Aug-24-09
 | | Chicago Chess Man: 13 ...Qxf6?? Oops. 14. Ne5!! 1-0 |
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Aug-25-09
 | | mike1: oops, yes. But only because of 15. Qxd4! 15.Qd8 is correct and ....
eg. 16.Kxg2 Qxd7. 17.dxc5 Qc6+.
nothing much for both |
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Aug-25-09
| | Chicago Chess Man: You may be right, but what if after 15..Qd8 white plays 16. Nxf8 instead? Things are not comfortable for black after 16...Bxf1 17.Qxh7+ Kxf8 18.Rxf1 |
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| Aug-25-09 | | slomarko: 13...Qf6?? is totally absurd and shows Karpov has no idea about the theory. 13...gf6 is correct. |
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| Aug-25-09 | | xqdashi: mike1, After 15....Qd8 white plays 16.Nxf8! and now if 16...Bxf1? then 17.Qxh7+ Kxf8 etc. e.g 18.dxc5 Bxc5 19.Nxf1 with threat of Qh8+ and Qxg7 or 18.Nxf1 dxc4 19.Qh8+ Ke7 20. Qxg7 etc. leave white up a pawn and Black's king exposed. |
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| Aug-25-09 | | xqdashi: That's 18 Nxf1 cxd4 in the second line. |
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| Aug-25-09 | | kurtrichards: Hmmm...Kramnik is too much for you. What about Kaspa or Korchnoi? Battle of Ks. Any sponsor? |
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| Aug-25-09 | | Brown: <slomarko> It's not a theory issue, it's a tactical oversight issue because one is no longer sharp. |
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Aug-25-09
| | A Karpov Fan: A blunder here from Karpov, but it was the last of 7 rapid games and at his age, this is hardly unusual. At least he actually played the rapid section hmmm Mr Kasparov? |
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| Aug-31-09 | | nigelsnoru: Well, Garry will have a chance to redeem himself, against none other than Tolya, in an upcoming rapid/blitz match. My bet's on Kasparov, although I think Karpov won the last K-K rapid match. |
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Sep-01-09
| | A Karpov Fan: Yeah the smart money is on Kasparov, he can still perform at 2700 + if he wants. In fact in the last match he had winning positions in most games but failed to convert them. I doubt lightning will strike twice for Karpov.
But it will be historic and entertaining! |
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Sep-01-09
| | ajk68: <slowmarko>: In Kramnik vs. Carlsen 13...Nxf6 is played. The eventual outcome is a draw. gxf6 seems dangerous for black. |
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| Oct-09-09 | | Brassica oleracea: ajk68, on 13. ...  xf6? 14. dxc5  c8 15. b4 White should be able to keep the  c5. Unlike Karpov here, in Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2007 Black had prepared c7-c5 with 12 . ... c8, on which White had responded with 13. b3. |
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