RomiFischer vs RomiKarpov for some lite fun

[Michael Sherwin]

Game 10 Fischer pulls within 1 point but of course the real Karpov wouldd never have lost in this manner.
[pgn][Event "FischerVsKarpov"]
[Site "MASTER"]
[Date "2017.12.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "RomiKarpov"]
[Black "RomiFischer"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[ECO "A31"]
[Opening "English"]
[Time "21:45:30"]
[Variation "Symmetrical, Two Knights, 4...Nc6 5.Nc3"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nxc6 dxc6 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7.
Bf4 Nd7 8. Nc3 e5 9. Bg3 Ke8 10. O-O-O f6 11. e3 Nb6 12. Bd3 Bg4 13. f3 Be6
14. b3 Ba3+ 15. Kb1 Nd7 16. Na4 Nc5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. e4 Ke7 19. Rhe1 Rhd8
20. Rf1 Rd7 21. Bf2 Bxf2 22. Rxf2 Rad8 23. Kc2 h5 24. Rfd2 Rd4 25. a3 h4
26. Kc3 c5 27. g3 g5 28. gxh4 gxh4 29. a4 h3 30. Rg1 Kf7 31. Kc2 f5 32. Rg5
Kf6 33. Rh5 fxe4 34. fxe4 Bg4 35. Rh7 R8d7 36. Rxd7 Rxd7 37. Kc3 Rh7 38.
Rf2+ Ke7 39. Rf1 Rf7 40. Rxf7+ Kxf7 41. Bc2 Kf6 42. Kd3 Kg5 43. Ke3 b6 44.
Bb1 Bd1 45. Ba2 Bc2 46. Kf3 Kh5 47. Kg3 Bxe4 48. Kxh3 Kg5 49. Kg3 Kf5 50.
Kf2 Kg4 51. Kf1 Kh3 52. Kg1 Bg6 53. Kf1 Kxh2 54. Kf2 Bf5 55. Ke3 Kg3 56. a5
bxa5 57. Ke2 Kf4 58. Ke1 e4 59. Kf1 e3 60. Ke2 Bd3+ 61. Ke1 Kf3 62. b4 axb4
63. Bb3 {White resigns} 0-1[/pgn]

Fischer 4.5 Karpov 5.5

[Michael Sherwin]

Game 11
[pgn][Event "FischerVsKarpov"]
[Site "MASTER"]
[Date "2017.12.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "RomiFischer"]
[Black "RomiKarpov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[ECO "B13"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann"]
[Time "22:03:49"]
[Variation "Exchange, Rubinstein, 7.Qb3 Qc8"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qc8
8. h3 Bh5 9. Nd2 Bg6 10. Bb5 Nh5 11. Bh2 a6 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Ngf3 Nf6 14.
Qa4 Nd7 15. O-O e6 16. c4 Qb7 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Ne5 Bd6 19. Nxg6 Bxh2+ 20.
Kxh2 hxg6 21. Qa3 Rh4 22. Nf3 Re4 23. b3 Re2 24. Kg1 Rc8 25. Rac1 Rc6 26.
Rfe1 Rec2 27. Rxc2 Rxc2 28. Rc1 Rxc1+ 29. Qxc1 Qb6 30. Qc8+ Ke7 31. Qc3 Nf6
32. Qc8 Nd7 33. Qc2 Qa5 34. h4 Qa3 35. Kf1 a5 36. Qc7 Qxa2 37. Ne5 Qb1+ 38.
Ke2 Qe4+ 39. Kf1 Qb1+ 40. Ke2 Qe4+ 41. Kf1 Qb1+ {3-fold repetition} 1/2-1/2[/pgn]

Fischer 5 Karpov 6

[Michael Sherwin]

Game 12 Fischer looks as though he is getting crushed but saves an opposite colored bishops endgame.
[pgn][Event "FischerVsKarpov"]
[Site "MASTER"]
[Date "2017.12.26"]
[Round "12"]
[White "RomiKarpov"]
[Black "RomiFischer"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[ECO "A21"]
[Opening "English"]
[Time "22:15:44"]
[Variation "KID, 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "195"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 e5 4. d3 d6 5. Nf3 Ne7 6. h3 h6 7. O-O Na6 8. Nc3
O-O 9. e4 Be6 10. Be3 Nc5 11. Qe2 Qd7 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. d4 Bxd4 14. Bxd4
Na4 15. Nxa4 Qxa4 16. Bf6 Rae8 17. b3 Qa6 18. f4 Kh7 19. Qb2 Nc8 20. f5
gxf5 21. exf5 Bd7 22. Bg7 Rg8 23. f6 Ne7 24. Bd5 Qb6+ 25. Kh2 Nf5 26. Bxf7
Qe3 27. Qf2 Qxf2+ 28. Rxf2 Re5 29. Bxg8+ Kxg8 30. Rxf5 Re2+ 31. Kg1 Bxf5
32. g4 Be4 33. Bxh6 Rg2+ 34. Kf1 Rg3 35. g5 Rxh3 36. Re1 Rh1+ 37. Ke2 Rxe1+
38. Kxe1 Kf7 39. Kd2 Ke6 40. b4 Bg6 41. Ke3 Ke5 42. a4 c6 43. a5 d5 44.
cxd5 cxd5 45. Kd2 a6 46. Ke3 Bf7 47. Kf3 Bh5+ 48. Kg3 d4 49. Kf2 Kd5 50.
Bf8 Kc4 51. Ke1 Kc3 52. Bd6 d3 53. Bf4 Kxb4 54. Kd2 Bg6 55. Bc7 Kc4 56. Bb6
Kd5 57. f7 Bxf7 58. Kxd3 Bg6+ 59. Ke3 Kc4 60. Kf4 Kd5 61. Be3 Kd6 62. Bd4
Bd3 63. Ba1 Kd5 64. Bb2 Be4 65. Be5 Bb1 66. Bc3 Bd3 67. Kg4 Bg6 68. Kf4 Bd3
69. Bf6 Bg6 70. Bd8 Kd6 71. Ke3 Kc5 72. Bc7 Bb1 73. Kf4 Kd5 74. Kg4 Bg6 75.
Kf4 Bb1 76. Bd8 Bh7 77. Kf3 Be4+ 78. Ke2 Kc5 79. Kd2 Kc4 80. Ke3 Kd5 81.
Bc7 Bb1 82. Bh2 Kc6 83. Kd4 b5 84. axb6 Kxb6 85. Ke5 Kc6 86. Kf6 a5 87. g6
a4 88. g7 Bh7 89. Be5 Kd5 90. Bb2 Kc4 91. Kf7 Kb3 92. Be5 Ka2 93. g8=Q
Bxg8+ 94. Kxg8 a3 95. Kf7 Kb1 96. Ke6 a2 97. Kd5 a1=Q 98. Bxa1
{Insufficient material Insufficient material} 1/2-1/2[/pgn]

Fischer 5.5 Karpov 6.5

[Michael Sherwin]

game 13
[pgn][Event "FischerVsKarpov"]
[Site "MASTER"]
[Date "2017.12.26"]
[Round "12"]
[White "RomiKarpov"]
[Black "RomiFischer"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[ECO "A21"]
[Opening "English"]
[Time "22:15:44"]
[Variation "KID, 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "195"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 e5 4. d3 d6 5. Nf3 Ne7 6. h3 h6 7. O-O Na6 8. Nc3
O-O 9. e4 Be6 10. Be3 Nc5 11. Qe2 Qd7 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. d4 Bxd4 14. Bxd4
Na4 15. Nxa4 Qxa4 16. Bf6 Rae8 17. b3 Qa6 18. f4 Kh7 19. Qb2 Nc8 20. f5
gxf5 21. exf5 Bd7 22. Bg7 Rg8 23. f6 Ne7 24. Bd5 Qb6+ 25. Kh2 Nf5 26. Bxf7
Qe3 27. Qf2 Qxf2+ 28. Rxf2 Re5 29. Bxg8+ Kxg8 30. Rxf5 Re2+ 31. Kg1 Bxf5
32. g4 Be4 33. Bxh6 Rg2+ 34. Kf1 Rg3 35. g5 Rxh3 36. Re1 Rh1+ 37. Ke2 Rxe1+
38. Kxe1 Kf7 39. Kd2 Ke6 40. b4 Bg6 41. Ke3 Ke5 42. a4 c6 43. a5 d5 44.
cxd5 cxd5 45. Kd2 a6 46. Ke3 Bf7 47. Kf3 Bh5+ 48. Kg3 d4 49. Kf2 Kd5 50.
Bf8 Kc4 51. Ke1 Kc3 52. Bd6 d3 53. Bf4 Kxb4 54. Kd2 Bg6 55. Bc7 Kc4 56. Bb6
Kd5 57. f7 Bxf7 58. Kxd3 Bg6+ 59. Ke3 Kc4 60. Kf4 Kd5 61. Be3 Kd6 62. Bd4
Bd3 63. Ba1 Kd5 64. Bb2 Be4 65. Be5 Bb1 66. Bc3 Bd3 67. Kg4 Bg6 68. Kf4 Bd3
69. Bf6 Bg6 70. Bd8 Kd6 71. Ke3 Kc5 72. Bc7 Bb1 73. Kf4 Kd5 74. Kg4 Bg6 75.
Kf4 Bb1 76. Bd8 Bh7 77. Kf3 Be4+ 78. Ke2 Kc5 79. Kd2 Kc4 80. Ke3 Kd5 81.
Bc7 Bb1 82. Bh2 Kc6 83. Kd4 b5 84. axb6 Kxb6 85. Ke5 Kc6 86. Kf6 a5 87. g6
a4 88. g7 Bh7 89. Be5 Kd5 90. Bb2 Kc4 91. Kf7 Kb3 92. Be5 Ka2 93. g8=Q
Bxg8+ 94. Kxg8 a3 95. Kf7 Kb1 96. Ke6 a2 97. Kd5 a1=Q 98. Bxa1
{Insufficient material Insufficient material} 1/2-1/2[/pgn]

Fischer 6 Karpov 7

[Michael Sherwin]

Game 14 a peaceful draw
[pgn][Event "FischerVsKarpov"]
[Site "MASTER"]
[Date "2017.12.26"]
[Round "14"]
[White "RomiKarpov"]
[Black "RomiFischer"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[ECO "A31"]
[Opening "English"]
[Time "22:43:27"]
[Variation "Symmetrical, Two Knights, 4...Nc6 5.Nc3"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nxc6 dxc6 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7.
Nc3 Ke8 8. Bg5 Nd7 9. Rd1 f6 10. Bd2 e5 11. h3 Nb6 12. b3 Be6 13. g3 Rd8
14. Bg2 Rd7 15. a4 Ba3 16. a5 Nc8 17. a6 Ne7 18. axb7 Rxb7 19. Nb5 Bc5 20.
Be3 Bb4+ 21. Bd2 Bc5 22. Be3 Bb4+ 23. Bd2 Bc5 {3-fold repetition} 1/2-1/2[/pgn]

Fischer 6.5 Karpov 7.5

[Michael Sherwin]

Game 15 Karpov switches to a double kp game. Fischer unleashes the evans gambit which is not a good idea against Karpov.
[pgn][Event "FischerVsKarpov"]
[Site "MASTER"]
[Date "2017.12.26"]
[Round "15"]
[White "RomiFischer"]
[Black "RomiKarpov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[ECO "C52"]
[Opening "Evans Gambit"]
[Time "22:52:46"]
[Variation "Compromised Defence, Paulsen Variation"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O dxc3
8. Qb3 Qf6 9. Bg5 Qg6 10. Nxc3 Nf6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Qa3 b6 14.
Ng5 Qxg5 15. Nxc7+ Kd8 16. Nxa8 Bb7 17. Bxf7 Bxa8 18. Bd5 Bb4 19. Qh3 Bb7
20. Rad1 Bc5 21. Qc3 Rf8 22. Kh1 Ba6 23. Bc4 Bxc4 24. Qxc4 d6 25. f3 Kc7
26. Rd5 Ne5 27. Qa6 Kb8 28. a4 Qe3 29. Rdd1 Qc3 30. Rc1 Qd3 31. Qb5 Kb7 32.
Rb1 Qc3 33. Rfc1 Qa3 34. Ra1 a6 35. Qb1 Qd3 36. Rd1 Qxb1 37. Raxb1 Kc6 38.
Rd2 b5 39. axb5+ axb5 40. Rc2 Ra8 41. h3 Ra3 42. Kh2 Nd3 43. Rd2 b4 44.
Rbd1 Ne5 45. Rc2 b3 46. Rb2 Nc4 47. Re2 b2 48. Ree1 Rb3 49. g3 Bb4 50. Re2
b1=Q 51. Rxb1 Rxb1 52. h4 d5 53. exd5+ Kxd5 54. Re8 Bc5 55. Rd8+ Bd6 56.
Rh8 h6 57. Re8 Rb3 58. Rg8 Rxf3 59. Rxg7 Ne3 60. Rg6 Nf5 61. Kg2 Rxg3+ 62.
Rxg3 Nxg3 63. h5 {White resigns} 0-1[/pgn]


Fischer 6.5 Karpov 8.5

[Michael Sherwin]

Game 16 Fischer is complaining of having a bad cold. I think Karpov is his bad cold.
[pgn][Event "FischerVsKarpov"]
[Site "MASTER"]
[Date "2017.12.26"]
[Round "16"]
[White "RomiKarpov"]
[Black "RomiFischer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[ECO "A70"]
[Opening "Benoni"]
[Time "23:05:39"]
[Variation "Classical, 7...a6 8.a4"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 g6 6. e4 d6 7. Nf3 Be7 8.
h3 Qb6 9. e5 Nh5 10. Nd2 Qd8 11. Nc4 dxe5 12. d6 Bf6 13. Nd5 Na6 14. Bh6
Be6 15. Qf3 Bg5 16. Nc7+ Nxc7 17. dxc7 Qxc7 18. Bxg5 O-O 19. Nd2 f6 20. Bh6
Rfd8 21. Bc4 Bxc4 22. Nxc4 Qf7 23. Na5 b6 24. Nb7 Rd4 25. Nd6 Qd5 26. Qxd5+
Rxd5 27. Nb5 Rd7 28. Rd1 Rad8 29. Rxd7 Rxd7 30. Nc3 Kf7 31. g4 Ng7 32. f4
e4 33. Bxg7 Kxg7 34. f5 e3 35. Rh2 gxf5 36. gxf5 Kh6 37. Ne4 Rd5 38. Nxf6
Rxf5 39. Ng4+ Kg5 40. Nxe3 Rf3 41. Ke2 Kf4 42. Rf2 Rxf2+ 43. Kxf2 Ke4 44.
Ke2 a6 45. Ng4 Kf5 46. Ke3 b5 47. Nf2 Ke5 48. Ne4 c4 49. Nc5 a5 50. Nd7+
Kd6 51. Nf6 Ke5 52. Nxh7 b4 53. Nf8 c3 54. bxc3 bxc3 55. Nd7+ Kf5 56. a4
Kg5 57. Ne5 c2 58. Kd2 c1=Q+ {Black resigns} 1-0[/pgn]

Fischer 6.5 Karpov 9.5

[Michael Sherwin]

Game 17 Karpov grants Fischer a draw in a better position. Just cruising to victory.
[pgn][Event "FischerVsKarpov"]
[Site "MASTER"]
[Date "2017.12.26"]
[Round "17"]
[White "RomiFischer"]
[Black "RomiKarpov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[ECO "C69"]
[Opening "Spanish"]
[Time "23:18:20"]
[Variation "Exchange, Gligoric, 8.Nb3 Queenswap, 9...Bg4 10.f3 Be6"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5
8. Nb3 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bg4 10. f3 Bd7 11. Bf4 O-O-O 12. Nc3 c4 13. Nd4 Ne7 14.
Bg3 Ng6 15. Nd5 Ne5 16. Rd2 Bc5 17. Kh1 c6 18. Ne3 b6 19. c3 Rhe8 20. Rad1
g6 21. h4 h5 22. a4 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra1 Kb7 25. Rad1 Kc8 26. Bh2 Bf8
27. b4 cxb3 28. Nxb3 Bh6 29. Bg1 Nc4 30. Nxc4 bxc4 31. Nc5 Bxd2 32. Rxd2
Be6 33. Ra2 Bg8 34. Ra6 Kc7 35. Bh2+ Re5 36. Ra1 Re8 37. Rd1 Re7 38. Bxe5+
fxe5 39. Kh2 Be6 40. Nxe6+ Rxe6 41. Kg3 Rf6 42. Ra1 Rd6 43. Ra4 Rd3 44.
Rxc4 Kd6 45. Kh2 Re3 46. Kh3 Kd7 47. Kg3 Rd3 48. Rc5 Kd6 49. Ra5 Rxc3 50.
Ra7 Ke6 51. Rb7 Rc2 52. Rb6 Kf7 53. Rb8 Ke7 54. Rg8 Kf7 55. Rb8 Ke7 56. Rg8
Kf7 57. Rb8 {3-fold repetition} 1/2-1/2[/pgn]

Fischer 7 Karpov 10

[Michael Sherwin]

Game 18
[pgn][Event "FischerVsKarpov"]
[Site "MASTER"]
[Date "2017.12.26"]
[Round "18"]
[White "RomiKarpov"]
[Black "RomiFischer"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[ECO "A37"]
[Opening "English"]
[Time "23:30:56"]
[Variation "Symmetrical, 5.Nf3 e6 6.O-O Nge7 7.d3"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. a3 Nc6 5. e4 d6 6. d3 h6 7. Be2 g5 8. h4
g4 9. Nh2 h5 10. f3 e6 11. Bg5 Bf6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. g3 Qe5 14. f4 Qf6 15.
Nb5 Qd8 16. Nf1 a6 17. Nc3 Nd4 18. Ne3 b6 19. Nc2 Nxc2+ 20. Qxc2 Ne7 21.
Bf1 Nc6 22. Ne2 Qf6 23. Bg2 Bd7 24. O-O Qg7 25. Rad1 Rb8 26. f5 e5 27. Rfe1
Rb7 28. Rb1 Qh6 29. b4 Qe3+ 30. Kh2 Nd4 31. Nxd4 Qxd4 32. f6 Rh7 33. a4
cxb4 34. Rxb4 a5 35. Rb2 Rb8 36. Ra2 Rh6 37. Rf1 Kf8 38. Ra3 Kg8 39. Qf2
Qc5 40. Ra2 Rc8 41. Kh1 Qb4 42. Qc2 Rg6 43. Kh2 Qc5 44. Qf2 Rh6 45. Kh1 Qb4
46. Qc2 Rg6 47. Kh2 Qc5 48. Qf2 Rh6 {3-fold repetition} 1/2-1/2[/pgn]

Fischer 7.5 Karpov 10.5

[Michael Sherwin]

Game 19 Fischer's defeat is secured.
[pgn][Event "FischerVsKarpov"]
[Site "MASTER"]
[Date "2017.12.26"]
[Round "19"]
[White "RomiFischer"]
[Black "RomiKarpov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[ECO "C81"]
[Opening "Spanish"]
[Time "23:43:08"]
[Variation "Open, Keres, 10.Rd1 O-O 11.c4 bxc4 12.Bxc4 Bc5"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8.
dxe5 Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. c4 bxc4 12. Bxc4 Bc5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14.
fxe3 a5 15. Nbd2 Qe7 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Nd4 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Nxe5 19. Qd5 Nd3
20. Rd2 Rfe8 21. Nc6 Qd6 22. Qb5 a4 23. Rf1 Qh6 24. Re2 Qe6 25. Ra1 Qd7 26.
Rd1 Reb8 27. Qc4 Rxb2 28. Rxb2 Nxb2 29. Rxd7 Nxc4 30. Kf2 Kf8 31. Rxc7 Nb6
32. Rb7 Nd5 33. Ne5 f6 34. Nd7+ Kg8 35. Nc5 f5 36. Ne6 g6 37. Rb5 Nc3 38.
Rb7 Nxa2 39. Ng5 Nc3 40. Nxh7 a3 41. Nf6+ Kf8 42. Nd7+ Ke8 43. Nc5 Nd1+ 44.
Kg3 a2 45. Nb3 Nxe3 46. Na1 Ra3 47. Rb8+ Kd7 48. Kf4 Nxg2+ 49. Kg5 f4 50.
Rb2 f3 51. Kg4 Ne1 52. h4 Nd3 53. Rd2 e3 54. Rxd3+ {White resigns} 0-1[/pgn]

Fischer 7.5 Karpov 11.5