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Viktor Korchnoi vs Anatoly Karpov
Karpov - Korchnoi Candidates Final (1974), Moscow URS, rd 3, Sep-20
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense. Queens Indian Formation (A17)  ·  1/2-1/2

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May-11-07  Ulhumbrus: One alternative to 8 Bd2 is 8 Nd2, and another is 8 a3 Bxc3+ 9 bxc3. Instead of 9 0-0-0, 9 a3 Bxc3 10 Bxc3 may have been tried by Korchnoi somewhere.
Jan-09-13
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  stoy: The 1974 final candidates match was a de facto World Championship match since Fisher did not play any more.
Nov-23-15
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  offramp: Game 3 of the match, played on Friday, 20th September 1974.

The players followed game 1 up 'til 7.d2-d4.


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Karpov, instead of game 1's 7...d7-d6. now played 7...Ng8-e7!


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The whole opening goes Karpov's way, and after 23.g2-g3 white is in a bit of trouble:


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The white d-pawn is weak. Here Petrosian said that Black's best plan was ...Nb8, followed by ...Nc6. But Karpov, who was not Petrosian and who never would be, played 23...f6. After 24.exf6 gxf6 Kortschnoi played a rather funny mirror-image of Petrosian's suggestion.


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25.Nf3-e1!
ΔNe2-f4.

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