| May-01-04 | | nikolaas: Why didn't Kasparov play Rxb5? After 26....Bxe3 There could follow 27.Rd8.
If now 1) 27....Rxd8 than 28.Rd5
2) 27....Bxf2 28.Kxf2 axb5 29.Qd6 Qa7+ 30.Kf1
3)27....Qxb5 28.Qd6 Re8 29.Qe7 |
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| Jun-05-05 | | PARACONT1: <nikolaas> Yeah, hey you're right. That continuation you pointed out could've led to a potential 'Game of the Century'! Probably Gazza was satisfied with a draw (he won the tourney I think) or was in rather poor fighting spirits (think he sahred the win with Karpov) |
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| Jun-22-07 | | nelech: instead of 25...Bd4 which is loosing 25...Bf6 is equal |
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| Jun-22-07 | | scholes: <nikolas> why not Qxb5 after 27.rd8 why black is forced to play 27 ..rxd8 |
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| Jun-22-07 | | Wolfgang01: Why does 25. … Bd4 loose, looser?? After 26. Bxd4?? the Q is lost and with 26. Qc1 the white position remains uncomfortable after 26. … Bxe3. |
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| Jun-22-07 | | nelech: on 25...Bd4 26.Rb5 Be3 27.Rd8!! Qb5 28.Qd6! Bf2+ 29. Kf2 Qf5+ 30.Kg1! Qb1+ 31.Kg2 Qe4+ 32.Kh3 Qf5+ 33.g4 Qf1+ 34.Kg3 Qg1+ 35.Kf3 Qf1+ 36.Ke3 Qh3+ 37.Kd4 e5+ 38.Kd5 Qg2+ 39.Kç5 Qg1+ 40.Kç6 Qç1+ 41.Kb7 Qb1+ 42.Ka7 Qg1+ 43.Ka6  |
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Jun-24-07
 | | Open Defence: Kasparov missed a win ? |
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| Apr-12-09 | | returnoftheking: yes he missed a win. Nelech's continuation of Nikolaas' variation is correct. There is no perpetual and so Kasparov missed his chance to win a game against Ribli. |
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| Aug-30-10 | | Jim Bartle: According to Inside Chess, 26. Rxb5 Bxe3 27. fxe3 axb5 27 Rd8 wins for white. If 27...Rxd8, then 28. Rd5 will win. |
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| Dec-16-13 | | Howard: Yes, Kasparov's recently-issued book of his career from 1986-93 does indeed point out that Kasparov agreed to a draw......in a completely won position ! Ribli's last move was a mistake---he still had the draw in hand up until that point. |
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Sep-16-14
 | | ajk68: Is it a forced mate after 43. Ka6, ?
If
43...h6 44. Rxf8 Kh7 45. Qd3+ g6 46. Rxf7+
A) 46...Kh8 47. Qd8#
B) 46...Kg8 47. Qxg6+ Kh8 48. Rh7#
If
43...h5 44. Qxf8+ Kh7 45. Qh8+ Kg6 46. Rd6+ Kg5 47. Qxh5+ Kf4 48. Qf5+ Ke3 49. Rd3+ Ke2 50. Qf3+ Ke1 51. Rd1# There are a few sidelines in each of these but everything I looked out led to mate. |
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| May-05-17 | | clement41: @ <PARACONT1> absolutely, had we seen OTB the Rd8!! Line This would have hit the headlines for a loooong while, and rightly so! |
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| May-05-17 | | Muttley101: I showed the problem position to my brother-in-law, he found a quicker way for Kasparov to avoid the perpetual check at the end :D |
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| Aug-01-18 | | areknames: <Probably Gazza was satisfied with a draw (he won the tourney I think)> Actually Kasparov and Karpov finished equal first (although Karpov won the SB-tiebreaker) so agreeing to a draw in a won position cost Gary a solitary first place and some prize money. The game against Ribli was played in the penultimate round. |
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| Aug-01-18 | | areknames: According to the Swedish mag Schacknytt 9/1989, as soon as Kasparov had accepted the draw offer Vaganjan charged towards the board and pointed out the missed opportunity of 26.Rxb5 to a stunned World Champion. |
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| Jan-09-22 | | N.O.F. NAJDORF: I thought black might be able to survive by playing 27 ... Qa3, but after 26. Rxb5 Bxe3 27. Rd8 Qa3 28. Rxf8+ Qxf8 29. Rb7 Bc5 30. Rc7 Be7 31. Rc8 his position would be hopeless. |
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