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Matthias Wahls vs Garry Kasparov
Simul, 8b (1985) (exhibition), Hamburg FRG, Dec-??
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack. Main Line (B52)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)8.d3 was played in F Bellini vs Pelletier, 1999 (1-0)better is 10...Ng8 11.Nc3 h6 12.Be3 Ne7 13.Rac1 a6 14.h3 Nb6 15.Qd3 = 0.00 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.64 (28 ply)better is 13...h6 14.f3 Ng5 15.Nd2 Nxe3 16.Qxe3 Be7 17.Rac1 O-O = +0.18 (31 ply) ⩲ +0.74 (27 ply) 17.Bf2 Bb4 18.Rac1 Bxc3 19.Rxc3 Qd7 20.Be1 O-O 21.b3 Na5 ⩲ +0.86 (25 ply) 17...fxg4 18.fxg4 Bb4 19.Rac1 O-O 20.Kg2 Bxc3 21.Rxc3 = -0.46 (23 ply) 18.Bc1 Bh6 19.Nd3 Qb6 20.Nc5 Bf8 21.N3a4 Qb4 22.b3 Bxc5 = +0.38 (21 ply)= -0.45 (25 ply)better is 19.Ng2 Qxf5 20.Rac1 Nxe3 21.Qxe3 Be7 22.Ne2 Nd8 23.Ng3 = -0.18 (25 ply) ⩱ -0.69 (24 ply) after 19...Nxe3 20.Qxe3 Qxf5 21.Nd3 Be7 22.Rac1 O-O 23.Ne2 better is 21...Be7 22.Rad1 Bd8 23.Bc1 O-O 24.b3 Nb6 25.Ne3 Qd7 ⩱ -0.71 (22 ply) 22.Rad1 Nb6 23.Nc3 O-O 24.f4 Rc4 25.d5 Rxc3 26.bxc3 Qe4+ = -0.08 (23 ply) 22...Nxe3 23.Qxe3 Qh3 24.f4 Qxe3 25.Nxe3 Rf8 26.Nc4 Ke7 ⩱ -1.36 (25 ply) 23.dxe5 Qxe5 24.Qb5 O-O 25.Bf4 Qe8 26.Qxb7 Rxc1 27.Rxc1 = +0.08 (30 ply)better is 23...Qd3 24.Rfe1 Qxd4 25.Rcd1 Qa4 26.b3 Qa5 27.Bxe5 Nxe5 ⩱ -0.72 (27 ply)= 0.00 (31 ply) 25.Re1 O-O 26.Ne7+ Kh8 27.dxe5 Qd8 28.e6 Qxe7 29.exf7 = -0.08 (31 ply) 25...Nd8 26.Rc2 Qxf3+ 27.Qxf3 Nxf3 28.Re2+ Kd7 29.Re7+ ∓ -2.16 (29 ply)= +0.24 (32 ply) 26...Ke8 27.Bxe5 Qxe2 28.Re7+ Kf8 29.Bxg7+ Kxg7 30.Rxe2 = +0.11 (32 ply)+- +9.32 (30 ply)+- mate-in-17 after 29.Nf4+ Kf6 30.dxe5+ Kg7 31.Ne6+ Kh6 32.Rxf7 g5; 29...Qxb2 30.Qxb2 Bxc7 31.Qb3+ Ke7 32.Nd5+ Kd6 33.Qxb7 +- +9.26 (26 ply)1-0

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Mar-22-05  lopium: Strong play by white. Nice knight sacrifice too.
Aug-15-05  mjk: Nice. Even Kasparov as Black in a simul. couldn't get away without developing and without castling.
Apr-05-09  tdnn72: can anyone post the remaining moves as to why black would lose?
Apr-05-09  shyamsg: <tdnn72> black has 3 choices to save his queen. 1) 29... Qf5 30. Qc4+ Kf6 (30 ... Kd6 31. Nb5#) 31.Rxf7+ and black loses the queen 2) 29... Qc1 30. Qc4+ Kf6/Kf5 31. Qxf7+ Kg5 32. Ne4+ Kh6 33. Rxc1 3) 29... Qa1 30. Qc4+ Kf6/f5 31. Rxf7+ Kg5 32. Ne4+ Kh6 33. dxe5 leaves black a piece down and his king under attack.

I hope I got all of it right

Apr-05-09  fromoort: Usually, the simul-giver takes the White pieces.
Apr-05-09  bumpmobile: <Apr-05-09 fromoort: Usually, the simul-giver takes the White pieces.>I've also heard of rating maximums. I think a nearly 2300 rating is usually too high as well.
Apr-05-09  tdnn72: thank you very much shyamsg
Jul-05-09  WhiteRook48: stop Wahling, Kasparov!
Aug-26-19  khan76: 26... Ke6 was kasparov's final mistake. Ke8 had to be played! poor game by Kasparov. The knight sac by white on move 20 was a bad move, black did not need to give back the knight.

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