Smyslov_Fan wrote on 11/21/06 at 06:46:04:

The only 1979 Kasparov-Razuvaev game I know of is a Grunfeld (cited below).  Am I missing something, or are you thinking of another game?

Kasparov,Garry (2545) - Razuvaev,Yuri S (2470) [D85]
URS-ch47 Minsk (8), 12.1979
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Be3 Bg4 9.Qa4+ Nc6 10.Ne5 cxd4 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.cxd4 0–0 13.Rc1 Bd7 14.Rc5 Qb8 15.Bd3 e5 16.Bc2 exd4 17.Bxd4 Qd6 18.Be3 Be5 19.0–0 Qc7 20.f4 Bd6 21.Ra5 c5 22.Qa3 Rfc8 23.Qc3 Bf8 24.e5 Rab8 25.f5 Bg7 26.fxg6 hxg6 27.Rxc5 Qxe5 28.Qxe5 Bxe5 29.Bxg6 Bxh2+ 30.Kxh2 fxg6 31.Rg5 Rc6 ½–½

I had not thought of Akopian and Gulko.
That 2002 game was a rapid game indeed. The three games with classic time control all were drawn.
It indeed looks very much like Gulko has the best score against The Boss. Seven games from 1978 to 1995, three wins and one loss: that's impressive.

Lautier has won two games, but lost three plus one in a rapid game.
Radjabov also has 50%: he lost at Moscow 2002. There are also 4 draws.
Three others with 50% are Sturua and Sideif Sade. All of their games against Kasparov were played before he became WCh.
Razuvajev has 75%: one win in 1978, one draw in 1979.

IMJohnCox wrote on 11/16/06 at 11:30:06:

I cant make that out. It is from the Russia vs the rest match:
[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Akopian,Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov,Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Eco "B30"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.0-0 Nge7 5.b3 a6 6.Bxc6 Nxc6 7.Bb2 b5 8.c4 bxc4 9.bxc4 Rb8 10.Bc3 d6 11.Na3 e5 12.Nc2 Be7 13.Ne3 0-0 14.d3 Qe8 15.Rb1 Rxb1 16.Qxb1 Bd8 17.Nd2 g6 18.Nd5 f5 19.exf5 gxf5 20.f4 Rf7 21.Qe1 Rg7 22.Nf3 Qg6 23.g3 Rf7 24.fxe5 f4 25.exd6 fxg3 1-0

Akopian did lose some blitz games though.

And also didn't Gulko have a good record against Gary K

Andrew Brett

Not sure but I thought Kasparov never beat Akopian, while he lost at least once.

Well if simuls are allowed I have a plus score against Karpov...but as for Capablanca it seems to be just Sultan Khan, Verlinsky and Keres, unless anyone has a different candidate. Of course it's much harder now. I wonder how many plus scores Kasparov leaves outstanding? I'd guess that relatively speaking quite a lot of 70's Soviet GM/IMs of that period beat him in 1978-80 and then never saw him again. Mochalov, for one.

I rather liked the idea of a Steinitz number.  I suppose given Steinitz stopped 100 years ago 4 would be a good achievement. Sir George Thomas must surely have beaten someone who once beat Steinitz, mustn't he? And you'd think I could come up with someone I'd once beaten who once beat SGT. (thinks) Actually I can't come up with even someone I've played who ever played SGT. Bernard Cafferty, conceivably? 100 years is a long time.

MNb: I was speaking of the list of people who had a plus score against Capa. I forgot to check whether he'd played Eliskases before - so just Keres, then, I think?

I don't think there's a translation of the book you mention, no. Winter wrote a book on Capa, I think, which I don't have but would like to.

Willempie: the likeliest explanation was correct, ie I misremembered the table I'd been looking at. It was Fine all along. I grovel.