Author: Albert Silver
Date: 19:02:46 06/09/00
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On June 09, 2000 at 18:27:06, Fernando Villegas wrote:
>On June 09, 2000 at 18:16:06, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>I think I would approach it from one or two ways.
>>
>>Knowing for *sure* I was going to lose, I would either:
>>1. Play my favorite opening
>>or
>>2. Play the opening I dread the most
>>
>>And here's why:
>>
>>Karpov would be a $500 an hour tutor for sure. This is free money! He will
>>show you the most serious weakness in your favorite line of play. OR he will
>>show you the most serious weakness in the line of play that bothers you the
>>most. Either way, you get something tremendously valuable.
>>
>>Even if you were to actually win, it is going to be an accident. There are
>>maybe ten players that can beat him, and none of them all the time but only
>>sometimes. He would mop the floor with an ordinary GM. IM's are little more
>>than kindling wood.
>>
>>Any dreams you have of victory should be replaced with dreams of learning
>>something valuable.
>>
>>IMO-YMMV.
>>
>>If you win, I owe you lunch. How's that for a safe bet.
>>;-)
>
>I know very well what to expect, except if I put my 38 mm Beretta en his chest.
>What I want is:
>a) not to lose so easy as to be crushed before TV lights are off.
>b) be the last one in being defeated
>c) compel the guy at least once to think about half a minute on the board.
>d) by the way, I believe this shit qwill be in CC, so if any one here want to
>know in person your truly, this is the chance to do so. I will be the guy with
>the CCC shirt. (produced by my daughter)
>Fernando
Sorry about the joking Fernando. I didn't think your request for advice was
serious.
I agree with Dann here. Approach it as a free private lesson with Karpov (BTW,
he could get a LOT more than $500 an hour). Still, if it is about saving face
and you aren't feeling up to playing your usual openings, then you might try to
give the Budapest Gambit a spin. It is rather dry and doesn't offer much winning
chances, but it's simple and if you don't do anything crazy, it should take him
some time to break through. First moves will probably be:
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Nf3 (4.Bf4 should transpose to line b.) and here
you have two mainlines:
a) 4...Bc5 5.e3 (very simple development scheme here) Nc6 6.Be2 Ngxe5 7.Nxe5
Nxe5 8.0-0 0-0 9.Nc3 Re8 and here play could continue 10.Kh1 d6 11.f4 Nd7 (and
Black looks fine to me.
b) 4...Nc6 5.Bf4 Bb4+
b1) 6.Nbd2 (most likely choice as Karpov played this to beat Short in
1992) Qe7 7.e3 Ngxe5 8.Nxe5 Nxe5 9.Be2 (9...d6 (9...0-0 enters the
game Short lost) 10.0-0 Bd7 11.a3 (11.Nb3 Ba4) Bxd2 12.Qxd2 f6
(This is from Ivanchuk-Epishin where Epishin clearly decided to
try to build a fortress as if challenging Ivanchuk to try to break
through) 13.b4 Rd8 14.Bh5+ Nf7 15.c5! Bb5 16.Rfd1 d5 and here
Ivanchuk played 17.e4!? Ba4 18.exd5 and had great play, so you
might try 16...Ba4 17.Rdc1 d5 and if Karpov sees 18.c6!? don't
panic. Just take the pawn: 18...Bxc6 19.Rxc7 Rd7 20.Rc8+ (20.Rac1
Bc6) Rd8 21.Rxd8+ Qxd8 22.Qd4 a6 23.e4 g6 and Black is ok.
b2) 6.Nc3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 Qe7 8.Qd5 f6 9.exf6 Nf6 10.Qd2 and here though
White is a pawn up, it is a pain in the ass structure to break.
The isolated pawns leave no possibility for a break and Black
often plays moves like b6 and a5 accompanied by a basic
plan.
There. Let it not be said to your daughter that your CCC friends didn't try to
help. :-)
Albert Silver
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