Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess, Part 3 Kasparov vs Karpov 1986-1987 The day of the final trial arrived. That morning grandmaster Milunka Lazarevic phoned my mother from Switzerland and said: ‘Clara, tell Garry that only two people could win a decisive game to order: Alekhine, who failed to do this, and Fischer, who didn't need to. Tell Garry that he has to do it.’ But my mother didn't tell me this until after the game. Evidently, even she did not really believe in a miracle... On the way to the 24th game I saw an enormous crowd outside the Lope de Vega Theatre. Even on ordinary days the match drew big crowds, but never so many people as on that day. I said sadly to Litvinov: ‘I expect … [Read more...]