THE NEW YORK TIMES http://nyt.com/diversions/chess/990228chess.html Kasparov Shows His Critics He Can Still Work Miracles In response to criticism that his chief strength in chess is openings research, in which he is helped by a team of grandmasters, Garry Kasparov stated that his forte is not in openings but in middle-game tactics. To prove his point, one has only to look at his tour de force against the Bulgarian grandmaster Veselin Topalov last month in Round 4 of the Hoogoven International Tournament in Wijk-aan-Zee, the Netherlands. Kasparov did not do well in the opening. Despite his having White and the advantage of moving first, he got nowhere. But then, simply amazing, he conjured up a shower of arrows to engulf his opponent. It is one of the most scintillating games of recent years. GM Robert Byrne:
Topalov, Veselin
Result: 1-0
