[Event "SuperGM"]
[Site "Linares ESP"]
[Date "2002.02.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kasparov, Garri"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Hathaway, Mark"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 { Odd, from someone who generally plays the Black side of a Spanish, hoping for a Marshall Gambit. } 3. Nxe5 ( { also popular is } 3. d4 ) 3... d6 ( 3... Qe7 4. d4 d6 5. Nf3 { leaves Qe7 misplaced and Bf8 blocked by Pd6 } ) ( 3... Nxe4 4. Qe2 Qe7 ( 4... Nf6 $4 5. Nc6+ $18 ) 5. Qxe4 d6 6. f4 { and Black will regain the piece, but generally White can maintain a slight piece development advantage } ) 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 { White tries to undermine Ne4 or force it to retreat, opening the d3-h7 diagonal and making it easier for White to develop without simplifying piece exchanges. } 8... Nb4 9. Be2 O-O ( { I believe the original idea of 8...Nb4 was to chase Bd3 away and then take the d5 square by } 9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd5 { but that gave away control of d3 and weakened Ne4. So, players decided to leave Nb4 until forced away. } ) 10. a3 ( 10. Nc3 Bf5 ) 10... Nc6 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 { White has gotten rid of Ne4, but Black has Qd5 and no significant cramp. His pieces can maneuver freely. } 13... Bf5 { and he can, once again, challenge for control of the d3-h7 diagonal! } 14. Re1 ( 14. c4 Qe4 ( 14... Qd6 ) ) 14... Rfe8 15. Bf4 Rac8 16. c4 Qe4 { The queen seems very strong, but is in fact quite exposed so all of White's smaller forces. } ( 16... Qd7 17. d5 { and Nc6 has to move, leaving e5 in White's hands } ) 17. Be3 { It would appear Kasparov lost a tempo by moving Bc1-f4-e3, but he forced Ra8-c8, so now Be3 will be aligned with Pa7 when it's a tad weaker than before. If he can't use the d3-h7 diagonal to attack Kg8 he must use his bishops more conservatively to align against Black's queen-side. } 17... Bf6 18. Ra2 b6 { This changes a lot. Black's pieces are active and Be3 has no target and Be2 can't get active. What's White to do, perhaps Ra2-d2 to threaten Be2-d3? } 19. h3 ( 19. Rd2 $5 Qe7 ( 19... Bg4 20. h3 Bh5 21. g4 Bg6 22. Bd3 ) ) 19... Na5 $2 ( 19... h6 ) 20. g4 { Wow! This is a drastic measure. How can he get away with this? } 20... Bg6 21. g5 ( 21. Rd2 h5 22. Bd3 Qe6 23. Bxg6 fxg6 24. g5 Be7 { and White's got multiple weak points he would find it difficult to defend } ) 21... Be7 22. Ne5 { Qe4 looks awkwardly alone and surrounded by enemy pieces. } 22... Bd6 ( 22... Bf5 $4 23. Bd3 ) 23. Nxg6 hxg6 24. c5 $5 { It must have been a difficult choice, to make this move. His pawns are weak, but they chase Black's pieces. How much is gained is unclear. Do White's pieces really benefit enough? } 24... Bf8 { It's still hard to tell whether White is trouncing Black or his position is falling apart. } 25. Bg4 Rcd8 26. Rae2 { There are the doubled rooks behind a minor piece; a theme which played such a prominent role in his previous round game against Ivanchuk. } 26... Qd5 ( 26... Qc6 ) 27. Bf4 Rxe2 28. Qxe2 c6 $4 ( 28... bxc5 $4 29. Bxc7 ) ( { Perhaps sufficient is to peck away at White's weak pawns while keeping Kg8 safe: } 28... Qxd4 29. Bxc7 Rd5 30. Qe8 Qxc5 ) 29. Bc7 Ra8 { After this White's pieces dominate the center. } 30. Qe5 Qxe5 31. Rxe5 Nc4 32. d5 $3 { This must have been the move Adams didn't see. It's difficult when you're on the defensive to see all the (often random) possibilities which may arise for the attacker. Still, it takes courage to play such a move as this -- and Kasparov has plenty of that. } 32... Nxe5 { This is certainly a Greek gift, but he should've thought twice. Perhaps they were facing time pressure and could only act instinctively. } ( 32... cxd5 { If you think of this as removing a potential queen then it seems far more important than to capture Re5. } 33. Rxd5 Bxc5 ) 33. Bxe5 cxd5 ( 33... Bxc5 34. dxc6 ( 34. d6 $4 { would allow Black to meet d6-d7 with ...Bc5-e7 } ) 34... Bxa3 35. c7 b5 36. c8=Q+ Rxc8 37. Bxc8 a5 38. Bd7 b4 39. Ba4 Bc1 40. Bc7 Bd2 41. Bxa5 b3 42. Bxd2 b2 43. Bc2 $18 ) 34. c6 f5 35. gxf6 gxf6 36. Be6+ Kg7 37. Bg3 Bxa3 ( 37... Be7 { intending ...Be7-d8 to give the bishop for Pc6, rather than the rook } 38. c7 ) 38. Bxd5 Rc8 39. c7 Bc5 40. Bb7 Rxc7 41. Bxc7 a5 42. Bc6 { and that slows Black tremendously } 42... g5 43. Kf1 Kg6 44. f3 Kh5 45. Be8+ Kh6 ( 45... Kh4 46. Kg2 { threatening Bc7-g3# } 46... g4 47. hxg4 ) 46. Ke2 f5 47. Bd8 { Black's queen-side pawns are blocked and his Kh6 can't be activated and Bc5 is just one piece which White can go around. White has a free king to attack Pf5 (and Kh6) or Pb6. This was a terrific, exciting, perhaps error-filled game; but it's one of the most interesting of the tournament. With this victory Kasparov moves into the lead. } 1-0