Kasparov, Garry – Topalov, Veselin

ChessLand http://www.geocities.com/akap8/chess.htm (“9099two.zip”) Fritz:

Kasparov, Garry
Topalov, Veselin
Result: 1-0

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Date: January 20, 1999
Location: Wijk aan Zee
Tournament: ?
Round:
Opening: B07 Pirc Defence
Submitted by: Fritz ChessLand
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 "Fritz "ChessLand""]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1999.01.20"]
[Source "TaL's Chess"]
[SourceDate "1999.01.20"]

{ChessLand http://www.geocities.com/akap8/chess.htm ("9099two.zip") Fritz: } 1. e4 {B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems} 1... d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. f3 b5 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 9... Bb7 {last book move} 10. a3 e5 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. Kb1 (12. g4 12... a5 ) 12... a6 (12... a5 13. g4 ) 13. Nc1 (13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nf4 14... a5 ) 13... O-O-O (13... exd4 14. Rxd4 c5 15. Rd1 ) 14. Nb3 14... exd4 15. Rxd4 c5 16. Rd1 Nb6 17. g3 Kb8 18. Na5 Ba8 19. Bh3 (19. Bg2 19... d5 ) 19... d5 20. Qf4+ Ka7 21. Rhe1 d4 22. Nd5 Nbxd5 23. exd5 { Do you see the mate threat?.} 23... Qd6 24. Rxd4 cxd4 25. Re7+ Kb6 (25... Qxe7 26. Qxd4+) 26. Qxd4+ Kxa5 27. b4+ Ka4 28. Qc3 {Threatening mate... how?} 28... Qxd5 (28... Bxd5 29. Kb2 Qe5 30. Rxe5 h6 31. Qb3+ Bxb3 32. cxb3#) 29. Ra7 { Do you see the mate threat?} 29... Bb7 30. Rxb7 30... Qc4 { Threatening mate: Qxc3} (30... Qxb7 {Deflection from b3} 31. Qb3# { A beautiful mate combination}) 31. Qxf6 Kxa3 32. Qxa6+ Kxb4 33. c3+ { Theme: Clearance for a1-b2} 33... Kxc3 {Decoy theme: c3} (33... Qxc3 { Theme: Deflection from b5} 34. Qxb5+ { The nicest combinations are those leading to mate}) 34. Qa1+ 34... Kd2 { The mate threat is Qc2} 35. Qb2+ 35... Kd1 {The mate threat is Qd3} 36. Bf1 Rd2 (36... Qxf1 {A deflection} 37. Qc2+ {A classical mating theme}) 37. Rd7 { a vigorous, logically sound sacrifice} 37... Rxd7 38. Bxc4 bxc4 39. Qxh8 Rd3 40. Qa8 (40. Qxh7 c3 41. Qh3 c2+ 42. Ka2 c1=Q 43. Qf1+ Kc2 44. Qxc1+ Kxc1 45. h4 Rxf3 46. g4 Kc2 47. h5 gxh5 48. gxh5 Rh3 49. h6 Rxh6 50. Ka3 Rh4 51. Ka2 Ra4#) 40... c3 41. Qa4+ Ke1 42. f4 f5 (42... Rd2 {hardly improves anything} 43. h3 Rh2 44. g4 ) 43. Kc1 Rd2 44. Qa7 (44. Qa7 h6 45. Qc5 ) 1-0

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