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ANNOTATED GAME
World Championship Match Game 16, Moscow 1985
A. Karpov vs. G. Kasparov
Annotated by: kingstuart (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian, Szen variation, Dely-Kasparov gambit (B44)
A. Karpov vs. G. Kasparov
Annotated by: kingstuart (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian, Szen variation, Dely-Kasparov gambit (B44)
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Quite frankly this is one of the best games ever played, Kasparov once again plays a daring gambit in full knowledge Karpov and his seconds have had over a week to prepare for it. Kasparovs idea is so deep even Karpov underestimated the strength of it and is dragged into a position where his pieces are helpless due to a dominating knight on d3. Karpov refuses to return the pawn which allows Kasparov to domiate the game, in the end Karpov is bound hand and foot and all he can do is sit and await his execution | ||||||
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1. e4 |
Quite frankly this is one of the best games ever played, Kasparov once again plays a daring gambit in full knowledge Karpov and his seconds have had over a week to prepare for it. Kasparovs idea is so deep even Karpov underestimated the strength of it and is dragged into a position where his pieces are helpless due to a dominating knight on d3. Karpov refuses to return the pawn which allows Kasparov to domiate the game, in the end Karpov is bound hand and foot and all he can do is sit and await his execution | |||||
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1... c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. Nb1c3 a6 8. Na3 d5 |
?! this is the gambit, aptly named the Kasparov gambit | |||||
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9. cxd5 exd5 10. exd5 Nb4 11. Be2 |
! This was Karpovs improvement over the 12th game of the match when, after 11.Bc4 Bg4! Kasparov equalised without trouble and the game ended in a quick draw | |||||
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11... Bc5 |
?! there is a great idea behind this move but there is a slight tactical flaw. this in no way takes anything away from the genious of Kasparovs idea. | |||||
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12. O-O |
?! 12.Be3! Bxe3 13.Qa4 essentially refutes the idea and is what Karpov played a few weeks later against Van der Wiel | |||||
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12... O-O 13. Bf3 |
After 13.Bg5 Nbxd5 14.Nxd5 Qxd5 15.Bxf6 Qxd1 16.Rxd1 gxf6 Black should draw without any particular difficulty - Kasparov | |||||
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13... Bf5 |
! Preventing the white knight getting into play via c2 and grabs the d3 square for the knight | |||||
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14. Bg5 Re8 |
! Kasparov makes it look easy but it was essential for him to control the e4 square as white was threatening Be4 when black is robbed of all his compensation | |||||
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15. Qd2 |
here white should be looking to return the extra pawn, 15.Nc4 is Kasparovs suggestion and he gives the line 15...Bd3 16.a3 Bxc4 (not 16...Bxf1? 17.axb4 Bxc4 18.bxc5 when white has an advantage due to his connected passed pawns) 17.axb4 Bxb4 18.Re1 Rxe1 19.Qxe1 with a 'complicated position with chances for both sides' | |||||
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15... b5 |
! denying the c4 square to the white knight | |||||
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16. Rad1 Nd3 |
! Kasparov establishes a monster knight on d3 that white will struggle to remove. | |||||
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17. Nab1 |
? Karpov is drifting now 17.d6 was required here when Kasparov gave the exchange sacrifice 17...Qxd6! 18.Bxa8 Rxa8 as good for black | |||||
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17... h6 |
! its a good time to kick the bishop as it cannot go to e3 for tactical reasons | |||||
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18. Bh4 |
18.Be3?! gives black the pleasent choice of 18...Rxe3 19.fxe3 Qb6 and 18...Bxe3 19.fxe3 Qb6 20.Be2 Rxe3 21.Kh1 Bg6 | |||||
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18... b4 |
! as black has played ...h6 this exiles the knight to a4. | |||||
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19. Na4 |
19.Ne2 is met with g5! with g4 to follow trapping the light square bishop, and is the reason 17...h6 made 18...b4 even stronger. | |||||
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19... Bd6 |
Kasparov wrote that he had reached this position in his preparation which is amazing considering whites 11th move had never been played before and whites moves haven't been at all forced. it just shows how much preparation top players do. | |||||
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20. Bg3 Rc8 |
! further resticting the white pieces | |||||
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21. b3 |
threatening Nb2 forcing the d3 knight away when white would unravel his pieces. how does black prevent this? | |||||
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21... g5 |
!! a very good move, not only does it prevent Nb2 with some simple tactics but there is a much deeper tactical idea behind it which we will soon see. lets take a quick look at the white pieces, niether knight can move at all. The queen and rooks also have no squares. the dark square bishop has no squares and can only be exchanged for his black counter part. the light square bishop cannot come to e2 as 22...Ne4 23.Qxd3 Nxg3 wins a piece. so white is pretty much forced to play | |||||
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