1. e2e4  1... c7c5  2. g1f3  2... e7e6 Abandoning the Najdorf after three catastrophic losses was certainly a good idea. 3. c2c3  3... d7d5  4. e4e5 MVL is trying to take the game into the Advance Variation of the French, but Garry has plans of his own. 4... d5d4 I always liked this move, as it leads to relatively  unexplored positions. 5. f1d3  5... c8d7 This \"bishops before knights\"  development is superior 6. e1g1  6... d7c6  7. f1e1  7... g7g5 Garry plays the best move! 8. h2h3  8... h7h5  9. b1a3 Vachier-Lagrave's move surrenders the initiative to  Black. 9... g5g4  10. f3h2  10... g8h6  11. d3e4  11... d4d3 Throughout his illustrious career,  Kasparov had many games featuring the same central pawn thrust. He  described it as \"cutting the board in two,\" when the queenside pieces  cannot come over to help the king. I began to feel optimistic about  Kasparov's prospects. 12. b2b4 In such an adverse situation, Maxime  decided to play his moves quickly, hoping to create confusion. 12... c6e4  13. e1e4  13... d8d5  14. d1a4  14... b8c6  15. b4c5  15... f8c5  16. a3b5  16... e8c8  17. a4c4  17... g4g3  18. h2f1  18... g3f2 An extra pawn for Black already, and it's a pretty good  one! 19. g1h2  19... h6f5 The beginning of the slide, while the knight move  certainly fits into Black's plans, 20. c1a3 Somehow White manages to trade bishops and avoid getting mated. 20... c5a3  21. b5a3  21... c8b8  22. c4d5  22... d8d5  23. a3c4 As I watched Kasparov's  clock run down to one minute, I had a sinking feeling he wouldn't be able  to win this game. 23... b7b5  24. c4e3  24... f5e3  25. f1e3  25... d5e5  26. e4f4  26... f7f5  27. h2g3  27... b8c7 There was no time to calculate everything, 28. a2a4  28... a7a6  29. a4b5  29... a6b5  30. g3f2  30... e5e4  31. f4e4  31... f5e4  32. f2g3  32... h8f8  33. a1e1  33... c6e7  34. e1b1  34... c7c6  35. b1b4  35... e7f5 