Kasparov – Karpov Kasparov Karpov Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1986.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: World Championship Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "World Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1986.??.??"] [Round "22"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Karpov"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "91"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 {This exchange is not necessary, but it has become popular in the past decade.} Bxf6 7.e3 O-O 8.Rc1 c6 9.Bd3 Nd7 10.O-O dxc4 {When Black s the center in this way, it is already a minor victory for White.} 11.Bxc4 e5 12.h3 {This both keeps pieces off of g4, but also provides the possibility of Nf3- h2- g4 later on. This move was my idea, introduced a year before this game was played.} exd4 13.exd4 {The isolated pawn is well-supported, and the knight at d7 is misplaced.} Nb6 14.Bb3 Bf5 {Otherwise the knight gets to e4.} 15.Re1 a5 16.a3 Re8 17.Rxe8+ Qxe8 18.Qd2 {Here Karpov should have placed his queen at d7, not waiting for my rook to occupy the e-file. Instead, he puts the knight there, a puzzling choice.} Nd7 {A poor move which allows an effective reply.} 19.Qf4 Bg6 20.h4 {I have an initiative on the kingside now.} Qd8 21.Na4 {Parrying the threat of 21. ... Qb6.} h5 {Now the g5-square is weakened.} 22.Re1 {The rook was doing nothing on the c-file, but here it has a magnificent view!} b5 23.Nc3 Qb8 24.Qe3 {24.Ne5 This was a tempting alternative.} b4 25.Ne4 bxa3 26.Nxf6+ Nxf6 27.bxa3 Nd5 {A good move really. I can't understand why some of the commentators criticized it. I do get a superior knight versus bishop endgame, but there was hardly a better move to be found.} 28.Bxd5 cxd5 {After a few exchanges, the position looks quite dull. But my control of the e-file must not be underestimated. The most important thing, however, is the fact that my knight is better than Karpov's bishop.} 29.Ne5 Qd8 30.Qf3 {There is no way I would have traded my prize steed for the useless bishop!} Ra6 31.Rc1 {Since the e-file is closed, the rook returns to the c-file, which is now open.} Kh7 32.Qh3 Rb6 {Preparing an invasion, via the c8-square.} 33.Rc8 Qd6 34.Qg3 a4 {This drops a pawn, but Karpov's position was already very bad.} 35.Ra8 Qe6 36.Rxa4 Qf5 37.Ra7 {The seventh rank is always useful!} Rb1+ 38.Kh2 Rc1 39.Rb7 Rc2 40.f3 Rd2 {Here the game was adjourned. I sealed a strong move which forces the win, but my seconds were a bit annoyed, because they had only considered the defensive move 41.Rb4.} 41.Nd7 {There is a very strong threat here.} Rxd4 {This sets up the exchange of queens following 42...Qf4, but Karpov never has time to play it!} 42.Nf8+ Kh6 {42...Kh8 43.Rb8} 43.Rb4 Rc4 {43...Rd1 44.Rb8 Bh7 45.Qg5+ Qxg5 46.hxg5+ Kxg5 47.Nxh7+} 44.Rxc4 dxc4 45.Qd6 {White is setting up a check on the c1-h6 diagonal.} c3 46.Qd4 {My best game of this match. My 13th win over Karpov. 13 is my lucky number!} 1-0 [Event "World Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1986.??.??"] [Round "22"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Karpov"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "91"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 {This exchange is not necessary, but it has become popular in the past decade.} Bxf6 7.e3 O-O 8.Rc1 c6 9.Bd3 Nd7 10.O-O dxc4 {When Black s the center in this way, it is already a minor victory for White.} 11.Bxc4 e5 12.h3 {This both keeps pieces off of g4, but also provides the possibility of Nf3- h2- g4 later on. This move was my idea, introduced a year before this game was played.} exd4 13.exd4 {The isolated pawn is well-supported, and the knight at d7 is misplaced.} Nb6 14.Bb3 Bf5 {Otherwise the knight gets to e4.} 15.Re1 a5 16.a3 Re8 17.Rxe8+ Qxe8 18.Qd2 {Here Karpov should have placed his queen at d7, not waiting for my rook to occupy the e-file. Instead, he puts the knight there, a puzzling choice.} Nd7 {A poor move which allows an effective reply.} 19.Qf4 Bg6 20.h4 {I have an initiative on the kingside now.} Qd8 21.Na4 {Parrying the threat of 21. ... Qb6.} h5 {Now the g5-square is weakened.} 22.Re1 {The rook was doing nothing on the c-file, but here it has a magnificent view!} b5 23.Nc3 Qb8 24.Qe3 {24.Ne5 This was a tempting alternative.} b4 25.Ne4 bxa3 26.Nxf6+ Nxf6 27.bxa3 Nd5 {A good move really. I can't understand why some of the commentators criticized it. I do get a superior knight versus bishop endgame, but there was hardly a better move to be found.} 28.Bxd5 cxd5 {After a few exchanges, the position looks quite dull. But my control of the e-file must not be underestimated. The most important thing, however, is the fact that my knight is better than Karpov's bishop.} 29.Ne5 Qd8 30.Qf3 {There is no way I would have traded my prize steed for the useless bishop!} Ra6 31.Rc1 {Since the e-file is closed, the rook returns to the c-file, which is now open.} Kh7 32.Qh3 Rb6 {Preparing an invasion, via the c8-square.} 33.Rc8 Qd6 34.Qg3 a4 {This drops a pawn, but Karpov's position was already very bad.} 35.Ra8 Qe6 36.Rxa4 Qf5 37.Ra7 {The seventh rank is always useful!} Rb1+ 38.Kh2 Rc1 39.Rb7 Rc2 40.f3 Rd2 {Here the game was adjourned. I sealed a strong move which forces the win, but my seconds were a bit annoyed, because they had only considered the defensive move 41.Rb4.} 41.Nd7 {There is a very strong threat here.} Rxd4 {This sets up the exchange of queens following 42...Qf4, but Karpov never has time to play it!} 42.Nf8+ Kh6 {42...Kh8 43.Rb8} 43.Rb4 Rc4 {43...Rd1 44.Rb8 Bh7 45.Qg5+ Qxg5 46.hxg5+ Kxg5 47.Nxh7+} 44.Rxc4 dxc4 45.Qd6 {White is setting up a check on the c1-h6 diagonal.} c3 46.Qd4 {My best game of this match. My 13th win over Karpov. 13 is my lucky number!} 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.
