1.d4
Nf6
2.c4
g6
3.Nc3
d5
4.Nf3
Bg7
5.Bf4
0-0
6.Rc1
dxc4
7.e3
Be6
8.Ng5
Bg4!?
[ We're basically in unchartered waters here - the standard move is 8 ..Bd5. However, Kasparov's gamble paid off in the time-stakes - Karpov soon got into serious time trouble trying to fathom out the mess that develops. 8...Bd5
9.e4
h6
10.exd5
hxg5
11.Bxg5
b5
12.Qf3
c6
13.dxc6
Qxd4
14.Be2
a6
15.0-0
Qc5
16.Be3
Qxc6
17.a4
e6
18.axb5
axb5
19.Nxb5
Ra2
20.Qxc6
Nxc6
21.Bc5
Rb8
22.Bxc4
Rxb2
23.Bd6
Rb6
24.Nc3
Na5
25.Na4
Bh6
26.f4
Rxg2+
27.Kxg2
Rxd6
28.Bb5
Nb3
29.Rc6
Rd8
30.f5
gxf5
31.Rxf5
Ng4
32.Rh5
Nd4
33.Rc3
Ne3+
34.Kh3
Bf4
35.Ba6
Kg7
36.Rc8
Rd6
37.Nc5
Nf3
38.Bd3
Rd4
39.Rh7+
Kf6
40.Ne4+
Rxe4
41.Bxe4
Ng5+
42.Kh4
Nxe4
43.Rf8
Ng5
44.Kh5
Nxh7
0-1 Babula,V-Kasparov,G/Prague 2001/CBM 86 no vc (44). ]
9.f3
Bc8
10.Bxc4
c6N
[ 10...e6
11.h4
h6
12.Nge4
Nd5
13.g3
b6
14.Bb3
Na6
15.Kf2
Bb7
16.Qe2
1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Sutovsky,E/Essen 2000/CBM 77 (16). ]
11.Qb3
e6
12.Nge4
Nd5
13.Bxd5
cxd5
14.Nd6
Nc6!
DIAGRAM 1 Now all the fun starts as Karpov starts to eat heavily into his time working out all the complications. In contrast, Kasparov looked quite smug with himself - always a bad sign for an opponent.
15.Nxb7
Qh4+
16.Bg3
[ 16.g3
Qe7!
17.Nc5
g5
18.Qb5
gxf4
19.Qxc6
Rb8
leaves white in a mess.]
16...Qh6!
17.Ne2
[ 17.Bf4?
Nxd4!
18.Qa3
Qh4+
19.Bg3
Qg5!
20.f4
Qf5
21.exd4
Bxb7
with a big initative.]
17...Bxb7
18.Qxb7
Na5
19.Qb4
Nc4
20.Rxc4
[ Karpov didn't even think for a New York minute here - there was no other option other than taking on c4: 20.Bf4
g5
21.b3
gxf4
22.bxc4
fxe3
23.c5
( 23.cxd5
exd5
24.0-0
Qa6!
) 23...Rfe8
and e5 is soon coming.]
20...dxc4
21.Kf2
Rfc8
22.Rc1
Bf8
23.Qa4
Qg5
24.Rxc4
Qd5
25.b3
Karpov has finally got a position from this game he could be happy about - the only problem was that he had used so much time achieving it. Kasparov now finds the best way to exchange off rooks on the c-file, after which white has problems keeping the position together.
25...Qb7
26.Be5
Be7
27.Nc3
f6
[ 27...Rxc4!
28.bxc4
Qb2+
29.Ne2
Bb4
30.Qb3
Qd2
]
28.Bg3
a6
DIAGRAM2
29.h3
[ Lev Alburt pointed out a missed opportunity that would have put Kasparov under pressure: 29.Ne4!
Qb6
( 29...Kf7
30.Bd6!
; 29...Qb5
30.Bd6
Qxa4
31.Rxa4
Rc2+
32.Kg3
Bxd6+
33.Nxd6
is good for white.; 29...Rxc4
30.Qxc4
Qd7
31.Nc5
Bxc5
32.dxc5
Qd2+
33.Kf1
Kf7
( 33...Qxe3?
34.Bf4
wins the queen!) 34.Bd6
Qd1+
35.Kf2
Qd2+
36.Qe2
Qxe2+
37.Kxe2
) 30.Nc5!
Bxc5
31.Qd7!
Qa5
32.Rc2
Bf8
33.Qxe6+
Kg7
34.Qd7+
Kh6
35.Bf4+
g5
36.Rxc8
Qxa2+
( 36...Rxc8
37.Qxc8
gxf4
38.Qxf8+
Kg6
39.Qe8+
Kh6
40.exf4
Qxa2+
41.Kg3
and white wins) 37.Kf1
Qb1+
38.Ke2
Qb2+
39.Kd3
Qb1+
drawing.]
29...Kf7
30.Kg1
g5
31.Kh2?
[ 31.Qa5!
Rxc4
32.bxc4
Bb4
33.Nb5
Bxa5
34.Nd6+
Ke7
35.Nxb7
Bb4
36.c5
and white is still in the game with good chances of winning.]
31...h5
32.h4
gxh4
33.Bf4
Rxc4
34.Qxc4
Rc8
35.Qd3
f5
36.d5
Qd7
37.e4!
Bf6?
[ 37...Kg8=
]
38.Na4?
[ Time. After 38.dxe6+
Qxe6
39.exf5
Qc6
40.Ne4!
white is much better.]
38...fxe4
39.fxe4
e5
40.Bd2?
[ 40.Nb6!
Qg4
41.Nxc8
Qxf4+
42.g3!
( Karpov must have missed g3 - not an easy move to find in the time scramble. 42.Kg1?
Qc1+
43.Kh2
Qxc8
; 42.Kh3
Qg4+
43.Kh2
Qxc8
) 42...hxg3+
43.Qxg3
and white's winning.]
40...Qg4
41.Nb6
Rg8
42.Qf3?
[ 42.Qf1
probably holds]
42...Qxf3
43.gxf3
Rg3
44.f4
exf4
45.Bxf4
Rg4
46.Be3
Rxe4
47.Nc4
Rg4
48.a4
Rg3
49.a5
Ke8
50.b4
Rg4
51.b5
Rxc4
52.bxa6
Rc8
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