The Letterman v. Kasparov Chess Match on Letterman, Fall 1989

[Yes, I just realized that I misspelled Garry's last name as "Gasparov." D'oh!] Dave and chess master Garry Kasparov play a month-long match, presented here in full. All credit (or blame) for mapping out the chess moves go to Craig Jefferies. All mistakes found are mine. 1989: 1. February 23: Garry Kasparov's first appearance on Late Night. 2. October 20: Garry Kasparov's second appearance; the match begins. chess move #1 GK: e4 DL: d5 Dave then begins calling Garry, who's abroad in different cities. 3. October 31: Garry in Paris: chess move #2 GK: exd5 DL: Qxd5 4. November 1: Paris: chess move #3 GK: Nc3 DL: Qe6+ 5. November 2: Paris: chess move #4 GK: Be2 DL: Nc6 6. November 3: Moscow: chess move #5 GK: d4 DL: Qg6 7. November 7: Moscow: chess move #6 GK: Nf3 DL: Qxg2 8. November 8: Moscow: chess move #7 GK: Rg1 DL: Qh3 9. November 9: Moscow: chess move #8 GK: d5 DL: Na5 10. November 10: Moscow: chess move #9 GK: Nb5 DL: Qd7 11. November 14: Belgrade: chess move #10 GK: Bf4 DL: Nf6 12. November 15: Belgrade: chess move #11 GK: Nxc7+ DL: Kd8 13. November 16: Belgrade: chess move #12 GK: Ne5 DL: Qxc7 And Dave is bothered by the Energizer bunny. 14. November 17: Belgrade: chess move #13 GK: Nxf7+ DL: Ke8 15. November 21: Belgrade: chess move #14 GK: Bxc7 DL: Kxf7 16. November 22: Belgrade: chess move #15 GK: Bxa5 DL: Bf5 17. November 23: Belgrade: chess move #16 GK: Qd4 DL: Bxc2 18. November 24: Belgrade: chess move #17 GK: Rc1 DL: Be4 19. November 28: London: chess move #18 GK: Rc7 DL: Rd8 20. November 29: London: chess move #19 GK: d6 DL: b6 chess move #20 GK: Bc3 DL: Bd5 21. November 30: London: chess move #21 GK: Qe5 DL: Be6 chess move #22 GK: Qxf6+ DL: gxf6 22. December 1: London: chess move #23 GK: Bh5++ DL: 1-0 (Checkmate) 1990: 23. January 12: A month later, the match is referred in a Viewer Mail letter. 1987: 24. and 25. February 24: The Late Night Chess Set commercial, hosted by Paul Shaffer, followed with an outtake that aired on the same show.