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| Feb-27-05 |
| child of my tears: I remember this one well, though I was pretty young when it was played. I recall vividly after 37. Qh5 Ray Keene and Jon Speelman in commentary begging Nigel to see 38. Nf5+! It went something like this RK: 37. Nf5+ wins, come on Nigel, please see this move. (Nigel obliges)
JS: Yes! Yes! Yes!
<mack> It certainly was great, I wonder if any of the footage is still around? |
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Feb-28-05
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| AdrianP: <child of my tears> I remember it very well as well - I remember RK (or may be JS - "Come on Nige, play the damn move!" |
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| Feb-28-05 |
| mack: <child of my tears> I have copies of all the games except number 16, the one which Short won! I think I have footage of the decisive moment somewhere though. MAN, I get so nostalgic whenever I think about the match. |
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| Aug-24-05 |
| agressivechess: Short later told that on his 13th move he could have played Qxg7 and in Eric
Schillers book"World Champion Openings"
which I would suggest you all people to have a look .In this book a line is given in which Short analyzes a deceicive advantage to White. |
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| Sep-08-05 |
| seeminor: i remeber coming in from school in time to catch the opening moves. I loved watching the games as 3 days a week a genuine chess genius was on our screens, and kasparov. But seriously i learned so much from the ideas and watching in real time allowed you enough space to work through possibilities with your board in front of you. This game i remeber watching the 8pm highlights , and in amazement watch a winning position develop for nigel which he sealed!. It was genuinley moving to see his reaction at the end, so pleased to avoid a whitewash and relieved too. i was disappointed in kasparov who left immediatley and didnt speak after the game, a bad loser. |
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| Sep-08-05 |
| RookFile: To Kasparov's way of thinking, it was sort of like, he was playing Bobby Fischer. This was certainly Fischer's approach against the Sicilian, and Kasparov knew that Kavalek had analyzed with Fischer in 1972 and had given this analysis to Short. So, it could not have been pleasant to Kasparov to lose this game. On the otherhand, Kasparov certainly dominated the other games, so this was just a passing feeling. |
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Oct-09-05
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| who: just to draw out mack's line a bit further. <38...exf5 39. exf5+ Kf8 40. Qxf6 Bb7 41. Rxb7 Rxb7> 42.Qd8+ Kg7 43.f6+ Kh6 (...Kh8 44.Qxg8+ Kxg8 45.Re8#) 44.Qxg8 with mate inevitable. |
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| Nov-08-05 |
| seeminor: i guess kasparov was used to winning and thought that any move would have got him the draw. |
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| Nov-08-05 |
| PARACONT1: I was in malaysia when I got the news. I remember vividly seeing the afternoon edition of a newspaper here with a column in the front page with big bold letters: 'SHORT WINS AT LAST". One could almost sense the relief. In a way this news was the most memorable of the entire match, when one got bored with the monotony of Kasparov wins and Short's inability to win.
Those were the days when the qualified challengers actually PLAYED the champs, unlike now when Topalov the Coward is scared to play the champ Kramnik. |
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| Dec-20-05 |
| Rommel V Carbon: Please show me the game analysis
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| Dec-20-05 |
| offramp: <Rommel V Carbon: Please show me the game analysis> This is the best I can do at short notice: Rows 1,3: K1, SSK, P across.
Rows 2,4: K across until 3 sts remain. SSP, P1.
Row 5: K2, P across.
Rows 6,8: Repeat row 2.
Rows 7,9: Repeat row 1
Row 10: K across until 2 sts remain, P2.
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Dec-20-05
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| KingG: Why didn't Kasparov play 22...Qxe3 23.Rxe3 d5 ? Surely the endgame is better for Black? |
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| Apr-29-06 |
| Topzilla: I wonder why the Sicilian fischer sozin is not played often in the GMs today, it can lead to very interesting positions. |
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| May-10-06 |
| trumbull0042: <unlike now when Topalov the Coward is scared to play the champ Kramnik.> No comment...:-) |
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Dec-12-06
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| ToTheDeath: Short did not win this game so much as Kasparov lost it via self-destruct. The position was equal several times until his disastrous kingside demonstrations. The winning line after 39.exf5+ Kd8 is 40. Qxf6+ Kc8 (40...Kc7 41. Qb6+) 41. Rc5+ Kb8 (41...Rc7 42. Rxc7+ Kxc7 43. Re7+; 41...Kb7 42. Qc6+ Kb8 43. Rb5+ Bb7 [43... Rb7 44. Qd6+ Kc8 45. Rc5+] 44. Qxd7) 42. Qb6+ Bb7 43. Ra1 and mates. Phew! An attractive finish and a satisfying win. |
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Feb-10-07
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| fm avari viraf: Self satisfaction for Short. With this win he could derive some solace, rest is History! |
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Mar-11-07
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| Richard Taylor: I don't remember this even though I was 45 in 1993 but I wasn't really playing much Chess in those days) I think it showed that potentially Short may have beaten Kasparov in another match. But it is a great game by Short! |
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Mar-13-07
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| Jonathan Sarfati: Interesting game. Black normally does OK in an endgame because of his Q-side play, so he should have swapped Qs. After Black missed that chance on move 25, it was impressive to see White gain the initiative first on the Q-side then spread throughout the board. |
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| Nov-30-07 |
| Hot Logic: 6 to 1 with 13 draws doesn't speak well of Short's chances I'm afraid. I think this win did make an impression however, as Kasparov could only draw after that. |
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Jul-18-08
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| PinnedPiece: Not yet a game of the day? Unbelievable. My title: Gazza comes up Short. When is Nigel's birthday? His present.
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| Sep-12-08 |
| seeminor: 'Gazza comes up Short.'
Probably extremely crude to say so, but surely that is a chess-porn film in the making? |
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Sep-14-08
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| PinnedPiece: <seeminor:> What's with "probably"? Well, OK. How about:
The Short-Circuited Champ.
Keep your Short On.
Kaspy falls Short.
The Short Timer.
WC on the Short End.
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| Dec-17-08 |
| Nf6: I was at first game, see link below. I am sure I have these on VHS somewhere in the loft (http://www.chess.com/photos/view_al...) |
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| Jan-06-09 |
| WhiteRook48: wow. What a game. Kasparov loses?! makes a great impression. Short cut his opponent Short. |
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| Feb-25-09 |
| WhiteRook48: Short's only win against Kasparov
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