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Garry Kasparov vs E Vladimirov, 2001

This replay preserves the complete 50-ply score of Kasparov playing White across 25 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
E Vladimirov
Event
EUR-ASIA Rapid Match
Year
2001
Result
1-0
Opening
C88 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Anti-Marshall

Opening reference: Ruy Lopez: Closed, Anti-Marshall (C88).

In this game, 20 half-moves are labelled opening, 30 middlegame and 0 endgame. The score contains 4 captures and 1 checks or mates; before a recorded move, the position offered a median of 31 legal choices. The source score ends after 25...Bxe4 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. 7.Bb3 — Create pressure on f77.Bb3 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  2. 12.Nf1 — Reroute the knight12.Nf1 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  3. 18.Qh4 — Create pressure on h718.Qh4 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  4. 24.Qh6+ — A forcing check24.Qh6+ 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 E Vladimirov, 2001

Start position

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Opening · 1.e4 to 10...Na5

  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...e5 Claim central space

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from e7 to e5; from there it controls d4 and f4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4.

  3. 2.Nf3 Develop the knight

    Board fact: White develops the knight from g1 to f3; from f3 it attacks Black's pawn on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4.

  4. 2...Nc6 Develop the knight

    Board fact: Black develops the knight from b8 to c6; from there it controls d4 and e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4.

  5. 3.Bb5 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: White develops the bishop from f1 to b5; from b5 it attacks Black's knight on c6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bb5 a6.

  6. 3...a6 Create pressure on b5

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from a7 to a6; from a6 it attacks White's bishop on b5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · a6.

  7. 4.Ba4 Create pressure on c6

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from b5 to a4; from a4 it attacks Black's knight on c6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ba4 Nf6.

  8. 4...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 O-O Nxe4 d4.

  9. 5.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 Nxe4.

  10. 5...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 d3 b5 Bb3.

  11. 6.Re1 Improve the rook

    Board fact: White moves the rook from f1 to e1; from there it controls e4 and e3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Re1.

  12. 6...b5 Create pressure on a4

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from b7 to b5; from b5 it attacks White's bishop on a4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · b5 Bb3.

  13. 7.Bb3 Create pressure on f7

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from a4 to b3; from b3 it attacks Black's pawn on f7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bb3.

  14. 7...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: Ranked first · O-O c3 d6 h3.

  15. 8.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 Bb7 d3 d6.

  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 d3 d6 Nc3.

  17. 9.d3 Advance the d-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from d2 to d3; from there it controls e4 and c4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d3 d6 Bd2 b4.

  18. 9...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 c3 Na5 Bc2.

  19. 10.Nbd2 Develop the knight

    Board fact: White develops the knight from b1 to d2; from there it controls e4, c4 and f3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nbd2.

  20. 10...Na5 Create pressure on b3

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from c6 to a5; from a5 it attacks White's bishop on b3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Na5 Ba2 c5 Nf1.

Middlegame · 11.Ba2 to 25...Bxe4

  1. 11.Ba2 Create pressure on f7

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from b3 to a2; from a2 it attacks Black's pawn on f7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ba2 c5 Nf1 Bc8.

  2. 11...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 Nf1 Bc8 Bg5.

  3. 12.Nf1 Reroute the knight

    Board fact: White moves the knight from d2 to f1; from there it controls e3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf1 b4.

  4. 12...Re8 Improve the rook

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from f8 to e8; from e8 it reinforces the queen on d8.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Re8.

  5. 13.Ne3 Develop the knight

    Board fact: White develops the knight from f1 to e3; from there it controls d5, c4 and f5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ne3.

  6. 13...g6 Advance the g-pawn

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

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · g6 h3 c4 Bd2.

  7. 14.Bd2 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: White develops the bishop from c1 to d2; from d2 it attacks Black's knight on a5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bd2 c4.

  8. 14...b4 Advance the b-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from b5 to b4; from there it controls c3.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · b4 c3 bxc3 bxc3.

  9. 15.Ng5 Create pressure on f7

    Board fact: White moves the knight from f3 to g5; from g5 it attacks Black's pawn on f7 and Black's pawn on h7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ng5 Rf8.

  10. 15...Rf8 Improve the rook

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from e8 to f8; from f8 it reinforces the queen on d8.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rf8.

  11. 16.Ng4 Create pressure on f6

    Board fact: White moves the knight from e3 to g4; from g4 it attacks Black's knight on f6 and Black's pawn on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ng4.

  12. 16...Nxg4 Exchange on g4

    Board fact: Black's knight takes the knight on g4; from g4 it attacks White's pawn on f2 and White's pawn on h2; black is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nxg4 Qxg4.

  13. 17.Qxg4 Recapture on g4

    Board fact: White's queen recaptures the knight on g4; from g4 it reinforces the knight on g5; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxg4 b3 Bxa5 Qxa5.

  14. 17...Bc8 Create pressure on g4

    Board fact: Black moves the bishop from b7 to c8; from c8 it attacks White's queen on g4.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; b3 ranked higher · Bc8 Qh4.

  15. 18.Qh4 Create pressure on h7

    Board fact: White moves the queen from g4 to h4; from h4 it attacks Black's pawn on h7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qh4 h5 Bd5 Bb7.

  16. 18...h5 Advance the h-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from h7 to h5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · h5.

  17. 19.Qg3 Create pressure on e5

    Board fact: White moves the queen from h4 to g3; from g3 it attacks Black's pawn on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qg3 b3.

  18. 19...Kg7 Reposition the king

    Board fact: Black moves the king from g8 to g7; from there it controls f6.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; b3 ranked higher · Kg7 Bd5.

  19. 20.Bd5 Create pressure on a8

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from a2 to d5; from d5 it attacks Black's rook on a8 and Black's pawn on f7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bd5 Ra7 Rf1 Bxg5.

  20. 20...Rb8 Improve the rook

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from a8 to b8; from b8 it reinforces the bishop on c8.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rb8 Rf1 Bg4 h4.

  21. 21.h4 Advance the h-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from h2 to h4; from h4 it reinforces the knight on g5.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · h4 Qd7 f4 Qg4.

  22. 21...Qd7 Create pressure on a4

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from d8 to d7; from d7 it attacks White's pawn on a4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qd7 f4 Qg4 Qh2.

  23. 22.Qe3 Create pressure on c5

    Board fact: White moves the queen from g3 to e3; from e3 it attacks Black's pawn on c5.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Qe3 Bb7 f4 Bxg5.

  24. 22...Bb7 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: Black develops the bishop from c8 to b7; from b7 it attacks White's bishop on d5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bb7 f4 Kg8 Rf1.

  25. 23.Nh7 Create pressure on f8

    Board fact: White moves the knight from g5 to h7; from h7 it attacks Black's rook on f8.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nh7 Kg8 Qh6 Bxd5.

  26. 23...Bxd5 Exchange on d5

    Board fact: Black's bishop takes the bishop on d5; from d5 it attacks White's pawn on e4; black is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxd5 Qh6+ Kg8 exd5.

  27. 24.Qh6+ A forcing check

    Board fact: White moves the queen from e3 to h6; the move checks Black's king; from h6 it attacks Black's pawn on g6 and Black's pawn on h5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qh6+ Kg8 exd5 Qf5.

  28. 24...Kg8 Answering the check

    Board fact: Black answers the check by moving the king from g7 to g8; from g8 it attacks White's knight on h7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kg8.

  29. 25.Bg5 Create pressure on e7

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from d2 to g5; from g5 it attacks Black's bishop on e7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bg5 Bxg5 hxg5 f5.

  30. 25...Bxe4 Exchange on e4

    Board fact: Black's bishop takes the pawn on e4; from e4 it attacks White's pawn on d3 and White's pawn on g2; black is ahead by 4 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Bxg5 ranked higher · Bxe4 Bf6 Qg4 Qg7#.

PGN

[Event "EUR-ASIA Rapid Match"] [Site "?"] [Date "2001.??.??"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Vladimirov,E"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ne3 g6 14. Bd2 b4 15. Ng5 Rf8 16. Ng4 Nxg4 17. Qxg4 Bc8 18. Qh4 h5 19. Qg3 Kg7 20. Bd5 Rb8 21. h4 Qd7 22. Qe3 Bb7 23. Nh7 Bxd5 24. Qh6+ Kg8 25. Bg5 Bxe4 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 sha256:17d2aa718a98a309c143cdf5ca3e12f56b195370a9e026dd6b2dace9d30cceec and pins it in the selection manifest.
Exact Figshare tags:
White="Kasparov, Garry"; Black="Vladimirov, Evgeny"; Event="EUR-ASIA m 30'"; Date="2001.09.18"; Result="1-0".
Reviewed display mapping: black Vladimirov, Evgeny → Vladimirov,E; event EUR-ASIA m 30' → EUR-ASIA Rapid Match. LibreChess parsed the main line with chess.js and stores normalised SAN. Source comments, side variations and termination detail were not retained.

LibreChess checks every SAN move with chess.js and compares the result and move sequence with a stored reference. The engine comparison was calculated offline from the fixed settings above; it is not a source for historical claims. No termination is inferred where the imported score does not preserve one.

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