Arjun Bharat of TISB (The International School, Bangalore), has just
created a sensational upset in the first round of the Orissa International GM Open Chess Tournament at Bhubaneshwar. He drew against GM Sergey Kasparov
(Rated 2493) in the first round. Although the final position suggested a
win for Arjun, he opted to propose a draw in acute time trouble and his
opponent gladly accepted.
Given below is the game with Kasparov playing Black
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 e6 6.O-O d6 7.Re1 Be7 8.e4
Nbd7 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Qc7 11.Be3 Rc8 12.Rc1 Qb8 13.b3 a6 14.f4 O-O
15.Bf2 Qa8 16.Rc2 Rfe8 17.h3 g6 18.Nf3 Nc5 19.Rce2 Red8 20.Qb1 b5
21.cxb5 axb5 22.b4 Na4 23.Nxb5 Ba6 24.e5 dxe5 25.Nxe5 Bb7 26.Bxb7 Qxb7
27.Nxf7 Kxf7 28.Qb3 Rd4 29.Rxe6 Qxb5 30.Rxe7 Kf8 31.R7e6 Rc3 32.Rxf6 Kg7
33.Rb6 Rxb3 34.Rxb5 1/2-1/2
