Kasparov loses in 15 moves - (now annotated)

Submitted by chessiq on Mon, 07/23/2007 at 5:51pm.

I found this little gem, a King's Gambit that Nigel Short used to bring down the great Kasparov in 15 moves. Don't try this at home!

I have tried to annotate the game as best as I could. I am sorry that I did not do so earlier when I made the post an hour or so ago. I just thought King's Gambit was too complicated to try to sufficiently analyze it here.

Thanks to Erik and Batgirl for their help in the annotation! - chessiq

To see Kasparov win 14 moves click here.

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by figrock - 3 years ago
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Thank you for the annotations..! Interesting game!

by Philip_Lu - 4 years ago
United States

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so I guess that's a good reason to resign!

by Eric1508 - 4 years ago
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hard position...great games to a great warrior...

by fair_and_equal - 4 years ago
Norwich England

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Kasparov is still amazing!

by amntony - 4 years ago
GuangDong, Jiang Men City China

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Nigel Short used his rook very well in this game He managed to get his rook to the f4-square, same as controlling the semi-open f-file! From there, the rook can attack the e-4 square from the side which leads to a winning attack against Kasparov.

by Egoigwe - 4 years ago
Lag, Nigeria

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"Losing in 15 moves and resigning at move 15 are two completely different things. The greatest chess player in history deserves more respect!..." by tonightonly7-Phoenix, AZ United States

I do beg to disagree. To lose and to resign is the difference between 6 and half a dozen, both actions take you to the same destination; the loser's abode. The comment wasn't disrespectful but factual.

by Akuni - 4 years ago
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Just some variations from the game.

4. Kf1 was the best move because of 4. g3?? fxg3 threatening the revealed attack g2+. It should be noted that White can't play 5. hxg3 because of Qxh1.

4. Ke2?? is bad because of Qg4+ 5. Nf3 Qxg2+ 6. Ke1 Qxh1+

4...b5 is called the Bryan Countergambit, famously played in the Immortal Game.

10. Kg1 does avoid the Ba6 pin, but more importantly it defends the rook, so that White can threaten the revealed attack hxg5.

In the final position the win goes 15...fxe4 16. Qh4+! Kd8 17. Rxf8+! Rxf8 18. Bg5+ Kc8 19. Nf5! Qf2+ 20. Kxf2

or if 15...Bxe4 16. Rxe4+ fxe4 17. Qxe4+ Kd8 18. Nf5! Qxg2+ 19. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 20. Kxg2

by ckhersheys - 4 years ago
zamboanga city philippines Philippines

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nice game anyway^_^

by Bonzlibir - 4 years ago
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Looks like a lampoon game to me.

by bendcat - 4 years ago
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Nice

by nyunyunyu - 4 years ago
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cool

by Orentas - 4 years ago
Žemaičių Naumiestis, Šilutė Lithuania

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nice

by chessiq - 4 years ago
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Amazing! Thanks, everybody!

by batgirl - 4 years ago
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Wow.. what a nice respoonse!

by StacyBearden - 4 years ago
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That was interesting. Thanks for the post.

by Smartattack - 4 years ago
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Great work Chessiq!i must thank you for that, a brilliant effort on commenting this game!

by verusamo - 4 years ago
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Nicely done!

by Bonzlibir - 4 years ago
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I couldn't agree more.

by TonightOnly - 4 years ago
Phoenix, AZ United States

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The title says that Kasparov lost in 15 moves. Even if it wasn't a set opening that was not to his liking, this title is misleading. Losing in 15 moves and resigning at move 15 are two completely different things. The greatest chess player in history deserves more respect!

by cliffhanger407 - 4 years ago
Atlanta, GA United States

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That's a very interesting game. Thanks for sharing!

There's a reason why some people are grandmasters, and being able to see positions as well as this is exactly it.

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