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Garry Kasparov vs John van der Wiel
SWIFT Tournament 2nd (1987), Brussels BEL, rd 2, Apr-11
Semi-Slav Defense: Romih Variation (D46)  ·  1-0

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Oct-29-05  KingG: 17. ...Nf8? [17. ...Nf5 was better, with idea of Ne6] 18.Nb5! now we see one of the reasons it was better to keep the knight on d7, 18. ...cxb5?? 19.Bc5! and the queen is trapped. Had the knight remained on d7 Black could have played 18. ...Nxe5 19.Bxe5 Bxe5 20.Nxe5 Qxe5

25. ...b6? a mistake, losing the knight, but the position was pretty bad anyway. In fact most of Black's problems come from not moving the knight on h5 when he had the chance. It is difficult to find anything better eg. 25. ...g5 26.Rg4 Nf4 27.h4 Nd5 28.hxg5 hxg5 29.Nxg5

Dec-29-22
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  GrahamClayton: 21. Qg6 forces the exchange of queens, as the knight on h5 cannot retreat, leaving Kasparov with a strategically won position - his pieces are all developed and on safe squares, whereas Van der Wiel's pieces are undeveloped and on poor squares.

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