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"I have no choice..." was Garry's comment as he played his last move 13 Nxa8. Over the past week The World has been calling the shots, forcing the World Champion to play down a particular sequence of moves if he wants to hope for an advantage. For the moment he just has to ride it out, then try to win back the initiative in a few moves time.

The World was in check from the Knight so was obliged to move its King - that's the rules of the game. Over 90% of The World Team wanted to play the King to the best square, d7, attacking the Knight, and at the same time allowing the Rook on h8 into the game. Good choice!

As the Knight was threatened by the King, Garry had to move it, and the obvious thing to do was to capture the Rook in the corner. There is a rough scale of values for the chess pieces which helps us to determine what is a good exchange and what is bad. According to this, the Knight is worth three points and the Rook five, so this is definitely a good trade for the Champ. But don't worry, the Analysts have it all figured out. While the Knight made a raid into the corner to get the Rook, The World's Queen is on the rampage in the middle of the board, swiping as many pawns as possible.

I would check out the Analysts' recommendations carefully on this next turn. The obvious move is to take the Knight in the corner with the Rook, but there may be something better...

Qxc4 to Kasparov's Nxa8

This move wins a second pawn. It is not necessary to recapture the Knight on a8 immediately, because it has no square to escape. Kasparov will probably move the Knight to b6 check(14.Nb6+)in order to force 14...axb6. This makes our pawn structure on the Queenside a little ugly. But I think it doesn't matter too much because the structure will give us a lot of dynamic play for the minor pieces.

Qxc4 to Kasparov's Nxa8

Since Garry's Knight is trapped on a8, we can use some extra time to take a pawn even though we are giving away the pawn structure(14.Nb6+ axb6). Black is trying to hit with the "b" or "d" pawn (personally I'm going with the "d" pawn because White doesn't have a centre anymore). One possible line would be: 14.Nb6+ axb6 15.Nc3!? (to attack the weakness on b6) 15...d5! followed by d4 and Nd5.

Qxc4 to Kasparov's Nxa8

I propose the intermediary move Qxc4. In any case, the Knight on a8 is trapped. So The World will get a Knight and two pawns in exchange for the Rook.

Qxc4 to Kasparov's Nxa8

I strongly recommend that the World plays 13...Qxc4 (Queen on e4 captures pawn on c4). FORCED MOVES can be GOOD MOVES Once again, our move is FORCED. White's Knight on a8 is TRAPPED and won't run away. With 13...Qxc4, we complete the short-term TACTICAL and STRATEGICAL goal of the "World Variation" - the OBLITERATION of White's "Maroczy Bind" PAWN CENTER. A LESSON IN LOSING (THE BAD 13...Rxa8?) You may ask yourself, why Black should not capture immediately on a8, as White has no good way to save his c-pawn? 13...Rxa8? is UNSOUND, as the position becomes opened too quickly, and Black is unable to COORDINATE his pieces effectively and rapidly enough to defend himself. The following variations (after 13...Rxa8?) will give you an idea of how quickly Garry will be able to break down the door to the hen-house and start killing all of your chickens: After 14.Qb3! Ne5 (14...Na5 loses to 15.Qb5+ Kc8 16.Qxa5 Qxe2 17.Re1 Qxc4 18.Bd2, or if 17...Qg4 18.Rxe7, etc.) 15.Be3 Nxc4 (15...Qxc4?? loses immediately to 16.Qxb7+) 16.Ng3, and now:

A) 16...Qd5? (loses a tempo) 17.Rfd1 Qc6 18.Rac1 b5 19.Ne2, with:

A1) 19...a6 20.Nd4 (White is clearly better) 20...Qe4 21.Nxb5! Nxe3 (21...axb5 loses to 22.Qxb5+) 22.Rxd6+! and Black's position is destroyed.

A2) 19...Ng4 20.Nd4 Bxd4 (White wins after 20...Qb6 21.Rxc4 bxc4 22.Qa4+) 21.Bxd4, and Black will not survive the pressure.

B) 16...Qc6 17.Rfc1!? d5 (17...b5? allows 18.a4! with an overpowering attack for White) 18.Bd4 Qa6 19.Bxf6! Bxf6 20.Ne4! Rc8 21.Nxf6+ exf6 22.Qh3+, and White has a winning advantage.

Providing this kind of attacking opportunities to Garry Kasparov is GUARANTEED to end in DISASTER, and we must conclude 13...Rxa8? is a VERY BAD MOVE. STAY ON COURSE! (THE CORRECT 13...Qxc4!) Instead, with the CORRECT 13...Qxc4, we are about to enter a complex, sharp middlegame with good chances for Black. Now, from our extensive analysis sessions on the World Team Strategy Bulletin Board, we expect Garry to play 14.Nb6+. However, IF Garry selects the tricky 14.Nc7, my next post will contain an important WARNING to my fellow teammates (thanks to some superb analysis by contributors to the World Team Strategy Bulletin Board - see you there!).