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This Nimzo-Indian comes from the 1985 World Championship match between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. Kasparov accepts a structural weakness in return for the bishop pair and central space.

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  1. Critical decisions
  2. Replay with move-by-move board facts
  3. PGN
  4. Sources and checking
  5. Continue with another game
White
Garry Kasparov
Black
Anatoly Karpov
Event
World Championship 32th-KK2
Year
1985
Result
1-0
Opening
E21 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation

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

In this game, 20 half-moves are labelled opening, 63 middlegame and 0 endgame. The score contains 17 captures and 1 checks or mates; before a recorded move, the position offered a median of 38 legal choices. The source score ends after 42.Qxc7+ 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.

Critical decisions

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.bxc3 — Moves 4-10 — Nimzo-Indian tension9.bxc3 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  2. 13.Nxd2 — Recapture on d213.Nxd2 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  3. 21.Bd3 — Moves 16-25 — manoeuvring for the break21.Bd3 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  4. 29.e4 — Move 29 — e4!, opening the centre29.e4 remained close to the leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  5. 42.Qxc7+ — Moves 39-42 — Qxc7 with check42.Qxc7+ 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 Anatoly Karpov, 1985

Start position

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Opening · 1.d4 to 10...d6

  1. 1.d4 Claim central space

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from d2 to d4; from there it controls e5 and c5.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · d4 Nf6 Nf3 e6.

  2. 1...Nf6 Develop the knight

    Board fact: Black develops the knight from g8 to f6; from there it controls d5 and e4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf6 c4 e6 Nf3.

  3. 2.c4 Advance the c-pawn

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

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · c4 e6.

  4. 2...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: Ranked first · e6 Nc3.

  5. 3.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 Bb4 Bd2 Bxc3.

  6. 3...Bb4 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: Black develops the bishop from f8 to b4; from b4 it attacks White's knight on c3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bb4 Nf3 d5 Bd2.

  7. 4.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 d5 Qa4+ Nc6.

    Moves 4-10 — Nimzo-Indian tensionWith 8...Bxc3 9.bxc3, Black gives up a bishop and leaves White with doubled c-pawns. White's compensation is the bishop pair, a broad centre and the half-open b-file.
  8. 4...Ne4 Create pressure on c3

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from f6 to e4; from e4 it attacks White's knight on c3 and White's pawn on f2.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Ne4 Qc2.

  9. 5.Qc2 Create pressure on e4

    Board fact: White moves the queen from d1 to c2; from c2 it attacks Black's knight on e4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qc2 f5.

  10. 5...f5 Advance the f-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from f7 to f5; from there it controls e4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · f5 Nd2 d5 Ndxe4.

  11. 6.g3 Advance the g-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from g2 to g3; from there it controls f4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · g3 Bxc3+.

  12. 6...Nc6 Develop the knight

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

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nc6 Bg2 Bxc3+ bxc3.

  13. 7.Bg2 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: White develops the bishop from f1 to g2; from there it controls f3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bg2 O-O h4 Bxc3+.

  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 Bd2 Nxd2 Qxd2.

  15. 8.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 Bxc3 bxc3 Na5.

  16. 8...Bxc3 Exchange on c3

    Board fact: Black's bishop takes the knight on c3; from c3 it attacks White's pawn on b2 and White's pawn on d4; black is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxc3 bxc3 Na5 c5.

  17. 9.bxc3 Recapture on c3

    Board fact: White's pawn recaptures the bishop on c3; the move changes the central pawn contact; White accepts doubled pawns on the c-file; from c3 it reinforces the pawn on d4; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · bxc3 Na5 c5 d6.

  18. 9...Na5 Create pressure on c4

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

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Na5 c5 d6 Nd2.

  19. 10.c5 Advance the c-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from c4 to c5; from there it controls d6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · c5 d6 c4 b6.

  20. 10...d6 Change the pawn structure

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from d7 to d6; the move changes the central pawn contact; from d6 it attacks White's pawn on c5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d6 c4 b6 Nd2.

Middlegame · 11.c4 to 42.Qxc7+

  1. 11.c4 Advance the c-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from c3 to c4; from there it controls d5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · c4 b6.

  2. 11...b6 Create pressure on c5

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from b7 to b6; from b6 it attacks White's pawn on c5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · b6 Bd2 Nxd2 Nxd2.

  3. 12.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 Nxd2 Nxd2 Bb7.

  4. 12...Nxd2 Exchange on d2

    Board fact: Black's knight takes the bishop on d2; from d2 it attacks White's rook on f1 and White's knight on f3; black is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nxd2 Nxd2 Rb8 cxd6.

  5. 13.Nxd2 Recapture on d2

    Board fact: White's knight recaptures the knight on d2; from d2 it reinforces the rook on f1; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nxd2 Rb8 cxd6 cxd6.

  6. 13...d5 Create pressure on c4

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from d6 to d5; from d5 it attacks White's pawn on c4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d5 Rfc1 Bb7 cxd5.

  7. 14.cxd5 Exchange on d5

    Board fact: White's pawn takes the pawn on d5; the move changes the central pawn contact; White accepts doubled pawns on the d-file; from d5 it attacks Black's pawn on e6; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · cxd5 exd5 e3 c6.

  8. 14...exd5 Recapture on d5

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

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · exd5 e3 c6 Rfc1.

  9. 15.e3 Advance the e-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from e2 to e3; from there it controls d4 and f4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e3 c6.

  10. 15...Be6 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: Black develops the bishop from c8 to e6; from there it controls d5 and f5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Be6.

  11. 16.Qc3 Create pressure on a5

    Board fact: White moves the queen from c2 to c3; from c3 it attacks Black's knight on a5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qc3 Rb8.

    Moves 16-25 — manoeuvring for the breakBoth sides regroup behind the pawn chains. White's queen on c3, rooks on c1 and b1 and repeated bishop manoeuvres prepare e3-e4 under favourable circumstances.
  12. 16...Rf7 Improve the rook

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from f8 to f7; from there it controls f5 and f6.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Rf7 Rfc1.

  13. 17.Rfc1 Improve the rook

    Board fact: White moves the rook from f1 to c1; from there it controls c3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rfc1 c6 a4 g5.

  14. 17...Rb8 Improve the rook

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from a8 to b8; from b8 it reinforces the queen on d8.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Rb8 Nf3 Nc4 Ne5.

  15. 18.Rab1 Rook on the semi-open b-file

    Board fact: White moves the rook from a1 to b1; the rook now works on a semi-open b-file; from b1 it attacks Black's pawn on b6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rab1 h6 a4 Qe7.

  16. 18...Re7 Rook on the semi-open e-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from f7 to e7; the rook now works on a semi-open e-file; from there it controls e6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Re7.

  17. 19.a4 Advance the a-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from a2 to a4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · a4 h6 Bf1 Qe8.

  18. 19...Bf7 Reposition the bishop

    Board fact: Black moves the bishop from e6 to f7; from there it controls d5 and e6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bf7 Nf3.

  19. 20.Bf1 Reposition the bishop

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from g2 to f1; from there it controls c4 and d3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bf1.

  20. 20...h6 Advance the h-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from h7 to h6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · h6.

  21. 21.Bd3 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: White develops the bishop from f1 to d3; from d3 it attacks Black's pawn on f5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bd3 Be6 Nf3 Nc4.

  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 Qc2 Be6 Rb5.

  23. 22.Qc2 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: White moves the queen from c3 to c2; from there it controls c3, c4 and c5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qc2 Be6 Rb5 Rf8.

  24. 22...Be6 Reposition the bishop

    Board fact: Black moves the bishop from f7 to e6; from there it controls d5 and f5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Be6 h3 Rf8 Nf3.

  25. 23.Bb5 Create pressure on d7

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from d3 to b5; from b5 it attacks Black's queen on d7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bb5 Qc8 Rb4 Qf8.

  26. 23...Qd8 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from d7 to d8; from there it controls d5 and d6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qd8 Rb4 Qf8 Nf3.

  27. 24.Rd1 Improve the rook

    Board fact: White moves the rook from c1 to d1; from d1 it reinforces the rook on b1.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Rd1 Qf8 Nf3 c6.

  28. 24...g5 Advance the g-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from g7 to g5; from there it controls f4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · g5.

  29. 25.Nf3 Create pressure on g5

    Board fact: White moves the knight from d2 to f3; from f3 it attacks Black's pawn on g5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf3 Rg7.

  30. 25...Rg7 Improve the rook

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from e7 to g7; from g7 it reinforces the pawn on c7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rg7 Ne5 Qf6 f4.

  31. 26.Ne5 Improve the knight

    Board fact: White moves the knight from f3 to e5; from there it controls c4, c6 and d3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ne5 h5 Bd3 Qf6.

  32. 26...f4 Change the pawn structure

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from f5 to f4; the move changes the central pawn contact; from f4 it attacks White's pawn on e3 and White's pawn on g3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · f4 Bd3 Qf6 Re1.

  33. 27.Bf1 Reposition the bishop

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from b5 to f1; from there it controls c4 and d3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bf1.

  34. 27...Qf6 Create pressure on e5

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from d8 to f6; from f6 it attacks White's knight on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qf6.

  35. 28.Bg2 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: White develops the bishop from f1 to g2; from g2 it attacks Black's pawn on d5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bg2 Nc4 Nxc4 dxc4.

  36. 28...Rd8 Improve the rook

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from b8 to d8; from there it controls d5 and d6.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Rd8 Re1.

  37. 29.e4 Create pressure on d5

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from e3 to e4; from e4 it attacks Black's pawn on d5.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · e4 dxe4 Bxe4 h5.

    Move 29 — e4!, opening the centre29.e4 challenges d5 and opens the diagonal of the g2-bishop. After 29...dxe4 30.Bxe4, White's bishops and heavy pieces have clearer lines.
  38. 29...dxe4 Exchange on e4

    Board fact: Black's pawn takes the pawn on e4; the move changes the central pawn contact; black is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · dxe4 Bxe4.

  39. 30.Bxe4 Recapture on e4

    Board fact: White's bishop recaptures the pawn on e4; from e4 it reinforces the queen on c2; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxe4 Re7 g4 Kg7.

  40. 30...Re7 Rook on the open e-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from g7 to e7; the rook now occupies the open e-file; from there it controls e6.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Re7 gxf4 Qxf4 Ng6.

  41. 31.Qc3 Create pressure on a5

    Board fact: White moves the queen from c2 to c3; from c3 it attacks Black's knight on a5.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; gxf4 ranked higher · Qc3.

  42. 31...Bd5 Create pressure on e4

    Board fact: Black moves the bishop from e6 to d5; from d5 it attacks White's bishop on e4.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Bf5 ranked higher · Bd5 Ng4.

  43. 32.Re1 Rook on the open e-file

    Board fact: White moves the rook from d1 to e1; the rook now occupies the open e-file; from there it controls e4 and e3.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Re1 h5 g4 Bxe4.

  44. 32...Kg7 Reposition the king

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

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Kg7 gxf4 Qxf4 f3.

  45. 33.Ng4 Create pressure on f6

    Board fact: White moves the knight from e5 to g4; from g4 it attacks Black's queen on f6 and Black's pawn on h6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ng4 Qf7 Ne5 Qf6.

  46. 33...Qf7 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from f6 to f7; from there it controls d5, e6 and f4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qf7 Ne5 Qf6 gxf4.

  47. 34.Bxd5 Exchange on d5

    Board fact: White's bishop takes the bishop on d5; from d5 it attacks Black's queen on f7; white is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxd5 Rxe1+ Rxe1 Qxd5.

  48. 34...Rxd5 Recapture on d5

    Board fact: Black's rook recaptures the bishop on d5; the rook now works on a semi-open d-file; from d5 it attacks White's pawn on c5 and White's pawn on d4; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxd5 Rxe7 Qxe7 Ne5.

  49. 35.Rxe7 Exchange on e7

    Board fact: White's rook takes the rook on e7; the rook now occupies the open e-file; from e7 it attacks Black's queen on f7 and Black's pawn on c7; white is ahead by 5 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxe7 Qxe7 Re1 Qd8.

  50. 35...Qxe7 Recapture on e7

    Board fact: Black's queen recaptures the rook on e7; from e7 it attacks White's pawn on c5; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxe7 Re1 Qd8 Ne5.

  51. 36.Re1 Rook on the open e-file

    Board fact: White moves the rook from b1 to e1; the rook now occupies the open e-file; from e1 it attacks Black's queen on e7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Re1 Qd8 gxf4 gxf4.

  52. 36...Qd8 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from e7 to d8; from there it controls d5, d6 and f6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qd8 Ne5 fxg3 hxg3.

  53. 37.Ne5 Improve the knight

    Board fact: White moves the knight from g4 to e5; from there it controls c4, c6 and d3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ne5 fxg3.

  54. 37...Qf6 Create pressure on e5

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from d8 to f6; from f6 it attacks White's knight on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Qf6 cxb6 Qxb6 gxf4.

  55. 38.cxb6 Exchange on b6

    Board fact: White's pawn takes the pawn on b6; the move changes the central pawn contact; from b6 it attacks Black's pawn on a7 and Black's pawn on c7; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · cxb6 Qxb6 gxf4 Nb3.

  56. 38...Qxb6 Recapture on b6

    Board fact: Black's queen recaptures the pawn on b6; from b6 it attacks White's pawn on d4; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxb6 gxf4 Nb3 fxg5.

  57. 39.gxf4 Exchange on f4

    Board fact: White's pawn takes the pawn on f4; the move changes the central pawn contact; White accepts doubled pawns on the f-file; from f4 it attacks Black's pawn on g5; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · gxf4 gxf4 Kh1 Nb3.

    Moves 39-42 — Qxc7 with checkAfter Black's 39...Rxd4, play continues 40.Nf3 Nb3 41.Rb1 Qf6. Then 42.Qxc7+ takes the c7-pawn with check; the stored score ends there.
  58. 39...Rxd4 Exchange on d4

    Board fact: Black's rook takes the pawn on d4; the rook now occupies the open d-file; from d4 it attacks White's pawn on a4 and White's pawn on f4; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Nb3 ranked higher · Rxd4 Nf3 Nb3 Nxd4.

  59. 40.Nf3 Create pressure on d4

    Board fact: White moves the knight from e5 to f3; from f3 it attacks Black's rook on d4 and Black's pawn on g5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf3 Nb3 Nxd4 Nxd4.

  60. 40...Nb3 Reroute the knight

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from a5 to b3; from there it controls d4 and c5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nb3 Nxd4 Nxd4 Qe3.

  61. 41.Rb1 Rook on the open b-file

    Board fact: White moves the rook from e1 to b1; the rook now occupies the open b-file; from b1 it attacks Black's knight on b3.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Rb1 gxf4 Rxb3 Qg6+.

  62. 41...Qf6 Create pressure on f4

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from b6 to f6; from f6 it attacks White's pawn on f4.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Qf6 Rxb3 Rxa4 Qxc7+.

  63. 42.Qxc7+ Capture with check on c7

    Board fact: White's queen takes the pawn on c7; the move checks Black's king; from c7 it attacks Black's pawn on a7; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxc7+ Kg6 Qc2+ Kh5.

PGN

[Event "World Championship 32th-KK2"] [Site "?"] [Date "1985.??.??"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [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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Score source: Chess Database, version 1 by Ana Schaigorodsky (2016), licensed under CC BY 4.0. LibreChess selected the exact score identified by sha256:634906e1217fbedd7f0fc17ee4b8fe60218e39a2599d6a469aa6a19640259e1a and pins it in the selection manifest.
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