Kozul – Kasparov Kozul Kasparov Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1989.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Belgrade Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Belgrade"] [Site "?"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kozul"] [Black "Kasparov"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "42"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 {The Nimzoindian Defense, named after the great hypermodern played Aaron Nimzowitsch.} 4.Qc2 {White intends to keep his pawns intact with Qxc3 in the event Black plays Bxc3.} O-O 5.Bg5 {A very committal move since White's bishop is forced off the c1-h6 diagonal, with Black's next move.} h6 6.Bh4 c5 7.dxc5 Na6 8.a3 {8.e4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 e5 is better for Black due to White's tripled c-pawns.} Bxc3+ 9.Qxc3 Nxc5 {Black's lead in development fully compensates for White's bishop pair.} 10.Bxf6 {White wishes to do away with Black's initiative by going into an endgame.} Qxf6 11.Qxf6 gxf6 {Black stands a little better because of White's lagging development and queenside weaknesses.} 12.b4 Na4 13.e3 b6 {Black has a natural target to attack, the pawn on c4.} 14.Nf3 Ba6 15.Nd2 Bb7 16.Bd3 Rac8 {16...Bxg2 would allow White to win material.} 17.Rc1 {Walks into a pin on the c-file.} d5 {Taking advantage of the pin on the c-file.} 18.Ke2 dxc4 19.Nxc4 Rfd8 {Black's more active pieces carry over into an endgame initiative.} 20.Rhd1 Ba6 21.Rd2 b5 {White resigned since material loss in unavoidable because of the pin on the c-file.} 0-1 [Event "Belgrade"] [Site "?"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kozul"] [Black "Kasparov"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "42"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 {The Nimzoindian Defense, named after the great hypermodern played Aaron Nimzowitsch.} 4.Qc2 {White intends to keep his pawns intact with Qxc3 in the event Black plays Bxc3.} O-O 5.Bg5 {A very committal move since White's bishop is forced off the c1-h6 diagonal, with Black's next move.} h6 6.Bh4 c5 7.dxc5 Na6 8.a3 {8.e4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 e5 is better for Black due to White's tripled c-pawns.} Bxc3+ 9.Qxc3 Nxc5 {Black's lead in development fully compensates for White's bishop pair.} 10.Bxf6 {White wishes to do away with Black's initiative by going into an endgame.} Qxf6 11.Qxf6 gxf6 {Black stands a little better because of White's lagging development and queenside weaknesses.} 12.b4 Na4 13.e3 b6 {Black has a natural target to attack, the pawn on c4.} 14.Nf3 Ba6 15.Nd2 Bb7 16.Bd3 Rac8 {16...Bxg2 would allow White to win material.} 17.Rc1 {Walks into a pin on the c-file.} d5 {Taking advantage of the pin on the c-file.} 18.Ke2 dxc4 19.Nxc4 Rfd8 {Black's more active pieces carry over into an endgame initiative.} 20.Rhd1 Ba6 21.Rd2 b5 {White resigned since material loss in unavoidable because of the pin on the c-file.} 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.
