Anatoly Karpov vs Napoleon Alberto Caro (1970)

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Anatoly Karpov vs Napoleon Alberto Caro
Caracas (1970), Caracas VEN, rd 14, Jul-07
English Opening: King's English. Two Knights' Variation General (A22) · 1-0

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May-03-07		M.D. Wilson: Caro can't.

Jul-26-12		Everett: Big fan of the stiff-centers on offer in the c4-d3-e4 set-up. Here Karpov develops simply and outplays his opponent in the middlegame by ignoring the dark-squares while pawn-storming the K-side. The opening is likely no better than equality, but the early 3.e4 allows White to prevent a reverse-open sicilian from appearing on the board, something I personally am in favor of.

Jul-27-12		Shams: <Everett> What does theory say about this reversed Stonewall?

Jul-27-12		fisayo123: It says its harmless though. Black played very poorly though neglecting his king side and offering zero resistance.

Jul-27-12		Everett: Yes, it is "harmless" but the upside is that one gets basic play. and no crazy surprises. And it is not really a stonewall, more like a Maroczy-Bind, supported by a pawn on d3. They are called "Botvinnik Systems" since he popularized the basic set-up back in the 50's vs Smyslov and others. FWIW, Karpov lost vs Kasparov in Game 8 of the '87 match when they <both> achieved roughly this set-up during the game. Kasparov vs Karpov, 1987 Kasparov played it much better.

Feb-18-13		Everett: I find the key to playing these systems as White is the nature of the a7-g1 diagonal: can White create a dead spot on d4 through assiduous exchanges? If not, can White simply give up this diagonal? Karpov chooses the latter, playing around this weakness. With 3.e4, White must follow with an early h3, preventing ...Bg4, to maintain his Ns in a closed position and keep some control over d4 if necessary.

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