Kasparov’s ONLY Loss | Chess Birthdays | Sokolov vs. Kasparov, 1999

June 3, 2020 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Happy Birthday to Ivan Sokolov, true legend of the game. In this game, he handed Kasparov his only loss in the 1999 Hoogovens tournament, the year Garry hit his peak of 2851.

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