[Event "Linares 22nd"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2005.02.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,Dimitri"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2005.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 e5 8. cxd5 {In the first round of this tournament Topalov chose 8.e3 line against Mickey, but white got worse position out of the opening.} (8. e3 exd4 9. cxd5 Qxd5 {1-0 Topalov,V-Adams,M/Linares 2005/CBM 106_01 (41)}) 8... Qxd5 9. f3 Nd6 {Garry played the same opening variation with black against Kramnik, but went 9...f6 here;} (9... Nf6 10. e4 Qxd4 11. Qxc7 Nc6 12. Ne2 Qc5 13. b4 $2 Nxb4 $1 14. Qxc5 Nd3+ 15. Kd2 Nxc5 $19 {0-1 Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/Moscow 1998/CBM 067 ext (41)}) 10. dxe5 Qxe5 11. e4 Nc6 12. Ne2 {This new move must be an improvement for white in this line. White intends f4 and then can castle to a queenside which actually occured in the game.} (12. Bd3 Be6 13. Ne2 Qa5+ 14. Kf2 O-O-O (14... Ne5 $5) 15. Nf4 Nd4 16. Qc3 Qxc3 17. bxc3 Nb3 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Rb1 Nxc1 20. Rhxc1 $14 {½-½ Grigorian,K-Kortschnoj,V/Moscow 1973/URS-ch (37)}) 12... Be6 13. Bf4 Qa5+ 14. Nc3 {In case of 14.c3 white could get a pleasant ending with pair of  advantage and a pawn mass in the centre. But Garry expected for more than that.} (14. Qc3 Qxc3+ 15. bxc3 $5 O-O-O 16. Nd4 $14) 14... O-O-O $146 ({RR} 14... Nd4 15. Qf2 Nb3 16. Rd1 O-O-O 17. Bd3 Nc4 18. O-O Ncd2 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd2 Bc4 21. Rc2 Bxd3 22. Rxc7+ Qxc7 23. Bxc7 Kxc7 24. Rd1 Bc4 25. Qg3+ Kc6 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Qxg7 h5 28. Qh6+ Rd6 29. Qxh5 {Krysa,L (2374)-Petenyi,T (2398) Chennai 2011 1-0 (52)}) 15. O-O-O f5 {Black has some advantage in development, and with f5 break Mickey is trying to exploit it.} 16. Bxd6 Rxd6 17. Rxd6 cxd6 18. Bb5 {[%csl Rd6] Backward pawn d6 is a long-term weakness.} Nd4 19. Qd3 Nxb5 20. Nxb5 {and again Garry prefers to stay in the middlegame keeping queens in the game.} fxe4 21. Qxd6 {Both 21.xd6 and 21.fxe4 lead to an extra pawn of white. Garry chose the major pieces endgame, while white's advantage in 21.fxe4 line looks even greater, although it's just a matter of taste.} (21. fxe4 Rd8 22. Nxd6+ Kb8 23. Rd1 Qg5+ 24. Kb1 $1 Qxg2 $140 25. Qb5 Rd7 26. Rc1 $1 $18) 21... Qxb5 22. Qxe6+ Kb8 23. Qxe4 {To win such an ending one must introduce some good endgame technique. The way Garry won it is very instructive.} Re8 24. Qf4+ (24. Qxh7 Qg5+ 25. Kb1 Qxg2) 24... Ka8 25. Kb1 g5 26. Qf7 h6 27. h4 {The pawn trade on a kingside is to white's favor- white needs to get a passed pawn there anyhow.} a6 28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Qf6 Qd3+ 30. Ka1 Qd2 31. Qf7 (31. g4 {would lead to a game line.}) 31... Re5 (31... Re2 $2 32. Qf8+ {and white mates black first;}) 32. Qc7 Re8 33. Qf7 {Garry repeats moves to pass move 40 time control sooner.} Re5 34. Qf6 Re8 35. g4 Ka7 36. Qf5 {First step of the following plan.} Ka8 37. Kb1 $1 {That's the only way to activate white rook- c1 is coming next.} Rd8 38. Rc1 Rd5 39. Qe4 Ka7 40. Rc3 Qd1+ 41. Ka2 Qd2 42. Rc2 Qd3 {The queen's trade will be offered many times in this game, but, despite of that, queens will remain on a board till the end!} 43. Re2 {Surprisingly, the pawn ending with an extra pawn after 43.x x 44.c3 x is a draw!} (43. Qxd3 Rxd3 44. Rc3 Rxc3 45. bxc3 Kb6 46. Kb3 Kc5 47. Kc2 b5 (47... Kc4 48. a4 b6 49. Kd2 Kb3 50. f4 $18) 48. Kd3 Kd5 {and I don't see a way for white to win this pawn ending....}) 43... Rd4 44. Qe3 a5 $6 {This move weakens black king and makes white's task easier.} (44... Qxe3 45. Rxe3 Rf4 46. Kb3 {[%cal Gb3c3,Gc3d3,Gd3e2,Ye3e4,Ye3e5] and white must win this rook ending without any troubles.}) (44... Qc4+ {was more resistant.}) 45. Re1 Ka6 $6 {One more inaccuracy by Mickey . The better choice for black was to go to the rook' ending, while white is winning there as mentioned above (see 44...x line).} 46. Qxg5 Qxf3 47. Qg6+ Ka7 $4 {Decisive mistake.White must still work for a while in a rook ending which arises after 47...b6 28.g8 d5+;} (47... b6 48. Qg8 $1 Qd5+ (48... Rxg4 49. Qc8+ Kb5 50. Re5+ {and mate in few;}) 49. Qxd5 Rxd5 50. Rg1 Rg5 51. b4 (51. a4 $5 b5 52. Kb3 $18) (51. Kb3 Kb5 52. Kc3 Kc5 53. Kd3 Kd5 54. Ke3 Ke5 55. a4 (55. Kf3 Kf6 56. Rc1 Rb5) 55... Kf6 56. Kf4 Rc5 {with chances to escape.}) 51... axb4 52. axb4 Kb5 53. Kb3 Kc6 54. Kc4 Kd6 55. Rd1+ Ke6 56. Rd4 b5+ {the most resistant. Otherwise white plays e4+ and then, if d6 white transfers the king to a kingside, and if f6, then white wins the game on a queenside, trading g4-pawn for b6 of black.}) 48. Re5 Ra4 {Forced. If black grabs a pawn, he'll be mated in few, while 48...d5 leads to a winning pawn ending, or to a rook ending with two extra pawns of white.} (48... Rd5 49. Qf5 $1 Qxf5 50. Rxf5 $18) 49. Qh5 b6 (49... Qc6 50. Qf5 $1 $18 {[%cal Gg4g5]}) 50. Qe8 Rc4 {Black manages to avoid a mate, but now white passer decides the game.} 51. g5 Rc7 52. Qe6 {52.g6 is even faster.} (52. g6 $18 {[%cal Ge8g8,Ge8e6]} Kb7 53. Qg8 {then d5+ winning the rook ending easily.}) 52... a4 $6 {And again Mickey misses the stroger move.} (52... Qd3 $142 53. Re3 Qd1 54. Rb3 Qd4 55. g6 {and so on.}) 53. Re4 Qd1 (53... b5 54. g6 Qf2 55. Qd5 {and the rest is simple.`}) 54. Rb4 {White is threatening xb6. Black's only defence is 54...b7, then white has 55.c6 grabbing a-pawn. One more masterpiece of the Greatest player of chess.} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.07"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Golod,Vitali"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Max Ven"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 Nc6 ({Nowadays,more popular is:} 7... c5 $5 {You can see my annotations to Popov,V-Romanov,E/St.Petersburg,2004/CBM 102(0-1)(19)}) ({Is very rare continuation:} 7... e5 $5 {For further information,you can see my comments to Kramnik,V-Adams,M/Las Vegas,1999/CBM 72(½-½)(28)}) 8. e3 e5 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bc4 Qa5+ 11. b4 Nxb4 12. Qxe4 Nc2+ 13. Ke2 Qe1+ 14. Kf3 Nxa1 15. Bb2 O-O 16. Kg3 h6 (16... Kh8 $2 {You can find in my opening database: Nimzo Indian 4...d5 5.a3 xc3+ 6.xc3 (E36-E37) and also you can see comments to:} 17. dxe5 $3 {Atalik,S-Sax,G/Szeged,1997/CBM 62(1-0)(Kortschnoj,V)(26) [and opening reports: CBM 62 - 17.de5!! +-]} (17. Nf3 $143 {Hillarp Persson,T-Timman,J/Koge,1997/EXT 2000(0-1)(Hansen,LB)(34)})) 17. h4 ({After inaccurate move:} 17. h3 $2 {White will have to fight for escape:} Qd2 $1 18. Qb1 (18. Bxa1 Qc1 {[%csl Ra1,Rc4]} 19. Bd3 g6 {[%csl Ra1,Rd3,Re4][%cal Gc8f5]} 20. Qh4 Qxa3 $1 $17) 18... Qc2 19. Qxc2 Nxc2 20. dxe5 Bf5 $17 {Gerusel,M-Johannsson,I/Halle,1967(0-1)(41)}) 17... Re8 (17... Qd2 $5 18. Nf3 (18. Qb1 $2 Qc2 19. Qxc2 Nxc2 20. Bd3 Nxd4 $1 21. exd4 exd4 $17 {c5} 22. Bxd4 $140 $2 Rd8 23. Nf3 c5 $19) (18. Bxa1 $2 Qc1 19. Bd3 g6 {f5; ץa1 }) 18... Qxb2 19. Ng5 Qc2 $1 {Sapundzhiev,G} (19... Re8 $2 20. Bxf7+ Kf8 21. Bxe8 $40 {Baay,J-Stumpers,L/Nijmegen,1948(1-0)(40)}) (19... hxg5 $5 {Sapundzhiev,G} 20. hxg5 Re8 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Qh8+ Ke7 23. Qxg7 Be6 24. Bxe6 (24. d5 $2 Kd6 25. dxe6 fxe6 26. Rd1+ Kc6 27. Bxe6 $140 Kb6 $19) 24... Kxe6 25. Rh6+ Kd5 $1 26. Qxf7+ Ke4 27. Qh7+ Kd5 $11) 20. Bd3 Bf5 $1 21. Qxf5 g6 $1 22. Qe4 (22. Bxc2 $2 gxf5 23. Rxa1 hxg5 24. dxe5 gxh4+ 25. Kxh4 Rfd8 $17) 22... Qc6 (22... Qb3 $2 23. h5 f5 24. Qxe5 f4+ 25. Kh2 hxg5 26. h6 Rf7 $8 27. Bxg6 Nc2 28. h7+ Rxh7+ 29. Bxh7+ $18) (22... Qc3 $6 23. h5 $1 $40) 23. Qxc6 bxc6 {½-½ Sapundzhiev,G-Gysi,A/corr,1999/Inf 79/502(Sapundzhiev,G)(23)} (23... bxc6 24. Nf3 Nb3 25. Nxe5 c5 26. Rb1 Nd2 27. Rb7 $11)) (17... Kh8 $6 18. Kh2 $1 Qxf2 (18... Qd2 $142) 19. Bxa1 Bf5 20. Nh3 $1 Bxh3 21. Kxh3 $14 {Toth-Varnusz,E/Magyarorszag,1969,Inf 7/522(Florian,T)(36)}) 18. Kh2 Qxf2 19. Bxa1 Bf5 20. Qxb7 ({Was checked in the preceding game:} 20. Nh3 $2 Bxe4 $6 (20... Bxh3 $142 21. Rf1 (21. Kxh3 exd4 22. Qg4 Qxe3+ 23. g3 Rad8 $17) 21... Bxg2 22. Rxf2 (22. Qxg2 Qxh4+ 23. Kg1 Re7 $17) 22... Bxe4 23. Bxf7+ Kh7 24. Bxe8 Rxe8 $17) 21. Nxf2 exd4 22. Bxd4 Rad8 $11 {Fodor,I-Vargyas,Z/Budapest,2003(½-½)(30)}) 20... exd4 ({Leads to benefit of the contender:} 20... Qxh4+ $6 21. Nh3 $140 Bxh3 22. gxh3 Qf2+ 23. Qg2 Qxg2+ (23... Qxe3 24. Rg1 g5 25. Qc6 $1 $40) 24. Kxg2 exd4 25. Bxd4 $14) 21. Nf3 Be4 {'!' Now Black has a equal chances in the subsequent tactical complications.The further events in a game develop by the almost forced way.} (21... Qxe3 $6 22. Qxc7 {[%csl Rd4,Rf7][%cal Ga1d4]} Re7 23. Qd6 Rd7 24. Qe5 $1 $14) 22. Qxc7 Bxf3 23. Qxf7+ (23. Bxf7+ $4 {is refuted by:} Kf8 $1 $19 {[%csl Rf7,Rg2]}) 23... Kh8 24. Qxf3 Qxh4+ {'=' '!' Black fairly do not want to exchange a queens:} (24... Qxf3 25. gxf3 Rac8 (25... dxe3 $143 26. Re1 Rad8 (26... Rac8 $143 27. Bd3 {[%csl Re3][%cal Gd3e4]}) 27. Kg3 $14) 26. Bb5 Rxe3 27. Bxd4 Rxf3 28. Ra1 {/=}) 25. Kg1 (25. Qh3 $6 Qxh3+ 26. gxh3 Rac8 27. Bd3 dxe3 $15) 25... Qe1+ 26. Bf1 (26. Qf1 $2 Qxe3+) (26. Kh2 $143 {Hardly it is necessary to give the contender an additional opportunity:} Qxe3 $5 (26... Qh4+ $11) 27. Rd1 Rac8 $13) 26... Qxa1 27. Rxh6+ gxh6 {''} (27... Kg8 $4 28. Qd5+ Kf8 29. Rh3 $1 {[%csl Rf8][%cal Gh3f3]} Ke7 (29... dxe3 30. Rf3+ Qf6 31. Bc4 $1 {with checkmated in 4 moves.}) 30. Rf3 Rf8 31. Qe5+ Kd7 32. Qxg7+ $18) 28. Qf6+ {This game it was very important for theory of this variation. with perpetual check:} Kg8 $146 29. Qg6+ Kf8 30. Qf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[Annotator "Wells,Peter K"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[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 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 {In the last few years, this has become very popular, almost completely replacing the old 9 Bd2.} Nc6 {Also becoming established as the main line.There are several important alternatives however:} (9... Qa5 10. Bd2 Na6 (10... Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O {- main line.}) 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Qxc3 14. bxc3 Nc5 {A fairly typical scenario. Black's structure is neat and he has a happy knight sitting comfortably on c5. However, with his next move white easily dislodges it, and shows that his superior bishop and the pressure on the half-open b file are more salient factors.} 15. Nb3 $1 $14 {[%csl Gc5][%cal Yb3c5,Yg2b7,Ya1b1]} Na4 16. c4 Rb8 17. c5 e5 18. Rfc1 Be6 19. Na5 b6 20. Nc6 Nxc5 $1 {Sensible, under the circumstances.} 21. Nxb8 Rxb8 22. Kf1 Kf8 23. Ke1 Ke7 24. Rd1 Rc8 25. Bd5 {and although white's task is not at all easy he eventually converted} Bd7 {1-0 Zvjaginsev,V-Podgaets,M/Moscow 1992/EXT 97 (59)}) (9... Qb6 10. Bxd5 $1 exd5 (10... Qxd4 11. Bg2 Nc6 12. Be3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Qg4 14. Rd1 e5 15. h3 Qh5 16. Rd6 {Dautov, and in my view ''.}) 11. Be3 Nc6 (11... Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Qg6 $5 13. h4 $5 (13. O-O Nc6 14. Rfc1 Bh3 15. Qc2 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Qe6 {Black has enough activity for the IQP and the opposite coloured bishops only help. In blitz he has more than enough.} 17. f3 Rfe8 18. Kf2 Qh6 19. Qd3 Re7 20. Rc2 Rae8 21. Re1 $2 Qh5 $1 $17 22. Kg1 Bf5 {0-1 Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V/Moscow 1998/CBM 67 ext (22)}) 13... h5 14. g4 Bxg4 15. f3 Rc8 16. Qd2 Nc6 17. fxg4 Ne5 18. gxh5 {Strange.} Qe4 19. Rg1 Nc4 20. Qd3 Nxe3 21. Qxe4 dxe4 22. Kf2 Nc2 23. Rad1 Rc5 24. Nxc2 Rxc2 25. Rd7 Rxb2 26. h6 $1 e3+ 27. Kxe3 (27. Kf3 $5) 27... Re8+ {½-½ Zvjaginsev,V-Polgar,J/Las Vegas 1999/CBM 72 (27) I must confess - I simply do not understand this game, although its players and setting render it to important to pass over.}) (11... Bh3 $5 {Interesting, although since g4 is a recurring theme in the line, it does seem rather to invite it!} 12. g4 $5 Nc6 (12... Nd7 13. Rg1 Nf6 14. Rg3 Bxg4 15. Nf5 Bxc3+ 16. Qxc3 Qe6 17. Nd4 (17. Nxg7 $5 Qa6 18. Rxg4 Nxg4 19. Nf5 $40) 17... Qd7 18. f3 Bh5 19. Bg5 Ne8 20. Kf2 f6 21. Bf4 Rc8 $15 {0-1 Rogozenko,D-Socko,B/Hamburg HSK 1996/CBM 56 (39)}) 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Rg1 Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 16. bxc3 f5 $13 {½-½ Bezold,M-Horvath,C/Budapest Honved 1994/EXP 45 (23)}) 12. Nxc6 (12. Rd1 Qa5 13. O-O Bh3 14. Rfe1 Rac8 15. Rc1 Ne5 16. Ndb5 Be6 17. Nd4 Nc4 {1-0 Beliavsky,A-Timman,J/Beograd 1995/Inf 65 (69) looks OK for black}) 12... Qxc6 (12... Bxc3+ 13. Qxc3 Qxc6 14. Qxc6 bxc6 15. Rc1 Bd7 16. f3 Rfb8 17. b3 a5 18. Bc5 a4 19. b4 Re8 20. a3 Bc8 21. Kf2 Ba6 22. e3 h5 23. h3 f6 24. Bd4 $16 {1-0 Alterman,B-Baumegger,S/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext (64) is no easy technical task for white, but no fun at all for the opponent!}) 13. Qxb4 d4 14. f3 dxe3 {½-½ Nielsen,P-Pinter,J/Kobenhavn 1995/Inf 63 (14) is where the whole business started. No-one has seen fit to test this obscure position. Probably after} 15. O-O-O $5 {Black's e-pawn will eventually prove too vulnerable.}) (9... Na6 10. O-O Nxc3 (10... Nc5 $5) 11. bxc3 Be7 12. Rd1 Nc5 13. Qc4 Bd7 14. Be3 Rc8 15. Nc6 $1 Bxc6 (15... bxc6 16. Bxc5 Bxc5 17. Qxc5 Qc7 18. Rd4 Rb8 19. Rad1 Be8 20. Rb4 Rb6 21. a4 $16 {[%csl Re8,Rf8] 1-0 Avrukh,B-Finkel,A/Antwerp 1998/EXT 99 (34) looks quite unpleasant for black. Again the relative activity of the forces tells us a great deal.}) 16. Rxd8 Rfxd8 17. Bxc6 Rxc6 18. a4 $1 {This queen sacrifice might be found to be sufficient for a draw with perfect play - in any case it seems to me to be a rather masochistic variation to choose with black. White sets about preparing to undermine black's queenside, since ...b6 is likely to be required to consolidate it.} Rd5 (18... h6 19. Rb1 b6 20. a5 bxa5 $6 21. Rb7 $1 Nxb7 22. Qxc6 Nd6 23. c4 Kf8 24. Qa6 a4 25. Bxa7 a3 26. Bb6 Rb8 27. c5 {[%cal Yc5c8] 1-0 Huzman,A-Loginov,V/Beersheva 1998/EXT 99 (37) Once the blockade is broken, of course, the shrewd money has to be on white.}) 19. Rb1 Nd7 20. Qb3 b6 21. c4 Rdd6 22. Qb5 Rc8 23. a5 Rdc6 24. Qa6 (24. Rd1 $5 {around here I had a good feeling. The game is still too painful for a rigourous analysis.}) 24... R6c7 25. Rd1 Nc5 26. Qb5 Rc6 27. axb6 axb6 28. Ra1 Bf8 29. Ra7 Ne4 30. Qh5 R6c7 31. Rxc7 Rxc7 32. Qb5 Nd6 33. Qxb6 Rxc4 {½-½ Wells,P-Alterman,B/FIDE WCh KO, Groningen NED (1.2) 1997 (82) and now it should probably be a draw, although white constructed at least three more winning positions, two of them trivial, before it eventually was.}) (9... Bc5 $5 10. Bxd5 exd5 11. Be3 Bxd4 12. Bxd4 Nc6 13. Rd1 $14 b6 14. Qxd5 Qxd5 15. Nxd5 Rd8 16. Bc3 Be6 17. e4 Rd7 18. O-O Rad8 19. a3 f5 20. f3 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 {½-½ Kuemin,S-Cvitan,O/Zurich 1999/CBM 73 ext.}) 10. Nxc6 $1 bxc6 11. O-O Qa5 12. Bd2 Bxc3 (12... Rb8 $2 {[%csl Ra5,Rb8][%cal Yb3b8,Yd2a5]} 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. a3 Bxd2 15. Qxb8 Bd7 16. Qb7 $16 {½-½ Barsov,A-Rowson,J/York 1999/CBM 75_02 (27)}) 13. bxc3 (13. Bxc3 $5 {is not particularly dangerous, but black has to be a bit careful. The endgame reached in Ribli-Wahls is not lost, but it is no joy to play for black either. The move is also a decisive headache for those wishing to play for a win with black.} Nxc3 14. bxc3 Ba6 15. Qb4 Qe5 (15... Qxb4 16. cxb4 Rab8 17. a3 Bxe2 18. Rfc1 Bb5 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 20. Rxc6 Rfc8 21. Rac1 Rxc6 22. Rxc6 $14 {[%csl Ya3,Ga7,Yb4][%cal Yg1g2,Yg2f3,Yf3e4,Ye4d4]} g5 23. Ra6 Rb7 24. Kg2 Kg7 25. Kf3 Kg6 26. Ke4 h5 27. f4 g4 28. f5+ Kf6 29. fxe6 fxe6 30. Ra5 Kg6 31. Re5 Rb6 32. Kd4 Rd6+ 33. Kc3 Ra6 34. Kb3 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Ye5] The relative activity of the rooks tells the story!} Rd6 35. b5 Rd2 36. Rxe6+ Kf5 37. Re7 Rxh2 38. Rxa7 Rh3 39. b6 Rxg3+ 40. Kb4 Re3 41. b7 Re4+ 42. Kb3 Re1 43. Ra5+ Kg6 44. Kc2 Re2+ 45. Kc3 Re3+ 46. Kc4 {1-0 Ribli,Z-Wahls,M/Bundesliga 1998.}) 16. Rfe1 Rab8 17. Qa3 Qb5 18. c4 Qxc4 19. Rac1 Qb5 20. Bxc6 Qb6 21. Be4 Bb5 22. Rb1 Rfd8 $11 {½-½ Rogozenko,D-Blauert,J/BL2-N 1996. (28)}) 13... Ba6 14. Rfd1 Qc5 ({The most played alternative is clearly in crisis -} 14... Rab8 $6 15. c4 $1 {Otherwise black would control the c4 square and be slightly more than comfortable.} Qc5 16. cxd5 $1 {This queen offer is of great importance since it underpins white's play in the whole line.} Rxb3 17. axb3 Bxe2 18. Re1 $1 {White simply attacks the bishop, and ensures that he will either reach v. or obtain a very powerful supported passed pawn. Since this seems to be very strong, and is well-known to be better than} (18. Rdc1 $6 {it was strange to see that Alterman was apparently unaware of this. He payed the price after} Qd6 19. Rxc6 (19. Be3 $6 cxd5 20. Bc5 Qb8 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Rc2 Bb5 23. Rca2 a6 24. Bf1 Bxf1 25. Kxf1 Qxb3 26. Rxa6 g5 $17 {0-1 Nielsen,P-Emms,J/Copenhagen BSF 1995/CBM 46 (50)}) (19. Bf4 $5 e5 {[%csl Rd5]} 20. Rxc6 (20. Be3 $5 {Wells}) 20... Qb8 21. Be3 {Alterman might be the best chance, but in view of the strength of 18 Re1 it is largely academic.}) 19... Qd7 20. Bf4 exd5 21. Rd6 Qb5 22. Bxd5 a6 23. h4 (23. Bc4 Bxc4 24. bxc4 Qxc4 25. Rdxa6 $11 {Alterman.}) 23... h6 24. Rc1 Qb4 {0-1 Alterman,B-Timman,J/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext (44) and white should maybe hold the balance, but that is the extent of his ambitions.}) 18... cxd5 (18... Bb5 19. dxc6 $16 {[%csl Yc6][%cal Yc6c7]} Bxc6 $6 20. Rac1 Qd6 (20... Qd4 21. Be3 $18) 21. Bf4 $18) 19. Rxe2 Qb6 20. b4 Rc8 21. Be1 h6 22. Rea2 Rc7 23. Bf1 Qd4 24. b5 Qc5 25. Bd2 e5 26. Rc1 Qe7 27. Rc6 Rd7 28. Ra4 d4 29. Bb4 Qe8 30. Bh3 Rd8 31. Rxa7 $18 {1-0 Nielsen,P-Savon,V/Pardubice op 1995/EXT 95op (43)}) ({In 1998 the move} 14... Bxe2 $5 {at last received a test. I had been expecting that someone would be moved to give it a try for some time, since black does get a rook and two pawns for his minor pieces, even though it is the bishop pair. Moreover, black's pawn structure is very solid.} 15. c4 Bxd1 16. Rxd1 {desirable other things being equal, but I had analysed} (16. Qxd1 $5 {at home because I believed that it was imperative for white to keep the queens on the board.}) 16... Qb6 17. cxd5 cxd5 $6 (17... Qxb3 $5 {looks much more logical to me. Is white better without queens?}) 18. Qf3 $1 Rac8 19. Bf1 Rc2 20. a3 Rfc8 21. Bd3 Ra2 22. Bb4 a5 23. Be7 Qb2 $6 24. Kg2 Rc1 25. Rxc1 Qxc1 26. Qf4 $5 {Now the situation is altered in the key sense that the exchange of queens now would leave black's a-pawn defenceless.} Qb2 (26... Qxf4 27. gxf4 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Yd3b5,Ya3a4,Ye7d8]}) 27. Bc5 Qb7 28. Qd6 Qa8 29. Bd4 h6 30. Qe5 Qf8 31. Bb2 $16 {[%csl Ra2] ½-½ Chabanon,J-Dorfman,J/Meribel 1998/CBM 67 (58)}) 15. e4 Bc4 $1 16. Qa4 Nb6 17. Qb4 Qh5 $5 ({I have thought that} 17... Qxb4 {is a legitimate defence too, even if the ending is not entirely comfortable for black. Obviously Kasparov, who does not leave such things to chance, considers the white position promising enough eg.} 18. cxb4 Rfd8 (18... Rad8 $6 {weakens a7 and is thus clearly inferior:} 19. Be3 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Bxa2 21. Bc5 Rb8 22. Ra1 Bc4 23. Rxa7 h6 24. f4 Bb5 25. Rc7 Na8 26. Re7 Nb6 27. Bf3 $16 {1-0 Volzhin,A-Epishin,V/RUS-ch Elista 1996/CBM 56 (54)}) 19. Be3 e5 $5 (19... Bb5 20. Rxd8+ (20. e5 $5) 20... Rxd8 21. Bxb6 axb6 22. a4 Ra8 23. a5 Kf8 24. e5 Ke7 25. f4 bxa5 26. bxa5 Kd7 27. Kf2 Kc7 28. Ke3 {½-½ Fish,G-Shipov,S/Yalta op 1996/EXP 53 (31) should draw, although if my memory serves me, I managed to lose a similar ending in a rapid game ( with black! ) and it is not trivial to hold.}) 20. Rxd8+ $6 {Criticised by Leko, and rightly so.} (20. Rdc1 {is more thematic.}) 20... Rxd8 21. Bf1 Bb5 22. Rc1 f6 23. Bxb5 cxb5 24. Rc7 Nc4 {[%csl Gc4] This excellent piece will suffice to hold the game.} 25. Bxa7 Rd1+ 26. Kg2 Ra1 27. Bc5 Rxa2 28. Rb7 Nd2 29. Rxb5 Nxe4 30. Be3 Rb2 31. Rb8+ Kf7 32. Rb7+ Kg6 33. g4 h5 34. gxh5+ Kxh5 35. Rxg7 Rxb4 {½-½ Wells,P-Lalic,B/Szeged 1997/CBM 62 (35)}) 18. Be3 Be2 {This is a key part of black's idea.The bishop is sometimes headed for f3, sometimes just facilitating a changing of the c4 blockade guard.} 19. Rd2 (19. Re1 Nc4 20. Qc5 (20. Rxe2 $2 Qxe2 21. Bf1 Qb2 $17) 20... Rfd8 21. e5 $1 a5 22. h3 (22. Bd4 $2 Nd2 $132 {[%cal Gd2f3]}) 22... Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Bc4 24. Bxc6 Rac8 25. Bg2 a4 26. Qa7 Bb5 27. Qa5 $14 {0-1 Shaked,T-Georgiev,K/Las Vegas 1999/CBM 72 (55)}) 19... Rab8 20. Bxb6 (20. Qc5 $5) (20. Bc5 Nc4 21. Bxf8 Rxb4 22. Rd8 h6 23. cxb4 Kh7) 20... axb6 21. Qd6 Bf3 $146 (21... Rfc8 $5 22. h3 (22. Rb1 h6 $5) 22... Bf3 23. Rb1 (23. g4 Qg5 {[%csl Rd2][%cal Gc8d8]}) 23... Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qa5 {½-½ Van Wely,L-Short,N/Wijk aan Zee 2000/CBM 75_02 (24)}) ({RR} 21... Rfc8 22. Rb1 h6 23. a4 Bf3 24. Qf4 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Qg5 26. Qxg5 hxg5 27. Rdb2 Ra8 28. Rxb6 Rxa4 29. R1b4 Ra5 30. Rb7 Rc5 31. c4 g4 32. h3 Re5 33. hxg4 Rxe4 34. c5 Re5 35. Rf4 f6 36. Rc4 {Fish,G (2471)-Fedorchuk,S (2406) Sevastopol 2000 1-0 (84)}) ({RR} 21... Rfc8 22. h3 Bf3 23. Rb1 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qa5 {½-½ (24) Van Wely,L (2646)-Short,N (2683) Wijk aan Zee 2000}) 22. Qxc6 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qe5 24. Qc4 Rfc8 25. Qd4 Qa5 26. Rb1 h6 27. Rb4 Qc5 28. Rd3 Qc7 {White has clear advantage and reasonable winning chances, although the weakness of the c-pawn of course complicates the technocal task.} 29. a4 Rd8 30. Qe3 Rxd3 31. Qxd3 Rc8 32. Qb1 Qxc3 33. Rxb6 Rc4 34. Rb8+ Kh7 35. Rb7 f6 36. Re7 Rb4 37. Qa2 Qc4 38. Qxc4 Rxc4 39. a5 Ra4 40. Rxe6 Rxa5 41. Rd6 Ra4 42. Kf3 Ra3+ 43. Ke2 h5 44. Rd3 Ra2+ 45. Ke3 Kg6 46. h3 Ra4 47. f4 Rb4 48. Ra3 Rc4 49. g4 hxg4 50. hxg4 Rb4 51. Ra6 Kf7 52. Ra7+ Kg6 53. f5+ Kh6 54. g5+ fxg5 55. e5 g4 56. e6 Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "PCA-World-ch Kasparov-Anand +4-1=13"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1995.09.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "De Firmian,Nick"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[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. d4 {Golod,Vitali} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. Bd2 {The World Champion varies from his latest outing. Kasparov-Nikolic, Moscow (ol) 1994 saw the more common 7.a3, with Black quickly equalizing after 7...cxd4 8.axb4 dxc3 9.bxc3 b5 10.Nf3 O-O 11.c4 bxc4 12.Bxc4 Qxe4 13.Bd3 Qxb4+ 14.Ke2 Qb6.} Bxc3 8. Bxc3 {Much less common than 8.bxc3, which was popular in the 1930s. GM Yasser Seirawan, who is serving as one of the guest commentators, came up with an interesting novelty while analysing today. He proposes to answer 8.bxc3 with 8...Qe4!? (8...O-O is normal).} cxd4 (8... Nc6 9. Ne2 O-O 10. Nf4 Qd6 11. dxc5 Qxc5 $10 {Bagirov in ECO E.}) 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Bxf6 {This appears to be a new move, previous experience being confined to 10.Bc3. Finegold-Smyslov, London 1988, was quickly drawn after 10...e5 11.Nf3 Bg4 12. Be2 O-O 13.Qb3 Qxb3 14.axb3 Rfe8 15.Bb5 Nd7 16.Bxc6 bxc6 17.Ra5 f6. It's safe to assume that the text, which was played instantly, is part of Kasparov's pre-match preparation.} ({RR} 10. Bc3) 10... gxf6 11. Ne2 Bd7 12. a3 {A necessary preventive move, as 12.Nc3 Nb4 is good for Black.} ({RR} 12. Nc3 Nb4 13. Qc1 Qg5 14. a3 Nc6 15. Ne4 Qe5 16. Bd3 O-O-O 17. f4 Qd5 18. Qc2 f5 19. Nc5 Rhg8 20. Rg1 Qd6 21. Kf2 Kb8 22. Rgd1 Qe7 23. Bb5 Ne5 24. Nxd7+ {½-½ (24) Bareev,E (2729)-Anand,V (2753) Monte Carlo 2003}) 12... Qe5 ({RR} 12... Rc8 13. Nc3 Qa5 14. Rd1 Ne5 15. Be2 Bc6 16. f3 Qb6 17. Rd4 Bd7 18. f4 Nc6 19. Rd3 Ne7 20. Kf2 Bb5 21. Rd2 Bxe2 22. Rxe2 Nf5 23. Rd1 Rg8 24. g3 Qc6 25. Qe4 Qxe4 26. Nxe4 Ke7 27. Red2 {Melikhov,E (2138)-Levitan,J (2082) chess.com INT 2025 1-0 (37)}) 13. Nc3 f5 $146 {Another approach was possible. Several GMs commenting on the game were attracted to 13...Nd4 intending to redeploy the Knight to f5. Anand, in the post-game press conference said he rejected the move because he wanted to place his pawn on f5, and not a piece. Still the move looks worthy of future tests. One possible line might go 13...Nd4 14.Qd1 Nf5 15.Qh5 Bc6 16.O-O-O Rc8 14.Kb1 Ke7 with very sharp and unclear play.} ({RR} 13... Nd4 14. Qd3 ({RR} 14. Qd3 {RR} Nf5 15. Be2 ({RR} 15. e4 Ne7 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. Qe3 Kb8 18. f4 Qc7 19. Bd3 h5 20. Rd2 h4 21. Rhd1 Bc6 22. Kb1 a6 23. Bc2) 15... O-O-O) 14... Nf5 15. e4 Ne7 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. Qe3 Kb8 18. f4 Qc7 19. Bd3 h5 20. Rd2 h4 21. Rhd1 Bc6 22. Kb1 a6 23. Bc2 {½-½ (23) Bareev,E (2734)-Adams,M (2723) Enghien les Bains 2003}) ({RR} 13... Nd4 14. Qd1 Nf5 15. Qc2 O-O-O ({RR} 15... Bc6 16. O-O-O Nd6 ({RR} 16... O-O 17. Bd3) 17. Kb1 O-O-O) 16. Bb5 ({RR} 16. O-O-O Bc6 17. Bd3 Bxg2 ({RR} 17... Nd6 18. Kb1 Kb8 ({RR} 18... Bxg2 19. f4) 19. Qe2) 18. Rhg1 Bh3 ({RR} 18... Bc6 19. Bxf5 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 exf5 21. Rd4) ({RR} 18... Bf3 19. Bxf5 exf5 ({RR} 19... Bxd1 20. Nxd1+ Kb8 21. Be4 Rc8 22. Nc3 f5 23. Bf3 Qxh2 24. Rh1 Qc7 25. Kb1) 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rg3 Bc6 22. Qe2 Be4 23. Rh3 Bd3 24. Qf3 Be4 25. Qe2) 19. Ne4+ Kb8 20. Kb1 h5 ({RR} 20... Nd6 21. f4 Qa5 22. Nxf6) 21. Qe2 Rh6 22. Bc2 Rc8 ({RR} 22... Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rh8 ({RR} 23... Qc7 24. Qb5 a6 25. Qe8+ Ka7 26. Rd7 Qc6 27. Qxf7) 24. Rd7 Rc8 25. Rxf7) 23. Rd7 a6 ({RR} 23... Qxh2 24. Qb5 Qxg1+ 25. Ka2 Rc7 26. Rd8+ Rc8 27. Nc5 Nd6 28. Qxb7+ Nxb7 29. Na6+ Ka8 30. Rxc8#) ({RR} 23... Rg6 24. Rxg6 fxg6 25. f4 Qa5 26. Nxf6) 24. f4 Qa5 25. Rxf7 Qb6 26. Nxf6 Rxf6 27. Rxf6 Nxe3 28. Bd3 Bg4 29. Rxg4 ({RR} 29. Qf2 Qd4 30. Bh7 Rh8 31. h3 Qxf6 32. Qxe3 Rxh7 33. hxg4 hxg4) 29... hxg4) 16... Bxb5 17. Nxb5+ Kb8 18. Nc3 Rhg8 19. g3 ({RR} 19. Rd1 Rxd1+ ({RR} 19... Nh4 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Qe4 Ng6 ({RR} 21... Qxe4 22. Nxe4 Nxg2+ 23. Ke2 f5 24. Ng5 Nh4) ({RR} 21... Qg5 22. g3 Ng6 23. O-O) 22. Qxe5+ Nxe5 23. Ke2 Nc4 24. Rd1 Rxd1 ({RR} 24... Rf8 25. Rd7 Nxb2 26. Ne4) 25. Nxd1) ({RR} 19... Nd6 20. O-O) 20. Qxd1 a6 ({RR} 20... Qc5 21. O-O) 21. O-O Nh4 22. g3 Qf5 23. f3 Qe5 24. Qe2 Nf5 25. Ne4 Nd6) 19... Nd4 20. Qd1 ({RR} 20. Qa4 Nf3+ 21. Ke2 Qh5 22. Qf4+ Ne5+ ({RR} 22... e5) 23. Kf1 ({RR} 23. f3 Ka8 24. h3 ({RR} 24. Raf1 Nd3) 24... Nd3 25. Qxf6 Qc5 26. Qh4 Nxb2 27. Qb4 Qxb4 28. axb4 Rxg3 29. Rag1 Rg6) 23... Rg5 24. Qxf6 Rc8 25. Qe7 Qh3+ 26. Ke2 ({RR} 26. Ke1 Rf5) 26... Qf5 27. Qd6+ Ka8 28. Rhc1 Rgg8) 20... Nb5 ({RR} 20... h5 21. O-O Nb5 22. Qb3 ({RR} 22. Qc2 Nxc3) 22... Nxc3 23. bxc3 h4 24. Rab1 b6 25. Rfd1 hxg3 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. hxg3 Rc8 ({RR} 27... Rh8)) 21. Qc2 Nxc3 22. bxc3 h5 ({RR} 22... Rc8 23. O-O ({RR} 23. Rc1 h5) 23... f5 24. Rac1 h5 ({RR} 24... Rc4 25. Rfd1 Rgc8 26. Rd4) 25. Rfd1 h4 26. Rd7 Rc7 27. Qd3 hxg3 28. hxg3 Rgc8) 23. O-O h4 ({RR} 23... Rc8 {RR} 24. c4 ({RR} 24. Rad1 Rxc3 25. Qh7 Rgc8 26. Qxf7 Rxa3 27. Rc1 Rac3 28. Rxc3 Rxc3 29. Rb1 b6) ({RR} 24. Rac1 h4 25. Rfd1 hxg3 26. hxg3 Rh8)) 24. Rfd1 Rc8 ({RR} 24... hxg3 25. hxg3 Qh5 26. Kg2 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Rh8 28. Qd3) 25. c4 ({RR} 25. Rd7 hxg3 26. hxg3 Rxc3 27. Qh7 ({RR} 27. Qb2 Rc7) 27... Rgc8 ({RR} 27... Rf8 28. Rad1 ({RR} 28. Rxf7 Rxf7 29. Qxf7 Rc7) 28... a6 29. Rxf7 Rxf7 30. Qxf7 Ka7 31. Qe7 f5 32. Qb4) ({RR} 27... Rxg3+ 28. fxg3 Qxe3+ 29. Kg2 Qf3+ ({RR} 29... Qxg3+ 30. Kh1 Qf3+) 30. Kh2 Qf2+ 31. Kh1 Qf3+ 32. Kh2) 28. Rxf7 Qd5 29. e4 Qb5 30. Qh6 ({RR} 30. Rxf6 Qe5 31. Qh6 ({RR} 31. Qg6 Rf3 32. Rxf3 Qxa1+ 33. Kg2 Rh8) 31... Rxg3+ 32. fxg3 Qxa1+ 33. Kg2 Qxa3 34. Rxe6 ({RR} 34. Qf4+ Ka8 35. Rxe6 Qa2+) 34... Qb2+ 35. Kf3 a5) 30... Qe5 31. Qxf6 Rxg3+ 32. fxg3 Qxg3+ 33. Kh1 Qh3+ 34. Kg1 Qg3+ 35. Kh1 ({RR} 35. Kf1 Qh3+)) ({RR} 25. Rd4 hxg3 26. hxg3 Rh8 27. Rb1 Qh5 ({RR} 27... b6 28. Qd3 Qh5 29. Rh4 Qf3 30. Rbb4) 28. Rxb7+ ({RR} 28. Rh4 Qd5) 28... Kxb7 29. Qb1+ Kc7 30. Rc4+ Kd8 31. Rh4 Qxh4 32. gxh4 Rxh4 33. f4 Rh5 34. Qb7 Rc7 35. Qb8+ Kd7 36. Qf8 Kc6 37. Qa8+ Kd7 38. Qf8) 25... hxg3 26. hxg3 Rg4 ({RR} 26... Rh8 27. Rab1 Qh5 28. Qe4 Rc7) 27. Rac1 Rh8 ({RR} 27... Qh5 28. Qd3 Rh8 29. Qd6+ Kc8 30. Qd7+ Kb8 31. Qd6+) ({RR} 27... Qc5 28. Rd7 Qxa3 29. c5 Rxg3+ ({RR} 29... Rg5 30. c6 bxc6 ({RR} 30... Rxc6 31. Rxb7+ Kxb7 32. Qxc6+ Kb8 33. Qc8#) 31. Rxf7) 30. fxg3 Qxe3+ 31. Kg2 ({RR} 31. Kh2 Rh8+ 32. Kg2) 31... Rg8 32. Rd2 Qxg3+ 33. Kh1 Qf3+ 34. Rg2 Qh3+ 35. Rh2 ({RR} 35. Kg1 Rxg2+ 36. Qxg2 Qe3+) 35... Qf3+) 28. Qd2 {Schenk,A (2499)-Van den Doel,E (2609) Germany 2004 CBM 100 [Golod,Vitali] 0-1 (57)}) 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. g3 Kb8 16. Be2 {This move was played after what must be one of Kasparov's longest thinks in his career - 44 minutes! The natural looking follow up to White's last move would be 16.Bg2, but then Black has 16...Ne7 followed by ...Bc6.Those looking to improve on White's opening play might want to consider GM Walter Browne's suggestion of 16.Qa4, planning to meet 16...Qa5 with 17.Qh4.. Objectively White might not have much of an advantage, but it would probably create livelier play than what follows - play that Anand called "not rock and roll" in the press conference.} Ne7 17. Qd3 Qc7 {Always beware of World Champions offering gifts. Here Anand avoids the obvious 17...Bc6? which win material but leads to a difficult position after 18.Qxd8+ Rxd8 19.Rxd8+ Kc7 20.Rhd1 Nd5 21. R8xd5 exd5 (21...B xd5 22.Nxd5+ exd5 23.Bf3 is probably even worse) 22.Rd4 when White has no weaknesses and Black no counterplay.} 18. Qd6 Bc6 19. Qxc7+ Kxc7 20. Rhe1 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rd8 22. Rxd8 Kxd8 23. Kd2 {Kasparov has an infinitesimal advantage that is impossible to convert against Anand's accurate play.} Nc8 24. Kd3 Nd6 25. Kd4 b6 26. b4 Ke7 27. f4 h6 28. a4 f6 29. a5 Bd7 {White's only way to continue play was h2-h3 followed by g4, but since every pawn exchange favors the defender its easy to see why the two players agreed to split the point.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Skelleftea"]
[Date "1989.08.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1989.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. g3 b6 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O Qe7 11. b4 c5 12. Bb2 cxd4 ({RR} 12... Rac8 13. Rac1 Rfe8 14. Rfd1 e5 15. d5 cxb4 16. axb4 Bxd5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Rxd5 Rxc4 20. Qe3 Rxc1+ 21. Bxc1 Nc4 22. Qxe7 Rxe7 23. Bf4 Rxe2 24. Bxd6 f6 25. b5 Kf7 26. Bb8 Re7 27. Rd4 {Nunez Gregoire,D (2249)-Mocic,I (2133) Terme Catez SLO 2025 ½-½ (74)}) 13. Qxd4 Rfc8 ({RR} 13... Rac8 14. Rfd1 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Qxe5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rxc4 18. Rac1 Rcc8 19. f3 h6 20. Kf2 Rfd8 21. Qf4 Nd5 22. Qd4 Nf6 23. Qf4 Nd5 24. Qd4 Nf6 25. Qf4 Nd5 {½-½ (25) Ponomariov,R (2714)-Harikrishna,P (2727) Beijing 2014}) 14. Rfd1 Ne8 $146 ({RR} 14... Nf8 15. Nh4 Bxg2 16. Nxg2 Rc7 17. Ne3 Rac8 18. Rac1 {½-½ (18) Bass,L (2485)-Franco Ocampos,Z (2475) Marchena 1990}) 15. e4 Rc7 16. Nd2 Rac8 17. Rac1 Qf6 18. Qxf6 Nexf6 19. f3 Kf8 20. Bf1 Ke7 21. Be2 g5 22. Kf2 g4 23. fxg4 Nxe4+ 24. Nxe4 Bxe4 25. g5 Ne5 26. Rd4 Bg6 27. h4 Nc6 28. Rd2 Ne5 29. h5 Be4 30. Rcd1 Nxc4 31. Bf6+ Ke8 32. Bxc4 Rxc4 33. Rxd6 Bd5 34. Re1 Kf8 35. Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1981.04.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Belov,Igor"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 O-O 7. a3 Be7 8. d5 exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 (9... Bc5 10. Na4 d6 11. Nxc5 dxc5 12. Nc3 b6 13. Be2 Bb7 $10) 10. Be3 $6 (10. g3 Bc5 11. b4 Bb6 12. h3 a5 13. b5 Qc7 $10 {Gligoric,S-Timman,J/Niksic/1983/0:1 (27) Inf 36/670/}) (10. d6 $5 Bf8 11. g3 b6 (11... Re6 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Be3 Rxd6 14. Qc2 Re6 15. Bg2 Nc6 $10 {Korchnoi,V-Kindermann,S/Beer-Sheva/1984/0,5 (24) Inf 37/620/}) 12. Bg2 Nc6 13. O-O Ba6 14. Re1 Rc8 15. Bf4 Ne5 $10 {Miles,A-Csom,I/Esbjerg/1984/0,5 (58) Inf 38/744/}) 10... d6 $6 (10... Ng4 $142 11. Bd4 Nh6 $1 12. Qd3 d6 13. Ng3 Nd7 14. Be2 Nc5 15. Qc2 Bf6 $15 {Semkov,S-Dzindzichashvili,R/Saint John/1988/1:0 (46) Inf 45/691/}) 11. h3 (11. g3 $5 $14) 11... Nbd7 (11... Bf8 12. g4 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Rxe4 14. Bg2 (14. Qd2 $5) 14... Rxe3 $5 15. fxe3 Qh4+ 16. Kd2 Nd7 17. Nd4 Ne5 $13 {Lukov,V-Vilela,J/Cienfuegos/1983/Inf 35/(647)/}) 12. Ng3 Bf8 13. Be2 Rxe3 $146 (13... g6 14. O-O Bg7 15. Bd4 $14 {Kasparov/}) ({RR} 13... Ne5 14. O-O Bd7 15. Bd4 Bc8 16. Rc1 a6 17. f4 Ned7 18. Bf3 Nc5 19. b4 Ncd7 20. Nce4 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Be7 22. Qc2 Nf6 23. Ng5 h6 24. Bxf6 hxg5 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26. Rce1 Qxe1 27. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 28. Kf2 {Dokutchaev,A (2435)-Phil,I (2092) Petrozavodsk 2012 1-0 (36)}) 14. fxe3 g6 15. O-O Qe7 16. Qd4 Bg7 (16... Bh6 $5 17. Rf3 Ne5 18. Rf2 (18. Rf4 $5 Bxf4 19. exf4 $14 {Kasparov/}) 18... Ned7 19. Nf1 $16) 17. Qf4 Ne8 $5 (17... Ne5 18. Rac1 Bd7 19. Nce4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 f5 (20... Bf5 21. Ng3) 21. Nd2 $16) 18. Rac1 Be5 19. Qf2 Ndf6 20. Bd3 h5 21. Nge2 $1 Nh7 22. Nf4 Nf8 (22... Bd7 23. Nxh5 $1 gxh5 24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Qxf7+ $18) 23. Nb5 a6 24. Nd4 Bd7 25. Rc2 (25. Nf3 $5 { e4,e1,e5/}) 25... Bg7 26. Qg3 Rb8 27. Re2 Nf6 (27... h4 $6 28. Qf2 { f3/}) 28. Nf3 Be8 $1 29. e4 N6d7 30. Rc2 Ne5 31. Nxe5 Bxe5 32. Qf2 Nd7 {× e5/} 33. b4 Qd8 34. Be2 Bg7 35. Nd3 Ne5 36. Nxe5 Bxe5 37. Rfc1 (37. h4 $5) 37... Kg7 38. Rc7 Qg5 $6 (38... h4 $142) 39. R1c2 (39. h4 $142) 39... h4 $1 40. Bg4 Kh6 $1 41. Kh1 b6 42. Ra7 (42. Bd7 Bxd7 43. Rxd7 f6 44. Rcc7 Rh8 45. Qxb6 Qf4 $132) 42... Bg3 43. Qd2 Bf4 44. Qd4 Be5 45. Qg1 $1 a5 46. Qc1 Bf4 47. Qa1 Be5 48. Qg1 {Zugzwang/} axb4 49. axb4 Bf4 50. Qa1 Be5 51. Qa3 $1 Kg7 (51... Qf4 52. Qc1) 52. Rf2 Bf6 53. Qd3 Qe5 54. Be6 $1 Kg8 55. Qf3 Kg7 56. Qf4 Qd4 57. Rf1 { d6/} b5 58. Bg4 $1 (58. Rc7 Ra8 { a1/}) 58... Rd8 $1 (58... Qxa7 59. Qxf6+ Kg8 60. Qxd6 $18) 59. Rc7 Qb2 (59... Ra8 60. Qxd6 Ra1 61. Rcc1 $18) 60. Rc2 $1 Qd4 61. Rd2 Qe5 (61... Qc3 62. Rd3 $1 Qb2 63. Rdf3 $1 Be5 64. Qg5 Ra8 65. Qe7 $18 {Kasparov/}) 62. Qxe5 Bxe5 63. Rc2 Bd7 $1 64. Be2 $6 (64. Bxd7 Rxd7 65. Rc8 $18) 64... f5 $1 65. Rc7 Kh6 66. Bd3 fxe4 67. Bxe4 Kg5 68. Bd3 Bd4 69. Rb7 $6 (69. Rf3 $1 Bb6 70. Rb7 Bd4 71. Kh2 $3 Be5+ 72. Kg1 Bd4+ 73. Kf1 $18 {Kasparov/}) 69... Bc3 $1 70. Bxb5 Bf5 71. Be2 Ra8 72. b5 Ra2 73. Bf3 Rb2 74. Rb8 Bd4 $44 75. Rd1 Bc5 76. Kh2 Be3 77. Re1 Bf2 78. Rf1 Bc5 79. Re8 Bd4 $1 80. Rd1 Bf2 $1 81. Be2 Bd7 82. Re4 Bf5 83. Re8 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-chT Republics 16th Group1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1983.07.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E26"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1983.07.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bd3 e5 8. Ne2 ({RR} 8. d5 e4 9. Bb1 Na5 10. f3 O-O 11. fxe4 Nxe4 12. Nf3 f5 13. O-O d6 14. Bd3 b6 15. Qc2 Qe7 16. Nd2 Ba6 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Rxf8+ Rxf8 19. Bxe4 Bxc4 20. Bf3 Nb3 21. Rb1 Nxc1 22. Qxc1 Bd3 {Ortega Serra,M (2267)-Capellades Subirana,M (2195) Barcelona ESP 2025 0-1 (57)}) 8... d5 ({RR} 8... e4 9. Bc2 b6 10. Ng3 Ba6 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Bxc4 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 O-O 15. O-O Rc8 16. e4 cxd4 17. cxd4 d5 18. e5 Qd7 19. f4 f5 20. Bd2 Nd8 21. Bb4 Rf7 22. Rac1 Ne6 23. g3 {Ezat,M (2430)-Nabaty,T (2584) Ningbo 2011 0-1 (41)}) 9. e4 $146 ({RR} 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. e4 Qd8 11. d5 Nb8 12. O-O O-O 13. c4 Ne8 14. f4 Nd7 15. Ng3 Nd6 16. Qh5 Qe7 17. Bb2 f6 18. Rae1 g6 19. Qh4 b6 20. Qg4 Kf7 21. h4 Ba6 22. fxe5 Nxe5 23. Qg5 Ke8 {Shianovsky,V-Ousatchi,M Kiev 1958 1-0 (40)}) 9... exd4 10. cxd4 cxd4 11. O-O Qa5 12. Bf4 Qc5 13. Nc1 Na5 14. Bd6 Qxd6 15. e5 Qc5 16. exf6 O-O 17. Rb1 a6 18. fxg7 Re8 19. Nb3 Nxb3 20. Rxb3 Rb8 21. Qb1 f5 22. Rb6 Re6 23. Rxe6 Bxe6 24. Re1 Bd7 25. Qb4 Qxb4 26. axb4 Kf7 27. Re5 Kf6 28. Rxd5 Be6 29. Rd6 Rg8 30. c5 Rxg7 31. Bc4 Re7 32. c6 bxc6 33. Rxc6 Kf7 34. Kf1 Bxc4+ 35. Rxc4 d3 36. Rd4 Re4 37. Rxd3 Rxb4 38. Rd7+ Kg6 39. Rd6+ Kg5 40. g3 f4 41. Kg2 fxg3 42. hxg3 Ra4 43. Kh3 Ra3 44. Rd5+ Kf6 45. Kg4 a5 46. Rd6+ Kg7 47. Ra6 h5+ 48. Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.09.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2830"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "Golod,Vitali"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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 "Eupen Rochade"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BEL"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. a3 Bxc5 7. Nf3 b6 8. Bf4 Nh5 9. Bg5 {From this move I shall use also comments of Garry Kasparov to this game in the site : www.worldchessrating.ru/ Further I shall designate comments of Garry Kasparov - G.K. G.K. "As a rule, in this position was met: 9. Bg3 that, on my sight, can cause of easy surprise".} (9. Bg3 {It's main line.You can see my comments to game: Gershon,A-Macieja,B/Bermuda 2003/CBM 94(1-0)(62)}) 9... Be7 10. h4 $5 {In my opinion, this continuation is much better than:} (10. Bxe7 {You can see annotations to games: Gurevich,M-Gulko,B/New York,1998/CBM 64(1-0)(Gurevich,M)(44) and Granero Roca,A-Marin,M/Andorra,2000/CBM 76(0-1)(Marin,M)(29)}) 10... Bb7 ({Also once were checked in the preceding games:} 10... Nc6) ({and} 10... f6) 11. O-O-O {[%csl Yc1] G.K. "Already here Black has problems. Up to the White king to reach difficultly, and White has pressure on a d and prepare to force threats on the king side".} ({RR} 11. e3 Na6 12. Bd3 h6 13. O-O-O Nc5 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Ne5 Nf6 16. Bd3 d6 17. Be2 Qc7 18. Nf3 Nfe4 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Nd4 Nxf2 21. Ndb5 Nxh1 22. Rxh1 a6 23. Nd4 Qf6 24. Rf1 Qxh4 25. b4 Nd7 {Bok,B (2593)-Buchenau,F (2190) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (35)}) 11... Nc6 ({Were checked in the preceding game:} 11... Bxf3 $5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. exf3 f5 $5 14. Kb1 Nc6 15. g3 Nf6 16. Nb5 Ne8 17. Qd2 Rf7 18. f4 $14 {Kreizberg,M-Zagrebelny,S/Tel Aviv,2003(½-½)(70)}) 12. e4 $1 $146 {G.K. "For Black is not easy to make a move - threatens a b5; there is idea: to be exchanged on point "e7" g4 and Qd2".} ({The game,which have reached this position were continued as follows:} 12. g4 $6 Nf6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Ng5 $6 Bxg5+ 15. hxg5 Qxg5+ 16. e3 h6 $15 {Svetushkin,D-Ionescu,C/Bucharest,2002(0-1)(25)}) 12... Nf6 $146 {G.K. "After this move, we receive a known position with superfluous tempo for White: pawn, already in h4, and it has an effect. The position was played from a sheet".} ({RR} 12... Rc8 13. Nb5 h6 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nd6 Rc7 16. Kb1 Nf4 17. g3 Ng6 18. h5 Nge5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. f4 Nc6 21. Rh2 Ba6 22. Qa4 Na5 23. Rhd2 Bc8 24. e5 Nc6 25. Qc2 f6 26. Qe4 fxe5 27. Bd3 {Bocharov,D (2606)-Ajrapetian,G (2366) Voronezh 2009 1-0}) ({RR} 12... Rc8 13. Nb5 f6 14. Be3 a6 15. Nd6 Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Qe7 17. Rd1 Na5 18. Bxb6 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 Rxc4 20. Qxc4 Rc8 21. Bc7 d5 22. Qb3 Rxc7+ 23. Kb1 dxe4 24. Nd4 Bd5 25. Qb8+ Kf7 26. Nf5 exf5 27. Rxd5 {Sumets,A (2546)-Gumularz,S (2517) Tornelo INT 2021 0-1 (52)}) 13. e5 Ng4 ({Very dubiously:} 13... Ne8 {in view of:} 14. Qd3 {[%csl Rd7]}) 14. Bf4 Rc8 ({Can it was necessary to decide on the more active continuation:} 14... f5 {(=14...f6)} 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Bd6 (16. Ng5 $5 Bxg5 (16... g6 $4 17. Nxe6 {[%csl Rd8,Rf8]}) 17. Bxg5 Rxf2 $36) 16... Bxc3 17. bxc3 Rf6 18. Bd3 h6 $14) 15. Kb1 f5 $5 ({Leads to favourable complications for White:} 15... Na5 $2 16. Ng5 g6 17. f3 $1 Nh6 $140 18. Nxe6 {[%csl Rh6]} fxe6 19. Bxh6 $16) 16. exf6 Nxf6 ({Hardly it was better:} 16... Bxf6 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Qe8 19. f3 {[%csl Rg4]} Nge5 20. Nb5 {[%csl Rd6]} Nf7 21. Bd3 $36) 17. Ng5 Qe8 18. Nb5 {G.K. "I made this positional move, as I did not see the forced win,after:} (18. Bd3 g6 19. h5 (19. Nxh7 Kxh7 20. h5 Kg7 21. Bxg6 Qd8 $13) 19... Nxh5 $13 {".}) 18... e5 19. Bd3 $5 {G.K. "Very attractive move. But,maybe, it was necessary to play:} (19. Be3 $5 {keeping all benefits of a position".}) 19... e4 $5 {Besides Black has two principales moves.G.K. "After a game the debate was unwrapped around of:} (19... exf4 $143 {and here White has a win:} 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Bg6 Qd8 22. Rhe1 $1 {This position I have estimated during the game and has come to a conclusion, that White has a win. The analysis shows, that it is a correct estimation:} f3 {(most interesting answer for Black)} (22... a6 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 {(d1; xf6 and h5)} Qc7 (24... Na5 $2 25. Bf7 $18 {[%csl Gc2,Gd6,Yf6,Rh8][%cal Gc2g6,Gd6f6,Gg6h5,Yf7c4]}) 25. Qd1 f3 26. Nxf3 $18) 23. gxf3 a6 24. Bf7 $1 axb5 $140 25. Qg6 $3 {Continuation of attack: h4-h5-h6, roughly breaking a defense of the contender, Black has no protection"}) ({G.K. "Alas,all these beauty are not obligatory.At Black there is a correct,rigid move:} 19... g6 $1 20. Nxh7 $5 (20. h5 exf4 21. hxg6 $13) 20... Kxh7 21. h5 $44 {".}) 20. Be2 ({Leads to unclear position:} 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 (21. Nxe4 $2 Rxf4 22. Ned6 {[%csl Rb7,Rc8,Re8]} Qf8 {[%csl Rf2]} (22... Bxd6 $143 23. Nxd6 Qe6 24. Rhe1 Ne5 $13 {[%csl Rc4]}) 23. Nxb7 Rxf2 $15) 21... Bxg5 22. Qxe8 (22. Qd5+ $143 Kh8 23. Bxg5 Rxf2 $132) 22... Rcxe8 23. Bxg5 Rxf2 24. Rxd7 Bc8 $44 {[%csl Rb1,Rg2]}) 20... h6 21. Nd6 Bxd6 22. Bxd6 hxg5 $2 {Black had an uneasy choice, and he did not manage to find the best continuation. This move is connected with tactical miscalculation.} ({Also weakly:} 22... Ne5 $2 {[%cal Ge5d3] in view of:} 23. Qc3 $16 {[%csl Re5,Rf8]}) ({It was necessary:} 22... Ne7 23. Nh3 $14) 23. hxg5 Nh7 {[%tqu "En","Black's 22-th move was a blunder. How can White exploit it?","","","h1h7","G.K. 'The contender has yawned this a little bit not obvious move'. White have broken through a defense of the contender.",10]} 24. Rxh7 $1 {G.K. "The contender has yawned this a little bit not obvious move". White have broken through a defense of the contender.} Kxh7 25. Bxf8 Qxf8 ({I do not think that it was much better:} 25... Ne5 26. Bd6 Nd3 27. f3 {[%csl Rd3,Rh7]}) 26. Qxe4+ $18 Kg8 $8 (26... g6 $2 27. Rxd7+ {[%csl Rb7,Rh7][%cal Ge4g6,Ge4h4]}) (26... Kh8 $2 27. Rh1+ Kg8 28. Qd5+ Qf7 29. Rh8+) 27. Qd5+ $1 (27. Qd5+ $1 {After this move Black resigned, because of these variations:} Qf7 (27... Kh7 $2 28. Rh1+ Kg6 29. Bd3+ Qf5 30. Qxf5#) (27... Kh8 $2 28. Rh1#) 28. Qxf7+ Kxf7 29. Rxd7+ {[%csl Rb7,Rf7]}) 1-0

[Event "Baku 20 Years"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "1980.03.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Csom, Istvan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 O-O (6... d5) 7. a3 Be7 8. d5 (8. g3 d5 (8... Qc7 $5) 9. c5) 8... exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 (9... Bc5 $5 $13) 10. g3 (10. Be3 Ng4 (10... d6 {/}) 11. Bd4 Nh6 $3 { f5} (11... Bf6 {/}) (11... d6) 12. g4 (12. Ng3 Bxa3+ 13. Be2 Bxb2 14. Nb5 $13 {Ree-Ligtering/1984/}) 12... d6 13. h3 f5 $17 {Groszpeter-Adorjan/1983/}) (10. d6 Bf8 11. g3 Re6 12. Bg2 Rxd6 13. Qc2 $36) 10... Bc5 11. Bg2 (11. Na4 b6 $1 (11... Bf8 12. Bg2 d6 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Be3 Ne5 15. Bd4 {/ Polugajevsky-Cholmov/1961/}) 12. Nxc5 bxc5 13. Bg2 Ba6 14. Be3 Ng4) 11... d6 (11... Ng4 12. O-O Qf6 (12... Qb6 13. Ne4 (13. Qe1) 13... Rxe4 14. Bxe4 Nxf2 15. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 16. Kg2 d6 17. Bxh7+) 13. Nf4 Nxf2 14. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 15. Kxf2 g5 16. Ne4 Qb6+ 17. Be3 Qxb2+ 18. Kg1) 12. h3 $1 (12. O-O Bg4) 12... Bf5 $6 (12... a6 $1 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Nd4 Ne5 { 15.... d7= Chandler-Andersson/1980/}) 13. O-O Nbd7 $6 (13... Ne4 {} 14. Na4 Nd7) 14. g4 $1 Be4 (14... Bg6 15. Ng3 Ne5 16. g5 Nfd7 17. Nce4) ({RR} 14... Bg6 15. Nf4 a6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Bg5 Ba7 18. Rc1 Qb6 19. b4 Ne5 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Ne4 Kg7 22. Qd2 Rec8 23. Kh1 Qd8 24. Rfe1 f5 25. gxf5 gxf5 26. Ng3 Kg6 27. f4 Ng4 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rf1 {Uraev,I (2247)-Tolkanov,V (2300) Kirov 2014 0-1 (34)}) 15. Ng3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nf8 $146 ({RR} 16... Ne5 17. g5 Nfd7 18. h4 g6 19. Nce4 a5 20. f4 Nc4 21. Qd3 b5 22. b3 Ncb6 23. Bb2 b4 24. a4 Re7 25. Nf6+ Nxf6 26. Bxf6 Re3 27. Qxe3 Bxe3 28. Bxd8 Rxd8 29. Kf3 Bc5 30. Rad1 Nd7 31. Ne4 {Hua,L (2267)-Hebert,J (2422) Montreal 2003 1-0 (40)}) 17. g5 N6d7 18. h4 Ne5 (18... Rc8 {  19.... b6, 20.... c5}) 19. h5 $1 { ce4, h6;  ce4, b3, f4} f6 20. Nce4 $1 fxg5 (20... Nfd7 21. f4 Nf7 (21... Nc4 22. Qd3 b5 23. b3) 22. g6) (20... Qd7 21. h6) 21. Bxg5 Qb6 22. h6 Nf7 23. hxg7 Nd7 24. Nf6+ $18 Nxf6 25. Bxf6 { 26.b4 +-} Qb5 26. Rh1 Bb6 27. Qf3 $1 Ne5 (27... Bd8 28. Bc3 Ne5 29. Qf5 Qxd5+ 30. Ne4) 28. Nf5 $1 (28. Qf5 $18) 28... Nf7 29. Rxh7 $1 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-28"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "1988.11.27"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1988.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. d4 {Berkes/Meszaros} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nf3 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxc5 ({RR} 11... Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Qxc5 13. e3 O-O 14. Be2 Bg4 ({RR} 14... Bf5 15. O-O Rad8 16. Rac1 Qd6 17. Rfd1 Be4) 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Rac1 Qb6 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 d4 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. exd4 Rxd4 21. Qc3 Rad8 22. Rc2 R4d6 23. Re1 h6 24. Re7 a5 ({RR} 24... Qb8 25. g3 Rd3 26. Re8+ Rxe8 27. Qxd3 Re1+ 28. Kg2) 25. Qe5 Rf6 ({RR} 25... Qb8 26. g3 ({RR} 26. Qxa5 Rd1+ 27. Re1 R8d5 28. Qc3 R5d3 29. Qa5 Qb5 30. Qa8+ Rd8) 26... Qb3) 26. Qe2 {Karpov,A (2668)-Leko,P (2738) Miskolc 2006 CBM 114 [Berkes/Meszaros] ½-½ (37)}) 12. Qxc5 Nxc5 13. Be3 Ne4 ({RR} 13... Nb3 14. Rd1 Be6 15. g3 O-O-O 16. Nd4 Nbxd4 17. Bxd4 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 Kb8 19. Bg2 Rc8 20. Kd2 Rc5 21. Rc1 b6 22. b4 Rc4 23. Rcxc4 dxc4 24. b5 Rc8 25. Kc3 Rc5 26. a4 Kc7 27. e3 a6 28. Bc6 {Coates,D (2019)-Tippleston,C (2077) Lichess.org INT 2021 0-1 (48)}) 14. Nd4 $146 ({RR} 14. g3 O-O 15. Bg2 Re8 16. Rd1 Be6 17. O-O Rad8 18. Rfe1 Bg4 19. Nd4 Nf6 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. h3 Bh5 22. g4 Rxe3 23. fxe3 Bg6 24. Rc1 Rd6 25. Rc5 Ne4 26. Ra5 Rd7 27. Rc1 c5 28. Bxe4 Bxe4 {Ivanisevic,I (2555)-Dobrev,N (2374) Dos Hermanas 2003 1-0 (44)}) 14... O-O 15. Rd1 Be6 16. f3 Nd6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Bc5 Rad8 19. e4 Rfe8 20. exd5 exd5+ 21. Kf2 b6 22. Be3 Re5 23. Bd3 Rf8 24. Rc1 Na5 25. Bd4 Re7 26. Rhe1 Rd7 27. Bc3 Nb3 28. Rcd1 Nc5 29. Re5 Nf7 30. Re3 Nd6 31. Bb1 Nc4 32. Re2 Rfd8 33. Ba2 b5 34. b3 d4 35. bxc4 dxc3 36. Rxd7 Rxd7 37. cxb5+ Kf8 38. Rc2 Rb7 39. Bc4 Na4 40. Ke3 Re7+ 41. Kd4 Rd7+ 42. Ke5 Rb7 43. Kd6 Rb6+ 44. Kd5 Rh6 45. Bb3 Nb6+ 46. Kc5 Rxh2 47. a4 Ke7 48. Kc6 Nd7 49. Rxc3 Rxg2 50. f4 h5 51. Re3+ Kd8 52. Rd3 Rg6+ 53. Kb7 h4 54. Kxa7 Rg3 55. Rxg3 hxg3 56. Bd5 Kc7 57. Bg2 Kd6 58. b6 g6 59. a5 Kc5 60. b7 Kb4 61. a6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-25"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1982.11.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1982.10.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 d6 8. e3 Nbd7 9. b4 O-O 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Bd3 ({RR} 11. Be2 Ne4 12. Qc2 f5 13. O-O Ng5 14. Nxg5 Qxg5 15. d5 exd5 16. Bf3 c6 17. cxd5 c5 18. g3 Qe7 19. Bg2 Rac8 20. Qa4 a6 21. Rac1 b5 22. Qa5 Qd8 23. Qxd8 Rcxd8 24. a4 c4 25. Rfd1 Nb6 {Nikcevic,N (2342)-Bryakin,M (2467) Herceg Novi MNE 2024 0-1 (57)}) 11... c5 12. dxc5 ({RR} 12. O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14. Rac1 Rfc8 15. Qd2 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 d5 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. b5 Qe8 19. h3 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21. Re1 Ne7 22. a4 Qd7 23. Qd1 Ng6 24. Nf3 Nf8 25. Ba3 Qc7 26. Qd4 Qc3 {Karpov,A (2710)-Polugaevsky,L (2625) Moscow 1983 ½-½ (56)}) 12... bxc5 13. Be2 $146 ({RR} 13. O-O cxb4 14. axb4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Ne5 16. Be2 Qb7 17. Kg2 Rfc8 18. Rg1 Rab8 19. b5 Rxc4 20. Bxc4 Qxf3+ 21. Kf1 Ne4 22. Qc2 Nxc4 23. Rxg7+ Kf8 24. Kg1 Rxb5 25. Rxa7 Ng5 26. e4 Nh3+ {0-1 (26) Kelecevic,N (2410)-Cvitan,O (2470) Pula 1984}) 13... d5 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. O-O cxb4 16. axb4 Rfc8 17. Qd4 Nb6 18. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Nxc8 21. Ne5 Nd6 22. f3 Qc7 23. e4 Ba8 24. b5 Nfe8 25. Qa4 f5 26. Qb3 Qc8 27. exf5 Qc5+ 28. Kf1 Bd5 29. Qa3 Qxa3 30. Bxa3 exf5 31. Bc5 Nc8 32. Nc6 Kf7 33. Nxa7 Nxa7 34. Bxa7 Ke6 35. Bd4 g6 36. Kf2 Nd6 37. Ke3 g5 38. g3 Nc4+ 39. Kd3 Nd6 40. Kc3 f4 41. Kb4 fxg3 42. hxg3 h5 43. Bf2 Nf5 44. f4 gxf4 45. gxf4 Ng7 46. Kc5 Bg2 47. Bd4 h4 48. Bxg7 h3 49. Bg4+ Ke7 50. Bxh3 Bxh3 51. Kb6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.02"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2830"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Golod,Vitali"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[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 "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

{[%mdl 1] I shall use also comments of Garry Kasparov to this game in the site : www.worldchessrating.com/ Further I shall designate comments of Garry Kasparov - G.K. G.K. "I regard this game as a big creative achievement. The pithiness and tension of this encounter place it among the best games in my chess career."} 1. d4 {Postny,Evgeny} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. e3 d6 9. Ne2 Nbd7 ({Is a possible continuation of the play:} 9... c5 {You can see comments to Kramnik,V-Bologan,V/Dortmund,2003/CBM 97(½-½)(Golod,V)(38)}) 10. Qd3 {G.K. "I play this fashionable system with both colors."} ({Nowadays,less popular is:} 10. Qc2 {[%csl Re4][%cal Ge2c3] You can see annotations to games: Kacheishvili,G-Polgar,J/Batumi,1999/CBM 74(0-1)(Golod,V)(33)}) ({RR} 10. Qc2) ({RR} 10. Qd2 h6 11. Bh4 Ne4 12. Bxd8 Nxd2 13. Bxc7 Nxc4 14. Nc3 Rfc8 15. Nb5 Ba6 16. Bxc4 Bxb5 17. Bxb5 Rxc7) 10... Ba6 $5 {G.K. "Formally speaking, this move is a novelty. However, I have extensively analyzed it at home. After the game Grischuk confessed that my quick response had come as an unpleasant surprise for him."} ({On:} 10... e5) ({or} 10... a5 {you can find only one game (in each continuation)}) ({and after:} 10... h6 $5 {you can find six games in Mega DataBase 2003}) (10... c5 $5 {See comments to Gurevich,M-Mchedlishvili,M/Istanbul,2003(1-0)(Gurevich,M)(68)}) ({RR} 10... h6 11. Bh4 c5 ({RR} 11... Re8 12. Nc3 a5 13. Be2 d5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Qc2 c6 16. Bd3 Ba6 17. Bf5 Ra7 18. O-O-O b5) 12. Nc3 Qe7 13. Rd1 ({RR} 13. Be2 cxd4 14. Qxd4 e5 15. Qd1 Bxg2 16. Rg1 Bc6) 13... Rfd8 14. Be2 ({RR} 14. d5 Ne5 15. Qc2 Ng6 16. Bg3 exd5 17. cxd5 Nh5 18. Be2 Nxg3 19. hxg3 a6 20. a4) 14... cxd4 15. Qxd4 Nc5 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. Nb5 ({RR} 18. Rd4 Nb3 19. Rh4 Kg7 20. Kd1 d5 21. Kc2 Na5 22. cxd5 Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 24. Rd1 Rc8+ 25. Kb1) 18... d5 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Nc7 Bb3 21. Nxa8 Bxd1 22. Bxd1 Rxa8 23. Bc2) ({RR} 10... c5) 11. b4 $5 ({The game,which have reached this position were continued as follows:} 11. Qc2 c5 12. Rd1 cxd4 13. Rxd4 Qc7 14. Nc3 h6 $140 (14... Rfc8 $5) 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Qa4 $14 {[%csl Ra6,Rd6] Berkvens,J-Buss,R/Zug,2003(1-0)(62)}) ({G.K."This continuation (11.b4) looks somewhat risky. After all,White lags in development. Ivanchuk tested 11.Nc3 in our last-round game. By playing this solid move White takes no chances, but hardly can hope for any advantage.The sequence:} 11. e4 $6 h6 12. Bh4 d5 13. e5 g5 {looks promising only for Black."}) ({RR} 11. Nc3 d5 12. Qc2 ({RR} 12. b3 c5) 12... Bxc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Qa4 h6 15. Bh4 c5 16. Qxc4 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Nc5 ({RR} 17... Qc7) 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. O-O-O Rfc8 21. Kb1 f5 22. Rd4 Nb3 23. Rd3 Nc5 24. Rd4 Nb3 25. Rh4 Kg7 {Ivanchuk,V (2710)-Kasparov,G (2830) Rethymno 2003 CBM 098 [Postny,Evgeny] ½-½ (42)}) ({RR} 11. Nc3 d5 12. Qd1 Bxc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Qa4 h6 15. Bh4 c5 16. Qxc4 cxd4 17. Qxd4 g5 18. Bg3 Nc5 19. Qxd8 Rfxd8 20. Ke2 Nfe4 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Rhd1 Rac8 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. f3 Nxg3+ 25. hxg3 Rc8 {Dreev,A (2635)-Kryvoruchko,Y (2686) Riga 2021 ½-½}) ({RR} 11. Nc3 d5 12. Qd1 Bxc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Qa4 c5 15. Qxc4 h6 16. Bh4 cxd4 17. Qxd4 g5 18. Bg3 Nc5 19. h4 Nfe4 20. Nxe4 Qxd4 21. exd4 Nxe4 22. Bh2 Rad8 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. Rc1 Kg7 25. f3 Nf6 {Onischuk,A (2652)-Grischuk,A (2719) Poikovsky 2004 ½-½}) 11... c5 12. b5 (12. dxc5 $6 bxc5 13. b5 $140 Ne5 14. Qc3 Bb7 $132 {a6 or e4}) 12... Bb7 13. Nc3 a6 $146 ({Eighteen days after this game, Black have checked up another idea:} 13... h6 14. Bh4 Rc8 15. d5 $5 Ne5 16. Qd1 exd5 17. cxd5 c4 18. Qd4 $14 {Ionov,S-Feoktistov,A/St.Petersburg, 2003(1-0)(39)}) ({RR} 13... cxd4 14. Qxd4 Qc7 15. Rd1 d5 16. cxd5 e5 17. Qb4 Rac8 18. Na4 Nxd5 19. Qb3 Nc5 20. Nxc5 Qxc5 21. e4 Nf4 22. f3 h6 23. Bh4 Ne6 24. Bf2 Nd4 25. Bxd4 exd4 26. Qb4 Qg5 27. Qd2 Qe7 28. Qb4 {Strunski,A (2352)-Peralta,F (2574) Barcelona 2014 0-1 (71)}) ({RR} 13... h6 14. Bh4 Rc8 15. d5 Ne5 16. Qd1 exd5 17. cxd5 c4 18. Qd4 Rc5 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Ne4 Qg6 21. Nxc5 bxc5 22. Qd2 Nd3+ 23. Bxd3 cxd3 24. O-O Bxd5 25. f3 Bb3 26. Rfc1 Bc2 27. Ra2 Re8 28. Raxc2 {Ionov,S (2547)-Feoktistov,A (2435) St Petersburg 2003 1-0 (39)}) 14. f3 {[%csl Yf3] Capture of space and restriction of the Black's bishop.} h6 15. Bh4 Qe7 {G.K. "In my opinion, after:} (15... axb5 16. Nxb5 d5 17. cxd5 (17. Be2 $5) 17... exd5 18. Be2 {White has a slight edge."}) 16. Be2 cxd4 17. Qxd4 ({Leads to benefit of the contender:} 17. exd4 $6 axb5 18. cxb5 g5 19. Bf2 Nh5 20. g3 Rfc8 21. O-O $11) 17... e5 ({G.K."After:} 17... Nc5 18. Rd1 Rfd8 19. e4 e5 20. Qe3 {White is better.} Ng4 $140 $2 21. Qxh6 {[%csl Re7,Yh6][%cal Yh6h4,Gh4e7] ."}) 18. Qd1 $1 {G.K."This is a very important move.One may think that White has wasted a tempo, but the d1-square is better for the queen than d2:} (18. Qd2 Nc5 19. Rd1 {[%csl Rd6]} axb5 20. Nxb5 g5 21. Bg3 d5 22. cxd5 Nxd5 23. e4 (23. O-O Rfd8) 23... Nf4 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Nxe2 26. Kxe2 Ba6 27. Rb1 {[%csl Yb1]} f6 28. Bf2 Kg7 $11 {."}) 18... g5 19. Bg3 {[%csl Yd1] Now Black can not play with tempo c5.} axb5 20. Nxb5 d5 {G.K."Black has carried out his plan: g7-g5 and d6-d5. At this point both players were quite satisfied with their positions. I think White is better because he has a pair of bishops and the loosened light squares (f5, g6) in Black's camp. In many lines the white knight infiltrates on d6 and Black finds himself in a quite unpleasant position."} 21. O-O Rac8 22. Qb3 $14 {[%csl Ye2,Gg3] White has a more preferable position,at the expense of advantage of two bishops.} Qe6 23. Qb4 ({G.K."A more interesting continuation was:} 23. cxd5 Bxd5 (23... Nxd5 $143 24. Bc4 {[%csl Gb3,Gc4,Re6][%cal Ge3e4]} Qc6 25. Rac1 Nc5 26. Qb1 Nxe3 27. Na7 {[%csl Rc6,Rc8]} Qf6 28. Rfe1 Nxc4 29. Nxc8 Bxc8 30. Rxc4 Bf5 31. Qa1 Qe6 $16 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Yf7f6]}) 24. Qb2 Bc4 25. Rfd1 $14) ({Another decent option is:} 23. Rfd1 dxc4 24. Qb4 $44 {."}) 23... Rc5 ({It was dubiously: G.K."} 23... dxc4 24. e4 Ba6 25. Nd6 {[%csl Rc4,Rc8]} Rc5 26. Rfd1 {[%csl Rc4,Yd1][%cal Ga1c1]} c3 27. Bxa6 c2 28. Bc4 cxd1=Q+ 29. Rxd1 $36 {."}) 24. a4 Rfc8 $5 ({Leads to favourable complications for White:} 24... dxc4 25. e4 Nh5 26. Rfd1 Nxg3 27. hxg3 {[%csl Rc4,Rd6][%cal Ga1c1]}) 25. Rfd1 {G.K."This move is better,than:} (25. Bf2 e4 26. Nd4 Qe8 27. Nf5 (27. cxd5 Nxd5 28. Qd2 Nc3 29. f4 gxf4 30. exf4 Nf6 {with an unclear position.}) 27... Qe6 28. Nd4 ({but not} 28. Nxh6+ $2 Kg7 29. Ng4 exf3 30. gxf3 Nxg4 31. fxg4 Qe4 $17) 28... Qe8 $11 {."}) 25... Ba8 $2 {G.K."This is the critical moment of the game. After this move White gets the upper hand. Dubious was:} (25... dxc4 $6 {in view of:} 26. e4 c3 27. Bf2) ({however after} 25... Ba6 $1 26. Bf2 Bxb5 27. axb5 e4 {Black maintains a dynamic balance."}) 26. Ra3 ({Probably it was a little better:} 26. Bf2 $5 e4 (26... dxc4 $2 27. e4 {[%csl Rc5]} R5c6 28. Na7 {[%csl Rc6,Rc8]}) 27. Nd4 (27. cxd5 $5 Bxd5 (27... Nxd5 $143 28. Qxe4 Qxe4 29. fxe4 N5f6 30. Nd6 $16 {[%csl Rd7]}) 28. Nd4 $36) 27... Qe8 28. Nb3 R5c7 29. a5 $14) 26... g4 {Alexander Grischuk tries to create a counterplay!} 27. cxd5 Rxd5 (27... Nxd5 {is refuted by:} 28. Qxg4+ Qxg4 29. fxg4 Rc2 30. Kf2 {/}) 28. e4 {Differently,Black will receive convenient game.} Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 gxf3 30. gxf3 Nc5 ({G.K."No better was:} 30... Nh5 31. Nd6 Rc1 32. Qd2 {[%csl Yd2]} Rb1 33. Nf5 {[%csl Rg8,Rh6][%cal Ga3d3]} Nxg3 34. hxg3 Nc5 35. Nxh6+ Kh7 36. Nf5 $16 {."}) 31. Qb2 $1 {G.K. "With this move White upsets the harmony of Black's pieces."} Nfd7 ({I do not think that it was much better:} 31... Rd8 32. Be2 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gb5c7]}) 32. Qd2 $1 Bc6 ({After:} 32... Kh7 33. Nd6 Rd8 {It is necessary to use a unsuccessful place of the Black's rook:} 34. Nf5 $14 {[%csl Gd2,Rd8]} Bxe4 $140 $6 35. fxe4 Nxe4 {[%csl Rf5]} 36. Qb4 Qxf5 37. Rf3 $36 {[%cal Gb4e7,Gd1c2]}) 33. Nd6 Ra8 34. Be2 $1 {G.K. "Although I could not calculate all the variations over the board, the time for an attack has come. By now we both were in time trouble (although the 30-sec increment per move mitigated it). I have a slight advantage on the clock."} Qf6 ({G.K."Impossibly:} 34... Nb3 $2 {because of:} 35. Rxb3 $1 Qxb3 36. Bc4 Qb1+ (36... Qxf3 37. Nxf7 $18 {[%csl Rf3,Rg8,Rh6]}) 37. Kg2 $18 {."}) 35. Nf5 {[%csl Rh6]} Kh7 36. Bc4 Ne6 ({G.K." In case of:} 36... Rxa4 $2 {White wins with} 37. Rxa4 Bxa4 38. Bxf7 {[%csl Rh6]}) ({After the game the computer found the "machine-like" defense:} 36... Ra7 37. Bxf7 Bxe4 38. fxe4 Nxe4 {."}) 37. Rd3 Ndc5 {G.K."Other continuations lose on the spot:} (37... Nd4 $2 38. Nxd4 exd4 39. Rxd4 Ne5 40. Be2 Nxf3+ 41. Bxf3 Qxf3 42. Rd6 Bxe4 43. Rxh6+ Kg8 44. Qg5+ Bg6 45. Rxg6+ fxg6 46. Qxg6+ {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gg3e5,Gg3d6]}) (37... Rxa4 $2 38. Bxe6 Ra1+ 39. Kg2 Qxe6 40. Qc3 $1 (40. Rd6 $4 Ra2 $19 {[%csl Rd2,Rg2]}) 40... Ra2+ 41. Kh1 $1 $18 {."}) 38. Rd6 Bxe4 (38... Bxa4 $143 39. Bxe5 {[%csl Rh6]} Qg5+ (39... Qxe5 $4 40. Qxh6+ Kg8 41. Ne7#) 40. Kf2 $16) 39. Bxe6 {G.K."I did not venture upon the correct:} (39. fxe4 $1 Nxe4 40. Rxe6 fxe6 (40... Qxe6 41. Qc2 Qxf5 42. Bd3 Qc8 43. Bxe4+ Kg8 44. Bc6 $1 Ra5 45. Qg2 Kh8 (45... Qg4 46. Bf2 $18) 46. Bb5 $16) 41. Qd7+ Kh8 {because I missed} 42. Qc6 $1 Rg8 43. Bxe6 Nxg3 44. hxg3 Rd8 45. Kh2 $16 {."}) 39... Bxf5 40. Bxf7 $1 ({Leads to favourable simplifications for Black:} 40. Bxf5+ Qxf5 41. Rxh6+ Kg8 42. Rxb6 Ne6 {[%csl Ra4,Ye6,Rf3]}) 40... Qg5 ({G.K."The line:} 40... Qg7 $1 41. Kh1 $1 Qg5 42. Qxg5 hxg5 43. Bxe5 {should be checked in depth."}) 41. Qxg5 hxg5 42. Bxe5 Nd7 {G.K."After this move White consolidates his advantage.} ({No better is:} 42... Rxa4 43. Rxb6 $16) ({The most consistent continuation for Black is:} 42... Nxa4 43. h4 Ra5 44. Bd4 gxh4 45. Rd8 Kh6 46. Rh8+ Kg5 (46... Bh7 47. Bb3 $18 {[%cal Gb3c2]}) 47. Kf2 $1 $18 {[%csl Rg5][%cal Gh8h5] ."}) 43. Bc3 $1 $16 ({G.K. "But not:} 43. Bd4 $2 {in view of:} Rxa4 44. Be8 Ra7 45. Rd5 Ra5 $1 {[%csl Ya5] ."}) 43... Nc5 (43... Rxa4 {is refuted by:} 44. Be8 $1 Ra7 $140 45. Rd5 Be6 46. Rxg5 $18 {[%csl Rh7]}) 44. h4 $2 {G.K."White advanced the wrong pawn! The winning path goes:} (44. a5 $3 bxa5 45. h4 $1 g4 (45... gxh4 {(=44.h4 gh4 45.a5 ba5) with rearrangement of moves we receive a position from a game.}) 46. Rd5 $1 Na4 47. Bd4 Bg6 48. Be6 $18 {."}) 44... gxh4 45. a5 bxa5 $2 {G.K."Black missed his chance:} (45... Na4 46. Bd4 {It looks like after} Ra7 $3 ({other continuations do not work:} 46... Rxa5 47. Rd8 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gd8h8]} Kh6 48. Rh8+ Kg5 (48... Bh7 49. Bb3 $1) 49. Kf2 $1 (49. Rh5+ $2 Kf4 50. Rxh4+ Kg5 (50... Kxf3 $4 51. Bh5+) 51. Rh5+ Kf4 52. Kf2 Nc5 53. Rh4+ Kg5 54. Kg3 Ne4+ 55. fxe4 Ra3+ 56. Kf2 Kxh4 57. exf5 Kg5 58. Be6 Ra5 59. f6 Kg6 60. Ke3 Ra3+ 61. Ke4 Ra4 62. f7 Ra8 $11) 49... Nc5 50. Bc3 $1 Nd3+ 51. Ke3 Nf4 52. Rg8+ $16) (46... bxa5 47. Bb3 $1 Nb2 $1 48. Rf6 $1 (48. Bxb2 $2 Rb8 {[%csl Rb2,Rb3]}) 48... Rb8 49. Bf7 $1 Rb5 (49... Bd3 50. Rf4 Kh6 51. Rxh4+ Kg5 52. Rh5+ Kf4 53. Be5+ $18 {[%csl Rb8,Rf4]}) 50. Be8 Rb4 51. Bxb2 Rxb2 52. Rxf5 $18) {Black beats off:} 47. Rf6 (47. Bb3 Rxa5 48. Rd8 Kh6) (47. Bc4 Rxa5 48. Rd8 Kh6 49. Rh8+ Kg5) 47... Rxa5 48. Bc4 (48. Be8 Rd5) 48... Bc2 49. Rf4 Rf5 50. Rxh4+ Kg6 51. Kg2 Ra5 52. Kg3 Rg5+ 53. Kf2 Nc5 54. Be3 Rf5 55. Rh6+ Kg7 56. Rxb6 Be4 $14 {."}) 46. Rd5 ({G.K."The move:} 46. Rd4 {is met with:} Ra6 $1 (46... Kh6 $2 47. Rd5 {[%csl Rc5,Rf5]} Na4 48. Bd2+ $18 {[%csl Rf5,Rh6]}) 47. Rf4 Bd7 {[%csl Ya6][%cal Ya6h6] ."}) 46... Na4 47. Bd4 Bg6 48. Be6 {[%csl Gd4,Ye6][%cal Gf3f4,Gf4f5][%mdl 2048] All White's pieces have occupied ideal positions and are ready to attack a Black's king. G.K."The white pieces are dominating. Despite the scarce material left on the board they can create mating threats to the black king. A Computer analysis disclosed many interesting opportunities for White that I point out in the annotations below."} Bc2 ({G.K."} 48... Be8 $143 49. Rg5 $1 Ra6 50. Bf5+ Bg6 51. Rh5+ Kg8 52. Rh6 Kf7 53. Bc2 Rd6 54. Bb3+ Ke7 55. Be3 $18 {[%csl Ra4,Rc5,Rd6,Re7][%cal Gb3a4,Ya4c5,Ge3c5] ."}) 49. f4 ({G.K."Even better was:} 49. Rd7+ $1 Kh6 50. Bf7 $1 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Gd4e3]} Bf5 51. Rd5 Kg5 52. Be6 Rf8 53. Bd7 $18 {[%csl Ra4] ."}) 49... Rb8 50. Rh5+ ({G.K."} 50. Kh2 $5 {also deserved a closer look."}) 50... Kg6 51. Rg5+ Kh6 52. Bf7 {[%csl Rh6]} ({Immediately wins a game the following move:} 52. Bg7+ Kh7 53. Be5 Rd8 (53... Rb7 54. Bg8+ Kh6 55. Bd6 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Gd6f8]}) 54. Rg4 Nc5 55. Bf7 Rd1+ 56. Kh2 Rd2+ 57. Kh3 Rd3+ (57... Bf5 $2 58. Bg8+ Kh6 59. Bg7+ Kh5 60. Bf7+) 58. Kxh4 $18 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gg4g8,Gg8h8,Gg4g5,Gg5h5]}) 52... Bd1 53. Kh2 ({G.K."} 53. Bg7+ Kh7 54. Be5 Rd8 55. Be6 $18 {."}) 53... Rd8 54. Bf6 Rc8 55. Be6 ({G.K."White has a more precise continuation at his disposal:} 55. Rg6+ $1 Kh7 $8 56. Rg7+ Kh6 57. Bg6 Bc2 (57... Rc6 58. Be4 {[%csl Rc6,Rh6][%cal Gg7h7,Ge4c6]}) 58. f5 {[%cal Gg7h7]} Rh8 59. Ra7 $18 {."}) 55... Rc6 ({G.K."} 55... Rc7 56. Be5 Re7 57. Bf5 Rf7 (57... Rxe5 58. Rg6+ Kh5 59. fxe5) 58. Kh3 Nc5 59. Kxh4 $18 {[%cal Gg5g6,Gg6g7] ."}) 56. Bg7+ Kh7 57. Bf5+ Kg8 58. Be4 {The accuracy is necessary up to the end.} (58. Bd7 $5) 58... Rc5 59. Bd5+ {G.K."More accurate was:} (59. Bd4+ $1 Rxg5 60. fxg5 {[%csl Ra4]} Bb3 61. g6 Kf8 62. Bb1 (62. Kh3 $2 Ke7 63. g7 Kd6 64. Bh7 Nc5 {[%csl Yc5][%cal Ya5a4]}) 62... Ke7 63. g7 Kd6 64. Bc2 $1 {."}) 59... Kh7 {G.K."Black could have posed more problems for his opponent with:} (59... Rxd5 $1 60. Rxd5 Kxg7 61. Rxd1 Nc3 (61... Kf6 62. Kh3 $1 (62. Rd6+ $2 Kf5 63. Rd5+ {[%csl Ra4]} Kg4 $1 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Ya4c3]}) 62... Kf5 (62... Nc3 63. Rd3 Ne4 64. Rd5 {[%csl Yd5][%cal Gh3h4]}) 63. Rd5+ Ke4 64. Rxa5 Nb6 65. f5 $18) {although even in this case White closes the game with:} 62. Rd7+ $1 Kf6 63. Kh3 Kf5 64. Rf7+ Ke6 65. Rf8 a4 66. Kxh4 a3 67. Kg5 $18 {."}) 60. Bd4 Rc2+ 61. Kh3 {[%csl Rc2,Rh7][%cal Gd5e4]} Rc7 62. Be4+ Kh6 63. Rg8 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Gg8h8] Further resistance is impossible.In this hopeless position Alexander Grischuk stopped to resist.} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.20"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Iceland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISL"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 b6 7. b4 Bb7 8. Bb2 d6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. d4 Ne4 11. Qc2 c5 ({RR} 11... f5 12. d5 Qe7 13. Nd4 exd5 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Bc4 Bxc4 16. Qxc4+ Qf7 17. Qxf7+ Rxf7 18. f3 c5 19. Nb5 a6 20. Nc7 Rc8 21. Nxa6 Nef6 22. Rd1 Ne8 23. Ke2 Ra8 24. b5 Nb8 25. Nxb8 Rxb8 26. Kd3 {Rychagov,A (2572)-Alekseev,E (2639) Ramenskoe 2006 ½-½ (53)}) ({RR} 11... Qe7 12. Be2 f5 13. O-O Rae8 14. Rfd1 Ng5 15. d5 e5 16. Nxg5 Qxg5 17. Qd2 Nf6 18. f3 h6 19. a4 Bc8 20. b5 Nd7 21. a5 Nc5 22. Ra3 Rf6 23. Bf1 Rg6 24. Qf2 f4 25. e4 h5 26. axb6 {Indjic,A (2641)-Pranav,V (2545) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (52)}) 12. Bd3 f5 13. O-O Qe8 $146 ({RR} 13... Qe7 14. bxc5 dxc5 15. Rad1 Rac8 16. Ne5 cxd4 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. exd4 b5 19. Qe2 bxc4 20. Bxc4 Bd5 21. Bb5 Qd6 22. Rc1 Rb8 23. a4 a6 24. Bc4 Qb4 25. Ba1 Qxa4 26. f3 Nf6 27. Bxa6 Ra8 28. Bb5 {Thorsteins,K (2440)-Tisdall,J (2425) Akureyri 1988 ½-½ (44)}) 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Qh5 16. Be2 Qg5 17. f3 Rad8 18. Rad1 e5 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. b5 f4 21. Qd6 fxe3 22. Qc7 Bc8 23. Rd5 Rde8 24. Rxd7 Bxd7 25. Qxd7 Rd8 26. Qe6+ Kh8 27. Qxe5 Qxe5 28. Bxe5 Rd2 29. Re1 Ra2 30. f4 Rd8 31. h4 Rdd2 32. Bf3 Rxa3 33. h5 h6 34. Kh2 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1988.10.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1988.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik,Lubomir Salov,Valery} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. f3 d6 9. e4 c5 10. d5 Nbd7 11. Nh3 exd5 ({RR} 11... h6 12. Bf4 exd5 13. cxd5 Re8 14. O-O-O Ne5 15. g4 Bc8 16. Kb1 ({RR} 16. Rg1) ({RR} 16. Nf2) 16... Nxf3 17. Qxf3 Bxg4 18. Qb3 ({RR} 18. Qd3 Rxe4) 18... Bxd1 19. Qxd1 Nxe4 ({RR} 19... Rxe4 20. Bg2 Re8) 20. Bb5 Qf6 21. Bxe8 Rxe8 22. Qg4 Qg6 23. Qxg6 fxg6 24. Rd1 ({RR} 24. Bg3 g5 25. Nf2) 24... g5 25. Bd2 Rf8 26. Bc1 {Hjartarson,J (2555)-Timman,J (2635) Belgrade 1989 CBM 016 [Ftacnik,Lubomir] ½-½ (37)}) 12. cxd5 a6 ({RR} 12... Re8 13. Be2 ({RR} 13. Bb5 Nxd5 14. Qd2 Qc8 ({RR} 14... f6 15. Bc4 Kh8 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 fxg5 18. Nxg5 Ne5 19. f4) 15. O-O-O Nc7 {RR} 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Nb5) ({RR} 13. O-O-O c4 14. Kb1 b5 15. g4 a5 16. Bf4 Ne5 17. Be2 Ba6 18. g5 Nfd7 19. Bd2 Nc5 20. Nf2 b4) ({RR} 13. Bd3 Bxd5) 13... h6 14. Bf4 ({RR} 14. Be3 Bxd5) ({RR} 14. Bh4 Nxe4) ({RR} 14. Bd2 Qe7) 14... Qe7 15. Qd2 Nh5 ({RR} 15... Nxe4 16. fxe4 Qxe4 17. Kf2 g5 18. Bg3) 16. O-O ({RR} 16. Be3 f5) 16... f5 17. Bb5 ({RR} 17. Bd3 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Nxf4 19. Nxf4 Qg5 20. Rf2 Nf6) ({RR} 17. Rae1 g5 18. Be3 f4 19. Bf2 Ne5) 17... fxe4 18. fxe4 ({RR} 18. Rae1 Nxf4 19. Nxf4 e3 20. Qd3 a6 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. Rxe3 Rxe3 23. Qxe3 Re8 24. Qd2 Qf7) 18... a6 ({RR} 18... Rf8 19. Bc6 Rab8) 19. Bc6 ({RR} 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. Bxh6 Rxe4 ({RR} 20... Nf6) 21. Qg5 Re5 22. Qg6 Qe8) 19... Bxc6 20. dxc6 Ne5 21. Rad1 Rac8 ({RR} 21... Nxf4 22. Nxf4 Rac8 23. Nd5 Qe6 24. c7) 22. Bxe5 ({RR} 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Nc4 {RR} 24. Rd7 Rxc6) ({RR} 22. Bxh6 gxh6 23. Qxh6 Qh7) ({RR} 22. Qe2) 22... dxe5 ({RR} 22... Qxe5 23. Rf5) 23. Qe2 ({RR} 23. Qd6 Nf6 24. Nf2 Qc7 25. Qxc7 Rxc7 26. Rd6 Rec8) 23... Nf6 24. Qxa6 Rxc6 25. Qb5 ({RR} 25. Nf2) ({RR} 25. Qc4+ Kh7 26. Nf2 Rd8 27. Rxd8 Qxd8 28. Rd1 Rd6 29. Rxd6 Qxd6) 25... Qe6 26. Nf2 Ra8 27. Rd2 {Salov,V (2685)-Granda Zuniga,J (2605) Amsterdam 1995 CBM 049 [Salov,Valery] ½-½ (45)} ({RR} 27. Rfe1)) ({RR} 12... h6 13. Bf4 Re8 ({RR} 13... Qe7 14. O-O-O a6 15. g4 Nh7 16. Rg1) 14. O-O-O Ne5 15. Nf2 ({RR} 15. g4 Bc8 16. Kb1 ({RR} 16. Nf2) 16... Nxf3 17. Qxf3 Bxg4)) ({RR} 12... Re8 13. O-O-O c4 14. Kb1 b5 15. Nf2 a5 16. a4 Ba6 17. axb5 Bxb5 18. Qa3 Qc7 19. Rc1 Rab8 20. Nd1 Ba6 21. Bd2 Nc5 22. Bxc4 Bxc4 23. Rxc4 Qd7 24. Rc3 a4 25. Be3 Nxd5 26. exd5 Qf5+ 27. Rc2 {Zentai,P (2263)-Taylor,A (2398) Budapest 2019 0-1 (42)}) 13. Bd3 h6 $146 ({RR} 13... Re8 14. O-O h6 15. Bd2 b5 16. Qa5 c4 17. Bc2 Nc5 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Rfe1 Nfd7 20. Rad1 Ne5 21. Nf2 g5 22. h3 Kg7 23. Ba5 Rd7 24. Ng4 f6 25. Re3 h5 26. Nxe5 fxe5 27. Rc1 Rf8 28. b3 {Arlandi,E (2435)-Vezzosi,P (2325) Reggio Emilia 1992 1-0 (56)}) ({RR} 13... Qe7 14. O-O) 14. Bf4 Qe7 15. O-O b5 16. Rfe1 Ne5 17. Bf1 Bc8 18. Nf2 Ng6 19. Bd2 Bd7 20. b4 Rfc8 21. f4 cxb4 22. Qxb4 Rc2 23. Rec1 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Ne8 25. Re1 Rc8 26. Bd3 Qf6 27. g3 h5 28. Be3 h4 29. Bd4 Qd8 30. Qd2 Nf6 31. Be2 Qe7 32. Bf3 Ne8 33. Re3 Qd8 34. Bd1 hxg3 35. hxg3 Nf8 36. Bb3 Ng6 37. e5 dxe5 38. fxe5 Qg5 39. Ne4 Qh5 40. e6 fxe6 41. Nc5 e5 42. d6+ Kh7 43. Nxd7 exd4 44. Re2 Rc3 45. Qe1 Nh4 46. Nf8+ Kh8 47. Ng6+ Qxg6 48. Rxe8+ Kh7 49. Bg8+ Kh6 50. Qd2+ Kh5 51. Re5+ Nf5 52. Qe2+ Kg5 53. d7 Qd6 54. Qe4 Rxg3+ 55. Kf2 g6 56. Rd5 1-0

[Event "Niksic International"]
[Site "Niksic"]
[Date "1983.08.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Ivanovic, Bozidar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E49"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1983.08.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O 7. Bd3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne2 b6 10. f3 Re8 11. O-O Ba6 12. Ng3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nc6 14. Bb2 c4 15. Qd2 Qd7 ({RR} 15... h5 16. Rae1 h4 17. Nf5 Ne7 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. Qf2 h3 20. g4 Qe8 21. Kh1 b5 22. Rg1 a5 23. Rg3 Nh7 24. Rxh3 Ng5 25. Rh5 f6 26. h4 Nf7 27. Rxd5 b4 28. e4 Rb8 29. Rc5 bxa3 30. Bxa3 {Caruana,F (2796)-Sarana,A (2717) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (37)}) ({RR} 15... Na5 16. Qf2 Nb3 17. Rae1 b5 18. e4 a5 19. e5 Nd7 20. f4 b4 21. f5 bxc3 22. Bxc3 Nf8 23. Qf4 Ra7 24. Nh5 f6 25. exf6 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 gxf6 27. Re8 Qxe8 28. Nxf6+ Kf7 29. Nxe8 Re7 30. Nd6+ {Fernandez Estremera,F (2127)-Yevchenko,A (2276) chess.com INT 2025 1-0 (33)}) 16. Rae1 h5 17. e4 g6 $146 ({RR} 17... h4 18. Nf5 g6 19. Qh6 gxf5 20. Qxf6 Re6 21. Qxf5 Ne7 22. Qg4+ Ng6 23. f4 Rae8 24. e5 Rxe5 25. Qxd7 Rxe1 26. Bc1 R8e2 27. f5 h3 28. gxh3 Nh4 29. Qd8+ {1-0 (29) Drimer,D-Urseanu,V Romania 1961}) 18. Bc1 Nh7 19. Qh6 Re6 20. f4 Ne7 21. f5 gxf5 22. Qxh5 dxe4 23. Nxf5 Nxf5 24. Rxf5 Rae8 25. Re3 Rg6 26. Rh3 1-0

[Event "World-ch31-KK2 Kasparov-Karpov +5-3=16"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.10.24"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1985.09.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Ne4 5. Qc2 f5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 Na5 10. c5 d6 11. c4 b6 $146 ({RR} 11... dxc5 12. Ba3 Nc6 13. Rad1 e5 14. Nxe5 Nxd4 15. Qb2 Qf6 16. Bxe4 fxe4 17. Bxc5 Qxe5 18. Bxd4 Qe7 19. Rd2 Bh3 20. Qxb7 e3 21. Rd3 Bxf1 22. Qd5+ Qf7 23. Kxf1 exf2 24. Bxf2 Rab8 25. Rd2 c6 26. Qxf7+ {Moiseenko,A (2597)-Sulskis,S (2567) Kharkov 2003 0-1 (53)}) 12. Bd2 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 d5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. e3 Be6 16. Qc3 Rf7 17. Rfc1 Rb8 18. Rab1 Re7 19. a4 Bf7 20. Bf1 h6 21. Bd3 Qd7 22. Qc2 Be6 23. Bb5 Qd8 24. Rd1 g5 25. Nf3 Rg7 26. Ne5 f4 27. Bf1 Qf6 28. Bg2 Rd8 29. e4 dxe4 30. Bxe4 Re7 31. Qc3 Bd5 32. Re1 Kg7 33. Ng4 Qf7 34. Bxd5 Rxd5 35. Rxe7 Qxe7 36. Re1 Qd8 37. Ne5 Qf6 38. cxb6 Qxb6 39. gxf4 Rxd4 40. Nf3 Nb3 41. Rb1 Qf6 42. Qxc7+ 1-0

[Event "World-ch31-KK2 Kasparov-Karpov +5-3=16"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.10.08"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1985.09.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. bxc3 O-O 9. O-O f5 10. Be3 Nxc3 11. Qd3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Ne4 $146 ({RR} 12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Ne4 14. f3 Nf6 15. e4 d6 16. Rad1 fxe4 17. fxe4 e5 18. Bxe5 Bg4 19. Bxd6 Bxd1 20. Qxd1 Re8 21. e5 Nd7 22. Qd5+ Kh8 23. Qxb7 Rc8 24. Bh3 Nb6 25. c5 Qg5 26. cxb6 Qe3+ 27. Kh1 {Cordes,H (2310)-Wegner,H (2210) Hamburg 1985 1-0}) 13. c5 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 b6 15. Bxe4 fxe4 16. Qxe4 Ba6 17. cxb6 axb6 18. Qe5 Qf6 19. Qe3 Qh6 20. Qxh6 gxh6 21. Rfe1 Bc4 22. a3 b5 23. Rad1 Rf5 24. Bb2 Rd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch31-KK2 Kasparov-Karpov +5-3=16"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.09.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1985.09.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 d6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 b6 8. Bd3 Bxc3+ ({RR} 8... h6 9. h4 Bb7 10. O-O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 c5 12. d5 exd5 13. cxd5 b5 14. g4 Qa5 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. g5 Nxd5 17. Be4 Nb4 18. cxb4 Qa3+ 19. Qb2 Qxb2+ 20. Kxb2 Bxe4 21. Rh3 Rfd8 22. gxh6 gxh6 23. Nd2 {Petkov,V (2534)-Guliev,L (2400) Cesme 2015 ½-½ (45)}) ({RR} 8... Bb7 9. Bxh7+ Kh8 10. Bd3 e5 11. d5 Nc5 12. Nd2 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Qxg5 15. e4 Qxg2 16. O-O-O Qxf2 17. Bc2 Bc8 18. Rhg1 Qh4 19. Rdf1 g6 20. Kb1 Kg7 21. Nf3 Qh6 22. b4 Nd7 23. Qxc7 {Kovalchuk,A (2304)-Lissillour,B (2318) chess.com INT 2025 1-0 (36)}) 9. bxc3 $146 ({RR} 9. Qxc3 Bb7 10. O-O h6 11. Bh4 Qe7 12. Nd2 g5 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. e4 e5 15. f3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 exd4 17. Qxd4 Qe5 18. Qxe5 dxe5 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20. Nf1 Nc5 21. Be2 Bc8 22. Kf2 Be6 23. Ne3 c6 {Van Scheltinga,T-O'Kelly de Galway,A Hilversum 1947 ½-½ (45)}) 9... h6 10. Bh4 Bb7 11. Nd2 g5 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. Qd1 Ng7 14. h4 f5 15. hxg5 hxg5 16. f3 Qe7 17. Qb3 Kf7 18. O-O-O Rh8 19. c5 dxc5 20. Nc4 cxd4 21. cxd4 f4 22. Bf2 Nh5 23. Bc2 fxe3 24. Bxe3 Bd5 25. Qd3 Rag8 26. Ne5+ Nxe5 27. dxe5 Nf4 28. Bxf4 gxf4 29. Rxh8 Rxh8 30. Qg6+ Kf8 31. Rxd5 exd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch31-KK2 Kasparov-Karpov +5-3=16"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.09.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1985.09.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 Ne4 6. Qd3 Qa5 7. Qxe4 Bxc3+ 8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 Qb6 10. dxc5 Qxb2 11. Rb1 Qc3 12. Qd3 Qxd3 13. exd3 Na6 ({RR} 13... Nc6 14. Bg2 b6 15. Ne4 bxc5 16. Nxc5 Kd8 17. Bxc6 dxc6 18. f4 Re8 19. d4 Kc7 20. Kd2 Rb8 21. Rb3 Rb6 22. Ra3 Kb8 23. Kc3 Rd8 24. Re1 h6 25. f5 Rf8 26. Re3 Rb1 27. fxe6 Rc1+ 28. Kb2 {Sargsyan,S (2660)-Murzin,V (2657) Tashkent UZB 2025 1-0 (32)}) 14. d4 $146 ({RR} 14. Ne4 Ke7 15. d4 b6 {½-½ (15) Pedersen,N (2300)-Cvek,R (2390) Plzen 1997}) ({RR} 14. Ne4 Ke7 15. d4 Rb8 16. Bg2 b6 17. Kd2 bxc5 18. Nxc5 d6 19. Rxb8 Nxb8 20. Rb1 dxc5 21. Rxb8 cxd4 22. c5 Kd7 23. Ra8 e5 24. Bd5 Rf8 25. Rxa7+ Kd8 26. a4 f5 27. a5 Rf6 28. Rxg7 Ra6 {Abdusattorov,N (2634)-Ibrahimli,M (2436) Chess.com INT 2021 ½-½ (50)}) 14... Rb8 15. Bg2 Ke7 16. Ke2 Rd8 17. Ne4 b6 18. Nd6 Nc7 19. Rb4 Ne8 20. Nxe8 Kxe8 21. Rhb1 Ba6 22. Ke3 d5 23. cxd6 Rbc8 24. Kd3 Rxd6 25. Ra4 b5 26. cxb5 Rb8 27. Rab4 Bb7 28. Bxb7 Rxb7 29. a4 Ke7 30. h4 h6 31. f3 Rd5 32. Rc1 Rbd7 33. a5 g5 34. hxg5 Rxg5 35. g4 h5 36. b6 axb6 37. axb6 Rb7 38. Rc5 f5 39. gxh5 Rxh5 40. Kc4 Rh8 41. Kb5 Ra8 42. Rbc4 1-0

[Event "World-ch32-KK3 Kasparov-Karpov +5-4=15"]
[Site "London/Leningrad"]
[Date "1986.07.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1986.07.28"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd5 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Nc6 12. Nf4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Bd7 14. Rhc1 Ke7 15. Nd3 Rhc8 16. Nc5 Rab8 17. Rc3 Nd8 18. Rac1 $146 ({RR} 18. Nxd7 Kxd7 19. Rac1 Rxc3 20. Rxc3 Rc8 21. Ra3 a6 22. Rd3+ Ke7 23. Rb3 Rc7 24. Rb4 h6 25. f4 Kd6 26. Rd4+ Ke7 27. Rb4 Kd6 28. Ke3 Nc6 29. Rc4 Na7 30. Rd4+ Ke7 31. Rb4 Nb5 {½-½ (31) Giorgadze,T (2505)-Garcia Gonzales,G (2495) Pontevedra 1986}) 18... Bc6 19. Nd3 Bd7 20. Ne5 Rxc3 21. Rxc3 Be8 22. b4 a6 23. Be4 h6 24. a3 f6 25. Nd3 Bc6 26. Bxc6 Nxc6 27. Nc5 Ne5 28. f4 Nd7 29. Nb3 Kd6 30. e4 g5 31. Ke3 e5 32. fxg5 fxg5 33. Na5 g4 34. Rc2 h5 35. Rc1 b6 36. Rc6+ Ke7 37. Nc4 Rf8 38. Ke2 Rf3 39. Ne3 Nf6 40. Rxb6 Nxe4 41. Rxa6 Rf2+ 42. Kd3 Nd6 43. Ra7+ Ke6 44. Rh7 e4+ 45. Kc3 Nb5+ 46. Kc4 Nxa3+ 47. Kd4 Rxh2 48. Rh6+ Kd7 49. Nd5 h4 50. Rxh4 Rxh4 51. gxh4 g3 52. Nf4 Nc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1996.12.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Kramnik,Vladimir"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1996.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik Dolmatov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. e3 d6 9. f3 {Botvinnik's idea} Nbd7 10. Nh3 $5 {Alternative is} (10. Bd3 c5 11. Ne2 Rc8 (11... h6 {Dolmatov} 12. Bh4 Rc8 13. b4 d5 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. b5 Nb6 $6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Nc3 $14 {Sorokin,M-Atalik,S/Cheliabinsk/1991/}) 12. Qb3 cxd4 13. exd4 d5 $6 14. O-O dxc4 15. Bxc4 h6 16. Bh4 Nb8 17. Qd3 Qe7 18. Rfe1 {White's position is preferable, Sokolov,I-Almasi,Z/It Groningen NED 1995}) 10... c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Be2 Qb6 (12... d5 {Dolmatov} 13. O-O-O $6 Qb6 14. Rd2 Rfe8 15. Rhd1 Bc6 16. Kb1 Rab8 17. Bh4 Ba4 18. Rc1 Rec8 $17 {Xu,J-Stefansson,H/1994/}) (12... a5 $5 13. O-O (13. Rd1 h6 14. Bh4 (14. Bf4 $5 e5 $5 $10) 14... Ne4 15. Bxd8 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Rfxd8 17. Rxd6 Ne5 18. Rxd8+ (18. Rb6 Ba6 19. f4 Nd3+ $36) 18... Rxd8 $44 {Zaitsev,I-Kimelfeld,R/USSR/1990/}) 13... h6 14. Bh4 Qb6 (14... a4 15. Rfd1 Ra6 16. Bf2 Qb8 17. Nf4 Rb6 18. Rd2 Rc8 19. Bd1 Bc6 20. Rb1 Qc7 21. Bg3 e5 22. Ne2 Nf8 {½-½ Drasko,M-Levin,F/Podgorica (12)/1993 (28)}) 15. Rfd1 d5 16. Rd2 (16. Bf2 $5 { f4}) 16... Rfe8 (16... Bc6 $1 17. Bf2 Rfb8 $1 { b3} 18. Bd1 $1 e5 $6 (18... a4 $5 { a5, b6}) 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Ba4 Qe6 $1 (20... Bc6 21. Rd6 Rc8 22. Rad1 $14) 21. Rad1 $1 Nb6 $1 22. Bc2 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Qxh3 24. Qxe5 $8 Re8 $1 {Georgiev,Ki-Razuvaev,Y/Elenite/1992/1-0 (60)}) 17. Rad1 Rac8 18. Bf2 Qa7 19. Nf4 Bc6 20. Bd3 Qc7 21. cxd5 exd5 22. Ne2 Qb6 23. Bf5 {½-½ Drasko,M-Kolev,At/Ubeda op/1996 (38)}) 13. O-O d5 (13... a5 {Ftacnik} 14. Rfd1 Ba6 15. Rd2 h6 16. Bh4 d5 17. Rad1 Ra7 18. Bf2 Rb8 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20. Qc1 Bxe2 21. Rxe2 Qb5 22. Rc2 Rc8 23. e4 N5b6 {½-½ Burijovich,L-Adla,D/Mar del Plata op (02)/1994 (32)}) ({RR} 13... a5 14. Rfd1 d5 15. Rac1 Ba6 16. Rd2 Rab8 17. Bh4 Rfc8 18. Bf2 a4 19. Nf4 g5 20. Nh3 h6 21. Bg3 Rb7 22. Be5 Nxe5 23. Qxe5 Nd7 24. Qg3 Qa5 25. Rcd1 d4 26. exd4 cxd4 27. Rxd4 Rxb2 28. Rxd7 {Ponomariov,R (2743)-Polgar,J (2677) Moscow 2002 ½-½ (71)}) 14. Rad1 (14. cxd5 {Ftacnik} exd5 15. b4 c4 16. Rfd1 Rfe8 17. Qd4 h6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Kf2 Qc7 20. Nf4 Re5 21. Rac1 Rae8 22. Rc3 g5 23. Nh3 Bc8 24. Bf1 Bxh3 25. gxh3 Nh5 {0-1 Kumaran,D-Almasi,Z/WchJM-U18 Bratislava (09)/1993/ (38)}) 14... Bc6 (14... h6 {Dolmatov} 15. Bf4 a5 16. Bg3 Ba6 17. Rf2 Ra7 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Qc1 Bxe2 20. Rxe2 $14 {Karpov,A-Andersson,U/Haninge/1990/} (20. Rxe2 {Ftacnik} Qb5 21. Rc2 Rb7 22. Nf2 { e4} N5f6 23. e4 $16 {1-0 Karpov,An-Andersson,U/Haninge/1990/ (35)})) (14... a5 {Ftacnik} 15. Rd2 Rab8 16. Bh4 Bc6 17. Bf2 a4 18. Nf4 Qc7 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Nd3 Rb3 21. Qc2 Qa5 22. Nc1 Rb6 23. Na2 Rfb8 {Perez,Rol-Bitoon,Ri/Greenhills op (06) 1996/0-1 (56)}) ({RR} 14... a5 15. Rd2 Rfe8 16. Rc1 Rac8 17. Bd1 h6 18. Bh4 Ba6 19. Ba4 Bxc4 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Bxe8 Nxe8 22. Nf4 a4 23. e4 Nf6 24. exd5 exd5 25. Re1 Qb5 26. h4 Bb3 27. g4 Qc6 28. Rde2 d4 29. Qd3 {Ljubojevic,L (2570)-Karpov,A (2760) Monte Carlo 1997 1-0 (51)}) 15. Nf2 (15. Rd2 $5 {Dolmatov} h6 16. Bh4 Rab8 17. Bg3 Rb7 18. Nf4 $14) 15... h6 $146 ({RR} 15... Ba4 16. Rd2 {½-½ (16) Drasko,M (2555)-Gligoric,S (2465) Niksic 1997}) 16. Bh4 Ba4 (16... Rab8 {Ftacnik} 17. Rd2 a5 $10) 17. Rd2 Bb3 18. Ng4 $1 {The original idea. Opening the f-file, White is preparing an attack on King side} (18. Rc1 {Dolmatov} Rfc8 $15) 18... Nxg4 (18... Nh7 {Ftacnik} 19. Rc1 f5 20. Ne5 $14 d4 $140 21. exd4 cxd4 22. Rxd4 Nxe5 23. c5 $16) 19. fxg4 Rab8 (19... f6 $2 {Karpov} 20. cxd5 exd5 21. Bf3) 20. g5 (20. cxd5 $142 {Karpov} exd5 21. Rf5) 20... hxg5 21. Bxg5 Rb7 {× f7, g7} (21... Qc6 $6 {Dolmatov} 22. Bf3 $13 (22. Be7 Rfe8 23. Bh4 Bxc4 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. Qxc4 Nb6 26. Qf4 Rb7 $17)) 22. Be7 $2 {This is unnecessary move. White simly loses a tempo xf7} (22. Bh4 $142 {Karpov}) 22... Re8 23. Bh4 Nf8 (23... a5 {Ftacnik} 24. Bh5 $1 Nb8 25. Rdf2 $14) 24. Bg3 Rd8 25. Bh4 Rdd7 (25... Re8 26. Rf3 $1) (25... d4 {Ftacnik} 26. exd4 (26. Bxd8 dxc3 27. Bxb6 cxd2 28. Bxc5 Rd7 29. Bd4 e5 30. Bxe5 d1=Q 31. Bxd1 Bxd1 $15) 26... cxd4 (26... Rxd4 27. Bf2 Rxd2 28. Qxd2 $14) 27. Qd3 Rc8) 26. cxd5 Rxd5 (26... exd5 $5 {Dolmatov} 27. Rc1 (27. Bg4 {Ftacnik} d4 (27... Rd6 {Karpov} 28. Qe5 $132) 28. exd4 Rxd4 29. Rxd4 cxd4 30. Qd3 Ba4 31. Rf2 $10) 27... Ne6 (27... Qh6 28. Bf2 Ne6 $10) 28. Qe5 Rb8 29. Bg4 Re8) 27. e4 Rxd2 28. Qxd2 Ba4 (28... Nd7 $5 {Karpov  e5}) 29. Bh5 $1 (29. Rb1 {Ftacnik} Rd7 $10) 29... Be8 (29... Qxb2 $2 {Ftacnik} 30. Bxf7+ Kh8 31. Qxb2 Rxb2 32. Be7 $16) (29... g6 $1 {Ftacnik} 30. Qh6 (30. Bf6 Nh7 31. e5 Qxb2 32. Qd8+ Nf8 33. Bf3 Rd7 $17) 30... Nh7 31. Bd1 (31. e5 Qxb2 32. Bxg6 (32. Bf6 $2 Nxf6 33. exf6 Qd4+ 34. Kh1 Qxf6 $19) 32... fxg6 33. Qxg6+ Rg7 34. Qxe6+ Kh8 $17) 31... Qxb2 32. Bxa4 Qd4+ 33. Bf2 Qxa4 34. Bxc5 Qxe4 $15) 30. Bf2 Qb5 $2 {It is hard to explain why Karpov missed the simple} (30... Qxb2 31. Qxb2 (31. Qd8 Bb5 32. Re1 (32. Bxc5 $2 {fails to} Bxf1 33. Qxf8+ Kh7 34. Kxf1 Qc1+ 35. Kf2 Rb2+ 36. Kg3 Qg5+ 37. Bg4 Rb3+) 32... Rd7 33. Qe8 Rc7 (33... c4 {and now correct is 34.Qb8. If} 34. Bc5 Qxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Rd2+ 36. Re2 Rxe2+ 37. Bxe2 Bxe8 38. Bxc4 Bc6 39. Kf3 a5 40. Ke3 Nd7 {and Black is a pawn up}) 34. Qd8 Rd7 {draw}) 31... Rxb2 32. Bxc5 Rb5 $1 33. Bxf8 (33. Rc1 {Dolmatov} Nd7 34. Bd6 Rxh5 35. Rc8 Nf6 (35... Kh7 $1 {Karpov} 36. Rxe8 Nf6 37. Re7 Nxe4 $17) 36. e5) 33... Kxf8 {and Black has a better endgame}) 31. Qd8 {After the game, Kasparov mentioned that 31.Qd6 was even better} (31. Qd6 $142 {Kasparov}) 31... Bc6 32. Bg3 {Ftacnik: White can not claim advantage, since his pieces are not so well coordinated and weaknesses b2,e4 still loom. Ftacnik: Weiss kann kaum behaupten, Vorteil zu haben, weil seine Kräfte nicht besonders gut koordiniert sind und die Schwächen b2 und e4 bleiben.} Rd7 {This loses. Black could of continue with 32... c4, for instance 33.Bd6 Qxh5, and Black stood even better because White's attack is over! 32... Qb6 also deserves attention} (32... c4 {Dolmatov} 33. Bd6 Qxh5 (33... Qb6+ 34. Qxb6 axb6) 34. Qxf8+ (34. Bxf8) 34... Kh7 35. Rf3 c3 (35... Rb3 36. Qxf7 Qxf7 37. Rxf7 Rxb2 38. Rxg7+ Kxg7 39. Be5+ Kg6 40. Bxb2 Bxe4 41. Kf2) 36. b4 (36. bxc3 $2 Rb1+ $19) (36. Rh3 $2 Qxh3 37. gxh3 cxb2 $19) (36. Rxc3 $2 Qd1+ 37. Kf2 Rxb2+) 36... c2 37. Bf4 e5 $11) (32... Bxe4 $5 {Ftacnik} 33. Bc7 (33. Bd6 Qxb2 34. Qxf8+ Kh7 35. Bf3 Qd4+ 36. Kh1 Bxf3 37. gxf3 Qd3 38. Rf2 Rb2 39. Kg2 (39. Rxb2 $4 Qf1#) (39. Bg3 $4 Rxf2 40. Bxf2 Qf1+ 41. Bg1 Qxf3#) 39... Rxf2+ 40. Kxf2 Qd2+ $10) 33... f6 34. Bd6 Qxb2 35. Qxf8+ Kh7 36. Bf3 Qd4+ 37. Kh1 Bxf3 38. gxf3 $14) (32... Qb6 33. Qxb6 axb6 $15) 33. Qe8 $1 {Excellent move! Now White has all the chances} Qxf1+ ({If} 33... f6 {then} 34. Bd6 Rxd6 35. Bf7+ Kh7 36. Qxf8 Rd2 37. Qg8+ Kh6 38. Qh8+ Kg5 39. Qh5#) (33... g6 34. Bd6 $1 {wins} ({Of course not} 34. Bxg6 $2 Qxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Rd1+ 36. Ke2 Bxe8 37. Kxd1 Nxg6 {and now Black is winning!}) (34. Bd6 {Dolmatov} Qxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Rxd6 36. Qb8 $18 (36. Qe7 {Ftacnik} Rd7 37. Qxc5 $16))) 34. Kxf1 Rd1+ 35. Bxd1 Bxe8 36. Bf2 Bb5+ (36... Nd7 37. Ba4 {the pin is unpleasant} a6 (37... f6 {Ftacnik} 38. Bxc5 (38. Bxd7 Bxd7 39. Bxc5 a6 40. Kf2 $14) 38... Nxc5 39. Bxe8 Nxe4 40. Ke2 $16) 38. Ke2 {White is much better}) (36... Bc6 {Ftacnik} 37. Bxc5 a5 38. Bc2 $18) 37. Be2 (37. Ke1 {Ftacnik} Nd7) 37... Bxe2+ 38. Kxe2 Nd7 39. Kd3 {Black cannot protect his weak pawns. The game is over.} a6 40. Bg1 (40. Kc4 {Dolmatov} Nf6 (40... Ne5+ {Ftacnik} 41. Kxc5 Nd3+ 42. Kb6 Nxf2 43. Kxa6 Nxe4 $19)) 40... f5 (40... Ne5+ {Ftacnik} 41. Kc3 Nd7 42. Kc4 Nf6 43. Kxc5 Nxe4+ 44. Kb6 $18) 41. exf5 exf5 42. Kc4 Ne5+ 43. Kxc5 Nd3+ 44. Kb6 (44. Kb6 {Ftacnik} Nxb2 45. Kxa6 Nd3 46. a4 Ne1 47. a5 $18) 1-0

[Event "World-ch31-KK2 Kasparov-Karpov +5-3=16"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.10.01"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1985.09.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. e3 cxd4 7. exd4 h6 8. Bh4 d5 9. Rc1 ({RR} 9. Be2 dxc4 10. O-O Nc6 11. Bxc4 Be7 12. Rc1 b6 13. a3 Bb7 14. Re1 Nh5 15. Bg3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bf6 17. d5 Na5 18. Ba2 Bxc3 19. Rxc3 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Qxd5 21. Qxd5 exd5 22. Rd1 Nc4 23. Rxd5 Nxb2 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2789)-So,W (2778) Leuven 2018 ½-½ (44)}) ({RR} 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Ne5 Be7 13. Re1 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qd3 Rc8 16. Rad1 Bb7 17. Bb3 Qd7 18. Qh3 Rfd8 19. Rxe6 Kh8 20. Re3 Qxh3 21. Rxh3 Kg8 22. Re3 Bb4 23. Bxf6 gxf6 {Lagarde,M (2642)-Bok,B (2621) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (49)}) 9... dxc4 $146 ({RR} 9... Be7 10. c5 b6 11. b4 a5 12. Na4 axb4 13. Nxb6 Ra3 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Qd2 Rxf3 16. gxf3 Nc6 17. Bb5 Nxd4 18. Qxb4 Nxf3+ 19. Kd1 e5 20. Be2 Nd4 21. c6 Bg5 22. Rc3 Qf6 23. Nd7 Bxd7 24. cxd7 {Ju,W (2572)-Gelfand,B (2697) Caleta 2018 0-1}) ({RR} 9... Nc6 10. Be2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Bd3 Be7 14. Bb1 Rc8 15. Re1 Re8 16. a3 Nd5 17. Bg3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Bxa3 19. Qd3 g6 20. Rcd1 Bf8 21. h4 Qd5 22. c4 Qa5 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. Rxe5 {Rashkovsky,N (2445)-Mikhalchishin,A (2525) Kuibyshev 1986 1-0 (42)}) 10. Bxc4 Nc6 11. O-O Be7 12. Re1 b6 13. a3 Bb7 14. Bg3 Rc8 15. Ba2 Bd6 16. d5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxg3 18. hxg3 exd5 19. Bxd5 Qf6 20. Qa4 Rfd8 21. Rcd1 Rd7 22. Qg4 Rcd8 23. Qxd7 Rxd7 24. Re8+ Kh7 25. Be4+ 1-0

[Event "World-ch31-KK2 Kasparov-Karpov +5-3=16"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.10.17"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1985.09.03"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. bxc3 O-O 9. O-O Na5 ({RR} 9... b6 10. Ne5 Nxd2 11. Nxc6 dxc6 12. Qxd2 Qd6 13. Qf4 Qxf4 14. gxf4 Ba6 15. Bxc6 Rad8 16. dxc5 Rc8 17. Bb5 Bxb5 18. cxb5 Rxc5 19. a4 Rfc8 20. Ra3 Rd5 21. Rb1 g6 22. a5 Rcc5 23. axb6 axb6 24. Ra6 {Aronian,L (2775)-Duda,J (2750) chess24.com INT 2022 ½-½ (54)}) ({RR} 9... f5 10. Be3 Nxc3 11. Qd3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Ne4 13. c5 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 b6 15. Bxe4 fxe4 16. Qxe4 Ba6 17. cxb6 axb6 18. Qe5 Qf6 19. Qe3 Qh6 20. Qxh6 gxh6 21. Rfe1 Bc4 22. a3 b5 23. Rad1 Rf5 24. Bb2 {Kasparov,G (2700)-Karpov,A (2720) Moscow 1985 ½-½}) 10. dxc5 ({RR} 10. Bf4 d5 11. cxd5 Nxc3 12. Qd3 cxd4 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Ng5 g6 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. e3 Nc6 17. Rae1 Rc8 18. exd4 Nxd4 19. Kh1 Nde2 20. Qxd8 Rcxd8 21. Bh6 Rf7 22. Bh3 Nd4 23. a3 Nf5 24. Bf4 Nd5 {Aronian,L (2750)-Anand,V (2792) Mainz 2007 ½-½ (33)}) 10... Qc7 11. Nd4 $146 ({RR} 11. Bf4 Qxc5 12. Ne5 Nxc4 13. Qd4 Qxd4 14. cxd4 Nxe5 15. dxe5 f5 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Bd6 Rf7 18. e4 {½-½ (18) Kacheishvili,G (2605)-Sargissian,G (2612) Dubai 2006}) ({RR} 11. Bf4 Qxc5 12. Ne5 Nxc4 13. Nxd7 Bxd7 14. Qxd7 Ned6 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Qa4 e5 17. Bc1 Nb5 18. Qb3 b6 19. a4 Nc7 20. Bg5 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 h6 22. Bc1 Rc8 23. Rd7 Ne6 24. Rd5 Qc7 25. Qc2 a6 {Chojnacki,K (2436)-Weichhold,P (2325) Lazy 2012 1-0 (69)}) 11... Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Nxc4 13. Qg5 f6 14. Qf4 Ne5 15. Nb3 Rb8 16. Qd4 b6 17. f4 Nf7 18. Rfd1 Rd8 19. c4 Bb7 20. Bxb7 Rxb7 21. cxb6 Rxb6 22. c5 Rc6 23. Rac1 d5 24. cxd6 Rdxd6 25. Qe3 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 g6 27. Rc1 Rxc1+ 28. Qxc1 Qb6+ 29. Qc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch32-KK3 Kasparov-Karpov +5-4=15"]
[Site "London/Leningrad"]
[Date "1986.08.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1986.07.28"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kramnik,Vladimir} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8. Qb3 ({RR} 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3) 8... Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nc6 10. cxd5 Na5 11. Qc2 Nxd5 12. Qd3 ({RR} 12. O-O Qc7 ({RR} 12... Bd7) 13. Re1 ({RR} 13. e4 Nxc3 ({RR} 13... Nb6) 14. Bb2 ({RR} 14. Bd2 Ne2+ 15. Kh1 Qxc2 16. Nxc2 Nc6) 14... Nb5 15. Qxc7 Nxc7) 13... Bd7 ({RR} 13... Rd8 14. e4) 14. e4 Nb6 ({RR} 14... Nxc3 15. Bd2 Rac8 16. Rac1) 15. e5 Ba4 ({RR} 15... Rfc8) 16. Qd3 Qc4 ({RR} 16... Rac8 17. Be4) 17. Qf3 ({RR} 17. Qxc4 Nbxc4 18. Rb1 Rab8 19. f4) 17... Nc6 18. Re4 ({RR} 18. Qg4 Bc2 ({RR} 18... Kh8) ({RR} 18... h5 19. Qh4 Qxc3 ({RR} 19... Nd5)) 19. Ba3 ({RR} 19. Bh6 Bg6) 19... Rfc8) 18... Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Bc6 20. Rxc4 Bxf3 21. Rc7 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rab8 23. Rb1 Rfc8 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. Rb3 ({RR} 25. Be3 Rxc3 26. Bxb6 axb6 27. Rxb6 Rc7) 25... h5 26. Be3 Nd5 {Nakamura,H (2770)-Kramnik,V (2781) Dortmund 2011 CBM 144 [Kramnik,Vladimir] 0-1 (47)} {RR} 27. Bxa7 Rxc3 28. Rxc3 ({RR} 28. Rxb7 Ra3) 28... Nxc3 29. a3) ({RR} 12. O-O Bd7 13. e4 Nb6 14. a4 e5 15. Nf5 Be6 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Bb4 Nbc4 18. Rfd1 Qc7 19. Qe2 f6 20. h4 g6 21. Nd6 Nxd6 22. Bxd6 Qf7 23. Bb4 Nc4 24. a5 Rad8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rd1 Qc7 {Djukic,S (2080)-Gallagher,D (2203) Stockholm SWE 2025 0-1 (45)}) 12... Bd7 $146 ({RR} 12... Nb6 13. f4 Nac4 14. g4 e5 15. fxe5 Qh4+ 16. Qg3 Qxg3+ 17. hxg3 Nxe5 18. g5 {½-½ (18) Tella,J (2310)-Hokkanen,P (2260) Tampere 1996}) ({RR} 12... Qc7 13. Nb5 Qc6) ({RR} 12... Qc7 13. O-O Bd7 14. e4 Nb6 15. f4 e5 16. fxe5 Nac4 17. g4 Nxe5 18. Qg3 Nbc4 19. Bf4 Qc5 20. Rae1 Rad8 21. g5 Rfe8 22. Kh1 b5 23. Rd1 Bc8 24. h4 Bg4 25. Nb3 Qc8 26. Rd5 Rxd5 27. exd5 {Kasparov,G (2595)-Suba,M (2430) Dubai 1986 ½-½ (63)}) ({RR} 12... Qc7 13. Nb5 Qc6 14. a4 a6 15. e4 Nb6 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Nd6 Rd8 18. O-O e5 19. Rfd1 Bg4 20. Bf3 Be6 21. Qe3 Nbc4 22. Nxc4 Nxc4 23. Qg5 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 f6 25. Qc1 Qxa4 26. Be7 Qe8 27. Bc5 {Shchukin,D (2400)-Aseev,K (2525) St Petersburg 1998 0-1 (32)}) 13. c4 Ne7 14. O-O Rc8 15. Nb3 Nxc4 16. Bxb7 Rc7 17. Ba6 Ne5 18. Qe3 Nc4 19. Qe4 Nd6 20. Qd3 Rc6 21. Ba3 Bc8 22. Bxc8 Ndxc8 23. Rfd1 Qxd3 24. Rxd3 Re8 25. Rad1 f6 26. Nd4 Rb6 27. Bc5 Ra6 28. Nb5 Rc6 29. Bxe7 Nxe7 30. Rd7 Ng6 31. Rxa7 Nf8 32. a4 Rb8 33. e3 h5 34. Kg2 e5 35. Rd3 Kh7 36. Rc3 Rbc8 37. Rxc6 Rxc6 38. Nc7 Ne6 39. Nd5 Kh6 40. a5 e4 1-0

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1989.09.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. dxc5 O-O 9. e3 Nbd7 ({RR} 9... Be6 10. Nf3 Nbd7 11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 g5 13. Bg3 Ne4 14. Qc2 Ndxc5 15. Nd4 Rc8 16. Be2 Bd7 17. b4 Ne6 18. Qb2 Qf6 19. O-O Rfe8 20. Rac1 Nxd4 21. exd4 Nxg3 22. hxg3 Kg7 23. Bf3 Be6 24. Qd2 {Kasparov,G (2812)-Le,Q (2739) Saint Louis 2017 1-0 (41)}) 10. Bd3 ({RR} 10. Nf3 Nxc5 11. Be2 Nce4 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Bf5 14. Qb2 Qb6 15. Qa3 Rac8 16. Rfc1 Qc5 17. Qxc5 Rxc5 18. Nd4 Bg6 19. c4 Rfc8 20. Nb3 R5c7 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. cxd5 Nxd5 23. Bg4 Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Rxc1+ {Alba Fernandez,N (2123)-Vergara Anton,D (2346) Roquetas de Mar ESP 2024 0-1 (49)}) 10... Qa5 11. Nge2 Bxc3+ $146 ({RR} 11... Ne4 12. O-O Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bxc5 14. c4 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Ne5 16. Bb3 Bg4 17. Bg3 Nc6 18. Nf4 Ba3 19. h3 Bf5 20. e4 Bh7 21. Nd5 Nd4 22. Qd3 Ne6 23. Be5 Bg6 24. Qg3 Kh7 25. f3 Rac8 26. h4 {Ni,V (2173)-Tan,Z (2478) Ningbo 2013 0-1 (42)}) 12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. Nxc3 Nxc5 14. Bc2 g5 15. Bg3 Be6 16. f3 a6 17. h4 Rfc8 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. O-O-O Ncd7 20. Kb1 Kg7 21. Bb3 Rc5 22. e4 dxe4 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Nxe4 Ra5 25. Rhe1 Nf8 26. Nd6 b6 27. Bf2 Nd5 28. Bd4+ Kg6 29. Nc4 1-0

[Event "Linares 16th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1999.02.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1999.02.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qxf5 exf5 8. a3 Be7 9. Bg5 Be6 10. e3 c6 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. O-O h6 13. Bh4 a5 14. Rac1 O-O 15. Ne2 g5 16. Bg3 Ne4 17. Nc3 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 Nf6 19. Rcc1 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Rac8 $146 ({RR} 20... Ne4 21. Nd2 Nxd2 22. Rxd2 Kg7 23. Bc7 Rd7 24. Bb6 Kf6 25. Be2 Kg6 26. h3 h5 27. g3 Bd8 28. Bxd8 Raxd8 29. Rc5 Rd5 30. Rxd5 Bxd5 31. Bf1 f6 {½-½ (31) Olarasu,G (2297)-Alexieva,S (2352) Borovetz 2008}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 14th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1997.02.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E59"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,Lev"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1997.02.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 {Surprise for Kasparov. Kramnik never played Nimzo in his life. Gary made now every move after long thoughts.} 4. e3 {I suspect, that two great K spent a lot time together anylizing 4.Qc2} O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qc7 11. Ba2 b6 {Rare move.Normal continuation here} (11... e5 {g4} 12. h3 b6) 12. Re1 $5 (12. Qe2 e5 13. d5 e4 14. Nd2 Ne5 15. c4 {[%cal Yf2f4]} Neg4 16. f4 exf3 17. gxf3 Ne5 18. Kh1 {1-0 Furman,S-Kondratiev,P/Leningrad 1952 (32)}) 12... e5 13. e4 Bg4 $6 {New and not best move. Clearly stronger} (13... cxd4 $5 14. cxd4 exd4 15. Bg5 (15. e5 Ng4) 15... Bg4 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qe5 19. Rad1 Rac8 20. Rd3 Ne7 $13 {½-½ Knaak-Horvath,Cs/Dresden 1988 (56) with unclear game.}) 14. dxc5 $1 {Natural 14.d5 will be serious positional mistake- bishop on a2 could be closed for a long time.} bxc5 15. h3 Rad8 $146 ({RR} 15... Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Be3 Nxe4 18. Qc2 Nf6 19. Bxc5 Rfd8 20. Ng5 Rd5 21. Be3 Rc8 22. Rab1 Nd4 23. Qb2 Rb5 24. Qd2 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 Qxc3 26. Qxc3 Ne2+ 27. Kh2 Nxc3 28. Rb3 Ncd5 29. Bxa7 e4 30. Rb8 {Babula,V (2545)-Kholmov,R (2475) Pardubice 1997 1-0 (54)}) 16. Qe2 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 $14 {[%cal Ya2f7,Yc1g5,Ya1b1] Kasparov has clear advandage with two bishops in open position.} Rd6 18. Bg5 $5 (18. Be3 Qa5) 18... h6 19. Bh4 Rfd8 (19... Rb8 20. Red1) 20. Rab1 $5 {[%cal Yb1b7]} Ne7 $5 {Kramnik trying to improve knight's position} (20... Rd3 21. Re3 {[%cal Rh4f6]}) 21. Bc4 Nc8 {[%cal Yc8b6]} (21... Ng6 $5 22. Bg3 Rd2 (22... Rb8 $6 23. Qf5 {[%cal Rf5g6]}) (22... Rb6 $5) 23. Qf5 Kh8 $14) 22. Bg3 Nb6 23. Bb5 Re6 24. a4 $1 {White has to push away knight from b6.} c4 $5 {[%csl Gd3]} (24... a5 $6 $16 {[%csl Rb5]}) 25. Qe2 Rd3 26. a5 Nc8 $6 ({Better chances for positive result gives} 26... Nbd7 $5 {For example:} 27. Rb4 Rxc3 28. Qa2 $1 (28. Qd2 Ra3 29. Rxc4 Qxa5) 28... Nc5 29. Rxc4 Rxc4 30. Bxc4 Rc6 31. Bd5 Nd3 $1 32. Bxc6 Nxe1 33. Bd5 Nd3 $14) 27. Rb4 $1 Rxc3 (27... Nd6 28. Bxc4 Nxc4 29. Qxd3 $18) 28. Rxc4 Rxc4 (28... Qxa5 $6 29. Qd2 $1 {Maybe Kramnik missed this move when he played 26...c8}) 29. Qxc4 Qb8 (29... Qxc4 30. Bxc4 Rc6 31. Bf1 Rc5 32. a6 {is not great choice also.}) 30. Qc5 $1 Nd6 31. Bd3 Nd7 32. Qa3 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Re5][%cal Ye1b1] White's plan is very easy: to play in good time a6, and to attack weak pawn on a7.} Nf8 33. Rb1 Qc7 34. Rc1 Qd8 35. a6 $1 Ng6 36. Qc5 Re7 37. f3 $1 {[%cal Yg3f2,Rf2a7]} Ne8 38. Bf1 {Difference between bishops and knights is very clear now.} Rc7 39. Qe3 Rd7 (39... Rxc1 40. Qxc1 {and Black can't protect a7 pawn.}) 40. Kh2 $5 {Kasparov shows that he has enough time for his plan and doesn't need to be in hurry.} Re7 41. Rc6 (41. Rb1 $142 $1 $18 {b7 Dokhoian}) 41... Kh7 42. Qc1 {Everything according to rules: Rook ahead of Queen on the open line.} Nc7 43. Qc3 Qd7 44. Rc5 Qd6 (44... Ne6 45. Rd5 Qc7 46. Bxe5 Nxe5 47. Qxe5 $18) 45. Bf2 Ne6 46. Rd5 Qb8 47. Rb5 Qd6 48. Rb7 {Rook came on b7- beggining of the end.} Nd4 49. Qb4 {Move by move, Kasparov blackmailed his opponent with queen exchange.} Qf6 (49... Qxb4 50. Rxb4 Rc7 51. Bxd4 (51. Rb7 Rc1 52. Bxd4 exd4 53. Bb5) 51... exd4 52. Rxd4 $18) 50. Qc5 Nc6 51. Be3 $1 Re6 52. Bc4 Re7 53. Bd5 $18 {With simple but strong moves Kasparov got a completely winning positions.} Nd4 54. Rxa7 Rxa7 55. Qxa7 Ne7 (55... Nxf3+ 56. gxf3 Qxf3 57. Qxf7 Nf4 (57... Qe2+ 58. Bf2) 58. Qf5+ Kh8 59. Qf8+ Kh7 60. Bg8+ Kg6 61. Qf5#) 56. Bc4 h5 57. Qc5 {Great positional achievments for Kasparov.} 1-0

[Event "Linares 15th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1998.03.08"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2825"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Kostakiev,Dimitar"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1998.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4376]} 1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7 8. Bg5 d6 9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. f3 h6 11. Bh4 Rc8 12. e4 c5 13. Bd3 d5 $1 $146 (13... cxd4 14. Qxd4 Ne5 15. Be2 (15. O-O Ng6 16. Bf2 Qe7 17. Rfe1 Rfd8 18. Bf1 Nd7 19. a4 a5 {Gerstner,W-Farago,I/BL2-S9697 1997/BL2-S/½-½ (51)}) 15... Ng6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. g3 d5 19. exd5 exd5 20. Kf2 Ne5 $14 (20... Rfd8 $14 {½-½ Hoang Than Trang-Eperjesi,L/It (cat.2) Budapest (Hungary) 1994 (24)}) (20... Rfd8 {Ftacnik} 21. Rhd1 Ne5 22. b3 dxc4 23. Nxc4 Bd5 24. Nd2 Be6 25. Ne4 Bxb3 26. Nxf6+ Kg7 27. Nh5+ Kf8 {½-½ Hoang Than Trang-Eperjesi,L/Budapest FS07 IM 1994/EXT 94 (37)}) 21. cxd5 $14 {½-½ Hoang Than Trang-Lin Ye/Izt (w) Kishinev (Moldova) 1995 (23)} (21. cxd5 Bxd5 22. Rac1 Rfd8 23. Rhd1 Be6 24. Ne4 Kg7 {Hoang Than Trang-Lin Ye/Kishinev izt-W 1995/EXT 95/½-½ (80)})) (13... Nxe4 $2 {Ftacnik} 14. Bxe4 Qxh4+ 15. g3 $18) 14. exd5 (14. e5 g5 (14... Ne4 $1 {Ftacnik} 15. Bxd8 (15. Nxe4 Qxh4+ 16. g3 Qh5 17. Nd6 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxe5+ 19. Qxe5 Nxe5 $15) 15... Nxc3 16. Be7 Rfe8 17. bxc3 (17. Bd6 dxc4 18. Nxc4 Nd5 $15) 17... Rxe7 18. cxd5 Bxd5 $15) 15. Bf2 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Nd5 $15) (14. Bg3 $6 {Ftacnik} dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. fxe4 Nf6 $19) (14. dxc5 {Ftacnik} Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Qxh4+ 16. g3 Qe7 17. Nd6 Rxc5 18. Nxb7 Rc7 $17) 14... exd5 15. O-O {} (15. cxd5 {Ftacnik} Re8+ 16. Kf1 g5 17. Bf2 Nxd5 $17) 15... cxd4 (15... dxc4 $5 16. Nxc4 cxd4 $15) 16. Qxd4 Nc5 (16... dxc4 $5 17. Bxc4 Re8 $132) 17. Bxf6 (17. Bf5 $5 {Ftacnik} Ne6 (17... dxc4 $2 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Bxc8 $16) 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Rad1 (19. Rfe1) 19... Qc7 $14) 17... Qxf6 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. Bf5 $14 {Kasparov must be better, but the damage is limited due to the active black pieces.} Rcd8 20. Rfe1 $146 (20. b4 $6 {Ftacnik} dxc4 21. Nxc4 Nb3 22. Rae1 Ba6 $15) ({RR} 20. b4 dxc4 21. Nxc4 Nb3 22. Rae1 Ba6 23. Re4 Rd4 24. Rxd4 Nxd4 25. Bd3 Bxc4 26. Bxc4 Rc8 27. Bd5 Rc2 28. Rd1 Ne2+ 29. Kf1 Nf4 30. Rd4 Rc1+ 31. Kf2 Rc2+ 32. Kf1 {½-½ (32) Varga,P (2421)-Pasztor,F (2296) Nyiregyhaza 2005}) 20... Ba6 (20... d4 $6 {Ftacnik} 21. Re7 $14) 21. Rac1 (21. Re7 {Ftacnik} dxc4 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Rfe8 24. Rxa7 Bc8 25. Rc7 f5 26. Bc2 b5 $11) 21... dxc4 22. Nxc4 Nb3 (22... Rd5 $5 {Ftacnik} 23. Bb1 Rfd8 $13) 23. Rc3 Nd4 24. Bh3 (24. Bb1 {Ftacnik} Rfe8 25. Kf2 Rxe1 26. Kxe1 Re8+ $132) (24. Bd3 Nb5 (24... b5 $142 25. Ne3 b4 26. Bxa6 bxc3 27. bxc3 $44 {Kramnik}) 25. Rb3 Nd4 26. Rc3 Nb5 $11) 24... Rfe8 25. Kf2 Rxe1 26. Kxe1 Re8+ 27. Kd2 Ne2 (27... Rd8 {Ftacnik} 28. Ke3 $1) (27... f5 $1 28. Ne3 $8 f4 29. Nc2 $11 {Kramnik}) 28. Re3 (28. Rc2 {Ftacnik} Nf4 $1 $11) 28... Rd8+ 29. Kxe2 Bxc4+ $11 30. Ke1 Kf8 31. Bf5 {True sign of a poor form, black would still have to labour for the half point after more exact 31.c3.} (31. Rc3 {Ftacnik} Re8+ (31... b5 32. b3 $1 Rd3 33. Rxd3 Bxd3 34. Kd2 $16) 32. Kf2 Re2+ 33. Kg3 Be6 34. b4 $14) 31... Re8 32. Rxe8+ Kxe8 33. Kd2 Ke7 34. Ke3 Bd5 35. Kd4 Kd6 36. Be4 Be6 (36... Bxe4 {Ftacnik} 37. Kxe4 Ke6 38. g4 $16) 37. Bd3 Bc8 38. Bc4 Ke7 (38... Be6 {Ftacnik} 39. Bxe6 fxe6 40. g4 $1 $14) 39. Ke4 (39. Kd5 {Ftacnik} Be6+ 40. Kd4 Bc8) 39... Bb7+ 40. Bd5 Bc8 41. Kd4 Bd7 42. Kc4 (42. Bb7 {Ftacnik} Kd6 $11) 42... Be8 43. b4 Bd7 (43... Kd6 {Ftacnik} 44. Kd4 f5 $1 $11) 44. f4 f5 {Ftacnik: White will bot be able to penetrate with a king any further.} 45. Bf3 Kd6 46. Bh5 f6 47. Bd1 Bc6 48. g3 Bd7 49. Bc2 Ke6 50. a4 Kd6 51. a5 Ke6 52. Kd4 $14 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1997.10.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2820"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Dokhoian,Yury"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1997.09.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. a3 Bxc5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Bg5 Nd4 9. Nxd4 Bxd4 10. e3 Qa5 11. exd4 Qxg5 12. Qd2 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 b6 14. b4 d6 ({RR} 14... Bb7 15. f3 d6 16. Bd3 Rfd8 17. Rhb1 Kf8 18. a4 Ke7 19. a5 Bc6 20. b5 Bb7 21. Ra3 g6 22. Rba1 Rab8 23. axb6 axb6 24. Ra7 Nd7 25. Be4 Bxe4 26. fxe4 Rdc8 27. Kd3 f5 28. exf5 gxf5 29. Re1 {Martinovic,S (2565)-Nayhebaver,M (2440) Slovakia 2017 1-0 (43)}) 15. Bd3 ({RR} 15. Be2 Bb7 16. f3 Rfc8 17. a4 a5 18. Rhb1 Bc6 19. bxa5 bxa5 20. Nb5 Rd8 21. Ke3 Kf8 22. Ra3 Ke7 23. Nc3 Rdb8 24. Rab3 Rxb3 25. Rxb3 Nd7 26. Bd3 {½-½ (26) Polugaevsky,L (2575)-Andersson,U (2620) Haninge 1989}) 15... Rd8 16. f3 h5 $146 ({RR} 16... Ba6 17. a4 Rac8 18. b5 Bb7 19. a5 d5 20. c5 bxc5 21. dxc5 Rxc5 22. Na4 Rcc8 23. a6 Ba8 24. b6 axb6 25. Nxb6 Rc7 26. Rhc1 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Ne8 28. Nxa8 Rxa8 29. Rc6 Kf8 30. Kc3 Ke7 31. Kb4 {Babu,N (2386)-Vijayalakshmi,S (2399) Nagpur 2002 1-0 (42)}) 17. h4 Kf8 18. Rhe1 Bd7 19. Rab1 $6 (19. f4 $142 {eb1,a3-a4-a5}) 19... Rac8 20. Rec1 e5 21. Nb5 Bxb5 22. cxb5 exd4 23. Rc6 Nd5 24. Rbc1 Rxc6 25. bxc6 Nc7 26. Re1 $6 (26. g4 $142 $1 $16) 26... Re8 27. f4 Rxe1 28. Kxe1 Ke7 29. Be2 g6 30. f5 Kf6 31. fxg6 fxg6 32. Kd2 Kf5 33. g3 Ke4 34. a4 Na8 35. Bd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku 20 Years"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "1980.04.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Lechtynsky, Jiri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. g3 c6 9. Bg2 Bd6 10. O-O Re8 11. Qc2 ({RR} 11. f3 b6 12. e4 dxe4 13. fxe4 Bc7 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. e5 f5 18. h4 Rxe5 19. Rad1 Re8 20. Nf4 Bxf4 21. Rxf4 Rg8 22. Kh2 Qf6 23. d5 Bb7 24. d6 Nd7 25. Bh3 Qe5 {Vifleemskaia,S (1942)-Viana,V (1890) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (34)}) ({RR} 11. b4 Nbd7 12. f3 a5 13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Qb6 15. Qb3 Nf8 16. Kh1 Ne6 17. Na4 Qa7 18. Nec3 b6 19. Nb2 Nc7 {½-½ (19) Schultz,A (2275)-Lechtynsky,J (2349) Germany 2012}) 11... Nbd7 12. b4 Nf8 $146 ({RR} 12... a5 13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Nf8 15. Bd2 Ne6 16. f3 Bc7 17. Nd1 Qd6 18. Nf2 Bb6 19. Rbd1 Bd7 20. Nd3 Ra7 21. Nc5 Rea8 22. Nc1 Bc8 23. Bc3 Ne8 24. Bb2 Qd8 25. N1b3 Nd6 26. Nd2 Nc7 27. Rfe1 {Chernin,A (2475)-Lechtynsky,J (2470) Stary Smokovec 1984 ½-½ (42)}) 13. f3 a5 14. Rb1 axb4 15. axb4 Ne6 16. e4 Qb6 17. Na4 Rxa4 18. Qxa4 dxe4 19. Kh1 exf3 20. Bxf3 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Qxd4 22. Bb2 Qc4 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Bg2 Kg7 25. Qd1 Be5 26. b5 Bg4 27. Qd2 cxb5 28. Rb4 Qe2 29. Rf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 08th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 dxc4 $5 {N} 7. Bxc4 c5 8. dxc5 (8. d5 $5) 8... Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Bxc5 10. Nb5 Bb6 11. e5 $146 ({RR} 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Ne2 Nc6 13. Kc2 {½-½ (13) Papenin,N (2356)-Nazarevich,V (2510) Ternopol 2003}) 11... Nd5 12. Nd6+ (12. f4 { f3, Ljubojevic}) 12... Ke7 13. f4 Nc6 14. Nf3 Ne3+ 15. Bxe3 Bxe3 16. g3 Rd8 17. b4 $5 (17. Ke2 Bc5 18. Nxc8+ Raxc8 $10) 17... f6 18. Ke2 Bd4 19. b5 Bxa1 20. bxc6 fxe5 21. Nxc8+ Raxc8 22. Rxa1 exf4 23. Rb1 Rxc6 24. Rxb7+ Kf6 25. Rb4 $6 fxg3 $6 (25... e5 $15) 26. hxg3 h5 27. Ke3 e5 {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Evry sim"]
[Site "Evry"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Miralles, Gilles"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1988.??.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bd2 Bxc3 10. bxc3 e5 11. Nb5 Nc6 ({RR} 11... a6 12. Bc1 Be6 13. c4 Ne7 14. Nd6 Nbc6 15. O-O b6 16. Ba3 Ra7 17. c5 bxc5 18. Ne4 c4 19. Ng5 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Rc8 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Rac1 Nd4 23. Kf1 Nb5 24. Bxe7 Rxe7 25. a4 Nd4 26. e3 {Kasparov,G (2812)-Kramnik,V (2751) Wijk aan Zee 1999 ½-½ (36)}) 12. O-O Be6 13. Bc1 ({RR} 13. c4 Nb6 14. c5 Nc4 15. Bc3 Rc8 16. Rc1 a6 17. Nd6 Nxd6 18. cxd6 Qd7 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Bxe5 f6 21. Bf4 g5 22. Be3 Rxd6 23. Qc2 Rc8 24. Qb2 Kf7 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. Rc1 Rc6 27. Rxc6 Qxc6 {Adhiban,B (2654)-Vitiugov,N (2747) Moscow 2019 ½-½}) 13... Qa5 $146 ({RR} 13... a6 14. c4 Nde7 15. Nd6 b6 16. Ba3 Ra7 17. Qc2 Rd7 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. e3 Rfd8 20. c5 bxc5 21. Qxc5 Qa5 22. Qc1 Qa4 23. Rd2 Nb4 24. Qb2 a5 25. Ne4 Rxd2 26. Nxd2 Ned5 27. Ne4 Nd3 28. Qb3 {Campos Moreno,J (2445)-David,A (2425) Moscow 1994 0-1 (65)}) ({RR} 13... a6 14. c4 Nb6 15. Nd6 Qc7 16. c5 Nc4 17. Rb1 Rab8 18. Qa4 Nd4 19. Nxc4 Nxe2+ 20. Kh1 Nc3 21. Qb4 Nxb1 22. Nb6 a5 23. Qxb1 Qxc5 24. a4 Rfd8 25. Be3 Qb4 26. Qa1 f6 27. Rb1 Qg4 28. h3 {Topalov,V (2700)-Karpov,A (2710) Monte Carlo 1999 1-0 (44)}) 14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. Qxd5 a6 16. c4 axb5 17. cxb5 Nd4 18. Bb2 Qxb5 19. Qxb5 Nxb5 20. Bxe5 Rfe8 21. Bf4 Rxe2 22. Rfb1 Nd4 23. Rxb7 h6 24. a4 Ra5 25. Rd7 Nc2 26. Ra2 Nb4 27. Ra3 Nc2 28. Rc3 Rxa4 29. Rc8+ Kh7 30. Rxf7 Nd4 31. Be3 Kg6 32. Rff8 Rc2 33. Rce8 Rc6 34. Kg2 Ne6 35. Rh8 Rac4 36. h4 Nd4 37. g4 Ne6 38. Kg3 Kf7 39. Rb8 Rc7 40. Rb5 Nc5 41. Rd8 Ne4+ 42. Kf3 Nf6 43. g5 hxg5 44. hxg5 Nh5 45. Rd6 Ke7 46. Rbb6 Rc8 47. g6 Rf8+ 48. Ke2 Nf4+ 49. Kd2 Rc7 50. Rd4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.09"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Dautov,Rustem"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 (6. Nf3 Qf5) 6... c5 7. a3 (7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. bxc3 O-O 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. c4 Qd6 11. dxc5 Qxc5 12. Rb1 e5 13. Ng5 h6 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Rd8 16. Rb5 Qe7 17. Be2 b6 18. Bf3 Bb7 $15 {Alekhine-Euwe/Amsterdam Wch (20)/1937}) 7... cxd4 $5 {N} (7... Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 O-O (8... Nc6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. c4 Qd6 11. Bb2 cxd4 12. exd4 b6 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. O-O Rac8 15. Qe2 Qf4 16. Rad1 Rfe8 17. h3 Na5 18. Ne5 Be4 19. Rfe1 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 $14 {Alekhine-Euwe/The Hague Wch (10)/1937}) 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 b6 11. Bc4 Qc6 12. Bd3 Qxc2 13. Bxc2 Ba6 14. Ne5 Nbd7 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Bb2 Rac8 17. Rc1 Rfd8 18. f3 e5 19. Kf2 exd4 20. Bxd4 Nc5 $10 {Alekhine-Euwe/Amsterdam Wch (12)/1937}) 8. axb4 (8. exd4 $6 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Bd3 e5 12. c4 Qd6 13. d5 e4 14. Bxe4 Re8 $15) 8... dxc3 9. bxc3 (9. Qxc3 O-O 10. Nf3 b6 11. Bc4 Qd6 12. O-O Bb7 $10) 9... b5 $5 (9... O-O 10. c4 Qe4 (10... Qd6 11. c5 Qc7 12. Bb2 Nbd7 (12... Nd5 $6 13. e4 Nf4 (13... Nxb4 $4 14. Qc3 $18) 14. Qc3 f6 15. g3 Ng6 16. Bc4 $14) 13. Nf3 $14) (10... Qd8 11. Nf3 $14) 11. Qxe4 Nxe4 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. Bb2 $14) 10. Nf3 O-O 11. c4 (11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Ra5 a6 14. c4 Qd8 $132 {c6}) 11... bxc4 12. Bxc4 Qe4 13. Bd3 $146 (13. Qxe4 {} Nxe4 14. Ke2 Bb7 15. Bb2 Nd7 16. Rhc1 $14) ({RR} 13. Qxe4 Nxe4 14. Bb2 Bb7 15. Ke2 Nd7 16. Rhc1 Nb6 17. Bd3 Rfc8 18. Rxc8+ Nxc8 19. Nd2 Ncd6 20. Nc4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Nd6 22. Bd3 a6 23. Be5 Nb5 24. Bxb5 axb5 25. Rxa8+ {½-½ (25) Maisuradze,N (2118)-Matnadze,A (2307) Tbilisi 2000}) 13... Qxb4+ 14. Ke2 Qb6 15. Ba3 (15. Bb2 Nbd7 16. Bd4 Qb8 17. Ng5 (17. Rhb1 Bb7) 17... h6 18. Nh7 Nxh7 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Rhb1 Bb7 21. Be4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Qd6 $10) 15... Re8 16. Bc5 (16. Rhb1 Qc6 $10) 16... Qc7 17. Rhc1 a5 18. Bb4 Qxc2+ 19. Rxc2 Ba6 $10 20. Rxa5 Bxd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "1989.03.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1989.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Georgiev,Ki/Kostakiev,D} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 e5 8. e3 exd4 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Nf3 Qc6 ({RR} 10... Nd6) 11. Nxd4 Qxc2 12. Nxc2 Nc6 ({RR} 12... c5 13. f3) 13. b4 ({RR} 13. f3) 13... Be6 14. Bb2 O-O 15. Rc1 Nd6 16. b5 $146 ({RR} 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Rfc8 ({RR} 17... c6) 18. Be2 Bd7 19. Bf3 ({RR} 19. O-O Bb5) 19... a5 20. Bc5 ({RR} 20. O-O axb4 21. axb4 Ra4 22. Bc5 b6 23. Bxd6 cxd6 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Rc1 Be6 26. b5 Rb4) 20... axb4 21. Bxb4 Bb5 ({RR} 21... Bc6 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Rxc6 Nb5 24. Ke2 Nxa3 25. Rhc1 Nb5) 22. h4 h6 ({RR} 22... Bc6) 23. h5 Rab8 24. Rh4 Ne8 25. Be7 c6 26. a4 Ba6 27. Rd4 Nc7 28. Bg4 ({RR} 28. Rd7) 28... Re8 29. Bd6 Rbd8 30. Rcd1 Ne6 {Georgiev,K (2670)-Sax,G (2570) Germany 1997 CBM 062 [Georgiev,Ki/Kostakiev,D] 1-0 (40)}) ({RR} 16. f3 a5 17. b5) 16... Na5 17. Nd4 Bc4 18. Bc3 Bxf1 19. Rxf1 Nac4 20. Bb4 Rfc8 21. Ke2 a6 22. Bxd6 Nxd6 23. a4 axb5 24. axb5 Ra5 25. Rb1 Ra2+ 26. Kf3 Re8 27. Ra1 Rb2 28. Rfb1 Rxb1 29. Rxb1 Re5 30. g4 h5 31. h3 hxg4+ 32. hxg4 g6 33. Ke2 Rc5 34. Kd3 b6 35. f3 f5 36. gxf5 gxf5 37. e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1989.11.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. e3 c6 ({RR} 9... h5 10. Bd3 h4 11. Be5 f6 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. d5 Qe7 14. a3 Ba5 15. Qa4+ Nd7 16. Qxa5 Nxe5 17. Qa4+ Kf7 18. Qxe4 h3 19. g3 Bg4 20. f4 gxf4 21. gxf4 Nf3+ 22. Kf2 Qxe4 23. Nxe4 Nh4 24. Rc1 {Bareev,E (2714)-Vallejo Pons,F (2663) Monte Carlo 2004 1-0 (60)}) 10. Bd3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Be6 12. a3 $146 ({RR} 12. f4 Qe7 13. Nf3 f6 14. Bg6+ Bf7 15. Kf2 Nd7 16. Rhe1 O-O-O 17. Bxf7 Qxf7 18. a3 Bd6 19. Nb5 Bb8 20. b4 Rhg8 21. Rac1 gxf4 22. gxf4 Qg7 23. Rg1 Qg3+ 24. Kf1 Rde8 25. Qf2 Qg4 26. Nc3 Kd8 {Rietze,C (2367)-Dehtiarov,R (2319) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (47)}) ({RR} 12. f4 Qe7 13. Nf3 f6 14. Bg6+ Bf7 15. Kf2 Nd7 16. Rhe1 O-O-O 17. Bxf7 Qxf7 18. a3 Bd6 19. Nb5 Bb8 20. b4 Rhg8 21. Rac1 gxf4 22. gxf4 Qg7 23. Rg1 Qg3+ 24. Kf1 Rde8 25. Qf2 Qg4 26. Nc3 Kd8 {Rietze,C (2367)-Dehtiarov,R (2319) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (47)}) 12... Bf8 (12... Bd6 13. Nf3 Nd7 14. O-O-O Qe7 15. e4 $1) 13. f4 gxf4 14. gxf4 Bg4 15. Bf5 Bxf5 $6 (15... Rg8 $1 16. Nf3 Nd7 17. O-O-O Qa5 $5 {Kasparov}) 16. Qxf5 Nd7 17. e4 Qf6 (17... dxe4 18. Nxe4 Qe7 19. Nf3 Qe6 20. Qxe6+ fxe6 $16) 18. Qxf6 Nxf6 19. e5 Nd7 20. Nge2 Rg8 21. Kf2 Nb6 22. b3 Kd7 23. Ng3 Rc8 (23... f6 $2 24. Nh5 $18) 24. Kf3 c5 25. dxc5 Rxc5 26. Nce2 Rc6 27. Rhc1 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Bxa3 29. Ra1 Bc5 30. Nf5 (30. Rxa7 Nc4 31. Ra2 $16) 30... Ra8 31. Nxh6 Ke6 32. g4 a5 33. Rc1 Nd7 34. Nc3 Ra6 35. Re1 $1 d4 36. f5+ Ke7 37. Nd5+ Kf8 38. e6 fxe6 39. fxe6 Nb8 40. Nf5 Nc6 41. g5 {Ftacnik} 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires sim"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1997.09.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Panno, Oscar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2820"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Winants,Luc"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1997.09.06"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4200]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 c5 8. e3 d6 9. dxc5 bxc5 {Il s'agit d'une variante classique de la défense Nimzo-indienne. Les Blancs occupent le centre avec les pions et disposent aussi de la paire de Fous. Mais les Noirs comptent sur le contrôle des cases blanches (point e4, diagonale a8-h1) pour obtenir du contre-jeu.} 10. O-O-O $1 {Un nouveauté théorique qui remplace avantageusement le coup habituel 10.d3} Ne4 { Voilà qui paraît bon.} ({Supposons} 10... Ne4 11. Bxd8 Nxc3 12. Rxd6 {, il suivrait} Ne4 $1 {[%csl Rd6,Ge4,Rf2,Rh1][%cal Ye4d6,Ye4f2,Yf2h1] gagnant du matériel.}) 11. Qd3 $3 {[%csl Rd6] Une réplique ahurissante et vraiment admirable.} ({Remarquez que le coup apparemment plus solide} 11. Qc2 {, n'aurait pas atteint son but, car après} Nxg5 12. h4 {les Noirs auraient pu continuer soit par} f5 ({soit avec} 12... Nh3 13. Nxh3 Qe7) 13. hxg5 Bb7 {obtenant une bonne partie dans les deux cas.}) ({Or après} 11. Qd3 {, la menace contre d6 réduit le choix des Noirs.}) 11... Nxf2 {Forcé:} ({si} 11... Nxg5 12. h4 {[%cal Rh4g5,Rd3d6]}) 12. Bxd8 Nxd3+ 13. Bxd3 Rxd8 14. Be4 {[%cal Re4a8] La pointe des coups précédents. Les Noirs sont contraints de lâcher du lest.} d5 $8 15. cxd5 Bb7 (15... f5 16. Bf3 e5 17. d6 e4 18. Be2 Be6 19. Nh3 $16 {[%cal Yh3g5,Yh3f4]}) 16. Ne2 {[%csl Ya8,Yb8,Gc1,Rc5] La position s'est éclaircie et on peut d'ores et déjà conclure à un avantage blanc: ils jouissent d'une avance en développement, leur Roi est plus rapproché du centre et le pion c5, isolé sur le flanc-Dame, est vulnérable.} Nd7 {Un coup maladroit.} ({Toutefois,} 16... exd5 17. Nc3 Nd7 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 {n'était guère plus attrayant.}) 17. dxe6 Bxe4 18. e7 $1 {Un joli contre-pied.} ({Plus faible serait} 18. exd7 Bxg2 19. Rhg1 Bf3 20. Rge1 Bg4 {etc.}) 18... Re8 19. Rxd7 f6 {[%csl Re7][%cal Yg8f7] La réponse naturelle. Le grand-maître Oscar Panno, ancien candidat au titre mondial, projette de jouer ...f7, pour capturer le dangereux pion passé au plus vite.} ({Nous avons pourtant passé beaucoup de temps à analyser les conséquences de} 19... Bxg2 {Une fois la solution trouvée, tout paraît simple.} 20. Rg1 $1 {[%csl Gd6,Ge8][%cal Ye2g3,Yg3f5,Yf5d6,Yg3e4,Ye4d6,Ye2c3,Yc3e4,Yc3b5,Yb5d6,Yd6e8] la suite adéquate car le plan des Blancs consiste surtout à transférer leur Cavalier vers d6} (20. Rhd1 {[%csl Gd8] préparant 21.d8} f6 $1 (20... Bf3 $2 {serait un coup dans l'eau, car après} 21. Rd8 f6 22. e4 $3 {pour libérer le e2 du clouage et attirer le Fou sur une case exposée.} Bxe4 23. Ng3 {[%csl Gd6][%cal Yg3f5,Yf5d6] les Blancs gagneraient en conduisant ce Cavalier vers d6.}) 21. Ng3 g6 {et les Noirs tiennent bon.}) 20... Bc6 ({si} 20... Be4 21. Ng3 Bg6 22. Rgd1 {[%csl Gd8,Ge8][%cal Yd7d8,Ye7e8,Yd1d8] suivi de 23.d8}) ({ou} 20... Bh3 21. Rc7 f6 22. Nc3 {[%csl Gd6,Ge8][%cal Yc3e4,Yc3b5,Ye4d6,Yb5d6,Yd6e8] et le Cavalier arrive à destination via b5 ou e4.}) 21. Rc7 Rec8 (21... Bf3 22. Ng3) 22. Rxc8+ (22. Rd1 Rxc7 23. Rd8+ Be8 24. Rxa8 Rxe7) 22... Rxc8 23. Rd1 Re8 24. Rd6 $1 Bf3 {et maintenant:} 25. Ng3 $1 {[%csl Gd6,Ge8][%cal Yg3f5,Yf5d6,Yd6e8]} (25. Rd8 Bc6 26. b4 ({un faux espoir serait} 26. Ng3 f6 27. Nf5 Kf7 $1 28. Nd6+ Kxe7 $17 {et les Noirs prennent le dessus.}) 26... f6 (26... cxb4 27. Nd4 Ba4 28. Nf5) 27. bxc5 Kf7 28. Nd4 Be4 29. Nb5 Rxe7 30. Nd6+ Kg6 {et le pion passé en c5 favorise les Blancs.}) 25... f6 ({si} 25... g6 26. Rd8 Bc6 27. Ne4 {[%csl Rf6]} Kg7 28. Rxe8 Bxe8 29. Nd6 {[%csl Gd6,Ge7] et gagne}) 26. Nf5 Kf7 ({ou} 26... a5 27. Rd7 $1 {[%cal Yf5d6]} Bg4 $8 28. Rd8 Kf7 29. Nd6+ Kxe7 30. Rxe8+ Kxd6 31. Ra8 {[%csl Ra5]}) 27. Rd2 Rxe7 28. Nxe7 Kxe7 29. Kc2 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Yc2c5] et les Blancs devraient l'emporter.}) 20. Ng3 $146 ({RR} 20. Nc3 Bc6 21. Rc7 Rec8 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Rd1 Re8 24. Nd5 Kf7 25. Kc2 Rb8 26. Kc3 Rb7 27. e4 Ba4 28. Rd2 Bb3 29. e5 f5 30. h4 a5 31. Ne3 Be6 32. Nc4 Bxc4 33. Kxc4 Kxe7 34. Kxc5 Ke6 {Jurasek,M (2315)-Bazant,P (2330) Czech Republic 1997 1-0 (60)}) 20... Bg6 ({Le pion g2 ne pouvait toujours pas être pris:} 20... Bxg2 21. Rg1 Bc6 (21... Bh3 22. Rb7 {le plus précis} (22. Rc7 Rac8 23. Rxa7 Kf7 24. Ne4 Rc6) 22... Rab8 (22... Kf7 23. Ne4 Rxe7 24. Rxe7+ Kxe7 25. Rxg7+ Ke6 26. Rxh7 {et les Blancs auront bientôt deux pions de plus.}) ({ou} 22... Reb8 23. Rc7 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. Ne4) 23. Rxa7 Kf7 24. Ne4 Rb6 25. Nxc5 {avec gain facile.}) 22. Rc7 Rec8 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Nf5 g6 25. Nd6 Ra8 26. Rg4 {[%csl Rc5,Gd6,Ge7][%cal Yg4c4] et le soldat avancé étant enfin en sécurité, les Blancs gagnent tranquillement.}) 21. h4 $1 { Un coup d'apparence anodine, mais extrêmement instructif. Kasparov a pour but de bloquer les pions du flanc-Roi afin de créer des points d'appui au profit du Cavalier et de combattre ainsi le Fou efficacement.} h6 {Pour reculer le Fou en h7 et garder le contrôle sur f5.} ({Si} 21... h5 22. Rhd1 Kf7 23. R1d5 {etc.}) 22. h5 Bh7 23. Rh4 $1 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Yh4c4] La goutte d'eau qui fera déborder le vase. La Tour se dirige vers c4 pour molester le pion c5.} Kf7 24. Rc4 Rxe7 25. Rxe7+ Kxe7 26. Rxc5 {[%csl Yf5,Yg3,Yg7]} Kd6 27. b4 $18 {La cause est entendue. Mais ne ratez surtout pas l'occasion d'admirer la technique du champion. Elle vaut le détour.} Re8 28. Kd2 Re5 29. Rxe5 Kxe5 30. a4 Bg8 31. b5 Bb3 ({Une variante instructive serait} 31... Bd5 32. e4 $1 Bxe4 33. Nxe4 Kxe4 34. Kc3 {et les Blancs gagnent car le pion h5 surveille deux fantassins à la fois (g7 et h6). Par exemple,} Kd5 35. Kb4 Kd6 36. a5 ({ou} 36. Ka5) 36... Kc7 37. Kc5 Kb7 38. g4 Kc7 39. b6+ axb6+ 40. axb6+ Kb7 41. Kb5 Kb8 42. Kc6 Kc8 43. b7+ $1 ({beaucoup plus rapide que} 43. Kd6) 43... Kb8 44. Kb6 f5 45. gxf5 g6 46. hxg6 h5 47. g7 {et mat au coup suivant.}) 32. a5 Bc4 {Précipite les événements.} ({Toutefois} 32... f5 {n'aurait pas sauvé les Noirs:} 33. Ne2 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6,Gd4,Rf5][%cal Ye2d4,Yd4f5,Yd4c6,Yc6a7]} Bd5 34. g3 Bf3 35. Nd4 Bb7 36. Kc3 Bd5 37. Nc6+ Bxc6 38. bxc6 Kd6 39. Kd4 Kxc6 (39... a6 40. c7) 40. Ke5 Kb5 41. Kxf5 Kxa5 42. e4 Kb6 43. e5 a5 44. e6 Kc7 45. Kg6 {et les Blancs arrivent les premiers.}) 33. b6 axb6 34. axb6 Bd5 35. e4 $1 Bb7 36. Ke3 Bc6 37. Nf5 Bxe4 38. g4 $1 {[%csl Yf6,Yg7,Yh6][%cal Yh5h8]  Nous sommes enfin en mesure d'apprécier les effets du 21e coup blanc. Tous les pions Noirs sont condamnés.} (38. g4 Bd5 39. Nxg7 Kd6 40. Nf5+ Kc5 41. Nxh6 Kxb6 42. Nf5 Kc5 43. Ne7 $1 Bb3 44. h6 Bc2 45. Nf5 $1 {[%csl Gh8][%cal Yh6h8] et le pion va à Dame.}) 1-0

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1997.09.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E25"]
[WhiteElo "2820"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1997.09.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nf6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. f3 c4 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. g4 h6 11. Bg2 Na5 12. O-O Nb3 13. Ra2 O-O 14. Ng3 Bd7 $146 ({RR} 14... b5 15. e4 dxe4 16. g5 Nd5 17. Rc2 Nxc1 18. Qxc1 exf3 19. Bxf3 Be6 20. gxh6 Qf6 21. Bxd5 {1-0 (21) Abdukhakimov,A (2354)-Campbell,C (2145) chess.com INT 2024}) ({RR} 14... b5 15. e4 dxe4 16. g5 Nd5 17. Rc2 Nxc1 18. Qxc1 exf3 19. Bxf3 Be6 20. gxh6 Qf6 21. Bxd5 {1-0 (21) Abdukhakimov,A (2354)-Campbell,C (2145) chess.com INT 2024}) 15. Qe1 Re8 16. e4 dxe4 17. fxe4 Nxg4 18. Bf4 Qh4 19. h3 Nf6 20. e5 Rad8 21. Qf2 Nh5 22. Bxh6 Re7 23. Nf5 Qxf2+ 24. Rfxf2 Re6 25. Be3 Bc6 26. Bf1 f6 27. Bxc4 Bd5 28. Be2 fxe5 29. Bxh5 exd4 30. Bg5 Rd7 31. Rae2 Be4 32. Nxd4 1-0

[Event "Murcia m"]
[Site "Murcia"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Nxc3 cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nc6 10. Be3 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Qf3 Bb7 13. Bd3 Rc8 14. Rad1 Rc7 15. Qh3 Ne7 16. Bg5 Ng6 17. Qg3 $146 ({RR} 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Qh4 Rxc3 19. bxc3 Qd5 20. f3 Nd7 21. Ra1 Rc8 22. Rfc1 Rc4 23. Bd2 Nc5 24. Rab1 Nd3 25. Rd1 Ra4 26. Qg5 Rxa3 27. Qe7 Ra2 28. Qe8+ Kh7 29. Qxf7 Nb2 30. Re1 Nc4 31. Rxe6 Qf5 {Atalik,S (2500)-Kalesis,N (2410) Agios Nikolaos 1995 1-0 (37)}) ({RR} 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Qh4 Rxc3 19. bxc3 Qd5 20. f3 Nd7 21. Ra1 Rc8 22. Rfc1 Rc4 23. Bd2 Nc5 24. Rab1 Nd3 25. Rd1 Rc7 26. a4 Rc4 27. a5 Qxa5 28. Qd8+ Kh7 29. Qd7 Qd5 30. Qxf7 Rxd4 31. Be3 Rc4 {Sideifzade,F (2435)-Allahverdiyev,A (2380) Baku 1997 1-0 (35)}) 17... Rd7 18. d5 $3 exd5 (18... Bxd5 19. Bb5 $1 Rd6 (19... Rc7 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qb3 $16) (19... Rb7 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Bc6 Rb8 22. Bxd5 $16) 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Ne4 $1 $16) 19. Bf5 Re7 (19... Rd6 20. Nb5 Rc6 21. Nxa7 $16) 20. h4 Qc7 21. Qxc7 Rxc7 22. Rfe1 Re7 (22... Rd8 23. h5 Nf8 24. h6 $36) 23. Nb5 Rfe8 (23... a6 24. Nd6 Bc6 25. Nc8 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 b5 $2 27. Bxg6 hxg6 28. Ne7+ $18) 24. Rxe7 Nxe7 25. Bh3 Bc8 26. Bxc8 Rxc8 (26... Nxc8 27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. Rxd5 $16) 27. Nxa7 Rc2 28. b4 Kf8 29. Be3 Nf5 30. Bxb6 Ng4 (30... Nxh4 31. Bc5+ Ke8 32. Re1+) 31. Bc5+ Ke8 32. Nb5 Ra2 33. Nc3 Rxa3 34. Nxd5 f6 35. b5 Rb3 36. b6 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Evry sim"]
[Site "Evry"]
[Date "1989.06.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Renet, Olivier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1989.06.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik,Lubomir} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nf3 Bf5 11. b4 O-O 12. Bb2 b6 13. b5 bxc5 14. bxc6 Qa5+ 15. Nd2 Rab8 16. c7 Rb3 17. Rd1 $146 ({RR} 17. Be5 c4 ({RR} 17... f6 18. f3 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 20. Kxd2 fxe5 21. e4) 18. f3 Nxd2 ({RR} 18... Ng3 19. Qxb3 cxb3 20. hxg3) 19. Qxd2 c3 20. Qg5 c2+ 21. Kf2 Qc5+ 22. e3 Bg6 23. Ba6 f6 24. Qf4 fxe5 25. Qxf8+ Kxf8 26. c8=Q+ Qxc8 27. Bxc8 d4 28. e4 {1-0 (28) Gurevich,M (2640)-Franzoni,G (2460) Luzern 1989 CBM 016 [Ftacnik,Lubomir]}) 17... c4 18. e3 ({RR} 18. f3 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 c3) 18... Ng3 19. Qxb3 cxb3 20. hxg3 Bc2 21. Rc1 d4 22. Bd3 Rc8 23. Bxc2 bxc2 24. Rxc2 dxe3 25. fxe3 Rxc7 26. Rh5 Qxh5 27. Rxc7 h6 28. Bd4 a6 29. Nf3 Qd5 30. Rc3 Qa2 31. Kf1 Qb1+ 32. Kf2 Kh7 33. Ne5 f6 34. Nd3 Qa2+ 35. Kg1 Kg6 36. Nf4+ Kf5 37. Kh2 Kg4 38. e4 Qd2 39. Rd3 Qc2 40. Re3 a5 41. e5 fxe5 42. Rxe5 a4 43. Nd5 1-0

[Event "Linares 08th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. d4 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. Rb1 Nd7 {N} (11... e5 12. Rxb7 exd4 13. Rb3 Na6 14. Bxa8 Bh3 15. Bf3 Nc5 16. Rb4 Nd3+ $6 17. exd3 Bxb4 18. cxb4 Re8+ 19. Be4 f5 20. f3 fxe4 21. dxe4 $16 {[%emt 0:00:03] Staniszewski-Suba/Warszaw zt/1987/ CBM}) 12. O-O (12. Bxb7 Bxb7 13. Rxb7 Bf6 $44) 12... Nb6 13. Bf4 (13. Qb3 e5 14. Nf3 Be6 $10) 13... Nd5 14. Qb3 Nxf4 15. gxf4 Qc7 16. e3 $14 a6 17. Rfd1 $146 ({RR} 17. Qb6 Qxb6 18. Rxb6 Ra7 19. a4 Rd8 20. Rfb1 Rd7 21. R6b3 g6 22. Kf1 Rc7 23. Ke1 Bf6 24. Kd2 Kg7 25. Be4 Bh4 26. Ke2 Be7 27. Kd2 Rd7 28. Ke1 Bc5 29. Bg2 h6 30. Be4 Kf6 31. Ke2 Rc7 {Bedos,M (2270)-Illescas Cordoba,M (2545) France 1991 0-1 (49)}) 17... Ra7 18. c4 Bc5 19. Nf3 a5 $1 (19... b6 20. Ne5 $16) 20. Ng5 h6 21. Ne4 a4 22. Qb5 Ra5 23. Qb2 b6 24. Qe5 Qxe5 25. fxe5 Ba6 26. Bf1 Bb7 27. Nxc5 Rxc5 28. f4 (28. Rxb6 Bf3 29. Rd4 Rxe5) 28... Ba6 29. Rd4 Rfc8 30. Rb4 a3 31. Ra4 Ra5 32. Rb4 (32. Rxa5 bxa5 {x a2}) 32... Rac5 33. Be2 g5 34. Kf2 Kg7 35. Ke1 R8c6 36. Rd6 Rc7 37. Rd4 gxf4 38. exf4 f6 39. exf6+ Kxf6 40. Kd2 R7c6 41. Re4 Kf5 42. Ke3 Kf6 43. h3 e5 44. Bf3 Rd6 45. h4 Bc8 46. fxe5+ Rxe5 47. Rxe5 Kxe5 48. Rb5+ Kf6 49. Bd5 Bd7 50. Rb3 b5 51. Rxa3 Be6 52. Rd3 Bxd5 53. cxd5 Ke5 54. h5 Rxd5 55. Rxd5+ Kxd5 56. Kf4 Kc4 {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1988.10.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Sax, Gyula"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1988.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d6 7. f3 d5 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. e3 Re8 10. Nh3 h6 11. Bh4 $146 ({RR} 11. Bf4 b6 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Qc6 Rb8 14. e4 Nxf4 15. Nxf4 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Qc3 Bb7 18. Be2 f5 19. O-O Qf6 20. Bc4+ Kh8 21. exf5 Qxf5 22. Ne2 b5 23. Ng3 Nxf3+ 24. Kh1 Qe5 25. gxf3 Qxc3 {Gavriilidis,G (1605)-Triantos,K (2073) Rethymno 2019 0-1 (31)}) 11... c6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Bf2 c5 14. Nf4 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Qa5+ 16. b4 Qb6 17. Qd2 a5 18. b5 Nc5 19. Rd1 Nb3 20. Qb2 a4 21. Be2 Qa5+ 22. Kf1 Bd7 23. Bh4 d4 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. exd4 Bxb5 26. Kf2 Bxe2 27. Nxe2 Qg5 28. Rd3 Re7 29. Rhd1 Rae8 30. Ng3 f5 31. Kf1 Qh4 32. d5 Nc5 33. Rd4 Qxh2 34. d6 Re3 35. Kf2 Rxf3+ 36. Kxf3 Re3+ 37. Kxe3 Qxg3+ 38. Kd2 1-0

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 29th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "1999.05.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[Annotator "Stohl,Igor"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1999.05.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {McShane} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 {After preferring Capablanca's 4.c2 for a long time Kasparov returns to his old love, which has brought him the World title in 1985. He has tried it recently in a few blitz games, so it was only a question of time when it would appear in a tournament encounter.} O-O (5... cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ne4 7. Qd3 Qa5 8. Nb3 Nxc3 9. Bd2 Ne4 10. Qxe4 Bxd2+ 11. Nxd2 O-O 12. Bg2 Nc6 13. Qe3 $14 (13. Qd3 $5)) 6. Bg2 cxd4 7. Nxd4 d5 8. cxd5 ({Already the K-K matches proved Black has no problems after} 8. Qb3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 (9. Qxc3 e5 10. Nb3 d4 11. Qa5 Qe8 12. Bg5 Nc6 13. Qa3 Qe6 14. Rc1 b6 15. O-O Bb7 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. c5 Rfc8 18. Nd2 Nd8 19. Ne4 Qe6 20. b4 Rc7 21. Qa4 h6 22. Rc2 f5 23. Nd6 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 bxc5 25. bxc5 Nf7 $11 {½, Boensch,U-Ftacnik,L/Munich/1993/}) 9... Nc6 $1 10. cxd5 Na5 11. Qc2 Nxd5 12. Qd3 Qc7 $1 $132) 8... Nxd5 9. Bd2 ({Garri understandably refrains from} 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Bxd5 exd5 11. Be3 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Qg6 $1 13. O-O Nc6 14. Rfc1 Bh3 15. Qc2 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Qe6 17. f3 Rfe8 $132 18. Kf2 $6 Qh6 19. Qd3 Re7 20. Rc2 Rae8 21. Re1 Qh5 22. Kg1 Bf5 {0-1,Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V/Moscow m 5'/1998/}) 9... Bxc3 {A theoretically important moment. What is more-a tempo or the ?} ({Also playable is} 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. Rb1 a6 $5 (11... e5 $2 12. Rxb7 exd4 13. Rb3 Be6 14. Bxa8 Na6 15. Bf3 Bxb3 16. Qxb3 d3 17. Qc4 Nc5 18. O-O dxe2 19. Qxe2 Bf6 20. Be3 Qc7 21. c4 Re8 22. Qc2 Rb8 23. Rb1 $18 {Kasparov,G-Anand,V/Wijk aan Zee 5'/1999/}) (11... Qd7 12. Bf4 Bf6 13. Nb5 a6 14. Qxd7 Nxd7 15. Nd6 Bxc3+ 16. Kf1 Bf6 17. Nxb7 $14 {Stohl,I-Aronian,L/Portoroz/1999/}) 12. O-O Qc7 13. Qb3 (13. Qc2 Nd7 14. c4 Rb8 15. Bf4 e5 16. Nf5 Bc5 17. Be3 b6 18. Rfd1 Nf6 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. Ne3 Be6 21. Qa4 b5 22. cxb5 Rxb5 $11 {½,Panzer,P-Ribli,Z/BL9192/1992/}) 13... Nd7 14. Bf4 e5 15. Nf5 Bc5 16. Bg5 Nb6 17. Ne7+ Kh8 18. Nxc8 Raxc8 19. a4 Rb8 20. Rfd1 Nc4 21. Bd5 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Kg2 h6 24. Bc1 Ba7 $132 {Piket,J-Nielsen,P/Moscow olm/1994/}) 10. bxc3 Nb6 $5 {[%csl Rc4] A rare move, which however has it's logic. The main struggle will take place on the , where White's  is already aimed. Black therefore wants to create  on this part of the board, ×c4 is a welcome target. On the other hand Black loses time.} ({More usual is} 10... e5 11. Nb5 {Currently the most topical move.} Nc6 12. O-O Be6 13. Bc1 a6 14. c4 Nb6 (14... Nde7 15. Nd6 b6 16. Ba3 Ra7 17. c5 bxc5 18. Ne4 $1 c4 19. Ng5 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Rc8 21. Nxe6 fxe6 {Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee/1999/} 22. e3 $44 {[%csl Ga3,Gg2] }) 15. Nd6 Nxc4 16. Nxb7 Qb6 17. Qb3 Qd4 18. Ba3 Nxa3 19. Qxa3 Qb4 20. Qxb4 Nxb4 21. Nc5 Bd5 22. a3 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Nd5 24. Rfc1 Rfd8 25. Rab1 h6 26. a4 Nf6 27. Rd1 $11 {½,Piket,J-Kortschnoj,V/Nijmegen m/1993/}) ({RR} 10... e5 11. Nb3 {½-½ (11) Pedersen,N (2528)-Ovsejevitsch,S (2497) Budapest 2003}) 11. Be3 $5 {This move is certainly more enterprising, than the stereotyped} (11. O-O e5 12. Nb5 ({Harmless is} 12. Nc2 Nc6 13. Be3 Qxd1 14. Rfxd1 Na4 $1 15. Nb4 Nxc3 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Bxc6 Nxd1 18. Rxd1 Be6 (18... Rb8 19. Bxa7 $14 {c5}) 19. Bxa8 Rxa8 20. a3 a6 {½,Izhnin,A-Gurevich,V/UKR-ch sf/1986/}) 12... Nc4 (12... Nc6 $6 13. Be3 $36 {[%cal Rb5a7] a7}) 13. Bc1 Nc6 14. Bd5 Nb6 $142 $11 (14... N6a5 $6 15. Qd3 a6 16. Na3 Bf5 {½,Makarichev,S-Yudasin,L/Ivano Frankovsk/1982/} 17. e4 Nb6 18. c4 $36) (14... Be6 $5 $13)) (11. Nb5 $143 $6 Bd7 {c6}) (11. Qb3 $143 $6 e5 {e6}) ({RR} 11. O-O e5 12. Nb3 Qc7 13. Be3 Nc4 14. Qc1 Rd8 15. Rb1 Nc6 16. Nc5 b6 17. Nd3 Bf5 18. Rb5 Rac8 19. Nb4 Nxb4 20. cxb4 Be6 21. Qc3 Qd6 22. Bc1 a6 23. Bb7 axb5 24. Bxc8 Rxc8 25. Qf3 h6 {Garv,G (2401)-Khismatullin,D (2579) chess.com INT 2023 0-1}) 11... Nd5 $146 (11... Nc4 12. Qd3 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Nd7 14. O-O {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gb1b7,Gg2b7] b,h1-a8,×b7} e5 15. Nb5 Qb6 16. Qxb6 $5 (16. Rab1 $6 Qxe3 17. fxe3 Nc5 18. Nd6 Rb8 19. Bd5 Be6 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Rb4 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 b6 23. Ke1 Rd8 24. Ne4 Nxe4 {½,Mochalov,E-Dydyshko,V/Minsk/1982/}) 16... axb6 17. Nd6 $14) (11... N8d7 12. Qb3 $5 $14 {} Nd5 $2 13. Bxd5 Nc5 14. Qc4 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 exd5 16. Nb5 $16) ({RR} 11... Nc4 12. Qd3 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Nd7 14. O-O e5 15. Nb5 Qb6 16. Rab1 Qxe3 17. fxe3 Nc5 18. Nd6 Rb8 19. Bd5 Be6 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Rb4 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 b6 23. Ke1 Rd8 24. Ne4 Nxe4 {½-½ (24) Mochalov,E (2435)-Dydyshko,V Minsk 1982}) ({RR} 11... Nc4 12. Qd3 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 a6 14. O-O Qc7 15. Rfd1 Nd7 16. Nb3 e5 17. Rd5 b6 18. Rad1 Nf6 19. Rd6 Rb8 20. Qxe5 Bb7 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Nd4 Rfe8 23. Qf5 Rbc8 24. Rd3 Rc5 25. Qf3 Ne4 26. Ne6 {Miladinovic,I (2518)-Charbonneau,P (2427) Bled 2002 1-0 (48)}) 12. Qd2 (12. Qd3 $143 Nd7 {[%cal Yd7c5,Yd7e5] c5,e5}) (12. Bd2 $11 {is a move Kasparov would never play.}) 12... Nd7 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Yd7b6] 7b6} (12... Nxe3 $14 {-11...c4}) 13. Bg5 $1 {If White doesn't want to relinquish the initiative, hew must act fast.} (13. c4 Nxe3 (13... N5b6 $6 14. Rc1 Ne5 15. c5 Nbc4 16. Qc3 $16) 14. Qxe3 {Compared to the position after 11...c4 White has played c4 instead of 0-0, this eases Black's task.} Qc7 $5 (14... Nc5 $143 15. Nb3 $1 $36) 15. Rc1 (15. O-O $5 Qxc4 16. Rfc1 $44) 15... Nc5 16. O-O (16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. axb3 Bd7 $11) 16... Bd7 17. Nb5 Qb6 $132) (13. O-O $6 N7b6 $15) 13... Qc7 14. Nb5 (14. Bxd5 $6 exd5 {[%csl Rc4,Re1] ע,c4} 15. Nf5 Kh8 $5 16. O-O Qe5 $15) (14. e4 N5b6 $15 (14... Qxc3 $2 15. exd5 Qxa1+ 16. Ke2 $18)) 14... Qc5 (14... Qa5 $2 15. c4 $16) (14... Qc4 15. Nd6 (15. Rb1 $5) 15... Qc5 16. c4 Qxd6 17. cxd5 e5 18. O-O $14) 15. c4 $1 {[%mdl 512] A typical Kasparovian intuitive "stab".} ({Less energetic is} 15. Rb1 a6 $142 $1 (15... N7b6 $143 16. e4 Nc4 17. Qd4 $14 {/}) (15... f6 16. Bf4 $5 (16. e4 Nxc3 $1) 16... Nxf4 17. gxf4 $32 {and Black has problems with unravelling his .}) (15... h6 16. c4 $5 (16. Bxd5 hxg5 (16... exd5 17. Be3 $16) 17. Bg2 $36 {[%csl Rg5][%cal Rb5d6,Rd2d6,Rd2d4] d6,d6,d4}) 16... N5b6 (16... Qxc4 $6 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Nd6 {[%cal Rg5e7] e7}) 17. Be3 Nxc4 (17... Qf5 18. Qd3 $1 $16 {} Nxc4 $2 19. Be4 $18) (17... Qxc4 $2 18. Rb4 $16) 18. Bxc5 Nxd2 19. Bxf8 (19. Rc1 Nxc5 20. Rxc5 Rd8 21. Rc2 Bd7 22. Na3 Rac8 $1 $15 {saves the .}) 19... Nxb1 20. Bb4 $36 {[%csl Rb1] פb1}) 16. Bxd5 (16. e4 axb5 17. exd5 Qc4 $1 $15) (16. c4 $2 f6 $1 17. Nd4 fxg5 18. cxd5 e5 19. Nf3 g4 $17) 16... exd5 (16... axb5 17. Bg2 $11) 17. Be3 Qc4 18. Nd6 Qc6 $11 {}) 15... Qxc4 16. Rb1 {[%cal Rg2d5] d5,e7,d6} N7b6 (16... Nc5 $6 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Rb4 $1 (18. Nd6 Qa4 19. Be7 Ne4) 18... Ne4 19. Rxc4 Nxd2 20. Rxc8 $16) (16... f6 17. Bf4 $5 (17. Nd6 $143 Qc6 $15) (17. e4 $2 fxg5 18. exd5 Nc5 $40) 17... N7b6 $5 (17... Nxf4 18. gxf4 Nb6 19. O-O Bd7 (19... e5 $5) 20. Nd6 Qa4 21. Rfc1 $5 $36 (21. Rb4 Qa3 22. Nxb7 $14 {b6})) 18. O-O (18. Bd6 $6 {[%csl Rd6] ץd6} Rd8 19. O-O Bd7 20. Rfc1 Bxb5 $1 $17) 18... Bd7 19. Rfc1 (19. Nd6 Qa6 20. Rxb6 $6 Qxb6 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Qxd5+ Kh8 23. Nf7+ Rxf7 24. Qxf7 Be6 $17) 19... Qa4 20. Nc7 Rac8 21. Nxd5 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Qxd5+ Kh8 25. Qxb7 Be6 $11 {/, Despite being a pawn down black should be able to hold this position.}) (16... a6 $2 17. Bxd5 $1 exd5 18. Nd6 $16 {wins an exchange.}) ({Interesting also is} 16... N7f6 $5 17. O-O Ne4 18. Bxe4 Qxe4 19. f3 $44 {e4}) 17. O-O h6 $5 {Brave, but probably the best.} (17... f6 $6 18. e4 $1 fxg5 (18... Ne7 19. Be3 $44 {}) 19. Rfc1 $40 {ed5}) (17... Bd7 18. Rfc1 Qa4 19. Nd6 $36 h6 (19... f6 20. e4 $1 Ne7 (20... fxg5 21. exd5 Qa3 22. Nxb7 exd5 23. Nc5 $16 {[%cal Rb1b3,Rg2d5] b3,d5}) 21. Be3 $16 {with very strong pressure,e.g.} Bc6 22. Bh3) 20. Bxh6 (20. e4 hxg5 21. exd5 exd5 $5 $13) 20... gxh6 {Much more effective is the surprising} 21. Bxd5 $1 (21. e4 Qa3 $142 $5 (21... Nf6 22. e5 (22. Qxh6 Qd4 23. Rd1 Qxf2+ $1 (23... Ng4 $17)) 22... Nfd5 (22... Ng4 $2 23. Rb4) 23. Bxd5 $1 {[%cal Rb1b4,Rc1c4] c4,b4}) (21... Ne7 22. Rc5 $5 (22. Qxh6 Qd4) (22. e5 Qg4 $1) 22... Rfc8 (22... Rfd8 23. Qxh6 Be8 24. Rg5+ Ng6 25. Nxf7 Bxf7 26. Rxg6+ Bxg6 27. Qxg6+ $40) (22... Kh7 23. Ra5 Nc4 (23... Qc6 24. Rc1 $18) 24. Nxc4 Qxc4 25. Rc1 $1 $18) 23. Rh5 Ng6 (23... Qc2 $2 24. Qxh6 Qxb1+ 25. Bf1 $18) 24. Qxh6 Be8 25. e5 $40) 22. e5 (22. exd5 Qxd6 23. Qxh6 Qe5 $15) (22. Qxh6 Qxd6 23. Qg5+ $11) 22... Kg7 23. Rb3 Qa6 (23... Qa4 24. Bxd5 {b4,c4}) 24. Bxd5 $5 Nxd5 25. Rc4 Ne7 (25... f5 26. Rh4 Rh8 27. Rxb7 Nb6 (27... Rad8 28. Nxf5+ exf5 29. Qxd5 $18) 28. Nxf5+ exf5 29. Rxb6 $5 Qxb6 30. Qxd7+ Kg6 31. Rc4 $40) 26. Rxb7 Rad8 27. Rcc7 Bc6 28. Rxa7 Qb5 $3 $17 {b1,e5,d5} (28... Qb6 29. Qc1 $40)) 21... exd5 (21... Nxd5 $2 22. Rc4) 22. Rb4 Qa3 (22... Qa6 23. Rh4) 23. Rc7 $1 Rfd8 (23... Kh7 24. Rxd7 Nxd7 25. Nf5 Kg6 (25... Qa6 26. Rh4) 26. Qxh6+ Kxf5 27. g4+ Ke5 28. f4#) (23... Bh3 24. Nb5 {[%cal Rd2h6] h6+-}) (23... Rad8 24. Rxd7 Rxd7 25. Rg4+ Kh7 26. Nf5 Rd6 27. Rg7+ Kh8 28. Qd4 Qc1+ 29. Kg2 f6 30. Qg4 $18 {[%cal Rg7h7] h7}) 24. Qf4 (24. Nb5 $6 Qa6 $1 (24... Bxb5 25. Rg4+) 25. Qxh6 Nc4 $13) 24... Rf8 25. Rxb6 axb6 26. Rxd7 $16) 18. Bxh6 $1 {[%mdl 704] The only consistent continuation of the attack, which leads to amazing tactical complications.} (18. Rfc1 Qg4 $15) (18. e4 hxg5 19. Rfc1 Qa4 $13) 18... gxh6 19. e4 {The  must be cut off from the .} (19. Qxh6 $2 Qg4 $17) 19... Ne7 (19... Bd7 $2 20. Rfc1 Qa4 21. exd5 Bxb5 22. Rb4 $18 {g4-h4}) 20. Rfc1 Qa4 21. Qxh6 $44 {A very important critical position. White has sacrificed a piece to attack Black's , moreover Short's pieces are uncoordinated and his  undeveloped. But White's forces are also still quite far from the main action, so it's a question of who manages to mobilize his reserves more effectively. Although it was very hard to foresee, Black's logical next move probably loses, so now is the time to look for alternatives. McShane: 'So white has a queen hovering around the vulnerable black king. But that's not enough for a winning attack, so Kasparov swings an extra rook around.'} Bd7 $6 ({The weakening} 21... f6 $6 {gives White a whole array of attacking possibilities:} 22. Rc5 $5 (22. Rc7 Bd7 (22... Rf7 23. Nd6 Qxa2 24. Rbc1 e5 25. Nxf7 Qxf7 26. Rd1 $36) 23. Nc3 Qd4 24. Rd1 Qe5 25. Rdxd7 Nxd7 26. Rxd7 Rf7 $13 {/}) (22. g4 $5 $40 {[%cal Rg4g5,Yc1c3,Yc3h3,Yb1b3,Yb3h3] c3,b3-h3,g4-g5}) (22. a3 $5 $40 {[%cal Rb1b4] b4}) (22. e5 $5 Qg4 23. Rc7 (23. exf6 $6 Nf5) 23... Qg6 24. Qxg6+ Nxg6 25. exf6 Rxf6 26. Nd6 $44) 22... e5 (22... Qxa2 $2 23. Rh5 Qxb1+ 24. Bf1 $18) 23. Rc7 (23. Rxe5 fxe5 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25. Qxe7 Rxf2 $5 $13) 23... Rf7 (23... Bd7 24. Nc3 Qd4 (24... Qa3 25. Rxb6 axb6 26. Rxd7 $40 {[%cal Rc3d5,Rg2h3] d5,h3}) 25. Bh3 $1 $36 {} (25. Rd1 $143 Qb4 26. Rdxd7 Nxd7 27. Rxd7 Rad8 $11) 25... Rac8 $6 26. Rxd7 Nxd7 27. Be6+ Rf7 28. Nd5 $1 $18) 24. Nd6 Qxa2 25. Rbc1 $36) (21... Ng6 $142 $5 22. h4 $142 $1 (22. Rc5 $6 Qxa2 $1 (22... Rd8 23. Bf3 $5) (22... Nd7 23. Rg5) (22... e5 23. Nc7 $1 {[%cal Rb1b6,Rc7d5] b6,d5}) 23. Nc3 Qa3 $17 {enables Black's  to join the defence effectively.}) 22... Nc4 $5 {is better, White's attack is very dangerous, but probably not winning by force.} (22... Bd7 23. h5 Ne7 (23... Nh8 24. Qf6 Kh7 25. Nd6 {e5,e4+-}) 24. Qf6 (24. Rc5 f6) 24... Kh7 25. h6 $16) 23. a3 $1 $36 (23. h5 $143 Nge5)) (21... Rd8 {is not an ideal defence either.} 22. Qf6 $1 (22. h4 $44) (22. Qg5+ Kf8 23. Qh6+ $11 (23. h4 $5)) 22... Nc6 23. e5 $40) 22. Rc5 (22. Nd6 $2 Qd4 $17) 22... Ng6 {The best.} (22... Bxb5 $2 23. Rh5 $18) (22... Rfd8 $6 23. Rg5+ Ng6 {The simplest is} 24. Nd6 (24. Rxg6+ $5 fxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 (25... Kf8 26. Qf6+ Kg8 27. Nd6 Be8 28. Qxe6+ $40) 26. Nd6 Rf8 27. e5 $40) (24. h4 Bxb5 25. Rbxb5 Qxa2 26. Rxg6+ fxg6 27. Rg5 Qa1+ 28. Kh2 Kf7 $1 29. Qxg6+ Ke7 30. Bh3 (30. e5 $2 Rf8 $1) 30... Rd1 $1 31. Qxe6+ Kd8 32. Qf7 Rh1+ 33. Kg2 Qf1+ 34. Kf3 Qd1+ $11) 24... Be8 25. e5 (25. Nxf7 $2 Rd1+) 25... Rxd6 26. exd6 Qd4 27. h4 Qh8 28. Qxh8+ Kxh8 29. h5 $16) 23. Rg5 {[%cal Rh2h5,Re4e5,Rb5d6,Rd6e4,Rg2e4] h4-h5,e5,d6-e4,e4 McShane: 'Now white always has a perpetual check up his sleeve with Rxg6+'} (23. Rh5 Rfd8 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Nd6 Be8 26. e5 Rxd6 $5 (26... Nxe5 $2 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Nf5+ $1 exf5 29. Qxe5+ Kd7 30. Rc1 $18 {}) 27. exd6 Qd4 28. Qh6+ $11 {was possible, but here White's attack is grounded and Kasparov didn't want that.}) (23. h4 $2 Qxa2 24. Nc3 Qa3 25. Rg5 Rfc8 $1 (25... Qxc3 26. e5 Qd3 27. Rb4 Nd5 28. Be4 Qd1+ 29. Kh2 Be8 30. h5 Nde7 31. Rxb7 Qe2 32. Rxe7 Qxe4 33. Rxg6+ $18) 26. h5 Qf8 $19 {enables Black's  to return to the defence. It's crucial for White to prevent this.}) 23... Qc2 {Black can't avoid a perpetual and has to do something against the abovementioned attacking ideas. Short's move is the best practical chance, although objectivly it should also lose.} (23... Bxb5 $5 24. Rbxb5 (24. Rxg6+ fxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Qh5+ Kg8 27. Rxb5 $2 Rf7) 24... Qd1+ $5 (24... Rfd8 $2 25. Rxg6+ fxg6 26. Qxg6+ Kf8 27. Qf6+ $18) (24... Qd4 25. e5 $1 (25. Rxg6+ fxg6 26. Qxg6+ Qg7 27. Qxe6+ Rf7) 25... Qd1+ 26. Bf1 Rfc8 27. Rb4 $1 Rc4 28. Rxc4 Nxc4 29. Rxg6+ fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Kf8 31. Qf6+ $18 {[%cal Rf6e6,Re6c4] e6-c4+-}) 25. Bf1 Qd4 26. e5 Rfc8 27. Rb3 $1 {White needs h4 for his .} (27. h4 Qd1 $1 28. Rb4 Rc1 29. Rxg6+ fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Kh8 $11) 27... Qe4 (27... Qd1 28. Rb4 {-24...d4}) 28. h4 Nd7 29. h5 Ndxe5 30. Re3 Ng4 31. Rxe4 Nxh6 32. hxg6 $16 {}) (23... Qxa2 $2 24. Nc3 Qc2 25. e5 Qxc3 (25... Bc6 26. Bxc6 bxc6 27. Rb4 $18) 26. Be4 Be8 27. Rh5 $1 {[%eval 32764,0]}) (23... Rfd8 {-22...fd8}) 24. Na3 Qd3 {[%csl Ge4] Controls e4.} (24... Qxa2 $2 25. e5 Qxa3 (25... Rfc8 26. Be4 Be8 27. Rh5 $1 {[%cal Re4g6] g6+-}) 26. Be4 Be8 27. Rh5 $18) (24... Qe2 25. h4 Qxa2 26. e5 $1 $18) 25. h4 $6 ({Kasparov's intuition proved him right once again: just after the game he proposed the winning} 25. Rb3 $1 Qd1+ (25... Qd4 26. e5 Rac8 27. Bf1 Bc6 (27... Rc1 28. Rf3 $1 $18) 28. Rd3 Qe4 29. f3 Qe1 30. Nc2 Qa5 31. Rd4 Qc5 32. Kg2 $1 {[%cal Rd4h4] h4+-}) 26. Bf1 Rfc8 27. Rxg6+ $1 (27. g4 $2 Rc1 28. Rxg6+ fxg6 29. Qxg6+ Kf8 30. Qf6+ Ke8 31. Qh8+ Ke7 32. Qh4+ Kd6 $19) (27. Rd3 $6 Qa1 $142 $1 (27... Qe1 $2 28. Rxg6+ fxg6 29. Qxg6+ Kf8 (29... Kh8 30. g4 Rc3 31. Qf6+ $18) 30. Rf3+ Ke7 31. Qf6+ Kd6 32. Rd3+ Kc7 (32... Kc6 33. Qe5 $1 Qb4 34. Rc3+ Qxc3 35. Bb5#) 33. Nb5+ Bxb5 34. Qe5+ $18) 28. e5 Be8 $1 (28... Rc1 $2 29. Rxg6+ $11) 29. Rh5 (29. Rf3 Nd7 $19) 29... Bc6 $1 {} (29... Rc1 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Qh6+ $11) 30. Rg5 Be4 $19) 27... fxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kf8 (28... Kh8 $2 29. g4 $18) 29. Qf6+ $142 $5 (29. Rd3 Qa1 30. Rf3+ Ke7 31. Qg5+ Kd6 $5 (31... Ke8 {-29.f6+!}) 32. Qd2+ Nd5 33. exd5 $40) 29... Kg8 $1 (29... Ke8 $2 30. Rf3 Qd6 31. Nb5 $1 Qc5 (31... Bxb5 32. Bxb5+ Rc6 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Qg7+ Ke8 35. Qg8+ $18) 32. e5 $1 $18) 30. Qg5+ $1 Kf7 31. Rd3 Qa1 (31... Qc1 32. Rf3+ Ke8 33. Qg8+ Ke7 34. Qg7+ Kd6 (34... Kd8 35. Qf6+) 35. Qd4+ Ke7 36. Qf6+ Kd6 37. Rd3+ Kc7 38. Rc3+ $18) 32. Rf3+ Ke8 33. e5 $1 $18 Ba4 34. Qg8+ Kd7 35. Qf7+ Kd8 36. Qf8+ Be8 37. Rd3+ Nd5 38. Rxd5+ exd5 39. Qf6+ Kd7 40. Qd6# {A beautiful finish, White's  does the job single-handed.}) (25. e5 $2 Rfc8 $1 {[%cal Rd3a3,Ra3f8] a3-f8-+} (25... Qxa3 $2 26. Be4 $18)) 25... Qxa3 26. h5 $6 {McShane: 'This move gives up the last opportunity to play Rxg6+ with a draw, so its is an extremely crucial moment. Objectively its probably best to take the perpetual check, as Short has an improvement at move 30, but full marks for bravery.'} (26. Rxg6+ $142 $11) 26... Qe7 (26... Be8 $2 27. hxg6 fxg6 28. Rxg6+ Bxg6 29. Qxg6+ Kh8 30. Rb5 $1 $18) 27. e5 (27. hxg6 {McShane} f6 28. g7 (28. Rh5 Qg7) 28... fxg5 {is no good}) 27... Be8 $1 {} (27... Bc6 $2 28. Bxc6 (28. hxg6 $2 f6 $17) (28. Rb4 Qxb4 (28... Be8 $2 29. Rbg4 $1 Nd7 30. hxg6 f6 31. g7 fxg5 32. Rxg5 $1 Bg6 33. Rxg6 Rfe8 34. Bh3 $18) 29. hxg6 Qb1+ $16 {-28.c6 bc6 29.b4}) 28... bxc6 29. Kg2 $1 {Kasparov's move wins by force.} (29. Rb4 Qxb4 30. hxg6 Qe1+ 31. Kg2 Qe4+ 32. Kh2 fxg6 33. Rxg6+ Qxg6 34. Qxg6+ Kh8 35. Qh6+ Kg8 36. Qxe6+ {[%cal Rf2f4] f4/+-}) 29... Qd7 (29... Qb7 $2 30. hxg6 f6 31. g7 fxg5 32. Qh8+ Kf7 33. gxf8=Q+ Rxf8 34. Qh7+ $18) (29... c5 30. Rh1 Qb7+ 31. f3 (31. Kg1 $2 Rfd8) 31... Nc4 32. hxg6 Ne3+ 33. Kf2 Qb2+ 34. Kxe3 $18 {the  escapes to h3.}) 30. Rh1 Qd5+ 31. f3 Qd2+ 32. Kh3 Qd7 33. g4 $1 {[%cal Rh3g3,Rh5g6] g3,hg6+-}) 28. Be4 f5 29. exf6 (29. hxg6 $2 Qg7 $19) 29... Rxf6 30. hxg6 $2 (30. Bxg6 $142 Bxg6 31. Rxg6+ Rxg6 32. Qxg6+ Kf8 $5 (32... Kh8 33. Qh6+ Qh7 34. Qf6+ Qg7 35. Qxe6 $44) 33. Re1 (33. Rb3 Qf7) 33... Qf7 $13 {But with Short in time-trouble Kasparov wants to keep as many pieces and tension on the board as possible.}) 30... Qg7 $6 $138 {'?' McShane.} (30... Bc6 $1 $19) (30... Bc6 $1 {McShane: gains time to regroup and make use of the extra piece.}) 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Qh4 $5 {A suprising retreat.} ({Also interesting, but probably weaker was} 32. Kg2 Bc6 (32... Rd8 33. Rh1 Rd2 $2 34. Qxg7+ Kxg7 35. Rh7+ Kg8 36. g7 $1 $18) 33. Bxc6 bxc6 34. Rh1 Rf5 $1 (34... Nd5 $2 35. Qh8+ Qg8 36. Rxd5 $18) (34... Rc8 35. a4 $5 $44) 35. Qh5 (35. Rxf5+ exf5 36. Rh5 $2 Qxh7 37. gxh7 Kg7) 35... Rxg5 36. Qxg5 $15) 32... Rc8 $2 {[%mdl 8192] The decisive mistake.} ({Critical is} 32... Bxg6 $142 33. Rb3 (33. Rb4 $1 {McShane For instance,} Rc8 34. Bxg6 Rxg6 35. Rf4+ Ke8 (35... Kg8 36. Rxg6 Qxg6 37. Rg4) 36. Qh5) 33... Nd5 $1 {Hiarcs-this protects f4!} (33... Kf7 $2 34. Bxg6+ $1 (34. Rf3 $2 Rxf3 35. Rxg6 Qa1+ 36. Kg2 Rh8 $19) (34. Qg4 Rg8 35. Rc3 $5 (35. Rf3 $2 Rxf3 36. Bxg6+ Kf6) 35... Qh6 $1 (35... Kf8 36. Rf3 Rxf3 37. Qxf3+ Qf7 38. Qd3 $1 Bh7 $1 39. Qd8+ Qe8 40. Qf6+ $11) 36. Rc7+ Kf8 {h8}) 34... Rxg6 35. Rf3+ (35. Qh5 Rg8) 35... Kg8 36. Rxg6 Qxg6 37. Rf4 $1 $18 (37. Rf6 Qg7 38. Rxe6 Rf8 $1 $11)) 34. Qg4 (34. Rf3 Rxf3 35. Rxg6 Qa1+ 36. Kg2 Rf6 $1 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Qxa8 (38. Qg7+ Kd6 39. Bxd5 Rh8 $1 $19) 38... Ne3+ 39. Kh3 Rxg6 40. Qxb7+ Kf6 41. Bxg6 Qf1+ 42. Kh4 Ng2+ 43. Kg4 Kxg6 44. Qe4+ $11) 34... Ne7 (34... Kf7 $2 35. Rxb7+ $18) 35. Rxb7 Qh6 36. Bxg6 (36. Rxe7 Rc8 $1 37. Rd7 Rc1+ 38. Rd1 Bxe4 $19) 36... Rxg6 37. Rxg6 Qxg6 38. Qh4 Re8 $15) (32... Kg8 $5 {also deserves close attention, White probably doesn't have more than a draw after} 33. Qh7+ $11) (32... Ke7 $143 33. Bxb7 {[%csl Re7][%cal Rh4b4] b4,ע}) (32... Bc6 $2 33. Rh5 Bxe4 34. Rh8+ Ke7 35. Rh7 Qxh7 36. Qxh7+ Kd6 37. Rd1+ Nd5 38. Qh4 $1 $18 {[%cal Rh4e4,Rh4f6]}) 33. Rh5 $1 $18 {[%cal Gh4h8] h '!' McShane.} Bxg6 $8 (33... Rxg6 34. Rh8+ $18 {h7}) (33... Kg8 34. Rh7 $18) 34. Rh8+ Kf7 35. Rxc8 Nxc8 36. Rxb7+ Ne7 37. Bxg6+ Qxg6 (37... Kxg6 38. Qg4+ Kh7 39. Qxg7+ Kxg7 40. Rxe7+ $18 { loses another pawn.}) 38. Qb4 {McShane: 'How embarassing. Almost any square is better than f6 for the rook!'} Qf5 $6 {Hastens the end, but Black was lost anyway.} (38... Kg8 $8 39. Qxe7 Rf8 40. Rb5 Re8 (40... Rf7 41. Rb8+ Kg7 42. Qh4 $18) 41. Qxa7 $18 {}) 39. Qxe7+ Kg6 40. Qh7+ (40. Qh7+ Kg5 41. Rg7+ Qg6 (41... Rg6 42. Qh4#) 42. Qh4+ Kf5 43. Qf4#) 1-0

[Event "PCA-World-ch Kasparov-Short +6-1=13"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1993.09.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1993.09.07"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "20"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. dxc5 (8. O-O-O $2 Bxc3 9. Qxc3 g5 10. Bg3 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Nc6 12. Qa4 Bf5 13. e3 Rc8 $19 {Keres,P-Botvinnik,M/1941/}) 8... g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. e3 Qa5 (10... Nc6 11. Nf3 Qa5 $1 (11... Qf6 12. Bb5 $1 Nxc3 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. a3 $16 {Kasparov,G-Spassky,B/Linares/1990/}) 12. Nd2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bxc3 14. Rb1 Qxc5 15. Rb5 Qa3 16. Rb3 Bxd2+ 17. Qxd2 Qa5 $10 {Spassky,B-Fischer,R/Belgrade (m/20)/1992/}) (10... Qf6 $5 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Bxd7+ Nxd7 13. Nge2 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 O-O 15. Rd1 Qe6 16. h4 g4 $13 {Goldin-Lautier,J/Palma GMA/1989/}) 11. Be5 O-O 12. Bd3 Nc6 $1 13. Bxe4 Nxe5 14. Bxd5 (14. Bh7+ $2 Kg7 15. Bd3 d4 $1 16. exd4 Nxd3+ 17. Qxd3 Re8+ 18. Nge2 b6 $1 { a6}) 14... Bg4 $1 15. Nf3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 (16. gxf3 Rac8 $36) 16... Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Rac8 18. O-O $146 (18. O-O Rxc5 19. Qe4 Bxc3 20. bxc3 b6 21. f4 Qxc3 $10) ({RR} 18. h4 Rxc5 19. Kf1 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Qa6+ 21. Kg2 Rfc8 22. Qe4 Rc4 23. Qf5 Rxc3 24. Rad1 R3c5 25. Rd8+ Kg7 26. Rd5 Rxd5 27. Qxd5 Rc6 28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Qe5+ Rf6 30. Rh5 Qd6 31. Rxg5+ Kf8 32. Qe4 Qc6 {Nicoara,M (2140)-Sanz Alonso,F (2410) Elgoibar 1993 1-0 (60)}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "PCA-World-ch Kasparov-Short +6-1=13"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1993.09.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1993.09.07"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "20"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. dxc5 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. e3 Qa5 11. Nge2 $1 $146 Bf5 12. Be5 O-O (12... Ng3 13. Qb3 Nxh1 14. Bxh8 $16) (12... Nxf2 $2 13. Qxf5 Nxh1 14. Qc8+ Qd8 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. Bxh8 $18) (12... Nxc3 13. Qxf5 Ne4+ (13... Nxe2+ 14. Kxe2 O-O 15. Kf3 Nc6 16. Bf6 Rfe8 17. Bd3 $18) 14. Nc3 O-O (14... Nxc3 $2 15. Qc8+ Qd8 16. Qxd8+ Kxd8 17. bxc3 $18) 15. Bd3 $16) 13. Nd4 Bg6 (13... Nxc3 14. Qxf5 (14. Nxf5 Ne4+ 15. Kd1 (15. Ke2 Qa6+ 16. Kf3 Qe6 $1) 15... Qxc5 16. Qxc5 Bxc5 17. Nxh6+ Kh7 18. Ng4 f5 $132) 14... Ne4+ (14... Nxa2+ 15. Ke2 $16) 15. Kd1 (15. Ke2 Bxc5 16. Nb3 Qa6+ 17. Kf3 Qe6 18. g4 Nc6 $13) 15... Bxc5 16. Nb3 Qa4 17. Bd3 $16) 14. Nb3 Nxc3 (14... Qd8 15. Bd3 $16) 15. Bxc3 $1 (15. Nxa5 Na4+ 16. Bc3 Bxc3+ 17. Qxc3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 b6 $14) 15... Bxc2 16. Nxa5 Bxc3+ (16... Bxc5 17. Nxb7 $16) 17. bxc3 b6 18. Kd2 $1 (18. Nb3 $5) 18... bxa5 $146 (18... Ba4 19. cxb6 axb6 20. Nb7 Bb3 21. a3 $16) (18... Bg6 19. Nb3 $16) ({RR} 18... Ba4 19. cxb6 axb6 20. Nb7 Nd7 21. Bd3 f5 22. Nd6 Nc5 23. Rhb1 Ne4+ 24. Bxe4 fxe4 25. f3 exf3 26. gxf3 Rxf3 27. Rxb6 Rf2+ 28. Kd3 Rxh2 29. Kd4 g4 30. Kxd5 h5 31. Ne4 Bc2 32. Nf6+ Kg7 33. Rg1 {Agafii,V (2280)-Bets,A (2370) Kishinev 2005 0-1 (116)}) 19. Kxc2 Rc8 20. h4 Nd7 (20... Rxc5 21. hxg5 hxg5 22. Rh5 f6 23. Bd3 Nd7 24. Rah1 $40) (20... g4 21. Be2 h5 22. f3 $16) 21. hxg5 Nxc5 $1 (21... hxg5 22. Rh5 f6 23. Bb5 Nxc5 24. Rah1 Ne4 25. Bc6 $1 Rxc6 26. Rh8+ $18) 22. gxh6 Ne4 23. c4 $8 (23. Rh4 Rxc3+ 24. Kd1 Nxf2+ $36) 23... Nxf2 (23... dxc4 $2 24. Rh4 Nxf2 25. Bxc4 $18) 24. Rh4 $1 f5 (24... Kh7 25. Rd4 dxc4 26. Bxc4 f5) 25. Rd4 (25. Rf4 Ng4 26. Kd2 dxc4 27. Bxc4+ Kh7) 25... dxc4 (25... Ng4 26. Kd2 dxc4 27. Bxc4+ Kh7 28. Rf1) 26. Bxc4+ Kh7 27. Rf1 Ng4 (27... Ne4 28. Rxf5 Nd6 29. Rxd6 Rxc4+ 30. Kd3 $16) 28. Kd2 Rab8 (28... Nxh6 29. Bd3 Rc5 30. g4 $16) 29. Rxf5 Rb2+ 30. Kd3 Rxg2 (30... Nf2+ $2 31. Kc3 Rxa2 32. Kb3 $18) 31. Be6 (31. Rd7+ Kxh6 32. Rd6+ Kg7 33. Be6 Rc1 34. Rf7+ Kg6 35. Bb3+ (35. Bd5+ Kg5 36. Rg7+ Kh4 37. Bxg2 Rd1+ 38. Ke2 Rxd6 39. Rxa7 Rb6 $132) 35... Kh5 36. Rd5+ Kh4 37. Rxa5 $16) 31... Rc7 $8 32. Rxa5 Nf2+ (32... Nxh6 33. Rd7+ Rg7 34. Rxc7 Rxc7 35. e4 $16) 33. Ke2 Rh2 (33... Nh1+ 34. Kf3 Rf2+ 35. Kg4 Rg2+ 36. Kh3 $16) 34. Kf3 Nh1 35. Rd7+ Rxd7 36. Bxd7 Kxh6 37. Rxa7 $18 Kg5 38. Ra5+ Kf6 39. Bc6 (39. a4 $18) 39... Rc2 40. Rf5+ Ke7 (40... Kxf5 $2 41. Be4+ Ke5 42. Bxc2 $18) 41. Bd5 Kd6 (41... Rf2+ 42. Kg4 Rxf5 43. Kxf5 Ng3+ 44. Ke5 $18) 42. Rh5 Rd2 43. Rxh1 $6 (43. e4 $1 Nf2 44. Ke3 Rb2 45. Rh6+ $18) 43... Rxd5 44. a4 Ra5 45. Ra1 $2 (45. Rd1+ Ke5 46. Rd4 $18) 45... Ke5 46. e4 (46. Ke2 $5 Ke4 47. Ra3 Kd5 48. Kd3) 46... Ke6 $2 (46... Rc5 $1 47. a5 Rc3+ 48. Kg4 Kxe4 49. a6 Rc8 50. a7 Ra8 51. Ra5 Kd4 52. Kf5 Kc4 53. Ke6 Kb4 54. Ra1 Kc5 55. Kd7 Kb6 56. Rb1+ Kc5 57. Rb7 Rh8 $10) 47. Ke3 Kd6 48. Kd4 Kd7 49. Kc4 Kc6 50. Kb4 Re5 51. Rc1+ Kb6 52. Rc4 1-0

[Event "Linares 08th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. dxc5 Nc6 (8... g5 9. Bg3 d4 10. O-O-O Qa5 11. Rxd4 Nc6 12. Rd6 Ke7 $5 $13 {Spassky}) 9. e3 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 (10... Qa5 11. Nf3 Ne4 12. Nd2 $1 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bxc3 14. Rb1 a6 $6 (14... Bb4 $5) 15. Bd6 $16 {Glek-Juferov/USSR/1989/}) 11. Nf3 Qf6 12. Bb5 $5 {N} (12. Rc1 Bf5 13. Bd3 h5 14. h4 g4 15. Ng5 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qxc3+ 17. Qxc3 Bxd3 18. Bd6 Bf5 19. f3 Bxc3+ 20. Rxc3 f6 21. fxg4 Bxg4 22. Nf3 $10 {Gelfand,B-Balashov,J/USSR/1989/}) 12... Nxc3 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 (13... Qxc6 14. bxc3 Ba5 15. Be5 $16) 14. a3 $146 ({RR} 14. Be5 Ne4+ 15. Kd1 Qg6 16. Bxh8 Bf5 17. Qa4 a5 18. Ne5 Qh5+ 19. f3 Rc8 20. Ke2 Nxc5 21. Qd1 {0-1 (21) Gerard,N (2286)-Fantin,L (2271) France 2006}) 14... g4 15. Be5 Ne4+ 16. axb4 Qf5 17. Bxh8 gxf3 18. Rg1 Qg4 $2 (18... fxg2 $1 19. Qe2 Ng5 20. f4 Ne4 $16) 19. Qd1 Ng5 20. Qd4 Ne4 21. Qe5+ Be6 22. Qf4 Qg6 23. Qxf3 f6 24. Qf4 Kf7 25. f3 Ng5 26. Kd2 $1 Qf5 27. h4 Qxf4 28. exf4 Nh7 29. g4 {Ftacnik,L} (29. g4 Rxh8 30. Rxa7+ Kg8 31. Re1 Nf8 32. f5 Bd7 33. Re7 Rh7 34. Rxh7 Kxh7 35. b5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-27"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "1986.11.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "1986.11.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nc3 c5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Qa5 7. d5 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 exd5 ({RR} 8... Ne7 9. Qd3 exd5 10. cxd5 Nexd5 11. Bd2 Qa6 12. c4 Ne7 13. e4 d5 14. exd5 Nexd5 15. Qe2+ Ne7 16. O-O Be6 17. Ne5 Rd8 18. Bg5 O-O 19. Rfb1 Bc8 20. Qe3 h6 21. Qxc5 hxg5 22. Qxe7 Rde8 23. Qc7 {Polugaevsky,L (2600)-Kortschnoj,V (2630) Tilburg 1985 0-1 (69)}) 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bd2 Nf6 11. c4 $146 ({RR} 11. O-O O-O 12. c4 Qd8 13. Bc3 Ne4 14. Bb2 d6 15. Qd3 Re8 16. Nh4 Nb4 17. Qb3 f5 18. a3 Nc6 19. Rad1 Na5 20. Qd3 Be6 21. Nxf5 Bxf5 22. Qd5+ Be6 23. Qxe4 Nxc4 24. Ba1 d5 25. Rxd5 Bxd5 {Abbasov,F (2487)-Imomkuzieva,N (1481) Moscow 2022 1-0 (45)}) 11... Qd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-27"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "1986.11.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Suba, Mihai"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1986.11.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. d4 {Kramnik,Vladimir} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8. Qb3 ({RR} 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3) 8... Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nc6 10. cxd5 Na5 11. Qc2 Nxd5 12. Qd3 ({RR} 12. O-O Qc7 ({RR} 12... Bd7) 13. Re1 ({RR} 13. e4 Nxc3 ({RR} 13... Nb6) 14. Bb2 ({RR} 14. Bd2 Ne2+ 15. Kh1 Qxc2 16. Nxc2 Nc6) 14... Nb5 15. Qxc7 Nxc7) 13... Bd7 ({RR} 13... Rd8 14. e4) 14. e4 Nb6 ({RR} 14... Nxc3 15. Bd2 Rac8 16. Rac1) 15. e5 Ba4 ({RR} 15... Rfc8) 16. Qd3 Qc4 ({RR} 16... Rac8 17. Be4) 17. Qf3 ({RR} 17. Qxc4 Nbxc4 18. Rb1 Rab8 19. f4) 17... Nc6 18. Re4 ({RR} 18. Qg4 Bc2 ({RR} 18... Kh8) ({RR} 18... h5 19. Qh4 Qxc3 ({RR} 19... Nd5)) 19. Ba3 ({RR} 19. Bh6 Bg6) 19... Rfc8) 18... Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Bc6 20. Rxc4 Bxf3 21. Rc7 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rab8 23. Rb1 Rfc8 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. Rb3 ({RR} 25. Be3 Rxc3 26. Bxb6 axb6 27. Rxb6 Rc7) 25... h5 26. Be3 Nd5 {Nakamura,H (2770)-Kramnik,V (2781) Dortmund 2011 CBM 144 [Kramnik,Vladimir] 0-1 (47)} {RR} 27. Bxa7 Rxc3 28. Rxc3 ({RR} 28. Rxb7 Ra3) 28... Nxc3 29. a3) ({RR} 12. O-O Bd7 13. e4 Nb6 14. a4 e5 15. Nf5 Be6 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Bb4 Nbc4 18. Rfd1 Qc7 19. Qe2 f6 20. h4 g6 21. Nd6 Nxd6 22. Bxd6 Qf7 23. Bb4 Nc4 24. a5 Rad8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rd1 Qc7 {Djukic,S (2080)-Gallagher,D (2203) Stockholm SWE 2025 0-1 (45)}) 12... Qc7 ({RR} 12... Bd7 13. c4 Ne7 14. O-O Rc8 15. Nb3 Nxc4 16. Bxb7 Rc7 17. Ba6 Ne5 18. Qe3 Nc4 19. Qe4 Nd6 20. Qd3 Rc6 21. Ba3 Bc8 22. Bxc8 Ndxc8 23. Rfd1 Qxd3 24. Rxd3 Re8 25. Rad1 f6 26. Nd4 Rb6 27. Bc5 {Kasparov,G (2740)-Karpov,A (2705) London/Leningrad 1986 1-0 (40)}) 13. O-O $146 ({RR} 13. Nb5 Qc6 14. a4 a6 15. e4 Nb6 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Nd6 Rd8 18. O-O e5 19. Rfd1 Bg4 20. Bf3 Be6 21. Qe3 Nbc4 22. Nxc4 Nxc4 23. Qg5 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 f6 25. Qc1 Qxa4 26. Be7 Qe8 27. Bc5 Qc6 {Shchukin,D (2400)-Aseev,K (2525) St Petersburg 1998 0-1 (32)}) ({RR} 13. Nb5 Qc6) ({RR} 13. Nb5 Qc6 14. O-O Bd7 15. a4 a6 16. c4 axb5 {½-½ (16) Dumitrescu,D (2290)-Cordy,S Odorheiu Secuiesc 1993}) 13... Bd7 14. e4 Nb6 15. f4 e5 16. fxe5 Nac4 17. g4 Nxe5 18. Qg3 Nbc4 19. Bf4 Qc5 20. Rae1 Rad8 21. g5 Rfe8 22. Kh1 b5 23. Rd1 Bc8 24. h4 Bg4 25. Nb3 Qc8 26. Rd5 Rxd5 27. exd5 Bh5 28. Nd4 Ng6 29. Bc1 Qd7 30. Nf5 Re5 31. Qf2 Be2 32. Re1 Rxf5 33. Qxe2 Re5 34. Qf2 Rxe1+ 35. Qxe1 Qg4 36. Kh2 Qxh4+ 37. Qxh4 Nxh4 38. Bf1 Nf5 39. a4 a6 40. axb5 axb5 41. Bd3 Nfd6 42. Bf4 Kf8 43. Kg3 Ke7 44. Bc1 Ne5 45. Bc2 Ndc4 46. Kf4 Kd6 47. Ke4 Kc5 48. Bb3 Ng6 49. Bxc4 Kxc4 50. Be3 Nf8 51. Bd4 h5 52. Bxg7 Nd7 53. d6 Kc5 54. Be5 h4 55. Bf4 Kc4 56. Bd2 h3 57. Kf3 Kd5 58. Be1 Ne5+ 59. Kg3 Ke4 60. c4 bxc4 61. Bc3 Nd7 62. Kxh3 Kd3 63. Bb2 Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Match/Training Kasparov-Tal +1-0=1"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1980.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Winants,Luc} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. g3 ({RR} 8. Qc2) 8... Nxc3 9. Nxc3 ({RR} 9. bxc3 Qd5 10. Rg1 c5) 9... c5 10. dxc5 ({RR} 10. d5 Bf6 ({RR} 10... exd5 11. Nxd5 Be6 12. Bg2 Nc6 ({RR} 12... Qd7 13. O-O Rd8 14. e4 Nc6 15. Be3) 13. O-O Qd7 14. e4 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nd4 16. b4) 11. Bg2 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 exd5 13. Qxd5 ({RR} 13. Bxd5 Bh3 ({RR} 13... Qe7) 14. Bxb7 ({RR} 14. Bxf7+ Kxf7 15. Qh5+ Kg8 16. Qxh3 Qd3) 14... Nd7 15. Qh5 ({RR} 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. f3 Ne5 17. Kf2 Rd8 18. Qe2 Ng4+ ({RR} 18... Bg4 19. Rd1 Bxf3 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8) 19. Ke1 Ne5 20. Kf2 Ng4+) 15... Rb8 ({RR} 15... Qf6 16. Bd2 Rab8 17. Be4) 16. Qxh3 ({RR} 16. Be4 Nf6 17. Bxh7+ Nxh7 18. Qxh3 Qd3) ({RR} 16. Bf3 Qf6 17. Bd2) 16... Rxb7 17. O-O Qf6) 13... Qe7 14. Rb1 ({RR} 14. O-O Nc6) 14... Nc6 ({RR} 14... Rd8 15. Qh5 ({RR} 15. Rxb7 Bxb7 16. Qxb7 Nd7)) 15. O-O Be6 16. Qh5 Rad8 17. e4 Ba2 18. Ra1 ({RR} 18. Rb2 Bc4 19. Re1 Ne5) 18... Bc4 19. Re1 Ne5 20. Be3 g6 21. Qh4 ({RR} 21. Qh6 Ng4 22. Qg5 Qxg5 23. Bxg5 f6 24. Bf4 g5 25. Bc1 Ne5) 21... Qxh4 22. gxh4 b6 23. Bh6 Rfe8 24. h3 ({RR} 24. Bg5 Rd3 25. Re3 ({RR} 25. Bf6 Ng4 26. Bg5 f6) 25... Kg7 26. Rxd3 Nxd3 27. Be3) 24... f6 {Shaked,T (2500)-Kramnik,V (2770) Tilburg 1997 CBM 061 [Winants,Luc] 0-1 (35)} {RR} 25. f4 Nf7) ({RR} 10. Bg2 cxd4 11. exd4 Bf6 12. Be3 Nc6 13. d5 exd5 14. Qxd5 Be6 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. O-O Bxc3 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. bxc3 a5 19. Rfd1 a4 20. Bc5 Bb3 21. Rd4 Re8 22. Kf1 Ra5 23. Bd6 c5 24. Rf4 h6 {Mattenberger,M (1839)-Romanishin,O (2419) Arco 2021 0-1}) 10... Bxc5 ({RR} 10... Qxd1+ 11. Nxd1 Bxc5 12. Bg2 ({RR} 12. b4 Be7 13. Bb2 Bd7 14. Bg2 Bc6 15. Rg1 Bxg2 16. Rxg2 Rc8) 12... Be7 13. Bd2 ({RR} 13. b4 a5 14. b5) 13... Nd7 14. b4 Rb8 15. Nb2 b6 16. O-O Bf6 17. Rab1 Ba6 18. Rfc1 Rbc8 19. Nd1 Bd3 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Rc1 Rc2 22. Rxc2 Bxc2 23. Nc3 Ne5 24. Nb5 Nc4 25. Bc1) 11. b4 $146 ({RR} 11. Bg2 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 Nd7 13. Bd2 Ne5 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Bc3 Nc4 16. Rc1 Rd8+ 17. Ke2 Bd7 18. Rhd1 Bb5 19. Ke1 Bc6 20. Bd4 Na5 21. Rc3 Bd5 22. f3 Nc6 23. Rcd3 Nxd4 24. Rxd4 Rac8 25. Nc3 Bc6 {Tologontegin,S (2331)-Delorme,A (2492) Moscow 2011 ½-½ (52)}) 11... Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 Be7 13. Bb2 Nc6 14. Kc2 b6 15. Rd1 Rd8 16. Rxd8+ Nxd8 17. Bg2 Bb7 18. Bxb7 Nxb7 19. Kb3 Nd6 20. Rc1 Rc8 21. a4 a6 22. b5 axb5 23. Nxb5 Rxc1 24. Bxc1 Ne4 25. Ba3 Kf8 26. Na7 Nd2+ 27. Kc2 {RR} Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Brussels"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1987.04.24"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Nikitin,Aleksander S"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1987.04.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nge2 c5 8. O-O Nc6 9. a3 cxd4 10. exd4 $5 (10. axb4 dxc3 11. b5 Ne5 12. Nxc3 Bg4 13. f3 d4 14. Bxh7+ Nxh7 15. exd4 Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 Bh3 17. Re1) ({RR} 10. Nb5 Bc5 11. exd4 Be7 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Bc7 Qd7 14. Nec3 g6 15. Na4 Ng7 16. Bf4 Ne6 17. Be3 Bf6 18. Rc1 Re8 19. b4 Qd8 20. Nc5 a6 21. Nxe6 Bxe6 22. Nc3 Bg7 23. Be2 Qf6 24. Bf3 Rad8 {Al Hosani,O (2261)-Leitao,R (2592) Chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (39)}) 10... Bxc3 (10... Be7 11. f3 $1 {[%cal Yc1f4,Yd1d2,Yg2g4,Yg1h1,Yf1g1,Ye2g3]}) ({RR} 10... Be7 11. Be3 b6 12. h3 Bb7 13. Ng3 g6 14. f4 Qd7 15. f5 Rac8 16. Qf3 Na5 17. Rae1 Nc4 18. Bg5 Bd8 19. Nd1 Ne4 20. Bxd8 Rfxd8 21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Ne3 Rxd4 24. Nef5 Rd2 25. Nh6+ {Bocharov,D (2595)-Nakhapetiane,P (2495) Olginka 2011 1-0 (35)}) 11. bxc3 $1 {[%csl Gd4]} (11. Nxc3 Nxd4 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Qxd4) 11... Ne7 $146 {[%cal Yc8f5]} (11... h6 12. f3 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Yg2g4,Yg1h1,Yf1g1]}) (11... Bg4 $142 12. Bg5 $1 Qd6 $140 $2 13. Qb1 $1 {[%csl Rb7,Rh7]}) ({RR} 11... Re8 12. Ng3 Be6 13. h3 Rc8 14. Qf3 Ne7 15. Bg5 Ng6 16. Nh5 Rf8 17. Rac1 Qd6 18. Bxf6 {1-0 (18) Holst,C (2159)-Henrichsen,J (1963) Helsingor 2009}) ({RR} 11... h6 12. f3 Na5 13. Kh1 Bd7 14. g4 Qe8 15. Bf4 Qe6 16. Ng3 Rfe8 17. Bf5 Qc6 18. Be5 Bxf5 19. Nxf5 Nc4 20. Bf4 Re6 21. Ra2 Rae8 22. Qc1 Nh7 23. Rg2 Rf6 24. Re1 Rfe6 25. Rgg1 {½-½ (25) Axelsson,U-Andersson,G (2040) Lund 2010}) 12. Qc2 (12. Bg5 Ne4 13. Bh4 Nd6) 12... Bd7 13. Bg5 $1 Ng6 14. f4 h6 (14... Re8 15. f5 Nf8 16. Nf4 Bc6 17. Nh5 N8d7 18. Rf3) 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. f5 $1 Ne7 17. Ng3 Nc8 (17... Kh8 {[%cal Ye7g8,Yg8f6]} 18. Nh5 Qg5 19. f6 $1 Qxh5 20. fxe7 Rfe8 21. Rae1 Be6 22. Rxe6 $1 $18) (17... Qg5 18. Rf3 $1) 18. Rf4 $1 (18. Rf3 Kh8) 18... Nd6 (18... Qd6 19. f6 $3 Qxf4 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. fxg7+ Kxg7 22. Nh5+ Kh8 23. Nxf4 $18) 19. Qf2 $1 Rfe8 (19... Ne8 20. Nh5 Qg5 21. h4 $1 Qxh5 22. g4 $1) (19... Qd8 20. f6 (20. h4 $1) 20... g5 21. Nh5 $1) 20. Nh5 Qd8 21. Nxg7 $1 Ne4 (21... Kxg7 22. f6+ Kh8 23. Qh4) 22. Bxe4 Rxe4 23. f6 Kh7 24. Rxe4 dxe4 25. Qf4 Bc6 26. Re1 $1 (26. Qf5+ Kh8 (26... Kg8 $2 27. Ne6 $1) 27. Rf1 (27. Ne6 $2 fxe6 28. Qg6 Qf8 $1 $17) 27... Qd5) 26... Qf8 27. c4 $1 (27. Re3 Qxa3 28. Rh3 Qa1+ $13) 27... Qxa3 28. Nf5 Qf8 29. Re3 Bd7 30. Rg3 Bxf5 31. Qxf5+ (31. Qxf5+ Kh8 32. Rg7) 1-0

[Event "EuroTel Trophy"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1998.09.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Golod,Vitali"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[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 4124]} 1. d4 {Winants,Luc} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 c5 ({Another line is:} 7... Bb7) 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. e3 $5 ({White has several options:} 9. Nf3 $5) (9. Nh3 $5) 9... d6 $5 {This is the usual move.} ({Black has few options} 9... a5 $5) (9... Bb7 $5) (9... Nc6 $5) (9... h6 $5 {(see comments to Kiriakov,P-Epishin,V,Maikop1998(cbm66),1-0(50) Golod,V)}) 10. O-O-O $5 {There are other lines.See comments to Drasko,M-Knezevic,B,Belgrad,1998(cbm64),1-0(42)Gershon,A} Ne4 $142 {Other moves are not actual.} 11. Qd3 ({RR} 11. Qc2 Nxg5 12. h4 f5 ({RR} 12... Nh3 13. Nxh3 Qe7) 13. hxg5 Bb7) ({RR} 11. Bxd8 Nxc3 12. Rxd6 Ne4) 11... Nxf2 (11... Qxg5 $2 12. Qxe4 d5 13. cxd5 Bb7 14. Nh3 $1 $16 {f4(×d5)}) (11... Nxg5 $2 12. h4 $36 {and} Ne4 {worse, because of} 13. Qxe4 Qb6 (13... d5 $2 14. cxd5 Bb7 15. Bd3 g6 16. Bc4) 14. Qxa8 Bb7 15. Rxd6 $1 Nc6 (15... Bxa8 16. Rxb6 axb6 17. Nf3 $16) 16. Qxf8+ Kxf8 17. Nf3 $16) ({RR} 11... Nxg5 12. h4) 12. Bxd8 $8 Nxd3+ 13. Bxd3 Rxd8 14. Be4 d5 15. cxd5 Bb7 $5 (15... f5 $143 16. Bf3 e5 17. d6 (17. e4 $143 Nd7 18. exf5 Nf6 19. g4 Bb7 {/=}) 17... e4 18. Be2 Kf7 19. Nh3 $1 $14) ({RR} 15... f5 16. Bf3 e5 17. d6 e4 18. Be2 Be6 19. Nh3) 16. Ne2 exd5 $5 $146 (16... Nd7 $143 {in view of} 17. dxe6 Bxe4 18. e7 $1 ({RR} 18. exd7 Bxg2 19. Rhg1 Bf3 20. Rge1 Bg4) 18... Re8 19. Rxd7 f6 ({RR} 19... Bxg2 20. Rg1 ({RR} 20. Rhd1 f6 ({RR} 20... Bf3 21. Rd8 f6 22. e4 Bxe4 23. Ng3) 21. Ng3 g6) 20... Bc6 ({RR} 20... Be4 21. Ng3 Bg6 22. Rgd1) ({RR} 20... Bh3 21. Rc7 f6 22. Nc3) 21. Rc7 Rec8 ({RR} 21... Bf3 22. Ng3) 22. Rxc8+ ({RR} 22. Rd1 Rxc7 23. Rd8+ Be8 24. Rxa8 Rxe7) 22... Rxc8 23. Rd1 Re8 24. Rd6 Bf3 25. Ng3 ({RR} 25. Rd8 Bc6 26. b4 ({RR} 26. Ng3 f6 27. Nf5 Kf7 28. Nd6+ Kxe7) 26... f6 ({RR} 26... cxb4 27. Nd4 Ba4 28. Nf5) 27. bxc5 Kf7 28. Nd4 Be4 29. Nb5 Rxe7 30. Nd6+ Kg6) 25... f6 ({RR} 25... g6 26. Rd8 Bc6 27. Ne4 Kg7 28. Rxe8 Bxe8 29. Nd6) 26. Nf5 Kf7 ({RR} 26... a5 27. Rd7 Bg4 28. Rd8 Kf7 29. Nd6+ Kxe7 30. Rxe8+ Kxd6 31. Ra8) 27. Rd2 Rxe7 28. Nxe7 Kxe7 29. Kc2) 20. Ng3 Bg6 ({RR} 20... Bxg2 21. Rg1 Bc6 ({RR} 21... Bh3 22. Rb7 ({RR} 22. Rc7 Rac8 23. Rxa7 Kf7 24. Ne4 Rc6) 22... Rab8 ({RR} 22... Kf7 23. Ne4 Rxe7 24. Rxe7+ Kxe7 25. Rxg7+ Ke6 26. Rxh7) ({RR} 22... Reb8 23. Rc7 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. Ne4) 23. Rxa7 Kf7 24. Ne4 Rb6 25. Nxc5) 22. Rc7 Rec8 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Nf5 g6 25. Nd6 Ra8 26. Rg4) 21. h4 h6 ({RR} 21... h5 22. Rhd1 Kf7 23. R1d5) 22. h5 Bh7 23. Rh4 $16 Kf7 24. Rc4 Rxe7 25. Rxe7+ Kxe7 26. Rxc5 Kd6 27. b4 Re8 28. Kd2 Re5 29. Rxe5 Kxe5 30. a4 Bg8 31. b5 Bb3 ({RR} 31... Bd5 32. e4 Bxe4 33. Nxe4 Kxe4 34. Kc3 Kd5 35. Kb4 Kd6 36. a5 ({RR} 36. Ka5) 36... Kc7 37. Kc5 Kb7 38. g4 Kc7 39. b6+ axb6+ 40. axb6+ Kb7 41. Kb5 Kb8 42. Kc6 Kc8 43. b7+ ({RR} 43. Kd6) 43... Kb8 44. Kb6 f5 45. gxf5 g6 46. hxg6) 32. a5 Bc4 33. b6 axb6 34. axb6 Bd5 35. e4 Bb7 36. Ke3 Bc6 37. Nf5 Bxe4 38. g4 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Panno,O/Buenos Aires 1997/EXT 97 (38)}) ({RR} 16... Nd7 17. dxe6 Bxe4 18. e7 Re8 19. Rxd7 f6 20. Ng3 Bg6 21. h4 h6 22. h5 Bh7 23. Rh4 Kf7 24. Rc4 Rxe7 25. Rxe7+ Kxe7 26. Rxc5 Kd6 27. b4 Re8 28. Kd2 Re5 29. Rxe5 Kxe5 30. a4 Bg8 31. b5 {Kasparov,G (2820)-Panno,O (2450) Buenos Aires 1997 CBM 061 [Winants,Luc] 1-0 (38)}) 17. Nc3 $146 (17. Nf4 $144) ({RR} 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. e4 Nd7 19. exd5 Nf6 20. Nc3 Rd6 21. Rhe1 Kf8 22. Re2 a6 23. h3 Rad8 24. g4 h6 25. Re3 g6 26. Re2 R8d7 {½-½ (26) Turova,I (2379)-Javakhishvili,L (2444) Ekaterinburg 2006}) 17... Nc6 $5 (17... Nd7 $6 18. Bxd5 Rab8 (18... Bxd5 19. Rxd5 $14 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gh1d1]}) 19. Rhf1 $5 {[%csl Rf7]} Bxd5 20. Rxd5 $14) ({RR} 17... Nd7 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5) 18. Bxd5 $140 (18. Nxd5 $6 Rab8 $11) (18. Rxd5 $6 Na5 19. Rxd8+ (19. Rxc5 $4 Nb3+ 20. Kc2 Nxc5 $19) 19... Rxd8 $11) 18... Na5 19. Bxb7 (19. Rhf1 $5 Bxd5 20. Nxd5 Nb3+ $5 (20... Rab8 $142 $5) (20... Nc6 $6 21. Rf2 $5 $14 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gf2c2]}) (20... Kf8 $6 21. Nc7 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 $14) 21. Kc2 Nd4+ 22. exd4 Rxd5 23. dxc5 Rxc5+ 24. Kb1 Rc7 25. Rd6 Kf8 {/=}) 19... Nxb7 $11 20. Rhf1 $5 {f4(f5)} (20. Rd5 Rxd5 21. Nxd5 Rd8 22. Rd1 Kf8 $11) 20... Kf8 21. Kc2 Rac8 $5 {22..e723.Nd5+e6(×c7)} 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rf5 Ke7 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Ge7e6]} 24. Ne4 Rc8 25. Rg5 Kf8 (25... g6 $2 26. Re5+ Kd7 (26... Kf8 27. g4 $5 h6 28. Kc3 $14) 27. g4 $1 $14) 26. Rd5 (26. Kc3 $5 Re8 27. Nxc5 (27. Kd3 Rd8+ 28. Kc4 Rb8 $1 $11) 27... h6 $5 28. Rd5 (28. Nd7+ $4 Ke7 29. Rd5 (29. Rb5 Nd6 $19) 29... Rd8 $19) 28... Nxc5 29. Rxc5 Rxe3+ 30. Kd2 Rb3 31. Kc2 Re3 $1 $11 (31... Rb7 $143 32. b4 $14)) 26... Ke7 27. Re5+ Kd7 28. g4 f6 (28... f6 29. Rh5 h6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EuroTel Trophy"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1998.09.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Golod,Vitali"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[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 14460]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 c5 ({Another line is:} 7... Bb7) 8. e3 $5 (8. dxc5 {See comments to Kasparov,G-Timman,J(3round),Prague1998(cbm67),1/2-1/2 (28) Golod,V}) 8... d6 ({Black has several options:} 8... h6 $5) (8... Bb7 $5) (8... Nc6 $5) (8... cxd4 $5) ({RR} 8... Bb7 9. Ne2 h6 10. Bh4 d6 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. O-O-O Nbd7 13. f3 d5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Qd2 Qb6 16. Nc3 Bc6 17. Kb1 Rab8 18. Ka1 d4 19. exd4 cxd4 20. Na2 Nc5 21. Nc1 Bd5 22. b4 a5 23. Bxf6 {Bok,B (2583)-Erigaisi,A (2801) chess.com INT 2025 0-1}) ({RR} 8... h6 9. Bh4 cxd4 10. exd4 d5 11. cxd5 g5 12. Bg3 Nxd5 13. Qd2 Nc6 14. Nf3 f5 15. Be5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qf6 17. Bb5 Rd8 18. Bc6 Rb8 19. O-O Ne7 20. Rfe1 Ng6 21. Qc3 Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Bb7 23. Bxb7 {Gershon,A (2430)-Postny,E (2551) Israel ISR 2025 ½-½ (38)}) 9. Bd3 $5 ({worse:} 9. f3 Nbd7 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Nh3 Qb6 12. Rd1 h6 13. Bh4 d5 14. Bf2 Ba6 15. Rd2 Rfd8 16. Be2 Bxc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. O-O Qb3 {And black is better,0-1 Maksimenko,A-Dautov,R/Leningrad 1989/TD 89\09 (28)}) (9. dxc5 $5 bxc5 (9... dxc5 $143 $14) 10. O-O-O Ne4 11. Qd3 {See-8.dxc5}) 9... cxd4 $6 $146 {After this move white has strong pawn centre} ({Better:} 9... Nbd7 10. Ne2 Ba6 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Qd2 Re8 13. Ng3 $6 cxd4 14. exd4 d5 $15 {0-1 Sleisz,T-Mochalov,E/Eger 1993/EXT 93op (60)}) 10. exd4 d5 $146 (10... Bb7 $5 11. Nf3 h6 {d5}) ({RR} 10... Bb7 11. Ne2 h6 12. Bf4 d5 13. c5 bxc5 14. Qxc5 Nbd7 15. Qc7 Qxc7 16. Bxc7 Rfc8 17. Rc1 Ne8 18. Bg3 Nb6 19. b3 Rxc1+ 20. Nxc1 Rc8 21. Kd2 Kf8 22. Ne2 Ke7 23. Rb1 Nd6 24. f3 Nd7 25. Rc1 {Zhuravlev,S (2227)-Tyurin,A (2052) Moscow 2020 ½-½ (31)}) ({RR} 10... Bb7 11. Ne2 h6 12. Bf4 d5 13. c5 bxc5 14. Qxc5 Nbd7 15. Qc7 Qxc7 16. Bxc7 Rfc8 17. Rc1 Ne8 18. Bg3 Nb6 19. b3 Rxc1+ 20. Nxc1 Rc8 21. Kd2 Kf8 22. Ne2 Ke7 23. Rb1 Nd6 24. f3 Nd7 25. Rc1 {Zhuravlev,S (2227)-Tyurin,A (2052) Moscow 2020 ½-½ (31)}) 11. cxd5 $1 Qxd5 {[%csl Rg2,Rg5]} (11... exd5 $6 12. Nf3 $5 (12. Ne2) 12... Re8+ 13. Ne5 Nbd7 14. O-O Nxe5 $6 15. dxe5 d4 16. Qe1 {(17.f6 gf6 18.e4)} Bb7 17. f3 $1 $16 {[%csl Ge1,Yg3,Yh4][%cal Ge1g3,Ge1h4]}) (11... Nxd5 $2 12. Bxh7+ Kh8 $8 (12... Kxh7 13. Qh3+) 13. Qg3 $1 f6 14. Bg6 $18) 12. Bxf6 $1 (12. Nf3 $2 Ne4 13. Bxe4 Qxe4+ 14. Qe3 Bb7 {=/}) 12... gxf6 (12... Qxg2 $5 13. Be2 $1 {[%cal Ge2f3]} (13. Bf1 $2 Qxh1 14. Qg3 Qe4+ (14... g6 $5) 15. Ne2 Qg6 16. Qxg6 hxg6 17. Bg2 gxf6 18. Bxa8 $17) (13. Ne2 $4 Qxh1+ 14. Kd2 Qxa1 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qh3+ Kg8 17. Qg3 Qxb2+ 18. Kd1 Qb1+ 19. Kd2 Qg6 $19) (13. Nh3 $2 Qxh1+ 14. Kd2 Qxh2 $1 $17 (14... Qxa1 $2 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 (15... Kh8 $4 16. Bc2 $1 $18 {[%cal Gc3g3,Yc3d3]}) 16. Qd3+ Kg8 17. Ng5 Qxb2+ 18. Kd1 Qb3+ 19. Qxb3 gxf6 20. Qg3 fxg5 21. Qxg5+ $11)) (13. O-O-O $4 Bb7 $1 {[%cal Gf8c8]} 14. Ne2 Rc8 15. Rhg1 Rxc3+ 16. bxc3 Qxf2 17. Rxg7+ Kf8 $19) 13... Bb7 {This is the best move!} (13... Ba6 $143 14. Kd2 $1 gxf6 (14... Qxf2 15. Rf1 Qg2 16. Be5 $16 {[%cal Gc3g3]}) (14... Qxh1 $2 15. Qg3 g6 16. Bf3 $18) 15. Nh3 Kh8 16. Rag1 Qd5 (16... Qc6 17. Qxc6 Nxc6 18. Bxa6 Nxd4 $18) 17. Bf3 $16) (13... Qxh1 $4 14. Qg3 g6 15. Bf3 $18) 14. Bxg7 Qxh1 (14... Rc8 $143 15. Qxc8+ Bxc8 16. Bf3 Qxg7 (16... Bb7 $2 17. Bxg2 Bxg2 18. Be5 Bxh1 19. f3 $16 {[%csl Rh1][%cal Ge1f2,Gg1e2]}) 17. Ne2 $1 $14 {[%csl Gd4,Ye2][%cal Ye2d4] (white has strong initiative)}) 15. Qg3 Qg2 (15... Qe4 $144 16. Bh6+ Qg6 17. Bxf8 Qxg3 (17... Kxf8 18. Rc1 $14) 18. hxg3 Kxf8 19. Rc1 $14) 16. Bxf8+ Qxg3 (16... Kxf8 17. Rc1 $14) 17. hxg3 Kxf8 18. Rc1 Nc6 19. Bf3 Rc8 20. Ne2 $14) 13. Ne2 $1 $14 {g3(f4),e4} Rd8 $4 {This move is very weak} (13... Bb7 $5 $14) (13... Ba6 $6 14. Nf4 Qb7 $8 (14... Qg5 15. Be4 Rc8 (15... Qxf4 16. Bxa8 Rc8 17. Qd2 $18) 16. Qf3 $18) 15. O-O $40) 14. Ng3 Qxd4 (14... f5 $144 15. Be2 $1 {[%csl Ra8,Rd5][%cal Ge2f3]} (15. Nh5 $2 Qxd4) 15... Bb7 (15... Qxd4 $2 16. Bf3 $1 (16. Qxd4 $5 Rxd4 17. Bf3 Rd5 18. Bxd5 exd5 $18) 16... Qxc3+ 17. bxc3 Rd5 18. c4 Re5+ 19. Kd2 $18) 16. Bf3 Qd7 17. Nh5 Qe7 (17... Kf8 18. Qb4+ $1) 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. d5 $18) (14... Bb7 $144 15. Be4 Qd7 16. Nh5 $1 $18) 15. Be4 Qxc3+ $8 16. bxc3 Rd5 17. Rd1 $1 $18 ({Worse} 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Rd1 {because of} Be6 $16 (18... Bb7 $2 19. O-O $18)) (17. c4 $6 Re5 18. O-O-O Rxe4 19. Nxe4 Kg7 $16) 17... Bb7 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 (18... exd5 $143 19. O-O $18) 19. Nh5 $1 {[%csl Rf6]} Nd7 $8 20. c4 Bc6 21. Rxd7 $1 Bxd7 22. Nxf6+ Kg7 (22... Kf8 23. Nxd7+ Ke7 24. Ne5) 23. Nxd7 f6 {[%cal Ga8d8,Yf6e5]} 24. Ke2 Rc8 {c7;f7-e7(פd7)} 25. Rc1 $1 {[%cal Gc4c5]} Rc7 (25... Kf7 26. c5 Ke7 27. cxb6 Rxc1 28. bxa7 Rc8 29. Nb8 $18) 26. Nb8 1-0

[Event "Linares 11th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Piket,Jeroen} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. f3 d5 9. e3 Nbd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Re8 12. Ne2 h6 13. Bh4 c5 14. O-O Rc8 ({RR} 14... Qe7 15. Bf2 a5 ({RR} 15... Rac8 {RR} 16. Rad1) 16. b4 ({RR} 16. a4) ({RR} 16. Rae1 c4 17. Bb1 b5 18. Ng3 b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Qd2 Ba6 21. Nf5 Qf8) ({RR} 16. Rad1 c4 17. Bb1 b5 18. Ng3 b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Qd2 ({RR} 20. Qc2) 20... Ba6 21. Rfe1) 16... axb4 ({RR} 16... cxb4 17. axb4 Rec8 18. Qb2 Qxb4 19. Qxb4 axb4 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Rb1 Ra3 22. Nc1) 17. axb4 c4 ({RR} 17... cxb4 18. Qc7 Rab8 19. Ng3 Rec8 20. Qf4) 18. Bc2 b5 19. Qb2 ({RR} 19. g4 Nb6) ({RR} 19. Ng3 Nb6) 19... Bc6 20. Nc3 Nb6 21. Ra5 Na4 ({RR} 21... Rxa5 22. bxa5 Na8 ({RR} 22... Na4 23. Bxa4 bxa4 24. Qb6 Qd6 25. a6 ({RR} 25. Bg3 Qa3) ({RR} 25. Nxa4 Nd7 26. Qa6 Ra8) 25... Rb8 26. Qa5) 23. Nxb5 Qb7 ({RR} 23... Rb8 24. Qa3) 24. Rb1 Rb8 25. Bg3 Qxb5 26. Bxb8) 22. Bxa4 bxa4 23. Rc5 ({RR} 23. Ra1 Rxa5 24. bxa5 Qa7) 23... a3 24. Qd2 ({RR} 24. Qc2) 24... Rec8 25. Bh4 g5 26. Bg3 Nd7 27. Ra1 ({RR} 27. b5 Nxc5 28. dxc5 a2 29. Ra1 Bxb5 30. Nxb5 Rxc5 31. Nc3 Qf6) ({RR} 27. Rxc6 Rxc6 28. b5 Rcc8 29. Nxd5) ({RR} 27. Nxd5 Bxd5 28. Rxd5 c3) 27... Nxc5 28. dxc5 Re8 ({RR} 28... Qb7 29. Rb1 ({RR} 29. Qd4 Qxb4 30. Qf6 Re8) 29... Qa6 30. Be5) 29. Kf2 {Piket,J (2615)-Karpov,A (2710) Monte Carlo 1999 CBM 070 [Piket,Jeroen] ½-½ (52)} {RR} Qb7) 15. Qd2 Qe7 16. Bf2 Bc6 $146 ({RR} 16... g6 17. Nc3 Qf8 18. Rad1 Nb8 19. Bb5 Re6 20. Qd3 a6 21. Ba4 b5 22. Bc2 c4 23. Qd2 Qe8 24. b4 cxb3 25. Bxb3 Qe7 26. Nb1 Rec6 27. e4 dxe4 28. Qxh6 Rc4 29. Bxc4 bxc4 30. Qe3 Qd7 31. fxe4 {Juodeika,R (2200)-Lasinskas,P (2150) Vilnius 1996 ½-½ (51)}) ({RR} 16... c4 17. Bc2 Nf8 18. Nc3 a6 19. Rfe1 Rcd8 20. h3 Ne6 21. Rad1 b5 22. e4 dxe4 23. fxe4 Ng5 24. d5 Nd7 25. Qf4 Ne5 26. Bb6 Rd7 27. Bd4 f6 28. Ne2 Rdd8 29. Ng3 Bc8 30. Bb6 Bxh3 31. Bxd8 {Loiacono,L (2303)-Peng,L (2549) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (39)}) ({RR} 16... Nf8 17. b4 Ne6 18. bxc5 bxc5 19. Qa5 c4 20. Bf5 Qc7 21. Qxc7 Rxc7 22. Nc3 Bc6 23. Rfb1 g6 24. Bc2 Nd8 25. Rb4 Rb7 26. Rab1 Ree7 27. Rxb7 Rxb7 28. Rxb7 Nxb7 29. e4 dxe4 30. fxe4 Bd7 31. d5 {Brooks,P (2192)-Bansal,R (1971) London 2017 1-0 (35)}) 17. Nc3 Nf8 18. Rfe1 Ne6 19. Bh4 Ng5 20. Bf5 Bd7 21. Bc2 Bc6 22. Rad1 Qe6 23. Qf2 Rcd8 24. h3 Ngh7 25. dxc5 bxc5 26. e4 dxe4 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Qxc5 Ng5 29. Bxg5 hxg5 30. Qxg5 Qc4 31. fxe4 Qd4+ 32. Qe3 Qxe3+ 33. Rxe3 Rd2 34. Re2 Rxe2 35. Nxe2 Nxe4 36. Bxe4 Bxe4 37. Kf2 Kf8 38. g3 Ke7 39. Ke3 Bc6 40. h4 Bd7 41. Kf4 Kd6 42. g4 f6 43. h5 Ke7 44. Nd4 Kf7 45. b4 Ba4 46. Nf5 g6 47. Nd6+ Kg7 48. Nc8 a6 49. Nd6 Bd1 50. Ne8+ Kf7 51. Nxf6 Kxf6 52. g5+ Kf7 53. h6 1-0

[Event "Novgorod"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1995.06.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Curt"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dolmatov Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. dxc5 g5 (8... Nbd7 9. O-O-O Qa5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Qe4+ $16 {Najdorf,M-Foerder,H/Buenos Aires ol f-A (04) ,HCL 37 1939/1-0 (51)}) (8... O-O $6 9. e3 (9. O-O-O Bxc3 10. Qxc3 g5 11. Bg3 Bf5 12. f3 Nbd7 13. Bd6 Rc8 14. e4 Bxe4 15. Bd3 Nxc5 16. Bxc5 b6 17. Kb1 Rxc5 18. Qd2 Bxd3+ {[%emt 0:00:46] ½-½ Relange,E-Sosonko,G/Cannes op (02) ,EXP 1995}) 9... Nbd7 (9... Nc6 10. Nf3 g5 11. Bg3 Qa5 12. Bd3 Re8 $6 13. O-O Qxc5 14. Nb5 $5 Qxc2 15. Bxc2 $16 {Bloch-Erofeev, USSR 1982}) 10. Bd3 Qa5 11. Nge2 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. Nxc3 Nxc5 14. Bc2 g5 15. Bg3 Be6 16. f3 a6 17. h4 Rfc8 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. O-O-O Ncd7 20. Kb1 Kg7 21. Bb3 $16 {Kasparov,G-Kortschnoj,V/Tilburg 48/(739) 1989}) (8... Nc6 9. O-O-O $5 (9. e3 O-O (9... g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Nf3 (11. Bd3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nxc5 13. Ne2 Be6 14. Rb1 $14 {0-1 Bayram,Y-Kolev,At/Balkaniad-men (02) 1993 (42)}) 11... Qf6 12. Rc1 (12. Bb5 $1 Nxc3 (12... Nxg3 13. hxg3 $14) (12... O-O 13. O-O Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qxc3 15. Qxc3 Bxc3 16. Rac1 $14) 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 $2 (13... Qxc6 14. bxc3 Bxc5 15. O-O $14) 14. a3 $1 g4 $1 (14... Bf5 15. Qd2 $16) 15. Be5 $1 $16 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Spassky,B/Linares 49/666 1990 (29)} (15. Nd4 Nb5+ $13)) 12... Bf5 13. Bd3 h5 14. h4 g4 15. Ng5 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qxc3+ 17. Qxc3 Bxd3 18. Bd6 Bf5 19. f3 Bxc3+ 20. Rxc3 f6 21. fxg4 Bxg4 22. Nf3 {= Gelfand,B-Balashov,J/URS CH 1989}) 10. Nf3 d4 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. Bxf6 dxc3 13. Bxc3 Qxa2 14. Bb5 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Be6 $44 {0-1 Chabanon,J-Sokolov,A/Cannes op (02) ,EXP 46 1995 (34)}) 9... g5 (9... Bxc3 $2 10. Qxc3 d4 11. Qa3 $1 Qe7 12. Nf3 O-O 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Rxd4 Be6 15. Bg3 Rfc8 16. Bd6 Qd8 17. e3 Ne4 18. Rxe4 Qxd6 19. Rc4 $1 Qe7 20. Rc3 $18 {Bloch-Zier, corr. 1990/92}) 10. Bg3 Bxc3 $6 (10... O-O $2 11. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 12. e4 Nce7 $8 13. Kb1 $6 Bxc5 $1 14. Bc4 $1 $16 {Bloch-Gubin, USSR 1983}) (10... Qa5 $5 11. e3 Be6 12. Nf3 $5) 11. Qxc3 d4 12. Qa3 O-O 13. e3 b6 $5 14. exd4 (14. Nf3 $6 bxc5 $1 15. Qxc5 $6 Be6 $1 16. Nxd4 $2 Nxd4 $1 17. Qxd4 Qa5 $1 $40) 14... Be6 {Bloch,MW-Prokofiev,AV/corr/1992 (26)} (14... Nxd4 $2 15. Nf3 $1 bxc5 16. Qxc5 $18) 15. Ba6 $1 $16) 9. Bg3 Ne4 (9... Nc6 10. e3 Ne4 11. Nf3 (11. Bd3 $5 Nxc3 (11... Nxc5 $6 12. Nge2 d4 13. exd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Bb5+ $16) (11... Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nxc5 13. Ne2 Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3 $14) (11... Qa5 12. Nge2 $14) (11... Nxg3 $1 12. hxg3 d4 13. exd4 Qxd4 14. Nge2 Qxc5 15. O-O Be6 $13) 12. bxc3 Qf6 13. Ne2 Bxc5 14. h4 $1 (14. Nd4 $14) 14... Bd7 (14... Nb4 $2 15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. Qd1 $16) (14... Be6 $6 15. Rb1 O-O-O 16. Qa4 $40 Ne5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Ba6 $1 Bb6 19. Qc6+ Qc7 20. Bxb7+ Kb8 21. Qxc7+ Kxc7 22. Ba6 $16) (14... Kf8 15. Qb3 $16) 15. Qb3 Ne5 (15... Nb4 16. Bb1 $16) (15... O-O-O 16. Qxd5 Be6 17. Qxc5 Rxd3 18. Nd4 $16) 16. Bxe5 (16. Qxd5 Nxd3+ 17. Qxd3 Bc6 18. Kf1 Rd8 19. Nd4 $16) 16... Qxe5 17. hxg5 (17. Qxb7 $6 Rb8 18. Qa6 Rb6 19. Qa5 Bb4 20. Qxa7 Bxc3+ 21. Kf1 Rb4 $44) 17... hxg5 18. Rxh8+ Qxh8 19. Qxb7 $16 {Glek,I-Podzielny,K/Bonn GSK (02) ,CBM 45 1995/½-½ (59)}) 11... Qa5 (11... Qf6 {Dolmatov} 12. Bb5 Nxc3 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 $6 14. a3 g4 15. Be5 Ne4+ 16. axb4 Qf5 17. Bxh8 gxf3 18. Rg1 $16 {Kasparov,G-Spassky,B/Linares/1990/}) 12. Nd2 Nxc3 { d4} (12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qxc3 14. Qxc3 Nxc3 15. f3 Bf5 16. Kf2 O-O 17. h4 Rfe8 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Nb3 Kg7 $13 {Kortschnoj,V-Portisch,L/Amsterdam/1990/}) (12... Nxd2 $5 {Maksimovic,B} 13. Qxd2 Be6 { 0-0-0, d4} 14. Rc1 $6 (14. Bb5 {Maksimovic,B}) 14... d4 $1 15. exd4 O-O-O $44 { Drasko,M-Maksimovic,B/YUG 52/558/1991/}) (12... Be6 {Maksimovic,B} 13. Nb3 $1 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Qxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Nxc3 16. f3 $14) (12... Bf5 {Maksimovic,B} 13. Bd3 $14) (12... Nxc5 $5 {Maksimovic,B  d4} 13. Nxd5 (13. Bb5 $1 Bxc3 14. Bxc6+ $8 (14. Qxc3 $2 Qxb5 15. Qxh8+ Ke7 $19 {×d3}) 14... bxc6 15. bxc3 $1 (15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. bxc3 $10) 15... Ba6 16. Nb3 $8 Qa4 $5 (16... Nxb3 17. Qxb3 Qb5 18. O-O-O { h4}) 17. Rd1 {Atalik,S-Maksimovic,B/Iraldion 59/(593)/1993} Qe4 $10) 13... Be6 $1 (13... Bf5 $6 14. Qxf5 Bxd2+ 15. Ke2 $16) 14. Nc3 $1 { 15.c4, 15.c4} (14. Nc3 O-O-O $40)) 13. bxc3 Bxc3 14. Rb1 Qxc5 (14... a6 15. Bd6 $16 {Glek,I-Jurerov/URS/1989/}) 15. Rb5 Qa3 16. Rb3 (16. Rxd5 Be6 17. Rd3 Nb4 (17... Bxd2+ 18. Rxd2) 18. Qxc3 Nxd3+ 19. Qxd3 Qc1+ 20. Ke2 O-O (20... Rd8 21. Qb5+ Rd7 22. Bd6) 21. Nb3 Qb2+ 22. Qd2 Qb1 23. f3 Bxb3 24. axb3 Rfd8 $19) 16... Bxd2+ 17. Qxd2 Qa5 18. Qxa5 $1 {N} (18. Bb5 Qxd2+ 19. Kxd2 Bd7 $15 {Spassky,B-Fischer,R/m(10)/1992}) 18... Nxa5 19. Rb5 Nc6 (19... b6 $142) 20. h4 $1 $16 {Sherbakov,R-Lyrberg,P/Jyvaskyla 61/579 1994 (49)} (20. Rxd5 Be6 21. Rd2 O-O $5 { fd8})) 10. e3 Qa5 (10... Qf6 11. Bb5+ Bd7 (11... Nc6 12. Nge2 a6 13. Bd3 Nxc5 14. a3 Be6 15. O-O $16 {Falchetta,Giovanni-Magalotti,Andrea/Forli op (06) 1991 (36)}) 12. Bxd7+ Nxd7 13. Nge2 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 O-O 15. Rd1 Qe6 16. h4 g4 17. Bd6 Nxd6 18. cxd6 Qxd6 19. e4 Rae8 20. Rxd5 Qe6 21. Rd4 Nc5 $44 { Goldin,A-Lautier,J/Palma de Mallorca (GMA) 48/(739) 1989}) 11. Nge2 (11. Be5 O-O 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. Bxe4 Nxe5 14. Bxd5 (14. Bh7+ $6 Kg7 15. Bd3 d4 (15... Bg4 16. Nge2 Bxe2 17. Bxe2 Rac8 18. O-O Bxc3 19. bxc3 Qxc5 $10 {Ryskin,A-Pushkov,N/Sochi 1993 (34)}) 16. exd4 Nxd3+ (16... Bxc3+ 17. bxc3 Nxd3+ 18. Qxd3 Bf5 19. Qc4 $8 (19. Qf3 $2 Rfe8+ 20. Ne2 Bg4 21. Qxg4 Qxc3+ $19) (19. Qd2 Rfe8+ 20. Ne2 Qa6 21. Rd1 Re7 { ae8-+}) 19... Rfe8+ 20. Kd2 $8 (20. Ne2 $2 b5 21. cxb6 Rac8 22. Qb4 Qxb4 23. cxb4 Bd3) 20... b5 $13 {Sokolov,I-Short,N/Wijk (op) 62/558 1995 (63)} (20... Qa3 21. Qb5 $1 $13)) 17. Qxd3 Re8+ 18. Nge2 b6 $132) 14... Bg4 $1 $10 15. Nf3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Rac8 18. O-O {½-½ Kasparov,G-Short,N/London (m/5) 59/(593) 1993}) 11... Nc6 (11... Bf5 12. Be5 $1 (12. Qc1 Nd7 13. Bd6 Ndxc5 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. a3 Bxc3+ 16. Nxc3 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Qxc3+ {½-½ Relange,E-Ward,C/Paris-London (02) 1994}) 12... O-O (12... Nxc3 $2 13. Qxf5 Ne4+ 14. Nc3 $1) (12... f6 $5 $13) (12... Nc6 $132) (12... Bg6 $132) 13. Nd4 Bg6 $2 (13... Re8 $13) (13... Nc6 $13) (13... Nd7 $13) (13... Nxc3 14. Nxf5 (14. Qxf5 Ne4+ 15. Ke2 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Qa6+ 17. Kf3 Qxc6 18. Bd3 Bxc5 19. Bxe4 dxe4+ 20. Qxe4 f6 $17 {0-1 Relange,E-Emms,J/Paris-London (04) 1994 (29)}) 14... Ne4+ 15. Kd1 Nc6 16. Bg3 Bxc5 $13 {Law,A-Ward,C/Lloyds Bank op(08) 1994 (25)}) 14. Nb3 $1 Nxc3 (14... Qa4 $6 15. Bd3) (14... Qd8 15. Bd3 Nc6 16. Bd4) 15. Bxc3 $1 $16 {Kasparov,G-Short,N/London (m/9)/1993/1-0 (52)}) 12. a3 (12. f3 $1 Nxg3 $1 (12... Nxc5 13. a3 $1 Be6 14. Rd1 Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 16. Nxc3 O-O-O 17. Nb5 $14) (12... Nxc3 13. Nxc3 Qxc5 14. Qd2 Be6 15. a3 $14) 13. hxg3 Bxc5 (13... Qxc5 $6 14. a3 Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 16. Nxc3 $16) 14. Qd2 Be6 15. Nd4 (15. Rd1 $2 d4 $1 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. exd4 O-O-O $1 $40) 15... Nxd4 16. exd4 Bb4 $6 (16... Be7 17. Bb5+ $1 Kf8 18. Ba4 $1 Bf6 19. Bb3 Kg7 20. Kf2 Rad8 21. Rad1 $14 { g4, e2-g3}) (16... Bd6 17. Bb5+ Kf8 18. Kf2 Rc8 19. Bd3 $14) 17. a3 Bxc3 (17... Rc8 $6 18. Rc1 $14) 18. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 19. bxc3 $14 {Alterman,B-Kortschnoj,V/Groningen/1993/ (40)}) (12. O-O-O $2 Bf5 $1 $17 {Etchegaray-Bogoevska/Moscow ol (14) 1994/1-0 (78)}) 12... Bf5 (12... Bxc5 $5 {Dautov} 13. O-O-O Nxg3 14. Nxg3 Be6 15. h4 g4 16. Nb5 $5 $14) 13. Qc1 Nxc5 (13... Bxc3+ 14. Nxc3 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 16. bxc3 $16) 14. axb4 Nd3+ (14... Qxb4 15. Nd4 $18) 15. Kd2 Qxb4 (15... Nxc1 16. Rxa5 Nb3+ 17. Ke1 $1 Nxb4 18. Rxd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 $16) 16. Ra4 (16. Qc2 Nxf2 (16... Nc5 {Dautov} 17. Qxf5 Qxb2+ 18. Ke1 (18. Qc2 Nb3+ {Dolmatov} 19. Kd1 Qxa1+ 20. Nc1) 18... Qxa1+ 19. Nd1 Ne7 20. Qc2 Ne4 $40) 17. Qxf5 Qxb2+ 18. Ke1 Nxh1 19. Rb1 Qa3 20. Rxb7 O-O 21. Nxd5 $16) 16... Nxc1 17. Rxb4 Nxe2 (17... Nxb4 18. Nxc1 $16) 18. Rxb7 Nxg3 (18... Nxc3 19. bxc3 O-O 20. h4 $16) 19. hxg3 d4 (19... Rd8 20. Bb5 Bd7 21. Nxd5 $16) 20. exd4 (20. Nb5 Rd8 21. exd4 Nxd4 22. Nxd4 Rxd4+ 23. Kc3 $16) (20. Nd5 $5 {Dolmatov} dxe3+ (20... O-O-O 21. Ba6 $16) (20... Rd8 21. e4 $14) 21. Kxe3 (21. Nxe3 $2 O-O-O+) 21... O-O (21... Rd8 22. Bb5 $1 $16) 22. Rxh6 Rfe8+ 23. Kd2 Rad8 24. Rxc6 Rxd5+ 25. Kc3 $16) 20... Nxd4 21. Nd5 (21. Bc4 $2 {Dautov} O-O-O $1 22. Rxf7 Nb3+ 23. Ke1 Rhe8+ 24. Be2 Bd3 $15) 21... Rd8 (21... Kf8 $142 {Dautov} 22. Kc3 Ne6 23. Bc4 Nc5 24. Rc7 Ne6 25. Rc6 Kg7 26. Ra1 $14) 22. Bc4 O-O (22... Nc6 23. Kc3 $16) (22... Be6 23. Nc7+ Kf8 24. Nxe6+ Nxe6+ 25. Kc3 $16) 23. Kc3 (23. Rxh6 $2 {Dautov} Be4 (23... Be6 {Dolmatov} 24. Ne7+ Kg7 $17) 24. Nf6+ Kg7 25. Nxe4 Kxh6 26. Bxf7 $10) 23... Ne2+ 24. Kb4 {e7,xh6} (24. Bxe2 {Dolmatov} Rxd5 25. Rxa7 Rc8+ 26. Bc4 Rd3+ $10) 24... Nd4 (24... Kg7 25. Rd1 Bg4 (25... Rb8 26. Rxb8 Rxb8+ 27. Ka3 Re8 28. Re1 Be6 29. Rxe2 Bxd5 30. Rxe8 Bxc4 31. g4 $18) 26. Rd2 (26. f3 {Dautov} Be6 27. Bxe2 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Bxd5 29. Rxa7 $16) 26... Rfe8 (26... Rb8 27. Rxb8 Rxb8+ 28. Ka5 Nc1 29. Ka6 $16) 27. Rxa7 $16 {Beliavsky,A-Timman,J/Madrid (02) ,CBM 47 1995 (33)}) (24... Rb8 25. Ne7+ Kh7 26. Rxb8 Rxb8+ 27. Ka3 (27. Kc5 {Dautov} Bg4 28. Re1 Rxb2 29. f3 $16) 27... Bg4 28. Nd5 Be6 29. Rd1 Bxd5 30. Rxd5 {xe2}) 25. Ne7+ (25. Rxh6 $2 Be4 {[%cal Re4a8]} 26. Ne7+ Kg7 $17) 25... Kg7 26. Rxa7 (26. Nxf5+ Nxf5 27. Rxa7 Rd2 $132) 26... Rb8+ 27. Kc5 (27. Kc3 Nb5+ 28. Bxb5 Rxb5 {Dautov} 29. b4 (29. Nxf5+ Rxf5 30. f3 Rc8+ 31. Kb3 (31. Kd4 Rc2 $10) (31. Kd3 Rd5+) 31... Rb5+ 32. Ka3 Rc2 $10) 29... Be6 (29... Rfb8 $2 30. Ra5 Be4 31. Rxb5 Rxb5 32. f3 $16) 30. Rha1 Rfb8 (30... Kf6) 31. R1a4 Re5 $10 {} 32. Nc6 Rc8 33. R4a6 Re2) (27. Ka3 {Dautov} Nc2+ 28. Ka4 Be4 {b4,xb2}) 27... Ne6+ 28. Bxe6 $146 ({RR} 28. Kd6 Rb6+ 29. Ke5 Bh7 30. Nf5+ Bxf5 31. Kxf5 Nd4+ 32. Ke4 Nc6 33. Rc7 Re8+ 34. Kd5 Re5+ 35. Kd6 Rf5 36. Rxf7+ Rxf7 37. Bxf7 Kxf7 38. Kc5 Rxb2 39. Kxc6 Rxf2 40. Rxh6 Kg7 41. Re6 Rxg2 42. Kd5 Rxg3 {Barsov,A (2497)-Vladimirov,Y (2628) Pune 2004 ½-½ (43)}) 28... Bxe6 29. b4 Rfd8 {[%csl Re7]} 30. Re1 {[%cal Ye1e6,Ye7c6]} (30. Nc6 $4 {Dautov} Rd5+ 31. Kc4 Rc8 32. b5 Rd1+ $19) 30... Kf6 {[%cal Yd8d2]} (30... Rd2 $4 {Dautov} 31. Rxe6 Rc2+ 32. Kd4 Rd8+ 33. Ke3 Rc3+ 34. Ke4 Rc4+ 35. Ke5 fxe6 36. Nc6+ $18) 31. Rh1 (31. Re2 {Dautov} Rd3 32. Rc2 Bb3 33. Rc1 Rd2 34. Rc3 Be6 35. Rf3+ Kg7 36. Nf5+ Kh7 37. Ne3 Rc8+ 38. Kb6 Rb8+ 39. Rb7 Rxb7+ 40. Kxb7 Rb2 $10) (31. b5 {Dolmatov} Rd2) 31... Kg7 32. Re1 Kf6 33. Rh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kasparov-SUI sim"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Wirthensohn, Heinz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. f3 Nh5 7. Nh3 ({RR} 7. Nge2 Qh4+ 8. g3 Qe7 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 f5 11. exf5 exf5 12. Nf4 Nxf4 13. Bxf4 Bxc3 14. bxc3 d6 15. Qc2 Qf7 16. Rab1 Nd7 17. a4 a5 18. g4 fxg4 19. fxg4 h6 20. h3 Nf6 21. Bg3 Rae8 {Truskavetsky,A (2348)-Korobov,A (2662) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (32)}) 7... f5 8. Bd2 $146 ({RR} 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. e4 f4 11. e5 g5 12. Be4 Nc6 13. g3 Kh8 14. Kh1 Na5 15. Rg1 fxg3 16. Bxb7 Nxb7 17. Bxg5 Qe8 18. hxg3 Qg6 19. g4 h6 20. Be3 Ng7 21. Qe2 Na5 22. Nf4 Qg5 {Donaldson Akhmilovskaya,E (2420)-Saulina,L (2200) Sochi 1987 1-0 (43)}) 8... O-O 9. Qe2 c5 10. d5 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 exd5 12. O-O-O Qe8 13. Rhg1 dxc4 14. Bxc4+ Kh8 15. g4 fxg4 16. Rxg4 Nf6 17. Rdg1 Nxg4 18. Rxg4 Rf6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rg8+ Qxg8 21. Bxg8 Kxg8 22. Qc4+ Kf8 23. Qh4 Kg7 24. Nf4 Nc6 25. Nh5+ 1-0

[Event "Candidates qf Kasparov-Beliavsky+4-1=4"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1983.03.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Kasparov,Garry"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1983.02.27"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qc7 13. Bd3 $1 Qxc3 14. Bb2 Qc7 15. d5 $1 Bxd5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qe3 $1 Kg7 18. Rac1 Nc6 $146 ({RR} 18... Qd6 19. Bxh7 Nc6 20. Rxc6 Qxc6 21. Ne5 fxe5 22. Qg5+ Kxh7 23. Qh5+ Kg7 24. Qg5+ Kh7 25. Qh5+ Kg7 26. Qg5+ Kh7 {½-½ (26) Timofeev,A (2600)-Shomoev,A (2568) Khanty-Mansiysk 2012}) 19. Be4 $2 ({Alle Vorteile der weißen Position konnten hier mittels} 19. Nd4 $1 {abgesichert werden. Danach wäre es für Schwarz nicht einfach gewesen, eine hinreichende Verteidigung gegen alle weißen Drohungen zu finden.}) 19... Qd6 $1 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Rc4 Qd7 $2 (21... Ne7 $142 $1 {z.B.:} 22. Rh4 Nf5 23. Rg4+ Kh8 24. Qd3 Ne7) 22. Rh4 Qf5 23. Rxd5 $6 (23. Qh6+ $142 Kh8 24. Rf4 Qg6 25. Qh4 f5 26. Qh3 $1 (26. Rxd5 $2 Rad8)) 23... Ne5 $2 (23... Qb1+ 24. Ne1 Kh8 (24... Rg8 $5 25. Rdh5 (25. Rd3 Kf8 $1 (25... Kh8 $2 26. Rxh7+ Kxh7 27. Qe4+ {[%csl Rb1][%cal Ye4b1,Ge4h7]}) 26. Rxh7 Ne5 27. Qh6+ Ke7 28. Re3 Rac8 $13) 25... Kf8 $1 26. Rxh7 Re8 27. Qh6+ Ke7 $13) 25. Rdh5 Rfe8 26. Rxh7+ Qxh7 27. Rxh7+ Kxh7 28. Qh3+ Kg7 $13) 24. h3 $1 Rfe8 $1 25. Nd4 Qg6 26. Qf4 (26. Qd2 $2 Rad8 $1 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Nf5+ Qxf5 29. Qxd8 Qg5 $15 30. Re4 $4 Nf3+ 31. Kf1 Qb5+ 32. Re2 Qb1+ 33. Re1 Qxe1#) 26... Rad8 (26... Rac8 $2 27. Nf5+ Kh8 28. Nd6 Red8 (28... Rg8 {[%eval 732,0] Nimzo} 29. g3 Rc5 $14) 29. Rh6 {mit Zertrümmerung der schwarzen Stellung.}) 27. Nf5+ Kh8 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Qe4 $1 Rc8 $1 (29... b5 $143 30. Kh2 $1 (30. f4 $2 Nf3+ $1) (30. g4 $2 Qg8 $1 31. Rh6 Ng6 32. Qc6 Rd1+ 33. Kg2 Qd8 {und Schwarz kann sich behaupten}) 30... a5 31. g4 $1 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Yh4h6,Yf2f4]}) 30. Kh2 Rc4 31. Qa8+ Qg8 32. Qxa7 Rxh4 33. Nxh4 Qg5 34. Qa8+ $1 Kg7 35. Qe4 h5 $4 ({Das naheliegende} 35... Ng6 {führte nach} 36. Nf5+ Kg8 37. Qa8+ Nf8 {zu einer Position, in der Weiß dank seiner besseren Bauernstruktur und angesichts des machtvollen Springers ein gewaltiges positionelles Übergewicht erhält, aber das reduzierte Material erlaubt es Schwarz zumindest noch, auf eine Rettung zu hoffen.}) 36. Nf5+ Kg6 37. Ne7+ Kh6 38. f4 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 57th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.11.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2004.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Bd6 7. c5 Be7 8. b4 c6 9. Nf4 b6 10. Be2 a5 11. Rb1 axb4 12. axb4 Ba6 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Bxa6 $146 ({RR} 14. Bb2 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Qc7 16. Ra1 Qb7 17. g3 Rfb8 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Ra1 Ne4 20. Qd1 Rxa1 21. Qxa1 Nd2 22. Kg2 Nc4 23. Bc1 bxc5 24. bxc5 e5 25. Nfe2 h5 26. Qb1 Qc8 27. h3 Nf6 28. f3 Nh7 {Piasetski,L (2299)-Arizmendi Martinez,J (2561) Lille 2011 0-1 (39)}) 14... Rxa6 15. Bb2 Qc7 16. Nd3 Rfa8 17. f3 R6a7 18. Kh1 bxc5 19. bxc5 Rb8 20. Rc1 Qc8 21. Qc2 Rab7 22. Ra1 e5 23. Bc1 e4 24. fxe4 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 dxe4 26. Nb2 Nf6 27. Nc4 Qe6 28. Bd2 Bd8 29. Ba5 Bxa5 30. Rxa5 Nd5 31. h3 Nb4 32. Qe2 Nd3 33. Nb6 g6 34. Qa2 Qxa2 35. Rxa2 f5 36. g4 f4 37. exf4 Rd8 38. f5 Rxd4 39. Ra8+ Kf7 40. fxg6+ Kxg6 41. Rg8+ Rg7 42. Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 c5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 O-O (7... d6 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. dxc5 $6 (9. O-O-O Ne4 10. Qe3) 9... bxc5 10. e3 a5 $1 11. b3 O-O 12. Nd2 Bb7 13. f3 Qb6 14. Be2 d5 $10 {Tukmakov,V-Browne,W/Las Palmas/1982/}) 8. g3 $146 (8. Bg5 $5 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Ne4 10. Bxd8 Nxc3 11. Be7 $1 (11. Bxb6 Na4 12. Ba5 Nxb2 13. e3 Ba6 14. Nb5 Bxb5 15. cxb5 Rc8 16. Kd2 d5 17. Be2 Nd7 $10) 11... Re8 12. Bb4 Na4 13. Nb5 Na6 14. b3 N4c5 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Nd6 Rd8 17. h4 $1 $14) ({RR} 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. g3 Qe7 10. Bg2 d5 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. O-O a5 13. Ng5 Bb7 14. Rd1 Ra7 15. Bd2 a4 16. e3 Rb8 17. Bc3 h6 18. Nf3 Ne4 19. Ne5 Ndf6 20. cxd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 exd5 22. Nc6 Qb7 {Kharitonov,A-Aseev,K (2390) Vilnius 1984 1-0 (40)}) ({RR} 8. e3 Bb7 9. Be2 d6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. b4 Ne4 12. Qb3 Qc7 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Bxd2 d5 15. Rac1 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Rfc8 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Bc3 Nb6 19. Qg4 f5 20. Qg5 cxb4 21. Bd4 Qd7 22. axb4 Nd5 {Sokolov,I (2695)-Hjartarson,J (2640) Germany 2004 1-0 (35)}) ({RR} 8. e3 Bb7 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O d6 11. b3 Nbd7 12. Bb2 Qc7 13. b4 Rac8 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. b5 d5 16. a4 e5 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Qc4 N5f6 19. Rfc1 Bd5 20. Qh4 Qd6 21. Nd2 Nb6 22. Nc4 Nxc4 {Kalinin,D (2118)-Viana,V (1923) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (56)}) ({RR} 8. e3 d6 9. b4 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Ba6 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. b5 Bb7 13. Be2 e5 14. O-O Ne4 15. Qc2 f5 16. Ne1 Qg5 17. Rd1 a6 {½-½ (17) Seirawan,Y (2605)-Van der Wiel,J (2555) Wijk aan Zee 1986}) 8... cxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qh4 Bb7 11. Bg2 Rc8 12. Bd2 (12. b4 d5 (12... Ne5 $6 13. Nxe5 Bxg2 14. Rg1 Bb7 15. Bg5 $16) 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Bg5 $13) 12... Na5 $1 13. Bxa5 bxa5 14. b4 $2 (14. O-O a4 15. Rfd1 $10) 14... Qc7 $1 15. c5 (15. Rc1 axb4 16. axb4 a5 $1) 15... d6 16. Rc1 axb4 17. axb4 dxc5 $1 (17... a5 18. c6 $1 axb4 (18... Bxc6 19. b5 Bxf3 20. Rxc7 Bxg2 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rg1 Rc1+ 23. Kd2 Rxg1 24. f3 Rb1 25. Qa4 $13) 19. Nd4 $13) 18. Rxc5 Qb6 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. O-O Ba6 21. Ne5 (21. Re1 Rc4) 21... Bxe2 22. Re1 Bb5 23. Qf4 h6 24. h4 Be8 25. g4 Rd8 26. g5 Rd4 27. Qf3 hxg5 28. hxg5 Nd5 29. Rc1 Qb8 30. Qg3 Nf4 31. Qe3 Qd8 32. Nf3 Rxb4 33. Bf1 Nd5 34. Qxa7 $138 Rg4+ 35. Kh1 Nf4 36. Qb7 Kh7 37. Qe4+ f5 38. gxf6+ Bg6 39. Qb7 Qxf6 40. Re1 Nd5 (40... Nd3 $1 $19) 41. Bg2 Nf4 42. Bf1 Nd3 $1 {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.04"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2830"]
[Annotator "Postny,Evgeny"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 "Warsaw Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 {Golod,Vitali} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. e3 d6 9. Ne2 {This line became fashionable lately.} Nbd7 10. Qd3 (10. Qc2 {- see the annotated game Kacheishvili,G-Polgar,J/Batumi 1999/CBM 74 [Golod,V]}) ({The following game was played in the same tournament:} 10. Qd2 h6 11. Bh4 Ne4 12. Bxd8 Nxd2 13. Bxc7 Nxc4 14. Nc3 Rfc8 15. Nb5 Ba6 16. Bxc4 Bxb5 17. Bxb5 Rxc7 $11 {½-½ Kacheishvili,G-Almasi,Z/Rethymnon 2003 (23)}) ({RR} 10. Qc2) 10... Ba6 {A concrete approach. Black is trying to make the immediate use of white's last move.} (10... h6 11. Bh4 c5 (11... Re8 12. Nc3 a5 13. Be2 d5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Qc2 c6 16. Bd3 Ba6 17. Bf5 Ra7 18. O-O-O b5 $13 {½-½ Van Wely,L-Zoler,D/Rethymnon 2003 (40)}) 12. Nc3 Qe7 13. Rd1 (13. Be2 cxd4 14. Qxd4 e5 15. Qd1 Bxg2 16. Rg1 Bc6 $15 {½-½ Bareev,E-Karpov,A/Cap d'Agde 2002/CBM 92 no vc (64)}) 13... Rfd8 14. Be2 (14. d5 Ne5 15. Qc2 Ng6 16. Bg3 exd5 17. cxd5 Nh5 18. Be2 Nxg3 19. hxg3 a6 20. a4 $14 {1-0 Gurevich,M-Gelashvili,T/Izmir 2003 (54)}) 14... cxd4 15. Qxd4 Nc5 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. Nb5 (18. Rd4 Nb3 19. Rh4 Kg7 20. Kd1 d5 21. Kc2 Na5 22. cxd5 Bxd5 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 24. Rd1 Rc8+ 25. Kb1 {/= ½-½ Bareev,E-Leko,P/Monte Carlo 2003 (79)}) 18... d5 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Nc7 Bb3 21. Nxa8 Bxd1 22. Bxd1 Rxa8 23. Bc2 {/= ½-½ Bareev,E-Karpov,A/GMA, Wijk aan Zee NED 2003 (60)}) ({Possible is the immediate} 10... c5 {- see the game Gurevich,M-Mchedlishvili,M/Istanbul 2003/CBM 96 [Gurevich,M]}) 11. Nc3 $146 {This novelty does not yield white an opening advantage.} ({Just a few rounds before Kasparov as white played against Grischuk:} 11. b4 c5 12. b5 Bb7 13. Nc3 a6 14. f3 h6 15. Bh4 Qe7 16. Be2 cxd4 17. Qxd4 e5 18. Qd1 {and eventually won in a tough battle.}) ({RR} 11. b4) ({RR} 11. Qc2 c5 12. Rd1 cxd4 13. Rxd4 Qc7 14. Nc3 h6 ({RR} 14... Rfc8) 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Qa4) 11... d5 12. Qc2 (12. b3 c5 $132) ({RR} 12. Qd1 Bxc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. e4 ({RR} 14. Qe2) 14... h6 15. Bh4 e5 16. f4 ({RR} 16. O-O c5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nd5 g5 19. Bg3 Re8 ({RR} 19... Nd3 20. Bc7)) 16... exd4 ({RR} 16... exf4 17. e5) 17. Qxd4 Nc5) ({RR} 12. b3 c5 13. Be2 Rc8 14. Nb5 dxc4 15. bxc4 cxd4 16. exd4 Bxb5 17. cxb5 h6 18. Bh4 Qc7) 12... Bxc4 ({RR} 12... dxc4 13. Qa4 ({RR} 13. e4 h6 14. Bh4 c5 15. d5 ({RR} 15. e5 cxd4 16. exf6 g5 17. Bg3 dxc3 18. Rd1 cxb2 19. Be5 Nxe5 20. Rxd8 Rfxd8 21. Qxb2 c3 22. Qxc3 Rac8 23. Qa1 Bxf1 24. Kxf1 Nd3) 15... exd5 16. Nxd5 ({RR} 16. exd5 Ne5) 16... g5) 13... Qc8 14. Bxc4 Bxc4 15. Qxc4 c5 16. O-O ({RR} 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Qxc5 Nxc5 ({RR} 17... bxc5 18. O-O-O) 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Ke2) ({RR} 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Qxc5 bxc5 19. O-O-O Ng4) 16... cxd4 ({RR} 16... h6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Qxc5 bxc5 20. Rac1 Rfc8 21. Rc2) 17. Qxd4 h6) 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Qa4 h6 15. Bh4 c5 {Black has solved his opening problems, but white still can hope to make use of the pin along the h4-d8 diagonal.} 16. Qxc4 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Nc5 {Forcing white to simplify the position.} ({Possible alternative is} 17... Qc7) ({RR} 17... g5 18. Bg3 Nc5 19. Rd1 ({RR} 19. h4 Nfe4 20. Nxe4 Qxd4 21. exd4 Nxe4) 19... Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Rfd8 21. h4 Rxd4 22. exd4 Ncd7 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. Ke2) ({RR} 17... Qc7 18. O-O Rfc8 19. Rfd1 Qc4 20. f3 Qxd4 21. Rxd4 Ne5 22. e4 Nh5) ({RR} 17... g5 18. Bg3 Nc5 19. Qxd8 Rfxd8 20. Ke2 Nfe4 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Rhd1 Rac8 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. f3 Nxg3+ 25. hxg3 Rc8 26. Kd3 Rd8+ 27. Ke2 Rc8 28. Kd3 Rd8+ 29. Ke2 Rc8 30. Kd3 Rd8+ {½-½ (30) Dreev,A (2635)-Kryvoruchko,Y (2686) Riga 2021}) ({RR} 17... Qc7 18. O-O Rfc8 19. Rfd1 Qc4 20. f3 Qxd4 21. Rxd4 Ne5 22. e4 Nh5 23. Bg3 Nxg3 24. hxg3 Kf8 25. Kf1 Nc4 26. Nd1 Ke7 27. Ke1 a6 28. Rc1 b5 29. Ke2 Nb6 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Nc3 Nc4 32. Nd1 {Van Wely,L (2617)-Ivanchuk,V (2716) Monte Carlo 2004 ½-½ (50)}) 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. O-O-O $146 ({RR} 20. Ke2 Rfd8 21. Rad1 ({RR} 21. g4 Nd3 22. Rab1 Rd7 ({RR} 22... Ne5 23. Rhd1 Rxd1 ({RR} 23... Rac8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rc1) 24. Rxd1 Nc4 25. Ne4 Nxb2 26. Rc1 Kg7 27. Rc7 Rd8 28. Rxa7) 23. Ne4 Kg7 24. Rhd1 Rad8) 21... Kf8 ({RR} 21... f5 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8) 22. g4 Ke7 23. h4 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rc8 25. f4 a6 ({RR} 25... Nb7 26. Ne4 ({RR} 26. h5 Nd6) 26... f5 ({RR} 26... Nc5 27. Rc1 Rb8 28. Nf2) 27. gxf5 exf5 28. Nc3) 26. h5 b5 ({RR} 26... Nb7) 27. Rc1 Kd7 28. Nd1 Ne4 29. Rxc8 Kxc8 30. Nf2 Nd6 ({RR} 30... Nxf2 31. Kxf2 Kd7 32. Kf3 Ke7 33. Ke4) 31. Kd3 Kd7 32. Ne4 Nc4 ({RR} 32... Ne8 33. Nc5+ Kc6 34. Nxa6 Nd6 35. Nb4+) 33. b3 Nxa3 34. Nc5+ Ke7 {Dreev,A (2682)-Kulaots,K (2530) Moscow 2004 CBM 100 [Golod,Vitali] 1-0 (37)}) ({RR} 20. Ke2 f5 21. Rad1 Rac8 22. Rd4 Rfd8 23. Rhd1 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 a6 25. h3 Kg7 26. g4 Kg6 27. f4 b5 28. Kf3 Rc6 29. Rd8 fxg4+ 30. hxg4 f5 31. Ne2 fxg4+ 32. Kxg4 Rb6 33. Nd4 Ne4 34. Kf3 Nd2+ {Neuman,P (2471)-Petrik,T (2534) Slovakia 2013 1-0 (58)}) 20... Rfc8 {[%cal Gc5e4] Possible was 20...Rfd8, but Kasparov as usual tries to play more dinamically even in such a boring positions.} 21. Kb1 f5 22. Rd4 Nb3 23. Rd3 Nc5 24. Rd4 Nb3 {Draw?} 25. Rh4 {Ivanchuk avoids the three throw repetition.} Kg7 26. Ka2 Nc5 27. Rd1 a6 {Covering the b5 square against white's possible knight jump.} (27... Rd8 $6 28. Rhd4) 28. Rhd4 (28. g4 $6 f4 $1 29. exf4 Rd8 {[%csl Yh4] and black is getting strong counterplay along the "d" file.}) 28... b5 29. g4 $1 (29. b4 Ne4 30. Nxe4 fxe4 31. Kb2 f5 $11) 29... fxg4 (29... e5 $6 30. Rd5 fxg4 31. Rxe5 $14) 30. Rxg4+ Kf8 31. Rh4 Ke7 $1 32. Rdd4 (32. Rxh6 Rd8 33. Rh4 Rxd1 34. Nxd1 Rd8 35. Rd4 Rh8 36. h4 e5 37. Rd5 Nd7 $11 {[%csl Rh4]}) 32... Rg8 33. Rxh6 (33. b4 Nb7 $5 34. Rxh6 Nd6 35. Rh5 Rg2 $44) 33... Rg2 {The activity of black's pieces compensates the lack of pawn.} 34. f4 Rd8 35. f5 (35. Rxd8 Kxd8 36. f5 Nd3 $11) 35... Rxd4 36. exd4 Nd3 37. fxe6 fxe6 38. d5 {Numerous pawns exchanges leads to inevitable draw.} Rxb2+ 39. Ka1 exd5 40. Nxd5+ Kd7 41. Nf4 Rd2 42. Nxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch55"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1988.07.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1988.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. e3 Bb7 8. b3 d5 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. Be2 dxc4 11. bxc4 c5 12. O-O Rc8 13. Bb2 cxd4 14. exd4 b5 15. c5 a6 16. a4 Nd5 17. Qd2 b4 18. a5 Qc7 19. Rfc1 Qf4 20. Bf1 Rfd8 21. Qxf4 Nxf4 22. Ra4 Nd5 23. Nd2 Rc7 24. Raa1 Nb8 25. Nc4 Bc6 $146 ({RR} 25... Nc6 26. Nd6 Ra8 27. Rc4 Nce7 28. g3 Bc6 29. Rc2 h6 30. Bc1 Rca7 31. Bd2 Bb5 32. Nxb5 axb5 33. Bxb5 Rxa5 34. Rxa5 Rxa5 35. Bc4 Nc6 36. Rb2 Nxd4 37. Bxb4 Nxb4 38. Rxb4 Rxc5 39. Rb8+ Kh7 40. Bd3+ {Pekarek,A (2455)-Stohl,I (2445) Trinec 1988 ½-½ (49)}) 26. Nd6 Ra7 27. f3 Ne7 28. Rc4 Nd5 29. Rcc1 Ne7 30. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1989.11.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 c5 7. dxc5 Na6 8. a3 {N} Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 Nxc5 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Qxf6 gxf6 12. b4 Na4 13. e3 b6 14. Nf3 Ba6 15. Nd2 $146 ({RR} 15. Be2 Rac8 16. Nd2 Nb2 17. Ne4 f5 18. Nf6+ Kg7 19. Nxd7 Rfd8 20. Ne5 Nxc4 21. Nxc4 Bxc4 22. Rc1 Bb3 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. O-O Rc2 25. Bd1 Rb2 26. Bxb3 Rxb3 27. Ra1 Kf6 28. Kf1 Rb2 29. Rc1 Ra2 {Matras,O (2261)-Von Mettenheim,J (1953) Prague 2021 ½-½ (55)}) ({RR} 15. Be2 Rac8 16. Nd2 f5 17. f3 Rc7 18. Rg1 Rfc8 19. g4 fxg4 20. Rxg4+ Kf8 21. Kf2 Nc3 22. b5 Bb7 23. Bd3 d5 24. Rag1 Ke7 25. Rg8 Nd1+ 26. Ke2 dxc4 27. Bxc4 Nb2 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rg4 Rc5 {Craciun,I (1995)-Rego,P (2254) Lisbon 2015 0-1 (44)}) 15... Bb7 16. Bd3 Rac8 $10 17. Rc1 d5 18. Ke2 dxc4 19. Nxc4 (19. Rxc4 Nb2 20. Rxc8 Rxc8) 19... Rfd8 20. Rhd1 Ba6 21. Rd2 $4 b5 {Ftacnik} 0-1

[Event "World-ch Kramnik-Kasparov +2-0=13"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2000.10.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2849"]
[Annotator "Golod,Vitali"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2000.10.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Kramnik has entered in a match 4:3 before 8-th party.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 {This opening is applied in a match for the first time.} 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. f3 h6 9. Bh4 d5 10. e3 Nbd7 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd8 Nxc3 13. Bh4 Nd5 14. Bf2 c5 {It's main line.} ({Also it deserves attention:} 14... f5 $5 {e5-e4 See comments to Gelfand,B-Tiviakov,S/Elista,1998/CBM 65 (½-½)(Golod,V)(23)}) 15. Bb5 $5 ({Slightly worse is:} 15. e4 {See comments to Teplitsky,Y-Gershon,A/Bermuda,1999/CBM 69 (½-½)(Golod,V)(27)}) 15... Rfd8 $5 {Besides black has a two options:} (15... N5f6 $6 {You can see comments to Kramnik,V-Adams,M/Linares,1999/CBM 70(1-0)(Golod,V)(38)}) ({and} 15... Rad8 $5 16. Ne2 cxd4 17. Nxd4 a6 (17... e5 $5 18. Nc6 (18. Nf5 $5) 18... Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Nc5 20. Rd1 (20. Ke2 $5) 20... Ne7 21. Bb5 Rxd1+ 22. Kxd1 Rc8 23. Re1 a6 24. Bf1 b5 $11 {Jelen,I-Podlesnik,B/Krsko,1997(½-½)(45)}) 18. Be2 Nc5 19. O-O Na4 20. Rab1 Rc8 21. Rfd1 Rfd8 22. Rd2 Ne7 $6 (22... b5 $5 {Finkel,A} 23. Rbd1 Ndb6 24. Bh4 g5 25. Bg3 Nc4 26. Bxc4 bxc4 $132) 23. Rbd1 $14 {See comments to Jelen,I-Farago,I/Ljubljana,1997/CBM58 (1-0)(Finkel,A)(61)}) 16. e4 (16. Ne2 $143 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nc5 (17... a6 $5 18. Ba4 Rac8 19. Ke2 Nc5 20. Bc2 a5 21. Rhd1 Ba6+ 22. Ke1 g6 $11 {Arlandi,E-Jenni,F/Charleville,2000(0-1)(61)}) 18. O-O Nc7 19. Bc4 e5 20. Nf5 Ba6 21. Bxa6 N7xa6 $11 {Topalov,V-Kramnik,V/Monte Carlo,1998 (½-½)(28)}) 16... Nc7 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] The large hopes were assigned to this strong novelty.} ({Was checked in the previous games:} 16... Ne7 17. Ne2 cxd4 $1 (17... Bc6 $6 18. Ba6 b5 19. a4 bxa4 20. dxc5 Ne5 21. Nd4 $14 {Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V/Moscow,1998(1-0) (61)}) 18. Nxd4 a6 19. Be2 (19. Bxd7 Rxd7 20. O-O-O Rad8 21. Nb3 Nc8 22. Rxd7 Rxd7 23. Rd1 Rxd1+ 24. Kxd1 f5 $11 {Pogorelov,R-Kolev,A/Salou,2000(½-½)(41)}) 19... Nc5 20. b4 Na4 21. O-O e5 22. Nb3 Nc3 23. Rfe1 Nxe2+ 24. Rxe2 Rd6 25. Rd2 {½-½ Anand,V-Karpov,A/Monte Carlo,1999 (25)}) 17. Bxd7 {It's best move.Differently,after:} (17. Ba4 cxd4 18. Bxd4 e5 19. Be3 Ne6 {black has a small advantage.} (19... Nc5 $5 20. Bxc5 bxc5 21. Ne2 Ne6)) 17... Rxd7 18. dxc5 f5 $1 {In it all sense-16...c7.} ({Much more poorly same idea with inclusion preliminary:} 18... bxc5 19. Bxc5 f5) 19. cxb6 $6 {According to Shipov,S this move is a mistake. He writes that White could to equalize (as a minimum) with the help:} (19. e5 $1 {[%csl Gb7,Yf3,Yg2]} Rd5 20. cxb6 (20. Ne2 $143 bxc5 21. Rc1 Na6 22. Bg3 Rad8 23. Nc3 Rd2 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Nxd1 Bc6 $15) 20... Rxe5+ 21. Ne2 Ba6 (21... axb6 $6 22. Bd4 $1 Rb5 23. O-O e5 $140 24. a4 {[%csl Rb6,Re5]}) 22. O-O-O Nd5 (22... Bxe2 $4 23. bxc7 Bxd1 24. Rxd1 {[%csl Gc7,Rg8][%cal Gd1d8]} Rd5 25. Rxd5 exd5 26. Bxa7 $18) 23. Nd4 axb6 24. Rd2 $11) 19... axb6 20. Ne2 $146 ({Shipov makes the following comments in "Club Kasparov":} 20. e5 $2 Ra5 21. Bg3 Rad5 $15) (20. exf5 exf5 21. Be3 {[%cal Ge1f2]} Nd5 22. Bd2 f4 $36 {[%cal Gd5e3]}) (20. Bxb6 $5 fxe4 21. fxe4 Bxe4 22. Nf3 $11) ({RR} 20. Nh3 fxe4 21. fxe4 Bxe4 22. O-O Rd2 23. Rfe1 Bb7 24. Rac1 Nd5 25. Rxe6 Rf8 26. Rd6 Rxb2 27. Rd7 Rf7 28. Rxf7 Kxf7 29. Bd4 Rd2 30. Bf2 g5 31. g3 Ra2 32. Bxb6 Nxb6 33. Rc7+ {½-½ (33) Pataki,G (2344)-Jurek,J (2362) Prerov 2001}) 20... fxe4 21. fxe4 ({Shipov."Dubious:} 21. O-O {because of:} exf3 22. gxf3 Rd2 $1 {"}) 21... Bxe4 22. O-O $6 {Shipov." Again oversight.Now white get in a strip of difficulties.It was necessary:} (22. Bxb6 $5 Nd5 (22... Bxg2 $143 23. Rg1) 23. Bc5 Bxg2 24. Rg1 Bh3 $13 {[%cal Gh3f5] "}) 22... Rd2 {[%csl Rg2]} 23. Nc3 $6 ({Shipov."Can be recommended:} 23. Rfe1 Rxb2 24. Bd4 $1 Rc2 (24... Rb3 $2 25. Nc1) 25. Bxb6 Nd5 26. Bf2 {=/ "}) 23... Bb7 24. b4 ({Senselessly:} 24. Rad1 {because of:} Rxb2 $1 25. Rd7 Rc8 {and impossibly:} 26. Na4 Rc2 $140 27. Nxb6 {in view of:} Rf8 $1 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Gb7a6]}) 24... Rf8 $1 {Shipov."Probably,it's the best way to support the initiative.Differently,at black there are no problems:} (24... b5 $6 25. a4 bxa4 26. Rxa4 Rc2 27. Rxa8+ Bxa8 28. Nd1 $11) (24... Nd5 $6 25. Ne4 $1 Rc2 26. Nd6 Bc6 27. b5 Bd7 28. a4 $11 {[%csl Ga4,Gb5,Rd7]}) (24... Rc2 $2 25. Rac1 $11 (25. Rfc1 $2 Rxa3 $17 {[%csl Ra1,Rc1]})) (24... e5 $2 25. a4 Ne6 26. Rfd1 $14 {"}) 25. Ra2 ({Much better is:} 25. a4 Rc2 26. Nd1 (26. Rac1 $4 Rfxf2) 26... Nd5 27. a5 $132) 25... Rxa2 26. Nxa2 Nd5 {[%csl Gb7,Rg2][%cal Gd5f4]} 27. Bd4 Ra8 $1 {[%csl Ra3]} ({Shipov."Leads to equality:} 27... Nf4 28. Rf2 b5 29. Nc3 Bc6 30. Bc5 Rf7 31. Bd6 g5 32. Ne2 $11 {"}) 28. Nc3 $6 $138 ({Shipov:"Is a possibe continuation of the play:} 28. Rf3 g5 {[%cal Gd5f4]} 29. Nc3 Nf4 30. Re3 Rxa3 (30... Bxg2 $6 31. a4) 31. g3 Ra1+ 32. Kf2 Nh3+ 33. Ke2 Kf7 34. Bxb6 Rh1 35. Rd3 $132 {"}) 28... Nxc3 29. Bxc3 Rxa3 30. Bd4 {[%mdl 4096]} b5 31. Rf4 $1 {[%csl Rg2,Rg7][%cal Gf4g4,Gg4g7,Yg4g2]} Rd3 $2 ({Also weakly:} 31... g5 $6 {Shipov.} 32. Rf6 Ra2 33. Rg6+ $1 Kf8 34. Rxe6 Rxg2+ 35. Kf1) ({and} 31... Rb3 {Shipov.} 32. Rg4 (32. Be5 $2 h5 {[%csl Rg4][%cal Yh5g4]}) 32... g5 33. h4 Rxb4 34. hxg5 h5 35. Rf4 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gg5g6,Gg6g7]} Rb1+ 36. Kf2 Rc1 37. g6 Rc2+ 38. Ke3 Rxg2 39. Rf7 Bd5 40. Rg7+ Kf8 41. Bf6 e5 42. Bxe5 $11) (31... h5 $1 {[%csl Rg4][%cal Gh5g4] Shipov.} 32. g4 h4 (32... Bf3 $5 33. gxh5 Bxh5) 33. g5 Ra2 34. Rxh4 Rg2+ 35. Kf1 Rxg5 {keeping quite good chances of a prize.}) 32. Rg4 g5 ({Leads to draw:} 32... Rd1+ 33. Kf2 Rd2+ 34. Ke3 Rxg2 35. Rxg2 Bxg2 36. Be5 $11) 33. h4 Kf7 34. hxg5 hxg5 35. Kf2 $1 {[%cal Gd4e3]} Rd2+ $6 ({A little bit better:} 35... Kg6 36. Ke2 Rb3 37. Be3 Rb2+ 38. Kf1 {[%csl Rg5]} Kf5 39. Rxg5+ Ke4 40. Bc5 Bd5 {=/}) 36. Ke3 Rxg2 37. Rxg2 Bxg2 38. Be5 $1 {Shipov:"And only here champion has reflected. But late! The position is perfect draw. To punch blockade of white on point" e5 and g3" black be not capable. Therefore,drawn game!"} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Kramnik-Kasparov +2-0=13"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2000.10.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2849"]
[Annotator "Wells,Peter K"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2000.10.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 {Having struggled a little with both the Grunfeld and the QGA, Kasparov switched to the Nimzo and showed it a greater tolerance! His loss in Game 10 led most to expect a change, but there is a rich variety of possible black defences in the Rubinstein.} 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 {A deviation from Game 10, where the position in the centre was immediately clarified. Stylistically, not to mention 'politically' it seemed strange to see Kasparov playing like Karpov, who was for many years the specialist in that particular IQP version!} 9. a3 {By far the most forcing, and I am surprised to find, clearly the second most popular choice behind 9 Qe2. The idea of course is that at this stage, black cannot happily take on c3, since any subsequent capture on d4 will be re-captured with the c-pawn, when white has a strong centre with no weaknesses. Since the game follows a very critical course, the assessment of 9 a3 will be seriously influenced by the ultimate consensus concerning Kramnik's compensation after move 12.} ({The main line} 9. Qe2 {used to be likely to introduce one of the sharpest and most tactical skirmishes within the entire Nimzo Indian complex, but nowadays there is a growing tendency for either side to deviate earlier, eg.} b6 (9... a6 $5) 10. d5 (10. Rd1 {is the quieter alternative - one recent example:} cxd4 11. exd4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qc7 $1 (12... Bb7 13. Bd3 Qc7 14. c4 $14) 13. Bd2 Bb7 14. Bd3 Rfe8 15. Re1 {This loss of tempo seems quite a strong case for 8...Nbd7 provided such a straightforward IQP type position can be reached.} Rac8 16. a4 Bd5 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nd7 19. Qh5 g6 (19... Nf8 $5) 20. Qh4 Bc4 (20... Nxe5 $2 21. Bf4 Qxc3 22. Bxe5 Qxd3 23. Qf6 $40) 21. Bc2 Qb8 $6 22. Bg5 Bd5 23. Re3 $6 (23. Qh6 Kh8 24. Re3 $18) 23... Nxe5 24. Rh3 h5 25. Bf6 Nd7 26. Rg3 $40 {1-0 Hillarp Persson,T-Ionescu,C/Batumi 1999/CBM 74/[Wells] (42)}) 10... Bxc3 11. dxe6 Be5 (11... Ne5 12. exf7+ Kh8 13. bxc3 Bg4 14. e4 $1 Qe7 15. Re1 b5 {[%cal Yc4f7]} 16. Bxb5 {[%csl Rf7]} Nh5 17. Bg5 $1 Qe6 (17... Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Qxg5 19. fxg4 Nf4 20. Qf3 Rxf7 21. Qg3 $14) 18. Qe3 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qxf7 $5 20. Be2 Ng6 $5 $44 {This huge complexity is now more often found in correspondence chess!})) 9... cxd4 {Looks best. As discussed above black would like to execute the 'standard exchange' on d4, after which he can further take on c3, and in this case a3 would represent something of a tempo loss.} (9... Bxc3 $6 10. bxc3 $14 {[%csl Yc3,Yd4,Ye3][%cal Gc5d4,Gc3d4] would merely strengthen white's centre for no compensation,}) ({but} 9... Ba5 {is a legitimate alternative. However, a3 'for free' represents a reasonable partial gain of tempo after 10 Qe2 for instance.}) 10. axb4 {Of course!} (10. exd4 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 {would lead to a typical set-up where a3 represents a costly loss of time.}) (10. Qxd4 {looks largely for the peacefully inclined!}) 10... dxc3 11. bxc3 {This structure, which is almost exclusively a child of the Nimzo-Indian, offers both sides interesting possibilities in comparison with the more standard backward pawn set-up with c3/d4. White has chances to make use of the a-file, while black may find a use for the move ...e5, one manifestation of the fact that white does not here have the grip over the e5 square characteristic of other variations. Black's main weapon however, is that it is his move, by which he can immediately force a concession} Qc7 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gc7c3]} 12. Be2 $5 {White has a chioce of concession to make - he can acquiesce in a slight misplacement of his pieces, or he can sacrifice a pawn. Of course the latter is the critical course - what is unclear to me is to what extent this formed a part of Kramnik's preparation. Clock times reveal little here - his 13th was played at speed, his 14th only after considerable thought.} (12. Qb3 b6 $5 {This looks perhaps the most promising way of exploiting the queens sally to the queen-side.} (12... Nb6 13. Be2 e5 14. c4 Be6 15. Bb2 Nxc4 16. Rfc1 {might give white a tiny edge}) 13. Be2 Bb7 14. c4 (14. h3 Ne5 $1 $132 {[%cal Gb7g2]}) 14... Ng4 $1 15. g3 {[%cal Gb7h1] with promising-looking counterplay.}) (12. Qe2 Nb6 13. Bd3 e5 $1 14. e4 Be6 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Ge6c4] enabled black to set up a very comfortable blockade in 0-1 Villeneuve,A-Kosten,A/Torcy 1991/TD (79)}) 12... Qxc3 $1 {Right in principle - any other move fully vindicates 12 Be2. Right in terms of the match situation - Kasparov was trailing by two points and having difficulty making a real impact with white. Also, to my mind unrefuted by any of the subsequent analysis, for all that white's compensation makes a pleasing visual impression. In any case, White would like to play c4 next, and the other move tried in the position enabled him to do this without inconvenience.} (12... e5 13. c4 b6 14. Bb2 Bb7 15. Qb3 Rfe8 16. Rfd1 a5 17. c5 $1 axb4 18. cxb6 Nxb6 19. Rxa8 Bxa8 20. Bxe5 $1 Qc6 21. Bf1 $14 {½-½ Garcia Gonzales,G-Balashov,Y/Leningrad 1977/MCL (95) - white has a distinct plus, based upon the bishop pair and extra central pawn.}) 13. Ba3 $5 $146 {In fact the first new move, since 12...Qxc3 has already been encountered in correspondence chess. The bishop is likely to be headed for b2 which in spite of the loss of time involved is much the most offensive square.} ({The alternative} 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. Qb1 Nd5 15. Rc1 Qb8 {gets white's pieces into the fray one move quicker, but to less daunting squares. Like Kramnik's choice, it offers compensation, but nothing really concrete.} 16. Bd3 $6 (16. e4 Nf4 17. Bb5 Ne5 $5) (16. Qe4 $5) (16. g3 $5 {[%cal Yd2f4,Ye3e4]}) 16... h6 17. e4 Nf4 18. Bc3 b5 19. Bf1 a6 20. Qb2 f6 21. g3 Ng6 22. Bg2 e5 23. Qa2+ Kh8 24. Bd2 Nb6 25. Be3 Nc4 $15 {1-0 Schlosser,F-Kayser,F/corr WT/M 1991 (76)}) 13... Nd5 $1 14. Qb1 $1 {As in the previously quoted game this seems to be the correct formation for white's major pieces - from a1,b1,c1 they get maximum use out of the open files and diagonals. strange is that this move took a lot of time, whereas 13 Ba3 did not. 13...Nd5 is a strong move, but not perhaps an especially difficult one.} (14. e4 Nf4 15. b5 Re8 16. Bd6 e5 17. Ra3 Qc1 $5) 14... Qf6 15. Bd3 h6 16. b5 Rd8 17. Bb2 (17. Nd2 $5 {was suggested by Shipov, but his antidote also looks to deny white any clear route to a plus viz:} a5 $5 (17... Nc3 $6 18. Qc2 Ne5 19. Bh7+ $1 Kh8 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 $32 {[%csl Ya3,Ye4][%cal Ya3e7,Ye4b7]}) 18. Ne4 Qh4 19. Rd1 $5 {Wells} (19. Rc1 Ne5 20. Be2 b6 21. Bd6 Ng6 22. Bg3 Qe7) (19. Nd6 $6 Ne5 20. Bh7+ (20. f4 {Wells} Nxd3 $1 (20... Rxd6 21. Bxd6 Ng4 22. h3 Ngxe3 23. Rf3) (20... Ng4 $4 21. Bh7+) 21. Qxd3 b6 22. f5 Nf6 $13) 20... Kh8 21. f4 (21. Qe4 Qxe4 22. Bxe4 Nc3 23. f4 Rxd6 24. fxe5 Rd7 $17 {-Wells}) 21... Rxd6 22. Bxd6 Ng4 $17) 19... f5 (19... Ne5 20. Be2 $13) 20. Nd6 Ne5 (20... Nc3 $2 21. Qb3) 21. Qb2 $13) 17... Qe7 18. Ra4 $40 {[%csl Gf6][%cal Yd3h7,Yb2g7,Ya4g4,Yg4h4,Gf7f6,Gd7f8,Gc8d7,Gd7e8] Several commentators have suggested that white's position looks really imposing, and noted that Kasparov himself said he would have enjoyed a crack at the white pieces! True, one might have expected to find the players on opposite sides of such a principled battle between all-out attack on the king, and defence/conversion of the material. Still, while it can hardly be denied that white has compensation, I am a little surprised by the general acclaim for white's chances. I regard myself as a keen, even on occasions incautious investor of material, but I am not sure how enthusiatically I would adopt the white cause - in principal white's superiority on the dark squares ( black's absence of dark-squared bishop ) is relatively easily blunted by the move ...f6 ( + possibly ...e5 ). This of course creates white square hazards in turn, but black is not so far away from moves such as ...Ne7, and Bd7-e8 which would serve to cover these in turn. I do not want to overstate the case - I strongly suspect that white is not worse - but I believe that Kasparov's play has been 'correct per se', rather than just ' correct for the occasion'.} Nc5 {Again looks the right decision.} (18... e5 $6 19. Rc1 N7b6 20. Ra5 {[%csl Ra7,Re5] seems merely to boost white's prospects of compensation on both sides of the board.}) 19. Bh7+ Kh8 $146 ({RR} 19... Kf8 20. Rh4 f6 21. Rc1 b6 22. Rcc4 Bd7 23. Rcg4 e5 24. Rg3 Ne6 25. Rh5 Be8 26. Rxh6 Ndf4 27. exf4 Nxf4 28. Rh4 g5 29. Rxg5 fxg5 30. Nxe5 Qg7 {½-½ (30) Martinez Martin,D (2297)-Korneev,O (2572) Madrid 2001}) 20. Rh4 $5 {Again commentators regard this as tempting, but due to white's decision to switch in a moment to holding the queenside suggest that 20 Rc4 might have been better.} ({In view of what I said above about the role of the move ...f6, the really striking thing for me is the unpromising nature of the apparently logical} 20. Rg4 {This really succeeds in opening up the dark squares, but nonetheless the concrete tactics still favour black after} e5 $1 (20... Nf6 $6 21. Bxf6 $1 Qxf6 (21... gxf6 22. Rh4 $40) 22. Rf4 Qe7 23. Ne5 $18 {[%csl Rf7,Rg6]}) (20... f6 $6 21. Nh4 $40) 21. Rg3 $5 (21. Rxg7 $2 Kxg7 22. Nxe5 Nf6 $17) (21. Bf5 $5 Bxf5 22. Qxf5 f6 $13) 21... e4 $1 (21... f6 22. Nh4 $40) (21... Nf6 22. Nxe5 $1 Nxh7 $140 23. Rxg7 Kxg7 24. Nc6+) 22. Bd4 (22. Rxg7 $2 Nf6 23. Rg5 (23. Rxf7 Qxf7 24. Bxe4 Qg7 $17) 23... hxg5 24. Nxg5 Rd5 $17) (22. Bxe4 $6 Qxe4 23. Bxg7+ Kh7 24. Bd4 (24. Qa1) 24... Qxb1 25. Rg7+ Kh8 26. Rxf7+ Kg8 27. Rg7+ Kf8 28. Rxb1 Ne6 $17) (22. Ne5 $6 Nf6 $1 (22... Kxh7 $2 23. Nc6 bxc6 24. Rxg7+ Kh8 25. Rxf7+ Kg8 26. Rxe7 Nxe7 27. Ba3) 23. Bg6 Be6 {and again black defends.}) (22. Qa1 Nf6) (22. Bxg7+ Kxh7 23. Bd4 Nf6 24. Qa1 Nh5) 22... Nf6 23. Bxc5 Qxc5 24. Bxe4 Nh5 $1 $17) ({Therefore,indeed, attention must switch to} 20. Rc4 $5 {In comparison with the game, white has the e5 square for his knight, and more squares on the a1-h8 diagonal, but not the weakness on g6 to aim at. It is still a matter of debate which counts for more.} Bd7 21. Ne5 $6 (21. Ba3 $5 b6 22. Ne5 $44) 21... Bxb5 22. Rh4 Bxf1 23. Rxh6 Bd3 $1 {Shipov} 24. Bxd3+ Kg8 25. Bh7+ Kf8 {and again black escapes.}) 20... f6 $1 {[%csl Gf6,Rg6][%cal Yb2f6]} 21. Rc4 {This clearly is a big psychological moment. It is not that white necessarily gives up any hope of a king-side attack ( the g6 square is not running away ), but coming after a very long thought it clearly represents a belief that all immediate attempts were found wanting, as well as a switch into 'defensive mode' on the queenside which reveals a lack of false pride and speaks volumes for Kramnik's pragmatic common sense. Indeed, analysis has yet to unearth anything approaching a knock-out punch:} (21. Rh3 Bd7 22. Nh4 Be8 23. Ng6+ Bxg6 24. Qxg6 Qe8 $1 $15) (21. Rc1 $5 Bd7 (21... b6 $5) 22. Ba3 $5 b6 23. Bd3 $1 {[%csl Ra7] is a sensible try which again stresses the positional over the 'all-out attack'. I suspect white has enough for the pawn in such a case, although not more.}) (21. Rh5 Bd7 22. Nh4 Be8 23. Ng6+ Bxg6 24. Qxg6 Qe8 {is a now familiar story.}) (21. Rg4 Bd7 22. Nh4 {[%csl Rg6]} Be8 $1 $15) (21. Qg6 $5 {is a great idea of Shipov's, intending} Bd7 $1 22. Ne5 $5 {but unfortunately} fxe5 (22... Be8 23. Rxh6 $1 fxe5 24. Qg3 $1 Nf6 25. Bxe5 {leaves black strangely in deep trouble}) 23. Bxe5 Nd3 24. Ba1 e5 $19 {is a jolt back to reality.}) 21... Bd7 22. Ba3 (22. Nh4 {is as usual best met by} Be8 $1 {but Kasparov was apparently concerned by white's compensation after the simple} 23. Ng6+ Bxg6 24. Bxg6 $13 {Of course, this would clearly vindicate white's 21st, since c4 is much the best square for complementing the bishop pair in such a case.}) 22... b6 23. Be4 $2 {Kramnik apparently either missed or underestimated black's reply which takes advantage of the 'time-out' to liquidate black's backward pawn on a7.} ({Necessary to the efficient execution of his intended holdng operation on the queen-side was to keep this pawn backward by} 23. Bd3 $1 {preparing to meet} a6 {with} 24. bxa6 Rxa6 25. Bxc5 bxc5 26. Rxc5 $1 Rb6 27. Qc1 {and full equality.}) 23... a6 $1 {Good reflexes! Both players were by now short of time.} 24. bxa6 Rxa6 25. Bxc5 (25. Qb2 Rxa3 26. Qxa3 Bb5 {would not be an improvement from Kramnik's point of view.}) 25... bxc5 26. Rfc1 Ra5 $17 27. Qb2 (27. Nh4 {is no longer well-supported, and can by now be simply side-stepped by} Qd6 $1) 27... Rb5 28. Qa3 Nb6 $5 {Tricky indeed, but probably the simple} (28... Rc8 {is objectively better.}) 29. R4c3 (29. Rxc5 $2 {loses very artistically to} Bc6 $1 $19 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Rd1g1,Rd8d1]}) 29... Rb4 30. Nd2 $1 {A difficult move - it is easy to see that the desirability of the knight performing the dual role of defending e4, and covering c4, much more problematic to understand that it is not simply too vulnerable here.} f5 $6 $138 (30... Bc6 $1 {would have been stronger. Black retains some winning chances after either} 31. Rxc5 ({or} 31. Bxc6 Rxd2 32. Rd3 Rdb2 33. Rcd1 (33. Be4) 33... Rb1 $17) 31... Rxe4 $1 32. Qa5 (32. Nxe4 Bxe4 $17) 32... Rxd2 33. Qxd2 Bd5 34. f3 {and white's defence will not be easy, but black has some way to go to coordinate fully.}) 31. Bf3 $6 $138 {The position is simply too difficult to play to expect perfection in mutual zeitnot.} (31. Rxc5 $1 Rxe4 32. Nxe4 fxe4 33. Qb4 Na4 34. R5c4 Qxb4 35. Rxb4 {[%csl Re4] is quite a different story structurally. White is fine here.}) 31... Na4 $6 {Again time-trouble causes Kasparov to prioritise the tricky over the solidly founded.} ({Better} 31... Rc8 $1 $17) 32. Rxc5 $1 Rb2 33. Nc4 $1 Qxc5 $11 {A fascinating struggle, and about as close as Kramnik came to losing in the match. Theoretically the jury is still out. At the moment white's compensation looks sufficient, but not more. If something concrete is found, then black would have to think twice about 8...Nbd7 since after 9 a3 the play is quite impressively forcing.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Kramnik-Kasparov +2-0=13"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2000.10.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2849"]
[Annotator "Knaak,Rainer"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2000.10.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Seit 1985 war der Weltmeistertitel in der Hand von Gary Kasparov. Nach der Tradition der Schachwelt in über 100 Jahren wird Weltmeister, wer den amtierenden Titelträger in einem Weltmeisterschaftsmatch besiegt. Genau dies gelang - etwas überraschend - Vladimir Kramnik. Der 25-jährige Russe geht damit als 14. Weltmeister in die Schachgeschichte ein. Bei seinem 8,5:6,5-Sieg ließ er Kasparov nicht zur Entfaltung kommen. Dessen scheinbar schwaches Spiel war wohl in Wirklichkeit der Stärke des neuen Weltmeisters geschuldet.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 {Zu Nimzoindisch kam Kasparov erst, als er sowohl mit Grünfeldindisch als auch mit dem Angenommenen Damengambit Schwierigkeiten hatte.} 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 {Dieses System nennen Insider auch Karpov-Variante. In der Tat hat der Exweltmeister dieses System in den 70-er Jahren populär gemacht. Für Karpov war es die Hauptwaffe gegen Nimzoindisch mit 4.e3.} 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qb3 {Diesen aggressiven Aufbau habe ich früher selbst gespielt; Schwarz spielt nun am sichersten 13...xc3.} Be7 {Das wurde zunächst getadelt, doch wahrscheinlich zu Unrecht.} (13... Bxc3 14. Rxc3 h6 15. Bh4 {Ob Weiß hier Vorteil hat, ist sehr fragwürdig.} Bd5 (15... Qe8 $5) 16. Ne5) (13... Ba5 $6 {Das gab ich in ECO Band E 2. Auflage als zum Ausgleich führend an; wohl ein Irrtum.} 14. Ne5 Qc7 (14... Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qd4 16. Bxe6 Ng4 17. Be3 Nxe3 18. Bxc8 Ng4 19. Bxb7 Qxf2+ 20. Kh1 Qh4 21. h3 $16 {1-0 Knaak,R-Espig,L/Fuerstenwalde 1981/MCD (57)}) 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Qxe6+ Kh8 17. Nf7+ Rxf7 18. Qxf7 Rf8 19. Qe7 Ng4 (19... Qb8 20. Bh4 Bxc3 21. bxc3 $14 {1-0 Knaak,R-Spassov,L/Sochi 1980/MCD (64)}) 20. f4 Qc6 21. d5 $1 {(Fritz)} (21. Re2 Bxc3 22. Rxc3 Qd5 23. Rd2 Rf7 $11 {(ECO)}) 21... Qc5+ 22. Qxc5 Nxc5 23. Be7 $1 Rc8 24. Bxc5 bxc5 25. Re7 $16) 14. Bxf6 {Vielleicht ist ja dieser viel gelobte Zug gar nicht so gut.} (14. Ne5 $5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nb5 Rc5 $2 (17... Qg5 $5 18. Qg3 Qxg3 19. hxg3 Ba6 20. Nd6 (20. a4 $5 Bxb5 21. Bxb5 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Nxe5 23. Rc7 $13) 20... Bxc4 21. Rxc4 Rxc4 22. Nxc4 Rc8 $11) 18. f4 Rfc8 $2 19. Nxa7 Rd8 20. Nb5 Nxe5 21. fxe5 Rd2 22. Bf1 $18 {1-0 Shulman,Y-Smagin,S/St Petersburg 1994/EXT 98 (36)}) 14... Nxf6 ({Hier würde} 14... Bxf6 {die in der Partie folgenden Verwicklungen vermeiden.} 15. Nb5 Bxf3 $1 (15... Ra8 $2 16. Nd6 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Bxd4 18. Nxf7 Qf6 19. Bxe6 Qxf3 20. Ng5+ {mit großem weißen Vorteil.}) 16. Qxf3 a6 17. Nd6 (17. Na7 Rc7 (17... Bg5) 18. Nc6 Qc8 19. Bd3 Nb8 20. d5 exd5 21. Bf5 Qb7 22. Nb4 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rd8 24. Rd1 Bxb2 25. Nxd5 {und Fritz sieht trotz Minusbauern einen kleinen Vorteil für Weiß.}) 17... Rc7 18. Nxf7 (18. Bxa6 $2 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Nb8) 18... Rxf7 19. Bxe6 Nf8 20. Rxc7 (20. Bb3 Kh8 21. Bxf7 Rxf7 22. Rcd1 Rd7 23. Re4 $13) 20... Qxc7 {und Vorteil für Weiß ist nicht in Sicht.}) 15. Bxe6 $1 {Ein typisches Motiv, und sogar schon gespielt worden.} fxe6 $2 {Schwarz muss nicht schlagen.} (15... Rc7 $142 16. Ng5 (16. Bc4 $5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Bd6 $13) 16... Bd6 {droht 17...f4} (16... Qxd4 $1 $13) 17. Nb5 $1 (17. Rcd1 h6 18. Nxf7 Rcxf7 $13) 17... Re7 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Bc4 Qf4 20. Qg3 Qxg3 21. hxg3 Rd7 22. Red1 $16 {/ Diese Stellung gilt es gegen die Partiestellung nach z.B. 21.d6 abzuwägen, um zu bewerten, ob 15...c7 wirklich besser gewesen wäre.}) 16. Qxe6+ Kh8 17. Qxe7 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qxd4 {Es ist noch nicht so schlimm für Schwarz, Weiß versucht nun sofort die Schwäche der gegnerischen Grundreihe auszunutzen.} 19. Nb5 $1 Qxb2 $146 ({Auch} 19... Qf4 $6 {ist schwach:} 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Nd6 Qxf3 $2 (21... Ra8 22. Nf7+ (22. Ne8 Nxe8 23. Qxe8+ Qf8 24. Qxf8+ Rxf8 25. Re7 $14) 22... Kg8 23. Nd8 (23. Qe6 Rf8 24. Nd8+ Kh8 25. Qe7 Nd5 26. Ne6 Nxe7 27. Nxf4 $14) 23... Qg5+ 24. Kf1 Qg6 $14) 22. Nxc8 Qg4+ 23. Kf1 Qh3+ 24. Ke2 Qxc8 25. Kd2 $18 {1-0 Hazai,L-Danielsen,H/Valby 1994/EXT 98 (32)}) (19... Qd2 $5 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Nd6 Rb8 $14) ({RR} 19... Qf4 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Nd6 Qxf3 22. Nxc8 Qg4+ 23. Kf1 Qh3+ 24. Ke2 Qxc8 25. Kd2 h5 26. Rg1 Ng4 27. h3 Qf5 28. Qd8+ Kh7 29. Qd3 Qxd3+ 30. Kxd3 Nxf2+ 31. Ke3 Nxh3 32. Rg3 {1-0 (32) Hazai,L (2465)-Danielsen,H (2480) Valby 1994}) 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Nd6 Rb8 ({Nach} 21... Ra8 {Aber} 22. Ne8 $1 (22. Nf7+ Kg8 {kann von weißer Gewinnstellung noch keine Rede sein.} 23. Qe6 (23. Nd8 h6 24. Ne6 Nh5 (24... Ne8 $6 25. Re4 $1) (24... Nh7 $5 25. Qb7 Re8 26. Qd7 Rb8 27. Qxa7 Re8 28. Qd7 Rb8 29. f4 Qf6) 25. Qb7 Re8 26. Qd7 Rb8 27. Qxa7 Re8 28. Qd7 Rb8) 23... h6 $1 24. Nxh6+ Kh7 {Nun kann Weiß mit Springerzügen einen kleinen Vorteil behaupten, aber es geht nicht} 25. Qh3 $2 {weil nach} (25. Ng4 $16) 25... gxh6 26. Re7+ Kg6 27. Qg3+ Kf5 {kein Turm auf b8 hängt; Weiß hat nur Dauerschach.}) 22... Ng8 23. Qd7 h6 24. Kg2 $18) 22. Nf7+ Kg8 23. Qe6 Rf8 {Das verliert sofort.} ({Nach} 23... h5 {kann Weiß jedoch ebenfalls gewinnen:} 24. Ng5+ Kh8 25. Qf5 $1 {und das Eindringen des weißen Turmes über e7 oder auch e6 bringt die Entscheidung.} Qxa2 (25... Kg8 26. Re7) (25... h4 26. h3 Qxa2 27. Re7 Qa3 28. Rf7 Kg8) 26. Qg6 Qa3 27. Re6 Kg8 28. h4 $18) 24. Nd8+ Kh8 25. Qe7 1-0

[Event "Linares 20th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2003.03.07"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E50"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2847"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d5 Ne7 8. e4 d6 9. Bd2 exd5 10. exd5 Bf5 $146 ({RR} 10... Ng6 11. O-O Bg4 12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. h3 Bf5 14. Ne2 Bxd2 15. Qxd2 b5 16. cxb5 Be4 17. Qf4 Bxd5 18. Rfd1 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 a6 {½-½ (19) Vitiugov,N (2638)-Ponomariov,R (2719) Kallithea 2008}) 11. Qc2 Qd7 12. O-O Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Qf5 14. Qxf5 Nxf5 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. Rac1 h5 17. Kf1 a6 18. h3 b5 19. b3 Kf8 20. Ng5 h4 21. Re2 Rab8 22. Rce1 Rxe2 23. Kxe2 Nd7 24. f4 g6 25. Kd3 Ba5 26. Nge4 bxc4+ 27. bxc4 Bd8 28. Rb1 Rxb1 29. Nxb1 Nf6 30. Nbc3 Ke8 31. Be1 Nh5 32. Ne2 Kd7 33. Bc3 Be7 34. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch49 Final"]
[Site "Frunze"]
[Date "1981.11.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1981.11.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. Qe2 a6 10. a3 Ba5 11. Ba2 cxd4 12. exd4 Bxc3 13. bxc3 b5 14. a4 Bb7 15. Bd2 $146 ({RR} 15. Bb1 Qc7 16. Bd2 Bd5 17. Bd3 Bc4 18. Ne1 Nb6 19. Nc2 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Nxa4 21. Nb4 Qb7 22. Ra2 Rfc8 23. Rb1 Ne4 {0-1 (23) Lesiege,A (2375)-Kosten,A (2515) Hyeres 1992}) ({RR} 15. Ba3 Re8 16. axb5 axb5 17. Bb4 Qc7 18. Ne5 Nd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. Qe5 Qc6 22. f3 Qc4 23. Qd6 Ra4 24. Rxa4 bxa4 25. Ra1 Qe2 26. h3 h6 27. Qg3 Ra8 28. Qf2 Qb5 29. Qf1 Bc4 {Ioannidis,E (2369)-Kharitonov,A (2558) Paleochora 2017 0-1 (56)}) 15... Ne4 16. Rfc1 Nd6 17. Bf4 Nf6 18. Nd2 Nf5 19. axb5 Nd5 20. Bg3 axb5 21. Qxb5 Nxc3 22. Rxc3 Nxd4 23. Qd3 Ra4 24. Nc4 Qd5 25. f3 Rfa8 26. Rd1 Rd8 27. Bb1 Nxf3+ 28. gxf3 Qc5+ 29. Ne3 Qxe3+ 30. Qxe3 Rxd1+ 31. Kg2 Rxb1 32. Rb3 Rb4 33. Rxb4 Rxb4 34. Qd2 Bxf3+ 35. Kxf3 Rb3+ 36. Kg2 h6 37. Qc2 Rb5 38. Kf3 Rf5+ 39. Kg2 h5 40. h4 g5 41. hxg5 Rxg5 42. Kh3 Rf5 43. Qc8+ Kh7 44. Qd7 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1999.01.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E59"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,Ilya"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1999.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 10380]} 1. d4 {Wells. Ftacnik. McShane} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 {Wells: 'Ivan has written both a book and a monograph on 4 Qc2, but is also increasingly branching out in this direction. '} O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 {'!?' Wells.} (9... dxc4 {Wells} 10. Bxc4 Qc7 11. Bd3 e5 12. Qc2 {is a more common route to the position we encounter at move 12. The move order in the game reflects a prevailing belief that 10 cxd5 does not offer white any clear route to a plus.}) 10. Qc2 (10. cxd5 {Wells} exd5 11. a4 Re8 12. Ba3 c4 13. Bc2 Ne4 14. Bxe4 Rxe4 15. Nd2 Re8 $1 {is looking pretty resilient at the moment. Black has good chances of maintaining his light-square blockade.}) 10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. Bd3 Re8 (12... Bg4 {McShane: is also possible, and after} 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qxe5 15. f3 {with the two bishops White is a little better.}) 13. e4 {'!?' Wells. Wells: 'Ivan Sokolov has been very productive of interesting ideas for white in the Nimzo-Indian with both 4.Qc2 and latterly 4.e3. Here however his talent has been for some admirable archaelogical digging. The text move was popular in the 1950s and to some extent the 60s too, before dying out, as is often the case for no particularly convincing reason. The main line '} (13. dxe5 {Wells} Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. f3 {leads to heavily analysed structures.}) 13... exd4 (13... c4 14. Bxc4 exd4 15. cxd4 Na5 (15... Rxe4 $5 16. Bd3 (16. Ng5 $2 Nxd4 17. Qa2 Qxc4 18. Qxc4 Ne2+ $17) 16... Re7 17. Bg5 (17. d5 Nxd5 (17... Ne5 18. Nxe5 Qxc2 19. Bxc2 Rxe5 20. d6) 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Bg5) 17... Bg4 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Bxh7+ Kg7 20. Be4 Rh8 (20... Rae8 $1) 21. g3 f5 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Ne5 Bh3 24. Rfe1 $16 {1-0 Nor,I-Seidl,J/Graz 1998/EXT 99/[Wells] (35)}) 16. Bd3 Qxc2 17. Bxc2 Nxe4 {should be about equal, but isn't really Kaparov's style. He heads straight for the tactics. Wells: 'is given as '' by Ivan Sokolov. '} (17... Nxe4 {Wells: is given as '' by Ivan Sokolov.} 18. Re1 Nd6 19. Bf4 Nac4 20. Bb3 Bf5 21. Ne5 Be6 22. Nd3 Rad8 23. Nc5 Bc8 (23... Bd5 $4 24. Bxd6 $18) 24. Bxc4 Nxc4 25. Bc7 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rf8 27. d5 Nxa3 (27... b6 $5) 28. d6 Nb5 29. Re7 a5 (29... b6 $5) 30. Bb8 a4 31. Nxa4 Be6 32. Rxb7 Bd5 33. Rb6 Nd4 34. h3 h5 35. Nc5 Ne6 36. Na6 Rc8 37. Bc7 Kf8 38. d7 Ra8 39. Rxe6 fxe6 40. d8=Q+ Rxd8 41. Bxd8 {1-0 Rogers,I-Solomon,S/Sydney 1999 (41)})) 14. cxd4 Bg4 15. e5 (15. Qxc5 Nxe4 (15... Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qd7 17. Be3 (17. d5 Ne5 18. Be2 Qh3 19. Qe3 Nxd5 20. exd5 Ng6 21. Qg5 Rxe2) 17... Nxe4 (17... Nxe4 {Wells} 18. Bxe4 Rxe4 19. fxe4 Qg4+ $11 {is one route to early peace. The text leads to a rather forcing sequence resulting in a very sharp position due to the vulnerability of both sides' kings.})) 16. Bxe4 Rxe4 17. Ng5 (17. Ne5 Be6 18. Be3 $11) 17... Rxd4 (17... Re7 18. Qc2 g6 19. Ne4 Bf5 20. Nf6+ Kg7 21. Qd2 Kxf6 22. d5 Rd8 23. Bb2+ Ne5 24. f4 Qc5+ $15) 18. Bb2 Rd3 $17) (15. dxc5 {McShane} Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nd4 {is not good news for White}) 15... Bxf3 16. exf6 Nxd4 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. fxg7+ Kxg7 19. Bb2 Rad8 {'' McShane. McShane: 'With the c-pawn pinned, White was threatening Bxd4+'} (19... Qe5 20. Bxd4 cxd4 21. gxf3 Rh8 22. Qe4 Qg5+ 23. Kh1 Rxh7 24. Qxd4+ f6 25. Qd6 $16) 20. gxf3 (20. Rfc1 Rh8 (20... Re2 21. Bxd4+ Rxd4 22. Qc3 (22. Qxc5 Rd1+ 23. Rxd1 Qxc5 $19) 22... Qf4 23. Qxf3 Qxf3 24. gxf3 Kxh7 25. Rxc5 Rdd2 $15) 21. Qxc5 Qxc5 22. Rxc5 Kxh7 23. Bxd4 Rhg8 24. Be5 Rxg2+ 25. Kf1 Rg6 26. Rc3 Bg2+ 27. Ke2 Re8 28. Re3 {½-½ Langeweg,K-Kuijpers,F/Leeuwarden NK 1980 (28)} Rc6 $15) (20. Bf5 $5 {Wells might be a safe option for a minimal edge} Re2 (20... Rh8 21. h3) 21. Bxd4+ Rxd4 22. Qc3 Bd5 23. Rfe1 {and white's king is somewhat the safer, although black's pieces are well centralised and it may not amount to too much.}) 20... Rh8 21. Kh1 Rxh7 {Ftacnik: 'Only Kasparov could answer the question, why he refrained from the more promising idea 21...Kf8!?' Wells: 'The problem with this is that by his next couple of moves white is able to gain time to both cover h2 and to mount a dangerous counter-attack on the g-file. If we can detect a reason why white once gave up this interesting line, it might be due to the alternative '} (21... Kf8 22. Qe4 (22. Bxd4 Rxd4 23. f4 Rxf4 $17) 22... f5 $1 (22... f6 23. Bxd4 (23. Qh4 Rxh7 (23... Qg7 24. Bxd4 Rxd4 25. Qh3 Rd7 26. Qf5 Rxh7 27. Qxc5+ Qe7 $132) 24. Qxf6+ Ke8 25. Rfe1+ Kd7 26. h4 Rf8 27. Re7+ (27. Qg5 Qf4 $19) 27... Rxe7 28. Qxf8 $132 {0-1 Endzelins-Bouwmeester/Eu-Echecs Jub T /FS 1984 (44)}) 23... Rxd4 24. Qg6 Rxh7 25. Qxf6+ Qf7 26. Qxf7+ Rxf7 27. Rac1 c4 $17 {0-1 Vladimirov-Lisitsin/Moscow semi-finals 1955 (33)}) 23. Qh4 Rxh7 24. Qf6+ Ke8 25. Rfe1+ (25. Qg6+ Qf7 26. Rfe1+ Kf8 $17) 25... Kd7 26. Re5 Kc8 (26... Rdh8 27. Bxd4 Rxh2+ 28. Kg1 Rh1+ 29. Kg2 R8h2+ 30. Kg3 Rh3+ 31. Kf4 Rh4+ 32. Kxf5 Rh5+ 33. Ke4 R1h4+ 34. f4 $18) 27. Bxd4 cxd4 28. Qxf5+ Kb8 $17 {0-1 Marks,I-Tenev Teno,P/cr EU/M/GT 1988 (39)}) 22. Rg1+ Kh8 23. Rg3 (23. Bxd4+ Rxd4 24. Rg3 b6 25. Rag1 Qc8 26. Qe2 f6 27. Qf1 Rdh4 28. R1g2 Rd4 29. Qg1 Rd8 30. Rg6 $132) 23... Qe5 24. Rag1 {McShane: 'Here White threatens Qxh7+ and Rh3 mate. '} Rh4 $146 {'?' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'The first independent move is very unfortunate, it seems that black's position instantly becomes hopeless.'} (24... Qh5 25. R1g2 f6 (25... b6 26. Rg4 $16) 26. Qg6 (26. Qc4 Qf7 27. Qxf7 {'!' Wells. Wells: 'I.Sokolov'} (27. Qxc5 $1 {Wells I.Sokolov} Ne2 28. Qg5 Rd1+ (28... Nxg3+ 29. fxg3 Rd6 30. Rc2) 29. Rg1 Nxg3+ 30. fxg3 Rd6 31. Rc1 Rh5 32. Qf4 $16) 27... Rxf7 28. f4 b5 $15 (28... Rd6 $6 $11 29. Rh3+ Rh7 30. Rhg3 Re7 31. Rh3+ Rh7 32. Rhg3 {½-½ Porath,Y-Stahlberg,G/Amsterdam 1954 (32)})) (26. Qd1 Re7 27. Qg1 b5 28. Rg8+ Rxg8 29. Rxg8+ Kh7 30. Qg4 Qxg4 31. Rxg4 Rd7 $17 (31... Nxf3 32. Bxf6 Rd7 $15)) 26... Qxg6 27. Rxg6 f5 28. R2g5 Rf8 29. Rd6 Rg7 30. Rxd4 cxd4 31. Bxd4 Rff7 32. h4 Kh7 33. Bxg7 Rxg7 34. Rxf5 Kh6 $11) ({RR} 24... Qh5 25. R1g2 f6 26. Qc4 Qf7 27. Qxf7 Rxf7 28. f4 Rd6 29. Rh3+ Rh7 30. Rhg3 Re7 31. Rh3+ Rh7 32. Rhg3 {½-½ (32) Porat,Y-Stahlberg,G Amsterdam 1954}) ({RR} 24... Qh5 25. R1g2 f6 26. Qc4 Qf7 27. Qd3 Rh6 28. Qd2 Qh7 29. Qf4 b6 30. Rh3 Qb1+ 31. Bc1 Qxc1+ 32. Qxc1 Rxh3 33. Qf4 Rf8 34. Qd6 {1-0 (34) Joshi,P (2253)-Shankar,R (2362) Mumbai 1999}) 25. Qc1 $2 $11 {'!' McShane. McShane: 'The position appears to be in the balance: Black has a healthier queenside in return for his weaker king position. But it is the weaker king that counts when Sokolov powers through on the g-file. Kasparov can't do a thing to challenge the white rooks, as his own rooks aren't working together.'} (25. f4 $1 $16 Qh5 (25... Qd6 26. Qf5 Qc6+ 27. f3 Qh6 28. R3g2 b6 (28... Qxf4 29. Qxc5 $18) 29. Qxf7 $18) 26. R1g2 (26. Bxd4+ cxd4 27. R3g2 Qf3 $15) (26. f3 $1 Qh6 (26... Rh3 27. Rxh3 Qxh3 28. Qe4 f6 (28... Qe6 29. Qxb7 $16) 29. Qxb7 Qd7 30. Qe4 $16) 27. Qg2 Qf8 28. Rg7 Rh6 29. Qg5 Rg6 (29... Rh3 30. Qf6 $18) 30. Rxg6 fxg6 31. Qxg6 $18) 26... Re8 27. Qd2 Qd5 28. Rg5 Qe4 (28... f5 $1 29. Rxf5 Qxf5 30. Bxd4+ Kh7 (30... cxd4 31. Qxd4+ $18) 31. Be5 Rg4 32. Rg3 Rxg3 33. hxg3 $132) 29. Rxc5 Qe1+ 30. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 31. Rg1 $18) 25... Kh7 $4 $18 (25... Qh5 $1 26. R3g2 (26. R1g2 Re8 27. Qg1 Qe5 28. Rg8+ Rxg8 29. Rxg8+ Kh7 30. Ra8 $1 (30. Rf8 {Ftacnik} Qg7 31. Qb1+ $1 Kh6 32. Bc1+ Kh5 33. Be3 $18) 30... Qf4 31. Qg8+ Kh6 32. Qh8+ Kg6 33. Qg8+ Kh6 $11) 26... f6 (26... b6 27. Qe3 {[%cal Ge3e7]} Qd5 28. Qe7 Rh6 29. Rg3 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Ge7f6]} Kh7 30. Rg7+ Kh8 31. Rxf7 Rxh2+ 32. Kxh2 Qh5+ 33. Kg3 Rg8+ 34. Kf4 Qxf3+ 35. Ke5 $1 $18) 27. Qe3 Re8 28. Bxd4 cxd4 29. Qb3 Qh7 30. Qa4 Ra8 31. Re1 Qf7 32. Qb4 (32. Re4 Rxe4 33. fxe4 Rd8 34. Qa5 $1 b6 35. Qf5 Rg8 36. Qh3+ Qh7 37. Rxg8+ Kxg8 38. Qc8+ (38. Qxh7+ Kxh7 39. Kg2 b5 40. Kf3 a5 41. Ke2 b4 42. a4 $11 (42. axb4 axb4 43. Kd3 b3 44. f4 Kg6 45. Kd2 Kh5 46. h3 $11)) 38... Kg7 39. Qd7+ Kg6 40. Qxd4 Qh3 $44) 32... Rd8 33. Re7 Qd5 34. Qxb7 Qxb7 35. Rxb7 d3 36. Rg1 d2 37. Rd1 Rc4 38. Rbb1 $11) 26. Qb1+ {'!' McShane.} Kh8 (26... f5 27. Bxd4 cxd4 (27... Rdxd4 28. Qxb7+ $18) (27... Qxd4 28. Qxf5+ Kh8 29. Rh3 $18 {[%cal Gf5h5]}) 28. Qxb7+ Kh8 29. Qf7 $1 $18) 27. Qf1 Qe6 28. Qg2 {McShane: ' White has the unmeetable threat of Rg8+ followed by mate.' Ftacnik: 'The pressure along the g-file is simply too strong.'} 1-0

