Kasparov – Najdorf Kasparov Najdorf Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1982.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Bugonjo Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Bugonjo"] [Site "?"] [Date "1982.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Najdorf"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "49"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 {I don't want my opponent to pin a knight on c3 by a later Bb4.} Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e3 Be7 8.Bb5+ {Since Black will have to play a later ...c5 to chip away at my pawn center, this check confuses his pieces a little.} c6 9.Bd3 Nxc3 {Black wants to exchange pieces because he is cramped, but this trade strengthens my pawn center.} 10.bxc3 c5 11.O-O Nc6 12.e4 {Finally I achieve the most desirable pawn center. Notice how limited Black's options are for his minor pieces.} Rc8 13.Be3 cxd4 14.cxd4 O-O 15.Qe2 Na5 16.Rfe1 Qd6 17.d5 {Now that my pieces are all centralized I'm ready to break through. Black's knight is out of play and his Be7 is unprotected, so I've got a big edge in the center to attack with.} exd5 18.e5 Qe6 {18...Qc6 19.Nd4 Qe8 20.Qg4} 19.Nd4 Qxe5 {Black can't allow 19...Qd7 20. Bf5, but the text allows the rest of my pieces to flood his king position.} 20.Nf5 Bf6 {20...Qf6 21.Bd4} 21.Qg4 {I'm threatening to win a piece here by Bd4 and Black doesn't have any good defense.} Rce8 {21...Nc6 22.Bd4 Nxd4 23.Rxe5 Bxe5 24.Ne7+} 22.Bd2 Qxa1 {Black is desparate, but he gets mated after 22...Qb8 23.Nxg7 Bxg7 24.Bh6} 23.Rxa1 Bxa1 24.Nxg7 Bxg7 25.Bh6 {Black resigned because he can't stop the mate on g7.} 1-0 [Event "Bugonjo"] [Site "?"] [Date "1982.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Najdorf"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "49"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 {I don't want my opponent to pin a knight on c3 by a later Bb4.} Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e3 Be7 8.Bb5+ {Since Black will have to play a later ...c5 to chip away at my pawn center, this check confuses his pieces a little.} c6 9.Bd3 Nxc3 {Black wants to exchange pieces because he is cramped, but this trade strengthens my pawn center.} 10.bxc3 c5 11.O-O Nc6 12.e4 {Finally I achieve the most desirable pawn center. Notice how limited Black's options are for his minor pieces.} Rc8 13.Be3 cxd4 14.cxd4 O-O 15.Qe2 Na5 16.Rfe1 Qd6 17.d5 {Now that my pieces are all centralized I'm ready to break through. Black's knight is out of play and his Be7 is unprotected, so I've got a big edge in the center to attack with.} exd5 18.e5 Qe6 {18...Qc6 19.Nd4 Qe8 20.Qg4} 19.Nd4 Qxe5 {Black can't allow 19...Qd7 20. Bf5, but the text allows the rest of my pieces to flood his king position.} 20.Nf5 Bf6 {20...Qf6 21.Bd4} 21.Qg4 {I'm threatening to win a piece here by Bd4 and Black doesn't have any good defense.} Rce8 {21...Nc6 22.Bd4 Nxd4 23.Rxe5 Bxe5 24.Ne7+} 22.Bd2 Qxa1 {Black is desparate, but he gets mated after 22...Qb8 23.Nxg7 Bxg7 24.Bh6} 23.Rxa1 Bxa1 24.Nxg7 Bxg7 25.Bh6 {Black resigned because he can't stop the mate on g7.} 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.
