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Anatoly Karpov vs Pawel Stoma
Karpov Simul, 15b Koszalin (1997) (exhibition), Koszalin POL, Aug-15
Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit. Normal Line (D08)  ·  1-0

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May-31-05  Everett: Someone tries the Albin Counter-Gambit against Karpov in a simul! Karpov's response after 4.a3 is rare, especially with Bg5 and h4. Haven't seen it before.
Jul-21-23  generror: Well, <4.a3> is indeed rare, but <5.a3> as played here has become quite popular in the past years,. My analyses with Stockfish show that it really takes the sting out of the Albin Countergambit, because it ends the constant threat of <...Bb4>. But yes, back when this game was played, <5.a3> probably was quite unusual.

It's funny, when I had my first chess phase as a a teenager in the late 1980s, of course I was a big Kasparov fan and thought Karpov boring and bureaucratic and communist and evil :) Nowadays, I must say that I grow increasingly fond of Karpov's playing style. And it's nice to see that he also chose this move against the Albin.

Jul-21-23  generror: And of course, the fact that <5.a3> was first played by none other than Em. Lasker -- who has always been my favourite player -- is another confirmation of just how good this move is, at least if you prefer positional play over crazy tactics.

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