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Kasparov, Gary vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel, 1994

Kasparov won this Linares 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, Gary
Black
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
Event
Linares
Year
1994
Result
1-0
Opening
D34 Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Main Line
Training position around move 5 — start guessing Kasparov's moves from here.

Opening reference: Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation, Main Line (D34).

Move score

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. d4 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Rc1 Bf8 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Na4 Bd7 15. Bc5 Bxc5 16. Nxc5 Bg4 17. Re1 Qa5 18. h3 Bf5 19. Qd4 Rab8 20. a3 Qb5 21. b3 Ne4 22. b4 a5 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Rc5 Qb6 25. bxa5 Qb2 26. Qxb2 Rxb2 27. Rxc6 Ra2 28. Rec1 Rxa3 29. Rc8 Rxc8 30. Rxc8+ Kh7 31. f3 Bf5 32. Rc5 Be6 33. Kf2 g5 34. f4 gxf4 35. gxf4 d4 36. Be4+ Kg7 37. f5 Ba2 38. Bd3 Kf6 39. a6 Ke7 40. Rc6 f6 41. Rc7+ Kd6 42. Rh7 Ra4 43. Rxh6 1-0

PGN

[Event "Linares"] [Site "LibreChess"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"] [Result "1-0"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. d4 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Rc1 Bf8 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Na4 Bd7 15. Bc5 Bxc5 16. Nxc5 Bg4 17. Re1 Qa5 18. h3 Bf5 19. Qd4 Rab8 20. a3 Qb5 21. b3 Ne4 22. b4 a5 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Rc5 Qb6 25. bxa5 Qb2 26. Qxb2 Rxb2 27. Rxc6 Ra2 28. Rec1 Rxa3 29. Rc8 Rxc8 30. Rxc8+ Kh7 31. f3 Bf5 32. Rc5 Be6 33. Kf2 g5 34. f4 gxf4 35. gxf4 d4 36. Be4+ Kg7 37. f5 Ba2 38. Bd3 Kf6 39. a6 Ke7 40. Rc6 f6 41. Rc7+ Kd6 42. Rh7 Ra4 43. Rxh6 1-0

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