Kasparov, G - Polgar, J [B90]
Linares (2) 2001
Notes by Boris Schipkov
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. f3 Nbc6
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12. Bf2 Be6 13. Qd2
If 13. h4 then 13...Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Qa5 15. Qd2 Rc8 16. Rd1 Bf6 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. Rxh8+ Bxh8 19. Nd5 Qxd2+ 20. Rxd2 Bxd5 21. exd5 Kd7 22. c3 e6 23. Kf2 Bf6 24. g3 Ke7 25. dxe6 1/2-1/2, draw, Medvegy, Z - Szeberenyi, A, Budapest 2001.
13...Nxd4!?
In the game Leko, P - Kasparov, G, Linares 2000 Black played 13...Qa5 14. Nb3 Bxb3 15. cxb3 Nb4 16. a3 Ng6 17. Rd1 Nc6 18. Nd5 Qxd2+ 19. Rxd2 O-O 20. b4 b5 21. Nc7 Rab8 22. Nxa6 Rb7 23. Rd5 Na7 24. Bxa7 Rxa7 25. Bxb5 Bxb2 26. O-O Bxa3 27. Rb1 Rc8 28. Bf1 Bc1 29. Rb3 Bf4 30. Rd1 e6 31. b5 Rb7 32. Nb4 h5 33. Kf2 h4 34. Ra3 Rc5 35. Be2 Ne5 36. Rb1 Kg7 37. Rab3 Bg3+ 1/2-1/2, draw.
14. Bxd4 Qa5 15. a3 Rg8 16. h4 Rc8 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. O-O-O Nc4 19. Bxc4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4!?
A novelty. If 20. Bb5+ then 20...axb5 21. Qxd4 Rc4 22. Qd2 Kd7 23. Na2 Qxd2+ 24. Rxd2 g4 with more or less equal endgame in Bologan, V - Xu Jun, Beijing 2000.
20...Rxc4
Interesting is 20...Bxc4!?.
21. Qa7!?
If 21. Qd2 then 21...Qc5 22. Kb1 Kd7 with equality.
21...Qc7 22. Kb1 Rc5 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Kf8 25. Rd2 Kg7 26. b4
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26...b5!!
The strongest answer.
27. Qxa6 Rc3
Possible is 28. Re1 Rc8 29. Ree2 Qc4 30. Kb2 Rxc2+! 31. Rxc2 Qd4+ 32. Ka2 Qxd5+ 33. Kb1 Qd1+ 34. Kb2 Qd4+ with perpetual check.
Draw. 1/2-1/2
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