Author: Jeroen Noomen
Date: 12:17:29 01/08/98
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On January 08, 1998 at 13:20:31, Dirk Frickenschmidt wrote: >Anand played a very nice game against Karpov today, playing at high risk >while getting Karpov into a kind of position where from move 7 (!!!) >both left opening theory and had to play themselves without too much >preparation(nearly reminded me of old days where Tony Miles provoked >Karpov with early ...a6 and won the unusual kind of game resulting). Well, the 'Tromp' is getting more and more popular it seems! >I call it a win because I think Karpov is probably just thinking about >resigning in move 42, taking some time while being a piece down without >any real chances for counterplay - oops, while writing this, the page >updates and scores the win for Anand. Actually Karpov resigned, so it is a 3-3 tie now! Can't wait for the games of tomorrow, although it is strange to have the WC being decided by quickplay..... By the way, can anybody explain why Karpov dropped a piece in this last game so easily? I mean 28 Ng6 can't escape Karpov's thinking, can it?! I still don't understand! >Here's the game, the most beautiful (for my taste) from all 6: >Anand,V - Karpov,A (1-0) >1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Qd2 g5 7. Bc4 Nc6 >8. Nge2 Bg7 9. Rd1 Bd7 10. O-O O-O-O 11. Nb5 a6 12. Na3 g4 13. f4 gxf3 >14. Rxf3 Qe7 15. c3 h5 16. Rdf1 Rdf8 17. b4 Na7 18. Nc2 Bh6 19. Qe1 Kb8 >20. Bd3 Bc6 21. Nf4 Rfg8 22. d5 Be8 23. Qf2 Bg7 24. Nd4 Bd7 25. dxe6 >Bxd4 26. cxd4 fxe6 27. e5 Bc6 28. Ng6 Qd8 29. Nxh8 Bxf3 30. Nf7 Qh4 31. >Qxf3 Qxd4 32. Kh1 d5 33. Rd1 Qxb4 34. Rb1 Qa4 35. Qxh5 Nc6 36. Qe2 Ka7 >37. Qf2 b6 38. Rc1 Kb7 39. h3 Rc8 40. Qf6 Nd4 41. Nd8 Kb8 42. Nxe6 > >The computer programs I used all missed Anand's strong plan for direct >king threats with 33. Rd1 Qxb4 34. Rb1! followed by the elegant queen >moves to h5 and back to e2 (aiming at a6). Rebel 9 played 33. a3, but the game was hopeless for Black anyway. Regards, Jeroen
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