Kasparov – Petrosian Kasparov Petrosian Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1981.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Moscow Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Moscow"] [Site "?"] [Date "1981.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Petrosian"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "82"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 {I am playing the Petrosian variation of the Queen's Indian Defense, so named after my opponent who popularized it for White!} Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 {6...exd5, not giving up control of the center so easily, is also playable.} 7.e3 Be7 8.Bb5+ {Played to disrupt my opponent's normal development.} c6 9.Bd3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 c5 11.O-O O-O 12.Qc2 {White weakens Black's kingside before advancing in the center with e4.} g6 13.e4 Nc6 {Played with the intention of putting pressure on White's d-pawn.} 14.Bh6 Re8 15.Rfd1 Qc7 {15...cxd4 16.cxd4 Nxd4 17.Nxd4 Qxd4 allows White to win material.} 16.Qe2 Red8 17.Qe3 {Played in order to protect the d-pawn while eyeing the dark squares around Black's king.} e5 {A committal move which gives White a passed d-pawn. However, Black believes it will do no harm since he can easily set up a blockade. 17...Rd7 18.Bf4 Qd8 19.Bb5 is better for White because of the pressure his bishops exert on the Black position.} 18.d5 Na5 {This posit ion reminds me of the Grunfeld Defense, where Black also allows a passed d-pawn.} 19.c4 {Otherwise Black will expand on the queenside with 19...c4.} Nb3 20.Ra2 f6 21.h4 Bc8 22.Rb1 Nd4 23.Nxd4 cxd4 24.Qg3 Bf8 25.Bd2 {Although both sides have protected passed pawns, White also has a kingside initiative.} Bd6 26.Rf1 Qg7 27.a4 {White plays on both sides of the board in order to spread the Black pieces away from their king.} a5 28.Rb2 Bc5 29.f4 {With the Black bishop on c5 this advance is more powerful.} Bd7 30.h5 {Played with a pawn sacrifice in order to break through on the kingside.} Bxa4 31.h6 Qc7 {31...Qxh6 32.fxe5} 32.f5 g5 {32...Qf7 33.fxg6 hxg6 34.Bg5 is good for White thanks to the pin on the f-file.} 33.Bxg5 {An interesting sacrifice which unfortunately I did not follow up correctly.} fxg5 34.Qxg5+ Kf8 35.Qf6+ {A mistake. Correct was 35.f6. (It should be noted that I was in serious time trouble.) Then 35...Qf7 is forced otherwise White will play 36.f7. So now 36.Qxe5 Re8 37.Qg5 Qg6 38.Rf5 Qxg5 39.Rxg5 when White's three passed pawns prove decisive.} ( 35.f6 Qf7 36.Qxe5 Re8 37.Qg5 Qg6 38.Rf5 Qxg5 39.Rxg5 ) 34...Ke8 36.Ra1 Qe7 37.Qe6 {37.Qxe7+ Kxe7 38. Rxa4 Rd6 would retain drawing chances because of the opposite colored bishops.} Rd6 38.Qg8+ Qf8 39.Qg3 Qxh6 40.Rxa4 Qc1+ 41.Kf2 Qxb2+ {White resigned.} 0-1 [Event "Moscow"] [Site "?"] [Date "1981.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Petrosian"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "82"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 {I am playing the Petrosian variation of the Queen's Indian Defense, so named after my opponent who popularized it for White!} Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 {6...exd5, not giving up control of the center so easily, is also playable.} 7.e3 Be7 8.Bb5+ {Played to disrupt my opponent's normal development.} c6 9.Bd3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 c5 11.O-O O-O 12.Qc2 {White weakens Black's kingside before advancing in the center with e4.} g6 13.e4 Nc6 {Played with the intention of putting pressure on White's d-pawn.} 14.Bh6 Re8 15.Rfd1 Qc7 {15...cxd4 16.cxd4 Nxd4 17.Nxd4 Qxd4 allows White to win material.} 16.Qe2 Red8 17.Qe3 {Played in order to protect the d-pawn while eyeing the dark squares around Black's king.} e5 {A committal move which gives White a passed d-pawn. However, Black believes it will do no harm since he can easily set up a blockade. 17...Rd7 18.Bf4 Qd8 19.Bb5 is better for White because of the pressure his bishops exert on the Black position.} 18.d5 Na5 {This posit ion reminds me of the Grunfeld Defense, where Black also allows a passed d-pawn.} 19.c4 {Otherwise Black will expand on the queenside with 19...c4.} Nb3 20.Ra2 f6 21.h4 Bc8 22.Rb1 Nd4 23.Nxd4 cxd4 24.Qg3 Bf8 25.Bd2 {Although both sides have protected passed pawns, White also has a kingside initiative.} Bd6 26.Rf1 Qg7 27.a4 {White plays on both sides of the board in order to spread the Black pieces away from their king.} a5 28.Rb2 Bc5 29.f4 {With the Black bishop on c5 this advance is more powerful.} Bd7 30.h5 {Played with a pawn sacrifice in order to break through on the kingside.} Bxa4 31.h6 Qc7 {31...Qxh6 32.fxe5} 32.f5 g5 {32...Qf7 33.fxg6 hxg6 34.Bg5 is good for White thanks to the pin on the f-file.} 33.Bxg5 {An interesting sacrifice which unfortunately I did not follow up correctly.} fxg5 34.Qxg5+ Kf8 35.Qf6+ {A mistake. Correct was 35.f6. (It should be noted that I was in serious time trouble.) Then 35...Qf7 is forced otherwise White will play 36.f7. So now 36.Qxe5 Re8 37.Qg5 Qg6 38.Rf5 Qxg5 39.Rxg5 when White's three passed pawns prove decisive.} ( 35.f6 Qf7 36.Qxe5 Re8 37.Qg5 Qg6 38.Rf5 Qxg5 39.Rxg5 ) 34...Ke8 36.Ra1 Qe7 37.Qe6 {37.Qxe7+ Kxe7 38. Rxa4 Rd6 would retain drawing chances because of the opposite colored bishops.} Rd6 38.Qg8+ Qf8 39.Qg3 Qxh6 40.Rxa4 Qc1+ 41.Kf2 Qxb2+ {White resigned.} 0-1 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.
