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| Oct-02-21 | | Gaito: 
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Karpov took a difficult decision here. The static central pawn configuration in the center of the board is what makes Black's bishop "bad". By capturing Black's d5 pawn, White allows the bishop to stop being "bad" and start being "good" at the price of a measly pawn. The engine (SF!4) suggests that White play instead 55.Nh5 keeping Black's bishop in the category of "bad bishop". Numerically, the engine's evaluation after 55.Nh5 is +4.05, whereas after 55.Nxd5 the computer's evaluation drops down to +0.00, on account of the bishop being transformed from a "bad" one to a "good" one. So Karpov had to win the ending again. In hindsight maybe Karpov shouldn't have captured Black's d5-pawn so soon.
It was an exceedingly difficult ending that had to be played with clockwork precision! |
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| Oct-02-21 | | Gaito: 56...Kd7 was maybe slightly inaccurate. After 56...Kd6 Black would have saved a tempo, as he had to play ...Kd6 anyway a couple of moves later. |
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| Oct-02-21 | | Gaito: 
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BLACK TO MOVE
This was the critical moment of the ending. Maybe by dint of exhaustion and clock pressure Black finally threw away his last chance to draw, which could have been accomplished by 66...Bh1! Instead he was careless and played 66...Bb7?? a move that turned out to be the losing mistake. It is easy to say that now in hindsight and with the aid of powerful engines and computers. But without engines, is there any chess payer who can say that 66...Bb7 will lose by force? It is one thing to watch the bullfight in the bleaches eating popcorn and quite another to be down there in front of the beast. (I hate bullfights by the way, and hope they will someday be prohibited) After 66...Bh1! 67.Nf5 Kd5 68.Nh6 Bg2, etc., White would hardly be able to make progress. |
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Jun-30-22
 | | fredthebear: Gaito was a short timer. He certainly tried to contribute quality posts. |
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Jul-01-22
 | | 0ZeR0: <ftb>
Gaito was certainly one of the (relatively) new members whose posts I also enjoyed. It's a shame he's gone already but I understand it. There seem to be fewer and fewer new members nowadays thanks to the sites various problems, and the administrators lack of ability and/or care to deal with them. Incidentally this game is probably one of my all-time favorites. |
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Dec-01-22
 | | kingscrusher: I have quite a detailed video annotation of this game here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwV... |
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| Feb-07-23 | | Temi: After this win by Karpov the score is 4-0 in his favor and won again another game to make it 5-0. I cannot understand why he cannot clinch the win in the last 21 games until it is aborted. If he lack that killer instinct how can he have a chance against the mighty Bobby Fischer? |
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Feb-07-23
 | | HeMateMe: Some GMs opined that if Karpov had simply played some more aggressive openings, some unbalanced positions, he could have picked up that sixth win, even if it meant perhaps losing two games along the way. Stubborn pride. Karpov thought Kasparov would keep beating himself. Didn't work out that way. |
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| Feb-07-23 | | SChesshevsky: <Some GM's opined that if Karpov had simply played some more aggressive openings...> Kind of agree. Don't think playing anything greatly outside his repertoire is a good idea. But after this 4th win, something with initiative with white would seem logical. Very surprised that he seemed to lie down quietly v. Kasparovs Sicilian. Karpov did build a reputation as a Sicilian killer earlier in his career. Would figure at least make Kasparov work the defense. Also kind of surprised, after it appeared he didn't have much against non- Tarrasch QGD, Karpov didn't play more 1. c4 or 1. e4. Kind of see why Fischer was suspicious. Feels like pretty weak preparation and very poor advice before and during the match. Hard to believe Kasparov would've been taken that lightly. |
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Feb-07-23
 | | perfidious: Pfleger wrote of how Karpov could well have forced matters in his favour by opening up when the score was 5-0 and being willing to accept some losses in return for a verdict of 6-2 or 6-3. |
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| Feb-07-23 | | generror: Of course Karpov would have won this match if he had just played a bit more loosely, not necessarily aggressively, but just create somewhat unbalanced positions, just catch Kasparov a bit off guard, just a bit more experimentally and playfully. But I actually think that's not what Karpov really wanted. He wasn't a guy who was content to just winning the match -- what he wanted was to completely CRUSH his opponent. Maybe not always, but after having been at 5-0, definitively -- he didn't want Kasparov to win one single game. He would have played on defensively until he had died from exhaustion :) I know, a lot has been said about "evil" Karpov vs. "good" Kasparov which is a load of nonsense (chess fans seem to like thinking in black and white, right? ;), but this inclination towards not just winning, but annihilating his opponent, can also often be seen in Karpov's playing. He often literally often suffocated his players and made them completely helpless before winning. That was one of his strengths, but in this match, his strength turned into a weakness, as strengths often do. |
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May-11-23
 | | GrahamClayton: One of the best endgames in World Championship match history. |
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| Jun-12-23 | | Mathematicar: 48... Bg6 and the game is a draw. Sometimes Garry makes such elementary mistakes in the endgames that one cannot believe his eyes. Capablanca or Karpov should give him an endgame lessons! :) |
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Jun-12-23
 | | beatgiant: <Mathematicar> It's not just a simple matter of protecting the h-pawn, for 48...Bg6 49. Nf4 Bf7 50. Kh4 and the pressure continues. Can you explain the elementary idea you think Kasparov missed? I'll admit I'm weaker than Kasparov and I'm missing it too. |
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| Jun-16-23 | | Mathematicar: <beatgiant>I can't provide you with common sense, I am sorry. |
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Jun-16-23
| | beatgiant: <Mathematicar> I wouldn't expect you to provide me with common sense. All I ask is a reply to White's plan of 48...Bg6 49. Nf4 followed by 50. Kh4 and 51. Nxh5. Black cannot trade into the pawn ending because White's superior king activity is decisive, so it looks like we just get a good knight versus bad bishop ending similar to the actual game. For example 48...Bg6 49. Nf4 Bf7 50. Kh4 Ke7 51. Nxh5 and now what? |
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Jun-17-23
| | HeMateMe: I must say, that Karpov fellow could play endgames. |
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Jun-17-23
 | | Sally Simpson: <Sometimes Garry makes such elementary mistakes in the endgames that one cannot believe his eyes. Capablanca or Karpov should give him an endgame lessons! > Should perhaps read Garry use to make such elementary mistakes in the endgame. He admits himself that he learned a lot from this match. I'd also remove 'elementary' because apparently the last chance to save the game was here...
click for larger view...with the ridiculous looking (to me anyway ) 66...Bh1. Gary played 66...Bb7 which I'd have considered and played a long time before even looking at 6...Bh1 as it restricts the Knight. So put me down for lessons from Karpov and Capablanca as well. ---
Karpov's wonderful 47.Ng2 came a few moves after the sealed move which puts a different slant on it. The idea was possibly spotted in analysis. |
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| Jun-17-23 | | Mathematicar: Jokes aside, it seems to me that Garry's vast knowledge and out-of-this-world ability to calculate sometimes negatively affected his decisions in the endgame. Sometimes simple moves are truly the best! |
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| Feb-03-24 | | N.O.F. NAJDORF: Why did black not play
54...Bxf3 55. Kxf6 Bg4 ? |
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| Feb-03-24 | | N.O.F. NAJDORF: After
54...Bxf3 55. Kxf6 Bg4 56. Nd3 Bh3 57. Nc5 Bc8 58. Kf7 Kc6 59. Ke8 Kc7 60. Ke7 black is in Zugzwang
Did he really see that line, and why did he prefer a move that lost two pawns instead of one? |
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Feb-03-24
| | beatgiant: <N.O.F. NAJDORF>
I think squares are more important than pawns in this situation, and Black wants to forestall White's king from invading via e5. After 54...Bxf3 55. Kxf6 Bg4, White can reply <56. Ng6> to maneuver the knight toward f5 to drive Black's king back, and White will soon accomplish the invasion. Can you see that, or need I post a sample line? |
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| Feb-05-24 | | N.O.F. NAJDORF: I will save you the trouble:
54...Bxf3 55. Kxf6 Bg4 56. Ng6 Be6 57. Nf4 Bg8 58. Kg7 Be6 59. Nxe6 Kxe6 60. Kg6 Ke7 61. Kf5 wins |
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| Feb-07-24 | | N.O.F. NAJDORF: What about
54...Bxf3 55. Kxf6 Bg4 56. Ng6 Bc8 57. Ne7 Be6 58. Nf5+ Kd7 59. Ke5 Bf7 60. Kf6 Be6 61. Ke5 Bf7 62. Ne3 Kc6 ? |
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Feb-13-24
| | beatgiant: <N.O.F. NAJDORF> On 54...Bxf3 55. Kxf6 Bg4 56. Ng6 Bc8 57. Ne7 Be6 58. Nf5+ Kd7 59. Ke5 Bf7, White will next play <60. Nd6> attacking the bishop while also preparing to maneuver the knight via b7 to c5. |
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