- This is an attack on the King's-side, usually aiming at a castled King's position
- A successful King's-side attack needs:
- An advantage in numbers, space or mobility
- At some point, open lines against the King
- Speed, energy, and a willingness to sacrifice
- Kasparov shows all of these!
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[Event "Olympiad-24"]
[Site "Valetta"]
[Date "1980.11.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Marjanovic, Slavoljub"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "attack: teamwork"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MLT"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 exd5 8. Nh4
{A powerful new move which has revitalised this gambit line. Garry Kasparov
has invested his chess with great energy and attacking flair, and has come up
with a stream of new opening moves and re-assessments.} c6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nf5
Nc7 11. Nc3 d5 12. e4 {the attack needs open lines} Bf6 13. exd5 cxd5 14. Bf4
Nba6 15. Re1 Qd7 16. Bh3 Kh8 {[#] Black's pieces on the Queen's side are too
far from the King. White feeds his last minor piece across:} 17. Ne4 Bxb2 {
he must have thought he might as well grab a pawn, but the White formation is
menacing} 18. Ng5 Qc6 {[#] White probably has more than one way to win this
position. It's a striking example of the notion that every successful attack
is based on the idea of superior concentration of force against a relatively
immobile target.} 19. Ne7 Qf6 20. Nxh7 Qd4 21. Qh5 {the last straw} g6 22. Qh4
Bxa1 23. Nf6+ {[#] Every White piece but the King is playing a part in the
attack; no piece but the Black Queen is doing anything to defend.} Kg7 24. Qh6+
Kxf6 25. Bg5# 1-0