MARK RUBERY CHESS

In 2001 Garry Kasparov beat Terence Chapman 2,5-1,5 in a charity odds match that took place in Simpson’s-in-the Strand, London. Chapman, a former schoolboy champion come millionaire businessman, challenged the world’s highest rated player to a match with the proceeds going to Kasparov’s chess school in Jerusalem. Kasparov had 6 pawns and 60 minutes, Chapman all 8 pawns and 90 minutes per game.

Game 1: Kasparov entered a rook ending having won back his two pawns and then proceeded to outplay his opponent. Game2: Chapman neutralised Kasparov’s attacking ambitions while retraining his two pawn advantage and then offered a draw from a position of strength.

Game 3: Kasparov developed a dangerous looking initiative, but this was to be Chapman’s finest hour as he coolly calculated that he could promote to another queen and survive the onslaught.

Game 4: With the match all square Chapman missed a simple tactic and dramatically collapsed.

Here is the game that Chapman will treasure as much as making his first million.

Chapman,T – Kasparov,G (2827) Charity Odds Match London ENG (3) (remove Black’s a and b pawns) 1.e4 Bb7 2.d3 e6 3.Nf3 d6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.0-0 Ne7 7.Nc3 0-0 8.Be3 h6 9.h4 Nd7 10.Qd2 Kh7 11.Rfe1 Qc8 12.a4 f5 13.Nd4 Nf6!? (Sacrificing a third pawn!)

14.exf5 Bxg2 15.fxg6+ Nxg6 16.Kxg2 c5 17.Nde2 d5 18.h5 Ne5 19.d4 Neg4 20.Qd3+ Kg8 21.Qg6 e5 22.Bxh6 Nxh6 23.dxe5 Nd7 24.Nf4 Rxf4 25.gxf4 Nf8 26.Qg3 Nf5 27.Qh3 Qe6 28.Nb5 Rd8 29.a5 Qf7 30.a6 Ne6 31.Kg1 Nxf4 32.Qg4 Nh6 33.Qh4 Kh7 34.a7! (Not 34 Qxd8?

Nh3+ leading to mate) … Rg8 35.a8Q Bxe5+ 36.Kf1 Rg4 37.Qxg4 1-0