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←Back to games listKasparov's Immortal
Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess TournamentWijk aan Zee, Netherlands • 19991-0
Kasparov's Immortal
White
Black
Site
Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Masterpiece Historical Lore
Kasparov's king marched to b1 while Topalov's king was hunted from a7 all the way to e1 under fire from White's queen, rooks and bishop in a sequence widely reprinted as one of the most spectacular attacking games of the 1990s.
Interactive Game Board
Start Position
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Veselin Topalov
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Garry Kasparov
Белые • White
Start Position
Speed:
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(87 plies • 44 moves)1–10moves
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Key Move & Strategic Impact
The rook sacrifice that opens the mating attack on Black's king — 24.Rxd4, the decisive blow in a sequence chess writers still reprint as one of the most spectacular attacks of the 1990s.