Kouatly vs Kasparov
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[Event "Evry Simultaneous Exhibition"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Kouatly"] [Black "Kasparov"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn: Modern"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e4 { After jockeying for position we have reached the King's Indian Defense.} 5... O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 {The Petrosian variation so named after former World Champion Tigran Petrosian, who added many new ideas to White's set up.} 7... a5 {Played in order to gain space on the queenside.} 8. h4 Na6 9. Nd2 Nc5 10. g4 { White's attack may look threatening but remember that White has left his king in the center.} 10... a4 11. h5 gxh5 12. g5 Ng4 { The knight heads towards the White king.} 13. Nf1 f5 {The opening of the f-file with White's king remaining in the center signals that my opponent has done something wrong.} 14. f3 Nf2 {A piece sacrifice the aim of which is to draw White's king into a mating attack.} 15. Kxf2 fxe4 {Black has plen ty of compensation for the piece thanks to White's backward development.} 16. Kg2 a3 {With the idea of weakening the h8-a1 diagonal.} 17. Rxh5 exf3+ 18. Bxf3 e4 19. Be2 (19. Nxe4 axb2 20. Bxb2 Bxb2) 19... Bf5 { White's pieces have lost communication with one another.} 20. Qd2 Bg6 21. Rh3 Qd7 {With the disguised idea of doubling on the f-file.} 22. Rg3 Qf7 23. Qe1 Rae8 {Black's remaining piece enters the attack!} 24. Be3 Nd3 25. Qd2 axb2 26. Rb1 Be5 {White is unable to stop the flood of Black's pieces from crashing through on the kingside.} 27. Rg4 Nf4+ 28. Bxf4 e3 { This clearance move allows Black's bishop on g6 to enter as well.} 29. Bxe3 Bxc3 30. Qxc3 Bxb1 31. Rf4 Rxe3 { White resigned since the further loss of material is unavoidable.} 0-1
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WhiteKouatly
BlackKasparov
Game
Moves31
OpeningA40 — Queen's Pawn: Modern
Result0-1
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TournamentEvry Simultaneous Exhibition
Location?
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