Piket – Kasparov Piket Kasparov Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1989.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Tilburg Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Tilburg"] [Site "?"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Piket"] [Black "Kasparov"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "62"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 O-O 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O ( 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.Qxd8 Rxd8 9.Nxe5 Nxe4 10.Nxf7 Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 Kxf7 ) 6...Nc6 {This is the classical treatment of the King's Indian Defense. White maintains the broad center, which will eventually become closed. Then it will become a battle on both flanks.} 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 {This retreat is well-established, but the alternative 9.Nd2 is also popular. In either case White needs to regroup on the kingside, and find a home for the dark-squared bishop.} Nd7 10.Be3 f5 {Here we go. Black is going straight after the enemy king. If the plan does not succeed then White will have a free hand on the queenside.} 11.f3 f4 12.Bf2 g5 13.b4 {White has many other possibilities, but this is the most direct move. Still, there is much to be said for 13.Nb5.} Nf6 14.c5 Ng6 15.cxd6 cxd6 {White has opened the c-file and will now occupy it.} 16.Rc1 Rf7 {This guards the critical f7-square.} 17.a4 Bf8 {A good move, because d6 will need support, and in any event the bishop is no longer very useful at g7, because it is blocked in by the pawn wedge.} 18.a5 Bd7 19.Nb5 {See how useful Bf8 turned out to be! White should perhaps have attended to the safety of the king with 19.Kh1.} g4 {Black can't afford to waste any time.} 20.Nc7 g3 21.Nxa8 {Perhaps this is the decisive mistake. After 21.hxg3 the position would be very complicated, but there is no immediate win. Here is one suggested line . 21.hxg3 fxg3 22.Bxg3 Bh6 23.Nxa8 Nh5 24.Bf2 Ngf4 25.Nd3 Rg7 26.Nxf4 Bxf4 27.g4 Bxc1 28.Qxc1 Nf4 29.Qe3 h5 30.Rc1 hxg4 31.fxg4 Nxe2+} Nh5 {By resisting the temptation to advance the h-pawn, I managed to keep this square free for the knight.} 22.Kh1 gxf2 23.Rxf2 Ng3+ 24.Kg1 Qxa8 25.Bc4 {Now how do I continue the attack? I need to involve my queen somehow.} a6 {Aha! I can use it on the a7-g1 diagonal.} 26.Qd3 Qa7 27.b5 axb5 28.Bxb5 {Now for the kill! Do you see the move?} Nh1 29.Kxh1 Qxf2 30.Rb1 Bxb5 31.Qxb5 Rc7 0-1 [Event "Tilburg"] [Site "?"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Piket"] [Black "Kasparov"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "62"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 O-O 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O ( 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.Qxd8 Rxd8 9.Nxe5 Nxe4 10.Nxf7 Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 Kxf7 ) 6...Nc6 {This is the classical treatment of the King's Indian Defense. White maintains the broad center, which will eventually become closed. Then it will become a battle on both flanks.} 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 {This retreat is well-established, but the alternative 9.Nd2 is also popular. In either case White needs to regroup on the kingside, and find a home for the dark-squared bishop.} Nd7 10.Be3 f5 {Here we go. Black is going straight after the enemy king. If the plan does not succeed then White will have a free hand on the queenside.} 11.f3 f4 12.Bf2 g5 13.b4 {White has many other possibilities, but this is the most direct move. Still, there is much to be said for 13.Nb5.} Nf6 14.c5 Ng6 15.cxd6 cxd6 {White has opened the c-file and will now occupy it.} 16.Rc1 Rf7 {This guards the critical f7-square.} 17.a4 Bf8 {A good move, because d6 will need support, and in any event the bishop is no longer very useful at g7, because it is blocked in by the pawn wedge.} 18.a5 Bd7 19.Nb5 {See how useful Bf8 turned out to be! White should perhaps have attended to the safety of the king with 19.Kh1.} g4 {Black can't afford to waste any time.} 20.Nc7 g3 21.Nxa8 {Perhaps this is the decisive mistake. After 21.hxg3 the position would be very complicated, but there is no immediate win. Here is one suggested line . 21.hxg3 fxg3 22.Bxg3 Bh6 23.Nxa8 Nh5 24.Bf2 Ngf4 25.Nd3 Rg7 26.Nxf4 Bxf4 27.g4 Bxc1 28.Qxc1 Nf4 29.Qe3 h5 30.Rc1 hxg4 31.fxg4 Nxe2+} Nh5 {By resisting the temptation to advance the h-pawn, I managed to keep this square free for the knight.} 22.Kh1 gxf2 23.Rxf2 Ng3+ 24.Kg1 Qxa8 25.Bc4 {Now how do I continue the attack? I need to involve my queen somehow.} a6 {Aha! I can use it on the a7-g1 diagonal.} 26.Qd3 Qa7 27.b5 axb5 28.Bxb5 {Now for the kill! Do you see the move?} Nh1 29.Kxh1 Qxf2 30.Rb1 Bxb5 31.Qxb5 Rc7 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.
