Garry Kasparov — Veselin Topalov / 1999
Wijk aan Zee, 1999. The king is on a7.
White · your turn1999
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BEFORE THE MOVE
How would you start the king hunt?
Kasparov has White against Veselin Topalov. The black king is on a7. The white rook on d1 can reach d4, a square that looks dangerous.
WHAT HAPPENED
24. Rxd4 allows …cxd4. Kasparov answers with 25. Re7+: the second rook enters and the attack continues with queen and minor pieces. This sequence is only the beginning of the hunt.
Attack / checkProtectionPlan
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Who was at the board
1963–
Garry Kasparov
Calculate beyond the first capture.