[Event "New York"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.11.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "X3D Fritz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Annotator "Karsten Müller, Mig"]
[PlyCount "73"]

{Matches of the best human players against computer programs are very common
nowadays as the question of human or computer superiority in chess is still
open and more than ever. Last year Kramnik drew 4:4 against Fritz in Bahrein
and Kasparov scored 3:3 against Deep Junior in New York at the beginning of
this year. Can one side change this now?     In the first game Kasparov had
good chances, but could not use them in slight time trouble. But see for
yourself: Wettkampfe der absoluten Topspieler gegen Computerprogramme sind zur
Zeit sehr in Mode und die Frage, wer besser ist, scheint offener denn je zu
sein. Letztes Jahrt hat Kramnik gegen Fritz in Bahrein 4:4 und Kasparov hat
Anfang dieses Jahres gegen Deep Junior in New York 3:3 gespielt. Kommt diesmal
eine der beiden Seiten uber ein Unentschieden hinaus? In der ersten Partie
hatte Kasparov zumindest gute Chancen, doch in leichter Zeitnot entgleitet ihm
sein Vorteil. Doch sehen Sie selbst:} 1. Nf3 {Does Kasparov play like this to
avoid the Tarrasch variation of the Queen's Gambit or is this the best move
order in his opinion to reach a Meran? Mig: 'Kasparov almost always opens with
1.e4 these days, at least against humans. But over the course of his 25 year
professional career he has played just about everything.' Spielt Kasparov so,
um die Tarraschvarainte des Damengambits zu vermeiden oder rechnet er sich mit
dieser Zugfolge die besten Chancen aus, dass die Meraner Variante aufs Brett
kommt?} d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 {Mig: 'Logical and normal development
into what is called the Slav Defense. This is a well-known system that is
particularly well-known to Garry Kasparov! The X3D Fritz team shows no fear
and heads right into Kasparov's strength. They wanted to show they didn't fear
his preparation.     This choice is also relevant because in Kasparov's last
computer match, against Deep Junior in January '03, he crushed the machine in
this exact opening in the first game!'} 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 (6... b6 7. cxd5
exd5 8. Bd3 Be7 9. Bd2 O-O 10. g4 Nxg4 11. Rg1 Ndf6 {
0-1 Kasparov,G-DEEP JUNIOR/New York USA 2003/(36)}) 7. g4 {Mig: 'A very
aggressive move that offers a pawn in exchange for attacking chances. If Black
captures the pawn with ..Nxg5 White gets a lot of pressure on the open g-file.
Kasparov has played this position three times, twice with white and once with
black! He won all three games, including one against the computer program Deep
Junior earlier this year.'} Bb4 {Mig: 'A normal move still in the "book" of
both players. X3D Fritz has almost three million positions in its library of
opening moves and sequences. Kasparov is legendary for his opening preparation
and knowledge. He is a walking encyclopedia of opening theory and his
opponents have a healthy fear of his surprises in the openings.     This move
also takes the game away from the game Kasparov won against Deep Junior in
this line. That's a sort of psychological advantage, being the first to spring
something unexpected. Between two humans it could also be sort of like a game
of chicken, with the first player to turn off from the previous game being the
chicken. No matter how well it plays chess, this aspect is lost on X3D Fritz.
It is not, however, lost on its creators and operators! '} (7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 (
8. g5 Nd5 9. Bxc4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 e5 $132) (8. e4 e5 $1 9. g5 {
Ftacnik,L. 0-1 Adams,M-Kasparov,G/Dortmund 1992/CBM 29/22)} (9. dxe5 Nxe5 10.
Nxe5 Bxe5 11. g5 Nh5 $15)) (8. g5 Nd5 9. Bxc4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 e5 $132) (8. Bxc4 {
Anand}) 8... b6 9. e4 e5 10. g5 Nh5 11. Be3 O-O 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. d5 b5 14.
dxc6 bxc4 15. Nb5 Qxc6 16. Nxd6 Bb7 17. Qc3 Rae8 18. Nxe8 Rxe8 19. Rhe1 Qb5 20.
Nd2 Rc8 21. Kb1 Nf8 22. Ka1 Ng6 23. Rc1 Ba6 24. b3 cxb3 25. Qxb3 Ra8 26. Qxb5
Bxb5 27. Rc7 {1-0 Kasparov,G-DEEP JUNIOR/New York USA 2003/ (27)}) (7... O-O 8.
g5 Nh5 9. Bd2 f5 10. gxf6 Nhxf6 11. Ng5 Qe8 12. O-O-O h6 13. h4 $40 {
Shirov,A-Thorhallson,T/Reykjavik/1992/}) 8. Bd2 Qe7 9. Rg1 (9. a3 $6 {
leads to the famous game Gelfand-Kramnik: fuhrt zur beruhmten PartieGelfand-Kra
mnik:} Bxc3 10. Bxc3 b6 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. Qa4 dxc4 13. Qxa6 cxd3 14. Qxd3 O-O 15.
g5 Nd5 16. Bd2 f5 17. O-O-O c5 18. Kb1 b5 19. Qxb5 Rab8 20. Qa5 Rb3 21. Ka2
Rfb8 22. Rb1 e5 23. Rhc1 Qe6 24. Ka1 exd4 25. Rxc5 Nxc5 26. Qxc5 Nc3 27. Nxd4
Rxb2 28. Rxb2 Qa2+ {0-1 Gelfand,B-Kramnik,V/Berlin 1996/CBM 55 (28)}) 9... Bxc3
(9... b6 {is played more often. wird haufiger gespielt.}) 10. Bxc3 Ne4 (10...
b6 {was again an alternative, e.g. eine Alternative, z.B.} 11. Bd3 dxc4 12.
Bxc4 Bb7 13. g5 Nd5 $14 {0-1 Szeberenyi,A-Izsak,G/Budapest 1997/CBM 61 ext (63)
}) 11. O-O-O $5 $146 {Mig: 'A new move instead of the usual 11.Bd3.'} (11. Bd3
Nxc3 12. Qxc3 dxc4 (12... O-O 13. O-O-O dxc4 14. Bxc4 c5 (14... b5 15. Bd3 Bb7
16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Rfd8 18. Kb1 a6 19. Qc2 {
1-0 Malakhov,V-Potkin,V/Togliatti RUS 2003/The Week in Chess (39)}) 15. g5 cxd4
16. Qxd4 a6 17. Kb1 b5 18. Be2 {
0-1 Milanovic,D-Djerfi,K/Belgrade 2003/CBM 96 ext (33)}) 13. Bxc4 b6 14. O-O-O
O-O 15. Bd3 Bb7 16. Qc2 g6 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 c5 19. Be4 c4 20. Rd6 Rac8 {
1/2-1/2 Kobalija,M-Ramesh,R/Biel 2001/CBM 83 ext (20)}) 11... Qf6 {'!?' Mig. 
ig: 'Now that we are out of X3D Fritz's opening library of recorded moves it
is thinking, calculating, for itself. And right away we see a very
"computer-like" move from the computer. It immediately plays to win a pawn by
attacking the unprotected knight on f3.'} 12. Be2 {
Mig: 'Kasparov protects his knight and offers the f2 pawn for capture.'} Nxf2
$6 {Did Kasparov hope for this greedy pawn grab to happen? He gets now a
murderous initiative based on his advantage in development, his mighty pair of
bishops and the unsafe black king. A human would be shaking in his shoes with
Black here. Mig: 'And X3D Fritz takes the pawn! This will give White a lot of
pressure against the black position in compensation for the sacrificed pawn.
It's ironic that we have the strongest chess computer of all time here and it
is playing in the materialistic mode of the first chess programs. In X3D
Fritz's opinion, it has enough defensive resources to rebuff Kasparov's
initiative.     This battle of material vs initiative is what chess is all
about. Kasparov gives up a pawn for an attack, but if his attack doesn't
succeed then X3D Fritz will have good chances to win with the extra material.
Kasparov loves to have the initiative and such sacrifices are his stock and
trade.' darauf konnte Kasparov spekuliert haben. Fur den Bauern erhalt er
gewaltige Initiative, die auf seinem Entwicklungsvorsprung, dem Lauferpaar und
dem unsicheren schwarzen Konig beruht. Ein Mensch wurde es kaum wagen, einen
solchen Bauern zu fressen.} (12... Nb6 $5) 13. Rdf1 {
Mig: 'Attacking the black knight.'} Ne4 {Mig: 'Retreating the knight. One of
the drawbacks of X3D Fritz's pawn grab is that now the f-file is open for
White's pieces. Right now Kasparov is threatening a discovered attack on the
black queen. That means when he moves his knight, there will be a line of
attack opened for his rook.'} 14. Bb4 $1 {prevents the short castling and
emphasizes Black's weak dark squares. Mig: 'Kasparov moves his bishop away so
the knight can't capture it. He uses it to prevent the black king from
castling by attacking the f8 square.' verhindert die kurze Rochade und legt
den Finger auf die schwarzen Schwachen} (14. Ne5 {This is the discovered
attack. Note that now Black's queen is under fire from the rook on f1. When
the queen moves Kasparov would be able to capture the pawn on f7. But X3D
Fritz saw well in advance that its queen would be able to counterattack
effectively. It's hard to fool a computer looking at four million moves per
second.} Qh4 15. Nxf7 O-O $1 {Creating a double attack on the f7 knight.} 16.
Ne5 Rxf1+ 17. Rxf1 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qxh2 {
Black maintains its extra pawn and has a clear advantage.}) 14... c5 {
Mig: 'This move apparently came as a surprise to Kasparov, who now went into a
deep think after playing all of his previous moves at tremendous speed. X3D
Fritz gives back the pawn in order to block the white bishop's diagonal and
open lines toward the White king.'} (14... Ng5 15. Kb1 {
with powerful compensation. mit machtiger weiser Kompensation.}) ({
Throwing Die Einschaltung von} 14... a5 $6 15. Ba3 {
in helps only White, e.g. bevorteilt eher Weis, z.B.} c5 16. cxd5 exd5 17. dxc5
Qe7 18. c6 Ndc5 19. cxb7 Bxb7 20. Bb5+ Kd8 21. Nd4 $16) 15. cxd5 {Why did Kaspa
rov think so long here? The alternative Warum hat Kasparov hier so lange
nachgedacht? Die Alternative} (15. dxc5 {leads after fuhrt nach} Qe7 16. cxd5
exd5 17. Nd4 {
to transposition to the game. jedenfalls durch Zugumstellung zur Partie.})
15... exd5 (15... cxb4 $2 16. Qxe4 $16) 16. dxc5 Qe7 {Mig: 'Getting the queen
away from the discovered attack on the f-file and also attacking the c5 pawn.
Material is now equal, Kasparov has an edge in development and X3D Fritz has a
very well-placed knight on e4.'} ({Oliver Reeh suggested to solve the problems
of Black's king radically with Oliver Reeh schlug hier bei der
Livekommentierung vor, die Probleme des schwarzen Konigs radikal mit} 16... O-O
$6 {in his live comments, but after} 17. c6 bxc6 18. Bxf8 Nxf8 {
White has zu losen, doch die Stellung sollte nach} 19. Bd3 {
with nice prospects. besser fur Weis sein.}) 17. Nd4 $1 {a mighty square for
White's knight, which is liked an octopus here. It can for instance jump to f5
to imcrease the pressure on the dark squares. Mig: 'A typically dynamic
Kasparov move. He will play his knight to the aggressive f5 square. He ignores
the threat to the c5 pawn since capturing it would cost Black a great deal of
time.' ein riesiges Feld fur den Springer, der z.B. nach f5 ziehen kann, um
den Druck auf den schwarzen Feldern zu erhohen.} O-O $1 {The human looking
move, which was again suggested by Oliver Reeh was a surprise. Fritz evacuates
his king at the cost of an exchange. Mig: 'Getting the king to safety, but
allowing Kasparov to play a powerful sequence of moves here that will win a
rook for a bishop and pawns. A rather surprising decision from a program that
has already shown itself to be a bit of a materialist!' dieser menschlich
wirkende Zug, den Oliver Reeh auch hier wieder eingeworfen hat,  war eine
echte Uberraschung! Fritz evakuiert seinen Konig auf Kosten einer Qualitat.} (
17... b6 $2 18. Nf5 $18) ({We (IM Heiko Machelett, Prof.Dr.Althofer and I)
thought the the more "Fritz-like" Wir (IM Heiko Machelett, Prof.Dr.Althofer
und ich) hatten mehr mit dem "Fritzmasigen"} 17... Ndxc5 $2 18. Bb5+ Kf8 {
Mig: 'Now the black king is stuck in the middle of the board.'} 19. Rf4 b6 {
would follow. Black keeps his pawn and cements his knights. But his rook h8 is
out of game at the moment. This is a typical shuffle chess problem by the way.
So Heiko, who played an Advanced shuffle chess match against me in Jena last
year, suggested options like h7-h6 followed by Kf8-g8-h7 rsp. g7-g6 and Kg7.
But the whole line has a hole, which was seen by Fritz in time: gerechnet.
Schwarz hat seinen Bauern behalten und die Springer befestigt. Dafur nimmt
allerdings sein Turm h8 zur Zeit nicht am Spiel teil. Dies ist ubrigens ein
typisches Shuffleschachphanomen. So wies Heiko, der letztes Jahr in Jena ein
Match im Advanced Shuffleschach gegen mich gespielt hat, sofort aufMoglichkeite
n wie h7-h6 nebst Kf8-g8-h7 bzw. g7-g6 nebst Kg7 zur Losung des Turm-Problems
hin. Doch die Variante hat ein Loch, das Fritz noch rechtzeitig erspaht haben
muss:  } 20. Bc6 $1 Bb7 $2 (20... Nd6 $1 21. Kb1 $16) 21. Nf5 $18 Qc7 22. Bxb7
Qxb7 23. Rxe4 dxe4 24. Bxc5+ bxc5 25. Qxc5+ Kg8 (25... Ke8 26. Rd1 Rc8 $6 27.
Nxg7#) 26. g5 h6 (26... Rc8 $2 27. Nh6+ gxh6 28. gxh6#) 27. Ne7+ Kf8 28. Nd5+
Ke8 29. Nc7+ $18) (17... Nexc5 $2 18. Nf5 Qf8 19. Rd1 g6 20. Rxd5 gxf5 21. Bb5
Nd3+ 22. Qxd3 Qxb4 23. Qxf5 $18) 18. Nf5 {Mig: 'Attacking the queen.'} Qe5 19.
c6 {Mig: 'Kasparov goes for it. This pawn push is a discovered attack. The
pawn attacks the knight and at the same time the diagonal for the b4 bishop is
opened up to attack the rook on f8. He is going to win a rook for his bishop,
a gain in material, but he usually likes to be the one giving up the material
for the attack. Now X3D Fritz will have the initiative and more active pieces.
'} bxc6 20. Bxf8 {Kasparov invests again a lot of time. Later he will be a bit
short of time. Mig: 'The logical continuation, although he could also have
checked the black king and infiltrated with his knight with 20.Ne7+.' erneut
investiert Kasparov viel Zeit. Spater wird er dadurch in leichte Zeitprobleme
geraten.} (20. Ne7+ $2 Kh8 21. Nxc6 {is strongly met by wird stark mit} Qg5 $1
{, e.g. gekontert, z.B.} 22. Bxf8 Qxe3+ 23. Kb1 Nd2+ 24. Ka1 Nxf1 25. Bxg7+
Kxg7 26. Rxf1 Bb7) 20... Kxf8 {a tempo played by Fritz. It must have had
enough time to calculate it in advance on Kasparov's time. Mig: 'Our
Grandmaster commentators were expecting X3D Fritz to recapture with the knight
instead of moving his king into the middle of the board. The machine prefers
to keep its pieces more active and isn't worried about its king at all. A
human would instictively worry about putting his king out into traffic. A
computer just looks at a few hundred million positions, sees no danger, and
plays what it thinks is best.' von Fritz a tempo gespielt: Der Rechner hatte
genug Zeit gehabt, diese Antwort auf das erwartete Lxf8 vorzubereiten.} (20...
Nxf8 21. Bd3 $14 {/+/- is very pleasant for White. ist sehr angenehm fur Weis.}
(21. Qxc6 $2 Rb8 {gives Black strong attack. Mig: 'With great attacking
chances for Black.' gibt Schwarz starken Angriff.})) 21. Ng3 $1 {Mig: 'Kasparov
wants to trade material. He has a material advantage and every exchange will
bring him closer to realizing it.'} (21. Bd3 $2 Ndc5 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Nd4 Nd3+
24. Kb1 Rb8 {and Black has good counterplay. gibt Schwarz gutes Spiel.}) ({Nach
} 21. Qxc6 $2 Rb8 22. Qc2 Nb6 {
and Black can fish in muddy waters. kann Schwarz gut im Truben fischen.}) 21...
Ndc5 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Bd3 {Mig: 'Threatening yet more trades.'} Be6 {
Mig: 'Finally developing this bishop and preparing to lodge it on the d5
square after Kasparov captures on e4. The bishop also protects the f7 square
on the vulnerable f-file. Computers always defend tenaciously.'} 24. Bxe4 $5 {
Kasparov clarifies the situation by exchanges. Not only against the computer a
good strategy as White's dominance on the dark square is emphasized by this.
Kasparov klart die Stellung durch Abtausche. Nicht nur gegen den Rechner eine
gute Strategie, denn nun kann Weis seine Dominanz auf den dunklen Feldern voll
ausspielen.} (24. Rf4 $6 Nc3 25. Rg3 Nxa2+ 26. Kb1 d4 {
is unneccessary tactical. ist unnotig taktisch.}) 24... dxe4 {Mig: 'Kasparov's
mission to exchange pieces has been successful, but how to now convert his
slight material advantage into a win?'} 25. Rf4 (25. Kb1 $5) 25... Bd5 {
Mig: 'Protecting the attacked e4 pawn. Black has set up a solid defensive wall
and it's up to Kasparov to find a way through.'} (25... Bxa2 $5 26. Rxe4 Qb5
27. Rd4 c5 {came into consideration to give Black more attacking prospects.
kam in Frage, um Schwarz mehr Angriffsperspektiven zu geben.}) 26. Qc5+ {
Mig: 'Activating the queen with check, forcing the black king back. This move
also pins the bishop against the queen.'} (26. Qc3 {Many expected this move,
offering to exchange the queens and driving the black queen from her excellent
central post. X3D Fritz definitely wouldn't exchange queens because then
Kasparov's material advantage would be close to crushing. X3D Fritz needs the
powerful queen on the board to keep counterchances.} Qd6) 26... Kg8 {the key of
White's strategy in this position is the prevention of any counterplay by slow
prophylactical improvement of all his men using his dominance on the dark
squares. This is very strong especially against Fritz, who needs activity like
a fish the water. der Schlussel der weisen Strategie liegt in dieser Stellung
in der Verhinderung jeglichen Gegenspiel durch langsame prophylaktische
Verbesserung aller seiner Figuren unter Ausnutzung seiner schwarzfeldrigen
Dominanz. Dies ist naturlich gegen Fritz besonders gut, denn der braucht
Aktivitat wie die Luft zu atmen.} 27. Rgf1 {threatens Rxf7, which Fritz of
course will never overlook. Mig: 'Threatening the brutally blunt capture Rxf7,
taking advantage of the pin on the bishop. This move was criticized by several
of the assembled Grandmasters as "too subtle." Black's reaction develops a
piece and White's threat is easily parried. The more direct 27.Rd1 was more to
the point.' droht Txf7, was Fritz naturlich nicht ubersieht.} (27. g5 $6 Qe6
28. a3 Qh3 {and und}) (27. Rg2 $6 Qg5 {
give Black counterplay. geben Schwarz Gegenspiel.}) ({
The prophylactical Die Prophylaxe} 27. h4 $5 Rb8 28. Rg2 {came strongly into
consideration. If g4-g5 is played later then the 3 white pawns make it very
difficult to mobilze Black's kingside majority and may even be used to lauch
an assault on the dark squares by h4-h5-h6 (White's queen threatens to land on
g7 and back rank mates loom large). kam hier stark in Betracht. Falls Weis
spater g4-g5 spielt, dann erschweren die 3 weisen Bauern die Mobilisierung der
schwarzen Mehrheit am Konigsflugel sehr und konnen sogar mittels h4-h5-h6 zu
einem Angriff auf den schwarzen Feldern genutzt werden (Idee die Dame nach g7
zu bringen oder Grundreihenmattmotive).}) (27. Rd1 {
Mig: The suggestion of GMs Lautier, Gulko, and Alburt at the match in New York.
} Rb8 28. Rd4) 27... Rb8 {Mig: 'Answering Kasparov's threat with an even
stronger one. X3D Fritz threatens a lethal capture on b2.'} (27... a5 $4 28.
Rxf7 Bxf7 $2 (28... a4 $4 29. Rf8+ Rxf8 30. Qxf8#) 29. Qxe5 $18) 28. R1f2 {
Mig: 'Protecting b2 and so reviving the threat to capture on f7.'} (28. Rxf7 $4
Qxb2+ 29. Kd1 Bxf7 $19) 28... Qc7 {Mig: 'Removing the pin on the bishop and so
threatening to capture the unprotected a2 pawn.'} 29. Rc2 {Mig: 'Kasparov
prefers to answer a threat with a counterthreat instead of playing defense.
Now if Black plays ..Rb5 Kasparov exploits the new pin on the c-pawn and
captures the rook with Qxb5.'} (29. Kb1 {Protecting the a2 pawn with the king.}
) 29... Qd7 (29... h6 {is tactically playable as geht taktisch, denn} 30. Qxd5
$2 {can be met by kann mit} Qxf4) (29... Bxa2 {Grabbing the pawn immediately
was playable, but now White's rooks get a lot of play.}) (29... Rb5 $4 30. Qxb5
$1) 30. h4 $5 {Mig: 'Another aggressive surprise from Kasparov. Just when all
the action was on the queenside and in the center, he threatens to open a new
front by pushing his kingside pawns against the black king.'} (30. b3 $6 {
is aimed against the Bd5, but can be answered by kann mit} Rb5 31. Qd4 Qe7 {
when the lever a7-a5-a4 is in the air. beantwortet werden und der Hebel
a7-a5-a4 lieht standig in der Luft.}) 30... Qd8 {
threatens to take on h4 and on a2. bedroht h4 und a2} 31. g5 {Mig: 'This move
made X3D Fritz very happy, at least according to its evaluation function. It
now considers it safe to capture the hanging pawn on a2.     Kasparov wants to
play h5 without allowing Black to block his pawns with ..h6. But this plan is
just to slow and now X3D Fritz grabs a pawn on a2.'} (31. h5 {This push instead
of g5 wouldn't have given X3D Fritz time to capture on a2 because of the
threat of h6.} Bxa2 $2 (31... h6) 32. h6) 31... Bxa2 {Mig: 'A surprise for
Kasparov. Perhaps that pawn had sat there immune for so long that Kasparov
started to believe it couldn't be captured! Not only does Black win a pawn but
suddenly White's king is feeling a draft.'} (31... Rb5 32. Qd4 $16) 32. Rxe4 $2
{played after thinking for about 15 minutes. Did Kasparov want to force a draw
now or did he miss Black's reply? Mig: 'Almost a draw offer since it is now
very hard for White to find any move to avoid the repetition that does indeed
end the game.' nach ungefahr 15 minutigem Nachdenken. Wollte Kasparov hier in
leichter Zeitnot remis forcieren oder hat er die schwarze Antwort ubersehen?} (
32. Rd2 $1 {would have emphasized Black's wound again: the weak dark squares,
e.g. Mig: 'This move was expected by most commentators. It pushes the black
queen off the d-file and claims it for White. Then Kasparov could continue his
kingside push.' hatte erneut den Finger auf die schwarze Wunde gelegt: die
schwachen schwarzen Felder, z.B.} Qe8 (32... Bd5 $6 33. Rxe4 a5 (33... Rb5 $2
34. Qxc6 $18) 34. Red4 f5 (34... Qe8 $2 35. e4 $18) 35. gxf6 Qxf6 36. Rf4 Qg6
37. Rdf2 $16) 33. h5 $1 a6 (33... Bd5 $6 34. h6 g6 (34... Qf8 35. Qxa7 $16) 35.
Qxa7 $16) 34. Rd6 (34. h6 $6 Bd5 35. Qd4 Qf8 $1) 34... Bd5 35. Qa7 Qf8 36. Qc7
Rc8 37. Qd7 $16) (32. Qxc6) 32... Qd3 $1 {forces the draw as White can't
escape the coming checks Mig: 'Bringing the queen to a dominating position and
creating threats around the white king.' forciert das Remis, weil Weis den
kommenden Schachs nicht ausweichen kann.} 33. Rd4 {Mig: 'Giving up another
pawn in order to remove the worst of the black threats.'} (33. Qxc6 Qf1+ 34.
Kd2 Rd8+ 35. Rd4 Qf2+ 36. Kd3 Qf1+ $11) 33... Qxe3+ {Mig: 'X3D Fritz alarmed
the commentators by spending eight minutes on this obvious and forced move.
Seirawan, Ashley, and Hoffman wondered if there was a malfunction! Nothing of
the sort. X3D Fritz had plenty of extra time, so it was in no hurry. It had
started to see the repetition draw that now comes and when a decisive result
comes into its analysis horizon the program gives itself more time.'} 34. Rcd2
{Mig: 'The other moves are suicidal. Kasparov has no choice but to accept the
perpetual check draw if X3D Fritz wants it.' Mig: 'The only move.'} (34. Rdd2
$4 Rxb2 $1 {Whoops, giving up the queen but getting checkmate in return! A
fine illustration of the dangers around White's king.} 35. Qxe3 (35. Rxb2 Qxc5+
) (35. Kxb2 Qb3+ 36. Ka1 Qb1#) 35... Rb1# {Checkmate!}) (34. Kd1 $4 Re8) 34...
Qe1+ {Mig: 'Black is in considerable danger as well. Not only does Kasparov
have a material advantage, but the black king is not safe.'} (34... Rf8 $6 35.
Qc3 $14) (34... Re8 {Black can keep the game going this way, but it was very
risky and without any advantage.} 35. Qc3) (34... Qe8 $2 35. Rd7) 35. Rd1 {
Mig: 'The only move. The open white king, hemmed in by the bishop on a2, is
too vulnerable.'} (35. Kc2 $4 Bb1+ 36. Kc3 Qc1+ 37. Rc2 Qxc2#) 35... Qe3+ {
Mig: 'The first repetition of the position. If the same position is about to
appear on the board for the third time, the player can claim a draw by
repetition. We call theversion here a "perpetual check."'} (35... Qe8 $6 {
helps only White, e.g. hilft nur Weis, z.B.} 36. Rb4 Ra8 37. Rb7 $14) 36. R1d2
(36. Kc2 $4 Qb3+ 37. Kd2 Qxb2+) (36. R4d2 $4 Qxc5+) 36... Qg1+ {Mig: 'This was
the last fork in the road. X3D Fritz could have continued the game with ..Re8.
The machine decides that there is no way to play for a win and forces the
repetition draw.'} 37. Rd1 {The pressure on Kasparov has not become smaller
after this draw. Will he be able to withstand it and show his powerful
strength? Thursday we will already know more!    Co-commentators IM Heiko
Machelett and Prof.Dr.Althofer. Mig: 'Now the draw is completely forced
because the black queen has no alternative to checking on e3 again and
creating a third repetition. Any other move loses immediately. White is
threatening to win instantly with Rd8+. So going to g1 for check instead of
back to e1 was just a show of computer humor, if you will! The result is the
same: draw.     A rich and exciting battle with chances on both sides and
unexpected play from the beginning.' Der Druck auf Kasparov ist durch dieses
Remis nicht geringer geworden. Wird er ihm standhalten? Am Donnerstag werden
wir schon mehr wissen!  Zum Schlus mochte ich noch der Friedrich-
Schiller-Universitat Jena fur die Bereitstellung der technischen Ressourcen
und meinen Cokommentatoren IM Heiko Machelett und Prof.Dr.Althofer herzlich
danken. Den Audiokommentar wird es auch am Donnerstag wieder geben. Bis dann!}
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