LibreChessFree chess. Forever.
Classic games

Classic chess game

Kasparov,G vs Banikas,H, 2001

Kasparov won this Blitz Match game as White. LibreChess uses games like this for the daily Guess-the-Move trainer: you replay the opening, then try to find the master’s moves yourself.

White
Kasparov,G
Black
Banikas,H
Event
Blitz Match
Year
2001
Result
1-0
Opening
B40 Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Westerinen Attack
♜♞♝♛♚♝♞♜♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♞♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♜♞♝♛♚♝♜
Training position around move 5 — start guessing Kasparov's moves from here.

Opening reference: Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Westerinen Attack (B40).

Move score

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 b6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Qc7 8. c4 Nf6 9. Nd2 Bd6 10. N4f3 Ng4 11. h3 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Rb1 Nc6 14. Nf3 Bf4 15. Bb2 Ne5 16. Bc2 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 O-O 18. Rbd1 Bc6 19. Qd3 g6 20. g3 Be5 21. Ba3 Rfe8 22. f4 Bg7 23. Bd6 Qb7 24. Qe3 f5 25. e5 Bg2 26. Rf2 Bxh3 27. Rd4 Bf8 28. Bd3 Bg4 29. Bf1 Rac8 30. Bg2 Qa7 31. Qd3 b5 32. Bxf8 Rxf8 33. Rxd7 Qc5 34. Qd6 1-0

PGN

[Event "Blitz Match"] [Site "LibreChess"] [Date "2001.??.??"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Banikas,H"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 b6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Qc7 8. c4 Nf6 9. Nd2 Bd6 10. N4f3 Ng4 11. h3 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Rb1 Nc6 14. Nf3 Bf4 15. Bb2 Ne5 16. Bc2 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 O-O 18. Rbd1 Bc6 19. Qd3 g6 20. g3 Be5 21. Ba3 Rfe8 22. f4 Bg7 23. Bd6 Qb7 24. Qe3 f5 25. e5 Bg2 26. Rf2 Bxh3 27. Rd4 Bf8 28. Bd3 Bg4 29. Bf1 Rac8 30. Bg2 Qa7 31. Qd3 b5 32. Bxf8 Rxf8 33. Rxd7 Qc5 34. Qd6 1-0

Play today's Guess-the-MoveOpen the analysis board

More Kasparov games