Kasparov in Harlem

(1) Kasparov,Garry - Jonathan [B50] Harlem Children's Zone Simul, 28.09.2008 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Bd3 g6 5.Bc2 Bg7 6.d4 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nc6 8.h3 0-0 9.0-0 Qc7 10.Nc3 a6 11.Be3 b5 12.Rc1 Bb7 13.d5 Na5 14.Bd4 Nd7 15.Bb1 Rfc8 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.b3 Qb6 18.Qd2 Rc7 19.Ne2 Rac8 20.Rxc7 Rxc7 21.Ng3 Ne5 22.Kh2 Bc8? [22...Nxf3+ 23.gxf3 Nf5+ and Nh5+ are strong threats.] 23.Nxe5 dxe5 24.f4 f6 [24...exf4 25.Qxf4 f6 26.e5 f5 27.d6 ] 25.fxe5 fxe5 26.Nh5+ [26.Nh5+ gxh5 27.Qg5+ Qg6 28.Qxe5+ Kg8 29.Qxc7 Qd6+ 30.Qxd6 exd6 ] 1-0

(2) Kasparov,Garry - Ballantyne,Rochelle [D11] Harlem Children's Zone Simul, 09.12.2008 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Qc2 Bg4 5.Ne5 Bh5 6.cxd5 Qxd5 7.e3 Nbd7 8.Nc3 Qa5 9.Nc4 Qc7 10.e4 e5 11.Be3 exd4 12.Bxd4 Bc5 13.Bxc5 Nxc5 14.f3 0-0! 15.Qf2 Qe7 16.Be2 b5 17.Na5 Rac8 18.a3 Rfd8 19.0-0! Ne6 20.Rfd1 Qc7 21.Nb3 Nf4 22.Bf1 a5 23.Nc5 Ng6?! 24.Rac1 [24.g4 Just the sort of move to avoid in a simul. White wins a piece but has an open king. 24...Bxg4 (24...Nxg4 25.fxg4 Bxg4 26.Be2 ) 25.fxg4 Nxg4 26.Qg3 N4e5 ] 24...Ne5 25.Be2 Qe7 26.h3 h6 27.a4 b4 28.Nb1 Rxd1+ 29.Rxd1 Rd8 30.Nd2 Nfd7 31.Nb7 Ra8 32.Nb3 Qe6 33.Qe3 f5 34.N3c5 Nxc5 35.Nxc5 Qa2 36.Qd4 Re8 37.exf5 Bf7 38.f4 Nc4 39.Ne6 Bxe6 40.fxe6 Nxb2 41.Rd2 Qb1+ 42.Kh2 Nxa4 43.Bh5 g6 44.Qf6 1-0