1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5
3.d5 g6 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 Bg7 6.Be2 0-0 7.Bg5 b5?! 8.cxb5 a6 9.a4 Qa5 10.Bd2
Nbd7?
Too slow. 10...Qb4!?
entering complications is the only way of continuing the game.
11.Ra3! Bb7
12.Nf3 axb5 13.Bxb5 Qc7 14.0-0 Ng4 15.Bg5! Ngf6 16.Nd2 e6 17.Nc4 exd5
18.exd5 Rad8 19.a5 h6 20.Bh4 Ne5 21.a6 Ba8
Spassky has been
positionally outplayed and instead of passive defense, offers a superb
demonstration on the king’s side.
22.Re1 g5 23.Bg3
Nfd7 24.a7! f5! 25.Bxe5 Nxe5 26.Nxe5 dxe5 27.Ra6 e4! 28.Bc4 Qf7 29.Nb5 Kh7
30.Re6 Qb7 31.Qh5 Rf6 32.Rxf6 Bxf6 33.g4?!
This move weakens
the king’ side and offers Black counter-chances along b7—h1 diagonal and
also b7-b2-h2 axis for the Black queen.
33.f3!
breaking up Black’s pawn phalanx and opening the f-file for the rook would
have won more easily.
33...f4 34.h4!
Not 34.Rxe4? Rxd5!
Analysis Diagram: after 34...Rxd5!
35.Bxd5 Qxd5 36.f3 Qd1+ 37.Kf2 Bxe4 38.Qf7+
Bg7 39.fxe4 Qd2+ = Kasparov
34...Kg7
Not 34...Qd7? 35.hxg5 Bxg5 36.Rxe4 Bxd5
37.Bxd5 Qxd5 38.Re7+!
Analysis Diagram: after 38.Re7+!
38...Bxe7 39.Qxd5 Rxd5 40.a8=Q +-
35.Nc3?
Missing a win with
35.d6! e3
Analysis Diagram: after 35...e3
36.f3! Rc8 (36… Rf8
also loses to 37.Nc7 Qxf3 38.Ne6+
37.Nc7 Rxc7
38.dxc7 Qxc7 39.Bd3 Qf7 40.Qxf7+ Kxf7 41.Be4 +-
35...e3!
36.Bd3 exf2+
37.Kxf2 Qxb2+ 38.Re2 ?
38.Ne2!
Bd4+ 39.Kf1 f3 40.Qg6+ Kf8 41.Qf5+ Kg7 42.Qxf3 Rf8 43.Bf5 would have
consolidated White’s position.
38...Qxc3
39.Qg6+ Kf8 40.Qxh6+ Bg7 41.Qxg5 Qf6?
41...Qd4+
42.Kf1 Qf6 43.Re4 Qxg5 44.hxg5 Rxd5 45.Rxf4+ Ke7 46.Bg6 Kd8 is rather
better.
42.Qxf6+ Bxf6
43.Bc4
Perhaps
43.g5 Bd4+ 44.Kf3 Bxd5+ 45.Be4 Bxe4+ 46.Kxe4 Be3 47.Ra2 Ra8 48.Ra4 c4
49.Rxc4 Rxa7 50.Kf3 Kg7 51.Rc6 != is a reasonable alternative.
43...Bxh4+
44.Kf3 Rd7 45.Ra2?
Missing
45.Rh2! Bf6 46.g5 Bg7 47.Ra2 with better chances of a draw.
45...Bg5 46.Ke4
Rf7 47.Ra5 Kg7 48.Rxc5 Kf6
48...Rxa7?
offers white needless counter-chances after 49.Kf5 Be7 50.Rc8.
49.Rc8 ?!
49.Ra5 Ke7
50.Kd4 Bh4 still offers a fighting chance for a draw.
49...Rxa7
50.Rf8+ Kg7 51.Rc8 Kf6 52.Rf8+ Kg7 53.Rc8 Bb7 54.Rc7+ Kf6 55.Kd4 Bh4! 56.d6
Bf2+ 57.Kc3 Be4! 58.Re7 Rxe7 59.g5+ Kg6 60.dxe7 Bc6 61.Kb4 Bb6 62.Bb3 Bd7
63.Bd5 Be8 64.Bc4 f3 65.Bd3+ Kxg5 66.Bb5 f2 0-1
