Author: ludicrous
Date: 01:07:57 12/01/02
Kasparov-Topalov, Wijk aan Zee 1999 1 e4 d6 2 d4 Nf6 3 Nc3 g6 4 Be3 Bg7?! (Seirawan recommends 4...c3!) 5 Qd2 c6 6 f3 b5 7 Nge2?! (7 0-0-0 Nbd7 8 Bh6! Seirawan) 7...Nbd7 8 Bh6 Bxh6 9 Qxh6 Bb7 10 a3 e5 11 0-0-0 Qe7 12 Kb1!? (12 g3 0-0-0 13 Bh3 Seirawan) 12...a6 13 Nc1 0-0-0 14 Nb3 exd4 15 Rxd4 c5 16 Rd1 Nb6 17 g3 Kb8 18 Na5 Ba8 19 Bh3 d5! 20 Qf4+ Ka7 21 Rhe1 d4 (White seems to be in trouble, but he has an amazing plan which seems to at least draw) 22 Nd5 Nbxd5 23 exd5 Qd6 24 Rxd4!! cxd4? (Understandable, but probably loses! 24... Kb6! draws, Kasparov) 25 Re7+!! Kb6(A) 26 Qxd4+ Kxa5 27 b4+ Ka4 28 Qc3?!(B) (May win) 28...Qxd5 29 Ra7 Bb7 (Other moves lose) 30 Rxb7 Qc4!?(C) 31 Qxf6 Kxa3? (Loses. 31...Rd1+ 32 Kb2 Ra8 33 Qb6 Qd4+ 34 Qxd4 Rxd4 35 Rxf7, Black may survive, Kavalek & Seirawan) 32 Qxa6+ Kxb4 33 c3+!! Kxc3 (33...Kb3 loses, Seirawan) 34 Qa1+ Kd2 35 Qb2+ Kd1 36 Bf1!! Rd2 (Other moves lose) [diagram #4 (below right)] 37 Rd7!! Rxd7 38 Bxc4 bxc4 39 Qxh8 Rd3 40 Qa8 c3 41 Qa4+ Ke1 42 f4 f5 43 Kc1! Rd2 44 Qa7! 1-0
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