Alburt – Kasparov Alburt Kasparov Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1978.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Daugavpils Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 Tags: Kasparov [Event "Daugavpils"] [Site "?"] [Date "1978.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alburt"] [Black "Kasparov"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "122"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Bg5 c5 7.d5 h6 8.Bf4 e6 9.dxe6 Bxe6 {This creates a pawn structure which forms the basis for most of the middlegame operations.} 10.Bxd6 Re8 11.Nf3 Nc6 12.O-O Qa5 13.Nd2 Red8 14.Nb3 Qb6 15.Na4 Qb4 16.Nbxc5 Bxc4 17.Bxc4 Qxc4 18.Nxb7 Nxe4 19.Rc1 Qb5 20.Nxd8 Rxd8 21.Qc2 Nd4 22.Qxe4 Ne2+ 23.Kh1 Nxc1 24.Rxc1 Rxd6 25.Qc2 Qg5 26.Rd1 Qf5 27.Qc1 Rxd1+ 28.Qxd1 Qxf2 29.Qg1 Qc2 30.b3 Qxa2 31.Nc5 Qd2 32.Qb1 Bd4 33.Nd3 Qe3 34.Nb4 h5 35.Qd1 h4 36.Nc2 Qxb3 37.Qxd4 Qb1+ 38.Qg1 Qxc2 39.Qxa7 Qd1+ 40.Qg1 Qxg1+ 41.Kxg1 Kg7 42.Kf2 Kf6 43.Ke3 Ke5 44.Kf3 f5 {I had an extra pawn, but had to be careful, because if I exchange two pawns and wind up with king and rook pawn versus king the game will be drawn.} 45.Ke3 {The advantage of studying the endgame is that when such positions arise they can be brought to the proper conclusion without original thought. Here I knew that the winning method was to get a passed f-pawn.} g5 46.h3 Kd5 {I am going to try to circle around the back and eat the White pawns. Alburt must stop me.} 47.Kd3 {Good, we are moving further away from the pawns. Let's go one more file to the queenside.} Kc5 48.Kc3 {Again, my opponent can't afford to let me circle around his king.} g4 49.Kd3 {49.hxg4 fxg4 50.Kd3 h3 51.gxh3 gxh3 52.Ke3 h2 53.Kf2 h1Q} gxh3 50.gxh3 Kd5 {First objective accomplished! I have a passed pawn and can defend it against operations by the enemy king.} 51.Ke3 Ke5 52.Kf3 f4 53.Kf2 Ke4 54.Ke2 f3+ 55.Kf1 {What now? The endgame is not simple. I need to gain the opposition. Look at the variation that will take place if I go to f4: 55. Kf1 Kf4 56.Kf2 Ke4 57.Kf1 Ke3 58.Ke1 f2+ 59.Kf1 Kf3 Oops! It is stalemate!} Kf5 {This is the key. I am going to lose some time so that I can switch the player who has to move. Now I can set up a situation similar to that of the previous note, but with an important difference.} 56.Kg1 Ke5 57.Kf1 Ke4 {We have already seen this position, but now it is White to move. My opponent, a future champion of the United States, was a good enough endgame player to realize that resistance was useless, and he resigned, not waiting for} 58.Kf2 {58.Ke1 Ke3 59.Kf1 f2 60.Kg2 Ke2 61.Kh2 Ke1 62.Kg2 f1Q+} Kf4 59.Kf1 Kg3 60.Kg1 Kxh3 61.Kf2 Kg4 0-1 [Event "Daugavpils"] [Site "?"] [Date "1978.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alburt"] [Black "Kasparov"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "122"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Bg5 c5 7.d5 h6 8.Bf4 e6 9.dxe6 Bxe6 {This creates a pawn structure which forms the basis for most of the middlegame operations.} 10.Bxd6 Re8 11.Nf3 Nc6 12.O-O Qa5 13.Nd2 Red8 14.Nb3 Qb6 15.Na4 Qb4 16.Nbxc5 Bxc4 17.Bxc4 Qxc4 18.Nxb7 Nxe4 19.Rc1 Qb5 20.Nxd8 Rxd8 21.Qc2 Nd4 22.Qxe4 Ne2+ 23.Kh1 Nxc1 24.Rxc1 Rxd6 25.Qc2 Qg5 26.Rd1 Qf5 27.Qc1 Rxd1+ 28.Qxd1 Qxf2 29.Qg1 Qc2 30.b3 Qxa2 31.Nc5 Qd2 32.Qb1 Bd4 33.Nd3 Qe3 34.Nb4 h5 35.Qd1 h4 36.Nc2 Qxb3 37.Qxd4 Qb1+ 38.Qg1 Qxc2 39.Qxa7 Qd1+ 40.Qg1 Qxg1+ 41.Kxg1 Kg7 42.Kf2 Kf6 43.Ke3 Ke5 44.Kf3 f5 {I had an extra pawn, but had to be careful, because if I exchange two pawns and wind up with king and rook pawn versus king the game will be drawn.} 45.Ke3 {The advantage of studying the endgame is that when such positions arise they can be brought to the proper conclusion without original thought. Here I knew that the winning method was to get a passed f-pawn.} g5 46.h3 Kd5 {I am going to try to circle around the back and eat the White pawns. Alburt must stop me.} 47.Kd3 {Good, we are moving further away from the pawns. Let's go one more file to the queenside.} Kc5 48.Kc3 {Again, my opponent can't afford to let me circle around his king.} g4 49.Kd3 {49.hxg4 fxg4 50.Kd3 h3 51.gxh3 gxh3 52.Ke3 h2 53.Kf2 h1Q} gxh3 50.gxh3 Kd5 {First objective accomplished! I have a passed pawn and can defend it against operations by the enemy king.} 51.Ke3 Ke5 52.Kf3 f4 53.Kf2 Ke4 54.Ke2 f3+ 55.Kf1 {What now? The endgame is not simple. I need to gain the opposition. Look at the variation that will take place if I go to f4: 55. Kf1 Kf4 56.Kf2 Ke4 57.Kf1 Ke3 58.Ke1 f2+ 59.Kf1 Kf3 Oops! It is stalemate!} Kf5 {This is the key. I am going to lose some time so that I can switch the player who has to move. Now I can set up a situation similar to that of the previous note, but with an important difference.} 56.Kg1 Ke5 57.Kf1 Ke4 {We have already seen this position, but now it is White to move. My opponent, a future champion of the United States, was a good enough endgame player to realize that resistance was useless, and he resigned, not waiting for} 58.Kf2 {58.Ke1 Ke3 59.Kf1 f2 60.Kg2 Ke2 61.Kh2 Ke1 62.Kg2 f1Q+} Kf4 59.Kf1 Kg3 60.Kg1 Kxh3 61.Kf2 Kg4 0-1 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
