Vitaly Tseshkovsky vs Garry Kasparov (2004)

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Vitaly Tseshkovsky vs Garry Kasparov
Russian Championship Superfinal (2004), Moscow RUS, rd 7, Nov-22
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Classical Variation (B84) · 0-1

White to move.

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Nov-23-04		percyblakeney: And a Tsheshkovsky comment, from <AdrianP>'s link: Question to Tseshkovsky: Did you consider 20.axb5? Why you didn’t play it first? VT: 20.f5 is merely a more spectacular move! When would I have another chance to play such a move against Garry Kasparov? And my result in this tournament has deteriorated enough to allow me to just have some fun.

Nov-23-04		alexandrovm: Tseshovsky had a dangerous attack and Kasparov was at the ropes for most of the game.

Nov-23-04		Dionyseus: <AdrianP> Nice article. Kaspy's annotations are pretty cool.

Nov-23-04		AdrianP: <Dionyseus> Yep, it's interesting stuff - there's no question but that Garry's still enjoying his chess enormously.

Nov-23-04		yoozum: there's no doubt about it; kasparov still has his old intimidation factor which can force some of the weaker opponents to blunder needlessly. obviously tseshkovsky is not an average GM in that he allows his opponent to "show his stuff" and was just, according to him, out for a bit of fun against garry.

Nov-23-04		Minor Piece Activity: I always let my opponents show their stuff when I lose... Right... =D

Nov-24-04		arjunkakar: kasparov's annotations are indeed good and honest.

Nov-24-04		RisingChamp: To tell the truth the initial kibitzes on this page seem to be a bit misleading because Tsheshkovsky lost control only after 28 Rg3 instead of Qg6! But I think the veteran deserves praise for daring to play like that against Kasparov.

Nov-24-04		alexandrovm: I agree with you <RisingChamp>

Nov-24-04		IMlday: I put this game in the Dec. 4 Toronto Star column. It wasn't that well played but it was very exciting and 28.Qg6!! would have been fantastic. Getting the post mortum via chesscafe was 'miracle and wonder'; thanks for the link!

Nov-25-04		jsastre48: IMlday, indeed 28.Qg6 is strong, how about 28.Bxe5.

Nov-25-04		IMlday: 28.Bxe4 is probably well met 28..Qe5.

Oct-03-09		tivrfoa: why 22. Nxf5? why not Nb3 or Nf3...? :(

Oct-03-09		andrewjsacks: tivrfoa: Apparently because he thought it would lead to a winning attack.

Oct-03-09		tivrfoa: most games people lose because they try do some crazy thing... he would be a piece up... :/

Jan-16-11		Hesam7: 28. Qg6! click for larger view Stockfish 1.9.1 @ depth 29: 28. ... e3 29. Rg3 Qe5 30. Bxf7+ Kh8 31. Rxe3 Qxe3 32. Bxe3 Rxe3 33. g3 Rf8 34. axb5 axb5 35. Kg2 Re7 36. Bb3 Re2+ 37. Kh3 Rff2 38. Kg4 Rf6 39. Qh5 Re4+ 40. Kh3 Rf2 41. Qd5 Re8 42. Qb7 Ree2 43. Kg4 Re5 44. Qb8+ Rf8 45. Qd6 (+1.29) And I think Black has a very hard job defending this. It seems 27. ... Re5 was better than 27. ... h6 chosen by Kasparov.

Jan-16-11		Hesam7: <tivrfoa: why 22. Nxf5? why not Nb3 or Nf3...? :(> 22. Nb3? bxa4! 23. Nd2 Rxb2 actually loses. And after 22. Nf3 e4 Black has only two pawns for the knight but White's pieces lack space.

Oct-07-15		ToTheDeath: ey lesson here yo.... when you come at the KING, you best not miss.

Oct-07-15		TheFocus: White should have stuck to composing music.

Oct-08-15		beatgiant: <TheFocus> <composing music> Aren't you thinking of Frantisek Schubert?

Oct-08-15		turcoknight: I am sure that i am missing something but, why not 33bxe4 with mate threats both on 34Qh2 and 34Qxg2 if 33..Qxe4

Oct-08-15		turcoknight: Sorry I meant with mate threats on 34Qh7 and 34Qxg7 if 33..Qxe4

Oct-08-15		beatgiant: <turcoknight> 33. Bxe4 <Rxg1+> 34. Kxg1 Qd4+ 35. Kf1 Rf8+ leads to a successful king hunt in a few moves.

Oct-08-15		ToTheDeath: Notes from ChessCafe- Enjoy! Tseshkovsky – Kasparov 57th ch-RUS, Moscow (7) 2004 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 GK: Objectively 6...e5 leads to simpler play, but I had to play according to the tournament standings. The text is riskier. 7.O-O Be7 8.a4 Nc6 9.Be3 O-O 10.f4 Qc7 11.Kh1 Re8 12.Bg1 GK: After this move Black can simplify the game, but the most combative continuation is 12...Bd7. 12...Bd7 13.Nb3 b6 14.Bf3 Rab8 GK: Here I calculated a long line: 15.Qe2 Nb4 16.e5 Nfd5 17.Nxd5 Nxd5 18.Be4 g6 19.Qf3 (19.Nd4? Nf4) 19...dxe5 20.fxe5 Rf8, which must be quite safe for Black, with chances to recapture the initiative. 15.Qe2 Nb4 16.e5 Nfd5 17.Nxd5 Nxd5 18.Be4 b5 GK: What an awful move! Of course, much stronger was 18...g6. I decided to play b6-b5 and then 19...g6 on any reply by White. Yet it transpired that after 19.Nd4 Black’s position is just hopeless. Question: When did you notice that 18...b5 is a mistake? GK: Immediately after I played it! Q: How can you explain this move? GK: Well, I just play badly! 19.Nd4 g6 20.f5 GK: Brilliant, but a weak move. It is much stronger to swap the a-pawns first. In this case the white rook joins the attack on the a-file. Question to Tseshkovsky: Did you consider 20.axb5? Why you didn’t play it first? VT: 20.f5 is merely a more spectacular move! When would I have another chance to play such a move against Garry Kasparov? And my result in this tournament has deteriorated enough to allow me to just have some fun. 20...exf5 Here many grandmasters analyzed a lot of complicated lines following 20...dxe5! Kasparov disregarded this move on general grounds and did not even calculate it. He was ready to sacrifice a piece to get the initiative, even if it objectively favors White. Soon they found that 20...dxe5 refutes White’s optimistic attack, and started to look at the same position without a-pawns (after 20.axb5 axb5 21.f5 dxe5), which increases White’s attacking chances. Here is one of the lines: 22.Nxe6 fxe6 23.fxg6 Nf6! 24.Rxf6 Bxf6 25.Ra7 Qd8 (25...Qd6 26.b4!) and White’s resources are insufficient. Stronger is 24.Ra7! Qc4, and now 25.Bd3 Qd5 26.gxh7 Kh8 27.Bg6 with the idea Rd1, and Black is in serious trouble. 21.Bxd5 dxe5 GK: I was confident that Valery would sacrifice on f5 – he is naturally an attacking player and sacrifices with greater ease than other players. I was sure that I would be able to defend and hopefully I would have had counterplay after 22.Nf3. 22.Nxf5 Bxf5 GK: Maybe even 22...gxf5 is playable. 23.Qh5 Be6! might save Black, but it requires serious analysis. 23.Rxf5 gxf5 24.Qh5 Bf8 25.Qxf5 Bg7 GK: I calculated until here. Black should be able to hold. 26.Ra3? GK: A bad move! And I, in turn, made a mistake. 26...Rd8 was the correct approach! 27.Be4 Rd1 28.Qxh7+ Kf8 29.Rg3 f6. Black is ready to play …Qa7, and his rook on d1 pretty much ensures better chances. If 26.axb5 Rxb5 27.c4 I wouldn’t hesitate to play 27...Rxd5 28.cxd5 Qd6, and it’s a draw. That would be a good conclusion to the game, considering the position after my 18th move. Q: What about 26.Bxe4? GK: Black has 26...Re6! and is at least not worse. 26...e4 27.Rh3 h6 GK: I saw 28.Qg6!! before playing 27...h6, but nevertheless decided to allow it. First of all, it is a hard move to find at the board after 3 hours of tense play. Yes, I had 27...Re5 28.Qxh7+ Kf8 29.Rg3 Rxd5 30.Rxg7, and maybe White does not achieve anything, but it all looks too scary. 28.Qg6 with idea of 29.Rg3 forces me to reply with 28...e3 29.Rg3 Qe5 30.Bxf7+ Kh8 31.Rxe3 Qxe3 32.Bxe3 Rxe3, and this ending is probably winning for White. 28.Rg3? Qe5 GK: Now Black must be winning. But the miracles are not over yet. 29.Bxf7+ Kh8 30.Qg6 Rf8 GK: 30...Re7 would win easier. I calculated two nice variations: 31.Rh3 Qf4 32.Bd5 Qc1 33.Bxe4 Qxg1!; and the trickier 31.Bd5 Rf1 32.Bxe4 Rxg1+ 33.Kxg1 Qd4+ 34.Kf1 Qd1+ 35.Kf2 Bd4+ 36.Re3 Qd2+ 37.Kf1 Rf8+ 38.Bf5 Qc1+ 39.Re1 Qf4+ 40.Ke2 Rxf5. Then suddenly I saw the much stronger... 31.axb5! axb5 32.Bd5 Rf1 33.c3! GK: Once again the situation becomes problematic. 33...Rbf8 34.h3 Qf6 35.Bxe4 Qxg6 36.Rxg6 Re8 37.Bd3 GK: Here Tseshkovsky missed the more stubborn 37.Rg4 after which I would respond with 37...Rd1. The objective evaluation of this practical endgame does not matter much, as we play without an adjournment. I feel Black has good practical winning chances, but there is still a lot of play ahead. 37...Rd1 38.Rd6 Bf8 39.Bg6 Bxd6 White resigns. GK: Great luck! Great luck...

Dec-28-23		plang: 12 Bg1 is not as popular as 12 Bf3 or 12 Bd3 but is a clever move for a lower-rated player as the recommended antidote is 12..Nxd4 13 Bxd4..e5 is good enough for equality but probably not ambitious enough for Kasparov. 16 Rad1 had been played in Karjakin-Vorobiov Kramatorsk 2001 when Black went on to win; 16 e5 was new and an improvement. 22 Nf3..e4 23 Nd4..bxa 24 c4 would have left White with a clear edge; in playing the piece sacrifice 20..exf? Kasparov gambled that Tseshkovsky would play in his usual aggressive style with the sacrifice 22 Nxf5!?. With regards to White missing 28 Qg6! another line is 28..Re5 29 Rg3..Rg5 30 Rxg5..hxg 31 Bd4 and wins. 34..Re1! would have been stronger: eg. 35 Kh2..Rff1 36 Qg4..h5 37 Qc8+..Rf8 38 Qxf8+..Bxf8 39 Bd4..Bd6 with a winning position for Black. Certainly an entertaining and hard fought game but not one of Kasparov's better efforts. He played several second and third best moves, in some cases intentionally, hoping for second best responses from his opponent. He got away with it but could have easily lost.

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