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Friday — September 25, 2009

Everyone expected an easy win by Kasparov, but their eight-game blitz encounter started with a shock loss. Karpov drew first blood, Kasparov took a “deep breath” 17-move draw to clear his head, and then went on to score five wins in a row. The final game was a draw, leaving Kasparov winning the blitz with 6.0-2.0 and the match with 9.0-3.0 – exactly as their ratings predicted.

— ChessBase.com - Chess News - Valencia: Kasparov’s blitz win, final score 9.0-3.0

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Thursday — September 24, 2009

You need more information, you need more energy, you have to work with computers, so by the age of fifteen today a player can learn more about chess than Bobby Fischer in his entire life.

— Garry Kasparov

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Wednesday — September 23, 2009

The first day of the match between the two K-legends in Valencia evoked mixed feelings all over, but did put Garry Kasparov in the lead by a comfortable margin of 2-0. Remarkably, Anatoli Karpov lost both games on time. (via Kasparov crushes Karpov on first match day in Valencia : Chess news by ChessVibes)

It appears Kasparov came as strong as ever in this rematch in their renewal of their rivalry that started 25 years ago!

The first day of the match between the two K-legends in Valencia evoked mixed feelings all over, but did put Garry Kasparov in the lead by a comfortable margin of 2-0. Remarkably, Anatoli Karpov lost both games on time. (via Kasparov crushes Karpov on first match day in Valencia : Chess news by ChessVibes)

It appears Kasparov came as strong as ever in this rematch in their renewal of their rivalry that started 25 years ago!

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Sunday — September 13, 2009

Carlsen and Kasparov join forces

It was the best-kept secret of the year: Magnus Carlsen, at 18 already the fourth highest ranked player in the world, has won the legendary Garry Kasparov, arguably the greatest player in chess history, as his personal trainer. The goal is to make Magnus the world’s number one in the course of the coming year.