Kasparov – Dur Kasparov Dur Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1981.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: W Junior Championship Graz Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "W Junior Championship Graz"] [Site "?"] [Date "1981.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Dur"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "49"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bg5 O-O 6.e3 {The Queen's Gambit Declined, which gives Black a solid yet somewhat passive position.} h6 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 8.Qd2 c6 {Although Black has the two bishops, his light squared bishop is blocked by his own pawns.} 9.h4 Nd7 {This move allows White a strong initiative on the kingside. Better was 9...g6 10.O-O-O Bg7} 10.g4 {Now it's too late to try and block the position with 10...g6.} Re8 {10...g6 would fail to block the kingside after 11.g5 hxg5 12.hxg5 Bg7 13.O-O-O} 11.O-O-O b5 {Owing to White's initiative on the kingside Black tries to counter- attack on the opposite wing. Even though it will cost him a pawn to open up the queenside, this is Black's best practical chance.} 12.cxb5 cxb5 13.Bxb5 Rb8 14.g5 {Returning the pawn in order to open up the g-file, which leads directly to Black's king.} hxg5 15.hxg5 Bxg5 16.Nxg5 Qxg5 17.f4 {Clears the second rank for White's queen to attack on the h-file.} Qf6 18.Qh2 g6 19.f5 Qg7 {19...gxf5 20.Rdg1+ Kf8 21.Qd6+ Re7 22.Bxd7 Rb6 allows White to win material.} 20.fxe6 fxe6 21.Rdg1 {It's easy to see that White stands better, since Black's attack has never gotten farther than the first stage.} Rf8 22.Bd3 Rf6 23.e4 e5 24.Nxd5 Rf7 25.Rxg6 {Black resigned since his queen is deflected from covering the h8 square.} 1-0 [Event "W Junior Championship Graz"] [Site "?"] [Date "1981.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Dur"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "49"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bg5 O-O 6.e3 {The Queen's Gambit Declined, which gives Black a solid yet somewhat passive position.} h6 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 8.Qd2 c6 {Although Black has the two bishops, his light squared bishop is blocked by his own pawns.} 9.h4 Nd7 {This move allows White a strong initiative on the kingside. Better was 9...g6 10.O-O-O Bg7} 10.g4 {Now it's too late to try and block the position with 10...g6.} Re8 {10...g6 would fail to block the kingside after 11.g5 hxg5 12.hxg5 Bg7 13.O-O-O} 11.O-O-O b5 {Owing to White's initiative on the kingside Black tries to counter- attack on the opposite wing. Even though it will cost him a pawn to open up the queenside, this is Black's best practical chance.} 12.cxb5 cxb5 13.Bxb5 Rb8 14.g5 {Returning the pawn in order to open up the g-file, which leads directly to Black's king.} hxg5 15.hxg5 Bxg5 16.Nxg5 Qxg5 17.f4 {Clears the second rank for White's queen to attack on the h-file.} Qf6 18.Qh2 g6 19.f5 Qg7 {19...gxf5 20.Rdg1+ Kf8 21.Qd6+ Re7 22.Bxd7 Rb6 allows White to win material.} 20.fxe6 fxe6 21.Rdg1 {It's easy to see that White stands better, since Black's attack has never gotten farther than the first stage.} Rf8 22.Bd3 Rf6 23.e4 e5 24.Nxd5 Rf7 25.Rxg6 {Black resigned since his queen is deflected from covering the h8 square.} 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.
