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| keypusher: <Benzol: If the Nazis hadn't come to power would Lasker have played in Zurich 1934, the two Moscow tourneys in 1935 and 1936 and finally at Nottingham 1936? I doubt it somehow.> Me too. Nor would he have come back in 1923 except that he was wiped out, like so many Germans, by the great inflation. So his comeback is one good result of the Weimar Republic's ruinous fiscal policy. :-) |
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Oct-09-09
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| percyblakeney: <when you look at the results for each of those players it's hard to disagree> The mentioned Blackburne wasn't bad either. In his 73rd year he drew Alekhine (Chessmetrics #4) and Rubinstein (#1) and won against Nimzo (#5) in the strongest tournament of the year, where he finished 0.5 behind the latter and even with Janowski (#15). |
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| Oct-09-09 |
| nescio: There is also Bernstein who played the follwing magnificent game at age 72: O Bernstein vs Najdorf, 1954. I always thought he also won the tournament. but his bio says he was second. So be it. I wouldn't mind to be just as healthy at that age. |
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| Oct-11-09 |
| kingfu: Please compare and contrast the careers of Korchnoi and Karpov. Karpov won earlier and was Champion. Korchnoi seems to have retained most of his ability. I think it comes from suffering the outrageous slings and arrows of the French Defense! |
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| Oct-17-09 |
| kurtrichards: <Kingfu: Please compare and contrast the careers of Korchnoi and Karpov....Korchnoi seems to have retained most of his ability.> You don't mean Karpov lost most of his ability, do you? |
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Oct-17-09
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| timhortons: korcnoi had unresolved issues in chess, one is to prove he is good, he could have become a world champion, that he miss his break some how to become a world champion thus ending till the end of his days arguing and proving he is the best. karpov is immortal, he become a world champion,what more to prove to the world? korchnoi could jump from one seniors tourney after another winning all the games and karpov could do the same lossing everything but in the end of the day karpov is still the best. |
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Oct-17-09
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| Open Defence: <thus ending till the end of his days arguing and proving he is the best.> end of his days ? dude the guy still plays <FANTASTIC> I hope I have 1/1000th of this guys drive and fighting spirit.. in the end is really about winning tournaments and championships ? Korchnoi's chess is breathtaking
Its fresh, even now.. that to me is an achievement even some of the immortals of the game have not done.. Lasker probably is the only one.. Smyslov perhaps a close third.. |
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Oct-17-09
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| timhortons: i dont mean to be rude on that statement but i feel that korchnoi is employing an unconscious coping mechanism on the past failures he got. the fact that hes still showing and proving things means that this man has a heart bigger and stronger than his mind and body. |
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Oct-17-09
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| alexmagnus: <Second, relative to the respective opposition that they faced (a big qualification!), Lasker was considerably stronger than Korchnoi> Didn't Korchnoi win Biel aged 70? Lasker at 70 was already inactve. |
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| Oct-17-09 |
| kurtrichards: I think he'll be participating in the World Senior Chess Championsip 2009 in Italy. If so, then good luck to you GM Korchnoi. |
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Oct-17-09
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| alexmagnus: Here the crosstable of that Biel 2001:
http://www.chessib.com/biel1crt.html
His opponents were not exactly weak :) |
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Oct-17-09
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| timhortons: my book on kaufman helps me alot, at least it improve my 15 minute game, next book ill get might be either korchnoi or karpov. i just love the carokann. |
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Oct-17-09
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| Open Defence: <alexmagnus: Here the crosstable of that Biel 2001:
http://www.chessib.com/biel1crt.html
His opponents were not exactly weak :)> and second lowest rated of that field, per the link |
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| Oct-18-09 |
| theagenbiteofinwit: The only thing that is more enduring than Korchnoi's results is his unyielding disdain for the Kings Indian. |
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Nov-07-09
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| Caissanist: <korcnoi had unresolved issues in chess, one is to prove he is good, he could have become a world champion, that he miss his break some how to become a world champion thus ending till the end of his days arguing and proving he is the best.> During his 1970s peak Korchnoi always said that Fischer was the best; he would claim that he was second to Fischer. |
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| Nov-09-09 |
| Plato: Yup, in the candidates matches of 1974 he quipped they were all competing to decide who would earn the right to lose to Fisher :) |
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| Nov-09-09 |
| Ziggurat: <During his 1970s peak Korchnoi always said that Fischer was the best; he would claim that he was second to Fischer.> Sure, but he came close to defeating Karpov in their first match, so he would be justified in thinking he missed his chance to become world champion, I think. |
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Nov-11-09
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| JaneEyre: <Viktor Korchnoi Simultaneous Entry
Come and play a legend
Date: Monday 14th December 2009.
Time: Play starts at 7pm.
Entry Fee: £40.
Who can play? Anyone can take part.
**30 Board Maximum**>
http://www.ukgamesshop.com/Merchant... What a flipping rip-off! Get stuffed! |
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Nov-11-09
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| talisman: <JaneEyre> may have been present at this simul when this picture was taken. Some got upset when Victor dozed off...standing up. |
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| Nov-20-09 |
| M.D. Wilson: Old nuts. |
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| Nov-20-09 |
| TheGadge: Korchnoi is the reason I got into chess many years ago. In 1978, I was 11 and devastated when he lost to Karpov in the WC match. You can say what you want about the grumpy auld bastard, but if I could be there, I would gladly pay 40 quid for a crack against the old boy. Get yersel over to New Zealand for a holiday, Viktor.. |
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Nov-20-09
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| HeMateMe: <I would gladly pay 40 quid for a crack against the old boy. > Is that the same as 40 pounds? |
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Nov-20-09
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| talisman: I'd pay it too...and buy a camera. |
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Nov-20-09
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| Red October: <What a flipping rip-off! Get stuffed!> yup Korchnoi is getting ripped off |
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| Nov-20-09 |
| Jim Bartle: <I would gladly pay 40 quid for a crack against the old boy. > Great. Just don't get your hopes up that you'll take a scalp. |
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