[Event "Eurotel Trophy"]
[Site "Prague CZE"]
[Date "2002.04.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Milos, G."]
[Black "Kasparov, Garri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Hathaway, Mark"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[ECO "C65"]
[EventDate "2002.04.28"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 { Kasparov tries the Berlin variation, with which he had so much difficulty (as White) against Kramnik } 4. Qe2 { Milos avoid s the usual 4. O-O to avoid whatever opening preparations Kasparov has made. Was this a prepared idea or a "spur of the moment" choice? Qe2 aligns with Ke8 and defends Pe4, so it should be alright. } 4... Bc5 ( 4... Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. c3 ( 6. d3 Bc5 7. Bg5 ) 6... Bc5 7. d3 ) 5. O-O ( { Perhaps better is the obvious } 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nxe5 Qd4 7. Nd3 Be7 ) 5... O-O { After this White would be wise to not capture Pe5 because ...Rf8-e8 would give Black's pieces open lines and targets. } 6. c3 d6 { Black has little to worry about. He's going to have a convenient way to develop all his pieces and without having created any major weakness (es) . } 7. Rd1 { I don't see Rd1 being very useful since Black hasn't played one of the variations with Be7 and his Qd8 isn't quite so cramped. It can easily sidestep the alignment with Rd1. } ( 7. d4 exd4 8. Bxc6 d3 9. Qxd3 bxc6 ) ( 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. d4 exd4 9. cxd4 Bb6 10. h3 c5 11. d5 Re8 12. Nc3 Ba5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Rac1 Rb8 { seems quite good for Black, despite the difficulty getting Bc8 developed } ) 7... Re8 { Black supports his central position and begins to aim for ...d5. He clearly doesn't fear White's approach. } 8. d3 { This move admits the failure of Qe2 and Rd1. If he can't achieve Pd4 then Rd1 is bad. } ( 8. d4 $2 exd4 9. cxd4 Rxe4 $17 ) 8... a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nbd2 a5 { This serves several purposes. One is to prevent b2-b4, thereby keeping Pb2 a little backward. It also clears the way for ...Bc8-a6 to target the weak Pd3 and Qe2. } 11. Nc4 h6 12. Nxa5 { a small tactical trick which may divert Black's attention from central play, but which does not gain an advantage } 12... Rxa5 13. b4 Bxb4 ( 13... Ra7 14. bxc5 dxc5 { and Black gives up on ...d5 to challenge White in the center. It also leaves Black with an odd, and hard to evaluate pawn formation. } ) 14. cxb4 Ra4 15. a3 Bd7 { Black clears the way for ...Qa8 to support Ra4, keeping Pa3 backward and threatened. Black holds White's forces in place and hopes to be able to threaten them later-on. } 16. Nd2 Qa8 { incidentally threatening ...Rxb4 since Ra1 isn't defended } 17. Bb2 { White might be able to play d3-d4xe5 after all. Pe4 is defended and can be resupported with f2-f3. } 17... Qa7 { preventing d3-d4 and maybe considering ...c6-c5 to be rid of his doubled pawn. } 18. Rdc1 { White might like to play f2-f4, but he has to make preparatory moves (Kg1-h1 and moving Rd1 off the d1-g4 diag.) . Moving f2-f4 would help threaten Black on the king-side. } 18... Rb8 { again considering ...c5 since Pb4 is pinned as Bb2 isn't defended Black could also have considered a simple maneuver of ...Nf6-h7-g5-e6-d4 to add more force at the center and toward the queen-side. } 19. Rc2 Bg4 $5 { This move serves to begin a plan, but it's not without risks because Pc6 is left en prise. } 20. Qe1 Nh5 { Kasparov isn't satisfied to maneuver on weak squares he wants to provoke weaknesses around Kg1 and ...Nh5-f4 is certainly a threatening move which might provoke g2-g3. } 21. g3 ( 21. Rxc6 Nf4 22. Qb1 ( 22. Rc3 Ne2+ 23. Kh1 Nxc3 24. Bxc3 Rxa3 $17 ) 22... Be2 ( 22... Ne2+ 23. Kf1 Nd4 24. Bxd4 Qxd4 25. Nb3 Qa7 26. Qc1 ) 23. Rc3 Bxd3 24. Rxd3 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Rbxb4 ) 21... Bd7 { Kasparov quickly scurries back to defend Pc6 and begins thinking of ways to maneuver to exploit the light square weakness around Kg1. White will have to act quickly to do something offensive. } 22. Qe2 Nf6 23. Kg2 Qa6 { not just defending Pc6 or pinning Pd3, but perhaps planning ...Qc8 to prepare ...Bd7-h3+ } 24. Nc4 ( 24. f4 Re8 25. fxe5 dxe5 26. Nc4 Bg4 27. Qf1 Nd7 28. Ne3 Be6 29. Rac1 { gives White good coordination and much better piece activity, at the cost of further exposing his king } ) 24... Be6 25. Ne3 ( 25. f4 exf4 26. gxf4 ) 25... Nd7 { White has let his opportunity slip and now Black has his dark squares solidly defended. Bb2 won't be able to do much damage now. } 26. f4 f6 27. Rf1 c5 { All this dark-square activity is very good for Black. He's keeping Bb2 quiet and getting rid of his doubled pawn. Next will be an invasion on the b-file. } 28. fxe5 Nxe5 29. Bxe5 dxe5 { This keeps his king-side relatively safe. Pc5 will have to be lost, but Pa3 is also going to fall, so Black's heavy pieces will find plenty of activity. } 30. Rxc5 Rxa3 31. Rxc7 { White has an extra pawn, but Black's pieces are better. Pd3 is weak, Pb4 is weak and Kg2 is more exposed than Kg8. } 31... Qxd3 32. Qxd3 Rxd3 33. Nc2 Rd2+ 34. Rf2 Bh3+ 35. Kf3 ( 35. Kg1 $4 Rd1+ $19 ) 35... Rd3+ 36. Ke2 Rbd8 { He's trying to spin a mating net. } 37. Ne3 { opposing Bh3 and hoping his king can survive the two Black rooks by sitting on f3 } 37... Rb3 38. Nd5 Bg4+ ( 38... Be6 ) 39. Kf1 Bh3+ 40. Ke2 ( 40. Ke1 { takes advantage of the opportunity to open the second rank for Rf2 } ) 40... Be6 41. Kf1 Bxd5 42. exd5 Rxd5 $19 { Pb4 will also fall, so Black is going to be up two pawns. } 43. Ra2 ( 43. Rc4 Rb5 44. Rc8+ Kh7 45. Rc7 Kg6 $18 ) 43... Rxb4 44. Raa7 Rg4 45. Kg2 h5 46. Re7 ( 46. h3 Rd2+ 47. Kf3 Rd3+ 48. Ke2 Rgxg3 ) 46... Rd2+ 47. Kh3 ( 47. Kf3 Rxh2 ) ( 47. Kh1 h4 48. Ra3 Rc4 49. Ra1 h3 50. Rb7 Rcc2 51. Rba7 Rxh2+ 52. Kg1 Rcg2+ 53. Kf1 Rh1# ) 47... Kh7 48. Rf7 Kh6 49. Rf8 Rc4 { White released the threat to Pg7, so Black is free to go at Kh3 a different way. } 50. Rh8+ ( 50. Ra1 Rcc2 51. Rh1 Rf2 { preparing ...g7-g5-g4+ } 52. Rh8+ Kg5 53. Rg8 g6 54. Re8 Kf5 55. Rh8 e4 { White's pieces are all tied down and Pe4 can advance without much hindrance. } ) 50... Kg6 51. Rg8 Rcc2 52. Rgxg7+ Kf5 { One more example of how a super GM like Kasparov can outplay an ordinary GM as though it was Master vs. Amateur. } 0-1