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Garry Kasparov is a fighter, both in chess and in life. The 13th World Champion regards his playing style as 'a symbiosis of the styles of Alekhine, Tal and Fischer'. Kasparov was known for his deep opening analysis, but also for his positional understanding and combinatory play.

Do you want to adopt Kasparov-like thought processes in your own games? Try this tactics training book and play the same winning moves as the former World Champion did in his games! One hundred training exercises are offered, in positions where Kasparov turned the game in his favour. The puzzles start at a moderate level and gradually get more difficult. Don't give up!

Garry Kasparov (1963) became World Chess Champion in 1985. Only 22, he dethroned in a thrilling match. In 1986, 1987 and 1990 these chess giants faced each other again in World Championship Matches, but every time Kasparov managed to defend his title. In 1993 a new challenger appeared on the scene: Nigel Short. Unhappy with the conditions offered by World Chess Federation FIDE, Kasparov and Short decided to play a match outside FIDE's jurisdiction and formed a new organization: the Professional Chess Association (PCA). Kasparov defeated Short, but FIDE did not acknowledge Kasparov as World Champion.

This caused a split in the chess world. From 1993 until 2006 there were two World Champions every time: one 'classic' champion and one FIDE champion. In 1995 Kasparov remained the champion of the PCA by beating challenger , but in 2000 he lost his world title to . In 2005 Kasparov retired from competitive chess.

Kasparov still holds the record of being the youngest ever World Champion, and with 40 super-tournament victories he showed he was vastly superior to his rivals. The man from Baku did not lose many games in his career, but if someone managed to beat him, Kasparov usually left the building very quickly. In 2013 the 13th World Champion said: 'It was not unfair to call me a "poor loser" when I played, but I think to be #1 you always need to expect to win and really hate to lose.' Excercise 1

White to move Solution 1

Garry Kasparov (2851) - Andreas Ringel

Frankfurt sim 2000

37.♕xd7! Excercise 2

White to move Solution 2

Garry Kasparov (2827) - (2722)

Astana 2001

35.♖d4! Excercise 3

White to move Solution 3

Garry Kasparov (2795) - (2700)

Novgorod 1997

36.c5! ♖xc5

36...dxc5 37.♖xd4 White wins

37.♕xd4 Excercise 4

White to move Solution 4

Garry Kasparov (2780) - Predrag Nikolic (2635)

Manila Olympiad 1992

36.e6! ♖xe6

36...♗xc3 37.♖xf7+ (37.e7+ ♔e8 38.♖g8+ ♘f8 39.♖xf8# ) 37...♔e8 38.♖g8+ ♘f8 39.♖gxf8#

37.♖xg7 Excercise 5

White to move Solution 5

Garry Kasparov (2690) - Viktor Kortschnoj (2610)

London Candidates 1983

46.♖b6+!

46.♖b6+ ♔c5 47.♖a6 White wins Excercise 6

White to move Solution 6

Garry Kasparov (2770) - Evgeny Bareev (2680)

Tilburg 1991

33.♖xe7!

33.♖xe7 ♕xe7 34.♕xc6+ ♔b8 35.♗g3+ ♖d6 36.♗xd6+ ♕xd6 37.♕b7# Excercise 7

White to move Solution 7

Garry Kasparov (2775) - Viswanathan Anand (2725)

Moscow PCA-GP rapid 1996

32.♗d8!

32.♗d8! ♘e6 33.♘e7+ ♖xe7 34.fxe7 ♕d7 35.♖h3 and Black resigned. Excercise 8

White to move Solution 8

Garry Kasparov (2838) - (2629)

Linares 2002

48.♕xe6! ♕h4 49.♕xf7 ♕xf4+ 50.♔g1 Excercise 9

White to move Solution 9

Garry Kasparov (2785) - Alex Yermolinsky (2610)

Yerevan Olympiad 1996

51.f3!

51.f3 ♕f5 52.g4 White wins Excercise 10

White to move Solution 10

Garry Kasparov (2830) - Vladimir Chuchelov (2608)

Rethymnon EU-Cup 2003

27.♕d5+!

27.♕d5+ ♕f7 (27...♔h7 28.♖h1+ ♔g6 29.♗d3+ ♕f5 30.♕xf5# ) 28.♕xf7+ ♔xf7 29.♖xd7+ White wins Excercise 11

White to move Solution 11

Garry Kasparov (2849) - Evgeny Bareev (2709)

Cannes World Cup rapid 2001

40.♘d7+! ♗xd7 41.♕f6+ Excercise 12

White to move Solution 12

Garry Kasparov (2838) - Gilberto Milos (2574)

Prague Eurotel Trophy rapid 2002

50.♕e8+! ♔g7 51.♕xf7+ ♔h6 52.♕f8+ ♘g7

52...♔h7 53.♕g8+ ♔h6 54.♕h8#

53.♕h8# Excercise 13

White to move Solution 13

Garry Kasparov (2851) - Alexei Shirov (2751)

Linares 2000

32.♖ab7! ♖xb7

32...♖a8 33.♖b4 White wins

33.♖xc8+ ♔g7 34.♗xb7

and White won. Excercise 14

White to move Solution 14

Garry Kasparov (2805) - Michael Adams (2655)

New York PCA/Intel-GP rapid 1995

29.♖b1! ♕c5 30.♖a5 Excercise 15

White to move Solution 15

Garry Kasparov (2780) - Matthias Wahls (2570)

Baden-Baden 1992

31.♘f7+! ♔g8 32.♖xd5 ♕xd5 33.♕xc7

and White won. Excercise 16

White to move Solution 16

Garry Kasparov (2630) - Miguel Najdorf (2510)

Bugojno 1982

24.♘xg7! ♗xg7

24...♗c8 25.♘e6+ ♔h8 26.♕f5 White wins ♗xe6 27.♕xh7#

25.♗h6 Excercise 17

White to move Solution 17

Garry Kasparov (2595) - Gert Ligterink (2455)

La Valetta Olympiad 1980

22.♘c8!

22.♘c8! ♘c6 (22...♖xc8 23.♕f5 White wins ) (22...♖c7 23.♖xb8 White wins ) 23.♘xa7 ♘xa7 24.♗d5 and Black resigned. Excercise 18

White to move Solution 18

Garry Kasparov (2812) - Maxime Vachier Lagrave (2715)

Clichy blitz 2011

57.g6! fxg6 58.exd8=♕+ ♖xd8 59.f7+ Excercise 19

White to move Solution 19

Garry Kasparov (2851) - Jan H Timman (2655)

Wijk aan Zee Corus 2000

36.g4+!

36.g4+! ♔xg4 37.♖c4+ ♔f3 38.♖d4 White wins Excercise 20

White to move Solution 20

Garry Kasparov (2815) - Jan H Timman (2655)

Prague EuroTel Trophy 1998

20.c4! ♗c6 21.♖xd7 ♗xd7 22.♘xf6+ ♔g7 23.♘xd7

and White won. Excercise 21

White to move Solution 21

Garry Kasparov (2810) - Vladimir Kramnik (2750)

Frankfurt rapid 1999

35.♖xd5! exd5

35...♕xf4 36.♘xf4 ♖xd5 37.♘xd5 White wins

36.♘d4+

36.♘d4+ ♔d8 37.♘e6+ White wins Excercise 22

White to move Solution 22

Garry Kasparov (2812) - Michael Adams (2716)

Sarajevo Bosnia 1999

30.♖xe8+! ♖xe8 31.♖d1

31.♖d1 ♕e2 32.♖e1 White wins Excercise 23

White to move Solution 23

Garry Kasparov (2740) - Anatoly Karpov (2705)

London/Leningrad World Championship1986

36.♖g8+! ♔e7 37.d6+! ♔e6

37...♕xd6 38.♘f5+ White wins

37...♔xd6 38.♘xf7+ White wins

38.♖e8+

and White won. Excercise 24

White to move Solution 24

Garry Kasparov (2827) - Viktor Kortschnoj (2643)

Zuerich Kortschnoj rapid 2001

21.♖f3+! ♔xg6

21...♔g8 22.♘e7+ White wins

22.♗d3+ ♔h5 23.♖h3+ ♔g4 24.f3+!

24.f3+ ♔f4 25.♔f2 g4 26.g3+ and Black resigned. 26...♔g5 27.f4# Excercise 25

White to move Solution 25

Garry Kasparov (2795) - Viktor Kortschnoj (2635)

Horgen 1995

25.♗xf5! ♕f7

25...exf5 26.♖g6+ ♔f8 27.♕xh6+ White wins

26.♕xf7+ ♔xf7 27.♗xe6+!

27.♗xe6+! ♗xe6 28.♖xb7+ ♔f8 29.♖xe6 White wins Excercise 26

White to move Solution 26

Garry Kasparov (2805) - Evgeny Bareev (2675)

Novgorod 1994

35.♗xg5!

35.♗xg5 hxg5 36.♕xg5+ ♔f8 37.h6 bxc5 38.h7 White wins Excercise 27

White to move Solution 27

Garry Kasparov (2735) - Mihail Tal (2605)

Brussels 1987

21.♘xg7! ♔xg7

21...♘e4 was played in the game. 22.♗xe4 ♖xe4 23.f6 White wins and White won.

22.f6+! ♔h8 23.♕h4 White wins Excercise 28

White to move Solution 28

Garry Kasparov (2838) - Thien Hai Dao (2572)

Batumi rapid 2001

41.♖e6! ♕xc3

41...♕d8 42.♖g6+!

42.♕e7!

42.♖e7 White wins was played in the game.

42...♗d5 43.♖g6+ hxg6 44.h7+ ♔h8 45.♕xf8+ ♔xh7 46.♘xg5# Excercise 29

White to move Solution 29

Garry Kasparov (2775) - Jeroen Piket (2540)

Tilburg Interpolis 1989

36.♕h6! ♔h8 37.g6 fxg6 38.fxg6 ♖e7 39.♖f3! ♕c4 40.♕f8+ Excercise 30

White to move Solution 30

Garry Kasparov (2740) - John DM Nunn (2590)

Brussels OHRA-A 1986

18.♘g5!

18.♘g5 ♕e7 (18...♕f6 19.♕c4+ ♗e6 20.♘xe6 ♘xe6 (20...♕xe6 21.♗d5 ) 21.♖d6 White wins ) 19.♗d5+ ♔h8 20.♘f7+ ♔g8 21.♗xd4 exd4 22.♖e1 ♕f8 23.♘d6+ ♔h8 24.♖e8 White wins Excercise 31

White to move Solution 31

Garry Kasparov (2740) - Anatoly Karpov (2705)

London/Leningrad World Championship1986

30.♘d4! ♖xd4

30...♘d7 31.♖xf7 ♖xf7 32.♕d8+! (32.♖xf7? ♕c1+ 33.♔h2 ♕c7+ ) 32...♔g7 33.♘e6+ ♔h6 34.♕g5#

31.♕xe5

31.♕xe5 ♖d2 32.♕e7 ♖dd8 33.♖xf7 ♖xf7 34.♖xf7 ♔g8 35.e4 White wins Excercise 32

White to move Solution 32

Garry Kasparov (2595) - Eugenio Torre (2520)

Baku 1980

51.♘xe5! dxe5 52.♗xe5 ♘d6

52...♖a3+ 53.♔g4 ♘d7 54.♗b2+ White wins

53.f6+ ♔d7 54.♗xd6 ♔xd6 55.♖e6+ ♔c7 56.f7

and White won. Excercise 33

White to move Solution 33

Garry Kasparov (2630) - Leonid Yurtaev (2380)

Moscow 1981

28.g6! hxg6 29.♖xe6 fxe6

29...♕xe6 30.♕h6 White wins

30.♕h6 ♖b7

30...♖b7 31.♖g1 ♖h7 32.♕xg6+ ♔h8 33.f7 ♕f8 34.♕f6+ ♖g7 35.♖xg7 ♕xg7 36.♕xd8+ White wins Excercise 34

White to move Solution 34

Garry Kasparov (2813) - Alexei Shirov (2726)

Izmir EU-Cup 2004

39.♘f7+! ♔g8 40.♘f4 Excercise 35

White to move Solution 35

Garry Kasparov (2847) - (2734)

Linares 2003

43.♖f6! ♘xf6

43...♘xf6 44.gxf6 ♖f8 (44...♔f8 45.♘h6 ) 45.f7+ ♖xf7 46.♘h6+ White wins Excercise 36

White to move Solution 36

Garry Kasparov (2838) - Evgeny Vladimirov (2612)

Batumi rapid 2001

23.♘h7! ♗xd5

23...♔xh7 24.♕h6+ ♔g8 25.♕xg6+ ♔h8 26.♕h6+ ♔g8 27.♖e3 White wins

24.♕h6+ White wins

24.♕h6+ ♔g8 25.♗g5 ♗xe4 and Black resigned. (25...f6 26.♕xg6+ ♔h8 27.♘xf6 ♗xf6 28.♗xf6+ ♖xf6 29.♕xf6+ ♕g7 30.♕xg7+ ♔xg7 31.exd5 White wins ) (25...♕d8 26.exd5 ♖b7 27.f4 White wins ) Excercise 37

White to move Solution 37

Garry Kasparov (2827) - Nigel D Short (2676)

Zuerich Kortschnoj rapid 2001

18.♗h6!

18.♗h6 gxh6 19.♕d2 f5 20.exf6 ♗d8 21.♕xh6 ♖a7 22.♘g5 ♕xb5 23.f7+ ♖xf7 24.♘xf7 and Black resigned. Excercise 38

White to move Solution 38

Garry Kasparov (2851) - Loek Van Wely (2646)

Wijk aan Zee Corus 2000

22.♕d3!

22.♕d3 ♗g7 (22...♔xe6 23.♗xd5+ ♗xd5 24.♕g6+ White wins ) 23.♕f5+ ♔g8 24.♖xd5 ♕xa4 25.♖e7 and Black resigned. Excercise 39

White to move Solution 39

Garry Kasparov (2825) - (2740)

Sofia rapid 1998

35.♕h3! ♕g6

35...♔g7 36.♖h4 White wins

36.♖h6! ♕g5 37.♖h8+ ♔f7 38.♕h7+ ♔e6 39.♖xe8 Excercise 40

White to move Solution 40

Garry Kasparov (2805) - Rafael A Vaganian (2640)

Novgorod 1995

22.♗e5+! f6 23.♘xf6! ♗xf6

23...♘xc2 24.♘e8+ ♗f6 25.♘xf6 ♕g7 26.♘g4 White wins

23...♖xf6 24.♕g6 ♖cf8 25.♗xf6+ ♗xf6 26.♕xf6+ White wins

24.♗xf6+

24.♗xf6+ ♖xf6 25.axb4 White wins Excercise 41

White to move Solution 41

Garry Kasparov (2805) - Viswanathan Anand (2715)

Riga 1995

25.♖e1!

25.♖e1 d5 (25...♗d7 26.♗c4+ ♔e8 27.♕b3 White wins ) (25...♖e8 26.♘xe6 ♕xe6 27.♕xe6+ ♔xe6 (27...♖xe6 28.♗c4 White wins ) 28.♗b5+ White wins ) (25...♕d7 26.♗b5! ♕xb5 27.♕xe6+ ♔g7 28.♖ab1 ♕f5 29.♖xb7+ ♔h6 30.♕e3 White wins ) (25...♗h6 26.♗c4 White wins ) 26.♗f3 ♖e8 27.♘xe6 ♕xe6 28.♕xe6+ ♖xe6 29.♗xd5 White wins Excercise 42

White to move Solution 42

Garry Kasparov (2800) - Joel Lautier (2645)

Moscow Olympiad 1994

28.♘g4!

28.♘g4 ♕e6 (28...fxg4 29.♕xe5+ ♖xe5 30.♖xe5 White wins ) (28...♖xg5 29.♘xe5 ♖xe5 (29...♖xh5 30.♖d8+ ♘g8 31.♘xf7# ) 30.♖xg5 ♘c6 31.♗a4 White wins ) 29.♖d8! ♘g6 (29...♕g6 30.♕xe7 fxg4 31.♖xg8+ ♕xg8 (31...♔xg8 32.♕e8# ) 32.♕f6+ ♕g7 33.♕xg7# ) 30.♖xg8+ ♔xg8 31.♕d8+ ♘f8 32.♖g5+ White wins Excercise 43

White to move Solution 43

Garry Kasparov (2805) - Nigel D Short (2655)

London PCA-World Championship 1993

35.♘xh6! ♗f6

35...♘xh6 36.♕g5+ ♔h7 37.♗c2! (37.f6 ♗xf2+! 38.♔xf2 ♕f5+ ) 37...♗f6 (37...f6 38.♕g6+ ♔h8 39.♕xh6+ ♔g8 40.♖e4 White wins ) 38.♕xf6 ♖e8 39.♖e6! ♘g8 40.♕g5 f6 41.♕g6+ White wins

36.♗xf7!

36.♗xf7 ♘e7 37.♖e6 White wins Excercise 44

White to move Solution 44

Garry Kasparov (2780) - Miguel Illescas Cordoba (2555)

Linares 1992

29.♖g2! ♔e8

29...♕xc4 was played in the game. 30.♕xc4 (30.♕g3! ♔e8 31.♕g8+ ♗f8 32.♕xf8+ ♔xf8 33.♖bg3 White wins ) 30...♗xc4 31.♗h7 ♗f2+ (31...♔e8 32.♖g8+ ♗f8 33.♖xf8+! ♔xf8 34.♖g3 ) 32.♔h5 and Black resigned.

29...♖xb3 30.axb3 ♕a3 31.♕g3 ♔e8 32.♕g8+ ♗f8 33.♖g7 ♔d8 34.♗xc6! dxc6 35.♖xf7 White wins

30.♖g8+ ♗f8 31.♖xf8+ ♔xf8 32.♕g3 d5 33.♕g7+ ♔e8 34.♕g8+ ♔d7 35.♕xf7+ ♔d8 36.♖g3 White wins Excercise 45

White to move Solution 45

Garry Kasparov (2675) - Florin Gheorghiu (2535)

Moscow 1982

20.♖e1! ♗d6

20...♖he8 21.♖de5 ♕f6 22.♕e4 White wins

20...♗f6 21.♖e4 White wins

21.♖f5 ♕c4 22.♖e4! ♕b5 23.♖xf7+ ♔b8 24.♖e6 White wins

24.♖e6 ♖d8 25.c4 ♕c6 (25...♕a5 26.♕e4 ♖a7 27.♖xd6! ) 26.♘e5 ♕c8 27.♕b1! and Black resigned. Excercise 46

White to move Solution 46

Garry Kasparov (2675) - Gyula Sax (2590)

Moscow Interzonal 1982

22.f3! ♕xf4 23.♗xf7+! ♔g7 24.♕d3! ♕e3+ 25.♕xe3 ♖xe3 26.♖d7 ♔h6 27.♖xc7

and White won. Excercise 47

White to move Solution 47

Garry Kasparov - Boris Kantsler

Leningrad 1975

28.♖e1! ♗xf6 29.f3! ♘xf3 30.♕xf3+ ♔g5 31.♖h1!

31.♕g3+ White wins was played in the game.

31...♔xg6

31...♗xe5 32.♖h5+ ♔xg6 33.♕g4+ ♔f6 34.♕g5#

32.♕h5+ ♔g7 33.♕h6+ ♔g8 34.exf6 White wins Excercise 48

White to move Solution 48

Garry Kasparov (2838) - Ruslan Ponomariov (2727)

Linares 2002

36.♗e2! ♕f6

36...♖g8+ 37.♔h1 ♖g6 38.♕xh7+ ♔f6 39.♖xe6+ ♕xe6 40.♕xc7 White wins

37.♗h5+ ♔e7 38.♖xe6+

38.♖xe6+ ♔xe6 (38...♕xe6 39.♕g7+ ) 39.♖d6+ White wins Excercise 49

White to move Solution 49

Garry Kasparov (2812) - Veselin Topalov (2700)

Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1999

33.c3+! ♔xc3

33...♔b3 34.♕a2+ ♔xc3 35.♕b2+ ♔d3 36.♖e7 White wins

34.♕a1+! ♔d2 35.♕b2+ ♔d1

35...♔e3 36.♖e7+ White wins

36.♗f1! ♖d2

36...♕xf1 37.♕c2+ ♔e1 38.♖e7+ ♕e2 39.♕xe2#

37.♖d7! ♖xd7 38.♗xc4 bxc4 39.♕xh8

and White won. Excercise 50

White to move Solution 50

Garry Kasparov (2595) - Slavoljub Marjanovic (2490)

La Valetta Olympiad 1980

19.♘e7! ♕f6 20.♘xh7! ♕d4 21.♕h5 g6 22.♕h4 White wins

22.♕h4 ♗xa1 23.♘f6+ and Black resigned. 23...♔g7 24.♕h6+ ♔xf6 25.♗g5# Excercise 51

Black to move Solution 51

Maxim Dlugy (2550) - Garry Kasparov (2750)

Saint John WorldChampionship blitz 1988

38...♖cxc6! Excercise 52

Black to move Solution 52

Torbjorn Thomsen (2212) - Garry Kasparov (2827)

Torshavn sim 2001

24...e5! Excercise 53

Black to move Solution 53

Zdenko Kozul (2560) - Garry Kasparov (2775)

Belgrade Investbank 1989

21...b5! Excercise 54

Black to move Solution 54

Boris Becker - Garry Kasparov (2851)

New York 2000

16...♗g4+! 17.♖e2 ♕xe2+ 18.♔c2

18.♔c2 ♗f5# Excercise 55

Black to move Solution 55

Nigel D Short (2702) - Garry Kasparov (2831)

Reykjavik rapid 2004

36...♕e1+! Excercise 56

Black to move Solution 56

Veselin Topalov (2740) - Garry Kasparov (2825)

Sofia rapid 1998

47...♖xf1+! Excercise 57

Black to move Solution 57

Alexander Graf - Garry Kasparov

Baku Azerbaijan 1978

32...♖e1+! Excercise 58

Black to move Solution 58

Anatoly Karpov (2700) - Garry Kasparov (2740)

Seville World Championship 1987

35...♘a5! 36.♗xb6 ♘xc6

and Black won. Excercise 59

Black to move Solution 59

Vladimir B Tukmakov (2480) - Garry Kasparov (2630)

Frunze 1981

29...♕xc5! Excercise 60

Black to move Solution 60

Tal Shaked (2500) - Garry Kasparov (2820)

Tilburg Fontys 1997

20...♗e5! Excercise 61

Black to move Solution 61

Robert Huebner (2630) - Garry Kasparov (2790)

Cologne TV 1992

15...♘f6! Excercise 62

Black to move Solution 62

Evgeny Bareev (2680) - Garry Kasparov (2770)

Paris Immopar rapid 1991

19...♖g3! Excercise 63

Black to move Solution 63

Viktor Kortschnoj (2610) - Garry Kasparov (2775)

Barcelona World Cup 1989

57...♖h1+! 58.♔xh1 f1=♕+ 59.♔h2 ♕g2# Excercise 64

Black to move Solution 64

Yannick Pelletier (2531) - Garry Kasparov (2827)

Zuerich Kortschnoj-A 2001

31...♗xf2! 32.♖c7

32.♔xf2 ♖h2+ Black wins

32...♗xg3

and Black won. Excercise 65

Black to move Solution 65

Jeroen Piket (2609) - Garry Kasparov (2812)

Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens blitz 1999

41...a2!

41...a2 42.♔xa2 ♘b4+ Black wins Excercise 66

Black to move Solution 66

Maxim Dlugy (2540) - Garry Kasparov (2825)

ICC blitz 1998

33...♖xb1+! Excercise 67

Black to move Solution 67

Alexei Shirov (2690) - Garry Kasparov (2795)

Linares 1997

38...♖xe3!

38...♖xe3 39.♖xe3 ♖xe3 40.♔xe3 ♗g5+ 41.♔e2 ♗xd2 42.♔xd2 f4 43.gxf4 g3 Black wins Excercise 68

Black to move Solution 68

Boris Gelfand (2700) - Garry Kasparov (2775)

Dos Hermanas 1996

40...♖xb1! 41.♖xb1 ♕f5+ 42.♔e2 ♕xb1

and Black won. Excercise 69

Black to move Solution 69

Viswanathan Anand (2725) - Garry Kasparov (2795)

New York PCA-World Championship 1995

31...♖xc2!

31...♖xc2 32.♖xc2 ♖b3+ 33.♔a2 ♖e3+ Black wins Excercise 70

Black to move Solution 70

Philip J Taylor Bowd - Garry Kasparov (2805)

London blitz 1993

32...d3! 33.cxd3

33.♘f4 dxc2 34.♕c1 ♗xb2 Black wins

33...exd3+ 34.f3 dxe2

and Black won. Excercise 71

Black to move Solution 71

Lev Polugaevsky (2640) - Garry Kasparov (2790)

Paris Immopar rapid 1992

44...♘c4!

44...♘c4 45.♔xb3 ♘d2+ 46.♔xa2 ♘xf1 Black wins Excercise 72

Black to move Solution 72

Pablo Zarnicki (2385) - Garry Kasparov (2780)

Buenos Aires sim 1992

25...♖xe4!

25...♖xe4! 26.♖xe4 ♘a4 27.b4 (27.♗e3 ♕b7 Black wins ) 27...♖c8 and White resigned. Excercise 73

Black to move Solution 73

Simen Agdestein (2605) - Garry Kasparov (2775)

Tilburg Interpolis 1989

23...♖e6! 24.♕a7 ♖a8 Excercise 74

Black to move Solution 74

Gata Kamsky (2345) - Garry Kasparov (2775)

New York 1989

36...♖f3! 37.♕c1 ♖xb3

and Black won. Excercise 75

Black to move Solution 75

Anatoly Karpov (2705) - Garry Kasparov (2715)

Moscow World Championship 1985

31...d3+! 32.♔b2 d2!

32...d2 33.♖c2 ♘d3+ Black wins Excercise 76

Black to move Solution 76

Bent Larsen (2565) - Garry Kasparov (2690)

Niksic 1983

55...♘h2!

55...♘h2! 56.♖f8 ♖c3 and White resigned. 57.♖f1 ♖e3 Black wins Excercise 77

Black to move Solution 77

Jan H Timman (2655) - Garry Kasparov (2851)

Kopavogur rapid 2000

43...♖f1+! 44.♔h2 ♖6f2+ 45.♔g3 ♖g1+ 46.♔h4 g5+ 47.♕xg5 ♖xg5

and Black won. Excercise 78

Black to move Solution 78

Mikhail Shereshevski - Garry Kasparov

Sokolsky Memorial Minsk 1978

31...♕f2!

31...♕f2! 32.♔h2 ♕f4+ and White resigned. 33.♔h1 ♖c1 Black wins Excercise 79

Black to move Solution 79

Veselin Topalov (2630) - Garry Kasparov (2805)

Novgorod 1995

40...♗xc2+!

40...♗xc2+ 41.♔xc2 (41.♕xc2 gxh6 Black wins ) 41...♖f2+ 42.♔d3 (42.♔d1 ♕d4+ ) 42...♕d5+ 43.♔e3 ♕d2+ 44.♔e4 ♖f4# Excercise 80

Black to move Solution 80

Ljubomir Ljubojevic (2610) - Garry Kasparov (2750)

Belfort World Cup 1988

38...♗h3! 39.♕g1 ♖e8 Excercise 81

Black to move Solution 81

Thien Hai Dao (2572) - Garry Kasparov (2838)

Batumi rapid 2001

23...♖xe3+! 24.♕xe3

24.♔xe3 ♖e8+ 25.♔f4 g5+ 26.♔f5 ♕xf3#

24...♕xg4+ 25.♔f1 ♕xd7 26.♕xa7 ♕b5+! 27.♔g2

27.♔g2 ♕g5+ Black wins

27.♔e1 ♖e8+ 28.♔d2 ♖e2+ 29.♔c3 ♕xb2+ Black wins Excercise 82

Black to move Solution 82

Rustam Kasimdzhanov (2678) - Garry Kasparov (2804)

Linares 2005

31...♖f2+! 32.♔h3 ♘f5!

32...♘f5! 33.♖h1 h5 34.♕xg6+ (34.♕g5 ♖f3+ 35.♔g2 ♖g3+ Black wins ) 34...♕xg6 35.♖hg1 ♕xg1 36.♖xg1+ ♔f7 and White resigned. Excercise 83

Black to move Solution 83

Artyom Timofeev (2611) - Garry Kasparov (2813)

Moscow Championship 2004

42...♕c3! Excercise 84

Black to move Solution 84

Vladimir Kramnik (2802) - Garry Kasparov (2838)

Moscow Botvinnik Memorial blitz 2001

31...♗d6! 32.g3

32.g4 ♖d5 33.g5 (33.♔g2 ♘d7 ) 33...♖xe5 Black wins

32...♗c6 33.g4 ♖d3 34.♔g1 ♗xf3 Excercise 85

Black to move Solution 85

Valentin Arbakov (2570) - Garry Kasparov (2810)

Paris PCA/Intel-GP rapid 1994

31...♘g3+! 32.♘xg3 hxg3 33.h3 ♕e6 Excercise 86

Black to move Solution 86

Helgi Olafsson (2520) - Garry Kasparov (2805)

Reykjavik TV rapid 1995

18...♕b6! 19.b3 e5

and Black won. Excercise 87

Black to move Solution 87

Jan H Timman (2620) - Garry Kasparov (2780)

Linares 1992

25...e4+

25...e4+ 26.♘c3 (26.♘f6 ♖xf6! ) 26...♕a4 27.♖a1 ♕xb4+ Black wins Excercise 88

Black to move Solution 88

Ljubomir Ljubojevic (2590) - Garry Kasparov (2800)

Linares 1991

40...♕g2+! 41.♔e1

41.♖f2 ♗xf3+ 42.♔e1 ♕g1+ 43.♖f1 ♕e3#

41...♗g3+ 42.♔d1 ♕xf1+ Black wins

42...♕xf1+ 43.♘e1 ♗xe1 and Black resigned. (43...♗f4! is even better. ) 44.♗xe1 ♗f3+ 45.♔d2 ♕e2+ Black wins Excercise 89

Black to move Solution 89

Vitaly Tseshkovsky (2577) - Garry Kasparov (2813)

Moscow Championship 2004

37...♖d1! 38.♖d6 ♗f8! 39.♗g6

39.♖d5 ♖ee1 Black wins

39...♗xd6

39...♗xd6 40.♗xe8 ♗c5 Black wins Excercise 90

Black to move Solution 90

Gata Kamsky (2695) - Garry Kasparov (2815)

New York PCA/Intel-GP rapid 1994

33...h5+!

33...h5+! 34.♔xh5 ♖a8 was played in the game. (34...♘e5! is even better. 35.♖bc1 ♖xg2 36.♗xg2 ♖xg2 37.♖h1 ♖g8 Black wins ) 35.♔g4 ♖h8 36.g3 ♖h2 37.♖h1 ♖8xh3 and Black won. Excercise 91

Black to move Solution 91

Luc Winants (2415) - Garry Kasparov (2735)

Brussels 1987

51...♕f5+! 52.♔d6

52.♔d4 c2 53.♕c7 ♕e4+ Black wins

52...♕e6+ 53.♔c7 ♕e7+ 54.♔b6 ♕xa7+ 55.♔xa7 c2 Excercise 92

Black to move Solution 92

Francisco Vallejo Pons (2686) - Garry Kasparov (2804)

Linares 2005

29...♗xg2!

29...♗xg2 30.♔xg2 (30.♘xf8 ♗xf1 Black wins (30...♗xf1 31.♘xh7 ♗d3 Black wins ) ) (30.♕xg2 ♕b6+ Black wins ) 30...♕a8+ (30...♕d5+ ) 31.♔g1 fxe6 Black wins Excercise 93

Black to move Solution 93

Alexei Shirov (2715) - Garry Kasparov (2838)

Linares 2002

21...♘xb4! 22.cxb4 ♗h6! 23.♔h1 ♗xe3

and Black won. Excercise 94

Black to move Solution 94

Evgeny Vladimirov (2612) - Garry Kasparov (2838)

Batumi rapid 2001

20...♘a5! 21.♕xa7 ♕c6 22.♕a6 ♘c4! 23.♖b1 ♘c7 Excercise 95

Black to move Solution 95

Veselin Topalov (2700) - Garry Kasparov (2812)

Linares 1999

60...♕g2+! 61.♔e3

61.♔e1 ♔d3 62.♕g5 ♕e2#

61...f4+

61...f4+ 62.♔xf4 ♔d3! 63.♕g5 ♕f2# Excercise 96

Black to move Solution 96

Judit Polgar (2675) - Garry Kasparov (2775)

Dos Hermanas 1996

89...♖b8+! 90.♖g8 ♘e8!

90...♘e8 91.♖f8 ♔g6 92.♖g8+ ♔f7 93.♖g1 ♘f6+ 94.♖g8 ♖xg8# Excercise 97

Black to move Solution 97

Artur Jussupow (2660) - Garry Kasparov (2805)

Novgorod 1995

35...f4! 36.♖f5+

36.♗xf4 ♖c3+! 37.♔d1 (37.♔b1 ♖g1+ 38.♔a2 ♖xa3# ) 37...♖g1+ 38.♔e2 ♖c2#

36.exf4 ♖c3+! 37.♔d1 (37.♔b1 ♖h8 38.♖c5 ♖h1+ 39.♔a2 ♖xa3# ) 37...♖h8 38.♖a2 ♖h1+ 39.♔e2 ♖xg3 Black wins

36...♔g6 37.♖xf4 ♖c8! 38.♖g4+

38.♔b1 ♘d2+ 39.♔b2 ♖b3+ 40.♔a2 ♖c2#

38...♔h5 39.♖h4+ ♔g5

39...♔g6 was played in the game. 40.♖g4+ ♔h5 41.♖h4+ ♔g5! 42.f4+ ♔g6 43.f5+ ♔g5 and White resigned. 44.♖h2 ♘d2+ 45.♔d1 ♘b1+! 46.♔e2 ♖c2+ 47.♔f1 ♖d1+ 48.♗e1 ♖xh2 Black wins

40.f4+ ♔g6 41.f5+ ♔g5 Black wins Excercise 98

Black to move Solution 98

Viktor Kortschnoj (2610) - Garry Kasparov (2690)

London Candidates 1983

63...♖g6+!

63...g2 64.♖d4+! ♔e3 65.♖d1

64.♔e7

64.♔f7 g2 65.♖d1 ♖d6! 66.♔e7 ♖xd5 Black wins

64...g2 65.♖d1 ♔e5! 66.d6 ♖e6+! 67.♔d7 ♖xd6+

and Black won. Excercise 99

Black to move Solution 99

Jaime Sunye Neto (2435) - Garry Kasparov (2630)

Graz World Championship Teams U26 1981

42...♗xe3!! 43.fxe3

43.♘e2 ♘h2+ 44.♔e1 ♖xg2 45.♕xe3 ♘f3+ 46.♔f1 ♖g1+ 47.♘xg1 ♖d1+ 48.♔e2 ♖e1#

43...♖dxg2! 44.♕c3

44.♕xb6 ♖h2 45.♘e2 ♖gg2 Black wins

44...♖h2 45.♘e2 ♔h7

45...♖gg2? 46.♕c8+

46.♕c8 ♖h1+ 47.♔f2 ♘d2!

47...♘d2! 48.♘g3 ♖h2+ 49.♔e1 ♘f3+ 50.♔f1 ♖xb2 Black wins Excercise 100

Black to move Solution 100

Alexander G Beliavsky (2645) - Garry Kasparov (2750)

Belfort World Cup 1988

22...♖d8! 23.♖d6

23.♖e1 ♕c6! 24.♕xh6 ♖d1+ 25.♖xd1 ♕e4+ 26.♔a1 ♘c2+ 27.♔b1 ♘a3+ 28.♔a1 ♕b1+ 29.♖xb1 ♘c2#

23...♕c6! 24.a3

24.♕xh6 ♕e4+ Black wins

24...♖xd6 25.exd6 ♕xd6 26.axb4 cxb4

and Black won. Hopefully you have enjoyed the magnificent tactics of former chess World Champion Garry Kasparov.

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