[Event "SuperGM"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2001.02.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kasparov, G."]
[Black "Karpov, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Henderson,John"]
[ECO "B12"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 { This must have came as a surprise to Karpov. 
Kasparov has never played the Advanced Variation, one of the most aggressive
systems against the Caro.  These days Karpov is so predictable;  Kasparov has
obviously prepared a minefield for him - the only question is: When is he
going to step on it? } ( 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 8. Bb3 h6 9. N5f3 c5 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Bg3 Qe7 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. Ngf3 Nh5 15. O-O-O Nxg3 16. hxg3 O-O-O 17. Rh5 Be8 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Qd2+ Bd6 20. Nd3 Qc7 21. g4 Kc8 22. g5 Bf8 23. Rh4 Kb8 24. a4 Be7 25. a5 Nd5 26. Kb1 Bd8 27. a6 Qa5 28. Qe2 Nb6 29. axb7 Bxg5 30. Nxg5 Qxg5 31. Rh5 Qf6 32. Ra5 Bc6 33. Nc5 Bxb7 34. Nxb7 Kxb7 35. Qa6+ Kc6 36. Ba4+ Kd6 37. Qd3+ Nd5 38. Qg3+ Qe5 39. Qa3+ Kc7 40. Qc5+ Kd8 41. Rxa7 { 1-0 Kasparov,G-Karpov,A/Linares 1992/CBM 28 (41) } ) 3... Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 Ne7 ( { There was a funny incident at this
stage in the press room.  One of the hacks had tuned in for the ICC coverage
of the game and after he had "fingered" the K-K match, he almost fell off his
seat when he saw that Karpov's king was wandering around the board! Turns out
that, instead of the live coverage, Tony Miles was looking at some analysis on
the Advanced, which featured a famous encounter between Braga and Timman!: } 6... c5 7. Be3 Nc6 8. dxc5 Nxe5 9. Nd4 Nf6 10. f4 Nexg4 11. Bb5+ Ke7 12. Bg1 Qc7 13. c6 b6 14. Qe2 Qxf4 15. c7 Ne4 16. Nc6+ Kd6 17. h3 Qg3+ 18. Kf1 Qf4+ 19. Ke1 Qg3+ 20. Kf1 Qxc3 21. Qxg4 Qxb2 22. a4 Qxa1+ 23. Kg2 f5 24. Qh4 Qf6 25. Bh2+ Kc5 26. Nb8 Qxh4 27. c8=Q+ Kb4 28. Rb1+ Ka3 29. Ra1+ Kb4 30. Rb1+ Ka3 31. Ra1+ Kb4 { 1/2-1/2 Braga,F-Timman,J/Mar del Plata 1982/MCL (31). } ) 7. Nf4 c5 8. dxc5 ( 8. h4 cxd4 9. Nb5 Nec6 10. h5 Be4 11. f3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nxe5 13. Qg3 Nbc6 14. Nd3 Nxd3+ 15. Bxd3 e5 16. O-O Bc5 17. Rf5 O-O 18. h6 g6 19. Rxe5 a6 20. Na3 Qc7 21. Bf4 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Qb6 23. Rf1 Rae8 24. g5 Re6 25. Qf4 f5 26. gxf6 Kf7 27. b4 Bd6 28. Nc4 dxc4 29. Bxc4 d3+ 30. Kh2 Re8 31. Bxd6 dxc2 32. Bc5 Qc6 33. Bd5 Qd7 { 1-0 Kotronias,V-Karpov,A/Athens 1997/EXT 98 (33). } ) 8... Nd7 ( { There was an interesting aside here.  After the game, Alexei Shirov one (if
not THE) world expert on this line, asked the hacks in the press room after
the game if Karpov hadn't seen Kasparov's own analysis to his game with Bareev
at KasparovChess.com, where Garry had mentioned the possibility of animpending 
disaster in this line for Black after 9 h4?  Good question, Alexei!  But I
replied that after Karpov's disastrous computer handling during his Advanced
Match in Leon with Anand in 1999, I wasn't so sure that Karpov might know what
the Internet was!  For the record, here's Shirov-Bareev game from New Delhi. } 8... Nec6 9. h4 Qc7 10. Bg2 Qxe5+ 11. Kf1 d4 12. h5 Bxc2 13. Qxc2 dxc3 14. Nd3 Qd4 15. Be3 Qc4 16. Qxc3 Qxc3 17. bxc3 Na6 18. Rb1 O-O-O 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Ne5 Rg8 21. Nxf7 Rd7 22. Ne5 Rb7 23. Rxb7 Kxb7 24. Nd3 e5 25. Ke2 Be7 26. Kf3 Kc7 27. Ke4 Re8 28. Rh3 Kd7 29. Nxe5+ Kc7 30. Rf3 Bf6 31. Rf5 h6 32. f4 { 1-0 Shirov,A-Bareev,E/New Delhi IND 2000/The Week in Chess 318 (32). } ) 9. h4 Nxe5 10. Bg2 h5 11. Qe2 N7c6 12. Nxg6 Nxg6 13. Bg5 $146 ( { And here's the
minefield.  Kasparov and the team had found a big improvement from Karpov's
game last year against Shirov: } 13. Nxd5 Bxc5 14. Bg5 Nge7 15. Qb5 f6 16. Qxc5 Nxd5 17. O-O-O Qe7 18. Qb5 O-O-O 19. Bd2 hxg4 20. Qc4 Nb6 21. Qxg4 Rd4 22. Qg3 Rhd8 23. Bc3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Na4 26. Bxc6 { 1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Karpov,A/Monaco 2000/CBM 75 (26). } ) 13... Be7 14. gxh5 Nf8 $2 ( { It was only by now that Karpov was seeing the power of Kasparov's TN.  He's
in a difficult position, and his only real alternative (bad as it was) was to
try: } 14... Nge5 15. f4 $1 ( 15. h6 $2 Bxg5 16. hxg7 Rg8 17. hxg5 Qxg5 $17 ) ( 15. Nb5 Nc4 $1 $15 ) ( 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 $11 ) 15... Nd7 16. O-O-O Nxc5 17. Bxd5 $1 Qb8 18. f5 Bxg5+ 19. hxg5 Qf4+ 20. Rd2 Qxf5 21. Qe3 $1 O-O-O 22. Bxc6 Rxd2 23. Bxb7+ Kxb7 24. Kxd2 $16 ) 15. Nb5 $1 Nd7 16. h6 $1 { Strong - very strong. } 16... Nxc5 ( 16... g6 17. Nd6+ Kf8 18. Bxe7+ Qxe7 19. h5 $1 Nxc5 20. hxg6 fxg6 ( 20... Qxd6 $2 21. g7+ Ke7 22. gxh8=Q Rxh8 23. O-O-O $18 ) 21. Qf3+ Kg8 22. Qg3 $1 Kh7 23. O-O-O $16 ) 17. Bf4 $1 ( { The position wasn't without its dangers for
Kasparov either.  We found the following amusing line in the press room before
Kasparov found the correct reply: } 17. hxg7 Rg8 18. Bf4 ( 18. Bh6 a6 19. Nc3 Nd4 20. Qd2 Nf5 $11 ) 18... Rc8 19. O-O-O Nb4 20. a3 ( 20. Nxa7 Nb3+ 21. axb3 Rxc2+ 22. Qxc2 Nxc2 23. Kxc2 Qa5 24. Be3 Rxg7 $13 ) 20... Nb3+ 21. Kb1 Rxc2 22. Qh5 Bf6 23. Be5 Rc1+ 24. Rxc1 Nd2+ 25. Ka1 Nb3+ 26. Kb1 Nd2+ 27. Ka1 Nb3+ $11 ) 17... Kf8 $2 ( { Black's only hope was to try and survive with: } 17... Na6 18. hxg7 Rg8 19. O-O-O $1 Rxg7 20. Rhg1 $1 Rc8 21. Qh5 $16 ) 18. hxg7+ Kxg7 19. O-O-O Kf8 ( { Kasparov is now crashing through in all lines: } 19... a6 20. Nc3 Bxh4 21. Qg4+ Kf8 22. Nxd5 $1 exd5 23. Rxd5 $18 ) 20. Kb1 { Not only looking to
further open up the game with c4, but also avoiding any chances of the fantasy
lines given to the note to move 17. } 20... a6 ( 20... Rc8 21. c4 $1 d4 22. Bxc6 d3 ( 22... bxc6 23. Nxa7 $18 ) 23. Qe5 f6 24. Qe3 Rxc6 25. Qg3 e5 ( 25... Rg8 26. Qf3 $18 ) 26. Rhg1 $1 Kf7 27. Qg6+ Ke6 28. Bxe5 $1 Rxh4 29. Bxf6 Bxf6 30. Rge1+ $18 ) 21. Nc7 Rc8 22. Bxd5 $1 exd5 23. Rxd5 Qxc7 ( { There was no other option.  Trying to save the queen lost the king! } 23... Nd7 24. Ne6+ $3 fxe6 25. Qxe6 Ncb8 26. Bd6 Rh7 ( 26... Bxd6 27. Rf5+ Nf6 28. Rxf6+ $18 ) 27. Rg1 $18 ) 24. Bxc7 Rxc7 25. Rf5 Rd7 26. c3 f6 27. Rg1 Nd8 28. Qg4 Ke8 29. Rh5 Rf8 30. Rxc5 Bxc5 31. Qh5+ 1-0