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Kasparov as white versus Anand in the 1995 Tal Memorial is a jewel of a game.

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4


Black to Move The Evans Gambit

Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 6.d4 Na5 7.Be2

exd4 8.Qxd4 Nf6 9.e5 Nc6 10.Qh4 Nd5


White to Move Kasparov violates the principle against developing the queen early in the opening in order to launch a kingside attack

11.Qg3 g6 12.O-O Nb6 13.c4

d6 14.Rd1 Nd7 15.Bh6 Ncxe5 16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.Nc3 f6


White to Move and Place Pressure on Black--Notice how Kasparov's dark squared bishop prevents Anand from castling (Chess Principle 159!)

18.c5 Nf7

19.cxd6 cxd6 20.Qe3 Nxh6 21.Qxh6 Bf8 22.Qe3+ Kf7 23.Nd5 Be6

24.Nf4 Qe7 25.Re1


Black to Move How can Kasparov finish off Anand?