Sports.com chess www.sports.com/chess/pl_kasparov.html Garry Kasparov has been the undisputed king of the chess world from the time he became the youngest ever World Champion in 1985. His ferocious attacking chess, combined with brilliant opening analysis, had his rivals running scared, and he has won practically every tournament that he played. He is ranked number 1 in the world. But Garry’s world collapsed when he defended his World Champion title against Vladimir Kramnik in November. Many pundits thought that Garry would walk the match, but he failed to win a single game and lost his title tamely, failing to win a single game. At the press conference after the match, Garry promised to exact his revenge at Wijk aan Zee. Garry will be itching to prove that he is still the world’s greatest player – and that at 37 he isn’t past it! Garry’s featured game has been described as the most brilliant ever played! Garry was White against Veselin Topalov at the Wijk aan Zee tournament in 1999. If he reproduces this sort of form in this year’s tournament, he will have the opposition quaking in their boots!
Topalov, Veselin
Result: 1-0
