Time Travel

Ray Robson – Garry Kimovich Kasparov

6th Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX; time control: 20 minutes plus 5 seconds per move; Saint Louis, September 8, 2023

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Position #310

1. d4 Ng6 2. Ng3 d5 3. c3 c6 4. h4 h5 5. Bg5 Nc7 6. e3 Ne6 7. Bd3 Nxg5 8. hxg5 Qd6 9. Bf5? (9. Ne2! Nh4 10. Rh1 Nxg2+ 11. Kd2±)
9. ... h4 (9. ... Bxf5 10. Nxf5 Qh2 11. Ke2)
10. Ne2 Bxf5 11. Qxf5 e6 12. Qg4 e5 13. f4 exf4 14. exf4 Qd7 15. Qxd7+ (15. f5 Ne7 16. 0-0 g6! 17. Nf4 0-0-0!)
15. ... Kxd7 16. f5 Ne7

17. 0-0 Re8 18. Nc1 Nc8! 19. Nd3 Bd6 20. Nb3 b6 21. Nd2

21. ... f6! 22. Nf3 (22. c4 Ne7)
22. ... Bg3! 23. Nf2 Nd6 24. Ng4 Re4 25. Nf2 Re2 26. Ng4 Ne4 27. Rb1 Kd6 28. Rfd1 fxg5 29. Kf1 Rc2 30. Rd3 Rf8 31. Ne3 Rf2+ 32. Kg1

32. ... h3! 33. c4 Rh8 34. cxd5 h2+ 35. Kh1 Rxf3! 36. Nc4+ Kxd5 37. Rxf3 Kxc4 0 : 1.

Kasparov developed and kept his initiative with powerful consistency. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Saint Louis Chess Club.