HISTORIC GAMEHow Kasparov Built an Attack From Nothing
A closed centre, twenty quiet moves, and then a kingside break that had been prepared the whole game.
Archive Analysis · Advanced
Opening · E60–E99 · plays as Black
King's Indian Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6
Give White the centre, then attack it — and often the king behind it.
CHARACTER · COUNTER-ATTACKING
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HISTORIC GAMEGreat games
Played at the highest level.
1985ANATOLY KARPOV vs GARRY KASPAROV · 0–1
The attack that arrived from nowhereKasparov let the centre close, then broke through on the kingside with an attack that had been building for twenty moves.
World Championship, Moscow
Players
Who made it theirs.
RUSSIAGarry Kasparov
1963– · Preparation as violence
Dominant for two decades by preparing deeper than anyone and attacking earlier than expected.
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