Kasparov – Sosonko Kasparov Sosonko Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1981.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Tilburg Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Tilburg"] [Site "?"] [Date "1981.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Sosonko"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "66"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 {By transposition we have reached a line from the Nimzoindian Defense.} 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 c5 {7...c6 8.Qc2 g5 9.Bg3 Ne4 with the idea of 10...Bf5 is also possible.} 8.e3 g5 9.Bg3 Ne4 10.Bb5+ {This check would not have been possible had Black played 7...c6.} Kf8 {10...Nc6 11.O-O Bxc3 12.bxc3 Nxc3 13.Bxc6+ bxc6 14.Qc2 Ne4 15.dxc5 is better for White thanks to the numerous holes in Black's position.} 11.dxc5 {With Black's king exposed White wants an opened position as possible, even at the cost of material.} Nxc3 12.bxc3 Bxc3+ 13.Ke2 Bxa1 14.Qxa1 {As compensation for the lost exchange White has a huge lead in development and an iron grip on the dark squares, not to mention the exposed position of Black's king.} f6 {The only move. 14...Kg8 would lose to 15.Be5 Rh7 16. Bf6 Qa5 17.Bd3 Regaining the lost material with a winning position.} 15.h4 g4 {A mistake which hastens the end. Black probably could not have defended anyway.} 16.Nd4 Kf7 17.Bd3 Nd7 {17...a6 taking away the b5 square from White's knight fails to 18.Rb1 Nc6 19.Rb6} 18.Qc3 Ne5 19.Nb5 {The knight heads for an outpost at d6.} Qe7 20.Nd6+ Kf8 21.Rd1 b6 22.Bc2 Ba6+ {22...bxc5 23.Rxd5 Be6 24.Rxe5 fxe5 25.Bxe5 Rg8 26.Bf4 Qxh4 27. g3 and Black's queen is overworked.} 23.Ke1 Bc4 24.Nxc4 dxc4 25.Rd6 Re8 {25...bxc5 allows White to win material.} 26.Bxe5 fxe5 27.Qxc4 Qf7 {27...Rd8 28.Bb3 Rxd6 29.cxd6 Qd7 30.Qd5 is also hopeless for Black. If you don't see why setup this game and try defending Black against Gambit.} ( 26...Rd8 28.Bb3 Rxd6 29.cxd6 Qd7 30.Qd5 ) 28.Qe4 {Black is defenseless against White's intended 29.Bb3.} g3 {A last trick.} 29.fxg3 {Black resigns as he is defenseless against 30.Bb3. If you don't see why try defending Black's position against Gambit.} bxc5 30.Bb3 Qh5 31.Rd7 Re7 32.Qa8+ Qe8 33.Qf3+ Qf7 1-0 [Event "Tilburg"] [Site "?"] [Date "1981.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Sosonko"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "66"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 {By transposition we have reached a line from the Nimzoindian Defense.} 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 c5 {7...c6 8.Qc2 g5 9.Bg3 Ne4 with the idea of 10...Bf5 is also possible.} 8.e3 g5 9.Bg3 Ne4 10.Bb5+ {This check would not have been possible had Black played 7...c6.} Kf8 {10...Nc6 11.O-O Bxc3 12.bxc3 Nxc3 13.Bxc6+ bxc6 14.Qc2 Ne4 15.dxc5 is better for White thanks to the numerous holes in Black's position.} 11.dxc5 {With Black's king exposed White wants an opened position as possible, even at the cost of material.} Nxc3 12.bxc3 Bxc3+ 13.Ke2 Bxa1 14.Qxa1 {As compensation for the lost exchange White has a huge lead in development and an iron grip on the dark squares, not to mention the exposed position of Black's king.} f6 {The only move. 14...Kg8 would lose to 15.Be5 Rh7 16. Bf6 Qa5 17.Bd3 Regaining the lost material with a winning position.} 15.h4 g4 {A mistake which hastens the end. Black probably could not have defended anyway.} 16.Nd4 Kf7 17.Bd3 Nd7 {17...a6 taking away the b5 square from White's knight fails to 18.Rb1 Nc6 19.Rb6} 18.Qc3 Ne5 19.Nb5 {The knight heads for an outpost at d6.} Qe7 20.Nd6+ Kf8 21.Rd1 b6 22.Bc2 Ba6+ {22...bxc5 23.Rxd5 Be6 24.Rxe5 fxe5 25.Bxe5 Rg8 26.Bf4 Qxh4 27. g3 and Black's queen is overworked.} 23.Ke1 Bc4 24.Nxc4 dxc4 25.Rd6 Re8 {25...bxc5 allows White to win material.} 26.Bxe5 fxe5 27.Qxc4 Qf7 {27...Rd8 28.Bb3 Rxd6 29.cxd6 Qd7 30.Qd5 is also hopeless for Black. If you don't see why setup this game and try defending Black against Gambit.} ( 26...Rd8 28.Bb3 Rxd6 29.cxd6 Qd7 30.Qd5 ) 28.Qe4 {Black is defenseless against White's intended 29.Bb3.} g3 {A last trick.} 29.fxg3 {Black resigns as he is defenseless against 30.Bb3. If you don't see why try defending Black's position against Gambit.} bxc5 30.Bb3 Qh5 31.Rd7 Re7 32.Qa8+ Qe8 33.Qf3+ Qf7 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.
