3 immortal games, move-by-move.
KASPAROV’S 3 GREATEST MATCHES +1
1. His Masterpiece
Kasparov vs. Karpov. 1985, Moscow, World Championship.
DECISIVE MOVE: Game 16, move 16 ‘Deep Knight’
- Kasparov wins the best of 24 : 13-11, beating current World Champion Karpov
- At 22 years of age, Kasparov becomes the 13th and youngest World Champion
- (Often depicted as Gorbachev vs. Brezhnev or New Russia vs. Communist Russia)
- This contest followed the abandoned, undecided and controversial, 48 game 1984 World Championship between the same two opponents
Nd3Board begins on move 16. Click ‘+’ on the board for ‘auto-play’.
2. Deep Blue
Kasparov vs. Deep Blue. 1996, Philadelphia, Exhibition.
DECISIVE MOVE: Game 1, move 37 ‘Deep Blue Wins’
- First computer victory over a reigning World Champion
- Kasparov wins three and draws two of the next five games winning decisively 4-2*
*WIN = 1 Point, DRAW = ½ Point
Rh7Board begins at Checkmate. Click << to replay.
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3. Versus The World
Kasparov vs. The World. 1999, The Internet, Exhibition.
DECISIVE MOVE: Game 1, move 37 ‘Deep Blue Wins’
- 62 moves played on the Internet over four months
- The World Team: Over 50,000 players from more than 75 countries
- Inspired his Kasparov Against the World: The Story of the Greatest Online Challenge*
*World’s longest analysis devoted to a single chess game, 202 pages
– Garry Karparov
Board begins at Checkmate. Click << to replay.
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