[Event "Moscow Interzonal"][Site "?"][Date "2008.04.28"][Round "0"][White "Kasparov"][Black "Gheorghiu"][Result "1-0"][WhiteELO "2685"][BlackELO "2063"][ECO "E12"][Opening "Queen's Indian: 4.Nc3 Bb7"]1. d4 Nf6 {This is a good move, and is the main alternative to 1...d5. Bothmoves have the same basic idea -- to stop White from building a strong pawncenter with 2.e4.} 2. c4 {Now if Black plays 2...d5, White will capture andthen whichever piece recaptures at d5, there will be ample opportunity toattack it. We can already see the battle of ideas begin. The fight for thecenter is underway!} 2... e6 {Since Black cannot contest the center directly,a path is made for the bishop. Once it is deployed, Black will be able tocastle. Also, the move 3...d5 is possible, since if White captures, Black canrecapture with a pawn.} 3. Nf3 b6 {Now the other bishop will have a home.} 4.Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 {Now Black cannot develop the bishop at b4 (though that waspossible at the previous turn), so it is time to focus again on the center.}5... d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 {After 6...ed the bishop at b7 would have had less scope.Black has other plans for contesting the center.} 7. Qc2 { 7.e4 Nxc3 8.bxc3Bxe4 Black wins a pawn, so the central advance was premature.} 7... c5 { Blackgives up the battle for e4, and tries to shift the conflict to d4.} 8. e4Nxc3 9. bxc3 {But now the d4-square is supported by a pawn, so White hasobtained a strong center. As a result, I control more space, and my opponentis at a disadvantage.} 9... Be7 10. Bb5+ Bc6 11. Bd3 {Why did I move to b5,only to retreat to d3? My idea was simply to lure the bishop to the c6-square,which would have been a better home to the knight.} 11... Nd7 12. O-O h6 {Black should just have castled. The idea was to prevent my moving a piece tog5, but this wasn't really a threat. So it amounts to a waste of precioustime. } 13. Rd1 { I bring the rook to the d-file, because I plan to blast itopen very soon now!} 13... Qc7 14. d5 {There is some old but valid chesswisdom that states that whoever has the advantage had better act quickly,before it disappears! First formulated by World Champion Steinitz, I really dobelieve it. So I sacrificed a pawn here.} 14... exd5 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Bb5{The bishop returns to b5 to pin the enemy knight. Notice that the pin is evenstronger because I have a rook on the d-file which can add to the pressure.}16... a6 {Gheorghiu tries to drive my bishop away. I can take his bishop atd5, but that can wait.} 17. Bf4 {My idea is to deflect the queen from itsdefensive tasks.} 17... Qxf4 18. Bxd7+ Kxd7 19. Rxd5+ {Now I have a realattack. All of my pieces can participate, while the enemy forces are scatteredall over the place. I love these positions!} 19... Kc7 20. Re1 { I grabanother open file with gain of time, since the bishop is under attack.} 20...Bd6 21. Rf5 {A double attack on queen and pawn.} 21... Qc4 22. Re4 Qb5 23.Rxf7+ Kb8 24. Re6 Rd8 25. c4 Qc6 {Circling the wagons. But now there is a pinon the 6th rank, and I know what to do with it!} 26. Ne5 Qc8 27. Qb1 { Allthose pieces, but how can the b-pawn be protected? Gheorghiu gave up here, butif you think you can defend, go ahead and let Gambit finishup!} 1-0
