The Catalan
Kasparov adopted this opening for his match against Korchnoi during a period where Icelandic IM now GM Margeir Petursson was its leading exponent and when the literature on the opening included only an old book by Neishtadt and a small monograph in English by co-author Schiller. He retained the opening for occasional use against Karpov. Current recommended literature includes books by Neishtadt 1986 , Moiseyev amp Ravinsky 1984 and Schiller 1986, 1988 . Before the Korchnoi match he had used the...
a Nsy
This sensible move is practically forced d8 12 Crf3 0-0 13 0-0 Be8 14 c2 Cebalo-Lobron, Reggio Emilia 1985 86, and although perhaps Black is safe after 14 f6, e.g. 15 d2 Ah3, 15 f5 gf 16 ef g4 17 g5 leaves White with an advantage. b 9 gt a6 10 amp f3 gt c7 10 gt b4 led to a quick kill in Kasparov-Nunn, Lucerne 01. 1982 11 0-0 a6 12 Axd7 Axd7 13 f5 13 0-0 14 Ag5 f6 15 Af4 gf 16 Axd6 Axa4 17 Bxa4 xd6 18 h4 fe 19 d7 20 xe4 lt S gt h8 21 ixc5 1-0 11 0-0 11 Ae2 may be a significantly stronger move...
Modern Exchange Variation
Even a little bit of thought will suffice to demonstrate that no matter how one structures one's repertoire there must be at least one position which one must play for both sides. Perhaps the most prominent overlap in Kasparov's repertoire is the Griinfeld, which he has had to face frequently as White ever since taking up 1 d4, and which he now also plays as Black. Now if it were a simple matter for White to obtain an advantage against the Griinfeld, Kasparov would hardly make the defence his...
Grnfeld Defence Black
Kasparov adopted this opening for his 1986 match against Karpov. When it was first seen there was pandemonium in the press room. The opening became the centre of a theoretical debate in the third and fourth matches. In spite of failures in the first part of match III, Kasparov maintained his faith in the opening and it carried him to victory in both matches. Altogether, the matches saw 19 Griinfelds, applying a variety of systems. Kasparov also used the opening with success in games against...
The Petrosian System
The authors found the pamphlet Developments in the Orthodox Queen's Gambit 1984-1987 by Julian Way most helpful in compiling the relevant games for this chapter. All analysis is our own, unless otherwise indicated. Recently the World Champion has chosen another variation. Kasparov-Timman, Amsterdam 1988 1 d4 gt f6 2 c4 e6 3 gt 0 d5 4 gt c3 Ae7 5 Ag5 h6 6 amp xf6 Axf8 7 b3 c6 8 e3 0-0 9 Sdl b6 10 c2 dc 11 Axc4 c5 12 gt e4 amp e7 13 dc Axc5 14 0-0 amp e7 15 5.e2 Ad7 16 e5 Sc8 17 d3 Ae8 18 c4 c7...
The Botvinnik System
8 Ah4 g5 11 This position has been analyzed for years without a definitive conclusion being reached. Kasparov scored two impressive back-to-back victories in the 1981 USSR Ch. which seemed to bury the line for Black. A couple of years later I ES asked him if he thought the line was pretty much out of commission, and he expressed the