Icannos/chess_studies huggingface dataset:
[Event "London"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1982.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Seirawan"]
[Black "Karpov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 { White avoi ds committing his e-pawn, hoping to find a brighter future for his light-squared bishop on g2. } 7... b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 { Not 9...Bxh4 10 Nxc7. With the pawn structure clarified White intends to put pressure on d5 and c7, while Black hopes to get play on the e-file and possibly break with ... c5. } 9... exd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. g3 Re8 { Now if 12.Bg2 Black will play 12...Ba6 and gang up on e2, catching White's king in the center. } 12. Rc3 { A multi purpose move. The rook may lead a battery attack on c7 and may also go to e3 to neutralize the pressure on e2. } 12... Na6 { If 12...c5 then 13 dxc5 bxc5 14 Qxd5 Bb7 15 Qb3 and White will consolidate after Re3. Karpov's move covers c5 and c7, and the knight may jump to b4 later. } 13. Qa4 { Very aggressiv e--White attacks both the knight and the rook, but leaves his back rank exposed. } 13... c5 { It isn't clear whether this is a sacrifice or a blunder, but Black seems to get a strong attack for his knight. } 14. Re3 Be6 15. Qxa6 cxd4 16. Rb3 { Preventing checks on b4. It now seems that Black should be able to keep up the pressure on the e-file, but Seirawan consolidates beautifully. } 16... Bf5 17. Bg2 Bc2 18. Nxd4 { Giving back material to kill Black's initiative. } 18... Bxb3 19. Nxb3 Rac8 { Black might try 19...Qb4+, but after 20 Kf1, White will consolidate by 21 Bf3 and 22 Kg2, and Black's pieces will be even more confused than in the game. } 20. Bf3 Rc2 21. O-O Rxb2 { Now Black has got back almost all his material, but his pieces don't work together well, while White will calmly prepare a nasty counterattack. } 22. Rd1 Rd8 23. Nd4 { White's position is a wonderful picture of harmony, while Black is just trying to keep out the flood. Notice how all of Black's light squares are potential targets: b5,c6,f5 and d5. } 23... Rd7 24. Nc6 Qe8 25. Nxa7 { Now White offers a piece sacrifice, but, in contrast to Black's offer on move 13, he has a concrete mating continuation in mind. } 25... Re7 26. a4 Qa8 27. Rxd5 Qxa7 28. Rd8+ Kh7 29. Qd3+ f5 { 29...g6 allows 30 Qd4. } 30. Qxf5+ g6 31. Qf6 1-0
[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1982.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Murey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 { The Petrosian system of the Queen's Indian Defense has brought me many victories. } 5... d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 { A continuation which has been becoming more popular recently. It is difficult to explain why Black should give up the center without a fight, but perhaps good practical results are the reason why. } 7. Qc2 { At the time of this game this was a new twist to the position. White had usually played 7.e3. The idea of 7.Qc2 is to play e4 in one move instead of two. } 7... c5 8. e4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nc6 10. Bb2 { Simple and strong! The pawn is well protected and the rook is ready to occupy the d1 square. } 10... Rc8 { Natural but bad. Black will not be able to take advantage of the position of the White queen, while the loss of a tempo will cost him dearly. It was necessary to play 10...Be7, preparing to castle. } 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. cxd4 a6 { Played to keep White's bishop off the a4-e8 diagonal. 12...Nxd4 allows White to win material. 12... Ne5, trying to take advantage of White's queen being on the c-file, would backfire after...13.Bb5+ Bc6 when White can win material. } 13. Qd2 { Now the cou nterchances connected with the pressure on the c-file are prevented and the d-pawn threatens to advance to d7. In order to thwart d5 Black would have to play Ne7, but what sort of position is that? } 13... Na5 { Understanding that the strategic struggle has been lost, Black is trying to find some tactical resources, but in vain - chess justice is on White's side. } 14. d5 exd5 { 14...Nc4 15.Bxc4 Rxc4 16.O-O is much better for White because of his lead in development. } 15. exd5 Bd6 { 15...Qe7+ 16.Be2 Nc4 17.d6 Nxd6 18.O-O is winning for White since Black's king is stuck in the center. } 16. Bxg7 Qe7+ 17. Be2 Rg8 18. Qh6 { Now the main drawback of the Black position is visible. His pieces cannot join in the fight quickly, and his king is left to defend himself. } 18... f5 19. Bf6 Qf8 20. Qxh7 Qf7 { 20...Rxg2 21.Ne5 With the deadly threat of 22.Bh5+ is winning for White. } 21. Qxf5 { The rest is a matter of artistic interpretation. } 21... Rg6 22. Qe4+ Kf8 23. Ng5 Rxg5 24. Bxg5 Re8 25. Bh6+ Kg8 26. Qg4+ { Black resigned because of his material deficit. } 1-0
[Event "Hamburg"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1982.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Seirawan"]
[Black "Karpov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. g3 { White hopes to get pressure on the h1-a8 diagonal, espescially against Black's d5 pawn. } 11... Re8 { Black hopes to punish White for leaving his pawn on e2. } 12. Rc3 { White hopes to neutralize Black's pressure by Re3. } 12... Na6 13. Qa4 b5 { Black deflects White's queen from its attack on the Re8. } 14. Qa5 { Now White's queen is cut off from the defence of his king. 14.Qxb5 Rb8 And Black will play 15...Rxb2 with a powerful initiative. } 14... Qe4 { This move paralyzes Whites whole army: his bishop must cover the mate on e2, his knight is pinned onto his rook and his Rc3 must protect c1. } 15. Kd2 Re6 16. b3 b4 17. Re3 Qb1 18. Rxe6 Qb2+ 19. Kd1 Bxe6 20. Qxa6 { White has won a piece, but his kingside isn't playing and his king is exposed to all of Black's pieces. } 20... Qa1+ 21. Kd2 Qc3+ 22. Kd1 Bf5 23. Ne1 Rb8 24. Qxa7 Rb6 25. e3 Rc6 { Black threatens 26...Bg4+ followed by queen checks on c1 and b2. } 26. Bc4 { White could have tried to establish a fortress, but this doesn't work. 26.Qa8+ Kh7 27.Qxc6 Qxc6 28.Bd3 Bxd3 29.Nxd3 Qc3 30.Nc1 c5 31.dxc5 d4 And Black will win more material. } 26... Qa1+ 27. Kd2 Qb2+ 28. Kd1 dxc4 29. Qa8+ { White wins a rook by this fork, but his king is in a hopeless situation. } 29... Kh7 30. Qxc6 c3 { White has no defense to the mate on d2. If you don't see Black's reply to 31.Nf3, play this against Gambit. } 0-1
[Event "Bugonjo"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1982.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Petrosian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 { Former World Champion Petrosian beat me twice in 1981. My aggressive play did not bring me any luck, so at the super-tournament at Bugojno, I decided to try to play positionally against him. The result was one of my best games. } 1... Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 { A quiet system. I just want to get my pieces developed comfortably. } 8. O-O dxc4 9. Na3 c5 10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. Rac1 Nc6 12. Nxc4 Qe7 { Petrosian reacts a bit nervously, and will find it hard to develop his bishop. } 13. Nfe5 Nxe5 { 13...Bd7 14.Nxd7 Qxd7 15.Qxd7 Nxd7 16.Nd6 } 14. Nxe5 Nd5 { An attempt to limit the power of my bishop, but the d5-square is now a target. } 15. Rfd1 Nb6 16. Qa5 { An interesting move. The idea is to transfer my queen to c5 at the appropriate time. As it turns out, that moment will be the final move of the game! } 16... g6 { This creates holes in the kingside, but without a dark-squared bishop there is not too much I can do with them. } 17. Rd3 Nd5 18. e4 { One might think that Petrosian welcomed this development, since now my bishop is cut off by its own pawn. But I have other ideas for the bishop. } 18... Nb6 19. Bf1 Re8 20. Rdd1 { The rook is no longer accomplishing anything on the third rank, and I need to bring my bishop into the game. } 20... Rf8 21. a3 Kg7 22. b3 Kg8 23. a4 { My pawns are sneaking up the queenside with a purpose. I can now plan on moving a rook to c5 and then bringing the queen behind it for support from c3 which also operates on the long diagonal. } 23... Rd8 { Black must try to contest the open files, but now the weakness of the back rank becomes important. } 24. Qc5 { Here Petrosian resigned. If 24...Re8, then I would have exchanged queens and then checked on the 8th rank, followed by an advance of the a-pawn, which would have deprived the bishop at c8 from its defense. } 24... Qxc5 25. Rxd8+ Qf8 { 25...Kg7 26.Rxc5 } 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. Rc7 { The invasion of the rook on the seventh rank is decisive, even though the material is even. } 27... f6 28. Ng4 1-0
[Event "Niksic"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ljubojevic"]
[Black "Kasparov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 { White decides to play a quiet set up rather than fight it out in the main lines. } 3... Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. Nbd2 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O Nge7 8. Re1 b6 9. c3 h6 { I don't want to commit my king to one side or the other yet. } 10. h4 a5 11. a4 Ra7 12. Nb3 { The knight is misplaced here, since it has nothing to attack or defend. He should have moved his knight toward the kingside. 12.Nf1 O-O 13.Bf4 White is still equal in this position. } 12... d4 { Now I take the initiative in the center. White must either exchange on d4, when I will have a space advantage, or let me exchange on c3, when he will be tied down to the defence of c3 and d3. } 13. cxd4 cxd4 14. Bd2 e5 15. Nc1 { White doesn't have any natural plan in this position, while I will expand in the center and on the kingside. } 15... Be6 16. Re2 O-O 17. Be1 f5 18. Nd2 { White doesn't want to trade on f5, when I would have a very strong pawn center but now his misplaced pieces on e1, e2 and c1 will become a big embarrassment to him. } 18... f4 19. f3 { He had to prevent ...f3. } 19... fxg3 20. Bxg3 g5 { Now I will gain more space and open lines on the kingside. Note that White can't keep things closed by 21.h5, because he will lose the h5 pawn. } 21. hxg5 { 21.h5 Qe8 } 21... Ng6 { I'm happy to sacrifice a pawn, since to take it White will have to open up the g and h-files onto his king, transfer my Bg7 to a better diagonal and open the d8-h4 diagonal for my Queen. } 22. gxh6 Bxh6 23. Nf1 Rg7 24. Rf2 Be3 25. b3 { 25.Nxe3 dxe3 26.Re2 Nf4 27.Bxf4 exf4 I have a won position here. } 25... Nf4 { White resigned because the pins on the a7-g1 diagonal and the g-file would soon cost him material. Had he played on, the game might have gone: } 26. Bxf4 Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2 exf4 28. Ra2 Kf7 { And I will follow up with ...Rfg8 and win the Bg2. } 0-1
[Event "Yurmala"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pytel"]
[Black "Tal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 d6 5. d4 Bg7 6. d5 Ne5 7. Nd2 f5 8. Be2 Nf6 9. h3 { Preparing to drive back Black's knight, but weakening his king side. } 9... e6 10. f4 { White drives the knight from its good square, but his kingside is now quite porous. } 10... Nf7 11. dxe6 { If White had let Black take on d5 he would have had no compensation for the hole on e4, but now he falls behind in development. } 11... Bxe6 12. Bf3 O-O 13. O-O { White doesn't like the looks of 13 Bxb7 Nh5. Now, however, Black dissolves his only weakness and prepares to go to work on White's king position. } 13... Rb8 14. a4 { White can't allow ... b5, when Black would have the initiative all the way across the board. } 14... d5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. e4 Be6 { Black avoids trading on e4, which would give White a square for his knight. } 18. Qc2 Qh4 { A great square for the queen, and the consequence of White's risky pawn moves. } 19. Nb3 fxe4 20. Bxe4 Ng5 { Beautiful. Now White must either allow the f-file to be opened onto his king or let Black's knight join the party after, e.g. 21 Bd3 Bxh3. } 21. fxg5 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 Rf8+ 23. Bf3 { 23 Kg1 Qf2+ followed by Be5+ isn't any better. } 23... Bc4+ { White gets mated after 24 Kg1 Qe1+ 25 Kh2 Be5+ 26 g3 Rxf3 27 Qxc4+ Kh8. } 0-1
[Event "Niksic"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Portisch"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 { This, though more fashionable, is hardly better than 6...cxd5. } 7. e3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. Bb5+ c6 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Bb2 { Before advancing with pawn e4 White improves the stationing of his pieces. } 12... Rc8 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Rad1 Qc7 { 14...h6 15.dxc5 Bxc5 allows White to win material. } 15. c4 { This completely transforms the nature of the game. There is a threat for White's d-pawn to advance and to be backed up by e4; additionally the White bishops can rake Black's king's position. } 15... cxd4 { 15...Bf6 16.d5 Ne5 17.Nxe5 Bxe5 when White can win material. } 16. exd4 Na5 17. d5 { All White's pieces spring into action; Black's plan to tie White down to defense in the center proves futile. } 17... exd5 { 17...Nxc4 18.Qe4 g6 19.Bxc4 Qxc4 20.Qe5 f6 21.Qxe6+ Rf7 22.Rc1 Qa6 23.Nd4 when Black's pieces have been pushed to the side of the b } 18. cxd5 Bxd5 { Black's king appears safe but White's following play does away with that illusion. Can you find the killer move? } 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Rxd5 Kg8 { Now, though White's pieces are ideally poised, there's nothing that is obviously decisive. Until it dawned on me...what else? Yes! Yes! That's it. Sacrifice again! } 21. Bxg7 { This piece sacrifice is positional in nature. It enables White to centralize his rook and knight and they, together with the queen, will make up aformidable team to attack the exposed Black king. } 21... Kxg7 22. Ne5 { An astonishing state of affairs. White has no direct threats. His pieces have no grip. Despite this Portisch chooses the only way that does not lose immediately. } 22... Rfd8 { 22...f5 23.Rd7 Qc5 24.Nd3 Takes advantage of the pin on the seventh rank 22...Qc2 23.Qg4+ Kh7 24.Rd3 Rc6 25.Qf5+ Kg7 allows White to win material. } 23. Qg4+ Kf8 24. Qf5 f6 { This further weakening is practically forced. 24...Bd6 25.Qf6 Kg8 26.Qg5+ Kf8 27.Qh6+ Kg8 28.Ng4 With numerous mate threats. } 25. Nd7+ Rxd7 { 25...Kg7 26.Rd4 leaves Black defenseless against White's intended 27.Rg4+. } 26. Rxd7 Qc5 27. Qh7 Rc7 28. Qh8+ { 28.Rd3 would allow the pretty..Qxf2+ 29.Kxf2 Bc5+ 30.Kg3 Rxh7 when Black has escaped. } 28... Kf7 29. Rd3 Nc4 30. Rfd1 Ne5 { A mistake which only hastens the end. 30...Bd6 31.h4 The advance of this pawn combined with the threats to the Black king continue to give White a big advantage. } 31. Qh7+ Ke6 32. Qg8+ Kf5 33. g4+ Kf4 34. Rd4+ Kf3 35. Qb3+ { This game was later awarded the USSR Sports Committee prize for the supreme creative achievement of 1983. } 1-0
[Event "Simultaneous Exhibition"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Cuadras"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 { The Petrosian variation in answer to the Queen's Indian Defense. White's idea is to prevent Black from pinning his knight after Nc3. } 4... Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 { This natural recapture continues Black's fight for the center. Also possible is 6...Nxd5, though 7.Qc2 (with the idea of gaining control of the center with 8.e4) has brought me a number of victories. } 7. g3 Be7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bf4 { White intends to play against Black's somewhat exposed c-pawn. } 10... Nh5 11. Be3 c6 12. Qc2 { Black's main problem in this position is the passive position of his pieces, while White's position has no obvious weaknesses to attack. } 12... f5 { This pawn advance only succeeds in making holes at e5 and g5. } 13. Rad1 { Played with the idea of dropping the bishop back to c1 in event of f4. } 13... f4 14. Bc1 Bd6 15. e4 { An attack on the flank is best countered by an attack in the center. } 15... fxe3 { If15...dxe4 16.Nxe4 } 16. fxe3 Ndf6 { 16...Ba6 17.Rfe1 Nxg3 18.hxg3 Bxg3 is an interesting alternative. } 17. e4 { Opening up the position for my two bishops. } 17... Nxe4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Ng5 { This strong intermediate moves gives White a noticeable initiative. } 19... Rxf1+ 20. Bxf1 { The bishop intends to transfer to the a2-g8 diagonal with threats to Black's king. } 20... Qe7 21. Bc4+ Kf8 22. Nxh7+ Ke8 23. Bg5 { For all practical purposes the game is over. } 23... Nf6 24. Rf1 { The pin on Black's knight brings White further material rewards. } 24... Kd7 25. Rxf6 { This small combination removes all Black resistance. } 25... gxf6 26. Nxf6+ Kc8 { 26...Kc7 allows White to win material. } 27. Nxe4 Qf8 28. Nxd6+ Qxd6 29. Qf5+ { Black resigned since he must part with his queen. } 1-0
[Event "USSR vs.World"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Timman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 { The Queen's Gambit Declined which gives Black a solid if somewhat passive position. } 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 { White has parted with the two bishops. However, in a closed position this is not so important. } 8. Qc2 c5 9. dxc5 Qa5 { 9...dxc4 I ed this move for Black against Karpov in the 25 game of our 1985 World Championship Match. } 10. cxd5 exd5 11. O-O-O { Black's isolated d-pawn is a weakness which needs immediate attention. } 11... Be6 12. Nxd5 { Black has succeeded in opening the position for his bishops but at the cost of two pawns. } 12... Rc8 13. Kb1 { If this move fails Black's initiative will become menacing. } 13... Bxd5 { 13...Rxc5 14.b4 Rxc2 15.Nxf6+ gxf6 16.bxa5 With an extra rook for White. } 14. Rxd5 Nc6 15. Bc4 { I preferred this aggressive move over the cautious 15.a3. } 15... Nb4 16. Qd2 Rxc5 17. Rxc5 Qxc5 18. Rc1 Qb6 { Timman, a pawn down, elects for attacking play based on pressure against b2. } 19. Qd7 Rf8 { This move is an admission of defeat. 19...Nxa2 20.Rc2 Nc3+ 21.Kc1 Ne4 22.Bxf7+ Kh8 23.Ne5 Bxe5 leads to a winning attack for White. } 20. Qb5 Qd6 21. e4 Nc6 22. Bd5 a6 { 22...Nd4 23.Qd3 Qb6 24.e5 Nxf3 25.exf6 Ne5 26.Qf5 } 23. Qxb7 Ne5 24. Rc8 Rxc8 25. Qxc8+ { With a two pawn advantage the rest is just a matter of technique. } 25... Kh7 26. Qc2 Kg8 27. Nd2 g5 28. a3 Kg7 29. Nf1 Qb6 30. Ng3 Kg6 31. Ka2 h5 32. Qc8 h4 33. Qg8+ Bg7 34. Nh5 { Black resigned. } 1-0
[Event "Zurich"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Spassky"]
[Black "Seirawan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "45"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 a6 { White's slow development lets Black go for counterplay on the wings. } 7. a4 b6 { Black takes aim at White's center, but this move is risky. With the bishop off the c8-h3 diagonal White can often get an attack going quickly by e4-e5-e6 and jumping in with the rest of his pieces. Black should play 7...d5. } 8. Bc4 Bb7 { With White ready to jump in on e6 this is a mistake. He should try 8...Nc6, though Black's funny piece placement should let White keep the initiative. } 9. e5 Ne4 { Black hopes to trade pieces to dull White's attack, but this loses time when he can least afford it. 9...dxe5 would have been a better try, though White has a plus after 10.dxe5 Qxd1+ 11.Rxd1 due to space and Black's queenside. } 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Ng5 { Black underestimated this move. White offers a pawn to get his pieces into the attack at warp speed. } 11... Bxg2 { Madness. Black simultaneously opens a line onto his own king and gives up two tempi. He would have done better to try 11...d5 or Bf5, though it's pretty bad anyway. } 12. Rg1 Bc6 { Black is probably lost after this. 12...d5 would have closed the a2-g8 diagonal. White could reopen it by 13.Bb3 Be4 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Qg4, but at least White would have one piece fewer to mate with. } 13. Qg4 e6 { Black finally does something about the a2-g8 diagonal, but with five pieces already aiming at his king, it's too late. } 14. O-O-O Nd7 15. h4 dxe5 16. dxe5 Qe7 { Black hopes to get his knight to f6 to defend his king, but... } 17. Rxd7 { Spassky nixes that idea with this fine sac. White now has all his pieces trained on Black's king, while Black's queen, queen bishop and queen rook aren't playing. } 17... Bxd7 18. h5 f5 { Getting the queen in, but exposing e6. } 19. Qh3 f4 { Trying to keep White's bishop out, but now e6 is terminal. } 20. hxg6 Bxe5 { Opening the g-file looks suicidal, but it doesn't matter anymore. After, e.g. 20...h6 21.Bd2 White adds the possibility of Nf7-h6+ to his bag of threats. } 21. Nxe6 Bxe6 22. Bxe6+ Kg7 23. gxh7+ 1-0
[Event "Federal Republic of Germany"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hunerkopf"]
[Black "Spassky"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "32"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8. Be3 Bxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 { White lost time in order to weaken Black's queenside pawns. He should now play to consolidate by 11.O-O. } 11. f3 { This weakens White's kingside. } 11... c5 12. Qa4 { This is a big mistake. White's queen now gets cut off from the center and the kingside and Black's knight gives him a ready made attack on the weakened e1-h4 diagonal. } 12... Bd7 { It is important to drive White's queen off the fourth rank, so that after a subsequent ...Qh4+ Black's knight is not pinned onto his queen. } 13. Qa3 Qh4+ 14. g3 { Losing immediately. White has missed Black's 16th move. His best try would be 14.Kd1, though Black would keep an attack after 14...Qh5. } 14... Nxg3 15. Bf2 { White had counted on this counter pin, but by leaving the c1-h6 diagonal the bishop has exposed White's other weakness, the first rank. } 15... Qh6 { White resigned here, since he has only one way to avoid the check on c1 without losing his rook, } 16. Be3 { Which leaves him helpless after: } 16... Qh5 { Black will end up at least two pawns ahead with a continuing attack. } 0-1
[Event "Candidates Matches"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Belyavsky"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. d4 { This game was played in the quarter finals of the Candidates Matches, the final steps to the World Championship. } 1... d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 { The Queen's Gambit Declined was also reached in our first and third match games. } 5... Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Bd3 b6 9. Nf3 Bb7 10. O-O c5 11. Ne5 Nbd7 { 11...Nc6 was chosen by Belyavsky in game one. } 12. Bf5 { This move was found after three days homework, as the third match game had continued with 12.Qf3. } 12... Nxe5 { 12...cxd4 13.Nxd7 Nxd7 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Qxd4 dooms Black to prospectless defense, on account of his isolated d-pawn. } 13. dxe5 Ne8 { 13...Ne4 14.Nxd5 Bxd5 allows White to keep his material advantage. } 14. Bg3 Nc7 15. Qg4 Qe8 16. Bd7 Qd8 17. Rad1 h5 { Trying to deflect the White queen from the protection of his light squared bishop. } 18. Qh3 h4 19. Bf4 Bg5 20. Bf5 { White intends to take advantage of the pin on Black's d-pawn with 21.Ne4. } 20... g6 21. Ne4 { A piece sacrifice which aims to open up Black's kingside. } 21... Bxf4 22. exf4 gxf5 23. Qxf5 dxe4 { 23...f6 24.Qg4+ Kh7 25.Qxh4+ Kg7 26.Qg4+ Kh7 with mate soon to follow. } 24. Qg4+ Kh7 25. Rxd8 Rfxd8 26. Qxh4+ Kg8 27. Qe7 e3 28. Re1 { 28.Qxc7 would be a horrible mistake allowing Black a winning continuation. } 28... exf2+ 29. Kxf2 Rd2+ 30. Re2 Rxe2+ 31. Kxe2 Ba6+ 32. Kf2 { Black's pieces prove no match for the White queen and numerous pawns. } 32... Ne6 33. f5 Nd4 34. e6 Rf8 35. Qg5+ { The queen clears off the file to make way for the e-pawn. } 35... Kh7 36. e7 { The passed e-pawn decides the game. } 36... Re8 37. f6 { This move leaves no doubt about the strength of the passed e-pawn. } 37... Ne6 38. Qh5+ Kg8 { Black resigned since the loss of further material follows. } 39. Qg4+ Kh7 { Now White could win with a queen sacrifice. } 40. Qxe6 fxe6 41. f7 { When his passed pawns prove decisive. } 1-0
[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Karpov"]
[Result "*"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Ne4 { An unusual move, especially from Karpov, a Classical player. Still, he clearly wanted to disrupt the opening, to neutralize anything I might have prepared. } 5. Qc2 f5 6. g3 Nc6 { This was completely new. 6...b6 7.Bg2 Bb7 This would have transposed into a Classical Dutch defense. } 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 Na5 { Karpov is  combining some of the ideas he had used in previous games from this match. But I have two trump cards, a lead in development and the bishop pair . } 10. c5 d6 11. c4 { This is a strong pawn sacrifice. If Karpov accepts, then 12,Ba3 is a good reply. } 11... b6 { But declining the sacrifice was incorrect. Probably Karpov thought that I was going to play 12.Nd2, but I have better uses for that square. } 12. Bd2 Nxd2 { 12...dxc5 13.Bxa5 bxa5 14.Rfd1 White has much better prospects. } 13. Nxd2 d5 { All the commentators seemed to disapprove of this move, but in fact the error was in the entire opening strategy. At this point he was already in deep trouble. } 14. cxd5 exd5 15. e3 Be6 { Black is doomed to passive play while White can easily improve the position of the major pieces. } 16. Qc3 Rf7 17. Rfc1 Rb8 18. Rab1 Re7 19. a4 Bf7 20. Bf1 h6 21. Bd3 Qd7 22. Qc2 Be6 { 22...g6 would have been a little stronger. } 23. Bb5 Qd8 24. Rd1 g5 { Finally Karpov gets tired of waiting and launches a counterattack. But there is no piece support for the pawnstorm. } 25. Nf3 { I will plant this knight at e5. In addition, I will be able to place my bishop at e4, though that takes quite a bit of preparation. } 25... Rg7 26. Ne5 f4 27. Bf1 { The bishop did its job on the queenside. Now I need it in the center. } 27... Qf6 28. Bg2 Rd8 29. e4 { It is time to open up the game. I am effectively a piece ahead, since the enemy knight is stranded at a5. } 29... dxe4 30. Bxe4 Re7 31. Qc3 Bd5 32. Re1 Kg7 33. Ng4 { Now the weakness at g5 is felt. } 33... Qf7 34. Bxd5 Rxd5 35. Rxe7 Qxe7 36. Re1 Qd8 37. Ne5 Qf6 38. cxb6 { Opening more lines. } 38... Qxb6 { 38...cxb6 39.Qc7+ Kg8 40.Ng4 Qg7 41.Re8+ Kh7 42.Re7 } 39. gxf4 { Open lines on the queenside. Open lines in the center. Open lines on the kingside! } 39... Rxd4 { A blunder in time pressure, but the game would not have lasted long anyway. 39...gxf4 40.Qf3 Qe6 41.Kh1 Rxd4 42.Qg2+ Kh7 43.Rg1 } 40. Nf3 Nb3 41. Rb1 Qf6 { The game was adjourned here, but I played my move in public anyway. } 42. Qxc7+ *
[Event "Montpellier"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Spraggett"]
[Black "Smyslov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "28"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e3 d6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 e5 9. O-O Re8 { Black threatens to win a piece by 11...Bxc3 and 12...e4. } 10. e4 exd4 { Now Black will have good squares for his pieces on c5 and e5. } 11. Nxd4 c6 12. Rae1 Ne5 13. h3 { This creates a weakness in White's kingside. He wanted to play f4 to get the knight off of e5, but Black's next move prevents that and sets a traps that White falls right into. } 13... Bc5 14. Be3 Bxh3 { This wins a pawn, since 15 gxh3 allows 15...Bxd4 16 Bxd4 Nf3+, and Spraggett was too disgusted with himself to play on. } 0-1
[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "47"]
[White "Karpov"]
[Black "Kasparov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 { Karpov's first move was with a knight, but we have arrived in a Queen's Gambit Declined by transposition. } 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 { This Queen move introduces the Cambridge Springs Variation. The idea is to pin the knight at c3, weakening its grip on e4. As a result, Black may be able to take possession of that square. } 7. cxd5 { 7.Nd2 would have kept the stress in the position. However, Karpov has seen enough stress in this match and is looking for ways to keep the positions simple. } 7... Nxd5 8. Qd2 N7b6 { 8...Bb4 is a popular alternative. } 9. Nxd5 Qxd2+ 10. Nxd2 exd5 11. Bd3 a5 12. a4 { White has willingly given me a target on a4. 12.O-O is one alternative, while 12.Ke2 would keep the King centralized for the up coming endgame. } 12... Bb4 13. Ke2 { Black must break the pin. } 13... Bg4+ 14. f3 Bh5 15. h4 O-O 16. g4 Bg6 { White has driven the bishop back, but the pawns can become weak in the endgame . } 17. b3 Bxd3+ 18. Kxd3 Rfe8 19. Rac1 c5 { While White has been busying himself with Pawn moves, Black will attempt to exploit the semi-exposed White monarch. } 20. Bf4 Rac8 21. dxc5 Nd7 { Not only does the Knight threaten to capture the C5-pawn with check, it will also attack the backward b3 pawn. } 22. c6 { Karpov closes the c-file in an effort to move his King to the queenside where it can be defended more easily, and also be used to defend the queenside pawns. } 22... bxc6 23. Rhd1 Nc5+ 24. Kc2 f6 25. Nf1 Ne6 26. Bg3 Red8 27. Bf2 { White places more pressure on the a7-g1 diagonal so that the d-pawn will not be able to advance. } 27... c5 28. Nd2 c4 29. bxc4 Nc5 30. e4 d4 31. Nb1 d3+ { The d-pawn races towards d1 in the way a soccer player charges at the opponent's goal. } 32. Kb2 d2 { White resigned, because the position quickly falls apart. } 33. Rc2 Nxa4+ 34. Ka2 Rd3 35. Nxd2 Ra3+ 36. Kb1 Nc3+ 0-1
[Event "Hamburg"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Huebner"]
[Black "Kasparov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 exd4 { On the one hand, Black concedes the center with this move. On the other hand, he gains time since the queen will be exposed at d4. 3...Nd7 4.Nf3 Ngf6 5.e4 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.O-O O-O This could have transposed into the King's Indian Defense. However, I decided to take the game elsewhere. } 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. g3 { My opponent readies the g2-square for his light-squared bishop, which will be placed on the longest diagonal, and the important central squares e4 and d5 will be in its domain. } 5... Nc6 { Developing a piece with a threat, as a general rule, is a good idea. In this case, White must answer the attack on the queen. } 6. Qd2 Be6 7. Nd5 { Moving a p iece twice in the opening is generally considered a bad idea. But in this case the threat against the pawn at c4 was most annoying. 7.b3? d5! 8.cxd5 Nxd5 Here if White moves the bishop to b2 Black is still ahead in development. } 7... Ne5 8. b3 { 8.Nxf6+ Qxf6 9.b3 Nd3+! 10.exd3 Qxa1 An unpleasant fate for White! } 8... Ne4 { Once again the Black army is moving forward while attackng the White Queen. } 9. Qe3 Nc5 10. Bb2 c6 11. Nf4 Ng4 { Again the White Queen is under attack. } 12. Qd4 Ne4 13. Bh3 Qa5+ 14. Kf1 Ngxf2 { Black's pieces are swarming around the enemy king. } 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Nxe6 Kd7 { 17. Nxf8 Raxf8 would only lose more quickly for Huebner. } 17. Nh3 Nxh3 18. Qxe4 Re8 19. Nc5+ Qxc5 20. Qg4+ Kc7 21. Qxh3 { Now I begin the final wave of attack against the White monarch. } 21... Be7 22. Bxg7 Rhf8+ 23. Bxf8 Rxf8+ 24. Ke1 { White is vulnerable on the dark squares due to the fact that his dark- squared bishop is gone. Observe how Black utilizes this asset to his advantage. } 24... Qf2+ 25. Kd1 Qd4+ 26. Kc2 { Huebner tries to keep his King off the dark squares. Yet this becomes an impossible task. } 26... Qe4+ 27. Kd2 { Going back to the first rank would have cost White his rook at h1. } 27... Bg5+ 28. Kc3 Qe5+ { If 29.Kc2 Qxe2+ 30.Kb1 Rf2 and White will be checkmated. } 0-1
[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Karpov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. e3 cxd4 7. exd4 h6 8. Bh4 d5 { Black finally stakes a claim in the center of the board. This is typical of hypermodern strategy, where central action is delayed for some time, but in this case the resulting position has quite a classical flavor. } 9. Rc1 dxc4 10. Bxc4 { Accepting an isolated d-pawn indicates that White is looking for a complex middlegame with attacking chances. There are many different strategies available to White, while Black tries to blockade the d5-square. } 10... Nc6 11. O-O Be7 { The bishop no longer serves any useful function at b4 so it retreats to e7 where it breaks the pin. } 12. Re1 b6 13. a3 Bb7 14. Bg3 Rc8 { Black threatens a discovered attack against the bishop at c4. } 15. Ba2 { White retreats the bishop but now Black can take over the initiative. } 15... Bd6 { Now I should have moved the bishop to e5, maintaining my attacking chances. } 16. d5 { This is a premature resolution of the tension in the center. 16.Be5! Bxe5 17.dxe5 Nd7 18.Bb1 There are still chances here to develop a successful kingside attack. } 16... Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxg3 18. hxg3 exd5 19. Bxd5 Qf6 20. Qa4 Rfd8 21. Rcd1 Rd7 { 21...Qxb2? 22.Bxc6 Rxd1 23.Bxb7 White wins material. } 22. Qg4 Rcd8 { A costly oversight. Take a moment to try to find my next move. It isn't all that easy, but Karpov really should have seen it coming. } 23. Qxd7 { The attack plays itself. } 23... Rxd7 24. Re8+ Kh7 25. Be4+ { Karpov resigned, since he was about to lose more material. } 25... g6 26. Rxd7 Ba6 27. Bxc6 Qxc6 28. Rxf7# 1-0
[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Karpov"]
[Black "Kasparov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 d5 { This gambit was introduced in the 12th game of the match. It was popular for a while and was called the "Garry Gambit" by some. Karpov came well- prepared this time. } 9. cxd5 exd5 10. exd5 Nb4 11. Be2 { Karpov returns the pawn for rapid development. Usually this is a reasonable strategy. But I wasn't interested in regaining the pawn. I wanted to fight! } 11... Bc5 { I played this quickly, and Karpov knew it was all prepared at home. } 12. O-O O-O 13. Bf3 { Karpov decides to continue the fight. Otherwise he would have just let a lot of pieces come off the board. 13.Bg5 Nbxd5 14.Nxd5 Qxd5 15.Bxf6 Qxd1 16.Rfxd1 gxf6 Despite the fractured pawns, this position would have been drawn fairly easily } 13... Bf5 14. Bg5 Re8 { It was essential to take control of the open file, and, in particular, the e4- square. } 15. Qd2 b5 { For the rest of the game the White knight suffers quietly at a3. } 16. Rad1 Nd3 { A more eminent position could not have been dreamed of by the knight, which is destined to play a brilliant role in the ultimate victory of the Black army. } 17. Nab1 { Hardly an improvement. 17.d6 would have been best. } 17... h6 18. Bh4 b4 { Not only does this drive the knight at c3 away, it also limits the options for the poor cousin at b1. } 19. Na4 Bd6 { Both of White's knights lie along the edge of the board. } 20. Bg3 Rc8 { I take control of another open file. } 21. b3 { Now Karpov is getting ready to redeploy his knight from a4 to b2 to c4, where it will be useful. But by attacking on the other side of the board I deprive my opponent of the opportunity to bring the knight to b2. } 21... g5 { I am not concerned with the weakening of the kingside because White's pieces cannot get at my king, and now I threaten to advance the pawn and trap the enemy bishop (remember that I took control of e4 earlier!). } 22. Bxd6 { 22.h4 might have been a wiser choice. } 22... Qxd6 23. g3 Nd7 { It seems that White can finally play the knight to b2, but then there would have been a fantastic combination which would have trapped the queen in the middle of the board. } 24. Bg2 Qf6 { Now I have a firm grip on b2 again, and I won't let go! } 25. a3 a5 26. axb4 axb4 27. Qa2 Bg6 { This prevents 28.Nd2. I keep those horses corralled! } 28. d6 { 28.Nd2 Re2 28.Bh3 Rcd8 } 28... g4 { Even though there are plenty of pieces on the board, White has almost no moves ! } 29. Qd2 Kg7 30. f3 { 30.f4 Bf5 } 30... Qxd6 31. fxg4 Qd4+ 32. Kh1 Nf6 { Finally I am ready to begin the final assault. } 33. Rf4 Ne4 { My knights are certainly better than Karpov's! } 34. Qxd3 { A sacrifice, but what else was there to do? } 34... Nf2+ 35. Rxf2 Bxd3 36. Rfd2 Qe3 37. Rxd3 { Only two of White's pieces, the rooks, are coordinated. But now I break them down, too. } 37... Rc1 38. Nb2 Qf2 39. Nd2 Rxd1+ { One of the finest games I have ever played. } 40. Nxd1 Re1+ 0-1
[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Karpov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 { Until now I had mostly played 4.e3, the most common move. But I wanted to surprise Karpov in this initial game of our match. } 4... c5 5. g3 { This system, often used by Oleg Romanishin, really caught Karpov off-guard, and he thought for a long time before responding. This may explain why he quickly deviated from the best-known variations. } 5... Ne4 6. Qd3 Qa5 { Capturing at d4 is normal. } 7. Qxe4 Bxc3+ 8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 Qb6 { A mistake. For a few years this position had been bouncing around, and I had prepared it well. But even after 9...Nc6 White stands well. } 10. dxc5 Qxb2 11. Rb1 Qc3 12. Qd3 { This forces an endgame which is clearly better for White. If the queen retreats then after 13.Bg2 Black is paralyzed. } 12... Qxd3 13. exd3 Na6 { 13...Nc6 14.Bg2 b6 15.Ne4 Ke7 16.Kd2 f5 17.cxb6 axb6 18.Nc3 Black has too many weaknesses to hold out for long. } 14. d4 Rb8 { Better was 14...e5, but I still would have had a superior position. Karpov rarely parts with pawns unless it is absolutely necessary. } 15. Bg2 Ke7 16. Ke2 { I slipped up here. Usually in the endgame the king belongs in the center, but there are a few tactics lying around which should have led me to simply castle onto the kingside. } 16... Rd8 17. Ne4 b6 18. Nd6 Nc7 { Karpov's idea -- exchanging for the knight at d6 via Ne8 -- is a good one, but there was an even stronger move available. 18...bxc5 19.Nxc8+ Rdxc8 20.Bb7 Rxb7 The point! 21.Rxb7 cxd4 22.Rxa7 Nc5 Black has a strong position in the center and a well-posted knight, which provide a lot of compensation for the exchange. } 19. Rb4 { I am preparing to double rooks on the b-file. } 19... Ne8 20. Nxe8 { Not best. I should have taken the bishop instead. Perhaps I was influenced by the fact that it hadn't made a single move yet! } 20... Kxe8 { Karpov returns the favor by capturing with the wrong piece! His forces all lie powerless on the back rank -- a pretty pathetic sight that could only appeal to a player like Petrosian. } 21. Rhb1 Ba6 22. Ke3 d5 23. cxd6 { An example of an en passant capture. } 23... Rbc8 24. Kd3 { In this first game I was not a full strength and missed the simple and effective winning line. 24. Ra4 Bxc4 25.Bb7 b5 26.d7+ Kxd7 27.Bxc8+ Kxc8 28.Rxa7 } 24... Rxd6 25. Ra4 b5 26. cxb5 Rb8 27. Rab4 { Breaking the pin on the b-file, but now Black can regroup. } 27... Bb7 28. Bxb7 Rxb7 29. a4 { We have reached a double-rook endgame where I have an extra pawn, but it is a rather weak one. Still, with proper technique such positions are easy to win . } 29... Ke7 30. h4 h6 31. f3 Rd5 32. Rc1 { Black's rooks are in no position to contest the only open file. } 32... Rbd7 33. a5 g5 34. hxg5 Rxg5 { 34...hxg5 35.b6 axb6 36.axb6 Rb7 37.Rc5 } 35. g4 h5 36. b6 axb6 37. axb6 Rb7 38. Rc5 f5 { There was nothing better. But now it is all over. } 39. gxh5 Rxh5 40. Kc4 Rh8 41. Kb5 Ra8 42. Rbc4 { The game was adjourned here, but Karpov resigned before the game was resumed. } 1-0
[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Karpov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. e3 cxd4 7. exd4 h6 8. Bh4 d5 9. Rc1 dxc4 { The game has developed along Classical lines. Even though Karpov chooses the Nimzoindian Defense, he isn't really a Hypermodern player at heart. So it is somewhat strange that he prematurely concedes the center with this move. } 10. Bxc4 Nc6 11. O-O Be7 { Actually, I have an extra tempo by comparison with most Queen's Gambit positions. We have left the world of the Nimzoindian for good, and the excursion of the bishop from f8 to b4 and back to e7 is just a waste of time. } 12. Re1 b6 13. a3 Bb7 14. Bg3 Rc8 15. Ba2 Bd6 { A good move. Karpov eases the pressure on his position by preparing to trade bishops. He also creates a nice square at e7 for the knight. I over- reacted. } 16. d5 { I should have moved the bishop to e5 or h4, but instead I started a fierce battle in which many soldiers left the battlefield. } 16... Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxg3 18. hxg3 exd5 19. Bxd5 Qf6 { What have I accomplished with all this? Not much. But my bishop is powerful and I found a creative plan. } 20. Qa4 { The real point of this move is to transfer the queen to the kingside. But it also sets a trap. } 20... Rfd8 21. Rcd1 { I am dangling the b-pawn as bait. Karpov is much too good a player to fall for the trap, but perhaps the distraction caused him to create a situation on the h3-c8 diagonal he would quickly come to regret. } 21... Rd7 { Correct was 21...Rc7. } 22. Qg4 { Now Karpov blunders horribly. } 22... Rcd8 { It all seems so logical, pinning the bishop at d5. But it loses by force. } 23. Qxd7 Rxd7 24. Re8+ Kh7 25. Be4+ { Karpov resigned, because after 25...g6 26.Rxd7 Ba6 I simply capture at c6. } 1-0
[Event "Hilversum"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Timman"]
[Black "Kasparov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "81"]

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 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a3 h6 15. Bc2 Nb8 16. b4 Nbd7 17. Bb2 g6 18. c4 exd4 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Nxd4 c6 21. a4 bxa4 22. Bxa4 Qb6 23. Nc2 Qc7 24. Bb3 Ba6 25. Rc1 Bg7 26. Ne3 Bb5 27. Nd5 Nxd5 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. exd5 Ne5 { Here Timman could have maintained the balance with 30.dxc6, but he chose to comlicate matters. } 30. Ne4 { Now Black can fork White's rooks. Do you see how? } 30... Nd3 31. Qd2 { I should have set up a strong pin on the e-file with 31...Qe7 but he didn't, perhaps because he failed to appreciate that his king is actually vulnerable. There was no need to take either rook just yet. } 31... Ra3 { This brings another piece into play and looks strong, but Timman comes up with a magnificent defense. } 32. Nf6 { A positively brilliant move. The threat is Nxe8+ forking king and queen. } 32... Rxe1+ 33. Rxe1 Kxf6 { 33...Qd8 34.Ng4 Nxe1 35.Qxh6+ Kg8 36.dxc6 Rxb3 37.c7 Qxc7 38.Nf6++ } 34. Qc3+ Ne5 35. f4 { The game has turned around completely. Black is on the defensive, suffering from a severe pin at e5 which makes up for the missing piece. Kasparov now misses his last chance to save the game, hoping in vain for a win! } 35... Ba4 { 35...Kg7 36.fxe5 dxe5 37.Qb2 Ra8 38.Rxe5 Kg8 Perhaps there would still be a possibility for a half-point here. } 36. fxe5+ dxe5 { Now White needs to open a pathway to f7. } 37. d6 Qxd6 38. Qf3+ Ke7 39. Qxf7+ Kd8 40. Rd1 { The pin wins! } 40... Ra1 { A counter-pin temporarily saves the day, but the pins are not over! } 41. Qf6+ { and Black resigned. } 1-0
[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Karpov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "80"]

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 { Black has many choice's at this point. 9... Na5, Nd7, Nb8, and Be6 have all been tried with various degrees of success. Karpov prefers the plan which was developed by his trainer, Igor Zaitsev. } 9... Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 { This is a very flexible formation for Black, who has no weaknesses that can be exploited easily. } 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 { This releases some of the tension in the center. } 14. cxd4 { The ideal pawn center for White is one with pawns at d4 and e4, provided that they cannot easily be attacked. } 14... Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 { This line has been very popular because it puts the question to the pawn center right away. } 16. d5 { Now the knight at b4 is a bit offside, but this is not a serious problem. On the other hand the bishop at b7 has no scope. } 16... Nd7 { An attempt to keep me from advancing a pawn to e5 and to use this square for one of his own pieces. } 17. Ra3 { Bringing my out of play Rook so it may be transfered to the e-file or kingside. This maneuver is known as a rook lift. } 17... c4 { Creating a outpost on d3 and freeing up the c5 square for use by the knight at d7. Also, there is some potential for action on the g1-a7 diagonal. } 18. axb5 { The knight aims to go to d4 with gain of tempo, by attacking a weak pawn at b5. } 18... axb5 19. Nd4 Rxa3 20. bxa3 Nd3 21. Bxd3 cxd3 22. Bb2 { The bishop is getting ready to participate in the attack the kingside. } 22... Qa5 23. Nf5 Ne5 { I expected 23...g6 with a sharp struggle. } 24. Bxe5 { A very strong capture, which took some analysts by surprise. But that knight was so strong, that giving up a beautiful bishop for it makes sense. } 24... dxe5 { 24...Rxe5 25.Nf3 Re8 26.Qxd3 g6 27.N5d4 I will advance my e-pawn at an appropriate moment and achieve a passed pawn. } 25. Nb3 Qb6 26. Qxd3 { Now Karpov should have retreated his bishop to c8 and get rid of my splendid knight at f5. } 26... Ra8 27. Rc1 g6 { 27...Rxa3 28.d6 g6 29.Ne7+ Kg7 30.Qg3 Kf6 31.Rd1 I have a winning position. } 28. Ne3 Bxa3 29. Ra1 Ra4 { Once again, the Ex-World Champion does not play the best move. 29...h5! 30.Qc3 f6 31.g4! hxg4 32.Nxg4 Be7 33.Rxa8+ Bxa8 34.Qc8+ Qd8 35.Qa6 Black is condemned to a difficult defense. } 30. Ng4 Bf8 31. Rc1 Qd6 { 31...f6! } 32. Nc5 Rc4 33. Rxc4 bxc4 34. Nxb7 cxd3 35. Nxd6 Bxd6 { This is a case of a bad Bishop versus good knight. } 36. Kf1 { 36.Nxh6+?! g7 37.Ng4 f5 38.exf5 gxf5 39.Ne3 Kf6 40.Kf1 e4 The win is no longer a simple matter. } 36... Kg7 37. f3 f5 38. Nf2 d2 39. Ke2 Bb4 40. Nd3 Bc3 1-0
[Event "Simultaneous Exhibition"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Comas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "37"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 { By transposition we have reached the King's Indian Defense. } 5... O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 { More commonly seen is 7...Nc6. } 8. Qc2 c6 { Black should take the opportunity to open up the a1-h8 diagonal for his dark squared bishop with 8...exd4 9.Nxd4 Re8, when Black has solved his opening problems. } ( 8... exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 ) 9. Rd1 Re8 10. Rb1 a5 { Black should open up the position before White gains a space advantage with 11.d5. Better was 10...exd4. } 11. d5 cxd5 12. cxd5 { Black's main problem in this position is the inactivity of his pieces. } 12... Nc5 13. Be3 Bd7 14. Bxc5 { Giving Black the two bishops in exchange for a powerful passed pawn. } 14... dxc5 15. Bb5 Nh5 16. g3 { Played to keep Black's knight inactive on h5. } 16... Bg4 { A miscalculation which costs Black material. Still, White has a winning position because of his passed pawn, combined with Black's inactive pieces. } 17. Bxe8 Bxf3 18. Rd3 Bg4 19. Bb5 { Black resigned perhaps a bit prematurely, though he is the exchange down with no counter play. } 1-0