00:00Because you can see quickly what's happened, all the moves that I've made before, and look for a new idea.
00:12I always believed that there was room for creativity in the openings, and that's why I spent a lot of time looking for old openings that were abandoned in the 80s.
00:28Let's not forget, in the 80s, Evans, Gambit, and of course, Scotch, they were just totally abandoned.
00:36Belonged to the 19th century.
00:39Nobody expected these openings to make a comeback.
00:43I played it. I played against Karpov.
00:45I played as Scotch very successfully against all the top players, including my world championship match against Karpov and against Nigel Shaw.
00:54I played Evans, Gambit, though of course it didn't last for too long.
01:01Now we understand it's not refuted, but obviously white cannot expect to gain an advantage if black is comfortable with playing this opening.
01:17And there are a few ways for black to get a very decent position.
01:26But again, we're talking about top players.
01:28We're talking about strong grandmasters.
01:30But even within the realm of classical openings, you always have different lines.
01:40Sharper lines or more solid lines.
01:44And let's not forget, we are moving from classical chess five, six, seven hours to faster time controls.
01:50And the faster time controls, they can also have an effect on your opening preparation.
01:56Because the opponent doesn't have much time to react.
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