Kasparov – Polugayevsky Kasparov Polugayevsky Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1979.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Moscow Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Moscow"] [Site "?"] [Date "1979.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Polugayevsky"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "73"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 {The Scheveningen Variation of the Sicilian Defense, where Black's pawn cover all the central squares.} 6.Be3 a6 7.g4 {This is Keres' idea and is played with the obvious intention of disorganizing Black's development, while launching a kingside attack.} Nc6 8.g5 Nd7 9.Rg1 Be7 10.h4 O-O {This move appears to be castling into the attack. However, where else is the king to go?} 11.h5 Nde5 12.Nxc6 Nxc6 13.f4 b5 14.Qf3 Bb7 15.Bd3 {White intends to open up the b1-h7 diagonal for his bishop.} Nb4 16.f5 exf5 17.Qxf5 Nxd3+ 18.cxd3 Qc8 {Black, not wishing to be mated in the middlegame, proposes an ending with the exchange of queens.} 19.h6 Re8 20.hxg7 Qxf5 21.exf5 Bxg5 {Black reminds me that my king, having stayed in the center, is also exposed to attack.} 22.Rxg5 Rxe3+ 23.Kd2 Rf3 24.Ne4 Bxe4 25.dxe4 {The rook and pawn ending favors White due to my menacing pawn on g7.} Re8 26.Rc1 d5 27.e5 {Reminds Black of his weakened back rank.} h6 {Played to make a flight square for his king at h7. 27...Rxe5 allows a forced mate.} 28.Rh5 Rxe5 {This move allows me to take advantage of Black's weakened back rank. For better or worse Black had to try 28...Kxg7.} 29.f6 Rf2+ {29...Rxh5 Leads to a forced mate, and 29...Re8 30.Rxh6 is winning for White since Black has no defense against 31.Rh8+ mate.} 30.Kd3 Rf3+ 31.Kd4 Re4+ 32.Kxd5 Re8 33.Rxh6 Rf5+ 34.Kd4 Rf4+ 35.Kc5 Re5+ 36.Kb6 Re6+ 37.Rc6 {Black resigned as he has no good defense to 38.Rh8+ mate.} 1-0 [Event "Moscow"] [Site "?"] [Date "1979.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Polugayevsky"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "73"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 {The Scheveningen Variation of the Sicilian Defense, where Black's pawn cover all the central squares.} 6.Be3 a6 7.g4 {This is Keres' idea and is played with the obvious intention of disorganizing Black's development, while launching a kingside attack.} Nc6 8.g5 Nd7 9.Rg1 Be7 10.h4 O-O {This move appears to be castling into the attack. However, where else is the king to go?} 11.h5 Nde5 12.Nxc6 Nxc6 13.f4 b5 14.Qf3 Bb7 15.Bd3 {White intends to open up the b1-h7 diagonal for his bishop.} Nb4 16.f5 exf5 17.Qxf5 Nxd3+ 18.cxd3 Qc8 {Black, not wishing to be mated in the middlegame, proposes an ending with the exchange of queens.} 19.h6 Re8 20.hxg7 Qxf5 21.exf5 Bxg5 {Black reminds me that my king, having stayed in the center, is also exposed to attack.} 22.Rxg5 Rxe3+ 23.Kd2 Rf3 24.Ne4 Bxe4 25.dxe4 {The rook and pawn ending favors White due to my menacing pawn on g7.} Re8 26.Rc1 d5 27.e5 {Reminds Black of his weakened back rank.} h6 {Played to make a flight square for his king at h7. 27...Rxe5 allows a forced mate.} 28.Rh5 Rxe5 {This move allows me to take advantage of Black's weakened back rank. For better or worse Black had to try 28...Kxg7.} 29.f6 Rf2+ {29...Rxh5 Leads to a forced mate, and 29...Re8 30.Rxh6 is winning for White since Black has no defense against 31.Rh8+ mate.} 30.Kd3 Rf3+ 31.Kd4 Re4+ 32.Kxd5 Re8 33.Rxh6 Rf5+ 34.Kd4 Rf4+ 35.Kc5 Re5+ 36.Kb6 Re6+ 37.Rc6 {Black resigned as he has no good defense to 38.Rh8+ mate.} 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.
