World Chess Championship London Karpov v Kasparov 1986

Contemporary UK TV coverage of Karpov v Kasparov Game 7, played in London in 1986. The second half of the match was played in Leningrad.
Coverage by host Jeremy James, IM William Hartston with guest remarks by the Canadian Nathan Divinsky (who had a rating in excess of 2400 in the 1950s and 1960s)

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You are the man, this is like opening presents you don't know what you're going to get thank you rob greatly appreciated.

[@kennethmcdonald9736]

thank you so much for this interesting video

[@paulmalone1208]

This is gold love it takes me back thanks for shareing.❤

[@MNH73]

Thank you for this video! I have loads of old video tapes with 80s BBC coverage of the chess which I used to watch over and over again. Nathan Divinsky appeared quite a few times as a guest.

[@tintinmilou9471]

I like the shine on Karpovs suit looks verry good on the whole too

[@TBWCShow]

Really great coverage, thanks for sharing!

[@WillyBluefield]

Jolly good match, and a reminder of how a victory can slip away during tense moments of the end game, even for the gods.

[@russellfrancis6294]

This is great!

[@fccwebmeister]

Magic thank you.

[@jprw]

Nice Ceefax reference at the end

[@lwalker8785]

I think Nathan Divinsky was brought in to confuse the audience.

[@lordwilksy]

Just don’t promote to a horse as the graphics can’t do that ! 80’s ❤

[@baoboumusic]

3:10 Stockfish 16 agrees with Karpov. Sorry Divinsky. Same for 15. Kf2.

[@yakovvidberg7035]

They fought they find a win but stockfish 16 super engine agree with Kasparov black have f5 defend

[@Saltywengiell]

these knights are so cuute

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[@isayoldchap1]

It's amazing that Kasparov was able to untangle his pieces and achieve a draw from that extremely difficult early middlegame position. So many other players would have capitulated. Garry's resilience and fighting spirt were really second to none.

[@bram99494]

The American guest speaks mostly in riddles and nonsense, but he makes an eloquent statement when he calls Kasparov a “street-fighter”. He’s mostly remembered for wiping his opponents out with sharp, aggressive openings, playing with the initiative. But there are numerous examples in his World Championship matches of wriggling his way out of severe danger much to the frustration of his opponents. He really relished challenges and complicated fights like this.

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[@neanderthal10000ac]

0:04 - Is Bobby Fischer?

[@baoboumusic]

Haha no.

[@bahmankargosha4946]

Funny commentating, looks pretty primitive

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[@paulmorphy6187]

"You could say...they've got legionnaires disease!"
*Tumbleweed*

[@Dbdbe1]

God Divinsky is unbearable.