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18-21.

SIMUL

Pay attention to the moves of the players during the Simul in chapter 18. Notice the way Garry

controls the board and consider how you would have played differently. Refer to lesson videos for

individual game analysis in chapters 19-21.

G ARRY ’ S D OUB LE CHECK

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“When I was a young and up-and-coming player in Baku, I participated in quite a few simuls

against Soviet Grandmasters, an important part of our training. My first-ever game against my

great rival Karpov was in such an event when I was just 12 years old. I lost after a complicated

struggle, and the Soviet sports magazine wondered if there might not be many more encounters

between us in the future. Prophetic words!”

LE ARN M ORE

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Garry played 3. b3 in a 2016 blitz event in Saint Louis against US star Wesley So.

Review the moves made by Garry and Wesley So.

What would you have done differently?

Dennis jokes about the checkmate in Molly’s game looking like a “Bughouse mate.” “Bughouse”

is a wild team chess variant in which players can give captured pieces to a partner, often

resulting in surprising checkmates like this one with the pawn.

GARRY K A SPAROV

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NOTES

GARRY K A SPAROV