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Kasparov bares his soulthe worldby posting analysis of his chess matchesBEGINNER'S CORNERH6»321abc cl e i xWHITE MATES IN 2thHint: The key is a double-check.□ □ □It you’ve ever wanted to get inside the head of a genius, no better opportunity exists than to tune in on the outpourings of Garry Kasparov.In a seemingly endless stream ofinterviews, press conferences and online chats and analvsis, the worldwchampion tells it like it is.A special treat is his so-called “express analysis,” usually written anu posted online (at www.clu-bkasparov.com) after each game he plays in a major tournament - an astounding effort under such conditions.Whether one is an amateur or professional, it’s great stuff. His candid remarks remind us of thecommonality we all share: that even¥the arguably best player in chess history makes errors in judgment, is distracted by his emotions and, like the rest of us, at times seems to bepeering into the void.“What a surprise. Well, if he wanted to confuse me, 1 admit, he succeeded,” Kasparov explains in anote after the first move b\ Vesclin Topolov in a recent super tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia.“1 still believed that I had a vs in, he wrote on vet another occasion.w“However, after a series of moves 1 found that my position was evenworse.”Yasser Seirawn - the highest-rated active U.S. player - is an unabashed fan of Kasparov's post-game revelations.“It is extraordinary,” he savs. “Garry is baring his most intimate thoughts on the game within almost a 24-hour period, maybe less, including fantastic analysis and a wealth of ideas, and it's all for free. What 1 could do is . . . get all of Garry's notes and probably makeone of the best chess books everwritten.”Below is an imaginative struggle from the Sarajevo tournament by Kasparov and A1exande rMorozevich.11. Bxc312. Qe213. ()-()-()14. R(h)gl15. Ne3 lb. f417. Bd3IS. R(g)t 119. Bel20. Rxtb21. Rxcb22. Og423. Bxgb 24 R.xgbch 25. Qxgbch2b. Qh5ehDrawQg5Qxg2Oxe4gbe5Beb(3x14Qh4Qa4NebNd4Qxa2hxgbtxgbKh8KeSSolution to Beginner's C orner: 1.Rgbch! Kxgb 2. h5 mate!Shelby Lyman is a national chessmaster and three-time .Ww England champion.SOLVE-ITafter 23. ... hxg6MorozevichC)Kasparov.Morozevich41. d4e62. Nf3Nfba3. c4d514. Nc3dxc45. e4Bb416. Bg5c57. Bxc4cxd48. Nxd4Qa59. Bd20-010. Nc2Bxc3Hit t•w-MM*■ i.av d e t g hKasparovWHITETO PLAV
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