Author: Timmay
Date: 09:05:02 09/30/03
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On September 30, 2003 at 10:06:40, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote: > [D]2r1qrk1/pb1pb1pp/1pn2n2/1N2p1N1/2P2B1P/P2B4/1PQ2PP1/1K1R3R b > >Kasparov has just played 19.Bd3, offering the f4 bishop. It's a little hard to >imagine what it's like sitting there against Kasparov and he offers you a bishop >and takes aim at your king. Chuchelov decided that either Kasparov wasn't >bluffing or that it was a good enough bluff! > >White has so many long-term attacking prospects that it's hard to look at just >one line after 19...exf4. 20.Bxh7+ Kh8 21.Rhe1!? is a good start, but Black >seems to have good defensive possibilities. > >What we know for sure is that Black resigned seven moves after declining the >bishop sacrifice with 19...e4 20.Be2 h6 21.Nd6 Bxd6 22.Bxd6. > >Source ==> http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1218 > >What should Black play here? JAFM Ok, this is my master (I'm a FM) opinion with computers turned off. Kasparov was my role model and has rubbed off on me throughout his career a keen eye for attacks. I know him like a book. 19. Bd3 exf4 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Rhe1 was definitely his idea. The best defense here is 21...Qh5 <21...Qd8? 22. Bg6 a6 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 Qc7 25. Qd3 Nd8 (25...b5 26. Rxf6! and Qf3 1-0) 26. Rxf6 gxf6 (or 26...Rxf6 Re8+ and mate) 27. Qe2 with the threat of Qh5+ winning> 22. Bg6 Qh6 <of course not the greedy 22...Qg4? 23. f3! Qg3 and now the queen is trapped and will not influence the game further. For instance 24. Nxa7 Nxa7 25. Rxe7 Nc6 26. Re2! Na5 27. Bf7!! with the unmeetable threat of Qg6. 27...Nxc4 28. Bxc4 Qxh4, still not doing anything, 29. Re5! d5 30. Qg6 where the threat is Re7 but 30...Rc7 runs into 31. Ne6 Re8 32. Ree1!! threatening to win the black queen. Game over.> 23. Nf7+ Rxf7 24. Bxf7 Bf8 (to play Na5) 25. Nd6 Bxd6 26. Rxd6 Na5 27. Re5!! Qh7 28. Bg6 Qxh4 29. Rxf6! Qxf6 30. Rh5+ Kh8 31. Bh7+ Kf8 32. Rf5 (the point) Nxc4 33. Ka2! (fantastic defensive offense) Ke7 34. Rxf6 gxf6 35. Qg6 Ne5 36. Qg7+ Ke6 37. Bg8+ Kf5 38. Qh7+ Kg5 39. Bb3! and Bc2 is unmeetable and black's king is in danger. After these long forced lines (I'm sure Garry calculated one or two them, though its understandable he didn't have as much time to analyze during the game as I did now) it is clear Garry is the most dangerous attacking player in history. Bd3 was a fantastic move.
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