Kasparov, Garry – Topalov, Veselin

OSSIMITZ CHESS PAGE http://www.crosswinds.net/~ossimitz/event.htm (“waz99. zip”) Fritz 5.00 (120s):

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Date: January 20, 1999
Location: Wijk aan Zee
Tournament: ?
Round:
Opening: B07 Pirc Defence
Submitted by: Fritz 5.00 (120)
Published on: February 9, 2020

[Event "?"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B07"] [Annotator "Fritz 5.00 (120")"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "1999.01.20"] [Source "TaL's Chess"] [SourceDate "1999.01.20"] {OSSIMITZ CHESS PAGE http://www.crosswinds.net/~ossimitz/event.htm ("waz99. zip") Fritz 5.00 (120s): } 1. e4 1... d6 { Opening = B07_13 Pirc Vert 4.f3 / Pirc Def 4.f3} 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. f3 b5 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 9... Bb7 {out of book} 10. a3 e5 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. Kb1 a6 13. Nc1 (13. g4 exd4 14. Nxd4 c5 15. Ndxb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 Kd8 17. Nxd6 17... Bd5 ) 13... O-O-O (13... exd4 14. Rxd4 c5 15. Rd1 ) 14. Nb3 exd4 15. Rxd4 c5 16. Rd1 Nb6 17. g3 Kb8 18. Na5 Ba8 19. Bh3 d5 20. Qf4+ Ka7 21. Rhe1 d4 22. Nd5 Nbxd5 23. exd5 { Do you see the mate threat?} 23... Qd6 24. Rxd4 (24. Nc6+ Bxc6 25. dxc6 Qxf4 26. Re7+ Kb6 27. gxf4 Nd5 28. Rxf7 Rdf8 29. Rxf8 29... Rxf8 ) 24... cxd4 25. Re7+ Kb6 (25... Qxe7 26. Qxd4+ Kb8 27. Qb6+ Bb7 28. Nc6+ Ka8 29. Qa7#) 26. Qxd4+ Kxa5 27. b4+ 27... Ka4 {With the decisive threat Bxd5} 28. Qc3 {Threatening mate: Qb3} 28... Qxd5 (28... Bxd5 29. Kb2 29... Qe5 30. Rxe5 h6 31. Qb3+ Bxb3 32. cxb3#) 29. Ra7 {Threatening mate... how?} 29... Bb7 30. Rxb7 {The mate threat is Bf1} 30... Qc4 (30... Rd6 31. Rb6 31... Ra8 ( 31... Rxb6 32. Kb2 Qe5 33. Qxe5 Rc8 34. Bxc8 Rc6 35. Qe3 Rxc2+ 36. Kxc2 a5 37. Qb3#) 32. Rxd6 Qc4 33. Qxf6 Kxa3 34. Qb2+ 34... Ka4 ) 31. Qxf6 { Threatening mate: Qxa6} 31... Kxa3 32. Qxa6+ Kxb4 33. c3+ Kxc3 (33... Qxc3 34. Qxb5+ Ka3 35. Ra7+ Qa5 36. Rxa5#) 34. Qa1+ 34... Kd2 { The mate threat is Qc2} 35. Qb2+ 35... Kd1 {Do you see the mate threat?} 36. Bf1 36... Rd2 (36... Qxf1 37. Qc2+ Ke1 38. Re7+ Qe2 39. Qxe2#) 37. Rd7 37... Rxd7 38. Bxc4 {Threatening mate: Qe2} 38... bxc4 39. Qxh8 Rd3 40. Qa8 ( 40. Qxh7 40... c3 41. Qh3 c2+ 42. Ka2 c1=Q 43. Qf1+ Kc2 44. Qxc1+ Kxc1 45. h4 Rxf3 46. g4 Kc2 47. h5 gxh5 48. gxh5 Rh3 49. h6 Rxh6 50. Ka3 Rh4 51. Ka2 Ra4#) 40... c3 41. Qa4+ Ke1 42. f4 f5 (42... Rd2 43. h3 ) 43. Kc1 Rd2 44. Qa7 (44. Qa7 h5 45. Qb6 ) 1-0