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Kasparov, Gary vs Karpov, Anatoly, 1985

Kasparov won this World Championship 32th-KK2 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
Karpov, Anatoly
Event
World Championship 32th-KK2
Year
1985
Result
1-0
Opening
E21 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation
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Training position around move 5 — start guessing Kasparov's moves from here.

Opening reference: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation (E21).

Move score

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Ne4 5. Qc2 f5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 Na5 10. c5 d6 11. c4 b6 12. Bd2 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 d5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. e3 Be6 16. Qc3 Rf7 17. Rfc1 Rb8 18. Rab1 Re7 19. a4 Bf7 20. Bf1 h6 21. Bd3 Qd7 22. Qc2 Be6 23. Bb5 Qd8 24. Rd1 g5 25. Nf3 Rg7 26. Ne5 f4 27. Bf1 Qf6 28. Bg2 Rd8 29. e4 dxe4 30. Bxe4 Re7 31. Qc3 Bd5 32. Re1 Kg7 33. Ng4 Qf7 34. Bxd5 Rxd5 35. Rxe7 Qxe7 36. Re1 Qd8 37. Ne5 Qf6 38. cxb6 Qxb6 39. gxf4 Rxd4 40. Nf3 Nb3 41. Rb1 Qf6 42. Qxc7+ 1-0

PGN

[Event "World Championship 32th-KK2"] [Site "LibreChess"] [Date "1985.??.??"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "1-0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Ne4 5. Qc2 f5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 Na5 10. c5 d6 11. c4 b6 12. Bd2 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 d5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. e3 Be6 16. Qc3 Rf7 17. Rfc1 Rb8 18. Rab1 Re7 19. a4 Bf7 20. Bf1 h6 21. Bd3 Qd7 22. Qc2 Be6 23. Bb5 Qd8 24. Rd1 g5 25. Nf3 Rg7 26. Ne5 f4 27. Bf1 Qf6 28. Bg2 Rd8 29. e4 dxe4 30. Bxe4 Re7 31. Qc3 Bd5 32. Re1 Kg7 33. Ng4 Qf7 34. Bxd5 Rxd5 35. Rxe7 Qxe7 36. Re1 Qd8 37. Ne5 Qf6 38. cxb6 Qxb6 39. gxf4 Rxd4 40. Nf3 Nb3 41. Rb1 Qf6 42. Qxc7+ 1-0

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