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Smbat Lputian vs Garry Kasparov
"Gulliver and the Lputian" (game of the day Jul-29-2009)
Caucasus Youth Games (1976), Tbilisi URS, rd 2
King's Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation (E80)  ·  0-1

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Sep-11-08  dwavechess: Down to 68% with rybka 3 w32 at 3 minutes per move for kasparov
Sep-11-08  myschkin: . . .

Annotated (in Spanish): http://www.winner.com.py/feparaj/Pa...

Sep-12-08  dwavechess: With R3 differences increase because Lputian makes 58%
Jul-29-09  whiteshark: <18.Rf1!? es otra interesante respuesta, muy poco analizada.>


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Jul-29-09  whatthefat: I seem to remember voting on and rather enjoying this pun. Nice work, whoever it was!
Jul-29-09  lzromeu: Indeed. kasparov was a giant.
Jul-29-09  kevin86: White thought that he saved the game with a double attack-but was countered.
Jul-29-09  Arthur.J.Fizelbotom: <Smbat Gariginovich Lputian> "I'd like to buy a vowel..."
Jul-29-09  WhiteRook48: 5...Nc6?!?!?!?!
Jul-29-09  SirChrislov: Pics of GM Lputian at my Chess Club in Los Angeles, 2006:

http://midknightkibitzer.smugmug.co... (this is the Los Angeles CC. run by SM Mick Bighamian; visitors welcome.)

Jul-29-09  Vakus: Two Armenians play chess, is it surprising?
Jul-29-09  Lightboxes: 17 moves for 24. ... dxc5!
Jul-30-09  David2009: Lputian vs Kasparov, 1976 Perhaps 12 b5 (instead of the natural 12 dxc6) was necessary. What an amazing combination.
Feb-19-10  Damianx: 19 n x R b1 queen must move b x b k x b & white looks great up a piece
Aug-10-10  truthteller908: This is the first game that I've studied where I actually saw how a chess grandmaster can look so far ahead of the game and execute a plan that pays off 8 moves later with a tactical thunderbolt that gave him the edge. Its said that after 9.b4 Kasparov sank into deep thought for about 25 minutes mapping out his plans that eventually led to Nxe4. What a plan it was.
Dec-26-10  knights: i think the turning point in the game is move 15 .... c5! Kasparov lured Lputian into a trap by moving his pawn onto c5. Lputian then thought that if he captured the c5 pawn, the b-file would be free for his rook and also, he would be ahead two pawns or so.

For Lputian, the best response to Kasparov's move, 15. c5 would have been 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. a3. if he had done this he would have been one pawn ahead.

another mistake Lputian made was 28. Rb1 because by doing this, he took support off of the e pawn, so kasparov moved his bishop to capture the e pawn and advance into white's territory.

Lputian could have easily won if he hadnt made these few mistakes.

Feb-19-12  screwdriver: I thought it was a well played game. Kudos to Kasparov for playing so brilliantly.
Jan-16-16  SpiritedReposte: Vintage Kasparov KID! Such energy and a long sustained initiative.
Mar-31-16  MrJafari: Great Game! Kasparov sacrificed some times!! to gain win!
Jun-03-19
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  Penguincw: Video analysis of this game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBc....
Apr-06-22  SonnyGIII: All chess games were written by the gods.
Aug-13-23  jozsef.s2: In the step 12.,,dxc6 bxc6,,??? In the mentioned ,,c6,, nothing stood there! It is clearly looks like: program MISTAKE in this historical game! ANNOYING! Smbat Lputian vs Garry Kasparov
Jan-17-25  ColdSong: Stunning game for a 13 years old boy.
Jul-15-25  andrea volponi: 18 Bf2! Bxc3 - Bxh4 Rxb1+ - Kf2 Bxd2 - Rxb1 dxc5 - Rb8! Bc3 - Bg5 Bd4+ - Be3 Bxe3+ - Kxe3 Bd7 - Rb6 Re6 - Rb8+ (=) .
Jul-15-25  andrea volponi: 18 Kf1?! Rxb1 - Nxb1 Qxe4 - Bxg7 Qxb1+ A)21 Bd1 Kxg7 - cxd6 h5 = ±+ B)21Qd1?! Qf5+ - Bf3 Kxg7 - cxd6 Qf6! -+ .
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