Tbilisi, 1st November 1982. Nana Alexandria and her guest, former World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik, on a Georgian TV sports programme.
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▪️ Garry Kasparov
▪️ Russian chess grandmaster
▪️ Former world chess champion
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▪️ Garry Kasparov
▪️ Russian chess grandmaster
▪️ Former world chess champion
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▪️ Garry Kasparov
▪️ Russian chess grandmaster
▪️ Former world chess champion
🔰 Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, former world chess champion, writer, and political activist, whom many consider to be the greatest chess player of all time.
🔘Full name: Garry Kimovich Kasparov
🔘Countr:y Soviet Union
Russia (since 1992) Croatia (since 2014)
🔘Born: 13 April 1963 (age 55)
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
(now Baku, Azerbaijan)
🔘Title: Grandmaster (1980)
🔘World Champion: 1985–1993 (undisputed)
1993–2000 (classical)
🔘FIDE rating: 2812 (August 2018) [inactive]
🔘Peak rating: 2851 (July 1999, January 2000)
🔘Peak ranking: No. 1 (January 1984)
🔰Kasparov played in a total of eight Chess Olympiads. He represented the Soviet Union four times and Russia four times, following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. In his 1980 Olympiad debut, he became, at age 17, the youngest player to represent the Soviet Union or Russia at that level, a record which was broken by Vladimir Kramnik in 1992. In 82 games, he has scored (+50−3=29), for 78.7% and won a total of 19 medals, including team gold medals all eight times he competed. For the 1994 Moscow Olympiad, he had a significant organizational role, in helping to put together the event on short notice, after Thessaloniki canceled its offer to host, a few weeks before the scheduled dates.
🔰 Kasparov made his international teams debut for the USSR at age 16 in the 1980 European Team Championship and played for Russia in the 1992 edition of that championship. He won a total of five medals.
♦️ A memorable game by Kasparov👇
🔸Garry Kasparov vs Andrei Sokolov
🔸Baku (1975), rd 2
🔸Sicilian Defense (B67)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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▪️ Garry Kasparov
▪️ Russian chess grandmaster
▪️ Former world chess champion
🔰 Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, former world chess champion, writer, and political activist, whom many consider to be the greatest chess player of all time.
🔘Full name: Garry Kimovich Kasparov
🔘Countr:y Soviet Union
Russia (since 1992) Croatia (since 2014)
🔘Born: 13 April 1963 (age 55)
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
(now Baku, Azerbaijan)
🔘Title: Grandmaster (1980)
🔘World Champion: 1985–1993 (undisputed)
1993–2000 (classical)
🔘FIDE rating: 2812 (August 2018) [inactive]
🔘Peak rating: 2851 (July 1999, January 2000)
🔘Peak ranking: No. 1 (January 1984)
🔰Kasparov played in a total of eight Chess Olympiads. He represented the Soviet Union four times and Russia four times, following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. In his 1980 Olympiad debut, he became, at age 17, the youngest player to represent the Soviet Union or Russia at that level, a record which was broken by Vladimir Kramnik in 1992. In 82 games, he has scored (+50−3=29), for 78.7% and won a total of 19 medals, including team gold medals all eight times he competed. For the 1994 Moscow Olympiad, he had a significant organizational role, in helping to put together the event on short notice, after Thessaloniki canceled its offer to host, a few weeks before the scheduled dates.
🔰 Kasparov made his international teams debut for the USSR at age 16 in the 1980 European Team Championship and played for Russia in the 1992 edition of that championship. He won a total of five medals.
♦️ A memorable game by Kasparov👇
🔸Garry Kasparov vs Andrei Sokolov
🔸Baku (1975), rd 2
🔸Sicilian Defense (B67)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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43. Qf6!+
The correct and objective evaluation. Darini sacrifices a pawn to trade off the queens.
43...Qxf6 44. gxf6+ Kxf6 45. Nc3 Rh8 46. Nb5 Ra8 47. Rd7?
47. Nxa3 Rxa3 48. Kxb2 +/-
47... Kg5! 48. Rxf7 Rd8 49. Rf3 Kg4 50. Rg3+ Kf4 51. Nc3 g5 =
The correct and objective evaluation. Darini sacrifices a pawn to trade off the queens.
43...Qxf6 44. gxf6+ Kxf6 45. Nc3 Rh8 46. Nb5 Ra8 47. Rd7?
47. Nxa3 Rxa3 48. Kxb2 +/-
47... Kg5! 48. Rxf7 Rd8 49. Rf3 Kg4 50. Rg3+ Kf4 51. Nc3 g5 =
60. Rd5?
The finishing continuation would be 60. Nb1!
A) 60...Rxa2 61. Kc3 +-
B) 60... Nxc4 61. Rd3+ Kxe4 62. Nc3+ Kf5 63. bxc4 +-
60... Nd1! 61. Nb5 Nf2 62. Nc3 Kf4 =
The finishing continuation would be 60. Nb1!
A) 60...Rxa2 61. Kc3 +-
B) 60... Nxc4 61. Rd3+ Kxe4 62. Nc3+ Kf5 63. bxc4 +-
60... Nd1! 61. Nb5 Nf2 62. Nc3 Kf4 =
11... Nxe4!?
Parham chooses an interesting line.
12. Bd5 Qe8 13. Qc2 Nb4 14. Qxe4 Qxe4 15. Bxe4 d5 16.Bd2N
A novelty but not an accurate one.
16.B×h7 K×h7 17.Nc3 c6 18.Rad1 a5
Harikrishna-Adhiban, Tata Steel 2017 1-0
16...dxe4 17. Bxb4 exf3 18. Bxf8 fxg2 19. Rd1 Kxf8 20. Nc3 Bxh3
Black has the more comfortable position.
Parham chooses an interesting line.
12. Bd5 Qe8 13. Qc2 Nb4 14. Qxe4 Qxe4 15. Bxe4 d5 16.Bd2N
A novelty but not an accurate one.
16.B×h7 K×h7 17.Nc3 c6 18.Rad1 a5
Harikrishna-Adhiban, Tata Steel 2017 1-0
16...dxe4 17. Bxb4 exf3 18. Bxf8 fxg2 19. Rd1 Kxf8 20. Nc3 Bxh3
Black has the more comfortable position.
23. Nxc7?!
A carelessness in a worse position. better is 23. Rc5 =/+.
23... Bg4! 24. Rd3?! Rc8 25. f3 Bd7 26. Rdc3 Bxc3 27. Rxc3 b4 28. Rc5 a5 29. Kxg2 h5 -+
A carelessness in a worse position. better is 23. Rc5 =/+.
23... Bg4! 24. Rd3?! Rc8 25. f3 Bd7 26. Rdc3 Bxc3 27. Rxc3 b4 28. Rc5 a5 29. Kxg2 h5 -+
14...Bxh3!
It's worth noting that 14...Qxh4?! 15.Ng5 Qxh2 16.Rxh2 Nf6 17.Nxh7 is crushing for White, who is definitely threatening 15 g4.
15.Qxh3 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Nf6-/+ 17.c4?
Better is 17.Bg5.
17...Nb6 18.f4 Ned7 19.Bd3 Nc5 20.e5 Na4 21.Bb4 dxe5 22.c5 Qc7 23.Bc4 a5
and White resigned. --- The bishop pair is always a good thing, but the black king remained safe whilst its enemy number was exposed due to a wretched pawn structure.
It's worth noting that 14...Qxh4?! 15.Ng5 Qxh2 16.Rxh2 Nf6 17.Nxh7 is crushing for White, who is definitely threatening 15 g4.
15.Qxh3 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Nf6-/+ 17.c4?
Better is 17.Bg5.
17...Nb6 18.f4 Ned7 19.Bd3 Nc5 20.e5 Na4 21.Bb4 dxe5 22.c5 Qc7 23.Bc4 a5
and White resigned. --- The bishop pair is always a good thing, but the black king remained safe whilst its enemy number was exposed due to a wretched pawn structure.
I like the idea of invading White's light-squared holes on the queenside and the knight would be well placed on e6. White could have defended better but the rest of the game is instructive nonetheless. A smooth exchange sacrifice leads to a couple of wicked passed pawns:
18...Nb8! 19.Nb1 Nc6 20.Nc3?! Nxd4! 21.Be3 Rc4 22.Kh1 Bc5 23.Rc1 a5 24.b3 Rxc3! 25.Rxc3 Ne6 26.Bc1 d4-+
18...Nb8! 19.Nb1 Nc6 20.Nc3?! Nxd4! 21.Be3 Rc4 22.Kh1 Bc5 23.Rc1 a5 24.b3 Rxc3! 25.Rxc3 Ne6 26.Bc1 d4-+