Kasparov vs Nunn
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[Event "Brussels"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Nunn"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A48"] [Opening "Neo-King's Indian"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nc3 d5 { Black hopes to equalize by creating a symmetrical pawn center.} 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ne5 {My knight is strong here, and I hope to use it to cramp Black's position.} 8... e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. f4 {I don't want to trade off my strong knight.} 10... Nxe5 {10...f6 11.Nf3} 11. fxe5 Nc6 12. e4 dxe4 13. Be3 f5 {Black wants to free himself, so he forces me to exchange off my pawn on e5, but he weakens his own king position.} 14. exf6 Rxf6 { 14...Bxf6 15.Nxe4 Bxd4 16.Rxf8+ Kxf8 17.Qf3+ Kg8 18.Rf1} 15. Nxe4 Rxf1+ 16. Qxf1 Nxd4 {Black hopes to win a pawn, but he walks into an ugly pin.} 17. Rd1 e5 { Black saves his knight but he opens up the a2-g8 diagonal onto his own king.} 18. Ng5 {Nunn resigned here because he can't keep me from setting up a battery with queen on c4 and my knight on f7. Had he played on the game might have ended as follows:} 18... Qe8 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Bd5+ Kh8 21. Nf7+ Kg8 22. Nd6+ 1-0
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WhiteKasparov
BlackNunn
Game
Moves22
OpeningA48 — Neo-King's Indian
Result1-0
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Tournament
TournamentBrussels
Location?
Round0