RomiKarpov vs RomiKasparov

[Michael Sherwin]

Since the RomiFischer vs RomiKarpov match for the title was so popular, 546 views, I thought that I would now have RomiKasparov challenge RomiKarpov for the title. I reserve the right to stop the match if Karpov looks as though he is in trouble and restart it.

Edit: The match will be the first to win 6 games, draws not counting.

[Michael Sherwin]

Game 1
[pgn][Event "Romitest"]
[Site "MASTER"]
[Date "2017.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "RomiKarpov"]
[Black "RomiKasparov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[ECO "E89"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Time "09:09:33"]
[Variation "Sämisch, Orthodox Main Line, 10.Qd2 a6 11.g4 h5"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. Nge2 c6 8.
Qd2 Nbd7 9. d5 cxd5 10. cxd5 a6 11. g4 h5 12. g5 Nh7 13. Rg1 b6 14. O-O-O
b5 15. a3 Nb6 16. b3 Bd7 17. Kb1 Nc8 18. Nc1 f6 19. gxf6 Qxf6 20. Be2 Ne7
21. Nd3 Rfb8 22. Rc1 a5 23. Nb2 Rb7 24. a4 bxa4 25. bxa4 g5 26. Bxg5 Nxg5
27. Qxg5 Qxg5 28. Rxg5 Kh7 29. Nb5 Bxb5 30. axb5 a4 31. Rxh5+ Bh6 32. Rc3
Ng6 33. Rc6 a3 34. Rxd6 axb2 35. Kxb2 Kg7 36. Bc4 Be3 37. Rc6 Rf8 38. d6
Rd8 39. Rf5 Rbd7 40. Rc7 Kh6 41. Kc3 Rxd6 42. Rff7 Rh8 43. Rc6 Rhd8 44.
Rcc7 Rh8 45. Rc6 Rhd8 46. Rcc7 {3-fold repetition} 1/2-1/2[/pgn]

Karpov 0 Kasparov 0

[Michael Sherwin]

Game 2
[pgn][Event "Romitest"]
[Site "MASTER"]
[Date "2017.12.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "RomiKasparov"]
[Black "RomiKarpov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[ECO "C45"]
[Opening "Scotch"]
[Time "09:21:40"]
[Variation "4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Bc4 Ne5"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 Ne5
8. Bb3 Qa6 9. Bc2 d6 10. Nd2 O-O 11. N2b3 Bxd4 12. cxd4 Nc4 13. Bc1 Nc6 14.
Bd3 Qa4 15. O-O Nb6 16. d5 Ne5 17. Bc2 Bd7 18. f4 Ng4 19. Nc5 Qb5 20. Nxd7
Qxd7 21. a4 a5 22. h3 Nf6 23. Be3 Qe7 24. Re1 Nfd7 25. Bd4 Nc5 26. b3 Nbd7
27. e5 Rae8 28. e6 Nf6 29. Qd2 Qd8 30. Rad1 b6 31. f5 h6 32. g3 Qe7 33.
Bxc5 dxc5 34. d6 cxd6 35. Qxd6 Qxd6 36. Rxd6 Rb8 37. Rc6 Nd5 38. Be4 Rfd8
39. Bxd5 Rxd5 40. e7 Re8 41. f6 Rd7 42. Kf2 gxf6 43. Rxb6 Rexe7 44. Rxe7
Rxe7 45. Rb5 Ra7 46. Rxc5 Ra6 47. Kf3 Kf8 48. Rb5 Ke7 49. Kf4 Kd6 50. Kf5
Ke7 51. g4 Ra7 52. h4 Ra6 53. Rb7+ Ke8 54. h5 Kf8 55. Rc7 Kg7 56. Rd7 Rb6
57. Rd5 Rxb3 58. Rxa5 Rf3+ 59. Ke4 Rg3 60. Kf4 Rc3 61. Ra7 Rc4+ 62. Kg3
Rc3+ 63. Kh4 Rc4 64. Ra5 f5 65. Rxf5 Rxa4 66. Kg3 Ra3+ 67. Rf3 Ra4 68. Rf2
Rc4 69. Rf5 Rc3+ 70. Rf3 Rxf3+ 71. Kxf3 f6 72. Ke4 Kf8 73. Kd3 Kf7 74. Ke3
Ke7 75. Kf3 Ke8 76. Kf2 Kf8 77. Kg3 Kf7 78. Kf4 Kg8 79. Kf5 Kf7 80. Kf4 Kg8
81. Ke3 Kf7 82. Kf4 {3-fold repetition} 1/2-1/2[/pgn]

Karpov 0 Kasparov 0

[Michael Sherwin]

Game 3 Jittery nerves by Kasparov and a brilliant tactical shot by Karpov earns Karpov the early lead.
[pgn][Event "Romitest"]
[Site "MASTER"]
[Date "2017.12.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "RomiKarpov"]
[Black "RomiKasparov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[ECO "E89"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Time "09:35:26"]
[Variation "Sämisch, Orthodox Main Line, 10.Qd2 a6 11.g4 h5"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. Nge2 c6 8.
Qd2 Nbd7 9. d5 cxd5 10. cxd5 a6 11. g4 h5 12. g5 Nh7 13. Rg1 b6 14. Ng3 b5
15. O-O-O b4 16. Na4 h4 17. Nh1 a5 18. Kb1 f6 19. gxf6 Qxf6 20. Nf2 Qxf3
21. Rc1 Nhf6 22. Rxg6 Qh5 23. Rg1 Qh7 24. Bh6 Rf7 25. Qg5 Ne8 26. Qxh4 Rxf2
27. Qxf2 Qxh6 28. Bb5 Qf6 29. Qg3 Qe7 30. h4 Nef6 31. Rc7 Ne8 32. Rxd7 Bxd7
33. Bxd7 Kh8 34. Qg6 Nf6 35. Be6 Nh7 36. Nb6 Rd8 37. Bf5 Bf6 38. Qh6 Bxh4
39. Rh1 Bf6 40. Bxh7 Qg7 41. Qh3 Bg5 42. Bg6+ Qh6 43. Qf3 Bh4 44. Qg4 Kg7
45. Bf5+ Qg5 46. Rxh4 Qxg4 47. Rxg4+ Kh8 48. Nc4 a4 49. Rg6 Rg8 50. Rh6+
Kg7 51. Rxd6 Rh8 {Black resigns} 1-0[/pgn]

Karpov 1 Kasparov 0

[Michael Sherwin]

Game 4 Kasparov got over his jittery nerves sooner than expected and levels the score.
[pgn][Event "Romitest"]
[Site "MASTER"]
[Date "2017.12.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "RomiKasparov"]
[Black "RomiKarpov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[ECO "A46"]
[Opening "Torre Attack"]
[Time "09:47:46"]
[Variation "3...h6 4.Bxf6 Qxf6 5.e4 c5"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. e4 d5 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. O-O dxe4
8. Bxe4 Be7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. c3 c5 11. Bb1 cxd4 12. Qc2 g6 13. Nxd4 Nb6 14.
Re1 Rd8 15. Qe4 Bd6 16. Qe2 Bf4 17. N2f3 Bd7 18. Be4 Rab8 19. Rad1 Ba4 20.
Bc2 Bxc2 21. Qxc2 Rd5 22. Ne2 Rbd8 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. c4 Rd8 25. Nc3 h5 26.
Ne4 Qe7 27. Qc3 f5 28. Ng3 h4 29. Ne2 Bd6 30. Qb3 Rc8 31. Nc3 Rxc4 32. Nd5
exd5 33. Rxe7 Bxe7 34. Qe3 Bf6 35. Qh6 Bg7 36. Qg5 Kh7 37. h3 Bxb2 38. Qe7+
Kh6 39. Qg5+ Kh7 40. Nxh4 Rc6 41. Qe7+ Kh6 42. Nf3 Rc1+ 43. Kh2 Rc4 44. Ng5
Rc2 45. f4 Rc7 46. Qxc7 Bg7 {Black resigns} 1-0[/pgn]

Karpov 1 Kasparov 1

[Michael Sherwin]

Game 5 Both players resort to what they know best and Karpov could not withstand Kasparov's counter attack in an exciting Sicilian battle.
[pgn][Event "Romitest"]
[Site "MASTER"]
[Date "2017.12.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "RomiKarpov"]
[Black "RomiKasparov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[ECO "B83"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Time "09:59:53"]
[Variation "Scheveningen, Modern, 9.f4 Bd7 10.Nb3 a6"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e6 7. Be2 Be7 8.
Nb3 Qc7 9. Bf3 h6 10. Be3 Nc6 11. h3 Bd7 12. a3 Na5 13. Nxa5 Qxa5 14. O-O
e5 15. f5 O-O 16. Qd2 Qc7 17. g4 Rac8 18. Rfc1 Bc6 19. Rd1 Nh7 20. Bf2 b5
21. Qd3 Ng5 22. Bg2 Nh7 23. h4 Nf6 24. Bf3 Nd7 25. Be2 Nc5 26. Qe3 Qb7 27.
Bf3 Na4 28. Nxa4 bxa4 29. b3 Bd7 30. Qd3 Rc7 31. Rdb1 axb3 32. Qxb3 Qxb3
33. cxb3 Rc3 34. Bg2 Bb5 35. Be1 Rc2 36. Bf2 Rfc8 37. Bf1 R8c3 38. Bxb5
axb5 39. a4 Rf3 40. Rf1 Rf4 41. g5 bxa4 42. Rxa4 hxg5 43. Ra8+ Kh7 44. hxg5
Bxg5 45. Bb6 Rg4+ 46. Kh1 Bf4 47. Rxf4 Rxf4 48. Ra1 Rxe4 49. Ba7 Rf4 50.
Rd1 d5 51. Kg1 d4 52. Rf1 d3 53. Be3 Rg4+ 54. Kh1 d2 55. Bxd2 Rxd2 56. Rf3
Rd6 57. Rh3+ {White resigns} 0-1[/pgn]

Karpov 1 Kasparov 2

[Michael Sherwin]

Game 6 What started out as a violent demonstration ended in a perpetual against Karpov's Queen.
[pgn][Event "Romitest"]
[Site "MASTER"]
[Date "2017.12.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "RomiKasparov"]
[Black "RomiKarpov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[ECO "E59"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Time "10:12:28"]
[Variation "Main Line, 9.bxc3 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Qc7 11.a4"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Nc6 9. a3 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qc7 11. a4 Rd8 12. Qc2 Na5 13. Bd3 c4 14. Be2
b6 15. Ba3 Bb7 16. Nd2 Rac8 17. Rab1 Bc6 18. Bb4 Qd7 19. Bxa5 Qd5 20. Bf3
Qxa5 21. Bxc6 Rxc6 22. Rb5 Qa6 23. e4 Kh8 24. Rfb1 Ne8 25. Qd1 Kg8 26. R5b4
Nd6 27. Qe2 Rdc8 28. Qg4 Qa5 29. Qf4 f6 30. Qg4 Re8 31. Re1 Nf7 32. Qe2 Qa6
33. f4 Rd8 34. d5 exd5 35. exd5 Rcc8 36. Rxc4 h6 37. Rxc8 Qxc8 38. c4 Qc5+
39. Qe3 Qb4 40. Rc1 Qxa4 41. Ne4 Re8 42. Qd4 a5 43. Nd2 b5 44. Ra1 Qb4 45.
Rb1 Qa4 46. Ra1 Qb4 47. Rb1 Qa4 48. Ra1 {3-fold repetition} 1/2-1/2[/pgn]

Karpov 1 Kasparov 2

[Michael Sherwin]

Game 7 Kasparov makes a masterful break in the center with good counterplay on the queenside. Karpov refusing to fold makes a counter thrust in the center winning the day.
[pgn][Event "Romitest"]
[Site "MASTER"]
[Date "2017.12.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "RomiKarpov"]
[Black "RomiKasparov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[ECO "A19"]
[Opening "English"]
[Time "10:24:40"]
[Variation "Mikenas, Sicilian, 4.e5"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. a3 Nc6 5. e4 d6 6. d3 Nf6 7. h3 Bd7 8. Be2
Nd4 9. Nxd4 cxd4 10. Nb1 Qb6 11. Nd2 h6 12. Qb3 Qxb3 13. Nxb3 Ba4 14. Nd2
Nd7 15. b3 Bc6 16. b4 Ba4 17. Nf3 Rc8 18. O-O Nb6 19. Bd2 O-O 20. b5 e6 21.
Bb4 Rfd8 22. Rac1 d5 23. cxd5 exd5 24. e5 Nd7 25. Bd6 Rc3 26. Rfe1 Rdc8 27.
Rb1 Bc2 28. Rb4 Bxd3 29. Bxd3 Rxd3 30. Ra4 Rdc3 31. Rxd4 Nb6 32. Rdd1 Rb3
33. Nd4 Rb2 34. e6 fxe6 35. Rxe6 Bxd4 36. Rxd4 g5 37. Rxh6 Kg7 38. Re6 Rc1+
39. Kh2 Rxf2 40. Rg4 Kf7 41. Re7+ Kf6 42. Rxb7 Nc8 43. Bc7 Ra2 44. Bd8+ Ke6
45. Rxg5 d4 46. Rg6+ Kf5 47. Rg3 Ke6 48. Rbg7 Raa1 49. R3g6+ Kf5 50. Ra6
Rc4 51. Bf6 Nb6 52. Rgxa7 Kxf6 53. Rxb6+ Ke5 54. Rb8 d3 55. Rd8 Rc3 56. b6
Rb3 57. b7 Rab1 58. Rd7 d2 59. Rxd2 Rxb7 60. Rxb7 Rxb7 61. Ra2 Kd4 62. g4
Ra7 63. Kg3 Kc4 64. h4 Kb3 65. Rf2 Kxa3 66. g5 Rg7 67. Kg4 Kb4 68. h5 Rg8
69. Rf7 Kc5 70. g6 Kd5 71. Kf5 Ra8 72. g7 Kd6 {Black resigns} 1-0[/pgn]

Karpov 2 Kasparov 2

[Michael Sherwin]

Game 8 Kasparov plays a little too much like his idol RomiChess but manages to hold the game.
[pgn][Event "Romitest"]
[Site "MASTER"]
[Date "2017.12.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "RomiKasparov"]
[Black "RomiKarpov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[ECO "E33"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Time "10:37:59"]
[Variation "Classical, Milner-Barry (Zurich), 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.Qxc3"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b5 7. cxb5 c6
8. bxc6 Nxc6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Nf3 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qd2 Rfc8 13. b4 Ne7
14. Qd1 d6 15. e3 Bxf1 16. Kxf1 Nd5 17. h3 Qf5 18. Qe2 Qc2 19. Qxc2 Rxc2
20. Rh2 Rac8 21. Ne1 Rc1 22. Rxc1 Rxc1 23. Ke2 Rc3 24. e4 Nf6 25. e5 dxe5
26. dxe5 Nd5 27. Nd3 Rxa3 28. Rh1 Rb3 29. Ra1 Nxb4 30. Nxb4 Rxb4 31. Rxa7
Re4+ 32. Kd3 Rxe5 33. h4 Rd5+ 34. Ke4 h5 35. g3 Rd2 36. Ke3 Rc2 37. Ra8+
Kh7 38. Ra7 Kg6 39. Ra5 f6 40. Ra7 e5 41. Rd7 Rc4 42. Kf3 f5 43. Rd6+ Kf7
44. Ra6 Rc3+ 45. Ke2 Rc7 46. Ke3 Rb7 47. f3 Re7 48. Ra5 Re6 49. Ra7+ Kf6
50. Ra5 Rb6 51. Ra1 Rc6 52. Ra5 g6 53. Kd3 Rc1 54. Ra6+ Kg7 55. Ra7+ Kh6
56. Ke2 Rc4 57. Kf2 Rc2+ 58. Kf1 Rh2 59. Kg1 Rd2 60. Kf1 Rd5 61. Ke2 Rd4
62. Kf2 Rc4 63. Re7 Rc2+ 64. Kf1 Rc5 65. Ke2 Ra5 66. Ke3 Ra3+ 67. Kf2 Ra2+
68. Kf1 Ra5 69. Ke2 Rb5 70. Ke3 Rb3+ 71. Kf2 Rb2+ 72. Kf1 f4 73. gxf4 exf4
74. Rf7 Rb6 75. Rxf4 g5 76. hxg5+ Kxg5 77. Ra4 Rb2 78. Ra5+ Kf4 79. Rxh5
Kxf3 80. Rf5+ Ke3 81. Re5+ Kf4 82. Re2 Rb5 83. Ra2 Ke3 84. Ra3+ Ke4 85. Kf2
Rb2+ 86. Kg3 Rb7 87. Ra4+ Ke3 88. Kg4 Rf7 89. Kg5 Rf2 90. Rc4 Rf8 91. Rb4
Rf1 92. Rh4 Kd3 93. Rf4 Rxf4 94. Kxf4 {Insufficient material Insufficient
material} 1/2-1/2[/pgn]

Karpov 2 Kasparov 2

[Michael Sherwin]

Game 9 Karpov playing a bit too much like his idol RomiChess barely is able to hold the game.
[pgn][Event "Romitest"]
[Site "MASTER"]
[Date "2017.12.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "RomiKarpov"]
[Black "RomiKasparov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[ECO "A88"]
[Opening "Dutch"]
[Time "10:52:19"]
[Variation "Leningrad, Main Line, 7.Nc3 c6 8.d5 cxd5"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "224"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e3 Nf6 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Na4 Qc7 8.
h3 d5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Bd2 Qd6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Qb3 Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14.
Nc4 Qc7 15. Na5 b6 16. Rc1 Qd8 17. Nc4 Be6 18. Qb5 Bd7 19. Qb3 Be6 20. Nc3
Qc7 21. Ne2 Rc8 22. d5 Bxd5 23. Nxb6 Qxc1+ 24. Nxc1 Bxb3 25. Nxc8 Be6 26.
Nxe7+ Kf8 27. Bb4 a5 28. Ba3 Ke8 29. Ne2 Ra7 30. O-O Rxe7 31. Bxe7 Kxe7 32.
b3 Nc6 33. Rd1 Nb4 34. Rd2 Be5 35. Nd4 f5 36. a3 Bxd4 37. exd4 Nd3 38. Rc2
Kd6 39. Rc3 Nf4 40. Kf1 Bd5 41. Rc5 Bxb3 42. Rxa5 Bc4+ 43. Kg1 Ne2+ 44. Kh2
h5 45. Ra4 Kd5 46. Ra7 Nxd4 47. Ra5+ Kc6 48. g3 Kb6 49. Ra8 Bd5 50. Rb8+
Kc7 51. Rh8 Kc6 52. Kg1 Kc5 53. Kf1 Bc4+ 54. Kg2 Nc2 55. Rh6 Bf7 56. Rh7
Bd5 57. Rc7+ Bc6 58. a4 Nd4 59. Kf1 Kb4 60. Rg7 Bxa4 61. Rxg6 Bb5+ 62. Ke1
Kc3 63. Rg7 Bc4 64. Kd1 Kd3 65. Re7 Bb3+ 66. Ke1 Be6 67. Ra7 Nf3+ 68. Kf1
f4 69. Kg2 Ne1+ 70. Kf1 Kd2 71. gxf4 Bxh3+ 72. Kg1 Nf3+ 73. Kh1 Ke1 74. f5
Bxf5 75. Kg2 h4 76. Ra1+ Kd2 77. Ra2+ Kd3 78. Kh1 h3 79. Ra5 Bg4 80. Ra4 h2
81. Ra3+ Ke2 82. Re3+ Kxf2 83. Rxe4 Bf5 84. Re6 Bh3 85. Rg6 Bf1 86. Rg4 Bd3
87. Rg2+ Ke3 88. Rg8 Bf1 89. Re8+ Kf2 90. Rg8 Bc4 91. Rg7 Bd5 92. Rd7 Ba8
93. Ra7 Be4 94. Rg7 Ke3 95. Kg2 Kd4 96. Rg8 Bc6 97. Rc8 Bd5 98. Re8 Kd3 99.
Re7 Be4 100. Rd7+ Kc3 101. Rd1 Kc4 102. Rd8 Bd5 103. Rc8+ Kd3 104. Rd8 Ke4
105. Re8+ Kd4 106. Rd8 Ke5 107. Re8+ Be6 108. Re7 Kf5 109. Re8 Bc4 110.
Rf8+ Kg5 111. Rxf3 Bd5 112. Kxh2 Bxf3 {Insufficient material Insufficient
material} 1/2-1/2[/pgn]

Karpov 2 Kasparov 2