Eugenio Torre vs Anatoly Karpov (1969)

Eugenio Torre vs Anatoly Karpov
Ch World (juniors) (under 20) 1969 · Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Center Attack (C84) · 1/2-1/2

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Sep-04-05		rjsolcruz: This was a World Juniors Tournament. Karpov won it and later on became World Champion. And Eugenio Torre went on to become the first ever Filipino GM!

Dec-05-07		Sularus: torre's ending technique was weak waaaay back then, i guess.

Oct-11-11		wordfunph: <World Junior Championship: Furman was Karpov's second at the 1969 competition. His performance in the preliminary event was far from convincing, and for a time it was not even clear if he would qualify for the finals. In one crucial game against Torre, in which the initiative kept shifting from one side to the other. Karpov wound up two pawns down in an ending. In a titanic fight, after two adjournment sessions, he eventually succeeded in holding on for a draw. In one interview in the late seventies, Karpov called this the most important game of his life. Had he lost he would not have qualified for the finals, and there is no telling how much of a difference this might have made to his career.> - IM Tibor Karolyi (Karpov's Strategic Wins Vol. 1 1961-1985)

Oct-11-11		visayanbraindoctor: GM Torre is one his contemporaries that Karpov genuinely respected. He never took Torre for granted and I have read him write somewhere that he regarded Torre as one of the best players in the world.

Oct-11-11		FSR: Karpov won five games against Torre, lost two, and drew another five. http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

Mar-02-12		wordfunph: from Endgame Virtuoso by Karolyi & Aplin.. "During the endgame I felt I was on the verge of scoring the full point, but at the same time I was not sure if the game was winning or saveable for black. I tried to play what I thought then were the best ones but somehow towards the end I sensed that my advantage was disappearing." - GM Eugenio Torre

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