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Anatoly Karpov vs Garry Kasparov
Kasparov - Karpov World Championship Rematch (1986), London ENG / Leningrad URS, rd 7, Aug-13
Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek (Petrosian) Variation (D31)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Dec-02-08  ughaibu: If you spotted the position at move 20 being played in a pub, how strong would you guess the players to be?
Dec-10-08  hedgeh0g: uga buga
Jun-29-09  Knight13: 12...Nc4 would be too early. 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Rd1 and Black is a move behind in defending with ...Qd7-Rd8.

<19. Nh3 Bxh3+> !? Let Black trade off his bad bishop for White's good one? The "bad but active" bishop rule doesn't even apply! That Bishop isn't even doing anything!

<25. b4> I prefer 25. h3 and start a king side attack. Or at least set up for it as a counter measure.

Jun-25-13
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  offramp: A very high-tension game.
Apr-04-16  Howard: NIC magazine claimed that Karpov had an almost winning position, but I don't recall exactly where.
Aug-03-16
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  dernier loup de T: Howard, if I remember well, it was after move 24; Karpov should then go on with his attack on the king side; instead of that, he suddenly began to play on the other wing (25.b4?) and so lost time, and Kasparov could then organize his defense...
Apr-12-18
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  offramp: <Howard: NIC magazine claimed that Karpov had an almost winning position, but I don't recall exactly where.>

Timman also thought that, instead of 36.fxg5, White should have played 36.Kg1.


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36...f5
37. fxg5 fxe4


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Or <37... d3 38. Nf6 Qd4+ 39. Kf1 fxe4 40. Rh7+ Kf8.


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41. Qa2?

<<41. Nd7+ Ke8 42. Nxc5 Qxc5 43. Rxb7 Qxe5=>>

41... Rc1+-+>

38.Nf6 e3
39.Rh7+ Kf8
40.Qa2!+-.


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Apr-26-24  seeminor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu-... is BBC coverage of this game
Apr-27-24  MarianoFreyreX: 36. Kg1 was the idea of winning in the 80s and 90s. Since 2000s, 36... f5 by Kasparov move the position to an equal balance. For 20 years people was thinking Karpov should had win this.

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