[Event "Linares"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Yusupov"] [Black "Kasparov"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A05"] [Opening "Reti: 1...Nf6"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 { We have reached a standard King's Indian Defense by transposition.} 7... e5 8. h3 c6 9. e4 Qb6 {This is a useful square for the queen, putting pressure on d4 and forcing the bishop to stay at home to guard the pawn at b2. A typical hypermodern strategy.} 10. c5 {This is an interesting move, attempting to derail Black's strategy. 10.d5 used to be the main line, but it is no longer considered strong.} 10... dxc5 11. dxe5 Ne8 12. Na4 Qa6 13. Bf4 { Both 13.Bg5 and 13.Qc2 are interesting alternatives.} 13... Nc7 14. Qc2 Ne6 15. Rfd1 Re8 16. Rd6 {16.Nc3 might have been better, planning to swing the knight to e2. Now I take control of the middlegame, making significant progress on the queenside.} 16... Qa5 17. Rad1 Nb6 18. Nxb6 axb6 19. a3 Qa4 20. Qe2 { 20.Qd2 Qxe4 Now White can win the queen but still winds up with a bad game. 21. Nd4 Qxd4 22.Rxd4 Nxd4 Black has a only rook and a bishop for the queen, but there is pressure at e5 and the minor pieces will work well together.} 20... b5 21. Qe3 {Yusupov should have played to complicate the game with 21.h4, which would at least contest the initiative.} 21... b4 22. axb4 Qxb4 23. R6d2 Ra2 24. Rb1 c4 {White is completely on the defensive.} 25. Rc2 b5 26. Bh6 Qc5 27. Qc1 { It was better to exchange queens and try to tough it out in the endgame. 27. Qxc5 Nxc5 28.Bxg7 Kxg7 29.Nd4Bd7} 27... Nd4 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Nxd4 Qxd4 { The position should be won for Black, who has a better pawn structure and a more useful bishop. I was getting into serious time pressure, and tried to make simple, logical moves.} 30. b3 Rxc2 31. Qxc2 c3 32. Rd1 Qc5 33. b4 Qxb4 34. Rd3 c5 35. Rxc3 c4 36. f4 Qc5+ 37. Kh2 Qd4 38. Rf3 b4 {My opponent thought this was a blunder in a position where 38...Rd8 would have led to a simple win. But the move I played actually leads to an aesthetically pleasing conclusion.} 39. Qa4 c3 {Here the rook cannot be taken because of the passed pawns.} 40. Rxc3 {40.Qxe8 Qd7 41.Qxd7 Bxd7 The pawns cannot be stopped.} 40... Bd7 41. Rc4 Bxa4 42. Rxd4 Rb8 43. Bf1 Bc2 { This sets up a situation where the passed pawn has an escort.} 44. Bc4 b3 45. Bxb3 {There is no choice. Now I am winning.} 45... Rxb3 46. g4 {White has two pawns for the piece, but as long as I avoid a couple of traps the win is easy.} 46... Re3 47. f5 gxf5 { 47...Rxe4 48.f6+ Kh6 49.Rxe4 Bxe4 50.e6 fxe6 51.g5+ Kxg5 52.f7} 48. exf5 Rxe5 49. Rd2 Ba4 50. Kg3 Re3+ 51. Kh4 Bb5 52. Rd5 Bd3 {52...Bf1 53.f6+ I lose!} 53. Rc5 h6 54. Rc3 Rf3 55. Rb3 Be2 56. Rb2 Bf1 57. Rh2 Kf6 58. Rh1 Ke5 59. Rh2 f6 60. Rh1 Ke4 61. Rh2 Kf4 62. Rh1 Bg2 63. Rh2 Rg3 0-1