Kasparov – Karpov Kasparov Karpov Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1987.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: World Championship Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "World Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1987.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Karpov"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "81"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 {Karpov has great deal of experience with this variation, most notably in his match games against Viktor Korchnoi.} 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O {Now if Black plays 6...e5 we have a Sicilian Defense with colors reversed. But there is a more energetic plan.} e4 7.Ng5 Bxc3 {This disrupts my pawn structure.} 8.bxc3 Re8 {Black has to defend this pawn.} 9.f3 exf3 10.Nxf3 {OK, Black has a better pawn structure. Still, White is going to be able to build a very strong central formation, and the f-file leads right to Black's king.} Qe7 {A new approach. More common is 10. ... d5 which is favored by former World Champion Vassily Smyslov.} 11.e3 Ne5 12.Nd4 {Playing for the f5 square and to create pressure on the f-file. Eventually this square might be well-suited for a pawn. But the knight is in a beautiful position here. 12.Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Rb1 White has the freer position.} Nd3 {The hole at d3 is not very important.} 13.Qe2 Nxc1 14.Raxc1 {Karpov went to great lengths to eliminate my bishop. Although it didn't seem to be doing anything special, in the long run it could have become a powerful attacker.} d6 15.Rf4 {Open files should be occupied by doubled rooks.} c6 16.Rcf1 Qe5 17.Qd3 {The f5-square belongs to me!} Bd7 18.Nf5 Bxf5 19.Rxf5 Qe6 20.Qd4 {Now Karpov has to be constantly worried about the possibility of an exchange sacrifice at f6.} Re7 21.Qh4 {Not yet! 21.Rxf6 gxf6 22.Rxf6 Qe5 23.Rxd6 This position is not so easy to win.} Nd7 22.Bh3 {This threatens a discovered attack on the queen, but her majesty has no useful flight square because of the congestion in the forecourt.} Nf8 23.R5f3 Qe5 24.d4 {See. I told you this square would eventually make a nice home for the pawn!} Qe4 25.Qxe4 Rxe4 26.Rxf7 {The game is now effectively over. I have won the pawn at f7, but more importantly have seized the seventh rank.} Rxe3 27.d5 {This adds to my control of the e6-square, thus limiting the options for Karpov's knight.} Rae8 28.Rxb7 cxd5 29.cxd5 R3e7 {29...Rxc3 30.Rff7 Rc1+ 31.Bf1 Ree1 32.Rxg7+ Kh8 33.Rgf7 Kg8 34.Rxa7} 30.Rfb1 h5 31.a4 g5 32.Bf5 {Avoiding 32...g4 which would drive the Bishop to a more passive location.} Kg7 33.a5 Kf6 34.Bd3 Rxb7 35.Rxb7 Re3 36.Bb5 Rxc3 37.Rxa7 Ng6 {The passed pawn is decisive.} 38.Rd7 Ne5 39.Rxd6+ Kf5 40.a6 Ra3 41.Rd8 {Karpov decides, with good reason, that further moves are unnecessary.} 1-0 [Event "World Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1987.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Karpov"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "81"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 {Karpov has great deal of experience with this variation, most notably in his match games against Viktor Korchnoi.} 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O {Now if Black plays 6...e5 we have a Sicilian Defense with colors reversed. But there is a more energetic plan.} e4 7.Ng5 Bxc3 {This disrupts my pawn structure.} 8.bxc3 Re8 {Black has to defend this pawn.} 9.f3 exf3 10.Nxf3 {OK, Black has a better pawn structure. Still, White is going to be able to build a very strong central formation, and the f-file leads right to Black's king.} Qe7 {A new approach. More common is 10. ... d5 which is favored by former World Champion Vassily Smyslov.} 11.e3 Ne5 12.Nd4 {Playing for the f5 square and to create pressure on the f-file. Eventually this square might be well-suited for a pawn. But the knight is in a beautiful position here. 12.Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Rb1 White has the freer position.} Nd3 {The hole at d3 is not very important.} 13.Qe2 Nxc1 14.Raxc1 {Karpov went to great lengths to eliminate my bishop. Although it didn't seem to be doing anything special, in the long run it could have become a powerful attacker.} d6 15.Rf4 {Open files should be occupied by doubled rooks.} c6 16.Rcf1 Qe5 17.Qd3 {The f5-square belongs to me!} Bd7 18.Nf5 Bxf5 19.Rxf5 Qe6 20.Qd4 {Now Karpov has to be constantly worried about the possibility of an exchange sacrifice at f6.} Re7 21.Qh4 {Not yet! 21.Rxf6 gxf6 22.Rxf6 Qe5 23.Rxd6 This position is not so easy to win.} Nd7 22.Bh3 {This threatens a discovered attack on the queen, but her majesty has no useful flight square because of the congestion in the forecourt.} Nf8 23.R5f3 Qe5 24.d4 {See. I told you this square would eventually make a nice home for the pawn!} Qe4 25.Qxe4 Rxe4 26.Rxf7 {The game is now effectively over. I have won the pawn at f7, but more importantly have seized the seventh rank.} Rxe3 27.d5 {This adds to my control of the e6-square, thus limiting the options for Karpov's knight.} Rae8 28.Rxb7 cxd5 29.cxd5 R3e7 {29...Rxc3 30.Rff7 Rc1+ 31.Bf1 Ree1 32.Rxg7+ Kh8 33.Rgf7 Kg8 34.Rxa7} 30.Rfb1 h5 31.a4 g5 32.Bf5 {Avoiding 32...g4 which would drive the Bishop to a more passive location.} Kg7 33.a5 Kf6 34.Bd3 Rxb7 35.Rxb7 Re3 36.Bb5 Rxc3 37.Rxa7 Ng6 {The passed pawn is decisive.} 38.Rd7 Ne5 39.Rxd6+ Kf5 40.a6 Ra3 41.Rd8 {Karpov decides, with good reason, that further moves are unnecessary.} 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.
