Chess
Late quiz
Raymond Keene
Ihad intended to torment readers with a quiz in the Christmas issue, but this was crowded out by consumer news. So, with apologies for a slight delay, here is a challenge to would-be chess masterminds:
1) Under what circumstances did An- tomus Block lose a game to Death?
2) Which dairy product received a boost 'r°11) the 1978 Karpov-Korchnoi world championship? 3) If Lasker won the most (6), who lost the most, and what are they? 4) Who is the 'odd man out' from: aiparashvili, Djinjihashvile, Djugash- vill, Gaprindashvili, Melashvili? 5) What was the religious sect which "elPed Korchnoi in the Merano world VlaroPionship and how did the writings of a uPanish priest aid Karpov and how often?
6) Who were the five original Grand- masters? Who awarded them the title and when?
Answers to me at the Spectator please. Prizes of £10 and £5 for the first two correct sets of answers opened on 1 February.
This week's game is a brilliant win by Kasparov from the latest Soviet Champion- ship, where he tied first with Psahis on 121/2/17, 21/2 points ahead of Romanishin. Other notable competitors were Beliaysky, Tzeshkovsky, and Gulko. It is good to see Gulko back in action after his temporary enforced retirement.
Much has been made of the similarity of style between Kasparov and Alekhine and White's 31st move highlights this in par- ticularly vivid fashion.
Kasparov — Jusupov: December 1981; Bogo- Indian Defence.
1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e6 3 Nf3 Bb4 + 4 Bd2 a5 5 g3 0-0 6 Bg2 b6 7 0-0 Ba6 8 Bg5 Bel If 8 ... Bxc4 9 Nfd2 Bd5 10 e4 followed by e5. 9 Qc2 Nc6 10 a3 h6 11 Bxf6 Bxf6 12 Rdl Qe7 13 e3 Rae8 14 Nfd2 g5? Black has come out of the opening well enough, but this advance is too loosening and Kasparov is quick to exploit it. Better is 14 ... g6. 15 Nc3 Bg7 16 Nb5 Qd8 17 f4 Ne7 18 Nf3 Nf5 19 Qf2 c6 20 Nc3 gxf4 21 gxf4 Bxc4 Capturing the pawn gives White time to switch to a K-side attack. 22 e4 Nd6 23 Ne5 f5 24 Nxc4 Nxc4 25 b3 Nd6 26 e5 Nc8 27 Bf3 Kh7 28 Bh5 Re7 29 Khl Rg8 30 RgI Bh8 31 Ne4!! A terrible shock for Black.
Position after 31 NW?
Kasparov gives up a whole piece, just to release the blockade of his f pawn. 31 ... fxe4 32 f5 Rg5 33 RxgS hxg5 34 f6 Kh6 If 34 ... Re8 35 Qg2 so there was no time to save the R. 35 fxe7 Qxe7 36 Bf7 d6 37 Rfl g4 38 Bxe6 Qxe6 39 Qh4 + and Black lost on time. After 39 ... Kg7 40 Rf6 wins.
A coming event which should prove en- joyable for all concerned is the King's Head one-day tournament at Porchester Hall W2 on 30 January. Each game will last an hour and every competitor will receive a prize.
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