Jon Loftur Arnason vs Garry Kasparov (1980)

Jon Loftur Arnason vs Garry Kasparov
Dortmund 1980 · Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Opocensky Variation (B92) · 0-1

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Oct-10-06		ToTheDeath: Cool endgame. 2 Bishops + active king ----> nail meet coffin.

Apr-05-07		I3illieJoe: This should have ended in a draw. White played the endgame horribly

Apr-05-07		chessamateur: You cannot play a endgame worse than White here.

Apr-05-07		keypusher: <You cannot play a endgame worse than White here.> I see you're not familiar with my work.

Apr-05-07		keypusher: <You cannot play a endgame worse than White here.> I see you're not familiar with my work. Seriously though, what do you think White did wrong? I thought 2B v. B+N endings (especially with unbalanced pawns, as here) were supposed to be very hard to defend for the side fighting against the bishops.

Apr-07-07		chessamateur: <keypusher> I will have to take another look at it in the morning as it is late. However for starters I would of tried to get my King in the game a little earlier and at all cost tried to keep my last remaining Bishop on the board (keeping in mind the fact that 2 Bishops vs the knight is not a draw though it takes more than 50 moves with correct play).

Apr-25-07		colourofcandor: how come black couldn't 25... Qe8 for checkmate?

Apr-25-07		colourofcandor: nevermind i see the knight

Nov-03-07		BlackNightmare: ).....Bc1 )...Bb2#

Dec-27-08		Karpova: If 57...Bxf4 then 58.Nc4 (Bruce Pandolfini) click for larger view If White takes the it's a stalemate and White threatens to check (a5-c4(-d2)).

Apr-05-12		screwdriver: Well, Kasparov was on top of his game and avoided the stalemate idea.

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