the world chess crown challenge - kasparov vs karpov seville 87

8/16/2019 The World Chess Crown Challenge - Kasparov vs Karpov Seville 87

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Te Worlds Chang

POV U KVe 8 Ann otated by I nternat io nal

G randmaster DAV I D B RON STI N

Trans lated by O LG ZI L B E R T

Raduga PublishersMoscow


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ranslaton ro the ssanEdted by Graham Whittaker and Yevgeni Kopytkin

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Garr Kasparov wa born n 96 3 He became an Itrnational Grandmaster n 98, Svet Champon n 9 andWorld Champon n 98 5 He t wnner of fur "CeOcar hs FDE ratng a of st July 9,

Anatoly Karpov was born n 95 He became an Itnatonal Grandmaster n 9 Soviet Champon n 96 an 983 Kapov held the world ttle rom 95 to 95 e has

won nne "Chess Osca hs FDE ratng a of t July 98 beng

Kaparov's econds: Alexander Nkt USSR MrteCoach os Dorman and Sege Dolmatov both It·natoal andasters and also Zurab Azmaparahv,nternatonal Master

Karpov s seconded by the nternatonal Ganmastergo Zatsev and Konstantn Lerne and the nteratonalMastes khal Podgayets andElzbar Ublava

Te copettor who score at leat 5 ponts or n Xgaes the wnner o th gae match the core thatch s even ( : te World Chapon retan h ttl

The prze und o tematch aounts to two llon eghthundred thosand Swss rancs

s s the ort atch or the world ttle between tese

two players he rst (nlted) copetton (September 984 Febay 98 5) was nterupted by FDE esdentFlorenco apoanes wthout declarng a wnner whn thsore was +5 -3=4 n avor o Karpov The second andthd contests were won by Kaparov th scores bng +5-3 = 6 d +5-4 = 5 respectvely Beore the Sevlle atchthe players had et each other over the chessboard onendred tes exactly the total score beng + 3 1 = avor o Kasparov

Davd Bronsten an otstandng ntenatonal Grandaster one a hallenger hsel llnates the unrlyngphlosophy o each game o ths exctng contest

Fo the benet o or readers we also present notes byenent Gandasters who covered the match n th cheseda soe notes (marked E.) have also een added by theetors epessly or the benet o begnners

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Conens

G A E O NE Greneld Dene G A E W O Englsh Openng 1 G A E E Grenel Deene 1 8G A E F nglsh Openng 1G A E F V E Greneld Deene 6G A E S Englsh Openng 3 1

G A E SE VE N Greneld Deee 35G A E E G Englsh penng 44G A E N NE Greneld Deene 5G A E E N aroKann Deene 56G A E E LEVE N Greneld Deene 59G A E W E L VE Qeen's Gb Delned 64G A E EE Gnel Deene 6 G A F EE N aroKnn Deene 89

G A E F E E Grenel Dene 92 G A S EEEnglsh Openng 97 G A E S V E E Kngs ndn Deene 1 5G E E G H E Qeens Gabt Delned 1 G A E EE Qeens Gab Dened 1 5G A E WE N Qeens Gabt Delned 1 G A W N N Grened Deene 1 G A E WE - O . Qeens Gbt

Delned 3 G A E WE Greneld Deene 136G A E WE N F et Openng 45

B Ponts Score an Move Playe 55


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uenfed Defence

A apov G. aspaov

Te ist encounte in a d Cess Capionsip Mac inva iaby aouses an especia l y geat

inteest aong te o owes o tis ancient ga.at wi l ites f ist ove be? ic deensiveetd wi B l ac cose? And wi e openingaopte o te fist batle endue tugut teenti e contest o wi te opponents va y tei openings ying to supise eac ote in eveygae?

. d-d4 Ng-f. c-c4 g7-g6 g-g

n te t gae of te i reatc en i ngad apov payed N


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3 N l-f3

5 f l-26 4xd57 Nbl38 Nf3-e59 0-01 0 f2-f

76f8-7

d7-d56xd50-0e7-e6Nf6-d7N8-6

Th move thouh ledy een in andmaer

p lay e KapovCh burda de l bao 1 987) hanever before orred World hmponh pam e Kaspaov however h a ne w pl -E

1 1 l-e3 Nd76The pont of lak dea He tend to ounter

play on t he Q de - E12 e3-f2 8-d713 e2-e

Afe 1 3 de 1 xe4di ff u l to eq ua l ize -E

14 Ne5xd71 5 e4-e5

N6-e7lak would f nd

Q8xd7 1

The l ne of the Gr uenfeld Defee adoped n h

ame ha led to the ompl ed pos i io that show in he d aram N o 1 ) The pawn h n a retopped and he tme has ome for the p ee o starmanoeuvrin At h moment Kaparov ake arathe unonvenionl des on-not fear i a poss b leadvane of he hite Pawn o he Kide hebens o onentae h heavy pees on the open

f le 1 5 16 Ra l 17 2-f3

Rf8-87f8

The ues on has been made ha White should

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now open hosi l i ies on he Ks de by dvnin hPawn This owever, would be oo risky for fer

1 7 g4 R7 fol l owed by R8 l k wou ld hreen1 9 . . . N4 Also, he prepr on of 4-f5 requ resonsiderabe ime-ene Krpovs resr ined movein he ex

1 7 . . . .1 8 . b2-b31 9 . d l -d 2

20 d2-b2

R8-7R8-8Ne7-6

The temp o in mer l 20 N5 wodmere ly reu l n d ser fo r h ie fter 20 . Nxe5 l k w n n i n les Pwn y pl yi n he t omove n he ex Wh te tr ve o over he v er ed rk qure s in h i O de mp-E

20 . . 7-6

2 1 f3-e2 Od7-e722. N3-bl

Amed a preven n 22 . O3 y wh ih l kwou ld se ize h e onro l of he f e Wh te ot ofourse l ow is d he kes he neesry preuons As resu he pos on beome rther

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d u is a up e o R ooks ae ecanged n eepei ion o ves appeas o be unavoiabe.

2. . Ncb4Th eaeni ng 3 . . . . Rc2. Nbc Nbc64. Ncb Ncb42. RcIc

A las ae p o avoid e epei i on o oves. Nbd

Rcc Nbc. Ncb29. Nbc0. Ncbl

RccNb4cNcb4N4c. (o)

Hee Kaspav mioned e Refeee andcla i med e daw, because afe i s i nended 30 . . .Nb4 he sae posi ion would ccu o a idime.

Te fis gae o e evi e Mac has usrevealed a e ivals wo ae wel awae eong ad sugge awai ing em ae unwi ing oake cances eas a i s sge

The scoe is -=

ngsh enng

G. Kaspaov

1 cc4. Nbc. Ng

A Kapov

NgeeNbc


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4 g2g3 fS-b45 f l-g2

This naural developin move has reenly beenlooked upon as insuiien o Whie o an aadvanage, and i has given way o 5 Nc3-d5 TheWorld Champion disagrees wih he verdi of heheoreicans and makes an aemp o nfuse newlie ino he old ine-E

5 0-0

6. 0 0 e5-e47. Nfg5

The sol id 7 Nel xc3 S d h6 has been onsiderede ma i n l i ne, hough i wou ld reul in a raher du l lgame-

7 .

S b2xc39 f2-f3

b4xcRfS-eS

o far he second ame has proeeded rahequie ly Al l of a sudden compl icat ions ar ise on hehessboad for on h is nex move he exhamp onoffers a Pawn

9 e4-e3 3

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Had Garri Kaprov aeped the offer, he aewould have proeeded by he ourse of posi ional

manoeuvr in Wh ie wo ld h ave rea in ed i i n i ia iveon he s ide, wh le ack would have had he pos i b i l iy of couneraackn on he oher wing lackwould have egained he sacif iced Pawn and hemaeria l alance would have een esored. Wih ino refute his opponens concep he World Champon i now deep in hoh: should he capure he

Pawn a ne or woud he be beer surrondin tow, o take i in a more favourable s iua ion laterThe Wold Champion ook one hour and wenyhree m i nu es on h i s enh move and decided o urndown the offer

I i noteworhy hat he ime aken o pay ismove s a recod for al l he previou ames beweenthe ame r iva ls The Pawn offer made by he exChampon look raher naura i h is pos i o, andit has prev ios ly occurred n s imi la r seups result ngfrom oher openin ut he expers la m tha inh i part lar pos ion he move i he aua l gameha never befoe been seen in ournamen pacce

I t has been repored i he ches media ha in heerv ew give o panish e evis ion afer he 2ndame Aaoly Karpov dc losed ha is inova ohad bee prepared by him for e World Championh ip ath wih Victor Korchnoi i n Merano 1 98 1 Now we now: i can happen ha a m poran innova on kept in a pl ayer's "heore ica l ba for qu ie

a me efoe an opportuniy arie o nrodueit-E

1 0 d 2-d31 1 Od l-b3

d7-d5

Th ee o e h e bes T h e l i n e 1 1 d N x d5

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1 2 Ne4 f5 1 3 4 Nf6 1 4 N3 Nd 1 5 f 6 weaker-E

1 1 1 2 Qb3-a31 3 c4xd51 4 f3-f415 R a l-b l

N6-a57-66xd5Na5-6Qd8-7

The ommeaor are far from nnmo buth is move, he ir appra a l ran n from " o

a "-1 6 -b2 8-4

hereas Karpov oun on he speede developme of his pi eces o aive pos Kapaov's hopeare p nn ed on he i nev ble aivat on of Wh ite' twotron ihop

1 7 c3-c4

The opinion has been expressed tha hi trahtforward aemp o brin he Whie darkqured shop ino pl ay is premaure, Wh ie los n h ihadvanae as a resul-

7 d5x8 b2xf6 7xf6

19 N5-e4 4 )When Whie' darksquared ihop appeaed oe lon diaonal and, havin aptred the lakni h saered e pawn se er of he l ak K n, seemed a f s l ance ha he Wo ld Cham p on hada sron aak

19 K87

20 d3xc4A h s momen, Wh ie shou ld perhaps have ruhed

his nih o d6, a lhouh he onsequees ofhis aack are hard o emae whou lon media ion

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ome omm entaor c ri iz e Wh tes l ast moveues i, apar from rone's reommendation

20. Nd6, that Whie should oniue 20 Q3 Thismmediate hrea to he Pawn o f6 an howeverbe parr ied b he uble 20 Qd, fol lowed y2 1 Qd4 or Nd4, whe reas the obv ou 20 Qe7would be muh weaker beause of 21 Rxb7! Qxb722 Nxf6! Kf8 23 N x4, v i ng Wh ite a rush i naak-E

20 . . Ra8-d8Takn advantae of the loweddown pae of

he' aak, Karpov immediaely br ins ino playhis Queen' Rook, whih seemed o be suk o isorner and hus make h is pos on que safe Theale now ben mor and more ipped in lak'favour Moreover, Kasparov s a l ready ha rd presedfor ime ne should be just, however, and meniontha Karpov is a lso n ime oble From now on,lack' ni ia ve row stroner wih eah move

2 1 R b l -b Grandmases Alexei ein and duard Gueld

both reomm end 2 1 . N3 here Wh ie ca nno apure

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he lak ePawn, of oe for 2 1 Oxe3 met b2 1 f5 , wherey Wh ie woul d oe h K ih

2 1 N6-d422 b3xe323 g l-h24 Re3-d325 Rd3xd826 Rf l-el

O7x4Nd4-f54xe2Re8xd8 5

And now a l i le d rama u nfold before he d ee

o he age of he Lope de Vea Theatre in ev l leHere how i der bed by a eyewine, Grndmaer duard Gufeld

Wa appened oward te ed of he amewhen Kaparov, who had a dff iu but perhapdfens ib e, poit ion, foot o puh h i l ok ememberin o do o only afer hi opponen had takea ook a he ime, ca only be expla ned a a onequ ence of he er ri bl e a n he was under Thehistory of World hamponhp ahe ha reordedone oher suh ae : t h i wa n he 1 5h ame ofhe mylov ovi nn i k R eurn Mah i 1 958 whenovink forfeied a rea ly uperior) ame a a

reu of h i forgefu l e I do no h i k hatKarpov saw hi opponen l ip ven he journal ipreen a he game fai led to noice he World hampion enaional lape Indeed Kaparov had madei move and Karpov wa h in k i n over h rep ly he exChamp ion a l o had l i le ime lef an d o heook an anxiou look a his clok Karpov' anxey

wa fel by Kaparov wh o la ned a h ow lokand h, horror He gave a ar r ipped h headin h i hand i depair , ha i ly puhed h lok btala in che, h i l it le model of l ife, lo t ime aneer be reuned

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26 . .

27 Qa3-a5

2 Ne4-d 229 Nd2-b

30. B2xf3

Rd8-e8

b7-5

Q4-d3Be2f3 (No 6)

30 Rxe8 unplayable beause of he speacu lar

30 . . Qf l mae !-.

30 . .

3 . K h l- l

32 Qa5xelWhie resins.

Q3xf3+

Re8xe l+

Nf5-e3 (N. 7)

The Whie Queen an proec he squares fl and

2 o l y by goi ng o f2, hen B ack wou d rep ly Qd +,

and mae ( a f 1 ) on he fo l l owing move is ineviable.

-E

This game ue o ive muh wok to analys

Wen hee oes are bein wrien no learcu

meod of developin We's aack afer Black's

9h move has ye been discoveed Perhaps Whie

o ld improve on h s ame ear l ier , on move 7?

Goin back o he damai inciden afe Whie's

26h move we should l ike o repea here he iner

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petat on of he F I D r l e ve by teatoa Refeee Vlaimir Dvorkovh fo he ewppe

ovk o"Wha happeed in he eod ame deeextraordinary for top level ompet o espe l y n a rd hm p onsh p h hat do t he r e ay i uh a ase I h oul d be noted f i rt of l l thata move n a ame is onsidered to be ompleted oyafer t s made on the board a nd the l ok phed

he ok of he one who has made the move topped and h i s opponen'-arted) o, for examp ef a pariipan who has o make hi ontrol movedoe no sueed in puh his lock before the f ladrops he s onsidered to have lost the ame bfofe ue

"The FI D ru les i erpet he ev i l l e n det afo ow: f a par i pant forets to puh he ok theefeee h oul d no i nterfere and d raw he part pat'aent on o he s l ip he h as made

"At t he ame ime he ovie he Code the1 1 h ed i on ) by wh h he ompe t ion theR bu no elsewhere) ae reulaed, offe a

dfferen nerprea on of the ame a o Ifa referee note tha a he player, hvi made hmove, ha foroen o ph h ok, the refereehou ld rem nd a pl ayer o do o. '

"This laer nerprea ion appear to e morelo a l bu a World Championsh ip ah p lyedacord n o he F I D ru l es and reul at on

"Therefore, when he journal asked the ChefReferee of he ev l l e ach fo an expl a io he to dthem tha, a lhouh he had een Kparov' l p, hehad had no r gh o e l l he hamp ion about t

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uenfed Defence

A arpov G Kasparov

1 d 2-d4 NS-f62 c2-c4 7-63 2-3 c7-c64 f l-2 d7-d55 . c4xd5 c6xd5 g-f3 fS-77 . Nb l-c3 00

S Nf3-e5 e-e69 0-0 N6-d71 0 f2-f4 NbS-c6 1 . c-e Nd7-b61. e3-f2 Nc6-e7 ( 8

Up o e aks we ove, he hid ae o

he ach has repeaed, oh wih an insinif icanranspoiion e first encouner. n a ae asparov somewha care ess y pl ayed 1 d, eebyenab l i n Kapv o cary ou he advance e2-ew ich is req u i ed by Wh ies p l an i s i me oweve, e Wd Capion paid e aenion o isopponens inenions y is as ove e eneed

he advance of e Wie ePawn meanness, wicoced apov o seek anoe eo pusinh is in i ia ive

n e even of 1 e4 , l ack wou answe . . d e and se ie cono o h e v ia l cena squae d-E

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13. a2-a414 Qdl-b315 Rf - l1 6 Nc3b51 7 e-e

a7-a-d7d7-6N6-8

Th l s less move wa r c zed by a l l hosepresen in he pres room, s wel l as by othe ommeaor Whie's peces are more aivey potedhan lack's, bu should Whte fai l o f nd a oret

plan, his emporary advanae may dappear ntoh i n a r It seem ha M k a l T ' reommenda iono p ay R 1 -5 now or on he 1 9h move ad thedoub e he Rooks o the f i le , comes tro ly itoonsderaon-

1 7 . 18 Nb5xd6

N8-d6Qd8xd6

y areful ly manoeuvr in h p ee Kparovfores he ehane of he ave Whie Kiht thuompl eely repu ls in Wh e' aack When the o keof he n i a l ba le has leared away, i ev dent thtWhie's openn advanage has vanihed xe len l

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dn he omn r s , Kapov sar prepar n h peces to epel ack' possbe atack

19 f2-el Rf8-b8A fn e e o nder w ose pu rpose o suppo b7-b5

afe he pre m i ary 6-e Wh e's nx move sa med a preven n h a advae -E

20 2-f f7-f6 nv n Wh e o apure e hop o c6 2 1

N x6 b 22 Q2 l ooks emp n n deed but then

ak would be able o break throuh n e tewth e6-e5 Karpov prefers o play safe-E2 1 Ne5-f3 Qd6-d722 Qb-2 Ne7-f5 9

Kparov's pot on, whh seemed o pasve ony few momens ao ha suddeny begun to expad,l ke a spr n re leased In he he camp, he etra l

qare e4 s now onpuously weak Kaparovhurr edly ad sead ly mproves he oorda onof h pee and even sart advann h Pawn othe K de

23 el-d2 Nf5-d62 b2-b3 Rb8-8


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2 c . Bd e gg

. Raa Qde8. Rac Bf89 Bf -d g-g4 ( 10

Havng mae s move, he World Champonoeed a draw w ic was acceped .

n e game never came o a decvebae. Wa we wnesse was a kn of nerval n

payTe scoe of e mac s + -=2 in avour of

apov

U

ngsh enng

G aspaov A Kapov

The ou game o e mac was adjouned n

e 4 s move n a pos on whee he oucome waseasy o pedc e wo ie Pawns racing o eirqueen in g squaes wee unsoppabl e . u u p o emomen when e Wd Ca mp io n sea l ed h i movemany i l ng advenues ad aken pace on hecessboad

cc4

. Nb-c Ng-4 g-g Bg .

Ng8-f6

eeN-c6B-b40ee4


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7 N3-gS bxc3

9 2-f

bx3Re

e4x3Wih h i ninh move, Kaspaov has invied h isopponen o esume he argumen sared in heseond game ut he ex Wor ld amp io n uns downhe inv itai on a nd, in stead o advanci ng h i s eawn ,i mp ly exchanges ne ca n argue o a very long imeabou who sands o gain by hi exchange ne

hou ld only men ion ha h is l ine is wel l known inopening eory and ha, consenin o e opegp of he ff i le fo he Wh ie Ro oks, Karpov apearso have i n m ind n or i g in a l p lan of deene

10 N5x3 QdS-e7 11He re anoh er theoreica l nove l y i nrodued by

Karpov in th is l ine The handbooks recommend1 0 d 5 - E

1 1 e2-e3 Nc6-e51 2 N3-d4

hou ld he Kn ihs be ex haned, i wou ld bemuh more dif iul for Whie o make headwayAordigly, Kaparov preers o ofer a Pawn o

mainain his in iaive The consequences o acepinhis Pawn are unclear lhouh Grandmaser Gufeldi of he opi n ion ha 1 2 Nx4 3 e4! d6 no ofourse , 13 Nxe4 1 4 . xe4 Qxe4 1 5 d3 4 3Ne5 1 5 5 wou ld ive h i e a vey da nerousaak Karpov decl i es he offe E

1 2 Ne5-d3

13 Qdl-e2Afer 1 3 Nf5 Q5 o Qe6 1 4 Q2, l ak wou l d

hard l y venure o take he Pawn by 14 Qxc4 iv iew of 1 5 Nh 6+ gh or 1 5 KS 1 6 Rxf6, hreae in 1 7 l , wh l e he pre l im i nary 1 4 Nx l


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woud aso fai o aver he xhange acrif ie on f6u e Wold Cha mp on reecs e aggressive 3 f5

in favour of he so id move i h e ex- E1 3 Nd3xc 4 R a x c d7-d615 R f -f4 7-c61 6 R c - f Qe7e5 ( 12

Kapov would seem o have made a pycholoalb lunder in h is pre imnay acla ions Thee appear

o be no oher reason for e overopmit unhurried moves of e ack Quee whh resuled an obv ious loss of i me, and a l o i he l ak Rookhavin been unable o leave s orner and ome inoplay I n orer o ex p oi ak' i aura es, however, Whe si l l ad o rry o hi aak very preisely A hs key pon of he batle, he Wold

Champion has ome up wih a marve lous p lan H Queen enjoin its r ih to move n a d ret ionhas suceeded makng t way, hrouh a maze ofWhe Pw o the Ksde

1 7 Qe2-d31 8 Nd4-f5

3

8d7d7xf5

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19 Rf4xf520 Qd3d4

2 Qd4-4

Qe5e6Ree7

The arrival of Wies main aacking piece a hegae of he B ack Ki n as l e as auomaica l l ymade e par played by e oe W ie pieces moreim poran Now Wh ie hreaens o sacr f ice his Rookfor he Black nigh, and hs desoy e basionsaound he B lack King The eWod Champion

erefore has o wihdraw he Black Knigh o heea, bu i s Qeens Rook i s i l l out of p lay By hebeauiful move of h s Bisop Kasparov deis ive lysengens h s aack

2 1 22 B2-h323 Rf-f3

Nf6d7Nd7-f8

The compl ica ions ha ould a ise afer 23 Rg5or 23 Rb5 N 24 Bxe6 Nx h4 25. R xf7 ec wou ddef in ie ly be favourable for Whie, bu Kasparovprefers o deide he isse in he endgame-E

23 Qe6e52 d2d4 Qe5e425 Qh4xe4 Re7xe426 Rf3xf7

To escape e wors, Kapov has ad o ener heendgame a Pawn ad ri f, bu a h i s mome n he WieRooks sar heir desucive work on e sevenrank

26 R e4x e3

27 d4d 5Whie is in no hurry o apure the Black Pawn on

b7, and he inreases h i pressure in e cenre ma ki nuse of he fac ha e Black Rook canno leave heef i le because of he seque 27 R xc3 Rxf+

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Rxf8 29 e6, wnni outrht Nor lkpure now on d 5 i v ew of 28 2 ! -E

27 R8-e828 Rf7xb7ut here 28 5! wod be eve troer l l

the omme ntto gree, for l k h o tftorydefee inst the brekhroh of the Whte dPwn-E

28

29 4xd530 Rf l-bl

6xd5

Re3-e7h7-h5 13

Grndmster $uet n l l th i move imp ve duest 30 Kf7 n ted, s i v l k omedrwin hne oth plyer re nder evere t meprure durin the rem in in move

3 1 2- 7-532 h 3-f5 K8-733 - 5 K7-f63 f5-d3 Re7xb7

After 3 R e3, l ck wou ld udde l y be mted35 Rfl Ke5 36 Rf5 me-E

35 R lxb7 Re8-e3

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6. d3-b537 Rb7a7

3S. Ra7-d739. Rd7d+0. a5-a6

Re3xc3Nf-g6

N6-e5Kf6f5Rc3-a3 ( 14

Hee e game was adjouned. The World Campn ea ed hs 1 t ove w ic, as eyewi tnesehave epoe oud immediately be seen on eseens of e moior-a panish televisin caea

man had in advetent ly tak en a c oseu p of Kaspaovsoresheet jut at tat mom ent .-

l ack es igns wihout resupti o .The scoe is even: - 1 2

uenfed Defence

A Kapov

1 d-d42. c24 Nb-c34 cx d55 e2-e b2xc3

lc4. Ng-e29. cIe31 0 0-0 . f2f

6

G aspaov

NS-f6g7-gddNfdNdx3fS-g7

c7cNc-c-g4Nca ( 1


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Rgh rom he beginng he player ae enaedin a h eaed heoreica d i spute. The Worl d hamp o

has empoyed an opnig l ine nvolv a Pawn ar e o ain in ia ve A th s momen Karpov ha todecide whher o apt h halee or tr tdown . The ex Wo ld Ch am pi on de ide o take thePawn alhouh he wil l have to deend hmel raher pasve poi ion

1 2 B4xf7+

A very rare o nuai o - E.1 2 . . R8x7 3x4 R 7 x 1 4 . K x f Qd8-d6

Paadoxica l ly i t s th s exe l et move by heBck Qun ha prhap rpoib l or Bladefea in he ame, or Kasparov thouht abo

oo on, xyf ive m nues ( ! and a n had to p aun der evere im presre

Kasparov's move inuates an or a pla oounerp lay , wh i le h ovent ona l 1 d 1 5 dQd7 1 6 h3 Qe6 1 7 . Qd 3 Q 1 8 Qx N x 1 9 B5e6 20 Rd 1 b5 wou l d le ad o an ed n wh h


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Whi e appear to have a s h edge - .15 e4-e5 Qd6-d5

16 Be-2 RaSS17 Kf l B7h6 S h 2-h4 Qd5-719 B2-3 Bh6-e3+2 0 K - h 2 Q7-

Aimed at prevet in 2 1 Qd3, wh ih , in he op iono Grandmater erei Makaryhev, would be advan

aeous or Wh te-E2 1 R a -b b7-b622 Rb -b2

Whie a Pawn ahead b h i piee are pooryoordiated ther ope bein resr iced. By proet n h i Knt a e2 Kapov re h i Queen omeommenaos be l eve however, ha aer 22 d

White would have a smal l bu lear advanae A ti , he ame eqal zes-E

22 Q4-d523. Qdd3 Na5-424 R b2-b b6-b5 16

Havn obained ome atakn hane Ksparovodt the ame in ne stye By a ere o arrom obvou moves the Champion has ueeded inp a i h p iees dea l ly and, wih he br l l i andvane o his bPawn rih uder he ire o heWhte Rook, he is ready o a unh an or in l om nai o Howeve, Karpov, wh o is i n a ramped pos on, p lays very pe e ly a l l he t me and does o

al low Blaks in i ia ive o develop ino an irres i leatak

hould Whie accep te offer of he Pawn, heame mi gh end in a spetaul ar draw 25 Rx 5Nx5! 26 Rxc5 no o f cou rse, 26 Bx e5 Rf, wih

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unavo dab le mae 26 . . . Nx (26 . . . . Ox5 bad n v ew o 27. Bxe5) 27 Kh3 Od7 28 O Kh8

29. Od5 N2++ 30 Kh2 N+, wth perpealhek.-E.25 Kh2-h326. Ne2-27 N-3

a7-65xdR8-d8

The ba le has reahed ts la o At th momen Karpov has more than ha l a ho o h

lok or he reman th rteen move wh le Kapaov ha les han te mnutes. ee that t metrouble us around the orner or h oppoetthe exWorld hampon expetedl move h aPawn . ut o evera l tempt pth Kaparovha to hooe the mot prom. He mae toorret move and the . .

28 . a2-a429 . d3x330. Kh3-h2

d4x3Od5-e6b5xa 17

Blak ouht no to hve aken th Paw aresl o whih he Whe piee ave eome mhmore ive. I hadl neear to dwel l t leh

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o the ond moves i the ame beaue Kaparov who was under severe tme presure, kep on

look at h s ok rahe r han l a n hes Hav n on deab e advatae me, he exWor dhampon p ayed t oo l per ly ma a n n hete o o the board wh le the me wa ruin outtoo ast or h r va l v etua ly Kasprov over looedthe lo o an imporant Pawn bu we shoud alome o tha by h s ime he B lak Kn ht ha been

etted by he Whe pee3 1 R b 1 -b432 Rb4x4

N4-d2N d 2 - 1

Bak oud a th ture have exhaned on3 32 Nx3 33 Bd2 3 Q2 a5 wth a l i ht lyetter ed am e

33 Kh2-h3

3 Q3-235 Q2-e236 B3-e1

Rd8-d1

R d 1 - 1h7-h5Qe6-d7 1

The de ve b under under terr yn t me prere The World ha mp o n ou ld st l l ave the day byp ay 36 Ra 1 37 Q (he on ly move) Qx4

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and e ga e wou l d be rough y even - Q2xa6 R 1 - a 1

Anohe blunde, and r i now no savin hisgam-3 Qa6x6

Bac esignsThe scor e is 2- 1 =2 i n avor o Karpov

ns penng

G Kasprov A Kapov

If he ader pla hroug th sixh gam o hmac, he may g he impressio ha he play isae d u l l an empy Aua l ly h is is far from beinso F o e vey fi s moves pl ayers us verysub l e ehods in he ir f ig h fo he possion of he

key poins on h cssboard, losely wahn al le i m e eac ohe' ineni ons cc4 e7-e5 Nb -c3 Nb 8-

n e pevious gaes of e ac wher arpova he B l ack p eces he prered 2 Nf Now hegae wi poceed aong e ines of a Revsed ici

ian_- gg34 Bfg Ra - b

g-g6d-d6

Te oden and ng of he opening Whie pos

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poes the developmen o the Kn' Kht and sow ready to puh h i b Paw

5 . B8-56 d2-d3Ae the vi oro 6 e o orce h e rerea of the

Blak Bshop, White wold o ourse have gaed tempo, b on he other hand here would havebee he npr oeed eta l sq uare (d4) h mp where he B l ak K ni ht ou ld appe a any moment

he has n mnd a dferent pln, however hewhe to dr ive away the Blak Kiht to he bakrow

6 7 b2-b48 4-b59 N3-d5

Qd8-d7B8-7N6-d8

Krpov aed wth d lemma hold he a l lowthe Wh te K ht o re ma n o th very atve potor hou ld h e ph h i Paw to dr ve t bk therebal lown White o open the b le or h i Rook Thenaur l 9 Ne7 , o oure un pl ayabl e eaue ohe nay retort 1 0 B h6 -£

9 10 b5x61 1 Nd 5-3

7-6b7x6 ( 19

When t he Wh e K ght roed he hes board's"equaor o the 9h move, t wa a mportan tep Whe p ln o aak hould he same post onarie i one o he ubsequet ame o the math,

the exWorld Cham po my wel l rera n rom immed ate ly d itub n he Kht wh s Paw Th t me however, Karpov has made p h is m d o dr vethe Kniht way The resul very des irable orWhe, the b i le beomn ava i la le or the Whte

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Rook o doube on i . The Word hampon' ia ive becomes qui e menai n

. . Bc-a3 3 N g -f1 4 . 005 . Qd-a 6. Nf3-d2

Ng8-e70-0h7-h6B5-e6f7-5

Al he ommenaor are of he opnon tha the

imm ed ae 6 . Rb3, o dou le he Rooks and prevetBlak from e leas in he Qs ide ens io by impl i yin exhanges, was no doub preerabe. Karpov nsan ly akes advan ae o Wh ie's de ay .-.

6 . Nd8-7 7 R b -b3 8 R - b 9 . R b x b 3

Ra8-b8Rb8xb3R8-8

A preise manoeuvre prevenn he peeratoo he Wh ie Rook o he 7h ra k

20. Qa4-a6 . 20Gra ndm aser dua Gu el d el ieves t ha Wh e

ha perhaps a very l iht ede whih howeve d s

appear aer a ew oves 2

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20 2 Ba34

22. N3a4

Nf7d8Rc8b

K8-7The Black King is beer off hee in he event ofhe ending tha migh arise afe 3. Ba Rxb3 24ab Qb7 5. Qx7 Nxb7 26 B7 Ke, fol lowed by27 . . . Kd7 -E.

23. Bb4-3 Rbxb324. a2xb3

Grandmaser duard Gufeld suges ha he reapure wih he Kn ig h wou ld si l l eave some hopefo Whie o reai a s l igh in i ia ive. Thus afer24 N xb3 5 Wh ie wou d im pove h i s pospecsby ivin up his Knih 25. Naxc5 dc 26. Nxc5 As ii , he game is ompeely equal ised.

24 . . Qd7-c725 e2-e36 Qa6-a527. B3xa5

Be68Q7xa5

Lookin bak on he developme o the ame,one a n see how, when h e r i s is was abo t o ome

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apo eonsaed is ustaning si e succeeed in egou pi ng s oces, as was necessay fos efence wn e aily esicte space e adat is dispos . As a esu e pace of aspaosaac slacene an wen te Roos ad been ecanged it becae cea ta bo sides ad equalcanes. he ecange o Queens pu a en d o teataces opes i n t is s ot gae.

. . . Nd8e

2. Bab4 ( 21Te Wod Capion ee oeed a daw wicwas accepted.

e scoe is 2 =3 i n faour of apo.

M SV

uenfed Defence

A. apo G. Kaspao

d-d4 Nf62 c2-c -g6. Nbc3 d-d4. 4d5 Nfxd. e4 Nd5x3. bc Bf87 . B -c4 c7c

. Nge Nbc69 Bce 0-0 . Bc-g4 f Nca2 Bc4+ R8

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Kasparov t hou ght about th s obou s ecapture fora quarte of an our Appaently, e did not expect

Kapov to epeat the var at on om Game Fie Inthat contest, the exWorld hampion was n dff cul t ie a ost t l l te end , though h e eenta ly emereditorous rom the batt le Gi in s opinion aboutthe development of the th ame at a press confeene, Aatoly Karpo sad that he had neer otontrol o the s ituation By rpeatn the same l n n

the present ame, it wa as f t h exorl d Championwihed to mphasize that toe ha not been ustwods-E

1 3x41 4 K x f 1 5 4-51 6 Be3-2

R7Qd8d6Qd6-d5Ra-d8 ( 22

The eventh ame o the math has so ar repeatedthe th nly now, on the 16th move, does Kaparov var y p la n h s Rook on the nta l d le ,tad of p lay n 16 R 8 , as he d i d o the prev ousoason

1 7 Qd -e

18 4-519 h2-h420 K-2 1 a2-a4

Qd5-Qe4-5Na5-4Q5-g4

The exWor ld Cam pi on pursus an or n a trate plan keepn his pieces for the t ime bein on thetwo ba k rows, he star ts prepar in or a utu re attak

Dr ths tae the White Pawns play an mportantpart by restr t n the scope of the Black Bshop onthe Ks de whi le on the oppo ite win the WhteaPaw has mad way or te Whte Rook and, s multaneously has weaened he post on o the Bla

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Knih (by prn in h suppor b7b5) Th World Champio , for h i s part ha os l y

wath d o th oprat ions of t h Wh i ps and,sh i f in h B l ack Qu n rom o squar to anothr,ha mod ica l ly prpard a n assau l aai n hWh Pawn Thus th onl i , whih al oh am o hss, bcoms immn Whi wiho r h gam ino an nd n, wh r h woul d babl o xplo h i xtra Paw, whra Blak r v

o mak us of his gratr ommand of pa thmiddlam. Undrandably, ah o th r iva l ry n o arry ou h i own pl an and upst h opponn'

2 h7h6 23Th manorin arar of h prvious pha

of h am has suddnly om o an nd. Kaparovhas brouh ino atio his Kin's Rooks Pawnwhrupon h chss baromr has insan l a lno foas a comin ps. Now h hsboardms, as wr, l lminad by ihs o difrnolours, uggsin spacula combinaions tha arhr, on y wa i ng o b lau nd

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Thu or xampl, atr 22. gh Bxh6 23. Ng3,B lak as Grn datr Gul d uggsts may cary out

a bautiul ombination: 23. . . . cd 24. cd R x d4 !25 . Bxd4 Qxd4+ 26 . Kh ( 26 . Kf , thn Nd2+Qxh4+ wit h a strong attack .

22. aa2Th Wht Quen should b saved th troubl o

protti n th Kn ht at 2..22 . . . . h65

23 . Q-b 5xh4Th xWorld hampion has accpted th

hal ln and, haing sacri icd two Paws, haurth r op l catd th ituat io .

24 . Qb-b3 Q4-6Atr 24 . . . h3 W t wou ld tak t Kn iht with

hk and thn ward of the th rat o mat on g2 by26. B3-E.

25. N2-f426 Nf4g6

Q6f7Q7x6

An i ntest ng al tr nati is 26. . . Nx5 Howv,atr 27 Qxf7+ (the consquncs o 27. Nx7+ Kf8-or vn 27 . . . . Kh7ar lss c lar Nx7 28 . Nx7+

24

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Kh 7 29 Nf5 Bf6 30 R b2, Wh t wou l d hav th dn th nsuin ndam Th aurat mov th

actual gam kps th gam aad-27 b3xc4+ K8-h8 Ra2-b2 24

At th i po nt, B l ak cou d s Grn dmastr Gudsuggsts, st a n ic trap 28 h3 29 g3 (29 Bh4is a l so bad, n v iw o 29 Oh6! ) Bx5 ! 30 d Rd !3 1 Kh R h 1 + ! ! 2 Kx h Oc6+ and 33 O2 mat

Wh ite cou d, hower, dfnd h ims l by 29 B3Og3 30 O2, with a ood am

28 c5xd29 c3xd4 O6-g4

Accodin to Grandmastr ri akarychev, 3 ooks mor r l i ab l

30 c47Th passions on th board ha sbsidd or a

short wh l but Kasparo aan attmpts to nl ivnth gam by th xchang sac ic that disrupt thh it Pwn ch a i n n th ctr G ran dma str Makaryh s howr, of th opnon that th sar i ci almost forcd, for th Blak Pawns o b7 and 7

ar in dang, wh i l 30 h3 i s rutd y th stron3 1 O f cours B l ack wou ld not p l ay 30 Bx5ith , fo aftr 3 d Rd 1+ 32 f2 O3+ 3 K2,th W t Kin scaps to safty

0 Rd8xd4 Bfd4 Og4xd4 Rbf Od4x5

33 Rf-f O 5 1 +4 Rf-f O -5 1

I n the i ntiw aft th gam Karpo notd that35 Of4 wou ld ae posed moe pob lems for B l ack

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3 5 . . . b7-b6Kasparo placs hs Pawns on th dark squars so

that h s B shop i s ab l to prott th m - E36 7-4 O5-h537 Qf4-5 Oh 5-23 R f - B7-f639 O56 O2-640 R -d O684 1 R d O8-d7 25

In th svr mutual t im prssur undr whihths last mov s w r md n it h r o th ontstantshas sdd in outwi tti n h is opponnt, and o th42nd mov th gam was adournd in a positionwhr a draw smd th most i k ly outcom Wnth am was rsumd, howvr th ht n thadou rnmn t sss ion was on and hrd

42 6-h5+Th sa l d mov Kasparov x pssd th vi w that

this hoi by arpov is not th st, bcaus thBl ak Ki n saps from danr too as i l y

2 Kh8-g743 R4 Od7d2

2 26

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44 Rf4-4+45 Qh5-f5

4 6 K h 1 -h 247 Qf5-f44S R4xf4

K7fSQ d 2 - 1

Q1-7Q7xf4 ( 26

Wh th a fw p ft o th hboadth ro of uh a "p of th n a a Rookboms onsidraby mo importat Howi th vn as t h B ak K r ab potd

b th darkquard Bhop th pod of pa whav ut wtsd th Word Champio wa xtm arfu , n v t in h r a to xhan th Qad tr th ndam Th fthr p ay fo ow th aia aw a id d own by th "i of ha oon a th Qun hav dappad fom thboard, both Kin wthout far ruh to th tr

at iv y a t n n th oprat on of th r mS KfS-S49 Kh2-1 a7-a650. K1-f2 KS-d75 1 Kf2-2 Kd7-d652 K2-d3 Kd6-553 Rf4 K5d55 R47 a6-a555 R7-4 7-5 ( 27

Kaparov tarts xuti a at pa ofontrpay, which many ommntator th prroom rardd as rathr r iky B ak' ma trmp th d iarammd po it on th poss ty of brak

thr ou h on th Qs d at a opportu momt thuttin up a outsd pad Paw Th fo owmo pa yd by th Wor d ham po n a m at mak suh a brakthrouh both probab and fftv AB l ak arry n out h p a howv h ad

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hPw bom vlrab, and h xWorld Champo atmp o tak adat o h s rcuma

E 56 R4 Bf6e757 R47 5e4+58 Kd33 B75+59 K32 B5d60 R75+ Kd56 1 R55 K3

62 R5h5 K3463. R h 55 K436 R55 K3c65 R5h5

Th Wh i Rook h a o ontro l he f h rank oprvnt h mmda brkthrouh b6b5, whrupo Blak' aPaw wod marh on o qunE

65 Bd4666 Rh55 B6d467 R5h5 Bd4668 Rh5h6 Bf6d69 Rh6xh ( 269 b6b5

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At la Bu h only uf to hold th l an

7 0 a4x b57 1 R h4x472 b5-b673 Re4xd4+7 6-775 b7-b876 K2-2

77 K2-17 b8-b7 9 4- 1

Gm d rawn

a5-aa4-a3a3-a2Kxd4a 2 - a 1 Oa1-6O6-6

Kd-K-5O6-d4 ( 2

A lgan na ! Th nr d n w l lproba l y b sud d b b nnr ovr and ovr a Ad hy w ar th mp l t ruh tht ha s n l mov on ds v I th s notrhowr, Karpov a ld o nd tha ov Kasparov'darkquard B shop ably as sted h s Paw, wh h Whe Rook rywhr am up aast Blakre l ab l or ng for

Th so r +2- 1 = n favu r of Kapov

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H

nsh penng

G asparov

c2-c42 Nb1-c33 -g3

A apo

e-5d7d6c5

Karpov leaes te beate trak o open n g theoryh s th i rd mo bein an exper ent . Wit t s unsa mo, h e suceds i n obstuctin g Wh ites n t at e n th centre Howeer, thre is a pice to paythe ital cenal squae d5 bomes a weakness in hisam

Bf -g2

5. a-a3

Nb-c

g7g6The advanc 6 b4 an only be peented b

5 . . . a5 , wc is too comm itt n because the l igtsquae n te B ack camp wou l d becoe eocablyweak.

6 . b2-b4 ( 30

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A is k now om opn n hor y, wou ld dangrous fo Back o ap ofd Paw,

bcaus af , fo xap 6 b 7 ab Nxb4S Oa4+ Nc6 9 Bxc6+ (9 Ba3 i s a so ood withannoying prssu ) bc 1 Oxc6 Bd7 1 1 Ob7, Wh twould a a supr or posi ion, many ommntatorsindica

6 7 Ra -b

S 2-e39 d2d310 N -2 1 b4-b51 2 B - d 21 3 0014 3-4

BS-7NS-7

00RS-bSBc-6N6-5b7-b6N5b7

ki lul ly advanin h is Pawns, Wh ha maadto drie away hi opponns frs ir o h ide, hn in h cnr

1 4 1 5 d - 1 6 Bd 2 -5

KS-hS7-5 31

Wh h i mo, th World Champo ar aopraion aimd a zin posssion o h nrall i h squars by xcanin h i darkquard B ihopor h ir dfndr, h Bl ack Kn igh a 7 -E

1 6 OdS-S1 7 B 5 x 7 S 4xf5

OeSx7B6x5

Thi rcapur u l ly ut if i Wh ' nosopraion sard on mov 1 6 Th xWor ld hampion's long md ia ion bfor h i s htth mov,howr, suggss ha ar S 1 9 B l akwou l d a l so fac ser iou prob l ms - E

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19 Nc3d20 Qc d

Qe7d7Nba

It would seem tat one need not feel appeens e fo B l acks saety at t s mome nt countepay was tougt by tos present n te press roomto nvolve br ngn nto play, a te oute b7-de6, Black's oter Kngt, currently occupyn a atepassve posit on at te edge o te boad. To eryoe's astonsment, oweer, Kapo played te

moe te text and ten, for some t ie, moed sKnt back and fort between te squaes b7 anda5 I t as becom l ear tat e eaed W te's advanceo te Qde and trused to te so dty of is poit o o te oter wn B ut t s on te Ks ide tatth mn ents n th am wr to dvlop, wrtsGrandmaster Alexe uetn

2 1 Ne2-322 N3-e423 a3-a4

R8e8Na5-b7

I t i t advance tat amst ngs te B l ack Kn gould te te aPawn advance to a5, Wte'Qs de n t at ve wou l d beome oerpower n -E

23 Nb7a524 2- 4 Na5b725 K1-2 Re8-b82 6 R b - a 1 Nb7-a527 Ra1a3 Rf8728 Qd23 Rb8-d829 Ra3a2 B7-6

30 Ne4-5 R7-83 1 Ra2-e2 B6g732 Qc3-c2 Rd8e83 Nd5e3 B7634 B2-d5 B67

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35. Qc2-d1 7-h636 Ng4 Qd7d8 32

Haing ou nd h is lf i n a d iff cu l t po i ion,Anaoly apo aina in th o·ordina ion andsabi iy of is pics wh rat sk i l , l olywach or h prpaaions o Garri aparov'chss army, an c ipas h is opponnt's p las andobsucs hir xcuion Howvr, h Worldhampion has sucdd i furhr waknn

B lack 's Pawn foma in and, by in a l l n wo mi norpics in h cnr, i s prpar n a Paw brakhr ohon h s id

7 R2a238 N4c339 Bd5440 N3-d54 1 N3-24 f 2-f4

B5-8h6h5R8-6B7-h6h8-7 ( 33

As soon as h Whi Pawn has advand o sinal binnin o a sid asaul h Arbrsounds h gon: iv hour of t f irs p layisssion ha xpird and h am is adourd

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Karpov houh abou h mov h had o sa or21 nus. H had to dc id wh i s Rook

shoud b widrawn o h ighh rank or whhWhi's adancd Pawn hould b capurd wi his Paw. Karpov chos scond a l na ti, hbyvacain an mporan pos fo h Knih,whih wa rahr modesly paced on h scondrank And is h is Knht hat was abl o dal hdcis iv b low, d isrup n B l acks Pawn uur.

42. . 5 x4At a prs conr nc l ar, Ga rr i sparo rfrrd

o h x mov as "h mos unappy choic inhi posi ion A numbr o conaor hausd tha Black's b praccal hanc o rplh aak was t conn u 42 . . B b7 w th nn ion of xhangng h Bishop for on o Wh's

danous nra l i zd p ics . Ar 42 . . . Bb7 howr h furhr advan of h Whe Pawn o f5woud ha h poi ion o h Black Kn andop h ins for invas on by Whe's pics . oonor lar Wh wou d b bound o win. B l ak's oubli s ha h i s in fac p lay in wthout h i s Kn ght, wh ich

f rmly uk a h d o h board, far awafrom h man i ld o ba l n canno say hah Kn h is abo l ut y id l thr i uards aa nsh adanc of th Whi aPawn and aso, indicy ,rsrs he manours o h hi pces, orWhi onsany has o poc h squar b3,hrouh w ich h Bl ack K ih may, a an opporun

mom, had for h v a l oupo a d4. l l , i ison h Ks d tha h K h s muc h ndd. -E.

43. N2x4 R6544. Nf4x6 Rxf1

45. d 1 xf 1 R5x4

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6 d 3x e447 Ra2-2

48 e4-e5

K7x6Qd8-e8

It s essentia l that the Blak Qeen hold be able to oupy the square e5 or hould th qarebe ava lab le to it B lack would ueed i deendh mse l some var at ios 48 Qxe5 ow up ay able, beause o 49 Re2, ollowed by 50 Ne7-E

4 d6xe5

49 Rf26+ K6750 Rf6-d6 34

Blak res ns I f there had not been the B l ak Pawn at e5 B l ak

ould reply 50 Qe5, protetn the sqare 6As t i he has no atisfatory deene aant thehte Queens nas io , 5 Qf6+, exp la n Gradmaster Gue ld

Th e mi stake made by Anatol y Karpov at theadournment has enabl ed Wh ite to p lay a ser ie obeautful moes In so doing, Garri Kasparov had tomake some matera l sacif ices, but whe the WhiteQueen and Rook a l gne d al on the wide ope f l e on

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side, bca obious a is aack wasis is ib

Th sco n h mach s now n : 22=4

I

uenfed Defence

A Kapo

d 2-d 42 c2c43 Nb-4 c4xd

G. aspao

NgfggddNd

-e4 Ndc3 bxc3 BS-g Bf -c4 cc Ng- Nb-c69 Bc 00 -0 Bcg4 f Nca

2 B4xf+ Rff3 f3xg4 R f f 4 Kg f d

In f f and seen gams of t psnmac e Wod Campi on perd o p ay 4 Qd6

3d4 Qdb ( 35

An nnoaion wos poi n is a Bl ack nowhans T u su a i n e r is 5 Qd7 Qe Qd3 Qc4 bu Qd as a sobn plyed i n is posi o n

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nc again th opponnts hav doptd a sharpl in of th Grunf d Dn, in whih B lak acr i

f ics a Pawn, ga n i ng om i n t at as compnsatio nWhras in t ifth and snth gams th xWorldhampion str id to gt a l l h poss ib ly o d out oth is var ia t on that i s, to rp B l aks attak and kphs tra Pawn, th s t im h taks a d irnt ou :h dcds to turn th matr a l but tu h s attntio to hi cntr Pawns, attmptin to launh a

attack wth h is pi cs und r th r covr1 7 . Od d 3 O6x41 R a - f Ra8-c81 9 . -h3 O4-d70. d4-d5 Na5-42 . B3-d4 7-5 36

Gra ndma str rg Ma kryv b l vs that aftr2 . N5 22 . O3 Wh t woul d ha a ma l l d

But Black shoud b xtrmly arul , bausatr 22 . Od6 23 . Kh 1 , th rah 23 . . R2 mayrsult n d isastr for h m: 4. N4 Rxa2 25 N6Bf6 26. Bx5 w n n ng outr ight .

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By playin hus, Karpov aoids a bauiul , yrah obvious, rp 22. Bxa7 b6 23. Rc Qxa7

24. Rxc4 Rx4 25. Qxc4 b5+, Black winning hQun, indica Grandmasr duad Gufld.

2 2. . . Qd7xe623 Bd4xg7

Th darksquard Bshops houd hando wa kn h dncs of B l ack K i n

23 . . . K8xg7

24. N2-4 Q6d625 . Qd 3-3 ( 3

Th Word Champion i ompl ld o snd hismonarch o h d o f h oa rd, bcaus h smng ly naura l 25. . . . Q5 wou ld ha l d o is suddndah 6 N+ K 27. Qxc4 Rxc4 2 R mat !And 25 . Kg wou ld a i l o 26 N d !

2 5 . . Kg7-h26 N4-d5 Qd6-527. Qc3d3

Grandmar Gufld rpors ha h is modsrra of h Whi Qun was ciicizd by manyxprs, who demd 27. Qb4, wih h ida of play

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Nd5-6-4 to b mor atv s Bkwould b ord to v p th v ta d on 1h8

Grandmastr ri akaryhv howvr dsswith th is va luat on manta i in tht tr 27 QNd 6! t wou d b hard or Wh t to mk hdw

2 7 Kh6-728 Nd5-6 Q5-d6

Th o l mov 28 R7 wo d os t oatr 29 Qd8, whi l as th Duth Gadmast

mman ind ts, on th B k K i 's rtt 28 Kh8 Whit an spt lar sa s 29 Qd7 Q7 30 N 8! Qxd 7 3 1 R8 mt

29 Qd3-3 Qd6-530 Q3-d3 Q5-d63 1 Qd 3-3 Qd6-532 Q3-3 R8-7

33 b3-d3 R7-7o th xh o th Khts th ps

mov omplt l m ats Wh t's pssE

3 Qd3x4 R7x6 ( 3Wht has fa d to o low p h s t at v thoh

Krpov md vry ort to d th bst ofor h is Qun Howvr d n h ms l drous s tt on th Wo ld Champo p d prs ly, ant ptd h s oppot's tt os dmad th vry bst movs l l o Atr th xho th mnor ps th m has qitd dotakn o drawish haratr I th hat o th

battl, howvr th oppots did to o iht n or a u l l po t

3 5 R f 1 - d 1 b7b5All ommntators vluat th s mov s shp

yt vry r sy attmp 35 Rf7 l oos s

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36 Rd1-d7+37 c4-2

3 Kg 1-h239 gg340 Kh22 1 2-3+

K7-6Oc5+

O5+O5-cOc3c46-5

Aordn o Grandmatr Makaryh n hvn o 4 1 Ox4 bc 42 Rxa 7 R6 43 Rb7 c3 44Rb1 Ra6 h am wou ld m md a ly b d rawn

42 Rd7-d2 O4f4 Kg-h2 ( 39

Th am was adournd43 44 3-d45 4-546 Rd2-2

47 d4-d548 d 5x a59 R2-250 a585 1 a8-852 Qf8x453 h3-h454 b4x h 5 h4-4

O1-fR66O3f5a7-a5

b5b4O5d3Od3-d4Od4x5Kh6-6h7-h55xh4R6d6Rdd4

Thran 56 Rxh4 , o l lowd by 7 O mat-E

56 4-6+57 6-b7+

58 7-659 R2c260 Kh2g26 1 c6x 462 R27+

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63. R7-a7 Re4-3

After 63. . . . h4, fo lowed by te exhne o

Pawns, a daw could perhaps be eached even soonerthan in the atua ae..

64. K2-h3

65. Ra7-a8

6. a2-a4

67. a4-a5

68. a 5a6

Re3-3

R3-4

K-5

R4-a4

Kg5-h6

The B l ack K i ng should ha sten to reach the squaresh7 or , which would guarantee Black a draw.-E.

69. Kh3g2 Ra4-a3

70. 2-f2 Kh6-7 ( No. 40)

Game drawn .

Te scor i n t match is +2-2=5

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A

ao Kann Defence

G. apao A. apov

For th f ist t ie in th psnt matc th Worldampon dcides to ope n a gam wt h s ng'sPawn . In rp y, te x Wo d Camp io n esrts to i s

w·tstd weaponte Caoann Dence Withths sol id dfence Anatoly apo competelyuceeded in nuta iz n Whies opning in it iat iin te ecnt Candidats upe ina Match aanstGrandmaster Andei okolo (pain, 987) Thtnth gam of th e Kapaovapo Wol d Cha po nh ip Matc in i l l pods at nvntful y

and son ends i n a d raw n gets t h e imp ress ionthat t patci pats want to tak a st ater th lonadjounent sess ions and story ents of thpeios ncountes but, at th sam t ime, do notwis to postpon te ga .

1 e2-4

2. d2d43 Nb -d2

-6

d-d5de4Th dn hand ing o th is opning, a imd at

taking the t in out of th new Caoan bui ldup (sat ing with 3 . . g which White wi l l now beable to coune wit c. Afte apovs reply,hower te gam tansposs to a conentional

in.-E.4. Nde4 Ng-f. Ne4f+. c2c

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As Grandmastr Guld nots th s rathr pa vmo was last sn n mast pay mor tha thrty

yars ago, n t P lnikPtrosyan am (andidatTournam nt, Amtdam, 1 956) , whr B ak mrdfom th opning in a ood post on Whit' motambt os cont inuat on i 7 N5 , wth wh h AnatoyKarpov won a spctaclar victoy ovr th zhGradmastr V last i m i Hort (B ugono 1 97)

7 . BS-

S h2-h3 Bg4x3Atr S Bh5, Wht

harp 9 g4 B6 1 0 N5,1 2 . h 5.-

9 d x310 B -41 1 0-0

ould prod wth ththrat n 1 1 . h and

7-6BfS-7N6-d5

Whit do not mnd xhag n h dark qardBhop or th Bak Kniht to op th Howvr, h shou ld prhaps hav rtai d h s B hop p rby pl ay in g 1 2. Bd2, Grandmastr Gul d b l v

12 B -3 OdS-b61 3 3-2 0-0 ( 41

A Grandmatr akarychv ust thim m d at 1 3 Bb3 wo ld b mor xt

1 4 R a - d B7-d61 5. B4-b3

Grr Kaspaov took ovr half an ho to pl a th mov A trst in a trnat iv wo l d 1 5 B and aftr 1 5 Bf4 1 6 Bx4 7 O3 Nd5 S R d2

Wh t wou ld a n a ma l l bt c l ar advanta -E1 5 Nd5x316 f2x3 6-5

T standard outrblow th tr bothsary and suent to kp th am bald

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R f 1 R d

RaeRee

Rembeing e unapy deeopmens in tefout gae, wen Blac fai ld to epel Wesatack aga inst te squa e f7 , Kapo i s now paticu la ·y carefu to potect is point as songy as possible

9 ef Oc7A is uncture, seei ng at W ite is una bl to

make pogess againt Blacs sturdy deence, teWorld Campon offered a daw is r al , oweer,asked i o play s oe on e boad, wic isfu l ly in keeping wit te F I u les .

20 Of4 ( 42Karpov then accepts draw, an d scor n h

mat rema in s even +226

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LV

ruened Deence

A apo G aspao

In is gae ings ce o a ead quie unepecedy and conay o gic n oe iy·onebo ings se ou fo e cene of e boad

eee a o se i e coe e eman i ngpieces wou ea n e a e poss uddeny eeWd Capn saw and ey as y payed on e bad a a ia i on i n w ic is Roo was o pene·ae in e B ac camp aack in g e B ac Pawnso beind Wiou a momens es ia ion Ga aspao aaced e Rook wi is ng andina y e o was need by e B ac pieces.

Anaoy apo had o gie up is Rook fo heB ac B i sop bu is in no way imp oed hi s posi on e see i ng ac i y o e W e B i sop wasquickly einguised by e pecise anoeures ofe Back Roo wic ad eeofoe s umbed in

i s cone n wa ol owed aspao ne a y epoi ed is maeia l adanage. dd42 c-c4 Nb-c4 4dS ee4

bc B -c4 Nge9 Bce 0 -0

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1 1 f2-3 N6-a12 Bc4xf7+ fxf7

13 fxg4 R f 7 x 1 +1 4 K g x f Qd8-d6Prhaps dissat sf d wt 14 cd, as occrd

in th nnth gam th World Champion tuns toth plan h adoptd Gam Fiv whn t tookhim s ixtyf iv miut to d id on th is ous ofat o n Unwi l l ng to pat h rat on in that n

otr, Karpo ar, ntring an ndgam whB lak ha s to struggl or qua l ity - E

1 5 K - g Qd6-616 Qd -d3

I nv it ng h i s opponnt to rga n t h lost Pawn ,which a had ly su it B lak , for atr 16 Qx41 7 R b Whit has, Gandmastr Gu ld 's op n on,a la posit onal advantag, owing to th BlakKght' awkward pot at a5

1 6 1 7 Qd3x41 8 B3-f21 9 3xd4

6

Q6-4 43Na5x45xd47-5

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Acordi o Grandmse Makayhev h he key moe o he Worl d hampi on' p an . v ide

y, has boh adanaes and dsadvaage Theaciviy of he Whie pieces is ow realy redueda hough h i s Pawn srucure has been imp roved lowi l depend o wheher Whie an ueed in trnerri n hi s Kn i h o an aive pot.

20. d 4-d 5 B7-h62 1 . h2-h4 Bh6-d2

2 2 . R a 1 - d 1 Bd2-a5Afer lon mediaion, Kasparov here played

moe which was ciicized by many ommenatora l l o whom sugesed 2 . . . . b5 i nsead, r v i orcounerplay.-

2 3 R d 1 - 1 b7b52 Rc-2

A muliprpoe, preenive move, he most nauralreply o which would be, as Grndmaers Tal ndMakaryche suesed a7-a6, eiher now or formoves l aer . Th e B lack aPawn wou ld h u s be afefrom aacks by he Whie Bshop, he Pawn on b5would be suppored, and he Blak Rook would e

free o go o c8, o f8, and then o nade . Bu would seem a he Wold Champion was oth to bedepried o he posibi y of playng a7xb6 in good ie, openin he af i e for h i s Rook.

24. . . . N4-d625. Ne2-g3 Nd6-42 Nf1 Nc4-d6

2. Nf-3 Nd-c42. g45 Kgf7 ( 44

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akaryhev ommen on Blak's 28h moe. Grandmaster Gufeld, on the oer hand, bel iees Black

las move o be a miake, recommendin instead28 . . . . a6 29. Kf R8 30 Ke2 R f4, or 29. N R0. Ne3 Nd6, wih 28 . Rc8 a l so om i n i o coni dera on.

29 N3-30. Nf-33 1 . K -

32. B2-533. R2-f2+

Nc4-d6Nd6-4K7-e7

Ke7-7

ome ommenaors manain ha i s beauseof h i unhappy maoeure ha Whie loes h isadvanae suges ha he a lerna ive 33. Ke2Bb6 34. Bxb6 ab 35. f Ra3 36. Nd2 cou ld si l lreai n i. -E.

33 .34. R2-f6

K7-

Nohin ould be gained by 34. h5 Rc8 (no, ofoure 34 . . . . Bd8 in v iew of 3. h6, o l l owed by36 R8 mate ) 35 B xa7 Bd8 w h eqa l y. -E.

34 . Ba5-b6 ( 45

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t seem that Wite no longer able o make anyeadway, for 5 Be7 is met by 35 . . . R e 36. d6

Bd (or 6. Re6 Kf7 w i l e ater 35 Bb4 therewoul d o l low 36 . . a5. And, o course t woul d bedangerous or h ite to excha ne te B i sops becauethe a· i le would be open or the Black Rook toopeate o n -E.

35 Rf6-6It is hard to account or thi unfortunae oer

s ight, a a esult of whih Whte loes the xhaneand the game Te eWorld hampion had at himoment p lenty of t ime on h i c lock, about ha lf anho r. I t on y took Gar ri Kasparo a few eond oanswe.-E

. . Nc4-a536. Bc5xb63. Bb-c73. Kf-e39 Bc7-d640 Bd6-c4 . N3f 1

Na5c6RafR-7R7-d7Nc6-a5 (o 46

ee the game was adjourned and Kasparo sealed

is moe The com entators we re una nm ous i n thei rea lua t ion tat B l ac wou ld be ab le o expl o t h sateia l adantage withou much troble. And so ithappened.-.

4 1 . . . .42. Bc5-d4 Ke2d3

44 Nfe34. Ne3-g446 Ng4e+47. Bde

Rd7-c7Rc7-c2+R2xa2

Kg7-f7Na5-c4Nc4xeb5-b4

It would seem tat White as manaed to ain

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se cunepay but e apid ac of Back'sbPawn que nces a W ies opes

4 Be b4b349 e4e Ra g ee+ K ( 4

Te os eac epl y and e coup de gce Wh ieesigns Te scoe is 32= in au o Kaspao

GAM een's ambit Decined

G Kaspao A Kapo

In e twt enconte, bot payes pocdedwi etee cautin Te Wod Campin unu iedy oed is pieces bac and ot wait ing an ppouniy t aunc an ffenie AnatyKap o i pa was in no u y sa acti it iesbiusy unwi ing o tae cances Gai Kaspaopayed i s oe and ofeed a aw wic wasacceped

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1 c2c4 e7e6or the f irst ime in the pesent math he ex

orld Champion abandons te ng l i h pen,teeri ng the ae into one o th e l i nes of the Queen'Gamb. White annot aoid this one he openedwith 1 . o 1 . d4 howeer he Wor ld hmpio snext moe estrits Bak' options by ul i o theposibi ity o the NizoIndian Defee or he Tartkower Makaono Bondaresk y Vari at o n.

2 . Nb-3 d7-d53. d2-d4 BS-e74. 4xd55. B-f46 e2e

e6xd5NSf6BS-5 4

I the r pre ious onts u i he ame l boh Kaspa ro ad Karpo preered hee 6 . . 0-0The textmoe, a reat aurite wth Krpo'seond izb ar Ub i l a, was reentl y ested n healo-Tioshchenko ame (oiet hmpioshpemi ina l , I rkutk, 1 9S6) wh ih wet 7 . Q3 N6S Qxb7 Nb4 9. Bb5+ KS 1 0 Kd 2 a6 1 1 . Ba Nd31 2 Bx7 QS 1 3 . QxS R xS 1 4 . Ba5 Nx2 1 5 Rf

N6e4+ 1 6 . Nxe4 Nxe+ 1 7 . Ke2 Nd6 S N3 hadatae to Wie. With he thouht h Kaomih be able to improe Blak' play omewhere ithis l ie, Kasparo decl ine the tait iniat o ndel ets the l ess ressie, more sol id oni a o n.-E

7 . N -e2 00S . R a - c 7-c6

9. Ne23 Bf-e610 B -d RSeS1 1 . Qd -3 QdS-61 . Qb3-2

Tradin the Queens would rather aor lak

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wherea the retea o he Whe Queen is hardly alo of empo for ater the posible N3-4, also

hamperin 6-5 he Blak Queen woud hae toretrea oo-E1 2 1 3 0-01 h 2-h3

Nb-d77-6

A th s pont a Grandmater ee Makaryheue the mano ere 1 Na4 fo l lowed by 1 5 N5,

deseres on idera ion The dea beh nd th s maoeure to occupy ater he exha ne on 5 ad thereapture wih he dPawn (d4x5 the ital eralsquare d4 wh the other K n ht

4 Be7-1 5 N3-21 6 Q2-d 2

1 7 Bf- h 2

Ra-N6-h5

Nh5-7"A more agres e player would perhaps hae

hoe 17 f5 instead omments GrandmaterGueld Karpo howeer, does no want to e the r to reeal h is p la n

1 2-4 Qb6-d

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9. f2-f0. b2b

2 Rc -c

Nd7-6f-a3

( 49As Grandmaste aarych as put it bothamies are now ready to ol l ide, ut the Genraadquaters ae gien the ommand to beat aeteat. Game dawn

Th e sco in t match is +3-2=7 i n aou oKasparo.

ruenfed Defence

A. Kapo G. Kaspao

Te Queens wee exchanged quite eary in tisecounter and witut enter in a ddleame, thopponents conti nued th e i f i ght i n a omple x end inin wh ic W i e ad a sto ng passed Pawn i n thcente.

. d2-d4

2. c-c43. Nbc3 Ngf

Nf6-6d7-d

Accoding to Gandaste Alexei uetin, the inewic te contendes ae about to test has ecentybeen peaps e ost popu an abitious continuain in te Guened. ee hite proceeds to

bui d a awn cente wi e deeoping is King'sKnig o ae tan o e as in e socal edain aiation. ai Kaspao as consistenty epyed is bui dup wit te Wite pieces now eas i ai nt ne is au ites.

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4 . Bfg75 c4x d5 Nf5

6 e2-e4 Nd5c37 b2xc3 7c R a b

The mden hand l in o f h s a iat ion noes aam bi t, wh ee Wh ie offers one o h s Q de Pawnson a2 o 3 These Pawns, howeer, are poioned, asan be seen rom the fo l lowi n ar iat ions: Nc6

9 d5 Bx3+ 1 0 Bd 2 Bxd 2+ 1 1 Qxd2 with a tronin i t atie ; or Qa5 9 Rb5 Qxc3+ 1 0 Bd2 Qa31 1 Q2, and B l ak dangerously lags n dee lopment ,as n the Gapr indash i l iKad lkar ame (uene ,1 92) ; yet anther possi b i l i ty i s 9 Qxa2 1 0 Rx500 1 1 Bc4 Qa 1 2 Bf Kxf 1 3 Qb3 e61 R x R x (not 14 Qxc 1 + 1 5 K e2 ) 1 5 N5+K 1 6 0-0 Qa6 1 7 N xe6+, wth a wi n, aordi nto Gradmaster Nukhim Rashkok

009 B -e2 5xd4

Weaker s 9 N6 1 0 d5 Ne5 1 1 Nxe5 Bxe5 1 2 d2 ! , wth an ede

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0. cd4 Qd-a5+ ( 50As G rand master egei a kayche poi nts out,

analysts ae eeal yeas been ooking for a otinuation that could lead to White' adantage ater Bd Qx a2 2 . -0 b 1 3 . Qc Th i s l on g searchbeing in ain te system with the hte KinKnight deeloped to f has ecome omewhat lesattacte.

1 . Qd -d Qa5xd2

Bc d2 e7-e6Te dea beind this moe i to try to impede the

adance d4-d - 1 . 0-0 b7-b64 Rf d 1 B-b71 5. d4-

As long as there ae some pees left on the bordthis pased Pawn remain daneros. AordnlyWh ite sho ul d aoi d exhan gin pi ees .-E.

1 5 e6xd6. e4xd . . ( 51

1 6 . Bxd5 is unp layab le because o 1 7 . BbRd 1 B4, pick in o the B l ack Bi shop £.

1 6 . . . N-d717 Bd2-b4 Rf-c. Bb4e

The plan in it iated by te White Bishop' nas onto e7 is perhaps too committin or althouh theBihop may asist in pomotin the Queen's Pawn itmay just a wel l f ind itse lf out of ply at ts present

post, u n l es ote r W ite pi eces can come to it rescueind cates Grand master Gu fe ld . The a l ternat ie 1 Nd4Nf 1 9 d6, as occured in t he Lptyan Tu kma kogame (UR Championship, 94) , ae White omeadantage.

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Theefore, the exWord hampon's bold deis ionto pae h is daksquaed Bishop far beyond the

ronte l ine has turned out to be rather unortunate . . . . Bg7-69 . d5-d6

Han ponderd oer the s tuation o half anhour, th Wold hamp on n es h s r ia l to exhanethe B shop . Anatoly Kapo should immedate lyhae withdawn the Bishop to hs camp howee,

he deide o pursue the plan of support ng theB iho p wt h his cn tre Pawn . In othe r ci rcumtances,h a Pawn ou ld become exreme ly da ngerous, butn te prent s itu aio n the B ak K iht on d7 obstru t urther adance.

19 . K720. Rd 1 -e 1

Aknowledin the mstake he has ut made,whih e dned by h s lon medtat on (Karpoook m nute to pla y 20. Rd 1 -e 1 ) , h exhampo starts roupn his fores to better posts-adsueds n ata n ing h i s obect.

20 . . . .

2 Be2-b522 Bb5xc62 3 . R b 1 - d 1

R-5

Bb7-6Rc5x6 ( 52

The ame ha reahed a ulminat ion. Whit isp lay in acordi to plan, howeer, the mmedate23. 4 would be more exat or Blak would hae noime to et up h defe on he Ks d e, poi nts out

duad Gue d. For n stance, 3 . . . . B3 24. Re3 f625 . g5 or 23 . . h6 24. h4, w th th same idea.

23. . . . B6c3The Blak Bhop has attacked the Whte Rook,

whereupon the Blak Pawn has shut n the Whte

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Bishop At the sae time, Black can set up a passedPawn on the Q·side hites gae has become almot

c it ica 24 R e e3 -f2 g-g4 6g h -h 4 h-h627 h4g h6x5 ( 53

any eperts hae considered here the posibi ityof 2 Rd, fol lowed by the ai ice of the Knght

o two Pawns Although te first ipressio i thatafte, e g , Rd R4 29 Nx fg 30 Rx5+ theBlack King is rather unomfortably placed, the motl i ke y outcoe wou ld be a d raw by pepetua l At anyrate, Anatoy Karpo, whose judemet of the situat ion ight wl hae een mor sound, seects ad iffeent eque - E

2 Nf3-d429 Rd xd4

Bc3xd4Ra-h

M kh a i l Ta l an d eei Makaryche hae both mentioned another possibi l ity of strugl in for the int iat ie here-2 Rac

30 Re3-e Rc6-c2

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aa4 aa 4 gg

4g KggThe ex-World Capion as oud an ece entdefenc by tag e asaut it is awns on teKsie As a cseuence of Kapos sucessfulopatins te Black awn tat cks n te WiteBi sop at e a becoe wea

4 R 1

f Rd4f4

gg

RcRcf (o 54

Gai aspa as ade eey effot t aintainis in t iat ie et is adantage as been gowinsa e and sa le wit each moe Neithe teBac ings ine ooto no the nticatemanoeurs o te Black Rook are o any aa l othe Word Campon offes a draw, wich is accepted

Te scoe in the match i +32 in faour oaspao

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at p cofrnc

Autoh ne n t tr of Svl.

On t he l et of Ato Krov-i w Nah

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DE AND'

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AM FU

Car-Kann Defence

G Kasparo

e-e d2-d43 . Nb -d 2

4. Nd2e45 N g -f3. Ne4x67. c2-c3 h2-h39. d xf3

A Karp

c7-c6d7-d5d5xe4

Nb-d7Ng-f6Nd7xfBc-g4Bg43Qd-d5 55

le n he tenth enouner of th is mah heod Champion ould hae been surprised by heCaroKann in te preset game he wa epeted beeyone to be eady fo th is defence and perap,een to oe up wit an in noatio n.

Te ist eig oes wee eactl y te ame atse in te en contest, bt on the ninth moe it

was te eold Chapion who was te f irst to5

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ay and he appearance of he Blac Queen in thecente of the board coud only be intepeed a a

taci ofe o a dr aw.A he same ime, as Grandmase duard Gueld

has pointed out, Bacs ninh moe is an importantheoretica l in noa ion in th is l i ne , enab l i ng h i m toequa l ize moe ea i ly than , for examp le, after 9 . e61 0 . B4 Be . 0-0 Nd . Bd2, wh ich wou d g ieWhite a s l igh edge. After he tetmoe, it would

had y be adanageous o hi e to exch ange Queenson d , because , afte 1 0. Qd cd Blacks Pawnconfigua ion would be impoed, maing i poss ib efo h i o sat Qs ide act i it ies by adacing h isPawns (e . g . b7-b 5-b4 , a wel l kn own stategiplan, commony efeed o a he Pawn minoriyattack. Accordinly, Kaspao only agees toechange a .

0 Bf - e 2 0012 Qf3-d3 Bef3

e7-eBf-dBdc7Qdd

In duad Gufe lds opin ion, B ac coud at h is

moent show some acti i by playig . QdBut egei Ma ayche noe s tha Wh i wou paygg anyway because it is equied by his plan, soit woud be poin less o pooke his oe by withdawing he Bac Queen o d whee i i s somewhatispaced.

4 R f - d -0

. c-c4 Ra-dduad Gued suggess hat, insead o the sol id

cauious eoe, Bac coud again pay moeactie y unde i nin g he Wh i e cene wih ' e.Kapo appeas to hae ejeced this continuation

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because of White's possible reply 16 B5, after whih1 6 ed 1 7 Bxf6 gf 1 Be4 woul d lead o a ery

sharp gae, not sit ing te exWod hampion'sintentions

1 Qd3-b3 _ 56This preents the undermining e6e5 whi e ate

16 B5 Bb6 1 d ! B ack s pos it ion woud o ly bes i ht ly in feri or i n sp ite o h is deteriorated Pawnstructure, G rand master Maka yche poin t out

1 6 Qd 7-e71 7 2g31 B c e31 9 R d d 22 0 R a - d 12 1 a2a3

Bc7-bRdd7Rfdh7-h6 5

Th Wold hampion ofers a draw which iaccepted

It seems tha such an otcome suits both rials I ndeed, Kaspao is leadin g in the math, h i u l imateictory appoaching with each draw Karpo on theothe hand, has no reason as yet to stat taking iskwh i l e payi ng fo a win with the B ack pieces

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Kh woud h b p ay o wh owr h xWord Chmpo prrrd h

md d lopmt o h K n B hop to 2 rply Kaparo mmdaly artd ndm n th Wh t r wih h Paw

B 1-2 759 d-d5 761 0 0-0 6xd51 1 xd 5 B5

1 2 R 1 - d 1 5Th a o t h 1 9h nour o lt

yar' rmah Karpo playd th mor ar 1 2 B4, and etua l y won h am Aord Grndmasr r kryh h po o haa 1 2 1 3 Rd 1 N 1 N 5 6h rquty rd ouamn prai thn howr, th thorti an ha o r a d oas i nambu ou

1 2 1 3 d 5-d6

RS-h7-h6

Wh Karpo w rap d y dan n h QPawrt o h th nk ad hn o h xh

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Kasparo sted to eta l i ate by b r ngi ng h i s p i eces toactie menacing posts. At the ame ie, th World

Champon d id not neg l ect o p lay with h is Pawns. I twas Kasparo's suble thrteenh moe that maypehaps hae upr ised Karpo to some extent becaue,for the i rt t im e in th s encon ter the exordhampon was suddenly deep n though, tak ngamost hal an hour o respond. ne may upposetha Karpo was qte content with hi ame at this

momnt, and h e was only ook i n for a way ofncreang hs pressure.

Afe the natra 13 . . . . Ne4, ind icates ere i Makaryche, thee cou ld o l low 4. d7 ! R e7 1 5 . Nxe4Rx e4 1 6. Bg5 ! , wih a lea r adantage for Wh ite.

1 4 . h 2h 3 Na6-b4B l ack s gett n ready to counerpl ay on the Qsde

wth his Pawns In the eent of 1 5 . Qc, Wh tewoul d lose mater i a ater 1 5 . . . . Nc2 1 6 . R b 1 N d7 o l lowd by 17. . . . B xc3 a nd . . . R e 2. -E.

15 . Bc-4 N6d71 6 . R d -d2 a7-a61 7 . Qc4-b3

The Wh ie Queen, wh ich is u l neab le on ts presentpost, starts retrea n. B l ack th reatens to pl ay 1 7 . . .b 5 1 . Qb3 Nc2 1 9 . Rxc2 c 4 20. Q a n y Bxc2 wn n nh xchane.

17 . . . b7-b51 . Qb3-d 5c19. a2-a4

A ulmnat ion. Whit points out GrandmaterMakaryhe, has ceded hi centra l posit o, but hacreatd dangerou theats to the hos e Pawn hanon the Q de.

1 9 . . . . Nd7c5

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20 a 4x b5 N4-d3 59Gandaster Makaryche bel iees he extmoe

to be the ost e l i ab l e cont i nuat ion assess in 20 Nb3, by wh ich B lack a l so wi ns the xchang, a s a lesscon i nc i n l in e I ndeed, in h case of 20 Nb32 1 Ra4 Nxd 2, h ite has accordi n to duardGufeld, sufficient compensation after both 22 Qxd2a5 23 Bxc4, and 22 Rxb4

2 1 Be2xd3 Nc5xd3

22 Rd2d3Black threates not only 22 N xf4, but a lso

22 N xb I n the pos it ion that has now ar isen, heactiity of te Whie pieces is more importan thahis sa l l mater ia l loss Wh ite i ndi cates ere i Makaych is j us i iab y f i ht i n or h i n i i at i

22 c4xd3

23 Nc3-d5 a6xb54 Nd5-e7

Ater 24 Rxa Qxa 25 N7 Q 26 NxeQxe, Whie would win bak he xchange, bu hewould f ind h imse lf in an iner ior pos it ion Wih h istext moe, h oweer Karpo can sti l l hope o f h

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or a f l l po it -.2 . .

25 Ra 1 xa26 Ne7x527 Qd 1 xd32 Qd3xb5

K-h7

Qdxa6xf5Qa-eRe-

xtol l in Kaparo la me Gandmteakaryhe ealu ate he res lt ing posit i on a ol low The Wh ie B i ho p on 4 is i n d i ret ly poteed

beause ter 2 . Qx4 the Black Rook o ewould be en pr ise The enterpr is in l ie e innin2 . . . Ra, howeer, oce Wh ite to retrea or thet me bein, becase in he eent of 29 e5 3 0. B x 7 R 1 3 1 K h 2 Qb 1 h e wo u l d udd e l ybe lo

29 Bf4d2

30 Qb553 1 Bd232 Nf3-h433 Q5x5

Ra-d

Qe4-e6B7x2B2-6 ( 60

Aordin to erei Mkayhe he l ine atinwith 33 Nx f5 does look temp in but Wh i te may be

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in toub e i B ac esponds wit Rc Qef

4 N4f -h5 g-g4 hxg4 g4 Kh-g g-g2 Bf-b Nf-e+ g-9 Nec Rdd40 Ncb Rdd

4 dd f6-e4 g- Bb2-a3 (

ee te game was adouned and apo seaedi s 4d moe B lak n ow teatens 43 Bd6, andteeoe 4 Bc is obigatoy for ite But ten es no wi nn ing cances afe 43 Rxd7 44 Nxd7

xd, fo owed by 4 . e and 46 5 I t i s

easy to see that B lacks pos it ion is impenetabe Accodingly a daw was aged witout esuminpay-

Te scoe in the match is 32= 0 in faou oaspao

X

ngish pening

G aspao A Kapo

A te peious s ixteent games payed in te

Wod Championsip Matces between tese iastuned out to be eteme y adfougt an d th i l ng Cuiousy enug, Gai aspao ad te adantagein al tee o tem, twice succeeding in pressing itome W i l te "trad it ion be kep up in e e -E

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e sitnt ecu ne t use at eic te in ogy, is t as ban tu be te e

taigt. t is a a, elentess ig igt fo tebeginning, and wi ac oe te playes ae beingdaggd cose ad cse i nto te gip of t ie·p essue.

. c-c4Te tent, twelt, and outeent gaes of te

pesent atc a l turned ou t be st uneentfuinteues. And since it was Gai Kaspa wo ad

te W i te pic in tese eou ntes and w o was teinitiato o te peace tas bt spectatos andjua ists wee natua y unappy wit te dCapin's unwi l i ngnes t f igt-as e was t ata pess coneence afte te fouteent gae. oewat nett ed Ga i Kaspao po ise tat boodw l l yet be sed The orld Capion keeps is

wod he now etuns to te ng l i s peni ng, w ichbetoken s a sha p stu ggl e .-.

1 . . . .2 Nb-c. Ngf34. g2-g3

5 . B -g . 0 07 d2d3

e-eNg-fNbcBf-b4

0-0R-e

Whi le Gandmaster akayche is of e opinionth at 7 . Nd gi e s h ite a s igt edge Gand aterGufe d th in ks tat it g ies Wh ite not i ng e . g . , 7 . . . N xd . cd N d 4 9 N e c 0 . e N b . d 3 Nc7

1 2 Nc2 Bf . dc dc, wit qua l i ty . . . Bb4c

The ate passie 7. . . d is l ess acceptabebecause of Nd5 N xd 9 cd N d4 Nxd 4 ed1 1 . e4, wit good pospects or W ite ( Gufe l d .

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c ee4he es hugh fced oe hewise, hie

uld efeciey coninue 9 e2e4, gaining headanage Nfd4 de4

( o 62)

As al l comeaos hae poined ou, his is anipa heoeica i aion Kaspaos ouwady ugy oe, afe which Whies awn

sucue is csiealy weakened, is boh ambiiouand cucia fo i ine because ie who as eBi hppa i su sie open up he gae

Nfe41 d c d-d51 2 c4d 5

Kaspao ook a l o of i me on h i s moe The

aiaions he ad o assess ae indeed numeous andi n icae, fo i nsance, 2 Nb Bf5 ! 1 3 cd Ng3 4 e4 Nf ef o dc bc 1 Nd4 Be4 Bx e4 Oh4 Bg Re 9 Bf Og4+, or 8 f3Nh 9 Oh Oe+ 0 Kg Oc and, accodingo d uad Gufe l d, B ack a s excel len counterchances

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14 f231 5 e3-e4

16 B -e3

Ne4d6Qd-5

Nd6c4It wo ul d eem that after 1 6 . . N a4 the B l akKhts would be ore actiely placed han n heatua l ame a t he moment howeer, it morempotant or Black to ensure a ae retreat or hsQueen, whch s to be tranfered to a better pot.

1 7 Be321 R a -d 1 9. 3-f4

Q5-e7B-d7Ra-d ( 64

Lean the opening subtlets behid, the payerhae swthed to posit ional manoeuin Kaparoha athered a roup of pieces ad pawn on he Kide, hopig for an attac thee, n whh h wo

powerfu l B shops assi sted by Pawn wi l l be pl ayin the leadn part Karpo, who lac a Pawnentreis losely watching the manoeures o the htepiece but keep hi ow orce rather close to hisoal, to use the soer term

By the twentieth moe the prepara ion or he

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coing batte as been completed, and te WodChampion has resolute y pused his most mpotant

Ki ng's, Pawn acoss the front ier in e20 e4e5Ate tis moe Back succeeds in stopping te

uther adance of the White Pawns by seting up ablocade on the l ight squares but it seems thatKaspao as aready decided on te aiation inoin g th e Pawn sac if ice tha t e stats cay ing out with

his 24t moe 20 2 Nd4f5 Rdxd2 Nfd44 f4f

Bdg4QeeRedQec ( 65

The com me ntaors who gae t is moe a ? seem

to be ustif ied in thei assesment by the furterdeeopment of eents in the game Instead of tetextoe hite coud mainta in the tens ion by24 Be4

24 Qc2e4

cc5cd4

A t is unctue h a so comes into cons ideat ion Wite's idea coud be ust if ied, owee,afte 25 Nd2 2 Qg4 N xf e cd f g29 ef+ Kxf 0 Bd+ ite inning in a matte ofa few moes, indicates duard Gueld

6 Qe4g4 Nc4e Qg4e2

Wie te time on his c ock was unning out teWold Capion aing pent e i utes out of tetwe ty e ad, coited in cose succession weos ist e ou ae witdawn is ueen te4 ate tan e Gandast Gufed is, we

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of te op in ion th at 27 Qe4 s ston gl y met by 27

Nec4

2 . . .2 . c3xd429. Bfxd4

Ne5-c6Nc6xd

And here i s the second m i stak e: Wh ite trades awayis poweful Bisop

9 . 0 5f

Rdd4Qce ( 66

Tis is ady te position Kaspao sried toeac wen saciicing te Pawn on is 24th moe.Whites attac as come to noting after Black'uite bious ep ies , and te Wold Champion a lonecan pain wic f tem he fai ed to foresee. Thesecnd pat of te game i played by both payesune seee t i epessu e

QebTe commentatos expessed the opnon hat

Wites best dawing cance was to ente te endgae a awn bein Anatoy Kapo ageed withtis assesment at the pess coneence ate tegame G andmaste Makaryche i l u states t i idea as

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o l ows 3 1 Oxe e 32 Re 1 Rd6 33 Rxe6 ! Rxe634 Bd5 35 Bxe6+, and White an s i l l hope to

ae the day 31 32 K1-h1

Oe6-e3+b7-b6

aing wreted th in it it ie Karpo plays eryprecise l , h i s superool h i rty seond moe especi a l lydeserin admirat ion

33 6x7

34 b2-c235 Bg2-d536 c2-b237 Bd5-b33 b2-f239 Q2-b2

Na5-c4

Kgx7Nc4-d6Oe3-e5a7-a57fb6-b

aing found imsel in a lost posit ion, the WodChampi on attempted to confuse his opponent by theshuttl in moes o the White Oueen on the econdrank, but Karpo unpertubedly par ied a l l h isthreats Meanwhi le the B lack Pawns re lent es lyadaned

40 a2-a3 K7-g6 ( 6

ere the game was adjou rned W ite's posi t io n canhardly be saed, but here are sti l l subtle practicalhances l et Kaspao, howee deci des to esi nwithot resumptionto the astonisment of manycommentators Te Wold hampion seems to tustthe analytical potential of Kapo's team and ratherthn prolon h is agony, he tenders h is res ignation

The scoe of the match is now een +3-3= 1 0

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SEVNTE

Kin' ndian Defence

A Karpo G Kapro

The King's Indian has a lways been te orldCha pion 's pr in ipal d efensie weapon e t it i thef i st t im e ta t he adopts th is extreme ly comp l icated

openin against Kapo It seem that psychological lyth e srpise fu l y ust i ied ite lf because, i n order thatthe hadwon equi l ibr ium in the matc be retained,te exWold Cam pion se ects peraps the most sol idl ine, wic as been repeatedly tied and tested inmate pay ad which ha be en toough y anayzdby chess the or ists

1 N g -f32. c2-c3 Nb -c3

N-f6g7-g6Bf-g7

Because o te ather unconeniona order ofoes cosen by Kapo, the Wold Chapion hasnw t reckon with the pos ibi l ity of enter in a

s l i ht ly infer ior end ing ar i s in afte 3 . . . d5 d Nxd55 e 4 N x3 6. dc Oxd 7 Kxd , whee th e Wh ieKing finds an actie post on c2.-.

4 e2-e4 d-d65 d2-d4 0-0 Bf -e2 e7e5

A eey eponent of the Kings Indian knws

B ack's s it e is not an offer of a Pawn ater de de Od R d 9 N xe 5 N xe4, Bl ack's endgae pspects wou ld be exce len t-.

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Te most consisten coninuaion. Seing up e

Pawn wdge n the centre, Wte dries away te

Bl ack Kn ght and prepares for a Qs id e expans onEd.

8 Nc6e7

9 Nf3-d2

The mot popua move, intoduced by Tamano

Te idea be ind he Wh ie n igt' reea is to

bolste up a Qsde offense (b2-4 and c4-c5) by

binging he Kn ig o b3 or c4E.9 . . a-a5

1 0 bb c-c5 ( �

In t s a ia ion Wte f i m ly c oses a l te cena

l es and as as a l eady been me nti oned si es to

anch a Qside atack. Needless o say, e Wold

Cham po n foresaw h i pos b le deel opment of the

game and , wh he two song mo es by h is Pawns,for a wh le topped Whte's Qside ofense and

saed h is own aci i ie on te Ks de .

1 1 a2 a3 N6-e8

2 R a b ff5

1 3. b34 ab4

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4 . a 3x b41 . Qd-b

1 Be2d 7 R b -b

b76e-

Bg7Ra8-aAs a resu l of e preeni e measu res aken by the

Word Cha mpi on (a-a in conuncon wih 7)hie had o lose a aluable empo o carry o theemaic aance of his bPawn o b4 Black asoha ing he open a e for h is Rook. Bu wa shoul d

e do no w? Kasparo a es 43 i nutes o decde one ol lowing penea io n by h is Rook a i med

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