Commentary for black move 37:

PATRICK WOLFF: I don't think we can get too involved in a variation like this which is quite complicated in an early portion of the game, but as you pointed out, this is the kind of counter play that Garry will always be looking for. White's dark squares, that is to say these squares g3, h2, f2, g1, all are very weak because white has pushed his pawn to light squares, none of his pawns control the dark squares, he's exchanged his dark bishop, so a lot of black's counter play on the king is going to come from the dark squares. I don't know how this variation would work out. My gut tells me it shouldn't work out from black, but that would take some time to prove one way or the other. But I think the important point is this is the kind of counter play we should always be looking for.

MAURICE ASHLEY: We have a move.

PATRICK WOLFF: With the queen?

MAURICE ASHLEY: Deep Blue has recap /TAOUFRD, Qf2xa2. So again, we're seeing the same type of position that could have occurred with white already having penetrated Qb6. Now I think Deep Blue has given Kasparov time to create a defensive wall.

PATRICK WOLFF: Well, perhaps, but there's no question that Kasparov is still going to have some problems ahead of him.

MAURICE ASHLEY: Something problematic that Kasparov has to face like Qa7, or Qa6 with Ra5 in this position?

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