Damljanovic – Kasparov Damljanovic Kasparov Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1989.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Belgrade Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Belgrade"] [Site "?"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Damljanovic"] [Black "Kasparov"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "64"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 {White decides he is not in the mood for hypermodern play after all.} cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Nb3 d6 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.O-O O-O 9.e4 {After a few moves of shadow boxing, we have transposed into a Sicilian defence. The kingside fianchetto plan adopted by White is considered quite harmless.} Bg4 10.f3 {This creates a weakness on the dark squares.} Be6 11.Kh1 {Correctly removing his king from the vulnerable g1-a7 diagonal.} b5 {I waste no time in getting my queenside going.} 12.a4 {Capturing the pawn would lose. Do you see why? 12.Nxb5 Bc4} bxa4 13.Rxa4 Nd7 14.f4 Nb6 15.Ra1 a5 16.Nd5 a4 17.Nd2 Bd7 18.Ra3 {This rook lift accomplishes nothing since the rook can't get to the kingside and White is not attacking there in any event. 18.c3 Na5! I would have been quite happy with this position!} Na5 19.f5 Nxd5 20.exd5 Qb6 {The queen is well placed on this square, which is the intersection of an important file and an important diagonal.} 21.fxg6 fxg6 22.b3 Rxf1+ 23.Nxf1 axb3 24.cxb3 Rb8 {I increase the pressure.} 25.Bg5 Nxb3 26.Bxe7 Nd4 {Not the most efficient move. 26...Qb4! 27.Ra6 Be5 Black is better.} 27.Rd3 {But my opponent falls for the trap.} h6 {The Bishop on e7 is trapped.} 28.Ne3 Re8 29.Nc4 Qb4 30.Nxd6 Rxe7 31.Ne4 {White could have resigned here.} Nf5 32.Qf3 Qe1+ 0-1 [Event "Belgrade"] [Site "?"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Damljanovic"] [Black "Kasparov"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "64"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 {White decides he is not in the mood for hypermodern play after all.} cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Nb3 d6 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.O-O O-O 9.e4 {After a few moves of shadow boxing, we have transposed into a Sicilian defence. The kingside fianchetto plan adopted by White is considered quite harmless.} Bg4 10.f3 {This creates a weakness on the dark squares.} Be6 11.Kh1 {Correctly removing his king from the vulnerable g1-a7 diagonal.} b5 {I waste no time in getting my queenside going.} 12.a4 {Capturing the pawn would lose. Do you see why? 12.Nxb5 Bc4} bxa4 13.Rxa4 Nd7 14.f4 Nb6 15.Ra1 a5 16.Nd5 a4 17.Nd2 Bd7 18.Ra3 {This rook lift accomplishes nothing since the rook can't get to the kingside and White is not attacking there in any event. 18.c3 Na5! I would have been quite happy with this position!} Na5 19.f5 Nxd5 20.exd5 Qb6 {The queen is well placed on this square, which is the intersection of an important file and an important diagonal.} 21.fxg6 fxg6 22.b3 Rxf1+ 23.Nxf1 axb3 24.cxb3 Rb8 {I increase the pressure.} 25.Bg5 Nxb3 26.Bxe7 Nd4 {Not the most efficient move. 26...Qb4! 27.Ra6 Be5 Black is better.} 27.Rd3 {But my opponent falls for the trap.} h6 {The Bishop on e7 is trapped.} 28.Ne3 Re8 29.Nc4 Qb4 30.Nxd6 Rxe7 31.Ne4 {White could have resigned here.} Nf5 32.Qf3 Qe1+ 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.
