Karpov Beats Kasparov, Yes!!
Karpov beats Kasparov 2.5 - 1.5 and I'm thrilled. Near the end of the third game I was reminded of a comment Grandmaster Julian Hodgson made during the Kramnik-Kasparov match, "Kasparov is going down!!", he said with more than a bit of glee. Yes I thought, Kasparov is going down! I'm a fan of Karpov, I'm not a fan of Kasparov he's a jerk but boy can he play chess, beautiful chess. There are not many in the Chess World that aren't just arrogant pricks. Perhaps it has something to do with the single-mindedness necessary to excel at the game. Some exceptions come readily to mind Larry Christiansen, Igor Ivanov, there are others I haven't met that seem to be real gentlemen, Anand for one. I'd love to see him win a World Championship. Here's a thought, Liberals prefer Karpov and Conservatives prefer Kasparov. I really don't have any convincing evidence for that proposition. Well there is the fact that I'm Liberal and he's a Conservative. I like Karpov, he likes Kasparov. An admittedly small sample, but then again... So if you follow the game and would like to express an opinion I'm interested. One thing I can say I appreciate the chess they play, the opportunistic jerks like Kasparov, and the nuts like Fischer. I think it is important to judge the player and his games separately. Of course that's true of any art be it painting or music or ... If you haven't noticed I've posted the games here in several formats for your perusal, and picture is worth a thousand words.
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I've always liked Kasparov well enough, and I'd probably be called left of center. But maybe it's because we share a birthday.
And yet I'm still glad to hear that Karpov won--he never seemed to be able to a few years ago when I followed the matches.
Posted by: dende blogger | December 20, 2002 10:02 PM
I would be a liberal. Of course, here in canada our conservatives are more like your democrats :P we dont actually have a parallel to your republicans (maybe the Canadian Assliance).
I like Kasparov, myself. That could be because Karpov seems like a left over from another generation of players to me. I got in the game late and Kasparov was ruling the world at the time.
:P
Posted by: ruzz | December 22, 2002 3:59 PM
My theory is looking less and less likely. Perhaps it is more a generational thing.
Posted by: Norm | December 22, 2002 4:07 PM
sorry! :P
Posted by: ruzz | December 22, 2002 5:26 PM