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Kasparov smashes Karpov

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Garry Kasparov-Anatoly Karpov chess encounter ended in Valencia, Spain.

The grand masters held 8 blitz games on the last day of the super tournament.

Playing black, Anatoly Karpov won the first game and tied the second.

Garry Kasparov took the lead from the 3rd game and smashed his competitor thus winning the game by the score 9-3.

Remind that Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov played twelve games, four in rapid chess, and eight in blitz games.

The twelve-game match commemorated the 25th anniversary of the first Karpov vs. Kasparov World Championship match in 1984-85, played in Moscow.