Anatoly Karpov – Miroslav Miljkovic Match
3rd and 4th December in Niš, Serbia
Chessdom.com
Former World Champion Anatoly Karpov continues the series of rapid events with a match against IM Miroslav Miljkovic (elo 2506) on 3rd and 4th December in Niš, Serbia.
The playing venue will be in the Niš City Hall and the Mayor Miloš Simonović will make the ceremonial move. The City of Niš is sponsoring the match and Niš Chess Union is the technical organizer.
Four games will be played with the time control of 25 min+10 sec per player while the remaining two will be blitz with 5 min+2 sec per player. The games will be broadcasted on the internet and TV Bell Amie will cover the match live.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Why against an IM?
I think it is great of Karpov to play these. He realises and admits that he is not in his past form, but he is past hiding this, instead still plays in such public events for the delight of others, the opponent, and himself I presume. Well, I suppose this would be very Karpovian, but getting beyond the ego is very appreciable, of course one loves to see him play though he cannot for various reasons play he did in past (for one he cannot work on his game much).
I feel in a very happy mood, so I will again show a game of mine, I was very satisfied with it for a number of reasons: even though I think I did not make the best of some opportunities there, and I admit I have not analysed (a rapid game)the endgame outside how it ended more than my in-game thoughts that said I should have had a good advantage, depending on the queenside which was the reason I wanted to change the bishop’s diagonal.
Of course I secretly hope Karpov will comment on it ;).
Anyway, here for anyway, it is fun, very reasonable and complicated, and a little after the dust settles it ends funnily.
1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 h6 5.Bxf6 Qxf6 6.e3 Be7 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Qf3 a6 9.Bd3 Nc6 10.a3 Nd8 11.Nge2 Nf7 12.0-0 Ng5 13.Qg3 Bd6 14.f4 Nf7 15.c5 Be7 16.b4 Rb8 17.d5 d6 18.Nd4 e5 19.fxe5 Nxe5 20.e4 Nxd3 21.Qxd3 f4 22.Nce2 g5 23.c6 b5 24.h3 0-0 25.g4 h5 26.Nf5 hxg4 27.hxg4 Bxf5 28.gxf5 Qh6 29.Rf2 Bf6 30.Raf1 Kf7 31.Rh2 Qg7 32.Kg2 Rh8 33.Rfh1 Rxh2+ 34.Rxh2 Rh8 35.Ng1 Rxh2+ 36.Kxh2 Bd4 37.Nf3 Be3 38.a4 g4 39.Ne1 Qh6+ 40.Kg2 Qh3#
And on that game (cannot resist commenting slightly).
Well, anyway, On move 17 I had provoked all sorts of things– and never think I am certain this was a good thing, because I wasn’t before doing it, though I did think 16. …Rb8 the most useful move– and I think that though casually one would think that white had the advantage, space at least, black is ready for everything and his(my) pieces are perfectly placed for what may come.
What does white do, while black will obviously carry out a kingside attack, the white pieces have a hard time moving there. Well, so, I think outside what a grandmaster would notice, the game was well conducted!