Valencia: Karpov wins game three, Kasparov wins the match 3-1

Day two of the commemorative rapid chess match saw Anatoly Karpov win a fine game against the man who dethroned him as World Champion 25 years ago. In the final game Garry Kasparov only needed a draw, but put on the pressure until Karpov crumbled and lost – again – on time. The final score of 3.0:1.0 is exactly what the ratings predicted. <a href="[Post:view_link]">Illustrated report with videos.</a>

Valencia: Karpov wins game three, Kasparov wins the match 3-1

Kasparov: 'Something is dead wrong in chess

Anatoly Karpov vs. Garry Kasparov, 1987 World Championship (Game 23)

Karpov vs. Kasparov World Chess Championship 1987

Valencia: Karpov wins game three, Kasparov wins the match 3-1

Kasparov: 'Something is dead wrong in chess

Kasparov 6-2 Karpov , Valencia 2009, day 3, Blitz, video 2

Karpov-Kasparov (3rd match-game, Moscow 1984), with annotations by Karpov.

Kasparov-Karpov, 22nd match-game, World Championship, Leningrad 1986 (with annotations by Kasparov).