Some people have pride in what they do.

come on people you really think these guys cared!! THEY GOT  A PAYCHECK,i am not a hater...but  really,i doubt very much if karpov really got ready for the match in preparation, except maybe by the looks of him packing an extra lunch.and that is his right you get  to be an ex-champ and you get to make the easy money.bless them both.....

when fischer played against spassky in 1992, for past 20 years fischer had his 2785 Elo rating. After the 1992 match, his real strength was revealed, that he no longer had that 2785 caliber. Spassky was a consistent player, his age gap with fischer not that far. Kasparov and Karpov played according to what the Elo rating system predicted, and with that I may say, that Kasparov still has some fire to breath. If he will exert his full energy refining and updating his repertoire, a possible Kasparov vs Carlsen/Topalov/Anand for the championship match may take place in a very near future. But of course, Gary had already set his attention to what he believe are higher causes.

Karpov is 57 year old and is still rated over 2600.  I think he is playing as well as can be expected.

     Karpov is calculating too much instead of trusting himself.

They're playing the exact same lines as the first game yesterday but I think Karpov found an improvement with 11. a4

very poor play from karpov so slow !!!!

I think Karpov was far too defensive and lacked in confidence.

kasparov's last professional rating was 2812, while karpov's continued inclusion in the cycle with a rating of 2619.  after garry's 2 wins yesterday, his supposed new rating is now 2824 Elo.  Remember bobby fischer who played spassky after 20 years of absence in the chess stage, had a hard time maintaining that 2785 Elo. (spassky remained in the cycle during those years).  Kasparov's absence from competitive play is approximately 4 years since Linares 2005.

i will compute Garry's rating and post that later

How do we know Kasparov's rating is still 2812? He's been retired from competitive play for several years. Or is that the last rating he had when he retired?

Anyone have an opinion on why Karpov's play has deteriorated so much compared to Kasparov's? Karpov has even still been playing competitive chess during Kasparov's retirement.

karpov got beetup by kasporov twice!

My prediction is that Karpov will win only 2 games out of all the games with Kasparov. 

I tutored Kasparov last night.

@ DEEPERGRAY - no, their ratings are unaffected because these are only rapid/blitz games and so don't count.  Kasparov has retired in any case, so he doesn't appear on the rating list.

Does these games effect their ratings?

Is Carlsen training Kasparov??

i am now watching chess.com's live broadcast

So glad I could be here in bed watching a game thousands of miles away.