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Seppe (13) from Tielt was last to hold out against Garry Kasparov

On Wednesday evening at the KMSKA in Antwerp, 13-year-old Seppe Lambert from Tielt held out for 42 moves against chess legend and former world champion Garry Kasparov. Kasparov played a simultaneous match against 20 opponents. Seppe had studied video footage beforehand and prepared a defensive opening, but noticed that the Russian quickly saw through his approach. Kasparov congratulated him afterwards.

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