Garry Kasparov often used the defence, including in his World Championship matches against Anatoly Karpov in 1986, 1987 and 1990, and Vladimir Kramnik in 2000.
Obranu často používal i Garri Kasparov včetně jeho duelů o titul mistra světa s Anatolijem Karpovem v letech 1986, 1987 a 1990 a Vladimirem Kramnikem v roce 2000.