notyetagm: <Honza Cervenka: 32.c6 and 33.c7 formed a pretty finish of this game.> Wow, a beautiful tactical finish by Kasparov indeed.
Position after 32 c5-c6!:
 click for larger viewKasparov's brilliant tactical point is that the dangerous White c6-passed pawn is taboo: 32 ... ♖c8xc6?? <SELF-PINS> the Black c3-bishop to the <UNDEFENDED> Black c6-rook, dropping material to 33 ♖b7x♖b4! <pin>. (VAR) Position after 32 ... ♖c8xc6?? 33 ♖b7x♖b4! <pin>:
 click for larger viewHence the White c6-passer is taboo.
Then comes 32 ... ♖b4-d4 33 c6-c7!, shown below,
 click for larger viewand now the White d6-bishop is taboo since the White c7-passer promotes after 33 ... ♖d4x♗d6 34 ♖b7-b8. (VAR) 33 ... ♖d4x♗d6 34 ♖b7-b8:
 click for larger viewSeeing no good response to 33 c6-c7!, Black (Adams) resigned. A great example of <TACTICS> in the service of <STRATEGY>. Kasparov (White) wants to advance his deadly White c5-passed pawn to promotion as his winning <STRATEGY> and by using <TACTICS> he is able to do just that, advance the White c5-passer with 32 c5-c6! and 33 c6-c7!. |