World Chess Championship: Kasparov vs. Karpov 1990
Mayor Elioto
****************WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH 1990****************
GAME ONE October 8, 1990
White Black
Karpov Kasparov
1 d4 Nf6
2 c4 g6
3 Nc3 Bg7
4 e4 d6
5 f3 0-0
6 Be3 c6
7 Bd3 a6
8 Nge2 b5
9 0-0 Nbd7
10 Rc1 e5
11 a3 ed4
12 Nd4 Bb7
13 cb5 cb5
14 Re1 Ne5
15 Bf1 Re8
16 Bf2 d5
17 ed5 Nd5
18 Nd5 Qd5
19 a4 Bh6
20 Ra1 Nc4
21 ab5 ab5
22 Ra8 Ra8
23 Qb3 Bc6
24 Bd3 Nd6
25 Qd5 Bd5
26 Nb5 Nb5
27 Bb5 Bg7
28 b4 Bc3
29 Rd1 Bb3
30 Rb1 Ba2
-- Drawn--
World Chess Championship
Game 2
October 10, 1990
White: Kasparov
Black: Karpov
1. e2-e4 e7-e5
2. g1-f3 b8-c6
3. f1-b5 a7-a6
4. b5-a4 g8-f6
5. O-O f8-e7
6. f1-e1 b7-b5
7. a4-b3 d7-d6
8. c2-c3 O-O
9. h2-h3 c8-b7
10. d2-d4 f8-e8
11. b1-d2 e7-f8
12. a2-a4 h7-h6
13. b3-c2 e5xd4
14. c3xd4 c6-b4
15. c2-b1 b5xa4
16. a1xa4 a6-a5
17. a4-a3 a8-a6
18. f3-h2 g7-g6
19. f2-f3 d8-d7
20. d2-c4 d7-b5
21. a3-c3 b7-c8
22. c1-e3 g8-h7
23. d1-c1 c7-c6
24. h2-g4 f6-g8
25. e3xh6 f8xh6
26. g4xh6 g8xh6
27. c4xd6 b5-b6
28. d6xe8 b6xd4+
29. g1-h1 d4-d8
30. e1-d1 d8xe8
31. c1-g5 a6-a7
32. d1-d8 e8-e6
33. f3-f4 c8-a6
34. f4-f5 e6-e7
35. g5-d2 e7-e5
36. d2-f2 e5-e7
37. f2-d4 h6-g8
38. e4-e5 b4-d5
39. f5xg6+ f7xg6
40. c3xc6 e7xd8
41. d4xa7+ d5-e7
42. c6xa6 d8-d1+
43. a7-g1 d1-d2
44. g1-f1 RESIGNS
1990 World Chess Championship
Hotel Macklowe, New York City
Press Bulletin for October 10
Game 2: Kasparov (White) vs. Karpov (Black)
Opening: Ruy Lopez, Zaitsev Variation [C92] {RL 26.10}
1.e4 (1) e5 (2)
2.Nf3 Nc6
3.Bb5 a6
4.Ba4 Nf6
5.0-0 Be7
6.Re1 b5
7.Bb3 d6
8.c3 0-0
9.h3 Bb7 (4)
10.d4 Re8
[Hardly a surprise between these two -- Karpov especially has relied on
this variation heavily throughout his career.]
11.Nbd2 Bf8 (5)
12.a4 (4) h6 (6)
13.Bc2 (5) exd4 (8)
14.cxd4 Nb4
15.Bb1 bxa4 (10)
16.Rxa4 (6) a5
17.Ra3 Ra6
[Karpov utilized this particular line against Hjartarson in the Quarterfinals
and Timman in the Finals of the Candidates Matches.]
18.Nh2 (13)
[In the first game of that match Timman tried the unfortunate 18.Nh4?
Nxe4! when Black was already on top. The most solid move must be
18.Rae3, as played by Timman in Game 5.]
18... g6 (11)
19.f3 (15)
[This is the new move. Previously played were 19.Ng4, 19.e5 and 19.f4,
the last by Ivanchuk against Karpov in Linares 1989.]
19... Qd7 (21)
20.Nc4 (36) Qb5 (24)
21.Rc3 (38)
[GM Larry Christiansen, one of the guest commentators for the match
here, expected Ne3.]
21... Bc8 (34)
22.Be3 (44) Kh7 (63)
23.Qc1 (59)
[Here GM Nick de Firmian felt that Karpov was definitely worse. "This
being Karpov's bread and butter main line, what will he play in the
_rest of the match?"]
23... c6 (66)
24.Ng4 (78)
[GM Miguel Quinteros suggested 24. Bf2 followed by Qf4.]
24... Ng8 (86)
25.Bxh6 (94)
[Kasparov thought for a while before this.]
25... Bxh6 (88)
26.Nxh6 (95) Nxh6 (80)
27.Nxd6 (95) Qb6 (88)
28.Nxe8 (99) Qxd4+ (110)
[Complete confusion on the press floor as to who is winning, although
everyone agrees that it isn't drawish!]
29.Kh1 (100) Qd8 (110)
30.Rd1 (108) Qxe8 (110)
31.Qg5 (108) Ra7 (118)
32.Rd8 (111) Qe6 (118)
33.f4 (114)
[34. f5 is going to be rough.]
33... Ba6 (131)
34.f5 (117) Qe7 (131)
35.Qd2 (121)
[Suetin suggested 35.Rh8+ Kxh8 36.Qxh6+ Kg8 37.fxg6 fxg6 38 Rxc6!?]
35... Qe5 (146)
[Not 35...Nd5 because of 36.Rh8+! Kxh8 37.Qxh6+ and 38.exd5]
36.Qf2 (124) Qe7 (148)
37.Qd4 (125) Ng8 (148)
38.e5 (126) Nd5 (149)
39.fxg6 (136) fxg6 (149)
40.Rxc6 (140) Qd8 (149)
41.Qxa7 (141) Nde7 (149)
42.Rxa6 (142) Qd1+ (142)
43.Qg1 (142) Qd2 (150)
44.Qf1 (143) Black Resigned (2.23, 2:35)
The score is now Kasparov 1.5, Karpov .5
Game 3
Karpov Kasparov
1. d2-d4 g8-f6
2. c2-c4 g7-g6
3. b1-c3 f8-g7
4. e2-e4 d7-d6
5. g1-f3 O-O
6. f1-e2 e7-e5
7. c1-e3 d8-e7
8. d4Xe5 d6Xe5
9. c3-d5 e7-d8
10. e3-c5 f6Xe4
11. c5-e7 d8-d7
12. e7Xf8 g8Xf8
13. d1-c2 e4-c5
14. a1-d1 b8-c6
15. O-O c5-e6
16. d5-b6 a7Xb6
17. d1Xd7 c8Xd7
18. c2-d2 d7-e8
19. b2-b3 e5-e4
20. f3-e1 f7-f5
21. e2-d1 c6-e5
22. e1-c2 a8Xa2
23. d2-d5 f8-e7
24. c2-b4 c7-c6
25. d5Xe6+ e7Xe6
26. b4Xa2 e5-f7
27. d1-e2 f7-d6
28. a2-b4 g7-c3
29. b4-c2 f5-f4
30. f1-d1 h7-h5
31. f2-f3 e4-e3
32. g2-g3 g6-g5
33. e2-d3 h5-h4
34. g1-f1 c6-c5
35. f1-e2 b6-b5
36. c4Xb5 d6Xb5
37. d3-c4+ e6-e7
38. d1-d5 c3-f6
39. d5Xc5 b5-c3+
40. e2-f1 e8-g6
41. c2-e1 e7-d6
42. c5-a5 f4Xg3
43. h2Xg3 h4Xg3
44. e1-g2 b7-b5
45. a5-a6+ d6-e7
46. a6-a7+ e7-e8
47. a7-a8+ f6-d8
48. g2Xe3 b5Xc4
49. e3Xc4 g5-g4
50. f1-g2 c3-e2
51. c4-e5 g4Xf3+
52. g2Xf3 g3-g2
53. a8Xd8+ Drawn
WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME 3
October 15, 1990
KARPOV KASPAROV
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 g6
3. Nc3 Bg7
4. e4 d6
5. Nf3
Karpov varies from the Saemisch.
5. ... OO
6. Be2 e5
7. Be3 Qe7
Nunn played 7... h6 against Kasparov in Rejkkavik 88. Portisch saw Kasparov
himself play... 7... Ng4 8 Bg5 f6 9 Bc1 f5 with a sharp game. Kasparov saw
7... Qe7 from the White side in Baku 1980. 7... Qe7 8 d5 Ng4 9 Bg5.
8. de
Karpov played 9 dxe5 against Quinteros in the Malta Olympiad, drawing.
In that game, Karpov continued... 8 dxe5 dex5 9 00, not 9 Nd5 as follows.
8. ... de
9. Nd5 Qd8
10. Bc5 Ne4
Kasparov, a great gamit player, does not hesitate to sac an exchange for a
central pawn.
11. Be7 ...
White forces the Black Q to the awakward d7-square. The exchange sac
itself... is 'no big deal' for Kasparov. The question is how Kasparov can
untangle his position and untangle his pieces After 11... Qd7, White will
play 12 Bxf8.
11. ... Qd7
12. Bf8 Kf8
13. Qc2
This is the current position -- White: 36 minutes; Black: 15 minutes.
GM Jon Tisdall asks, "Isn't this a... little extreme? Shouldn't they settle
in for a quiet game somewhere in here?" Bjarke Kristensen replies, "He wants
to kill him -- that's the point."
13. ... Nc5
Kasparov is hunched in angry concentra- tion. Karpov sits quietly, with his
hands folded in front of his mouth. Gary is shaking his head side to side,
as if to chase insects from his face.
14. Rd1
Geller recommends 14 Rd1 Nc6 15 Nb6
15...ab 16 Rxd7 when Black is very
active with two pieces plus pawn
against Queen.
For Kasaparov, this kind of activity
is more important than the Queen.
Anatoly has left the board -- Gary is
hunkering down even more intently.
14 ... Nc6
Karpov retakes his seat.
Gary is sacking his Queen --
...but all pieces will be active.
Evidently, Gary's verbal threats have not
been idle boasts. Blood will flow today.
...b4 is interesting. If instead ...Nb6,
15 Qxd1...
Bob Byrne just informed us that the
wires have been crossed.... This is a
blitz game from the back room of the
Manhattan Chess Club.
Karpov has now used 49 minutes -- Gary 21.
Now Gary is leaving Anatoly to sweat
alone at the table.
This is a street brawl...
Hans Ree, GM from Holland, says,
"Beautiful -- I admire this....
I don't know who is better, but it's
beautiful!"
Karpov has now used 53 minutes.
Deep Thought says 15 Ng5 Kg8 16 b4 Qd8
17 Nxf7 Kxf7 18 pxc5 Nd4 19 Qa4...
...with a pawn plus for White...
with lots of mud!
Karpov has used 59 minutes.
I believe 15 Ng5, Black can choose
...Qd8 or Kg8 oe even ...Nd4.
But ...Nd4 is too risky.
15 Ng5 Kg8 16 b4 Ne6 17 Nxe6 fxe6
18 Nf6+ Bxf6 19 Rxd7 Bxd7, unclear
followed by Nd4.
Karpov has used 1:05.
Anatoly continues to work alone at the
board.... He is leaning over the table,
with his chin on his hands.
time: Karpov: 1:09; Kasparov: 0:21.
15 OO
More thematic was 15 Ng5 -- this simple
evasion gives Black no problems.
Deep Thought says position is a slight
plus for White.
Gary has said repeatedly over the past
few weeks, "I don't want to win --
I want to crush him!"
He means it.
Only Fischer-Spassky (thanks to Fischer)
has been notable for an 'infinite variety"
of openings.
Often players strike the same chord...
several times in a match to test its
timber.
This one may run the entire scale of
the King's Indian before it's over.
Notice that Karpov did not accept Gary's
Queen --
They must have reached the same
conclusion.
Gary has his forhead in his hands,
fingers splayed.... now arms crossed...
... now chin in hands... nervously
shifting from pose to pose.
Deep Thought now cites 15 00 Nd4 16 Nd4
cxd4 17 Qc1 Qd6 18 Rfe1 Bd7 19 Qf4,
plus .5 pawns.
Gary is still intently working low over
the board.
He wipped his brow and pushed back from
the table.
Gary has established an intimidating
presence literally OVER the board.
It is easy to see why Anatoly prefers...
to leave.
There is no room at the board for both
of them.
Gary is tightly clasping his head,
hands tight over both ears.
15... Ne6 looks strong....
the idea is same as before...
Nb6, still keeping active pieces for Black.
Najdorf says Black is extremely well
here -- no problems. Very easy to
play with Black.
Gary has now used 45 minutes.
Gary's chin is almost resting on his King.
Gary leans back from the board and
looked up at the ceiling. Maybe he sees
something he doesn't like.
I don't know why he doesn't play ...Ne6.
GM Dmitri Gurevich says he will tell us...
what's going on as soon as he figures
it out.
Gary cannot possibly get any lower
over the board without moving the
pieces with his mouth.
Dmitri suggest ...h6 -- "be patient,...
try ...e4 later."
Gary has now used 54 minutes.
deFirmian says it's clear that Black has
compensation for the Exchange; it's not
clear how much."
Gary is clearly out of his home brew
now. GM Edmar Mednis says maybe he
thought 15 00 was innocuous or is
carefully checking something now.
Mednis: "I admire Kasparov's guts...
for entering into this. After all,
he's playing for the World Championship...
not at Tilburg or something like that."
After ...Ne6 the position may be unclear.
Sharper is 15... e4 16 Ng5 Qf5 17 Nxh7
17... Kg8 18 Bg4 ... but 18... g4
looks strong.
15 ... Ne6
time: White: 1:10; Black: 1:02
Karpov is sitting calmly, arms folded.
Kasparov is back at the board. No move yet.
Karpov THINKS. GM Dlugy: "Black is fine ....
...but not fine enough!"
Most experts thinks - Black is O.K.
Shamkovich: "Black has compensation, and I ..
believe that Karpov doesn't like it."
In one lecture-room Dzindzi seriosly ...
considered 16.Nf6 Qe7 17.Nd5 Qd7 etc. DRAW
And from Deep Thought...16.Nb6 and White is
about a pawn up, but ...
the operator states that judging active ...
pieces is one of DT major weaknesses.
Time: Karpov 1:29 Kasparov 1:02
16 Nb6 ab
17 Rd7 Bd7
Shamkovich finds it interesting that Kasparov
preferred to sac the Queen.
Both players sits deeply concentreted at the
at the table. Time: Karpov 1:35 Kasp. 1:02.
Karpov seems satisfied according to Don.
Does Kasparov has sufficient compensation?
Two pieces, pair of bishops, black squares...
(d4 and f4), perhaps, perhaps.
18 Qd2
Kasparov seems physically more relaxed
than Karpov.... His shoulders less tense.
Anatoly is tired, dark circles under his
eyes. Now both players are leaning in...
over the board.
18 ... Be8!
Kasparov has moved from d7 to e8. This move is a surprize -- everyone
considered ...Nc or ed4.
Gary played more strongly, threatening...
...Rd8, ...Rxa2, or ...e4.
...Be8 is extremely interesting.
Karpov's eyes dart from board to Gary...
and back.
19 b3
Karpov has moved from b2 to b3. Dzindzi says Black is OK -- Pat Wolff...
prefers White.
Black can choose between 19...Rd8 and
19...e4.
Deep Thought still sees White a bit ahead...
but that evaluation is gradually dropping
for White.
The machine seems to feel that White's
active pieces have been driven back...
to more passive posts.
Time: White: 1:41; Black 1:13.
Now ...e4 looks strong...
19 ... e4
20 Ne1
Deep Thought thinks (!) that the best now is..
20...Ncd4. As for DTs evaluation ...
Karpovs stocks are falling, and at the ...
present pace Kasparov should be at least...
equal after ... say .. ten moves!
Time: Karpov 1:43 Kasparov 1:26.
Powerstation Garry Kasparov is working hard.
..and Karpov stay at the board.
Shamkovich: Black is better. Whites too passiv.
Wolff: Analized on 20...f5.
Time: Karpov 1:43 Kasparov 1:33.
GM Najdorf: Black is better. Much better.
..and he recommends Kh1 followed by f3.
Both players are remaining at the board.
This is unusual, reflecting the complexity
of the position.
Frias says White is winning,
...but other GMs brand him a "materialist."
20 ... f5
This is a very logical move...
White has no reasonable answer...
Black threatens ...Nd4.
White has no serious counterplay.
Maybe 21 Bd1 is best now.
Gary will answer ...Rd8.
savings on anyone, but I'll take Kasparov
over that little twit any day...."
Sergey Kudrin also sees no good moves for
White.
time: White: 1:49; Black: 1:38
(How's that, Eric?)
21 Bd1
Both players continue to struggle together
over the board.
Anatoly is playing a new kind of chess
here all of his pieces are on the
back rank again.
(John Grefe)
Lautier thinks ...Rd8 is a chance.
21 ... Ne5
Deep Thought gives Black the initiative,
but can't find a knockout punch.
Now DT seems bored -- wants to try
22 h4 and blast the position up.
Black wants to improve his position
and eliminate counterplay.
22 Nc2
White is trying to free his pieces
by giving up a2.
Lombardy: "If this is his best, why did
he take the Queen?"
22 ... Ra2
GM William Lombardy: "It doesn't look
very good. I don't understand."
23 Qd5 Ke7
[I expected 23 ...Ra8! here and if (a) 24 Qb7 Bc6 or (b) 24 Qe6 Bf7]
Time: White: 1:57; Black: 1:52
Deep Thought says White is down slightly
after 23 Qd5....
White is now 1/5th a pawn down.
Maybe Karpov overlooked ...Bc6
after Qxb2.
Karpov has used 2:02.
Time will be tight here.
24 Nb4
Karpov is still alone at the board.
Now Gary joins him.
Kasparov is wagging his head side to
side as he clicks off moves in his head.
Gary has used 1:54.
Gary now has his hands over his ears.
Kasparov has to look carefully at ...c6.
White's Queen is trapped, but...
so was Black's!
The position is not so easy even...
though Black has a good position.
24... Ra7 looks good....
After 24..c6, 25 Qxe6+ Black has on edge
still..
Kasparov can play 24... c6, 24... Bc6,
or 24... Ra7.
24...c6 25 Qxe6+ Kxe6 26 Nxa2 Nd3 27
Bc2 ....
Suetin and Shamkovich are huddled in
mid-sentence.
Both like Kasparov, but there is a lot
of play on both sides.
time: White: 2:02; Black: 2:06.
24 ... c6
25 Qe6+ Ke6
26 Na2 Nf7
Deep Thought gives Black .6 pawns.
Of course, Karpov is a better...
endgame player than the machine." CB
27 Be2
White: 2:08; Black: 2:10.
Black played ...Nf7 to permit..
Bd4 and return to e5 with Knight.
27 ... Nd6
28 Nb4
Zaltsman says White can't prevent...
regrouping plan with ...Bd4 and ...Bc6.
28 ... Bc3
29 Nc2 f4
White: 2:13; Black: 2:14
[I think Kasparov begins a phase where he is trying too hard. More
prudent to wait for adjournament. Instead he begins stuff that only
leads to allowing the White Rook to enter the game]
30 Rd1
Kasparov tightens his grip with every move.
Deep Thought still gives .5 pawn to Gary.
after 30...Ke5, expecting 31 g3 g5 32 h4
etc.
30 ... h5
A natural move, preventing Bg4+.
Black dominates the whole board.
31 f3 e3
Karpov is hanging on by his
fingernails.
[On the contrary, Karpov now can open the g-line for his Rook]
32 g3 g5
33 Bd3 h4
Time is getting short --
Karpov is in real trouble....
At least, that is the consensus.
2:20 - 2:21
34 Kf1!
2:20 - 2:23
Both sides are holding their breath.
35 ... c5
36 Ke2 b5!?
2:22 - 2:26
To create weak c-pawn for White.
2:23 - 2:26
37 cb Nb5
38 Bc4+ Ke7
39 Rd5
Kasparov is getting into trouble.
39 ... Bf6
40 Rc5 Nc3+
41 Kf1 Bg6
42 Ne1 Sealed
[Opinion is divided!]
- - - - - - - -
- p - - k - - -
- - - - - b b -
- - R - - - p -
- - B - - p - p
- P n - p P P -
- - - - - - - P
- - - - N K - -
Position after 42. Ne1
(there is a typo here, the rest of the moves are one behind)
Karpov Kasparov
41. ... Kd6 (158) (Sealed)
[Universally expected, if only because Kasparov sealed so quickly.]
42. Ra5 (149)
[This was analysed by most of the grandmasters earlier, as being bad.
42. Rc8 (42. b4!? de Firmian) 42... e2+!? 43. Bxe2 Bf5 44. Rc4 b5 45. Rxc3
Bh3+ 46. Ng2 Bxc3 47. gxf4! (Seirawan) gxf4 48. Kg1 was one main line,
while 42... hxg3 43. hxg3 fxg3 44. Kg2 b5 45. Bd3 Bf7 46. b4 Be5 47. Nc2 e2
48. Rxc3 Bxc3 49. Be2 with equality (Dzindzichashvili).]
42. ... fxg3 (158)
43. hxg3 (158) hxg3 (158)
44. Ng2 (151) b5 (159)
45. Ra6+ (152) Ke7 (159)
46. Ra7+ (162)
[All according to Dzindzi and Yaz's analysis.]
46. ... Ke8 (159)
[They had looked at 46... Kf8.]
47. Ra8+ (165) Bd8 (159)
48. Nxe3 (185)
[Karpov chooses his moment to transform the material state yet again
in this game. Wolff preferred 48. Bxb5 Nxb5 49. Nxe3 with simpler play,
but not 48. Be2 Bf5 49. Nxe3 Bh3+ 50. Ke1 g2.]
48. ... bxc4 (161)
49. Nxc4 (185)
[The consensus is that now it's a draw -- White threatens 50. Ne5 and
51. Nc6.]
49... g4 (173)
50. Kg2 (191)
[All the pawns go now, unless Kasparov can catch the rook in a double
attack.]
50. ... Ne2 (178)
51. Ne5 (195) gxf3+ (178)
52. Kxf3 (196) g2 (178)
53. Rxd8+ (196)
[Too crafty...]
Drawn on Kasparov's offer.
WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME 4 - Adjourned
October 17, 1990
KASPAROV KARPOV
1. e2-e4 e7-e5
2. g1-f3 b8-c6
3. f1-b5 a7-a6
4. b5-a4 g8-f6
5. O-O f8-e7
6. f1-e1 b7-b5
7. a4-b3 d7-d6
8. c2-c3 O-O
9. h2-h3 c8-b7
10. d2-d4 f8-e8
11. b1-d2 e7-f8
12. a2-a4 h7-h6
13. b3-c2 e5Xd4
14. c3Xd4 c6-b4
15. c2-b1 c7-c5
16. d4-d5 f6-d7
17. a1-a3 f7-f5
18. e4Xf5 d7-f6
19. d2-e4 b7Xd5
20. e4Xf6+ d8Xf6
21. c1-d2 f6Xb2
22. d2Xb4 d5-f7
23. e1-e6 b2Xb4
24. a3-b3 b4Xa4
25. b1-c2 a8-d8
26. b3-e3 a4-b4
27. g2-g3 a6-a5
28. f3-h4 d6-d5
29. d1-e2 b4-c4
30. c2-d3 c4-c1+
31. g1-g2 c5-c4
32. d3-c2 f7Xe6
33. e3Xe6 e8Xe6
34. e2Xe6+ g8-h8
35. h4-g6+ h8-h7
36. e6-e2 c1-g5
37. f5-f6 g5Xf6
38. g6Xf8+ h7-g8
39. f8-g6 f6-f7
40. g6-e7+ g8-f8
41. Adjourned
WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Game 4 - Adjourned
October 17, 1990
1. e2-e4 e7-e5
Scene one: Karpov first on stage. Waited for Kasparov. Karpov left, then
Kasparov came ... played 1.e4. Karpov replied immediately 1...e5
when he returned. So .. no Caro-Kann.
2. g1-f3 b8-c6
3. f1-b5 a7-a6
4. b5-a4 g8-f6
5. O-O f8-e7
Occasionally during the opening, Karpov glanced up at Kasparov with a sly,
Mona Lisa smile, as if to say, "I've got a secret."
6. f1-e1 b7-b5
7. a4-b3 d7-d6
8. c2-c3 O-O
9. h2-h3 c8-b7
10. d2-d4 f8-e8
11. b1-d2 e7-f8
12. a2-a4 ...
Here Karpov paused for the first time. 3 min.
12. ... h7-h6
13. b3-c2 e5Xd4
14. c3Xd4 c6-b4
Still tracking game one at high speed...
15. c2-b1 c7-c5
New compared to the 1st game. This is the old mainline and also a regular
guest on Karpovs repertoire. Against Kasparov he used it in the 14th
and 16th game of their 3rd match in 1986. Result 2-0 to Kasparov!
16. d4-d5 f6-d7
17. a1-a3 f7-f5
Karpov played 17...c4 in both games with Kasparov in 1986. But against
Jan Timman in february Karpov tried f7-f5 too. And won. Bisguier said:
"Black's game is a little lose but all his pieces are very active".
Question from spectator: "Good for White?" Bisguier: "Very good? I doubt it".
18. e4Xf5 ...
Kasparov took full 7 minutes doing this. As for 18.e5 as Kasparov once
described as "interesting"....Shamkovich doubted it and thought it would be
quiet o.k. for Black.
18. ... d7-f6
19. d2-e4 ...
Shamkovich says "Probably the best move". Shamkovich: "19...Bxd5 20.Rae3 is
good for W." Normal, tried 3-4 times, is 19...Nbxd5 and Black gets a strong
center but a weak KS. To everybodys surprise Karpov thought more...
than 49 minutes - and still thinks in this position. Karpov entered this
line himself, so why did he stop here? Nobody knows. Karpov must have known
that he would played this already before he entered the playinghall. Now
Karpov has been box'ed for full 53 minutes. Shamkovich thinks it might be
that Karpov do not trust his own preparations. And those made by his seconds.
19. ... b7Xd5
Already played was 20. Rae3 Karpov was afraid of 20 g4 after 19... Nbxd5.
Karpov has used 1:03; Kasparov, :17. The test is not so well-known --
Horvath-Zobisch 1988 -- 20. Rae3 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 d5 22. Bb1 Rxe3 23. Rxe3 d4
24 Re6 d3 25 Ne5 c4 26 Qf3 Rc8 27 Qg3 27.... d2 28 Bxd2 Qxd2 29 Rxf6, with
some advantage for White. Kasparov is holding his head in his hands.
Dzindzi likes Gary's chances in this attacking position. Kasparov is
relentlessly applying pressure. White has two reasonable choices -- Rae3
and 20 Nxf6+ Qxf6 21 Nh2 (Dzindzi) or 21 Rae3. Time 0:25 -- 1:03.
20 Rae3 seems more in tune with Karpov's style. That is "Kasparov's style."
Shamkovich says that a draw in this position is virtually impossible.
"Forget the draw!" GM Wotzkiewitz (Poland) says Karpov has chosen the
riskier variation Bxd5 to avoid canned preparation after the more natural
...Nbxd5. Kasparov has used 31 minutes now. Gary has assumed the pose of
Rodin's "Thinker." With these pauses for thought, the press room has a
quieter, more controlled 'feel.' For spectators, the pace is leisurely.
Kasparov is working very hard now over the board -- trying, perhaps, to take
advantage of Karpov's sqeamishness.
20. e4Xf6+ d8Xf6
This may be a new position. Spassky is here -- he prefers Kasparov.
Time: :49 -- 1:04
21. c1-d2 ...
Different player styles: after 20. ...Qxf6, Karpov remained at the board for
about five minutes before walking away. After 21. Bd2, Kasparov walked off
immediately. In his notes to deFirmian--A. Ivanov in Informant 49, IM
Alexander Ivanov gave this line in a note, saying that after 21. Bd2 White
has the initiative. Both deFirmian and A. Ivanov are here tonight. (If you
have Informant 49, see game 479.) (A. Ivanov played 19. ... Nbxd5.) The table
on which they play has a vertical board that keeps them from kicking each
other. The strong woman master Polihroniade (?) has joined our Shamkovich-led
analysis. It's not clear which variations they're discussing (in Russian),
but Black's Kingside keeps looking VERY troubled.
21. ... f6Xb2
Times: Kasparov 51 minutes, Karpov 1:17. Spassky suggested 21. ... Bc6, but
then 22. Bc3 gives White strong pressure. Shamkovich now says: 22. Bxb4 Bxf3
They're looking at this line in more depth now.
22. d2Xb4 ...
Shamkovich says 22. ... Bxf3 23. Rxf3 Qxb4 and now there are two attractive
moves: 24. Re6 and 24. Be4. After the latter, 24. ... Rxe4 loses to 25.
Qd5+. Shamkovich and Suetin agree that 24. Re6 is a more solid move, based on
principles. Seirawan says Karpov is in trouble. Deep Thought thinks White has
no compensation for the pawn. GMs disagree.
22. ... d5-f7
Times: Kasparov has used :57, Karpov 1:22. Shamkovich says 22. ... Bxf3 would
be too dangerous for Black; instead, he defends his weak light squares.
Deep Thought, analyzing 8 half-moves ahead, says Black is 1/10 pawn ahead.
America's youngest master, Josh Waitzkin, is analyzing with 15-year-old
French GM Joel Lautier, who is fluent in English. Maybe we are seeing a
premonition of the world championship match in the year 2010. Also in the
press room is Ken Thompson, whose chess computer Belle may also be of
world championship caliber in 20 years. (Or perhaps much sooner!)
Analysts are now looking at 23. axb5 Qxb4 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Rxa6 Qxb5.
23. e1-d6 ...
No immediate analysis; most are stunned. Deep Thought's initial analysis:
23. ... Bxe6 24. fxe6 Qxb4 25. Qd3 Rxe6 26. axb5 Rae8 27. bxa6 c4 28. Qh7+
Kf7 29. Qf5+ Ke7 30. Nd4 Re1+, and Black is slightly more than one pawn
ahead.
23. ... b2Xb4
Shamkovich says 23. Re6 was very strong, 23. ... Bxe6 would have been
hopeless as Black's light squares are too weak. IM Frias says he was asleep,
woke up, saw 23. Re6 played, and was WIDE awake. Everyone expects 24. Rae3
now. Kasparov is very low over the board again. White's position looks
strong, but no real threat. With Spassky and Korchnoi here, the press
room is buzzing. 1:26 - 1:30 Gary is again clasping both sides of his head in
his hands. both players are at the board. Kasparov has burned his bridges...
He can play 24 Rae3 Qxa4 25 Bc2 with many threats.
24. a3-b3 ...
Lein's idea -- Rae3 is more accurate. if now 24 ...Qxa4 25 Bc2 threatening a
discovered attack. e.g. Rbe3. I think Kasparov is lost (Bjarke).
24. ... b4Xa4
25. b1-c2 ...
I don't see what he can do against ...Qa5 or even ...Qc2. that is, ...Qc2.
Qa2. time 1:34 1:46 Korchnoi says White is better.... Najdorf says, I don't
know. Even Dzindzi can't tell who's better. Bjarke says the position is
ridiculous. Time 1:34 1:54 Black is winning (Larry Parr).
25. ... a8-d8
White has no serious discovered attack. Those pawns don't mean anything (Fred
Wilson).
26. b3-e3 a4-b4
27. g2-g3 ...
Kasparov is losing thinks Kudrin. One think has become clear to me
(Bjarke) during this game which is that most of the grandmasters present
favours Kasparov. Why? They are very slow to realise, or admit, when
Karpov is better. Time: Kasparov 1:49 and Karpov 2:04. Bisguier just said:
I'm looking for very clear lines for Black (winning lines BK) but I don'
t see any. Shamkovich still prefer Whites position. And say that g3 was
strong. It kills checks on f4 in many critical lines. Shamkovich gives line:
27...Bxe6 28.fxe6 c4... 29.Qd5 with the idea 30.e7+ or 30.Qf5. This proves
that the concept behind Re6 to be right, say Shamkovich. Time: Kasparov
1:49 Karpov 2:09. /say 1:49 2:12
27. ... a6-a5
Kasparov 1:50 Karpov 2:13. Both players sits at the board. High tension.
Kasparov in deep deep concentracion with his hands on his ears. Karpov
seems more calm. And talks to himself as he normally does in tensed
situations. Don: "Karpov seems to be smiling to himself,and Kasparov seems
worried."
28. f3-h4 d6-d5
Time: Kasparov 1:56 Karpov 2:15. Shamkovich: "Instead of Nh4, Qe2 looks
very strong." Deep Thought say: 29.Qe2! and White is slightly ahead (1/100 of
a pawn!). DT: 29.Qe2 Qc4 30.Rxe8 Qxe2 31.Rxf8 Kxf8.. 32.Rxe2 and equal say
Deep Thought. Don: "Both players seems nervous. And GK seems to shake his
head as to say NO. And both moves their feet nervously under the table."
Time: Kasparov 2:08 Karpov 2:15. Deep Thought now gives Black as slight up.
Mednis said: "Kasparov is the one who chose this position. And Karpov refuse
to flinch so here they are in a stand-of".
29. d1-e2 b4-c4
30. c2-d3 c4-c1+
31. g1-g2 c5-c4
32. d3-c2 f7Xe6
"This is the most exciting match I've ever seen!" say Maxim Dlugy. deFirmian:
"White is still OK". Deep Thought:33.Rxe6 Rxe6 34.fxe6 Be7 35.Nf5../sa
35...Qg5 36.Qe3 Kf8 37.Qa7 a4 and unclear according to Deep Thought.
The whole world at Macklowe looks at .. 33.Rxe6 Rxe6 34.Qxe6+. Time:
Kasparov 2:18 Karpov 2:25.
33. e3Xe6 e8Xe6
Time: Kasparov 2:20 Karpov 2:26. Shamkovich: "Now 34.fxe6 is risky for
White." Shamkovich: "After 34.Qxe6+ might have a draw."
34. e2Xe6+ g8-h8
35. h4-g6+ h8-h7
36. e6-e2 c1-g5
37. f5-f6 g5Xf6
38. g6Xf8+ h7-g8
39. f8-g6 f6-f7
40. g6-e7+ g8-f8
And Kasparov sealed his secret move in this position. The best guess is that
he sealed 41.Ng6+ with the continuation 41...Kg8 42.Ne7+ Kf8 .. 43.Ng6+ and
DRAW. Some folks think Kasparov looked embarrassed as he pocketed this
unexpected draw Most think sealing was a mere formality although a stray
maniac suggests Gary can look overnight for a win. Check tomorrow to see if
we play!
1990 World Chess Championship, New York
Press Bulletin for October 17, 1990
Game #4: Kasparov (White) vs. Karpov (Black)
Opening: Ruy Lopez, Zaitsev Variation [E92] {RL 26.9}
1. e4 (03) e5 (00)
2. Nf3 (03) Nc6 (00)
3. Bb5 (03) a6 (00)
4. Ba4 (03) Nf6 (01)
5. O-O (04) Be7 (01)
6. Re1 (04) b5 (01)
7. Bb3 (04) d6 (01)
8. c3 (04) O-O (01)
9. h3 (04) Bb7 (02)
10. d4 (04) Re8 (02)
11. Nbd2 (04) Bf8 (02)
12. a4 (05) h6 (06)
13. Bc2 (05) exd4 (07)
14. cxd4 (05) Nb4 (07)
15. Bb1 (06) c5 (07)
[Karpov typically, whether winning or losing, chooses another variation
of the Zaitsev.]
16. d5 (06) Nd7 (08)
17. Ra3 (07) f5 (09)
[This was played by Karpov against Timman in their Candidates match
last year.]
18. exf5 (15)
[Timman played 18.Rae3.]
18. ... Nf6 (10)
19. Ne4 (15) Bxd5 (63)
[19...Nbxd5 has been played in two de Firmian - Alex. Ivanov games
with relative success. The text has a bad reputation in the books.]
20. Nxf6+ (39)
[After 20.Rae3 Bxe4 21.Bxe4 d5 22.Bb1 Rxe3 23.Rxe3 d4 24.Re6 d3 25.Ne5
c4 26.Qf3 Rc8 27.Qg3 turned out well in Cs. Horvath - Zobisch,
Balatonberenyi (1988) (found in the NICbase database).]
20. ... Qxf6 (64)
21. Bd2 (51)
[Given by Alexander Ivanov in Informant 47, "with the attack." Now
on 21...Bxf3 22.Rxf3 Qxb2 Seirawan thought 23.Bc3 was strong.]
21. ... Qxb2 (77)
22. Bxb4 (57) Bf7 (82)
[This was generally held to be a very strong move. On 22...Bxf3
23.Rxf3 White had various attacking chances on the light squares.]
23. Re6 (72)
[Deep Thought felt that Black could capture the rook and emerge with
a slight advantage.]
23. ... Qxb4 (90)
24. Rb3 (94)
[24.Rae3 d5 25.Ba2 (25.Rxe8 Rxe8 26.Rxe8 Bxe8 27.Qxd5+ Bf7) 25...c4
26.Nd4 was less committed.]
24. ... Qxa4 (93)
25. Bc2 (94) Rad8 (115)
[The emigres prefer White, while the old school thinks this one might
be going Karpov's way.]
26. Rbe3 (96) Qb4 (115)
27. g3 (109)
[Most were expecting 27.Qe2.]
27... a5 (133)
28. Nh4 (133) d5 (135)
29. Qe2 (134) Qc4 (135)
30. Bd3 (132) Qc1+ (135)
31. Kg2 (132) c4 (137)
32. Bc2 (133) Bxe6 (145)
33. Rxe6 (139) Rxe6 (146)
34. Qxe6+ (141) Kh8 (146)
35. Ng6+ (142) Kh7 (146)
36. Qe2 (142) Qg5 (147)
37. f6 (142) Qxf6 (147)
[Possible is 37...Qxg6 38.Bxg6+ Kxg6 39.Qe6 according to John Grefe.]
38. Nxf8+ (143) Kg8 (148)
39. Ng6 (143) Qf7 (148)
[39...d4!? 40.Bf5 Qc6+ with the idea ...Re8 was found by Najdorf.]
40. Ne7+ (146) Kf8 (148)
and with the time pressure over, and a perpetual check hanging in the
air, Kasparov sealed his 41st move at 10:32 pm.
[The game was agreed drawn without resumption. Kasparov sealed 41.
Ng6+ as expected.]
Game 5:
(From USA Today Sports Center)
Karpov Kasparov
1. d2-d4 g8-f6
2. c2-c4 g7-g6
3. b1-c3 f8-g7
4. e2-e4 d7-d6
5. g1-f3 O-O
6. f1-e2 e7-e5
7. c1-e3 b8-a6
8. O-O c7-c6
9. d4Xe5 d6Xe5
10. d1Xd8 f8Xd8
11. f1-d1 d8-e8
12. h2-h3 g7-f8
13. f3-d2 b7-b6
14. a2-a3 a6-c5
15. b2-b4 c5-e6
16. d2-b3 c8-a6
17. f2-f3 f6-h5
18. e3-f2 e8-d8
19. e2-f1 h5-f4
20. g2-g3 f4-h5
21. g1-g2 f7-f5
22. a1-b1 a8-c8
23. d1Xd8 c8Xd8
24. b1-d1 d8Xd1
25. c3Xd1 f5Xe4
26. f3Xe4 c6-c5
27. b4Xc5 e6Xc5
28. b3Xc5 f8Xc5
29. f2Xc5 b6Xc5
30. d1-c3 h5-f6
31. g2-f3 a6-b7
32. f1-d3 g8-f8
33. h3-h4 h7-h6
34. d3-c2 f8-e7
35. c2-a4 a7-a6
36. f3-e3 DRAW
World Chess Championship
Hudson Theatre, New York
Press Bulletin for 10/22/90
Game #5: Karpov (White) vs. - Kasparov (Black)
Kings Indian Defense, Classical Variation [E94] {KI 15.7}
1. d4 (00) Nf6 (00)
2. c4 (00) g6 (00)
3. Nc3 (00) Bg7 (01)
4. e4 (00) d6 (01)
5. Nf3 (00) 0-0 (01)
6. Be2 (01) e5 (01)
7. Be3 (01)
[Kasparov might have expected Karpov to vary from Game 3, but Anatoly
sticks to the Gligoric Variation. 7...Qe7 came up shaky theoretically,
so Kasparov is the first to play something different.]
7. ... Na6 (01)
8. 0-0 (11)
[8.dxe5 has been played.]
8. ... c6 (02)
[This might be the novelty. 8...Ng4 9.Bg5 Qe8 has been seen in a
number of games, including Novikov - Glek, Odessa 1989 and Browne -
Chekhov, Palma GMA 1989 (both Inf.48), while 8...Qe8 9.dxe5 Ng4!?
was Garcia-Palermo - Ermolinsky, Forli 1989 (Inf.47).]
9. dxe5 (31)
[9.d5 (Dlugy) 9...Ng4 10.Bg5 f6 11.Bd2 Nh6 unclear, while 9.Qc2 is also
possible. Karpov heads for the queenless middlegame.]
9. ... dxe5 (02)
10. Qxd8 (31) Rxd8 (02)
11. Rfd1 (32)
[11.Nxe5!? Nxe4 12.Nxe4 Bxe5 13.Bg5 was interesting (Dlugy).]
11. ... Re8 (05)
12. h3 (41)
[12.c5 Ng4 13.Bxa6 Nxe3 14.fxe3 bxa6 15.Rd6 (Dlugy) is most unpositional.]
12. ... Bf8 (18)
13. Nd2 (47)
[Here Yugoslav GM Ljubojevic noted that White doesn't mind a Black
knight on d4 with the queens off, while American GM Rohde considered
an exchange of knight for bishop after 13...Bc5 14.Bg5 Kg7 15.Nb3 to
favor White.]
13. ... b6 (46)
[Zaltsman said "The position is equal but the players are not."
(meaning Karpov likes this style of game). In any case, Dlugy and Rohde expected 13...Nc5, while
Ljubo thought 14.b4 Ne6 15.c5 Nd4 16.Bd3 Be6?! 17.Bxd4 and 18.Ne2.]
14. a3 (65) Nc5 (48)
15. b4 (75) Ne6 (48)
16. Nb3 (79)
[Dlugy ventured 16.Nf3.]
16. ... Ba6 (72)
[Soviet GM Valery Salov 16...a5!? 17.bxa5 bxa5 18.Na4 Nxe4 19.Bf3 f5
20.Bxe4 fxe4 21.Nbc5 with unclear chances. The pawn sack with ...Nd4
is always in the air, e.g. after 17.Ra2 Rad8 18.Rad2 Rxd2 19.Rxd2.
Dzindzichashvili likes 17.Kf1 now.]
17. f3 (86)
[Blunting the threat of ...Nd4. There are the typical kingside dark
square weaknesses now, even with the queens off.]
17. ... Nh5 (81)
18. Bf2 (91) Red8 (91)
19. Bf1 (93) Nhf4 (109)
[Kasparov falls behind on time with an unexpected move -- 19...Bg7
seemed best. 19...Rxd1 20.Rxd1 Rd8 21.Rxd8 Nxd8 22.c5! Bxf1 23.cxb6!
Ba6 24.bxa7 Bb7 25.Na5 Ba8 26.Na4 +- Dlugy.]
20. g3 (103)
[Or perhaps 20.Bh4!? Dlugy.]
20. ... Nh5 (109)
21. Kg2 (103) f5 (109)
[Straightforward play.]
22. Rab1 (107)
[Anything but straightforward! The idea is to play c5 and open the b file.]
22. ... Rac8 (116)
23. Rxd8 (123) Rxd8 (116)
24. Rd1 (126) Rxd1 (116)
25. Nxd1 (126) fxe4 (122)
26. fxe4 (126) c5 (123)
27. bxc5 (133) Nxc5 (124)
28. Nxc5 (133) Bxc5 (124)
29. Bxc5 (134) bxc5 (124)
30. Nc3 (134) Nf6 (125)
31. Kf3 (134) Bb7 (126)
32. Bd3 (137) Kf8 (130)
33. h4 (140)
[It's looking rather drawn.]
33. ... h6 (130)
34. Bc2 (141) Ke7 (132)
35. Ba4 (142) a6 (134)
36. Ke3 (143) Drawn on Karpov's offer.
Game 6
1st 41 moves - currently adjourned
Kasparov Karpov
1. e2-e4 e7-e5
2. g1-f3 b8-c6
3. f1-b5 a7-a6
4. b5-a4 g8-f6
5. O-O f8-e7
6. f1-e1 b7-b5
7. a4-b3 d7-d6
8. c2-c3 O-O
9. h2-h3 f6-d7
10. d2-d4 e7-f6
11. a2-a4 c8-b7
12. a4Xb5 a6Xb5
13. a1Xa8 d8Xa8
14. d4-d5 c6-a5
15. b3-c2 a5-c4
16. b2-b3 c4-b6
17. b1-a3 b7-a6
18. f3-h2 c7-c6
19. d5Xc6 a8Xc6
20. c1-d2 f6-e7
21. h2-g4 f8-a8
22. g4-e3 d7-f6
23. e3-f5 e7-f8
24. d2-g5 b6-d7
25. c3-c4 b5Xc4
26. b3Xc4 a6Xc4
27. a3Xc4 c6Xc4
28. c2-b3 c4-c3
29. g1-h2 h7-h6
30. g5Xf6 d7Xf6
31. e1-e3 c3-c7
32. e3-f3 g8-h7
33. f5-e3 c7-e7
34. e3-d5 f6Xd5
35. b3Xd5 a8-a7
36. d1-b3 f7-f6
37. b3-b8 g7-g6
38. f3-c3 h6-h5
39. g2-g4 h7-h6
40. g4Xh5 h6Xh5
41. c3-c8 f8-g7
42. sealed
The adjourned game was drawn after 42.Re8.
I heard it via various rumor mills that both Karpov and Kasparov
thought that 41. Rc8 was a blunder and that 41. Qc8 would have won.
- - Q - - b - -
r - - - q - - -
- - - p - p p -
- - - B p - - k
- - - - P - - -
- - R - - - - P
- - - - - P - K
- - - - - - - -
Position after 41. Qc8
Kasparov-Karpov, Game 6
Black has no bishop nor queen moves (42. Qg4+ or 42. Qxf8), but I
don't offhand see the win after 41...Rd7 or even 41...Kh6. In any
case, Kasparov had an earlier better move:
- - Q - - b - -
r - - - q - - k
- - - p - p p p
- - - B p - - -
- - - - P - - -
- - - - - R - P
- - - - - P P K
- - - - - - - -
Position after 37...g6
Kasparov-Karpov, Game 6
38. g4! cramps Karpov's bishop and light squares. Perhaps he should
have played 37...h5.
Earlier Karpov missed a couple or three coups:
- - - - - r k -
- - - n b p p p
b n q p - - - -
- p - - p - - -
- - - - P - N -
N P P - - - - P
- - B B - P P -
- - - Q R - K -
Position after 21. Ng4
Kasparov-Karpov, Game 6
Consider 21...f5! when 22.exf5 Bb7 23.Qf3 might be forced. Black is
probably at least better. Instead, after 21...Ra8 22.Ne3 Nf6 23.Nf5
Bf8 24.Bg5:
r - - - - b k -
- - - - - p p p
b n q p - n - -
- p - - p N B -
- - - - P - - -
N P P - - - - P
- - B - - P P -
- - - Q R - K -
Position after 24. Bg5
Kasparov-Karpov, Game 6
Here everybody liked 24...d5 except Karpov, while after 24...Nbd7 25.
c4 bxc4 26. bxc4, Rohde suggested the "Karpovian" 26...h6, putting the
question to the bishop. A messy but exciting game.
1990 World Chess Championship
Hudson Theatre, New York City
Press Bulletin for October 24
Game #6
Kasparov Karpov
1. e4 (04) e5 (00)
2. Nf3 (04) Nc6 (01)
3. Bb5 (04) a6 (01)
4. Ba4 (04) Nf6 (01)
5. 0-0 (04) Be7 (01)
6. Re1 (04) b5 (01)
7. Bb3 (04) d6 (01)
8. c3 (05) 0-0 (02)
9. h3 (05) Nd7 (02)
[First surprise. Karpov has played the 9...Nd7 Variation (a line
attributed to Keres, Chigorin, and sometimes Ragozin) on occasion in the
past (although more frequently recently), while Kasparov has never
played against it. This variation surged in popularity in the late
1980's, thanks in part to the patronage of Nigel Short.]
10. d4 (06) Bf6 (02)
11. a4 (06)
[Karpov, as White, played 11. Be3 against Torre at Hannover 1983.]
11. ... Bb7 (03)
[Kasparov prefers 11...Rb8 12.axb5 axb5 13.Be3 Ne7 14.d5 (14.Nbd2 was
seen in Kir. Georgiev - Karpov, Reggio Emilia 1989, while 14.Ng5 h6
15.Bxf7+ led to an instant draw in Sax - Karpov, Skelleftea 1989.)
14. ..g6 (14...Nc5 15.Bc2 c6 16.b4 Na6 17.dxc6 Nxc6 was seen in
Nunn-Karpov, Rotterdam 1989, which Karpov eventually lost.) 15.Na3 Bg7
16.Qe2 Nf6 17.Nd2 Bd7 18.Nc2 c6 19.dxc6 Nxc6 20.Bg5 +=, Arnason - Hecht,
Thessaloniki Olympiad 1984.]
12. axb5 (29) axb5 (04)
13. Rxa8 (29) Qxa8 (06)
[Black frequently recaptures with the bishop, although Kasparov, in
BCOII, evaluates the position after 14.d5 as slightly better for
White.]
14. d5 (29) Na5 (16)
[14...Ne7 has been played recently in Anand - Speelman, Thessaloniki
Olympiad 1988 and Kosten - Short, Hastings 1988.]
15. Bc2 (30) Nc4 (19)
[This is a new move; previously played are 15...Rb8 (Vasyukov - Geller,
1957, and Tal - Keres, 1964) and 15...Be7 (Tal - Stein, USSR Championship
1964/5), with a slight advantage for White.]
16. b3 (38) Ncb6 (20)
17. Na3 (42) Ba6 (21)
[17...c6!? 18.dxc6 Bxc6 19.Qxd6 Nc8! 20.Qd3 Nc5 21.Qe2 Nd6 - Christiansen]
18. Nh2 (65)
[Deep Thought likes 18...Bd8 with a quarter-pawn advantage for Black.]
18. ... c6 (31)
19. dxc6 (72) Qxc6 (31)
20. Bd2 (73)
[This came as a surprise in the Analysis Room. Christiansen liked 20.Qf3
and Shirazi preferred 20.Re3.]
20. ... Be7 (55)
21. Ng4 (75) Ra8 (58)
[Karpov seems reluctant to open up the game with d6-d5, perhaps afraid
of the power of the Bc2 after Pe4xd5. Deep Thought now prefers Black's
position.]
22. Ne3 (84) Nf6 (60)
23. Nf5 (92) Bf8 (61)
24. Bg5 (92) Nbd7 (62)
25. c4 (93) bxc4 (73)
26. bxc4 (99) Bxc4 (91)
27. Nxc4 (100 Qxc4 (91)
28. Bb3 (101)
[White intends to attack with Re3 and Rg3 - Lautier.]
28. ... Qc3 (93)
[If 28...Qb4, then 29.Re3 Nxe4 30.Bxf7+!? Kxf7 31.Qd5+ Kg6 unclear -
Wolff. Now an immediate 29.Re3 runs into 29...Qa1, exchanging queens.]
29. Kh2 (105) h6 (106)
[29...g6 30.Re3 Qa1 31.Qd2 gxf5 32.Bxf6 Nxf6? 33.Rg3+ Bg7 34.Qg5 Ne8
35.Qe7 Qa7 36.Bxf7+ Kh8 37.Qf8+ Bxf8 38.Rg8 mate - Lautier and Ashley,
but 32...f4 33.Re1 is less clear. Meanwhile, Wolff found 31.Qf3 gxf5 32.
Qxf5 Bg7 33. Rg3 Kf8 34.Bxf6 Nxf6 35.Rxg7 Kxg7 36.Qg5+ Kf8 37.Qxf6 Qa7
which is equal. No wonder Karpov is slowing down!]
30. Bxf6 (122)
[Criticized at the time, but Kasparov parts with the bishop pair in
order to obtain an attack.]
30. ... Nxf6 (107)
31. Re3 (123) Qc7 (112)
32. Rf3 (123)
[For the first time, Karpov trails on the clock.]
32. ... Kh7 (138)
33. Ne3 (125)
[Now the consensus is that Kasparov has more than enough compensation,
though Deep Thought has Black 1/8-pawn ahead.]
33. ... Qe7 (145)
34. Nd5 (127) Nxd5 (145)
35. Bxd5 (127) Ra7 (145)
36. Qb3 (128)
[Kasparov clearly decided that 36.Rxf7 Qxf7 37.Bxf7 Rxf7 did not present
enough winning chances.]
36. ... f6 (146)
37. Qb8 (130) g6 (147)
38. Rc3 (136) h5 (147)
39. g4 (137) Kh6 (148)
40. gxh5 (145) Kxh5 (148)
41. Rc8 (146) Bg7 (149)
Kasparov sealed (178).
[Agreed drawn without resumption. Kasparov sealed 42. Re8.]
Game 7 was adjourned after 43 moves, Karpov sealing his 44th move.
Kasparov resigned without resuming play. The match stands now tied
3 1/2 each.
White: Karpov Black: Kasparov
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 Nf3 O-O 6 Be2 e5 7 Be3 Na6 8 o-o Ng4
9 Bg5 f6 10 Bc1 Kh8 11 h3 Nh6 12 de5 fe5 13 Be3 Nf7 14 Qd2 Nc5 15 Ng5 Nxg5
16 Bxg5 Bf6 17 Be3 Ne6 18 Bg4 h5 19 Bxe6 Bxe6 20 Nd5 Bh4 21 Rac1 Kh7
22 Rc3 Rf7 23 b3 c6 24 Nb4 Rd7 25 Rcc1 Bf6 26 f4 exf4 27 Bxf4 Qa5(?)
28 Nd5 Qc5 29 Kh1 Bxd5 30 cxd5 Qd4 31 dxc6 bxc6 32 Rxc6 Re8 33 Rc4 Qxd2
34 Bxd2 Be5 35 Be3 Bg3 36 Rf3 h4 37 Bf2 Bxf2 38 Rxf2 Rde7 39 Rf4 g5
40 Rf6 Rxe4 41 Rxe4 Rxe4 42 Rxd6 Re7 43 Ra6 Kg7 1-0
8 - * - * - * - *
7 p - * - r - k -
6 R * - * - * - *
5 * - * - * - p -
4 - * - * - * - p
3 * P * - * - * P
2 P * - * - * P *
1 * - * - * - * K
a b c d e f g h
Press Bulletin for Friday, October 26, 1990, issued at 10:33 PM
Game #7: Karpov (White) vs. Kasparov (Black)
Opening: Kings Indian Defense, Classical Variation [E94] {KI 15.7}
1. d4 (00) Nf6 (00)
2. c4 (00) g6 (01)
3. Nc3 (00) Bg7 (01)
4. e4 (01) d6 (01)
5. Nf3 (01) 0-0 (01)
6. Be2 (01) e5 (01)
7. Be3 (01) Na6 (06)
8. 0-0 (02) Ng4 (06)
[Change of plan from 8...c6 in Game 5.]
9. Bg5 (03) f6 (06)
[TN. 9...Qe8 has been played frequently -- six games in the New In
Chess Database.]
10. Bc1 (06) Kh8 (08)
11. h3 (19) Nh6 (09)
12. dxe5 (24) fxe5 (11)
[Ex-World Champion Mikhail Tal, who joined the sellout crowd tonight,
felt that Black was better after 12...dxe5!.]
13. Be3 (28) Nf7 (11)
14. Qd2 (30) Nc5 (21)
[+= - Dzindzichashvili, while Rohde gives ...Ne6 and ...c5 =.]
15. Ng5 (53)
[ 15.b4 Ne6!?. Tal thought that 15.Bxc5 dxc5 16.Qe3 was best.]
15. ... Nxg5 (37)
16. Bxg5 (53) Bf6 (38)
17. Be3 (56)
[17.Bh6 was possible.]
17...Ne6 (49)
18. Bg4 (59)
[Byrne thinks that Black must play Ne6-d4, else White will exchange
at e6 and his knight will be stronger than the bishop. But Rohde gives
18...Nd4 19.Bxc8 Rxc8 or Qxc8, then 20.Bxd4 exd4 21.Nb5.]
18. ... h5 (72)
19. Bxe6 (60) Bxe6 (72)
20. Nd5 (63)
[Premature - Shamkovich.]
20. ... Bh4 (72)
[Shamkovich suggests 21.Bxa7 with the idea 21...Rxa7 22.Qh6+ Kg8
23.Qxg6+, but 21...g5!? or 21...Bxd5 (Rohde) =.]
21. Rac1 (74)
[21.f4!? - Chow. If 21...exf4 22.Nxf4 Bf7 23.Bd4+ Kh7 24.Nd5 or 21...c6
22.fxe5 dxe5 23.Bc5 or 22...cxd5 23.cxd5 with an attack.]
21. ... Kh7 (83)
22. Rc3 (85)
[Here Tal pointed out 22.f4 exf4 with the idea Qd8-b6.]
22. ... Rf7 (87)
23. b3 (87) c6 (95)
24. Nb4 (88) Rd7 (97)
[With the idea ...d5.]
25. Rcc1 (94) Bf6 (98)
26. f4 (98) exf4 (104)
27. Bxf4 (98) Qa5 (110)
[Many felt this to be a blunder.]
28. Nd5 (123) Qc5+ (111)
29. Kh1 (128)
[29.Be3 was the subject of considerable debate: 29...Bg5 30.Nf6+ Kh6
31.Bxc5 Bxd2 32.Rcd1 Rdd8 and Black is holding - Loeffler.]
29. ... Bxd5 (112)
30. cxd5 (129)
[30.exd5 and 30.Be3 were also possible.]
30. ... Qd4 (116)
[Giving up a pawn, but Seirawan considers this a mistake. Originally,
Lautier and Tisdall felt that 30...Qb5 may not be too bad but Rohde
found 31.a4 Qxb3 32.dxc6 bxc6 33.e5.]
31. dxc6 (130) bxc6 (116)
32. Rxc6 (131) Rae8 (117)
33. Rc4 (133) Qxd2 (117)
34. Bxd2 (133) Be5 (121)
35. Be3 (137) Bg3 (123)
[With the idea ...d5.]
36. Rf3 (139) h4 (127)
37. Bf2 (140) Bxf2 (130)
[37...Rde7 38.Bxg3 hxg3 39.Rxg3 Rxe4 40.Rxe4 Rxe4 41.Rg5 +-, x a7,
d6 - Dzindzi.]
38. Rxf2 (140) Rde7 (130)
39. Rf4 (145) g5 (130)
40. Rf6 (145) Rxe4 (132)
41. Rxe4 (148) Rxe4 (133)
42. Rxd6 (149)
[So Karpov has maintained his material advantage into a rook endgame
where he also enjoys the decisive advantage of the more active rook.]
42. ... Re7 (134)
43. Ra6 (153) Kg7 (137)
Adjourned (155)
[Karpov sealed eight minutes before the official end of the session.
Most experts predict a Karpov win.]
[Kasparov resigned without resumption.]
October 29, 1990
Game 8
Kasparov Karpov
1. e2-e4 e7-e5
2. g1-f3 b8-c6
3. f1-b5 a7-a6
4. b5-a4 g8-f6
5. O-O f8-e7
6. f1-e1 b7-b5
7. a4-b3 d7-d6
8. c2-c3 O-O
9. h2-h3 f6-d7
10. d2-d4 e7-f6
11. a2-a4 c8-b7
12. c1-e3 c6-a5
13. b3-c2 a5-c4
14. e3-c1 d6-d5
15. d4Xe5 d7Xe5
16. f3Xe5 c4Xe5
17. a4Xb5 a6Xb5
18. a1Xa8 d8Xa8
19. f2-f4 e5-g6
20. e4-e5 f6-h4
21. e1-f1 h4-e7
22. b1-d2 e7-c5+
23. g1-h2 d5-d4
24. d1-e2 d4Xc3
25. b2Xc3 f8-d8
26. d2-e4 c5-a3
27. c1Xa3 b7Xe4
28. e2Xe4 a8Xa3
29. f4-f5 g6-e7
30. e4-h4 f7-f6
31. h4-g3 g8-f8
32. h2-h1 a3-c5
33. e5Xf6 g7Xf6
34. c2-b3 e7-d5
35. g3-h4 f8-g7
36. f1-d1 c7-c6
37. d1-d4 c5Xc3
38. d4-g4+ g7-h8
39. b3Xd5 c3-a1+
40. h1-h2 a1-e5+
41. sealed
41. g4-g3 c6Xd5
42. h4-g4 e5-c7
43. g4-d4 c7-d6
44. h2-h1 d8-e8
45. d4-g4 d6-d7
46. g3-d3 e8-e1+
47. h1-h2 e1-e4
48. g4-g3 e4-e5
49. d3-a3 e5-e8
50. g3-f4 d7-b7
51. h2-h1 b7-b8
52. f4-h4 b8-b6
53. h4-b4 d5-d4
54. a3-g3 b6-c7
55. g3-d3 c7-c1+
56. h1-h2 c1-f4+
57. h2-g1 f4-c1+
58. g1-h2 c1-f4+
59. h2-g1 e8-c8
60. d3-d1 c8-d8
61. b4Xb5 f4-e3+
62. g1-h1 d4-d3
63. b5-a5 e3-d4
64. a5-a1 d4-b6
65. a1-a2 h8-g7
66. a2-d2 b6-c5
67. d1-f1 d8-d4
68. f1-f3 c5-d6
69. f3-e3 d4-a4
70. e3-e1 h7-h5
71. e1-b1 d6-d7
72. d2-d1 g7-h6
73. d1-d2+ h6-g7
74. d2-e3 h5-h4
75. e3-f3 g7-h6
76. f3-e3+ h6-g7
77. e3-f3 d3-d2
78. f3-h5 d7-f7
79. h5Xf7+ g7Xf7
80. b1-d1 a4-d4
81. h1-g1 d4-d5
82. g1-f2 d5Xf5+
83. f2-e2 f5-g5
84. e2-f2 .5/.5
1990 World Chess Championship
Hotel Macklowe, New York City
Press Bulletin for October 29 at 11:50 PM.
Game 8: Kasparov (White) vs. Karpov (Black)
Opening: Ruy Lopez, Chigorin Variation [C92] {RL 21.3}
White Black
Kasparov Karpov
1. e4 (00) e5 (00)
2. Nf3 (00) Nc6 (00)
3. Bb5 (00) a6 (00)
4. Ba4 (00) Nf6 (00)
5. 0-0 (01) Be7 (00)
6. Re1 (01) b5 (00)
7. Bb3 (01) d6 (00)
8. c3 (01) 0-0 (00)
9. h3 (01) Nd7 (01)
10. d4 (02) Bf6 (01)
11. a4 (06) Bb7 (01)
12. Be3 (06)
[Varying from 12.axb5 of Game 6, Kasparov throws Karpov into thought.]
12. ... Na5 (12)
13. Bc2 (06) Nc4 (19)
14. Bc1 (06) d5 (22)
[TN Karpov! Previous game references: 14...Ncb6 15.b3 bxa4 16.bxa4 a5
(1/2 53), Am. Rodriguez - Mikhalchishin, Belgrade GMA Open 1988 (YB
11/63; ChessBase & Ajedrez Universal); with transposition (11.Be3 Na5
12.Bc2 Nc4 13.Bc1 Bb7 14.a4): 14...exd4 15.cxd4 c5 16.Nc3 cxd4 17.Nxd4
Qb6 18.Nf5 b4 19.Nd5 (Kavalek - Razuvaev, Amsterdam 1975) 19...Qa5 oo
Polugaevsky in ECO; 16.axb5 cxd4 17.bxa6 Rxa6 18.Rxa6 Bxa6 19.Nxd4 Qb6
20.Nf5 Nxb2 drawn in 31, Ivanchuk - Karpov, Reggio Emilia 1987 (CB&AU).
Rohde considered 14...d5: now 15.axb5 axb5 = (15...dxe4 16.Nxe5 is
good), 15.b3 dxe4 16.Bxe4 Bxe4 17.Rxe4 Nd6 =+; 15.exd5 Bxd5 16.b3 Bxf3
17.Qxf3 Nd6 looks equal (all Rohde).]
15. dxe5 (50) Ndxe5 (25)
16. Nxe5 (50) Nxe5 (28)
[Shamkovich now expects 17.f4 Nc4 18.e5 Bh4 unclear.]
17. axb5 (55)
[Karpov has gone into a long thought, already surpassing Kasparov's 55
minutes.]
17. ... axb5 (65)
[17...dxe4 18.Qxd8 Rfxd8 19.bxa6 is no fun for Black, but Karpov
checked it out carefully.]
18. Rxa8 (55) Qxa8 (70)
[18...Bxa8 was a major choice, when 19.exd5 Qxd5 20.Qxd5 Bxd5 21.Bf4
Nc4 22.b3 Nd6 23.Bxd6 cxd6 24.Rd1 Be6 gives Black compensation, but
19.f4 might still be dangerous.]
19. f4 (59) Ng6 (71)
20. e5 (59) Bh4 (71)
21. Rf1 (59) Be7 (77)
[On 21...d4 22.Qe2 (on 22.Qg4 Shamkovich 22...Be4 Rohde).]
22. Nd2 (68)
[Rohde: 22...d4 23.Qe2! (23.cxd4 Bxg2 24.Rf2 Bh3 oo 25.Qe2!?
Shamkovich); 22...f5!? 23.Nf3 c5 =, 23.g4 Lautier.]
22. ... Bc5+ (107)
[After 30 minutes.]
23. Kh2 (71) d4 (116)
[23...Be3 24.Nf3 (24.Nb3 doesn't block the long diagonal) 24...Bxc1
(24...Bxf4+ 25.Bxf4 Nxf4 26.Bxh7+ or 26.Ng5 give White a strong attack)
is a positional edge for White.]
24. Qe2 (96)
[24.Nb3 Bb6 25.Qe2 misplaced the knight.]
24. ... dxc3 (121)
25. bxc3 (101) Rd8 (125)
[Seirawan: 25.Ne4 cxb2 26.Bxb2 with attack, but Dzindzi likes 25...Bxe4
26.Bxe4 Qa2 with play.]
25. ... Rd8 (125)
[Rohde noted 25...Re8 26.Ne4 Nxe5!?]
26. Ne4 (109)
[The general mood is starting to come out in favor of Kasparov here.]
26. ... Ba3 (132)
27. Bxa3 (117) Bxe4 (145)
28. Qxe4 (119) Qxa3 (145)
[On 27...Qxa3 Dlugy has found 28.e6! fxe6 29.Ng5 with mate.]
29. f5 (121) Ne7 (145)
[A surprise, but 29...Nf8 30.e6 was destructive: 30...fxe6 31.fxe6
Qd6+ 32.Kh1 Qxe6 33.Rxf8+.]
30. Qh4 (124) f6 (146)
31. Qg3 (132) Kf8 (147)
32. Kh1 (138) Qc5 (148)
33. exf6 (139) gxf6 (148)
34. Bb3 (139) Nd5 (148)
35. Qh4 (140) Kg7 (148)
36. Rd1 (144) c6 (148)
37. Rd4 (145) Qxc3 (149)
38. Rg4+ (145) Kh8 (149)
39. Bxd5 (146)
[Thought in the time scramble to be an error -- Kasparov seems to have
misplayed the attack.]
39. ... Qa1+ (149)
40. Kh2 (146) Qe5+ (149)
Adjourned (152)
[Kasparov sealed. Everyone prefers Black, a pawn up and
centralized. At first people thought White might be able to hold, but
the maneuver 21.Rg3 cxd5 22.Qg4 Qe7 23.Qd4 Qd6! 24.Qg4 Qd7! when
25.Qd4 Qxf5. So Black makes progress. (This little bit didn't make
the official press bulletin, but I thought you'd like to know).]
1990 World Chess Championship
Hotel Macklowe, New York City
Press Bulletin for October 30 at 10:57 PM
Game 8: Kasparov (White) vs. Karpov (Black)
White Black
Kasparov Karpov
41. Rg3 (154) cxd5 (149)
42. Qg4 (155) Qc7 (150)
43. Qd4 (156) Qd6 (150)
44. Kh1 (157)
[A subtle and pre-emptive decision. The main line was thought to be
44.Qg4 Qd7, preventing 45.Qd4 again. Then some sample lines are
44.h4 d4 45.Rd3 b4 46.h5 Rg8 47.Qxd4 Qxd4 48.Rxd4 Rb8 49.h6 b3
50.Rd1 b2 51.Rb1 Kg8 52.Kg3 Kf7 53.Kf4 Ke7 54.Ke4 Kd6 55.Kd4 Rb7
56.Kc3 Ke5 57.Rxb2 Rxb2 58.Kxb2 Kxf5 59.Kc3 Kg5 60.Kd4 Kxh6 61.Ke4
Kg5 62.Kf3 with a draw Ljubojevic & others), while 45...Qc7+!? gives
White trouble with his King position.]
44. ... Re8 (161)
45. Qg4 (157) Qd7 (162)
46. Rd3 (157)
[Here Rohde is looking at 46...Re1+ 47.Kh2 Re4, forcing the queen to
a worse square (if 48.Qxe4?? Qc7+).]
46. ... Re1+ (173)
47. Kh2 (157) Re4 (187)
48. Qg3 (158)
[48.Qd1 loses to 48...Qd6+ 49.Kg1 Qe5 threatening 50...Re1+
(Dzindzi).]
48. ... Re5 (193)
49. Ra3 (166) Re8 (200)
[As predicted by Rohde. Black consolidates.]
50. Qf4 (169) Qb7 (204)
[So that if 51.Qd6 Qb8 exchanges queens into a won endgame.]
51. Kh1 (183) Qb8 (206)
52. Qh4 (183) Qb6 (206)
53. Qb4 (186) d4 (209)
[In time trouble, Karpov finally takes a step. But the Press Room
consensus is that 53...Qf2 was very strong, intending ...Re1+,
...Qe1+, ...Rg8 or ...Qxf5.]
54. Rg3 (193) Qc7 (209)
55. Rd3 (195) Qc1+ (209)
56. Kh2 (195) Qf4+ (209)
[Control.]
57. Kg1 (195) Qc1+ (238)
58. Kh2 (196) Qf4+ (238)
59. Kg1 (196) Rc8 (242)
[Expected, but IM Semyon Palatnik found 59...Kg7 with the idea
60.Rxd4 Re1+ with a winning queen ending.]
60. Rd1 (197) Rd8 (244)
61. Qxb5 (202) Qe3+ (244)
62. Kh1 (204) d3 (244)
63. Qa5 (223) Qd4 (244)
64. Qa1 (223) Qb6 (248)
65. Qa2 (233) Kg7 (250)
66. Qd2 (235) Qc5 (259)
67. Rf1 (243) Rd4 (261)
68. Rf3 (247) Qd6 (262)
69. Re3 (248) Ra4 (264)
70. Re1 (250) h5 (266)
71. Rb1 (257) Qd7 (268)
72. Qd1 (261) Kh6 (269)
73. Qd2+ (272) Kg7 (301)
[!]
74. Qe3 (278) h4 (303)
75. Qf3 (279) Kh6 (308)
76. Qe3+ (280) Kg7 (311)
77. Qf3 (280) d2 (316)
[Last winning try.]
78. Qh5 (281) Qf7 (316)
79. Qxf7+ (281) Kxf7 (316)
80. Rd1 (282) Rd4 (317)
81. Kg1 (283) Rd5 (317)
82. Kf2 (284) Rxf5+ (317)
83. Ke2 (284) Rg5 (318)
84. Kf2 (284) Drawn on Karpov's offer.
[The players analysed after the game.]
Game nine of the World Chess Championship was another draw. Here are the
moves:
KARPOV KASPAROV
1. d2-d4 g8-f6
2. c2-c4 g7-g6
3. b1-c3 d7-d5
4. c4Xd5 f6Xd5
5. e2-e4 d5Xc3
6. b2Xc3 f8-g7
7. c1-e3 c7-c5
8. d1-d2 c5Xd4
9. c3Xd4 b8-c6
10. a1-d1 d8-a5
11. d2Xa5 c6Xa5
12. g1-f3 O-O
13. f1-e2 c8-d7
14. e3-d2 b7-b6
15. O-O f8-d8
16. d1-c1 d7-g4
17. d4-d5 a5-b7
18. h2-h3 g4Xf3
19. e2Xf3 b7-c5
20. d2-e3 a8-c8
21. f3-g4 c8-b8
22. c1-c4 h7-h5
23. g4-f3 e7-e6
24. f1-d1 e6Xd5
25. e4Xd5 g7-e5
26. g2-g4 h5Xg4
27. h3Xg4 c5-b7
28. c4-a4 b7-a5
29. g4-g5 b8-c8
30. f3-e2 e5-d6
31. g1-g2 d6-c5
32. e3-d2 d8Xd5
33. e2-f3 d5-d8
34. d2Xa5 Draw
1990 World Chess Championship
Hotel Macklowe, New York City
Press Bulletin for Wednesday, October 31, 1990
Game 9: Karpov (White) vs. Kasparov (Black)
Opening: Gruenfeld Defense, Exchange Variation [D85] {GI 4.1.7}
1. d4 (00) Nf6 (00)
2. c4 (00) g6 (00)
3. Nc3 (00) d5 (00)
[Everyone was wondering if the Gruenfeld was going to make an
appearance.]
4. cxd5 (01) Nxd5 (00)
5. e4 (01) Nxc3 (00)
6. bxc3 (01) Bg7 (01)
7. Be3 (01)
[This is the first real, if minor, surprise. 7.Bc4 and 7.Nf3 are
the older, more established moves.]
7. ... c5 (02)
8. Qd2 (04) cxd4 (20)
[Against Yusupov in the first round of the Reykjavik (1988) World
Cup, Kasparov had played 8...Qa5 9.Nf3 Nc6 10.Rb1 a6 11.Rc1 (1/2
21). And Kasparov had played (after 8...Qa5) 9.Bc4 Nc6 10.Rd1
against Magerramov back in 1979! 8...0-0 has also been employed.]
9. cxd4 (05) Nc6 (21)
10. Rd1 (15)
[This was the "last chance" for a normal transposition with
10.Nf3.]
10. ... Qa5 (23)
[10...e6 was played in the original Kozul - Dorfman, Marseille
1989 game: 11.Nf3 0-0 12.Bb5 Bd7 13.0-0 a6 14.Be2 Qa5 15.d5 Qxd2+,
1/2 (54) (Inf. 46/609).]
11. Qxa5 (34) Nxa5 (23)
12. Nf3 (34)
[The first new move -- Yusupov - Gulko, Linares (1989) went 12.Bd3
0-0 13.Ne2 Bd7 14.Rc1 Rfc8 15.Kd2 e6 16.Rxc8+ Rxc8 17.Rc1 Rxc1
18.Nxc1 Kf8 19.Ne2 a6 20.Bf4 Nc6 21.Bd6+ Ke8 22.Kc3 Bf6 23.Bc7 Be7
24.f3, 1/2.]
12. ... 0-0 (25)
13. Be2 (54)
[Kudrin (who plays the Gruenfeld) says this variation is not
dangerous for Black.]
13. ... Bd7 (39)
[13...Bg4 is an ambitious alternative (Christiansen).]
14. Bd2 (63) b6 (42)
[15...Nc6 16.d5 +=.]
15. 0-0 (68)
[No one in the press room is willing to venture more than the
slightest advantage for White. Still, this is Karpov's bread and
butter sort of position (see for example Karpov - Huebner,
Montreal 1979.).]
15. ... Rfd8 (65)
[15. ...Rac8 16.Ba6.]
16. Rc1 (80) Bg4 (78)
17. d5 (83) Nb7 (83)
[17...f5 18.Bd3 fxe4 19.Bxe4 Bf5!?; 17...e6 18.Bxa5 bxa5 19.Bc4! -
Wolff.]
18. h3 (90)
[19.Rc7 Nc5! and 19.Bb4 e6!]
19. ... Bxf3 (84)
19. Bxf3 (90) Nc5 (91)
[Ljubojevic likes White here.]
20. Be3 (98) Rac8 (94)
21. Bg4 (102) Rb8 (94)
22. Rc4 (106) h5 (95)
23. Bf3 (106) e6 (96)
24. Rd1 (111) exd5 (98)
25. exd5 (111) Be5 (102)
26. g4 (117) hxg4 (104)
27. hxg4 (117) Nb7 (118)
[By now even Kudrin favors White. Two bishops, passed d-pawn. But
Kasparov's solid control of d6 keeps it small.]
28. Ra4 (121) Na5 (121)
29. g5 (130) Rbc8 (122)
30. Be2 (130)
[Christiansen strongly prefers White here.]
30. ... Bd6 (129)
31. Kg2 (137) Bc5 (130)
32. Bd2 (140)
[This looks like a blunder.]
33. ... Rxd5 (133)
33. Bf3 (143) Rdd8 (136)
34. Bxa5 (147) Drawn
Thanks to Al Henderson of NICbase and Frederic Friedel of ChessBase
for prompt reference materials.
On move 32, Karpov blundered by moving his bishop only one square
instead of two. Personally, I think he was probably excited by some
of the following possibilities after 32 Bc1, but just let go of the
bishop too soon.
In this area, Mike Arne was the first to claim that 32 Bc1 lead
to probably winning positions. The more we looked at various
continuations, the more convinced we became. Check it out.
The two plausible responses (Be7 and Bf8) both look like they force black
to give up the exchange or trade into endings that lose by adjournment.
32 Bc1 Bf8
33 Bb2 Bg7
34 Bf6 Rd6
35 Bd7 Rd7
36 Bg4 winning an exchange.
32 Bc1 Be7
33 Re4 Rc7
34 Bf4 Rcd7
35 Bb5 Rxd5
36 Rxd5 Rxd5
37 Rxe7 Rxb5
38 Re8+ Kg7
39 Be5+ f6
40 Bxf6+ Kf7
41 Re7+ and Rxa7 wins.
Or, more spectacularly,
32 Bc1 Be7
33 Re4 Rc7
34 Bf4 Bd6
35 Bxd6 Rxd6
36 Re8+ Kg7
37 Rh1 Rxd5
38 f4 f6
39 Reh8 resigns
Summary: Black looks busted after 32 Bc1.
Dan Pehoushek
GAME 10
Kasparov Karpov
1 e4 e5
2 Nf3 Nf6
3 d4 exd4
4 e5 ne4
5 Qxd4 d5
6 exd6 Nxd6
7 Nc3 Nc6
8 Qf4 Nf5
9 Bb5 Bd6
10 Qe4 Qe7
11 Bg5 f6
12 Bd2 Bd7
13 o-o-o Qxe4
14 Nxe4 Be7
15 g4 a6
16 Bc4 Nd6
17 Nd6 Bd6
18 Rde1+
White immediately proposed a draw and black accepted
and the two sat and "chatted" for a while.
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WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME 10
November 2, 1990
KASPAROV KARPOV
1. e2-e4 ...
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6! Karpov has used this before.... Garry is trying to decide
which way to go. Garry is looking askance at the camera. 3 d4 3... exd4
Kasparov usually plays 3 Nxe5. 4 e5 Garry is alone at the board. He seemed
mildly surprised at the opening. 4... Ne4 5 Qxd4 d5 6 exd6 Nxd6 Garry is
leaning in hard over the board. This line gives White only a slight +.
Kasparov won Game 48, Match 1, with the Petroff. Time - :08 - :04 Karpov
tried the Petroff 3 times in Match I, and 1 in match II -- draws except for
I, 48. Garry is already grasping his head. 7 Nc3 Both players have left the
stage. Book is 7... Nc6 8 Qf4. Anatoly has returned. 7... Nc6 8 Qf4. 8... Nf5
This seems a bit unusual.... More usual is 8.... g6.
1. ... e7-e5
2. g1-f3 g8-f6
3. d2-d4 e5Xd4
4. e4-e5 f6-e4
5. d1Xd4 d7-d5
6. e5Xd6 e4Xd6
7. b1-c3 b8-c6
8. d4-f4 d6-f5
9. f1-b5 ...
Current position - Time: Move 9: :25-:10. Dzindzi says this is a strong new
move. "White doesn't have much of an advantage." The buzz of activity created
by 2...Nf6 has settled a bit. Played often by Smyslov and Tal -- Tal is here
with us now.
9. ... f8-d6
10... Ne7 may be necessary.
10. f4-e4+ d8-e7
Tal confirms 8...Nf5 as a new try. Bisguier says "dynamically equal." 9 Bb5
was the only chance to refute this. Perhaps 11 0-0 Bd7 12 Bxc6+. 11 0-0 Qxe4
12 Nxe4 Bd7 13 Nxd6+ Nxd6 14 Re1+, White is better. If 11 Bg5, ...f6 may be
strong. Gata Kamsky just stopped by.... Time - Move 10: :40 - :18 garry is
alone now. ECO does not list 8... Nf5, even in a footnote. Kasparov is
shielding his eyes with his hands. There is quite a bit of excitement here
tonight. Garry has used 54 minutes already. Dzindzi says this position will
not be repeated - not to Garry's taste. Shamko gives for White: 11. Bg5 or
11. 0-0. He offers his line: 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bd2 Bd7 13. 0-0-0 Qxe4 14. Nxe4
Be7 15. Bf4 0-0-0 16. g4 g5, with unclear play.
11. c1-g5 ...
After White's 11th: White 1:03!, Black :19. Shamko says 11. ... f6 is nearly
forced. The only decent alternative is Qxe4+. Complications lurk even in calm
waters. GM Wilder suggests 11. ... Qe6 12. 0-0-0 0-0. White might play 12.
Bc4 instead.
11. ... f7-f6
12. g5-d2 c8-d7
Shamko expects 13. 0-0-0. Dzindzi says: "If you want to beat Karpov, this is
not the kind of position you want." Dlugy says: "If you want to draw
Kasparov, this is not the kind of position you want." Tal is analyzing here
with Shamko again; he looks old, but his gaze is still sharp. They're looking
at: 13. 0-0-0 Qxe4 14. Nxe4 Be7 15. Bf4 0-0-0 16. g4 g5. In that line, if
16. ... Nfd4?, 17. Rxd4!.
13. O-O-O ...
After White's 13th: White 1:13!, Black :29. White threatens 14. Bxc6 Bxc6?
15. Qxf5. Schiller predicts: very exciting or boring. GM Byrne assesses this
position as equal. Karpov's relaxed; NOT talking to himself. Less press
interest in game than usual.
13. ... e7Xe4
14. c3Xe4 ...
After White's 14th: White 1:13, Black :39. Dzindzi says 14. ... 0-0-0, but
then g4!. Nearly all analysts suggest 14. ... Be7. GM Wilder suggests, after
14. ... Be7, 15. Bc3 with ideas of g4 and then g5. GM-elect Gata Kamsky just
walked in. Kamsky recently topped a U.S. rating list. His tie for first with
Ivanchuk at the Tilburg tournament has brought him fame. GM Fedorowicz gives
White an edge here. Karpov's time advantage is evaporating. After White's
14th: White 1:13, Black :59+. The storm still lies well in the distance.
Dzindzi still says 14. ... 0-0-0 is fine.
14. ... d6-e7
After 14 moves: White 1:13, Black 1:13. Now Shamko says 15. Bc3 looks best.
Byrne: "He finally played Be7, thank God."
15. g2-g4 ...
Sharp, apparently forcing 15. ... Nd6. Then comes 16. Bxd6+ Bxd6 17. Rde1+
and if Ne7 (recommended by Kamsky), Nd4. Perhaps interest will pick up now.
Shamko: "White's probably a little better." After White's 15th: White 1:17,
Black 1:27+. Karpov often takes long on "forced" moves. They're probably not
so "forced" after all.
15. ... a7-a6
So much for "forced" moves. Henley: "Raise your hand if you saw this." After
15 moves: White 1:17, Black 1:34.
16. b5-c4 ...
Analysts don't fully understand 15. ... a6; it's tactically OK, but White's B
likes c4.
16. ... f5-d6
Shamko says 16. Ba4 was also strong;
however, on 16. Bxc6 Bxc6, N on e4 hangs.
17. e4Xd6 e7Xd6
After 17 moves: White 1:21, Black 1:35. It's not clear which Rook check is
better. Perhaps Rde1+, saving the other R for g1. However, Shamko is looking
at Rhe1+, followed by h3 to defend the g4 pawn. Kasparov has burned up his
extra time; after 17 moves, White 1:37+, Black 1:35.
18. d1-e1+ ...
Draw! The GMs thought White was better, but not MUCH better; Kasparov must
agree. An unusually eventless draw.
1990 World Chess Championship
Hotel Macklowe, New York City
Press Bulletin for November 2, (1990) at 9:19 PM.
Game 10: Kasparov (White) vs. Karpov (Black)
Opening: Russian Defence C43, RG 1.4
1. e4 (01) e5 (00)
2. Nf3 (01) Nf6 (00)
[Finally a change from the Ruy Lopez, although most observers were
expecting variance one move earlier.]
3. d4 (04)
[A surprise from Kasparov, who has played the equally credible 3.Nxe5
exclusively in this position.]
3. ... exd4 (01)
[But this is a real shocker, the move 3...Nxe4 being the universal
move in the last decade or so. After 3...exd4 White is generally held
to have a boring edge in the main lines. Yet, this might be an
excellent match choice, especially if Karpov is looking to get out of
New York with an even score.]
4. e5 (05) Ne4 (04)
5. Qxd4 (06) d5 (04)
6. exd6 (06) Nxd6 (04)
[The main position for this line.]
7. Nc3 (14)
[This is a popular alternative to 7.Bd3, while 7.Bf4 and 7.Bg5 have
also been played.]
7. ... Nc6 (07)
8. Qf4 (15) Nf5 (09)
[Theoretical novelty! 8...g6, 8...Be7, 8...Be6 and 8...Bf5 have all
been ventured in the past. For example 8...Bf5 9.Bb5 Be7 (9...Qe7+
10.Kf1!? was seen in Klovan - Harman, correspondence 1987) (10) Bxc6+
Bxc6 (11) Ne5 0-0 12.Nxc6 Qe8 13.Nxe7+ Qxe7+ (14) Be3 Bxc2,
Sax-Yusupov, Rotterdam 1988; 8...g6 9.Nd4 Bg7 10.Nxc6 Bxc6 11.Be2 0-0
12.0-0 Rb8, Khalifman - Zysk, Groningen 1985.) These references are
from NICbase.]
9. Bb5 (25) Bd6 (14)
10. Qe4+ (26) Qe7 (18)
11. Bg5 (63)
[Kasparov is prepared to try to squeeze an endgame advantage out of
his slight initiative, if Karpov exchanges queens. Benjamin notes
that on 11.Be3, 11...Nxe3 could be followed by 12.Bxc6+ Bxc6 13.Qxc6+
Kf8 14.fxe3 Qxe3+ 15.Ne2 l, but Black has better in 11...Qxe4 12.Nxe4
Nxe3 13.Nxd6+ cxd6 14.fxe3 =. 11.0-0!? is a sensible move, while the
wild 11.g4 was considered better than it looks, down in the Commentary
room. 11.Bxc6 Bxc6 was not considered to lead to any advantage for
White, because of the bishop pair and open file.]
11. ... f6 (29)
12. Bd2 (63) Bd7 (29)
13. 0-0-0 (73) Qxe4 (39)
14. Nxe4 (73)
[Karpov took a long time making up his mind about his next move.
Fedorowicz thinks that White has a slight edge, because he controls
more space and may pick up the bishop pair, but Dzindzi thinks Black
is just fine after 14...0-0-0.]
14. ... Be7 (73)
[On 14...0-0-0 15.g4 Nfe7 16.Now the players are as even on the clock
as they are on the board - and in the match!]
15. g4 (77)
[Wilder preferred first 15.Bc3; Shamkovich liked first 15.Bf4.]
15. ... a6 (104)
[15...Nd6 16.Nxd6+ Bxd6 17.Rhe1+ seems to give White some little
initiative, although after 17...Ne7 18.Bxd7+ Kxd7 it's not much.]
16. Bc4 (81)
[16.Ba4 and 16.Bd3 also held merit, but Wilder thought this was best.]
16. .. Nd6 (95)
17. Nxd6+ (81) Bxd6 (95)
18. Rde1+ (97) Draw offered by Kasparov.
[Henley thought that after 18...Be7 followed by ...0-0-0 it was quite
even.]
GAME 11
Minimal annotations
Karpov Kasparov
1 d4 Nf6
2 c4 g7
3 Nc3 Bg7
4 e4 d6
5 Nf3 o-o
6 Be2 e5
7 Be3 exd4
8 Nxd4 Re8
9 f3 c6
10 Qd2 d5
11 exd5 cxd5
12 o-o Nc6
13 c5 Rxe3?!
Monkey-wrench into what is normally a very good position for white.
14 Qxe3 Qf8
15 Nxc6
White has taken 50 minutes, black 5.
15 ... bxc6
16 Kh1 Rb8
17 Na4 Rb4
18 b3 Be6
19 Nb2 Nh5
20 Nd3 Rh4
21 Qf2 Qe7
22 g4 d4
23 Qxd4 Rh2+
24 Kxh2 Qh4+
Black has perpetual check, and so the game is DRAWN.
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WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME 11
November 5, 1990
KARPOV KASPAROV
1. d2-d4 ...
1... Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 Nf3 5... 0-0 6 Be2 e5 7 Be3 exd4 7 ...
exd4 is considered slightly inferior. 8 Nxd4 Re8 Time: Move 8: 04 - 02
Anatoly is taking his time - playing it a little safe. Garry may have a fresh
idea. 9 f3 c6 10 Qd2 d5 Time - Move 10: 08 - 02 After 11 exd5 cxd5 12 0-0 (12
0-0-0!?) 12... dxc4 13 Bxc4, f7-pawn is weak. 11 cxd5 11 exd5 cxd5 12 0-0 Nc6
disregard 11 cxd5 Time: Move 12: :17 - :02 After 12... dxc4, White is better.
12... Nc6 13 c5 Qe7 14 Bf2 a6 15 Nc6 15... bxc6 16 Bd3 Be6 17 Ne2 a5 18 Nd4
+= (ECO). Anatoly has used 21 minutes now. 13 c5... Gary has reverted to his
hands-over-ears pose. 13... Rxe3
1. ... g8-f6
2. c2-c4 g7-g6
3. b1-c3 f8-g7
4. e2-e4 d7-d6
5. g1-f3 O-O
6. f1-e2 e7-e5
7. c1-e3 e5Xd4
8. f3Xd4 f8-e8
9. f2-f3 c7-c6
10. d1-d2 d6-d5
11. e4Xd5 c6Xd5
12. O-O b8-c6
13. c4-c5 e8Xe3
14. d2Xe3 d8-f8
The current position, Move 14: 38 - 5. Typical Kasparov, sacking the exchange
for piece activity -- no quiet draw tonight. Garry did not pause before
playing the sac.... evidently a prepared line. Anatoly looks tense. 15 Nxc6
bxc6 16 Rad1 Bf5 (the main threat after ...Qf8 is Ng4) seems strong for
Black. Black has some compensation for the exchange here. Anatoly is talking
nervously to himself... This is obviously a new position. Anatoly has now
used 45 minutes. Tisdall says he was writing a lead-in asking whether the
blunders and the short draw will kill interest in the match. "This should
answer that!" Benjamin: "I don't know how this novelty can work for
Kasparov." Leonid: "I don't know -- Maybe it's not enough."
15. d4Xc6 b7Xc6
Time - Move 15: 0:51 - 0:05 Black's idea is to try for Bf5, Bh6, and ...Re8.
16. g1-h1 ...
Volovich: 16... d4 17 Qxd4 Ng4 is unclear. Deep Thought recommends 16. ...
Bf5, with what it thinks is lots of compensation, but it still gives White a
slight edge.
16. ... a8-b8
After 16 moves: White :56, Black :10. Black pressures b2; White can't move
the pawn since 17. ... d4 18. Qxd4 Nd5 wins N. On 17. Qd2 Qxc5, Shamko says
Black has full compensation for the material.
17. c3-a4 ...
After White's 17th: White :59, Black :11. Shamko & Co. were just analyzing
this move; it secures b2 and c5, but they say "A Knight on the rim is dim!"
Suggested moves now: 17. ... Bf5 or Rb4. GM Byrne says (about Kasparov's
sac): "He's doang it again. I don't believe it; do you know anyone who can
believe it?" Shamko now believes 17. ... Bf5 is best.
17. ... b8-b4
18. b2-b3 ...
After White's 18th: White 1:00, Black :21. One candidate here is 18. ... Nh5,
which threatens the R at a1; Black could follow with sulh moves as ... Rh4.
For instance, 18. ... Nh5 19. Rc1? Bh6 20. Qc3 (attacking Black's R) Rh4.
(In that line, White's 18th was Rac1.) Shamko now says 18... Nh5 is very
strong. (In case any of you wonder why we say "Shamko" instead of
"Shamkovich," we do it so we can fit more characters on a line. GM Popov
points out that game 11 has often been unlucky for Karpov; in his 2nd and 4th
matches against Kasparov, he lost game 11. Maddox: "Kamsky says Karpov is
winning." IM Zaltsman: "Nooooooooo....." Current analysis: 18. ... Nh5 19.
Rae1 Rh4 20. f4; Black's Rook may be misplaced. After 18. ... Nh5 19. Rae1,
maybe Bh6. If Kasparov's exchange sac succeeds, it's because it was on move
13, his lucky #. (He was on born on the 13th, and he is the 13th official
world champion.) (All this is according to GM Shamkovich.) Shamko says that
on 18. ... Nh5, White may be forced to return the exchange. GM Benjamin gives
18. ... Nh5 19. Rad1 Bh6 20. Qf2; GM Wolff suggests 20. Qc3.
18. ... c8-e6
A surprise to everyone! After 18 moves: White 1:01, Black :42. Black intends
to finish his development to achieve the best position for all pieces;
White's position is less harmonious. Hello to Baden Chess Club in St. Louis
from Bob Sutter here in NYC! Shamko says 19. Rad1 "looks normal"; then one
idea is d4 followed by Nd5. Benjamin gives: 19. Rad1 Qb8 20. Nb2 Nh5 21. Nd3
Rh4, when 22. f4 loses to Bd4 22. Qf3 Bg4, winning the Queen. Benjamin says
White's placing his K on h1 was "not entirely successful" because h2 and g3
are easy for Black to attack.
19. a4-b2 ...
After White's 19th: White 1:20, Black :42. Deep Thought gives 19. ... Nd7,
with compensation for Black but White still up. DT thinks Black will win
White's c5 pawn. Shamko predicts Karpov will return the exchange; but would
Black give up his strong dark-squared Bishop for a Rook? Analysts' attention
is now focused on Kingside attacks with ... Nh5 and ... Rh4. There's still
debate over who's better.
19. ... f6-h5
Finally! Now the fun might begin. After 19 moves: White 1:20, Black :56.
There are reports of a car accident involving FIDE President Campomanes; the
word is that the driver died and that Campomanes is hurt and in a hospital.
More details as they become available. After ... Rh4, Black has combinations
involving ... Bd4; White can't take the B because of ... Ng3+, Nxe2+ and then
Nxd4. Deep Thought says Kasparov has "at least a draw," and that if Karpov
makes any mistake, he could be crushed.
20. b2-d3 ...
DT (& everyone else) predicts 20. ... Rh4. After White's 20th: White 1:28,
Black :56.
20. ... b4-h4
21. e3-f2 ...
After White's 21st: White 1:31, Black :58. Everyone expected this, and now
Qe7.
21. ... f8-e7
After 21 moves: White 1:31, Black 1:00 An amazing line of Shamko analysis:
22. Rac1 Bd4 23. Qe1 Bf5 24. g4 Qxe2 25. Qxe2 Ng3+ 26. Kg2 Nxe2 27. gxf5
Nxc1, with even material and Black good. On move 21, says DT, Kasparov
missed: 21. g5 followed by Bd4 and Qh6, with ideas of Rook sacrifices at h2.
22. g2-g4 g7-d4
After 22 moves: White 1:36, Black 1:01. Now analysts are predicting a draw
after 23. Qxd4 Rxh2+ 24. Kxh2 Qh4+, with a perpetual check. White cannot play
24. Kg1 because Black mates after 24. ... Qh4. On 23. Qg2 comes Bxa1 24. Rxa1
Nf4 25. Nxf4 Qf6, forking R at a1 and N at f4. If this game is drawn, at
least it will be a vastly more exciting draw than game 10!
23. f2Xd4 h4Xh2+
Anyone for a draw???
24. h1Xh2 e7-h4+
Draw Agreed.... A very promising game ends not with a bang, but a whimper!
Some analysts held Karpov was busted right up to the end.
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Here are the first 12 games.
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KARPOV - KASPAROV, Game 1, Oct 8, King's Indian Defense (E81/14)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 f3 [5 Nf3 - games 3,5,7] O-O 6 Be3 c6
[the Byrne variation. Kasparov previously played 6...Nc6] 7 Bd3 a6 8 Nge2 b5
9 O-O Nbd7 10 Rc1 e5 [Kasparov spent 6 minutes on this move. ECO has
10...Bb7 11 Qd2 bxc4 12 Bxc4 Nb6 13 Bb3 a5 14 Na4 Nfd7 15 Rc2= Hort-Benko,
Monte Carlo 1968] 11 a3 [Karpov spent 20 minutes on this new move. Previously
played was 11 b3 exd4 12 Nxd4 Ne5 13 cxb5 axb5 14 Be2 d5 Diez del
Corral - Spassky, Palma de Mallorca 1969. Seirawan suggested 11 b4.
ECO also has 11 d5] exd4 [11...bxc4 or 11...Bb7 were possible]
12 Nxd4 Bb7 [Christiansen and Seirawan liked White's position.
Shamkovich, Najdorf, and Zuckerman liked Black's position. Dlugy thought
it was even] 13 cxb5 cxb5 [Most expected 13...axb5 (except Shamkovich).
Robert Byrne preferred ...axb5 but thought about playing ...cxb5 in his
earlier career. He didn't think that the ...cxb5 was earth-shattering, though]
14 Re1 [Karpov spent 30 minutes on this move. Najdorf thought it was weak.]
Ne5 15 Bf1 Re8 [15...Rc8] 16 Bf2 d5 17 exd5 Nxd5 18 Nxd5
[18 Ne4 was analyzed by many GMs. Seirawan looked at 18 Ne4 Nf4 19 Nc5 Qg5
20 Bg3 Bd5 21 Be3 Nh3+ 22 Kh1 Qxe3 23 Rxe3 Nf2+] Qxd5 19 a4 Bh6
20 Ra1 [20 Rc7 Bf4] Nc4 [20...b4 21 Qb3 Qa5] 21 axb5 axb5 22 Rxa8
[22 Rxe8+ Rxe8 23 b3 was what Seirawan expected. Deep Thought analyzed
22 b3! A) 22...Nd6 23 Rxe8+ (or perhaps 23 Nxb5) Rxe8 (23...Nxe8
24 Rxa8 Bxa8 25 Bxb5) 24 Nxb5 Nxb5 25 Qxd5 Bxd5 26 Bxb5 Rb8 27 Ba4 (27 Bc4)
27...Bd2 28 Rd1 Rc2; B) 22...Rxe1 23 Rxa8+ Bxa8 24 Qxe1 Nd2 (24...Nd6
25 Nxb5 Nxb5 26 Qe8+ Kg7 27 Qxb5; 24...Na3 25 Nxb5 Nxb5 26 Qe8+ Kg7 27 Qxb5)
25 Bxb5 Nxb3 26 Qe8+ Kg7 27 Nxb3 Qxb3 28 Bd4+ (28 Bc5 Qd1+ 29 Bf1; 28...Be3+
29 Bxe3 Qc3; 28...g5?) f6 29 Qe7+ Kg8 (29...Qf7 30 Bxf6+ Kg8) 30 Qd8+ Bf8
31 Bc5 Qf7 32 Bc4, winning; C) 22...Ne3 23 Rxa8 Bxa8 (23...Nxd1 24 Raxe8+ Kg7
25 Rxd1) 24 Qd3 Rd8 25 Bxe3 Bxe3 26 Rxe3 Qxd4 27 Re8+ wins;
D) 22...Nd2 23 Rxe8+ (23 Rxa8 Rxa8 24 Bxb5 Bf4) 23...Rxe8 24 Bxb5 Rd8
25 Ra2 (25 Ra7 Rc8 26 Be2 Qd7 27 Ba6 Rc7 28 Bxb7 Rxb7 29 Ra8+ Kg7
30 Qa1 f6 31 Qa3 Kf7 32 b4 Rc7 33 b5) 25...Nxb5 (25...Ne4 26 fxe4 Qxb5+)
26 Qxb3 Qxb3 27 Nxb3 Rd1+ 28 Bf1 Bd5 29 Ra3 Bc4 30 Ra8+ Kg7 31 Bd4+ f3
32 Ra7+ Kg8 33 Ra1 Bxb3 34 Rxd1 Bxd1 35 Bxf6 =] Rxa8 23 Qb3
[23 Nxb5 Qxd1 24 Rxd1 Nxb2 25 Rb1 Bg7 26 Bd4 Na4] Bc6 24 Bd3 Nd6
25 Qxd5 Bxd5 26 Nxb5 Nxb5 27 Bxb5 Bg7 28 b4 Bc3 29 Rd1 Bb3 30 Rb1
[30 Rd3?? Ra1+; 30 Rc1 Bxb4 (30...Bd2 31 Rb1 Bc2 32 Rb2 Ra1+ 33 Bf1 Be3 draw)
31 Rb1 (31 Ba4 Rxb4 32 Bxb5 Rxb5 33 Ra1+ draw) 31...Ba4 32 Rxb4 Bxb5
33 Rxb5 Ra1+ 34 Be1 draw] Ba2 Kasparov offered a draw and Karpov
accepted. Karpov had 7 minutes to make 10 moves. Kasparov had 15 minutes
left. The time control was 40 moves in 2 1/2 hours.
KASPAROV - KARPOV, Game 2, Oct 10, Ruy Lopez (C92/29)
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 O-O Be7 6 Re1 b5 7 Bb3 d6 8 c3 O-O
9 h3 Bb7 [Karpov tried 9...Nd7 in games 6, 8, and 12]
10 d4 Re8 11 Nbd2 Bf8 12 a4 h6 13 Bc2 exd4 [13...Nb8] 14 cxd4 Nb4
15 Bb1 bxa4 [15...c5 - game 4] 16 Rxa4 a5 17 Ra3 Ra6 18 Nh2 [Timman played
18 Nh4 Nxe4! in game 1 of his match with Karpov, then tried 18 Rae3 in game 5.
Ivanchuk has played 18 Nh2] g6 19 f3 [Perhaps a new move. Kasparov spent
2 minutes on this move. Other moves have been 19 Ng4, 19 e5, and 19 f4]
Qd7 [Karpov spent 10 minutes on this move which surprised Kasparov]
20 Nc4 [threatening 21 Nxa5. Also possible is 20 Ndf1] Qb5
[Some GMs looked at 20...a4] 21 Rc3 [Christiansen expected 21 Ne3]
Bc8 [Najdorf analyzed 21...d5 22 Na3 Qb6 23 e5 c5 24 exf6 Rxe1+
25 Qxe1 cxd4] 22 Be3 Kh7 [Karpov spent 10 minutes on this move. This surprised
many of the Grandmaster annotators who expected 22...h5 or 22...Qb7, then
White would play 23 d5] 23 Qc1 [threatening 24 Na3, winning the c7 pawn.
Christiansen liked 23 Bf2] c6 [23...Qb7 24 Nxa5 Rxa5 25 Rxc7]
24 Ng4 [GM Miguel Quinteros liked 24 Bf2 and 25 Qf4; Deep Thought preferred
24 Bf4] Ng8 [Christiansen commented that Karpov was saving his pieces
for the next game. Both 24...Nxg4 and 24...Bxg4 was extensively analysed by
Christiansen. Alex Dunne expected 24...Ng8, commenting that Christiansen was
trying to please the crowd with the analysis of the other variations. Karpov
spent 20 minutes on this move] 25 Bxh6 [Kasparov spent 16 minutes on this move.
After lots of analysis at a board with Geller, Portisch, Najdorf, and others,
someone shouted mate! Someone was going to win. Dzindzi liked 25 Bf4.
Fedorowicz liked 25 Bxh6. Deep Thought liked 25 Rf1] Bxh6 26 Nxh6 Nxh6
27 Nxd6 Qb6 [Christiansen and Wolff thought White was winning. Shamkovich and
Dzindzi thought Black was ok] 28 Nxe8 Qxd4+ [After 22 minutes of thought.
Karpov was either thinking of 28...Qxd4+, 28...Qd8, or 28...resigns!]
29 Kh1 [Robert Byrne suggested 29 Qe3 Qe5] Qd8 [or 29...Qe5]
30 Rd1 Qxe8 31 Qg5 Ra7 32 Rd8 Qe6 33 f4 Ba6 [The GMs analysed 33...f6 34 Rh8+
and 33...Rd7. Deep Thought evaluated 33...Bd7 as best]
34 f5 Qe7 35 Qd2 [GM Suetin looked at 35 Rh8+ Kxh8 36 Qxh6+ Kg8 37 fxg6 fxg6
38 Rxc6 and if 38...Nxc6 39 Ba2+] Qe5 [35...Nd5? 36 Rh8+! Kxh8
37 Qxh6+ Kg8 38 exd5] 36 Qf2 [The crowd wanted to see 36 Rg3 Qxg3??
37 Rh8+ Kxh8 38 Qxh8+ Kg8 39 f6 and 40 Qg7 mate. Christiansen preferred
36 Rf3 with the idea of 37 f6 and 38 Rh8+ with the mate threat. Deep Thought
preferred 36 Qf2] Qe7 [Karpov had 2 minutes left to make 4 moves.
Kasparov had 25 minutes left. Deep Thought looked at 36...Re7 37 Rc5 Qc7
38 Qd4 f6 39 fxg6+ Qg7 40 Rd6 Ng8 41 Rh5 Bc8 42 Rd8 Bd6] 37 Qd4
[threatening 38 Qh8 mate] Ng8 38 e5 Nd5 39 fxg6+ fxg6
[39...Kg7 40 Rxc6 Qxd8 41 Qxa7 Ne7 42 Rd6 Qc8 43 gxf7 - Deep Thought]
40 Rxc6 Qxd8 [Kasparov had 10 minutes left while Karpov's flag was hanging.
Kasparov had the option of sealing with a likely chance of Karpov resigning
before the adjourned game or playing on for 10 more minutes.]
41 Qxa7+ Nde7 42 Rxa6 Qd1+ 43 Qg1 Qd2 44 Qf1 Karpov resigned.
KARPOV-KASPAROV, Game 3, Oct 15, King's Indian Defense (E92/4)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 Nf3 [5 f3 - game 1] O-O 6 Be2 e5
7 Be3 Qe7 [Kasparov played 7...Na6 is game 5 and in game 7]
8 dxe5 dxe5 9 Nd5 Qd8 [9...Nxd5 10 cxd5 Qb4+; 9...Qd6] 10 Bc5 Nxe4
[10...Re8?? 11 Be7! 1-0 Peek-Canfell, Netherlands 1988] 11 Be7 Qd7
12 Bxf8 Kxf8 13 Qc2 Nc5 14 Rd1 Nc6 15 O-O [15 Ng5 Kg8 16 b4 Qd8 17 Nxf7 Kxf7
18 bxc5 Nd4 19 Qa4 -Deep Thought; 15 Nb6 axb6 16 Rxd7 - Geller] Ne6
[15...Nd5 16 Nxd4 exd4 17 Qd1 Qd6 18 Rfe1 Bd7 19 Qf4; 15...e4 16 Ng5 Qf5
17 Nxh7+ Kg8 18 Bg4] 16 Nb6 [16 Nf6 Qe7 17 Nd5 Qd7 draw] axb6
17 Rxd7 Bxd7 18 Qd2 Be8 [18...Ncd4 or 18...Ned4] 19 b3 e4 [19...Rd8]
20 Ne1 f5 [20...Ncd4] 21 Bd1 Ne5 22 Nc2 [22 h4] Rxa2 23 Qd5 Ke7
24 Nb4 c6 25 Qxe6+ Kxe6 26 Nxa2 Nf7 27 Be2 Nd6 28 Nb4 Bc3 29 Nc2 f4
30 Rd1 h5 31 f3 e3 32 g3 g5 33 Bd3 h4 34 Kf1 c5 35 Ke2 b5 36 cxb5 Nxb5
37 Bc4+ Ke7 38 Rd5 Bf6 39 Rxc5 Nc3+ 40 Kf1 Bg6 41 Ne1 Kd6
[sealed; 41...fxg4 42 hxg4 h3 43 Rc7+ Kd6 44 Rb7 e2+ (44...g4 45 Rb6+ Ke7
46 Re6+ Kf7 47 Re3+; 44...Kc6 45 Ra7 e2+ (45...Bd4 46 Ra6+ Bb6 47 Kg1)
46 Be2 h2 (46...Ne2 47 Ra6+; 46...Bd4 47 Ra6+ Bb6 48 Bd3) 47 Kg2 Ne2
48 Ra6+) 45 Kg1 Bd4+ 46 Kh2 Bf2 47 Kh3 Be1 48 Rb6+; 47...Kc6
48 Re7; 47...Bf5+ 48 g4] 42 Ra5 [A fantasy variation is 42 Rc8 Bf5 43 Rf8 Bh3+
44 Kg1 Bd4 45 gxf4 e2+ 46 Kh1 Nd1 47 fxg5 Nf2+ 48 Kg1 Nd3+ 49 Kh1 Ne1
50 Rd8+ Kc5 51 Rd4 Kd4 52 Be2 Ke3, 53...Kf2, 54...Bg2 mate] fxg3
[42...h3 43 gxf4 Bd4 44 Kg1 (44 Rxg5) 44...e2+ 45 Kh1 (45 Bxe2 Nxe2
46 Kxe2 Bg1) 45...Bf2 46 Ra1 (46 Rxg5 Bb1) Nd1] 43 hxg3 hxg3 [43...h3 44 Kg1]
44 Ng2 b5 45 Ra6+ Ke7 46 Ra7+ Ke8 47 Ra8+ Bd8 48 Nxe3 [48 Be2] bxc4
49 Nxc4 g4 50 Kg2 Ne2 51 Ne5 gxf3+ 52 Kxf3 g2 53 Rxd8+ draw
KASPAROV-KARPOV, game 4, Oct 17, Ruy Lopez (C92/29)
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 O-O Be7 6 Re1 b5 7 Bb3 d6
8 c3 O-O 9 h3 Bb7 10 d4 Re8 11 Nbd2 Bf8 12 a4 h6 13 Bc2 exd4 14 cxd4 Nb4
15 Bb1 c5 [15...bxa4 - game 2] 16 d5 Nd7 17 Ra3 f5 18 exf5
[18 e5; 18 Rae3 - Timman-Karpov, 1990] Nf6 19 Ne4 Bxd5 [19...Nbxd5 20 g4]
20 Nxf6+ [20 Rae3 Bxe4 21 Bxe4 d5 22 Bb1 Rxe3 23 Rxe3 d4 24 Re6 d3 25 Ne5 c4
26 Qf3 Rc8 27 Qg3 d2 28 Bxd2 Qxd2 29 Rxf6 Horvath-Zobisch, 1988]
Qxf6 21 Bd2 [21 Nh2; 21 Rae3] Qxb2 [21...Bc6 22 Bc3; 21...Bxf3
22 Rxf3 Qxb2 23 Bc3 - Seirawan] 22 Bxb4 Bf7 [22...Bxf3 23 Rxf3 Qxb4
24 Re6 (24 Be4 Rxe4? 25 Qd5+)] 23 Re6 [23 axb5 Qxb4 24 Rxe8 Rxe8 25 Rxa6 Qxb5]
Qxb4 [23...Bxe6 24 fxe6 Qxb4 25 Qd3 Rxe6 26 axb5 Rae8 27 bxa6 c4
28 Qh7+ Kf7 29 Qf5+ Ke7 30 Nd4 Re1+] 24 Rb3 [24 Rae3 d5 (24...Qxa4 25 Bc2)
25 Ba2 (25 Rxe8 Rxe8 26 Rxe8 Bxe8 27 Qxd5+ Bf7) 25...c4 26 Nd4]
Qxa4 25 Bc2 Rad8 [25...Qa5; 25...Qa2] 26 Rbe3 Qb4 27 g3 [27 Qe2]
a5 [27...Bxe6 28 fxe6 c4 29 Qd5 and 30 e7+ or 30 Qf5]
28 Nh4 d5 29 Qe2 Qc4 30 Bd3 [30 Rxe8 Qxe2 31 Rxf8 Kxf8 32 Rxe2]
Qc1+ 31 Kg2 c4 32 Bc2 Bxe6 33 Rxe6 Rxe6 34 Qxe6+ [34 fxe6]
Kh8 35 Ng6+ Kh7 36 Qe2 Qg5 37 f6 Qxf6 [37...Qxg6 38 Bxg6+ Kxg6
39 Qe6 - Grefe] 38 Nxf8+ Kg8 39 Ng6 Qf7 [39...d4!? 40 Bf5 Qc6+ and
41...Re8 - Najdorf] 40 Ne7+ Kf8 41 Ng6+ [the sealed move. Karpov offered
a draw and Kasparov accepted]
KARPOV - KASPAROV, Game 5, Oct 22, 1990, King's Indian Defense (E94/4)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 Nf3 O-O 6 Be2 e5 7 Be3 Na6 8 O-O
[8 dxe5] c6 [8...Qe8 (8...Ng4 - game 7) 9 dxe5 Ng4] 9 dxe5
[9 d5 (9 Qc2) Ng4 10 Bg5 f6 11 Bd2 Nh6 - Dlugy] dxe5 10 Qxd8 Rxd8 11 Rfd1
[11 Nxe5!? Nxe4 12 Nxe4 Bxe5 13 Bg5 - Dlugy] Re8 12 h3
[12 c5 Ng4 13 Bxa6 Nxe3 14 fxe3 bxa6 15 Rd6 - Dlugy] Bf8 13 Nd2 b6
[13...Bc5 14 Bg5 Kg7 15 Nb3 - Rohde] 14 a3 [14 b4 Ne6 15 c5 Nd4 16 Bd3 Be6?!
17 Bxd4 and 18 Ne2 - Ljubojevic] Nc5 15 b4 Ne6 16 Nb3 [16 Nf3 - Dlugy]
Ba6 [16...a5 17 bxa5 bxa5 18 Na4 Nxe4 19 Bf3 f5 20 Bxe4 fxe4 21 Nbc5;
16...Nd4 17 Ra2 Rad8 18 Rad2 Rxd2 19 Rxd2 - Salov] 17 f3 [17 Kf1 - Dzindzi]
Nh5 18 Bf2 Red8 19 Bf1 Nhf4 [19...Rxd1 (19...Bg7) 20 Rxd1 Rd8 21 Rxd8 Nxd8
22 c5! Bxf1 23 cxb6! Ba6 24 bxa7 Bb7 25 Na5 Ba8 26 Na4 - Dlugy] 20 g3
[20 Bh4 - Dlugy] Nh5 21 Kg2 f5 22 Rab1 Rac8 23 Rxd8 Rxd8 24 Rd1 Rxd1+
25 Nxd1 fxe4 26 fxe4 c5 27 bxc5 Nxc5 28 Nxc5 Bxc5 29 Bxc5 bxc5 30 Nc3 Nf6
31 Kf3 Bb7 32 Bd3 Kf8 33 h4 h6 34 Bc2 Ke7 35 Ba4 a6 36 Ke3 draw
KASPAROV - KARPOV, Game 6, Oct 24, 1990 Ruy Lopez (C92/15)
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 O-O Be7 6 Re1 b5 7 Bb3 d6 8 c3 O-O
9 h3 Nd7 10 d4 Bf6 11 a4 Bb7 12 axb5 [Kasparov played 12 Be3 in game 8
and 12 Na3 in game 12] axb5 13 Rxa8 Qxa8 14 d5 Na5 15 Bc2 Nc4
16 b3 Ncb6 17 Na3 Ba6 18 Nh2 [18 Bd3 c6 = - deFirmian] c6 19 dxc6 Qxc6
20 Bd2 Be7 21 Ng4 Ra8 22 Ne3 [22 Qc1 - Deep Thought; 22 Bb1 - Valvo]
Nf6 23 Nf5 Bf8 24 Bg5 Nbd7 25 c4 bxc4 26 bxc4 [26 Nxc4 Bxc4 27 bxc4 Qxc4
28 Bb3 Qb4 29 Re3 Ne4 30 Bxf7+ Kxf7 31 Qd5+ Kg6 -Deep Thouhgt]
Bxc4 27 Nxc4 Qxc4 28 Bb3 Qc3 29 Kh2 h6 30 Bxf6 Nxf6 31 Re3 Qc7 32 Rf3 Kh7
33 Ne3 Qe7 34 Nd5 Nxd5 35 Bxd5 Ra7 36 Qb3 f6 37 Qb8 g6 38 Rc3 h5 39 g4 Kh6
40 gxh5 Kxh5 41 Rc8 Bg7 42 Re8 [the sealed move. A draw was agreed the next
day]
KARPOV - KASPAROV, Game 7, Oct 28, 1990, King's Indian (E92/2)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 Nf3 O-O 6 Be2 e5 7 Be3 Na6
[Kasparov played 7...exd4 in game 11] 8 O-O Ng4
9 Bg5 f6 [9...Qe8] 10 Bc1 Kh8 11 h3 Nh6 12 dxe5 fxe5 [12...dxe5 - Tal]
13 Be3 [13 Bg5 Qe8 14 Nd5 Ng8 15 Bxc5 dxc5 16 Qe3 b6 17 Rad1 Nd6]
Nf7 14 Qd2 Nc5 [14...Ne6 and 15...c5 - Rohde] 15 Ng5 [15 b4 Ne6;
15 Bxc5 dxc5 16 Qe3 - Tal] Nxg5 [15...Ne6 - Shamkovich] 16 Bxg5 Bf6
[16...Qe8] 17 Be3 [17 Bh6] Ne6 18 Bg4 h5 [18...Nd4 19 Bxc8 Rxc8
(19...Qxc8 20 Bxd4 exd4 21 Nb5) 20 Bxd4 exd4 21 Nb5 Qe7] 19 Bxe6 Bxe6
20 Nd5 Bh4 21 Rac1 [21 Bxa7 Rxa7 (21...g5!? or Bxd5) 22 Qh6+ Kg8
23 Qxg6+ - Shamkovich; 21 f4 c6 (21...exf4 22 Nxf4 Bf7 23 Bd4+ Kh7 24 Nd5)
22 fxe5 dxe5 (22...cxd5 23 cxd5) 23 Bc5 - Chow] Kh7 22 Rc3
[22 f4 exf4 and 23...Qb6 - Tal] Rf7 23 b3 c6 24 Nb4 Rd7 25 Rcc1 Bf6
26 f4 exf4 27 Bxf4 Qa5? [27...Be5; 27...Qe7] 28 Nd5 Qc5+ 29 Kh1
[29 Be3 Bg5 30 Nf6+ Kh6 (30...Kg7) 31 Bxc5 Bxd2 32 Rcd1 Rdd8]
Bxd5 30 cxd5 Qd4 [30...Qb5 31 a4 Qxb3 32 dxc6 bxc6 33 e5 - Rohde]
31 dxc6 bxc6 32 Rxc6 Re8 33 Rc4 Qxd2 34 Bxd2 Be5 35 Be3 Bg3 36 Rf3 h4
37 Bf2 Bxf2 [37...Rde7 38 Bxg3 hxg3 39 Rxg3 Rxe4 40 Rxe4 Rxe4 41 Rg5 - Dzindzi]
38 Rxf2 Rde7 39 Rf4 g5 40 Rf6 Rxe4 41 Rxe4 Rxe4 42 Rxd6 Re7 43 Ra6 Kg7 1-0
KASPAROV - KARPOV, Game 8, Oct 29, 1990, Ruy Lopez, (C92/15)
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 O-O Be7 6 Re1 b5 7 Bb3 d6 8 c3 O-O
9 h3 Nd7 10 d4 Bf6 11 a4 Bb7 12 Be3 [Kasparov played 12 axb5 in game 6
and 12 Na3 in game 12] Na5 13 Bc2 Nc4
14 Bc1 d5 [New move. Usual is 14...Ncb6] 15 dxe5 Ncxe5 16 Nxe5 Nxe5 17 axb5
[17 f4 Nc4 18 e5 Bh4 - Shamkovich] axb5 [17...dxe4 18 Qxd8 Rfxd8 19 bxa6]
18 Rxa8 Qxa8 [18...Bxa8 19 exd5 Qxd5 20 Qxd5 Bxd5 21 Bf4 Nc4 22 b3 Nd6
23 Bxd6 cxd6 24 Rd1 Be6] 19 f4 Ng6 20 e5 Bh4 21 Rf1 Be7 [21...d4 22 Qe2
(22 Qg4 Be4)] 22 Nd2 Bc5+ [22...d4 (22...f5 23 g4 or 23 Nf3 c5) 23 Qe2!
(23 cxd4 Bxg2 24 Rf2 Bh3 25 Qe2)] 23 Kh2 d4 [23...Be3 24 Nf3 Bxc1
(24...Bxf4+ 25 Bxf4 Nxf4 26 Bxh7+ or 26 Nb5)] 24 Qe2 [24 Nb3 Nb6 25 Qe2]
dxc3 25 bxc3 [25 Ne4 Bxe4 (25...cxb2 26 Bxb2) 26 Bxe4 Qa2] Rd8
[25...Re8 26 Ne4 Nxe5!? - Rohde] 26 Ne4 Ba3 27 Bxa3 Bxe4 [27...Qxa3?
28 e6! fxe6 29 Ng5 - Dlugy] 28 Qxe4 Qxa3 29 f5 Ne7 [29...Nf8 30 e6 fxe6
31 fxe6 Qd6+ 32 Kh1 Qxe6 33 Rxf8+] 30 Qh4 f6 31 Qg3 Kf8 32 Kh1 Qc5 33 exf6 gxf6
34 Bb3 Nd5 35 Qh4 Kg7 36 Rd1 c6 37 Rd4 Qxc3 38 Rg4+ Kh8 39 Bxd5 Qa1+
40 Kh2 Qe5+ [adjourned] 41 Rg3 [the sealed move] cxd5 42 Qg4 Qc7
43 Qd4 Qd6 44 Kh1 [44 h4 (44 Qg4 Qd7! 45 Qd4 Qxf5) d4 45 Rd3 b4 46 h5 Rg8
47 Qxd4 Qxd4 48 Rxd4 Rb8 49 h6 b3 50 Rd1 b2 51 Rb1 Kg8 52 Kg3 Kf7 53 Kf4 Ke7
54 Ke4 Kd6 55 Kd4 Rb7 56 Kc3 Ke5 57 Rxb2 Rxb2 58 Kxb2 Kxf5 59 Kc3 Kg5
60 Kd4 Kxh6 61 Ke4 Kg5 62 Kf3 draws - Ljubojevic] Re8 45 Qg4 Qd7
46 Rd3 Re1+ 47 Kh2 Re4+ 48 Qg3 [48 Qd1? (48 Qxe4?? Qc7+) Qd6+ 49 Kg1 Qe5
threatening 50...Re1+] Re5 [48...Qxf5 49 Qb8+ and 50 Qxb5]
49 Ra3 Re8 50 Qf4 Qb7 51 Kh1 Qb8 52 Qh4 Qb6 53 Qb4 [53 Rg3?? Re1+ 54 Kh2
Qg1 mate] d4 [53...Qf2] 54 Rg3 Qc7 55 Rd3 Qc1+ 56 Kh2 Qf4+ 57 Kg1 Qc1+
58 Kh2 Qf4+ 59 Kg1 Rc8 [59...Kg7 60 Rxd4 Re1+ wins] 60 Rd1 Rd8 61 Qxb5 Qe3+
62 Kh1 d3 63 Qa5 Qd4 64 Qa1 Qb6 65 Qa2 Kg7 66 Qd2 Qc5 67 Rf1 Rd4 68 Rf3 Qd6
69 Re3 Ra4 70 Re1 h5 71 Rb1 Qd7 72 Qd1 Kh8 73 Qd2+ Kg7! 74 Qe3 h4 75 Qf3 Kh6
76 Qe3 Kg7 77 Qf3 d2 78 Qh5 Qf7 79 Qxf7+ Kxf7 80 Rd1 Rd4 81 Kg1 Rd5
82 Kf2 Rxf5+ 83 Ke2 Rg5 84 Kf2 draw on Karpov's offer
KARPOV - KASPAROV, Game 9, Oct 31, 1990, Grunfeld (D85/5)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 d5 4 cxd5 Nxd5 5 e4 Nxc3 6 bxc3 Bg7 7 Be3 c5
8 Qd2 cxd4 [8...O-O] 9 cxd4 Nc6 10 Rd1 [10 Nf3] Qa5 11 Qxa5 Nxa5 12 Nf3 [A new
move. Yusupov played 12 Bd3 against Gulko at Linares 1989] O-O 13 Be2 Bd7
14 Bd2 b6 15 O-O Rfd8 16 Rc1 Bg4 17 d5 [17...f5 (17...e6 18 Bxa5 bxa5 19 Bc4!)
18 Bd3 fxe4 19 Bxe4 Bf5!? - Wolff] Nb7 18 h3 [18 Rc7 Nc5!; 18 Bb4 e6!]
Bxf3 19 Bxf3 Nc5 20 Be3 Rac8 21 Bg4 Rb8 22 Rc4 h5 23 Bf3 e6 24 Re1 exd5
25 exd5 Be5 26 g4 hxg4 27 hxg4 Nb7 28 Ra4 Na5 29 g5 Rbc8 30 Be2 Bd6 31 Kg2 Bc5
32 Bd2? [32 Bc1 (32 Bf4 Bd6 33 Bd2) Be7 (32...Bf8 33 Bb2 Bg7 34 Bf6 Rd6
35 Bd7 Rd7 36 Bg4) 33 Re4 (33 Rh4 Rxc1 and 34...Bxg5) 33...Rc7 34 Bf4
Rcd7 (34...Bd6 35 Bxd6 Rxd6 36 Re8+ Kg7 37 Rh1 Rxd5 38 f4 f6 39 Reh8 wins)
35 Bb5 Rxd5 36 Rxd5 Rxd5 37 Rxe7 Rxb5 38 Re8+ Kg7 39 Be5+ f6 40 Bxf6+ Kf7
41 Re7+ and 42 Rxa7 wins] Rxd5 33 Bf3 R5d8 34 Bxa5 draw
KASPAROV - KARPOV, Game 10, Nov 2, 1990, Petroff (C43/19)
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 d4 exd4 4 e5 Ne4 5 Qxd4 d5 6 exd6 Nxd6 7 Nc3 Nc6
8 Qf4 Nf5!? [New move. Other tries are 8...g6, 8...Be7, 8...Be6, 8...Bf5]
9 Bb5 Bd6 10 Qe4+ Qe7 11 Bg5 [11 Be3 (11 O-O Qxe4 or 11...Bd7 12 Bxc6+) Nxe3
(11...Qxe4 12 Nxe4 Nxe3 13 Nxd6+ cxd6 14 fxe3) 12 Bxc6+ Bxc6 13 Qxc6+ Kf8
14 fxe3 Qxe3+ 15 Ne2 - Benjamin] f6 [11...Qe6 12 O-O-O O-O - Wilder]
12 Bd2 Bd7 13 O-O [White threatens 14 Bxc6 Bxc6? 15 Qxf5; 13 O-O-O Qxe4
14 Nxe4 Be7 15 Bf4 O-O-O 16 g4 g5 (16...Nfd4 17 Rxd4!) - Tal] Qxe4
14 Nxe4 Be7 [14...O-O-O 15 g4 Nfe7 - Dzindzi] 15 g4 [15 Bf4 (15 Bc3 - Wilder)
O-O-O 16 g4 g5 - Shamkovich] a6 [15...Nd6 16 Nxd6+ (16 Bxd6+ Bxd6
17 Rde1+ Ne7 18 Nd4 - Kamsky) Bxd6 17 Rhe1+ Ne7 18 Bxd7+ Kxd7]
16 Bc4 Nd6 17 Nxd6 Bxd6 18 Rae1+ draw offered by Kasparov
KARPOV - KASPAROV, Game 11, Nov 5, 1990, King' Indian (E92/13)
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 e4 d6 5 Nf3 O-O 6 Be2 e5 7 Be3 exd4
[7...Na6 - game 7] 8 Nxd4 Re8 9 f3 c6 10 Qd2 d5 11 exd5 cxd5 12 O-O Nc6
[12...dxc6] 13 c5 Rxe3 [Previously played has been 13...Qe7, 13...Bd7, and
13...Nh5] 14 Qxe3 Qf8 15 Nxc6 bxc6 16 Kh1 Rb8 [Deep Thought recommended
16...Bf5] 17 Na4 [17 Qd2 (17 b3? d4 18 Qxd4 Nd5 wins the knight) Qxc5]
Rb4 [17...Bf5 - Shamkovich] 18 b3 Be6 [18...Nh5 19 Rad1 Rh4
(19...Bh6 20 Qf2 - Benjamin; 20 Qc3 - Wolff) 20 Qf2 Rxh2+
(20...Qe7 - Christiansen) 21 Kxh2 Be5+ - Dzindzi] 19 Nb2
[19 Rad1 Qb8 20 Nb2 Nh5 21 Nd3 Rh4 22 f4? Bd4!; 22 Qf3? Bg4 - Benjamin;
19 Rac1? Bh6 20 Qc3 Rh4; 19 Rae1 Rh4 (or 19...Bh6) 20 f4]
Nh5 [19...Nd7 - Deep Thought] 20 Nd3 Rh4 [threatening 21...Bd4
22 Qxd4? Ng3+ 23 Kg1 Nxe2+ and 24...Nxd4] 21 Qf2 Qe7
[21...g5 and 22...Bd4 and 23...Qh6 - Christiansen and Deep Thought]
22 g4 [22 Rac1 Bd4 23 Qe1 Bf5 24 g4 Qxe2 25 Qxe2 Ng3+ 26 Kg2 Nxe2
27 gxf5 Nxc1 - Shamkovich] Bd4 23 Qxd4 [23 Qg2 - Kamsky] Rxh2+ 24 Kxh2 Qh4+
draw
KASPAROV - KARPOV, Game 12, Nov 7, 1990, Ruy Lopez (C92/15)
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 a6 4 Ba4 Nf6 5 O-O Be7 6 Re1 b5 7 Bb3 d6
8 c3 O-O 9 h3 Nd7 10 d4 Bf6 11 a4 Bb7 12 Na3 [12 axb5 - game 6;
12 Be3 - game 8] exd4 13 cxd4 Na5 14 Ba2 b4 15 Nc4 Nxc4 16 Bxc4 Re8
17 Qb3 Rxe4 18 Bxf7+ Kh8 19 Be3 Re7 20 Bd5 c6 21 Be6 Nf8 22 Bg4 a5
23 Rac1 Ng6 24 Bh5 Rc8 25 Bg4 Rb8 26 Qc2 Rc7 27 Qf5 Ne7 28 Qd3 Nd5
29 Bd2 c5 30 Be6 Nb6 31 dxc5 dxc5 32 Qxd8+ Rxd8 33 Bf4 Re7 34 Ng5 Nd5
35 Bxd5 Rxd5 36 Rxe7 Bxe7 37 Re1 draw
Game 13 begins in Lyon, France on November 23.
Bill Wall
********************MOVE TO FRANCE*********************************
WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME 13 - Drawn after Adjournment
November 24, 1990
[This is the commentary from the USA Today Sports Center, written by
IM Bjarke Kristiansen (and polished a bit by me).] They are probably
the quickest way to get the moves (perhaps AP access is quicker, I
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[I was told it was okay to post this from there, as long as I gave
appropriate reference.]
KARPOV KASPAROV
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 g6
3. Nc3 d5
[Welcome to game 13th ..and the GI that's Grunfeld-Indian. Fight
from the start.]
4. cxd5 Nd5
5. e4 Nxc3
6. bxc3 Bg7
7. Be3 c5
8. Qd2 O-O
[So far on two minutes each. GK.. Garry Kasparov looks tensed, says
Mike Valvo. Now Karpov took full 9 minutes to play ...]
9. Rc1 Qa5
[Kasparov thought six minutes here. Time now: White 0:19 Black: 0:08.
Now 9 minutes has gone and AK is still thinks. Kasparov has left
the stage. Who is fooling who? 9..Qa5 might be a new move. Its
not in the pressroom database. Karpov is still thinking, so time for a
little presentation. At your service in Lyon IM Bjarke Kristensen (Now Valvo:
AK is nodding his head up and down alone on stage.) As kommentators:
Boris Spassky and a number of strong french IM's. IM Mike Valvo from New Jersey
is here for a week.]
10. Nf3 e6
[And the 'soon-to-be' GM Will Watson from England is here too.
'I don't understand the GI' he just said. Kasparov stays on stage.
Time: White: 0:37 Black: 0:10. Says Will Watson (now WW): 'I
predicted the opening this morning. And so did many others.'
Valvo: 'I think this shows that the Kings Indian hasn't worked
out for Kasparov'. IM Levy suggests b7-b6 for Black. IM Jonathan Tisdall says:
I've seen this before. But nobody can find a game with it'.]
11. d5 exd5
12. exd5 Re8
13. Be2
[Time: White: 0:53 Black: 0:24. Valvo observed GK tapping his
fingers impatiently on the table after move Re8. It just might all
be preparations! Both are sitting deeply concentrated at the table.]
13. ... Bf5
14. O-O
[The atmosphere in the pressroom is a bit 'fuzzy'. The game hasn't
found it's own personality yet, and the fact that the US plays
the Soviets at the Chess Olympiad in Novi Sad at this very moment is
also widely discussed.]
14. ... Nd7
[Interesting is now: 15.Nh4 Be4 16.f3 Bxd5! 17.Qxd5 Rxe3 18.Qxd7
18...Rxe2 with a big Black plus. say Watson. Rumours say that
GK might be better here, but nobody really dares to risk his
neck. The game is still in its childhood. But AK surely is in for
a deep think. Now he's on 1:16 and still thinking. Garry has left the
stage. Valvo say: The Mephisto computer thinks Black is better!
It's no 'Deep Thought', but the Mephisto Chess Computer IS
already world champion in its class. No one else dared to test
their program against it!]
15. h3
[Time: White: 1:18 Black: 0:31. Now Karpov has left stage. And GK
hangs over the board as if to power up his chessmuscles. Kasparov seems
relaxed and satisfied. White's problem is his weakened pawns on the Q-side.
And as for his pride-pawn on d5? In an endgame it could be pure
gold, but until then it gives a good square to a Black piece
on d6. Kasparov now 'hangs' his head between his hands. A very typical
posture for the WC.]
15. ... Nb6
[GM Lein thinks White is in deep trouble. GK might play Nb6-a4.
Another of GK's ideas might be Qa5-a4.]
16. g4
[Now ...that's a man! Karpov's idea obviously is 16... Be4 17.c4 Qxd2
18.Nxd2 with 19.Nxe4 and 20.Bd3 to come. After a very slow start suddenly
the game is very exciting. Now the Russians GMs in the pressroom find:
16...Be4 17.c4.. Qa3! with a Black edge. But...]
16. ... Bd7
[Time: AK: 1:31 GK: 0:49. GM-elects Watson and Gallagher say Karpov is still
under pressure, but improving. Mephisto 'thinks' it's slightly better for
Black. And the Russians say that Kasparov should have played h7-h5, not
Nd7-b6.]
17. c4 Qxd2
18. Nxd2 Na4
19. Bf3 Nc3
20. Rxc3 Bxc3
21. Ne4
[The heat is on, in the Palais des Congress. Watson thinks GK is still
doing well. Might be a British understatement. Kasparov is in for at deep
think. Time: White: 1:42 Black: 1:12 IM Tisdall: He'll take on e4 now,
and it is a draw.]
21. ... Rxe4
22. Bxe4 Re8
23. Bd3 b6
24. Kg2
[Tisdall says: The first one who can bring himself to offer a draw
will get it. He might be right. A drastic change of the game has
taken place. And where did Kasparov drop his advantage? Maybe ...Nc3
should have been prepared. Time: White: 1:46 Black: 1:17.
If Karpov plays Be3-c1 to press f2-f4 (hoping for an endgame
advantage with f4-f5) GK might play Re8-e1 to enter a tame
dobble-bishop ending. Draw.]
24. ... f5
25. gxf5 Bxf5
26. Bxf5 gxf5
[Karpov sits thinking alone at the board. Black's Bc3 is potentially weaker
than Be3, but White's c4 pawn is GK's major target. I think that Black's
still better. White's d-pawn looks strong (and it is) but right now it's
quite impotent. If advanced it'll just be lost, since Kg8 is to close.]
27. Rd1 Kf7
[Time: White: 2:07 Black: 1:28. Now Kasparov's lead on the clock
begins to count. Karpov must be considering lines like: 28.d6 Ke6 29.Bf4
Be5 30.Bxe5 Kxe5 31.Rd5+ Ke6 32.d7 Rd8 and Black is much better.]
28. Rd3 Bf6
29. Ra3 a5
30. Rb3
[Time: White: 2:12 Black: 1:31. It might look simple, but in fact
the game is balanced on an edge. Which is most important: Black's
weakness on b6 or White's on c4?]
30. ... Bd8
[People in the pressroom seems to be losing interest a bit. I think
that a long endgame battle may be ahead. The fight for the
initiative is still very much on. Now Watson arrived with news,..
he said: The Russians think GK is slightly better, the Americans
thinks AK is slightly better and it might be a draw' says Watson.]
31. Rc3
[Both are leaning across the board. If Karpov can get his king to d3,
he might play on forever. Kasparov seems 'speculative' now.
One point in Karpov's favour is: 31...Bc7 32.Kf3 Re4 33.Ke2 f4
34.Kd3 and Re4 has to move.]
31. ... Bc7
[Karpov is hiding his head behind his hands, looking through his
fingers. Nine minutes left.]
32. a4 Kf6
33. Kf1 f4
[33...f4! GK played this with determination. I don't understand
Karpov's Kg2-f1.]
34. Bc1 Kf5
35. Rc2 Rg8
36. Re2 Be5
37. Bb2 Bd4
38. Bxd4 cxd4
39. Re7 d3
40. Ke1 Rc8
41. Kd2 Rxc4
[Kasparov has moved from c8 to c4. Move 41 made. The last seven
moves took only 11 minutes Now all analysis goes: 42.Kxd3
Rxa4 43.d6 Ra3+ 44.Kc4 Ra1 45. Kd5 Rd1+ 46.Kc6 a4 and White
might be the one who in trouble. Both still sits at the board. GK
is looking everywhere else, waiting for Karpov to decide on
if he want to sealed his move now. Some say that Kasparov might
have proposed a draw earlier on. Not verified. Time: 2:42 - 2:08.
Karpov sealed his 42nd move. The game will be continued (maybe)
tomorrow at 11:00 AM ET.
WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME 14 - Adjourned
November 26, 1990
[This is Danish IM Bjarke Kristiansen's commentary to the 14th Game of
the World Chess Championship in Lyons, France, from the USA Today
Sports Center (with various housecleaning by me). They can be
contacted at 800-826-9688.]
KASPAROV - KARPOV
1. e4 ...
[Kasparov waited two minutes for Karpov before opening the game.]
1. ... e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 ...
['What!' everybody cried out in the pressroom. 'A Scotch!' The Scotch Opening
is a rare bird in world championship matches. Generally it's regarded as too
drawish. But Kasparov surely must be armed with improvements in this 18th
century opening. We'll see!]
3. ... exd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nxc6 bxc6
6. e5 Qe7
7. Qe2 Nd5
8. c4 Ba6
9. b3 ...
[The last five moves were blitzed out. All known theory. Now Karpov started
to give things a good thought. Time: White: 0:01 Black: 0:23 The books say:
9...0-0-0 but GM-elect Gallagher just came up with 9...Qh4!! Might be a
strong improvement on theory. Idea: 10.Qc2 Nb4 where 11.Qe2 might be
White's best. Certainly not GK's big idea. A game Ljubojevic - Seirawan
went 9...0-0-0 10.Qb2 Nb6 11.Be2 - Black won in 39 moves. But in Hort -
Unzicker, 1983, White won in only 23 moves after 9...0-0-0 10.Bb2.]
9. ... O-O-O
[Time: White: 0:03 Black: 0:37. Karpov took 26 min. on his last move.]
10. g3 ...
[Maybe a novelty. 10.Qb2 and 10.Bb2 has been tried before. Looking at
Karpov's clock, now on 0:47 and counting, 10.g3 could very well be a new
move.]
10. ... Re8
11. Bb2 f6
12. Bg2 ...
[Karpov took 13 min. on 12...Re8 but played 13...f6 immediately just to see
Kasparov keep up his speed. Time now: White: 0:08 Black: 0:55. And Karpov is
still thinking. Obviously 12...fxe5 wins a pawn for Black but what about his
B/a6 and B/f8? ]
12. ... fxe5
13. O-O ...
[Time tells it all now. Kasparov on mere 0:08 to Karpov's 1:05 and running.
Karpov's is a pawn up, BUT he'll find it difficult to get B/a6, B/f8 and R/h8
into play.]
13. ... h5
[Probably planning for g5-Bg7. This could end up in fireworks.]
14. Qd2 Nf6
[Now Karpov left the board for the first time. Kasparov is working hard.
He's moving a lot in his chair. Doesn't seem quite satisfied with what he
sees on the board. IM Mike Valvo just told that the Mephisto Chess
computer gave Karpov a half pawn up IF he had played 9...Qh4. Now
Mephisto 'thinks' Black is a third of a pawn up. IM Tisdall, former New
Yorker now living in Oslo, Norway, just said that the pressroom lacks
atmosphere. And he's right. In New York strong Grandmasters were everywhere.
And now they're playing the Olympiad in Novi Sad!]
15. Qa5 Bb7
16. Ba3 ...
[Already a critical moment in the game. 16...Qf7 and 16...c5 are the moves
everyone discusses. As for 16...Qf7 17.Qxa7 Black will be obliged to squeeze
something from his kingside attack not to end up with an unpleasant
endgame. And for 16...c5 17.Qxa7 Karpov has to play 17...e4. Well, so much
for pressroom analysis, because...]
16. ... Qe6
17. Bxf8 Rhxf8
18. Qxa7 ...
[Time: White: 0:28 Black: 1:23. Take a look at 18...e4 19.a4!? Doesn't look
very logical for White, but 19...e3 20.a5 exf2+ 21.Kh1 and what can
Karpov do about 22.a6!? Nothing! Lines like that make Karpov head for
time-trouble. Time: White: 0:28 Black 1:37. Karpov has used 1:09 more than
Kasparov! Valvo says: I just saw Karpov glance at his clock and he looked
very disturbed. This game is not going as he scheduled. Valvo seems to think
Karpov might be losing. Karpov sits alone at the board, as during most of
the game.]
18. ... Qg4
[After 22 minutes thinking. Karpov's idea is to play Qd4 to exchange
Kasparov's Q/a7. Karpov's seconds are not worried at all according to rumors.
Time: White: 0:33 Black: 1:42. The general feeling about the position in
the pressroom has just changed. Black is O.K. is the evaluation right now
in Lyon. Valvo's idea 19.Na3 seems strong to me. On 19...Qd4 20.c5 to go
Na3-c4-a5 looks strong. Now Karpov has left the table. Always a sign that he
is relaxed and feels confident about things. Kasparov rests his head in his
hands. Kasparov is alone at the board, still. Seems like he has problems.
Now Kasparov has been thinking for 21 minutes, nearly as much as he spent
on his first 18 moves! I just got some games. The two previous times the
Scotch Opening was played in a World championship match was ... hold on!
It was in Steinitz - Zukertort and Chigorin - Steinitz. In 1886 and 1892!
I believe the first game was played in New York. (Hello to Manhattan Chess
Club - you might have a picture of it on the wall!)
Kasparov is doing his deep thinking posture, his reflective posture and
his relaxed one. Karpov's chair is still empty. Kasparov is working on his
34th minute now. Karpov is still resting behind the stage. In the pressroom
the organizer Chessly serves champagne and free haircuts (it's true!) for the
press-room boys. But water? It's 20 bucks (French ones, three dollars) a
bottle. The same kind of logic goes for many other parts of the Lyon leg.
Kasparov is still eating up his lead on time. Now the clocks say White: 1:08
Black: 1:42. Now someone just found a game with the interesting 9...Qh4 idea
I told about two hours ago. The game was played somewhere in Russia in 1900!
Black won. GK has been thinking for 42 minutes now. And still does.
Kasparov has gone into chesscoma. Time: White: 1:19 Black 1:42. Some think
Karpov offered a draw after his last move. Might be the reason for the
Kasparov deep think.]
19. Na3 ...
[After 53 minutes Kasparov finally moved. Valvo doesn't think Na3 was an
53-minute move.]
19. ... h4
20. Nc2 h3
21. Bh1 Ne4
[With the neat tactic 22.f3?? Nxg3 23.fxg4 Ne2 MATE! But what about 22.Ne3?
Please look at 22.Ne3 Nc3! Interesting. BUT 22.Ne3 Nc3 23.Qxb7+ might
work for White. 23...Kxb7 24. Bxc6+ Kxc6 25.Nxg4. Maybe ... maybe.]
22. a4 ...
[Tisdall: I don't see a move on 22...Nd2!? Henley saw 23.Ne3 Nf3+ 24.Bxf3
Qxf3 25.c5 with a4-a5-a6 to come. Both players seems to be walking
on the tightrope in this position. But Karpov is alone at the board.
Time: White: 1:34 Black: 2:03 and still running. At the analysis table
GM-elect Gallagher is punching his way through to Kasparov's king with
23...Rf3 and a multiple sac on g3. But it doesn't really work. Karpov
still is alone at the table, where he is working his way to a real
time-trouble situation. Time: White: 1:34 Black: 2:10!]
22. ... Nc3
[Both sit deeply concentrated at the board. 'A great game' says Tisdall.
Karpov seems quite calm. For those who are used to watching Karpov - that
usually means that he is satisfied about his game. And Kasparov - working,
working. Time: White: 1:43 Black: 2:10.]
23. Rae1 Ne2+
24. Rxe2 Qxe2
25. Nb4 d5
26. cxd5 cxd5
[Karpov is smiling! says Valvo. Not because of the time. Time: White: 1:54
Black: 2:25!! Karpov is smiling at GK! And Kasparov is starting to
look nervous. Now GK rests his head on two fists. Watson says: Now it is
REALLY unclear. GK is eating up his advantage on the clock with big steps
now. GK is frowning, and Karpov is still smiling according to Valvo.
Time: White: 2:05 Black: 2:25]
27. Bxd5 Bxd5
28. Nxd5 Qc2
29. Qa6+ Kd7
30. Ne3 Qe4
31. Rc1 Rb8
32. Qf1 Rxb3
33. Qxh3+ Kd8
[Both a few minutes left - and 6 moves. People are shouting in Lyon.]
34. Qh5 Kc8
35. Qd1 Rxe3
36. fxe3 Qxe3+
37. Kh1 Qe4+
38. Kg1 Qe3+
39. Kh1 Qe4+
40. Kg1 Rd8
[Kasparov has sealed his move. The game will be adjourned until tomorrow.]
ANALYSIS:
Someone suggested 22 ... Nd2.
What does the net think of 23. c5 as a reply? Two possible variations:
23 c5 Nf3
24 Bf3 Qf3
25 Ne3 d5
26 cd6 c5
27 Qc5
or
23 c5 Nf1
24 Rf1 d5
25 cd6 (if a5 Kd7 26 Qb7 Rb8)
cd6
26 Ne3 Qd7
and either 27 Rc1 c5 28 Nc4 or 27 Nc4 directly.
Just a thought.
David Kaufmann
WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME 15
November 28, 1990
KARPOV KASPAROV
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 g6
3. Nc3 d5
4. cxd5 Nxd5
5. e4 Nxc3
6. bxc3 Bg7
7. Be3 c5
8. Qd2 O-O
9. Nf3 Qa5
10. Rc1 e6
11. Bh6 Nc6
12. h4 cxd4
13. Bxg7 Kxg7
14. cxd4 Qxd2
15. Kxd2 Rd8
16. Ke3 Bd7
17. Rb1 Rab8
18. Bd3 Ne7
19. h5 f6
20. hxg6 hxg6
21. Rh2 b6
22. g4 e5
23. dxe5 Bxg4
24. exf6+ Kxf6
25. Nd4 Rb7
26. f3 Rd7
27. Rb4 Be6
28. Rc2 a5
29. Ra4 g5
30. Bd5 Rd6
31. Be2 Bd7
32. Rc4 Re8
33. Rb2 Nd5
Drawn
GAME 16:
KASPAROV KARPOV
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 exd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nxc6 bxc6
6. e5 Qe7
7. Qe2 Nd5
8. c4 Nb6
9. Nd2 Qe6
10. b3 a5
11. Bb2 Bb4
12. a3 Bxd2
13. Qd2 d5
14. cxd5 cxd5
15. Rc1 O-O
16. Rxc7 Qg6
17. f3 Bf5
18. g4 Bb1
19. Bb5 Rc8
20. Rxc8 Rxc8
21. O-O h5
22. h3 hxg4
23. hxg4 Bc2
24. Qd4 Qe6
25. Rf2 Rc7
26. Rh2 Nd7
27. b4 axb4
28. axb4 Nf8
29. Bf1 Bb3
30. Bd3 Bc4
31. Bf5 Qe7
32. Qd2 Rc6
33. Bd4 Ra6
34. Bb1 Ra3
35. Rh3 Rb3
36. Bc2 Qb4
37. Qf2 Ng6
38. e6 Rb1+
39. Bxb1 Qxb1+
40. Kh2 fxe6
41. Qb2 (the sealed move)
41. ... Qxb2
42. Bxb2 Nf4
43. Rh4 Nd3
44. Bc3 e5
45. Kg3 d4
46. Bd2 Bd5
47. Rh5 Kf7
48. Ba5 Ke6
49. Rh8 Nb2
50. Re8+ Kd6
51. Bb4+ Kc6
52. Rc8+ Kd7
53. Rc5 Ke6
54. Rc7 g6
55. Re7+ Kf6
56. Rd7 Ba2
57. Ra7 Bc4
58. Ba5 Bd3
59. f4 exf4+
60. Kxf4 Bc2
61. Ra6+ Kf7
62. Ke5 Nd3+
63. Kxd4 Nf2
64. g5 Bf5
65. Bd2 Ke7
66. Kd5 Ne4
67. Ra7+ Ke8
68. Be3 Nc3+
69. Ke5 Kd8
70. Bb6+ Ke8
71. Rc7 Ne4
72. Be3 Ng3
73. Bf4 Nh5
74. Ra7 Kf8
75. Bh2 Ng7
76. Bg1 Nh5
77. Bc5 Kg8
78. Kd6 Kf8
79. Bd4 Bg4
80. Be5 Bf5
81. Rh7 Kg8
82. Rc7 Kf8
83. Kc6 Kg8
84. Re7 Kf8
85. Bd6 Kg8
86. Re8+ Kf7
87. Re7+ Kg8
88. Be5 Kf8
89. Ra7 (the sealed move)
89. ... Bg4
90. Kd6 Bh3
91. Ra3 Bg4
92. Re3 Bf5
93. Kc7 Kf7
94. Kd8 Bg4
95. Bb2 Be6
96. Bc3 Bf5
97. Re7+ Kf8
98. Be5 Bd3
99. Ra7 Be4
100.Rc7 Bb1
101.Bd6+ Kg8
102.Ke7 Resigns
HERE AT LAST IS THE FULLY ANNOTATED GAME 16 NOTES BY IM ERIC SCHILLER
Kasparov - Karpov
Lyon (m/16), 1990
1.e4
(This is one of the greatest battles between these two contestants.
The analysis presented here is quite preliminary, based on comments
made during and after the game by kibbitzers in the United States and
France.)
1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4
(Again the Scotch. I think that Kasparov realizes he may have been
spending too much energy sorting out the Spanish game, and has not put
enough work into the middlegame. So he decides to abandon theory and
just play middlegames.)
4...Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 Nb6
(Karpov decides not to repeat the more popular 8...Ba6 from game 14.)
9.Nd2 Qe6
[9...Bb7 10.b3 0-0-0 11.Bb2 Qe6 12.0-0-0 Be7 13.f4 Rhe8 14.Nf3
c5 15.Qc2 Qh6 16.Bd3 Qxf4+ 17.Kb1 g6 18.Rhe1 with a strong attack,
Padevsky - Kholmov, Dresden 1956.]
10.b3 a5
(An innovation.)
[10...Be7 11.Bb2 0-0 12.Qe4 d5 13.exd6 cxd6 14.Bd3 d5
(14...a5 15.0-0 Qxe4 16.Bxe4 d5 with equal chances,
e.g. 17.cxd5 cxd5 18.Bd3 a4 - Gligoric.)
15.cxd5 cxd5 16.Qxe6 and White was better in Bednarski - Gligoric,
Havana 1967 even though after 16...fxe6 17.0-0 Bf6 a draw was agreed.]
11.Bb2 Bb4 12.a3 Bxd2+ 13.Qxd2 d5
(A very brash move. Did Karpov intend this as a Kasparovian sacrifice for
piece play, or did he simply underestimate White's game?)
[13...a4!? 14.c5 Nd5 15.b4 f6 was suggested by Spassky at the end of the
first session.]
14.cxd5 cxd5 15.Rc1 0-0 16.Rxc7 Qg6
[16...f6 17.Be2 fxe5 18.Qg5 with a strong attack - Spassky.]
17.f3 Bf5 18.g4
(This weakening of the kingside does not turn out to be important.
Probably because Black lacks a dark-squared bishop and his knight is too
far away to inflict any damage.)
18...Bb1 19.Bb5
[19.h4 Rfc8 20.Rxc8+ Rxc8 21.Qxa5 Qc2 22.Ba6 Qxb2 23.Bxc8 Qc1+ 24.Kf2
(24.Ke2 Qxh1 25.Qxb6 Qg2+ 26.Ke1 h5 27.Qf2 Qh1+ 28.Kd2 Ba2 29.e6)
24...Qxh1 25.Qxb6 Qh2+ 26.Ke3 (26.Kf1 Bd3+ 27.Ke1 Qe2+) 26...Qg1+ and Black
wins]
19...Rac8 20.Rxc8
[20.Rc3 was suggested by Bjarke Kristiansen.]
20...Rxc8 21.0-0 h5 22.h3 hxg4 23.hxg4 Bc2
(The idea is to free the moribund Nb6 by opening up the c4-square.)
24.Qd4
(Threatening 25 e6!)
24...Qe6 25.Rf2 Rc7
[25...Bxb3 26.Bd3 with a strong attack.]
26.Rh2
[26.Bc3 Bxb3 27.Bxa5 (27.Bd3!?) Rc1+ 28.Kg2 Nc4 would be even.]
26...Nd7 27.b4 axb4 28.axb4
(Both 29.Rd2 and 29.Bd3 are potential threats.)
28...Nf8 29.Bf1
(Black has defended against both threats, but now the b-pawn is a
screamer.)
29...Bb3
(Kasparov has 14 minutes left - Karpov has 12.)
30.Bd3
(White finally takes control of the critical diagonal. The
f5-square beckons.)
30...Bc4 31.Bf5 Qe7
(Guarding against the threat of g4-g5 and Qd4-h4)
32.Qd2
(Now the threat is 33.Bd4, 34.Bc5, and then Bxf8 robs h7 of its defender.)
32... Rc6
(Kasparov has 11 minutes, Karpov has 6)
[32...Ra7 33.Qg2 intending 34.Qh3.]
33.Bd4
(With the took on the 6th, the plan of shifting the queen to the h-file
loses its sting, as Black can react with ...Rh6 when the queen reaches the
h-file.)
33...Ra6
(Given White's domination of the dark-squares, he need not fear the
attack by the rook and bishop. But Black has nothing else
to do.)
34.Bb1!?
(Still, this defensive move robs Black of even that minimal counterplay.)
[34.f4 Ra2]
34...Ra3!
(This seems to be best, since Black can now target the weak pawns at f3
and g4 . At the same time, Ra3-b3 is threatened. The downside of White's
last move is that the Bb1 is vulnerable, and if captured by the rook,
falls with check.)
35.Rh3!?
(Not only defends the Pf3, but also guards the g3-square and frees h2 for
the queen. Kasparov has 5 minutes, Karpov 2. But the position must worry
Black more than the clock!)
[35.Bc5 Qxe5 36.Bxf8 Kxf8 gives White nothing.]
35...Rb3 36.Bc2 Qxb4 37.Qf2
(Obviously Kasparov is not going to settle for a minimal endgame advantage
by exchanging queens. The threat is simply 38.Qh4)
37...Ng6 38.e6!?
(Was this really better than taking the exchange? Evidently so, because
Black has a powerful zwischenzug. But maybe he should have just taken the
knight.)
[38.Bxb3 Nf4! 39.Rh2 Ne2+ 40.Kh1 Qxb3 is not so clear. But 39.Rh8+ Kxh8
40.Qh2+ Kg8 41.Qxf4 Bxb3 (41...Qxb3=) 42.e6 Qe1+ 43.Kg2 fxe6 44.Qb8+ wins.]
[38.Bxg6 fxg6]
38...Rb1+ 39.Bxb1
[39.Kh2 Nf4 (39...Qb8+!) 40.Bh7+ Kf8 41.Bc5+]
39...Qxb1+ 40.Kh2 fxe6
(Here the game was adjourned. Somehow one expects that Kasparov should have achieved more than this.
Has he let it slip again? Karpov has defended brilliantly and may well
hold the draw.)
41.Qb2
(Sealed. The next few moves were blitzed off.)
41...Qxb2+ 42.Bxb2 Nf4 43.Rh4 Nd3 44.Bc3 e5 45.Kg3 d4
(Now Karpov started to think.)
4.Bd2 Bd5 47.Rh5 Kf7 48.Ba5 Ke6 49.Rh8 Nb2 50.Re8+ Kd6 51.Bb4+ Kc6
52.Rc8+ Kd7 53.Rc5 Ke6 54.Rc7 g6
(This is quite a concession, as it can change the evaluation of a
rook vs. bishop ending from drawn to unclear.)
[54...Nc4 55.f4!?]
[54...Nd3 55.Bf8!?]
55.Re7+ Kf6 56.Rd7 Ba2
[56...Bf7? 57.g5+ Ke6 58.Re7+ wins]
[56...Be6 57.Rb7 Nd3 58.Be7+ Kf7 59.Bg5+ Kf8 60.Bf6 intending Re7.]
[56...Ke6 57.Rd6+]
[56...Nd3!? 57.Rd6+ Kg5 58.Rxd5 Nxb4 59.Rxe5+ Kf6 60.Rb5 and White should win.]
57.Ra7
[57.Rb7 Bd5 58.Rb6+ Be6 59.Bf8 Nd3 60.Bg7+ Kxg7 61.Rxe6 Kf7 62.Rb6 Nf4
may be tenable.]
[57.Be7+ Ke6 58.Rc7 Bb3 59.Bf8 Bd5 60.Re7+ Kf6 61.f4 e4 62.g5+ Kf5 63.Re5+]
57...Bc4 58.Ba5 Bd3 59.f4 exf4+ 60.Kxf4 Bc2 61.Ra6+ Kf7 62.Ke5 Nd3+
[62...d3 63.Ra7+ Kg8 (63...Ke8 64.Ke6 Bb3+ 65.Kf6 Nc4 66.Re7+ Kf8
67.Bb4 d2 68.Re2+ win - Maxim Dlugy.) 64.Kf6 Nc4 65.Ra8+ Kh7 66.Bc3 d2
67.Kg5!! Dlugy.]
[62...Nc4+ 63.Kxd4 Nxa5 64.Rxa5 Kf6 65.g5+ +-]
[62...Ke8 63.Kxd4 +- ]
63.Kxd4 Nf2 64.g5 Bf5 65.Bd2 Ke7 66.Kd5 Ne4 67.Ra7+ Ke8
68.Be3 Nc3+ 69.Ke5 Kd8
[69...Ne4 70.Ra4]
70.Bb6+ Ke8 71.Rc7
(No time scramble this time, still almost ten minutes each.)
71...Ne4 72.Be3
(This almost completely dominates the knight, which has only the
irrelevant sq are g3 at its disposal. So Rc4 becomes a threat.)
72...Ng3 73.Bf4 Nh5 74.Ra7 Kf8 75.Bh2 Ng7 76.Bg1 Nh5
[76...Bc2!?]
77.Bc5+ Kg8
[77...Ke8 78.Re7+ Kd8 79.Kd6 Ng3 80.Bb6+ Kc8 81.Rc7+ Kb8 82.Ba7+ Ka8
83.Re7 Ne4+ 84.Kc6 Nxg5 85.Kb6 and mates.]
78.Kd6 Kf8
[78...Ng3 79.Ke7 Ne4 80.Ra8+ Kh7 81.Bd4 wins - Dlugy]
79.Bd4
[79.Kd5+ Kg8 80.Ke5 Ng3 81.Be3 Ne4 82.Ra4 Ng3 83.Ra8+ Kg7 84.Kd6 was
suggested by Dlugy.]
79...Bg4 80.Be5 Bf5 81.Rh7 Kg8 82.Rc7 Kf8 83.Kc6 Kg8 84.Re7 Kf8
85.Bd6 Kg8 86.Re8+ Kf7 87.Re7+ Kg8 88.Be5 Kf8
(At this point the game was adjourned for the second time, with
most experts predicting a draw. But Maxim Dlugy, currently
training the computer program "Deep Thought" found a winning plan
which the machines had all overlooked.)
89.Ra7 Bg4 90.Kd6 Bh3 91.Ra3 Bg4 92.Re3 Bf5 93.Kc7 Kf7 94.Kd8 Bg4
95.Bb2 Be6 96.Bc3 Bf5 97.Re7+
(It may not seem as though the position has changed much, but it has!)
97...Kf8 98.Be5
(Now the bishop must move.)
98...Bd3
[98...Kg8 99.Ke8 Bd3 100.Rb7 Be4 101.Rc7 Bd3 102.Ke7 and the king reaches
the critical square.)]
99.Ra7 Be4 100.Rc7 Bb1 101.Bd6+ Kg8 102.Ke7
(and Black resigned, because now the mating net can be set up with Be5
and then R to the 8th rank.)
A titanic struggle which may well be the critical encounter of the match.
With the score 8.5 to 7.5 in favor of the Champion, Karpov now needs to
score 5 points from the remaining 8 games in order to obtain the title.
Kasparov can hold on to his title with a mere 3.5 points, but will no doubt
strive for at least 4, so that he can take home the lion's share of the
three million dollar stake.
Notes by National Master Eric Schiller (71361,1214).
This file was downloaded from Compuserve's Go Gamers Forum Library # 4 i.e
the "Chess Club"
Karpov-Kasparov Game 17
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 g6
3. Nc3 d5
4. cxd5 Nxd5
5. e4 Nxc3
6. bxc3 Bg7
7. Be3 c5
8. Qd2 0-0
9. Nf3 Bg4
10. Ng5 cxd4
11. cxd4 Nc6
12. h3 Bd7
13. Rb1 Rc8
14. Nf3 Na5
15. Bd3 Be6
16. 0-0 Bc4
17. Rfd1 b5
18. Bg5 a6
19. Rbc1 Bxd3
20. Rxc8 Qxc8
21. Qxd3 Re8
22. Rc1 Qb7
23. d5 Nc4
24. Nd2 Nxd2
25. Bxd2 Rc8
26. Rc6 Be5
27. Bc3 Bb8
28. Qd4 f6
29. Ba5 Bd6
30. Qc3 Re8
31. a3 Kg7
32. g3 Be5
33. Qc5 h5
34. Bc7 Ba1
35. Bf4 Qd7
36. Rc7 Qd8
37. d6 g5
38. d7 Rf8
39. Bd2 Be5
40. Rb7 resigns
The score now is 8.5-8.5 .
Garry Kasparov won game 18. Here's the move list:
WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME 18
December 09, 1990
KASPAROV KARPOV
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Nf6
5. O-O Be7
6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 d6
8. c3 O-O
9. h3 Nd7
10. d4 Bf6
11. a4 Bb7
12. Na3 exd4
13. cxd4 Nb6
14. Bf4 bxa4
15. Bxa4 Nxa4
16. Qxa4 a5
17. Bd2 Re8
18. d5 Nb4
19. Bxb4 axb4
20. Qxb4 Rb8
21. Qc4 Qc8
22. Nd4 Ba6
23. Qc3 c5
24. dxc6 Bxd4
25. Qxd4 Qxc6
26. b4 h6
27. Re3 Re6
28. f3 Rc8
29. Rb3 Bb5
30. Rb2 Qb7
31. Nc2 Qe7
32. Qf2 Rg6
33. Ne3 Qe5
34. Rb1 Bd7
35. Ra5 Qe7
36. Ra7 Qd8
37. Nd5 Kh7
38. Kh2 Rb8
39. f4 Re6
40. Qd4 Qe8
41.Re1 (Sealed) Bc6
42.Qd3 Qf8
43.Rc1 Bxd5
44.exd5+ Rg6
45.Qf5 Kg8
46.Rac7 Rf6
47.Qd7 Rd8
48.Qxd8 Qxd8
49.Rc8 Qf8
50.R1c4 Rf5
51.Rxf8+ Kxf8
52.Rd4 h5
53.b5 Ke7
54.b6 Kd7
55.g4 hxg4
56.hxg4 Rf6
57.Rc4
And Karpov Resigned.
WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME 19 - Draw
December 12, 1990
KARPOV KASPAROV
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 c6
8. d5 Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 Na6 11. Nd2 Nh6 12. a3 Nf7 13. f3 Bh6
14. Bf2 f5 15. Qc2 Bd7 16. b4 c5 17. Rb1 b6 18. Nf1 Bf4 19. g3 Bh6
20. h4 Nc7 21. g4 fxg4 22. fxg4 Bf4 23. Ne3 Ne8 24. Ncd1 h6 25. h5 g5
26. Rg1 Nf6 27. Rg2 Qc8 28. Kf1 Nd8 29. Kg1 Nb7 30. Kh1 cxb4 31. axb4 a5
32. Nf5 Bxf5 33. exf5 axb4 34. Rxb4 Nc5 35. Rxb6 Ne4 36. Rc6 Qb7
37. Be1 Ra1 38. Bf3 Nc5 39. Bc3 Rc1
1/2-1/2
And Kasparov leads 10 - 9.
WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME 20 - Kasparov Wins
December 15, 1990
KASPAROV KARPOV
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6
8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4
14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 f5 18. Rae3 Nf6 19. Nh2 Kh8
20. b3 bxa4 21. bxa4 c4 22. Bb2 fxe4 23. Nxe4 Nfxd5 24. Rg3 Re6 25. Ng4 Qe8
26. Nxh6 c3 27. Nf5 cxb2 28. Qg4 Bc8 29. Qh4+ Rh6 30. Nxh6 gxh6 31. Kh2 Qe5
32. Ng5 Qf6 33. Re8 Bf5 34. Qxh6+ Qxh6 35. Nf7+ Kh7 36. Bxf5+ Qg6
37. Bxg6+ Kg7 38. Rxa8 Be7 39. Rb8 a5 40. Be4+ Kxf7 41. Bxd5+ 1-0
Game With Comments:
KASPAROV KARPOV
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Nf6
Sorry about the delay in todays "direct from Lyon". Tymenet is down,
so I had trouble getting through.
5. O-O Be7
6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 d6
8. c3 O-O
9. h3 Bb7
10. d4 Re8
11. Nd2 Bf8
12. a4 h6
13. Bc2 exd4
14. cxd4 Nb4
15. Bb1 c5
16. d5 Nd7
17. Ra3 f5
K and K blitzed out the moves. They're tracking their 4th game from
New York. On of the highlights at the Hudson Theater! So we're already
looking forward to a very exciting Saturday afternoon. Without thinking
Kasparov now decided to follow in Jan Timmans path, when he in his
Candidate-final match against Karpov chose....
18. Rae3 Nf6
Karpov took 4 minutes on this move. Maybe he had hoped for 18.exf5 as
Kasparov played in New York?
19. Nh2 ...
Back in real time. Karpov has been thinking ever since Kasparov put his
knight on h2. Rumours are that US GM Nick deFirmian has either played or
suggested this possibility for White. Karpov has thought for 12 minutes
now.
A bit strange. Sure he must be equipped with much deeper analysis of this
position than just the current position. Time after 19th: GK: 0:11 AK:
0:28
.. A few facts about the opening. The name currently is "The Zaitsev-
variation of the Roy Lopez", but the current line ought to bear Karpovs
name
since he has made it popular. In his game against Timman in February
Karpov
choosed 18...f4, but 18...Nf6 is know (was already known) from at
foot-note
to the Nick deFirmian - Ivanov game from Chicago 1988, where Black too
choosed 18...f4. So Karpov took 4 minutes on the untested 18...Nf6,
only to be meet by Kasparovs immediate replay 19.Nh2. The real novelty in
todays game. Karpov sits like a statue at stage now. He noods his head
while
calculating. Time after 19th: GK: 0:11 AK: 0:35...
19. ... Kh8
"A calm guy" said Watson. I wonder, Karpov used 23 minutes on 19...Kh8,
but is it the fruits of his hard labor at the board or at the preparation-
room? In any case, one look at Kasparov is enough to tell that the heat
is
on now for real. He hangs fully concentrated over the table.Karpovs at his
rest-room. Just before the game started GM Speelman toyed with the idea
that
Kasparov might be playing for a win today. Maybe. Karpov surely is. He
needs
it badly. The Soviet GM Lev Polugajevsky just visited the analyzing-table
at
the pressroom. Polu seemed to prefer the attacking posibilities in White's
position. Kasparov is working on his 12th minute now. Watson is conducting
the analysis. One idea is: 20.exf5 Rxe3 21.fxe3!? with the idea: 21...Bxd5
22.e4 Bf7 direct attack on Black weakened King-side. I think a sentence
dropped out - the line was: 20.exf5 Rxe3 21.fxe3!? Bxd5 22.e4 Bf7 23.Ndf3
and "attack". They are still analyzing this line. Mostly Black gets
drowned
by the White pieces. Time at 20th: GK: 0:34.. AK: 0:37
20. b3 ...
This does look more "healthy" than the line I wrote about before. Now
Karpov
is seen sitting alone at the board. As always Karpovs face gives nothing
away, but a look at the position is enough to tell that he'll be walking
on tight-rope today. Kasparovs powerfull bishops (put Bc1 on b2), his Rook
on
the 3rd rang, Nh2 which might jump to g4 and naturally Qd1 ... Karpov
might
indeed find it hot having his King .
20. ... bxa4
"Amazing! They keep playing moves nobody thinks of!" said Watson.
Karpov stayed at the board after making his move. He doesn't look all to
happy.
21. bxa4 c4
Karpov obviously wants to neutralize Kasparovs bishop on b1 with Nd3.
Kasparov is doing his "crocodille" posture now - watching the board nearly
from the level of the top of his King. And Karpov? He is leaning back in
his
chair, relaxed on the surface but... Time after 21st: GK: 0:44 AK: 0:57.
Just picked up that GM Lein thinks that this must be better for White.
Everybody seems to agree, but Karpov 's last move 21...c4 do look like a
good try to kill White's attack on the king-side before it even get
started.
22. Bb2 ...
Time before 22...?: GK: 0:53 AK: 1:08 and running. Watson thinks that
Kasparov has a BIG attack. Karpovs has thought for full 17 minutes
now. To say that Karpov looks worried would at best be a guess, but he
surely isn't beaming with satisfaction. Soviet journalist Rochal thinks
that
Blacks position "smells". AND Karpov still thinks. No matter at which of
the
many analysis tables I look at in the press-room Whites attack seems to
break
through. Time before 22...?: GK: 0:53 AK: 1:25 I would like to be able to
give some lines - but all the experts seems to be many moves into the
various
attacking lines for White.
22. ... fxe4
Karpov decided on this after 34 min. Kasparov came back from his
rest-room,
and Karpov left for his. Kasparov really seems to be putting up steam now.
IM Davies thinks that Karpov was a bit paranoid about Bb1 when he played
c5-c4. And he also thinks that we're seing the end of the match today.
If Kasparov DOES win this game, then Karpovs situation would be nearly
impossible indeed. GM Lein just said that he doesn't believe in this for
Black.
23. Nxe4 ...
Time after W 23th: GK: 1:02 AK: 1:33 And Kasparovs lead on time is bound
to increase, 'caurse Karpov has to solve many problems here.
Pulogajevski just agreed to that "Karpov destroyed his position" by
not playing 22...Rc8 23.Bc3 a5.
23. ... Nfxd5
And Karpov stayed at the board. Blacks position looks like a wreck to
me after 24.Rg3. Both players sits at the board now. Rumours are that Lein
still believes in Blacks position, but I general one have pay money to
find
someone who doesn't think that Kasparov will win in a direct attack.
Kasparov seems satisfied. And Karpov keeps looking first at the board and
then at his opponent.
24. Rg3 ...
"I don't think that I've seen that many
pieces pointing at any king before"
says Don Maddox from New Jersey.
24. ... Re6
A good defensive move, planning for Qe7 and Re8 with strong counterplay
..but will it be enough? Kasparov works HARD now. Hands on the
side of his head, calculating. This is, if not a chance for him to
finish the match, then a chance to put Karpov in the worst possible
situation. Time after B 24th: GK: 0:1:26 AK: 1:54 Now it's Kasparov who is
25. Ng4 Qe8
Time after B 25th: GK: 1:38 AK: 2:11 Back to Deep Thoughts suggestion,
24.Qh5! would have won outright according to the computer. One
line:(instead
of 24.Rg3) 24.Qh5 c3 25.Rxc3! Nxc3 26.Bxc3 and both Nb4 and h6 are hit.
26. Nxh6 ...
Kasparov sacrifices a piece in his attempts to break through. And he looks
calm while doing so. Now GK left the stage where Karpov is
working both against Kasparovs full-power attack AND his fast growing lack
Lein, Glek and Geller now looks at 26...c3.
26. ... c3
27. Nf5 ...
Kasparovs replied instantly. Karpovs clock is ticking fast now.
Time after W 27th: GK: 1:41 AK: 2:18 Both players stays at the board now.
Karpov hasn't got time to go, and Kasparov obviously has decided to put
every possible kind of pressure on him now. Karpov still hasn't moved. He
talks to himself. Time: GK: 1:41 AK: 2:22. Karpov only has 8 minutes to
make his last 13 moves before the time-control.
27. ... cxb2
28. Qg4 Bc8
Karpov often looks up to "read" Kasparovs face. Very often. This time GK
didn't react instantly. Tisdall say: " He's playing half on the clock."
Will Kasparovs attack break through? He's a full piece down now so it
better
have to. Time after B 28th: GK: 1:49 AK: 2:23 "It MUST be a win". At the
mixed european analysing board everybody moves the pieces around
frantically in search of mating lines. And a the All-Soviet
analysing-table
nobody moves the pieces but everybody talks and wave with their hands. It
seems that they trust Whites possibilities. And on stage, Kasparov now
thinks
on his 13th minute to come up with a reply. I'll bet that he's searching
for 4-5 moves lines with nasty plots so to take full advantage of Karpov
shortage of time. Yes, he did. Here it comes.....
29. Qh4+ Rh6
30. Nxh6 gxh6
31. Kh2 ...
Found and made to bring Karpov in even worse time-trouble.
And it worked, 'caurse 4 minutes after...
31. ... Qe5
32. Ng5 ...
Now people are heard shouting loudly at Palais des Congres in Lyon.
32. ... Qf6
33. Re8 Bf5
Karpov replyed instantly. Not wasting expensive seconds, but probably
overlooking.....
34. Qxh6+ Qxh6
35. Nf7+ Kh7
36. Bxf5+ Qg6
37. Bxg6+ Kg7
38. Rxa8 ...
WHAT FIREWORKS! The last moves were blitzed out in only fraction of a
minute. I'm not even sure that Kasparov took his time to write down his
moves. Here Kasparov stopped to think for a moment. Karpov? His expression
didn't change noticably. Poker-faced as always.
38. ... Be7
39. Rb8 a5
40. Be4+ Kxf7
41. Bxd5+ 1-0
AND KARPOV RESIGNED. It looked like a very very hard dicision,
Karpov thought for several minutes before he finally gave in.
Some call this the end of the match. In any case, it surely was the most
colorfull fireworks of the match.
WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME 21 - DRAW!
December 20, 1990
White: Anatoly Karpov Black: Garry Kasparov
Lyon (21) 1990
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0-0 6.Be3 e5 7.d5
Nh5 8.Qd2 f5 9.0-0-0 a6 10.Bd3 c5 11.dxc6 Nxc6 12.Nd5 Be6
13.Bb6 Qd7 14.Ne2 Rac8 15.Kb1 Qf7 16.Rhe1 Kh8 17.Bc2 Nf6
18.Bd3 Nd7 19.Bg1 Nc5 20.Nb6 Rcd8 21.Nc3 Nd4 22.Ncd5 Bxd5
23.Nxd5 fxe4 24.fxe4 b5 25.Rf1 Qd7 26.cxb5 axb5 27.Rxf8+
Rxf8 28.h3 Qd8 29.Bxd4 exd4 30.Qe2 Qh4 31.Rf1 Re8 32.Rf4
Qg5 33.a3 h5 34.Ka2 b4 35.axb4 Ra8+ 36.Kb1 Nb3 37.Kc2 Na1+
38.Kb1 Nb3 39.Qf2 Qd8 40.Rf7 Qe8 41.b5 Ra1+ 42.Kc2 Nc5
43.Rxg7 Kxg7 44.Qxd4+ Qe5 45.Qxe5+ dxe5 46.b6 Rg1 47.Ne3
Re1 48.Nc4 Rg1 49.Ne3 Re1 50.Nc4 Rg1 51.b4 Rxg2+ 52.Kc3
Na4+ 53.Kb3 Nxb6 54.Nxb6 Rg3 55.Kc3 Rxh3 56.b5 h4 57.Nc4
Rxd3+ 58.Kxd3 h3 59.b6 h2 60.b7 h1Q 61.b8Q Qf1+ 62.Kc3
Qc1+ 63.Kb3 Qd1+ 64.Ka2 Qa4+ 65.Na3 Qxe4 66.Qc7+ Kh6 67.Nc4
Qd5 68.Kb2 e4 69.Qf4+ Kg7 70.Kc3 Qd3+ 71.Kb4 Qd4 72.Qh4
Kf7 73.Kb5 Qd5+ 74.Kb4 Qd4 75.Qh7+ Qg7 76.Qh1 Qd4 77.Qh4
Kg8 78.Qf4 Kg7 79.Qc1 Kf6 80.Kb5 Qd5+ 81.Kb6 Qd4+ 82.Kc6
Ke6 83.Ne3 Qa4+ 84.Kb6 Qb4+ DRAW
Game With Comments:
KARPOV KASPAROV
1. d4 ...
Welcome to Lyon and the 21st game. Karpovs first move is just a good
guess. Today we might be seing the final game for the title, since Garry
Kasparov will keep his World Championship until 1993 if he wins. But in any
case we'll have another game to decide the prize money and the $600,000
Korloff trophy. The atmosphere at the press-room is quiet. Countdown...three
minutes to go. Kasparov arrived first on stage - as usual. Karpov came two
minutes late. My guess was ok. So here we go...
1. ... Nf6
2. c4 g6
3. Nc3 Bg7
4. e4 d6
5. f3 ...
Well, well, well..! Kasparov smiled. Karpov left the board immediately.
The Samisch-variation chosen by Karpov with f2-f3 IS one of the best KI-
nut-crackers. And it completes a nice full circle. Last time Karpov played
the Samish-line was in game one in New York.
5. ... O-O
6. Be3 e5
7. d5 Nh5
8. Qd2 f5
Kasparov seems a little restless, while Karpov thinks.
9. O-O-O a6
Karpov is the one doing the thinking now. The position is pretty standard, so
Karpov is probably checking his preparations. In the 1st game in New York
Kasparov tried a minor anomality with 6...c6. But Kasparov probably wants to
leave it all up to Karpov and make him create the game. For the simple reason
that a draw now counts 0.9 points for GK and 0.1 points for Karpov.
10. Bd3 ...
After 12 minutes Karpov played what appears to be a new move. 10.Kb1 has
always been played here (according to the NIC and ChessBase files).
Kasparov is alone at stage now. And after a few minutes of serious analysis
he replied ..
10. ... c5
Time after Blacks 10th: AK: 0:27.. GK: 0:09 GM Speelman found just a few
games with this type of position in the databases. Kasparov's 10...c5 seems
be a HUGE provocation.
11. dxc5ep Nxc6
Kasparov hangs like an eagle over the board. Karpov occasionally looks
up at Kasparov while calculating lines. The position is already very
unstabelized. Karpov may win the pawn on d6 in numerous ways, but his king
might easily get into serious trouble in the meantime.
12. Nd5 ...
IM Ligterink says: "Looks like a very good position for White."
karpovs last move made Kasparov slow down and take a real "think". He doesn't
look too satisfied, and not too tense either. Maybe he has had problems
getting motivated for this game, because if everything goes as it
normally does, then he should be sure of a comfortable victory in the match.
But life doesn't look easy at all to Kasparov right now. To allow Be3-b6
is positionally very suspect, and to stop it with 12...Nd4 runs into a
new problem after 13.Ne2.
12. ... Be6
Kasparov took 14 minutes on this. Time after Blacks 12th: AK: 0:35 GK: 0:24
13. Bb6 Qd7
And Kasparov left stage looking VERY relaxed.
14. Ne2 ...
Karpov hasn't left stage since 5.f3. Time after Whites 14th: AK: 0:45 GK:
0:32. On the board Karpovs' advantage is beyond discussion. But outside,
Kasparov finally seems to have overcome the psychological difficulties.
14. ... Rac8
15. Kb1 ...
Karpov still stays at the board, but now he takes time to long everywhere
else. He seems satisfied and nervous behind it.
15. ... Qf7
Slowly tension is building up, both on the board and outside at Palais des
Congres in Lyon.
16. Rhe1 ...
Just said hello to one of the newcomers in Lyon: GM Lev Alburt. He thinks
in this dynamic position, which could be slightly better for White (due to
his plusses on d5 and b6), that the chances for a win to Kasparov is just a
little bit bigger than a win to Karpov! And one interesting ideas pointed out
by Alburt was that Black might counterattack by using Nf4 (often a pawn-sac)
as a platform. Kasparov is going deep into the position now. Karpov? He's at
his restarea.
16. ... Kh8
Time after Blacks 16th: AK: 0:59 GK: 0:48 Karpov looks fairly relaxed
compared to the importance of the game. Kasparov has left the board. And some
news from another interesting match. Yasser Seirawan has won his six game
KRO match against Jan Timman! Yasser won the fifth game to take a clear lead
with 3.5 - 1.5. And furthermore, Yassers' win in the fifth game today is a
real beauty. Pls look it up tomorrow on the LINC. In Lyon Karpov still
thinks. And still.. The general opinion at the pressroom seems to be that
Kasparovs' position is "playable" if not equal.
17. Bc2 ...
Karpov thought for 22 minutes to find this. The quality of the move is that
it keeps "control". Always a key-word to the understanding of Karpovs play.
17. ... Nf6
Lev Alburt says "It's pretty equal". From a look at Kasparovs and Karpovs
faces on stage - he seems right. But somehow I believe White must have a
little plus somewhere (space and nice squares like d5 and b6 should count).
18. Bd3 ...
"What kind of move is this?" asked Leontxo Garcia, the Spanish chess-
journalist and television-star. Well, it is a "Karpov move"! Like no other
grandmaster Karpov makes moves which are not understood until the day after.
18. ... Nd7
19. Bg1 Nc5
IM Tisdall feels that Black is better now.
20. Nb6 ...
Kasparov is putting up steam now, doing his "crocodille-look", with
his head hanging so low that he's nearly touching the pieces. Or his "head-
between-fists-look", trying to squeeze out favorable variations of the
position. But in the press-room very few people analyze the game. "The match
is finished so why bother?" is what most seem to think. Kasparov is thinking
on his 20th minute now. Hampered as he is by Karpovs blockade of b6 and the
lack of counter-play in general, he has to find something not to drift into a
far too passive position.
20. ... Rcd8
Time after Blacks 20th: AK: 1:28 GK: 1:25
21. Nc3 ...
Lev Alburt says: "It still equal. Now Kasparov has to play Nb4 to prepare an
exchange on d5. I don't believe that Kasparov should allow White's knights
to go to b6 and d5." Time after W 21th: AK: 1:33 GK: 1:32.
21. ... Nd4
"The less conventional approach" according to Lev Alburt.
22. Ncd5 ...
Karpov replied nearly instantly. Having his knights on their optimal squares
just can't be bad. But then again - they look nice but also a bit harmless.
22. ... Bxd5
Time after Blacks 22nd: AK: 1:37 GK: 1:38
23. Nxd5 fxe4
Also played instantly, and now Karpov is left alone at the board.
Karpov is left in thought. Whatever advantage he might have had - it's
difficult to put an eye on now. Kasparov is equally well represented
in the center after getting his Nh5 to c5.
24. fxe4 b5
Here we go! Isn't Karpov the one who is suppossed to play for a win?!
Kasparov's agressive b7-b5 was played without a second thought.
25. Rf1 Qd7
Time after Blacks 25th: AK: 1:53 GK: 1:42 A very unbalanced situation has
arisen. If Kasparov can hold on to his attacking chances, then he might even
win the game. If not - then he might end up with an endgame with a very weak
pawn on b5 and lose.
26. cxb5 axb5
Both players stay at the board at this stage. Now Karpov is alone at the
board - and heading for time-trouble.
27. Rxf8+ Rxf8
Now GM Alburt thinks that "White is slightly better." Alburt says that:
"Black should have delayed the exchange of the f-pawns." And later: "..but
Black should be able to hold on." And from looking at Kasparovs face at
this stage - Lev Alburt is likely to be right. Kasparov suddenly looks VERY
serious. So the question is: Were his last decisions made too spontaneously?"
28. h3 Qd8
Time, most of all Karpov is beginning to play a role in the game at this
stage. Time after Blacks 28th: AK: 2:06.. GK: 1:52 And still 12 moves to go.
And Karpov still thinks. Now on his 12th valuable minute. Everybody at the
pressroom agrees that Karpovs' position is favorable, but now he's seriously
getting short on time. Time: AK: 2:11 GK: 1:52
29. Bxd4 exd4
30. Qe2 ...
Might very well win the pawn on b5, but will just as likely open up for
Kasparovs counter-play on the black squares. The game seems to become
increasingly unbalanced as the pieces are being exchanged. Now Kasparov is
doing his best to join Karpov in a "zeit-not" situation.
Time: AK: 2:12 GK: 1:59 .... GM Alburt says that "we can very well
have a decision today". To either side. And Kasparov is still thinking.
And Karpov looks relaxed - and even a little bit "bored". What a poker-player
he could be. Kasparov seem a little troubled. Time ticking fast: AK: 2:12
GK: 2:07... Karpov last move really most have caused Kasparov problems.
30. ... Qh4
31. Rf1 ...
Karpov answered instantly. Isn't the pawn hanging on e4 after
31...Rxf1 32.Qxf1 Nxe4 ? Hardly, since 33.Qe2 opens up for a strong
White attack.
31. ... Re8
Tension, tension. Looks like Kasparov simply is threatening to reduce the
game to a draw with a line like: Nxd3 followed by Qxe4.
32. Rf4 Qg5
Time after Blacks 32nd: AK: 2:17 GK: 2:16 Rumours in the press-room are that
Black might be better here.
33. a3 ...
Time after Whites 33rd: AK: 2:21 GK: 2:21
33. ... h5
Karpov is speaking to himself while calculating. I don't see the idea behind
Kasparov h7-h5. It surely weakens his white squares.
34. Ka2 ...
A far more sensible way to kill future back rank problems. But Karpov took
full 5 minutes on this, leaving himself with only 4 minutes to make another
6 moves. Time: AK: 2:26 GK: 2:23. Time-trouble, but both players seem
exceptionally calm.
34. ... b4
35. axb4 Ra8+
"I think Black is slightly better" says Lev Alburt.
36. Kb1 Nb3
37. Kc2 Na1+
38. Kb1 Nb3
39. Qf2 Qd8
40. Rf7 Qe8
That was the 40th move. Karpov is going to seal his next move. "Unclear"
says Alburt about the position. The experts at the pressroom are in doubt
about the position. "It is something that can be worked out." says IM
Tisdall. Certainly correct. But a look at Karpov, who sitting alone
at the board now, gives a far more clear impression - he looks troubled.
Very troubled. Suddenly - and for the first time tonight, people are
analyzing frantically at the boards. One line goes: 41.Ne7 Ra1+ 42.Kc2 Qa4
43.Nxg6+ Kh7 44.Rxg7+ with interesting complications. Karpov still thinks.
Now on his 23rd minute - to make his secret move. Karpov made his secret
move after 27 minutes of thinking. And at the analysing board brain-bank GM
Speelman and Tisdall are digging into the complicated 41.Ne7 Ra1+ 42.Kc2 Nc5
43.Nxg6+ Kg8 44.Ne7+ Kh8 possibly with a draw! Pls notice that 44...Qxe7
in this line doesn't work because White wins after 45.Rxe7 Rc1+ 46.Kxc1
46....Nxd3+ and White b-pawn is decisive. So in this exciting position, where
a whole worldchampionship is at stake, Karpov and Kasparov adjourned to
continue tomorrow.
Press RETURN for menu:
41. b5 ...
Surprise! The whole wide world have been analysing 41.Ne7 and 41.Nb6.
"It's probably a draw now" says Alburt.
41. ... Ra1+
42. Kc2 Nc5
43. Rxg7 Kxg7
44. Qxd4+ Qe5
45. Qxe5+ dxe5
46. b6 Rg1
47. Ne3 Re1
Those eight moves were blitzed out on no time at all. Both Karpov and
Kasparov obviously had done their homework well in this endgame. White might
very well win Kasparovs knight for his strong b6-pawn in many lines, but the
cost will be his kingside pawn. And in a later race between White's b2 pawn
and Blacks h5-pawn Blacks might come first.
48. Nc4 Rg1
49. Ne3 Re1
The second repetition of this position. Now Karpov is thinking. Kasparov has
left stage. GM Lev Alburt believes that Black will be able to hang on to a
draw.
50. Nc4 ...
Karpov played this after a good ten minutes thought. Kasparov came back
and seems to hesitate to repeat his Re1-g1. And Kasparov is still thinking.
He looks a little bit troubled. Karpov stays at the board. He looks
very tensed. VERY. And indication that White do have some promising lines?
It could well be. Time after W 50th: AK: 3:13 GK: 2:43. Kasparov is working
on his 15th minute now. A bit strange, this looks like a position that soon
would be exhausted when analysed deeply, and that's what many seconds most
have been doing since the game was adjourned yesterday. Karpovs faces tells
no stories - as usual. But his fist are tight together. Tension. Nervous. A
LOT is at stage today. And Kasparov still thinks. Karpov eyes are constantly
travelling from the board to watch Kasparovs face. Now Kasparov is seen
looking away from the board. Kasparov most be checking and re-checking
his preparations. Meanwhile Karpov looks like a man who try to beat the
worldrecord in holding ones breath. Lev Alburt still gives better chances
for a draw than a win to Karpov, but .. He does see some difficulties.
50. ... Rg1+
After 28 minutes of "deep thoughts" Kasparov DID repeat his move.
Kasparov just left stage. Now it's Karpov who hesitates. He
can take a draw immediately with 51.Ne3 but that's hardly the big idea.
And time is getting short for Karpov, who still has 6 moves to go in just 8
minutes. Time after B 50th: AK: 2:23.. GK: 2:59 Now Karpov is down to 7
minutes and 6 moves. Rumours are that at the All-Soviet analysing-table in
the pressroom Karpov wins. But still no lines. But the move to get on MUST be
51.b4. A possible line goes: 51.b4 Nb7 52.Rxg2+ Sorry: 51.b4 Nb7 52.Nxe5
Rxg2+ 53.Kc3
51. b4 Rxg2+
52. Kc3 Na4
53. Kb3 Nxb6
54. Nxb6 Rg3
55. Kc3 Rxh3
56. b5 h4
And again, all the critical moves were blitzed out. Alburt says
"Now it is a draw." "Not 100 percent, but 95!" says Alburt.
And he continues: "It might even be an easy draw". The line which he thinks
of most be: (something like since I haven't had much succes with my
suggestions today): 57.Nd7 Rf3 58.Nxe5 Rf4 59.b6 h3 60.b7 h2 61.b8:Q h1:Q.
57. Nc4 Rxd3+
58. Kxd3 h3
59. b6 h2
60. b7 h1:Q
61. b8:Q Qf1+
62. Kc3 Qc1+
63. Kb3 Qd1+
64. Ka2 Qa4+
65. Na3 Qxe4
66. Qc7+ Kh6
67. Nc4 Qd5
68. Kb2 e4
69. Qf4+ Kg7
70. Kc3 Qd3+
71. Kb4 Qd4
72. Qh4 Kf7
73. Kb5 Qd5+
74. Kb4 Qd4
75. Qh7+ Qg7
76. Qh1 Qd4
77. Qh4 Kg8
78. Qf4 Kg7
79. Qc1 Kf6
80. Kb5 Qd5+
81. Kb6 Qd4+
82. Kc6 Ke6
83. Ne3 Qa4+
84. Kb6 Qb4+
DRAW
Kasparov and Karpov are analysing the game on stage now. Their analysis are
monitored all over Palais des Congress. It's the adjourned position that they
seemed to be most interested in. All the lines found by Speelman and
Watson yesterday now can be seen on the board. Nothing is new in this area.
But Karpovs sealed move DID come as a surprise to most masters.
After the draw in this game Kasparov leads the match with 11.5 points to
Karpovs 9.5 points. An "impossible" situation for the Challenger, who now
has to score three wins in a row to win the title. As for Kasparov, just one
draw is now all he needs to keep his title another 3 years. And on stage in
Lyon, Karpov and Kasparov are still discussing the game. Quite friendly.
After full ten minutes, Kasparov and Karpov are still analyzing together
very friendly on stage!
WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME 22 - DRAW
Kasparov Remains World Champion!
December 26, 1990
KASPAROV KARPOV
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6
8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4
14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 f5 18. exf5 Bxd5 19. Ne4 Bf7
20. axb5 d5 21. Nc3 Rxe1+ 22. Nxe1 d4 23. Na2 Nxa2 24. Bxa2 c4 25. Rxa6 Nc5
26. Rxa8 Qxa8 27. Bb1 d3 28. Be3 Qa5 29. b3 Nxb3 30. Nxd3 cxd3 31. Bxd3 Nc5
32. Bf1 Qc7 33. Qg4 Kh7 34. Bc4 Bxc4 35. Qxc4 Qe5 36. Qf7 Bd6 37. g3 Qe7
38. Qg6+ Kh8 39. Bd4 Be5 40. Bxc5 Qxc5 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. Qg6+ Kh8 43. Qe8+
.5-.5
Game With Comments:
KASPAROV KARPOV
1. e4 ...
Kasparov just arrived on stage. Kasparovs' clock is running and now
1.e2-e4. Everybody is waiting for Karpov now. 17:04 in Lyon. Photographers
only have admission to work until 17:03. So no photos of Karpov arriving at
what might be the last game of the match. Rumours are that Karpov simply
might be delayed by traffic.
1. ... e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Nf6
5. O-O Be7
6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 d6
8. c3 O-O
9. h3 Bb7
10. d4 Re8
"Karpov is offering him the World Championship" said Tisdall. And Kasparov
DID seem to give a thought to 11.Ng5 to ask Karpov if he would be interested
in 11...Rf8 12.Nf3 (Re8) and draw. But after taking a deep breath GK
played...
11. Nd2 Bf8
12. a4 h6
13. Bc2 exd4
14. cxd4 Nb4
15. Bb1 c5
16. d5 Nd7
17. Ra3 f5
Surprise, surprise. Karpov voluntarily follows his own footsteps from the
20th game. The game which Kasparov won after a lot of fireworks. Undoubtly
Blacks play has been improved since then, so now Kasparov surprised
everybody by ...
18. exf5 ...
18.exf5!? The move which brought Kasparov into a lot of trouble in the
4th game at the New York leg of the match. Obviously Kasparovs' team has
done their job as well during the Christmas break in the match.
18. ... Bxd5
Karpov looked a bit baffled when he came back to the board. IGM Alburt
thinks that this is a good choice by Karpov, from a psycological point of
view. Alburts' point is that Kasparov HAS to play active in this kind of
game. And, if Kasparov just playes to secure his draw (and the title) then
Karpov might get the better of it.
19. Ne4 Bf7
Time after B 19th: GK: 0:19.. AK: 0:21 Kasparov is working had now, Karpov's
off stage. The chances that we might have a final decision in the match
today has increased a lot, due to Karpovs' choice of opening. Lev Alburt
calls it: "Complexed." One point in Karpovs favour here is that 20.Nxd6
doesn't work to 20...Rxe1+ 21.Nxe1 Ne5. Kasparov is still thinking, and
Karpov was seen watching the board from behind the curtain before going back
to the board. From a look at their faces - Karpov seems to be the one best
prepared for this position.
20. axb5 d5
Karpov replied instantly.
21. Nc3 ...
And so did Kasparov. Karpov surely has build an impressive
center, but it might rest on "feet of clay".
21. ... Rxe1+
Kasparov looks as if he's building up concentration, while Karpov often
stares out into the playing-hall. Alburt thinks that: "This is basically
what Karpov needs. A complexed game where GK has committed himself to a
kingside-attack."
22. Nxe1 ...
Alburt suggests: 22...d4 23.Be4!? Anyway on 22.Qxe1 Kasparov had to find
a good answer to 22...d4 23.Ne4 axb5. Chopping off too many pieces will
leave Karpov with an endgame which he can win on his automated-pilot due to
his strong central pawns. Will or will not Kasparov be able to generate the
attack he needs? Time after W 22nd: GK: 0:42 AK: 0:29.. Kasparov is thinking
hard already. One thing seems sure already, in this kind of position the
chances of a draw is quite small. Now Karpov sits alone at the board.
Alburt likes the move choosen by GK and thinks that he's planning to play:
22...d4 23.Na2! Nxa2 24.Bxa2 Bxa2 25.Rxa2 axb5 26.Rxa8 Qxa8 27.Qb3+ Kh8
28.Qxb5 which Alburt thinks will give White an edge. I'm not quite sure, but
then again - I'm not Alburt. (It's Qa8-d5 at the end which looks o.k. for
Black - to me. Time after W 22nd: GK: 0:42 AK: 0:40. Karpov is REALLY
working now. In this position he just might have the straw he needs to hang
on to - to stay in the match. USCF President and IGM Maxim Dlugy thinks
that what Kasparov is heading for is: 22...d4 23.Be4!? Rb8 24.bxa6 dxc3
25.a7 and White seems to be winning! Dlugy, by the way, arrived to France
on the 23rd, expecting to see a game on Christmas Eve. Is Dlugy right? Can
White play 22...d4 23.Be4? It looks right. See: 23...dxc3 24.Bxa8
and Nd7 is hanging after 24....Qxa8. And a new suggestion is 22...a5.
Karpov is still thinking. And Now the common opinion (Alburt, Dlugy
and others) that White has an edge. And the idea behind Kasparovs' last
move 22.Nxe1 is obvious now. After 22...d4 23.Be4! dxc3 24.Bxa8 his Qd1
will be hitting Nd7. And as for 22...axb5 23.Nxb5, that will just leave
White a pawn up as Dlugy remarked pragmatically. As for the press-room,
there's a slightly better show-up today. But people seems to be more
interested in the fact that the match might end today, than in the
game itself. Though not Lev Alburt, who now is convinced that Kasparov has
got out of the opening with a significiant advantage. But "It's not without
counter-chances for Black" says Alburt. And "It's not a position where GK
'just' can play for a win" says Alburt. 22...a5 seems to be the favorite
move now. Time after W 22nd: GK: 0:42 AK: 1:05. Karpov has spend full 40
minutes on this move, now. Now Maxim Dlugy suggests 22....a5 too.
22. ... d4
23. Na2 ...
So much for the experts analysis at the press-room! And by the way - wasn't
this Lev Alburt's first suggestion?! On 23.Be7 Black might have been o.k.
after either 23...Rc8 or 23...Ra7. Time after W 23rd: GK: 0:49 AK: 1:13
Now 23...Nxa2 24.Bxa2 Bxa2 25.Rxa2 axb5 26.Rxa8 Qxa8 27.Qb3+ and Qxb5 looks
fine for Kasparov.
23. ... Nxa2
24. Bxa2 c4
The product of Karpovs 44 minute "think" on his 22nd move.
25. Rxa6 Nc5
And Karpov, who had played his to last moves instantly, left the stage.
Now the monitors show a Kasparov lost in deep deep thoughts. A line like
26.Rxa8 Qxa8 27.Bb1 d3 hardly can be Kasparovs' idea of big fun. No -
Kasparov doesn't look too happy after seing Karpovs last move.
Time after B 25th: GK: 0:56 AK:1:16.
26. Rxa8 Qxa8
27. Bb1 d3
No, Kasparov doesn't look like a man who is satisfied. Now Alburt says: "It
unclear if Kasparov will be able to save the game." And at the analysing
table Kasparovs top-second, Mikhail Gurevich (9th in the World) looks for
lines where White might draw after sacrificing a piece on Karpovs' strong
pawns.
28. Be3 ...
Alburt says: "It's a very interesting game from a chess-players' point of
view. Kasparov is in trouble, but he has many ways to try to save
position."
28. ... Qa5
"Karpov is winning..somebody just said" From a look at Kasparov, someone may
be right. Kasparovs' problems are plenty. First of all he'll have problems
hanging on to his b-pawns. And Kasparov now thinks on his 12th minute. He
seems worried. Now Spassky is saying that White may draw with 29.Nxd3!
But ...
29. b3 ...
No mindreader is needed to tell that Kasparov is displeased with his
game. Time after W 29th: GK: 1:23 AK: 1:26.
29. ... Nxb3
30. Nxd3 cxd3
31. Bxd3 ...
Alburt says: "Karpov is better, but Kasparov has very good chances to draw."
And I'm convinced that I'll have to sit here again tomorrow! With 30 moves
made no time-trouble today, and surely Karpov is going to take it easy until
the time-control, being a piece up for three pawns.
31. ... Nc5
32. Bf1 ...
Kasparovs' last move indicates that he's going to "sit" from now on - and
watch how Karpov is going to break through.
32. ... Qc7
Time after B 32nd: GK 1:29 AK: 1:51. The general opinion in Lyon is that
White should be able to draw this, but not without difficulties.
Alburt thinks that Kasparov has improved his chances of drawing the game.
33. Qg4 Kh7
Karpov clearly is trying to keep up as much tension as possible. Which is
why he tries to avoid an exchange of bishops on c4. Alburt says: "Karpov
could have tried to get more from the position than he has got. It looks even
more drawish than it did a few moves ago."
34. Bc4 ...
Predicted by Alburt. The point is that Karpov cannot win an
endgame where he only has Bf8 against Whites' army of pawns for the simple
reason that the black-squared bishop and the h6-pawn cannot win. (Wrong
color). And Karpov is still thinking. An exchange on c4 evidently will lead
to further exchanges and .... draw. All experts in Lyon agree now: Draw.
But most of them also foresee that the game will be adjourned.
34. ... Bxc4
35. Qxc4 ...
And Karpov chances for a win are diminishing dramatically.
Kasparov looks relaxed now.
35. ... Qe5
Not the most exciting position in a game which might decide a
whole World Championship.
36. Qf7 Bd6
37. g3 ...
Time after W 37th: GK: 1:50 AK: 2:23. Both Karpovs' time and possibilities
are running out. Karpovs clock is still running. Maybe we'll have a new
World Champion annonced tonight anyway. No - hardly (and by the way - not a
"new" one.)
37. ... Qe7
So - can Black win after QxQ and BxN? Karpov seems to think so, at least.
Kasparov is thinking "DEEP" now. A World Championship might be balancing on
the correct evaluation of the endgame after 38.Qxe7 Bxe7 39.Bxc5 Bxc5.
"Immediately draw" says Roshal. Usually one of Karpovs' supporters.
The reason is: 38.Qg6+ Kh8 39.f6 Qxf6 40.Qxf6 gxf6 41.Bxh6 and Black only has
one single pawn to put his hopes on. Kasparov is thinking and thinking ...
38. Qg6+ Kh8
Alburt says: "I'll not be surprised if Kasparov tries to play a few moves.
He might try 39.b6."
39. Bd4 Be5
40. Bxc5 Qxc5
41. Qe8+ Kh7
42. Qg6+ Kh8
43. Qe8+ .5-.5
AND DRAW! KASPAROV IS WORLD CHAMPION UNTIL 1993. Garry Kasparov was smiling
broadly during their few minutes of analysis of the game right after the draw
was made at 21:33 Lyon local time. Karpov HAD had winning chances, but
Kasparovs strong defense combined with (possibly) small inaccuracies by
Karpov soon dragged the game back over the draw-line. Right now Kasparov is
being inteviewed by everybody. This is not the end of the match, they'll
still have to play a game for the price-fund and the 1 million dollar
Korloff-trophe, but it is the end of Kasparovs and Karpovs fight for the
World Championship. And maybe the end of the whole Kasparov versus Karpov
era. So - a chesshistorical day. The situation now is: Kasparov 12 points,
Karpov 10 points. The 23rd game will be played on Saturday to decide the
sharing of the price. Karpov has to win two games in a row to get a share in
the 1.7 million dollars that goes to the winner, while the loser will have to
settle for 1.3 mill. dollars.
WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME 23 - Karpov Wins
Kasparov Leads Series 12 - 11
December 29, 1990
KARPOV KASPAROV
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Nh5
8. Qd2 Qh4 9. g3 Qe7 10. O-O-O f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Nh3 Na6 13. Rg1 Nf6
14. Nf2 Kh8 15. Be2 Bd7 16. Bg5 Nc5 17. g4 e4 18. fxe4 fxe4 19. Be3 Na4
20. g5 Nxc3 21. bxc3 Ng8 22. Ng4 c5 23. dxc5ep Nxc6 24. h4 d5 25. cxd5 Bxd5
26. Qxd5 Rac8 27. Qd6 Rc3+ 28. Kb1 Qf7 29. Bd4 1-0
Game 23 With Comments:
KARPOV KASPAROV
1. d4 ...
Welcome to Lyon and the 23rd game. Karpov came at 17:00 sharp today.
1. ... Nf6
2. c4 g6
3. Nc3 Bg7
4. e4 d6
5. f3 O-O
6. Be3 e5
7. d5 Nh5
8. Qd2 Qh4
The first deviation from the 21st game.
9. g3 Qe7
Surprise, surprise! Kasparov has played the daring Queen-sac 9...Nxg3 10.Qf2
Nxf1 11.Qxh4 Nxe3 with some success in the past. Among others he drew
Seirawan with the line in a World Cup game a little more than a year ago. As
for the scenario at Palais des Congres. Karpov looks tired. And Kasparov
doesn't seem very motivated either. Much of the tension (let's say 95
percent) left the match when Kasparov secured his title. As for the pressroom
- even a bomb wouldn't be able to shake up the exhausted journalists! The
climax of the match has been past, and now only remains the cleaning up.
10. O-O-O f5
Time after B 10th: AK: 0:17 GK: 0:08
11. exf5 gxf5
12. Nh3 ...
Kasparov is alone at the board now. It seems that Karpovs 12.Nh3 is, if not
unknown, then a least less common than moves like Bd3 and Kb1.
Time after W 12th: AK: 0:19 GK: 0:19 Kasparov looks serious, or perhaps
mildly troubled. This line has a slightly dubious reputation, so maybe he
chose it to challenge himself. To wake up.
12. ... Na6
Bob Burkett says: "Garry has got something up his sleeve!"
And he continues: "And he looks pensive". Now Karpov is left alone at the
board. Maybe Bob Burkett is right. Kasparov might very well have some
ambitious strategical idea prepared in this line. If for no other reason,
then because this kind of position doesn't invite to the draw which Kasparov
needs to secure a clear win in the match together with the 1.7 million
dollars 1st price and the estimated 1 mill. dollars Korloff-trophy.
IGM Lev Alburt is a bit blank about what to say about this position. He
doesn't play it himself. Few grandmasters do. The Kings-Indian is not the
most fashionable opening these years. Time after B 12th: AK: 0:30 GK: 0:24
Slowly things begin to look normal now. Karpov talks to himself while
concentrating, Kasparov is at his restroom and the position on the board is
complex. Todays version of the KI Samisch-variation is quite different from
the mutual king-side attack position which arose shortly after the opening
in game 21. Here the battle-ground first of all is e4 + e5 + f4 + f5 squares.
Karpov might get a vicious attack on Kasparovs' king if he can open up the
g-file in the right way, but Black might (nearly) get equally well
counter-play from the very same squares.
13. Rg1 ...
Karpov took 17 minutes on this. 13.Rg1 makes it possible for White
to play g3-g4 without any further preparations. Kasparovs seems QUITE
awake now. Now Kasparov looks plain unsatisfied.
13. ... Nf6
14. Nf2 ...
Karpovs' answer came quick. In the pressroom a FIDE press-conference
has just started, with the participation of President Campomanes.
Campomanes didn't make it through the presentation of the other participants
before an unidentified spanish-speaking journalist loudly accused Campomanes
of things that wouldn't sound nice when translated into english.
Well, I'll stick to todays game.
14. ... Kh8
15. Be2 ...
Karpov took a full 15 minutes on this
15. ... Bd7
16. Bg5 ...
Tension is building up. Both players stay on stage now. Like in the
gulf-crisis both players have been mobilizing for a while, but now some
major decisions soon have to be taken. Where, when and how to open up the
conflict? If Kasparov playes 16...Nc5, then Karpov surely will offer him an
exchange of knights with 17.Nd3. The point is that after 16...Nc5 17.Nd3 Nxd3
18.Bxd3 Black will not be able to keep control of the key-square e4 after a
White g3-g4. And once on the hands of White, the e4-square will be a platform
for an attack on Blacks king. No move yet from Kasparov. I beginning
to think that GK really has given himself a tough nut to crack today.
And I don't dare to imagine what will happen here in Lyon if Karpov wins!?
The 24th and last game played on New Years eve. FIDE might call for another
technical time-out! Interesting aspects. Kasparov is still thinking. Now on
his 16th minute. Time after W 16th: AK: 0:56 GK: 0:58. People at the press
-room still seems to talk of everything else than the game. So no quotes -
yet. But news from FIDE, who just released the new FIDE rating list. On top
is Kasparov with ELO 2800. Next comes 2. Karpov 2725, 3. Gelfand 2700
4. Ivanchuk 2695 5. Bareev 2650... in short, top-ten are all Soviets!
As for the US-players it looks like this: 13. Gata Kamsky 2640
33. Seirawan 2595 37. Christiansen 2590 49. De Firmian 2575 52. Gulko 2575.
16. ... Nc5
17. g4 ...
Karpov answered instantly. Tisdall said: "Something is about to happen!?"
Alburt says: "White maybe is slightly better, but Black has different kinds
of counter-play, for instance..."
17. ... e4
Kasparov played the move before Alburt had time to finish his sentence.
Something IS about to happen. And just to finish off the FIDE list.
Among the women Judith Polgar is in front with 2540, and followed by her
bigger sister Zsuzsa Polgar on 2510. Then: 3. Chiburdanidze 2485,
4. Pia Cramling 2470. The US women: 13. Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya 2395.
15. Akhsharumova 2385.
18. fxe4 fxe4
Alburt says: "It's not clear. It very likely that White will win this pawn
(he thinks of e4. BK) but maybe Black will get some compensation."
Kasparov has left the board. Karpov thinks. Karpov seems to be in for a long
think.
19. Be3 Na4
And Kasparov left the stage looking very confident. Time after B 19th: AK:
1:11.. GK: 1:09 The next US players on the Mens FIDE list: 60. Dlugy 2570 65.
Yermolinsky 2565 75.Fedorowicz, Benjamin and Dzindzichashvili all 2555.
80. Alburt 2555. 91. Rohde 2550. 93. Kavalek 2550. Karpov is still thinking.
20. g5 Nxc3
21. bxc3 ...
This looks "unbelievably" ambitious, as Tisdall put it. Kasparov doesn't look
worried, but very very sceptical. Could this be right? Can Karpov really play
such an structure? First of all, he actually does it. And secondly, there IS
some details which support Whites idea. Control of d4, Nf6 has to go to
either e8 or g8, and e4 IS weakened. Kasparov "hangs" his head between his
always a sign that he is going DEEP into the position.
21. ... Ng8
Time after B 21st: AK: 1:17.. GK: 1:22 Karpov is thinking now. After his
anti-positional 21.bxc3 the balance might or might not have changed, but one
thing is sure - the position has become much more "misty". First of all both
players have many awkwardly places pieces.
22. Ng4 c5
Time after B 22nd: AK: 1:21 GK: 1:28. Thematical. It puts Karpov in a dilemma
he can hardly afford to lose access to d4, but 23.dxc5 e.p. bxc6 opens up
for a Black attack. Kasparov has left the board. Time after 22nd: AK: 1:30..
GK: 1:28. And ... Karpov is still thinking. Everybody at the press-room
agrees that the game is "interesting". But nobody is analyzing! This game is
not for the title - so why the effort? That seems to be the attitude.
23. dxc5ep ...
And Karpov left the stage immediately. I don't like White's position anymore.
To many weaknesses and to few strong points to make up for them. But Alburt
disagress with me. He thinks that White might be able to play g5-g6 at some
point. Kasparov is still thinking on whether to take back with pawn-b7 or the
bishop. After 23...Bxc6 then d6-pawn seems to be positionally poisoned, due
to the line: 23...Bxc6 24.Qxd6 Rad8 25.Qxe7 Nxe7 and without the Queens on
the board Blacks kingside should be safe and he might begin to look at Whites
weak pawns.
23. ... Bxc6
Kasparov didn't leave the board this time.
24. h4 ...
Time after W 24th: AK: 1:40 GK: 1:40 GM Henley just suggested 24...d5 for
Kasparov. One trick is 25.c5 b6 26.h5 bxc5 27.h6 Be5 28.Nxe5 Qxe5 29.Bxc5
with Bd4 just around the corner.
24. ... d5
That's a man(!) ... who just needs a draw.
25. cxd5 Bxd5
WHAT!!?? Henley, Tisdall and I discussed every other possibility beforehand.
26. Qxd5 Rac8
Fireworks! On 27.Bd4 Kasparov might consider 27...Rxc3+ with the idea
28.Bxc3 Qa3+ 29.Kb1 Qxc3. "Do you understand? Nobody understand!"
says French GM Olivier Renet. Kasparov looks calm. People are quessing
now. Is this bluff? Nobody can find the lines which justifies Kasparovs
attack.
27. Qd6 Rc3+
28. Kb1 Qf7
29. Bd4 1-0
AND KASPAROV RESIGNED! I REPEAT: GARRY KASPAROV RESIGNED. They just signed
the scoresheets. Tisdall said: "Kasparov looks sick" just before the World
Champion gave in. And he indeed did. A sudden and unexpected turn in a game
that looked "interesting" and "unclear" just 5.5 moves ago. Boris Spassky
says: "I think that he (Kasparov) just considered his position for bad or
lost, and so he tried the active chance." I think there is a lot of thruth in
Spasskys words. Anyway, I can find no other explanation which fits.
So ... next game will be on New Years Eve! Unless FIDE, the organizers and
the players agrees to call for another technical time-out. And until Kasparov
appears on the French TF1 later tonight, nobody will know excactly what went
wrong for the World Champion. The standings until the 24th game on Monday is:
Kasparov 12 - Karpov 11. So - until Monday / New Years Eve, goodbye from
Lyon. Bjarke.
WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
GAME 24 - Draw
Kasparov Wins Series 12.5 - 11.5
December 31, 1990
KASPAROV KARPOV
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 b6 7. b4 d6
8. Bb2 Bb7 9. g3 c5 10. Bg2 Nd7 11. O-O Rc8 12. d3 Re8 13. e4 a6 14. Qb3 b5
15. Nd2 Rb8 16. Rfc1 Ba8 17. Qd1 Qe7 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Nb3 e5 20. f3 h5
21. bxc5 dxc5 22. a4 h4 23. g4 c4 24. dxc4 bxa4 25. Ba3 Qd8 26. Nc5 Bc6
27. Nxa4 Nh7 28. Nc5 Ng5 29. Nxd7 Bxd7 30. Rc3 Qa5 31. Rd3 Ba4 32. Qe1 Qa6
33. Bc1 Ne6 34. Ra3 Nc5 35. Be3 Qd6 36. Rxa4 .5 - .5
Game 24 With Comments:
KASPAROV KARPOV
1. Nf3 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. Nc3 ...
And Karpov is thinking. Kasparovs choice of opening came as a surprise to
everybody, and probably to Karpov as well.
3. ... Bb4
4. Qc2 O-O
5. a3 Bxc3
6. Qxc3 ...
Still nobody leaves the board. It looks like that Kasparov want's to repeat
his tactics from the 24th and last game in their Sevilla Match in 1987.
Kasparov then needed to win the final game to keep his title, and therefore
settled for a slow and very long game. And, as Don Maddox said from New
Jersey, Kasparov needs to win this game to keep his newly defended title
nicely polished.
6. ... b6
Karpov took 5 minutes on this. Still nobody leaves the board. Looks like that
we're in for an exciting New Years eve. And in this kind of opening the
fireworks are most likely to be lightened as close as possible to midnight.
And Kasparov indeed looks very determinated.
7. b4 ...
Alburt says: "A very normal move."
7. ... d6
Kasparov definately looks more "hungry" today, than in the last game.
Karpov is offstage now. The position is not new to him according to my
memory. In Sweden last year, at the Haningen tournament, Karpov played a
similar opening with Black against Van der Wiel. The show-up in the playing
hall is as expected very low today. Barely 200 people want to watch the final
game in the match.
8. Bb2 ...
Alburt says: "According to theory this is slightly better for White.
Slightly." I would say that Kasparov has choosen a fairly ambitious set-up,
considering that he only needs a draw. And from a look at his face, he'll
willingly go for more than a draw if he gets the chance. If this is through,
then GK gambles with a LOT of money. 200.000 dollars plus the (estimated) 1
million dollars Korloff-trophy is the difference between a lost and a drawn
game for Kasparov today. So - maybe we are watching the most expensive game
in the whole chess-history right now.
8. ... Bb7
Karpov remains seated at the board. Often he looks at Kasparov, often out
into the 3/4 empty concert-hall, and rarely at the board. In other words,
this structure isn't new to Karpov at all.
9. g3 ...
After 8 minutes, and Kasparov left.
9. ... c5
10. Bg2 ...
Time after W 10th: GK: 0:28 AK: 0:45 Latests report from the playing-hall
says that both players looks nervous. As for the tension on the board, it's
all very normal, just as the fact that Black has to be carefull not to end up
in a position where he'll regret that he parted with his bishop.
10. ... Nd7
11. O-O Rc8
K and K are moving slowly ahead, despite the fact that it's still theory.
A game Drasko - Arnason continued: 12.d3 here. Black won in 38, but that's
just what IGM Arnason was surposed to do. Alburt thinks that it's still a
very elastic position. And Kasparov now has to choose which structure to base
his game on. One with d2-d4? Or one with the slower d2-d3 and e2-e3.
Time after B 11th: GK:0:39 AK:0:50. Kasparov is thinking on his 13th minute
now. Karpov is offstage. If Kasparov wants to repeat his strategy
from the 24th game in Seville 87, then now 12.d3 is the move to secure a long
battle. By the way, Bob Burkett thinks that an adjournement isn't impossible
at all.
12. d3 ...
And Kasparov went to his rest-room. One plan for White here is to play
e2-e4, preferably to provoke a Black e6-e5, so to make use of the f5-square
with Nh4, as suggested by Alburt. In the press-room all the photographers
are blitzing like madmen to get a shoot of Lyon Mayor Michel Noir playing a
blitz-game with M. Moet-Chaudon. Moet-Chaudon the owner of the famous
Moet-Chaudon brand of champagne. A very appropiate game on New Years eve.
By the way, the Mayor is winning.
12. ... Re8
In the before mentioned game Drasko - Arnason Black played 12...d5, so maybe
this is unknown territory. Kasparov is working on his 26th minute
now.
13. e4 ...
A major desicion which might explain why Kasparov took full 27 minute to do
it. And the game still follows Lev Alburts
lay-out.
13. ... a6
A useful waiting move according to Alburt. It prevents a White b4-b5 followed
by a3-a4-a5, since now Black can close the Q-side with a6-a5.
Kasparov is working hard now. He has to look out for a Black b6-b5, and also,
at the moment Karpov seems better developed with his rooks on c8 and e8, so a
Black break with d6-d5 might turn out well for Karpov. The few experts who
are interested in the game - and not already celebrating New Years eve -
seems to think that Kasparovs advantage has diminished, if it ever has
excisted.
14. Qb3 ...
Designed to pull the teeths out of both b6-b5 and d6-d5. But Kasparov took
full 14 minutes on this. Time after W 14th: GK: 1:18 AK: 1:04.
14. ... b5
Looks like Karpov is giving up the ball now. Kasparov replied immediately.
15. Nd2 ...
Now it's Karpov who is in the "box".
15. ... Rb8
Alburt thinks that: "This is a very complexed position to play, expecially
at such high stakes." And: "I don't think that this was the best line for
Kasparov to play if he just wants to make a draw."
16. Rfc1 Ba8
17. Qd1 ...
No, not a pawn-sacrifice since after: 17...cxb4 18.axb4 bxc4 19.Nxc4 Rxb4
20.Ba3 White will win the pawn back on d6, with a fat interest.
17. ... Qe7
Still regrouping. But the lack of time will soon be more than noticable:
Time after B 17th: GK: 1:25 A: 1:32
18. cxb5 axb5
19. Nb3 e5
Time after B 19th: GK: 1:33 AK: 1:40 Now Kasparov might consider moving his
knight like Nb3-d2-f1-e3-f5. A nice plan, but it's unlikely that Karpov
will sit on his hands for so long. Both Kasparov and Karpov appears to
be deeply concentrated. A mutual adjustment of the position
might now be 20.Nd2 Nf8 21.Nf1 Ne6 22.Ne3. But in general Black has to
be carefull not to open up the center in a way which will bring life to Bb2.
20. f3 ...
"Looks a bit strange" says Alburt. Kasparov left the stage. 20.f3 do
strenghten Whites center, but it looks very "slow". "There's going to be a
time-pressure" predicts FIDE President Campomanes. Time after W 20th: GK:
1:38 AK:1:47. It surely looks like we're going to get a true time-scrabble
tonight.
20. ... h5
An agressive move? Only a little. White nearly is obliged to answer with
21.h4, after which Black will have to choose between a blitz-attack based on
g7-g5 (not Karpovs style) and a positional structure based on g7-g6 and
Nd7-f8-e6. And then again ...
21. bxc5 dxc5
22. a4 ...
So that was Kasparovs plan with f2-f3.
22. ... h4
"A complexed struggle" according to Alburt. And I have the feeling that what
we see now is an "even" fight, where Black has real chances to exploy the
black squares around Whites king, but if Karpov doesn't break through, then
he might end up with a positionally bad, maybe even lost, position.
On stage both looks worried and heading for time-trouble, with the chessclock
at Time after B 22nd: GK: 1:52 AK: 1:52. "Karpov is certainly trying" says
Tisdall.
23. g4 ...
Stops Blacks immediate access to the black squares on the king-siden but as
Spassky stated: "23.g4?! That's not serious busniess." What Spassky
considered right was : 23.Ba3 hxg3 24.hxg3 Nh5 25.Kh2 Qg5 with great
complications mountaining up. Alburt says: "I don't like White's
position - it's obvious that Karpov is better. I didn't like f2-f3, and
maybe Kasparov didn't even follow it up probably. But the game is not over
yet, ofcaurse."
23. ... c4
24. dxc4 ...
Kasparov virtually jumped back on stage when he saw Karpov play 23...c4.
24. ... bxa4
25. Ba3 ...
Much better than 25.Rxa4? Nc5 26.Ba3 Rxb3! and Black comes out on top.
25. ... Qd8
26. Nc5 ...
Alburt says: "Probably Black is still slightly better, and probably White
now can hold the position." Alburt thinks too that: "Karpovs 23...c4
might have been premature, since it simplifies the position to early."
26. ... Bc6
No points for 26...Qb6? 27.Rab1 Qa7 28.Qxa4 and White has solved two
problems simultaniously, the a4-pawn and the pin on the knight.
27. Nxa4 Nh7
Time after B 27th: GK: Time after B 27th: GK: 2:05.. AK: 2:08
Karpov obviously toyes with the theme: Ng5 + h3 + Qb6 + Nxe4.
Looks like Kasparov might have to play h2-h3 sooner or later, which will
leave Black with clear compensation for the pawn after a Nh7-g5-e6-f4.
Alburt thinks that Karpovs pawn-sacrifice was a "bluff".
28. Nc5 Ng5
And not: 28...Qb6 29.Rcb1 Qa7 30.Bb4 Qb6 31.Ba3 Qa7 and draw!
29. Nxd7 Bxd7
30. Rc3 ...
"Kasparov looks relaxed now" observes Bob Burkett. Alburt still thinks that
the game should be a draw, but as Burkett says: "They've got a lot of
moves to make." Time after W 30th: GK: 2:12 AK: 2:13 From a look at Kasparovs
face: He's better. And from a look at Karpovs: He's troubled. Seriously
troubled. Alburt suggests: 30...Qa5. Alburt predicts that GK will offer a
draw in the 38th or 39th move, if he has a slightly better position.
30. ... Qa5
Time after B 30th: GK: 2:12... AK: 2:18
31. Rd3 Ba4
32. Qe1 Qa6
a6. Now 33.Bc1 is being predicted. All agree that Kasparov is better.
Alburt doesn't think that White is winning, but he still believes that
a draw will be agreed in a few moves.
33. Bc1 ...
Time after W 33rd: GK: 2:17 AK: 2:23..
33. ... Ne6
34. Ra3 Nc5
35. Be3 ...
Objectively White is winning - says Alburt.
35. ... Qd6
And Kasparov is thinking. He has a very pleasant choice between moves
like 36.Rxa4 og 36.Qxh4 - if his wants to keep it simple.
36. Rxa4 .5 - .5
AND THE GAME FINISHED. A DRAW! No doubt that Kasparov is winning in the
final position, but Karpov surely wouldn't resign here, so DRAW. The New York
- Lyon match for the 1990 - 1993 World Championship title has ended with a
13 - 11 win for Garry Kasparov at 21:53 New Years eve local time in Lyon.
ATTENTION: The final score of the match is: Kasparov 12.5 points - Karpov
11.5 points, and not 13-11 as I wrote before. Kasparov and Karpov are
analysing on stage together now, on the 10th minute. Garry Kasparov seems to
be talking most. And Karpov looks tired. Their analysis, being showed all
over Palais des Congres right now, are about the complexed situation earlier
in the game. And ... K and K are still discussion (discussing) the game.
Sometimes White comes out on top, sometimes Black does. The discussion seems
to be as complexed as the game. And now they're analysing the situation
after Kasparovs f2-f3 and Karpovs h5-h4. New structures constantly appears on
the monitors. They both seems to agree that Karpovs 23...c4 was premature
and incorrect. And now the subject is the position after Karpovs pawn-
sacrifice. White seems to be better in all lines. Though, not much.
And after 34 minutes of analysis the match finally has ended. Kasparov is
World Champion and winner by 12.5 to 11.5. And todays draw earned him the
1.7 million dollars 1st price plus the 1 million dollars Korloff-trophy.
Anatoly Karpov won 1.3 million bucks. The closing ceremony will take place
on Wednesday January 2nd at 17:00 local Lyon time. So with 1:25 minutes
to midnight New Years eve in Lyon - goodbye to everybody - it has been
a pleasure to do this coverage and ... HAPPY NEW YEAR. BJARKE.
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