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Topic: The genius of Kasparov
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Here is an amazing game from Kasparov made all the more impressive in light of Topalov's tremendous results during the past year.
Kasparov - Topalov {Wijk aan Zee, 1999}
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. f3 b5 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. Bh6
Bxh6 9. Qxh6 Bb7
10. a3! A quiet, yet strong prophylactic move.
10...e5 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. Kb1 a6 13. Nc1 O-O-O 14. Nb3 exd4
15. Rxd4 c5 16. Rd1 Nb6 17. g3 Kb8 18. Na5 Ba8 19. Bh3 d5 20. Qf4+ Ka7 21. Rhe1
d4 22. Nd5 Nbxd5 23. exd5 Qd6
24. Rxd4!! A brilliant rook sacrifice! Even the computer needs time to grasp it's value 24...cxd4? (loses by force, but white is still better after 24...Kd6)
25. Re7+!! The point!
25...Kb6 (forced as 25...Qxe7 26. Qxd4+! gives mate in 3)
26. Qxd4+ Kxa5 27. b4+
Ka4 28. Qc3 Qxd5 29. Ra7 Bb7 30. Rxb7 Qc4 31. Qxf6 Kxa3 32. Qxa6+ Kxb4 33. c3+!
Kxc3 34. Qa1+ Kd2 35. Qb2+ Kd1
36. Bf1! There is no escape for the black king!
36...Rd2 37. Rd7 Rxd7 38. Bxc4 bxc4 39. Qxh8
Rd3 40. Qa8 c3 41. Qa4+ Ke1 42. f4 f5 43. Kc1 Rd2 44. Qa7 1-0
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Very impressive! Are you a big Kasparov fan? How do you feel about Robert J. Fischer as a chess player(former player)?
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