These two "wunderkinder" first played each other at the New York Open in 1989 when Judith Polgar was 12 and Gata Kamsky was 14, after he defected with his father in the U.S.A.
Judith won but Gata soon got revenge at a tournament in India. Their first two games were bitterly fought and this 3rd is no exception. It is in the 8th round of a prestigious tournament in Linares, Spain in 1994 where Judith lost a controversial game against world champion Gary Kasparov.
Kamsky had the white pieces:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Na6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. c3 d5 the Marshall Gambit of this Ruy Lopez opening has been analyzed 30 moves deep in some lines and is currently considered drawish! 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 nowadays this is the move of choice. 11. ... Nf6 12. Re1 Bd5 13. h3 was won by white when Marshall first sprang his famous gambit against Capablanca at New York, 1918.
12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 Black mobilizes his heavy artillery in order to get compensation for the pawn.
18. a4 f5 19. Qf1 Qh5 20. f4 bxa4 opening the b-file for black's rook but giving white an open a-file in return.
21. Rxa4 Rb8 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Qg2 also feasible is 23. Ra6 Qe8 24. Bf2 Qd7 25. Rxe6 Qxe6 26. c4 dxc4 27. Qxc4 Qxc4 28. Nxc4 Be2 29. Rc6 with an edge (Chandler vs. Littlewood, London 1987).
23. ... Qe8 24. Qxd5 Kh8 25. Ne4 Bxf4 looks brilliant but this is all been analyzed! 26. gxf4 Rg6 27. Nd6 Bf3+ leads to a draw. An unclear try is 27. ... Bb3+ 28. Kf2 Rxb2+ 29. Re2 Rxg2 30. Qxg2 Rxe2+ 31. Kxe2 Qh5+32. Qf3 Bg4 33. Qxg4 fxg4 (Cantell vs. Blatny, Altensteig 1988)
28. Kf1 Bxd5 29. Nxe8 Rxb2 30. Re2 White must consent to a repetition since 30. Rea1 Bc6 leads to trouble.
30. ... Rb1+ 31. Re1 Rb2 32. Re2 Rb1+ DRAW BY 3-FOLD REPETITION.
In the controversial match between Judith Polgar and Garry Kasparov in Linares, Spain, there occured a touch move violation similar to that committed by Cyril Montel, Jr. against Jess Toldoya on March 28, 2004 in the 12th round of the 2004 Non-master Chess tournament held at Paul Brothers Tri-M General Merchandise and Food Retail in Malakal.
Montel, Jr. touched his knight, moved it to a square and release the piece from his hand for a few seconds before taking it back and moving it to another square.
When the violation was called, he argued that he has not pressed his time clock yet.
But the rule in tournament play is that once you take your hand off from a piece, that will be your final move whether you press your clock or not.
However, in blitz chess or speed chess (Palau style) it only becomes the final move after a player pressed his clock.
When you lodge a protest about a touch move violation, you should do it when the violation occurs and not after the game.
Montel, Jr. complained about a touch move violation of Menandro Manuel in their 11th round match on March 21, 2004. Manuel said he touched his rook accidentally, called the arbiter and was told to move the rook. When Montel, Jr. agreed to Menandro to proceed with a different move, he had a right to protest after the game if he lost that match.
Source: Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
July 09 - 16, 2004
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