00:00In one minute, that's one minute I'm old-fashioned, it takes time for me.
00:06I'm sure for young players it takes 10 seconds to have a tree
00:09with all the games played in a certain opening.
00:13Some people think it kills creativity,
00:18but if you are open-minded, it could actually enhance your creativity
00:23because you can see quickly what's happened,
00:25all the moves that I've made before, and look for a new idea.
00:30I always believed that there was room for creativity in the openings,
00:41and that's why I spent a lot of time looking for old openings
00:48that were abandoned in the 80s.
00:51Let's not forget, in the 80s, Evans Gambit and, of course, Scotch,
00:56they were just totally abandoned.
00:59Belonged to the 19th century.
01:02Nobody expected these openings to make a comeback.
01:06I played it. I played against Karpov.
01:08I played as Scotch very successfully against all the top players,
01:12including my world championship match against Karpov and against Nigel Shaw.
01:17I played Evans Gambit, though, of course, it didn't last for too long.
01:24Now we understand it's not refuted, but obviously white cannot expect to gain an advantage
01:33if black is comfortable with playing this opening and there are a few ways for black to get a very decent position.
01:46But again, we're talking about top players.
01:51We're talking about strong grandmasters.
01:53But even within the realm of classical openings.
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