Chess Life Julio 2012 | Page 45

BY 1995, ANAND WAS COMPETING FOR THE WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST GARRY KASPAROV.

king walks over to g1.
46. ... Kb4

Quicker is 46. ... h4 47. Ra8 Kb3 48.
Rb8+ Kc3 49. Ra8 Rc4+ 50. Kd5 a4 51.
Ra7 h3 52. Ra8 Kb3 53. Rb8+ Rb4; or 46.
... Kb3 47. Rb7+ Kc3 48. Rb1 Rc4+ 49.
Kd5 Rf4 50. Ke5 Rh4 51. Rc1+ Kb2 52.
Rc8 a4.
47. Rb7+

Again White can prolong matters by a
few moves with 47. Kd4 h4! 48. Rb7+
Rb5 49. Rc7 a4 50. Rc4+ Ka3 (50. ...
Ka5?? 51. Kc3=) 51. Rc1 Rb2 52. Kc3
Ka2 53. h3 Rb3+ 54. Kc4 Rxh3 55. Rc2+
Kb1 56. Rg2 Rf3 57. Rg1+ Kc2 58. Rg2+
Kd1 59. Kd4 h3 60. Ra2 a3 61. Ke4 Rg3
62. Kf4 Rc3 63. Ke4 Kc1 64. Kd4 Kb1.

PHOTO: ARCHIVAL

47. ... Rb5 48. Ra7

48. Rc7 a4 49. Kd3 Rd5+ (49. ... a3??
50. Kc2=) 50. Ke4 (50. Kc2 Rc5+) 50. ...
Rc5 51. Ra7 Ra5 52. Rb7+ (or equivalently 52. Rxa5 Kxa5 53. Kd3 h4 54.
Kc