[Event "Daugavpils"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Palatnik"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B04"] [Opening "Alekhine: Modern Variation"] 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 a5 7. a4 {Black was pl aying with fire, and I should have punished him by 7.e6. 7.e6 Bxe6 8.Bxe6 fxe6 9.Ng5 Qd7 10.Qe2 Nc6 11.Nxe6 Nd8 12.Nxf8} 7... Bg7 8. Ng5 {I don't mind moving my knight twice here because Black will have to waste a tempo defending f7 and I can use that tempo to gain space.} 8... e6 9. f4 dxe5 10. fxe5 c5 11. O-O O-O {11...Qxd4+ 12.Qxd4 cxd4 13.Nxf7 Black has an awful position here because he can coordinate his pieces before I start taking them.} 12. c3 Nc6 {Black undere stimates my initiative. He should have captured first. 12... cxd4 13.cxd4 Nc6 14.Nf3 f6 Now my center is collapsing, but I can sacrifice a pawn for an initiative by 15.Nc3 fxe5 16.Bg5 and this position is unclear.} 13. Ne4 { I don't mind giving up a pawn if I can post a piece on f6, when Black's king will be in permanent danger.} 13... Nd7 {13...cxd4 14.Bg5 Qd7 15.Nf6+ Bxf6 16. Bxf6 dxc3 17.Qc1 And now Black will get mated.} 14. Be3 Ne7 15. Bg5 { Again I am quite happy to make a small sacrifice to take over the f6 square.} 15... cxd4 { 15...h6 16.Bh4 g5 17.Bxg5 hxg5 18.Nxg5 And I will mate Black in a few moves.} 16. cxd4 h6 17. Bh4 g5 18. Bf2 Ng6 19. Nbc3 Qe7 20. Bc2 b6 21. Be3 Ba6 22. Rf2 Nh8 23. Bxg5 {It's time for me to cash in my more active pieces; the g5 pawn is the key to Black's king position, so it's the first target of my attack. Note that all of my pieces are ready to attack, while Black's Ra8 and Ba6 can't get back.} 23... hxg5 24. Qh5 f5 {24...f6 25.Nxg5 Rfc8 26.Bh7+ Kf8 27. Nce4 And I will break through on the f- file.} 25. Nxg5 Rf7 {Black not only gives himself a square on f8 but also blocks the a2-g8 diagonal onto his king. 25...Rfd8 26.Rxf5 exf5 27.Bb3+ Kf8 28.Nh7+} 26. Bxf5 {With its d iagonal blocked this bishop wasn't doing anything, but to take it Black must let my knight into d5.} 26... Rxf5 27. Rxf5 exf5 28. Nd5 Qe8 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Qxf5+ Kg8 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Ra3 {Now my last piece is ready to join the attack, but Black's rook and bishop still can't help the defense.} 32... Rc8 33. Rf3+ Nf6 { 33...Nf7 34.Rxf7+ Qxf7 35.Nxf7 Rc1+ 36.Kf2 Rf1+ 37.Kg3 Rxf7 38.Qh4 And Black can't stop both 39.Qd8+ and 39.e6.} 34. h3 {Black can only move his rook and bishop, so I prevent him from doing any damage with them.} 34... Qg6 35. Rxf6+ Bxf6 36. Ne6+ Ke8 37. Nxf6+ {Black resigned because he must give up his queen, when he will be down too much material and I will still have an attack.} 1-0