Kasparov vs Georgadze
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[Event "Soviet Championship"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Georgadze"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor: 3.Bc4"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d3 Nf6 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. Bb3 Be6 8. Bc2 h6 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 Qc7 {Black has adopted an unpretentious opening, and I also played quietly. But now I am ready to stake my claim in the center and secure a spatial advantage.} 11. d4 Rfe8 12. h3 { Time out! I don't want any enemy pieces reaching g4!} 12... Nf8 13. c4 Ng6 { Georgadze appreciated that it would not be wise to open up the game while I am in control of the center. 13...exd4 14.Nxd4 Qb6 15.N2f3 Bxc4 16.Nf5 In return for the pawn I have a dangerous kingside attack.} 14. d5 { I keep advancing my central pawns and control a lot more space.} 14... Bd7 { 14...cxd5 would have been wiser. Then Black could have played on the queenside. } 15. Nb1 { I have plenty of time here, so I bring the knight to a more useful square.} 15... Bf8 16. Nc3 c5 17. Ba4 {I wanted to eliminate the light-squared bishops because mine doesn't do much (it is a bad bishop) and his defends the light-squares.} 17... a6 18. Bxd7 Nxd7 19. g3 Be7 20. h4 { These moves are designed to limit the scope of the enemy pieces.} 20... Nf6 21. Nh2 {I want to use f3 for the queen.} 21... Qd7 22. a4 Qh3 { This is nothing to worry about. There is no way for Black to attack my king.} 23. Qf3 Qd7 24. a5 {Tightening the screws on the queenside.} 24... Nf8 25. Bd2 Rec8 26. Nf1 Ng4 27. Na4 {Threatening a nasty fork at b6.} 27... Bd8 28. Rec1 Rab8 {OK, everything is ready for a decisive breakthrough on the queenside.} 29. b4 cxb4 30. Bxb4 h5 31. Nb6 Bxb6 32. axb6 Qe7 {Now I have a target at d6 and will advance my c-pawn at the appropriate moment .} 33. Qa3 Rd8 34. f3 Nh6 35. c5 dxc5 36. Bxc5 Qf6 37. Kg2 { Just a bit of safety, in case I want to move my queen.} 37... Re8 38. Be3 Nd7 39. Rab1 Qe7 {Here Black lost the game, because the rules required the completion of 40 moves by each player in 150 minutes each. But it doesn't matter, because I could just exchange queens and take the seventh rank with my rook.} 40. Qxe7 Rxe7 41. Rc7 { I doubt Black could hold this position. Try it against Gambit if you wish!} 1-0
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Players
WhiteKasparov
BlackGeorgadze
Game
Moves41
OpeningC41 — Philidor: 3.Bc4
Result1-0
Date
Tags
Tournament
TournamentSoviet Championship
Location?
Round0