Icannos/chess_studies huggingface dataset:
[Event "Fide-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[ECO "E97"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 h6 11. Nd2 Nf4 12. Bf1 a5 $5 { Action and counteraction rage on both flanks in a King's Indian. } 13. bxa5 Rxa5 14. Nb3 Ra8 15. c5 $1 f5 $1 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. Nd2 $1 { The knight overprotects e4. } 17... g5 $6 18. Rb1 g4 { Black has overextended his zone on the kingside. } 19. Qb3 fxe4 20. Ndxe4 Kh8 $5 21. Be3 Nf5 22. Bb6 Qe7 23. Qb4 Rf7 24. a4 Bf8 25. Be3 Nh5 $5 26. Rbc1 Nf6 $6 ( { More useful is the exchange } 26... Nxe3 27. Rxe3 Bf5 ) 27. Bb6 h5 28. Nxf6 Qxf6 29. Ne4 Qg6 30. a5 Ng7 $5 31. Bb5 Bf5 32. Ng3 Bc8 $5 33. Rc3 h4 34. Bd3 $1 Nf5 $2 35. Nxf5 $2 ( { The game can be decided by } 35. Rxc8 Rxc8 36. Nxf5 Rxf5 37. Qe4 { (Karpov). } ) 35... Bxf5 36. Bxf5 Qxf5 37. Rc4 Rg7 38. Qb1 $1 { White conquers the centre. } 38... Qh5 39. Qd1 h3 $1 40. Ree4 { White piecs dominate the board. } 40... hxg2 41. Rxg4 Rh7 $1 42. h4 Be7 43. f3 Rg8 44. Bf2 $6 ( { The attack is continued by } 44. Qc2 $1 Rf8 ( 44... Bxh4 $2 45. Qxh7+ $1 Kxh7 46. Rxh4 ) 45. Qe4 Rhf7 46. Rc7 ) 44... Rhg7 45. Qe2 Bd8 46. Be1 Qf7 47. Qd3 Qh5 48. Qe4 Qh6 49. Qf5 $6 Bxa5 $1 { Kamsky has found an escape. } 50. Rxg7 $1 ( 50. Bxa5 Qe3+ 51. Kxg2 Qe2+ 52. Kh3 Qf1+ { draws. } ) 50... Bb6+ $1 51. Kxg2 Qxg7+ $2 ( { Right is } 51... Rxg7+ 52. Kh3 Bc5 { and White has a plus (Karpov). } ) 52. Rg4 Qe7 $6 ( { White gains a pawn in } 52... Qh6 53. Rxg8+ Kxg8 54. Qc8+ ) 53. Qh5+ $1 Qh7 54. Rxg8+ Kxg8 55. Qe8+ Kg7 56. Qe7+ Kh8 57. Qxd6 Qg7+ { According to gossip, Gata goes on with a lost game
endlessly, because his father, a boxer, beats him when he loses. In this case
he had good to continue. } ( { The difficulty to win shows Karpov's analytical line } 57... Bd4 58. Qf8+ Qg8+ 59. Qxg8+ Kxg8 60. Bf2 $1 Bc3 61. Bb6 $1 Kf7 62. h5 $1 Kf6 63. Kg3 Kf5 64. h6 e4 ( 64... Kg6 65. d6 ) 65. fxe4+ Kxe4 66. Kg4 Kxd5 67. Kf5 Kc6 68. Bd8 b5 69. Bf6 b4 70. h7 ) 58. Bg3 Bc7 59. Qe6 Kh7 60. d6 Bd8 61. Qf5+ Kh6 62. Kh3 $1 Qf6 63. Qxf6+ Bxf6 64. Kg4 { White wins the bishop ending. } 64... b5 65. Kf5 Bd8 66. Kxe5 Kg6 67. Kd5 b4 68. Kc4 Ba5 69. Kb3 Kf5 70. Ka4 Ke6 71. h5 { Karpov had taken the lead with 5-2. } 1-0
[Event "Fide-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[ECO "E12"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nd7 8. Qc2 c5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. e3 Be7 12. Bd3 { Kamsky changes from a quiet opening to aggression because he needs a win. } 12... g6 13. h4 Qb6 14. h5 Bf6 15. Rb1 Rc8 16. Qa4 Bc6 17. Qg4 $6 { White takes great risks. } 17... Bb5 ( 17... Qb3 $1 { grabs the initiative on the queenside (Karpov). } ) 18. Bc2 a5 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Rxh8+ Bxh8 21. Ng5 $1 { White starts an attack on the king. } 21... Bf6 22. a4 Bc6 ( { Avoids } 22... Ba6 $2 23. Nxf7 $1 ) 23. Kf1 Ke7 24. e4 $5 Qa6+ $6 ( { Even stronger is } 24... Rh8 $1 25. Kg1 d4 ) 25. Kg1 Ne5 26. Qf4 d4 27. Nh7 $1 Bh8 28. Qh4+ f6 $1 29. f4 Nd7 30. Re1 ( 30. e5 Qe2 $1 31. exf6+ Kd6 32. Qf2 { ends the attack. } ) 30... Qc4 31. Bb1 Kd6 $2 ( { Correct is } 31... d3 32. e5 Qd4+ 33. Re3 c4 ) 32. e5+ $2 ( 32. Nxf6 $1 Bxf6 33. e5+ { wins at once. } ) 32... fxe5 33. fxe5+ Nxe5 $2 ( { Correct is } 33... Bxe5 $1 34. Bf4 { (Henley) } 34... Qf7 35. Nf6 Qe7 36. Qh3 Qxf6 37. Bxe5+ Nxe5 38. Qxc8 Qg5 39. Be4 { The chances are level. } ) 34. Bf4 Qd5 35. Be4 Qe6 36. Ng5 Qe7 { The pins are fatal. } 37. Bxc6 Kxc6 38. Bxe5 Bxe5 39. Qe4+ Kd6 40. Qxg6+ Kc7 41. Ne6+ Kd6 42. Nf4+ ( 42. Nxd4+ $1 Qf6 43. Nb5+ Ke6 44. Qg4+ Qf5 45. Rxe5+ Kxe5 46. Qxf5+ Kxf5 47. Nd6+ { wins faster (Ftacnik). } ) 42... Qf6 43. Qxf6+ Bxf6 44. Re6+ Kd7 45. Rxf6 Rb8 46. Nd3 c4 47. Ne5+ Ke7 48. Rf4 Rxb2 49. Nxc4 Rb4 50. Rxd4 Rxa4 51. Kf2 Ra2+ 52. Kf3 a4 53. Ne3 Ke6 54. Ke4 Ra1 55. g4 Ke7 ( { Or } 55... a3 56. Ra4 a2 57. Nc2 ) 56. Rd5 Kf6 57. Ra5 Kg6 58. Kf4 Kf7 59. Ra6 1-0
[Event "Fide-Wch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[ECO "E48"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Ne2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Bd6 10. Ne4 Be7 11. a3 O-O 12. Bc2 Qc7 13. Qd3 Rd8 14. Ng5 $5 g6 15. Bb3 $5 Nf6 16. Rd1 Bf8 17. Bf4 Qe7 18. Qe3 $6 ( 18. Ne4 $5 { keepa a plus. } ) 18... Nd5 $1 19. Bxd5 exd5 $1 20. Nf3 Qxe3 21. fxe3 ( 21. Bxe3 Bg4 { is poor as well. } ) 21... f6 $1 22. Rac1 Bf5 23. h3 h5 24. Nc3 g5 $1 25. Bh2 h4 $1 26. Nd2 Kf7 27. Nb3 Rac8 28. Nb5 a6 29. Nc3 b5 30. Ne2 $2 ( { The disadvantage in the endgame is minimized by } 30. Nc5 $1 Bxc5 31. dxc5 d4 { (Karpov). } ) 30... b4 31. a4 Re8 32. Kf2 Kg6 33. Ng1 ( { It is too late for } 33. Nc5 { due to } 33... Na5 34. Nxa6 Nc4 ) 33... Na7 34. Nc5 Rc6 35. Nf3 Rec8 36. b3 a5 $1 { Karpov improves his position. } 37. Ke2 Be4 38. Kd2 Bxc5 $1 { Now he captures the pawn. } 39. dxc5 Rxc5 40. Rxc5 Rxc5 41. Rc1 Rxc1 42. Kxc1 Nc6 43. Bc7 f5 { Black wins time before he advances the d-pawn. } 44. Kd2 { Black has prepared the next move. } 44... d4 $1 45. exd4 ( { Or } 45. Nxd4 Nxd4 46. exd4 Bxg2 47. Bxa5 Bxh3 48. Bxb4 Bg2 ) 45... f4 $1 { Black fixes pawn g2. } ( { Insufficient is } 45... Bxf3 $2 46. gxf3 Nxd4 47. Bb6 $1 Nxf3+ 48. Ke2 g4 49. Bxa5 Nd4+ 50. Kf1 Nxb3 51. Bxb4 $11 ) 46. Ke2 Bd5 47. Kf2 Bxb3 48. Ne5+ Nxe5 49. dxe5 Bxa4 50. Bxa5 b3 51. Bc3 Kf5 52. Bb2 Bc6 53. Kf1 Bd5 54. Kf2 Ke4 55. Ke2 Bc4+ 56. Kd2 f3 $1 { Black creates another passed pawn, a crucial demand of this endgame. } 57. gxf3+ Kxf3 58. e6 Bxe6 59. Bf6 g4 60. hxg4 h3 61. Be5 Bxg4 { Black applied the
strategy of active consolidation wonderfully.  Karpov won the match with 10 1/
2 - 7 1/2 (+6, =9, -3). and thus remained FIDE world champion. It was a hard
fought confrontation. } 0-1
[Event "Philadelphia"]
[Site "Man-Machine"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Deep Blue"]
[Black "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[ECO "B22"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[PlyCount "73"]

{ Kasparov accepted the challenge by IBM to play a match of six games against
Deep Blue. The machine had a search speed of 100 million positions per second. } 1. e4 c5 2. c3 $5 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. O-O Nc6 9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bb4 $5 { Gary makes an ambitious choice. } 11. a3 Ba5 12. Nc3 Qd6 13. Nb5 Qe7 14. Ne5 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 O-O 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Bg5 Bb6 $6 ( 17... Rfd8 { is more useful. } ) 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nc4 $1 Rfd8 ( { Avoids } 19... Nxd4 $2 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21. Qg4+ ) 20. Nxb6 axb6 21. Rfd1 f5 22. Qe3 Qf6 23. d5 $1 { The machine makes a temporary pawn sacrifice. } 23... Rxd5 ( 23... exd5 $6 24. Qxb6 Qxb2 25. Qxb7 { favours White. } ) 24. Rxd5 exd5 25. b3 Kh8 { Kasparov starts a counterattack. } 26. Qxb6 Rg8 27. Qc5 ( { Not } 27. Qxb7 $4 Qg5 ) 27... d4 $2 ( { Correct is } 27... f4 $1 28. Rd1 d4 ) 28. Nd6 f4 29. Nxb7 $1 { Deep Blue has made an accurate calculation. } 29... Ne5 30. Qd5 $1 f3 31. g3 Nd3 ( { Or } 31... Qf4 32. Rc8 $1 ( 32. Kh2 $2 Rxg3 $1 ) ) 32. Rc7 Re8 33. Nd6 Re1+ 34. Kh2 Nxf2 { Kasparov threatens mate in one. } 35. Nxf7+ Kg7 ( 35... Qxf7 36. Qd8+ Kg7 37. Rxf7+ Kxf7 38. Qd5+ Ke7 39. Qxf3 ) 36. Ng5+ Kh6 37. Rxh7+ { A sensation has happened. } ( 37. Rxh7+ Kg6 38. Qg8+ Kf5 39. Nxf3 $18 ) 1-0
[Event "Philadelphia"]
[Site "Man-Machine"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Black "Deep Blue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "E04"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. O-O Nf6 6. c4 dxc4 ( { The operator and designer of Deep Blue, Hsu, plays } 6... cxd4 { on the board. It has to be corrected. } ) 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Na3 cxd4 9. Naxc4 Bc5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Qxb7 $5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Rb8 13. Qf3 Bd6 14. Nc6 $5 ( { Gary diverts from } 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 { (Vaganian-Serper, Luzern 1993). } ) 14... Bxc6 15. Qxc6 e5 16. Rb1 Rb6 17. Qa4 Qb8 18. Bg5 Be7 $1 ( { A charge is allowed by } 18... Rxb2 $2 19. Rxb2 Qxb2 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qd7 ) 19. b4 $1 Bxb4 $5 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qd7 Qc8 $1 { Deep Blue returns the pawn in order to stop an attack on the king. } 22. Qxa7 Rb8 $6 ( { Commentators prefer the exchange of queens by } 22... Ra6 23. Qb7 Qxb7 24. Bxb7 Rb6 ) 23. Qa4 Bc3 24. Rxb8 Qxb8 25. Be4 Qc7 26. Qa6 Kg7 27. Qd3 Rb8 $1 { A notable pawn exchange occurs. } 28. Bxh7 Rb2 29. Be4 Rxa2 30. h4 Qc8 31. Qf3 Ra1 32. Rxa1 Bxa1 33. Qh5 Qh8 34. Qg4+ Kf8 35. Qc8+ Kg7 36. Qg4+ Kf8 37. Bd5 Ke7 38. Bc6 Kf8 39. Bd5 Ke7 40. Qf3 Bc3 41. Bc4 Qc8 42. Qd5 Qe6 43. Qb5 Qd7 44. Qc5+ Qd6 45. Qa7+ Qd7 46. Qa8 { Lack of chess knowledge shows the next move. } 46... Qc7 $2 ( { Correct is } 46... Qd8 $1 47. Qxd8+ Kxd8 48. Bxf7 Ke7 { The king returns to the kingside after the exchange and defends the position. } ) 47. Qa3+ Qd6 48. Qa2 $1 { White wins a pawn without the exchange of queens. } 48... f5 $6 { Pawn f5 will fall eventually. } 49. Bxf7 e4 50. Bh5 Qf6 51. Qa3+ Kd7 52. Qa7+ Kd8 53. Qb8+ Kd7 54. Be8+ Ke7 55. Bb5 Bd2 56. Qc7+ Kf8 57. Bc4 Bc3 58. Kg2 Be1 59. Kf1 Bc3 60. f4 exf3 61. exf3 Bd2 62. f4 Ke8 63. Qc8+ Ke7 64. Qc5+ Kd8 65. Bd3 Be3 66. Qxf5 Qc6 67. Qf8+ Kc7 68. Qe7+ Kc8 69. Bf5+ Kb8 70. Qd8+ Kb7 71. Qd7+ Qxd7 72. Bxd7 Kc7 73. Bb5 Kd6 { Kasparov drew the next two games and won game five. } 1-0
[Event "Philadelphia"]
[Site "Man-Machine"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Black "Deep Blue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "D30"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. e3 c5 $5 6. b3 Nc6 7. Bb2 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. Rc1 O-O 10. Bd3 Bd7 11. O-O Nh5 $2 { Black loses territory eventually. } 12. Re1 Nf4 13. Bb1 Bd6 14. g3 Ng6 15. Ne5 Rc8 $6 ( { Exchanges are made by } 15... Ncxe5 16. dxe5 Bb4 17. a3 Bxd2 18. Qxd2 dxc4 19. Rxc4 Bc6 ) 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Nf3 Bb4 18. Re3 Rfd8 19. h4 Nge7 20. a3 Ba5 21. b4 Bc7 22. c5 { White dominates the queenside. } 22... Re8 $6 ( { More active is } 22... Nf5 ) 23. Qd3 g6 24. Re2 Nf5 25. Bc3 h5 26. b5 $1 Nce7 27. Bd2 Kg7 28. a4 Ra8 $6 29. a5 a6 $6 30. b6 Bb8 $2 { Black has 'lost' a bishop and rook voluntarily. } 31. Bc2 Nc6 32. Ba4 Re7 33. Bc3 Ne5 $5 34. dxe5 Qxa4 35. Nd4 Nxd4 36. Qxd4 Qd7 37. Bd2 Re8 38. Bg5 Rc8 39. Bf6+ Kh7 40. c6 $1 bxc6 41. Qc5 Kh6 42. Rb2 Qb7 43. Rb4 { A strangulation has
been achieved. Only the black king is able to move, until he will be mated. 
 Kasparov won the match with 4-2 (+3, =2, -1) and earned $400,000. } 1-0
[Event "New York"]
[Site "Man-Machine"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Black "Deep Blue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "A07"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]

{ Strategic planning had been the great weakness of Deep Blue. The cooperation
between Hsu and Benjamin led to a major increase of its chess knowledge. The
next year Kasparov met a far better program. } 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. b3 Nd7 4. Bb2 e6 5. Bg2 Ngf6 6. O-O c6 7. d3 Bd6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. h3 Bh5 10. e3 $6 { Kasparov plays an anti-computer concept, because he does not know about the
improved knowledge. As a result, he starts poorly in some games. } 10... h6 11. Qe1 Qa5 12. a3 Bc7 $6 13. Nh4 $1 { Gary begins to play chess. } 13... g5 $6 14. Nhf3 e5 15. e4 Rfe8 16. Nh2 Qb6 17. Qc1 a5 18. Re1 Bd6 19. Ndf1 dxe4 20. dxe4 Bc5 21. Ne3 Rad8 22. Nhf1 { White cannot occupy the strong square f5 immediately. } 22... g4 $5 23. hxg4 Nxg4 24. f3 $5 Nxe3 25. Nxe3 Be7 $1 26. Kh1 Bg5 { Two bishops defend the kingside. } 27. Re2 a4 28. b4 f5 $1 29. exf5 $5 e4 30. f4 $1 Bxe2 31. fxg5 Ne5 ( { Avoids } 31... hxg5 $2 32. Nd5 $1 ) 32. g6 Bf3 33. Bc3 Qb5 34. Qf1 Qxf1+ 35. Rxf1 h5 36. Kg1 $1 { Gary has achieved a counteraction with entertaining opportunism. } 36... Kf8 $2 { Passivity becomes fatal. } ( { Correct is } 36... Ng4 $1 37. f6 Re6 38. Bh3 Rxf6 39. Nxg4 hxg4 40. Bxf6 Rd6 41. Bxg4 Bxg4 $11 { (Benjamin). } ) 37. Bh3 b5 38. Kf2 Kg7 $6 ( { Lengthy manoeuvres are needed in } 38... Rd6 39. Rg1 $1 Ng4+ 40. Bxg4 hxg4 41. Re1 Kg8 42. Kg1 Kf8 43. Rf1 Red8 44. f6 ) 39. g4 $1 Kh6 40. Rg1 hxg4 41. Bxg4 Bxg4 42. Nxg4+ Nxg4+ 43. Rxg4 Rd5 44. f6 Rd1 $2 45. g7 1-0
[Event "New York"]
[Site "Man-Machine"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Deep Blue"]
[Black "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[ECO "C93"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[PlyCount "89"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bd7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 c5 15. b3 Nc6 16. d5 Ne7 17. Be3 Ng6 18. Qd2 Nh7 $6 { Black wastes time. } ( { Better is } 18... Qc8 { (Knezevic-Djuric, Paris 1995). } ) 19. a4 Nh4 $6 20. Nxh4 Qxh4 21. Qe2 Qd8 22. b4 Qc7 23. Rec1 c4 $6 { Hereafter, Black has to stay idle. } 24. Ra3 Rec8 25. Rca1 Qd8 26. f4 $5 { Deep Blue opens a second front! } 26... Nf6 27. fxe5 dxe5 28. Qf1 Ne8 29. Qf2 Nd6 30. Bb6 Qe8 31. R3a2 Be7 32. Bc5 Bf8 $6 ( { Excellent resistance is offered by } 32... a5 $1 33. axb5 axb4 34. Rxa8 Rxa8 35. Rxa8 Qxa8 36. Bxb4 Qb8 37. b6 Bd8 38. Bc5 Nc8 ) 33. Nf5 Bxf5 34. exf5 f6 35. Bxd6 Bxd6 36. axb5 $1 ( { Kasparov expects the greedy } 36. Qb6 Qe7 $1 37. axb5 Rab8 38. Qxa6 e4 { with a counteraction. When this move is not played, he
believes in cheat by a grandmaster. 'No Gary, that happened centuries ago with
chess automats!" } ) 36... axb5 37. Be4 $1 { Deep Blue evaluates this blockade as
better than the previously mentioned material win. } 37... Rxa2 38. Qxa2 Qd7 39. Qa7 Rc7 40. Qb6 Rb7 41. Ra8+ Kf7 42. Qa6 Qc7 43. Qc6 Qb6+ 44. Kf1 Rb8 { The games takes an incredible end. } 45. Ra6 $2 ( { Correct is } 45. Qxb6 Rxb6 46. Ke2 { (Benjamin) } 46... Bb8 47. Kf3 Ke7 48. Kg4 Ke8 49. Kh5 Kf7 50. g3 { and the black fortress crumbles. } ) ( { Combined efforts of analysts result in the line } 45. Ra6 Qe3 $1 46. Qxd6 Re8 47. h4 h5 $1 48. Bf3 Qc1+ 49. Kf2 Qd2+ 50. Be2 Qf4+ $11 { So Kasparov resigned in a drawn position! } ) 1-0
[Event "New York"]
[Site "Man-Machine"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Black "Deep Blue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "A00"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]

1. d3 $5 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c4 Nf6 4. a3 d6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 Be6 8. O-O Qd7 9. Ng5 $5 Bf5 10. e4 Bg4 11. f3 Bh5 12. Nh3 $5 ( 12. Be3 { proceeds the development. } ) 12... Nd4 13. Nf2 h6 14. Be3 c5 15. b4 b6 16. Rb1 Kh8 17. Rb2 a6 18. bxc5 bxc5 19. Bh3 Qc7 20. Bg4 $1 Bg6 $1 { Black keeps a positional plus. } 21. f4 exf4 22. gxf4 Qa5 23. Bd2 $5 { Kasparov gives a pawn for activity. } ( { Even stronger seems to be } 23. Rb7 $1 Qxc3 24. Rxe7 Qxa3 25. f5 Bh7 26. Bxd4 cxd4 27. Qa1 ) 23... Qxa3 24. Ra2 $5 Qb3 25. f5 Qxd1 26. Bxd1 Bh7 27. Nh3 Rfb8 28. Nf4 Bd8 29. Nfd5 Nc6 30. Bf4 Ne5 31. Ba4 Nxd5 32. Nxd5 a5 33. Bb5 Ra7 34. Kg2 g5 35. Bxe5+ dxe5 36. f6 Bg6 37. h4 gxh4 38. Kh3 Kg8 39. Kxh4 Kh7 40. Kg4 Bc7 $1 { Otherwise the opponent stages an attack on the kingside. } 41. Nxc7 Rxc7 42. Rxa5 Rd8 43. Rf3 Kh8 44. Kh4 Kg8 45. Ra3 Kh8 46. Ra6 Kh7 47. Ra3 Kh8 48. Ra6 { Deep Blue accurately defended a bastion. } 1/2-1/2
[Event "New York"]
[Site "Man-Machine"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Deep Blue"]
[Black "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[ECO "B12"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d6 $5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Bd3 e6 $5 7. Qe2 d5 8. Bg5 Be7 9. e5 Nfd7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. g4 Bg6 12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. h4 $5 Na6 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. Rdg1 Nc7 $5 16. Kb1 ( 16. h5 $1 { starts an attack. } ) 16... f6 17. exf6 Qxf6 $6 { Gary plays an odd move. } ( { Better is } 17... gxf6 18. g5 $1 c5 $1 ) 18. Rg3 Rde8 19. Re1 Rhf8 20. Nd1 $1 { The knight overprotects f2. } 20... e5 $5 { Kasparov liberates his position. } 21. dxe5 Qf4 22. a3 Ne6 23. Nc3 Ndc5 24. b4 $5 Nd7 25. Qd3 Qf7 26. b5 Ndc5 27. Qe3 Qf4 $5 28. bxc6 bxc6 29. Rd1 Kc7 30. Ka1 Qxe3 31. fxe3 Rf7 { Both sides have many weaknesses. } 32. Rh3 $6 ( 32. Kb2 { is more useful. } ) 32... Ref8 33. Nd4 Rf2 34. Rb1 $5 Rg2 35. Nce2 $5 Rxg4 36. Nxe6+ Nxe6 37. Nd4 Nxd4 38. exd4 Rxd4 39. Rg1 Rc4 40. Rxg6 Rxc2 41. Rxg7+ Kb6 42. Rb3+ Kc5 43. Rxa7 Rf1+ ( { wins, according to Nunn. Benjamin gives the proper answer } 43... Kc4 44. Rb4+ Kd3 45. e6 Rf1+ 46. Rb1 ) 44. Rb1 Rff2 45. Rb4 $1 { White threatens mate in one. } 45... Rc1+ 46. Rb1 Rcc2 47. Rb4 Rc1+ 48. Rb1 Rxb1+ 49. Kxb1 Re2 50. Re7 Rh2 51. Rh7 { Black has an advantage due to the connected passed pawns. } 51... Kc4 ( { Nunn lets Black win with } 51... d4 $1 { The main line of the refutation is } 52. Rd7 $1 Rxh4 53. e6 Re4 54. e7 Kc4 55. a4 c5 56. a5 Kb5 57. Kc2 Kxa5 58. Kd3 Re5 59. Kc4 Kb6 60. Rd6+ Kc7 61. Rd5 $1 ) 52. Rc7 $1 c5 53. e6 Rxh4 54. e7 Re4 55. a4 Kb3 56. Kc1 1/2-1/2
[Event "New York"]
[Site "Man-Machine"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Black "Deep Blue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "A07"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Bxf3 c6 6. d3 e6 7. e4 $5 Ne5 8. Bg2 dxe4 9. Bxe4 Nf6 10. Bg2 { White has no advantage. } 10... Bb4+ 11. Nd2 h5 $5 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. c3 Be7 14. d4 Ng6 15. h4 e5 $1 16. Nf3 exd4 17. Nxd4 O-O-O 18. Bg5 Ng4 19. O-O-O Rhe8 20. Qc2 Kb8 21. Kb1 Bxg5 22. hxg5 N6e5 23. Rhe1 ( { Avoids } 23. Rxh5 $2 c5 24. Nb3 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Nxf2 ) 23... c5 24. Nf3 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Nc4 26. Qa4 Rd8 27. Re1 Nb6 28. Qc2 Qd6 29. c4 Qg6 $6 ( { No risk takes } 29... Qd3 30. Qxd3 Rxd3 ) 30. Qxg6 fxg6 31. b3 Nxf2 32. Re6 $1 Kc7 33. Rxg6 Rd7 34. Nh4 Nc8 $1 35. Bd5 ( { The pointe is } 35. Nf5 Ne7 ) 35... Nd6 36. Re6 Nb5 $1 37. cxb5 Rxd5 38. Rg6 Rd7 39. Nf5 Ne4 40. Nxg7 Rd1+ 41. Kc2 Rd2+ 42. Kc1 Rxa2 43. Nxh5 Nd2 { An exciting position has been reached. } 44. Nf4 ( { Deep Blue finds } 44. Rh6 Nxb3+ 45. Kb1 Rf2 46. Nf4 c4 47. g6 Kd7 $1 48. Nd5 ( 48. g7 $4 c3 ) 48... Nd2+ 49. Ka2 $1 Ne4+ 50. Ka3 Rf5 $1 ) 44... Nxb3+ 45. Kb1 Rd2 46. Re6 c4 47. Re3 Kb6 $1 48. g6 Kxb5 49. g7 Kb4 { A wonderful counterattack resulted in a great escape. } ( { The main point is } 49... Kb4 50. g8=Q Rd1+ 51. Kb2 Rd2+ { and perpetual check. } ) 1/2-1/2
[Event "New York"]
[Site "Man-Machine"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Deep Blue"]
[Black "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[ECO "B17"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[PlyCount "37"]

{ The last game decided about the outcome of the match. Gary posed as the
'defender of mankind'. } 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 h6 $4 8. Nxe6 Qe7 9. O-O fxe6 10. Bg6+ Kd8 11. Bf4 b5 $5 { Kasparov plays a 'novelty'. } 12. a4 Bb7 13. Re1 { Deep Blue attacks the weak points b5 and e6. } 13... Nd5 14. Bg3 Kc8 ( 14... a6 { keeps the position closed. White completes the restriction with } 15. Bh4 N5f6 16. Ne5 Kc8 17. Nf7 Rg8 18. c3 $1 { A collapse follows. } ) 15. axb5 cxb5 16. Qd3 Bc6 17. Bf5 exf5 { Gary's act of a 'monkey with a criminal mind' does not impress the computer. } ( { Neither does Nunn's alternative } 17... Nb4 { due to } 18. Qc3 Kb7 19. Rxe6 Qd8 20. d5 Bxd5 21. Re8 ) 18. Rxe7 Bxe7 19. c4 { The defence line in front of the
black king evaporates.  A historic event had taken place. The chess 'genius'
was defeated by artificial intelligence. Kasparov had turned this milestone
into a farce. } 1-0
[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. final"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[ECO "D48"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[PlyCount "215"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]

{ The FIDE organised a candidates' tournament, Groningen 1997. Anand entered in
the second round. He defeated Adams with 5-4 in the seventh and final round. 
 At the beginning of 1998 he had to face Karpov who had been training all the
time. } 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 Qc7 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Bc2 ( { Karpov played } 13. Ng5 { against Anand in Monte Carlo 1994. } ) 13... c4 14. Qe2 Bd6 15. Nd4 Nc5 16. f4 e5 17. Ndxb5 $5 { He opens the position with a novelty. } 17... axb5 18. Nxb5 Qb6 19. Nxd6+ Qxd6 20. fxe5 Qxe5 21. Rf5 Qe7 22. Qxc4 Rc8 $5 ( { An interesting alternative is } 22... Ncxe4 $5 23. Bf4 Rc8 24. Qb5+ Kf8 ) 23. Qb5+ Ncd7 24. Qxb7 Rxc2 25. Bg5 $1 Qd6 ( { Avoids } 25... Qxe4 $2 26. Qxe4+ Nxe4 27. Re1 Rc4 28. b3 Rd4 29. Rf2 $1 h6 30. Rd2 $1 { (Karpov). } ) 26. Qa8+ Kf7 $2 ( { Karpov's preparation goes on with } 26... Qb8 $1 27. Qxb8+ Nxb8 28. Bxf6 gxf6 { and equality. } ) 27. Qxh8 Qd4+ 28. Kh1 Qxe4 29. Rf3 Rxg2 $5 30. Kxg2 Ne5 { Anand has missed the next move. } 31. Qxg7+ $1 ( 31. Rf1 $2 Nxf3 32. Rxf3 Qe2+ 33. Kg3 Qe1+ { only leads to a perpetual (Karpov). } ) 31... Kxg7 32. Bxf6+ Kg6 33. Bxe5 Qxe5 34. Rg1 h5 35. b3 Qe2+ 36. Rf2 Qe4+ 37. Kf1+ $6 ( { Better is } 37. Kh3+ $1 { and White wins a lot faster. } ) 37... Kh6 38. Rg3 Qb1+ 39. Kg2 Qe4+ 40. Rgf3 Qg6+ 41. Kf1 Qb1+ 42. Kg2 Qg6+ 43. Kh1 Qb1+ 44. Rf1 $1 { White has to give
up a pawn in order to bypass a threefold repetition of positions. He wins
anyway. } 44... Qxa2 45. Rf6+ Kg7 46. Rf7+ Kh8 47. Rf8+ Kg7 48. R8f7+ Kg8 49. R7f3 Kg7 50. h3 Qc2 51. R1f2 Qe4 52. Kg2 Qb4 53. Re2 Qd4 54. Re7+ Kg6 55. Re6+ Kg7 56. Rg3+ Kf7 57. Rge3 Qd5+ 58. Kg3 Qg5+ 59. Kf2 Qh4+ 60. Ke2 Qd4 61. R6e4 Qa1 62. Kd3 Kf6 63. Re6+ Kf5 64. b4 Qc1 65. Kd4 Qc8 66. b5 Qd8+ 67. Kc5 Qc7+ 68. Kb4 Qf4+ 69. Kb3 Qc7 70. b6 Qd7 71. R3e5+ Kf4 72. Re4+ Kg3 73. Re3+ Kh2 74. Kc4 h4 75. Kc5 Qc8+ 76. Kd5 Qd8+ 77. Ke4 Qd7 78. Kf5 Kg2 79. Kg5 Qg7+ 80. Kxh4 Kf2 81. R3e5 $5 Qh8+ ( 81... Qg3+ 82. Kh5 Qxh3+ { wins back a pawn but does not save the game. } ) 82. Kg4 Qg7+ 83. Kf5 Qh7+ 84. Kf6 Qh4+ 85. Kf7 Qh7+ 86. Ke8 Qb7 87. h4 Qb8+ 88. Kf7 Qb7+ 89. Kg6 Qb8 90. h5 Qg8+ 91. Kf5 Qh7+ 92. Kf6 Kf3 93. Re3+ Kf2 94. Re2+ Kf3 95. R2e3+ Kf2 96. Kg5 Qg8+ 97. Kh4 Qd8+ 98. Kh3 Qd1 99. Re2+ Kf3 100. Kh2 Qd8 101. R6e3+ Kf4 102. b7 Qb6 103. Re4+ Kf3 104. R2e3+ Kf2 105. Re7 Qd6+ 106. Kh3 Qb8 107. R3e5 Kg1 108. Rg7+ 1-0
[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. final"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[ECO "C78"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bg4 9. d3 O-O 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Na5 12. Bc2 b4 13. Nd2 Rb8 14. Qe2 $5 Re8 15. Nf3 bxc3 16. bxc3 Nb3 17. Bxb3 Rxb3 18. d4 exd4 19. cxd4 Rxf3 $1 { The sacrifice of an exchange opens the game. } ( { Karpov does not like } 19... Rxe4 20. Be3 $1 Bb4 21. Qxa6 ) 20. Qxf3 $6 ( { Later Anand prefers } 20. dxc5 $5 Rc3 21. Qxa6 Nxe4 ) 20... Bxd4 21. Ra2 Nxe4 $1 22. Qd3 c5 23. Qxa6 d5 24. a5 $1 c4 $1 25. Be3 Be5 26. Bb6 $6 ( { Karpov suggests } 26. Rc2 ) 26... Qd7 ( { Analysts like } 26... Qd6 $6 27. Qb7 Nc3 28. Rb2 d4 $1 { but } 29. a6 $1 d3 30. a7 Ne2+ 31. Kh1 Bxb2 32. a8=Q Rxa8 33. Qxa8+ Qf8 34. Qa6 { favours White. } ) 27. Qa7 Qc6 $2 ( { Better is } 27... Qxa7 28. Bxa7 Nc3 { (Anand). } ) 28. Bd4 Bc7 29. Rb2 c3 ( { Avoids } 29... Ra8 $2 30. Qb7 Qxb7 31. Rxb7 Bxa5 32. Ra1 { (Karpov). } ) 30. Rb7 Rc8 31. Bb6 $2 ( { The natural } 31. Rc1 $1 { (Karpov) } 31... Nd6 32. a6 Nb5 $1 ( 32... Nxb7 $2 33. Rxc3 $1 ) 33. Rxb5 Qxb5 34. Qb7 Qxb7 35. axb7 Rb8 36. Bxc3 $1 Rxb7 37. Be5 $1 { leads to a Black loss. } ) 31... Be5 32. Rxf7 c2 33. Rc1 Nc3 34. Rf3 { The attack in the centre should decide but the tables turn. } ( { Karpov's } 34. Rf5 { is refuted by } 34... Qe6 $1 35. Rxe5 Qxe5 36. Qd7 Ne2+ 37. Kf1 Re8 $1 38. Bc7 Qe4 39. Rxc2 Ng3+ 40. Kg1 Qe1+ 41. Kh2 Nf1+ 42. Kh1 Ne3+ ) 34... h6 $4 ( { Good is } 34... Ne2+ 35. Kf1 Qe8 $1 36. Kxe2 Bb8+ 37. Re3 Qb5+ $1 { (Fritz). } ) 35. Qf7+ Kh8 36. Re3 $1 d4 37. Rxe5 d3 38. Bd4 $1 Rg8 39. Re6 d2 40. Rxc6 $1 dxc1=Q+ 41. Kh2 Qd2 42. Rc8 { Karpov was shocked by the line of Fritz. Six
games ended in 3-3. The match was prolonged with two rapid games (25 minutes
per game plus 10 seconds per move). } 1-0
[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. final"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[ECO "A07"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 e6 7. e4 Be7 8. Qe2 O-O 9. h3 Bh5 10. Re1 dxe4 11. dxe4 e5 12. b3 Qc7 13. Bb2 Rfe8 14. Qf1 Rad8 15. a3 b5 16. Bc3 Bf8 17. Nh4 Nc5 18. Bf3 Bg6 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Bg2 a6 21. Qe2 Ne6 22. Nf3 Nd7 23. a4 b4 24. Bb2 a5 25. c3 bxc3 26. Bxc3 Rb8 27. Rab1 Bb4 28. Rec1 Bxc3 29. Rxc3 c5 30. Qe3 Qd6 31. h4 Nd4 32. Bh3 Nb6 33. Rbc1 $2 ( { Right is } 33. Nd2 ) 33... c4 $1 34. bxc4 Nxa4 35. c5 Qe7 36. Ra3 ( { White has to avoid } 36. Rc4 Rb3 ) 36... Nxc5 37. Rac3 Ncb3 38. Rc7 Qf6 39. R1c3 Nxf3+ ( { The easiest way to victory is } 39... a4 $1 40. Bd7 Nxf3+ 41. Qxf3 Qxf3 42. Rxf3 Re7 { (Yusupov). } ) 40. Qxf3 a4 $2 { Anand spends a lot of time and blunders. } ( { Correct is } 40... Nd4 $1 41. Qxf6 gxf6 ) 41. Qxf6 gxf6 42. Bd7 Nd4 $6 ( { Better is } 42... Re7 43. Bxa4 Rxc7 44. Rxc7 Nd4 { but Anand wants a victory. } ) 43. Bxe8 Ne2+ 44. Kg2 Nxc3 45. Bxf7+ Kf8 46. Bxg6 Nb5 47. Rf7+ Kg8 48. Rxf6 Ra8 49. h5 $1 a3 50. h6 a2 51. Bf7+ Kh7 52. Bxa2 Rxa2 53. g4 $1 { Karpov plays for a win! } 53... Nc3 54. g5 Nxe4 55. Rf7+ { Anand has a difficult way out of the difficulties. } 55... Kg6 $2 ( { Black can escape by } 55... Kg8 $1 56. g6 Ra8 57. h7+ Kh8 58. g7+ $1 Kxh7 59. Rf8 Kxg7 60. Rxa8 Kg6 61. Kf3 Nf6 { (Karpov). } ) 56. Rg7+ Kf5 57. h7 Rxf2+ 58. Kg1 Kg4 59. h8=Q Kg3 60. Re7 Rg2+ 61. Kf1 Nd2+ 62. Ke1 { The demoralised Anand
lost the second rapid game quickly. Karpov won the match with 5-3 (+4, =2, -2),
kept the FIDE title and gained $1,370,000. Anand got $768,000. } 1-0
[Event "WCC candidates"]
[Site "Cazorla"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[ECO "C43"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]

{ The initials of Gary's organisation changed from PCA to WCC in February 1998.
His proposal was a candidates' match between the numbers two and three in the
world, Anand and Kramnik. Anand refused. His place was taken by Shirov, the
number two in Linares 1998. Kramnik and Shirov started a match of ten games. 
 The winner would play a two million dollar world championship match. Rentero
from Linares gave support but signatures of the Junta of Andalusia were
missing on the contract.... } 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxd7 Bxd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. c4 c6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Qh5 O-O 11. Qxd5 Bc6 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qh3 Ng5 14. Bxg5 Qxg5 15. Nc3 Rfe8 $5 16. d5 $5 Bxd5 17. f4 Qd8 18. Nxd5 Bc5+ 19. Kh1 Qxd5 20. Rac1 $1 { White takes the initiative. } 20... Be3 $6 ( { More solid is } 20... Qd4 21. Bc4 Re7 ) ( { Kramnik did not like the adventures of } 20... Re3 $5 21. Bc4 $1 Qd4 22. Bxf7+ $1 Kg7 $1 23. g3 Kxf7 24. Qxh7+ Kf6 25. Qxb7 Rd8 26. Qc6+ Bd6 ) 21. Bc4 Qf5 22. Qxf5 gxf5 { Black has accepted weaknesses. } 23. Rcd1 Rad8 24. g3 Bd4 25. b3 Bf6 $6 ( 25... Kg7 { defends more naturally. } ) 26. Bb5 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Rd8 28. Rc1 $1 ( { The pawn win by } 28. Rxd8+ Bxd8 29. Bd3 { has no use. } ) 28... Rd5 $5 ( 28... a6 { is okay but Black chooses an active defence. } ) 29. a4 Bd8 30. Rc8 Kg7 31. Rb8 $1 Bb6 32. Rxb7 Rd1+ 33. Kg2 Rd2+ 34. Kh3 Bg1 35. g4 { The counteraction can be crowned by a fortress building. } 35... Bxh2 $2 ( { Correct is } 35... Rxh2+ 36. Kg3 fxg4 37. Kxg4 Rh6 $1 38. Bc4 Rf6 { and White cannot make any progress (Kramnik and Dolmatov). } ) 36. gxf5 $1 h5 $2 ( { Black might survive in } 36... Bxf4 37. Kg4 ( 37. Rxa7 $4 h5 $1 ) 37... Rd4 38. Bc4 Kh6 39. Rxf7 Be5+ 40. Kf3 a5 ) 37. Kh4 $1 Bxf4 38. Kxh5 Kf6 39. Bc4 Kxf5 40. Rxf7+ Ke4 41. Rxa7 Be5 42. Bf1 Rf2 43. Bh3 Rf8 44. Be6 Rf1 ( { More resistance is offered by } 44... Rf6 $1 45. Bc4 Bc3 { (Kramnik). } ) 45. Rd7 Rh1+ 46. Kg6 Rg1+ 47. Kf7 Rg7+ 48. Ke8 Rxd7 49. Kxd7 Bc3 50. Kc6 Ke5 51. Bg8 Be1 52. Kb6 $1 Bf2+ 53. Ka6 $1 { White wins the bishop ending by accurate play. } ( { The king insufficiently supports his king in } 53. Kb5 $2 Kd6 54. b4 Kc7 55. a5 Be1 56. Ka4 Bd2 57. b5 Be3 { (Hecht). } ) 53... Kd6 54. a5 Kc7 55. b4 Kc6 56. b5+ Kc5 57. b6 Kb4 58. b7 Bg3 59. Kb6 Bf2+ 60. Kc6 $1 Ba7 61. a6 Ka5 62. Bc4 Bb8 63. Bf1 { Shirov took the lead. } 1-0
[Event "WCC candidates"]
[Site "Cazorla"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[ECO "D70"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 { Kramnik plays a surprising line in the decisive game. } 3... d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 e5 $5 9. d5 c6 10. h4 h5 $5 11. Be2 ( 11. g4 $5 hxg4 12. h5 { would be in the style of Shirov. } ) 11... cxd5 12. exd5 N8d7 13. d6 Nf6 14. Bg5 Re8 $5 ( { An alternative gives } 14... Be6 15. Nh3 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Bxc4 { (Kramnik). } ) 15. Rd1 Be6 16. Nh3 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Bxc4 18. b3 Ba6 $2 { Kramnik gets a scoring chance. } ( { Correct is } 18... Be6 19. Nf2 Qb6 $1 ) 19. Nd5 $2 ( { He misses } 19. d7 $1 Qxd7 ( 19... Rf8 20. Nd5 Bb5 21. Nf2 { and Black suffocates } ) 20. Qxd7 Nxd7 21. Rxd7 e4 22. Nd5 $1 exf3+ 23. Ne7+ Kh7 ( 23... Kf8 24. Kf2 $1 ) 24. gxf3 f6 25. Be3 $1 { and White wins (Kramnik and Dolmatov). } ) 19... e4 $1 20. Nxf6+ $2 ( { White survives in } 20. Ne7+ $1 Rxe7 21. dxe7 Qxe7 22. Kf2 $1 ) 20... Bxf6 21. d7 Qb6 $1 { Black's sacrifice of the exchange leads to a better endgame. } 22. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 23. Qe3 Bxg5 24. Qxb6 Bxh4+ 25. Kd2 ( { No good is } 25. Qf2 exf3+ 26. Kd2 Bxf2 ) 25... axb6 26. fxe4 Rxe4 27. Kc2 Rg4 28. Rd2 Be7 29. Rg1 Kg7 30. Nf2 Rf4 31. Nd3 Re4 { Black has an enormous positional advantage. } 32. Rgd1 $2 ( { Useful exchanges are made after } 32. a4 b5 33. Re1 ) 32... Bb5 33. a4 Bc6 34. Re1 $6 Rxe1 35. Nxe1 Bb4 36. Re2 Bxe1 37. Rxe1 Bxg2 { Now the exchanges have cost an important pawn. } 38. Kd2 h4 39. Ke3 Bd5 40. b4 h3 41. Re2 f5 42. Rd2 Be4 43. Kf4 Bg2 44. Rd7+ Kf6 45. Rh7 g5+ 46. Kg3 f4+ 47. Kg4 Ke5 48. b5 { Shirov won the match with 5 1/2 - 3 1/2 (+2, =7). The loser
got $75,000. The winner got nothing!  No sponsors were found for the
championship match and Shirov received no compensation.  Anand was invited to
play a match against Kasparov in 1999. When the event did not occur, the smart
Vishy cashed $200,000 without making a move! } 0-1
[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. final"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[ECO "A15"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]

{ The next FIDE championship took place in Las Vegas. Kasparov and Karpov did
not participate. The knockout tournament had seven rounds. Kramnik was ousted
in round five and Adams in round six in Caesar's Palace, a fine place of
decadence. } 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. b4 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 e5 7. d3 Nh5 8. Nc3 f5 9. O-O Nc6 10. b5 $5 Ne7 11. e4 c5 $1 12. bxc6 bxc6 13. c5 d5 14. exd5 $5 cxd5 15. Qb3 e4 $1 { White has opened aggressively. The counterattack has bite. } 16. dxe4 $2 { Akopian overestimates his chances. } ( { Correct is } 16. Ng5 $1 Nc6 $1 17. Nxd5 Kh8 $1 18. h4 Rb8 19. Bxg7+ Nxg7 { (Khalifman) } 20. Qa4 $1 Qxd5 21. dxe4 Qd7 22. exf5 Nd4 23. Qxd7 Bxd7 24. fxg6 hxg6 25. Rfd1 Ngf5 26. Rd2 { and White has a plus. } ) 16... fxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 dxe4 19. Ng5 Bf5 $1 20. Nxe4 Rb8 21. Qc3 Nd5 22. Qa3 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Nhf6 24. Bf3 Qc7 25. Rac1 Ne7 26. c6 Nf5 27. Qc3 Rbc8 28. Rfe1 Qg7 29. Rcd1 Rc7 30. Re6 h5 31. Qe5 Kh7 32. h3 Ng8 33. Qe4 Nf6 34. Qe5 Ng8 35. Qe4 Rf6 36. Rxf6 Nxf6 37. Qb4 Qe7 38. Qb8 Nd6 39. g4 $6 ( { No commitment brings } 39. Qb4 Nf5 40. Qb8 ) 39... hxg4 40. hxg4 Nf7 41. Kg2 Kg7 42. Re1 Qd8 { White still has positional compensation for the sacrificed material. } 43. Qb2 $2 ( { The exchange by } 43. Qxd8 Nxd8 44. Rb1 g5 45. Kg3 Rc8 46. Rc1 { leads to an endgame with a lasting influence of the passed pawn. } ) 43... Ng5 $1 44. Re3 Qd6 45. Qa3 Qxa3 46. Rxa3 Kf7 47. Be2 Ne6 48. Ra4 Nd5 49. Bf3 Ne7 50. Kg3 Kf6 51. Rc4 Ke5 52. Rc1 Nd4 53. Re1+ Kf6 54. Bg2 Nexc6 55. f4 Ne7 56. Bf1 Rc3+ 57. Kg2 Nc2 { Khalifman took the lead immediately. } 0-1
[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. final"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[ECO "B51"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 a6 7. Ba4 c4 8. d4 cxd3 9. Bg5 Ne5 $5 ( { Theory is } 9... e6 { (Tal-Akopian, Barcelona 1992). } ) 10. Nbd2 Bxa4 11. Qxa4+ b5 ( 11... Qd7 12. Qd4 Nfg4 { is okay. } ) 12. Qd4 h6 $2 { White gets the time to ruin the black position. } ( { Correct is } 12... Nfg4 $1 13. a4 Rb8 14. axb5 axb5 ) 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. a4 $1 Rb8 15. Nxe5 ( 15. axb5 axb5 16. Re3 { is favourable for White (Svidler). } ) 15... dxe5 16. Qa7 Ra8 ( { Black does not solve his problems with } 16... Qb6 17. Qxb6 Rxb6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Ra8+ { (Svetkovic). } ) 17. Qb7 Qc8 18. Qd5 Rb8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qxd3 h5 21. Nf1 Qd7 22. Qe2 $5 ( { The endgame after } 22. Qxd7+ Kxd7 23. Red1+ Ke8 24. Ra7 { looks grim for Black. } ) 22... e6 23. h4 Bc5 24. Ng3 Ke7 25. Red1 Qc6 26. Rd3 Rbd8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Nxh5 Rg8 29. Ra5 b4 30. Qb5 Rc8 31. Ng3 bxc3 32. bxc3 Qxb5 33. Rxb5 Ba3 34. Ne2 Bc5 35. g4 $2 ( { The advantage is kept by } 35. Rb7+ Kf8 { and now } 36. g4 ) 35... Kd6 $1 36. Kg2 Kc6 37. Rb2 f5 $1 38. f3 ( { The pointe is } 38. exf5 exf5 39. gxf5 Rh8 ) 38... Rh8 39. Kg3 Be7 40. h5 fxe4 41. fxe4 f5 $1 42. Kf3 fxg4+ 43. Kxg4 Rg8+ 44. Kh3 Rh8 45. Ng3 Bg5 46. Rh2 Kc5 47. Kg4 Bf4 48. Rh3 Kc4 49. Nf1 Rf8 50. Nh2 Rg8+ 51. Kf3 Bxh2 ( { Black exchanges as much as possible, but the immediate } 51... Kxc3 { might be good too. } ) 52. Rxh2 Kxc3 53. h6 Kd3 54. h7 Rf8+ 55. Kg3 Rh8 56. Rh4 Ke3 57. Kg2 Kd3 58. Kf3 Kd4 59. Ke2 Kc5 60. Kd3 Rd8+ 61. Kc3 Rh8 62. Rh5 Kd6 63. Kb4 Rb8+ 64. Kc4 Rh8 65. Rh1 Kc6 66. Rh2 Kd6 67. Kb4 ( { White avoids the trick } 67. Kb5 Rxh7 68. Rxh7 { stalemate. } ) 67... Kc6 68. Kc4 Kd6 69. Ra2 Ke7 70. Kc5 Rc8+ $1 71. Kb6 { Black still needs to make one good move. } 71... Rh8 $2 ( { Correct is } 71... Kf6 $1 { and } 72. Rh2 Kg7 { (Svidler) } 73. Kb7 Rh8 74. Kc7 Rxh7 75. Rxh7+ Kxh7 76. Kd6 Kg7 77. Kxe6 Kf8 78. Kxe5 Ke7 ) 72. Rh2 Kd6 73. Rd2+ Ke7 74. Kc7 Kf6 75. Rh2 Kg5 76. Kd6 Kf6 77. Kd7 Kf7 78. Rh3 Kf6 79. Rh1 Kf7 80. Rh4 Kf6 81. Rh1 Kf7 82. Rf1+ Kg7 83. Ke7 Ra8 84. h8=Q+ $1 ( { The pointe is } 84. h8=Q+ Kxh8 85. Rf8+ Rxf8 86. Kxf8 Kh7 87. Kf7 $1 { and White wins the decisive tempo.
Akopian equalised the match. } ) 1-0
[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. final"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[ECO "E92"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. Be3 exd4 8. Nxd4 Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Bf2 d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. O-O Nc6 13. c5 Nh5 14. Qd2 Be5 15. g3 Ng7 16. Rfd1 Be6 17. Nxe6 $5 ( 17. f4 { drew in Gelfand-Van Wely, Wijk aan Zee 1996. } ) 17... fxe6 18. f4 Bf6 19. Nb5 Be7 20. Rac1 a6 21. Nd4 Bf6 { White has a majority on the queenside and blockades the centre. } 22. Nf3 Qa5 $5 23. Qxa5 Nxa5 24. b4 Nc6 25. Rb1 h6 26. a4 g5 27. fxg5 hxg5 28. g4 $1 Ne5 29. Nxe5 Bxe5 30. Be3 Rf8 31. Rf1 Bf4 32. Bxf4 gxf4 33. Bf3 Rf7 $2 ( { Khalifman notes } 33... a5 34. Rfc1 $1 ) 34. a5 $1 { White applies a remarkable restriction. } 34... Rd8 ( { No relief from the strangulation brings } 34... Ne8 35. Rbe1 Nc7 36. g5 Kg7 37. Bg4 Kg6 38. Re5 ) 35. Rbe1 d4 $5 { Black acts in desperation before the time control. } 36. Re4 d3 37. Bd1 d2 38. Rfxf4 Rxf4 39. Rxf4 Ne8 40. Kf2 Nc7 41. h4 e5 42. Rc4 Nd5 43. Kf3 $1 Rf8+ 44. Ke2 Rd8 45. Kf3 Rf8+ 46. Ke2 Rd8 { White has a forced way to win in a diabolic endgame. } 47. Rc2 $2 ( { Best is } 47. g5 $1 Nf4+ 48. Ke3 $1 Kg7 49. h5 Nxh5 50. Bxh5 d1=Q 51. Bxd1 Rxd1 52. c6 bxc6 53. Ke4 $1 Rd6 54. Kxe5 Rg6 55. Kd4 Kf7 56. Kc5 Rxg5+ 57. Kb6 $1 Ke7 58. Rxc6 Rb5+ 59. Kxa6 Rxb4 { White has a theoretical win by } 60. Rb6 Ra4 61. Rb5 $1 Kd7 62. Kb7 Rc4 63. Rd5+ ) 47... Nf4+ 48. Ke3 Nd5+ 49. Ke2 Nf4+ 50. Kf3 Kf7 51. c6 bxc6 52. Rxc6 Rd3+ $2 ( { Strong resistance is offered by } 52... Nd5 53. Rc4 $1 { (Khalifman) } 53... Rb8 54. Rc2 $1 Rxb4 55. Rxd2 Ke6 ) 53. Ke4 Ke7 54. h5 Rd4+ 55. Kxe5 Rxb4 56. Rc7+ Kf8 57. Rd7 Ng2 58. h6 Kg8 59. g5 Ne3 60. g6 Rb5+ 61. Ke4 { Khalifman led again. He won the match with 3 1/2 - 2 1/2 (+2, =3, -1),
got the FIDE title and $660,000. The runner-up netted $396,000. } 1-0
[Event "BGN World Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[ECO "C67"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[WhiteElo "2845"]

{ The number one in chess invited the number two for a championship match.
Although no candidates got a chance, we might be thankful, because the
encounter between Kasparov and Kramnik became one of the most interesting
matches in the history of chess. The sponsor, Brain Games Networks, supplied a
prize fund of $2,000,000. The match took place in October and November 2000.
FIDE started its world championship in November. } 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. b3 h6 11. Bb2 Kc8 { Kramnik has chosen for a crammed endgame of the Berlin
Defence. Kasparov answers calmly. } 12. h3 b6 13. Rad1 Ne7 $5 { Vladimir has prepared a fascinating manoeuvre. } 14. Ne2 Ng6 { The six moves of
this knight result in pressure on e5 and control over square f4. } 15. Ne1 h5 $1 16. Nd3 c5 17. c4 { White prevents counter-play on the queenside. } 17... a5 18. a4 h4 19. Nc3 Be6 $1 20. Nd5 Kb7 21. Ne3 Rh5 $1 22. Bc3 Re8 23. Rd2 Kc8 24. f4 { The active knight makes two more moves and blockades the f-pawn. } 24... Ne7 25. Nf2 Nf5 1/2-1/2
[Event "BGN World Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2845"]
[ECO "D85"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Bg4 10. Rb1 a6 $5 11. Rxb7 $1 ( { Kramnik improves on } 11. Rb3 { in Timman-Ivanchuk, Linares 1992. } ) 11... Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nc6 13. Bc4 O-O 14. O-O ( { The firm } 14. Bd5 Rac8 15. Bg5 $6 { is met by } 15... cxd4 16. cxd4 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Nxd4 18. Bxe7 Rc2+ ) 14... cxd4 15. cxd4 Bxd4 $1 16. Bd5 Bc3 $2 { Kasparov blunders in his cherished Gruenfeld Defence. } ( 16... Qxd2 17. Bxd2 Rfc8 { will lead to equality in Yermolinsky-Azmaiparashvili, Hyderabad 2002. } ) 17. Qc1 $1 Nd4 $5 { Now Gary has to sacrifice a pawn in order to exchange. } ( { The line } 17... Rac8 $6 18. Bb6 Qb4 19. a3 Qb2 20. Qxb2 Bxb2 21. a4 $1 { is unpleasant for Black (Kramnik). } ) 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Rxe7 Ra7 20. Rxa7 Bxa7 21. f4 $1 Qd8 22. Qc3 Bb8 23. Qf3 $1 Qh4 24. e5 g5 $1 { A battle rages on the dark squares. } 25. Re1 $1 Qxf4 26. Qxf4 gxf4 27. e6 fxe6 28. Rxe6 Kg7 29. Rxa6 { White has regained the extra pawn. } 29... Rf5 30. Be4 Re5 31. f3 Re7 32. a4 Ra7 33. Rb6 $1 Be5 34. Rb4 { Black draws if he keeps the enemy out or exchanges the rooks. } 34... Rd7 $2 { The activation of the rook allows the advance of the a-pawn. } ( 34... Bd6 $1 35. Rc4 Kf6 { applies passive consolidation. } ) 35. Kg2 Rd2+ 36. Kh3 h5 37. Rb5 Kf6 38. a5 Ra2 39. Rb6+ Ke7 $4 { Kasparov succumbs under time pressure. } ( { Kramnik analyses } 39... Kg7 40. a6 Bd4 41. Rg6+ Kf8 42. Bb7 Ra5 43. Rd6 Bg1 44. Rd1 $1 Be3 45. Rd5 $1 Rxd5 46. Bxd5 Kg7 47. Kg2 Kf6 48. h4 $1 { If the black
king moves to the left, pawn h5 will fall. Otherwise his adversary moves to
the queenside. } ) 40. Bd5 $1 { Kramnik made an impressive start in the match. } ( 40. Bd5 Rxa5 41. Re6+ Kd7 42. Rxe5 Kd6 43. Rxh5 Rxd5 44. Rxd5+ Kxd5 45. Kg4 { is elementary. } ) 1-0
[Event "BGN World Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[ECO "C67"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[WhiteElo "2845"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. b3 h6 11. Bb2 Kc8 12. Rad1 b6 $5 { Kasparov deviate
s from game one and Vladimir from Shirov-Krasenkov, Polanica Zdroj 2000. } 13. Ne2 $1 c5 14. c4 Bc6 15. Nf4 Kb7 ( 15... Bxf3 16. gxf3 { leads to black passivity. } ) 16. Nd5 $1 Ne7 17. Rfe1 Rg8 $1 { Black begins a
rare development manoeuvre. The intended route to the open file is
h8-g8-g6-e6-e8-d8. } 18. Nf4 $1 { The knight retreats as preparation of e5-e6. } 18... g5 19. Nh5 Rg6 $5 { Kramnik plans ..Re6. Kasparov prevents it. } 20. Nf6 Bg7 21. Rd3 Bxf3 $5 { Exchanges lessen the pressure. } 22. Rxf3 Bxf6 23. exf6 Nc6 24. Rd3 Rf8 $1 25. Re4 ( 25. Rd7 Kc8 { shows the pointe of black's prophylactic move. } ) 25... Kc8 26. f4 gxf4 27. Rxf4 Re8 ( { Black quickly draws in } 27... Nb4 $1 28. Re3 Rd8 $1 { (threatens ..Nd3) } 29. Rff3 ( 29. Re7 $2 Rd2 $1 30. Rf2 Rxf2 31. Kxf2 Nd3+ ) 29... Rd1+ 30. Rf1 Rd2 31. Rf2 ) 28. Bc3 Re2 29. Rf2 Re4 30. Rh3 $5 { Kasparov wants to win. } ( 30. Rfd2 Nd4 { followed by exchanges will draw. } ) 30... a5 31. Rh5 $5 a4 32. bxa4 $6 Rxc4 33. Bd2 Rxa4 34. Rxh6 Rg8 $6 { Kramnik can make an attempt to win. } ( { But he misses } 34... Rxh6 $1 35. Bxh6 c4 36. g4 c3 37. h3 Rb4 ) 35. Rh7 Rxa2 $1 36. Rxf7 Ne5 $1 37. Rg7 Rf8 38. h3 c4 ( { Or } 38... Nd3 $1 39. f7 Kd7 $1 40. Rg8 Ra1+ 41. Kh2 Nxf2 42. Rxf8 Ke7 ) 39. Re7 ( { Kramnik regards } 39. Bc3 Rxf2 40. Kxf2 { as stronger, but } 40... Nd7 $1 { draws. } ) 39... Nd3 40. f7 Nxf2 $1 ( { Vladimir avoids } 40... Kd8 $4 41. Re8+ $1 Rxe8 42. Bg5+ { and safely reaches the time control after forty moves in two hours. } ) 41. Re8+ Kd7 42. Rxf8 Ke7 43. Rc8 Kxf7 44. Rxc7+ Ke6 45. Be3 $1 Nd1 $1 46. Bxb6 ( { Not } 46. Rxc4 $2 Rxg2+ 47. Kxg2 $4 Nxe3+ ) 46... c3 47. h4 Ra6 $1 48. Bd4 Ra4 49. Bxc3 Nxc3 50. Rxc3 Rxh4 51. Rf3 Rh5 52. Kf2 Rg5 53. Rf8 Ke5 { The attacker advanced in the centre and the defender centralised. } ( 53... Ke5 54. Kf3 Rf5+ 55. Rxf5+ Kxf5 $11 ) 1/2-1/2
[Event "BGN World Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2845"]
[ECO "D27"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Be2 b6 11. Nb3 Be7 12. Nfd4 Bb7 13. f3 O-O 14. e4 Rfc8 15. Be3 Kf8 16. Nd2 $1 ( 16. Kf2 { drew in Bareev-Rublevsky, Elista 1996. } ) 16... Ne5 17. N4b3 Rc6 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. Rxc6 Rxc6 20. g4 $1 h6 21. h4 Bc8 $6 { Black loses time. } ( { The effective } 21... Ne8 22. f4 Nd7 23. Nc4 Nd6 { leads to exchanges (Kramnik). } ) 22. g5 $1 hxg5 23. hxg5 Nfd7 $1 24. f4 Ng6 25. Nf3 Rc2 $2 { Kasparov decides for an aggressive solution. } ( 25... Rc7 { protects Nd7 and thus keeps the status quo. } ) 26. Bxa6 $1 Bxa6 27. Rxd7 Rxb2 28. Ra7 Bb5 29. f5 $1 exf5 30. exf5 Re2 $1 31. Nfd4 $5 Re1+ 32. Kf2 Rf1+ 33. Kg2 Nh4+ 34. Kh3 Rh1+ 35. Kg4 Be8 36. Bf2 $1 Ng2 37. Ra8 $2 ( { The advantage is kept by } 37. Nf3 Bd6 38. Bxb6 { White has an extra pawn and a positional plus. } ) 37... Rf1 38. Kf3 Nh4+ $2 { Kasparov also lapses before the first time control. } ( { Better is } 38... Nf4 $1 39. Nd2 Rd1 { (Kramnik). } ) 39. Ke2 Rh1 40. Nb5 Bxg5 41. Nc7 Ke7 42. Nxe8 { Although the Kramnik team tries to prove points with lengthy analical lines,
the win for White has become unclear. } 42... Nxf5 43. Bxb6 Kd7 44. a4 Rh3 45. Nc5+ Kc6 46. a5 Re3+ 47. Kd1 Re7 48. Rc8+ Kb5 49. Ne4 Rxe4 50. Rc5+ Ka6 51. Nc7+ Kb7 52. Rxf5 Be3 53. Bxe3 Rxe3 54. Rxf7 Re5 $1 55. a6+ $2 ( { The challenger misses the elegant win } 55. Nd5+ Ka6 56. Nb4+ Kb5 57. Rf4 $1 g5 58. Rg4 ) 55... Kb6 56. Rxg7 Ra5 57. Kd2 Ra1 58. Kc2 Rh1 $2 { The rook must stay on the a-file. } 59. Kb2 $2 { The players have to make twenty
moves in one hour before the second time control. Both sides blunder under
time pressure. } ( { Correct is } 59. Rg8 $1 Rh7 ( 59... Ra1 60. Nd5+ Kc5 61. Rg5 $1 ) 60. Rb8+ Ka7 61. Rb7# { Kramnik did not play this line, because his tired mind went on with ..Ka8. } ) 59... Rh8 $1 60. Kb3 Rc8 { The time control switches to a Fischer mode. Both
players get thirty minutes plus ten seconds per move for the rest of the game.
As an endgame lover, I often talked with Geurt Gijssen about allotted time
after the second control. Our preference goes to fifteen minutes plus thirty
seconds per move. } 61. a7 Kxa7 62. Kb4 Kb6 63. Nd5+ Ka6 64. Rg6+ Kb7 65. Kb5 Rc1 66. Rg2 Kc8 67. Rg7 Kd8 68. Nf6 Rc7 69. Rg5 Rf7 70. Nd5 Kd7 71. Rg6 Rf1 72. Kc5 Rc1+ 73. Kd4 Rd1+ 74. Ke5 { Kramnik showed his superiority in the endgame
again. Kasparov had a lucky escape. } 1/2-1/2
[Event "BGN World Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[ECO "A34"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[WhiteElo "2845"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Nc3 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Qa4 Nb6 9. Qb5 Nd7 $5 { The novelty leads to a quick draw. } 10. d3 O-O 11. Be3 Nd4 12. Bxd4 cxd4 13. Ne4 Qb6 $1 14. a4 a6 15. Qxb6 Nxb6 16. a5 Nd5 17. Nc5 Rd8 18. Nd2 { White pressures along a diagonal, but Black neutralises this plan quickly. } 18... Rb8 19. Nc4 e6 20. Rfc1 Bh6 $1 21. Rcb1 Bf8 22. Nb3 Bg7 $1 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Nbd2 e5 { Kasparov achieved nothing. } 1/2-1/2
[Event "BGN World Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2845"]
[ECO "D27"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Qe2 cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Bb3 Re8 13. h4 $5 { Kramnik plays a provocative new move. } 13... Ncb4 $1 ( { Kasparov dislikes } 13... Bxh4 14. Nxh4 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qxh4 16. d5 ) 14. h5 b6 15. Ne5 Bb7 16. a5 b5 17. h6 g6 18. Ne4 Nc7 $6 { White gets the initiative. } ( { Better is } 18... Rc8 $5 ) 19. Nc5 Bd5 20. Ra3 $5 Nc6 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Ncd7 Rad8 ( 22... f6 $1 23. Rad3 $6 { (Kramnik) } 23... Rad8 $1 24. Nb6 Nxd4 25. Rxd4 Qxe5 { defends more aggressively. } ) 23. Nxc6 Rxd7 24. Nxe7+ Rexe7 25. Rc3 f6 26. Be3 Kf7 27. Rdc1 Qb7 28. Rc5 Nd5 29. Qf3 Nb4 $1 30. Qe2 Rc7 $5 ( { The repetition } 30... Nd5 { is okay. } ) 31. Bf4 Rxc5 32. dxc5 e5 33. Qd2 $1 Nc6 34. Qd5+ Kf8 35. Be3 Qd7 36. Qf3 Kf7 37. Rd1 e4 $1 38. Qe2 $1 Qf5 39. Rd6 Re6 40. Rd7+ Re7 41. Rd6 Re6 42. Qd1 { Kasparov dreams about a counter-attack on the kingside. } 42... g5 $2 ( { Passive consolidation applies } 42... Rxd6 43. Qxd6 Qe6 44. Qc7+ Ne7 ) 43. Qh5+ $2 { Kramnik plays the right move later on. } 43... Ke7 44. Qd1 Kf7 $2 ( { A firm defence line is created by } 44... Ke8 $1 45. Rd2 Re7 { (Kramnik). } ) 45. Rd7+ $1 Kg6 46. Rg7+ Kxh6 47. Qd7 Re5 48. Qf7 Rd5 49. Kh1 ( 49. b4 $3 { (zugzwang) } 49... Nxb4 50. Kh2 $1 Nc6 51. g4 $1 { wins wonderfully. } ) 49... Nd8 50. Rxh7+ Qxh7 51. Qxd5 Kg6+ $1 52. Kg1 Qc7 53. Qg8+ Kf5 54. Qd5+ Kg6 55. Qxe4+ Kg7 { White has a difficult win. } 56. Qa8 $2 ( { Correct is } 56. Qd5 Nc6 57. Bd4 Nxd4 58. Qxd4 Qxa5 59. c6 { The analysts stop here, but the win is not evident. I continue with } 59... Qe1+ 60. Kh2 Qe7 61. g3 $1 ( 61. Qd7 $2 Kf7 $1 ) 61... Kf7 62. Qb6 Qe4 63. Qa7+ Kf8 64. Qd7 Qe8 65. Qb7 Qe4 66. Qc8+ Qe8 67. Qxa6 ) 56... Qd7 57. Kh2 Qd3 58. g3 Nf7 59. Qb7 Kg6 60. Qxa6 Ne5 61. Qa8 Ng4+ 62. Kh3 Qf5 $1 63. Qg8+ ( { Or } 63. Kg2 Nxe3+ 64. fxe3 Qc2+ 65. Kf1 ( 65. Kh3 $4 g4+ $1 66. Kxg4 Qf5+ 67. Kh4 Qh5# ) 65... Qd1+ $11 ) 63... Kh6 64. Qh8+ Kg6 65. Qe8+ Kh6 66. Qh8+ { Kasparov escaped as Black for the second time in the match. } 1/2-1/2
[Event "BGN World Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[ECO "A32"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[WhiteElo "2845"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 $5 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 Qc7 7. Qd3 Nc6 8. Nxc6 dxc6 9. Bg2 e5 10. O-O Be6 11. Na4 $5 { Kasparov quickly drew with White.
This timidity did not happen since the first match with Karpov in 1984. } 1/2-1/2