ANNOTATED GAME

Mar-28-07 1981 Tilburg
Garry Kasparov vs. Ulf Andersson
Annotated by: matsany (1887)
Chess opening: Queen's Indian (E12), Petrosian system
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Kasparov is one of my top favorite players , this game shows why ?!. in 1981 4 years before he became world champion , he played vs Ulf Andersson one of top players of the world , in one of the great games of Kasparov's career at that time . hpe you enjoy the game .
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3
i think that by the move 4.a3 white preparing Nc3 with out the possibility of pin by Bb4 in the future , and the idea is to large White's center control by e4 square
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4... Bb7 5. Nc3 Ne4 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. Nd2 Bg6
i think it was better for black to play 7...Bg7 because of the the long diagonal a8-h8 . by the chess theory book , when the bishops have long diagonal there position is very strong .

 
8. g3 Nc6 9. e3
kasparov didn't want to close h1-a8 diagonal for he's bishop ,and by the move 9.e3 white defends the pawn on d4 and , the knight on d2 controlling the light squares by avoiding Be4 for example , this is not usual style for Kasparov , kasparov was known by hes aggressive and complected style as like Bobby Fischer RIP , M.Tal RIP, Dr Alekhine RIP. However, it doesn't mean that their positional game was poor, their positional game was great as there tactical style .
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9... a6 10. b4
now white got more space control on the queen side , preraring to develop he's DSB on the long diagonal a1-h6 , whites pisece playced very well its total advantange for white .

 
10... b5
black wishes to sucrifies apwn to get any kind of contra play for example 10...b5.11.cxb-axb.12.Bxb5-Nxb4....., but kasparov had other ideas .

 
11. cxb5 axb5 12. Bb2
white keeping he's development and doesnt hurry to take material , but with the move 12.Bb2! ,13.Bxb5-Nxb4 is not availbele because of the protection on the white rook on a1 by the Bishop on b2 and the Queen on d1 for example: 12...Be7?!.13.Bxb5-Nxb4?.14.axb4-Rxa1.15.Qxb1.....

 
12... Na7 13. h4
the weak position of the bishop on g6 is great chance to start attacking it by advancing it pawns forward on the king side
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13... h6 14. d5
White scarifies pawn for opening a1-h8 diagonal for he's DSB on b2 and keeping black from developing he's Pisces , and preparing strong attack on the blacks king side, 14.Bg2 was also good alternative. another idea of d5 is to cut of the black knight from participating the game .
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14... exd5 15. Bg2 c6 16. O-O
Before attacking blacks king which stuck on the center white caste-ling first, for safety of he's king which is one of the most important elements of the game , now he can focus on the black king .

 
16... f6
black must some how develop he's pieces, but now he' made some weaknesses on he's king side which will be harmful in the future.

 
17. Re1 Be7 18. Qg4
Good move , the white Queen attacks the bishop on g6 and force the black lose he's right to castel becaus of , any retreet of the Bishop will cause material lose for example : if 18....Bf7 19.Qxg7-Rg8.20.Qxh6 and black collaps , if 18....Bd3.19.Qxg7-Rf8.20.Qxh6.... and last , 18...Bh7?.19.Qxg7-Rf8.20.Qxh7 and black lose he's bishop and the all game. there for 18...Kf7 is forced .

 
18... Kf7 19. h5 Bh7 20. e4 dxe4 21. Bxe4
White continue to attack the light weak squars .

 
21... Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Nc8 23. Rad1
Another Pisces join to the attack. due whites center control kasparov can afford he's Rook to maneuver to the king side by Rad1-Rd4-Rg4.

 
23... Ra7 24. Nxf6
Wonderful , Kasparov scarifies he's knight , for very hard mate attack on the black king
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24... gxf6
maybe 24...Bxf6 was better move but after 25.Qg6+-Kf8.26.Bxf6-gxf6 .27. Re6... , black in very bad position.

 
25. Qg6+ Kf8 26. Bc1 d5 27. Rd4
with the the idea of Rg4. the pawn on h6 will not escape .

 
27... Nd6 28. Rg4 Nf7 29. Bxh6+ Ke8
Black cant capture the bishop on h6 because of :29...Rxh6.30.Qg8# and if 29...Nxh6.30.Qg7+......

 
30. Bg7
and black resigns ...because after 30.....Rg8.31.Qxf6 and for the reason that slowly but surely white take back he's material. and whit has free pawn h which can go to the end and can be crowned . thank you .