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Pojďme si připomenout jednoho šachového mága a kouzelníka, který kromě všeho hrál „blicky“ přímo geniálně. V roce 1988 se dokonce stal mistrem světa v bleskovém šachu. Kdo to je ??? Z následujícího videa bude vše jasné: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7ti-p_O55I
A něco málo k tomu, abych naladil případné zájemce ve čtvrtek …
1988 World Blitz Championship
Following the Candidates‘ matches for the 1988 cycle, a World Blitz Championship was hosted in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, on 19 February 1988. The event was a 32-player single-elimination tournament, with pairings determined by best-of-four matches. The field was headlined by long-time rivals Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov, with the former considered the favorite to win the tournament. Notable participants included:
Garry Kasparov (URS), 2750- Anatoly Karpov (URS), 2715
- Mikhail Tal (URS), 2630
- Rafael Vaganian (URS), 2625
Jon Speelman (ENG), 2625- Artur Yusupov (URS), 2620
Yasser Seirawan (USA), 2595
Kiril Georgiev (BUL), 2595- Valery Salov (URS), 2595
- Jaan Ehlvest (URS), 2585
Kevin Spraggett (CAN), 2580- Alexander Chernin (URS), 2560
Jesus Nogueiras (CUB), 2560- Maxim Dlugy (USA), 2550
Margeir Pétursson (ISL), 2540- Michael Wilder (USA), 2535
- Roman Dzindzichashvili (URS), 2530
Branko Damljanović (YUG), 2525- Helgi Ólafsson (ISL), 2510
- Igor Ivanov (CAN), 2505
- Aivars Gipslis (URS), 2505
Attila Groszpeter (HUN), 2495- Bogdan Lalić (YUG), 2495
- Joseph Gallagher (ENG), 2480
Former world champion Anatoly Karpov fell out of contention for the championship in just the second round, after dropping his first two games against fellow Soviet grandmaster Alexander Chernin. Reigning world champion Garry Kasparov steamed ahead into the quarterfinals but lost momentum after missing an elementary mate in two against Bulgarian grandmaster Kiril Georgiev;[26] a stunned Kasparov was subsequently knocked out of the tournament. In the final, Mikhail Tal clinched the championship with a 3½-½ victory over Armenian grandmaster Rafael Vaganian.[27][28]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Garry Kasparov |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Kiril Georgiev |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Kiril Georgiev |
3½ | |||||||||||||
| Rafael Vaganian |
4½ | |||||||||||||
| Rafael Vaganian |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Michael Wilder |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Rafael Vaganian |
½ | |||||||||||||
| Mikhail Tal |
3½ | |||||||||||||
| Jaan Ehlvest |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Alexander Chernin |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Alexander Chernin |
1½ | |||||||||||||
| Mikhail Tal |
2½ | |||||||||||||
| Mikhail Tal |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Artur Jussupow |
0 | |||||||||||||
Mikhail Tal, the 51-year-old former World Champion, breezed through the final rounds with 5½/6. Joining him in the finals was Rafael Vaganian, who survived a controversial semifinal against Kiril Georgiev; the Armenian nearly punched his clock after making an illegal move in Game 2, an accusation that was eventually refuted after match officials resorted to a video review and found that Vaganian’s hand had stopped just short of touching the clock. The final was a one-sided affair, with Tal repeatedly utilizing exchange sacrifices to find winning combinations; down 3–0 after three games, Vaganian offered his hand in the 4th game to concede the match to Tal. After the match, Tal claimed he took the event „none too seriously“; he chain-smoked throughout the tournament, and his „preparation“ for the semifinal match against Chernin reportedly consisted of a double scotch.[29][30]
| Name | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikhail Tal (URS) |
2630 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3½ |
| Rafael Vaganian (URS) |
2625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ |
Za výbor Václav Hašek a Milan Borkovec