1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5 9. a3 Qb6 10. Ne2!? An Interesting idea - White's key square in similar structures is d4 - Ne2 is preparing the next move Kasparov is planning which is to protect d4 by c3 or to achieve control over the crucial d4 square after with 10...cd 11.Ned4!
10... c4? Antipositional decision. Hard to know if Radjabov prepared it at home , but after this move Kasparov's hands are free for an actions on the King side.
11. g4! h5 12. gxh5 Rxh5 13. Ng3 Rh8 14. f5 exf5 15. Nxf5?! This allows Radjabov to activate his forces.. I prefer here ..
15. Bg2! Ne7 16. O-O And black's position looks dubious . White can easily launch a strong attack on the King-side, whilst black should finish his development and face the difficult decision of where to place his king.
15... Nf6 16. Ng3 Ng4 16... Nh5 17. Nxh5 Rxh5 18. Bg2
17. Bf4 Also not good is...
17. Bg5 f6! 18. exf6 gxf6 19. Bf4 The assessment appears that white has a clear advantage. Black's knight on g4 is in a precarious and dangerous position, but. .. 19... Ra7! and the assessment change! 20. h3 Re7+ 21. Be2 Nh6
17... Be6 18. c3 Be7 19. Ng5?! At first glance this looks like a spectacular move, however, white is lacking development for such a manuever. Strong enough is Bg2 and then 0-0 with better prospects for white.
19... O-O-O 20. Nxe6 20. Qe2 fails to ... 20... Bxg5 21. Bxg5 f6 22. exf6 Rhe8! and white has a serious troubles.
20... fxe6 21. Be2 21. Qe2 Rh4! Maybe this move was overlooked by Garry? 22. Bh3 Ncxe5! 23. dxe5 Rxh3! 24. Qxg4 Rh4! and black wins at least a piece back since... 25. Qxg7? Rxf4 26. Qxe7 Qe3+ Leads to immediate disaster.
21... Ngxe5! A brilliant decision from the young talent! Thanks to the advantage in development, Black breaks in the large white center! The King on e1 is a tasty target.
21... Nxh2!? also deserves attention... 22. Nh5 (22. O-O-O Na5 23. Qe3 Nb3+ 24. Kb1 Rh3!)
22... Na5 23. Rxh2 Nb3 24. Qd1 Rdf8 25. Bg3 Bg5 with strong compensation.
22. Qe3!? More interesting was
22. Bxe5! Nxe5 23. dxe5 Bc5 24. Bg4! with a very unclear position - White is a piece up but black has good compensation due to open lines to the white's King. Another idea is:
22. dxe5 d4! 23. O-O-O g5 24. Bxg5 dxc3 25. Qe3 Bxg5 26. Qxg5 b4 with a dangerous attack for black.
22... Nd7!? Sharp!
22... Bd6 More solid 23. O-O-O Nd3+ 24. Bxd3 Bxf4 25. Qxf4 cxd3 26. Rxd3 Qc7 and white has a slightly better position.
23. Qxe6 Bh4 24. Qg4? A serious error in time pressure. Kasparov would like to finish his development, hovewer, after this move white may only dream about a draw. Much better was to accept the challenge after...
24. Qxd5! Rhe8 25. Qh5 g5 26. Bxg5! Bxg5 27. Qxg5 And black should sacrifice a piece to continue the attack, but white seems to have the advantage in all of the variations.. 27... Nxd4 28. cxd4 Qxd4 29. Qd2 Qf6 30. Rf1! and black does not have enough compensation for the piece.
24... g5! This move instantly gives the initiative to black.
25. Bd2 Rde8 25... Bxg3+!? Deserving attention is... 26. Qxg3 Rde8 27. Qxg5 Na5! but white has a lot of problems to solve.
26. O-O-O Na5 27. Rdf1? The last mistake. Much stronger was the brave ...
27. Kb1! Qg6+ 28. Ka2 Nb3 29. Bf3! And white has threats as well!
27... Nb3+! 28. Kd1 Bxg3 And now the move Qg6! is a killer, Garry decides to bite the bullet and give up the piece.
29. Rf7 Rd8 30. Bxg5 Qg6 31. Qf5 Qxf5 32. Rxf5 Rdf8 33. Rxf8+ Nxf8 34. Bf3 34. h4 Nh7
34... Bh4! The endgame after Rh2 is also winning, but it would take another 2 hours to complete this task. Black can quickly and easily achieve his task by keeping the rooks on the board with a decisive attack.
35. Be3 Nd7 36. Bxd5 Re8 37. Bh6 Ndc5 38. Bf7 38. dxc5 Rd8
38... Re7 39. Bh5 Nd3 0-1
[Alterman and Doss]