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| Nov-03-12 | | Karpova: Karpov won the first game! |
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| Nov-03-12 | | galdur: Karpov now 2-1 in the blitz games. |
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| Nov-03-12 | | amadeus: Chucky lost on time :/ |
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| Nov-03-12 | | galdur: Very exciting. Finally Karpov by one. |
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| Nov-03-12 | | Chessmaster9001: Karpov won the tiebreak after Ivanchuk lost on time in last blitz game. Congratulations, TOLYA!!! |
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| Nov-03-12 | | Arcturar: Congrats Tolya!
I find it mindboggling that some people manage to place you outisde of the Top 3 players of all time. 61 years old and still beating players of the calibre of Ivanchuk. Amazing! |
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| Nov-03-12 | | Tomlinsky: That's a pretty darned impressive result on a number of levels. Top man Tolya! |
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Nov-03-12
 | | alexmagnus: Well, Korchnoi at 61 showed such results regularly (he was in the top-20 himself till 68). And Smyslov at 63 was a Candidate finalist. All those "exceptions" would actually be less exceptional if not for the attitude of the general public and the players themselves, who consider themselves oldies as early as 35. |
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| Nov-03-12 | | Arcturar: But Korchnoi was not very good (relatively speaking, of course) when he was young. The fact that Karpov could be so crushing in his youth and can still play great chess almost 40 years later is phenomenal. Korchnoi is mostly notable because he "upped his game" at an age most people decline at. I mean, having a late peak is different than having one huge peak for so many years. |
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Nov-04-12
 | | Natalia Pogonina: Very impressive of Karpov given how little time and energy he can dedicate to chess these days. Here is an ancient photo - this must have been one of the first times I met Anatoly in my life, if not the first one: http://www.pogonina.com/images//x_a... |
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| Nov-04-12 | | Caissanist: This was a rapid tournament, and Karpov may be the best 60 year-old in history at rapid chess (there's no way to know, since rapid tournaments only became common within the past decade or so). In classical chess, though, his achievements have been less spectacular. Currently he is ranked 198th in the world in classical chess--a fine achievement for a 61 year-old, but a number of others have been ranked higher at that age. |
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| Nov-04-12 | | csmath: <Currently he is ranked 198th in the world in classical chess--a fine achievement for a 61 year-old, but a number of others have been ranked higher at that age.> That is simply because he really doesn't work on his game any more. You can rest assure that if he does he would be easily over 2700 and into top 50 even now. He is one of the biggest talents ever to grace chess competition. He just doesn't have any motivation any more. |
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| Nov-04-12 | | Shams: <csmath> While I agree with you about Karpov's talent, there's no way he could crack 2700 anymore regardless of how much he works, and that's what it would take to be in the top 50 again. Unless he starts training with Michele Ferrari, Karpov simply doesn't have the stamina. |
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| Nov-04-12 | | Arcturar: Even with stamina issues, I don't think it would be impossible. Karpov always had stamina issues anyways, although of course they are more pronounced now due to age. Still, I imagine he could outplay a lot of the world's elite even now, and if he were allowed to play them (much higher rated opponents) I think he would surely overperform and would gain rating points. Another thing I am curious about is how Anatoly would have fared in this year's Blitz and Rapid WCCs. He really should play next year. |
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| Nov-04-12 | | cro777: <Karpov won the tiebreak after Ivanchuk lost on time in last blitz game.> Karpov - Ivanchuk 4.5 - 3.5
In the 6th blitz playoff game, Ivanchuk lost on time with white in the position below after 42...Ke5. 
click for larger view |
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| Nov-04-12 | | Naniwazu: Congratulations Karpov on winning the Cap d'Agde! As a player I admire him greatly, but unfortunately the same can't be said for his political views: he's a supporter of Vladimir Putin's United Russia party. |
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| Nov-04-12 | | dx9293: Karpov would DEFINITELY be a 2700+ player again if he worked on his chess. His understanding of the game is colossal, and he would outplay the guys who rely mostly on preparation. His only issue would be time management, with the new time controls. |
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| Nov-04-12 | | Shams: <dx9293> <Karpov would DEFINITELY be a 2700+ player again if he worked on his chess.
His understanding of the game is colossal.> I met Kasparov once at a workplace event; an impromptu Q&A ensued, most of the questioners not knowledgeable chessplayers. Someone inquired about the wisdom of players increasing as they get older. "Wisdom?" Kasparov snorted. "It doesn't take wisdom, it takes energy. Karpov is wise but he can't win a game." That was thirteen years ago. Karpov is a plump sixty-one year old. He has sufficient energy to physically move the pieces, but to calculate for four hours? Anish Giri is currently rated 2706. He would tear Karpov limb from limb if they played, regardless of how much Anatoly worked, I say. Of course it's a hypothetical argument, so we'll agree to disagree. |
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| Nov-04-12 | | nok: <He has sufficient energy to physically move the pieces, but to calculate for four hours?>
He never calculated much. Didn't have to. |
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| Nov-04-12 | | ughaibu: It's an interesting idea and testable. Did the reputedly lazy players consistently make shorter moves?
Did they perform less well on boards that required greater expenditure of energy? |
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| Nov-04-12 | | Shams: <nok><He never calculated much. Didn't have to.> He spent most of every game calculating just like any other player. If what you say is true, why did he decline? |
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| Nov-05-12 | | dx9293: <Giri> would tear <Karpov> limb from limb?? Come on now. Giri is the most overestimated "top" player in the world right now. Now it's true I was wrong about Caruana who a couple of years ago I didn't think would ever surpass 2760, but I underestimated his willpower and desire--in this area he is the World #1...and I think he will eventually wear the crown. I agree that Karpov's rank in classical tournaments wouldn't be so high because of fatigue in the second half of events, but he would certainly perform well enough to be in the Top 50 (which is 2700+ nowadays). |
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| Nov-05-12 | | Lambda: I think working on physical fitness would be defined as part of "working on chess". |
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| Nov-05-12 | | virginmind: bravo, a true champion! |
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| Nov-05-12 | | csmath: Giri? Yikes, you are smoking some bad weed. Giri is not Karpov nor he will ever be close to Karpov. I do not see anything in Giri's games that indicates particularly gifted player, sorry to say that. Yes he is young and yes he is a strong GM but that is all he'll ever be, in my view. |
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