Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov, Part 2: 1985-1993 by Garry Kasparov

Author:Garry Kasparov [Kasparov, Garry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sports & Outdoors
ISBN: 9781781940266
Publisher: Everyman Chess
Published: 2015-06-28T18:30:00+00:00

Birthday Present

Fourth World Cup Tournament (Barcelona, 30 March - 20 April 1989): 1-2. Ljubojevic and Kasparov - 11 out of 16; 3. Salov - 10; 4. Korchnoi - 9½; 5-6. Hübner and Short - 9; 7. Nikolic - 8; 8-12. Vaganian, Yusupov, Ribli, Spassky and Beliavsky - 7½; 13. Speelman - 7; 14-15. Hjartarson and Seirawan - 6½; 16-17. Illescas and Nogueiras - 5½.

The next stage of the World Cup took place in beautiful Barcelona, in the grand hall of the Royal Palace, where at one time Christopher Columbus was feted when he returned from his historic voyage. My preparations for the super-tournament were very chaotic - in March 1989 I got married for the first time, and we celebrated this event in both Moscow and Baku. In addition, as usual, I had the burden of public responsibilities. And although I arrived in Barcelona after a training session, with a supply of fresh ideas, I proved to be not altogether ready for a fierce battle.

After drawing No.1 in the pairing list, in the first round I was free (since the 18th contestant Mikhail Tal had to miss the tournament through illness), and in the second round I went in for a sharp opening duel with Ribli in the Vienna Variation of the Queen’s Gambit. It appeared that White had gained an advantage, but with accurate defence Ribli equalised. A drawn endgame was reached, but just before the time control, in a time scramble, I suddenly blundered and could have lost by force. Fortunately, my opponent did not notice this: he was fully satisfied with a draw.

In the 3rd round I had Black against Artur Yusupov, games with whom were always of a crucial nature. Nikitin: ‘The first half of the tournament proved unusually difficult for Garry and was spent largely in a battle with himself. Many of his games constituted a parade of missed opportunities. In this respect the most noteworthy was the game with Yusupov.’

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