Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 21:24:26 01/06/98
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On January 06, 1998 at 21:46:07, Howard Exner wrote: >On January 06, 1998 at 17:11:53, Dirk Frickenschmidt wrote: > >>Anand lost his 4th game to Karpov playing white in an unusually sad >>manner >> >>The game began like a Caro-Kann, but soon transposed to a Queen's Gambit >>in which Anand found no way of developing any initiative. >>I can hardly remember a game where Anand played with so little fighting >>spirit, finally even giving away a draw. > >Where could have Anand held the draw? Maybe when he forced the Queen >exchange? The opposite Bishop ending in this case looked hopeless with >black's one outside passer followed by the soon to be created one on the >king's side. Looked to me like Karpov was in the driver's seat the >entire >game. It reminded me a bit of the classic Kotov Vs Botvinnik endgame >where Botvinnik won in brilliant style. Only Anand saw the writing >on the wall and resigned before the obvious. > >> >>12... Nf5 seems to be a novelty by Karpov. according to his thinking >>time it may well be he found it at the board while playing. Anyway it is >>one more example of his excellent feeling for positional chess: black >>seems to get quite a satisfying position without having to fear anything >>from 12.h4. > >Yes this certainly suits Karpov's style. Capitalizing on a slight >positional edge. > >>I don't believe our computer programs are able to see much of the danger >>for White in the resulting endgame with bishops of different colours >>(often helping to draw)soon enough. You may well try. > >Totally agree here. These endings seem routine for GM's yet difficult >for >machines. >> >>I hope Anand will recover soon: he has not more than two games to do >>so... >> >>Anand - Karpov [D42] >>FIDE Wch Novgorod (4), 06.01.1998 >> >>1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.cxd5 Nxd5 >>8.Bd3 Nc6 9.0-0 0-0 10.Re1 Bf6 11.Be4 Nce7 12.h4 Nf5 13.Qd3 Nxc3 14.bxc3 >>h6 15.h5 Nd6 16.Ne5 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 Bxe5 18.dxe5 f5 19.Qe2 Bd7 20.Rd1 Bb5 >>21.Qf3 Qe8 22.Bf4 Rc8 23.Rd4 Rc4 24.Rad1 Qf7 25.Rxc4 Bxc4 26.a3 Rc8 >>27.Rd4 Kh7 28.Bd2 Bd5 29.Qh3 b5 30.a4 bxa4 31.Rxa4 Rc4 32.Rxc4 Bxc4 >>33.Qh4 Bb5 34.c4 Be8 35.c5 Qd7 36.Bc3 Qd3 37.Qd4 Qxd4 38.Bxd4 a5 39.c6 >>Bxc6 40.f3 f4 41.Bb2 Be8 42.Bc1 a4 43.Bxf4 a3 44.Be3 Bxh5 45.Kf2 Be8 >>46.Bd4 Bc6 47.Bc3 a2 48.g3 h5 49.g4 h4 0-1 > >I'll be looking forward to reading Karpov's and Anand's post-mortem on >this game. I think the "moral" here is that Anand should keep his hands off his h-pawn when playing Karpov. That skittles brand of chess, initiating a king-side attack whether it is justified or not is *not* the way to beat Karpov. It only creates weaknesses, and you don't want endgame weaknesses playing Karpov. If Anand will settle down, stop this wild style, and play chess, this will be interesting. If he reaches for the h-pawn again, it is probably over. :)
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