Kasparov, Garry – Topalov, Veselin Annotated chess databases and art strips http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/rekius/ Jan van Reek: Kasparov, Garry Topalov, Veselin Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: January 20, 1999 Location: Wijk aan Zee Tournament: ? Round: Opening: B07 Pirc Defence Submitted by: van Reek Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "?"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B07"] [Annotator "van Reek"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "1999.01.20"] [Source "TaL's Chess"] [SourceDate "1999.01.20"] {Annotated chess databases and art strips http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/rekius/ Jan van Reek: } 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. f3 b5 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 Bb7 10. a3 ( {Gary diverts from} 10. Nc1 { (Moroz-Yarasov, Simferopol 1991)}) 10... e5 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. Kb1 a6 13. Nc1 O-O-O 14. Nb3 14... exd4 {Topalov counters. } 15. Rxd4 c5 16. Rd1 Nb6 17. g3 Kb8 18. Na5 Ba8 19. Bh3 19... d5 20. Qf4+ Ka7 21. Rhe1 d4 ( {The greedy} 21... dxe4 22. fxe4 22... Nxe4 {is refuted by} 23. Nxe4 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Bxe4 25. Re1 Re8 26. Rxe4 Qxe4 27. Qc7+ Ka8 28. Nc6) 22. Nd5 22... Nbxd5 23. exd5 Qd6 24. Rxd4 { The most impressive combination in the history of chess commences. } 24... cxd4 ( {Black gains a plus in} 24... Kb6 25. Nb3 Bxd5 26. Qxd6+ Rxd6 27. Rd2 27... Rhd8 {(Kasparov)}) 25. Re7+ (25. Qxd4+ 25... Qb6) 25... Kb6 ( { The pointe is} 25... Qxe7 26. Qxd4+ Kb8 27. Qb6+) 26. Qxd4+ Kxa5 ( { Kasparov analyses} 26... Qc5 27. Qxf6+ Qd6 28. Be6 28... Bxd5 29. b4) 27. b4+ Ka4 28. Qc3 ( {Kavalek gives the win} 28. Ra7 28... Bb7 (28... Nxd5 29. Rxa6+ 29... Qxa6 30. Qb2 Nc3+ 31. Qxc3 Bd5 32. Kb2 Qe6 33. Bxe6 fxe6 34. Qb3+ 34... Bxb3 35. cxb3#) (28... Bxd5 29. Qc3 ) 29. Rxb7 Qxd5 (29... Nxd5 30. Bd7 ) (29... Rhe8 30. Bf1 ) 30. Rb6 30... a5 31. Ra6 Ra8 32. Qe3 32... Rxa6 33. Kb2 axb4 34. axb4 Kxb4 35. Qc3+ Ka4 36. Qa3#) 28... Qxd5 29. Ra7 Bb7 30. Rxb7 30... Qc4 ( {A heroic fight offers} 30... Rhe8 31. Rb6 Ra8 32. Bf1 {(Ligterink)} 32... Re1+ 33. Qxe1 Nd7 34. Rb7 34... Ne5 (34... Qxb7 35. Qd1 ) 35. Qc3 Qxf3 36. Bd3 Qd5 37. Be4 37... Qxe4 38. Ka2) 31. Qxf6 Kxa3 ( {After} 31... Rd1+ 32. Kb2 Ra8 33. Qb6 Qd4+ 34. Qxd4 Rxd4 35. Rxf7 a5 36. Be6 36... axb4 37. Bb3+ Ka5 38. axb4+ Rxb4 39. c3 { (Kasparov)}) 32. Qxa6+ Kxb4 33. c3+ 33... Kxc3 34. Qa1+ Kd2 35. Qb2+ 35... Kd1 {The King seems to have found a safe haven on d1! But White gives the final blow with two powerful moves.} (35... Ke3 36. Re7+ Kxf3 37. Qg2#) 36. Bf1 36... Rd2 37. Rd7 37... Rxd7 38. Bxc4 bxc4 39. Qxh8 Rd3 40. Qa8 c3 41. Qa4+ Ke1 42. f4 f5 43. Kc1 Rd2 44. Qa7 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B07"] [Annotator "van Reek"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "1999.01.20"] [Source "TaL's Chess"] [SourceDate "1999.01.20"] {Annotated chess databases and art strips http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/rekius/ Jan van Reek: } 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. f3 b5 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 Bb7 10. a3 ( {Gary diverts from} 10. Nc1 { (Moroz-Yarasov, Simferopol 1991)}) 10... e5 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. Kb1 a6 13. Nc1 O-O-O 14. Nb3 14... exd4 {Topalov counters. } 15. Rxd4 c5 16. Rd1 Nb6 17. g3 Kb8 18. Na5 Ba8 19. Bh3 19... d5 20. Qf4+ Ka7 21. Rhe1 d4 ( {The greedy} 21... dxe4 22. fxe4 22... Nxe4 {is refuted by} 23. Nxe4 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Bxe4 25. Re1 Re8 26. Rxe4 Qxe4 27. Qc7+ Ka8 28. Nc6) 22. Nd5 22... Nbxd5 23. exd5 Qd6 24. Rxd4 { The most impressive combination in the history of chess commences. } 24... cxd4 ( {Black gains a plus in} 24... Kb6 25. Nb3 Bxd5 26. Qxd6+ Rxd6 27. Rd2 27... Rhd8 {(Kasparov)}) 25. Re7+ (25. Qxd4+ 25... Qb6) 25... Kb6 ( { The pointe is} 25... Qxe7 26. Qxd4+ Kb8 27. Qb6+) 26. Qxd4+ Kxa5 ( { Kasparov analyses} 26... Qc5 27. Qxf6+ Qd6 28. Be6 28... Bxd5 29. b4) 27. b4+ Ka4 28. Qc3 ( {Kavalek gives the win} 28. Ra7 28... Bb7 (28... Nxd5 29. Rxa6+ 29... Qxa6 30. Qb2 Nc3+ 31. Qxc3 Bd5 32. Kb2 Qe6 33. Bxe6 fxe6 34. Qb3+ 34... Bxb3 35. cxb3#) (28... Bxd5 29. Qc3 ) 29. Rxb7 Qxd5 (29... Nxd5 30. Bd7 ) (29... Rhe8 30. Bf1 ) 30. Rb6 30... a5 31. Ra6 Ra8 32. Qe3 32... Rxa6 33. Kb2 axb4 34. axb4 Kxb4 35. Qc3+ Ka4 36. Qa3#) 28... Qxd5 29. Ra7 Bb7 30. Rxb7 30... Qc4 ( {A heroic fight offers} 30... Rhe8 31. Rb6 Ra8 32. Bf1 {(Ligterink)} 32... Re1+ 33. Qxe1 Nd7 34. Rb7 34... Ne5 (34... Qxb7 35. Qd1 ) 35. Qc3 Qxf3 36. Bd3 Qd5 37. Be4 37... Qxe4 38. Ka2) 31. Qxf6 Kxa3 ( {After} 31... Rd1+ 32. Kb2 Ra8 33. Qb6 Qd4+ 34. Qxd4 Rxd4 35. Rxf7 a5 36. Be6 36... axb4 37. Bb3+ Ka5 38. axb4+ Rxb4 39. c3 { (Kasparov)}) 32. Qxa6+ Kxb4 33. c3+ 33... Kxc3 34. Qa1+ Kd2 35. Qb2+ 35... Kd1 {The King seems to have found a safe haven on d1! But White gives the final blow with two powerful moves.} (35... Ke3 36. Re7+ Kxf3 37. Qg2#) 36. Bf1 36... Rd2 37. Rd7 37... Rxd7 38. Bxc4 bxc4 39. Qxh8 Rd3 40. Qa8 c3 41. Qa4+ Ke1 42. f4 f5 43. Kc1 Rd2 44. Qa7 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
