(1) Anand,Viswanathan (2610) - Kamsky,Gata (2650) [B42]
Delhi Delhi, 1990
[Anand]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0-0 Qc7 7.Qe2 d6 8.c4 g6 9.Rd1 Bg7 10.Nf3 Nc6 11.Bf4 0-0 12.Bc2 e5! 13.Be3 Nb4! [13...Bg4= ; 13...Ng4~~ ] 14.Nc3 Nxc2 15.Qxc2 Qxc4 16.Rxd6 b5 17.Bb6 Bb7 [17...b4? 18.Nd2+- ] 18.Nd2 Qc8?! [18...Qb4! 19.Rd3 (19.Qd3 Qxb2 20.Rb1 Qa3-/+ ) 19...Rfc8=/+ ] 19.Qd3 Nh5 20.g3 Qh3 21.Nd5 Kh8 22.Qf1! Qxf1+ 23.Nxf1 f5 24.Rd1 Nf6 [24...fxe4?! 25.Nfe3 Nf6 26.Nc7+/- ] 25.Nxf6 Bxf6 26.exf5 gxf5 27.Rd7 Be4 [27...Bc6?! 28.Rc7 Rac8? 29.Rd6 Rxc7 30.Bxc7 Be4 31.Rxf6+- ] 28.Ne3 Rac8 29.b4 Bf3 30.Re1 f4 31.Nf1! [31.Nd5 Bg7<=> ] 31...Bg7 [31...Rc2~~ ] 32.Nd2 Bg4 33.Ra7 Rc2 34.Ne4 Rxa2 35.Bc5 Rd8 36.Be7! Re2 37.Rf1 Rc8 38.Bf6! Bxf6 [38...Rg8 39.Ng5! (39.Bxg7+ Rxg7 40.Ra8+ Rg8 41.Rxg8+ Kxg8 42.Nf6+ Kg7 43.Nxg4 h5= ) 39...h6 40.Nf7+ Kh7 41.Nxe5+/- ] 39.Nxf6 Bf5 40.g4! Rf8? # [40...Be4[] 41.h4! (41.Rd1 Rd2 42.Ra1 Ra2! ; 41.f3 ><g1 41...Bg6 ) 41...h6 42.g5 Rd8 43.Kh2 Rc8 (43...hxg5? 44.hxg5 Rc8 45.Rh1!+- ) /\44.Kh3 Bf5+ 45.Kg2 Be4+~~ ] 41.Rd1!!+- Bg6 [41...Be4 42.Kf1+- (42.f3+- ) ] 42.Rdd7 Re1+ 43.Kg2 f3+ 44.Kh3 1-0

(2) Anand,Viswanathan (2635) - Kamsky,Gata (2640) [C93]
Linares 9th Linares (1), 1991
[Anand]

1.e4 Schussler 1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 h6 A funny choice of opening. Black lets white choose between the Smyslov and the Zaitsev 12.Nf1 I'll take Smyslov! 12...Bf8 13.Ng3 Na5 14.Bc2 Nc4 15.b3 Nb6 16.a4 bxa4 17.bxa4 a5 18.Bd3 Bc6 [18...d5 19.exd5 exd4 20.Rxe8 Qxe8 21.Bb5! Qd8 22.c4+/- ; 18...Qd7 19.Bb5 c6 (19...Bc6 20.c4+/- ) 20.Bd3+/= ] 19.d5 Bd7 20.Bb5 Bxb5? This move gives white a decisive advantage in space.better was 20...Nc8+/= 21.axb5 Nfd7 22.Qc2 Nc5 23.c4 Qd7 24.Be3 a4 25.Ra3 White just has to get all his pieces to the queenside and he will win material 25...g6 26.Nd2 Now that black cannot play Be7-g5 26...Bg7 27.Rea1 Ra5 28.Ne2 Rea8 29.Nc3 Qd8 30.Bxc5 dxc5 31.Nxa4 R8a7 32.Nb1?! [32.Qb3 Qa8 33.Nxb6 Rxa3 34.Rxa3 (34.Nxa8 Rxa1+ 35.Kh2 Rxa8 36.b6+/= ) 34...cxb6 35.Rxa7 Qxa7 36.Qd3+/- ] 32...Nd7 33.Nd2 Qa8 34.d6 cxd6 35.Nf1 Bf6? [35...Nf6 36.Nb6 Rxa3 37.Rxa3 Qb7 38.Rxa7 Qxa7 39.Na4+/- ] 36.Ne3 Bd8 37.Nd5+- Qb8 38.Qb3 Kg7 39.Nac3 Rxa3 40.Rxa3 Qa8 41.Rxa7 Qxa7 42.Qb2 Kg8 43.g3 h5 44.Kg2 Qa5 45.Qc1 Kg7 46.h4 Qa7 47.Ne3 Qa5 48.Ncd5 Qa2 49.Qd1 Ba5 50.g4 hxg4 51.Qxg4 Be1 52.Qf3 Qa8 53.Qg3 Qf8 54.Qg4 Qe8 55.Nf5+ Kf8 56.Nfe7 Nf6 57.Nxf6 Qxe7 58.Nd5 Qb7 59.Qg5 Ba5 60.Qh6+ Ke8 61.Qh8+ Kd7 62.Qf8 Bd8 63.Qxf7+ Kc8 64.Qxb7+ Kxb7 65.Kg3 Kc8 66.Kg4 Kd7 67.f4 exf4 68.Nxf4 1-0

(3) Anand,Viswanathan (2650) - Kamsky,Gata (2595) [C86]
Tilburg Tilburg (4), 1991

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Qe2 b5 7.Bb3 Bb7 8.c3 0-0 9.d4 d6 10.Rd1 Nd7 11.a4 Bf6 12.d5 Na5 13.Bc2 Nb6 14.b4 Nac4 15.a5 Nd7 16.Bb3 Be7 17.Bxc4 bxc4 18.Qxc4 f5 19.exf5 Rxf5 20.Qd3 Qf8 21.c4 g5 22.Be3 Qf7 23.Nfd2 Rf8 24.Ne4 h5 25.Nbc3 Bc8 26.c5 dxc5 27.bxc5 h4 28.d6 cxd6 29.cxd6 Bd8 30.Qd5 g4 31.Qc6 g3 32.fxg3 h3 33.g4 Rf3 34.gxf3 Qxf3 35.Qc4+ Kh8 36.Qe2 Bb7 37.Qxf3 Rxf3 38.Re1 1-0

(4) Kamsky,Gata (2595) - Anand,Viswanathan (2650) [D46]
Tilburg Tilburg (11), 1991

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0-0 8.0-0 dxc4 9.Bxc4 a6 10.e4 e5 11.Rd1 Qc7 12.h3 exd4 13.Nxd4 Re8 14.a3 Be5 15.Be3 Nf8 16.Rd2 b5 17.Ba2 c5 18.Nde2 c4 19.Nd5 Nxd5 20.exd5 Ng6 21.Rad1 Nh4 22.Nd4 Qd7 23.Bb1 g6 24.Qe4 Bf6 25.Qf4 Qxd5 26.f3 Qe5 27.Be4 Nf5 28.Qxe5 Rxe5 29.Bf2 Rxe4 30.fxe4 Nxd4 31.Bxd4 Bg5 32.Re2 Be6 33.Bc5 h5 34.Rd6 Bf4 35.Rd1 Kh7 36.Kf2 Rc8 37.Bb4 g5 38.Kf3 Bc7 39.g4 Kg6 40.Bc3 Bf4 41.Ree1 Bc7 42.Rg1 Rg8 43.Rg2 hxg4+ 44.hxg4 a5 45.Ke2 Rb8 46.Kf3 b4 47.axb4 axb4 48.Bd4 Bf4 49.Be3 Be5 50.Bd4 Bxd4 51.Rxd4 b3 52.Rdd2 Kf6 53.Ke3 Ke5 54.Rgf2 Rb5 55.Rf1 Rc5 56.Rc1 Rc8 57.Ra1 c3 58.Ra5+ Kf6 59.Rf2+ Kg6 60.bxc3 Rxc3+ 61.Kd4 Rc4+ 62.Ke3 Rb4 63.Rb2 Bxg4 64.Rd5 Be6 65.Rc5 Rb8 66.Ra5 Rh8 67.Rg2 Rh3+ 68.Kd4 g4 69.Rb5 Rf3 70.Rb8 Kg7 71.Rb5 Kf6 72.Rb8 Ke7 73.Rb7+ Kd6 74.Rb6+ Ke7 75.Rb5 Rf1 76.Rg5 Kd6 77.Rb5 Rc1 78.Rb6+ Kc7 79.Rb5 Kc6 80.Rg5 Kb6 81.Rh2 Rc8 82.Kd3 Ra8 83.Kc3 Rc8+ 84.Kd3 Rc1 85.Kd4 Rc4+ 86.Kd3 Rb4 87.Rb2 Kc6 88.Re5 Rb8 89.Rg5 Kd6 90.Ke3 Rc8 91.Rd2+ Ke7 92.Rb5 Kf6 93.Rf2+ Kg6 94.Kf4 Rc3 95.Rb6 Kf6 96.Rb5 Ke7 97.Rd2 Rf3+ 98.Ke5 g3 99.Rb7+ Kf8 100.Rd8+ Kg7 101.Rbb8 1-0

(5) Anand,Viswanathan (2670) - Kamsky,Gata (2655) [C89]
Dortmund Dortmund (8), 1992
[Anand]

1.e4 Ftacnik Ernst 1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.Re1 Bd6 13.d3 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Re4 Bd7 16.Nd2 [16.Rh4 Ftacnik 16...Qf5 17.Bc2 Rae8 18.d4 Re1+!? 19.Qxe1 Qxc2~~ ] 16...g5 [16...Rae8 Ernst 17.Rh4 Qf5 18.Nf1 Qg6 19.Bd2 Bf5 20.Bxd5 cxd5 21.Ne3 Be6 22.a4 Be7 23.Rf4 Bg5 24.Rf3 b4?! 25.c4+/- Murei - Geller, Amsterdam 1987.] 17.Re2 [17.Re1!? Ftacnik 17...f5 18.Ne4|^ ] 17...f5 18.Ne4? [18.c4 bxc4 19.dxc4 f4 20.cxd5 fxg3 21.hxg3 (21.fxg3 Bc5+ 22.Kh1 Bg4-/+ ) 21...Rxf2 22.Rxf2 Qxg3+ 23.Rg2 Qe3+ 24.Rf2 Qg3+ ; 18.Nf3+/= Ernst; 18.Bxd5+ Ftacnik 18...cxd5 19.Qb3~~ ] 18...fxe4 19.dxe4 Bg4 20.exd5 c5 [20...Bxe2 Ftacnik 21.dxc6+ Bc4 (21...Kg7 22.Qxe2 Rae8 23.Be3+/- ) 22.Bxc4+ bxc4 23.Qd5+ (23.Qxd6? Rad8-+ ) 23...Rf7 24.Qxd6|^ ] 21.Qf1 Qh5! The move I had missed [21...Qxf1+ 22.Kxf1 Bxe2+ 23.Kxe2© (23.Kxe2 Ftacnik 23...c4 24.Bc2 Rae8+ 25.Be3 Bc5 26.Rd1N ) ] 22.Re3 [22.Re1 Bxg3 23.hxg3 Bf3-+ ] 22...c4 23.Bc2 Bc5 24.Bd2 [24.a4 Ftacnik 24...Rae8(.) 25.Rxe8 Qxe8 ] 24...Bxe3 [24...Rad8! 25.Be4 Rde8 26.Qg2 (26.Rae1 Rxe4 27.Rxe4 Bxf2+ 28.Qxf2 Rxf2 29.Kxf2 Qxh2+ 30.Ke3 Qxg3+ 31.Kd4 Qd3+ 32.Kc5 Qxd2-+ ) 26...Bh3 27.Qh1 Qf7 28.Rf3 Qa7 (28...Qxf3 29.Bxf3 Re2 (29...g4 30.Bf4 ) 30.Be1 Rxb2 31.d6 Kg7 32.g4~~ ) 29.Be3 g4 30.Rxf8+ Rxf8 31.Bxc5 Qxc5-+ ; 24...Rae8 Ftacnik 25.Rae1 ] 25.Bxe3 Rae8 26.Re1 Bf3 27.d6 Bc6 28.Qe2? [28.Bd1 Qf7 (28...Qg6-+ Ftacnik) 29.Bd4 Rxe1 30.Qxe1 Qd5 31.f3=/+ ] 28...Qh3 29.Qf1 Qe6 30.Bd1 Qd5 [30...Qxd6-+ ; 30...Qxd6 Ftacnik 31.Bg4-/+ ] 31.f3 Qxd6 [31...g4 Ftacnik 32.Bh6 Rxe1 33.Qxe1 Rf6 34.Bf4-/+ ] 32.Bd4 [32.Bxg5 Ftacnik 32...Qc5+-+ ] 32...Rxe1 33.Qxe1 g4 [33...Bxf3-/+ Ernst; 33...Bxf3 Ftacnik 34.Bxf3 Rxf3 35.Qe8+ Rf8-+ ] 34.f4! With the obvious intention of getting my king to a1 via c5! 34...Qd5 35.Kf2 Qg2+ 36.Ke3 Re8+ 37.Be5 Qxb2 [37...Qxh2 38.Bxg4 Qxb2 ; 37...Bf3 Ftacnik 38.Bxf3 Qxf3+ 39.Kd2-/+ ] 38.Bxg4 Qc2 [38...Qxa2-+ ; 38...Qxh2-+ Ftacnik] 39.Kd4 Qd3+ 40.Kc5 Qd5+ 41.Kb4 [41.Kb6 Ftacnik 41...Bd7-+ ] 41...a5+ 42.Ka3 [42.Kxa5? Ernst 42...Qc5!-+ ] 42...Qd3 43.Kb2 b4 44.Ka1! Mission accomplished! [44.cxb4 Ftacnik 44...axb4 (44...a4 45.Qc3 a3+ 46.Kxa3 Qb1 47.Qxc4+ ) 45.Qxb4 Rxe5 46.fxe5 Qd4+ 47.Ka3 Qxg4-+ ] 44...a4 45.Be2 [45.cxb4 Ftacnik 45...a3 46.Be2 Rxe5!-+ ] 45...Qe4 46.Qd1 bxc3? [46...Bd5! 47.a3! (47.cxb4 Rxe5 48.fxe5 Qxe5+ 49.Kb1 Be4+ 50.Kc1 Qc3+ ; 47.Qxa4 Ra8! (47...Rxe5 48.fxe5 Qxe2 49.Qe8+ ) 48.Qd1 (48.Qd7 Rxa2+ 49.Kxa2 Qc2+ 50.Ka1 Qc1+ 51.Ka2 b3# ) 48...b3-+ ; 47.Bh5 Rxe5 48.fxe5 Qxe5 49.Qg4+ Kh8 50.Qd4 Qxd4 51.cxd4 a3-+ ; 47.Bf1 Ftacnik 47...Rxe5 48.fxe5 Qxe5-+ ) 47...b3=/+ ] 47.Bxc4+ Kf8 [47...Qxc4 48.Qg4+ Kf7 49.Qf5+ Ke7 50.Qf6+ Kd7 51.Qd6+ Kc8 52.Qc7# ] 48.Bd6+ [48.Qd6+ Ftacnik 48...Re7 49.Qd8+ Be8-+ ] 48...Re7 [48...Kg7 Ftacnik 49.Qg4+ Qg6 (49...Kh8 50.Be5+ Rxe5 51.Qg8# ) 50.Be5+ Kf8 51.Qxg6 hxg6 52.Bxc3= ] 49.Bd3 Qe3 50.Bc2 [50.Bxh7!+/- Unfortunately I hadn't realised that I could be better in this game!] 50...Ke8 51.Bxe7 Kxe7 52.Qb1 h6 53.a3 Kf6 54.Qd1 Qc5 [54...Ke7 Ftacnik 55.Qb1 ] 55.Qd8+ Kg7 56.Qc7+ Kf6 57.Qd8+ Kg7 58.Qc7+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

(6) Anand,Viswanathan (2690) - Kamsky,Gata (2655) [C86]
Alekhine mem Moscow, 1992
[Kortschnoj]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Qe2 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d6 9.d4 Bg4 10.Rd1 exd4 11.cxd4 d5 12.e5 Ne4 13.a4 This move,first applied by Short in his match against Karpov,changes,it seems, the assessment of this position,as favourable for black. 13...Rb8 Karpov played 13...ba,what turned out to be unsatisfactory for black. 14.axb5 axb5 15.h3 Bh5 16.Be3 Qd7 17.Rc1 Rb6 Played in order to meet 18.Dc2 with Lf3.17...Sd8!? was an alternative. 18.Nc3 Nb4 19.Ra7 Ng5 19...Sc6? 20.Sd5!,winning. 20.Bxg5 Bxg5 21.Rca1 21.Td1 was more prudent 21...Bf4? The move meets a tactical refutation.After 21. ..Ld8 the position was unclear. But 21...Sc6! with threats Sa7 and 21...Sd4 would pose a real challenge to white! 22.Nxd5! Nxd5 23.Qe4 Bxf3 24.Qxf3 Bxe5 25.dxe5 Nb4 26.Qe3! Qc8 The threat was Db6.The move,which looked the most stubborn-26...Dd3 would be met by 27.Lf7 Tf7 28.Ta8 Tf8 29.Tf8 Kf8 30.Df4. 27.Qe4 Na6 Or 27...Sc6 28.Ta8 Da8 29.Ta8 Ta8 30.e6 fe 31.Le6 Kh8 32.Ld5 28.Bd5 c6 29.Qe3 Rb7 30.Bxf7+ Rbxf7 31.R7xa6 Rxf2 32.e6 Rxb2 33.e7 Re8 34.Ra8 Rb1+ 35.Kh2 Qc7+ 36.g3 Rb2+ 37.Kg1 Qd7 38.Rxe8+ 1-0

(7) Kamsky,Gata (2655) - Anand,Viswanathan (2710) [B65]
Linares 11th Linares (7), 1993
[ChessBase]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.0-0-0 0-0 9.f4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qa5 11.Bc4 Bd7 12.e5 dxe5 13.fxe5 Bc6 14.Bd2 Nd7 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7 17.Rhe1 Rfd8 18.Qg4 [18.Bf1 Nf8 19.Qe3 Qh4 20.h3 Ng6 21.c4 h6 22.g3 Qh5 23.Bc3 Rxd1+ 24.Rxd1 a6 25.h4 Qg4 26.Be2 Ehlvest,J-Salov,V/Linares (12)/1991/0.5 (34)] 18...Nf8 [18...Nc5 19.h4 Kh8 20.Bg5 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Qc7 22.Qd4 Nd7 23.Bf4 Nb6 24.Bf1 Nd5 25.Bd2 Ne7 26.Bc3 Short-Sosonko/Wijk/1987/0.5 (34)] 19.Bf1 [19.Bd3 Rxd3 (19...Qc5 20.Bb4 Qb6 21.Bd6 Rac8 22.Kb1 Bb5 23.c4 Ba4 24.Rc1 Rxd6 25.exd6 Qxd6 26.Qe2 Wagman-Belotti/Reggio Emilia II (1)/1987/0.5 (41)) 20.cxd3 Ng6 (20...Qd7 21.Kb1 (21.Bb4 Qd5 22.Bxf8 Rxf8 23.Kb1 Qxg2 24.Qh4 (24.Qxg2 Bxg2 25.Rc1+/= Georgiev,Kir-Gurevich,D/Palma de Mallorca GMA/1989/) 24...g6 25.Re3 Bd5 26.Rh3 Psakhis,L-Greenfeld,A/Tel-Aviv ASA (04)/1991/0.5 (37)) 21...Qxd3+ 22.Ka1 h5! (22...Qf5 23.Qg3 Ng6 24.Bc3 h6 25.Rf1 Qe4 26.Rd2 Ivanchuk,V-Anand,V/Linares (m/7)/1992/1-0 (51)) 23.Qe2 (23.Qxh5?! Ba4! 24.b3 Qd4+ 25.Kb1 Bb5 26.a4 Bd3+ 27.Ka2 Bc2|^ ) 23...Qxe2 24.Rxe2 Rd8 25.Rde1 Ng6 26.g3 Almasi,Z-Tolnai,T/HUN-ch (09)/1992/0.5 (49); 20...Qc5+ 21.Kb1 Qd5 22.Qe4 (22.Re3 Ng6 23.Bc3 Qxg2 24.Qxg2 Bxg2 25.Rg1 (25.Rg3 Bc6 26.Rdg1 Ivanov,A-Rachels,S/Long Beach ch-US (1)/1989/0.5 (36)) 25...Bc6 26.Reg3 Petrushin,A-Lisenko,A/USSR/1984/) 22...Qd7 23.Qe2 Ng6 24.g3 Ne7 25.Bb4 Nf5 26.Bc3 Short,N-Pritchett/Swansea ch-GB (1)/1987/0.5 (27)) 21.Kb1 Qd8 22.Bc3 a5 23.g3 Ne7 24.Bd4 Qd5 25.Bg1 a4© Anand,V-Lobron,E/Manila ol/1992/; 19.h4 Qc5 20.Bb3 (20.Bc3 h5 21.Qe2 Bxg2 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.Bd3 Bh3 24.Qxh5 f5 25.Qf3 Bg4 26.Qxb7 Sherzer,A-Rachels,S/USA-ch (10)/1992/1-0 (38)) 20...a5 21.c3 Ng6 22.Qg3 a4 23.Bc2 Qc4 24.a3 Qxh4 25.Qxh4 Nxh4 26.Bxh7+ Krakops,M-Leko,P/Duisburg WchJM-U14 (01)/1992/0-1 (51)] 19...Qc5 [19...Ng6 20.Re3 (20.Bb4 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Qc7?! 22.Qd4! Bd5 23.Bc3!+/- Kovalev,A-Leko,P/Munchen/1991/1-0 (43)) 20...Rd5 Gruenfeld,Y-Sosonko,G/Jerusalem/1986/0.5 (20); 19...Qc7 20.Bc3 Ng6 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.Rd1 Bd5 23.Qd4 Rc8 24.a3