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| Mar-27-04 | | morphyvsfischer: Raymond Keene, Korchnoi's second, said of the position on the 42nd move: "If Korchnoi manages to save this position, I'll join the Ananda Marga!" True to his word, Keene took up the class. |
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Aug-01-04
 | | offramp: 42.Qxb6 wins, of course. |
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Aug-03-04
| | offramp: Actually, I now see that after 42 Qxb6 black may get some counterplay by advancing his k-side pawns. |
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| Apr-09-08 | | Knight13: <offramp: Actually, I now see that after 42 Qxb6 black may get some counterplay by advancing his k-side pawns.> But not enough. I bet Korchnoi wanted to exchange queens and win an easier, less complicated ending but he couldn't get it. |
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| Apr-11-09 | | WhiteRook48: how does 63...Rb2+ draw? |
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| Apr-12-09 | | Murmur: Either white drops the g-pawn or allows black's rook to go to d2, when the black king can walk to e7 and pick up the bishop. |
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| May-25-09 | | Ezzy: Karpov v Korchnoi
click for larger viewKarpov played 41 Re1 - "Karpov shows lack of simple court craft. It would have been more practical to seal this move as black's reply is forced, and white could have found the win in home analysis. Also black would have to analyse the consequences of 41 a5. 41...Ne6
The position at the adjournment. Karpov thought for 30 minutes and then sealed an astonishingly weak move 42 Qd6?? - The simple 42 Qxb6 wins easily. Korchnoi had considered the sealed move overnight, and already thought it would lead to a draw. After the game he said, "When I saw the sealed move, I was so overjoyed I became careless and made some weak moves, almost losing the game. <Notes taken from my 'chess' magazine October 1978> |
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Mar-01-14
 | | wwall: 52.Bf3 doesn't look the best. Perhaps best for White is 52.Kf3 f5 (52...Kf6 53.Kg4) 53.Ba4 (or 53.Kf4 and 54.Bd5) 53...Kf7 (53...Kf6 54.Kf4) 54.Bc2 Kf6 55.Ke3 (or 55.Na4 Kg5 56.Bc6) 55...Kg6 (55...Kg5 56.Rf8 f4+ 57.Kf3 Kh5 58.Rg8 wins for White; 55...Rxb7 56.Rxd8 Ke7 57.Rh8 Kxd7 58.Bxf5 should win for White) 56.Kf4 Kf6 57.Bxf5 a4 58.Be4 should win for White. |
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| Jun-07-14 | | mcgee: Golombek was reported as saying that after this game he believed in life after death.. |
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Jun-07-14
 | | Fusilli: If white plays 52.Kd3 with the idea of going to pick up the a-pawn and then travel all the way to c7, what is black's defense plan? The bishop alone seems enough to stop all three kingside black pawns, isn't it? What am I missing? |
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| Jun-07-14 | | Howard: You may have a point, Fusilli. I vaguely recall that around that point in the game, Karpov still had a win but botched it---just like when he botched things around the 42nd move. Let me consult the Informant on that one---I'm not home right now, so I can't do so at the moment. |
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Jun-07-14
| | Fusilli: <Howard> Cool, I'll be curious to know what the analyst in the Informant said. |
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| Jun-07-14 | | Howard: However, before I provide any further info, you (Fusilli) need to post your credit card number, expiration date, and the three-digit security code (on the back of the card). Just kindly post it right here, and then I'll be happy to help you. |
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| Jun-07-14 | | Howard: My fee, by the way, is $15---billed to your credit card. |
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| Jun-07-14 | | SimonWebbsTiger: I don't have <Howard's> humour. Filip, Informator 26, game #208 mentioned 52.Bf3 threw away the win that could have been achieved by 52.Kf3. My fee, a dollar to a charity of your choice, <Fusilli.> |
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Jun-07-14
| | Fusilli: <H> & <SWB> Fair fees indeed! The problem is, none of you answered my query... Does 52.Kd3, with the plan I posted, win? |
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| Jun-07-14 | | Howard: Looks like SimonWebbsTiger beat me to the Informant ! I was going to check my own Informant copy once I got home later today. |
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| Jun-07-14 | | Howard: Fusilli, maybe you ought to consult with Uncle Fritz or Uncle Rybka on that one. On the other hand, your suggestion does look strong enough to win. Perhaps 52.Kd3 (as cited in Informant) would have been an easier way, however. |
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Jun-07-14
 | | perfidious: Maybe <Fusilli> has no desire to suckle at the silicon teat and would prefer to discover the mysteries of the position on his own, risking ridicule from some random player who is likely not half his strength, but is only too willing to avail himself of the lifeline. |
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| Jun-07-14 | | Everett: <Fusilli> as far as I could see, your plan wins. I find Karpov's releasing of the bind quite bizarre. |
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| Jun-07-14 | | Everett: Bronstein vs Lisitsin, 1947 The above game has similarities. Bronstein ties up his opponent, only to release the bind and destroy his own position. See position around move 31. |
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Jun-10-14
| | Fusilli: <perfidious: Maybe <Fusilli> has no desire to suckle at the silicon teat> Maybe. I had Fritz on a computer that died and haven't bothered to replace it... |
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| Jul-14-16 | | Smyslov57: Does anyone know of a book in which the Korchnoi variation 1e4 c6 2d4 d5 3Nc4 dxe4 4Nxe4 Nf6 5Nxf6 exf6 is analyzed as part of a repertoire? |
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| May-03-17 | | ChessHigherCat: It took me a minute to see why black didn't play 29..Rxd4??? 30. Qxc7. And if 30...Nd4?? 31. Rxd4! I hope I wouldn't have had as much success finding the losing moves in the actual game as black :-) |
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| May-03-17 | | ChessHigherCat: 38. a5 looks much stronger to me than b5, since it creates a passed a pawn and the white bishop controls a8. b5 gives the N the c5 square, which was what b4 was supposed to prevent. What was the idea of b5? |
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