Monday, September 11, 2023

End to End

Garry Kimovich Kasparov – Leinier Domínguez Pérez
6th Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX; time control: 20 minutes plus 5 seconds per move; Saint Louis, September 10, 2023
rnknqrbb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNKNQRBB w FAfa - 0 1

Position #559

1. e4 g5 2. f4 gxf4 3. Rxf4 Nbc6 4. g3 d6 5. Ne3 Ne6 6. Rf1 Ncd4?!


7. Nc3 c5 8. Nf5 0-0-0 9. Nd5 Nc6 10. c3 Nc7 11. Qe2 e6 12. Nxc7 Kxc7 13. Nh6 Kb8 14. 0-0-0?! By this Kasparov let much (or some) of his advantage slip. White ought to have castled on the h-side: 14. Be3! f6 15. 0-0! firmly holding the upper hand.
14. ... Bg7


15. Nxg8 Rxg8 16. Kb1 Rc8 17. d4 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rc7 19. Be3 e5 20. d5 Nd4 21. Qd3 Qd7 22. Rc1 Rgc8 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Bg2 Qg4 25. Qd1 Qg6


26. g4?? (26. Qd3 Bh6 27. Bg1=)
26. ... Bh6!−+ 27. Bxd4. Desperation, but 27. Qd3 Bxe3 28. Qxe3 Qxg4 is also horrible for White.
27. ... Rc1+ 28. Qxc1 Bxc1 29. Bxe5 dxe5 30. Rxc1 Qxg4 31. Rc2 Qd1+ 32. Rc1 Qd3+ 33. Rc2 f5 34. exf5 Qxf5 35. b3 e4 36. d6 0 : 1. And once again Kasparov exceeded the time limit, even if in a resignable position (36. ... e3 37. Kc1 Qe5−+).

No comments:

Post a Comment