In 1991, I lost to the same opponent in Round 1. This year, I made sure I had the afternoon off!
1.d4
d5
2.c4
Nc6
3.e3
e5
4.cxd5
Qxd5
5.Nc3
Bb4
6.Bd2
Bxc3
7.bxc3
Qd6
8.Nf3?!
Probably not the best choice. 8.Bd3 is more usual e.g: [ 8.Bd3
Nf6
9.Ne2
0-0
10.0-0
e4
11.Bc2
Bg4
12.Qe1!?
Rad8
13.Ng3
Rfe8
14.c4
h5!?
15.h3
Bc8
16.Qe2?
g6!
17.Qd1
Qf8
18.Bc3
h4
19.Ne2
Nh5
20.Ba4
Bd7
21.Rb1
b6
22.Rb5
f5!
23.Rd5
Nb8
24.Bxd7
Rxd7
25.Qa4!?
Rxd5
26.cxd5
a5
27.Rc1
Qf7
28.Bb2
Rd8
29.Qc4
Rd7
30.Ba3
Nf6
( 30...g5!?
31.d6
c6
32.d5!?
) 31.Nf4
g5!?
32.d6!
cxd6?!
( 32...Qxc4!
33.Rxc4
cxd6!
( 33...c6
34.Ne6
g4
35.hxg4
fxg4
36.Rc2!+/-
) 34.Ne6!
( 34.Rc8+
Kf7
35.Rxb8
gxf4
36.Rxb6
fxe3
37.fxe3
Nd5
38.Rxd6
Rxd6
39.Bxd6=/+
) 34...Kf7
35.Nxg5+
Kg6
36.f4=
) 33.Qc8+
Kg7
34.Qxb8
gxf4
35.Bxd6
fxe3
36.fxe3
Kg6
37.Be5
Re7
38.Qh8
Qh7?
39.Qxf6+
1-0 Kasparov,G-Yeo,M 1989 (A five minute game - I panicked on move 32 when I realised I had 1 minute left to his 3. How I came to be playing him is a very long story....!)]
8...e4
9.Ng1
[ 9.Ng5
Qe7=/+
]
9...Nf6
10.Ne2
0-0
11.Ng3
Bg4?
An awful oversight! [ 11...Qe7=
; 11...Re8=
]
12.Qc2?
[ 12.Nxe4!
Nxe4
13.Qxg4
Nxd2
14.Kxd2+/=
]
12...Rfe8
13.h3
Bd7
14.a3?!
Rad8
15.Be2
g6?!
[ 15...Nb8=
/\16.c4
c5
; 15...b5!?=
]
16.0-0
h5!?
I could still remember my game against Kasparov!
17.Rfd1
h4
18.Nf1
Nh7
19.c4
Ng5
Fritz thinks white is a lot better here, but at the time I was reasonably happy with my position.
20.Bg4?
[ 20.Bc3+/-
; 20.c5+/-
]
20...f5
[ 20...Bxg4
21.hxg4
h3=/+
]
21.Be2
f4
22.Bg4?
I was fairly sure he would play this again, but now white is definitely a lot worse [ 22.c5
Qf6
23.Bc4+
Be6
24.Bxe6+
Qxe6
( 24...Rxe6
25.exf4
Nxd4
26.fxg5+/-
) 25.exf4
( 25.Qa2=/+
) 25...Nxd4
26.Qb1
Nxh3+
27.gxh3
Qxh3
28.Nh2
Kh7=/+
]
22...f3
[ 22...Bxg4!?
23.hxg4
h3!
24.Qb3
( 24.Nh2
hxg2
25.Kxg2
f3+
26.Kh1
Kg7
27.c5
Qxh2+
28.Kxh2
Rh8+-+
) 24...f3
25.g3
b6=/+
]
23.gxf3
[ 23.Nh2!
fxg2
24.Kxg2
( 24.c5
Qf6
25.Bxd7
Rxd7
26.Qb3+
Kh7
27.Kxg2
Qf5-+
) 24...Bxg4
25.hxg4
Rd7=/+
; 23.c5
Qf6
24.Qb3+
Kh7
25.Nh2
fxg2
26.Qxb7
Bxg4
27.Nxg4
Qf3-+
]
23...Bxg4
24.fxg4
[ 24.hxg4
Nxf3+
25.Kh1
( 25.Kg2
Qf6-+
) 25...Qe6
( 25...Qf6-/+
) 26.Nh2
Nxh2
27.Kxh2
Rf8
28.Bb4
Rf3
29.Rg1
Nxb4
30.axb4
Rdf8
31.Raf1
Kg7-/+
]
24...Qf6!
25.f4
[ 25.Be1
Qf3
26.c5
Kh7-+
]
25...exf3
26.Nh2
[ 26.Kh2
Nxd4
27.exd4
Re2+
28.Kh1
( 28.Kg1
Nxh3+
29.Kh1
Rg2-+
) 28...Nxh3-+
; 26.Bc3
f2+
27.Kh2
Nxd4
28.Bxd4
( 28.Rxd4
Rxd4
29.Bxd4
Nf3+
30.Kh1
Nxd4
31.exd4
Re3-+
) 28...Rxd4
29.Rxd4
Nf3+
30.Kh1
Nxd4
31.exd4
Re3-+
]
26...Nxh3+
27.Kh1
[ 27.Kf1
Nxd4
28.exd4
Re2-+
]
27...Nf2+
28.Kg1
Nxd1
29.Rxd1
Nxd4!
Fritz eventually agrees that this is the best, although there are many other possibilities
30.exd4
Re2
31.Nxf3
Rxd4
32.Nxd4?
and White resigned not waiting for 32....Qf2+ 0-1