Kasparov vs Topalov one of the best chess games ever played (1999)

Kasparov opens with his king’s pawn; Topalov chooses the somewhat risky Pirc defense. Both players castle queenside, putting their king in a safe area on the western hemisphere of the chessboard, and not much happens in the first 23 moves. But then, with a series of stunning sacrifices, Kasparov paints his Mona Lisa that day. In a game that includes three rook sacrifices, Topalov’s king is forced to walk all the way toward the first rank, on Kasparov’s side of the board.
Kasparov decides the game with a beautiful stroke on move 37 which he had seen long in advance but which was missed by his opponent. “To this day I remember how the expression on Topalov’s face suddenly changed,” he would later write.

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as usual, SPecial, SPectacular & SPontaneous diSPlay of SMart moves by kaSParov casting a SPell on the opponent