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Subject: Re: Karpov Missed a Win?

Author: Mark Young

Date: 15:17:26 07/13/99

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On July 13, 1999 at 12:39:30, Marcus Kaestner wrote:

>> When I saw the above position and seen the results was a draw, I was blown
>>away. Karpov is not what he was just a few short years ago.
>
>
>why are you talking this way? karpov had played extremely well, and everybody
>there was very impressed of the positional play.
>
>don“t forget, that karpow made the last 40 moves in only a few seconds!!
>
>marcus

I talk this way because I have played over Karpovs games since he was "world
champion". He has lost a step or two, not in a positional sense, I don't know if
you ever lose that, but in calculation he is slipping. Is this rust or age, I
don't know, I think its more rust.



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