[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1999.06.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Rest of World!"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[Annotator "Barnet Chess Club"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]

{Last updated 23/10/1999 The game score has been completed. Barnet chess club
on-line has enjoyed being part of this unique game, and hope that new chess
players emerge from all around the world as a result of the interest it has
created! Best wishes to you all ! 10/10/1999 The Queen and pawn ending is
examined. A draw seems likely. 13/09/1999 The queen endings are not without
interest. There are bearer "trunks" of variations, but interesting logical and
predictable plans. The endgame in chess may not be as boring as commonly
thought by many players!! 12/09/1999 Moves played added. Interesting queen
endings can arise now. 31/08/1999 36..Kd5 made main line as of game, and some
lines added. 30/08/ 1999 36...Bc3 (GM Suttles) seems to be the strongest move.
Kd5 seems to lose because of g5 followed by h6, then Rd1 with the threat of
Be3. By the power of Aron Nimzovich, we can blockade Kasparov's dangerous
passed pawns! There are at least three valid ways of blockading/ threatening
to wipe out Kasparov's pawns which are now encapsulated in the variations
added. Be positive World! We need to find the ABSOLUTE BEST resources in the
position! 29/08/99 Kasparov shocks the world with an unexpected Kings move -
Kh1. It unfortunately looks very strong, as it simply reduces black's
counterplay and facilitates the 2 passed pawns march. 28/06/99 More endgame
analysis added- The "King walk to g6 followed by h6-h7, Bh6-g7 variation"
looks very dangerous unfortunately. 27/08/ 99 Barnet's computer resources have
been upgraded!! Please welcome mean machine Hiarcs 7. 32, arguably the
strongest PC based chess program. This replaces Crafty. Critical and
fascinating endgame analysis has been added. Kasparov has many situations
where he has apparently deadly looking connected passed pawns, and there is a
very delicate balance against Black's counterplay. The Black King plays a
pivotal role in variations now! Please enjoy! 19/08/99 Some critical
variations examined after the World's repsonse to Qf5+, ie Qe6 14/08/99 13:06
GMT 29... b4 does not look so bad! Some very interesting positions result ! 14/
08/99 Variations involving a simple and direct Kasparov plan of h4-h5. The
world has interesting resources however! 09/ 08/ 1999 Qf7 as played by
Kasparov promoted as main line 07/ 08/ 1999 Analysis by Peter Spiriev added.
If this analysis is not fundamentally flawed, the World could be in danger
after 25 Bd2 :-( 05/08/ 1999 more variations added 25. ..b5 looks good for the
World! Go World! 30/7/ 1999 More lines added to analyse Kasparov's possible
response to 20..Be5 28/7/ 1999 Some more analysis for what to do against Bg5
added 27/7/1999 Kasparov plays a simple and effective move Bg5 against the
worlds f5. Some lines of analysis have been added related to this move. 25/7/
1999 20:00 GMT. Whats new!: f5! in response to Qb3 added! Congratulations to
GM Chess School for this innovation. The lines presented in this analysis need
to have more evaluations but f5 seems very promising! 25/7/ 1999 Added more
variations for 18 Ra3. This is variations analysis provided by Barnet chess
club, a chess club in North London, England, United Kingdom. Barnet chess club
has some very strong players who have beaten IM's and occasionally held a draw
against GM's! They also have some connections with strong IM's and GM's which
can be reeled in to help analysis of this great game! You can visit the Barnet
chess club web site at: www.gtryfon.demon.co.uk/ bcc/} 1. e4 c5 {
the World plays an exciting dynamic opening - the Sicillian defence!} 2. Nf3 d6
3. Bb5+ {Kasparov avoids the main lines of theory!} 3... Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.
c4 Nc6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. O-O g6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bg7 10. Nde2 Qe6 {The "World "
pioneered by Irina Krush! Whether the world loses, wins or draws, this move
guaranteed an exciting enjoyable game for Barnet chess club to have
participated in!} 11. Nd5 Qxe4 12. Nc7+ Kd7 13. Nxa8 Qxc4 14. Nb6+ axb6 15. Nc3
Ra8 (15... Ne4 {This became known as the "Barnet chess club gambit". Black
gets excellent compensation for the sacrificed pawn if White plays Qb3 and
Qxf7. The following shown is used to demonstrate the resources available.
Loads of analysis of this is at the Barnet site (www.gtryfon.demon. co.uk/bcc)}
16. Nxe4 Qxe4 17. Qb3 {
The critical test- double attacking the pawns on b6 and f7} 17... Bd4 {
The key move!} 18. Qxf7 Ne5 19. Qb3 Nd3 20. Bd2 (20. Bg5 Nxf2 21. Rxf2 Bxf2+
22. Kxf2 Qf5+ 23. Qf3 Qxg5 24. Qxb7+ Ke6 25. Qxb6 Rf8+ 26. Kg1 Qd2 {
at least equal if not better for black}) 20... Rf8 {
With a clear advantage for black!}) 16. a4 Ne4 17. Nxe4 Qxe4 18. Qb3 {
Double attacking b6 and f7} (18. Re1 Qd4 {A nice central square} 19. Qf3 Ke8 {
Crafty gives this position as roughly equal}) (18. Ra3 {This might have some
sting in it which needs to be analysed! This variation has been
promotedforcloserexamination!} 18... Nd4 {
This is the most agressive looking move at the World's disposal} 19. Rh3 {
One example of trying to do something constructive with the rook} (19. Be3 {
X ray attacking the World's vulnerable b6 pawn} 19... Nc2 20. Rd3 Qxa4 21. Bxb6
Qc6 {This is more solid than the alternative Bxb2} (21... Bxb2 22. Qe2 (22. Qb1
Be5 23. Rc1 Rc8 24. Be3 b5 25. Bd2 Nd4 26. Rxc8 Kxc8 27. Rc3+ Kd8 28. Kf1 Bxh2
{This looks like a terrible move doesnt it because of g3 doesnt it?? :-)} 29.
g3 Qa8 {Black has a big advantage here after this very sneaky retreat!!}) 22...
Qc6 23. Rb3 Bg7 {
Black is fine here! Note that if Rc1 then Nd4! - see following variations} 24.
Rc1 Nd4 25. Qd1 (25. Bxd4 Qxc1+ 26. Qf1 Qxf1+ 27. Kxf1 Bxd4) 25... Qxc1 26.
Qxc1 Ne2+) 22. b3 Ra1 23. Qe2 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Qxb6 25. Qxc2 e6 {
The world seems fine here!}) (19. Bg5 {
Hitting e7, trying to combine later with the rook on a3 in some variations}
19... Qc2 {A logical move aiming for simplifcation where our extra pawns will
become more significant} 20. Re3 {Hitting e7} (20. Qxc2 Nxc2 21. Rb3 Rxa4 22.
Rxb6 Rb4 23. Rxb4 Nxb4 24. b3 Nc2 25. Rd1 e6 26. Kf1 d5 {Black is fine here!})
20... e6 21. Rf3 (21. Qxc2 Nxc2 22. Rf3 f5 {This move is simple and solid} 23.
Rh3 h5 24. b3 b5 (24... Nd4 25. Rb1 b5 26. axb5 Ra2 27. Rd3 f4 28. Rbd1 d5 29.
Kf1 {Now with the threat of Rxd4, before there was Rxd4 Bxd4 Rxd4 Ra1 mating
because of the back row weakness!} 29... f3 30. gxf3 (30. g3 Rb2 31. Be3 Nxb3 {
and black is fine!}) 30... Nxb5 {with advantage to black}) 25. axb5 Nd4 26. Rd1
Ne2+ 27. Kf1 Nc3 28. Rc1 Ne4 29. Be3 Ra2 30. b6 Ra1 31. Rxa1 Bxa1 32. f3 Nf6
33. Rg3 Nd5 34. Bc1 Ne7 35. Bg5 Nd5 {This seems fine for black}) 21... f5 22.
Qxc2 Nxc2 23. Rh3 {The rook tries to be a nuissance in this line} 23... h5 24.
b3 Nd4 {This is the most solid choice, more solid than b5} (24... b5 25. Rc1
Nd4 26. Kf1 bxa4 27. bxa4 Rxa4 {with a slight advantage to black!}) 25. Rd1 b5
26. axb5 Ra2 {black is fine}) (19. Kh1 Qe2 {forcibly exchanging queens to
reduce the tension, and head to an endgame where the World's extra pawns will
be more significant} 20. Bd2 Qxd1 21. Rxd1 Ne6 (21... b5 {
This move carries risk} 22. axb5 Rxa3 23. bxa3 Nxb5 24. a4 Nc7 25. Be3 d5 26.
Bb6 e6 27. Rc1 Be5 28. g3 Bd6 {Black should be able to hold a draw from here})
22. Bc3 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Nc5 24. Rda1 d5 25. Kg1 e5 {Black is doing fine}) 19...
h5 20. Re3 Qc2 {Logically trying to reduce the tension by exchanging queens}
21. b3 Qxd1 22. Rxd1 Rc8 {Black stand okay!} 23. Kf1 Rc2 24. Red3 Ne6 {
Black is solid here}) 18... f5 {A stunning "surprise" move by GM Chess School.
It should be noted that this move had been suggested also by Michel Gagne C.M.
on the Microsoft bulletin board. The variation he originally posted was " 18.
Qb3 f5 19. Qxb6 Nd4 20. Kh1 (the fork) Nc2 (strong against the rook) 21. Rb1
Rxa4 22. Qb3 Rb4 23. Qh3 Qe2 24. Bg5 h5 And I beleive this game is winning for
us. Whites are paralyse. "} (18... Bd4 {The deferred Barnet chess club gambit!}
19. Qxf7 Ne5 20. Qb3 (20. Qxh7 {This is the inferior move} 20... Rf8 21. Bg5
Rf7 22. Qg8 Rxf2 23. Rxf2 Nd3 24. Kf1 Nxf2 {And White's king is getting mauled!
}) 20... Nd3 (20... Ng4 21. Bd2 Qe5 22. Qh3 Qe2 23. Be3 (23. Be1 Rf8 24. Rc1)
23... Bxe3 24. fxe3 Qxe3+ 25. Qxe3 Nxe3 26. Rf7 {with advantage to White}) 21.
Qb5+ {Note this move cuts off the rook on a8 from the f8 square} (21. Ra3 Nxf2
22. Be3 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Qxe3 24. Rxe3 Ng4 25. Re4 Ne5 26. Rb4 Rc8 {
Barnet chess club believe this move is much stronger than GM Chess Schools Ra6}
(26... Kc7 {This is another possibility} 27. Rc1+ Kb8 {Needs analysis}) 27.
Rxb6 Rc7 {This position is assessed as roughly equal by Crafty}) 21... Kd8 22.
Bd2 {This is solid and advantageous for White. The delayed Barnet chess club
gambit line does not work!}) (18... Be5 {An interesting move} 19. Qxf7 b5 20.
Be3 bxa4 21. Rab1 Nd4 22. Bxd4 Qxd4 23. Qf3 {with advantage to White}) (18...
Bf6 19. Qxf7 b5 20. a5 (20. Bh6 bxa4 21. Rfe1 Qf5 22. Rab1 Bd4 23. Qxf5+ gxf5 {
This is okay for black!}) 20... Nd4 (20... Rxa5 21. Rxa5 Nxa5 22. Qxh7 {
Because the a rook was exchanged off, Qxh7 is now perfectly playable, because
there is noRh8availablenow!}) 21. Rd1 Nc2 22. Rb1 Ne1 23. Qd5 {
with advantage to White}) (18... e6 {Avoiding any f pawn sacrifice. This only
leaves Kasparov to munch a doubled pawn!} 19. Bd2 {
This has been found to be stronger than Qxb6} (19. Qxb6 Nd4 20. Bg5 {
With the idea of Ra6 Qd8+} 20... h6 21. Bd2 (21. Bh4 {This is the inferior move
} 21... g5 22. Bg3 Ra6 23. Rae1 Rxb6 24. Rxe4 f5 {With advantage to black!})
21... Ra6 22. Qb4 Ne2+ 23. Kh1 Qxb4 24. Bxb4 Rb6 25. Ba3 Rc6 26. Rad1 d5 27.
Rd2 Nd4 {This is okay for black!} 28. Bb4 (28. Rfd1 Nc2 {
Threatening to cripple White's queenside pawns} 29. Bc5 Rxc5 30. Rc1 Bxb2 31.
Rdxc2 Rxc2 32. Rxc2 Bd4 33. a5 f5 {
This ending needs analysing! Crafty gives it as better for black!}) 28... Nf5
29. Rfd1 Rc4 30. Ba3 Rxa4 31. Rc2 b5 32. Bc5 Ra2 {Black has the advantage!})
19... Nd4 20. Qe3 Qd5 (20... f5 21. Qh3 h6 22. Rfe1 Qc2 23. Bc3 Rxa4 24. Rxa4
Qxa4 25. Qe3 Qc4 26. Bxd4 Bxd4 27. Qxh6 Qc2 28. Rf1 Qxb2 29. Qxg6 Qe2 30. h4 {
with advantage to White}) 21. Rad1 Rxa4 22. Bc3 Rc4 23. Rd2 {
This is better for White}) (18... Nd4 19. Qxf7 (19. Qxb6 Ra6 20. Qb4 Ne2+)
19... Nc2 (19... Ne6 {This move is an interesting alternative. However..} 20.
Bg5 {This is a strong reply} 20... Re8 21. Rfe1 Qf5 22. Qxf5 gxf5 23. Bd2 {
with advantage to White}) (19... Ra5 {This is an unsound piece sacrifice} 20.
Qxg7 Ne2+ 21. Kh1 Rh5 {With the threat of Rxh2 and Qh4 mating! Unfortunately
Kasparov can defend against this bishop sacrifice with....} 22. Ra3) 20. Bd2 {
The move which is the most critical test of Nc2} (20. Rb1 Ne1 {
with clear advantage to black!}) 20... Nxa1 21. Re1 Qh4 22. Qd5 (22. g3 Qf6 23.
Qd5 Kc8 {A different route for the King!} 24. Bc3 Qf8 25. Bxg7 Qxg7 26. Qb5 (
26. Rc1+ Kb8 27. Qb5 Qd4 28. Rxa1 Ka7 {
Black is no worse here- well at least Crafty thinks so!}) 26... Kb8 27. Rxa1
Qe5 {With equality}) (22. Qe6+ Ke8 23. Qg8+ Bf8 24. Rxa1 Rxa4 {
With clear advantage to black!}) 22... Rf8 23. Qxb7+ Ke8 24. Qc6+ {GM Roberto
ess of Style web site (http:/ / www. geocities. com/ Colosseum/ Sideline/ 1196/
notas/move17en.htm - see downloadable file)} (24. g3 Qf6 25. Qxb6 Nb3 {
With equality for black}) (24. Qxb6 Nb3 (24... Bd4 {With advantage to Black})
25. Qb5+ Kd8 26. Qb6+ (26. Ba5+ Nxa5 27. Qxa5+) 26... Ke8 27. Qb5+ Kd8 28. Ba5+
) 24... Kf7 25. Qd5+ Ke8 26. Qb5+ Kf7 27. Rxa1 Qd4 {The most solid move} 28.
Qb3+ {
The most critical test- not simplifying by allowing the exchange of queens} (
28. Bc3 Qc5 29. Qxc5 dxc5 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Re1 Kf6 {With equality}) 28... e6 (
28... Ke8 29. Be3 Qxb2 30. Qxb2 Bxb2 31. Rb1 Bc3 32. Rxb6 {Crafty gives this
as a slight advantage to White. White has a passed 'a' pawn which black has to
contend with, but black has a passed 'd' pawn} 32... Kd7 33. Rb7+ Ke6 34. Rc7
Be5 35. a5 Ra8 36. Bd2 d5 37. Rb7 d4 38. f3 Bd6 39. Rb5 {
with the idea of cutting off Black's king}) 29. Re1 Re8 30. Bc3 (30. Qf3+ Kg8
31. Qc6 Rf8 32. Be3 Qb4 33. Rd1 Be5 34. Qd7 Qb3 35. Re1 Kh8 36. Bh6 Rg8 {
A bit far off, but this variation illustrates that black can hold against the
White queenpenetrationontothe7thrank}) 30... Qc5 31. Bb4 Qc6 {with equality})
19. Bg5 {A simple and effective move attacking e7 and connecting rooks} (19.
Qf7 Be5 (19... Qd4) 20. Ra3 Qc2 21. Re1 Rxa4 22. Rxa4 Qxa4 23. Qxh7 Qb4 24. Rf1
Qc4 25. b3 Qe2 26. Be3 Qh5 27. Qxh5 gxh5 28. g3) (19. Qxb6 Nd4 20. Kh1 Ra6 (
20... Nc2 21. Rb1 Qb4 (21... Rxa4 22. Qb3 Rb4 23. Qh3 Qe2 24. Bg5 h5 25. b3 Qg4
26. Qxg4 Rxg4 27. h4 Re4 {Black is fine!})) 21. Qb4 Nc2 22. Qb5+ Qc6 23. Qxc6+
bxc6 24. Ra2 {with a draw in hand by Nb4-c2 repeating} 24... Nb4 25. Ra3 Nc2
26. Rh3 Rxa4 27. Rxh7 Bf6 28. Bd2 d5 29. Rh6 Ra2 30. Rxg6 Rxb2 31. Bc1 Rb1) (
19. Ra3 Nd4 20. Qf7 Be5 21. Bg5 Bf4 22. Bxf4 Ne2+ 23. Kh1 Nxf4 24. Rf3 Rxa4 25.
Qxh7 Qe2 26. Rc1 Rd4 27. h3 Rd1+ 28. Kh2 Rxc1 29. Rxf4 Qe5) 19... Qb4 {
Irina Krush' s recommended move after Qd4 has apparently been refuted because
of a hole inanalysis} (19... Nd4 {This resource unfortunately is too ambitious}
20. Qf7 Ne2+ 21. Kh1 Bxb2 (21... f4 22. Qxg7 f3 23. g3) 22. Ra2 (22. Rae1 Bc3
23. f3 Qe5 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Qxe7+ Kxe7 26. Rxe2+ Kd7 27. Rc2 Bd4 28. Rc4 Bc5 {
We may have a solid position here and can draw against the World champion!})
22... Bd4 23. f3 Qe5 24. Bh4 {with the idea of Re1} 24... Nc3 25. Re1 Be3 26.
f4 {This is an unfortunate resource that Kasparov has} (26. Bxe7 Qd5 27. Qxd5
Nxd5 {This position is slight advantage to black according to crafty!}) 26...
Qe4 27. Bf2 Bxf2 28. Rxe4 Nxe4 {with advantage to White}) (19... Qd4 20. Rfe1
Be5 21. Rad1 Qxb2 22. Qf7 Rxa4 23. Qxh7 Rg4 24. Qxg6 Nd4 (24... Bxh2+ 25. Kxh2
Qxf2 26. Rxe7+ Kc8 27. Re8+ Kd7 28. Qe6+ Kc7 29. Rc8#) 25. Rxd4 {
The move casting doubts after the entire Qd4 line} (25. Rxe5 Nf3+ 26. Kh1 Nxe5
27. Qxf5+ e6 28. Qf8 Rd4 {Black is okay here}) 25... Qxd4 (25... Rxd4 26. Qxf5+
Kc7 27. Qf8 {Clear advantage to white} 27... Re4 28. Qxe7+ Kb8 29. Qd8+ Ka7 30.
Be3) 26. Qxf5+ e6 27. Qf7+ Kc6 28. Qe8+ Kd5 29. Qb5+ Qc5 30. Qd3+ Qd4 31. Qf3+
Re4 32. Rd1 Kc5 33. Be3 Rxe3 34. fxe3 {with advantage to White}) (19... Be5 20.
Rfd1 (20. Rae1 Qb4 21. Qf7 h6 22. Bc1) 20... Nd4 21. Qa2 b5 22. Qf7 Ne2+ 23.
Kh1) 20. Qf7 Be5 21. h3 {A counterplay removing choice. This stops the World's
queen from coming to g4, and also now threatens Qxh7 because Black cannot win
the h2 pawn with check after Rh8} (21. Rae1 {A centralising choice.} 21... h6
22. Bc1 Qh4 23. g3 Qf6 24. Qb3 {Unfortunately here, White seems better} 24...
Ra6 25. Qb5 Kc7 26. f4 (26. Bd2 Bxb2 27. Bxh6 {White is better} 27... g5 28.
Bxg5 Qxg5 29. Qxb2) 26... Bd4+ 27. Kh1 Ra5 28. Qc4 Rc5 29. Qe2 Kb8 30. b4 Nxb4
31. Ba3 Rc2 32. Qxe7 Qxe7 33. Rxe7 Bc5 34. Bxb4 Bxb4 35. Rg7 {
With advantage to white}) (21. Rac1 Qxa4 22. b3 Qg4 23. Be3 (23. Rxc6 Kxc6 24.
Bxe7 Bc3 25. Rc1 Ra1 26. Qe8+ Kd5 27. Qg8+ Kc6 28. Qc8+ Kb5 29. Qe8+ Kc5 30.
Qc8+ Kd5) 23... f4 24. Bxb6 Qe6 25. Qxe6+ Kxe6 {
Black would have a slight advantage here!}) (21. Ra3 Qg4 22. f4 Bxb2 23. Rh3
Rxa4 24. Rxh7 Qe2) (21. f4 {
This looks to be a critical forcing move at Kasparov's disposal} 21... Bd4+ (
21... Bxb2 22. Rae1 Qxa4 (22... Qd4+ 23. Kh1 Qg7 24. Qe6+ Kc7 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26.
Qxe7+ Nxe7 27. Rxe7+ {White is clearly better}) (22... Re8 23. Qxh7 Qd4+ 24.
Kh1 Qg7 25. Qh3 Bd4 26. Qb3 {White has a clear advantage}) (22... Bd4+ 23. Kh1
Qxa4 24. Qe6+ Kc7 25. Bxe7 Nxe7 26. Qxe7+ Qd7 27. Rc1+ (27. Qh4 Kb8 28. Re7 Qb5
29. Rfe1 Ra1 30. Rxa1 Bxa1 31. Re1 Bc3 32. Qd8+ Ka7 33. Rd1) 27... Bc5) (22...
Bc3 23. Rxe7+ (23. Qe6+ Kc7 24. Rc1 Rxa4 25. Bxe7 Qc5+ 26. Kh1 Re4 27. Bxd6+
Qxd6 28. Qxd6+ Kxd6 29. Rxc3 Nd4 30. Rd1 Rxf4 31. Rh3 b5 {if h5 then Rg3} 32.
Rxh7 Ke5 33. Re7+ Kf6 34. Re3) 23... Nxe7 24. Qxe7+ Kc6 {
There is nothing to worry about here for black.}) 23. Qe6+ Kc7 24. Bxe7 Bd4+
25. Kh1 Nxe7 26. Qxe7+ Qd7 27. Rc1+ (27. Qh4 Re8 28. Rxe8 Qxe8 29. Qxh7+ Kb8
30. Rd1 b5 31. h3 Bc5 {Black is okay here}) 27... Bc5 28. Qf6 Re8 29. Rfd1 Re4
{Black is fine!}) 22. Kh1 Qxb2 {Better than Bxb2} (22... Bxb2 23. Rab1 {
This would be a very uncomfortable pin for the world} 23... Qd4 24. Rfe1 {
Both of White's rooks are blasting on full power along the ranks} 24... Re8 25.
Qxh7 {White has a big advantage}) 23. Rae1 Bf6 {
This is one way of protecting e7} (23... Re8 24. Qxh7 Qb3 25. Qxg6 Qd5 26. Rc1
Rg8 27. Qh5 Rh8 28. Qe2 e6 29. Rfd1 Ra8 30. Qh5 Rf8 31. Qh7+ Kc8 32. Be7 Re8
33. Qf7 Rxe7 (33... Rh8 34. Bf6 Rd8 35. Rxd4) 34. Qxe7) 24. Rb1 (24. Qe6+ Kd8 (
24... Kc7 25. Rb1 Qd4 26. Rfd1 Qe4 27. Qb3 Ra6 28. Bxf6 exf6 29. Qg8 Qe7 30.
Re1 Qd7 31. Qb3 Kb8 32. Rbd1 Ka7) 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Qg8+ Kc7 27. Qxa8) 24...
Qd4 25. Rfd1 Qc3 26. Rdc1 Qd4 27. Rd1 Qc3 28. Rxb6 Bxg5 29. fxg5 Ra7 {
Defending and attacking at the same time} 30. Rdb1 Qe3 (30... Kc7 31. Qxh7 Qe3
32. Qxg6 {White's queen is having a nice pawn lunch.}) 31. Rxb7+ Rxb7 32. Rxb7+
Kc8 33. Rb1 Kc7 34. Qb3 Qa7 35. Rc1 Qd4 36. a5) 21... Rxa4 (21... Qxb2 22. Rab1
Qe2 {This move looks superficially to cleverly tactically defend against the
threat of Rxb6 because of Bh2+ but see the following variation!} 23. Rxb6 Bh2+
{Winning the rook on h1} 24. Kxh2 Qxf1 25. Bxe7 {A crushing move} 25... Nxe7
26. Rxb7+ Kc6 27. Qxe7 {with decisive advantage to Kasparov unfortunately ! :-(
}) (21... Rh8 22. Rac1 Qxb2 23. Rfd1 Bd4 24. Bd2) 22. Rxa4 Qxa4 23. Qxh7 Bxb2 {
A logical move creating a passed b pawn} 24. Qxg6 Qe4 {The question is whether
or not White's passed h pawn can prove decisive, or whether the world can
generate enough counterplay!} (24... Qc2 25. Re1 Bd4 26. Qe6+ Kc7 27. Kh1 Qxf2
28. Rc1 Kd8 29. Qxd6+ Ke8 30. Qe6 {winning for White}) 25. Qf7 {
keeping an eye on e7 and creating the possibility of Qb3/a2} (25. h4 Nd4 26. h5
Ne2+ 27. Kh1 Qd3 28. Re1 Bc3 29. Rxe2 Qd1+ 30. Kh2 Qxe2 31. Qxf5+ e6 32. Qf7+
Kc6 33. h6 (33. Be3 Qg4 34. h6 Qf5 35. Qe8+ Kc7 36. g3 b5 37. Ba7 Qe5 38. Bb8+
Kb6 39. Qd8+ Kc6 40. Qc7+ Kd5 41. Qxb7+ Kc5 42. Qa7+ Kc4 43. h7) 33... Qe5+ 34.
f4 Qf5 35. Qe8+ Kc5 36. Qc8+ Kb4 37. Qc7) (25. Bd2 Ne5 (25... Qd3 26. Be3 Ne5
27. Qg8 b5 28. Bb6) 26. Qg8 Bd4 (26... f4 27. Qb3 Bd4 28. Re1 Qd3 29. Qa2 {
and white is better}) 27. Re1 Qd3 (27... Bxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Nd3+ 29. Kf1 Nxe1 30.
Bxe1 Qd3+ 31. Kg1 b5 32. Qa8 Qe3+ 33. Bf2 Qc1+ 34. Kh2 Qf4+ 35. Bg3 Qe4 36. Qa5
(36. Qg8 b4 37. h4 Qc2 38. h5 b3 39. h6 b2 40. h7 b1=Q (40... Qc3 41. Qa2 Qg7
42. Qa4+ Ke6 43. Qb3+ d5 44. Kg1 Kf7 45. Qxd5+ Kg6 46. Qg8 b1=Q+ 47. Kh2 Qe4
48. h8=Q) 41. h8=Q Kc6 42. Qe8+ Kb6 43. Qxe7 Qc6 44. Qd4+ Ka6 45. Qe2+ Qbb5 46.
Qa4+ Kb6 47. Bf2+) 36... b4 37. Qb5+ Ke6 38. Qe8 Kf6 39. h4 b3 40. Qf8+ Kg6 41.
Qg8+ Kh6 42. Qxb3) 28. Bh6 Qc2 29. Rf1 Nd3 30. Be3 Bxe3 31. fxe3 Qc5 32. Kh2
Qe5+ 33. Qg3 Qxg3+ 34. Kxg3 e6 35. h4 Nb4 36. h5 Nd5 37. h6 Nf6 38. Kh4 {
and White is winning}) (25. Qg8 b5 26. Qb3 Qe2 27. Qe3 Qxe3 28. Bxe3 b4 29. Rb1
Bc3 30. h4 d5 31. h5 d4 32. Bg5 Ke8 33. Kh2 d3 34. h6 Kf7 35. Be3 Kg6 36. Rd1
Ne5 37. Kg3 b3 38. Bd2 Bxd2 39. Rxd2 Nc4 40. Rxd3 b2 41. Rb3 Kxh6 42. Rxb7 Kg5
43. Kh3 e6 44. Rb4 Kf6 {Black is winning!!}) (25. Rd1 b5 {A promising move
which is logical- passed pawns are meant to be pushed!! Go World!} (25... Nd4
26. Be3 Ne2+ 27. Kf1 Nf4 28. Bxf4 Qxf4 29. Re1 Be5 30. g3 Qf3 31. Kg1 b5 32. h4
b4 33. Qg8 Qc3 34. Re3 Qc1+ 35. Kg2 Qd2 36. Rf3 {
A very effective place for the rook, eyeing both b3 and f5} 36... Qc2 37. h5 b3
(37... Bc3 38. Qf7 b3 39. Re3 Be5 40. Rxb3 Qe4+ 41. Rf3 f4 42. g4 d5 43. g5 d4
44. g6 d3 45. g7 Bxg7 46. Qxg7 d2 47. Qa1 Ke8) 38. Qxb3 Qxb3 39. Rxb3 Kc6 40.
h6) 26. Qf7 b4 27. Qa2 (27. h4 {Trying to exploit the passed h pawn now that
the World's g6 pawn has been cleared} 27... Bc3 28. f3 (28. h5 {
?? loses a piece to Qg4} 28... Qg4) 28... Qe6 29. Qxe6+ Kxe6 30. h5 Bd4+ 31.
Kh2 b3 32. Rb1 b2 33. h6 Kf7 34. Kh3 Kg6 {Black is better here!}) 27... Bc3 {
Setting up a bishop and pawn fortress!} 28. Rc1 Nd4 29. Qa4+ b5 30. Qa7+ Ke8
31. Kh1 f4 32. Qb8+ Kf7 33. Qd8 b3 {Black is winning here !!} 34. Qc7 b2 35.
Rd1 b1=Q 36. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 37. Kh2 Qe1) 25... Bd4 (25... Nd4 26. Kh1 b5 27. f3 Qe6
28. Qf8 Ne2 (28... b4 29. Qa8 Qd5 30. Rb1 Bc3 31. Qf8 Qe5 32. Qf7) 29. Rb1 Be5
30. Bh4 Bg3 31. Bg5 Bf2 32. Qb8 Qd5 33. h4 Ng3+ 34. Kh2 Ne2 35. Qh8 Bd4 36. Qh6
Qe5+ 37. f4 Qe4 {Black is fine in this sample variation}) 26. Qb3 (26. Rc1 b5
27. Qb3 b4 28. Bd2 f4 29. Re1 Qf5) 26... f4 27. Qf7 Be5 28. h4 {
logically trying to exploit the passed pawn.} 28... b5 {Exploiting the passed
pawn, but also creating the possibility of the interesting resource Qc4} (28...
Nd4 29. Qxe7+) (28... Bd4 29. Qxf4 Qxf4 30. Bxf4 e5 31. Be3 d5 32. Rb1 Kc7 33.
h5 Bxe3 34. fxe3 Ne7 35. h6 Ng6 36. h7 e4 37. Rf1 Kd7 38. Rf6 Nh8 39. Rf8 {
winning for White}) 29. h5 Qc4 {
Probably the strongest move at the World's disposal} (29... b4 30. h6 (30. Rc1
d5 31. Qf8 b3 32. Qa8 b2 (32... Kc7 33. Bxe7 b2 34. Qd8#) 33. Qxb7+ Ke6 34.
Qxc6+ Kf7 35. Qg6+ (35. Rd1 b1=Q 36. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 37. Kh2 Qd3 38. Qd7 Bd6 39. Qg4
Qd4 40. Qf5+ Ke8 41. Qc8+ Kf7 42. Qc2 Kf8 43. h6 Kf7 44. Qf5+ Kg8 45. Qg6+ Kh8
46. Qe8+ Kh7 47. Qf7+ Kh8 48. Bxe7 Bxe7 49. Qxe7 f3 50. Qf8+ Kh7 51. Qxf3 {
winning for White}) 35... Qxg6 36. hxg6+ Kxg6 37. Bxf4 Kf5 38. Be3 bxc1=Q+ 39.
Bxc1 {equal/ black slightly better!}) 30... Qc2 (30... Qd3 {
This is an interesting alternative to Qc2} 31. Bxf4 Nd8 (31... b3 32. Bxe5 Nxe5
33. Qf4 b5 34. Re1 b2 35. Qb4 Qg6 36. Qxb5+ Kc7 37. Qb3 {preventing Nf3+} 37...
Nf3+ 38. Qxf3 b1=Q 39. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 40. Kh2 Qg6 41. Qc3+ Kb6 42. Qe3+ Kc6 43. g3
e6 44. f3 d5 45. g4 d4 46. Qe4+ Qxe4 47. fxe4 d3 48. h7 d2 49. h8=Q d1=Q 50.
Qc8+ Kb5 51. Qxe6 Qd2+ 52. Kg3 Qe3+ 53. Kh4 Qf2+ 54. Kh5 Qe2 55. Qd5+ {
winning easily for White}) 32. Qh5 {
sacrificing a whole piece, but the passed pawn is strong} 32... Bxf4 33. h7 Be5
34. Qxe5 dxe5 (34... Qxh7 35. Qb5+ Ke6 36. Qxb4) 35. h8=Q {
White threatens now Qh3+ swapping off queens and creating a passed h pawn}
35... Qe2 (35... Ne6 36. Qh5 Qe4 37. Rd1+ Nd4 38. Qf7 b5 39. g3 Qg4 40. Rd2 b3
41. Qd5+ Ke8 42. Kg2 b4 43. f3 Qg7 44. Rb2 Qg5 45. Qa8+ Kf7 46. Qd5+ e6 47.
Qb7+ Kg6 48. Qxb4 Qe3 49. Qf8 e4 50. Qg8+ Kf6 51. Qh8+ Kg6 52. Qg8+ Kf6 53.
Qd8+ Kf7 54. Qd7+ Kg6 55. Qe8+ Kg7 56. f4 Qf3+ 57. Kh2 Nf5 58. Qd7+ Kf6 59.
Qd8+ Kf7 60. Rg2 b2 {equal/black slightly better}) (35... Nc6 36. Qh3+ Qxh3 37.
gxh3 Nd4 38. Rb1 b3 39. h4 Ke6 40. Kg2 Kf5 41. Rh1 Kg6 42. Kh3 b5 43. Kg4 b4
44. h5+ Kh6 45. Rd1 e6 46. Rc1 e4 47. Rb1 Kg7 48. Kg5 Nf3+ 49. Kf4 e5+ 50. Kf5
Kh6 51. Kf6 Kxh5 52. Rxb3 Kg4 53. Rxb4 Kf4 54. Ke6 Nd4+ 55. Kd5 e3 56. fxe3+
Kxe3 57. Rc4) 36. Qg8 Nc6 37. Rc1 e4 38. Qd5+ Kc7 39. Qg5 Kb8 40. Qf4+ Ka7 41.
Qc7 b3 42. Qf4 Qd3 43. Ra1+ Kb6) (30... b3 31. Qxb3 Nd4 32. Qf7 Ne2+ 33. Kh2
f3+ 34. g3 Bh8 35. h7 b5 36. Qg8 Qe5 37. Bh4 d5 38. Qg4+ e6 39. Qxf3 Nc3 40.
Ra1 Na4 41. Qf7+ Kc6 42. Qe8+ Kb6 43. Bd8+ Kc5 44. Be7+ Kc4 45. Qc6+ Kd3 46.
Qxb5+) 31. Bxf4 {This move involves a piece sacrifice, but it seems strong for
Kasparov because of the passed pawn being emphasised more..} (31. h7 b3 32. Re1
{indirectly hitting e7} 32... Qc3 {
Seems like the only move against the tactical threat of Bxe7 and h8(Q)} (32...
b2 33. Bxe7 Nxe7 34. h8=Q Bxh8 35. Rxe7+ Kc6 36. Qe8+ Kb6 37. Qd8+ Ka7 38. Qa5+
Kb8 39. Re8+ Qc8 40. Rxc8+ Kxc8 41. Qf5+ Kb8 42. g4 {winning for White}) 33.
Qf5+ (33. Rb1 b2 34. Qf5+ Kc7 35. Bxf4 Bxf4 36. Qxf4 Qc2 37. Rxb2 Qxb2 38. Qf7
Qc1+ 39. Kh2 Qh6+ 40. Kg1 {Black can draw by perpetual here}) 33... Kc7 34. Qb1
b2 35. Kh1 b5 36. Kh2 b4 37. Rd1 b3 38. Kh1 Qc2 39. f3 Nb4 40. Bxe7 Nd5 {
Black is winning}) 31... Nd8 (31... Bxf4 32. Qxf4 Qh7 33. Qg4+ Ke8 34. Qc8+ Nd8
35. Ra1 Qe4 36. g3 Qd4 37. Rc1 {with the threat of Rc7} 37... Qd3 38. Qg4 Qh7
39. Qg7 Qxg7 40. hxg7 Kf7 41. Rc8 {winning material}) 32. Qh5 {
losing a whole bishop but the passed pawn is strong, and regains material}
32... Bxf4 33. h7 Be5 34. Qxe5 {A logical tactic} 34... dxe5 (34... Qxh7 35.
Qb5+ Ke6 36. Qxb4 {and white is winning}) 35. h8=Q {
Black has two pawns for the exchange and both sets of pawns are doubled !}
35... Nc6 36. Qh3+ Kd6 37. Qe3 Nd4 {
Is black's position so bad? This is amazing!} 38. Re1 Qf5 {
This is an interesting position!} 39. Rd1 Kc7 40. Qd2 Qg4 {
defending the b pawn tactically (Qxb4 Nf3+ winning the queen)} 41. Rc1+ Kb8 {
What is White's plan here? The black knight seems very strong!} 42. Kf1 (42.
Rb1 Nf3+ {winning the queen!}) 42... b3 (42... Qf4 43. Qxf4 (43. Rd1 Qxd2 44.
Rxd2 b3 45. Rb2 Kc7 46. g4 Kd6 47. Kg2 Kc5 48. g5 Kc4 49. g6 Nf5 {
and black is better!}) 43... exf4 44. Rc4 {This is winning for white} 44... Nc6
45. Rxf4 b3 46. Re4 b2 47. Re1 Ne5 48. Ke2 Nc4 49. Rb1) 43. Qc3 (43. Qb2 b5)
43... Qe2+ (43... Qd7 44. Qc4 b5 45. Qc5) 44. Kg1 b2 45. Qc7+ Ka7 46. Qc5+ Kb8
47. Qc7+ Ka7 48. Qa5+ Kb8 49. Rb1 Qc2 50. Qxe5+ Kc8 51. Qe1 e5 {
Black seems to winning here according to crafty!} 52. f4 Ne2+ 53. Kf1 Nxf4 {
Black is winning!}) 30. Qf5+ (30. Qf8 b4 {
Kasparov's rook on f1 is not the most aggressive rook ever seen!} (30... Qe2
31. Bxf4 Qxh5 32. Bxe5 Qxe5 33. Rc1 b4 34. Qa8 Qb5 35. Qh8 Qd3 36. Qa8 Qa6 37.
Qf8 Qd3 38. g3 b3 39. Qa8 Qb5 40. Qg8 b2 41. Rb1 Ne5 42. Kg2 Qc6+ 43. Kh3 Qc2
44. Qa2 Qxf2 45. Qa4+ Kc7 46. Qa5+ b6 47. Qc3+ Kd8 48. Qxb2 Qxb2 49. Rxb2 Kd7)
31. h6 b3 32. h7 Qc2 33. Qa8 Kc7 34. Bxf4 Bf6 {and black is okay} (34... Bh8)
35. h8=Q Bxh8 36. Qxh8 b2 37. Qf8 b1=Q 38. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 39. Kh2 Qe1 {
and black is better!}) (30. Qg6 b4 31. h6 b3 32. h7 Qc2 (32... b2 33. Qf5+ Qe6
34. Qd3 f3 35. Bf4 Qg4 36. Qxf3 Qxf3 37. gxf3 Bh8 {
This is an interesting endgame position! Black maybe slightly better!} 38. Be3
Ke6 39. Kh2 b5 40. Rg1 b4 41. Kh3 Kf5 42. Kh4 b3 43. Kh5 e6) 33. Qxc2 bxc2 34.
Bxf4 Bc3 35. Rc1 Nb4 36. Bd2 {A cunning decoy} 36... Bxd2 37. Rxc2 Nxc2 38.
h8=Q {and White is winning}) (30. Qxc4 bxc4 31. g4 b5 {This move simply
creates powerful passed connected passed pawns that eventually win} (31... fxg3
32. fxg3 Bxg3 33. h6 Be5 34. h7 Bd4+ 35. Kg2 Bg7 36. Rf8 (36. Rf7 Bh8 37. Bf6)
36... Ke6 37. h8=Q Bxh8 38. Rxh8 b5 39. Kf2 b4 40. Rh1 c3 41. Ke3 Kd5 42. Kd3
e5 43. Be3 e4+ 44. Kc2 Kc4 45. Rh6 b3+ 46. Kb1 c2+ 47. Kb2 Ne5 48. Rxd6 Nd3+
49. Ka3 b2 50. Rc6+ Kd5 51. Rc5+ Kd6 52. Rxc2 b1=Q) 32. h6 c3 33. Bh4 Nd4 34.
Kg2 b4 35. Re1 c2 36. h7 f3+ 37. Kh3 Ne2 38. Bg5 b3 39. Bc1 b2 40. Bxb2 Bxb2
41. g5 Nf4+ 42. Kg3 Ng6 {winning for black}) 30... Qe6 {This position is
complex. The World's pawn on f4 is doing a good job in restricting Kasparov's
bishop on g5. We have very interesting compensation for the exchange. This
analysis looks at a few of the main candidate White moves here for Kasparov.}
31. Qxe6+ {The most forcing move} (31. Qd3 {
This move hitting b5, allows Qg4. But also Black could consider simply Qc4}
31... Qg4 32. Qxb5 {Two main possibilities for black here. Qxb or f3- going
for the mate against Kasparov !} 32... Qxg5 (32... f3 33. Qxb7+ Kd8 34. g3 Qh3
{This would be a gross blunder. Kasparov has the nasty Bxe7+ which enables the
White queen to pick up the pawn on f3} (34... Bxg3 35. Qb6+ Kd7 36. Qb7+ {
and a draw by perpetual check!}) 35. Bxe7+ Nxe7 36. Qxf3 Nf5 37. Rd1 {
White is slightly better here according to Crafty}) 33. Qxb7+ Ke6 34. Qxc6 Qxh5
35. Qc8+ Kf7 36. g4 fxg3 37. fxg3+ Bf6 38. Qc4+ Kg7 39. Kg2 d5 40. Qf4 d4)
31... Kxe6 32. g3 (32. Kh2 Kf5 33. Bh4 Kg4 34. g3 Kxh5) (32. g4 {Sacrificing a
pawn to restrict black's king. This looks like a very logical idea to try and
make the most of the passed h pawn} 32... b4 {
This move gives the World the advantage against g4} (32... fxg3 {Black is no
way obliged to do this en-passant capture. It is in fact far inferior tob4} 33.
fxg3 Bxg3 34. h6 (34. Bf6 {for completeness this blocking tactic is examined.}
34... exf6 35. h6 Kf7 36. h7 Kg7 37. Rf3 Be5 38. Rh3 Kh8 {
phew! The world can stop the h pawn ! :-)}) (34. Bf4 Bh4 35. h6 Bf6 36. h7 b4
37. Bc1 Bd4+ 38. Kg2 d5 39. Rf8 b5 40. h8=Q Bxh8 41. Rxh8 d4 42. Rh5 Ne5 43.
Kg3 d3 44. Kf4 Nc4 45. Rxb5 d2 46. Bxd2 Nxd2 47. Rxb4 Kd5 48. Rb5+ Kc6 49. Rb8)
(34. Bc1 Be5 35. Kg2 b4 36. Rf2 Bd4 37. Bb2 Bxf2 38. h6 Nd8 39. h7 Nf7) 34...
Be5 35. h7 {White now threatens Bf6 followed by queening the h pawn. Black
therefore seems to have very restricted choices here- Bd4+ or Bg7 or Bh8} 35...
Bg7 (35... Bh8 36. Rf8 Ne5 {A great resource! If Rxh8 then Nf3 and xg5!} 37.
Kf1 (37. Rxh8 Nf3+ 38. Kf2 Nxg5 39. Ke3 b4 40. Kf4 Nxh7 41. Rxh7 b5) 37... Nf7
{Just in time defence!} 38. Bd2 Kf6 39. Rg8 d5 {Black is fine!}) 36. Rf8 b4 (
36... Ne5 37. Bh6 {This is easily winning for White}) 37. h8=Q (37. Bh6 Bd4+
38. Kg2 b3 39. Rg8 b2 40. Bg7 b1=Q 41. h8=Q Qg1+ 42. Kf3 Qf2+ 43. Kg4 Ne5+ 44.
Bxe5 Qf5+ 45. Kh4 Qxe5 {Black is better}) 37... Bxh8 38. Rxh8 {This ending
needs to be assessed carefully. White has an extra rook but Black's pawn and
knight potential is strong.} 38... b3 39. Bc1 {This endgame needs to be
analysed! The following variation does not necessarily reflect best play} 39...
Kd5 40. Rh4 Nd4 41. Kf2) 33. Rb1 Nd4 34. Kg2 b3 35. f3 Kf7 36. Bh4 b2 37. g5
Kg7 38. Rxb2 Nf5 39. Rxb7 Nxh4+ 40. Kh3 Nf5 41. Kg4 Ne3+ 42. Kh4 Kf7 {
Black has the advantage}) 32... fxg3 (32... f3 33. Rd1 Kf5 34. Be3 b4) 33. fxg3
b4 34. Bf4 {An interesting move by Kasparov. He is not concerned about Bd4+ as
it will enable his king to come into the game, and start influencing the
outcome of the b pawn as some of the variations demonstrate} 34... Bd4+ {
This looks to be a forced move here, to avoid giving kasparov extra time for
pawn pushing on the king side.} 35. Kh1 {A SHOCKER !!!!} (35. Kg2 b3 {
Interesting endgame position. Endgames usually involve passed pawns. Here
Kasparov has two connected passed pawns vs our passed b pawn. However Our King
is slightly more activated, and our bishop on d4 is very effective. The
position requires accuracy.} 36. Kf3 {This seems to be the most critical
Kasparov continuation. Kasparov's king comes into the game in many variations,
influencing thesuccessofthe'b'pawn or the success of Kasparov's own pawns by
marching to g6 in some variations to support h7 followedbyBh6-g7} (36. h6 {
This move seems to be too ambitious. Endgames need precision, and sometimes in
a rush to queen passed pawns, those pawns can become too weak/ easilyblockaded.
} 36... b2 37. g4 Nb4 38. h7 Nc2 {
Hiarcs 7 gives this position as better for Black!!} 39. Rb1 Kf7 40. Kf3 Kg6 41.
Ke4 Bh8 42. Kd5 Na3 43. Rxb2 Bxb2 {and black is winning}) (36. g4 b2 (36... Nb4
37. Re1+ {This check would be meaningless, as black can just play Kd5, and
White dare not take the pawn on e7} (37. Kf3 b2 38. Ke2 {
Black seems to have 2 main options here namely Bh8 and Na2} 38... Na2 (38...
Bh8 39. Kd2 Nd5 40. Kc2 Nf6 {in effect folking White's pawns on g4 and h5!} 41.
Re1+ Kf7 42. Bg5 {A strong move in effect pinning the knight on f6 because of
the sensitive e7 square} 42... Nd5 43. Rf1+ Kg8 44. Bd2 Bd4 45. g5 Kg7 46. Kd3
Be5 47. Rh1 Nf4+ 48. Kc2 Ne2 49. Bb4 Ng3 50. Rh4 Nf5 51. Rh3 Nd4+ 52. Kb1 Ne6
53. Bd2 Nc5 54. Re3 b5 55. g6 Bf6 56. Rg3 Ne4 57. h6+ Kg8 58. Rd3 Kh8 59. Be3
b4 60. Bd4 e5 61. Bxb2 {White is winning}) 39. Kd3 Kd5 40. Bd2 e5 41. Kc2 e4
42. h6 e3 43. Be1 Ke4 44. g5 e2 45. Rf8 Nc1 46. Re8+ Kf3 47. g6 Nd3 48. Bd2 {
White's pawns are more effective than Blacks. White is winning here.} 48... Be5
49. g7 e1=Q 50. Bxe1 Nxe1+ 51. Kb1 {and White is winning}) (37. Bc1 {with the i
nteresting idea of sacrificing the bishop to get rid of black's passed pawn !}
37... b2 38. Bxb2 Bxb2 39. g5 Nd5 40. Kh3 Be5 41. h6 b5 42. Rf8 b4 43. h7 b3
44. h8=Q Bxh8 45. Rxh8 Nc3 46. Rb8 Kf5 {Black is fine after this move!} (46...
Ne4 47. Kg4) 47. Rxb3 Ne4 48. Kg2 Kxg5 {and black is better!}) 37... Kd5 38.
Rxe7 b2 39. Re1 Nd3 40. Rd1 Nxf4+ 41. Kf3 Nd3 {Black is winning}) 37. g5 Nb4 {
Black gets counterplay with this move, with ideas like Bc3, Nc2-e1} 38. Kf3 (
38. g6 Nd3 39. Bd2 Nc1 40. Rxc1 bxc1=Q 41. Bxc1 Kf6 42. Kf3 d5 43. Kg4 e6 {
and Black is slightly better!}) 38... Nc2 39. Ke4 Bc3 40. Kd3 Ne1+ 41. Rxe1+
Bxe1 42. Kc2 Bc3 43. g6 Kf6 44. Be3 d5 {and black is winning!}) 36... b2 {
This move looks forced. Passed pawns are meant to be pushed. But timing is
critical also!Concretevariationscanhelpdecidethemostprecisemoves!} (36... Nb4 {
Immediately trying to give the knight access to c2/a2/d3 squares.Unfortunately
Bd2 seems torefutethismove} 37. Bd2 {probably the strongest refutation of Nb4}
(37. h6 b2 38. Be3 Be5 39. Bf4 Bc3 40. h7 Nc2 41. Rb1 Bh8 {and black is better}
) (37. g4 {A simple and strong move} 37... b2 (37... Bc3 38. Ke2 b2 39. Bd2 {
skewing the black bishop and knight} 39... Na2 40. Rb1 d5 41. h6 Kf6 42. Kd3
Be5 43. Kc2 Nc1 44. Bc3 Bxc3 45. Kxc3 Kg6 46. Kxb2 Nd3+ 47. Kc2 Nf2 48. g5 Ne4
49. Rg1 {White is winning here} 49... e5 50. Rg2 b5 51. Kb3 d4 52. Kc2 b4 53.
Kd3 Nd6 54. Rf2 Nf7 55. Rf6+ Kxg5 56. Rxf7 {winning easily for White}) (37...
Nd3 38. Ke4 Nxf4 39. Kxd4 {and White is winning}) 38. Ke2 Kd5 39. g5 Na2 (39...
Ke4 40. g6 Nd3 41. Bd2 Nc1+ 42. Bxc1 bxc1=Q 43. Rxc1 Kf5 44. Kd3 Bf6 45. Rg1
Bg7 {White is winning}) (39... Kc4 40. g6 Kb3 41. h6 Kc2 42. g7 {
and White wins easily}) 40. h6 Ke4 41. Bd2 Nc1+ 42. Bxc1 bxc1=Q 43. Rxc1 Kf5
44. Rd1 Be5 45. Rd5 {A very strong tactical move. If now Kxg7 then Rxe5+
followed by h7, queening the h pawn} 45... Kg6 46. Kf3 Bb2 47. Kf4 Bc1+ 48. Kg4
b6 49. Rf5 Be3 50. Rf8 {winning for Kasparov}) 37... Nc2 (37... Nc6 {The questi
on is whether this retreat to where the knight came from has lost valuable
time, or whether it was worth creating the resource Ne5+ without the
possibility of White playing Bxe5. Only a computer would dream up such a move-
not respecting the history of the game, but simply trying to play the best
move in the given position!!} 38. h6 (38. g4 Ne5+ 39. Ke4 Bc5 40. h6 d5+ 41.
Kf4 Bd4 42. h7 b2 43. Be3 Nd3+ 44. Kf3 Bh8) 38... b2 39. g4 Ne5+ 40. Ke4 Bb6
41. Bc3 d5+ 42. Kf4 Nc4 {with a cunning idea in mind} 43. h7 Be3+ 44. Kf3 Bc1 {
forcefully queening black's pawn!} 45. h8=Q b1=Q 46. Re1+ Kd7 47. Qd4 e6 48.
Qd1 {and White is winning in this amazing variation!}) 38. Ke4 {
This looks to be a powerful centralisation} 38... Bh8 (38... Be5 39. Kd3 Nd4
40. Bc3 Kd5 41. Bxd4 Bxd4 42. h6 e6 43. h7 b5 44. g4 b2 45. Kc2 Bg7 46. g5 Bh8
47. Rf8 Bg7 48. Rf7 Bh8 49. g6 {winning easily for White}) 39. Kd3 Kd5 40. Rb1
Nd4 41. Bc3 e5 42. Bxd4 e4+ 43. Ke2 Bxd4 44. Rxb3 {White is winning easily}) (
36... Bh8 {suggest by PK on the world strategy forum! This move creates the
annoying (for Kasparov) resource Nd4+} 37. Kg4 {An aggressive king march
variation. The White king can be a very useful resource once it gets to g6 and
there is a white pawn on h7. Moves like Bh6-g7 will be deadly in many
variations} (37. Rb1 b2 38. Kg4 Nb4 39. h6 Nc2 40. Bc1 {a desperate tactic}
40... bxc1=Q 41. Rxc1 Ne3+ 42. Kf3 Nf5 43. h7 Kf6 44. g4 Nd4+ 45. Ke4 Nc6 {
Black is fine!!}) (37. Ke4 d5+ 38. Kd3 Kf5) (37. g4 Nd4+ 38. Ke4 Nb5 39. Bd2
Na3 40. Bb4 Nc2 41. Bd2 b2 42. Kd3 Na3 43. Bb4 b1=Q+ 44. Rxb1 Nxb1 45. Kc2 Kf6
{and black is fine!}) 37... b2 38. Kg5 (38. h6 Nb4 39. Rb1 Nc2 40. h7 b5) 38...
Nd4 (38... Nb4 39. Kg6 Nc2 40. h6 Na3 41. h7 {
with the aggressive and logical idea of Bh6-g7} 41... b1=Q+ 42. Rxb1 Nxb1 43.
Bh6 Nc3 44. Bg7 {winning for White}) 39. h6 (39. Kg6 Ne2 40. h6 (40. Rb1 Kd5
41. h6 Kc4 42. Kf7 Kb3 43. Kg8 Bc3 44. h7 {Black is okay}) 40... Nc1 41. Rxc1
bxc1=Q 42. Bxc1 b5 43. h7 b4 44. Bh6 b3 45. Bg7 b2) 39... Ne2 (39... Nb5 40.
Kg6 Nc3 41. h7) (39... Kd7 40. Kg6 d5 41. h7 e5 42. Bh6 Ne6 43. Kf7 e4 44. Kg8
Be5 45. Rb1 Kc6 46. h8=Q Bxh8 47. Kxh8 d4 48. Rxb2 Nc5 49. Kg7 e3 50. Kf6 Kd5
51. Kf5 Kc4 52. g4 Kc3 53. Rg2 b5 54. g5 Nd3 55. g6 Ne1 56. Re2 Nf3 57. g7 {
and White is winning easily}) 40. Kg6 {It is much better from Kasparov's point
of view to get the King to h7 rather than have a blockadable pawn on h7} (40.
h7 Nc1 41. Rxc1 bxc1=Q 42. Bxc1) 40... Nc1 {
An interesting resource for the world, forcing Rxc1 because if Bxc1 then b1(Q)}
41. Rxc1 bxc1=Q 42. Bxc1 b5 43. Kh7 Bf6 44. g4 b4 45. Kg6 (45. g5 {
This would be a gross Kasparov blunder} 45... Bxg5 46. Bxg5 Kf7 {
winning for black}) 45... b3 46. g5 Bxg5 47. Kxg5 Kf7 48. Bb2 e5 49. Kf5 Kf8
50. Kf6 Ke8 51. h7 {winning easily for White}) 37. Kg4 {With the basic idea of
marching the king to g6 then playing h6-h7, followed by Bh6-g7. White is
prepared in doing this plan to sacrifice the rook when black queens the b pawn
in the mean time} (37. Bd2 {Stopping Na5 and Nb4 based counterplay} 37... Kd5 {
The start of a highly agressive king march which seems very logical. King's
are powerfulresourcesinendgamepositions!} (37... Be5 {This is a real ly
interesting bishop retreat to consider. Hiarcs 7, the strongest PC chess
program suggests it, with the evaluation that black is slightly better !!} 38.
Ke2 Nd4+ 39. Kd3 Nb5 {A key move} 40. h6 Na3 41. Bb4 b1=Q+ 42. Rxb1 Nxb1 43.
Kc2 Bxg3 44. Kxb1 Kf6 {and black is winning}) (37... Ne5+ 38. Ke2 Kd5 (38...
Nc4 39. Kd3 Nxd2 40. Kxd2 Bf6 41. g4 Bg5+ 42. Kc2 Bc1 43. Rh1 Kf7 44. h6 Kg8
45. g5 Bxg5 46. Rg1 Kh7 47. Rxg5 {Winning for Kasparov}) 39. Be3 Bc3 40. Bd2
Bd4 41. h6 Nc4 42. Kd3 e5 43. Bc3 Be3 44. Bxb2 Bxh6 45. Bc3 e4+ 46. Ke2 b5 {
and black is better!}) 38. Ke2 (38. h6 Kc4 39. h7 Kd3 40. Be3 (40. Bh6 Ne5+ 41.
Kf4 e6 {threatening mate with Be3++} 42. g4 Kc2 43. Bf8 Nc4 44. Be7 Nd2 45. Rh1
Be5+ 46. Ke3 d5 47. g5 d4+ 48. Kf2 Bh8 49. Bf6 Ne4+ 50. Kf3 Nxf6 51. gxf6 Bxf6
{Black is winning}) 40... Bh8 41. Bg5 Kc2 42. Rf2+ Kb3 43. Rf1 Ka2 44. Ke4 e6
45. Kd3 b1=Q+ 46. Rxb1 Kxb1 47. Bd2 {Black is winning}) 38... Kc4 (38... Ne5
39. Be3 Bc3 40. h6 Nc4 41. h7 Na3 42. Kd3 Bh8 43. Bd2 e5 44. Bb4 e4+ 45. Kd2
b1=Q 46. Rxb1 Nxb1+ {and Black is winning!}) 39. h6 Kb3 40. Kd3 Bh8 41. Bf4 Ka2
{Black is winning!} 42. g4 e5 43. Bd2 d5 44. g5 e4+ 45. Ke2 Ne7 46. Bb4 Ng6 {
winning easily for Black!}) (37. g4 {Seems like a logical sensible move, but
black has a very effective plan of Nb4-d3 followed by Bc3 with the idea of
setting up a block on e1} 37... Nb4 38. g5 Nc2 (38... Nd3 {
An inferior move to Nc2 in the present position} 39. Ke4 Nc1 40. Rxc1 bxc1=Q
41. Bxc1 {Black is okay}) 39. Ke4 Bc3 40. Kd3 Ne1+ 41. Rxe1+ Bxe1 42. Kc2 Bc3 {
and black is winning!}) (37. Ke4 {Preventing black's potential king march
Kd5-c4-b3-a2! If Black plays d5+ then the d5 square is no longer available to
the Black king} 37... Bh8 {The bishop is logically put out of the way and onto
a blockading square of the White passed h pawn. The other major point, is that
Nd4 is now an available resource at Black's disposal} (37... d5+ 38. Kd3 Bh8 {
transposing into same position as main variation}) 38. Kd3 (38. Bd2 d5+ 39. Ke3
Ne5 40. Bc3 Bf6 41. Ke2 Nc4 42. Bxf6 exf6 43. h6 Kf7 {
Clear advantage to black !!} 44. Rb1 Kg6 45. Kd3 Kxh6 {Black is winning!}) (38.
g4 Nd4 39. Bd2 (39. Kd3 Nb5 40. Bd2 Na3 {again queening the b pawn} 41. Bb4
b1=Q+ 42. Rxb1 Nxb1 43. Kc2 Kf6 {and black is winning}) 39... Nc2 40. Kd3 Na3
41. Bb4 b1=Q+ 42. Rxb1 Nxb1 43. Kc2 Kf6 {Precision! No Bc3+ here because Nxc3.
The black king comes to heroically munch White's pawns!} 44. Kxb1 Kg5 {
Black is winning!}) 38... Kd5 39. Kc2 {The White king guards b1} (39. h6 Nb4+
40. Kd2 Kc4 {Much of the World's last remaining resources- Knight, bishop,
pawn and King are coordinating very well here ! Black has a clear advantage!}
41. g4 Kb3 42. g5 Nd5 43. Be3 (43. Bg3 Bd4 44. Kd3 (44. Bh4 Be3+ 45. Ke2 Bc1
46. Rf3+) (44. h7 Nc3 45. g6 Bg7 {Black has a beautiful blockade here on
White's passed pawns, and is easily winning}) 44... Be3 45. Rb1 Bxg5 46. h7 Bf6
) 43... Bc3+ (43... Ka2 44. g6 {
The 2 connected passed pawns have reached a critical danger level for black})
44. Kd3 Nxe3 45. Kxe3 Kc2 46. Ke4 Bd2 {Skewing the white pawns!} 47. h7 Bc3 48.
g6 e6 49. Rf2+ Kd1 50. Rf1+ Kc2 51. Rf2+ Kb3 52. Rf1 Kc2 53. Rf2+ Kd1 54. Rf1+
Be1 55. Rxe1+ Kxe1 56. h8=Q b1=Q+ 57. Ke3 Qc1+ {Not Qxg6?? Qh1+ and mating!}
58. Kf3 Qd1+ 59. Kf4 Qd2+ {Draw by perpetual}) (39. g4 {
A critical move. Two passed pawns are very dangerous} 39... Nb4+ {
This is virtually forced} (39... e5 40. Bd2 e4+ 41. Kc2 Kc4 42. g5 {
The White pawns are becoming menacing} 42... Na7 43. Rf8 Bd4 44. h6 Nb5 45. Ra8
e3 46. Be1 Be5 47. Ra4+ Kc5 48. g6 {This is winning for Kasparov}) 40. Kd2 Kc4
{supporting and creating the resource of Bc3+} 41. g5 {Kasparov's pawns get
more menacing, but Black still has time to do something effective!...} 41...
Bc3+ {not just a patzer check as in "see a check, play a check". The bishop
plays a role in providing an e1 square blockage!} 42. Ke2 (42. Ke3 Be1 {
A brilliant Hiarcs tactic!!} 43. Rxe1 Nc2+ 44. Kd2 Nxe1 45. Kxe1 b1=Q+ {
and Black wins!}) 42... Nc2 {The key move! The Knight and Bishop coordinate in
providing the blocking resource N/B - e1 blocking the White rook's protection
of the b1 square} 43. g6 (43. Rd1 {avoiding the possibility of the rook being
cut off from the black b pawn destination queening square} 43... Nd4+ 44. Ke3
e5 (44... Nb5 45. h6 e5 46. g6 exf4+ 47. Kf2 Bd4+ 48. Kf3 Nc3 49. g7 Nxd1 50.
g8=Q+ Kc3 51. Qh7 Kd2 52. Qe4 Be5 53. Qe2+ Kc1 54. Qc4+ Bc3 55. h7 d5 56. Qxf4+
Kc2 57. Qf5+ Kc1 58. Qf4+ Kc2 {draw by perpetual}) 45. Bh2 Kb3 46. g6 Kc2 47.
Rf1 (47. Rg1 Nf5+ 48. Ke4 Ne7 49. g7 d5+ 50. Kf3 e4+ 51. Ke3 b1=Q 52. Rxb1 Kxb1
{Black is winning easily}) 47... Nf5+ 48. Ke4 Ne7 49. g7 d5+ 50. Ke3 Bd2+ 51.
Kf3 e4+ 52. Kg4 b1=Q 53. Rxb1 Kxb1 {Black is winning}) 43... Be1 44. Rxe1 Nxe1
45. g7 b1=Q 46. g8=Q+ Kc5 47. Be3+ Kc6 48. Qe8+ Kd5 {
This should be okay for Black!}) 39... Na5 {
This looks to be forced. The knight coming to c4 double protects the b2 pawn} (
39... Na7 40. Rd1+ Kc4 41. Rb1 Nc6 (41... Nb5 42. Rxb2 d5 43. g4 d4 44. g5 e5
45. Bd2 e4 46. g6 Nd6 47. h6 {A fascinating position} 47... Nf5 48. Rb4+ Kc5
49. Rxb7 e3 50. Be1 Be5 51. h7 Kc4 52. g7 d3+ 53. Kc1 d2+ 54. Bxd2 exd2+ 55.
Kxd2 {White wins})) 40. Rd1+ (40. Bh6 Nc4 41. Rf3 Bd4 42. Rd3 e5 43. Bg7 Ke6
44. Rxd4 exd4 45. Bxd4 Kf5 46. Bxb2 Kg5 47. g4 Ne3+ 48. Kd3 Nxg4 49. Kc4 {
no worries for black- easy draw}) (40. Bg5 Nc4 {
Indirectly defending e7 (Bxe7 Ne3+ folking king and rook)} 41. Rf3 {
stopping Na3+, but also assisting in Bd2-c3} 41... b5 42. Rd3+ (42. Kb1 b4 43.
Rb3 Na3+ 44. Ka2 b1=Q+ 45. Rxb1 Nxb1 46. Kxb1 e6 {and black is better!} 47. h6
b3 48. Be7 e5 49. Kb2 Ke6 50. Bf8 d5 51. Kxb3 Kf7 52. Bb4 Kg6 53. Bd2 e4 54.
Bf4 Kf5 55. Kc2 d4 {Black is okay}) 42... Ke4 {Using the King as aggressively
as possible looks to be the best move here. One implication of this move, the
potential White plan of Bd2-c3 is disrupted tactically- If Bd2 then b1(Q)
winning the rook!} (42... Ke6 43. Bd2 Kf5 {Black's king can start to bully the
White pawns, now that black has established the knight on c4} 44. Bc3 Bxc3 (
44... e5 45. Rf3+ Kg5 46. Rf8 Bg7 47. Rg8 Kh6 48. g4 Ne3+ 49. Kxb2 Nxg4 50.
Bd2+ Kh7 51. Rb8 Nf6 52. Rxb5 Nxh5 53. Bb4 e4+ 54. Kc2 Be5 55. Bxd6 Bxd6 56.
Rxh5+ Kg6 57. Rb5) (44... b1=Q+ 45. Kxb1 Bxc3 46. Rxc3 Kg5 47. g4 Ne5 48. Rg3
d5 49. Kc2 d4 50. Rg1 e6 51. Kb3 d3 52. Kc3) 45. Rxc3 Kg5 46. g4 d5 (46... Ne5
47. Rg3 d5 (47... Nf7 48. Kxb2 e5 49. Kc3 d5 50. Kb4 Nh6 51. Kxb5 e4 52. Kc5 {
White is winning}) 48. Kxb2 d4 49. Rg1 e6 50. Kb3 d3 51. Kc3 b4+ 52. Kxb4 d2
53. Kc3 Nxg4 54. Kxd2 Kxh5) 47. Rh3 d4 48. Kb1 (48. h6 d3+ 49. Rxd3 (49. Kb1 d2
50. Rh1 d1=Q+ 51. Rxd1 Kxh6 {Black is fine}) 49... Kxh6 {
This is clearly better for Black}) 48... Kxg4 {This is an interesting line
where we can allow Kasparov to queen, but still have a drawing position with
knight and pawns vs queen!!} (48... Kh6 49. g5+ Kxg5 50. h6 Ne5 51. h7 Nf7 52.
Rf3 Nh8 53. Rf8 Ng6 54. Rg8 Kh6 55. Rxg6+ Kxh7 56. Re6 {White wins}) 49. Rh1 (
49. Rh2 Kg3 50. Rh1 Kg2 51. Rd1 e5 52. h6 Nd6 53. h7 Nf7 54. Re1 Kf2 55. Rxe5 {
White is winning easily}) (49. h6 Kxh3 50. h7 d3 51. h8=Q+ Kg2 52. Qg7+ Kf3 53.
Qf7+ (53. Qxe7 d2 54. Qd7 Ke2 55. Qg4+ Ke1 56. Qe4+ Kf2 57. Qd5 Ke2) 53... Ke3
54. Qxe7+ Kd2 55. Qg7 Ke3 56. Qg1+ Ke4 57. Qg4+ Ke3 58. Qd7 Ke2 59. Qe8+ Kf3
60. Qd7 Ke2 61. Qe8+ Kf3 62. Qh5+ Ke3) 49... Nd2+ 50. Kxb2 Ne4 51. h6 Nf6 52.
h7 Nxh7 53. Rxh7 e5 {White is winning}) 43. Rb3 (43. Bd2 b1=Q+ {
winning for Black}) 43... e6 44. g4 (44. Rxb5 Na3+ {winning for black}) 44...
d5 45. Be7 d4 46. Kd1 d3 47. Bc5 Kd5 48. Bb4 Ne3+ 49. Kd2 Kc4 50. Rxb2 Nf1+ 51.
Kc1 Bxb2+ 52. Kxb2 Kxb4 53. h6 d2 54. Kc2 Ne3+ 55. Kxd2 Nc4+ 56. Kd3 Ne5+ 57.
Kd4 Ng6 {and black is winning!}) 40... Ke4 41. Bg5 Nc4 42. Kb3 d5 43. Bxe7
b1=Q+ 44. Rxb1 Nd2+ 45. Kc2 Nxb1 46. Kxb1 Kf5 47. Bf8 Be5 48. h6 Kg6 {
Black is better}) 37... Nb4 38. Kg5 Nc2 39. Kg6 Bc3 40. Rd1 Na3 41. h6 b5 (
41... b1=Q+ 42. Rxb1 Nxb1 43. h7 Na3 44. Bh6 Nc4 45. Bg7 Ne5+ 46. Kh5 Nf7 47.
Bxc3 b5 48. g4 {Winning easily for Kasparov}) 42. h7 Bh8 43. Bh6 Nc4 44. Bg7
Ne5+ 45. Bxe5 Bxe5 46. g4 d5 47. g5 b4 48. Kh6 b3 {and White is winning} 49. g6
{There is no stopping the two passed pawns}) 35... b3 36. g4 Kd5 {
This move seems to lose because of g5 followed by h6, with the idea of Be3} (
36... b2 37. g5 Nb4 38. g6 Nd3 39. h6 b1=Q (39... Nc1 40. g7 b1=Q 41. g8=Q+ Kd7
42. Qg4+ e6 43. Bxc1) 40. Rxb1 Nxf4 41. Re1+ Be5 42. g7 Kf7 43. Rg1 {
with a winning position (Daniel King). UNBELIEVABLE}) (36... Bc3 {
GM Duncan Suttles idea} 37. g5 Nd4 38. g6 Nf5 39. h6 b2 {and black is okay})
37. g5 (37. h6 b2 38. Bg3 e5 (38... Nd8 {
Another potential candidate blockade/destroy square for the knight is e6/f7}
39. Rd1 (39. g5 Ne6 40. g6 Kc4 41. Bf2 Be5 {This draws}) 39... Nf7 (39... Ne6
40. Bf2 b1=Q 41. Rxb1 Bxf2 42. Rd1+ Bd4 43. h7 {winning for White} 43... Ke4
44. Rxd4+ Nxd4 45. h8=Q) 40. h7 Kc4 41. g5 Kb3 42. g6 Nh8 {Don't laugh!!} 43.
Kh2 Nxg6 44. Rf1 Kc2 {and Black is winning!}) 39. h7 e4 40. Rd1 Ke6 41. Bxd6 e3
42. Bf4 e2 43. Rb1 Nb4 44. Kg2 Nc2 45. Bd2 Kf7 46. Kf3 Na3 {
and black is winning!}) (37. Rd1) (37. Bc1 b2 38. Bxb2 Bxb2 39. g5 Bh8 (39...
Bd4 40. g6 e6 41. Rf7 b5 42. g7 Bxg7 43. Rxg7 Ke5 44. h6 Kf6 45. Rg1 Ne5 46. h7
Nf7 47. Rf1+ Kg7 48. Rxf7+ {White wins})) 37... e6 {With the idea of making
the knight on c6 a hero! The knight can re-route itself to the critical f5
square where it will put Kasparov's pawns under check (pardon the pun). Once
on f5, the knight can sacrifice itself if necessary if Kasparov carries on
with moves like g6,h6,and g7. Even if the World is a rook down after this
sacrifice, it is still drawing in variations because of the very dangerous b
pawn we would have, and the Black king becoming the final hero coming down the
queenside to support the queening square b1. Who saids Chess is boring???} (
37... e5 {This would be a poor choice because of Bb2} 38. Bc1 (38. Bg3 b2 39.
g6 Ne7 40. Kg2 Nf5 {The knight is immune because of the b pawn} 41. Bf2 e4 42.
Bxd4 Kxd4 43. Rg1 Kc3 44. Kh3 e3 45. g7 Nh6 46. Kh4 Kc2 47. Kg5 b1=Q 48. Rxb1
Kxb1 49. Kxh6 e2 50. g8=Q e1=Q 51. Qh7+ Kc1 52. Qc7+ Kd1 53. Qxd6+ Kc2 54. Qc5+
Kd3 55. Qd5+ Kc2 56. Qc5+ Kd3 57. Qd5+ Kc2 58. Qc5+ Kd3 59. Qd5+ Kc2 60. Qc4+
Kb2 61. Qb5+ Ka3 62. Qxb7 Qe6+ 63. Kh7 Qf5+ 64. Kg8 Qxh5 {DRAW}) 38... b2 (
38... e4 39. g6 e3 40. h6 e2 41. Re1 Ne7 42. g7 b2 43. Bxb2 Bxb2 44. Rxe2 Bxg7
45. hxg7 Ng8 46. Re8 {winning for White}) (38... Ne7 39. g6 b2 40. Bg5 Nf5 41.
Kg2 Ke6 42. h6 e4 43. Kh3 d5 44. Bf4 Bf6 45. Kg4 d4 46. Rb1 d3 47. Re1 Bc3 48.
Rb1 b5 49. Rd1 b4 50. Rb1 b3 51. Bg5 Bd4 52. Rf1) 39. Bxb2 Bxb2 40. h6 Ne7 41.
Rf6 e4 42. h7 Bxf6 43. gxf6 Ng6 44. f7 {winning}) 38. h6 {
h6 has some very powerful points} (38. g6 Ne7 39. Rd1 (39. Bg5 Nf5 40. Kg2 {
to avoid Ng3+} 40... b2 41. h6 Ke4 42. Rd1 d5 {Black is okay}) 39... b2 (39...
Nf5 40. h6 b2 41. g7 Nxg7 42. hxg7 b1=Q 43. Rxb1 Bxg7 {White is winning}) 40.
g7 b1=Q 41. Rxb1 Bxg7 42. Rxb7 Bf6 43. h6 Ng6 44. Bg5 Bc3 45. h7 Bh8 46. Bh6 e5
47. Bg7 Ke6 48. Kg1 {White is winning}) 38... Ne7 (38... b2 39. g6 Ne7 40. g7 {
winning for White}) 39. Rd1 {Trying to use the pin to help the passed pawns}
39... e5 (39... b2 40. Be3 {This is a killer move} (40. Bxd6 b1=Q 41. Rxb1 Kxd6
42. Rxb7 Ng6 43. Kh2 Ke5 44. Rb4 Be3 45. Rb5+ Kf4 46. h7 Bd4 {
and Black is fine!}) (40. Bh2 Kc4 {Charge! Sacrificing the d6 pawn, to bring
the knight to the excellent f5 square and continue the World's king's
agressivecharge!} (40... e5) 41. Bxd6 Nf5 42. h7 Kb3 43. Bf4 Ka2 44. g6 b1=Q
45. Rxb1 Kxb1 {and Black wins !!!}) 40... b1=Q (40... e5 41. Bxd4 exd4 42. h7
Ng6 43. Rb1 b5 44. Rxb2 {White is winning}) 41. Rxb1 Bxe3 42. Rxb7 Ng6 (42...
Nf5 43. h7 Bd4 44. g6 Bh8 45. g7 Nxg7 46. Rb8 Nh5 47. Rb5+ Ke4 48. Rxh5 e5 49.
Rg5 d5 50. Kg2 d4 51. Kf2 Kd3 52. Rg8 Bf6 {and White is winning}) 43. Rg7 Nf8
44. Rg8 {and White wins}) (39... Kc4 40. Bxd6 (40. h7 Ng6 41. Bxd6 b2 42. Ba3
e5 43. Bxb2 Bxb2 44. Rd6 Nh8 45. g6 e4 46. Rd2 Bc3 47. Rh2 (47. Rg2 Bg7 48.
Rc2+ Kd4 49. Rc7 Bf6 50. g7 {White wins})) 40... Ng6 (40... Nf5 41. Rxd4+ Nxd4
42. Ba3 {winning for White}) 41. h7 (41. Ba3 b2 42. Rxd4+ Kxd4 43. Bxb2+ Ke4
44. Kg2 Kf5 45. Bc1 {Black is fine. A good blockade position}) 41... b2 42. Ba3
Kb3 (42... e5 43. Bxb2 (43. Kg2 Kb3 44. Bxb2 Kxb2 45. Rh1 Nh8 46. Kf3 Kc2 47.
Ke4 b5 48. Rh6 {White is winning}) 43... Bxb2 44. Rd6 Nh8 45. g6 e4 46. Rd2 Bf6
47. Rg2 Bg7 48. Rc2+ Kd3 49. Rc7 {White is winning}) 43. Bxb2 Bxb2 44. Rd6 b5
45. Rxe6 Nf8 (45... Nh8 46. g6 b4 47. Rc6 Ka4 48. Rc2 Bf6 49. Rg2 b3 50. g7
Bxg7 51. Rxg7 b2 52. Rb7 Ka3 53. Kg2 Ka2 54. Kg3 b1=Q 55. Rxb1 Kxb1 56. Kg4 Kc2
57. Kg5 Nf7+ 58. Kf6 Nd6 59. h8=Q {White wins}) 46. Rh6 Bh8 47. Kg2 (47. g6 b4
48. Rh3+ Kc4 49. Rg3 b3 50. g7 Bxg7 51. Rxg7 Nxh7 52. Rxh7 b2 {Draw}) 47... b4
{Black is fine!}) 40. Be3 Kc4 (40... Ng6 41. Bxd4 exd4 42. Kg2 Kc4 43. Kf3 b2
44. Ke4 Kb3 45. Kf5 Kc2 46. Rg1 d3 47. h7 d2 48. Kxg6 d1=Q 49. Rxd1 Kxd1 50.
Kh6 b1=Q 51. h8=Q Qe4 52. Qf6 Qh4+ 53. Kg7 Qg3 54. g6 b5 55. Kf7 Qb3+ 56. Kf8
Qc4 57. g7 Qc8+ 58. Ke7 Qc7+ 59. Ke6 Qc4+ 60. Kd7 Qg4+ 61. Ke7 {
White is winning}) 41. Bxd4 exd4 42. Kg2 b2 (42... d3 43. Kf3 b2 44. h7 Ng6 45.
Ke4 Kc3 46. Rh1 Kc2 47. Kf5 d2 48. Kxg6 d1=Q 49. Rxd1 Kxd1 50. h8=Q b1=Q+ 51.
Kh6 Qe4 52. Qf6 d5 53. g6 d4 54. g7 Qe3+ 55. Kg6 Qe8+ 56. Kf5) 43. Kf3 (43. h7
Ng6 44. Kf3 Kb3 45. Ke4 Kc2 46. Rf1 d3 47. Kf5 d2 48. Kxg6 d1=Q 49. Rxd1 Kxd1
50. h8=Q b1=Q+ {Interesting endgame position} 51. Kh6) 43... Kc3 44. h7 (44.
Rb1 Kc2 (44... d3 45. h7 Ng6 46. Ke4 Kc2 47. Rxb2+ Kxb2 48. Kf5 d2 (48... Ne5
49. h8=Q d2 50. Qh1 Kc2 51. Qe4+ Kc1 52. Qf4 Kc2 53. Qa4+ Kc1 54. Qf4 (54. g6
Nxg6 55. Qc4+ Kb1 56. Qd3+ Kc1 57. Qc3+ Kd1 58. Kxg6 {and Kasparov wins}) 54...
Kc2 55. Qf2 Kc1 56. Qf4 Kc2) 49. Kxg6 d1=Q 50. h8=Q+ Kb1 51. Kf7 (51. Qf6 d5
52. Qb6+ (52. Kf7 d4 53. g6 d3 54. g7 d2 55. g8=Q Qb3+ 56. Kf8 Qxg8+ 57. Kxg8
d1=Q {DRAW!!}) 52... Kc2 53. Qxb7 d4 54. Qc6+ Kd3 55. Qb5+ Ke4 56. Qf5+ Ke3 57.
Qe5+ Kd3 58. Qb5+ Ke3 {Equal chances}) 51... Qd5+) 45. h7 Ng6 46. Rxb2+ Kxb2
47. Ke4 d3 48. Kf5 (48. Kxd3 d5 49. Kd4 b5 50. Kxd5 b4 51. Ke6 b3 52. Kf7 Nh8+
53. Kg7 Kc2 54. Kxh8 b2 55. Kg7 b1=Q 56. h8=Q Qa1+ 57. Kg8 Qa8+ 58. Kg7 Qa1+
59. Kh7 Qh1+ 60. Kg7 Qb7+ 61. Kg6 Qe4+ 62. Kf7 Qd5+ 63. Ke7 {
and a draw is inevitable by perpetual check}) 48... d2 49. Kxg6 d1=Q 50. h8=Q+
{Interesting endgame position. One of the main questions is can Kasparov
advance his g pawn decisively or not.} 50... Kb3 51. Qf6 {This seems ike a
natural move, preparing to further advance the g pawn, by 1st protecting it
solidly} (51. Qh5 {A logical try} 51... Qd3+ 52. Kh6 d5 53. g6 Qe3+ 54. Qg5
Qh3+ 55. Kg7 Qd7+ 56. Kf6 Qc6+ 57. Ke7 Qc7+ 58. Ke6 Qc6+ 59. Ke5 Qc3+ 60. Kd6 (
60. Kxd5 Qa5+ {winning the queen and the game}) 60... Qc6+ 61. Ke5 {
and a draw seems very likely!}) 51... d5 {The d pawn is a very valuable asset!
It seems more logical to push this pawn as opposed to the b pawn, which is
blocked by the King on b3} (51... b5 52. Kf7 {unblocking the g pawn} 52... d5
53. g6 Qh5 {Trying to be annoying by using a pin} (53... Qg4 54. g7 Qd7+ 55.
Qe7 Qf5+ 56. Ke8 Qc8+ 57. Kf7 Qf5+ 58. Qf6 Qd7+ 59. Kg8 Qe8+ (59... Qh3 60. Qc6
{folking the 2 pawns on b5 and d5} 60... Qf5 61. Qxb5+ Kc3 62. Qc5+ Kd3 63. Qf8
Qh5 64. Qf7 Qe5 65. Kh7 Qh2+ 66. Kg6 Qg2+ 67. Kf6 Qf2+ 68. Ke6 Qb6+ 69. Ke5
Qd4+ 70. Kf5 Qe4+ 71. Kf6 Qd4+ 72. Kf5 Qe4+ 73. Kf6 Qd4+ 74. Ke6 Qb6+ 75. Ke5 (
75. Kxd5 Qb3+ {and the World wins!}) 75... Qd4+ 76. Kf5 Qe4+ 77. Kg5 Qg2+ 78.
Kh6 Qh2+ 79. Kg6 (79. Qh5 Qf4+ 80. Kh7 Qc7 81. Kh8 Qc3 82. Qf3+ {
and Kasparov wins})) 60. Qf8 Qh5 61. Qf7 Qe5 62. Kf8 Qd6+ 63. Ke8 Qc6+ 64. Ke7
Qc7+ 65. Kf6 Qf4+ 66. Ke6 Qe4+ 67. Kd7 Qg4+ 68. Kc7 Qc4+ 69. Kb7 {
and Kasparov wins}) 54. Ke7 {breaking the pin} 54... Qh2 {
Trying to harass the king} 55. Ke6 {
An important question arises here: Is the d pawn a liability?} 55... Qc2 56.
Kxd5 {Taking the pawn seems the most promising for Kasparov here} (56. Qg5 Qc6+
57. Ke5 Qc5 58. g7 {Getting a bit dangerous looking!} 58... d4+ 59. Kf4 Qc1+
60. Kg4 Qd1+ 61. Kf5 Qc2+ 62. Kf6 Qc6+ 63. Ke5 Qc5+ 64. Kf4 Qc1+ 65. Kg4 Qd1+ {
Kasparov seems unable to escape the checks in this variation, therefore a draw
seems likelyhere!}) 56... Qc4+ 57. Kd6 Qb4+ 58. Kd7 Qd2+ 59. Kc6 b4 60. g7 Qg2+
61. Kc5 Qg1+ 62. Kb5 Ka3 63. Qf3+ Kb2 64. Qf8 {This is winning for Kasparov})
52. Qb6+ Kc4 53. Qxb7 {A small sacrifice to pay for extra d pawn tempo!} 53...
d4 54. Qc6+ Kd3 55. Qb5+ Ke3 {This is fine for black !!}) 44... Ng6 45. Ke4 Kc2
46. Rh1 d3 47. Kf5 b1=Q 48. Rxb1 Kxb1 49. Kxg6 d2 50. h8=Q d1=Q 51. Qh7 b5 52.
Kf6+ Kb2 53. Qh2+ Ka1 54. Qf4 b4 55. Qxb4 Qf3+ 56. Kg7 d5 57. Qd4+ Kb1 58. g6
Qe4 59. Qg1+ Kb2 60. Qf2+ Kc1 61. Kf6 d4 62. g7 1-0