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The World is in check from Garry's queen. Time to panic? Not at all! Just work through the alternatives one by one to find the best way out. Let me just point out one rather extraordinary line which was discussed in my Zone theatre chat the other night. In this position after 30 Qf5+, someone recommended moving the king out of check with 30...Ke8. I didn't trust the move because it leaves the king open to more checks, but off the top of my head I couldn't refute it. I tried 31 Qc8+, but 31...Nd8 was a good reply, safeguarding the king, and offering an exchange of queens which, in this case, would be fine for Black. So instead of 31 Qc8+ I tried 31 h6, but after 31...Nd4 Black's pieces were very active, 32 Qg6+ could be met by 32...Qf7, and again, Black was doing fine. But, looking at this position once more, it occurs to me that instead of 32 Qg6+, White may play 32 Qxe5, giving up the queen for the bishop, but allowing the h-pawn to roll home: 32...dxe5 33 h7, and Black is unable to stop the pawn marching to the eighth rank to become a new queen. White would then be winning as he has an extra rook. Very tricky! Of course, there is a stronger way of getting out of the check for Black - which I believe our analysts will all recommend. In fact there is only one decent move here - but it is good enough. We are about to enter into the critical final phase of the game. It is going to be an exciting conclusion! Join me tonight in the Zone theatre chat room if you would like to discuss this position, or if you have any other chess questions.

Qe6 to Kasparov's Qf5

Qf5 After 30....Kc7 31.Qf8 The World would be in a bad position. So The World must play 30....Qe6.

Qe6 to Kasparov's Qf5

In this position the best move for The World is 30...Qe6 because White's queen occupies a very strong position on f5, controlling the b1 square - the transformation square for our pawn - and at the same time it supports the 'h' pawn on its way to transformation. With 30...Qe6 we are offering a queen trade, while we are strongly decreasing White's chances of attacking and we are moving our king toward his passed pawn. If White declines the queen trade with moves like 31.Qd3, The World can be happy that White's queen moved from the f5 square and it can further push the "b" pawn with 31...b4. Anyway, The World can be proud of making the 30th move into a complicated position with good chances for both sides. Keep up! and you still need a lot of Good Luck!

Etienne is participating in the French National Championships, so we will have a temporary break in his coverage of the Kasparov event.

Qe6 to Kasparov's Qf5

I recommend that The World play 30...Qe6 (Queen on c4 to e6) With 30.Qf5+, the World Champion avoided an exchange of Queens on c4 which would have been in Black's favor, and stayed away from the sharp continuation 30.Qf8 b4! 31.h6 b3, which gave Black strong COUNTERPLAY. After 30.Qf5+ it is necessary for The World to play 30...Qe6, and once more offer an exchange of Queens. We cannot play 30...e6? as after 31.Qf7+ Kc8 32.h6 b4 33.h7, White is well ahead in the "pawn race" and will win. Therefore my recommendation to parry Kasparov's Queen check is 30...Qe6, after which White may play 31.Qxe6+, and after 31...Kxe6, we reach an ENDGAME that has been studied in detail on the World Team Strategy Bulletin Board.