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Calculate beyond the capture

Garry Kasparov / 1999 / Wijk aan Zee

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Born in Baku in 1963, Kasparov defeated Anatoly Karpov in 1985 and became the youngest world champion to that point, at 22. His 1993 split from FIDE began a period with two world titles. He faced Deep Blue in 1996 and 1997 and lost the classical title to Vladimir Kramnik in 2000. He retired from professional competition in 2005.

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White to move · How would you start the king hunt?

1. Which square holds the black king?

2. Which capture do you propose and what reply would you expect?

3. After Rxd4 and …cxd4, which rook enters with check?

4. Write what activity White gains in exchange for material.

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