[Event "Thessaloniki"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Kasparov"] [Black "Short"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A13"] [Opening "English: 1...e6 2.Nc3 d5"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 g6 7. e3 { Black weakens his kingside in order to develop his Bc8 to and active square.} 7... Bf5 8. Qd2 Nf6 9. f3 {I want to keep control of e4, and I like the possibility that I might gain space later by pushing my pawn to g4.} 9... c5 10. Bh6 {I don't want Black to castle.} 10... cxd4 11. exd4 a6 { Black doesn't want me to pin his knight. 11...Nc6 12.Bb5} 12. g4 Be6 13. Nge2 Nbd7 {Black hopes to bring this knight to c4, but I can stop this, and now his Be6 will become a target. 13...Nc6 14.Bg2 Bf8 15.O-O Bxh6 16.Qxh6 Qb6 I would have some initiative in this position, but Black would still be in the game.} 14. Bg2 Nb6 15. b3 Rc8 16. O-O Rc6 17. h3 { I want to push my pawn to f5, so I must protect my pawn on g4.} 17... Nfd7 18. Nd1 {I want this knight on the kingside.} 18... Rg8 19. Nf2 f5 {Black doesn't want me to push my pawn to f5, but in preventing this he lets me open up his king position. 19...g5 20.f4 f6 21.Ng3 Rg6 22.f5 Rxh6 23.fxe6 Rxe6 24.Rfe1 In this position Black can't keep me from invading along the e- file.} 20. Rae1 g5 21. gxf5 Bf7 {21...Bxf5 22.Ng3 Be6 23.Nh5 Rg6 24.Ng4 Qc7 25. Ng7+ Kd8 26.Nxe6+ Rcxe6 27.Rxe6 Rxe6 28.Bxg5} 22. Ng4 Bh5 23. Ng3 {Short resign ed here because he can't keep me from penetrating on the e-file. One possible finish might be:} 23... Bxg4 24. Bxg5 Rxg5 25. Qxg5 Kf8 26. f6 Nxf6 27. fxg4 Nbd7 28. Bxd5 { And Black must lose more material because he can't prevent both 28.Bxc6 and 28. Qg8++.} 1-0