Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
Subject: World Chess Championship Semifinals
From: Ralph Frisch <RFFCC@CUNYVM.BITNET>
Date: Monday, 13 Apr 1992 11:07:56 EDT
Organization: City University of New York/ University Computer Center

This morning I received the following from the CHESS-L list.
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From:         Peter Rice <Peter.Rice@EMBL-HEIDELBERG.DE>
Subject:      Candidates games 1+2
To:           Charles Weldon <CTWCC@CUNYVM.BITNET>,
              Rafael Frisch <RFFCC@CUNYVM.BITNET>

A good start for Karpov in the Candidates semi finals. Short tried the Budapest
in game 1 in the hope of a surprise, but was already a pawn down after 16
moves. Short is a notorious bad starter, so there is some hope even though he
made no impression in game 2.

As far as I can tell, the playing schedule for the rest of the match is:

14-April: Game 3
15-April: Adjournments
16-April: Game 4
17-April: Game 5
18-April: Adjournments
19-April: Game 6
20-April: Adjurnemnts
21-April: Game 7
22-April: Game 8
23-April: Adjournments

The Karpov - Short game scores are below. I believe Yusupov won the first game
against Timman (with White) and drew the second in the other match.

White: Anatoly Karpov
Black: Nigel Short
Candidates Semi Final game 1

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |...|   |*R*|   |...|   |...| 8
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|...|   |...|   |...|   |.K.|   | 7
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |...| B |...|   |...|   |...| 6
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|...|   |*B*|   |...|   |...| Q | 5
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| P |...|*P*|...| R |...| P |.P.| 4
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|*P*|   |...|   |*P*|   |...|*P*| 3
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |*Q*|   |...|   |...|*P*|...| 2
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|...|   |...|   |...|   |...|*K*| 1
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
  a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h


  1.   d4    Nf6   2.   c4    e5
  3.   dxe   Ng4   4.   Bf4   Nc6
  5.   Nf3   Bb4+  6.   Nbd2  Qe7
  7.   e3    Ngxe5 8.   Nxe5  Nxe5
  9.   Be2   0-0  10.   0-0   d6
 11.   Nb3   b6   12.   a3    Bc5
 13.   Nxc5  bxc5 14.   b4    Nd7
 15.   Bg4   a5   16.   Bxd7  Bxd7
 17.   bxc   dxc  18.   Qd5   Ra6
 19.   Qe5   Re6  20.   Qxc7  Rc8
 21.   Qb7   Qe8  22.   Rab1  h5
 23.   f3    Bc6  24.   Qb2   h4
 25.   h3    f5   26.   Qc2   Qg6
 27.   Qc3   a4   28.   Rf2   Rce8
 29.   Rd1   Qh5  30.   Qc2   Qg6
 31.   Kh1   Qf6  32.   Qb2   Qe7
 33.   Rfd2  g5   34.   Bd6   Qf7
 35.   Bxc5  g4   36.   fxg   fxg
 37.   Rf2   Qh5  38.   Qe2   Rg6
 39.   Rd6   Re4  40.   Rd8+  Kh7
 41.   Rf7+  Rg7  42.   Rxg7+ Kxg7
 43.   Qb2+  Resigns


White: Nigel Short
Black: Anatoly Karpov
Candidates Semi Final game 2

+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |...| R |...|   |...| K |...| 8
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|...| P |...| Q |.B.| P |...| P | 7
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| P |...|   |...|   |...| P |...| 6
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|...|   |...| P |*P*| P |...|   | 5
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| N |*P*|   |*P*|   |*Q*|   |...| 4
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|*P*|   |...| R |...|   |*P*|*P*| 3
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|   |...|   |...|   |*P*|   |...| 2
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
|...|*B*|*B*|   |*R*|*R*|*K*|   | 1
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
  a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h


  1.   e4    c6    2.   d4    d5
  3.   e5    Bf5   4.   Nf3   e6
  5.   Be2   c5    6.   0-0   Nc6
  7.   c3    Bg4   8.   Nbd2  cxd
  9.   cxd   Nge7 10.   a3    Nf5
 11.   b4    Be7  12.   h3    Bxf3
 13.   Nxf3  0-0  14.   Bx2   a6
 15.   Qd2   Rc8  16.   Rad1  Nb8
 17.   Bd3   Nh4  18.   Ne1   Nd7
 19.   Nc2   Nb6  20.   Ne3   Qd7
 21.   Rde1  Rc7  22.   Qd1   Rfc8
 23.   g3    Nf5  24.   Nxf5  exf5
 25.   Qf3   g6   26.   Qf4   Na4
 27.   Bc1   Rc3  28.   Bb1   Rb3
 29.   Ba2   Rd3  30.   Bb1   Rb3
 31.   Ba2   Rd3  32.   Bb1   Draw agreed

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 CHESS-L GREARN  4/13/92
Peter Rice          Charles Weldon       4/13/92 Candidates games 1+2