Karpov is back and playing damn strong !
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 11:07 pm
Maybe Kasparov got the highest rating ever, but Karpov holds the record of won tournaments.gleperlier wrote: Impressive
Yeah, he seams to be specialized in rapid chess nowUri Blass wrote:unfortunately it seems that this event is only a rapid chess event.
I would like to know if karpov can get good results today also at long time control.
http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/cap-d ... emi-finals
Note that karpov has better rating today at rapid time control relative to longer time control.
http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=4100026
Karpov already won another tournament at rapid chess convincingly
http://ratings.fide.com/individual_calc ... -11-01&t=1
Older players do relatively better at rapid chess I have heard. I think this is due to the fatigue factor, long time controls games are physically demanding and exhausting.gleperlier wrote:Yeah, he seams to be specialized in rapid chess nowUri Blass wrote:unfortunately it seems that this event is only a rapid chess event.
I would like to know if karpov can get good results today also at long time control.
http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/cap-d ... emi-finals
Note that karpov has better rating today at rapid time control relative to longer time control.
http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=4100026
Karpov already won another tournament at rapid chess convincingly
http://ratings.fide.com/individual_calc ... -11-01&t=1
or maybe karpov learned chess lately and he can also get good results at longer time control.Don wrote:Older players do relatively better at rapid chess I have heard. I think this is due to the fatigue factor, long time controls games are physically demanding and exhausting.gleperlier wrote:Yeah, he seams to be specialized in rapid chess nowUri Blass wrote:unfortunately it seems that this event is only a rapid chess event.
I would like to know if karpov can get good results today also at long time control.
http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/cap-d ... emi-finals
Note that karpov has better rating today at rapid time control relative to longer time control.
http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=4100026
Karpov already won another tournament at rapid chess convincingly
http://ratings.fide.com/individual_calc ... -11-01&t=1
It could be that their experience is more of a benefit at fast levels even though I would have thought it would be other way around. You would think that calculation ability would diminish with age and favor the younger player and maybe it does, but then again maybe those other factors (experience, knowledge, etc) are just more important. Maybe the difference is having to figure things out versus already knowing the answer.
Are you saying that Karpov has suddenly learned to play chess?Uri Blass wrote:or maybe karpov learned chess lately and he can also get good results at longer time control.Don wrote:Older players do relatively better at rapid chess I have heard. I think this is due to the fatigue factor, long time controls games are physically demanding and exhausting.gleperlier wrote:Yeah, he seams to be specialized in rapid chess nowUri Blass wrote:unfortunately it seems that this event is only a rapid chess event.
I would like to know if karpov can get good results today also at long time control.
http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/cap-d ... emi-finals
Note that karpov has better rating today at rapid time control relative to longer time control.
http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=4100026
Karpov already won another tournament at rapid chess convincingly
http://ratings.fide.com/individual_calc ... -11-01&t=1
It could be that their experience is more of a benefit at fast levels even though I would have thought it would be other way around. You would think that calculation ability would diminish with age and favor the younger player and maybe it does, but then again maybe those other factors (experience, knowledge, etc) are just more important. Maybe the difference is having to figure things out versus already knowing the answer.
The only way to know is if he plays longer time control again.
My point is that karpov can still learn new openings and train in chess in other ways and I thought that it is possible that karpov's rating got down simply because there was time when he did not train much and now he trains more.Don wrote:Are you saying that Karpov has suddenly learned to play chess?Uri Blass wrote:or maybe karpov learned chess lately and he can also get good results at longer time control.Don wrote:Older players do relatively better at rapid chess I have heard. I think this is due to the fatigue factor, long time controls games are physically demanding and exhausting.gleperlier wrote:Yeah, he seams to be specialized in rapid chess nowUri Blass wrote:unfortunately it seems that this event is only a rapid chess event.
I would like to know if karpov can get good results today also at long time control.
http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/cap-d ... emi-finals
Note that karpov has better rating today at rapid time control relative to longer time control.
http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=4100026
Karpov already won another tournament at rapid chess convincingly
http://ratings.fide.com/individual_calc ... -11-01&t=1
It could be that their experience is more of a benefit at fast levels even though I would have thought it would be other way around. You would think that calculation ability would diminish with age and favor the younger player and maybe it does, but then again maybe those other factors (experience, knowledge, etc) are just more important. Maybe the difference is having to figure things out versus already knowing the answer.
The only way to know is if he plays longer time control again.
I think it's unrealistic to believe Karpov is better than he was before, but in his prime he would be a top player today, perhaps even number 1.
On the other hand, some players don't decline that quickly and stay close to the best for many years. I've always wondered if part of that was just because they lose their "hunger" when they get older and wiser. No doubt age doesn't help but I don't know how much it hurts and I'm sure it depends on the person.
I personally believe he was better than Fischer comparing both to their prime. In fact had Fisher and Karpov played for the world championship as they should have, it could have gone either way in my opinion.