Commentary for white move 9:

YASSER SEIRAWAN: Possibly, but at the same time I do expect Garry to go into this endgame for all of the reasons that Mike stated. His prematch strategy clearly was to trade queens, go in the endgame and do the best he can in the endgame. We had a very interesting endgame in game four. How many of our audience was here for game four.

GK MOVE: 9 Bxe4

MAURICE ASHLEY: And he has avoided this endgame! He has decided to avoid the endgame, by playing Bxe4, this is the Garry we know, and have come to love, I might say. Garry Kasparov is know worldwide for his attacking ability, for the fact that when he's got queens on, he's got two bishops, he usually just rips the opponent's position apart, and clearly right here he's saying, "All right, kid gloves off, it's time to rock 'n' roll, let's get busy. And now Kasparov, Bxe4, this bishop having moved already, is it four times in the opening -- Bg2 was one, takes on 1960 3 was two, back to g2, and now e4, and seemingly to move a fifth after the natural move Nf6, that Kasparov has decided that the natural pent-up power of his two bishops is going to be more than enough value for this waste of time. So, Yaz, an aggressive' /TAOURS by Kasparov. This is not some kind of passive move.

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