Viktor Korchnoi vs Anatoly Karpov (1970)

Viktor Korchnoi vs Anatoly Karpov
USSR Championship (1970) · English Opening: Symmetrical. Three Knights Variation (A34) · 1-0

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Oct-08-05		THE pawn: Korchnoi at its best. The ending was awsome and yet again the kings proves to be the strongest weapon during that part.

Oct-08-05		Brown: Karpov is how old here? 17?

Oct-13-05		THE pawn: He was 19, and Korchnoi 39. a difference of 20 years, but during that period of time, (20 to 45) age doesn't really matter.

Oct-21-05		Brown: <TP> Thanks. I was just curious anyways, not trying to find excuses for black.

Oct-26-05		THE pawn: Don't worry, I was 5 years old and chessmaster already beat me, I am 18 years old and he still beats me and I'll be 100 years old and he'll still be able to beat me...

Feb-26-10		M.D. Wilson: I am really fond of this game. Korchnoi shows great technique. Winning games in this fashion is very nice indeed. Still, Karpov seems to have played somewhat aimlessly; not his best, although he still had much to learn. Given a few more years of sparing with the likes of Tal, Spassky, Furman, Geller and Korchnoi, Karpov's strength increased exponentially.

Feb-28-10		M.D. Wilson: <THE pawn: He was 19, and Korchnoi 39. a difference of 20 years, but during that period of time, (20 to 45) age doesn't really matter.> 20 years of experience does matter.

Mar-16-13		King Crusher: Trademark endgame play by Korchnoi. Little did he know then of the battles with Karpov that were to come.

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