Anatoly Karpov vs Alexander Beliavsky (1983)

Anatoly Karpov vs Alexander Beliavsky
Soviet Union tt 1983 · Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Traxler Counterattack Bishop sac line (C57) · 1/2-1/2

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Apr-25-05		refutor: beliavsky was able to hold the world champion to a draw using the traxler

Jun-26-05		aw1988: The Wilkes-Barre at that. Holy crap.

Jun-27-05		offramp: The "tt" in the header; is that training tournament perhaps?

Jun-27-05		sneaky pete: More likely team tournament.

Sep-01-07		BykBpa: 13. ... Nxd5 is the strongest and it equalize. 14. Nb6 Nb6 15. Qd4 Qg6 =. White can even lose after 14. ed5 Nc2! 15. Qc2 Bxf2+ 16. Qf2 Rf2 17. Kf2 Bd7. Beliavsky is a brave man.

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