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Contents
1 Game 1:
New York, Oct 8, 1990
2 Game 2:
New York, Oct 10, 1990
3 Game 3:
New York, Oct 15, 1990
4 Game 4:
New York, Oct 17, 1990
10
5 Game 5:
New York, Oct 22, 1990
11
6 Game 6:
New York, Oct 24, 1990
12
7 Game 7:
New York, Oct 28, 1990
13
8 Game 8:
New York, Oct 29, 1990
14
9 Game 9:
New York, Oct 31, 1990
17
10 Game 10:
New York, Nov 2, 1990
18
11 Game 11:
New York, Nov 5, 1990
19
12 Game 12:
New York, Nov 7, 1990
20
13 Game 13:
Lion, Nov 24, 1990
22
14 Game 14:
Lion, Nov 26, 1990
23
15 Game 15:
Lion, Nov 28, 1990.
25
16 Game 16:
Lion, Dec 4, 1990
28
17 Game 17:
Lion, Dec 2, 1990
32
18 Game 18:
Lion, Dec 4, 1990
33
2
19 Game 19:
Lion, Dec 12, 1990
35
20 Game 20:
Lion, Dec 15, 1990
37
21 Game 21:
Lion, Dec 19, 1990
39
22 Game 22:
Lion, Dec 26, 1990
43
23 Game 23:
Lion, Dec 29, 1990
45
24 Game 24:
Lion, Dec 31, 1990
46
The Kasparov-Kasparov fth World Championship match in NewYork-Lion was one of the most
interesting matches between these two players. Almost all the games were exciting, and the ght
was erce.
The time control was 40 moves in 2 hours and half, then 16 moves per hour. The referee
was G.Gijssen (NL), who also directed the match in Siviglia. Kasparovs training team included
Z.Dolmatov, M.Gurevich, Z.Azmaiparashvili, G.Georgadze, and A.Shakarov. Karpovs training
team included N.Krogius, L.Portish, and R.Henley. In France O.Renet was added to the Karpovs
team.
Press room commenters were notable grandmasters that found very dicult to assess in real
time the moves of the two champions.
Game 1:
New York, Oct 8, 1990
Karpov-Kasparov
Kings Indian Defense (E81/14)
1.
d2d4
g8f6
2.
c2c4
g7g6
3.
b1c3
f8g7
4.
e2e4
d7d6
5.
f2f3
5 f3 - games 3,5,7. Some months ago Kasparov has lost a game as Black in this variant
against Gulko.
5.
...
00
6.
c1e3
c7c6
The Byrne variation. Kasparov previously
played 6. . . ., c6. The idea is to open a le
on Queen side, to avoid White long castle.
7.
f1d3
a7a6
8.
g1e2
b7b5
9.
00
b8d7
10.
a1c1
e7e5
Kasparov spent 6 minutes on this move. ECO
has 10. . . ., b7; 11.
d2, bc4; 12.
c4,
b6; 13. b3, a5; 14. a4, fd7; 15. c2 =
from Hort-Benko, Monte Carlo 1968.
N
B
B
N
B
N
N
R
B
Q
B
B
N N
R
Q
Q
N
R
N N
B N
Q
B
Q Q
N
K
rZ0ZrZkZ
ZbZ0ZpZp
0Z0Z0Zpa
ZpZqZ0Z0
0ZnM0Z0Z
Z0Z0ZPZ0
0O0Z0APO
S0ZQSBJ0
11.
a2a3
Karpov spent 20 minutes on this new move.
Previously played was 11. b3 exd4; 12. d4
e5; 13. cb5 ab5; 14. e2 d5, Diez del Corral - Spassky, Palma de Mallorca 1969. Seirawan
suggested 11. b4. ECO also has 11. d5.
11.
...
e5d4
11. . . ., bc4 or 11. . . ., b7 were possible.
12.
e2d4
c8b7
Christiansen and Seirawan liked Whites position. Shamkovich, Najdorf, and Zuckerman
B B
R N
R
R B
rZbl0skZ
Z0ZnZpap
pZpo0mpZ
ZpZ0o0Z0
0ZPOPZ0Z
Z0MBAPZ0
PO0ZNZPO
Z0SQZRJ0
N
B
B
N
R
R
22.
a1a8
22.
e8+
e8; 23. b3 was what
Seirawan expected. Deep Thought analyzed
22. b3! and now:
A) 22. . . ., d6; 23.
e8 + (or perhaps
23.
b5) 23. . . ., e8 (23. . . ., e8; 24.
a8 a8; 25.
b5) 24.
b5 b5;
25. d5 d5; 26. b5 b8; 27. a4.
B) 22. . . ., e1; 23.
a8+, a8; 24.
e1, d2; (24. . . ., d6; 25. b5, b5;
N
R
N
R
N
R B
B
N N
Q B
B R
B
R
R
B
Q N
N
N N
Q K
Q
N N
Q
B N
Q
Q
B
B
B
B
Q K
K
Q B
N
K
Q
K
N
Q
B
Q
Q
B
B Q
B
rZ0Z0ZkZ
Z0Z0ZpZp
0Z0Z0ZpZ
ZBZ0Z0Z0
0O0Z0Z0Z
Z0a0ZPZ0
bZ0Z0APO
ZRZ0Z0J0
26.
e8+, g7; 27.
b5. 24. . . ., a3; 25,
b5.
b5; 26.
e8+, g7; 27.
b5)
25. b5, b3; 26. e8+, g7; 27. b3,
b3; 28. d4 (28. c5, d1+; 29. f1. If
28. . . .,
e3+; 29.
e3,
c3) 29. . . ., f6;
29.
e7+, g8; ( 29. . . ., f7; 30.
f6+,
g8) 30. d8+, f8; 31. c5, f7; 32. c4,
winning.
C) 22. . . ., Ne3; 23. Ra8, Ba8 (23. . . .,
Nd1; 24. Rae8+, Kg7; 25. Rd) 24.
Qd3, Rd8; 25. Be3, Be3; 26. Re3,
Qd4; 27. Re8+ wins.
D) 22. . . ., Nd2; 23. Re8+ (23. Ra8,
Ra8; 24. Bb5, Bf4) 23. . . ., Re8; 24.
Bb5, Rd8; 25. Ra2 (25. Ra7, Rc8; 26.
Be2, Qd7; 27. Ba6, Rc7; 28. Bb7, Rb7;
29. Ra8+, Kg7; 30. Qa1, f6; 31. Qa3, Kf7;
32. b4, Rc7; 33. b5)
25. . . ., Nb5;
(25. . . ., Ne4; 26. fe4, Qb5+)
26. Qb3, Qb3; 27. Nb3, Rd1+; 28.
Bf1, Bd5; 29. Ra3, Bc4; 30. Ra8+, Kg7; 31.
Bd4+, f3; 32. Ra7+, Kg8; 33. Ra1, Bb3;
34. Rd1, Bd1; 35. Bf6 with equality.
22.
...
Re8a8
23.
Qd1b3
Another drawish possibility is 23. Nb5,
Qd1; 24. Rd1, Nb2; 25. Rb1, Bg7; 26.
Bd4, Na4.
23.
...
Bb7c6
24.
Bf1d3
Nc4d6
25.
Qb3d5
Bc6d5
26.
Nd4b5
Nd6b5
27.
Bd3b5
Bh6g7
28.
b2b4
Bg7c3
29.
Re1d1
Bd5b3
30.
Rd1b1
Not 30. Rd3?, Ra1+. If 30. Rc1, Bb4
(30. . . ., Bd2; 31. Rb1, Bc2; 32. Rb2, Ra1+;
33. Bf1, Be3 draw) 31. Rb1 (31. Ba4,
Rb4; 32. Bb5, Rb5; 33. Ra1+ draw)
31. . . ., Ba4; 32. Rb4, Bb5; 33. Rb5,
Ra1+; 34. Be1 draw.
30.
...
Bb3a2
Kasparov oered a draw and Karpov accepted. Karpov had 7 minutes to make 10
moves. Kasparov had 15 minutes left.
Game 2:
New York, Oct 10, 1990
Kasparov-Karpov
Ruy Lopez (C92/29)
1.
e2e4
e7e5
2.
g1f3
b8c6
3.
f1b5
a7a6
4.
b5a4
g8f6
5.
00
f8e7
6.
f1e1
b7b5
7.
a4b3
d7d6
8.
c2c3
00
9.
h2h3
c8b7
Karpov used this defense to beat Timman in
the Candidates nal in Kuala Lumpur.
10.
d2d4
f8e8
11.
b1d2
e7f8
12.
a2a4
h7h6
Against Timman, in the seventh game, Karpov preferred the caute 12. . . ., d7.
13.
b3c2
e5d4
13. . . ., b8
14.
c3d4
c6b4
15.
c2b1
b5a4
15. . . ., c5 - game 4.
16.
a1a4
a6a5
17.
a4a3
a8a6
18.
f3h2
Ivanchuk has introduced 18. h2. Timman
played 18. h4, e4! in game 1 of his match
with Karpov, then tried 18. ae3 in game 5.
18.
...
g7g6
N
B
B
R
B
N
N
B
R
B
B
R
R
N
N N
0Z0lrakZ
Zbo0ZpZ0
rZ0o0mpo
o0Z0Z0Z0
0m0OPZ0Z
S0Z0Z0ZP
0O0M0OPM
ZBAQS0J0
0ZbZranZ
Z0Z0ZpZk
rZpo0Zpo
oqZ0Z0Z0
0mNOPZNZ
Z0S0APZP
0O0Z0ZPZ
ZBL0S0J0
19.
f2f3
Perhaps a new move. Kasparov spent 2 minutes on this move. Other moves have been 19.
g4, 19 e5, and 19. f4.
19.
...
d8d7
Karpov spent 10 minutes on this move. Kasparov looked surprised.
20.
d2c4
Threatening 21. a5. Also possible is 20.
df1.
20.
...
d7b5
Some GMs looked at 20. . . ., a4.
21.
a3c3
Christiansen expected 21. e3.
21.
...
b7c8
Najdorf analyzed 21. . . ., d5; 22 a3 b6;
23 e5 c5; 24 exf6 e1+ ;
25 e1 cd4.
22.
c1e3
g8h7
Karpov spent 10 minutes on this move. This
surprised many of the Grandmaster annotators
who expected 22. . . ., h5 or 22. . . ., b7, then
White would play 23 d5.
23.
d1c1
Threatening 24. a3, winning the c7 pawn.
Christiansen liked 23. f2.
23.
...
c7c6
23. . . ., b7; 24. a5 a5; 25. c7.
24.
h2g4
GM Miguel Quinteros liked 24. f2 and 25.
f4; Deep Thought preferred 24. f4.
24.
...
f6g8
Christiansen commented that Karpov was
saving his pieces for the next game. Both
24. . . ., g4 and 24. . . ., g4 were extensively analysed by Christiansen. Alex Dunne
expected 24. . . ., g8, commenting that Christiansen was trying to please the crowd with the
R
B
25.
Kasparov spent 16 minutes on this move. After lots of analysis at a board with Geller, Portisch, Najdorf, and others, someone shouted
mate! Someone was going to win. Dzindzi liked
25.
f4. Fedorowicz liked 25.
h6. Deep
Thought liked 25. f1.
25.
...
f8h6
26.
g4h6
g8h6
27.
c4d6
b5b6
B
N Q
N
N
B
B
N
B
B
N
Q
Be3h6
After 22 minutes of thought. Karpov was either thinking of 28. . . ., d4+, 28. . . ., d8,
or 28. resigns!
29.
g1h1
Or 29. . . .,
30.
31.
32.
33.
7
Qe5.
Re1d1
Qc1g5
Rd1d8
f3f4
Qe3 Qe5.
Qd4d8
Qd8e8
Ra6a7
Qe8e6
0ZbS0Z0Z
s0Z0ZpZk
0ZpZqZpm
o0Z0Z0L0
0m0ZPO0Z
Z0S0Z0ZP
0O0Z0ZPZ
ZBZ0Z0ZK
41.
42.
43.
44.
Qd4a7+
Rc6a6
Qa7g1
Qg1f1
Nd5e7
Qd8d1+
Qd1d2
0Z0Z0ZnZ
Z0Z0m0Zk
RZ0Z0ZpZ
o0Z0O0Z0
0Z0Z0Z0Z
Z0Z0Z0ZP
0O0l0ZPZ
ZBZ0ZQZK
B
R
33.
...
c8a6
The GMs analysed 33. . . ., f6 34. h8+ and
33. . . ., d7. Deep Thought evaluated 33. . . .,
d7 as best .
34.
f4f5
e6e7
35.
g5d2
GM Suetin looked at 35. h8+, h8; 36.
Karpov resigned.
h6+, g8; 37. fg6, fg6; 38.
c6 and
if 38. . . ., c6; 39. a2+
35.
...
e7e5
35. . . .,
d5?; 36.
h8+!,
h8; 37.
3 Game 3:
h6+, g8; 38. exd5
36.
d2f2
New York, Oct 15, 1990
The crowd wanted to see 36.
g3, g3?;
37.
h8+, h8; 38.
h8+, g8; 39. f6
and 40. g7 mate. Christiansen preferred 36. Karpov-Kasparov
f3 with the idea of 37. f6 and 38.
h8+
Kings Indian Defense (E92/4)
with the mate threat. Deep Thought preferred
1.
d2d4
g8f6
36. f2.
2.
c2c4
g7g6
36.
...
e5e7
3.
b1c3
f8g7
Karpov had 2 minutes left to make 4 moves.
4.
e2e4
d7d6
Kasparov had 25 minutes left. Deep Thought
5.
g1f3
00
looked at 36. . . .,
e7; 37.
c5,
c7; 38.
6.
f1e2
e7e5
d4, f6; 39. fg6+, g7; 40.
d6, g8; 41.
7.
c1e3
d8e7
h5, c8; 42. d8, e6.
Kasparov played 7. . . ., a6 in games 5 and
37.
f2d4
7.
Threatening 38. h8 mate.
8.
d4e5
d6e5
37.
...
h6g8
9.
c3d5
e7d8
38.
e4e5
b4d5
Also possible is 9. . . .,
d5; 10. cd5,
39.
f5g6+
f7g6
b4+ or 9. . . ., d6
39. . . .,
g7; 40 c6,
d8; 41 a7,
10.
e3c5
f6e4
e7; 42 d6, c8; 43 gf7 - Deep Thought.
Not 10. . . .,
e8??; 11.
e7! 1-0 Peek40.
c3c6
e7d8
Kasparov had 10 minutes left while Karpovs Canfell, Netherlands 1988.
ag was hanging. Kasparov had the option of
11.
c5e7
d8d7
sealing with a likely chance of Karpov resigning
12.
e7f8
g8f8
before the adjourned game or playing on for 10
13.
d1c2
e4c5
more minutes.
14.
a1d1
b8c6
B
Q
K
N
N
K
Q
R
Q
R K
R
B
Q
R
K
R Q
K
R
Q
R B
R
K
R B
Q
Q
K
R
R Q
R
N
N
B
B
R Q
R N
N
N
N
Q
B
R
B
B
Q
R
N
B
Q
K
N
N
0Z0ZbZ0Z
ZpZ0Znap
0opZkZpZ
Z0Z0ZpZ0
0ZPZpZ0Z
ZPZ0Z0Z0
NZ0Z0OPO
Z0ZBZRJ0
rZbZ0j0Z
opoqZpap
0ZnZ0ZpZ
Z0mNo0Z0
0ZPZ0Z0Z
Z0Z0ZNZ0
POQZBOPO
Z0ZRJ0ZR
15.
00
B
N
N
R
N K
N
Q
N
B
K
K
B
R
R
K
N
b2b3
e5e4
Nf3e1
f7f5
20. . . ., Ncd4 was considered.
Be2d1
Nc6e5
Q
N
Q
N
f5f4
h7h5
e4e3
g6g5
h5h4
c6c5
b6b5
d6b5
e6e7
c3f6
b5c3+
e8g6
N
K
B
N
B
0Z0Z0Z0Z
ZpZ0j0Z0
0Z0Z0abZ
Z0S0Z0o0
0ZBZ0o0o
ZPm0oPO0
0Z0Z0Z0O
Z0Z0MKZ0
19. d8.
20.
Also
21.
Nf7d6
Bg7c3
Ra8a2
Kf8e7
c7c6
Ke7e6
Ne5f7
41.
...
e7d6
The sealed move. GMs had analyzed 41. . . .,
fg3; 42. hg3, h3; 43.
c7+,
d6; 44.
b7, e2+; (44. . . ., g4; 45.
b6+, e7; 46.
e6+, f7; 47. e3+. 44. . . ., c6; 45. a7,
R
R
9
R K
R K
K
R
R B
K
N
R
R B
B
K
R
K B
K
K B
R
K
R
B
R
R B
B
K B
N
N
K N
K N
R K
R
B K
K
B
B
N
B
R
K
K
B
K
N
R
R
R
N
N
K
N
K
R
Draw
Game 4:
New York, Oct 17, 1990
Kasparov-Karpov
Ruy Lopez (C92/29)
1.
e2e4
e7e5
Nb8c6
a7a6
Ng8f6
Bf8e7
b7b5
d7d6
00
c8b7
f8e8
e7f8
h7h6
e5d4
c6b4
B
R
B
c2c3
h2h3
d2d4
b1d2
a2a4
b3c2
c3d4
c2b1
N
B
B
rZ0lrakZ
Zbo0Zpo0
pZ0o0m0o
ZpZ0Z0Z0
Pm0OPZ0Z
Z0Z0ZNZP
0O0M0OPZ
SBAQS0J0
K
K
B
0Z0SkZ0Z
Z0Z0Z0Z0
0Z0Z0ZbZ
Z0Z0M0Z0
0Z0Z0Z0Z
ZPZ0ZKZ0
0Z0ZnZpZ
Z0Z0Z0Z0
Ng1f3
Bf1b5
Bb5a4
00
Rf1e1
Ba4b3
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
15.
...
c7c5
For 15. . . ., ba4 see game 2.
16.
d4d5
f6d7
17.
a1a3
f7f5
18.
e4f5
18. e5 is also possible. The move 18.
ae3
was played in Timman-Karpov, Kuala Lumpur
1990 (match).
18.
...
d7f6
19.
d2e4
b7d5
19. . . ., bd5; 20. g4.
20.
e4f6+
20.
ae3, e4; 21.
e4, d5; 22.
b1,
e3; 23.
e3, d4; 24.
e6, d3; 25.
e5,
c4; 26.
f3, c8; 27.
g3, d2; 28.
d2,
d2; 29. f6 Horvath- Zobisch, 1988.
20.
...
d8f6
21.
c1d2
Alternatives are 21. h2 and 21. ae3
21.
...
f6b2
21. . . ., c6; 22. c3. Or 21. . . ., f3; 22.
f3, b2; 23. c3 - Seirawan.
22.
d2b4
N
B
N
N
N
R B
R
R
Q R
Q
R
B
R
10
B
R
Q
B
B
B
N
B
R
B
rZ0ZrakZ
Z0Z0Z0o0
pZ0o0Z0o
ZpobZPZ0
PA0Z0Z0Z
S0Z0ZNZP
0l0Z0OPZ
ZBZQS0J0
B
37.
f5f6
g5f6
37. . . ., g6; 38. g6+, g6; 39. e6
- Grefe.
38.
g6f8+
h7g8
39.
f8g6
f6f7
More aggressive is 39. . . ., d4!?; 40.
f5,
c6+ and 41. . . ., e8 - Najdorf.
40.
g6e7+
g8f8
41.
e7g6+
The sealed move. Karpov oered a draw and
Kasparov accepted.
N
N
R
N
N
K
Q
K
0Z0s0j0Z
Z0Z0Zqo0
0Z0Z0ZNo
opZpZ0Z0
0ZpZ0Z0Z
Z0Z0Z0OP
0ZBZQOKZ
Z0Z0Z0Z0
22.
...
d5f7!
A move maybe not seen by Kasparov, that
certainly preferred 22. . . ., f3; 23.
f3,
b4; 24. e6 (24. e4, e4?; 25. d5+).
23.
e1e6
23. ab5,
b4; 24.
e8,
e8; 25.
a6, b5.
23.
...
b2b4
23. . . ., e6; 24. fe6, b4; 25.
d3,
e6; 26. ab5,
ae8; 27. ba6, c4; 28.
h7+, f7; 29. f5+, e7; 30. d4, e1+.
24.
a3b3
24.
ae3 d5; (24. . . ., a4; 25.
c2) 25.
5 Game 5:
a2 (25.
e8 e8; 26.
e8 e8; 27.
New York, Oct 22, 1990
d5+ f7) 25. . . ., c4 26. d4.
24.
...
b4a4
Karpov-Kasparov
25.
b1c2
a8d8
Kings Indian Defense (E94/4)
Also 25. . . ., a5 or 25. . . ., a2.
1.
d2d4
g8f6
26.
b3e3
a4b4
2.
c2c4
g7g6
27.
g2g3
3.
b1c3
f8g7
To be considered also 27. e2.
4.
e2e4
d7d6
27.
...
a6a5
5.
g1f3
00
27. . . ., e6; 28. fe6, c4; 29.
d5 and
6.
f1e2
e7e5
30. e7+ or 30. f5
7.
c1e3
b8a6
28.
f3h4
d6d5
8.
00
29.
d1e2
b4c4
An alternative is 8. de5.
30.
c2d3
8.
...
c7c6
30.
e8, e2; 31.
f8+, f8; 32.
8. . . ., e8; (8. . . ., g4 - game 7) 9. de5,
e2.
g4.
30.
...
c4c1+
9.
d4e5
31.
g1g2
c5c4
9. d5, (9. c2) g4; 10. g5, f6; 11. d2,
32.
d3c2
f7e6
h6 - Dlugy.
33.
e3e6
e8e6
9.
...
d6e5
34.
e2e6+
10.
d1d8
f8d8
34. fe6
11.
f1d1
34.
...
g8h8
35.
h4g6+
h8h7
11.
e5!?, e4; 12.
e4, e5; 13.
36.
e6e2
c1g5
g5 - Dlugy.
R
Q
B
B R
R
Q
R
K
Q
R
R
B
R R
Q B
B
Q
R
B
Q
N
Q
B
Q
K
B
R
Q
N
Q
R
Q
R
Q
Q
K
N R
Q
B
R B
N
Q
R
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
Q
K
Q
B
R
K
K
Q
N
B
N
N
B
B
11
Q N
Q
R
N
R
N B
11.
12.
Rd8e8
...
h2h3
0Z0Z0Z0Z
ZbZ0j0Z0
pZ0Z0mpo
Z0o0o0Z0
BZPZPZ0O
O0M0J0O0
0Z0Z0Z0Z
Z0Z0Z0Z0
12. c5,
ba6; 15.
12.
13.
Draw
Game 6:
New York, Oct 24, 1990
Kasparov-Karpov
Ruy Lopez (C92/15)
1.
e2e4
e7e5
2.
g1f3
b8c6
17 f1 - Dzindzi.
3.
f1b5
a7a6
17.
...
f6h5
4.
b5a4
g8f6
18.
e3f2
e8d8
5.
00
f8e7
19.
e2f1
h5f4
6.
f1e1
b7b5
7.
a4b3
d7d6
19. . . ., d1; 20. d1, d8; 21. d8,
8.
c2c3
00
d8; 22. c5!,
f1; 23. cb6!,
a6; 24.
9.
h2h3
f6d7
ba7, b7; 25. a5, a8; 26. a4 - Dlugy.
10.
d2d4
e7f6
20.
g2g3
11.
a2a4
c8b7
12.
a4b5
Kasparov played 12. e3 in game 8 and 12.
20. h4 - Dlugy.
20.
...
f4h5
a3 in game 12.
21.
g1g2
f7f5
12.
...
a6b5
22.
a1b1
a8c8
13.
a1a8
d8a8
23.
d1d8
c8d8
14.
d4d5
c6a5
24.
b1d1
d8d1+
15.
b3c2
a5c4
25.
c3d1
f5e4
16.
b2b3
c4b6
26.
f3e4
c6c5
17.
b1a3
b7a6
27.
b4c5
e6c5
18.
f3h2
28.
b3c5
f8c5
18. d3, c6 = - deFirmian.
18.
...
c7c6
29.
f2c5
b6c5
19.
d5c6
a8c6
30.
d1c3
h5f6
20.
c1d2
f6e7
31.
g2f3
a6b7
21.
h2g4
f8a8
32.
f1d3
g8f8
22.
g4e3
33.
h3h4
h7h6
22 c1 - Deep Thought; 22 b1 - Valvo.
34.
d3c2
f8e7
22.
...
d7f6
35.
c2a4
a7a6
23.
e3f5
e7f8
36.
f3e3
17.
f2f3
B
B
R
B
N B
K
R
R
R
N
N
B
N
K
B
B
B
K
N
B
B
R
B
N
R
N
N
R
R
R
R
B
12
N
B
B
N
B
N
B
K
K
N
N
B
R
B
N
N
B
N
N
Q
N
N
N
B
Q
B
R
N
B
24.
d2g5
b6d7
25.
c3c4
b5c4
26.
b3c4
26 c4, c4; 27 bc4, c4; 28. b3,
b4; 29.
e3, e4; 30.
f7+, f7; 31.
d5+, g6 -Deep Thouhgt.
26.
...
a6c4
27.
a3c4
c6c4
28.
c2b3
c4c3
29.
g1h2
h7h6
30.
g5f6
d7f6
31.
e1e3
c3c7
32.
e3f3
g8h7
33.
f5e3
c7e7
34.
e3d5
f6d5
35.
b3d5
a8a7
36.
d1b3
f7f6
37.
b3b8
g7g6
38.
f3c3
h6h5
39.
g2g4
h7h6
40.
g4h5
h6h5
41.
c3c8
f8g7
42.
c8e8
Q
Q
B
R N
N
B
K
B
R
R
N
N
B
Q
Q
R
R
R
Karpov-Kasparov
Kings Indian Defense (E92/2)
1.
d2d4
g8f6
2.
c2c4
g7g6
3.
b1c3
f8g7
4.
e2e4
d7d6
5.
g1f3
00
6.
f1e2
e7e5
N
B
Qe8.
B
Bg5c1
h2h3
d4e5
f7f6
Kg8h8
Ng4h6
rZbl0s0j
opo0Z0ap
nZ0o0opm
Z0Z0O0Z0
0ZPZPZ0Z
Z0M0ZNZP
PO0ZBOPZ
S0AQZRJ0
K
K
B
Game 7:
New York, Oct 28, 1990
N
N
B
9. . . .,
10.
11.
12.
B
Q
Q
N
Q
K
Q
N
R
12.
...
f6e5?!
Nb8a6
7. . . ., exd4 in game 11.
00
Nf6g4
Kasparov played
8.
9.
e3g5
0L0ZRZ0Z
s0Z0l0a0
0Z0o0opZ
Z0ZBo0Zk
0Z0ZPZ0Z
Z0Z0Z0ZP
0Z0Z0O0J
Z0Z0Z0Z0
Bc1e3
7.
13
rZ0l0s0j
opo0Z0Z0
0Z0obZpZ
Z0ZNo0Zp
0ZPZPZ0a
Z0Z0A0ZP
PO0L0OPZ
S0Z0ZRJ0
e5 - Rohde.
31.
d5c6
32.
c1c6
33.
c6c4
34.
f4d2
35.
d2e3
36.
f1f3
37.
e3f2
37. . . ., de7; 38.
g3, hg3;
e4; 40. e4, e4; 41. g5
38.
f3f2
39.
f2f4
21.
a1c1
40.
f4f6
21.
a7 a7 (21. . . ., g5!? or 21. . . .,
d5) 22.
h6+
g8 23.
g6+ 41.
c4e4
42.
f6d6
Shamkovich; 21. f4 c6 (21. . . ., exf4 22. f4,
43.
d6a6
f7 23. d4+, h7; 24. d5) 22. fe5, de5
(22. . . ., cd5; 23 cd5) 23. c5 - Chow.
21.
...
h8h7
22.
c1c3
22. f4, ef4 and 23. . . ., b6 - Tal.
22.
...
f8f7
23.
b2b3
c7c6
24.
d5b4
f7d7
25.
c3c1
h4f6
26.
f2f4
e5f4
27.
e3f4
B
B
R
R
Q
B K
N
R
B
R
R
B
27.
...
d8a5?
Probably this was the worst error by Kasparov in this Championship. Karpov nds
an immediate refutation. More sensate were
27. . . ., e5 or 27. . . ., e7.
28.
b4d5
a5c5+
29.
g1h1
N
K
Ra8e8
Qd4d2
Bf6e5
Be5g3
h5h4
Bg3f2
39. Rg3,
R - Dzindzi.
Rd7e7
g6g5
Re7e4
Re8e4
Re4e7
b7c6
0Z0Z0Z0Z
o0Z0s0Zk
RZ0Z0Z0Z
Z0Z0Z0o0
0Z0Z0Z0o
ZPZ0Z0ZP
PZ0Z0ZPZ
Z0Z0Z0ZK
rZ0l0Z0Z
opZrZ0Zk
0ZpobapZ
Z0Z0Z0Zp
0MPZPA0Z
ZPZ0Z0ZP
PZ0L0ZPZ
Z0S0ZRJ0
B
R
R
B
B
R
B
R
B
R R
R
R
R
R
R
R
Kasparov resigns.
Game 8:
New York, Oct 29, 1990
Kasparov-Karpov
Ruy Lopez (C92/15)
1.
e2e4
2.
g1f3
3.
f1b5
4.
b5a4
5.
00
6.
f1e1
7.
a4b3
8.
c2c3
9.
h2h3
N
B
B
R
B
14
Nb8c6
a7a6
Ng8f6
Bf8e7
e7e5
b7b5
d7d6
00
f6d7
10.
11.
12.
d2d4
a2a4
c1e3
Be7f6
Bc8b7
qZ0Z0skZ
Zbo0Zpop
0Z0Z0ZnZ
ZpapO0Z0
0Z0Z0O0Z
Z0O0Z0ZP
0OBM0ZPZ
Z0AQZRJ0
N
N
B
B
rZ0l0skZ
ZbonZpop
pZ0o0a0Z
ZpZ0o0Z0
PZnOPZ0Z
Z0O0ZNZP
0OBZ0OPZ
SNAQS0J0
14.
...
17 f4
17.
Kg1h2
d5d4
23. . . ., Be3 24. Nf3 Bc1 (24. . . ., Bf4+
25. Bf4 Nf4 26. Bh7+ or 26 Nb5).
24.
Qd1e2
24 Nb3 Nb6 25 Qe2.
23.
24.
25.
d6d5
Ncb6.
Nc4e5
Nd7e5
a6b5
...
b2c3
d4c3
15
0Z0s0Z0j
Z0Z0Z0Zp
0ZpZ0o0Z
ZpZBlPZ0
0Z0Z0ZRL
Z0Z0Z0ZP
0Z0Z0ZPJ
Z0Z0Z0Z0
41.
0Z0ZrZ0j
Z0Z0Z0Zp
0l0Z0o0Z
ZpZpZPZ0
0Z0Z0Z0L
S0Z0Z0ZP
0Z0Z0ZPZ
Z0Z0Z0ZK
Rg4g3
Qh4b4
53.
Q
Q
Q
Q
K
44. h4 (44. Qg4 Qd7! 45. Qd4 Qf5)
44. . . ., d4; 45. Rd3 b4; 46. h5 Rg8; 47. Qd4,
Qd4; 48. Rd4, Rb8; 49. h6, b3; 50. Rd1,
b2; 51. Rb1, Kg8; 52. Kg3, Kf7; 53. Kf4,
Ke7; 54. Ke4, Kd6; 55. Kd4, Rb7; 56. Kc3,
Ke5; 57. Rb2, Rb2; 58. Kb2, Kf5; 59.
Kc3, Kg5; 60. Kd4, Kh6; 61. Ke4, Kg5;
62. Kf3 draws - Ljubojevic.
44.
...
Rd8e8
45.
Qd4g4
Qd6d7
46.
Rg3d3
Re8e1+
47.
Kh1h2
Re1e4
48.
Qg4g3
48. Qd1? (48. Qe4??, Qc7+) Qd6+; 49.
Kg1 Qe5 threatening 50. . . ., Re1+.
48.
...
Re4e5
48. . . ., Qf5; 49. Qb8+ and 50. Qb5
49.
Rd3a3
Re5e8
50.
Qg3f4
Qd7b7
51.
Kh2h1
Qb7b8
52.
Qf4h4
Qb8b6
c6d5
e5c7
c7d6
16
53. g3??,
53.
53. . . .,
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
59. . . .,
60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
72.
Qf2.
...
Ra3g3
Rg3d3
Kh1h2
Kh2g1
Kg1h2
Kh2g1
d5d4
Qb6c7
Qc7c1+
Qc1f4+
Qf4c1+
Qc1f4+
Re8c8
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
8. . . ., OO.
9.
10.
10. f3.
10.
11.
0Z0Z0Z0Z
Z0ZqZ0Z0
0Z0Z0o0j
Z0Z0ZPZp
rZ0Z0Z0Z
Z0ZpZ0ZP
0Z0Z0ZPZ
ZRZQZ0ZK
73.
74.
75.
76.
77.
78.
79.
80.
81.
82.
83.
84.
Qd1d2+
Qd2e3
Qe3f3
Qf3e3+
Qe3f3
Qf3h5
Qh5f7+
Rb1d1
Kh1g1
Kg1f2
Kf2e2
Ke2f2
Game 9:
New York, Oct 31, 1990
Karpov-Kasparov
Grunfeld (D85/5)
1.
d2d4
Ng8f6
c2c4
g7g6
d7d5
f6d5
d5c3
f8g7
c7c5
c5d4
N
N
B
c4d5
e2e4
b2c3
c1e3
d1d2
B
Q
Nb8c6
Ra1d1
c3d4
Qd8a5
Nc6a5
Qd2a5
...
rZbZkZ0s
opZ0opap
0Z0Z0ZpZ
m0Z0Z0Z0
0Z0OPZ0Z
Z0Z0A0Z0
PZ0Z0OPO
Z0ZRJBMR
Kh6g7!
h5h4
Kg7h6
Kh6g7
d3d2
Qd7f7
Kg7f7
Ra4d4
Rd4d5
Rd5f5+
Rf5g5
0Z0Z0Z0Z
Z0Z0ZkZ0
0Z0Z0o0Z
Z0Z0Z0s0
0Z0Z0Z0o
Z0Z0Z0ZP
0Z0o0JPZ
Z0ZRZ0Z0
9
Nb1c3
12.
g1f3
A new move. Yusupov played 12 d3 against
Gulko at Linares 1989.
12.
...
00
13.
f1e2
c8d7
14.
e3d2
b7b6
15.
00
f8d8
16.
d1c1
d7g4
17.
d4d5
a5b7
17. . . ., f5 (17. . . ., e6; 18.
a5, ba5; 19.
c4!) 18.
d3, fe4; 19.
e4,
f5!? Wol.
18.
h2h3
18. c7, c5!; 18. b4, e6!.
18.
...
g4f3
19.
e2f3
b7c5
20.
d2e3
a8c8
21.
f3g4
c8b8
22.
c1c4
h7h5
23.
g4f3
e7e6
24.
f1e1
e6d5
25.
e4d5
g7e5
26.
g2g4
h5g4
27.
h3g4
c5b7
28.
c4a4
b7a5
B
B
R
R N
B
B
B
R
B
R
R
17
B
B
B
R
B
N
B
N
R
R
B
N
N
29.
30.
31.
Bf3e2
Kg1g2
g4g5
Rb8c8
Be5d6
Bd6c5
rZblka0s
opo0Zpop
0Znm0Z0Z
Z0Z0Z0Z0
0Z0Z0L0Z
Z0M0ZNZ0
POPZ0OPO
S0A0JBZR
0Zrs0ZkZ
o0Z0ZpZ0
0o0Z0ZpZ
m0aPZ0O0
RZ0Z0Z0Z
Z0Z0A0Z0
PZ0ZBOKZ
Z0Z0S0Z0
B
32.
e3d2?
A rare blunder of Karpovs. He throws away
an entire strategy! 32.
c1 (32.
f4, d6;
33.
d2) e7 (32. . . ., f8; 33.
b2, g7;
34.
f6, d6; 35.
d7, d7; 36.
g4) 33.
e4 (33.
h4,
c1 and 34. . . .,
g5)
33. . . .,
c7; 34.
f4,
cd7 (34. . . .,
d6;
35.
d6, d6; 36.
e8+, g7; 37.
h1,
d5; 38. f4, f6; 39.
eh8 wins) 35.
b5,
d5; 36.
d5, d5; 37.
e7, b5;
38.
e8+, g7; 39.
e5+, f6; 40.
f6+,
f7; 41. e7+ and 42. a7 wins.
32.
...
d8d5
33.
e2f3
d5d8
34.
d2a5
Draw
B
B
B
R
R
R
K
10
B
B B
B
B
B B
R
B R
B
R R
B
R
B R
B
R
R K
R
R
B
R R
R R
K
B
B
R
R
R
B
R
B
Q
N
Q
Ng8f6
e5d4
Nf6e4
d7d5
Ne4d6
Nb8c6
B
B
N
N
Q K
B
Q
B
B
Q
B
Q
N N
B B
Q
N
rZ0ZkZ0s
opobl0op
0Zna0o0Z
ZBZ0ZnZ0
0Z0ZQZ0Z
Z0M0ZNZ0
POPA0OPO
S0Z0ZRJ0
Game 10:
New York, Nov 2, 1990
Kasparov-Karpov
Petroff (C43/19)
1.
e2e4
2.
g1f3
3.
d2d4
4.
e4e5
5.
d1d4
6.
e5d6
7.
b1c3
8.
d4f4
8.
...
d6f5!?
New move. Other tries are 8. . . ., g6, 8. . . .,
e7, 8. . . ., e6, 8. . . ., f5.
9.
f1b5
f8d6
10.
f4e4+
d8e7
11.
c1g5
11 e3 (11 OO e4 or 11. . . ., d7 12
c6+) e3 (11. . . ., e4 12 e4 e3
13 d6+ cd6 14 fe3) 12 c6+ c6 13
c6+ f8 14 fe3 e3+ 15 e2 - Benjamin.
11.
...
f7f6
11. . . ., e6 12 OOO OO - Wilder.
12.
g5d2
c8d7
13.
00
e7e5
Bc6? 15 Qf5.
Qe4; 14. Ne4,
White threatens 14 c6
Tal preferred 13. OOO,
e7; 15.
f4, OOO; 16.
fd4; 17. d4!).
13.
...
14.
c3e4
14. . . ., OOO 15 g4 fe7
B
N
18
B
R
Qe7e4
Bd6e7
- Dzindzi.
15.
g2g4
15 f4 (15 c3 - Wilder) OOO 16 g4 g5
- Shamkovich.
15.
...
a7a6
15. . . ., d6 16 d6+ (16 d6+ d6
17 de1+ e7 18 d4 - Kamsky)
d6 17
he1+ e7 18 d7+ d7.
16.
b5c4
f5d6
17.
e4d6
e7d6
18.
a1e1+
N N
B B
R N N
B
R N B K
B
N
N
B
R
11.
12.
c6d5
A game Gligoric-Fischer, Stokolm 1962, continued 12. . . ., dc4 13 ad1, a6; 14.
c4
b5; 15. b3, b7; 16. f2 and White is slightly
better.
13.
c4c5
B B
rZ0ZkZ0s
ZpobZ0op
pZna0o0Z
Z0Z0Z0Z0
0ZBZ0ZPZ
Z0Z0ZNZ0
POPA0O0O
Z0Z0SRJ0
rZblrZkZ
opZ0Zpap
0ZnZ0mpZ
Z0OpZ0Z0
0Z0M0Z0Z
Z0M0APZ0
PO0LBZPO
S0Z0ZRJ0
11
Nb8c6
e4d5
00
Game 11:
New York, Nov 5, 1990
13.
...
e8e3
Karpov-Kasparov
A new move. Previously were played 13. . . .,
King Indian (E92/13)
e7, 13. . . ., d7, and 13. . . ., h5.
1.
d2d4
g8f6
14.
d2e3
d8f8
2.
c2c4
g7g6
3.
b1c3
f8g7
Not immediately 14. . . ., g4; 15.
c6,
Back to the Kings Indian! The Grunfeld is
e3; 16. d8.
too dangerous!
15.
d4c6
b7c6
4.
e2e4
d7d6
16.
g1h1
5.
g1f3
00
6.
f1e2
e7e5
Ljubojevich suggested the more aggressive
7.
c1e3
e5d4
15. d1, b8; 16. h1.
Kasparov tries another road. 7. . . ., a6 16.
...
a8b8
game 7.
8.
f3d4
f8e8
Deep Thought recommended 16. . . ., f5.
9.
f2f3
17.
c3a4
A game Kamski-Tal, New York 1990, continued 9. c2, e7; 10.f3, c6; 11. g4.
17. d2 (17. b3?, d4; 18. d4, d5 wins
9.
...
c7c6
the knight) 17. . . ., c5.
10.
d1d2
17.
...
b8b4
More common is 10. 00, d5; 11. cd5,
d5; 12. d5, cd5; 13. b3, c6.
17. . . ., f5 - Shamkovich.
10.
...
d6d5
18.
b2b3
N
B
B
Q Q
N
B
19
Q N
N
K
N R
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Q R
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18.
...
c8e6?
An insolit lost time by the World Champion.
18. . . ., h5 19 ad1 h4 (19. . . ., h6 20 f2
enjamin; 20 c3 - Wol) 20 f2 h2+
(20. . . ., e7 - Christiansen) 21 h2 e5+
- Dzindzi.
19.
a4b2
A forced move, according to Kasparov. 19
ad1 b8 20 b2 h5 21 d3 h4 22 f4?
d4!; 22 f3?
g4 - Benjamin; 19 ac1?
h6 20 c3 h4; 19 ae1 h4 (or 19. . . .,
h6) 20 f4
19.
...
f6h5
19. . . ., d7 - Deep Thought.
20.
b2d3
b4h4
Threatening 21. . . ., d4 22 d4? g3+
23 g1 e2+ and 24. . . ., d4.
21.
e3f2
f8e7
N R R
Q
Q
N
R Q N N N R
B
Q B
R
B Q R
R R
B
N
N
N
R
B Q N
K N
N
Q
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B
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12
Game 12:
New York, Nov 7, 1990
Kasparov-Karpov
Bd4 and
20
N
B
B
R
B
Nb8c6
a7a6
Ng8f6
Bf8e7
e7e5
b7b5
d7d6
00
f6d7
e7f6
c8b7
N
B
B
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Qd5, a5!
Bd5; 21.
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12.
b1a3
The most common continuation. 12 ab5 game 6; 12 e3 - game 8.
12.
...
e5d4
21.
d5e6!
d7f8
12. . . ., b8 is too passive, but more normal
22.
e6g4
a6a5
is 12. . . ., b6.
23.
a1c1
f8g6
13.
c3d4
c6a5
24.
g4h5?
A game Adams-Short, 1987, continued
A meaningless move. Stronger are 24.
f5,
13. . . ., e8; 14.
d2, e7; 15.
c2, e8 24. c2, or 24. g3.
with an even game.
24.
...
a8c8
14.
b3a2
Maybe Karpov should have chosen 24. . . .,
Not 14. ab5?, ab5; 15. b5, b3; 16.
h4; 25. h4, h4.
a8, a8 17.
b3, e4 because this
25.
h5g4
c8b8
loses the bishops pair.
26.
b3c2
e7c7
14.
...
b5b4
27.
c2f5
g6e7
15.
a3c4
a5c4
28.
f5d3?!
16.
a2c4
f8e8
28 h5 seems stronger, with the idea 28. . . .,
16. . . ., d5 is not sucient, because after 17.
g6 29.
h6, c8 30 g5, f5?; 31.
f5,
d5, d5; 18. exd5, both 18. . . ., b6 19.
f5; 32. c6!, c6; 33. e8+ and mate.
a5, d5; 20.
c2 and 18. . . ., a5; 19.
c2,
f5, g8; 30.
b6; 20. f4,
. . .,d5; 21.
e5 are good for Even after 28. . . ., d5; 29.
g5, g6; 31. f6, f6; 32. h4, g7; 33.
White.
d3 White keeps an edge.
17.
d1b3
e8e4
28.
...
e7d5
Almost forced. On 17. . . ., e7 follows 18.
29.
e3d2
c6c5
g5!.
30.
g4e6
d5b6
18.
c4f7+
g8h8
31.
d4c5
d6c5!
Avoiding 18. . . ., f8 19.
g8!, e1; 20.
Now nally Black position is unblocked.
e1, e7; 21. e3
32.
d3d8+
b8d8
19.
c1e3
33.
d2f4
c7e7
White does not like 19 b4?, e1; 20
34.
f3g5
b6d5
e1, e7!; 21 e3, b8!, and now 22 c4,
35.
e6d5!
d5!; 23 d5, b6! or 22. c4, g2!
19.
...
e4e7
Forced. The ending is inferior after 35.
Black has to rearrange his pieces. After
c5, de8!.
19. . . ., a5 follows 20.
e6! and then
d2
35.
...
d8d5
and
f5 with initiative.
36.
e1e7
f6e7
20.
f7d5
c7c6?
37.
c1e1
B
Q
N
N
B
Q R
Q
N
B
B
B
R
B
N
B Q
N
B B
N
N
Q
Q
N
B N
B
Q
R
R
N
B
K
K
B R
N Q
B
B
Q
R
N Q
B R
Q
B N
B B
R
B
N
B
B
N
R
B
B
B
B
B
Q
Q
Q
21
R
R
N
Q B B N
B
R R
R
N
B Q
B N
Q Q
N
B
B
N
Q
B
N
B
N
N
R
R
R
R
N
R
B
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13
Game 13:
Lion, Nov 24, 1990
Karpov-Kasparov
Gruenfeld
1.
d2d4
g8f6
2.
c2c4
g7g6
3.
b1c3
d7d5
4.
c4d5
f6d5
5.
e2e4
d5c3
6.
b2c3
f8g7
7.
c1e3
c7c5
8.
d1d2
00
So far on two minutes each. In game 9 Kasparov played . . . ., cd4; 9.cd4,
c6; 10.
d1, a5+ and White had a small vantage.
9.
a1c1
d8a5
10.
g1f3
e7e6
Tisdall says: Ive seen this before. But nobody can nd a game with it.
11.
d4d5
e6d5
12.
e4d5
f8e8
13.
f1e2
c8f5
14.
00
The game hasnt found its own personality
yet.
14.
...
b8d7
B
Q
R Q
N
N
B
R
N
R
B
N B
Q R
Q
N
Q
N
N
B
N
R
Not 20.Bc5 Na2 21.Rb1 b6 22.Be3 Nc3
with good play for Black.
20.
...
Bg7c3
21.
Nd2e4
22
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21.
...
e8e4
This is virtually forced, because 21. . . ., e5;
22.
c5, c8; 23.
d3 and then c5 gives
White too much freedom.
22.
f3e4
a8e8
23.
e4d3
b7b6
24.
g1g2
Tisdall: The rst one who can bring himself
to oer a draw will get it. Where did Kasparov
drop his advantage? Maybe
c3 should have
been prepared.
If Karpov plays c1 to press f2-f4 (hoping for
an endgame. advantage with f4-f5) GK might
play
e1 to enter a drawn double-bishop ending.
24.
...
f7f5
25.
g4f5
d7f5
26.
d3f5
g6f5
Karpov sits thinking alone at the board.
Black
c3 is potentially weaker than Be3, but
White pawn on c4 is GKs major target. White
d-pawn looks strong (and it is) but right now its
quiet. impotent. If advanced itll just be lost,
since
g8 is to close.
27.
f1d1
g8f7
No good for Black is 27. . . ., e4; 28. g5.
Karpov must be considering lines like: 28.d6,
e6; 29. f4, d7 and Black is better. Time:
White: 2:07 Black: 1:28.
28.
d1d3
c3f6
29.
d3a3
a7a5
30.
a3b3
Time: White: 2:12 Black: 1:31. It might look
simple, but in fact the game is balanced on an
edge. Which is most important: Black weakness
on b6 or White c4?
30.
...
f6d8
B
B
K
B K
R
R
R
R B
K
K
B
R
R
B
B
R
K
K
R
K R
B
K R
K
K
R
B
B
R
K
R
R
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14
Game 14:
Lion, Nov 26, 1990
Kasparov-Karpov
Scotch Game (C45)
1.
e2e4
23
e7e5
2.
g1f3
b8c6
12.
f1g2
3.
d2d4
Obviously 12. . . ., fe5 wins a pawn for Black
What?! everybody cried out in the press- but what about his
a6 and
f8 ?
room. The Scotch Opening is a rare bird in
12.
...
f6e5
World Championship matches. Generally it
13.
00
is regarded as to drawish. The two previous
times the Scotch Opening was played in a World
Championship match were in 1886 and 1892! It
was in Steinitz-Zukertort and Chigorin-Steinitz.
Anyway, this is the rst time Kasparov has
played this opening in an ocial game.
3.
...
e5d4
4.
f3d4
g8f6
5.
d4c6
b7c6
6.
e4e5
d8e7
7.
d1e2
f6d5
8.
c2c4
c8a6
Karpov has played twice this line against
Timman. Timman played 9. e4. At London
1984 Karpov played 9. . . ., b6, and then won.
At Amsterdam 1985 he played 9. . . ., f6, and
Karpov is a pawn up, but hell nd it dicult
the game was eventually drawn.
to get
a6, f8, and
h8 into play. He must
9.
b2b3
play for a King side attack to avoid disaster in
the Queenside.
13.
...
h7h5
Probably planning for g5 and
g7.
14.
e2d2
d5f6
Mephisto thinks Black is a third of a pawn
up.
15.
d2a5
a6b7
N
N
Q
N
Q
N
B
B B
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16.
b2a3
Already a critical moment in the game.
16. a7, c5! could be very good for Black.
Now 16. . . ., f7 and 16. . . ., c5 are the moves
everybody is discussing. As for 16. . . ., f7;
17. a7 Black will be obliged to squeeze something from his kingside attack not to end up
24
N B
Q
R
B
Q
B
N
Q
K
N
R
Q
Q
Q
Q
K
K
K
K
N
B
B
Q
K
Q
R
R
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Q
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K
N
N
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B Q
R
R
N
R Q
Q
K
N
N
Q
25
N
N
B
B
Q
7.
c1e3
c7c5
8.
d1d2
00
Now Karpov stopped and took a deep think.
IM Valvo said: Karpov has a terric sense of
danger. Maybe he suspected an improvement
on the 13th game.
9.
g1f3
Game 13 saw 9. c1 with a small edge for
White.
9.
...
d8a5
10.
a1c1
IM Tisdall observed This is the old mainline.
Just swap queens and go to sleep!
10.
...
e7e6
And now the game is back on the tracks laid
out by the 13th game.
11.
e3h6
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26
pressroom all too excited. It is actually interesting, but mostly to experts. Generally the
opinion is that this kind of dry position favours
Karpov.
18.
...
c6e7
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B
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R
N
R
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26.
f2f3?
R R
B
K
R
K
R
B
R
K
R N
R
K
R
N
R
R
R
Mephisto found a nice combination here. Karpov missed 26. h4!, bd7 (or 26. . . ., d7;
27.
h7 with the threat of e5+; if 26. . . .,
g5; 27.
g4+!, g4; 28.
g1+ will do
the trick; on 26. . . ., h5; 27. f4+ wins) 27.
e5+!, e5; 28.
b5+, d5+; 29.
d5+,
d5 (or 29. . . ., d5; 30.
c6+ nets a
piece). 30. g4.
This obviously is a critical moment in a not
26.
...
b7d7
very dramatical game. In the commentators
27.
b1b4
room Spassky joked that White best 20th move
The chess-computer Mephisto claims that
would have been 20.h5h4!.
White is 3/4 of a pawn ahead. Wonder if Deep
Thought would disagree? Time: White: 2:11
Maybe Karpovs
h2 deserves an !. Kas- Black: 2:17.
parovs
c6 doesnt work. E.g.: 21. . . ., c6;
27.
...
g4e6
22. c4, d7.
21.
...
b7b6
Fireworks:
28.f4, a5!?; 29.e5+,
f7;
30. h7+, g8; 31. g7+!?, h8 and God only
knows what is going on. Lines like that are blowNow this is necessary.
ing over the tables in the pressroom right now.
22.
g2g4
28.
h2c2
a7a5
29.
b4a4
g6g5
30.
d3b5
d7d6
The threat is g5, undermining e5.
22.
...
e6e5!
Now most people seem to think that Karpov
has overdone it with his slow positional play.
So Kasparov did accept Karpovs invitation. Time: AK: 2:20 GK: 2:20.
31.
b5e2
e6d7
23.
d4e5
d7g4
32.
a4c4
d8e8
24.
e5f6+
g7f6
25.
f3d4
b8b7?
Time: AK: 2:25 GK: 2:22. Little is left of
Karpovs advantage.
33.
c2b2
e7d5+
Better was 25. . . ., h8.
B
B B
R
R
B
B
R
27
B
R
B
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29
Spassky said that White will be slightly better after 15. c1. White already has some good
assets. Such as the c-line and a beginning superiority on the black squares. The general feeling
is that AK should have played a5-a4 when he
had the chance.
15.
...
00
16.
c1c7
In the commentator-room Spassky and
French IM Shari are analizing things like
16. . . ., f6; 17. e2, fe5; 18. g5 with good
winning chances for Kasparov.
Something
seems to have gone totally wrong for Karpov.
16.
...
e6g6
Time now: GK: 0:57 AK: 1:34
17.
f2f3
c8f5
18.
g2g4
f5b1
Karpov took his time to nd
g6, but has
since then played quickly. On the other hand
Kasparov has slowed down dramatically. Time:
GK: 1:20 AK: 1:36 His lead on the clock is not
gone yet, but little of it is left. The common
opinion is that Karpov is getting desperate. But
Kasparovs position is becoming very exposed.
After an exchange of rooks in the c-le, Karpov
might take advantage of his control of the square
c2. GM Lein thinks that it looks very dangerous for Kasparov. Maybe the whole evalution of
AKs d7-d5 has to be change!? Maybe it was a
stong pawn-sacrice and attacking move.
19.
f1b5
A move that costs Kasparov half an hour. If
now 19. . . ., ac8
White has a strong reply in 20. c3! bloking the c-le and winning time to castle and to
exchange the white-squared bishop with
b5d3. A plan that should lead directly to won
endgames for White.
R
R
19.
...
a8c8
20.
c7c8
f8c8
21.
00
Now on 21. . . ., c2 White has 22. d4!.
21.
...
h7h5
A good move and Karpovs only chance. Most
logical seems now 22.h3 hg4 23.hg4 c2
24. d4
h6 25. f2. A good position for
White. But I all similar situations in the match
Karpov has seemed capable of pulling some brilliant defensive moves out of his position.
22.
h2h3
h5g4
23.
h3g4
b1c2
Tisdall says: Now I understand what Karpov
is doing. His
b6 is clinically dead but now he
threatens to make it into a piece.
24.
d2d4
With the idea 24. . . ., b3? 25.e6 and if
the
b6 moves 26.e7.
24.
...
g6e6
25.
f1f2
Time: GK: 1:56 AK: 2:08 Seems that Kasparov wants to win by direct attack. E.g.
25. . . ., b3 26. d3! intending
f5.
25.
...
c8c7
Frederick Friedel (one of the creators of ChessBase) says: I have never seen Garry a pawn up
before!
26.
f2h2
Time: GK: 2:05 AK: 2:09. Tisdall thinks that
the game might get a gruesome nish: Kasparovs attack should break through.
26.
...
b6d7
IM W.Watson says: Black is much worse,
but your can never write o the greatest defender in chess.
27.
b3b4
a5b4
28.
a3b4
d7f8
29.
b5f1
c2b3
Time: GK: 2:16 AK: 2:18.
30.
f1d3
b3c4
31.
d3f5
e6e7
32.
d4d2
c7c6
Time: GK: 2:19 AK: 2:24. If 32. . . ., e6??
33. h8+! mating.
33.
b2d4
c6a6
34.
f5b1
a6a3
35.
h2h3
It defends the f3 pawn and threatens
f2.
Time: GK: 2:25 AK:2:28
35.
...
a3b3
36.
b1c2
e7b4
37.
d2f2
f8g6
38.
e5e6
B
R
B
B
B
Q
N
B
B
Q
R
B
B
R
R
R
B
Q
R
Q
N
N
K
K
B
K
R
K R
Q
Q
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0Z0ZpZnZ
Z0ZpZ0Z0
0ZbA0ZPZ
Z0Z0ZPZR
0Z0Z0L0J
ZqZ0Z0Z0
B
R
B
K
B
R
B
B
K
B
R
R
R
K
K
K
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0Z0ZkZ0Z
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0A0o0ZPZ
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0m0Z0Z0Z
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Q
N
N
54.
...
g7g6
And not the expected 54. . . ., c4, maybe
because 55.f4!? nearly creates a mating trap
around the black King. Karpovs 54. . . ., g6
was a major decision since an endgame with
the pieces: R plus g4 pawn against B plus g7
pawn is a possibility. And with the pawn on
g7 its a draw, according to GM Dlugy, but it
not so clear with the pawn on g6. Some tricks:
55. e7+ f6 56. d7 f7? 57.g5+ winning.
And 56. . . ., e6 57. b7 looks good for White.
55.
c7e7
e6f6
56.
e7d7
d5a2
Spassky suggested
a2 just before it appeared on the board. IM Martin thinks its lost
for AK. Kasparov has some nasty threats but
Blacks d-pawn need just a little air to get going.
Spassky gives 60% for a Kasparov win and 40%
for a draw.
The pressroom indicates that Black is lost.
The line in question is: 57. a7 any 58. e7+
e6 59. g5 with the plan
a7g7g6 check.
57.
d7a7
30
R B
R
R
R
B
K
B
R B
R
57.
58.
59.
Bb4a5
...
f3f4
K
R
Ba2c4
Bc4d3
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S0Z0Z0Z0
0Z0Z0ZpZ
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0Z0Z0A0Z
Z0Z0Z0Z0
0Z0Z0Z0Z
Z0Z0Z0Z0
e5f4
0Z0Z0Z0Z
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RZ0Z0jpZ
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Z0Z0Z0Z0
The main problem with this long-range strategy is the 50-moves rule.
75.
f4h2
h5g7
76.
h2g1
g7h5
77.
g1c5+
f8g8
Finished! somebody is saying in the press78.
e5d6
g8f8
room. Really?! doubts Tisdall.
79.
c5d4
f5g4
61.
...
f6f7
Time: GK: 5:04 AK: 4:35
62.
f4e5
b2d3+
80.
d4e5
g4f5
63.
e5d4
d3f2
81.
a7h7
f8g8
64.
g4g5
c2f5
82.
h7c7
g8f8
65.
a5d2
f7e7
Rumours are now that Karpovs camp have
66.
d4d5
f2e4
had this structure on their analizing board this
67.
a6a7+
e7e8
morning. If true, then its not just a brilliant
68.
d2e3
e4c3+
defensive preformance by Karpov, its also an
69.
d5e5
e8d8
one by his seconds.
70.
e3b6+
d8e8
83.
d6c6
f8g8
71.
a7c7
84.
c7e7
g8f8
85.
e5d6
f8g8
Time: GK: 4:21 AK: 4:22
86.
e7e8+
g8f7
71.
...
c3e4
87.
e8e7+
f7g8
72.
b6e3
e4g3
88.
d6e5
GM Ron Henley conrmed that We saw
The second time-control has been passed.
something like this this afternoon. Now the
73.
e3f4
g3h5
game is 88 moves old, and at the 40th move
Watson says: If this is a draw, then it will Karpovs team looked at this kind of structure!
be ont of the greatest comebacks in the history
88.
...
g8f8
of the game.
With move 88 they passed the 4th timecontrol in this long- distance game. GM Dlugy
74.
c7a7
e8f8
K
K
B
K
R
B
K
B
R
B
B
B
K
B
B
R
R
K
R
B
R
R
B
K
N
N
B
K
N
K
N
K
K
N
N
N
N
K
K
B
B
K
K
K
K
K
K
K
K
31
R
K
R
R
K
K
B
B
R
B
R
R
B
K
N
B
R
B
B
B
B
K
B
B
B
K
B
B
B
K
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R
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B
Q
N
B
N
B
R
B
R
N
B
B
B
Q
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Game 17:
Lion, Dec 2, 1990
B
K
R
Q
Karpov-Kasparov
Grunfeld Defense (D85)
1.
d2d4
2.
c2c4
3.
b1c3
4.
c4d5
5.
e2e4
6.
b2c3
7.
c1e3
8.
d1d2
9.
g1f3
Ng8f6
g7g6
d7d5
f6d5
d5c3
f8g7
c7c5
00
c8g4
N
N
B
B
32
Q
R
N
B
R
Q B
B
Q
B
Q
Q
B
B
R
B
R
Q
R
Q
N
N
R
B
Ng1f3
Bf1b5
Bb5a4
00
Rf1e1
Ba4b3
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
21.
...
f8e8?
Now White occupies the c-le. Maybe it was
better to look for exchanging the Queens aiming
at activating the knight: 21. . . ., b7; 22. a3,
c4; 23. e7, e7; 24. e7, e8.
22.
d1c1
c8b7
23.
d4d5
a5c4
24.
f3d2
c4d2
25.
g5d2
e8c8
26.
c1c6
g7e5
Black is mated after 26. . . ., c6?; 27.dc6,
c6; 28. d8+, f8; 29. h6.
27.
d2c3
e5b8
28.
d3d4
f7f6
29.
c3a5
b8d6
30.
d4c3
c8e8
31.
a2a3
g8g7
White victory is a matter of technique.
32.
g2g3
d6e5
33.
c3c5
h7h5
34.
a5c7
e5a1
35.
c7f4
b7d7
36.
c6c7
d7d8
37.
d5d6
g6g5
38.
d6d7
e8f8
39.
f4d2
a1e5
40.
c7b7
B
B
R
K
B
B
Q
Q
R
B
Nb8c6
a7a6
Ng8f6
Bf8e7
b7b5
d7d6
00
f6d7
e7f6
c8b7
e5d4
d7b6
N
B
B
N
c2c3
h2h3
d2d4
a2a4
b1a3
c3d4
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Zbo0Zpop
pmno0a0Z
ZpZ0Z0Z0
PZ0OPZ0Z
MBZ0ZNZP
0O0Z0OPZ
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pZ0Z0o0Z
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O0Z0Z0OP
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B
B
Q
33
B
Q
R
N
natural seems now 21. d2 to be able to anSpassky seems to think that Kasparov is simswer 21. . . ., a6 with 22. b1 and b2-b4-b5 ply a full pawn up.
26.
...
h7h6
etc.
27.
e1e3
e8e6
28.
f2f3
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Q
GM Larsen says: GK has a positional advantage and an extra pawn: he ought to be able
to win.
28.
...
b8c8
29.
e3b3
Q
Q
N B
R R
N
Q
Q
R B
R
Q
Q
B
B
Q
IM Davies: GK is winning.
29.
b3
prepares for 29. . . ., b5 30. d5. GM Watson
says This is a crucial game. If Kasparov wins
(and Watson indeed thinks he will) then Karpov
has to score 4 points from the last 6 games in
the match.
29.
...
a6b5
30.
b3b2
21.
b4c4!
But this is much better! On 21. . . ., b2;
22. a2 looks strong, since 22. . . ., f6 23. b5
simultaneously puts pressure on c7 and prepares
b5d4. GM Dorfman, GKs trainer
for a decade, thinks that now 21. . . ., c8 is
o.k. for Black. Most of Karpovs condence
has disappeared after
c4. Is 21. . . ., c8
good enough for Black? On 22. b1 Dorfman
suggested 22. . . ., c6! which will life back to
Blacks
b7. And one might argue the other
way round: If not 21. . . ., c8, how then is
b7 supposed to get to a6?
Another move is 21. . . ., d7 with the simple
plan of pushing c7-c6; Blacks seems to keep the
balance, despite being a pawn down.
Time: GK: 1:18 AK: 1:01.
After AKs astonishing blitz-start a tough
ght has evolved. Karpov do have nice assets in
his strong pair of bishops, but Kasparov has a
pawn and a solid grab on some important white
squares. Some reworks shown by John Jordan
(bulletin-editor and amateur-player): 21. . . .,
d7; 22. b5,
b2; 23. b1,
d5 looks
possible for Karpov, but 24.ed5,
e1+;
25. e1, b5 opens up for 26. c7! winning on the spot!
21.
...
d8c8
After one hour and three minutes AK decided
on this predictable move after all.
22.
f3d4
b7a6
23.
c4c3
c7c5
24.
d5c6
f6d4
25.
c3d4
c8c6
26.
b2b4
N Q
N
R
That should kill all of Karpovs hopes for mating on the back rank.
34.
...
b5d7
35.
a1a5
R
N
Ng6.
34
To meet
37.
38.
39.
40.
Q
37. . . ., Bh3 with Ne7+ and
...
Kg8h7
Kg1h2
Rc8b8
f3f4
Rg6e6
Qf2d4
Qd8e8
0s0ZqZ0Z
S0ZbZpok
0Z0orZ0o
Z0ZNZ0Z0
0O0LPO0Z
Z0Z0Z0ZP
0Z0Z0ZPJ
ZRZ0Z0Z0
N
N R
Q
R
N B
R
Q
R
0Z0Z0Z0Z
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0O0o0s0Z
Z0ZPZ0Z0
0ZRZ0OPZ
Z0Z0Z0Z0
0Z0Z0Z0J
Z0Z0Z0Z0
B
Q
R
Q
Q
R
R
R
R
K
R
N
N
B
B
B
Q
B
N
R
Q
Q
R
K
K
K
R
35
N
B
N
N
N
N
B
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0o0o0Zpa
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0OPZPZ0O
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0ZQZBA0Z
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Seirawan: This kind of position is much easier to play for White.
14.
...
f6f5
15.
d1c2
c8d7
The game must open up someday and somehow, but where and when? Rumours in the
press-room was that Karpov is a little better,
but many seem to sense that Kasparov is trying
to win today.
18.
...
h6f4
36
B
N
24.
...
h7h6
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K
Q
N
Draw
Kasparov has played his last ve moves in
Everybody is shouting at the press-room. A
about 4 minutes.
strange end to a strange game. GM Speelman
29.
f1g1
d8b7
thinks that Karpov must have been scared of
losing after, say, an exhange of Queens plus e5Some in the press-room believe that it will be
e4 and
f6-d7-e5. Black keeps getting beautia draw. But draws counts less than nothing to
ful positions. Maybe Karpov was very right to
Karpov, and he has a free shot at a win in this
take Kasparov draw-oer without even giving it
position though it may well prove impossible.
a second thought.
But now the time ticks in GKs favour.
K
N
20
N
B
R
R
R
B
N
N
Q
R
N
B
B
Game 20:
Lion, Dec 15, 1990
Kasparov Karpov
Ruy Lopez
1.
e2e4
e7e5
2.
g1f3
b8c6
3.
f1b5
a7a6
4.
b5a4
g8f6
5.
00
f8e7
6.
f1e1
b7b5
7.
a4b3
d7d6
8.
c2c3
00
9.
h2h3
c8b7
10.
d2d4
f8e8
11.
b1d2
e7f8
12.
a2a4
h7h6
13.
b3c2
e5d4
14.
c3d4
c6b4
15.
c2b1
c7c5
16.
d4d5
f6d7
17.
a1a3
f7f5
The two players are tracking the 4th game
from New York. Without thinking Kasparov
now decided to follow in Timmans path.
18.
a3e3
d7f6
37
N
B
B
R
B
N
B
B
R
N
N
B
B
R
B
N
N
N
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ZbZ0Z0o0
pZ0o0m0o
ZpoPZpZ0
Pm0ZPZ0Z
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0O0M0OPZ
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0A0Z0OPM
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19.
f3h2
The name of this line is The Zaitsev- variation of the Ruy Lopez, but it ought to bear
Karpovs name since he has made it popular. In
his game against Timman in February Karpov
choosed 18. . . ., f4, but 18. . . ., f6 is known
(was already known) from a footnote to the deFirmian - Ivanov, Chicago 1988, where Black
too choosed 18. . . ., f4. So Karpov took 4 minutes on the untested 18. . . ., f6, only to be
meet by Kasparovs immediate replay 19. h2,
the real novelty in this game.
19.
...
g8h8
One idea is: 20.ef5 e3 21.fe3!? d5
22.e4
f7 23. df3 with a direct attack on
Black weakened King-side. Time at 20th: GK:
0:34. AK: 0:37
20.
b2b3
Karpov is under pressure. Look at Kasparovs
powerful bishops (put Bc1 on b2), his Rook on
the 3rd rank, Nh2 which might jump to g4 and
naturally Qd1.
20.
...
b5a4
21.
b3a4
c5c4
Karpov has to neutralize Kasparovs bishop
on b1 with Nd3. GM Lein thinks that this must
be better for White. Everybody seems to agree,
but Karpov s last move 21. . . ., c4 do look like a
good try to kill Whites attack on the king-side
before it even get started.
22.
c1b2
Watson thinks that Kasparov has a strong
attack. Rochal thinks that Blacks position
smells.
22.
...
f5e4
Q
N
Q
R
38
N
N
N
29.
30.
Qg4h4+
Nf5h6
Re6h6
Karpov resigned.
g7h6
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It looked like a very very hard decision, Karpov thought for several minutes before he nally
gave in. Some call this the end of the match. In
any case, it surely was the most colorful reworks of the match.
21
Karpov Kasparov
31.
g1h2
Found and made to bring Karpov in even
worse time-trouble.
31.
...
e8e5
32.
e4g5
e5f6
33.
e1e8
c8f5
Karpov replyed instantly. Not wasting expensive seconds, but probably overlooking.what follows.
34.
h4h6+
f6h6
35.
g5f7+
h8h7
36.
b1f5+
h6g6
37.
f5g6+
h7g7
38.
e8a8
What reworks! The last moves were blitzed
out in only fraction of a minute. Here Kasparov
stopped to think for a moment.
38.
...
f8e7
39.
a8b8
a6a5
40.
g6e4+
g7f7
41.
e4d5+
N
R
Q
Q
B
Q
N
B
B
R
Q
K
Q
K
R
B
B
B
K
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Game 21:
Lion, Dec 19, 1990
Ng8f6
g7g6
Bf8g7
Kings Indian
1.
d2d4
2.
c2c4
3.
b1c3
4.
e2e4
5.
f2f3
d7d6
B
Q
39
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pZno0ZpZ
Z0Z0opZn
0ZPZPZ0Z
Z0MBAPZ0
PO0L0ZPO
Z0JRZ0MR
B
N
N
N
R
Q
K
R
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ZpZ0Zqap
pMnobZpZ
Z0m0opZ0
0ZPZPZ0Z
Z0MBZPZ0
PO0L0ZPO
ZKZRS0A0
B
N
N
N
40
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0Z0o0ZpZ
ZpmNZ0Z0
0Z0oPZ0Z
Z0ZBZ0ZP
PO0L0ZPZ
ZKZRZ0Z0
K
K
K
Q
R
0Z0ZqZ0j
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0Z0o0ZpZ
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0O0oPZ0Z
ZnZBZ0ZP
0O0Z0LPZ
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30.
d2e2
Karpov might win the pawn on b5, but it
would also open up for Kasparovs counter-play
on the black squares. The game seems to become increasingly unbalanced as the pieces are
being exchanged.
Time: AK: 2:12 GK: 2:07. GM Alburt says
that we can very well have a decision today.
Karpov last move really most have caused Kasparov problems.
30.
...
d8h4
31.
d1f1
Karpov answered instantly. Isnt the pawn
hanging on e4 after 31. . . .,
f1 32. f1
e4 ? Hardly, since 33. e2 opens up for
a strong White attack.
31.
...
f8e8
Kasparov simply is threatening to reduce the
game to a draw with a line like:
d3 followed
by
e4.
32.
f1f4
h4g5
N
N
N
Q
Q
Karpov is going to seal his next move. Unclear says Alburt about the position. The experts at the pressroom are in doubt about the
position, where a whole World Championship is
at stake.
One good line for White goes: 41.
e7,
a1+; 42.
c2,
a4; 43.
g6+,
h7;
44.
g7+ g7 45.
f8+ g6 46.e5+..
More complex is 41.
e7, a1+; 42.
c2,
c5; 43. g6+, g8; 44. e7+, h8 possibly with a draw! Notice that 44. . . ., e7 in
this line doesnt work because White wins after
45. e7, c1+; 46. c1, 46. d3+ and
White b-pawn is decisive.
Another line is 41. e7,
a1+; 42. c2,
c5; 43. g6+,
h7; 44. g7+,
g7;
45. d4+,
g6; 46.bc5, dc5 where
N
K Q
N
K
R K
Q K
N R
K
N N
K
N K
Q
R R
K
N
N R
K
N
N
K
R
K
Q
K
R
41
White seems unable to grab the c5- pawn without allowing Black strong counter-play.
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Z0JBZ0Z0
0Z0Z0Z0Z
Z0Z0Z0Z0
41.
b4b5
K
N
K
Q
K
K
K
R
Q
Q
N
N
N
K
K
After 28 minutes of deep thoughts Kasparov did repeat his move. Now its Karpov
who hesitates. He can take a draw immediately
with 51. e3 but thats hardly the big idea.
R
K
K
N
K
K
N
N
K
K
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N R
N R
Q Q
N
K
K
K
K
K
N
Q
N
K
Q
K
K
Q
K
K
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
K
K
K
N
K
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
K
Q
K
Q
Q
K
Q
Q
Q
Q
K
K
K
Q
Q
K
Q
Q
0Z0Z0Z0Z
Z0Z0Z0Z0
0J0ZkZpZ
Z0Z0Z0Z0
0l0ZpZ0Z
Z0Z0M0Z0
0Z0Z0Z0Z
Z0L0Z0Z0
N
N
Game 22:
Lion, Dec 26, 1990
Kasparov-Karpov
Ruy Lopez
1.
e2e4
e7e5
2.
g1f3
b8c6
3.
f1b5
a7a6
4.
b5a4
g8f6
5.
00
f8e7
6.
f1e1
b7b5
7.
a4b3
d7d6
8.
c2c3
00
9.
h2h3
c8b7
10.
d2d4
f8e8
Karpov is oering him the World Championship said Tisdall. And Kasparov did seem
to give a thought to 11. g5 to ask Karpov if
he would be interested in 11. . . ., f8; 12. f3
( e8) and draw.
11.
b1d2
e7f8
12.
a2a4
h7h6
13.
b3c2
e5d4
14.
c3d4
c6b4
15.
c2b1
c7c5
16.
d4d5
f6d7
17.
a1a3
f7f5
Karpov follows his own footsteps from the
20th game.
18.
e4f5
The move which brought Kasparov into a lot
of trouble in the 4th game at the New York leg
of the match.
18.
...
b7d5
N
B
B
R
B
N
N
B
B
R
N
B
B
R
R
B
N
N
rZ0lrakZ
Z0ZnZbo0
pZ0Z0Z0o
ZPopZPZ0
0m0ZNZ0Z
S0Z0ZNZP
0O0Z0OPZ
ZBAQS0J0
Draw
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21.
e4c3
Karpov surely has build an impressive center,
but it might rest on feet of clay.
21.
...
e8e1+
Kasparov looks as if hes building up concentration, while Karpov often stares out into the
playing-hall. Alburt thinks that: This is basically what Karpov needs. A complex game
where GK has committed himself to a kingsideattack.
22.
f3e1
Alburt suggested: 22. . . ., d4; 23. e4!?. On
22. e1 Kasparov had to nd a good answer
to 22. . . ., d4; 23. e4, ab5. Chopping o
too many pieces would leave Karpov with an
endgame which he could win on his automatedpilot due to his strong central pawns.
Time after W 22nd: GK: 0:42 AK: 0:29.
Alburt liked the move choosen by GK and
said that he was planning to play: 22. . . ., d4;
23. a2!,
a2; 24. a2,
a2; 25. a2,
ab5; 26. a8,
a8; 27. b3+,
h8;
28. b5 with an edge for White.
Dlugy said that Kasparov was heading for
22. . . ., d4; 23. e4!?,
b8; 24.ba6, dc3;
25.a7 and White looks right. And on 23. . . .,
dc3; 24. a8 and
d7 is hanging after
24. a8.
Another suggestion was 22. . . ., a5.
The common opinion (Alburt, Dlugy and others) is that White has an edge. And the idea
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N
Q
Q
N
R
B
B
Q
R
N
R
K
N
B
N
behind Kasparovs last move 22. e1 is obvious now. After 22. . . ., d4; 23. e4!, dc3;
24. a8 his
d1 will be hitting
d7. And as
for 22. . . ., ab5; 23. b5, that will just leave
White a pawn up as Dlugy remarked pragmatically. Alburt now is convinced that Kasparov
has got out of the opening with a signiciant advantage. But Its not without counter-chances
for Black. Its not a position where only GK can
play for a win says Alburt.
22.
...
d5d4
Karpov has spent 40 minutes on this move.
23.
c3a2
On 23. e7 Black might have been o.k. after either 23. . . ., c8 or 23. . . ., a7. Now
23. . . .,
a2; 24. a2,
a2; 25. a2,
ab5; 26. a8, a8; 27. b3+ and
b5
looks ne for Kasparov.
23.
...
b4a2
24.
b1a2
c5c4
The product of Karpovs 44 minute think
on his 22nd move.
25.
a3a6
d7c5
A line like 26. a8,
a8; 27. b1, d3
hardly can be Kasparovs idea of big fun.
26.
a6a8
d8a8
27.
a2b1
d4d3
Alburt says: It is unclear if Kasparov will be
able to save the game. And at the analysing
table Kasparovs top-second, Mikhail Gurevich
(9th in the World) looks for lines where White
might draw after sacricing a piece on Karpovs
strong pawns.
28.
c1e3
Alburt says: Kasparov is in trouble, but he
has many ways to try to save position.
28.
...
a8a5
Kasparovs problems are plenty. First of all
hell have problems hanging on to his b-pawns.
Spassky is saying that White may draw with
29. d3!
29.
b2b3
Time after W 29th: GK: 1:23 AK: 1:26.
29.
...
c5b3
30.
e1d3
c4d3
31.
b1d3
Alburt says: Karpov is better, but Kasparov
has very good chances to draw.
31.
...
b3c5
32.
d3f1
Kasparovs last move indicates that hes going
to sit from now on - and watch how Karpov
is going to break through.
32.
...
a5c7
B
N
R
R
B
Q
B
Q
R
B
N
B
0Z0Z0a0Z
Z0l0Zbok
0Z0Z0Z0o
ZPm0ZPZ0
0Z0Z0ZQZ
Z0Z0A0ZP
0Z0Z0OPZ
Z0Z0ZBJ0
R
Q
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BN
Q
B
B
Q
Q
Q
K
N
rZbZ0skZ
opo0l0ap
nZ0o0Z0Z
Z0ZPopZn
0ZPZ0Z0Z
Z0M0APON
PO0L0Z0O
Z0JRZBZR
B
Q
K
K
0Z0ZQZ0j
Z0Z0Z0o0
0Z0Z0Z0o
ZPl0aPZ0
0Z0Z0Z0Z
Z0Z0Z0OP
0Z0Z0O0Z
Z0Z0Z0J0
N
B
B
Q
N
Q
Q
Q N
N
B
B
N N
N
K
B
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Bg5e3
19.
20.
Nc5a4
Na4c3
g4g5
0Z0Z0snj
opZ0Zqap
0Z0L0Z0Z
Z0Z0Z0Z0
0Z0ApZNO
Z0s0Z0O0
PZ0ZBZ0Z
ZKZRZ0S0
rZ0Z0s0j
opobl0ap
0Z0o0m0Z
Z0ZPZ0Z0
0ZPZpZ0Z
Z0m0A0O0
PO0LBM0O
Z0JRZ0S0
21.
b2c3
Kasparov resigned.
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Game 24:
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N
1990
Ng8f6
e7e6
Kasparovs choice of opening came as a surThis puts Karpov in a dilemma: he can hardly
aord to lose access to d4, but 23. dc5 e.p., prise to everybody, and probably to Karpov as
well.
bc6 opens up for a Black attack.
3.
...
f8b4
23.
d5c6
d7c6
4.
d1c2
00
24.
h2h4
5.
a2a3
b4c3
Time after W 24th: AK: 1:40 GK: 1:40.
6.
c2c3
GM Henley just suggested 24. . . ., d5; 25.
It looks like that Kasparov wants to repeat
c5, b6; 26. h5, bc5; 27. h6, e5; 28.
e5, his tactics from the 24th and last game in the
e5; 29. c5 threatening
d4.
Sevilla match in 1987. Kasparov then needed to
24.
...
d6d5
win the nal game to keep his title, and therefore settled for a slow and very long game. And
Thats a man(!) who just needs a draw.
Kasparov needs to win this game to keep his
25.
c4d5
c6d5?
newly defended title nicely polished.
26.
d2d5
a8c8
6.
...
b7b6
On 27. d4 Kasparov might consider 27. . . .,
7.
b2b4
c3+ 28. c3, a3+; 29. b1, c3.
Alburt says: A very normal move.
B
B
B
B
B
R
Q
Q
K Q
7.
...
d7d6
Do you understand? Nobody understands!
said French GM Olivier Renet.
In Sweden last year, at the Haningen tournament, Karpov played a similar opening with
27.
d5d6
c8c3+
Black against Van der Wiel.
28.
c1b1
e7f7
8.
c1b2
29.
e3d4
Q
K
B
R
Q
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o0o0Zpop
0o0opm0Z
Z0Z0Z0Z0
0OPZ0Z0Z
O0L0ZNZ0
0A0OPOPO
S0Z0JBZR
13.
e2e4
0ZrlrZkZ
ZbZnZpop
po0opm0Z
Z0o0Z0Z0
0OPZPZ0Z
OQZPZNO0
0A0Z0OBO
S0Z0ZRJ0
N
R
R
Q
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bs0lrZkZ
Z0ZnZpop
pZ0opm0Z
Zpo0Z0Z0
0OPZPZ0Z
O0ZPZ0O0
0A0M0OBO
S0SQZ0J0
N
23.
g3g4
This stops Blacks immediate access to the
black squares on the king-side but as Spassky
stated: 23.g4?! Thats not serious business.
What Spassky considered right was : 23. a3
hg3 24.hg3
h5 25. h2
g5 with great
complications mountaining up. Alburt says: I
dont like Whites position - its obvious that
Karpov is better.
23.
...
c5c4?
24.
d3c4
bs0ZrZkZ
Z0Znlpo0
0Z0Z0m0Z
ZpZ0o0Z0
PZPZPZPo
ZNZ0ZPZ0
0A0Z0ZBO
S0SQZ0J0
N N
N N
K Q
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B Q
N
Q
B
R
N
N
N
Q
B Q
N
R
N
R
R
Q
Q
B
Q
B
R
B
N
N
29.
c5d7
c6d7
30.
c1c3
Alburt still thinks that the game should be a
draw. He predicts that GK will oer a draw in
the 38th or 39th move, if he has a slightly better
position.
30.
...
d8a5
31.
c3d3
d7a4
32.
d1e1
a5a6
All agree that Kasparov is better. Alburt
doesnt think that White is winning, but he still
believes that a draw will be agreed in a few
moves.
33.
a3c1
g5e6
34.
d3a3
e6c5
35.
c1e3
White is winning - says Alburt.
35.
...
a6d6
Kasparov has a very pleasant choice between
moves like 36. a4 or 36. h4 - if his wants
to keep it simple.
36.
a3a4
R
R
0s0ZrZkZ
Z0Z0Zpo0
0Z0l0Z0Z
Z0m0o0Z0
RZPZPZPo
Z0Z0APZ0
0Z0Z0ZBO
S0Z0L0J0
Draw.
No doubt that Kasparov is winning in the nal position. The match for the 1990 World
Championship title has ended with a win for
Garry Kasparov at 21:53 New Years eve local
time in Lyon. The nal score of the match is:
Kasparov 12.5 points - Karpov 11.5 points.
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