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Garry Kasparov vs M Mchedlishvili, 2002

This replay preserves the complete 73-ply score of Kasparov playing White across 37 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
Garry Kasparov
Black
M Mchedlishvili
Event
Olympiad
Year
2002
Result
1-0
Opening
B63 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Ivanov Variation

Opening reference: Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Ivanov Variation (B63).

In this game, 20 half-moves are labelled opening, 28 middlegame and 25 endgame. The score contains 18 captures and 2 checks or mates; before a recorded move, the position offered a median of 30 legal choices. The source score ends after 37.c4 with the recorded result 1-0. 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. 9.Qxd4 — Recapture on d49.Qxd4 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  2. 13.Nb6 — Create pressure on a813.Nb6 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  3. 23.Rxc6 — Exchange on c623.Rxc6 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  4. 25.Bxa6 — Recapture on a625.Bxa6 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  5. 37.c4 — Advance a passed pawn37.c4 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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Garry Kasparov vs M Mchedlishvili, 2002

Start position

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Opening · 1.e4 to 10...a6

  1. 1.e4 Claim central space

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from e2 to e4; from there it controls d5 and f5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6.

  2. 1...c5 Advance the c-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from c7 to c5; from there it controls d4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · c5 Nc3 Nc6 Nf3.

  3. 2.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 e6 c3 d5.

  4. 2...d6 Advance the d-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from d7 to d6; from there it controls e5 and c5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d6 Nc3 a6 d4.

  5. 3.d4 Change the pawn structure

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from d2 to d4; the move changes the central pawn contact; from d4 it attacks Black's pawn on c5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d4 cxd4 Nxd4 Nf6.

  6. 3...Nf6 Develop the knight

    Board fact: Black develops the knight from g8 to f6; from f6 it attacks White's pawn on e4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf6 dxc5 Nxe4 cxd6.

  7. 4.Nc3 Develop the knight

    Board fact: White develops the knight from b1 to c3; from there it controls d5 and e4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nc3 cxd4.

  8. 4...cxd4 Exchange on d4

    Board fact: Black's pawn takes the pawn on d4; the move changes the central pawn contact; Black accepts doubled pawns on the d-file; from d4 it attacks White's knight on c3; black is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · cxd4 Nxd4 Nc6 Bg5.

  9. 5.Nxd4 Recapture on d4

    Board fact: White's knight recaptures the pawn on d4; from d4 it reinforces the pawn on c2; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nxd4.

  10. 5...Nc6 Develop the knight

    Board fact: Black develops the knight from b8 to c6; from c6 it attacks White's knight on d4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nc6 Bg5.

  11. 6.Bg5 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: White develops the bishop from c1 to g5; from g5 it attacks Black's knight on f6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bg5 Bd7 Qd2 Nxd4.

  12. 6...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: Near the leading choice · e6 Qd2 Be7 O-O-O.

  13. 7.Qd2 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: White moves the queen from d1 to d2; from there it controls d4, c3 and d3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qd2 Nxd4 Qxd4 Bd7.

  14. 7...Qb6 Create pressure on d4

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from d8 to b6; from b6 it attacks White's knight on d4 and White's pawn on b2.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Qb6 Nb3 a6 O-O-O.

  15. 8.O-O-O Queenside castling

    Board fact: White castles queenside, moving the king to c1 and the rook to d1. The move changes king safety and develops the rook in one turn.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · O-O-O Qxd4.

  16. 8...Qxd4 Exchange on d4

    Board fact: Black's queen takes the knight on d4; from d4 it attacks White's queen on d2 and White's knight on c3; black is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxd4 Qxd4 Nxd4 Rxd4.

  17. 9.Qxd4 Recapture on d4

    Board fact: White's queen recaptures the queen on d4; from d4 it attacks Black's knight on f6 and Black's pawn on a7; white is ahead by 6 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxd4 Nxd4.

  18. 9...Nxd4 Recapture on d4

    Board fact: Black's knight recaptures the queen on d4; from d4 it attacks White's pawn on c2; black is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nxd4 Rxd4 a6 Be2.

  19. 10.Rxd4 Recapture on d4

    Board fact: White's rook recaptures the knight on d4; the rook now works on a semi-open d-file; from d4 it attacks Black's pawn on d6; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxd4 a6 Be2 Bd7.

  20. 10...a6 Advance the a-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from a7 to a6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · a6 Be2 Bd7 f4.

Middlegame · 11.f3 to 24...Rxa6

  1. 11.f3 Advance the f-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from f2 to f3; from there it controls e4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · f3 Bd7.

  2. 11...Bd7 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: Black develops the bishop from c8 to d7; from there it controls c6 and e6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bd7 Be2 Be7 Rhd1.

  3. 12.Na4 Reroute the knight

    Board fact: White moves the knight from c3 to a4; from there it controls c3 and c5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Na4.

  4. 12...Bc6 Create pressure on a4

    Board fact: Black moves the bishop from d7 to c6; from c6 it attacks White's knight on a4 and White's pawn on e4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bc6 Nb6 Rd8 Bc4.

  5. 13.Nb6 Create pressure on a8

    Board fact: White moves the knight from a4 to b6; from b6 it attacks Black's rook on a8.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nb6.

  6. 13...Rd8 Improve the rook

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from a8 to d8; from there it controls d6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rd8 Nc4 h6 Bh4.

  7. 14.Nc4 Create pressure on d6

    Board fact: White moves the knight from b6 to c4; from c4 it attacks Black's pawn on d6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nc4 h6 Bh4 Bb5.

  8. 14...Be7 Develop the bishop

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

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Be7 Bd2 d5 Na5.

  9. 15.Na5 Create pressure on c6

    Board fact: White moves the knight from c4 to a5; from a5 it attacks Black's bishop on c6 and Black's pawn on b7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Na5 Rc8.

  10. 15...Rc8 Rook on the semi-open c-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from d8 to c8; the rook now works on a semi-open c-file; from there it controls c6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rc8 Rb4.

  11. 16.Rb4 Create pressure on b7

    Board fact: White moves the rook from d4 to b4; from b4 it attacks Black's pawn on b7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rb4 Kd7 Bd3 b5.

  12. 16...d5 Change the pawn structure

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from d6 to d5; the move changes the central pawn contact; from d5 it attacks White's pawn on e4.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Kd7 ranked higher · d5 Nxc6.

  13. 17.Nxc6 Exchange on c6

    Board fact: White's knight takes the bishop on c6; from c6 it attacks Black's bishop on e7; white is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nxc6 bxc6 Ra4 Ra8.

  14. 17...bxc6 Recapture on c6

    Board fact: Black's pawn recaptures the knight on c6; the move changes the central pawn contact; from c6 it reinforces the pawn on d5; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · bxc6 Ra4.

  15. 18.Rb7 Rook reaches the seventh rank

    Board fact: White moves the rook from b4 to b7; the rook has reached the opponent’s second rank; from b7 it attacks Black's bishop on e7.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Rb7 dxe4.

  16. 18...Nd7 Reroute the knight

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

    Fixed engine check: Playable; dxe4 ranked higher · Nd7 Bf4.

  17. 19.Bd2 Reposition the bishop

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from g5 to d2; from there it controls c3, e3 and f4.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Bf4 ranked higher · Bd2 dxe4 fxe4 Bd6.

  18. 19...Ra8 Improve the rook

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from c8 to a8; from a8 it reinforces the pawn on a6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ra8 Rc7 Ne5 Bc3.

  19. 20.Rc7 Rook reaches the seventh rank

    Board fact: White moves the rook from b7 to c7; the rook has reached the opponent’s second rank; from c7 it attacks Black's knight on d7 and Black's pawn on c6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rc7 Ne5 Bc3 Bd6.

  20. 20...Ne5 Create pressure on f3

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from d7 to e5; from e5 it attacks White's pawn on f3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ne5.

  21. 21.Bc3 Create pressure on e5

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from d2 to c3; from c3 it attacks Black's knight on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bc3 Bd6.

  22. 21...Bd6 Create pressure on c7

    Board fact: Black moves the bishop from e7 to d6; from d6 it attacks White's rook on c7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bd6 Bxe5.

  23. 22.Bxe5 Exchange on e5

    Board fact: White's bishop takes the knight on e5; from e5 it attacks Black's bishop on d6 and Black's pawn on g7; white is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxe5 Bxe5 Rxc6 dxe4.

  24. 22...Bxe5 Recapture on e5

    Board fact: Black's bishop recaptures the bishop on e5; from e5 it attacks White's rook on c7 and White's pawn on b2; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxe5.

  25. 23.Rxc6 Exchange on c6

    Board fact: White's rook takes the pawn on c6; from c6 it attacks Black's pawn on a6 and Black's pawn on e6; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxc6 dxe4.

  26. 23...dxe4 Exchange on e4

    Board fact: Black's pawn takes the pawn on e4; the move changes the central pawn contact; Black accepts doubled pawns on the e-file; from e4 it attacks White's pawn on f3; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · dxe4 fxe4.

  27. 24.Rxa6 Exchange on a6

    Board fact: White's rook takes the pawn on a6; from a6 it attacks Black's rook on a8 and Black's pawn on e6; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxa6 Ke7 fxe4 Rxa6.

  28. 24...Rxa6 Recapture on a6

    Board fact: Black's rook recaptures the rook on a6; the rook now works on a semi-open a-file; from a6 it attacks White's pawn on a2; black is ahead by 4 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxa6 Bxa6 exf3 gxf3.

Endgame · 25.Bxa6 to 37.c4

  1. 25.Bxa6 Recapture on a6

    Board fact: White's bishop recaptures the rook on a6; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxa6.

  2. 25...exf3 Exchange on f3

    Board fact: Black's pawn takes the pawn on f3; the move changes the central pawn contact; Black accepts doubled pawns on the f-file; from f3 it attacks White's pawn on g2; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · exf3 gxf3 Ke7 a4.

  3. 26.gxf3 Recapture on f3

    Board fact: White's pawn recaptures the pawn on f3; the move changes the central pawn contact; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · gxf3 Bf4+ Kb1 h5.

  4. 26...Ke7 Activate the king

    Board fact: Black moves the king from e8 to e7; from there it controls d6, e6 and f6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ke7 a4 h5 c3.

  5. 27.a4 Advance a passed pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from a2 to a4; the pawn is now passed.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · a4 h5 c3 g5.

  6. 27...Rd8 Rook on the open d-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from h8 to d8; the rook now occupies the open d-file; from there it controls d4, d5 and d3.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Rd8 Bb5 h5 h3.

  7. 28.h3 Advance the h-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from h2 to h3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · h3 Bf4+ Kb1 h5.

  8. 28...Rd4 Rook on the open d-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from d8 to d4; the rook now occupies the open d-file; from d4 it attacks White's pawn on a4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rd4.

  9. 29.Bb5 Reposition the bishop

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from a6 to b5; from there it controls c4, c6 and d3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bb5 Rf4 Rd1 g5.

  10. 29...Rf4 Create pressure on a4

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from d4 to f4; from f4 it attacks White's pawn on a4 and White's pawn on f3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rf4 Rd1 g5 Rd3.

  11. 30.Rd1 Rook on the open d-file

    Board fact: White moves the rook from h1 to d1; the rook now occupies the open d-file; from there it controls d4, d5 and d3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rd1 g5.

  12. 30...Rxf3 Exchange on f3

    Board fact: Black's rook takes the pawn on f3; from f3 it attacks White's pawn on h3; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; f5 ranked higher · Rxf3 a5.

  13. 31.a5 Advance a passed pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from a4 to a5; the pawn is now passed.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · a5 Rxh3.

  14. 31...Rf5 Improve the rook

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from f3 to f5; from there it controls e5, f3 and f4.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Bf4+ ranked higher · Rf5 c4.

  15. 32.Rd7+ A forcing check

    Board fact: White moves the rook from d1 to d7; the move checks Black's king; the rook now occupies the open d-file; from there it controls d4, d5 and d3.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; c4 ranked higher · Rd7+ Kf6 Rb7 Bd4.

  16. 32...Kf6 Answering the check

    Board fact: Black answers the check by moving the king from e7 to f6; from there it controls e5, e6 and f5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kf6 Rb7 Bf4+ Kb1.

  17. 33.Rb7 Rook reaches the seventh rank

    Board fact: White moves the rook from d7 to b7; the rook has reached the opponent’s second rank; from b7 it attacks Black's pawn on f7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rb7.

  18. 33...Bf4+ A forcing check

    Board fact: Black moves the bishop from e5 to f4; the move checks White's king; from there it controls e5, d6 and e3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bf4+ Kb1 g5 a6.

  19. 34.Kb1 Answering the check

    Board fact: White answers the check by moving the king from c1 to b1; from b1 it reinforces the pawn on b2.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kb1 g5 a6 Be3.

  20. 34...Be3 Reposition the bishop

    Board fact: Black moves the bishop from f4 to e3; from there it controls d4, c5 and f4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Be3 b4 g5 a6.

  21. 35.a6 Advance a passed pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from a5 to a6; the pawn is now passed; from a6 it reinforces the rook on b7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · a6 g5 b4 Rf4.

  22. 35...Rd5 Rook on the open d-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from f5 to d5; the rook now occupies the open d-file; from d5 it attacks White's bishop on b5.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; h5 ranked higher · Rd5 c4 Rd8 b4.

  23. 36.b4 Advance a passed pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from b2 to b4; the pawn is now passed; from there it controls c5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · b4 Rd1+ Kb2 Rh1.

  24. 36...Rd8 Rook on the open d-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from d5 to d8; the rook now occupies the open d-file; from there it controls d4, d5 and d3.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Rd8 c4 g5 a7.

  25. 37.c4 Advance a passed pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from c2 to c4; the pawn is now passed; from there it controls d5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · c4 h5 c5 g5.

PGN

[Event "Olympiad"] [Site "?"] [Date "2002.??.??"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Mchedlishvili,M"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Qb6 8. O-O-O Qxd4 9. Qxd4 Nxd4 10. Rxd4 a6 11. f3 Bd7 12. Na4 Bc6 13. Nb6 Rd8 14. Nc4 Be7 15. Na5 Rc8 16. Rb4 d5 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Rb7 Nd7 19. Bd2 Ra8 20. Rc7 Ne5 21. Bc3 Bd6 22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Rxc6 dxe4 24. Rxa6 Rxa6 25. Bxa6 exf3 26. gxf3 Ke7 27. a4 Rd8 28. h3 Rd4 29. Bb5 Rf4 30. Rd1 Rxf3 31. a5 Rf5 32. Rd7+ Kf6 33. Rb7 Bf4+ 34. Kb1 Be3 35. a6 Rd5 36. b4 Rd8 37. c4 1-0

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 sha256:772a076414af960af24d66cd5341869cf4338149b9784e277be8ea76c92bcc48 and pins it in the selection manifest.
Exact Figshare tags:
White="Kasparov, Garry"; Black="Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"; Event="Bled ol (Men)"; Date="2002.10.29"; Result="1-0".
Reviewed display mapping: black Mchedlishvili, Mikheil → Mchedlishvili,M; event Bled ol (Men) → Olympiad. 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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