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Anatoly Karpov, double world champion (1975 – 1985 and 1993 – 1999), is one of the leading personalities of the history of chess. In his Romanian debut he is playing a chess match against GM Andrei Istratescu. The event is organised by Astral Chess Foundation, Gambit Foundation, Elisabeta Polihroniade and Sah Campion Chess Club. It is being held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Bucharest from March 20th to March 26th.
Karpov arriving in Bucharest
According to the organisers the media attention is overwhelming. "In Romania, chess has an old and famous tradition, earned by several medals in Chess Olympics and many gold medals in European and World Junior Championships. The number of Romanians interested in chess is so big that it is nearly impossible to find a family that has no member who is a chess player, either amateur or professional one."
For the first time in Romania, the games are being broadcast live on the Internet. The chess board and the chess clock were ordered especially for this event. They allow projection of the game on big screens for the onsite public.
| 20.03.2005 – Sunday | 14:00h | Game 1 | Istratescu-Karpov | 1/2 |
| 21.03.2005 – Monday | 14:00h | Game 2 | Karpov-Istratescu | 1-0 |
| 22.03.2005 – Tuesday | 14:00h | Game 3 | Istratescu-Karpov | 1-0 |
| 24.03.2005 – Thursday | 14:00h | Game 4 | Karpov-Istratescu | 1-0 |
| 25.03.2005 – Friday | 14:00h | Game 5 | Istratescu-Karpov | 0-1 |
| 25.03.2005 – Friday | 16:00h | Game 6 | Karpov-Istratescu | 1-0 |
| 26.03.2003 – Saturday | 14:00h | Game 7 | Istratescu-Karpov | |
| 26.03.2003 – Sunday | 16:00h | Game 8 | Karpov-Istratescu | |
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Karpov and Istratescu during the game
The public following the actions attentively
Postmortem analysis and commentary
