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ISBN/EAN: 978-90-5691-668-8 Garry Kasparov
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 Anatoly Karpov 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 Viswanathan Anand, but in 2000 he lost his world title to Vladimir Kramnik. 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) - Alexei Shirov (2722)
Astana 2001
35.♖d4! Excercise 3
White to move Solution 3
Garry Kasparov (2795) - Boris Gelfand (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) - Francisco Vallejo Pons (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) - Ruslan Ponomariov (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) - Veselin Topalov (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 Tal Memorial 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 Interzonal 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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