Title: Fantastic Attack vs The Benoni! - Kasparov vs Cuijpers | Garry Kasparov Chess Games Series Ep 14 Opening: Modern Benoni
Hello Chess Friends and Welcome to the Channel. In today's video a new episode, episode 14 of the Kasparov Series. The game is from the first round of the Junior World Championship held in Dortmund in 1980. Kasparov with the white pieces plays against Cuijpers, the Dutch junior Champion. A fantastic game in the Benoni Opening. Let's review the game together
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 {it seems a perfectly normal move, but because Cuijpers
wants to play the Benoni, this is a clever move. In fact Black is faking a
queen's gambit declined with d5. If now white plays Nf3 instead of Nc3} 3. Nc3
(3. Nf3 {Black can play the Benoni starting with} c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 {
but white cannot play the pawn storms variations anymore because the knight on
f3 is blocking the f-pawn}) 3... c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 {
here it is the pawn storm} Bg7 {There are three possible pawn storm variation.}
8. Bb5+ {is the Taimanov Attack, the most challenging of the three. It will
lead to complicated position where Black must not only defend carefully but
also counterattack because the central white pawns are a strenght but also a
target} Nfd7 9. a4 {Kasparov wants to prevent Black's queenside expansion, a6
b5} O-O 10. Nf3 a6 11. Be2 Nf6 {clears d7 and opens the diagonal for the light
square bishop} 12. O-O {Kasparov was quiet happy of this position a sort of
King's Indian where Black lost a tempo} Qc7 13. e5 {is a strong push and the
game was original and also nowadays remains the only game with this position}
Ne8 14. e6 fxe6 15. Bc4 {clears the e-file and controls the critical diagonal
that leads to the Black King} Qe7 (15... exd5 {loses on the spot} 16. Nxd5 Qd8
17. Nb6+) (15... e5 {doesn't work} 16. fxe5 {and this pawn cannot be captured.
So e6 will come and the position is won for white} dxe5 17. d6+) 16. dxe6 Nc6
17. f5 {is strong and it's the winning idea. Perfection would be to prepare
this move with} (17. Nd5 Qd8 18. f5 Rxf5 (18... gxf5 19. Bg5 {forces the queen
away from his king} Qa5 20. e7 Rf7 21. Nf6+ Nxf6 22. Qxd6 Ne8 23. Qd5 {and
it's impossible to stop the attack. After f5}) 19. e7 Nxe7 20. Nxe7+ {double
check is plus 10} Kh8 21. Nxf5 Bxf5 {White is a rook up for two pawns and the
maneuver Ng5, Ng7+ is winning}) 17... Nc7 {the strongest defense was} (17...
Rxf5 18. Bg5 Nf6 (18... Rxg5 19. Nxg5 {but the Knight cannot be captured} Qxg5
20. e7+ Kh8) 19. g4 Rxg5 20. Nxg5 h6 21. Nf3 Rb8 {to find counterattack on the
queenside but there is no time} 22. Qb1 g5 {Qf5 and then h4 will completely
open the defenses in front of the King} (22... b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Nd5 Qe8 (
24... Nxd5 25. Bxd5) 25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 26. Bd5 Ne7 {is the sturdiest defense
where white must find} 27. Ra7 Nxd5 28. Rf7 {to prevent the checkmate Black
must sacrifice the queen on the rook})) 18. Bg5 Bf6 19. Ne4 Bxg5 20. Nfxg5 gxf5
{there are many winning attacks in this position. Kasparov continues with} 21.
Nxd6 (21. Ra3 fxe4 22. Nf7 Nxe6 23. Rg3+ Ng7 24. Qh5 Be6 25. Qh6 Rxf7 26. Bxe6
{and again to prevent checkmate Black is forced to sacrifice the queen, this
time on e6}) 21... Nd4 22. Qh5 Bxe6 23. Rae1 Rf6 24. Nxf5 Nxf5 25. Nxe6 Nxe6
26. Rxe6 Rxe6 27. Qxf5 Re8 {is not enough} 28. Re1 {three attacker, two
defenders. Cuijpers resigns} 1-0
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