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Leonid Alexandrovich Shamkovich vs Anatoly Karpov
USSR Championship (1971)  ·  English Opening: Symmetrical. Three Knights Variation (A34)  ·  0-1
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Aug-24-10  Everett: Karpov skillfully squashes white's initiative with 25..Qe8 and 26..Qd8 while simply cutting off the king to ensure the full point.
May-04-11  nelech: A fascinating position appears after 22 Rç7 ( instead of 22 Qf4 )... Be5 23 Qf3 Bxç7 24 Qxf7+ Kh8 25 Nf3!

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