Kramnik vs Kasparov – Nimzo-Indian – 2000 World Chess Championship Rd10

The decisive second win in the 2000 World Chess Championship between Kramnik and Kasparov, and one of the shorter world championship games of all.

[Event "The Match - Braingames World Chess Cham"] [Site "London"] [Date "2000.10.24"] [Round "10"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Vladimir Kramnik"] [Black "Garry Kasparov"] [ECO "E53"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2849"] [PlyCount [...]

Kasparov vs Ljubojevic – Bogo-Indian – Tilburg, 1989

Kasparov defeats Ljubojevic in this game from Tilburg in 1989, making use of his passed pawn and backrank weakness.

[Event "Tilburg"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "9"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Garry Kasparov"] [Black "Ljubomir Ljubojevic"] [ECO "E11"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "75"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 [...]

Adams vs Kasparov – Sicilian Najdorf – 2005 Linares

Linares in 2005 was Kasparov’s final professional tournament, and in this game he beautifully finished off Michael Adams with a Sicilian Najdorf.

[Event "XXII Torneo Ciudad de Linares"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2005.03.08"] [Round "12"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Michael Adams"] [Black "Garry Kasparov"] [ECO "B90"] [PlyCount "52"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 [...]

Karpov vs Kasparov – Sicilian Defence – 1985 World Chess Championship Rd16

A Kasparov bombshell, unleashing a surprise gambit in the opening against Anatoly Karpov in their round 16 encounter in the 1985 World Chess Championship.

Subsequentally informally named the Kasparov Gambit, the opening has rarely been used since, as suitable responses were subsequently found, but at the time it must have come as a real shock [...]

Kasparov vs Karpov – Nimzo-Indian – 1985 World Chess Championship Rd11

Garry Kasparov, trailing by one in the 1985 World Chess Championship rematch with Anatoly Karpov, steered his opponent towards a similar game sixty years before, expecting the resultant blunder.

[Event "Wch Moscow i 40/687"] [Site "11"] [Date "1985.10.01"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "11"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Garry Kasparov"] [Black "Anatoly Karpov"] [ECO "E21"] [WhiteElo "?"] [...]

Magerramov vs Kasparov – Catalan Opening – Baku 1979

A Catalan miniature between Azerbaijan’s first Grandmaster, Elmar Magerramov and sixteen year-old Garry Kasparov. Magerramov later went on to coach Kasparov in his 1984 World Championship challenge.

[Event "Baku"] [Site "Baku"] [Date "1979 [Result "0-1"] [White "Elmar Magerramov"] [Black "Garry Kasparov"] [ECO "E10"] [PlyCount "28"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.g3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 [...]

Deep Blue vs Kasparov – Ruy Lopez Closed – 1997 IBM Man-Machine Game 2

The famous game from 1997, where Kasparov accused Deep Blue of cheating, unable to believe a move could be made by a computer, and man finally lost to machine.

[Event "IBM Man-Machine, New York USA"] [Site "02"] [Date "1997"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "?"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Deep Blue (Computer)"] [Black "Garry Kasparov"] [ECO "C93"] [...]

Carlsen vs Kasparov – Slav Defence – Reykjavik Rapid, 2004

13-year old Magnus Carlsen came close to defeating Garry Kasparov in this game from the 2004 Reykjavik Rapid, as Kasparov tried to get Carlsen out of his opening comfort zone.

[Event "Reykjavik Rapid"] [Site "Reykjavik ISL"] [Date "2004.03.18"] [EventDate "2004.03.18"] [Round "1.1"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [White "Magnus Carlsen"] [Black "Garry Kasparov"] [ECO "D52"] [WhiteElo "2484"] [...]

Ivanchuk vs Kasparov – Sicilian Rossolimo – Linares, 1991

An excellent win with the Rossolimo against the Sicilian by Vassily Ivanchuk over Garry Kasparov in this game from the 1991 Linares. Ivanchuk beat the world champion to the title in this super-tournament.

[Event "Linares 51/184"] [Site "Linares 51/184"] [Date "1991"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "?"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Vassily Ivanchuk"] [Black "Garry Kasparov"] [ECO [...]

Kasparov vs Carlsen – King’s Indian – Reykjavik Rapid, 2004

The young Carlsen plays a tactical King’s Indian against Kasparov, the world’s highest-rated player, in this game from the 2004 Reykjavik Rapid, but is given a lesson in positional play.

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[Event "Reykjavik Rapid"] [Site "Reykjavik ISL"] [Date "2004.03.18"] [EventDate "2004.03.18"] [Round "1.2"] [Result "1-0"] [White [...]