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Garry Kasparov vs Steve Brown, 1998

This replay preserves the complete 39-ply score of Kasparov playing White across 20 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
Steve Brown
Event
BT Wireplay sim
Year
1998
Result
1-0
Opening
C55 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening

Opening reference: Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening (C55).

In this game, 20 half-moves are labelled opening, 19 middlegame and 0 endgame. The score contains 12 captures and 3 checks or mates; before a recorded move, the position offered a median of 33 legal choices. The final recorded move is 20.Bxf7#, which is checkmate; the stored result is 1-0.

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. 8.Bh3 — Reposition the bishop8.Bh3 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  2. 14.d4 — Change the pawn structure14.d4 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  3. 20.Bxf7# — Checkmate20.Bxf7# 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 Steve Brown, 1998

Start position

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Opening · 1.e4 to 10...Ne7

  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.Bc4 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: White develops the bishop from f1 to c4; from c4 it attacks Black's pawn on f7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bc4 Nf6 d3 d6.

  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 Ng5.

  7. 4.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 Bc5 Nc3 d6.

  8. 4...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: Recorded move; d5 ranked higher · d6 Ng5 d5 exd5.

  9. 5.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 d5 exd5 Na5.

  10. 5...Be6 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: Black develops the bishop from c8 to e6; from e6 it attacks White's bishop on c4.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; d5 ranked higher · Be6 Nxe6.

  11. 6.Nxe6 Exchange on e6

    Board fact: White's knight takes the bishop on e6; from e6 it attacks Black's queen on d8 and Black's bishop on f8; white is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nxe6 fxe6 Bxe6 Qe7.

  12. 6...fxe6 Recapture on e6

    Board fact: Black's pawn recaptures the knight on e6; the move changes the central pawn contact; Black accepts doubled pawns on the e-file; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · fxe6 Bxe6 g6 c3.

  13. 7.Bxe6 Recapture on e6

    Board fact: White's bishop recaptures the pawn on e6; from e6 it reinforces the pawn on a2; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxe6 Qe7 Bb3 g6.

  14. 7...Qe7 Create pressure on e6

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from d8 to e7; from e7 it attacks White's bishop on e6.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Qe7 Bh3.

  15. 8.Bh3 Reposition the bishop

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from e6 to h3; from there it controls e6 and f5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bh3 g6 O-O Bg7.

  16. 8...a6 Advance the a-pawn

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

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · a6 Nc3 Qf7 O-O.

  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 g6 a4 h6.

  18. 9...Qf7 Create pressure on a2

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from e7 to f7; from f7 it attacks White's pawn on a2.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Qf7 f4.

  19. 10.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 Be7 f4 O-O.

  20. 10...Ne7 Reroute the knight

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from c6 to e7; from there it controls d5, c6 and f5.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Be7 ranked higher · Ne7.

Middlegame · 11.f4 to 20.Bxf7#

  1. 11.f4 Change the pawn structure

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from f2 to f4; the move changes the central pawn contact; from f4 it attacks Black's pawn on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · f4 c6 Be3 Ng6.

  2. 11...g6 Advance the g-pawn

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

    Fixed engine check: Playable; c6 ranked higher · g6 fxe5 dxe5 d4.

  3. 12.fxe5 Exchange on e5

    Board fact: White's pawn takes the pawn on e5; the move changes the central pawn contact; White accepts doubled pawns on the e-file; from e5 it attacks Black's knight on f6 and Black's pawn on d6; white is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · fxe5 dxe5 d4 Rd8.

  4. 12...dxe5 Recapture on e5

    Board fact: Black's pawn recaptures the pawn on e5; the move changes the central pawn contact; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · dxe5 d4 Rd8 Qf3.

  5. 13.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: Near the leading choice · Bg5 Bg7 d4 Rd8.

  6. 13...Bg7 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: Black develops the bishop from f8 to g7; from there it controls f6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bg7 d4.

  7. 14.d4 Change the pawn structure

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from d3 to d4; the move changes the central pawn contact; from d4 it attacks Black's pawn on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d4 Rd8 dxe5 Rxd1.

  8. 14...exd4 Exchange on d4

    Board fact: Black's pawn takes the pawn on d4; the move changes the central pawn contact; from d4 it attacks White's knight on c3; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Rd8 ranked higher · exd4 e5 dxc3 exf6.

  9. 15.e5 Advance a passed pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from e4 to e5; the pawn is now passed; from e5 it attacks Black's knight on f6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e5 dxc3 exf6 O-O.

  10. 15...dxc3 Exchange on c3

    Board fact: Black's pawn takes the knight on c3; the move changes the central pawn contact; Black accepts doubled pawns on the c-file; from c3 it attacks White's pawn on b2; black is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · dxc3 exf6 O-O fxg7.

  11. 16.exf6 Exchange on f6

    Board fact: White's pawn takes the knight on f6; the pawn is now passed; the move changes the central pawn contact; from f6 it attacks Black's knight on e7 and Black's bishop on g7; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · exf6 O-O fxg7 Qxg7.

  12. 16...cxb2 Exchange on b2

    Board fact: Black's pawn takes the pawn on b2; the pawn is now passed; the move changes the central pawn contact; Black accepts doubled pawns on the b-file; from b2 it attacks White's rook on a1; black is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; O-O ranked higher · cxb2 Qd7+ Kf8 fxe7+.

  13. 17.Qd7+ A forcing check

    Board fact: White moves the queen from d1 to d7; the move checks Black's king; from d7 it attacks Black's knight on e7 and Black's pawn on c7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qd7+ Kf8 fxe7+ Kg8.

  14. 17...Kf8 Answering the check

    Board fact: Black answers the check by moving the king from e8 to f8; from f8 it reinforces the queen on f7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kf8 fxe7+ Kg8 e8=Q+.

  15. 18.fxe7+ Capture with check on e7

    Board fact: White's pawn takes the knight on e7; the move checks Black's king; 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 · fxe7+ Kg8 e8=Q+ Qxe8.

  16. 18...Kg8 Answering the check

    Board fact: Black answers the check by moving the king from f8 to g8; from g8 it reinforces the queen on f7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kg8 e8=Q+ Qxe8 Qe6+.

  17. 19.Be6 Create pressure on f7

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from h3 to e6; from e6 it attacks Black's queen on f7.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; e8=Q+ ranked higher · Be6 h6 Bxf7+ Kh7.

  18. 19...bxa1=Q Promotion on a1

    Board fact: Black's pawn reaches a1 and promotes to a queen; the pawn is now passed; the move changes the central pawn contact; from a1 it attacks White's rook on f1 and White's pawn on a2; black is ahead by 11 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; h6 ranked higher · bxa1=Q Bxf7#.

  19. 20.Bxf7# Checkmate

    Board fact: White's bishop moves from e6 to f7 and delivers checkmate; Black's king has no legal way to answer the attack.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxf7#.

PGN

[Event "BT Wireplay sim"] [Site "?"] [Date "1998.??.??"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Brown, Steve"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. Ng5 Be6 6. Nxe6 fxe6 7. Bxe6 Qe7 8. Bh3 a6 9. O-O Qf7 10. Nc3 Ne7 11. f4 g6 12. fxe5 dxe5 13. Bg5 Bg7 14. d4 exd4 15. e5 dxc3 16. exf6 cxb2 17. Qd7+ Kf8 18. fxe7+ Kg8 19. Be6 bxa1=Q 20. Bxf7# 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 sha256:442a94f34a856fb1287ad32beaa43ff50c293805a7a456f0ee044aac4c22e023 and pins it in the selection manifest.
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White="Kasparov, Garry"; Black="Brown, Steve"; Event="BT Wireplay sim"; Date="1998.12.17"; Result="1-0". 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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