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Jan Timman vs Anatoly Karpov
Karpov - Timman FIDE World Championship Match (1993), Zwolle NED, rd 17, Oct-24
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation. Van der Wiel Attack Bishop Hunt (B12)  ·  1/2-1/2

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 8...Bh7 9.g5 cxd4 10.Nb5 Be4 11.f3 Bf5 12.Nxd4 Ne7 = -0.39 (27 ply)= +0.38 (25 ply)better is 10...Qc7 11.Nf4 cxd4 12.Bh3 Qxe5+ 13.Kf1 Bd6 14.gxh5 = +0.17 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.74 (25 ply) 13...hxg4 14.Nxe6 Qd6 15.Bxg4 Nxg4 16.Qxg4 Nf5 17.Nxd4 = -0.19 (28 ply) ⩲ +0.79 (26 ply)better is 17.Bf4 Qa6 18.Qxa6 bxa6 19.Bh3 Rxh4 20.Bg3 Rh8 21.Re1 ⩲ +0.70 (27 ply)= +0.08 (27 ply)better is 18...d3 19.cxd3 Qxd3 20.Bh3 Rxh4 21.Bg5 Re4 22.Nxg7+ Kf8 = 0.00 (26 ply) ⩲ +0.70 (30 ply)better is 21...Nxc4 22.b3 Kd7 23.Nf4 Bxf4 24.Bxf4 Nd6 25.Rad1 Raf8 = +0.45 (28 ply) ⩲ +1.07 (29 ply) after 22.Bf4 Kd7 23.Ng5 Rhf8 24.Bg3 Nf7 25.Rad1 Kc6 26.Ne6 27.f4 Nf7 28.b4 Kc7 29.Ne6+ Kc8 30.Kf3 Nd8 31.Ng5 Nc6 ⩲ +1.18 (25 ply)= +0.30 (28 ply) after 27...Ka6 28.Nxe5 Bxe5 29.Bd4 Rh5 30.Bxe5 Rxe5 31.Rd6+ b6 29.f4 Nf7 30.b4 Kc7 31.Ne6+ Kc8 32.Kf3 Nd8 33.Ng5 Nc6 ⩲ +1.18 (25 ply)= +0.08 (27 ply)34.b4 cxb3 35.axb3 b6 36.c4 Kb7 37.Nb5 Re7 38.Bd4 Bxh4 ⩲ +0.59 (28 ply)1/2-1/2

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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-05-05  dragon40: According to commentators and annotators of this game, Karpov's 18th move (given with a "?" in the source book quoted below) 18...Nxg4) was a mistake; he should have continued 18...d3, and if 19. Bf4, Qa4!; 20. cxd3, Qxd1; 21. Bxd1, Ke7 (given by Karpov himself) or 19. cxd3, Hxg4; 20. Qxg4, Ne5 and 21...Qxd3 given by Adianto) with White only having a small advantage. Also, Karpov's 21st move was also dubious (given a unanimous ?! by all commentators/annotators) they claim <Timman could now have gotten a big advantage by 22. Bf4, Kd7; 23. Ng5!, Rae8; 24. Rad1, Kc6; 25. Rhe1, intending Re4 and Rde1. so objectively speaking it would have been better to accept the slightly inferior endgame with 21...Nxc4; 22. b3.> This is directly from "The Caro-Kann Advance" by Byron Jacobs, quite an excellent source book if you play or defend the Advance Caro! :)
Aug-07-09  returnoftheking: from NIC 1993, #7:
7..h5!? this was a case of Karpov challenging Timman's team since it is known that the Seirawan Timman match employed this move on a number of occasions.

10. Ne2! This keeps the game afire. If Bd3 cxd4 Bg6 Kd7 Ne2 Ne5

12.Bh3! Ne6 could be answered by Qd7 (not Qb6?)

13 ..N7c6 A karpovian move which cost him 20 minutes. hxg4 wasn't bad either.

17. Kg2! Best move.
18..Ng4 see dragon's comments.

20. Be3?
Throws away the win. Bf4 would result in a probably won position, see above.

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