1.d4
Nf6
2.c4
c5
3.Nf3
cxd4
4.Nxd4
e5
5.Nb5
d5
6.cxd5
Bb4+
Kasparov himself has played Bc5 in this position.
7.N1c3
0-0
8.a3
Bc5
9.Na4!
Bb6
10.Nxb6
Qxb6
11.Nc3
[11.e4
Nxe4
12.Be3
Qd8
13.Qc2
Bf5
14.Bd3
Qd7
15.Rc1
Na6
16.Nxa7
Qxd5
17.Ke2
Rfd8
18.Rhd1
Nxf2
19.Bxf2
e4
20.Bb5
Bg4+
21.Ke1
Bxd1
22.Rxd1
Perhaps Fritz would have played this line, but Kasparov's knight retreat is simple and good!]
11...Bf5
12.e3
Na6
13.f3
e4
14.g4
Bg6
15.f4
h5
16.f5
Bh7
17.g5
Ng4
18.Qd4
Rfe8
[18...Nc5
19.Be2
(19.h3
Qd6
20.hxg4
Qg3+
21.Kd1
Qf3+
22.Kc2
Qxh1
23.Bd2
Rac8
) ]
19.Bb5
Ne5
20.0-0
[20.Qxb6
axb6+-
]
20...Nf3+
21.Rxf3
Qxd4
22.exd4
exf3
23.Bxe8
Rxe8
24.Bf4
[An alternative considered by Kasaprov was 24.f6
gxf6
25.gxf6
Re1+
26.Kf2
Rh1
27.Kxf3
Rf1+
28.Kg3
Rxf6
29.Bf4+-
]
24...Bxf5
25.Kf2
b5
26.Be5?
A self-critical Kasparov gave this move a question mark. [26.b4
"Cutting off the knight!" (Kasparov); 26.Nxb5
Re2+
27.Kxf3
Bg4+
28.Kg3
Rxb2
29.Nxa7
Rb3+
30.Kg2
Bf3+
31.Kg1
Bxd5
32.Nc8
In this variation Black would still have some play.]
26...b4
[26...Bg4
27.Kg3
f6
28.gxf6
gxf6
29.Bxf6
Rf8
30.Be7
Rf7
31.Bc5+-
]
27.Nb5?!
Not the best continuation. [What is wrong about simply taking the pawn on b4? 27.axb4
Nxb4
28.Kxf3
a6
29.Ra4
Nd3
30.Rxa6
Nxb2
31.Ne4
Bg6
32.d6
]
27...Rc8?!
[27...Bg4!
28.Nd6
Rb8
29.axb4
Rxb4
30.Ra2
(30.Rxa6?
Rxb2+
31.Kg3
Rg2+
32.Kf4
f2-+
) 30...Nb8
31.h3
Bxh3
32.Rxa7
Rxb2+
33.Kxf3
Bg2+
34.Ke3
Bxd5
35.g6
Rb3+
36.Kd2
fxg6
37.Rxg7+
Kf8=
]
28.Kxf3
Rc2
29.Bd6
Rxb2
30.axb4
Nxb4
31.Bxb4
Rxb4
32.Nd6
Bg4+
33.Ke4
Rb2
34.Rxa7
Re2+
35.Kd3
Rxh2
36.g6!!
Very elegant and study-like! For a game in a simultaneous exhibition this is quite sensational (Deutschmann). It is interesting to see how long the best chess engines in the world take to find this line.
36...fxg6
37.Ra8+
Kh7
38.Nf7
g5
39.Rh8+
Kg6
40.Ne5+
Kf5
[40...Kf6
41.Nxg4++-
]
41.Rf8#
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