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Stockfish at the start of the endgame

Garry Kasparov in the endgame.

1,171 endgames of Garry Kasparov, each evaluated by Stockfish at its start. 521 began equal – they brought 58.5 % of the points and 117 wins.

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How it began – and how it ended

Every endgame of Garry Kasparov by the value Stockfish gives its start – from the side of Garry Kasparov –, and what became of it.

  1. Clearly worse (−1.5 and less) 86 · 16.3 %
  2. Slightly worse 24 · 54.2 %
  3. Equal (±0.5) 521 · 58.5 %
  4. Slightly better 65 · 81.5 %
  5. Clearly better (+1.5 and more) 475 · 96.2 %

won drawn lost

By endgame family

Rook and minor piece61970.8 %63
Queen and piece36473.5 %30
Minor pieces11974.8 %11
Rook endgames6968.1 %13

Garry Kasparov against World champions

Points per endgame family – the family the endgame began in. Only families with at least ten endgames.

Queen and piece366 games 73.6% 63.5%

Garry KasparovWorld champions

A click on a row shows only the positions of Garry Kasparov from these endgames in the trainer.

5 turning points the tablebase found in these endgames

By time control

The same endgames, split into classical, rapid and blitz games – each beside the own group.

Classical1,011 games 72.7% 63.8%
Rapid49 games 66.3% 60.6%
Blitz113 games 68.1% 57.9%

Garry KasparovWorld champions

chessophia recognizes the time control by the name of the event (“Blitz”, “Rapid” …); all other games count as classical.

Won from equality 117

117 endgames Garry Kasparov began without an advantage – Stockfish saw at most half a pawn for either side – and won them all the same. Here the 24 with the lowest starting value.

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: −0.25 – White: Kg1, Bb1, Nd2, f2, c3, g3, a4, d4, d5; Black: Kg8, Bg7, Na5, c5, e5, f5, a6, d6, g68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−0.25 → won

Garry Kasparov – Jan Rzymelka
Katowice sim 1993 · Bishop and knight vs. bishop and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: −0.13 – White: Ke1, Rf2, Nb4, b2, c3, a5, g5; Black: Kh8, Rc8, Ne5, a6, f7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.13 → won

William Morrison – Garry Kasparov
Catonsville sim 1997 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: −0.09 – White: Kb4, Rd2, Nc1, b2, h2, a3; Black: Kg8, Bf5, Ne3, f4, b5, a6, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.09 → won

Nigel Short – Garry Kasparov
Belgrade Investbank 1989 · Rook and knight vs. bishop and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: −0.02 – White: Kf2, Rh1, Nd2, a2, b2, g2, c3, d5; Black: Kd7, Rg4, Bf6, a6, d6, b7, e7, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.02 → won

Veselin Topalov – Garry Kasparov
Geneve PCA-GP Credit Suisse 1996 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: 0.0 – White: Kd2, Ra1, Rg5, a2, b2, e4, f5, g7; Black: Kg8, Rf3, Ra8, b5, a6, d6, f7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Garry Kasparov – Lev Polugaevsky
URS Spartakiad 1979 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: 0.0 – White: Kb1, Re1, Re7, a2, b2, c2, f2, g2, h5; Black: Kf8, Rc5, Rg8, f4, h6, a7, b7, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Mikhail Tal – Garry Kasparov
Baku training m 1980 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: 0.0 – White: Kd2, Ra1, Ra5, d3, d4, f4, g4, h4; Black: Ke6, Rb3, Bd6, a3, b4, f7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Viktor Kortschnoj – Garry Kasparov
Candidates sf1 1983 · Two rooks vs. rook and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: 0.0 – White: Kg2, Qa2, Nc3, f2, h2, b3, g3, c4, e4, d5; Black: Kf8, Qb8, Nc7, c5, e5, b6, d6, f7, g7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Garry Kasparov – Robert Huebner
Hamburg m 1985 · Queen and knight vs. queen and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qh5, Re5, c3, b4, f4, a5, f6; Black: Kg8, Qd6, Nf5, g3, c5, a6, e6, b7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Garry Kasparov – Nigel Short
London m 25' 1987 · Queen and rook vs. queen and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: 0.0 – White: Kf1, Rb2, Bf2, e2, h2, a3, e3, c4, f4, b5, d5; Black: Kg8, Rd6, Bd7, h3, e4, g4, a5, c5, f5, b71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Eugenio Torre – Garry Kasparov
Brussels blitz 1987 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qh4, Bf6, a2, f2, g2, c4; Black: Kg8, Qe8, Nc6, d5, f5, b6, g6, a7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Garry Kasparov – Gentaro Gonda
Cannes sim 1988 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: 0.0 – White: Ke2, Rh1, Bc3, b2, f2, b3, e3, a4; Black: Kg8, Re6, Bd6, e4, a5, f5, b6, c7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Artur Jussupow – Garry Kasparov
World Cup 1988 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: 0.0 – White: Kd3, Be3, f3, h3, c4, e4, g4, a5, d5; Black: Kc8, Bc5, Na8, Ne8, h4, e5, g5, a6, f68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Garry Kasparov – Nicola Spanghero
Asiag Ludi Univ sim 1991 · Bishop and two knights vs. bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: 0.0 – White: Kf2, Rb1, Be2, Bf6, h2, a5, d5, g5; Black: Ka8, Qc8, h3, c5, g6, a7, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Garry Kasparov – Comp Fritz
Cologne m 5' 1992 · Rook and two bishops vs. queen

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Ra1, Rd2, b2, g2, a4, e4, d5; Black: Kh8, Rg8, Be3, f3, h4, a61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Alexei Shirov – Garry Kasparov
Manila ol (Men) 1992 · Two rooks vs. rook and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qh3, Re4, c2, f2, b3, c4, a5, d5; Black: Kg7, Qc7, Ra8, b4, d4, c5, a6, d6, g6, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Garry Kasparov – Nigel Short
PCA-World Championship 1993 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: 0.0 – White: Kf4, Rh2, Nf2, d3, c4, g4, e5, g5, h5; Black: Ke7, Ra2, Bc6, b4, d4, c5, e6, g6, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Viswanathan Anand – Garry Kasparov
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Rb2, Rb3, f2, e3, g3, d4, a5, c5; Black: Kf6, Rd7, Re7, f5, g5, h5, a6, c6, b78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Garry Kasparov – Predrag Nikolic
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: 0.0 – White: Ke2, Rc1, Rd2, g2, h2, c4, d5, e5; Black: Kg8, Ra3, Rb3, c5, f5, g6, e7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Christopher Lutz – Garry Kasparov
Horgen CS 1994 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qe1, Ra1, e3, g3, b4, h4, a5; Black: Kg8, Qf6, Be6, c6, h6, b7, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Garry Kasparov – Kiril Georgiev
PCA/Intel-GP 1995 · Queen and rook vs. queen and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: 0.0 – White: Kh2, Rc5, Ne5, g2, h3; Black: Kf8, Qc7, Nf3, h41h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Vladimir Kramnik – Garry Kasparov
PCA/Intel-GP 1995 · Queen and knight vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qf3, Be4, e2, f2, g3, h4; Black: Kg7, Qc8, Ba1, d4, e5, f6, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Garry Kasparov – Comp Deep Blue
Philadelphia m 1996 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: 0.0 – White: Kh1, Re1, Re2, b2, h2, b5, d5; Black: Kg7, Rb4, Rf4, c4, e4, a5, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Veselin Topalov – Garry Kasparov
Las Palmas 1996 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: 0.0 – White: Ke4, Ra6, Bf1, c3, g4, f6; Black: Kh6, Rd7, Bh2, g6, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Alexey Dreev – Garry Kasparov
Moscow PCA-GP Kremlin Stars 1996 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Saved 25

25 endgames Garry Kasparov held or won although Stockfish saw a disadvantage of at least one and a half pawns at the start. The 12 with the worst value.

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: −7.91 – White: Kg2, Qg3, Ng6, h3, d4, f5; Black: Kg8, Qc1, Rf8, b6, a7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−7.91 → drawn

Garry Kasparov – Sergey Karjakin
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 · Queen and rook vs. queen and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: −6.39 – White: Ke2, Bd2, Nf6, c3, a5, c5, g5, h6; Black: Kh8, Rf8, Ne5, d5, a6, e6, b7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−6.39 → won

Garry Kasparov – H. Baude
Zuerich sim 1988 · Rook and knight vs. bishop and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: −6.18 – White: Ke4, Rf2, Bc3, b2, h2, a3, d4, g4; Black: Kg7, Rh8, Bf1, b3, a6, e6, g6, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.18 → drawn

Anatoly Karpov – Garry Kasparov
Brussels blitz 1987 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: −6.07 – White: Kd1, Rf5, Be3, Nc7, a5; Black: Kb7, Re4, f7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.07 → drawn

Vladimir Kramnik – Garry Kasparov
BGN World Chess Championship 2000 · Rook, bishop and knight vs. rook

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: −6.02 – White: Kc1, Rf1, Nd2, b2, a3, c3, d7; Black: Kh6, Qg5, Bf7, a4, b5, g6, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.02 → drawn

Nigel Short – Garry Kasparov
PCA-World Championship 1993 · Queen and bishop vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: −5.91 – White: Kh2, Bh4, Nf6, b2, g2, g4, f5, d6; Black: Kh8, Ba7, Bc8, b5, e5, g5, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−5.91 → drawn

Garry Kasparov – Lloyds Bank CC
London Simpson's sim 1993 · Two bishops vs. bishop and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: −5.57 – White: Kh1, Qd5, Be3, b2, f2, g2, a5, c5; Black: Kh6, Qh7, Nd8, e4, b5, g5, a6, f61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−5.57 → drawn

Vladimir Kramnik – Garry Kasparov
BGN World Chess Championship 2000 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: −5.15 – White: Kc2, Rd4, Nc3, a2, f2, h3, g4, c5, e5; Black: Kg8, Rc6, Bh6, c4, a6, g6, f7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−5.15 → drawn

Jeroen Piket – Garry Kasparov
Corus 2000 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: −5.14 – White: Kh1, Bd4, Ng7, g2, h2, f3; Black: Kg8, Bc1, Bb7, b5, d5, f6, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−5.14 → drawn

Garry Kasparov – Markus Stangl
Frankfurt clock sim 1986 · Two bishops vs. bishop and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: −5.0 – White: Kg1, Rd1, Nf7, a5, d6; Black: Kc8, Rg3, Nc6, f5, h5, a6, b78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−5.0 → drawn

Garry Kasparov – Armen Badalian
Tbilisi 1976 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: −4.99 – White: Kh1, Bc4, Nb7, g2, h2, b3, f6; Black: Kg8, Bc5, Nf1, e4, a5, g6, f7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−4.99 → won

Elisabeth Paehtz – Garry Kasparov
Munich ZMD m 5' 2002 · Bishop and knight vs. bishop and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: −4.64 – White: Kg1, Bf3, Nc5, a2, c3, e3, h3, b4, d4, g4; Black: Kg7, Bc8, Nd6, a4, b5, d5, c6, f6, g6, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−4.64 → drawn

Garry Kasparov – Sergio Altarriba
El Pais sim 1997 · Bishop and knight vs. bishop and knight

Let slip 34

34 endgames Garry Kasparov began at least one and a half pawns up – and did not win. That belongs to it too: the 12 with the highest value.

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: +9.19 – White: Kg1, Qf1, Rc1, f2, g2, h2, a3, b4; Black: Kf7, Qd5, Re1, a4, h6, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+9.19 → drawn

Comp Fritz – Garry Kasparov
Munich Intel Express blitz '5 final 1994 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: +8.36 – White: Kg1, Rc1, Rd1, a2, f2, h2, g3, c7; Black: Kg8, Qe2, Rf8, h5, e6, a7, f7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+8.36 → drawn

Garry Kasparov – Cathy Forbes
London/New York sim 1984 · Queen and rook vs. two rooks

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: +7.64 – White: Kh3, Qd1, Bd4, a4, b4, g4, e5; Black: Kg8, Qa8, Bd5, c4, f4, e6, g6, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+7.64 → drawn

Comp Fritz – Garry Kasparov
Cologne m 5' 1992 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: +6.99 – White: Kg1, Bd4, Bc8, g2, h2, f3; Black: Kg8, Be7, Nd5, a3, f5, g6, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+6.99 → drawn

Vladimir Kramnik – Garry Kasparov
Kosmos m 5' 1998 · Two bishops vs. bishop and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: +6.77 – White: Kf2, Qc6, Be2, c2, c3, h3, d4, a6, f6; Black: Kf7, Qf4, Bf3, c4, d5, f5, b6, e6, h6, a71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+6.77 → drawn

Roland Schmaltz – Garry Kasparov
Internet blitz 5' 1998 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: +6.71 – White: Kg1, Qf7, Be6, a2, b2, f2, g2, h3, e4; Black: Kh8, Qd8, Bf6, a6, h6, b7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.71 → drawn

Garry Kasparov – Mikhail Tal
World Cup 1989 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: +6.5 – White: Ka1, Qf6, Rb8, a2, e4; Black: Kh7, Qc1, Bh6, e5, g6, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+6.5 → drawn

Peter Leko – Garry Kasparov
Linares 20th 2003 · Queen and rook vs. queen and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: +6.45 – White: Kg2, Qe4, Bc4, f2, d3, g3, h4, b5; Black: Kg7, Qd6, Bf6, d4, h5, g6, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.45 → drawn

Garry Kasparov – Viktor Kortschnoj
Paris Immopar rapid 1990 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: +6.45 – White: Kc2, Rd6, Nf4, a2, h2, c4, e5, g5; Black: Kf8, Rc8, Bg6, h4, f5, a6, f7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.45 → lost

Garry Kasparov – David Navara
Saint Louis Rapid 2017 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: +6.41 – White: Kh1, Qe1, Nf1, b2, g2, c3, g3, h4; Black: Kb8, Qd6, Bc5, b3, c4, g4, d5, g61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+6.41 → drawn

GOA – Garry Kasparov
Internet blitz 3' 1998 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: +6.38 – White: Kg3, Rd6, Bd3, f2, h3, c4, b5, e5; Black: Kc7, Rb8, Bc8, f3, f4, b6, e6, d78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.38 → drawn

Garry Kasparov – Valerij Smirnov
Sokolsky mem 1978 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Garry Kasparov: +6.32 – White: Kg1, Qf2, Rd7, h3, f4, g4, e5; Black: Kf8, Qb6, Ne6, a6, g6, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.32 → drawn

Garry Kasparov – Pablo Zarnicki
Internet blitz 5' 1998 · Queen and rook vs. queen and knight

How it was measured

For each of the 1,197 endgames Stockfish 19 evaluated the position in which the game became an endgame – at depth 24, with a time limit; a measurement that missed the depth does not count. The values are pawns from the player's side: an evaluation, not a verdict like that of the tablebase. When a game counts as an endgame is told on the page Database.

Measurements as of 14 November 2026.