Garry Kasparov vs Anatoly Karpov (1985)

Garry Kasparov vs Anatoly Karpov
Karpov-Kasparov World Championship Match (1985) · Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation. General (D55) · 1/2-1/2

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Apr-16-08		Knight13: 14...b5! is excellent. Imagine Black living a life without that move! He'd probably be dead.

Sep-09-09		kooley782: I agree, that pawn sac was very good. Gained some space on the q-side as well. This was a well-fought game by both sides.

Oct-29-09		Makiavel: no sac here..white cannot take that pawn because of a6!!

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