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R Kasimdzhanov vs Garry Kasparov, 2005

This replay preserves the complete 72-ply score of Kasparov playing Black across 36 numbered moves. The board can be advanced one ply at a time; the notes stick to observable board changes rather than guessing at the players’ intentions.

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White
R Kasimdzhanov
Black
Garry Kasparov
Event
XXII SuperGM
Year
2005
Result
0-1
Opening
D47 Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation

Opening reference: Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation (D47).

In this game, 20 half-moves are labelled opening, 50 middlegame and 2 endgame. The score contains 20 captures and 5 checks or mates; before a recorded move, the position offered a median of 39 legal choices. The source score ends after 36...Kf7 with the recorded result 0-1. Its termination tag was not retained, so this record does not infer whether the game ended by resignation, time or another cause.

Practice positions

The daily trainer uses a short set of positions from this complete score. Each link goes to the exact half-move rather than only the numbered move.

  1. 10...c5 — Change the pawn structure10...c5 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  2. 12...fxe6 — Recapture on e612...fxe6 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  3. 22...Bxf2+ — Capture with check on f222...Bxf2+ was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  4. 24...e3 — Advance a passed pawn24...e3 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  5. 30...Nxg3+ — Recapture on g330...Nxg3+ was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.

Replay with move-by-move board facts

The board, fact panel and transcript use the same legal score. “Fixed engine check” means Stockfish 17.1, one thread, a fixed 25,000-node search and 3 candidate lines. It compares moves under one reproducible setting; it does not claim to reconstruct a player’s thoughts.

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R Kasimdzhanov vs Garry Kasparov, 2005

Start position

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Opening · 1.d4 to 10...c5

  1. 1.d4 Claim central space

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from d2 to d4; from there it controls e5 and c5.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · d4 Nf6 Nf3 e6.

  2. 1...d5 Claim central space

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from d7 to d5; from there it controls e4 and c4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d5 c4 e6 Nf3.

  3. 2.c4 Change the pawn structure

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from c2 to c4; the move changes the central pawn contact; from c4 it attacks Black's pawn on d5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · c4 e6 Nf3 Nf6.

  4. 2...c6 Advance the c-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from c7 to c6; from there it controls d5.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · c6 e3 g6 Nc3.

  5. 3.Nc3 Develop the knight

    Board fact: White develops the knight from b1 to c3; from c3 it attacks Black's pawn on d5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nc3 Nf6.

  6. 3...Nf6 Develop the knight

    Board fact: Black develops the knight from g8 to f6; from there it controls d5 and e4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf6 e3 e6 Nf3.

  7. 4.e3 Advance the e-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from e2 to e3; from there it controls d4 and f4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e3 e6 Nf3 Be7.

  8. 4...e6 Advance the e-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from e7 to e6; from there it controls d5 and f5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e6 Nf3 Be7 Bd3.

  9. 5.Nf3 Develop the knight

    Board fact: White develops the knight from g1 to f3; from there it controls d4 and e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf3 Be7 Qc2 O-O.

  10. 5...Nbd7 Develop the knight

    Board fact: Black develops the knight from b8 to d7; from there it controls e5, c5 and f6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nbd7.

  11. 6.Bd3 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: White develops the bishop from f1 to d3; from d3 it attacks Black's pawn on h7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bd3 dxc4.

  12. 6...dxc4 Exchange on c4

    Board fact: Black's pawn takes the pawn on c4; the move changes the central pawn contact; Black accepts doubled pawns on the c-file; from c4 it attacks White's bishop on d3; black is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · dxc4 Bxc4 b5 Bd3.

  13. 7.Bxc4 Recapture on c4

    Board fact: White's bishop recaptures the pawn on c4; from c4 it attacks Black's pawn on e6; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxc4 b5.

  14. 7...b5 Create pressure on c4

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from b7 to b5; from b5 it attacks White's bishop on c4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · b5 Bd3 b4 Ne4.

  15. 8.Bd3 Create pressure on b5

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from c4 to d3; from d3 it attacks Black's pawn on b5 and Black's pawn on h7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bd3 b4 Ne4 Nxe4.

  16. 8...Bb7 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: Black develops the bishop from c8 to b7; from there it controls c6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bb7 O-O a6 e4.

  17. 9.O-O Kingside castling

    Board fact: White castles kingside, moving the king to g1 and the rook to f1. The move changes king safety and develops the rook in one turn.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · O-O a6 e4 c5.

  18. 9...a6 Advance the a-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from a7 to a6; from a6 it reinforces the pawn on b5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · a6 e4 c5 e5.

  19. 10.e4 Claim central space

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from e3 to e4; from there it controls d5 and f5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e4 c5 e5 cxd4.

  20. 10...c5 Change the pawn structure

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from c6 to c5; the move changes the central pawn contact; from c5 it attacks White's pawn on d4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · c5 e5 cxd4 Nxb5.

Middlegame · 11.d5 to 35...Qxg1

  1. 11.d5 Create pressure on e6

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from d4 to d5; from d5 it attacks Black's pawn on e6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d5 c4 dxe6 fxe6.

  2. 11...Qc7 Create pressure on h2

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from d8 to c7; from c7 it attacks White's pawn on h2.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; c4 ranked higher · Qc7 e5 Nxe5 Nxe5.

  3. 12.dxe6 Exchange on e6

    Board fact: White's pawn takes the pawn on e6; the move changes the central pawn contact; White accepts doubled pawns on the e-file; from e6 it attacks Black's knight on d7 and Black's pawn on f7; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · dxe6 fxe6.

  4. 12...fxe6 Recapture on e6

    Board fact: Black's pawn recaptures the pawn on e6; the move changes the central pawn contact; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · fxe6.

  5. 13.Bc2 Reposition the bishop

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from d3 to c2; from there it controls e4 and d3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bc2 c4 Ng5 Nc5.

  6. 13...c4 Advance the c-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from c5 to c4; from there it controls d3.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · c4 Ng5.

  7. 14.Nd4 Create pressure on b5

    Board fact: White moves the knight from f3 to d4; from d4 it attacks Black's pawn on b5 and Black's pawn on e6.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Ng5 ranked higher · Nd4 Qb6.

  8. 14...Nc5 Create pressure on e4

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from d7 to c5; from c5 it attacks White's pawn on e4.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Nc5 Qe2 Bd6 f4.

  9. 15.Be3 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: White develops the bishop from c1 to e3; from there it controls d4 and f4.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; e5 ranked higher · Be3 e5.

  10. 15...e5 Create pressure on d4

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from e6 to e5; from e5 it attacks White's knight on d4.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · e5 Nf5 Nd3 b3.

  11. 16.Nf3 Create pressure on e5

    Board fact: White moves the knight from d4 to f3; from f3 it attacks Black's pawn on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf3 Bd6.

  12. 16...Be7 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: Black develops the bishop from f8 to e7; from there it controls c5, d6 and f6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Be7 Qe2 O-O a4.

  13. 17.Ng5 Create pressure on h7

    Board fact: White moves the knight from f3 to g5; from g5 it attacks Black's pawn on h7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ng5.

  14. 17...O-O Kingside castling

    Board fact: Black castles kingside, moving the king to g8 and the rook to f8. The move changes king safety and develops the rook in one turn.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; h6 ranked higher · O-O Bxc5 Bxc5 Ne6.

  15. 18.Bxc5 Exchange on c5

    Board fact: White's bishop takes the knight on c5; from c5 it attacks Black's bishop on e7; white is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxc5 Bxc5 Ne6 Qe7.

  16. 18...Bxc5 Recapture on c5

    Board fact: Black's bishop recaptures the bishop on c5; from c5 it attacks White's pawn on f2; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxc5 Ne6.

  17. 19.Ne6 Create pressure on c7

    Board fact: White moves the knight from g5 to e6; from e6 it attacks Black's queen on c7 and Black's rook on f8.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ne6 Qc6 Nxf8 Rxf8.

  18. 19...Qb6 Create pressure on e6

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from c7 to b6; from b6 it attacks White's knight on e6.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Qb6 Nxf8.

  19. 20.Nxf8 Exchange on f8

    Board fact: White's knight takes the rook on f8; from f8 it attacks Black's pawn on h7; white is ahead by 5 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nxf8 Rxf8.

  20. 20...Rxf8 Recapture on f8

    Board fact: Black's rook recaptures the knight on f8; the rook now works on a semi-open f-file; from f8 it reinforces the knight on f6; white is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxf8 Qe2 Bd4 Rae1.

  21. 21.Nd5 Create pressure on b6

    Board fact: White moves the knight from c3 to d5; from d5 it attacks Black's queen on b6 and Black's knight on f6.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Qe2 ranked higher · Nd5.

  22. 21...Bxd5 Exchange on d5

    Board fact: Black's bishop takes the knight on d5; from d5 it attacks White's pawn on e4; black is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxd5 exd5 Bxf2+ Kh1.

  23. 22.exd5 Recapture on d5

    Board fact: White's pawn recaptures the bishop on d5; the pawn is now passed; the move changes the central pawn contact; white is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · exd5 Bxf2+ Kh1 e4.

  24. 22...Bxf2+ Capture with check on f2

    Board fact: Black's bishop takes the pawn on f2; the move checks White's king; from f2 it reinforces the queen on b6; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxf2+ Kh1 e4 Qe2.

  25. 23.Kh1 Answering the check

    Board fact: White answers the check by moving the king from g1 to h1; from h1 it reinforces the pawn on g2.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kh1 e4 d6 e3.

  26. 23...e4 Advance a passed pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from e5 to e4; the pawn is now passed; from there it controls d3 and f3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e4 d6 e3 b3.

  27. 24.Qe2 Create pressure on f2

    Board fact: White moves the queen from d1 to e2; from e2 it attacks Black's bishop on f2 and Black's pawn on c4.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Qe2 e3.

  28. 24...e3 Advance a passed pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from e4 to e3; the pawn is now passed; from e3 it reinforces the bishop on f2.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e3 b3 c3 b4.

  29. 25.Rfd1 Improve the rook

    Board fact: White moves the rook from f1 to d1; from there it controls d4, d5 and d3.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Rfd1 Qd6.

  30. 25...Qd6 Create pressure on d5

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from b6 to d6; from d6 it attacks White's pawn on d5 and White's pawn on h2.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qd6 Rd4 h5 g3.

  31. 26.a4 Create pressure on b5

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from a2 to a4; from a4 it attacks Black's pawn on b5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · a4 h5 Bf5 Qe5.

  32. 26...g6 Advance the g-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from g7 to g6; from there it controls f5.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · g6 axb5 axb5 Rd4.

  33. 27.axb5 Exchange on b5

    Board fact: White's pawn takes the pawn on b5; the move changes the central pawn contact; White accepts doubled pawns on the b-file; from b5 it attacks Black's pawn on a6; white is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · axb5 axb5 Rd4 Nh5.

  34. 27...axb5 Recapture on b5

    Board fact: Black's pawn recaptures the pawn on b5; the move changes the central pawn contact; from b5 it reinforces the pawn on c4; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · axb5 Rd4 Nh5 Re4.

  35. 28.g3 Advance the g-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from g2 to g3; from there it controls f4.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · g3 Nh5.

  36. 28...Nh5 Create pressure on g3

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from f6 to h5; from h5 it attacks White's pawn on g3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nh5 Qg4.

  37. 29.Qg4 Create pressure on h5

    Board fact: White moves the queen from e2 to g4; from g4 it attacks Black's knight on h5 and Black's pawn on c4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qg4 Re8.

  38. 29...Bxg3 Exchange on g3

    Board fact: Black's bishop takes the pawn on g3; from g3 it attacks White's pawn on h2; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxg3.

  39. 30.hxg3 Recapture on g3

    Board fact: White's pawn recaptures the bishop on g3; the move changes the central pawn contact; white is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Ra7 ranked higher · hxg3 Nxg3+.

  40. 30...Nxg3+ Recapture on g3

    Board fact: Black's knight recaptures the pawn on g3; the move checks White's king; white is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nxg3+ Kg1 e2 Re1.

  41. 31.Kg2 Answering the check

    Board fact: White answers the check by moving the king from h1 to g2; from g2 it attacks Black's knight on g3.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Kg1 ranked higher · Kg2 Rf2+.

  42. 31...Rf2+ A forcing check

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from f8 to f2; the move checks White's king; the rook now occupies the open f-file; from f2 it attacks White's bishop on c2.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rf2+ Kh3 Nf5 Rh1.

  43. 32.Kh3 Answering the check

    Board fact: White answers the check by moving the king from g2 to h3; from h3 it attacks Black's knight on g3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kh3 Nf5 Rh1 h5.

  44. 32...Nf5 Improve the knight

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from g3 to f5; from there it controls d4, d6 and e3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf5 Rh1 h5 Bxf5.

  45. 33.Rh1 Rook on the semi-open h-file

    Board fact: White moves the rook from d1 to h1; the rook now works on a semi-open h-file; from h1 it reinforces the rook on a1.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Rh1 h5 Bxf5 hxg4+.

  46. 33...h5 Advance a passed pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from h7 to h5; the pawn is now passed; from h5 it attacks White's queen on g4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · h5 Ra8+ Kf7 Bxf5.

  47. 34.Qxg6+ Capture with check on g6

    Board fact: White's queen takes the pawn on g6; the move checks Black's king; from g6 it attacks Black's queen on d6 and Black's knight on f5; white is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxg6+ Qxg6 Rhg1 Qxg1.

  48. 34...Qxg6 Recapture on g6

    Board fact: Black's queen recaptures the queen on g6; from g6 it reinforces the knight on f5; black is ahead by 6 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxg6 Rhg1 Qxg1 Rxg1+.

  49. 35.Rhg1 Rook on the open g-file

    Board fact: White moves the rook from h1 to g1; the rook now occupies the open g-file; from g1 it attacks Black's queen on g6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rhg1 Qxg1 Rxg1+ Kf7.

  50. 35...Qxg1 Exchange on g1

    Board fact: Black's queen takes the rook on g1; from g1 it attacks White's rook on a1; black is ahead by 11 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxg1 Rxg1+ Kf7 Bxf5.

Endgame · 36.Rxg1+ to 36...Kf7

  1. 36.Rxg1+ Recapture on g1

    Board fact: White's rook recaptures the queen on g1; the move checks Black's king; the rook now occupies the open g-file; black is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxg1+ Kf7 Bxf5 Rxf5.

  2. 36...Kf7 Answering the check

    Board fact: Black answers the check by moving the king from g8 to f7; from there it controls e6 and f6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kf7 Be4 Kf6 Rg8.

PGN

[Event "XXII SuperGM"] [Site "?"] [Date "2005.??.??"] [White "Kasimdzhanov,R"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "0-1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 Qc7 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Bc2 c4 14. Nd4 Nc5 15. Be3 e5 16. Nf3 Be7 17. Ng5 O-O 18. Bxc5 Bxc5 19. Ne6 Qb6 20. Nxf8 Rxf8 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Bxf2+ 23. Kh1 e4 24. Qe2 e3 25. Rfd1 Qd6 26. a4 g6 27. axb5 axb5 28. g3 Nh5 29. Qg4 Bxg3 30. hxg3 Nxg3+ 31. Kg2 Rf2+ 32. Kh3 Nf5 33. Rh1 h5 34. Qxg6+ Qxg6 35. Rhg1 Qxg1 36. Rxg1+ Kf7 0-1

Sources and checking

Score source: Chess Database, version 1 by Ana Schaigorodsky (2016), licensed under CC BY 4.0. LibreChess selected the exact score identified by sha256:111a87bee674fbb823487426ee6169291a9d81cf3fcae54a1496f76d6209e44b and pins it in the selection manifest.
Exact Figshare tags:
White="Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"; Black="Kasparov, Garry"; Event="Linares 22nd"; Date="2005.03.04"; Result="0-1".
Reviewed display mapping: white Kasimdzhanov, Rustam → Kasimdzhanov,R; event Linares 22nd → XXII SuperGM. LibreChess parsed the main line with chess.js and stores normalised SAN. Source comments, side variations and termination detail were not retained.

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