|
(1) Garry Kasparov - Vishy Anand [B48]
Tilburg Tilburg, 1991
[Rohde, M.: Taimanov]
Kasparov Anand Tilburg Rd. B48 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qc7 There are some interesting transpositional effects to this early posting of the queen. First of all, 5 Nb5 Qb8 accomplishes nothing for White. More promising is 5 c4 which allows 5 ... Qe5?! 6 Nb5 Qe4+ 7 Be2 with a nice game for White - this is reminiscent of the Scotch Steinitz 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 ed 4 Nd4 Qh4 5 Nb5. But after 5 c4 better is the simple 5 ... e6 with possible transposition to Kamsky - I. Gurevich, New York Open 1991. It is also important to distinguish the different possibiilities of 4 ... Qc7 5 Nc3 e6 from 4 ... e6 Nc3 a6. On 4 ... e6 White can play the "Karpovian" 5 Nb5 d6 6 c4. And on 4 ... e6 5 Nc3 a6 White can play Sax's annoying 6 Nc6 bc 7 Bd3. But one advantage of the move order 4 ... e6 5 Nc3 a6 is that White can not so profitably get Kasparov's setup with bishops on e3 and d3 - if then 6 Be3 Nf6 7 Bd3 Black has no need to play ... Qc7 and can play 7 ... d5 or 7 ... e5. 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be3 a6 7.Bd3 White could still have played the more usual move order 7 Be2 Nf6 8 O-O with a main line Taimanov after 8 ... Bb4 or a Scheveningen after 8 ... d6. 7...Nf6 8.0-0 Ne5 A move which requires some thought. Black threatens 9 ... Neg4, forcing White to spend time defending against it. But since Black will not want to open the c-file with a later ... Nxd3, ultimately the knight will have to retreat. The real point is to get the Black bishop to c5, which cannot be accomplished immediately - 8 ... Bc5 9 Nxe6. 9.h3 Bc5 10.Kh1 d6 11.f4 Nc6 This move allows Kasparov's following shot because the bishop on c5 may become undefended. Most logical was 11 ... Ned7 12 Qf3 b5, as in Tal - Najdorf, Belgrade 1970. Placing the knight on g6 would be uncomfortable because Black could then never respond to White's f5 with ... e5. 12.e5 A comparable situation, in which White ignores a picec on d4 in order to get in the push e4-e5 arises after 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cd 4 Nd4 e6 5 Nc3 a6 6 g3 Qc7 7 Bg2 Nf6 8 0-0 h6 9 Re1 Nd4 10 e5!, as in DeFirmian - Rohde, New York Open 1988. 12...Nxe5 A tough move to play, as it temporarily sacs a piece while leaving White with options as to how to throw it back. But Anand clearly saw the alternatives were demoralizing: 12 ... dxe5 13 Ndb5! axb5 14 Bxc5 Nd4 15 fxe5 Qxc5 16 exf6 0-0 17 Ne4 Qe5 18 Qg4 is grisly; 12 ... Nxd4 13 exf6 gxf6 14 Ne4 f5 15 Bxd4! Bxd4 16 Bb5+ axb5 17 Qxd4 0-0 18 Nf6+ Kh8 19 Ne8+ wins; 12 ... Bxd4 13 Bxd4 and now 13 ... Nxd4 14 exf6 gxf6 15 f5! or 13 ... dxe5 14 fxe5 Nd7 15 Ne4! with the amusing triad 15 ... Ndxe5 16 Bc5 and 17 Nd6+ is unstoppable, 15 ... Nxd4 16 Nd6+ wins - if 16 ... Ke7 or 16 ... Kf8 then 17 Rf7+ and 18 Qg4, or 16 ... Kd8 17 Nxf7+, and 15 ... Ncxe5 16 Qh5 with a continuing attack: 16 ... 0-0? 17 Bxe5 followed by 18 Nf6+, or 16 ... H6 17 Ng5 0-0 18 Bh7+! Kh8 19 Nxf7+ Rxf7 20 Rxf7 Kxh7 21 Raf1! threatening 22 Rxg7+ and if 21 ... Nxf7 22 Rxf7 e5 23 Qf5+. 13.fxe5 dxe5 14.Bb5+ Much better than 14 Ndb5? axb5 15 Nxb5 Qb6 which is not special. 14...axb5 Black cannot delay the recovery of the piece. If 14 ... Bd7 15 Bxd7+ Nxd7 16 Nxe6! fxe6 17 Bg5 and Black's king is cut off, e.g. 17 ... Nb6 18 Ne4, or 17 ... Be7 18 Bxe7 Kxe7 19 Qh5. On 14 ... Kf8 15 Rf6 hurts: 15 ... gxf6 16 Bh6+ Ke7 17 Nf5+! wins, or 15 ... exd4 16 Bf4 Qe7 (16 ... Bd6 17 Nd5 Qd8 18 Bxd6+ Qxd6 19 Qh5!) 17 Ne4 axb5 18 Be5 (Kasparov) with a crushing bind - if 18 ... b6 19 Qg4 Bb7 20 Raf1. On 14 ... Ke7 15 Rxf6! wins - 15 ... gxf6 16 Nf5+, 15 ... Kxf6 16 Qg4, or 15 ... exd4 16 Bf4 Qa5 (16 ... Bd6 17 Nd5+) 17 Qh5. 15.Ndxb5 Qb6 16.Bxc5 Qxc5 17.Nd6+ Ke7 18.Rxf6 Only this thematic shot retains the attack. 18...gxf6 19.Nce4 Qd4 Not 19 ... Qe3? 20 Nf5+! 20.Qh5 Rf8 21.Rd1 Better than 21 Qh4 Ra6 22 Nc8+ Kd7! 21...Qe3 22.Qh4 Qf4 23.Qe1 A pretty switch. Now 23 ... f5 24 Qb4 is devastating. 23...Ra4 24.Qc3 Rd4 25.Rxd4 Qf1+ Necessary. Not 25 ... ed 26 Qc7+ Bd7 27 27 Nc8+. 26.Kh2 exd4 27.Qc5 Kd7 28.Nb5 Qf4+ 29.g3 29 ... Qe5 30 Nf6+! Qf6 31 Qc7+ Ke8 and mate is delivered on the key d6 square. 1-0
|
