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Kasparov’s Newest: 9 Games to Follow

08.21.2017

Tags: Garry Kasparov, grandmaster chess, openings

Garry Kasparov needs no introduction. He is arguably one of the greatest chess players in the history of the game. Kasparov announced his retirement immediately after winning the Linares 2005, ahead of Topalov, Anand, Leko and other players.

Noone anticipated that after a decade of absence from rated chess he will start playing competitively again. Did he win? Or did he lose?

Let’s take it a step at a time and take a look at all the games Garry played.

Game #1

Game #2

Game #3

Game #4

Game #5

Game #6

Game #7

Game #8

Game #9

Garry Kasparov did not play this tournament as well as everyone anticipated. Lack of practice and 12-year absence from competitive play drained Garry’s mental powers.

Here is what happened:

Levon Aronian	6/9	(+5 -2 =2)
Fabiano Caruana	5.5/9	(+4 -2 =3)
Hikaru Nakamura	5.5/9	(+3 -1 =5)
Ian Nepomniachtchi	5/9	(+2 -1 =6)
Leinier Dominguez Perez	4.5/9	(+2 -2 =5)
Le Quang Liem	4/9	(+3 -4 =2)
Sergey Karjakin	4/9	(+2 -3 =4)
Garry Kasparov	3.5/9	(+1 -3 =5)
David Navara	3.5/9	(+3 -5 =1)
Viswanathan Anand	3.5/9	(+1 -3 =5)