Kasparov – Marjanovic Kasparov Marjanovic Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1980.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Malta Olympiad Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Malta Olympiad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1980.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Marjanovic"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "49"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O {So far, we ave a boring old Queen's Gambit. But now I adopt a vigorous sacrifice that was popular briefly around 1980, thanks to the patronage of Grandmaster and theoretician Lev Polugayevsky.} 7.d5 exd5 8.Nh4 {This unleashes the power of the bishop on the h1-a8 diagonal. The departure of the pawn from e6 makes the f5-square available.} c6 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Nf5 {In the past dozen years this position has been carefully examined, and the revised Encyclopedia of Chess Openings had to devote a lot of discussion to it. At the time, however, it was not clear what the best move for Black was.} Nc7 {This move has survived the test of time.} 11.Nc3 d5 {Black establishes his stake in the center. White must react quickly to reduce Black's central control.} 12.e4 Bf6 13.exd5 {Now 13.Bf4 is more established, but White cannot establish any advantage against best play.} cxd5 {13...Nxd5 14.Nxd5 cxd5 15.Ne3} 14.Bf4 Nba6 15.Re1 {This is the critical position. Now it seems that Black can equalize with an attack on the f5-square.} Qd7 {A serious mistake, which walks into a powerful pin on the h3-c8 diagonal. 15...Bc8 16.Qh5 g6 17.Nh6+ Kg7 18.Qf3 Bg5 was seen in a 1986 game. Black has no problems.} 16.Bh3 {I have a strong threat here. Do you see it? Suppose Black plays Re8. How would I win?} Kh8 {16...Rfe8 17.Nh6+} 17.Ne4 {This move takes advantage of the new pin on the d-file.} Bxb2 {Who cares about such minor pawns!} 18.Ng5 Qc6 {18...Bxa1 19.Qxa1 f6 20.Re7 Qd8 21.Rxg7} 19.Ne7 Qf6 {Now I finish up with a simple combination.} 20.Nxh7 Qd4 {20...Kxh7 21.Qh5+} 21.Qh5 g6 22.Qh4 Bxa1 {Nothing matters now.} 23.Nf6+ {Here Black resigned, because mate comes quickly.} Kg7 24.Qh6+ Kxf6 25.Bg5# 1-0 [Event "Malta Olympiad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1980.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Marjanovic"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "49"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O {So far, we ave a boring old Queen's Gambit. But now I adopt a vigorous sacrifice that was popular briefly around 1980, thanks to the patronage of Grandmaster and theoretician Lev Polugayevsky.} 7.d5 exd5 8.Nh4 {This unleashes the power of the bishop on the h1-a8 diagonal. The departure of the pawn from e6 makes the f5-square available.} c6 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Nf5 {In the past dozen years this position has been carefully examined, and the revised Encyclopedia of Chess Openings had to devote a lot of discussion to it. At the time, however, it was not clear what the best move for Black was.} Nc7 {This move has survived the test of time.} 11.Nc3 d5 {Black establishes his stake in the center. White must react quickly to reduce Black's central control.} 12.e4 Bf6 13.exd5 {Now 13.Bf4 is more established, but White cannot establish any advantage against best play.} cxd5 {13...Nxd5 14.Nxd5 cxd5 15.Ne3} 14.Bf4 Nba6 15.Re1 {This is the critical position. Now it seems that Black can equalize with an attack on the f5-square.} Qd7 {A serious mistake, which walks into a powerful pin on the h3-c8 diagonal. 15...Bc8 16.Qh5 g6 17.Nh6+ Kg7 18.Qf3 Bg5 was seen in a 1986 game. Black has no problems.} 16.Bh3 {I have a strong threat here. Do you see it? Suppose Black plays Re8. How would I win?} Kh8 {16...Rfe8 17.Nh6+} 17.Ne4 {This move takes advantage of the new pin on the d-file.} Bxb2 {Who cares about such minor pawns!} 18.Ng5 Qc6 {18...Bxa1 19.Qxa1 f6 20.Re7 Qd8 21.Rxg7} 19.Ne7 Qf6 {Now I finish up with a simple combination.} 20.Nxh7 Qd4 {20...Kxh7 21.Qh5+} 21.Qh5 g6 22.Qh4 Bxa1 {Nothing matters now.} 23.Nf6+ {Here Black resigned, because mate comes quickly.} Kg7 24.Qh6+ Kxf6 25.Bg5# 1-0 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.
