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What's this? Is the World Champion giving a Knight away for nothing? Is it a GIFT HORSE, or something more sinister, a TROJAN HORSE perhaps?

Let's work through this one logically. The black King is in check, and there are only two ways out: move the King or take the Knight. If the king moves, then the Knight takes the Queen - and without the most powerful piece on the board the game is over! In other words there is no real choice here. I normally hesitate from giving concrete advice but, World Team, here you have no alternative - YOU MUST TAKE THE KNIGHT. Come on guys, I want to see 100% on this one.

The real question is, why exactly is Garry making us this gift? The point is that the beast is for the chop anyway - the Rook is about to swing over to take it - so it throws itself away causing the greatest amount of damage in the process. Once the Knight is captured, the pawns will stand in front of one another - they will be 'DOUBLED' in chess jargon - and that constitutes a slight but significant weakness. The pawns can no longer protect each other, so the rest of Black's army has one more thing to take care of. As Garry himself says, 'At least Black's pawn structure will not look intact any more'.

That comment also gives us a clue to one of the Champ's concerns. He needs targets to aim at in Black's position, and at the moment they aren't obvious; Black's pawns provide a solid, and at the moment impregnable, wall of cover for the King. But now Garry has created a tiny chink in Black's armour.

By the way, The World's last move, 13...Qxc4, was very coolly played. Instead of rushing in to take the Knight it was far better to swipe another pawn first as the Knight in the corner couldn't escape its doom anyway - as we have just seen.

The Knight's suicide mission on this last turn was fairly easy to predict, but it is Garry's next move which is harder to foresee. He has several interesting options - which all demand an accurate response. This is a crucial moment in the game for both sides. Stay tuned!

axb6 to Kasparov's Nb6+

What else? The White Knight has to be taken.

axb6 to Kasparov's Nb6+

My move is obviously 14...axb6 taking the jumpy Knight. No comments since this move is totally forced.

axb6 to Kasparov's Nb6+

This is the only move; we must take the Knight.

axb6 to Kasparov's Nb6+

I recommend pawn on a7 captures Knight on b6.

We must play our fourth consecutive FORCED move. Black must capture the Knight and restore the MATERIAL BALANCE. Black has obtained a KNIGHT plus two CENTRAL PAWNS for a ROOK. After 14...axb6 we arrive at the first CRITICAL position of the "World Variation."

Naturally, Garry decided to create a potential weakness in Black's QUEENSIDE PAWN STRUCTURE by using his trapped Knight as a DESPERADO with 14.Nb6+. White has a number of interesting ways to play his fifteenth move - we have studiously analyzed the alternatives we consider the most important on the World Team Strategy Bulletin Board. What is White's best move now? Garry will let us know TOMORROW!