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At the Genius Gala held at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, United States, U.S. Chess Champion Fabiano Caruana won an exhibition blitz game against American football player John Cameron Urschel of the Baltimore Ravens. It’s not clear, however, which of the two hostesses awarded him.

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Fabiano Caruana – Garry Kimovich Kasparov
Ultimate Blitz Challenge; match game 6; Saint Louis, April 29, 2016
English Opening A15

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. 0-0 0-0 5. c4 d6 6. b3 e5 7. Bb2 c5 8. e3 Nc6 9. Nc3 Bf5 10. d4 e4! Déjà vu! 11. Ne1. After 11. Ng5 Re8 12. dxc5 dxc5 13. Nb5 Re7! Black’s position is promising, Webb – Kasparov, 7th European Team Chess Championship, Skara 1980. 11. ... Re8 12. Nc2 h5 13. Qd2 h4. Garry Kimovich decidedly took the initiative! 14. Ba3 b6 15. Rfd1 Bg4 16. Rdc1. White’s last moves – aiming for perspectives on the Queenside – appear quite inadequate as Black’s attack on the Kingside is too fast. So, we don’t indulge in computer analysis: as they say, blitz it’s just reflex chess! 16. ... Qd7 17. b4 Qf5 18. Bb2 Rad8 19. Nb5 Bf3 20. d5 Ne5 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Ne1 hxg3 23. fxg3. Not 23. hxg3 Ng4! with overwhelming attack. 23. ... Bh6 24. Rab1 Kg7 25. Rb3 Qh5 26. h3 Nh7! 27. g4

27. ... Bxg4! Kasparov’s mythical instinct did not betray him! 28. hxg4 Qxg4 29. Qd1 Qg3! Up as a bad surprise to Fabi: Black’s attack is irresistible. 30. Qe2 Ng5 31. Kh1 Rh8 32. Nxd6 Kg8 33. bxc5 Bf8+. It is not the fastest way to mate, but who does it care about, other than pedantic woodpushers? 34. Kg1 Nh3+ 35. Kf1 Bxd6 36. cxd6 Rf5+ 37. Nf3 Rxf3+ 0 : 1. Fantastic!

Fabiano Caruana vs. Garry Kimovich Kasparov
Photo: ChessKazakh (‏@ChessKazakh)

Garry Live Show

Garry Kimovich Kasparov – Wesley So
Ultimate Blitz Challenge; match game 1; Saint Louis, April 28, 2016
Scotch Game C45

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Ba6 9. b3 g6 10. Ba3 c5 11. g3. That’s an improvement on 11. Bb2 Bg7 12. Nd2 Nb4 13. Ne4 d5?? (a hallucination; here simply 13. ... 0-0 is good) 14. exd6 1 : 0 M. O. Muzychuk – Ortega Ruiz, 10th Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival, Catalan Bay 2012. 11. ... Bg7 12. f4 Nb4 13. Bg2 Rd8 14. Nc3 0-0 15. Bb2 d5 16. a3 d4 17. axb4 dxc3 18. Bxc3 cxb4 19. Bb2. The winter’s biting wind. 19. ... Bc8 20. 0-0

20. ... f6? A bad slip in a not easy situation. 20. ... Bf5 was called for. 21. Bd5+ Rxd5. So gives up the Exchange, for after 21. ... Kh8 22. exf6! Her Majesty is taboo: 22. ... Qxe2?? 23. fxg7 mate. 22. cxd5 Qc5+ 23. Rf2 fxe5. If 23. ... Qxd5 then 24. exf6 Bxf6 25. Bxf6 Rxf6 26. Rxa7 and White must win. 24. Bxe5 Bxe5 25. Qxe5 Rd8 26. Rd1 Bg4 27. Qd4! Qa5 28. Rdd2! Re8 29. Kg2 Qb5 30. h3 Bf5 31. g4 Be4+ 32. Kh2 c5 33. Qf6 c4 34. d6 Bc6 35. f5! Kasparov didn’t lose his powerful magnetism! 35. ... Rf8 36. Qe6+ Kg7 37. d7 Qc5 38. Qd6 1 : 0. “Even now that he’s retired for such a long time he’s still got that monstrosity in him!”, Wesley So said.

Kasparov still knows how to play chess very well. Photo: chess24.com (@chess24.com)

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