Kasparov – Andersson Kasparov Andersson Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1981.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Tilburg Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Tilburg"] [Site "?"] [Date "1981.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Andersson"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "59"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 {My favorite variation during the 1980's was this old and forgotten line which Petrosian used to play. Now it is considered one of the main lines of the Queen's Indian Defense!} Bb7 5.Nc3 Ne4 {Until this game, the violation of the opening principle which says never to move a piece twice without good reason was considered acceptable in this position. But after the game, it disappeared from the tournament arena.} 6.Nxe4 Bxe4 7.Nd2 Bg6 {The bishop has switched sides of the board. It was more common to retreat back to b7.} 8.g3 {Since Black has abandoned the long diagonal, it makes sense for White to take it over for himself.} Nc6 {This square would have been better occupied by a pawn.} 9.e3 a6 10.b4 {I am taking control of a lot of territory on the queenside, so my Swedish opponent chooses to take some action there.} b5 11.cxb5 axb5 {Now there is a trap. Suppose I capture on b5. Do you see what Andersson had in mind?} 12.Bb2 Na7 {A very subtle move, typical of the style which has kept Andersson among the world's elite for two decades already. The idea is to play d7-d5, and then bring the knight to c4 via c8 and b6! Wonderful!} 13.h4 {But while all that is going on, I have my sights set on the kingside.} h6 {Just a little weakness, but it gets the creative juices flowing.} 14.d5 {Who cares about a little pawn? I want my bishop in the game.} exd5 15.Bg2 c6 16.O-O {My advantage has grown. I have a big lead in development and control a lot of space -- just the kind of position I love! Now I just have to smash open the kingside with e2-e4. But not yet, let's get some more pieces involved.} f6 17.Re1 Be7 18.Qg4 Kf7 {Well, if the king occupies this square then the bishop cannot, so it is time to push it into the corner.} 19.h5 Bh7 20.e4 {Now!} dxe4 21.Bxe4 Bxe4 22.Nxe4 {The g6 square is very weak, but so is g7, though it is harder to appreciate at the moment.} Nc8 {22...Rf8 23.Rad1 d5 24.Nxf6 Bxf6 25.Qe6++ 22...Re8 23.Qg6+ Kf8 24. g4 and I can bring my knight to f5 via g3.} 23.Rad1 {This is a strong move. To attack successfully means getting all the pieces involved in the attack. This rook will soon be on g4, believe it or not!} Ra7 {Black wants to move the d-pawn and use the rook at a7 to help defend the king. So I had better get the attack moving quickly. Now comes a series of sacrifices.} 24.Nxf6 gxf6 {24...Bxf6 25.Qg6+ Kf8 26.Bxf6 gxf6 27.Re6} 25.Qg6+ Kf8 26.Bc1 d5 27.Rd4 {Now you can see why I brought this rook into the game at move 23.} Nd6 28.Rg4 Nf7 {So the h-pawn is protected, right?} 29.Bxh6+ {Wrong. I can capture it anyway!} Ke8 {29...Rxh6 30.Qg8++} 30.Bg7 {Here Andersson resigned. As he stopped the clock, he said "I will not play with Kasparov anymore!" Of course he has, and we have had many exciting games, but I think this is still the best!} 1-0 [Event "Tilburg"] [Site "?"] [Date "1981.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Andersson"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "59"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 {My favorite variation during the 1980's was this old and forgotten line which Petrosian used to play. Now it is considered one of the main lines of the Queen's Indian Defense!} Bb7 5.Nc3 Ne4 {Until this game, the violation of the opening principle which says never to move a piece twice without good reason was considered acceptable in this position. But after the game, it disappeared from the tournament arena.} 6.Nxe4 Bxe4 7.Nd2 Bg6 {The bishop has switched sides of the board. It was more common to retreat back to b7.} 8.g3 {Since Black has abandoned the long diagonal, it makes sense for White to take it over for himself.} Nc6 {This square would have been better occupied by a pawn.} 9.e3 a6 10.b4 {I am taking control of a lot of territory on the queenside, so my Swedish opponent chooses to take some action there.} b5 11.cxb5 axb5 {Now there is a trap. Suppose I capture on b5. Do you see what Andersson had in mind?} 12.Bb2 Na7 {A very subtle move, typical of the style which has kept Andersson among the world's elite for two decades already. The idea is to play d7-d5, and then bring the knight to c4 via c8 and b6! Wonderful!} 13.h4 {But while all that is going on, I have my sights set on the kingside.} h6 {Just a little weakness, but it gets the creative juices flowing.} 14.d5 {Who cares about a little pawn? I want my bishop in the game.} exd5 15.Bg2 c6 16.O-O {My advantage has grown. I have a big lead in development and control a lot of space -- just the kind of position I love! Now I just have to smash open the kingside with e2-e4. But not yet, let's get some more pieces involved.} f6 17.Re1 Be7 18.Qg4 Kf7 {Well, if the king occupies this square then the bishop cannot, so it is time to push it into the corner.} 19.h5 Bh7 20.e4 {Now!} dxe4 21.Bxe4 Bxe4 22.Nxe4 {The g6 square is very weak, but so is g7, though it is harder to appreciate at the moment.} Nc8 {22...Rf8 23.Rad1 d5 24.Nxf6 Bxf6 25.Qe6++ 22...Re8 23.Qg6+ Kf8 24. g4 and I can bring my knight to f5 via g3.} 23.Rad1 {This is a strong move. To attack successfully means getting all the pieces involved in the attack. This rook will soon be on g4, believe it or not!} Ra7 {Black wants to move the d-pawn and use the rook at a7 to help defend the king. So I had better get the attack moving quickly. Now comes a series of sacrifices.} 24.Nxf6 gxf6 {24...Bxf6 25.Qg6+ Kf8 26.Bxf6 gxf6 27.Re6} 25.Qg6+ Kf8 26.Bc1 d5 27.Rd4 {Now you can see why I brought this rook into the game at move 23.} Nd6 28.Rg4 Nf7 {So the h-pawn is protected, right?} 29.Bxh6+ {Wrong. I can capture it anyway!} Ke8 {29...Rxh6 30.Qg8++} 30.Bg7 {Here Andersson resigned. As he stopped the clock, he said "I will not play with Kasparov anymore!" Of course he has, and we have had many exciting games, but I think this is still the best!} 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.
