The Octopus Knight
A knight lands on d3 and paralyses the whole white army. Kasparov wins the most famous game of his first title match against Karpov.
The key moments
- 8... d5Pawn to d5! A pawn sacrifice in the opening.
- 16... Nd3Knight to d3. The octopus lands. It will never be removed.
- 33... Ne4Knight to e4. The final attack begins.
- 40... Re1+Rook to e1, check. Karpov resigns.
All moves
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. exd5 Nb4 11. Be2 Bc5 12. O-O O-O 13. Bf3 Bf5 14. Bg5 Re8 15. Qd2 b5 16. Rad1 Nd3 17. Nab1 h6 18. Bh4 b4 19. Na4 Bd6 20. Bg3 Rc8 21. b3 g5 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. g3 Nd7 24. Bg2 Qf6 25. a3 a5 26. axb4 axb4 27. Qa2 Bg6 28. d6 g4 29. Qd2 Kg7 30. f3 Qxd6 31. fxg4 Qd4+ 32. Kh1 Nf6 33. Rf4 Ne4 34. Qxd3 Nf2+ 35. Rxf2 Bxd3 36. Rfd2 Qe3 37. Rxd3 Rc1 38. Nb2 Qf2 39. Nd2 Rxd1+ 40. Nxd1 Re1+ 0-1
Replay it on the living board
In When Kings Fall this game is replayed with living armies: Anatoly Karpov commands the Light, Garry Kasparov the Shadow. Every capture is a duel, the key moments are shown in slow motion with commentary, and the analysis mode shows Stockfish's evaluation after every move.