Kasparov – Karpov Kasparov Karpov Result: * Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1985.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: World Championship Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "World Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1985.??.??"] [Round "19"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Karpov"] [Result "*"] [PlyCount "83"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 Ne4 {An unusual move, especially from Karpov, a Classical player. Still, he clearly wanted to disrupt the opening, to neutralize anything I might have prepared.} 5.Qc2 f5 6.g3 Nc6 {This was completely new. 6...b6 7.Bg2 Bb7 This would have transposed into a Classical Dutch defense.} 7.Bg2 O-O 8.O-O Bxc3 9.bxc3 Na5 {Karpov is combining some of the ideas he had used in previous games from this match. But I have two trump cards, a lead in development and the bishop pair .} 10.c5 d6 11.c4 {This is a strong pawn sacrifice. If Karpov accepts, then 12,Ba3 is a good reply.} b6 {But declining the sacrifice was incorrect. Probably Karpov thought that I was going to play 12.Nd2, but I have better uses for that square.} 12.Bd2 Nxd2 {12...dxc5 13.Bxa5 bxa5 14.Rfd1 White has much better prospects.} 13.Nxd2 d5 {All the commentators seemed to disapprove of this move, but in fact the error was in the entire opening strategy. At this point he was already in deep trouble.} 14.cxd5 exd5 15.e3 Be6 {Black is doomed to passive play while White can easily improve the position of the major pieces.} 16.Qc3 Rf7 17.Rfc1 Rb8 18.Rab1 Re7 19.a4 Bf7 20.Bf1 h6 21.Bd3 Qd7 22.Qc2 Be6 {22...g6 would have been a little stronger.} 23.Bb5 Qd8 24.Rd1 g5 {Finally Karpov gets tired of waiting and launches a counterattack. But there is no piece support for the pawnstorm.} 25.Nf3 {I will plant this knight at e5. In addition, I will be able to place my bishop at e4, though that takes quite a bit of preparation.} Rg7 26.Ne5 f4 27.Bf1 {The bishop did its job on the queenside. Now I need it in the center.} Qf6 28.Bg2 Rd8 29.e4 {It is time to open up the game. I am effectively a piece ahead, since the enemy knight is stranded at a5.} dxe4 30.Bxe4 Re7 31.Qc3 Bd5 32.Re1 Kg7 33.Ng4 {Now the weakness at g5 is felt.} Qf7 34.Bxd5 Rxd5 35.Rxe7 Qxe7 36.Re1 Qd8 37.Ne5 Qf6 38.cxb6 {Opening more lines.} Qxb6 {38...cxb6 39.Qc7+ Kg8 40.Ng4 Qg7 41.Re8+ Kh7 42.Re7} 39.gxf4 {Open lines on the queenside. Open lines in the center. Open lines on the kingside!} Rxd4 {A blunder in time pressure, but the game would not have lasted long anyway. 39...gxf4 40.Qf3 Qe6 41.Kh1 Rxd4 42.Qg2+ Kh7 43.Rg1} 40.Nf3 Nb3 41.Rb1 Qf6 {The game was adjourned here, but I played my move in public anyway.} 42.Qxc7+ [Event "World Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1985.??.??"] [Round "19"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Karpov"] [Result "*"] [PlyCount "83"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 Ne4 {An unusual move, especially from Karpov, a Classical player. Still, he clearly wanted to disrupt the opening, to neutralize anything I might have prepared.} 5.Qc2 f5 6.g3 Nc6 {This was completely new. 6...b6 7.Bg2 Bb7 This would have transposed into a Classical Dutch defense.} 7.Bg2 O-O 8.O-O Bxc3 9.bxc3 Na5 {Karpov is combining some of the ideas he had used in previous games from this match. But I have two trump cards, a lead in development and the bishop pair .} 10.c5 d6 11.c4 {This is a strong pawn sacrifice. If Karpov accepts, then 12,Ba3 is a good reply.} b6 {But declining the sacrifice was incorrect. Probably Karpov thought that I was going to play 12.Nd2, but I have better uses for that square.} 12.Bd2 Nxd2 {12...dxc5 13.Bxa5 bxa5 14.Rfd1 White has much better prospects.} 13.Nxd2 d5 {All the commentators seemed to disapprove of this move, but in fact the error was in the entire opening strategy. At this point he was already in deep trouble.} 14.cxd5 exd5 15.e3 Be6 {Black is doomed to passive play while White can easily improve the position of the major pieces.} 16.Qc3 Rf7 17.Rfc1 Rb8 18.Rab1 Re7 19.a4 Bf7 20.Bf1 h6 21.Bd3 Qd7 22.Qc2 Be6 {22...g6 would have been a little stronger.} 23.Bb5 Qd8 24.Rd1 g5 {Finally Karpov gets tired of waiting and launches a counterattack. But there is no piece support for the pawnstorm.} 25.Nf3 {I will plant this knight at e5. In addition, I will be able to place my bishop at e4, though that takes quite a bit of preparation.} Rg7 26.Ne5 f4 27.Bf1 {The bishop did its job on the queenside. Now I need it in the center.} Qf6 28.Bg2 Rd8 29.e4 {It is time to open up the game. I am effectively a piece ahead, since the enemy knight is stranded at a5.} dxe4 30.Bxe4 Re7 31.Qc3 Bd5 32.Re1 Kg7 33.Ng4 {Now the weakness at g5 is felt.} Qf7 34.Bxd5 Rxd5 35.Rxe7 Qxe7 36.Re1 Qd8 37.Ne5 Qf6 38.cxb6 {Opening more lines.} Qxb6 {38...cxb6 39.Qc7+ Kg8 40.Ng4 Qg7 41.Re8+ Kh7 42.Re7} 39.gxf4 {Open lines on the queenside. Open lines in the center. Open lines on the kingside!} Rxd4 {A blunder in time pressure, but the game would not have lasted long anyway. 39...gxf4 40.Qf3 Qe6 41.Kh1 Rxd4 42.Qg2+ Kh7 43.Rg1} 40.Nf3 Nb3 41.Rb1 Qf6 {The game was adjourned here, but I played my move in public anyway.} 42.Qxc7+ 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.
