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The Test of Time_Part2
Garry Kasparov
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Each player was aiming for victory
A poor defence against 19 NaXc5, but 18 … Qd8 19 Rfdl does not bring any particular relief.
19 Rbl BXd5 20 Nb6 BXe4 21 BXe4 Ra7
It appears that Black does not stand so badly, but the following combinational blow puts everything in its place.
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8-+-+r+k+(
7tr-+-vlpzpp’
6psN-zp-+-+&
5wq-zp-+-+-%
4-+-+LwQ-+$
3+-+-+-zP-#
2P+-+PzP-zP”
1+R+-+RmK-!
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22 Nc8!
Almost all the opponent’s pieces are under attack. 22… RXc8 fails, of course, to 23 Qf5. The most tenacious defence was 22 … Rc7 23 RXb8 Bf8, when White has a pleasant choice between 24 Rfbl and 24 NXd6 RXb8 25 Nc4.
22 … Nc6 23 NXa7 NXa7 24 Bd5
Black resigns. On 24 … Bf6 White has the decisive 25 Rb7.
Kasparov-Speelman
Queen’s Indian Defence
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 ND b6 4 g3 Ba6 5 Nbd2 Bb4 6 Qb3 Nc6?! 7 d5 BXd2+ 8 BXd2 Ne7 9 Bc3! Nf510 Nd2! Nd6?! 11D! 0-012 e4 eXd5 13 cXd5 (cf. SahovskiInformator No. 30/623) (see diagram).
It is hard to believe that this position has arisen from a Queen’s Indian Defence. The outcome of the opening is favourable for White: he has a powerful pawn centre, and the black knights are insecurely placed.
13 … BXfl 14 RXfl
On 14 NXfl Black could have obtained
good counter-play by the sacrifice 14 …
NfXe4 15 fXe4 NXe4, while 14 KXfl would
have interfered with a subsequent K-side pawn
Position after 13 cXd5:
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8r+-wq-trk+(
7+-zpp+pzpp’
6lzp-sn-sn-+&
5+-+P+-+-%
4-+-+P+-+$
3+QvL-+PzP-#
2P+PsN-+-zP”
1tR-+-mKL+R!
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storm. But now, for example on 14 … Nb7, there comes 15 e5 Nc5 16 Qc4 Ne8 17 0-0-0 with a great advantage.
14 … a5 15 e5
The challenge has to be accepted, since after 15 a4Nb7 Q-side castling is no longer so safe.
15 … a4 16 Qc2 Qe8?
It must be assumed that 16… Re8 did not appeal to Black because of 17 Kf2 NXd5 18 eXd5 Ne3 19 Qd3 NXfl 20 RXfl with advantage to White. But this would have been the best decision, since now an oppor¬tunity appears for an interesting combi¬nation.
17 Kf2 NXd5 18 Qd3!
It transpires that Black loses a piece: 18. .. NXc3 19 eXd6. After 16 … Re8 this idea would not have worked, in view of 18 … NXc3 19 eXd6 Re2+ 20 Kgl Qg5!
18 … Qe6 19 eXd6
and White’s extra bishop assured him of a win.
Giardelli-Kasparov
English Opening
1 c4 c6
It rarely happens that the very first move requires some commentary, but here it is impossible to keep silent about 1… c6. The point is that my opponent regularly chooses one and the same plan with White: c2-c4, g2-g3, Bg2, Nc3, e2-e3 and Nge2.
2.Mf3
A minor success for Black — now this knight will not go to e2.
2… g6 3 g3 Bg7 4 Bg2 Nf6 5 0-0 0-0 6 Nc3 d5
Now 7 cXd5 cXd5 8 d4 Ne4 leads to a satisfactory version for Black of the Griinfeld Defence. Therefore Giardelli directs the game along untrodden paths.
7 cXd5 cXd5 8 d3 Nc6 9 Qb3
White tries to create pressure on d5 and b7, but this rebounds in favour of Black, who exploits the queen’s early development.
9 … d4! 10 Nb5
10 Na4 is met by 10 … b6, after which the knight has no future, and Black can eliminate the pressure on the long diagonal by the manoeuvre . . . Be6-d5.
10 … a6 11 Na3
11 Qa4 is strongly met by 11 … Nd7!, forcing the knight at b5 to retreat.
11 … b5
The white knight nevertheless finds itself out of play, and the weakness of the long diagonal cannot be exploited (12 Qc2 Bb7! 13 Ne5 Nb4), so that the opening has definitely gone in Black’s favour.
12 Bf4 Be6 13 Qc2 Rc8 14 Qd2 Bd5 15 Rfcl Nd7
The preparations for battle are complete. Now White has to hurry: if Black should succeed in playing … e5, … Qe7 and .. . Nb6, his position will be strategically won.
16 Nc2 e5
The direct attempt to prevent the white knight from going to b4 by 16 . . . a5 is unsuccessful: 17 Na3 Qb6 18 Ne5!
17Bh6
17 Bg5 is weaker: 17… f6 18 Bh6 BXh6 19QXh6 Nb6! and Black’s advantage is obvious, e.g. 20 e3 dXe3 21 NXe3 BXf3 22 BXf3
Nd4.
17 … Qe7 18 BXg7 KXg7 19 e3
Since Nb4 is not possible, White brings his knight into play by another way.
19 … dXe3
19 … Qf6 would have been met by 20 e4! Be6 21 Nb4, when Black’s Q-side weaknesses may prove perceptible.
20 NXe3 BXf3 21BXf3 Nd4 22 Bg2