May-24-13 Anand-Carlsen World Championship (2013)
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RookFile: My personal guess is that Carlsen will win, but this will be like Fischer vs. Spassky. In other words, Anand won't crack, and will play with honor. Carlsen is the strongest player in the world, and there's nothing you can do when that's the reality.
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| | May-24-13 Anatoly Karpov 
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RookFile: Karpov's prime was 75 to 85. The man was champ and won everything. If you want to compare players, you have to put that version of Karpov up against them.
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| | May-24-13 Nakamura vs Kamsky, 2013
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RookFile: Kamsky was at the knife's edge of defeat here, but strong endgame knowledge allows him to hold the draw.
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| | May-23-13 Taimanov vs Fischer, 1971
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RookFile: 46. Kh1 is probably ok too. White could lose the c pawn outright and still hold a draw in a rook and pawn ending - although in that case you sign yourself up for more torture by Bobby Fischer.
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| | May-23-13 Caruana vs Ivanchuk, 2013
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RookFile: Maybe he doesn't rush in with Rd7. Something like 18. b3 to give the a3 bishop some life, perhaps. In theory white should have a slight edge because he can put a knight on d5 but black can't put one on d4. However, I don't see why black couldn't hold this for a draw.
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| | May-23-13 D Edelman vs J Curdo, 1983
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RookFile: Curdo was playing the Leningrad Dutch with black long before it became popular.
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| | May-22-13 Korchnoi vs I Krush, 2007
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RookFile: Thanks. It applies to both sides. Let's say we looked at the Candidate move 27....Rxd2. Kind of logical, remove the guard of e4 and all. But, you examine all captures and checks for white now, and you spot 28. Qf8 mate. So, we avoid making a bad move.
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| | May-22-13 Fischer vs W Shipman, 1971
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RookFile: I think the Petrov has been toughened up from where it was in Fischer's day. Karpov would probably use this against Fischer and get reasonable positions. Of course, in the middlegame, anything can happen.
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| | May-22-13 W D Collins vs J Curdo, 2001
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RookFile: Oh yes, I remember 1. e4 Nc6. I think that was his "I'm going all out for a win" variation. Don't think he really believed it was sound, but viewed it as a good surprise weapon.
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| | May-22-13 Emms vs J M Hodgson, 1996
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RookFile: Right. One way to view this is to say that black has only two pawns on the kingside vs. white's two on the kingside. I realize that he's got 5 pawns, but they are effectively worth only two and have no hopes of promoting to a queen. Meanwhile, on the queenside, where the action ...
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