[Event "Tilburg"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Andersson"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E12"] [Opening "Queen's Indian: Petrosian"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 {My favorite variation during the 1980's was this old and forgotten line which Petrosian used to play. Now it is considered one of the main lines of the Queen's Indian Defense!} 4... Bb7 5. Nc3 Ne4 {Until this game, the violation of the opening principle which says never to move a piece twice without good reason was considered acceptable in this position. But after the game, it disappeared from the tournament arena.} 6. Nxe4 Bxe4 7. Nd2 Bg6 {The bishop has switched sides of the board. It was more common to retreat back to b7.} 8. g3 {Since Black has abandoned the long diagonal, it makes sense for White to take it over for himself.} 8... Nc6 { This square would have been better occupied by a pawn.} 9. e3 a6 10. b4 { I am taking control of a lot of territory on the queenside, so my Swedish opponent chooses to take some action there.} 10... b5 11. cxb5 axb5 {Now there is a trap. Suppose I capture on b5. Do you see what Andersson had in mind?} 12. Bb2 Na7 {A very subtle move, typical of the style which has kept Andersson among the world's elite for two decades already. The idea is to play d7-d5, and then bring the knight to c4 via c8 and b6! Wonderful!} 13. h4 { But while all that is going on, I have my sights set on the kingside.} 13... h6 {Just a little weakness, but it gets the creative juices flowing.} 14. d5 { Who cares about a little pawn? I want my bishop in the game.} 14... exd5 15. Bg2 c6 16. O-O {My advantage has grown. I have a big lead in development and control a lot of space -- just the kind of position I love! Now I just have to smash open the kingside with e2-e4. But not yet, let's get some more pieces involved.} 16... f6 17. Re1 Be7 18. Qg4 Kf7 {Well, if the king occupies this square then the bishop cannot, so it is time to push it into the corner.} 19. h5 Bh7 20. e4 {Now!} 20... dxe4 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 {The g6 square is very weak, but so is g7, though it is harder to appreciate at the moment.} 22... Nc8 {22...Rf8 23.Rad1 d5 24.Nxf6 Bxf6 25.Qe6++ 22...Re8 23.Qg6+ Kf8 24. g4 and I can bring my knight to f5 via g3.} 23. Rad1 {This is a strong move. To attack successfully means getting all the pieces involved in the attack. This rook will soon be on g4, believe it or not!} 23... Ra7 {Black wants to move the d-pawn and use the rook at a7 to help defend the king. So I had better get the attack moving quickly. Now comes a series of sacrifices.} 24. Nxf6 gxf6 { 24...Bxf6 25.Qg6+ Kf8 26.Bxf6 gxf6 27.Re6} 25. Qg6+ Kf8 26. Bc1 d5 27. Rd4 { Now you can see why I brought this rook into the game at move 23.} 27... Nd6 28. Rg4 Nf7 {So the h-pawn is protected, right?} 29. Bxh6+ { Wrong. I can capture it anyway!} 29... Ke8 {29...Rxh6 30.Qg8++} 30. Bg7 { Here Andersson resigned. As he stopped the clock, he said "I will not play with Kasparov anymore!" Of course he has, and we have had many exciting games, but I think this is still thebest!} 1-0