Dec-11-21 Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990 
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| Oldisgold: Fischer's only purpose in life until then was to defeat the Russian chess army. This is what drove the intensity of his game. Fischer lost the purpose of playing intensely after becoming WC in 1972. ..Moreover he did not play a single game in any tournaments puzzled everyone.. I ... |
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Dec-11-21 Kasparov vs Karpov, 1987
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| Oldisgold: This, I consider as the greatest positional game played by the greatest player of the world.. |
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Dec-11-21 Carlsen - Nepomniachtchi World Championship Match (2021)
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| Oldisgold: Talking mental strength - Kasparov was 4 down after 9 games in 1984 match against Karpov. And was 5 down after 27 games. Yet he almost beat Karpov there. Absolutely no one in this world would believe that Kasparov would bounce back. I lived through this experience day after day ... |
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Apr-13-19 Huebner vs Petrosian, 1971
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| Oldisgold: Petrosian was an amazing tactician. Imagine the precision required to calculate variations after exchange sacrifice in this game. One inferior move would scuttle the defense. No wonder Fischer admired Petrosian the most amongst all Russian elites. |
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Apr-13-19 Spassky vs Fischer, 1972
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| Oldisgold: Spassky played well. It was not an easy win. |
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Oct-15-12 Gligoric vs Fischer, 1970
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| Oldisgold: Had Bobby played only 5 more years after being world champion, chess world would have been blessed... |
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Oct-09-12 Grand Slam Chess Final (2012)
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| Oldisgold: Carlsen is a more sensible player - He builds a position that is sound and has a potential of both strategical and tactical possibilities. He also keeps end game alive...Loved how he advanced his king side in to an attack... |
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