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Nov-23-06
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| suenteus po 147: <melv> Obvious or not, it never hurts to ask. If you stick around long enough you'll see me asking about stuff way easier than this position :) |
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| Dec-20-06 |
| Sularus: and the last is:
27. ... Ke7
28. Nxd5+ Kd8
29. Qxf6+
if
29. ... Re7
30. Qxe7
if
29. ... Kd7
30. Qxf7 and black's rook falls
if
29. ... Kc8
30. Qc3+ exchanges queens, simplifies everything, and white is overwhelming. and white is winnning |
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Dec-27-06
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| aazqua: This is probably the greatest Sicilian Dragon game ever played. Karpov brought so many new ideas to the table - if you want to learn the Sicilian play though his games, both before and during his match with Kasparov. The two of them were the greatest rivalry chess has ever known. Kramnik is definitely solid, but his chess is less appetizing. |
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| May-13-07 |
| Helios727: In his book, Robert Byrne wrote after 19. Rd3: "Up to this point Karpov had used 13 minutes and Korchnoi 11 for an opening they both knew so well, but this novelty, which surely bubbled up from Geller's midnight oil, threw Korchnoi for a loss. Although Korchnoi took 36 minutes in search of a defense, he could find nothing satisfactory, for the rook move eliminates all chance for a successful Exchange sacrifice at c3. Grandmaster Yuri Balashov pointed out that 19. -, Be6 20. g5 Nh5 21. Nf4 Rxc3 22. bxc3 Rxc3 23. Nxh5 Qa3+ 24. Kd2 Rxd3+ 25. cxd3 gxh5 26. Qxh5 Kf8 27. Qxh7 Ke8 28. Qh8+ Kd7 29. Rc1; would win for Karpov. The best Korchnoi could do is follow Balashov's other suggestion: 19. -, Qd8 20. g5 Nh5 21. Nf4 Qf8 22. Qxf8+ Kxf8 23. Nxh5 gxh5 24. Rxh5 Kg7 25. Rd2; which, while yielding Kaprov considerable pressure against the backward h pawn, would still enable Korchnoi to offer prolonged resistance. What follows now is murder." (R. Byrne). |
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| Jun-17-07 |
| Jim Bartle: If 15. Bh6, then 15...Nxe4, and black comes out ahead in all variations (according to Yasser Seirawan). |
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Oct-07-07
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| gambitfan: The best Sicilian Dragon game ever played ?? |
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Oct-07-07
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| gambitfan: <tamar: am i missing something here? can't white just play g5 on move 19??> 19  d3 is necessaary to protect  c3
If 19 g5 xc3 20 gxc6 xc2+ 21  b1 xb2+! etc...
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Oct-07-07
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| gambitfan: <YugoslavForever: also, why not just Bh6 on move 16? i don't think the knight move was necessary... then again, i'm nowhere near as good as Karpov's pinky toe at chess... so...> 16 de2'sintention is to open the d-file and the knight will play an important role on f4 |
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| Oct-24-07 |
| jamesmaskell: This game is extremely instructive for those looking to learn how to defeat the Dragon. |
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| Oct-24-07 |
| laskereshevsky: yeah....and its to instructive for those who are looking how to win a game thanks to a couple of dozzens of super-analizer grandmasters who are practically forced, by a comunist dictator-ship government, to help the "favourite son of the nation"....:) Of course Karpov in his career was able to win games by "his own" ability, but its too well know how much he was "cudled" by the U.S.S.R. comunist party, and even how much he was very well personal apreciated by Leonid Breznev.... |
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| Oct-25-07 |
| jamesmaskell: It was well known, and most people have accepted that that was the way things were done in Communist Russia at the time. I dont particularly care that Karpov had so much support. Karpov had a job to do and the Government obviously was going to support him against Korchnoi. They were desperate to regain the World Championship for the USSR. |
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| Oct-26-07 |
| buRnINGbeNd: The variation with 15. Nde2 Qa5 (as opposed to ...Re8) has now been found fairly drawish. Of course, at the time the move was played, 19. Rd3! certainly deserved a ! as well as much praise from commentators, as it is hard to meet a new move OTB in any situation. Now, however after 19. ...Be6
20.g5 Nh5
21.Ng3 (Nf4 leads to the same position) Qe5! (the key move, taking control of h8 and deadening whites mate threats, but certainly not his threat of destruction of blacks kingside) 22.Nxh5 (Rxh5?! gxh5 23.Nxh5 Rxc3! 24.bxc3 Rxc3 25.f4 Rxc2 26.Kxc2 Qc5+ with perpetual check) gxh5 23.Qxh5 Kf8
24.Qh2 (better than Qxh7 immediately, where black is not forced to give up an exchange) Qxg5+ 25.f4 Qf6
26.f5 Rxc3
27.bxc3 Bxa2
28.Qxh7 Ke8
is approximately even, and while there is still a lot of play, this is one position that is likely to "fizzle out." Today, white's best chances in the 10.Bc4 line lie in the 16.Bh6 Nxe4 17.Qe3 Rxc3 18.bxc3 Nf6 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 line along with the 13.Bg5 line of the Soltis variation (12. ...h5). Unfortunately, we are unlikely to see any of these variations anytime soon in GM play, because on the rare chance a Yugoslav is played, the 9. 0-0-0 variation is used. |
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Dec-19-07
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| talisman: lots of good points.one thing i haven't seen mentioned is karpov's 19.Rd3. takes his time.doesn't hurry.defends after 4 or five attacking moves. |
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| Feb-21-08 |
| Jim Bartle: The highest rated game ever in the Informants (at least through #64). 8 of 9 judges rated it the best of #18, and the ninth (Euwe) ranked it second. 20. g5 followed by exchanges on d5 was brilliant... |
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Apr-28-08
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| whiteshark: Isn't it a ECO <B78> instead of B77? This will be relevant if you search by ECO code. |
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Apr-28-08
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| whiteshark: Here is another nice white win:
[Event "Agard"]
[Date "1976.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Prandstetter, Eduard"]
[Black "Spiridonov, Nikola"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Rc8 11. h4 Ne5 12. h5 Nxh5 13. O-O-O Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4
15. g4 Nf6 16. Nde2 Qa5 17. Bh6 Rfc8 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qh6+ Kg8 20. Rd5 Qd8 21.
e5 dxe5 22. Rd2 Qe8 23. Nd5 Be6 24. Nxf6+ exf6 25. g5 fxg5 26. Qxh7+ Kf8 27. Qh6+ Ke7 28. Qxg5+ f6 29. Rh7+ Bf7 30. Qxg6 R8c7 31. Ng3 Rf4 32. Nf5+ Rxf5 33. Qxf5 Qc6 34. Qd3 Ke6 35. f4 e4 36. Qb3+ Qc4 37. Qxc4+ Rxc4 38. f5+ Kxf5 39. Rxf7 e3 40. Rd6 1-0 |
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Sep-27-08
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| just a kid: This should be game of the day. |
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| Oct-23-08 |
| gulliver: Can somebody please explain the dificiencies of 24...dxe5. I don't see a tactic for White. |
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| Oct-23-08 |
| gulliver: Answered
If 24..dxe5 than 25. Nxf6 exf6 26 Nh5 threatening mate on g7.
If 26..gxh5 27. Rg1! Rg8 and 28. Qxf6
26...Rg8 27. Nxf6 Rg7 28. Qxh7 is beautiful. |
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Jan-01-09
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| tpstar: <whiteshark> I submitted that game = E Prandstetter vs Spiridonov, 1976 According to the database, Korchnoi only played three Dragons after this loss Bronstein vs Korchnoi, 1975 & Ljubojevic vs Korchnoi, 1990 & Akopian vs Korchnoi, 1993 , so it must have hit him pretty hard. Note last year against Radjabov he tried a Paulsen = Radjabov vs Korchnoi, 2007 |
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| Mar-24-09 |
| WhiteRook48: don't get it |
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Jul-01-09
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| talisman: "it's 24. e5 that wins." - keene(paraphrase). |
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| Jul-04-09 |
| Jason Frost: This game needs a pun |
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| Oct-08-09 |
| Lt.Surena: 16.Nde2! Delays Bh6 by a move however opens the d-file to mobilize the rook.
20.g5! Fantastic move. The assualt on the knight on f6 begins. One of Karpov's best games. The coward had no chance against him in 1975. |
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Oct-22-09
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| AlxThGrt: Here is a pun for you :
Torchednoi? |
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