I agreed with arguments or comments from the brothers 'Aliaran ookamo' but I need to add Anatoly Kasparov is a generous man and very human why because he realized that to win to maintain his hold was not good, it would be better to give chance to others who want to and to equate and appropriate perestasi GM Vishy Anand is for him to get. I saw it from every game if anyone wants a discussion with Anatoli Kasparov  he was always willing to explain the reality that I met on the internet and now Anatoly Kasparov  play again and willing to share his knowledge through Facebook so Facebook users in Indonesia is a lot of others and many are also accessible memalui facebook. sekses for Vishy Anand and Anatoly Kasparov successfully created as usual for bitter melon likes winning and losing him to play again heheee. are distributed through Facebook.

            After reading some of the comments regarding Karpov getting crushed by Anand I just wanted to add that after being world champ for as long as he was, becoming a billionaire, playing every player in the world of note...maybe Karpov continues to play chess when already past his prime because it's fun. Out of all the silly games in the world that anyone could become addicted to, chess is the one game that rules above all and oh boy win or lose it sure is fun.

great going, ANAND.. keep it up..

Good coverage.

Chess and Boxing I think was very appropiate analogy, thats what it is. The author explained very well his analogy by saying "no-one likes to see a boxer fighting on well past his prime", the analogy doesn't go further than that.

It has to be really hard for Karpov to quit chess, especially because inside he might feel he can do better.

I have a lot of respect for Karpov not giving up yet but I think if he still wants to keep playing he should try some lower rated players to get in shape, and then play top rated players.

Another thing we have to take into account is that it was Anand who Karpov was playing even the great Kramnik scored really bad agaisnt Anand in the World Chess Championship(two different type of games) but it says a lot about Anand and not exactly his opponents being bad players.

Comparing chess matches with boxing matches is not appropriate. In boxing a mis-match can result in fatality.

Chess should be compared to games like bridge, golf etc, where the grand old men continue to play matches and tournaments till they get invited and get a kick out of playing the sport they love.

No Clock Karpov Wil WIn. give karpov 20 Mintz Anand Will put down 100 percent. Karpov is older. Anand is not older.

I Go Karpov if match got 20 mintz. Anand will never WIn

HI ALL

Can someone post a link for live games for the Tal Memorial. 

It is going to be a really exciting tournament!

Please Hurry it starts at 12:00 GMT!!!!!

 Respect the elders !

 Karpov is a superior GM and a match even for Kasparov, and his presence at a tournament will draw a crowd, just to see him, he doesnt even have to play !

 Respect this man and the knowledge he persists, he is a idol for many many players and his games have helped Anand and 1000's of others to improve.

 If he retires, it should be because he wants to, i find it offending to even suggest such a retirement from anyone but himself !

 I have also heard this about Bent Larsen, he should retire because he got beat, where does this lack of respect come from, how can you suggest that these grand old men dont belong on the chessscene ?!

 He was playing the world champion, for gods sake !!!

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"by demetrios18 - 12 hours ago
new york United States

look at the games. it's not as if karpov played horrible chess. people need to give karpov a break. after all, there is no shame in getting mauled by anand in a rapid match.

by demetrios18 - 12 hours ago
new york United States

Well done Anand!

Also show respect to Karpov, who is still playing at the highest level!

players nowadays are certainly better in chess than they used to be. in every sport the average player has vastly improved over the last 20 years due to superior training and a higher population pool. kasparov is like the michael jordan of chess and is probably better than players nowadays, but i guarantee that anyone in the top 10 in chess is better than karpov in his prime.

Hey Evison,

In second game it is deeper than just the two pieces for the rook.  White's queen is isolated and his king safety is a problem.

After 33. Rxf2 Qxg3 black's chief threat is ...Qc3, followed by ...Ba5+.  It's tough to see a line for white to prevent this.  34. Qd2 loses the b and a pawns, while 34. Rg2 has problems after 34...Qf3+ and then eventually ...Kh8 and ...Be4.  Add to this the fact that white has no avenue for attack, and it is easy to see why any GM would resign, clock or no clock.

He's a senior still playing at an upper GM level, I would hate to see him retire just because he is not particularly competitive against the top 100 or so in the world anymore.

everyone is having his bads days

I'd be happy to be playing at a 2600+ FIDE level.  Its no shame for Karpov - he should play as long as he wants to.

I have to say, I don't approve of calls for Karpov to retire. Sure, he may not be able to compete with the best, but if he wants to compete, let him. I would have thought we could afford one of the greatest players in history a bit more respect.