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Garry Kasparov vs John van der Wiel
Amsterdam Optiebeurs (1988), Amsterdam NED, rd 1, May-13
Queen's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation. Farago Defense (E12)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 10...h6 11.Nxc5 bxc5 12.Be3 Qe7 13.Qd1 d6 14.Be2 a5 = +0.07 (27 ply)better is 11.Rd1 d6 12.Be2 O-O 13.O-O h6 14.Nxc5 bxc5 15.Be3 Qe7 ⩲ +0.64 (23 ply)= +0.08 (23 ply) after 11...O-O 12.Kb1 Be7 13.f4 h6 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.e5 Be7 12...Be7 13.f3 Ne5 14.Be3 Rb8 15.Na4 Bc6 16.Nc3 Ba8 = -0.11 (23 ply)better is 13.Nxc5 bxc5 14.Be3 d6 15.f3 Kb8 16.b3 Nd7 17.Be2 Nb6 ⩲ +1.26 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.52 (20 ply)better is 18.Nxc5 dxc5 19.Qe1 Rxd1+ 20.Nxd1 Nfd7 21.Qg3 Rg8 22.Be2 ⩲ +1.26 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.75 (22 ply) after 18...Nc6 19.Be2 Rc8 20.g4 Na5 21.Nxa5 bxa5 22.Rcd1 Bc6 21...Qe7 22.Bg3 Nc6 23.Ka2 Nd7 24.Bxd6 Bxd6 25.Qxd6 Qf6 ⩲ +0.83 (24 ply) 22.Nd4 Bxd4 23.Qxd4 Qc5 24.Qxc5 bxc5 25.Na4 f5 26.gxf5 ± +2.17 (22 ply) ⩲ +1.39 (22 ply) after 22...f6 23.f4 Nc6 24.Na1 Bd4 25.Nc2 e5 26.Nd5 Qd7 27.fxe5 better is 24.f5 Ne5 25.f6 gxf6 26.Qxh6 N7c6 27.Nxc5 bxc5 28.Qxf6 ± +1.56 (24 ply)better is 24...f6 25.Bf2 Qb8 26.Bg2 Rf8 27.Bg3 e5 28.g5 hxg5 ⩲ +0.81 (22 ply) ⩲ +1.35 (21 ply) after 25.Qe2 f6 26.Rc2 Qc8 27.f5 Ne5 28.Bg2 N7c6 29.Rcd2 Re8 25...f6 26.Qe2 Re8 27.Bf2 Rbc8 28.Rd3 Qb8 29.Rcd1 e5 ⩲ +0.87 (24 ply)better is 26.Nxc5 bxc5 27.Bf2 Rdd8 28.b4 Ka8 29.Qb2 Nc8 30.Be2 Qe7 ± +1.67 (22 ply) ⩲ +1.09 (23 ply) 27...f6 28.bxc6 Nxc6 29.Nxc5 bxc5 30.Bf2 Rbd8 31.b4 Kb8 ⩲ +0.81 (22 ply)+- +5.34 (24 ply)31...Nc6 32.Rxc6 Ka8 33.Qc7 Qxc7 34.Rxc7 g5 35.Bg3 Rd8 +- +7.34 (24 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
May-07-04  Bobsterman3000: Was 12...0-0-0 a blunder? It sure looks that way to me. Kasparov's bishops are already pointing at black's queenside, and after the castle Kasparov's his knights are withing easy range of squares in proximity to the black king.

I think castling short may have been a better choice here...

Jul-10-06  KingG: Black's pieces aren't very well placed for a Q-side pawn storm, so castling short looks quite dangerous.
May-16-08  apexin: nice finish with Ra6#mate
May-27-10  ToTheDeath: 26.Nb5+!! and 29.Rxc5!

Very pretty combination.

Jun-19-12  achieve: I remember van der Wiel getting hammered by Kasparov <every single time> - but this appears not entirely true.

I saw this game Live in Amsterdam and thought this must be the most painful one for John, who was known for stopping to breath, it seemed, as his face and neck turned red and purple, teeth clenched, eventually finding that one way out of the stranglehold:

Resignation

Jun-19-12  King Death: <achieve> Not quite every game, there's this one (Kasparov vs Van der Wiel, 1981) that was also played in the 4.a3 Queen's Indian.
Jun-19-12  achieve: <KD> Yes, I saw that, and it was just my recollection of the games I watched here in Holland; that's why I looked up the head to head, hence my "this appears not entirely true" correction (understated).

vd Wiel beat a very young Kasparov, and did pay the price for that.

Jun-20-12  King Death: <achieve: ...vd Wiel beat a very young Kasparov, and did pay the price for that.>

Did he ever, lol.

May-13-15  RKnight: It seems to me that van der Wiel resigned prematurely. Consider 31. ...Ka1 e.g. 32. Qc2 Bxe4+ and black counterattacks. Very double-edged.
Jul-24-15  okiesooner: Writing in the New York Times at the time of this game, the late Robert Byrne wrote that 31...Ka8 32. Qc7 Bxe4+ 33. Ka2 "was of no use" because of the threat of 34. Rxa6#. http://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/21/n...
Jul-25-15  Eusebius: <RKnight: It seems to me that van der Wiel resigned prematurely. Consider 31. ...Ka1 e.g. 32. Qc2 Bxe4+ and black counterattacks. Very double-edged.>

After 32...Bxe4+ 33.Ka1 and still it's over

Jan-10-22  TheBirdman33: Yep, there is no perpetual, after 33...Qh1 check, the queen needs to go back to <b7> and it is all over.

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