Damljanovic vs Kasparov
Belgrade | ?
657
[Event "Belgrade"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Damljanovic"] [Black "Kasparov"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A04"] [Opening "Reti: 1...c5"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 { White decides he is not in the mood for hypermodern play after all.} 4... cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nb3 d6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. e4 {After a few moves of shadow boxing, we have transposed into a Sicilian defence. The kingside fianchetto plan adopted by White is considered quite harmless.} 9... Bg4 10. f3 { This creates a weakness on the dark squares.} 10... Be6 11. Kh1 { Correctly removing his king from the vulnerable g1-a7 diagonal.} 11... b5 { I waste no time in getting my queenside going.} 12. a4 { Capturing the pawn would lose. Do you see why? 12.Nxb5 Bc4} 12... bxa4 13. Rxa4 Nd7 14. f4 Nb6 15. Ra1 a5 16. Nd5 a4 17. Nd2 Bd7 18. Ra3 {This rook lift accomplishes nothing since the rook can't get to the kingside and White is not attacking there in any event. 18.c3 Na5! I would have been quite happy with this position!} 18... Na5 19. f5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Qb6 {The queen is well placed on this square, which is the intersection of an important file and an important diagonal.} 21. fxg6 fxg6 22. b3 Rxf1+ 23. Nxf1 axb3 24. cxb3 Rb8 { I increase the pressure.} 25. Bg5 Nxb3 26. Bxe7 Nd4 { Not the most efficient move. 26...Qb4! 27.Ra6 Be5 Black is better.} 27. Rd3 { But my opponent falls for the trap.} 27... h6 {The Bishop on e7 is trapped.} 28. Ne3 Re8 29. Nc4 Qb4 30. Nxd6 Rxe7 31. Ne4 {White could have resigned here.} 31... Nf5 32. Qf3 Qe1+ 0-1
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