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(1) Ljubojevic,L (2620) - Kasparov,G (2735) [A21]
Brussels blitz Brussels, 1987



1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.g3 f5 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.e3 g6 6.Nge2 Bg7 7.0-0 0-0
What shall I do now? Now he is thinking. Shall I drink coffee? Yes, why not? He thinks he has time to drink coffee.

8.d3 c6 9.b4 Be6 10.b5 d5 11.bxc6 bxc6 12.Qa4 g5 13.Ba3
To his answer varies a solution.

13...Rf7
He thinks I'll escape his way. Wait, my friend look what I do!

14.Rac1 Rd7 15.Bb4 a5
hazy now

16.Ba3 Bf7 17.cxd5 cxd5 18.Nb5 Na6 19.Rc6 Nb4 20.Bxb4 axb4 21.Qxb4 Rxa2 22.Nec3 Ra8 23.Nd6 Bf8 24.Nxf7 Rxf7 25.Qb3 Ra3 26.Qc2 e4 27.dxe4 dxe4 28.Rd1 Qe8 29.Nb5 Ra2 30.Qc4 Ra4 31.Qc2 Ra2 32.Qxa2 Qxc6 33.Nd4 Qd5 34.Qc2 Ng4 35.h3 Ne5 36.Nxf5 Nd3 37.g4 h5 38.Qc8 Qa2 39.Rf1 Kh7 40.Bxe4
I/he won this game! 1-0













(2) Van Breukelen,G - [+]
Schakend Nederland, 1990
[Frederic Friedel]



1.Nf6+ Kg7!
[ 1...Kh8 2.d8Q+ and mate in three; 1...Kg6 2.Bh5+ Kf5 3.d8Q wins, as there is the forking square f7 is defended by the bishop.]

2.Nh5+ Kg6
[ 2...Kf7 3.d8Q ]

3.Bc2+! Kxh5 4.d8Q!! Nf7+
[ 4...Kg4! seems to lead to a draw.]

5.Ke6 Nxd8+ 6.Kf5 e2 7.Be4 e1N 8.Bd5!! c2 9.Bc4 c1N 10.Bb5 Nc7 11.Ba4 Ne2 12.Bd1 Nf3 13.Bxe2 1-0



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