Judit Polgar - Gary Kasparov, Moskva rapid 2002

[Event "RUS-The World"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2002.09.09"] [Round "5"] [White "Polgar, Judit"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "2681"] [BlackElo "2838"] [Annotator "Wedberg"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2002.09.08"] [EventType "schev (rapid)"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.11.12"] [WhiteTeam "The World"] [BlackTeam "Russia"] [BlackTeamCountry "RUS"] {This win certainly contributed a lot to the overall victory for the world team. In a sense it might have been the deciding game.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 {Quite a surprise. Kasparov takes up the Berlin defence. The very weapon that robbed him of his crown.} 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. h3 Be7 {The move Be7 in some position or another is the new fab. Kramnik has played it without h6. The idea is to set up an exchange with Nh4. One negative aspect of the move is that the often useful reprouping with Ne7-g6 is lost.} 12. Ne2 (12. g4 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14. Kg2 h5 15. f3 {was tried succesfully in Kotronias,V-Nikolaidis,I/Peristeri 1993/CBM 39 ext/[ChessBase] (66)}) 12... Nh4 {Should Black strive after exchanges at all costs in the Berlin? Im not so sure. There is also the question of time. Black is spending it here.} (12... Bd7 13. b3 Rd8 (13... Nh4 14. Nxh4 Bxh4 15. Ba3 b6 16. Rd4 Bd8 17. Rad1 Bf5 18. R4d2 c5 19. g4 Be4 20. Ng3 Bc6 21. Nh5 g6 22. Nf6+ Ke7 $14 {1/2-1/2 Gongora,M-Olivera,Y/Matanzas 1998/ EXT 2002 (44)}) 14. Bb2 Rg8 15. Rd2 Bc8 16. Rad1 Rxd2 17. Nxd2 g5 18. g4 Ng7 19. Ne4 Ne6 20. Bc1 Rg6 21. Be3 c5 22. N2g3 $14 {1-0 Lasker,E-Herz/Lewitt/ Keidanski/Berlin 1896/EXT 2001 (37). (36)}) (12... a5 13. a4 (13. Nf4 h5 14. Ne2 a4 15. Bg5 (15. Bf4 Be6 16. Ned4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 g5 (17... Bd7) 18. Bd2 Rg8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. g4 $14 {1-0 Benjamin,J-Almasi,Z/New York 1993/TD (56)}) 15... Ra5 16. Bd2 Rc5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Wang Zili-Galego,L/Macau 1996/EXT 2001 (40)}) 13... Bc5 14. Nf4 h5 15. Ng5 Be7 16. Ne4 g5 17. Ne2 Rg8 18. b3 Be6 19. Ba3 $16 {1-0 Kokarev,D-Driamin,D/Moscow 2001/EXT 2002 (32)}) 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14. Be3 $1 { Eying a7. Black cannot develop in an easy way here.} Bf5 (14... Bd7 15. Rd4 Be7 16. Rad1 Rd8 17. Nf4 a6 18. Nh5 Rg8 19. g4 $14) (14... Ke7 $4 15. g3 Bg5 16. f4 $18) 15. Nd4 Bh7 $6 (15... Bg6 $5) 16. g4 Be7 17. Kg2 h5 18. Nf5 $16 {White has all the play.} Bf8 19. Kf3 Bg6 20. Rd2 hxg4+ 21. hxg4 Rh3+ 22. Kg2 Rh7 23. Kg3 f6 24. Bf4 (24. e6 $5) 24... Bxf5 25. gxf5 fxe5 26. Re1 Bd6 27. Bxe5 Kd7 28. c4 c5 29. Bxd6 cxd6 30. Re6 $18 Rah8 31. Rexd6+ Kc8 32. R2d5 Rh3+ 33. Kg2 Rh2+ 34. Kf3 R2h3+ 35. Ke4 b6 36. Rc6+ Kb8 37. Rd7 Rh2 38. Ke3 Rf8 39. Rcc7 Rxf5 40. Rb7+ Kc8 41. Rdc7+ Kd8 42. Rxg7 Kc8 1-0