chess opening #216 (236)Tournament in Wijk aan Zee (annotated by G. Kasparov) Annotated by Gameknot.com (1038): Annotated by GM Garry Kasparov (RUS).
Nothing betokened a storm when I made this move. Topalov who is always eager to fight no matter if he has Black or White, if he plays me or any other adversary answered with
I was sincerely surprised. Pirc-Ufimtsev Defense is not a usual one for Topalov, and this opening is hardly worth using in the tournaments of the highest category. White has too many…Kasparov, G. (2812) vs. Topalov, V. (2700) |