Chess tactics 59

in Chess Tactics Chess Training on June 18, 2017 January 29, 2019

Chess tactics 59

This position is taken from the 10th game of the Kasparov – Anand World Championship match. In that game Kasparov displayed one of the most devastating pieces of opening preparation in chess history.

Therefore, I can’t resist but to include the whole game in the post.

Enjoy!

[Event "Tactics #59"]  [Site "New York, NY USA"]  [Date "1995.09.26"]  [Round "10"]  [White "Garry Kasparov"]  [Black "Viswanathan Anand"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "C80"]  [PlyCount "75"]  [EventDate "1995.??.??"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5  Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Ng5 dxc3 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. bxc3 Qd3 14. Bc2 Qxc3  15. Nb3 Nxb3 16. Bxb3 Nd4 {[pgndiagram]}   (16... Qxa1 17. Qh5+ g6 18. Qf3 Qxe5  19. Qxc6+ {[pgndiagram] Is worse for Black}) 17. Qg4 $3 {An amazing move.  White sacrifices the rook for the winning attack.} Qxa1 18. Bxe6 $3 {White is  now threatening Bd7+ and also Be3-Bxd4 with winning attack.} Rd8 {The only  move to prolong the game}   (18... Nxe6 19. Qxe6+ Be7 20. Bg5 {[pgndiagram] Is  hopeless.})   (18... g6 19. Bd7+ Kf7 20. Be3 {[pgndiagram] And White wins}) 19.  Bh6 $3 {[pgndiagram] Even though everything was prepared at home, it is still  very impressive to find all this.} Qc3   (19... Qxf1+ 20. Kxf1 gxh6 {Leads to  mate in two} 21. Qh5+ Ke7 22. Qf7# {[pgndiagram]}) 20. Bxg7 {The same mating  threat allows White to recapture his material} Qd3   (20... Bxg7 21. Qh5+ Ke7 22.  Qf7# {[pgndiagram] Is the same checkmate}) 21. Bxh8 Qg6 22. Bf6 Be7 23. Bxe7  Qxg4 24. Bxg4 Kxe7 {[pgndiagram] And White reached a winning endgame} 25. Rc1  c6 26. f4 a5 27. Kf2 a4 28. Ke3 b4 29. Bd1 a3 30. g4 Rd5 31. Rc4 c5 32. Ke4 Rd8  33. Rxc5 Ne6 34. Rd5 Rc8 35. f5 Rc4+ 36. Ke3 Nc5 37. g5 Rc1 38. Rd6 1-0

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