Legendary game · 1999
The king walks to the enemy's side of the board
Kasparov vs Topalov — Wijk aan Zee 1999 · Pirc Defense (B07)
Topalov
Kasparov
Wijk aan Zee, nineteen ninety-nine. Widely voted the greatest chess game ever played. Kasparov drags the enemy king to his OWN first rank.
The board stops before the key move — you'll have to find it yourself.
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