Kasparov – Roizman Kasparov Roizman Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1978.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Minsk Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Minsk"] [Site "?"] [Date "1978.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Roizman"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 {Black loses time to exchange knights because he hopes the pawn he gets on d4 will cramp me.} 4.Nxd4 exd4 5.O-O Bc5 6.d3 c6 7.Bc4 {Now I am threatening to win a pawn.} d6 8.f4 {With Black 's pawn on d4 and not e5, I can grab more space in the center and on the kingside.} Nf6 {8...Be6 9.Bxe6 fxe6 10.f5 In this position I'm already threatening to win on the kingside.} 9.e5 dxe5 {Black helps me to open the center while his king still lives there. He should have played 9...Nd5 to keep things closed.} 10.Bxf7+ Kxf7 11.fxe5 {I will get my piece back because of the pin on Black's knight.} Qd5 {11...Be7 12.exf6 Bxf6 13.Bg5 And Black will still end up with an isolated pawn on f6.} 12.exf6 gxf6 {Since my rook is already attacking the isolated pawn on f6, I will have no trouble lining up the rest of my pieces to attack it.} 13.Nd2 Rg8 {Black hopes to get counterplay along the g-file.} 14.Ne4 Be7 15.Bf4 Rg6 16.Qe2 Bg4 17.Qf2 Rag8 18.Rae1 h5 {18...Be2 19. Rxe2 Rxg2+ 20.Qxg2 Rxg2+ 21.Rxg2 Black's counterplay is over and I have two rooks and a knight for the queen.} 19.Bg5 {My attack on f6 is even stronger because Black's king lives behind it.} Qd8 {19...Rxg5 20.Nxf6 and Black can't keep my rooks and queen away from his king.} 20.Qf4 Be6 21.h4 {Now I am threatening to capture on f6.} Bd5 {Black hopes to prevent me from taking on f6 by tying me down to the defense of g2.} 22.g4 {So I am willing to sacrifice that pawn in order not to have to defend it. Although it seems I am exposing my own king, Black's pieces can't get at it, and his Rg6 has no where to run if I get a pawn to h5.} Kg7 {22...hxg4 23.h5} 23.gxh5 fxg5 24.Qe5+ Kh6 25.hxg6 gxh4 26.Rf5 Kxg6 27.Kh2 {Black resigned because he is down material and his king is helpless against the direct attack from my rooks and queen.} 1-0 [Event "Minsk"] [Site "?"] [Date "1978.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Roizman"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 {Black loses time to exchange knights because he hopes the pawn he gets on d4 will cramp me.} 4.Nxd4 exd4 5.O-O Bc5 6.d3 c6 7.Bc4 {Now I am threatening to win a pawn.} d6 8.f4 {With Black 's pawn on d4 and not e5, I can grab more space in the center and on the kingside.} Nf6 {8...Be6 9.Bxe6 fxe6 10.f5 In this position I'm already threatening to win on the kingside.} 9.e5 dxe5 {Black helps me to open the center while his king still lives there. He should have played 9...Nd5 to keep things closed.} 10.Bxf7+ Kxf7 11.fxe5 {I will get my piece back because of the pin on Black's knight.} Qd5 {11...Be7 12.exf6 Bxf6 13.Bg5 And Black will still end up with an isolated pawn on f6.} 12.exf6 gxf6 {Since my rook is already attacking the isolated pawn on f6, I will have no trouble lining up the rest of my pieces to attack it.} 13.Nd2 Rg8 {Black hopes to get counterplay along the g-file.} 14.Ne4 Be7 15.Bf4 Rg6 16.Qe2 Bg4 17.Qf2 Rag8 18.Rae1 h5 {18...Be2 19. Rxe2 Rxg2+ 20.Qxg2 Rxg2+ 21.Rxg2 Black's counterplay is over and I have two rooks and a knight for the queen.} 19.Bg5 {My attack on f6 is even stronger because Black's king lives behind it.} Qd8 {19...Rxg5 20.Nxf6 and Black can't keep my rooks and queen away from his king.} 20.Qf4 Be6 21.h4 {Now I am threatening to capture on f6.} Bd5 {Black hopes to prevent me from taking on f6 by tying me down to the defense of g2.} 22.g4 {So I am willing to sacrifice that pawn in order not to have to defend it. Although it seems I am exposing my own king, Black's pieces can't get at it, and his Rg6 has no where to run if I get a pawn to h5.} Kg7 {22...hxg4 23.h5} 23.gxh5 fxg5 24.Qe5+ Kh6 25.hxg6 gxh4 26.Rf5 Kxg6 27.Kh2 {Black resigned because he is down material and his king is helpless against the direct attack from my rooks and queen.} 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.