Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 05:33:25 01/07/98
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On January 07, 1998 at 04:14:43, Dirk Frickenschmidt wrote: >On January 07, 1998 at 00:24:26, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>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. :) > >Hi Bob, > >as I saw from my database, the games played so far with h4 seemed to be >promising (2 white wins, 2 draws, and some vivid piece play and >attacking chances in most of them. Ad Karpov *was* vulnerable to sharp >tactical play sometimes in his career, trying to keep positional control >still when he had to act in a sharp way. So why should Anand not try, >having an incredibly good overview in sharp and complicated positions? > >But Karpovs ...Nf5, a fine novelty, seems to force White to admit that >he cannot hope for such active play any more and should look for the >fastest possible way to draw, either by trying Bxf5 right away, or by >playing 35. Qd8 later in the endgame, just to make two (of possibly >more) proposals. > >Here is the material I found in Chessbase Big Database 98: > > >Anand - Karpov [D42] >FIDE Wch Lausanne (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 [12...Bd7 13.Qd3 A) >13...g6 14.Bh6 Re8 (14...Bg7 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Bxd5 Nxd5 17.Nxd5 exd5 >18.Re5 Bg4 19.g3 f6 20.Ree1 Bxf3 21.Qxf3 Qd7 22.Rac1 Rfe8 23.Kg2 Rac8 >24.Rxc8 Rxc8 25.Qa3 Re8 26.Rxe8 Qxe8 27.Qxa7 Qe4+ 28.Kh2 Qf5 29.Qxb7+ >Kh6 30.Qb5 Qxf2+ 31.Kh3 Qxd4 32.Qe2 Qc5 33.Qd2+ Kg7 34.Qc3 Qg1 35.Qc7+ >Kh6 36.Qf4+ Kg7 37.Qf3 d4 38.g4 Qb1 39.g5 fxg5 40.hxg5 d3 41.Qf6+ Kg8 >42.Qd8+ Kf7 43.Qd7+ Kg8 ½-½ Obodchuk,A-Acs,P/Budapest FS11 IM-B 1994/EXP >45) 15.h5 Bc6 16.hxg6 hxg6 17.Rad1 Rc8 18.Ne5 Nxc3 19.Nxc6 bxc6 20.bxc3 >Qa5 21.Bd2 c5 22.c4 Qxa2 23.d5 exd5 24.cxd5 c4 25.Qf3 Be5 26.Bb1 Qb2 >27.d6 Bxd6 28.Bc3 Qb6 29.Qf6 Bh2+ 30.Kxh2 Qxf6 31.Bxf6 Nc6 32.Rxe8+ Rxe8 >33.Ba2 Re6 34.Bc3 1-0 Kosic,D-Cela,A/Balkaniad 1989/EXT 89b; B) 13...h6 >14.a3 Bc6 15.Ne2 Nb6 16.Ng3 Bxe4 17.Qxe4 Qd5 18.Qg4 Kh7 19.Ne4 Nd7 >20.Bg5 Nf5 21.Bxf6 Nxf6 22.Nxf6+ gxf6 23.Rac1 Rg8 24.Qe4 Qxe4 25.Rxe4 >Rac8 26.Ree1 Rgd8 27.Kf1 Kg7 28.Ke2 Rxc1 29.Rxc1 Rd7 30.Rc4 h5 31.g3 b6 >32.Ke1 Rd5 33.Ke2 Rd7 34.Ke1 Kg6 35.Ke2 Rd5 36.a4 b5 37.axb5 Rxb5 38.b4 >a5 39.bxa5 Rxa5 40.Rc2 ½-½ Chiburdanidze,M-Ioseliani,N/WchW 1988/CBM 10; >12...b6 13.Bg5 Bxg5 14.hxg5 Bb7 15.Qd3 Nb4 16.Qb1 Bxe4 17.Qxe4 Rc8 18.a3 >Nbd5 19.Ne2 a5 20.g3 Nf5 21.Kg2 Qc7 22.Rac1 Qb7 23.Nc3 Rfd8 24.Nxd5 Rxd5 >25.Rxc8+ Qxc8 26.Rh1 g6 27.g4 Trofimova,O-Kononenko,T/EU-chJW U20 >1995/EXT 95ch/1-0 (37)] 13.Qd3 [13.Bxf5 exf5 14.Nxd5 Qxd5 15.Bg5 Bxg5 >16.Re5 Qd6 17.hxg5 Bd7 Gurevich: unclear ] 13...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 [35.Qd8 Qxh5 36.Be3 looks much better to me: getting the >a-pawn for the h-pawn and being able to play for a draw without big >problems. Have I missed something substantial?] 35...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 simp[ly think Anand is underestimating Karpov, and playing moves that are overly aggressive. just because 12. h4 has some nice wins doesn't mean they were against a player of Karpov's skill. Another misconception is that if this reaches the "blitz" stage, Anand has an advantage. I believe this is baloney. Karpov is one of the best two or three blitz players in the world. I suspect that his getting into a blitz match with Karpov is a quick path to sure death in the match...
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