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Jan Timman vs Garry Kasparov
Linares (1992), Linares ESP, rd 1, Feb-23
King's Indian Defense: Saemisch. Closed Variation (E87)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 10...fxe4 11.Nxe4 b5 12.cxb5 a6 13.Ne2 axb5 14.Kb1 b4 = +0.35 (24 ply) 11.Bxc5 dxc5 12.exf5 gxf5 13.Kb1 c6 14.Nge2 cxd5 15.Nxd5 ⩲ +1.10 (20 ply)11...a5 was played in U Mikkov vs Keres, 1955 (0-1)better is 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.Nge2 Bxc2 14.Kxc2 b5 15.Bxc5 dxc5 16.Ne4 ⩲ +0.72 (20 ply)better is 12...fxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.fxe4 Nf4 15.g3 Nh5 16.h3 Bd7 = +0.11 (26 ply)better is 13.exf5 gxf5 14.cxb5 axb5 15.Bxc5 dxc5 16.Nxb5 Bd7 ⩲ +0.64 (23 ply)= -0.07 (23 ply) 15.Bg5 Bf6 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.exf5 gxf5 18.Bd3 Ba6 19.g4 = +0.21 (22 ply) ⩱ -0.84 (23 ply) after 15...fxe4 16.Bxe4 Nb6 17.Bxb6 cxb6 18.Nec3 Ba6 19.Kb1 better is 17.Na7 Nb6 18.Nc6 Ra1+ 19.Bb1 Qd7 20.Bxb6 cxb6 21.Kb2 = -0.19 (23 ply) 17...fxe4 18.fxe4 Ndf6 19.Na7 Bd7 20.Nc6 Qe8 21.Ra1 Bxc6 ⩱ -0.75 (24 ply)better is 18.exf5 Bxf5 19.Ra1 Bd7 20.Na7 Qe8 21.Bb3 e4 22.Bd4 exf3 = +0.05 (23 ply)= -0.48 (24 ply) 20.fxe4 Bb7 21.Na5 Ba6 22.Ba4 Qg4 23.Bc2 Qd7 = 0.00 (27 ply) ⩱ -1.32 (23 ply) 24.Qc3 Bb7 25.Rxd3 Bxc6 26.Qxc6 e4+ 27.Rc3 Qxc6 28.Ne7+ ⩱ -0.82 (21 ply)-+ -2.79 (23 ply) 25.Ra1 Rxa1 26.Rxa1 e4+ 27.Kb1 Bb7 28.f4 Qe6 29.Qa2 c6 ∓ -2.17 (21 ply)-+ -7.21 (26 ply); 26.Nf6 Rxf6 27.Bd4 Rxf3 28.Qc3 Rf2+ 29.Kb1 Rxc8 30.Rdf1 -+ -6.57 (26 ply)0-1

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May-10-05  seoulmama: I'm surprised that no one has kibitzed this on yet; it is an intensely complex battle, with Kasparov, it seems, outcalculated Timman
May-10-05
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  offramp: 25.Nxc8 looks like an awful move - giving up a well-supported knight for an unmoved bishop. Perhaps he wanted to stop black playing Ba6, to support the pawn. Anyway, it's hard to imagine white's bare king lasting out long.
May-10-05  Runemaster: <seoulmama> welcome back to the site, and thanks for reminding about this game, that I hadn't seen for a long time.
May-26-05  seoulmama: Runemaster, thank you for your king words. Indeed, I have been away for a few months, but now I intend to come here more often
May-26-05  seoulmama: Kind words I mean.
May-26-05  OneArmedScissor: heavy loss of material vs. mate... you decide!
Jun-22-06  notyetagm: This brilliant miniature did not even make Stohl's collection of Kasparov's best games, even though it is included in Nunn's 101 Brilliant Chess Miniatures.
Oct-18-06  noobshot: i think timman played some useless moves like 19. Nc6, and what if white played 26. Kb3?..
Oct-18-06  ikipemiko: <noobshot> i am not sure , but i think that Qa4 , Qc6 and Q:d5 are the next moves of black
Apr-17-07  CaptainEvans: 21...N6xd5 is a brilliant sac! if instead 21...N6h5 then after 22.Bxe4 (and Ra1 to follow) then white's doing ok.
Dec-17-07  nelech: what happen if instead of 23Bd3?? white simply plays 23Kb1? I can't see a win for Black
Dec-17-07  Bobsterman3000: Timman forgot the old rule about NOT forcing your opponent's pieces to places where they already wanted to go...

Dec-17-07  KamikazeAttack: Timman almost sh i te his pants when playing Kasparov as this game shows.

He was in so much awe of the beast of baku whom he christened "the 666".

Nov-24-08  hedgeh0g: <what happen if instead of 23Bd3?? white simply plays 23Kb1? I can't see a win for Black>

23...exf3 looks very strong for Black. The idea being that the dark diagonal is still lethal for White as ...e4 is still threatened, threatening mate on a8.

An example might be: 23. Kb1 exf3 24. Bxd3 Ra8+ 25. Kc2 Qxc6+ etc.

Imminent mate or significant material loss seems unavoidable for White. If, for example, after Kb1 exf3, White plays Na5 to block the a-file, Black can simply play Rxa5 and after bxa5, play Qc6+. It would seem that White's king is ironically in the most exposed part of the board.

Apr-25-11  DWINS: <nelech> You may be right. <hedgeh0g's> line doesn't work because after 24...Ra8+ white simply takes the rook. If Black plays 24...e4 instead, White is the one who wins after 25. Bd4

Houdini 1.5a prefers 23...Rxf3 (-0.21). The position is incredibly complicated and could go either way, but I wouldn't bet against Kasparov!

Apr-25-11  SimonWebbsTiger: Kasparov gave 23. Kb1! as white's only move in his notes in Informator 54/594.

He follows up with 23...Rf3! (only move), as suggested by Houdini. The principle GK analysis runs:

24 Rhf1 Rf1 25. Rf1 Bb7 26. Nf6! Bf6 27. Bb3! Kh8 28. gf6 Qh3! (only move) 29. Rc1! Nc1 30. Qc1 Ba6! 31. f7 Qh2! unclear

All exclams are GK's.

Feb-19-12  screwdriver: It still would've been nice to see the game played a bit further. Otherwise, nice game.
Aug-03-19  Patzer Natmas: Game featured in "New in Chess - Tactics Training - Garry Kasparov "

As per text:
25...e4+ 26.♘c3 (26.♘f6 ♖xf6! ) 26...♕a4 27.♖a1 ♕xb4+ Black wins

@screwdriver - 26. Nc3 Qa4 27. Ra1 Qxb4+ 28. Kc1 Rxa1+ 29. Nb1 Qxb1#

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