He sometimes went for a bit of an attack, but usually on his own terms.
It was like botvinnik, he had a reputation for being a bit of a grinder but he could also mix it up when needed.
Most of the top players on the site do produce nice tactical finishes, but it tends to be due to their opponents mistakes rather then a brilliancy of the level of that combination.
Originally posted by TyrannosauruschexOne of his best games.
He sometimes went for a bit of an attack, but usually on his own terms.
It was like botvinnik, he had a reputation for being a bit of a grinder but he could also mix it up when needed.
Most of the top players on the site do produce nice tactical finishes, but it tends to be due to their opponents mistakes rather then a brilliancy of the level of that combination.
Originally posted by CimonIs he white in both or what?
And one of his nightmares.
[pgn][Event "Moscow cf ;CAND"]
[Site "Moscow cf ;CAND"]
[Date "1974.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Viktor Korchnoi"]
[Black "Anatoli Karpov"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "37"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. c4 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O
7. Qc2 c5 8. d5 exd5 9. Ng5 ...[text shortened]... 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5
Qxg5 17. Qxg5 Bxd5 18. O-O Bxc4 19. f4 1-0 [/pgn]
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Originally posted by wormwoodIndeed Karpov was one of the finest ever chess tacticians. He simply couldn't have ruled the world of chess for so long without being able to spot his opponents tactical threats. I think this is one of the biggest misconceptins any player can have, believeing a player is purely a positional player. You're not going to last 5 minutes with a purely positional outlook on the game.
how many tactical mayhem's you've come across with karpov? do you think any of the tactical hot shots had any chance of bulldozing him with tactics?
All the world greats have been first class tacticians it's just that some of the dryer players throughout history, Karpov and petrosian among them chose to take all the tactical themes and intricacies in to account before generally deciding on more solid play and avoiding critical lines. purely a matter of individual style!
Originally posted by Fat LadyI don't see why either resigned, sure they were in tight positions but...
Karpov was Black in both of those games. If you click on the "Headers" link below the game then you may get extra information on the game (e.g. the names of the participants) if any has been included in the PGN.
Originally posted by daniel58In the second position White is simply loads of material up.
I don't see why either resigned, sure they were in tight positions but...
The first position is more interesting:
Black is threatening Qxb4#.
See if you can find how Black wins after:
a) White moves his bishop on b4 somewhere (say Bd2).
b) White defends the bishop with his rook (Rb1).
c) White defends the bishop with his queen - find wins for both Qc3 and Qc4.
Originally posted by GoshenEasy ask players to give you their handles on the CTS server 🙄
Hello folks I want to start studying the games of the top gamesmen on RHP. I know you'd probably tell me to check the player tables list. But what I need are tactical players games. The player tables don't give that information.