Kasparov, Garry – Topalov, Veselin Garry opened with Kasparov, Garry Topalov, Veselin Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: January 20, 1999 Location: Wijk aan Zee Tournament: ? Round: Opening: B07 Pirc Defence Submitted by: Orlov 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 "Orlov"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "1999.01.20"] [Source "TaL's Chess"] [SourceDate "1999.01.20"] {Yahoo! Groups ChessChat Messages http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChessChat/ message/535 From: "Collins, Casey S" Date: Fri Jan 22, 1999 7:16 pm Subject: Re: Kasparov v. Topalov IM Georgi Orlov: } {Garry opened with } 1. e4 {and Topalov responded with the Pirc Defense} 1... d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 3... g6 { On move four, Kasparov played the system with} 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. f3 b5 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 { The game followed theory until move nine, when Topalov played} 9... Bb7 ( { instead of} 9... Qc7 10. g4 Bb7 11. Ng3 Nb6 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. g5 Nfd7 14. f4 Kb8 15. Be2 b4 16. Nb1 16... c5 { with an even game, as was in Suetin-Gipslis, USSR ch, 1967.}) 10. a3 e5 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. Kb1 a6 13. Nc1 13... O-O-O {On move 13 Black castled Queenside, and while there was no immediate danger, after} 14. Nb3 {White clearly had an edge, thanks to the threat Nb3-a5, followed by Nc3-d5. Also, Black had a weak pawn on d6. } 14... exd4 15. Rxd4 c5 16. Rd1 { All these concerns forced Topalov to play} 16... Nb6 {to cover d5, but after} 17. g3 {the attack started. } 17... Kb8 18. Na5 Ba8 19. Bh3 { Topalov ided that it's too late to take a passive stand and broke out in the center with} 19... d5 { Kasparov returned his Queen back with} 20. Qf4+ {and after} 20... Ka7 {played} 21. Rhe1 {bringing his last inactive in the game. } { Topalov played} 21... d4 { } ( {Black did not like} 21... dxe4 22. fxe4 { since Nc3-d5 would remain a strong threat, and} 22... Nxe4 ( {Or} 22... Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Qxd8 25. e5 {and White has a winning advantage again.}) 23. Nxe4 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 24... Bxe4 {loses to} 25. Rd7+ Nxd7 26. Qc7+ Ka8 27. Bxd7 {with a winning attack.}) { and after} 22. Nd5 22... Nbxd5 23. exd5 { played} 23... Qd6 { At this point it looked like Kasparov was outsmarted, but here Garry played a stunning} 24. Rxd4 {I don't know if Topalov saw this coming, if he did not, it must have been quite a shocker. } { Remarkably, it's not entirely clear why} 24... cxd4 {is bad. } ( { Black does not have much of an alternative, since} 24... Qxf4 25. Rxf4 { is bad for him.}) ( {In case of} 24... Kb6 {White can even play} 25. b4 ) { Kasparov's idea became clear a move later, when 24...cxd4 met} 25. Re7+ { This move must have made spectators crazy! } {Topalov played} 25... Kb6 ( { since} 25... Kb8 26. Qxd4 {did not look great either.}) ( {Now} 25... Qxe7 { meets} 26. Qxd4+ Kb8 27. Qb6+ Bb7 28. Nc6+ Ka8 29. Qa7# {checkmate!}) 26. Qxd4+ Kxa5 27. b4+ Ka4 { After} 28. Qc3 { Black was up a Rook and a Bishop, but his King was in a checkmating web.} 28... Qxd5 ( {Here} 28... Bxd5 {would meet} 29. Kb2 29... Qe6 30. Rxe6 fxe6 { and White checkmates with} 31. Qb3+ 31... Bxb3 {and} 32. cxb3#) 29. Ra7 Bb7 30. Rxb7 Qc4 31. Qxf6 Kxa3 32. Qxa6+ Kxb4 { After a forced line, Black was escaping with his King, but} 33. c3+ { kept him under assault. } 33... Kxc3 34. Qa1+ Kd2 35. Qb2+ { On move 35, after} 35... Kd1 { it finally looked liked Black's King is safe on d1, but} 36. Bf1 { put those hopes to rest. } {One more great move followed.} 36... Rd2 (36... Qxf1 37. Qc2+ Ke1 38. Re7+ {and checkmates.}) 37. Rd7 { } 37... Rxd7 38. Bxc4 bxc4 { Finally, after} 39. Qxh8 { this marvelous attack was rewarded with material advantage. } 39... Rd3 40. Qa8 c3 41. Qa4+ Ke1 42. f4 f5 43. Kc1 Rd2 44. Qa7 { Garry is back!} 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B07"] [Annotator "Orlov"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "1999.01.20"] [Source "TaL's Chess"] [SourceDate "1999.01.20"] {Yahoo! Groups ChessChat Messages http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChessChat/ message/535 From: "Collins, Casey S" Date: Fri Jan 22, 1999 7:16 pm Subject: Re: Kasparov v. Topalov IM Georgi Orlov: } {Garry opened with } 1. e4 {and Topalov responded with the Pirc Defense} 1... d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 3... g6 { On move four, Kasparov played the system with} 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. f3 b5 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 { The game followed theory until move nine, when Topalov played} 9... Bb7 ( { instead of} 9... Qc7 10. g4 Bb7 11. Ng3 Nb6 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. g5 Nfd7 14. f4 Kb8 15. Be2 b4 16. Nb1 16... c5 { with an even game, as was in Suetin-Gipslis, USSR ch, 1967.}) 10. a3 e5 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. Kb1 a6 13. Nc1 13... O-O-O {On move 13 Black castled Queenside, and while there was no immediate danger, after} 14. Nb3 {White clearly had an edge, thanks to the threat Nb3-a5, followed by Nc3-d5. Also, Black had a weak pawn on d6. } 14... exd4 15. Rxd4 c5 16. Rd1 { All these concerns forced Topalov to play} 16... Nb6 {to cover d5, but after} 17. g3 {the attack started. } 17... Kb8 18. Na5 Ba8 19. Bh3 { Topalov ided that it's too late to take a passive stand and broke out in the center with} 19... d5 { Kasparov returned his Queen back with} 20. Qf4+ {and after} 20... Ka7 {played} 21. Rhe1 {bringing his last inactive in the game. } { Topalov played} 21... d4 { } ( {Black did not like} 21... dxe4 22. fxe4 { since Nc3-d5 would remain a strong threat, and} 22... Nxe4 ( {Or} 22... Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Qxd8 25. e5 {and White has a winning advantage again.}) 23. Nxe4 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 24... Bxe4 {loses to} 25. Rd7+ Nxd7 26. Qc7+ Ka8 27. Bxd7 {with a winning attack.}) { and after} 22. Nd5 22... Nbxd5 23. exd5 { played} 23... Qd6 { At this point it looked like Kasparov was outsmarted, but here Garry played a stunning} 24. Rxd4 {I don't know if Topalov saw this coming, if he did not, it must have been quite a shocker. } { Remarkably, it's not entirely clear why} 24... cxd4 {is bad. } ( { Black does not have much of an alternative, since} 24... Qxf4 25. Rxf4 { is bad for him.}) ( {In case of} 24... Kb6 {White can even play} 25. b4 ) { Kasparov's idea became clear a move later, when 24...cxd4 met} 25. Re7+ { This move must have made spectators crazy! } {Topalov played} 25... Kb6 ( { since} 25... Kb8 26. Qxd4 {did not look great either.}) ( {Now} 25... Qxe7 { meets} 26. Qxd4+ Kb8 27. Qb6+ Bb7 28. Nc6+ Ka8 29. Qa7# {checkmate!}) 26. Qxd4+ Kxa5 27. b4+ Ka4 { After} 28. Qc3 { Black was up a Rook and a Bishop, but his King was in a checkmating web.} 28... Qxd5 ( {Here} 28... Bxd5 {would meet} 29. Kb2 29... Qe6 30. Rxe6 fxe6 { and White checkmates with} 31. Qb3+ 31... Bxb3 {and} 32. cxb3#) 29. Ra7 Bb7 30. Rxb7 Qc4 31. Qxf6 Kxa3 32. Qxa6+ Kxb4 { After a forced line, Black was escaping with his King, but} 33. c3+ { kept him under assault. } 33... Kxc3 34. Qa1+ Kd2 35. Qb2+ { On move 35, after} 35... Kd1 { it finally looked liked Black's King is safe on d1, but} 36. Bf1 { put those hopes to rest. } {One more great move followed.} 36... Rd2 (36... Qxf1 37. Qc2+ Ke1 38. Re7+ {and checkmates.}) 37. Rd7 { } 37... Rxd7 38. Bxc4 bxc4 { Finally, after} 39. Qxh8 { this marvelous attack was rewarded with material advantage. } 39... Rd3 40. Qa8 c3 41. Qa4+ Ke1 42. f4 f5 43. Kc1 Rd2 44. Qa7 { Garry is back!} 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.
