Kasparov-Short revisit match!
Kasparov-Short square off in 1993 match.
The Kasparov-Short in 1993 was epic for a number of reasons. The match signaled the official break from FIDE by these two national heroes. FIDE then stages a separate match between Anatoly Karpov and Jan Timman. Kasparov beat Short 12½-7½ while Karpov vanquished Timman, 12½-8½.
Decades later both players have remained in lockstep in their quest to unseat what they deem as negative elements inside of FIDE. Although Kasparov won the match quite convincingly, it was not before he had to unfurl the depth of his Sicilian preparation.
Short banged his head against Kasparov’s Sicilian Najdorf sacrificing several pieces and even queens! The match was fantastic with swashbuckling chess and a spectator’s dream. It is doubtful that they will recapture the magic of that match, but should be a brawl.
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Magnificent stuff!
this may only apply to old guys but it would be quite interesting to hear Kasparov’s views on how aging has affected his chess game.
Garry destroyed short!!! LOL
It was really nice to see Kasparov on the chess arena. And a big thank you to Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis for this outstanding arrangement. And a fantastic nice coverage of the two days with proff comments by Maurice and Alejandro!!
Wow! I never thought Nigel could lose this badly. It goes to illustrate why there is a ratings floor for each player. Without a floor, a player could dip way down in the ratings because of inactivity and then sandbag everyone!
Why not Putzer? Garry has always dominated this dude. Yeah the Floor idea was a nice touch though to keep out the cheats!