Icannos/chess_studies huggingface dataset:
[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Karpov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "91"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 { This exchange is not necessary, but it has become popular in the past decade. } 6... Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 { When Black s the center in this way, it is already a minor victory for White. } 11. Bxc4 e5 12. h3 { This both keeps pieces off of g4, but also provides the possibility of Nf3- h2- g4 later on. This move was my idea, introduced a year before this game was played. } 12... exd4 13. exd4 { The isolated pawn is well-supported, and the knight at d7 is misplaced. } 13... Nb6 14. Bb3 Bf5 { Otherwise the knight gets to e4. } 15. Re1 a5 16. a3 Re8 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Qd2 { Here Karpov should have placed his queen at d7, not waiting for my rook to occupy the e-file. Instead, he puts the knight there, a puzzling choice. } 18... Nd7 { A poor move which allows an effective reply. } 19. Qf4 Bg6 20. h4 { I have an initiative on the kingside now. } 20... Qd8 21. Na4 { Parrying the threat of 21. ... Qb6. } 21... h5 { Now the g5-square is weakened. } 22. Re1 { The rook was doing nothing on the c-file, but here it has a magnificent view! } 22... b5 23. Nc3 Qb8 24. Qe3 { 24.Ne5 This was a tempting alternative. } 24... b4 25. Ne4 bxa3 26. Nxf6+ Nxf6 27. bxa3 Nd5 { A good move really. I can't understand why some of the commentators criticized it. I do get a superior knight versus bishop endgame, but there was hardly a better move to be found. } 28. Bxd5 cxd5 { After a few exchanges, the position looks quite dull. But my control of the e-file must not be underestimated. The most important thing, however, is the fact that my knight is better than Karpov's bishop. } 29. Ne5 Qd8 30. Qf3 { There is no way I would have traded my prize steed for the useless bishop! } 30... Ra6 31. Rc1 { Since the e-file is closed, the rook returns to the c-file, which is now open. } 31... Kh7 32. Qh3 Rb6 { Preparing an invasion, via the c8-square. } 33. Rc8 Qd6 34. Qg3 a4 { This drops a pawn, but Karpov's position was already very bad. } 35. Ra8 Qe6 36. Rxa4 Qf5 37. Ra7 { The seventh rank is always useful! } 37... Rb1+ 38. Kh2 Rc1 39. Rb7 Rc2 40. f3 Rd2 { Here the game was adjourned. I sealed a strong move which forces the win, but my seconds were a bit annoyed, because they had only considered the defensive move 41.Rb4. } 41. Nd7 { There is a very strong threat here. } 41... Rxd4 { This sets up the exchange of queens following 42...Qf4, but Karpov never has time to play it! } 42. Nf8+ Kh6 { 42...Kh8 43.Rb8 } 43. Rb4 Rc4 { 43...Rd1 44.Rb8 Bh7 45.Qg5+ Qxg5 46.hxg5+ Kxg5 47.Nxh7+ } 44. Rxc4 dxc4 45. Qd6 { White is setting up a check on the c1-h6 diagonal. } 45... c3 46. Qd4 { My best game of this match. My 13th win over Karpov. 13 is my lucky number! } 1-0
[Event "Simultaneous Exhibition"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pares"]
[Black "Kasparov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "54"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 { The Dragon variation is favored by those who enjoy razor sharp tactics. } 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bc4 { The Yugoslav variation which is considered the most aggressive line in White's quest to slay the Dragon. } 9... Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. h4 h5 { This position has been debated by theory without any conclusion having yet been reached. } 13. Bg5 { 13.Bh6 Bxh6 14.Qxh6 Rxc3 15.bxc3 also leads to unbalanced positions with chances for both sides. } 13... Rc5 { In order to support the pawn at b5. } 14. Rhe1 { 14.Kb1 b5 15.g4 hxg4 16.h5 is more testing of Black's opening play. } 14... b5 15. f4 Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 { Clearing the b-file for the attack. } 17. e5 Qb6 { Black has an advantage thanks to his queenside initiative coming ahead of White's kingside attack. } 18. exf6 exf6 { The point! White's bishop is trapped! } 19. Re7 Rb8 { Black doesn't waste time recapturing the piece, as it isn't going anywhere. } 20. b3 Qd8 21. Rde1 fxg5 { Black's dark squared bishop, commonly referred to as the eye of the Dragon, exerts strong pressure on the h8-a1 diagonal. } 22. hxg5 cxb3 23. axb3 { 23.cxb3 Rxc3+ 24.Qxc3 Rc8 wins material while maintaining the dark squared attack. } 23... Qa5 { White's dark squares collapse and with them goes the king. } 24. Nb1 Qa1 { Continuing with the dark squared theme. } 25. c3 Rbc8 26. c4 Rxc4+ 27. bxc4 Rxc4+ { White resigned as material loss is unavoidable. } 0-1
[Event "Simultaneous Exhibition"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Wahls"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 { The Benoni efense is favored by aggressive players due to the unbalanced pawn structure. } 7. Bf4 Bg7 8. Qa4+ { With the idea of disrupting Black's defense of his queenside. } 8... Bd7 9. Qb3 Qc7 10. e4 { 10.Bxd6 Qxd6 11.Qxb7 O-O 12.Qxa8 Qb6 with the idea of trapping the queen with 13...Na6 is good for Black. } 10... Nh5 11. Be3 O-O 12. Nd2 Bd4 13. Be2 Bxe3 14. fxe3 { The weakened dark squares around Black's king are far more serious than the doubled White e-pawns. } 14... Ng7 { 14...a6 15.Bxh5 gxh5 is clearly better for White on account of Black's shattered pawn structure. } 15. O-O { White has the advantage due to Black's weak dark squares and backward development. } 15... a6 16. e5 { A pawn sacrifice which allows White's knights to take advantage of Black's dark squared weaknesses. } 16... dxe5 17. Nce4 b5 { 17...f5 allows White a winning continuation. } 18. Rac1 c4 19. Nf6+ Kh8 20. Qb4 Qd8 21. Nde4 { White's knights have a total lock on the Black army. } 21... Bf5 22. Qe1 { With the idea of transferring the queen over to the kingside attack. } 22... Nd7 23. Qh4 g5 { 23...h5 24.Qg5 Nxf6 25.Nxf6 when Black has no defense to 26.Qh6+ mate. } 24. Qh6 Bg6 { 24...Qe7 25.Rxf5 Nxf5 26.Qxh7+ mate. Now for a somewhat difficult quiz! } 25. Nxh7 { This sacrifice on h7 does away with any resistance Black might have offered. } 25... Bxh7 26. Nxg5 { Black resigned since he has no good defense to White's intended 27.Qxh7+ mate. } 1-0
[Event "Brussels"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Nunn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "43"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nc3 d5 { Black hopes to equalize by creating a symmetrical pawn center. } 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ne5 { My knight is strong here, and I hope to use it to cramp Black's position. } 8... e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. f4 { I don't want to trade off my strong knight. } 10... Nxe5 { 10...f6 11.Nf3 } 11. fxe5 Nc6 12. e4 dxe4 13. Be3 f5 { Black wants to free himself, so he forces me to exchange off my pawn on e5, but he weakens his own king position. } 14. exf6 Rxf6 { 14...Bxf6 15.Nxe4 Bxd4 16.Rxf8+ Kxf8 17.Qf3+ Kg8 18.Rf1 } 15. Nxe4 Rxf1+ 16. Qxf1 Nxd4 { Black hopes to win a pawn, but he walks into an ugly pin. } 17. Rd1 e5 { Black saves his knight but he opens up the a2-g8 diagonal onto his own king. } 18. Ng5 { Nunn resigned here because he can't keep me from setting up a battery with queen on c4 and my knight on f7. Had he played on the game might have ended as follows: } 18... Qe8 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Bd5+ Kh8 21. Nf7+ Kg8 22. Nd6+ 1-0
[Event "Sochi"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tal"]
[Black "Garcia Gonzalez"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "31"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 e5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 { Black wants to take over e4, and is willing to give up the bishop pair to get it. } 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Qd4 { Black should play 6...Bxc3+ 7 bxc3 d5 when White has a tiny edge. Instead he wins a pawn but gets his pieces uncoordinated. } 6... d5 7. cxd5 Qa5 8. Qxe4 Bxc3+ 9. Kd1 cxd5 { He had to play 10...Bb4 and try to take advantage of White's king position. } 10. Qc2 { This wins a piece. } 10... d4 11. bxc3 dxc3 12. Ne2 O-O 13. Qxc3 Qa4+ 14. Ke1 Be6 15. Nd4 Rc8 16. Bb5 1-0
[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Karpov"]
[Black "Kasparov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 { The Grunfeld Defense is a hypermodern opening. The strategic idea for Black, is to cede the center, then launch a counterattack against it, throwing White on the defensive. } 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 { Challenging White's center. 8.dxc5 would be a horrible blunder due to Black's response of 8. ... Bxc3+. } 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O { White has set up his forces to over protect his d4 pawn. Black on the other hand is putting maximum pressure against this square. } 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 { Black hopes that the Pawn advance to f3 will provide an avenue of attack via the a7-g1 diagonal. } 11... Na5 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+ 14. Kxf1 { The pawn is not the most important thing here. For year theoreticians held that this line was harmless, with Black obtaining significant counterplay due to the hole at c4. Karpov has overturned this verdict, at least temporarily. } 14... Qd6 15. Kg1 Qe6 { My queen is well placed on this square. It puts pressure on e4, a2, c4 and g4 squares. } 16. Qd3 Qc4 { Exchanging queens would ease my defensive burden. 16...Qxg4 17.Rf1 For the price of the returned pawn, White would have play on the f-file and the a2-g8 diagonal. } 17. Qxc4+ { If 17. Qd2 then Black plays his Queen to e6 or a6 and threatens the Knight to c4. } 17... Nxc4 18. Bf2 cxd4 19. cxd4 { My queenside pawn majority should insure the possibility of an eventual passed pawn. } 19... e5 { My last move has two points. First it greatly reduces the scope of the White pieces, and if Black can successfully post his Knight on d6, then e4 is very weak. But it gives Karpov a passed pawn, and limits the scope of the Bg7. } 20. d5 Bh6 21. h4 { Karpov tries to cut off the Black bishop with g5. } 21... Bd2 22. Rd1 Ba5 23. Rc1 b5 24. Rc2 Nd6 25. Ng3 Nc4 26. Nf1 Nd6 27. Ng3 Nc4 { A draw from this position would be satisfactory for me. The match score was even at this time, and the position is somewhat equal. } 28. g5 Kf7 29. Nf1 { Karpov wants the full point, but objectively he doesn't have a sufficient advantage to be so ambitious. The extra pawn is the useless one at g2, and the passed pawn at d5 is no threat at all. } 29... Nd6 30. Ng3 Nc4 31. Kf1 Ke7 32. Bc5+ Kf7 33. Rf2+ Kg7 { White tries another avenue of attack but it cannot lead to success because there is no way for the knight to help out. } 34. Rf6 Bb6 35. Rc6 { Karpov somehow failed to realize that the rook is trapped at c6. My next move seals the victory. } 35... Na5 36. Bxb6 { Any move of the rook along the 6th rank would have left the bishop undefended. } 36... Nxc6 37. Bc7 Rf8+ 38. Ke2 Rf7 39. Bd6 { 39.dxc6 Rxc7 I could win this in my sleep! } 39... Rd7 40. Bc5 Na5 41. Nf1 Rc7 42. Bd6 Rc2+ 43. Kd3 Rxa2 { Karpov could have resigned here with a clear conscience. } 44. Ne3 Kf7 45. Ng4 Nc4 46. Nxe5+ Nxe5+ 47. Bxe5 b4 { Passed pawns must be pushed! } 48. Bf6 b3 49. e5 Rxg2 50. e6+ Kf8 0-1
[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Karpov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 { Karpov has great deal of experience with this variation, most notably in his match games against Viktor Korchnoi. } 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O { Now if Black plays 6...e5 we have a Sicilian Defense with colors reversed. But there is a more energetic plan. } 6... e4 7. Ng5 Bxc3 { This disrupts my pawn structure. } 8. bxc3 Re8 { Black has to defend this pawn. } 9. f3 exf3 10. Nxf3 { OK, Black has a better pawn structure. Still, White is going to be able to build a very strong central formation, and the f-file leads right to Black's king. } 10... Qe7 { A new approach. More common is 10. ... d5 which is favored by former World Champion Vassily Smyslov. } 11. e3 Ne5 12. Nd4 { Playing for the f5 square and to create pressure on the f-file. Eventually this square might be well-suited for a pawn. But the knight is in a beautiful position here. 12.Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Rb1 White has the freer position. } 12... Nd3 { The hole at d3 is not very important. } 13. Qe2 Nxc1 14. Raxc1 { Karpov went to great lengths to eliminate my bishop. Although it didn't seem to be doing anything special, in the long run it could have become a powerful attacker. } 14... d6 15. Rf4 { Open files should be occupied by doubled rooks. } 15... c6 16. Rcf1 Qe5 17. Qd3 { The f5-square belongs to me! } 17... Bd7 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Rxf5 Qe6 20. Qd4 { Now Karpov has to be constantly worried about the possibility of an exchange sacrifice at f6. } 20... Re7 21. Qh4 { Not yet! 21.Rxf6 gxf6 22.Rxf6 Qe5 23.Rxd6 This position is not so easy to win. } 21... Nd7 22. Bh3 { This threatens a discovered attack on the queen, but her majesty has no useful flight square because of the congestion in the forecourt. } 22... Nf8 23. R5f3 Qe5 24. d4 { See. I told you this square would eventually make a nice home for the pawn! } 24... Qe4 25. Qxe4 Rxe4 26. Rxf7 { The game is now effectively over. I have won the pawn at f7, but more importantly have seized the seventh rank. } 26... Rxe3 27. d5 { This adds to my control of the e6-square, thus limiting the options for Karpov's knight. } 27... Rae8 28. Rxb7 cxd5 29. cxd5 R3e7 { 29...Rxc3 30.Rff7 Rc1+ 31.Bf1 Ree1 32.Rxg7+ Kh8 33.Rgf7 Kg8 34.Rxa7 } 30. Rfb1 h5 31. a4 g5 32. Bf5 { Avoiding 32...g4 which would drive the Bishop to a more passive location. } 32... Kg7 33. a5 Kf6 34. Bd3 Rxb7 35. Rxb7 Re3 36. Bb5 Rxc3 37. Rxa7 Ng6 { The passed pawn is decisive. } 38. Rd7 Ne5 39. Rxd6+ Kf5 40. a6 Ra3 41. Rd8 { Karpov decides, with good reason, that further moves are unnecessary. } 1-0
[Event "World Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Karpov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 c5 { A opening experiment. Karpov fixes his grip on d4 but there is a gaping hole at d5. } 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. a3 { It is worthwhile to take time out to contest the b4-square. } 5... g6 6. b4 Bg7 { 6...cxb4 7.axb4 Nxb4 8.Qa4+ Nc6 9.Ba3 White would have excellent pressure for the sacrificed pawn. } 7. Rb1 Nge7 8. e3 { The idea is to make room for the knight at g1. } 8... O-O 9. d3 Rb8 10. Nge2 Be6 11. b5 Na5 { The Knight is not well placed on the edge of the board. } 12. Bd2 b6 13. O-O { Both sides have developed their forces, but I control considerably more space on the queenside. } 13... Nb7 14. e4 { I have a hole at d4, but Black will find it very difficult to place a knight there. } 14... Kh8 { A poor move. Karpov should have played 14...h6 in preparation for the advance of the f-pawn, keeping my bishop off of g5. } 15. Qc1 f5 16. Bg5 Qe8 { Black breaks the pin. } 17. Bxe7 { I like bishops, but in this case the exchange helps me, because now I can sink a knight at d5 without it being captured by Karpov's knight. } 17... Qxe7 18. exf5 Bxf5 { 18...gxf5 19.f4 Black's center is beginning to crumble. } 19. Nd5 Qd7 20. Qd2 { Now I have an outpost at d5, in addition to my advantage in space. } 20... Na5 21. Nec3 Rbe8 22. Ne4 Nb7 23. a4 { Now it is time to expand on both flanks. } 23... Na5 24. h4 Nb7 25. Kh2 Rb8 26. Ra1 Na5 { Karpov threatens a fork at b3. } 27. Ra3 Rf7 28. Qc3 Rd8 { Black's rooks are pretty useless. } 29. Ra2 { This rook will transfer to the e-file. } 29... Bh6 30. Ng5 Rff8 { 30...Bxg5 31.hxg5 Qe8 32.f4 The pressure at e5 will build. } 31. Re2 Bg7 32. Qc2 { I will not allow 32...e4! } 32... Rde8 33. Ne3 Bh6 34. Bd5 { I have decided to use that outpost at d5 for the bishop, controlling even more territory. } 34... Bg7 35. Qd1 { I am almost ready to go king-hunting. } 35... h6 { Another weakness for me to attack! } 36. Ne4 Qd8 37. Ra2 { Now the knight cannot be redeployed because if it moves to b7 I can capture it and play a4-a5. } 37... Bc8 38. Nc3 h5 39. Be4 { The advance of the pawn from h7 makes the g-pawn vulnerable. } 39... Re6 40. Ncd5 Bh6 { 40...Nb7 41.f4 exf4 42.Nxf4 the g-pawn falls. } 41. Ng2 Kg7 42. f4 { Finally! But now the game is all but over. } 42... exf4 43. Ngxf4 Re5 { 43...Qe8 44.Nxe6+ Bxe6 45.Qa1+ } 44. Nxg6 Rxf1 45. Qxf1 Rxe4 46. dxe4 Kxg6 47. Rf2 { My attack is overwhelming. } 47... Qe8 { 47...Bg7 48.Rf7 Nb7 49.Ne7+ Kh6 50.Qf4+ Kh7 51.Qf6 Qh8 52.Qg6++ } 48. e5 dxe5 49. Rf6+ Kg7 50. Rd6 { Karpov can do nothing about the threat of 51.Qf6+, so he resigned. } 1-0
[Event "Cannes Simultaneous Exhibition"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Weemaes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 { 3.d4 Bb4 would transpose to the Nimzoindian Defense. } 3... d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. d4 { I prefer White in this position since my strong center more than compensates for the doubled c-pawns. } 7... c5 8. Nf3 cxd4 { 8...Be7 9.Bg5 Qg6 10.Bd3 Qh5 11.Bxe7 Kxe7 is good for White on account of Black's king being caught in the center. } 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. a3 { In order to prevent Bb4+ which could be good for Black in many variations. } 10... h6 11. Bb2 Bd6 12. Bd3 { White stands better thanks to his active pieces. Notice Black's light squared bishop is locked in by his own pawns. } 12... O-O 13. O-O e5 14. d5 { In freeing his light squared bishop Black has allowed White a passed d- pawn. } 14... Nb8 { 14...Nd4 15.Nxd4 exd4 allows White to win material. Now White wants to eat the e-pawn. How can this be achieved? } 15. c5 { A deflection move which takes Black's dark squared bishop off the protection of his e-pawn. } 15... Bxc5 16. Nxe5 Qf4 17. Rc1 { White has a winning position thanks to his passed d-pawn and lead in development. } 17... b6 18. Rc4 Qg5 { 18...Qf6 allows White to win material. } 19. h4 Qd8 { One by one Black's pieces are forced back to their original squares. } 20. Qf3 Qd6 21. Rf4 { Forcing weaknesses on the kingside since White is threatening to take the f-pawn. } 21... f5 22. Nc4 Qd7 23. Re1 Bb7 24. Bxf5 { Black resigned as he has no good defense to White's threat of 25.Be6. If you don't see why try defending Black against Gambit. } 1-0
[Event "Cannes Simultaneous Exhibition"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Arlandi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 { Played with the idea of controlling the center by the fianchetto of the light squared bishop. } 6... Bb4 7. Bg2 O-O { 7...Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 would leave Black's dark squares weak. } 8. O-O d5 9. cxd5 exd5 { A type of Tarrasch Defense has been reached where Black's bishop has no right to be on b4. } 10. Bg5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Be6 { 11...Nxd4 12.Qxd4 } 12. Rb1 { White stands much better thanks to his two bishop and Black's isolated d- pawn. } 12... Na5 13. Rb5 { In this way White is able to bring more pressure against Black's isolated d- pawn. } 13... a6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Rb4 { White has a winning position on account of Black's shattered pawn structure. } 15... Rc8 16. e4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 f5 { Or 17...Rxc3 18.Bxh7+ Kxh7 19.Qh5+ Kg7 20.Nxe6+ fxe6 21.Rg4+ } 18. Bxf5 Bxf5 19. Nxf5 Qxd1 20. Rxd1 { The ending is winning for White thanks to my more active pieces. } 20... Rxc3 21. Rd7 Rf3 22. Rd5 b5 { 22...Nc6 23.Rxb7 } 23. a4 Rb3 24. Rg4+ Kh8 25. Nh6 Nc6 26. Rf5 { Black resigned since mate is not far off. If you don't see how try defending Black against Gambit. } 1-0
[Event "Simultaneous Exhibition"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Schweizer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 { The Grunfeld Defense, which I have played many times with the Black pieces! } 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 { The exchange variation is considered one of White's most violent attempts to gain an advantage. } 6... Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 { The knight goes to e2 thus avoiding the unpleasant pin of Bg4. } 8... Nc6 9. Be3 { White's center has just enough protection to maintain itself. } 9... O-O 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4 Bg4 12. f3 Na5 13. Bd3 { 13.Bxf7+ Rxf7 14.fxg4 Rxf1+ 15. Kxf1 is a pawn sacrifice I have played many times with Black! } 13... Be6 14. d5 { This move carries with it an exchange sacrifice, the aim of which is to weaken Black's dark squares. } 14... Bxa1 15. Qxa1 f6 { 15...Bd7 16.Bh6 threatening mate on g7. 16...f6 17.Bxf8 } 16. Rb1 b6 17. Bh6 { 17.dxe6 would be a mistake because of ...Qxd3 } 17... Re8 18. Nf4 { Forcing the Black bishop to move, thanks to the threat of 19.Nxe6. } 18... Bf7 19. e5 { With the threat of trapping Black's bishop by e6. } 19... Bxd5 { 19...e6 is the alternative. } 20. Rd1 e6 21. Bb5 f5 22. Bxe8 Qxe8 23. Rxd5 { In this way White is able to open up the a1-h8 diagonal to advantage. } 23... exd5 24. e6 d4 25. Qxd4 Qe7 26. Nd5 Qc5 27. Qxc5 bxc5 28. Nf6+ { Black resigned since he is unable to stop White's passed e-pawn from promoting. } 1-0
[Event "National Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tal"]
[Black "Chiu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Qb6 { Black let  White get a big center in the hope of getting pressure against it. Tal renders this irrelevant by simply giving up a pawn, in return for which he gets a six tempo lead in development. } 7. Nc3 Nxd4 8. Nd5 { 8...Qxb5 would lose to 9.Nc7+, so Black has to develop White's queen and retreat his own. } 8... Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 Qd8 10. Bf4 { Forcing a decisive weakening. } 10... e5 11. Be3 { White has more than enough for the pawn, but 11.Qc3 would have won on the spot. } 11... Ne7 12. Bg5 f6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Qxf6 Rf8 15. Qxe5 Qa5+ 16. Kf1 Qd8 17. Bh6 Rg8 18. Bc4 d6 19. Qf6 d5 20. exd5 Nf5 21. Re1+ Kd7 22. Bb5+ Kc7 23. Rc1+ Kb8 24. Bf4+ 1-0
[Event "Thessaloniki"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Short"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "55"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 g6 7. e3 { Black weakens his kingside in order to develop his Bc8 to and active square. } 7... Bf5 8. Qd2 Nf6 9. f3 { I want to keep control of e4, and I like the possibility that I might gain space later by pushing my pawn to g4. } 9... c5 10. Bh6 { I don't want Black to castle. } 10... cxd4 11. exd4 a6 { Black doesn't want me to pin his knight. 11...Nc6 12.Bb5 } 12. g4 Be6 13. Nge2 Nbd7 { Black hopes to bring this knight to c4, but I can stop this, and now his Be6 will become a target. 13...Nc6 14.Bg2 Bf8 15.O-O Bxh6 16.Qxh6 Qb6 I would have some initiative in this position, but Black would still be in the game. } 14. Bg2 Nb6 15. b3 Rc8 16. O-O Rc6 17. h3 { I want to push my pawn to f5, so I must protect my pawn on g4. } 17... Nfd7 18. Nd1 { I want this knight on the kingside. } 18... Rg8 19. Nf2 f5 { Black doesn't want me to push my pawn to f5, but in preventing this he lets me open up his king position. 19...g5 20.f4 f6 21.Ng3 Rg6 22.f5 Rxh6 23.fxe6 Rxe6 24.Rfe1 In this position Black can't keep me from invading along the e- file. } 20. Rae1 g5 21. gxf5 Bf7 { 21...Bxf5 22.Ng3 Be6 23.Nh5 Rg6 24.Ng4 Qc7 25. Ng7+ Kd8 26.Nxe6+ Rcxe6 27.Rxe6 Rxe6 28.Bxg5 } 22. Ng4 Bh5 23. Ng3 { Short resign ed here because he can't keep me from penetrating on the e-file. One possible finish might be: } 23... Bxg4 24. Bxg5 Rxg5 25. Qxg5 Kf8 26. f6 Nxf6 27. fxg4 Nd7 28. Bxd5 { And Black must lose more material because he can't prevent both 28.Bxc6 and 28.Qg8++. } 1-0
[Event "Soviet Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Smirin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "81"]

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. Nd2 { This is the main alternative to 9.Ne1. } 9... a5 { The most popular reply. } 10. a3 Nd7 11. Rb1 f5 12. b4 { Black's 9th move succeeded in holding this back for a while, but now White is back on track on the queenside. I like to have the initiative! } 12... b6 { Black can ignore this the attack at a5 and play 12...Kh8, preparing to use the g-file for a kingside onslaught. } 13. f3 f4 { It is still not too late to opt for 13...Kh8. } 14. Na4 axb4 15. axb4 g5 { In this footrace, White has a headstart. } 16. c5 Nf6 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. b5 Bd7 19. Nc4 Nc8 { An ugly move, but the b-pawn must be protected. } 20. Ba3 { Another ugly move is now forced, to defend the d-pawn. } 20... Ne8 21. g4 { With this move I try to keep the kingside closed. Black has to capture en passant here, or face a long battle with no counterplay at all. } 21... fxg3 22. hxg3 g4 23. Bc1 { I keep an eye on the dark squares of the kingside this way. } 23... gxf3 24. Bxf3 Nf6 25. Bg5 Ra7 26. Rf2 Rb7 27. Rb3 Ra7 28. Rb1 Rb7 29. Rb3 Ra7 { Hmm, I am not getting anywhere! } 30. Rb4 { This is the right move. Next I will sacrifice the b-pawn and then I will be the one attacking on kingside. } 30... Kh8 31. Qf1 Bxb5 32. Rxb5 Rxa4 { So Black has a pawn. Big deal. I can sacrifice more than that! } 33. Bg2 h6 34. Bh4 { The bishops step aside so that the big pieces can get into the act. } 34... Qe8 35. Bxf6 Rxf6 36. Rxf6 Qxb5 37. Re6 { Black's pieces are so useless that I can afford to part with the knight. } 37... Kg8 { 37...Qxc4 38.Re8+ Kh7 39.Qf5+ or 37...Rxc4 38.Qf7 Rc1+ 39.Kh2 } 38. Bh3 Rxc4 39. Rxh6 { There goes the last barrier! Now nothing can stop me. } 39... Bxh6 40. Be6+ Kh8 41. Qf6+ { Black resigned, because there is no way to prevent mate. If you don't believe me, try making Gambit white then let Gambit show you! } 1-0
[Event "Cannes Simultaneous Exhibition"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Gueye"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "47"]

1. d4 f5 { The Dutch Defense which is a somewhat risky way of stopping White from playing pawn e4 due to the weakening of Black's kingside. } 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. c4 d5 5. Nd2 c6 { The Stonewall variation gives Black a solid yet passive position. } 6. Nh3 { A high class move which aims to control the f4 square while keeping open the h1-a8 diagonal. } 6... Bd6 { 6...Be7 is also possible with the idea of not having to worry about White exchanging off dark squared bishops,. } 7. Qc2 b6 { 7...dxc4 8.Nxc4 is winning for White thanks to the holes and inactive pieces in Black's position. } 8. Nf3 { Because most of Black's pawns are on white squares his light squared bishop has limited mobility. Therefore, White wishes to exchange Black's good bishop, the dark squared one. } 8... O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. Bf4 { Played to eliminate Black's good bishop. } 10... Bxf4 11. Nxf4 { A new weakness has appeared in Black's position, namely the hole on e5. } 11... Ne4 { 11...Nbd7 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.Qc6 Rb8 14.Qxe6+ Qxe6 15.Nxe6 Re8 16.Nf4 is good for White on account of his material advantage. } 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Rfc1 { White has a winning position thanks to his outposted knight on e5 combined with his control of the c-file, not to mention Black's bad bishop. } 14... Na6 { 14...Rc8 allows White a winning combination. } 15. Qa4 Nd6 16. e3 { With the threat of attacking the knight on a6 with 16.Bf1 } 16... b5 17. Qa3 { Pins the knight on d6. } 17... Rfe8 18. b3 { Played to take the c4 square away from Black's knight. } 18... Qd8 19. Bf1 { The bishop joins in the queenside attack. } 19... Qb6 { An oversight which only hastens the end. } 20. Nd7 { Now Black's queen has no good square to protect the d6 knight from. } 20... b4 21. Nxb6 bxa3 22. Nxa8 g5 23. Bxa6 Bxa6 24. Nc7 { Black resigned as his material losses are mounting. } 1-0
[Event "Simultaneous Exhibition"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Schurer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "31"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 { The effect of the bishop on the h2-b8 diagonal will be felt throughout the game. } 6... e6 7. e3 Ne4 { Black should complete development before moving the knight a second time. } 8. Bd3 f5 { 8...Bb4 was necessary here, to get rid of the knight at c3.8... Nxc3 would also have been reasonable. } 9. O-O Be7 { Now the capture at c3 was mandatory. The knight wreaks havoc immediately. } 10. Nb5 O-O 11. Nc7 Rb8 12. Nxe6 { A fork and discovered attack in a single move! Both rooks and the queen are attacked. } 12... Qb6 13. Nxf8 Bxf8 14. Bxb8 Nxb8 { Now White is up a double exchange, for which Black has no compensation at all. } 15. Ne5 Qxb2 16. Rc1 1-0
[Event "Simultaneous Exhibition"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rosich"]
[Black "Kasparov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "48"]

1. e4 c5 2. f4 { The Grand Prix variation, so named after the English players who have scored a number of victories with it in their yearly competitions. } 2... d5 3. exd5 Nf6 { This move involves a pawn sacrifice in exchange for a lead in development. } 4. c4 { 4.Bb5+ Bd7 5.Bxd7+ Qxd7 6.c4 e6 7.Qe2 is the true test of Black's pawn sacrifice. } 4... e6 5. dxe6 Bxe6 { 5...fxe6 is also quite good as numerous games have shown. } 6. Nf3 Nc6 { Black's missing pawn is more than compensated for by the holes in White's position. } 7. Nc3 Bd6 8. d4 { 8.d3 O-O 9.Be2 Trying to catch up in development makes more sense. } 8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O { Black has six pieces developed to White's two. As a general rule three tempi is worth at least a pawn - here I have four extra moves! } 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. Be3 Qe7 12. Qf3 Bb4 { White's main problem is that his king is stuck in the center. } 13. Be2 e5 { Opening up the center to get at the White king. } 14. O-O-O { 14.O-O was safer. } 14... Bxc3 15. bxc3 exf4 16. Bd4 Rae8 17. Bxf6 Rxf6 { White's king finds himself just as exposed on the queenside as he was in the center. } 18. Rd2 Kh8 { There is no need to rush, as the White king has nowhere to hide. 18. ..Qa3+ is also very strong, with play similar to the game. } 19. Rhd1 Qa3+ 20. Rb2 Ne5 21. Qh3 f3 { An important move which cuts White's queen off from the protection of the d3 square, deciding the game. } 22. gxf3 Rb6 { Forcing White's reply due to the pin. } 23. Rd2 Nd3+ { Now you see the importance of f3. Had it been omitted White could play 24.Qxd3. Black is now able to take advantage of White's weakened back rank. } 24. Bxd3 Re1+ { White resigned since mate is unavoidable. } 0-1
[Event "Federal Republic of Germany"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Andruet"]
[Black "Spassky"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "56"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d5 6. Nc3 O-O 7. e3 Qe7 8. Rc1 Rd8 9. Qc2 { White aims for pressure on c7, but he lets Black get his knights to strong squares on the kingside. } 9... Nbd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Nf8 12. Ne2 { The beginning of a dubious maneuver. White can't decide whether to use this knight for attack or defence, and doesn't get his queenside play going soon enough. } 12... c6 13. O-O Ng6 14. Ng3 { After this White will always have to worry about a knight coming into e4 or h4. } 14... Re8 15. Qc5 { This just loses time, since Black's queen is just as close to the kingside on d8, while White's queen will have to retreat. } 15... Qd8 16. Nd2 { Heading for the queenside to aid his attack there, but allowing Black's knight a great attacking square. } 16... Nh4 17. b4 a6 18. a4 Bd7 19. Rb1 Ng4 { Yipe. White hasn't got his break in on the queenside yet, but Black's knights are doing a dance on White's king. } 20. Qc2 g6 { Preventing White from simplifying by Bf5 or Nf5. } 21. b5 axb5 22. axb5 h5 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Rfe1 { Weakening f2, but Black was threatening things like ...Nxg2 Kxg2 Rxe3. } 24... Qf6 { Attacking the new weakness and preventing any possible future counterplay by Bxg6. } 25. Ndf1 Ra3 { Threatening 26...Rxd3, and further ganging up on e3. } 26. Re2 c5 { Threatening 27...c4 or cxd4. } 27. dxc5 Ne5 { Very pretty. White only sees one of the threats, but he's long gone anyway. } 28. Bb5 Qf3 0-1
[Event "Thessaloniki Olympiad"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Short"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 { A finesse with the idea of provoking White to move his knight to f3, thus taking away the plan of f3 followed with e4. } 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 g6 7. e3 Bf5 8. Qd2 { White removes his queen in the hope of later gaining time against the Black bishop. } 8... Nf6 { 8...Nd7 9.f3 g5 10.Bg3 h5 11.e4 is also better for White thanks to his control of the center. } 9. f3 c5 { Black does not intend to give up the center without a fight! } 10. Bh6 { Now the Black king must remain in the center. } 10... cxd4 { 10...Nc6 11.dxc5 d4 12.exd4 Qxd4 13.Qxd4 Nxd4 14.O-O-O Bxc5 allows White to win material. } 11. exd4 a6 { Played in order to prevent Bb5. } 12. g4 Be6 13. Nge2 Nbd7 { This move is a mistake as it takes the d7 square away from the other knight. Better was 13...Nc6. Then 14.Bg2 Bf8 15.O-O Bxh6 16.Qxh6 Qb6 17.Rad1 O-O-O 18. Rd2 is only slightly better for White because of his more active pieces. } 14. Bg2 Nb6 15. b3 { Preventing Nc4 once and for all. } 15... Rc8 16. O-O Rc6 17. h3 { Black's two main problems are: his king is stuck in the center, and he has no targets to attack. } 17... Nfd7 18. Nd1 Rg8 19. Nf2 f5 { Black hastens the end, since obviously one should not open the center with one's king still there. } 20. Rae1 g5 21. gxf5 Bf7 { 21...Bxf5 22.Ng3 Be6 23.Nh5 Rg6 24.Ng4 Qc7 25.Ng7+ Kd8 26.Nxe6+ Rcxe6 27.Rxe6 Rxe6 28.Bxg5 leaves White a pawn ahead. } 22. Ng4 Bh5 23. Ng3 { Black resigned as he has no place to hide his king. For example... } 23... Bxg4 24. Bxg5 { taking advantage of the pin on the e-file. } 24... Rxg5 25. Qxg5 Kf8 26. f6 Bxf6 27. fxg4 { When the new pin on the f-file would decide the game. } 1-0
[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kozul"]
[Black "Kasparov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "42"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 { The Nimzoindian Defense, named after the great hypermodern played Aaron Nimzowitsch. } 4. Qc2 { White intends to keep his pawns intact with Qxc3 in the event Black plays Bxc3. } 4... O-O 5. Bg5 { A very committal move since White's bishop is forced off the c1-h6 diagonal, with Black's next move. } 5... h6 6. Bh4 c5 7. dxc5 Na6 8. a3 { 8.e4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 e5 is better for Black due to White's tripled c-pawns. } 8... Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 Nxc5 { Black's lead in development fully compensates for White's bishop pair. } 10. Bxf6 { White wishes to do away with Black's initiative by going into an endgame. } 10... Qxf6 11. Qxf6 gxf6 { Black stands a little better because of White's lagging development and queenside weaknesses. } 12. b4 Na4 13. e3 b6 { Black has a natural target to attack, the pawn on c4. } 14. Nf3 Ba6 15. Nd2 Bb7 16. Bd3 Rac8 { 16...Bxg2 would allow White to win material. } 17. Rc1 { Walks into a pin on the c-file. } 17... d5 { Taking advantage of the pin on the c-file. } 18. Ke2 dxc4 19. Nxc4 Rfd8 { Black's more active pieces carry over into an endgame initiative. } 20. Rhd1 Ba6 21. Rd2 b5 { White resigned since material loss in unavoidable because of the pin on the c-file. } 0-1
[Event "Barcelona"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov"]
[Black "Speelman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "49"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 g6 3. c4 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Be3 Nge7 8. h4 { I want to make Black think twice about putting his king on the kingside. } 8... h6 { This pawn becomes a target. He might have dared me by 8...f5. } 9. Be2 f5 { 9...O-O 10.Qd2 Kh7 11.g4 } 10. exf5 Nxf5 11. Nxf5 Bxf5 { Now Black doesn't know what to do with his king. } 12. Qd2 Qd7 { This isn't a good square for the queen. } 13. O-O O-O-O { Black is daring me to go after his king. 13...h5 14.Rae1 O-O } 14. b4 Nxb4 { Black is opening lines onto his own king. He should try to hide by 14...Kb8. 14...Kb8 15.b5 Ne5 16.Nd5 Ng4 17.Bxg4 Bxg4 18.Rab1 I have a strong attack here, but Black might have a defense. } 15. Nb5 Nc2 { 15...Bxa1 16.Qxb4 Be5 17. Nxa7+ Kb8 18.Bf3 c5 19.Qa3 Qc7 20.g4 Bc2 21.Rc1 Rhf8 22.Bd5 Qb6 23.Nb5 } 16. Bf3 d5 { Black wants to block the a8-h1 diagonal. } 17. Bxd5 Nxa1 18. Nxa7+ Kb8 19. Qb4 Qxd5 { Black is desparate, but he could let me play 20.Nc6+. Black also gets mated after 19...c5 20.Bf4+ Ka8 21.Qa5 } 20. cxd5 Nc2 21. Qa5 Nxe3 22. fxe3 Rhe8 23. Nb5 Rxd5 24. Qxc7+ Ka8 25. Qa5+ { Black resigns because I have more material and a powerful attack. White will win more material soon. } 1-0
[Event "New York"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "DEEP THOUGHT"]
[Black "Kasparov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "104"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 { It is truly a pity that the programmers chose this wimpy variation for such an important encounter! } 2... e6 3. d4 d5 { This position resembles a French Defense. } 4. exd5 { 4.e5 Transposes to the Advanced variation of the French Defense. } 4... exd5 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. Be3 c4 { Hampering White's natural development by taking away the d3 square. } 7. b3 cxb3 8. axb3 Ne7 { Before this game 8...Nf6 was favored leading to a slight advantage for White. However, after this game no one plays 8...Nf6 anymore! } 9. Na3 Nbc6 10. Nb5 { Although most commentators think this move loses time, this is wrong since Black also losses time with his bishop. } 10... Bb8 11. Bd3 Bf5 { With the majority of White's pawns standing on dark squares Black welcomes the exchange of White's good bishop. } 12. c4 { We were later informed that the computer had a bug in it that gave other moves priority over castling! Perhaps the computer was hooked up to a 900 number? } 12... O-O 13. Ra4 Qd7 14. Nc3 Bc7 15. Bxf5 Qxf5 16. Nh4 Qd7 17. O-O { The computer fails to realize that its pieces belong in the center of the board. } 17... Rad8 18. Re1 Rfe8 { Black has an obvious advantage thanks to his control of the center which gives his pieces greater mobility. For some reason the computer thought it had the advantage here. } 19. c5 Ba5 { This is the key to Kasparov's winning plan. No computer can look at this position and figure out that a good knight versus bad bishop endgame lies ahead, but even an average human is capable of understanding this. } 20. Qd3 a6 21. h3 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Nf5 23. Nxf5 Qxf5 { Black has a technically won game due to his good knight against bad bishop. } 24. Ra2 Re6 { Preparing to double on the e-file. } 25. Rae2 Rde8 26. Qd2 f6 27. Qc3 { The main problem with White's position is his inability to engage in an active plan. He can only sit and wait to see where Black will strike. } 27... h5 28. b4 R8e7 29. Kh1 g5 30. Kg1 g4 31. h4 Re4 32. Qb2 Na7 { Black allows White no counter play by controlling the b5 square. } 33. Qd2 R4e6 34. Qc1 { White's play has been gradually reduced to shuffling his queen around with nothing to attack. } 34... Nb5 35. Qd2 Na3 36. Qd1 Kf7 37. Qb3 Nc4 38. Kh2 { 38.b5 a5 would be similar to the game continuation. } 38... Re4 39. g3 { With all of White's pawns on dark squares it is hard to tell where the bishop stands. } 39... Qf3 40. b5 a5 { Black's passed a-pawn gives White something else to worry about besides his king. } 41. c6 f5 42. cxb7 Rxb7 43. Kg1 f4 { Shatters White's position. } 44. gxf4 g3 45. Qd1 Rbe7 { Black is now threatening to win material with 46...gxf2+ to which there is no defense. } 46. b6 gxf2+ 47. Rxf2 Qxd1 48. Rxd1 Rxe3 49. Rg2 Nxb6 { Black is simply a piece ahead. The remaining moves were... } 50. Rg5 a4 51. Rxh5 a3 52. Rd2 Re2 { White resigned since he will be unable to stop the promotion of Black's a-pawn. } 0-1
[Event "Evry Simultaneous Exhibition"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kouatly"]
[Black "Kasparov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e4 { After jockeying for position we have reached the King's Indian Defense. } 5... O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 { The Petrosian variation so named after former World Champion Tigran Petrosian, who added many new ideas to White's set up. } 7... a5 { Played in order to gain space on the queenside. } 8. h4 Na6 9. Nd2 Nc5 10. g4 { White's attack may look threatening but remember that White has left his king in the center. } 10... a4 11. h5 gxh5 12. g5 Ng4 { The knight heads towards the White king. } 13. Nf1 f5 { The opening of the f-file with White's king remaining in the center signals that my opponent has done something wrong. } 14. f3 Nf2 { A piece sacrifice the aim of which is to draw White's king into a mating attack. } 15. Kxf2 fxe4 { Black has plen ty of compensation for the piece thanks to White's backward development. } 16. Kg2 a3 { With the idea of weakening the h8-a1 diagonal. } 17. Rxh5 exf3+ 18. Bxf3 e4 19. Be2 ( 19. Nxe4 axb2 20. Bxb2 Bxb2 ) 19... Bf5 { White's pieces have lost communication with one another. } 20. Qd2 Bg6 21. Rh3 Qd7 { With the disguised idea of doubling on the f-file. } 22. Rg3 Qf7 23. Qe1 Rae8 { Black's remaining piece enters the attack! } 24. Be3 Nd3 25. Qd2 axb2 26. Rb1 Be5 { White is unable to stop the flood of Black's pieces from crashing through on the kingside. } 27. Rg4 Nf4+ 28. Bxf4 e3 { This clearance move allows Black's bishop on g6 to enter as well. } 29. Bxe3 Bxc3 30. Qxc3 Bxb1 31. Rf4 Rxe3 { White resigned since the further loss of material is unavoidable. } 0-1
[Event "Madrid Rapids"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Speelman"]
[Black "Kasparov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1. c4 g6 { When I am in the mood to play a King's Indian, I sometimes play this against the English Opening. } 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 { And here we are! } 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 { White normally castles in such positions, but in the King's Indian this is a viable alternative. The only problem is that the bishop at e3 can be attacked by a knight. } 7... Ng4 8. Bg5 f6 9. Bh4 g5 { My bishop at g7 looks pretty bad, but White's is no better. } 10. Bg3 Nh6 11. h3 Nc6 12. d5 { Now I have a choice. It is almost certainly better to retreat the knight to e7 but I was in the mood for a sharp game, especially since we were playing at a very fast time control. So I took a chance. } 12... Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Qxd4 f5 { In return for the pawn I have a bishop which is once again alive and well, ready to exert a lot of pressure on the diagonal. White's bishop at g3, however, is pathetic. But is this worth the material investment? } 15. Qd2 f4 16. Bh2 Nf7 { Now Speelman over-reacts and tries to immediately free his trapped bishop. If he had castled queenside, it is not clear my plan would have been justified and in fact in 1991 a practical example cast doubt on my plan. } 17. h4 { 17.O-O-O Ne5 18.f3 c5 19.dxc6 bxc6 20.h4 The delay of the advance of the h- pawn has resulted in a clear advantage for White. } 17... h6 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. g3 { It looks like White is achieving his objective but I now sacrifice a pawn to thwart his plans. } 19... f3 20. Bxf3 Ne5 21. Be2 { I have given up a second pawn to open up a line and also bring my knight into the attack with tempo. } 21... g4 22. Bg1 c5 23. dxc6 bxc6 24. O-O-O { Obviously the king could not remain in the center much longer! Now what will I do about the d-pawn which is now under attack? } 24... Be6 25. Qxd6 Qg5+ 26. Kb1 Qg6 { This little maneuver is worth much more than a pawn. Look at Speelman's silly bishop at g1, and see how my pieces are lining up against his king. The White queen is needed for defense, but it is far from home. } 27. Ka1 Rab8 { White is in deep trouble. Jon Speelman is a very creative player and his next move is ingenious, especially in a game played in just a few minutes. But it was perhaps not best. } 28. Rh5 { In return for the rook, White gets my bishop in addition the pawns he has already been given. 28.f4 gxf3 29.Bf1 This strange series of moves was suggested by Viktor Korchnoi, and it is probably best. } 28... Qxh5 29. Qxe6+ Kh8 30. Qe7 Nf3 31. Bxf3 Rxf3 32. Na4 Re8 33. Qxa7 Qe5 { Notice how well my pieces are centralized. White's are scattered all over the place. } 34. Qb6 Qxe4 35. Qb4 Qc2 { This invasion of the seventh rank brings the game to a quick close. } 36. Rb1 Rd3 { The queen will be joined by at least one rook. } 37. Qc5 Re2 38. Qh5+ Kg8 39. Qxg4 { Now Black mates in two moves. } 39... Qxb1+ 0-1
[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Agdestein"]
[Black "Kasparov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "113"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Nh3 { The knight is hoping to get to f4 to overprotect d5, and restrict Black's pawn to e6. Later, White may play his h-Pawn to h4 and h5, followed by an attack on g6. On the other hand, this move neglects the d4 square. } 6... b5 7. cxb5 Qa5+ 8. Bd2 { 8.Nc3? Nxd5 White is swimming in rough waters. } 8... Qxb5 9. Bc3 Ba6 10. Na3 Qb6 { The whole idea of putting the knight at h3 has not panned out. } 11. O-O O-O 12. Qd2 Nbd7 13. Rab1 Rab8 { White must deal with the pressure on b2. } 14. b3 Bb5 15. Rfe1 Ng4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nc2 a5 18. f3 Ngf6 19. Nf2 Ba6 20. f4 Rfc8 21. e3 a4 22. g4 axb3 23. g5 Ne8 24. axb3 h5 25. gxh6+ Kh7 26. Kh1 Nef6 { Only 26 moves have been played, but we were both running out of time, having just 3 minutes left for 14 moves. My Norwegian opponent has the advantage here since his king is safer. } 27. e4 { If he can get this pawn to e5, he may be able to do some real damage. } 27... c4 28. e5 { Here we go! } 28... cxb3 29. Nd4 { 29.exf6 Rxc2 30.Qxc2 bxc2 31.Rxb6 Nxb6 32.fxe7 Nc4 33.Be4 Ne3!! The threat of 34...Rb1 is winning for Black. } 29... Rc4 { When short of time, tactics are everything. If he has to worry about his pieces then he can't spend precious seconds thinking about strategy. } 30. Nc6 { This mistake gives me plenty of chances. He should have just taken the pawn at b3. } 30... Rc2 31. Qe3 Qxe3 32. Rxe3 Rb6 { The position is getting messier. Agdestein gets my knight, but the initiative swings back to me. } 33. exf6 Nxf6 34. Ne4 { Probably 34.Kg1 was best. } 34... b2 35. Nxf6+ exf6 36. Be4 { White may be a piece ahead, but I have a monster pawn at b2! } 36... Rc1+ 37. Re1 f5 { This must have come a surprise to my opponent. I give up one powerful passed pawn, but get another in return. } 38. Rbxc1 bxc1=Q 39. Rxc1 fxe4 { My pawns are much stronger than my opponent's. } 40. Re1 Bc4 { The time control has been reached and the rest is just a matter of technique . } 41. Ne7 f5 42. Rg1 e3 43. Re1 { 43.Rxg6 Bxd5+! 44.Nxd5 Kxg6 45.Nxb6 e2 } 43... Rb3 44. Kg2 Kxh6 45. Kf3 e2+ 46. Kf2 Rh3 47. Rg1 Rxh2+ 48. Kg3 Rh5 49. Nc8 Kg7 50. Nxd6 Ba6 51. Ne8+ Kf7 52. Nc7 Bc4 53. Rc1 g5 54. Kf2 gxf4 55. Ne6 { 55.Rxc4 Rh2+ 56.Ke1 f3 Even though White has an extra knight, Black wins. If you don't believe me, try defending the position again. } 55... Rh2+ 56. Kg1 Rh4 57. Nd4 0-1
[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Damljanovic"]
[Black "Kasparov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 { White decides he is not in the mood for hypermodern play after all. } 4... cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nb3 d6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. e4 { After a few moves of shadow boxing, we have transposed into a Sicilian defence. The kingside fianchetto plan adopted by White is considered quite harmless. } 9... Bg4 10. f3 { This creates a weakness on the dark squares. } 10... Be6 11. Kh1 { Correctly removing his king from the vulnerable g1-a7 diagonal. } 11... b5 { I waste no time in getting my queenside going. } 12. a4 { Capturing the pawn would lose. Do you see why? 12.Nxb5 Bc4 } 12... bxa4 13. Rxa4 Nd7 14. f4 Nb6 15. Ra1 a5 16. Nd5 a4 17. Nd2 Bd7 18. Ra3 { This rook lift accomplishes nothing since the rook can't get to the kingside and White is not attacking there in any event. 18.c3 Na5! I would have been quite happy with this position! } 18... Na5 19. f5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Qb6 { The queen is well placed on this square, which is the intersection of an important file and an important diagonal. } 21. fxg6 fxg6 22. b3 Rxf1+ 23. Nxf1 axb3 24. cxb3 Rb8 { I increase the pressure. } 25. Bg5 Nxb3 26. Bxe7 Nd4 { Not the most efficient move. 26...Qb4! 27.Ra6 Be5 Black is better. } 27. Rd3 { But my opponent falls for the trap. } 27... h6 { The Bishop on e7 is trapped. } 28. Ne3 Re8 29. Nc4 Qb4 30. Nxd6 Rxe7 31. Ne4 { White could have resigned here. } 31... Nf5 32. Qf3 Qe1+ 0-1