Anatoly Karpov Games 1991-2000

(827037) Andersson,Ulf (2640) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E18]
Reggio Emilia Top16 33rd Reggio Emilia, 1991
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0–0 Be7 6.Nc3 0–0 7.d4 Ne4 8.Nxe4 Bxe4
9.Nh4 Bxg2 10.Nxg2 d5 11.Qa4 dxc4 12.Qxc4 c5 13.Be3 cxd4 14.Bxd4 Qc8 15.Rfc1
Qxc4 16.Rxc4 Na6 17.Nf4 Rfd8 18.Be3 Rd7 19.Nd3 f6 20.Rac1 Rad8 21.Kg2 Kf7 22.g4
Rb7 23.g5 Bd6 24.gxf6 gxf6 25.Rh4 Rh8 26.Rcc4 Nc7 27.Rh3 Nd5 28.Bd2 Rc7
29.Rxc7+
½–½
(827043) Ehlvest,Jaan (2650) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [A26]

[Ribli,Z]
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Rb1 a5 7.a3 Nf6 8.Nf3 0–0 9.0–0 Bg4
[9...Bd7 10.b4 axb4 11.axb4 Qc8 12.Nb5 Nd8÷ Hug,W-Ivanovic,B WchT Luzern 1989
CBM/16]
10.h3 Bd7 11.b4 axb4 12.axb4 Re8 13.Nd2 [13.Bg5!?]
13...h6 14.Kh2 Qc8 15.e3 Nd8 16.Nd5 Nh7 17.Bb2 Ne6 18.Ra1 Rb8 19.b5 Qd8
20.Bc3 Nf6 21.Nxf6+ Bxf6 22.Ra7 Nc5 23.d4 exd4 24.exd4 Bf5 25.Ba1 Ne4 26.Nxe4
½–½
(827049) Gurevich,Mikhail (2650) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E32]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qb3 Qe7 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.Qxc3 Bb7 8.g3 d6 9.Bg2
0–0 10.0–0 Nbd7 11.b4 a5 12.Bb2 axb4 13.axb4 Rfc8 14.Rfd1 c5 15.Qb3 Be4 16.Bh3 d5
17.bxc5 bxc5 18.Ba3 Qe8 19.dxc5 Nxc5 20.Qe3 Nb7 21.Nd2 Bg6 22.Bg2 Na5 23.Rdc1
Rd8 24.cxd5 Nxd5 25.Bxd5 Rxd5 26.Bb2 f6 27.Bc3 Rc8 28.Bxa5
½–½
(827055) Kamsky,Gata (2640) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [A17]

[Ribli,Z]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.a3 Ba5 6.g3 0–0 7.Bg2 Nc6 8.0–0 d6 9.d3
[9.b3 e5 10.Bb2 Bg4 11.e3 Qd7 12.Ng5 Wojtkiewicz,A-Romanischin,O Debrecen 1990
CBM/20]
9...h6 [9...Qe7 10.Bd2 Rd8 11.Qa4 Bd7 12.Rab1 Be8 13.Rfc1 h6 Dzindzichasvili,R-
Salov,V Manila izt 1990 CBM/19 49/17]
10.Rb1 e5 11.e3 Be6 12.Na2! Qd7 13.b4 Bd8 14.Nc3 Rc8 15.bxc5 dxc5 16.e4 Bg4
17.Nd5 Bxf3 18.Bxf3 Nxd5 19.exd5 Nd4 20.Qd1 Ba5 [20...Re8 21.Be3]
21.Bb2 a6 22.Bg2 Rfe8 23.Qh5 [ h3]
23...Rc7 24.f4 exf4? 25.Bxd4 cxd4 26.d6! Qxd6 27.Qxa5 fxg3 28.hxg3 [28.Qd5!?
gxh2+ 29.Kh1 Qxd5 30.Bxd5]
28...Re3 29.Qd5 Qxd5 30.Bxd5 Rxg3+ 31.Kh2 Rxd3 32.Rxf7 Rxf7 33.Rf1 [33.Rxb7
Rdf3 34.c5 d3 35.c6 d2 36.c7 d1Q 37.c8Q+ Kh7 38.Be4+ g6]
33...b5! 34.Rxf7 Rc3! 35.Rf4+ Kh8 36.Rxd4 g5! 37.Bb7 bxc4 38.Bxa6 Rxa3 39.Bxc4
Rf3 40.Rd7 Rf4 41.Bd3 Kg8 42.Kg3 Kf8 43.Rd6 h5 44.Rd7 Ke8 45.Bb5 Rb4 46.Rd5+
Ke7 47.Be2 h4+ 48.Kh3 Kf6 49.Rd3 Kf5 50.Ra3 Rd4 51.Ra8 Kf4 52.Rf8+ Ke5 53.Bf3
Rb4 54.Ra8 Rd4 55.Ra3 Kf4 56.Bh5 Ke5 57.Bg6 Kf6 58.Bh7 Rf4 59.Re3 Kg7 60.Bd3
Kf6 61.Ba6 Kg6 62.Be2
½–½
(827058) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Andersson,Ulf (2640) [E15]

[Schussler,H]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.g3 Ba6 6.Qc2 Bb7 7.Bg2 Be4 8.Qb3 Bxd2+
9.Bxd2 0–0 10.0–0 d6 11.Rfd1 Qe7 12.Qe3 Nbd7 13.Bc3² Rfe8 14.Rac1 h6 15.b3 Rac8
16.Bh3! c6 [16. - f5!?]
17.Bb2 Rc7 18.Nd2 Bg6 19.Nb1 a6 20.Bg2 Rec8 21.Ba3 Ne8 22.Nc3 Qd8 23.Qd2 Rb7
24.e4 b5 25.Ne2 Rbb8 26.Nf4 Bh7 27.c5 d5 28.e5 a5 29.Re1 Ra8 30.Bb2 b4 31.Ra1
Qc7 32.a4 bxa3 33.Rxa3 Qb7 34.Bc3 Nc7 35.Bxa5 Nb5 36.Ra4+–
1–0
(827059) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Ehlvest,Jaan (2650) [E17]

[Schussler,H]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Nc3 Ne4 7.Bd2 d6 8.d5 Nxd2 9.Qxd2
e5 10.h4!? Nd7 11.e4 Nf6 12.Bh3 g6 13.Nh2 Bf8 14.0–0 Bg7 15.b4 0–0 16.Qe2 Qe7
17.Kg2 h5 18.a3 Ne8 19.Rae1 Bh6 20.Qd3 Ng7 21.Ne2 Rae8 22.f4 exf4 23.Nxf4 Bxf4
24.Rxf4 f6 25.Rff1 Kh7 26.Nf3 c5 27.Rf2 Bc8 28.Bxc8 Rxc8 29.b5 Rf7 30.a4 Rcf8
31.a5 Kg8 32.Rfe2 Qd8 33.Qd2 Kh7 34.Rf2 Re7 35.Qf4 bxa5 36.Ra2 a6 37.bxa6 Ra7
38.Rb1 Rxa6 39.Rb7 a4 40.Qc1 Qe8 41.Qb1 Rf7 42.Rb8 Qd7
½–½
(827060) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Gurevich,Mikhail (2650) [E81]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 a6 7.Bd3 Nfd7 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Nge2
e5 10.d5 Nd4 11.0–0 c5 12.dxc6 bxc6 13.b4 Bb7 14.Rab1 Qc7 15.Kh1 Rfb8 16.Rb2 c5
17.Rfb1 cxb4 18.Rxb4 Bc6 19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.cxd5 Rxb4 21.Rxb4 Nc5 22.Nc1 Rb8
23.Rxb8+ Qxb8 24.h3 Qb6 25.Bc4 Qc7 26.Bf1 h5 27.Nd3 a5 28.Qc1 Qb6 29.Nxc5 dxc5
30.Bd2 Bf8 31.Bc4 Bd6 32.Bc3 Kg7 33.Kg1 Qd8 34.Kf1 a4 35.Bd2 Qb8 36.Kf2 Qa7
37.Qa3 Qd7 38.Kg3 Kg8 39.Kh2 Kg7 40.Ba6 Qe8 41.Qb2 Qd8 42.Be1 h4 43.Bd2 Be7
44.Qc1 Kh7 45.Bc4 f5 46.Bd3 Kg7 47.Kh1 Kh7 48.Be3 Kg7 49.Bg1 Qa5 50.Bf2 Qb6
51.Be1 Kh7 52.Bc3 fxe4 53.fxe4 Qf6 54.Qe3 Bf8 55.Bd2 Bg7 56.Qe1 Bh6 57.Ba5 Qe7
58.Qb1 Be3 59.Ba6 Kh6 60.Qe1 Bf4 61.d6 Qxd6 62.Qxh4+ Kg7 63.Bc4 Nc6 64.Be1
Qd1 65.Qf2 Nd4 66.Qf1 Qb1 67.Bd3 Qb2 68.h4 Qc1 69.g3 Bd2 70.Bf2 Qa3 71.Kg2 Qb2
72.Kh3 Qb7 73.Bc4 Qxe4 74.Bxd4 exd4 75.Qf7+ Kh6 76.Qf8+ Kh5 77.Qh8+ Bh6
78.Qe5+
1–0
(827061) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Kamsky,Gata (2640) [E17]

[Schussler,H]
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.d4 Ne4 7.Bd2 d6 8.d5 Nxd2 9.Nxd2
[9.Qxd2 e5 10.h4!? Nd7 11.e4 Nf6 12.Bh3 12.h5!? 12...g6 13.Nh2 Bf8 14.0–0 Bg7
Karpov,An-Ehlvest,J, Reggio Top 16 1991 - game 22/690.]
9...e5 10.e4 Nd7 11.h4 h5 12.b4 g6 13.Bh3 a6 14.Nb3² Nf6 15.Qe2 Bf8 16.a4 Bh6
17.a5 0–0 18.0–0 Bc8 19.Bg2 Rb8 20.b5 Ng4 21.axb6 cxb6 22.bxa6 f5 23.exf5 gxf5
24.Ra3 Ra8 25.a7 Rf7 26.Nb5 Qf6 27.Na1 f4 28.Nc2 Rg7 29.Nb4 Bb7 30.Rd3 Rf8
31.Nc3 Qd8 32.Ne4 Qc7 33.Ra3 Ba8 34.Nc6 Kh8 35.Rfa1 Rgf7 36.Kh1 Rg7 37.Rb3
Rgf7 38.Raa3 Kg8 39.Qe1 Kh8 40.Kg1 Rf5 41.Qb4 fxg3 42.fxg3 Bc1 43.Ra1 Be3+
44.Kh1 Nf2+ 45.Nxf2 Bc5 46.Qd2 Rxf2 47.Qh6+ Qh7 48.Qxh7+ Kxh7 49.Rbb1 Rg8
50.Rf1 Rxg3 51.Rxf2 Bxf2 52.Rf1 Bc5 53.Rf8 Rg8 54.Be4+ Kg7 55.Rf5 Rh8 56.Bf3
Bf2 57.Bxh5 Bxh4 58.Rf7+ Kh6 59.Be2 Kg5 60.Kg2 Rg8 61.Ne7 Re8 62.Rf5+ Kh6
63.Rh5+ Kg7 64.Nf5+ Kf6 65.Nxh4 Re7 66.Rf5+ Kg7 67.Rg5+ Kf6 68.Rg6+ Kf7
69.Rxd6 Rxa7 70.Rxb6 Ra2 71.Kf2
1–0
(827062) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Polugaevsky,Lev (2610) [D32]

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.d4 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5 Bd6 8.0–0 0–0 9.h3
Bf5 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.b3 Qa5 12.Bb2 Rfd8 13.Bxc6 bxc6 14.Nd4 Bd7 15.Qf3 Bxd4
16.exd4 Re8 17.Rfe1 Rxe1+ 18.Rxe1 Ne4 19.Re2 Nxc3 20.Bxc3 Qa3 21.Qf4 h6 22.Kh2
Be6 23.Rc2 Qe7 24.Bd2 Qd7 25.Qg3 Kh7 26.Rc5 Re8 27.Bf4 Bf5 28.Ra5 Re2 29.Be3
Qb7 30.b4 Rc2 31.Bf4 a6 32.Bd6 Bg6 33.Qe3 Rb2 34.a3 Rc2 35.Bg3 Rc4 36.f3 Rc2
37.h4 Qc8 38.Kg1 h5 39.Bf4 Ra2 40.Rc5 Qf5
½–½
(827063) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Ribli,Zoltan (2595) [D27]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e3 c5 6.Bxc4 a6 7.a4 Nc6 8.0–0 Be7 9.dxc5
Qxd1 10.Rxd1 Bxc5 11.Bd2 b6 12.Na2
½–½
(827068) Polugaevsky,Lev (2610) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [D59]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0–0 7.e3 b6 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Bxe7
Qxe7 10.Rc1 Bb7 11.Be2 Rc8 12.0–0 Nf6 13.Ne5 c5 14.Bf3 cxd4 15.Bxb7 Qxb7
16.Qxd4
½–½
(827074) Ribli,Zoltan (2595) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E19]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.0–0 0–0 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3
9.Qxc3 c5 10.b3 Bf6 11.Bb2 d6 12.Rad1 Qc7 13.Qd2 Rd8 14.dxc5 dxc5 15.Qf4 Na6
16.Qxc7 Nxc7
½–½
(828175) Ehlvest,Jaan (2650) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [A25]

Linares 09th Linares (1), 1991
[Anand,V]
1.c4 [Ribli]
1...e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Rb1 a5 7.e3 Nf6 8.Nge2 [Keep an eye on
this knight!]
8...h5 9.h3 0–0 10.b3 Be6 11.Nd5 Rb8 12.Qd2 Qd7 13.Nec3 Ne8 14.Bb2 b6 15.Rc1
Ne7 16.Ne2 [Back! ]
[16.Nxe7+ Ribli 16...Qxe7 17.0–0]

16...c5 17.Nec3 [Back again!]
17...Nc7 18.h4 f5 19.Nxc7 Qxc7 20.Ne2 [Back again!]
20...Rbd8 21.f4 Bd7 22.0–0 Bc6 23.e4 Kh8 24.Nc3 [One final time!]
24...exf4 25.Nd5? [25.Ne2!! Jaan pointed this out after the game. It is only fitting that
this move should cause serious problems for black! 25...Bxb2 (25...fxg3?? 26.Qh6++–)
26.Qxb2+ Kh7 27.Nxf4 White's advantage may not be decisive but it is certainly very
unpleasant for Black to defend this position-the difference between the knights is too
much]
25...Nxd5 [25...Bxd5? Ribli 26.exd5 fxg3?? 27.Qh6++–]
26.exd5 Bb7 27.Rxf4 [27.gxf4!]
27...Rde8 28.Rff1 Bxb2 29.Qxb2+ Qg7 [Now Black has a slight advantage]
30.Qf2 [30.Qxg7+ Kxg7 31.Rce1³]
30...Qf6 31.Rce1 Bc8 32.Kh2 Bd7 33.Qf4 [33.Rxe8 Rxe8 34.Re1³]
33...Kg7 34.Kg1 Re5 35.d4 [35.Rxe5 dxe5 36.Qg5!?]
35...Rxe1 36.Rxe1 Qxd4+ 37.Qxd4+ cxd4 38.Rd1 f4! 39.Kf2 fxg3+ 40.Kxg3 Re8
41.Rxd4 Bf5 42.Kf2 Kf6 43.Bf3 g5! 44.hxg5+ [44.Bxh5 Ribli 44...Rh8 45.hxg5+ Ke5!
46.Rh4 Bg6 47.Bxg6 Rxh4–+]
44...Kxg5µ 45.Rd1 Rf8 46.Ke3 Bg4–+ 47.Bxg4 hxg4 48.Rh1 Rf6 49.Ke2 g3 50.Rf1
Rf4 51.a3 Kg4 52.b4 axb4 53.axb4 g2 54.Rxf4+ Kxf4 55.Kf2 Ke5 56.Kxg2 Kd4 57.c5
bxc5 58.bxc5 Kxc5 59.Kf3 Kxd5 60.Ke3 Kc4
0–1
(828183) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Anand,Viswanathan (2635) [A35]

[Anand,V]
1.Nf3 [Ribli]
1...c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nd4!? [A provacative move but not easy to refute]
4.e3 Nxf3+ 5.Qxf3 g6 6.b3 Bg7 7.Bb2 d6 8.g3 Rb8 9.Bg2 Nf6! [The most precise move
order]
[9...Bd7 10.0–0 Bc6 11.Qe2 Bxg2 12.Kxg2 Nf6 13.Ne4² Andersson-Ljubojevic ; 9...Nh6
Ribli 10.Qd1 a6 11.0–0 0–0 12.d3 b5 13.Qd2 Bb7 14.Bxb7 Rxb7 15.Nd5 Bxb2 16.Qxb2
Ng4÷ Ftacnik,L-Miles,A Manila izt 1990 CBM/19 49/53]
10.h3 [10.Qd1 Ribli 10...0–0 (10...Bg4!?) 11.d4 Bg4 12.Qd2 Qc8 13.0–0 Bh3 Ribli,Z-
Miles,A Wijk 1989 CBM/11]
10...0–0 [10...b5 11.Nxb5! Bb7 12.Qxb7 Rxb7 13.Bxb7 0–0 14.Bg2² Karpov]
11.0–0 a6 12.Qe2 b5! 13.d3 b4 14.Nd1 [14.Nb1]
14...a5 15.a4 e5 16.e4 [16.d4? e4! ×d1 (16...cxd4?! 17.exd4 Nd7 18.dxe5 dxe5 19.Ne3²;
16...exd4 17.exd4 Re8= …18.Ne3 Ng4!) ]
16...h5 17.h4 Ne8 18.Ne3 Nc7 [18...Bh6  g7=]
19.Kh2 Ne6 20.Bh3 Bh6? 21.Ng2 [21.Nd5!? Ribli]
21...Bg7™ 22.Rae1 [22.f4 exf4 23.gxf4 Bxb2 24.Qxb2 Nd4]
22...Rb7 23.Bxe6! Bxe6 24.f4 Bg4 25.Qd2 Re7 26.Ne3 [26.f5 gxf5 27.exf5 f6 …28.Ne3
Bh6= (28...Bh6 Ribli 29.Qf2 Bxe3 30.Qxe3 Rh7=) ]
26...f5 27.exf5 gxf5 28.Nd5 Re6 [28...Ree8]
29.Qf2 [29.fxe5 dxe5 30.Nf4?! exf4 31.Rxe6 fxg3+ 32.Kg1
a) 32.Kxg3 f4+;
b) 32.Kg2 f4 33.Rg6 f3+ 34.Kxg3 (34.Kg1 f2+ 35.Kg2 Qa8+–+) 34...Qb8+ 35.Kf2
Qh2+ 36.Ke1 f2+ 37.Qxf2 Re8+! 38.Kd2 Re2+ 39.Kc1 Rxf2–+;
32...Bd4+! 33.Bxd4 Qxd4+ 34.Kg2 f4 35.Re4 Qc3! (35...f3+ 36.Kxg3 Qd6+ 37.Rf4+–)
36.Qxc3 bxc3 …37.Rc1 f3+ 38.Kxg3 f2 39.Kg2 f1Q+ 40.Rxf1 Rxf1 41.Kxf1 c2 42.Re1
Bd1–+; 29.d4! e4 (29...cxd4 30.Bxd4 ×a5,b4) 30.Qe3  f1–f2–d2,e3–f2,d5–e3]
29...Rfe8 30.Bc1? [30.fxe5 Bxe5 31.Bxe5 Rxe5 32.Rxe5 Rxe5 33.Qf4 Kg7 34.Rf2±]
30...e4 31.dxe4 Rxe4 32.Rxe4 Rxe4 33.Re1?? [33.Be3=]
33...Rxe1 34.Qxe1 Kf7 35.Qd2 [35.Kg2µ]
35...Bf3 36.Ne3 Be4 37.Bb2 Bxb2 38.Qxb2 Qf6–+ 39.Qxf6+ [39.Qe2 Kg6 40.Qd2 Qd4
41.Qxd4 cxd4 42.Nf1 Bc2 43.Nd2 Kf7 44.Kg2 Ke7 45.Kf2 Kd7 46.Ke2 Kc6 47.Kf2 Kc5
48.Ke2 d5 49.cxd5 Kxd5 50.Kf2 d3 51.Ke3 Kc5–+]
39...Kxf6 40.Kg1 Bb1 41.Nf1 Bc2 42.Nd2 Ke6 43.Kf2 d5 44.cxd5+ Kxd5 45.Ke3 Bd1!
46.Kd3 Bxb3
0–1
(828192) Ljubojevic,Ljubomir (2590) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [C92]

[Anand,V]
1.e4 [Schussler]
1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0–0 9.h3 Bb7
10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.Bc2 g6 13.d5 Nb8 14.b3 c6 15.c4 a5 16.dxc6 [16.a4 bxc4
17.bxc4 Na6=; 16.Bd3 b4]
16...Bxc6 17.cxb5 Bxb5 18.Nc4 Na6 19.Bg5 Nb4 20.Bb1 Bxc4 21.bxc4 h6 22.Be3 Qc7
23.a3 [23.Nd2 Nd7]
23...Na6 24.Nd2 Nc5 25.Bc2 Reb8 26.Rb1 Qc6 27.Rxb8 Rxb8 28.Qa1 h5 [28...Nfxe4
29.Nxe4 Nxe4 30.Bxe4 Qxe4 31.Ba7+–]
29.Rb1 Rc8 30.f3 Kh7 31.Qc3 a4 32.Rb4 Be7! [ e7–d8–b6]
[32...Bh6 33.Bf2]
33.Qb2 Nfd7 34.Rb5 Bd8 35.Qb4 Bb6 36.Bf2 Ra8 37.Qb2 Ra6 38.Qb4 Ne6 39.Bxb6
Nxb6 40.Bd3 Nd7 41.Qc3 Qc7 42.Nb1 Qa7+ 43.Kh2 Ndc5 [43...Nd4 Through suberb
maneuvers Karpov has reached a superior position and 43..d4 would have preserved
this 44.Rb2 Nc5µ]
44.Rb4 Nd4 45.Bf1 Rb6 46.Rxb6 Qxb6 47.Qb4 Qd8 48.Qd2 Qf6 49.Kg1 Kg7 50.Be2
Qh4 51.Bd1 Qd8 52.Kf1 Qb6 53.Qb4 Qa7 54.Nc3 Nd3 [Karpov is preparing a piece
sacrifice that looks good at first sight but white has unexpected resources. I can't
remember if the players were in time trouble here but Karpov could wait till move 60–
White can hardly change anything]
[54...Nc6! 55.Qb2 (55.Qb5 Nd3 56.Ke2 Nf4+ 57.Kf1 Qe3 58.Qxc6 Qxc3 59.Qxd6 Qb2–
+) 55...Na5 (55...Nd3 56.Qd2 Qd4 57.Nb5) 56.Qe2 (56.Nxa4 Nxa4 57.Bxa4 Nxc4
58.Qb4 Ne3+ 59.Ke2 Nxg2–+) 56...Nab3µ]
55.Qb1 Nxf3 56.Qxd3 Qg1+ 57.Ke2 Qxg2+ 58.Ke3 Nd4 59.Ne2 Qxh3+ 60.Kd2 Qg2
61.Kc3 Ne6 62.Kb4! [62.Qxd6 Qxe4ƒ]
62...h4 63.Qxd6 Qxe4 [63...h3?! 64.Qxe5+ Kh7 65.Qg3÷]
64.Nc3 Qe3 65.Bxa4 [The bishop is coming to c6]

65...h3 66.Bc6 h2 67.Be4! Qxe4 68.Nxe4 h1Q 69.Qxe5+ Kh7 70.Nf6+ Kh6 71.Ne4
[71.Qh2+ Qxh2 72.Ng4+ Kg5 73.Nxh2 Kf4=]
71...Qb1+ [71...Kh7 72.Nf6+ Kh6]
72.Ka5 Kh7 73.c5 Qe1+ 74.Kb6 Qb1+ 75.Kc6 Qd3? 76.Nf6+ Kh6? [76...Kh8]
77.Qe3+!+– Qxe3 78.Ng4+ Kg5 79.Nxe3 Kf4 80.a4! Kxe3 81.a5 g5 82.a6 g4 83.a7 g3
84.a8Q g2 85.Qg8 Kf3 86.Kd6 Nxc5 87.Kxc5 f5 88.Qg5
1–0
(828198) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Jussupow,Artur (2605) [A18]

[Ribli,Z]
1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e4 d5 4.e5 d4 5.exf6 dxc3 6.bxc3 Qxf6 7.d4 e5 [7...c5 8.Nf3 Qd8?
9.Bd3² Mascarinas,R-Juarez Flores,C Manila izt 1990 CBM/19]
8.Nf3 [8.Qe2 Be7 9.dxe5 Qg6 10.Nh3? Bxh3 11.gxh3 Nc6 12.Bf4 Rd8 13.Qe3 Nb4!
14.cxb4 Bxb4+ 15.Ke2 Bd2 16.Qg3 Qe4+ 17.Be3 Qxc4+ 18.Kf3 Qc6+ 19.Ke2 Bxe3
20.fxe3 Qxh1 21.Qxg7 Rf8 22.Rc1 Rd7–+ Nikolic,Pr-Yusupov,A Hastings 1989/90
49/19]
8...exd4 9.Bg5 Qe6+ 10.Be2 Be7 11.cxd4 Bxg5 12.Nxg5 Qe7 13.Qd2 0–0 14.0–0 h6
[14...Nd7 15.Rfe1 Nf6 16.Bd3 Qd6 17.c5² Christiansen-Lein Philadelphia 1990 49/19]
15.Nf3 Bg4!? 16.Rfe1 Nc6 17.h3 Bxf3 18.Bxf3 Qf6 19.Re4 Rad8 20.Rd1 b6 21.Qe3
Na5 22.Rc1 Rd7 23.h4! Qd8 24.h5 Nc6 25.d5 Ne7 26.Rg4 f5 27.Rf4 Nc8 28.c5! bxc5
29.Qxc5 Nb6 30.Rd4 Rf6 31.a4! Rfd6 32.Rcd1 Re7 33.a5 Nd7 34.Qxa7 Ne5 35.Qc5
[35.Be2!]
35...Nxf3+ 36.gxf3 Qe8 37.Rh4 Red7 38.Qc4 Qa8 39.Qc3 Rxd5 40.Rxd5 Qxd5 41.a6
Qa2 42.Qc4+ Qxc4 43.Rxc4 Rd1+ 44.Kg2 Ra1 45.Rc6 Kf8 46.f4 Ra3 47.Kf1 Ra2
48.Ke1 Ke8 49.Kd1 Kd8 50.Rg6 c5 51.Kc1 Kc7 52.Rxg7+ Kb6 53.Rg6+ Ka7 54.Rc6
Rxf2 55.Rxc5 Rxf4 56.Rc6 Rg4 57.Kd2 Rg5 58.Rxh6 f4 59.Ke2 f3+ 60.Kxf3 Rc5
61.Rh8 Rg5 62.Ke4 Rc5 63.Kf4 Rc4+ 64.Ke5 Rc5+ 65.Ke6 Rg5 66.Kf7 Rc5 67.Rh7
Kxa6 68.h6 Rc7+
½–½
(828203) Ivanchuk,Vassily (2695) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E54]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Anand]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0–0 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.0–0 cxd4 8.exd4 dxc4 9.Bxc4
b6 10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Rc1 Nc6 12.a3 Be7 13.Qd3 Nd5?! [13...Rc8 14.Ba2! Rc7!? 15.Bb1
g6 16.Bh6 Re8 17.Rfe1 Rd7 18.Rcd1÷; 13...h6 Anand 14.Bh4 Rc8]
14.Bxd5 exd5 [14...Bxg5 15.Nxg5 Qxg5 16.Be4 f5 17.Bxc6 Bxc6 18.f3 Rfd8 19.Ne2²]
15.Bxe7 Nxe7 16.Rfe1 Rc8 17.h4 [17.Re3 Qd6 18.Rce1²]
17...h6 18.h5 Rc7 19.Nb5?! [19.Re3 Qc8 20.Rce1 Qf5 21.Qd2²]
19...Rxc1 20.Rxc1 Ba6 21.a4 Bxb5 22.Qxb5 Nf5 23.g3 Ne7 24.Ne5 Qd6 25.Qa6 Nf5
26.Qd3 Ne7 27.Qf3 a5 28.Kg2 [28.b3!± Anand]
28...f6?! [28...g5!÷]
29.Nd3 [29.Ng6 Anand 29...Nxg6 30.hxg6 f5!]
29...Rc8 30.Re1 [30.Rxc8+ Anand 30...Nxc8 31.Nf4 Ne7²]
30...Rc4 31.Nf4 [31.Qg4!? f5!? 32.Qh4 Nc6 33.Re8+ Kf7 34.Rc8 Nxd4 (34...Qe6
35.Rxc6!+–) 35.Rd8 Qe6 (35...Qe7 36.Rd7! Qxd7 37.Ne5+) 36.Rd7+ Kg8 37.Qd8+ Kh7
38.Re7! Rc8™ 39.Rxe6 Rxd8 40.Rxb6±]
31...Rxd4 32.Ng6 Nxg6 33.hxg6 Kf8! [33...Re4?! Anand 34.Rxe4 dxe4 35.Qxe4 Kf8
36.Qa8+ Ke7 37.Qb7+±]
34.Qf5! Rc4 35.g4 Qf4“ [Ftacnik,L]
[35...Qf4 36.Qxd5 Qxg4+ (36...Qc7 Anand 37.Qg8+!!+–) 37.Kf1 Qh3+ 38.Ke2 Qg4+
(38...Rc2+ 39.Kd1+–) 39.Kd3+–; 35...Qb4 36.Re3 Rxg4+ 37.Kf3‚; 35...d4 36.Re6 Qd8
37.Qb5±; 35...Rc6 Anand 36.g5 d4!?÷]
1–0
(828213) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Gelfand,Boris (2700) [D79]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Anand]
1...Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 0–0 5.Bg2 c6 6.Nc3 d5 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.Ne5 [8.0–0 Anand
8...Ne4 9.Nxe4 dxe4 10.Ne5 Qd5 Salov-Gelfand Linares 1991]
8...Bf5 [8...e6 Anand 9.0–0 Nfd7]

9.0–0 Ne4 10.Be3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Nc6 12.Qb3 e6 [12...Nxe5 Anand 13.dxe5 e6]
13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Qa3 Re8 [14...e5 Anand 15.dxe5 Bxe5 16.Bc5²]
15.Bf4 e5 16.Bxe5 Bxe5 17.dxe5 Rxe5 18.e3 Be4 [18...Qd7  ae8,h5,h4 (Karpov);
18...Qf8 Anand 19.Qa4 Qc5 20.Qd4²]
19.Rfd1 Qf6? 20.Rd4 h5 21.h3 Rb8 [21...h4 22.g4!]
22.Rad1 Bxg2 23.Kxg2 Qe7 24.Qxe7 Rxe7 25.R1d2 [25.c4 Anand 25...dxc4 26.Rxc4
Rb2 27.a4 Rxe3]
25...Rb6?! [25...Reb7‡ 26.c4 dxc4 27.Rxc4 Rb2„]
26.c4! dxc4 27.Rxc4 Kg7 28.Rdc2 Rc7 29.g4! hxg4 30.hxg4 Kf6 31.Kg3 Ke6 32.a4
Kd7 33.g5! [x f7]
33...Ra6 34.Rd4+ Ke8 35.Rc5 Rb6 36.Kf4 Rd7 37.Rxd7 Kxd7 38.Ke5! Ke7 39.f4 Rb4
40.Ra5 Rb7 41.e4 Rc7 42.Rc5! Rc8 43.Rc3 Re8 44.Rc4 [44.Rxc6 Kd7+ 45.Kd5 Rxe4!]
44...Rc8 45.Rb4 Rc7 46.a5 Kd7 47.Rb3! Ke7 [47...Kc8 48.Kf6!]
48.a6! Kd7 [48...c5 49.Kd5 c4 50.Rb7 Kd7 51.Rxc7+ Kxc7 52.Kxc4 Kb6 53.f5 Kxa6
54.e5 Kb6 (54...gxf5 55.e6 fxe6 56.g6+–) 55.e6 fxe6 56.fxg6+–]
49.Kf6 Kc8 50.Rh3 [50.f5+– Anand]
50...Rd7 51.f5 gxf5 52.exf5 c5 53.Rc3 Rc7 54.g6 fxg6 55.fxg6 Kd7 56.g7 Rc8 57.Rg3
[Ftacnik,L]
1–0
(828221) Timman,Jan H (2630) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E25]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.dxc5 Qa5
9.e4 Ne7 10.Be3 0–0 11.Qb3 Qc7 12.Bb5 Nec6 13.Rd1 e5 14.Qa2!? Na5 [14...Be6
15.Bc4]
15.Qd5 Bd7! 16.Bxd7 Rd8 17.Qd6 Qxd6!? [17...Qxd7!=]
18.Rxd6 Nxd7 19.Kf2 Nc4 20.Rd5 Nf6 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.Ne2 Rc8? [22...Rd3
23.Rb1! Nxe3 24.c6!+–; 22...Rd7!?]
23.Rb1 Rc7 [23...Nxe3 24.Kxe3 Rc7 25.c6! b6 26.Rb5±]

24.Bg5 Kf8 [24...Nd7 25.Bd8 Rc8 26.Be7 Rc7? 27.Bd6!]
25.Rb4 Na5 26.Rb5 Nc4 27.Rb4 Na5 28.Be3 Nd7 29.Nc1 b6? [29...Nc6 30.Rb5 a6]
30.cxb6 axb6 31.Na2! Nc4 32.Ra4! Ke7 33.Ra8 h5 34.Bc1 b5 35.Nb4 Ncb6 36.Ra6
Rc8 37.Bd2!? [37.Be3 Na4 38.Nd5+ Kd8 39.Bd2±]
37...Ke8 38.Ke2 f6 39.Ra7 Ra8! 40.Rxa8+ Nxa8 41.Be3 Ndb6 42.Kd3 [42.Bxb6 Nxb6
43.Nd5 Nc4 44.Nc7+ Kd7 45.Nxb5 Kc6 46.a4 h4²]
42...Nc4 43.Bc1 [43.Nd5 Nxa3 44.Bc5 Nc4 45.Kc2 Na5 46.Kb2 Nc6 47.c4 bxc4
48.Kc3²]
43...Nab6 44.Nd5 Nxd5 45.exd5 Nb6! 46.c4 [46.Ke4 g6 47.Be3 Nc4 48.Bc5 Nd2+]
46...bxc4+ [46...Nxc4? 47.a4! Nd6 48.a5 Kd7 49.Ba3 Nc4 50.Bb4 Kc7 51.a6 Kb6 52.d6!
+–]
47.Kc3 Kd7 48.Kb4 Kd6 49.Kb5 Nxd5 50.Kxc4 Kc6 51.a4 Nb6+ 52.Kb4 Nd5+
53.Kc4 Nb6+ 54.Kb3 Nd5 55.Bd2 Ne7 56.Be3 Nd5 57.Bd2 Ne7 58.Be3 Nd5 59.Bd2
[Ftacnik,L]
½–½
(828227) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Kasparov,Garry (2800) [D45]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 e5 9.cxd5
cxd5 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Rd1 Nxf3+ 12.Bxf3 Qc7 13.h3 Bh2+ 14.Kh1 Be5 15.Bd2 Be6
16.Qd3 Qd7 17.Be1 Rfd8 18.Kg1 Rac8 19.Rac1 d4 20.exd4 Bxd4 21.Qe2 h6 22.b3 a6
23.Rc2 b5 24.Rcd2 Qa7 25.Ne4 Nxe4 26.Qxe4 Bb6 27.Rxd8+ Rxd8 28.Rxd8+ Bxd8
29.Bc3 Qc5 30.Qe5 Qxe5 31.Bxe5 a5 32.Be4 f6
½–½
(828234) Speelman,Jonathan S (2610) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E49]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0–0 5.Bd3 d5 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 c5
9.Ne2 Nc6 10.0–0 e5 11.Rb1 [N; 11.b2; 11.c2; 11.a4]
11...Qc7 12.Ba2 Rd8 13.Qc2 b6 14.Ng3 exd4?! [14...Be6!? 15.Bxe6 fxe6=]
15.cxd4 cxd4 16.exd4 Be6 [16...Rxd4 17.Bb2 Rd6 18.Be5!]

17.Bxe6 fxe6 18.Bg5! [18.Be3 Rac8=]
18...Rac8 [18...Rxd4 19.Rbc1 Rc8 20.Bxf6 gxf6]
19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Rbc1 Rxd4 [20...Qd7? 21.Ne4 Qxd4 22.Rfd1 Qe5 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8
24.Qxc6+–]
21.Rfe1 Qf7 [21...Qd7 22.Ne4 Kf7 23.Re3±]
22.Qc3 Rdd8 [22...Rd5 23.Ne4‚]
23.Ne4 e5 [23...Ne5 24.Qxc8 Rxc8 25.Rxc8+ Kg7 26.Rec1±]
24.Qg3+ Kh8 25.Qh4! Nd4 [25...Rf8 26.Nd6; 25...f5 26.Rxc6!]
26.Rxc8 Rxc8 27.Nxf6 Qg6 28.Ng4! Ne2+ [28...Nf5 29.Qh3+–]
29.Kh1 Nf4 30.h3 Re8 [30...h5 31.Rxe5 Rc1+ 32.Kh2 Qb1 33.Qf6++–]
31.Rd1 Qg7 [31...h5 32.Rd7 Qc6 33.Qf6+ Qxf6 34.Nxf6+–]
32.Rd8 Rg8 33.Rxg8+ Qxg8 [33...Kxg8 34.Nh6+ Kf8 35.Qd8#]
34.Qf6+ Qg7 35.Qd8+ Qg8 36.Qe7 Ng6 37.Qxa7 Qe6 38.Qb8+ Kg7 39.Qc7+ Kh8
40.Nh6 Qf6 [40...Nf4 41.Qxe5+ Qxe5 42.Nf7+ Kg7 43.Nxe5+–]
41.Qc8+ Kg7 42.Nf5+ Kf7 43.Qd7+ Kf8 44.g3! h5 45.h4 Kg8 46.Kg2 Nf8 47.Qd5+
Kh7 48.Qb7+ Kg8 49.Ne7+ Kh8 50.Nd5 Qd6 51.Qf7 Ng6 52.Nf6 [Ftacnik,L]
1–0
(828241) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Salov,Valery (2645) [D18]

[Hertneck,G]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.0–0 0–0 9.Nh4
Nbd7 10.Qb3 [ A standard move in the system, but new in this position]
10...Qb6 [10...Qe7?! 11.Na2 Bd6 12.Nxf5 exf5 13.Qxb7±]
11.h3 Rad8 12.Rd1 Be4!? [ Usually this bishop is exchanged against the kings knight,
e.g. 13...g6 14.Sxg6 hxg6]
13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Qc2! [14.Bxe6?! Nxf2! 15.Bxd7! (15.Bxf7+ Rxf7 16.Rf1 Kf8!! 
17.xf2 Txf2 18.Kxf2 Le1 –+) 15...Rxd7 16.Rf1 Ne4³ × e4, × c1]
14...Nd6 15.b3 c5?! [15...Qa5 16.Bb2 Qh5 17.Nf3 Nf5  h4 ]
16.d5 e5 17.e4 [ / , ]
17...a6 18.Bg5 Rde8 19.Be2 Qc7 20.Ra2 Nb6 21.Rc1 Nbc8 22.Be3 Ne7 23.Nf3 Ng6
24.h4 f6 25.g3 Qd7 26.h5 Nf4 27.gxf4 Qg4+ 28.Kf1 Qh3+ 29.Kg1 Qg4+ 30.Kf1 Qh3+
½–½
(828245) Kamsky,Gata (2640) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E41]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.e3 Nc6 6.Bd3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 d6 8.e4 e5 9.d5 Ne7
10.h3 h6 11.Be3 Qa5 12.Qb3 Qc7 13.Nd2 Nh5 14.g3 g5 15.0–0–0 Ng6 16.Be2 Nf6
17.Rdf1 Qe7 18.Qb1 Kd8 19.Nf3 Kc7 20.h4 g4 21.Ne1 Nh5 22.Qc2 Qe8 23.Bd3 Bd7
24.Qd2 Qf8 25.Nc2 Qg7 26.Kb2 Raf8 27.Na3 a6 28.Ka1 b6 29.Rb1 Rb8 30.Rb3 Ne7
31.Rhb1 Qg6 32.Qb2 Nc8 33.Nc2 Ng7 34.Qa3 a5 35.Qc1 f5 36.exf5 Bxf5 37.Bxf5 Nxf5
38.Bd2 Rf8 39.Na3 Rb7 40.R3b2 Rf6 41.Qd1 Kd8 42.Qa4 Nfe7 43.Be3 Rf3 44.Nc2 Rf6
45.Ne1 Qe4 46.Rd1 Rc7 47.Qb5 Nf5 48.Bc1 Ke7 49.Qa4 Kf7 50.Nd3 Ng7 51.Ne1 Kg8
52.Be3 Rcf7 53.Qc6 Rf8 54.Qa4 Nf5 55.Bc1 R6f7 56.Nd3 Kg7 57.Ne1 Rf6 58.Qd7+
Nfe7 59.Nd3 Qxc4 60.Nxe5 dxe5 61.d6 R8f7 62.dxe7 Nxe7 63.Qd2 Re6 64.Qe1 e4
65.Rbd2 Nc6 66.Re2 Rf3 67.Rd7+ Kf8 68.Be3 Ke8 69.Rb7 Ne5 70.Rb2 Nd3 71.Qd2
Rff6 72.Rb1 Rd6 73.Qc2 a4 74.a3 Kd8 75.h5 Kc8 76.Ra7 b5 77.Rg7 b4 78.Rd1 b3
79.Qe2 Ne5 80.Qe1 Rxd1+ 81.Qxd1 Rd6 82.Rg8+ Kc7 83.Rg7+ Kc6 84.Qc1
0–1
(828253) Gurevich,Mikhail (2650) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E32]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6 9.Bh4
d5 10.e3 Nbd7 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd8 Nxc3 13.Bh4 Nd5 14.Bf2 f5 [N]
[14...c5 15.e4 Ne7 16.Bb5 Nc6 17.Ne2 Rfc8= Gurevich,M-Polugajevskij,L/New York

op/1989/  CBM 12]
15.Bc4 Rac8 16.Ne2 c5 17.Bb5 Rf7 [17...Bc6 18.Ba6 Rce8 19.0–0²]
18.0–0 a6 19.Bd3 b5 20.Rac1 [20.dxc5 Nxc5 21.Bc2 Na4!=]
20...c4 21.Bc2 e5 [21...N5f6 22.Nf4²]
22.dxe5 Nxe5 23.Rfd1 Re8 24.Nc3! Nxc3 [24...Nd3 25.Bxd3 cxd3 26.Rxd3±]
25.bxc3 g5 [25...Re6 26.Rd8+ Kh7 27.Rcd1 g5 28.R1d6²]
26.Rd6 g4 27.fxg4 [27.f4 Nd3 28.Bxd3 cxd3 29.Rxd3 Re6=]
27...Nxg4 28.Rg6+ Kf8 [28...Kh7? 29.Rxg4+–]
29.Bg3 Rxe3 30.Rd1 Rf6! [30...f4? 31.Rd8+ Ke7 (31...Re8 32.Rxe8+ Kxe8 33.Rxg4 fxg3
34.Bg6+–) 32.Bh4+ Nf6 33.Rb8+–]
31.Rxf6+ Nxf6 32.Bxf5 Be4 [32...Rxc3? 33.Be5+–]
33.Rd6 Ne8 34.Bxe4 Rxg3! [34...Rxe4 35.Rxh6+–]
35.Rxh6 Rxc3 36.Rxa6 Ke7 37.h4 Nf6 38.Bf5 [38.Bf3!?]
38...Rb3 39.Re6+ Kf7 40.Rb6 Ke7 41.Re6+ [41.g4 Nxg4 42.Bxg4 Rg3+ 43.Kf2 Rxg4=]
41...Kf7 42.Re5 Kf8 43.Kh2 c3 44.Kg1 [44.Rc5!? Rxa3 45.Rxb5 Ra4 46.g3 Rc4]
44...Rxa3 45.Rxb5 Ng4! 46.Bxg4 Ra1+ 47.Kh2 c2 [Ftacnik,L]
½–½
(828259) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Beliavsky,Alexander G (2640) [D36]

[Anand,V]
1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 [Beliavsky remains true to the QGD. I can recall several games between
Karpov and him in the QGD]
3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3 0–0 8.Qc2 Nbd7 9.Nf3 Re8 10.h3 Nf8
11.0–0 g6 [11...Be6 12.Bf4 (12.Rfc1 N6d7 13.Bf4 Nb6 14.Rab1 Bd6 15.Ne2 Ng6 16.Bxd6
Qxd6 17.a4 Karpov-Haritonov USSRch 1988) 12...Bd6 13.Bxd6 Qxd6 Karpov-Beliavsky
Tilburg 1986]
12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.b4 Ne6 14.Rfd1 a6 15.Bf1 [15.a4 Karpov-Beliavsky Belfort 1988]
15...Qd6 16.a3 Bd8?! [ f5]
17.e4! dxe4 18.Nxe4 Qf4 19.Re1 Bb6 20.Qc3 Rd8 21.g3 Qh6 [21...Qf5 22.Rad1!±
(22.Nh4 Bxd4) ]
22.Rad1 Qg7 23.Nc5 a5 24.Qb3 axb4 25.axb4 Nc7 26.Bc4± Nd5 27.Kg2 Qf6 28.Ne5
Kg7 29.h4 Ra7 [29...Qd6]
30.Rd3! Bf5 31.Rf3 h5 32.Ncd7 Qd6 33.Nxb6 Nxb6 34.Bxf7 [34.Bd3!? Be6 35.Rxf7+
Kg8!]
34...Nd5 35.Bxd5 [35.b5±]
35...Qxd5 36.Qxd5 Rxd5 37.Rf4 Ra4 38.f3 Rxb4 39.g4 hxg4 40.fxg4 Rb2+ 41.Kg3
Be6 42.Nxg6 Rb3+ 43.Kf2 Rb2+ 44.Kg3 Rb3+ 45.Kf2 Rb2+ 46.Kg1 Rd6 47.Nf8 Bf7
48.Re7 Kxf8 49.Rexf7+ [49.Rfxf7+ Kg8 50.Rg7+ Kh8 51.Rh7+ Kg8 52.Reg7+ Kf8
53.Rxb7 Rxb7 54.Rxb7 Rxd4]
49...Kg8 50.h5 Re6 [50...Rxd4?? 51.Rf8+ Kg7 52.h6+]
51.Rf8+ Kg7 52.R4f7+ Kh6 53.Rf6+ Rxf6 54.Rxf6+ Kg5 55.Rg6+ Kf4 56.h6 Kg3
57.Kf1 Kf3 58.Ke1 Ke3 59.Kd1 Kd3 60.Kc1 Rc2+ 61.Kb1 Rg2 [61...Rh2™ 62.g5 Kc3
63.Rg7 b5 64.Rc7+–]
62.Rg5 Rh2 [62...Rh2 63.Rh5+–]
1–0
(834506) Hjartarson,Johann (2535) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E15]

Amsterdam Euwe Memorial Amsterdam (1), 1991
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb7 6.Bg2 d5 7.cxd5 Bxd5 8.Qa4+ Qd7
9.Qc2 Qc6 10.Qd3 Qb7 11.0–0 c5 12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.a3 a5 14.Nh4 Bxg2 15.Nxg2 0–0
16.Qf3 Qxf3 17.Nxf3 Nbd7 18.Be3 Rfc8 19.Rfd1 Kf8 20.Rac1 Ke7 21.Bd4
½–½
(834511) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Kortschnoj,Viktor Lvovich (2615) [D45]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 e5 9.cxd5
cxd5 10.Nb5 Bb8 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Bd2 Bg4 13.Nbd4 Ne4 14.Bb4 Re8 15.Rad1 Qb6
16.Nxe5 Bxe2 17.Nxe2 Bxe5 18.Bc3 Qc7 19.h3 Qc4
½–½
(834519) Ljubojevic,Ljubomir (2590) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [C92]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0–0 9.h3 Bb7
10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.Bc2 g6 13.d5 Nb8 14.b3 c6 15.c4 a5 16.dxc6 Bxc6 17.cxb5
Bxb5 18.Nc4 Na6 19.Bg5 Nb4 20.Bb1 Bxc4 21.bxc4 h6 22.Be3 Qc7 23.a3 Na6 24.Nd2
Nc5 25.Bc2 Reb8 26.Rb1 Qc6 27.Qf3 Bg7 28.Rec1 Nfd7 29.Qd1 Kh7 30.Rxb8 Rxb8
31.Rb1 Rxb1 32.Qxb1 Bf6 33.Qb5 Qc7 34.Nb3 Nxb3 35.Bxb3 Bg5 36.Ba4 Bxe3
37.Qxd7 Qxd7 38.Bxd7 Bc5 39.a4 h5 40.h4
½–½
(834521) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Gurevich,Mikhail (2650) [A87]

[Salov,V]
1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d6 4.Nf3 g6 5.0–0 Bg7 6.c4 0–0 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.Qb3 c6 9.d5 Na6
10.Be3 Ng4 11.Bf4 [11.Bd4 e5 12.dxe6 Ne5! 13.Rad1 Qxe6 14.Na4 Qxc4 15.Qxc4+
Nxc4 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.b3 Nb6 18.Rxd6 Nxa4 19.bxa4 Nc5³ Karpov-Gurevich,Reggio
Emilia 1989]
11...Nc5 12.Qc2 h6 13.h3 [13.Rad1 g5 14.Bc1 Ne4!ƒ]
13...e5! 14.dxe6 Ne5 15.Rad1 Nxe6 16.Rxd6 Nxc4 17.Rd3 Nxf4 [17...Nc5?? 18.Na4!
+–]
18.gxf4 Be6 19.Rfd1 Qe7 20.b3 Nb6 21.Qd2 Kh7 22.Ne5 Bf6 [I don't quite understand
the idea behind this move; 22...Rae8 seems more natural when 23.Rg3 is efficiently
parried by 23...Be5 24.fe5 f4!]
23.Qe3 Rae8 24.Na4!? [Remarkable decision! White has a couple of dead pieces, so he
tries to swop at least one of them.]
24...Nd5 [24...Nxa4 25.bxa4 Bxe5 26.Qxe5 Bc8 27.Qxe7+ Rxe7=]
25.Bxd5 [25.Qxa7 Bxe5 26.fxe5 Nf4! is rather scary]
25...Bxd5 26.Nc3 g5?? [black-out! after 26...Be5 27.fe5 Qe5 the draw offer would have
been quite expe dient.]
27.Nxd5 cxd5 28.Rxd5 gxf4 29.Qd3! Bg7 [29...Qg7+ 30.Ng4!±]
30.Kf1 Qg5 [30...Qh4 31.Nd7 Rf7 32.Rxf5 Rxd7 33.Rd5++–]
31.Nf3 Qh5 32.Kg2 Qg6+ 33.Kh2 Qe6 34.Rd2 Rf7 35.Qc4 Qb6 36.Qc5 Qxc5 37.Rxc5
Rfe7 38.Rcc2 b5 39.Nh4! [Black would like to push b5–b4 and then invade with his
bishop, but he never gets a chance.]
39...Re5 40.Kg2 Bf6 41.Nf3 R5e6 42.Ne1! [Karpov at his best!]
42...a5 [42...b4 43.Nd3 Bc3 44.Nxf4+–]
43.Kf3+– a4 44.Rd7+ R8e7 45.Rxe7+ Rxe7 46.Nd3 axb3 47.axb3
1–0
(834530) Salov,Valery (2645) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [A34]
[Salov,V]
1.Nf3 [Ribli]
1...Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Nc3 Nc7 7.a3 e6!? [7...e5 8.b4 cxb4
9.axb4 Bxb4?! 10.Nxe5± (10.Nxe5! Ribli 10...Nxe5 11.Qa4+²) ; 7...g6 8.h4!? h6 9.d3
Bg7 10.Bd2 Bg4 11.Rc1 Qd7 12.Na4 Ne6 13.Nh2+– Sunye Neto-Vaganian, Manila
1990]
8.0–0 Be7 9.e3 0–0 [TN]
[9...Qd3!? 10.Qe2 Qxe2 11.Nxe2 Bd7 12.d4 Na5= Polugaevsky-Kortchnoi,Amsterdam

1972]
10.d4 cxd4 11.exd4 [11.Nxd4 Bd7 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.Bxc6 bxc6 14.Qf3 Nd5= In this line
vulnerability of the black "c" pawn is neutralized by the weakness of the square b3.;
11.Nxd4!? Ribli]
11...Nd5! 12.Qd3 Bd7 [12...Qb6?! 13.Nxd5 exd5 14.Bg5!²; 12...Nxc3!? 13.bxc3 b6

14.Ng5 Bxg5 15.Bxc6 Rb8 16.a4=]
13.Nxd5 exd5 14.Re1 Be6 15.Bf4 Rc8 16.Rad1 Qd7 17.Ne5 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Rfd8
19.Be3!² b6 20.Rd2? [20.Bd4²]
20...d4!³ 21.Qxd4 [21.Bxd4? Bc5 22.Red1 Bg4! (22...Qxd4 Ribli 23.Qxd4 Bxd4 24.Rxd4
Rxd4 25.Rxd4 Rc1+ 26.Bf1 f6! 27.Kg2 fxe5 28.Rd8+ Kf7=) 23.Bf3 (23.f3 Qa4 24.fxg4
Rxd4 25.Qxd4 Rd8 26.Qxc5 Qxd1+–+) 23...Bxd4 24.Qe2 (24.Qe4 Bxf2+ 25.Kxf2 Qxd2+
26.Rxd2 Rxd2+–+) 24...Bh3 25.Bg2 Be6 26.Rxd4 Qxd4 27.Rxd4 Rc1+ 28.Bf1 Rxd4–+;
21.Qe4 dxe3! 22.Rxd7 exf2+ 23.Kxf2 Rxd7µ]
21...Qb5! 22.Bf1 [22.Qe4 Rxd2 23.Bxd2 Qxb2 24.Bb4 Bxb4 25.Qxb4 Qxb4 26.axb4
a5µ]
22...Qb3? [22...Qa5! 23.b4™ (23.Qf4? g5!! 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8–+) 23...Qxa3 24.Qa1™

Qxb4 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.Rc1³]
23.Rd3= Rxd4 [23...Qc2 24.Rc1!; 23...Qa2? 24.Qa4 Rxd3 25.Bxd3 Qxb2 26.Qxa7 Qc3
27.Rc1 Qxd3 28.Rxc8+ Bxc8 29.Qxe7±]
24.Rxb3 Re4 25.Rd3
½–½
(834532) Kasparov,Garry (2800) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [C92]
[Ftacnik,L]
1.e4 [Salov Schussler Hansen,Cu]
10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.a4 h6 13.Bc2 exd4 14.cxd4 Nb4 15.Bb1 c5 [15...g6
Schussler 16.Ra3 Bg7 17.Nh2 c5 18.d5 c4 19.Ndf1 Nd3?! 20.Bxd3 b4 21.Ra1 cxd3
22.Ng3 Rc8 23.Qxd3 Bxd5 24.Bxh6!± Nunn,J-Razuvaev,Y, Dortmund-A 1991 (CBM 23,
game 93)]
16.d5 Nd7 17.Ra3 f5 18.Rae3 [18.e5 dxe5! 19.Bxf5 Bxd5 (19...Nxd5!? Sznapik,A)
20.axb5 Nf6 (20...axb5!?) 21.Nxe5 axb5 22.Bg6!² Sznapik,A-Ivanov,A/Biel op/1990/;
18.exf5 Nf6 19.Ne4 Bxd5!? Kasparov,G-Karpov,A/New York-Lyon m-4/1990/]
18...Nf6 19.Nh2 Qd7!? [N]
[19...Kh8 20.b3 bxa4 21.bxa4 c4 22.Bb2‚ Kasparov,G-Karpov,A/New York-Lyon m-

4/1990/; 19...fxe4 20.Nxe4 Nfxd5!? 21.Rf3! Nf6 22.Rxf6 gxf6 23.Ng4N Kasparov,G]
20.exf5 Rxe3 [20...Nbxd5 21.Re6!?]
21.fxe3 [21.Rxe3 Nbxd5 22.Rg3 Re8]
21...Bxd5 22.Ng4 Be7! 23.e4 Bf7 24.Nf3 [24.e5 dxe5 (24...Nxg4? 25.e6!) 25.Nxe5 Qd4+
26.Kh1 Rd8=]
24...Rd8 25.Qe2 [25.e5 dxe5 26.Qxd7 Nxd7 27.Ngxe5 (27.axb5 Hansen,Cu 27...axb5
28.Nfxe5=) 27...Nxe5 28.Nxe5 Bb3³]
25...Bc4! [25...bxa4? 26.e5!]
26.Qe3 [26.Qf2 Bd3!]
26...Nxg4 27.hxg4 Bf6 28.Bd2 [28.e5 dxe5 29.Qxc5 (29.Nxe5 Qd4! (29...Qc7³
Hansen,Cu; 29...Qc7! Salov) ) 29...Nc6‡ 30.g5 hxg5 31.Bxg5 Bxg5 32.Nxg5 Qd4+;
28.g5? Salov 28...hxg5 29.Nxg5?? Bd4–+]
28...Re8 [28...Bxb2 29.g5‚]
29.b3 [29.Bc3? Salov 29...Nd5!µ]
29...Bf7 30.Qf2 [30.g5 hxg5 31.Nxg5?? Bd4–+]
30...Qe7 [30...bxa4 31.bxa4 Qxa4?! 32.g5 (32.e5!? dxe5 33.Qxc5 Nc6 34.g5‚) 32...hxg5
33.Bxg5‚; 30...Bxb3 Salov 31.g5!°]
31.axb5 axb5 32.Qf1 [32.Be3 Nc6; ¹32.Qg3 Salov 32...Bxb3 33.g5 hxg5 34.Nxg5°]
32...Rb8 33.Bd3 [33.Bf4 Nc6]
33...Nxd3 34.Qxd3 c4! [34...b4 35.Bf4 Rd8 36.Qe3„]
35.bxc4 bxc4 36.Qa3 [36.Qc2 Qa7+µ (36...Rb2 Salov) ]
36...Rb3 37.Qa8+ Qe8 38.Qxe8+ Bxe8 39.g5 [39.e5 dxe5 40.Nxe5 c3 41.Bc1 c2µ]
39...hxg5 40.Bxg5 Bb2! [40...Rxf3? 41.Bxf6=]
41.Rd1 [41.e5 dxe5 42.Nxe5 c3 43.Ng6 Rb8µ; 41.e5!? Salov; 41.Kf2!? Salov; 41.Bc1!?
Salov]
41...Ba3 42.e5 [42.Be7? c3 43.Bxd6 c2–+]
42...c3! [42...dxe5 43.Rd8 Kf8 44.Nxe5 c3 45.Ng6+ Kf7 46.Ne5+=]
43.exd6 c2 44.Rd5 [44.Re1 Rb1–+]
44...Rb1+ 45.Kf2 Rd1 46.Ra5 c1Q [46...Bxd6 47.Ra8 Kf7 48.Rc8µ]
47.Bxc1 Bxc1 48.Ra6 [48.Ra8 Kf8 49.Ne5 Rxd6 50.Ng6+ Kf7 51.g4 (51.Ne5+ Salov
51...Ke7–+) 51...Bg5–+]
48...Rd5 [48...Bf4!? 49.f6 (49.Ra8 Kf8 (49...Kf7 50.g3 Bxd6 51.Ng5+ Ke7 52.Ra7+
Bd7™ 53.Ne4µ) 50.Nh4 Bxd6 51.Ng6+ Kf7 52.g4 Bd7–+) 49...g6! (49...Bb5 50.Ra8+
Kf7 51.g3 Bxd6 (51...Rf1+ 52.Kg2 Be3 53.Ne5+) 52.fxg7 Bc5+ 53.Kg2³) 50.Ra8 Kf7
51.g3 (51.g4 Rxd6 52.g5 Rd5–+) 51...Bxd6 52.Ng5+ Kxf6 53.Ne4+ Ke7 54.Ke2 Rd4
55.Ke3 Rxe4+–+]
49.f6! [49.g4 Salov 49...Bf4]
49...g6 [49...gxf6 50.d7=]
50.g4 g5 [50...Kf7 51.g5‡ Bxg5 52.Nxg5+ Rxg5 53.Ra7+ Kxf6 54.d7+–]
51.Ra7 Bf4 [51...Rxd6 Schussler 52.Rc7 (52.Nxg5 Rxf6+ 53.Nf3 Bc6–+) 52...Bd2 Or 52.
- f4 53.xg5 xf6 54.e4 (52...Bf4 Salov 53.Nxg5 Rd2+) 53.Nxg5 Rxf6+ 54.Nf3
Bc6 55.Rxc6=]
52.f7+ Bxf7 53.d7 Kf8 54.Ng1 [54.Ra5 Ke7!–+]

54...Rd2+ [54...Be6 55.Nh3 Bd2–+ (55...Rd2+ Hansen,Cu 56.Kf3 Bd5#) 56.Ke2]
55.Ke1 Rd5? [55...Be6 56.Nh3 Rxd7 57.Nxf4 gxf4 (57...Rxa7 58.Nxe6+ Ke7 59.Nxg5=)
58.Ra4 Rf7–+; 55...Be6–+ Salov]
56.Nh3 Bd2+ [56...Be6 57.Nxf4 gxf4 58.Ra4=; 56...Be3 57.Ra8+ Ke7 58.Ke2 Bc1
59.Rc8=; 56...Be3 Salov]
57.Ke2 Kg7 [57...Be6 58.Ra8+ Ke7 59.d8Q+ Rxd8 60.Rxd8=]
58.Ra2! Bc1 [58...Re5+? 59.Kxd2 Bxa2 60.d8Q]
59.Rc2 Ba3 [59...Bf4 60.Nxf4 gxf4 61.Rc4=]
60.Nxg5! Bg8 61.Rc7 Kg6 [Ftacnik,L]
½–½
(834537) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Timman,Jan H (2630) [D20]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Salov]
1...d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 e5 4.Bxc4 exd4 5.exd4 Nf6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.0–0 0–0 8.h3 Nbd7
[8...Nc6 Salov 9.Nc3 Bf5 (9...Na5!? Salov) 10.Re1 Na5 11.Bf1 c5 12.dxc5±; 8...c5!?
Salov 9.d5 b5 10.Bxb5 Bb7„]
9.Nc3 Nb6 10.Bb3 c6 [10...Nbd5 Salov 11.Re1 Be6 12.Ng5 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Bxb3
14.Qxb3² Vaganian-Tal,Moscow 1982]
11.Re1 Nfd5 12.Ne4 Bf5 [12...Re8 13.Bd2 Bf5 14.Ng3 Be6 15.Bc2 Nd7 16.a3 Nf8
17.Bd3 g6 18.Bh6² Timman,J-Panno,O/Mar del Plata/1982/]
13.Ne5 Nd7 [13...Qc7 14.Qf3 Bg6 15.Bd2²]
14.Qf3 Nxe5?! [14...Bg6 15.Bd2 (15.Nxg6 hxg6 16.Bxd5 cxd5 17.Nc3 Nb6 18.Bf4 Bb4!
=) 15...Nxe5 16.dxe5²]
15.dxe5 [15.Qxf5 Ng6 16.Bd2 Qc8 17.Qf3]
15...Bg6 [15...Be6 16.Bd2²]
16.Bf4 [16.Bd2 Qc7; 16.Rd1 Salov 16...Qc7 (16...Qa5 17.Bxd5 cxd5 18.Nc3 d4
19.Nd5ƒ) 17.Bxd5 cxd5 18.Rxd5 Rad8°]
16...Qa5? [16...Nxf4 17.Qxf4 Bxe4 18.Rxe4² xf7 (18.Rxe4 Salov 18...Qc7 19.Rd1 Rad8
20.Rxd8 Bxd8 21.e6 Qxf4 22.Rxf4 g6 23.exf7+ Kg7 with quite reasonable drawing
chances) ; 16...Qb6!?]
17.Nd6! Bxd6 18.exd6 Rfe8? [18...Rad8 19.Rad1 Nxf4 20.Qxf4 Qf5? 21.Qxf5 Bxf5
22.Re7 Rd7 23.g4!+–]
19.Rxe8+ Rxe8 20.Bxd5! cxd5 [20...Re1+ 21.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 22.Kh2 cxd5 23.d7 Qe7
24.Qxd5 Qd8 25.Bg5+–; 20...Qxd5 21.Qxd5 cxd5 22.d7 Rd8 23.Re1! f6 24.Re7 Kf8
25.Bd6+–]
21.d7 Re7 [21...Rd8 22.Qe3 f6 (22...Qb5 23.Bc7!) 23.Rc1 Qb5 (23...Rxd7 24.Rc8+ Rd8
25.Bc7+–) 24.Qe6+ Bf7 25.Qe7+–]
22.Rc1 Rxd7 23.Rc8+ Rd8 24.b4! [24.Bc7? Qe1+]
24...Qb6 25.Bc7 Rxc8 26.Bxb6 axb6 27.Qxd5 h6 28.Qxb7 Rc1+ 29.Kh2 Rc2 30.Qxb6
Rxa2 31.Qd4 [Ftacnik,L]
1–0
(834545) Van der Wiel,John (2530) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [C92]

10.d4 Re8 11.Ng5 Rf8 12.Nf3 Re8 13.Nbd2 Bf8 14.a4 h6 15.Bc2 Qd7 16.b3 exd4
17.cxd4 Nb4 18.Bb1 g6 19.axb5 Qxb5 20.d5 c6 21.Bb2 Nh5 22.dxc6 Nxc6 23.Nc4 Rad8
24.Ne3 Ne5 25.Nd4 Qb6 26.Bc3 Rc8 27.Ne2 Qd8 28.Qd2 Qg5 29.Ng4 Qxd2 30.Bxd2
Nxg4 31.hxg4 Nf6 32.f3 d5 33.exd5 Rcd8 34.Nc3 Bc5+ 35.Kf1 Rxe1+ 36.Bxe1 Nxd5
37.Be4 Bd4 38.Ra4 Bxc3 39.Bxd5 Bxd5 40.Bxc3 Bxb3 41.Rb4 Be6 42.Bf6 Re8 43.Rd4
Kf8 44.Kf2 Ra8 45.Rd8+ Rxd8 46.Bxd8 Bc4 47.Ba5 Ke7 48.Bd2 h5 49.gxh5 gxh5 50.g4
½–½
(834547) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Short,Nigel D (2635) [D58]

[Salov,V]
1.d4 [Ftacnik]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0–0 7.e3 b6 8.Be2 Bb7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6
10.cxd5 exd5 11.b4 c6 [11...c5=]
12.0–0 Re8 [12...a5 13.a3 Qd6 14.Qb3 axb4 15.axb4 Nd7 16.Rfd1 Rxa1 17.Rxa1 Be7
18.Ra7 Rb8= Estevez-Karpov,Leningrad 1973]
13.Qb3 a5!? [13...Qd6 14.a4 Nd7 15.a5 Rad8 16.axb6 axb6 17.Ra7 Qb8 18.Ra2²
Nikolic-Short,Manila 1990; 13...Nd7 Ftacnik 14.Rad1 a6 15.a4 Nf8 16.a5! bxa5 17.bxa5
Rb8 18.Na4!± Kasparov,G-Ehlvest,J/Belgrade/1989/]
14.a3 [14.bxa5 Rxa5 15.a4=]
14...Nd7 15.b5 c5™ 16.Nxd5 Bxd4™ [16...Bxd5 17.Qxd5 cxd4 18.Nxd4 Nc5 19.Bf3±;
16...cxd4? Ftacnik 17.Nxf6+ Nxf6 18.Nxd4±]
17.Rad1 [17.exd4 Ftacnik 17...Rxe2 18.Ne3 Bxf3 19.gxf3 cxd4 20.Qd3 Rb2 21.Qxd4
Rxb5³]
17...Ne5! [17...Nf6 Ftacnik 18.Nxf6+ Qxf6 19.Nxd4 cxd4 20.Rxd4±]
18.Nxe5 [18.exd4 Ftacnik 18...Bxd5 19.Qc3 Nxf3+ 20.Bxf3 Bxf3 21.dxc5 Qg5 22.Qxf3
Qxc5=]
18...Bxd5 19.Nc4 [19.Bc4? Rxe5 20.exd4 Bxc4 (20...Qg5 Ftacnik 21.Bxd5 Rxd5=)
21.Qxc4 Rd5µ]
19...Qg5 20.g3 Qf5 21.Rfe1 [21.exd4? Ftacnik 21...Rxe2 22.dxc5 Qe4–+]
21...Qe4 22.f3 Qxe3+! [22...Bxc4 23.Bxc4 Qxe3+ (23...Bxe3+ 24.Kg2 Qe7 25.Rd3+–)
24.Rxe3 Rxe3 25.Bxf7+ Kf8 26.Qd5 Re5+ 27.Rxd4 Rxd5 28.Bxd5+–; 22...Bxe3+
Ftacnik 23.Qxe3 Qxc4 24.Qxe8+ Rxe8 25.Bxc4 Rxe1+ 26.Rxe1 Bxc4 27.Re8+ Kh7
28.Rb8 Bxb5 29.Rxb6+–]
23.Qxe3 Rxe3 24.Nxe3 Bxe3+ 25.Kf1! [25.Kg2 Bd4 26.Rxd4 cxd4 27.Rd1 Rd8µ]
25...Bd4 26.Rxd4! [26.Rd3 Ftacnik 26...Rd8 27.Red1 Bc4ƒ]
26...cxd4 27.Rd1 Rc8 28.Rxd4 Rc5 29.f4 Kf8 30.Bd3 Ke7 [The final position is clearly
preferable for Black; the draw was agreed prema- turely]
½–½
(840891) Karpov,Anatoly (2730) - Agdestein,Simen (2590) [C10]

Gjovik m Gjovik (1), 1991
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nb4 6.Bg5 Be7 7.e5 Nd7 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.0–
0 0–0 10.Re1 c5 11.dxc5 Nxc5 12.a3 Nc6 13.Qd2 a5 14.Qe3 b6 15.Bb5 Na7 16.Bf1 Nc6
17.Bb5 Na7 18.Rad1 Bd7 19.Bf1 Rac8 20.Rd4 f5 21.exf6 Qxf6 22.b4 axb4 23.axb4 Nb7
24.Ba6 Nc6 25.Ne4 Qe7 26.Neg5 Nxd4 27.Nxd4 Rb8 28.Ngxe6 Bxe6 29.Nc6 Qd6
30.Nxb8 Nd8 31.Qe5 Qxb4 32.Nc6 Nxc6 33.Qxe6+ Kh8 34.Bd3 Qc5 35.Qe2 Nb4
36.Rd1 Rc8 37.Rd2 Qc3 38.g3 Nxd3 39.cxd3 b5 40.Rb2 b4 41.Qe6 Rf8 42.Qd6 Re8
43.Re2 Rg8 44.Qxd5 h6 45.Kg2 b3 46.h4 Rb8 47.Qd6 Qc8 48.Rb2 Qb7+ 49.Kh2 Re8
50.d4 Qf3 51.Qb4 Re2 52.Rxe2 Qxe2 53.Qf8+ Kh7 54.Qf5+ Kg8 55.d5 Qc2 56.Qf3 b2
57.d6 b1Q 58.d7 Qbd1 59.Qa8+ Kh7
0–1
(840892) Agdestein,Simen (2590) - Karpov,Anatoly (2730) [E15]

[Schussler,H]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Nc3 0–0 8.e4 d5 9.cxd5
Bxf1 10.Kxf1 exd5 11.e5 Ne4 12.Kg2 [12.Qe2 Nxc3 13.Bxc3 Qd7 14.Kg2 Nc6?!
15.Rhe1 Nd8 16.Ng1 c5 17.f4² Karpov,A-Sokolov,A (m10) Linares 1987.; 12.Rc1 c5!
13.Kg2 Nc6= Karpov,A-Sokolov,A (m8) Linares 1987.]
12...Qd7 13.Qe2 Nxc3 14.Bxc3 c5! [Better than 14. - c6, see Karpov,A-Sokolov,A,
(m10) Linares 1987.]
15.Rhe1 Qe6 16.Ng1 Nc6 17.dxc5 [17.Rad1? cxd4 18.Bxd4 Bb4 19.Rf1 Nxd4 20.Rxd4
Bc3µ]
17...d4 18.Bd2 Bxc5 19.Qe4 Rfe8 20.f4 Rad8 21.Nf3 d3 22.Ng5? [22.Rad1 f5 23.exf6!
Qxe4 24.f7+=]
22...Qd5³ 23.Rac1 Nd4! 24.b4 Be7 25.Qxd5 Rxd5 26.Nf3 Nc2 27.Re4 b5! 28.Ne1
Bxb4 29.Bxb4 d2!µ 30.Bxd2 Rxd2+ 31.Kh3 f5 32.Nf3 Rf2 33.Rd4!? Nxd4 34.Nxd4 g6
35.Nxb5 Rb8 36.a4 h6 [36. - a6!?]
37.Rc6 Rb6 38.Rc8+ Kg7 39.Rc7+ Kf8 40.Rc8+ Ke7 41.Rc7+ Kd8–+ 42.Rxa7 g5
43.Ra8+ Ke7 44.Ra7+ Kf8 45.Ra8+ Kg7 46.Ra7+ Kg6 47.g4 fxg4+ 48.Kxg4 Rxf4+
49.Kg3 Re4
0–1
(840893) Karpov,Anatoly (2730) - Agdestein,Simen (2590) [C10]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.e5 b6 5.f4 Bb7 6.Nf3 Qd7 7.a3 Nh6 8.Bb5 f5 9.Bd2 Be7
10.h3 a6 11.Bd3 a5 12.Be3 Ba6 13.Bxa6 Rxa6 14.Qd3 Ra8 15.b3 Na7 16.0–0 0–0
17.Rfd1 b5 18.a4 b4 19.Na2 Rfb8 20.Rac1 Rb6 21.Kh2 Qc8 22.c4 bxc3 23.Rxc3 Qb7
24.Qc2 Nc6 25.Ne1 Bb4 26.Nxb4 Nxb4 27.Qe2 Nf7 28.Rdc1 Na6 29.Rb1 Nb4 30.Bf2
Nd8 31.Qh5 Ndc6 32.Nf3 g6 33.Qg5 Qc8 34.Bh4 Qd7 35.Qg3 Rab8 36.Qf2 Kf8 37.Bf6
Qf7 38.Qh4 h5 39.Rbc1 Ke8 40.Qf2 Kd7 41.Qe2 Kc8 42.Bh4 Qe8 43.Be1 Na6 44.Qc2
Nab4 45.Qf2 Kb7 46.Nh4 Qf7 47.Rd1 Na6 48.Qg3 Rg8 49.Qg5 Nab4 50.Nf3 Qe8
51.Rd2 Na6 52.Bh4 Ncb8 53.Rdc2 Nc6 54.Qg3 Ncb4 55.Re2 Rc6 56.Qe1 Rxc3 57.Qxc3
Qc6 58.Qe3 Nc2 59.Qd2 Ncb4 60.Bf2 Ka7 61.Re3 Kb7 62.Rc3 Qb6 63.Be3 Nc6 64.Qf2
Ncb4 65.Qe2 Nc6 66.Bf2 Kc8 67.Ng5 Re8 68.Nh7 Rh8 69.Qb5 Nab4 70.Ng5 Kd7
71.Qe2 Rb8 72.Nf3 Qa6 73.Qd1 Na2 74.Re3 Qb6 75.Qd2 Nab4 76.Rc3 Ne7 77.Bh4
Nec6 78.Qf2 Rg8 79.Bf6 Na6 80.Qe2 Nab4 81.Qd2 Na6 82.Bh4 Qb4 83.Qd3 Qb6
84.Be1 Rb8 85.Qe2 Nab4 86.Qd2 Na6 87.Qf2 Nab4 88.Qd2 Na6
½–½
(840894) Agdestein,Simen (2590) - Karpov,Anatoly (2730) [A28]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 d6 5.d4 exd4 6.exd4 g6 7.d5 Ne7 8.Bd3 Bg7 9.0–0 0–
0 10.h3 Bf5 11.Re1 Re8 12.Bf1 Bd7 13.Qb3 Qc8 14.Bd2 h6 15.Re2 Kh7 16.Rae1 Neg8
17.Rxe8 Bxe8 18.Bd3 Nd7 19.Bb1 Nc5 20.Qd1 Qd8 21.Be3 a5 22.Qd2 Bd7 23.Ne2 Nf6
24.Ng3 Qf8 25.Nd4 Kg8 26.f4 Re8 27.f5 g5 28.Ne6 fxe6 29.fxe6 Nxe6 30.dxe6 Bxe6
31.Qd3 Qf7 32.b3 d5 33.cxd5 Bxd5 34.Rf1 Bc6 35.Bd2 Qd5 36.Qxd5+ Nxd5 37.Bg6
Re7 38.Nf5 Re2 39.Bf7+ Kh7 40.Rf2 Rxf2 41.Kxf2 Be5 42.Bxd5 Bxd5 43.Bxa5 Be4
44.Ne3 Bb1 45.Nc4 Bd4+ 46.Ke2 b6 47.Nd2 Bc2 48.Nf3 Bf6 49.Be1 c5 50.Bg3 Bd8
51.Bd6 Be4 52.b4 c4 53.Be5 Kg6 54.g4 Bf6 55.Ke3 Bxf3 56.Bxf6 Bg2 57.Bd4 Bxh3
58.Kf3 b5 59.a4 bxa4 60.Kg3 Bf1 61.b5 c3 62.b6 c2 63.Bb2 Ba6 64.Kf3
½–½
(843750) Anand,Viswanathan (2650) - Karpov,Anatoly (2730) [B10]

Candidates qf4 Brussels (1), 1991
[Blatny,P]
1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 e5 4.Ngf3 Bd6 5.Qe2 [5.Be2 Ne7 6.0–0 0–0 7.c3 Philidor
structure - white; 5.g3 Ne7 (5...Nf6 6.Bg2 0–0 7.0–0 Re8 8.Re1 Nbd7 9.c3 dxe4 10.dxe4
Qc7 11.Qc2 a5 12.Nc4 Bf8÷ Ljubojevic-Karpov, Buenos Aires 1980) 6.Bg2 0–0 7.0–0
Nd7 f5 8.c4!? f5?! 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.exd5  c4; 5.d4 exd4 6.exd5 cxd5 7.Bb5+ Nc6
8.0–0 Nge7 --> French Defence pawn structure 3.d2]
5...Qe7 6.d4 exd4 7.exd5 cxd5 8.Nxd4 Nc6 9.N2b3 [×d4]
[9.N2f3 Bd7 10.Bg5 Qxe2+ 11.Bxe2 Nge7 12.0–0–0 Rd8 13.Rhe1 f6 14.Be3 Bb8=
Ljubojevic-Karpov, Bilbao 1987]
9...Nf6 10.Qxe7+ Kxe7 11.Bd2 Re8 12.0–0–0 [/=]
12...a6 13.f3 [×e4]
13...Kf8 14.Bc3 Ne5! [×c4]
15.Kb1 b6 16.Bd3!? Nxd3 []
17.Rxd3 Bd7 18.Rdd1 Rac8 19.Nc1= [×d4:]

19...Nh5 20.g3 g6 [h5–g7–e6]
21.Nd3 [b4, ×d5]
21...a5 22.Bd2 f6 [f7]
23.Rhe1 Rxe1 24.Bxe1 [e1–f2–b6]
24...Ng7 25.Bf2 Bc7 26.b4?!³ [×c4]
[26.Re1=]
26...Kf7 27.b5 Nf5! 28.a4 Ne7 [g6–g5,e7–g6–e5–c4]
29.Ne2 g5™ 30.g4?! [h2–h4,h,×f5]
30...Ng6 [30...Bxh2? 31.Rh1±]
31.h3 Be6 32.Nd4 Bd7 33.Rh1 Rh8 34.Rc1 Ne5!µ [×f3,h7–h5 h]
35.Nxe5+ fxe5 36.Ne2 h5 37.Nc3 Be6 38.Rd1 hxg4 39.hxg4 Rd8 [39...Rh2? 40.Nxd5!
Bxd5 (40...Rxf2 41.Nxc7 Rxf3 42.Rd6 b5–b6–b7–b8) 41.Rxd5 Rxf2 42.Rd7+±]
40.Be3 Kg6 41.Bc1 Rd7 42.Bb2 d4 43.Ne4 Rf7 44.Bc1 Bd8 45.Rh1 Rxf3 46.Rh8 Bf6
47.Nxf6 [47.Rb8 Bd5 48.Nd2 e4 49.Rxb6 Rf2 50.Rd6 e3 51.Rxd5 exd2 (51...exd2!
52.Bxd2 Rxd2 53.b6 d3 54.cxd3 Rb2+ 55.Kc1 Rxb6 56.Rxa5 Rb4–+) ]
47...Rxf6 48.Rd8!™ [48.Rh5 Rf1 49.Rxg5+ Kf6 50.Rh5 e4 e4–e3–e2–e1]
48...Bxg4 [–+/]
49.Rg8+ Kf7 50.Rxg5 Bf5 51.Rh5 e4 52.Bb2 Kg6 53.Rh1 Rd6 54.Rd1 d3 55.cxd3 e3
56.Be5 Re6 57.Bd4 e2 58.Re1 Bxd3+ 59.Kb2 Bf5?? [¹59...Kf5]
60.Bxb6! Rxb6 61.Rxe2= [e2–e7–a7,e2–e8–a8,b2–c3–d4–c5]
61...Rd6 [Sealed move]
62.Kc3 Rd3+ 63.Kc4 Ra3 64.Kc5 Rxa4 65.b6 Rb4 66.Ra2 Rb1 67.Rxa5 Be4 68.Rb5
Rc1+ 69.Kd6 Bb7 70.Rc5 Rb1 71.Kc7 Bh1 72.Rc6+ Bxc6 73.Kxc6 Kf7 74.b7 Ke7
75.Kc7 Rc1+ 76.Kb6
½–½
(843751) Karpov,Anatoly (2730) - Anand,Viswanathan (2650) [D46]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Be2 Bd6 7.0–0 0–0 8.Qc2 dxc4 9.Bxc4
a6 10.Rd1 Qe7 11.h3 b5 12.Bd3 c5 13.Ne4 c4 14.Nxd6 Qxd6 15.Be2 Bb7 16.Bd2 Rfc8
17.Rdc1 Ne4 18.Ba5 f5 19.Qd1 Bd5 20.Qe1 Qe7 21.a4 Ng5 22.Nxg5 Qxg5 23.Bf1 Nf6
24.axb5 axb5 25.Bd2 Ne4 26.Bb4 h6 27.Rxa8 Rxa8 28.Ra1 Rxa1 29.Qxa1 Kh7
30.Qe1 Qg6 31.Be7 Qf7 32.Ba3 Qa7 33.Qb4 f4 34.Qe1 f3 35.gxf3 Ng5 36.Qb1+ Kh8
37.Bg2 Nxf3+ 38.Bxf3 Bxf3 39.Bd6 Qf7 40.Kh2 Ba8 41.Qg1 Kh7 42.Qg3 b4 43.f3 b3
44.Bb4 Bxf3 45.Qf4 Qb7 46.Bc3 Bd5 47.h4 Bh1 48.Qg3 Qd5 49.Kg1 Qb7 50.Qh3
Bd5 51.e4 Bxe4 52.Qxe6 Bd5 53.Qf5+ Kg8 54.Kf2 Qa8 55.Bb4 Qd8 56.Ke3 Bf7
57.Qf4 Qd7 58.Bc3 Qh3+ 59.Kf2 Bd5 60.Qb8+ Kh7 61.Qg3 Qf5+ 62.Ke1 Qe4+
63.Kf2 Qc2+ 64.Ke1 Qc1+ 65.Kf2 Qd1 66.Ke3 Qf1 67.Qg4 Qb1 68.Kf2 Qd3 69.Qg3
[Abgabezug/ sealed move]
69...Qc2+ 70.Ke1 Qc1+ 71.Kf2 Qb1 72.Qg4 Qd3 73.Qg3 Qd1 74.Ke3 h5 75.Kf2 Qb1
76.Qe5 Qc2+ 77.Ke1
½–½

[Hansen,Cu]
1.e4 [Blatny,P]
1...c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.h3 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 e6 6.d3 Nd7 [6...Nf6 7.a3 Bc5 8.e5 Nfd7
9.Qg3 Bd4 10.f4 0–0 11.Ne2 Bb6 12.Be3 Bxe3 13.Qxe3 Qb6 14.Qxb6 axb6= Hickl,J-
Schlosser,P Altensteig 1990]
7.Be2 [N]
[7.Bd2 Bd6 8.d4 a6 9.0–0–0 b5 10.Bd3 Ne7÷ Planinc,A-Petrosjan,T 1972]
7...g6 8.0–0 Bg7 9.Qg3 [f2–f4]
9...Qb6 10.Kh1 Ne7 11.f4 f5 [11...0–0? Blatny,P 12.f5 exf5 13.exf5 Nxf5 14.Rxf5 gxf5
15.Bh6+–]
12.e5= d4?! [×c4,h1–a8]
13.Nb1 Nd5 14.Na3 Bf8 [14...Qc7 Blatny,P 15.Qf2 ×d4]
15.Nc4 Qc7 16.a4 N7b6 17.Qf2 Nxc4 18.dxc4 Nb4 19.Bf3 Bc5 20.Rd1 [c3]
20...Qe7 21.Qe2 a5 [¹21...0–0= Blatny,P]
22.c3! dxc3 23.bxc3 Na6 24.Be3! [×d6]

24...Bxe3 25.Qxe3 Qc5 26.Qd4 Kf7™ [26...0–0 27.Qd7 ×b7,e6; 26...Qe7 Blatny,P
27.Qb6; 26...Qxd4 Blatny,P 27.cxd4 d4–d5 ]
27.Rab1 Rab8 28.Rb6 Qe7?! [28...Qxd4 29.cxd4 Nb4± (29...Nb4 Blatny,P 30.d5ƒ) ;
28...Rhd8 Blatny,P 29.Rxb7++–; 28...Rhc8 Blatny,P 29.Qd7+ Qe7 30.Rxb7!+–]
29.Bxc6 bxc6 [29...Rhd8 Blatny,P 30.Bd7! Nc5 31.Rd6+–]
30.Rxa6+– [×c6,a5, ‫ע‬f7]
30...Rhd8 31.Qg1 [31.Ra7 Blatny,P 31...Rxd4 32.Rxe7+ Kxe7 33.cxd4 Rb4„]
31...Rxd1 32.Qxd1 Rd8 33.Qf3 Qa3 34.Kh2 [34.Ra7+ Blatny,P 34...Kg8 35.Qxc6
Qc1+=]
34...Rd7 35.Qxc6 Re7 36.Ra8 [Dc8]
36...Qc1 [36...Qxc3 Blatny,P 37.Qc8+–]
37.Qf3 Kg7 38.Rd8 [38.c5! Rd7 (38...Qa3 39.Rxa5) 39.c6 Rd1 40.Ra7+ (40.c7! Blatny,P
40...Rh1+ 41.Kg3 Qe1+ (41...g5 42.Rg8++–; 41...h5 42.Rg8+ Kf7 43.Kh4) 42.Qf2
Qxc3+ 43.Kh4 g5+ 44.Kxg5 Rxh3 45.gxh3 Qxh3 46.Rg8+ Kf7 47.Qh4 Qg2+ 48.Kh6+–)
40...Kh6 (40...Kf8 41.Qxd1 Qxd1 42.c7+–) 41.c7 Rh1+ 42.Kg3 Qe1+ (42...g5! 43.c8Q
Qe1+ 44.Qf2 gxf4+ 45.Kf3 Qe4#) 43.Qf2 Qxc3+ 44.Kh4 Rc1 (44...g5+ 45.fxg5+ Kg6
46.c8Q! Qxc8 47.Qe2+– Dh5#) 45.c8Q Qxc8 46.Qg3 Rc7 (46...Qd8+ 47.Qg5+
Qxg5+ 48.fxg5#) 47.Qg5+ Kg7 48.Qf6+ Kg8 (48...Kh6 49.g4) 49.Rxc7 Qxc7 50.Qxe6+
Kg7 51.Qf6+ Kg8 52.Kg5+–; 38.Rb8 Blatny,P 38...Qa3 (38...Kh6 39.Qg3) 39.Rb7 Rxb7
40.Qxb7+ Kh6 41.Qf7 Qxc3 42.Qf8+ Kh5 43.Qg7 #]
38...Rc7 39.c5 Qa3 [39...Rxc5 Blatny,P 40.Rd7+ Kh6 41.Qg3]
40.Qa8 [40.Rc8 Blatny,P 40...Rxc8 (40...Qxc5 41.Qb7 Rxb7 42.Rxc5+–) 41.Qb7+ Kh6
42.Qxc8 Qxa4 43.Qf8+ Kh5 44.g4+ fxg4 45.Kg3 Qd1 (45...gxh3 46.Qg7 h6 47.Qf6+–) ]
40...Qxc5 41.Rg8+ Kh6 42.Qd8 Qe7 [42...Re7 Blatny,P 43.Qf8+ Kh5 44.Rxg6! #]
43.Qd2 [43.Qxe7 Blatny,P 43...Rxe7 44.g4 Rc7 (44...fxg4? 45.hxg4 Rc7 46.Kh3! Rc4
47.Kg3 Rxa4 (47...Rxc3+ 48.Kh4 #; 47...Re4 48.Re8 Rxa4 49.Re7+–) 48.g5+ Kh5
49.Rh8+–) 45.g5+ (45.Kg3 Rc4! 46.g5+ (46.Re8 Rxc3+ 47.Kh4 Rf3) 46...Kh5 47.Rg7
Rxc3+ 48.Kg2 (48.Kf2 Rxh3) 48...h6! 49.Rh7 Rg3+!! 50.Kf2 Rxh3) 45...Kh5 46.Rh8
Kh4 47.c4 h5 48.gxh6 Rxc4 49.h7 Rc2+ 50.Kg1 Kg3! 51.Kf1 Rc7=]
43...Rc4 [43...Qf7!? Blatny,P; 43...Rd7 Blatny,P d8]
44.Qd6 Qf7 [44...Rc7 45.c4 (45.c4 Blatny,P 45...Rd7 46.Qb6 Qf7 47.Rd8 Rc7 48.c5+–) ;
44...Qb7 Blatny,P 45.Qf8+ Kh5 46.Rxg6!]
45.Rf8? [45.Qd8 h4# 45...Rxf4 46.g4!+– h4#]
45...Qb7„ 46.Qd8 [46.Rg8!? Blatny,P 46...Qe4 (46...Qf7 47.Qd8+–) 47.Qf8+ Kh5

48.Rxg6! Qxf4+ (48...Kxg6 49.Qf6+ Kh5 50.Qg5#) 49.Rg3 h6!! (49...Rc7 50.Qe8+ Kh6
51.Qxe6+ Kh5 52.Qd5! f3+;d1+ 52...Re7 53.Qd1+ Kh4 54.Qd4!+–) 50.Qe8+
Kh4 51.Qe7+ (51.Qd8+ Kh5 52.Qd1+ Kh4 53.Qd8+=) 51...Kh5 52.Qxe6 Rxc3 53.Qg6+
Kh4 54.Qf6+=]
46...Qe4 [46...Rxf4? Blatny,P 47.Qd2]
47.Qh4+ Kg7
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 dxc4 9.Bxc4
Qe7 10.h3 a6 11.e4 e5 12.Rd1 b5 13.Bf1 c5 14.d5 c4 15.a4 Rb8 [15...b4 16.Ne2 Nc5
17.Ng3 c3 18.bxc3 b3 19.Qb1 Rb8°]
16.axb5 axb5 17.Ra5! b4 18.Na4! Qd8 19.Ra7 b3?! [19...c3 20.bxc3 b3 21.Qb1
(21.Qe2 Nc5 22.Nxc5 Bxc5 23.Ra1 Nxe4 24.Qxe4 b2 25.Bxb2 Rxb2„) 21...Nc5 22.Nd2
Bd7 23.Nb2! Ne8 24.Nbc4 f5÷]
20.Qe2 [20.Qxc4? Rb4]
20...Nc5 21.Nxc5 Bxc5 22.Ra1 c3 23.Nxe5 [23.bxc3 b2 24.Bxb2 Nxe4 25.Qxe4 Rxb2„]
23...c2 24.Rd3! Qe8? [24...Bd7!? 25.Nxd7 (25.Bg5 Bb5 26.Nc6 Ra8 27.Nxd8 Rxa1
28.Nb7 Bd4÷) 25...Nxd7! 26.e5 (26.Bf4 Qf6 27.Bxb8 Qxb2÷) 26...Re8 27.e6 Nf6÷;
24...Qb6 25.Nc4 Qb5 26.Nd2 Ba6 27.Qf3±; 24...Re8 25.Nc6 Qb6 26.Nxb8 Nxe4?
27.Be3+–]
25.Nc6 Rb6 26.Be3 Nxe4 [26...Bxe3 27.Qxe3+–]
27.Bxc5 Nxc5 28.Re3! [28.Ne7+ Kh8 29.Rc3 Ba6 30.Qe3 Na4÷]
28...Qd7 29.Qc4 Rxc6 [29...Qd6 30.Rc3 Rxc6 31.dxc6 Qd1 32.Rxd1 cxd1Q 33.Qxc5
Ba6 34.Rc1+–]
30.dxc6 Qd1 31.Re1 Qd6 32.Qc3! [32.Ra5 Qd2]

32...Qd5 33.c7 Bb7 34.Ra5 Ne4 35.Rxd5 Nxc3 36.Rd3 Na2 37.Rxb3 Bc8 38.Bc4! g6
39.Ra3 c1Q 40.Rxc1 Nxc1 41.Rc3 Re8 42.Rxc1 Re7 43.Bf1 [Ftacnik,L]
1–0

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Nd7 6.0–0 Ne7 7.c3 h6 8.Na3 a6 9.Nc2 Bh7
10.Nce1 c5 11.Bd3 Bxd3 12.Nxd3 Ng6 13.g3 Be7 14.h4 h5 15.Re1 Rc8 16.Be3 c4
17.Nc1 Rc6 18.Qc2 Nb6 19.Ne2 Qd7 20.Ng5 Bd8 21.Nh3 Nc8 22.Nef4 Nxf4 23.Nxf4
Ne7 24.Qd1 g6 25.Nh3 Nf5 26.Bg5 Bxg5 27.Nxg5 Qe7 28.Kg2 b5 29.Qd2 Rb6 30.b4
cxb3 31.axb3 Rc6 32.b4 0–0 33.Reb1 Ra8 34.Rb3 Kg7 35.Nf3 Qd8 36.Ra5 Ne7
37.Qf4 Rc7 38.Qf6+ Kg8 39.Ra1 Rca7 40.Rba3 Nc6 41.Qf4 Qf8 42.Ng5 Ne7 43.f3
Nf5 44.g4 Ng7 45.Nh3 Rc7 46.Rxa6 Rxa6 47.Rxa6 Qc8 48.Ra1 Rxc3 49.Ng5 Rc7
50.Kg3 Qb7 51.Ra2 Qc6 52.Ra3 Ne8 53.Qd2 Kg7 54.Ra2 Qc3 55.Qxc3 Rxc3 56.Ra8
Kf8 57.gxh5 gxh5 58.Rb8 Ke7 59.Rxb5 f6 60.Rb7+ Rc7 61.exf6+ Kxf6 62.Rb8 Nd6
63.Kf4 Rc1 [Abgabezug/ sealed move]
64.Rb6 Ke7 65.Ra6 Re1 66.Ra7+ Ke8 67.Rh7 Nb5 68.Nf7 Nxd4 69.Ne5 Rb1 70.Kg5
Rxb4 71.Kf6 Kd8 72.Rxh5 Rb3 73.Rg5 Re3 74.Rg4 Nxf3 75.Nf7+ Kd7 76.h5 Re4
77.Rxe4 dxe4 78.h6 e3 79.h7 e2 80.h8Q e1Q 81.Qd8+ Kc6 82.Qa8+ Kc7 83.Qxf3
Qh4+ 84.Kg6 Qd4 85.Qg3+ Kb7 86.Ne5 Qd5 87.Kf7 Kb6 88.Qc3 Kb5 89.Qb2+ Ka6
90.Qe2+ Kb6 91.Ke7 Kc5 92.Nd7+ Kb4 93.Qb2+ Qb3 94.Qxb3+
½–½

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 dxc4 9.Bxc4
Qe7 10.h3 c5 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.e4 Bd6 13.Nd4 Ne5 14.Bb3 Bd7 15.Be3 Ng6 16.Rad1
Rfd8 17.Nf3 Bc6 18.Rfe1 Rdc8 19.Qb1 Bb4 20.Bd2 Rd8 21.a3 Bc5 22.Na4 Bd6
23.Nc3 Qc7 24.Ba2 a6 25.Be3 b5 26.Bb3 Bb7 27.Rc1 Qe7 28.Bb6 Rdc8 29.Bd4 Nd7
30.Rcd1 Nge5 31.Nxe5 Nxe5 32.Ne2 Qh4 33.f4 Nc4 34.Bf2 Bc5 35.Bxc5 Rxc5 36.Rc1
Nd2 37.Qd3 Nxe4 38.Qe3 Rac8 39.Rcd1 h6 40.Rf1 Nf6 41.Nc3 Qh5 42.Rd6 R5c6
43.Rxc6 Bxc6 44.Rf2 Nd7 45.Rd2 Qc5 46.Qxc5 Nxc5 47.Bc2 Kf8 48.Kf2 Ke7 49.Ke3
Nd7 50.g3 Nf6 51.Bd1 Ne8 52.Bc2 Nd6 53.Bd3 Bb7 54.h4 Nc4+ 55.Bxc4 Rxc4 56.Rd4
Rc5 57.a4 e5 58.Rb4 Bc6 59.axb5 axb5 60.Ne2 f6 61.Rb3 Ke6 62.Ra3 Rc2 63.fxe5
fxe5 64.Ra6 Kd6 [Abgabezug/ sealed move]
65.b4 Rc4 66.Ra7 Bd7 67.Ra6+ Ke7 68.Rg6 Kf7 69.Rd6 Bg4 70.Rd5 Rc2
0–1

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Nd7 6.0–0 Ne7 7.Nh4 Bg6 8.Nd2 c5 9.c3 cxd4
10.cxd4 Nf5 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.Nf3 Be7 13.Bd3 Nb8 14.Bd2 Nc6 15.Bc3 a6 16.b3 Nh4
17.Nxh4 Bxh4 18.g3 Be7 19.a3 Qb6 20.b4 0–0 21.Qg4 Rfc8 22.Rac1 Bf8 23.h4 Ne7
24.h5 gxh5 25.Qxh5 g6 26.Qh4 Qd8 27.Bd2 Rxc1 28.Rxc1 Rc8 29.Rd1 Nf5 30.Qxd8
Rxd8 31.Bxf5 gxf5 32.Rc1 b5 33.Rc6 Ra8 34.Rb6 Be7 35.Kf1 Bd8 36.Rb7 Kg7 37.Ke2
Rc8 38.Kd3 Rc6 39.Rb8 Bc7 40.Ra8 Kg6 41.Rc8 f6 42.Bc3 Kf7 43.exf6 Kxf6 44.Bd2
Rc4 45.Rf8+ Kg6 46.Ra8 Rc6 47.Rg8+ Kf7 48.Rc8 Rc4 49.Ra8 Rc6 50.Ra7 Kg6 51.Be3
Bd6 52.Bd2 Bc7 53.Ra8 Bd6 54.Rh8 Kg7 55.Rh6 Bc7 56.Rh1 Bd6 57.f3 Bc7 58.g4 fxg4
59.fxg4 Bd6 60.Rh6 Bf8 61.Bg5 Kg8 62.Rh1 Bg7 63.Be7
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Hansen,Cu]
1...d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 [6.Bd3 Bb4 7.a3 Ba5 8.0–0 0–0
9.Qc2 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Bc7 11.Ba2 e5 12.h3 h6 13.e4 Re8 14.Be3 Nh5?! 15.Rad1 exd4
16.Bxd4! Qe7 17.e5! Nf8? 18.Nb5!+– Kasparov,G-Van der Wiel,J/Bruxelles/1987/]
6...Bd6 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Qe7 10.a3 e5 11.h3 Bc7 12.Ba2 h6?! [12...exd4
13.exd4 Qd6 (13...Nb6 14.Re1 Qd6 15.Bg5 Nbd5 16.Rad1 g6 17.Qc1 Bf5? 18.Nxd5 Nxd5
19.Bxd5! Qxd5 20.Be7+– Van der Sterren,P-West,G/Sydney Mercantile/1991/) 14.Bg5
Nb6 15.Rae1 Nbd5 16.Re2 Be6 17.Rfe1 Nxc3 18.bxc3 Bxa2 19.Qxa2 b5² Gurevich,M-
Petursson,M/Moskva/1987/]
13.Nh4! Re8 [13...exd4 14.Nf5 Qe5 15.f4 Qe8 16.Nxd4²]
14.Nf5 Qf8 15.Nb5! Bb8 [15...cxb5 16.Qxc7±]
16.Bd2 a5 [16...cxb5 17.Bb4+–; 16...exd4 17.Nbxd4² (17.exd4 a5 18.Nc3ƒ) ]
17.dxe5 Bxe5?! [17...Nxe5 18.Nbd4²; 17...Nxe5 Hansen,Cu]
18.f4 Bb8 [18...cxb5 19.fxe5 Rxe5 20.Bc3 Re8 21.Nxh6+ gxh6 22.Qg6+ Kh8 23.Rxf6!
+–; 18...Bxb2 19.Nbd6 Bxa1 20.Bxf7+ Kh8 21.Nh4+–]
19.Nc3 Rd8 [19...Ba7 20.Kh1 Kh8 21.e4‚; 19...Nc5 20.Nxh6+ gxh6 21.Qg6+ Qg7
22.Bxf7+ Kf8 23.Qxg7+ (23.Bxe8 Hansen,Cu 23...Nxe8 24.Qh5±) 23...Kxg7 24.Bxe8
Nxe8 25.e4±]
20.Be1 [20.e4 Nc5 21.e5 Rxd2 (21...Nfe4 22.Nxe4 Nxe4 23.Qxe4 Rxd2²; 21...Bxf5
22.Qxf5 Rxd2 23.exf6 Nd7! 24.fxg7 Qxg7) 22.Qxd2 Nfe4 23.Nxe4 Nxe4 24.Nxh6+ gxh6
25.Qe1÷]
20...Nh7 21.Bh4 Ndf6 22.Rad1 Rxd1 [22...Ba7? 23.Nxh6+ gxh6 24.Qg6+ Kh8
25.Bxf6++–]
23.Rxd1 Be6? [23...Ba7 24.Nxh6+ gxh6 25.Qg6+ Kh8 26.Bxf6++–; 23...Bxf5 24.Qxf5
Ba7 25.Bf2 Re8 26.e4 Bxf2+ 27.Kxf2±]
24.Bxe6 fxe6 25.Qb3 Qe8 [25...Nd5 26.Ne7+ Nxe7 27.Qxe6+ Qf7 28.Rd8+ Nf8
29.Qxe7+–; 25...Qf7 26.Rd8+ Nf8 27.Nd6 Qe7 28.Nxb7+–]
26.Nxg7! Qf7 [26...Kxg7 27.Qxb7+ Bc7 28.Qxc7++–]
27.Nxe6 Ba7 28.Bf2 Re8 29.Nd4 Qxb3 30.Nxb3 Bxe3 31.Bxe3 Rxe3 32.Nxa5
[Ftacnik,L]
1–0
(849185) Karpov,Anatoly (2730) - Speelman,Jonathan S (2630) [C10]

World Cup Reykjavik (1), 1991
[Rogers,I]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Bd3 c5 8.dxc5
Bxc5 9.Qe2 0–0?! [9...Qc7 is known to be safer.]
10.Bg5 Qa5+ 11.c3 Be7 12.Ne5 h6 [This was Speelman's idea.]
[An improvement on the game Tal -Rogers, San Francisco 1991, which had continued
12...b6?! 13.Bb5! a6 14.Bc6 Ra7 15.b4 Qa3 16.Qc2 Nd5! 17.Bxd5 exd5 18.Bc1 Bf5!
19.Bxa3! Bxc2 20.Nc6! and Black resigned six moves later. (1–0 (28) Tal,M (2570)-
Rogers,I (2545) San Francisco 1991 CBM 023 [Rogers,I])]
13.Bh4 Rd8 14.0–0 [Tal was planning to answer ...d8 with 14.0–0–0!? but, true to
style, Karpov prefers a less risky attacking build-up.]
14...Qc7 15.Rad1 b6 16.Rfe1! Bb7!? [Speelman provokes the ensuing complications

since he is without another reasonable developing move.]
17.Nxf7!! Qc6! [Of course 17...Kxf7 18.Qxe6+ Kf8 19.Bg6 is fatal for Black but now e6
is protected. Has Karpov overreached?]
18.Be4! Qxe4 19.Qxe4 Rxd1! [This wins three pieces for the Black queen but the
complications have not yet subsided.]
[19...Bxe4 20.Nxd8 loses.]

20.Nxh6+! Kf8 21.Qxe6 Rxe1+ 22.Qxe1 gxh6 23.Bxf6 Bxf6 24.Qe6 Bg7 25.Qd6+ Ke8
[If 25...Kg8 26.Qd7 Be4 27.f3 Bb1 28.Qd5+ wins. Materially Black has sufficient
compensation for the queen but his king is exposed and his pieces do not work well
together.]
26.Qg6+ Kf8 27.Qd6+ Ke8 28.Qc7 Rd8 29.f3 Rd1+ 30.Kf2 Rd2+ 31.Kg1 Rd1+
32.Kf2 Rd2+ 33.Ke3 Rd7 34.Qb8+ Kf7 35.Qxa7 Re7+ 36.Kf2 Bxf3 37.Qxb6 Bd5
38.Qa5 Re5 39.g3 Bf6 40.h4 Be6 [Speelman has reached the first time control but it now
is only a matter of time before Karpov mobilises his queenside pawns to decisive effect.]
41.Qc7+ Kg6 42.a4 Bg4 43.Qc4 h5 44.Qa6 Rf5+ 45.Ke1 Rd5 46.Qb7 Rd7 47.Qb5
Bd8 48.a5 Bc7 49.Kf2 Rf7+ 50.Ke3 Re7+ 51.Kd2 Bxg3? 52.Qd3+
1–0
(849193) Portisch,Lajos (2570) - Karpov,Anatoly (2730) [E18]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.0–0 0–0 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Nxe4 Bxe4
9.Nh4 Bxg2 10.Nxg2 d5 11.Qa4 dxc4 12.Qxc4 c5 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.Be3 Nd7 15.Rfd1
Qe7 16.Bxc5
½–½
(849201) Karpov,Anatoly (2730) - Salov,Valery (2665) [E18]

[Salov,V]
1.d4 [Schussler]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Nc3 Ne4 7.Bd2 Bf6 8.0–0 0–0 9.Rc1 d6
10.d5 Nxd2 11.Qxd2 Qe7?! [11...e5 12.h4!? (12.b4 a5 13.a3 Nd7 14.e4 g6 15.h4 Ba6
16.Nb5 h5 17.Rc2 -,Kasparov-Salov,Skelleftea 1989) 12...Nd7 13.Bh3 g6 14.e4 Bg7
15.h5 Nf6 16.hxg6 hxg6 17.Kg2ƒ Epishin-Ehlvest,Terrassa 1991; 11...Nd7 12.Nd4 Bxd4
13.Qxd4 e5 14.Qd2 a5 15.b3 Qe7 16.e4 Nc5 17.Rce1 g6 18.f4 f6 19.f5! g5 20.Bf3 c6
21.Rd1± Pinter-Ribli,Hungary(ch)1981]
12.e4! Nd7 13.Nd4! Bxd4 [13...a5? 14.dxe6 fxe6 15.e5! dxe5™ 16.Nxe6! Bxg2 17.Nxf8
Bxf1 18.Qd5++–; 13...Kh8 14.f4±; 13...e5 Schussler 14.Nc6!? 14.Sf5 + = 14...Bxc6
15.dxc6 Nb8?! 16.Qd5 Qe8 17.Nb5± Qd8]
14.Qxd4 e5 15.Qd2 a5 [15...g6 Schussler 16.f4!?²]
16.f4 Nc5 17.f5 f6 18.Bf3! g5 19.b3 Bc8 [19...c6 20.Rfd1±]

20.Bd1 Bd7 21.a3 Ra7 [21...a4? 22.b4 Nb3 23.Bxb3 axb3 24.Qb2+–]
22.b4 Nb7 23.Rf2 Nd8 24.Qe3 axb4 [24...Nf7!?]
25.axb4 Nf7 26.h4 Kh8 27.Kf1 Rg8 28.Rcc2! Qf8 29.Ra2 Rxa2 30.Rxa2 gxh4 31.gxh4
Qg7 32.Ke1 Nh6 33.Ra7 [33.Kd2?! Schussler 33...Qg2+ 34.Kc1 Ng4 35.Rxg2 (35. xg4!
xg4 36. h6) 35...Nxe3 36.Rxg8+ Kxg8 37.Be2 Ng2³ (Karpov)]
33...Be8 [33...Ng4 34.Qg3! Qh6 35.Bxg4 Qc1+ 36.Nd1±; 33...Bxf5 34.exf5 Nxf5 35.Qf2
Nd4 36.c5! (36.Ne4 f5 37.Nxd6 Qg6!° (37...Qg1+? 38.Qxg1 Rxg1+ 39.Kf2 Rxd1
40.Nf7+ Kg7 41.Nxe5 f4 42.Nf3!+–) ) 36...bxc5 37.bxc5 dxc5 38.d6+–]
34.Kd2 Qg2+ 35.Kc1 Nf7! [35...Ng4 36.Bxg4 Qxg4 37.Qh6+–; 35...Rg3 36.Qd2!
(36.Qxh6 Rxc3+ 37.Kb1 Qxe4+ 38.Kb2 Rg3 39.Qf8+ Rg8 40.Qxf6+ Rg7 41.Rxc7
(41.Ra8 Schussler 41...Qd4+= (Karpov)) 41...Qd4+ 42.Kc1 Qa1+=) 36...Qh3 37.Qxh6
Rxc3+ 38.Kb2+–]
36.Rxc7 Rg3 37.Qd2 Qh3 38.Kb2 Kg7?? [38...Rd3!°]
39.Rc8??“ [¹39.Be2]
39...Bd7?“ [39...Rd3 40.Qc1 (40.Qc2? Qe3!) 40...Qg2+ 41.Be2 (41.Kb3 Bd7 42.Rc7
Be8°) 41...Ba4!!°]
40.Rc7 Be8? [¹40...Rd3!]
41.Be2! Qxh4 42.c5 bxc5 43.bxc5 Kf8 44.c6+– Qh2 45.Rc8?! [45.Rb7+–]
45...Qf2 46.Rb8 [46.c7?! Schussler 46...Qb6+ 47.Bb5 Kg7!?÷]
46...Qc5 47.Qc2 Ng5 48.Rb3?! [48.Bh5 Kg7 49.Ne2! (49.Bxe8 Nxe4 50.Rb3 Nxc3
51.Rxc3 Qb4+ 52.Qb3 Rg2+ 53.Rc2 Qd4+ 54.Ka2 Rg1‚) 49...Qa3+ 50.Kb1+–]
48...Rg2 49.Rb5 Qa7 [49...Qd4 Schussler 50.Kb3 Rg3 51.Rb4+–]
50.Qd3 h5 51.Qc4 Qd4 52.Kb3 Rg3 53.Kc2 Rg2 54.Kb3 Rg3 55.Kc2“ Rg2 56.Qd3
Qa7?“ [56...h4! 57.c7 Bd7 58.Rb8+ Ke7 59.c8Q Bxc8 60.Rxc8 Qxd3+ 61.Kxd3 h3°]
57.Rb7 Qc5 58.Rb5 Qa7 59.Rb7 Qc5 60.Kb3! h4 61.Qc4!+– Qxc4+ 62.Bxc4 Nf3
[62...h3 63.c7 h2 (63...Bd7 64.Bb5+–) 64.c8Q h1Q 65.Bb5+– (65.Qd8!+– Schussler) ]
63.Bb5! Nd4+ 64.Kc4 h3 65.c7 Nxb5 66.c8Q h2 67.Qe6
1–0
(849205) Beliavsky,Alexander G (2655) - Karpov,Anatoly (2730) [E06]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 0–0 6.Nc3 dxc4 7.Ne5 c5 8.dxc5 Qxd1+
9.Nxd1 Bxc5 10.Bd2 Nd5 11.Nxc4 Nc6 12.Rc1 Be7 13.Nde3 Nxe3 14.Bxe3 Bd7 15.0–0
Rfd8 16.Rfd1 Be8 17.Rxd8 Rxd8 18.a3 Nd4 19.Bxd4 Rxd4 20.e3 Rd8 21.Bxb7 Bb5
22.Ne5 Bd6 23.Nf3 e5 24.Rc8 Rxc8 25.Bxc8 Kf8 26.Nd2 Ke7 27.Ne4 Bc7 28.Nc3 Bc4
29.Bh3 Ba5 30.b4 Bc7 31.Bf1 Bb3 32.Ba6 Kd7 33.Kf1 f5 34.Ke2 Bb6 35.Kd3 Kd6
36.Bb5 a5 37.Ba4 axb4 38.axb4 Bd5 39.Nb5+ Ke7 40.Nc3 Kd6 41.Bc2 h6 42.Bb1 g5
43.Ba2 Bg2 44.Ke2 Bb7 45.Bc4 Bc6 46.Bf7 Bb7 47.Kd3 Bg2 48.Bg6 f4 49.Ke2 Bd5
50.Be4 Bc4+ 51.Kf3 Bf7 52.Na4 Ba7 53.b5 Bh5+ 54.g4 Bf7 55.b6 Bb8 56.Ke2 Bb3
57.Nc3 Kc5 58.b7 Be6 59.Kf3 Kc4 60.Ne2 Bd7 61.Nc1 Be6 62.h3 Kb5 63.Ke2 Kb6
64.Kd3 Kc5 65.Kc3 Bc4 66.Bf3 Bc7 67.Nd3+ Bxd3 68.Kxd3 Kd6 69.Ke4 Ke6
½–½
(849216) Karpov,Anatoly (2730) - Hjartarson,Johann (2550) [D38]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.e3 c5 8.Bd3 c4 9.Bf5
Qa5 10.Qc2 0–0 11.0–0 Re8 12.Bh4 g6 [12...Bxc3 13.bxc3 g6 14.Bxd7 Nxd7 15.Nd2²]
13.Bh3 Bxc3 14.bxc3 Ne4 15.Rfc1!? [N]
[15.Rac1 Nb6 16.Bxc8 Raxc8 17.Ne5 f6 18.Ng4 f5 19.Nf6+ Nxf6 20.Bxf6 Na4 21.Be5
Re6÷ Dejkalo-Stempin,P/Polska ch/1990/]
15...f6 [15...Nb6 16.Bxc8 Raxc8 17.Nd2²]
16.Nd2 g5 17.Bg3 Nb6 18.Bxc8 Raxc8 19.Nf1 Na4 20.f3 Nxg3 [20...Nexc3? 21.Be1+–]
21.hxg3 b5 [21...Rc6!? 22.g4 Rb6„]
22.g4 Rc6 23.Kf2 Rce6 24.a3 a6 25.Qd2 Kh8 26.Rc2 Qc7 27.Re1 h5! 28.gxh5 f5
29.Rcc1 [29.e4 f4 30.e5 Qh7„]
29...Qf7 [29...Qe7!?]
30.Ng3! f4 31.exf4 gxf4 [31...Qxf4 32.Qxf4 gxf4 33.Ne2 Rf6 34.Rc2 Re3 35.g4±]
32.Ne2 Qf6 [32...Re3 33.Nxf4 Rxe1 34.Ng6++–]
33.Nxf4 Qh4+ 34.g3 Qh2+ 35.Ng2 Rxe1 36.Rxe1 Rxe1 37.Qxe1 Nb2 38.Qe8+ Kh7
39.f4 Nd3+ 40.Kf3 Qh1 41.Qe7+ Kh8 [41...Kh6 42.Qf6+ Kh7 43.Qf7+ Kh8 44.Qxd5
Qd1+ 45.Ke4 Qe2+ 46.Ne3! Nf2+ 47.Kf5 Qxh5+ 48.Kf6 Ng4+ 49.Ke7 Qh7+ 50.Kd8+–]
42.h6 Qd1+ 43.Qe2 Qh1 44.Kg4 Qd1 [44...Qxh6 45.Qe8+ Kg7 46.Nh4+–]
45.Qxd1 Nf2+ 46.Kg5 Nxd1 47.f5 Nxc3 48.f6! [Ftacnik,L]
1–0
(849225) Karpov,Anatoly (2730) - Khalifman,Alexander (2630) [E15]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Ernst Salov Schussler]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ [5...d5 Schussler 6.cxd5 Nxd5!? A
relatively new idea. Black equalized comfortably in De Boer,GJ-Van der Wiel, J, NLD-ch
1991 (CBM 26/ game 444). For 6. - exd5 - see Portisch,L-Timman,J, Reykjavik 1991
(CBM 26/game 697).]
6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 [8.0–0 Schussler 8...d5 9.Qc2 0–0 10.Bf4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2
Nh5!? Plachetka,J-Stohl,I, Stary Smokovec 1991 (CBM 26/game 844).]
8...d5 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Re1 c5 12.e4 dxc4 13.Nxc4 [13.bxc4 cxd4 14.Nxd4
Ne5 15.Nxe6 fxe6 16.Bxe5 Bc5° (16...Bc5 Salov 17.Rf1 (17.Qe2 Bxf2+! 18.Qxf2 Ng4
19.Qd4 Nxe5=) 17...Qd3!=) ]
13...Bb7 14.Qd3 [N]
[14.e5 Nd5 15.Bb2 b5 16.Nd6 Bxd6 17.exd6 c4 18.Ba3 b4 19.bxc4 bxa3 20.Qb3 N5b6³
Ftacnik,L-Lerner,K/Amsterdam OHRA-B/1988/ (20...N5b6 Salov 21.Rac1° Ftacnik-
Lerner,Amsterdam 1988) ; 14.Nfe5 cxd4 15.Bxd4 b5 16.Nxd7 Nxd7 17.Ne3 Bc5 18.Rc1
Rc8 19.e5 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Qb6 21.Bxc5 Nxc5= Cvitan,O-Stempin,P/Warszawa/1990/]
14...cxd4 [14...b5 15.Na5±; 14...Rc8!² Ernst]
15.Nxd4 Nc5 16.Qc2 a6 [16...Rc8 Salov 17.Nb5! (17.Rad1 Qe8÷) 17...a6 (17...Ncxe4
18.Bxf6) 18.Rad1 axb5 19.Rxd8 Rcxd8 20.Ne5± (20.Nxb6 Nd3 21.Rd1 Nxf2 22.Rxd8
Rxd8°) ]
17.Rad1 Qc7 18.Bd2! Ncd7 [18...b5 19.Bf4 Qc8 20.Nb6+–; 18...e5 19.Nf5 Bd8
20.Bb4±; 18...Nfd7 19.b4 Na4 20.Bf4! (20.Qxa4 b5 21.Qa5 Qxc4) 20...Qc8 (20...e5
21.Nxe5 Qxc2 22.Nxc2±) 21.Qb3±; 18...Ncxe4 Salov 19.Rxe4 b5 20.Bf4 Qc8 21.Bd6+–]
19.Bf4 Qc5 [19...e5 20.Nxe5!; 19...Qc8 20.Bd6! Qd8 (20...Bxd6 21.Nxd6 Qxc2 22.Nxc2
Rab8 23.Nxb7 Rxb7 24.e5 Nd5 25.Nb4+–) 21.Bxe7 (21.e5± Schussler) 21...Qxe7 22.e5
Nd5 23.Nd6 Nc5 24.N4f5!±]
20.Bc1! Qc7 [20...b5 21.Na5±; 20...Rfe8 21.Ba3 Qc7 22.Bxe7 Rxe7 23.e5 Nd5 24.Nd6±]
21.e5 Nd5 22.Ne3 Qxc2 [22...Rac8 23.Qxc7 Rxc7 24.Nxd5 Bxd5 25.Bxd5 exd5 26.Nf5
Bb4 27.Re2±]
23.Ndxc2 Rac8 [23...Nxe3 24.Nxe3 (24.Bxe3 Bxg2 25.Rxd7 Be4 26.Rxe7 Bxc2
27.Bxb6²) 24...Bxg2 (24...Nc5 Salov 25.Bxb7 Nxb7 26.Nc4ƒ (26.Rd7 Bb4!) ) 25.Rxd7
Bb4 26.Nxg2 Bxe1 27.Nxe1 Rfd8 28.Rd6±]
24.Bxd5! [24.Nxd5 Bxd5 25.Bxd5 Rxc2 26.Be4 (26.Bxe6 fxe6 27.Rxd7 Rfxf2) 26...Rc7]
24...exd5 25.Nxd5 Bxd5 [25...Bc5 26.Ba3 Bxf2+ 27.Kxf2 Rxc2+ 28.Re2 Rxe2+
29.Kxe2 Rd8 30.Nxb6 Bc6 31.Rd6 Bb5+ 32.Ke3±]
26.Rxd5 Rxc2 27.Rxd7 Bb4 [27...Bc5 28.Rd2! (28.Be3 Salov 28...Rxa2 29.Bxc5 bxc5
30.Rc7±) 28...Rxd2 29.Bxd2 Rd8 30.Be3±]
28.Red1 Rxa2 29.Be3 Bc5 [29...b5 30.Rc7± (30.Rc1 Ernst 30...h6 31.e6 fxe6
32.Rcc7+–) ; 29...Bc3 Ernst 30.Bxb6 Bxe5 31.Bc5 Re8 32.Re7+–]
30.Bxc5 bxc5 31.Rc7 Ra3? [31...Rb2 32.Rdd7 (32.e6 fxe6 33.Rdd7 Rfxf2 34.Rxg7+ Kf8
35.Rxh7 Rg2+ 36.Kh1 Kg8 37.Rcg7+ Kf8 38.Rb7 Kg8 39.Rhd7 Rxh2+ 40.Kg1 Rhg2+
41.Kf1 Rgf2+=) 32...Re2™ (32...Rxb3 33.e6!+–) 33.Rxc5±; ¹31...Rb2 Salov]
32.e6! fxe6 33.Rdd7 [Ftacnik,L]
1–0
(849230) Gulko,Boris F (2565) - Karpov,Anatoly (2730) [A28]

[Salov,V]
1.c4 [Ribli Ernst]
1...Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e4 [Nimzowitsch]
4...Bb4 5.d3 d6 6.g3 Bc5 [6...0–0 7.Bg2 a6!?
a) 7...Be6 8.0–0 Bxc3 9.bxc3 Qd7 10.Rb1 Rab8 11.Nh4 (11.Ng5!? Bg4 12.f3²) 11...a6
12.f4 Bg4 13.Qe1 Bh3 14.Bxh3 Qxh3 15.f5 b5!„ Ashley-Gipslis,Groningen 1990;
b) 7...Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 Nd4 10.Bg2 a5 11.0–0 Bc5 12.Rb1 c6 13.a3² Ehlvest-
Adams,Terrassa 1991;
8.0–0 Bxc3 9.bxc3 b5 10.d4 Re8 11.Re1 Bd7 12.Qd3 Na5= Bukal-Ambroz,Stary
Smokovec 1980]
7.Bg2 Nd4 [TN]
[7...Ng4?! 8.0–0 f5 9.exf5! Bxf5 10.Nh4 Be6 11.Ne4 Bb6 12.Bg5± Taimanov]
8.Nxd4 Bxd4 9.h3 [9.Ne2 Ernst 9...Bb6 10.d4 0–0 11.0–0²]
9...Be6 10.f4 [10.0–0!? g1–h2,f2–f4]
10...a6 11.Qf3 h6 12.Ne2 [12.Be3!? Ribli]
12...Bc5 13.Bd2 [13.Be3 b5!? 14.Bxc5 dxc5 15.fxe5? Nd7µ; 13.f5 Ernst 13...Bd7 14.g4
Nh7„; 13.Be3!? Ribli]
13...Qe7 14.Bc3?! [¹14.b4 Ba7 15.a4 a5 16.bxa5 Bc5÷]
14...Bd7 15.b4 Ba7 16.a4 Nh7 [16...a5!?]
17.Kd2? [17.a5! 0–0 18.g4„]
17...0–0 [f7–f5]
18.g4 [¹18.a5]
18...b5!µ 19.axb5 [19.cxb5 axb5 20.a5 c5µ]
19...axb5 20.cxb5 [20.fxe5 Ernst 20...bxc4 21.dxc4 dxe5µ]
20...Bb6 [20...Bxb5 Ribli 21.Ra5 Bc6 22.Rha1 Bb6=]
21.Rhd1 [21.h4 Qe6 22.f5 Ra2+ 23.Rxa2 Qxa2+‚]
21...Bxb5 22.Ke1 Rfe8 23.Rxa8 Rxa8 24.Ra1 Rd8 25.Kd2?! [25.Kf1µ]
25...c6 26.Kc2 Nf8 27.Ng3?! [¹27.Bf1 Ne6 28.f5]
27...Ne6 28.Nf5 Qc7 29.fxe5 dxe5–+ 30.Bf1 c5 31.bxc5 Qxc5 32.Kb2 Nf4 [32...Rc8!
Ribli]
33.d4 exd4 34.Nxd4 Bxf1 35.Rxf1 Bc7 36.e5 [36.Nf5 Nd3+ 37.Kc2 Be5 38.Nxh6+ gxh6
39.Qxf7+ Kh8–+]
36...Rxd4
0–1
(849240) Karpov,Anatoly (2730) - Ljubojevic,Ljubomir (2600) [E32]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Ernst]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 c5 9.e3 [N]
[9.dxc5]
9...cxd4 10.Qxd4 [10.exd4 d5]
10...Nc6 11.Qd6 Ne4 12.Bxd8 Nxd6 13.Bh4 Ba6 [13...Nf5 14.Bf2 Ne5 15.e4 Nd6
16.b3²]
14.b3 Nf5 15.Bf2 Na5 16.Rb1 [16.e4?! Nxb3! 17.Rd1 Ne7 18.Rxd7 Nc6µ]
16...d5 17.cxd5 Bxf1 18.Kxf1 exd5 19.g4! Ne7! 20.Ne2 Rac8 21.Rb2 [21.Kg2 Rc2
22.Nd4]
21...f5! 22.Kg2 [22.g5 f4! 23.exf4 Ng6 24.Bg3 d4„]
22...fxg4 23.fxg4 h5! 24.gxh5 [24.h3 hxg4 25.hxg4 Rc6=]
24...Rf5 25.h6 [25.Rc1!²]
25...Rg5+! 26.Bg3 [26.Ng3!?]
26...Nf5 27.Kf2 [27.hxg7 Ernst 27...Nxe3+ 28.Kf3 Nc2 29.Rc1 Nd4+ 30.Kg2=]
27...Nxh6 28.Nd4 [28.Rd1=]
28...Ng4+ 29.Ke2 [29.Kf3 Rf8+ 30.Ke2 Nxh2!]
29...Nf6 30.Kf3 Nc6 31.Ne6 [31.Nxc6 Rxc6 32.Bf4 Rf5 33.h4 d4³]
31...Rf5+ 32.Kg2 Re8 33.Nd4 Nxd4 34.exd4 Re3 35.Re1 Rd3 36.Re5 Rff3 37.Re7 a5
38.b4?! [38.Be5!„]
38...Nh5! 39.bxa5 Nxg3 [39...bxa5–+ Ernst]
40.hxg3? [40.axb6! Nh5 (40...Nf5 41.Re1 Nh4+ 42.Kg1) 41.Re1 Nf4+ 42.Kg1 Rb3
43.Reb1 Nh3+ 44.Kg2 Nf4+ 45.Kg1=]
40...Rxg3+ 41.Kh2 bxa5 42.Rd7? [42.Re5 Rh3+ 43.Kg2 Rdg3+ 44.Kf1 Rh1+ 45.Kf2
Rxa3µ]
42...Rg5 43.Rg2 Rxg2+ 44.Kxg2 Rxd4 45.Kf3 Rd3+ 46.Ke2 Rxa3 47.Rxd5 Kh7
48.Kf2 Kh6 49.Rc5 g5 50.Kg2 Kh5 51.Rd5 Kh4 [Ftacnik,L]
0–1
(849248) Ivanchuk,Vassily (2735) - Karpov,Anatoly (2730) [B17]

[Salov,V]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Ng5 e6 7.Qe2 Nb6 8.Bd3 h6
9.N5f3 c5 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Ne5 Nbd7 12.Ngf3 Qc7 13.0–0 [13.Bd2?? Nxe5 14.Nxe5
Bxf2+! 15.Kxf2 Qxe5µ; 13.Bf4?! Bb4+ 14.Kf1 (14.Nd2 Bxd2+ 15.Kxd2 0–0÷ Timman)
14...Bd6 15.Bg3 0–0 16.Rd1 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Rd8!³ Timman-Karpov,Amsterdam 1988]
13...0–0 14.Re1 [14.Bf4 Bd6 15.Nxd7 Bxd7 16.Bxd6 Qxd6 17.Ne5 Rfd8= Jansa-
Kholmov,Budapest 1976; 14.Bd2 Bd6 15.Nxd7 Bxd7 16.Rae1 Rfd8 17.Ne5 Bb5!=
Sokolov,A-Karpov,Linares(m/7)1987]
14...b6 [TN]
[14...Re8?! 15.Bf4 Bd6 16.Rad1 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 a6 18.Bg3 b5 19.Ng4!± Horvath-

Navarovszky,Hungary(ch)1980]
15.Nxd7 Bxd7 16.Ne5 Bc6 [16...Bc8!? 17.Qf3 (17.Bxh6 gxh6 18.Qf3 Nh7™ (18...Qe7?
19.Nc6 Qc7 20.Qxf6 Qxc6 21.Be4+–) 19.Qg3+ Ng5 20.h4 f6 21.hxg5 fxe5 22.gxh6+
Kh8–+) 17...Bd6!™ (17...Bb7 18.Qg3‚) 18.Bf4 (18.Qxa8? Bb7 19.Qxa7 Ra8 20.Qxa8+
Bxa8 21.Nf3 (21.f4 Bxe5 22.fxe5 Ng4 23.h3 Qc5+ 24.Kh1 Bxg2+–+) 21...Bxf3 22.gxf3
Bxh2+ 23.Kg2 Bf4µ) 18...Bb7 19.Qh3 Rfd8 20.Rad1 Ne4!=]
17.Nxc6 Qxc6 18.Bf4± Rad8 19.Rad1 Bd6 20.Bd2?! [¹20.Bc1]
20...Qc7 21.g3 Qc6 22.a3 Be7 23.Bc3 Qc7 24.Be5 Bd6 25.Bc3 [25.Bxf6? gxf6 26.Qg4+
Kh8 27.Qh5 Kg7 28.Re4 f5 29.Rh4 Rh8=]
25...Be7 26.Bc4 Qc6 27.Rd3 Rxd3 [27...Qxc4?? 28.Rxd8+–]
28.Bxd3 Rd8 29.Rd1 Rd5 30.Qf3 b5 31.Re1 Qd7 32.Re5² Bf8 33.Rxd5 Nxd5 34.Qe4
f5 35.Qd4 a6 36.Bd2? [36.b4! Qc6 37.Bb2 Nb6 38.g4!²]
36...Be7 37.Qe5 Bf6 38.Qb8+ Kf7 39.Qa8 Qd6 40.b3 Bc3 [40...Bg5 41.Bxg5 (41.Bb4!?
=) 41...hxg5 42.c4 Nc3 43.Qa7+ Kf6 44.Bf1=; 40...Qxa3 41.Bxb5! (41.Bxf5? Qa1+
42.Kg2 Qd1 43.Bxe6+ Kxe6 44.Qc6+ Ke5 45.f4+ Kd4 46.c3+ Kd3 47.Qxd5+ Kc2–+)
41...Qa1+ 42.Bf1 Qd1 43.Qb7+! Kg6 44.Ba5=]
41.Bxc3 Nxc3 42.Qc8 Nd5 [42...Qd4? 43.Qxa6 Nd1 44.Qb7+ Kf6 45.Qf3; 42...Nd1
43.Be2=]
43.b4= Ne7 44.Qb7 Kf6 45.Bf1
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 d5 6.g3 0–0 7.Bg2 Nbd7 8.Qc2 c6
9.Nbd2 Qe7 10.0–0 e5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.e4 N5f6 13.Rfe1 Rd8 14.Rad1 exd4 15.Nxd4
Nb6 16.N2b3 Bg4 17.f3 Be6 18.Qc5 Qe8 19.e5 Nfd7 20.Qc1 Nf8 21.f4 Bxb3 22.Nxb3
Ne6 23.Rd6 Nc8 24.Rxc6
1–0
(849267) Seirawan,Yasser (2615) - Karpov,Anatoly (2730) [E05]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 0–0 6.Nc3 dxc4 7.Ne5 Nc6 8.Bxc6 bxc6
9.Nxc6 Qe8 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7 11.Qa4 c5 12.Qxc4 cxd4 13.Qxd4 e5 14.Qh4 Rb8 15.Bg5
Rxb2 16.0–0 Qe6 17.Bxf6 Qxf6
½–½
(849272) Karpov,Anatoly (2730) - Nikolic,Predrag (2625) [A91]

1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.Nh3 Be7 5.0–0 0–0 6.c4 d6 7.Qb3 c6 8.Nc3 Na6 9.Ng5 e5
10.Rd1 Qe8 11.d5 h6 12.Nf3 Nc5 13.Qa3 cxd5 14.Nxd5 Nxd5 15.cxd5 Qa4 16.b3 Qxa3
17.Bxa3 e4 18.Nd4 Bd7 19.e3 Rac8 20.Bf1 a6 21.Rac1 Kf7 22.Be2 Bf6 23.Rc3 Ke7
24.Rdc1 g6
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.dxc5 f5 9.Qc2
0–0 10.e4 fxe4 11.fxe4 Nf4 12.Nf3 Qc7 13.Be3 Nd7 14.Bc4 Nxc5 15.0–0 Bd7 16.Rae1
b6 17.Bd4 Ba4 18.Qd2 Nb3 19.Bxb3 Bxb3 20.Ne5 Ng6 21.Qg5 Qe7 22.Qg3 Nxe5
½–½
(849289) Karpov,Anatoly (2730) - Ehlvest,Jaan (2605) [D85]

[Salov,V]
1.d4 [Ftacnik]
1...Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Qd2 0–0
[8...Qa5 9.Nf3 Nc6 10.Rc1 cxd4 11.cxd4 Qxd2+ 12.Kxd2 0–0 13.Bb5 f5 14.exf5 Rxf5
15.Bc4+ Kh8 16.Rhd1 TN (16.h4) 16...Rf8 17.d5 Na5 18.Bb5 Bg4 19.Ke2 a6 20.Bd3
Rad8= Seirawan-Ehlvest,Reykjavik 1991]
9.Nf3 [9.Rc1 Nd7 10.Bd3?! (¹10.d5 Nf6 11.f3²) 10...e5! 11.Nf3 exd4 12.cxd4 cxd4
13.Nxd4 Ne5³ Yusupov-Timman,Belgrade 1989]
9...Nd7 [TN]
[9...Bg4 10.Ng5! cxd4 11.cxd4 Nc6 12.h3 Bd7 13.Nf3 Rc8 14.Rb1 Na5 15.Bd3 Be6
16.0–0 Bc4 17.Rfd1 b5 18.Bg5 a6 19.Rbc1 Bxd3 20.Rxc8 Qxc8 21.Qxd3² Karpov-
Kasparov,Lyon(m/17)1990]
10.Bd3 Nb6?! [10...e5!? 11.d5 (11.dxe5 b6) 11...f5!„ (11...f5 Ftacnik 12.Bg5²) ]
11.h3! [11.dxc5? Na4 12.Bd4 Qa5µ; 11.0–0 Bg4! 12.Ne5 Bxe5 13.dxe5 c4 14.Bc2 Qxd2
15.Bxd2 Be2„; 11.Bh6 Ftacnik 11...cxd4 12.cxd4 Bg4 13.Bxg7 Kxg7=]
11...Na4 [11...cxd4 12.cxd4 f5 13.0–0 fxe4 14.Bxe4 Nd5²; 11...c4 Ftacnik 12.Bc2 f5
13.Bh6 fxe4 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Bxe4±]
12.Rc1 Re8?! [12...Qa5 13.0–0 (13.Bh6 Ftacnik 13...Bxh6 14.Qxh6 Nxc3 15.Qd2 cxd4
16.Nxd4 Rd8 17.Rxc3 Rxd4 18.Rxc8++–) 13...Rd8 14.Rfd1²]
13.Bh6 Bh8 14.Bc4 e6 15.0–0 Qa5 16.Bb3 b5!? [16...Bd7 17.Ne5! Bb5? 18.c4+–;
16...cxd4 Ftacnik 17.cxd4 Qxd2 18.Bxd2 Nb6 19.Rc7±]
17.Rfe1 Bb7 18.Qf4 Rac8 [18...Nxc3? 19.Ne5 Re7 20.Ng4+–]
19.Bxa4! bxa4 [19...Qxa4 20.Ne5 f5 (20...f6 21.Nd7) 21.Qg5‚ (21.Qg3 Ftacnik 21...Bxe4
22.Nxg6+–) ]
20.h4 [20.Ne5 Qc7!]
20...Qc7 21.Qe3 Qa5 22.Bf4 [22.h5?! Ftacnik 22...cxd4 23.cxd4 Qxh5]
22...f5?! [22...cxd4 23.cxd4 Rxc1 24.Rxc1 Rc8±]
23.exf5 cxd4 24.cxd4 Qxf5 [24...Bxf3? 25.Rxc8+–; 24...Rxc1 25.Qxc1 (25.Rxc1!? Bxf3
26.fxg6‚ (26.Rc8! Ftacnik 26...Rxc8 27.Qxe6+ Kg7 28.f6+ Kf8 29.Bd6#) ) 25...Bxf3
26.Rxe6 Rf8 27.gxf3 Qxf5 28.Qc4+–]
25.Ne5 Bd5 26.a3 Bg7 [26...Rxc1 27.Rxc1 Qe4 (27...Bxe5 Ftacnik 28.Bxe5 Qe4
29.Qg5+–) 28.Qxe4 Bxe4 29.Rc7+–]
27.f3 Qf8 28.Rc5! Qe7 29.Bg5 Qb7 30.Rec1+– Rxc5 31.Rxc5 Qb3 [31...Rc8 32.Rxc8+
Qxc8 33.Bh6 Bh8 34.Qf4+–]
32.Rc3 Qb1+ 33.Kh2 Bf8 34.Ng4+– Bd6+ 35.Bf4 Be7 36.Rc7 Qb3 37.Qe5 [37.Nh6+
Ftacnik 37...Kf8 38.Qe5+–]
37...h5 38.Nf6+
1–0
(849294) Chandler,Murray G (2605) - Karpov,Anatoly (2730) [C49]

[Ernst,T]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4 5.0–0 0–0 6.d3 d6 7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Bd7
[8...Qe7 9.Re1 Nd8 10.d4 Ne6 11.Bc1 c5=]
9.Rb1 a6 10.Ba4 Rb8 11.Bb3 h6 12.Bh4 Qe7 13.Re1 Na5 14.d4 Rbd8 15.h3 Kh7
16.Qc1 Nxb3 17.axb3 Bc8 18.Qe3 b6 19.c4 Rde8 20.b4 Rg8 21.dxe5 dxe5 22.Bg3 Nd7
23.Red1 f6 24.Nh4 Qf7 25.Rb3 Nb8 26.c5 b5 27.Rbd3 Nc6 28.c3 a5 29.bxa5 Nxa5
30.c6 Nxc6 31.Rd5 [31.Qc5 Qc4 32.Qxc4 bxc4³]
31...b4 32.Rc5 Nb8 33.cxb4 Na6 34.Rc3 Nxb4 35.Qa7 Na6 36.Ra1 Re6 37.f3 Qd7
38.Bf2 Rc6 39.Rxc6 Qxc6 40.Nf5 Re8 41.Ne3 Qb7 42.Nd5 Qxa7 43.Bxa7 Bb7 44.Rc1
Bxd5 45.exd5 Rd8 46.Rc6 Nb4 47.Rxc7 Rxd5 48.Rb7 Nc6 49.Be3 Nd8 50.Rb2 Ne6³
51.Rd2 Rb5 52.Kf2 Kg6 53.Rd6 Rb2+ 54.Rd2 Rb4 55.Ra2 h5 56.Re2 h4 57.Rd2 Kf5
58.Rc2 Nf4 59.Bd2 Ra4 60.Kf1 Nh5 61.Kf2 Ng3 62.Be1 Ke6 63.Rb2 Nf5 64.Rb6+
Kd7 65.Rb2 Kc6 66.Rc2+ Kd5 67.Rd2+ Nd4 68.Rb2 Kc4 69.Kf1 Ra1 70.Kf2 f5
71.Bb4 Ne6 72.Bd2 Kd3 73.Be1 Nd4 74.Rd2+ Kc4 75.Rb2 e4 76.fxe4 fxe4 77.Bd2
Kd3 78.Bf4 Ra3 79.Rd2+ Kc4 80.Rb2 Nf5 81.Rc2+ Kd4 82.Rd2+ Kc3 83.Re2 Ra4
84.Re1 Ra2+ 85.Kf1 Kd3 86.Rd1+ Kc4 87.Rc1+ Kd5 88.Rd1+ Ke6 89.Re1 Ra4
90.Kf2 Kf6 91.Re2 g5 92.Bc1 Rc4 93.Re1 Rc2+ 94.Kg1 Ng3!? [94...Kg6! 95.Rd1
(95.Bxg5 Kxg5 96.Rxe4 Rc1+ 97.Kf2 Rf1+!–+) 95...e3 96.Re1 Rc3!  ...f6–e5–e4]
95.Be3 Kg6 96.Bf2 Kf5 97.Be3 Ne2+? [97...Ra2! 98.Rb1!? Kg6!  ...f5, ...e2
(98...Ne2+? 99.Kf1 Nf4 100.Rb5+ Kg6 101.Rb6+ Kf7 102.Bxf4 gxf4 103.Rb4=) 99.Rb6+
scheitert 99...Kh5 100.Rb5 Ra1+! nebst matt]
98.Kf1 Nf4 99.Ra1! Nxg2 100.Ra5+ Ke6 101.Ra6+! [Eine studienartige Rettungsidee]
[101.Bxg5 e3  ...e3–e2+]
101...Kd5 [101...Kf7 102.Bxg5 e3 103.Rf6+ Kg7 104.Re6=]

102.Ra5+ Kc4 103.Ra4+! Kc3 [103...Kd3 104.Ra3+; 103...Kb3 104.Rxe4]
104.Bxg5! [104.Ra3+ Kb2–+]
104...e3 105.Bf6+! [105.Re4 Kd3–+]
105...Kb3 [105...Kd3 106.Rd4+ Kc3 107.Rg4+ Kd3 108.Rd4+=]
106.Re4 Rf2+ 107.Kg1 Rxf6 [107...Kc2 108.Rxe3!=]
108.Kxg2 Rf2+ 109.Kg1 Rf3 110.Kg2 Rg3+ 111.Kf1! Rxh3 112.Ke2 Ka2 113.Rb4
[113.Rxe3=]
113...Ka3 114.Re4 Kb3 115.Rf4 Rh1 116.Kxe3 h3 117.Kf2 Kc2 118.Kg3 Kd3 119.Rh4
[Nach diesem harten Kampf teilten Karpov und Ivanchuk den Sieg in Reykjavik.]
½–½
(856215) Karpov,Anatoly (2730) - Bareev,Evgeny (2680) [C13]

Tilburg Tilburg (1), 1991
[Hansen,Cu]
1.e4 [Knaak]
1...e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Nbd7 6.Nf3 Be7 7.Nxf6+ Bxf6 8.Qd2
Bxg5 9.Nxg5 Nf6 10.Be2 [10.0–0–0 Bd7 (10...Qd6! 11.Nf3 0–0 12.Ne5²) 11.Nf3 Qe7
12.Ne5 0–0 13.Bd3 Rfd8 14.g4± Inkiov-Lobron Novi Sad OL 1990 (14.g4 Knaak
14...Be8 15.g5 Nd7 16.Ng4 c5 Inkiov-Lobron/Thessaloniki ol/1990/i50/313 17.Rhg1± 
  Lobron) ]
10...Qd6 [10...0–0 11.Rd1 Qd6 12.0–0 Bd7 13.Nf3= Fischer-Petrosjan Stockholm izt
1962]
11.0–0–0 0–0 12.Bf3?! [12.Nf3; 12.f4!?]
12...Rb8 13.Ne4 Nxe4 14.Bxe4= Bd7 15.Qe3 Bc6 16.f3 Rfd8 17.Bd3 b5 18.Kb1 b4
19.h4 Kh8 [xd4]
20.Be2 Bb5³ 21.b3?! [21.g4]
21...a5 22.Rhe1 a4 23.bxa4 Bxe2 [23...Bxa4 Knaak 24.Bc4÷]
24.Rxe2 Ra8 [24...Qa6 Knaak 25.d5 Qxa4 26.Red2 exd5 27.Rxd5 Re8µ]
25.Qb3 Ra5 26.Rd3 Rda8 [26...c6! Tda8]

27.d5! Rxd5 [27...exd5 28.Rde3„; 27...e5!µ Knaak 28.Qc4 Rxa4 29.Rde3?! (29.f4 exf4
30.Qc6 Qd8µ; 29.Qc6 Rxa2 30.Qxd6 cxd6 31.Re4 R2a4 32.Rb3?? Ra1+ 33.Kb2 R8a2#)
29...b3! 30.Rxe5 Rxc4 31.Re8+ Qf8–+]
28.Rxd5 exd5 29.Qd3 c6 30.h5 [30.Qa6!? Knaak]
30...h6 [30...Qf6 31.a5!; 30...Kg8 31.Qf5 Qf6 32.Qd7²]
31.Qf5 Kg8 32.g4 [g5/f3–f4,g4–g5]
32...Qd8 [32...Qf6 Knaak 33.Qd7 Qxf3 34.Qxc6 Rf8 35.Re8 Qd1+ 36.Kb2 Qd4+
37.Kb1=]
33.f4 Rxa4 34.g5 Ra8 35.g6! Qf6 36.Qxf6 gxf6 37.Re7 fxg6 38.hxg6 Ra3 [38...Ra4
39.Rf7 b3 40.Rxf6 bxc2+ 41.Kxc2 Rxa2+ 42.Kd3÷]
39.Rf7 h5 [39...Rf3 Knaak 40.Rxf6 Kg7 41.Rxc6 Rxf4 42.Kb2 h5 43.Rd6 Rd4 44.c3
bxc3+ 45.Kxc3=]
40.Rxf6 h4? [40...Rf3! 41.f5 h4 42.Rf7 h3 43.Rh7 Rxf5 44.Rxh3 Kg7 45.a3=]
41.Rxc6 h3 [41...Rf3 Knaak 42.Rc7 Rxf4 43.Rh7 Rg4 44.Kb2=]
42.Rc7 Rf3 43.Rh7² Rxf4 44.Rxh3 Rg4 45.Rd3 Rxg6 46.Rxd5 Kf7 47.Rb5 Rg4
48.Re5 Kf6 49.Re3 Kf5 50.Kb2 Rg8 51.Kb3 Rb8 52.Re7 Kf4 53.Kc4 Kf5 54.Re1 Kf4
55.Kc5 Kf5 56.Re3 Kf4 57.Re1 Kf5 58.Re2 Kf4 59.Re6 Kf5 60.Re7 Kf4 61.Re6 Kf5
62.Re1 Kf4 63.Kc4 Kf5 64.Kb3 Kf4 65.Re7 Kf5 66.Rc7 Ke6 67.Rc4 Kd5 68.Rxb4
Ra8 69.a4 Kc6 70.c3 Kc7 71.Rf4 Ra5 72.Kb4 Rh5 73.a5 Kb7 74.c4 Rg5 75.c5 Rg1
76.Kc4 Ka6 77.Rf7 Rg4+ 78.Kd5 Kxa5 79.Kc6 Rg6+ 80.Kb7 Kb5 81.Rc7 Rg5 82.c6
Rg6 83.Rc8 Rh6 [C. Hansen]
½–½
(856221) Karpov,Anatoly (2730) - Short,Nigel D (2660) [C89]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5
Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Be3 Bg4 16.Qd3
Rae8 17.Nd2 Re6 18.a4 Qh5 19.axb5 axb5 20.Nf1 Bf5 21.Qd1 Bg4 22.Qd2 Qh3 23.Bd1
Bxd1 24.Raxd1 f5 25.f4 g5 26.Qg2 Qxg2+ 27.Kxg2 Rfe8 28.Bd2 Rxe1 29.Rxe1 Rxe1
30.Bxe1 gxf4 31.Kf3 fxg3 32.hxg3 Kf7 33.b3 Ke6 34.c4 bxc4 35.bxc4 Nf6 36.Bd2 h5
37.Bf4 Bb4 38.Nd2 Bxd2 39.Bxd2 Ne4 40.Bb4 Kf6 41.Kf4 Ke6
½–½
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.dxc5 Qa5 9.e4
Nf6 10.Be3 0–0 11.Qb3 Nfd7 12.Qb4 Qc7 13.Rd1 Nc6 14.Qa4 Nce5 15.Qd4 Nc6 16.Qa4
Nce5 17.Qd4 Nc6
½–½
(856229) Karpov,Anatoly (2730) - Kortschnoj,Viktor Lvovich (2610) [E15]

[Anand,V]
1.d4 [Schussler]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5
[9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Re1 c5 12.e4 dxc4 13.Nxc4 Karpov-Khalifman]
9...Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 Rc8 12.0–0 0–0 13.e4 c5 14.exd5 exd5 15.dxc5 dxc4
16.c6 cxb3 17.Re1 [17.Nc4 b2 18.Bxb2 Bxc4 19.Qg4 Bf6 20.Bxf6 Qxf6 21.Qxc4 Ne5
22.Qa6 Nf3+= (22...Nf3+ Schussler 23.Bxf3 Qxf3= Now a well-known drawing-line - see
Nikolic,Pr-Khalifman,A, Reykjavik 1991 (CBM 26/game 687).) ]
17...Bb5 18.axb3! Bxc6 19.Bxc6 Rxc6 20.Rxa7 Nf6 [20...Rxc3 21.Nb1 Rc7 22.Rxc7
Qxc7 23.Rxe7 Rd8 24.Qd5+–; 20...Bf6 21.Ne4±]
21.Qf3 Qd5? [21...Rc7! 22.Rxc7 Qxc7 23.Nc4]
22.Rexe7 Qxf3 23.Nxf3 Rxc3 24.Ng5‚ Rxb3 25.Nxf7 Re8 26.Reb7 Re1+ 27.Kg2 Ne8
28.Rb8 Rd3 29.f4 Re6 30.h4 [30.Ne5+– Rxe5 31.fxe5]
30...Re2+ 31.Kh3? h5 32.Ne5 Rd1!!= 33.Rxe8+ Kh7 34.g4 Re3+ 35.Kg2 Rd2+ 36.Kf1
Rh3 37.Kg1 Rg3+ 38.Kf1 Rh3 39.Kg1 Rg3+ 40.Kf1 Rh3
½–½
(856231) Kamsky,Gata (2595) - Karpov,Anatoly (2730) [B17]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3 Bd6 8.c3 h6
9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Bxe4 0–0 11.0–0 c5 12.Bc2 Qc7 13.Re1 Rd8 14.h3 Nf6 15.Qe2 cxd4
16.Nxd4 Bh2+ 17.Kh1 Bf4 18.Nb5 Qb8 19.a4 Bd7 20.Bxf4 Qxf4 21.Nd4 Bc6 22.Rad1
Bd5 23.Qe3 Qc7 24.Kg1 a6 25.f4 b5 26.axb5 axb5 27.f5 exf5 28.Nxf5 Bc4 29.Rxd8+
Rxd8 30.Qf2 Re8 31.Rxe8+ Nxe8 32.Qd4 Be6 33.Qe4 Qc5+ 34.Nd4 Bd7 35.Bd3 Kf8
36.Kf2 Nc7 37.Qb7 g6 38.Ke2 h5 39.Kd2 Kg7 40.Kc2 h4 41.b4 Qe5 42.Qe4 Qxe4
43.Bxe4 Kf6 44.Kd3 Ne6 45.Nxe6 Kxe6 46.Kd4 Kd6 47.c4 bxc4 48.Kxc4 f5
½–½

[Anand,V]
1.e4 [Blatny,P]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 a6 [5...Nd7 Blatny,P 6.0–0 Ne7 (6...h6 7.c3 Qc7
8.a4 g5 9.Na3 f6 10.Bd3 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 0–0–0 12.exf6 Ngxf6 13.Re1 Re8 14.c4 Ne4
15.Nd2 Bb4 Anand-Timman, Paris 1991) 7.c3 (7.Nh4 Bg6 8.Nd2 c5 9.c3 cxd4 10.cxd4
Nf5 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.Nf3² --> Anand-Karpov, Brussel 1991 CBM25) 7...h6 (7...c5 -->
Benjamin-Seirawan, USA(ch) 1991) 8.Na3 a6 --> Anand-Karpov, Brussel(m-5) 1991
CBM25]
6.0–0 Nd7 7.Nbd2 [7.c4 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Ne7]
7...Bg6! 8.a3 Nh6! [8...Ne7 9.Nh4]
9.c4 Be7 10.Nb3 0–0 [10...Nf5 11.Bd2 a5 12.cxd5 cxd5 (12...exd5!?) 13.Bb5 b6 14.Bc3²]
11.Bxh6 gxh6 12.Qd2 Kg7 13.Na5 Qc7 14.cxd5 [14.b4 b6 15.Nb3 dxc4 16.Bxc4
a5„ Karpov]
14...exd5! 15.b4 f6 16.Rae1 Rae8 17.Qc3 Bd8 18.Bd3 fxe5 19.Bxg6 hxg6 20.dxe5 c5!³
21.e6+ Nf6 22.Nb3 cxb4 23.Qxb4 [23.Qxc7+³]
23...Be7 24.Qd2 Bxa3µ 25.Qd3 [25.Nbd4 Re7 26.Qd3 Bc5µ]
25...Bd6 26.Nbd4 Qc4 [26...Re7µ; 26...Ne4!? Blatny,P]
27.Qb1 Qb4 [¹27...Re7 Blatny,P]
28.e7 Rf7 [28...Rg8? 29.Ne6+ Kh8 30.Qa1 Bxe7 31.Nc7 Rd8 32.Re6 Rgf8 33.Ne5±]
29.Ne6+ Kh7 30.Nf8+ Rexf8 31.exf8N+ Bxf8 32.Qd3 Qc4 33.Qe3 Qe4 34.Ne5 Rg7
[34...Re7 35.Qc5 Qf5 36.Nxg6±]
35.Qb6 Qf5 36.Nf3 Rf7 37.Re5 Qf4 38.Re6 Nd7 39.Qb1 Qg4 40.Re3 [40.Rfe1!? Rxf3?
41.h3 Qg5 42.h4 Qg4 43.h5!‚]
40...Bc5 41.Rd3 Qf5 [41...Qe4 42.Re1 Qf5÷]
42.Nd4 Qh5? [42...Qe4 43.Re1 Qh4 44.g3 (44.Rg3 Nf8 45.Nf3 Qf6) 44...Qh5÷]
43.Rh3 Qg4 44.Nf3² Re7 45.Qxb7 Qc4 [45...Nf6! 46.Qxa6 (46.Qc6 Ne4 47.Qxd5 Qf5!
…48.Qxf5 gxf5 × h3,f2) 46...Ne4°]
46.Qb2!± h5 47.Rg3 Re2 48.Qa1± a5? [¹48...d4 Blatny,P]
49.Ng5+ Kg8 50.Nh3 Ne5 51.Qxa5!+– Be7 52.Qa7 Ng4 53.Rf3! Ne5 54.Re3 Kf7
55.Qb7! [The best move putting black almost in zugzwang]
55...Kf6 56.Rxe2 Qxe2 57.Nf4
1–0
(856242) Karpov,Anatoly (2730) - Kasparov,Garry (2770) [E97]

[Wahls,M]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0–0 6.Be2 e5 7.0–0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2 a5
10.Rb1 Nd7 11.a3 f5 12.b4 Kh8 13.f3 Ng8 14.Qc2 Ngf6 15.Nb5 axb4 16.axb4 Nh5
17.g3 Ndf6 18.c5 Bd7 [18...fxe4 19.fxe4 Bh3 20.Rf2 Ng4÷]
19.Rb3 Nxg3 [Eine Neuerung des Weltmeisters]
20.hxg3 Nh5 21.f4! [21.Kg2? Nxg3! 22.Kxg3 f4+ 23.Kf2 Qh4+ 24.Kg1 Bh3–+]
21...exf4 [21...Bxb5!? 22.Bxb5 exf4 23.gxf4 Nxf4 24.Nf3 (24.Rxf4? Qg5+!) 24...fxe4
25.Qxe4 Qc8!÷]
22.c6÷ [ / ]
22...bxc6 23.dxc6 Nxg3 24.Rxg3 fxg3 25.cxd7 g2 26.Rf3 Qxd7 27.Bb2 fxe4 28.Rxf8+
Rxf8 29.Bxg7+ Qxg7 30.Qxe4 Qf6 31.Nf3 Qf4 32.Qe7 Rf7 33.Qe6 Rf6 34.Qe8+ Rf8
35.Qe7 Rf7 36.Qe6 Rf6 37.Qb3 g5 38.Nxc7 g4 39.Nd5 Qc1+ 40.Qd1 Qxd1+ 41.Bxd1
Rf5 42.Ne3 Rf4 43.Ne1 Rxb4 44.Bxg4 h5 45.Bf3 d5 46.N3xg2 h4 47.Nd3 Ra4 48.Ngf4
Kg7 49.Kg2 Kf6 50.Bxd5 Ra5 51.Bc6 Ra6 52.Bb7 Ra3 53.Be4 Ra4 54.Bd5 Ra5
55.Bc6 Ra6 56.Bf3 Kg5 57.Bb7 Ra1 58.Bc8 Ra4 59.Kf3 Rc4 60.Bd7 Kf6 61.Kg4 Rd4
62.Bc6 Rd8 63.Kxh4 Rg8 64.Be4 Rg1 65.Nh5+ Ke6 66.Ng3 Kf6 67.Kg4 Ra1 68.Bd5
Ra5 69.Bf3 Ra1 70.Kf4 Ke6 71.Nc5+ Kd6 72.Nge4+ Ke7 73.Ke5 Rf1 74.Bg4 Rg1
75.Be6 Re1 76.Bc8 Rc1 77.Kd4 Rd1+ 78.Nd3 Kf7 79.Ke3 Ra1 80.Kf4 Ke7 81.Nb4
Rc1 82.Nd5+ Kf7 83.Bd7 Rf1+ 84.Ke5 Ra1 85.Ng5+ Kg6 86.Nf3 Kg7 87.Bg4 Kg6
88.Nf4+ Kg7 89.Nd4 Re1+ 90.Kf5 Rc1 91.Be2 Re1 92.Bh5 Ra1 93.Nfe6+ Kh6 94.Be8
Ra8 95.Bc6 Ra1 96.Kf6 Kh7 97.Ng5+ Kh8 98.Nde6 Ra6 99.Be8 Ra8 100.Bh5 Ra1
101.Bg6 Rf1+ 102.Ke7 Ra1 103.Nf7+ Kg8 104.Nh6+ Kh8 105.Nf5 Ra7+ 106.Kf6 Ra1
107.Ne3 Re1 108.Nd5 Rg1 109.Bf5 Rf1 110.Ndf4 Ra1 111.Ng6+ Kg8 112.Ne7+ Kh8
113.Ng5 Ra6+ 114.Kf7 Rf6+
½–½
(856245) Bareev,Evgeny (2680) - Karpov,Anatoly (2730) [E15]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qa4 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.0–0 0–0 9.Nc3
Be7 10.Bf4 Na6 11.Rfd1 Nc5 12.Qc2 Qc8 13.Rac1 Nce4 14.h3 Rd8 15.g4 d6 16.Qd3
Nxc3 17.Rxc3 e5 18.g5 Nh5 19.Bc1 e4 20.Qd4 exf3 21.Bxf3 Bxf3 22.Rxf3 Bf8 23.b3
Re8 24.Rd2 Qc6
0–1
(856250) Short,Nigel D (2660) - Karpov,Anatoly (2730) [C28]

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.d3 Na5 5.Nge2 Nxc4 6.dxc4 Bc5 7.0–0 d6 8.Qd3 c6
9.b3 Be6 10.Na4 Nd7 11.Nxc5 Nxc5 12.Qe3 b6 13.f4 f6 14.Ba3 Nb7 15.Nc3 Qc7
16.Rad1 0–0–0 17.Bb2 Rd7 18.a4 exf4 19.Qxf4 Bf7 20.Ba3 Re8 21.a5 bxa5 22.Rd4 Re5
23.Rfd1 Bg6 24.h3 Rd8 25.Qf2 Qe7 26.Bc1 Re6 27.Bf4 Nc5 28.Qg3 Nxe4 29.Nxe4
Rxe4 30.Rxd6 Rxd6 31.Bxd6 Qd7 32.Rd2 Kb7 33.Qc3 Qf5 34.Bg3 Re7 35.Qd4 Qc8
36.Qd6 Rf7 37.Kh2 Be4 38.Qc5 Rd7 39.Re2 f5 40.Qxa5 Qd8 41.Qb4+ Qb6 42.Qf8 Qd8
43.Qc5 g5 44.Qb4+ Qb6 45.Qf8 Qd8 46.Qb4+ Qb6 47.Qf8 Qd8
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.Qa4+ c6 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qb3 Nbd7 8.Bg5 Qa5
9.e3 Ba6 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Bd3 b4 12.Ne4 Rd8 13.Rc1 Bxd3 14.Qxd3 b3+ 15.Nfd2 bxa2
16.0–0 f5 17.Nc3 Bg7 18.Ra1 0–0 19.Rxa2 Qc7 20.Nb3 c5 21.Qc4 Rc8 22.Nb5 Qb6
23.Nxa7 Rc7 24.Nb5 Rb7 25.Ra5 cxd4 26.exd4 Rbb8 27.Qa4 Rfd8 28.Rc1 Nf6 29.Nc5
Ne4 30.Qa3 Qc6 31.Na7 Qc7 32.b4 Qf4 33.Nxe4 fxe4 34.Nc6 Bxd4 35.Qg3+ Qxg3
36.hxg3 e3 37.Kf1 exf2 38.Nxd8 Rxd8 39.Rd1 Kg7 40.Re5 Kf6 41.Re2 Ke7 42.b5 f5
43.Rc2 Rd5 44.Rb1 Bb6 45.Rc6 Rd6 46.Rxd6 Kxd6 47.Ke2 Kd5 48.Rh1 Kc4 49.Rxh7
Kxb5 50.Re7 Bd4 51.Rxe6 Kc5 52.g4 fxg4 53.Rg6 Kd5 54.Rxg4 Ba7 55.Rg7 Bb6
56.Re7
1–0
(856258) Kortschnoj,Viktor Lvovich (2610) - Karpov,Anatoly (2730) [A29]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Nd5 Bc5 6.Bg2 0–0 7.d3 h6 8.a3 a5 9.Bd2 d6
10.b4 axb4 11.axb4 Rxa1 12.Qxa1 Nxd5 13.bxc5 Ndb4 14.Bxb4 Nxb4 15.0–0 e4
16.dxe4 dxc5 17.Rd1 Qe7 18.Qe5 Be6 19.Nh4 Nc6 20.Qb2 Rd8 21.Rc1 b6 22.Nf5 Bxf5
23.exf5 Nd4 24.e4 Nc6 25.f4 Qd7 26.f6 Qd4+ 27.Qxd4 Nxd4 28.Ra1 gxf6 29.Ra7 c6
30.Rc7 b5 31.cxb5 c4 32.b6 c3 33.b7 c2 34.Rc8 c1Q+ 35.Bf1 Qe3+ 36.Kg2 Qxe4+
37.Kg1 Qe8 38.Ba6 Qe3+ 39.Kg2 Qf3+
0–1
(856261) Karpov,Anatoly (2730) - Kamsky,Gata (2595) [D85]

[Anand,V]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 [Kamsky is scoring very well withthe Grunfeld these days. After
Tilburg he played in Belgrade and beat Gelfand,Beliavsky and Lautier with it!]
3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Qd2 Qa5 9.Rb1 [A finesse to
provoke a6 and weaken b6. Whether it is advantageous for white is not clear especially
after this game!]
9...a6 10.Rc1 cxd4 11.cxd4 Qxd2+ 12.Kxd2 0–0 13.Nf3 e6 14.Bc4 Nc6 15.Rhd1 Bd7
16.Ke1 Na5! [White is ready for d5.]
17.Be2 Rfc8 18.Bd2 [18.d5 exd5 19.exd5 b5]
18...Nc6 19.Bc3 Na7! 20.Bd2 Nb5 21.e5 Bc6 22.a4 Na7 [22...Nc7 23.Ra1 (23.a5 Ba4)
23...Nd5=]
23.Ra1 Bd5 24.Kf1 Nc6 25.a5 Rc7 [25...Bf8!]
26.Be3 Bf8 27.Ne1 Bb4 28.Rdc1 Bxe1 [28...Rac8 29.Nd3 Bxa5 30.Rxc6 Rxc6 31.Rxa5]
29.Rxe1 Nb4ƒ 30.Rac1 Nc2 31.Bg5 Rac8 32.Red1 Nb4 33.Rxc7 Rxc7 34.Rb1 Nc2
35.Bd8 Rc8 36.Bb6 Be4 37.Rd1™ [37.Rb2 Nxd4]
37...Rc3 38.Bc5 Kg7 39.Kg1 Rb3 40.f3 Bc6 41.Kf2 Nb4 42.Rd2 Bd5 43.h4 Nc6
44.Bb6 h5 [44...Ra3 45.Rc2 Nxa5 46.Rc8‚; 44...h6]
45.Rc2 Ra3 46.g4 Ra1 [46...g5 47.hxg5 (47.gxh5 gxh4³) 47...hxg4 48.fxg4 Kg6]
47.Rc3 Rh1 48.Kg3 g5 49.hxg5 h4+ 50.Kg2 Re1 51.Rc2 [51.Kf2?! h3!–+]
51...Kg6 52.Kf2 Ra1 53.f4 Ra3 54.Rd2 Rg3 55.Bc5 Kg7! 56.Rd3? Rg2+ 57.Kf1
Rxe2!–+ 58.Kxe2 Bc4–+ 59.d5 exd5 60.Kd2 Bxd3 61.Kxd3 d4 62.Ke2 h3 63.Kf3 d3
64.Be3 [64.Bg1 Nd4+!–+]
64...Nd4+! [64...Nxa5 65.f5 Nc4 66.Bf4]
65.Kg3 h2 66.Kxh2 Nf3+ 67.Kg3 d2 68.Bxd2 Nxd2 69.f5 Nc4 70.Kf4 Nxa5 71.Ke4
Nc6 72.Kd5 a5
0–1
(856264) Karpov,Anatoly (2730) - Anand,Viswanathan (2650) [E15]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb7 6.Bg2 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 a5 8.0–0 0–0 9.Qc2 h6
10.Nc3 Re8 11.a3 Bxc3 12.Bxc3 Be4 13.Qd1 d5 14.Rc1 Nbd7 15.Re1 Qc8 16.Bf1 Qb7
17.Nd2 Bh7 18.Bb2 c6 19.e3 b5 20.cxb5 cxb5 21.Qe2 Reb8 22.f3 a4 23.b4 Ne8 24.e4
Nd6 25.Qe3 Rc8 26.Qf4 Rxc1 27.Rxc1 Qb6 28.exd5 exd5 29.g4 Nc4 30.Nxc4 dxc4
31.Re1 Nf6 32.Re5 Rd8 33.Qd2 Nd5 34.f4 Qg6 35.h3 Qb1 36.f5 Kh8 37.Re1 Qa2
38.Bg2 Bg8 39.Bxd5 Rxd5 40.f6 Kh7 41.Qc2+ Kh8 42.Qe4 c3 43.Bxc3 Qc4 44.Qf3 Kh7
45.Re3 gxf6 46.Qxf6 Qa2 47.Qc6 Qb1+ 48.Kg2 Qc1 49.Re2 Rg5 50.d5 Qf4 51.Bd2
Rxg4+ 52.hxg4 Qxg4+ 53.Kf2
1–0
(856269) Kasparov,Garry (2770) - Karpov,Anatoly (2730) [C45]

[Schussler,H]
1.e4 [Ernst]
1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 [8.h4
Van der Wiel,J 8...d6 (8...f6 9.c4 Ba6 10.Rh3 fxe5 11.Ra3 Nb4 12.Nc3 Qxh4 13.g3 Qd4
14.Rxa6 Nxa6 15.Bf4 0–0–0 16.Be3 Qd6 17.c5 Nxc5 18.b4 Nd3+ 19.Qxd3 Qxd3 20.Bxd3
d5÷ Van der Wiel,J-Timman,J/Amsterdam Optibeurs/1987/½–½/) 9.c4 Nb6 10.exd6 cxd6
11.Bg5 Qxe2+ 12.Bxe2 Be6 13.Nd2 h6 14.Bf4 Be7 15.0–0 0–0 16.Rac1 Rfd8 17.Nf3
Van der Wiel,J-Van der Sterren,P/Budel izt/1987/1–0/35/]
8...Ba6 [8...Nb6 9.Nd2 Qe6 10.b3 a5 11.Bb2 a4 11. - b4 12.a3 was better for White in
Kasparov,G-Karpov (16)/Wch/1990/. 12.Qe3² (Kasparov)]
9.b3 [Kasparov`s move.]
9...g6 [9...0–0–0 10.g3! Re8 11.Bb2 f6 12.Bg2 fxe5 13.0–0 13.d2! planning 0–0–0,
e4, and e2–d2–a5 is better for White according to Azmajparashvili. 13...h5÷
Kasparov,G-Karpov,A (14)/Wch/1990/.; 9...0–0–0= Ernst]
10.f4 [10.Bb2 Bg7 11.Nd2 Nb4 12.Nf3 c5 13.g3 0–0 14.Bg2² Hjartarson,J-Portisch,L,
Reykjavik 1991 (CBM 26/game 648).]
10...f6 11.Ba3 Qf7 [11...Nb4? 12.Bb2±  a3+; 11...c5!? 12.Qe4 Nb6 13.Bb2]
12.Qd2! [12.exf6+ Ernst 12...Kd8„]

12...Nb6 13.c5! Bxf1 14.cxb6± axb6 [14...Ba6 15.bxc7 Bxa3 16.Nxa3 fxe5 17.fxe5 Qe7
18.Qd6± (Wedberg); 14...Bxa3!™ Ernst 15.b7! Rb8 16.Nxa3 Bb5 17.Nxb5 cxb5 18.0–0–
0 fxe5 19.Rhe1 Rxb7 20.Rxe5+ Kd8÷]
15.e6! dxe6 [15...Qxe6+ Ernst 16.Kxf1 Bxa3 17.Nxa3 Rxa3 18.Re1+–]
16.Bxf8 Rd8 17.Qb2 Bxg2 18.Qxg2 Kxf8 19.Qxc6 Rd6 20.Qc3 Kg7 21.Nd2 Rhd8
22.0–0–0 Qe8 23.Qxc7+ R8d7 24.Qc2+– Qb8 25.Nc4 Rd5 26.Qf2 Qc7 27.Qxb6 Qxf4+
28.Qe3 Qg4 29.Rdg1 Qh4 30.Rg3 e5 31.Rh3 Qg4 32.Rg1 Rd1+ 33.Rxd1 Qxd1+
34.Kb2 h5 35.Rg3 Qh1 36.Qf2 h4 37.Qg2 Qxg2+ 38.Rxg2 g5 39.a4 Kg6 40.a5 e4
41.b4 h3 42.Rg3 Rh7 43.a6 f5 44.Ra3
1–0
(859182) Karpov,Anatoly (2730) - Speelman,Jonathan S (2630) [B08]

Paris Immopar rapid Paris (1), 1991
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Be2 0–0 6.0–0 c6 7.Re1 Qc7 8.Bf4 Nbd7 9.e5
Nh5 10.exd6 exd6 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bd2 Nb6 13.Bd3 Bd7 14.a4 a5 15.h3 Rae8 16.Rxe8
Rxe8 17.Qf1 d5 18.Re1 Nf4 19.Rxe8+ Bxe8 20.Qe1 Bd7 21.Bxf4 Qxf4 22.Ne2 Qd6
23.Qxa5 Nc8 24.Qd8+ Kh7 25.Ne5 Bf5 26.Qxd6 Nxd6 27.Bxf5 Nxf5 28.Nxf7 Bf6 29.g4
Kg7 30.gxf5 Kxf7 31.fxg6+ Kxg6 32.Kg2 Kf5 33.Kf3 c5 34.dxc5 Bxb2 35.c6 bxc6 36.a5
Ba3 37.Nd4+ Ke5 38.a6
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0–0 5.Nf3 c5 6.Bd3 d5 7.0–0 dxc4 8.Bxc4 cxd4 9.exd4
b6 10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Rc1 Be7 12.Qe2 Nc6 13.Rcd1 Nb4 14.Ne5 Nbd5 15.Rd3 Nxc3
16.bxc3 Ne4 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.Re3 Nd6 19.Bd3 g6 20.f4 Qd8 21.Rg3 Nf5 22.Rh3 Ng7
23.Qd2 h5 24.Re1 Rc8 25.g4 hxg4 26.Nxg4 Nf5 27.d5 Kg7 28.Bxf5 exf5 29.Qd4+ f6
30.Ne3 Re8 31.Kf2 Qd7 32.Rg3 Kf7 33.Rh3 Rh8 34.Rxh8 Rxh8 35.Kg3 Re8 36.c4 Re4
37.Qd2 g5 38.Ng2 Rxc4 39.Qe2 Re4 40.Qh5+ Ke7 41.Rxe4+ fxe4 42.fxg5 fxg5
43.Qxg5+ Kd6 44.Qf6+ Kc5 45.Qc3+ Kxd5 46.Ne3+ Ke6 47.h4 Qd3 48.Qxd3 exd3
49.Kf4 d2 50.Nd1 Bd5 51.Ke3 Bxa2 52.Kxd2 Kf5
½–½
(859194) Karpov,Anatoly (2730) - Timman,Jan H (2630) [E15]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qa4 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.dxc5 bxc5 8.0–0 Be7 9.Nc3
0–0 10.Rd1 Qb6 11.Qc2 Nc6 12.Bf4 Rac8 13.Na4 Qa5 14.b3 Rfd8 15.a3 d6 16.Bd2 Qc7
17.Bc3 Rd7 18.Rac1 Nd8 19.Ng5 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Qc6+ 21.Kg1 e5 22.Ba1 h6 23.Nf3 Ne6
24.b4 Nd4 25.Bxd4 cxd4 26.Qb3 Rdc7 27.Nb2 Ne4 28.Na4 Qb7 29.Rc2 Bf6 30.Rdc1
Nc5 31.Nxc5 dxc5 32.Rb1 e4 33.Ne1 cxb4 34.axb4 Qc6 35.c5 Qb5 36.Qd5 Re8 37.Ra2
Rd7 38.Qb3 d3 39.exd3 exd3 40.Rd2 Bg5 41.f4 Bf6 42.Nxd3 Re3 43.Rbd1 Bd4 44.Kf1
Bxc5 45.Kg2 Bb6 46.h4 Qc6+ 47.Kh3 Qf3 48.Rg2 Rexd3
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb7 6.Bg2 d5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.0–0 Be7
9.Qa4+ Qd7 10.Qc2 0–0 11.Ne5 Qc8 12.b3 c5 13.Bb2 Na6 14.Rac1 Nb4 15.Qb1 Qe6
16.Rfe1 Rac8 17.e3 cxd4 18.exd4 Rxc1 19.Rxc1 Rc8 20.a3 Rxc1+ 21.Qxc1 Nc6 22.b4
h6 23.Qc2 Qc8 24.Qd3 Bf8 25.Nf1 Nd8 26.Ne3 Ne6 27.h4 Qe8 28.Bf3 Nc7 29.Qc2
Nb5 30.Qb3 Qe6 31.Nd3 Bd6 32.a4 Nc7 33.Nc5 bxc5 34.bxc5 Bxg3 35.fxg3 Bc6
36.Bc1 Qd7? 37.Qb8+ Kh7 38.Qxa7 Bxa4 39.Ng2 Bc6 40.Bf4 Nb5 41.Qxd7 Nxd7
42.Be3 g5 43.hxg5 hxg5 44.Ne1 f5 45.Nc2 Nc3 46.Bxg5 Ne4 47.Bf4 Bb5 48.Ne3 Nef6
49.Nxf5 Bd3 50.Ne7 Bc4 51.c6 Nb6 52.c7 Ba6 53.Be5 Ne4 54.Bg4 Kh6 55.c8Q
1–0

Reggio Emilia-A 9192 34th Reggio Emilia (1), 1992
[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Hansen,Cu]
1...e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 0–0 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 b6 8.Be2 Bb7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6
10.cxd5 exd5 11.0–0 Qe7 12.Qb3 Rd8 13.Rad1 c6 [13...c5 Hansen,Cu 14.dxc5 Bxc3
15.Qxc3 bxc5]
14.Rfe1 Bc8?! [N]
[14...Nd7 15.Bf1 (15.Bd3 Nf8 16.e4 dxe4 17.Nxe4 Bc8!? 18.Nc3 Be6 19.Bc4 b5 20.Bxe6
0,5/Portisch,L-Beliavsky,A/Reggio Emilia/1991/) 15...Nf8 16.e4 dxe4 17.Nxe4 Ne6
18.Bc4 Re8 19.Ne5 Rad8 20.Nxf7 Qxf7 21.Nxf6+ Qxf6 22.Rxe6 Rxe6 23.Bxe6+±
Nikolic,Pr-Vaganian,R/Wijk aan Zee/1989/]
15.Qc2! [15.Bf1 Hansen,Cu 15...Be6 (15...Bf5!?) ; 15.Bd3 Hansen,Cu 15...Bg4]
15...c5 [15...Be6 16.e4 dxe4 17.Qxe4 (17.Nxe4± Hansen,Cu) 17...Qd7 18.Bd3‚; 15...Nd7
16.e4 dxe4 17.Nxe4±]
16.e4 dxe4 17.Nxe4 Nc6 [17...Bf5 18.Bd3±; 17...Bxd4 18.Nxd4 cxd4 19.Bf3±; 17...cxd4
18.Bc4 Bb7 19.Neg5±]
18.dxc5 Bf5 19.Nxf6+ Qxf6 20.Qc1± Nb4 21.cxb6 [21.a3 Nc2!]
21...axb6 [21...Rac8 22.Rxd8+ Qxd8 23.Qf4]
22.Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.a3 Rc8 [23...Nd3 24.Bxd3 Bxd3 25.Ne5±]
24.Qf4 Nd3 [24...Nc2 25.Rd1±]
25.Bxd3 Bxd3 26.Qxf6 gxf6 27.h3 Rc2 28.Re3 Bc4 [28...Bg6 29.Rb3+–]
29.Rc3 Rxc3 30.bxc3 Kf8 31.Nd2 Ba6 32.f3 Ke7 33.Kf2 Kd6 34.Ke3 Kd5 35.h4 Ke5
36.c4 Bc8 37.g3 Be6 38.Kd3 Bf5+ 39.Ne4 Be6 [39...Bxe4+ 40.fxe4 h5 41.Ke3+–]
40.Nf2 Bf5+ 41.Kc3 Bd7 [Ftacnik,L]
[41...Bd7 42.Nd3+ (42.Ng4++– Hansen,Cu) 42...Kf5 43.Kd4+–]
1–0
(861799) Salov,Valery (2665) - Karpov,Anatoly (2730) [C45]

[Schussler,H]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.g3!? [More modern is
7.c4.]
7...d5 8.Bg2 Nxd4 9.cxd4 Bb4+ [9...Bb6!? 10.exd5 Nf5 11.0–0 0–0 12.Nc3 (12.Nd2!?
(Gutman) 12...Bxd4 13.Bxd4 Nxd4 13. - xd4 14.c2  14.Rc1²) 12...Bxd4 13.Ne4
Qb6 14.Bxd4 Nxd4 15.Rc1 Bf5= Nunn,J-Smagin,S, Bundesliga 1991/92.]
10.Nc3 Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 dxe4 12.Bxe4 c6! [12...Qe6?! 13.Qd3 Nd5 14.Bg2 Nxe3 15.Qxe3
Rb8 16.Kd2 /=, Campora-Rubinetti, Argentina 1986.; 12...Bh3 13.Qh5!? Qe6
14.Bxb7± Rb8]
13.0–0 0–0 14.a4 [14.Qd2 h6 15.Rab1 Nd5 16.c4 Nb6 17.Rfc1² (Gutman)]
14...Bf5 15.Bg2 Rad8 16.Qb3 Rd7 17.c4 Rfd8 18.h3 h5= 19.Rfe1 Qg6 20.a5 Be6
21.Rad1 b5 22.axb6 axb6 23.Qb4 b5 24.cxb5 Nd5 25.Qc5 cxb5 26.Qxb5! Nc3 27.Qd3
Nxd1 28.Qxg6 fxg6 29.Rxd1= Bd5 30.Bxd5+ Rxd5 31.h4 Kf7
½–½

[Knaak,R]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 c6 8.Bd3 cxd5 9.cxd5 Nh5
10.Nge2 f5 11.exf5 gxf5 12.0–0 Nd7 13.Rc1 Nc5 14.Bc4?! [Der  muß auf b1 stehen,
denn Weiß plant f3–f4  × f5.]
[14.Bb1!]
14...a6 15.b4 Nd7 16.a4 Qh4!? [N]
[16...Qe8 17.Kh1 Ndf6 18.b5 Qg6 19.Bd3 e4 20.Bc2 Bd7 21.bxa6 bxa6 22.Rb1± Rae8
23.Qd2 Kh8 24.Rb6 Rg8 25.Rg1 Qf7 26.Rxa6?! (26.Bd4) 26...f4! 27.Bd4 Ng3+ 28.Nxg3
fxg3 29.Qf4 gxh2? (29...Qh5÷) 30.Rf1 exf3 31.Qxf3+– Ref8 32.Rxd6 Bg4 33.Rxf6 Bxf3
34.Rxf7 Bxg2+?! 35.Kxh2 1–0/Timman-Kasparow/Trophee Immopar Paris/1991]
17.f4 Kh8 18.Qd2 Rg8 19.g3 Bh6³ 20.Rf2 Qh3 21.Rg2 Nhf6 22.Kh1 Ng4 23.Ng1 Qh5
24.Be2 Ndf6! [24...Qg6 25.Bxg4 fxg4 26.f5? (26.Nge2÷) 26...Bxe3 27.fxg6 Bxd2
28.Rxd2 Rxg6 29.Ne4 Nb6µ]
25.Bb6 Bd7 26.h3 Rae8 27.Rf1 Rg7 28.b5 axb5 29.axb5 Rge7 30.Qb2 exf4 31.gxf4
Qh4µ 32.Nd1 Bg7 33.Bd4 Ne4 34.Rf3 Rg8 35.Bf1 Bxd4 [35...h6  h7]
36.Qxd4+ Reg7 37.Nc3 Qf6!? [37...Ngf6µ 38.Rxg7 Rxg7 39.Nxe4 (39.Nge2) 39...fxe4
40.Ra3 Qxf4 41.Ra8+ Be8–+]
38.Nge2 Qxd4 [38...Nef2+? 39.Rfxf2 Nxf2+ 40.Qxf2]
39.Nxd4 Ngf6 40.Rxg7 Rxg7 41.b6! [× b7]
41...Nxc3 42.Rxc3 Nxd5 43.Rb3 Nxf4 44.Kh2 [44.Bb5!?]
44...Rg6 [44...Ne6!? 45.Nxf5 (45.Nxe6 Bxe6 46.Rc3 Re7–+) 45...Nc5µ (45...Rf7 46.Nxd6
Rxf1 47.Nxb7÷) 46.Nxg7 Nxb3 47.Nh5 Bc6 48.Bg2 Bxg2 49.Kxg2 Na5 50.Nf6 Nc4µ]
45.Bb5! Bxb5 46.Rxb5 Rg2+ 47.Kh1 Rd2 48.Nxf5 Kg8 49.Rb4 Nxh3?! [49...Nd5
50.Rg4+ Kf8 51.Nxd6 Nf6 52.Nc4™ Nxg4 53.Nxd2 Ne5 54.Kg2 Ke7 55.Kg3 Kd6
56.Kf4 Nd7 57.Kg5=; 49...Ne6!? 50.Rc4 Kf7 51.Rc7+ Kf6 (51...Nxc7? 52.bxc7 Rc2
53.Nxd6+ Ke6 54.c8Q+ Rxc8 55.Nxc8 b5? 56.Na7 b4 57.Nc6 b3 58.Nd4++–) 52.Nxd6
Rxd6 53.Rxb7 Ng7 54.Rb8 Kg6 55.b7 Rb6 56.Kg2 Kh6 57.Kh2 (57.Kf3 Ne6 58.Re8
Ng5+–+) 57...Nh5 58.Kg2 Nf6 59.Rf8 Nd7–+]
50.Rc4 Nf2+ 51.Kg1 Nh3+ 52.Kh1 Kf7 53.Rc7+ Ke6 54.Ne3 Ng5 55.Rxb7 h5 56.Rg7
Nf3 57.Rg2 Kd7 58.Rxd2 Nxd2 59.Kg2 Kc6 60.Nf5 Ne4 61.Kh3
½–½
(861807) Khalifman,Alexander (2630) - Karpov,Anatoly (2730) [C92]

[Ernst,T]
1.e4 [Schussler]
1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.Re1 d6 8.c3 0–0 9.h3 Bb7
10.d4 Re8 11.Ng5 Rf8 12.Nf3 Re8 13.Nbd2 Bf8 14.a4 h6 15.Bc2 exd4 16.cxd4 Nb4
17.Bb1 c5 18.d5 Nd7 19.Ra3 f5 20.Nh2! [Eine großartige Neuerung!]
[20.Rae3 Schussler 20...Nf6 21.Nh2 Qd7 19. - h8 - Kasparov,G-Karpov,A, Lyon (m20)
1990. 22.Rf3 (22.exf5 Rxe3 23.fxe3 Bxd5 24.Ng4 Be7 25.e4 Bf7 26.Nf3 Rd8÷
Kasparov,G-Karpov,A, Amsterdam 1991.) 22...Re5 23.b3 fxe4 24.Nxe4 Nxe4 25.Rxe4
Rxd5³ Oll,L-Hjartarson,J, USA 1991.]
20...Nf6 21.Rf3 Re5 [Im Vergleich zu Oll - Hjartarson, Philadelphia 1991 hat Weiß ein
Tempo gewonnen, weil Schwarz nicht ...d7 gespielt hat.]
[21...fxe4?! 22.Nxe4 Nxe4 23.Bxe4 Rxe4? 24.Rxe4 Bxd5 25.Rxf8+! Qxf8 26.Rxb4!
cxb4 27.Qxd5+ Kh8 28.axb5 axb5 29.Be3! Ra1+ 30.Nf1 Qf6 31.Qxb5 Qxb2 32.Qe8+
Kh7 33.Qe4+ Kh8 34.Bd4 Qb1 35.Qe8+ Kh7 36.Bxa1 Qxa1 37.Qe4++–]
22.Rxf5 Rxf5 23.exf5 Bxd5 24.Ne4 [24.Ng4 Schussler 24...Nxg4 25.hxg4÷ 23.xg4?
g5!]
24...Bxe4 25.Bxe4 d5 26.Bf3 [26.Bb1 Schussler 26...d4 27.Ng4 d3–+]
26...c4 27.Re6 Nd3 28.Be3 d4 29.Bxh6! [29.Bxd4 Schussler 29...Qxd4 30.Bxa8 Qxf2+
31.Kh1 Qxb2–+; 29.Bxa8 Schussler 29...dxe3–+]
29...Nxb2 30.Qc2 Nxa4 31.Bg5ƒ d3 32.Qd2 Nc5 [32...c3 33.Qa2 Kh8 34.Bxf6?! gxf6
35.Re4 Bh6 36.Rh4 Qf8 37.Bxa8 c2 38.Qa1 d2–+; 32...c3 33.Qa2 Kh8 34.Bxa8! Qxa8
35.Rxf6!? d2 36.Rxf8+ Qxf8 37.Bxd2 cxd2 38.Qxd2 Qxf5=; 32...c3 33.Qa2 Kh8
34.Bxa8! Qxa8 35.Bxf6?! gxf6 36.Nf3 c2µ]
33.Bxf6 gxf6 34.Rc6 Rc8 35.Rxc8 Qxc8 36.Bd5+ Kh7 37.Qf4± d2 38.Qg4 d1Q+
39.Qxd1 Qxf5 40.Ng4 Bh6 41.Qe1 Bf8 42.Qe8 Qb1+ 43.Kh2 Bd6+ 44.g3 Qg6 45.Qd8
1–0
(861814) Karpov,Anatoly (2730) - Gurevich,Mikhail (2630) [D45]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 0–0 8.Be2 dxc4 9.bxc4
e5 10.0–0 Re8 11.Rd1 Qe7 12.Rb1 e4 13.Nd2 Nf8 14.Nf1 Ng6 15.a4 Nh4 16.Ng3 Nf5
17.Rb3 Nxg3 18.hxg3 h5 19.c5 Bc7 20.d5 Be5 21.Nxe4 Nxd5 22.Nd6 Bxd6 23.cxd6
Qxd6 24.Bxh5 Qh6 25.Bf3 Nf6 26.Rd6 Qg5 27.Bb2 a5 28.Qd2 Nd5 29.Bxd5 cxd5
30.Rxd5 Qg6 31.Rbb5 f6 32.Bc3 Be6 33.Rd4 Rac8 34.e4 Qf7 35.Bxa5 Rc6 36.f3 Kh7
37.g4 Rec8 38.Rh5+ Kg6 39.e5 Rc5 40.Rd6 Qe7 41.Bd8 Rxd8 42.Rxd8 Qc7 43.Qd6 Qa5
44.exf6 Qe1+ 45.Kh2 Rd5 46.Qe7
1–0

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 c5 6.0–0 Nc6 7.c3 Bg4 8.Nbd2 cxd4 9.cxd4
Nge7 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Nxf3 Nf5 12.Rb1 Qb6 13.Be3 Be7 14.b4 0–0 15.Bd3 Nxe3 16.fxe3
Rac8 17.Kh1 Qd8 18.Qe1 a6 19.b5 axb5 20.Rxb5 Rb8 21.Qb1 h6 22.e4 Nxd4 23.Nxd4
dxe4 24.Nxe6 fxe6 25.Rxf8+ Bxf8 26.Bxe4 Qd4 27.Qd3
½–½
(861823) Karpov,Anatoly (2730) - Polugaevsky,Lev (2630) [E15]

[Schussler,H]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Nbd2
Nbd7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Re1 [11.Bb2 Rc8 12.Rc1 c5 13.Rc2 b5!?= Portisch,L-Farago,I
(CBM 27 game 421)]
11...c5 12.e4 dxc4 [12...Nxe4 13.Nxe4 dxe4 14.Rxe4 Bf6 15.Re3 Bb7 16.Ne5!? Bxg2
17.Kxg2 cxd4 18.Bxd4 Nxe5 19.Bxe5 Bxe5 20.Rxe5 Qc7= Horvath,Jo-Portisch,L (CBM
27 game 404)]
13.Nxc4 Bb7 14.Qd3 [14.Nfe5 cxd4 15.Nxd7 Qxd7 16.Qxd4 Qxd4 17.Bxd4 Rfd8
18.Bb2 Bb4 19.Re2 b5 20.Na3 a6 21.Nc2 Bc5 22.e5 Bxg2 23.Kxg2= Kanstler,B-
Lerner,K (CBM 27 game 629); 14.Qc2 Rc8 15.Rad1 b5!? 16.Na5 Bxe4 17.Rxe4 b4
18.dxc5 Nxe4 19.Bxb4 Nexc5 20.Nd4 Na6 21.Bxe7 Qxe7 22.Ndc6 Qe8 23.Qd2 Ndb8³
Neverov,V-Lerner,K (CBM 27 game 741)]
14...Rc8 15.Rad1 b5 16.Ba5 Qe8 17.Ncd2 cxd4 18.e5 Nc5 19.Qxd4 Nd5= 20.b4!? Na6
21.a3 Qd7 22.Qxa7 Nc5 23.Ne4 Nxe4 [24.xe4 c5 25.bxc5 a8 26.c6 xc6 =]
½–½
(861827) Karpov,Anatoly (2730) - Ivanchuk,Vassily (2735) [D20]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bxc4 Nb6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Be3 Be6 8.Nc3 Qd7
[8...Nb4 9.Be4 c6 10.Nge2 N4d5 11.Qd3 Qd7 12.0–0 g6 13.a3 f5 14.Bf3 Bg7 15.Rad1 0–
0 0,5/Timman,J-Spraggett,K/Wijk aan Zee/1985/]
9.Nf3 0–0–0 [9...Bg4 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 e6 12.Rd1 0–0–0 13.0–0 Nb4 14.Be4 N4d5÷
Kortchnoi,V-Huebner,R/Tilburg/1987/]
10.h3 Nb4 11.Be2 [11.Be4 f5!]
11...f5!? 12.0–0 h6 13.a3 [13.Qd2 g5ƒ]
13...N4d5 14.Ne1 Nxc3 [14...f4 15.Bd2 g5 16.Nd3ƒ]
15.bxc3 Bc4 16.Nd3 [16.Bxc4 Nxc4 17.Nd3 e6 18.Qb3 Qd5=]
16...e6 17.a4 g5 18.Qc2 Qc6 [18...Nd5 19.Nc5 Bxc5 20.Bxc4²]
19.Rfc1 Bd5 [19...f4 20.Bd2 Qe4 21.Re1ƒ]
20.Bf1 Nc4 21.Bd2 [21.Nb4 Bxb4 22.cxb4 Nxe3 23.fxe3 Qxc2 24.Rxc2=]
21...Rg8 22.Nb4 Bxb4 23.cxb4 Nxd2 24.Qxd2 Qd7 25.Ra3 Kb8 26.Rac3 Rc8 [26...c6
27.b5ƒ]
27.b5 g4 28.h4 Qe7 29.g3 [29.Qxh6 Rh8 30.Qg5 Qxg5 31.hxg5 Rhg8=]
29...Qb4 30.Qd1 c6 31.Bg2 Bxg2 32.Kxg2 cxb5 33.Rxc8+ Rxc8 34.Rxc8+ Kxc8
35.Qc1+ Kd7 36.axb5 Qxd4 [36...Qxb5 37.Qxh6 Qd5+ 38.Kg1 Qxd4 39.Qg7+ Kc6
40.h5„]
37.Qxh6 Qe4+ 38.Kh2 Qd5 [38...Qxe5 39.Qh7+ Ke8 40.Qxb7=]
39.Qg7+ Ke8 40.Qh8+ Kd7 41.Qg7+ Ke8 42.Qg6+ Ke7 43.Qf6+ Kd7 44.Qf7+ Kd8
45.Qf6+ [Ftacnik,L]
[45.h5 Qd4 46.Kg1 Qd1+ 47.Kg2 Qd5+=]
45...Kd7
½–½
(861831) Gelfand,Boris (2665) - Karpov,Anatoly (2730) [E12]

[Schussler,H]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Qa4+ c6 [6...Qd7 7.Qc2!? (7.Qxd7+
Nbxd7 8.Nb5 Bd6 9.cxd5 Bxd5 10.e3 Ke7 11.Bd2 a5 12.Bd3 Ne4= Christiansen,L-
Kortchnoi,V, Linares 1985.; 7.Qb3 dxc4 8.Qxc4 c5=) 7...dxc4 8.e4 b5 9.Bf4 a6=
Khalifman,A-Polugajevski,L (CBM 27 game 354).]
7.cxd5 exd5 8.g3 Bd6 9.Bg2 Nbd7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Bf4 Qe7 12.Rad1 [12.Bxd6 Qxd6
13.Rfd1 (13.Qb4!? Qb8 14.Rac1 Re8 15.e3 c5 16.Qa4 Qd6= Khalifman,A-Rozentalis,E,
Soviet (ch) 1990.) 13...Rfe8 14.e3 a5 15.Rac1 Ba6 16.Qb3 Rab8 17.Nd2 Ng4!?÷ Henkin-
Rozentalis, Stockholm 1990/91.]
12...Rfe8 13.e3 c5!? [13...Nf8 14.Rfe1 Ne6 15.Bxd6 Qxd6 16.b4 a5 17.Qb3 axb4
18.axb4 Re7  / = Lobron,E-Hübner,R, Germany 1991.]
14.Bxd6 Qxd6 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Qf4 Qxf4 17.gxf4 Rab8= 18.b4?! d4!³ 19.exd4 cxb4
20.axb4 Bxf3 21.Bxf3 Rxb4 22.Nd5 Nxd5 23.Bxd5 Nf6 24.Bc6 Rd8 25.d5 Rxf4
26.Ra1 Rd6 27.Rxa7 h5 28.f3 Nxd5 29.Bxd5 Rxd5 30.Ra3 Rg5+ 31.Kh1 Kh7 32.Re3
Kh6 33.Rg1 Ra5 34.Rd3 Rf6 35.Rc3 Rff5 36.Rd3 g6 37.Rc3 Ra4 38.Rd3 Kg7 39.Rc3
Kf6 40.Re3 Re5 41.Rge1 Rxe3 42.Rxe3 Kf5 43.Re2 Kf4 44.Kg2 g5 45.Kf2 [45.h3 f5
46.Rb2 Ra3 47.Rc2 (47.Rb4+ Ke3 48.Rb5 Ra2+ 49.Kg1 Kf4 50.Rc5 Kg3) 47...Ke3
48.Rb2 Rd3]
45...f5 46.Rb2 g4 47.fxg4 hxg4 48.Rc2 Ra3 49.Rb2 Kg5 50.Rb8 Ra2+ 51.Kg1 Rd2
52.Ra8 Kf4 53.Ra3 Re2 54.Ra1 Kf3 55.Rf1+ Ke4 56.Ra1 f4 57.Rd1 Rc2 58.Re1+ Kf3
59.Rf1+ Ke3 60.Re1+ Re2 61.Ra1 Rc2 62.Re1+ Kd3 63.Rf1 f3 64.Ra1 Ke2 65.Rb1
Ra2 66.Rf1 Ke3 67.Rb1 Ra4 68.Rb3+ Kf4 69.Rb8 Ra1+ 70.Kf2 Ra2+ 71.Kg1 Rg2+
72.Kh1 Rd2 73.Kg1 Rg2+ 74.Kh1 Re2 75.Kg1 Rc2 76.Rb4+ Ke3 77.Rb3+ Ke2
78.Rb1 Rd2 79.Ra1 Rb2 [79...Rd1+ 80.Rxd1 Kxd1 81.Kf2 Kd2 82.h3=]
80.Rf1 Ke3 81.Ra1 Rg2+ 82.Kh1 g3 83.Ra3+ Kf4 84.Ra4+ Kf5 85.hxg3 Rxg3 86.Kh2
Rg4 87.Ra5+ Kf4 88.Ra4+ Kg5 89.Ra3 f2 90.Rf3
½–½
(866399) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Bij de Weg,Minze [B19]

Amsterdam sim Amsterdam, 1992
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3
Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Ngf6 11.Bd2 Qc7 12.0–0–0 0–0–0 13.Qe2 e6 14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Nd7
16.f4 Be7 17.Ne4 Nc5 18.Nc3 b6 19.Qg4 Rhg8 20.Be3 Kb7 21.Rxd8 Qxd8 22.Rd1 Qc8
23.g3 a5 24.Bxc5 Bxc5 25.Ne4 Be7 26.Nd6+ Bxd6 27.Rxd6 Kc7 28.a4 Kb7 29.Kb1 Kc7
30.b3 Kb7 31.Kb2 Kc7 32.Kb1 Kb7 33.Kb2 Kc7 34.Qf3 Kb7 35.Qd3 Kc7 36.Qh7 Kb7
37.g4 Kc7 38.g5 Qf8 39.Qe4 Qe8 40.Qh7 Qf8
1–0
(866400) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - De Grave,Frank [D55]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 0–0 6.e3 b6 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.Bxf6
Bxf6 10.Qb3 Re8 11.0–0 c6 12.Rfe1 Nd7 13.e4 Nf8 14.exd5 Rxe1+ 15.Rxe1 cxd5
16.Bf5 Qd6 17.g3 Ne6 18.Nb5 Qd7 19.Ne5 Bxe5 20.Rxe5 Bc6 21.Nc3 Qd6 22.Bxe6
fxe6 23.h4 Rf8 24.Ne2 Bd7 25.Nf4 Rf6 26.Qe3 Kf7 27.a3 Rf5 28.Rxf5+ exf5 29.Qf3 g6
30.Qxd5+ Qxd5 31.Nxd5 Ke6 32.Nf4+ Kd6 33.Kf1 Be8 34.Ke2 h6 35.Ke3 g5 36.hxg5
hxg5 37.Nh3 Kd5 38.Nxg5 Kc4 39.Nh7 a5 40.Nf6 Bf7
1–0
(866401) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Krabbe,Tim (2290) [C85]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.d3 Nd7 8.Nbd2 0–0
9.Nc4 f6 10.Nh4 Nc5 11.Nf5 Be6 12.b3 Bxc4 13.bxc4 Ne6 14.Qg4 Kh8 15.f4 Bc5+
16.Kh1 g6 17.Ng3 Nxf4 18.Bxf4 exf4 19.Rxf4 b5 20.e5 f5 21.Qf3 Bd4 22.Re1 c5 23.e6
Qd6 24.e7 Rfe8 25.Nxf5 gxf5 26.Rxf5 Rg8 27.Rd5 Qg6 28.g3 Rae8 29.Rd7 c6 30.Re2
Qg4 31.Qxg4 Rxg4 32.Rd8 Rgg8 33.Rd6 Rg6 34.Rd8 Rgg8 35.Rd6 Rc8 36.Ree6 Rge8
37.Kg2 Kg7 38.Kh3 Rc7 39.Rxc6 Rxc6 40.Rxc6 Rxe7 41.c3 Be3 42.Rxa6 bxc4 43.dxc4
Re4
0–1
(866402) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Ten Geuzendam,Dirk Jan [D36]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Be7 7.Nf3 0–0 8.Qc2 Re8 9.Bd3
Nbd7 10.0–0 Nf8 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.b4 h6 13.b5 Bd7 14.bxc6 bxc6 15.Na4 Re7 16.Nc5
Be8 17.Rab1 Ne6 18.Nxe6 Rxe6 19.Bh7+ Kh8 20.Bf5 Re7 21.Ne1 Rb8 22.Nd3 g6
23.Bg4 Kg7 24.Nc5 h5 25.Bh3 Rb6 26.Rb3 Rxb3 27.Qxb3 Qc7 28.g3 Qd6 29.Rb1 g5
30.Bf5 g4 31.a4 Bg5 32.a5 Qf6 33.Qd3 Qd6 34.a6 Rc7 35.Rb8 Qe7 36.Kg2 Kh6 37.h3
gxh3+ 38.Bxh3 h4 39.g4 Bf6 40.Ra8 Kg7
1–0
(866403) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Van der Vliet,Fredrik (2330) [D46]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 Qe7 9.h3
dxc4 10.Bxc4 b5 11.Be2 a6 12.a3 c5 13.dxc5 Nxc5 14.b4 Ncd7 15.Ne4 Nxe4 16.Qxe4
Rb8 17.Bb2 Bb7 18.Qg4 f5 19.Qg5 Bd5 20.Qxe7 Bxe7 21.Rfc1 Rfc8 22.Bd4 Bd6 23.Kf1
h6 24.Ne1 Kf7 25.Bb2 Nb6 26.Bd4 Rxc1 27.Rxc1 Nc4 28.Bxc4 Bxc4+ 29.Kg1 e5
30.Bb2 Ke6 31.Nf3 Ra8 32.Nd2 Bd5 33.Bc3 Rc8 34.Bb2 Rxc1+ 35.Bxc1 g5 36.Bb2 h5
37.f3 e4 38.Kf2 Bc7 39.Bd4 Bd6 40.Bb2 Bb8
½–½
(918797) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Bakus,Michel [D32]

St Martin sim St Martin, 1992
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Bxe7 Ngxe7 8.e3 cxd4
9.Nxd4 Qb6 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Qd2 a5 12.Na4 Qb4 13.b3 0–0 14.Be2 Ba6 15.Bxa6 Rxa6
16.Rc1 Ng6 17.Qxb4 axb4 18.Ke2 f5 19.Rhd1 f4 20.Rd4 fxe3 21.fxe3 Rb8 22.Rc2 Ne7
23.g4 Ra7 24.Nc5 Rc8 25.Rdd2 Kf7 26.Nd3 Rb8 27.Ne5+ Ke6 28.Nxc6 Nxc6 29.Rxc6+
Ke5 30.Rc5 Rd7 31.Ra5 Rb6 32.Rd4 Rh6 33.Rxb4 Rxh2+ 34.Kd3 h5 35.gxh5 Rxh5
36.Rg4 Kf5 37.Rd4 Ke6 38.b4 g5 39.b5 Rhh7 40.a4 Kf5 41.b6 g4 42.Raxd5+ Rxd5
43.Rxd5+ Kf6 44.a5 g3 45.Ke2 Rg7 46.Kf1
1–0
(918798) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Dyson,Peter B [E15]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 b5 6.cxb5 Bxb5 7.Bg2 d5 8.Ba3 Nbd7 9.Bxf8
Kxf8 10.Nc3 Ba6 11.0–0 g6 12.Rc1 Kg7 13.Re1 Rc8 14.Na4 Qe7 15.Qd2 Qa3 16.Ne5 c5
17.Nxd7 Nxd7 18.Nxc5 Nxc5 19.dxc5 f6 20.e4 Rxc5 21.exd5 Rd8 22.Rxc5 Qxc5
23.Rxe6 Bb7 24.b4 Qf8 25.h4 Rd6 26.Rxd6 Qxd6 27.Qd4
1–0
(918799) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Jacques,Robert (2230) [E87]

1.c4 g6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 Ne8 8.Qd2 f5 9.0–0–0 f4
10.Bf2 Bd7 11.Bd3 Na6 12.Nge2 Nc5 13.Bc2 a5 14.b3 Qb8 15.Nb5 Rf7 16.Nec3 Bf8
17.Na3 Na6 18.Bd3 Nb4 19.Be2 c6 20.Na4 c5 21.Nb6 Ra6 22.Nxd7 Rxd7 23.Nb5 a4
24.a3 axb3 25.axb4 Ra1+ 26.Kb2 Ra2+ 27.Kxb3 Rxd2 28.Rxd2 Nc7 29.bxc5 dxc5
30.Ra1 Nxb5 31.cxb5 c4+ 32.Bxc4 Qd6 33.Ra4 Rc7 34.b6 Rc8 35.Rb2 Be7 36.Kc3 g5
37.Kd3 h5 38.Rba2 g4 39.Ra8 Rxa8 40.Rxa8+ Kg7 41.Ra7 Kg6 42.Ra4 Bd8 43.Bb5
Bxb6 44.Be8+ Kg5 45.Be1 Qc5 46.Bd2 gxf3 47.gxf3 Qf2 48.d6 Qxf3+ 49.Kc2 Qg2
50.d7 Kg4 51.Ra3 Qxe4+ 52.Rd3 f3 53.Be3 Bd8 54.Bf7 b5 55.Be6+ Kh4 56.Bd5 Qa4+
57.Bb3 Qg4 58.Bd5 Kh3 59.Bd2 e4 60.Re3 Kxh2 61.Rxe4 f2 62.Rf4 Kg3 63.Rf8 Bb6
64.Rf6 Bd8 65.Rf8 Qxd7 66.Rf3+ Kg2 67.Rd3+ Qxd5 68.Rxd5 f1Q 69.Rxd8 Qc4+
70.Kb2 h4 71.Rd6 Qg4 72.Rd5 h3
0–1
(918800) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Lapalus,P [E16]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Qe7 7.0–0 0–0 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bxf6
Qxf6 10.Qc2 Qg6 11.Qxg6 fxg6 12.Ne5 Bxg2 13.Kxg2 g5 14.Nd3 Be7 15.Nc3 Nc6
16.e3 a6 17.Rfd1 Bf6 18.Rac1 Rf7 19.b4 Rc8 20.a4 Ne7 21.Rc2 d5 22.c5 Nf5 23.Rdc1
Kf8 24.b5 a5 25.Nxd5 exd5 26.cxb6 Nd6 27.bxc7 Nc4 28.Rxc4 dxc4 29.b6 Rfxc7
30.bxc7 cxd3 31.Kf3 d2 32.Rd1 Rxc7 33.Rxd2 Rc4 34.Ra2 Ke7 35.Ke4 Ke6 36.g4 Be7
37.Kd3 Rb4 38.Ke4 Bd6 39.h3 Rc4 40.Kd3 Rc1 41.Rc2 Rh1 42.Rc6
½–½
(918801) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Porubszki,Georg (2285) [E96]

1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 0–0 6.Be2 e5 7.0–0 Nbd7 8.Re1 c6 9.Bf1 a5
10.d5 Nc5 11.Rb1 Na6 12.b3 c5 13.g3 Kh8 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bd2 Ng8 16.Nh4 Bf6 17.Ng2
Bg7 18.Bd3 f5 19.Nh4 Qf6 20.exf5 Bxf5 21.Ne4 Bxe4 22.Bxe4 Ne7 23.Rf1 g5 24.Ng2
b6 25.Bc3 Nf5 26.Qg4 Qf7 27.Kh1 Nd4 28.h4 Qe7 29.Rbe1 Bf6 30.hxg5 Bxg5 31.f4 Bf6
32.fxe5 dxe5 33.d6 Qg7 34.Qxg7+ Kxg7 35.Bxa8 Rxa8 36.Ne3 Rd8 37.Kg2 Kg6 38.Ng4
Rxd6 39.Nxf6 Rxf6 40.Rxe5 Nc7 41.Rxf6+ Kxf6 42.Bxd4 cxd4 43.Rh5 Kg6 44.g4 Ne6
45.Re5 Nc5 46.Rd5 d3 47.Kf3 Kf6 48.Ke3 Kg6
1–0
(918802) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Shmulevich,Mark [C18]

1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Ba5 6.b4 cxd4 7.Nb5 Bc7 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.Bf4
Nge7 10.Bd3 a6 11.Nxc7+ Qxc7 12.0–0 Bd7 13.Bg3 Rc8 14.Qd2 Ng6 15.Rfe1 Qb6
16.h4 h6 17.h5 Nge7 18.Qf4 Nf5 19.Bh2 Qd8 20.a4 g5 21.hxg6 fxg6 22.Qd2 Qe7
23.Rab1 Ra8 24.b5 axb5 25.axb5 Na5 26.g4 Nh4 27.Nxh4 Qxh4 28.Bxg6+ Kd8 29.Bh5
Nc4 30.Qxd4 Rg8 31.Bg3 Qe7 32.Ra1 Kc7 33.Rxa8 Rxa8 34.Ra1 Rxa1+ 35.Qxa1 Qa3
36.Qxa3 Nxa3 37.Bf4 Bxb5 38.Bg6 Be2 39.Bxh6 Bxg4 40.Bf8 Nc4 41.f4 Bf5 42.Bxf5
exf5 43.Kf2 Kd7
½–½
(918803) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Stuebing,Horst [A16]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 e6 4.e5 Nh5 5.d4 d6 6.g4 Ng7 7.Bg2 dxe5 8.dxe5 Qxd1+
9.Kxd1 h5 10.h3 a6 11.f4 hxg4 12.hxg4 Rxh1 13.Bxh1 Nc6 14.Bxc6+ bxc6 15.Ne4 Be7
16.Be3 a5 17.Nf3 Ba6 18.b3 Kd7 19.Ke2 Rh8 20.Bc5 Bc8 21.Rd1+ Ke8 22.Nf6+ Kf8
1–0
(918804) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Trammell,George [D85]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Qd2 0–0
9.Nf3 Qa5 10.Rc1 e6 11.Bh6 Rd8 12.h4 cxd4 13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.cxd4 Qxd2+ 15.Kxd2
Nc6 16.Ke3 h5 17.Bb5 Bd7 18.Bxc6 Bxc6 19.Ne5 Rac8 20.Nxc6 Rxc6 21.Rxc6 bxc6
22.Rc1 Rc8 23.Kd3 Kf6 24.Rb1 Rc7 25.f4 Ke7 26.Kc4 Kd7 27.Kc5 Ke7 28.Rb8 Kd7
29.a4 Ke7 30.a5 Kd7 31.a6 Ke7 32.Rh8 Kd7 33.f5 exf5 34.exf5 gxf5 35.Rh6 Rc8
36.Rd6+ Ke7 37.Rxc6 Rg8 38.Rc7+ Kf6 39.Rxa7 Rxg2 40.Rc7 f4 41.a7 Ra2 42.Kb6
Ke6 43.Rc5 f3 44.Re5+ Kd6 45.Rf5 Rb2+ 46.Ka6 Ra2+ 47.Kb7 Rb2+ 48.Kc8 Rc2+
49.Kd8 Ra2 50.Rxf7 f2 51.Ke8 Rxa7 52.Rxf2 Ke6 53.Kf8 Ra4 54.Rf4 Ra7 55.Kg8 Rd7
56.Kf8 Rb7 57.Re4+ Kf5 58.Re5+ Kg4 59.d5 Kxh4 60.d6 Rd7 61.Rd5 Kg3 62.Ke8 Rh7
63.d7 Rh8+ 64.Ke7 h4 65.Rg5+ Kf3 66.Rh5 Rxh5 67.d8Q h3 68.Qd4 Kg3 69.Qe3+ Kg2
70.Qe2+ Kg1 71.Qg4+ Kh1 72.Qf3+ Kg1 73.Qg3+ Kh1 74.Qf2 Rg5 75.Kf6 h2 76.Qf1+
Rg1 77.Qf3+ Rg2 78.Qe4
1–0
(931637) Ljubojevic,Ljubomir (2610) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [B10]

[Horn,Pe]
1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 e5 4.Ngf3 Bd6 5.Qe2 Nf6 6.g3 0–0 7.Bg2 Re8 8.0–0 a5 9.a3 a4
10.b4?! [Nicht Weiss, sondern Schwarz erhält nun aktives Spiel am Damenflügel.]
10...axb3 11.cxb3 Bg4 12.Bb2 Nbd7 13.h3 Bh5 14.Qe3 d4! 15.Qe1 b5 16.Qc1 Ra6
17.Qc2 Bxf3 18.Bxf3 Qb6 19.Rfc1 Rea8 20.Nb1 Qd8 21.Bd1 Nf8 22.Qe2 Qe7 23.Kg2
Ne6 24.Rc2 Nc5 25.Nd2 Ne6 26.Nb1 h5 27.h4 g6 28.Bc1 Qd7 29.Rca2 Ng4 30.Qc2
Be7 31.Bf3 Kg7 32.a4 Nf6 33.Bd2 Nc5 34.Be1 Qe6 35.Nd2 R6a7 36.Be2 Na6 37.Nf3
Nb4 38.Bxb4 Bxb4 39.Ng5 Qd7 40.axb5 Rxa2 41.Rxa2 Rxa2 42.Qxa2 cxb5 43.Qa6
Ne8 44.Nf3 f6 45.Ng1 Nd6 46.Qb6 Qb7³ 47.Qd8?–+ [47.Qxb7+!³ Nxb7 48.Bd1 Nc5
49.Bc2³]
47...Nf7 48.Qe8 Be7 [Es droht Damenfang durch 49...d6]
49.Bxh5 gxh5 50.Nh3 f5 51.f3 fxe4 52.fxe4 b4 53.Nf2 Qc7 54.Kf1 Qd6 55.Kg2 Bd8
56.Nh3 Qg6 57.Kh2 Qg4 58.Qb5 Qe2+ 59.Kg1 Qd1+ 60.Kg2 Qxb3
0–1
(931641) Kasparov,Garry (2780) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [B17]

[Blatny,P]
1.e4 [Hansen,Cu]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Qe2 Nb6 8.Bb3 h6
[8...a5 -->Kasparov-Speelman]
9.N5f3 c5 10.Bf4 [10.Be3 Hansen,Cu; 10.dxc5 Hansen,Cu; 10.c3 Hansen,Cu]
10...Bd6?! [10...a6 --> Watson-Spiridonov ,Palma de Mallorca 1989 (INF 48/211);

10...Nfd5 --> Kupreichik-Speelman ,Hastings 1981 (INF 33/188); 10...Nbd5 --> Short-
Speelman ,Hastings 1988 (INF 47/193); 10...Nfd5 Hansen,Cu 11.Be5 (11.Bg3 c4 12.Bxc4
Nxc4 13.Qxc4 Qa5+ 14.c3 Bd7 15.Qd3 Rc8÷ Kuprejchik-Speelman Hastings 1981)
11...c4 12.Bxc4 Bb4+ 13.Kf1 Nxc4 14.Qxc4 0–0° Watson,W-Adorjan Esbjerg
1988/Arnason,A-Adorjan Akureyri 1988]
11.Bg3! [N]
[11.Ne5 Qc7 12.dxc5 Qxc5 13.0–0–0 0–0 14.Ngf3 (14.Rxd6? Qxd6 15.Ng6 Qb4! 16.a3
Qe4–+) 14...Nbd5 15.Bg3 b5„ 16.Nd4 a6 17.f4? Nc3!µ Sherzer-Nemeth ,Budapest
Spring op 1990]
11...Qe7 12.dxc5 Bxc5 [12...Bxg3? 13.cxb6+– ]
13.Ne5² []
13...Bd7 14.Ngf3 Nh5 [, h2–b8]
[14...0–0–0? 15.Nxf7! Qxf7 16.Qe5 Bxf2+™ 17.Bxf2+– ‫ע‬c8]
15.0–0–0 Nxg3 16.hxg3 0–0–0 17.Rh5! Be8 [17...Rhf8 Hansen,Cu; 17...g6!?

Hansen,Cu]
18.Rxd8+ Kxd8 [18...Qxd8?? 19.Nxf7+–]
19.Qd2+ Bd6 [19...Qd6? 20.Nxf7+ Bxf7 21.Rxc5+–; 19...Nd7? 20.Ba4! Bd6™ 21.Qa5+
+–; 19...Kc8 Hansen,Cu 20.Qc3+–]
20.Nd3 [a5,c5 ]
20...Qc7 [20...Kc8 Hansen,Cu 21.Qc3+ Kb8 22.Qxg7]
21.g4 Kc8™ [21...f5? 22.Nd4!+–]
22.g5! Bf8 23.Rh4 [ ]
23...Kb8 24.a4! Be7? [¹24...a6 /]
25.a5 Nd5 26.Kb1! [26.a6 Bb5 27.axb7 Rd8„]
26...Bd8 [26...a6 27.c4+–]
27.a6 Qa5 [27...b6 28.c4 Ne7 29.gxh6+–; 27...bxa6 28.c4 Nb6 29.Nb4‚ Kb7 30.c5 Nc8
31.c6+ Bxc6 32.Rc4 Ne7 33.Nxc6 Nxc6 34.Ba4+–]
28.Qe2! Nb6 [28...Qxa6? 29.Qe5+ Ka8 30.Qxg7+–]
29.axb7 Bxg5 [29...Kxb7 30.Nfe5‚ Bxg5 31.Qf3+ Nd5 32.Rd4 f7]

30.Nxg5 Qxg5 31.Rh5 Qf6 [31...Qxg2 Hansen,Cu 32.Ra5+– d3–c5+a6/e5+]
32.Ra5 Bc6 33.Nc5 [ 34.xa7]
33...Bxb7 34.Nxb7 Kxb7 35.Qa6+ Kc6 36.Ba4+ Kd6 37.Qd3+ Nd5 38.Qg3+ [38.c4+–]
38...Qe5 39.Qa3+ Kc7 40.Qc5+ Kd8 41.Rxa7
1–0

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Bxd2+ 6.Nbxd2 exd4 7.Bxc4 Nc6 8.0–0
Nf6 9.e5 Nd5 10.Nb3 0–0 11.Nbxd4 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 Nb6 13.Bb3 Be6 14.Qc5 Re8
15.Rad1 Qe7 16.Qc3 Bxb3 17.Qxb3 Rad8 18.h3 h6 19.Rfe1 Rxd1 20.Rxd1 c6 21.Qe3
Rd8 22.Re1 Qd7 23.b3 Qd3 24.Qc5 Qd5 25.Qa3 Nc8 26.Qb4 c5 27.Qa4 Qd7 28.Qf4 Qe6
29.Rc1 b6 30.b4 Qxa2 31.bxc5 bxc5 32.Rxc5 Nb6 33.Rc7 Rd7 34.Rc1 Qa4 35.Qxa4
Nxa4 36.h4 Nb2 37.Rc8+ Kh7 38.h5 Nd3 39.Re8 Nf4 40.g4 a5 41.Ra8 Rd1+ 42.Kh2
Rd3 43.Kg3
½–½
(931658) Speelman,Jonathan S (2630) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [C49]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4 5.0–0 0–0 6.d3 d6 7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 h6
9.Bh4 Qe7 10.Re1 Nd8 11.d4 Ne6 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.Nxe5 Qc5 14.Bxf6 Qxb5 15.Ng4 h5
16.Ne3 gxf6 17.Nd5 Rd8 18.Qxh5 Rxd5 19.exd5 Ng7 20.Qh6 Bf5 21.Qxf6 Qb6 22.Qh4
Bxc2 23.Re7 Qd6 24.c4 b5 25.cxb5 Qxd5 26.a4 c6 27.bxc6 Qxc6 28.h3 Bg6 29.Re5 Rc8
30.Rae1 a6 31.a5 Ne6 32.Qf6 Nf8 33.Qxc6 Rxc6 34.Rd1 Ne6 35.h4 Kg7 36.h5 Bh7
37.Rd7 Kf6 38.Re3 Bf5 39.Rd5 Nf4 40.Rd4 Ne6 41.Rd5
½–½
(931665) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Short,Nigel D (2685) [A91]

[Dautov,R]
1.d4 [Anand Schussler]
1...f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.Nh3!? Be7 5.0–0 0–0 [5...d5 Schussler 6.Nd2 c6 7.Nf3 Ne4
8.Nf4 0–0 9.c3 Na6 10.Ne5 Nc7 11.Nfd3 Ne8 12.f3² Gheorghiu,F-Ragozin,E, Bern 1992
(by transposition). CBM 28 game 220.]
6.c4 d6 [6...d5 7.Bg5!? c6 8.Nd2 (8.e3!? h6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Nf4 g5 11.Ng6 Re8 12.Nd2
Nd7 13.f4²; 8.e3 dxc4?! 9.Nd2 b5 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.a4²) 8...h6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.e3 g5
11.Rc1 Nd7 12.f4 Qe7?! 13.Nf2 gxf4?! (13...g4²) 14.gxf4 Kh7 15.Nd3 Rg8 16.cxd5 exd5
17.Ne5± Dautov,R-Glek,I Frunze(Armee-ch) 1987]
7.Nc3 [7.Qb3 Schussler 7...c6! 8.Nc3 Na6 9.Ng5 e5 10.Rd1 Qe8 11.d5 h6 12.Nf3
Karpov,An-Nikolic,Pr/Reykjavik WCup/1991/ -> CBM 26 12...cxd5!=]
7...Qe8 [7...e5!?]
8.Nf4 [8.e4 fxe4 9.Nxe4 Nxe4 10.Bxe4 e5 11.Bg2 (11.Ng5 Schussler 11...Bxg5
12.Bxg5±) 11...exd4 12.Qxd4 Nc6 13.Qd5+ Kh8 14.Nf4 Ne5„]
8...g5?! [×e6]
[8...Nc6 9.d5 exd5 10.Ncxd5²; ¹8...e5 9.dxe5 (9.Nfd5 Schussler) 9...dxe5 10.Nfd5 Bd8²]
9.Nd3 Qg6 10.f4 h6 [10...g4?! 11.d5±]
11.d5! Na6 [11...exd5! Anand 12.cxd5 Na6  d7,ae8 Black is still worse but at least
he can still fight]
12.b4! exd5 [12...e5 Schussler 13.fxe5?! (13.b5!) 13...dxe5 14.Nxe5 Qg7÷]
13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.Bxd5+! [×b7]
[14.cxd5²]
14...Kh7 15.b5! Nc5 16.Nxc5 dxc5 17.Qc2 [17.Rb1?! Schussler 17...Be6 18.Bxb7 Rab8]
17...a6 18.a4 Rb8 [18...axb5 19.cxb5 Rb8 20.a5±]
19.fxg5!? hxg5 20.Ra3± [Der schwarze König ist sehr schwach.]
20...c6 21.Bg2 [21.bxc6 bxc6 22.Bg2 Bf6„ b]
21...Bf6 [21...cxb5 22.axb5 (22.g4! Schussler) 22...axb5 23.cxb5 Qb6 24.g4 c4+ 25.Kh1
Bxa3 (25...Qxb5 26.gxf5 Bxf5 27.Be4+–) 26.Bxa3 Rf7 27.gxf5 Qxb5 28.f6+ Kh6
29.h4+–; 21...Be6 22.e4±]
22.Be3 [22.e4!? Bd4+ 23.Kh1 Kg8 24.Raf3±]
22...Bd4 23.Bxd4 cxd4 24.e3 dxe3 25.Rxe3 Be6 26.g4 Rbe8 [26...Rbc8 27.Qe2 Rce8
28.bxc6 bxc6 29.Bxc6+–]
27.bxc6 bxc6 28.c5!+– [c6]

[28.gxf5? Rxf5 29.Be4 Rxf1+ 30.Kxf1 Rf8+ 31.Kg1 Bf5=; 28.Bxc6 Rc8 29.gxf5 Bxf5
30.Rxf5 Rxc6 31.Rh3+ Kg8 (31...Kg7 32.Qb2+ Rcf6 33.Rxf6 Qxf6 34.Qxf6+ Rxf6
35.c5+–) 32.Rxf8+ Kxf8 33.Qb2+–]
28...Qf6 [28...Kg7 29.Bxc6 Rd8 30.Bg2+–; 28...Bd7 29.Rxe8 (29.Rd3 Schussler 

d6; 29.Rd3± Anand) 29...Rxe8 30.gxf5 Qf6 31.Qd3+–; 28...Rc8 29.Qe2 Bd5 30.Bxd5
cxd5 31.Re6+–]
29.Bxc6 Rb8 [29...Qd4 Schussler 30.Qc3 Qxg4+ 31.Rg3]
30.gxf5 Bf7 31.Bg2 Rb2 32.Qc3 Qxc3 33.Rxc3 Rd8 34.c6 Rdd2 35.Be4 Re2 36.c7
Rxe4 37.c8Q
1–0
(931668) Illescas Cordoba,Miguel (2555) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [C45]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Bc4 Ne5 8.Be2 Qg6
9.0–0 d6 10.f3 0–0 11.Kh1 d5 12.Nd2 dxe4 13.fxe4 Bb6 14.Bf4 N7c6 15.Bh5 Qf6
16.N2b3 Qe7 17.Qc2 Bd7 18.Nf5 Bxf5 19.exf5 Rad8 20.Be2 Rfe8 21.a4 a6 22.Bg3 Be3
23.Rad1 Rxd1 24.Rxd1 h6 25.Qe4 Bg5 26.Bh5 Bf6 27.h3 Qf8 28.Bf2 Be7 29.Be2 Bd6
30.Bf1 Nd7 31.Qf3 Nce5 32.Qe4 Nf6 33.Qc2 Ned7 34.Nd2 Bf4 35.Nc4 Ne5 36.Nxe5
Rxe5 37.Bd4 Re8 38.Qf2 Bd6 39.Bd3 Nh5 40.Kg1 Qe7 41.Qf3 Qg5 42.Bf2 Nf6
43.Qxb7 Qf4 44.g3 Qxa4 45.Qf3 Rb8 46.b3 Qxb3 47.Rb1 Qxb1+ 48.Bxb1 Rxb1+
49.Kg2 Rb2 50.Kf1 a5 51.Bd4 Ra2 52.c4 Rc2 53.Qd3 Rc1+ 54.Kg2 a4 55.Bb2 Re1
56.Ba3 Be5 57.Qd2 Bxg3 58.Qb4 Re3 59.Qf8+ Kh7 60.Bc5 Bd6 61.Bxd6 [Sealed
Move]
61...cxd6 62.Qxf7 a3 63.Qa7 Rc3 64.Qa4 h5 65.h4 Re3 66.Qa7 Rc3 67.Qa4 Ng4
68.Qa6 Rc2+ 69.Kf3 Ne5+ 70.Kg3 a2 71.Qa4 Re2 72.Qe8 Ng4 73.Qxh5+ Kg8 74.f6
a1Q 75.Qd5+ Kh8
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb7 6.Bg2 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 a5 8.0–0 0–0 9.Nc3 d5
10.Qc2 Na6 11.Rad1 h6 12.Ne5 Qc8 13.Bh3 Qe8 14.cxd5 exd5 15.Bf4 Rd8 16.Qc1 Bc8
17.Bg2 Bb7 18.a3 Bd6 19.Nc4 Bxf4 20.Qxf4 Bc8 21.Ne3 Be6 22.Nf5 Bxf5 23.Qxf5 Qe6
24.Qd3 Nb8 25.b4 axb4 26.axb4 Nc6 27.b5 Na5 28.Rfe1 Rfe8 29.Rc1 Qd6 30.Rc2 Re7
31.e3 g6 32.Rec1 Kg7 33.Ne2 Ra8 34.Nf4 Ra7 35.Ra2 Rd7 36.Qa3 Qxa3 37.Rxa3 Kf8
38.Nd3 Ke8 39.Nb4 h5 40.Rac3 Kd8 41.Rc6 Ne4 42.Bh3 Rd6 43.Rxd6+ Nxd6 44.Bf1
Ne4 45.Nxd5 Nb3 46.Rc2 g5 47.Be2 Ra1+ 48.Kg2 Nc1 49.f3 Nd6 50.Bf1 g4 51.fxg4
hxg4 52.Nf6 Ra2 53.Rf2 Rxf2+ 54.Kxf2 Na2 55.e4 Nc3 56.Ke3 Ncxb5 57.d5 c5 58.dxc6
Na7 59.e5 Ndc8 60.c7+ Kxc7 61.Bc4 Nc6 62.Nxg4
1–0
(931687) Timman,Jan H (2620) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [B12]

[Hansen,Cu]
1.e4 [Blatny,P]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.c4 e6 6.Nc3 Nd7 7.Bg5 f6 [N]
[7...Qb6 8.Qd2 Ne7 9.Rc1 f6 10.exf6 gxf6÷ Dobosz-Jelling Esbjerg 1988]
8.exf6 gxf6 9.Be3 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Nb6 11.Be2 Bg6 12.Nh3 Bd6 13.Nf4 Bxf4 14.Bxf4
Ne7= [×e6,×f6,×h5,‫ע‬e8 - ×d4,×d5]
15.Qd2 Nbd5 16.Rd1 Nf5 17.Bd3 Kf7 18.Ne2 Qe7 19.a3 Rad8 20.Bg3 Qf8 21.0–0
Nfe7 22.Bc4 Bf5 23.Rfe1 Qh6 24.Qa5 a6 25.Nc3 Qh7 26.Rd2 Rhg8 27.Kh2 Rd7
28.Na4 Qh6 29.Rdd1 Rgd8 30.Bb3 Bg4 31.f3 Bf5 32.Re2 Rg8 33.Qe1 [c5]
[33.Nc5? b6]
33...b6 34.Nc3 Nf4?! [×e6]
35.Bxf4 Qxf4+ 36.g3 Qd6 37.Ne4 Qc7 38.Bc4 a5 39.Rc1? [39.Nxf6 Blatny,P 39...Kxf6
40.Rxe6+ Bxe6 41.Qxe6+ Kg7 42.Qf7+ Kh6 43.Qf6+ Kh7 44.Qf7+=]
39...Rxd4! 40.Nxf6?? Kxf6?? [40...Rxh4+ 41.Kg2 (41.Kg1 Blatny,P 41...Rxg3+ 42.Kf2

Rg2+! 43.Ke3 (43.Kf1 Rh1+ 44.Kxg2 Qh2#; 43.Kxg2 Qh2+ 44.Kf1 Bh3+ 45.Rg2
Qxg2#) 43...Qf4#) 41...Bh3+ 42.Kh1
a) 42.Kh2 Bf1+–+ (42...Bf1+ 43.Kg1 Rxg3+–+) ;
b) 42.Kg1 Rxg3+ 43.Kf2 Rxf3+ 44.Kg1 (44.Kxf3 Qf4#) 44...Rg3+–+;
c) 42.Kf2 Qxg3+ 43.Ke3 Qf4+–+;
42...Rxg3–+]
41.Rxe6+ Bxe6 42.Qxe6+ Kg7 43.Qf7+ Kh6 [43...Kh8 Blatny,P 44.Qf6+ Kh7 (44...Rg7
45.Qh6+ Rh7 46.Qf8+ Ng8 47.Qxg8#) 45.Bxg8+ Nxg8 46.Qxd4+–]
44.Qf6++– Ng6 45.Qxd4 Re8 46.Bd3 Re6 47.Be4 c5 48.Qd2+ Kg7 49.Rd1 Qe5
50.Kh3 a4 51.Qd8 Ne7 52.Rd2 Rf6 53.Qe8 Rf8 54.Qxa4 Nf5 55.f4 [Hansen,C]
1–0
(931691) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Ivanchuk,Vassily (2720) [E19]

1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.0–0 0–0 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3
9.Qxc3 c5 10.Rd1 d6 11.b3 Bf6 12.Bb2 Nd7 13.Qd2 Qe7 14.dxc5 Bxb2 15.Qxb2 dxc5
16.Rd3 Rad8 17.Rad1 Nb8 18.h4 Rxd3 19.Rxd3 Be4 20.Rd2 Nc6 21.Ne5 Bxg2 22.Kxg2
Nb8 23.Qc2 Rd8 24.Rxd8+ Qxd8 25.Qe4 Qc7 26.g4 f6 27.Nd3 Qc6 28.Kf3 Kf7 29.a3
Ke7 30.Ke3 Qxe4+ 31.Kxe4 Nc6 32.e3
½–½
(931697) Gelfand,Boris (2665) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [C45]

[Dautov,R]
1.e4 [Schussler]
1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 Ba6
9.b3 g6 [9...Qh4!? Schussler 10.Bb2 (10.a3 Bc5 11.Bb2 (11.g3 Bxf2+ 11. - e7 12.b2
+ = 12.Qxf2 Qe4+ 13.Kd2 Qxh1 14.Bg2 Qxh2 15.cxd5 cxd5 16.Bb2÷ (Wedberg,T))
11...Nf4 12.Qf3 Ne6 13.g3 Qh6 14.Nd2 Rb8 15.Qd3 0–0 16.Bg2 Rfd8 17.b4 d6= Sax,G-
Van der Wiel,J, Wijk 1992 CBM 28 game 911.) 10...Bb4+ 11.Kd1 Nf4 12.Qe3 Ne6³
Gufeld-Vistaneckis, Russia 1955.]
10.f4 [10.Ba3 Qh4 11.Bxf8 Kxf8 e8 Portisch,L; 10.Bb2 Bg7 11.Nd2 (11.g3!?)
11...Nb4ƒ 12.Nf3 c5 13.g3 0–0 14.Bg2 Rae8 (14...d5 15.0–0 dxc4 16.bxc4 Rad8 17.Rfd1
Qe6 18.Bf1 Bb7 19.Ng5 Qf5 20.f4 h6 21.Nf3 g5³ Sveshnikov,E-Haritonov,A
Leningrad,1991) 15.0–0 d6 16.Ne1 Qd7 17.Qd2 (17.f4!?) 17...Bxe5 18.Bxe5 Rxe5 19.a3
Nc6 20.Nd3 Re7³ Hjartarson,J-Portisch,L Reykjavik,1991]
10...Qb4+! [N]
[10...f6 11.Ba3 Qf7 (11...Nb4 12.Bb2 fxe5 13.a3 Nd5 14.Qxe5 Nf6 15.Be2 Bg7 16.Nd2±;
11...c5 12.g3! fxe5 13.Bg2 c6 14.fxe5 Bg7 15.Bb2 0–0 16.Nd2²
f3;Kasparov,Inf.53/297) 12.Qd2 Nb6 13.c5 Bxf1 14.cxb6 axb6? (14...Ba6 15.bxc7
fxe5 16.Qa5 Qxf4! 17.Qxa6 Qh4+!! 18.Kd1 (18.g3 Qe4+ 19.Kf2 Bxa3µ) 18...Qd4+
19.Nd2 (19.Kc2 Qe4+) 19...Bxa3 20.c8Q+ Rxc8 21.Qxc8+ Ke7 22.Qxh8 Qxa1+ 23.Ke2
Qxh1 24.Qxe5+ Kf7 25.Qf4+= Kasparov) 15.e6!!± Kasparov,G-Karpov,A
Tilburg(Interpolis) 1991]
11.Bd2 [11.Qd2?? Nxf4µ]
11...Qb6 [d4]
[11...Nxf4?? 12.Qe4+–]
12.Nc3!? [12.Qe4!? f5! (12...Ne7? 13.Nc3 Bg7 14.Na4±; 12...Nb4?! 13.Nc3 Qd4
14.Qb1!± a3) 13.Qc2 (13.exf6+ Kf7‚ 14.cxd5 Re8 15.Qxe8+ Kxe8 16.Bxa6 Qxa6µ)
13...Nb4 (13...Nxf4? 14.Bxf4 Qd4 15.Bd2 Qxe5+ 16.Be2 Qxa1 17.Bc3+–) 14.Qb2 Qd4=]
12...Bb4 13.Qf3 [13.Nxd5?! cxd5ƒ]
13...Nxc3 14.Bxc3 Bb7! [c5,0–0–0]
[14...Qd4!? 15.Rc1 Bxc3+ 16.Rxc3 0–0–0 17.Be2 (17.c5 Bxf1 18.Rxf1 f6ƒ) 17...f6=]
15.0–0–0 c5 16.Qe3 [b2]
16...Bxc3 17.Qxc3 0–0–0= [h1–a8]
18.h4 Rhe8 [18...d6?! 19.exd6 cxd6 20.Rh3² ×d6,f6]
19.Rh3 d6 20.Rhd3 [20.exd6 Rxd6 21.Rxd6?! Qxd6ƒ]
20...dxe5 21.Qxe5 Qc6 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.Rxd8+ Kxd8 24.Kd2 [24.Qh8+ Ke7
25.Qxh7?? Qe4–+]
½–½
(931705) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Bareev,Evgeny (2635) [D10]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Hertneck]
1...d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e5 4.dxe5 d4 5.Ne4 Qa5+ 6.Nd2 Nd7 [6...Nh6 Hertneck 7.Ngf3
Nf5 8.g3 Ne3 9.fxe3 dxe3 10.a3! / Beliavsky,A-Gelfand,B, Linares 1992]
7.e6 fxe6 8.g3 e5 9.Bg2 Ngf6 10.Ngf3 Be7 11.0–0 Qc7 [11...0–0 Hertneck  ECO]
12.Qc2 0–0 13.b3 [ 14.b2, Tae1, e3]
[13.Ng5?! Nc5 14.b4 h6= (14...Ne6 Hertneck 15.Nxe6 Bxe6 16.a3÷) ]
13...Re8 [13...Nc5!? 14.Bb2 g6!=]
14.Bb2 Bf8 15.Ng5 [15.e3 d3 16.Qc3 e4 17.Ng5 Nc5 18.f3 exf3 19.Rxf3 Bd6=]
15...Nc5 16.h3 [Weiss engt die Möglichkeiten des c8 ein, er lässt ihn im folgenden
nicht nach f5. Typisch Karpov.]
[16.Nde4 Ncxe4 17.Nxe4 Qf7=]
16...g6 17.g4 Bg7? [17...Ne6 18.Nxe6 Bxe6 19.Ne4 Bg7=]
18.Nde4?! [18.e3 dxe3 (18...d3 19.Qd1!±) 19.fxe3 Bh6 20.Rxf6 Bxg5 21.Rxg6+!±]
18...Nfxe4 19.Nxe4 Ne6 20.b4 [20.e3 Hertneck]
20...Nf4 21.e3 Nxg2 22.Kxg2 a5 23.a3 Rf8?! [23...Qe7 24.c5 Be6 25.Nd6 Rf8µ]
24.Rad1? [24.f3!]
24...axb4 25.axb4 dxe3 26.f3 [26.fxe3 Rxf1 27.Rxf1 Qe7 28.c5 Be6‚]
26...Qe7 27.Bc1 Bh6 28.Rde1 Be6! [28...Qxb4 29.g5 Bg7 30.Bxe3³]
29.Bxe3 Bxe3 30.Rxe3 Qxb4 31.Rb1 Qe7 32.Nf2 Qf7 33.Qb2 [33.Nd3 e4 34.fxe4 Bxc4
35.Ne5 Ra2 36.Qxa2 Bf1+!–+]
33...Bxc4 34.Qxb7 Qf4 35.Qxc6! Qxe3 36.Qxc4+ Kh8 37.Rb3 Qd2 38.Qc5 Rae8
39.Rd3 Qf4 40.Qc3? [40.Re3!?]
40...Rc8 41.Qb2 Rc4!! [41...Rc7 42.Qe2 Rfc8 43.Rd5„]
42.Qe2 h5! 43.Ne4 h4 44.Re3 Rfc8 45.Qf2 Rc2 46.Re2 Rxe2 47.Qxe2 Kg7 48.Qf2 Qc1
49.Qxh4 Rc2+ 50.Nf2 g5 51.Qg3 Qe1 52.h4 Kg6?! [52...Kf6!]
53.hxg5 [53.f4!? Rc3 54.Qh2 Qe2 55.f5+ Kf7 56.hxg5 Qf3+–+]
53...Kxg5 54.f4+ exf4 55.Qf3 Rd2 56.Kh3 Qf1+ 57.Qg2 Rxf2
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb7 6.Bg2 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 a5 8.0–0 0–0 9.Bc3 d5
10.Ne5 Qc8 11.Bb2 dxc4 12.Nxc4 Bxg2 13.Kxg2 Qb7+ 14.f3 Rd8 15.Qc2 Nc6 16.a3
Be7 17.e3 b5 18.Ncd2 Na7 19.Ne4 Nxe4 20.Qxe4 Qxe4 21.fxe4 c5 22.a4 cxd4 23.exd4
Nc6 24.Rd1 Rab8 25.axb5 Rxb5 26.Rd3 f5 27.exf5 Rxf5 28.Nd2 Rfd5 29.Re3 e5 30.Nc4
Bg5 31.Re4 exd4 32.Re6 Nb4 33.Rd1 Nc2 34.Kf3 Rb5 35.Rd3 a4 36.h4 Bf6 37.Ke4
axb3 38.Rb6 Re8+ 39.Kf4 Rxb6 40.Nxb6 Be5+ 41.Kg4 Bc7 42.Na4 Re3 43.Rxe3 dxe3
44.Kf3 Bxg3
0–1
(931718) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Jussupow,Artur (2655) [E11]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 a5 5.Nc3 b6 6.g3 Ba6 7.b3 0–0 8.Bg2 c6 9.a3 Be7
10.Bg5 d5 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.0–0 Nd7 14.Qd2 Be7 15.Rfc1 b5 16.e3 b4
17.axb4 Bxb4 18.Qb2 Qb8 19.Ne2 Rc8 20.Nf4 Qd6 21.Rxc8+ Rxc8 22.Rc1 Rc7 23.Rc2
Qb6 24.Bf1 Bxf1 25.Kxf1 Bd6 26.Rxc7 Qxc7 27.Nd3 Nb6 28.Kg2 Qc6 29.Nde5 Qb5
30.Qc2 h6 31.h4 a4 32.bxa4 Qxa4 33.Qc3 h5 34.Qb2 Bxe5 35.Nxe5 Nd7 36.Nd3 Qa6
37.Nf4 g6 38.Qc2 Nf8 39.Qc7 Qb5 40.Qe5 Qb7 41.Qg5 Nh7 42.Qd8+ Kg7 43.Qd6 Kg8
44.Qe5 Qa8 45.Qc7 Nf6 46.Nd3 Ng4 47.Nc5 Qa2 48.Qf4 Qa7 49.Nd3 Kg7 50.Ne5 Nxe5
51.Qxe5+ Kg8 52.Qg5 Kh7 53.Kf3 Qc7 54.Qf4 Qe7 55.Qe5 Kg8 56.Kg2 Qb4 57.Qf4
Qb1
½–½
(931730) Christiansen,Larry Mark (2595) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [B17]

Roquebrune Roquebrune, 1992
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bd3 Ngf6 6.Ng5 e6 7.Ne2 Bd6 8.0–0 h6
9.Nf3 Qc7 10.c4 b6 11.b3 Bb7 12.Bb2 c5 13.Ng3 0–0 14.Qe2 Rfe8 15.dxc5 Nxc5
16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Nh5 Be5 18.Rae1 Red8 19.Nxe5 Qxe5 20.Qg4+ Qg5 21.Nxf6+ Kg7
22.Nh5+ Kf8 23.Qxg5 hxg5 24.Bb1 Rd2 25.f3 g4 26.Be4 Bxe4 27.fxe4 Rxa2 28.Nf6 g3
29.hxg3 Rd8 30.Rd1 Rxd1 31.Rxd1 Kg7 32.e5 Re2 33.Ng4 Re4 34.Nf2 Rxe5 35.b4 Na4
36.Rd7 a5 37.bxa5 bxa5 38.Nd3 Rg5 39.Kf2 Nc5 40.Nxc5 Rxc5 41.Ra7 Kg6 42.Ke3 e5
43.Kf3 f5 44.g4 f4 45.g3 fxg3 46.Kxg3 Kg5 47.Rg7+ Kf6 48.Ra7 Kg5 49.Rg7+ Kf6
50.Ra7 Ke6 51.Ra6+ Kf7 52.g5 e4 53.Kf4 Rxc4 54.Rxa5
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Qc2 Nxc3 8.Qxc3 h6 9.e3
Be7 10.Bb5+ c6 11.Ba4 0–0 12.0–0 Nd7 13.e4 b5 14.Bc2 c5 15.Rd1 Qb6 16.dxc5 Nxc5
17.Be3 Qc6 18.Ne5 Qc8 19.f3 Na4 20.Qb3 Bc5 21.Rd3 Bxe3+ 22.Rxe3 Rd8 23.Nd3 a6
24.Rc1 Qc7 25.Qb4 Qb6 26.Qe1 Rac8 27.Kf1 Nc5 28.Nxc5 Rxc5 29.Rc3 Rxc3 30.Qxc3
Rc8 31.Qd2 Qc5 32.Qf2 Qc4+ 33.Qe2 Qc7 34.Qd3 Qxh2 35.Kf2 Qc7 36.Qd2 h5 37.Kf1
h4 38.Kf2 Qg3+ 39.Ke3 Qg5+
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 0–0 8.Be2 a6 9.0–0 e5
10.cxd5 cxd5 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Bb2 Be6 13.Rfc1 Rc8 14.Qd1 Nxf3+ 15.Bxf3 Be5
16.Na4 Qd6 17.Bxe5 Qxe5 18.Nc5 Rc7 19.Nd3 Rxc1 20.Rxc1 Qd6 21.Nf4 Rd8 22.h3
Qa3 23.Rc7 b5 24.Qc2 Qa5 25.Kh2 Bf5 26.Qc5 Qd2 27.Qe7 Rf8 28.Qe5 Be4 29.Bxe4
dxe4 30.Rc6 Re8 31.Qg5 h6 32.Qg3 Nd7 33.Rxh6 Qxa2 34.Nh5 Qb2 35.Rxa6 Qe5
36.Qxe5 Rxe5 37.Nf4 Nc5 38.Ra8+ Kh7 39.b4 Nd3 40.Nxd3 exd3 41.Rd8 Re4 42.Rxd3
Rxb4 43.Kg3 Kg6 44.Rd6+ f6 45.Kf3 Rb2 46.Rb6 b4 47.g4 b3 48.h4 Rb1 49.Rb7 b2
50.Ke4 Rg1 51.h5+ Kh6 52.Rxb2 Rxg4+
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 c5 5.Bxb4 cxb4 6.g3 0–0 7.Bg2 d6 8.Nbd2 Re8
9.Nf1 Nc6 10.Ne3 e5 11.d5 Nb8 12.a3 Na6 13.axb4 Nxb4 14.0–0 a5 15.Nc2 Nxc2
16.Qxc2 Bd7 17.Nd2 Rc8 18.Qc3 b6 19.b4 a4 20.Rfc1 Qc7 21.Qa3 e4 22.e3 Ra8 23.b5
Bf5 24.h3 Nd7 25.Qc3 Nc5 26.g4 Bg6 27.Rf1 f6 28.Ra3 Re5 29.Qc2 h5 30.Qd1 hxg4
31.Qxg4 Kf7 32.f4 exf3 33.Nxf3 Re7 34.Ng5+ Kg8 35.Ne6 Rxe6 36.dxe6 Bd3 37.Bxa8
Bxf1 38.Kxf1 Nb3 39.Bd5 Kf8 40.Qg6 Nd2+ 41.Ke2 Nxc4 42.Rxa4 Na5 43.Qf7+ Qxf7
44.exf7 Ke7 45.Re4+
1–0
(931737) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Larsen,Bent (2535) [E16]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Bxd2+ 7.Qxd2 0–0 8.0–0 d6
9.Nc3 Ne4 10.Nxe4 Bxe4 11.Qe3 Bb7 12.b4 a5 13.a3 Nd7 14.Rfd1 Qe7 15.d5 e5 16.Nd4
g6 17.Nc6 Bxc6 18.dxc6 Nf6 19.Qc3 h5 20.h3 Rfe8 21.Bd5 Nxd5 22.Rxd5 Qe6 23.Kg2
e4 24.bxa5 Rxa5 25.Rxa5 bxa5 26.Rd1 a4 27.Rd5 e3 28.f3 Rb8 29.Qd4 Rb6 30.Ra5 Kh7
31.g4 hxg4 32.hxg4 Rxc6 33.Rxa4 Qe5 34.Qxe5 dxe5 35.g5 Kg7
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb7 6.Bg2 d5 7.0–0 Nbd7 8.Nc3 Bb4 9.Qc2 0–
0 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Bf4 a6 12.a3 Be7 13.Rfd1 Re8 14.Ne5 Nf8 15.b4 Ne6 16.Qb3 c6
17.Be3 Bd6 18.Nf3 Ng4 19.Bd2 Qf6 20.Bc1 Qe7 21.Rb1 Rad8 22.a4 b5 23.axb5 axb5
24.e4 dxe4 25.Nxe4 Bb8 26.Bb2 Nc7 27.Nc5 Nd5 28.Re1 Qc7 29.Ne5 Ngf6 30.f4 Bc8
31.h3 h5 32.Rbc1 Bf5 33.Na6 Qd6 34.Rxc6 Qxc6 35.Nxc6 Rxe1+ 36.Kf2 Rde8 37.Ne5
Re3 38.Qa2 Bxe5 39.dxe5 Ne4+ 40.Bxe4 Bxe4 41.Nc7 Rf3+ 42.Ke2 Nxc7 43.Qa7 Nd5
44.Qd7 Ra8 45.e6 Ra2 46.Qxf7+ Kh7 47.Qxh5+ Kg8 48.Qe8+ Kh7 49.Qh5+
½–½
(931739) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Seirawan,Yasser (2600) [A56]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 Be7 6.g3 0–0 7.Bg2 Ne8 8.h4 g6 9.h5 g5 10.Bh3
h6 11.Bxc8 Qxc8 12.Nf3 Ng7 13.Nh2 Nd7 14.Ng4 Kh7 15.Ne3 Nf6 16.Qe2 Ng8
17.Bd2 f5 18.exf5 Nxf5 19.Qd3 Kh8 20.Nxf5 Qxf5 21.Qxf5 Rxf5 22.g4 Rf7 23.Ke2
Raf8 24.Rhf1 Nf6 25.f3 Bd8 26.Nb5 Be7 27.Nxa7 e4 28.Bc3 Kh7 29.Bxf6 Bxf6
30.fxe4 Bxb2 31.Rxf7+ Rxf7 32.Rf1 Re7 33.Kd3 Be5 34.Rf8 Kg7 35.Rb8 Bh2 36.a4
Kf6 37.Nb5 Rd7 38.Re8 Be5 39.Re6+ Kg7 40.a5 Kh7 41.Kc2 Kg7 42.Kb3 Kh7
43.Ka4 Kg7 44.Na7 Bg3 45.Kb5 Kh7 46.Kb6 Kg7 47.Nb5 Kh7 48.Nc7 Be1 49.Ne8
Rf7 50.Nxd6 Rf2 51.Nxb7 Rc2 52.a6 Rb2+ 53.Kc6 [[time]]
0–1
(931751) Polgar,Zsuzsa (2530) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E15]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.0–0 d5 9.Ne5
Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Bc3 0–0 12.Nd2 f5 13.Rc1 Ba3 14.Rb1 Bd6 15.b4 Qc8 16.Qb3
b5 17.c5 Bc7 18.e3 Qe8 19.f4 h6 20.Nf3 Kh7 21.Kf2 Nf6 22.Ne5 Bxe5 23.dxe5 Ng4+
24.Ke2 Nxh2 25.Rh1 Ng4 26.Bf3 Qg6 27.Rh4 Kg8 28.Qc2 Qe8 29.Rbh1 Bc8 30.Bxg4
fxg4 31.Rxg4 Kh8 32.Rg6 Qf7 33.g4 Kg8 34.Rhxh6 a5 35.Rg5 axb4 36.Qh7#
1–0
(931755) Polugaevsky,Lev (2630) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [A08]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 e6 4.d3 c5 5.0–0 Nc6 6.Nbd2 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.Re1 b6 9.c3 Qc7
10.e5 Nd7 11.d4 cxd4 12.cxd4 Nb4 13.Re3 Qc2 14.Qf1 Ba6 15.Qe1 Nd3 16.Qf1 Nb4
17.Qe1 Rc8 18.Bf1 Nd3 19.Qe2 Nb4 20.Qe1 Bxf1 21.Qxf1 Qf5 22.Rc3 0–0 23.Qb5
Rxc3 24.bxc3 Nc2 25.Rb1 Nb8 26.Qb3 Qd3 27.Rb2 Na1 28.Qd1 Qxc3 29.Nb1 Qc4
30.Na3 Qa6 31.Rb4 Rc8 32.Bb2 Nc6 33.Ra4 Qb7 [[... (time)]]
0–1
(931761) Speelman,Jonathan S (2630) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [A46]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 h6 4.Bxf6 Qxf6 5.e4 d6 6.Nc3 g5 7.h3 Bg7 8.Bc4 Nc6 9.d5
Ne5 10.Nxe5 Qxe5 11.0–0 h5 12.Nb5 Kd8 13.c3 g4 14.Qd3 exd5 15.exd5 gxh3
16.Rae1 Qg5 17.g3 h4 18.Bb3 Bd7 19.Nd4 hxg3 20.fxg3 Bxd4+ 21.cxd4 Bb5 22.Qf3
Bxf1 23.Rxf1 Qg7 24.Kh2 Qxd4 25.Qxf7 Re8 26.Rf2 a5 27.Bc2 b5 28.Bg6 Rh8
29.Rc2 Ra7 30.Bf5 c6 31.Qe6 Qe5 32.Qxe5 dxe5 33.Rxc6 Rc7 34.Ra6 Rh5 35.g4 Rh4
36.d6 Rc8 37.Ra7 Rh6 38.Rd7+ Ke8 39.Re7+ Kd8 40.Rd7+ Ke8 41.Rc7 Rd8 42.d7+
Ke7 43.Rc5 Kf6 44.Rxb5 Kg5 [[... (time)]]
1–0

Roquebrune rapid Roquebrune (1), 1992
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qb3 Qe7 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.Qxc3 Bb7 8.e3 d6
9.Be2 Ne4 10.Qc2 Nd7 11.0–0 0–0 12.Nd2 f5 13.f3 Ng5 14.Rf2 e5 15.Nf1 exd4 16.exd4
Ne6 17.d5 Nd4 18.Qd1 Qf6 19.Be3 Nxe2+ 20.Rxe2 Rae8 21.Bd4 Qf7 22.Ng3 f4
23.Ne4 h6 24.Qc2 Re7 25.Rae1 Rfe8 26.Nc3 a6 27.Rxe7 Rxe7 28.Rxe7 Qxe7 29.Ne2
Nf8 30.Kf1 Qf7 31.Bc3 b5 32.b3 bxc4 33.bxc4 Bc8 34.Qd2 Ng6 35.Qd4 Bd7 36.Qa7
Bf5 37.Qd4 Kh7 38.Bd2 Bc2 39.Bxf4 Qf5 40.Kf2 Qd3 41.Bc1 Ne5 42.Qxd3+ Bxd3
43.c5 Bc4 44.cxd6 cxd6 45.Ke3 Bxd5 46.Ng3 Kg6 47.Ne4 Nc4+ 48.Kd4 Bf7 49.a4 Kf5
50.g4+ Kg6 51.f4 Kh7 52.h3 d5 53.Nc5 a5 54.f5 h5 55.Bf4 hxg4 56.hxg4 g6 57.f6 g5
58.Bxg5 Kg6 [[time]]
1–0

1.c4 e5 2.g3 g6 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 Qf6 5.Qe3+ Qe6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Bh3 Qxe3 8.Bxe3 Nc6
9.0–0–0 d6 10.Nb5 Bxh3 11.Nxh3 0–0–0 12.Ng5 Rd7 13.h3 Bg7 14.Bxa7 Nxa7
15.Nxa7+ Kb8 16.Nb5 Bh6 17.f4 Bxg5 18.fxg5 Ne4 19.Rh2 Re8 20.Nc3 Nxg5 21.c5 f5
22.cxd6 Rxd6 23.Rxd6 cxd6 24.Kd2 Kc7 25.Kd3 Kc6 26.g4 f4 27.h4 Re3+ 28.Kd2
Ne6 29.Nd1 Rg3 30.Nf2 Nc5 31.g5 d5 32.Nd3 Nxd3 33.exd3 Kc5 34.Kc3 d4+ 35.Kd2
Kd5 36.a4 Kc5 37.h5 Rxg5 38.hxg6 hxg6 39.Rh7 Rg2+ 40.Ke1 Rxb2 41.Rf7 g5
42.Rf5+ Kb4 43.Rb5+ Kc3 44.Rxg5 Kxd3 45.Rf5 Ke4 46.Rf7 d3 47.Re7+ Kd4 48.Rf7
Ke3 49.Re7+ Kf3 50.Rd7 d2+ 51.Kd1 Kf2 52.a5 f3 53.Rf7 Kg2 54.Rg7+ Kf1 55.Rg6
Ra2 56.Rg5 f2 57.Rg7 Rxa5 58.Kxd2 Rd5+ 59.Kc2 Ke2 60.Re7+ Kf3 61.Rxb7 f1Q
62.Rf7+ Ke2 63.Rxf1 Kxf1 64.Kc3 Ke2 65.Kc4 Rh5 66.Kd4 Kf3 67.Kd3 Rd5+
68.Kc3 Ke4 69.Kc4 Rh5 70.Kc3 Rc5+ 71.Kb3 Kd4 72.Kb4 Rh5 73.Kb3 Rb5+ 74.Ka4
Kc4 75.Ka3 Kc3 [[Black overstepped on time]]
½–½

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 exd4 7.Qxd4 Nf6 8.Nc3
Be6 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8 10.Nd4 Ke7 11.Nxe6 fxe6 12.Bxc4 Rd8 13.f3 Nc6 14.Rd1 Rxd1+
15.Kxd1 Rd8+ 16.Kc1 g5 17.Rd1 Rf8 18.Kd2 h5 19.Ke3 Ne5 20.Be2 h4 21.Nb5 Nh5
22.Rc1 c6 23.Rc5 Kf6 24.Nd6 b6 25.Rc3 Rd8 26.Nc4 c5 27.Nxe5 Kxe5 28.Ra3 Rd7
29.Bd3 Rg7 30.Be2 Rf7 31.Rc3 Rd7 32.Rc2 Rd4 33.a3 a5 34.Rc3 a4 35.Rc2 Kd6 36.Bb5
e5 37.Rd2 Rxd2 38.Kxd2 Nf4 39.g3 hxg3 40.hxg3 Nh5 41.g4 Nf4 42.Bxa4 Ne6 43.Ke3
Nd4 44.Bd1 c4 45.Kd2 Kc5 46.Kc3 b5 47.Kd2 b4 48.axb4+ Kxb4 49.Ke3 c3 50.bxc3+
Kxc3
½–½
(931784) Polugaevsky,Lev (2630) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E14]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Bd3 Be7 9.0–0
0–0 10.b3 Nbd7 11.Bb2 Bd6 12.Qc2 Re8 13.Rfe1 Rc8 14.e4 dxe4 15.Nxe4 Nxe4
16.Bxe4 Nf6 17.Bf5 Rc7 18.Rxe8+ Qxe8 19.Ne5 c5 20.Qd3 Re7 21.Re1 g6 22.Bh3
Nd5 23.Rf1 Nf4 24.Qd2 Nxh3+ 25.gxh3 h5 26.Nc4 Qd7 27.d5 f6 28.Nxd6 Qxd6
29.Rd1 g5 30.Qd3 Kf7 31.Qf3 Kg6 32.Qd3+ f5 33.Qc3 Bxd5 34.Qd2 Rd7 35.h4 gxh4
36.Qe3 Qe6 37.Qc3 f4 38.Qd3+ Kh6 39.h3 f3 40.Qd2+ Kh7 41.Qd3+ Qg6+ 42.Kh2
Qxd3 43.Rxd3 Kg6 44.Rd2 Kf5 45.Rd3 a5 46.a3 Kf4 47.Bc1+ Ke4 48.Re3+ Kf5
49.Rd3 Ke5 50.Bb2+ Kf4 51.Re3 Be4 52.Bc1 Kf5 53.b4 Rd1 54.Rc3 axb4 55.axb4
cxb4 56.Rc8 b3 57.Rc3 Rxc1 58.Rxc1 b2 59.Re1 b1Q [[time]]
0–1
(931788) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Larsen,Bent (2535) [E16]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 a5 5.g3 b6 6.Bg2 Bb7 7.0–0 0–0 8.Bg5 Be7 9.Bxf6
Bxf6 10.Nc3 d6 11.Qc2 g6 12.Rfd1 Nd7 13.Nb5 Bg7 14.Ne1 Qb8 15.d5 Nc5 16.e4 Qd8
17.Nd3 Qe7 18.Nxc5 bxc5 19.Rd3 Ba6 20.a4 Bxb5 21.cxb5 Bd4 22.dxe6 fxe6 23.Rf1
Rf7 24.Kh1 Raf8 25.f4 g5 26.Rdf3 gxf4 27.Rxf4 Rxf4 28.gxf4 Kh8 29.Qd2 Qh4 30.b3
Rg8 31.Qxa5 Qg4 32.Qd2 Be3 33.Qb2+ e5 34.fxe5 Bd4 35.Qd2 Bxe5 36.Rf3 Qxe4
37.Rf1 Qh4 38.Bd5 Re8 39.Qg2 Bd4 40.a5 Qd8 41.a6 Qb8 42.Bc6 Rg8 43.Qe4 Rf8
44.Rd1 Be5 45.Qa4 Qa7 46.Qh4 Qb8 47.Be4 Rf7 48.Qh5 Rg7 49.Rg1 Rxg1+ 50.Kxg1
Qg8+ 51.Kf1 [[time]]
1–0

1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 e5 4.Ngf3 Bd6 5.Qe2 Nf6 6.d4 dxe4 7.Nxe5 Bf5 8.h3 h5 9.Rg1
h4 10.g4 hxg3 11.Rxg3 Nh5 12.Rb3 Nf6 13.Rxb7 Be7 14.Qe3 Qc8 15.Rb3 Nd5 16.Qg3
e3 17.Ndc4 Bxc2 18.Qxg7 Rf8 19.Rxe3 Nxe3 20.Nxe3 Bf5 21.Nxf5 Qxf5 22.Qg2 Bb4+
23.Kd1 Bd6 24.Bd3 Qh5+ 25.Be2 Qh4 26.Nxc6 Nxc6 27.Qxc6+ Ke7 28.Bg4 Rfd8
29.Be3 Rab8 30.b3 Kf8 31.Ke2 Qh7 32.Rc1 Rb6 33.Qf3 Re8 34.Bd7 Rd8 35.Bf5 Qh4
36.Rg1 Be7 37.Rg4 Qh8 38.Bd3 Rf6 39.Qg2 Re6 40.Bc4 Red6 41.Bf4 Rb6 42.Be5 Bf6
43.Qf3 Re8 44.Kf1 Re7 45.Rf4 Bxe5 46.Rxf7+ Ke8 47.dxe5 Qxe5 48.Qa8+ Qb8 49.Qd5
Qd6 50.Rf8+ Kd7 51.Qf5+ Kc6 52.Rf6
1–0

1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.Nc3 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nf6 5.b3 Nc6 6.Qd2 g6 7.Bb2 Bg7 8.g3 0–0 9.Bg2
Ne5 10.Nf3 Ned7 11.0–0 a5 12.Rad1 Nc5 13.Nd4 Re8 14.Ba1 h5 15.Nd5 Nxd5 16.cxd5
h4 17.Rfe1 Bd7 18.Nc2 Bxa1 19.Rxa1 b5 20.Qh6 Qf6 21.Qf4 Kg7 22.Qxf6+ Kxf6
23.Nd4 hxg3 24.hxg3 b4 25.Rac1 a4 26.Rc4 Reb8 27.e4 axb3 28.axb3 Ra2 29.e5+ dxe5
30.Nc6 Bxc6 31.Rxc5 Bd7 32.Rxc7 Ke7 33.f4 Kd6 34.Rc4 exf4 35.Rxf4 f5 36.g4 g5
37.Rf2 Rxf2 38.Kxf2 f4 39.Bf3 Rc8 40.Ra1 Rc2+ 41.Ke1 Rc3 42.Bd1 Kxd5 43.Ra5+
Rc5 44.Ra6 Bb5 45.Rb6 Ke4 46.Rd6 f3 47.Rf6 Rc1 48.Kd2 Rc3 49.Rf5 Bd7 50.Rxg5
Rd3+ 51.Kc2 Be6 52.Re5+ Kxe5 53.Kxd3 Bxg4 54.Bxf3 Be6 55.Kc2 Kd4 56.Kb2
½–½
(931804) Adams,Michael (2590) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [D42]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.0–
0 0–0 10.Re1 Bf6 11.Be4 Nce7 12.Qd3 h6 13.Qe2 Bd7 14.Bb1 Nxc3 15.bxc3 Bc6
16.Ne5 Bxe5 17.Qxe5 Qd5 18.Qg3 Qh5 19.Bc2 Nf5 20.Bxf5 exf5 21.c4 Rfe8 22.Be3
Qg4 23.d5 Ba4 24.Qxg4 fxg4 25.Rab1 b6 26.Rec1 Rac8 27.Rb4 Bd7 28.a4 f5 29.g3 Re4
30.a5 g5 31.axb6 axb6 32.Bxb6 Kf7 33.Ba5 Rc5 34.Rb7 Ke8 35.Rb8+ Kf7 36.Rb7 Ke8
37.Rb8+ Kf7 38.Rf8+ Kg6 39.Rd8 Ba4 40.Rd6+ Kf7 41.Bd2 Rexc4 42.Rxc4 Rxc4
43.Rxh6 Rd4 44.Bxg5 Rxd5 45.Kf1 Bd1 46.Rf6+ Kg7 47.Re6 Bf3 48.Re1
½–½
(931811) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Speelman,Jonathan S (2630) [B12]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Nd7 6.0–0 Ne7 7.Nh4 Bg6 8.Nd2 c5 9.c3 Qb6
10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.Nf3 Nf5 12.Qa4 a6 13.Rd1 Qc6 14.Qxc6 bxc6 15.Bd2 Be7 16.Rac1 0–
0 17.b3 Rfc8 18.Rc2 a5 19.g3 Rcb8 20.g4 Nh4 21.Nxh4 Bxh4 22.g5 f6 23.f4 Kf7 24.Kg2
a4 25.b4 c4 26.Be3 f5 27.Rb1 Rb5 28.Rcc1 Rh8 29.Rf1 Rh7 30.Rf3 Nb6 31.Rh3 Kg8
32.Bd1 Rh8 33.Kf1 Rh7 34.Ke2 Rh8 35.Bc2 Rh7 36.Rf1 Rh8 37.Kd1 Rh7 38.Kc1 Bf2
39.Rf3 Bxe3+ 40.Rxe3 Rxh2 41.a3 Rh4 42.Kb2 Rh2 43.Ref3 Rxc2+ 44.Kxc2 Nd7
45.Rh3 Nf8 46.Rfh1 Kf7 47.Rh8 Rb8 48.Rb1 Rb5 49.Kd2 Rb8 50.Kc2 Rb5 51.Kd1 Rb8
52.b5 cxb5 53.Rh2 Nd7 54.Rhb2 Rh8 55.Rxb5 Rh1+ 56.Ke2 Rh2+ 57.Kf1 Rh3 58.Rb7
Ke7 59.R1b4 Rxc3 60.Rxa4 Rb3 61.Rxb3 cxb3 62.Rb4 Kd8 63.Rxb3 Kc7 64.a4 Nb8
65.Ke2 Nc6 66.Kd3 Na5 67.Rb5 Nc4 68.a5 Kc6 69.Rc5+ Kb7 70.Rxc4 dxc4+ 71.Kxc4
1–0
(931819) Piket,Jeroen (2615) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E22]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qb3 c5 5.dxc5 Bxc5 6.Nf3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.Rd1 0–0 9.e3
Be7 10.Be2 Na6 11.0–0 Nc5 12.Qc2 Nce4 13.Bxf6 Nxf6 14.e4 d6 15.Rd2 Qc7 16.Rfd1
a6 17.Nd4 Rfd8 18.Qd3 Bf8 19.Qh3 e5 20.Nf5 Nxe4 21.Nxe4 Bxe4 22.Ne3 b5 23.cxb5
axb5 24.Bxb5 Rxa2 25.Bc4 Ra7 26.b3 Qc8 27.Qg3 Re8 28.h4 Kh8 29.Bb5 Re6 30.Qg4
Qb7 31.Bc4 Rg6 32.Qh3 Bc6 33.Bd3 Rf6 34.Bc4 Bd7 35.Qh2 Be6 36.h5 Qa8 37.Nd5
Rh6 38.Qh4 g6 39.Nb6 Qe8 40.Be2 gxh5 41.Nc4 Qe7 42.Qe4 f5 43.Qc6 Bd7 44.Qb6
Be8 45.Rxd6 Rxd6 46.Nxd6 Rd7 47.Nxf5 Rxd1+ 48.Bxd1 Qg5 49.Ne3 Bg6 50.Qb8 Qf4
51.g3 Qf6 52.Nd5 Qd6 53.Qxd6 Bxd6 54.b4 Be4 55.Nc3 Bd3 56.b5 Bc7 57.Nd5 Bb8
58.b6 Bc4 59.Nf6 Be6 60.Bxh5 Bd6 61.Ne4 Bb8 62.Nc5 Bd5 63.Be8 Bd6 64.Na6 Bb7
65.Bb5 Kg7 66.Nc7 Kf8 67.Ne6+ Ke7 68.Ng5 h5 69.Be2 Bc5 70.Bxh5 Bxb6 71.Bf3 Bc8
72.Ne4
½–½
(931823) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Polgar,Judit (2550) [E81]

1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 c5 7.dxc5 dxc5 8.Qxd8 Rxd8
9.Bxc5 Nc6 10.Nd5 Nd7 11.Bxe7 Nxe7 12.Nxe7+ Kf8 13.Nd5 Bxb2 14.Rb1 Ba3 15.Nh3
b6 16.Be2 Ne5 17.Nf2 Bb7 18.f4 Nc6 19.h4 Nd4 20.Rh3 Rac8 21.h5 Bxd5 22.cxd5 Rc2
23.Bd3 Rxa2 24.Bc4 Rc2 25.Rxa3 Rxc4 26.Rxa7 b5 27.h6 b4 28.Ng4 Nc2+ 29.Kd2 Na3
30.Rf1 Rxe4 31.Nf6 Rd4+ 32.Ke3 Nc2+ 33.Kf3 Rd3+ 34.Ke2 R3xd5 35.Nxh7+ Kg8
36.Nf6+ Kh8 37.Nxd5 Rxd5 38.Rxf7 b3 39.Rb7 Nd4+ 40.Kf2 Nb5 41.Ra1 Rd2+ 42.Kg3
Ra2 43.Rd1
1–0

1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 e5 5.e4 Nc6 6.Bg5 f6 7.Be3 Nh6 8.dxe5 dxe5
9.Qxd8+ Kxd8 10.0–0–0+ Bd7 11.h3 Kc8 12.c5 Nf7 13.Bc4 Ncd8 14.b4 c6 15.Nd2 Be6
16.Be2 Bh6 17.Bxh6 Nxh6 18.Nc4 Ndf7 19.a4 Kc7 20.b5 Rad8 21.b6+ Kb8 22.Ne3
Rd4 23.Nc2 Rxd1+ 24.Rxd1 Rd8 25.Kb2 f5 26.a5 Ng8 27.Rxd8+ Nxd8 28.Ka3 Nf6
29.Bd3 fxe4 30.Nxe4 Nd7 31.Ne3 Bd5 32.Kb4 Ne6 33.Bc4 Nf4 34.Ng5 h6 35.Nf7 Bxf7
36.Bxf7 Nd3+ 37.Kc4 N3xc5 38.Bxg6 axb6 39.axb6 Na4 40.Ng4 Naxb6+ 41.Kd3 Nd5
42.g3 Ne7 43.Bf7 Nf5 44.Kd2 Kc7 45.Be6 Nd4 46.Bxd7 Kxd7 47.Nxe5+ Ke6 48.Ng4
h5 49.Ne3 b5 50.Kd3 c5 51.f4 Nf5 52.g4 Ng3 53.Nc2 h4 54.Ne3 c4+ 55.Kd2 Ne4+
56.Ke2 Nd6 57.Ng2 b4 58.Nxh4 b3 59.Kd2 Ne4+ 60.Kc1 [[time]]
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Qa4+ c6 7.cxd5 exd5 8.g3 Bd6 9.Bg2 0–
0 10.0–0 Re8 11.Bf4 Bxf4 12.gxf4 Ne4 13.Rfe1 Nxc3 14.bxc3 Nd7 15.c4 dxc4 16.Qxc4
Qf6 17.e3 c5 18.Rad1 cxd4 19.Qxd4 Qxd4 20.Rxd4 Nc5 21.Ne5 Bxg2 22.Kxg2 Rac8
23.Red1 f6 24.Nd3 Nxd3 25.R1xd3 Kf7 26.Rd5 Re7 27.h4 Kg6 28.Kg3 Rc5 29.Rxc5
bxc5 30.Rc3 Rc7 31.Rc4 Kf5 32.Kf3 Ke6 33.Ke4 Kd6 34.Kd3 Kc6 35.Re4 Kb5 36.Kc3
Rd7 37.Re8 a5 38.Re4 a4 39.Re8 Rd1 40.Rb8+ Kc6 41.Rc8+ Kb5 42.Rb8+ Kc6 43.Ra8
Kb5
½–½
(931841) Ivanchuk,Vassily (2720) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [D42]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.0–
0 0–0 10.Re1 Bf6 11.Be4 Nce7 12.Ne5 Bd7 13.Qd3 Ng6 14.Bd2 Bc6 15.Nxc6 bxc6
16.Na4 Nb6 17.Nxb6 [17.Bxc6 Nxa4 18.Bxa4 Bxd4=]
17...Qxb6 18.Be3 Rad8 19.Red1 Qxb2 20.Rdb1 Rxd4 21.Bxd4 [21.Rxb2 Rxd3
22.Bxd3 Bxb2µ]
21...Qxd4 22.Qc2 [22.Qxd4 Bxd4 23.Bxc6 Bxa1 24.Rxa1 Rc8µ]
22...Qc3 23.Qa4 [23.Qe2 Qa5 24.Bxc6 Bxa1 25.Rxa1µ]
23...Bd4 24.Rd1 [24.Rc1 Qd2 25.Rc2 Bxf2+ 26.Kf1 Qd4µ]
24...c5 25.Rab1 Ne5 26.Qc2 Qxc2 27.Bxc2 g5 [27...Ng4 28.Rd2 Rd8 29.h3 Nxf2?
30.Rxf2 Bxf2+ 31.Kxf2 Rd2+ 32.Kf3 Rxc2 33.Rb8#]
28.Rb7 Rd8 29.h3 [29.Rxa7 Ng4 30.Rf1 Nxf2 31.Bxh7+ (31.Rxf2 Bxf2+ 32.Kxf2 Rd2+
33.Kf3 Rxc2–+) 31...Kxh7 32.Rxf7+ Kg6 33.R1xf2÷ (33.R7xf2 Rf8µ) ]
29...a5 30.Rb5 Nc6 31.Kf1 Kg7 32.Be4 Rc8 33.Rc1 [33.Bxc6 Rxc6 34.Rxa5 e5 35.Rc1
c4„]
33...f5 34.Bxc6 Rxc6 35.Rc4 Kf6 36.a4 Ra6 37.Ke2 h5 38.f3 Ke5 39.Kd3 Kd5??
[39...Ra7 40.Rb8 Kd5 41.Rg8±]
40.Rxd4+ [Ftacnik,L]
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Ba6 5.Qc2 c5 6.d5 exd5 7.cxd5 Bb7 8.e4 Qe7 9.Bd3
Nxd5 10.0–0 Nc7 11.Bg5 f6 12.Bh4 Nc6 13.Nc3 0–0–0 14.Bg3 d6 15.b4 Ne5 16.bxc5
Nxf3+ 17.gxf3 dxc5 18.Rfd1 h5 19.Nb5 Nxb5 20.Bxb5 a6 21.Bf1 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 g5
23.Bh3+ g4 24.fxg4 Qe6 25.Qd2 Bh6 26.g5 Qxh3 27.Qd6
1–0
(931854) Larsen,Bent (2535) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [A03]

1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.f4 b6 5.Nf3 Bb7 6.Be2 c5 7.0–0 Nc6 8.Ne5 Be7 9.d3 0–0
10.Nd2 Nd7 11.Ndf3 Ndxe5 12.Nxe5 Nxe5 13.fxe5 Bg5 14.Rf3 d4 15.exd4 Bxf3
16.Bxf3 Be3+ 17.Kh1 Bxd4 18.Bxd4 Qxd4 19.Bxa8 Rxa8 20.a4 Rd8 21.a5 b5 22.a6
Qxe5 23.Ra5 b4 24.Qg1 Rd5 25.Rb5 h5 26.Rb7 Qe2 27.h3 Rf5 28.Kh2 h4 29.Rxa7 Rf1
30.Qxf1 Qxf1 31.Rb7 Qa1 32.a7 Kh7 33.Rxf7 Kg6 34.Rc7 Qa2 35.Kh1 Kf6 36.Kh2 g5
37.Kh1 Ke5 38.Rxc5+ Kf4 39.Kh2 Qxa7 40.Rc4+ Kf5 41.Kh1 Qe3 42.Kh2 Qc1 43.Rc8
Kf4 44.Rc6 e5 45.Rc5 Qa1 46.Rc8 Ke3 47.Rc7 Qd4 48.Rc4 Qd6 49.Kg1 Ke2 50.Re4+
Kd2 51.Rc4 Qb6+ 52.Kf1 Qf6+ 53.Kg1 Qf8 54.Kh2 Ke1 55.Re4+ Kf1 56.d4 Qf2
57.dxe5 Qg1#
0–1
(931859) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Ljubojevic,Ljubomir (2610) [D58]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0–0 7.e3 b6 8.Be2 Bb7 9.Bxf6
Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.b4 c6 12.0–0 Qd6 13.Qb3 Nd7 14.e4 Be7 15.Rab1 dxe4 16.Nxe4
Qf4 17.Ng3 Nf6 18.Rfe1 Bd6 19.a3 Bc8 20.Qc3 Bd7 21.Ne5 Nd5 22.Qb2 Bxe5 23.dxe5
f6 24.Bf3 fxe5 25.b5 e4 26.Bxe4 Qf6 27.Rec1 Ne7 28.Re1 Rae8 29.Qxf6 gxf6 30.Rbd1
Rd8 31.Bf3 Kf7 32.Bh5+ Ng6 33.Rd6 Bc8 34.Rxc6 Kg7 35.f4 Rf7 36.f5 Ne5 37.Rxe5
fxe5 38.Bxf7 Kxf7 39.Rxh6 Rd5 40.Ne4 Bd7 41.g4 Rd4 42.Ng5+ Kf8 43.h3 Kg7
44.Rg6+ Kf8 45.f6 Bxb5 46.Rh6 Rd1+ 47.Kh2 Kg8 48.f7+ Kg7 49.Rh7+ Kg6 50.f8Q
Rd2+ 51.Kg3 Rd3+ 52.Kh4
1–0

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 c5 6.0–0 Nc6 7.c3 Bg6 8.Be3 cxd4 9.cxd4
Nge7 10.Nc3 Nf5 11.Rc1 Be7 12.Na4 0–0 13.Nc5 Bxc5 14.Rxc5 Qb6 15.Qd2 a6 16.Rfc1
Bh5 17.a3 Rad8 18.b4 Rd7 19.h3 Nxe3 20.fxe3 Bxf3 21.Bxf3 f6 22.exf6 Rxf6 23.Be2
Rdf7 24.Qe1 g6 25.Qg3 Kg7 26.Bd3 Qa7 27.h4 Qb8 28.Qxb8 Nxb8 29.b5 axb5 30.Bxb5
Nd7 31.Rc7 Nb6 32.R7c5 Rf2 33.a4 Ra2 34.Rc7 Nxa4 35.Be8 Rxc7 36.Rxc7+ Kf8
37.Bd7 Nb6 38.Bxe6 Re2 39.Rf7+ Ke8 40.Rxh7 Nc4 41.Bxd5 Nxe3 42.Bxb7 Nf5 43.Bf3
Rd2 44.d5 Kf8 45.h5 g5 46.Ra7 Rd4 47.g4 Nh4 48.Kf2 Rd3 49.Be4 Rb3 50.d6 Rb4
51.Ra8+ Kf7 52.d7
1–0
(931871) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Adams,Michael (2590) [E11]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 d5 5.Qa4+ Nc6 6.a3 Be7 7.e3 0–0 8.Qc2 a5 9.b3
Nb8 10.Bb2 c6 11.Bd3 Nbd7 12.0–0 b6 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.Ne5 Bb7 15.Nc6 Bxc6 16.Qxc6
Rc8 17.Qa4 Ne8 18.b4 Nd6 19.b5 Bf6 20.Qb3 Qc7 21.Rac1 Qb7 22.a4 Rxc1 23.Rxc1
Rc8 24.Rc3 Rxc3 25.Qxc3 Nb8 26.f3 g6 27.e4 Bg5 28.Nf1 Qc8 29.Qxc8+ Nxc8 30.g3
Nd7 31.e5 f6 32.f4 Bh6 33.Kf2 fxe5 34.dxe5 Ne7 35.Bc2 g5 36.fxg5 Bxg5 37.h4 Bh6
38.Nh2 Bg7 39.Ng4 Ng6 40.Nf6+ Bxf6 41.exf6 Kf7 42.g4 Nxh4 43.g5 Ng6 44.Kg3 e5
45.Ba3 e4 46.Bb2 Ngf8 47.Kg4 Ne6 48.Bb3 Nc7 49.Bd4 Kg6 50.Be3 Ne5+ 51.Kf4 Nd7
52.Kg3 Kf7 53.Bf4 Nc5 54.Bxc7 Nxb3 55.Bxb6 d4 56.Kf2 h6 57.gxh6 Kxf6 58.Bc7 Kg6
59.Bf4 Nc5 60.b6 Nb7 61.Kg3 Nc5 62.Kg4 Nb7 63.Kg3 Nc5 64.Kf2 Nb7 65.Ke2 Nc5
66.Kd2 Nb7 67.Kc2 Nc5 68.Kb2 Nxa4+ 69.Kc2 Nxb6 70.Bc7 Nc4 71.Kb3 Ne3 72.Bxa5
d3 73.Kc3 Nf1 74.Bb6 d2 75.Kc2 e3 76.Bxe3 Nxe3+ 77.Kxd2
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0–0 5.Nf3 c5 6.Bd3 d5 7.0–0 cxd4 8.exd4 dxc4 9.Bxc4
b6 10.Bg5 Bxc3 11.bxc3 Nbd7 12.Bd3 Qc7 13.Rc1 Bb7 14.Re1 Rfe8 15.Bh4 Bc6
[15...Nh5 16.Bb1 Qf4 17.Qd3 Nf8 18.Bg3 Nxg3 19.hxg3 Qd6= Lukacs,P-
Ornstein,A/Pamporovo/1981/]
16.Ne5 Qb7 [16...Nxe5 17.Rxe5 Nd7 18.Re3ƒ]
17.Nxc6 [17.Nxd7 Nxd7 18.Bf1 e5=]
17...Qxc6 18.Qe2 Qd5 [18...Rac8? 19.Bxf6 Nxf6 20.Bb5+–]
19.Bb5 Red8 20.h3 [20.Bxd7 Rxd7 21.Bxf6 gxf6=]
20...Nf8 21.Bd3 [21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Bd3 Ng6„]
21...Rac8 22.Ba6 Rc7 23.Bg3 Re7 24.Bb5 Ng6 25.c4 Qg5! [25...Qxd4? 26.Red1+–]
26.c5 [26.Rcd1 h5„]

26...bxc5 [26...Rxd4 27.c6+–]
27.Rxc5?! [27.dxc5! Nf4 28.Qf3±]
27...Nd5 28.Bc6 Qf6 29.Be5 [29.Bxd5 exd5 30.Be5 Nxe5 31.dxe5 Qb6=]
29...Qh4 [29...Nxe5 30.dxe5 Qg5 31.Bxd5 exd5÷]
30.Rec1 f6! 31.Bg3 Qxd4 32.Bxd5 Rxd5 33.Rc8+ Kf7 34.Qa6 h5! 35.Ra8 h4 36.Qc8
Nf4 [36...hxg3? 37.Qg8#]
37.Bxf4 Qxf4 38.Rf1 Kg6 39.Qa6? Qe4 40.Kh1 [40.Rxa7 Rg5 41.f3 Qe3+ 42.Kh1
Rxa7–+]
40...Rg5 41.Rg1 Qxa8 [Ftacnik,L]
0–1
(931883) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Piket,Jeroen (2615) [E80]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 g6 4.e4 Bg7 5.f3 c5 6.dxc5 dxc5 7.Qxd8+ Kxd8 8.Be3 Nfd7
9.Nge2 Nc6 10.0–0–0 b6 11.f4 Ba6 12.b3 e6 13.g3 Kc7 14.e5 Rad8 15.Bg2 Ndb8
16.Nb5+ Bxb5 17.cxb5 Ne7 18.Nc3 h5 19.Rhe1 Nf5 20.Bf2 Rd7 21.Rxd7+ Nxd7
22.Ne4 Rd8 23.Ng5 Nh6 24.Be4 Nf8 25.Bc2 Rd7 26.h3 Ng8 27.Rd1 Rxd1+ 28.Kxd1
Nh6 29.Ke2 f6 30.exf6 Bxf6 31.Ne4 Bg7 32.Bd3 Nf5 33.Bc4 Nd6 34.Nxd6 Kxd6
35.Kf3 e5 36.Bd3 exf4 37.gxf4 Bf6 38.a4 Ke6 39.a5 Bd8 40.a6 Bc7 41.Bh4 Bd6
42.Bc4+ Kf5 43.Bg5 Bc7 44.Bd5 Bd6 45.Bb7 Ke6 46.Ke4 Be7 47.Bh6 Nh7 48.Bc8+
Kd6 49.f5 g5 50.Be6 Nf6+ 51.Kf3 Nd5 52.Bg7 Bf6 53.Bf8+ Ke5 54.Bh6 Nf4 55.h4
Nxe6 56.fxe6 gxh4 57.Bf4+ Kxe6 58.Bb8 Be5 59.Bxa7 Bc7 60.Kg2 Kf5 61.Kh3 Kg5
62.Kg2 Kg4 [[... (3 more moves were played by each side. They consisted of approx. 63
g1/h1 h3 64 h1/g1 h2 65 g1/2 f4) time]]
0–1
(931892) Polgar,Judit (2550) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [B13]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Qc7 6.Ne2 Bg4 7.Qb3 Bxe2 8.Bxe2 Rd8
9.Bg5 g6 10.Nd2 Bh6 11.h4 Kf8 12.Nf3 Kg7 13.h5 a6 14.Qd1 f6 15.Bh4 Bf4 16.g3 Bd6
17.Bg5 Bxg3 18.h6+ Kf7 19.fxg3 Qxg3+ 20.Kd2 fxg5 21.Kc2 Ke8 22.Rg1 Qd6 23.Nxg5
Nxh6 24.Qd3 Rc8 25.a3 Nf5 26.Rae1 Ncxd4+ 27.Kb1 Nxe2 28.Rxe2 e5 29.Rf1 e4
30.Qh3 Rc7 31.Rxf5 gxf5 32.Qxf5 Rf8 33.Qg4 Rf4 34.Qh3 Re7 35.Qc8+ Qd8 36.Qh3
Qd7 37.Qh5+ Kd8 38.Qh6 Kc7 39.Ne6+ Qxe6 40.Qxf4+ Qe5 41.Qe3 Kc6 42.Rd2 Rf7
43.b4 Qe7 44.Qd4 Rf5 45.c4 dxc4 46.Qxc4+ Kb6 47.Qd4+ Kc7 48.Rc2+ Kb8 49.Qh8+
Rf8 50.Qd4 e3 51.Re2 Re8 52.Qf4+ Qe5 53.Qf7 Qe4+ 54.Kb2 Re7 55.Qf8+ Ka7 56.Qc8
Qe5+ 57.Kb1 Rc7 58.Qh3 Rc3 59.Rb2 Qe4+ 60.Ka1 Rxa3+ 61.Ra2 Qd4+ 62.Kb1 Qd1+
0–1
(934522) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Short,Nigel D (2685) [A52]

Candidates sf1 Linares (1), 1992
[Chandler,M]
1.d4 [Schussler Hansen,Cu Ftacnik]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e5 [A few years ago this swashbuckling gambit might have been a good
surprise weapon.Nowadays Anatoly is less suspected in unusual variations, and Short is
quickly pushed on the defensive.]
3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Bf4 Nc6 [4...Bb4+!? Schussler 5.Nd2 d6!? 6.exd6 Qf6 7.e3 Nxf2! 8.Kxf2
g5 9.Ngf3!? (9.Ne4 Qxb2+ 10.Ne2 gxf4 11.Qd4 fxe3+ 12.Kxe3 Qxd4+ 13.Nxd4 Bxd6
14.Nxd6+ cxd6 15.Nb5² Nickl,K-Prins,J/corr/1986/ -> Schippel:Budapester Gambit)
9...gxf4 10.Ne4 Qxb2+ 11.Be2 fxe3+ 12.Kxe3 Qa3+ 13.Kf2 Bc5+ 14.Kf1 cxd6 15.Nf6+
Kf8 16.Nd5ƒ]
5.Nf3 Bb4+ 6.Nbd2 [6.Nc3 Schussler 6...Qe7 (6...Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 Qe7 8.Qd5 Qa3?! 8. - f6
9.Rc1 f6 10.exf6 Nxf6 11.Qd3 11.d2  11...0–0 12.g3 d6 13.Bg2 Qxa2 14.c5 dxc5
15.Bxc7 Re8÷ Yakovich,Y-Coret Frasquet,J, Sevilla 1992 CBM 29 game 933) 7.Qd5 f6
8.exf6 Nxf6 (8...Bxc3+! 9.bxc3 Nxf6 10.Qd3 d6÷) 9.Qd3 0–0 10.Bd2 Ne5 11.Nxe5 Qxe5
12.g3 Bc5 13.Bf4 Qe6 14.Bg2 c6 15.0–0+– Petkovsek,G-Pinter,A, Bled op 1992 CBM
29 game 235.]
6...Qe7 7.e3 [7.a3 Schussler 7...Ngxe5 8.Nxe5 Nxe5 9.Bxe5?! 9.e3 9...Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2
Qxe5 11.e3 d6= Hrelja,B-Babic,M, Bled op 1992 CBM 29 game 88]
7...Ngxe5 8.Nxe5 Nxe5 9.Be2 0–0 [9...b6 10.0–0 Bxd2 11.Qxd2 Bb7 (11...d6 12.e4! Bb7
13.f3 0–0 14.Bg3 f5 15.exf5 Rxf5 16.f4 Nc6 17.Rae1± Fedorowicz,J-Shain,R/New York
op/1991/1–0/33/) 12.c5! bxc5 13.Qa5 d6 14.Bxe5 dxe5 15.Rfc1± Solozhenkin,E-
Stiazhkin,V/Leningrad/1990/1–0/34/ Schippel:Budapester Gambit; 9...d6 10.0–0 Bd7
11.a3 (11.Nb3 Ba4) 11...Bxd2 12.Qxd2 f6 13.b4 Rd8 14.Bh5+ Nf7 15.c5! Bb5 16.Rfd1
d5 17.e4!? (17.a4!?) 17...Ba4 18.exd5² Ivanchuk,V-Epishin,V/Terassa/1991/½–½/47/;
9...Bxd2+ Schussler 10.Qxd2 d6 11.0–0 Bd7 12.Rac1 Bc6 13.b4 0–0 14.c5² Brglez,R-
Mlacnik,F, Bled op 1992 CBM 29 game 27]
10.0–0 d6 [10...Bxd2 11.Qxd2 d6 12.Bg3!  f4+e4 (12.Rfd1! Schussler 12...b6 13.b4

Bb7 14.c5! dxc5 15.bxc5 Ng6 (15...bxc5? 16.Qb2; 15...Qxc5 16.Rac1) 16.Qd7! Qxd7
17.Rxd7 Nxf4 18.exf4 Rac8 19.cxb6!N (19.Bc4 Bc6! 20.Re7 b5 21.Bb3 a5= Garcia
Palermo,C-Rogers,I/Reggio/1984/0–1/38/ -> Schippel:Budapester Gambit.) 19...axb6
20.Rc1 Ra8 21.Bc4± Rogers,I-Dreyer,M/Auckland/1992/1–0/33/ -> SM64,S.240)
12...b6 13.f4 Nd7 14.Bf3 Rb8 15.Rae1 Bb7 16.Bxb7 Rxb7 17.e4± Pieterse,G-
Quist,J/Dieren op/1989/1–0/45/ Schippel:Budapester Gambit.; 10...Ng6!? Schussler
11.Bg3 Bd6! 12.Bxd6 Qxd6 13.Qc2 Qe5 14.Nf3 Qe7 15.c5 d6 16.cxd6 Qxd6 17.Rac1
c6= Adla,A-Gomez Baillo,J/Buenos Aires/1990/½–½/47/ -> Schippel:Budapester
Gambit; 10...a5N Schussler 11.Nf3?! (11.Nb1! d6 12.a3 Bc5 13.Nc3 c6 14.Ne4²) 11...d6
12.Qd5 Ng6 13.Bg3 a4! 14.Rac1?! a3 15.b3 c6 16.Qd4 f5!  f5–f4 Sarfati,J-
Levi,E/Auckland/1992/0–1/]
11.Nb3 b6 [! aproximately equal Schüssler/Wedberg]
12.a3!N [12.Nd4 Bc5 13.a3 a5 14.b3 Bb7 15.Qd2 Ng6 (15...f5 Hansen,Cu 16.b4 Bxd4
17.exd4 Ng6 18.Bg5 Qf7„ Reefschlaeger-Kebbekus Bundesliga 1987–88) 16.Bg3 d5=
Bellon Lopez,JM-Illescas Cordoba,M/Alicante/1989/½–½/49/ Schippel:Budapester
Gambit. (16...d5 Ftacnik 17.Bf3 Rad8= Bellon-Illescas/Alicante op/1989/) ]
12...Bc5 13.Nxc5! bxc5 [13...dxc5? Schussler 14.Qd5 Ng6 15.Qxa8 Nxf4 16.Qf3+–]
14.b4 Nd7 [14...cxb4 Ftacnik 15.axb4 Bb7 16.Qd4±]
15.Bg4!± [White is much better. If ...cxb4 the open position favours the Karpov bishops;
if Black doesn't exchange he will be saddled with doubled c-pawns.]
15...a5 [15...Nb6 Ftacnik 16.Bxc8 Raxc8 17.Qd3 Qe6 18.Rfc1±; 15...Bb7!?² Schussler
16.Bxd7 Qxd7 17.bxc5 Qc6 18.Qf3!²]
16.Bxd7 [16.b5 Ftacnik 16...Nb6=]
16...Bxd7 17.bxc5 dxc5 18.Qd5 [18.Bxc7 Schussler 18...Bc6 19.Bd6 Qe4]
18...Ra6 [18...c6 Ftacnik 19.Qd6 Qxd6 20.Bxd6 Rfe8 21.Bxc5±; 18...Be6 Hansen,Cu
19.Qe5²]
19.Qe5 [19.Bxc7 Ftacnik 19...Be6 20.Qb7 Bxc4]
19...Re6 [Preferring to give up a pawn rather than go horribly passive. Black can still
hope for drwing chances due tothe presence of opposite coloured bishops. There are also
distant chances of kingside attack, if the queen goes pawn grabbing..]
[19...Qxe5 20.Bxe5 Rc6 (20...Rc8 Ftacnik 21.Rfd1 Be6 22.Rac1²; 20...Be6 Schussler
21.Rfc1±) ]
20.Qxc7 Rc8 21.Qb7 [21.Qxa5 Ftacnik 21...Bc6„]
21...Qe8 22.Rab1 h5 [22...Bc6 Ftacnik 23.Qxc8 Qxc8 24.Rb8 Qxb8 25.Bxb8±]
23.f3 Bc6 24.Qb2 h4 [24...f6 Ftacnik 25.e4±]
25.h3 f5 [Prevents White blockading the a8–h1 long white diagonal with the push to e4.
Short now begins a tremendous fightback thatvery nearly results in dangerous
counterplay.]
26.Qc2 Qg6 27.Qc3 a4 28.Rf2 Rce8 29.Rd1 Qh5 30.Qc2 Qg6 [30...g5? Ftacnik
31.Qxf5]
31.Kh1 Qf6 32.Qb2 Qe7 [32...Qxb2 Ftacnik 33.Rxb2±]
33.Rfd2 g5!? 34.Bd6 Qf7 35.Bxc5 g4! 36.fxg4 fxg4 37.Rf2 Qh5!? [Black threatens both
38...xc5 and 38...gxh3. It is hard to believe, that Karpov arrived in these complications
willingly, but Short's exposed king position allows for a tactical solution for the problem.]
[37...Qg6 38.Rdf1  f8+ (38.Rdf1 Ftacnik 38...gxh3 39.Rf8++–) ]
38.Qe2! [Pinning the g-pawn, while 37...c5 38.xg4+ gives a winning attack.]
38...Rg6 [38...Qxc5 39.Qxg4++– (39.Qxg4+ Ftacnik 39...Kh8 40.Rf5 (40.Rf7 Schussler

40...Bxg2+ 41.Qxg2 Rg8 41. - Dc6 42.Td5 + - 42.Qb2+ 42.Td8! + - 42...Qe5 43.Rd5
Rg1+ 44.Kxg1 Rg6+÷) 40...Re5 41.Qxh4+ Kg8 42.Qg5+ Kh8 43.Qh5+ Kg8 44.Qf7+
Kh8 45.Rd4!+–) ]
39.Rd6! Re4? [39...Rxd6 Ftacnik 40.Bxd6 Re4 41.Rf8+ Kh7 42.Qb2+–]
40.Rd8+ [40.Rf8+!? Schussler 40...Kh7 41.Qb2]
40...Kh7 [40...Re8 Schussler 41.Rxe8+ Bxe8 42.Rf8+ Kh7 43.Bd4 Rg8 44.hxg4+–]
41.Rf7+ Rg7 42.Rxg7+ Kxg7 43.Qb2+
1–0
(934523) Short,Nigel D (2685) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [B12]

[Blatny,P]
1.e4 [Hansen,Cu Ernst]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 [4.Nc3 e6 5.g4]
4...e6 5.Be2 c5 [5...Nd7 6.0–0 Ne7 7.c3 (7.Nh4 Anand,V-Karpov,A, m(7) 1991) 7...h6
Anand,V-Karpov,A, m(5) 1991 --> CBM 25; 5...a6 6.0–0 Nd7 7.Nbd2 Bg6 8.a3 Nh6
Anand,V-Karpov,A, Tilburg 1991 --> CBM 26]
6.0–0 Nc6 7.c3 Bg4 [7...Bg6 8.Be3 cxd4 9.cxd4 Nge7 10.Nc3 Nf5 11.Rc1 Be7 12.Na4
0–0 13.Nc5² Anand,V-Karpov,A, Roquebourne(active) 1992 --> CBM 28]
8.Nbd2 [8.Be3 Ernst 8...Bxf3 9.Bxf3 cxd4 10.cxd4 Nge7 11.Bg4 Nf5 12.a3  12.c3
12...Be7 13.Nc3 Nxe3 14.fxe3 0–0 15.Rf3 Bg5 16.Qd3 /= Wedberg,T-
Ciric,DM/Copemhagen op/1991/½–½/17/]
8...cxd4 9.cxd4 Nge7 […¥f3,¤f5 ‫ק‬d4]
10.a3 [b4,b2]
[10.h3 Ernst 10...Bxf3 (10...Bh5 Hansen,Cu 11.g4 Bg6 12.Nb3 Rc8 13.Bf4² Van der Werf-
Peelen 1990) 11.Nxf3 Nf5 12.Rb1 Qb6 13.Be3 Be7 14.b4 0–0 15.Bd3 Nxe3 16.fxe3
Rac8= Anand,V-Karpov,An/Reggio/1991/½–½/27/]
10...Nf5 11.b4 Be7 12.h3 Bxf3 13.Nxf3 0–0 14.Bb2 [14.g4 Nh4 15.Nxh4 Bxh4 16.f4
f6ƒ]
14...a6 15.Qd2 Rc8 16.Rad1 [d3,e1  ]
[16.g4!? Hansen,Cu]
16...Nb8! [d7–b6–c4]
17.Bd3 Nh4 18.Ne1 [18.Nxh4 Bxh4 19.f4 f5!=]
18...Nd7 19.Nc2 Nb6 20.Ne3 Qd7 21.Rde1 [21.g3 Nf5!]
21...Rc7 22.Qd1 Rfc8 23.g3 Nf5 [23...Ng6 24.f4  ]
24.Nxf5 [24.Bxf5 exf5 25.Qf3 g6³]
24...exf5 25.Qf3 g6 26.Qf4 Na4 [26...Nc4 27.Bc1²]
27.Bc1 [×c3]
[27.Ba1 a5! ‫ק‬a3]
27...Rc3 28.Bb1 Rb3™ 29.Ba2 Rd3 [c3]
30.Bb1 Rb3 31.Ba2 Rd3 32.Bb1
½–½

[Hansen,Cu]
1.d4 [Ftacnik]
1...d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bxc4 Nb6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Be3 Nb4 8.Be4 f5 9.exf6
exf6 10.Nc3 f5 11.Bf3 [11.Bb1 N4d5 12.Nf3 Be7 ½–½ Hebden-Drasko 1991]
11...N4d5 12.Bd2 Be6 13.Nge2 Qd7 14.0–0 0–0–0 15.Re1 Rg8 16.Bg5 Re8 17.Nf4
Nxf4 18.Bxf4 g5 19.Be5 Bg7 20.Rc1?! [20.Bxg7 Qxg7 21.d5²]
20...Bxe5 21.dxe5 [21.Rxe5 Ftacnik 21...g4 22.Be2 Rd8³]
21...Qxd1 22.Bxd1 a6³ 23.g3 [23.Na4 Nxa4 24.Bxa4 Rd8³ d2,×a2; 23.Bb3!?]
23...Re7 24.b3?! Rd7 25.f3 [25.Be2!? Ftacnik]
25...Nd5 26.Na4 [26.Nxd5 Rxd5µ gd8 (26...Rxd5 Ftacnik 27.Be2 Rd2µ) ]
26...b6 [‫פ‬a4]
27.Be2 Kb7 28.Bc4 c5 29.Kf2 Rgd8 30.Re2 Nc7µ 31.Rcc2 Kc6 32.Nb2 b5 33.Bxe6
Nxe6 34.Rc1 Rd4 35.Ke1 R4d5 36.Kf2 Nd4 37.Re3 f4 38.gxf4 gxf4 39.Re4 Ne6
40.Rc2 Rd2+ 41.Re2 Rxc2 42.Rxc2 Rd4 43.Re2 Kd5 44.Kg2 h5 45.Kf1 h4 46.Kg2
Ng5 47.Kf2 h3 48.Rc2 Ne6 49.Ke2 Kxe5 50.Nd3+ Kd6–+ 51.Nf2 Rd5 52.Rc3
[52.Nxh3? Ftacnik 52...Nd4+–+]
52...Kc6 53.Nxh3 Rh5 54.Nf2 Rxh2 55.Kf1 Kd5 56.Rd3+ Nd4 57.Kg1 Rh6 58.Ne4 c4
[58...Rh3?! 59.Kg2]
59.bxc4+ bxc4 60.Rd1 [60.Ra3 Nxf3+–+]
60...Rc6 61.Nc3+ Ke5 62.Kf1 Rh6 63.Re1+ Kf5 64.Re8 Nxf3 65.Ne2 Nh2+ [65...Rh2!
Ftacnik 66.Rf8+ (66.a4 Ne5 67.Rf8+ Ke4 68.Nxf4 c3 69.Ne2 c2 70.Rc8 Ke3 71.Rxc2
Rf2+ 72.Ke1 Nf3+ 73.Kd1 Rf1#) 66...Ke4 67.Nxf4 (67.Rxf4+ Ke3–+) 67...c3 68.Ne2 c2
69.Rc8 Nd4 70.Nxd4 c1Q+ 71.Rxc1 Rh1+–+]
66.Kg1 f3 67.Rf8+ Ke5 [67...Ke4!–+ Ftacnik]
68.Ng3 Rh7 [68...c3 Ftacnik 69.Rc8 Kf4 70.Nh1!!³]
69.Kf2 c3?! [69...Rd7!? 70.Re8+ Kd4 71.Rh8 Rb7 72.Rxh2? Rb2+ 73.Kg1 Rxh2
74.Kxh2 c3–+ Bjarke Kristensen]
70.Rc8 Kd4 71.Rd8+ Kc4 72.Nf5! [72.Rc8+ Kd3 73.Rd8+ Kc2–+]
72...Rc7 73.Ne3+ Kb5 74.Rd1³ [‫פ‬h2]
74...Ka4 75.Rc1 Rd7 76.Rxc3 Rd2+ 77.Kg3 f2 [77...Rxa2 Ftacnik 78.Nc2=; 77...Re2!
Ftacnik 78.Nd1 (78.a3 Rxe3 79.Rxe3 Nf1+ 80.Kxf3 Nxe3 81.Kxe3 Kxa3–+) 78...Rg2+
79.Kh3 Rxa2–+ (79...f2? 80.Rf3!) ]
78.Rc4+ Ka3 79.Rf4 f1N+ 80.Nxf1 Nxf1+ 81.Rxf1 a5 82.Rf5 a4 83.Rf4 Rxa2 84.Rf3+
Kb4 85.Rf4+ Kc3 86.Rf3+ Kd4 87.Rf4+ Ke5 88.Rb4 a3 89.Rb3 Ke4 90.Kh3 Kd4
91.Rg3 Ra1 92.Kh2 Ke4 93.Rb3 a2 94.Ra3 [Hansen,C]
½–½

[Blatny,P]
1.e4 [Hansen,Cu Chandler,M]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 c5 6.0–0 Nc6 7.c3 cxd4 [7...Bg4 8.Nbd2 cxd4
9.cxd4 --> Short-Karpov (2)]
8.cxd4 Nge7 9.a3 [b4,b2]
[9.Nc3 Bg4 …¤f5,£b6 ‫ק‬d4
a) 9...Nc8 Chandler,M 10.Be3 Nb6 Anand,V-Speelman,J/Linares/1991/½–½/72/ ->

CBM 28 (10...Nb6 Hansen,Cu 11.Rc1 Be7 12.Na4 Nxa4 (12...0–0 13.Nc5 Bxc5 14.Rxc5
Nd7 15.Rc3 a6 16.Qd2 Qa5 17.Rfc1² Anand-Seirawan Monaco 1992) 13.Qxa4 0–0=
Anand-Speelman Linares 1992) ;
b) 9...Bg4 10.Ne1 Bxe2 11.Nxe2 Nf5 12.a3 Qb6 13.Nf3 Be7 14.b4 0–0 15.Qd3 Rac8
16.Bd2!² Oll,L-Campora,D/Sevilla/1992/1–0/32/ CBM29;
; 9.Nbd2 Nb4!; 9.b3 Hansen,Cu 9...Be4 10.Nbd2 Nf5 11.Bb2 Bb4 12.g4 Nh4÷ Short-
Seirawan Amsterdam 1992]
9...Be4 10.Nbd2 Nf5 11.b4 Qb6 [11...Ncxd4 Chandler,M 12.Nxd4 Nxd4 13.Nxe4 dxe4
14.Be3 Nxe2+ 15.Qxe2 Qd3 16.Qg4ƒ White's lead in development is dangerous.]
12.Bb2 Be7 [12...Nfxd4 13.Nxd4 Nxd4 14.Nxe4 (14.Bxd4 Qxd4 15.Bb5+ Kd8 16.Nxe4
Qxe4 17.Re1°) 14...Nxe2+ 15.Qxe2 dxe4 16.Qxe4 Be7 17.Rfd1²]
13.Re1 Rd8 [13...0–0 14.Bf1 Bxf3 15.Nxf3 Rac8 c]
14.Bf1 a5 15.Nxe4 [15.b5 Ncxd4³]
15...dxe4 16.Rxe4 axb4 17.axb4 Bxb4 18.Rb1 Qa5 19.h4 0–0 20.Bd3 Rd7 [ + ‚» : ‘d +
‫ק‬d4]
[20...Bc3 Chandler,M was plausible, although White can force a draw, if he wishes with
21.Ra1 Qb4 22.Ba3 Qa5 23.Bb2=]
21.Rf4 g6 22.h5 Be7 23.hxg6 hxg6 24.Be4 Ng7 [24...Rfd8 25.d5!? Rxd5!?÷]
25.Rg4 Rfd8 26.Qc1 [h6  ]
26...Nf5 27.Bc3 [27.d5 Rxd5]
27...Qc7 28.Qb2 [d5]
[28.d5!? Chandler,M 28...Rxd5 (28...exd5? 29.Bxf5) 29.Bxd5 Rxd5 30.Qb2 b5]
28...Nfxd4 [28...Nh6 29.Rg3 Nf5 30.Bxf5 exf5 31.e6‚]
29.Nxd4 Rxd4 [29...Nxd4 30.Bxg6 fxg6 31.Bxd4 Kg7 32.Rc1! Qa5 33.Qb1!+–]
30.Bxd4 Rxd4 31.Bf3 [31.Qxb7? Rd1+ 32.Kh2 Qxe5+–+]
31...Rxg4 32.Bxg4 Nxe5 33.Qxb7 Qc2 [33...Qxb7 34.Rxb7 Nxg4 /= ; 33...Qxb7²
Hansen,Cu]
34.Bd1 Qd3 35.Bf3 Bf6 36.Qe4 Qc3 [36...Nxf3+ 37.gxf3 Qxe4 38.fxe4 Be5 /= ]
37.Be2 Kg7 38.g3 Qc5 39.Kg2 [f4]
39...Nc6 40.Rb7 Nd4 41.Bd3 Qh5? [¹41...Kg8; ¹41...Qc6 42.Qxc6 Nxc6± ; ¹41...Kg8
Chandler,M  ...f5; RR41...Qc6!= Chandler,M; 41...Kf8!? Hansen,Cu; 41...Qc6!?
Hansen,Cu]
42.Rd7 Nf5 [42...e5 43.Bc4+– (43.Qd5 Chandler,M) ]
43.Qxe6 Nh6 44.Bc4 Qe5™ 45.Qxe5? [45.Rxf7+!! Nxf7 46.Qxf7+ Kh6 47.Bd3! Qg5™
48.f4!+– (48.f4 Chandler,M 48...Qh5 49.Qxf6 Qd5+ 50.Kh2 Qxd3 51.Qh8#) ]
45...Bxe5 46.Kf3 Kf8 47.Ke4 Bf6 48.Rd5 Be7 49.f4 Ng4 50.Ra5 Nh6 51.Kf3 f5 52.Ra7
Ng4 53.Be6 Nh6 54.Rc7 Ng4 55.Rb7 Nh6 56.Ke3 Ng4+ 57.Kd4 Nf6 58.Rb8+ Kg7
59.Rb7 Kf8 60.Bd5 Nh5 61.Ke5 Bf6+ [61...Nxg3 62.Bf3! Kf7 63.Rc7 Kf8 64.Ke6+–]
62.Ke6 Bd4 63.Bf3! Nxg3 64.Rd7 Bc3 65.Rd3 Bb2 66.Rd2 Bc1 [66...Bc3 67.Rc2 Ba1
(67...Be1 68.Kf6+–) 68.Rg2 Ne4 69.Rxg6+–]
67.Rd1 Bxf4 68.Kf6 Bc7 69.Rd7 Ba5 70.Bc6 Nh5+ [70...f4 71.Rf7+ Kg8 72.Bd5 Kh8
73.Kxg6 h7# 73...Kg8 74.Rxf4+ Kh8 75.Rf8#]
71.Kxg6 Nf4+ 72.Kxf5 Ne2 73.Bf3 Ke8 74.Rd5 Ng3+ 75.Ke6 Bc7 76.Rd7 [76.Rd7 Bf4
(76...Bb8 77.Bc6+– (77.Bc6 Chandler,M 77...Kf8 78.Rb7 Bf4 79.Rf7+) ) 77.Bc6 Kf8
78.Rf7++–]
1–0

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Hansen,Cu]
1...d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bxc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 c5!? [N]
7.dxc5 Qxd1+ 8.Kxd1!? [8.Bxd1 Hansen,Cu 8...N6d7÷]
8...N6d7 9.e6 fxe6 10.Bxe6 Na6 11.c6? [11.Be3 Ndxc5 (11...Naxc5 12.Bxd7+!? Nxd7
13.Nf3=) 12.Bxc8 Rxc8 13.Nc3÷; 11.Nf3!? Hansen,Cu 11...Naxc5 12.Bc4]
11...bxc6 12.Be3 [12.Nf3 Nac5 13.Bc4 Nb6 14.Be2 Bf5µ; 12.Nc3 Hansen,Cu ×d5
12...Nc7 13.Bb3 Nc5„]
12...Nc7! [12...Nac5 13.Bxc5 Nxc5 14.Bxc8 Rxc8 15.Kc2²]
13.Bb3 Nd5 14.Nf3 [14.Bd2 Hansen,Cu]
14...Nxe3+ 15.fxe3 g6! 16.Nbd2 Nc5 17.Bc4 Bg7 18.Nd4 Na4 19.Kc2 Nxb2! 20.Kxb2
c5 21.N2f3 Rf8 22.Rhf1? [22.Bb5+ Bd7 23.Bxd7+ Kxd7 24.Kc3 cxd4+ 25.exd4³]
22...Bd7! 23.Ka3 cxd4 24.exd4 Rc8 25.Bb3 Rf6 26.Rac1 Rb8! 27.Rfe1 Ra6+ 28.Kb2
Rd6 29.Ka3 a5 30.Ne5 Rxd4 31.Nxd7 Kxd7 32.Rcd1 Rbb4 33.Rxd4+ Bxd4 34.Rc1
e5? [34...Be5! 35.h3 Bd6 36.Rc2 e5µ; 34...Kd6 Hansen,Cu c5 35.Rc4=]
35.Rc4 Rb8 36.Ka4 Bb6 37.Re4? [37.Kb5!³]
37...Kd6 38.h3 Bd4! 39.Re2 [39.Kxa5? Kc5 40.Ka6 Rb6+ 41.Ka7 Rxb3! 42.axb3 Kd5+
43.Rxd4+ exd4–+]
39...Bc3? [39...Rb4+! 40.Kxa5 (40.Ka3 Bc5 41.Rc2 a4 42.Bxa4 Rb1+–+) 40...Bc3

41.Ka6 Kc7! 42.Rc2 (42.Re3 Rb6+ 43.Ka7 Bd4–+) 42...Rb6+ 43.Ka7 Rc6 44.a4 e4
45.a5 e3 46.a6 e2 47.Rxe2 Bd4+ 48.Ka8 Rxa6#]
40.Rc2 Rc8 41.Re2 Kc5 42.Re4 Bd4 43.Re2 Kb6 44.Rc2 Rd8 45.Re2 Ba1 46.Bc4!
Kc5 47.Ba6 Rd6 48.Rc2+ Kb6 49.Bc4 e4 50.Kb3 Bd4 51.Be2 Bc5 52.Rc4 Re6 53.Rc1
Re5 54.Rf1 Bd6 55.Rc1 h5? [55...Rf5 56.Rf1 Rg5 57.g4 Rc5 58.Rf7 Be5µ]
56.Rc8! Rd5 57.a4! Be5 58.Rc4 Bd4 59.Rc8 Bc5 60.Bb5 e3 61.Rc6+ Kb7 62.Kc4 e2
63.Re6 Rg5 64.Bc6+ Kc7 65.Bf3 Bb4 66.Rxe2 Kd6 67.Re8 h4 [Ftacnik,L]
½–½

[Chandler,M]
1.e4 [Hansen,Cu]
1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Qe2 [Nigel has used this on occasion
to sidestep the main lines of Spanish.]
6...b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.c3 d5 [8...d6 9.d4 Bg4 10.Rd1 exd4 11.cxd4 d5 12.e5 Ne4 13.a4! b4
14.a5 Kh8 Botvinnik's idea (14...Qd7 15.Be3 f5 16.Qc2 Nd8 17.Rc1 Rc8 18.Ne1 Kh8
19.Ba4 Qe6 20.Nd3 g5 21.f3 f4 22.Bf2 Nxf2 23.Qxf2 Bf5 24.Nc5± Mortensen,E-
Schandorff,L/Kerteminde/1991/1–0/49/ CBM23) 15.Be3 f6 16.Rc1 Na7 17.Qxa6²]
9.d3 d4 [9...Bb7 10.Re1 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.a3 Na5 (12...Qd7!?  ad8) 13.Ba2 c5
 13...de4 14.b4 Nc6 15.exd5 Nxd5 16.Ne4 cxb4 17.Nfg5! h6 18.Qf3!± Short,N-
Huebner,R/Manila izt/1990/1–0/40/ CBM 19; 9...Qd6 10.Nbd2 Be6 11.Re1 dxe4
12.dxe4 Rfd8 Short,N-Nikolic,Pr/Tilburg/1990/½–½/30/ CBM 20]
10.Nbd2 [10.cxd4 Nxd4 11.Nxd4 Qxd4 12.Be3² ECO C86/18 (12.Nd2 Hansen,Cu
12...c5 13.Nf3 Qd6 14.Be3 Be6= Keres-Lilienthal Budapest ct 1950; 12.Be3 Qd6 13.Nc3
Be6 14.Bxe6 fxe6 15.f4 exf4 16.Bxf4 e5 17.Bg3 Rad8= Keres-Euwe 1948) ; 10.Rd1 Be6
11.Nbd2 Re8 12.Bxe6 fxe6 13.Nb3± Spassky,b-Donner,JH/Santa Monica/1966/ 2/270
(13.Nb3 Hansen,Cu 13...dxc3 14.bxc3 Bd6 15.d4² Spassky-Donner Santa Monica 1966) ]
10...Bc5! 11.Bc2 Bb6 12.Nb3 Bg4 13.h3 Bxf3 14.Qxf3 a5 15.a3 [15.a4 Hansen,Cu
15...dxc3 16.bxc3 b4³ ×d4]
15...a4 16.Nd2 Ba5! [The opening has not been a success for White, as his development
lags.]
[16...Nb8!? Hansen,Cu 17.c4 c6 b8–d7]
17.c4 Bxd2 18.Bxd2 bxc4 19.Rfc1!? [Half inspiration, half desperation.]
[19.dxc4 Leads to a position without prospects 19...Qd6  f6–d7–c5, f8–b8 (19...d3

Too early 20.Bxd3 Nd4 21.Qe3; 19...Nd7³ Hansen,Cu c5) ]
19...Qd6 [19...Nd7! 20.Qd1 Nb6!; 19...Nd7 Hansen,Cu b6/c5]
20.Qd1! c3 21.bxc3 dxc3 22.Bxc3 Nd4 [By returning the pawn with 20...c3 Karpov has
successfully avoided opening up the game (for White's bishops) and gained an outpost for
his knight on d4. In addition there are promising tactical possibilities after 23.xa4]
23.Ra2! [Takes away the check on e2]
[23.Bxa4 Rxa4! 24.Qxa4 Ne2+ 25.Kh1 (25.Kh2? Ng4+! 26.hxg4 Qh6#) 25...Qxd3
(25...Nxc1 Hansen,Cu 26.Rxc1 Qxd3 27.f3²) ]
23...Nxc2 [23...Nd7 Hansen,Cu 24.Bxa4±]
24.Raxc2 Rfd8 25.Bb4! [Suddenly White is better! Flustered Karpov falls into a simple
one move trap.]
25...Qxd3?? [25...Qa6!; 25...Qa6 Hansen,Cu]
26.Rd2 [A simple and lethal skewer. If Black's queen moves he loses the rook on d8.]
26...Qxd2 27.Bxd2 Nxe4 28.Rc2
1–0

[Stohl,I]
1.d4 [Ftacnik Hansen,Cu]
1...d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 0–0 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4 b6 8.Be2 Bb7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6
10.cxd5 exd5 11.b4 c5 [11...c6 12.0–0 Re8 13.Qb3 a5 14.a3 Nd7 15.b5 c5 16.Nxd5
Bxd4! 17.Rad1 Ne5 18.Nxe5 Bxd5= Karpov,A-Short,N,Amsterdam Euwe-mem 1991–
CBM 23]
12.bxc5 bxc5 13.Rb1 Qa5 [¹13...Bc6 14.0–0 Nd7 15.Bb5 Qc7 16.Qd2 Rab8 17.Bxc6
Qxc6 18.dxc5 Bxc3 19.Qxc3 Qxc5 20.Qxc5 Nxc5 21.Nd4 Rfc8 22.f3 g6 23.Rxb8 Rxb8
24.Nc6 Re8 25.Kf2 Nd3+ 26.Ke2 Nf4+ 1/2:1/2,Hubner,R-Ivanchuk,V,Dortmund 1992–
CBM 29]
14.Qd2 cxd4 15.Nxd4 Bxd4 16.exd4 [16.Qxd4!? Nc6 17.Qd2 ×d5,b5]
16...Ba6 [16...Bc6 17.Nb5 Qd8 18.0–0 Nd7 19.Rfc1ƒ]
17.Nb5 Qd8 18.0–0 Nc6 19.Rfd1 [19.Rfc1 Qf6!? 20.Nc7 Bxe2 21.Nxa8 Bc4N]
19...Qf6 20.Bf1!? [N]
[20.Bf3 Rab8 21.a4 Rfd8 22.Qc3 Bc8 23.Rbc1 a6!= Yusupov,A-Belyavsky,A,Linares

1988–CBM 06 (23...a6 Hansen,Cu 24.Qxc6 Qxc6 25.Rxc6 axb5 26.axb5 ½–½ Jusupov-
Beljavski Linares 1988) ]
20...Rab8 21.a4 Rfc8? [¹21...Bc8! a6,f5; 21...Rfd8!? Hansen,Cu]
22.Rb3 Bxb5 23.axb5 Nd8 24.Qa2! Rc7 25.Ra3 [×a7,d5]
25...Qf5 26.Re3! [26.Rxa7? Rc2µ]
26...Ne6 [26...Rc2 Hansen,Cu 27.Re8+ Kh7 28.Qxc2 Qxc2 29.Bd3++–]
27.Re5 Qg4 28.Be2 Qg6 29.g3! [29.Qxd5 Rd8! (29...Nf4 30.Qf3²) 30.Qe4 Qxe4 31.Rxe4
Rcd7=]
29...Rbc8!? [29...Nf4 30.Bf1!± h1,d5; 29...Rc2 Ftacnik 30.Qxa7]
30.Bh5 Qf6 31.Qxd5 g6 [31...Rd8 32.Qe4 Rc4 33.Rf5+–]
32.Be2 [32.Bg4± Ftacnik]
32...Rc3 [32...Rc2 33.Qf3±]
33.h4 Ra3 34.Qe4 Rcc3 35.Kg2 Kg7 36.d5 [36.Rd5!?± d7,e5]
36...Nc5 37.Qd4 Rc2 38.Re8 Raa2? [38...Qxd4™ 39.Rxd4 Raa2 40.Kf1±
a) 40.Kf3?! Ne6!÷;
b) 40.Kf1 Ftacnik 40...Ra1+ 41.Kg2 Raa2 42.Kf3 Ne6 43.dxe6 (43.Re4? Rxe2 44.Rxe2
Nd4+–+) 43...Rxe2 44.Rd7 Rxf2+=;
39.Rg8+!+– Kxg8 40.Qxf6 Rxe2 41.Ra1! Ne4 42.Rxa2 Rxa2 43.Qd4 Rxf2+ 44.Kg1
Re2 45.d6 [[Stohl]]
1–0

[Knaak,R]
[Mit dem Sieg in dieser 8. Matchpartie im Semifinale der FIDE-Weltmeisterschaft geht

Short erneut in Führung und gewinnt dann 5:3. Dass Karpov trotz des Matchverlustes
noch in den Wettbewerb zurück kommt und mit Siegen gegen Timman (1993), Kamsky
(1996) und einen gehandicapten Anand (1998) den Weltmeistertitel der FIDE für weitere
6 Jahre halten kann, gehört zu den seltsamsten, aber wenig so betrachteten Fügungen des
Schachs der 90er Jahre.]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Qe2 [Eine selten gespielte Variante,
doch von Short früher schon angewendet.]
6...b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.c3 d6 [Der andere Hauptzug ist 8...d5, aber der Exweltmeister verlor
damit in der sechsten Partie des Matches ziemlich klar.]
9.d4 Bg4 10.Rd1 exd4 11.cxd4 d5 12.e5 Ne4 13.a4 bxa4 [Die Theorie befürwortet
13...b4, doch sind die Bewertungen in wenig gespielten Varianten nicht immer korrekt.
Andererseits bewährt sich die Partiefortsetzung auch nicht.]
14.Bxa4 Nb4 15.h3 Bh5 16.Nc3 Bg6 17.Be3 Rb8 18.Na2! [Der schwarze Sb4 hat
Verteidigungs- und Angriffsfunktionen. Sein Tausch legt die Schwächen bloß.]
18...c5!? [18...Nxa2 19.Rxa2 und die Rechnung ist einfach: Schwarz hat die schwachen
Bauern a6, c7 und d5 während Weiß nur b2 verteidigen muß.]
19.dxc5 Nxc5 20.Nxb4 Rxb4 21.Bc6 Qb8 22.Bxd5 Rxb2 [Schwarz hält noch das
materielle Gleichgewicht. Doch der Raumvorteil von Weiß ist schon recht deutlich.]
23.Qc4 Rc2?! [Am Ende wird sich der Turm verlaufen haben.]
[23...Rb5? 24.Nd4; 23...Rc8]
24.Qg4 Qc7 25.Nd4 Rc3 26.Nc6 Re8 27.Bd4 Rc2 28.Nb4 [Das war's. Weiß gewinnt die
Qualität.]
28...Rd8 29.Nxc2 Bxc2 30.e6! [Beginn einer eleganten Gewinnabwicklung.]
30...Bf8 31.exf7+ Kh8 32.Re1 Bg6 33.Re8 Rxe8 34.fxe8Q Bxe8 35.Bxc5 Bxc5 36.Qe6
1–0

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Hansen,Cu]
1...d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bxc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 Nc6 7.Be3 Bf5 8.Nc3 e6 9.Nge2
Be7 [9...Na5 10.Ba4+ c6 11.Bc2 Bxc2 12.Qxc2 Nac4 13.0–0 Nd5 14.Bc1 Be7² Kolev,A-
Marjanovic,S/Vrnjacka Banja/1990/]
10.a3 0–0 11.0–0 Na5 12.Bc2 Bxc2 13.Qxc2 Nac4 14.Rad1 Nxe3?! [14...Nd5!? 15.Bc1
c6÷]
15.fxe3 c6 16.Rf3 Nd5 17.Ne4 Bg5 18.Qd3 Qe7 19.Nf4 Bxf4 20.exf4 g6 [20...f5
Hansen,Cu 21.exf6 Nxf6 22.Re1² c5/g5]
21.Qe2² Rae8! 22.Re1 Qd8 23.Qf2 Re7 24.Ng5 f5 [24...h6? 25.Ne4±]
25.exf6 Rxf6 26.Re5 Nc7 27.Qe3?! [27.g3!? Nb5 28.Rd3]
27...Rf5 28.Rf2 h6 29.Ne4 Nd5 30.Qb3 Qf8 [30...Rxf4!? 31.Rxf4 (31.Qg3 Rxf2
32.Qxg6+? Rg7 33.Qxe6+ Rff7–+) 31...Nxf4 32.Qe3 Qf8 (32...Qxd4?? 33.Nf6+ Kf7
34.Qxd4+–) 33.Nc5÷]
31.g3 Kh7 32.Qa4 a6 33.Qc2 Qd8 34.Qd3 Nc7 35.Nc5?! b6 36.Na4? [36.Nxa6 Nxa6
(36...Rxe5 Hansen,Cu 37.fxe5 Nxa6 38.Rf6 (38.Qxa6 Qxd4³) 38...Rg7 39.Qxa6 Qxd4+³)
37.Qxa6 Qxd4³]
36...Nb5! 37.Qe4 Nxd4 38.Kg2 c5 39.Nc3 Ref7?! [39...Qd6µ Hansen,Cu c6]
40.b4 Rxe5 [40...Qd6³ Hansen,Cu]
41.Qxe5 Qa8+?! [41...Qc7 Hansen,Cu ]
42.Kh3 Qh8! 43.Qxh8+ Kxh8 44.bxc5 bxc5 45.Rb2 [45.Ne4 Hansen,Cu 45...e5=]
45...Kg7 46.Rb6 e5! 47.fxe5 Re7 48.Nd5 Rxe5 49.Rb7+ Kf8 50.Nf4 Ke8 51.Nxg6 Re3
52.a4 Ne6 [52...c4!? Hansen,Cu c3–c2]
53.Kg4 c4 54.Nf4 Nxf4 55.Kxf4 Re2 56.Rc7 Rxh2 57.Rxc4 Kd7 58.Rc5 h5 59.Ra5 h4
60.g4 Ra2 61.Rxa6 h3 62.Kg5 h2 63.Ra7+ Ke6 [Ftacnik,L]
½–½

[Boensch,U]
1.e4 [Chandler,M]
1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.0–0–0 0–0
9.Nb3 a6 [9...Qb6 10.f3 Rd8 11.Be3 Qc7 12.Qf2 d5 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 Rxd5
15.Rxd5 exd5 16.g4 Be6 17.Kb1 N 17...Bf6 18.Bd3 Nb4 19.Bd4 (19.Rd1± (Rogers))
19...Nxd3 20.cxd3 Bxd4 21.Nxd4 Qf4² Rogers,I-Kotronias,V Crete 1991]
10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.h4 [11.Qh6 Kh8 12.Qh5 Qe8 13.f4 Rg8 14.Bd3 Rg7 15.g4 b5 16.h4 b4
17.Ne2 e5 18.f5 a5 19.Kb1 a4 20.Nd2 Bb7 N 21.Rhf1 Nb8 22.g5 Nd7 23.Nf3 Nc5
24.Qh6÷ Borriss,M-Leko,P Kecskemet 1991; 11.f4 Chandler,M 11...Kh8 12.f5 b5
13.Ne2!?  e2–f4; Short,N-Popovic,P/Subotica izt/1987/1–0/36/]
11...Kh8 12.g4 b5 [12...Rg8 13.g5 b5 (13...fxg5 Chandler,M 14.hxg5 e5 15.f4 Rg7
16.Kb1 exf4 17.Qxf4 Ne5 18.Bh3 Bxg5 19.Qf2 Bxh3 20.Rxh3 Qd7 21.Rdh1 Ng4 22.Qe2
Bf6 23.Nd5° Campora,D-Zueger,B/Dubai ol/1986/1–0/61/) 14.f4 Bb7 15.Kb1 b4 16.Ne2
a5 17.Bg2 a4 18.Nbd4 Na5 19.Qxb4 d5 20.Qxa4 Nc4 21.Qb3± Yudasin,L-Aseev,K
USSR 1987]
13.g5 b4 [13...Rg8 14.Kb1 Bb7 15.f4 Nb8 16.Bd3 Nd7² Ivanovic,B-Popovic,P

Jugoslawien ch 1986]
14.Na4! [14.Ne2 a5 15.f4 (15.Ned4 Chandler,M 15...Nxd4 16.Nxd4 Bd7 17.f4 Rg8
18.Kb1 Rg7 Van der Wiel,J-Piket,J/Lyon zt/1990/½–½/41/) 15...a4„]
14...Rg8 15.f4 Rb8 16.Kb1 Bf8 17.Be2 e5 [17...Bd7 Chandler,M 18.Nac5!; 17...Na5!?
Chandler,M  ...e8, ...d7]
18.f5 fxg5 19.hxg5 Rxg5 [19...Qxg5 20.Qd5?! (20.Qd3±) 20...Nd8 21.Rh5 Qe3 (21...Qf6
Chandler,M 22.Rdh1 h6 23.Qd2 Kh7 24.Qe3°  a4–b6–d5) 22.Rdh1 Rg1+]
20.Qe3 Qf6 [20...Bd7 21.Nac5 dxc5 22.Rxd7 Qxd7 23.Qxg5 Qd6 24.Bc4+–; 20...h6!?
Karpov 21.Nac5 a5 22.Rxd6!? !/ !? 22...Bxd6 23.Rxh6+ Kg7 24.Rxd6 Qxd6 25.Qxg5+
Kf8 26.f6° Rb6 27.Bc4 Nd8 28.Qg7+ Ke8 29.Qh8+ Qf8 30.Qh5]
21.Nb6 Ne7 22.Nxc8 [22.Bxa6 Chandler,M 22...Bxa6 (22...Qg7 23.Bxc8 Nxc8 24.Nd7±)
23.Nd7±]
22...Rxc8 23.Bxa6 Rd8 [23...Rb8 24.Qa7]
24.Qb6 Ng8 25.Na5 [25.Bc4?! d5! 26.Qa5 (26.Qxf6+ Chandler,M 26...Nxf6 27.exd5
Rxf5÷ Gives Black three passed pawns.) 26...dxc4 27.Rxd8 (27.Qxd8 Be7–+) 27...cxb3
28.Rxf8 bxc2+ 29.Kc1 (29.Kxc2 Qc6+‚) 29...Rg2‚; 25.Bb7!? d5 26.Qa5 d4² (26...d4
Chandler,M 27.Bd5) ]
25...d5! 26.Nc6 Rd6 27.exd5 Ne7 [27...Qxf5!? 28.Bd3 (28.Qb8 Kg7 29.Rhf1 Qg6
30.Bd3 e4 31.Bc4²) 28...e4 29.Qd4+ Nf6! 30.Bc4÷]
28.Qxb4 [28.Bc4÷ Chandler,M]
28...Nxd5 [28...Nxc6 29.Qh4 h6 30.dxc6 Rxc6 31.Bb7±]
29.Rxd5 Qg7 [29...Rxd5 30.Qxf8+ Rg8 31.Qb4! (31.Qe7? Qh6! (31...Qxc6 Chandler,M
32.Qxf7 (32.Qh4 h6 33.Bb7 ! Hartston: winning. 33...Rd4! 34.Qxd4? (34.Bxc6 Rxh4
35.Rxh4 Rg1#) 34...Qxh1+–+) 32...Rg7 (32...h6 33.f6) 33.Qf8+ Rg8 34.Qf7= Rg7
35.Qe6 Rd6 36.Qc8+ Qxc8 37.Bxc8 Rg2 38.a4 Rdd2÷) 32.Re1 (32.Rc1 Qxc1+–+; 32.a3
Qxh1+ 33.Ka2÷  / ) 32...Qxc6 33.Qxf7÷) 31...Qh6 32.Qe4 (32.Rc1 Qxc1+–+)
32...Qxc6 33.Qh4 h6 34.Bb7 Qb6 35.Qxh6+ Qxh6 36.Rxh6+ Kg7 37.Bxd5 Kxh6
38.a4+–]
30.Rxd6 Rg1+ 31.Rd1 Rxd1+ 32.Rxd1 Bxb4 33.Nxb4+– Qg4 34.Rd8+ Kg7 35.a3
Qxf5 36.Rd1 h5 37.Re1 Qe6 38.Bb7 f5 39.Bd5 Qf6 40.c4 e4 41.c5
1–0
(940795) San Segundo Carrillo,Pablo (2415) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [B30]

Madrid Madrid (1), 1992
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 e6 4.Bb5 Nge7 5.0–0 a6 6.Bxc6 Nxc6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 d6
9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Qg4 Rb8 11.Qg3 h5 12.h3 h4 13.Qd3 Be7 14.Na4 0–0 15.c4 d5 16.b3
d4 17.Bf4 Rb7 18.c5 f6 19.Bh2 Rb5 20.Rac1 a5 21.Rfd1 e5 22.Qc4+ Kh7 23.f4 Qe8
24.Rf1 Qg6 25.Kh1 Rb4 26.Qe2 f5 27.exf5 Bxf5 28.Qxe5 Bf6 29.Qc7 Re8 30.Rf2 d3
31.Qxa5 Rbe4 32.Bg1 Bd4“
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Nc3 Ne4 7.Bd2 0–0 8.d5 f5 9.Qc2 Nd6
10.b3 Bf6 11.Rd1 Qe7 12.0–0 Na6 13.Ne1 c6 14.dxc6 dxc6 15.Nd3 c5 16.Bxb7 Qxb7
17.a3 Rad8 18.Bf4 Nf7 19.Be3 Nb8 20.b4 cxb4 21.axb4 Nc6 22.Nf4 Qe7 23.b5 Nd4
24.Qa2 Be5 25.Nfd5 exd5 26.Bxd4 dxc4 27.Qxc4 Rc8 28.Qb3 Bxd4 29.Rxd4 Qc5
30.Rd3 Qc4 31.Qxc4 Rxc4 32.Nd5 Re8 33.Ra1 Nd6 34.Ne3 Rxe3 35.Rxe3 Nxb5 36.Re5
Rb4 37.Rxf5 a5 38.Rc1 Nd6 39.Rd5 Nc4 40.Rd7 a4 41.Rcd1 a3 42.Ra7 h6 43.Rdd7 Na5
44.Rxg7+ Kf8 45.Rh7 Kg8 46.Rhd7
1–0
(940803) Magem Badals,Jordi (2515) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [C92]

10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.Bc2 g6 13.d5 Nb8 14.b3 c6 15.c4 a5 16.dxc6 Bxc6 17.cxb5
Bxb5 18.Nc4 Na6 19.Bg5 Nb4 20.Ne3 Be7 21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.a3 Nxc2 23.Qxc2 Re7
24.Rad1 Rd7 25.Nd5 Bg7 26.a4 Ba6 27.Nd2 Rc8 28.Nc4 Rc5 29.Qa2 Qb8 30.Rd3 Rb7
31.Nde3 Bh6 32.Nd5 Bg5 33.Re2 h5 34.Rc2 h4 35.Rdc3 Bxc4 36.Rxc4 Rxc4 37.bxc4
Rb1+ 38.Kh2 Re1 39.f3 Qd8 40.Qb2 Be3 41.Nxe3 Qg5
0–1
(940807) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Polgar,Zsuzsa (2530) [D46]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 dxc4 9.Bxc4
a6 10.Rd1 b5 11.Bf1 c5 12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.Ng5 Bb7 14.Nce4 Nxe4 [14...Rc8? 15.Nxf6+
+–]
15.Nxe4 Be7 16.Nd6 Bd5 [16...Bxd6 17.Rxd6 Bd5 18.e4 Rc8 19.Qd1 Bc6 20.Be3±]
17.e4 Bxd6 18.exd5 Rc8 [18...e5 19.a4²]
19.Qe2 exd5 20.Rxd5 Nf6 21.Rd3 Qc7 22.g3 Bc5 23.Be3 Bxe3 24.Rxe3 Rfe8 25.Rd1
h6 26.a3 Rxe3 27.Qxe3 Ng4 28.Qe4 Ne5 29.Rd5 Nc4 30.Qd4 Re8 31.Rc5 Nd2!?
[31...Qe7 32.Bxc4 bxc4 33.Qxc4+–]
32.Rxc7 Nf3+ 33.Kg2 Nxd4 34.Rd7 Nc6 35.Rd6 Re6 36.Rxe6 fxe6 37.Kf3± Kf7
38.Ke4 Ke7 39.a4 Na7 [39...bxa4 40.Bxa6 Na7 41.Bd3 Kd6 42.Bc2+–]
40.axb5 axb5 41.f4 Kd6 42.Bd3 Kd7 43.Be2 Kd6 44.Bf1 Kd7 45.f5! Kd6 [45...exf5+
46.Kxf5 Ke7 47.Kg6 Kf8 48.Be2±]
46.fxe6 Kxe6 47.Bh3+ Kd6 48.Kf5 g5 49.Kg6 Ke7 50.Kxh6 Kf6 51.Bd7 Ke7 52.Bxb5!
Nxb5 53.Kxg5 Kf7 54.Kh6 Nd4 55.g4 Nf3 56.h3 Kf6 57.b4 [Ftacnik,L]
1–0
(940813) Granda Zuniga,Julio E (2615) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E15]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb7 6.Bg2 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 a5 8.0–0 0–0 9.Qc2 d6
10.a3 Bxd2 11.Nbxd2 Nbd7 12.e4 e5 13.Rfe1 Re8 14.Rad1 exd4 15.Nxd4 Nc5 16.f3 Ne6
17.Nf5 Qd7 18.Nb1 Qc6 19.a4 Qc5+ 20.Ne3 Nd7 21.Kh1 Qb4 22.Nd2 Ndc5 23.Rb1
Rad8 24.h4 Na6 25.Kh2 Qc5 26.Ndf1 Nb4 27.Qd2 Qd4 28.Qxd4 Nxd4 29.Red1 Ne6
30.Nd5 f5 31.exf5 Bxd5 32.cxd5 Nc5 33.Rd2 Re7 34.g4 Rde8 35.Ng3 Re3 36.Ne4 Nxb3
37.Rdd1 Nc5 38.Ng5 Nxa4 39.Ne6 Nc3 40.Re1 Rxe1 41.Rxe1 Nbxd5
0–1
(940817) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Epishin,Vladimir (2620) [E18]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.0–0 0–0 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Nxe4 Bxe4
9.Nh4 Bxg2 10.Nxg2 d5 11.Qa4 dxc4 12.Qxc4 c5 13.Be3 cxd4 14.Bxd4 Qc8 15.Rac1
Qxc4 16.Rxc4 Rd8 17.Be3 Kf8 18.Nf4 Ke8 19.Rfc1 Nd7 20.Nd3 Bd6 21.b4 Ne5
22.Nxe5
½–½
(940825) Polgar,Judit (2550) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [C10]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bd7 5.Nf3 Bc6 6.Bd3 Nd7 7.0–0 Ngf6 8.Qe2 Nxe4
9.Bxe4 Bxe4 10.Qxe4 c6 11.c4 Be7 12.b3 0–0 13.Bb2 Qa5 14.Qe3 Ba3 15.Bc3 Bb4
16.Bb2 Ba3 17.Bc3 Bb4 18.Bb2
½–½
(940828) Romero Holmes,Alfonso (2490) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [C22]

[Knaak,R]
1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qe3 Nf6! [4...Be7 5.Bd2 Nf6 6.Nc3 0–0 7.0–0–0 d5
8.exd5 Nxd5 9.Qg3÷ Mieses,J-Alekhine,A/Scheveningen/1913/0–1/33/ -> CBM 15
[Huebner,R]]
5.Nc3 [5.e5 Ng4 6.Qe4 d5 7.exd6+ Be6°]
5...Bb4 6.Bd2 0–0 7.0–0–0 Re8 8.Bc4 d6 [8...Na5?! 9.Be2 (9.Bd3 d5 10.Nge2 c5 11.a3
d4 12.Qg3 Bxc3÷ Minev (12...dxc3? 13.Nxc3 Bxc3 14.Bxc3 Nc6 15.e5 Nh5 16.Bxh7+
Kxh7 17.Rxd8± Korolev-Geller,A/URS/1966/) ) 9...d5 10.Qg3 Karpov; 8...Bxc3 9.Bxc3
Nxe4 10.Qf4 Nf6 11.Nf3 d6 12.Ng5 Be6 13.Bd3 h6 14.h4÷ Winawer-
Steinitz/Nürnberg/1896/1–0/20/]
9.f3 Na5 10.Bb3 Nxb3+ 11.axb3 a5!N [11...d5? 12.Nxd5 Nxd5 13.Qd4± ECO, Florian]
12.Qf2 Bd7 13.Nge2 a4 14.bxa4 Bxa4 15.Nb1 [Der Springer wird bis zuletzt eine
passive Rolle spielen, um den König zu schützen.]
15...Bc5 16.Be3 [16.Qh4 Bc6 17.Bg5 h6 18.Bxf6 Be3+ Karpov (Schachwoche 1992/22)]
16...b6 [16...Rxe4? 17.Bxc5 Rc4 18.Nec3 Rxc5 19.Nxa4 Rxa4 20.Qxc5 Karpov]
17.Bd4 Bd7 18.g4 Ra5 19.Nf4 Bc6 20.Rhg1 Nd7 21.Nh5!? [21.h4 Bxd4 22.Rxd4÷]
21...g6 22.Qd2!? [22.b4 Bxb4 (22...Bxd4 23.Qxd4 Rae5 24.f4? (24.Nc3÷) 24...Rxh5
25.gxh5 Rxe4µ) 23.Qe3 gxh5 24.gxh5+ Kf8÷]
22...Bxd4 23.Qxd4 gxh5 24.gxh5+ Kf8 25.Qg7+ Ke7 26.Rg5? [26.f4! Qa8 (26...Bxe4!?
27.Rge1 d5 28.b4! (28.Qg5+ Kd6!? (28...Nf6?! 29.b4! (29.Rxe4+ dxe4 30.Rxd8 Rxg5
31.Rxe8+ Kxe8 32.fxg5 Nxh5µ) 29...h6! 30.Qh4 Ra2 31.Rxe4+ Kf8! (31...dxe4 32.Rxd8
Rxd8 33.Nc3  xe4) 32.Rxe8+ Kxe8÷) 29.Qxd8 Rxd8 30.Rxe4µ) 28...Ra2 (28...Rg8?
29.Qb2 Ra7 30.Rxd5+–) 29.Rxe4+ dxe4 30.Qg5+ Kf8 (30...f6? 31.Qg7+ Ke6 32.f5+
Kxf5 33.Rxd7±) 31.Qh6+=) 27.e5! dxe5 28.Qg5+! f6
a) 28...Kf8! Weiß kann die Züge wiederholen. 29.Qh6+ (29.f5? e4 30.Qh6+ Ke7 31.Rg7
Nf6–+) 29...Ke7 30.Qg5+=;
b) 28...Nf6? 29.fxe5+–;
29.Qf5!! (29.Qg7+ Kd8 30.Qxf6+ Kc8µ) 29...Kd8 (29...Rf8 30.Rg7+ Rf7 31.Rxf7+ Kxf7
32.Qxh7+ Ke8 33.Qg6+ Ke7 34.Qg7+ Ke6 35.h6±) 30.Rg7 Kc8™ (30...Re7 31.Qxf6+–)
31.Rdxd7 Bxd7 32.Qxd7+ Kb7 33.Qxc7+ Ka6 34.b4! Rc8! (34...Ra2? 35.b5+ Ka5
36.Qc3+ Kxb5 37.Qb3+ Kc6 (37...Kc5 38.Rc7+ Kd6 39.Qxb6+ Kd5 40.Nc3#) 38.Qc4+
Kd6 39.Qc7+ Kd5 40.Nc3+ Kd4 41.Qd6+ Ke3 42.Qd3+ Kf2 43.Nd1+ Ke1 44.Rg1#)
35.Qf7! × a2 (35.Qd7? Qh1+ 36.Kb2 Rxc2+! 37.Kxc2 Ra2+ 38.Kc3 Qc1+–+) 35...Ra4
36.Qb3 b5÷ (36...Qc6 37.b5+! Qxb5 38.Ra7+ Kxa7 39.Qxb5+–) ; 26.f4 Qa8 27.e5 dxe5
28.fxe5 Rxe5 Karpov]
26...Qa8 27.b4 Rxg5–+ 28.Qxg5+ f6 29.Qg7+ Kd8 30.Qxh7 Qa2 31.Qh6 Kc8 32.Qf4
Rh8 33.h6 Qg8 34.Rd3 Qg5
0–1
(940834) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Yudasin,Leonid (2580) [D43]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.Qa4+ c6 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qd3 Ba6 8.Ne4 [8.Qc2
Qa5 9.Bd2 b4 10.Ne4 Nbd7 11.Qxc6 Rb8 12.e3 Bxf1 13.Nxf6+ gxf6 14.Kxf1 Qf5 15.e4
Qb5+ 16.Qxb5 Rxb5 17.Rc1+– Portisch,L-Lukacs,P/HUN-ch/1991/]
8...Qa5+ [8...Be7 9.Bd2 Nbd7 10.Nxf6+ Bxf6 11.e4 0–0 12.e5 Be7 13.Qe4 c5 14.Bd3 g6
15.h4 cxd4 16.b4 Qb8³ Baragar,F-Pinter,J/Zagreb izt/1987/]
9.Bd2 b4 10.Nxf6+ gxf6 11.Qc2 Be7 12.a3 Qb6 [12...0–0 13.Qb3 c5 14.dxc5 Bxc5
15.Bxb4 Bxb4+ 16.Qxb4 Qxb4+ 17.axb4±]
13.Bxb4 Bxb4+ 14.axb4 Qxb4+ 15.Qc3 Qxc3+ 16.bxc3 Ke7! [16...0–0 17.Kd2 Rd8
18.e3²]
17.Kd2 c5 18.e3 Bxf1 19.Rhxf1 cxd4 20.cxd4 Nd7 21.Rfb1 [21.Ra6 Rhb8 22.Rfa1
Rb7²]
21...Rhb8 22.Rxb8 Nxb8 23.Ra5 Nc6 [23...a6 24.Kc3 Nc6 25.Ra4 a5 26.Nd2²]
24.Rc5 Rc8 [24...Kd6 25.Kc3 a5 26.Nd2²]
25.Ne1 Kd6 26.Rh5 Rh8 27.g4 Nb4 [27...a5 28.Nd3 a4 29.Nb2 Ra8 30.Nc4+ Ke7
31.Na3²]
28.Rb5 Nc6 29.Nd3 e5 30.d5 Rb8! 31.Rc5 [31.Rxb8 Nxb8 32.e4 a5 33.Nb2 Kc5²]
31...Nb4 32.e4 Nxd3 33.Rc6+ Ke7 34.Kxd3 Rb2 35.Ke3 Rb3+ 36.Ke2 a5 37.Rc7+
Ke8 38.Ra7 Rb4 39.Kd3 Rd4+ 40.Ke3 Ra4 41.h4 Ra3+ 42.Ke2 h5! 43.g5 [43.gxh5
Rh3 44.Rxa5 Rxh4²]
43...fxg5 44.hxg5 h4 45.d6 Ra2+ 46.Ke3 Ra3+ 47.Ke2 Ra2+ 48.Kf3 h3 49.Kg3 h2!
50.Ra8+ Kd7 51.Rh8 Kxd6 52.Rxh2 a4 53.Rh7 Ke6 54.Rh6+ Ke7 55.Ra6 a3 56.f3
Ra1 57.Kg4 a2 58.Kf5 Rf1 59.Rxa2 Rxf3+ 60.Kxe5 Rg3 61.Kf4 Rg1 62.Ra3 Ke6
[Ftacnik,L]
½–½
(947173) Karpov,Anatoly (2715) - Lautier,Joel (2580) [D45]

Biel Biel (1), 1992
[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Kortschnoj]
1...d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 Re8 9.Rd1
Qe7 10.h3 b6 [N]
[10...dxc4 11.Bxc4 a6 12.e4 e5 13.Be3 exd4 14.Nxd4 Ne5 15.Bf1 Ng6 16.g3² Gulko,B-
Speelman,J/Reykjavik WCT/1991/; 10...h6 11.a3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 e5 13.Nh4 Nf8 14.dxe5
Bxe5 15.Nf3 Bc7 16.b4 N6h7 17.Bf1 0,5–0,5/Bareev,E-Shabalov,A/Nab.Chelni/1988/]
11.e4 Nxe4 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.Qxe4 Bb7 14.Bf4 Rad8 [14...e5!? 15.Bg5 (15.dxe5 Nxe5
(15...Bxe5?! 16.Rxd7 Qxd7 17.Nxe5 Qe7 18.Bd3±) 16.Nxe5 (16.Rxd6 Nxf3+ 17.Qxf3
Qxe2=) 16...Bxe5 17.Bxe5 Qxe5 18.Qxe5 Rxe5 19.Bf3 Re7²) 15...f6 16.Be3 g6÷;
14...Rab8!? Kortschnoj]
15.Bxd6 Qxd6 16.Ne5 Nxe5 [16...Nf6 17.Qe3 c5²]
17.dxe5 Qc7 18.Bf3 Ba8 19.Rxd8! [19.b3 c5=]
19...Rxd8 20.Rd1 Rxd1+ [20...c5? 21.Rxd8+ Qxd8 22.Qxa8+–]
21.Bxd1 Qd8 22.Bf3 Qd2 23.b3 Qxa2 24.b4 Qa1+ [24...a6 25.Qd4 Qb1+ 26.Kh2+–]
25.Kh2 Qa6 [25...Qa3! Kortschnoj With drawing chances. 26.c5! (26.Qe1 a5; 26.b5
Qc5 followed by g7–g6.) 26...Qc3 27.cxb6 axb6 28.b5 g6 29.bxc6 b5]
26.Qd4 [26.b5 Qc8 27.bxc6 g6÷]
26...Qc8 27.c5! bxc5 [27...b5 28.Qd6ƒ; 27...Qb8 28.g3±]

28.Qxc5 a6 [28...Qb8 29.g3 Qb6 30.Qxb6 axb6 31.b5 Kf8 32.bxc6 Ke7 33.c7!+–]
29.Qe7 g6 30.h4! h5 [30...h6 31.Be4 Qf8 32.Qa7±]
31.Kg3! Qb7 [31...c5 32.Bxa8 Qxa8 33.bxc5 a5 34.Qd7 a4 35.c6 a3 36.c7+–]
32.Qxb7 Bxb7 33.Kf4 Kf8 [33...Kg7 34.Ke3 f6 35.Kd4 fxe5+ 36.Kxe5+–]
34.Kg5 Ke7 35.Be4 Ba8 36.f3 Bb7 37.g4 Ba8 [37...hxg4 38.fxg4 Ba8 39.h5 gxh5
40.gxh5 Kf8 41.Kf6+–]
38.gxh5 gxh5 39.f4 Bb7 40.Bf3 Ba8 41.Kxh5 [Ftacnik,L]
1–0
(947178) Miles,Anthony John (2595) - Karpov,Anatoly (2715) [C68]

Biel Biel (2), 1992
[Ernst,T]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d4 [5.0–0 f6 6.d4 exd4 7.Nxd4 c5 8.Nb3
Qxd1 9.Rxd1 Bg4 10.f3 Be6 11.Nc3 Bd6 12.Be3 b6 13.a4 Ne7 14.a5 Bxb3 15.cxb3 b5!=
Poutiainen-Petrosjan,A/Erevan/1976/]
5...exd4 6.Qxd4 Qxd4 7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.Be3 0–0–0 9.Nd2 [9.Nc3 Re8 10.0–0–0 Bb4
11.Nde2 f5 12.exf5 Bxf5= Smyslov,V-Keres,P/URS-ch/1940/]
9...Ne7 10.0–0–0 f6= 11.f3 Ng6 12.h4 h5 13.Nc4 c5 14.Nf5 Be6 15.Rxd8+ Kxd8
16.Nd2 b6 17.b3 Kc8 18.Bf2 Nf4 19.g3 g6! 20.Ne7+ Bxe7 21.gxf4 f5 22.Rg1 Rg8
23.Nc4 Bf6 24.a4 Kb7 25.Rg2 Bxc4 26.bxc4 Rg7 27.Kb1 Bc3 28.Ka2 Re7 29.Kb3 Bh8
30.e5! [30.Rxg6 fxe4 31.fxe4 Rxe4 32.f5 Rf4µ]
30...Re6 31.Rg1 Bg7 32.Rd1 Kc8 33.a5 Bh6 34.Be3 Bf8 35.Ra1 Kb7 36.Rd1 Be7
37.Bf2 Kc8 38.Ra1 Kb7 39.Rd1 Kc8 40.Ra1 Kb7 41.Rd1
½–½

Biel Biel (3), 1992
[Schussler,H]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb7 6.Bg2 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 c5 8.0–0 0–0 9.Bc3
[9.Bxb4 cxb4 10.Nbd2 (10.a3 Na6 11.axb4 Nxb4 12.Nc3 Ne4= Kichnev,S-Brunner,L,
SWZ-chI, CBM 31 game 850.) 10...d6 11.Re1 Nbd7 12.a3 bxa3 13.b4 a5= Chuchelov,V-
Lau,R, Porz 1992, CBM 31 game 774.; 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Nc3 Ne4 11.Ne5 Nxc3 12.Bxc3
Bxg2 13.Kxg2 Qc7 14.Qd2 Be7= Zueger,V-Brunner,L, SWZ-chI 1992 CBM 31 game
878]
9...d5?! [Probably too ambitious.]
10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Bb2² [b4 is misplaced and White has a lead in development.]
11...cxd4 12.Qxd4 Qf6 13.a3 Qxd4 14.Nxd4 Bc5 [14...Be7 15.Nc3²]
15.Nb5! Nc6 16.b4 Be7 17.e4 Nf6 18.e5 Nd5 19.N1c3 Nxc3 20.Bxc3 Nd8?! 21.Bxb7
Nxb7 22.Rfd1 Rfd8 23.Rxd8+ Bxd8 24.Rd1± a6 25.Rd7 axb5 26.Rxb7 Kf8 27.Bd4
Ra6 28.h4! h5?! 29.Kf1 Ke8 30.Ke2 Kf8 31.Rb8 Ke8 32.Rb7 Kf8 33.Kf1 Ke8 34.Kg2
Kf8 35.Rb8 Ke7 36.Rb7+ Kf8 37.Be3!+– Ke8 38.Kf1 Kf8 39.Rb8 Ke7 40.Bg5+ f6
41.exf6+ gxf6 42.Bxf6+ Kxf6 43.Rxd8 Rxa3 44.Rh8! Rb3 [44...Kg6 45.Rg8+ Or
45.b8 + - 45...Kh6 46.Rg5+–]
45.Rxh5 Rxb4 46.Kg2 Kg6 47.Re5 Kf6 48.f4 Rb2+ 49.Kf3 b4 50.Rb5 b3 51.Kg4 Rb1
52.Kh5 b2 53.g4
1–0
(947185) Hansen,Curt (2635) - Karpov,Anatoly (2715) [E12]

Biel Biel (4), 1992
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Ba6 5.Qc2 Bb7 6.Nc3 c5 7.dxc5 bxc5 8.Bg5 Be7 9.e3 0–
0 10.Be2 Qb6 11.0–0 Rd8 12.Rfd1 d6 13.Rab1 Nbd7 14.b4 cxb4 15.axb4 Rac8 16.Qa2
a6 17.Nd4 Ne5 18.Bf4 Ne4 19.Na4
½–½
(947187) Karpov,Anatoly (2715) - Beliavsky,Alexander G (2595) [C95]

Biel Biel (5), 1992
[Hansen,Cu]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0–0 9.h3 Nb8
10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.a4 Bf8 14.Bd3 c6 15.b3 g6 16.Qc2 Bg7
[16...exd4 17.cxd4 d5 18.e5 Nh5 19.Nf1 Ng7 20.Bh6 bxa4 21.Rxa4 c5 22.N1h2 cxd4
23.Ng4 Qb6 24.Qd2 f5 25.exf6 Rxe1+ 26.Qxe1 Nxf6= Short-Spassky Belfort 1988 (inf.
45/418); 16...Rc8 17.Bb2 Nh5 18.Bf1 Nf4 19.g3 Ne6 20.h4² Hubner-Smejkal BL 1989
(inf. 47/442); 16...Nh5 17.Bb2 (17.Bf1 Qb6 18.Bb2 Rac8 19.Rad1 exd4 20.cxd4 d5„
Hubner-Spassky Venice m 1989) 17...Nf4 18.Bf1 Bg7 Timoschenko,Geo-Georgadze,G
Podolsk 1989 (inf. 48/(481)) 19.g3 (19.Rad1 Ne6 Aseev-Georgadze,G Lvov zt 1990
20.g3²) 19...Ne6 20.b4² b3–a5; 16...Qc7 17.Bb2 Nh5 18.Bf1 Nf4 19.c4 bxa4 20.Rxa4
Ne6 21.c5 Nxd4 22.Nxd4 exd4 23.cxd6 Bxd6 24.Bxd4² Kinderman-Mokry Vienna 1991]
17.Bb2 Nh5 [17...Qb6 18.b4 c5„ Stefansson-Carlhammar Rilton Cup 1988]
18.Bf1 Qb6 19.b4 Nf4 [19...c5 20.bxc5 dxc5 21.d5² Teb1, ×b5]
20.dxe5 Nxe5 [20...dxe5 21.c4²]
21.Nxe5 dxe5 22.c4² [‫ץ‬b7,‫ץ‬g7]
22...Rad8? [22...bxc4? 23.Nxc4 Qxb4 24.Ba3+–; 22...Ne6!„]
23.axb5 axb5 24.Ra5!± [cxb5]
24...Bf8 [24...bxc4 25.Nxc4 Qxb4 26.Rb1± a3/xe5]
25.Bc3 [cxb5]
25...Ne6 26.Nf3 [cxb5/Sxe5]
26...Nd4™ 27.Bxd4 exd4 28.c5 [‫ץ‬b7/‫ץ‬f8]
28...Qc7 29.Ra7 Qb8 [29...Ra8 30.Rxa8 Rxa8 31.Nxd4±]
30.Qa2 [×f7,a2–g8,e4–e5–e6]
30...d3™ 31.Ra3 d2 32.Nxd2 Rd4 33.e5 Rxb4 [33...Rxe5 34.Rxe5 Qxe5 35.Nf3+–]
34.e6‚ fxe6 35.Rxe6 Kh8 [35...Rxe6 36.Qxe6+ Kh8 37.Re3]
36.Rae3 Rxe6 37.Qxe6 [38.Df7]
37...Rf4 [37...Bxc5 38.Qf6+ Kg8 39.Rd3 Bb6 40.Rd7+–]
38.Ne4 [d6]
38...Qd8? 39.Qe5+ [Hansen,Cu]
1–0
(947194) Shirov,Alexei (2710) - Karpov,Anatoly (2715) [E25]

Biel Biel (6), 1992
[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qd3 b6 9.e4
Ba6 10.Qd2 [10.c4!? Karpov,An]
10...Bxf1 11.Kxf1 Ne7 12.Ne2 Nbc6 13.dxc5 Qc7 14.Qf4 [14.Qd6 Qxd6 15.cxd6 Nc8
16.Nd4 Nxd4 17.cxd4 Nxd6=]
14...e5 15.Qg4 0–0 16.Kf2 [16.Bh6 Ng6 17.Be3 Na5°]

16...Na5 17.cxb6 Qxb6+! [17...axb6 18.Rd1 Rad8 19.Rxd8 Rxd8 20.Bg5!„]
18.Be3 Qc6! 19.Rhd1 [19.Rhe1³]
19...Nc4 20.Bg5 [20.Rd3 Rad8 21.Rad1 Nxe3 22.Kxe3 Qb6+ 23.Kd2 Rxd3+ 24.Kxd3
Qb3–+; 20.Qd7 Nxe3 21.Kxe3 Qc5+–+]
20...f6 21.Bc1 Qb6+! [21...Rad8 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.Rb1„]
22.Kg3 [22.Ke1 Rad8 23.Rxd8 Rxd8 24.Bh6 Ng6 25.Rd1 Rxd1+ 26.Kxd1 Qb3+ 27.Ke1
gxh6 28.Qe6+ Kg7 29.Qd7+ Kf8–+]
22...f5! 23.exf5 Nxf5+ 24.Kh3 Nce3 25.Bxe3 Nxe3 26.Qe4 Qe6+ [26...Nf5 27.g3 (27.g4
Qh6+ 28.Kg2 Nh4+ 29.Kh1 Nxf3–+) 27...Qh6+ 28.Kg2 Ne3+ 29.Kg1 Nxd1 30.Rxd1³]
27.Kg3 Nxd1 28.Rxd1 Rad8 29.Re1 [29.Rxd8 Rxd8–+]
29...Qf5 30.Qxf5 Rxf5 31.Kf2 Rd2 32.Rb1 Ra2 33.Rb5 [33.Rb3 e4–+]
33...Rxa3 34.c4 Rf6! 35.Rxe5 [35.Ng3 Rb6 36.Rxe5 Rb2+–+]
35...Rc6 36.c5 Ra5 37.Re7 Rcxc5 38.Nf4 Re5 39.Rc7 Ra4 [Ftacnik,L]
0–1
(947195) Karpov,Anatoly (2715) - Georgiev,Kiril (2610) [E18]

Biel Biel (7), 1992
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Bb7
10.0–0 Na6 11.Bb2 0–0 12.Nc3 Rc8 13.e4 Bb4 14.exd5 Bxc3 15.Bxc3 cxd5 16.Qe2 Qe7
17.Bb2 Nb4 18.Rfd1 Rfd8 19.Ba3 a5 20.Rac1 h6 21.f3 Ba6 22.Bf1 Nd7 23.Ng4 Nf6
24.Ne3 Rc7 25.Qd2 Rdc8 26.Rc2 Bb7 27.Be2 Rd8 28.Rcc1 Rdc8 29.Nc2 dxc4 30.bxc4
Ba6 31.Ne3 Qd7 32.Bxb4 axb4 33.Rb1 b5 34.c5 Nd5 35.Nxd5 Qxd5 36.Rxb4 e5 37.a4
exd4 38.axb5 d3 39.Qxd3 Qxc5+ 40.Qd4 Qe7 41.Qe4 Qc5+ 42.Qd4 Qe7 43.Rd2 Bb7
44.Rb3 Qg5 45.Qe3 Qf6 46.Rbd3 Re7 47.Qf2 Rce8 48.Rd7 g6 49.Rxe7 Rxe7 50.Rd3
Kh7 51.Bf1 h5 52.h4 Qe5 53.Rb3 f5 54.Rb4 Bxf3 55.b6 Qd6 56.Rb2 Be4 57.Kh2 Qc6
58.Bg2 Rb7 59.Bf1 Qd6 60.Qe3 Qc6 61.Qf2 Re7 62.Ra2 Rb7 63.Ra7 g5 64.Bg2 f4
65.Bxe4+ Qxe4 66.Rxb7+ Qxb7 67.hxg5 fxg3+ 68.Kxg3 h4+ 69.Kxh4 Qe4+ 70.Kh5
Qh1+ 71.Kg4 Qd1+ 72.Kh4 Qa4+ 73.Kg3 Qb3+ 74.Kh2 Kg6 75.Qf6+ Kh5 76.g6 Qd3
77.g7 Qh3+ 78.Kg1 Qe3+ 79.Kf1 Qc1+ 80.Ke2 Qc2+ 81.Ke3 Qc1+ 82.Kd3 Qb1+
83.Kc4 Qe4+ 84.Kc5 Qc2+ 85.Kd6 Qd3+ 86.Ke7 Qa3+ 87.Qd6 Qe3+ 88.Kd7 Qh3+
89.Kd8 Qh4+ 90.Ke8 Qe4+ 91.Kf8 Qf5+ 92.Ke7 Qg5+ 93.Qf6 Qe3+ 94.Kd7 Qd3+
95.Kc7 Qc2+ 96.Kb8 Qh2+
0–1
(947201) Lautier,Joel (2580) - Karpov,Anatoly (2715) [C47]
Biel Biel (8), 1992
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 d5 8.exd5
Qe7+ 9.Qe2 Nxd5 10.Qxe7+ Kxe7 11.a3 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 Be6 13.0–0 f6 14.c4 Nb6
15.Be4 Bxc4 16.Re1 Kf7 17.Bxc6 Rad8 18.Be3 Bd5 19.Bb5 Bc4 20.Bxc4+ Nxc4
21.Bxa7 Rd5 22.Red1 Rxd1+ 23.Rxd1 Nxa3 24.Rd7+ Kg6 25.h4 h5 26.Bc5 Nxc2
27.Rxc7 Rd8 28.Kh2
½–½
(947204) Karpov,Anatoly (2715) - Miles,Anthony John (2595) [A40]

Biel Biel (9), 1992
1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Bd2 Bxd2+ 4.Qxd2 b6 5.Nc3 Bb7 6.e4 Nh6 7.f4 f5 8.e5 Nf7 9.0–0–
0 g5 10.Nf3 Rg8 11.Be2 Na6 12.h3 gxf4 13.Qxf4 Qe7 14.g4 fxg4 15.hxg4 Ng5 16.d5
Nxf3 17.Bxf3 0–0–0 18.Rh6 Rg7 19.Rf6 exd5 20.cxd5 Re8 21.g5 Kb8 22.Bh5 Reg8
23.Bf7 Rc8 24.e6 dxe6 25.dxe6 Nb4 26.a3 Nc6 27.b4 Qf8 28.Nd5 Qd6 29.e7 Rxf7
30.Rxf7 Qe6 31.Rf8 Ne5 32.Rxc8+ Bxc8 33.Qf6 Qh3 34.Qxe5 Qxa3+ 35.Kd2
1–0
(947209) Kortschnoj,Viktor Lvovich (2575) - Karpov,Anatoly (2715) [E32]

Biel Biel (10), 1992
[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Nf3 Bb7 8.g3 d6 9.Bg2
Nbd7 10.0–0 a5 11.b3 Qe7 12.Bb2 Rfe8 13.Rfe1 Be4 [13...c5!?]
14.Bf1 c5 15.Nd2 cxd4 16.Qxd4 e5 17.Qc3 Rac8 [17...Bb7 18.e4²]
18.Nxe4 Nxe4 19.Qe3 Nef6 20.Rac1 [20.Bg2 a4!=]
20...Qe6 21.Red1 d5 22.cxd5 Nxd5 23.Qd3 N5f6 24.b4 axb4 25.axb4 h5 26.Bg2 h4
27.e4² hxg3 28.hxg3 Rxc1 29.Bxc1 Ra8 30.Be3 Ra2 31.Qc3 Kh7 32.Rd2 Ra8
[32...Rxd2 33.Qxd2²]
33.Qc1 Ra4 34.Qc3 Qg4? [34...Ra8²]
35.Rd6! b5 36.Qe1! Nf8 37.f3 Qc8 38.Bf1 Ra3 39.Rd3 [39.Bxb5 Qb8 40.Rb6 Qa7„]
39...Ra2 40.Rd2 Ra3 41.Bxb5 Ne6 42.Bf1 g5 43.Rd3 Ra4 44.g4 [44.b5 g4„]
44...Qb8 45.Rb3 Nd4 46.Bxd4 [46.Bxg5 Nxb3 (46...Kg6 47.Qh4 Ng8÷) 47.Qh4+ Nh5!!
(47...Kg8 48.Bxf6+–) 48.Qxh5+ Kg8 …49.Bf6 Qb6+–+]
46...exd4 47.e5 Nd7 48.f4 [48.e6 fxe6 49.Qe4+ Kg7 50.Qxd4+ Kg8 51.Rb2! (51.Qxd7
Qg3+ 52.Kh1 Qh4+ 53.Kg1 Qg3+=) 51...Ne5 52.Qe3!±]
48...Qb6! [48...gxf4 49.Qh4+ Kg8 50.Qg5+ Kf8 51.Rh3 Qxe5 (51...Ke8 52.Rh8+ Nf8
53.Qh6 Qxb4 (53...Ke7 54.Qf6+ Ke8 55.Rxf8+ Kxf8 56.Qh8++–) 54.Bb5+!+–) 52.Qd8+
Kg7 53.Qh8+ Kg6 54.Qh6#]
49.Bd3+ Kg8 50.f5 [50.e6 fxe6 51.Qe4²]
50...Ra2 [50...Nc5 51.e6!]
51.e6 [51.Rb1!?]
51...Qd6! 52.Be2 Ne5 53.Qc1 Rxe2 54.Qxg5+ Kf8 55.Qh6+ Ke8 56.Ra3? [56.Qh8+
Qf8 (56...Ke7 57.Qh4+ f6 58.Qh7+ Kd8 59.Ra3!) 57.exf7+„]
56...Re1+ [Ftacnik,L]
[56...Re1+ 57.Kg2 (57.Kf2 Nxg4+) 57...Qd5+ 58.Kg3 Rg1+–+]
0–1
(947211) Karpov,Anatoly (2715) - Hansen,Curt (2635) [B08]

[Stohl,I]
1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Be2 0–0 6.0–0 c6 7.Bf4 [7.a4 Nbd7 8.a5!?
a) 8.Re1 Qc7 9.Bf1 e5 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 Nh5 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.Nd2 Bf6 14.Bxf6 Ndxf6
15.Nc4 Rd8 16.Qc1 Kh7 17.Qe3 b6 18.b4 Nf4 19.Rad1 Be6 20.Nb1 Kg7= Beliavsky,A-
Hansen,Cu,Biel 1992–CBM 31;
b) 8.Bf4 Nh5 (¹8...Qc7 9.e5 Nh5 10.exd6 exd6=) 9.Bg5 h6 10.Be3 e5 11.Qd2 Kh7 12.a5
a6 13.Rfd1 Qe7 14.dxe5 dxe5 15.Ne1 Nf4 16.Bf1 Ne6 17.Na4± ‫׫‬,Janovsky,S-
Beim,V,Voskresensk 1992–CBM 31;
8...Qc7 9.Be3 e5 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.h3 Rd8 12.Qb1 Nf8 13.Qa2 Be6 14.Qa3 (14.Bc4²)
14...Nh5 15.Rfd1 Nf4 16.Bf1 Bf6 17.Rxd8 Qxd8 18.Rd1 Nd7 19.a6ƒ Loginov,V-
Azmaiparashvili,Z,Manila olm 1992; 7.Re1 Nbd7 8.a4 e5 9.Bf1 Re8 10.d5 Qc7 11.Nd2
cxd5 12.exd5 a6 13.Nc4 b6 14.b3 Bb7 15.Ba3 Bf8 16.g3 Rab8 17.Bg2 Ba8 18.Na2
Nc5„ Malishauskas,V-Piket,J,Manila olm 1992]
7...Nbd7 8.Re1 [8.Qd2 b5!? 9.e5 dxe5 10.dxe5 Nh5 11.Bh6 Nxe5 12.Qxd8 Rxd8
13.Bxg7 Nxf3+ 14.Bxf3 Kxg7 15.Bxc6 Rb8 16.Bxb5 Bf5 17.Rfe1 Rdc8 18.Rxe7 Rxc3
19.bxc3 Rxb5 20.Rxa7 Nf4° Kuczynski,R-Maciejewski,A,Czestochowa ch-PL 1992–
EXP 29]
8...Qb6!? [N]
[8...Qa5 9.Nd2 (9.Qd2?! e5 10.Bh6 exd4 11.Nxd4 Nxe4! 12.Nxe4 Qxd2 13.Bxd2 d5
14.Bb4 Rd8 15.Nxc6 bxc6 16.Nc3 a5= Kamsky,G-Piket,J,Dortmund 1992–CBM 29)
9...Qc7 10.a4 (10.Bg3 e5 11.Nc4 Ne8 12.d5 Nb6 13.Qd2 f5 14.exf5 Bxf5 15.Rad1 Nxc4
16.Bxc4 Kh8 17.Bh4 c5 18.Ne4 Bxe4 19.Rxe4 Nf6 20.Bxf6 Rxf6= Renet,O-
Pfleger,H,Royan 1988–CBM 09) 10...e5 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Be3 (¹12.Bg3!? e5)
12...Rd8 13.f3 b6 14.Qb1 Nf8 15.Nd1 Ne6 16.c3 h5 1/2:1/2,Andersson,U-
Hansen,Cu,Novi Sad olm 1990–TD 90_06]
9.Qc1 e5 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Be3 [11.Nxe5? Nxe5 12.Bxe5 Nxe4³  13.Bxg7 Nxf2 14.Kf1
Nh3!+–]
11...Qc7 12.Nd2 Rd8 13.Rd1² Nf8 [¹13...Bf8!?„]
14.Nc4 Rxd1+ [14...Be6 15.a4!ƒ (15.Rxd8 Rxd8 16.Bxa7? Bxc4 17.Bxc4 b6–+) ]
15.Qxd1 Ne8 [15...b5 16.Qd6!± ¬‫]׫‬
16.a4 Ne6 17.Nb1! [17.a5 Nd4 18.Bf1 Be6„]
17...b6 [17...Nd4 18.Bf1 Nd6 19.c3 Nxc4 20.Bxc4ƒ]
18.c3 Nf4 19.Bf1 Be6 20.Nbd2 h5 [¹20...Nd6 21.Qc2²]
21.Qc2 Rd8 22.b4 Nf6 [22...Nd6 23.a5 Nxc4 24.Nxc4 b5 25.Nd2! Bf8 26.Nb3ƒ ‫ק‬a7,c5]
23.Nf3 Nh7 [23...Bxc4 24.Bxc4± ,g5]
24.Rd1!± [‫]׫‬
24...Rxd1 [¹24...f6±]
25.Qxd1 Bg4 26.Qd6! Qxd6 27.Nxd6 Kf8 [27...Bf8 28.Nxe5+–]
28.a5 Ke7™ [28...bxa5 29.bxa5+– ‫ק‬a7]
29.Nc4 Bxf3™ [29...bxa5 30.Nxa5+–]
30.gxf3 b5 [30...Ng5 31.Nd2 bxa5 32.bxa5+–]
31.Na3! [31.Bxa7? bxc4 32.a6 Kd7÷]
31...a6 32.Nxb5!! cxb5 33.Bxb5 Ng5 [33...axb5 34.a6 Ne6 35.Bb6!+–]

34.Bxa6 Nge6 [34...Nxf3+ 35.Kh1+–]
35.Bc4+– Kd8 36.a6 Kc8 37.b5 Bf8 38.b6 Bc5 39.Bd5! [a7+–]
39...Nxd5™ 40.exd5 Bxe3 41.b7+ Kc7 42.dxe6 Bc5 43.exf7 [f1–e2–d3–c4 [Stohl]]
1–0
(947215) Beliavsky,Alexander G (2595) - Karpov,Anatoly (2715) [C42]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Qe2 Qe7 6.d3 Nf6 7.Bg5 Qxe2+ 8.Bxe2 Be7
9.Nc3 c6 10.0–0–0 Na6 11.Rde1 Nc7 12.Bd1 Ne6 13.Bd2
½–½
(947219) Karpov,Anatoly (2715) - Shirov,Alexei (2710) [D46]

[Hansen,Cu]
1.d4 [Ftacnik]
1...d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 dxc4 9.Bxc4
b5 10.Be2 Re8 [10...Bb7 11.e4 e5 12.Bg5
a) 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Nxe5 Bxe5 14.Bg5 h6 (14...Re8 15.Rad1 Qe7 16.Kh1 h6 17.Bxf6
Bxf6 18.Bd3 Rad8 19.f4 ½–½ Bukic-Sherbakov Bled Open 1992) 15.Bh4 Qb6 16.Rad1
Rfe8= Nielsen,PH-Knaak Bad Lauterberg 1991;
b) 12.Rd1 Qc7 13.h3 Rfe8 14.dxe5 Nxe5 15.Nd4 Ned7 16.Bf3 b4 17.Na4 Ne5 18.Be2
Ng6³ Kosic-Piket,J AUS WchJ 1988;
12...h6 13.Bh4 exd4 14.Nxd4 Qc7 15.Bg3 Bxg3 16.hxg3² Pliester-Van de Outeweetering
Dieren Open 1988]
11.Rd1 [11.Bd2 Bb7 12.Ng5 e5= Adorjan,A-Kuczynski Polanica Zdroj 1992; 11.e4 e5
12.Rd1 Qc7 13.Bg5 exd4 14.Rxd4 b4³ 15.a4 c5 Tabatadze-Shirov Frunze Open
1989 (14...b4 Ftacnik 15.e5 Nxe5 16.Na4 c5 17.Rd2 Bb7 18.Nxe5 Rxe5 19.Bxf6 gxf6
20.Rad1 Rg5!‚ Tabatadze,T-Shirov,A/Frunze op/1989/) ]
11...Qc7 12.b3 [12.Ne4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 e5 14.dxe5 Nxe5 15.Ng5 f5 16.Qd4²

Brenninkmeijer-Shirov Ter Apel 1991 (16.Qd4 Ftacnik 16...Be7 17.Nf3 Nf7 18.Qc3 a6
19.a4 b4 20.Qc2 c5 21.b3 Rb8 22.Bb2 Rb6 23.Bc4± Brenninkmeijer,J-Shirov,A/Ter
Apel/1991/) ]
12...e5 13.h3 Bb7 [13...a6 14.Bb2 exd4 15.Nxd4 Bb7 16.Nf5 Bf8 17.Nd5 Nxd5 18.Rxd5
Re6„ Tukmakov-Shabalov Biel Open 1992]
14.Bb2 a6 [14...exd4!? 15.Nxd4 a6; 14...Rad8 Ftacnik]
15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.a4! [‫ץ‬b7]
16...Rad8? [16...Nxf3+ 17.Bxf3 Bh2+ (17...Rad8 Ftacnik 18.axb5 axb5 19.Nxb5! cxb5
20.Qxc7 Bxc7 21.Bxb7±) 18.Kh1 Be5=]
17.Ng5!² Qe7 [17...Qb8 18.Nce4 Nxe4 19.Nxe4 Bf8 20.Nc5±; 17...Bf8 18.Nge4 Nxe4
19.Nxe4 ×c5,20.axb5 axb5 21.Lxb5; 17...h6 Ftacnik 18.Nge4 Be7 19.Nxf6+ Bxf6
20.Ne4 Be7 21.Nc5±]
18.Nce4 Nxe4 19.Nxe4 Bb4 [19...Bc7 20.Ba3 b4 (20...Qe6 21.Nc5) 21.Bb2±]
20.Ng3± [‫ץ‬b7,‫ץ‬b4,‫פ‬e5]
20...f6 [20...g6 Ftacnik 21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.Rd1²]
21.Bxe5 Qxe5 [21...fxe5 Ftacnik 22.Bd3 g6 23.Be4²]
22.Bd3 h6 [×g6,×f5]
[22...g6 23.Bxg6 hxg6 24.Qxg6+ Kh8 (24...Kf8 Ftacnik 25.Nf5 Qc7 26.Qxf6+ Kg8
27.Nh6+ Kh7 28.Nf7+–) 25.Qh6+ (25.Nh5? Qg5) 25...Kg8 26.Nh5±]
23.Bg6 Rf8 24.Nf5 c5 [24...Qc7 Ftacnik 25.Qe4 c5 26.Qe6+ Kh8 27.Nh4±]
25.axb5 axb5 [25...Be4 26.Qc4+]
26.Ra7 Qc7 [26...Rxd1+ 27.Qxd1 Qc7 28.Nxh6+ (28.Qd5+ Bxd5 29.Rxc7 Bf7 30.h4!?
31.h5) 28...gxh6 29.Be4±]
27.Nh4 [28.h7+ h8 29.g6+]
27...Rxd1+™ [27...Rd7 Ftacnik 28.Bh7+ Kf7 29.Qg6+ Ke7 30.Nf5++–]
28.Qxd1 Ra8 [28...Rd8 Ftacnik 29.Qg4]
29.Qg4! Qc6 [29...Rxa7 30.Qe6+ (30.Qe6+ Ftacnik 30...Kf8 31.Qe8#) ; 29...Kh8

30.Rxa8+ Bxa8 31.Qe6 Bc6 32.Bf5+– g6+; 29...Qc8 Ftacnik 30.Rxa8 Qxa8
31.Qe6+ Kh8 32.Bf5+–]
30.Rxb7 Qxb7 31.Qe6+ Kh8 [31...Kf8 Ftacnik 32.Be4 Qc8 33.Ng6#]

32.Be4 [Hansen,Cu]
[32.Be4 Ra1+ 33.Kh2 Qb8+ 34.f4 c4 35.Ng6+ Kh7 36.Ne7+ (36.Ne5+ Ftacnik 36...Kh8
37.Nf7+ Kg8 38.Nd8+ Kh8 39.Qe8+) 36...Kh8 37.Qf5+–]
1–0
(947224) Georgiev,Kiril (2610) - Karpov,Anatoly (2715) [B17]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Bc4 Nd5 8.0–0
Bg4 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 e6 11.c3 Bd6 12.Re1
½–½
(947572) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Seirawan,Yasser (2600) [B06]

Brussels SWIFT rapid Brussels, 1992
1.d4 d6 2.e4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.Ne2 e5 6.d5 Nce7 7.c4 f5 8.Nbc3 Nf6 9.0–0 0–0
10.f4 Nxe4 11.Nxe4 fxe4 12.Bxe4 Bg4 13.Qd3 Qd7 14.Bd2 Nf5 15.fxe5 Bxe2 16.Qxe2
Bxe5 17.Rab1 Rf7 18.Qd3 Raf8 19.Bg2 Qa4 20.a3 Qa6 21.Kh1 Qb6 22.Bh3 Qd4
23.Qxd4 Nxd4 24.Rxf7 Rxf7 25.Kg2 Kg7 26.Bg4 Nb3 27.Be1 Nc5 28.Be2 Na4 29.b4
Nc3 30.Bxc3 Bxc3 31.Rd1 Re7 32.Kf2 a5 33.b5 b6 34.Rd3 Bb2 35.Bf3 Kf6 36.h4 h6
37.Bg2 Re5 38.a4 g5 39.Rf3+ Ke7 40.hxg5 hxg5 41.g4 Bd4+ 42.Kf1 Be3 43.Rh3 Bf4
44.Rh7+ Kd8 45.Rh6 Re3 46.Re6 Be5 47.Rg6 Bg3 48.Bh1 Re1+ 49.Kg2 Bf4 50.Rg8+
Kd7 51.Rg7+ Kc8 52.Rh7 Rc1 53.Rh8+ Kb7 54.Re8 Rxc4 55.Kf2 Rxa4 56.Be4 Rb4
57.Bd3 a4 58.Bf5 Rxb5 59.Bc8+ Ka7 60.Bd7 Rxd5 61.Bc6 Rd2+ 62.Ke1 b5 63.Bxb5 a3
64.Bc4 d5 65.Bb3 c5 66.Re2 c4 67.Ba2 Rb2 68.Kd1 Kb6 69.Rxb2+ axb2 70.Kc2 Bc1
71.Kc3 Kc5 72.Kc2 Kb4 73.Kd1 d4 74.Bb1 d3 75.Ke1 Be3 76.Kd1 Kc5 77.Ke1 Kd4
78.Kd1 c3 79.Bc2 dxc2+ 80.Kxc2 Ke4 81.Kb1 Kd3 82.Ka2 Kc2
0–1

Brussels SWIFT rapid Brussels, 1992
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 Bb7 4.d4 e6 5.a3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Qc2 Nxc3 8.Qxc3 Nd7
9.Bg5 Be7 10.Bxe7 Kxe7 11.e3 Rc8 12.Bb5 c6 13.Be2 c5 14.Rd1 Nf6 15.0–0 Qd5
16.Rc1 a5 17.Rfd1 cxd4 18.Qxd4 Qxd4 19.Nxd4 Rxc1 20.Rxc1 Rc8 21.Rxc8 Bxc8 22.f3
e5 23.Nb5 Nd5 24.Kf2 Bd7 25.Bc4 Bxb5 26.Bxd5 f6 27.h4 h6 28.Ke1
½–½
(952648) Gulko,Boris F (2610) - Karpov,Anatoly (2715) [A25]

Moscow rapid Moscow, 1992
1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.Rb1 a5 6.e3 d6 7.Nge2 Bf5 8.d3 Nb4 9.e4 Be6
10.0–0 Ne7 11.a3 Nbc6 12.b4 axb4 13.axb4 0–0 14.b5 Nb8 15.Be3 Nd7 16.Qc2 c6
17.Ra1 Qc7 18.Rfb1 Rfb8 19.Qd1 Qd8 20.Rxa8 Rxa8 21.Ra1 Ra5 22.Rxa5 Qxa5 23.Qa4
Qxa4 24.Nxa4 cxb5 25.cxb5 d5 26.exd5 Bxd5 27.Nec3 Bxg2 28.Kxg2 f5 29.f4 Kf7
30.Kf3 Ke6 31.Ke2 exf4 32.Bxf4 Nd5 33.Nxd5 Kxd5 34.Kd2 Bd4 35.h3 Nb6 36.Nc3+
Bxc3+ 37.Kxc3 Kc5 38.Be3+ Kxb5 39.Kd4 Kc6 40.Ke5 Nd5 41.Bc1 Nb4 42.Kd4 b5
43.Bd2 Nd5 44.Ke5 b4 45.d4 b3 46.Bc1 Nb4 47.Ba3 Kb5 48.Kf6 Nc2 49.Bb2 Kc4
50.Kg7 Nxd4 51.Kxh7 Ne2 52.Kxg6 Nxg3 53.Kg5 Kd3 54.Kf4 Kc2 55.Ba1
½–½
(952657) Ivanov,Alexander (2545) - Karpov,Anatoly (2715) [B17]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Qe2 Nb6 8.Bd3 h6
9.N5f3 c5 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Bd2 Qc7 12.0–0–0 0–0 13.Ne5 Bd7 14.Ngf3 Rfc8 15.g4 Be7
16.g5 hxg5 17.Nxg5 Bb5 18.Bf4 Bxd3 19.Rxd3 Nfd5 20.Rf3 Nxf4
0–1
(952659) Karpov,Anatoly (2715) - Akopian,Vladimir (2600) [D46]

Qe7 10.Rd1 a6 11.h3 b5 12.Bd3 Bb7 13.a4 b4 14.Ne4 Nxe4 15.Bxe4 Nf6 16.Bd3 c5
17.dxc5 Bxc5 18.e4 h6 19.Qe2 Rfd8 20.Bf4 a5 21.e5 Nd5 22.Bg3 Nb6 23.Bc2 Rxd1+
24.Rxd1 Rd8 25.Rxd8+ Qxd8 26.Qb5 Qc8 27.Bd3 Bxf3 28.gxf3 Bd4 29.b3 g6 30.Qxa5
Qc3 31.Qb5 Nd5 32.Qc4 Qe1+ 33.Bf1 Nf4 34.Kh2 Qxe5 35.a5 h5 36.h4 g5 37.Qc8+
Kg7 38.Qd8 Qf6 39.Qxf6+ Kxf6 40.a6 Ba7 41.Bxf4 gxf4 42.Kg2 Ke5 43.Bd3 Kd6
44.Bh7 Ke7 45.Bg8 Kf8 46.Bh7 Ke7 47.Kf1 Kd6 48.Ke2 Ke5 49.Bg8 Kf6 50.Bh7 Ke5
51.Kd3 Bxf2
½–½
(952660) Karpov,Anatoly (2715) - Krasenkow,Michal (2555) [D85]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Rb1 Qa5
9.Qd2 b6 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Bd3 cxd4 12.cxd4 Nc6 13.Ne2 0–0 14.Qxa5 Nxa5 15.Kd2 f5
16.f3 e5 17.d5 f4 18.Bf2 Rfc8 19.Ba6 Rd8 20.Bh4 Rf8 21.Rhc1 Bf6 22.Bxf6 Rxf6
23.Rc7 Rf7 24.Nc1 Be8 25.Rxf7 Kxf7 26.Nd3 Kf6 27.Rc1 b5 28.Rc7 Nc4+ 29.Kc3 Nd6
30.Kb4 g5 31.Kc5 Rd8 32.Nxe5 Kxe5 33.Re7+ Kf6 34.Re6+
1–0
(952661) Karpov,Anatoly (2715) - Sveshnikov,Evgeny (2525) [D45]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 Re8 9.Rd1
Qe7 10.h3 a6 11.b3 e5 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Bb2 Be6 15.Rac1 Rad8 16.Qb1
Bb8 17.Nxe5 Bxe5 18.Bf3 Ne4 19.Nxe4 Bf5 20.Bxe5 Qxe5 21.Nf6+ Qxf6 22.Qa1 Re5
23.Qd4 Bxh3 24.gxh3 Rg5+ 25.Bg4 Qxd4 26.Rxd4 h5 27.f4 Rg6 28.f5 Rg5 29.Rc7 hxg4
30.hxg4 g6 31.fxg6 Rxg6 32.Rxb7 Rc8 33.Kf2 Rc2+ 34.Kg3 Rxa2 35.Rxd5 Ra1 36.Rd4
Re1 37.Re4 Rg1+ 38.Kf3 Rf1+ 39.Ke2 Rg1 40.Rf4 Rg7 41.Kf3 Rf1+ 42.Ke4 Rg1
43.Kf5 Rg6 44.e4
½–½
(952685) Morozevich,Alexander (2385) - Karpov,Anatoly (2715) [D94]

1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.cxd5 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nxd5 6.Nf3 Nxc3 7.bxc3 g6 8.Bc4 Bg7
9.Ng5 0–0 10.Qf3 e6 11.d4 Nc6 12.0–0 Na5 13.Bd3 Bd7 14.Rb1 Rc8 15.Ne4 Bc6
16.Qg3 Bxe4 17.Bxe4 Qd7 18.Bf4 b6 19.Rbd1 Rc4 20.h4 Rfc8 21.Bd2 Ra4 22.h5 Rxa2
23.Bf4 Nc4 24.Rd3 f5 25.Bf3 e5 26.dxe5 Qxd3 27.h6 Bf8 28.Qh4 Nd2 29.Bxd2 Rxd2
30.Qf6 Qd7
0–1
(952703) Savon,Vladimir A (2420) - Karpov,Anatoly (2715) [C92]

10.d4 Re8 11.a4 h6 12.d5 Na5 13.Ba2 c6 14.Na3 Qc7 15.b4 cxd5 16.bxa5 dxe4 17.Nh2
d5 18.Ng4 Nxg4 19.Qxg4 Qxc3 20.Bxh6 Bf8 21.axb5 Qxa5 22.Nc2 Qb6 23.bxa6 Rxa6
24.Reb1 Qc7 25.Ne3 Rxh6 26.Nxd5 Bxd5 27.Bxd5 Rf6 28.Qxe4 Qc5 29.Qc4 Rxf2
30.Kh1 Qxc4 31.Bxc4 e4 32.Rf1 Bc5 33.Rxf2 Bxf2 34.Rf1 e3 35.Be2 Rb8
0–1
(952729) Yakovich,Yuri (2520) - Karpov,Anatoly (2715) [E38]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.Nf3 c5 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.Qxc3 cxd4 8.Qxd4 Nc6
9.Qh4 d5 10.cxd5 Qxd5 11.Bg5 Nd7 12.e4 Qb3 13.Rb1 Qc2 14.Nd2 Nc5 15.b4 f6
16.bxc5 fxg5 17.Qxg5 Rd8 18.Rd1 h6 19.Qe3 Ne5 20.Be2 Nd3+ 21.Bxd3 Rxd3 22.Qe2
b6 23.cxb6 Ba6 24.0–0 axb6 25.e5 Rd4 26.Qf3 Rad8 27.Rfe1 Rxd2 28.Rc1 Qxc1
29.Rxc1 Be2
0–1
(952732) Karpov,Anatoly (2715) - Gulko,Boris F (2610) [D85]

Moscow rapid g/15 Moscow, 1992
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Qd2 Qa5
9.Rb1 b6 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Be2 Nc6 12.Nf3 0–0 13.Rc1 cxd4 14.cxd4 Qxd2+ 15.Kxd2 e6
16.Bb5 Rac8 17.a4 Rfd8 18.Bg5 f6 19.Be3 Nb8 20.Ke2 Kf7 21.Bf4 a6 22.Bxd7 Nxd7
23.Nd2 Bf8 24.Nc4 Rc6 25.a5 bxa5 26.Nxa5 Rxc1 27.Rxc1 e5 28.dxe5 fxe5 29.Bg5 Rb8
30.Rc7 Ke8 31.Nc4
1–0
(952733) Karpov,Anatoly (2715) - Ivanov,Alexander (2545) [E15]

Moscow rapid g/15 Moscow, 1992
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5
Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0–0 12.0–0 b5 13.Re1 bxc4 14.bxc4 Nb6 15.c5 Nc4
16.Nxc4 Bxc4 17.Qa4 Qd7 18.e4 Bd3 19.e5 Rab8 20.Qd1 Bg6 21.Qd2 Rb7 22.Bf1 Rfb8
23.Bd3 Bd8 24.Kg2 Bxd3 25.Qxd3 Rb5 26.h4 Ba5 27.Bxa5 Rxa5 28.a4 h5 29.Reb1
Rxb1 30.Rxb1 Qc8 31.Rb4 g6 32.Qf3 Qc7 33.Qf6 Qc8 34.Qe7 Kg7 35.Qd6
1–0
(965140) Karpov,Anatoly (2715) - Chernin,Alexander (2600) [D46]

Interpolis Tilburg (2.1), 11.10.1992
Qe7 10.a3 e5 11.h3 Bb8 12.Ba2 h6 13.Nh4 Rd8 14.Nf5 Qe8 15.Ne2 Nf8 16.dxe5 Bxf5
17.Qxf5 Qxe5 18.Ng3 Qxf5 19.Nxf5 Ne6 20.b4 Be5 21.Rb1 Ne4 22.Bb2 Bxb2 23.Rxb2
Nc7 24.Rc1 a6 25.a4 Kf8 26.f3 Ng5 27.Kf2 Nge6 28.Ng3 Rd3 29.Ne4 Rad8 30.Rcc2
Nd5 31.Bxd5 R8xd5 32.Ke2 Rd7 33.b5 axb5 34.axb5 cxb5 35.Rxb5 R3d5 36.Rb6 Ke7
37.Rcb2 Nc5 38.Nxc5 Rxc5 39.Rxb7 Rxb7 40.Rxb7+ Kf6 41.Rb6+ Ke7 42.Kf2 h5 43.h4
Rc2+ 44.Kg3 g6 45.e4 Re2 46.Ra6 Kf8 47.Ra1 Kg7 48.Rf1 Kf6 49.Rf2 Re1 50.Kf4 Rh1
51.g3 Ra1 52.Re2 Ra5 53.Re3 Rb5 54.Ra3 Kg7 55.Rd3 Ra5 56.Ke3 Ra2 57.Kd4 Rg2
58.f4 Kf6 59.Rc3 Rd2+ 60.Ke3 Ra2 61.Rc6+ Kg7 62.f5 gxf5 63.exf5 Ra4 64.Rd6 Rg4
65.Kf3 Ra4
½–½
(965164) Chernin,Alexander (2600) - Karpov,Anatoly (2715) [E15]

10.cxd5 Bxc3 11.Bxc3 Bxd5 12.Ne1 Na6 13.f3 c5 14.dxc5 Nxc5 15.Nd3 Bb7 16.Nxc5
bxc5 17.Qxd8
½–½
(965197) Karpov,Anatoly (2715) - Chernin,Alexander (2600) [D10]
[Hertneck,G]
[Barrage 30']
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Qb3!? [5.f3]
5...Qb6 6.Qxb6 [6.f3 Be6 7.c5 Qc7 8.Nge2 Bc8 9.e4 dxe4 10.Bf4 Qa5 11.0–0–0ƒ Garcia
Palermo-Kirov, La Habana 1986, 42/(464)]
6...axb6 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Nxd5 cxd5 9.Bd2 Bd7 10.Nf3 Nc6?! [10...e6 …11.Ne5 Bc6
12.Bd3 f6=]
11.Ne5! Nxe5 12.dxe5² e6 13.a3 Bc6 14.Bc3 b5!? 15.b4 Be7 16.Bd3 f6 17.f4 0–0 18.0–
0?! [18.Ke2! …d4 19.Bxd4 Bxg2 20.Rhc1 Bc6 21.Bc5±]
18...Ra6 19.Bb2 Bd8! 20.Bd4 Bb6 21.Bxb6 Rxb6 22.Rfc1 fxe5 23.fxe5 Rd8 24.Rc5
d4! 25.e4 Ra8 26.Kf2 Kf7 27.Ke2 Ke7 28.Kd2 Kd7? [28...Rf8!=]
29.a4!± Rba6 30.Bxb5 Bxb5 31.Rxb5 b6 32.Rc1 R8a7 33.Kd3 Rxa4 34.Rxb6 Ra2
35.Rcc6 R7a3+ 36.Kxd4 Rd2+ 37.Kc5 Rc3+ 38.Kb5 Rxc6 39.Rxc6 Rxg2 40.Kb6
Rxh2 41.Rc7+ Kd8 42.b5 g5 43.Rg7 h5 44.Kc6 g4 45.b6 Rc2+ 46.Kd6 Kc8 47.Kxe6
Rc3 48.Rg5 Rc6+ 49.Kf7 Kd7 50.b7 Rb6 51.e6+ Kc7 52.e7 Rxb7 53.e8Q Kd6+
54.Qe7+ Rxe7+ 55.Kf6 Re6+ 56.Kf7 Re5 [Time]
0–1
(965208) Chernin,Alexander (2600) - Karpov,Anatoly (2715) [A26]

[Barrage 30']
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.e4 h5 7.h4 Nd4 8.Nce2 Ne6 9.Nf3 Nf6
10.Ng5 0–0 11.Nxe6 Bxe6 12.Bg5 Qd7 13.0–0 Ng4 14.Nc3 c6 15.Qe2 a6 16.a4 a5
17.Bh3 Nf6 18.Bxe6 Qxe6 19.Kg2 Nd7 20.Rad1 Rae8 21.Nd5 Nc5 22.Nc7 Qd7
23.Nxe8 Qxe8 24.Be3 Ne6 25.f4 exf4 26.Bxf4 Qd8 27.Be3 d5 28.cxd5 cxd5 29.Qf3 d4
30.Bd2 Qb6 31.b4 axb4 32.Rb1 Qc7 33.Rxb4 b6 34.Rb5 Kh7 35.Bb4 Re8 36.Qxf7
Qc6 37.Qf3 Qd7 38.Rd5 Qxa4 39.Rxh5+ gxh5 40.Qf5+ Kg8 41.Qf7+ Kh7 42.Qf5+
½–½

Alekhine Memorial Moscow, 1992
[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Qc2 [6.Qa4+ Qd7 (6...c6 7.cxd5 Nxd5
(7...exd5 8.g3 Bd6 9.Bg2 0–0 10.0–0 Re8 11.Bf4 Bxf4 12.gxf4 Ne4 13.Rfe1 Nxc3 14.bxc3
Nd7 15.c4 dxc4 16.Qxc4 Qf6 17.e3 c5 18.Rad1 cxd4 19.Qxd4 Qxd4 20.Rxd4 Nc5 21.Ne5
Bxg2 22.Kxg2 Rac8 23.Red1 f6 24.Nd3 Nxd3 25.R1xd3 Kf7 26.Rd5 Re7 27.h4 Kg6
28.Kg3 Rc5 29.Rxc5 bxc5 30.Rc3 Rc7 31.Rc4 Karpov,An-Kortschnoj,V/Roquebrune
30'/1992/½–½/43/) 8.Bd2 Nd7 9.e4 N5f6 10.e5 Nd5 11.Nxd5 cxd5 12.Bg5 Be7 13.Bxe7
Qxe7 14.Rc1 Qd8 15.Qb4 Rc8 16.Rxc8 Qxc8 17.Kd2 Bc6 18.Bd3 Nb8 19.Rc1 Qd7
20.a4 f6 21.a5 Qe7 22.Qb3 Qb7 23.a6 Qe7 24.Bb5 Kd7 25.Bd3 Rc8 26.Rc3 f5 27.Qc2
Kd8 Gelfand,B-Kortschnoj,V/Wijk (13)/1992/½–½/28/) 7.Qc2 dxc4 8.e4 b5 9.Bf4 a6
10.0–0–0 Be7 11.g4 Bd6 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bh4 (13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.d5 e5 15.Nh4 Qxg4 16.Nf5
Bc8 17.Ne3 Qf4 18.Rg1 h5 19.Kb1 Nd7 20.Bh3 Nc5 21.Bxc8 Rxc8 22.Rg7 Nd3 23.Nf5
Qxh2 24.Rxd3 cxd3 25.Qxd3 Kf8 26.Qe3 Qf4 27.Qh3 Qxf2 28.Rg2 Qe1+ 29.Kc2 Rd8
30.Re2 Qg1 31.Rg2 Piket,J-Sax,G/Wijk (13)/1992/½–½/33/) 13...Bf4+ 14.Kb1 Qe7 15.e5
Bxf3 16.exf6 gxf6 17.Rg1 Nd7 18.Bg2 Bxg2 19.Rxg2 Nb6 20.Qe4 Bg5 21.Bg3 0–0–0
22.f4 f5 23.gxf5 Bf6 24.Re2 Rhe8 25.fxe6 Qxe6 26.Qh7 Qd7 27.Re5 Bxe5 28.fxe5 Qg4
29.Qxh6 Greenfeld,A-Kortschnoj,V/Beersheba (06)/1992/0–1/29/; 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Qc2
Nxc3 8.Qxc3 h6
a) 8...Nd7 9.Bg5 Be7 (9...f6 10.Bf4 Bd6 11.Bg3 0–0 12.e3 Qe7 13.Bb5 (13.Bxd6 cxd6
14.Qc7 Bxf3 15.gxf3 Rfc8 16.Qb7 Rcb8 17.Qc7 Rc8 Dreev,A-Ehlvest,J/Calcutta
(07)/1992/½–½/17/) 13...c6 14.Bc4 c5 15.Rd1 Bxg3 16.hxg3 Rfd8 17.0–0 Kh8 18.dxc5
Nxc5 19.b4 Ne4 20.Qb3 e5 21.Bd5 Rac8 22.Bxb7 Qxb7 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.Rd1 Rxd1+
25.Qxd1 g6 26.Qd8+ Kg7 27.g4 h6 28.Nh4 Ng5 29.f4 exf4 30.exf4 Qe4 31.Qc7+
Dreev,A-Mithrakanth,P/Calcutta (03)/1992/½–½/34/) 10.Bxe7 Kxe7 11.e3 Rc8 (11...Nf6
12.Ne5 Qd6 13.b4 Rac8 14.Rc1 Nd7 15.Nc4 Qd5 16.f3 Qg5 17.Kf2 Rhd8 18.Be2 Qh4+
19.g3 Qh3 20.e4 Kf8 21.Qe3 Ba6 22.Nxb6 Bxe2 23.Nxc8 Bxf3 24.Qxf3 Rxc8 25.g4 Qh4+
26.Kg2 h5 27.h3 Nf6 28.Rcf1 Kg8 29.Qf4 hxg4 30.hxg4 Qxg4+ 31.Qxg4 Dreev,A-
Schlosser,P/Brno (7)/1992/1–0/47/) 12.Bb5 c6 13.Be2 c5 14.Rd1 Nf6 15.0–0 Qd5 16.Rc1
a5 17.Rfd1 cxd4 18.Qxd4 Qxd4 19.Nxd4 Rxc1 20.Rxc1 Rc8 21.Rxc8 Bxc8 22.f3 e5
23.Nb5 Nd5 24.Kf2 Bd7 25.Bc4 Bxb5 26.Bxd5 f6 27.h4 h6 Seirawan,Y-
Karpov,An/Brussels SWIFT 25' (B1:1)/1992/½–½/28/;
b) 8...Be7 9.Bf4 0–0 10.Qxc7 (10.e3 Bd6 11.Bg5 Qe8 12.Be2 Nd7 13.0–0 e5 14.Rfd1
Qe6 15.Bh4 Qg4 16.Bg3 e4 17.Ne5 Qxe2 18.Nxd7 Rfd8 19.Ne5 Qb5 20.Rac1 a5 21.Qc4
Qxc4 22.Nxc4 Bxg3 23.fxg3 f6 24.g4 Rd7 25.g5 fxg5 26.Ne5 Re7 27.Nc6 Bxc6 28.Rxc6
Rf8 29.Rdc1 Rff7 30.h3 Kf8 31.R1c4 Cebalo,M-Kortschnoj,V/Polanica Zdroj
(09)/1992/0–1/65/) 10...Qxc7 11.Bxc7 Rc8 12.Bxb8 Raxb8 13.e3 Rc2 14.Rb1 Be4
15.Bb5 Rbc8 16.0–0 Bxf3 17.gxf3 Bh4 18.f4 Rd2 19.Ba4 g6 20.Kg2 Kg7 21.Kf3 a6
22.Rbd1 Rxb2 23.Rb1 Ra2 24.Rxb6 a5 25.Rb7 Kf8 26.Rbb1 Rxa3 27.Ra1 Rcc3 28.Rfb1
Rxa1 29.Rxa1 Be7 30.Ra2 Bb4 31.Rc2 Seirawan,Y-Anand,V/Amsterdam/1992/½–½/31/;
9.e3 (9.Bf4 Bd6 10.Bg3 Nd7 11.e3 Bxg3 12.hxg3 0–0 13.Rd1 Rc8 14.Bb5 c6 15.Ba4 Qe7
16.b4 Rfd8 17.0–0 Nf6 18.Bc2 Rd7 19.Ne5 Rdc7 20.Nc4 Ba6 21.Bd3 Rd8 22.Ne5 Bb7
23.Be2 Ra8 24.Qb2 Nd7 25.Nc4 Ba6 26.Rc1 Rb8 27.Rfd1 Nf6 28.Ne5 Bb7 29.Bf3 Rbc8
30.Rc2 Nd7 31.Nc4 Lobron,E-Portisch,L/Cannes op/1992/½–½/78/) 9...Be7 10.Bb5+ c6
11.Ba4 0–0 12.0–0 Nd7 13.e4 b5 14.Bc2 c5 15.Rd1 Qb6 16.dxc5 Nxc5 17.Be3 Qc6
18.Ne5 Qc8 19.f3 Na4 20.Qb3 Bc5 21.Rd3 Bxe3+ 22.Rxe3 Rd8 23.Nd3 a6 24.Rc1 Qc7
25.Qb4 Qb6 26.Qe1 Rac8 27.Kf1 Nc5 28.Nxc5 Rxc5 29.Rc3 Rxc3 30.Qxc3 Rc8 31.Qd2
Ivanchuk,V-Karpov,An/Roquebrune 5'/1992/0–1/39/]
6...Nbd7 [6...dxc4 7.e4 c5 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Bxc4 Nbd7 10.0–0 Rc8 11.Qe2 Qc7 12.Ba6
Bxa6 13.Qxa6 0–0 Chernin,A-Adorjan,A/HUN-ch (09)/1992/½–½/13/]
7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Nxd5 [8.e4 Nxc3 9.bxc3 c5 10.Bf4 Be7 (10...cxd4 11.cxd4 Rc8 12.Qa4!?
(12.Qb3 Be7 13.Bd3 Nf6!? 14.d5 (14.Qb5+ Qd7! 15.Ne5 Qxb5 16.Bxb5+ Kf8 17.f3 Ne8!
= Browne,W-Miles,A/New York op/1987/0–1/40/) 14...exd5 15.Rd1 0–0 16.0–0 dxe4
17.Bxe4 Nxe4 18.Rxd8 Rfxd8³ Miles,A-Polugaevsky,L/Sarajevo/1987/0–1/78/) 12...a6
13.Bd3 b5 14.Qb3 Be7 15.0–0 0–0 16.Bd2?! (16.Rfe1 16...Nb6÷) 16...e5!³ 17.Nxe5
Nxe5 18.dxe5 Qd4! 19.Rad1™ Bxe4 20.Bxe4 Qxe4 21.Rfe1 Qc4 22.Qb2 Rfd8 23.Bb4
Bxb4 24.axb4 h6 25.h3 Rxd1 26.Rxd1 Qe4 27.Qa1!™ Rc6 28.Rd4 Qe2? 29.Rd6 Rc2
Anastasian,A-Mikhalchishin,A/Pavlodar/1987/½–½/30/) 11.Bd3 Qc8 12.Qa4 0–0 13.0–0²
Rd8 14.Qb5 Nb8 15.Qb1 Ba6 16.Rd1 Bxd3 17.Qxd3 Nd7 18.d5 exd5 19.exd5 c4 20.Qe2
Re8 21.Nd4 Bf6 22.Qf3 Bxd4 23.Rxd4 Qc5 24.h4 Rad8 25.Rad1 Qxa3 26.Rxc4 Qe7
27.Rc7 a5 28.g3 h6 29.Qg4 Qe2 30.Qxe2 Rxe2 31.Kf1 Gelfand,B-Kortschnoj,V
(2)/Tilburg5.02 /1992/1–0/41/]
8...Bxd5 [8...exd5! 9.Bg5 Qc8!? (9...f6?! 10.Bf4 c5 11.g3 g6 12.h4 Qe7 13.Bg2 Bg7
14.h5 f5 15.Qd2 Bf6 16.Rc1 Rc8 17.Rc3 Rc6 18.Re3 Re6 19.Rxe6 Qxe6 20.Ng5 Qe7
21.dxc5 Nxc5 22.hxg6 d4 23.g7 Bxg7 24.Bxb7 Qxb7 25.f3 Qd5 26.Rxh7 Rxh7 27.Nxh7
Qb3 28.Bd6 Ne6 29.Ng5 Bh6 30.Bf4 Bxg5 31.Bxg5 Kasparov,G-Karpov,An (32)/Moscow
Wch/1984/1–0/41/) 10.g3 Bd6 11.Bh3 0–0 12.0–0 c5 13.Qf5 Nb8 14.Qxc8 Bxc8 15.Bxc8
Rxc8 16.dxc5 bxc5 17.Rfd1 d4 18.Rac1 Nc6 19.Bf4 Be7 20.e3 Rd8 21.Kf1 h6 22.exd4
Nxd4 23.Nxd4 cxd4 24.Ke2 Bf6 25.Kd3 a5 26.Rc4 g5 27.Bd2 Rdb8 28.b4 axb4 29.Bxb4
g4 30.Rdc1 Kg7 31.h3 Ftacnik,L-Gheorghiu,F/Praha (zt) 39/635/1985/½–½/46/]
9.e4 Bb7 10.Bb5 [10.Bf4 Bd6 11.Bg3]
10...c6 [10...a6 11.Bc6!]
11.Bxc6! Rc8 12.d5! [12.Bxd7+ Qxd7 13.Qe2 Qc6! 14.d5 Qc4°]
12...Qc7 [12...Bxc6 13.dxc6 Nb8 14.Bf4 Nxc6 15.0–0±]
13.Nd4!? [13.Bxd7+?! Qxd7 14.Qe2 exd5 15.exd5+ Be7 16.0–0 0–0=; 13.Be3 Bxc6
14.Rc1 exd5 15.exd5 Nb8 16.dxc6 Qxc6 17.Qd1²]
13...Bxc6 14.Nxc6 [14.Qxc6!?]
14...Nb8?! [14...Bd6! 15.Bg5²]
15.Be3 Nxc6 16.Rc1 Bc5?! [16...exd5!? 17.exd5 Bc5 18.dxc6 Qxc6 19.0–0 0–0 20.b4
Bxe3 21.Qxc6 Bxc1²]
17.dxc6 Qxc6 18.0–0 0–0 19.b4 Bxe3 20.Qxc6 Bxc1 21.Qa4± Rc7 22.Rd1 g6 23.g3
Rfc8 [23...e5]
24.Rd7 Bb2 25.Kg2 Kg7 26.f4! Bc3 [26...Rxd7 27.Qxd7 Rc2+ 28.Kh3±]
27.Qd1 a5 28.Rxc7 Rxc7 29.Qd6 Rc4 30.Qd3 b5 31.a4! axb4 32.axb5 Rd4 33.Qe3 e5
34.b6 Rd7 35.Qc5 Rd2+ 36.Kh3 Bd4 37.Qc1“ [37.Qc1 Bc3 38.Qxd2! Bxd2 39.b7;
37.Qxb4! Rb2 38.Qxb2 Bxb2 39.b7+–]
1–0

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.a3
b4 10.Ne4 a5 11.0–0 Be7 12.Nxf6+ Nxf6 13.e4 0–0 14.Qc2 h6 15.axb4 Bxb4 16.e5 Nd7
17.Bh7+ Kh8 18.Be4 Qb8 19.Rd1 c5 20.Bf4 [20.d5 f5! 21.exf6 Nxf6 22.Nh4 Rd8
23.Bf4 Qa7 24.Ng6+ Kg8 25.Be5 Nxe4 26.Qxe4 Bxd5 27.Qh4 c4µ]
20...cxd4 21.Rxd4 Rc8 22.Qe2 Nf8! [22...Nb6 23.Ng5! Bxe4 (23...hxg5? 24.Qh5+ Kg8
25.Qh7+ Kf8 26.Qh8+ Ke7 27.Bxg5+ f6 28.Qxg7+ Ke8 29.Bg6#) 24.Nxe4 Nd5÷]
23.h4 Bxe4 24.Rxe4 Ng6 25.h5 Nxf4 26.Rxf4 Ra7 27.g4 Bf8 28.g5 Rb7 29.Qa6
[29.gxh6 gxh6÷]
29...Ra7 30.Qe2 Qb6 31.Rd1 Rac7 32.Rd2 Bb4 33.Rdd4 Bc5 [33...Rc2 34.Qe4 Rxb2
35.Rxf7]
34.Rd2 Qc6 35.Kh2 Bb4 36.Rd3 Qc1 37.Rdd4 [37.Kg3 Rc2 38.Qe4 (38.Qd1 Qxb2
39.Rxf7) 38...Bc5 39.Nd4 Bxd4 40.Rxd4 Rxb2 41.gxh6 (41.Rxf7 Qxg5+ 42.Qg4
Qxe5+=) 41...gxh6 42.Rxf7? Rg8+ 43.Kh3 (43.Kf3 Qh1+ 44.Kf4 Rxf2+) 43...Rb3+
44.Rd3 Rxd3+ 45.Qxd3 Qh1#]
37...Rc2 38.Qd3 Rf8 39.g6 fxg6! 40.Rxb4 [40.Rxf8+ Bxf8 41.Rd8 Qf4+ 42.Kg2 Rxb2µ]
40...Rxf4 41.Qd8+ Kh7 42.hxg6+ Kxg6 43.Qe8+ Kh7 44.Ng5+ hxg5 45.Qh5+ Kg8
46.Qe8+ Rf8 47.Qxe6+ Kh7 48.Qh3+ Kg6 49.Rb6+ Rc6 50.Qd3+ Rf5
0–1
(966579) Karpov,Anatoly (2715) - Jussupow,Artur (2640) [D94]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 g6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.Be2 0–0 7.0–0 Bg4 8.cxd5 cxd5 9.Qb3
b6 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 e6 12.Bd2 Nc6 13.Qa4 Na5 14.b3 a6 15.Ne2 Nb7 16.Qc6 Ra7
17.Rfc1 Re8 18.Qc7 Bf8 19.Rc6 Qxc7 20.Rxc7 Rb8 21.Nf4 Ne8 22.Rc2 Nbd6 23.Rac1
Ne4 24.Be1 Ba3 25.Rc8 Raa8 26.Rxb8 Rxb8 27.Rc6 a5 28.Nd3 N4d6 29.g4 g5 30.Bg2
Nc8 31.Bd2 Ne7 32.Rc2 h6 33.Kf1 Nd6 34.Ke2 f6 35.f3 Kf7 36.Be1 Rc8 37.Rxc8
Ndxc8 38.Bg3 Bd6 39.f4 Nc6 40.a4 N8e7 41.Bf2 f5 42.Bf3 Kf6 43.Bg3 Bb8 44.Kf2 Kg6
45.Kg2 Bc7 46.h4 gxh4 47.Bxh4 fxg4 48.Bxg4 Nf5 49.Bf2 Bd8 50.Kf3 h5 51.Bh3 Be7
52.Ne5+ Nxe5+ 53.fxe5 Kf7 54.Ke2 Bg5 55.Kd3 Bh4 56.Bg1 Ng3 57.Bg2 Bd8 58.Bf2
h4 59.Be1 Be7 60.Bf2 Ke8 61.Be1
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Anand]
1...Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 c6 5.Bg2 d5 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Nc3 0–0 8.Ne5 e6 [8...Bf5
9.0–0 Ne4 10.Be3?! Nxc3 (10...Nc6?! 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.Qc2²) 11.bxc3 Nc6
12.Qb3 e6!= 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Qa3! Re8 (14...e5 15.dxe5 Bxe5 16.Bc5 Re8 17.Rad1²)
15.Bf4 e5 (15...Bf8!? 16.Qa4 Qb6) 16.Bxe5 Bxe5 17.dxe5 Rxe5 18.e3 Be4 19.Rfd1 Qf6
20.Rd4 h5 21.h3!² Rb8 22.Rad1 Bxg2 23.Kxg2 Qe7 24.Qxe7 Rxe7 25.R1d2 Rb6?! 26.c4
dxc4 27.Rxc4 Kg7 28.Rdc2 Rc7 29.g4 hxg4 30.hxg4 Kf6 31.Kg3 Karpov,An-
Gelfand,B/Linares/1991/1–0/57/]
9.0–0 Nfd7 10.f4 [10.Nf3 Nc6 11.Bf4 Nf6 12.Ne5 Bd7 13.Qd2 Nxe5 14.Bxe5 Bc6
15.Rfd1 Nd7 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Rac1 Nf6 18.Qf4 Qb8 19.Qxb8 Raxb8 20.f3 Rfd8 21.Kf2
Rbc8 22.e3 Ne8 23.Rd2 Nd6 24.Rdc2 Kf8 25.Bf1 Ke7 26.Bd3 f5 27.h4 h6 28.b3 g5
29.Ne2 Bd7 30.Rc5 b6 31.Rc7 Karpov,An-Kasparov,G (3)/London-Wch/1986/½–½/]
10...Nc6 [10...Nxe5 11.fxe5 Nc6 12.Be3 f6 13.exf6 Rxf6 14.Qd2 Bd7 15.Kh1!? Rxf1+
16.Rxf1 Qe7 17.Rd1 Rc8 18.a3 Bf6 19.Bg1 Bg5?! 20.Qe1± Nd8 21.e4 dxe4 22.Qxe4 b6
23.d5 Bf6 24.Bd4 Bxd4 25.Qxd4 Qg7 26.Qh4!  e4–f6 26...Nf7 27.dxe6 Bxe6
28.Qe7 Bb3 29.Rd7 Qe5 30.Rxa7 Re8 31.Qxe5 Karpov,A-
Timman,J/Amsterdam/1987/½–½/57/; 10...f6 11.Nd3 (11.Nf3 Nc6 12.b3 a6 13.Ba3 Re8
14.Rc1 f5 15.h3 Nf6 16.e3 Na7 17.Ne5 Nb5 18.Bc5 Nxc3 19.Rxc3 Ne4 20.Bxe4 fxe4
21.Qc2 a5 22.a4 Bd7 23.Ba3 Bxe5 24.fxe5 b5 25.Bd6 bxa4 26.Qf2 Rc8 27.Rxc8 Bxc8
28.Qf7+ Kh8 Horvath,P-Bagonyai,A/HUN-chT 9192/1991/1–0 (29)) 11...Nc6 12.e3
(12.Be3 Nb6 13.Bf2 (13.b3 Qe7 14.a4 Bd7 15.Bc1 Rfd8 16.e3 Be8 17.Ba3 Qf7 18.Rc1
Bf8 19.Bxf8 Qxf8 20.g4!?ƒ Qe7 21.Qd2 Rac8 22.Ne2 Rc7 23.Rc5 Nc8 24.f5 g5 25.Ng3
e5?! 26.Qc1?! b6 27.Rc2 e4= Karpov,An-Timman,J (04)/Kuala Lumpur cm/1990/1–
0/76/) 13...f5 14.Ne5 Bd7 15.Qd2 (15.Rc1 Qe7 16.e3 Rfc8 17.Nd3 Nc4 18.Nxd5 Qd6
19.Rxc4 exd5 20.Rc3 b6 21.Qb3 Be6 22.Rfc1 Ne7 23.Qa4 a5 24.Be1 Rxc3 25.Rxc3 Rc8
26.Rxc8+ Bxc8 27.Qe8+ Bf8 28.Ne5 Be6 29.Bf1 Qc7 30.Bc3 Qc8 31.Qa4 Adianto,U-
Enkhbat,Ts/Manila olm/1992/1–0/39/) 15...Nc8 16.Qe3 Kh8 17.Rfd1 Nd6 18.b3 Rc8
19.Rac1 Be8 20.Be1 Bf6 21.Na4 b6 22.Nb2 Ne4 23.Nbd3 g5 24.Nxc6 Bxc6 25.Ne5 gxf4
26.gxf4 Be8 27.Qh3 Rg8 28.Kf1 Rxc1 29.Rxc1 h5 30.Bb4 a5 31.Ba3 Karpov,An-
Kasparov,G (13)/Leningrad-Wch/1986/½–½/42/) 12...f5 13.Ne5 Ndxe5 14.dxe5 Bd7
15.b3 Re8 16.Kh1 Qa5 17.Bb2 Rec8 18.e4 d4 19.Ne2 Rd8 20.exf5 gxf5 21.Rf3 Be8
22.Rd3 Bh5 23.Qd2 Qxd2 24.Rxd2 d3 25.Nc1 Rd7 26.Ba3 Rad8 27.Rb1 Bf8 28.Bxf8
Kxf8 29.b4 Rd4 30.a3 Rc4 31.Nxd3 Jasnikowski,Z-Pedzich,D/POL-ch/1992/½–½/]
11.Be3 [11.e3 Ndxe5 12.fxe5 f6 13.exf6 Rxf6 14.Rxf6 Qxf6 15.Qe2 Bd7 16.Bd2 Rf8
17.Rf1 Qe7 18.Rxf8+ Qxf8 19.Bh3 Ne7 20.Qf2 Nf5 21.g4 Nd6 22.Qxf8+ Kxf8 23.b3
Ke8 24.Kf2 e5 25.dxe5 Bxe5 26.Nxd5 Ne4+ 27.Ke1 Bxh2 28.Bg2 Bg3+ 29.Kd1 Nf2+
30.Kc2 Nxg4 31.Bf3 Anderton,D-Khenkin,I/Gausdal Troll/1992/0–1/48/; 11.b3 Qa5
12.Bb2 Ndxe5 13.fxe5 Bd7 14.e4 Qb4 15.exd5 Qxd4+ 16.Qxd4 Nxd4 17.dxe6 Bxe6
18.Bxb7 Rab8 19.Bg2 Bxe5 20.Rae1 Bg7 21.Rf2 Rfc8 22.Nd5 Rc2 23.Rxc2 Nxc2
24.Ne7+ Kf8 25.Bxg7+ Kxg7 26.Re2 Nd4 27.Rd2 Rd8 28.Kf2 Kf6 29.Ke3 Kxe7
30.Rxd4 Rxd4 31.Kxd4 Grabarczyk,M-Jasnikowski,Z/Wisla BES (05)/1992/½–½/47/]
11...Nb6 [11...f6; 11...Ndxe5 12.dxe5 f6 (12...b6 13.Bf2 Qd7 14.Rc1 Bb7 15.Ne4 Rab8
16.Nf6+ Bxf6 17.exf6 Rfc8 18.e4 Ba6 19.Re1 Nb4 20.Qd2 Nd3 21.Rxc8+ Rxc8 22.Rd1
Qd8 23.e5 Nxf2 24.Qxf2 Qc7 25.Bf3 Qc2 26.Qe3 Kh8 27.Qf2 Qxf2+ 28.Kxf2 Rc2+
29.Ke3 Rxb2 30.g4 Bc4 31.h4 Adianto,U-Ostenstad,B/NOR-RIN (3)/1992/½–½/55/)
13.exf6 Bxf6 14.Bf2 Qa5 15.Qd3 Rd8 16.a3 Ne7 17.b4 Qa6 18.Qxa6 bxa6 19.Rac1 Bd7
20.e4 Bxc3 21.Rxc3 Bb5 22.Rd1 dxe4 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.Bxe4 Rd1+ 25.Kg2 Rd7
26.Kf3 Kf7 27.g4 Nd5 28.Bxd5 Rxd5 29.Bxa7 h5 30.gxh5 gxh5 31.Ke4 Kharitonov,A-
Godes,ADR/Smolensk/1992/½–½/]
12.Bf2 [12.b3 Bd7 13.Qd2 f6 14.Nd3 Nc8 15.Rac1 Nd6 16.Bf2 f5 17.Ne5 Qe7 18.Kh1
Rfc8= 19.g4!? Ne4 20.Nxe4 fxe4 21.Nxd7 Qxd7 22.a3?! a5! 23.Bh3 Qe7³ a3 24.Ra1
Nd8 25.f5™ g5 26.Bg3 Nc6 27.e3 Rd8 28.fxe6 Qxe6 29.Rf5 h6 30.Qe2 Ne7 31.Rff1
Wojtkiewicz,A-Karpov,An/Haninge/1990/0–1/61/; 12.Nxc6!? bxc6 13.Bf2]
12...Bd7 [12...f5 13.Rc1 Bd7 14.Qd3 Be8 15.Nb1 Nc8 16.Nd2 Nd6 17.a3 Kh8 18.Qe3
Rg8 19.Rfd1 Qe7 20.Bxd5 exd5 21.Rxc6 Bxe5 22.Qxe5+ Qxe5 23.dxe5 Bxc6 24.exd6
Rgd8 25.Bd4+ Kg8 26.Be5 Bb5 27.Kf2 Rac8 28.Nf3 Rc2 29.Re1 Bd7 30.Bf6 Re8
31.Bc3 Georgiev,Ki-Popovic,P (2)/Tilburg2.16 /1992/1–0/40/; 12...Ne7 13.a4 (13.Qd3
Bd7 14.Rfc1) 13...a5 14.Qb3 Bd7 15.Rfc1 (15.Nxd7 Nxd7 16.Qxb7 Rb8 17.Qa6 Rxb2
18.Rfb1 Nb8  bc6=) 15...Bc6 16.Nb5 Nbc8 17.e3 Nd6 18.Nxd6 Qxd6 19.Be1 Rfb8!
= 20.Bf1 f6 21.Nf3 Qd7³  f5–d6 22.Qc2 Nf5 23.Bd2 Nd6 24.b3 Rc8 25.Qd1 h6
26.Be1 g5 27.Ra2! Qe8 28.Rac2 Bf8 29.Bd3 Karpov,A-Kasparov,G (03)/Sevilla-
Wch/1987/½–½/]
13.e4! Ne7 14.Nxd7 Qxd7 15.e5 Rac8 [15...Rfc8! 16.Rc1 Bf8 17.Bf3 Rc7 18.b3 Rac8
19.Qd2 Nc6 20.Qb2 (20.Nb5? Nxe5!–+) 20...a6 21.Be2 Qe7 22.Nb1 Nb4 23.Nc3 Nc6=
Karpov,A-Kasparov,G (01)/Sevilla-Wch/1987/½–½/; 15...Rfc8 Anand Karpov,An-
Kasparov,G (01)/Sevilla-Wch/1987/]
16.Rc1 [16.Qd3 Nc4 17.b3 Na3 18.Na4 b6= Gomez-Ubilava/Toledo/1991/]

16...a6 [16...Nc4 17.Qe2! a6 18.b3 Na3 19.Qb2 Nb5 20.Na4±; 16...Rc7 Anand 17.b3
Rfc8 18.Qd2 Bf8 19.g4!²]
17.b3 Rc7 18.Qd2 Rfc8 19.g4 Bf8 20.Qe3! [20.Bh4 Nc6  21...c6xd4]
20...Nc6 21.f5 Ba3 [21...exf5 22.gxf5 Qxf5 23.Ne2!ƒ (23.Bh3?! Qh5 24.Bxc8 Bh6
25.Qh3 Bxc1 26.Qxh5 gxh5 27.Bxb7 Bb2 28.Bxc6 Bxc3=; 23.Bh3 Anand) ]
22.Rcd1 Nb4 [22...Nxe5 23.dxe5 Rxc3 24.Qxb6+–; 22...exf5 23.Nb1! Bf8 24.gxf5 gxf5
(24...Qxf5? 25.Bh3) 25.Bh4 Ne7 26.Bh3 Bg7 27.Kh1 Rc2 28.Qg5 R8c7 29.Rg1 Ng6
30.Bxf5±]
23.Qh6! [23.Nb1 Nc2! 24.Qf4 (24.Qh6 Anand 24...Bf8) 24...Bf8]
23...Qe8 [23...Rxc3 24.f6+–]
24.Nb1 Bb2 25.Qd2! Nc2 [25...a5 26.a3 (26.Qxb2 Rc2 27.Qa3 Rxa2) 26...Rc2 27.Qe1!
(27.Qh6 Anand 27...Na2!  c1,c3 ) 27...Qb5 28.axb4 Re2 29.Qxe2 Qxe2 30.bxa5
Nd7 31.Rd2+–]
26.Kh1 Qe7 27.Bg1 Nd7 28.Rf3 [ 29.f3–h3, d2–h6]
28...Qb4 [28...Nb4 Anand 29.a3]
29.Qh6 [29.Qf4 Bxd4!? 30.Bxd4 Nxd4 31.Rxd4 Rc1+ 32.Rf1 Rxf1+ 33.Bxf1 Qe1
34.Nd2 Nxe5÷]
29...Qf8 30.Qg5 Qg7 31.Qd2! b6 [31...Nb8 Anand 32.Rdf1]
32.Rdf1 a5 33.h4 Nb4 34.a3! [34.Qxb2? Rc2 35.Qa3 Rxa2]
34...Rc2 35.Qf4 Nc6 36.Bh3 Nd8 37.Be3! b5 38.R3f2! b4 39.axb4 axb4 40.Rxc2 Rxc2
41.Rf2! Rxf2 42.Qxf2 [× b2]
42...Ba3 [42...Bc3? 43.f6 Qf8 44.Qc2]
43.Qc2 [43.f6 Anand 43...Qf8 44.Qc2 Nb8]
43...Nxe5 [43...Qf8 44.Qc7 Qe8 45.Bg5 f6 46.Bxf6 Nxf6 47.exf6 Qf8 (47...Nf7 48.fxe6
Qxe6 49.Qb8+) 48.Qe7 exf5 (48...gxf5 49.gxf5 exf5 50.Bxf5 Nf7 51.Bxh7+ Kxh7
52.Qxf8+–) 49.Bg2 fxg4 50.Bxd5+ Nf7 51.Nd2+–; 43...Nb8 44.f6 Qf8 45.Nd2+– 
d2–f3, h3–f1; 43...gxf5 Anand 44.Qc8+–]
44.dxe5 Qxe5 45.Qc8 [45.Bf2 Anand]
45...Qe4+ [45...Qxe3 46.Qxd8+ Kg7 47.f6+ Kh6 48.Qf8#]

46.Bg2 Qxb1+ 47.Kh2 Bb2 48.Qxd8+ Kg7 49.f6+! Bxf6 50.Bh6+ Kxh6 51.Qxf6 Qc2
52.g5+ Kh5 53.Kg3 Qc7+ 54.Kh3
1–0

[Ftacnik,L]
9.Rb1 b6 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Be2 Nc6 12.Nf3 Rd8 13.Rc1 cxd4 14.cxd4 Qxd2+ 15.Kxd2
f5 16.exf5 gxf5 17.g3 0–0 18.Rhd1 Kh8 [18...e5 19.dxe5 (19.d5 f4!) 19...Nxe5 20.Nxe5
Bxe5„]
19.Ke1 Nb4 20.Rc7 a5 21.Rb1 Nd5 22.Ra7 Be6?! [22...f4 23.gxf4 Nxf4 24.Bxf4 Rxf4
25.Rxb6 Bg4 26.Ne5 Bxe5 27.dxe5 Re4 28.Rb2 Rxe5=]
23.Ne5! Rd6 24.Bd2 Rc8 25.Ba6 Rcd8 26.a3 Bg8 27.Rc1 Bf6 28.Bd3 Be6 29.Bb5 Rg8
30.Bh6 Rb8 31.Rc6 Rbd8 32.Rxd6 exd6 33.Bd7! Rxd7 [33...Bxd7 34.Nf7+ Kg8
35.Nxd8+–; 33...dxe5 34.Bxe6 exd4 35.Bxf5±]
34.Nxd7 Bxd4 35.Ra8+ Bg8 36.Rb8 a4 37.Kf1 Bb2 38.Nxb6 Nxb6 39.Rxb6 Bxa3
40.Rb8 Bc5 41.Ra8 a3 42.Bc1 Kg7 43.Bxa3 Bd5 44.Ra5 Bc4+ 45.Kg2 Bd4 46.Rxf5 d5
47.f3 Kg6 48.g4 Bf6 49.Bc1 d4 50.Rc5 Be2 51.Kg3 Be7 52.Rc6+ Kf7 53.Rh6 Bd3
54.h4 Bb4 55.Bb2 Be1+ 56.Kg2
1–0
(966582) Salov,Valery (2655) - Karpov,Anatoly (2715) [D27]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 e6 6.0–0 c5 7.dxc5 Qxd1 8.Rxd1 Bxc5 9.b3
0–0 10.Bb2 Nbd7 11.Nc3 b5 12.Be2 Bb7 13.Rac1 Rac8 14.Kf1 h6
½–½
(966587) Shirov,Alexei (2710) - Karpov,Anatoly (2715) [C47]

[Shirov,A]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 d5 8.exd5
Qe7+ 9.Qe2 cxd5 [9...Qxe2+ 10.Kxe2 Nxd5 (10...cxd5 11.Nb5 Kd8 12.Rd1 Bb7
(12...Re8+ 13.Kf1 c6 14.Nd4 Bd7 15.c4 Ke7 16.Bg5 h6 17.Bh4 g5 18.Bg3 dxc4 19.Bxc4
Ne4 20.Bd3 Nxg3+ 21.hxg3 Bc5 22.Be4 Bxd4 23.Rxd4 Rac8 24.Rc1 c5 25.Rxd7+ Kxd7
26.Bf5+ Kc6 27.Bxc8 Rxc8 28.Ke2 Rb8 29.b3 Kd5 30.Rd1+ Ke6 31.Rd3 Mueller,Ka-
Bode,W/Hamburg op (5)/1992/1–0/63/) 13.Bf4 c6 14.a3 Re8+ 15.Kf1 Bf8 16.Nd4 Bc5
17.c3 a5 Brenke,A-Arkhipov,S/Lippstadt/1992/½–½/17/) 11.Nxd5
a) 11.Bd2 Rb8 12.Rhe1 Be6 13.Ne4 Be7 14.b3 h6 15.a3 0–0 16.b4 Rfe8 17.Kf1 Rbd8
18.Rab1 Nb6 19.Bf4 Nd5 20.Bd2 Nb6 21.Bf4 Nc4 22.Nc5 Nxa3 23.Nxe6 fxe6 24.Rb3
Nb5 25.Bc4 Nd4 26.Rb2 Bd6 27.Be3 Be5 28.Ra2 Nb5 29.Bc5 Bc3 30.Rxe6 Rxe6
31.Bxe6+ Mueller,Ka-Aleksandrov,A/Oakham (7)/1992/0–1/60/;
b) 11.Ne4 0–0 12.c4 (12.a3 Be7 13.c4 Nb6 14.Bf4 Re8 15.Kd2 Be6 16.b3 Rad8 17.Kc2
Bd6 18.Bg3 c5 19.Rad1 f5 20.Nc3 a6 21.Rhe1 Kf7 22.f3 h6 23.Rd2 Nc8 24.Nd5 Rd7
25.Red1 Na7 26.Nf4 g6 27.Bf1 Red8 28.Nxe6 Kxe6 29.Bf2 Nc6 30.Rd5 Ne7 31.Re1+
Koskinen,H-Zayac,E/Helsinki op (04)/1992/½–½/42/) 12...Re8 13.Kf3 Ba6 14.Rd1 Nb6
15.b3 Bb7 16.a3 Bf8 17.Kg3 c5 18.f3 Nd7 19.Bc2 Bc6 20.Bf4 Ne5 21.Nc3 Rab8
22.Rab1 h6 23.h4 Bd6 24.h5 Red8 25.Be4 Be8 26.Bd5 Nc6 27.Ne4 Nd4 28.Bxd6 cxd6
29.b4 Ba4 30.Rd2 Bc2 31.Re1 Alonso,R-Nunez Vallina,JA/Capablanca mem-C
(13)/1992/1–0/41/;
11...cxd5 12.Bb5+² Bd7 13.Bxd7+ Kxd7 14.Rd1 (14.Be3 Ba5 15.Rac1 Rab8 16.b3 Bc3
17.Rhd1 c6 18.Rd3 Bb2 19.Rcd1 Kc8 20.c3 a5 21.Bc5 Re8+ 22.Kd2 Rb5 23.Bd4 Rb7
24.Bxg7 Rbe7 25.Kc2 Ba3 26.Bd4 Bd6 27.Re3 Rxe3 28.Bxe3 Bxh2 29.Rh1 Bc7 30.Rxh7
Re7 31.Kd3 Rublevsky,S-Aleksandrov,A/Oakham (9)/1992/1–0 (32)) 14...Rhe8+ 15.Be3
(15.Kf3 Ke6 16.Be3 Bd6 17.Rd3 c6 18.c4 Be5 19.cxd5+ cxd5 20.Rad1 Red8 21.Re1 f6
22.Ra3 a6 23.Bd4 Kd6 24.Rd1 Ke6 25.Ra5 Rd6 26.Rc5 Rb8 27.b3 Rb4 28.Ke3 Kf5 29.g3
g5 30.f3 h5 31.Bxe5 Nadyrhanov,S-Iuldachev,S/Tashkent/1992/½–½/62/) 15...Kc6 16.c4
dxc4 17.Rd4 Ba5 18.Rc1 Rad8 19.Rdxc4+ Kb7 20.Rd1 Rxd1 21.Rh4 h6 22.Rd4 Rf8
23.Re4 Bb6 24.Bd2 Kc6 25.Bc3 f6 26.Re7 Rg8 27.g4 Kd6 28.Re4 Rh8 29.Bb4+ Kd5
30.Re7 h5 31.h3 Oll,L-Beliavsky,A/Manila olm/1992/½–½/62/; 9...Nxd5 10.Qxe7+ Kxe7
11.a3 (11.Bd2 Nxc3 12.a3 Ba5 13.b4 Bxb4 14.axb4 Nd5 15.f4 g6 16.0–0 Be6 17.Rfe1
Kd7 18.c4 Nb6 19.Bc3 Rhg8 20.Red1 Ke7 21.Be4 Nxc4 22.Bxc6 Rad8 23.Rdc1 Rd6
24.Bf3 a6 25.Be2 Rb8 26.Be1 Rc6 27.Bf3 Rcb6 28.g4 f5 29.g5 Kd7 30.Be2 Nd6 31.Bxa6
Tseitlin,MD-Akopian,V/Beersheba (12)/1992/½–½/55/) 11...Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 Be6 13.0–0
f6 14.c4 Nb6 15.Be4 Bxc4 16.Re1 Kf7 17.Bxc6 Rad8 18.Be3 Bd5 19.Bb5 Bc4 20.Bxc4+
Nxc4 21.Bxa7 Rd5 22.Red1 Rxd1+ 23.Rxd1 Nxa3 24.Rd7+ Kg6 25.h4 h5 26.Bc5 Nxc2
27.Rxc7 Rd8 Lautier,J-Karpov,An/Biel (08)/1992/½–½/28/]
10.Bd2 [10.0–0 Qxe2 11.Nxe2 Be6 12.Bf4 Kd7 13.Nd4 a6 14.Rfd1 Bd6 15.Bxd6 Kxd6
16.c4 c5 17.Nb3 d4 18.Na5 Rab8 19.Rab1 Rb6 20.a3 Rhb8 21.b3 Nd7 22.f4 f5 23.Re1
Nf6 24.Re5 Ng4 25.Rxc5 Kxc5 26.b4+ Kd6 27.c5+ Kd7 28.cxb6 Rxb6 29.Rc1 Ne3
30.Rc5 Kd6 31.h3 Pedersen,St-Waters,M/EU-chJ Sas van Gent (11)/1992/0–1/41/;
10.Qxe7+ Bxe7 (10...Kxe7 11.Bd2 Bd7 12.0–0–0 Rhe8 13.h3 Kf8=) 11.Nb5 Kd8 12.Bf4
Bb4+ 13.c3 Re8+ 14.Kd2 Ba5 15.a4 Ne4+ 16.Bxe4 Rxe4 17.Be3 Bb6 18.Bd4 Bxd4
19.Nxd4 c5 20.f3 Re8 21.Nc2 Ba6 22.Rhe1 Kd7 23.Rab1 Re6 24.b4 cxb4 25.Nxb4 Bc4
26.Nd3 Rxe1 27.Nxe1 Kc6 28.Nc2 Kc7 29.Re1 Rd8 30.g3 g6 31.f4 Ruiz,J-
Ferrer,R/Aragon-ch/1992/½–½/38/; 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Bxd7+ Nxd7! (11...Kxd7?! 12.Be3!
±  0–0) 12.Qxe7+ Kxe7 13.Bd2 Nf6= (13...Nb6=) ]
10...Qxe2+ 11.Kxe2 [11.Nxe2 Bxd2+ 12.Kxd2 Rb8 13.b3 c5=]
11...c6 [11...0–0? 12.Nb5! Re8+ 13.Kd1; 11...Bd7; 11...Rb8]
12.Na4 Bd6 13.Be3 0–0 14.f3!= [At this point I thought I had the advantage. Pawns c6
and d5 are weak, and White must try to use this, since his pieces are in good positions.
But in fact there is no advantage, as Black controls the centre.]
14...Nd7 15.Kf2 Re8 [ 16...d7–b6 17.a4xb6 axb6 18.e3xb6 a8–b8 19.b6–

d4 c6–c5!]
[15...c5 16.c3 c4 17.Bc2 Bb7 18.b3!?² Karpov (18.b4!?² Karpov) ]
16.Rhe1 g6 [16...Ne5!? 17.Bf1 Bf5 18.Rac1 h5]
17.Rad1 [17.Rac1 Ne5 18.Bf1 h5 19.c4? Ba6!]
17...Ne5 18.Bf1 Bf5 19.Rd2 h5 20.a3 [ c2–c4]
20...Bc7= 21.b4? [21.g3 f6?! 22.b4 Nc4 23.Bxc4 dxc4 24.Nc3= (24.Nc5=) ]
21...Nc4 22.Bxc4 dxc4 23.g3 a5!µ 24.Bb6 [24.Nc3? axb4 25.axb4 Be5 26.Bd4 Rad8
27.Red1 (27.Ne2? c3–+) 27...Bxc2!; 24.Nc5? axb4 25.axb4 Be5! 26.Rde2 (26.Bd4 c3–
+) 26...Bc3 27.Bd2 Bd4+–+; 24.Nb6?! c3! 25.Rde2 Ra6³ 26.Nc4 (26.Bd4 Rxe2+
27.Rxe2 Be6! 28.Nc4 (28.Nc8 axb4 29.axb4 Kh7! 30.Bxc3 g5! 31.Ne7 Bd6 32.Bf6 Bxb4
33.Bxg5 Kg7!³) 28...axb4 29.axb4 c5!! 30.Bxc3 (30.bxc5? Ra4–+) 30...cxb4) 26...axb4
27.axb4 Be6 28.Bd4 Rb8! 29.Ne3 (29.Bxc3? Bxc4 30.Re8+ Kh7 31.Rxb8 Bxb8 32.Re8
Ba7+–+) 29...Rxb4 30.Bxc3 Rb5³]
24...Rxe1 25.Kxe1 c3! [25...axb4 26.Bxc7 Rxa4 27.axb4 Rxb4 28.Be5=]
26.Re2 Bxb6 27.Nxb6 Ra6 28.bxa5 [28.Nc4= axb4 29.axb4 Be6
a) 29...Ra1+ 30.Kf2 Rb1 (30...Rh1 31.Ke3!) 31.Re3! Bxc2 32.Rxc3 Ba4 33.Ne5;
b) 29...Ra2 30.Ne3 Be6 (30...Ra1+ 31.Kf2 Be6 32.Re1 Ra4 33.Rb1 Ra2 34.Rc1 Rb2
35.Nd1 Rxb4 36.Nxc3=) 31.Nd1 Bc4 32.Re4 Ba6 33.Re8+ Kh7 34.Ra8=;
30.Ne5!]
28...Rxa5 29.Nc4 Ra4 [29...Rb5!? 30.Kf2!= (30.Nd6? Rb1+ 31.Kf2 Bxc2!–+; 30.Re3?
Rc5!–+ 31.Rxc3 Be6) ]
30.Nd6 Be6 [30...Bh3!? 31.Ne4 (31.Kf2 Karpov 31...Rxa3 32.g4!? hxg4 33.Kg3 f5 34.f4!
 g3–h4 attacking the black king!) 31...Rxa3 32.Re3 Ra1+ 33.Ke2 Rh1 34.Rxc3
Rxh2+ 35.Nf2 Rg2 (35...Bd7 36.Kf1 h4 37.g4 h3 38.Kg1 Rg2+ 39.Kf1=) 36.g4! hxg4
37.fxg4 Bxg4+ 38.Kf1=]
31.Re3 Rxa3 32.Ne4 Bf5 33.Ke2! [33.Rxc3?! Rxc3 34.Nxc3 Bxc2µ]
33...Kg7 34.Kd3 g5! [34...Ra4 35.Kxc3 Bxe4 36.fxe4 Kf6 37.Rf3+ Ke6 38.Kd3=]
35.Kd4 g4 36.fxg4 hxg4 37.Nxc3 Bxc2 38.Re5! [The easiest way to draw. The black
pawns are now weak, and White aims to press them.]
38...Bg6 [A clever trick!]
39.Rc5 [39.Rg5?? f5–+]
39...Ra6 40.Ke5 Rb6 41.Kf4 Rb4+ 42.Ke3 Rb2 43.Ne2 Rb3+ 44.Nc3 Rb6 45.Kf4 Rb2
46.Kxg4 Rxh2 47.Rxc6 Rf2 48.Kh4 Bf5 49.g4 Be6 50.Kg3 Rd2 51.Ne4 Rd3+ 52.Kf4
Bd5 53.Rc1 Kg6 54.Ke5
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Bf4 Bb7 5.e3 Be7 6.Nc3 Nh5 7.Bg3 0–0 8.Qc2 d6 9.Be2 g6
10.0–0–0 Nd7 11.d5 e5 12.Nd2 Ndf6 13.Kb1 a6 14.f3 Nxg3 15.hxg3 h5 16.e4 Bc8
17.Nf1 Re8 18.Ne3 Bf8 19.Qd3 Qe7 20.Rh2 Bd7 21.Rdh1 Bg7 22.Nc2 Bh6 23.Nb4 Rec8
24.Nc6 Qe8 25.g4 Bf4 26.Rh3 Kg7 27.Nd1 Bxc6 28.dxc6 hxg4 29.fxg4 Qxc6 30.Nc3
Rh8 31.a3 Qc5 32.Qf3 Nh7 33.Qf1 Ng5 34.Rxh8 Rxh8 35.Rxh8 Kxh8 36.g3 Bd2
37.Qf6+ Kh7 38.Nd5 c6 39.Nc7 d5 40.exd5 cxd5 41.Ne8 Qf8 42.Qxe5 dxc4 43.Kc2 c3
44.bxc3 Be1 45.Bxa6 Bf2 46.Nf6+ Kh6 47.Qxg5+ Kxg5 48.Nh7+ Kxg4 49.Nxf8 Kxg3
50.Bc4 f5 51.Nxg6 Bc5 52.a4 f4 53.Kd3 f3
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Bf4 Bb7 5.e3 Be7 6.Nc3 Nh5 7.Bg3 0–0 8.Qc2 d6 9.Be2 g6
10.d5 e5 11.Nd2 Nxg3 12.hxg3 Nd7 13.0–0–0 Kg7 14.g4 a6 15.g3 c6 16.Bf3 Rc8
17.dxc6 Bxc6 18.Bxc6 Rxc6 19.Qe4 Qc8 20.Kb1 Nf6 21.Qg2 Nxg4 22.Nd5 Bd8 23.Ne4
f5 24.Nec3 Rxc4 25.f3 Nf6 26.Nxf6 Bxf6 27.Rxd6 e4 28.Nd5 Rc6 29.Rxc6 Qxc6 30.fxe4
Qe6 31.exf5 Qxf5+ 32.e4 Qe5 33.a3 Re8 34.Rf1
1–0
(967056) Karpov,Anatoly (2715) - Bareev,Evgeny (2670) [D45]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 0–0 8.Be2 b6 9.0–0 Bb7
10.Rd1 Re8 11.Bb2 Qe7 12.e4 Nxe4 13.Nxe4 dxe4 14.Qxe4 Rad8 15.h3 Nf6 16.Qe3 c5
17.Ne5 Qc7 18.Bd3 h6 19.Bc2 b5 20.Qe2 bxc4 21.Nxc4 Bh2+ 22.Kh1 Qc6 23.f3 Bc7
24.Qf2 cxd4 25.Bxd4 e5 26.Bxa7 Rxd1+ 27.Rxd1 e4 28.f4 Nd5 29.Be3 Ba6 30.Rd4 f5
31.Bd1 Kh7 32.Bh5 Rd8 33.Ne5 Bxe5 34.fxe5 Rf8 35.Qd2 Bd3 36.Bg1 Qe6 37.Be2
Bxe2 38.Rxd5 Bd3 39.Rd6 Qxe5 40.Rd7 Qe6 41.Rc7 f4 42.Bh2 f3 43.gxf3 Qxh3 44.Qg2
Qxg2+ 45.Kxg2 exf3+ 46.Kf2 Kg6 47.Be5 Rf7 48.Rc5 Ra7 49.a4 Rb7 50.Rc3 Be4
51.Bd6 Bd5 52.b4 Rd7 53.Bc5 Kf5 54.b5 g5 55.a5 g4 56.a6 Rg7 57.Kg3 h5 58.Bf2 h4+
59.Kh2 g3+ 60.Kg1 gxf2+ 61.Kxf2
1–0
(968724) Karpov,Anatoly (2715) - Boensch,Uwe (2490) [D58]

Baden-Baden Baden-Baden (1), 05.12.1992
[Ftacnik,L]
Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.0–0 Re8 12.b4 c6 13.Qb3 Qd6 14.Rfe1 [14.a4 Nd7 15.a5 b5
(15...Rad8 16.axb6 axb6 17.Ra7 Qb8 18.Ra2 (18.Rfa1 b5 19.Ne1 Nb6 20.Nd3 Na4
21.Ra5 Bxd4 22.exd4 Nxc3 23.Qxc3 Rxe2 24.Ne5= Nikolic,Pr-Short,N/Belgrade/1989/)
18...b5 19.Ne1 Be7 20.Nd3 Bd6 21.g3 Nb6 22.Bf3 Bc8 23.Rfa1 Bf5 24.Nc5² Nikolic,P-
Short,N/Manila izt (8)/1990/) 16.Ne1 (16.Rac1 a6 17.Rc2 h5 18.Bd3 h4 19.Re1 Be7
20.Rb2 Qf6 21.e4 h3 22.e5 Qe6 23.g3 Nf8 24.Ne2÷ Podgaec-Haritonov/Tallinn 1L/1983/)
16...Nf8 17.Nd3 Bc8 18.Nc5 Bd8 19.Rfe1 Ne6 20.Bf1 Bc7 21.f4 Nxc5 22.bxc5 Qf6
23.g3 g5 24.fxg5² Ikonnikov,V-Gazarek,D/Werfen op (9)/1991/; 14.Ne1 Nd7 15.Nd3 a5
16.a3 axb4 17.axb4 b5 18.Bg4 Nb6 19.Nc5 Qc7 20.Rfd1 Reb8 21.Rxa8 Rxa8 22.e4 dxe4
23.N3xe4 Be7 24.Bh5= Torre,E-Lalic,B/Saint John op–1/1988/; 14.Bd3 Nd7 15.Rfe1 g6
(15...Be7 16.Rab1 Bf8 17.e4 a5 18.a3 axb4 19.axb4 g6 20.h3 Bg7 0,5/Speelman,J-
Short,N/Belfort WCup/1988/) 16.e4 Bg7 17.e5 Qe6 18.Ne2 Nf8 19.g3 Qd7 20.Nf4 Rac8
21.Rac1 Rc7 22.Bf1 Qd8 23.Bh3 Bc8 24.Bxc8² Karpov,A-Short,N/Belfort WCup/1988/;
14.Rac1 Nd7 15.Ne1 (15.Rfd1 Rad8 16.Ne1 Nf8 (16...b5 17.a4 a6 18.a5 Be7 19.Nd3
Qe6 20.Bf3 Bd6 21.Ne2 Bb8 22.Rc3 Qd6 23.g3 g6 24.Rdc1² Levitt-Petrosian/Polanica
Zdroj (4)/1988/) 17.b5 c5 18.dxc5 bxc5 19.Bf3 c4 20.Qa4 Qc5 21.Ne2 Ne6 22.Nd3 cxd3
23.Rxc5 Nxc5 24.Qxa7÷ Botsari,AM-Geller,Al/Dortmund op (3)/1991/) 15...Nf8 16.Nd3
Rac8 17.Rfd1 Rc7 18.Nf4 Ne6 19.Nxe6 Rxe6 20.Bf3 Bd8 21.b5 Qf8 22.bxc6 Rexc6
23.Rc2 Rc4 24.a3÷ Buckley,G-Maric,A/Oakham/1990/; 14.Rad1 Nd7 15.Rfe1 Rad8
16.Bf1 Be7 17.a3 Nf6 18.Ne5 Bc8 19.b5 c5 20.Nc6 c4 21.Qc2 Rd7 22.e4 Qc7 23.Nxd5
Nxd5 24.exd5± Eslon,J-Glimbrandt,T/Zaragoza op/1992/; 14.Rfd1 Nd7 15.Ne1 Nf8
16.Rac1 Ne6 17.Bf1 h5 18.g3 h4 19.Bg2 hxg3 20.hxg3 b5 21.a4 a6 0,5/Schneider,A-
Kharitonov/Lvov-mm/1985/]
14...Nd7 15.Bf1 Be7 [15...a5 16.bxa5 Rxa5 17.e4]
16.Rab1 a5 17.bxa5 Rxa5 18.a4 Ba6 [18...Raa8 19.e4²]

19.Bxa6 Rxa6 20.e4 dxe4 21.Nxe4 Qg6 [21...Qd5? 22.Qxd5 cxd5 23.Nd6+–]
22.Re3 Rb8 [22...c5 23.Qb5 Ra7 24.Ne5±]
23.Nc3 Bd6 24.Qc4 b5 [24...Ra7 25.Rbe1²]
25.axb5 cxb5 26.Rxb5 Ra1+ 27.Re1 Rxe1+ 28.Nxe1 Re8 [28...Rxb5 29.Qxb5±]
29.Nf3 Qc2 30.g3 Nf6 31.Qb3 Qc1+ [31...Qxb3 32.Rxb3 Rc8±]
32.Kg2 Qa1 33.Rb6 Qa3 34.Qc4 [34.Qxa3 Bxa3±]
34...Rd8 35.Rb7 Rf8 36.Rb6 Rd8 37.Nb5 Qb4 38.Qc6 [38.Nxd6 Qxb6 39.Qxf7+ Kh7
40.Nf5 Rd7]
38...Bf8 39.Rb7 Qb3 40.Ne5 Nd5 [40...Qe6 41.Qc7 Qd5+ 42.f3±]
41.Nxf7
1–0
(968730) Huebner,Robert (2630) - Karpov,Anatoly (2715) [A29]

[Ribli,Z]
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 Bb4 4.Nf3 e4 5.Nd4 Nc6 6.Nc2 Bxc3 7.bxc3 [7.dxc3 h6 8.Be3
Qe7 9.Bg2 d6 10.Nb4 Nxb4 11.cxb4 0–0 12.Qd4 Re8 13.h3 b6 14.0–0–0 Bb7 15.Kb1
Nd7= Larsen,B-Petrosian,T Milano 1975 20/53]
7...0–0 8.Bg2 Re8 9.0–0 d6 10.Ne3 [ A 29]
10...Bd7!? [10...Ne5 11.d3 exd3 12.exd3 c6 13.Rb1 Qa5 14.Qc2 Ned7 15.Re1 Nb6
16.Bd2 Be6= Tal-Holmov Tbilisi 1969 ]
11.Qc2 Na5! 12.d3 Bc6 13.Bd2 Qd7 14.Rae1 b6³ 15.f3 exd3 16.exd3 h5 [16...h6 17.g4
 Sf5]
17.Rf2 Re7 18.Rfe2 Rae8 19.Bc1 Bb7 20.Nd1 d5! 21.cxd5 Nxd5 22.Re4 Nf6 23.Rxe7
Rxe7 24.Rxe7 Qxe7 25.Kf1 Nc6 26.Qe2 Qd7 27.Nf2 Qf5 28.Bf4 Qc5 29.Nd1 Ba6
30.c4 [30.Bxc7 Nd5 31.Qe8+ Kh7 32.Qe4+ g6µ]
30...Nb4 31.Be3 Qc6 [ Sxd3]
32.Kg1 Qd7 [× d3]
33.Bf1 c5 34.Nc3 Nc6 35.Ne4 Qf5 36.Bg2 Nxe4 37.fxe4 Qe5µ 38.Bf4 Qd4+ 39.Be3
Qa1+ 40.Bf1 g6 41.g4 hxg4 42.Qxg4 Ne5 43.Qe2 b5! 44.Bxc5 bxc4 45.dxc4 [45.d4
Nd3–+  c3]
45...Bxc4 46.Qf2 Ng4 47.Qf4 Bxf1 48.Qxf1 Qxa2–+ 49.Qf4 Qb1+ 50.Kg2 Qc2+
51.Kh3 Qxc5 52.Kxg4 Qd4 53.Kf3 a5 54.Qc7 a4 55.Qa5 Qd3+ 56.Kf4 a3 57.h4 Qh3
58.Ke5 Qe6+ 59.Kd4 a2 60.h5 Qf6+ 61.e5 Qf2+
0–1
(968736) Karpov,Anatoly (2715) - Kindermann,Stefan (2505) [E84]

[Knaak,R]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Nge2 a6 8.Qd2 Rb8 9.h4 h5
10.Nc1 e5 11.d5 Nd4 12.N1e2 [12.Bxd4? exd4 13.Qxd4? Nxe4!µ]
12...c5!? [12...Nxe2 13.Bxe2²]
13.dxc6 bxc6 14.Nxd4 exd4 15.Bxd4 Re8!N 16.Be2 d5! 17.cxd5 [17.exd5 cxd5 18.c5
Rb4!µ]
17...cxd5 18.e5! Nd7 19.f4 Bh6! [19...f6 20.e6 Rxe6 (20...Nf8 21.f5!) 21.0–0²]
20.Qe3! [20.Be3? Nxe5! 21.fxe5 (21.Nxd5 Ng4µ) 21...Bxe3 22.Qxe3 d4µ]
20...Rxb2 [20...Nxe5? 21.Bxe5 f6 22.Qg3! (22.Bxf6 Rxe3 23.Bxd8±) 22...fxe5 23.Qxg6+

±]
21.Rd1!² [21.0–0?! Nxe5! 22.Bxe5 Rxe5! 23.Qxe5 Bg7 24.Qxd5 Qb6+ 25.Kh1 Bxc3°]
21...Nf6! [21...Nxe5?! 22.Bxe5 Rxe5 23.Qxe5 Bg7 24.Qe3! (24.Rxd5? Qb6! 25.Qe8+
Kh7 26.Qxc8 Qe3–+ 27.Qc4 Bxc3+ 28.Kf1 Rb1+ 29.Rd1 Rxd1+ 30.Bxd1 Qe1#) 24...d4
25.Qc1+–]
22.0–0! [22.Qc1 Rxe2+ 23.Nxe2 Ne4° (23...Bg4ƒ) ; 22.Bf3? Ng4 23.Qc1 Nxe5!]
22...Ng4 23.Qg3 [23.Bxg4?! Bxg4 24.Rb1 Rxb1 25.Rxb1 Qd7 26.Rb6 Bf8 27.Rxa6
Rc8°]
23...Be6 24.Bxa6!? [× b5]
[24.Bd3!?]
24...Qa5 25.Bd3 Bf8? [25...Rc8! 26.f5 (26.Rc1 Qb4÷) 26...gxf5 27.Bxf5 (27.Ne2 Rxa2
28.Nf4 Qa4! 29.Bxf5? Bxf5 30.Nxd5 Rc1!!–+) 27...Rxc3! (27...Be3+? 28.Bxe3 Rxc3
29.Bxe6! (29.Bxg4 hxg4÷) 29...Rxe3 30.Qf4+–) 28.Bxc3 (28.Qxc3 Be3+ 29.Kh1 Nf2+
30.Rxf2 Qxc3 31.Bxc3 Rxf2÷) 28...Be3+ 29.Qxe3 Rxg2+ 30.Kh1 Rh2+ 31.Kg1 Rg2+=]
26.f5!+– Bc5 27.Bb5! Rxb5 [27...Bxd4+ 28.Rxd4 Qb6 (28...Rc8 29.fxe6 Rxc3 30.exf7+
Kf8 31.e6!+–) 29.Qf4! Bxf5 30.Bxe8+–]
28.Nxb5 Qxb5 29.fxe6 Rxe6 30.Qf3 Bxd4+ 31.Rxd4 Nxe5 32.Qxd5 Qb2 33.Qa8+ Kg7
34.Rd8
1–0
(968746) Psakhis,Lev (2570) - Karpov,Anatoly (2715) [E15]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb7 6.Bg2 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 a5 8.0–0 0–0 9.Qc2 h6
10.Nc3 Na6 11.a3 Bxc3 12.Bxc3 Be4 13.Qb2 d5 14.Rfd1 c6 15.Bd2 Qe7
½–½
(968748) Karpov,Anatoly (2715) - Lobron,Eric (2625) [E15]

[Dautov,R]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb7 6.Bg2 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 a5 8.0–0 0–0 9.Qc2
h6 10.a3 [N]
[10.Nc3 Na6 11.a3 Bxc3 12.Bxc3 Be4 13.Qb2 d5 14.Rfd1 c6 15.Bd2 Qe7 : Psakhis,L-
Karpov,An Baden-Baden 1992; 10.Nc3 Re8 11.a3 Bxc3 12.Bxc3 Be4 13.Qd1 d5 14.Rc1
Nbd7 15.Re1 Qc8 16.Bf1 Qb7 17.Nd2 Bh7 18.Bb2 c6 19.e3 b5÷ Karpov,An-Anand,V
Tilburg 1991 53/505]
10...Be7 [¹10...Bxd2 11.Nbxd2 d5 (11...Na6 12.e4 d6 13.Rfe1²) 12.cxd5 exd5 13.Rac1

Na6 14.e3 c5 15.Rfd1 b1–c3]
11.Nc3 d5 12.Rfd1 Qc8?! [12...Na6 13.cxd5 exd5 14.Bf4 (14.Nh4 Re8 15.Nf5 Bf8²)
14...Nh5 15.Be3² e5]
13.cxd5 exd5 [13...Nxd5 14.e4 (14.Nxd5 exd5 15.b4²) 14...Nxc3 15.Bxc3 Nd7 16.Bb2²]
14.Bf4 Rd8?! [14...Na6 15.Nh4 (15.Nb5 Qd7!) 15...Re8 16.Nf5 Bf8 17.Bh3 Qd8
18.Nb5±; ¹14...Nh5]
15.Nh4± Bf8 16.Nf5 Rd7?! 17.Ne3 Qd8 18.Be5 c6 19.Bh3 Re7 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.Nf5
Re8 22.Qd2 Kh7 23.Qd3 Ba6 24.Qf3 Bc8 [24...Nd7? 25.Qh5+–]
25.Qh5 Be6 26.Rd3! Bg7 [26...Nd7!? 27.Rf3 Bg7 28.Rf4 Rg8±]

27.e4 dxe4? 28.Nxe4 Rg8 29.Rf3+– Nd7 30.Rc1 Bf8 [30...Bd5 31.Rf4 Ra7 32.Nxg7
Rxg7 33.Rh4+–]
31.Rxc6 Rg6 32.Nh4 Ne5 33.Bxe6
1–0
(968753) Hertneck,Gerald (2540) - Karpov,Anatoly (2785) [E39]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.Nf3 c5 6.dxc5 Na6 7.g3 Nxc5 8.Bg2 [8.Bd2 b6
(8...d5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.a3 Bxc3 11.Bxc3 Nce4 (11...Nfe4!? 12.b4!? (12.Bg2?! Bd7! 13.0–
0 Ba4 14.Qb1 Nb3µ; 12.Bd4 Bf5!? 13.Bxc5 Rc8 14.b4 b6ƒ) 12...Ne6
a) 12...Na4 13.Qxa4! (13.Bd4? Bd7 14.Bg2 Bb5 15.0–0 Rc8µ  a4–c3) 13...Nxc3
14.Qc2 d4 15.Qd3±;
b) 12...Nxc3 13.Qxc3 Ne4 14.Qd4 a5 15.Bg2 axb4 16.axb4 Rxa1+ 17.Qxa1 Qb6
18.Qd4±; 13.Bg2 Qc7 (13...Nxc3 14.Qxc3 d4 15.Qd3±; 13...Bd7!? 14.Be5!? Rc8 15.Qb2
f6 16.Bd4 Ba4 17.Rc1 Rxc1+ 18.Qxc1 Qd7 19.0–0 Rc8 20.Qe3÷) 14.Rc1 Bd7 15.Ne5!
(15.Bd4?! Qxc2 16.Rxc2 Rfc8 17.Rxc8+ Rxc8 18.0–0 b6µ) 15...Ba4 (15...Rac8 16.Bxe4
dxe4 17.Qxe4±) 16.Qb2 (16.Qd3?! Rac8 17.Bxe4 Qxe5!! 18.Bxd5 Rxc3! 19.Rxc3 Rd8
20.e4 Rxd5 21.Rc8+ Nf8 22.Qxd5 Qa1+ 23.Ke2 Qxh1÷) 16...Rac8 17.Bxe4 dxe4 18.0–0
Qb6 19.Ng4!?  e3–f5 19...Rc6 20.Ne3 Qb5 21.Be5 Rxc1 22.Rxc1 f6 23.Bd6
Rd8? 24.Be7± Re8 25.Bxf6! gxf6 26.Ng4 f5? 27.Nh6+ Kf8 Gurevich,M-
Ehlvest,J/FRA-chT/1992/1–0/28/) 12.Bd4 Bg4 13.Bg2 Rc8 14.Qa4 a6 15.0–0 Bxf3
16.exf3 Nc5 17.Qd1 Ne6÷ Dydyshko,V-Serper,G/URS/1991/) 9.Bg2 Bb7 10.0–0 Nce4!=
A simple good move which is a theoretical novelty and which equalises. White tries to
create something, but after the forced exchange it is very difficult. (10...Rc8 11.Rfd1 Qe7
12.Bf4 d5 13.cxd5 exd5 14.Nb5 Nce4 15.Qb3 Bc5 16.Nbd4 Ng4 17.Rf1 Qf6 18.Rad1 g5
19.Bc1 Ngxf2 20.Rxf2 Bxd4 21.e3 Nxf2 22.Kxf2 Bc5 23.Kg1 Rcd8 24.Nd4 Ba6 25.Qc2
Rc8 26.Qa4 Bxd4 27.exd4 Be2 28.Re1 Rc4 29.Qa3 Rc2 30.Qe3 Bb5 31.Qxg5+
Gurevich,M-Ivanov,AV/Moscow 25'/1992/0–1/65/) 11.Nxe4 (11.Ng5?! Nxd2 12.Bxb7?!
Nxf1 13.Bxa8 Nxg3µ) 11...Bxe4 12.Qa4 (12.Qd1 Be7!? 13.Bf4 d5=) 12...Bxd2 (12...Bxf3
13.Bxb4 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 Re8 15.Rfd1 Qc8 16.Bd6²) 13.Nxd2 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 Qc7 15.Qa3
Rfc8 16.Rac1 h6 17.Rfd1 Qe5 18.Nf3 [ If 18..Qxe2 19.Re1 traps the queen ] 18...Qe4
19.Qd3 Qxd3 20.exd3 Rc7 21.Nd4 Kf8 22.Rc3 d5?! 23.Nb5 Rb7 24.Ra3 Rd7! 25.Rc1
dxc4 26.dxc4 Rd2 27.b4 [ Active play secures the draw ] 27...Rb2 28.Rxa7 Rxa7
29.Nxa7 Rxb4 30.c5 bxc5 31.Rxc5 Gurevich,M-Georgiev,Kir/Manila olm/1992/½–
½/33/; 8.a3 Bxc3+ 9.Qxc3 Nce4 (9...Ng4?! 10.Qc2! Qb6 11.b4±) 10.Qc2 b5!ƒ
(10...Qa5+?! 11.b4! (11.Nd2 Qf5 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Bf4! Nxg3 14.Qxf5 Nxf5 15.Rd1°)
11...Qf5 12.Bb2 Ng4 (12...Nxg3 13.Qxf5 Nxf5 14.Rg1ƒ) 13.h3! Ngxf2 14.Rh2±) 11.cxb5
Qa5+ (11...Bb7?! 12.Bg2 Rc8 13.Qa4 Nc5 14.Qd1 Bd5 15.b4 Nb3 16.Rb1 Ne4 17.Bb2±)
12.b4 (12.Nd2? Bb7 13.Bg2 Rac8 14.Qd1 Nc3µ) 12...Qxb5 13.Bg2 Ba6 14.Nd4 Qd5
15.Qb2! (15.Bb2? Rac8 16.Qd1 e5  d1,  c2) 15...e5 16.Nf3 (16.Nb3 Qc4! 17.Na5÷)
16...Rac8! 17.Nd2?! Bxe2! 18.Kxe2 Nxg3+ 19.hxg3 Qxg2 20.Rh4™ d5!?‚ 21.Qb1! d4?
22.Ne4± Nd5 23.Bd2 f5? 24.Nc5 e4 25.Qh1 d3+ 26.Ke1 Qxh1+ 27.Rxh1 a5? 28.Kf1
Rfe8 29.Kg2 axb4 30.axb4 Rb8 31.Rhb1+– Nikolic,Pr-Yusupov,A/Tilburg/1987/1–0/38/]
8...Nce4 [8...b6 9.0–0 (9.Ne5 Bb7 10.Bxb7 Nxb7 11.Bg5 Qc7 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Ng4 f5
14.Ne3 Na5 15.a3 Bc5 16.Ncd1 Rac8 17.Rc1 b5!) 9...Bb7 (9...Bxc3 10.Qxc3 Ba6 11.b3
d5 12.Rd1 Qe7 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Qe1 Ne4 15.Bb2 Rac8 16.Rac1 Rxc1 17.Rxc1 Rc8
18.Rxc8+ Bxc8 19.Ne5 f5 20.Qc1 Bb7 21.Nc6 Qc7 22.Bxe4 fxe4 23.Nxa7 Qxc1+
24.Bxc1 Nc3 25.Be3 Nxe2+ 26.Kf1 Nc3 27.Bxb6 Nxa2 28.Ba5 Kf7 29.Bd2 e5 30.Ke2
Ke6 31.Ke3 Makarjev,I-Kostanjeda,G/Moscow-ch/1992/1–0/61/) 10.Nb5!?
a) 10.Rd1 Rc8 11.Bf4!? (11.a3?! Bxc3 12.Qxc3 d5³) 11...Nce4 12.Nxe4 Bxe4 13.Qa4!
a5™ (13...Rxc4? 14.a3 Bc2 15.Qb5±) 14.Ne5 Bxg2 15.Kxg2 d5!? 16.Rac1 (16.Bg5?!
Qc7! 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Nd7 Rfd8 19.Nxf6+ Kg7 20.Nh5+ Kh6 21.Nf4 Qxc4µ) 16...Qe7
17.a3 Bc5 18.Bg5!? h6 19.Bxf6 Qxf6 20.Nd3 Qf5 21.cxd5 Qxd5+ 22.Kg1 Qf5?! 23.b4
axb4 24.axb4 Bd4 25.Qa6?!“ Rxc1 26.Rxc1 Rd8 27.Rc8 Qd5 28.Rxd8+ Qxd8 29.Qb7
g5!   g7, d5= 30.b5 Kg7 31.Kg2 Gurevich,M-Hjartarson,J/Reykjavik/1990/½–½/53/;
b) 10.Bf4 Nce4 11.Nxe4 Bxe4 12.Qa4 Be7 13.Rfd1 Qc8 14.Ne5 Bxg2 15.Kxg2 Rd8
16.Bg5 a6 17.Bxf6 b5 18.cxb5 Bxf6 19.Nf3 Bxb2 20.Rab1 axb5 21.Qxb5 Bf6 22.a4 Qc2
23.a5 Qa2 24.Ne5 Bxe5 25.Qxe5 Rxa5 26.Rxd7? Rf8 27.Rb2 Crouch,C-
Speelman,J/Hastings (12)/1992/½–½/27/;
10...Be4 (10...Nce4 11.Bf4 a6 12.Nbd4 Rc8 13.Qd3 d5 14.Rac1 Bc5 15.a3 dxc4 16.Rxc4
b5 17.Rcc1 Qe7 18.b4 Ba7 19.Ne5 Rfd8 20.Rxc8 Rxc8 21.Rc1 Rxc1+ 22.Bxc1 Qd6
23.Ndc6 Bxf2+ 24.Kf1 Bxc6 25.Nxc6 Bb6 26.Qxd6 Nxd6 27.Nb8 a5 28.Bc6 axb4 29.axb4
Ng4 30.Kg2 Ne5 31.Ba8 Annakov,B-Danielsen,H/Manila olm/1992/0–1/57/) 11.Qd1
Nb7! 12.a3 a6 13.axb4 axb5 14.Rxa8 Qxa8 15.cxb5 Nd5 16.Qd4 f5 17.Ne5!?
Boensch,U-Browne,W/Dortmund/1990/; 8...Nfe4!? 9.0–0 Bxc3 (9...Nxc3?! 10.bxc3 Ba5
11.Rd1²) 10.bxc3 d6!   d7–a4 (10...Qa5! 11.Nd4! Qxc3 12.Qxc3 Nxc3 13.Ba3 N3a4
14.Nb5ƒ  d6) 11.Nd4 (11.Nd2 Nxd2 12.Qxd2 Qc7 13.Rd1 Rd8 14.Qg5÷) 11...f5
12.Nb3 Bd7 13.Nxc5 Nxc5 14.Bf4 e5 (14...Bc6?! 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.Rad1 d5 17.cxd5
cxd5 18.c4²) 15.Be3 e4 (15...Bc6 16.Bxc6 bxc6 17.Rad1 Qe7 18.Bxc5 dxc5 19.Rd2 Rad8
20.Rfd1²) 16.f3 Qc7! 17.Qd2 Bc6 18.Rad1 Rad8 19.Bf4 Qb6?! 20.Kh1 Rd7?! 21.Bxd6
Qd8 22.Qd4!? Ne6 23.Qe5 Re8 24.fxe4 Ng5 25.Qxf5 Nxe4 26.Be5!± Gurevich,M-
Beliavsky,A/Reggio/1991/1–0/38/; 8...d5!? 9.cxd5 (9.0–0 Qa5 10.cxd5 Bxc3 11.bxc3
Nxd5 12.Bd2 Qa4 13.Qxa4 Nxa4 14.Rfc1 Rd8 15.c4 Ne7 16.Ba5 b6 17.Ne5 Rb8 18.Bb4
Nc5 19.Bxc5 bxc5 20.Nd3 Bb7 21.Bxb7 Rxb7 22.Nxc5 Rb2 23.e3 Rdd2 24.Ne4 Re2
25.Rab1 Nc6 26.Rxb2 Rxb2 27.a3 Kf8 28.Rc3 Ke7 29.c5 Kd7 30.g4 Ne5 31.h3
Boensch,U-Wehmeier,S/Lippstadt/1992/½–½/43/) 9...exd5 10.0–0 Be6 11.Be3 Rc8 12.a3
Bxc3 13.Qxc3 Nfe4 14.Qc2 Qd7 15.Qd1 Rfd8 16.Rc1 b6 17.Nd4² Glek,I-
Balashov,Y/URS/1989/]
9.0–0 [9.Bd2 Nxd2 10.Nxd2 d5
a) 10...a6 11.0–0 Qc7 (11...Qc7 12.Rfc1 (12.Nce4 Nxe4 13.Nxe4 f5 14.Qb3 (14.a3!? Be7
15.Nd2) 14...Be7 15.Nc3 Rb8 16.Rad1? Bf6 17.Rd3 b5!µ 18.cxb5 axb5 19.Nxb5 Qe5
20.a4 Qxe2 21.Rb1 f4 22.Bf3 Qe5 23.g4 Rd8 24.Qd1 d5 25.Nd4 Qd6 26.b4 Bxd4?
27.Rxd4 Bb7 28.b5 e5 29.Rd2 Qe6 30.Be4!™ d4 31.Bxb7 Kortschnoj,V-
Timman,J/Tilburg/1991/1–0/54/) 12...Be7 (12...Rb8 13.a3 (13.Nce4 N 13...Nxe4 14.Bxe4
h6 15.a3 Be7 16.c5 b6 17.cxb6 Qxb6 18.Nc4 Qb3 19.Bh7+ Kh8 20.Qxb3 Rxb3 21.Bc2
Rb8 22.b4 g5 23.Bd3 Kg7 24.Ra2 Bb7 25.Na5 Rfc8 26.Rac2 Rxc2 27.Rxc2 Bc8 28.e3
Illescas Cordoba,M-Salov,V/Linares/1992/) 13...Be7 14.Na4 b6 15.b4 a5! 16.b5?! Bb7
17.Qd3 Rfc8 18.Rc3 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Qb7+ 20.Qf3?! d5! 21.cxd5 Nxd5 22.Rc4 Bg5
23.Rxc8+ Qxc8 24.Ne4 Be7 25.Qb3 Qc7 26.Rd1 Rc8 27.Rd3 Qc4 28.Nd2 Qxb3 29.Rxb3
f5µ Boensch,U-Ivanchuk,V/Terrassa/1991/½–½/52/) 13.Na4 d6 14.c5 d5 15.b4²
Boensch,U-Lobron,E/Hannover/1991/) ;
b) 10...Rb8 11.0–0 b6 12.Rac1
b1) 12.Nde4 N 12...Nxe4 (12...Bb7 13.Nxf6+ Qxf6 14.Bxb7 Rxb7 15.Ne4²) 13.Bxe4 h6
(13...f5 14.Bg2 Bb7 15.Bxb7 Rxb7 16.a3 Be7 17.Rad1 Qc8 18.Qd3 a6 19.Rd2 Rc7
20.Na4 Qb7 21.b4 b5 22.Nb2 bxc4 23.Nxc4 Qb5 24.Nd6 Qxd3 25.Rxd3 Rb8 26.e4 fxe4
27.Nxe4 d5 28.Nd2 Rbc8 29.Re3 Kf7 30.Rfe1 Rc6 31.Nb3 Kortschnoj,V-Gelfand,B
(3)/Tilburg5.02 (30')/1992/0–1/80/) 14.Rad1  b5 14...a6= 15.a3 Be7 16.Rd2 Qc7
17.Qd3 Rd8 18.Rfd1 d6 19.e3  e2–f4–h5 19...Bd7!? [ b5] 20.a4 Rbc8 21.b3 Be8
22.Ne2 b5!= 23.axb5 axb5 24.cxb5 d5 25.Bg2 Qb6 26.Nd4 Bf6 27.Bf1 Rb8 28.e4! Bxd4
29.Qxd4 Bxb5 30.Bc4!? Qxd4 31.Rxd4 Gurevich,M-Sax,G/Moscow GMA/1990/½–
½/33/;
b2) 12.a3 Bxc3 13.Qxc3 Bb7 14.Rfd1 Bxg2 15.Kxg2 Qe7 16.Qf3 Rfc8 17.Rac1 Rc7
18.Rc3 Rbc8 19.Rd3 d6 20.Nf1 Rxc4 21.Rxd6 Nd5 22.R6xd5 exd5 23.Ne3 R4c5 24.b4
R5c6 25.Nxd5 Qe5 26.Ne3 Re6 27.Qb7 Rf8 28.Qxa7 f5 29.Rd2 f4 30.Nf1 fxg3 31.hxg3
Chiong,L-King,D/Bern op/1992/0–1/33/; 12...Bb7 13.Qa4 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 Bxc3 15.Rxc3
Qc7= Yrjola,J-Andersson,U/Thessaloniki olm/1988/;
11.0–0 (11.cxd5?! N 11...exd5 12.0–0 Bg4 13.Qd3 Bxc3 14.bxc3 Rc8 15.Rab1 b6 16.h3
Bh5? 17.f4! h6 18.f5 Qc7 19.Rb4! Ne4 Finegold,B-Winants,L/BEL/1991/) 11...d4
(11...Bd7 12.cxd5 exd5 13.a3 (13.Nxd5? Nxd5 14.Bxd5 Bh3µ) 13...Bxc3 14.Qxc3 Qb6
15.Qb3 Bb5 16.Rfe1 Qa6 (16...Rfe8 17.e3 Ne4 18.Nxe4 dxe4 19.Rac1 Rad8 20.Qb4 Bc6
21.Qxb6 axb6 22.b4 b5² Boensch,U-Palkovi,J/Stara Zagora zt/1990/) 17.e3 Rac8
18.Rec1?! (¹18.Rac1²) 18...Rc6!= 19.Qb4 Rfc8 20.Rxc6 Qxc6 21.Re1 Qc5 22.Qxc5 Rxc5
23.Nf3 Kf8?! 24.Nd4 Ba4 25.Bf1 g6 26.f3² Timman,J-Kortchnoi,V (01)/Brussels
m/1991/½–½/) 12.Nce4 e5! (12...Nxe4 13.Bxe4 f5 (13...Bxd2 14.Qxd2² Stempin,P)
14.Bg2 e5 15.Bd5+ Kh8÷) 13.c5
a) 13.Nxf6+ Qxf6 14.Ne4 Qg6 15.a3 Be7 16.b4 f5 17.Nd2 e4 18.Nb3 Bf6 19.Rad1 Rd8
20.Rd2 Be6 21.Rfd1 Rac8 22.Nc5 Qf7³;
b) 13.a3 Bxd2 (13...Be7 14.Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.b4²; 13...Nxe4 14.axb4 Nxd2 15.Qxd2 Qe7
16.b5 Be6 17.b3 a4) 14.Nxd2 Qe7=;
13...Bf5 14.Nxf6+ Qxf6 15.Be4 (15.Ne4 Qg6 16.a3 Bxc5 17.Qxc5 Bxe4 18.Qxe5 Bxg2
19.Kxg2 Rfe8 20.Qxd4 Rxe2=) 15...Bh3 16.Rfc1 Rac8 17.Bxb7 Rc7 18.Bf3 Bxc5 19.Ne4
Qb6 20.Bg2 Bf5 21.g4 Bg6 22.h4 Rfc8 23.Qb3 Qxb3 Kortschnoj,V-
Greenfeld,A/Beersheba/1992/½–½/23/]
9...Nxc3 [9...Bxc3 10.bxc3 Qa5 11.Nd4! d5! (11...Qxc3? 12.Qxc3 (12.Bxe4 Qxd4 13.Bg2
Qxa1 14.Bb2 Qxa2 15.Ra1 Qxa1+ 16.Bxa1÷) 12...Nxc3 13.Ba3 Re8 14.Rfc1 Na4
15.Nb5) 12.cxd5 exd5 13.c4 Re8 14.cxd5 (14.Bb2?! dxc4 15.Qxc4 Nd2µ) 14...Qxd5
15.Bb2 Bd7„ 16.f3 Rac8 17.Qd3 Nc5 18.Qd2 Na4 19.e4 Qd6 20.Rad1 Nxb2 21.Qxb2
Rc4 22.Rfe1? Ba4³ 23.Nb3 Qb6+ 24.Kh1 Rb4 25.Rd2 Nd7! 26.Qa1 Ne5 27.Nd4 Rd8?
28.Nf5! Rxd2 29.Qxe5 Qf6 30.Qc5! Qb6 31.Qe5 Vera,R-Adla,D/CUB/1992/½–½/]
10.bxc3 Be7 [10...Bc5 11.Nd4 d6 12.Nb3 Qc7 13.Nxc5 Qxc5 14.Qb3 Qc7 15.Rd1 Nd7
16.Ba3 Nc5 17.Bxc5 dxc5 18.Rd2 Rb8 19.Rad1 b6 20.Qa4 g6 21.Rd6 Kg7 22.f4 Qe7
23.Qc2 e5 24.Qe4 Bf5 25.Qxe5+ Qxe5 26.fxe5 Rbe8 27.Kf2 Rxe5 28.Rd8 Be6 29.Rxf8
Kxf8 30.Bd5 Ke7 31.e4 Wiedenkeller,M-Schneider,LA/SVE-ch/1992/½–½/38/]
11.e4 [11.Bf4 d6 12.c5!? dxc5 13.c4 Nd7 14.Rab1 Qe8 15.Bc7 Bd8 16.Bd6 Be7 17.Bc7
Bd8 18.Bd6 Be7 Crouch,C-Polugaevsky,L/Hastings/1992/½–½/; 11.Nd4 Qc7 12.Qb3 d6
13.Ba3 Nd7 14.Nb5 Qb8 15.Rab1 a6 16.Nd4 Qc7 17.f4 Nf6 18.Rb2 d5 19.Bxe7 Qxe7
20.Qb4 Qc7 21.cxd5 Nxd5 22.Bxd5 exd5 23.f5 Re8 24.f6= Ftacnik,L-
Schlosser,P/Brno/1992/; 11.Rb1 Qc7 12.Qd3 Rd8 13.Be3 d6 14.Nd4 Ng4 15.Nb5 Qb8
16.Bc1 a6 17.Nd4 Ne5 18.Qc2 Qc7 19.f4 Nxc4 20.f5 e5 21.Bd5 Nb6 22.Bxf7+ Kxf7
23.f6 Bxf6 24.Qxh7µ Doroshkievich,V-Makarov,M/RSFSR-ch Kuibishev/1990/; 11.Rd1
Qc7 12.Qd3 Rd8 (12...d6 13.Ba3!) 13.Nd4
a) 13.Rb1 Rb8!  b6;
b) 13.a4 d5!= (13...b6? 14.Bf4!±; 13...Rb8?! 14.a5!) ;
13...a6 14.e4 (14.Rb1 d5! 15.cxd5 Nxd5! 16.Nf5? Bf6) 14...d6 15.Rb1 Rb8 16.Qe2 Bd7
17.Ba3 Ba4 18.Re1 Bf8 19.f4 Nd7 20.Bb4 Rdc8 21.Bf1 b6 22.Rb2 b5 23.cxb5 a5
24.Ba3µ Wilder,M-Pinter,J/Dortmund/1988/0–1/49/]
11...d6 12.e5 dxe5 13.Nxe5 Qc7 [13...Nd7?! 14.Rd1 Qc7 15.Nxd7 Bxd7 16.Bf4 Qc8
17.Bd6!²]
14.Qe2 [14.Bf4? g5]
14...Bd6!? [14...Nd7 15.Bf4 Nxe5 (15...Bd6 16.Nxd7 Bxd7 17.Bxd6 Qxd6 18.Bxb7
Rab8 19.Rfd1 (19.Rab1 Bc6 20.Rfd1 Qc5 21.Bxc6 Rxb1 22.Rxb1 Qxc6 23.Qe5 Qxc4
24.Rb8= Lobron,E-Rechlis,G/Bern zt/1990/½–½/33/) 19...Qc7 20.Be4 Bc8 21.Rd4 e5
22.Rd5 f5 23.Bg2 e4 24.Rad1± Gurevich,M-Petursson,M/Reggio/1989/1–0/33/) 16.Bxe5
Bd6 17.Bxd6 Qxd6 18.Rfd1 Qc7 19.Rab1 Rb8 20.Qe3 b6 21.c5 Bd7 (21...bxc5 22.Rxb8
Qxb8 23.Qxc5 Ba6 24.h4= Franco,Z-Vera,R/Barcelona (06)/1990/) 22.Qd4 (22.cxb6
axb6 23.Rb4 (23.Qd4 Bc6 24.Qd6= Bareev,E-Kortschnoj,V/Tilburg/1991/) 23...b5
24.Be4= Gurevich,M-Lalic,B/Haifa EU-chT/1989/½–½/29/ (24.Rg4 e5 25.Rh4 Be6
26.Be4 h6 Finegold,B-Winants,L/Wijk-B/1992/½–½/) 24...Bc6) 22...bxc5 23.Qc4 Rb6
24.Rxb6³ Kaidanov,G-Panchenko,A/Palma GMA-op (4)/1989/; 14...Ne8 15.Rd1 (15.Rb1
f6 16.Nf3 Nd6 17.Nd4 e5 18.Bd5+ Kh8 19.Ne6 Bxe6 20.Bxe6 b6 21.f4 Nb7 22.Bd5 Rae8
23.fxe5 Bc5+ 24.Kg2 fxe5 25.Bg5 e4 26.Rxf8+ Bxf8 27.Rf1 Nd6 28.Be3 Be7 29.Bd4 Qd8
30.Qh5 Rf8 31.Qe5 Vera,R-Ivanov,AV/Linares NL/1992/½–½/81/) 15...f6 16.Ng4 Nd6
17.Ba3 Re8 18.c5 Nf5 19.Rd2 Rf8 20.Qc4 Rb8 21.Re1 Kh8 22.Rxe6 h5 23.Be4 Nd6
24.Qd5± Hertneck,G-Wahls,M/BL 9293/1992/1–0/]
15.Bf4 Ne8!? [15...g5? 16.c5! (16.Ng4 Nxg4 17.Bxd6±) 16...Qxc5 17.Nd3 Qc7
18.Bxg5±; 15...Nd7 16.Nxd7 Bxd7 17.Bxd6 Qxd6 18.Bxb7 Rab8 cf. 14...fd7 15.f4
d6]
16.Rab1 f6! [16...g5 17.c5 Qxc5 18.Nd3 Qa5 19.Be3 Rb8 20.c4ƒ]
17.Nd3 Qxc4 18.Bxd6 [18.Bxb7 Rb8 (18...Bxb7 19.Rxb7 e5³) 19.Bxc8 Rxc8³]
18...Nxd6 19.Rb4 Qc7 [19...Qxc3? 20.Rc1 Qa3 21.Rc7„]
20.Nf4 Re8 [20...Qxc3 21.Rb3 Qc4 22.Qxc4 Nxc4 23.Bxb7³; 20...e5? 21.Bd5+ Kh8
22.Ng6+ hxg6 23.Rh4#]
21.Rd1 a5 [21...Qxc3 22.Rbd4 Nf7 23.Nd5 Qa5 24.Rc1ƒ; 21...e5? 22.Nd5 (22.Bd5+?!
Nf7 (22...Kh8 23.Ng6+ hxg6 24.Rh4#) 23.Nh5 Kf8) 22...Qc5 23.Qe3=]
22.Rbd4 Ra6 [22...Nf5 23.R4d3]
23.Qh5?! [23.Qd3! Nf7 24.Qb5 Rf8 25.Rc4°]
23...Rf8µ 24.g4 a4! 25.c4 [25.g5 Nf5 26.g6 h6µ]
25...Nf7 [25...Ra5 26.Qxa5! Qxa5 27.Rxd6° Qe5? 28.Nxe6 Bxe6 29.Rxe6 Qxe6 30.Bd5]
26.h4 Ra5 [26...g6? 27.Nxg6 hxg6 28.Qxg6+ Kh8 29.Qxf6+‚; 26...e5! 27.Nd5!? (27.Bd5
f5! 28.gxf5 Rh6) 27...Qc5 28.Be4 f5! 29.gxf5 Rh6!–+ (29...exd4? 30.f6!) ]
27.g5 Rf5! 28.Nh3 g6!? [28...e5!? 29.R4d2 g6 30.Qe2 fxg5 31.Be4 gxh4 32.Bxf5 Bxf5±]
29.Qe2 [29.Qg4 e5 30.Qg3 fxg5 31.hxg5 Qe7µ]
29...fxg5 30.h5 Kg7 31.Be4 Rf6 32.Qg4 gxh5 [32...e5? 33.Rd7 Bxd7 34.Rxd7 Qxc4
(34...gxh5?? 35.Qxh5+–) 35.Nxg5÷]
33.Qxh5 Rh6 34.Qg4 Rh4 [34...e5? 35.Rd7!]
35.Qg2 e5 36.R4d3 [36.Nxg5 Rg4–+]

36...g4 37.f4 exf4 38.Rd5 Qb6+ 39.c5 Qf6
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.0–0 0–0 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3
9.Qxc3 Bf6 10.Rd1 d6 11.Qc2 Qc8 12.d5 Nd7 13.Rb1 a5 14.b3 Re8 15.a3 Ra7 16.Nd4
Bxd4 17.Rxd4 e5 18.Rd1 Qd8 19.Bb2 Qe7 20.e4 Raa8 21.b4 Reb8 22.Ra1 Bc8 23.Bc3
axb4 24.axb4 Qe8 25.Bd2 Bb7 26.Qc3 Rxa1 27.Rxa1 Ra8 28.Bh3 Nf6 29.f3 h6 30.Ra3
Ra6 31.Rxa6 Bxa6 32.Qb3 Bc8 33.Bf1 c5 34.dxc6 Qxc6 35.Qa3 Qc7 36.Be3 Be6
37.Qa8+ Kh7 38.Qa6 Nd7 39.Bd3 Kg8 40.Kf2 Kf8 41.Ke1 Ke7 42.Kd2 Kd8 43.f4 exf4
44.gxf4 f6 45.Kc3 g5 46.Bc2 Qc6 47.Qb5 Qxb5 48.cxb5 Ke7 49.Kd4 gxf4 50.Bxf4 h5
51.Bd1 Bf7 52.Bg3 Ne5 53.Be2 Be8 54.Kc3 Bg6 55.Bf2 Nd7 56.Kd4 Ne5 57.Kc3 Nd7
58.Bd4 Ke6 59.Bf3 Ke7 60.Bg2 Bh7 61.Kd2 Ne5 62.Kc3 Nd7 63.Bf3 Bg6 64.Kd2 Ne5
65.Be2 Bf7 66.Ke1 Nd7 67.Kf2 Bg6 68.Ke3 Be8 69.Kf4 Bg6 70.Bf1 Bf7 71.Kg3 Bg6
72.Bg2 Be8 73.Bf3 Bg6 74.Kh4 Ne5 75.Bg2 Be8 76.Bxb6 Ng6+ 77.Kg3 Bxb5 78.Be3
Ne5 79.Bd2 Be2 80.Kf2 Bb5 81.Bc3 Ke6 82.Bh3+ Ke7 83.Kg3 Bc6 84.Bg2 Bb5
85.Bxe5 dxe5 86.Bf3 Be8
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Kortschnoj]
1...d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Qa4+ Nc6 6.Ne5 Bd7 7.Nxd7 Qxd7 8.e3 Ne4?!
[8...e5! 9.dxe5 d4! (9...Ne4 10.Qc2 d4 11.a3 dxc3 12.axb4 Nxb4 13.Qxe4 0–0–0 14.Be2
cxb2 15.Bxb2 Qd2+ 16.Kf1 Qxb2 17.Rb1 Qc3 18.g3²) 10.a3 Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 dxe3
12.Bxe3 (12.exf6 exf2+ 13.Kxf2 Qf5+ 14.Ke1 0–0–0°) 12...Ng4 13.Bd4 Ngxe5 14.f4
Nxd4! 15.Qxd7+ Kxd7 16.cxd4 Nc6 17.0–0–0 Rad8 18.d5 Na5 19.Bd3 Kd6!³ Spielman-
Fine/Zandwoort/1936/]
9.Qc2 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Be7 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Bd3 h6 [12...g6?!]
13.Qa4 a6 14.Rb1 Ra7 15.c4 b5?! [15...dxc4 16.Qxc4 0–0²]
16.cxb5 axb5 17.Qxb5 0–0 [17...Rxa2 18.Bf5 Qd6]
18.Bc2 Rxa2 [18...Rb8 19.Qd3±]
19.Qd3 g6 20.Bd2 Ra3 21.Qe2 Qe6 22.h3 [22.0–0?? Nxd4]

22...h5?! [22...Re8 23.Qg4²]
23.g4! Ra2 24.Bc3 Rb8 25.Rxb8+ Nxb8 26.Qd3 hxg4 27.Bb3 Ra3 28.Bb2 Ra5
29.hxg4 Qxg4?! [29...Na6 30.Bc3 Bb4]
30.Bc3 Qg2 31.Rf1 Ra3 32.Qb5 Nd7 33.Bxd5! Qg4 34.Bb2 Ra6 35.f3 [35.Qxa6??
Bb4+ 36.Bc3 Bxc3#]
35...Qg2 36.Qe2 Qg3+ 37.Kd1 Rb6 38.f4 Nf6 39.Bf3 Qh3 40.Rh1 Qe6?! 41.d5 Qd7
42.Qc2 Rb4 43.Bc3 Rb8 [43...Rc4? 44.Bxf6! Rxc2 45.Rh8#]
44.Ke2 Nh7 45.Kf2 Bf6? 46.Rxh7!! Bxc3 47.Qxg6+! fxg6 [47...Kf8 48.Qh6+ Ke7
(48...Ke8 49.Rh8+ Bxh8 50.Qxh8+ Ke7 51.Qxb8+–) 49.Qh5 Rb2+ 50.Be2±]
48.Rxd7 Rb2+ 49.Kg3 Bd2 50.e4 Rb8 51.Rxc7 Rf8 52.f5 gxf5 53.e5 Be1+ 54.Kh3 Rd8
[54...Rf7 55.d6 Ba5 56.Bd5 Bxc7 57.dxc7+–]
55.d6 Bb4 56.Bd5+ Kh8 57.Rc6 Kg7 58.Kg3 Kg6 59.Kf4 Bd2+ 60.Kf3 Bb4 61.Ke3
Kg5 62.Kd4 Rh8 63.Bg2 Kf4 64.Rc4 Rb8 65.Bc6 Kg5 66.Rxb4! Rxb4+ 67.Kc5 Rb8
68.d7! [68.d7 f4 69.Kd6+–]
1–0
(968775) Lutz,Christopher (2550) - Karpov,Anatoly (2715) [E32]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.Nf3 d6
9.Nd2 h6 10.Bh4 Nbd7 11.e3 c5 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.b4 Ncd7 14.f3 Re8 15.Qb2 Ne5
16.Be2 Ng6 17.Bg3 e5 18.0–0 d5 19.Rfd1 Qe7 20.cxd5 Nxd5 21.Bf2 Rac8 22.Rac1 Rxc1
23.Rxc1 Rd8 24.Ne4 Bc8 25.Nc3 Nf6 26.e4 Be6 27.Rd1 Ne8 28.Rxd8 Qxd8 29.g3 Nd6
30.Qd2 Qc7 31.Nb5 Nxb5 32.Bxb5 Ne7 33.Bf1 Nc8 34.Be3 Nd6
½–½
(968779) Karpov,Anatoly (2715) - Knaak,Rainer (2525) [D45]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 0–0 8.Be2 dxc4 9.bxc4
e5 10.0–0 Re8 11.Rd1 Qe7 12.Rb1 e4 13.Nd2 Nf8 14.c5 [14.Nf1 h5„]
14...Bc7 15.Nc4 Ng4? [15...Nd5!]
16.h3 Nf6 [16...Nxf2 17.Kxf2 Qh4+ 18.Kg1 Bxh3 19.gxh3! Qg3+ (19...Re6 20.Bg4)
20.Kf1 Re6 21.Nxe4±; 16...Bh2+ 17.Kh1! Nxf2+ 18.Kxh2 Qh4 19.Bf1±]
17.Ba3 Nd5?! [17...Ng6 18.Nd6 Bxd6 19.cxd6 Qe6²]
18.Nd6 [18.Nxd5! cxd5 19.c6 Qh4 (19...Qg5 20.cxb7 Bxh3 21.Bf1; 19...Qe6 20.cxb7
Bxb7 21.Rxb7 Rec8 22.Qa4±) 20.cxb7 Bxh3 21.Nd6 Bxg2 22.Kxg2 Re6 23.Rg1+–]
18...Bxd6 19.cxd6 Qg5 20.Nxe4! Nxe3! [20...Rxe4 21.Qxe4 Bf5 22.Qf3 Nc3 23.Rb2;
20...Bf5 21.Nxg5 Bxc2 22.Rxb7 Bxd1 23.Bxd1 Rab8 24.Rxb8 Rxb8 25.Bb3±]
21.Nxg5 Nxc2 22.Bc4 Ne6 [22...Nxa3 23.Bxf7+ Kh8 24.Bxe8 Nxb1 25.Rxb1 Bf5
26.Re1±]
23.Bxe6 Bxe6 24.Nxe6 Rxe6 25.Bc5 b6 26.Rb2! [26.Rd2 bxc5 27.dxc5 Na3! 28.d7
Nxb1 29.d8Q+ Re8÷]
26...bxc5 27.dxc5! Re1+! [27...Na3 28.d7 Rd8 29.Rb8! Rxb8 30.d8Q+ Re8 31.Qd7+–]
28.Rxe1 Nxe1 29.Rd2 Kf8 30.Kf1 Re8 31.d7 Rd8 32.Kxe1 Ke7 33.Rd6 Rxd7 34.Rxc6
Rd5! 35.Rc7+ Rd7! 36.Rc6 Rd5 37.Ra6 Rxc5! [37...Rd7? 38.Ke2 Rc7 39.Kd3 Kd7
40.Kc4+–]
38.Rxa7+ Kf6 [38...Kf8 39.Ra8+ Ke7 40.Ra3! Rc2 41.Re3+ Kd6 42.a3 cf. game]
39.Ra3! g5? [39...h5=; 39...Rc2 40.Rf3+ Ke6 41.a3  e1–d1]
40.Kd2 Kg6 41.Rc3 Ra5 42.a3 h5 43.Kc2 Ra8 44.Kb3 Rb8+ 45.Ka2 Ra8 46.Rc4 f5
[46...Re8 47.Rb4 Re2+ 48.Rb2 Re4 49.Kb3+–]
47.a4 Kf6 48.Ka3 Ke5 49.Rc5+ Ke4 50.a5 h4 51.Ka4 Kf4 52.Rc4+ [52.Kb5?! Rb8+
53.Kc6 Rb2 54.a6 Rxf2 55.Ra5 Rc2+ 56.Kb6 Rc8 57.Kb7 Rh8 58.a7 Kg3„]
52...Ke5 53.Rb4 Kd5 54.Rb5+ Ke4 55.Rb6 Kf4 56.a6 g4 57.Ka5! g3 [57...gxh3
58.Rb4+ Ke5 59.gxh3+–]
58.Rb4+ Ke5 59.f3 f4 60.Re4+ Kf5 61.Re2 Kf6 62.Kb6 [62.Kb6 Rb8+ 63.Kc7 Rf8
(63...Rb1 64.Ra2 Rc1+ 65.Kd6 Rc8 66.a7 Ra8 67.Ra5+–) 64.a7 Rf7+ 65.Kb6 Rf8
66.Kb7 Rf7+ 67.Ka6 Rf8 68.Rb2+–]
1–0
(968788) Wahls,Matthias (2540) - Karpov,Anatoly (2715) [B14]

[Hansen,Cu]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bd2 Nc6
9.Bd3 0–0 10.0–0 Be7 11.a3 Bf6 12.Qe2 [12.Be3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Qa5 (13...b6 14.c4 Bb7
15.Qc2 g6 16.Rfd1 Rc8 17.Rac1 Na5= Payen,A-Berg,K Forli Open 1991) 14.Nd2 g6
15.Ne4² Besztercsenyi,T-Eperjesi,L Hun tch 1992 ; 12.Qc2 g6 (12...h6 13.Rad1 (13.Be3
Nce7 (13...Nxe3 14.fxe3 g6 15.Rad1 Bg7 16.Kh1 Bd7 17.Qe2 Qe7= Belov-Neamtu
Trebic 1990) 14.Ne4 b6 15.Rad1 Bb7 16.Bc1 Nf5 17.Qe2 Rc8 18.Bb1 Qc7 19.Rfe1 Rfd8
½–½ Franco,Z-Magem Badals,J Barcelona 1990) 13...Bd7 (13...Nxd4 14.Nxd4 Bxd4
15.Nxd5 Qxd5 16.Bc3 e5 17.Bh7+ Kh8 18.Be4 Qc5 19.Bxd4 Qxc2 20.Bxc2 exd4 21.Rxd4
Be6= Hracek,Z-Groszpeter,A Kecskemet 1992; 13...Nxc3 14.Bxc3 Ne7 15.Qe2 Bd7
16.Qe4 g6= Illescas-Dorfman France (inf 51/(134)) ) 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.Qb3² Kolorev-
Kastarnov 1988 (inf 45/(149)) ) 13.Bh6 Re8 (13...Bg7 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Rad1 (15.Be4
Nce7 16.Rad1 (16.Rfe1 Nf6 17.Rad1 Rb8 18.Ne5 Bd7= Glek,I-Pyhala,A Odessa 1989)
16...b6 17.Rfe1 Bb7= Martin,A-Rechlis,G London Peace 1987) 15...Nce7 16.h4 h5
17.Ne5 Nf5 18.Bxf5 exf5 19.Qb3² Adams,M-Berg,K Ostende Open 1991 ) 14.Rad1 Nxc3
15.bxc3 (15.Qxc3 Bd7 16.Be4 Rc8 17.Qd2 Na5÷ Dizdar-Rodriguez,Am Belgrade GMA
open 1988 ) 15...b6 (15...Bd7 16.Qd2 Bg7 17.Qf4 Qf6 18.Qc1 Bxh6 19.Qxh6 Rac8
Lhagvasuren,C-Tan,L Manila OL 1992) 16.Be4 Bb7 17.d5 exd5 18.Bxd5 Qc7 19.Qa4
Na5 20.Bf4 Bc6= Kosten,A-Rogers,I Lloyds Bank 1988 ]
12...Nxc3 [12...Nxd4 13.Nxd4 Bxd4 14.Bxh7+ Kxh7 15.Qe4+ ½–½ Kosten-Speelman

Hastings 1988 15...Kg8 16.Qxd4 Nb6
a) 16...Ne7 17.Qxd8 Rxd8 18.Rfd1 ½–½ Berg,K-Pedersen,E Aarhus 1989;
b) 16...Nxc3 17.Qxc3 Bd7 (17...Qb6 18.Qg3 f6 19.Bb4 Rf7 20.Rad1² Polgar,J-Verat,L

Bagneux Open 1988) 18.Qg3² Hübner-Campora Biel 1987 (inf 44/(158));
17.Be3 Qxd4 18.Bxd4 Nc4 19.Ne4 b6 20.Rfd1 ½–½ Adam,M-Speelman,J Hastings

1991; 12...Bxd4 13.Rad1 (13.Nxd5 Qxd5 14.Be4 Qd6 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.Nxd4 Qxd4
17.Bb4 Re8³ Cramling,P-Kortjnoj,V Biel 1984) 13...g6 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.Nxd4 Nxd4
16.Qe5 Nc6 17.Qg3 Re8 18.Bc3 Be6 19.Bb5 f6 20.h4° Polgar,J-Kortjnoj,V Monaco (25
min) 1992; 12...Nce7 13.Ne4 b6 14.Rfe1 Bb7 15.Rad1 Rc8 16.Bb1² Sanchez Almeyra-
Magem,J Palma Open 1992]
13.bxc3 g6 [b7–b6,c8–b7]
14.Be4 [14.Rfd1!? b6 15.h4 h4–h5 (15.Be4 Bb7 16.Be3 Rc8„) 15...Bxh4??

16.Qe4+–]
14...Bd7 15.Rab1 b6 16.Ne5 Rc8 [16...Bxe5? 17.dxe5± ×h6,×g5,×f6]
17.f4 [17.Bh6?! Bg7 (17...Re8 18.f4÷ bd1+c3–c4) 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.f4 Nxe5
20.fxe5 Rxc3µ]
17...Bg7³ [‫ק‬c3,‫ץ‬d2]
[17...Na5?! 18.c4 Bxe5 19.fxe5 Nxc4 20.Bh6ƒ]

18.Rbe1 Rc7 19.Rf3 Na5 [19...Qe7!? ×a3,fc8 20.Nxc6 Bxc6 21.Bxc6 Rxc6 22.d5?
Qc5+]
20.g4 [20.c4? Nxc4 21.Nxc4 Bb5 22.Bd3 (22.Rc1 Qxd4+ 23.Be3 Qxe4–+) 22...Bxc4
23.Bxc4 Qxd4+–+]
20...Re8 [20...f6? 21.Nxd7 Qxd7 22.f5²]
21.Bb1 [f3–e3+f4–f5]
[21.f5 exf5 22.gxf5 Bxf5 (22...f6? 23.Bd5+; 22...Ba4³; 22...Bxe5?! 23.dxe5 Rxe5 24.Bf4
Rxe4 25.Qxe4 Rc4 26.Qe7±) 23.Bxf5 gxf5³ f7–f6]
21...Bc8! [c8–b7/f7–f6(×e6)]
22.g5 Bb7µ 23.Rg3™ [23.Re3 Bxe5 24.fxe5 Qxg5+µ (24...Nc4 25.Rg3 Qd5 26.Kf2³) ]
23...Qd5 24.Kf2 [24.Be4 Qxe4 25.Qxe4 Bxe4 26.Rxe4 Rec8µ ×a3,×c3]
24...Rec8 25.h4 Nc4 26.Ba2 [26.h5? Nxd2 27.Qxd2 Rxc3 28.Rxc3 Qg2+ 29.Ke3
Qg3+µ]
26...Ba6 27.Bxc4 Bxc4 28.Qe3 Ba6 29.h5 Qa2 [xc3]
30.Kg1 gxh5! [30...Qxa3 31.h6 Bf8 32.Ng4³]
31.Rh3 Bb7 [xc3]
32.Qe2 [xh5]
[32.Rh2 Qxa3 33.Rxh5 Rxc3 34.Bxc3 Rxc3 35.Qd2 Rg3+µ]
32...Qd5 33.Kh2 [33.Rxh5 Rxc3 34.Bxc3 Rxc3 xd4/e3/g3+ 35.Qf2

Rxa3µ]
33...b5 [a7–a5+b5–b4]
34.Rg1?! [×g2,xh5]
34...Qa2! [xc3]
[34...Qe4 35.Qxb5 (35.Qxh5 Qf5) ]
35.Rc1 Be4–+ 36.Re3 Bf5 37.Be1 Qxa3 [Hansen,Cu]
0–1
(971982) Blatny,Pavel (2505) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [C01]
AUT-chT Austria, 1993
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.c3 Bd6 6.Bd3 Nge7 7.0–0 Bg4 8.Re1 Qd7
9.Bg5 f6 10.Bh4 0–0 11.Bg3 Rae8 12.Nbd2 Nd8 13.Qc2 g6 14.h3 Bf5 15.Nf1 c6 16.Ne3
Bxd3 17.Qxd3 Bxg3 18.fxg3 Nf7 19.g4 Nc8 20.Nf1 Ncd6 21.Ng3 Rxe1+ 22.Rxe1 Re8
23.Re2
½–½
(972097) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Duer,Arne (2390) [A53]

AUT-chT Austria, 1993
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 Bf5 4.f3 e5 5.e4 exd4 6.Qxd4 Be6 7.b3 Nbd7 8.Nge2 Be7 9.Nf4
0–0 10.Be2 c6 11.Be3 Re8 12.Qd2 Nb6 13.0–0 d5 14.cxd5 cxd5 15.Bb5 Rf8 16.e5 Nfd7
17.Bd4 Nb8 18.Rad1 Nc6 19.Bxc6 bxc6 20.Nd3 Bf5 21.Nc5 Nd7 22.N3a4 Re8 23.Qc3
Nxc5 24.Nxc5 Bf8 25.Rfe1 h6 26.Rc1 Rc8 27.b4 Qc7 28.a3 Qb8 29.Nb3 Rc7 30.Na5
Re6 31.Bf2 Rc8 32.Nb3 Rg6 33.Bc5 Bxc5+ 34.Nxc5 a5 35.bxa5 Qa7 36.Re3 Rb8 37.a4
Rd8 38.Qd4 Rb8 39.Nb3 Qe7 40.f4 Qa3 41.Ra1 Qe7 42.a6 h5 43.Nc5 Qa7 44.h3 Be4
45.Ra2 Rb1+ 46.Kh2 h4 47.Rd2 Bf5 48.Ree2 Rg3 49.e6 fxe6 50.Nxe6 Qxa6 51.Ng5 Qc8
52.Re7 Qf8 53.Rde2 Rb8 54.Rf7 Qxf7 55.Nxf7
1–0
(989169) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Kloster,Josef [C40]

Dortmund sim Dortmund, 1993
[Konikowski,J]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5!? 3.exd5 [3.Nxe5 Bd6 (3...dxe4 4.Bc4 Qg5 5.Bxf7+ (5.Nxf7? Qxg2
6.Rf1 Bg4 7.Be2 Bxe2 8.Qxe2 Kxf7 9.Qc4+ Kg6 10.Qxc7 Nf6 11.Nc3 (11.Qxb7 Ng4
12.Qxa8 Nxh2–+) 11...Nbd7 12.d4 exd3 13.cxd3 Nc5–+) 5...Ke7 6.d4 Qxg2 7.Rf1 Nd7
(7...Nf6!?) 8.Bxg8 Nxe5 (8...Rxg8 9.Qh5 Nxe5 10.Qxe5+ Kf7 11.Qxc7+ Be7 12.Qg3±)
9.dxe5 Rxg8 10.Nc3 Bh3 11.Nd5+ Ke8 (11...Kf7? 12.Qh5+ g6 13.e6+! Bxe6 14.Qe5
Qg4 15.Qf6+ Ke8 16.Nxc7+ Kd7 17.Nxa8 Bg7 18.Qf4±) 12.Nxc7+ Kf7 13.Qh5+ g6
14.e6+ Bxe6 15.Qb5 Bh3 16.Nxa8 Qxf1+ 17.Qxf1 Bxf1 18.Kxf1 Bd6 19.Nb6 axb6 20.h3
Rc8 21.c3 b5=) 4.d4 dxe4 5.Bc4
a) 5.Qe2 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bf5?! (6...0–0!? 7.Bg5 Bb4 8.Qc4 Qd6 9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.Qxc3 Nd5
11.Qg3 f6 12.Bh6 Qe7 13.Nc4 Kh8 14.Ne3² Sion Castro,M-Estevez,J/Oviedo/1991/0|
1/35/) 7.Qb5+ Nbd7 8.Nxf7! (8.Nxd7 Bxd7 9.Qxb7 0–0°) 8...Kxf7 9.Qxf5 g6 10.Qh3 h6
11.Bc4+ Kg7 12.0–0± a6 13.Be3 Nb6 14.Bb3 c6 15.Rae1 (15.f3!?) 15...Qc7 16.f3 exf3
17.Rxf3 Raf8 18.Ref1 h5 19.Qe6+– Bxh2+ 20.Kh1 Qd6 21.Bg5 (21.Rxf6 Qxe6 22.Rxe6
Rxf1+ 23.Kxh2+–) 21...Nbd7 22.Ne4 Qxe6 23.Bxe6 Nxe4 24.Rf7+ Rxf7 25.Rxf7+ Kg8
26.Rxd7+ Kf8 27.Be7+ Ke8 28.Kxh2 Rh7 29.Rc7 (29.Rd8+ Kxe7 30.Rd7+ Kxe6
31.Rxh7+–) 29...Ng5 (29...Rxe7 30.Rc8#) 30.Bxg5 Rxc7 31.c4 b5 32.d5 bxc4 33.d6 Rb7
34.Kg3 a5 35.Kf4 a4 36.a3 c5 37.Ke5 c3 38.bxc3 c4 39.d7+ 1–0 Malakhov,V-
Skachkov,P/RUS-chJ U20 1996;
b) 5.Nc3 Bxe5 6.dxe5 Qxd1+ 7.Kxd1 Nc6 8.Bb5 Nge7 9.Nxe4 Bf5N;
c) 5.Nc4!? Nc6 6.Nxd6+ Qxd6 7.c3²;
5...Bxe5 6.Qh5 Qe7 (6...Qxd4? 7.Qxf7+ Kd8 8.Bg5+ Nf6 (8...Bf6 9.Qxg7+–) 9.Nc3 Bg4
10.0–0 Qd7 11.Rad1 Bxd1 12.Rxd1 Bd4 13.Rxd4 Qxd4 14.Qxg7+–) 7.dxe5 (7.Qxe5!?
Qxe5 8.dxe5 Nc6 9.Bb5 Nge7 10.Bg5 0–0 11.Nc3 Bf5 12.0–0–0 h6 13.Bxe7 Nxe7 14.Bd7
Rad8 15.Bxf5 Nxf5 16.Rxd8 Rxd8 17.Nxe4±) 7...Nc6 8.Nc3 g6 9.Qe2 Qxe5 10.Qxe4
Qxe4+ 11.Nxe4 Bf5 12.Ng5 Nh6 13.Bf4 0–0–0³]
3...Bd6 4.Nc3 [4.d4 e4 5.Ne5 (5.Nfd2!? Nf6 6.c4 0–0 7.Be2 c6 8.dxc6 Nxc6 9.Nb3 Bf5
10.a3 Qd7 11.Nc3 Rae8 (11...Rad8!?±) 12.h3 (12.c5!? Be7 13.d5+–) 12...h6 (¹12...Rd8!?
±) 13.Be3 (¹13.c5!? Bc7 14.d5+–) 13...Bg6 14.Qd2 b6 15.g4 Rc8 16.0–0–0 Na5 17.Nxa5
bxa5 18.Rdg1 Rb8 19.h4 Rfc8 20.g5 hxg5 21.hxg5 Nh7 22.c5+– 1–0 Winckelmann,T-
Knoll,H/corr/1996/) 5...Ne7!? (5...Nf6 6.Nc3 (6.Bg5 Bxe5 7.dxe5 Qxd5 8.Bxf6 Qxd1+
9.Kxd1 gxf6 10.exf6 Bf5 11.Bb5+
a) 11.Bc4 Nc6°;
b) 11.Nc3 Nc6 12.Kd2 0–0–0+ 13.Ke3 Rd6 14.Nxe4 (14.Kf4 Bg6 15.Kg5 h6+ 16.Kg4
Rxf6µ) 14...Bxe4 15.Kxe4 Rxf6 16.f3 Re8+÷; 11...c6 12.Bc4 Nd7 13.Nc3 b5 14.Bb3
Nxf6 15.Ke2 b4 16.Na4 Nd5÷ Hardy,O) 6...0–0 7.Bc4 Nbd7 (7...h6!?) 8.Nxd7 Bxd7
9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 g5? (¹10...Bf5) 11.Bg3 Bxg3 (¹11...Bf5) 12.hxg3 Ng4? (12...Kg7™)
13.Be2 f5 14.Bxg4 fxg4 15.Qe2 Qf6 16.0–0–0! Rae8 (16...Qxf2 17.Qxf2 Rxf2 18.Nxe4
Rf7 19.Rxh6+–) 17.Nxe4! Qg6 18.Rde1 Bf5 19.f3 gxf3 20.gxf3 g4 21.Qd2 Kg7 22.Nf2
gxf3 23.Re5 Rd8 24.g4 Bc8 25.Re7+ Rf7 26.Rxf7+ Kxf7 27.Rxh6+– Motwani-
Rogers/Plymouth/1989/) 6.Nc3 Bb4 (6...Bf5 7.g4 Bc8! (7...Bg6? 8.Nxg6 hxg6 9.Nxe4
Nxd5 10.Ng3±) 8.Bb5+ c6 9.dxc6 bxc6 (9...Nbxc6!?) 10.Nxc6 Nbxc6 11.d5 Bb4 12.dxc6
Qxd1+ 13.Kxd1 Bxg4+ 14.Ke1 0–0 (14...Bxc3+? 15.bxc3 0–0 16.Ba3±) 15.Bd2 Rac8
16.Rg1 Bf3 17.Nxe4 Nxc6 18.Bxc6 Rxc6 19.Bxb4 Re8 20.Kd2 Bxe4 21.Bc3 Rd6+
22.Kc1 Bg6 23.Re1 Rxe1+ 24.Bxe1 Re6 25.Kd2 Rd6+ 26.Ke3 Bxc2 27.Rc1 Rc6=)
7.Bb5+ c6 8.dxc6 Nbxc6 9.0–0 (9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bc4 Nd5 11.Bd2 Nb6=) 9...0–0 10.Bxc6
Bxc3 11.Bxb7 Bxb7 12.bxc3 f6 13.Ng4 Rc8°; 4.c4 e4 (4...Nf6 5.Nc3 Bg4 6.Be2 Nbd7
7.d3 h6 8.h3 Bf5 9.Be3 b6 10.a3 a5 11.Nd2 0–0 12.Nde4 Bh7 13.0–0 Nxe4 14.dxe4 f5
15.exf5 Bxf5 16.Bd3 Qe7 17.Bxf5 Rxf5 18.Ne4 Raf8„ Geyenes-Kloster/Eger/1992/) 5.Qe2
(5.Nd4 Nf6 6.d3 0–0 7.Be2 (7.Bg5 Qe8! 8.Bxf6 exd3+ 9.Kd2 gxf6 10.Bxd3 Qe5ƒ) 7...Re8
8.Nc3 Qe7 9.dxe4 Nxe4 10.Nxe4 Qxe4 11.0–0 Na6°) 5...Qe7 6.Nd4 Nf6 7.d3 Be5 8.Be3
exd3 9.Qxd3 c5 10.dxc6 Nxc6 11.Be2 (11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Nc3 Rb8 13.Rb1 g6 14.Qc2 Ng4
15.Nd1 Bxh2 16.Be2 Nxe3 17.Nxe3 Bf4³) 11...Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Bf5 13.Qd1 (13.Qxf5 Bxd4
14.Nc3 0–0 15.Qc2 Rfe8 16.Rd1 Qe5 17.Rd2 Ng4 18.Nd1 Rad8 19.Kf1 Bxf2!µ) 13...0–0
14.Bxe5 Qxe5 15.Nc3 Rad8 16.Qc1 Ne4 17.Qe3 Rfe8 18.0–0 Nxc3 19.bxc3 Qa5 20.Qf3
Be4 21.Qg4 Qxc3³; 4.d3 Ne7 (4...h6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 c6 7.dxc6 Nxc6 8.Be2 0–0 9.0–0 Bf5
10.Be3±) 5.c4 c6 6.dxc6 Nbxc6 7.Nc3 Bg4 8.h3 Bh5 9.Be2 Bg6 10.0–0 0–0 11.Be3
Nf5÷; 4.Bc4 Nf6 (4...e4 5.Qe2 Nf6 6.d3 (6.Ng5 0–0 7.Nc3 Re8„) 6...0–0 7.dxe4 Nxe4
8.0–0 (8.Qxe4? Re8 9.Qxe8+ Qxe8+ 10.Be2 Na6–+) 8...Re8 9.Be3 Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.g4
(11.Qd1!? e2) 11...Bg6 12.Nbd2= (12.Bd3!?²) 12...Nd7 (12...Nxd2!? 13.Nxd2
Qh4=) 13.Bd3 Ndc5 (13...Nxd2!? 14.Nxd2 Qh4=) 14.Nxe4 Nxe4 15.c4 h5 16.g5
(¹16.Rad1!?±) 16...Qd7 17.Kg2 Re7 (17...Bf5!? 18.Rh1 Bxh3+ 19.Rxh3 Qg4+ 20.Rg3
Bxg3–+) 18.Rh1 Rae8 19.Nh4?µ (¹19.Qd1²) 19...Ng3! 20.Qd2 (20.fxg3 Rxe3 21.Qxe3
Rxe3 22.Bxg6 Rxg3+ 23.Kf2 fxg6–+) 20...Bxd3 21.Qxd3 Nxh1 22.Rxh1 Re4 23.Nf3 Qf5
24.Rd1 (24.Bxa7 Rg4+ 25.hxg4 Qxd3–+) 24...Rg4+ 25.hxg4 Qxg4+ 26.Kf1 Qxf3 27.Re1
(27.Ke1 Bg3 28.Kd2 Bxf2 29.Bxf2 Qxf2+ 30.Kc1 Qf4+ 31.Kb1 Qxg5 32.Qd4–+) 27...Re4
28.Rc1 (28.Qd1 Rxe3! 29.Qxf3 Rxf3 30.Re8+ Kh7 31.Rb8–+) 28...Rh4 29.Ke1 Bb4+ 0–1
Altan,D-Elison,K/corr/ 1996/) 5.d3 Bg4 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Nbd2 0–0 8.h3 (8.Ne4 h6 9.Nxf6+
Nxf6 10.Bxf6 Qxf6°) 8...Bh5 9.0–0 h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.Bg3 Ne8„; 4.Bb5+ c6 (4...Bd7?!
5.Qe2 (5.Bxd7+ Nxd7 6.d3 h6 7.0–0 Ngf6 8.c4 0–0 9.Nc3 Re8 10.Ne4 Nh7 11.d4 f5
12.Nxd6 cxd6 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Rxe5 15.Qd3 Qh4 16.Be3 f4 17.g3 Qh3 18.Bxf4
(18.gxf4? Qg4+ 19.Kh1 Qf3+ 20.Kg1 Ng5 21.fxg5 Rxg5+ 22.Bxg5 Qxd3–+) 18...Rh5
19.Rfe1 Rf8 20.Qe3 Qxh2+ 21.Kf1 Rhf5 22.Ke2 (22.Qxa7?! Qh1+ 23.Ke2 Qe4+ 24.Kf1
Qh1+ 25.Ke2 Qe4+ 26.Kf1 Qh1+=) 22...Qh5+ 23.Kd2 g5 24.Qe6+ R8f7 25.Be3 Qg4
26.Bxa7 (26.Qxh6 R7f6 27.Qh2 Qxc4=; 26.Qxd6?! Qxc4 27.Qg6+ Kh8³) 26...Nf6
27.Rac1 b5 28.b3 Kg7 29.Be3 Ne4+ 30.Kd3 Nc5+ 31.Bxc5 dxc5 32.Qe4 bxc4+ 33.Qxc4
Qf3+ 34.Kc2 Qxf2+ 35.Re2 Qxg3= ½–½ Schmidt,J-Elison,K/corr/1996/) 5...Qe7 6.Nc3
Nf6 7.0–0 0–0 8.Re1 Re8 9.d4 e4 10.Qf1 h6 11.h3 Bb4 12.Bc4 Bf5 13.Ne5 Nbd7
14.Bf4±) 5.dxc6 bxc6 6.Bc4 e4 7.Qe2 Qe7 8.Nd4 Nf6 9.d3 Qe5 10.c3 0–0 11.Nd2 Qg5
12.Nxe4 Qxg2 13.Nxf6+ gxf6÷]
4...Nf6 5.Bc4 [5.d4 e4 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxd7
a) 7.Ng4!? N 7...Nxg4 8.Qxg4 0–0 9.Bh6 (9.Qxe4? Re8–+; 9.Nxe4? Nc5 10.Qf3 Nxe4–
+) 9...Qf6 10.Be3 Nb6 11.Qh5 (11.Qxe4 Bf5 12.Qf3 Qg6 13.Bd3 Bxd3 14.cxd3 Qxd3
15.Qe2 Qxe2+ 16.Kxe2 Rfe8°) 11...Qe7 12.a3 h6 13.Nb5 f5 14.c4 f4 15.Bc1 (15.Nxd6?
fxe3! (15...Qxd6? 16.Bd2±) 16.Nxc8 exf2+ 17.Kd1 Raxc8µ) 15...c5 (15...Rf5!? 16.Qe2
Bd7 17.Nxd6 cxd6²) 16.b4? (¹16.Nxd6! Qxd6 17.Qe5 Qxe5 (17...Qg6 18.dxc5 Nd7
19.Qd4+–) 18.dxe5+–) 16...cxd4 17.c5 Be5 (17...Bxc5!? 18.bxc5 Qxc5„) 18.cxb6 d3
19.d6 Qf6 (19...Bxd6 20.Qd5++–) 20.Rb1 Bd7 21.a4? (¹21.Nc7! Bc3+ (21...Rac8
22.bxa7) 22.Bd2=) 21...a6³ (21...axb6!? 22.Qd1 Bxb5 23.axb5 Qe6³) 22.Nc7 Bc3+
23.Bd2 Bf5 (¹23...e3!? 24.Bxd3 (24.fxe3 fxe3 25.Qd5+ Kh8 26.Qxd3 Qf2+ 27.Kd1
Bxa4+ (27...Qxd2+ 28.Qxd2 Bxd2 29.Nxa8 Bxa4+ 30.Ke2 Bc2–+) 28.Rb3 Bxb3+
29.Kc1 Qxd2+ 30.Qxd2 exd2+ 31.Kb1 d1Q#) 24...Bxd2+ 25.Kf1 Rad8 26.Qd5+ Kh8ƒ)
24.Qd1 (24.Nxa8!? e3 (24...Bxd2+ 25.Kxd2 Qd4 26.Nc7 e3+ (26...Qxf2+ 27.Be2 e3+
28.Kc3 dxe2 29.Rbe1+–) ) 25.Kd1 e2+ (25...Bxd2 26.Bxd3 Bxd3 27.Qd5+ Kh8 28.Qxd3
Rxa8 29.Ke2±) 26.Bxe2 dxe2+ 27.Qxe2 (27.Kxe2?! Qe5+ 28.Kd1 Qxd6 29.Qe2 Bxb1
30.Qc4+ Kh8 31.Qxc3 Rxa8 32.Re1 Qd7ƒ) 27...Bxd2 28.Kxd2 (28.Qxd2 Bxb1 29.Qd5+
Kh8 30.Nc7 Rd8 31.Ne6 Ba2 32.Qxa2 Rxd6+ 33.Kc2 Rxe6ƒ) 28...Qxd6+ 29.Kc1 Qc6+
30.Kb2 Qf6+ 31.Ka3 Bxb1 32.Rxb1 Rxa8 33.Rc1±) 24...Bxd2+ 25.Qxd2 e3 26.Qb2 Qh4
(26...d2+!? 27.Kd1 Bxb1 28.Qb3+ Kh8 29.Qxb1 (29.Nxa8 Qa1 30.fxe3 Bc2+ 31.Kxd2
Bxb3–+) 29...Rad8µ) 27.Nxa8 d2+ 28.Kd1 Qxf2 29.Be2 Qxg2 30.Rf1 Bxb1 31.Qxb1 f3
32.Rxf3 Rxf3 33.Qb3+–+ (33.Qd3 Qg1+ 34.Kc2 Qc1+ 35.Kb3 d1Q+ 36.Bxd1 e2–+)
33...Kh8 34.Qd3 Qg1+ 35.Kc2 Qc1+ 36.Kb3 d1Q+ 0–1 Widmann,R-Elison,K/corr 1996;
b) 7.Nc4!?;
c) 7.Bb5!?;
7...Bxd7 8.Bg5 0–0 9.Be2 (9.Qd2!? Re8 10.Bc4 h6 11.Bh4 a6 12.0–0 g5 13.Bg3 Bf5
14.Rae1 b5 15.Bb3 f4) 9...Re8 10.Qd2 h6 (10...a6 11.f3? (¹11.0–0) 11...e3! 12.Bxe3
Bb4 13.Bg5?? (13.Kf2™) 13...Bb5 0–1 Mainka,R-Schulenburg,P/Dortmund/1991/)
11.Bf4 Bb4 12.Bc4 Bf5 13.0–0 Bxc3 14.Qxc3 Nxd5 15.Bxd5 Qxd5 16.Qg3 Kh7 17.Bxc7
Qxd4 18.c3 Qf6 19.Rad1 Rac8=; 5.d3 h6 6.g3 0–0 7.Bg2 Bb4 (7...Nbd7 8.0–0 Nb6
9.Nh4 Re8 10.Re1 Bg4 11.Bf3 Bxf3 (11...Qd7!?) 12.Qxf3 Bf8 13.Qf5 (13.Nf5 Nbxd5
14.Nxd5 Qxd5÷ Buecker,S) 13...Qd7 14.Rxe5 Rxe5 15.Qxe5 Re8 16.Qf5 Re1+ 17.Kg2
Qxf5 18.Nxf5 Nbxd5 19.Nxd5 Nxd5 20.c3 g6 21.Ne3 Nxe3+ 22.fxe3 Re2+ 23.Kh3 h5
24.e4 Be7µ Hardy,O) 8.Nxe5!? Buecker,S 8...Nxd5 9.Bd2 Bxc3 10.bxc3 Re8 11.f4 f6
12.Qh5 Be6 13.c4 fxe5 14.cxd5 Bf7 15.Qg4 Bxd5 16.0–0 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Nc6 18.f5 Qf6„
Hardy,O]
5...Qe7 6.0–0 0–0 7.d3 h6 8.h3 Bf5 9.Re1 Nbd7 10.Ne4 Bh7 11.Bb3 Nxe4 12.dxe4 Nc5
13.Nd2 f5 14.exf5 [14.f3 fxe4 15.fxe4 Qh4°]
14...Bxf5 ¹15.Nc4 [15.Nf1?! Qh4 16.Ng3 e4 17.Nxf5 Rxf5 18.Be3 Raf8 19.Qg4?
Karpov.Kloster/Dortmund sim/1993/½–½/ (19.Qe2!?) ; 15.Nf3? Bxh3! 16.gxh3 Qf6
17.Nh2 (17.Re3 e4!) 17...Qxf2+ 18.Kh1 e4 19.Ng4 Qh4 20.Re3 h5 21.Nh2 Rf2 22.Nf1
Qg5 23.Ng3 Bxg3–+]
½–½
(993837) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Belotti,Bruno (2410) [A57]

FRA France, 1993
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6 d6 6.Nc3 Qxb6 7.e4 g6 8.Nf3 Bg7 9.Nd2 0–0
10.Nc4 Qc7 11.Be2 Nbd7 12.Bf4 Nb6 13.Ne3 Nfd7 14.Rc1 a5 15.a4 Nb8 16.Nb5 Qd8
17.b3 Na6 18.0–0 Nb4 19.Qd2 Ba6 20.Rfd1 Nd7 21.f3 Nf6 22.Bc4 Ne8 23.Re1 Nc7
24.Na3 Qd7 25.Kh1 Bd4 26.Bh6 Rfb8 27.Ng4 Bxc4 28.Nxc4 Ne8 29.Be3 Bxe3 30.Rxe3
Nf6 31.Nf2 Qd8 32.Rce1 Qf8 33.f4 Qg7 34.Rd1 Nh5 35.Nh3 Nf6 36.Qe2 Qh6 37.Rf3
Qh5 38.Nf2 Qh6 39.g3 Qg7 40.Kg2 h5 41.Nh3 Rd8 42.Ng5 Nh7 43.Nxh7 Kxh7 44.f5 f6
45.fxg6+ Kxg6 46.Rf5 Rh8 47.Rdf1 Rh6 48.e5 dxe5 49.Rxe5 Ra7 50.d6
1–0
(993838) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Chevallier,Didier (2295) [A50]

FRA France, 1993
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.d5 Ne7 5.e4 Ng6 6.Be3 Bb4 7.f3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 d6 9.Qd2
Nd7 10.h4 h6 11.g3 b6 12.Nh3 Nc5 13.Nf2 Qd7 14.Rb1 a5 15.f4 exf4 16.gxf4 Qe7
17.Bxc5 bxc5 18.h5 Nf8 19.Rg1 f6 20.Bd3 Nd7 21.Qe2 Ba6 22.Ng4 Nb6 23.Ne3 Bc8
24.Qg2 Rg8 25.Qg6+ Kd8 26.Kd2 Bd7 27.Qh7 Qf8 28.Rg2 Kc8 29.Rbg1 Kb7 30.Rxg7
Rh8 31.Qg6 Be8 32.Qf5 Rd8 33.Qe6 Bxh5 34.Nf5 Nc8 35.e5 fxe5 36.fxe5 Qe8 37.Rb1+
Ka8 38.Rxc7 Qxe6 39.dxe6 dxe5 40.Rxc5 e4 41.Nd4 Rxd4 42.cxd4 exd3 43.Rxh5
1–0
(993839) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Kallai,Gabor (2450) [B31]

FRA France, 1993
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.0–0 Bg7 5.Bxc6 bxc6 6.d3 f6 7.c3 Nh6 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4
Nf7 10.Nc3 e5 11.dxe5 fxe5 12.Be3 0–0 13.Qd2 h6 14.b4 Bb7 15.Rfd1 d5 16.Bc5 Re8
17.Qc2 d4 18.Ne2 Kh7 19.Rab1 Bc8 20.Nc1 h5 21.Rd3 g5 22.Ra3 a6 23.Nd2 g4 24.Nc4
Rb8 25.Nd3 Re6 26.Ba7 Ra8 27.Bb6 Qh4 28.Ra5 Rb8 29.Qe2 Qe7 30.a4 Rg6 31.Kh1 h4
32.Bc5 Qe6 33.Ba7 Ra8 34.Nc5 Qe8 35.Bb6 g3 36.Nd3 gxh2 37.Ndxe5 Rh6 38.Bxd4
Ng5 39.f4 Ne6 40.Be3 h3 41.g4 c5 42.bxc5 Qd8 43.Qd2
1–0

FRA France, 1993
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.e3 c5 8.dxc5 Qa5
9.Nd2 Ne4 10.Ndxe4 dxe4 11.Qd4 0–0 12.a3 Bxc3+ 13.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 14.bxc3 Nxc5
15.Be7 Nb3 16.Rd1 Re8 17.Bb5 Bg4 18.Bxe8 Bxd1 19.Kxd1 Rxe8 20.Bb4 Rc8 21.Kc2
Nc5 22.Bxc5 Rxc5 23.Rd1 g6 24.g4 h5 25.h3 hxg4 26.hxg4 Rg5 27.Rd7 b6 28.Rxa7
Rxg4 29.Kd2 Rg2 30.Ke2 Rg1 31.Ra4 Rc1 32.c4 Rc2+ 33.Kf1 Ra2 34.Kg2 Kg7 35.Kg3
f5 36.Ra6 Kh6 37.Rxb6
½–½
(993970) Pinter,Jozsef (2580) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E16]

FRA France, 1993
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 Bb7 7.Nc3 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.0–
0 0–0 10.Rc1 Nd7 11.Qc2 c5 12.Rfd1 Nxc3 13.Bxc3 Qe8 14.Qb1 Rc8 15.b3 h6 16.Qb2
Nf6 17.dxc5 Rxc5 18.Bd4 Rxc1 19.Rxc1 Qa8 20.h3 Rc8 21.Rxc8+ Qxc8 22.e3 Ne8
23.Qc3 Qa8 24.Ne1 Bxg2 25.Nxg2 Bf8 26.Nf4 Nd6 27.Be5 Ne4 28.Qc7 b5 29.h4 a6
30.Qd7 Nc5 31.Qd1 a5 32.Bd4 Ne4 33.Qc2 Bd6 34.Qb2 Bxf4 35.exf4 f6 36.Bb6 a4
37.Qd4 axb3 38.axb3 Qc6 39.Qe3 Qd5 40.Bd4 Nd6 41.Qc3 Nf5 42.Bb6 h5 43.Qc8+ Kh7
44.Qc2 Kh6 45.Qc3 Qe4 46.Bc5 Kh7 47.Kf1 Kg8 48.Kg1 Nh6 49.Qc1 Qd3 50.Qe3
Qd1+ 51.Kg2 Qd5+ 52.f3 Nf5 53.Qc3 Qd1 54.Bf2 Qe2 55.Qc8+ Kh7 56.Qc3 Kg6 57.b4
Ne7 58.Qe3 Qxe3 59.Bxe3 Kf7 60.Kf1 Nc6 61.Bc5 Kg6 62.Ke2 Kf5 63.Ke3 e5 64.fxe5
Nxe5 65.Bd4 Nc4+ 66.Ke2 Ke6 67.Kd3 g6 68.Ke4 Nd6+ 69.Kf4 Nf5 70.Bc3 Ne7
71.Ke4 f5+ 72.Kd4 Kd6 73.Ke3 Nd5+ 74.Kd4 Ne7 75.Bd2 Nc6+ 76.Kd3 Kd5 77.Bc3
Nd8 78.Bf6 Ne6 79.Bc3 g5 80.hxg5 Nxg5 81.Ke3 Ne6 82.Be1 f4+ 83.gxf4 Nd4 84.Kf2
Nf5 85.Kg2 Kc4 86.Kh3 Kd3 87.Bf2 Ke2 88.Kg2
½–½

Moscow blitz Moscow, 1993
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Bf4 Bb7 5.e3 Be7 6.Nc3 Nh5 7.Bg3 0–0 8.Qc2 d6 9.d5 e5
10.Be2 g6 11.Nd2 Ng7 12.e4 Nd7 13.0–0 Bg5 14.b4 h5 15.h3 Qf6 16.Nf3 Bf4 17.Bxf4
exf4 18.Qd2 g5 19.e5 Nxe5 20.Nxe5 Qxe5 21.Rae1 Qf6 22.h4 gxh4 23.Ne4 Qf5 24.Qd4
f6 25.Nd2 h3 26.gxh3 Qxh3 27.Qxf4 Rae8 28.Qg3 Qxg3+ 29.fxg3 Re5 30.Nf3 Re3
31.Bd1 Rfe8 32.Kf2 Rxe1 33.Nxe1 b5 34.cxb5 Bxd5 35.a4 Re4 36.Bf3 Re5 37.Nd3 Rf5
38.Nf4 Bc4 39.Re1 Kf7
0–1
(1015656) Goldin,Alexander (2555) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [D01]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 c6 4.Qd3 Nbd7 5.e4 dxe4 6.Nxe4 Nxe4 7.Qxe4 Qa5+ 8.Bd2
Qd5 9.Qxd5 cxd5 10.Nf3 e6 11.Bd3 Bd6 12.0–0 b6 13.Rfe1 Bb7 14.a4 a6 15.c3 0–0
16.h3 Rfc8 17.Bg5 Bc6 18.Bd2 b5 19.axb5 Bxb5 20.Be2 Bxe2 21.Rxe2 a5 22.Ne1 a4
23.Nd3 Nb6 24.Ra2 Nc4 25.Bf4 Bxf4 26.Nxf4 a3 27.b3 Nd6 28.Rec2 Rab8 29.Rxa3 Nb5
30.Raa2 Nxc3 31.Rab2 Kf8 32.Kf1 Ke7 33.Ke1 Kd6 34.f3 f6 35.Kd2 Nb5 36.Ne2 Rxc2+
37.Rxc2 Na3 38.Ra2 Rxb3 39.Nc1 Nc4+ 40.Ke2 Rb2+
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.Nf3 d6
9.Nd2 Nbd7 10.f3 h6 11.Bh4 Rc8 12.e4 e5 13.Bd3 Nxe4 14.Bxd8 Nxc3 15.Bh4 e4
16.Bc2 exf3 17.bxc3 Rce8+ 18.Kd1 fxg2 19.Rg1 Re3 20.Bf5 Bc6 21.a4 Nb8 22.Kc2 g6
23.d5 Bd7 24.Bxd7 Nxd7 25.Rxg2 Rfe8 26.Rf1 Nc5 27.Bf6 Re2 28.Rff2 Rxf2 29.Rxf2
Nxa4 30.Bd4 Nc5 31.Bxc5 bxc5 32.Rf1 Ra8
0–1
(1015670) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Budnikov,Alexandar (2520) [A52]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Bf4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bb4+ 6.Nbd2 Qe7 7.e3 Ngxe5 8.Nxe5
Nxe5 9.Be2 a5 10.0–0 0–0 11.Nb3 a4 12.a3 Ba5 13.Nd4 Bb6 14.Nb5 d6 15.Nc3 Be6
16.Nxa4 Ba7 17.c5 Rad8 18.Qc2 Qf6 19.cxd6 cxd6 20.Nc3 Bb8 21.Bg3 d5 22.Nb5 Nc4
23.Nd4 Bxg3 24.hxg3 Rc8 25.Bxc4 dxc4 26.Qc3 Bd5 27.Rad1
1–0
(1015671) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Dreev,Alexey (2560) [D45]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 b6 9.b3 Bb7
10.Bb2 Qe7 11.Rad1 c5 12.cxd5 exd5 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.Nh4 Qe5 15.g3 Qe6 16.Bf3 Rfd8
17.Rfe1 Ne5 18.Bg2 Rac8 19.f4 Neg4 20.Qf5 Bf8 21.Qxe6 fxe6 22.h3 Nh6 23.g4 Nf7
24.Kf2 Nd6 25.g5 Nfe8 26.Nf3 g6 27.Ne5 Ng7 28.Ng4 Be7 29.Na4 Ngf5 30.Rc1 c4
31.Nf6+ Kf7 32.Nxh7 Bc6 33.Nc3 Rb8 34.Ne2 Bd7 35.Be5 cxb3 36.axb3 Rxb3 37.Nd4
Nxd4 38.Bxd4 a5 39.Rc7 Nf5 40.Bf6
0–1
(1015672) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Ivanovic,Bozidar (2470) [D94]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 g6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.Be2 0–0 7.0–0 Bg4 8.cxd5 cxd5 9.Qb3
Bc8 10.Ne5 e6 11.Bd2 Nfd7 12.f4 Nxe5 13.fxe5 Nc6 14.Rac1 Qg5 15.Qd1 Bh6 16.Rc2
Nb4 17.e4 Qh4 18.g3 Qh3 19.Bg4 Bxd2 20.Bxh3 Be3+ 21.Rcf2 Nc6 22.Kh1
1–0
(1015673) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Smyslov,Vassily V (2530) [A91]

1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Be7 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.Nh3 0–0 6.0–0 d6 7.Qb3 Nc6 8.Rd1 Qe8 9.d5 Ne5
10.Nf4 exd5 11.cxd5 Ne4 12.Nc3 Nxc3 13.Qxc3 Bd8 14.Be3 Kh8 15.Bd4 Bd7 16.Ne6
Bxe6 17.dxe6 Qxe6 18.Bxb7 Rb8 19.Bg2 c5 20.Bxe5 dxe5 21.Qxc5 Bb6 22.Qa3 f4
23.gxf4 Rxf4 24.e3 Rg4 25.Kh1 Rg6 26.Rac1 Qg4 27.Rg1 Qh4 28.Qc3 Rf8 29.Qxe5 h6
30.f4 Rg3 31.Bd5 Rxg1+ 32.Rxg1 Qf6 33.Qxf6 Rxf6 34.Re1 g5 35.fxg5 hxg5 36.Kg2
Kg7
1–0
(1015674) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Timman,Jan H (2635) [A70]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.Bd3 Bg4 9.Qa4+
Nbd7 10.Nd2 0–0 11.f3 Ne5 12.Qc2 Bd7 13.0–0 Rc8 14.Nc4 Nxc4 15.Bxc4 Nh5 16.Be3
f5 17.exf5 gxf5 18.Rfe1 Qh4 19.Bf1 Rce8 20.Bf2 Bd4 21.Rad1 Bxf2+ 22.Qxf2 Qxf2+
23.Kxf2 Nf6 24.Bb5 a6 25.Bxd7 Nxd7 26.Re6 Ne5 27.Rxd6 Nc4 28.Rd7 Nxb2 29.Rd2
Nc4 30.Re2 b5 31.Rc7 Ne5 32.d6 b4 33.Nd5 Nd3+ 34.Kf1 Rxe2 35.Kxe2
1–0
(1015691) Ljubojevic,Ljubomir (2605) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [A22]
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 Bb4 4.Bg2 0–0 5.Nf3 d6 6.0–0 e4 7.Nd4 Bxc3 8.dxc3 h6 9.Qc2
Re8 10.Rd1 Nbd7 11.Bf4 Qe7 12.Nb5 g5 13.Bxg5 hxg5 14.Nxc7 Nb6 15.Nxe8 Nxe8
16.Qxe4 Qxe4 17.Bxe4 Nxc4 18.b3 Ne5 19.Rd4 Rb8 20.Bg2 b6 21.f3 Kf8 22.e3 Ke7
23.h4 gxh4 24.Rxh4
½–½
(1015706) Shcherbakov,Ruslan (2570) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E32]

d5 10.e3 Nbd7 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd8 Nxc3 13.Be7 Rfe8 14.Bh4 Nd5 15.Bf2 Rac8
16.e4 Ne7 17.Rc1 f5 18.Bb5 Red8 19.Bc4 Kf7 20.e5 c5 21.Ne2 cxd4 22.Bxd4 Bd5
23.Bb5 Rxc1+ 24.Nxc1 Nc6 25.Bxc6 Bxc6 26.Ne2 Nc5 27.Kf2 Nb3 28.Bc3 Bb5 29.Nc1
Nc5 30.Ke3 g5 31.g3 Bc6 32.h4 Kg6 33.Rg1 Na4 34.Bd4 Bxf3 35.b4 Be4 36.Ne2 Rc8
37.hxg5 hxg5 38.Rc1 Rxc1 39.Nxc1 Kh5 40.Nb3 Kg4
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qd3 b6 9.e4
Ne7 10.Qe3 0–0 11.f4 cxd4 12.cxd4 f5 13.Nf3 fxe4 14.Qxe4 Qd5 15.Qc2 Ba6 16.Bxa6
Nxa6 17.0–0 Nf5 18.Qa4 Nc7 19.Bb2 Ne3 20.Rfe1 Nxg2 21.Kxg2 Rxf4 22.Re3 Raf8
23.Qb3 Qf5 24.Rf1 Nd5 25.Rd3 Re4 26.Kh1 Re2 27.Rg1 Qe4 28.Bc1 Rf2 29.Re1 Qg4
30.Rg1 Qe4 31.Re1 Qf5 32.Ng1 a5 33.Rg3 Rc2 34.Qf3 Qxf3+ 35.Nxf3 Rc3 36.Ng5
Rxg3 37.hxg3 h6 38.Nxe6 Rf2
0–1
(1015735) Vaganian,Rafael A (2615) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [A07]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.0–0 Bf5 5.d3 e6 6.Nbd2 h6 7.Qe1 Be7 8.e4 Bh7 9.Ne5
Nbd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.f4 dxe4 12.dxe4 0–0 13.Kh1 Nc5 14.Qe2 a5 15.Nc4 b5 16.Ne5
Qc7 17.Nd3 Nxd3 18.cxd3 c5 19.Be3 Rac8 20.Rac1 Qd7 21.Rc2 Rfd8 22.Rd2 Bf6
23.Rc1 Bd4 24.h4 Bxe3 25.Qxe3 Qd4 26.Qxd4 cxd4 27.Rdd1 g5 28.hxg5 hxg5
½–½
(1048310) Christiansen,Larry Mark (2620) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E12]

Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee (2), 01.1993
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Ba6 5.Qc2 Bb7 6.Nc3 c5 7.e4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nc6 9.Nxc6
Bxc6 10.Bf4 Nh5 11.Be3 Bd6 12.Qd1
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qb3 Qe7 5.Bg5 b6 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.Qxc3 Bb7 8.f3 d6 9.Nh3
h6 10.Bh4 Nbd7 11.e3 c5 12.dxc5 bxc5 13.Be2 d5 14.Bf2 0–0 15.0–0 Nb6 16.b3 e5
17.cxd5 Nbxd5 18.Qc2 e4 19.f4 Bc8 20.Kh1 Rb8 21.Ng1 Ng4 22.Bxg4 Bxg4 23.h3 Be6
24.Ne2 f5 25.Rfc1 Rfc8 26.Rab1 Qf7 27.Qd1 Bd7 28.Nc3 Nxc3 29.Rxc3 Be6 30.Bh4
Kh7 31.Kh2 Rb7 32.Qc2 c4 33.bxc4 Rxb1 34.Qxb1 Rxc4 35.Be1 a6 36.Qb6 Rxc3
37.Bxc3 Bc4 38.Qd4 Bd3 39.g4 fxg4 40.hxg4 Qg6 41.Qd7 Be2 42.Kg3 h5 43.g5 Bg4
44.Qe7 Bf5 45.Kh4 Bg4 46.Qf8 Be6 47.f5 Bxf5 48.Bxg7 Qe6 49.Bf6 Qd7 50.Qh6+ Kg8
51.g6 Bxg6 52.Qxg6+ Kf8 53.Qh6+ Ke8 54.Qh8+ Kf7 55.Qg7+ Ke6 56.Qxd7+ Kxd7
57.Kxh5 Ke6 58.Bd4 Kf5 59.a4
1–0

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d6 5.d4 Nbd7 6.Bg5 b6 7.e3 Bb7 8.Bd3 h6 9.Bh4
Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 Qe7 11.e4 e5 12.Nd2 g5 13.Bg3 Nh5 14.0–0–0 Nf4 15.Bxf4 gxf4 16.g3
Qf6 17.d5 Nc5 18.Nb3 Bc8 19.Nxc5 bxc5 20.Qe2 Bd7 21.Kd2 Rb8 22.Rb1 Rb6 23.gxf4
Qxf4+ 24.Qe3 Ke7 25.Qxf4 exf4 26.Rhg1 Kf6 27.Rb3 Rhb8 28.Bc2 a5 29.f3 a4 30.Rxb6
cxb6 31.a3 Rh8 32.Bd3 Rb8 33.Be2 Re8 34.Rb1 Rb8 35.Bd3 Ke5 36.Rg1 Kf6
½–½
(1048319) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Christiansen,Larry Mark (2620) [E15]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 b5 6.cxb5 Bxb5 7.Bg2 Bb4+ 8.Bd2 a5 9.0–0 0–
0 10.a3 Be7 11.Nc3 Ba6 12.Qc2 d5 13.Rfc1 Nbd7 14.e4 c5 15.exd5 exd5 16.Be3 Rc8
17.Qd1 Re8 18.Bh3 Rb8 19.Bf4 Rb7 20.Ne5 Bf8 21.Nxd7 Nxd7 22.Nxd5 Be2 23.Qd2
Bf3 24.Bg2 Bxg2 25.Kxg2 Rxb3 26.Nc7 g5 27.Nxe8 gxf4 28.Re1 fxg3 29.hxg3 c4
30.Qf4 Rb6 31.d5 c3 32.d6 Rb5 33.Nc7 Rg5 34.Re8 Qf6 35.Qxf6 Nxf6 36.Rd8 Kg7
37.Kf3 Rc5 38.Rc1 c2 39.Ke3 Ng4+ 40.Kd4 Bxd6 41.Ne8+ Kg6 42.Rxd6+ f6 43.Kxc5
Nxf2 44.Rxf6+ Kg5 45.Rxf2 Kg4 46.Rcxc2 h5 47.Rc3 a4 48.Rf4+ Kh3 49.Nf6 h4
50.gxh4+ Kg2 51.Ng4 Kg1 52.Rf2
1–0
(1048320) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Christiansen,Larry Mark (2620) [A57]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6 e6 6.Nc3 exd5 7.Nxd5 Nxd5 8.Qxd5 Nc6 9.Nf3
Be7 10.Ne5 0–0 11.Nxc6 dxc6 12.Qxd8 Rxd8 13.Bf4 Bf6 14.Rd1 Rd4 15.e3 Rb4 16.b3
Be6 17.Bc7 Bc3+ 18.Ke2 c4 19.bxc4 Bxc4+ 20.Kf3 Bd5+ 21.Kg3 h5 22.Be2 h4+
23.Kh3 Be6+ 24.g4 hxg3+ 25.Kxg3 Rb2 26.Bf3 Ba5 27.Rb1 Rxa2 28.Ra1 Rc8 29.Rxa2
Bxa2 30.Kg2 Rxc7 31.bxc7 Bxc7 32.Rc1 Be5 33.Rxc6 g6 34.Rxa6 Be6 35.Ra5 Bc3
36.Rc5 Bb4 37.Rb5 Bc3 38.Bd5 Bd7 39.Rb7
1–0
(1048321) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Christiansen,Larry Mark (2620) [E15]

[Dautov,R]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 b5 6.cxb5 Bxb5 7.Bg2 Bb4+ 8.Bd2 a5 9.0–0
0–0 10.Re1!? [N]
[10.a3 Be7 (¹10...Bxd2 11.Nfxd2 d5 12.Nc3 c6=) 11.Nc3 Ba6 12.Qc2 d5 13.Rfc1 Nbd7
14.e4 c5 15.exd5 exd5 16.Be3 Rc8 17.Qd1 Re8 18.Bh3 Rb8 19.Bf4 Rb7 20.Ne5±
Karpov,An-Christiansen,L Wijk m 25' 1993; 10.Bg5 d5 11.a3 Be7 12.Nc3 Ba6 13.Ne5
Nfd7 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Nxd7 Nxd7= Hansen,C-Lobron,E Wijk m 1993; 10.Nc3 Bc6]
10...Bc6 [10...d5 11.Nc3 Bxc3 12.Bxc3 a4 (12...Nbd7 13.a4 Bc6 14.Qc2±) 13.b4²]
11.a3 Be7 [11...Bxd2 12.Nbxd2 e4 (12.Qxd2!?) 12...d5 13.Ne5 Bb7 14.Qc2±]
12.Qc2 [12.Nc3! Ne4 13.Qc2! (13.Ne5 Nxd2 (13...Nxc3 14.Bxc3 Bxg2 15.Kxg2 Bf6
16.Qd2 d6 17.Nc4 Nc6÷) 14.Nxc6 Nxc6 15.Bxc6 dxc6 16.Qxd2 Rb8=) 13...Nxd2
(13...Nxc3 14.Bxc3²) 14.Qxd2² f5?! 15.d5 exd5 16.Nxd5±]
12...Be4 13.Qb2 Nc6 14.Nc3 Bxf3! 15.Bxf3 Nxd4 16.Bxa8 Qxa8° 17.Be3 Nf5 [17...c5?!
18.Bxd4 cxd4 19.Nb5 e5 20.e3 dxe3 21.Rxe3 d6 22.Rc1±]
18.Bf4 c5 [18...Qb7!? 19.Rad1 (19.Rac1 Rb8 ×b3) 19...Bc5!ƒ]
19.a4 d5 20.Nb5 Rc8 [20...h6!?°]
21.Rac1 h6 22.Qc2 d4 23.Na3 [23.e4 dxe3 24.Bxe3 (24.fxe3 Nd5°) 24...Ng4 25.Bf4 Qf3
26.h3 Nf6° h4]
23...Bd6 24.Bd2 [24.Bxd6 Nxd6 25.Nc4 Nxc4 26.Qxc4 Ne4=]
24...Ne4 25.Qd3 [25.Nc4 Bc7 26.Qd3÷]

25...Nxd2!? 26.Qxd2 c4! 27.Nxc4 Bb4 28.Qd3 Bxe1 29.Nb6 Rxc1 30.Nxa8 Bb4+
[30...h5! 31.Kg2 (31.Nb6 h4 32.g4? Ne3! 33.fxe3 h3 34.Qc4 Ra1–+; 31.Qb5 g5 32.Nb6
g4°) 31...g6!?°]
31.Kg2 Rc3 32.Qa6 d3? [¹32...h5!÷]
33.exd3 Rc2 34.Nb6± h5 [34...Be1 35.g4! Nh4+ (35...Rxf2+? 36.Kg1+–; 35...Bxf2?

36.gxf5 Bxb6+ 37.Kf3+–) 36.Kf1 Bxf2 37.d4!± a8,d3; 34...Bc5 35.Qc8+ Kh7
36.Kh3±]
35.Nc4 g5 36.Qa8+ Kg7 37.Qe4 Bc3 38.Ne3 Nxe3+ 39.Qxe3+– Bf6 40.d4 Rc7 41.Qd2
Rd7 42.Qxa5 Rxd4 43.b4 Rd5 44.b5 g4 45.h3 Bd4 46.hxg4 hxg4 47.Qb4
1–0
(1048334) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Nunn,John DM (2580) [E81]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 Nbd7 7.Qd2 c5 8.d5 Ne5 9.Bg5 a6
10.f4 Ned7 11.Nf3 b5 12.cxb5 Qa5 13.e5 dxe5 14.fxe5 Ng4 15.Bxe7 Re8 16.d6 Bh6
17.Ng5 Ngxe5 18.Be2 axb5 19.0–0 c4 20.Bf3 Nxf3+ 21.Rxf3 Ne5 22.Re3 Nd3 23.Rf1
Be6 24.h4 Bf8 25.Nxe6 fxe6 26.Rxe6 b4 27.Nd1 Bxe7 28.Qe3 Qc5 29.dxe7 Rxa2
30.Kh1 Ra7 31.Rxg6+ hxg6 32.Qe6+ Kg7 33.Qf7+ Kh6 34.Qxe8 Qxe7 35.Qh8+ Qh7
36.Qd4 Qe7 37.Ne3 Ne5 38.Qxe5 Qxh4+ 39.Kg1 Re7 40.Qh8+ Rh7 41.Qf8+ Rg7
42.Qh8+ Rh7 43.Qf8+ Rg7 44.Rf3
1–0
(1048336) Nunn,John DM (2580) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [C10]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bd7 5.c4 Bc6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Nf3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 c6
9.Be3 Nbd7 10.Be2 Bd6 11.0–0 0–0 12.c5 Bc7 13.b4 a6 14.a4 Re8 15.b5 axb5 16.axb5
Ba5 17.bxc6 bxc6 18.Ne4 Nd5 19.Nd6 Rf8 20.Bc4 N7f6 21.Bg5 Qd7 22.Rfb1 Bc7
23.Rxa8 Rxa8 24.Bxf6 Nxf6 25.Rb7 Ne8 26.Nxe8 Rxe8 27.g3 g6 28.Kg2 Kg7 29.Qc3
Ba5 30.Qb2
½–½
(1048343) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Salov,Valery (2660) [D10]

[Hertneck,G]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 dxc4 4.e4 e5 5.dxe5N [5.Nf3 exd4 6.Qxd4 Qxd4 7.Nxd4²]
5...Qxd1+ 6.Kxd1 b5 7.Be3 Nd7 8.f4 Bc5 9.Ke2 a5 10.Nf3 Ne7 11.f5! Bb6 12.Bxb6
Nxb6 13.Ke3 f6! 14.exf6 [14.e6? g6 15.Nd4 b4 16.Nd1 gxf5 17.exf5 Bb7ƒ]
14...gxf6÷ 15.g4 b4 16.Nd1 h5 17.Rg1 hxg4 18.Rxg4 Kf7 19.Kf4 Ba6 20.Ne3 a4 21.a3
c3 22.bxc3 Bxf1 23.Rxf1 b3 24.Rfg1 Rag8 25.Rxg8 Rxg8 26.Rd1 Rb8 27.Ne1 Rh8
28.Kg3 Rg8+ 29.Kf2 Rh8 30.Nf3 Rb8 31.h4 b2 32.Rb1 Nd7 33.Nc4 Nc5 34.Ke3 Rd8
35.Nd4 Rh8 36.Nd6+ Kg8 37.Rxb2 Rxh4 38.Rb8+ Kh7 39.Re8 Ng8 40.Ne6 Nd7
41.Kd4 Rh1 42.Nc4 Rd1+ 43.Ke3 Re1+ 44.Kd3 Rd1+ 45.Ke2 Rc1 46.Kd2 Rg1
47.Ra8 Ne5 48.Nxe5 fxe5 49.Rxa4 Nf6 50.Nc5 Rg2+ 51.Kd3 Rg3+ 52.Kc2 Ng4
53.Ra7+ Kg8 54.Rd7 Ne3+ 55.Kb3 Rg1 56.a4 Rb1+ 57.Ka2
1–0
(1048345) Salov,Valery (2660) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E15]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.e4 cxd4 8.e5 Ne4 9.0–0
Nxd2 10.Bxd2 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Nc6 12.Qxc6 dxc6 13.Bxc6+ Qd7 14.Bxd7+ Kxd7 15.Rfe1
a5 16.Kf1 f5 17.Ke2 Kc6 18.Kd3 Bb4 19.Re2 Bxd2 20.Rxd2 Rhd8 21.b3 Rd7 22.h4 g6
23.a3 Rf8 24.f3 Rg8 25.Rb2 Ra8 26.Rh1 h6 27.Rhb1 Kc5 28.Ra2 Kc6 29.Rf2 Kc5
30.Ra1 Kc6 31.Rc2 Raa7 32.Rg1 Ra8 33.Rf2 Rf8 34.Rh2 h5 35.Rf2 Rh8 36.Ra2 Rf8
37.f4 Ra8 38.Rb1 Rda7 39.Rab2 Kc5 40.Ra1 Rd7 41.b4+ Kc6 42.a4 axb4 43.Rxb4 Ra6
44.Rab1 Rd8 45.R1b2 Rd7 46.R2b3 Rd8 47.Rb1 Rd7 48.Rb5 Rd8 49.R1b3 Rd7 50.R3b4
Rd8 51.a5 bxa5 52.Ra4 Rda8 53.Kxd4 Rd8+ 54.Kc3 Rda8 55.Kd3 Rd8+ 56.Kc2 Rda8
57.Kc3 R6a7 58.Rb1 Ra6 59.Rd1 Kc5 60.Rb1 Rb6 61.Rba1 Rba6 62.Rd1 R8a7 63.Rb1
Rb6 64.Rba1 Rba6 65.Rd1 Ra8 66.Rd7 R8a7 67.Rd2 Ra8
½–½
(1048346) Illescas Cordoba,Miguel (2615) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [A17]

[Ribli,Z]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 d6 7.b4 b6 8.Bb2 Bb7 9.g3
c5 10.Bg2 Nbd7 11.0–0 Qc7 [11...Rc8 12.d3 Re8 13.e4ƒ Kasparov,G-Karpov,An New
York/Lyon m/24 1990 50/12; 11...Rc8 12.d3 Rc7 13.a4ƒ Georgiev,Ki-Lobron,E
Tilburg1. 1992 CBM/32; 11...Qe7 12.d3 Rfc8 13.e4 Qf8 14.Rfe1 a6 15.Nd2 Rab8
16.d4ƒ Lobron,E-Adams,M Brussels SWIFT 25' 1992 EXP/29]
12.d3 Rfc8 13.Rfc1 e5 14.Bh3 Re8 15.e4 Nf8 16.Nh4 [16.a4!?]
16...Ne6 17.Qd2 Qd8 18.Bxe6 fxe6 19.Rab1 [19.a4!?]
19...Bc6 20.Qe2 Qe7 21.Ng2 Qf7 22.Bc3 Qh5 23.Qxh5 Nxh5 24.Ne3 Rf8 25.Rb2 Nf6
26.bxc5 bxc5 27.Ba5 Kf7 28.Rcb1 Ke7 29.h4 Nd7 30.Kg2 Rab8 31.Rxb8 Rxb8
32.Rxb8 Nxb8 33.f4 Ba4 34.Bc3 Nc6 35.Kf2 Nd4 36.Ba5 exf4 37.gxf4 Nc2 38.Nxc2
Bxc2 39.Ke3 g6 40.d4 cxd4+ 41.Kxd4
½–½

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.b4 Bb7 8.Bb2 Qe7 9.g3
c5 10.Bg2 Nc6 11.bxc5 bxc5 12.0–0 Rab8 13.Rab1 Ba8 14.Ba1 d6 15.e3 Rfc8 16.Qc2
Nd7 17.d3 Nd8 18.Qc3 f6 19.Qc2 Bc6 20.Nd2 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 Nb6 22.Rb5 Qc7 23.Rfb1
a6 24.R5b3 Qc6+ 25.Kg1 Nd7 26.Ne4 Nf7 27.f4 Kf8 28.Nd2 Rxb3 29.Rxb3 Rb8 30.Bc3
Rxb3 31.Qxb3 Nd8 32.e4 e5 33.Qd1 g6 34.Kf2 Kg7 35.Nf1 Ne6 36.Qg4 Ndf8 37.Ne3 h5
38.Qd1 exf4 39.Nd5 fxg3+ 40.hxg3 Nd7 41.g4 h4 42.Qf3 Nd4 43.Bxd4 cxd4 44.Qf4 Qa4
45.Qxd6 Qc2+ 46.Ke1
½–½
(1048348) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Illescas Cordoba,Miguel (2615) [D27]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.d4 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Be2 Bb7 9.0–0
a6 10.a3 c5 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.b4 Be7 13.Qb3 0–0 14.Rd1 Qc7 15.Bb2 Rac8 16.Rac1 Qb8
17.a4 bxa4 18.Qxa4 Nb6 19.Qb3 Ng4 20.e4 Bf6 21.Bd3 Nd7 22.Ne2 Nde5 23.Nxe5
Bxe5 24.g3 Bxb2 25.Qxb2 Ne5 26.Bb1 Nf3+ 27.Kg2 Ng5 28.f3 f5 29.Rd7 e5 30.Nc3
fxe4 31.fxe4 Bc6 32.Rd2 Qb7 33.h4 Nxe4 34.Bxe4 Bxe4+ 35.Kh2 Bc6 36.Re1 Rce8
37.Nd1 e4 38.Ne3 Bb5 39.Qd4 Bd3 40.Qd5+ Qxd5 41.Nxd5 h6 42.Nf4 Bb5 43.Re3 Rf6
44.Rd4 Bc6 45.Kg1 Kf7 46.Rc4 Rd6 47.Rec3 Bb5 48.Rc7+ Re7 49.Rxe7+ Kxe7 50.Kf2
Kf6 51.Rc5 Rc6 52.Nh5+ Kf7 53.Rf5+ Kg6 54.Re5 Rc4 55.g4 Kf7 56.g5 Rxb4 57.Ke3
Rb3+ 58.Kxe4 Rb4+ 59.Ke3 Rxh4 60.gxh6 gxh6 61.Nf4 Kf6 62.Rd5 Rh1 63.Nh5+ Kf7
64.Ng3 Rh2 65.Rd6 h5 66.Ne4 Kg7 67.Kf4 h4 68.Ng5 Rb2 69.Ne6+ Kg8 70.Kg4 Rb4+
71.Rd4 Rb2 72.Kxh4 Rc2 73.Rf4 a5 74.Nd4 Rb2 75.Rf5 Rb4 76.Rxb5 Rxd4+ 77.Kg3
Ra4 78.Kf2 Ra1 79.Ke2 a4 80.Kd2 a3 81.Ra5 a2 82.Kc2
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 Re8 9.Rd1
Qe7 10.h3 h6N [10...b6]
11.a3 a6 12.b3 [12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 e5 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Qxe5³]
12...dxc4 13.bxc4 [13.Bxc4 b5 14.Bf1 e5=]

13...e5 14.Nh4 Nf8 15.Nf5 Bxf5 16.Qxf5 exd4 [16...e4 17.h4! g6 18.Qh3²]
17.exd4 c5 18.Be3 cxd4 [18...Ne6 19.dxc5 (19.d5 Nd4 20.Qd3 Qe5 21.g3²) 19...Bxc5
20.Nd5 Nxd5 21.cxd5 Bxe3 22.dxe6 fxe6 23.Bc4²]
19.Bxd4 Be5 20.Bxe5 [20.Bf3 Bxd4 21.Rxd4 Ne6 22.Rd2 Nc5²]
20...Qxe5 21.Qxe5 Rxe5 22.Rab1! Rb8 [22...b5 23.cxb5 Rc8 (23...axb5 24.Rxb5!±)
24.Rd3 axb5 (24...Rxc3?! 25.Rxc3 Rxe2 26.bxa6 Re8 27.a7+–) 25.Rxb5±]
23.Bf3 Rc5 [23...b5 24.cxb5 axb5 25.Be2!±; 23...Rc8 24.Rxb7 Rxc4 25.Nd5±; 23...b6!?]
24.Bxb7! Ne6 [24...Rxc4 25.Bxa6 Rxb1 26.Bxc4±]
25.Nd5! [25.Bxa6 Rxb1 26.Rxb1 Ra5²]
25...a5 [25...Rxc4 26.Bxa6 Rxb1 27.Rxb1 …Ra4? 28.Rb8+ Kh7 29.Bd3++–]
26.Ne3 g6 27.g3 Rc7 28.Bg2 Rxb1 29.Rxb1 Nd4?! [29...Nd7 30.Rb5 Ra7±]
30.Rb6 Nd7 [30...Kg7 31.Rxf6 Kxf6 32.Nd5++–]
31.Rd6 Ne2+ [31...Ne6 32.Nd5 Ra7 33.Rxd7+–]
32.Kf1 Nc3 33.Ra6 a4 34.Bc6 Ne5 [34...Nb8 35.Ra8 Rxc6 36.Rxb8+ Kg7 37.Rb4]
35.Nd5 Rxc6 [35...Nxd5 36.cxd5 Nxc6 37.dxc6 Kf8 38.Ke2 Ke7 39.Kd3 Kd6 40.Kc4+–]
36.Ne7+ Kg7 37.Nxc6 Nxc4 38.Ra7 [¹38.Nd4 Nxa3 39.Ne2+–]
38...Nxa3 39.Nd4 Kf6 40.f4?! [40.Ne2+–]
40...h5 41.Kf2 Nc4 42.Rc7 Nd2 43.Kg2 Nd5 44.Ra7 Nc3 45.Ra6+ Kg7! [45...Ke7
46.f5+–]
46.Nf3 Nc4 47.Ne5 Ne3+ 48.Kf3 Nc2 49.Nc4 Kf8 50.Ra7 Kg7 51.Ra6 Kf8 52.g4
hxg4+ 53.Kxg4 Kg7 54.f5 Kh6? [54...gxf5+ 55.Kxf5±]
55.f6 Nb4 56.Ra8 Kh7 57.Rf8 Nbd5 58.Rxf7+ Kh6 59.Rf8 Kh7 60.Rf7+ Kg8 61.Ne5
1–0

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Anand]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Nc3 Ne4 7.Bd2 Bf6 8.0–0 0–0 9.Rc1 c5
10.d5 exd5 11.cxd5 Nxd2 12.Nxd2 d6 13.Nde4 Be7 [13...Be5! Anand]
14.f4! Nd7 [14...Bc8! Anand has been tried here 15.Nf2 a6 16.g4 b5 17.g5 Nd7 At least
the knight is not on e4]
15.g4 a6 16.a4 Re8 [16...Nf6 17.Nf2 h6 18.h4 g5 19.hxg5 hxg5 20.e3±]
17.g5 Bf8 18.Kh1!± b5!? [18...g6 19.Bh3±; 18...Rb8 19.b3±]
19.axb5 axb5 20.Nxb5 Qb6 [20...Nb6 21.Nbc3 Nc4 22.Qd3 Ba6 (22...Nxb2? 23.Qb5+–)
23.Qg3  24.f5, g6]
21.Nbc3 [21.Na3 Ba6!„]
21...Qb4 [21...Ba6 22.Rf3  h3, e1–h4]
22.Qd3 Nb6 23.Qg3! Kh8 [23...Nxd5 24.Nxd5 Bxd5 25.Nf6+ gxf6 26.gxf6+ Kh8
27.Bxd5+–]
24.Rcd1 Nc4 [24...Na4 25.Rb1!?; 24...Bc8 25.f5 Re5 26.g6 Bxf5 27.Ng5!]
25.b3! [25.f5 Ne5!]
25...Nb6 26.g6! [26.f5 Ra3 27.g6 f6!]
26...fxg6 [26...hxg6 27.Qh4+ Kg8 28.Ng5+–; 26...f6 27.gxh7  f6]
27.f5 gxf5 28.Rxf5 Nd7 29.Rdf1 [29.Nxd6 Bxd6 30.Qxd6 Qxc3 (30...Nf8 31.Qg3 Ng6
32.e4±) 31.Qxd7 Ba6 32.Rdf1 Rg8 33.d6 Bxe2÷]
29...Ne5 30.R5f4 [30.Ng5 Qg4 31.Rxe5?! Qxg3 32.Rxe8 Qxg2+! 33.Kxg2 Rxe8÷]
30...Qb6 [30...Ng6 31.Rg4 Bc8 32.Rxg6 hxg6 33.Qxg6  g5+–]
31.Ng5 Ng6 [31...Be7 32.Nf7+ Nxf7 33.Rxf7 Bf8 34.Be4 Kg8 35.Bxh7+ Kxh7
36.Rg1+–]
32.Nf7+ Kg8 33.Qxg6! [33.Qxg6! hxg6 34.Rh4]
1–0
(1051613) Timman,Jan H (2635) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [A17]

[Ribli,Z]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.g3 b6 [4...0–0 5.Bg2 b6?! (5...d5!? 6.a3 Bxc3 7.bxc3
Nbd7 8.cxd5 exd5 9.0–0÷ Gurevich,M-Makarov,M Helsinki op 1992 CBM/32) 6.Ne5 c6
7.0–0 Bb7 8.d4 d6 9.Nd3 Bxc3 10.bxc3 Ba6 11.c5 bxc5 12.dxc5 d5 13.Bf4² Ribli,Z-
Anand,W Reggio Emilia 1988/89 47/20]
5.Bg2 Bb7 6.0–0 [6.d3!? 0–0 7.e4 d5 8.e5 Nfd7 (8...d4 9.a3 dxc3 10.axb4 Nfd7 11.0–0
cxb2 12.Bxb2 Nc6 13.b5 Ne7 14.d4² Lahav,E-Liss,E Tel Aviv-B 1991 EXP/27) 9.cxd5
Bxd5 10.0–0 Bxc3 11.bxc3² Gavrikov,V-Rosentalis,E Biel op 1990 EXP/19]
6...0–0 7.Qc2 [7.b3?! Bxc3! 8.dxc3 d6= Loginov,V-Zagrebelny,S Budapest Autoteam

1991 EXP/26]
7...Re8 8.Rd1 d6 [8...d5!?]
9.d4 Bxc3 10.Qxc3 Nbd7 11.b3 a6 12.Bb2 b5 13.Rac1 Nb6 [ bxc4 , a4]
14.Ba3! Be4 15.Bf1 bxc4 16.bxc4 Bc6 17.Qa5 Bxf3 18.exf3 d5 19.cxd5 Nfxd5 20.f4!
Qd7 21.Rd2 Nf6 22.Bg2 Nbd5 23.Rb2² h5 24.Bf3 Rec8 25.Rb7 Qd8 26.Kg2 h4
27.Qa4 a5 28.Rc5 Nd7 29.Rc2 N7b6 30.Qb5 Qf6 31.Qd3 Rd8 32.Qe4 Nd7 33.f5! hxg3
34.hxg3 Nf8 35.Rc6 Nb4“ [Time]
[35...Qxf5 36.Qxf5 exf5 37.Bxf8 Kxf8 38.Bxd5 Rxd5 39.Rcxc7+–; 35...exf5? 36.Qxd5
Rxd5 37.Rxf6 gxf6 38.Bxd5+–]
1–0
(1051617) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Beliavsky,Alexander G (2610) [E15]

[Hansen,LB]
1.d4 [Anand Dautov]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 [8...Ne4
9.Bb2 d5 10.0–0 0–0 11.Nbd2 Nxd2 12.Nxd2 f5 13.Qc2 Bb7 14.Rfd1 Nd7 15.e3 Bd6
16.a4 a5 17.Ba3 Bxa3 18.Rxa3 Qe7 19.Raa1 Rac8 20.Rac1 Ba6÷ Neverov-
Gagarin,Bucharest 1993]
9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0–0 12.0–0 Rc8 [12...b5 13.c5! e5 14.dxe5! Nxc5
15.Rc1 Bb7 16.Bb2 a5 17.f4² Zsuzsa Polgar-Sax,Budapest ch-HU 1991; 12...Nf6 13.e4
b5 14.Re1 dxe4 15.Qc2!? Rc8 16.Rad1! h6 17.Bf1!² Beliavsky-Chandler,Moskva GMA-
open 1990]
13.e4 [13.Re1!? c5 14.cxd5 exd5 15.a3! (15.Qb1?! cxd4! 16.Bxd4 Nc5 17.Qb2 Ne6
18.Nf3 Bb4 19.Rec1 Qe7 20.Rxc8 Rxc8 21.Rd1 Nxd4 22.Nxd4 Bc3 23.Qb1 Bxd4 24.Rxd4
Qa3!³ L.Hansen-Sax,Lugano open 1989) 15...Nf6 16.b4 Qd7 17.dxc5 bxc5 18.bxc5 Rxc5
19.Bxf6!± Dautov-Utasi,Budapest open 1989]
13...c5 14.exd5 exd5 15.dxc5 dxc4 16.c6 cxb3 17.Re1 [17.Nc4!? b2 18.Bxb2 Bxc4
19.Qg4 Bf6 20.Bxf6 Qxf6 21.Qxc4 Ne5 22.Qa6 Nf3+ 23.Bxf3 Qxf3 24.Qxa7 Rxc6=
Karpov-Polugaevsky,Haninge 1990]
17...Bb5 [17...b2?! 18.Bxb2 Nc5 19.Ba3 Bd6 20.Nb3± Gheorghiu-Cserna,Berlin open

1986]
18.axb3 [18.Nxb3?! Bxc6 19.Bxg7!? Kxg7 20.Nd4 Bxg2 21.Nf5+ Kh8 22.Rxe7 Bh3!
23.Qd4+ Ne5! 24.Qxe5+ (24.Rxe5?! Qxd4 25.Nxd4 Rfd8µ Chernin-Browne,Lugano open
1989) 24...f6 25.Qe2! h7 25...Bxf5! 26.Rd1 Bg4!= 1/2–1/2;Yusupov-Sax,Rotterdam
1989]
18...Bxc6 [18...a5!? Gelfand-van der Wiel,Wijk aan Zee 1992;Ftacnik-Sax,Budapest zt

1993]
19.Bxc6 Rxc6 20.Rxa7 Bf6 [20...Nf6 21.Qf3 Qd5 (21...Qc8 Dautov 22.Nb1 (22.Nc4
Bc5÷) 22...Bd8 (22...Bc5 23.b4±) 23.Kg2 Re6 24.Qb7 Qxb7+ 25.Rxb7 Rxe1 26.Bxe1²
Chernin,A-Farago,I Ungarn 1992) 22.Rexe7 Qxf3 23.Nxf3 Rxc3 24.Ng5 Rxb3 25.Nxf7±
Karpov-Kortchnoi,Tilburg 1991; 20...Rxc3? 21.Nb1 Rc7 22.Rxc7 Qxc7 23.Rxe7 Rd8
24.Qd5 Qc1+ 25.Kg2 Rf8 26.Rxd7 Qxb1 27.Rd6+– Novikov-Oll,Lvov zt 1990]
21.Nc4! [21.Ne4 Bxc3 22.Rxd7 Qc8 (22...Qa8= Dautov) 23.Re3 Bb4 24.Qd3 h6 25.Rf3
Re6 26.Qd5 Qc6 27.Qxc6 Rxc6 28.Rf4 1/2–1/2;Novikov-Stempin,Polanica Zdroj 1989;
21.Ne4 Anand has been played here before]
21...Nc5 [N]
[21...Bxc3?! 22.Rxd7 Qf6 (22...Qc8 Anand 23.Re3 Bf6 24.Rd5²) 23.Re4! Re6 24.Rf4
Qg6?! (24...Re1+ 25.Qxe1 Bxe1 26.Rxf6 gxf6 27.Nxb6±; 24...Qxf4 25.gxf4 Re1+
26.Qxe1 Bxe1 27.Nxb6±) 25.Rdxf7! Qxf7™ 26.Rxf7 Rxf7 (26...Kxf7 27.Qd7+ Kf6
(27...Re7 28.Nd6++–) 28.Ne3+–) 27.Qd8+ Rf8 28.Qd5 Rff6 29.Nd6 Bb4 30.Ne4+–
Chernin-Veingold,Sevilla open 1993; 21...Rc7? 22.Bxf6 gxf6™ 23.Rxc7 Qxc7 24.Re7
Rd8 25.Qh5+–]
22.Qxd8 Rxd8 [22...Bxd8 23.Bb4± (23.Bb4 Dautov 23...Bc7 (23...Nd3? 24.Bxf8 Nxe1
25.Bb4 Nd3 26.Ra8+–; 23...Rc7 24.Ra8±) 24.Ne5 (24.Re7 Bd8 25.Ne5 (25.Bxc5 Rxc5
26.Reb7 Rb5 27.Nd6 Rxb3 28.Nxf7 Bf6=) 25...Bxe7 26.Nxc6 Bf6 27.Bxc5 bxc5=)
24...Bxe5 25.Rxe5 h6 (25...Rfc8 26.Ree7 Rf6 27.Bxc5 bxc5 28.Rec7 Rb8 29.Rab7±)
26.Re3²) ]
23.Bxf6 Rxf6 [23...gxf6 24.Ree7± e3–f5  (24.Ree7 Dautov 24...Nxb3 25.Ne3 Rf8
26.Ra4ƒ (26.Nf5 h5! 27.Nh6+ Kg7 28.Nxf7 Kg6÷) ) ; 23...gxf6? Anand Is ugly and
doesn't help Black. White can't play e5 but c4–e3–f5 is frightening]
24.b4 Ne6™ [24...Nb3 25.Rd7!+– X b3
a) 25.Rd7! Dautov 25...Rc8 26.Rd3 (26.Nd6 Rf8²) 26...h6 27.Ne3 Rc1 (27...Nc1
28.Rdd1+– d5) 28.Kf1 Rxe1+ 29.Kxe1 Nc1 30.Rc3 Na2 31.Rc8+ Kh7 32.b5 Nb4
33.Ke2±;
b) 25.Re3 b5 26.Nb2 Nc1 27.Rd7 Rf8 (27...Ra8? 28.Rc7 Na2 29.Ra7+–) 28.Rc7 Na2
29.Nd3 Ra6²;
; 24...Nd3? Dautov 25.Rd7+–]
25.Nxb6± Ng5 26.Rd7! Nf3+ 27.Kf1 Rb8 [27...Rf8 28.Nd5 Rh6 (28...Nxe1 29.Nxf6+
gxf6 30.Kxe1+–) 29.Rd1 Rxh2? 30.Ne7+ Kh8 31.Rd8+–]
28.Red1 Kf8 [28...g6 Dautov 29.Rd8+ Rxd8 30.Rxd8+ Kg7 31.Nd5 Re6 32.b5±]
29.Nd5 Re6 [29...Nxh2+ 30.Kg2 Rh6 31.Rd4+–]
30.Nc7 Rh6 [30...Reb6 Dautov 31.Rd8+ (31.b5±) 31...Rxd8 32.Rxd8+ Ke7 33.Rd1±]
31.h4 g5 [31...Rxb4? 32.Rd8+ Ke7 33.R1d7+ Kf6 34.Nd5++–]
32.hxg5 Nxg5 [¹32...Rh1+ 33.Ke2 Rxd1 34.Rxd1 Nxg5 35.Rd4+–]
33.R1d5+– Ne4 34.Rd8+ Rxd8 35.Rxd8+ Kg7 [35...Ke7? 36.Re8+ (36.Rd4+– Dautov)
36...Kd7 37.Rxe4 Kxc7 38.Re7++–]
36.Ne8+ Kg6 [36...Kf8 37.Nf6+ (37.Nd6+ Anand 37...Ke7 38.Re8+ Kxd6 39.Rxe4+–)
37...Ke7 38.Re8+ Kxf6 39.Rxe4+– X f6]
37.Kg2 f6 38.Rd7 Rh5 39.Rg7+ Kh6 40.Re7 f5 [40...Re5 41.Nxf6!+–]
41.Re6+ Kg5 [41...Kg5 42.f4+ (42.f3+– Dautov) 42...Kg4 43.Rxe4!+–]
1–0
(1051621) Anand,Viswanathan (2710) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [C10]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bd7 5.Nf3 Bc6 6.Neg5 Bd6 7.Bd3 h6 8.Ne4 Bxe4
9.Bxe4 c6 10.Qe2 Nf6 11.Bd3 Nbd7 12.Bd2 Qc7 13.0–0 0–0 14.c4 Rfe8 15.c5 Bf4
16.Bxf4 Qxf4 17.Rfe1 Rad8 18.Rac1 Nd5 19.g3 Qc7 20.a3 b6 21.Bc4 N5f6 22.Ba2 Rb8
23.cxb6 Qxb6 24.Rc2 a5 25.Rec1 Rb7 26.Bc4 Nd5 27.Qe1 Rd8 28.Nd2 N5f6 29.Bf1 Ra7
30.Nc4 Qc7 31.Bg2 Nb8 32.Qe5 Nd5 33.Qxc7 Nxc7 34.Ne5 Nb5 35.Nxc6 Nxc6
36.Rxc6 Rxd4 37.h4 g6 38.Rb6
½–½

[Dautov,R]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Nc3 0–0 7.d5 [7.Qc2 c5 8.d5 exd5
9.Nh4²]
7...Bb4 8.Bd2 Bxc3 [8...c6 9.0–0 (9.dxe6 dxe6 10.0–0 Nbd7 11.Qc2 Qe7 12.Rad1 Rad8
13.Bf4 e5 14.Bc1 Rfe8 15.a3 Bxc3 16.Qxc3 Ne4 17.Qc2 Nec5 18.Nh4 g6 19.b4 Ne6
20.Bb2² Gulko,B-Balashov,Y URS-ch 1977) 9...Bxc3 (9...cxd5 10.Nxd5 Bxd2 11.Nxf6+
Qxf6 12.Qxd2² Ribli,Z) 10.Bxc3 (10.dxc6 dxc6 11.Bxc3 Nbd7 12.Qc2 c5=) 10...cxd5
(10...exd5!? 11.Nh4°) 11.Nh4 Ne4 12.cxd5 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Qc7 Ribli,Z-Farago,I
Dortmund 1987 14.c4 Na6 15.Rc1² Ribli,Z]
9.Bxc3 exd5 10.Nh4 Ne4 11.cxd5 Nxc3 12.bxc3 d6 13.0–0 Nd7 14.e4 Nc5 15.Qd4²
[15.f4 c6 (15...Qf6 16.Qd4²) 16.c4 Ba6 17.dxc6 Bxc4 18.Re1 b5!?„; 15.Nf5!?²]
15...Ba6 16.Rfe1 Qd7 17.f4 f6 18.Nf3 [18.e5 fxe5 19.fxe5 dxe5 20.Rxe5 Rae8 21.Rae1
Rxe5 22.Rxe5 Re8=]
18...Rae8 19.e5 [19.Re3!? c6 (19...Qa4 20.Qxa4 Nxa4 21.Nd4²) 20.dxc6 Qxc6 21.e5ƒ]
19...dxe5 20.fxe5 fxe5 21.Nxe5 Qd6 22.Re3 [22.Nc6!?²]
22...Bb5! 23.Rae1 Nd7 24.Nc6 Rxe3 25.Rxe3 Nf6! 26.g4 [26.Nxa7? Qa3 27.Nxb5 Qc1+
28.Bf1 (28.Kf2 Ng4+ 29.Ke2 Rf2+–+) 28...Ng4–+; 26.Re6 Qa3! 27.h3 Qc1+ 28.Kh2
Qb2  29.Qf4 Bf1! 30.Qf3 Ng4+–+; 26.h3 Bxc6 27.dxc6 Qxd4 28.cxd4 Re8 29.Ra3
a5=]
26...Bxc6 27.dxc6 Qxd4 28.cxd4 Re8 29.Ra3 Nxg4 [29...a5!? 30.g5 Ne4 31.Re3 Nd6=]
30.Rxa7 Re1+ 31.Bf1 Rc1 32.Rxc7 Kf8 [32...Ne3? 33.Kf2 Nxf1 34.Ke2! (34.d5 Nd2)
34...Nxh2 35.d5 Ng4 36.d6 Ne5 37.d7+–]
33.Rc8+ [33.d5 Ne3 34.Kf2 Nxd5 35.Rc8+ Ke7 36.a4 Kd6 37.Bb5 Nc7 38.Rd8+ Kc5
39.Rd7 Nxb5 40.c7 Kb4 41.axb5 Kxb5 42.Rxg7 h6=]
33...Ke7 34.c7 Kd6 35.Rh8 Kxc7 36.Rxh7= Kd6 37.Rxg7 Nxh2 38.Kxh2 Rxf1 39.Kg2
Ra1 40.Kf3 Rxa2 41.Ke4 Re2+ 42.Kd3 Re8
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.Qa4+ c6 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qd3 Bb7 8.e4 b4 9.Na4
Nbd7 10.Bg5 Qa5 11.b3 c5 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Be2 0–0–0 14.0–0 Kb8 15.d5 Nb6 16.Nxb6
Qxb6 17.Rad1 Bh6 18.Qc4 Rd6 19.dxe6 Rxe6 20.Rd5 Rhe8 21.Bd3 Rd8 22.Rd1 Red6
23.Be2 Bxd5 24.exd5 Qb7 25.Qh4 Bf8 26.Bc4 Rxd5 27.Bxd5 Rxd5 28.Re1 Rd8 29.Qxf6
Qc7 30.g3 Bd6 31.Ng5 Rd7 32.Re8+ Kb7 33.Ne4 Qc6 34.Qf5 Be7 35.Kg2 Rc7 36.Rh8
Qg6 37.Qd5+ Qc6 38.Qxc6+ Kxc6 39.Rxh7 Kd5 40.Nd2 Bf6 41.Nc4 Kd4 42.Rh6 Rc6
43.g4 Re6 44.h4 Kd5 45.g5
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Ba6 5.Qb3 d5 6.cxd5 Qxd5 7.Qc2 c5 8.Nc3 Qd7 9.dxc5
Bxc5 10.g3 Bb7 11.Bg2 Nc6 12.0–0 Nd4 13.Nxd4 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 Bxd4 15.Rd1 Qc6+
16.f3 Be5 17.Bg5 0–0 18.Rac1 Rad8 19.Rxd8 Rxd8 20.Ne4 Qxc2 21.Rxc2 Nd5 22.Nf2
f6 23.Bd2 Rd7 24.Rc8+ Kf7 25.Nd3 Bd6 26.Kf2 Ne7 27.Rc2
½–½

[Hansen,Cu]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.d5
cxd5 10.cxd5 a6 11.g4 [11.Ng3 b5 (11...Ne8 12.Bd3 Nc5 13.Bc2 a5 14.0–0 Bd7 15.Bxc5
dxc5 16.Ba4 Nd6 17.Bxd7 Qxd7 18.a4 h5= Bischoff-Uhlmann Baden-Baden 1992 ;
11...h5 12.Bd3 Nh7 13.0–0–0 Bf6 14.Nge2 Bg5 15.Bxg5 Qxg5 16.h4 Qxd2+ 17.Kxd2
Nhf6= Bischoff-Poldauf BL 1992) 12.a4 (12.Be2 h5 13.Bg5 Qb6 14.Nf1 Nh7 15.Be7 Re8
16.Bh4 f5„ Petrosian,T-Geller 1973 (inf 16/654)) 12...b4 13.Na2 Nc5 14.Bxc5 dxc5
15.Nc1 Qd6 16.Nb3± Bischoff-Schaefer BL 1992; 11.Nc1 Nh5 12.Bd3 (12.Nd3 f5 13.0–
0–0 (13.exf5 gxf5 14.Be2 Ndf6 15.0–0 Qe8= Dieks-Sigurjonsson 1975 (inf 19/622) )
13...Nb6 14.Nb4 Bd7 15.Kb1 Rc8= Szabo-Pilnik Amsterdam ct 1956) 12...f5 13.N1e2
Ndf6 14.exf5 gxf5 15.Ng3 e4÷ Gheorghiu-Kasparov Thesaloniki OL 1988 (inf 46/802)]
11...b5?! [11...h5!? 12.g5 (12.h3 Nh7 13.h4
a) 13.0–0–0 h4 14.Kb1 (14.g5 b5 15.Kb1 Nb6 16.b3 b4³ Oliwa-Markovski Wisla BES
1992) 14...Bf6 15.Rc1 (15.Nc1 Bg5 16.Nb3 b6 17.Rc1 Nc5³ Gunawan-Maki Thesaloniki
OL 1988) 15...b5 16.Bg2 Nb6 17.b3 Bd7 18.f4 exf4 19.Nxf4 a5³ Escobedo-Stefansson
WchJ 1992;
b) 13.gxh5 Qh4+ 14.Bf2 Qxh5 15.Bg2 Bh6 16.Qc2 Qg5 17.Ng3 b5µ Ribli-Schmidt 1974
(inf 17/664); 13...hxg4 14.fxg4 Ndf6 (14...Nhf6 15.Bh3 Nb6 16.Bg5! Nc4 17.Qd3 Qc7
18.b3 Na3 19.Rc1± Tal-Gligoric JUG ct 1959) 15.g5 Nh5 16.Na4 Bg4 17.Rg1 f5 18.Nb6
Rb8 19.a4 Rf7³ Karaklajic-Bertok JUG ch 1961 ) 12...Nh7 (12...Ne8 13.h4 b5 14.Rc1
Rb8 15.Ng3 Nc5 16.Nce2 f6³ Petrosian,T-Geller USSR 1976 23/662 ) 13.Rg1 (13.h4 f6
14.Bg2 fxg5 15.hxg5 b5 16.Nc1 Nc5 17.b4 Na4 18.Nxa4 bxa4 19.Nd3 Bd7³ Avery-
Gligoric USA 1971 (inf 11/586)) 13...f6 14.gxf6 Qxf6 15.0–0–0 Rf7 16.Kb1 b5 17.Nc1²
Karpov-Dolmatov Dortmund 1993; 11...Nc5 12.Ng3 Ne8 13.h4 f5 14.gxf5 gxf5 15.Bg5
Qc7 16.b4 f4 17.Nh5 Nd7 18.Nxg7 Nxg7 19.Rc1 Nf6 20.Na4 Qf7 21.Nb6 Rb8 22.Bxf6
Qxf6 23.Rc7 Qg6 24.h5 Qg3+ 25.Qf2 Qxf2+ 26.Kxf2 1–0 Soos-Aguilar 1966 (inf
2/658)]
12.Ng3 Nc5 [12...Nb6 13.h4 Nfd7 (13...b4 14.Nd1 a5 15.h5 Ba6 16.Bxa6 Rxa6 17.Rc1
Ra8 18.Qh2± Cvetkov-Smailbegovic Sarajevo 1957) 14.h5 Re8 15.b3 Nf8 16.Bd3 Nbd7
17.0–0–0 Nc5 18.Rdg1² Milev-Spassky Lyon 1955; 12...b4 13.Na4 Qa5 14.b3 Ne8
15.Nb2 Rb8 16.Nc4± Milev-Dittmann 1958]
13.b4 Na4 14.Nxa4 bxa4 15.b5 [15.Rb1 Ne8 16.Bd3 Bf6 17.h4 Bxh4 18.Qh2 Bxg3+
19.Qxg3÷ Milev-Geller Moskva OL 1956; 15.h4!? Bd7 16.h5± Kristinsson-Lee Lugano
OL 1968]
15...Bxg4!? [15...axb5 16.Bxb5²]
16.fxg4 Nxg4 17.Bg5?! [17.bxa6!? Nxe3 (17...f5 18.Bg5 Bf6 (18...Qb6 19.h3 (19.Bh3÷)
19...f4 20.hxg4 fxg3 21.Be3±) 19.Bxf6 Qxf6 f4 20.Bh3 Qh4 21.Bxg4 Qxg4°) 18.Qxe3
f5 f5–f4 19.Qd3 Bh6° (19...Qh4 20.Kd1÷) ]
17...f6 18.h3 fxg5 19.hxg4 Rf3 20.Ne2 [20.Rh3 Qb6°]
20...axb5° 21.Bg2 Rf8 [b6/Dd7]
22.Nc1 [d3,×f4]
22...Qc8! 23.Rb1 [23.Qe2? Qc3+; 23.Bh3 Rf4 24.Qd3 Qc5µ]
23...Qxg4 24.Rh3 [24.Rxb5? Qg3+ 25.Kd1 Rf2–+]
24...Rac8 [24...Qf4 25.Nd3± (25.Qxf4 exf4 26.Rxb5 g4µ; 25.Rxb5? Qxd2+ 26.Kxd2
Rf2+–+) ; 24...h5!? 25.Rxb5 (25.Qe2?! Qc8 26.Qxb5 g4 27.Rd3 Bh6 28.Ne2 Qc2µ)
25...Rac8 xc1+ (25...Qd7 26.Qb4 g4 27.Rc3 Qf7 28.Nd3÷) 26.Nd3 Qd7 27.Rb1 g4
28.Rh1÷]
25.Qe2! [25.Rxb5? Rxc1+ 26.Qxc1 Qxg2–+]
25...Qd7 [g5–g4 + h7–h5 ]
[25...Qf4? 26.Nd3]
26.Rg3 [h3]
26...g4 [26...h5! 27.Rxg5™ (27.Bh3? g4) 27...Kh7 h6 28.Rg3™ (28.Nd3? Bf6
29.Rxh5+ gxh5 30.Qxh5+ Kg7µ 31.Bh3 Rh8!; 28.Rxh5+ gxh5 29.Qxh5+ Bh6 30.Bh3
Qg7µ 31.Bxc8? Qg1+ 32.Ke2 Qf1#) 28...Qa7 29.Bh3 (29.Qe3? Qxe3+ 30.Rxe3 Bh6µ)
29...Rc4³]
27.Qxg4 [27.Rxg4 Rc2 28.Qxc2 Qxg4µ]
27...Qa7 [f2+/c2]
28.Ne2 Qf2+ [28...Rc2?! 29.Rf3]
29.Kd1 Bh6 30.Rf3 [30.Rxb5?? Qf1+ 31.Bxf1 Rxf1#]
30...Rxf3 31.Qxc8+ Rf8 32.Qh3 Kg7 33.Rxb5 Rf7° 34.Rb8 Bg5 35.a3 Rc7 36.Rb1
[36.Qg3?? Rc1+ 37.Nxc1 Qd2#]
36...h5 37.Qf3 Rf7 38.Qh3 Bh4 [38...Rc7=]
39.Kd2 Rc7 [39...Bg5+= 40.Kd3? (40.Kd1) 40...Qc5]
40.Qf3 Qc5 41.Qd3 Bg5+ 42.Ke1 Rf7 43.Kd1 [43.Qg3 Be3³]
43...Qf2 [43...Rf2?! 44.Bh3]
44.Qh3 h4 [44...Rc7=]
45.Rb8 Rc7 46.Rc8 Rf7 47.Rc6 Rb7 48.Qf3 Qxf3? [48...Rb1+ 49.Kc2 Rf1! (49...Qxf3?
50.Bxf3 Rf1 51.Bg4±) 50.Rc7+! (50.Qg4 Re1 (50...Rg1 51.Qxg5 Qxe2+ 52.Kc3=) 51.Bf3
Qe3µ) 50...Kh6 51.Rc3!= Rc1+ 52.Kb2 Qb6+ 53.Rb3 axb3 54.Qf8+=]
49.Bxf3± h3 50.Kc2 h2 51.Ng3 Rf7 52.Rc3 Bh4 53.Nh1 Be1 54.Rd3 Rc7+ 55.Kb2
Rb7+ 56.Kc2 Rc7+ 57.Kb2 Rc4 [57...Rb7+ 58.Kc1! (58.Kc2? Rc7+=) 58...Rc7+
59.Kd1±]
58.Bg2 Ba5 59.Nf2 Bb6 60.Ng4+– Bg1 61.Rh3 Rc8 62.Nxh2 Bxh2 63.Rxh2 Rf8
64.Bh3 Rb8+ 65.Kc3 Rb3+ 66.Kc4 Rxa3 67.Kb5 Re3 68.Kc6 Rxe4 69.Ra2 Re3
70.Bg2 a3 71.Kxd6 Kf6 72.Rf2+ Kg5 73.Ke6 Rb3 74.d6 Rb2 75.Rxb2 axb2 76.Be4
Kf4 77.Kd5
1–0

[Ribli,Z]
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3 Bb4 5.Qc2 0–0 6.Nd5 Re8!? [6...a5 7.a3 Bc5 8.Be2
h6 9.0–0 d6 10.Nc3 Bg4÷ Dorfman,I-Hansen,Cu Amsterdam OHRA-B 1990 CBM/20]
7.Bd3 [7.Qf5 d6 8.Nxf6+ Qxf6?! (8...gxf6!? 9.Qh5 d5 10.cxd5 Qxd5 11.Be2 Be6 12.0–0
e4 13.Qxd5 Bxd5= Kortscnoj,V-Karpov,An Amsterdam 1987 43/(23)) 9.Qxf6 gxf6
10.a3 Bc5 11.b4 Bb6 12.Bb2 a5 13.b5 Ne7 14.Be2 d5 15.d4 e4 16.Nd2 a4 17.Rc1 Ba5
18.Bc3 f5 19.c5² Adgestein,S-Timman,J Brussels SWIFT 25' 1992 EXP/29]
7...g6 8.Nxf6+ Qxf6 9.a3 Bf8 10.Be4 d6 11.b3 [11.b4 Qd8?! (11...Bg7!?; 11...Nd8!?)
12.Bb2 Ne7 13.h4 h5 14.Ng5 Bg7 15.Bf3 Nf5 16.g3 c6 17.Qb3 a5 18.0–0 a4 19.Qc2 Bh6
20.Ne4 d5 21.cxd5 cxd5 22.Nc5 e4 23.Bg2² Illescas Cordoba,M-Ye Rongguang
CBM/19]
11...Nd8! 12.Bb2 Qe7 13.Rc1 c6 14.Qb1 Bg7 15.0–0 Bd7 16.b4 f5 17.Bc2 Nf7 18.Ne1
c5!? 19.Bc3 b6 20.Qb2 Ng5 21.f3 [21.f4 exf4 22.Bxg7 Qxg7 23.Qxg7+ Kxg7 24.exf4
Ne6 25.Nf3 Bc6µ  xf3,d4]
21...Bc6 22.Bb3 Ne6 23.Nc2 Qh4 24.Ne1 Re7 25.Qc2 Rf8 26.Qd3 Rd8 27.Qc2 Bf6
28.Rd1 Nd4! 29.exd4 exd4 30.Rf2 [30.Bb2 Re2 31.Nd3 Rde8µ]
30...dxc3 31.dxc3 Bg5 32.g3 Qh5 33.f4 Rde8 34.Ng2 Re2 35.Rd2 Re1+ 36.Rf1
[36.Nxe1 Rxe1+ 37.Rf1 Qf3! 38.Rxe1 Qh1+ 39.Kf2 Qg2+ 40.Ke3 Qf3#–+]
36...Rxf1+ 37.Kxf1 Qxh2 38.Rd5 Bxd5 39.cxd5 Qxg3 40.fxg5 Qf3+
0–1

Linares 11th Linares (10), 02.1993
[Knaak,R]
[Kasparov gewann die inoffizielle Turnierweltmeisterschaft in Linares 1993 genauso

souverän wie im Jahr zuvor.Die Partie der Rivalen Kasparov und Karpov geht als 162. in
die Statistik ein (von nun 165 insgesamt) und zeichnet sich durch zwei Besonderheiten
aus:a) Karpov verliert so katastrophal wie selten zuvor und das auch noch mit den weißen
Steinen.b) es gibt einen kleinen Zwischenfall - siehe Kommentar beim 24. Zug von
Schwarz.]
1.d4 [Anand,V]
1...Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 [Karpov weicht der
Hauptvariante 7.d5 aus.]
7...c6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.Rd1 [Und damit verläßt der Exweltmeister endgültig die
Theoriepfade. Gut bearaten war er damit wohl nicht. In der Vergangenheit hatte Kasparov
einige Male Probleme in den Hauptvarianten des Sämisch-Systems gehabt.]
9...a6! [Kasparov hatte hier seinen 14. Zug schon im Auge.]
10.dxe5?! [Natürlich wäre der Turmzug im Falle von 10.d5 sinnlos gewesen, doch die
Bauernstruktur zu schließen war wohl das kleinere Übel.]
10...Nxe5! [Karpov hatte wohl auf 10...dxe5 gehofft, wonach Weiß einen kleinen aber
dauerhaften Vorteil besitzt.]
11.b3 b5! [Kasparov setzt voll auf seinen Entwicklungsvorsprung.]
12.cxb5 axb5 13.Qxd6 Nfd7 14.f4? [Mit der Idee ... 14...g4 15.d4]
[14.Qd2 kam in Frage.]
14...b4!! [Anand,V: 'When playing dxe5? it was rumoured that Karpov missed this.
Kasparov was more to the point: "Did he expect me to resign?"' Notwendig und sehr
stark.]
15.Nb1? [Die taktische Begründung lautet: 15.Qxb4? c5 16.Bxc5 Nxc5!! und auch dies
hatte Kasparov bei 9...a6 wohl schon sehen müssen. 17.Qxc5 (Nach 17.Rxd8 Ned3+
18.Kd1 Nxb4 hat Schwarz eine Figur gewonnen.)) 17...Nd3+ 18.Rxd3 Qxd3 Hat zwar
Weiß 3 Bauern für die Qualität, aber bei der dann geöffneten Stellung wirkt sich die
Unterentwicklung verheerend aus.); 15.fxe5 bxc3 16.Nxc3 sieht Kasparov als beste
Verteidigungschance an.]
15...Ng4 16.Bd4 [16.Bg1 (Anand,V) was tried in the post mortem but Black's advantage
in development was too great 16...Rxa2 …17.h3 Qh4+ 18.g3 Rxe2+ 19.Kxe2 Qxg3
20.hxg4 Nf6 There were many more of these variations but it's obvious that White is
lost.]
16...Bxd4 17.Qxd4 Rxa2 [Schwarz hat den Bauern zurück und Weiß in der Entwicklung
noch keine Fortschritte gemacht.]
18.h3 c5 19.Qg1 [Anand,V: 'I rest my case!']
19...Ngf6 20.e5 Ne4 21.h4 [Es drohte 21...Dh4+.]
[21.Qe3 Bb7 22.Nd2 Nxd2 23.Rxd2 Rxd2 24.Qxd2 Nb6 25.Qxd8 Rxd8 26.Nc1 Nd5
27.Nd3 Ne3–+ (Kasparov)]
21...c4! 22.Nc1 [Man kann es kaum glauben: Karpov hat seine sämtlichen Figuren auf
der Grundlinie versammelt.]
22...c3! [Anand,V: 'Kasparov likes to finish with a flourish but 22...b2 is my humble
contribution' Kasparov setzt jetzt auf Schönheitspreis.]
23.Nxa2 c2 24.Qd4 cxd1Q+ [Hier ließ Kasparov in Ermangelung einer zweiten Dame
den Bauern auf d1 stehen und sagte "Queen", was den Regeln widerspricht. Der
Schiedsrichter brachte eine weiße Dame, und Karpov ließ sich 25.xe4 als Antwort
einfallen - in der Annahme auf d1 könne ein Springer stehen.Am Ende erhielt Karpov, der
sich in hochgradiger Zeitnot befand, einen 2–Minuten-Bonus.]
25.Kxd1 [Anand,V: 'Kasparov left a pawn on d1 and Karpov played xe4!! here. After a
brief show for the spectators (in English !) the game resumed.']
25...Ndc5! [Anand,V: 'xe5 also wins but this finishes the job' Jetzt ist auch der
Damentausch keine Erleichterung für Weiß.]
26.Qxd8 Rxd8+ 27.Kc2 Nf2 [Anand,V: '' Karpov überschritt in hoffnungsloser Lage
die Zeit. Ein mögliches Ende wäre]
[27...Nf2 28.Rg1 Bf5+ 29.Kc1 Rd1+ 30.Kb2 Rxb1#]
0–1
(1051671) Jussupow,Artur (2645) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E29]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 0–0 8.Ne2 b6 9.e4
Ne8 10.0–0 Ba6 11.f4 f5 12.Ng3 g6 13.Be3 cxd4 14.cxd4 d5 15.cxd5 Bxd3 16.Qxd3 fxe4
17.Qxe4 Qxd5 18.Qxd5 exd5 19.Rac1 Rc8 20.f5 Nd6 21.fxg6 hxg6 22.Rxf8+ Kxf8 23.h4
Nc4 24.Bg5 Nxd4 25.h5 gxh5 26.Rf1+ Ke8 27.Nxh5 Nxa3 28.Ng7+ Kd7 29.Rf7+ Kc6
30.Rxa7 Nac2 31.Bf6 b5 32.g4 b4 33.Ra2 b3 34.Rb2 Kc5 35.Nf5 Rg8 36.Nxd4 Rxg4+
37.Kf2 Nxd4 38.Bxd4+ Kxd4 39.Rxb3 Re4 40.Ra3 Re8
0–1
(1051682) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Kramnik,Vladimir (2685) [B13]

1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qb3 Bxf3
9.gxf3 e6 10.Qxb7 Nxd4 11.Bb5+ Nxb5 12.Qc6+ Ke7 13.Qxb5 Qd7 14.Nxd5+ Qxd5
15.Bg5+ f6 16.Qxd5 exd5 17.Be3 Ke6 18.0–0–0 Bb4 19.Rd3 Rhd8 20.a3 Rac8+ 21.Kb1
Bc5 22.Re1 Kd6 23.Rg1 g6 24.Rgd1 Ke6 25.Re1 Bxe3 26.Rdxe3+ Kf5 27.Re7 Kf4
28.R1e3 a5 29.h3 h5 30.R7e6 Kg5 31.Ra6 d4 32.f4+ Kf5 33.Rxa5+ Kxf4 34.Rd3 Ke4
35.Rd2 g5 36.Ra6 f5 37.Re6+ Kf3 38.Re5 Kf4 39.Re6 h4 40.Rd3 g4 41.Rh6 Kg5 42.Rh7
Rc6 43.a4 Rd5 44.a5 Rcd6 45.Ra7 gxh3 46.Rg7+ Kf4 47.Rh7 Ke4 48.Rxh3 Rxa5 49.Kc2
Rb5 50.Re7+ Kf4 51.Rxh4+ Kf3 52.Rh3+ Kxf2 53.Rd3 Rc6+ 54.Kb1 Rb4 55.b3 f4
56.Re4 Rf6 57.Kb2 f3 58.Ka3 Rbb6 59.Rdxd4 Rg6 60.Rd2+ Kg3 61.Re3 Rbe6 62.Rc3
Ra6+ 63.Kb2 Rg4 64.Rd8 Rf6 65.Rd2 Rgf4 66.Ka3 Kg4 67.Rf2 Ra6+ 68.Kb2 Rh6
69.Ka3 Rh1 70.Rd3 Kg3 71.Rc2 Rhh4 72.Re3 Rh2 73.Rc8 Kg2 74.Rg8+ Kf1 75.b4 f2
76.Rb3 Rhh4 77.Rgg3 Rd4 78.Ka4 Rhe4 79.Ka5 Rd2 80.Rh3 Ke2 81.Rh2 Ra2+ 82.Kb6
Re6+ 83.Kc5 Rc2+ 84.Kb5 Rh6 85.Rg2 Rf6 86.Rh2 Rh6 87.Rg2 Kf1 88.Rg5 Rf6 89.Rc5
Rd2 90.Rc6 Rf4 91.Rc1+ Kg2 92.Rbb1 Rf8 93.Ka5 Ra2+ 94.Kb6 Rf6+ 95.Kc5 Rf5+
96.Kb6 Re2 97.b5 Re6+ 98.Ka5 Rfe5 99.Ka4 Re4+
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Nf3 Bb7 8.e3 d6 9.b3
Nbd7 10.Bb2 Ne4 11.Qc2 f5 12.Bd3 Ndf6 13.0–0 Qe7 14.Nd2 Nxd2 15.Qxd2 Ne4
16.Qe2 c5 17.f3 Nf6 18.b4 Rac8 19.Rab1 Rc7 20.Rfd1 Nh5 21.dxc5 bxc5 22.bxc5 Rxc5
23.Bd4 Rcc8 24.Bxa7 Nf6 25.Bb6 Ba6 26.Ba5 Rc6 27.Bb4 Rfc8 28.h3 Qa7 29.Kh1 h6
30.Qe1 d5 31.cxd5 Nxd5 32.Bxa6 Rxa6 33.e4 Ne3 34.Rdc1 Nc2 35.Qd2 Rac6 36.exf5
exf5 37.Qd5+ Qf7 38.Rd1 Qxd5 39.Rxd5 Ne3 40.Rd4 Rc1+ 41.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 42.Kh2 Rc2
43.Kg3 g5
½–½

Amber-blindfold 02nd Monte Carlo (1), 26.03.1993
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 Bb7 8.Nc3 0–0 9.0–0
Na6 10.Qc2 d5 11.cxd5 Nb4 12.Qb2 Nbxd5 13.Rfd1 Rc8 14.Rac1 c5 15.Nxd5 Bxd5
16.dxc5 Bxc5 17.b4 Be7 18.Bc3 Qe8 19.a3 Qa4 20.Ne1 Bxg2 21.Nxg2 Rfd8 22.Rxd8+
Rxd8 23.Ne3 Ne8 24.Qc2 Qxc2 25.Rxc2 f6 26.Bb2 Kf7 27.Kg2 Rd7 28.Kf3 Nd6 29.g4
Ke8 30.h4 Rb7 31.h5 a5 32.g5 fxg5 33.Bxg7 Nf5 34.Nxf5 exf5 35.Rc8+ Kf7 36.Bc3 Ke6
37.h6 Bd6 38.e3 Rc7 39.Re8+ Kd7 40.Rh8 Rxc3 41.Rxh7+ Ke6 42.Rh8 Rc7 43.h7 Re7
44.bxa5 bxa5 45.a4 Be5 46.Ra8 Rxh7 47.Rxa5 g4+ 48.Kg2 Rc7 49.Ra8 Rc2 50.Kg1 Kd5
51.a5 Ra2 52.a6 Ke4
0–1
(1054215) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Christiansen,Larry Mark (2620) [A55]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.e4 e5 5.Nf3 Be7 6.Be2 0–0 7.0–0 c6 8.Rb1 a6 9.d5 cxd5
10.cxd5 b5 11.a3 Nb6 12.b3 Bd7 13.Bd2 Qb8 14.Bd3 Rc8 15.Qe2 Bg4 16.h3 Bh5
17.Qe3 Bd8 18.Ne2 Nbd7 19.Ng3 Bb6 20.Qe2 Bg6 21.b4 Ra7 22.Ra1 Nh5 23.Nxh5
Bxh5 24.g4 Bg6 25.a4 Nf8 26.axb5 axb5 27.Bxb5 Rc2 28.Qd3 Rca2 29.Rxa2 Rxa2
30.Bc4 Ra7 31.Kg2 h5 32.Nh4 hxg4 33.hxg4 Qc8 34.Nf5 Bxf5 35.gxf5 f6 36.Rc1 g6
37.Bb5 Qd8 38.Qf3 Ra2 39.Be1 g5 40.Bc4 Rb2 41.Ba6 Qa8 42.Bc8 Qa2 43.Be6+ Kg7
44.Rc6 Bd4 45.Rc7+
1–0
(1054225) Seirawan,Yasser (2595) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [C69]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0–0 f6 6.d4 exd4 7.Nxd4 c5 8.Nb3 Qxd1
9.Rxd1 Bg4 10.f3 Bd7 11.Bf4 0–0–0 12.Nc3 c4 13.Na5 Bc5+ 14.Kf1 b5 15.Nd5 c6 16.b4
Ba7 17.Be3 Bxe3 18.Nxe3 Ne7 19.Rd6 Kc7 20.Rad1 Bc8 21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.Rxd8 Kxd8
23.Ke2 Kc7 24.Kd2 Kd6 25.Nd1 c5 26.a3 cxb4 27.axb4 f5 28.exf5 Nxf5 29.c3 Nh4
30.Ne3 g5 31.Ke2 Ng6 32.g3 Ne7 33.f4 g4 34.Kd2 Kc7 35.Nc2 Nd5 36.Nc6 Kxc6
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Qc2 Be7 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bd2 Nd7 9.e4
Nxc3 10.Bxc3 0–0 11.Rd1 Qc8 12.Be2 c5 13.d5 exd5 14.exd5 Bf6 15.0–0 Re8 16.Bb5
Ba6 17.Bxa6 Qxa6 18.Qf5 Rad8 19.Ng5 Bxg5 20.Qxg5 f6 21.Qg3 b5 22.Rfe1 Qb6 23.h3
b4 24.Rxe8+ Rxe8 25.axb4 cxb4 26.Bd4 Qb5 27.Qd6 Ne5 28.Rc1 h5 29.Bxa7 Nd3
30.Rc7 Re1+ 31.Kh2 Qe8 32.Qg3 Re7 33.d6 Rxc7 34.dxc7 Ne5 35.Qb3+ Nf7 36.Qc4
Qc8 37.Bb6 g5 38.Bd4 Kg7 39.Qc5
1–0

9.Bd3 Be7 10.0–0 0–0 11.a3 Nxc3 12.Bxc3 Bf6 13.Ne5 Ne7 14.Qf3 Nd5 15.Be4 a5
16.Rac1 b6 17.Bd2 Bb7 18.Qg3 g6 19.Bh6 Bg7 20.Bxg7 Kxg7 21.Ng4 Qb8 22.Ne5 Nf6
23.Bb1 Qd6 24.Qf4 Qd5 25.f3 Rac8 26.Rcd1 Qb3 27.Qd2 Rc7 28.Rde1 Rfc8 29.Re3
Qd1 30.Rxd1 Rc1 31.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 32.Qxc1
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 b6 7.Qd2 c5 8.d5 Re8 9.Rd1 a6
10.a4 Ra7 11.Bg5 e6 12.dxe6 Bxe6 13.Bd3 Nc6 14.Nge2 Na5 15.Nd5 Bxd5 16.cxd5 h6
17.Bf4 Nxd5 18.exd5 Nb3 19.Qc2 Nd4 20.Qb1 Qf6 21.Bg3 Rae7 22.Be4 Qg5 23.Rxd4
cxd4 24.h4 Qe3 25.Bf2 Qb3 26.0–0 f5 27.Bc2 Qxd5 28.Nf4 Qf7 29.Qd1 Kh7 30.Bb3
Qf8 31.h5 gxh5 32.Nxh5 Re2 33.Bc2 d3 34.Qxd3 R8e5 35.Ng3 Rxc2 36.Qxc2 Qe8
37.Rd1 Qg6 38.f4 Re6 39.Qxf5
1–0
(1054249) Polugaevsky,Lev (2635) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E18]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 Bb7 8.Nc3 0–0 9.0–0
Na6 10.Bc1 d5 11.Ne5 c5 12.Bb2 cxd4 13.Qxd4 Bc5 14.Qf4 Qe7 15.cxd5 exd5 16.Ng4
Nxg4 17.Qxg4 Qe6 18.Qh5 Nc7 19.Rad1 Rad8 20.Rd2 Bc6 21.e3 d4 22.exd4 Bxg2
23.Kxg2 Rxd4 24.Rfd1 Rfd8 25.Rxd4 Rxd4 26.Qf3 h6 27.Rxd4 Bxd4 28.Nd5 Nxd5
29.Bxd4 a6 30.a4 b5 31.axb5 axb5 32.h4 f6 33.Kh2 Ne7 34.Qb7 Nc6 35.Bc5 Ne5 36.b4
Qc4 37.Kg2 Nd3 38.Qc8+ Kh7 39.Qf5+ Kg8
½–½

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.0–0 Nbd7 9.Nh4
Bg6 10.h3 a5 11.Bd2 0–0 12.Nxg6 hxg6 13.Qc2 Rc8 14.Rfd1 Nb6 15.Be2 Qe7 16.Qb3
Rfd8 17.Na2 Bxd2 18.Qxb6 Nd5 19.Qb3 Bb4 20.e4 Nf6 21.Nxb4 axb4 22.Bf3 Ne8
23.Rac1 Nc7 24.Rc4 Na6 25.d5 c5 26.dxe6 Qxe6 27.Rd3 Qe5 28.Rc2 Rxd3 29.Qxd3 c4
30.Qd5 Qxd5 31.exd5 c3 32.d6 Nc5 33.bxc3 b3 34.Rb2 Rd8 35.Bd5 Rxd6 36.Bxb3 Rd3
37.a5 Kf8 38.Bc4 Rxc3 39.Bd5 Rd3 40.Bf3 Nb3 41.Ra2 Rd7 42.g3 Ke7 43.h4 Nd4
44.Bg2 Nb5 45.Rb2 Nd6 46.Bd5 Rc7
½–½

1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.h3 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 e6 6.d4 Nf6 7.Bd3 dxe4 8.Nxe4 Nxe4
9.Qxe4 Nd7 10.c3 Nf6 11.Qe2 Bd6 12.0–0 Bc7 13.Re1 0–0 14.Bd2 Re8 15.Rad1 e5
16.Qf3 exd4 17.Rxe8+ Qxe8 18.cxd4 Qe6 19.Bg5 Rd8 20.Bxf6 Qxf6 21.Qxf6 gxf6
22.Be2 Bb6 23.d5 cxd5 24.Bf3 Rc8 25.Rd2 Rc1+ 26.Kh2 Ba5 27.Rxd5 Bc7+ 28.g3 Rc2
29.Rd7 Rxf2+ 30.Bg2 Bb6 31.Rxb7 Rxb2 32.a4 Ra2 33.h4 f5 34.Kh3 Rd2 35.a5 Bf2
36.Rb3 Kg7 37.a6 Kg6 38.Ra3 h5 39.Rc3 Ra2 40.Rc6+ f6 41.Bd5 Ra3 42.Kg2 Bxg3
43.Rc8 Bxh4 44.Rg8+ Kh6 45.Bc4 f4 46.Ra8 f3+ 47.Kh3 Bf2 48.Rh8+ Kg5 49.Bf7 Ra1
50.Rxh5+ Kf4
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 c5 7.dxc5 dxc5 8.Qxd8 Rxd8
9.Bxc5 Nc6 10.Nd5 Nd7 11.Bxe7 Nxe7 12.Nxe7+ Kf8 13.Nd5 Bxb2 14.Rb1 Bg7
15.Nh3 Nc5 16.Nf2 b6 17.h4 Ba6 18.h5 Rac8 19.Ng4 Nd7 20.hxg6 hxg6 21.Rb4 Bb7
22.Nge3 Bd4 23.Kd2 Kg7 24.Be2 Ne5 25.Rc1 f5 26.Rb3 fxe4 27.fxe4 Nc6 28.Bg4 Rb8
29.Rd3 Be5 30.c5 b5 31.Be2 a6 32.Ng4 Bb2 33.Rh1 Ne5 34.Nxe5 Bxe5 35.Bg4 Bc6
36.Ke3 a5 37.Rhd1 Re8 38.Nb6 Bb2 39.Bf3 Be5 40.Nd7 Bc7 41.e5 Bxf3 42.Kxf3 Bxe5
43.Re3 Rbd8 44.c6 Bc7 45.Rxe8 Rxe8 46.Nc5 Kf7 47.Rd5 Re7 48.Na6 b4 49.g4 Ke6
50.Rg5 Bd6 51.Rxa5 Ra7 [Time]
1–0

1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 e5 4.Ngf3 Bd6 5.g3 Nf6 6.Bg2 0–0 7.0–0 Re8 8.b3 Bg4 9.h3 Bh5
10.Bb2 Nbd7 11.Qe1 a5 12.a3 Bxf3 13.Nxf3 b5 14.Qe2 Qc7 15.Rfe1 dxe4 16.dxe4 Nc5
17.Nh4 Ne6 18.Nf5 Bf8 19.c3 Nc5 20.Qc2 Rad8 21.b4 Na4 22.Bc1 c5 23.Bf1 Qc6
24.bxa5 c4 25.Bg5 Rc8 26.Bxf6 Qxf6 27.Ne3 Qa6 28.Nxc4 Rc5 29.Qb3 Nxc3 30.Nb2
Qxa5 31.a4 bxa4 32.Nxa4 Nxa4 33.Qxa4 Qxa4 34.Rxa4 Rec8 35.Kg2 g6 36.Ba6 R8c7
37.Re2 Rc3 38.Bb5 Kg7 39.h4 Bc5 40.Raa2 Bd4 41.Ba4 f5 42.exf5 gxf5 43.Rac2 Kf6
44.Rxc3 Bxc3 45.Rc2 e4 46.Bb5 Ke5 47.Be2 f4 48.gxf4+ Kxf4 49.Kh3 Rc5 50.Kg2 Rc6
51.Kh3 Ke5 52.Bf1 Kd4 53.Bg2 Re6 54.Re2 Bb4 55.Rxe4+ Rxe4 56.Bxe4 Kxe4 57.Kg2
½–½
(1054275) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Polgar,Zsuzsa (2560) [D20]

Amber-rapid 02nd Monte Carlo (1), 26.03.1993
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 Bb4+ 5.Nc3 exd4 6.Qxd4 Qxd4 7.Nxd4 Nf6 8.f3 a6
9.Bxc4 b5 10.Be2 c5 11.Nb3 Be6 12.Be3 Nbd7 13.Kf2 Rc8 14.Rhd1 Nb6 15.Rac1 Ke7
16.g4 h6 17.h4 Nc4 18.Bxc4 Bxc4 19.e5 Nd7 20.Nd5+ Bxd5 21.Rxd5 c4 22.Nd4 g6
23.a3 Ba5 24.Rd1 Nc5 25.Rxc5 Rxc5 26.Nf5+ gxf5 27.Bxc5+ Ke6 28.Rd6+ Kxe5
29.Rxa6 Bd8 30.h5 fxg4 31.Be3 Kf5 32.Rc6 gxf3 33.Kxf3 Re8 34.Bd4 Re1 35.Rc5+
Ke6 36.Rxb5 f5 37.Bc3 Re4 38.Rc5 Bg5 39.a4 Rf4+ 40.Ke2 Re4+ 41.Kd1 f4 42.Rc8 f3
43.Rf8 Bf4 44.Be1 c3 45.bxc3 Rxa4 46.Kc2 f2 47.Bxf2 Ra2+ 48.Kd3 Rxf2 49.Ke4
½–½
(1054282) Christiansen,Larry Mark (2620) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [C10]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bd7 5.Nf3 Bc6 6.Bd3 Nd7 7.0–0 Ngf6 8.Ng3 Be7
9.c4 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 c6 11.Bd2 Qb6 12.Bc3 Bb4 13.Rfe1 0–0 14.Ne4 Bxc3 15.bxc3 Qc7
16.Nxf6+ Nxf6 17.Re5 Rad8 18.Rae1 b6 19.Qh3 g6 20.Qh4 Kg7 21.R1e3 c5 22.Rf3 Ng8
23.Rh3 h6 24.Rg3 cxd4 25.cxd4 Rd6 26.Qe4 Rfd8 27.d5 exd5 28.cxd5 Qc1+ 29.Bf1 Nf6
30.Qc4 Qxc4 31.Bxc4 Rc8 32.Bf1 Rxd5 33.Rxd5 Nxd5 34.Rd3 Rc5 35.g3 b5 36.a3 a5
37.h4 b4 38.axb4 axb4 39.Rb3 Rc3 40.Rb2 b3 41.Bb5 Nb6 42.Kf1 Kf6 43.Ke2 Ke5
44.Rd2 g5 45.hxg5 hxg5 46.Bd3 Nc4 47.Bxc4 Rxc4 48.Rd7 Rb4 49.f4+ Ke4 50.Rd1 b2
51.Rb1 g4 52.f5 Kxf5 53.Kd3 Rb7 54.Kd4 Kg5 55.Ke5 f5 56.Kd5 f4 57.gxf4+ Kxf4
0–1
(1054288) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Seirawan,Yasser (2595) [D41]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Nc6
9.Bc4 Bb4+ 10.Bd2 Bxd2+ 11.Qxd2 0–0 12.0–0 b6 13.d5 Na5 14.Be2 exd5 15.exd5 Bg4
16.d6 Qf6 17.Rfd1 Rad8 18.Qd4 Rfe8 19.Qxg4 Rxe2 20.Rac1 Nb7 21.Rc8 Nxd6
22.Rxd8+ Qxd8 23.h3 Qe7 24.Qa4 g6 25.Qc6 Re6 26.Rd5 Ne8 27.Qc8 Qc7 28.Qxc7
Nxc7 29.Rd7 Nb5 30.a4 Nc3 31.Rxa7 h6 32.a5 bxa5 33.Rxa5
½–½

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qb3 c5 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.b4 Qe7 8.e3 0–0 9.Bb2
Bb7 10.Be2 d6 11.0–0 e5 12.bxc5 bxc5 13.d3 Nbd7 14.Nd2 Nb6 15.Bd1 Rfe8 16.e4 Bc6
17.a4 a5 18.Qc2 Nfd7 19.Nb1 Nb8 20.Nc3 Na6 21.Qd2 Nb4 22.f4 exf4 23.Rxf4 Qg5
24.g3 Nd7 25.Be2 Ne5 26.Rd1 Ng6 27.Rf2 Qxd2 28.Rxd2 Ne5 29.Nb5 Rad8 30.Bc3 f6
31.g4 h6 32.h3 Re7 33.Kh2 Kf8 34.Kg3 Ke8 35.h4 Nf7 36.Bf1 Bb7 37.Rd1 Bc8 38.Bb2
Be6 39.Bc1 Kd7 40.Nc3 Ne5 41.Be2 Rf7 42.Be3 Nc2 43.Bf4 Nd4 44.Bxe5 fxe5
45.Rxf7+ Bxf7 46.Rb1 Kc7 47.g5 hxg5 48.hxg5 Rb8 49.Rxb8 Kxb8 50.Bg4 Be8 51.Kh4
Kc7 52.Bh5 g6 53.Bg4 Nb3 54.Bd1 Nd4
½–½
(1054301) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Polgar,Judit (2595) [A48]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.c3 0–0 5.h3 c5 6.e3 b6 7.a4 Bb7 8.Be2 d6 9.0–0 Nbd7
10.a5 bxa5 11.Qa4 Ne4 12.Qxa5 cxd4 13.cxd4 Nb6 14.Bh2 Qd7 15.Nc3 Nxc3 16.bxc3
Rfc8 17.Nd2 e5 18.Ra3 Qe6 19.Rd1 h5 20.Bf1 Qf5 21.Qb4 Qc2 22.Be2 Nc4 23.Raa1
Nxd2 24.Qxb7 Ne4 25.Rdc1 Qxe2 26.Qxe4 Qc4 27.Bg3 a5 28.Qb1 a4 [Time]
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qa4 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.0–0 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxg2
9.Kxg2 Qc8 10.Bf4 a6 11.Nc3 Qb7+ 12.f3 Be7 13.Rfd1 0–0 14.Rd2 h6 15.Rad1 Rc8
16.e4 d6 17.Nde2 Ne8 18.e5 dxe5 19.Bxe5 Qc6 20.Qb3 Ra7 21.Ne4 Nd7 22.Bc3 Ndf6
23.Nd4 Qxc4 24.Qxb6 Qc7 25.Qxc7 Raxc7 26.Ba5 Rb7 27.Nb3 Nxe4 28.fxe4 Nf6
29.Kf3 h5 30.Bc3 Kh7 31.h3 Kg6 32.Re2 Rb5 33.Nd4 Rb7 34.Nc2 Nd7 35.Ne1 Nc5
36.Nd3 Nxd3 37.Rxd3 Bb4 38.Bxb4 Rxb4 39.Ra3 Rc6 40.Ra5 f6 41.Rd2 Rbc4 42.a3
Rc1 43.e5 Rf1+ 44.Kg2 Rf5 45.Re2 Rg5 46.h4 Rg4 47.Rd2 Rb6 48.b4 Rc6 49.exf6 gxf6
50.Rc5 Rxc5 51.bxc5 Rc4 52.Rd6 Kf5 53.Rxa6 Rxc5 54.a4 e5 55.a5 Rc2+ 56.Kh3 Ra2
57.Ra8 Ke4 58.a6 Kf3 59.a7 Ra1 60.Kh2 e4 61.Rf8 Rxa7 62.Rxf6+ Ke2 63.g4 hxg4
64.Kg3 Rg7 65.h5 e3 66.h6 Rg5 67.h7 Rh5 68.Rf7 Kd1 69.Rd7+ Ke1 70.Kxg4 Rh2
71.Kg5 e2 72.Kg6 Kf1 73.Re7
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Nf3 Bb7 8.g3 d6 9.Bg2
Nbd7 10.0–0 Qe7 11.b4 a5 12.Bb2 axb4 13.axb4 Rxa1 14.Rxa1 Ra8 15.Rxa8+ Bxa8
16.b5 Qd8 17.Bf1 Bb7 18.Ne1 Qa8 19.f3 e5 20.g4 h6 21.h4 Qa2 22.Nd3 exd4 23.Qxd4
Nf8 24.Kf2 Ne6 25.Qc3 d5 26.Nb4 Qb1 27.cxd5 Bxd5 28.Qc2 Qxc2 29.Nxc2 Bb3
30.Na3 Ne8 31.e4 g5 32.h5 Nd6 33.e5 Nb7 34.Bc4 Bd1 35.Ke3 Nbc5 36.Bc3 Na4
37.Bb4 Nac5 38.Nb1 Nd7 39.Bc3 Bc2 40.Na3 Bd1 41.Bd5 Nf4 42.Bc4 Nc5 43.Bb4
Nce6 44.Nb1 Ng2+ 45.Kf2 Nh4 46.Nd2 Nd4 47.Bd5 Bc2 48.Bc4 Bd1 49.Bc3 Nhxf3
50.Nxf3 Nxf3 51.e6 fxe6 52.Bxe6+ Kf8 53.Bf6 Nh2 54.Kg3 Nf1+ 55.Kf2 Nh2 56.Bd8
Bxg4 57.Bc4 Bxh5 58.Bxc7 Ng4+ 59.Kg1 Ne3 60.Bb3 Bf7 61.Bxb6
½–½

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Qe2 Nb6 8.Bb3 h6
9.N5f3 c5 10.Bf4 Nbd5 11.Be5 Qa5+ 12.Nd2 cxd4 13.Ngf3 Be7 14.Nxd4 0–0 15.0–0
Bd7 16.c4 Nb4 17.N4f3 Nc6 18.Bc3 Qf5 19.a3 Rfd8 20.Rfd1 Be8 21.Nf1 Ne4 22.Be1
Ng5 23.Nxg5 Qxg5 24.Bc3 Bf6 25.Bxf6 Qxf6 26.Ng3 Nd4 27.Qe3 Bc6 28.Ne2 Qg5
29.Qxg5 Nxe2+ 30.Kf1 hxg5 31.Rxd8+ Rxd8 32.Kxe2 Bxg2 33.Rg1 Bc6 34.Rxg5 Rd4
35.Rg3 Kf8 36.h3 Rh4 37.Ba2 e5 38.b3 Bd7 39.Bb1 Rxh3 40.Rxh3 Bxh3 41.c5 Bd7
42.b4 Ke7 43.Bc2 f5 44.a4 a6 45.Kd3 g5 46.Kc4 Be6+ 47.Kc3 Kf6 48.b5 axb5 49.axb5
Bd5 50.Ba4 Ke7 51.Bc2 Ke6 52.c6 bxc6 53.b6 Kd6 54.Bxf5 c5 55.Kd3 Kc6 56.Bh7
Kxb6 57.Bf5 Kc7 58.Bh7 Kc6 59.Ke3 Kb5 60.Kd2 Kb4 61.Bf5 Kb3 62.Kc1 Kc3 63.Bc2
Bc4 64.Bf5 Bd3 65.Bc8 Kd4 66.Bb7 c4 67.Kd2 c3+ 68.Kd1 e4
0–1

Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.b4 c6 12.0–0 Re8 13.Qb3 a5 14.bxa5 Rxa5 15.a4 Nd7 16.Rfe1 g6
17.e4 c5 18.Nxd5 cxd4 19.Bb5 Nc5 20.Nxf6+ Qxf6 21.Qb4 Rxe4 22.Rxe4 Bxe4
23.Nxd4 Ra8 24.Qc3 Rd8 25.Ne2 Qg5 26.Ng3 Bb7 27.a5 h5 28.h4 Qxh4 29.axb6 Qg5
30.Bf1 h4 31.Ne2 Nd3 32.Ra5 Qg4 33.Qf6 Rd7 34.Rg5 Qb4 35.Nc3 Rd6 36.Qe7 Qxb6
37.Bxd3 Rxd3 38.Rb5 Qe6 39.Qxe6 fxe6 40.Rxb7 Rxc3 41.Rb4
½–½
(1054330) Ivanchuk,Vassily (2710) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [C92]

10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.a4 h6 13.Bc2 exd4 14.cxd4 Nb4 15.Bb1 c5 16.d5 Nd7 17.Ra3
f5 18.Nh2 c4 19.exf5 Nc5 20.Rxe8 Qxe8 21.Rg3 Nbd3 22.f6 g6 23.b3 Bxd5 24.bxc4
bxc4 25.Ba3 Nf4 26.Rg4 Nce6 27.Ndf3 Bxf3 28.Nxf3 h5 29.Ng5 Nxg5 30.Rxf4 Qe5
31.Bxg6 Qxf4 32.Qd5+ Kh8 33.Qxa8 Kg8 34.Qd5+ Kh8 35.h4 Qxh4 36.Bc1 Nh3+
37.gxh3 Qxh3 38.Bf5 Qc3 39.Bg5 Qe5 40.Qf7
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 Bb7 7.Nc3 0–0 8.0–0 d5 9.Ne5
c6 10.Bf4 Nfd7 11.e4 Nxe5 12.Bxe5 dxc4 13.Qg4 g6 14.Bf4 Na6 15.a3 Nc7 16.Rad1
Nb5 17.Ne2 Nd6 18.Qf3 Qd7 19.Qc3 Rfd8 20.Bxd6 Qxd6 21.e5 Qc7 22.Qxc4 Rd7
23.Rd3 Rad8 24.Rfd1 a5 25.h4 Qc8 26.Qc3 Ba6 27.R3d2 c5 28.d5 exd5 29.Nf4 d4
30.Qb3 Qc7 31.e6 c4 32.Qf3 Bb7 33.exf7+ Kxf7 34.Nd5+ Kg7 35.Nxc7 Bxf3 36.Ne6+
Kf6 37.Bxf3 Kxe6 38.Bg4+ Ke5 39.Re1+ Kf6 40.Bxd7 Rxd7 41.Re4 Bc5 42.a4 Kf5
43.f3 c3 44.Rf4+ Ke5 45.Re4+ Kf6 46.Rd3 cxb2 47.Re1 Re7 48.Rb1 Re2 49.Kf1 Rc2
50.Ke1 Rc1+ 51.Rd1 Ba3 52.Ke2 Ke5 53.g4 Kd5 54.Kd2 Kc4 55.f4 Bb4+ 56.Ke2 d3+
57.Ke3 Bc5+ 58.Ke4 Rxb1 59.Rxb1 d2
0–1

Dortmund Dortmund (1), 1993
[Blatny,P]
1.e4 [Kortschnoj Konikowski Ftacnik]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3 Bd6 8.Qe2 h6
9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Nf6 11.Qh4?! [¹11.Qe2 Qc7 12.Bd2 b6 (12...0–0 13.0–0–0 c5
14.g4!? Nd5 15.g5! Nf4 16.Bxf4 Bxf4+ 17.Kb1‚ Malisauskas-Oll/Vilnius zt/1993/) 13.0–
0–0 Bb7 14.Kb1 (14.Rhe1 0–0–0 15.Ba6 Rhe8 16.Ne5 Bxe5 17.dxe5 Nd5 18.Bxb7+
Qxb7 19.h4 c5= Woda-Sapis/Poland/1989/) 14...0–0–0 15.Ba6 b5 16.Bxb7+ Kxb7 17.c4
bxc4 18.Rc1 Rb8 19.Rxc4 Ka8 20.Rhc1 Rhc8 21.Ne5 Bxe5 22.Qxe5 Qd7 23.f3 Rb6
24.Ba5² Chandler-Speelman/Hastings/1988/; 11.Qe2² Kortschnoj]
11...Ke7!!N […12...g7–g5 13.£h3 e5(g4) –+ ‫]ף‬
[11...Nd5; 11...Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Qh5 13.Qxh5 Nxh5 14.Ne5 0–0 15.0–0–0 c5 (¹15...Nf6;
15...Nf6!? Konikowski) 16.g4 Nf6 17.g5 hxg5 18.Bxg5 Nd5 (18...cxd4 19.Bxf6 gxf6
20.Rdg1+ Kh8 21.Rg3 Bxe5 22.Rh3+ Kg7 23.Rg1++–) 19.Nc4 Bc7 20.dxc5± Hector-
Hodgson/London/1991/]
12.Ne5 [12.0–0 Ftacnik 12...g5 13.Qh3 g4–+; 12.Nd2!? Konikowski 12...g5 13.Qh3 Bf4
14.Nb3 e5 15.Bf5 Bxc1 (15...g4 16.Qd3) 16.Rxc1 exd4 17.0–0ƒ]
12...Bxe5 13.dxe5 Qa5+ 14.c3 Qxe5+ 15.Be3 b6 16.0–0–0 g5 17.Qa4 [17.Qh3 c5

18.Rhe1; 17.Qh3!? Konikowski  h1–e1]
17...c5 18.Rhe1 Bd7 19.Qa3 Rhd8 20.g3 [20.f4!? gxf4 21.Bd4 Qg5!
a) 21...Qd5 22.Re5 Qxg2 23.Rxc5! bxc5 24.Qxc5+ Ke8 25.Bxf6+–;
b) 21...Qc7 22.Be5 Qc6 23.Bxf6+ (23.Bxf4!? Qa4?? 24.Bd6+! Ke8 (24...Kxd6 25.Bb5+
+–) 25.Rxe6+!! fxe6™ 26.Bg6#) 23...Kxf6 24.Be4;
22.Re5 Qh4! ‫פ‬f6 (22...Qxg2? 23.Rxc5!‚) 23.g3 (23.Rf1 Konikowski 23...Bc6 24.g3 Qxh2
25.gxf4 Rd6 26.Re2 Qh4–+) 23...fxg3 24.hxg3 Qxg3 …25.Rxc5? bxc5 26.Qxc5+ Ke8
27.Bxf6 Qf4+–+; 20.b4!? Kortschnoj 20...Ke8 21.Bxc5 Qxh2 22.Bd4±]
20...Qc7 21.Bd4 [21.f4 Ng4 22.Bd4 gxf4 23.h3 Ne3]
21...Be8! 22.Kb1 [22.Be5 Qc6 23.Bxf6+ Kxf6 24.Be4 Rxd1+ 25.Kxd1 Rd8+µ
(25...Rd8+ Konikowski 26.Kc1 Qd7µ) ]
22...Rd5 [22...Bc6!? 23.Be5 Qd7 24.Bc2 Qb7µ; 22...Bc6!? Konikowski]
23.f4! Rad8 [23...gxf4 24.gxf4 Qxf4? 25.Rf1+–]
24.Bc2! [24.Be5 Qc6! (24...Qd7 25.Bc2 c4 ) 25.c4 R5d7 26.Qc3 Ng4 27.fxg5 hxg5
28.Rf1 Rd4!³; 24.fxg5 Ftacnik 24...hxg5 25.Rf1 e5 26.Rde1 Kf8 27.Rxf6 exd4µ]
24...R5d6 25.Bxf6+ [25.Be5 Ftacnik 25...Rxd1+ 26.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 27.Bxd1 Qd7µ]
25...Kxf6 26.fxg5+ hxg5 27.Rxd6 Rxd6 28.c4 Ke7 29.Qe3 f6 30.h4 gxh4 31.gxh4 Qd7
[31...Qd8 32.Qh6; 31...Qd8!? Konikowski; 31...Kd8!? Kortschnoj]
32.Qh6 e5? [32...Rd2 33.Rf1 (33.Qg7+ Bf7 34.h5 (34.Bg6 Rd1+ 35.Kc2 Qd2+ 36.Kb3
Qb4+ 37.Kc2 Rd2+–+ (37...Rd2+ 38.Kc1 Qxb2#) ) 34...Qd4µ (34...Qd4 Konikowski
35.Rc1 Rh2 36.h6 f5–+) ) 33...Qd4µ]
33.h5 Qg4 [33...Rd2; 33...Rd2!? Konikowski]
34.Qh7+ Kd8 35.h6 [35.Qxa7 Ftacnik 35...Bxh5 36.Qb8+ Ke7 37.Qc7+ Qd7µ]
35...Rd2 36.Qf5 [36.Qxa7; 36.Bf5 Ftacnik 36...Qd4 37.Bc2 Qxc4 38.Rc1 Qf7µ;
36.Qxa7!? Konikowski; 36.Qxa7!÷ Kortschnoj]
36...Qxf5 37.Bxf5 Bd7 38.Bg6? [38.Kc1 Rd4 39.Bxd7 Rxc4+! (39...Kxd7?? 40.Rd1+–
h; 39...Rxd7? Ftacnik 40.Rd1!+–) 40.Kb1 Rh4™ (40...Kxd7 41.Rh1+–) 41.Rd1 Rxh6²
(41...Rxh6 Konikowski 42.Bf5+ Kc7 43.Rd7+ Kc6 44.Rxa7±) ]
38...Rh2 39.h7 Ke7 40.Bd3 Be6 41.Rg1 f5–+ 42.Rg7+ Kf6 43.Rxa7 e4 44.Be2 f4 45.b3
f3 46.Bd1 Bf5 47.Kc1 Bxh7 48.Rb7 Ke5 49.Rxb6 Rxa2
0–1
(1055575) Lutz,Christopher (2550) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E12]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Konikowski]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Ba6 5.Qc2 Bb7 6.Nc3 c5 7.e4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nc6 9.Nxc6
Bxc6 10.Bf4 Nh5 [10...Bc5 11.Be2 0–0 12.Rd1 a5 13.Bg3 (13.0–0 Qe7 14.Bf3 e5 15.Bc1
a4 16.Rfe1 0,5/Marjanovic,S-Popovic,P/Paris/1986/) 13...Qc8 14.0–0 Qb7 15.Bf3 Ne8
16.Rd3 d6 17.Rb1 a4 18.e5 dxe5 19.Bxe5 f6 20.Bg3 e5 21.Nd5 Nc7 22.b4 axb3
23.Rdxb3 Nxd5 24.cxd5= Gelfand,B-Adams,M (2)/Tilburg7/1992/]
11.Be3 [11.Bd2 Qb8 12.g3 f5 13.Bd3 Bd6 14.0–0–0 f4 15.Rhe1 Be5 16.Nd5 0–0 17.Bb4
Rf7 18.Ne7+ Kh8 19.Nxc6 dxc6 0,5/Polugaevsky,L-Arnason,J/Reykjavik/1987/]
11...Qb8! [11...Bc5 12.Bxc5 (12.Qd2 Qc7 13.Be2 Bxe3 14.Qxe3 Nf4 15.Bf3 0–0 16.0–0
Rac8 17.Rac1 Ng6 18.Rfd1 f5 19.exf5 Bxf3 20.Qxf3 Rxf5 21.Qe3 Nf4 22.f3 h5 23.g3
Nh3+ 24.Kg2÷ Savchenko,S-Pliester,L/Groningen (05)/1992/) 12...bxc5 13.g3 0–0
14.Bd3 Nf6 15.0–0–0 d6 16.f4 Rb8 17.Rhg1 e5 18.g4 Nd7 19.f5 Qa5 20.Be2 Rb7
21.Rxd6 Rfb8 22.Rgd1 Rxb2 23.Qxb2 Rxb2 24.Kxb2± Bareev,E-Eingorn,V/URS-53ch
Kiev/1986/; 11...Bd6?? 12.Qd1 1–0/Christiansen,L-Karpov,An/Wijk aan Zee/1993/]
12.g3 [12.0–0–0 Bd6 13.g3 Be5 14.Bd3 Qb7 15.Rhe1 Nf6 16.f4 Bxc3 17.Qxc3 Rc8
18.e5 Nd5 19.Qd4 Ba4 20.Rd2 b5 21.Kb1 bxc4 22.Bxc4 Bb3 23.Bxd5 Bxd5 24.Qb4÷
Kramnik,V-Lutz,C/Dortmund (5)/1993/]
12...f5! [12...Be7 13.Bd3 Nf6 14.h3 d6 15.0–0 a6 16.Rae1 0–0 17.f4 b5 18.cxb5 axb5
19.Kh2 Rc8 20.Qe2 h6 21.Bd2 e5 22.Rf2 Qb7 23.Ref1 Rd8 24.Bc2² Cramling,P-
Csom,I/Ter Apel (05)/1991/]
13.0–0–0 Nf6 14.Bd3 Qb7 15.f3 fxe4 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.fxe4 [17.Bxe4 Bxe4 18.fxe4
(18.Qxe4? Qxe4 19.fxe4 Rc8µ) 18...Be7 19.Rhf1 0–0–0 (19...Rf8= Konikowski) 20.Rf7
Bf6=]
17...Bd6 18.Rhf1 Be5 19.Bf4 Qb8 20.Qe2? [20.Bxe5 Qxe5 21.Qf2 0–0–0 22.Qf4 Qxf4+
23.Rxf4 Rdf8 24.Rdf1 Rxf4 25.Rxf4 Kd8 26.Rf7 Rg8 27.e5 Ke8=]
20...0–0 21.Qh5 [21.Qe3™ Konikowski]
21...Rxf4! [21...Bxf4+ 22.gxf4 g6 23.Qg4‚]
22.gxf4 Bxf4+ 23.Kb1 Qe5 24.Qxe5 Bxe5 25.h3 a5?! [25...d6!  e8–g6]
26.b3? [26.Rf3 a4 27.Rdf1 Bf6 28.Rxf6 gxf6 29.Rxf6=; 26.Rf3!? Konikowski]
26...d6! 27.Rd2? [27.Rde1 Be8 28.Be2 Bg6 29.Bg4 Re8 30.Ka2 (30.h4 h5 31.Bh3 Bf6
xh4) 30...h5 31.Be2 Kh7³; 27.Kc2 Be8 28.Rb1 Bg6 29.Kd2 Bd4 30.e5 Bxd3 31.Kxd3
Bxe5 32.Rbe1÷]
27...Be8 28.Kc2 Bg6 29.Rdf2 Rc8 30.Kd1 Bd4 31.Ra2? [31.Rg2 Bc5 32.Ra2; ¹31.Rg2
Konikowski Lutz]
31...Rc5 32.Rg2 Rh5 33.Rf3 Be8 34.Kc2 g6 35.Be2 Re5 36.Bd3 Kg7 37.Rg4 g5 38.Rf1
[38.h4 Bh5!]
38...Bc5 39.Kb2 Bg6 40.h4? [40.Rg3³; ¹40.Rg3! Konikowski]
40...gxh4 41.Rxh4 Rg5 [41...d5 42.cxd5 exd5 43.Rff4³]
42.Rh2 Rg3 43.Bc2 Bd4+ 44.Kc1 a4? [44...h5  h6–g5]
45.bxa4 Rxa3 46.Kd2 Rg3 47.Bd3 Rg5 48.Rfh1 Be5 [48...Kf6 49.Rxh7!]
49.Rh3 Bd4 50.R3h2 Rg3 51.Rf1 Bf6 52.Rb1 Bg5+ 53.Kc2 Be3 54.Ra1 Bg1 55.Rd2
Kf6 56.a5?! [56.e5+! Kxe5 (56...dxe5 57.Bxg6 hxg6 58.a5 (58.a5 Konikowski 58...bxa5
59.Rxa5 g5 60.c5 Bd4 61.Rd3÷ (61.Rd3 Rg2+÷) ) ) 57.Re1+ Be3 58.Bxg6 hxg6 59.Rd3=
(59.Rd3 Kf4 60.Rxd6 e5 61.Rf6+ Kg5 62.Rxe3 Rxe3 63.Rxb6 Ra3 64.Rb5 Kf4 65.a5 e4
66.c5 e3 67.c6 e2 68.Kd2 Kf3 69.Re5 Ra2+ 70.Kd3 Rxa5 71.Re3+ Kf4 72.Rxe2=) ]
56...bxa5 57.Rxa5? [57.e5+!]
57...Bc5 58.Ra1?! [58.e5+ Kxe5 59.Bxg6 hxg6µ (59...hxg6 Konikowski 60.Re2+ Kf6
61.Ra8 g5 62.Rf8+ Ke7 63.Rg8 g4 64.Re4 Rg2+ 65.Kd3 g3 66.Reg4 Bf2 67.R4g7+ Kf6
68.Rg6+=) ]
58...Ke5–+ 59.Rf1 Bg1 60.Rdd1 Be3 61.Rf8 Rg2+ 62.Kb3 Rh2 63.Bb1 Bh5 64.Re1
Bf2 65.Rf1 Bc5 66.Re1 Be2 67.Ba2 Rh3+ 68.Kb2 Ba3+ 69.Ka1 Bd3 70.Bb1 Bb4
71.Rc1 Bd2 72.Rd1 Bc3+ 73.Ka2 Bxc4+ 74.Ka3 Be2
0–1
(1055578) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Dolmatov,Sergey (2615) [E89]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Konikowski Knaak]
1...Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.d5 cxd5
10.cxd5 [10.Nxd5 Nxd5 11.Qxd5 Nb6 12.Qb5 Bh6 13.Bf2 Bd7= Kramnik,V-
Dolmatov,S/Dortmund/1993/]
10...a6 11.g4 [11.Nc1 Konikowski 11...Nh5 12.Bd3 f5 13.N1e2 b5 14.exf5 gxf5 15.Ng3
f4 16.Nxh5 fxe3 17.Qxe3 Qh4+ 18.Ng3 Bh6 19.Qe2 (19.Qf2 Nc5 20.Bc2 Qb4°) 19...Nc5
20.Nce4 Nxe4 21.Bxe4 Bd7„ Kasparov]
11...h5 [11...b5 12.Ng3 Nc5 13.b4² Karpov,An-Kamsky,G/Linares/1993/; 11...b5!?

Konikowski]
12.g5 [12.h3 Nh7! …13.gxh5 Qh4+]
12...Nh7 [12...Ne8 13.h4²]
13.Rg1! [13.h4 f6 14.Bg2÷ (14.gxf6 Bxf6 15.Bf2÷) ]
13...f6 14.gxf6 Qxf6 [14...Rxf6÷]
15.0–0–0 Rf7?! [15...b5; 15...Qxf3 16.Rxg6 Rf6? 17.Bg2+–; 15...b5 Knaak 16.Kb1
(16.a3) 16...b4 17.Na4 Qxf3 18.Bg2 Qf6 19.Qxb4 Rb8 20.Qd2²; 15...b5!?÷ Konikowski]
16.Kb1 b5 17.Nc1± Ndf8 [17...b4 18.Na4 Qxf3 19.Rxg6 (19.Bg2 Knaak 19...Qf6
20.Rdf1 Qe7 21.Rxf7 Qxf7 22.Qxb4²) 19...Qxe4+ (19...Rf6? 20.Bg2+–) 20.Bd3 Qxd5
21.Rxd6± (21.Rxd6 Konikowski 21...Qa5 22.Bc4 Qxa4 23.Bxf7+ Kxf7 24.Qd5++–) ]
18.Be2! Bd7 19.a3 Qd8 [19...Rb8 20.N3a2! Qd8 21.Nb3± (21.Nb3 Konikowski 21...Rc8
22.Nb4 a5 23.Nc6 Bxc6 24.dxc6 Rxc6 25.Bxb5 Rc8 26.Nxa5 Rxf3 27.Nb7 Qe7 28.Nxd6
Rb8 29.Bc4+ Kh8 30.Qd5 Nd7 31.Nf7++–) ]
20.N1a2 [20.Nb3 Bf6 21.Na2 a5]
20...Qb8 21.Nb4 Qb7 22.Rc1 [22.Nc6 Bxc6 23.dxc6 Qxc6 24.Qxd6 Qxd6 25.Rxd6
Rf6²]
22...Be8 23.Nca2 Rc8 [23...Rc7 24.Nc6±]
24.Rxc8 Qxc8 25.Rc1 Qa8 [25...Qh3 26.Nxa6 Qxh2 27.Nc7 Bd7 28.Nc3+–]
26.Nc6 Bf6 27.Qa5 Bg5 28.Bxg5 Nxg5 29.Nab4 Nxf3 30.Bxf3 Rxf3 31.Ne7+! Kf7
32.Nc8 Bd7 33.Nxd6+ Kg8 34.Nc6!+– Rf6 35.Qc7 Bxc6 36.Rxc6
1–0
(1055581) Lautier,Joel (2645) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [A29]

[Lautier,J]
1.c4 [Ribli Konikowski Ftacnik Kortschnoj]
1...Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Nd5 e4 [5...a5 Konikowski 6.Bg2 0–0 7.0–0 Re8
8.d3 h6 9.Nd2 (9.b3!? d6 10.Bb2 Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.e3 Bc5 13.a3 Ba7 14.Nc3 Nd7
15.Qc2 Nc5 16.Nh4 Ne6 17.Nd5² Serper-Timman, Manila 1992) 9...d6 10.Nxf6+ Qxf6
11.Ne4 Qg6 12.a3 Bc5 13.Bd2 Bd7 14.Nc3 Nd8 15.Nb5 Bb6 16.b4 axb4 17.axb4 Rxa1
18.Qxa1 c6÷ Timman-Lobron, Manila 1992; 5...Bc5!? Ribli Kortschnoj,V-
Karpov,An/Tilburg/1991/CBM26/INF53,44/]
6.Nh4 0–0 [6...d6!? Ribli 7.Nxb4 Nxb4 8.d4? exd3 9.exd3 0–0³ Kortschnoj,V-
Adams,M/Wijk-op/1993/CBM34/INF56,(40)/]
7.Bg2 Re8 8.0–0 d6 [8...Bf8 Ftacnik 9.d3 exd3 10.Qxd3 h6 (10...Ne5 11.Qc2 Nxd5
(11...a6 12.Nxf6+ Qxf6 13.Bd2 Ng6 14.Bc3 Qe6 15.Nxg6 hxg6 16.Qa4 g5 17.Bd2 Qf6
18.Bc3 Qh6 19.Qc2 d6 20.e4 Bh3 21.Bxh3 Qxh3 22.Rae1 g4 23.f4 gxf3 24.Rxf3=
Shvidler,E-Groszpeter,A/Biel op/1989/; 11...c6 12.Ne3 d5 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.Rd1 Be6
15.Qb3 d4 16.Qxb7 dxe3 17.Rxd8 exf2+ 18.Kh1 f1Q+ 19.Bxf1 Raxd8 20.Qxa7 Rd1
21.Kg2 Rc8 22.b4 Bd5+ 23.Kg1 Bxb4 24.Ba3µ Contin,D-Groszpeter,A/Cannes op
(5)/1990/) 12.cxd5 c5 13.b3 (13.f4 Ribli 13...Ng6 14.Nf3 d6 15.e4² Vaganian,R-
Taimanov,M/URS/1977/) 13...d6 14.Bb2 Be7 15.Bxe5 dxe5 16.Nf5 Bxf5 17.Qxf5 Bd6
18.e4 Rc8 19.Rac1 g6 20.Qf3 Rf8 21.Bh3 Rc7 22.Qd3 Qg5 23.Rc2 h5 24.Qe3=
Altyzer,L-Tatai,S/Zurich op (6)/1987/) 11.b3 Ne5 12.Qc2 c6 13.Nxf6+ Qxf6 14.Bb2 Qe6
15.Nf5 d6 16.Nd4 Qe7 17.Rad1 a5 18.h3 Qc7 19.Qc3 Qb6 20.Kh2 Qb4 21.Qc2 a4 22.e4
axb3 23.axb3 Ra2 24.Qb1÷ Petursson,M-Strenzwilk,D/Saint Martin op(2)/1993/; 8...b5
Ftacnik 9.Nxb4 Nxb4 10.a3 Nc6 11.cxb5 Nd4 12.d3 Nxb5 13.dxe4 Bb7 14.f3 d5 15.exd5
Nxd5 16.e4 Nb6 17.a4 Qd4+ 18.Kh1 Rad8 19.Qc2 Nd6 20.Bf4 Nbc4 21.b3 Ne3 22.Qf2
Nxe4 23.fxe4 Nxf1 24.Rxf1² Smejkal,J-Haik,A/Smederevska Palanka/1982/]
9.d3 [9.Nxb4 Nxb4 10.d3 (10.d4?! h6  g5) 10...h6 (10...exd3 11.exd3±) 11.dxe4 Nxe4
12.Be3²]
9...exd3 10.Qxd3 Ne5 11.Qc2 Nxd5 12.cxd5 Bc5 13.b3! [13.Bd2?! Bg4 14.Bc3 Qd7=;
13.h3 Ftacnik 13...Qf6 14.Kh2 g5 15.Bxg5 Qxg5 16.f4 Qg7 17.fxe5 Rxe5 0,5/Dorfman,I-
Smyslov,V/URS-ch/1976/]
13...Qe7 [13...Bg4?! 14.h3 Bh5 15.Bb2 Qg5 16.Kh2; 13...Ng4 14.Bb2 Qg5 15.Rad1² 
d4 (15.e4 Bd7„  b5) ; 13...Ng6 14.Nf3! Ne5 (14...Qf6 Ftacnik 15.Bb2 Bf5
16.Qxc5 dxc5 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Rfc1 b6 19.b4 Be4 20.bxc5 Bxd5 21.Nd4 Bxg2 22.Kxg2
Rad8 23.e3 Rd5 24.Nb5÷ Makarichev,S-Nevednichy/Spartakiada/1979/) 15.Nxe5 Rxe5
16.Bb2 Re8 17.e4²]
14.Bb2 a5 15.a3 [15.Rae1 a4!„]
15...Ng6 [15...Bd7!? Konikowski  c7–c6]
16.Nxg6 [16.Nf3? Qxe2 17.Qc3 Ne5 (17...f6 18.Rae1 Qb5 is also possible.) 18.Nxe5
(18.Rae1? Bxf2+! (18...Nxf3+? 19.Bxf3 Bxf2+ 20.Kh1!+–) 19.Rxf2 (19.Kh1 Bxe1
20.Rxe1 Qb5 21.Nxe5 dxe5 22.Rxe5 f6 23.Rxe8+ Qxe8–+) 19...Nxf3+ 20.Qxf3 Qxe1+
21.Bf1 f6–+) 18...Rxe5 19.Bf3 (19.Rae1? Bxf2+!–+) 19...Qb5 (19...Bd4?? 20.Qxc7+–)
20.Qd2 Qxb3µ (20...Re8?? 21.Qg5+–) ; 16.Qc3 Qe5=]
16...hxg6 17.e4 g5?! [17...c6? 18.Qc3 f6 19.dxc6 bxc6 20.b4+–; 17...Bd7 18.Rfe1
(18.Rae1? Bb5) 18...f6 (18...c6?! 19.e5 cxd5 20.Bxd5±) 19.Qc4 Qf7 20.Bd4 Bxd4
21.Qxd4²]
18.Rae1 f6 [18...Bd7!? Ribli]
19.Kh1 g4 [19...c6 20.f4 (20.dxc6 bxc6 21.b4? axb4 22.axb4 Bxb4 23.Qb3+ d5 24.Rc1
Ba6µ) 20...cxd5 (20...gxf4 21.gxf4 The opening of the "g" file should favor White.) 21.e5
fxe5 22.fxe5‚]
20.f4 gxf3 21.Rxf3 Bd7?! [21...Bg4 22.Rf4 Qd7 23.Qc4 Threatens 24.e5 23...Re5!?
(23...b5 24.Qd3²) 24.Ref1² (24.Bxe5 fxe5 25.Rff1 Bxa3=) ]
22.Rf4 Rf8 [Black wants 23...g5]
23.Ref1 [ h4]
23...Be3! [23...c6? 24.Rh4  e5 24...g5 25.Rh6+–; 23...Bb5? 24.R1f3± (24.Bh3!? Bxf1

25.Be6+±) ; 23...Rae8 Ribli 24.Rh4±]
24.R4f3 Bb6 [24...Bh6?! 25.Qxc7 Rfc8 26.Qb6 Rc5 (26...Rc2 27.R3f2±) 27.Rc3±]
25.g4! [25.Qd3  f4 25...Qe8!  b5]
25...Rae8? [25...Bb5!™ 26.Re1 Be8!  g6 (26...Bd7? 27.Rh3 g5 28.Rf1 Rf7 29.Rh6
Raf8 30.Qd2 Bxg4 31.Qxg5++–) 27.g5 fxg5 28.Rxf8+ Qxf8 29.e5² (29.e5 Konikowski
29...Qf2 30.Qxf2 Bxf2 31.Rf1 Bc5 32.e6 Bg6÷) ; 25...Bxg4 Ftacnik 26.Rg3]
26.Rh3! [ e5]
26...Bxg4 27.Rg3 Bh5 [27...Bd7 28.Qd2  h6 (28.Rg6 Kh7! 29.e5 dxe5 30.Rgxf6+
Kh8) 28...Kh7 29.Qf4 g5 30.Qf3 Kg6 31.Qd3 Kh6 32.Bh3! Bxh3 33.Rxh3+ Kg7
34.e5+–]
28.Qd2! [28.Rf5? Qf7!  g6 29.Rxf6 Qxf6 30.Bxf6 Rxf6°]
28...g6 [28...Kh7 29.Qf4 Qf7 30.Qh4!  f5]
29.Rf5 Qh7 [29...Kh7 30.Qf4! (30.Rxh5+ Ftacnik 30...gxh5 31.Qf4 f5 (31...Qd7

32.Bh3+–) 32.Rg5! Qf7 33.Qh4+–) 30...gxf5 31.Qxf5+ Kh8 32.Qxh5+ Qh7 33.Bxf6++–
(33.Bxf6+ Rxf6 34.Qxe8++–) ; 29...Kf7? Ftacnik 30.Rxh5! gxh5 31.Qh6+–; 29...Kh8
Ftacnik 30.Rxh5+ gxh5 31.Qh6+ Qh7 32.Bxf6++–]
30.Bxf6 Rf7 31.Qg5 c6 [31...Kf8 32.Rf4 c6 33.Bh3 cxd5 34.Qxd5+–; 31...Ref8 Ribli
32.Bc3±]
32.e5?! [32.dxc6 bxc6 33.e5 d5 (33...dxe5 34.Bxc6 Rc8 35.Bd5+–) 34.Rf4+–  h4
(34.Qxh5?? Qxh5 35.Rxh5 Rxf6! 36.exf6? Re1+ 37.Bf1 Rxf1+ 38.Kg2 Rg1+–+) ]
32...dxe5 33.dxc6 Kf8 [33...e4! 34.cxb7 Bc7 (34...Rxb7 35.Qxh5+–) 35.Be5! Rxf5
(35...Bxe5 36.Rxe5+–) 36.Qxf5 Bxe5 (36...Rxe5 37.Qc8++–) 37.Qxe5+– (37.Qxe5
Ftacnik 37...Rxe5 38.b8Q++–) ]
34.Rxe5 Rxe5 35.Qxe5 Bc7 36.Qe6! Bg4 [36...Bxg3 37.Qc8#]
37.Qxg4 [37.Rxg4?? Ribli 37...Qxh2#–+]
37...Rxf6 38.Qc8+
1–0
(1055587) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Serper,Grigory (2590) [E11]

[Dautov,R]
1.d4 [Hansen,Cu Hansen,LB Ftacnik]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 d5 [5...0–0 Hansen,LB 6.g3 d5 7.Bg2
Nbd7 8.Qc2 b6!? 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Nc3 Bb7 11.Nxd5 Bxd5 12.e4 Bb7 13.0–0 Rc8
14.Rad1 c6 15.e5² Hansen,LB-Andersson,U/Haninge/1992/]
6.g3 Nbd7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Qc2 [8.Na3 Ne4 9.Qd3 Qa5+ 10.Nd2 Nxd2 11.Qxd2 Qxd2+
12.Kxd2 Ke7 13.Rhd1 Nf6 14.Rac1² Karpov-Andersson/Bruxelles/1988; 8.a4 Hansen,Cu
8...a5 9.0–0 0–0 10.Rc1 b6 11.Na3 Ba6 12.b4 axb4 13.Qxb4 Rc8= Beljavski,A-
Andersson,U/Reggio/1987/; 8.b3 Hansen,Cu 8...0–0 9.0–0 Qe7 (9...b6 10.Ne5 Nxe5
11.dxe5 Nd7 12.f4 Qe7 13.Nc3 Ba6 14.Rfd1² Sosonko,G-Andersson,U/Reggio/1985/)
10.Qb2 b6 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.Rfc1 Rfc8 14.e3 Ne8 15.Rxc8 Rxc8 16.Rc1
0,5/Sosonko,G-Andersson,U/Haninge/1988/]
8...0–0 9.Nbd2 b6 [9...Qe7 10.0–0 e5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.e4 N5f6 13.Rfe1 Rd8 14.Rad1
exd4 15.Nxd4 Nb6 16.N2b3 Bg4 17.f3 Be6 18.Qc5² Karpov-Andersson/Reykjavik/1991]
10.e4 [10.0–0 Bb7 11.Rfd1 (11.e4 dxe4 12.Nxe4 c5 13.Nd6 Bc6 14.Rfd1 Qc7=) 11...Qe7
12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 c5 14.Nxf6+ Nxf6 15.Qe2 cxd4 16.Nxd4 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 a6=
Ftacnik-Andersson/Manila ol/1992 (17...a6 Ftacnik 18.Kg1 Rac8 19.b3² Ftacnik,L-
Andersson,U/Manila ol/1992/ (19.b3 Hansen,LB 19...h6= Ftacnik,L-
Andersson,U/Manila OL/1992/) ) ]
10...dxe4 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 [11...Bb7 12.Nd6 Ba6 13.Qa4±; 11...Qe7 12.0–0 Bb7 13.Nxf6+
Nxf6 14.c5!²]
12.Qxe4 Bb7 13.0–0 Rb8 [13...Qe7 14.Ne5 (14.Rad1 Hansen,LB 14...Rfd8 15.Rd2 Nf6
16.Qe3 Qc7 17.Rc1?! c5 18.Rcd1 cxd4 19.Rxd4 Rxd4 20.Qxd4 Bxf3! 21.Bxf3 Rc8 22.b3
Kf8= Schroll,G-Bonsch,U/Graz zt/1993/CBM35 249) 14...Nxe5 15.Qxe5² c5; 13...Nf6
Ftacnik; 13...Nf6 Hansen,LB 14.Qe3 Qc7² (14...Qc7 Hansen,Cu 15.b4 a5 16.a3 Ra7
17.Ne5² Tarjan-Dzindzichashvili/USA-ch/1984/) ]
14.Qe3 c5 15.dxc5 [15.Rad1!? Qc7 (15...cxd4 16.Rxd4 Qe7 17.Rfd1 Nf6 18.Ne5²) 16.d5
exd5 17.cxd5 Qd6 18.Nd2²]
15...Nxc5 16.Rfd1 Qc7 [16...Qe7!? Hansen,LB]
17.b4 Nd7 18.Rd4 Nf6? [18...e5!  19.Rd2 (19.Rh4 Rfe8 f6; 19.Rdd1 Hansen,LB
19...e4 20.Nd4 Ne5 21.Qf4!? Nf3+ 22.Bxf3 Qxf4 23.gxf4 exf3 24.Nf5± ; 19.Rh4!?)
19...e4 20.Ng5 Nf6 21.Rd4 Rfe8÷]
19.Qe5!? [19.Rad1? Bxf3 20.Bxf3 e5=; 19.Ne5 Bxg2 20.Kxg2±]
19...Qe7 [19...Rbc8 20.Qxc7 Rxc7 21.Ne5 Bxg2 22.Kxg2±; 19...Qxe5 Ftacnik 20.Nxe5
Bxg2 21.Kxg2 Rfd8 22.Rad1 Rxd4 23.Rxd4±]
20.a3 Rbc8 [20...Rbd8 21.Rad1 Rxd4 22.Qxd4 Rc8 23.Ne5±]
21.Rad1± [d]
21...Rc7 22.Nh4! Rfc8? [22...Bxg2 23.Nxg2 Rfc8 24.Ne3 Nd7 (24...h6² Ftacnik)
25.Qe4! (25.Qd6 Qxd6 26.Rxd6 Nf6 27.Rd8+ Ne8 f8–e7; 25.Qb5 Nf6 26.a4 h6
27.a5 Rb7! 28.a6 Rbc7² ×b4) 25...Nf6 26.Qd3±]
23.Nf5!+– exf5 [23...Qf8 24.Bxb7 Rxb7 25.Nd6+–; 23...Qe8 Ftacnik 24.Nd6+–]
24.Qxe7 Rxe7 25.Bxb7 Rf8 [25...Rxb7 Ftacnik 26.Rd8++–]
26.Ba6 g6 27.c5 bxc5 28.bxc5 Rc7 29.Rc1 Re8 30.c6 Kg7 [30...Kf8 Hansen,Cu]
31.Kf1 Re5 [31...Ng4 32.Rd7 Rxd7 33.cxd7 Rd8 34.Bb5 Kf6 35.Rc7 Nxh2+ 36.Kg2
Ng4 37.Rxa7 Ke7 38.a4 Nf6 39.a5 Nxd7 40.a6+–]
32.Bb7 Ra5 [32...Kf8 33.Re1! Rd5 (33...Ra5 34.Rd8+ Kg7 35.Red1+–) 34.Red1! Rxd4
(34...Ra5 35.Rd7 Ne8 36.Re1+–) 35.Rxd4 Ne4 36.Ra4 Nc5 37.Rxa7+–; 32...Kf8
Hansen,Cu e7]
33.Rcd1! Re5 [d7]
[33...Rxa3 Ftacnik 34.Rd7 Nxd7 35.cxd7+–]
34.Rd7 Re7 35.Rxc7 Rxc7 36.Rd8 Re7 37.f3 g5 [37...Ne8 Ftacnik 38.Rxe8 Rxe8
39.c7+–]
38.Ra8 g4 39.fxg4 fxg4 [39...Nxg4 Hansen,LB 40.h3+–]
40.Rxa7 Nd5 41.Ra4 Ne3+ 42.Kg1 Kf6 43.Rf4+ [43.Rf4+ Ftacnik 43...Kg5 (43...Ke5
44.Re4+!! Kxe4 45.c7+ Ke5 46.c8Q+–) 44.a4+–]
1–0
(1055590) Lobron,Eric (2620) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [A17]

[Ribli,Z]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.g3 b6 [4...0–0!? 5.Bg2 d5÷]
5.Bg2 Bb7 6.0–0 0–0 7.Qc2 Qe7!? [7...Re8?!² Timman,J-

Karpov,An/Linares/1993/CBM34/]
8.b3 [8.d3!? Bxc3 9.bxc3 c5 10.e4 d6 11.Nh4 Nc6 12.f4ƒ]
8...Bxc3!? 9.Qxc3 c5 10.Bb2 d5! 11.cxd5 Bxd5 12.d3 [12.d4 Nbd7÷]
12...Rd8 13.Rfc1 Na6! 14.a3 Bb7 15.Rab1 Rac8 16.Qe1?! [16.Qd2!?]
16...Ne8 17.Rc2 Nec7 18.Rbc1 Nb5 19.Qf1 Bd5 20.Nd2 Rc7 21.Bxd5 exd5³ 22.e3 d4
23.exd4 Nxd4 24.Bxd4 cxd4 [24...Rxd4? 25.Nf3 Rd8 26.d4²]
25.Rxc7 Nxc7 26.Nf3 h6³ 27.Qh3 Ne6 28.b4 a5! 29.Qf5 [29.bxa5 Qxa3 30.Rc6 Qxd3µ]
29...axb4 30.axb4 Qxb4 31.Ne5 Qe7 32.Nc6 Qc7µ 33.Rc4 Rd6 34.Qe4 [34.Qb5 Qb7µ]
34...b5! 35.Rc2 Qb7 36.Nb4 Qxe4 37.dxe4 d3 38.Rd2 Nc5 39.f3 Rd4 40.Nd5 b4
41.Kf2 g5 42.Ke3 Rc4 43.Rxd3 Nxd3 44.Kxd3 Rc1 45.Nxb4 Rh1–+ 46.h4 gxh4
47.gxh4 Rxh4 48.Nd5 Rh2 49.Ke3 Rg2 50.Ne7+ Kh7 51.e5 Ra2 52.f4 Ra7 53.Nf5 Ra6
54.Nd4 Ra3+ 55.Ke4 Ra4 56.f5 Kg7 57.Ke3 h5 58.Nf3 h4 59.Kf2 Rf4 60.f6+ Kg6
0–1
(1055595) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Kramnik,Vladimir (2685) [D12]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 e6 7.0–0 Nbd7 8.Nc3 Bb4
9.Bd2 Bxc3 10.Bxc3 0–0 11.Nd2
½–½
(1056609) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Epishin,Vladimir (2620) [A21]

Dos Hermanas Dos Hermanas (1), 1993
[Ribli,Z]
1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5 3.Nc3 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qd2 [5.Qd1!?]
5...Nf6 6.b3 a5 7.e4 [7.Bb2!? Lautier,J-Kramnik,A/Cannes-m/1993/CBM34/]
7...a4 8.Rb1 axb3 9.axb3 g6 10.Bd3 [10.g3 Kortschnoj,V-Polugaevsky,L/Evian-

m/1977/24,41/]
10...Bg7 11.Nge2 Nb4 12.0–0 0–0 13.Nf4 Re8= 14.Rd1?! [14.Bb2!?]
14...Nxd3 15.Qxd3 Nxe4! 16.Nxe4 Rxe4 17.Qxe4 Bf5 18.Qxb7 Bxb1 19.Nd5 Rb8
20.Qa7 [20.Qxc7 Qxc7 21.Nxc7 Rxb3 22.Rxd6 Bd3 23.Rd8+ Bf8 24.h3 Rb1 25.Rxd3
Rxc1+ 26.Kh2 Rxc4=]
20...Rxb3 21.Re1 h6!? 22.Qa4 Rb8 23.h3 Bf5 24.Ne7+
½–½
(1056614) Izeta Txabarri,Felix (2505) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [B17]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Ng5 e6 7.Qe2 Nb6 8.Bd3 h6
9.N5f3 c5 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Ne5 Nbd7 12.Ngf3 Qc7 13.0–0 [13.Bf4 Bb4+ 14.Kf1 Bd6
15.Bg3 0–0 16.Rd1 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Rd8!³ Timman,J-Karpov,An/Amsterdam/1988/]
13...0–0 14.Re1 Bd6 [14...b6 15.Nxd7 Bxd7 16.Ne5 Bc6 17.Nxc6 Qxc6 18.Bf4 Rad8
19.Rad1 Bd6 20.Bd2 Qc7= Ivanchuk,V-Karpov,An/Reykjavik/1991/]
15.Nc4 [15.Bf4 b6 16.Nxd7 Bxd7 17.Bxd6 Qxd6 18.Ne5 Rfd8; 15.c4!?]
15...Be7 16.Nce5?! [16.c3]
16...Nc5 17.Bc4 a6 18.a3 b5 19.Ba2 Bb7 20.Be3 Nce4 21.Bd4 Rad8 22.c3 Bc5 23.Nd3
Bxd4 24.Nxd4 Rd6! [24...e5 25.Nc2 Rxd3 26.Qxd3 Rd8 27.Qf1 Ng4 28.Rad1
(28.Re2!?) 28...Rxd1 29.Rxd1 Nexf2 30.Rd2 e4‚]
25.Rac1 Rfd8 26.f3 Nc5 27.Ne5 Bd5 28.b3 [28.Bb1 Nb3 29.Rcd1 Nxd4 30.Rxd4 Bb3³;
28.Bxd5 Nxd5]
28...Qb6 29.Kh1 Ncd7 30.Bb1 Nxe5 31.Qxe5 Bb7 32.Qe2 Qc5 33.b4 Qg5 34.Qf2 Nh5
35.Rcd1 [35.Bc2 e5 36.Nb3 Rd2 37.Nxd2 Rxd2 38.Rxe5 f5 39.h4 (39.Qg1 Rxg2
40.Qxg2 Qxc1+ 41.Qg1 Bxf3#) 39...Qf4 40.Qe3 (40.Qe1 Bxf3) 40...Ng3+ 41.Kg1 Ne2+
42.Kf2 Nxc1+]
35...e5 36.Qc2 g6 [36...exd4? 37.Qh7+ Kf8 38.Qh8#]
37.Nb3 Qh4 38.Kg1 e4! 39.fxe4 Bxe4 40.Qc1 Qg4
0–1
(1056618) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Adams,Michael (2630) [A31]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.Nf3 [Stohl]
1...Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 b6 4.d4 [4.e4 Stohl 4...Nc6!? 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Bb7 7.Nxc6 Bxc6
8.Bd3 Qb8 9.Qe2 d6 10.0–0 e6 11.b3 Be7 12.Ba3 0–0 13.Nd5 Bd8™ 14.Nb4 Bb7
15.Bb2 Nd7 16.Rad1 Bf6= Makarov,M-Marinkovic,I/Podgorica/1993/]
4...cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bb7 6.f3 e6 7.e4 Nc6 [7...d6 8.Be3 Nbd7 (8...a6 Stohl 9.Be2 Be7 10.0–0
0–0 11.Qd2 Nbd7 12.Rac1 Rc8 13.Rfd1 Qc7 14.Bf1 Qb8 15.Kh1 Kh8 16.b4 Rg8 17.Nb3
d5 18.cxd5 Bxb4 19.Bf4² Siegel,G-Vaiser,A/Munich op/1993/) ]
8.Be3 Bc5 [8...Rc8?! Stohl 9.Ndb5 d6 10.Bf4 e5 11.Be3 a6 12.Na3 Be7 13.Be2 0–0
14.0–0 Nd4 15.Kh1 Ne6 16.Nc2 Nf4 17.Nb4 N6h5 18.g3± Gelfand,B-
Sokolov,I/Amsterdam OHRA-B/1988/; 8...Qb8!? Stohl 9.Qd2 Be7 10.g4 0–0 11.0–0–0
Rc8 12.g5 Ne8 13.Nxc6 Bxc6 14.Kb1 a6 15.h4 b5 16.h5 bxc4 17.g6÷ Hansen,C-
Ftacnik,L/Groningen/1991/]
9.Qd2 [9.Nxc6 Bxc6 10.Bxc5 bxc5 11.Qd6 Qe7 12.e5 Qxd6 13.exd6÷]
9...0–0 [9...Qb8!? Stohl 10.Be2 (¹10.0–0–0!? 0–0 -9...0–0) 10...0–0 11.0–0 Rd8 12.Rad1
Nxd4 13.Bxd4 d6 14.Kh1 Bxd4 15.Qxd4 Bc6 16.Rd2 a6 17.Rfd1 Rd7= Bukal,V-
Borgo,G/Reggio Emilia II/1992/]
10.0–0–0 [10.Nxc6 Bxc6 (10...Bxe3? 11.Qxe3 Bxc6 12.e5) 11.Bxc5 bxc5 12.Qd6 Qb6
13.0–0–0 Rab8 14.Rd2 Rfd8 15.e5 Ne8 16.Qd3 d6„]
10...Qb8! [10...d5 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 (11...Bxe3 12.Qxe3 Bxc6 13.e5±) 12.Bxc5 bxc5 13.exd5
exd5 14.cxd5±; 10...Qe7 Stohl 11.Be2 Rfd8 12.Rhe1 d5?! 13.cxd5 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 exd5
15.e5 Nd7 16.f4 Rac8 17.Kb1 Bxd4 18.Qxd4± Spraggett,K-Spassky,B/Montpellier
ct/1985/]
11.Be2 Rd8? [11...Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Bxd4 13.Qxd4 Rd8 14.e5 Ne8 15.Nb5 d5! 16.exd6
Bc6÷]
12.Bf4! Qc8 [12...e5 13.Nxc6 Bxc6 14.Bg5±; 12...Bd6? Stohl 13.Nxe6! Bxf4 14.Nxf4+–;
12...d6 Stohl 13.Nb3ƒ c5,g5]
13.Nxc6 Bxc6 [13...dxc6 14.Qxd8+ (14.Qc2!?² Stohl) 14...Qxd8 15.Rxd8+ Rxd8 16.e5
Ne8± (16...Nh5?! 17.Bd2! g6 18.g4 Ng7 19.Bg5  e4; 16...Nd7 17.Rd1 Be7 18.Ne4ƒ
) ]
14.e5 Ne8 15.Bg5 f6 16.exf6 Nxf6 [16...gxf6 Stohl 17.Be3‚ ‫]׫‬
17.Bd3 [17.Bxf6 Stohl 17...gxf6 18.Qh6 Rf8 19.Bd3 Rf7„ f8]
17...Be7 18.Kb1 a6 19.Rhe1! Qb7 [19...b5 20.Nd5! (20.cxb5 Stohl 20...axb5 21.Nxb5
Qb7„) 20...Nxd5 21.cxd5 Bxg5 22.Qxg5 Bxd5 23.Bxh7+ (23.Qh5!? h6 24.Qg6‚)
23...Kxh7 24.Rxd5 Qc4 (24...exd5 25.Re7 Rg8 26.Qh5#) 25.Rdd1±]
20.Bc2 b5 [20...Re8 Stohl 21.Qd3 g6 22.Qd4±]
21.Nd5! Bxd5 [21...Nxd5 22.cxd5 Bxg5 23.dxc6 Bxd2 24.cxb7+– (24.cxb7 Stohl
24...Bxe1 25.bxa8Q+–) ; 21...exd5 Stohl 22.Rxe7 dxc4 23.Bxf6 gxf6 24.Qh6+–]
22.cxd5 Nxd5 [22...Qxd5? 23.Qxd5 Nxd5 24.Rxd5+–]
23.Be4! Bxg5 [23...Bb4 24.Qxb4+–; 23...Re8 24.Bxe7 Rxe7 25.Bxd5+–]
24.Qxg5 Qb6 [24...Rac8 Stohl 25.Rxd5+–]
25.Bxd5 exd5 26.Re7! Qg6+ [26...g6 27.Qe5+–; 26...Qf6 27.Qxf6 gxf6 28.Rxd5 Ra7
29.Rd6+–]
27.Qxg6 hxg6 28.Rxd5 Ra7 29.Rd6 Kh7 [29...Kf8 30.Re4 Kf7 31.Rf4+ Kg8 32.Rxg6
d5 33.Rd4+–]
30.Re4 Rc7 [30...a5 31.Kc2  d3 (31.Rh4+ Kg8 32.Rxg6 Rc7 33.Rd4 Re8 34.a3 Re2
35.Rd5 b4! 36.axb4 Rcc2„) ]
31.Rxa6 [31.Rh4+ Stohl 31...Kg8 32.Rxg6 Re8 33.a3 Re2„]
31...d5 32.Rh4+ Kg8 33.Rd4 [33.Rxg6 Stohl 33...d4°]
33...Kf7 34.Rf4+ Kg8 35.Rd4 Kf7 36.Rb6 Rc4 37.Rd2 [37.Rxc4 Stohl 37...bxc4
38.Rc6+–]
37...b4 [37...d4 38.Rxb5 d3 39.Rb3 Rcd4 40.g3 g5 41.h3!+–]
38.b3 Rf4 39.Kc2 g5 40.h3 Rd7 41.Kd1
1–0
(1056625) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Fernandez Garcia,Jose Luis (2475) [D85]

[Ftacnik,L]
9.Nf3 Qa5 10.Rc1 b6? [10...cxd4 11.cxd4 Qxd2+ 12.Kxd2 Rd8 13.Bb5 Bg4 14.Rc7 Nc6
15.d5 Rab8! 16.Bf4! e6 17.Ng5 exd5 18.Nxf7 Rdc8!? 19.exd5 Rxc7 20.Bxc7 Rc8
21.dxc6 Rxc7 22.Bc4!? Kf8 23.Nd8 bxc6 24.Ne6+ Bxe6 25.Bxe6=; 10...e6 11.Bh6! Nc6
12.h4! cxd4 13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.cxd4 Qxd2+ 15.Kxd2 Rd8 16.Ke3 Bd7 17.Rb1 Rab8
18.Bd3 Ne7 19.h5 f6 20.hxg6 hxg6± Karpov,An-Kasparov,G/Lyon/1990/]
11.d5 Bg4 12.Ng5! Na6 [12...h6 13.h3!]
13.h3 Bd7 14.Be2 Rad8 15.0–0 e6 16.Bf4! Ba4 17.Rfe1 exd5 18.exd5 b5 19.d6 h6
20.Ne4 Kh7 21.h4! Qb6?! [21...c4]
22.Bd3! c4 23.Bb1 Nc5 24.h5 Nd3 25.Bxd3 cxd3 26.Qxd3 Qc6 27.Qh3 [27.Qh3 Rfe8
(27...g5 28.Qf5+ Kg8 29.Bxg5! hxg5 30.Nxg5 Rfe8 31.Qxf7+ Kh8 32.h6+–) 28.hxg6+
fxg6 29.Ng5+ Kg8 30.Ne6]
1–0
(1056629) Magem Badals,Jordi (2510) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [C92]

[Ernst,T]
1.e4 [Wedberg]
10.d4 Re8 11.Ng5 Rf8 12.Nf3 Re8 13.Nbd2 Bf8 14.Bc2 g6 15.d5 Nb8 16.b3 c6 17.c4
Qc7! [Gutman]
[17...Bh6!? 18.b4 (18.a4 b4 19.Nf1 (19.dxc6 Nxc6=) 19...Bxc1 20.Rxc1 c5!= Rajna,G-
Orlov,P/Pancevo/1987/) 18...Qc7!= Hawelko-Lukacs/Polanica Zdroj/1986/; 17...a5
18.Nf1 (18.dxc6 Bxc6 19.cxb5 Bxb5 20.Nc4 Na6= Ljubojevic-
Karpov/Linares/1991/,/Amsterdam Euwe-mem/1991/ (20...Nc6 Wedberg 21.Bg5 Nb4
22.Ne3 Be7 23.Bxf6 Bxf6 24.a3 Nxc2 25.Qxc2  Magem Badals-Karpov, Madrid 1992) )
18...Nbd7 19.Be3! Qc7 20.Rc1 bxc4 21.bxc4 Reb8 22.Ng3 Ba6 23.Ba4!± Liberzon-
Shvidler/Israel/1984/]
18.Nf1 Nbd7 19.Be3 [19.Bg5 Rec8 20.Rc1 Be7 21.Ng3 bxc4 22.bxc4 a5 23.Bd2 Nc5
24.Be3 cxd5 25.cxd5 Qd8= Psakhis-Agdestein/Novi Sad (ol)/1990/]
19...Nc5 20.Ng3 a5 21.Qd2 Nfd7 22.cxb5? cxd5! 23.exd5 Nf6 24.Rac1 Nxd5 25.Bxc5
dxc5 26.Bd3 Rad8µ 27.Bc4 Bg7 28.Ne4 Nf6 29.Qc2 [29.Nxf6+ Bxf6 30.Qc2 (30.Qe3
Wedberg 30...e4µ) 30...e4 31.Nd2 Bg5 32.Rcd1 e3 33.Nf3 Bxf3µ]
29...Nxe4 30.Rxe4 Bxe4 31.Qxe4 Bh6–+ 32.Re1 Kg7 33.g4 Bf4
0–1
(1056636) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Yudasin,Leonid (2610) [E15]

[Dautov,R]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 d5 6.Bg2 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Bd6 8.cxd5 [8.Nc3! 
8...0–0 9.0–0 dxc4 10.Ne5 Bxe5 11.dxe5 Nd5 12.Nxd5 exd5 13.Bb4 c5 14.Bxd5±]
8...exd5 9.Nc3 0–0 10.0–0 [10.Bg5 Bb4 11.Rc1 Nbd7 12.0–0 Re8 13.Re1 Bb7 14.Qd3 h6
15.Bxf6 Nxf6 16.Nd2 Re7 17.Red1 a5 18.e3 Qd7 19.Qc2 Rae8 20.Ne2 Ne4 21.Nxe4
dxe4 22.Nc3 h5= Epishin-Yudasin/Dos Hermanas/1993; 10.Ne5!? Re8 11.0–0 Bxe5
(11...Bb7 12.Bg5²) 12.dxe5 Rxe5 13.Bf4 Re6 14.Nxd5 Bxe2 15.Bxc7 Qc8 16.Nxf6+ gxf6
17.Qc1 Bxf1 18.Bxa8 Bh3 19.Bd5²]
10...Nbd7 [10...Re8]
11.Re1 [11.Nh4 Re8 12.Re1 c6 13.Nf5 Bf8÷]
11...c5?! [11...Re8  12.Rc1 c6 13.Qc2 e4 13...Rc8 14.e4 dxe4 15.Nxe4 Nxe4
16.Rxe4 c5 17.Rxe8+ Qxe8 18.Re1 Qd8 19.Bg5 Qc7 20.dxc5 Qxc5 21.Qxc5 Nxc5
22.Bh3 Ra8= Eingorn-Shipov/Berlin Summer op/1992]
12.Be3 Bb7 13.Nh4! [×d5]

13...Ng4 [13...cxd4?! 14.Bxd4±; 13...Ne4 14.Nxd5? Bxd5 15.dxc5 Nc3 16.Qd3 Be5
17.Bxd5 Nxd5 18.Qxd5 Bxa1 19.c6 Ne5µ; 13...Ne4 14.Nxe4! dxe4 15.Nf5 Be7 16.Qc2
Rc8 17.Qb2±]
14.Nxd5 [14.Bxd5?! Nxe3 15.fxe3 Bxd5 16.Nxd5 Qg5 17.Nf4 Nf6 18.Nf3 Qg4°]
14...Bxd5 [14...Nxe3 15.Nxe3 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 cxd4 17.Nef5 Qf6 18.Nxd6 Qxd6 19.Nf3±]
15.Bxd5 Nxe3 16.fxe3 Rc8 17.Qd3 Nf6 18.Bc4 g6 19.Rf1 Kg7 20.Rf3± Ng4 21.h3!
[21.Raf1 f5 22.h3 (22.e4 Nxh2! 23.Nxf5+ gxf5 24.Kxh2 Qh4+ 25.Kg2 Qxe4²; 22.Nxf5+
gxf5 23.Rxf5 Rxf5 24.Rxf5 Nh6÷) 22...Nf6²]
21...Nh6 22.Ng2 Nf5 23.Raf1 b5 [23...Nxg3 24.Rxf7+ Rxf7 25.Rxf7+ Kh8 26.dxc5±;
23...Bxg3? 24.e4+–]
24.Bd5! Qg5 [24...Bxg3 25.Be4 Bb8 26.Bxf5 gxf5 27.Qxf5±]
25.dxc5 Bxc5 [25...Rxc5 26.b4 (26.e4 Nxg3 27.Rxf7+ Rxf7 28.Rxf7+ Kh8 29.Qd4+
Qe5²) 26...Rc7 27.Be4 Bxg3 28.Bxf5 gxf5 29.Rxf5 Qg6 30.Qxb5±]
26.h4 Qe7 [26...Qg4 27.Kh2± e4]
27.Rxf5! gxf5 28.Rxf5 f6 29.Kh2 Bd6 [29...a6 30.Nf4±]
30.Qxb5 Kh8 31.Qd3 Qc7 32.Nf4 Rfe8 33.Kg2 [33.Rxf6!? Rf8 34.Rh6 Bxf4 35.exf4
Rxf4 36.Rc6 Rxh4+ 37.Kg2+–]
33...Re7 34.Bf3 [34.Rxf6!?±]
34...Rg7 35.g4 Bxf4 [¹35...Rcg8±]
36.exf4 Rd8 37.Qc4+– Qe7 38.Qc3 Rd6 39.Rc5 Rd8 40.Rc6 Rd6 41.Rc4 Rd8 42.Rc6
Rd6 43.Rc5 Rd8 44.b4 Rdg8 45.Kf2 Qd6 46.Rf5 Rf8 47.Qc5 Qd8 48.Rd5 Qb8
49.Qd4 Qc8 50.b5 Rxg4 51.Bxg4 Qxg4 52.f5 Qh3 53.Ke1 Rf7 54.Kd2 Qg3 55.a4 Kg7
56.Rd7
1–0
(1056637) Khalifman,Alexander (2630) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [D41]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.d4 e6 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Nc6
9.Bc4 Bb4+ 10.Bd2 Bxd2+ 11.Qxd2 0–0 12.0–0 b6 13.Rad1 Na5 [13...Bb7 14.Rfe1
(14.Qf4 Qf6 (14...Rc8 15.d5 exd5 16.exd5 Ne7 17.Rd4 Ng6 18.Qg4 Qd6 19.Rfd1 Rcd8
20.Ng5 Bc8 21.Qh5 h6 22.Ne6 Bxe6 23.dxe6 Qxd4 24.Rxd4± Forintos,Gy-
Ostojic,Pr/Vrnjacka Banja/1973/1–0 (30)) 15.Qe3 (15.Qc7 Na5 16.Bd3 h6 17.Qg3 Rfd8
18.d5! exd5 19.e5 Qe7 20.Rfe1 Nc4 21.h4?! Nb2 22.Nd4 Nxd1 23.Nf5 Qf8 24.e6!ƒ
Lputian,S-Cifuentes Parada,R/Wijk aan Zee op/1993/0.5 (40)) 15...Rfd8 16.e5 Qh6
17.Ng5 Nb4 18.f4 Rac8 19.Rc1 Bd5 20.Bxd5 Nxd5 21.Qf3 g6 22.g3 Qf8 23.Qb3 Qb4
24.Qxb4= Rausis,I-Zhuravlev,V/Daugavpils/1990/0.5 (40)) 14...Rc8 15.d5 Na5
(15...exd5 16.Bxd5 Qc7 17.e5 Ne7 18.Bxb7 Qxb7 19.e6 fxe6 20.Ng5 Ng6 21.Rxe6²
Nogueiras,J-Tal,M/Bruxelles/1988/) 16.Bd3 Qd6 17.dxe6 Qxe6 18.Nd4 Qe5÷ Dokhoian-
Webb/Memorial Petrosian/1989/]
14.Bd3 [14.Be2 Bb7 15.d5 exd5 16.exd5 Qf6 17.Qd4 Rad8 18.Qxf6 gxf6 19.d6 Rfe8
20.Rd2 Rxe2 21.Rxe2 Ba6 22.Re7 Bxf1 23.Kxf1 Nc6 24.Rc7÷ Lauber,A-
Ottmann,P/chU17 GER Steinsfurt (04)/1992/1–0 (35)]
14...Bb7 15.Qf4 [15.d5 exd5 16.e5 d4 17.Nxd4 (17.Ng5 h6 18.Nh7 Qh4 19.Nxf8 Bxg2
20.Kxg2 0,5/Kamsky,G-Seirawan,Y/Buenos Aires Najdorf (03)/1993/) 17...Qd5 18.Qg5
h6 19.Qg3 Bc8 20.Bb1 Qc4 21.Qf3 Be6 22.Qe4 g6 23.Nxe6 Qxe6 24.Rd6² Lev,R-
Onat,I/Haifa ETC (3)/1989/1–0 (65)]
15...Qf6 [15...f6!? 16.d5 e5 17.Qg3 Qd6 18.Nh4 Bc8÷]
16.Qg3 Qe7 [16...Qg6 17.Qh4 Qf6 18.Qh3 Qh6 19.Qxh6 gxh6 20.Ne5 Rfd8 21.Bb1 Rd6
22.Rd2 Rad8 23.Rfd1²]
17.d5 Rad8 [17...exd5 18.exd5 Rad8 19.Bxh7+ Kxh7 20.Ng5+ Kh6 21.Qh4+ Kg6
22.Qh7+ Kf6 (22...Kxg5 23.f4+ Kf6 24.Qh4+ Kf5 25.g4+ Kg6 26.f5#) 23.Ne4++–]
18.e5! Bxd5 [18...Rxd5 19.Bxh7+ Kxh7 20.Ng5+ Kg8 21.Qh4 Qxg5 22.Qxg5+–]
19.Bxh7+ Kxh7 20.Rxd5 [20.Ng5+ Kg8 21.Rxd5 (21.Qh4 Be4!–+) 21...Rxd5]
20...Rxd5 21.Ng5+ Kg8 [21...Kh6? 22.Qh4+ Kg6 23.Qh7+ Kxg5 24.f4+ Kg4 25.Qh3#;
21...Kg6 22.Nxe6+ Kf5 23.Nxg7+ Ke4 24.Qe3#]
22.Qh4 Qxg5™ 23.Qxg5 Nc6 [23...f6 24.Qg3 Rxe5 25.f4 Re4 26.Rc1; 23...Nc4!? 24.f4
Ne3 25.Re1 Nf5]
24.f4 Nd4 25.h4 [25.g4 Rc8 26.f5 Rxe5]
25...Rc8³ 26.Qg4 Nf5 27.Re1 Rc4 28.h5 Rdd4 29.Qf3 [29.g3? Rc3µ]
29...Rxf4 30.Qa8+ Kh7 31.Qxa7 Rg4 [31...Nd4 32.Qa3 (32.Qxb6? Rc1!! …33.Rxc1
Ne2+ 34.Kh2 Rh4#) 32...Rc2°; 31...Rc2 32.Qxf7 Rxg2+ 33.Kxg2 Nh4+ 34.Kg3 Rxf7
35.Kxh4 Rf5=]
32.Qxf7 Rc2 33.Qb7 Nh4 34.Kf1 Nxg2?! [34...Rf4+! 35.Kg1 Rxa2! 36.Kh2! (36.Qc6
Rxg2+ 37.Kh1 Rg5 38.Qxe6 Nf3–+; 36.Qxb6 Rxg2+ 37.Kh1 Rf3–+) 36...Rxg2+ 37.Kh3
Rc2 (37...Rgf2 38.Re4) 38.Kg3]
35.Re4 Rg5 [35...Nf4 36.Rd4 (36.Qxb6 Rh4 37.Qg1 Rg2) 36...Rh4 37.Qe4+ Kh6
38.Qxc2 Rh1+ 39.Kf2 Rh2+ 40.Ke3 Rxc2 41.Kxf4 Kxh5 42.Rd6µ]
36.Qe7 Rf5+ [36...Rxh5 37.Kg1 Rh6 38.Rg4]
37.Kg1 Nf4 38.Rxf4! [38.Qh4 Ne2+ (38...Rg5+ 39.Kf1 Rxh5µ) 39.Kh1 Kh6]
38...Rxf4 39.Qxe6 Rcc4 40.Qg6+ Kh8 41.Qe8+ Kh7 42.Qg6+ Kh8 43.Qe8+
½–½

[Dautov,R]
1.Nf3 [Ftacnik]
1...Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.0–0 d6 6.d4 Nc6 7.Nc3 e5 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4!? [9.e4;
9.c5]
9...Nd7 [9...a5  10.bxa5 (10.Ba3!²) 10...Rxa5 11.Nd2 Nd7 12.Nb3 Ra8 (12...Ra6!?
13.e4 f5„) 13.e4 b6 14.a4 Ba6 15.Nb5 Nc5 16.a5 Nxb3 17.Qxb3 bxa5 18.Bd2² Ivanchuk-
Polgar,J/Roquerbrune 30'/1992]
10.Rb1! [10.e4 a5 (10...h6 11.Nd2 f5 12.exf5 gxf5 13.Bb2²) 11.Ba3 axb4 12.Bxb4 Bh6
(12...f5? 13.Ng5±) 13.a4 f5 14.a5²]
10...a5 11.a3 h6 [11...f5?! 12.Ng5 Nf6 13.e4 h6 14.Ne6 Bxe6 15.dxe6 c6 16.Qb3±]
12.e4 f5 13.exf5 gxf5 14.Nh4² e4 [14...Nf6  15.f4 e4 16.Be3 axb4 17.axb4 Ra3
18.Bd4²; 14...Nf6!? Ftacnik]
15.Qb3 Ne5 16.f3 exf3 [16...Nd3 Ftacnik 17.fxe4 Bd4+ 18.Kh1 Nf2+ (18...fxe4 19.Nxe4
Rxf1+ 20.Bxf1 Nxc1 21.Rxc1 Nf5 22.Nf3±) 19.Rxf2 Bxf2 20.Bxh6±]
17.Nxf3 Nd3?! [17...N7g6 18.Nd4!? (18.Ne2²) 18...Nd3 19.Ne6 (19.Nce2 Nxc1 20.Rbxc1
axb4 21.axb4²) 19...Bxe6 20.dxe6 Bd4+ 21.Kh1 Nf2+ 22.Rxf2 Bxf2 23.Bxh6 Re8
24.Bxb7 axb4 25.axb4 Rb8 26.Bd5±; 17...Nxf3+ 18.Rxf3 Ng6 19.Ne2 Ne5 20.Rf1²
×f5,e6; 17...N7g6 Ftacnik; 17...axb4 Ftacnik 18.axb4 N7g6 19.Ne2 (19.Nd4 f4!? 20.Bxf4
Nxf4 21.Rxf4 Rxf4 22.gxf4 Qh4 23.Nce2 Ng4 24.Qg3 Qxg3 25.hxg3 Ra2„) 19...Nxf3+
20.Bxf3 Ne5 21.Bg2 Bd7 22.Nd4]
18.Bd2 axb4 [18...f4 Ftacnik 19.Ne4!]

19.axb4 Ng6 20.Ne2 Nde5 [20...Nge5 Ftacnik 21.Nxe5 Nxe5 22.Nf4±]
21.Nfd4± Qf6 22.c5 Rf7 23.Kh1 dxc5 [23...Re7?! 24.Bh3±; 23...b6 Ftacnik 24.cxb6
cxb6 25.Ne6±]
24.bxc5 Qa6 25.c6!? [25.d6 cxd6 26.Bd5 (26.cxd6 Ftacnik 26...Qxd6 27.Bd5 Ra3„)
26...dxc5 27.Bxf7+ Nxf7 28.Nxf5 c4 29.Qf3 Nfe5„; 25.Nb5 c6 26.dxc6 bxc6 27.Nc7?
Qxe2 28.Nxa8 Qxd2 29.Rfd1 Qg5µ; 25.Nf4 Nxf4 26.Bxf4±; 25.Bc3 Qc4 26.d6±
(26.Qxc4 Ftacnik 26...Nxc4 27.Ra1 Rxa1 28.Rxa1 Ne3 29.Ra8 Rf8 30.d6 cxd6 31.cxd6
Nxg2 32.Kxg2 Bd7²) ]
25...bxc6 [25...b6 Ftacnik 26.d6 cxd6 27.Bd5±]
26.dxc6 Ne7 [26...Kh8 27.Nf4 Nxf4 28.gxf4 Nc4 29.Bc3+–; 26...Kh7 Ftacnik 27.Bc3
(27.Nb5 Qa2„) 27...Qd3 28.Nf4 Nxf4 29.gxf4±]
27.Bf4 Qc4 [27...Qa2 Ftacnik 28.Qxa2 Rxa2 29.Nc3 Ra6 30.Ncb5]
28.Qxc4 Nxc4 29.Rfc1 [29.Bxc7 Ftacnik 29...Ne3! (29...Nd2 30.Ra1 Rxa1 31.Rxa1
Nxc6) 30.Rfc1 (30.Ra1 Rxa1 31.Rxa1 Nxg2 32.Kxg2 Nxc6 33.Ra8 Kh7!) 30...Nxg2
31.Kxg2 Ra2„; 29.Rb7! Ftacnik 29...Nxc6 30.Bxc6 Bxb7 31.Bxb7 Ra5 32.Bc8!±]
29...Ne5 [29...Nd6 Ftacnik 30.Bxd6 cxd6 31.Nb5 Be5 32.Nf4]
30.Rb3 [30.Nb5 Nd3 31.Rc2 (31.Rf1 Ra2 32.Nc1 Rxg2! 33.Kxg2 Nxf4+ 34.Rxf4 Nxc6
35.Rc4 Be6!) 31...Nxf4 32.Nxf4 Rb8 33.Rcc1 Kh7² (33...Be5 Ftacnik 34.Nd3 Bd6
35.Nxd6 Rxb1 36.Rxb1 cxd6 37.Nf4±) ; 30.Rb7!? Ftacnik 30...Nd3! (30...Bxb7 31.cxb7
Rb8 32.Rxc7±) ]
30...Ra4?! [30...Kh7 31.Nb5 Rb8 32.Ned4±]
31.Nb5 N5xc6 [31...Ba6!? Ftacnik 32.Ned4! (32.Nec3 Ra5 33.Nxc7 Nd3÷) 32...N5g6
33.Ne6±; 31...Be6 Ftacnik 32.Re3 N7g6 33.Nec3 Nxf4 34.gxf4!? Rxf4 35.Rce1±]
32.Rxc6 [32.Bxc6? Ftacnik 32...Nxc6 33.Rxc6 Bb7 34.Nbd4 Bxc6+ 35.Nxc6 Ra2„]
32...Nxc6 33.Bxc6 Be6 [33...Re7 34.Nec3 Ra1+ 35.Kg2±]
34.Re3 Bc4 35.Na3 [35.Re8+ Ftacnik 35...Rf8 36.Nxc7 Ra1+ 37.Nc1 Rxe8 38.Nxe8
Bb2–+]
35...Ra6 [35...Rb4 Ftacnik 36.Nxc4 Rxc4 37.Bd5+–; 35...Rxa3 Ftacnik 36.Rxa3 Bxe2
(36...Re7 37.Nc3 Re1+ 38.Kg2 Bd4 39.Bd5++–) 37.Bd5]
36.Nxc4 Rxc6 37.Ne5 Bxe5 38.Rxe5 Rc4 [38...Kh7 39.Nd4 Rcf6 40.Rc5± (40.Kg2
Ftacnik 40...Kg6 41.Nf3±) ]
39.Bxh6+– Re4 [39...c5 40.Be3 Rc7 41.Nf4+–]
40.Rxe4 fxe4 41.Bf4 [41.Nc3 Ftacnik 41...e3! 42.Kg2 (42.Bf4 Rd7! 43.Kg1 Rd2„)
42...Rf2+ 43.Kh3 (43.Kg1 Rf3!) 43...Rc2]
41...c5 42.Nc3 c4 [42...Re7 Ftacnik 43.Kg2 e3 44.Ne2+–]
43.Nxe4 Ra7 44.Nc3 Rb7 45.Kg1 Rb2 [45...Rb3 Ftacnik 46.Be5 Kf7 47.Kf2 Ke6
48.Bd4+–]
46.h4 Kf7 47.h5 Ke6 48.h6 Kf6 49.Ne4+ Kg6 50.Kf1 Rh2 51.Ke1
1–0
(1056650) Rivas Pastor,Manuel (2515) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [D58]

1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0–0 7.Rc1 b6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.e3
Bb7 10.Bb5 a6 11.Ba4 Nbd7 12.0–0 Rc8 13.Bb3 c5 14.dxc5 Nxc5 15.Bxf6 Bxf6
16.Bxd5 Bxc3 17.Bxb7 Bxb2 18.Bxc8 Bxc1 19.Bxa6 Bxe3 20.Bc4 Bf4 21.g3
½–½
(1060853) Leko,Peter (2465) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [B11]

Leon Leon (1), 1993
1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.h3 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 e6 6.Be2 Nf6 7.d3 Bd6 8.0–0 Nbd7 9.d4
dxe4 10.Nxe4 Nxe4 11.Qxe4 Nf6 12.Qf3 0–0 13.c3 Qa5 14.Bf4 Rad8 15.Rfe1 Rfe8
16.Bxd6 Rxd6 17.Bc4 Qb6 18.Qe2 c5 19.dxc5 Qxc5 20.Rad1 Red8 21.Rxd6 Rxd6
22.Rd1 g6 23.Rxd6 Qxd6 24.Qf3 Qe7 25.Qe3 Qc7 26.Bb3 b6 27.Qd4 Kg7 28.g3 e5
29.Qe3 h5 30.h4 Qe7 31.Qf3 Qd7 32.Qd1 Qc6 33.Qe2 Ng4 34.Qd2 a5 35.Bd1 Nf6
36.Qe3 Qd6 37.Bf3 Nd7 38.Kg2 Nc5 39.Kg1 Nd7 40.Kg2 Qe6 41.b3 Qd6 42.b4 Nf6
43.a3 Nd5 44.Bxd5 Qxd5+ 45.Kg1 axb4 46.cxb4 b5 47.Qb6 e4 48.Kf1 Qd1+ 49.Kg2
Qd3 50.Kg1 Qc4 51.Kg2 Qd3 52.Kg1 Kf8 53.Qa7 Qd1+ 54.Kg2 Qf3+ 55.Kg1 Qd3
56.Kg2 Ke8 57.Kg1 Qd1+ 58.Kg2 Qd5 59.Kh2 Kf8 60.Kg1 Kg7 61.Qb6 f6 62.Qc7+ Kf8
63.Qa7 g5 64.hxg5 fxg5 65.Qb8+ Kf7 66.Qh8 Qd1+ 67.Kh2 Qf3 68.Qd4 e3 69.Qd7+
Kf6 70.Qd6+
½–½
(1060857) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Morovic Fernandez,Ivan (2570) [D45]

Leon Leon (2), 1993
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 Re8 9.b3
Qe7 10.Rd1 b6 11.e4 dxe4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 Bb7 14.Ne5 Nf6 15.Qe3 c5 16.Bb2
Rad8 17.Bf3 cxd4 18.Bxd4 Bxf3 19.Qxf3 Qc7 20.Nc6 Rd7 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Nxa7 Red8
23.Nb5 Bxh2+ 24.Kh1 Qf4 25.Rxd7 Rxd7 26.Qxf4 Bxf4 27.g3 Be5 28.Rg1 f5 29.Re1
Bf6 30.Re2 Kf8 31.Kg2 Ke7 32.Rc2 Kd8 33.b4 Be7 34.a3 Rd3 35.Kf1 Kc8 36.Ke2 Rb3
37.Rd2 h5 38.f3 f4 39.gxf4 h4 40.Kf2 Rb1 41.Rc2 Rb3 42.Re2 Kd7 43.Rd2+ Kc8
44.Kg2 Bf8 45.Rd4 Be7 46.f5 Rb2+ 47.Kh3 Rb3 48.Kg2 Rb2+ 49.Kh3 Rb3 50.Kg4
exf5+ 51.Kf4 h3 52.Rd2 Bf8 53.Rh2 Rxa3 54.Rxh3 Ra8 55.Rh8 Kb7 56.Rh7 Rc8
57.Rxf7+ Kb8 58.Ke5 Bxb4 59.Kd5 Rf8 60.Rxf8+ Bxf8 61.Nd4 Kb7 62.Nxf5 Kc7
63.Nd4 Kd7 64.Nc6 Bg7 65.Ne5+ Ke7 66.Ng4 Bc3 67.Nf2 Kd7 68.Ne4 Bb2 69.Nd6
Bg7 70.Nf7 Bc3 71.Ne5+ Ke7 72.Ng4 Kd7 73.f4 Ke7 74.f5 Bb2 75.Ne3 Kd7 76.Nd1
Bg7 77.Nf2 Bc3 78.Nd3 Kc7 79.Nf4 Kd7 80.Ne6 Bb2 81.Nf8+ Ke7 82.Ng6+ Kd7
83.Ne5+ Ke7 84.Ng4 Bc3 85.f6+ Kf7 86.Kc6 Bd4 87.Kd6 Bc3
½–½
(1060862) Garcia Ilundain,David (2475) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E15]

Leon Leon (3), 1993
[Dautov,R]
h6 [9...d6 10.a3 (10.Re1 Re8 11.e4 e5 12.Nc3²) 10...Bxd2 11.Nbxd2 Nc6!? N 12.e4 e5
13.d5 Ne7 14.Nb1 (14.b4!?) 14...Bc8 15.Nc3 Ng4 16.Rae1 Ng6 17.Qd2 (17.Nd2 f5„)
17...Bd7 18.a4?! h6 19.Nd1 f5 20.exf5 Bxf5 21.Ne3 Nxe3 22.fxe3 Qd7 23.e4 Bg4
24.Qe3= ->Hansen,LB-Romanishin/Malmo/1993]
10.a3 Be7 11.Nc3 d5 12.Rfd1 [12.cxd5 exd5 13.Bf4 Na6 14.Rfd1 Qd7 15.Be5 Rfe8
16.Nh4 Ne4 17.Nxe4 dxe4 18.Bxe4 Bxe4 19.Qxe4 Bxh4 20.Qxh4 f6 21.Bf4 Rxe2÷ Van
der Sterren-Piket/Wijk op/1993]
12...Na6 [N]
[12...Qc8?! 13.cxd5 exd5 14.Bf4 Rd8 15.Nh4! Bf8 16.Nf5± Karpov-Lobron/Baden-

Baden/1992]
13.Bc1 [13.cxd5 exd5 14.Bf4]
13...c5 14.cxd5 exd5 [14...Nxd5? 15.dxc5 Nxc5 16.e4+–]
15.Bb2 Re8 16.Rac1 Bf8 17.e3 Nc7 18.Ne5² cxd4 [18...Ne6?! 19.dxc5 bxc5 20.Nc4 Re7
21.Nxd5 Nxd5 22.e4 Nec7 23.exd5 Nxd5 24.Qd2 Rd7 25.Bh3 Re7 26.Ne3+–]
19.exd4 Bd6 [19...Ne6!?]
20.f4 [20.Nc4!? Ne6 (20...dxc4 21.Bxb7 Rb8 22.Bc6 cxb3 23.Qxb3 Re7 24.Nb5±;
20...Ra6 21.Re1 Ba8 22.Nxd6 Qxd6 23.Rxe8+ Nfxe8 24.Qe2 Bb7 25.Qe5±) 21.Nb5
(21.Nxd6 Qxd6 22.Nb5 Qd7„) 21...Bf8 22.Ne5 Rc8 23.Qf5²; 20.Re1! Ne6 21.Nb5 Rc8
22.Qf5²]
20...b5 [×c5]
[20...Ne6!? 21.Nb5 Rc8 22.Qf5 Bb8²]
21.Qf5 Bc8 22.Qc2 Bd7 [b4]
23.Nb1! Qc8 [23...Rc8 24.Qd3²]
24.Qf2 Bf5 25.Nd2 h5?! [25...Ne4 26.Nxe4 Bxe4 27.Bxe4 dxe4 28.d5±; 25...Ng4 26.Qf3
(26.Nxg4 Bxg4 27.Bxd5? Re2 28.Qf1 Nxd5 29.Rxc8+ Rxc8µ) 26...f6 27.h3 fxe5 28.dxe5
Nxe5 29.fxe5 Bxe5 30.Bxe5 Rxe5 31.Qf4 Re7 32.Bxd5+±; 25...Qb7 26.h3 h5 27.Ndf3?!
Ne4„ ×g3]
26.Ndf3 Ne4 27.Qf1 Be7 [27...f6 28.Nh4! fxe5 (28...Bg4 29.Nxg4 hxg4 30.f5±; 28...Bh7
29.Bh3±) 29.fxe5 Be6 30.Bxe4 Bxe5 31.Bg6 Rf8 32.Qe2+–]
28.Rc6 f6 29.Rdc1 Bd8 30.Nd3± Ra6 31.Rxa6 Qxa6 32.Nc5 Qc8 [32...Qb6 33.Nh4
Bh7 34.f5±; 32...Nxc5 33.dxc5 Be4 34.Nd4±]
33.Nh4 Nxc5 [33...Bg4 34.Nxe4 dxe4 35.f5 e3 36.Qd3 e2 37.Re1± h3; 33...Bd7
34.Nxd7 Qxd7 35.Bh3 Qf7 36.Bf5±]
34.dxc5 [34.Nxf5!? Qxf5 35.dxc5 Re3 36.Bc3±]
34...Be4 35.f5 Bxg2 36.Qxg2 [36.Nxg2! Qd7 37.Qf3 Qf7 38.Nf4±]
36...Qd7 37.Qf3 Qe7 38.c6 [38.Qxh5? Qe3+ 39.Kh1 Qxb3„]
38...Qe2 39.Qxe2 Rxe2 40.Bd4 [b6]
40...Na6 41.Ng2 Re4 42.Bf2 Bc7 43.Ne3?! [43.Nf4! Bxf4 44.gxf4 Rxf4 45.c7 Nxc7
46.Rxc7 Rxf5 47.Rc5±; 43.Rd1!? d4 44.Rxd4? (44.Nf4 Bxf4 45.gxf4±; 44.Bxd4?? Rxd4
45.Rxd4 Bb6–+) 44...Rxd4 45.Bxd4 Nb8=]
43...Rd4 44.Kf1 Rd3 45.Rd1 [45.Ke2 Rxb3 46.Nxd5 Rxa3 47.Nxc7 Nxc7 48.Bb6 Na8
49.Bd8 a4„; 45.Rd1 Rxd1+ 46.Nxd1 Nb8 47.Nc3 Nxc6 48.Nxd5 Bd6 49.a4 bxa4
50.bxa4²]
½–½
(1060868) Sion Castro,Marcelino (2390) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [B17]

Leon Leon (4), 1993
[Blatny,P]
1.e4 [Ftacnik]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3 Bd6 [7...h6 Ftacnik
8.Nxe6!?]
8.Qe2 h6 9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Qc7 [10...Nf6 --> CBM 35; 10...Nf6 Ftacnik 11.Qh4
Ke7!? Kamsky,G-Karpov,An/Dortmund/1993/]
11.Bd2 b6 12.Qg4 g5! [12...Kf8?! --> Khalifman-Epishin]
13.Qh3 Rg8 [13...Bf4 14.0–0–0²]
14.g4?! [‫ג‬h1–a8]
[14.Bh7 Rh8™ 15.Bd3=; 14.Qxh6 Bf8 (14...g4 Ftacnik 15.Ng1÷ (15.Ng5 Bf4) ) 15.Qh5
Nf6 16.Qh3 g4 17.Qh4 gxf3 18.Qxf6 fxg2 19.Rg1 Qxh2 20.0–0–0 Be7 21.Qf3 Bb7
22.Be4=]
14...Bb7 15.0–0–0 [15.Qxh6? c5µ]
15...0–0–0 16.Rhe1 Bf4 [16...c5!? 17.Be4?! (17.Bc3) 17...Bxe4 18.Rxe4 Nf6 c4,d5
]
17.Kb1 [¹17.Qxh6 Bxd2+ 18.Nxd2 Qf4 19.Re4 Qf6 20.Qh3 c5 21.Qg3!? cxd4 (21...Bxe4
22.Nxe4 Qf4+ 23.Qxf4 gxf4 24.Nd6+ (24.Bb5!?) 24...Kc7 25.Nxf7÷) 22.Re2 Nc5³]
17...Rh8 18.Bc3 [18.Bxf4³]
18...Kb8!? 19.d5 cxd5 20.Bxh8 Rxh8 21.Nd4 a6 22.Nxe6? [22.Ne2 Bxh2 /–+ ;
¹22.Qf1 Nc5 23.h3 /; 22.c3 Ftacnik 22...Nc5°]
22...fxe6 23.Rxe6 Ne5 24.Bf5 Nc4 25.Rxh6 Rxh6 26.Qxh6 Qe5–+ 27.Qf8+ Ka7
28.Qb4 [28.c3 c2]
28...Nd2+! 29.Ka1 [29.Rxd2? Ftacnik 29...Qe1+]
29...Qe2 30.Rg1 Qxf2 31.Rd1 Qe2 32.Rg1 Qxh2 33.Rd1 Qe2 34.Rh1 a5 35.Qc3?“
[35.Qf8 Nc4–+]
35...d4
0–1
(1060874) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Romero Holmes,Alfonso (2210) [E81]

Leon Leon (5), 1993
[Knaak,R]
9.Bxc5 Nc6 10.Nd5 Nd7 11.Bxe7 Nxe7 12.Nxe7+ Kf8 13.Nd5 Bxb2 14.Rb1 [14.Rd1!?
Bg7 15.Nh3]
14...Bg7 15.Nh3 Nc5 [15...b6!?]
16.Nf2 b6 17.h4 h5!N [17...Ba6 18.h5 Rac8 19.Ng4 Nd7 20.hxg6 hxg6 21.Rb4 Bb7
22.Nge3 Bd4 23.Kd2 Kg7 24.Be2² Karpov,An-Ivanchuk,V/Monaco blind/1993/]
18.Be2 Ba6 19.0–0 Rac8 20.Rfc1 Be5° 21.g4 hxg4 22.Nxg4 Bd4+ 23.Kf1 Kg7 24.Rb4
Ne6 25.Rd1 Bb7 26.f4 f5 27.exf5 gxf5 28.Ne5 Bxd5?! [28...Bc5 29.Rb3 Bxd5 30.Rg3+
Kh7 31.cxd5 Nxf4÷]
29.cxd5 Rxd5 30.h5 [30.Bc4!? Nxf4!™ 31.Bxd5 Bxe5 32.Bb3±]
30...Rc7 31.Rc4! [31.Bc4 Rd6! 32.Bxe6 Bxe5÷]
31...Kf6! 32.Rxc7 Nxc7 33.h6?? [33.Bc4! Rd6 34.Nf7! Rd7 35.h6+–]
33...Bxe5 34.fxe5+ Kg6³ [34...Rxe5? 35.Rd7+–; 34...Kxe5? 35.h7+–]
35.Rc1! Rc5 36.Rxc5 bxc5 37.Bc4 Kxh6 38.Ke2 Kg5 39.Kf3 f4 40.Ke4 f3 41.Kxf3 Kf5
42.Ke3 Kxe5 43.Kd3 Ne8 [43...Nd5 44.a3³]
44.Ke3 Nd6 45.Bg8 a6 46.Kd3 Nb5 47.Bc4 Nc7 48.Kc3 Kd6 49.Bf1 Kc6 50.Kc4
½–½
(1060880) Vyzmanavin,Alexey (2620) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E15]

Leon Leon (6), 1993
Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0–0 12.0–0 Rc8 13.Re1 c5 14.cxd5 exd5 15.a3 Nf6
½–½
(1060883) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Topalov,Veselin (2635) [E81]

Leon Leon (7), 1993
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nbd7 8.Nh3 c6 9.Nf2 b5
10.b3 e5 11.d5 cxd5 12.Nxd5 Nxd5 13.Qxd5 Qa5+ 14.Qd2 Qxd2+ 15.Kxd2 Rb8 16.Rd1
bxc4 17.Bxc4 Nb6 18.Bd3 Be6 19.Rc1 d5 20.Ke2 a5 21.Bb5 Rfd8 22.h3 Bf8 23.Nd3 f6
24.Nc5 Bxc5 25.Rxc5 dxe4 26.fxe4 Nd7 27.Rc6 Rxb5 28.Rxe6 Nc5 29.Re7 Nxe4
30.Rc1 Ng3+ 31.Kf2 Nf5 32.Ra7 h5 33.Rc6 Rf8 34.Bc5 Nd4 35.Bxd4 exd4 36.Rcc7
Rf5+ 37.Kg1 Rd8 38.Rg7+ Kh8 39.Rh7+ Kg8 40.Rag7+ Kf8 41.Rxg6 Rd6 42.Rgg7
Rfd5 43.Rc7 Kg8 44.Rhg7+ Kh8 45.Rge7 Rd8 46.Re2 d3 47.Rd2 Rf5 48.Rc3 Rfd5
49.Kf2 Kh7 50.Ke1 Re8+ 51.Kd1 Re3 52.Rf2 Rg3 53.Rc6 Rdg5 54.Rcxf6 Rxg2 55.Kd2
R5g3 56.h4 Rg4 57.Kxd3 Rxf2 58.Rxf2 Rxh4 59.Rf7+ Kg6 60.Ra7 Rh1 61.Rxa5 h4
62.Ke2 h3 63.Kf2 Rc1 64.Kg3 Rc3+ 65.Kh2 Kf6 66.b4 Ke6 67.a4 Kd6 68.b5 Kc7
69.Ra7+ Kb6 70.Rh7 Ra3 71.Rh6+ Kb7 72.Rh4 Ka7
½–½
(1060891) Yudasin,Leonid (2610) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E11]

Leon Leon (8), 1993
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.d4 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 c5 5.g3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 Ne4 7.Qc2 Qa5+ 8.Nbd2
Nxd2 9.Qxd2 Qxd2+ 10.Kxd2 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Nc6 12.e3 d6 13.Bg2 Bd7 14.Rac1 Ke7
15.Rhd1 Rac8 16.b3 a6 17.f4 h6 18.h4
½–½

Leon Leon (9), 1993
[Ftacnik,L]
1.c4 [Anand]
1...c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 Nc6 5.Bg2 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.d4 Be7 8.0–0 0–0 9.Bg5
cxd4 10.Nxd4 h6 11.Be3 Re8 12.Rc1 Bf8 [12...Be6 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Na4 Qa5 15.a3
Rec8 16.Bc5 Bd8 17.Bd4 Ne4 18.e3 Be7 19.Bxe4 dxe4 20.Nc5 Bxc5 21.Rxc5 Qd8
22.Qh5 Bd5 23.b4 a6 24.h4² Campos,J-Villavicencio,A/Benidorm op/1989/1–0 (48);
12...Bb4 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.a3 Ba5 15.Na4 Bd7 16.Nc5 Bb6 17.b4 Bg4 18.Re1 Rc8
19.Bd4 Nd7 20.Qd3 h5 21.h3 Be6 22.Qc3 Nxc5 23.Bxc5 Qd7 24.Kh2÷ Probst,D-
Schwaegli,B/Zuerich op/1992/0–1 (31)]
13.a3!? [13.Na4 Qa5 (13...Ng4 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Bd4 Bd7 16.Nc5 Bf5 17.Re1 Qg5 18.e4
dxe4 19.Nxe4 Bxe4 20.Rxe4 Rxe4 21.Bxe4 0,5/Robatsch,K-Anikaev,Y/Sochi/1974/) 14.a3
Ne5 15.Bd2 Qd8 16.Qb3 Nc4 17.Rfd1 Nxd2 18.Rxd2 Ne4 19.Rdd1 Qf6 20.Bf3 Ng5
21.Nc3 Nxf3+ 22.Nxf3 Be6 23.Qxb7 Rab8 24.Qxa7² Robatsch,K-Huebner,R/Mitropa
Cup/1993/0–1 (56); 13.Nxc6 Anand is played here usually 13...bxc6 14.Na4 Bd7
(14...Qa5? 15.Rxc6 Bd7 16.Bd2 Qb5 17.Rxf6!+–) ]
13...Bg4 14.h3 Be6 15.Nxc6 bxc6 16.Bd4 [16.Na4 Anand 16...Qc8 17.Kh2 Qa6!÷]
16...Bd7 [16...c5 17.Bxf6 Qxf6 18.Nxd5 Qxb2 19.Nc7 Rad8 20.Qe1 Re7 21.Qa5±;
16...Nd7 17.e4 (17.b4± Anand) 17...dxe4 (17...c5 18.exd5 cxd4 19.dxe6+–) 18.Nxe4²
(18.Nxe4 Bd5²) ; 16...Ne4 17.Nxe4 dxe4 18.Bc5 Bxc5 19.Rxc5 Bd5 20.b4²]
17.Qd3 [17.Na4 Anand 17...Ne4 accomplishes little. Karpov, as is his want, keeps
making useful moves.]
17...Nh7 18.Be3! [18.e4? c5]
18...Bd6?! [18...Ng5 19.Bxg5 (19.h4 Anand 19...Ne6 20.Rfd1 Rb8„) 19...Qxg5

(19...hxg5 20.Rfd1 (20.e4 dxe4 21.Nxe4 Bxh3!) 20...Rb8!÷) 20.e4± (20.e4 Qg6
21.Rfd1±) ; 18...Qf6²]
19.Rfd1 Be6 [19...Qe7 20.Nxd5! cxd5 21.Qxd5±; 19...Nf8 20.Nxd5 cxd5 21.Qxd5 Be5
22.Qxa8 Qxa8 23.Bxa8 Rxa8 24.Bd4 Bxd4 25.Rxd4 Bxh3 26.g4 h5 27.gxh5±]
20.b4!± Nf8 [20...Ng5 21.Bxg5 Qxg5 22.e4±; 20...Qd7 21.b5; 20...a5 21.b5! Bxa3
22.bxc6 Bxc1 23.Rxc1±]
21.Na4 [21.Qa6 Qc8!]
21...Ng6 22.Qc3 [22.Rxc6? Ne5]
22...Bd7 23.Nc5 Bxc5 24.Bxc5 Rxe2?! 25.Be3 Qe7 [25...a5 26.b5 (26.Qd3 Ra2
27.b5+–) 26...cxb5 27.Bxd5 Rc8 28.Qd3 Rxe3 29.Qxe3±]
26.Bf1 Rxe3 27.Qxe3 Qxe3 28.fxe3 Re8 29.Kf2 Ne5 30.Rc5 Re7 31.e4! Be6 [31...dxe4
32.Rxe5 Rxe5 33.Rxd7+–]
32.b5 cxb5 33.exd5 Bd7 34.d6 Re6 35.Bxb5 Rf6+ 36.Kg2
1–0
(1076026) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Supatashvili,Khvicha (2440) [D46]

EU-Cup Gr3 Vienna (1), 24.08.1993
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 dxc4 8.Bxc4 0–0 9.0–0
b5 10.Be2 Bb7 11.a3 a5 12.Bd2 Rc8 13.Ne4 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 b4 15.axb4 axb4 16.Rfc1
Nf6 17.Qh4 c5 18.dxc5 Bxf3 19.Bxf3 Bxh2+ 20.Qxh2 Qxd2 21.Qe5 Nd5 22.Rd1 Qc2
23.Rac1 Qa4 24.Bxd5 exd5 25.Rxd5 Rc6 26.Rd6 h6 27.Qf4
1–0
(1076032) Georgiev,Krum (2475) - Karpov,Anatoly (2760) [B11]

EU-Cup Gr3 Vienna (2), 25.08.1993
1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.h3 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 e6 6.b3 Nf6 7.Bb2 Nbd7 8.0–0–0 d4
9.Ne2 e5 10.c3 c5 11.Kb1 Bd6 12.g4 g6 13.h4 Qe7 14.Rc1 a6 15.Bh3 Rd8 16.Rhe1 0–0
17.Ng3 Ne8 18.Rh1 Ng7 19.Rcg1 b5 20.Bf1 Kh8 21.Qd1 Ne6 22.g5 Nf4 23.Rh2 d3
24.c4 bxc4 25.Qf3 Kg8 26.bxc4 Nb6 27.Bc3 Bb8 28.Qd1 Nxc4 29.Qa4 Qb7+ 30.Ka1
Qb5 31.Qb3 Bd6 32.h5 Rb8
0–1

FIDE-Wch NED/INA (1), 1993
[Ftacnik,L]
9.N5f3 c5 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Ne5 Nbd7 12.Ngf3 Qc7 13.Bf4 Bb4+ 14.Nd2 [14.Kf1 Bd6
15.Bg3 (15.Rd1 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 0–0 17.Bg3 Rd8 18.Nc4 Bxg3 19.hxg3 b5 20.Ne5 Bb7
21.Re1 b4 22.g4 Rd4 23.g5 hxg5 24.Ng6 Nh7 25.Rxh7 1–0/Popovic,P-Kosic/Novi
Sad/1992/) 15...0–0 16.Rd1 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Rd8 18.Nc4 Bxg3 19.hxg3 Bd7 20.Qe5=]
14...Bxd2+ 15.Kxd2 0–0 16.Rhd1 Qb6 17.Nc4?! Qc6! 18.Qf3 Nd5 [18...Qxf3 19.gxf3²]
19.g3 Nc5! [19...Nxf4 20.Qxc6 bxc6 21.gxf4]
20.Bxh6!? [20.Bd6 Nxd3! 21.Bxf8 Qxc4 22.cxd3 Qd4 23.Ba3 b5! 24.Re1 (24.Rac1 a5
25.Bc5 Qxb2+µ) 24...a5 (24...b4?! 25.Re4 Qb6 26.Rxb4 Nxb4 27.Qxa8 Qxf2+÷) 25.Re4
Qb6 26.b3 Bb7µ]
20...gxh6 21.Qg4+ Kh8 22.Ne5 Qa4! 23.Qh5 [23.c4 Nf6 24.Qf3 Kg7–+]
23...Kg7 24.Ng4 Rh8 [24...Qb4+ 25.Ke2 (25.Kc1 Rh8! (25...Nxd3+ 26.Rxd3 Rh8
27.Rxd5!? (27.Ne5 Qe1+ 28.Rd1 Qxf2–+) 27...f5 (27...exd5 28.Qe5+ Kg8 29.Nf6+÷)
28.Ne5 Qe1+ 29.Qd1!) 26.Ne5 Nxd3+ 27.cxd3 Qe7–+) 25...Qf4!! 26.c4 (26.gxf4 Nxf4+
27.Kf1 Nxh5; 26.Qxd5 exd5 27.gxf4 Bxg4+–+) 26...e5! 27.Qxe5+ (27.Nxe5 Re8)
27...Qxe5+ 28.Nxe5 Re8 29.f4 Nb4 30.Kf3 Rxe5 31.fxe5 Nbxd3–+]
25.Ne5 Rf8 26.Ng4 Rh8 27.Ne5 Qe8 [27...Qa5+ 28.Ke2 Qc7]
28.Qg4+ Kf8 29.Qd4 Nxd3 30.Ng6+ fxg6 31.Qxh8+ Ke7 32.Qxe8+ Kxe8 33.Kxd3 b5!
³ 34.Re1?! [34.c4 bxc4+ 35.Kxc4 Ba6+ 36.Kb3³]
34...Ke7 35.Re5?! g5 36.Rae1 Kf6 37.R5e4 Bd7 38.h4 Rf8 39.c3 a5 40.Kd4 Rc8
41.f3? [41.Kd3µ]
41...a4 42.Rc1 Ne7 43.Kd3 e5! 44.Ke2 Be6 45.Kf2 [45.a3 Bd5 46.Re3 (46.Rb4 Bc4+
47.Kf2 Nd5–+) 46...Nf5–+]
45...Bxa2 46.Rce1 Rc5! 47.hxg5+ hxg5 48.f4 Ng6 49.fxe5+ Nxe5 50.Rd4 Rd5 51.Rxd5
Bxd5 52.Ke3 Bc4 53.Rd1 Kf5 54.Rd4 Nd3 55.g4+ Ke5 56.Re4+ [56.Rxd3 Bxd3
57.Kxd3 Kf4–+]
56...Kf6
0–1
[Ftacnik,L]
Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0–0 12.0–0 Rc8 13.e4 [13.Re1 Timman,J-
Karpov,An/Brussels 5'/1987/]
13...b5 14.Re1 dxe4 15.c5?!N [15.Bxe4 bxc4 (15...c5!? 16.d5 exd5 17.Bxd5 Bf6 18.Bxf6
Nxf6 19.cxb5 Bxb5 20.Bg2 Qa5 21.Qc2 Rfd8 22.Rad1 Bd3 23.Qb2 Qb4= Chernin,A-
Timman,J/Amsterdam/1987/) 16.bxc4 Nb6 17.c5! Nd5 18.Qc2 g6 19.Nf3± Karpov,An-
Adorjan,A/Luzern WTch/1989/]
15...f5! [15...e5? 16.b4!±; 15...Nf6 16.Nxe4 Nd5 17.Qd2±]
16.f3 [16.b4 Bf6 (16...Nf6) 17.Qb3 Re8 18.f3÷]
16...b4! [16...e5? 17.b4! Bf6 18.Nb3 xa6]
17.Bxb4 [17.Bb2 e5 (17...Bf6 18.fxe4 (18.Rc1 Nxc5! 19.Nxe4 (19.Rxc5? Bxd4+)

19...Nd3 20.Nxf6+ Qxf6 21.Bf1 Nxb2 22.Qd2 Bxf1 23.Rxf1 Rfd8 24.Qxb2 Qxd4+µ)
18...Nxc5 19.e5 Nd3µ 20.exf6 Nxb2 21.Qc2 Qxd4+ 22.Kh1 Qxf6µ) 18.fxe4 exd4
(18...f4!?) ]
17...Ne5! 18.Bc3 [18.dxe5 Qd4+ 19.Kh1 Qxb4µ]
18...Nd3 19.fxe4 [19.Re2 e5! (19...Bf6µ) 20.dxe5 Bxc5+ 21.Kh1 e3–+]
19...Nxe1 20.Qxe1 e5! [20...Bf6 21.e5 Be7 22.Nc4 Bxc4 23.bxc4÷]
21.Nf3 [21.dxe5 Bxc5+ 22.Kh1 f4µ; 21.d5 cxd5 22.exd5 Bxc5+ 23.Kh1 e4; 21.exf5 exd4
22.Qe6+ Kh8 23.Bb4 d3 24.Nf3 Bf6 25.Rd1 Re8 26.Qd6 Re2µ]
21...exd4 22.Bxd4 fxe4 23.Qxe4 Bf6 24.Re1?! [24.Bxf6 Qxf6 25.Re1 …Rce8?! 26.Qxe8
Rxe8 27.Rxe8+ Kf7 28.Re5÷; 24.h4 Qc7µ]
24...Re8! 25.Bxf6 [25.Qxe8+ Qxe8 26.Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.Bxf6 gxf6 28.Nd4 (28.Bh3!?
Rd8! (28...Bc8 29.Bxc8 Rxc8 30.Nd4 Kf7 31.Kf2 Ke7 32.Ke3 Kd7 33.Kf4!³; 28...Re2
29.a4 Rc2 30.b4 Rb2 31.Nd4µ) 29.Kf2 Kf7 30.Bf5 Bd3–+) 28...Rd8! 29.Nxc6? Rd1+
30.Kf2 Rd2+ 31.Kg1 Rxg2+ 32.Kxg2 Bb7–+; 25.Ne5 Rc7!; 25.Be5 Bxe5 26.Nxe5
Qd2µ]
25...Rxe4 [25...Qxf6 26.Qxe8+ (26.Ne5 …Rc7 27.Ng4!) 26...Rxe8 27.Rxe8+ Kf7

28.Re5! (28.Ra8 Qa1+ 29.Kf2 Qxa2+; 28.Re1 Qc3) 28...h6µ]
26.Bxd8 Rxe1+ 27.Nxe1 Rxd8 28.Bxc6 Rd1 29.Kf2 Rd2+ 30.Kf3 Rxa2 [30...Rxh2
31.a4]
31.h4 Kf8 32.Kf4! Ke7 [32...Be2!?]
33.Nf3 Rf2 [33...Rc2 34.Be4 Rxc5 35.Bxh7µ]
34.h5?! [34.Ke3 Rc2 35.Kd4 (35.b4 Rb2) 35...Rg2! 36.Ne5 (36.b4 Rxg3 37.b5 (37.Ne5
Rb3) 37...Bxb5!) 36...Rxg3 37.Bd5 Bb5! (37...Rh3 38.Nc6+ Ke8 39.Nxa7 Rxh4+
40.Kc3„) 38.c6 Kd6]
34...Be2! 35.Ke3 Bxf3 36.Bxf3 Rb2 37.Bd5 Rc2 38.Kd4 Rh2 39.g4 Rh3! 40.Ke5 Re3+
41.Kf4 Rc3 42.c6?! [42.b4 Rc1  b1]
42...Kd6 43.Bg8 [43.Be4 h6 (43...Rxb3?! 44.Bxh7 a5 45.Kf5„) 44.Kf5 Rg3 45.b4 a6µ]
43...h6 44.Kf5 [44.Bc4 Rxc4+ 45.bxc4 a5–+]
44...Rxc6! [44...Rc5+ 45.Kg6 Rg5+ 46.Kh7 Rxg4 47.Bf7! a5 48.Bg6 Rg3 49.Kxg7„]
45.Kg6 Ke5+ 46.Kxg7 Kf4
0–1

[Ftacnik,L]
9.N5f3 c5 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Ne5 Nbd7 12.Ngf3 Qc7 13.Bf4 Bb4+ 14.Nd2 Bxd2+
15.Kxd2 0–0 16.Rhd1 Qb6 17.Kc1! Nd5 18.Bg3 Nc5 19.Bc4 Bd7?! [19...Na4!? 20.Rb1
(20.Bb3 Nc5 21.Bxd5 exd5 22.Rxd5 Be6 23.Rd2 Rac8„) ]
20.Nxd7 Nxd7 21.a4! [21.Bxd5 exd5 22.Rxd5 Nf6 23.Rd6 Qc5„]
21...Rac8 22.Ra3 Qb4 [22...N7f6 23.Rb3 Qc6 24.Bb5  b1, c4]
23.Bxd5 exd5 24.Qb5! Qe4 [24...Qxb5 25.axb5±]
25.Qd3 Nf6 [25...Qxg2 26.Qxd5 Qxd5 27.Rxd5 Nb6 28.Rb5±]
26.Qxe4 dxe4 27.Rb3 b6 28.Rb5 Rc6 29.Rd6 [29.a5!; 29.Rd4!?]
29...Rxd6 30.Bxd6± Rc8 31.h3 Rc6 32.Bf4 [32.Bb8!? a6 33.Rb4 Nd7 34.Ba7  a5]
32...Nd7 33.Be3 Kf8 34.Rb4 Nf6 [34...f5? 35.g4! g6 36.Bxh6++–]

35.b3 [35.a5!? Nd5 (35...bxa5 36.Rb8+ Ke7 37.Rb7+ Ke6 38.Rxa7) 36.Rxe4 Nxe3
37.Rxe3 bxa5 38.Re5±]
35...Re6 36.Rb5 Ke7 37.a5 Nd7 38.axb6 axb6 39.c4 Rg6 40.g3 Rd6 41.Kc2? [41.h4!±]
41...g5 42.h4 f6 43.Kc3 Ke6 44.Kb4 Ke7 45.Kc3 Rd3+ 46.Kb4 Rd6 47.c5 bxc5+
48.Rxc5 Ke6 49.Rc4
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.Qa4+ c6 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qd3 Nbd7 8.Bg5 Bb7
9.e3 [9.a3 h6! 10.Bf4 (10.Bh4 Qa5! 11.Rc1 b4=; 10.Bxf6 Nxf6 11.e4 b4 12.axb4 Bxb4
13.Qe3 0–0 14.Ba6 Bxa6 15.Rxa6 c5 16.dxc5 Nd7 17.0–0 Johansen,D-
Wallace,JP/Sydney op (05)/1992/0.5 (17)) 10...b4 11.axb4 Bxb4= 12.e3 Nd5 13.Bg3
(13.Be2!?) 13...c5! 14.Be2 cxd4 15.exd4 (15.Nxd4 0–0 16.0–0 Nc5 17.Qc4=) 15...a5
(15...Rc8!? 16.0–0! Bxc3 17.bxc3 Nxc3! 18.Rxa7 Qb6³) 16.0–0 Ba6 17.Qc2 Bxc3
18.bxc3 (18.Bxa6 Bxb2!µ) 18...Bxe2 19.Qxe2 Nxc3 20.Qd3 Nd5 21.Bd6° Portisch,L-
Nogueiras,J/Bruxelles/1988/; 9.e4 b4 10.Na4 Qa5 11.b3 c5 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.d5 0–0–0
14.dxe6 Petrosian,A-Horvath,Jo/Siofok Hungaroil (02)/1990/0.5 (14)]
9...a6 [9...Be7 10.Be2 0–0 11.0–0 a6 12.a4 Rc8 13.Rfe1 b4 14.Bxf6 Nxf6 15.Ne4 Nxe4
16.Qxe4 Rc7 0,5/Nikolic,Pr-Ribli,Z/Barcelona WC/1989/]
10.Be2 c5 11.0–0 Be7 12.Rfd1 0–0 13.dxc5 Nxc5 14.Qd4 Qxd4 15.Rxd4 Rfd8 16.Rad1
h6 [16...Rxd4 17.Rxd4 Rc8 18.h3 Kf8³]
17.Rxd8+ Rxd8 18.Bf4 Rxd1+ 19.Nxd1 Nd5 20.Bb8 Nb4³
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bc5 5.Bg2 0–0 6.0–0 d6 7.d3 h6 8.a3 a6 9.b4 Ba7
10.Bb2 Bg4 [10...Be6 11.Rc1 (11.Nd2 d5 12.cxd5 Nxd5 13.Rc1 (13.Nc4!?) 13...Nxc3
14.Bxc3 Bd5 15.Bxd5 Qxd5 16.Qb3 Rad8 17.a4 Rfe8 18.b5 axb5 19.axb5 Ne7 20.Ba5
Qxb3 21.Nxb3 Rd5 22.Bxc7 Rxb5 23.Nd2 Rb2 24.Ba5÷ Lautier,J-Sokolov,I/Wijk
(11)/1991/0.5 (60)) 11...Qd7 12.Nd2 Nh7 13.Nd5 Nd8 14.e3 c6 15.Nc3 Bh3 16.Bxh3
Qxh3 17.Nce4 Qd7 18.c5 dxc5 19.bxc5 Qxd3 20.Bxe5 Re8 21.Rc4 Qd5 22.Ba1 Ne6
23.Qc2 Red8 24.Nb3² Miles,A-Garcia,S/Reggio Emilia (5)/1984/1–0 (50); 10...Bf5
11.Nh4 Bd7 12.Rc1 Ne8 13.Nd5 g5 14.Nf3 f5 15.Nd2 Nd4 16.c5 c6 17.Nb6 Bxb6
18.cxb6 Qxb6 19.Nc4 Qa7 20.e3 Ne6 21.d4 exd4 22.exd4 d5 23.Ne5 Nf6 24.Re1ƒ
Tal,M-Kavalek,L/Montreal/1979/1–0 (46)]
11.h3 Be6 12.Kh2 Rb8 13.Nd2N [13.Rc1 Qd7 14.e4 Nd4 15.Nxd4 Bxd4 16.f4 Qd8
17.Rc2 b5 18.f5 Bd7 19.Bc1 bxc4 20.dxc4 c5 21.g4 cxb4 22.axb4 Rxb4 23.g5 hxg5
24.Bxg5 Petursson,M-Hjartarson,J/Nordic zt (09)/1992/0–1 (40)]
13...Qd7 14.Nd5 Ne8 [14...Bxd5 15.cxd5 Ne7 16.e4 c6 17.f4!‚]
15.Qa4 Nd4? [15...Rd8 16.e3²]
16.Qxd7 Bxd7 17.e3 Ne6 [17...Nc6 18.b5 axb5 19.cxb5 Nd8 20.a4±]
18.Ne7+ Kh7 [18...Kh8 19.c5 Nf6 20.cxd6 cxd6 21.Nc4 Rfe8 22.Nf5±]
19.c5! dxc5 [19...Nf6 20.cxd6 cxd6 21.Nc4±; 19...Bb5 20.Nc4 (20.Be4+ g6 21.a4 Bd7
22.Nc4 f5 23.Bg2±) 20...f5 21.Bd5±]
20.Nc4 Ba4 [20...f6 21.Be4++–]
21.Be4+ Kh8 [21...g6 22.Nxe5±]
22.Bxe5 [22.Nxe5 Nd6 23.Bg2 Rfe8 24.Nd5 cxb4 25.axb4 Bb3±]
22...Nf6 23.Bf5 [23.Bxf6!? gxf6 24.Na5 Rfe8 25.Nf5 b6 26.Nc6 Bxc6 27.Bxc6±]
23...Rfe8 [23...Ng8 24.Nxg8 Kxg8 25.Bxe6 fxe6 26.Bxc7±]
24.Bxf6™ gxf6 25.Nd5 Kg7 26.bxc5 [26.Bxe6? fxe6 27.Nxc7? Re7 28.Nb2 Bc6–+;
26.Rfc1!?±]
26...Bxc5 [26...Nxc5 27.Nxc7 Red8 28.d4 (28.Nb2 Bc6 29.d4 Ne4 30.d5±) 28...Nb3
29.Ra2 Rbc8 30.Bxc8 Rxc8 31.Nb2 Bc6 32.d5±]
27.Rfc1 Bf8! 28.Na5 [28.Bxe6 Rxe6! (28...fxe6 29.Nxc7 Re7 30.Nb6 Bc6 31.Nxa6!+–)
29.Nxc7 (29.Nb2 Bc6 30.Nxc7? Re7 31.Nxa6 bxa6 32.Rxc6 Rxb2–+) 29...Rc6 30.Nd5
b5„]
28...b6 [28...c6 29.Nb6 Nd8 30.f4 Bb5 31.a4+–]
29.Nc6 Rb7 [29...Bxc6 30.Rxc6 Bd6 31.Kg2 Nd8 32.Rc4 Re5 33.Rg4+ Kf8 34.Nxf6+–]
30.Rc4?! [30.d4 Nc5! 31.dxc5 (31.Na5 bxa5 32.dxc5 Bc6²) 31...Bxc6 32.Nb4 Bb5 33.c6
(33.a4 bxc5 34.axb5 cxb4 35.bxa6 Ra7 36.Rc6 Bd6÷) 33...Rbb8 34.Nd5 Bd6 35.a4±]
30...Bb5 31.Rg4+ Ng5 32.Bd7 Re6!! [32...Ra8 33.d4±]
33.Bxe6 [33.Rc1 Bxa3]
33...Bxc6 [33...fxe6 34.Nd8 exd5 35.Nxb7+–]
34.Nf4™ [34.Bc8 Rb8]
34...fxe6 35.Nxe6+ Kg8 36.Nd8 Bf3 37.Nxb7 Bxb7 38.h4 f5! 39.Rf4 [39.Rxg5+ hxg5
40.hxg5 Bd6³]
39...Nf3+ 40.Kh3 Ne5 [40...Bd6 41.Rxf5 Bc8 42.g4 Bxf5 43.gxf5÷]
41.d4 [41.Rxf5? Bc8 42.e4 Nxd3 43.f4 Bxf5+ 44.exf5 c5µ]
41...Nc4 [41...Nd3 42.Rxf5 Bc8 43.g4 Bxf5 44.gxf5 Nxf2+ 45.Kg3 Nd3 46.e4÷]
42.a4 [42.Rxf5 Bc8 43.g4 Bxf5 44.gxf5 Bxa3µ]
42...Bc8 [42...Bd6 43.Rxf5 Bc8 44.g4 Bxf5 45.gxf5ƒ]
43.Rc1 b5 44.axb5 axb5 45.d5 Bd6 [45...Nd6 46.Rxc7÷]
46.Rfxc4 bxc4 47.Rxc4 Kf7 [47...f4+ 48.Kg2 fxe3 49.fxe3 Kf7³]
48.Kg2 Ke7 [48...Bb7 49.Rd4 Kf6 50.f3 Ke5 51.f4+ Kf6 52.Kf3=]
49.f3 h5 50.Kf2 Bb7 51.Rd4 Bc5 52.Rf4 Bc8 53.Ra4 Bb7 54.Rf4 Bc8 55.Ra4
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+
9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Nb5!? Bd7N [10...0–0 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Qg4+ Kh8 13.Qh4 Nd7 14.Rd1
a6 15.Rd3! Razuvajev,Y-Drasko,M/Protvino/1988/; 10...a6 11.Nd6+ Ke7 12.Qd2 Nc6
13.Rd1!? Rd8 14.0–0 (14.f4!?) 14...Qc5! (14...h6!?) 15.e5 Qxe5 16.Bf4 Qc5 17.Qb2 b5!
18.Be3 Qe5 19.Qa3 Ng4!! Kuzmin,A-Akopian,V/URS-ch/1991/]
11.Nd6+ Ke7 12.Qd2 Bc6 13.f4 Nbd7 14.Rd1! [14.e5? Nxe5 15.fxe5 Qxe5+; 14.0–0–0
Kf8÷]
14...Rhd8 15.Qd4! [15.e5? Nxe5!]

15...h6 16.Bh4 Qh5 [16...g5!?]
17.Bf2 Kf8 18.e5 Nd5?! [18...Ng4 19.Be2!±; 18...Bxg2? 19.Rg1+–; 18...Ne8!?]
19.0–0 Qg4? 20.h3! Qh5 [20...Qxf4? 21.Nxf7! Qxf7 22.Bxd5 Bxd5 23.Bh4 Nf6
24.Bxf6+–]
21.f5! Kg8 22.Rd3! [22.Nxf7 Qxf7 23.fxe6 Qxe6 24.Bxd5 Bxd5 25.Qxd5 Qxd5
26.Rxd5±]
22...N7b6 23.Bxd5 Bxd5 24.Rg3 Rd7 [24...exf5 25.e6; 24...Bc4 25.Re1±]
25.Be3 Bc4 26.Rf4 f6?! 27.exf6 e5 28.Qxe5 Qd1+ 29.Kh2 Qxd6 30.f7+! Kxf7
31.Qxg7+ Ke8 32.Qh8+ Ke7 [32...Qf8 33.Re4+ Re7 34.Rxe7+ Kxe7 35.Bc5++–]
33.Re4+
1–0

[Ftacnik,L]
15.Kxd2 0–0 16.Rhd1 Nc5!? 17.Ke1 Nd5 18.Bg3 Nxd3+ 19.Rxd3 [19.Nxd3 Qa5+
20.Kf1 b6=]
19...b5! [19...b6 20.c4 Nf6 21.Rad1²]
20.c3 Qb7 21.Rad1=
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Nb5 Nxe4!?N 11.Qd4 0–0! [11...Nxg5 12.Qxg7 Rf8 (12...Nf3+ 13.gxf3
Rf8 14.Rd1+–) 13.Qxg5 Nc6 14.Rd1+–]
12.Qxe4 a6 13.Be7 [13.Bd3 f5 14.Qb4 axb5 15.Qxa5 Rxa5 16.Be7 Re8 17.Bb4 Ra8
18.Bxb5 Nc6=]
13...axb5 14.Bb4 [14.Bxf8 Qxc3+ 15.Ke2 bxc4 16.Bd6 Nc6°]

14...Qc7 15.Bxb5 [15.Bxf8 Kxf8 16.Bd3 Qxc3+ 17.Ke2 Qb2+°]
15...Bd7 16.Bd3 [16.Bxd7 Nxd7 17.Bxf8 Qxc3+ 18.Ke2 Qb2+ 19.Kf3 Nxf8‚]
16...g6 [16...f5 17.Qd4 Rd8„]
17.0–0 [17.Bxf8 Qxc3+ 18.Ke2 Qb2+ 19.Ke3 Ra4µ]
17...Re8 18.Qe3 [18.c4 Nc6 19.Bc3 e5÷]
18...Nc6 19.Bc5 Ne7 20.Be4 [20.Bd4 Nd5 21.Qe5 (21.Qf3 Bc6  e5) 21...Qxe5 22.Bxe5
f6=]
20...Nf5 21.Bxf5 exf5 22.Qd4 Re4 23.Qd6 Qxd6 24.Bxd6 f6 25.f3 Re2 26.Rf2 Rae8
27.a4! Re1+ 28.Rf1
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.Bg5 h6 4.Bxf6 Qxf6 5.e4 d6 6.Nc3 g5?! [6...g6 7.Qd2 Bg7 8.0–0–0
Nd7?! (8...Qe7) 9.Nb5 Qd8 10.Qc3 Nc5±]
7.e5 [7.h3 Bg7 8.Bc4 Nc6 9.d5 Ne5 10.Nxe5 Qxe5 11.0–0 h5 12.Nb5 Kd8 13.c3 g4
14.Qd3 exd5 15.exd5 gxh3 16.Rae1 Qg5 17.g3 h4 18.Bb3 Bd7 19.Nd4 hxg3 20.fxg3
Bxd4+ 21.cxd4 Bb5 22.Qf3 Bxf1 23.Rxf1 Qg7 24.Kh2÷ Speelman,J-
Karpov,An/Roquebrune 5'/1992/1–0 (44); 7.Bd3 Bg7 8.0–0 0–0 9.e5 Qe7 10.Qe2 d5
11.Nd1 c5 12.c3 Nc6 13.Ne3 Bd7 14.Rae1 cxd4 15.cxd4 Rac8 16.Bb1 f5 17.exf6 Bxf6
18.Ng4 Qg7 19.Qd2 Be7 20.Qe3 Rf4 21.Nge5 Nxe5 22.Nxe5 Bb5 23.Ng6 Rf6
24.Nxe7+³ Orso,M-Farago,I/Magyarorszag ch/1979/0–1 (37)]
7...Qe7 8.Bb5+ [8.h4 g4 9.Nd2 h5 10.f4 gxf3 11.Nxf3 Nc6 12.Bb5 Bd7 13.Qe2 dxe5
14.Bxc6 Bxc6 15.Nxe5 Qb4 (15...Bd7² King,D) 16.0–0–0 Bg7 17.Nxf7! Kxf7 18.Rhf1+
Bf6 19.d5 exd5 20.Rxf6+! 1–0/King-Summermater/Luzern/1989/]
8...Bd7 9.0–0 d5 10.Bd3 Nc6 11.Nb5 0–0–0 12.c3 h5 13.a4 Kb8 14.b4 Bg7 15.Na3
Rdf8?! [15...g4 16.Nd2 f6÷]
16.Qe2 g4 17.Nd2 f6! 18.exf6 [18.b5 Nxe5!? 19.dxe5 fxe5÷]
18...Bxf6 19.b5 Na5 [19...Nxd4!? 20.cxd4 Bxd4 21.Ra2!? Rxf2 22.Rxf2 Rf8ƒ]
20.f4 Qg7?! [20...Rc8! 21.Nc2 c5 22.bxc6 Rxc6 23.Ra3 Rhc8 24.Nb1³]

21.Nc2 Be7 22.Ne3 g3? [xf3]
[22...Bd6 23.f5 e5 24.Nxd5 exd4 25.c4²]
23.h3 Bd6 24.f5 Rh6 25.Rae1 [25.fxe6? Rxe6 26.Rxf8+ Qxf8 27.Rf1 Qh6 28.Rf3 Bf4
29.Ndf1 h4÷]
25...a6? [25...h4? 26.Ng4; 25...b6!?]
26.Nf3! Re8?! [26...exf5 27.Nh4!; 26...b6  a7]
27.Qd2! Rd8?! 28.bxa6 b6 29.Ne5 Bc8 [29...Bxe5 30.dxe5 Qxe5? 31.Ng4+–]
30.fxe6 Rxe6 31.Nf5 Qg8 32.Nh6 [32.Nxd6!? Rexd6 (32...cxd6 33.Nf7 Rxe1 34.Qxe1
Re8 35.Qb1±) 33.Qf4±; 32.Qf4!?]
32...Qg7 33.Nf5 Qg8 34.Nh6? Qg7 35.Nhf7 Rf8 36.Nxd6 [36.Bf5? Rxe5!–+]
36...Rxd6 37.Rxf8 Qxf8 38.Rf1 Rf6 39.Qe3 h4 40.Nf3 Nc4! 41.Qg5 [41.Bxc4 dxc4
42.Qg5 Qh6 (42...Bxh3!? 43.Qd5 Bc8! (43...c6 44.Qe5+ Ka7 45.Qc7+ Kxa6 46.Rb1 c5
47.gxh3 Qh6 48.Re1! Rxf3? 49.Qc8+) 44.a5 Bxa6 45.axb6 cxb6!) 43.Qxh6 Rxh6
44.Re1! Bxa6 45.Re4 Bb7 46.Rxh4 Rf6²]
41...Bxa6 [41...Qh6!? 42.Qxh6 (42.Qxd5? Qe3+ 43.Kh1 Qxd3+–; 42.Bxc4 dxc4

43.Qxh4? Qe3+ 44.Kh1 Rxf3! 45.gxf3 Qe2–+) 42...Rxh6÷]
42.a5!? [42.Qxh4 Nd2! 43.Bxa6 Rxf3!! (43...Nxf1 44.Bxf1 Rxf3 45.gxf3 Qxf3 46.Qd8+
Kb7 47.Qxd5+ Qxd5 48.Bg2+–) 44.gxf3 Nxf3+ 45.Rxf3 (45.Kh1? g2+) 45...Qxf3
46.Qd8+ Ka7 47.Qxc7+ Kxa6=; 42.Qxd5? Ne3–+]
42...Qh6? [42...bxa5! 43.Rb1+ Rb6 44.Rxb6+ cxb6 45.Qxd5 Qc8! (45...Qe8? 46.Bxc4
Qe3+ 47.Kh1 Qc1+ 48.Ng1+–) 46.Qe4 a4 47.Qxh4 Qc7 48.d5!?÷]
43.Qxh6? [43.axb6 Rxb6
a) 43...Qxg5 44.bxc7+;
b) 43...cxb6 44.Bxc4 Bxc4 (44...Qxg5? 45.Nxg5 Rxf1+ 46.Bxf1+–) 45.Qe5+ Rd6

46.Re1+–;
44.Qd8+ Bc8 45.Bf5 Nd6 46.Bxc8 Nxc8 47.Qxd5 Qe3+ 48.Kh1 Qxc3 49.Ne5±]
43...Rxh6 44.axb6 cxb6 45.Ng5 Bb5! 46.Rf8+ Ka7 47.Kf1 [47.Kf1 Ne3+ (47...Na3!?÷
48.Rf3 Rc6÷) 48.Ke2 Bxd3+ 49.Kxe3÷]
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
9.Rb1 b6 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Be2 0–0 [11...Nc6 12.Nf3 Rd8 (12...0–0 13.Rc1 cxd4
(13...Bg4 14.d5 Bxf3 15.gxf3 Rad8 16.f4 e6 17.d6 Qa4 18.f3 Na5 19.h4 h5 20.Kf2 Nc4
21.Bxc4 Qxc4 22.d7 f5 23.Rhg1 Kh7 24.Rcd1 Savchenko,S-Tukmakov,V/Bern op
(8)/1993/0–1 (69)) 14.cxd4 Rfc8 (14...Qxd2+ 15.Kxd2 e6 16.Bb5 Rac8 17.a4 Rfd8
18.Bg5 f6 19.Be3 Nb8 20.Ke2 Kf7 21.Bf4 a6 22.Bxd7 Nxd7 23.Nd2 Bf8 24.Nc4
Karpov,An-Gulko,B/Moscow 15'/1992/1–0 (31)) 15.Qxa5 Nxa5 16.Kd2 b5 17.Rxc8+
Rxc8 18.Rc1 Nc4+?! (18...Rxc1²) 19.Bxc4 bxc4 20.Kc3 e6 21.Nd2 (21.Ne5 Bb5 22.Kb4
Rb8! 23.Kc3= Shipov,S-Dvoirys,S/Groningen op/1992/; 21.Rb1 Bc6 22.Nd2 Bf8 23.f3
f5! a5,  b4) 21...Bb5 22.Rb1 a6 23.e5 f5 24.exf6 Piskov,Y-
Dvoirys,S/Helsinki/1992/0–1 (35)) 13.Rc1 cxd4 14.cxd4 Qxd2+ 15.Kxd2 f5!? 16.exf5
(16.e5 Nb4 17.Rc7 f4! 18.Bxf4 Nd5) 16...gxf5 17.g3 (17.Ng5!?) 17...0–0 18.Rhd1
(18.Bc4+!? Kh8 19.Ke2 Na5 20.Ba6) 18...Kh8! (18...Nb4 19.Bc4+ e6 20.a3 Nd5
21.Bxd5 exd5±) 19.Ke1 (19.a3 e5 20.dxe5 Nxe5 21.Nxe5 Bxe5 22.Ke1 Ba4=) 19...Nb4
20.Rc7!² Karpov,An-Timman,J/Moskva/1992/1–0 (56)]
12.Rc1 Bb5N [12...Rd8 13.d5 Qa4 14.Bd3 e6 15.Ne2 exd5 16.exd5 Bg4 17.Nf4 Bc8
18.0–0 Nd7 19.Bc2 Qxa2 20.Nh5 Nf6 21.Nxg7 Rxd5 22.Qe2 Ba6 23.Qf3 Kxg7 24.Rfe1
Epishin,V-Gurevich,I/New York op (9)/1993/0–1 (46)]
13.d5 Nd7 [13...Bxe2?! 14.Nxe2 Nd7 15.f4±]
14.c4 Qxd2+ 15.Kxd2 Ba4 16.Nh3 [16.Nf3 Nf6! 17.Bd3 Ng4=]
16...e6 [16...Nf6 17.f3²]
17.Nf4 [17.dxe6 fxe6 18.Bg4 Rae8 19.Ng5 Rf6 20.f4 e5÷]
17...Rae8 [17...Rfd8 18.Rb1 Ne5 19.Rhc1 Nc6 20.Ke1 Nb4„]
18.f3 [18.dxe6 fxe6 19.Bg4 Rf6 20.Nd3 Bc6÷]
18...Ne5 19.Rc3?! [19.g4!?²]
19...Bd7 20.Ra3 exd5 [20...Ra8 21.Rb1ƒ; 20...a5? 21.Rb1 Rb8 22.Rab3±]
21.exd5 [21.Nxd5 Nc6 22.Rd1 f5„; 21.cxd5 f5! (21...Ra8 22.Rb1 Rfc8÷) 22.Rxa7 Ra8µ]
21...h5! [21...Ra8 22.g4 Rfe8 23.Rb1÷]

22.Rxa7 Bf5 [22...Ra8 23.Rxa8 Rxa8 24.Rb1 Rxa2+ 25.Ke1 Ra4=]
23.Rd1 [23.Rb7 Ra8 24.Rxb6 Rxa2+ 25.Kd1 Re8‚]
23...Ra8 24.Rxa8 [24.Rb7 Rxa2+ 25.Ke1 Re8‚]
24...Rxa8 25.Ke1 Rxa2 26.d6 Nd7 27.Nd5 Kf8 [27...Bc2!? 28.Rc1 (28.Rd2 Ra1+
29.Kf2 Ba4) 28...Be5 29.Bf4 Bxf4 30.Nxf4 Kf8³]
28.Bd3! [28.Ne7 Bc2 29.Rd5 Ke8³]
28...Bxd3 [28...Rxg2 29.Bxf5 gxf5 30.Nxb6 (30.Rd3 …Rxh2 31.Ra3!ƒ) 30...Nxb6 31.d7
Nxd7 32.Rxd7=]
29.Rxd3 Be5 [29...Rxg2? 30.Ra3! Be5 31.Ra7±]
30.Bh6+ [30.f4 Bxd6 31.Nc3 (31.Nxb6 Nxb6 32.Rxd6 Nxc4µ; 31.Nf6 Nxf6 32.Rxd6
Ng4µ) 31...Ra1+ 32.Ke2 Ke7 33.Nd5+ Ke6µ]
30...Kg8 [30...Ke8 31.Re3]
31.Ne7+ Kh7 32.Bd2 Bxh2?! [32...Ra4; 32...b5!? 33.cxb5 c4 34.Rd5 c3 35.Be3 c2

36.Kd2±]
33.f4 Bg1?! [33...Rc2!? 34.g3 (34.Ra3 Rxc4 35.Ra7 Re4+ 36.Kd1 Rd4µ) 34...Rxc4
35.Kf2 h4 36.gxh4 Bxf4 37.Rf3 Bxd2 (37...Ne5 38.Rxf4 Nd3+ 39.Kf3 Nxf4 40.Bxf4±)
38.Rxf7+ Kh6 39.Ng8+ Kh5 40.Rxd7µ; 33...Kg7]
34.Nc6 Kg8 [34...Rc2 35.Ra3 Rxc4 36.Ra7±]
35.Ne5 Ra7 [35...Nxe5? 36.fxe5 Bd4 37.d7 Ra8 38.Bg5+–]
36.Nc6 Ra1+?! [36...Ra4 37.Ne5]
37.Ke2 Kf8?! 38.f5! [38.Ne5 Ke8µ]
38...gxf5 [38...Ra4 39.fxg6 fxg6 40.Rf3+ Ke8 41.Rf4ƒ]
39.Rh3?! [39.Rf3 Ra4 (39...f6 40.Rxf5 Kf7 41.Rxh5 Ke6 42.Bf4ƒ) 40.Rxf5 Rxc4 41.Rxh5
Rg4µ; 39.Rg3! f6 (39...Nf6 40.d7! Nxd7 41.Bh6+ Ke8 42.Rg8++–; 39...Ra2 40.Kd1 Nf6
41.d7 Rxd2+ 42.Kxd2 Nxd7 43.Rf3±) 40.Bh6+ Ke8 (40...Kf7? 41.Nd8+ Ke8 42.Rg8+)
41.Rg7 Ra2+ 42.Kf3 (42.Kd3 Ra3+ 43.Kc2 Ra2+ 44.Kb3 Re2) 42...Ra3+ 43.Kf4 Re3
44.Kxf5 Re2 45.Rg8+ Kf7 46.Rd8 Rf2+ 47.Bf4 Ne5 48.Nxe5+ fxe5 49.Kxe5 Re2+
50.Kf5+–]
39...Bd4 [39...Ra4 40.Rxh5 Rxc4 41.Rh8+ Kg7 42.Rd8 Nf6 43.d7±]

40.Rxh5 [40.Nxd4 cxd4 41.Rxh5 Nc5 (41...Ne5 42.Rxf5 d3+ 43.Kf2! …Nxc4 44.d7 Ra8
45.Bg5+–) 42.Rxf5 Ke8]
40...Bf6?! [40...Ra2!? 41.Nxd4 cxd4 42.Rh8+ Kg7 43.Rd8 Nc5 44.d7 Kf6!]
41.Rxf5 Ra4 42.Kd3 Ke8 43.Bg5! [43.Rf1 Ne5+!]
43...Ba1? [43...Bxg5 44.Rxg5 Nf6 (44...Nf8!? 45.Rg8 Kd7 46.Nb8+ Kxd6 47.Rxf8 Kc7)
45.Ne5 b5 46.Rf5 Nd7!²]
44.Be7 [44.Rf1!?  e1]
44...f6 [44...b5!?]
45.g4! [45.Rh5 Ne5+ 46.Nxe5 Bxe5 47.Rh8+ Kd7÷]
45...Ra3+?! [45...Ne5+? 46.Nxe5 Bxe5 47.g5+–; 45...b5!]
46.Ke4 Rc3? [46...Rg3!]
47.Rh5 Rxc4+ 48.Kf5 b5?! [48...Ne5? 49.Rh8+ Kf7 (49...Kd7 50.Nb8#) 50.Nd8+ Kg7
51.Bxf6#; 48...Rc1±]
49.Rh8+ Kf7 50.Rd8 Be5 [50...Nb6 51.d7 Nxd7 52.Rxd7 Ke8 53.Rd8+ Kf7 54.Rf8+
Kg7 55.Nd8+–; 50...Ne5 51.Nxe5+ Bxe5 52.Rf8+ Kg7 53.d7 Rf4+ 54.Ke6+–]
51.Nxe5+ Nxe5 52.Rf8+ Kg7 53.g5!
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 0–0 9.Nbd2
d5 10.Ne5 Bb7 11.0–0
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 c6 5.Bg2 d5 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Nc3 0–0 8.Ne5 e6 9.0–0
Nfd7 10.f4 Nc6 11.Be3 f6 12.Nd3 Nb6 [12...Kh8 13.Bf2 f5 14.Ne5 Nf6 15.Rc1 Bd7
16.Qb3 Rb8 17.Qa3 Be8 18.Nxc6 bxc6 19.b3 Rf7 20.Rc2 g5 21.e3 Ng4 22.Bf3 Qf6
23.Bxg4 fxg4 24.Be1 Renman,N-Wessman,R/SVE-ch/1989/0.5 (45)]
13.b3 Bd7 [13...Qe7 14.a4 Bd7 15.Bc1 Rfd8 16.e3 Be8 17.Ba3 Qf7 18.Rc1 Bf8 19.Bxf8
Qxf8 20.g4!?ƒ Karpov,An-Timman,J/Kuala Lumpur (m/4)/1990/1–0 (76)]
14.Bf2 [14.Nc5 Rb8 15.Qd2 f5 16.Rfc1 Nc8 17.Bf2 Nd6= Nikolic,Pr-

Nunn,J/Linares/1988/]
14...Qe7 15.Rc1 Rad8 16.Rc2 Be8 17.Rd2 [17.e3 e5 18.dxe5 fxe5 19.fxe5 Bf7 20.e4
(20.Nb5 a6 …21.e4? d4!µ) 20...dxe4 21.Nxe4 Bxe5÷]
17...Nc8 [17...e5? 18.dxe5 fxe5 19.Bc5±; 17...f5 18.Nc5 Rc8 (18...Nxd4? 19.Rxd4 Qxc5
20.Rxd5 Rxd5 21.Nxd5±) 19.e3 Nd8÷]
18.e3 Nd6 19.g4 Kh8 20.Qe2 [20.h4 f5 21.g5 h5 22.gxh6 Bxh6„]
20...f5 21.g5 [21.gxf5 gxf5 22.Kh1 Rg8÷]
21...Ne4 22.Rc2 Nb4! [22...Nxc3 23.Rxc3 Rc8 24.Rfc1²]
23.Nxb4 Qxb4 24.Rfc1 Bc6 25.Be1 Qe7 26.Nxe4 [26.Na4 Bxa4 27.bxa4 Rd7 28.a5 a6=]
26...dxe4 27.Bf1 Rc8 28.h4 h5! [28...Qd7 29.h5±]
29.Qd2 [29.gxh6 Bxh6÷]
29...Qd7 30.Qa5 a6 31.Bb4 Rfe8 32.Bc5?! [32.Qb6!? Ra8!² (32...Bd5 33.Rc7 Rxc7
34.Rxc7 Qd8 35.Bc4±; 32...Bf8 33.Bxf8 Rxf8 34.Bxa6!±) ]
32...Bd5 33.Bb6 Rxc2 34.Rxc2 Rc8 35.Rxc8+ [35.Rc5 Bf8]
35...Qxc8 36.Qc5 Qxc5 37.Bxc5 [37.dxc5 e5!]
37...Kg8 38.Kf2 Kf7 39.Ke1 Bf8 40.Kd2 Be7 [40...Bxc5 41.dxc5 e5 42.Kc3! Ke6 43.a3
a5 44.b4±]
41.Bxe7 [41.Kc3 Bd8 42.Kb4 Ke8=]
41...Kxe7 42.Kc3 a5 43.a3 b6 44.b4 Kd7 45.Bb5+ Kd6 46.Bc4 Kc7 47.Bb5 Kd8
48.Ba4 Ke7 49.Bb3 Bc6 50.bxa5 bxa5 51.Bc4 [51.Kc4 Bd5+ 52.Kc3 Bc6]
51...Kd6
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.0–0 Bg4 5.b3 Nbd7 6.Bb2 e6 7.c4 Bd6 8.d3 [8.d4 0–0
9.Nc3 Qe7 10.Qc1 Kortschnoj,V-Pinter,J/Beersheva/1988/]
8...0–0 9.Nbd2 Qe7 10.Qc2 e5 [10...Rfe8 11.e4 dxe4 12.dxe4 Bxf3 13.Bxf3 Be5
14.Bxe5 Nxe5 15.Be2 0,5/Pfleger,H-Smejkal,J/BL 9091/1991/]
11.h3 Bxf3 12.Nxf3 Rfe8 13.e3 Ba3 14.Bxa3 Qxa3 15.cxd5 [15.d4 e4 16.Nd2²]
15...Nxd5 16.Rfd1 a5 17.d4! e4 18.Ne5!? Nxe5 19.dxe5 Rxe5 20.Bxe4 Rxe4 21.Qxe4
Nc3 22.Qc2?! [22.Qe5!? Nxd1 23.Rxd1 Qxa2 24.Qc7 Rf8 25.Qxb7 a4 26.bxa4 Qxa4
27.Rc1²; 22.Qh4 Nxd1 23.Rxd1 h6 (23...Rf8?! 24.Rd7 b5 25.Qe7 Qxe7 (25...Qxa2??
26.Rd8+–) 26.Rxe7±) 24.Rd7 b5÷]
22...Nxd1 23.Rxd1 Qe7 24.Rd4 Rd8 25.Qe4 [25.Qc5?! Qxc5! 26.Rxd8+ Qf8³]
25...Qf8 [25...Qxe4?? 26.Rxd8+]
26.h4 g6 27.Qe5
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Nb5 Nxe4 [10...Bd7 11.Nd6+ Ke7 12.Qd2 Bc6 13.f4 Nbd7 14.Rd1! Rhd8
15.Qd4! h6 16.Bh4 Qh5 17.Bf2 Kf8 18.e5 Nd5?! 19.0–0 Qg4? 20.h3! Qh5 21.f5! Kg8
22.Rd3! N7b6 23.Bxd5 Bxd5 24.Rg3± Karpov,An-Timman,J (06)/FIDE-Wch
(Arnheim)/1993/1–0 (33); 10...a6 11.Nd6+ Ke7 12.Qd2 (12.Bf4 Nc6 13.Qb3 Nd4
14.Nxc8+ Kf8 15.Qb2 Rxc8 16.0–0 Nf3+ 17.gxf3 Rxc4 18.Qxb7 g5 19.Bd6+ Kg7 20.Bb4
Qa4 21.Rfd1 Rhc8 22.Rd2 Rxc3 23.Bxc3 Rxc3 24.Kg2 Podgaets,M-Maljutin,E/Alushta
op/1993/1–0 (43)) 12...Nc6 13.Rd1!? Rd8 14.0–0 Qc5! (14...h6 Vyzmanavin,A-
Ribli,Z/Calcutta (07)/1992/0.5 (14)) 15.e5™ Qxe5 16.Bf4 Qc5 17.Qb2 b5! 18.Be3 Qe5
19.Qa3 Ng4!! 20.Bg5+!™ Qxg5 21.Nxc8+ Kf6 22.Rxd8 Nxd8 23.Nb6! bxc4? 24.Nxa8
Kuzmin,A-Akopian,V/USSR (ch)/1991/0.5 (52); 10...0–0? 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Qg4+ Kh8
13.Qh4 Nd7 14.Rd1 a6 15.Rd3!± Razuvaev,Y-Drasko,M/Protvino/1988/]
11.Bf4 [11.Qd4 0–0! 12.Qxe4 a6 13.Be7 axb5 14.Bb4 Qc7 15.Bxb5 Bd7 16.Bd3 g6
17.0–0 Re8 18.Qe3 Nc6 19.Bc5 Ne7 20.Be4 Nf5 21.Bxf5 exf5 22.Qd4 Re4 23.Qd6 Qxd6
24.Bxd6 Karpov,An-Timman,J (08)/FIDE-Wch (Amsterdam)/1993/0.5 (28)]
11...0–0 12.0–0 [12.Qf3 a6 13.Nc7 e5 14.Nxa8 exf4 15.Rc1 Qe5 16.Qe2 f3 17.gxf3 Qg5
18.Qe3 Qg2 19.Ke2 Bg4 20.Rhg1 Bxf3+ 21.Qxf3 Nxc3+ 22.Rxc3 Qxg1 23.Re3 Nd7
24.Nb6² Seres,L-Koczka,Zs/Gyor junior/1991/1–0 (31)]
12...Nd7! [12...Nc6 13.Bc7! b6 14.Qf3ƒ]
13.Nc7?! e5 [13...Rb8 14.Nxe6!]
14.Nxa8 exf4 15.Bd5 [15.Qf3 Nd2 16.Qxf4 Nxf1 17.Rxf1 (17.Bxf1 Qxc3 18.Rc1 Qb2
19.Nc7 Nf6 20.Nb5 Bd7 21.Nd6 b5µ) 17...Ne5 18.Re1 Nxc4 19.Qxc4 Be6!? 20.Qc7?
(20.Rxe6 fxe6 21.Nc7 Qb6µ) 20...Qa6–+]
15...Ndf6 [15...Nef6! 16.c4 (16.Bf3 Ne5 (16...Nc5 17.Qd4!  b4) 17.Qd6 (17.Re1
Qxc3 18.Be2 (18.Rc1 Nxf3+ 19.gxf3 Qa5 20.Nc7 Bh3 21.Kh1 Qxa2µ (21...Qxa2µ) ) )
17...Nxf3+ 18.gxf3 Bh3–+ (18...Bh3–+) ) 16...Nc5 17.Qe1 Qxe1! 18.Rfxe1 Bd7 19.Nc7
Rc8 20.Nb5 Bxb5 (20...Nxd5–+) 21.cxb5 Nxd5 22.Rac1 b6–+; 15...Nxc3? 16.Qd2]
16.Bxe4 Nxe4 17.f3?! [17.Re1 Bf5 18.Qd4 Rxa8 19.Rxe4 Bxe4 20.Qxe4 Qxc3 21.Rb1
Rc8 22.Qxf4 b6µ (22...b6µ) ]
17...Nxc3?! [17...Rd8! 18.Qe1 (18.Qc2 Qc5+ 19.Kh1 Ng3+ 20.hxg3 Qh5+ 21.Kg1 fxg3
22.Rfc1 (22.Rfd1 Qh2+ 23.Kf1 Qh1+ 24.Ke2 Qxg2+ 25.Ke3 Re8+ 26.Qe4 Rxe4+
27.fxe4 Qf2+ 28.Kd3 Bg4–+) 22...Bf5 23.Qb3 Qh2+ 24.Kf1 Qh1+ 25.Ke2 Qxg2+
26.Ke1 Qf2#) 18...Qc5+ 19.Kh1 Nf6 20.Qf2 Qxf2 21.Rxf2 Bd7 22.Rb2 (22.Nc7 Rc8)
22...Rxa8 23.Rxb7µ]
18.Qd6! Nd5?! [18...Be6 19.Nc7 Bxa2 20.Rfe1 (20.Rf2 Rc8 21.Ne6!? fxe6 22.Rfxa2 Qd5
23.Rd2 Qxd6 24.Rxd6 e5 25.Rd7²) 20...Qb6+ 21.Qxb6 axb6 22.Kf2; 18...Nb5!? 19.Qe5
(19.Qxf4 Be6 20.a4 Nc3 21.Qc7 Qb4µ) 19...Bd7 20.a4 (20.Rfd1 Bc6 21.a4 Qc3!
(21...Rxa8? 22.axb5 Qxb5 23.Qxb5 Bxb5 24.Rxa7!) 22.Qxf4 (22.Qe7?! Re8 23.Qg5
Qe3+ 24.Kh1 Nd4–+) 22...Qc5+ 23.Kh1 Rxa8 24.axb5 Bxb5 25.Rac1 Qf8µ 26.Rd4 Bc6
27.Rcd1 h6 28.Qc7 Kh7 29.Rd8 Rxd8 30.Rxd8 Qc5) 20...Rxa8 21.axb5 Qxb5³; 18...Rd8
19.Qc7 (19.Rfe1!?) 19...Qxc7 20.Nxc7 Bd7 21.a4!]
19.Rfc1 Be6 [19...Rd8 20.Qe5
a) 20.Rc5!?;
b) 20.Qc5 Qxc5+ (20...Qd2 21.Qxc8!? Ne3 22.Qh3 Rxa8 23.Rc8++–) 21.Rxc5 b6

22.Rcc1 Bb7 23.Nc7 Ne3„;
20...Qd2 21.Rd1; 19...Ne3 20.Qxf4 Qd2 21.Qg3±]
20.Nc7 Nxc7 21.Qxc7 Qxc7? [21...Qd2„]
22.Rxc7 Bd5 23.Rc5 Be6 [23...Bc6 24.Rf5 a6 25.Rxf4²]

24.Rc7 Bd5 25.Rc5 Be6 26.Ra5 a6 27.Rb1 Rc8 28.h4 Rc7 29.Rb4 Bc4 30.Raa4 Be6
[30...Bb5 31.Rxb5!]
31.Rb6! [31.Rxf4 h6 32.Rfb4 Bd5=]
31...h6 [31...Bd5?? 32.Rd6]
32.a3 g5?! [32...Bd5  c6]
33.Rab4 [33.hxg5 hxg5 34.Ra5 g4 35.fxg4±]
33...a5 [33...Bd5 34.Rxh6+–; 33...gxh4! 34.Rxf4 h3 35.gxh3 Bxh3²]
34.Ra4 gxh4 35.Rxf4?! [35.Rxa5 h3 36.gxh3 Bxh3 37.Rxh6±]
35...h3 36.gxh3 [36.g4? Rc3! 37.a4 Bd5 38.Rbf6 Kg7 39.Kh2 Be6÷]
36...Bxh3 37.Ra4 Rc3 [37...Bd7 38.Rxa5 Rc1+ 39.Kg2 Bc6„]
38.Rxb7 Rxf3 39.Rxa5 Be6?? [39...Rf1+ 40.Kh2 Be6  a1=]
40.Rb1!+– h5 41.Rg5+ Kf8 42.Ra1 h4 43.a4 f6 44.Rg2 Bd5 45.Rd2 Be4 46.a5
[46.Kh2+–]
46...Rh3 47.Ra4! Bc6 [47...Rh1+ 48.Kf2 Rh2+ 49.Ke3 Rxd2 50.Kxd2 f5 51.Rxe4! fxe4
52.a6+–]
48.Rc4 Rh1+ 49.Kf2 Bb5 50.Rc7 Ke8 51.Rd5 Rb1 52.Rh5! Kd8 53.Ra7
1–0

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 c5 8.dxc5 bxc5
9.e3 Nc6 10.Nh3?! [10.Bd3? Rb8? (10...Qa5! 11.Qxa5 Nxa5 12.b4 …Nc6 13.b5 Ne5)
11.Nf3 h6 12.Bh4 d6 (12...Qa5 13.Qxa5 Nxa5 14.b4!) 13.0–0 Qe7 14.Rfd1² Seirawan,Y-
Hjartarson,J/Barcelona/1988/; 10.Nf3 h6 11.Bh4 Qa5 12.Qxa5 Nxa5 13.b4 Nc6 14.b5
Na5 15.Bd3 Bb7 16.0–0 Ne4= Peng Zhaoqin-Galiamova Ivanchuk,A/Azov iztw/1990/]
10...h6 11.Bh4? [11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.Qxf6 gxf6 13.0–0–0 (13.Nf4 d6) 13...Rd8! 14.Rd6?!
Kf8 15.Be2 Ke7 16.Rhd1? Nd4!]
11...g5! 12.Bg3 [12.Nxg5 hxg5 13.Bxg5 Ne4 14.Bxd8 Nxc3 15.Bc7„]

12...Ne4 13.Qc2 Qa5+ 14.Ke2 [14.Kd1!?; 14.b4? Nxb4 15.Qxe4 Nd5+ 16.Ke2 Nc3+–+]
14...f5! [14...d5 15.f3 Nxg3+ 16.hxg3 Ba6! 17.Nxg5!]
15.f3 Nxg3+ 16.hxg3 Rb8! 17.Nf2? [17.Kf2!? Qb6 18.Rb1 Qb3 19.Qd2µ]
17...Ba6 18.Nd3 [18.Rxh6 Bxc4+! 19.Nd3 (19.Qxc4 Rxb2+) 19...Ne5 20.Kf2 Bxd3
21.Bxd3 Rxb2!–+]
18...d5 19.b3 [19.cxd5 Bxd3+! (19...c4 20.Kf2 cxd3 21.Qxc6 Qd2+µ) 20.Kxd3 (20.Qxd3
Rxb2+ 21.Kd1 c4) 20...Nb4+ 21.axb4 Qxa1 22.dxe6 Qe1! 23.e7 Rfd8+ 24.exd8Q+
Rxd8+ 25.Kc4 Qxb4#]
19...Rxb3!? 20.Qxb3 dxc4 21.Qa2? [21.Qb2! cxd3+ 22.Kf2 Kh7! (22...c4 23.Rxh6 c3
24.Qb3 Nd8 25.Rxe6!; 22...Rb8 23.Qf6 Qd2+ 24.Kg1 Qxe3+ 25.Kh2„) 23.Bxd3!
(23.Rc1!? e5 (23...Rb8 24.Rxh6+!) 24.Qc3) 23...Bxd3 24.Qb7+ Kg6 25.Qxc6 Qd2+
26.Kg1 Qxe3+ 27.Kh2÷]
21...cxd3+ 22.Kf2 Rf6! 23.Rc1 Kg7 [23...c4 24.Bxd3 (24.Rxc4 Bxc4 25.Qxc4 Qd2+–+)
24...Nb4–+]
24.f4 c4 25.Qb2 [25.Bxd3? Nb4]
25...e5 26.fxg5 hxg5 27.Rc3 Qb6! 28.Qxb6 axb6 29.Rh5 Ne7! [29...e4 30.Rxg5+ Kh6
31.Rg8 Ne5 32.Ke1 Ng4 33.Kd2 Rg6 34.Ra8 b5µ]
30.Bxd3 [30.Rxg5+ Kh6]
30...cxd3 31.Rc7 Re6 32.Ke1 Bb5 33.g4 Kg6 34.Rh8 f4
0–1

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 Nbd7 7.Qd2 c5 8.Nh3!? [8.d5 Ne5
Karpov,An-Nunn,J/Wijk aan Zee/1993/]
8...Qa5 9.Nf2 a6 10.dxc5 Nxc5?! [10...dxc5!  b8–c6]
11.Rb1! Qb4 12.Be2 Ncd7 13.0–0 Re8 [13...Ne5 14.b3²]
14.Rfc1 Rb8 15.Nd3 Qa5 [15...Qxc4? 16.Nd5 Qxa2 17.Nc7 Rd8 18.Ra1 Qb3 19.Ra3+–]
16.b4 Qd8 17.c5± Nf8 [17...dxc5 18.bxc5±]

18.b5! axb5 [18...dxc5 19.bxa6 c4 20.Nc5±]
19.cxd6 exd6 20.Nf4 Be6 21.Nxb5 d5 22.e5 N6d7 23.Nd6 Nxe5 24.Nxe8 Qxe8 25.Bb5
[25.Nxe6 Qxe6 26.Rb6±]
25...Qe7 26.Nxe6 [26.Nxd5?! Nxf3+! 27.gxf3 Bxd5„]
26...Qxe6 27.Bd4 Qf5 28.f4 Nd3 29.Bxd3 [29.Qxd3 Qxd3 30.Bxd3 Bxd4+ 31.Kf1
Ne6„]
29...Bxd4+ 30.Kh1 Qf6 31.f5 Be5 32.Rf1 Qd6 [32...Qh4 33.g3 Bxg3 34.Rb4±]
33.Qb4 Bxh2 34.Qxd6 Bxd6 35.Rb5 b6 36.Rxd5 Bc5 37.Bc4 [xf7]
37...Rb7 38.g4 Re7 39.Rd8 Rc7 40.Bb3 Kg7 41.f6+! Kg8 [41...Kh6 42.Rd5 g5  g6]
42.g5 h6 43.gxh6 Kh7 44.Kg2 Kxh6 45.Rd5? [45.Rd3! Rc6 (45...g5 46.Rh3+ Kg6
47.Bc2#; 45...Kh7 46.Rh1+ Kg8 47.Rdh3) 46.Rh3+ Kg5 47.Rg3+ Kh4 48.Rh1#]
45...Kh7 46.Rh1+ Kg8 47.Rd8 Rc6 48.Rf1 Bb4 49.Rf4 Ba3 50.Re8 Bd6 51.Rg4! [
g6+]
51...Kh7 52.Bxf7 Rc2+ 53.Kf3 Kh6 54.Re1 Rh2 55.Rd1 Bc5 [55...Be5 56.Rd8 Bxf6
57.Rxf8 Kg7 58.Rxg6+ Kxf8 59.Rxf6+–]
56.Kg3 Rh5 57.Kg2 Ba3 58.Rd3 Bc5 59.Rdg3
1–0

[Ftacnik,L]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nc3 e6 5.g4 Bg6 6.Nge2 c5 7.h4 h5!? 8.Nf4 Nc6 9.Nxg6
fxg6 10.Ne2 [10.gxh5 cxd4 11.Nb5 Rxh5; 10.dxc5 Bxc5; 10.Be3? cxd4 11.Bxd4 Nh6
12.gxh5? Nf5; 10.Bb5 cxd4 11.Qxd4 Nge7 12.Qd3 hxg4 13.Bxc6+ Nxc6 14.Qxg6+ Kd7
15.Bf4 Qe8 16.Qxg4 Qh5!; 10.Qd3? cxd4 11.Nb5 (11.Qxg6+ Kd7 12.Nb5 Nxe5)
11...hxg4! 12.Qxg6+ Kd7 13.Qxg4 Qb6!„ Timman,J-Seirawan,Y/Hilversum (m-4)/1990/]
10...Nge7!? [10...hxg4!? 11.Nf4 Nxd4 12.Qxg4 g5!? 13.Ng6 Nh6!? 14.Qh5 Qa5+ 15.Bd2
Qa4 16.Nxh8+ Kd7; 10...cxd4 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 Ne7÷]
11.Nf4 cxd4 12.Bh3 [12.Nxe6 Qd7÷]
12...Nxe5 13.Qe2 [13.Nxe6 Qa5+ 14.Bd2 Qb6!]

13...N7c6 14.Nxe6 Qa5+ 15.Kf1 hxg4 16.Bxg4 Bd6 17.Kg2 [17.Nxg7+ Kf7 18.Ne6
Qb6÷]
17...Qa6 18.Qd1 Nxg4 [18...d3!?÷]
19.Qxg4 Ne5 20.Qxd4 Qc4! 21.Qxc4 dxc4 22.Be3 Kd7 23.Ng5 Be7 [23...Rae8 24.Rad1
Kc6 25.Bxa7 Ra8 26.Bd4 Rxa2 27.Rhe1‚]
24.Rad1+ Kc6 25.Ne6 [25.Rd4! b5 26.Rhd1±]
25...Bf6 26.Nd4+ Kb6! [26...Kc7 27.Nb5+±]
27.Nf3+ Kc6 28.Nd4+ Kb6 29.Rhe1 Rae8 30.Ne6+ Kc6 31.Nd4+ Kb6 32.Bg5 Nf7
[32...Bxg5 33.hxg5 Nf7 34.Ne6±]
33.Be3 Ka6
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 Nbd7 7.Qd2 c5 8.dxc5 dxc5 9.0–0–
0 Qa5 [9...a6 10.Nge2!? Qc7 (10...Qa5 11.Kb1 b5 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.cxd5 Qc7 14.Bh6 a5
15.h4 Nb6 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.h5 Rh8 18.hxg6 hxg6 19.Rxh8 Kxh8 20.Qh6+ Kg8 21.Nf4
c4 22.Be2 Qe5 23.Nxg6 fxg6 24.Qxg6+ Van der Sterren,P-De Jong,T/Wijk-B
(08)/1990/1–0 (25)) 11.Kb1?! (11.Nf4 e6 12.h4 Ne5 13.Qd6 Qxd6 14.Rxd6 Bd7 15.Be2
b5 16.g4 Rfc8 17.Rhd1 Bf8 18.R6d2 b4 19.Nb1 Be8 20.g5 Nfd7 21.Nh3 Nb6 22.b3 a5
23.Nf2 a4 24.f4÷ Vakhidov,T-Lanka,Z/Luzern WchT/1993/1–0 (62)) 11...Ne5 12.Nf4 e6
13.Qd6 Qxd6 14.Rxd6 Re8™  f8= 15.Bxc5 Bf8 16.Be2 Bd7! 17.Rhd1 Rac8 18.Ba3
Nxc4 19.Bxc4 Rxc4 20.R6d3 Bxa3 Vyzmanavin,A-Nunn,J/Debrecen/1992/0.5 (21)]
10.Kb1 Ne5 [10...e6 11.Nge2 Ne5 (11...a6 12.Nc1 Qc7 13.Be2 b6 14.f4 Rd8 15.e5 Ne8
16.Bf3 Bb7 17.Qe2 f6 18.exf6 Nexf6 19.Bxb7 Qxb7 20.Rhe1 Re8 21.g4 Rab8 22.g5 Nh5
23.Qd3 Nf8 24.N1e2÷ Ward,C-Akesson,R/London Lloyds/1988/0–1 (54)) 12.Nc1 b6
13.f4 Nc6 14.Be2 Nd4 15.Nb3 Nxb3 16.axb3 e5 17.h3 Be6 18.g4 exf4 19.Bxf4 b5
20.Nxb5 Qxd2 21.Bxd2 Nxe4 22.Be3 Ng3 23.Bf3 Nxh1 24.Bxa8² Lodhi,M-
Watson,W/London Lloyds (2)/1987/1–0 (55)]
11.Be2 [11.Nd5 Nxd5!? 12.Qxa5 Nxe3÷]
11...Nc6 12.Nd5 Qxd2 13.Rxd2 b6 14.Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.f4 Bd4! [15...Bb7 16.e5 Bg7
17.Nf3 Rad8 18.Rhd1²]
16.Bxd4 Nxd4 17.Nf3 Nxe2?! [17...Ne6 18.g3 Bb7 19.Bd3 Rad8 20.Re1³]
18.Rxe2 Bb7 19.Rd1 Rad8 20.Kc2 f6 [20...Rxd1 21.Kxd1 Rd8+ 22.Kc2 f6 23.Kc3=]
21.Rd3 Bc6 22.Kc3 Rxd3+ 23.Kxd3 Rd8+ 24.Ke3 Kg7 [24...h5 25.h3 Kg7 26.g4 hxg4
27.hxg4 Rh8 28.Rh2=]
25.g4 Rd1 26.Re1 Rxe1+ 27.Nxe1 Bd7 28.g5 e5 29.h4 exf4+ 30.Kxf4 h6 31.Nd3 hxg5+
[31...fxg5+?! 32.hxg5 h5 33.Ke5±]
32.hxg5 Kf7 33.Nf2 Be6 [33...fxg5+ 34.Kxg5 Ke6 35.Kf4=]
34.b3 Bc8 35.gxf6 Kxf6 36.e5+ Ke7 37.Ne4 Bf5 38.Nc3 Ke6
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Qc2 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Nd7
9.e4 c5 10.Bf4 cxd4 11.cxd4 Rc8 12.Qb3!? Be7 [12...Bxe4 13.Ba6°; 12...Qf6 13.Bg3
Qg6 14.Bd3 Be7 15.0–0 0–0 16.Rfe1 Rfd8 17.Rad1 Qh5 18.Bc4 Bf8 19.d5 Nc5 20.Qa2
b5 21.Bxb5 Nxe4 22.Rxe4 Rxd5 23.Rxd5 Bxd5 24.Rc4µ Van der Sterren,P-Van der
Wiel,J/Wijk/1986/0–1 (31)]
13.Bd3 Nf6 14.Qb5+ [14.Bb5+ Kf8 15.0–0 (15.e5 Nd5÷) 15...Nxe4 16.Rac1 g5 17.Rxc8
Bxc8 18.Bc1 Kg7 19.Bc6 Nd6 20.Bb2 Bf6 21.Nxg5 Bxg5 22.d5+ Kg6 23.Qd3+ f5
24.dxe6÷ Khalifman,A-Anand,V/Moscow-B/1987/0–1 (76); 14.d5!? exd5 15.Rd1 0–0
16.0–0 dxe4!? 17.Bxe4 Nxe4 18.Rxd8 Rfxd8 19.Re1 Nc5 20.Qa2 Bxf3! 21.gxf3 Bf8
22.Be3 Rd3 23.Rc1 Rcd8 24.Rc4³ Miles,A-Polugaevsky,L/Sarajevo/1987/0–1 (78)]
14...Qd7 15.Ne5 [15.Qb1 0–0 16.Bd2 h6 17.0–0 Qa4 18.Bb4 Rfe8 19.Rd1 Ba6 20.Bxa6
Qxa6 21.d5 exd5 22.exd5 Qb7 23.d6 Bf8 24.Qb3÷ Farago,I-Levitt,J/Hastings
Masters/1990/0–1 (33)]
15...Qxb5 16.Bxb5+ Kf8 17.f3 Ne8 [17...Nh5? 18.Bd2 g5 19.h4!± Miles,A-Granda

Zuniga,J/Wijk aan Zee/1989/1–0 (34)]
18.Bd7!? [18.Nd7+ Kg8 19.0–0 g5 20.Bg3 (20.Be5?! f6 21.Bg3 Kf7 22.f4!? Nd6
23.fxg5? Nxb5 24.gxf6÷ Browne,W-Miles,A/New York op/1987/0–1 (40)) 20...Kg7 21.a4
Nd6! (21...Rd8? 22.Rfc1 a6 23.Be5+ f6 24.Nxf6± Lputian,S-Olafsson,H/Erevan/1988/1–0
(45)) 22.Be5+ f6 23.Bxd6 Bxd6 24.a5÷ Rashkovsky,N-Chernin,A/Beograd/1988/0–1
(41)]
18...Rd8 19.Bc6 Bc8! [19...Bxc6 20.Nxc6 Rd7 21.Ke2²]

20.Be3 f6 21.Nd3 [21.Nc4 Ba6 22.Nd2 Nc7=]
21...Bd7! 22.Bxd7 Rxd7 23.Ke2 Kf7 24.Rhc1 [24.a4 Nd6 25.a5 Nc4„]
24...Nd6 25.a4 [25.Nf4  d5 25...g5=]
25...Rc8 26.Rxc8 Nxc8 27.Rc1 [27.a5 b5 28.Nc5 Bxc5 29.dxc5 Ne7  c6]
27...Nd6 28.g4 [28.e5?! Nf5]
28...Nb7 29.f4 Na5 30.f5 exf5 31.gxf5 Nb3 32.Rc4 g6! 33.fxg6+ hxg6 34.h4 [xh4]
[34.h3!?]
34...Bd6 35.e5 Rc7! 36.Rxc7+ Bxc7 37.Kf3 fxe5 38.dxe5 Nc5! [38...Ke6 39.Ke4±]
39.Nxc5 bxc5 40.Bxc5 Ke6 41.Bxa7 Kxe5 42.Be3 Kd5 43.Kg4 [43.Kg4 Bd8 44.Bg5
Bb6  f2]
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.a3!? Nxd4!? 7.Qxd4 b6 8.Bf4?!
[8.Qf4! Kortschnoj,V-Sax,Gy (03)/Wijk cm/1991/]
8...Bc5 9.Qd2 0–0 10.Rd1 Bb7 11.Bd6 Bxd6 12.Qxd6 Rc8 13.e3 Re8! [13...Ba6 14.b3
Bb7 15.a4 a6 16.f3 Rc6 17.Qd2 Qe7 18.Bd3 d5 19.0–0 Rc7 20.cxd5 Nxd5
0,5/Kortschnoj,V-Sax,Gy (01)/Wijk cm/1991/]
14.f3 Rc6 15.Qd4 Ba6 16.Ne4 [16.Be2 Qc7 17.b3 d5 18.cxd5 Rxc3! 19.d6 Qc6 20.Bxa6
Rxb3ƒ; 16.Bd3 Qc7 17.Ne4]
16...Nxe4 17.Qxe4 Qc7 18.Bd3? [18.b3!]
18...g6! 19.b3 [19.0–0 Bxc4 20.Bxc4 Rxc4 21.Rxd7! Qxd7! (21...Rxe4 22.Rxc7 Rxe3
23.Rxa7 Rc8!µ) 22.Qxc4 Qd2 23.Qb3 Rc8 24.Rd1 Qe2  c2]
19...d5! 20.cxd5 Bxd3 21.Qxd3 [21.Rxd3 Rc1+ 22.Rd1 Rxd1+ 23.Kxd1 Rd8µ]
21...exd5 [21...Rc3 22.d6!]
22.Kf2 [22.0–0 Rc3 23.Qxd5 Rexe3!µ]

22...Rc3 23.Qxd5 Rcxe3 [23...Rexe3 24.Rhe1!]
24.Rd2 [24.Rhe1 Rxe1 25.Rxe1 Qc2+µ]
24...Qe7! 25.Kg3 [25.a4 Re1! 26.Rd1 Qh4+ 27.g3 R8e2#]
25...Rxb3! 26.a4 [26.Qxb3 Qg5+ 27.Kh3 Qxd2–+]
26...Rb4 27.Rd4 Rxd4 28.Qxd4 Qg5+ 29.Kh3 Re2 30.Rg1 Qh5+ 31.Kg3 Qg5+
32.Kh3 Rd2 33.Qc3 Ra2 34.Qd4 h6 35.Qc4 Qh5+ 36.Kg3 Qe5+ 37.Kh3 Rd2 38.Qh4
Qf5+ 39.Kg3 g5! 40.Qxh6 [40.Qb4 Qe5+ 41.Kh3 Rd4; 40.Qh5 Rd4 41.Re1 Rh4–+]
40...Qf4+ [40...Qf4+ 41.Kh3 g4+ 42.fxg4 Qxh6+]
0–1

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Nf3 Bb7 8.e3 d6 9.b3
Nbd7 10.Bb2 Qe7 [10...Ne4 11.Qc2 f5 12.Bd3 Qe7 (12...Ndf6 13.0–0 Qe7 14.Nd2 Nxd2
15.Qxd2 Ne4?! 16.Qe2 c5 17.f3 Nf6 18.b4 Rac8 19.Rab1 Rc7 20.Rfd1² Bareev,E-
Karpov,An/Linares/1993/0.5 (43); 12...Qe8 13.0–0 Qh5 14.d5!? exd5 15.Nd4 Ne5
16.Be2 Qg6 17.f3 Nc5 18.cxd5 Bxd5 19.Rad1° Bareev,E-Timman,J/Tilburg/1991/0–1
(59); 12...Ng5 13.d5 Nc5 14.b4 Nxd3+ 15.Qxd3 e5 16.Nd2 f4 17.exf4 Rxf4 18.h4 Nf7
19.g3 Rf6 20.Ne4 Rf5 21.Bc1 Qd7 22.g4 Rf4 23.Bxf4 exf4 24.Ng5 Ree,H-
Douven,R/Amsterdam OHRA-B/1989/1–0 (25)) 13.0–0 Ng5 14.Nxg5 Qxg5 15.f4 Qg6
16.d5 exd5 17.Rf3 Rf7 18.Rg3 Qe6 19.cxd5 Bxd5 20.Qxc7 Nf6 21.Qc3 Rc8 22.Qd4
Bxb3 23.a4 Bc4 24.Rc1² Vidarte_Morales,A-Solozhenkin,E/L'Hospitalet op (8)/1993/0–1
(40); 10...a6 11.Be2 Ne4 12.Qc2 f5 13.0–0 Ng5 14.Ne1 f4÷ Hulak,K-Van der Wiel,J/Wijk
aan Zee/1983/]
11.Be2 c5 [11...Ne4 12.Qc2 f5 13.0–0 Rae8 14.Ne1 Qh4 15.d5 Ndf6 16.Rd1 Qh6
17.Bxf6 Qxf6 18.Bf3 Ng5 19.Bh5 Re7 20.f4 Ne4 21.Bf3 exd5 22.cxd5 Ba6 23.Nd3 Qc3
24.Qxc3µ Savon,V-Gurevich,V/URS-OT56 Uzhgorod/1988/0–1 (42)]
12.0–0 Rac8 13.Rad1 d5! 14.dxc5 [14.cxd5 Nxd5 15.Qd2 Rfd8]
14...Nxc5 15.Qe5 Rfd8 [15...Ncd7 16.Qg3 Rfd8 17.cxd5 Bxd5 18.Nd4²]
16.Nd4 Qf8 [16...Nfd7? 17.Nf5! Qf8 18.Nh6+ Kh8 19.Qh5±; 16...Ncd7 17.Qg3 Ne4
18.Nf5!]
17.f3 dxc4 18.Bxc4 Bd5! 19.Bxd5 [19.Bxd5 Rxd5 20.Qg3 Rcd8ƒ]

½–½
(1090691) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Romanishin,Oleg M (2615) [E15]

[Ftacnik,L]
d6 10.Nc3 Nbd7 11.Rad1 Re8 12.Rfe1 Bxc3 13.Bxc3 Be4 14.Qc1 a4 15.Bh3 [15.Nh4
Bxg2 16.Nxg2 axb3 17.axb3=]
15...axb3 16.axb3 Ra2 17.Rd2 [17.Bb2 b5!„]
17...Qa8 18.Rxa2 Qxa2 19.Nd2 b5 [19...Bb7 20.e4²; 19...Qc2 20.Nxe4! Qxe4 21.Bg2±;
19...Bc2 20.Bb2! Bxb3 21.Qc3 Ba4 22.Ra1+–]
20.f3 Bc6 21.e4 bxc4 22.bxc4 e5?! 23.Qa1 Ra8 [23...Qxa1 24.Rxa1 exd4 25.Bxd4²]
24.Qxa2 Rxa2 25.d5 Bb7 [25...Ba4 26.Rb1±]
26.Rb1 Ba6 27.c5! dxc5 28.f4! h5 [28...exf4 29.e5 Nxd5 30.Bxd7 h6 31.Rb8+ Kh7
32.Bf5+ g6 33.e6 gxf5 34.exf7+–]
29.fxe5 Ng4 30.Bxg4 [30.e6 fxe6 31.dxe6 Nb6 32.Nf3 Kf8²]
30...hxg4 31.Ra1 Rc2?! [31...Rxa1+ 32.Bxa1+–]
32.Rxa6 Rxc3 33.Ra8+ Kh7 34.e6 fxe6 35.dxe6 Nf6 36.e7 Rc1+ 37.Kf2 Rc2 38.Ke1
1–0
(1090708) Romanishin,Oleg M (2615) - Karpov,Anatoly (2760) [E15]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb7 6.Bg2 d5 7.0–0 Be7 8.Qa4+ c6 9.Qc2
Na6 10.a3 c5 11.dxc5 Nxc5 12.b4 Ncd7 13.cxd5 Bxd5 14.Bb2 0–0 15.Rad1 Rc8 16.Qb1
Qc7 17.e4 Bb7 18.Rfe1 Rfd8 19.Nd4 a6 20.e5 Nd5 21.Be4 Nf8 22.Rc1 Qb8 23.Nc4 Rd7
24.b5 Bc5 25.a4 Qa8 26.Nb3 axb5 27.axb5 Qa7 28.Nxc5 Rxc5 29.Nd6 Rdc7 30.Bd4
Rxc1 31.Rxc1 Ba8 32.Rxc7 Qxc7 33.Qa1 Qb8 34.h4 Nd7 35.Bg2 h6 36.Qa6 Nc7 37.Qa3
Bxg2 38.Kxg2 h5 39.Qc3 Qa8+ 40.Kh2 Nd5 41.Qf3 Qf8 42.Qxh5 f6 43.Qg4 Qe7 44.Nc8
Qf7 45.Nd6 Qe7 46.Nc8 Qf7 47.exf6 N7xf6 48.Bxf6 Qxf6 49.Kg2 Qe5 50.Na7 Nc7
51.Qc4 Kh8 52.Qc6 Nd5 53.Qc8+ Kh7 54.Qc2+ Qf5 55.Qc4 g5 56.hxg5 Qxg5 57.Nc6
Kg7 58.Qd4+ Kf7 59.Ne5+ Ke7 60.Nc4 Qf6 61.Qd3 Qc3 62.Qh7+ Kd8 63.Qh4+ Kc7
64.Qe4 Qb4 65.Qe5+ Kd7 66.Qe2 Qc3 67.Qe4 Ke7 68.Ne3 Nf6 69.Qh4 Qe5 70.Qb4+
Kf7 71.Qc4 Qe4+ 72.Qxe4 Nxe4 73.Nc4 Nc3 74.Na3 e5 75.Kf3 Ke6 76.Ke3 Kd5 77.g4
Nd1+ 78.Ke2 Nc3+ 79.Kd3 Ne4 80.Ke3 Nd6 81.f3 Kc5 82.f4
½–½
(1090739) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Vyzmanavin,Alexey (2605) [A29]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Nd4 5.Bg2 Nxf3+ 6.Bxf3 Bb4 7.Qc2 0–0 8.0–0 Re8
9.d3 h6 10.Bd2 c6 11.Rac1 d6 12.Bg2 Be6 13.h3 Ba5 14.a3 d5 15.b4 Bb6 16.Na4 Qd7
17.Kh2 Rac8 18.Rcd1 Bf5 19.e4 Bg6 20.Nxb6 axb6 21.Bc1 b5 22.c5 Rcd8 23.Bb2 Qc7
24.Rfe1 Nh7 25.Qe2 dxe4 26.dxe4 f6 27.h4 Nf8 28.Rxd8 Rxd8 29.Rd1 Ne6 30.Rd3 Bf7
31.Qd1 Rxd3 32.Qxd3 b6 33.cxb6 Qxb6 34.Qd2 Nd4 35.Bc3 c5 36.bxc5 Qxc5 37.Bb4
Qc6 38.Qc3 Bc4 39.Qe3 Nc2 40.Qd2 Nxb4 41.axb4 Qc7 42.Bh3 Kf7
½–½

Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0–0 12.0–0 Rc8 13.Re1 c5 14.cxd5 exd5 15.e4 cxd4
16.Bxd4 dxe4 17.Nxe4 Nf6 18.h4
½–½
(1090764) Kaidanov,Gregory S (2640) - Karpov,Anatoly (2760) [E05]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 0–0 6.0–0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4
Bc6 10.Bg5 a5 11.Nc3 Na6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.e4 Nb4 14.Rfd1 b6 15.Rac1 Bb7 16.e5 Be7
17.Ne1
½–½
(1090766) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Kaidanov,Gregory S (2640) [D45]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 b6 9.e4
Nxe4 10.Nxe4 dxe4 11.Qxe4 Bb7 12.Bd3 g6 13.Bh6 Re8 14.Rad1 f5 15.Qe3 c5 16.Be2
Qe7 17.Bg5 Qg7 18.Qc3 Be7 19.Bxe7 Rxe7 20.Rfe1 Rae8 21.h3 e5 22.dxc5 Nxc5 23.b4
Bxf3 24.Bxf3 e4 25.Qxg7+ Kxg7 26.Be2 Na4 27.Rc1 Nb2 28.Rc3 Rd8 29.c5 bxc5
30.bxc5 Rc7 31.c6 Kf6 32.Rb1 Rd2 33.Kf1 Na4 34.Ra3 Nc5 35.Rc1 Nd3 36.Bxd3 exd3
37.g4 fxg4 38.hxg4 Ke6 39.Kg2 Rc2 40.Rxc2 dxc2 41.Rc3 Kd5 42.Rxc2 Rxc6 43.Re2
Kd6 44.Kg3 g5 45.f3 h6 46.Rd2+ Ke5
½–½
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0–0 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.0–0 dxc4 8.Bxc4 b6 9.a3
cxd4 10.axb4 dxc3 11.Qxd8 Rxd8 12.bxc3 Bb7 13.Bb2 a6 14.Be2 b5 15.c4 Nc6 16.cxb5
axb5 17.Rxa8 Rxa8 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Rb1 Ra4 20.Bxb5
½–½

[Dautov,R]
1.d4 [Ftacnik]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Nc3 Ne4 7.Bd2 Bf6 8.Qc2 Nxd2 9.Qxd2
d6 [¹9...0–0 10.Rd1 d6]
10.d5! 0–0 [10...e5 11.h4! Nd7 12.Bh3 a5 13.Qc2 Nc5 14.Rb1 (14.Kf1!?²) 14...Bc8
15.Kf1 Bxh3+ 16.Rxh3 Qd7 17.Kg2 h5 18.e4 g6 19.Qe2 (19.Ne1!?; 19.b3 0–0 20.a3²)
19...Be7 20.Nb5?! 0–0 21.Ng5 Rac8 22.Rhh1 f5 23.exf5 Bxg5 24.hxg5 Rxf5 25.Qe3
Rcf8µ Stangl-Hracek/Brno-B/1991]
11.Nd4 e5 12.Nc6! Qd7 13.Nxb8 Rfxb8 14.h4 a5 15.a4!? Rf8 16.e4 [16.Bh3 Qe7
17.Ne4?! h5 18.0–0–0 g6 19.g4 hxg4 20.Bxg4 Bg7„]
16...h5 17.0–0–0 g6 18.Bh3 Qe7 19.Kc2 [¹19.Kb1]
19...Kg7 [19...Bg7 20.g4! (20.Qd3 Bc8 21.Bxc8 Raxc8 22.f3 f5=) 20...hxg4 (20...Qxh4!?
21.gxh5 Qxh5 22.Bc8 Qxh1 23.Rxh1 Bxc8 24.f3‚) 21.Bxg4 f5 22.Bf3± dg1,h5
(22.Bh3!?) ]
20.f3 Rh8 21.Rh2 Ba6 22.Nb5 Raf8 [22...Bxb5 23.cxb5 Rae8 f8,d8 24.Qc3!±
Qd8 25.Kb1 Re7 26.Rc1 e3,hc2–c6,c3,×c7; 22...Rae8!? 23.Kb1 Bxb5 24.cxb5
Qf8 25.Rc1 Bd8 /]
23.Kb1 Qd8 24.Qd3 Be7 25.Re2 Bc8?! [25...Bxb5 Ftacnik 26.cxb5 Qe8 27.Rc2 Bd8
28.Rdc1 Qe7 29.Rc6  b4]
26.Bxc8 Qxc8 27.Rg1± [‫ץ‬e7]
27...Bd8 [27...f5? 28.f4! fxe4 29.Qxe4 Bf6 30.g4! hxg4 31.fxe5 Bxe5 32.Rxg4 Rf6
33.Reg2±]
28.Na7 Qh3 29.Qc2 Re8 [29...f5?? 30.Rh2+–; 29...Qd7 30.Nc6 f5 31.f4! exf4 (31...fxe4
32.fxe5+–) 32.e5! dxe5 (32...fxg3 33.e6 Qc8 34.e7+–) 33.Nxe5 Qd6 34.gxf4 Rh6
35.Reg2 Rf6 36.Qc3±]
30.Nc6 Bf6 31.Rf2 Qd7 32.Qe2 [32.f4? exf4 33.Rxf4 Be5²]
32...Rhf8 33.Rh2 Rh8 34.Qf2 [34.f4?! Qg4! 35.Qxg4 hxg4= 36.f5 gxf5 37.exf5 Rh5
38.Rf1²]
34...Ref8 35.Rf1 [35.g4 Ftacnik 35...hxg4 36.fxg4 Bd8±]
35...Kg8?! [¹35...Re8 Karpov 36.g4!? g5,f4 36...Kg8 37.Qg3 Rh7 38.Ka2±

a3,b4!?]
36.f4 Qg4 [36...exf4 37.gxf4 Re8 (37...Bg7 Ftacnik 38.e5±) 38.Re1 Qg4 39.Ka1 e5+–]
37.Qf3 Re8 [37...Qxf3!? 38.Rxf3 Re8 39.f5 Kg7±]
38.Qxg4 hxg4 39.f5 g5 [39...Kg7 40.fxg6 fxg6 41.Rhf2 Rhf8 42.Kc2 Be7 43.b4 (43.Rxf8
Rxf8 44.Rxf8 Kxf8 45.Nxe7 Kxe7 46.b4 Kd7 47.bxa5 bxa5 48.Kc3 c5=) 43...axb4 44.Kb3
Bxh4! (44...Rxf2 45.Rxf2 Rf8 46.Rxf8 Kxf8 47.Nxe7 Kxe7 48.Kxb4 Kd7 49.a5 bxa5+
50.Kxa5 Kd8 51.Kb5 Ke7 52.c5 dxc5 53.Kxc5 Kd7 54.Kc4 Ke7 55.Kb4 Kd6 56.Kb5 Kd7
57.Kc5+–) 45.gxh4 g3 46.Rxf8 Rxf8 47.Rg1 Rf3+ 48.Kxb4 Kh6„; 39...Kg7 40.Kc2!
fxg6,hf2]
40.h5+– Ra8 41.Kc2 Kg7 42.Kc3 Ra6 43.Ra1 Rha8 44.b4 Kf8 [44...axb4+ 45.Kxb4
Kh6 46.Rha2+– a5 (46.Kb5 Ftacnik 46...Bg7 47.f6 Bh8 48.Rf2 Kh7 49.h6 Kg6
50.h7+–) ]
45.b5 R6a7 46.h6 Bh8 [46...Rb7 47.h7 Kg7 (47...Bh8 Ftacnik 48.f6+–) 48.Rah1 Kh8
(48...Rh8 49.Rh6! ) 49.Rh6 Bg7 50.f6! Bxh6 51.Rxh6 Re8 52.Ne7 f5–e3xg4+–
52...Rxe7 53.fxe7 Rb8 54.c5!+– Karpov]
47.f6 Bxf6 48.Rf1 Bh8 49.Nxa7 Rxa7 50.Rh5 Ke7 51.Rxg5 Ra8 52.h7 f6 53.Rg8 Rf8
54.c5! dxc5 55.Kc4 Kf7 56.d6 cxd6 57.Rxf8+ [57.Rxf8+ Kxf8 58.Kd5 Ke7 59.Kc6+–]
1–0
(1090780) Beliavsky,Alexander G (2635) - Karpov,Anatoly (2760) [B17]

[Dautov,R]
1.e4 [Ernst]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Ng5 e6 7.Qe2 Nb6 8.Bb3 h6
9.N5f3 a5 10.a4 [10.a3 a4 11.Ba2 c5 12.Bf4 (12.c3 Ernst 12...cxd4 13.cxd4 Be7! 14.Be3
Nbd5 15.Ne5 Qa5+ 16.Bd2 Qb6 17.Be3 Qa5+= Ernst,T-Olafsson,H/Reykjavik/1994/)
12...Nbd5 13.Be5 Qa5+ 14.Nd2 b5 15.Ngf3 b4 16.Bc4 Ba6= ->Ivanchuk-Karpov
(1)/Tilburg (7)/1993]
10...c5 11.dxc5 [N Uebliche Fortsetzungen sind 11.f4 und 11.e3]
[11.Bf4 Bd6 12.Bg3; 11.Be3 Qc7 12.Ne5 cxd4 13.Bxd4 Bc5 14.Ngf3 0–0 15.0–0 Rd8
16.c3 Bd7 17.Bxc5 Qxc5 18.Nd4 Be8 19.Kh1 Nbd5 20.f4² ->Ivanchuk-Epishin
(1)/Tilburg (4)/1993]
11...Nbd7 12.Ne5 Nxe5! [12...Nxc5 13.Bc4 Bd6 14.Bb5+²]
13.Qxe5 Nd7 14.Qe2 Bxc5! [14...Nxc5 15.Bc4 Be7 16.Nf3 0–0 17.Be3²]
15.Nf3 b6 16.0–0 0–0= 17.c3 [Schwarz kann mit den Eroeffnungsergebnissen zufrieden
sein.]
[17.Bf4 Ba6 18.Bc4 Qf6 19.Bxa6 Qxf4=; 17.Bc4 Bb7 18.Bb5 Qc7 19.Be3?! Bxe3
20.Qxe3 Nf6ƒ c2,g4]
17...Qc7 18.Be3 Ba6! 19.Bc4 Bxe3 20.Bxa6 Bc5 21.Bd3 Rad8 22.Rad1 Nf6 [Der
Laeuferabtausch war zu Gunsten von Schwarz,da sein c5 wesentlich gefaehrlicher als
der weisse d3 ist.Ausserdem sind die weissen Bauern am Damenfluegel 'fast'
festgelegt.]
23.Nd2 [23.Ne5 Rd5 24.Rfe1? Bxf2+! 25.Qxf2 (25.Kxf2? Rxe5–+) 25...Rxe5 26.Rxe5
Qxe5 27.Qxb6 Rb8µ 28.Bc2? g6 29.Rd8+ Kg7–+; 23.Bc2!? Rxd1 24.Rxd1 Ng4 25.Rf1
Rd8 26.h3 Nf6 27.Rd1 Rxd1+ 28.Qxd1 g6 29.Qd2 Kg7 Die Stellung ist etwas
angenehmer fuer Schwarz.Solange die Damen auf dem Brett sind,kann sich der weisse
Monarch nicht sicher fuehlen.]
23...Qf4 24.Bc2 Rd5 25.g3 Qe5 26.Qxe5 [Weiss ist froh,die Damen abzutauschen.Damit
sichert er seinen Koenig ab, dafuer wird die schwarze Bauernmajoritaet auf dem
Koenigsfluegel eine wesentlich groessere Rolle spielen.]
[26.Qf3!? Rfd8 27.Nc4 Qc7 28.Rxd5 Rxd5 29.Qe2 g6 /=]
26...Rxe5 27.Rfe1 [27.Nc4!? Rd5 28.Rxd5 exd5!? (28...Nxd5 29.Rd1 Rc8 30.Bb3 Kf8
31.Ne5=) 29.Nd2 Re8 30.Bd3 Ne4ƒ]
27...Rxe1+ 28.Rxe1 Rc8! [Der schwarze Turm zieht die 'offene' 5.Reihe der offenen d-
Linie vor.Hier wird er den Vormarsch der schwarzen Bauern unterstuetzen,ohne sich in
Abtauschgefahr zu befinden.]
29.Ne4 [29.Nb3 Kf8 30.Nxc5 Rxc5³]
29...Nxe4 30.Rxe4 Kf8 31.Kf1 Ke7 32.Re1 [Beliavsky spielt ohne Plan.Er sollte
unbedingt jetzt oder spaeter h2–h4 spielen,was in solchen Stellungen fast immer zu
empfehlen ist.]
32...Bd6 33.Rd1 Rc5 34.Bd3 g5³ 35.Bb5 h5 [! Ernst]
36.Kg2 Rf5 [Ohne Eile! Fruehzeitig waere 36..g4,denn nach 37.h3 koennte Weiss ein
Bauernpaar abtauschen und damit seine Verteidigung erleichtern.]
37.Bd3 Re5 38.Kf1? [Noch eine Nachlaessigkeit.Weiss laesst die schwarzen Bauern zu
weit vor- ruecken.Notwendig war 38.h3.]
[38.h3 h4!? 39.g4! (39.gxh4 gxh4 40.Kf3 Bc5µ) 39...f5 (39...Bc5 40.Kf1) 40.gxf5 (40.Kf3
Bc5 41.Bb5?! fxg4+ 42.hxg4 Bd6µ h4) 40...exf5 41.Kf3 Bc5 42.Bc2³ (42.Bb5?! Re4!µ
×f2) ; 38.h3 f5 39.Kf1 Rc5³]
38...g4! 39.Re1 Rd5 40.Bc4 Rg5 41.Kg2 [41.f3? Ernst 41...gxf3 42.Kf2 h4!–+]
41...h4!µ 42.gxh4? [Schwarz macht Fortschritte und die weisse Lage wird immer
schwieriger.Der neue Fehler von Beliavsky beruht wohl auf einer Verrechnung.]
[42.Re4  42...h3+ 43.Kf1 Rg6! (43...e5 44.Bd3 f5 45.Rc4 e4 46.Bc2 Rg8 47.b4 Rb8
48.Ke2 axb4 49.cxb4 b5 50.axb5 Rxb5 51.Ba4 Rb8 52.b5=) 44.Bd3 f5 45.Rc4 Rf6 46.b4
(46.Rc6 f4ƒ) 46...f4 47.Ke2 Rf8 48.Re4 fxg3 49.fxg3 Bxg3 50.Rxg4 Bxh2 51.Rh4 Be5
52.Rxh3 Bxc3 53.bxa5 bxa5µ; 42.Kg1! Ernst 42...h3 43.Kf1 Bc5 44.Bd3 f5 (44...e5
45.Re2 Bd6 With the plan f7–f5 and e5–e4. (45...Kd6 46.Rd2!„) 46.f3! gxf3 47.Re3 f2
(47...f5 48.Rxf3 e4 49.Re3 Bc5 50.Re1 Kf6 51.Bc2 Ke5 52.Re2! (52.Ke2? f4 53.gxf4+
Kxf4 54.Rf1+ Ke5µ) 52...e3 With the threat f4 53.Re1! (53.b4 axb4 54.cxb4 Bd4µ) 53...f4
54.gxf4+ Kxf4 55.Re2!= (55.Bb3? e2+! 56.Kxe2 Rg2+ 57.Kd3 Rxh2µ) ) 48.Rf3 Bc5
49.Rf5 Rxf5 50.Bxf5=) 45.Bc4 Rg6 46.Bb3 Bd6 With the plan e6–e5–e4. 47.f3! gxf3
48.Kf2! (48.Re3?? Bxg3!–+) 48...e5 (48...f4 49.g4=) 49.Kxf3 e4+ 50.Ke2 Bc5 51.Rf1
Kf6 52.Ba2 Ke5 53.Bb3=]
42...Rh5 43.Re4? [43.Rh1 Rxh4 44.Be2 f5 45.Bd1 h3 45...Bc5µ]
43...Rxh4 44.Kf1 [h3]
44...e5! [Das hat Weiss wahrscheinlich uebersehen.Er verliert jetzt einen Bauern.]
[44...Bxh2? 45.f3³]
45.Bd5 [45.f4 f5 46.Re2 e4 47.Rf2 e3–+]
45...f5 46.Rc4 Rxh2 47.b4 e4–+ 48.Rc6 g3 49.fxg3 e3! [Die technische Phase der Partie
spielt Karpov wie ueblich sehr sicher.]
50.Bc4 Rf2+ 51.Ke1 [51.Kg1 axb4 52.cxb4 Rc2 53.Bb5 e2–+]

51...axb4 52.cxb4 Bxb4+ 53.Kd1 Rd2+ 54.Kc1 Kd7 55.Rxb6 [55.Re6 Rd4 56.Bb3 Rd3
57.Ba2 Ra3 58.Bd5 Bc5–+]
55...Ba3+ 56.Kb1 e2 57.Bxe2 Rxe2 58.a5 Bd6 59.a6 Re5 [59...Bxg3 Ernst 60.a7
(60.Rb5 Re1+ 61.Ka2 Be5–+; 60.Rf6 f4 61.a7 Re8–+) 60...Re8 61.Rb5 Ke6 62.Rb6+
Kd5–+]
60.Kc2 Ra5 61.Rb7+ Ke6
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 0–0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.cxd5 Nxd5
9.Nxd5 exd5 10.a3 Nc6 11.Bd3 Bb6 12.0–0 d4 13.e4 Bg4 14.h3 Bh5 15.g4 Bg6 16.Rc1
Rc8 17.Re1 Kh8 18.Kg2 f6 19.Nh4 Bc7 20.Bxc7 Qxc7 21.Bb5 Qb6 22.Bxc6 Rxc6
23.Rxc6 bxc6 24.Nxg6+ hxg6 25.b4 c5 26.bxc5 Qxc5 27.Qd3 Qe5 28.Rb1 Re8 29.Rb7
Qxe4+ 30.Qxe4 Rxe4 31.Rxa7 Re1 32.Ra4 d3 33.Rd4 Rd1 34.Kf3 d2 35.a4 Ra1
½–½

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Ng5 e6 7.Qe2 Nb6 8.Bb3 h6
9.N5f3 a5 10.a3 a4 11.Ba2 c5 12.Bf4 Nbd5 13.Be5 Qa5+ 14.Nd2 b5 15.Ngf3 b4 16.Bc4
Ba6 17.0–0 bxa3 18.Rxa3 cxd4 19.Raa1 Be7 20.Nxd4 0–0 21.Nc6 Bxc4 22.Nxc4 Qb5
23.Nxe7+ Nxe7 24.Bd6 Rfe8 25.Rfe1 Nf5 26.Be5 Rec8 27.Na3 Qxe2 28.Rxe2 Nd7
29.Bc3 Nb6 30.f3 Nd5 31.Be1 Rab8 32.c3 Rb3 33.Ra2 Nfe3 34.Bf2 Nc4 35.Nxc4 Rxc4
36.g3 a3 37.Rxa3 Rxa3 38.bxa3 Rxc3 39.Ra2 Rxf3 40.a4 Nb4 41.Ra1 Na6 42.a5 Kf8
43.Kg2 Rf5 44.g4 Rg5 45.Kf3 h5 46.h3 Rb5 47.Ra3 Ke7 48.Be3 f6 49.Kg3 hxg4
50.hxg4 e5 51.Kf3 g6 52.Kg3 Ke6 53.Kf3 f5 54.Rc3 Kd5 55.Rd3+ Ke6 56.Rc3 Kd5
57.Rd3+ Kc6 58.Rc3+ Kb7 59.Bb6 Rb4 60.gxf5 gxf5 61.Bd8 Rd4 62.Rb3+ Kc8 63.Bf6
Rd5 64.Rb6 Nc7 65.a6 Kd7 66.a7 e4+ 67.Kf4 Ra5 68.a8Q Nxa8 69.Rb7+ Ke6 70.Bd8
½–½
(1090785) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Ivanchuk,Vassily (2705) [A84]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 f5 5.f4 Nf6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 b6 9.Qc2 Bb7
10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Bd2 Nc6 12.a3 Ne4 13.Rfc1 Rc8 14.Qd1 Qd7 15.Be1 Rc7 16.Rc2 Nxc3
17.Rxc3 Rfc8 18.Rac1 Bd6 19.Qa4 Nb8 20.Qxd7 Nxd7 21.Rxc7 Rxc7 22.Rxc7 Bxc7
23.Ng5 Nf8 24.Bb5 h6 25.Nf3 Ng6 26.h3 Kf7 27.Bb4 Ne7 28.Ne5+ Bxe5 29.dxe5 Nc6
30.Bc3 Nb8 31.Bd3 Bc6 32.b3 Nd7 33.Bd4 Nc5 34.Bxc5 bxc5 35.Ba6 h5 36.g3 g6
37.Kf2 Ke7 38.Ke1 Kd8 39.a4 Kc7 40.a5 Bb7 41.Be2 Bc6 42.Kd2 Be8 43.Kc3 Bd7
44.Ba6 Bc6 45.b4 cxb4+ 46.Kxb4 Be8 47.Kc5 Ba4
½–½
(1090861) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Vyzmanavin,Alexey (2605) [E15]

Tilburg rapid20 Tilburg (3), 1993
[Dautov,R]
Ne4 10.0–0 Nxc3 11.Nxc3 0–0 12.e4 dxc4 13.Nxc4 b5 14.Ne3 Nd7 [14...Qa5!? 15.Qc2
Nd7 16.Rfd1 Rfd8 17.a3 Bb7 18.b4 Qb6 19.Qb3 (19.e5 a5 20.Rab1 axb4 21.axb4 Nf8„)
19...a5 20.Rab1 axb4 21.axb4 e5! 22.d5 Nf6 23.dxc6 Bxc6= Hjartarson-
Ehlvest/Belgrade/1989]
15.Qc2 [15.Rc1?! Rc8 16.Re1 Qa5 17.Qc2 Ba3= ×a3]
15...Rc8 [15...Qb6!? 16.Rfd1 Rfd8 17.a3 Bb7 ]
16.Rfd1 [N]
[16.Rad1 Qb6 17.h4 Rfd8 18.Bh3 c5 19.d5 Bf6 20.Ne2 c4 21.dxe6 fxe6 22.Nf4 cxb3
23.Bxe6+ Kh8 24.Qb1 bxa2 25.Qxa2+– Ionov-Vyzmanavin/URS-ch/1991]
16...Qb6 17.a3 c5 [17...Bb7 18.b4 a5 19.Qb2 axb4 20.axb4 Nf6 21.Nc2! Rfd8 22.e5 Nd5
23.Ne4 Ra8 24.Nc5±]
18.d5 Ne5 [18...Rfd8 19.a4 b4 20.Nb5±]
19.a4 b4 20.Nb5! Bb7 [a6]
21.Nc4 [21.f4? c4µ]
21...Nxc4 22.bxc4 exd5 23.exd5 Bf6 [23...a6 24.d6! (24.a5 Qf6 25.Na7 Rcd8 26.Nc6
Bxc6 27.dxc6²) 24...axb5 (24...Bf6? 25.a5; 24...Bxg2? 25.dxe7 Rfe8 26.Nd6) 25.dxe7
Rfe8 26.a5 Qc7 27.Bxb7 Qxb7 28.a6 Qxe7 (28...Qb6 29.a7 bxc4 30.Qa4! Qf6
31.Rd8+–) 29.cxb5±]
24.a5 Qd8? [24...Qa6  25.Ra2 Rcd8 c8–d7 26.Bh3 Bc8 (26...Bxd5?! 27.Rxd5
Rxd5 28.Nc7 Rd1+ 29.Qxd1 Qxc4 30.Rc2±) 27.Bxc8 Rxc8 28.d6 Rfd8 29.d7 Rb8
30.Qa4± (30.Rd6? Qxd6 31.Nxd6 b3µ) ]
25.a6! Ba8 26.Ra2 [×a7,a8]
26...Qd7 27.h4 g6 28.Qd3 Rfe8 29.Kh2 Be5 30.Re2 [30.Bh3!? f5 31.h5±]

30...Bg7 31.Rde1 Rxe2 32.Rxe2 Rb8 33.Qe3 Bf8 34.Qe5 Rxb5?! [34...Rd8 35.Bh3 f5
36.h5 Bg7 37.Qe3 Bxd5 (37...Qc8 38.hxg6 hxg6 39.Qg5+–) 38.Rd2 Qc6 39.Bg2+–]
35.cxb5+– Qxb5 36.Qe8 Qxa6 37.Re7 Qf6 38.Rxa7 Bxd5 39.Bxd5 Qxf2+ 40.Bg2 c4
41.Ra8 Qc5 42.Rc8 Qd6 43.Bd5
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.e3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Bd3 Be7 9.0–0
0–0 10.b3 Nbd7 11.Bb2 Bd6 12.Qc2 Rc8 13.Ne2 Re8 14.Ng3 c5 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Bf5
Rc7 17.Rad1 Bf8 18.Ng5 g6 19.Bxd7 Nxd7 20.h4 Ne5 21.Bxe5 Rxe5 22.e4 d4 23.f4 Re8
24.e5 Bd5 25.N3e4 Rc6 26.Qd3 Qc8 27.Qf3 Rd8 28.Rfe1 Be7 29.Qf2 Qg4 30.Rd3 h6
31.Rg3 Qf5 32.Nd6 Bxd6 33.exd6 Rcxd6 34.h5 Rf6 35.Nh3 Qxh5 36.Re5 Qxe5 37.fxe5
Rxf2 38.Nxf2 c4 39.bxc4 Bxc4 40.Ra3 d3 41.Ra4 Be6
0–1
(1090869) Kaidanov,Gregory S (2640) - Karpov,Anatoly (2760) [E05]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 0–0 6.0–0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4
Bc6 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Nc3 h6 12.Bf4 Nb6 13.Qd3 Nbd5 14.Be5 a5 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.e4
Nb4 17.Qd2 e5 18.d5 Bd7 19.h3 c6 20.Rfd1 Qb6 21.Qe2 Rfe8 22.Nd2 Nc2 23.Nc4 Qb3
24.Rac1 Nd4 25.Qf1 Qb4 26.f4 Rad8 27.Kh2 c5 28.Ra1 Ra8 29.Ra3 b5 30.axb5 Bxb5
31.Nxb5 Nxb5 32.Rf3 Nd4 33.Rf2 Ra7 34.d6 a4 35.Ra1 Qb5 36.Rc1 Qc6 37.Qd3 Qa6
38.Rcf1 Qb5 39.Rc1 Rd7 40.h4 Rxd6 41.Bf1 Rdd8 42.Qa3 exf4 43.Nd6 Qc6 44.Nxe8
fxg3+ 45.Qxg3 Rxe8 46.Kg1 Nb3 47.Rcc2 Bd4 48.Bc4 Rf8 49.Bd5 Qd7 50.Kh1 Bxf2
51.Rxf2 Nd4 52.Rg2 Ne6 53.Qe5 Kh8 54.Kg1 Qc7 55.Qc3 Nd4 56.Qe3 Qe5 57.Qa3 Qe7
58.Qg3 f5
0–1

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nbd2 c5 6.b3 Nc6 7.Bb2 cxd4 8.exd4 Ne4 9.Bd3
Bb4 10.0–0 Nxd2 11.Nxd2 dxc4 12.Nxc4 0–0 13.Be4 Ne7 14.Qd3 Ng6 15.Rfd1 Rb8
16.d5 exd5 17.Qd4 f6 18.Ne3 Qa5 19.Qxd5+ Qxd5 20.Nxd5 Ba5 21.Bd4 a6 22.Ba7 Ra8
23.Bb6 Bxb6 24.Nxb6 Rb8 25.Rac1 Be6 26.Nd7 Bxd7 27.Rxd7 Rbc8 28.Bd5+ Kh8
29.Rxc8 Rxc8 30.g3 Ne5 31.Rxb7 g6 32.b4 Rc1+ 33.Kg2 Rc2 34.Bb3 Rb2 35.Rb6 Ng4
36.h3 Nxf2 37.Kf3 Nd3 38.Rxa6 Nxb4 39.Rxf6 Nxa2 40.Bc4 Rc2 41.Be6 Nb4 42.h4
Nc6 43.Ke4 Re2+ 44.Kd5 Nd8 45.Bg4 Rd2+ 46.Ke4 Kg7 47.Ra6 Nf7 48.Be6 Rd6
½–½

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.c4 e6 6.Nc3 Nd7 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.Bd3 Bxd3 9.Qxd3
Ne7 10.Bg5 f6 11.exf6 gxf6 12.Bd2 Kf7 13.Nge2 Ng6 14.g3 Bd6 15.Nb5 Bb8 16.Bb4 a6
17.Nd6+ Bxd6 18.Bxd6 Qb6 19.Ba3 Qa5+ 20.Qd2 Qxd2+ 21.Kxd2 Rac8 22.Rhc1 e5
23.b3 Ke6 24.dxe5 fxe5 25.Rxc8 Rxc8 26.Rc1 Rxc1 27.Bxc1 d4 28.f3 Kd5 29.Ba3 a5
30.Kd3 b5 31.b4 a4 32.Bc1 Nf6 33.Bg5 e4+ 34.fxe4+ Nxe4 35.Nxd4 Ne5+ 36.Ke3 Ng4+
37.Kd3 Ngf2+ 38.Ke3 Nd1+ 39.Ke2 Kxd4 40.Kxd1 Nc3+ 41.Kc2 Nxa2 42.Bd2 Kc4
43.g4 hxg4 44.Kb2 Nxb4 45.h5 Nd3+ 46.Ka2 g3 47.h6 Ne5 48.Bf4 g2 49.Bxe5 g1Q
50.h7 b4 51.h8Q b3+ 52.Ka3 Qc5+
0–1

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 b6 9.e4
Nxe4 10.Nxe4 dxe4 11.Qxe4 Bb7 12.Rd1 Qc7 13.c5 bxc5 14.Qh4 Rfe8 15.dxc5 Be7
16.Bg5 Nxc5 17.Rac1 Ba6 18.Bxe7 Qxe7 19.Qxe7 Rxe7 20.Nd4 Bxe2 21.Nxe2 Na6
22.Rxc6 Nb4 23.Rc4 Nd5 24.Nc3 Nxc3 25.Rxc3 g6 26.Kf1 a5 27.Rd4 Rb7 28.b3 Rb4
29.Rcc4 Rxc4 30.Rxc4 Rd8 31.Rc5 a4 32.bxa4 Rd2 33.a3 Rd3 34.Ke2 Rxa3 35.a5 Kf8
36.h4 Ke7 37.Rc7+
½–½
(1092784) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Lutz,Christopher (2595) [D48]

Bundesliga 9394 Germany (10.1), 19.03.1994
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5
10.d5 c4 11.dxe6 cxd3 12.exd7+ Qxd7 13.0–0 Bb7 14.Re1 Be7 15.e5 Nd5 16.Qxd3 Nxc3
17.Qxc3 0–0 18.Bg5 Rac8 19.Qe3 Bxg5 20.Nxg5 Rc2 21.b3 Qg4 22.Qg3 Qxg3 23.hxg3
h6 24.Ne4 Bxe4 25.Rxe4 Rd8 26.a4 Rdd2 27.Rf4 b4 28.a5 h5 29.Rf1 Rc5 30.Rxb4 Rxa5
31.Re1 Raa2 32.Rf4 a5 33.Rc1 Re2 34.Rf5 g6 35.Rf4 Rxe5 36.Rc8+ Kg7 37.Rc7 Rf5
38.Rxf5 gxf5 39.Rc5 Kg6 40.Rb5 a4 41.b4 Rb2 42.Rb6+ f6 43.b5 a3 44.Ra6 a2 45.Kh2
Rxf2
½–½
(1092856) Rozentalis,Eduardas (2610) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [E54]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.Bd3 0–0 8.0–0 dxc4 9.Bxc4
b6 10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Qe2 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Nbd7 13.Bd3 Qc7 14.Rfc1 Rfe8 15.Bh4 Nh5
16.Bg3 Nxg3 17.hxg3 Rac8 18.Bb5 Red8 19.a4 Bxf3 20.Qxf3 Nf6 21.Ba6 Rb8 22.Qe2
Rd6 23.Qe5 Qd8 24.Rab1 g6 25.Be2 Rd5 26.Qe3 Rc8 27.Rb5 Rd7 28.Bf3 Ne8 29.Rb3
Nd6 30.Be2 Nc4 31.Bxc4 Rxc4 32.Ra1 Qc7 33.Raa3 Rd5 34.Rb5 Rxa4 35.Rxa4 Rxb5
36.c4 Rb1+ 37.Kh2 a5 38.d5 Qd7 39.dxe6 Qxa4 40.exf7+ Kxf7 41.Qf4+ Ke7 42.Qe4+
Kd7 43.Qxb1 Qc6 44.Qd3+ Kc7 45.f4 Qe6 46.Qb3 Qe2 47.Qa4 Qh5+ 48.Kg1 Qc5+
49.Kh2 Qb4 50.Qc2 a4 51.g4 a3 52.f5 Qa5 53.Qe4 a2 54.Qe7+ Kc6 55.f6 a1Q 56.Qe8+
Kc5 57.f7 Qf6 58.f8Q+ Qxf8 59.Qxf8+ Kxc4 60.Qf1+ Kd4 61.Qf4+ Kd5 62.Qf7+ Ke4
63.Qxh7 Qe5+ 64.Kh3 Qd6 65.Qf7 Ke5 66.g3 Qe6 67.Qf8 g5 68.Qh8+ Qf6 69.Qe8+
Kd6 70.Qb8+ Kc5 71.Qc7+ Kd4 72.Qc2 Qh6+ 73.Kg2 b5 74.Qd2+ Kc5 75.Qc3+ Kb6
76.Qe3+ Kb7 77.Qe7+ Ka6 78.Qa3+
½–½
(1093000) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Huebner,Robert (2610) [D20]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Bxd2+ 6.Nbxd2 exd4 7.Bxc4 Nc6 8.0–0
Nf6 9.e5 Nd5 10.Qb3 Na5 11.Qa4+ Nc6 12.Qb3 Na5 13.Qb5+ c6 14.Qc5 b6 15.Qxd4
Nxc4 16.Qxc4 Bd7 17.Nd4 Rc8 18.Ne4 0–0 19.Nd6 Rc7 20.Rae1 Be6 21.Nxe6 fxe6
22.Re4 c5 23.Rd1 Qg5 24.g3 Kh8 25.Qe2 Rd7 26.Rg4 Qd8 27.Rd3 Ne7 28.b4 cxb4
29.Rxb4 Nd5 30.Rc4 Rc7 31.Rdd4 Rxc4 32.Rxc4 Qd7 33.Qd3 g6 34.h4 b5 35.Rc5 a6
36.Qd4 Kg8 37.Qg4 Nf6 [(oder b6)]
38.Qd4 Rd8 39.Qc3 Nd5 40.Qa5 Qa7 41.Qxd8+
1–0
(1093112) Hertneck,Gerald (2615) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [E39]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.Nf3 c5 6.dxc5 Na6 7.e3 Nxc5 8.Bd2 b6 9.a3
Bxc3 10.Bxc3 Bb7 11.Be2 d6 12.b3 e5 13.0–0 Rc8 14.Rfc1 Qe7 15.b4 Nce4 16.Be1 Rc7
17.Qb2 Qe6 18.a4 Ba6 19.b5 Bb7 20.a5 h6 21.Rd1 Rfc8 22.h3 Nd7 23.Nd2 Nec5
24.axb6 axb6 25.f3 e4 26.fxe4 Nxe4 27.Nxe4 Bxe4 28.Bg3 Qg6 29.Kh2 d5 30.Rac1 Nf6
31.Bf1 Rc5 32.cxd5 Nxd5 33.Rxc5 Rxc5 34.Qd4 Kh7 35.Rd2 h5 36.Rf2 f6 37.Be2 Nc3
38.Bf1 Nd5 39.Be2 f5 40.Be5 Nc3 41.Bf1 Nxb5 42.Qb2 Nc7 43.Bxc7 Rxc7 44.g3 h4
45.Qe5 Rc1 46.Qf4 hxg3+ 47.Qxg3 Qxg3+ 48.Kxg3 g5 49.Ba6 Rg1+ 50.Kh2 Rb1
51.Bf1 Rb3 52.Bg2 Kg6 53.Bxe4 fxe4 54.Kg2 b5 55.Rc2 Kh5 56.Kf2 Kh4 57.Rc5 Rb2+
58.Ke1 b4 59.Kd1 b3 60.Rb5 Kxh3 61.Rxg5 Rg2
0–1
(1093663) Gurevich,Mikhail (2605) - Karpov,Anatoly (2760) [A28]

EU-Cup final Hilversum (2), 1993
[Gurevich,M]
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 d6 5.e3 g6 6.d3 Bg7 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 Re8 9.Qc2 Bf5
10.Nd2!? a6!? [10...d5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 Qxd5 13.e4 Nd4 14.Qd1+–]
11.Rb1 [11.b4?! e4! 12.dxe4 Nxe4 13.Ndxe4 Bxe4ƒ]
11...h5 12.b4 Nh7 13.Nd5!? [ a4,b5]
[13.a4 a5!?]
13...Be6 14.a4 Nb8! [ c6,d5]
[14...Bxd5 15.cxd5?! Ne7 16.Qb3 c6 17.dxc6 bxc6 18.Nc4!?  a5; 14...a5 15.b5 Bxd5
16.cxd5 Nb4 17.Qc4 Nf6 18.Bf3²  a3]
15.b5 axb5 16.axb5 c6 17.bxc6 bxc6 18.Nb6?! [18.Nc3 d5 19.Nf3=]
18...Ra7 [18...Ra6 19.c5 d5 20.e4!  d4]
19.c5 d5 20.e4 Qe7! [xc5]
[20...d4?! 21.Ndc4 Nd7 22.Nd6 Rf8 23.f4±]
21.Nf3 Ra5 22.Na4 Nd7 23.Bd2 Ra7 24.Rfc1 d4 25.Rb2 [ b6]
[25.Nb6 Ra2 26.Rb2 Rxb2 27.Qxb2 Rb8³]
25...g5!? 26.Nb6 [26.Bb4 g4 27.Nd2 Bh6 28.Rcb1 h4]
26...g4 27.Ne1 Bf8 28.Nxd7 Qxd7 29.f4! exf4 30.Bxf4 Rea8 31.g3 Ra2 32.Bd1!
[32.Ng2? Rxb2 33.Qxb2 Ra2–+]
32...Qd8 33.Ng2÷ R8a5 34.Rxa2 Rxa2 35.Qb1 Qa5 36.Bb3 Bxb3 37.Qxb3 Nf6 [
d7, xc5]
38.Rf1!? [ g5]
38...Ra3 39.Qb8 Qxc5 40.Bh6 Nd7 41.Qe8 Qe7 42.Qc8 Rxd3 43.Nh4!° Qe6 44.Bxf8
Nxf8 45.Qd8! c5 [45...Qxe4 46.Qg5+ Ng6 47.Qd8+=; 45...Re3 46.Rf5! Rxe4 47.Rg5+
Kh7 48.Rxh5+ Kg8= (48...Kg7? 49.Nf5+ Kg8 50.Qxf8+ Kxf8 51.Rh8#) ]
46.Nf5 [46.Rf5? Rd1+ 47.Kg2 Qxe4+–+]
46...Rf3 47.Rxf3 [47.Ne7+ Kg7 48.Nf5+ Rxf5? 49.Rxf5 Ng6 50.Qd5² Karpov]
47...gxf3 48.Ne7+ Kg7 49.Nf5+ Kg8 [49...Kg6 50.h4! Qf6 (50...Qxe4 51.Qg5+ Kh7
52.Qg7#; 50...Nh7 51.Qg8+ Kf6 52.Qg7#) 51.Qxf8+–]
50.Ne7+ Kg7 51.Nf5+
½–½
(1093692) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Ekstroem,Roland (2420) [D35]

EU-Cup final Hilversum (3), 1993
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.e3 0–0 8.Bd3 Re8 9.h3
c6 10.Bf4 Nf8 11.0–0 Bd6 12.Bxd6 Qxd6 13.Qc2 Be6 14.Rfc1 Qe7 15.Rab1 Ne4
16.Bxe4 dxe4 17.Qxe4 Rad8 18.Qh4 f6 19.b4 a6 20.Qg3 Kh8 21.a3 g5 22.Na4 Ng6
23.Rc5 Rg8 24.Nb6 Rg7 25.Rbc1 Qf7 26.a4 Rdg8 27.b5 axb5 28.axb5 Nh4 29.bxc6
Nxg2 30.Qxg2 g4 31.Ng5 Rxg5 32.Rxg5 Rxg5 33.cxb7 Rg8 34.hxg4 Bxg4 35.Rc8
1–0
(1108386) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Spangenberg,Hugo (2510) [D20]

Buenos Aires m rapid Buenos Aires (1), 1994
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 exd4 5.Bxc4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Bxd2+ 7.Nbxd2 Qf6 8.0–0
Ne7 9.e5 Qg6 10.Nxd4 Nbc6 11.N2f3 0–0 12.e6 fxe6 13.Nb5 Rd8 14.Qb1 Qxb1
15.Raxb1 Nd5 16.Rbd1 Rb8 17.Rfe1 Nb6 18.Bb3 Rxd1 19.Rxd1 Nd5 20.h3 Nce7
21.Ne5 c6 22.Nxa7 Ra8 23.Nxc8 Nxc8 24.Re1 Nd6 25.Nf3 Re8 26.Ng5 e5 27.Rd1 h6
28.Nf3 e4 29.Nh2 e3 30.fxe3 Rxe3 31.Bxd5+ cxd5 32.Kf2 Re5 33.Nf3 Ne4+ 34.Ke3
Nc3+ 35.Nxe5 Nxd1+ 36.Kd4 Nxb2 37.Kxd5 Nd1 38.Kd4 Kf8 39.Nd7+ Ke7 40.Nc5 b5
41.Ne4 b4 42.g4 Ke6 43.h4 g6 44.Nc5+ Kf6 45.Nd3 h5 46.gxh5 gxh5 47.Nxb4 Nb2
48.Nd3 Na4 49.Nc5 Nb6 50.Ke4 Nc4 51.a4 Na5 52.Kf4 Kg6 53.Ke5 Nc4+ 54.Ke6 Na5
55.Nd3 Nb3 56.Ne5+ Kg7 57.Kd5 Kf6 58.Nc6 Kg6 59.Kc4 Nd2+ 60.Kc3 Ne4+ 61.Kd4
Nd6 62.a5 Kf5 63.a6 Kg4 64.Kc5 Ne4+ 65.Kb6 Kxh4 66.a7 Kg3 67.a8Q
1–0
(1108390) Spangenberg,Hugo (2510) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [B17]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.Qe2 Bd6 8.N1f3 h6
9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Nf6 11.Qe2 Qc7 12.Bd2 b6 13.0–0–0 Bb7 14.c4 0–0–0 15.Bc3 c5
16.Kb1 Kb8 17.Rhe1 Rhe8 18.Bc2 Ka8 19.g3 Rc8 20.b3 cxd4 21.Nxd4 a6 22.Bb2 Bb4
23.Rf1 Qc5 24.h3 Ba3 25.Ba1 Re7 26.f4 Rec7 27.Nf3 b5 28.Ne5 Qb4 29.Qe1 Nd5
30.Be4 bxc4 31.Qxb4 Bxb4 32.Nxc4 Nc3+ 33.Bxc3 Bxe4+ 34.Kb2 Bxc3+ 35.Kxc3 Bg2
36.Rg1 Bxh3 37.g4 f5 38.g5 Bg4 39.Rd6 hxg5 40.fxg5 Be2 41.Rxa6+ Kb7 42.Rb6+ Ka7
43.Rxe6 Bxc4 44.bxc4 Rxc4+ 45.Kd3 Rc3+ 46.Kd4 R8c4+ 47.Kd5 Rc5+ 48.Kd6 Rc6+
49.Ke7 Rc7+ 50.Kf8 f4 51.Re7 Rxe7 52.Kxe7 Rc7+ 53.Ke6 Kb6 54.Rf1 Rc4 55.Kf7
Kc5 56.Kxg7 Kd4 57.Rxf4+
1–0
(1108391) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Spangenberg,Hugo (2510) [D20]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 exd4 5.Bxc4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Bxd2+ 7.Nbxd2 Qf6 8.0–0
Ne7 9.e5 Qg6 10.Nxd4 Nbc6 11.N2f3 0–0 12.e6 fxe6 13.Nb5 Nd5 14.Bxd5 exd5
15.Nxc7 Rb8 16.Qxd5+ Kh8 17.Rae1 Bg4 18.Ne5 Nxe5 19.Qxe5 Rbd8 20.Re3 Rd2
21.Qc5 Qf6 22.h3 b6 23.Qb4 Rd4 24.Qa3 Bc8 25.Ne8 Qf5 26.Nd6 Qc5 27.Nxc8 Rxc8
28.Qxa7 Rd2 29.Qf7 h6 30.Rc3 Qf8 31.Rxc8 Qxc8 32.Re1 Rd8 33.Re7 Qc1+ 34.Kh2
Qxb2 35.f4 Rg8 36.f5 Qd4 37.Kg3 Qd3+ 38.Kg4 Qd1+ 39.Kg3 Qd3+ 40.Kf2 Qd2+
41.Kf3 Qd3+ 42.Re3 Qd1+ 43.Kg3 Qd6+ 44.Kg4 Qd4+ 45.Kf3 Qd1+ 46.Kf2 Qd2+
47.Re2 Qd4+ 48.Kf1 Qd1+ 49.Re1 Qd3+ 50.Kg1 Qd4+ 51.Kh1 Qc3 52.Re8 Qc1+
53.Kh2 Qf4+ 54.Kg1 Qc1+ 55.Kf2 Qd2+ 56.Kg3 Qd3+ 57.Kh4 Qd4+ 58.g4 Rxe8
59.Qxe8+ Kh7 60.Kh5 Qc3 61.h4 Qc5 62.Qg6+ Kg8 63.Qe6+ Kh7 64.g5 hxg5 65.hxg5
Qf8 66.a4 Qb8 67.Kg4 Qh2 68.g6+
1–0
(1108394) Spangenberg,Hugo (2510) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [C29]

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Nf3 Be7 6.d4 c5 7.Bd3 Nxc3 8.bxc3 c4 9.Be2
Nc6 10.0–0 0–0 11.Be3 b5 12.a4 b4 13.cxb4 Nxb4 14.c3 Nc6 15.Qc2 Be6 16.h3 Rb8
17.Nh2 Rb3 18.Ng4 Qa5 19.Rac1 Rfb8 20.Qd2 Rb2 21.Qe1 Qxa4 22.Bd1 Qa2 23.Qg3
Kh8 24.h4 Rb1 25.Rxb1 Rxb1 26.Bh6 Bf8 27.Bg5 Qa1 28.Qf3 Ne7 29.h5 Nf5 30.h6 g6
31.Bf6+ Kg8 32.Bg5 Kh8 33.Bf6+ Kg8 34.Bg5 a5 35.Nf6+ Kh8 36.g4 Nxd4 37.cxd4
Qxd4+ 38.Be3 Qd3 39.Be2 Rxf1+ 40.Kxf1 Qb1+ 41.Kf2 c3 42.Nd7 Be7 43.Bc5 Bh4+
44.Kg2 c2 45.g5 Bxg5 46.Be3 c1Q 47.Bxc1 Qxc1 48.Qb3 Bxd7 49.Qxd5 Bc6
0–1
(1118382) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Bacrot,Etienne (2255) [D20]

Disney rapid sim Paris, 1994
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6 4.Be3 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.d5 Na5 7.Qa4+ c6 8.b4 cxb3 9.axb3
Nd7 10.b4 cxd5 11.exd5 b6 12.bxa5 bxa5 13.Bb5 Bb4 14.Nge2 0–0 15.0–0 Nb6 16.Qa2
Bg4 17.Bc6 Rc8 18.Rfc1 f5 19.f3 Bh5 20.Na4 Bf7 21.Nxb6 axb6 22.Qc4 Qc7 23.Qb5
Bc5 24.Bxc5 bxc5 25.Qxa5 Qxa5 26.Rxa5
1–0
(1118383) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - De Vreugt,Dennis [E18]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.0–0 0–0 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Bd2 c5 9.d5
Nxc3 10.Bxc3 Bf6 11.Qd3 exd5 12.cxd5 Re8 13.Rfe1 d6 14.a4 Ba6 15.Qc2 Nd7 16.e4 c4
17.Nd4 Ne5 18.f4 Nd3 19.Nc6 Nxe1 20.Rxe1 Qc7 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Qc3 Kg7 23.g4 Bb7
24.Nd4 Qc5 25.Kh1 h6 26.Nf5+ Kg6 27.Qh3
1–0
(1118384) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Ismailova,Parvana [E85]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Qd2 Ne8
10.0–0–0 f5 11.Kb1 a6 12.Nc1 Bd7 13.Nb3 Rb8 14.c5 dxc5 15.Nxc5 Nd6 16.Be2 Qc8
17.Rc1 b5 18.Bg5 Rf7 19.h4 a5 20.h5 f4 21.Nd1 b4 22.Nf2 Nb5 23.Bxb5 Rxb5 24.Rc2
Qd8 25.hxg6 hxg6 26.d6 cxd6 27.Qxd6 Nc8 28.Qxg6 Qe8 29.Nxd7 Qxd7 30.Rd1 Qb7
31.Ng4
1–0
(1118385) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Sheldon,Ruth (2095) [E72]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.Nc3 d6 6.e4 c6 7.Nge2 e5 8.0–0 a6 9.dxe5 dxe5
10.c5 a5 11.Na4 Nbd7 12.Qc2 Qe7 13.Rd1 Ne8 14.Be3 Nc7 15.Qc4 Nf6 16.f3 Be6
17.Qc2 Rad8 18.Rxd8 Rxd8 19.Rd1 Nfe8 20.b3 Nb5 21.Rxd8 Qxd8 22.Qd2 Nd4 23.Kf2
f5 24.exf5 Bxf5 25.h3
½–½
(1135656) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Boehland,Helmut [A91]

Hockenheim sim Hockenheim, 1994
1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.c4 d5 5.Nd2 c6 6.Nh3 Be7 7.0–0 0–0 8.Nf4 Qe8 9.Nf3 Ne4
10.Qc2 Bd6 11.Nd3 a5 12.Bf4 Bxf4 13.Nxf4 Nd7 14.Nd3 Qh5 15.Nfe5 Nxe5 16.Nxe5
Qh6 17.Rad1 Rd8 18.Rd3 Nf6 19.Rb3 Nd7 20.Nxd7 Rxd7 21.cxd5 cxd5 22.Rc1 Qf6
23.e3 Qe7 24.Bf1 Rd8 25.Rb6 Kf8 26.Bb5 Ra7 27.Qc5 Qxc5 28.Rxc5 a4 29.a3 Ke7
30.Rc7+ Kf6 31.Kf1 h6 32.Ke2 g5 33.f4 Rh8 34.Kd3 g4 35.Kc3 h5 36.Kb4 h4 37.gxh4
Ra8 38.Rd6 Kg6 39.Bxa4 Kh5 40.Bb5 Kxh4 41.Rc2 g3 42.Rg2 Rg8 43.Rxg3 Rxg3
44.hxg3+ Kxg3
1–0
(1135657) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Brix,Guenter [A40]

1.c4 e6 2.d4 b6 3.e4 Bb7 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.f3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 d6 7.Bd3 Ne7 8.Ne2 e5 9.Be3
0–0 10.Ng3 Nbc6 11.f4 exf4 12.Bxf4 Ng6 13.Be3 Na5 14.0–0 Ba6 15.Qe2 Qd7 16.Nf5
Qa4 17.Rf3 Bxc4 18.Rh3 Rfe8 19.Qh5 Nf8 20.Nxg7 Kxg7 21.Bh6+ Kf6 22.Bxc4 Qxc4
23.Rf1+ Ke7 24.Rxf7+ Qxf7 25.Bg5+ Qf6 26.Bxf6+ Kxf6 27.Rf3+ Ke7 28.Rf7+ Kd8
29.Qd5 Rb8 30.e5 Rb7 31.exd6 c6 32.Qg5+ Kc8 33.Rxb7 Nxb7 34.Qe7 Nxd6 35.Qxd6
Kb7 36.h4 Rc8 37.h5 a5 38.g4 Ka6 39.Kf2 Kb5 40.Ke3 Kc4 41.Kd2 Kb5 42.Kd3 Ka6
43.g5 Kb7 44.a4 Re8 45.c4 Rc8 46.c5 Re8 47.d5 Rc8 48.dxc6+
1–0
(1135658) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Eichhorn,Rudi [D06]

1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.e4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Nf3 exd4 7.Qxd4 Qxd4 8.Nxd4 a6
9.Bf4 c5 10.Nc2 b5 11.e5 Nfd7 12.a4 bxa4 13.Nd5 Ra7 14.Bc4 Nc6 15.0–0 Ndxe5
16.Bxe5 Bf5 17.Rfe1 Be7 18.Bxg7 Rg8 19.Rad1 Bd7 20.Rxe7+ Nxe7 21.Nf6+
1–0
(1135659) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Esswein,Karlheinz [A29]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Nd5 Be7 6.Bg2 0–0 7.d3 d6 8.0–0 Be6 9.e4
Qd7 10.Qa4 h6 11.Be3 Ne8 12.b4 f5 13.Nxe7+ Nxe7 14.Qxd7 Bxd7 15.exf5 Nxf5 16.d4
exd4 17.Bxd4 Bc6 18.Bc3 Nf6 19.b5 Be4 20.Rfe1 Rae8 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Nh4 Bxg2
23.Nxg2 Nd4 24.Nh4 Kf7 25.Red1 Nc2 26.Rac1 Re2 27.c5 dxc5 28.Rd7+ Ke6 29.Rxc7
Kd6 30.Rxb7 Nd4 31.Rxa7 Rb2 32.Rd1 Rxb5 33.Nf5+ Ke5 34.Nxd4 cxd4 35.Re7+ Kd6
36.Re4
1–0
(1135660) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Floerchinger,Peter [B19]

Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Ngf6 11.Bf4 e6 12.0–0–0 Qa5 13.Kb1 Nd5 14.Bd2 Qc7 15.Ne4 Be7
16.c4 N5f6 17.g3 Nxe4 18.Qxe4 Nf6 19.Qe2 0–0 20.g4 Nh7 21.Ne5 Bf6 22.f4 Rad8
23.Bb4 Be7 24.Bc3 Bf6 25.Rhg1 Bxe5 26.dxe5 Rxd1+ 27.Rxd1 Rd8 28.Rg1 Qd7 29.Kc2
Qe7 30.Qf2 b6 31.g5 hxg5 32.fxg5 g6 33.hxg6 fxg6 34.a4 Qf7 35.Qg2 Rf8 36.Kb3 Qf2
37.Qxf2 Rxf2 38.a5 Rf5 39.Rd1 bxa5 40.Rd6 Nf8 41.Rxc6 Rxg5 42.Rc7 Rf5 43.Rxa7
Rf7 44.Rxa5 g5 45.c5 g4 46.c6 Rc7 47.Rc5 g3 48.Bd4 Ng6 49.Kb4 Nf4 50.Kb5 g2
51.Kb6 Rc8 52.c7 Nd5+ 53.Rxd5 exd5 54.Kb7 Rxc7+ 55.Kxc7 Kf7 56.Kd7
1–0
(1135661) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Kindsvogel,Robert [D67]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 0–0 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 c6 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4
Nd5 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.0–0 Nxc3 12.Rxc3 Rd8 13.Qc2 h6 14.a3 Nf6 15.Ne5 Nd5 16.Rb3
c5 17.Rd1 cxd4 18.Rxd4 Qc7 19.f4 Bd7 20.Bd3 Qa5 21.Qe2 Qc5 22.Qc2 Qa5 23.Bh7+
Kf8 24.Qd2 Qxd2 25.Rxd2 Bc6 26.Rbd3 Bb5 27.Rd4 Rdc8 28.Be4 Rc1+ 29.Kf2 Rf1+
30.Kg3 Nxe3 31.Rb4 a6 32.Bxb7 Nf5+ 33.Kh3 Ra7 34.Bf3 g5 35.a4 Be8 36.Rb8 f6
37.Rdd8 Ng7 38.Ng6+ Kf7 39.Nh8+ Ke7 40.fxg5 hxg5 41.Bc6 Bxc6
½–½
(1135662) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Kreuzer,Uwe [C42]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.0–0 0–0 8.c4 c6 9.Nc3
Nxc3 10.bxc3 dxc4 11.Bxc4 Bg4 12.Qd3 Bh5 13.Ne5 Bxe5 14.dxe5 Qxd3 15.Bxd3 Rd8
16.Bc4 Nd7 17.f4 Nb6 18.Bb3 Be2 19.Rf2 Bd3 20.f5 Re8 21.e6 Bc4 22.exf7+ Kxf7
23.Ba3 Bxb3 24.axb3 Nd5 25.c4 Nf6 26.h3 Re3 27.b4 Rc3 28.Rf4 Re8 29.Bb2 Rb3
30.Bxf6 Kxf6 31.c5 a6 32.Rd1 Re7 33.Rd6+ Kf7 34.f6 gxf6 35.Rdxf6+ Kg7 36.R6f5
Rg3 37.Kf2 Rg6 38.g4 Rge6 39.Kg3 Rg6 40.Kf2 Kg8 41.h4 Rge6 42.h5 Kg7 43.g5 Re2+
44.Kg3 R7e3+ 45.Rf3 Rxf3+ 46.Kxf3 Rb2 47.Rf4 a5 48.bxa5 Rb5 49.Rf5 Rxa5 50.Kf4
Ra1 51.Ke5 Rd1 52.Ke6 Re1+ 53.Kd7 Re2 54.Kd6 Rh2 55.Kc7 Rxh5 56.Kxb7 Kg6
57.Rf1 Rxg5 58.Kxc6 Rg2 59.Rc1 h5 60.Kb7 h4 61.c6 Kh5 62.Rc5+ Kh6 63.c7
1–0
(1135663) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Loeffler,Roland [C16]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 h6 6.Qg4 g6 7.Bd3 Ne7 8.h4 h5 9.Qf4 c5
10.dxc5 Nbc6 11.Nf3 Qc7 12.Qf6 Rg8 13.Be3 Bd7 14.Bd4 Rf8 15.Ng5 0–0–0 16.0–0
Nf5 17.Bxf5 exf5 18.Nxf7 Kb8 19.Qxg6 Rde8 20.Nd6 Rg8 21.Qxh5 Re7 22.Rab1 Bc8
23.Qf3 Rh7 24.Qxd5 Rhg7 25.g3 f4 26.e6 Re7 27.Rfe1 fxg3 28.f4 Rh7 29.Bf6 b6 30.Bg5
Bb7 31.cxb6 axb6 32.Nxb7 Kxb7 33.Qe4 Rhh8 34.Kg2 Kb8 35.Kxg3 Ne7 36.Kg4 Rg7
37.a4 Nc6 38.Rb5 Ka7 39.h5 Ka6 40.h6 Rgh7 41.Reb1 Rb8 42.a5 Nxa5 43.e7 Qd7+
44.Kg3 Rxh6 45.Bxh6 Qe8 46.f5 Qh8 47.f6 Qg8+ 48.Bg7
1–0
(1135664) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Moroder,Mainhard [D34]

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 Nf6 5.Bg2 Be7 6.0–0 0–0 7.d4 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Bg5
h6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.dxc5 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Re8 13.Nd4 Ne7 14.Qb3 Qd7 15.Rfe1 Nc6
16.Qxd5 Qxd5 17.Bxd5 Bd7 18.Rab1 Rab8 19.Nb5 a6 20.Nd6 Rf8 21.Nxb7 Ne7 22.e4
Bc6 23.Bxc6 Nxc6 24.f4 f6 25.Rb6 Rfc8 26.Nd6 Rxb6 27.cxb6 Rd8 28.e5 fxe5 29.fxe5
Nxe5 30.Rxe5 Rxd6 31.b7 Rd8 32.Rc5
1–0
(1135665) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Pollmann,Helge [D06]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.e4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.e5 Ng8 8.Bd3 Bb4 9.0–
0 Be7 10.Qc2 g6 11.Ne4 Nb6 12.a3 Bd7 13.Re1 Bc6 14.Bd2 Qd7 15.Nc5 Bxc5 16.dxc5
Nd5 17.a4 Nge7 18.b4 b5 19.axb5 Bxb5 20.Bxb5 Qxb5 21.Nd4 Nxb4 22.Qb3 Qxc5
23.Qxb4 Qxb4 24.Bxb4 a6 25.Bxe7 Kxe7 26.Nc6+ Kf8 27.Red1 Kg7 28.Ra5 Rhf8
29.Rd7 Kh6 30.f4 f6 31.exf6 Rxf6 32.g3 Rf5 33.Ne5 c6 34.Ng4+ Kh5 35.Nf6+
1–0
(1135666) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Schulz,Clemens [A90]

1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.c4 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Bxd2+ 6.Nxd2 d6 7.e4 fxe4 8.Nxe4 0–0
9.Qd3 Nbd7 10.Ne2 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 Nf6 12.Bg2 e5 13.0–0 Qe8 14.Nc3 Qh5 15.dxe5 Ng4
16.Qd5+ Kh8 17.h3 Nh6 18.exd6 Qxd5 19.Nxd5 cxd6 20.Rfe1 Bd7 21.Rad1 Rad8 22.f4
Bc6 23.Re4 Rd7 24.g4 Nf7 25.g5 g6 26.h4 Bxd5 27.Rxd5 Rc7 28.Bh3 Kg7 29.b4 b6
30.a3 Rd8 31.Kf2 Kf8 32.Ke3 Re8 33.Rxe8+ Kxe8 34.Rd4 Re7+ 35.Kd2 Kd8 36.Bg2
Kc7 37.Bd5 Nd8 38.Re4 Rg7 39.Re8 Kd7 40.Rg8 Re7 41.h5 gxh5 42.f5
1–0
(1135667) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Strittmatter,Norbert [B08]

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Be2 0–0 6.0–0 c6 7.h3 Qc7 8.Bf4 Nh5 9.Be3 e5
10.Qd2 Re8 11.Rad1 Nd7 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.Ng5 Nhf6 14.Bc4 Rf8 15.a4 h6 16.Nf3 Kh7
17.Qd6 Ne8 18.Qa3 f5 19.a5 f4 20.Bc5 Nxc5 21.Qxc5 b6 22.Qa3 Rb8 23.axb6 axb6
24.Ba2 Rf6 25.Rd3 Bf8 26.b4 g5 27.Rfd1 Bd6 28.Qb2 b5 29.Ne2 Qe7 30.c3 Rg6 31.Qd2
Rb7 32.Kf1 g4 33.hxg4 Bxg4 34.Bb3 Qf6 35.Ra1 Rbg7 36.Ra8 Bd7 37.Nxf4 Qxf4
38.Qxf4 exf4 39.e5 Bf5 40.Rd4 Nc7 41.Ra7 Bf8 42.Nh4 Ne6 43.Rxg7+ Rxg7 44.Rd2 f3
45.Nxf5 fxg2+ 46.Kg1 Rg6 47.Bxe6 Rxe6 48.f4 c5 49.bxc5 Bxc5+ 50.Kxg2 Kg6 51.Ng3
Rc6 52.Kf3 b4 53.cxb4 Bxb4 54.Rd8 Be7 55.Rd7 Bh4 56.f5+
1–0
(1135668) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Vidonyak,Nellya (2225) [B22]

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 e6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Be2 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nc6 8.Nc3 Qd6 9.0–
0 Be7 10.Nb5 Qd8 11.Bf4 Nd5 12.Bg3 a6 13.Nc3 Nxc3 14.bxc3 0–0 15.Bd3 b5 16.a4 b4
17.c4 f5 18.d5 exd5 19.cxd5 Qxd5 20.Rc1 Kh8 21.Rc2
½–½
(1135669) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Werk,Manfred [A42]
1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Be3 e5 6.d5 Nce7 7.f3 f5 8.g4 f4 9.Bf2 Nf6 10.h4
h6 11.b4 b6 12.a3 0–0 13.Bd3 Nd7 14.Nge2 a5 15.Kd2 Bb7 16.Qb3 Qb8 17.Rhb1 axb4
18.axb4 Rxa1 19.Rxa1 Kh7 20.Nb5 Nc8 21.Nec3 Rd8 22.Bc2 Bf6 23.Qb1 Be7 24.Ba4
Nf6 25.Na3 Na7 26.Nab5 Nc8 27.Qg1 Nd7 28.g5 h5 29.Qf1 Nf8 30.Qg1 Kg7 31.Ne2
Nd7 32.Nc1 Nf8 33.Nd3 c6 34.dxc6 Bxc6 35.Nc3 Bxa4 36.Rxa4 Rd7 37.Qa1 Bd8
38.Nd5 b5 39.Ra8 Qb7 40.cxb5 Nb6 41.Rxd8 Nc4+ 42.Kc3 Rxd8 43.Kxc4 Ra8 44.Qb2
Nd7 45.N3xf4 Rc8+ 46.Kb3 Qxb5 47.Qe2 Qb7 48.Ne6+ Kf7 49.Ndc7 Rxc7 50.Nd8+
1–0
(1135670) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Wuehl,Martin [A27]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 f5 4.d4 e4 5.Ng5 Be7 6.Nh3 Nf6 7.Bg5 0–0 8.e3 b6 9.Bxf6
Bxf6 10.Nf4 Ne7 11.h4 d6 12.Qd2 a6 13.h5 Bg5 14.d5 Bxf4 15.exf4 h6 16.0–0–0 Bd7
17.Qd4 Nc8 18.Be2 Qf6 19.Qxf6 Rxf6 20.Kb1 Na7 21.Rd4 Rff8 22.Rc1 Rae8 23.Nd1
Nc8 24.Ne3 Ne7 25.b4 Kh8 26.Rc3 Ra8 27.c5 bxc5 28.bxc5 Rfb8+ 29.Kc1 Bb5 30.Bd1
Bd3 31.Bb3 a5 32.a3 dxc5 33.Rdxd3 exd3 34.Ba4 d2+
½–½
(1135671) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Wuerfel,Christian [D34]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.g3 Nc6 5.Bg2 Be7 6.0–0 d5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.d4 0–0 9.Bg5
Ne4 10.Bxe7 Nxe7 11.dxc5 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Qc7 13.Qd4 Be6 14.Nd2 Nf5 15.Qb4 Rfc8
16.e4 Ne7 17.Nb3 a5 18.Qa4 Ra6 19.Rfe1 Kf8 20.Rad1 Bd7 21.Qd4 a4 22.exd5 Nf5
23.Qb4 axb3 24.c6+ Nd6 25.cxd7 Qxd7 26.axb3 Kg8 27.c4 Ra2 28.c5 Qf5 29.Rf1 Ne8
30.d6 Nf6 31.Qxb7 Qxc5 32.b4 Qf5
1–0
(1162748) Stefansson,Hannes (2525) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [B10]

Reykjavik rapid Reykjavik (1), 1994
1.e4 c6 2.b3 d5 3.Bb2 dxe4 4.Ne2 Bf5 5.Ng3 e6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Qe2 Qa5 8.Nxf5 Qxf5 9.g3
Bc5 10.Bg2 Nbd7 11.Nxe4 Be7 12.0–0–0 0–0 13.Kb1 a5 14.Qd3 Kh8 15.g4 Qxg4
16.Rhg1 Qf4 17.Bh1 Ne5 18.Qe2 Ng6 19.Rg3 a4 20.Rdg1 axb3 21.axb3 e5 22.Rh3 Qf5
23.Rhg3 Nd5 24.Ng5 Ndf4 25.Qd1 Bxg5 26.Rxg5 Qh3 27.Be4 f5 28.R1g3 Qxh2
29.Bxf5 Qxf2 30.Be4 Rf6 31.d3 Ne6 32.Rxg6 hxg6 33.Rh3+ Kg8 34.Rh1 Nd4 35.Rg1
Raf8 36.Bxd4 exd4 37.Kb2 Qh4 38.Bxg6 Rf2 39.Be4 R8f4 40.Rg6 Rxe4 41.dxe4 Qxe4
42.Rg3 c5 43.Rd3 b5 44.Kb1 Kf7 45.Rg3 g6 46.Rd3 Kf6 47.Rg3 c4 48.bxc4 bxc4
49.Ra3 d3 50.cxd3 cxd3 51.Ra6+ Kg5 52.Qg1+ Rg2 53.Ra5+ Kg4 54.Qd1+ Qe2
55.Ra4+ Kg3 56.Qc1 d2 57.Qc7+ Kf2 58.Qc5+ Ke1 59.Qa5 Kf1 60.Rf4+ Rf2
½–½
(1162749) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Olafsson,Helgi (2535) [A21]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 f5 6.e4 Nf6 7.Nge2 0–0 8.0–0 c6 9.Kh1 a5
10.f4 Na6 11.Be3 Be6 12.b3 Qd7 13.Qd2 Rae8 14.Rad1 b5 15.exf5 Bxf5 16.fxe5 Ng4
17.cxb5 cxb5 18.Nd5 Nb4 19.Nxb4 axb4 20.Bg1 Nxe5 21.d4 Nd3 22.Rf3 Bh6 23.Qxh6
Rxe2 24.Rdxd3 Rc8 25.Rde3 Rxa2 26.Rxf5 Rxg2 27.Kxg2 Qxf5 28.Rf3 Qd5 29.h4 Qa8
30.Qf4 Qd5 31.Qf6 Re8 32.Bf2 Rc8 33.Kh2 Re8 34.g4 Rc8 35.Be3
1–0
(1162752) Petursson,Margeir (2550) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [A29]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Nd5 Bc5 6.Bg2 0–0 7.0–0 d6 8.e3 Bg4 9.h3
Bh5 10.d3 Bb6 11.a3 Nxd5 12.cxd5 Ne7 13.Qb3 Qd7 14.Nd2 c6 15.dxc6 bxc6 16.Nc4
Bc7 17.Qc3 a5 18.b3 Rfb8 19.Bb2 f6 20.Nd2 d5 21.Rac1 Bd6 22.e4 Bf7 23.Qc2 Be6
24.Kh2 Ra6 25.Ra1 Qa7 26.d4 exd4 27.exd5 cxd5 28.Nf3 Bf5 29.Qd2 d3 30.Nh4 Be4
31.f3 Rc6 32.Rac1 Rxc1 33.Rxc1 Rxb3 34.fxe4 Qb8 35.Nf5 Nxf5 36.exf5 Rxb2 37.Qxd3
h6 38.Qxd5+ Kh7 39.Rc3 Rb1 40.Qf7 Be5 41.Rd3 Rb2 42.Qg6+ Kh8 43.Rd7 Qg8
44.Re7 Rxg2+ 45.Kxg2 Qd5+ 46.Kh2 Qd2+ 47.Kg1 Qe1+ 48.Kh2 Qe2+ 49.Kh1 Qe1+
50.Kh2 Bxg3+ 51.Qxg3 Qxe7 52.Qd3 Qc7+ 53.Kg2 Kh7 54.a4 Qc6+ 55.Kg3 Qxa4
56.Qd5 Qa3+ 57.Kg2 a4 58.Qf7 Qb2+ 59.Kg3 Qb3+ 60.Qxb3 axb3
0–1

Las Palmas m Las Palmas (1), 1994
[Hansen,Cu]
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 d5 4.e3 c5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5 Bd6 8.0–0 [8.Ne5 Qc7
9.Qa4 (9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Be2 Bd6 12.h3 Qe7 13.b3 0–0 14.Bb2 Bf5= Ribli,Z-
Adorjan,A/Budapest m(1)/1979/) 9...0–0 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Bxc6 Rb8 12.Nxd5 Nxd5
13.Bxd5 cxd4 14.0–0 Rb4 15.Qc6 Qb8 16.e4 Rb6 17.Qa4 Bxh2+ 18.Kh1 Bf4µ
Manquoy-Winants,L/Belgique/1988/; 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.0–0 0–0 10.b3 (10.a3 a6 (10...Bg4
11.Be2 Rc8 12.b4 Bd6 13.Bb2 Re8= Berg,K-Emms,J/Gausdal TM/1993/) 11.Be2 Be6
12.b4 Bd6 13.Bb2 Qe7 14.Rc1 Rfd8 15.Na4² Berg,K-Fuglsang,F/Lyngby/1991/) 10...Bg4
a) 10...Qd6 11.Na4 Bb4 12.Bb2 Ne4 13.a3 Ba5 14.b4 Bc7 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.Be5²
Timman,J-Ljubojevic,L/Tilburg/1981/;
b) 10...Be6 11.Bb2 Qe7 12.Ne2 Rac8 13.a3 Rfd8 14.Ned4² Petrosian,T-

Botvinnik,M/Moscow Wch m(11)/1963/;
c) 10...Bd6 11.Bb2 Bg4 12.Be2 Rc8 13.Nb5 Bb8 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.Qxd5 Rfd8 16.Qe4
h5÷ Wirthensohn,H-Scherrer,R/Lenk op/1992/;
d) 10...a6 11.Bxc6 (11.Be2 Re8 12.Bb2 Ba7 13.Rc1 Qd6 14.Rc2 Bg4 15.Rd2 Rad8=
Wells,P-Wahls,M/BL/1989/) 11...bxc6 12.Bb2 Bg4 13.Rc1 Be7 (13...Bd6 14.Na4 Rc8
15.Qd3 Bxf3 16.gxf3 Qd7 17.Kg2 Ne4 18.Rh1 Qh3+!–+ Sunye Neto,J-
Christiansen,L/Mexico/1980/; 13...Ba7 14.Na4 Qd6 15.Rc4 Qe6 16.Nc5 Qc8 17.Rc1
Ne4³ Nielsen,UV-Sax,G/Vejle/1993/) 14.Ne2 Bxf3 15.gxf3 Qd7÷ Makarichev,S-
Gavrikov,V/Moscow GMA-op/1989/;
11.Bb2 Bd6 (11...Rc8 12.Rc1 Qd6 13.Be2 a6 14.h3 (14.Nd4 Bxd4 15.Bxg4 Nxg4
16.Qxg4 Be5 17.Rfd1 Bxh2+ 18.Kf1 Qe6 19.Qf3 Be5 20.Ba3 Bd6 21.Bxd6 Qxd6
0,5/Speelman,J-Portisch,L/Bruxelles/1988/) 14...Bxf3 15.Bxf3 Rfd8 16.Qc2 Ba3
17.Rfd1² Ribli,Z-Adorjan,A/Budapest m(3)/1979/) 12.Be2 Rc8 (12...Re8 13.Nd4 Bxe2
0,5/Razuvaev,Y-Sax,G/Elenite/1992/) 13.Nd4 (13.Rc1 Bb8 (13...a6 14.Nd4 Bxe2
15.Ncxe2 Nxd4 16.Qxd4 Rxc1 17.Rxc1 Re8= Makarichev,S-Balashov,Y/EU-cup/1990/)
14.Re1 (14.Nb5 Ne4 15.Nbd4 Re8 16.h3 (16.Qd3 Qd6 17.g3 h5 18.Nxc6 bxc6 19.Nh4
Bh3 20.Rfd1 Qh6³ Karpov,A-Chandler,M/Bath/1983/) 16...Bxf3 17.Nxf3 Qd6 18.Qd3
Ng5³ Sunye Neto,J-Kasparov,G/Graz/1981/) 14...Re8 15.g3 h5 16.Na4 Qe7 17.Nh4÷
Petrosian,T-Ivanovic,B/Bar/1980/) 13...Be6 14.Ncb5 Bb8 15.Rc1÷ Wirthensohn,H-
Wilder,M/Lugano op/1989/]
8...0–0 9.h3 cxd4 [9...Bf5 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.b3 Qa5 12.Bb2 Rfd8 13.Bxc6 bxc6 14.Nd4
Bd7÷ Karpov,A-Polugaevsky,L/Reggio/1991/; 9...Re8 10.a3 a6 11.Bxc6 bxc6 12.dxc5
Bxc5 13.Qc2 Bd6 14.Re1 c5³ Perdomo,C-Arencibia,JJ/ch-CU/1989/]
10.exd4 […¥g5, ‫ק‬d5]
10...h6 11.Re1 Bd7 12.Ne5² Rc8 13.a3 a6 [13...Re8 14.Bf4²]
14.Ba4 [14.Bf1 Bf5„]
14...b5 15.Bb3 Be6 16.Bc2 [d3 b1–h7]
16...Qb6 17.Be3 Rfd8 [18. - xe5 19.dxe5 d4]
18.Ng4 Bxg4 19.hxg4 Bb8 20.Bf5 Rc7 21.a4! […22.axb5 axb5 ‫ק‬b5 ]
21...b4 22.a5 Nxa5 23.Na4 Qd6 [23...Qb5 24.Nc5 25.d3, 25.a4]
24.g3 [f4]
24...Ra7 [‫ק‬f6]
25.g5 [25.Nc5 Nc4÷]
25...hxg5 26.Bxg5 Nc6 27.Rc1! [f4]
[27.Nc5 a5]
27...Na5 28.Rc5 Nc4 29.b3 Na3 [29...Nb6? 30.Bf4+–]
30.Kg2 [h1 ]
30...Re7 31.Rh1 Rde8 32.Rh8+! Kxh8 33.Qh1+ Kg8 34.Bxf6 Qxg3+ 35.fxg3 Re2+
36.Kh3 gxf6 37.Kg4
1–0
(1185308) Morovic Fernandez,Ivan (2605) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [B17]

9.N5f3 c5 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Ne5 Nbd7 12.Ngf3 Qc7 13.0–0 0–0 14.Re1 b6 15.Nxd7
Bxd7 16.Ne5 Bc6 17.Nxc6 Qxc6 18.Bf4 Rad8 19.Rad1 Bd6 20.Bd2 Qc7 21.g3 Qc6
22.a3 Be7 23.Bc3 Qc7 24.Be5 Bd6 25.Bxf6 gxf6 26.Qg4+ Kh8 27.Qh5 Kg7 28.Qg4+
Kh8 29.Qd4 Be7 30.Qh4 Kg7 31.Qg4+ Kh8 32.Qh5 Kg7 33.Qg4+
½–½
(1185309) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Morovic Fernandez,Ivan (2605) [E14]

1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.e3 Be7 5.Nbd2 0–0 6.b3 c5 7.Bb2 Nc6 8.Bd3 cxd4 9.exd4
b6 10.0–0 Bb7 11.Qe2 Re8 12.Rac1 Bf8 13.Rfd1 dxc4 14.bxc4 g6 15.Nf1 Bg7 16.Ne3
Rc8 17.Bc2 Qe7 18.Bc3 Red8 19.Rb1 Rd7 20.Bd3 Nh5 21.Qb2 Nf4 22.Bf1 Nb8 23.Ne1
Rcd8 24.a4 Nc6 25.g3 Nh5 26.N1c2 Nf6 27.Bg2 Nb8 28.d5 exd5 29.cxd5 Nh5 30.Nd4
Na6 31.a5 Nc5 32.Qc2 Nf6 33.Nc6 Bxc6 34.dxc6 Rxd1+ 35.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 36.Qxd1 Nfe4
37.Nd5 Qe8 38.Bxg7 Kxg7 39.Qd4+
1–0

9.N5f3 c5 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Ne5 Nbd7 12.Ngf3 Qc7 13.Bf4 Bb4+ 14.Kf1 Bd6 15.Rd1
Nh5 16.g3 Nxf4 17.gxf4 0–0 18.Rg1 a6 19.Nxd7 Bxd7 20.Ne5 Bxe5 21.fxe5 Bc6 22.Re1
f5 23.Qh5 Kh8 24.Re3 Be8 25.Qh4 Rf7 26.Qc4 Re7 27.Qxc7 Rxc7 28.Ke2 Rd8 29.c3 g5
30.f4 gxf4 31.Rh3 Kh7 32.Rf1 Rc5 33.Rxf4 Rxe5+ 34.Kf2 Kg7 35.Rfh4 h5 36.Rd4 Red5
37.Rg3+ Kf6 38.Rxd5 Rxd5 39.Ke2 h4 40.Rg8 Bh5+ 41.Kd2
0–1
(1185311) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Morovic Fernandez,Ivan (2605) [E05]

[Hansen,Cu]
1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 0–0 6.0–0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4
Bc6 10.Nc3 a5?! [10...Nbd7 11.Re1 (11.Bf4 Nd5 12.Nxd5 exd5 13.Qc2 Re8 14.Rfd1 a5
15.Ne5² Parappalli,J-Ganesan,S/Calcutta open/1992/) 11...Nb6 (11...Ne4 12.d5 Nd6
13.Qa2 exd5 14.Nxd5 Nf6 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.b3² Ftacnik,L-Inkiov,V/Skara
EUchT/1980/) 12.Qb3 Nbd5 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bxf6 Nxf6 15.e4² Hubner,R-
Helmers,K/Luzern/1979/; 10...b5!™ 11.Qd3 (11.Qa2 b4 12.Nd1 Bd5 13.b3 c5³
Polugaevsky,L-Braga,F/Mar del Plata/1982/) 11...b4 12.Nb1 Be4 13.Qd1 (13.Qe3 Nbd7
14.Nbd2 Bd5 15.Qd3 c5 16.e4 Bb7 17.e5 Nd5 18.Ne4 h6 19.b3 a5 20.Nfd2 Ba6 21.Nc4
Rc8 22.Rd1 N5b6µ Spassov,L-Ionescu,L/Spain/1991/) 13...c5 (13...Nbd7 14.Nbd2 Bb7
15.b3 Ne4 16.Bb2 Nxd2 17.Nxd2 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 c5 19.Nc4² Rozentalis,E-Crouch,C/Bern
open/1992/) 14.dxc5 Nbd7 15.Nbd2 Bd5 16.c6 (16.Nb3 Rc8 (16...Nxc5 17.Nxc5 Bxc5
18.Ne5 Qc7 19.Nd3 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Bd4= Maiwald,JU-Berzinsh,R/Duisburg WCJ/1992/)
17.c6 Rxc6 18.Nfd4 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Rd6 20.Bd2 Qa8+³ Fauland,A-Ciolac,G/Wien
open/1990/) 16...Bxc6 17.Nc4 (17.Nb3 Rc8 18.Bf4 Be4 19.Rc1 Nd5= Peng Zhaoqin-
Bojkovic,N/Novi Sad ol-W/1990/) 17...Nc5 (17...Rc8 18.b3 Nc5 19.Bd2 Nxa4³
Smyslov,V-Veingold,A/Oviedo 25'/1992/) 18.Bd2 Rb8 19.a5² Dizdarevic-
Brunner,L/?/1990/]
11.Re1 Ne4?! [11...Bd5 12.Qd3 Nc6 13.e4 Nb4 14.Qd1 Bc4 15.Ne5 Ba6÷ Ftacnik,L-
Pokojowczyk,J/Karvina/1979/]
12.Qd3 Nxc3 13.bxc3± Nd7 14.c4 [14.e4!?]
14...Nb6 15.c5 Nd7?! [15...Nxa4!? 16.Qc2 (16.Ne5 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Qe8 18.c6 (18.Qc4
b5 19.cxb6 Nxb6 20.Qxc7 Nd5=) 18...Nb6 19.cxb7 Rb8 20.Qf3 Nd5÷) 16...Qe8 17.e4
b5÷]
16.Qc2 [16.e4? Nxc5µ]
16...e5 17.dxe5 Bxf3 [17...Nxc5 18.Ng5 Bxg5 19.Bxc6 bxc6 20.Qxc5±]
18.exf3 [18.Bxf3!? c6 19.Rd1 Qc7 (19...Qe8 20.Rb1 Nxc5 21.Be3 Nd7 22.Rxb7 Nxe5
23.Be4±) 20.e6 fxe6 21.Be3±]
18...Nxc5 19.Rd1 [19.f4?! Qd3!?²]
19...Qe8 20.Be3 b6 21.f4 Rd8 22.f5 []

22...f6 [22...Rxd1+ 23.Rxd1 Qxa4 24.Qxa4 Nxa4 25.Rd7 Bc5 (25...Bd8 26.e6+–) 26.e6
fxe6 27.fxe6 Bxe3 28.e7+– Bxf2+ 29.Kh1 Bc5 (29...Nc3 30.Rd8+–) 30.Bd5+ Kh8
31.exf8Q+ Bxf8 32.Rd8+–]
23.e6 Bd6 24.Qc4 Kh8 25.Bf3 [×h5]
25...Qe7 26.Rac1 Qe8 27.Rd4 [h4,h5–g6 ]
27...g6 28.fxg6 Qxg6 [28...hxg6 29.Rh4++–; 28...Nxe6 29.Rh4+–]
29.Rh4 Be7 30.Rh6 Qg7 31.Rh5 [32.h6]
31...Qg6 32.Qg4 Rg8 [32...Qxg4 33.Bxg4 f5 33...Rg8 34.Bf5 Rg7 35.Bh6 Rgg8
36.Bf4+–]
33.Qh4 [34.xc5 xc5 35.e4]
33...Rg7 34.Bh6 Rgg8 35.Be3 Rg7 36.Qh3 [×f5 h6]
[36.Rh6 Qf5]
36...Rgg8 37.Bg4! [f5, Hansen,Cu]
1–0

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.c3 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3
9.Qxf3 Qd5 10.Be2 Qxf3 11.Bxf3 e6 12.Bd2 Bd6 13.0–0–0 0–0–0 14.Bg5
½–½
(1185384) Lautier,Joel (2625) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [A29]

[Ribli,Z]
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Nd5 Bc5!? [5...e4?! Lautier,J-
Karpov,An/Dortmund/1993/CBM35/INF57,40/]
6.Bg2 d6 7.0–0 0–0 8.e3 Bg4 [8...Bb6 9.d4 Bg4÷ Ehlvest,J-Hansen,Cu/Groningen

PCA/1993/CBM39/; 8...a6 Cvetkovic,S-Janosevic,D/Yugoslavia/1982/INF34,(41)/]
9.h3 Bh5 [9...Bxf3 10.Bxf3 Nxd5 (10...Re8!? Zueger,B-Fauland,A/SWZ-

chI/1992/CBM31/) 11.cxd5 (11.Bxd5² Kortschnoj) 11...Ne7 12.b3 Qd7 13.Bg2 c6
14.dxc6 Nxc6 15.Bb2 d5 16.Bxe5! Nxe5 17.d4² Kortschnoj,V-Karpov,An/Merano
m/1981/INF32,45/]
10.d3 [10.g4!? Bg6 11.d4 Bb6 (11...exd4? 12.exd4 Bb6 13.Bg5±) 12.dxe5 Nxe5
(12...dxe5 13.b4!?) 13.Nxe5 dxe5 14.Nxb6 axb6 15.Bxb7 Rb8 16.Qxd8 Rfxd8 17.Bg2
(17.Ba6 Bd3 18.Re1 Ne4°) 17...Bd3 18.Re1 Bxc4 19.b3 Bd3 20.Bb2² Cvetkovic,S-
Farago,I/Beograd/1982/INF34,41/]
10...a5 11.a3 Ba7 12.Nc3 [12.b3 Nxd5 13.cxd5 Ne7 14.e4 c6÷]
12...Re8 13.Qc2 Nd7 14.Rb1 [14.b3 h6 15.Bb2 Bg6÷]
14...Ne7 15.b4 axb4 16.axb4 c6 17.Qb3 Bg6 18.Rd1 h6 19.Nh4 Bh7 20.Ne4 Bb8
21.Ba3 Nf8 22.b5 Ne6 23.Ra1 Qd7! 24.Nc3 [24.c5 d5 (24...dxc5 25.Nxc5 Nxc5 26.Bxc5
Rxa1 27.Rxa1 cxb5 28.Ra8°) 25.Nd6 Bxd6 26.cxd6 Nc8 27.bxc6 bxc6 28.Qb4 Rd8÷]
24...Bc7÷ 25.d4 exd4 26.exd4 Ng5 27.Kh2 Ba5!? 28.Bb2 [28.Bb4!? Bxb4 29.Qxb4
Rxa1 30.Rxa1 Nf5 31.Nxf5 Bxf5 32.h4 Ne4=]
28...Bxc3!? 29.Bxc3 Be4!? 30.f3 Bh7 31.Rxa8 Rxa8 32.Re1 d5! 33.bxc6 bxc6 34.Bb4
dxc4 35.Qxc4 [35.Rxe7?? cxb3 36.Rxd7 b2–+]
35...Nd5 36.f4 Ne6 37.Bd2 [37.Nf3!? f6!? (37...Ra4?! 38.Ne5 Qb7 39.Nxc6 Nxb4
40.d5°) ]
37...Re8 38.Nf3 f6!? 39.Rc1 Be4 40.Qxc6 Qxc6 41.Rxc6 Ndxf4! 42.Rd6 Nxg2 43.Kxg2
Nc7 44.Kf2 Ra8! 45.Be3 Nb5! 46.Rb6 Nc3 47.Rb3 Nd1+ 48.Ke2 Bd5 49.Rd3 Bc4
0–1

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Ngf3 Nf6 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8.0–0
Be7 9.dxc5 Nxc5 10.Nd4 Qd7 11.N2f3 0–0 12.Bf4 Rfe8 13.Re1 Bf8 14.Ne5 Qa4 15.c3
Qa6 16.Qe2 Qxe2 17.Rxe2 Bd6 18.Nd7 Bxf4 19.Rxe8+ Rxe8 20.Nxc5 Bc7 21.Nd3 Bb6
22.Nb3 Kf8 23.Rd1 a5 24.Kf1 Rc8 25.Nd2 a4 26.a3 g5 27.Nf3 g4 28.Nh4 d4 29.cxd4
Bxd4 30.Nf5 Bb6 31.Nb4 Ne4 32.f3 gxf3 33.gxf3 Nc5 34.h4 Rd8 35.Rd5 Ba7 36.Rxd8#
1–0

[Ribli,Z]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.0–0 0–0 7.Qc2 [ A17]
7...Re8 [7...Qe7 Lobron,E-Karpov,An/Dortmund/1993/CBM35/INF57,15/; 7...c5?! 8.d3
Bxc3 9.bxc3 Nc6 10.e4² Vaganian,R-Bischoff,K/BL 9293/INF57,16/]
8.d4 [8.Rd1 d6 9.d4 Bxc3 10.Qxc3 Nbd7 11.b3 Timman,J-

Karpov,An/Linares/1993/CBM34/INF57,14/ 11...Be4!?=]
8...Bxc3 9.Qxc3 d6 10.b3 Nbd7 11.Bb2 Be4!? 12.Rac1 Rc8 13.Rfd1 c6 14.Qb4 [14.Bf1
d5 15.Nd2 Bg6÷]
14...Qc7 15.Qd2 Qb7 16.Qf4 d5 17.Bf1 b5 18.cxb5 [18.c5 a5]
18...cxb5 19.Ne1 Qa6 20.a3 h6 21.Rxc8 Rxc8 22.Rc1 Nb8 23.e3?! [23.Rxc8+ Qxc8
24.Qc1=]
23...Rxc1 24.Bxc1 Qb6 25.Bd2 Nbd7 26.Bb4 a5 27.Be7 e5! 28.Qh4 [28.dxe5 g5–+]
28...exd4 29.Qf4 dxe3 30.Qxe3 d4 31.Qf4 Qc6 32.Bxf6 Nxf6 33.Qb8+ Kh7 34.Qxb5
Qc1 35.Nd3 [35.Qxa5 d3–+]
35...Qd1 36.Nc5 Bg6 37.Kg2 [37.Qxa5 d3–+]
37...Ne4 38.Be2 Qe1 39.Nxe4 Bxe4+ 40.f3 [40.Bf3 d3–+]
40...Bg6 41.h4 h5 42.f4 Be4+ 43.Bf3 g6 44.Bxe4 Qxe4+ 45.Kf2 Qe3+ 46.Kg2 d3
47.Qc4 Qe2+ 48.Kg1 Qd1+ 49.Kf2 Qd2+ 50.Kf1 Qd1+ 51.Kf2 Qe2+ 52.Kg1 Kg8
53.Qc8+ Kg7 54.Qc3+ Kf8 55.Qc5+ Ke8 56.Qc6+ Ke7 57.Qc5+ Ke6 58.Qf2 Qd1+
59.Kg2 Qxb3 60.Qe1+ Kd7 61.Qxa5 Qc2+ 62.Kh3 d2 63.Qd5+ Kc8
0–1
(1185406) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Topalov,Veselin (2640) [A33]

Linares 12th Linares (4), 02.1994
[Knaak,R]
[Karpov in Linares 1994 - das ist eine Erfolgsstory, die kaum Parallelen aufweist. Aber
halt: eine fällt mir doch ein. New York 1924, da hat der von Capablanca drei Jahre zuvor
besiegte Lasker plötzlich mit 16 aus 20 der Schachwelt noch einmal gezeigt, was für ein
Riese er ist.]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Bc5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Nc3 0–0 9.0–
0 d6 10.Bf4! Nh5 11.e3! [Ein bemerkenswerter Zug. Weiß läßt sich einen Doppelbauern
machen und verzichtet zudem auf das Läuferpaar. Das basiert aber auf einer sehr
tiefgründigen Einschätzung der Stellung: Das schwarze Läuferpaar ist hinter den eigenen
Bauern eingesperrt, der auf f4 entstehende Bauer ist schnell zu f5 bereit und außerdem
wird die e-Linie geöffnet.]
11...Nxf4 12.exf4 Bd7 13.Qd2 Qb8 14.Rfe1 g6 [Schwarz mußte schon mit f4–f5
rechnen.]
15.h4 a6 16.h5 [Noch ist nicht ganz klar, was Weiß gegen den schwarzen König
ausrichten kann. Man wird es erst einige Züge später sehen.]
16...b5 [Der junge bulgarische Spieler gehört in die Kategorie "Initiative und Gegenspiel
suchend". Doch hier war es ohne Zweifel besser 16...a7 nebst b6 oder zu spielen.]
17.hxg6 hxg6 18.Nc5! dxc5 [18...Be8 19.Nxa6! Rxa6 20.cxb5 Rb6 21.bxc6+–]
19.Qxd7 Rc8 20.Rxe6! [Das ist das Salz in der weißen Suppe! Der Turm bricht wie ein
Tornado in die schwarze Stellung ein und zerstört den Wall vor dem König.]
20...Ra7 21.Rxg6+ fxg6 22.Qe6+ Kg7 23.Bxc6 Rd8 24.cxb5 Bf6 25.Ne4 [Weiß steht
auf Gewinn.]
25...Bd4 26.bxa6 [Der Vorschlag von Fritz lautet: 26.f5 gxf5 27.Qxf5+–]
26...Qb6 27.Rd1 Qxa6 28.Rxd4! [Das dritte Turmopfer in ein und derselben Partie!
Selten sieht man ähnliches, noch weniger in hochklassigen Turnieren.]
28...Rxd4 29.Qf6+ Kg8 30.Qxg6+ Kf8 31.Qe8+ Kg7 32.Qe5+ Kg8 33.Nf6+ Kf7
34.Be8+ Kf8 35.Qxc5+ Qd6 36.Qxa7 Qxf6 [36...Rd1+ 37.Kg2 Rg1+! 38.Kh3
(38.Kxg1? Qd1+ 39.Kg2 Qh1+!) 38...Rh1+ 39.Kg4 und Weiß gewinnt.]
37.Bh5 Rd2 38.b3 Rb2 39.Kg2 [Schwarz entschied, daß fünf Bauern für eine Qualität
für einen leichten Sieg ausreichend sind.]
1–0

[Dautov,R]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.e4 cxd4 8.0–0!? [N]
[8.e5 Ne4! 9.0–0 Nxd2 10.Bxd2 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Nc6 12.Qxc6 dxc6 13.Bxc6+ Qd7
14.Bxd7+ Kxd7=; 8.Nxd4 Bc5! (8...d6 9.0–0 Nbd7 10.Re1 a6 11.e5!? Bxg2 12.exf6
Qxf6 (12...Bb7!?) 13.Nxe6! fxe6 14.Kxg2 Nc5 15.Ne4± Browne-Burger/Philadelphia
op/1990) 9.Nb5 a6 10.Nc3 Qc7 11.0–0 Be7=]
8...d6 [8...Nxe4?! 9.Ne5 d5 (9...Nxd2 10.Bxb7 Nxf1 11.Bxa8±; 9...Nd6 10.Bxb7 Nxb7
11.Qf3±) 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Qa4+ Nd7 12.Re1ƒ; 8...Nc6?! 9.e5 Ng4 10.h3 Nh6 11.Ne4±;
8...Bc5?! 9.e5 Ne4 10.Ng5! Nc3 (10...Nxd2 11.Bxb7 Nxf1 12.Bxa8±; 10...Qxg5? 11.Nxe4
Qd8 12.Nd6+ Bxd6 13.Bxb7+–) 11.bxc3 Bxg2 12.Kxg2 Qxg5 13.Nf3±]
9.Nxd4 Qd7! [9...Be7 10.Qa4+!? Qd7 (10...Nbd7 11.Nc6±) 11.Qxd7+ Nbxd7?
(¹11...Kxd7²) 12.Nb5 0–0 13.e5 Bxg2 14.exf6 Bxf1 15.fxe7±]
10.Re1 Be7 11.Nb1 [11.b3 0–0 12.Bb2 Nc6 13.N2f3 (13.f4?! Nxd4 14.Bxd4 e5! 15.Bb2
exf4 16.gxf4 b5„) 13...a6 14.Nxc6 Qxc6! 15.Nd4 Qc7=]
11...Nc6 12.Nc3 Nxd4 13.Qxd4 0–0 14.b3 [14.h3 Rab8 15.Be3 a6 16.a4 Ba8„ c7]
14...Rfd8 15.Bb2 Rab8 16.h3 Ba8= 17.g4?! [×f4]
17...h6 18.a4 [18.f4? d5µ c5]
18...a6 19.Ba3 Qc8 20.Bb2?! Qc5 21.Qd2 Nd7 22.Red1 Ne5 23.Ne2 [d4,f4]
[23.Kh1 Ng6 24.f4 Nh4³]
23...Bg5 24.Qc3 Bf6 25.Ba3 [25.Qd2!?]
25...Qc7 26.Qd2 [26.Qg3 Ng6 27.Rac1 Bh4!  28.Qe3? Bg5]
26...Ng6 27.Rac1 Be7 28.Qe3? [28.f4 b5! 29.cxb5 Qa7+ 30.Qd4 Qxd4+ 31.Rxd4
(31.Nxd4 axb5 32.Nxb5 Nxf4µ) 31...axb5 32.a5 e5 33.fxe5 Nxe5³ c6; 28.Rc3! Qa7
(28...Bg5?! 29.Bxd6 Qc6 30.f4 Nxf4 31.Nxf4 e5 32.Rd3 Bxf4 33.Qb2 Rbc8 34.Bxe5²)
29.Rd3 Ne5 30.Rd4 Nc6 31.Rd3 Ne5=]
28...Bg5 29.f4 Nxf4! 30.Nxf4 e5µ [30...e5 31.Qd3 Bxf4 32.Rc2µ]
0–1
(1185418) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Polgar,Judit (2630) [B22]

[Anand,V]
1.e4 [Ftacnik Donev Karpov doesn't usually do this but Judit had fended off both
Ivanchuk and Gelfand in earlier rounds with the King's Indian (she was better when she
agreed draws)and Anatoly decides it's time for a change]
1...c5 2.c3 [Good psychology! Judit had showed herself vulnerable against this.]
2...e6 3.d4 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bb5 c4? [This releases the tension too early.
Black should play 6...d6]
[6...Bd6 Ftacnik 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.0–0 Nge7]
7.Ne5 Qb6 [7...Bd7 Ftacnik 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 9.0–0 Bd6 10.Qg4!ƒ]

8.Bxc6+ [8.Qa4! Nge7 (8...Bd7 9.Nxd7 Kxd7 10.0–0 (10.b3 a6 11.bxc4? Re8+!;
10.Bxc6+ Qxc6=) 10...a6 11.Bxc6+ Qxc6 12.Qd1!²) 9.b3² (9.b3 Ftacnik 9...a6 10.bxc4!
±) ]
8...bxc6 9.0–0 Bd6 10.b3 cxb3 11.axb3 Ne7 12.Ba3 Bxe5?! [12...c5!²; 12...Bxa3 Ftacnik
13.Rxa3 (13.Nxa3 0–0 14.Re1 Bf5²) 13...0–0 14.Re1±]
13.dxe5 Be6?! [13...c5! 14.b4 Ftacnik 14...c4 15.b5!ƒ]
14.Qd4!± [× c5  ]
14...Nf5 [14...Qxb3 Ftacnik 15.Nd2 Qb6 16.Rfb1‚]
15.Qc5 h5 [15...Qxc5 Ftacnik 16.Bxc5 a5 17.Nd2  g4]
16.Nd2 f6? [16...Kd7 17.Bb4 Rhb8±]
17.exf6 gxf6 18.Bb4! [18.Qxb6 Ftacnik 18...axb6 19.Bc5! Kf7 20.Bxb6±]
18...Kf7 19.Ra4 Qxc5 20.Bxc5 a6 21.f3+– h4 [21...Rhg8± Ftacnik]
22.Rfa1 Bc8 23.Kf2 [23.Rb4 Ftacnik 23...Re8 24.Kf2 a5 25.Rb6 Ba6„]
23...Rb8 24.b4 Re8 25.Nb3 Bb7 26.Na5 [26.Ba7 Ftacnik 26...Ra8 27.Bb6 Nd6±]
26...Ba8 27.R4a2 Re6 28.Ba7! Rb5 [28...Rbe8 29.Nb3 Bb7 (29...Re5 Donev 30.Nc5 Re3
31.Rc1 h3 32.g3 d4 33.Ne4!±) 30.Nc5 Ftacnik 30...R6e7 31.Nxb7 Rxb7 32.Bc5!±
(32.Rxa6 d4!„) ]
29.Nb3 Bb7 30.g4! hxg3+ 31.hxg3 Re8 32.g4 Nd6 33.Nd4
1–0
(1185424) Kasparov,Garry (2800) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [B17]

[Kharitonov,Andrei]
1.e4 [Blatny,P]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Ng5 e6 7.Qe2 Nb6 8.Bb3 h6
9.N5f3 a5 10.c3 [10.a3 a4 11.Ba2 c5 12.Be3 Nbd5 13.Ne5 (13.c3 Qc7 14.Ne5 Bd6
15.Ngf3 0–0= Karpov,A-Kavalek,L/Torino/1982/0,5 (55) Inf 33/187/) 13...Qa5+ 14.Bd2
Qb6 15.Nc4 Qa7!= Gurevich,I-Epishin,V/Biel(izt)/1993/0,5 (58) Inf 58/173/]
10...c5 [10...a4 11.Bc2 Nbd5 (11...c5!?; 11...c5 Blatny,P 12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.Qb5+±) 12.Bd2
Qb6! 13.Rb1 (13.0–0–0?! c5 14.a3ƒ) 13...c5 14.dxc5 Bxc5 15.Ne5 0–0 16.Ngf3 Qc7
17.0–0² Anand,V-Epishin,V/Biel(izt)/1993/0,5 (40)]
11.a3 Qc7 12.Ne5 [12.Be3!?; 12.dxc5 Blatny,P 12...Bxc5 13.Ne5 Bxf2+ 14.Kxf2 Qxe5
15.Qxe5 Ng4+–+]
12...cxd4 13.cxd4 a4 [13...Bxa3!? 14.Bxh6!
a) 14.Rxa3 Blatny,P 14...Qxc1+–+;
b) 14.bxa3 Qc3+ 15.Qd2 Qxa1 16.Ngf3 16.f3,17.0–0,18.b2 (16.Ne2 Qb1 b5

17.Qe3 Nbd5 18.Qg3 (18.Ba4+ b5; 18.Qf3 Qf5–+) 18...a4 19.Bxd5 Nxd5 20.Qxg7 Qh7
21.Qg3 Rg8–+) 16...Ne4 c2 –+;
14...Bxb2 15.Qxb2 Rxh6 16.Ngf3°]
14.Bc2 Bd7 15.Nxd7!? [15.Ngf3!? Rc8 16.Bd1 Bd6 17.0–0 0–0÷]
15...Nbxd7 16.Qd1?! [16.Nf3 Rc8 17.Bd1 (17.Bxa4 Blatny,P 17...Qa5+–+) 17...Bd6=]
16...Bd6 17.Ne2?! [17.Nf3 0–0 18.0–0 Nb6=]
17...Nd5 18.Bd2 [18.g3!?]
18...b5 19.Nc3 [19.g3 N7b6  c4]
19...Nxc3 20.Bxc3 [20.bxc3 Nb6³]
20...Nf6³ 21.Qd3 Nd5! 22.Bd2 [22.Qxb5+? Ke7 23.Qd3 Rhc8µ]
22...Ke7 23.Rc1 Qc4! 24.Ke2? [24.Qxc4 bxc4 25.Bd1!? Rhc8 26.0–0 Rab8 27.Rc2
e2,fc1/ 27...Rb3 28.Be2 Rcb8=]
24...Rhb8? [24...Bf4!?; 24...Nf4+!? 25.Bxf4 Bxf4 26.Qxc4
a) 26.Rcd1 Qa2!? 27.d5 (27.Rb1 Rab8µ) 27...Rhd8 28.Qxb5 Rab8 29.Qc5+ Bd6µ;
b) 26.Rb1 Rhc8µ;
26...bxc4 27.Rb1 Rhb8µ]
25.g3 Qxd3+ 26.Bxd3 b4 27.Ra1! [27.axb4? Bxb4 28.Bxb4+ Rxb4 29.Rc2 Rab8 30.Rb1
a3–+]
27...bxa3 28.bxa3 Rb3 29.Bc2 Rxa3 [29...Rb2 30.Rhc1=]

30.Rxa3 Bxa3 31.Ra1 Bb2 32.Rxa4 Rxa4 33.Bxa4 Bxd4 34.f4 Kd6 35.Kf3= f5 36.h4
Bb2 37.g4 fxg4+ 38.Kxg4 Nf6+ 39.Kf3 Nd5 40.Bc2 Bf6 41.h5
½–½

[Kharitonov,Andrei]
1.e4 [Dautov]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.Bd3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 0–0 9.0–0
b6 10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Re1 [11.Ne5 Nc6]
11...Bxc3 12.bxc3 Nbd7 13.Bd3 Qc7 14.Rc1 [14.c4 Rfe8 15...f3 16.f3 e5 15.Bh4
(15.Ne5 Nxe5 16.Rxe5 Nd7 f8) 15...Nh5 f4]
14...Qd6N [14...Rfe8 15.Bh4 Qc6N (15...Rac8 16.Bg3 Qc6 17.c4 Rcd8 18.Bf1 Qc8
19.Bh4² Speelman,J-Kumaran,D/Dublin(zt)/1993/1:0 (64); 15...Qd6 Dautov 16.Bg3 Qa3
17.Qb3 Qe7 18.Bb5 Rec8 19.c4 Ne4 20.Bf4 Ndf6 21.Ba4² Vyzmanavin-Djuric/Tilburg
(1)/1993) 16.Bf1 Rac8 17.c4 h6 18.Qb3² Christiansen,L-Winants,L/Antwerpen/1993/1:0
(50)]
15.Bh4 [15.Ne5 Nxe5 16.dxe5 Qd5 17.f3 Nd7]
15...Rfc8 16.Bg3 Qa3?! [16...Qf8!?²]
17.c4 [17.Qb3 Dautov 17...Qe7 18.c4 (18.Ne5 Nxe5 19.Bxe5 Rd8=) 18...Bxf3 19.gxf3
Nh5 20.Be4 Nxg3 21.hxg3 Rab8= f6]
17...Nf8 [17...Qxa2? 18.Ra1 (18.Bd6!? Qa5 19.Ne5ƒ ‫ף‬a5) 18...Qb2 19.Bd6 Bxf3 20.gxf3
Kh8 (20...Rc6 Dautov 21.Be7! (21.Re2 Qxa1 22.Qxa1 Rxd6²) 21...Re8 (21...a5? 22.Re2
Qc3 23.Ra3+–; 21...Kh8 22.Bf1 e2) 22.Re2 Qxa1 23.Qxa1 Rxe7 24.Qxa7±) 21.Bf1!
22.e2 c3 23.c2+–/]
18.Ne5! [18.Qb3 Qxb3 19.axb3 Bxf3 20.gxf3 Rd8 21.Rcd1 Ng6²]
18...Ng6 [18...Qxa2 Dautov 19.Ra1 Qb2 20.Bh4!? N8d7 (20...Rd8 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Qg4+
Ng6 23.Nxg6 hxg6 24.Bxg6! Rxd4 25.Qh5 fxg6 26.Qxg6+ Kh8 27.Qxf6+ Kg8 28.Qxe6+
Kh8 29.Rxa7!+–) 21.Nxd7 Nxd7 22.Be7ƒ e2]
19.Re3 [19.Qb3 Qxb3 (19...Qe7 20.Rcd1 Rd8 21.Bb1²) 20.axb3 Rd8 21.Rcd1 Nh5
(21...Rxd4? 22.Bxg6+–) 22.Nxg6 hxg6 23.Be5²]
19...Qf8 [19...Qxa2? Dautov 20.Bxg6 hxg6 21.Ra1 Qb2 22.Rb3+–]

20.f4!? [20.f3 Rd8 21.Bf1²; 20.Nxg6!? Dautov 20...hxg6 21.Be5 Qe7 (21...Nd7 22.Bf4
h3,g4) 22.Rh3 Nd7 23.Bf4 Qf6 24.Be3 e5 25.Qg4 exd4 26.Bxd4 Qc6 27.f3±;
20.h4!? Dautov 20...Nxe5 21.Bxe5 Nd7 22.Bf4 Qd8 23.Bg5± ]
20...Qd8 [20...Ne7 Dautov 21.Bh4 Ng6 22.Bxf6 gxf6 23.Ng4 Nxf4 24.Nxf6+ Kh8
25.Be4 Bxe4 26.Rxe4±; 20...Rd8? Dautov 21.f5 exf5 22.Bxf5±]
21.Bb1 Ne7 [21...Qf8 22.f5±; 21...b5!?„ Dautov]
22.Bh4 Ng6 23.Bg5!± b5!? 24.Bxg6? [24.Bxf6? Qxf6 25.Nxg6 hxg6 26.cxb5 Rxc1
27.Qxc1 Qxd4µ; 24.c5! Nxe5
a) 24...Qd5 25.Qd2 26.f6 gf 27.e4+–;26.f5/;
b) 24...Qf8 25.f5±;
c) 24...h6 25.Bxf6 (25.Bxg6!? fxg6 26.Bh4) 25...Qxf6 26.Bxg6 fxg6 27.Qg4± (27.c6±) ;
25.fxe5 Qd5 26.Rg3 Ne8 (26...Ne4? 27.Bxe4 Qxe4 28.Bf6 g6 29.Qd2+–) 27.Qd2±; 24.f5
Dautov 24...Nxe5 25.dxe5 Qxd1+ 26.Rxd1 Ng4„]
24...hxg6µ 25.Rh3 Rc7 26.d5 [26.c5 Qd5 27.Rg3 (27.Rc2? Rxc5!–+) 27...Ne4µ; 26.cxb5
Rxc1 27.Qxc1 Qxd4+µ]
26...exd5 27.c5 [27.cxb5 Rxc1 28.Qxc1 Qb6+µ]
27...Bc8! 28.Rb3 Qe8 29.Qd4 Bf5 30.Re3 Qf8 31.Bxf6 [31.c6 Qd6µ]
31...gxf6 32.Nf3 Be4 33.Nd2 [33.Qxf6 Rxc5]
33...f5 34.Rec3 a5 35.c6 [35.Nxe4!? dxe4 36.c6]
35...Qb4 36.Nb3? [36.Qxb4 axb4 37.Rc5 Rxa2 38.Nxe4 dxe4 39.Rxb5 Ra6 40.Rxb4
Raxc6 41.Rxc6 Rxc6µ]
36...Qd6! 37.Qf2 b4 38.Rc5 a4 39.Nd4 Bd3 40.Qd2 Bc4 41.Qxb4 [41.Rb5 Rxc6
42.Rxb4 (42.Nxc6 Bxb5 43.Nxb4 d4–+) 42...Rb6–+]
41...Qxf4 42.Qc3 Re8 43.Rd1 Re3 44.Qc1 Qe4 45.Qa1 Rc8 46.Ra5 [46.c7 Qe7]
46...Ra3 47.Qb1 Qe3+ 48.Kh1 Rxa2 49.Nf3 [49.Qb7 Re8 50.h3 Qf2–+]
49...Bb3 50.Qc1 f4 51.Re1 Rc2 52.Qa1 Qb6
0–1
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.a3
b4 10.Ne4 a5 11.Nxf6+ Nxf6 12.e4 Be7 13.Qe2 c5 14.Bb5+ Kf8 15.dxc5 Bxc5 16.Bd3
h6 17.0–0 g5 18.Be3 Bxe3 19.Qxe3 Kg7 20.Ne5 Nd7 21.Nc4 Qe7 22.Qd4+ e5 23.Qd6
Qxd6 24.Nxd6 Nc5 25.Bc4 Rhd8 26.Nf5+ Kg6 27.f3 Na4 28.Rf2 Nb6 29.Bb5 Bc8
30.axb4 axb4 31.Rxa8 Nxa8 32.Ne7+ Kg7 33.Nd5 Be6 34.Nxb4 Rb8 35.Bc6 Rxb4
36.Bxa8 Ra4 37.Bb7 Ra1+ 38.Rf1 Ra4 39.Rf2 Ra1+ 40.Rf1 Ra4 41.Bc6 Rb4 42.Rf2 Rc4
43.Bd5 Bxd5 44.exd5 Rd4 45.b3 Rd1+ 46.Rf1 Rxd5 47.b4 Kf6 48.Rb1 Ke6 49.b5 Kd7
50.b6 Kc8 51.b7+ Kb8 52.Rb6 Rd4 53.Kf2 h5 54.Ke3 g4 55.Rf6 Rd7 56.Rf5 Rxb7
57.Rxh5 Rb3+ 58.Kf2 gxf3 59.gxf3 f6 60.h4 Kc7 61.Rh6 Rb6 62.h5 Kd7 63.Rg6 Ke6
64.h6 Rb7 65.Kg3 Rb1 66.Kh2 Rb7 67.Kh3 Rb1
½–½
(1185446) Kamsky,Gata (2695) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [C42]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Be7 7.0–0 Nc6 8.Re1 Bg4 9.c4
Nf6 10.cxd5 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Qxd5 12.Qxd5 Nxd5 13.Be4 0–0–0 14.Nc3 Bb4 15.Bd2 Nf6
16.Bxc6 bxc6 17.Be3 Nd5 18.Rac1 Nxe3 19.fxe3 c5 20.Rf1 f6 21.Rf5 Rhe8 22.dxc5
Rxe3 23.Na4 c6 24.Kf1 Rd4 25.b3 Kd7 26.Nb2 Ke6 27.Rf2 Rd5 28.g3 Rxc5 29.Nc4 Re4
30.a3 Ba5 31.Rfc2 Bc7 32.b4 Rf5+ 33.Kg2 h5 34.Nb2 Kf7 35.Rd2 Bb6 36.Nc4 Bc7
37.Rd7+ Re7 38.Rxc7 Rxc7 39.Nd6+ Ke6 40.Nxf5 Kxf5 41.Rc5+ Ke6 42.Rxh5 g5 43.h4
c5 44.bxc5 Rxc5 45.hxg5 Ra5 46.Rh6 Rxg5 47.Rh4 Ra5 48.Re4+ Kf5 49.Re3 Kg5
50.Rc3 Ra4 51.Kf3 f5 52.Rd3 Rc4 53.Re3 a5 54.Re5 a4 55.Re8 Rc3+ 56.Kg2 Rxa3
57.Ra8 Ra1 58.Ra6 f4 59.gxf4+ Kxf4 60.Rf6+ Ke4 61.Rg6 Ke3 62.Rg4 a3 63.Rg3+ Ke4
64.Rb3 Ra2+ 65.Kg3 Kd4 66.Rf3 Ra1 67.Kg2
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Ernst Kortschnoj Hansen,Cu]
1...d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5
10.d5 c4 11.dxe6 fxe6 12.Bc2 Bb7 [12...Qc7 Ernst 13.0–0 Bc5]
13.0–0 Qc7 14.Ng5 [14.e5 Hansen,Cu 14...Nxe5 15.Nxe5 Qxe5 16.Re1 Qd6 17.Bg5
(17.Qe2 Be7 18.Qxe6 Qxe6 19.Rxe6 Kf7³ Ashley,M-Polgar,Zso/New York/1992/) 17...0–
0–0 18.Qe2 Qc6 19.Qxe6+ Qxe6 20.Rxe6 Bc5³ Greenfeld,A-Pinter,J/Beersheba/1988/]
14...Nc5 [14...Qc6 Hansen,Cu 15.Qf3 Bc5 16.Qh3 Ke7 17.Nf3 b4 18.Ne2 Nxe4 19.Ned4
Qb6 20.Bxe4 Bxe4 21.Qg4 Bxd4 22.Qxe4 Bf6 23.Qxc4± Gligoric,S-
Ljubojevic,L/Linares/1981/]
15.e5 [15.Qe2 Bd6 16.f4 h6 17.Nh3 Nd3 18.e5 Bc5+ 19.Kh1 Nd5 20.Nxd5 Bxd5 21.b3
0–0 22.bxc4 bxc4 23.Be3 Bxe3 24.Qxe3 Kragelj,I-Volzhin,A/Ljubljana op
(8/17)/1992/0–1 (35); 15.Be3 h6 16.Nh3 Bd6 17.f4 e5 18.fxe5 Bxe5 19.Nf4 0–0 20.Nfd5
Qd6 21.Nxf6+ Rxf6 22.Rxf6 gxf6 23.Qh5 Bd4 24.Qg6+ Kempinski,R-Royer,S/Cappelle
op (02)/1993/1–0 (26); 15.f4 h6 (15...Rd8 16.Qe2 h6 17.Nh3 Nd3 18.e5 Nd5 19.Nxd5
Rxd5 20.Be3 Bc5 21.Nf2 Nxf2 22.Bxf2 Bxf2+ 23.Rxf2 0–0 24.Qg4 Anikaev,Y-
Mikhalchishin,A/USSR 28/589/1979/1–0 (38)) 16.e5 hxg5 (16...Nd3 17.Bxd3 0–0–0
18.Nf3 Rxd3 19.Qe2 Bc5+ 20.Kh1 Nd5 21.Ne4 Rf8 22.Ne1 Rd4 23.Nxc5 Qxc5 24.Qg4
Gligoric,S-Yusupov,A/Vrbas 30/576/1980/0–1 (42)) 17.Bg6+ Ke7 18.Qe2 Nfd7 19.f5
Kd8 20.fxe6 Nxe6 21.Bf5 Kc8 22.Rd1 Bc5+ 23.Kh1 Nd4 24.Qg4 Ftacnik,L-
Panchenko,AN/Sochi/1977/0–1 (30); 15.Qf3 Hansen,Cu 15...Bd6 16.Qh3 0–0–0 17.b4
(17.f4 0,5/Seirawan,Y-Ribli,Z/Skelleftea Wcup/1989/) 17...cxb3 18.Bxb3 Kb8 19.Be3 h6
20.Nxe6 Nxe6 21.Bxe6 Nxe4 22.Nxe4 Bxe4 23.a4± Klauser,M-Pelletier,Y/SWZ-
ch/1993/]
15...Qxe5 16.Re1 Qd6 17.Qxd6! [17.Be3 Qc6 18.Qf3 Qxf3 19.gxf3 Nd3 20.Bxd3 cxd3
21.Rad1 h6 22.Nxe6 Kf7 23.Bc5 Bxc5 24.Nxc5 Mackay,I-Swan,I/SCO-ch100/1993/1–0
(40)]
17...Bxd6 18.Be3!? [18.Nxe6 Hansen,Cu 18...Nxe6 19.Rxe6+ Kd7 20.Re2 (20.Bf5 Kc7
21.Re1 (21.Bh6 gxh6 22.Rxf6 Raf8³ Herb,P-Speelman,J/French tt/1992/) 21...Rhe8³
Rieke,T-Kreuzkamp,R/2.BLW/1990/) 20...Rae8³ Lakic,N-Stanojoski,Z/ch-YU/1992/]
18...0–0 [18...Nd3 19.Bxd3 cxd3 20.Nxe6 Kf7 21.Bc5 (21.Nf4 b4 22.Na4 Bxf4 23.Bxf4
Nd5 24.Bg3 Rac8 25.Rad1±) 21...Rhe8 22.Ng5+ Kg6 23.Bxd6 Kxg5 24.Red1 b4
25.Bxb4 Rad8±]
19.Rad1 Be7 [19...Rfd8? 20.Rxd6 Rxd6 21.Bxc5+–]
20.Bxc5 Bxc5 21.Nxe6 Rfc8 22.h3 [22.Nxc5 Rxc5 23.Re7 Bc6 24.b4 Rg5 25.g3 Re8÷]
22...Bf8 [22...Ba7 23.Nxg7 (23.g4 h6 24.Bf5 b4÷) 23...b4 24.Re7! (24.Nb1 Bxg2
25.Kxg2 Kxg7 26.Re7+ Kf8 27.Re6 Kf7 28.Rxa6 (28.Rdd6 Bd4!) 28...Bc5 29.Rxa8
Rxa8 30.a3 bxa3 31.bxa3 Bxa3 32.Rd4²) 24...bxc3 25.Rxb7 cxb2 26.Nf5 Rcb8 27.Rc7!±;
22...b4 23.Na4 Ba7 24.Nxg7! Bxg2! (24...Kxg7 25.Re7+) 25.Kxg2 Kxg7 26.Re7+ Kh8
27.Rd6ƒ; 22...Bb6 Hansen,Cu 23.Nxg7±; 22...Bb4!? Hansen,Cu; 22...Rab8!? Kortschnoj]
23.g4 h6 [23...b4 24.Na4 Bf3 (24...Rab8 25.Nb6 Rc6 26.Nxc4!? Rxc4 27.Bb3ƒ) 25.Rd4
Rab8 26.Nxf8 Kxf8 27.Rf4+–]
24.f4 Bf3 [24...b4 25.Na4 Bf3 26.Rd4 Rab8 27.Kf2±; 24...Re8 Hansen,Cu 25.g5±]
25.Rd2 [25.Rd4 Re8 26.Kf2 Rxe6 27.Rxe6 Bc5 28.Kxf3 Bxd4²]

25...Bc6 [25...b4 26.Na4 c3 27.bxc3 bxc3 28.Rf2 Bd5 29.Nb6 Bxe6 30.Rxe6 Bc5
31.Nxa8 Rxa8 32.Rc6±]
26.g5 hxg5 27.fxg5 Nd7 [27...Nh5? Kortschnoj 28.Bg6 Ng3 29.Kh2+–]
28.Nxf8 [28.Ne4 Ne5! 29.Rf1 Nd3; 28.Rd4 b4 (28...Re8!?) 29.Rh4!? bxc3 30.Bh7+ Kf7
(30...Kh8) 31.Nd8+!! Rxd8 32.Rf4+ Nf6 33.g6#; 28.Be4 Hansen,Cu 28...Nc5 29.Bf5
Re8„]
28...Nxf8 [28...Rxf8 29.Re6 (29.Rd6² Hansen,Cu) 29...Nb8 30.Re7±; 28...Kxf8? 29.Bh7

g6™ 30.Rf2+ Kg7 31.Re7+ Kh8 32.Bxg6+–]
29.Rd6 [29.Re7 Rd8!]
29...b4 [29...Bd7 30.Be4 Rab8 31.Bd5+ Kh8 32.Re4‚; 29...Ra7!? Hansen,Cu 30.Bf5
(30.h4!?) 30...Rcc7 31.Nd5 Bxd5 32.Rxd5²; 29...Re8 Kortschnoj 30.Rxe8 Bxe8
31.Nd5±]
30.Ne4 [30.Nd5! Bxd5 31.Rxd5 c3 (31...Rd8!?² Hansen,Cu) 32.g6! (32.Bb3 Kh7!

(32...Kh8 33.g6+–) ) 32...a5 33.Rb5! a4 34.Be4! Rab8 (34...cxb2 35.Bd5+ Kh8
36.Bf7+–) 35.Bd5+ Kh8 36.Re5+–]
30...Be8 [30...Nd7 Hansen,Cu 31.Ng3 e7/f5; 30...Bxe4 Ernst 31.Bxe4±]
31.Ng3 Rd8 [31...c3!? Hansen,Cu 32.Nf5 cxb2 33.Ne7+ Kh8 34.Nxc8 Rxc8 35.Rd2²]
32.Nf5 Rxd6 [32...a5 33.Be4 Rac8 34.Bd5+ Kh7 35.Bxc4+–]
33.Nxd6 Bg6? [33...Bb5 34.Re4 c3 35.Rxb4 cxb2 36.Rxb2±; 33...Bd7! 34.Be4 (34.h4
Be6 35.Re4 b3 36.axb3 cxb3„; 34.Nxc4 Bxh3 35.Bb3 Kh7²; 34.g6 Be6!) 34...Rd8
35.Bd5+ Kh7 36.Bxc4 (36.h4 Bf5!) 36...Bxh3 37.Rd1²; 33...Bf7! Ernst 34.Nxf7 (34.Re7!
Bd5 35.g6± (35.Nf5 Ne6 36.Rd7 Bf3 37.Kf2 Bh5±) ) 34...Kxf7 35.g6+ Kf6 36.Rf1+ Kg5
37.Rf7 Kh6! (37...Rd8 38.Rxg7 Rd2 39.Rg8±) 38.Rc7 a5 39.Rxc4 Ra6±]
34.Bxg6 Nxg6 35.Nxc4 Rd8 36.Re4 [36.Kh2 Kortschnoj 36...Rd5 37.Rg1 Nh4=]
36...b3 [36...Rd1+ 37.Kg2 (37.Kh2 Hansen,Cu 37...Ra1 38.Re6 Nh4 39.Kg3 Nf5+
40.Kg4+–) 37...Ra1 38.h4 Rxa2 39.h5 Nf8 40.g6! a5 41.Re8 a4 42.Kg3 Ra1 43.Nd6 a3
44.Nf5 Rf1 45.Ne7+ Kh8 46.bxa3 bxa3 47.Ra8+–]
37.axb3 [37.a3!± Hansen,Cu; 37.a4!± Kortschnoj]
37...Rd3 38.Kg2 [38.Re3 Rxe3 (38...Rd5„ Hansen,Cu) 39.Nxe3 Nf4 40.Kh2 Nd3 41.Nc4
Nc1 42.Kg3! Nxb3 43.h4±]
38...Rxb3 39.h4 Nf8 [39...Rb4!? Hansen,Cu 40.Kg3! (40.h5 Ne5 41.Rxe5 (41.Nd6
Rxb2+ 42.Kg3 Rb6 43.Nf5 Rb3+ 44.Kg2 Rb2+=) 41...Rxc4 42.Kf3²) 40...Ne5 41.Nd6
Rxe4 (41...Rb3+ 42.Kf4 Nd3+ 43.Kf5±) 42.Nxe4 Kf7 43.Nc5 a5 44.h5±]
40.Re8 [40.Re8 Kf7 (40...Rb4 41.Rc8 Kf7! (41...g6± Hansen,Cu; 41...Kh7² Kortschnoj) )
41.Ra8 (41.Nd6+ Kg8 42.g6 Rxb2+ 43.Kf3 Rb6 44.Rd8 a5 45.h5 a4 46.Nf5 Rb3+
(46...Rf6 47.Kg4 Re6 48.Ra8+– Rf6 49.Kg5 Re6 50.Nxg7!+–) 47.Kf4 Rb4+ 48.Kg5 Rb5
49.Ra8 (49.h6 gxh6+ 50.Kf6 Rb6+ 51.Nd6 Rb3 52.g7 Rf3+ 53.Nf5 Rxf5+ 54.Kxf5 Kxg7
55.Ra8 Kf7 56.Ra7+ Ke8 57.Rxa4±) 49...a3 50.Kf4 Rb4+ 51.Ke3 Rb3+ 52.Ke2 Rb2+
53.Ke1 Rb1+ 54.Kd2 Rf1 55.Ne7+ Kh8 56.Rxa3 Ne6 57.Ra6 Nf8 58.Ra8+–) 41...Rb4
42.Ne5+ Ke6 43.Nd3 (43.Re8+ Kf5 44.Nd3 Rg4+ 45.Kh3) 43...Rd4 44.Nc5+ (44.Rxa6+
Kd5²) 44...Kd5 45.Nxa6 Ne6²]
1–0

9.N5f3 a5 10.a4 c5 11.Bf4 Bd6 12.Bg3 0–0 13.Ne5 Qe7 14.Ngf3 Nbd5 15.0–0 Nh5
16.Rfe1 Qc7 17.Rad1 Nxg3 18.hxg3 Nf6 19.Nc4 Be7 20.Qe5 Qc6 21.Na3 Bd6 22.Qe2
cxd4 23.Nxd4 Qc5 24.Nc4 Bb8 25.Ne5 Ra6 26.Qb5 Qc7
½–½
(1185465) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Beliavsky,Alexander G (2650) [E05]

[Anand,V]
1.d4 [Ftacnik Donev]
1...Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 0–0 6.0–0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6
10.Bg5 [10.Nc3 Ftacnik 10...a5 (10...b5!? 11.Qd3 b4÷) 11.Re1 Ne4 12.Qd3²]
10...Bd5 [10...a5 11.Nc3 Na6]
11.Qd3 c5 12.Nc3 [12.Bxf6 Ftacnik 12...Bxf6 13.e4 Bc6 14.e5 Be7=; 12.dxc5 Ftacnik
12...Nbd7]
12...cxd4?! [12...Bc6!? Donev 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.dxc5 Nd7 15.b4 Nxc5!=]
13.Nxd5 Qxd5? [13...Nxd5 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 (14...Nxe7 Ftacnik 15.Nxd4²) 15.Nxd4²

(15.Nxd4 Donev 15...Nc6 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.a5 Qb7 Huebner,R-Karpov,An/Tilburg/1979/)
]
14.h4! Nbd7? [14...Nc6 Loses without resistance 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Ng5 Qf5 17.Be4 Qa5
(17...Qe5 Donev 18.f4 (18.Bxc6 Bxg5 19.Bxb7 Rab8 20.Bxa6 Be3 21.Kh2±) 18...Qc7
19.Nxh7 Rfd8 20.Nxf6+ gxf6±) 18.Nxh7
a) 18.Bxh7+ Kh8 19.Bg8? Qf5!;
b) 18.Bxc6 Bxg5 19.Bxb7 Ra7 (19...Ra7 Ftacnik 20.Be4±) ;
18...Rfd8²; 14...e5? Donev 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Ng5+–]
15.Nxd4 [15.Bxf6 Ftacnik 15...Nxf6 xh7]
15...Qd6 [15...Qa5 Ftacnik 16.Nb3!]
16.Rfd1! Nc5 [16...Qb6 17.a5!; 16...Rac8 Donev 17.Nf5!! exf5 18.Qxd6 Bxd6 19.Rxd6
Rc2 20.Bxb7 Rxe2 21.Bxa6 Rxb2 22.Bb5+–]
17.Qc4 [17.Nf5 Ftacnik 17...Nxd3 18.Nxd6 Nxb2 19.Rd2 Bxd6 20.Rxd6 Nc4; 17.Qc2
Ftacnik 17...Qb6 18.a5 Qb4]
17...Rfd8 18.b4+– Nxa4 [18...Ncd7 Donev 19.Nc6!+–; 18...Nce4 Ftacnik 19.Bxf6 Nxf6
(19...Bxf6 20.Bxe4 Bxd4 21.e3 Bxa1 22.Rxd6 Rxd6 23.Bxb7±) 20.Bxb7 Rab8 21.Qxa6
Qxb4 22.Nb5±]
19.Qb3 Qb6 [19...Nb6 Donev 20.Nc6±; 19...Qxb4 Ftacnik 20.Qxb4 Bxb4 21.Rxa4 Bc3
22.Rc4 Bb2 23.Rd2+–]
20.e3
1–0
(1188761) Seirawan,Yasser (2585) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [A46]

Amber-blindfold 03rd Monte Carlo (1), 26.03.1994
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 h6 4.Bxf6 Qxf6 5.e4 d6 6.c3 g6 7.Nbd2 Bg7 8.Bc4 Nd7 9.0–0
0–0 10.Re1 e5 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Qc2 a5 13.a3 a4 14.Nf1 Nc5 15.Ne3 c6 16.Rad1 h5
17.Ba2 Qe7 18.Nd2 Rb8 19.f3 b5 20.Ndf1 Be6 21.Bxe6 Nxe6 22.Qf2 Qc7 23.Nc2 Rfd8
24.Nb4 Rbc8 25.Ne3 Bf8 26.Kf1 Nf4 27.Nec2 Rd7 28.g3 Ne6 29.Qe2 Bd6 30.Ne3 Rcd8
31.h4 Qb6 32.Nbc2 Nc5 33.Kg2 Nb3 34.Nf1 Qc7 35.Nce3 Nc5 36.Rd2 Bf8 37.Red1 Bh6
38.Rxd7 Rxd7 39.c4 Rxd1 40.Qxd1 bxc4 41.Nxc4 Nb3 42.Nfe3 Bf8 43.Nc2 Qe7 44.Na1
Nc5 45.b4 axb3 46.Nxb3 Qe6 47.Nbd2 Nd7 48.a4 Bb4 49.Qc2 Nc5 50.a5 Qe7 51.Nb3
Na6 52.Qd3 Nc7 53.Nb6 Nb5 54.Qd7 Qxd7 55.Nxd7 Bc3 56.a6 Na7 57.g4 Kg7 58.g5 f5
59.gxf6+ Kf7 60.Nbc5 Ke8 61.f4 exf4 62.e5 Nc8 63.e6 Bxf6 64.Nxf6+ Ke7 65.Nfe4 Na7
66.Kf3
1–0
(1188763) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Nunn,John DM (2605) [D79]
[Kortschnoj]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.0–0 d5 6.c4 c6 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.Nc3 e6 9.Bg5
Qb6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Qd2 Nc6 12.Rfd1 Bd7 13.e4 dxe4 14.Nxe4 Bg7 15.Qf4 Nb4
16.Ne5 Bc6 17.Nc5 Bxg2 18.Ncd7 Qc7 19.Nxf8 Nd5 20.Qc1 Bxe5 21.dxe5 Qxe5
22.Nd7 Qd6 23.Nf6+ Kg7 24.Ng4 Qb4 [24...Be4 25.Qh6+ Kh8 26.Nf6 g5 27.Nxe4]
25.Qh6+ Kg8 26.h3 Bf3 27.Rxd5 Bxg4 [27...exd5 28.Nf6+ Kh8 29.Qxh7#]
28.Qd2 Qf8 29.Rd3 Bxh3 30.Re1 Bf5 31.Rd7 Rb8 32.f3 h5 33.Rd4 Qc5 34.Qb4 Qc2
35.Rd2 Qc6 36.g4 hxg4 [Here Karpov tried repeatedly to type in hxg4, then realized the
mistake and tried to correct to fxg4. But his flag fell before he succeeded. He protested
vigorously, claiming a malfunction by the computer, and was awarded a draw.]
½–½

9.N5f3 a5 10.a4 c5 11.Bf4 Bd6 12.Ne5 0–0 13.Ngf3 Qc7 14.Bg3 Nbd5 15.dxc5 Qxc5
16.0–0 b6 17.Rfd1 Ba6 18.c4 Rad8 19.Nd3 Bxc4 20.Rac1 Bxd3 21.Qxd3 Nf4 22.Qf1
Qb4 23.Nd4 Be5 24.Rc4 Rxd4 25.Rxb4 Rxb4 26.Bc4 Rxa4 27.b3 Rb4 28.Qe1 Bb8
29.Bxf4 Bxf4 30.g3 Bb8 31.Qe2 b5 32.Bxb5 Rxb3 33.Ra1 Rc8 34.Kg2 Rc5 35.Bd3 Rb4
36.Qd2 Bd6 37.Rc1 Rxc1 38.Qxc1 Bf8 39.Qc7 a4 40.Qa7 Nd5 41.Bc2 Nc3 42.Qc7 Ne4
43.Qa5 a3 44.Qxa3 Nxf2 45.Kxf2 Rf4+ 46.gxf4 Bxa3 47.f5 exf5 48.Bxf5 Be7 49.Kg3 g6
50.Bc2 Bd6+ 51.Kg2 Kg7 52.h4 h5 53.Bb3 Be7 54.Kg3 Bd8 55.Bc4 Kf6 56.Bb3 Ba5
57.Kf2 Bc3 58.Bc4 Kg7 59.Bb3 Be5 60.Bc4 Bd6 61.Bb3 f5 62.Ba4 Kf7 63.Bb5 Ke7
64.Ba4 Be5 65.Bb5 Bf6 66.Kg3 Kf7 67.Bc4+ Kg7 68.Be6 Bd8 69.Bd7 Kh6 70.Kf4 Bxh4
71.Bxf5 Bg3+ 72.Ke4 gxf5+ 73.Kxf5 Bb8 74.Ke4 h4 75.Kf3 h3 76.Kf2 Bh2
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.Nc3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 a6 6.e3 b6 7.Be2 Bb7 8.0–0 Be7 9.b3 0–0
10.Bb2 Nc6 11.Bf3 Qb8 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.Bxc6 dxc6 14.Qf3 Qc7 15.Ne2 Rad8 16.Nd4
Rd6 17.Qe2 c5 18.Nf3 Qb7 19.Rfd1 Rfd8 20.Rxd6 Rxd6 21.Rd1 Rxd1+ 22.Qxd1 Nd7
23.Qd3 f6 24.e4 Nb8 25.Ne1 Nc6 26.Nc2 Qc7 27.g3 Qd6 28.Qe2 Ne5 29.Bc3 Qd3
30.Qxd3 Nxd3 31.Bd2 Ne5 32.Kg2 Kf7 33.f4 Nc6 34.Bc3 g6 35.Ne1 f5 36.Kf3 Bf6
37.e5 Be7 38.Nd3 Ke8 39.Nb2 Kd7 40.Na4 Kc7 41.Nb2 h5 42.Nd3 Kd7 43.h3 Ke8
44.g4 hxg4+ 45.hxg4 Kd7 46.g5 Bf8 47.Ke3 Be7 48.Kd2 Bf8 49.Ne1 Be7 50.Nf3 Ke8
51.Kc2 Bf8 52.Kb2 Be7 53.Nh4 Kf7 54.Ka3 Bd8 55.Ka4 Na7 56.Bd2 Bc7 57.Nf3 Ke8
58.b4 cxb4 59.Kxb4 Nc6+ 60.Ka4 Bd8 61.Be3 Na5 62.Kb4 Be7+ 63.Kc3 Bc5 64.Bd4
Nb7 65.Nd2 Kd7 66.Nf3 Ke7 67.Kd3 Bxd4 68.Kxd4 Nc5
½–½
(1188785) Polgar,Judit (2630) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [E57]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.Bd3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 0–0 9.0–0
b6 10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Re1 Nc6 12.Bd3 Be7 13.a3 Nd5 14.Be3 Nxc3 15.bxc3 Rc8 16.c4 Na5
17.Ne5 Bf6 18.Rc1 Bxe5 19.dxe5 Qh4 20.Qe2 Nb3 21.Rcd1 Rfd8 22.Bc2 Nd4 23.Bxd4
Rxd4 24.g3 Qh3 25.f3 Rxd1 26.Rxd1 g6 27.Rd7 Bc6 28.Rd4 Qh6 29.Kg2 Qc1 30.Qd3
Kg7 31.Kh3 b5 32.Bd1 Qa1 33.cxb5 Bxb5 34.Qd2 Bf1+ 35.Kh4 h6 36.g4 Qxa3 37.Rd7
Bb5 38.Rd6 Qc5 39.f4 Qg1 40.Bb3 Rc3 41.Bxe6 Rc2 42.Rd7 Bxd7
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 b6 4.Bd3 c5 5.c4 Bb7 6.Nc3 cxd4 7.exd4 Be7 8.0–0 d5 9.cxd5
Nxd5 10.Ne5 0–0 11.Qg4 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Bf6 13.Re1 Nd7 14.Bh6 Rc8 15.Rac1 Qe7
16.Qh3 Rfd8 17.Bf4 Nf8 18.Qh5 Rd5 19.Re3 g6 20.Qd1 Bg7 21.Re1 Ra5 22.Nc4 Rd5
23.Ne5 Rdd8 24.Qd2 h5 25.h3 Rd5 26.Qe2 Ra5 27.Nc4 Rd5 28.Be4 Rdd8 29.Bxb7 Qxb7
30.Nd6 Rxd6 31.Bxd6 Nd7 32.Bf4 Qd5 33.Qa6 Ra8 34.Be3 Qc6 35.a4 Bf8 36.Qb5 Qb7
37.c4 a6 38.Qb3 Qc6 39.d5 Qd6 40.Rcd1 Rb8 41.dxe6 Qxe6 42.Bf4 Qc6 43.Rxd7 Qxd7
44.Bxb8
1–0

Be4 10.Qb2 d5 11.a3 Bxf3 12.Bxf3 Bxd2 13.Nxd2 Nc6 14.Rac1 Ne7 15.Rfd1 c6 16.Bg2
Ra7 17.Nf3 Qb8 18.Ne5 Rc8 19.Nd3 Rac7 20.e3 c5 21.cxd5 exd5 22.Bh3
1–0
(1188800) Kramnik,Vladimir (2710) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [A30]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 c5 5.0–0 g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Be3
Nbd7 10.Rac1 Rc8 11.Rfd1 0–0 12.Qh4 Re8 13.b3 a6 14.Bh3 Rc7 15.Bh6 Rc5 16.Bxg7
Kxg7 17.Qd4 Kg8 18.b4 Rc7 19.Nd5 Nxd5 20.cxd5 Nf6 21.e4 b5 22.Qe3 Bc8 23.Rxc7
Qxc7 24.Rc1 Qb8 25.Bg2 Bd7 26.h3 Rc8 27.Nd4 Rxc1+ 28.Qxc1 Qb6 29.Qc3 Ne8
30.a3 Nc7 31.h4 e5 32.dxe6 Nxe6 33.Nxe6 Bxe6 34.Bf3 h5 35.Kg2 Kf8 36.e5 d5 37.Qd2
Qc7 38.Bxd5 Qxe5 39.Bb7 Qc7 40.Be4 Qe5 41.Qd3 Bc4 42.Qf3 Kg7 43.Bb7 Qd6
44.Kg1 Qd2 45.Qe3 Qd6 46.Kh2 Kh7 47.Qa7 Qf6 48.Qe3 Qd6 49.Qc5 Qe6 50.Kg2 Qd7
51.Be4 Kg7 52.Qe5+ Kg8 53.Qf6 Be6 54.Kh2 Kh7 55.Qf3 Kg8 56.Qc3 Qd1 57.Qe3 Bc4
58.Bb7
½–½
(1188806) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Ljubojevic,Ljubomir (2600) [A46]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b5 3.Bg5 Bb7 4.Nbd2 a6 5.a4 d6 6.Bxf6 gxf6 7.axb5 axb5 8.Rxa8 Bxa8
9.e4 c6 10.Bd3 Nd7 11.0–0 e6 12.Qa1 Be7 13.Qa7 0–0 14.Ra1 Qc8 15.d5 Re8 16.dxc6
Bxc6 17.Nd4 Ne5 18.N2b3 Bd7 19.Bf1 Bf8 20.c3 Nc4 21.Na5 d5 22.exd5 exd5 23.b4
Bd6 24.Nxc4 dxc4 25.g3 Be5 26.Bg2 Rd8 27.Qb6 Qb8 28.Qc5 Be8 29.Ra8 Qxa8
30.Bxa8 Rxa8 31.Kg2 Bxd4 32.cxd4 Rd8 33.d5 c3 34.Qxc3 Rxd5 35.Qxf6 Bd7 36.h3 h5
37.Qf4 Be6 38.g4 hxg4 39.hxg4 Kg7 40.Kg3 Rd3+ 41.Kh4 Rd5 42.Qe4 Kg8 43.f4 Rd2
44.f5 Bc4 45.Qe5 Rd5 46.Qf6 Rd1 47.Qe7 Kh7 48.Kg5 Rd3 49.Qf8 Rd1 50.Kf6
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 Bb7 8.Nd2 g5
9.Bg3 d6 10.f3 Nc6 11.e4 Qe7 12.Be2 Nh5 13.Qa4 Qd7 14.0–0–0 Ne7 15.Qc2 Bc6
16.Bf2 Nf4 17.Bf1 f5 18.g3 Ba4 19.Nb3 Nfg6 20.h4 gxh4 21.gxh4 h5 22.Be3 f4 23.Bf2
Qc8 24.Rg1 e5 25.Rg5 c5 26.dxc5 dxc5 27.Rd6 Kf7 28.Qd2 Kg7 29.Be1 Qc7 30.Bh3
Rad8 31.Rxd8 Rxd8 32.Qg2 Qd6 33.Kb2 Rh8 34.Bf5 Be8 35.Nd2 Bf7 36.Qf1 Kf8
37.Qe2 Rh6 38.Kc1 Be8 39.Nb3 Nh8 40.Bh3 Nf7 41.Rg1 Qd8 42.Bf2 Rd6 43.Kc2 Bd7
44.Bf1 Be6 45.Be1 Qd7 46.Qg2 Qa4 47.Kb2 Bxc4 48.Qg7+ Ke8 49.Bh3 Be6 50.Bxe6
Rxe6 51.Qh7 Rh6 52.Qg7 c4 53.Nd2 b5 54.Bf2 b4 55.Bc5 bxc3+ 56.Kxc3 Rc6 57.Bxe7
Kxe7 58.Rg5 Qa5+ 59.Kc2 c3
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.0–0 e5 8.h3 c6 9.e4 Re8
10.Re1 exd4 11.Nxd4 Qb6 12.Nc2 Qc7 13.Be3 a5 14.Nd4 a4 15.Qc2 Qa5 16.Rad1 Qb4
17.b3 Nc5 18.Rb1 axb3 19.axb3 Nfd7 20.Red1 Ra3 21.Na2 Qa5 22.Rb2 Ne6 23.Nc3 h5
24.b4 Qe5 25.Rb3 Rxb3 26.Qxb3 h4 27.g4 Nf4 28.Bxf4 Qxf4 29.Nce2 Qf6 30.Nc2 Qe7
31.Ne3 Nf6 32.Rd4 Qc7 33.Qd1 Qb6 34.Qd2 c5 35.Rxd6 Qxb4 36.g5 Nh5 37.Qxb4 cxb4
38.Rb6 Bf8 39.Nd5 Re6 40.Rb5 Rc6 41.Nxb4 Rxc4 42.Nd5 Rc2 43.Bf3 Ng7 44.Nf6+
Kh8 45.Nd4 Rc5 46.Bg4 Rxb5 47.Nxb5 Bxg4 48.hxg4 Ne6 49.Ne8 Nxg5 50.Ned6 b6
51.Kg2 Kg8 52.f4 Ne6 53.Kf3 g5 54.fxg5 Nxg5+ 55.Kg2 Bxd6 56.Nxd6 f6 57.Nf5 h3+
58.Kg3 b5 59.Ne7+ Kf7 60.Nc6 Ke8 61.e5 fxe5 62.Nxe5 b4
0–1

Amber-rapid 03rd Monte Carlo (1), 26.03.1994
1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Bd7 5.0–0 Qc8 6.Re1 e5 7.e4 Nc6 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.b3
Nge7 10.Ba3 0–0 11.Nbd2 f6 12.Nc4 Be6 13.Qe2 Rd8 14.Ne3 Bf8 15.c3 Qd7 16.Red1
Qe8 17.Ne1 Rxd1 18.Rxd1 Rd8 19.Nd3 b6 20.Bc1 Rd7 21.h4 Nd8 22.f4 exf4 23.Nxf4
Rxd1+ 24.Qxd1 Bg7 25.c4 Qd7 26.Ned5 Nxd5 27.Nxe6 Nxe6 28.exd5 Nc5 29.Bf4 a5
30.d6 cxd6 31.Qd5+ Ne6 32.Bxd6 f5 33.Kf1 h5 34.Bf4 Qe8 35.Be3 Kh7 36.Bxb6 Qe7
37.Bf2 Qf6 38.Bf3 f4 39.g4 hxg4 40.Bxg4 Nd4 41.h5 gxh5 42.Qxh5+ Kg8 43.Bxd4
Qxd4 44.Be6+
1–0
(1188832) Nunn,John DM (2605) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [B12]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nc3 e6 5.g4 Bg6 6.Nge2 Ne7 7.Be3 h5 8.Nf4 hxg4 9.Nxg6
Nxg6 10.Qxg4 Nh4 11.Bd3 g6 12.0–0–0 Be7 13.Kb1 Nd7 14.Ne2 Nb6 15.Nf4 Na4
16.Ne2 b5 17.Nc1 Nb6 18.Nb3 Nc4 19.Rhg1 a5 20.Bc1 a4 21.Nc5 Bxc5 22.dxc5 Nxe5
23.Qg3 Nef3 24.Rh1 e5 25.Be4 Qf6 26.Bxf3 Nxf3 27.Rd3 e4 28.Rxf3 exf3 29.Re1+ Kf8
30.Bg5 Qf5 31.h4 Kg8 32.Re5 Qd7 33.Re7 Qf5 34.Re5 Qc8 35.Bf6 Rh7 36.h5 Qf8 37.a3
Qxc5 38.Qg1 Rh6 39.Qg5 Qf8 40.hxg6 fxg6 41.Re7 Re8 42.Rd7 Rh1+ 43.Ka2 Qh6
44.Qg3 Rhe1 45.Qc7 R1e7 46.Rxe7 Rxe7 47.Qxe7 Qf8 48.Qe6+ Qf7 49.Qxc6 d4+
50.Kb1 d3 51.cxd3 Kh7 52.Qxf3 Qb3 53.Qh3+ Kg8 54.Qh8+ Kf7 55.Qg7+ Ke8 56.Qe7#
1–0

10.d5 Qc7 11.0–0 Bb7 12.dxe6 fxe6 13.Ng5 Qc6 14.Qe2 c4 15.Bc2 Bc5 16.Be3 0–0
17.Rad1 h6 18.Nf3 Qc7 19.Nd4 Rae8 20.a3 Ne5 21.h3 Ng6 22.b4 Bd6 23.Ndxb5 axb5
24.Nxb5 Bh2+ 25.Kh1 Qc6 26.Na7 Qc7 27.Nb5 Qc6 28.Na7 Qc7 29.Bc5 Ba6 30.Bxf8
Rxf8 31.b5 Bb7 32.Nc6 Bxc6 33.bxc6 Be5 34.Qxc4 Kh8 35.Qxe6 Nf4 36.Qc4 Qc8
37.Qc5 Re8 38.c7 Bxc7 39.Qf5 Qxf5 40.exf5 Re2 41.Bb1 Bb6 42.Rde1 Rb2 43.Rc1 Rb3
44.Rc8+ Kh7 45.Rb8 N4d5 46.a4 Ra3 47.Bc2 Ba7 48.Rb5 h5 49.Bb3 Nc3 50.Rb7 Bd4
51.g3 Nce4 52.Rb4 Bc5 53.Rb5 Bxf2 54.Kg2 Bxg3 55.Rf3 Bd6 56.Rb6 Kh6 57.Be6
Rxa4 58.Rd3 Be5 59.Rb5 Bf4 60.h4 Ra8 61.Kf3 Bh2 62.Rb2 Nc5 63.Re3 Bg1 64.Ree2
Ra3+ 65.Kg2 Bd4 66.Rb8 Kh7 67.Bf7 g6 68.Bxg6+ Kh6 69.Rh8+ Kg7 70.Rd8 Be3
71.Rb2 Ra7 72.Kf3 Bh6 73.Kg2 Ncd7 74.Re2 Nb6 75.Re5 Bf4 76.Rb5 Nbd7 77.Kf3 Bc7
78.Rc8 Ne5+ 79.Ke2 Bd6 80.Rd8 Be7 81.Rdb8 Nc6 82.R5b7 Ra2+ 83.Rb2 Ra4 84.R8b7
Rxh4 85.R2b6 Re4+ 86.Kd2 Na5 87.Rxf6 Kxf6 88.Rb6+ Kg5 89.Kd3 Re5 90.f6 Kxg6
91.fxe7+ Kf7 92.Kd4 Rg5 93.Re6 Ke8 94.Ke4 Nc4 95.Kf4 Rg4+ 96.Kf3 Rg5 97.Kf4
Rd5 98.Ke4 Rd6 99.Rxd6 Nxd6+ 100.Kf4 h4
0–1

9.N5f3 a5 10.a3 c5 11.Bf4 a4 12.Ba2 Bd6 13.Bg3 cxd4 14.0–0–0 Qc7 15.Nxd4 Bxg3
16.hxg3 0–0 17.Ngf3 Ra5 18.Rhe1 Nbd5 19.Ne5 b6 20.f4 Rc5 21.Qf2 h5 22.Kb1 g6
23.Ka1 Kg7 24.c4 Ne7 25.Nb5 Qb8 26.Qd4 Nf5 27.Qc3 Qb7 28.g4 Rxe5 29.Qxe5
hxg4 30.Nc3 Rh8 31.Ne4 Qe7 32.Rh1 Rh5 33.Bb1 Nh4 34.Qc3 e5 35.Nxf6 Kxf6
36.fxe5+ Kg7 37.e6+ f6 38.Rhe1 Nxg2 39.Bxg6 Rg5 40.Rg1 Kxg6 41.Qc2+ Kg7
42.Rxg2 Qxe6 43.Qxa4 Rc5 44.Qa7+ Qf7 45.Qxb6 Qxc4 46.Rh2 Be6 47.b3 Qc3+
48.Rb2 Re5 49.Qb7+ Kg6 50.Rh1 Bf7 51.Qg2 f5 52.Qh2 Re1+ 53.Rxe1 Qxe1+
54.Ka2 g3 55.Qh4 Qe3 56.a4 Bd5 57.Qd8 Be4 58.Rd2 Kh5 59.Rd7 Kg4 60.Rg7+ Kf3
61.Qh4 f4 62.Qh5+ [Time]
0–1

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bd3 g6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.0–0 0–0 7.h3 Qc7 8.Re1 Rd8 9.Qe2 a6
10.Bf4 b5 11.e5 Nd5 12.exd6 exd6 13.Bg5 Rf8 14.Be4 Bb7 15.dxc5 dxc5 16.Qd2 Nb6
17.Bxb7 Qxb7 18.Be7 Rc8 19.Ng5 h6 20.Nf3 N8d7 21.Na3 Nd5 22.c4 bxc4 23.Nxc4
N7b6 24.Nd6 Qc6 25.Nxc8 Rxc8 26.Rac1 c4 27.Ne5 Qb5 28.Ng4 g5 29.Rc2 f5 30.Nh2
c3 31.bxc3 Bxc3 32.Rxc3 Rxc3 33.Bxg5 hxg5 34.Qxg5+ Kf7 35.Qh5+ Kg7 36.Qxf5 Rc6
37.Ng4 Qb4 38.Qg5+ Rg6 39.Qe5+ Kh7 40.Re4 Qc3 41.Rd4 Qc1+ 42.Kh2 Qc7 43.f4
Qxe5 44.Nxe5 Re6 45.Kg3 Nc3 46.Kg4 Nbd5 47.g3 Rb6 48.Kg5 Rb8 49.g4 Rg8+
50.Kh4 Re8 51.Nf3 Re3 52.Ng5+ Kg7 53.f5 Kf6 54.Rc4 Ke5 55.Nf7+ Kf6 56.Nh6 Ne4
57.g5+ Ke7 58.f6+ Ke6 59.Ng4 Re1 60.Rc6+ Nd6 61.f7 Rf1 62.g6 Ne7 63.Kg5 Nxc6
64.Nh6 Ne5 65.f8Q Ne4+ 66.Kh5 Rxf8 67.g7 Nf6+ 68.Kg5 Rb8
0–1
(1188854) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Polgar,Zsuzsa (2550) [E65]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 c5 5.Nf3 0–0 6.0–0 d6 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.dxc5 dxc5 9.Be3
Qa5 10.Qb3 Bd7 11.Rad1 Rad8 12.Nd5 b6 13.Bd2 Qa6 14.Bc3 Nxd5 15.cxd5 Na5
16.Qc2 Bxc3 17.Qxc3 Qxe2 18.Rfe1 Qc4 19.Qe3 Qg4 20.Qxe7 Rfe8 21.Qf6 Qf5 22.Qh4
Kg7 23.b4 cxb4 24.Qxb4 Rxe1+ 25.Rxe1 Re8 26.Qc3+ Qf6 27.Ne5 Kg8 28.Qc7 Bb5
29.Re3 Qe7 30.d6 Qxc7 31.dxc7 Rc8 32.Rc3 Bc4 33.Nc6 Nxc6 34.Rxc4 Na5 35.Rc3 a6
36.a4 b5 37.axb5 axb5 38.Rc5 Kg7 39.Bd5 Kf6 40.Rxb5 Rxc7 41.Rxa5 h5 42.Rb5 Kg7
43.Rb7 Rxb7 44.Bxb7 h4 45.g4 Kf6 46.Kg2 Ke5 47.Kf3 g5 48.Bc8 Kd5
1–0

1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.0–0 Be7 7.Nc3 Nb6 8.d3 0–0 9.a3
Re8 10.b4 Nd4 11.Nd2 c6 12.e3 Ne6 13.Qc2 Nc7 14.Bb2 a5 15.bxa5 Rxa5 16.Nb3 Ra8
17.a4 Bf5 18.e4 Be6 19.a5 Nd7 20.Rfd1 Na6 21.Ne2 Nb4 22.Qc3 c5 23.f4 f6 24.fxe5
fxe5 25.Nf4 Bf7 26.Nd5 Nxd5 27.exd5 Nf6 28.Qxe5 Bxd5 29.Bxd5+ Qxd5 30.Qxd5+
Nxd5 31.Re1 Nb4 32.Rad1 Rad8 33.Nc1 Bg5 34.Rxe8+ Rxe8 35.Kf1 Nc2 36.Kg1 h5
37.Bc3 Be3+ 38.Kh1 Rd8 39.Ne2 g5 40.h4 g4 41.Rb1 Rf8 42.Nf4 Bxf4 43.gxf4 Rxf4
44.Rxb7 Ra4 45.Rb5 Nb4 46.d4 Na2 47.Bd2 cxd4 48.Rxh5 Nc3 49.Rg5+ Kf7 50.Rxg4
Ra1+ 51.Kg2 Ra2 52.Rxd4 Nb1 53.Rf4+ Kg6 54.Rf2 Nxd2 55.a6
½–½

10.d5 Qc7 11.0–0 Bb7 12.dxe6 fxe6 13.Bc2 Be7 14.Ng5 Qc6 15.Qf3 h6 16.Qh3 hxg5
17.Qxh8+ Kf7 18.Qh3 g4 19.Qh4 Ne5 20.f3 gxf3 21.gxf3 c4 22.Be3 Ng6 23.Qe1 Rh8
24.Rd1 Bd6 25.Rd2 Qc7 26.Rxd6 Qxd6 27.Qd2 Qe5 28.Rf2 Rh3 29.Bd1 Nh4 30.Bd4
Qc7 31.Qg5 Qd8 32.Rd2 Bc6 33.e5 Nf5 34.Bc5 Qc7 35.exf6 Bxf3 36.fxg7 Qxc5+
37.Rf2 Kg8 38.Bc2 Rxh2 39.Qd8+ Kxg7 40.Qd7+ Ne7
0–1

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nc3 e6 5.g4 Bg6 6.Nge2 Ne7 7.Nf4 c5 8.h4 cxd4 9.Nb5 Nec6
10.h5 Be4 11.f3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 Nxe5 13.Qe2 Nbc6 14.Bg2 Bc5 15.c3 dxc3 16.bxc3 0–0
17.h6 g6 18.Rb1 Qa5 19.Kf1 Nc4 20.Bxd5 exd5 21.Nxd5 Qa4 22.Nf6+ Kh8 23.Nd7 Bb6
24.Nxf8 Rxf8 25.Kg2 Kg8 26.Rf1 a6 27.Nd6 Nxd6 28.Rxb6 Re8 29.Qf3 Ne5 30.Qf4
Qxa2+ 31.Kh3 Qe6 32.Rd1 Rd8 33.Ba3 Nec4 34.Rbxd6 Nxd6 35.Rxd6 Rxd6 36.Bxd6
Qe1 37.Be5 Qh1+ 38.Kg3 Qg1+ 39.Kh4 Qh1+ 40.Kg5 Kf8 41.Bd6+ Ke8 42.Qe5+ Kd7
43.Qe7+ Kc6 44.Qc7+
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.0–0 0–0 8.Qa4 Nd5 9.Qc2
Be7 10.Rd1 Rb8 11.Ne4 b5 12.Neg5 f5 13.Nh3 Bb7 14.a3 Na5 15.Nhg5 Nb3 16.Rb1
Bxg5 17.Bxg5 Qe8 18.Ne5 h6 19.Bc1 Nf6 20.Bxb7 Rxb7 21.f3 Rb6 22.Be3 Rd6 23.Bf2
Qh5 24.Kg2 Rfd8 25.e3 c5 26.Qc3 f4 27.g4 Qe8 28.exf4 cxd4 29.Qe1 d3 30.Bxa7 d2
31.Qh4 Rd4 32.Bxd4 Rxd4 33.g5 Qh5 34.gxf6 Qxh4 35.f7+ Kf8 36.Ng6+ Kxf7 37.Nxh4
g5 38.fxg5 hxg5 39.Kf2 Rxh4 40.Rh1 Nc1 41.Kg3 Nb3 42.Rbd1 Kf6 43.Rhg1 Kf5
44.Rg2 Rd4 45.Re2 e5 46.Kf2 Rd8 47.Kg3 Rd7 48.Kf2 Rd4 49.h3 Rd8 50.Kg3 Rd3
51.Kf2 Rd8 52.Re4 Rd7 53.h4 gxh4 54.Rxh4 Rd3 55.Re4 Rd8 56.Rh4 Rd3 57.Re4 Nc5
58.Re2 e4 59.fxe4+ Nxe4+ 60.Rxe4 Kxe4 61.Ke2 c3 62.bxc3 Rxc3 63.Rxd2 Rxa3
½–½

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.Bd3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 0–0 9.0–0
b6 10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Qd3 Be7 12.Rad1 Nc6 13.a3 h6 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.d5 Na5 16.dxe6
Nxc4 17.Qxc4 Qc8 18.exf7+ Rxf7 19.Qxc8+ Rxc8 20.Nd4 Ba6 21.Rfe1 Rd7 22.Nf5
Rcd8 23.Rxd7 Rxd7 24.Rd1 Rxd1+ 25.Nxd1 Kf7 26.f4 Ke6 27.Nfe3 g5 28.g3 gxf4
29.gxf4 h5 30.Kf2 Bh4+ 31.Kg2 Bb7+ 32.Kf1 Ba6+ 33.Kg2 Bb7+ 34.Kh3 Be7 35.Kg3
a6 36.Nc3 b5 37.Kf2 Bd6 38.Ne2 Bc5 39.Nc1 Bd6 40.Nb3 Kf6 41.Kg3 Be4 42.Nd2 Bb7
43.Nc2 Bc5 44.b4 Bb6 45.Nb3 Bc7 46.Nc5 Bc8 47.Ne3 Bd6 48.Ne4+ Ke7 49.Nxd6
Kxd6 50.Kh4 Ke6 51.Kg5 Kf7 52.f5 h4 53.Kf4 Bb7 54.Ke5 Bf3 55.Nc2 Bb7 56.Nd4
Ba8 57.Ne6 Bb7 58.Nd8+
1–0
(1190447) Rivas Pastor,Manuel (2505) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [E61]

[Montecatine,R]
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e3 d6 4.d4 Nbd7 5.Nf3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.0–0 0–0 8.b4 Re8 9.a4
exd4 10.exd4 Nf8 11.Ra3 c6 [11...d5!?]
12.d5 a5 13.bxa5 Rxa5 [13...N8d7!?]
14.Re1 cxd5 15.cxd5 N8d7 16.Bb5 Rxe1+ 17.Qxe1 Nb6 18.Bg5 Ra8 19.Ne4 Bf5
20.Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.Re3 Bd7 22.Bxd7 Nxd7 23.h4 Kg7 24.Qb4 Bxg5 25.hxg5 Nc5
26.Ra3 Qd7 27.Qf4 Rxa4 28.Rxa4 Nxa4 29.Nh2 Kf8 30.Qd4 Qb5? 31.Ng4! [31.Qh8+
Ke7 32.Qf6+ Ke8 33.Qxd6±]
31...Ke8 32.Nh6? [¹32.Qh8+ Ke7! (32...Kd7 33.Qb8! Nc5 34.Nf6+ Ke7 35.Qc7+ Nd7
36.Ng8+ Kf8 37.Qd8+ Kg7 38.Nh6±) 33.Qf6+ Kd7 34.Qxf7+ Kc8 35.Nf6±]
32...Nb6 33.Qh8+ Kd7 34.Nxf7 Qxd5 35.Qd8+ Kc6 36.Qe7 Kc5 37.Qe3+ Kc6
[37...Kc6 38.Nd8+ (38.Qe7 Kc5 39.Qe3+ Kc6 40.Nd8+ Kb5 41.Qe2+ Nc4 Final Position
according to Karpov.; 38.Qe7 Kc5 39.Nd8 Kb5 40.Qe2+ Nc4 Final position) 38...Kb5
39.Qe2+ Nc4 Final Position according to Rivas. The player agreed a draw in this clearly
better position for Black! The arbiter was not able to make a decision, if Karpovs or
Rivas move order was correctly. If Rivas was right, Karpov has lost by time.; 37...Kb5
38.Qe8+ Kc5 39.Qe3+ Kc6 40.Nd8+ Kb5 41.Qe2+ Nc4 Final Position]
½–½
(1190451) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Gelfand,Boris (2685) [E62]

[Dautov,R]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0–0 e5 8.d5 Ne7 9.e4 Nd7
10.Ne1 f5 11.Nd3 Nf6 12.Bg5! [N]
[12.f3 h6 13.Kh1 g5 14.exf5 Nxf5 15.Nf2 Qe8 16.Nce4 Qg6„ Kolarov-

Gufeld/Odessa/1968; 12.f4 fxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Bxe4 Bh3 15.Bg2 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 b5!
17.cxb5 Qd7 18.Qb3 Nf5ƒ Kouatly-Haik/Montpellier/1985; 12.Bd2!?]
12...h6 [12...fxe4 13.Nxe4 Nf5 14.Qd2 (14.Bxf6!? Bxf6 15.Qd2 Bg7 16.f4 exf4 17.Nxf4²)
14...Nxe4 15.Bxe4 Qe8 16.Rae1 Nd4 17.Kg2 b5 18.c5 Bf5„ ->Epishin-Polgar,J/Dos
Hermanas/1994]
13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.f4 exf4 15.Nxf4 Be5 [15...fxe4?! 16.Bxe4 Bxc3 (16...Kg7 17.Qd3ƒ)
17.bxc3 Rf6 18.Qd4±]
16.exf5 [16.Qd2 g5 17.Ne6 Bxe6 18.dxe6 f4÷]
16...Bxf5 17.Qd2 [17.Ne6!? Bxe6 18.dxe6 c6 19.Qd2 Nf5÷]
17...c6 [17...Qd7!? 18.Ne6 Bxe6 19.dxe6 Qxe6  20.Nd5 c6 21.Nc7 Qxc4 22.Nxa8
Qd4+! 23.Qxd4 Bxd4+ 24.Kh1 Rxa8 25.Rad1 Be5=]
18.Kh1 Qb6 19.Rae1² [×e6]
19...Rf7 [19...Qb4 20.g4! Bxg4 21.Nd3 Rxf1+ 22.Rxf1 (22.Bxf1 Qb6 23.Nxe5 dxe5
24.Rxe5 Nf5÷) 22...Qxc4 (22...Bxc3? 23.Qf4! Qb6 24.Qxg4+–) 23.Nxe5 dxe5 24.Qxh6±]
20.Ne6 Bxe6 21.dxe6 Rxf1+ 22.Rxf1 Nf5 [e3]
23.Bh3 [23.Be4!? Qe3 24.Qxe3 Nxe3 25.Rf7 Re8 26.Rxb7 Rxe6 27.Bxc6 Rf6„]
23...Qe3 24.Qxe3 Nxe3 25.Rf7 g5! [25...Nxc4 26.Rxb7 Nxb2 27.Rxb2 Bxc3 28.Rc2 Be5
29.Rxc6±; 25...Rb8 26.Rd7 (26.Rf3 Nf5! (26...Nxc4? 27.e7 d5 28.Be6+ Kg7 29.Rf7++–)
27.Bxf5 gxf5 28.Rxf5 Rf8 29.g4 Re8„) 26...Kf8 (26...Nxc4? 27.e7 Kf7 28.Rd8+–)
27.Ne4 Nxc4 28.b3 Nb6 29.e7+ Ke8 30.Nxd6+ Bxd6 31.Rxd6 Kxe7 32.Rxg6±]
26.Rxb7 g4 27.Bg2 Nxg2 28.Kxg2 Re8 29.e7 [29.Rxa7 Rxe6 30.Na4? Bxb2=]
29...a5 30.Rc7 Kf7 31.Rxc6 Bxc3 32.bxc3 Rxe7 33.Kf2 Re4 34.Rxd6 Rxc4 35.Rd3
Ke6 36.Ke2 Ke5 37.Re3+ [37.Kd2? Ra4=; 37.Kd1 Ra4 (37...Ke4? 38.Kc2 Ra4
39.Kb3+–) 38.Rd2 Ke4 39.Kc1 Ke3 40.Rc2 Kd3 41.Kb2 Rc4 42.Kb3 Rc7 43.Rc1 Kd2
44.Rc2+ Kd3=]
37...Kd5 38.Kd3 Ra4 39.Re2 Ra3 40.Rf2 Ra4 41.c4+ [41.Rf5+ Kc6 42.Rf6+ Kc5
43.Rxh6 Rxa2 44.Rh5+ Kb6 45.Kc4 Ra4+ (45...a4?! 46.Kb4 a3 47.Kb3 Ra1 48.Rg5+–)
46.Kb3 Re4 47.c4 Re3+ 48.Ka4 Rc3 49.Rxa5 Rxc4+ 50.Kb3 Re4 51.Rg5 Kc6 52.Kc3
Kd6 53.Kd3 Ra4 54.Ke3 Ke6=]
41...Kc5 42.Rf5+ Kc6 43.Kd4 Rxa2 44.Rf6+ Kb7 45.Rxh6 Rb2 46.Kc3 Rb1 47.Rh5
Ka6= 48.Rh6+ Kb7 49.c5 [49.Kc2 Rb4 50.Kc3 Rb1=]
49...a4 50.Rh7+ Kc6 51.Ra7 Kxc5 52.Rxa4 Rh1 53.Rxg4 Rxh2 54.Kd3 Kd5 55.Ke3
Ke5 56.Rf4 Rh8 57.Kf3 Ra8 58.Rf7 Ke6 59.Rf4 Ke5
½–½
(1190457) Morovic Fernandez,Ivan (2605) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [A26]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 g6 5.g3 Bg7 6.Bg2 0–0 7.0–0 d6 8.d3 Nd4 9.Nd2 c6
10.b4 Be6 11.Bb2 Qd7 12.e3 Nf5 13.Nde4 Nxe4 14.dxe4 Ne7 15.Qe2 Nc8 16.Rfd1 Rd8
17.Na4 Qe8 18.Rd2 a6 19.Bc3 b5 20.Nb2 Nb6 21.cxb5 axb5 22.Qd1 d5 23.a4 Nc4
24.Nxc4 dxc4 25.a5 Bf8 26.a6 f6 27.f4 c5 28.Rxd8 Qxd8 29.Qe1 Qb6 30.fxe5 fxe5
31.Bxe5 Rxa6 32.Rd1 Bg4 33.Rb1 Qe6 34.Bc3 Ra2 35.bxc5 Bxc5 36.Bd4 Rxg2+
37.Kxg2 Qxe4+ 38.Kg1
0–1
(1190461) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Illescas Cordoba,Miguel (2590) [A21]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nd5 Be7 4.d4 d6 5.e4!?N Nf6 [5...c6!? 6.Nxe7 Qxe7 7.d5 (7.Be3
Nf6 8.f3 d5÷) 7...f5 (7...cxd5 8.cxd5 f5 9.exf5 Bxf5 10.Ne2 Nf6 11.Nc3²) 8.Bd3²; 5...Nc6
6.Nxe7 Ngxe7 7.d5²]
6.Nxe7 Qxe7 7.f3 exd4 [7...c5 8.d5²]
8.Qxd4 c5?! [8...Nc6 9.Qc3 0–0 (9...Qe5 10.Ne2²) 10.Be3²]

9.Qd2 Be6 10.Bd3 Nc6 11.Ne2 0–0 12.0–0 a6 13.b3 Rab8 14.Nc3 Nd4 15.Bb2 b5
16.Nd5 Bxd5 17.cxd5 Qa7 18.Rad1!? [ b1]
[18.Qf2!]
18...c4 19.Qf2 Nxf3+ 20.gxf3 Qxf2+ 21.Kxf2 cxd3 22.Rg1 Nh5 23.Ke3 [23.Rg5?!
Rfc8! (23...g6? 24.Rxh5!) 24.Bxg7 Nxg7 25.Rdg1 Rc2+ 26.Ke3 d2 27.Rxg7+ Kh8÷]
23...Rfc8 24.Kxd3 [24.Rxd3! b4 (24...Kf8 25.Rc3 Rxc3+ 26.Bxc3 Rc8 27.Bb4±; 24...Rc2
25.Rd2 Rbc8 26.Rxc2 Rxc2 27.Rc1±) 25.Rc1 Rxc1 26.Bxc1 Rc8 27.Bd2 a5 28.Rd4±]
24...f6 25.Ba3! [25.Rc1! Kf7 26.Rc6 Rxc6 27.dxc6±]
25...b4 26.Bb2 Kf7 27.Rc1 Nf4+ 28.Ke3 g5 29.Bd4 Ke7 30.Rc6 [30.Ba7!? Ra8 31.Bb6
Rc3+ (31...Rab8 32.Bc7 Ra8 33.Rc6) 32.Rxc3 bxc3 33.Rc1 Rc8 34.Bd4±]
30...Rxc6 31.dxc6 Rc8 32.Rc1 Ne6 33.Bb6 Nc5 34.c7 [34.Bxc5 Rxc6]
34...Ne6 35.Rc4 Kd7 36.Rxb4 Nxc7 37.Rc4 Ne8 [37...Ne6 38.Rxc8 Kxc8 39.Bd4 Nxd4
40.Kxd4+–]
38.Rxc8 Kxc8 39.Kd4 Kb7 40.Ba5 Kc6 41.Kc4 Kd7 42.Bc3 h5 43.a4 Ke6 44.Bd4 f5
45.exf5+ Kxf5 46.Kd5 Kf4 47.b4 Kxf3 48.Kc6 g4 49.b5 axb5 50.a5 Ke4 51.a6 [51.a6
Kxd4 52.a7+–]
1–0
(1190466) Lautier,Joel (2625) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [E32]

[Dautov,R]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 c5
9.dxc5 bxc5 10.e3 d6 11.Bd3 Nbd7 12.Ne2 Ne5 [12...Bb7 13.0–0 Ne5 14.Bb1 Ng6
15.Bg3 e5 16.b4 Qc7 17.f3 Nd7 18.Bd3 Ne7÷ Bareev-Polugaevsky/Hastings/1992]
13.Bc2 [13.0–0 Ba6 14.b3 Nxd3 15.Qxd3 d5 16.Qc2 Qe7=]
13...Ba6 14.b3 Ng6 15.Bxf6 [15.Bxg6 fxg6 16.Nf4!? (16.0–0 g5 17.Bg3 Qb6=; 16.Bxf6
Qxf6 17.Qxf6 gxf6=) 16...Qe8 17.Qd3? (17.Bxf6 Rxf6=) 17...g5 18.Qxd6 Bc8–+;
15.Bg3!? d5 (15...Nh5 16.Rd1 Nxg3 17.hxg3 Qe7 18.Nf4 Nxf4 19.gxf4²; 15...Qe7 16.f3
d5 17.0–0 Rfd8 18.Rfd1²) 16.0–0 (16.cxd5 exd5 17.Bxg6 fxg6 18.Qxc5 Ne4 19.Qd4 Rc8‚)
16...Qb6 17.Rfd1 Rad8 18.Rd2 (18.Bxg6 fxg6=) 18...Ne4!? (18...dxc4 19.Rxd8 Rxd8
20.bxc4²) 19.Bxe4 dxe4 20.Rad1 Rxd2 21.Rxd2 Rd8 22.Rxd8+ Qxd8 23.Qc2 Bb7
24.Nc3²]
15...Qxf6 16.Qxf6 gxf6 17.Nc3 Rfd8² 18.0–0–0 Kf8 19.Rd2 Rd7 20.Rhd1 Rad8 21.f4
Ke7 22.Kb2 [22.g4 Bb7 23.Be4 Bxe4 24.Nxe4 Nh4 25.Nc3 f5=]
22...f5 23.g3 Rb8 24.Ka2 Nf8 [¹24...Bb7²]
25.h3! [g4]
25...h5 26.Re1 [26.e4! fxe4 27.Nxe4 Rbd8 28.f5! f6 28...exf5 (28...e5? 29.f6+ Ke6
30.Rf2+–; 28...Nh7 29.Nxc5! dxc5 30.Rxd7+ Rxd7 31.Rxd7+ Kxd7 32.fxe6++–)
29.Nc3±]
26...Bb7 27.e4 fxe4 28.Nxe4 Bxe4 29.Bxe4 Rdd8 30.Red1 [30.f5 e5 31.g4 hxg4 32.hxg4
Nh7=; 30.g4 hxg4 31.hxg4 Nd7=; 30.Bf3 h4 31.g4 Ng6 32.f5 Ne5=; 30.Red1 f5 31.Bh1
(31.Bf3 h4 32.g4 Ng6 33.gxf5 exf5 ×f4) 31...h4 32.g4 Ng6 33.gxf5 exf5 34.Rf2=]
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.e4 [Blatny,P]
1...c5 2.c3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bd3 Qc7 [4...g6 5.dxc5 (5.h3 Blatny,P 5...Bg7 6.Nf3 0–0 7.0–
0²) 5...dxc5 6.e5 Nd5 7.Be4 Nb6 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Na3² Lautier,J-Polgar,J/Dos Hermanas
(03)/1994/0,5 (47)]
5.Nf3 g6 [5...Bg4 Blatny,P 6.Bg5² (6.h3?! Bxf3 7.Qxf3? (7.gxf3) 7...cxd4µ ‫ץ‬c1) ]
6.0–0 [6.h3 Blatny,P f4]
6...Bg7 7.Re1 [7.Bf4 Blatny,P 7...0–0 8.e5 (8.Nbd2 Blatny,P 8...Nh5!? 9.Bg5 Nc6=)
8...dxe5 9.Nxe5 (9.Bxe5²) 9...Nh5„]
7...0–0 8.Bf4 [8.a4 cxd4 9.cxd4 Nc6 xb4]
8...Nbd7 9.Nbd2 e5 [9...b6 Blatny,P 10.e5ƒ e4–a8]
10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Bg3 Nh5 [11...b6 Blatny,P 12.Nc4 Nh5=]
12.a4! [12.Bh4 Blatny,P 12...Nf4÷]
12...b6 [12...a6?! 13.a5]
13.a5 bxa5?! [13...Bb7 14.axb6 axb6 15.Rxa8 Rxa8 16.Qb3²]

14.Qa4 Nb6 15.Qxa5 Bg4 [15...Nxg3 16.hxg3 f5?! 17.Bc4+ Kh8 18.Ng5 Qe7 19.Nf7+
Rxf7 20.Bxf7 Qxf7 21.Qxb6 axb6 22.Rxa8 Qb7 23.Rea1 Bf8 24.exf5 gxf5 25.Nc4 Kg8
26.R1a7 Qc6 27.Nxe5 Qe6 28.Rc7±; 15...Bb7²]
16.Be2 Rfd8 17.Nc4! Nf4 [17...Nxg3 18.hxg3²; 17...f6  a2–g8]
18.Bxf4 exf4 19.e5! [19.h3 Bxf3 20.Bxf3 Be5!]
19...h6 [19...Be6 20.Nd6 Bxe5 21.Nb5 Qb8 22.Nxe5 Qxe5 23.Bf3!±]
20.Nd6 Rd7 [20...Bxe5? 21.Nb5 Qb8 22.Nxe5+–]
21.h3 Be6 22.Ne4! Bd5 [22...Rc8 23.Ba6 Nc4 24.Bxc4 Bxc4 25.Nd6±; 22...c4?!±]
23.Nxc5 Re7 24.Na6! Qb7 25.Nb4 Bc4 [25...Be4? 26.Ba6+–]
26.Bd1! Rc8 [26...Rae8 27.Bc2  e4]
27.Nd4 Nd7 28.Bf3 Qc7 29.Nbc6+– Nxe5 [29...Ree8 30.Qb4 Be6 31.Rxa7+–]
30.Nxe7+ Qxe7 31.Qxa7 Rc7 32.Qb8+ Kh7 33.Be4! [ f5!]
33...Qd7 34.Nf3 Nc6 35.Bxc6 Qxc6 36.Ra8 h5 37.Re8! g5 38.Ne5 [38.Nxg5++–]
38...Bxe5 39.Rxe5 f6 40.Ra7 Rxa7 41.Qxa7+ Kg6 42.Re7
1–0
(1190474) Gulko,Boris F (2615) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [B12]

[Blatny,P]
1.e4 [Ftacnik]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.c4 e6 6.Nc3 Be7 [6...Nd7 Ivanchuk,V-
Karpopv,An/Tilburg/1993/0–1/and Timman,J-Karpov,An/Linares/1992/]
7.cxd5 cxd5 [7...exd5 Ftacnik 8.g3 Nd7 9.Bd3²]
8.Bd3!N [8.Nf3?! Bg4!; 8.Bg5!?]
8...Bxd3 9.Qxd3 Nc6 10.Nf3 Nb4 [10...Bb4!? ge7–f5]
11.Qe2 [11.Qb5+ Kf8 (11...Qd7 12.Qxd7+ Kxd7³) 12.0–0÷]
11...Rc8 12.0–0 Nc6 13.g3 Qd7 [13...Nh6 14.Bxh6 Rxh6 15.Rac1²]

14.Bd2! [14.Be3 Bb4! 15.Rac1 Nge7=]
14...Nh6 […¤f5 ‫ק‬d4]
[14...Bb4? 15.Nb5!]
15.Bxh6 [15.Rac1 Nf5 16.Qd3 0–0 =/]
15...Rxh6 16.Rac1 Kf8 [16...Rg6!? 17.a3 Rg4 18.Rfd1 g5÷]
17.Na4 [17.a3 Ftacnik  b4]
17...Rc7 [17...Kg8]
18.Rc3 Rg6 19.Rfc1 [c]
19...Rg4 [‫ק‬d4]
20.Qd3 Kg8 [20...Re4 21.Nc5 Bxc5 22.Rxc5 f6²]
21.a3 f6 22.Nc5 Bxc5 [22...Qc8 Ftacnik 23.Nxb7! Qxb7 24.Qc2 fxe5 25.Rxc6±]
23.Rxc5 Qf7 [23...Rc8 Ftacnik 24.b4 a6 25.a4 Rf8 26.b5 axb5 27.axb5 Na5 28.Rc7 Qd8
29.Rc8! Qxc8 30.Rxc8 Rxc8 31.Qa3! Nc4 32.Qe7±]
24.b4 a6 25.Qc3 Rd7 [25...Qg6!? 26.a4 b6! 27.Rxc6 Rxc6 28.Qxc6 Rxg3+= With
perpetual check.]
26.a4 Ne7 27.Nh2 [27.Rc7 Ftacnik 27...Rxc7 28.Qxc7 Qg6! 29.Qxe7 Rxg3+ 30.fxg3
Qxg3+=]
27...Rg6 28.Qd3 Nf5 29.Rc8+ Kh7 30.Kh1 Nh6? [30...Qe7 31.b5 axb5 32.axb5 Qb4
33.Nf3²]
31.R1c2? [31.g4!+– Windows Analyseprogramm. 31...Nxg4 (31...f5 Ftacnik 32.g5

(32.gxh5 Windows Analyseprogramm. 32...Rg4 33.Nxg4 Nxg4 34.Qg3 Qxh5 35.R1c7+–)
32...Ng4 33.Nxg4 fxg4 34.R1c2±) 32.Nxg4 f5 33.Nh2 Qe7 34.Nf3 Qxb4 35.Ng5+]
31...Nf5 32.b5 [32.Nf3 Ne7]
32...axb5 33.axb5 Qe7 34.R2c5 [34.b6! Ftacnik 34...Qb4 35.R2c7 Qe1+ 36.Nf1!
(36.Qf1? Qe4+ 37.Kg1 Nxg3–+; 36.Kg2 Nxh4+ 37.Kh3 Qxf2–+) 36...Qxf2 (36...Rxc7
37.bxc7 Qxf2 38.Rh8+ Kxh8 39.c8Q+ Kh7 40.Qxe6 Nxh4 41.Qh3+–) 37.Rxd7 Nxh4
38.Rc2!; 34.Qd1! Ftacnik 34...Rh6 35.b6!]
34...b6 35.R5c6 Ra7 36.Nf3 Ra3 37.Qd1 Rg4? [37...Ra2 38.exf6 Qxf6 39.Ng5+ Rxg5
40.hxg5 Qxg5 41.Rc2±]
38.exf6 Qxf6 [38...gxf6 39.R8c7+–]
39.Ng5+ Rxg5 [39...Kg6 40.Rxe6+–]
40.hxg5 Qxg5 41.Rxe6 h4 42.Ree8! [42.Rxb6?? hxg3 43.fxg3 Nxg3+ 44.Kh2 Ne4–+;
42.g4? Qf4!÷]
42...hxg3 43.Rh8+ Kg6 44.f4! [44.fxg3? Nxg3+ 45.Kh2 Ra2+ 46.Kh3± Qf5+]
44...Ne3 [44...Qxf4 Ftacnik 45.Qh5+ Kf6 46.Rhf8+ Ke7 47.Qf7+ Kd6 48.Rfd8#;
44...g2+ Ftacnik 45.Kg1 Ne3 46.Rc6+ Kf7 47.fxg5 Nxd1 48.g6+ Ke7 49.Kxg2+–]
45.Rc6+ Kf7 46.fxg5+– Nxd1 47.g6+ Ke7 48.Kg2 [48.Rg8? Ne3 49.Rxg7+ Kd8
50.Rgc7 Ra2= With perpetual check with h2+ and g2+.]
48...Ne3+ 49.Kxg3 Nf5+ 50.Kf4 Nxd4 51.Rxb6 Ne6+ 52.Ke5 Re3+ 53.Kxd5 Re1
54.Rxe6+ [54.Rxe6+ Rxe6 55.Re8+ Kxe8 56.Kxe6+–]
1–0
(1190479) Epishin,Vladimir (2675) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [E15]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.e4 cxd4 8.e5 Ne4 9.Nxe4
Bxe4 10.Qxd4 Bb4+ 11.Bd2 Bxf3 12.Bxf3 Nc6 13.Bxc6 Bxd2+ 14.Kxd2 dxc6 15.Qxd8+
Rxd8+ 16.Kc3
½–½

[Stohl,I]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 Nxd5 5.Nxd5 exd5 6.Qxd5 Be7 [6...Nc6; 6...d6 7.e4
Be7 8.Bg5!? 0–0 9.0–0–0 Bxg5+ 10.Nxg5 Nc6 11.Nxf7 Rxf7 12.Bc4 Qe8 13.Qxf7+
Qxf7 14.Bxf7+ Kxf7 15.Rxd6 Be6 16.Rd2 Ke7 17.f4 g6 18.Re1 Rf8 19.Rf2² Thesing,M-
Szalanczy,E/Dortmund-C/1989/]
7.e4 [7.Bg5 0–0 8.0–0–0 Nc6 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.Qd6 Qe6 11.Kb1 b6 12.e3 Bb7 13.Be2
Nb4! 14.Qxe6 dxe6 15.Rd6 Nd5 16.Ne5 Nf6= Phominyh,A-Hudecek,J/Mlada Boleslav
op/1992/]
7...0–0 8.Be2!?N [8.Bc4 d6 9.Qd3!?

a) 9.Qh5 Be6! 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.Ng5 Bxg5 12.Bxg5 Qa5+! 13.c3 Nc6 14.0–0 Rae8
15.Bh4 Qb5 16.Bg3 e5! 17.Rfb1 Qc4 18.Re1 b5 19.Qg4 Qe6÷ Gelfand,B-Adams,M/Wijk
cm8/1994/;
b) 9.Bf4 Nd7 10.Qd2 Nb6 11.Bd3 Bg4 (¹11...d5!?) 12.0–0–0 Qe8 13.Kb1 c4 14.Be2 Rc8
15.c3 Bh5 16.Ka1 Bg6 17.Qe3 Qc6 18.Rhe1 Na4 19.Nd4 Qb6 20.Rd2 Bf6÷ Hansen,LB-
Maus,S/Luxemburg op/1990/;
c) 9.0–0 Nd7!=;
9...Nd7 (9...Nc6!?) 10.Bb3 b5 11.Qxb5 a5 12.Qe2 Nb6 13.c4 a4 14.Bc2 Bf6 15.0–0 Re8
16.Rd1 Bg4 17.Rb1 Be5 18.h3 Bxf3 19.Qxf3 Nxc4 20.b3ƒ Damljanovic,B-
Perenyi,B/Saint John op-2/1988/]
8...d6 9.0–0 Nc6 [b4,d5]
[9...Nd7 10.Rd1 Nf6 11.Qd3²]
10.c3 Be6 11.Qh5 h6!? [11...d5 12.Rd1 d4 13.e5!? d3]
12.Rd1 Re8 13.Bf4 Bf8! [‫ף‬h5]
14.Nd2 g6 15.Qf3 d5 16.Qg3 Qe7!?= [16...Bg7 17.Nc4!ƒ; 16...d4 17.e5 e4]
17.exd5 Bxd5 18.Bf1 Qf6 [¹18...Rad8]
19.Nb3 Rad8 20.Rd2 Be6 [20...c4 21.Nd4 Nxd4 22.Rxd4 Bc5 23.Rd2ƒ h6,c7]
21.Bc7! Rxd2 [21...Rc8 22.Bd6²]
22.Nxd2 Bf5 [22...Bd5!?; 22...Qg5 23.Qxg5 hxg5 24.Ne4 Be7 25.Nd6 Bxd6 26.Bxd6±
]
23.Nc4!± Re4 24.Ne3 Bc8 [24...Be6 25.Bd3 ‫צ‬e4]
25.Rd1 Re8 26.h3 Qg5 27.Qf3 Kg7?! [27...Ne5 28.Qd5±]
28.Bf4 Qe7 29.Nd5 Qe4 30.Nf6!! Kxf6 [30...Qxf3 31.Nxe8++–]
31.Be5+ Kxe5™ 32.Qxe4+ Kxe4 33.Re1+ Kf5 34.Rxe8+– Be6 35.Rxf8 Bxa2 36.Rc8
[c7]
1–0
(1193573) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Topalov,Veselin (2640) [D27]

Las Palmas Las Palmas (1), 1994
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c5 4.e3 d5 5.Nc3 dxc4 6.Bxc4 a6 7.a4 Be7 8.0–0 0–0 9.Qe2 Nc6
10.Rd1 Qc7 11.h3 Rd8 12.d5 exd5 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.Rxd5 Na5 15.Ba2 Be6 16.Rxd8+
Rxd8 17.Bxe6 fxe6 18.Qc2 Qb6 19.Bd2 Qb3 20.Qb1 Nc4 21.Bc3 Bf6 22.Qe4 Rd1+
23.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 24.Kh2 Qd5 25.Qc2 Bxc3 26.Qxc3 Qd6+ 27.Kg1 Qd1+ 28.Kh2 Qd6+
29.Kg1 Qd1+
½–½
(1193579) Shirov,Alexei (2705) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [B12]

[Blatny,P]
1.e4 [Shirov]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 c5 6.0–0 Nc6 7.c3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Nge7 9.a3 Nc8!?
[9...Be4 10.Nbd2 Nf5 11.b4 a5 (11...Qb6 12.Bb2 Rd8÷) 12.g4! Bxf3 13.Nxf3 Nh4
14.Nxh4 Qxh4 15.b5 Nb8 (15...Ne7 16.Bf4 h5 (16...Ng6 17.Bg3 f4–f5) 17.Bg3
Qg5 18.f4‚) 16.f4 Be7 Shirov-Magem Badals/Madrid/1994/ 17.Kg2 …¦f3–h3, ‫ף‬h4;
9...Be4 Shirov]
10.Nbd2 [10.Be3 Nb6 11.Nbd2 Be7 12.Qb3 0–0 13.Rfc1 Qd7 14.Qb5 Bd8 15.Rc5 a6
16.Qb3 Qc8 17.h3 Nd7 18.Rc3 Qb8= Nevednichy,V-Grigore,G/Bucharest/1994/ ;
¹10.Bg5 Shirov 10...Be7 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.Nc3=]
10...Be7 11.b3 [¹11.b4 Nb6 (11...a5 Shirov 12.b5 Nb8!  d7) 12.Bb2 Rc8 13.Rc1„]
11...a5 12.Bb2 N8a7 13.Re1 0–0 14.Nf1 Rc8 [14...b5 15.Ng3 Bg6 16.Rc1 Qb6 17.Bd3
Bxd3 18.Qxd3 Rfc8³; 14...Qb6!? 15.Ng3 (15.Rc1 Nb5!? 16.a4 Nba7³) 15...Bg6 16.h4 h6
17.Bd3?! Bxd3 18.Qxd3 a4! 19.b4 Qb5³ ×c4,b2]
15.Ng3 [15.Ne3 Shirov 15...Bg6  b6]
15...Bg6 16.Qd2 Qb6 17.Bd1 Rc7 18.h4 h6 19.Re2 Rfc8 20.Qf4 Nb8³ 21.Re3 Nb5
[21...Rc6 d8–f8,b5 a3]
22.Ne2 Nd7 23.Nh2 [23.Ne1 Shirov]
23...Rc6 24.Ng4 Qd8 25.Rh3 Qf8 [‫ק‬a3]
[25...Bxh4?? 26.Rxh4 Qxh4 27.Nf6++–]
26.a4 Na3 [26...Nc7³ Shirov]
27.Bxa3?! [¹27.h5 Bc2 28.Rc3 Bxd1 29.Rxd1 Bg5 30.Qf3 Nc2³]

27...Bxa3 28.Rg3 h5 29.Ne3 Bb2 30.Ra2 Bc1 […‫]§׫‬
31.Qg5 Qb4 32.Nf4 [32.Kh2™ Bxe3 33.fxe3 Nf8 ³/µ ‫ץ‬d1,¦a2; ‘c
a) 33...Nf8! Shirov 34.Rb2 (34.Nf4? Nh7–+) 34...Qe1 35.Rb1 Qd2µ;
b) 33...Qe1? 34.Nf4÷;
32...Bxe3 33.fxe3 Rc1! [33...Qe1+? 34.Kh2 Qxd1 35.Nxg6 Rc1 (35...fxg6?? 36.Qxg6
Kf8 37.Rf2+ Ke7 38.Qf7+ Kd8 39.Rxg7+–) 36.Ne7+ Kf8 37.Rf3 Qg1+ 38.Kg3 R8c2
39.Rxc2 Rxc2 40.Ng6+ Kg8 41.Qd8+ Kh7 42.Nf4 Qe1+ 43.Kh2 Qd1™ 44.Nh3! f6
45.exf6 Nxf6 46.Ng5+ Kg6 47.Rxf6+! gxf6 48.Qg8+ Kf5 49.Qxe6+ Kg6 50.Qf7+ Kf5
51.Qd7+ Kg6 52.Qh7#]
34.Nxg6 Rxd1+–+ 35.Kh2 fxg6 36.Qxg6 Qe7 37.Rf2? Qxh4+ 38.Rh3 Qxf2
0–1

[Ftacnik,L]
10.d5 c4 11.Bc2 Qc7 12.0–0 Bc5 13.Qe2 e5 14.Bd2!? [14.Nd1 0–0 15.b3 Nb6 16.bxc4
Nxc4 17.Bd3 Bg4! 18.Bxc4 Bd4 19.Rb1 Qxc4 20.Qxc4 bxc4 21.Nxd4 exd4 22.f3 Bd7
23.Bf4 Rfc8 24.Nf2 0,5–0,5/Gelfand,B-Morovic,F/Dos Hermanas/1994/]
14...0–0 [14...b4 15.Na4 a5 16.Nxc5 Nxc5 17.Qxc4 Ba6 18.Ba4+! Ke7 19.Bb5²]
15.a3 [15.b4 cxb3 16.Bxb3 Ba3÷]
15...Ne8 16.b4 Bd4 [16...cxb3 17.Bxb3 Nd6 18.Rfc1 Qb6 19.a4²]
17.a4 Rb8 18.axb5 axb5 19.Ra5 [19.Ra3!?]
19...Nd6 20.Rfa1 Bb6 [20...Bb7 21.Qe1 (21.Nxd4 exd4 22.e5 dxc3 23.exd6 Qxd6
24.Bxc3 Qxd5µ) 21...Ra8 22.Be3 Qb6÷]
21.R5a3 Bb7 22.Be3 Ra8 23.Bxb6 Qxb6 24.Qe1 Rxa3 25.Rxa3 Ra8 26.Rxa8+ Bxa8
27.Qa1 [27.Qc1 Bb7 28.Kf1²]
27...Bb7 28.Kf1 f6 [28...Qa6 29.Qxa6 Bxa6=]

29.Bd1 Nb8 30.Ne1 Na6 [30...Qd4? 31.Qa5 Qxc3 32.Qd8+ Kf7 33.Qxd6+–]
31.Nc2 Bc8 32.Qc1 Bd7 33.Bh5 g6 34.Bf3 Kg7 35.Qd1 Qd8 36.Qa1 [36.Bg4 f5!?÷]
36...Qb6 37.Qd1 Qd8 38.Qa1 Qb6
½–½

[Lautier,J]
1.d4 [Dautov]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.e3 c5 9.dxc5
bxc5 10.f3 a5 11.Nh3 h6 [11...a4 12.0–0–0 Re8? 13.Nf4! h6 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.Qxf6 gxf6
16.Nh5+–; 11...d6 Dautov 12.Be2 Nbd7 13.0–0 a4 14.Rad1 Ra6 15.Qc2 Qc7 16.Rd2 Rb8
17.Rfd1 Ba8 18.Nf2 Rb3÷ Benjamin-Tiviakov/Groningen/1993]
12.Bh4 a4!?N [ a5]
[12...d6 Dautov 13.0–0–0 Ra6 14.Be2 (14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.Qxf6 gxf6 16.Nf4 f5 17.Be2 Nd7
18.Rd2 Ne5 19.Rhd1 Rd8= Polgar,Zsu-Polugaevsky/Monaco rapid/1993) 14...Nbd7
15.g4 Qa8 16.e4 e5 17.g5 hxg5 18.Bxg5 Rb8 19.Rhg1 Ne8 20.Nf2 Rb6 21.Rd2 Bc6
22.Bd1 Nf8÷ Xu Jun-Hjartarson/Biel izt/1993]
13.0–0–0 [13.Nf2 Qa5 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Qxa5 Rxa5 16.0–0–0 Rd8=]
13...Re8! [13...d5? 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.Qxf6 gxf6 16.Nf4 Rd8 17.Nh5 (17.cxd5 exd5
18.Bc4 (18.Nh5 Rd6!) 18...d4 19.exd4 cxd4²) 17...f5 (17...Nd7 18.cxd5 Bxd5 19.Bb5±)
18.cxd5 exd5 (18...Bxd5? 19.e4+–) 19.Bd3±; 13...Ra6 14.Nf2 d6 (14...Nd5? 15.cxd5
Qxh4 16.Bxa6+–) 15.Ng4 Nbd7 16.Be2²  d2, hd1; 13...d6? Dautov 14.Bxf6 gxf6
15.Nf4 Qe7 16.Nh5 Nd7 17.Qe1 Kh8 18.Qg3 Rg8 19.Qxd6+–]
14.Be2 [14.Nf2 Nd5! 15.cxd5 (15.Rxd5? Qxh4 16.g3 Qe7µ) 15...Qxh4=; 14.Qc2 e5
15.Qf5 Ra6 (15...Qe7? 16.Bd3 Qe6 17.Bxf6 Qxf6 (17...Qxf5 18.Bxf5 gxf6 19.Bxd7±)
18.Qh7+ Kf8 19.Nf2±) 16.Bd3 g6 17.Bxf6 Qxf6=]
14...e5 [14...Ne4?! Dautov 15.Qe1 g5 16.Bg3 Nxg3 17.Qxg3± f4]
15.Nf2 [15.Rd6 Ne4! 16.Qe1 Qc7 17.Rd1 Nd6!  c6–a5, × c4 18.Qd2 Re6÷; 15.Rd2
Ne4! 16.Bxd8 Nxc3=]
15...Qb6 [15...Nd5? 16.Rxd5 Qxh4 17.Rxe5! Rxe5 18.Qxe5 Nc6 (18...Qxf2?? 19.Qe8+
Kh7 20.Bd3+ g6 21.Qxf7+ Kh8 22.Bxg6 Qxe3+ 23.Kb1+–) 19.Qg3 Qe7 20.Ng4 Kh8
21.Qc7 (21.Qf4 Re8„  h5) 21...Ra7 (21...Rb8 22.Rd1! h5 23.Rxd7 Qe8
a) 23...Qg5 24.f4+–;
b) 23...Qe6 24.Bd3! g6 (24...hxg4 25.Qxb8+ Nxb8 26.Rd8++–) 25.Rxf7+–; 24.Rxf7

hxg4 25.Rxg7 Qxe3+ (25...Qf8 26.Rh7+ Kg8 27.Bd3  h8+– 27...Qf6 28.Be4+–)
26.Kb1 Qh6 27.Rd7+–  d3,  d6) 22.Qf4!±
a) 22.Rd1? h5 23.Rxd7 Qe8 24.Ne5 (24.Rxf7? Ba8!–+) 24...Qxe5 25.Rd8+ Kh7 26.Bd3+
f5µ;
b) 22.e4 Ba6 23.Qf4 Rb7 (23...Nd4? 24.Qb8++–) 24.Ne3 Nd4„;
16.Nd3 [16.Rd2 d5! 17.Bxf6 d4 18.exd4 cxd4 (18...exd4!? 19.Bxd4 cxd4 20.Qc2 Nc6°)
19.Qb4 Qxb4 20.axb4 gxf6÷; 16.Qc2 Qe6! (16...g5? 17.Bg3 d5 18.h4 g4 19.cxd5±)
17.Rd2 (17.Bd3? e4!³) 17...d6 18.Rhd1 Ra6÷]
16...g5 [16...d6? 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Nf2± ; 16...e4? 17.Nf2±; 16...Nc6? Dautov
17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Nf2±]
17.Bg3 d6 18.h4 g4 [18...Nbd7? 19.hxg5 hxg5 20.Nf2  d3–f5 (20.Rh6 Kg7 21.Rdh1
Rh8=) 20...d5 (20...Kg7?! 21.Qd3 Ra6 22.Qf5+–) 21.Rh6 (21.cxd5 Dautov 21...Nxd5
(21...Bxd5 22.Ng4 Bb3 23.Nxf6+ Nxf6 24.Bxe5±) 22.Qc2 Nf8 23.Ng4±) 21...Kg7
22.Ng4±; 18...Qb3 Dautov 19.Qxb3 axb3 20.hxg5 hxg5 21.Kb1 Ra6 22.Nc1 Rb6 23.Rd3
e4 24.Rxd6 Rxd6 25.Bxd6 exf3 26.gxf3 Ne4 27.Rd1 Nxd6 28.Rxd6±]
19.h5 [19.Nf2? Nh5 20.Nxg4 Nxg3 21.Nf6+ Kf8–+; 19.fxg4? Ne4 20.Qe1 Nc6 
a5]
19...Nbd7 20.Nf2 [20.Rh4 Kh8! (20...d5? 21.Nxe5 d4 22.Nxd7! (22.exd4? cxd4 23.Nxd7
dxc3 24.Nxb6 cxb2+ 25.Kb1 (25.Kd2 Rad8+ 26.Bd3 Rxd3+ 27.Kxd3 Rd8+ 28.Nd5 Bxd5
29.Kc2 Be4+ 30.fxe4 Rxd1 31.Kxb2 Rd2+µ) 25...Ra6 26.c5 Rxe2³) 22...Nxd7 23.Rxg4+
Kh8 (23...Kf8 24.exd4 Rxe2 25.dxc5 Nxc5 26.Qh8+ Ke7 27.Bh4++–) 24.exd4 Rxe2
25.dxc5+ Qf6 26.Rxd7 Qxc3+ 27.bxc3+–) 21.Nf2 gxf3 22.gxf3 Rg8ƒ × h4; 20.e4! Nf8
 e6–d4
a) 20...gxf3?! 21.gxf3 Kh7 (21...Nf8 22.Bh4 N6h7 23.Rdg1+ Kh8 24.Qd2±) 22.Bh4 Rg8
23.Bf1!±  h3–f5, d2 23...Nxh5? 24.Qd2!  e7 24...Rg6 25.Bh3+–  f5;
b) 20...Kh7?! 21.Bh4 Rg8 22.Nf2 gxf3 23.Qxf3!±;
21.Bh4 Nxh5 (21...N6h7?! 22.Nf2! gxf3 23.Qxf3 Ne6 24.Ng4±) 22.fxg4 (22.Bf2 Ng7
23.Rxh6 Nge6 24.Rdh1 Ng6÷) 22...Ng7 (22...Nf4? 23.Nxf4 exf4 24.Bf6+–  h6)
23.Bf6 Nh7 24.Rxh6 Nxf6 25.Rxf6 Re6
a) 25...Bxe4? 26.Nxe5±;
b) 25...Ne6? 26.Qd2! Kf8 (26...Nd4 27.Qg5+ Kf8 28.Rh6 Nxe2+ 29.Kd2+–; 26...Bxe4
27.Qh6 Bxd3 28.Rh1+–) 27.Qh6+ Ke7 28.Rdf1±;
26.Rdf1 Rf8²]
20...d5 [20...gxf3 Dautov 21.gxf3 Kh8 22.Qd2 Re6 23.e4 Rg8 24.Rdg1 Kh7 25.Bf1±
h3]
21.Rh4 [21.cxd5? Nxd5 22.Qd2 c4!µ  c3; 21.Nxg4?! Dautov 21...Nxg4 22.fxg4 d4
23.Qd2 Nf6° 24.exd4 Ne4 25.dxc5? Qb3–+]
21...d4 22.Qd2 gxf3 23.gxf3 Rab8?“ [23...Nh7! 24.Rg4+
a) 24.e4?! Ng5 (24...Kh8 25.Ng4 Ng5÷) 25.Ng4 (25.Nh3 f6³) 25...Kh7³ × h4;
b) 24.f4? e4!;
c) 24.exd4? cxd4 25.Ng4 Ng5„;
d) 24.Ng4 Ng5 25.Rg1 Kh8÷;
24...Kh8 25.e4 (25.Bh4? Ndf6 (25...Nhf6 Dautov 26.Rgg1 Nxh5 27.f4‚; 25...Rg8 26.f4±)
26.Rg2 Nxh5µ) 25...Qe6!
a) 25...Ndf6? 26.Qxh6+–;
b) 25...Rg8 26.Bh4²;
c) 25...Ng5 26.Bh4 f6 27.Rg3 Rg8 28.Rdg1 Kh7 29.Ng4 Qd8 (29...Rg7? 30.Nxh6! Kxh6
31.Bxg5+ fxg5 32.Rxg5+–; 29...Qe6? 30.Nxh6 Kxh6 31.Bxg5+ fxg5 32.Rxg5 Kh7
33.Rg6+–) 30.Bd3²  f4;
d) 25...Ra6!?  df6;
26.Bh4 Ndf6 27.Bxf6+ Qxf6 28.Rg3 Bc8!? (28...Qe6 29.Rdg1÷) 29.Nd3 Qd6 30.Rdg1
(30.Nxc5? Qxc5 31.Qxh6 Qf8–+) 30...Ra6 (30...Ng5? 31.Rxg5 hxg5 32.Qxg5+–) 31.f4!?
exf4 32.Nxf4 Ng5 33.Bd3 Qe5 34.Nd5÷; 23...Qa5 Dautov 24.Qc2 Rad8 (24...dxe3
25.Ng4‚) 25.Ng4 Kg7 26.Rg1±]
24.Rg1 Kf8 [24...Kh8? 25.exd4 cxd4 26.Qxh6+ Nh7 27.Bxe5+!+–]
25.exd4 cxd4 26.Qxh6+ Ke7 27.Nd3± Ba6?! [¹27...Rg8„ g]
28.Qd2 [28.Nxe5? Dautov 28...d3]

28...Kd8?! [28...Bxc4? 29.Nxe5!+– (29.Nxe5 Dautov 29...d3 30.Re1 Nxe5 31.Bxe5 Rbc8
32.Bxd3 Bxd3+ 33.Bc3++–) ; 28...Rg8 29.h6±]
29.Rd1!+– [ e5]
29...Nc5 [29...Bxc4 30.Nxe5! Bxe2 (30...Nxe5 31.Rxd4++–) 31.Rxd4! (31.Nxf7+ Dautov

31...Ke7 32.Qxe2+ Kxf7 33.Qc4+ Qe6 34.Qxe6+ Kxe6 35.Bxb8 Rxb8 36.Rhxd4±;
31.Qxe2 Nxe5 32.Rhxd4+ Ned7 33.Qd2 Qc5+ 34.Kb1 Qf5+ 35.Ka1‚) 31...Qc7+
(31...Bxd1 32.Rxd7+ Kc8 33.Qc3++–) 32.Kb1 Bxd1 33.Nxf7++–]
30.Nxc5 Qxc5 31.Qg5 Qb6“ [31...Qb6 32.Rd2  e5 32...Qe6 33.Rhxd4+ exd4
34.Bxb8+–  a5; 31...Bxc4 Dautov 32.Rhxd4+ Bd5+ 33.Rc4+–; 31...Qe7 Dautov
32.Rhxd4+ exd4 33.Bxb8 Kc8 34.Bf4 Qxe2 35.Qxf6 Qxc4+ 36.Kb1 Kb7 37.Rc1 Qd3+
38.Ka1+–]
1–0
(1193594) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Epishin,Vladimir (2675) [D79]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 0–0 5.Bg2 d5 6.0–0 c6 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.Nc3 Ne4 9.Qb3
Nc6 10.Rd1 e6 11.Bf4 Nxc3 12.Qxc3 Bd7 13.Bd6 Re8 14.Qd2 Rc8 15.h4 Ne7 16.Bb4
Nf5 17.Rdc1 Qb6 18.Bc5 Qa6 19.Bf1 Nd6 20.e3 Bb5 21.Bxb5 Nxb5 22.Qb4 b6 23.Be7
Qb7 24.Rxc8 Rxc8 25.a4 Nc7 26.Rc1 Ne8 27.Rxc8 Qxc8 28.Qb5 f6 29.a5 bxa5 30.Bc5
Bf8 31.Qxa5 a6 32.Qb6 e5 33.Qb3 Qc6 34.Bxf8 e4 35.Ba3 exf3 36.Qb4 h5 37.Qf8+ Kh7
38.Qf7+ Kh8 39.Qxg6 Ng7 40.Bf8 Ne6 41.Be7
1–0

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5
10.d5 c4 11.Bc2 e5 12.0–0 Qc7!? 13.Ne2 Rb8 14.Ng3 h6 [14...g6 15.Be3 h6 16.Qd2²]
15.Bd2 [15.Be3 Bc5÷]
15...g6 [15...Bc5 16.Nf5ƒ]
16.Rc1 Bd6 [16...a5 17.a4 b4 18.Bd3 Ba6 19.b3±]
17.h3 [17.Bb1!?]
17...Kf8 18.Bb1 [18.Qe1 …b4 19.Bd3]

18...a5 [18...Kg7 19.b3 Nb6 20.Ba5±]
19.b3 Ba6 20.Qe1 [20.bxc4 b4 (20...bxc4 21.Qa4 Bb4 22.Bxb4+ Rxb4 23.Qc6±) 21.Be3
Nc5 22.Nd2²]
20...a4 [20...Ba3 21.Bxa5 Qd6 22.Bd2!? Bxc1 23.Bb4 Nc5 24.Qxc1°]
21.bxc4 bxc4 [21...b4 22.Be3²]
22.Ba5 Qa7 23.Bc3 Kg7 24.Qd2?! [24.Bc2!?]
24...Rhe8 25.Kh1 Nc5 26.Nh4 Kh7 27.Qe3 [27.f4 Rxb1! 28.Rxb1 Nfxe4 29.Nxe4
Nxe4µ]
27...Qb6 28.Qf3 Qd8 29.Bc2 Kg8 30.Rb1 Rxb1 [30...Nh7 31.Rxb8 Bxb8 32.Qg4 Bc8
33.Ngf5 Nf6 34.Nxh6+ Kg7 35.Nxf7 Bxg4 36.Nxd8 Be2 37.Re1 Bd3 38.Ne6+÷]
31.Rxb1 Nh7 [31...Nxd5 32.Ngf5! gxf5 33.Nxf5 Nxc3? 34.Qg3+ Qg5 35.Nxh6++–]
32.Qg4 Bc8 33.Ngf5 [33.Nhf5 Kf8!µ]
33...Nf6 [33...Kf8 34.Nxg6+ fxg6 35.Qxg6 Bxf5 36.exf5‚; 33...Ng5 34.Nxh6+ Kg7
35.N6f5+ gxf5 36.exf5°]
34.Nxh6+ Kh7 35.Qg5 [35.Nxf7? Nxg4 36.Nxd8 Nxf2+ 37.Kg1 Nfxe4µ]
35...Ncxe4 36.Bxe4 Nxe4 37.Qxd8 Rxd8 38.Nxf7 Nxc3 39.Rc1! Rd7 [39...Nb5
40.Nxd8 c3 41.Ne6 Ba3 42.Rc2 Bb2 43.Nf3 Na3 44.Ne1±]
40.Nxd6 Rxd6 41.Rxc3 Ba6 42.Nf3 Rxd5 43.Ng5+ Kh6 44.Ne4 Rd3! 45.f3 [45.a3 Bb7!
46.Rxc4 (46.Rxd3 cxd3 47.Nd2 e4) 46...Rxa3 47.Nc5 Rxh3+ 48.Kg1 Bd5=]
45...a3 46.Rc2 Bb5 47.Kh2 [47.Nf2 Kg5! 48.Nxd3 cxd3 49.Rc5?! Bc4!! 50.Rxe5+ Kh6
51.Re1 Bxa2 52.Ra1 Bb3 53.Rxa3 d2 54.Ra1 d1Q+ 55.Rxd1 Bxd1=]
47...Rd4 48.Rc3 Rd3 49.h4 [49.Rc1 Rd4 50.Nc3 Ba6 51.Nb1 Rd3 52.Rc3²]
49...Rxc3 50.Nxc3 Bc6 51.Kg3 Kh5 52.Kh3 Kh6
½–½
(1193602) Illescas Cordoba,Miguel (2590) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [B17]

9.Qxf3 Qd5 10.Be2 e6 11.0–0 Bd6 12.Rd1 Qxf3 13.Bxf3 Nd5 14.c4 Ne7 15.Bd2 0–0
16.Bc3 Rfd8 17.g3 Bc7 18.Rd2 Rd7 19.Rad1 Rad8 20.h4 Kf8 21.Kf1 Bd6 22.Bg4 g6
23.a4 h5 24.Bh3 Bc7 25.Bg2 a5 26.d5 cxd5 27.Bf6 Rd6 28.cxd5 exd5 29.Bxe7+ Kxe7
30.Rxd5
½–½

[Dautov,R]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 0–0 5.Bg2 d6 6.0–0 Nc6 7.Nc3 e5 8.d5 Ne7 9.e4 Nd7
10.Ne1 f5 11.Nd3 Nf6 12.Bg5 fxe4 [12...h6 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.f4 exf4 15.Nxf4 Be5
16.exf5 Bxf5 17.Qd2 c6 18.Kh1 Qb6 19.Rae1² Karpov-Gelfand/Dos Hermanas/1994]
13.Nxe4 Nf5 14.Re1! [14.Qd2 Nxe4 15.Bxe4 Qe8 16.Rae1 Nd4 17.Kg2 b5„ Epishin-
Polgar,J/Dos Hermanas/1994; 14.Kh1 h6 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Bd2 Qd7 17.Bc3 (17.f4 e4!
18.Bxe4 Nxg3+ 19.hxg3 Qh3+ 20.Kg1 Qxg3+ 21.Kh1 Qh3+=) 17...Qg7 18.Qb3 b6
19.a4 a5 20.Rae1 g5 21.Qd1 Bd7 22.Be4 Rae8= Epishin-Polgar,J/Las Palmas/1994]
14...h6 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Bd2 Kh7 [16...Qd7 17.f4 exf4 18.Nxf4 Qg7 (18...Bxb2
19.Nxg6 Rf6 20.Nf4 Bxa1 21.Qxa1‚) 19.Bc3 Bxc3 20.bxc3 Bd7 21.Ne6 Bxe6 22.dxe6 c6
23.Qd3 Rae8 24.Re2±; 16...g5!?  17.Bc3 (17.Qh5 Kg7 (17...Qe8? 18.Qxe8 Rxe8 19.f4
gxf4 20.gxf4±) 18.Bc3 Bd7 e8–g6) 17...Bd7 18.c5 Qe7 19.b4 Qg7 20.a4²]
17.Bc3 Bd7 18.c5! [18.f4 exf4 19.Nxf4 Bxc3 20.bxc3 Qf6 21.Ne6 (21.Qd3 Rae8=)
21...Bxe6 22.dxe6 Rae8³]
18...b6? [18...Bb5 19.f4 Bxd3 (19...exf4 20.Nxf4 Bxc3 21.bxc3ƒ) 20.fxe5 Bxe5 21.Bxe5
dxe5 22.Qxd3 Qf6 23.Rf1 Qg7 24.Be4²; 18...g5!?]
19.c6 Be8 20.f4± exf4 21.Nxf4 Bf7 22.Qd3 Bxc3 23.bxc3 Qg5 24.h4! Qf6 [24...Nxh4
25.gxh4 Qxf4 26.Re4 Qf5 (26...Qf6 27.Rf1 Qd8 28.Qe3 Kg7 29.Re7+–) 27.Rf1 Qh5
(27...Qxd5? 28.Qxd5 Bxd5 29.Re7++–) 28.Re7 Kg8 29.Qg3±  f3,c7; 24...Qxg3
25.Qxg3 Nxg3 26.Re7±]
25.Ne6 Bxe6 26.Rxe6 Qg7 27.h5+– Ne7 [27...gxh5 28.Be4+–]
28.Rae1 [28.Rae1 Rf7 29.Qe4+–]
1–0
(1193611) Adams,Michael (2660) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [A45]

[Stohl,I]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 [2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 h6 4.Bxf6 Qxf6 5.g3 c5 6.c3 d5 7.Bg2 Nc6 8.0–0 Be7
9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Nbd2 0–0 11.e4 Rd8 12.Qe2 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Qe7 14.Rad1 Bd7 15.Nxc5
Qxc5 16.Rd2 Be8 17.Rfd1 Rxd2= 0,5/Timman,J-Karpov,An/Dortmund/1994/]
2...e6 3.e4 [3.e3 c5 4.Nd2 h6 5.Bh4 Be7 6.c3 d5 7.Ngf3 Qb6 8.Qb3 Nc6 9.Be2 Bd7 10.0–
0 Qxb3 11.axb3 g5 12.Bg3 Nh5 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.b4 Nxg3 15.hxg3 Bb6 16.e4 g4
17.exd5 exd5 18.b5 gxf3 19.bxc6 fxe2 20.cxd7+ Kxd7ƒ Chepukaitis,G-
Emelin,V/St.Petersburg op/1994/]
3...h6 4.Bxf6 Qxf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Qd2 g5!?N [6...a6 7.0–0–0 b5 8.e5! Qd8 9.Bd3 b4
10.Ne4 Nc6 11.Nf3 d5 12.Ng3 g6 13.Ne2 h5 14.h4 Bh6 15.Ng5 a5 16.f3 Ba6 17.Bxa6
Rxa6 18.Kb1 Ra8 19.g4 hxg4 20.fxg4 Qe7 21.Nc1 Nb8 22.c4!ƒ Romero Holmes,A-
Zlotnik,B/Ceuta/1993/]
7.0–0–0 [7.Nf3?! g4ƒ]
7...Bg7 8.e5 dxe5 [8...Qe7!? 9.exd6!? (9.f4 gxf4 10.Nf3!÷) 9...cxd6 10.h4 d5!?÷ c6]
9.dxe5 Qe7 [9...Qf4 10.Qxf4 gxf4 11.Nf3 Bd7 12.Bd3 Bc6„]
10.f4 Nc6 [10...gxf4!? 11.Nf3! (11.Qxf4 Qg5!³) 11...Nc6 12.Qxf4÷]
11.Nf3 [11.g3!? Bd7 12.Bg2 0–0–0„]
11...Bd7 12.h4 [12.Ne4 0–0–0 b4]
12...gxf4 13.Qxf4 0–0–0 14.Ne4 Nb8! [14...Nb4? 15.Nd6+! cxd6 16.Qxb4; 14...Kb8!?
15.Nf6 Bc8÷ e5 (15...Nxe5? 16.Nxe5 Bxf6 17.Nxd7+ Rxd7 18.Rxd7 Qxd7 19.Qxf6)
16.Nh5]
15.Be2 [15.Nd4 Bc6 16.Nf6 Bxf6 17.exf6 Qc5ƒ; 15.Nf6 Bc6 16.Be2 –15.e2]
15...Bc6 16.Nf6 Nd7! 17.Nh5 [17.Nxd7 Rxd7³ ,×e5; 17.Nd4? Bxg2 18.Rhg1 (18.Nxd7
Bxh1–+) 18...Nxe5! 19.Nh5 Ng6–+]
17...Bxf3 18.Bxf3 Bxe5 19.Qe4 c6 20.Rxd7 Bxb2+! 21.Kxb2 Rxd7ƒ 22.Qe3 Rhd8
[22...Qb4+ 23.Qb3³]
23.a3 [23.Qxa7 Qb4+ 24.Kc1 Qc3!‚]
23...Rd4 24.g3 Qc5 25.Re1 Rc4 [25...Qb5+ 26.Qb3 Qa5 27.Qc3! (27.Re3 R4d5!
28.Bxd5 Rxd5–+) 27...Qxc3+ 28.Kxc3³]
26.Qxc5 Rxc5 27.Re2™ Rd1! 28.Nf4 [28.Rxe6 Rd2 29.Re8+ Kc7 30.Re7+ Kb6µ]
28...Rb5+ 29.Ka2 Rbb1 30.Bh5 [30.Nd3 Ra1+ 31.Kb3 Rdb1+ 32.Nb2 a5 33.a4 b5!ƒ]
30...Ra1+ 31.Kb3 Rdb1+ 32.Kc4 Rxa3 33.Bxf7 Rxg3 34.Bxe6+ [34.Nxe6 Rg4+
35.Kc3 Rxh4 36.Rd2 b5–+]
34...Kc7 35.Nd3 a5 36.Rf2 Re3 37.Rf7+ Kb8!–+ [37...Kb6?! 38.Bc8„]
38.Re7 [38.Bf5 a4 39.Kd4 a3!]
38...Re4+ 39.Kc3 [39.Kc5? Rb5+ 40.Kd6 Rd4+]
39...Rb5! [a4–a3–a2]
[39...a4?! 40.Ba2µ]
0–1
(1198084) Adams,Michael (2675) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [B17]

[Blatny,P]
1.e4 [Ftacnik]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Ng3 e6 7.Bd3 c5 8.0–0 Be7
[8...cxd4 Ftacnik 9.Nxd4 Bc5]
9.Qe2 0–0 10.Rd1 Qc7 11.c4 Re8 12.dxc5 Nxc5 [12...Bxc5 Ftacnik 13.Ne4 b6 14.Nxc5
bxc5„]
13.Bc2 Ncd7 14.Ng5 Nf8 15.N3e4 Bd7 16.Nxf6+ Bxf6 17.Qd3 Bxg5 [17...g6!?;
17...Bc6 Ftacnik 18.Nxh7]
18.Bxg5 Rac8 [18...Qe5 19.Qd2 Bc6 20.b3 f6 21.Be3 Rad8 22.Qe2 Ng6 23.Rxd8 Rxd8
24.Rd1 Re8 25.f3 a6 26.Qf2 Qc7 27.h4²  Tiviakov-Adams (9)/PCA-WchQual4 New
York/1994/]
19.Rac1 [19.b3 b5 c]
19...Qe5 [19...Qxc4? 20.Qxc4 Rxc4 21.Bxh7+ Kxh7 (21...Nxh7 22.Rxc4 Nxg5 (22...Bb5
23.Rc5+–) 23.Rxd7+–) 22.Rxc4+–]
20.Qd2² []
20...Bc6 21.b4! b6 22.Bf4 Qf6 23.Bg5 Qe5 24.Re1 Qb8 25.a4 Ng6 26.f3 Bb7 27.Bb1
h6 28.Be3 e5 29.Qf2 e4 30.f4 Qd6 31.Qd2 [31.c5 Ftacnik 31...bxc5 32.Bxc5 Qxf4„]
31...Qf6 32.b5 Nh4 33.a5! bxa5 [¹33...Nf5 34.c5 Nxe3 35.Qxe3 bxc5 36.Rxc5±;
33...Red8! Ftacnik 34.Qf2 Rd3!„ …35.axb6 axb6 36.Bxb6 Nf3+ 37.gxf3 Rxf3]
34.c5± a6 35.c6 Ba8 36.Bd4 Qd8 [36...Qg6! Ftacnik 37.Qf2 (37.Re3 Nf5; 37.Rc3 Nf5
38.Bxe4 Rxe4! 39.Rxe4 axb5„) 37...Nf5 (37...Nf3+ 38.Qxf3 exf3 39.Rxe8+ Rxe8 40.Bxg6
fxg6 41.bxa6±) 38.Rxe4 Rxe4 39.Bxe4 axb5÷]
37.Rxe4 axb5 38.c7! Qd7 [38...Rxc7?? 39.Rxe8++–]
39.Rxe8+ Rxe8 [39...Qxe8 Ftacnik 40.Bf2 Nxg2 41.Bf5]
40.Qd3 Ng6 [40...g6 41.Bf2! Qg4 (41...Qxd3 42.Bxd3+– ‫פ‬h4,c8£) 42.Qg3+–]
41.Bf2 Bc6 [41...Nxf4?? 42.Qh7+ Kf8 43.Bc5+ Re7 44.Qh8#; 41...Qxd3 42.Bxd3 Rc8
43.Bxb5 Bb7 (43...Nf8 44.Ba6+–) 44.Bd7+–]
42.Qxd7 Bxd7 43.Rd1 Nf8 44.f5 [44.Bc5 Bg4! 45.Rd8 Re1+ 46.Kf2 Rxb1 47.Rxf8+
Kh7 48.c8Q Bxc8 49.Rxc8÷ (49.Rxc8 Ftacnik 49...b4„) ]
44...Rc8 45.Bg3 b4 46.Bd6 Nh7 [46...a4 47.Bxf8 Kxf8 48.Rxd7 Ke8 49.Rd4 Rxc7
50.Rxb4 a3 51.Kf2 a2 52.Re4++– 53.a2 c2 54.e2 +–]
47.Be4 Nf6 48.Bb7 Re8 49.Be5! Bxf5 [49...Rxe5 50.Rxd7+–]
50.Rd8 Kh7 [50...Rf8 51.Bd6+–]
51.Rxe8 [¹51.Bxf6 Re1+ 52.Kf2 Rc1 53.c8Q Rxc8 (53...Bxc8 54.Be4+!+–) 54.Bxc8+–]
51...Nxe8 52.Be4!+– Nxc7 53.Bxf5+ g6 54.Bxc7 gxf5 55.Bxa5 b3 56.Bc3 Kg6 57.Kf2
Kg5 58.Kf3 h5 59.h4+! [59.h4+ Ftacnik 59...Kxh4 60.Bf6#]
1–0
(1198091) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Leko,Peter (2545) [D32]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.e3 e6 5.d4 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5 Bd6 8.0–0 0–0 9.h3
cxd4 [9...Be6 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.b3]
10.exd4 [10.Nxd4 Bd7=]
10...h6 11.Re1 Qc7 [11...Be6 12.Ne5!²]
12.Be3 Bd7 [12...a6 13.Bxc6 Qxc6 14.Ne5!]
13.Rc1 a6 14.Bd3 [14.Bxc6 Bxc6 15.Ne5 Bxe5 16.dxe5 Qxe5! 17.Bc5 Qg5 18.Bxf8 d4
19.g3 dxc3 20.Ba3 cxb2 21.Bxb2 Qf5ƒ]
14...Rfe8 15.a3 Rac8 16.b4 Bf4 17.Bxf4 Rxe1+ 18.Qxe1 Qxf4 19.Ne2 Qd6 20.Qd2
Ne7 21.Ng3 Rxc1+ 22.Qxc1 Nc6 23.Qc5 Qb8 [23...Qxc5 24.dxc5±; 23...Qc7 24.Ne5±]
24.Ne2 b6 25.Qc3 a5?! 26.Ne5! [26.bxa5 Nxa5²]
26...Qd6 [26...axb4?? 27.Nxc6+–]
27.Nxd7! Nxd7 28.Bb5 Ndb8 [28...axb4 29.Qxc6 Qxc6 30.Bxc6 bxa3 31.Nc3+–]
29.bxa5 bxa5 [29...Nxa5 30.Qc8+ Kh7 31.Be8!±]
30.Nc1 Qc7 31.Nb3 Qb6 32.a4 g6 33.h4 h5 [33...Kg7 34.h5±]
34.Qc5! Qxc5 35.dxc5 Kf8 [35...Kg7 36.f4 Kf6 37.Kf2 Kf5 38.Kf3 Ke6 39.Ke3 Kf5
40.Bxc6 Nxc6 41.Nd4+ Nxd4 42.Kxd4+–]
36.f3 Ke7 37.Kf2 Kd8 38.Ke3 Kc7 39.g4! f6 40.gxh5 gxh5 41.Kf4 Nd7 42.Kf5 Nce5
43.Be2 d4 44.Nxd4! [44.f4 d3! 45.Bxh5 Nc4„]
44...Nxc5 45.f4 Ned7 46.Bxh5 Nxa4 47.Be8 Nac5 48.h5 a4 49.h6 Nf8 50.Kxf6
[50.Bxa4 Kd6 (50...Nxa4 51.Ne6+! Nxe6 52.Kxe6 Nc5+ 53.Kxf6 Nd7+ 54.Kf7+–)
51.Bb5 Ke7  b7–d6]
50...a3 51.Ke7 a2 52.Nc2 Nce6 53.Bf7! Nd4 54.Kxf8 [54.Kxf8 Nxc2 55.Bxa2+–]
1–0
(1198095) Epishin,Vladimir (2650) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [E15]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 b5 6.cxb5 Bxb5 7.Bg2 a5 8.0–0 d5 9.Nc3 Ba6
10.Qc2 Bb4 11.Bf4 0–0 12.Na4 Bd6 13.Rfc1 Bb5 14.Nc3 Be8 15.a3 Na6 16.e3 Qe7
17.Bxd6 cxd6 18.Rab1 Rb8 19.Ne1 Qa7 20.Nd3 Bd7 21.b4 axb4 22.Nxb4 Nc7 23.Rb3
Rfc8 24.Qb2 Na8 25.Bf1 h5 26.Rb1 Qa5 27.Nba2
½–½
(1198100) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Lutz,Christopher (2595) [D48]

[Ftacnik,L]
10.d5 c4 11.dxe6 cxd3 12.exd7+ Qxd7 13.0–0 Bb7 14.Re1 Be7 15.e5 Nd5 16.Ne4
[16.Qxd3 Nxc3 17.Qxc3 0–0 18.Bg5 Rac8 19.Qe3 Bxg5 20.Nxg5 Rc2° Karpov,An-
Lutz,C/BL 9394/1994/]
16...0–0 [16...Nb4 17.Nf6+!]
17.Qxd3 Qg4 [17...h6!?]
18.Nfg5! [18.Ng3]
18...Rad8 19.a3 f5 [19...Nf4? 20.Nf6+! gxf6 21.Qxh7#]
20.exf6 gxf6 21.Qh3 Qxh3 22.Nxh3± Rfe8 23.Bd2 Kf7 [23...f5 24.Nc3]
24.Re2 Bc6 25.Ba5 [25.Rae1 b4]
25...Rc8 26.Rd1 Bf8 [26...b4 27.axb4 Nxb4 28.Nf4±]
27.Ng3 Rxe2 28.Nxe2 Re8 29.Nd4 Bb7 30.Kf1 Bd6 31.g3 Be5 32.Ng1! Ne7 33.Nge2
[33.Ngf3? Bxf3 34.Nxf3 Bxb2=]
33...Rc8 34.Rd3 [34.Bc3 Nd5]
34...Ba8 35.Ke1 Re8 36.Kd1 Rc8 37.Bc3 Nd5 38.Ba5 Ne7 [38...Bb7 39.f4 Bd6
40.Nf5±]
39.Rc3 Be4 [39...Rxc3 40.Bxc3 Nd5 41.Bd2±]
40.Re3 [40.Rxc8!? Nxc8 41.Bc3±]
40...Bg6 41.Rc3 [41.f4 Nd5 42.Rb3 Bd6]
41...Re8 42.Rc5 Bd3 43.Bc3 Bd6 44.Rh5™ Rd8 [44...Kg6 45.Rh4 Nd5 46.Bd2±]
45.Ke1 Re8 46.Kd2 Bg6 47.Rh4 Nd5 48.Nc6 Nb6 [48...Nxc3 49.Nxc3 Bc5 50.Rf4 Bd6
51.Rf3 Rc8„]
49.Na5 Na4 50.Nb7 Bb8 51.Bd4 Rc8 52.b3 [52.Bc3 Nxb2! 53.Bxb2 Rc2+]
52...Rc2+ 53.Ke3 Nb2 54.Nf4 Nd1+ 55.Kf3 Be5 56.Nxg6 Kxg6 57.Bxe5 Rxf2+ 58.Ke4
Re2+ 59.Kd5 Ne3+ [59...Rxe5+ 60.Kc6 Re6+ 61.Kc7 Re3 62.Nc5 Rc3 63.Kb6±]
60.Ke6 Nc2 61.Rg4+ Kh5 62.Rg7 fxe5 [62...Rxe5+ 63.Kxf6+–]
63.h4 Nd4+ 64.Kf6 Kh6 [64...Rf2+ 65.Kxe5 Nf3+ 66.Ke4±]
65.Rg8 e4 66.Nd6 Rf2+ [66...e3?? 67.Nf7+ Kh5 68.Rg5#]

67.Ke5 Nc6+ 68.Kxe4 Rf6 69.Ne8
1–0

[Jussupow,A]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 d6 8.e4 e5 9.h3 h6
10.Be3 b6 11.d5 Ne7 12.Nd2 g5N 13.h4 gxh4! [13...Ng4 14.Nf1 Ng6 (14...gxh4
15.Rxh4±) 15.hxg5 hxg5 16.Rxh8+ Nxh8 17.Be2 Nh6² Karpov]
14.Rxh4 Ng6 15.Rh1 [15.Rxh6 Rxh6 16.Bxh6 Ng4 17.Be3 Nxe3 (17...Qh4 18.Qe2
(18.Nf1!?) 18...Nf4°) 18.fxe3 Qg5!? 19.Qe2 Bg4‚ h4,e7,h8]
15...Ng4 16.Nf1 Nf4 17.g3 [17.Rg1?! Qf6‚ (17...Qh4?! 18.g3 Nxe3 19.Nxe3 Qh2 20.Rf1
Nxd3+ 21.Qxd3 Bh3÷) ]
17...Ng2+ 18.Ke2 N4xe3 [18...Qf6 19.f3 N4xe3 20.Nxe3 Nxe3 21.Kxe3÷]
19.Nxe3 Nxe3 20.Kxe3 Qg5+ 21.Ke2 Ke7 22.Qg1!? Bd7 23.Qh2 Rab8 24.a4 [24.Qh4
Qxh4 25.Rxh4 b5³]
24...Rbg8 25.Qh4 [25.a5 bxa5 26.Rxa5 Rb8‚]
25...Bg4+ 26.f3 Bd7 27.Kf2 f6 28.Ra2 [28.Qxg5 hxg5 29.Rxh8 Rxh8 30.a5? bxa5
31.Rxa5 Ra8µ a6,e7–b6]
28...h5 29.a5 bxa5 30.Qxg5 fxg5 31.Rxa5 Ra8 [31...h4 32.gxh4 gxh4 (32...Rxh4
33.Rxh4 gxh4 34.Rxa7 h3 35.Bf1! (35.Ra1 Rg2+ 36.Ke3 Kf6µ) 35...h2 36.Bg2=)
33.Rxa7 h3 34.Rh2÷]
32.Rha1 h4 33.Rxa7 Rxa7 [33...hxg3+ 34.Kxg3 Rh3+ 35.Kg2 Rah8 36.Bf1÷]
34.Rxa7 Rb8 35.gxh4 gxh4 36.Bf1 Kd8 37.Ra2 Kc7 38.Kg2?! [f2,h2,h3]
[38.Ra7+=]
38...Rb1 39.Ra7+ Kd8 40.Ra8+ Bc8 41.Kf2 Kc7 42.Ra7+ Bb7 43.Ra2 Bc8 [43...Kb6
44.Bd3!= Karpov; 43...Rc1 44.Be2 Rxc3 45.Ra1=]
44.Ra7+ Bb7 45.Ra2 Bc8
½–½
(1198113) Timman,Jan H (2620) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [D02]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 h6 4.Bxf6 Qxf6 5.g3 c5 6.c3 d5 7.Bg2 Nc6 8.0–0 Be7 9.dxc5
Bxc5 10.Nbd2 0–0 11.e4 Rd8 12.Qe2 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Qe7 14.Rad1 Bd7 15.Nxc5 Qxc5
16.Rd2 Be8 17.Rfd1 Rxd2
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Kortschnoj]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Qa4+ c6 8.Bxf6 Bxf6 9.cxd5
exd5 10.g3 0–0 11.Bg2 Nd7 [11...c5 Kortschnoj 12.0–0 Bc6 13.Qd1]
12.0–0 Be7 [12...Re8 13.Rad1 g6]
13.Rfd1 [13.e3; 13.b4?! b5 14.Qb3 a5ƒ; 13.e4 Kortschnoj 13...dxe4 14.Nxe4 c5 15.d5
Nf6=]
13...f5 14.e3 Bd6 15.Ne2 [15.b4 b5 16.Qb3 Nb6  c4 (16...a5 17.e4!ƒ) ]
15...Qe7 [15...g5 16.Nc1! f4 17.exf4 gxf4 18.Nd3²]
16.Nf4 a5 17.Nd3 b5 18.Qc2 a4 19.Re1 Kh8 20.Rac1 Nb6 [20...Rae8?! 21.Nc5±]
21.Nfe5 Nc4 22.f4! g5 23.Qe2! Rg8 24.Kf2 [24.Qh5 Raf8 25.Nf3! g4 26.Nfe5±;
24.Qh5!? Kortschnoj]
24...Raf8 25.Nf3 [25.Qh5 Bxe5 26.fxe5 Bc8  f4]
25...h6 26.Nfe5 Kh7 27.Kg1?! [27.Rh1!?  h3, f3–h5; 27.Qh5; 27.Rh1 Kortschnoj
27...Rg7 28.h3²]
27...Qe8 28.Qc2?! Kh8 29.Nf2 Rg7 30.Re2 Bc8 31.Rce1 Rfg8 32.Nxc4? [32.Nfd3=
Kortschnoj]
32...bxc4! 33.Qxa4 Rb7 34.Nd1 h5 35.Kf2?! [35.Kf1  f2; 35.fxg5 h4 (35...Rxg5

36.Bxd5!) 36.gxh4 Rh7 37.Nf2 Bd7‚]
35...Bd7 36.Qc2 Qg6 37.Kf1 [37.Rg1 h4!‚]
37...h4 38.Rf2 g4 39.Kg1? [39.gxh4 Be7 40.Rd2 Bxh4 41.Ree2 g3 42.h3÷]

39...Rgb8? [39...h3! 40.Bf1 Rgb8µ]
40.Qe2? [40.gxh4! Be7 41.Rd2 Bxh4 42.Rf1; 40.gxh4÷ Kortschnoj]
40...h3! 41.Bf1 Bc7 [41...Rb3!]
42.b4! [42.Qc2³ Kortschnoj]
42...cxb3 43.Nb2 Bd6 44.a4 Qe6 [44...Ba3 45.Ra1 Qd6 46.a5 Ra7 47.a6 Bc8µ]
45.Rd1 Ra7 [45...c5µ Kortschnoj]
46.Rd3 Kh7 [46...c5! Kortschnoj]
47.Qd1 c5 48.Rxb3 Rxb3? [48...c4!µ; 48...c4 Kortschnoj 49.Rxb8 Bxb8³]
49.Qxb3 c4 50.Qb6 Ra8 51.e4!! fxe4 [51...Rb8 52.exd5 Qe3 53.Qxd6 Rxb2 54.Qxd7+
Kh8 55.Qd8+ Kg7 56.Qg5++–; 51...dxe4 52.Nxc4 Be7 53.a5±; 51...c3 52.exf5!]
52.f5 Qe7 53.Nd1 Rb8 54.Qa5 Bc6 55.f6 Qe6 [55...Bb4 56.Qxd5! (56.fxe7 Bxa5 57.Rf8
Re8µ) 56...Bxd5 57.fxe7 Bxe7 58.Nc3!]
56.Ne3 Rb3 [56...Kg6± Kortschnoj]
57.Qa7+ Bb7 [57...Bd7 58.Nxd5 e3 59.Nxe3! Rxe3 60.d5! Qe8 61.f7+–]
58.a5 [58.Be2! Rb1+ (58...Kg6 Kortschnoj 59.Bxg4 Rb1+ 60.Rf1 Rxf1+ 61.Kxf1 Qxf6+
62.Bf5+ Kg5 63.Qxb7 Qxd4 64.Bg4!+–) 59.Rf1 Rxf1+ 60.Kxf1 Qxf6+ 61.Kg1]
58...Bf8! 59.Rf4?! [59.Be2!; 59.a6!? Qxa6 60.Qb8 Qd6 (60...Bh6 61.Qc7+; 60...Bc8
61.Qc7+ Kg8 62.Nf5 Qxf6 63.Qxc8 Rf3 64.Be2+–) 61.Qe8 Rxe3 62.Qf7+ Kh6 (62...Kh8
63.Rf5) 63.Rf5 Rxg3+ 64.Kh1+–; 59.Be2+– Kortschnoj]
59...Bh6 60.f7 Bxf4 61.f8Q? [61.f8N+ Kh6 62.gxf4 (62.Nxe6 Bxe3+ 63.Kh1 Rb1–+)
62...Qf7 (62...Qc8 Kortschnoj 63.Qc5 Qxc5 64.Nxg4+ Kh5 65.Nf6+ Kh6 66.Ng4+=)
63.Qb8! (63.Nxg4+?! Kh5) 63...Kg7 (63...Rxe3 64.Qd6+ Kg7 65.Ne6+) 64.Qe5+ Kxf8
65.Nf5„]
61...Bxe3+ 62.Kh1 Bh6 63.Qf2 Bg7 64.a6 Rf3! 65.Qe1 [65.Qxf3 exf3 66.axb7 Qe1–+]
65...Bxa6 66.Be2 Rf7 67.Qc5 c3 68.Qcxc3 Bxe2 69.Qxe2 Qf6 70.Qc1 Bh6 71.Qb1 Qf5
72.Kg1 Rc7
0–1
(1198120) Dreev,Alexey (2645) - Karpov,Anatoly (2740) [E21]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qb3 Qe7 6.g3 Bb7 7.Bg2 c5 8.a3 Bxc3+ 9.Qxc3
cxd4 10.Qxd4 Nc6 11.Qh4 Na5 12.Bg5 h6 13.0–0 0–0 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.Qxf6 gxf6
16.Nd2 Rfc8 17.Rfd1 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Kf8 19.Rac1 Rc7 20.Rc3 Rac8
½–½
(1198126) Karpov,Anatoly (2740) - Piket,Jeroen (2660) [A13]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Be7 5.b3 0–0 6.Bb2 b6 7.Nbd2 Bb7 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Nxc4
Nbd7 10.0–0 c5 11.Qe2 cxd4 12.Nxd4 Nc5 13.Bc2 Rc8 14.Rac1 Qd5 15.f3 Rfd8 16.e4
Qh5 17.Rfd1 Ba6 18.Bb1 Nfd7 19.f4 Qxe2 20.Nxe2 Nf6 21.e5 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Nd5
23.Rc1 Rd8 24.g3
½–½
(1210464) Karpov,Anatoly (2780) - Kurajica,Bojan (2565) [E15]

[Dautov,R]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 d5 6.Bg2 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Be7 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Nc3
0–0 10.0–0 Bb7 11.Rc1 Na6 12.Qc2 [12.Ne5 h6 (12...Ba3 13.Rb1 Re8 14.Nd3 Bf8
15.Bg5 c6 16.b4 Nc7 Brenninkmeijer-Sokolov,I/Groningen/1991 17.a4²) 13.Qc2 Re8
14.Bf4 Ba3 15.Rcd1 c6 16.Bc1 Bd6 17.f4 c5 18.Nb5 Bf8 19.e3 Nc7 Remis/Novikov-
Aseev/URS-ch/1990]
12...Ba3!? [12...Qc8!?]
13.Rcd1 Re8 14.Ne5 [14.Nb5?! Bf8 c6 15.Ne5 c5=]
14...h6 15.Qf5! Bb4 [c6,c7]
[15...c6 16.e4 Nc7 17.exd5 Ncxd5 18.Nxd5 cxd5 19.b4! ‫ץ‬a3 19...Ba6 (19...Qd6 20.Rb1)
20.Rfe1 Bb2? 21.Qb1 Bxd4 22.Nc6+–; 15...c5?! 16.dxc5 bxc5 (16...Bxc5 17.Bf4±
d5) 17.Nc4 Bb4 18.a3 Bxc3 19.Bxc3 Rxe2 20.Bxf6 Qxf6 21.Qxf6 gxf6 22.Na5 Rb8
23.Nxb7 Rxb7 24.Bxd5 Rb6 25.Bc4±]
16.Rfe1² c6 [16...c5?! 17.dxc5 bxc5 18.Ne4 Bxd2 19.Rxd2 Bc8 20.Qf4±]
17.e4 Nc7 [17...Bxc3 18.Bxc3 dxe4 19.Bxe4²]
18.exd5 [18.Nxd5!? Ncxd5 (18...Bxd2 19.Nxc7 Bxe1 20.Nxe8 Bxf2+ 21.Kxf2 Qxe8
22.Nc4 Qe7 23.e5 Nd5 24.Nd6 Rd8 25.Bxd5 cxd5 26.Rc1±) 19.exd5 Bxd2 20.Rxd2
(20.dxc6? Bc8) 20...cxd5 21.Rc2 Rc8 22.Rec1 Rxc2 23.Qxc2²]
18...Bxc3 19.Bxc3 Ncxd5 20.Bd2 [20.Bb2!?²]
20...Qc8 21.Qc2 Ne7 [21...Qc7 22.Rc1 Re6 23.h4!?² g4–g5]
22.Bb4 [22.Rc1 Nfd5]
22...Ned5 23.Ba3 Qc7 24.Rc1 Rad8 25.f4 [25.Red1!? a5!™ 26.Bh3?! (26.Nxc6? Rc8µ)
26...c5  27.Nd3? Nb4 28.Nxb4 axb4 29.Bxb4 Qc6µ]
25...a5 26.Qf2 Qc8 27.h3 Qa8„ [a4]
28.g4 Nd7 29.Nc4 [29.Bxd5?! Nxe5 (29...cxd5? 30.Rc7±) 30.dxe5 Rxd5=]
29...a4 30.Bd6 [30.Nd6 Rxe1+ 31.Rxe1 axb3 32.Nxb7 Rb8 33.Bb2 Rxb7 34.axb3 Ra7=;
30.b4 Qb8„]
30...c5 31.dxc5 Nb4 32.Rxe8+ Rxe8 33.Bxb7 [33.Rd1 axb3 34.axb3 bxc5=]
33...Qxb7 34.Re1 Ra8 35.c6 Nxc6= 36.g5 b5 37.Nd2 hxg5 38.fxg5 axb3 39.axb3 Nf8
40.Ne4 Ng6 41.Nc5 [41.h4!?  41...Qd7 42.h5 Qg4+ 43.Qg2 Qxh5? 44.Ng3±]
41...Qc8 42.Rf1 Ra7 43.Qf5 Qxf5 44.Rxf5 Ra1+ 45.Kf2 [45.Rf1 Rxf1+ 46.Kxf1 Nh4
47.Ke2 Nf5 48.Bc7 Kh7=]
45...Rd1 46.Ne4 b4 47.Rc5 Nd4 48.Rc8+ Kh7 49.Bxb4 Nxb3 50.Bc3 Rd3 51.Rc7 Kg8
½–½
(1210469) Kurajica,Bojan (2565) - Karpov,Anatoly (2780) [A46]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 b5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0–0 c5 6.c3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Be7 8.Bg5 0–0 9.Qd3
Qb6 10.Nc3 b4 11.Na4 Qa6 12.Ne5 d5 13.Qd1 Rc8 14.e3 Bf8 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.Nd3 Nd7
17.Nac5 Nxc5 18.Nxc5 Bxc5 19.dxc5 Qb5 20.Qg4+ Kf8 21.Qf4 Kg7 22.Qg4+ Kf8
23.Rfc1 a5 24.Qf4 Kg7 25.a3 h6 26.Qg4+ Kf8 27.Qf4 Kg7 28.Bf1 Qc6 29.Bg2 Qb5
30.Bf1 Qc6 31.Qg4+
½–½
(1210506) Antunes,Antonio (2510) - Karpov,Anatoly (2780) [E05]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.0–0 0–0 6.d4 dxc4 7.Ne5 Nc6 8.Nxc6 bxc6
9.Na3 Bxa3 10.bxa3 Ba6 11.Bg5N [11.Bxc6 Rb8]
11...h6 [11...Qd6 12.Qa4 Bb5 13.Qa5 Nd5 …14.a4 Qa3]
12.Bxf6 Qxf6 13.Bxc6 [13.Qa4 Bb5 14.Qa5 c3=]
13...Rab8 14.Qa4 Rb6 15.Rfd1 Rd8 16.Bf3! c6! [16...Rxd4 17.Rxd4 Qxd4 18.Rd1 Bb5!
19.Qc2 Qf6 20.a4 (20.Kg2 Ra6 21.Rb1÷) 20...Bc6]
17.Kg2 Qe7 [17...Rxd4?! 18.Rxd4 Qxd4 19.Rd1 Qf6 20.Rd7°]
18.e3 Rc8 [18...Bb5 19.Qb4 Qxb4 20.axb4 Ba4 21.Rdc1 Rxb4 22.a3 Rb6 23.Rxc4²]
19.h4 Bb5 20.Qb4 c5! 21.dxc5 Rxc5 22.Rd8+ Kh7 [22...Qxd8 23.Qxc5÷]
23.Rad1 Bc6! 24.Qc3 Bxf3+ 25.Kxf3 Rf5+ [25...Qb7+ 26.e4 (26.Ke2 Rf5–+) 26...f5
27.R8d4 Re5 28.Re1÷]
26.Kg2 Qb7+ 27.Kg1 Qf3 28.Rf1 [28.R8d2 Rc6µ]
28...Rc6 [28...Rb1! 29.Rxb1 (29.Qc2 Rxf1+ 30.Kxf1 Qh1+ 31.Ke2 Qg2–+) 29...Qxf2+
30.Kh1 Qf3+ 31.Kh2 Qe2+ 32.Kh3 (32.Kg1 Rf2–+) 32...Rf2 33.Rh1 Qf3 34.Rh2 Qf5+
35.g4 Qf3#]
29.Rd4 Qe2?! [29...g5! 30.hxg5 (30.Rxc4 gxh4 31.Rxc6 h3–+) 30...hxg5 31.Rxc4 g4
32.Rxc6 Rh5–+]
30.Rd2 Qf3 31.Rd4 Qe2 32.Rd2 Qh5 33.Rb1 Rd5 34.Qc2+ Qg6 35.Qxg6+ Kxg6
36.Rc2 Rd3 37.a4 Ra3 38.Rb4 c3 39.Kf1 Ra6 40.Rb3 [40.Rg4+ Kf6 41.Rf4+ Ke7
42.Rc4 R3xa4 (42...R6xa4 43.R2xc3 Rxa2 44.Rc7+„) 43.R4xc3 Rxa2 44.Rc7+ Kf6
45.R2c4„]
40...R3xa4 41.Rcxc3 Rxa2 42.Rb7 Rb6 43.Rxb6 axb6 44.Rb3 Ra6 45.e4 [45.g4 Kf6
46.h5µ]
45...Kf6 46.f4 Ke7 47.Ke2 Kd6 48.g4 [48.e5+ Kd5 49.Rd3+ Ke4–+; 48.Rd3+ Kc6
49.Rc3+ Kb7 50.Rd3 Ra7 51.Rd7+ Ka6–+]
48...Ra2+ 49.Ke3 Kc6 50.Rc3+ Kb7 51.Rd3 Rc2 52.h5 b5 53.e5 Kc7 54.Ra3 Kb6
55.Ra8 Rc3+ 56.Kd4 Rc4+ 57.Ke3 Rc3+ 58.Kd4 Rc4+ 59.Ke3 Rc7 60.Rg8 [60.Rb8+
Rb7 (60...Kc5 61.Kd3) 61.Rg8 b4 62.Kd3 Rc7 63.Rb8+ Ka5–+]
60...b4 61.Kd3 b3 62.Rb8+ Rb7 63.Rc8 [63.Rxb7+ Kxb7 64.Kc3 Kc6 65.Kxb3 Kd5–+]
63...Ka7 64.Rc1 Rb5 65.Rb1 Kb6 66.Kc3 Kc5 67.Kb2 Rb4 68.Rf1 Kd5 69.Rf3 Ke4
70.Rf1 Rb7 71.Rf2 Ke3 72.Rf1 Ke2 73.Rg1 Kf2 [73...Kf2 74.Rc1 Kf3 75.g5 Kxf4–+]
0–1
(1210519) Karpov,Anatoly (2780) - Antunes,Antonio (2510) [D47]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 b4 9.Ne4
Be7 10.0–0 Bb7 11.Nxf6+ Nxf6 12.e4 0–0 13.e5 Nd7 14.Be4 Rb8 15.Qc2 h6 16.Be3 c5
17.Bxb7 Rxb7 18.Rfd1 Qc8 19.dxc5 Nxc5 20.Rac1 Rd8 21.Qc4 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 a5
23.Rc1 Rd7 24.Qb5 Qd8 25.h3 Rb7 26.Qc4 Nd3 27.Rc2 Rd7 28.Qa6 Bf8 29.Rc8 Qe7
30.Qa8 f5 31.Re8 Qf7 32.Qc8 Rd5 33.Nd4 Nxe5 34.Nxe6 Nd7 35.Bd4 f4 36.Bxg7 f3
37.Bxf8 Rd1+ 38.Kh2 Nf6 39.Re7 fxg2 40.Bxh6+
1–0
(1210543) Karpov,Anatoly (2780) - Shabalov,Alexander (2600) [D30]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nbd2 Ne4 6.cxd5 Nxd2 7.Bxd2 exd5 8.Qb3 a5 9.e4
a4 10.Qe3 dxe4 11.Ng5 Be7 12.Qxe4 h6 13.Nf3 Be6 14.Bd3 Nd7 15.0–0 Nf6 16.Qe3 0–
0 17.Ne5 Re8 18.Bc2 Bf8 19.a3 Qb6 20.Bc3 Bb3 21.Bd3 Rad8 22.Qd2 Rd5 23.Nc4 Qd8
24.Ba5 b6 25.Bc3 c5 26.Ne3 Rd7 27.Nf5 cxd4 28.Bb4 Ne4 29.Qf4 Nc5 30.Bb5 Re4
31.Qf3 Rd5 32.Bxc5 Ree5 33.Nxh6+ gxh6 34.Bxf8 Rxb5 35.Bxh6 Re6 36.Bd2 Rg6
37.Qf4 Bc4 38.Rfe1 Rxb2 39.Rad1 Bb3 40.Bc1 Bxd1 41.Bxb2 Rg4 42.Qf5 Qa8 43.g3
Bf3 44.Rc1 Qe4 45.Qf6
1–0
(1210548) Shabalov,Alexander (2600) - Karpov,Anatoly (2780) [B17]

[Blatny,P]
9.N5f3 c5 10.Bf4 Nbd5 11.Be5 []
11...Qa5+ 12.Nd2 b5 […c4,‫ץ‬b3]
13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.0–0–0 [14.c3 0–0?
a) 14...Qb6 15.Bxd5 Nxd5 16.b4 (16.Bxg7 Rg8 17.Bxh6 Rxg2 18.Ne4 Bb7÷) 16...Bf8
17.a4 bxa4 18.Rxa4 Bb7 19.Ngf3 f6 20.Bd4 Qc6 21.b5 Qd7÷;
b) 14...Bb7!? 15.Ngf3 Qb6 16.0–0 0–0 17.Rad1 Rad8 Eichhorn-Morgado/corr/1994/

18.Bc2 Ng4÷;
15.Bxd5 Nxd5 16.b4+–]

14...Bb7 [14...0–0 15.h4 Bb7 16.Rh3‚ b7–h1, g4–g5]
15.Ne4 Be7 [15...Nxe4 16.Qxe4 0–0–0 17.Nf3 Ne3! (17...Nc3?? 18.Bxc3+–) 18.Rxd8+
Rxd8 19.Qf4 Nf5!µ
a) 19...Nxg2? 20.Qxf7 (20.Qg3? Nh4!–+) 20...Bd5 21.Bxd5 exd5 22.Qxg7+–;
b) 19...Bxf3? 20.Qxf3 Qd2+ 21.Kb1 Qd1+™ 22.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 23.Qxd1 Nxd1 24.Bxg7±
 ;
16.Nd6+ Bxd6 17.Bxd6 Rd8 [17...Qb6 18.Be5 0–0 19.Nf3²]
18.Be5 [18.Qe5 Qb6 19.Bxd5 Rxd6 (19...Nxd5? 20.Qxg7 Kd7 21.Bg3 Rdf8 22.Nf3+–)
20.Bxb7 Rxd1+ 21.Kxd1 Qxb7 22.Nf3 0–0 23.Kc1 =/ ]
18...0–0 19.Nf3 Nd7 20.Bd6 [20.Bd4 Nf4 21.Qf1 (21.Qe1? Qxe1 22.Nxe1 Ne2+ 23.Kb1
Nc5! 24.c3 Nxb3 25.axb3 e5–+) 21...e5! (21...Bxf3 22.gxf3 e5³) 22.Nxe5?! (¹22.Be3³)
22...Nxe5 (22...Bxg2 23.Qe1!) 23.Bxe5 Bxg2 24.Rg1! b4!! (24...Bxf1?? 25.Rxg7+ Kh8
26.Rxf7+ Kg8 27.Rg7+ Kh8 28.Re7++–) 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.Qe1 (26.Bxf7+ Kxf7
27.Qc4+ Ne6–+) 26...Re8 27.Bxf4™ Rxe1+ 28.Rxe1 e7 ]
20...Rfe8 21.Nd4 a6 [21...Qb6 22.Qxb5 Qxd6 23.Qxb7 Nc5 24.Qc6 (24.Qxa7 Ra8–+;
24.Qb5 Qf4+ 25.Kb1 Ne4 c3) 24...Nxb3+ 25.axb3 Qf4+ 26.Kb1 Qxf2³]
22.Qf3 Qb6 23.Qg3 Rc8 [23...Nc5 24.Bxd5 Rxd6 25.Bxb7 Nxb7³]
24.Rhe1 N5f6 25.f3 Bd5 [25...a5 26.a4„]
26.Bxd5 Nxd5 27.Re4 Kh7 28.Rh4 Rc4µ 29.b3 [29.Rg4 Rg8 30.Re4 (30.Nf5?? exf5
31.Rxc4 Qe3+!–+) 30...N5f6–+ ‫פ‬d4]
29...Rc3 30.Bf4 Nxf4 31.Qxf4 Nf6 32.Re1? [32.g4 e5 33.Qf5+ g6 34.Qg5 Ng8 35.Ne2
Rxf3–+; ¹32.Ne2 d4 ]
32...Rd8 33.Re5?! Qc7 34.Kb1 Nd5 35.Qg3? [35.Qe4+™ Kg8 36.Qe1]
35...Ne3–+ 36.Qe1 Nxg2 37.Qe4+ Kg8 38.Rg4 Re3! 39.Rxg7+ Kxg7 40.Qg4+ Kf8
0–1
(1210555) Georgiev,Kiril (2615) - Karpov,Anatoly (2780) [E32]

[Dautov,R]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 Bb7
9.Nh3 d5 10.cxd5 exd5 11.e3 c5 12.Bd3 [12.dxc5 g5 13.Bg3 d4 14.Qxd4 Qxd4 15.exd4
Re8+ 16.Be5 Nbd7 17.0–0–0 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Rxe5° Stohl-Psakhis/Amsterdam II/1990]
12...Nc6 [12...g5!? 13.Bg3 cxd4 14.Qxd4 Nc6 15.Qa4 d4 16.0–0 Qd5 17.Rfd1 Ne5
18.Bf1 Nf3+ 19.Kh1 Ne4 20.Qb5 Qxb5 21.Bxb5 dxe3 22.fxe3 Nxg3+ 23.hxg3 Ne5³
Chernin-Farago/OST-chT9394]
13.0–0N [13.dxc5  13...d4 14.Qc2 Ne5 15.0–0 bxc5 16.Bf5 Qd5 17.f3 dxe3 18.Bxf6
gxf6 19.Be4 Qd4 20.Bxb7 e2+ 21.Rf2 Rab8 22.Qxe2 Rxb7 23.Rd1 Qc4 24.Qe3 Qb3
25.Qxb3 Rxb3= Sokolov-Nijboer/NLD-ch/1994]
13...cxd4 14.exd4 g5! 15.Qc1 [15.Bg3 Ne4 16.Bxe4 dxe4 17.Rad1 Qd5µ f5]
15...Nh5 [15...gxh4? 16.Qxh6 Re8 17.Ng5 Re4 18.f3±; 15...Ne4!? 16.f3 Nxd4 17.fxe4
dxe4 18.Bc4 Rc8 (18...b5 19.Rd1) 19.Bf2 (19.Rd1!? Qf6 20.Bf2 Nb3 21.Bxb3 Rxc1
22.Raxc1 Qxb2 23.Rb1 Qxa3³) 19...Ne2+ (19...b5 20.Rd1 Rxc4 21.Qe3 Nc2 22.Rxd8
Rxd8 23.Qc1 Nxa1 24.Qxa1 Rd2°) 20.Bxe2 Rxc1 21.Raxc1 Qd2 22.Rfe1 e3 23.Bg3
Rc8µ]
16.Re1?! [16.Nxg5!? hxg5 17.Bxg5 f6 18.Bh6 Ng7 19.Qf4 Qd7 20.Rae1°  20...Rae8
21.Rxe8 Rxe8 22.Qxf6; 16.Bg3!? Nxd4 (16...Nxg3 17.fxg3 Nxd4 18.Qe3°) 17.Qe3 Ne6
18.Be5° (18.f4!?) ]
16...Qf6! [16...Nxd4?! 17.Nxg5 hxg5 18.Bxg5 f6 19.Bh6 Re8 20.Qc3‚]
17.Nxg5 [17.Bg3 Nxg3 18.hxg3 Rac8µ; 17.Qd1 Ng7 (17...gxh4 18.Qxh5 Nxd4 19.Qg4+
Kh8 20.Ng5!?°) 18.Bg3 Rfe8!³ (18...Qxd4?! 19.Be5!) ]
17...hxg5 18.Bxg5 Qxd4 19.Re3 f5 20.Rh3 [20.Bh6 Rf7 21.Rh3 Qg4 22.Qd2 Re8µ]
20...Ne5 21.Bc2 [21.Rxh5 Nxd3 (21...Qxd3? 22.Qc7 Nf7 23.Bf6!+– h8; 21...Rac8?
22.Bc2 Qg4 23.Rh3÷) 22.Qc7 Rf7! (22...Qxf2+? 23.Kh1 Rf7 24.Rh8+ Kxh8 25.Qxf7+–;
22...Qg7 23.Be7! Rf7 24.Qxb7 Re8 25.h4 Rexe7 26.Qa8+ Qf8 27.Qxd5 Nf4 28.Rg5+ Kh7
29.Qf3 Re4³) 23.Qg3 Rg7 24.Rd1 Re8 25.h4 Ba6µ]
21...Ng7 22.Be3 Qc4 23.Bh6 Rf7 24.Qd2 Rc8µ 25.Bb3 Qc6 26.Rg3 [26.Rc3 Nc4
27.Qg5 Qf6µ]
26...Rcc7 27.Re1 Ng4 28.Bf4 Rce7 29.Rc1 Qb5 30.h3 Nf6 31.Bc2 Qe2–+ 32.Qd4 Qc4
33.Qxc4 dxc4 34.Bg5 b5 35.b3 f4 36.Rc3 Nd5 37.Rf3 Re5 38.h4 Ne6 39.bxc4 bxc4
40.Bg6 Rg7
0–1
(1210557) Karpov,Anatoly (2780) - Georgiev,Kiril (2615) [D58]

[Donev,I]
1.d4 [Ftacnik]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0–0 7.e3 b6 8.Be2 Bb7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6
10.cxd5 exd5 11.b4 c6 [Schwarz vermeidet die Vereinfachung des Spiel nach 11...c5 und
strebt ein kompliziertes Mittelspiel an, in dem er hinter der Mauer d5–c6–b6 günstig
umgruppieren kann. ]
12.0–0 Qd6 13.Qb3 Nd7 [Weiß hat hauptsächlich zwei Pläne: 1.Spiel im Zentrum.
Vorbereitung und Durchsetzen des Durchbruchs im Zentrum mit e3–e4, wobei nach dem
Abtausch de4 der d4–Bauer schwach wird (besonders beim Türmeabtausch!!). Vorteile
für]
14.Rfe1 [Jetzt ist klar, daß Karpov den Vorstoß im Zentrum vorbereitet.]
14...Be7 [14...a5 15.bxa5 Rxa5 16.a4 Bd8 17.Bf1 Nf6 18.g3 Bc7=]
15.Rab1 a5 [Schwarz versucht, am Damenflügel Gegenspiel zu bekommen.]
16.bxa5 [16.b5 c5!=; 16.a3 axb4 17.axb4]
16...Rxa5 17.a4 [17.e4 Ra3 18.Qc2 dxe4 19.Nxe4 Qf4=]
17...Re8 18.Bf1 [18.e4 Ftacnik 18...dxe4 19.Nxe4 (19.Bc4?! exf3 20.Bxf7+ Kf8 21.Bxe8
Kxe8 22.Qg8+ Nf8µ) 19...Qg6÷]
18...Bf8 [18...Ba6 Ftacnik]
19.Qc2 [19.e4 Ftacnik 19...dxe4 20.Nxe4 Qf4 (20...Qg6? 21.Nh4 Qh5 (21...Qg4 22.g3
Rxe4 23.f3 Rxe1 24.fxg4 Rxb1 25.Qxb1 Rxa4 26.Nf3±) 22.Ng3 Qxh4 23.Rxe8±) 21.Nf6+
(21.Bd3÷) 21...Nxf6 22.Rxe8 Nxe8 23.Qxb6 Rxa4 24.Qxb7 Qc7=]
19...g6 20.e4 dxe4 21.Nxe4 Qf4 22.Bc4! Bg7 [22...c5? Ftacnik 23.Ng3 Rxe1+ 24.Rxe1
Bxf3 25.Qxg6+ Kh8 26.Bxf7 Qg5 27.gxf3 cxd4 28.Re8±]
23.Re2 [23.Ng3 Ftacnik 23...Rxe1+ 24.Rxe1 b5!„]
23...c5 [23...Rea8 24.Bb3 Nf6 25.Ne5!±; 23...b5 Ftacnik 24.Bb3²]
24.d5 Raa8 [24...Rea8!? 25.Bb3 Ne5 26.Nxe5 Bxe5„]
25.Rbe1± Rad8 [25...Ne5 Ftacnik 26.Nxe5 Rxe5 27.Qb3 Rae8 28.f3!±]
26.Qb3 [a5]
26...Ba8 27.g3 Qb8 [27...Qg4 28.h3! Qh5 (28...Qxh3? 29.Neg5!+– mit Doppelangriff
e8 oder h3.) 29.Kg2±]
28.d6 [Räumt die Diagonale a2–g8.]
28...Rf8
XHGFEDCBAY
1-mK-tR-+-+!
2zP-zPR+-+-"
3-zPN+-+Q+#
4+-+N+L+P$
5-+-+-zp-+%
6zpp+-zP-zp-&
7-vlp+n+-+'
8+ktr-tr-wql(
xhgfedcbay
[28...Rxe4 29.Bxf7+ Kh7 30.Rxe4 Bxe4 31.Rxe4 Nf6 (¹31...Nf8 32.Ne5± (32.h4±
Ftacnik) ) 32.Bxg6+!! Kxg6 (32...Kh8 33.Ne5+– (33.Ne5 Nxe4 34.Nf7+ Kg8 35.Nxh6+
Kh8 36.Qg8+ Rxg8 37.Nf7#) ) 33.Re7 Kh7 (33...Ne8 34.Qc2+ (34.Qd3+ Kf6 35.Qc3+
Kg6 36.Nh4+ Kh7 37.Nf5+–) 34...Kf6 35.Qc4 Kg6 36.Qe4++–) 34.Qd3+ Kg8 (34...Kh8
35.Qg6 Rg8 36.Ne5+–) 35.Qg6 Ne8 36.d7+–]
29.Bxf7+!!+– Rxf7 30.Neg5 hxg5 31.Nxg5 Rdf8 [31...Qxd6 32.Qxf7+ Kh8 33.Re7 Rg8
34.Rxd7 Qc6 35.Qxg7+! Rxg7 36.Re8+ Rg8 37.Rh7#]
32.Re8! [32.Nxf7 Ftacnik 32...Nf6÷]
32...Qxd6 [32...Rxe8 Ftacnik 33.Qxf7+ Kh8 34.Rxe8++–; 32...c4 Ftacnik 33.Qxc4 Ne5
34.R1xe5 Qb7 35.Qxf7+ Qxf7 36.Nxf7 Bxe5 37.Rxf8+ Kxf8 38.Nxe5+–; 32...Qb7
Ftacnik 33.Qxf7+ Kh8 34.Rxa8 Qxa8 35.Qxg6 Nf6 36.Re7+–]
33.Qxf7+ Kh8 34.Ne6
1–0

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Dautov]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd3 c5 7.0–0 0–0 8.Bd2 [8.Na4 cxd4
9.exd4]
8...d5 9.cxd5 cxd4 10.exd4 Bxc3?! [10...Nxd5 11.Nxd5 (11.Rc1 Dautov 11...Nc6 12.Re1
Rc8 13.Re4 Nce7 14.Nxd5 Nxd5 15.Rh4 g6 16.Rxc8 Qxc8 17.Ng5 Be7 18.Qg4 Ba6
19.Qh3‚ Yusupov-Ivanchuk/Bruxelles m/8 /1991; 11.Qe2) 11...Bxd2 12.Nxb6 axb6
13.Qxd2 Bxf3 14.gxf3 Ra5°]
11.bxc3 Qxd5 12.Re1 [12.Qe2!?]
12...Nbd7 [12...Ba6!?]
13.Qe2 [13.h3?! Dautov 13...e5! 14.c4 Qd6 15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.dxe5 Qxd3 17.exf6 Qg6
18.Qg4 Qxf6= Donner-Portish/Amsterdam/1967]
13...Rfd8 [13...Qh5 Dautov 14.a4 a6 15.Reb1 Rfd8 16.Be3 Be4 17.Bf4 Qf5 18.Bxe4
Nxe4 19.Bd2 0,5/Reshevsky-Smyslov/SWZ ct/1953]
14.a4 Bc6 [14...a6!? Dautov]
15.Qf1 [15.a5?! Dautov 15...b5]
15...Qd6 16.Ne5 Nxe5 17.Rxe5 Ng4?! [17...h6! 18.Qc1 (18.Qe2 Dautov 18...Nd7 19.Re3
e5 20.Rg3 exd4 21.cxd4 Nf8 22.Qh5 Kh8²; 18.f4 Ng4 19.Ree1 f5 20.Qe2 Re8„ f6–
e4) 18...Ng4 19.Rh5 e5 20.h3 e4 (20...exd4? 21.Bf4 Qd7 22.Bf5+–) 21.hxg4 exd3=]
18.Rh5 Nf6 [18...h6 19.Rh4 f5 20.f3 Nf6 21.Qe2²]
19.Rh4 e5 20.Be3 h6 [20...e4 Dautov 21.Be2 Nd5 22.c4 Nxe3 23.fxe3²; 20...g6 Dautov
21.Qc1 Nd7 22.Bf1!?² de5,d4,a1–h8]
21.Qc1! Kf8 [21...Nd5 22.Bxh6! gxh6 23.Rxh6 Qe7 (23...f6 24.Rg6+ Kf7 25.Qh6 Ne7
26.Rg7+ Ke8 27.Bf5! Nxf5 28.Qh8+ Qf8 29.Qh5++–) 24.Rh8+ Kxh8 25.Qh6+ Kg8
26.Bh7+ Kh8 27.Bg6+ Kg8 28.Qh7+ Kf8 29.Qh8#; 21...e4 22.Be2² (22.Bxh6 exd3
23.Bxg7 Nh7!) ]
22.dxe5! [22.Bxh6 gxh6 23.Qxh6+ Ke7 24.Re1 Nd7÷]
22...Qxe5 [22...Qxd3 23.exf6‚]
23.Bd4 Qd5 [23...Qg5 24.Qxg5 hxg5 25.Rh8+ Ke7 26.Rxd8 (26.Re1+ Kd6 27.Rxd8+
Rxd8 28.Re5 Re8!=; 26.Rh3!?² a5) 26...Rxd8 27.a5± (27.a5 Dautov 27...Rd6 28.axb6
axb6 29.Rb1 Nd7 30.Bf5 g6 31.Bxd7 Bxd7 32.Bxb6²) ]
24.Bf1 Rd6 [24...Ne4?? Dautov 25.Bxg7+!+–]
25.a5 [25.Rxh6? gxh6 26.Qxh6+ Ke7 27.Re1+ Ne4; 25.c4 Qxd4

a) 25...Qe6 26.c5;
b) 25...Qg5 26.Qxg5 hxg5 27.Rh8+ Ke7 (27...Ng8? 28.Bb2!±) ;
26.Rxd4 Rxd4 27.a5±]
25...Ne4?! [25...b5 26.Qa3 (26.c4 bxc4 27.Qa3 Ke8 28.Qg3‚) 26...Ke8 27.Re1+‚]
26.Rg4? [26.Qa3! Nc5
a) 26...Nd2 27.Rd1 Nc4 28.Bxg7+ Kxg7 29.Rxd5 Nxa3 30.Rxd6+–;
b) 26...Ng5 27.c4! Qe6 28.Re1 Qg6 29.Kh1±;
c) 26...Rad8 27.axb6 axb6 (27...Nd2 28.Rg4±) 28.Rxe4 Qxe4 29.Bxb6± (29.Bxb6 Dautov
29...Kg8 30.Bxd8 Rxd8 31.c4±) ;
27.Rd1 Kg8 28.Bxc5 Qxd1 29.Bxd6 Bb5 30.c4+–; 26.axb6!? Dautov 26...axb6 (26...Ng5
27.c4 Nf3+ 28.Kh1 Qf5 29.Rf4 Qh5 30.gxf3+–) 27.Rxa8+ (27.Bxb6? Rxa1 28.Qxa1 Nd2
29.Rd4? Nf3+ 30.gxf3 Qxf3–+) 27...Bxa8 28.Qa3 Nc5
a) 28...Ng5 29.c4+–;
b) 28...Nd2 29.Rh5! Qxh5 (29...Qc6 30.Be5+–) 30.Qxd6+ Kg8 31.Qb8+ Kh7 32.Qxa8
Nxf1 33.Qe4+ f5 34.Qe5+–;
29.Bxg7+! Kxg7 30.Rd4 Qc6 31.Rxd6 Qxd6 32.Qxa8±]
26...g5! 27.axb6 axb6 [27...f5 28.Rxe4 fxe4 29.Rxa7±]
28.Rxa8+ Bxa8 29.Qa3 Qa5! [29...f5 30.Rxe4 fxe4 31.Bc4! Qxc4 (31...Qc6 32.Be5)
32.Qxd6+ Kf7 33.Qd7++–; 29...Nc5 30.h4‚]
30.Qxa5 bxa5 31.f3 f5 32.fxe4 Rxd4 [32...fxg4 33.Bc5 Ke7 34.e5+–]
33.cxd4 fxg4 34.Bd3?! [34.d5! Ke7 35.Bb5 (35.Kf2 Dautov 35...Kd6 36.Ke3 Kc5=)
35...Kd6 36.Kf2 Bb7 37.Ke3 Ke5 38.g3 h5 39.Be8 Bc8 40.Bxh5 (40.Bg6 a4 41.Kd3 h4
42.Kc4 a3 43.Kb3 Bb7 44.Kxa3 Bxd5 45.exd5 Kxd5 46.Bf5 Kd4 47.Bxg4 hxg3 48.hxg3
Ke3 49.Bd1 g4 50.Bxg4 Kf2=) 40...a4 41.Kd3 a3 42.Kc3 Kxe4 43.d6 Ke5=]
34...a4 [34...Ke7? Dautov 35.Kf2 a4 36.Ke3+–]
35.d5 Ke7 36.Kf2 Kd6 37.Ke3 a3 38.Bb1 g3?! [38...Ke5 39.g3 h5 40.Kd3 h4 41.Kc4 a2
42.Bxa2 Kxe4 43.d6 Bc6=; 38...Kc5 Dautov 39.Ba2 Bb7 40.g3!+– d3–c3]
39.hxg3 [39.h3!? Dautov 39...Kc5 40.Ba2 (40.Kf3 Kc4 41.Ba2+ Kd4!) 40...Bb7=]
39...Ke5 40.Kd3 Bb7 41.Kc4 Bc8 [41...h5! 42.Kc5 (42.Kb3 Ba6 (42...h4 Dautov
43.gxh4 gxh4 44.Kxa3 Bxd5 (44...Ba6=) 45.exd5 h3 46.gxh3 Kxd5 47.h4 Ke6=)
43.Kxa3 Bf1 44.Kb4 Bxg2 45.Kc5 h4 46.d6 Bh3 47.gxh4 gxh4 48.Bd3 Be6=) 42...h4
43.d6 Bc8 44.Kc6 h3 45.gxh3 Bxh3 46.d7 Bxd7+ 47.Kxd7 g4 48.Ke7 a2 49.Bxa2
Kxe4=]
42.Kb4 Bg4? [42...Kd6! 43.Kxa3 Ba6 44.Kb4 Bf1 45.Kc3 Ke5 46.Bd3 Bxg2 47.Kc4 h5
48.Kc5 h4 49.d6 Bh3 50.gxh4 gxh4 51.Bf1 Bd7 52.Bg2 h3 53.Bh1 Be8 54.Bf3 Kf4=;
42...h5 Dautov 43.Kxa3 Ba6 44.Kb4 Bf1 45.Kc5 Bxg2 46.d6 (46.g4 Bf3!) 46...Bh3
47.Kc6 (47.Bd3 Bd7 48.Be2 h4 49.gxh4 gxh4 50.Bf3 h3=) 47...h4 48.gxh4 gxh4 49.Bd3
Be6 50.Bc4 h3 (50...Bg4? 51.Be2! Be6 52.Bf3+–) 51.Bxe6 h2 52.d7 h1Q 53.d8Q
Qxe4+=]
43.Kxa3 Be2 44.Kb4 Bf1 [44...Kd6 45.Kc3 Ke5 46.Bd3+–]
45.Kc5 Bxg2 46.Bd3! [46.d6 Bh3=]
46...Bf3 [46...h5 47.g4
a) 47.Be2! Bxe4 48.d6 Ke6 (48...Bf5 49.Bxh5 Bd7 50.g4! Ba4 51.Bg6 Bd7 52.Bf5 Bxf5
53.gxf5 g4 54.d7 g3 55.d8Q+–) 49.Bxh5 Bf5 50.Kc6 g4 51.Bg6 Bxg6 52.d7+–;
b) 47.d6 Dautov 47...Bh3 48.Kc6 h4 49.gxh4 gxh4 50.Bf1 Be6 51.Bg2+–;
47...Bf3 48.gxh5 Bxh5 49.d6 Be8=]
47.d6 Bg4 48.Kc6 Bc8 49.Kc7 Be6 50.Bc4 Bg4 51.Be2 Be6 52.Bf3 g4 53.Bg2 h5 54.d7
1–0

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Bb5+ Bd7 6.Qe2+ Be7 7.dxc5 Nf6 8.Nb3 0–0
9.Be3 Re8 10.Nf3 a6 11.Bd3 a5 12.a4 Ng4 13.0–0 Na6 14.c6 Bxc6 15.Bd4 Nb4 16.Bf5
Bd7 17.Bxd7 Qxd7 18.h3 Nf6 19.c3 Nc6 20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.Qb5 Red8 22.Rfd1 b6
23.Nbd2 Qb7 24.Nb3 Qd7 25.Rd3 Ne7 26.Nbd4 Qxb5 27.Nxb5 Kf8 28.Rad1 Rac8
29.Nd2 Ng6 30.g3 Ne5 31.Re3 h5 32.Nf3 Nd7 33.b4 axb4 34.cxb4 Nb8 35.Ne5 Nc6
36.Nxc6 Rxc6 37.Red3 d4 38.Nxd4 Rc4 39.Ne6+ fxe6 40.Rxd8+ Bxd8 41.Rxd8+ Ke7
42.Rh8 Rxb4 43.Rxh5 Rxa4 44.Rb5 Ra6 45.h4 Kd6 46.Kf1 Ke7 47.Ke2 Ra2+ 48.Kf3
Ra3+ 49.Kg2 Ra6 50.g4 Kd6 51.Kf3 Ra3+ 52.Kf4 Ra4+ 53.Kg3 Kc6 54.Re5 Kd6
55.Rg5 Ra7 56.h5 Rb7 57.Rb5 Kc6 58.Re5 Kd6 59.Rb5 Kc6 60.Rb2 b5 61.Kf4 b4
62.Ke5 Kd7 63.Kd4 Kd6 64.f4 e5+ 65.fxe5+ Ke6 66.g5 Rb5 67.Rh2 b3 68.Kc3 b2
69.Rxb2 Rxb2 70.Kxb2 Kxe5
½–½

Tilburg blitz Tilburg (2), 1994
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bg2 Bb4+ 8.Bd2 Be7 9.Nc3
Bb7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Bc1 Na6 12.Bb2 c6 13.Ne5 Bd6 14.Nd3 Re8 15.Rc1 Nc7 16.Re1 Ne6
17.e4 dxe4 18.Nxe4 Nd5 19.Ne5 Bb4 20.Re2 Rc8 21.Rec2 Ne7 22.a3 Bd6 23.b4 Bb8
24.Rd2 Nd5 25.Qb3 Re7 26.f4 f6 27.Nc4 Kh8 28.f5 Nf8 29.a4 Qd7 30.Rf2 Rce8
31.Ncd2 Nc7 32.Qc2 Nd5 33.Qb3 Nc7 34.Qd3 Ba6 35.Qc3 Nd5 36.Qb3 Bb7 37.Ba3 Rc8
38.Nc4 Ree8 39.Qb1 Ba6 40.b5 cxb5 41.axb5 Qxb5 42.Ncd6 Qxb1 43.Rxb1 Nc3
44.Nxc8 Nxb1 45.Ncd6 Bxd6 46.Bxd6 Bd3 47.Rf4 Nd7 48.h4 a5 49.Nf2 Bc4 50.Bc6
Rd8 51.Be7 Rc8 52.Bxd7 Rc7 53.Be6 Bxe6 54.fxe6 Rxe7 55.d5 Nc3 56.Rc4 Ne2+
57.Kf1 Nxg3+ 58.Kg2
1–0
(1210592) Kurajica,Bojan (2565) - Karpov,Anatoly (2780) [E14]

Tilburg blitz Tilburg (2), 1994
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 b6 4.c4 Bb7 5.Bd3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.0–0 Bd6 8.Nc3 a6 9.b3 0–0
10.Bb2 Nbd7 11.Rc1 Re8 12.Ne2 Ne4 13.Qc2 c5 14.Ng3 Rc8 15.Qe2 b5 16.dxc5 Ndxc5
17.Nf5 Nxd3 18.Qxd3 Bf8 19.Qd4 f6 20.Ng3 Qe7 21.Qb6 Qd7 22.Qd4 Qe6 23.Ne2
Rxc1 24.Rxc1 Rc8 25.Rxc8 Qxc8 26.Qd1 Bd6 27.Nfd4 b4 28.f3 Ng5 29.Nf4 Qc7
30.Qd2 Qd7 31.Nde2 Nf7 32.Nd4 Nd8 33.h4 a5 34.h5 Bxf4 35.exf4 Ne6 36.h6 g6
37.Qe3 Kf7 38.f5 Nxd4 39.fxg6+ Kxg6 40.Qxd4 Qe6 41.Qf4 Ba6 42.Bd4 Bd3 43.Kh2
Qf5 44.Qd2 Bb1 45.Bb6 Qg5 46.Be3 Qh4+ 47.Kg1 d4 48.Bxd4 Qxh6 49.Be3 Qh4
50.Bf2 Qg5 51.Be3 Qe5 52.Kf2 Qa1 53.Qd5 Qb2+ 54.Kg1 Kg7 55.Qxa5 Bxa2 56.Qxb4
Qxb3 57.Qg4+ Kf7 58.Qh5+ Ke6 59.Bf4 Qa4 60.Qg4+ Kf7 61.Qf5 Qd1+ 62.Kh2 Bb1
63.Qb5 Qd3 64.Qb7+ Kg6 65.Qc8 Kg7 66.Qh3 Ba2 67.Qh6+ Kf7 68.Qh5+ Ke7 69.Qc5+
Ke6 70.Qc8+ Kf7 71.Bg3 Be6 72.Qc7+
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bg2 Bb4+ 8.Bd2 Be7 9.0–0
0–0 10.Nc3 Bb7 11.Rc1 Na6 12.Qc2 Ba3 13.Rcd1 h6 14.Ne5 Re8 15.Qf5 Bf8 16.Rfe1 c5
17.Ng4 Nxg4 18.Qxg4 cxd4 19.Qxd4 Nb4 20.Rc1 Bc5 21.Qg4 Qf6 22.Rf1 Rac8 23.a3
Bd4 24.Nb5 Rxc1 25.Bxc1 Nc2 26.e3 Bc5 27.b4 Bf8 28.Nxa7 Ra8 29.Nb5 Ba6 30.Bxd5
Rd8 31.Qc4 Rc8 32.Qd3 Bxb4 33.a4 Ne1 34.Qb1
1–0
(1210675) Kurajica,Bojan (2565) - Karpov,Anatoly (2780) [E14]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 b6 4.c4 Bb7 5.Bd3 Be7 6.0–0 0–0 7.Nc3 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.b3
Nbd7 10.Bb2 Ne4 11.Rc1 Ndf6 12.Ne2 Bd6 13.Ne5 c5 14.f3 Ng5 15.Ng3 cxd4 16.exd4
g6 17.Qd2 Ne6 18.Qh6 Rc8 19.Rxc8 Qxc8 20.Nf5 Qd8 21.Qg7+ Nxg7 22.Nh6+ Kh8
23.Nexf7+ Rxf7 24.Nxf7+ Kg8 25.Nxd8 Bc8 26.Nc6 a5 27.Re1 Kf8 28.Bc1 Ne6 29.Be3
Bd7 30.Ne5 Be8 31.Bh6+ Ke7 32.Be3 Ba3 33.Re2 Nd7 34.Nxd7 Bxd7 35.h4 Bd6 36.a4
Kd8 37.h5 gxh5 38.Bxh7 Nf4 39.Rc2 b5 40.axb5 Bxb5 41.Bxf4
1–0
(1213988) Gelfand,Boris (2680) - Karpov,Anatoly (2780) [B66]

Cap d'Agde final Cap d'Agde (7.1), 1994
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 h6 9.Be3
Bd7 10.f4 b5 11.Bd3 Qc7 12.Rhe1 Na5 13.e5 b4 14.Ne4 Nxe4 15.Bxe4 Nc4 16.Qf2 d5
17.Bd3 Nxe3 18.Rxe3 Bc5 19.Rg3 Qb6 20.Be2 g6 21.Kb1 a5 22.Rgd3 a4 23.Qe1 h5
24.Qd2 Rc8 25.Rh3 Ke7 26.Rd3 Kf8 27.g4 hxg4 28.Bxg4 Kg7 29.Qg2 b3 30.c3 bxa2+
31.Ka1 a3 32.b3 Bxd4 33.cxd4 Rc7 34.Qf2 Rhc8 35.Qe1 Rc2 36.Rh3 Qc7 37.Qe3 Rb2
38.Qe1 Qc2 39.Rhd3 Bb5 40.Re3 Rb1+ 41.Rxb1 axb1Q+ 42.Qxb1 Qd2
0–1
(1213989) Karpov,Anatoly (2780) - Gelfand,Boris (2680) [A48]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.e3 0–0 5.Be2 d6 6.0–0 c5 7.c3 Qb6 8.Nbd2 Be6 9.Ng5
Bd7 10.Nc4 Qc7 11.a4 h6 12.Nf3 Nh5 13.Bg3 Nxg3 14.hxg3 Bg4 15.d5 Bc8 16.a5 Nd7
17.e4 Nf6 18.Qd3 Bd7 19.Rfd1 b5 20.axb6 axb6 21.Ne3 b5 22.Qc2 h5 23.Nh2 Bh6
24.Nhf1 Rfc8 25.Bf3 Ra7 26.Qe2 Rb8 27.Nc2 Ng4 28.Rxa7 Qxa7 29.Ra1 Qb7 30.Qd1
Ra8 31.Nh2 Nf6 32.Nf1 Ra6 33.Nfe3 Qa7 34.Rxa6 Qxa6 35.b4 Bg7 36.e5 Nh7 37.e6
fxe6 38.dxe6 Bxe6 39.Bd5 Qc8 40.Qd3 Nf6 41.Bxe6+ Qxe6 42.Qxg6 Qf7 43.Qf5 e6
44.Qf3 Nd5 45.Qe4 Nxc3 46.Qc6 Bf8 47.g4 hxg4 48.Nxg4 Qf5 49.Nce3 Qg6 50.Qf3
Bg7 51.bxc5 dxc5 52.Qa8+ Kh7 53.Qb7 Ne2+ 54.Kf1 Nd4 55.g3 b4 56.Qh1+ Kg8
57.Qa8+ Bf8 58.Ne5 Qg7 59.N3g4 b3 60.Kg2 Kh7 61.Qe8 b2 62.Qh5+ Kg8 63.Nh6+
Qxh6 64.Qf7+ Kh8 65.Ng6+ Qxg6 66.Qxg6 c4 67.g4 c3 68.g5 Nf5 69.Qf6+ Bg7
70.Qd8+ Kh7 71.Qd3 Kg6 72.f4 Kf7 73.Kh3 Bd4 74.Qe4 Ke7 75.Qd3 Ne3 76.Qxd4
b1Q 77.Qxe3 Qf5+ 78.Kg3 c2 79.Qa7+ Kd6 80.Qa3+ Qc5 81.Qc1 Qc3+ 82.Kh4 Ke7
83.g6 [time]
0–1

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 h6 8.0–0 Be6 9.Re1
Be7 10.Bf1 0–0 11.Nd5 Bg4 12.h3 Bh5 13.g4 Bg6 14.Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.Bc4 Qc7 16.c3
Nd8 17.Bd5 Ne6 18.a4 a5 19.Be3 Rab8 20.Qe2 b6 21.Kg2 Rfc8 22.Rh1 Qd7 23.Qb5
Qe7 24.Qd3 Nc7 25.c4 Nxd5 26.cxd5 Qd7 27.Nd2 b5 28.b3 Bg5 29.Bxg5 hxg5 30.axb5
Rxb5 31.Rhc1 Rb4 32.Rxc8+ Qxc8 33.Nc4 Qb8 34.Ra3 f6 35.f3 a4 36.Rxa4 Rxb3
37.Ra8 Qxa8 38.Qxb3 Qa6 39.Qb4 Qa2+ 40.Kg3 Qa1 41.Kg2 Qd4 42.Qb8+ Kh7
43.Nxd6 Qd2+ 44.Kg3
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.e3 d6 5.c3 0–0 6.Be2 c5 7.0–0 Qb6 8.Nbd2 Be6 9.Ng5
Bd7 10.Nc4 Qc7 11.h3 h6 12.Nf3 Bf5 13.Bh2 Nbd7 14.a4 Rad8 15.a5 Be6 16.Qa4 Qc6
17.Nfd2 Bd5 18.f3 Qxa4 19.Rxa4 Rc8 20.Raa1 Bc6 21.a6 b6 22.Na3 Nd5 23.e4 Ne3
24.d5 Nxf1 25.Bxf1 Ba4 26.Bb5 Bxb5 27.Nxb5 Ra8 28.Nc7 Rac8 29.Nb5 Ra8 30.Nc7
Rac8 31.Nb5 Ra8
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.e3 d6 5.c3 0–0 6.Be2 c5 7.0–0 b6 8.a4 a6 9.h3 Bb7
10.Nbd2 Nbd7 11.Bh2 Ne4 12.Nxe4 Bxe4 13.Qb3 Qc7 14.Rfd1 Nf6 15.Nd2 Bb7 16.Nc4
Nd7 17.Bg4 Bd5 18.e4 Bxe4 19.Bxd7 Qxd7 20.Nxb6 Qb7 21.d5 Bc2 22.Qxc2 Qxb6
23.Re1 Ra7 24.Re2 Rb8 25.Rae1 Bf6 26.Bf4 Qb3 27.Qe4 Rab7 28.Ra1 a5 29.g4 Qb6
30.g5 Bg7 31.Rae1 Qd8 32.Bc1 Qc8 33.Kg2 Ra7 34.h4 Rbb7 35.h5 Rc7 36.hxg6 hxg6
37.Rh1 Rab7 38.Rh4 Qd7 39.Re3 c4 40.Rf3 Rb8 41.Be3 Rxb2 42.Bd4 e5 43.dxe6 Qxe6
44.Qf4 Be5 45.Rfh3 Qd5+ 46.Kf1 Rb1+ 47.Ke2 Rb2+ 48.Kd1 Kf8 49.Qe3 Rcb7 50.Qe4
Qxe4 51.Rxe4 Bxd4 52.Rxd4 Rxf2 53.Kc1 Rg2 54.Rd5 Re7 55.Kd1 Re5 56.Rxd6 Rexg5
57.Rd2 Rxd2+ 58.Kxd2 Rd5+ 59.Ke2 Rd3 60.Rh8+ Kg7 61.Ra8 Rxc3 62.Rxa5 Ra3
63.Ra8 g5 64.a5 Kg6 65.a6 Kf5 66.a7 g4 67.Kd2 Kf4 68.Kc2 c3 69.Kd3 g3
0–1

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nc6 4.0–0 Bd7 5.Re1 a6 6.Bf1 g6 7.c3 Bg4 8.d3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3
Bg7 10.Be3 Rc8 11.Qd1 Nf6 12.Nd2 0–0 13.a3 e5 14.b4 cxb4 15.axb4 d5 16.Nb3 Re8
17.Bd2 Bf8 18.Na5 Rc7 19.Nxc6 Rxc6 20.Ra2 b5 21.Qa1 Qc8 22.g3 dxe4 23.dxe4 Rd8
24.Bg5 Be7 25.Ra3 Kg7 26.Re2 h6 27.Bxf6+ Bxf6 28.Rea2 Rdd6 29.Be2 h5 30.h4
Kh7 31.Kg2 Bg7 32.Qb2 Bh6 33.Qb3 Rc7 34.Rc2 Rdc6 35.Qd5 Bf8 36.Rca2 Bg7
37.Rd2 Bf6 38.Rd3 Kg7 39.Bd1 Qe8 40.Rf3 Qe7 41.Qa2 Qd6 42.Bb3 Rb6 43.Bd5
Re7 44.Qb3 Qc7 45.Ra1 g5 46.hxg5 Bxg5 47.Rf5 Rg6 48.c4 h4 49.c5 hxg3 50.fxg3
Bf4 51.Rf1 f6 52.Rf3 a5 53.Kf2 Bd2 54.c6 Bxb4 55.Qd3 Qb6+ 56.Kg2 a4 57.Rf1 Qd4
58.Qf3 Bc5 59.Rh5 Qd2+ 60.Kh3 b4 61.Qf5 Qe2 62.Rf3 Qe1 63.g4 Be3 64.Rf1 Qe2
65.Bg8 Bh6 66.Bd5 Bf4 67.Rxf4 exf4 68.Qxf4 Qd3+ 69.Kh2 Qc2+ 70.Kh3 Qc3+
71.Kh4 Re5 72.Rxe5 [time]
1–0
(1221149) Campora,Daniel Hugo (2560) - Karpov,Anatoly (2780) [B17]

San Nicolas m San Nicolas (1), 1994
9.Qxf3 Qd5 10.Be2 e6 11.0–0 Qxf3 12.Bxf3 Bd6 13.Bd2 0–0–0 14.Rad1 Bc7 15.g3 Rd7
16.Kg2 Rhd8 17.Bg5 a5 18.Rfe1 Bd6 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Re4 h6 21.Rh4 Bf8 22.Rh5 f5
23.g4 Kc7 24.gxf5 e5 25.f6 exd4 26.cxd4 Rxd4 27.Rxd4 Rxd4 28.Rxa5 Rf4 29.Bg4 Rxf6
30.Rf5 Rxf5 31.Bxf5 Kd6 32.Kf3
½–½
(1221150) Karpov,Anatoly (2780) - Campora,Daniel Hugo (2560) [D36]

San Nicolas m San Nicolas (2), 1994
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 0–0 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Nf3 c6 9.Qc2
Re8 10.0–0 Nf8 11.h3 Be6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.b4 Rc8 14.Na4 Rc7 15.Rac1 Be7 16.Qb1
Bd6 17.b5 Qf6 18.bxc6 bxc6 19.Nh2 Qh4 20.Bf5 Qh5 21.Bxe6 Nxe6 22.Nf3 f5 23.Rc3
Nd8 24.Nc5 Bxc5 25.Rxc5 Ne6 26.Rc3 f4 27.e4 h6 28.Re1 Rce7 29.Rxc6 dxe4 30.Rxe4
Qd5 31.Rc3 Qf5 32.Qe1 Qd5 33.Kh1 Qd6 34.Qd2 Ng5 35.Rxe7 Qxe7 36.Qxf4 Qb4
37.Nxg5 hxg5 38.Qd2 g4 39.hxg4
1–0
(1224701) Karpov,Anatoly (2780) - Kamsky,Gata (2695) [B65]

Buenos Aires Sicilian Buenos Aires (1), 12.10.1994
[Ftacnik,L]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.0–0–0 0–0
9.f4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qa5 11.Bc4 Bd7 12.e5 dxe5 13.Qxe5 Qb6 [13...Qb4 14.Rd4 Qb6
Suetin-Glek,I/Moscow/1983/ (14...Bc5 15.Rhd1 Bxd4 16.Rxd4 Qb6 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Qxf6
Rfd8 19.f5 Bc6 20.Rg4+ Kf8 21.b3+–) ]
14.Qe2 Rad8 [14...Bc6÷]
15.Ne4 Nd5!? [15...Bc6 16.Nxf6+ Bxf6 17.Bxf6 gxf6²]
16.Bxd5 Bxg5 17.Nxg5 [17.fxg5 exd5 18.Rxd5 Bg4„]
17...exd5 18.Rxd5 Bg4! 19.Qe4 g6 20.Rxd8 Rxd8 21.Qc4 [21.Qe7 Rd7 22.Qe8+ Kg7
23.h3 Bf5 24.g4 Qf2!]
21...Qf6 22.g3 Qe7 23.Qe4 Qd7 24.Qd3 Qe7 [24...Qxd3 25.cxd3 Rxd3 26.Re1²]
25.Qe4 Qd7 26.Qd3 Qe7
½–½
(1224707) Salov,Valery (2710) - Karpov,Anatoly (2780) [B49]

[Ribli,Z]
1.e4 [Ftacnik]
1...c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 Nf6 7.Be3 a6 8.0–0 Bb4 9.Na4
Be7 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Nb6 Rb8 12.Nxc8 Qxc8 13.e5 Nd5 14.Bc1 Bc5 15.Qd3 0–0
[15...Qc7 16.Qe4 a5!? 17.c4 Ne7 18.Kh1 0–0 19.Bd3 Ng6 20.f4 d6= Beliavsky,A-
Andersson,U/Wijk aan Zee/1984/INF37,201/]
16.Qg3 Re8!? [16...Ne7 17.Bd3 Qc7 18.b3 a5= Tukmakov,V-Taimanov,M/Vilnius

zt/1975/INF20,406/]
17.Rd1 a5 18.b3 [18.Bd3!? Ftacnik 18...a4 19.h4‚]
18...a4= 19.Bh6 [19.bxa4 Ftacnik 19...Rb4³]
19...Bf8 20.h4 Qc7 21.Bg5 axb3 22.axb3 Ra8 23.c4 Nb4 24.Qc3 c5 25.Bf3 Rxa1
26.Rxa1 d6 27.Bf4 Rd8 [27...dxe5 Ftacnik 28.Bxe5 Qe7 29.g3²]
28.h5 h6 [28...d5 29.cxd5 Nxd5 30.Bxd5 Rxd5 (30...exd5!?) 31.h6 g6=]
29.Rd1 dxe5 30.Rxd8 [30.Bxe5 Ftacnik 30...Rxd1+ 31.Bxd1 Qd7 32.Bf3=]
30...Qxd8 31.Bxe5 Qd7 32.g3 Nd3 33.Bc6 Qd8 [33...Qxc6 34.Qxd3 Be7=]
34.Qd2 Be7 35.Bc3 Bg5 36.Qd1 [36.f4 Bf6 37.Bxf6 gxf6÷ (37...gxf6 Ftacnik 38.Kf1
Qd4³) ]
36...Nc1 37.Qc2 Qd3 38.Qxd3 Nxd3 39.Kf1 Nc1 [¹39...Bf6 Ftacnik 40.Bxf6 gxf6=]
40.Ba4 Bf6 [40...Na2 41.Be5 (41.Bb2 Ftacnik 41...Bf6=) 41...Bf6 42.Bd6 Bd4=]
41.Bxf6 gxf6 42.b4! Kf8 [42...cxb4 43.c5 Kf8 (43...b3 Ftacnik 44.c6 b2 45.Bc2+–) 44.c6
Ke7 45.c7+–]
43.b5 [43.bxc5 Ftacnik 43...Ke7÷]

43...Ke7 44.Bc2 f5 45.Ke1 Na2 46.Kd2 Nb4 47.Bb1 Kd6 48.Ke2 Ke5 49.Ke3 Kf6
[49...Kd6 Ftacnik 50.Kf4 f6 51.f3±]
50.Kf4 Ke7 [50...e5+ Ftacnik 51.Ke3 Kg5 52.f3 f4+ 53.gxf4+ exf4+ 54.Ke4+–]
51.Ke5 f6+ 52.Kf4 Kf7 [52...Kd6 Ftacnik 53.f3]
53.b6 Nc6 54.b7 Ke7 55.Bxf5 Kd6 [55...exf5 56.Kxf5 Kf7 57.g4 (57.f4 Ftacnik 57...Nb8
58.g4 Nc6 59.g5+–) 57...Nd4+ 58.Ke4 Nc6 59.Kd5+–]
56.Be4 Nb8 57.Bg6 Kc7 58.Bf7 Kd6 59.Be8 Ke7 60.Bb5 Kd6 61.Ke4 Kc7 62.g4
[62.g4 Kxb7 (62...Kd6 Ftacnik 63.f4 Kc7 64.g5+–) 63.f4 Kc7 64.g5 fxg5 65.fxg5 Kd6
66.gxh6 Ke7 67.h7+–]
1–0
(1224709) Karpov,Anatoly (2780) - Ljubojevic,Ljubomir (2580) [B85]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.0–0 Be7 8.f4 Qc7 9.Kh1
0–0 10.Qe1 Nc6 11.Be3 Bd7 12.Qg3 Kh8 13.Bf3 [13.e5?! dxe5 14.fxe5 Qxe5 15.Nxc6
Qxg3 16.hxg3 Bxc6µ; 13.Rad1]
13...Rac8 [13...b5 14.e5 Ne8²]
14.Rad1 b5 15.a3 Nxd4 16.Bxd4 Bc6 17.Rd3 [17.e5 dxe5 18.fxe5 Nd7 19.Ne4 f5!?
(19...Bxe4 20.Bxe4 Nc5 21.Bf3 f5÷) 20.Nd6 (20.exf6 Qxg3 21.hxg3 gxf6=) 20...Rcd8„]
17...Qb7 18.b4!? Rg8 19.e5 [19.Re1!?²]
19...Ne4 20.Nxe4 Bxe4 21.c3! Bxf3? [¹21...f6 22.exd6 (22.exf6 gxf6 23.Qh3 Bxf3
24.Rdxf3 e5! 25.fxe5 dxe5 26.Bxe5 fxe5 27.Rf7 Rg7 28.Rxg7 Kxg7 29.Qg4+ Kh8 30.Rf7
Rg8–+; 22.Bxe4 Qxe4 23.Re3 Qf5 24.Qe1²) 22...Bxd6 23.Qg4 Bxf3 24.Rdxf3 e5 25.fxe5
fxe5 26.Bf2÷]
22.Rdxf3 Qe4 [22...f6? 23.Qg6!! fxe5 24.Rh3+–]
23.Re3 Qd5 [23...Qf5 24.Qf3 h5 25.Qb7±]
24.Qh3 Rc4 25.f5 Bg5 [25...exf5 26.Qxf5 Rf8 27.Rh3 h6 28.Qd7+– (28.Rxh6+? gxh6
29.exd6+ Rxd4 30.dxe7 Rg8 31.Qf6+ Kh7–+) ; 25...dxe5 26.Qxh7+! Kxh7 27.Rh3+]
26.Rg3 [26.Ree1 f6 27.exd6 exf5 28.Bc5 Rf4„]

26...Bh6 [26...dxe5 27.Rxg5 exd4 28.Qxh7+! Kxh7 29.Rh5#]
27.fxe6 [27.exd6 Qxd6 28.Qxh6 Qxd4!= (28...Rxd4? 29.Qxh7+ Kxh7 30.Rh3+) ]
27...fxe6 28.exd6 Qxd6 29.Qh5 Rxd4 [29...Rcc8 30.Rg6 Rgf8 31.Rg1 Rf5 32.Qxh6
Qxd4 33.cxd4 gxh6 34.Rxe6±]
30.cxd4 Qxd4 31.Rgf3 Qd6 32.Rf7 Be3 33.Qf3 Bd4 34.Rf8 Bf6 35.Rxg8+ Kxg8
36.Rd1! Qb6 [36...Bd4 37.Qa8+ Kf7 38.Qe4 e5 39.Rf1++–]
37.Qa8+ Kf7 38.Rd7+ Kg6 [38...Be7 39.Qa7! (39.Qb7? Qf2 40.Rxe7+ Kf8=) ]
39.Qe4+ Kh6 40.Rd3 Qf2 41.Rh3+ Kg5 42.Rg3+ Kh6 43.Rh3+ [43.Qe3+ Qxe3
44.Rxe3 e5 45.Rc3 e4 46.Rc6+–]
43...Kg5 44.Rf3 Qd2 45.h4+ Kh6 46.Qxe6
1–0

[Boensch,U]
1.e4 [Ftacnik]
1...c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 [5...a6 6.Be2 d6 7.0–0 Nf6 8.Be3 Be7
9.f4 0–0 10.Qe1 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5 12.a3 Bb7 13.Qg3 Bc6 14.Rad1 Qc7 15.Bf3 Rad8
16.Kh1 Kh8 17.Rd3 a5 18.b4 axb4 19.axb4 Qb7 20.Re3 Rg8² Ljubojevic,L-Karpov,An
Buenos Aires Sicilian (10) 1994 ½ 32 - CBM 44]
6.Be2 a6 7.0–0 Nf6 8.Kh1 [8.Be3 Be7 9.f4 d6 10.Qe1 0–0 11.Qg3 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 b5
13.a3 Bb7 14.Rae1 Bc6 15.Bd3 Rae8 16.Qh3 e5 17.Be3 Qd7 18.Qxd7 Bxd7= Polgar,J-
Portisch,L Monaco Veterans-Women (11) 1994 ½ 53]
8...Be7 9.f4 d6 10.Be3 0–0 11.Qe1 Bd7 12.Qg3 Kh8 [12...b5 13.Bd3 b4 14.Nce2 g6
15.f5 Nxd4 16.Nxd4 e5 17.fxg6 fxg6 18.Nf5± Losev,D-Shulman,Y St.Petersburg op (06)
1994 1–0 28; 12...Nxd4 Ftacnik 13.Bxd4 b5 14.a3 Bc6 15.Rae1 Qb7]
13.Rad1 [13.Bf3 Rac8 14.Rad1 b5 15.a3 Nxd4 16.Bxd4 Bc6 17.Rd3 Qb7 18.b4 Rg8
19.e5 Ne4 20.Nxe4 Bxe4 21.c3² Karpov,An-Ljubojevic,L Buenos Aires Sicilian (03)
1994 1–0 46 - CBM 44; 13.Nf3 Nb4 14.e5 dxe5 15.fxe5 Nfd5 16.Bg5 f6 17.Nxd5 Nxd5
18.c4 fxg5 19.cxd5 exd5 20.Nxg5= Varavin,V-Shestoperov,A Smolensk 1991]
13...Rac8 [13...Rae8 14.a3 Bd8 (14...Bc8 15.Rfe1 (15.Nxc6!? Qxc6 (15...bxc6 16.e5ƒ)
16.Bd4²) 15...Nd7 16.Qf2 Na5 17.Nb3 Nc4 18.Bxc4 Qxc4 19.Bd4 e5 20.Be3 f5=
Stefanovski,D-Antic,D JUG-ch (11) 1991 0–1 39) 15.Nf3 Ne7 16.Bd3 Ng6 17.e5 dxe5
18.fxe5 (18.Bxg6!? hxg6 19.fxe5ƒ) 18...Nd5 19.Nxd5 exd5 20.Bd4 Bb5 21.Bxb5 axb5²
Ermenkov,E-Semkov,S BLG-ch (01) 1992 1–0 39]
14.Nf3 Nb4! [14...b5 Ftacnik 15.e5!]
15.Ne1 [15.e5 dxe5 (15...Nfd5 Ftacnik 16.Bd4 f6 17.Nxd5 Nxd5 18.c4 Nb4 19.exf6 Bxf6
20.Bxf6²; 15...Nh5 Ftacnik 16.Qh3 Nxc2 17.Bc1÷) 16.fxe5 Nfd5 17.Nxd5 (17.Bg5 Bc6
(17...Nxc3? 18.bxc3 Nc6 19.Qh4 Rce8 20.Bd3 h6 21.Qe4+–) 18.Nxd5 Nxd5 19.c4²)
17...Nxd5 18.Bg5=]
15...b5 [15...d5 Ftacnik 16.a3 Nc6 17.exd5 Nxd5 18.Nxd5 exd5 19.Rxd5 Be6°]
16.a3 Nc6 17.e5 [17.Nf3 Ftacnik 17...b4 18.axb4 Nxb4³]
17...dxe5 [17...Ne8!? Ftacnik]
18.fxe5 Qxe5 19.Bf4 Qc5 20.Be3 Qe5 21.Rxf6! [21.Bf4 Qc5 22.Be3=; 21.Qxe5 Nxe5
22.Bd4 Bd6 23.Nf3 (23.Bxe5? Bxe5 24.Rxf6 Bxf6 25.Rxd7 Bxc3 26.bxc3 Rxc3–+)
23...Nxf3 24.Bxf6 (24.Rxf3 Nd5µ; 24.Bxf3? e5–+) 24...Nxh2 25.Rxd6 Nxf1 26.Bxf1
gxf6 27.Rxd7 Kg7µ]
21...Qxg3 22.hxg3 Bxf6 23.Rxd7² Kg8 [23...Bxc3? 24.bxc3 Ne5 25.Ra7 Rxc3 26.Bd4
Rxa3 (26...Nc6?! 27.Rxf7! Rxf7 28.Bxc3) 27.Bxe5 (27.Bc5? Ra1–+) 27...Re3 28.Bd6 Rc8
(28...Rd8 Ftacnik 29.Bd3 Rxe1+ 30.Kh2 Kg8 31.Rxa6µ) 29.Bd3 Rxe1+ 30.Kh2!±]
24.Nd1 Rfd8! [24...Ne5 Ftacnik 25.Ra7 Rfd8 26.Rxa6 Nc4 27.Bc1÷]
25.Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.Nf3 h5 [26...Nd4 Ftacnik 27.Nxd4 Bxd4 28.Bxd4 Rxd4 29.Bd3=]
27.Kg1 Ne7 28.Bd3 Nd5 [28...Nf5 Ftacnik 29.Bf4 g6 30.Kf2 Kg7³]
29.Bd2 Be7 30.Kf2 Bc5+ 31.Ke2 Bd6 32.c4? [32.Be1²]
32...bxc4 33.Bxc4 Bxg3 34.Bxa6 Nf4+ [34...Bf4 Ftacnik 35.Ne3!]
35.Bxf4 Bxf4= 36.Ne3 [36.b4 g5³; 36.Nf2 Bc1 37.Nd3 Bxb2 38.Nxb2 Ra8 39.Bc4 Rxa3
40.Nd3²]
36...g5 37.Nd2 f5! 38.a4 Kf7 [38...g4 Ftacnik 39.a5 Ra8 40.Bc4]
39.Ndc4 [39.Bc4 h4 40.a5 g4 41.b4 h3 42.gxh3 gxh3µ]
39...Rb8! 40.Nc2? [40.Bb5 g4 41.Bc6³ (41.b4 Ftacnik) ]
40...g4 41.Nd4 h4 42.Nc6 Ra8 43.Bb5 h3–+ [43...Kf6! Ftacnik 44.Nb6 h3! 45.gxh3
gxh3 46.Nd7+ Kg5 47.Nce5 Bxe5 48.Nxe5 Kf4–+]
44.gxh3 gxh3 45.N6e5+ Kf6 46.Nd7+ Ke7 47.Ndb6 Rh8 48.Bc6 h2 49.a5 [49.Bh1
Ftacnik 49...Rg8–+]
49...Bb8 50.a6 Kd8 51.Bh1 Rg8 52.Ne5 Kc7 [52...Kc7 53.Na8+ Kd6 54.Nc6 Rg1
55.Bf3 e5 56.Nxb8 e4+–]
0–1
(1224717) Karpov,Anatoly (2780) - Anand,Viswanathan (2720) [B92]

[Wahls,M]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0–0 0–0 9.Bg5
[9.a4 Be6 10.f4 exf4 11.Bxf4 Nc6 12.Kh1 d5 13.e5 Ne4 14.Bd3 f5 15.exf6 Bxf6 16.Nxe4
dxe4 17.Bxe4 Bc4]
9...Be6 10.f4 exf4 11.Bxf4 Nc6 12.Kh1 d5 13.e5 Ne4 [13...Nd7 14.Nxd5 Ndxe5 15.c4
Bg5 16.Nc5 Bxf4 17.Nxe6 N (17.Rxf4 - 30/481) 17...fxe6 18.Nxf4 Qxd1! (18...Qe7
19.Qd2 Rad8 20.Qe3 Rd4 21.Rac1²) 19.Raxd1 Rf6! 20.Kg1 Raf8 21.Nh5 (21.g3?! g5
22.Ng2 Rxf1+ 23.Rxf1 Nd4³) 21...Rxf1+ 22.Bxf1 (22.Rxf1? Rd8) 22...g6 23.Ng3 Rf4!=
 f7–e7, h5–h4 24.b3 Kf7 25.h3 (25.Ne2!? Re4 26.h3 f2,c3 (26.Nc3 Re3
27.Rc1 Nd4 28.h3 Nd3 29.Bxd3 Rxd3³) 26...Nb4! 27.Rd2 Nbd3=) 25...Ke7 26.Ne2 Rf8!
(26...Re4 27.Kf2 Nb4 28.Nc3 Rf4+ 29.Kg3 Rf8 30.Be2²) 27.Nc3 h5!  h4 28.Be2 h4
29.Ne4 Rf4 30.Nc5 Nd4 31.Rd2?! b5! 32.Nxa6 bxc4 33.bxc4 Re4 34.Kf1! Nf5 35.Nc5
Rf4+ 36.Kg1 Ng3?! 37.a4 Nxc4 38.Ra2!= Na5 39.Bf3 ½–½ Psakhis,L-Gurevich,I/New
York 55/262 1992]
14.Bd3 [14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Nd2 Bg5 16.Nxe4 ½–½ Karpov-Najdorf/Hastings 71/72 1971]
14...f5 15.exf6 Bxf6 16.Nxe4 [16.Qe1 Bxc3 17.bxc3 Qe7 18.Bxe4 dxe4 19.Qxe4 Qf7 =
Balashov,Yury-Rashkovski/USSR ch 1986]
16...dxe4 17.Bxe4!? [Versucht Altunbewährtes zu verbessern.]
[17.Nc5 Bd5 (17...exd3 18.Nxe6 dxc2 19.Qxc2 Nd4 20.Nxd4 Qxd4 = Tseshkovsky,V-
Tukmakov,V/USSR (ch) 33/(373) 1981) 18.Nxe4 Bxb2 = Jansa-Rashkovski/ 1980]
17...Bc4?! [17...Qxd1 Ist dies zu einfach,zu langweilig,oder habe ich etwas übersehen?
18.Raxd1 Bc4 (18...Bxb2 19.Nc5 Bc4 20.Bd3 Bxd3 (20...Bxa2) 21.cxd3 b5) 19.Bd3
Bxd3 20.cxd3 Bxb2 21.d4 Bxd4!? 22.Nxd4 Nxd4 23.Rxd4 g5 24.Rb1 Rxf4 25.Rxf4 gxf4
26.Rxb7 Rc8]
18.Bd6! Bxf1 19.Qd5+ Kh8 20.Qh5 g6 21.Bxg6 Bxg2+ 22.Kxg2 Qd7 23.Nc5 Qg7
24.Bxf8 Qxg6+ 25.Qxg6 hxg6 26.Bd6 Re8 27.Rf1 Bxb2 28.Nxb7 [Aus den mit
17..Lc4?! beginnenden Komplikationen resultieren schließlich hervorragende weiße
Gewinnaussichten.]
28...Kg8 29.c4 Bd4 30.Kg3 Bg7 31.Rb1 Re3+ 32.Kf2 Bd4 33.Kf1 Rf3+ 34.Ke2 Rc3
35.c5 Be3 36.Kf1 Nd4 37.Rb2 g5 38.Kg2 Kf7 39.Bg3 Ne6 40.Nd6+ Kg6 41.Rb6 Bxc5
42.Rxa6 Bxd6 43.Rxd6 Kf6 44.a4 Ra3 45.Ra6 Kf5 46.a5 Nf4+ 47.Kf2 Ke4 48.Ke1
Ra2 49.Kd1 Ke3
½–½

[Ribli,Z]
1.e4 [Horvath,T]
1...c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 a6 7.0–0 Nf6 8.Be3 Bb4 9.Na4
Be7 [9...d5?! Horvath,T 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.exd5 (11.Nb6 Rb8 12.Nxc8 Qxc8 13.exd5 cxd5
14.c3 Be7 15.Qa4+±) 11...Nxd5 12.Bd4 c5 13.c3 cxd4 14.cxb4 e5 15.Bf3 Be6 16.Nc5±
Anand-Karpov/Buenos Aires/1994]
10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Nb6 Rb8 12.Nxc8 Qxc8 13.e5 Nd5 14.Bc1 Bc5 15.c4 Ne7 16.b3 Qc7
17.Bb2 0–0 [17...d6!? 18.exd6 Bxd6 19.Qd4 c5! (19...Nf5 20.Qe4 Bxh2+ 21.Kh1 h5
22.Rad1 Bd6 23.c5!+– Matulovic,M-Portisch,L/Sousse izt/1967/INF04,461/) 20.Qe4
(20.Qxg7 Bxh2+ 21.Kh1 Rg8 22.Qxh7 Be5!°) 20...Ng6 21.g3 Be5 22.Bxe5 Qxe5
23.Qc6+ Ke7 24.Bd3 Qd6= Jovicevic,B-Miladinovic,I/Yugoslavia/1994/; 17...Ng6
18.Qd3 0–0 19.Qe4 d6 20.exd6 Bxd6 21.g3 Rfd8 22.Rad1 Qa5 23.Qxc6 Qxa2 24.Rxd6
Qxb2 25.Rfd1 Rf8= Kamsky,G-Illescas Cordoba,M/Madrid/1994/CBM42/INF60,194/;
17...Ng6!? Horvath,T Kamsky-Illescas/CBM 42/]
18.Kh1 [18.Bd3 Ng6 (18...Rbd8 Horvath,T 19.Qe1! d6 20.Rd1 dxe5 21.Qxe5 Qxe5
22.Bxe5² Yemelin-Tunik/Elista/1994) 19.Qh5 Rbd8 20.Kh1 d6 21.exd6 Bxd6 22.Rae1
Bb4 23.Re3 Qa5= Lanka,Z-Franzoni,G/Luzern WchT/1993/CBM38/INF59,(209)/]
18...Rfd8 [18...Ng6 19.f4 d6 (19...Rfd8 Horvath,T 20.Qc2 d6 ½:½ Hellers-

Ribli/Tilburg/1993) 20.Bd3 Rfd8 21.Qh5 dxe5 22.Bxe5 Bd6 23.Bc3 Bxf4 24.Ba5 Qe5
25.Bxg6 hxg6 26.Qxe5 Bxe5 27.Rae1 Bd4 28.Bxd8 Rxd8 29.b4 e5÷ Wolter,K-
Franzoni,G/Biel op/1990/EXP19/]
19.Qc2 [19.Bd3 d6 20.f4 dxe5 21.Bxe5 (21.fxe5 Ng6÷) 21...Bd6=]
19...a5 20.Rad1 a4 21.Rd3 axb3 22.axb3 Ng6 23.f4 d6 24.exd6 [24.Rh3?! Horvath,T
24...dxe5 25.Bxe5 Bd6 (25...Nxe5? 26.Qxh7+ Kf8 27.fxe5 Qxe5 28.Bh5±) 26.Bxd6 Qxd6
27.f5 Nf4! 28.fxe6? Nxh3 29.exf7+ Kh8 30.gxh3 Rf8µ]
24...Rxd6 25.g3 Rxd3 26.Qxd3 Bf8 27.Qc3 c5 28.Rf3 Ne7 29.Qe5 [29.Rd3 Nc6 30.Qd2
Nd4=]
29...Qc8! 30.Rd3 Nc6 31.Qe3 Qa6 32.Bf3 Nd4!? 33.Bxd4 cxd4 34.Qxd4 g6 35.Kg2
Qa2+ 36.Rd2 Qa5! [36...Qxb3 37.c5!²]
37.Rd3
½–½

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4 a6 7.g5 Nfd7 8.Bg2 g6 9.h4 Nc6
10.h5 Rg8 11.hxg6 hxg6 12.f4 Qb6 13.Nb3 Qc7 14.Qf3 b5 15.e5 d5 16.Be3 b4 17.Ne2
Nb6 18.Bf2 a5 19.Nbd4 Ba6 20.Nxc6 Bxe2 21.Qxe2 Qxc6 22.Rh3 Bc5 23.b3 Ke7
24.Rc1 Rh8 25.Rd3 Rac8 26.Bg3 Bd4 27.Kf1 Bb2 28.Rcd1 Nd7 29.Bf2 Qb5 30.Rb1 Bc3
31.Rf3 Qc6 32.Rh3 Rxh3 33.Bxh3 a4 34.Bg4 a3 35.Rd1 Bb2 36.Be1 Qc5 37.Qa6 Rc6
38.Qa4 Rb6 39.Bf2 d4 40.Bf3 Qxc2 41.Bxd4 Bxd4 42.Rxd4 Qc1+ 43.Ke2 Qc2+ 44.Kf1
Qc1+ 45.Ke2 Qc2+ 46.Rd2 Qc7 47.Qa5 Qb8 48.Rd4 Rb5 49.Qa6 Nxe5 50.fxe5 Qxe5+
51.Kd3 Qf5+ 52.Ke2 Qe5+ 53.Kd3 Qf5+
½–½

[Ribli,Z]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 a6 7.0–0 Nf6 8.Be3 Bb4
9.Na4 Be7 10.c4 Nxe4 [10...0–0 11.Nxc6!? (11.Nc3!?) 11...dxc6 (11...bxc6 12.Bf3!? d6
13.c5 d5 14.Nb6 Rb8 15.Qa4² Hazai,L-Fogarasi,T/Budapest/1992/INF58,(222)/) 12.Qc2
c5 13.f4 b6 14.Rad1 Bb7 15.e5 Nd7 16.Nc3 Rfd8 17.Ne4 Nf8 18.Bf3² Larsen,B-
Karpov,An/Las Palmas/1977/INF23,(368)/]
11.c5 Nf6 [11...Nxc5 12.Nxc6 (12.Nxc5 Bxc5 13.Nxe6 dxe6 14.Bxc5°) 12...Qxc6
(12...Nxa4 13.Nxe7 Nxb2 14.Qd4+–) 13.Nxc5 Bxc5 14.Rc1 b6 15.b4 Bb7 16.Bf3+–]
12.Bf3 0–0 13.Rc1° Rb8!? [13...Rd8 14.Qb3 Ne5 15.Bf4 Nxf3+ 16.Qxf3 e5 17.Nf5 Re8
18.Nb6 Rb8 19.Qg3+– Varavin,V-Tunik,G/Kstovo op/1994/EXP42/]
14.g3 [14.Qb3 d5 15.cxd6 Bxd6÷]
14...g6! 15.Nb6 Rd8 16.Qa4 e5 17.Nb3 [17.Nxc6? dxc6 18.Rfd1 Be6µ]
17...d5 18.cxd6 Rxd6 19.Na5 Bd7 [19...Be6? 20.Bxc6 bxc6 21.Nxc6±]
20.Nxd7 Qxd7 21.Bxc6 [21.Nxb7? Nd4! 22.Qxd7 Nxf3+ 23.Kg2 Rxd7 24.Nc5 Bxc5
25.Rxc5 Nd2 26.Rd1 Nde4–+; 21.Nxc6 bxc6 22.Bxc6 Qe6÷]
21...bxc6 22.Bc5 [22.Nxc6 Bf8 23.b3 Re8÷]
22...Re6 [22...Rd5 23.Bxe7 Qxe7 24.Nxc6 Qd7 25.Qxa6 Rxb2 26.Qa3 Rb7 27.Qa8+ Kg7
28.Nb8 Qe7 29.Nc6 Qd7 30.Nb8=]
23.Rfd1 Qe8 24.Bxe7 Qxe7 25.Nxc6 Qe8 26.Qxa6 [26.Qa3 Ra8!= (26...Rc8? 27.Ne7+
+–) ]
26...Kg7! 27.Nxb8 [27.Rc2 e4°]
27...Rxa6 28.Nxa6 Qb5! 29.Nc5 Qxb2 30.a4 Qa3 31.Rc2 h5 32.Re1 h4 33.Kg2 h3+
34.Kxh3 Qf3 35.Rxe5 [35.Re3 Qd1 36.Rce2 Qf1+ 37.Kh4 g5+! 38.Kxg5 Qh3–+]
35...Nh5 36.Re4 g5 37.Rd2 Nf4+ 38.Rxf4 gxf4 39.Nd3 Qh5+ 40.Kg2 f3+ 41.Kg1 Qd5
42.Kf1 Qd4 43.Ke1 Qa1+ 44.Rd1 Qc3+ 45.Rd2
½–½
(1224733) Karpov,Anatoly (2780) - Salov,Valery (2710) [B66]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 h6 9.Bf4
Bd7 10.Nxc6 Bxc6 11.f3 d5 12.Qe1 Bb4 13.a3 Ba5 14.Bd2 Rc8 15.Qg3 d4 16.Be3 Bc7
17.f4 Nh5 18.Qg4 Qf6 19.Rxd4 Bxf4 20.Bxf4 Qxf4+ 21.Qxf4 Nxf4 22.g3 Ng6 23.Kd2
Ne5 24.Be2 Ke7 25.Ke3 g5 26.h4 Rcg8 27.hxg5 Rxg5 28.Rh5 Rxg3+ 29.Kf4 Rg1
30.Nd5+ Bxd5 31.exd5 Ng6+ 32.Ke3 Rg3+ 33.Kf2 Rg5 34.Rb4 b5 35.a4 Rc8 36.axb5
axb5 37.dxe6 Rxh5 38.Bxh5 Rxc2+ 39.Ke3 Rc5 40.Be2 Re5+ 41.Kf2 fxe6 42.Bxb5 Kf6
43.Bd3 h5 44.Re4 Rc5 45.Ke3 Rg5 46.Kf2 Rf5+ 47.Ke3 Rg5 48.Kf2 Rf5+ 49.Ke3 Ne7
50.Rh4 Re5+ 51.Kf2 Rd5 52.Bc4 Rf5+ 53.Kg1 Rg5+ 54.Kf2 Rf5+ 55.Kg1 Ng6 56.Re4
Nf4 57.b4 Rg5+ 58.Kf1 e5 59.Ba6 Rg3 60.Rc4 Rb3 61.b5 h4 62.Rc6+ Kg5 63.b6 Rb1+
64.Kf2 h3 65.Kg3 Rg1+ 66.Kh2 Rg2+ 67.Kh1 Nh5
0–1

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 d6 7.0–0 Nf6 8.Be3 Be7 9.f4 0–
0 10.Qe1 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5 12.a3 Bb7 13.Qg3 Bc6 14.Rad1 Qc7 15.Bf3 Rad8 16.Kh1
Kh8 17.Rd3 a5 18.b4 axb4 19.axb4 Qb7 20.Re3 Rg8 21.Qh3 Qc7 22.e5 dxe5 23.Bxe5
Qb6 24.Be2 Bxb4 25.Bd3 Rxd3 26.Rxd3 Be7 27.Ne2 Be4 28.Rd2 Bf5 29.Qf3 Bg4
30.Qd3 Bf5 31.Qf3 Bg4 32.Qd3 Bf5
½–½
(1224741) Karpov,Anatoly (2780) - Ivanchuk,Vassily (2695) [B91]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 e5 7.Nde2 Be7 8.Bg2 Nbd7 9.a4
b6 10.h3 h5 11.Be3 Qc7 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.Qxd5 Bb7 14.Qd2 0–0 15.0–0 Nf6 16.Nc3 Bc6
17.Rfd1 b5 18.axb5 axb5 19.b4 Qb7 20.Qd3 Rfc8 21.Bg5 Qb6 22.Rxa8 Rxa8 23.Qf3
Ra3 24.Bxf6 Bxf6 25.Rd3 h4 26.Rxd6 Be7 27.Rd3 Bxb4 28.gxh4 Be7 29.h5 b4 30.Nd5
Bxd5 31.exd5 Qh6 32.Bf1 Qc1 33.Qd1 Qxd1 34.Rxd1 Bd6 35.Bd3 e4 36.Bxe4 Rxh3
37.Ra1 Kf8 38.Ra8+ Ke7 39.Rh8 g6
½–½

[Anand,V]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 a6 7.0–0 Nf6 8.Be3 Bb4 [This
was popular in Buenos Aires with it's main proponents being Karpov and Salov though
both eventually shifted to the Rauser. Karpov liked the Sicilian Rauser so much that he
played it regularly in a tournament in Cap d'Agde.]
9.Na4 d5 [During the game my first reaction was "How come no one thought of this
before?" Karpov may or may not have prepared this at home but he was nevertheless not
very satisfied since he hesistated a lot before playing]
10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Bd4 c5 [This is simply necessary. After 10...0–0 11.c4
White would have all the trumps.]
13.c3 [The safe way but Black could have kept White's edge to a minimum]
[13.Bxg7 During the game I was a bit worried but now I don't see a clear reason why this
should not be played 13...Rg8 14.Bh6 Bb7 15.Bf3 0–0–0! 16.Qe2 Rg6 (16...Qc6 17.a3
Nc3 (17...Nf4?? 18.Bxf4 Qxf3 19.Nb6#; 17...Rxg2+ 18.Bxg2 Nf4 19.Nb6+!+–) 18.bxc3
(18.Qe5 Rxg2+ 19.Kh1 Rg1+! 20.Kxg1 Rg8+ (20...Ne2+!–+) 21.Bg7 Rxg7+ 22.Qxg7
Ne2+!!–+) 18...Qxf3 (18...Rxg2+ 19.Kxg2 Rg8+ 20.Kh3+–) 19.Qxf3 Bxf3 20.g3 Ba5
21.Be3±) 17.Be3 Qc6 18.a3! Nc3 19.bxc3 Qxf3 20.Qxf3 Bxf3 21.g3 Ba5 22.Rab1±]
13...cxd4 14.cxb4 e5 15.Bf3 Be6 16.Nc5 Qd6 [16...0–0! 17.Nxe6 fxe6²]
17.Re1 Rb8?! [17...0–0 18.Qe2 f6 19.Nxe6 Qxe6 20.Qc4 Rad8 21.Qxd4!²]
18.Bxd5! Qxd5 19.Nxa6 [19.Qh5!? Ivanchuk. 19...0–0 (19...e4 20.Nxe6! Qxe6 21.Qc5!
d3 22.f3 (22.Qd4 0–0 23.Rxe4 Rbd8!°) 22...Rb5 23.Rxe4 Rxc5 24.Rxe6+±) 20.Rxe5 Qd6
21.a3 Bg4 22.Rd5 This I had missed in my calculations but the game continuation also
gives White a clear edge.]
19...Rc8 20.Qa4+ Ke7 21.b5 Rc4 22.Qa5 Ra8 [22...Kf6 In the post-mortem we came to
the conclusion that this was the best try and that White still had to work.]
23.Qb6! [This is extremely annoying and now Black stands clearly worse.]
23...Rd8? [23...Rac8 24.b3 Rc3 25.Nb4 Qd6 26.Nc6+ Kf8±]
24.b3 Rcc8 25.Nb4 Qd6 [The only way not lose the exchange but he loses a vital pawn.]
26.Nc6+ Kf8 27.Rxe5 d3 28.Rd1 Ra8 29.h3! [Just to eliminate all danger]
29...d2 30.Re2! Rdb8 31.Rexd2 [31.Rxe6! Also possible but the game continuation is
brutally efficient. 31...Qxe6 (31...fxe6 32.Nxb8 Qxb8 33.Qc5++–) 32.Nxb8 Qe1+ 33.Kh2
Qe5+ 34.f4 (34.g3 Rxb8) 34...Qxf4+ 35.g3 Qxb8 36.Qc5++–]
31...Rxb6 32.Rxd6 g5 33.Rd8+ Rxd8 34.Rxd8+ Kg7 35.Rb8 [35.Nd4+–]
1–0
(1224750) Karpov,Anatoly (2780) - Shirov,Alexei (2740) [B66]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 h6 9.Bf4
Bd7 10.Nxc6 Bxc6 11.Qe1 Be7 12.e5 Nh5 13.Be3 Qc7 14.Be2 g6 15.Bxh5 gxh5 16.Bf4
0–0–0 17.f3 Bg5 18.Bxg5 hxg5 19.Qg3 dxe5 20.Rxd8+ Qxd8 21.Qxe5 Rg8 22.Ne4 Bxe4
23.Qxe4 Qd6 24.g3 Rd8 25.Qe3 Qd5 26.b3 Qd4 27.Qxd4 Rxd4 28.Rd1 Rxd1+ 29.Kxd1
Kd7 30.Kd2 Kd6 31.c4 Kc5 32.Kc3 g4 33.f4 a5 34.a3 f6 35.b4+ axb4+ 36.axb4+ Kd6
37.Kd3 Kc6 38.Kd4 Kb6 39.b5 Ka5 40.Kc5 e5 41.fxe5 fxe5 42.Kd5 Kb4 43.b6 e4
44.Kxe4 Kxc4 45.Kf5 Kc5 46.Kg5 Kxb6 47.Kxh5 Ka5 48.Kxg4 b5
½–½

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 h6 9.Be3
Bd7 10.f4 b5 11.Bd3 Be7 12.Kb1 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Bc6 14.Rhe1 Rc8 15.g4 b4 16.Bxf6
Bxf6 17.Nd5 Bh4 18.Re2 a5 19.Qe3 0–0 20.Nb6 Rb8 21.Nc4 Bb5 22.Rg2 Rc8 23.Nd2
Bxd3 24.Qxd3 Be7 25.h4 d5 26.e5 a4 27.g5 h5 28.g6 Qe8 29.Nf3 Rc4 30.f5 exf5
31.Qxd5 Qc6 32.gxf7+ Rxf7 33.Qxc6 Rxc6 34.b3 axb3 35.axb3 f4 36.Rd4 Rc3 37.Rd3
Rf8 38.Rgd2 Kf7 39.Rxc3 bxc3 40.Rd3 Ke6 41.Rxc3 Kf5 42.Kc1 Kg4 43.Kd1 Bb4
44.Rd3 Rc8 45.e6 Re8 46.Ne5+ Kxh4 47.Rd4 Bc3 48.Rxf4+ Kg5 49.Nd3 Rxe6 50.Rc4
Be5 51.Rc5 Kf6 52.Nxe5 Rxe5 53.Rxe5
½–½
Ubeda m Ubeda (1), 1994
[Lautier,J]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.0–0 Rb8 7.Nc3 a6 8.e4 Be7 9.d5 Nb4
[9...exd5 10.exd5 (10.e5?! Ne4 11.Nxd5 Bc5 12.Be3 Be6³) 10...Nb4 11.Ne5 Bf5 12.a3
Nd3 (12...Nc2? 13.Rb1 0–0 14.g4+–) 13.Nxc4 Nxc1 14.Rxc1 0–0 15.Qd4 Bd6 16.Rfe1²]
10.Ne5 Nd3?! [10...exd5 11.exd5 -> 9...ed5 10.ed5 b4 11.e5]
11.Nxd3 [11.Nxc4 Nxc1 12.Rxc1 exd5 13.exd5 0–0 14.Qd4²]
11...cxd3 12.Qxd3 e5!? [ c6]
13.Qc2 Bd6 14.Na4 [14.h3!? Bd7 (14...h5?! 15.Bg5) 15.Be3 Qe7 16.Rfc1²  a4–c5]
14...Qe7 15.b3! [15.Be3!? b5 (15...Ng4? 16.Ba7! Ra8 17.Bc5±  17...b5? 18.Bxd6 cxd6
19.Nb6+–) 16.Nc5 Ng4 17.Rac1 Nxe3 18.fxe3²]
15...Bd7?! [15...b5 16.Nb2 Bb7 17.a4!² (17.Nd3 c6 18.dxc6 Rc8 19.Bb2 Rxc6 20.Qe2 0–
0=) ]
16.Nb2 0–0?! [16...c6 17.Nc4 cxd5 (17...0–0?! 18.a4! (Karpov) 18...b5 (18...cxd5?
19.Nxd6 Qxd6 20.Ba3+–) 19.axb5 axb5 20.Nxd6 Qxd6 21.Ra6 Rfc8 22.Ba3 b4 23.Bb2±)
18.exd5 0–0 19.Re1 b5 (19...Rbc8? 20.Qb2!±  f4 (Karpov)) 20.Nxd6 Qxd6 21.Bb2
Rfe8²]
17.Nc4 Bb5 18.Bb2? [18.Nxd6! cxd6 (18...Bxf1? 19.Nf5+–; 18...Qxd6?! 19.Rd1 c5

20.a4 Bd7 21.Ba3±  a5) 19.Re1 Ng4
a) 19...Rfc8 20.Qd2 Be8 21.Ba3 Nd7 22.Bh3 Rc7 23.Rac1±;
b) 19...Rbc8 20.Qd2 Ng4 (20...Bd7 21.Ba3±  b4) 21.a4 Bd7 22.f3 Nh6 23.Ba3 b5
24.Qb4±;
20.a4 Bd7 21.f3 Nh6 22.Ba3 (22.Bxh6 gxh6²) 22...b5! 23.a5 Rbc8 24.Qd2 f5 25.Qb4
Rf6²]
18...Bxc4! 19.Qxc4 [19.bxc4 Nd7=]
19...c6! 20.dxc6 [20.Bh3 (Ljubojevic) 20...cxd5 21.exd5 Ba3! 22.Bc3 b5 23.Qc6 Rfd8
24.Qxa6
a) 24.Ba5? Rxd5 25.Qxa6 Rd6–+;
b) 24.Rfe1 Rd6! (24...Rxd5 25.Qxa6 Qc5=) 25.Bxe5 Rxc6 26.Bxb8 Qd8 27.dxc6 Qxb8
28.Rad1 g6³;
24...Nxd5³  25.Bxe5? Ra8–+]
20...Rbc8 21.Rac1 Rxc6 22.Qd3 Rxc1 [22...Bc5!? 23.Qe2 (23.Rc4 b5 (23...Rd8

24.Qc2²) 24.Rc2 Rd6 25.Qe2 Rdd8  d4 26.Rfc1 Ba3 27.Rc7 Qb4³) 23...Rfc8 24.Bh3
R8c7 25.Kg2=  f3]
23.Rxc1 Bc5 [23...Ba3 24.Bxa3 Qxa3 25.Qd2 Qe7 26.Qc3 Rd8 27.Qc7 Kf8=]
24.h3 [¹24.Bf3]
24...Rd8 25.Qc2 [25.Qc4? Bxf2+µ]
25...b6 26.Rd1 Rxd1+ 27.Qxd1 a5 28.Bf3 g6 29.Kg2 Kg7 30.Qa1 Bd6 [ c7–c5]
31.Qc1 Bc5 [ d6]
32.Qa1 Bd6 33.Qc1 Bc5 34.Qg5 Bd6 [34...Bd6 35.h4 h6 36.Qd2 Bb4=]
½–½
(1226936) Karpov,Anatoly (2780) - Lautier,Joel (2645) [C63]

[Lautier,J]
1.e4 [Wedberg]
1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Ng3 [6.Nxe5 Wedberg,T main line]
6...Bg4 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 Nf6 9.0–0 Bd6! [9...Qd6!? Wedberg,T 10.d4 e4 11.Qf5 g6
12.Qe5+ Kf7 13.Qxd6 Bxd6 14.Be3 Ne7= Richardson,K-Boey,J/corr/1972/]
10.Nh5™ e4! [10...Nxh5 Wedberg,T 11.Qxh5+ g6 12.Qf3 a6 13.Ba4 Qh4 14.c4 Qxc4
15.Qf6 Kd7!? (15...Rf8 16.Qe6+ Kd8 17.b4! Qxb4 18.Bxc6 bxc6 19.d4± Keres/Parma)
16.Qg7+ Ke6÷ Tseitlin,M]
11.Nxf6+ [11.Qf5 Wedberg,T 11...0–0! (11...Nxh5 12.Qxh5+ g6 13.Qh6 Qf6 14.d3 0–0–0
15.Qg5 Qf5 16.dxe4 dxe4 17.Be3 h6 18.Qxf5+ gxf5 19.Rad1² Dvoyris,S-
Smirin,I/Polanica Zdroj/1989) 12.Nxf6+ Qxf6 13.Qxd5+ Kh8 14.Bxc6 bxc6 15.Qxe4
Rae8 16.Qc4 Re1!–+ Zamanov-Agzamov/URS/1965]
11...Qxf6 12.Qxf6 [12.Qh5+ Qf7 13.Qxf7+ Kxf7 14.f3 exf3 15.Rxf3+ Ke6=]
12...gxf6 13.d3 0–0–0 14.dxe4 dxe4 15.Re1 [15.Be3 f5 (15...Ne5÷ Wedberg,T

Tseitlin,M) 16.Rad1 f4 17.Bxc6 bxc6 18.Bd4 Rhg8=]
15...f5 16.Kf1 Rde8! 17.Bh6 [17.Be3 f4 18.Bxc6 bxc6 19.Bd4 Rhg8=]
17...Re6 [17...Be5 18.c3 Re6 19.Be3 f4 20.Bc5 Bf6 21.Rad1²]
18.Bg7 Rd8 [18...Rg8?? Wedberg,T 19.Bc4+–]
19.Rad1 Be5?? [¹19...Ne5! 20.c3 (20.Ba4 Rg6 21.Bxe5 Bxe5=) 20...Rg8! (20...Rg6?!
21.Bxe5 Bxe5 22.Rxd8+ Kxd8 23.f3) 21.Bxe5 Rxe5=]
20.Bxc6!± bxc6 [20...Bxg7? 21.Bxb7++–; 20...Rxd1!? 21.Rxd1 bxc6 22.Bxe5 Rxe5

23.Ke2 Rd5 24.Rg1 Kd7 25.Ke3 Ke6 26.g4 f4+ 27.Kxe4 Rd2 28.f3 Rxc2 29.Kxf4 Rxb2
30.Kg5 Rxa2 31.f4±]
21.Rxd8+ Kxd8 22.Bxe5 Rxe5 23.Ke2 Ke7 [23...f4!? Wedberg,T 24.g3 Rf5! 25.Rd1+
Kc8 26.gxf4 (26.Rd4? fxg3 27.fxg3 Rf3=; 26.g4 Rd5!=) 26...Rxf4 27.Rg1 Rh4 28.Rg3²]
24.Ke3 Rb5 25.b3 Ra5 [25...Rd5 26.f3!? exf3 27.Kxf3+ Kf6 28.Re3 c5 (28...Rc5
29.c4±) 29.Rc3 Ke5 30.Rc4 Kd6 31.g3±  a4]
26.a4 Rd5 27.g4 Kf6 28.Rg1 a5 29.h4! h6 [29...c5 30.Rg3! Rd1 31.gxf5 Rc1 (31...Kxf5
32.Rg5++–) 32.Kd2 Rf1 33.Ke2 Rc1 34.Rc3+–]
30.gxf5 [30.Rg3? Rd1 31.gxf5 Kxf5÷]
30...Rxf5 31.Rg8! Rf3+ 32.Kxe4 Rc3 [32...Rxf2? 33.Rf8++–; 32...Rh3 33.Rg4! h5

(33...Rc3 34.h5+–) 34.Rf4+ Ke6 35.f3+–]
33.h5! Rxc2 34.Rg6+ Ke7 35.f4 c5 36.Rxh6 c4 37.bxc4 Rxc4+ 38.Kf5 Rxa4 39.Rc6
Rb4 40.h6 Kf8 41.Rf6+ Kg8 42.Kg6 Rb8 43.f5
1–0

[Lautier,J]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Qa4 Bd7 7.Qxc4 Na5 8.Qd3 c5
9.Ne5 Nc6! 10.0–0!? cxd4 [10...Nxd4 11.Bxb7 Bb5 12.Nc4 Rb8 13.Bg2²]
11.Bf4 Nh5? [11...Nd5=]
12.Nxc6 Bxc6 [12...Nxf4 13.Nxd8 Nxd3 14.Nxf7!
a) 14.Nxb7? Nb4! 15.Nd6+ Bxd6 16.Bxa8 Nc2³;

b) 14.Nxe6?! Bxe6 15.exd3 (15.Bxb7? Rb8 16.Bc6+ Bd7 17.Bxd7+ Kxd7 18.exd3
Rxb2µ) 15...0–0–0=;
14...Kxf7 15.exd3 Bd6 16.Nd2²]
13.Bxc6+ bxc6 14.Be5² Nf6 [14...Qd5 15.Bxd4! (15.Qxd4 f6!? (15...Rd8 16.Qc3 f6)
16.Qxd5 cxd5 17.Bc3 Be7 18.e3  g4 18...g6=) 15...c5 (15...Rd8?! 16.Rd1 c5 17.Qb5+
Rd7 (17...Qd7? 18.Bf6!+– Karpov) 18.Nc3 Qb7 19.Be5±) 16.Qb5+ Qd7 17.Qxd7+ Kxd7
18.Be5²; 14...c5 15.Qf3 Nf6 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Qc6+ Ke7 18.Qxc5+ (18.Qb7+=) 18...Qd6
19.Qxd6+ (19.Qh5 Qe5 20.Qf3 Rd8=) 19...Kxd6 20.Rd1
a) 20.Nd2?! Bh6! (20...Ke5 21.Rac1²) 21.Nc4+ (21.Nf3 e5³  hc8–c2) 21...Ke7=;
b) 20.Na3?! Kd5 (20...Ke5 21.Nc4+ Kd5 22.b3²) 21.Nb5  c7 21...Rb8! 22.a4 a6
23.Nc7+ Ke5 24.Nxa6 Rxb2=;
20...Ke5 (20...e5?! 21.e3±) 21.Nd2 (21.f4+? Kf5!) 21...Kf5 (21...Bc5?! 22.Rac1 Rac8
23.b4! (23.Nf3+? Ke4 24.Rc4 Bb6÷) 23...Bxb4 (23...Bb6 24.Nc4+ Kd5 25.e4+! Kc6
(25...Kxe4 26.Nd6++–) 26.Nxb6+ Kxb6 27.Rxc8 Rxc8 28.Rxd4±) 24.Nf3+ Kf5
25.Nxd4+ Kg6 26.Nc6±) 22.Rac1²]
15.Qxd4 Qxd4 16.Bxd4 Nd5?! [16...c5 17.Be5 Nd5²]
17.Rc1!± Kd7 18.Nd2 f6 19.e4 Nc7 20.Nb3 e5 21.Be3 Ne6 22.Rc2? [22.Rc4 a5
(22...Bd6?! 23.Rd1 Rhc8 24.Nc5+ Ke7 25.Nb7! Bb8 26.Na5 Nd8 (26...c5 27.b4 Bd6
28.Nb7+–) 27.b4  b5 (27.Rdc1 Kd7; 27.Bc5+ Ke8 28.b4 Bc7²) 27...Bd6 (27...a6 
a7 28.Bb6 Bc7 29.Nxc6+ Nxc6 30.Rxc6+–) 28.a3 Rc7
a) 28...Ke6 29.f4 exf4 30.gxf4 g6 31.f5+ gxf5 32.exf5+ Ke7 33.Rcd4+–;
b) 28...g6 29.f4 exf4 (29...f5 30.fxe5 Bxe5 31.exf5 gxf5 32.Rh4+–) 30.gxf4 f5 31.e5 Bb8
32.b5+–;
c) 28...g5 29.Rc3 Ke6 30.Rcd3 Bc7 (30...Nf7 31.Nb7 Be7 32.Rd7+–  c5; 30...Be7
31.Rd7+–  b3, c5) 31.Rd7!+–  31...Bxa5? 32.R1d6#; 29.Rc3!  c4 29...Ke6
30.f4 Be7 (30...g6? 31.f5+ gxf5 32.exf5+ Ke7 33.Nc4+–; 30...exf4? 31.gxf4 Be7 32.f5+
Kf7 33.Bf4 Rcc8 34.Rdc1+–) 31.f5+ (31.Nc4  32.fe5 fe5 33.e5 31...exf4 32.gxf4
(32.Bxf4 Rd7„) 32...f5„) 31...Kf7 32.Rdc1 Rac8 33.b5 c5 34.a4+–) 23.Ra4 Bb4 24.a3
Bd6 25.Rxa5 c5 (25...Rab8 26.Ra7++–; 25...Rxa5?! 26.Nxa5 c5 27.Nc4) 26.Rxa8
(26.Rd1 Kc6  d4) 26...Rxa8 27.Nd2 Nd4 28.Nc4 Bc7±]
22...a5!™ [22...Bd6? 23.Rd1 Kc7 24.Rdc1 Nd8 25.Na5+–]
23.Bb6 [23.Rd1+?! Kc7]
23...a4 24.Rd1+ Ke8 25.Nc1? [25.Nc5 Bxc5 26.Bxc5 Rd8! (26...Ra6? 27.Rd6 Kf7
28.Rd7+ (28.Be3 Rd8=) 28...Kg6 29.Be3 Rd8 30.Re7! Nd4 (30...Rd1+ 31.Kg2 Nd4
32.Rc4±) 31.Rc4 a3 32.bxa3 (32.b3 Nxb3!) 32...Rxa3 33.Bxd4 exd4 34.Rxc6 d3 35.Rcc7
Rg8 (35...d2? 36.Rxg7+ Kh5 37.Rxh7+ Kg4 38.Kg2+–) 36.Red7 Rxa2 37.Rxd3±)
27.Rdc1 (27.Rxd8+ Kxd8 28.Ba3 (28.Be3 Kd7 29.Rc4 Rb8=) 28...Kc7 29.Rc4 Ra8=)
27...Nd4
a) 27...Rb8 28.Bd6 Rb7 29.Rxc6 Kf7 (29...Rxb2? 30.Rc8+ Nd8 31.Rd1 Kd7 32.Rxd8+
+–) 30.Ba3±;
b) 27...Kf7 28.Bb6± (28.Be3 Rb8„) ;
28.Bxd4 Rxd4 29.Rxc6 Kf7 30.Rc7+ Kg6 31.R1c4 (31.Rb7 Rxe4 32.Rcc7 Rg8=)
31...Rxc4 (31...Rb8? 32.Rxd4 exd4 33.Rc2  f1–e2–d3 (33.Rc4? Rxb2 34.Rxa4 d3=)
33...Kf7 (33...d3 34.Rd2 f5 35.e5 (35.f3 fxe4 36.fxe4 Kf6=; 35.exf5+ Kxf5=) 35...f4
36.gxf4 Kf5 37.Rxd3 Rxb2 38.Re3 Kxf4 39.e6 Rb8 40.e7 Re8 41.Kf1+–) 34.Kf1 Ke6
35.Ke2± (35.f4 d3 36.Rd2 Rb4 37.Rxd3 Rxe4 38.Kf2 Rb4 39.b3 axb3 40.axb3±) )
32.Rxc4 Rb8 33.Rxa4 Rxb2 34.Kg2 h5 35.h4 (35.Kf3 h4„) 35...Kh6 36.Ra6 Kg6 37.Kf3
(37.a4 Ra2 38.a5 Kh6²) 37...Kh6 38.Ke3 Kg6 39.a4 (39.f3 Rg2=; 39.f4 exf4+ 40.gxf4
Rh2=) 39...Rb3+ 40.Kd2 Rf3 41.Ke2 Ra3²]
25...c5 26.Nd3 Ra6! 27.Bxc5 Rc6 28.Rdc1 Bxc5 29.Rc3 [29.Nxc5? Nd4–+; 29.Rc4?
Ke7! (29...Kf7? 30.Nxc5 Rhc8 31.Nb7!+–) 30.b4 (30.Nxc5 Rhc8–+) 30...axb3 31.axb3
Rhc8 32.Kg2 (32.b4 Bxf2+–+) 32...Kd7–+; 29.Kg2 Kf7! (29...Ke7? 30.b4 axb3 31.axb3
Rb6 (31...Rb8 32.b4±) 32.Nxc5 Nxc5 33.Rxc5 Rxb3 34.Rc7+±) 30.b4 (30.Nxc5? Rhc8–
+) 30...axb3 31.axb3 Rb6! 32.Nxc5 Nxc5 33.Rxc5 Rxb3 34.Rc7+ Kg6=]
29...Bxf2+ 30.Kxf2 Rxc3 31.Rxc3 Kf7?! [31...Ke7=]
32.Ke3 Rd8 33.Rc4 h5 34.h4 [34.Nf2 Nd4!? (34...Rd4 35.Rxd4 Nxd4 36.Nd1 Ne6
(36...a3 37.bxa3 Nc2+ 38.Kd3 Nxa3 39.Ne3²) 37.Nc3 Nc5=) 35.Rxa4 Nc2+ 36.Kf3
(36.Ke2 Nd4+ 37.Kf1 Nf3 38.Kg2 (38.h3 Rd2°) 38...Ne1+°) 36...Rd2°]
34...Rd7 35.Nf2 Rd4 36.Rxd4 Nxd4 37.Nd1 a3?! [37...Ne6 38.Nc3 Nc5=]
38.bxa3 [38.b3? Nxb3]
38...Nc2+ 39.Kd3 Nxa3 40.Ne3 Ke6 41.Nc4 Nb5 [41...Nxc4! 42.Kxc4 Kd6 43.a4 Kc6
44.a5 g6 45.a6 f5 46.a7 Kb7 47.Kd5 (47.exf5? gxf5 48.Kd5 e4 49.Kd4 Kxa7–+) 47...f4
48.gxf4 exf4 49.Kd4 Kxa7 50.e5 Kb6 51.Ke4 Kc5 52.Kxf4 Kd5=]
42.a4 Nd4 43.a5 Kd7 [43...Nc6! 44.Kc3 Kd7=]
44.a6 Nc6™ [44...Kc7? 45.Nd6 Kb6 46.Ne8 g5 47.Ke3! (Karpov) 47...gxh4 48.gxh4 f5
49.Ng7! f4+ (49...fxe4 50.Kxe4 Kxa6 51.Nxh5 Kb6 52.Ng7±) 50.Kf2 Nc2 (50...Nb3
51.Nxh5 Nd2 52.Nf6 Nc4 53.h5 Nd6 54.h6 Nf7 55.h7 Kxa6 56.Nd7 Kb7 57.Nxe5+–)
51.Nxh5 Ne3 52.Nf6 (52.Kf3? Kxa6! (52...Nf1? 53.Ke2! Nh2 54.Nf6+–) 53.Nf6 (53.Ng7
Nf1!  d2 54.Ke2 Ng3+=) 53...Nc4 54.h5 (54.Ne8 Nd2+) 54...Nd6 55.h6 Nf7 56.h7
Kb7 57.Nd7 Ng5+=) 52...Nc4 53.h5 Nd6 54.h6 Nf7 55.h7 Kxa6 56.Nd7 Kb7 57.Nxe5+–]
45.Nb6+ Kc7 46.Nd5+ Kb8 47.Kc4 Ka7 [47...Nd4!? 48.Kc5 Ka7 49.Nc7 Ne2 50.Kb5
Nd4+ 51.Ka5 Nc6+=]
48.Nc7 Nd4 49.Ne8 g5™ [49...Ne2 50.Kd3! Nxg3 51.Nxg7 Kxa6 52.Ke3±]
50.Nxf6 gxh4 51.gxh4 Kxa6 52.Kd5 Nf3 53.Nxh5 Kb7 54.Ng7 Nxh4 55.Kxe5 Kc7
56.Nf5 Ng6+ 57.Kf6 Nf4 [57...Nf8]
58.e5 Nd3 [58...Nd3 59.e6 Nf4 60.e7 Nd5+ 61.Ke6 Nxe7=]
½–½

[Lautier,J]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Bd3 e6 6.Bxf5 exf5 7.Qd3N g6?! 8.0–0 Bg7
9.Qb3! Qb6 10.Nc3 0–0 11.Bd2 dxc4 [11...Nbd7 12.cxd5 Qxb3 13.axb3 cxd5 14.Ra5²]
12.Qxc4 Nbd7 13.Rfc1!² [13.b4 Ne4!„]
13...Rad8? [13...Ne4? 14.Nxe4 fxe4 15.Ng5 Nf6 (15...Rae8 16.Bb4+–) 16.Bb4+–;

13...Rae8?  e4 14.Na4+–  b4; 13...Rfe8?  e4 14.Ng5 Re7 15.Na4± 
b4; 13...h6  e4 14.b4 Ne4 15.Nxe4 fxe4 16.Ne1²; 13...a5!?  a6]
14.a4 a6 [14...Ne4? 15.Nxe4 fxe4 16.Ng5+–  b4; 14...a5?! × d8 15.Rab1  b4

15...Qb4 16.Qxb4 axb4 17.Ne2 (17.Na2 b3„) 17...Nd5 18.b3 Rfe8 (18...N7f6? 19.Rc4±)
19.Ne1 Bf8 (19...f4 20.Nxf4 Nxf4 21.exf4 Bxd4 22.Bxb4 Re2 23.Nd3 Nf6 (23...Rde8
24.Re1 c5 25.Bd2) 24.Re1 Rxe1+ 25.Rxe1 Nd5 26.Bd2² (26.Bc5? Nxf4) ) 20.Nd3²]
15.Rc2!? [15.b4 Ne4 16.Nxe4 fxe4 17.Ne1 Nf6 18.Rab1²]
15...Qa7! [× a1]
[15...c5? 16.Nd5! (16.a5 Qa7 (16...Qd6 17.Na4!±  17...cxd4 18.Bb4+–) 17.d5±)

16...Nxd5 17.Qxd5±  17...cxd4? 18.Ba5+–; 15...Qc7?! 16.b4 Nb6 17.Qb3 Nbd5
18.b5±]
16.b4 Nb6? [16...Ne4! 17.Be1 (17.Nxe4 fxe4 18.Ne1 (18.Ng5?! Nf6 × g5) 18...Nb6
19.Qb3 Nd5 20.Rb1 Nc7!=  d5) 17...Ndf6„  d5]
17.Qf1! [× a1]
17...Nbd5 18.Nxd5 [18.b5? Nb4 19.Rcc1 (19.Rb2 c5 20.dxc5 Nd3= (20...Qxc5!? 21.Ne4
Nxe4 22.Bxb4 Qd5=) ) 19...c5 20.dxc5 Nd3= (20...Qxc5? 21.Na2+–) ]
18...Rxd5? [18...cxd5 19.Rac1 Ne4 20.b5 a5! 21.Be1 Nd6 22.Nd2 f4!„]
19.b5± Rc8 [19...c5? 20.dxc5 Rxc5 21.b6! Qxb6 22.Rb1 Qc7 23.Rxc5 Qxc5 24.Bb4+–]
20.bxa6 bxa6 [20...b6? 21.Rac1 c5 22.Qb5+–]
21.Rac1 Qb7 22.Rb1 Qa7 [22...Qa8?! 23.Rb6+–]
23.Rcb2 c5™ [23...Rd7? 24.Rb6+–]
24.Rb7 Qa8 25.R7b6 Rdd8™ [25...c4 26.Rc1 Qa7 27.Rb4+–]
26.Rxa6 [26.Qxa6! Qxa6 (26...Qe4 27.dxc5
a) 27.Ng5? Qg4! (27...Qc2? 28.R6b2+–; 27...Qe7? 28.Rb7 Nd7 29.Ba5 Rf8 30.h4 h6
31.Qb5+–) 28.Rxf6 Qxg5 (28...Ra8? 29.Qc4+–) 29.Rc6 (29.Rd6 cxd4 30.Ba5 Re8
31.exd4 Rc1+ 32.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 33.Qf1 Qc2°) 29...Rxc6 30.Qxc6 cxd4 31.Ba5 Rf8„;
b) 27.Rc1? Ra8  d5; 27...Nd5 (27...Rxc5 28.Rb8±) 28.Rb7 Rxc5 29.Rb8±)

27.Rxa6 c4 28.Ba5! (28.Rc1? Nd5! × a6 29.Bc3 (29.Ba5?! Rd7!  b7 (29...Re8?
30.Rd6±) 30.Nd2 c3 31.Nb1 (31.Nb3 Bf8ƒ  b7. Les pièces blanches sont très mal
placÉes.) 31...Rb7! (31...c2? 32.Na3 Rb7 (32...Bf8 33.Rxc2+–) 33.Rxc2 Rxc2 34.Nxc2
Rb1+ 35.Ne1+–) 32.Rd6 c2 33.Nd2 (33.Na3 Bf8!–+) 33...Bf8! 34.Rxd5 Ba3 35.Rxc2
Rxc2=) 29...Rd7 (29...Bf8? 30.Ne5±; 29...Ra8? 30.Rxa8 Rxa8 31.a5 Nxc3 32.Rxc3 Rxa5
33.g3 Ra4 34.Nd2±) 30.Nd2 Rb7 31.g3 Bf8„) 28...Re8 (28...Rd7 29.Ne5 Re7 30.Rc1+–;
28...Ra8 29.Bxd8 Rxa6 30.a5±) 29.Rc1 Ra8 (29...Ne4 30.Nd2±; 29...Nd5 30.Rd6±)
30.Rxa8 Rxa8 31.Be1 (31.Bb4? Rxa4 32.Rxc4 Bf8µ) 31...Rxa4 32.Ne5±]
26...Qd5 27.Ba5 Re8 28.dxc5 [28.Rb5?! Ne4 29.Bb4 f4„]
28...Qxc5 [¹28...Rxc5 29.Bb4 (29.Rb5 Ne4 30.Bb4 Rxb5 31.axb5 (31.Qxb5 Qxb5
32.axb5 Rb8„) 31...Rb8 32.b6 Qc6„) 29...Rc2 ]
29.Bb4 [29.Bb6  d4 29...Qc2 30.Bd4 Ne4„]
29...Qc7 [29...Qc2 30.Nd4 Qa2 31.Ra1±]
30.a5 Ne4 31.Rb6 Qc2 32.Be1! Nc5 33.Qb5 [33.a6 Nd3 × f1]
33...Nd3 34.Qb3? [34.a6? Bc3! 35.Bxc3 (35.Rc6? Rxc6 36.Qxc6 Qxb1 37.Qxe8+ Kg7µ;
35.Qb3 Bxe1 36.Qxc2 Rxc2 37.Nxe1 Nxe1 38.Rxe1 Ra2 39.Rc1 Ra8=) 35...Qxf2+
36.Kh1 Qxe3 37.Bd4 Nf2+ 38.Kg1 Nh3+ 39.Kh1 (39.Kf1? Rc1+ 40.Rxc1 Qxc1+–+)
39...Nf2+= (39...Rc1+ 40.Rxc1 Qxc1+? 41.Ng1+–) ; 34.h3!  a6 34...f4 (34...Bc3
35.Bxc3 Qxc3 (35...Qxf2+? 36.Kh2+–) 36.Qb3 (36.a6 Qc2 37.Rf1±) 36...Qc2 37.Qxc2
Rxc2 38.Ra1±) 35.Bd2! (35.a6 fxe3 36.fxe3 Rxe3„  e1, f2) 35...fxe3 (35...Bc3
36.Bxc3 Qxf2+ 37.Kh1 Qxe3 38.Bd4+–) 36.Bxe3± (36.fxe3?! Bc3 37.Bxc3 Qxc3 38.a6
Nc1„ × e3) ]
34...Qe2? [34...Nxe1! 35.Nxe1 (35.Rxe1? Qxb3 36.Rxb3 Bc3=) 35...Qxb3 36.R6xb3 f4!
a) 36...Rc5? 37.Rb8±;
b) 36...Ra8? 37.Ra3 (37.Rb5? Bc3=) 37...Re5 (37...Re6 38.Nd3±) 38.a6±;
37.exf4 (37.a6 Ra8 38.Ra3 Bf8 39.Ra4 fxe3 40.fxe3 Rxe3=) 37...Bc3 38.Nd3 Bxa5
39.Rb7²]
35.Qd1? [35.Rb7 Rf8 36.Rd7! (36.h3? Rc2‚; 36.a6? Nc5!=) 36...Nc5 37.Qd1±]
35...Qxd1 36.Rxd1 Nxe1 37.Nxe1 Re5? [37...Rc5 38.a6 (38.Ra6 Bc3=) 38...Ra5 
a8 39.Rdb1 (39.Nc2 Ra8 40.Nb4 (40.Rdd6 Bf8 41.Rdc6 Bc5=) 40...Bf8=) 39...Bf8!=
 a8 (39...Ra8? 40.Rb8+ Rxb8 41.Rxb8+ Bf8 42.Ra8±) ]
38.Ra6 Rb5 39.Ra7? [39.h3! Bc3 40.Rc1±]
39...Bc3 40.Rc1 Rcc5 41.a6 [41.Nd3 Rd5!=  42.Rxc3? Rb1+–+]
41...Bxe1 42.Rxe1 Ra5 43.h4 Rc6 44.Rd1
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Qa4 Bd7 7.Qxc4 Na5 8.Qd3 c5 9.0–0
Bc6 10.Rd1 c4 11.Qc2 Be4 12.Qa4+ Bc6 13.Qc2 Be4 14.Qd2 h6 15.Qe1 Nc6 16.Qf1
Bd5 17.Nc3 Bb4 18.Nxd5 exd5 19.Ne5 0–0 20.Be3 Rc8 21.f4 b5 22.a4 bxa4 23.Rxa4 a5
24.Raa1 Qb6 25.Bf2 Qb5 26.Bf3 a4 27.Qg2 c3 28.bxc3 Bxc3 29.Rac1 Bxd4 30.Nxc6
Bxf2+ 31.Qxf2 Rxc6 32.Rb1 Qa6 33.Qd4 a3 34.Ra1 Rfc8 35.Kf2 Rc2 36.Qd3 Qa7+
37.Qe3 Ra8 38.Qxa7 Rxa7 39.Ke1 Rc5 40.Ra2 g5 41.Rd3 Rca5 42.fxg5 hxg5 43.Rd4
Kf8 44.h4 g4 45.Bxg4 Ne4 46.Bf5 Nxg3 47.Bd3 Ke7 48.Rg4 Nh5 49.Kd2 Rc7 50.Rb4
Kd6 51.Rb3 Rca7 52.Rb4 Ng3 53.e3 f5 54.Kc3 Ne4+ 55.Bxe4 dxe4 56.Rb3 Rd5
57.Rb6+ Kc5 58.Rf6 Ra4
0–1
(1226940) Karpov,Anatoly (2780) - Lautier,Joel (2645) [B33]

[Wahls,M]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 [2...Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5
9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 This is the same position as after 12.c in the main line.
11...0–0 (11...Bb7 Chekhov 12.Bd3?!N (12.Nc2) 12...Nb8 13.Nc2 Nd7 14.a4 bxa4
15.Rxa4 Bg5 16.0–0 0–0 17.Ra2 a5 18.Bc4 Nb6!= Beliavsky,A-
Shirov,A/Linares(1)/1994/0,5 (56)/) 12.Nc2 Rb8 13.a3! Lanka,Z
a) 13.Bd3 Kaminsky,M-Vaisser,A/Groningen op/1993/0–1/ ;CBM 39;
b) 13.h4! Kasparov 13...Ne7 (13...g6 14.Qd2 Bg7 15.h5 Be6 16.Nce3 Ne7 17.g3 Nxd5
18.Nxd5 Rc8 19.Rd1 Rc5 20.Ne3 Rc6 21.b3 Qa8 22.Bh3 Shmuter,L-
Beshukov,S/Sochi/1993/) 14.Nxf6+! (14.Nce3 Nxd5 15.Nxd5 Bb7 16.g3 b4 17.c4 Bxd5
18.Qxd5 Qb6 19.Rd1 Bd8 20.Qxd6 b3 21.a3 Qa7 22.Rd5 Be7 23.Qxe5 Bf6÷ Smagin,S-
Gorelov,S/URS/1982/) 14...gxf6 15.Bd3! Kasparov,G-Lautier,J/Moscow olm/1994/1–0/
CBM 45;
13...a5
a) 13...Bg5 14.h4! (14.g3 Ne7 15.Ncb4 a5 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7 17.Nd5 Qb7 18.Qd3 Be6
19.Rd1 b4 20.cxb4 Bxd5 21.Qxd5 Qxd5 22.Rxd5 axb4 23.Bb5 Rfc8 24.0–0 Bc1 25.axb4
Bxb2 26.Ba6 Rc2 27.Rxd6 Ba3 28.Rd3 Bxb4 29.Rb1 g6 ½–½ Lau,R-Sareen,V/London
Lloyds (06) ;EXP 43 1994) 14...Bh6 15.g3 (15.g4 Bf4 16.Qf3 Be6 17.Nxf4 Qf6 18.g5
Qxf4 19.Qxf4 exf4 20.0–0–0 Rfd8 21.Nb4 Nxb4 22.axb4 Bb3 23.Rd4 d5 24.exd5 Rxd5
25.Rxd5 Bxd5 26.Rg1 Bf3 27.Bd3 Re8 28.Kd2 g6 29.b3 Rb8 30.Rb1 Bg4 31.Kc2 Rd8
32.Ra1 Rd6 33.c4 Bd7 34.Re1 f6 35.c5 Re6 36.Rxe6 Bxe6 37.Be4 Bc8 38.Bd5+ Kg7
39.Kd3 h6 40.gxh6+ Kxh6 41.Ba8 Bf5+ 42.Kd4 Kh5 43.Bb7 Kxh4 44.Be4 Bc8 45.Bxg6
f5 46.Be8 Kg5 47.Ke5 f3 48.c6 1–0 Grimberg,G-Nepomiachty,A/Paris-ch (05) ;TD 93\04
1993) 15...Be6 16.Ncb4 Bxd5 17.Nxd5 a5 18.b4 a4 19.Bh3 g6 20.0–0 f5 21.exf5 Rxf5
22.Bxf5 gxf5 23.Qh5 Qf8 24.f4 exf4 25.gxf4 Bg7 26.Rae1 Qf7 27.Qf3 Re8 28.h5 Re4
29.Rxe4 fxe4 30.Qxe4 Qxh5 31.Qe6+ Qf7 32.Qc8+ Bf8 33.Qxc6 Qg6+ 34.Kf2 1–0
Lanka,Z-Laduguie,P/Cannes op 1992;
b) 13...Ne7!? Horvath,T 14.Nxf6+ gxf6 15.Ne3 f5÷;
c) 13...Be6 Chekhov 14.Ncb4! Nxb4 15.axb4±;
14.Bd3
a) 14.h4 Ne7!
a1) 14...g6 15.g3 (15.Nce3 Chekhov 15...b4!?; 15.h5 Chekhov 15...Bg5) 15...Bg7
(15...h5!? 16.Bh3 Be6 (16...Bxh3 17.Rxh3 Bg7 18.g4!‚) 17.Nce3 Bg7 18.g4! Qxh4
19.gxh5 Bxd5 (19...Qxe4? 20.Bg2 Qa4 21.b3+–; 19...Bxh3 20.Qf3) 20.Bg2! Qg5
21.Qxd5 Ne7 22.Qd1²) 16.h5 Ne7 (16...Be6 Horvath,T 17.hxg6 hxg6 18.Nce3 b4 19.cxb4
axb4 20.a4 Nd4 21.Bc4²; 16...Qg5 Ftacnik 17.Bh3 Be6 18.hxg6 hxg6 19.Nce3 Rb7
20.Qd3 Rfb8 21.Rd1 Bf8 22.Qf1 f5= Borm,F-King,D/Amsterdam/1982/) 17.hxg6 hxg6
(17...fxg6 18.Bh3² (18.Nce3 Chekhov 18...Kh8 19.Bh3 Bb7) ) 18.Nce3 Nxd5 19.Nxd5
Be6 20.Bh3 Bxd5?
a11) 20...Qd7 21.Bxe6 fxe6 22.Ne3 Qf7 (22...Rbd8 Chekhov 23.Qg4 Qf7) 23.Qe2 d5
24.Rd1!²  24...dxe4 25.Rh4!;
a12) 20...Qg5!? Ftacnik;
a13) 20...f5 Chekhov 21.exf5 gxf5 22.Bg2 h5/; 21.Qxd5± Qc7 (21...Qb6!?;
21...Qb6!?) 22.0–0 Rfd8 23.Rfd1 Bh6?! (¹23...Kf8±; 23...Kf8±; 23...Qc5 Ftacnik 24.Bf1!
xb5; 23...Bf8 Chekhov 24.Bf1 Qb6) 24.Bf1 Qb7?! (24...Qd7 25.b4! axb4 26.axb4±;
24...Qb6 25.Qb3 a4 26.Qc2±  d5; 24...Qc5 25.Rd3±) 25.Qxb7 Rxb7 26.Rd5 b4
(26...f5 27.exf5 gxf5 28.Bxb5 Kf7 29.a4! Ke6 30.Bc4+–  b3; 26...Rdb8 Ftacnik
27.Rxd6±) 27.cxb4 axb4 28.a4+– Kf8 29.a5 Bg5?! (29...Ke7 Chekhov 30.a6 Ra7 31.Rb5
Bd2 32.Rd1+–) 30.a6 (30.a6 Rb6 31.Rb5 1–0 Shirov,A-Illescas Cordoba,M/Linares
(04) ;CBM 40 1994; 30.a6 Ra7 Ftacnik 31.Ra4 b3 32.Rb4+–) 30...Rb6 31.Rb5 1–0
Shirov,A-Illescas Cordoba,M/Linares 60/169 1994;
a2) 14...Be6 Chekhov 15.Nxf6+ Qxf6 16.Qxd6;
a3) 14...Kh8!? Chekhov; 15.Nce3 (15.Nxf6+ gxf6 16.Ne3 f5÷) 15...Nxd5 16.Nxd5 Be6
(16...Bb7? 17.Bxb5) 17.g3 (17.Nxf6+ Qxf6 18.Qxd6 Rfd8 19.Qc5 b4!? 20.Be2
(20.Qxa5? Qf4–+) 20...Rdc8 21.Qxa5 bxc3 22.b4 (22.bxc3? Rb2µ) 22...c2 (22...Bc4!?)
23.0–0 Qf4 24.Rac1 Qxe4 25.Rfe1 Qxh4 26.Qxe5÷) 17...Qd7 18.Bg2 Bd8 19.0–0 Bb6
20.Qd2 Rfc8 21.Rfd1 Bxd5 22.Qxd5 b4 23.axb4 axb4 24.Qxd6 Qg4! 25.Qd3 (25.Qxe5?
bxc3 26.bxc3 Bxf2+! 27.Kxf2 Rb2+ 28.Kg1 Qe2–+) 25...bxc3 26.bxc3 g6 27.Rab1 Rd8
28.Qf3 Rxd1+ 29.Rxd1 Qxf3 30.Bxf3 (30.Bxf3 Rc8 ½–½ Kasparov,G-
Kramnik,V/Moscow PCA 1(25') 1994) 30...Rc8 ½–½ Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V
(01)/Moscow PCA 25' (02) ;CBM 41 1994;
b) 14.g3!? Ne7 15.Nce3 Be6 16.Bg2 Nxd5 (16...Bg5 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.Nd5 Bxd5
19.Qxd5 b4 20.cxb4 axb4 21.a4) 17.Nxd5 Qd7 18.0–0 Im Vergleich zu Kasparov-
Kramnik hat Weiß h4 eingespart.;
14...Be6 15.Qe2 Bxd5 16.exd5 Ne7 17.0–0–0!² Qb6 (17...Nxd5 18.Bxh7+ (18.Qe4
Bg5+) 18...Kxh7 19.Rxd5±) 18.Kb1 g6 (18...Qc5!? 19.Qf3!  h4, g4 (19.Be4 g6
20.g4 Bh4!) ) 19.h4! (19.Be4 Bg7 20.g4 f5 21.gxf5 (21.Bg2 e4 22.gxf5 Rxf5) 21...gxf5
22.Bg2 Ng6÷  b4) 19...Bg7 (19...Nxd5!? 20.Qf3 Nf4 (20...b4 21.cxb4 axb4 22.Qxd5
bxa3 23.b4) 21.g3 Nxd3 22.Rxd3 Bg7 23.Rhd1 Rfd8 24.g4!²) 20.h5 f5 (20...Nxd5
21.hxg6 hxg6 22.Bxg6 Nxc3+ 23.bxc3 fxg6 24.Qd3±) 21.hxg6 hxg6 (21...e4 22.Rxh7)
22.g4!±  22...e4 23.gxf5 exd3 (23...gxf5 24.Rdg1! exd3? 25.Qe6+ Rf7 26.Rxg7+! Kxg7
27.Qh6+ Kg8 28.Qh8#) 24.Qe6+ Rf7 25.Rxd3 (25.Nd4 b4! 26.Nc6 bxc3 27.Nxe7+ Kf8
28.Nxg6+ Kg8 29.Ne7+=) 25...Kf8 (25...Nxf5 26.Qxg6 Rf6 27.Qh7+ Kf7 28.Qh5+ Ke7
29.Nd4!‚) 26.Rdh3! (26.fxg6 Rf6) 26...gxf5 27.Nd4!+– b4 (27...Rf6 28.Rh8+ Bxh8
29.Rxh8+ Kg7 30.Qxe7+ Rf7 31.Rh7+ Kxh7 32.Qxf7+ Kh8 33.Qf6++–) 28.Nc6 bxc3
(28...Nxc6 29.Rh8+ Bxh8 30.Rxh8+ Kg7 31.Qh6#) 29.Rh8+ Bxh8 30.Rxh8+ Ng8
31.Qh6+! Rg7 32.Qxd6+ Kf7 33.Qe6+ Kf8 34.Rxg8+! 1–0 Bologan,V-Redon,B/France
60/168 1994]
3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Be7
11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.c3 0–0 13.Nc2 Rb8 14.a3!? [Lanka; -> cf. above 2...c6/13.a3 a5
(13...e6, 13...g5, 13...e7)]
[14.h4! Kasparov; cf. above 2...c6/13.h4]
14...Ne7! [Horvath,T]
15.Ncb4 [Preventing the idea e3 g5! xe3.]
[15.Nce3 Be6 16.Be2 Bg5! 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.Nd5 Qd7=; 15.Nxf6+ gxf6 16.Ne3 f5!÷
Horvath,T]
15...Bb7 16.Be2 [16.g3 a5 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.Nd5 Bxd5 19.Qxd5 Rfc8]
16...Ng6 17.g3 a5 18.Nc2 [18.Nxf6+ gxf6 19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.Qxd5 Ne7 21.Qd3 b4 22.0–0
(22.cxb4 axb4 23.0–0 Nc6 24.Rfc1 Nd4) 22...bxa3 23.bxa3 Qc7=]
18...Bxd5 19.Qxd5 Ne7 20.Qd3 d5 21.Rd1 g6 22.0–0 [22.exd5 Qd6 23.0–0 Rfd8 24.a4?
(24.Bf3 Bg7! (24...Bg5 25.b4 (25.Bg2 f5 26.Qe2 e4 27.Nd4) 25...f5) 25.Bg2 f5 26.Qe2
Qc5 27.Qe3 Qc7 28.Rd2 Rb6 29.Rfd1 Rbd6 30.Qe2 Qc5 31.Ne3 e4 32.Bf1 Rb8 33.Kh1
Bh6) 24...bxa4 25.Ne3 Bg5]
22...dxe4 23.Qxe4 Qc7= 24.Ne3 Bg7 25.Nd5 Nxd5 26.Rxd5 b4 27.cxb4 axb4 28.a4 b3
29.Rb1 Rfd8 30.Bb5 Qc2 31.Bd3 Qd2 32.a5 Rxd5 33.Qxd5 e4 34.Bxe4 Qxd5 35.Bxd5
Rb5 36.Rd1 Rxa5 37.Bxb3 Bxb2 38.Rd7 Rf5 39.f4 h6 40.Kg2 g5 41.Kf3 gxf4 42.g4
Rf6 43.h4 Kf8 44.g5 hxg5 45.hxg5 Rf5 46.Kg4 Rb5 47.Bc4 Rc5 48.Rxf7+ Ke8 49.Be6
Re5 50.Ba2 Ra5 51.Bc4 Rc5 52.Rxf4 Rxg5+
½–½

Alma-Ata m1 Alma-Ata, 1995
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.g3 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 Ne4 8.Rc1 d6
9.d5 Nxc3 10.Rxc3 Nb8 11.dxe6 fxe6 12.Nd4 0–0 13.Bg2 Nd7 14.0–0 Nf6 15.Qd2 e5
16.Nc2 c6 17.Ne3 Be6 18.Rd3 Rad8 19.Rd1 Ne8 20.Qa5 a6 21.Qb6 Rd7 22.b3 Nf6
23.R3d2 Rfd8 24.Qa5 h6 25.Qc3 Qf7 26.h3 Qe7 27.Kh2 Qf7 28.Qc2 Qe7 29.Qg6 Qf7
30.Qxf7+ Kxf7 31.f4 exf4 32.gxf4 d5 33.cxd5 Nxd5 34.Nxd5 Bxd5 35.e4 Be6 36.Rxd7+
Rxd7 37.Rxd7+
1–0
(1239157) Karpov,Anatoly (2765) - Salov,Valery (2715) [A46]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nbd2 Bg4 4.e4 Nbd7 5.c3 e6 6.h3 Bh5 7.Bd3 Be7 8.0–0 0–0 9.Re1
c6 10.Nf1 d5 11.Ng3 Bg6 12.Bf4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Bxe4 Bxe4 15.Rxe4 c5 16.Re2
cxd4 17.Qxd4 Nf6 18.Be5 Qxd4 19.Nxd4 a6 20.c4 Rac8 21.b3 Rfd8 22.Rd1 Nd7 23.Bg3
Nc5 24.f3 Bf6 25.Be5 Bxe5 26.Rxe5 Rd7 27.Kf2 f6 28.Ree1 Rcd8 29.b4 Rxd4 30.Rxd4
Rxd4 31.bxc5 Rxc4 32.Rxe6 Rxc5 33.Re7 b5 34.Ra7 Rc2+ 35.Kg3 Rxa2 36.h4 h6
37.Kf4 a5 38.h5 b4
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.e3 Nbd7 5.h3 Bh5 6.Be2 e5 7.Nc3 Be7 8.b3 0–0 9.0–0 c6
10.Bb2 Qc7 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Nh4 Bxe2 13.Qxe2 Rfe8 14.Nf5 Bf8 15.Rfd1 Nc5 16.e4 g6
17.Ne3 Rad8 18.Qf3 Bg7 19.Ng4 Nxg4 20.hxg4 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Rd8 22.Qe2 Ne6
23.Rxd8+ Qxd8 24.Nd1 Qa5 25.Bc3 Qa3 26.Qb2 Qxb2 27.Nxb2 f6 28.Nd3 Bf8 29.Kf1
Kf7 30.Ke2 Nc5 31.Nxc5 Bxc5 32.g5 fxg5 33.Bxe5 g4 34.f3 gxf3+ 35.Kxf3 Ke6 36.Bb8
h5 37.g4 hxg4+ 38.Kxg4 a6 39.Kg5 Kf7 40.Kf4 Ke6 41.Kg5 Kf7 42.Be5 Be7+ 43.Kg4
Ke6 44.Bd4 Bf6
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.g3 Nc6 6.Nc3 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 Ne4 8.Rc1 d6
9.Bg2 Nxc3 10.Rxc3 e5 11.0–0 0–0 12.d5 Nb8 13.e4 Bg4 14.b4 a5 15.a3 axb4 16.axb4
Nd7 17.Qc2 Bxf3 18.Bxf3 c6 19.Bg4 g6
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 h6 4.Bh4 b6 5.e3 Bb7 6.Nbd2 c5 7.c3 Be7 8.Bd3 cxd4 9.cxd4
0–0 10.0–0 Nc6 11.a3 Rc8 12.Qe2 Nh5 13.Bxe7 Nxe7 14.Rfc1 Rc7 15.Ba6 Qb8 16.Rxc7
Qxc7 17.Bxb7 Qxb7 18.Rc1 Nf6 19.Qd3 Rc8 20.Rxc8+ Qxc8 21.Qc4 Qb7 22.Ne5 d6
23.Nd3 Nc6 24.b4 Ne7 25.b5 g5 26.h3 Kg7 27.a4 Ned5 28.Nb4 Nxb4 29.Qxb4 Qd5
30.Qc4 Qf5 31.Nf3 Qb1+ 32.Kh2 Qb2 33.Qc7 Ne4 34.Qxa7 Qxf2 35.Qxb6 h5 36.Qc6
Qxe3 37.b6 g4 38.b7 g3+ 39.Kh1 Nf2+ 40.Kg1 Nxh3+
0–1
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 h6 4.Bh4 c5 5.e3 cxd4 6.exd4 b6 7.c3 Ba6 8.Bxa6 Nxa6
9.Nbd2 Be7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Re1 Nc7 12.a4 d6 13.Ne4 Nxe4 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Rxe4 Qd7
16.Qb3 Rfb8 17.Rae1 b5 18.axb5 Rxb5 19.Qa2 a5 20.R4e2 Qc6 21.Qa4 Qb7 22.Qc4
Nd5 23.Qa2 Nf4 24.Rd2 a4 25.h4 Rf5 26.Re3 Raa5 27.g3 Nd5 28.Red3 Nf6 29.Ne1 Qe4
30.Re3 Qg4 31.Ng2 Qh3 32.Nf4 Rxf4 33.gxf4 Qxh4 34.Qc4 Ng4 35.Rg3 Rf5 36.Qc8+
Kh7 37.Qd7 Rxf4 38.Qxd6 Qh2+ 39.Kf1 Rxf2+ 40.Ke1 Qh1+
0–1

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.Qb3 Nc6 8.Bd3 dxc4
9.Bxc4 Be7 10.Be3 0–0 11.Bb5 Bd7 12.0–0 Na5 13.Qa4 Bxb5 14.Qxb5 a6 15.Qe2 Rc8
16.Rad1 Nd5 17.Nxd5 Qxd5 18.b3 Nc6 19.Qc4 Rfd8 20.Qxd5 Rxd5 21.Rc1 Rcd8
22.Rc4 f6 23.g3 Kf7 24.Rfc1 R8d7 25.Kf1 h5 26.h4 Bd8 27.Ke2 Bb6 28.a3 Kg6 29.b4
Kf5 30.a4 Nxd4+ 31.Nxd4+ Bxd4 32.Bxd4 Rxd4 33.Ke3 Rd3+ 34.Ke2 Rd2+ 35.Kf3
R7d3+ 36.Kg2 e5 37.R4c2 Rxc2 38.Rxc2 Rd7 39.b5 axb5 40.axb5 g6 41.Kf3 Rd5 42.b6
Rb5 43.Ke3 Rb3+ 44.Ke2 Rxb6 45.Rc8
½–½

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 a6 6.Ne2 Qc7 7.Bf4 e5 8.dxe5 Nxe5 9.0–0
Bd6 10.Bg3 Nf6 11.Bc2 0–0 12.Nd2 Bg4 13.h3 Bh5 14.Nb3 Rfe8 15.Nbd4 Rad8 16.Re1
Qb6 17.Bb3 Nc4 18.Bxd6 Rxd6 19.Bxc4 dxc4 20.Qc2 Bg6 21.Qc1 Rdd8 22.b4 Qd6
23.Ng3 Nd5 24.Rxe8+ Rxe8 25.Qd2 h6 26.a3 Qf4 27.Qxf4 Nxf4 28.Rd1 Bd3 29.f3 Nd5
30.Rc1 f5 31.Kf2 f4 32.Nge2 g5 33.a4 Ne3 34.g3 fxg3+ 35.Nxg3 Kf7 36.Nge2 Kg6
37.Rg1 Kh7 38.a5 Re7
0–1
(1239164) Karpov,Anatoly (2765) - Tkachiev,Vladislav (2575) [A49]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.0–0 d6 6.Nbd2 Nbd7 7.e4 e5 8.c3 b6 9.Re1
Re8 10.Qc2 Bb7 11.a4 a6 12.b3 d5 13.dxe5 Nxe4 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Bg5 Qc8 16.Nd2 e3
17.Rxe3 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Rxe5 19.Rae1 Qb7+ 20.Nf3 Rxg5 21.Re8+ Rxe8 22.Rxe8+ Nf8
23.Qe2 Rf5 24.c4 Bf6 25.h3 Kg7 26.g4 Rf4 27.Qe3 Ne6 28.Kg3 Rxf3+ 29.Qxf3 Bh4+
0–1
(1239165) Karpov,Anatoly (2765) - Tkachiev,Vladislav (2575) [E68]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.0–0 e5 8.e4 exd4 9.Nxd4
Re8 10.Re1 Nc5 11.h3 h6 12.Rb1 a5 13.Kh2 Bd7 14.b3 h5 15.Bf4 Nh7 16.Qd2 Be5
17.Rbd1 h4 18.Bxe5 dxe5 19.Nf3 hxg3+ 20.fxg3 c6 21.Qh6 Qf6 22.Rf1 Qg7 23.Qe3 b6
24.Ne1 Re7 25.Nd3 Nxd3 26.Rxd3
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.e3 0–0 5.Nbd2 d6 6.h3 Nfd7 7.c3 e5 8.Bh2 Nc6 9.Bb5
Qe8 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Qa4 Nc5 13.Qc4 Qe7 14.b4 Na4 15.Qxc6 Bd7
16.Qc4 e4 17.Nxe4 Be6 18.Qc6 Bd7 19.Qc4 Bf5 20.Nfd2 Rfe8 21.Ng3 Be6 22.Qe2
Nxc3 23.Qf3 Rad8 24.Nb3 Bd5 25.Qg4 Bxg2 26.Rg1 Be4 27.Nxe4 Nxe4 28.Rc1 Qxb4+
29.Kf1 Qb5+ 30.Kg2 c5 31.Rgd1 Rxd1 32.Qxd1 c4 33.Nd4 Qd7 34.f3 Ng5 35.h4 Qh3+
36.Kg1 Qxh4 37.Rxc4 Rd8 38.e4 Bxd4+ 39.Rxd4 Rxd4
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.Nbd2 0–0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 c5 7.dxc5 dxc5 8.0–0 Nc6 9.c3
Qc7 10.h3 h6 11.Be3 b6 12.Qc2 Bb7 13.a4 Rfd8 14.Rfd1 Rac8 15.Nc4 a6 16.Rxd8+
Rxd8 17.Rd1 Rxd1+ 18.Bxd1 Nd7 19.Be2 Kh7 20.Ne1 Nde5 21.Nf3 Nxf3+ 22.Bxf3 b5
23.axb5 axb5 24.Na3 Ne5 25.Be2 c4 26.f4 Nd3 27.Bxd3 cxd3 28.Qxd3 b4 29.cxb4 Bxb2
30.Nb5 Qc6 31.Bd4 Qc1+ 32.Qf1 Bxd4+ 33.Nxd4 Qe3+ 34.Qf2 Qxe4 35.b5 h5 36.b6
Qb1+ 37.Kh2 Qxb6 38.Qe3 Qf6 39.Qe5 Qxe5 40.fxe5 h4 41.g3 g5 42.gxh4 gxh4 43.Nf5
e6 44.Nxh4 Kh6 45.Kg3 Kg5 46.Nf3+ Bxf3 47.Kxf3 Kf5 48.h4 Kxe5 49.h5 Kf5 50.h6
Kg6 51.Kf4 Kxh6
0–1
(1239168) Tkachiev,Vladislav (2575) - Karpov,Anatoly (2765) [B11]

1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.h3 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 e6 6.Qg3 g6 7.exd5 exd5 8.Be2 Bg7 9.0–
0 Ne7 10.d3 Nf5 11.Qh2 0–0 12.Bf4 Nd4 13.Bd1 Re8 14.Be3 Be5 15.Bf4 Qd6 16.Re1
Nd7 17.Bxe5 Rxe5 18.Rxe5 Nxe5 19.Qg3 Re8 20.a3 Re6 21.Rc1 a5 22.Bg4 Nxg4
23.Qxd6 Rxd6 24.hxg4 Re6 25.Kf1 Kf8 26.f3 Ke7 27.Kf2 Kd6 28.g5 Re5 29.f4 Re7
30.g3 b5 31.Rh1 b4 32.axb4 axb4 33.Nd1 Re2+ 34.Kf1 Rxc2 35.Rxh7 Nf5 36.Rxf7
Nxg3+ 37.Kg1 Rc1 38.Kf2 Rxd1 39.Kxg3 Rxd3+ 40.Kg4 c5 41.Rf6+ Ke7 42.Rxg6 Rd2
43.Rb6 Rxb2 44.Rb7+ Kd6 45.g6 Rg2+ 46.Kf5 d4 47.Kf6 d3 48.g7
0–1

1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.h3 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 e6 6.Qg3 Nf6 7.d3 Qb6 8.Be2 Na6 9.0–0
g6 10.Rb1 Bg7 11.a3 0–0 12.Bf4 Rfe8 13.Bf3 Rad8 14.Rfe1 Nd7 15.Bg5 Rc8 16.h4 Qc7
17.Qh3 Ne5 18.h5 Nxf3+ 19.Qxf3 Qe5 20.hxg6 hxg6 21.Bf4 Qh5 22.Qxh5 gxh5 23.Ne2
Kh7 24.Bg5 Kg6 25.Bh4 Bh6 26.Rbd1 Nc5 27.Ng3 Na4 28.Rb1 c5 29.e5 c4 30.d4 b5
31.c3 a5 32.Re2 Rg8 33.Rf1 Nb6 34.Nh1 Rge8 35.Bg3
0–1
(1239170) Tkachiev,Vladislav (2575) - Karpov,Anatoly (2765) [A00]

1.b4 e6 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.b5 a6 4.a4 axb5 5.axb5 Rxa1 6.Bxa1 c5 7.e3 d5 8.Nf3 Nbd7 9.c4
b6 10.Be2 Bb7 11.0–0 Bd6 12.d4 0–0 13.Nbd2 Qc7 14.dxc5 Nxc5 15.h3 Nfe4 16.cxd5
Bxd5 17.Nd4 Ra8 18.Nxe4 Nxe4 19.Bf3 Bh2+ 20.Kh1 Be5 21.Qe2 Bc4 22.Nxe6 Bxe6
23.Bxe4 Rxa1 24.Rxa1 Bxa1
0–1

1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.h3 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 e6 6.Qg3 Nd7 7.d3 Ngf6 8.Be2 g6 9.h4
h5 10.Bg5 Qb6 11.0–0–0 Bg7 12.e5 Ng8 13.d4 Nh6 14.Qf4 a6 15.Bf3 Qa5 16.Kb1 b5
17.Ne2 Nb6 18.Nc1 Na4 19.Nb3 Qc7 20.Rc1 Rc8 21.Bf6 Bxf6 22.Qxf6 Rg8 23.c3 Qe7
24.Qf4 Nf5 25.g3 c5 26.Be2 c4 27.Nd2 a5 28.g4 hxg4 29.Bxg4 b4 30.Bd1 Nb6 31.h5
Kd7 32.hxg6 Rxg6 33.Rh7 Rcg8 34.Bc2 Rg4 35.Qf3 R4g5 36.Nf1 Kc6 37.Ne3 Qd7
38.Bxf5 exf5 39.cxb4 Kb5 40.bxa5 Kxa5
0–1

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d6 5.d4 0–0 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.0–0 e5 8.e4 c6 9.Re1 Qb6
10.Na4 Qc7 11.b3 b5 12.Nb2 exd4 13.Nxd4 Bb7 14.cxb5 c5 15.Nc2 Rfe8 16.Nc4 Nxe4
17.Bxe4 Rxe4 18.Bb2 Rxe1+ 19.Nxe1 Bxb2 20.Nxb2 Re8 21.Rc1 Rxe1+ 22.Qxe1 Ne5
23.Qe3 Qd7 24.f4 Qh3 25.Qe2 Nf3+ 26.Kf2 Qxh2+ 27.Ke3 Qxg3 28.Qf2 Qh3 29.Nd3
Ng5+ 30.Ke2 Bf3+ 31.Ke1 Ne4 32.Qf1 Qh4+ 33.Nf2 Qxf4
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 g6 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1 Bg7 9.g3 0–
0 10.Nf3 d6 11.Kg2 Nfd7 12.Re1 Na6 13.Re2 Qb6 14.Bg5 Rfe8 15.Rc1 h6 16.Bf4 Nb4
17.a3 Na6 18.h4 h5 19.Qd2 Rab8 20.e5 dxe5 21.Nxe5 Nxe5 22.Bxe5 Bxe5 23.Rxe5
Qxb2 24.Qxb2 Rxb2 25.Ne4 Kf8 26.Nxc5 Nxc5 27.Rxc5 Ra2 28.Ra5 Rb8 29.Re3 Rbb2
30.Rf3 Rd2 31.Rf4 Kg7 32.Ra7 Kf8 33.Ra5 f6 34.Ra7 Rxd5 35.Re4 Re5 36.Rxe5 fxe5
37.Kf3 Kf7 38.Ke3 Kf6 39.a4 e6 40.f3 Rg2 41.a5 Rxg3
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.Nc3 0–0 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 Nbd7 7.0–0 e5 8.Re1 c6 9.Bf1
Qb6 10.d5 cxd5 11.cxd5 a6 12.Rb1 Nh5 13.Be3 Qd8 14.b4 f5 15.b5 Ndf6 16.Ng5 Nxe4
17.Ncxe4 fxe4 18.bxa6 bxa6 19.Bc4 Nf4 20.Bxf4 Rxf4 21.Ne6 Bxe6 22.dxe6 Kh8
23.Qd5 Rc8 24.Rxe4 Qf8 25.Rxf4 Qxf4 26.Bxa6 Rf8 27.Qf3 Qa4 28.Qe2
½–½

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.d3 d6 6.e3 e5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.0–0 Bg4 9.h3 Be6
10.Rb1 d5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.a3 Qd7 13.Kh2 Rad8 14.Ne4 Qe7 15.b4 Bc8 16.Qc2 a6
17.Qc5 Qd7 18.Bb2 f5 19.N4c3 Nf6 20.Rbd1 Ne7 21.a4 h5 22.b5 axb5 23.axb5 h4
24.Ba3 Rf7 25.Qc4 hxg3+ 26.fxg3 c6 27.d4 e4 28.bxc6 bxc6 29.Nf4 Ned5 30.Ncxd5
Nxd5 31.Nxd5 cxd5 32.Qc3 Ba6 33.Rf2 Bh6 34.Rb2 Rc8 35.Qe1 Qc7 36.Bc5 Bd3
0–1

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bg4 6.0–0 Nc6 7.c3 e6 8.h3 Bh5 9.Bf4
Bd6 10.Bg5 0–0 11.Nbd2 Bg6 12.Bxg6 hxg6 13.Qe2 Qc7 14.Rae1 Rac8 15.Qd3 Nd7
16.h4 b5 17.g3 Rfe8 18.Qe3 Na5 19.Nh2 Nc4 20.Nxc4 Qxc4 21.Qf3 b4 22.Re3 Qxa2
23.h5 Nf8 24.h6 Nh7 25.Bf4 Bf8 26.hxg7 Bxg7 27.Ng4 Qxb2 28.cxb4 Qxd4 29.Be5
Bxe5 30.Nxe5 Rc7 31.Qe2 Ng5 32.Qa6 Qxb4 33.Qe2 Qd4
0–1
9.N5f3 c5 10.c3 Qc7 11.Bd2 Bd6 12.Ne5 Bd7 13.Ngf3 0–0 14.0–0 cxd4 15.cxd4 Ba4
16.Rac1 Qe7 17.Bxa4 Nxa4 18.Nc4 Rac8 19.Nfe5 Nb6 20.b3 Nbd5 21.Qf3 Bb4 22.Bxb4
Qxb4 23.Rcd1 a5 24.a3 Qe7 25.Rd3 b5 26.Ne3 b4 27.a4 Rc3 28.N3c4 Qc7 29.h4 Rc8
30.Re1 Nh7 31.g4 Nf8 32.g5 hxg5 33.hxg5 Qe7
½–½

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.Bd3 0–0 8.0–0 dxc4 9.Bxc4
Bxc3 10.bxc3 b6 11.Bg5 Bb7 12.Qe2 Nbd7 13.Ne5 Qc7 14.Bd3 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Qc6 16.f3
Nd7 17.Kh1 Qxc3 18.Rfe1 Nc5 19.Rad1 Nxd3 20.Rxd3 Qc6 21.Rd6 Qa4 22.h4 Rfc8
23.Red1 h6 24.Be3 Qxh4+ 25.Kg1 Qc4 26.Qf2 Bd5 27.Qg3 Kh7 28.Rd7 Rc7 29.Rc1
Qxc1+ 30.Bxc1 Rxd7 31.f4 Be4 32.Qe3 Bf5 33.Ba3 Rc8 34.Bd6 Rc2 35.Qa3
0–1
(1245132) Karpov,Anatoly (2765) - Bacrot,Etienne (2300) [A29]

Blindfold sim Paris (1), 1995
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.0–0 Be7 8.a3 0–0 9.b4
Re8 10.d3 Bf8 11.Be3 a5 12.bxa5 Rxa5 13.Bxb6 cxb6 14.a4 Bb4 15.Nb5 Na7 16.Qb3
Bc5 17.Nxa7 Rxa7 18.e3 Bg4 19.h3 Bxf3 20.Bxf3 Qd7 21.Kg2 Rea8 22.Bd5 b5 23.Rfc1
Bd6 24.a5 Rxa5 25.Rxa5 Rxa5 26.Qc3 Ra8 27.d4 Ba3 28.e4 Bxc1 29.Qxc1 exd4 30.Qc5
d3 31.Qc3 Kh8 32.Qxd3 f5 33.Qf3 Rd8 34.h4 b4 35.h5 b5 36.Qb3 Qd6 37.Qb2 fxe4
38.Bxe4 Qd4 39.Qb1 Rf8 40.f4 b3 41.Bxh7 b2
0–1
(1261025) Karpov,Anatoly (2780) - Speelman,Jonathan S (2610) [A41]

ESP-chT Cordoba (1), 1995
1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bf5 4.Nh4 Bd7 5.e4 Bg7 6.c3 Qc8 7.Qb3 a5 8.a4 Be6 9.Qc2 d5
10.e5 c5 11.Na3 Nc6 12.Be3 Nh6 13.Qd2 Ng4 14.Bg2 cxd4 15.cxd4 Nxe3 16.Qxe3 0–0
17.0–0 Qd7 18.Rfc1 f6 19.exf6 exf6 20.Nb5 Rfe8 21.Bf3 Bf7 22.Qd2 Re7 23.Rc5 Rae8
24.Rf1 Qd8 25.Ng2 Bf8 26.Rcc1 h5 27.Bd1 Kh7 28.f4 Qb6 29.Bf3 f5 30.Rfd1 Bg7
31.Qc3 Qd8 32.Re1 Rxe1+ 33.Nxe1 Qf6 34.Nc2 g5 35.fxg5 Qxg5 36.Rf1 h4 37.Bg2
hxg3 38.Qxg3 Qxg3 39.hxg3 Re7 40.Bh3 Re2 41.Bxf5+ Bg6 42.Bxg6+ Kxg6 43.Rf2
Re4 44.Nd6 Rg4 45.Kg2 Bxd4 46.Kh3 Bxf2 47.Kxg4 Ne5+ 48.Kf4 Nd3+ 49.Kf3 Bxg3
½–½
(1261056) Franco Ocampos,Zenon (2490) - Karpov,Anatoly (2780) [E14]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 c5 4.Bd3 b6 5.0–0 Bb7 6.c4 Be7 7.Nc3 cxd4 8.exd4 d5 9.b3 Nc6
10.Bb2 dxc4 11.Bxc4 0–0 12.d5 exd5 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.Qxd5 Na5 15.Qxd8 Rfxd8
16.Be2 Rac8 17.Rac1 Be4 18.Rfd1 Rxc1 19.Rxc1 Bc5 20.Kf1 f6 21.Bc3 Nc6 22.Rd1
Rxd1+ 23.Bxd1 Bb1 24.a4 Kf7 25.Be2 Ke7 26.Bc4 Kd6 27.Ke2 Be4 28.g3 Bf5 29.Nd2
Nd4+ 30.Bxd4 Bxd4 31.Bd3 Bxd3+ 32.Kxd3 Kd5 33.f4 Bg1 34.Nf3 Bc5 35.Nd2 f5
36.Nf3 a6 37.Ng5 h6 38.Nf3 Be7 39.Nd4 g6 40.Nf3 Bf6 41.Nh4 Bxh4 42.gxh4
½–½
(1261111) Karpov,Anatoly (2780) - Cramling,Pia (2520) [E69]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 c6 7.0–0 Qa5 8.e4 e5 9.h3 Nbd7
10.Re1 exd4 11.Nxd4 Ne5 12.Bf1 Re8 13.Be3 Be6 14.Nxe6 Rxe6 15.a3 Nxe4 16.Rc1
Nxc3 17.Rxc3 Rae8 18.b4 Qd8 19.Rc2 a6 20.Bg2 Qf6 21.Rf1 Qf5 22.g4 Qd3 23.Qxd3
Nxd3 24.Rd1 Ne5 25.a4 Rc8 26.Bf4 Kf8 27.Kf1 f5 28.b5 cxb5 29.Bxb7 Rxc4 30.Rxc4
bxc4 31.Bxa6 c3 32.Bb5 fxg4 33.hxg4 g5 34.Bxg5 Nf7 35.Bf4 Be5 36.Bxe5 Rxe5
37.Rxd6 Rc5 38.Rd1 Rf5 39.Ke2 Rxf2+ 40.Kd3 Rf3+ 41.Kd4 Nd6 42.Rc1 c2 43.a5
Nf5+ 44.Ke4 Ra3 45.Kxf5 Rxa5
½–½

Nykoping m 25' Nykoping (1), 1995
[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 0–0 6.g3 d5 7.Bg2 Nbd7 8.Qc2 b6
9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.0–0 [10.Nc3 Bb7 11.Nxd5 Bxd5 12.e4 Bb7 13.0–0 Nf6 (13...Rc8
14.Rad1 c6 15.e5 Rc7 16.Nd2 c5 17.Bxb7 cxd4 18.Qe4 Nc5 19.Qg4 Nxb7 20.Ne4 Kh8
21.Nd6 Nxd6 22.Rxd4 Rc5 23.Rxd6 Qc7 24.Qd4 h6 25.Rd7 Qxe5 26.Qxe5 Rxe5 27.Rxa7
½–½ Hansen,LB-Andersson,U/Haninge (10) 1992) 14.e5 Nd5 15.a3 h6 16.Nd2 Qd7
17.Ne4 Kh8 18.Rac1 Rfd8 19.Rfd1 Qe8 20.Qe2 Rd7 21.Qb5 Rad8 22.Qb3 Ba8 23.Qa4
c5 24.Nc3 ½–½ Zakharevich,I-Nielsen,PH/Azov 1993]
10...Bb7 11.e4 N5f6 [11...Nb4 12.Qb3 Nc6 13.Nc3²]
12.Nc3 c5 13.Rad1 [13.e5 Nd5 14.Rad1 Qe7=]
13...cxd4 [13...Rc8 14.d5 exd5 15.exd5²]
14.Nxd4 Qe7 [14...Rc8 15.Qe2²]

15.Rfe1 Ne5 [15...Rac8 16.e5 Nd5 17.Bxd5 exd5 18.Nf5±]
16.f4 Nc6 [16...Nc4 17.Qe2±]
17.Nd5! exd5 [17...Nxd5 18.Nxc6 Bxc6 19.exd5 Bb7±]
18.Nxc6 Bxc6 19.exd5 Qxe1+ [19...Qc7 20.dxc6±]
20.Rxe1 Bxd5 21.Bxd5 Nxd5 22.Qa4 h6 [22...Rfc8 23.a3±]
23.h3 a5 24.Qb5 Rad8 25.Re5 Nb4 26.a3 Nd3 [26...Rd1+ 27.Kg2 Nd3 28.Rd5+–]
27.Re3 Nc5 28.Qxb6 Rd1+ 29.Kf2 Rc1 30.Qxa5 Rc8 31.Kf3! [31.a4 Rc2+„]
31...Ne6 32.Rc3! R8xc3+ 33.bxc3 g6 34.Qb4 Rf1+ 35.Ke2 Ra1 36.a4 Ra2+ 37.Kf3
Kg7 38.a5
1–0
(1300324) Andersson,Ulf (2630) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [D26]

Nykoping m 25' Nykoping (2), 1995
[Baburin,A]
1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0–0 a6 7.Qe2 cxd4 8.exd4 Be7 9.Nc3
b5 10.Bb3 0–0 11.Bg5 Bb7 12.Rad1 Nc6 13.Rfe1 Nb4? [This is quite a difficult line for
Black anyway, but his last move is a serious mistake.]
[13...Na5?! 14.d5! Nxb3 15.dxe6 Qb6 16.axb3 fxe6 17.Nd4 Bd6 18.Qxe6+ Kh8 19.Nf3
Rad8 20.Bf4! Bxf3 21.Rxd6 Rxd6 22.Qxd6 Qxd6 23.Bxd6 Re8 24.Rxe8+ Nxe8
25.Be5+– Boleslavsky-Kotov, Zurich, 1953.; 13...Nd5 14.Nxd5 Bxg5 15.Nb6!?
Bronstein. 15...Qxb6 16.Nxg5‚]
14.d5! [This thematic break works really well for White, due to his superior
development, in fact this move was analysed long ago by Russian master V. Rauzer!]
14...Nfxd5 15.Nxd5 Bxg5 16.Nxb4 Qe7 17.Nd5 Bxd5 18.Bxd5
1–0
(1318020) Tiviakov,Sergei (2655) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [B17]

San Giorgio m rap San Giorgio (1), 1995
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Ng3 e6 7.Bd3 c5 8.0–0 Be7 9.b3
0–0 10.Bb2 b6 11.Qe2 Bb7 12.Rad1 Qc7 13.c4 Rfe8 14.Rfe1 Rad8 15.Bb1 cxd4
16.Nxd4 Bb4 17.Rf1 a6 18.Ne4 Be7 19.Ng5 Nf8 20.Ndf3 h6 21.Ne4 N8d7 22.Rfe1 Nxe4
23.Bxe4 Bxe4 24.Qxe4 Bf6 25.Bxf6 Nxf6 26.Qe5 Qc6 27.Rd4 Rd7 28.Qe3 Rd6 29.Ne5
Qc5 30.Rd3 Qxe3 31.Rexe3 Red8 32.f3 Kf8 33.Kf2 Ke7 34.Ke2 Ne8 35.Rxd6 Rxd6
36.Rc3 Nc7 37.f4 f6 38.Nf3 g5 39.g3 a5 40.h4 gxf4 41.gxf4 Na6 42.Nd2 Nc5 43.Re3
Rd4 44.Rf3 Kd6 45.Ke3 Rd3+ 46.Ke2 Rd4 47.h5 f5 48.Ke3 Rd3+ 49.Ke2 Rd4 50.Ke3
Rd3+ 51.Ke2 Rd4 52.Ke3 Rd3+ 53.Ke2
½–½
(1318021) Karpov,Anatoly (2775) - Tiviakov,Sergei (2655) [E17]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.d4 Be7 6.Nc3 Ne4 7.Bd2 f5 8.d5 exd5 9.Nxd5
0–0 10.0–0 Nc6 11.Bf4 d6 12.Nd2 Nc5 13.b4 Ne6 14.b5 Na5 15.Nb3 Nxb3 16.axb3 Kh8
17.Nb4 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Bf6 19.Ra2 Qe8 20.Nd5 Qf7 21.Qd3 Nc5 22.Qxf5 Nxb3 23.Be3
Na5 24.Qd3 c6 25.bxc6 Nxc6 26.Rc1 Rac8 27.Qe4 Be5 28.Rac2 Rfe8 29.Qg4 Na5
30.Nb4 Bf6 31.h4 Qb7+ 32.Qf3 Qe4 33.Nd5 Qxf3+ 34.Kxf3 Be5 35.g4 Nb3 36.Rb1 Na5
37.Rb4 Nc6 38.Ra4 Bd4 39.Bf4 Be5 40.e3 Bxf4 41.Kxf4 Na5 42.e4 Rc5 43.f3 Rec8
44.Ne3 Kg8 45.g5 Kf7 46.Kg4 Nc6 47.f4 Ra5 48.Rxa5 Nxa5 49.Nf5 Rc6 50.h5 a6
51.Ne3 b5 52.cxb5 Rxc2 53.Nxc2 axb5 54.Nb4 Nc4 55.Kf3 Ke6 56.Ke2 Nb6 57.Nc6
Kd7 58.Nd4 b4 59.Kd3 g6 60.h6 Ke7 61.f5 Kf7 62.Nb5 d5 63.Nd6+ Kg8 64.e5 Nd7
65.e6 Ne5+ 66.Kd4 Nc6+ 67.Kc5 gxf5 68.Kxc6 Kf8 69.Kd7
1–0

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Ng3 e6 7.Bd3 c5 8.0–0 Be7 9.b3
0–0 10.Bb2 b6 11.c4 Bb7 12.Qe2 Re8 13.dxc5 Nxc5 14.Bc2 Qc7 15.Ne5 Rad8 16.b4
Ncd7 17.Ba4 Bxb4 18.Nxd7 Nxd7 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Qb2+ Qe5 21.Qxb4 Rg8 22.Rae1
Qc5 23.Qc3+ Nf6 24.Rd1 h5 25.Rfe1 h4 26.Ne4 Bxe4 27.Rxe4 Qg5 28.g3 hxg3 29.hxg3
Rh8 30.Rxd8 Rxd8 31.Kg2 Kf8 32.Rf4 Ke7 33.Bc2 a5 34.Qb2 Rd6 35.Ba4 e5 36.c5
bxc5 37.Qb7+ Kf8 38.Qb8+ Ke7 39.Qc7+ Rd7 40.Qxc5+ Rd6 41.Qc7+ Rd7 42.Qc5+
Rd6 43.Rf3 Qh5 44.Rxf6 Kxf6 45.Qxd6+ Kg7 46.Bb3 Qf5 47.Qd5 f6 48.Bc4 Kh6
49.Bd3 Qg4 50.Qxa5 Qd4 51.Qd2+ Kg7 52.Qe3 Qd5+ 53.Qe4 Qxa2 54.Qg6+ Kf8
55.Qxf6+ Kg8 56.Qxe5
1–0
(1318023) De Gremont - Karpov,Anatoly (2765) [B12]

San Giorgio sim rapid San Giorgio (1), 1995
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Bd3 Bxd3 5.Qxd3 e6 6.Nf3 c5 7.c3 Nc6 8.a3 c4 9.Qc2 Nge7
10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 g5 12.Bg3 Nf5 13.Nbd2 h5 14.h4 g4 15.Ng1 Be7 16.Ne2 Bxh4
17.Bxh4 Nxh4 18.g3 Nf5 19.0–0–0 Qg5 20.Kb1 0–0–0 21.b3 b5 22.bxc4 bxc4 23.Ka1
Kc7 24.Rb1 Rb8 25.Rxb8 Rxb8 26.Rb1 h4 27.gxh4 Qxh4 28.Nf1 Qxf2 29.Rxb8 Nxb8
0–1
(1318024) Karpov,Anatoly (2765) - Tortarolo,Massimiliano (2240) [D79]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 c6 4.Bg2 d5 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.Nc3 0–0 8.Ne5 e6 9.0–0
Nc6 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Na4 Nd7 12.Bf4 Qa5 13.Bd6 Re8 14.b3 Ba6 15.Re1 Bb5 16.Nc5
Nxc5 17.Bxc5 Qd8 18.a4 Ba6 19.Rc1 Qd7 20.Qd2 Reb8 21.Qc3 Bc8 22.b4 Ba6 23.e4
Bc4 24.e5 Qd8 25.Bd6 Rb7 26.Bf1 a5 27.Bxc4 axb4 28.Qb3 dxc4 29.Rxc4 Qa5 30.Ra1
Bf8 31.Bxf8 Kxf8 32.Rxc6 Qd5 33.Rc4 Qa5 34.h4 h5 35.Rc5 Qd8 36.d5 exd5 37.Rxd5
Qe7 38.a5 Rba7 39.Rb5 Ra6 40.Qc4 Kg7 41.Ra4 Kg8 42.Qe4 Kg7 43.Qc4 R6a7 44.Kh2
Ra6 45.Kg1 R6a7 46.Kg2 Ra6 47.Raxb4 Rxa5 48.Rb7 Qe8 49.e6 Rf5 50.Qe4 Kf8
51.e7+ Kg8 52.Rd4 Rc5 53.Rbd7 Rcc8 54.Qe5 Kh7 55.Qf6 Kg8 56.Rd8
1–0
(1318025) Bellia,Fabrizio (2300) - Karpov,Anatoly (2765) [B11]

1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Bg4 4.h3 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 e6 6.d3 Nf6 7.g3 Bb4 8.Bd2 Qb6 9.0–0–0
Nbd7 10.Bg2 d4 11.Nb1 a5 12.g4 Qc5 13.Qe2 e5 14.g5 Ng8 15.h4 Ne7 16.h5 h6 17.Bh3
0–0–0 18.Qf3 Rdf8 19.Qg4 Qd6 20.c3 Bc5 21.f4 dxc3 22.Bxc3 Be3+ 23.Kc2 f5 24.gxf6
gxf6 25.fxe5 fxe5 26.Qxd7+ Qxd7 27.Bxd7+ Kxd7 28.Bxe5 Rhg8 29.Nc3 Rg2+ 30.Kb1
Rff2 31.Na4 b5 32.Rh3 Ba7 33.Rg3 bxa4 34.Rxg2 Rxg2 35.Rf1 Rg1 36.Rxg1 Bxg1
37.Bc3 Bb6 38.Bd2 Ng8 39.Kc2 Ke6 40.Kc3 Ke5 41.Kc4 Bd4 42.b3 axb3 43.axb3 Bb6
44.Bc3+ Ke6 45.d4 Nf6 46.Bd2 Nxe4 47.Bxh6 Ng3 48.Bd2 Nxh5 49.Bc1 Nf6 50.b4
axb4 51.Kxb4 Kd5 52.Kc3 Bxd4+
0–1
(1318026) Karpov,Anatoly (2765) - Rogulj,Branko (2425) [D10]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 g6 5.e3 dxc4 6.Bxc4 Bg7 7.0–0 0–0 8.h3 b5 9.Bd3
Nbd7 10.e4 Nb6 11.Be3 Be6 12.b3 h6 13.Rc1 Rc8 14.Ne2 Nh5 15.Qd2 Kh7 16.Rc5 Nd7
17.Rxh5 gxh5 18.d5 Bg4 19.hxg4 hxg4 20.Nfd4 Ne5 21.Bb1 e6 22.dxe6 fxe6 23.Nxe6
Qxd2 24.Bxd2 Rf7 25.Nxg7 Rxg7 26.Bc3 Re7 27.Nd4 Rd8 28.Nf5 Re6 29.Kh2 Kg6
30.Kg3 h5 31.f4 gxf3 32.gxf3 Kf7 33.Rh1 Rg6+ 34.Kf4 Nd3+ 35.Ke3 Nc5 36.b4 Na4
37.Bd4 a5 38.a3 axb4 39.Ba2+ Ke8 40.axb4 Rg2 41.Be6 Nb2 42.Rxh5 Nc4+ 43.Kf4
1–0
(1318027) Efimov,Igor (2460) - Karpov,Anatoly (2765) [E44]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Nge2 Bb7 6.a3 Be7 7.Nf4 0–0 8.Be2 d5 9.cxd5
exd5 10.Bf3 c6 11.0–0 Bd6 12.b4 Bxf4 13.exf4 Re8 14.Re1 Rxe1+ 15.Qxe1 a5 16.b5
cxb5 17.Nxb5 Nc6 18.Rb1 Bc8 19.Qc3 Bf5 20.Rb2 Rc8 21.Qe1 Bd3 22.Be3 Ne7 23.g4
Qd7 24.g5 Ne4 25.a4 g6 26.Qd1 Bxb5 27.axb5 Nf5 28.Bxe4 dxe4 29.d5 Nh4 30.Rc2
Rxc2 31.Qxc2 Qh3
0–1
(1318028) Karpov,Anatoly (2765) - Cebalo,Miso (2570) [E14]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.e3 b6 5.Nc3 Bb7 6.d5 exd5 7.cxd5 g6 8.e4 d6 9.Bb5+ Nfd7
10.0–0 a6 11.Bd3 Bg7 12.Bg5 Qc7 13.a4 0–0 14.Nd2 Ne5 15.Be2 c4 16.Qc2 Nbd7
17.Be3 f5 18.f4 Ng4 19.Bxg4 fxg4 20.Ne2 Rae8 21.Ra3 b5 22.axb5 axb5 23.Nd4 b4
24.Ra7 Qb8 25.Ne6 Nc5 26.Nxg7 Kxg7 27.Rfa1 Rf7 28.Qxc4 Bxd5 29.Qxd5 Rxa7
30.Bd4+ Kf8 31.Rxa7 Qxa7 32.Qxd6+ Kg8 33.Qxc5 Qxc5 34.Bxc5 b3 35.Kf2 Kf7
36.Ke3 Rb8 37.Bd4 Ke6 38.Bc3 h5 39.g3 Rb7 40.Kd3 h4 41.gxh4 Rh7 42.Nf1 Rxh4
43.Be1 Rh8 44.Bg3 Rc8 45.Ne3 Rc1 46.Nxg4 Rc2 47.Ne5 Rxb2 48.Kc3 Re2 49.Kxb3
Rxe4 50.Nxg6 Kf5 51.Nh4+ Kg4 52.Kc3 Re8 53.Ng6 Re3+ 54.Kd4 Rf3 55.Ne5+
1–0
(1318029) Karpov,Anatoly (2765) - Arlandi,Ennio (2440) [D58]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 0–0 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 b6 8.Be2 Bb7 9.Bxf6
Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.b4 c6 12.0–0 Re8 13.Qb3 Qd6 14.a4 Nd7 15.Rfe1 Be7 16.Rab1
Bf8 17.Bf1 a5 18.bxa5 Rxa5 19.g3 Ba6 20.Bxa6 Rxa6 21.Qc2 g6 22.Rec1 Raa8 23.Rb3
Bg7 24.Rd1 Rac8 25.Qb1 h5 26.Kg2 Ra8 27.Qd3 Qc7 28.Rc1 Qa7 29.Rb2 Bf8 30.Rcb1
Qa6 31.Qc2 Qc4 32.Nd2 Qa6 33.Rb3 Bd6 34.Rc1 Rac8 35.Qd1 Kg7 36.Rc2 Qa5 37.Qb1
Rh8 38.Nf3 Rhe8 39.Ne1 Qa6 40.Rcb2 Qa8 41.Qd1 c5 42.Nf3 cxd4 43.Qxd4+ Nf6
44.Rxb6 Rc4 45.Qd3 Bc5 46.Rxf6
1–0
(1318030) Mantovani,Renzo (2370) - Karpov,Anatoly (2765) [A46]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 h6 4.Bh4 b6 5.e3 Bb7 6.Nbd2 c5 7.c3 Be7 8.Bd3 cxd4 9.cxd4
Nc6 10.a3 0–0 11.0–0 Nh5 12.Bxe7 Nxe7 13.Ne5 Nf6 14.Qe2 d6 15.Nef3 Qd7 16.Rfc1
Rfc8 17.Bb5 Nc6 18.h3 Rc7 19.Ba6 Bxa6 20.Qxa6 Rac8 21.Ne1 e5 22.dxe5 dxe5 23.Rd1
Qe6 24.Qc4 Qf5 25.Qc2 e4 26.Rac1 Nd4 27.Qxc7 Ne2+ 28.Kf1 Nxc1 29.Qb7 Qb5+
30.Kg1 Ne2+ 31.Kh1 Rd8 32.Qc7 Rd7 33.Qc8+ Kh7 34.Qc2 Qf5 35.f4 Ng3+ 36.Kh2
Qg6 37.Nc4 Rc7 38.Qf2 Qh5 39.Rd2 Ng4+ 40.Kxg3 Nxf2 41.Ne5 Nd1
0–1
Varna rap m Varna (1), 1995
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.d4 Bg7 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6 8.Qd2 Na6 9.d5 cxd5
10.cxd5 Bd7 11.Ng3 h5 12.Bb5 Bxb5 13.Nxb5 Qd7 14.Nc3 Nc5 15.0–0 a5 16.Rfc1 Nh7
17.Nh1 f5 18.Nf2 b6 19.Qe2 Nf6 20.Rab1 Qe7 21.Bg5 Kh7 22.b3 Bh6 23.Bxh6 Kxh6
24.a3 Ne8 25.b4 axb4 26.axb4 Nd7 27.Nb5 Kg7 28.Rc6 Rf7 29.Rbc1 Ra4 30.Qc4 h4
31.Rc8 Ndf6 32.Qb3 Ra6 33.Qd3 fxe4 34.fxe4 Ra2 35.Rf1 Qd7 36.Rcc1 Nh5 37.Nc3
Nf4 38.Qe3 Rb2 39.Rb1 Rc2 40.Rbc1 Rxc1 41.Rxc1 b5 42.Ne2 Nxe2+ 43.Qxe2 Qa7
44.h3 Qd4 45.Rb1 Nf6 46.Kh2 Nxd5 47.exd5 Rxf2 48.Qxb5 Kh6 49.Rg1 Rb2 50.Qb8
Qf4+ 51.Kh1 Qf6 52.b5 e4 53.b6 e3 54.b7 Qg7
½–½
(1326374) Topalov,Veselin (2640) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [B17]

15.Kxd2 0–0 16.Rhd1 Nc5 17.Ke1 Nd5 18.Bg3 Nxd3+ 19.Rxd3 b5 20.a4 Ba6 21.Qd2 b4
22.Ng6 Qc6 23.Nxf8 Bxd3 24.Qxd3 Rxf8 25.f3 Rc8 26.Kd2 Rd8 27.Ke1 Rc8 28.Kd2
Qc5 29.Re1 Qb6 30.Qb3 Qd4+ 31.Ke2 a5 32.h3 h5 33.Kf1 Qd2 34.Re2 Qd1+ 35.Be1 h4
36.Rd2 Qa1 37.Qd3 Qxb2 38.c4 Qe5 39.cxd5 Rc1 40.Qe2
1–0

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.d4 Bg7 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.d5 cxd5
10.cxd5 a6 11.g4 h5 12.g5 Nh7 13.Rg1 f6 14.gxf6 Rxf6 15.0–0–0 b5 16.b3 Nb6 17.Kb2
Bd7 18.Nc1 Be8 19.Be2 b4 20.Nb1 a5 21.Nd3 Rf8 22.Nf2 Nf6 23.Rc1 Rb8 24.Rc2 Qe7
25.Nh3 Nh7 26.Qd3 a4 27.Kc1 axb3 28.axb3 Na8 29.Qa6 Qd7 30.Nf2 Nc7 31.Qa7 Rc8
32.Qb7 Nxd5 33.Qxd5+ Bf7 34.Qd3 Rxc2+ 35.Kxc2 Ra8 36.Rc1 Nf6 37.Kd1 d5 38.Ke1
Qe6 39.Bd2 dxe4 40.fxe4 Bf8 41.Bg5 Nh7 42.Be3 Qf6 43.Nd2 Ng5 44.Qb5 Ne6 45.Bc4
Rd8 46.Qb6 Rd6 47.Qa7 Qh4 48.Nf3 Qf6 49.Nd2 Be7 50.Bd5 Nf4 51.Rc8+ Kg7
52.Bxf7 Ra6 53.Qd7 Ra1+ 54.Nd1 Qh4+ 55.Bf2 Ng2+ 56.Ke2 Nf4+ 57.Ke3 Qg5 58.h4
Ng2+ 59.Kf3 Nxh4+ 60.Ke2 Ng2 61.Nf3 Nf4+ 62.Kd2 Qg2 63.Qxe7 Rxd1+ 64.Kxd1
Qxf3+ 65.Kc1 Nd3+ 66.Kd2 Qxf2+ 67.Kxd3
1–0

15.Kxd2 0–0 16.Kc1 Rd8 17.Rd1 Nc5 18.Bc4 Rxd1+ 19.Kxd1 a6 20.Nd3 Qc6 21.Nxc5
Qxc5 22.Bd3 Bd7 23.Be5 Bc6 24.Bxf6 gxf6 25.Qg4+ Kf8 26.Qf4 Kg7 27.Qg3+ Qg5
28.f3 f5 29.Ke2 f4 30.Qxg5+ hxg5 31.a4 a5 32.h3 f5 33.c3 Kf6 34.Bb5 Bd5 35.Rd1 Rc8
36.Rd4 Ke5 37.Kd2 Rc7 38.Be2 Bc6 39.Ke1 Rd7 40.Rxd7 Bxd7 41.b3 Kd6 42.Kf2 e5
43.Bd3 Kd5 44.Bc4+ Kc5 45.Bd3 Be6 46.Bc2 e4 47.Ke2 b6 48.Kd2 Kd5 49.Ke2 Ke5
50.Kf2 Bd5 51.Ke2 Kf6 52.Ke1 exf3 53.gxf3 Bxf3 54.Kf2 g4
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d5 6.cxd5 Bc5 7.e3 0–0 8.N5c3 e4 9.a3
Re8 10.Nd2 Bf5 11.b4 Bf8 12.Nc4 Nbd7 13.Bb2 Nb6 14.Nxb6 Qxb6 15.Be2 a5 16.b5
Rad8 17.0–0 Nd7 18.Na4 Qg6 19.Re1 Ne5 20.Bxe5 Rxe5 21.Nc3 Bd6 22.Qd4 Bh3
23.Bf1 h5 24.b6 h4 25.Kh1 Bd7 26.Ra2 Rde8 27.Nb5 Bxb5 28.Bxb5 Rg5 29.Bf1 Ree5
30.Rd1 Kh7 31.Rc2 Qf6 32.Kg1 Qf5 33.g3 hxg3 34.hxg3 Rxd5 35.Qxd5 Qxd5 36.Rxd5
Rxd5 37.a4 f5 38.Rc8 Be5 39.Re8 Bf6 40.Rb8 Rd6 41.Rxb7 Bd8 42.Bb5
½–½

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Ne7 6.0–0 Nd7 7.Nh4 a6 8.Nd2 c5 9.c3 Rc8
10.Nxf5 Nxf5 11.Nf3 cxd4 12.cxd4 Qb6 13.Rb1 Be7 14.b4 0–0 15.Qa4 Qc7 16.Bd3 Nb6
17.Qd1 g6 18.Rb3 Na4 19.g4 Ng7 20.Qd2 f5 21.exf6 Bxf6 22.Qh6 Ne8 23.Ng5 Qe7
24.Be3 Nb6 25.Re1 Nc4 26.Bf4 Bxd4 27.Bxg6 Nf6 28.Bf5 e5 29.Nf3 Bxf2+ 30.Kxf2
Ne4+ 31.Rxe4 dxe4 32.Bg5 Qg7 33.Bxc8 Rxc8 34.Qe6+
1–0

Candidates FIDE f1 Sanghi Nagar (1), 1995
[Ftacnik,L]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 c5 6.Be3 cxd4 [6...Qb6 7.Nc3 c4 (7...a6 8.0–0
Nd7 9.dxc5 Qxb2 10.Na4 Qxc2 11.Nb6 Nxb6 12.cxb6 Ba3 13.Qxc2 Bxc2 14.Rac1 Ba4
15.Rc7 Rb8 16.Bxa6 bxa6 17.b7 Ne7 18.Ba7 0–0 19.Bxb8 Rxb8 20.Rb1 Bb5 21.Nd4 Bc4
22.Nc6 Nxc6 Djurhuus,R-Egeli,P/Gausdal Int (6)/1990/1–0 (23)) 8.b3 Bb4 9.Bd2 Qa5
10.Na4 Bxd2+ 11.Qxd2 Nc6 12.Qxa5 Nxa5 13.Kd2 Rc8 14.Rac1 Ne7 15.b4 Nac6 16.c3
f6 17.Nc5 Nd8 18.Rce1 b6 19.Na6 Ng6 20.g3 Be4 21.Rhg1 Bxf3 22.Bxf3 fxe5 23.dxe5
0–0 24.Re3 Lopez,F-Aparicio,P/Ibercaja op/1992/0.5 (34); 6...Nd7 7.0–0 (7.c4 cxd4
8.Nxd4 Bxb1 9.Rxb1 Bb4+ 10.Kf1 Ne7 11.f4 0–0 12.Qb3 a5 13.Rd1 Rc8 14.Nb5 Nc5
15.Bxc5 Bxc5 16.Bf3 Nf5 17.Ke2 Ne3 18.cxd5 Nxd1 19.Kxd1 exd5 20.Nc3 Be3 21.g3 d4
22.Nd5 a4 23.Qxa4 Rc5 24.Qb3 Gofshtein,L-Finkel,A/Groningen op (04)/1993/0–1 (29))
7...Ne7 (7...Rc8 8.c4 dxc4 9.Nc3 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Bd3 11.Bxd3 cxd3 12.Qxd3 a6 13.Qe4
Qc7 14.Rac1 Nc5 15.Qb1 Qxe5 16.Ne4 Qb8 17.Qc2 a5 18.a3 a4 19.Nxc5 Rxc5
20.Qxa4+ b5 21.Qa6 Bd6 22.Rxc5 Bxc5 23.Nc6 1–0/Palac,M-Borkovic,V/Borovo/1991/;
7...a6 8.c4 dxc4 9.d5 Ne7 10.Nc3 b5 11.Re1 exd5 12.Nxd5 Nxd5 13.Qxd5 Be7 14.Ng5 0–
0 15.Nxf7 Rxf7 16.e6 Rf6 17.exd7+ Be6 18.Qe4 Bf5 19.Qd5+ Be6 20.Qe4 Short,N-
Adianto,U/Moscow olm (04)/1994/0.5 (20)) 8.dxc5 (8.c4 dxc4 9.Na3 (9.Bxc4 Bg4 10.d5
exd5 11.Bxd5 Nxd5 12.Qxd5 Qb6 13.Nc3 Be7 14.Ng5 Bxg5 15.Bxg5 Be6 16.Qe4 Qxb2
17.Nd5 Qxe5 18.Qxe5 Nxe5 19.Nc7+ Kd7 20.Nxa8 Nd3 21.Rfd1 c4 22.Rab1 Bd5
23.Nb6+ axb6 24.Rxb6 Barlocco,C-Garcia Palermo,C/Reggio Emilia (09)/1994/0–1
(39)) 9...Nd5 10.Bg5 Qb8 11.Bxc4 h6 12.Bh4 N7b6 13.Rc1 a6 14.Re1 Be7 15.Bxe7
Kxe7 16.Bd3 Bxd3 17.Qxd3 cxd4 18.Nc4 Nxc4 19.Rxc4 Rc8 20.Rxd4 Qc7 21.Rd1 Rd8
22.h4 Rac8 23.h5 Nb6 24.Qh7 Smirin,I-Vyzmanavin,A/Elenite (03)/1994/1–0 (30))
8...Nc6 9.c4 (9.Nd4 Bg6 10.Bb5 Rc8 11.Bxc6 bxc6 12.b4 Nxe5 13.Nd2 Be7 14.f4 Nd7
15.c4 0–0 16.cxd5 cxd5 17.f5 exf5 18.Qb3 f4 19.Bxf4 Bf6 20.N2f3 Be4 21.Rad1 Re8
22.Nb5 a5 23.a3 axb4 24.axb4± Zelcic,R-Roa,S/Sebastian op (07)/1991/1–0 (36))
9...dxc4 10.Na3 c3 11.bxc3 Bxc5 12.Bxc5 Nxc5 13.Nb5 0–0 14.Qc1 Qb8 15.Qe3 Nd7
16.Nd6 Ndxe5 17.Rad1 Nxf3+ 18.Bxf3 Qc7 19.Qc5 Qb6 20.Nxb7 Qxc5 21.Nxc5 Rac8
22.Nd7 Rfe8 23.Rd6 Ne7 24.Rc1 Tkachiev,V-Adams,M/Wijk (B1.4) 30'/1995/0.5 (24)]
7.Nxd4 Ne7 [7...Bg6 8.0–0 Nc6 9.c4 Nge7 10.Nc3 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 dxc4 12.Nb5 Nc6
13.Bxc4 Nxd4 14.Nxd4 Bc5 15.Qa4+ Ke7 16.Nb3 Qb6 17.Rac1 Rhc8 18.Be2 Kf8
19.Rxc5 Rxc5 Short,N-Malisauskas,V/Moscow olm (10)/1994/1–0 (20)]
8.0–0 Nbc6 9.Bb5 a6 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.c4 Qd7 [11...c5 12.Nxf5 Nxf5 13.cxd5²;
11...dxc4!? 12.Nxf5 Nxf5 (12...Qxd1 13.Rxd1 (13.Nxg7+?! Bxg7 14.Rxd1 Bxe5 15.Nc3
Rb8µ) 13...Nxf5 14.Nd2 Nxe3 15.fxe3²) 13.Qa4 (13.Qf3 Qd5!) 13...Qc7 14.Bf4 Bc5
15.Qxc4 Bd4 16.Nc3 0–0 17.Rad1 Bxe5 18.Bxe5 Qxe5 19.Qxc6=]
12.Nc3 dxc4 13.Na4 [13.Nxf5 Qxd1 14.Nxg7+ Bxg7 15.Rfxd1 Rb8 16.Rab1 Bxe5
17.Bd4 Ng6 18.f4 Bxd4+ 19.Rxd4 0–0 20.Rxc4²]
13...Nd5 [13...Bd3? 14.Nb6 Qb7 15.Nxa8 Bxf1 16.Qxf1 Qxa8 17.Qxc4±]
14.Nxf5 exf5 15.Bd4 [15.Nb6 Nxb6 16.Bxb6 Qxd1 17.Rfxd1 Rb8³; 15.Bc5 Bxc5
16.Nxc5 Qe7 17.Qd4 0–0=]
15...Rd8 [15...Be7?! 16.e6 fxe6 17.Bxg7 Rg8 18.Qh5+ Kd8 19.Qxh7±]
16.Qf3 c5! 17.Nxc5 Qb5 [17...Qc6 18.Rfc1! Nb4 19.Rxc4 Rxd4 20.Rxd4 Qxf3 21.gxf3
Bxc5 22.Rc4 Nd3 23.Rd1 Bxf2+ 24.Kf1 Nxb2 25.Rc8+ Ke7 26.Rc7+ Ke6 27.Rd2²]
18.a4 Qb4 [18...Qc6 19.Rfc1!]
19.e6! [19.Nxa6 Qa5]

19...Bxc5 20.Bxg7 Rg8 21.exf7+ Kxf7 22.Bc3 Nxc3 [22...Qb7 23.Qxf5+ Ke8 24.Rae1+
Ne7 25.Re4‚]
23.Qxf5+ Kg7 24.Qg5+ Kf7 [24...Kh8? 25.Qf6+ Rg7 26.Qxd8+]
25.Qf5+ Kg7 [25...Ke7 26.bxc3 Qa5 27.Rae1+±]
26.Qg5+
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 c6 4.Bg2 d5 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Qb3 Nxc3
9.bxc3 Nc6 10.Nd2 e6 11.Ba3 f5 12.e3 Na5 13.Qb2 b6 14.Bb4 Nc6 15.c4 Nxb4
16.Qxb4 Bb7 17.Rc1 Qd7 18.0–0 Kf7! 19.Rc3 [19.cxd5!? Bxd5 20.Bxd5 exd5 21.Rc3
Rhc8 22.Rfc1 Rxc3 (22...Bf8 23.Qb3 Rxc3 24.Rxc3 Re8 25.Qc2²) 23.Qxc3 Re8÷]
19...Rhc8 20.Rfc1 [20.cxd5 Bxd5 21.Bxd5 Qxd5!]
20...Kg8 21.R1c2 [21.cxd5 Rxc3 22.Rxc3 (22.Qxc3 Rc8! 23.Qb2 Rxc1+ 24.Qxc1 Bxd5
25.Bxd5 Qxd5 26.Qc8+ Bf8=) ]
21...Bf8 22.Qb2 Be7 23.h4 Rc7 24.Nf3 Bf6 25.cxd5 Rxc3 26.Rxc3 [26.Qxc3 Rc8
27.Qb2 Bxd5=]
26...Bxd5 27.Qc1 Bb7! 28.Ne1 [28.Rc7 Rc8! 29.Rxd7 Rxc1+ 30.Kh2 Bd5 31.Rxa7
Rc2= 32.Kg1 Rxa2³; 28.Ne5 Bxe5 29.Bxb7 Qxb7 30.dxe5 Rd8 31.Rc7 Rd1+ 32.Qxd1
Qxc7]
28...Rc8 29.Bxb7 [29.Rxc8+?! Qxc8 30.Qxc8+ Bxc8 31.Nd3 Ba6 32.Nb4 Bc4³]
29...Rxc3 30.Qxc3 Qxb7 31.Nd3 Kf7 32.Nf4 Qd7 33.a4!? h6 [33...Qxa4? 34.Qc7+ Be7
35.Qc8 Qa2 36.Qh8‚ (36.d5 exd5 37.Qe6+ Kf8 38.Nxd5 Qb1+ 39.Kh2 Qe4³) ]
34.Qc4 g5 35.hxg5 hxg5 36.Nd3 Kg7 37.a5 b5 [37...bxa5? 38.Nc5 Qe7 39.Nxe6+±]
38.Qc5 Be7 39.Qe5+ Kh7 [39...Bf6? 40.Qb8±]
40.Nc5 [40.Qb8 Bd6!]
40...Bxc5 41.Qxc5 a6 42.g4 [42.Qb6 f4!? (42...Qc8 43.Qd6²) 43.Qxa6 fxe3 44.fxe3 Qc7
45.Kf2 Qc2+=]
42...fxg4 43.Qxg5 b4 44.Qh5+ Kg8! 45.Qg5+ [45.Qxg4+?? Qg7–+]
45...Kh7 46.Qh5+ Kg8
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 c5 6.Be3 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Ne7 8.c4!? [8.0–0
Gelfand,B-Karpov,An/Sanghi Nagar FIDE sf (01)/1995/]
8...Nbc6 [8...dxc4 9.Qa4+ Qd7!? 10.Qxc4 Nbc6]
9.Qa4 dxc4 10.Na3 Qa5+ [10...Qd5?! 11.Nxc4! Qxg2 12.Nd6+ Kd7 13.Bf3±; 10...Qd7
11.Nxc4]
11.Qxa5 Nxa5 12.Nab5 Nd5 13.Nxf5 exf5 14.Bd2 a6 [14...Bb4!? 15.Nd6+ (15.Bxb4
Nxb4 16.Nc7+ Kd7 17.Nxa8 Nc2+ 18.Kd2 Nxa1³) 15...Kf8 16.Bf3 Bxd2+ 17.Kxd2 Ne7
18.Kc3ƒ]
15.Nd4 Bb4 [15...Nc6 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Bxc4±]
16.Nxf5 0–0?! [16...Bxd2+!? 17.Kxd2 0–0 18.Nd6 Rad8 19.Bf3 Nf4„]
17.Bxb4 Nxb4 18.0–0 b5 [18...Nd3 19.Bxd3 (19.f4 Nxb2 20.Rab1 Na4³) 19...cxd3!
20.Nd6 (20.Rad1 Nc4 21.Rfe1 Nxb2 22.Rd2 Nc4 23.Rxd3 Rfd8=) 20...Nc6 21.f4±;
18...Rfd8 19.Rad1]
19.f4 Rfd8 [19...Nd3 20.Bxd3 cxd3 21.b3± xd3]
20.Rad1 Kf8 [20...Nd3 21.Bxd3 Rxd3 22.Rxd3 cxd3 23.Rd1 Rd8 24.b3±]
21.Nd6 Rab8 [21...c3 22.bxc3 Nxa2 23.Ra1 Nxc3 24.Bf3+–]
22.a3 Nbc6 [22...Nc2 23.Kf2! (23.Rd2? Ne3 24.Re1 Nb3µ) 23...Nc6 24.Bf3 N2d4
25.Be4 g6 26.g4 Rb6 27.Ke3±]
23.Bf3 Rd7 24.Rfe1 Rc7 [24...Rbd8 25.Bg4 Re7 26.Nc8±]
25.f5 Rd8 26.Bg4 h5?! [26...Rcd7 27.f6 Rc7 28.fxg7+ (28.Nf5±) 28...Kxg7 29.Nf5+±;
26...Nb3 27.e6 fxe6 28.fxe6 Ncd4 29.Nf5±]
27.Bxh5 Rcd7 [27...f6 28.exf6 gxf6 29.Re6+–]

28.Bxf7! Rxd6 [28...Rxf7 29.Nxf7 Kxf7 30.Rxd8 Nxd8 31.e6+ Ke8 32.Rd1+–;
28...Nxe5 29.Rxe5 Rxd6 30.Rxd6 Rxd6 31.Bg6+–]
29.Rxd6 Rxd6 [29...Kxf7 30.Rxd8 Nxd8 31.e6+]
30.exd6 Kxf7 31.d7 Nb7 32.Re8 Nbd8 [32...a5 33.Kf2 b4 34.axb4 axb4 35.Ke1!
(35.Ke3 c3 36.bxc3 bxc3 37.Kd3 Nc5+ 38.Kxc3 Nxd7²) 35...c3 36.bxc3 bxc3 37.Kd1
Nbd8 38.Kc2+–]
33.Kf2 a5 34.Ke3 Kf6 35.g4 [35.Kf4 b4 36.axb4 axb4]
35...Kg5 36.h3 b4 37.axb4 axb4 38.Kd2 Kf6 [38...Kh4 39.Rg8 Kxh3 40.Rxg7+–]
39.h4 g6 [39...Kf7 40.g5 g6 41.fxg6+ (41.f6 Ne6±) 41...Kxg6 42.Rf8 Kh5 43.Rg8 Kxh4
44.g6 Kg5 45.g7 Ne6 46.Rc8+–]
40.fxg6 Kxg6 41.h5+ Kh6 [41...Kg5 42.Rh8 Kf6 43.Rg8+–]
42.Kc1 Kg5 43.Rh8 Kf6 [43...Kxg4 44.h6 Kg5 45.h7 Kg6 46.Rxd8+–]
44.Rg8 Kf7 45.Re8 [45.Re8 Kf6 46.h6 Kg6 47.g5 Kh7 48.Kd2 Kg6 49.Rg8++–]
1–0

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 c6 4.Bg2 d5 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.Ne5 0–0 8.Nc3 e6 9.0–0
Nfd7 10.f4 Nc6 11.Be3 f6 12.Nf3 Nb6 [12...b6 13.Bf2 Zilberman,Y-Shvidler,E/Tel Aviv-
B (02)/1991/0.5 (13)]
13.Bf2 [13.b3 Bd7 14.Kh1 Nc8 15.Bc1 N6e7 16.e4 dxe4 17.Nxe4 Nd5 18.Re1 Re8
19.Ba3 Qa5 20.Bb2 b6 21.Nfd2 Qa6 22.Nc4 Rd8 23.a4 Qb7 24.Qe2 Fridman,D-
Odessky,I/URS-chJ Alma-Ata/1991/1–0 (42)]
13...Bd7 [13...f5 14.Ne5 Bd7 15.Rc1 Qe7 16.Kh1 Rac8 17.Qd2 Rfd8 18.b3 Be8 19.Rfd1
Nd7 20.Nxd7 Bxd7 21.e3 Kochyev,A-Westerinen,H/Gausdal International (7)/1991/0.5
(21)]
14.e4 dxe4 15.Nxe4 Nd5 [15...Ne7 16.Nc5²]
16.Re1 [16.Nc5 b6 17.Nxd7 Qxd7=]
16...b6 17.Nc3 Nce7 18.Qb3 a5 [18...Rc8 19.Bh3! Rc6 (19...f5 20.Ng5 Rc6 21.Bg2±)
20.Rac1 xe6]
19.a3 [19.Bh3 a4 20.Qc2 Qc8÷]
19...a4 20.Qd1 [20.Qa2 Rc8 21.Rac1 Rc6÷]
20...Nc7!? [20...Ra7 21.Rc1 Rc7 22.Nd2²]
21.Rc1 Ned5 22.Nd2! Re8 [22...b5 23.Nde4 xc5]
23.Nc4 Bf8 [23...Nxc3?! 24.bxc3 Rb8 25.Nd6 Re7 26.c4±]
24.Ne4! [24.Ne3 Nxc3 25.Rxc3 Rc8÷; 24.Re2 Nxc3 25.Rxc3 Nd5„]
24...Bb5 25.Re2 Be7 26.Rec2 Rb8 [26...Rf8? 27.Nxb6!±]
27.Qd2 Rf8 28.h4 Ne8 29.Ne3 Ng7 30.Nc3! [30.Nxd5 exd5 31.Nc3 Bc6 32.Ne2 Bb7÷]
30...Nxc3 [30...Bc6 31.Ncxd5 Bxd5 32.Nxd5 exd5 33.Qd3 b5 34.Qf3±]
31.Rxc3 g5!? [31...Bd6 32.Nc4 Bc7 33.d5 Re8 34.Rd3±]
32.hxg5 fxg5 33.Ng4 [33.fxg5 Bxg5]
33...gxf4 34.gxf4 Bd6 [34...Nh5!? 35.Rf3 (35.Be3 Bd6 36.Ne5 Qh4„) ]
35.Rf3 Be8 36.Ne5 [36.d5 Bh5 37.Bh3 e5÷]
36...Nf5 [36...Bxe5 37.fxe5 Rxf3 38.Bxf3 Bh5 39.Bc6 b5 40.d5 exd5 41.Ba7!±]
37.d5! Bxe5 [37...exd5 38.Qxd5+ Bf7 39.Nxf7 Rxf7 40.Rd3±]
38.fxe5 Rb7 [38...Qxd5? 39.Rg3++–; 38...exd5 39.Rd3 (39.Rf4 Ne7 40.Rxf8+ Kxf8
41.Bh4±) 39...Bf7 40.Bxd5 Bxd5 41.Rxd5 Qe7 42.Rd7 Rbd8 43.Rcc7 Rxd7 44.Rxd7
Qxe5 45.Qg5+ Kh8 46.Bd4+–]
39.Kh2 Rg7 [39...exd5 40.Rd3 Bf7 41.Rg1‚]
40.Bh3 Bh5 [40...Bg6 41.d6±]
41.Rf4 Kh8? 42.Bxf5 exf5 [42...Rxf5 43.Bh4! Qf8 44.Rxf5 exf5 45.Bf6+–]
43.Bh4 Qe8 [43...Qb8 44.Bf6 Rxf6 45.exf6 Rg4 46.d6+–]
44.Bf6 Bg4 45.Bxg7+ Kxg7 46.Rc7+ Kh8 47.e6 Qh5+ 48.Kg1 Qg5 49.Kf2! Qh4+
50.Ke3 [50.Ke3 Qg3+ 51.Kd4 Rd8 52.e7 Re8 53.d6+–]
1–0
(1338542) Gelfand,Boris (2700) - Karpov,Anatoly (2765) [C92]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0–0 9.h3 Nd7
10.d4 Bf6 11.a4 Bb7 12.Na3 Nb6 13.axb5 axb5 14.d5 Ne7 15.Be3 c6 16.dxc6 Bxc6
17.Nh2 [17.Bxb6 Qxb6 18.Qxd6 Rfd8 19.Qb4 Qb7 20.Bc2 (20.Re3? Ng6 21.c4 Bxe4!
22.cxb5 Bf5 23.Rae1 e4? (23...Nf4!?ƒ) 24.Bc2± Timoshenko,G-
Varavin,V/Alusta/1994/1–0 (34)) 20...Ng6 21.Qc5 Be7 22.Qe3 h6 23.g3 Qc8 24.Kh2²
Degerman,L-Varavin,V/Gausdal Peer Gynt (02)/1993/0–1 (43)]
17...Ng6 18.Ng4 [18.Bxb6 Qxb6 19.Qxd6? Rfd8 20.Qb4 Be7–+]
18...Be7 19.Qd3 [19.Bxb6 Qxb6 20.Bd5 Nf4=]
19...Na4 20.Nxb5 [20.Bxa4 Rxa4 xe4]
20...Nxb2 21.Qe2 [21.Qe2 Bxb5 22.Qxb5 Rb8 23.Qd5 Nd3 24.Qxd3 Rxb3 25.Ra7
Qc8=]
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1 d6 9.g3
Bg7 10.Kg2 Nbd7 11.Nf3 0–0 12.h3 Ra6 [12...Ra7 13.Re1 Qa8 14.Re2 Rb8 15.Bg5 Nb6
16.b3 Nfxd5 17.Nxd5 Nxd5 18.exd5 Bxa1 19.Qxa1 f6 20.Qd1 fxg5 21.Nxg5 e5 22.h4
Rb4 23.h5 Rd4 24.Qc2 Danner,G-Plachetka,J/Ostrava (08)/1994/0–1 (46)]
13.Bg5 [13.Re1 Qa8 14.Qc2 (14.Bf4 Nb6 15.Qc2 Na4 16.Nxa4 Rxa4 17.a3 Rb8 18.Rad1
Nd7 19.e5 Ra6 20.Qe2 Nf8 21.Bg5 Ra7 22.Bc1 Porper,E-Manor,I/Tel Aviv (04)/1991/0.5
(22)) 14...Qb7 (14...Rb8 15.Rb1! Nb6 16.b3 Nfd7?! 17.a3! Nc8 18.Nd1 Rab6 19.Ne3 Qa6
20.a4 R6b7 21.Bd2 Ncb6 22.a5! Nc8 23.Nc4 Na7 24.Qd3 Ivanov,I-
Christiansen,L/Philadelphia/1990/1–0 (39)) 15.Re2 Qb4 16.Bd2 Rfa8 17.Rd1 Ne8 18.Bf4
Bxc3 19.bxc3 Qc4 20.Qd3 Qxd3 21.Rxd3 f6 22.Rdd2 g5 23.Be3 Nb6 24.Rc2 Marin,M-
Nedobora,M/Ibercaja op (6)/1994/0.5 (27); 13.Rb1 Nb6 14.b3! Nfd7 15.Bb2 Qa8 16.Re1
Bxc3 17.Bxc3 Rxa2 18.Re2 Ra3 19.Qc1?! f6 20.h4 Qa6!™ 21.Re1 Ra2 22.h5 g5™
23.Nh2 Qd3 24.Bb2™ Rivas Pastor,M-Adams,M/Biel izt/1993/0–1 (56)]
13...h6 14.Bd2 Qa8 15.Re1 Rb8 [15...Nb6 16.b3 e6!?]
16.b3 Ne8 [16...Nb6!? xa4]

17.Re2 Nc7 18.Rc1 Ra7 [18...Bxc3 19.Rxc3 Nb5 (19...Rxa2 20.Bxh6±) 20.Rc2 Rxa2
21.Bxh6 (21.Rxa2 Qxa2 22.Bxh6 Nc3 23.Rxa2 Nxd1 24.Ra7 Nf6 25.Nd2±) 21...Ra3
22.Qd3±]
19.Qc2 Na6 20.Na4 Nb4 21.Bxb4 Rxb4 [21...cxb4 22.Rd2 Qb7 23.Nd4±]
22.Qd3 [22.Nd2 e6!]
22...Ra5 23.Rec2 h5 24.Rc4 Rb8 25.Qd2 Rab5 26.R1c2 R5b7 27.Qe2 Ra7 [27...e6
28.dxe6 fxe6 29.Rd2±]
28.Rd2 Ra5 29.Rd1 Qa6 [29...Nb6 30.Nxb6 Rxb6 31.Rc2 Rba6 32.a4 Rb6 33.Rd3 Qb7
(33...Bh6 34.Nd2 Bxd2 35.Qxd2±) 34.Nd2±]
30.Rd2 Bh6 31.Rdc2 Bg7 32.Qe3 Qa8 [32...Ne5 33.Nxe5 Bxe5 34.f4 Bd4 35.Qe2±]
33.Rd2 Ra7 34.Rd1 Rb5 35.Qe2 Rb8 36.Nd2! Nb6 [36...Ne5 37.Rc2 Rab7 38.f4 Nd7
39.Nc4±]
37.Nxb6 Rxb6 38.a4 Bh6 39.f4 h4?! [39...Bg7±]
40.Qg4 hxg3 41.h4! Kh7 42.h5 Qg8 43.Rc3 f5 [43...gxh5 44.Qxh5 Qg6 45.Qh4+–]
44.hxg6+ Qxg6 45.Qh4! Qf6 [45...Rb8 46.Rxg3 Qf6 47.Rh1+–]
46.Rh1 fxe4 [46...Qxc3 47.Qxh6+ Kg8 48.Qh7+ Kf8 49.Qxf5+ Ke8 50.Qc8+ Kf7
51.Rh7++–; 46...Qxh4 47.Rxh4 Rb8 48.exf5 Rf8 49.Rh5+–]
47.Rxg3 Rb4 [47...Qxh4 48.Rxh4 Ra8 49.Rgh3 Rg8+ 50.Kh2 Rg6 51.f5 Rf6 52.Nxe4+–;
47...Rb8 48.Qxf6 exf6 49.Rgh3 Rg8+ 50.Kf1 Rg6 51.f5+–]
48.Qg4 Ra8 49.Rgh3! [49.Rgh3! Rg8 50.Rxh6+ Qxh6 51.Rxh6++–]
1–0

[Gelfand,B]
1.c4 [Ftacnik]
1...Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Bd3 Be7 9.0–0 0–
0 10.b3 Nbd7 11.Bb2 Bd6 12.Rc1N [12.Qc2 Rc8 13.Ne2 Re8 14.Ng3 c5 15.dxc5 bxc5
16.Bf5 Rc7 17.Rad1 Bf8 18.Ng5 g6 19.Bxd7 Nxd7 20.h4 Ne5 21.Bxe5 Rxe5 22.e4 d4
23.f4 Re8 24.e5÷ Vyzmanavin,A-Karpov,An (4)/Tilburg (3) 20'/1993/0–1 (41); 12.Ne2
Ftacnik 12...Re8 13.Ng3 g6 14.Re1 Ne4 15.Nd2 f5 16.Ngf1! Qh4 17.Re2 Qh6 18.f3 Nef6
19.Qc2 Re6 20.Rae1 Rae8 21.e4 Nh5! 22.g3 Qf8!? 23.e5 Bb4² Malaniuk,V-
Vyzmanavin,A/Pardubice/1993/; 12.Re1 Ftacnik 12...Re8 13.Qc2 Rc8 14.Rac1 (14.e4
dxe4 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 16.Bxe4 Nf6 17.Bf5 Rc7 18.Rxe8+ Qxe8 19.Ne5 c5 20.Qd3 Re7
21.Re1 g6 22.Bh3 Nd5 23.Rf1 Nf4 24.Qd2µ Polugaevsky,L-Karpov,An/Roquebrune 30'
(04)/1992/0–1 (59)) 14...c5 15.Qe2 Ne4 16.Ba6 Bxa6 17.Qxa6 Ndf6 18.dxc5 Rxc5 19.h3
Qd7 20.Qd3= Portisch,L-Huebner,R/Manila izt/1990/]
12...Re8 13.Ne2 Qe7 [13...Ne4!?]
14.Ng3 g6 15.Qe2 [15.Qc2!?]
15...Ba3 [15...a6 16.Qc2 c5²]
16.Rfe1 [16.Qc2!?]
16...Qd6 [16...a5!? a4]
17.Qc2 [17.Bxa3 Ftacnik 17...Qxa3 18.Qc2 Rac8=]
17...Bxb2 [17...a5!?]
18.Qxb2 c5 19.Red1 [19.Qa3 Ftacnik 19...Ne4!?]
19...Rac8 20.Ne2 [20.Bb5 Ftacnik 20...a6 21.dxc5 bxc5=]
20...a6 21.Rc2 [21.h3!?]
21...cxd4 22.Nexd4 Rxc2 23.Bxc2 Rc8 24.Rc1 Ne4 [24...Qc5 25.Ne2]
25.Bd3 Rxc1+ 26.Qxc1 Qc5 27.Qd1 b5 28.Ne2 b4 29.Qa1 [29.Bxe4 Ftacnik 29...dxe4
30.Qxd7 exf3 31.Qd8+ Kg7 32.Qd4+ Qxd4 33.Nxd4 fxg2 34.f3=]
29...Qd6 30.Qd4 Qc5 31.Qa1 [31.Qxc5 Ftacnik 31...Ndxc5 32.Bc2 Kf8=]
31...Qd6 32.h3 Ndc5 33.Bc2 Qf6 34.Qe5 [34.Qxf6 Ftacnik 34...Nxf6 35.Nfd4 Kf8÷]
34...Qxe5 35.Nxe5 f6 36.Nf3 Ne6 [36...Kf7 Ftacnik 37.Nfd4]
37.Ne1 Kf7 38.f3 N4c5 [38...Nc3 Ftacnik 39.Nxc3 bxc3 40.Kf2² ×c3]
39.g4 a5 40.Kf2 Ba6 41.h4 [41.Nd4 Ftacnik 41...Nxd4 42.exd4 Ne6 43.Ke3=]
41...h6 [41...Bxe2 42.Kxe2 d4 43.Nd3±]
42.h5 [42.Ng3 d4]

42...gxh5 [42...g5 Ftacnik 43.Ng3 Ng7 44.f4=]
43.gxh5 Ke7 44.Ng3 Ng7 45.Bg6 Kd6 46.Kg2 [46.f4!? Bb7 (46...a4 47.bxa4 Nxa4
48.Nc2 Kc5 49.Nd4 Nc3 50.Ngf5 Nxf5 51.Nxf5 Nxa2 52.Nxh6; 46...Ne4+ 47.Bxe4 dxe4
48.Nxe4+) 47.Nf3 Ne4+ 48.Bxe4 dxe4 49.Nd4±; 46.Nc2 Ftacnik 46...Nce6]
46...Bb5 47.Nc2 Nce6 48.f4 Bd7= 49.Kf2 [49.Nd4 Ftacnik 49...Nxd4 50.exd4 Bg4³]
49...Nc7 50.Nd4 Nb5 51.Nxb5+ Bxb5 52.Ke1 Bd7 53.Bd3 Bg4 54.Be2 Nf5 [54...Bd7³
Ftacnik]
55.Nxf5+? [55.Bxg4=; 55.Bxg4 Ftacnik 55...Nxg3 56.Kd2 Ne4+ 57.Kc2 d4 58.Bf3

Nc3µ]
55...Bxf5 56.Kd2 Kc5 57.Bd3 Bd7 58.Bc2 Be8 59.Bg6 Bc6 60.Bc2 Bd7 [adj]
61.Bd1 [-see analysis of adjorment]
61...Bh3 [61...d4 62.e4 Be8 63.Kd3 Bb5+ 64.Kd2 d3 65.Ke3 d2 66.Bc2 (66.Kxd2?! Kd4
67.e5 fxe5 68.fxe5 Kxe5) 66...Be8 67.Bd1 Bf7 68.Kd3 Be6 69.Ke3 a4 70.Kd3 a3
71.Ke3=; 61...Bf5 62.Bf3 (62.Bc2?! Bg4 63.Bg6 (63.Bd1 f5) 63...f5 (63...Bf3!? 64.Kd3
Bd1 65.Kd2 (65.Be8 f5 66.Bg6 Bg4) 65...Bg4 66.Kd3 (66.Kc2 Bd7) 66...f5) 64.Kd3‡
Kc6! (64...Bf3 65.Bxf5 Bxh5 66.e4 dxe4+ (66...Bf3 67.e5 h5 68.Bh3) 67.Kxe4 Kd6
(67...Bf7 68.Ke5 h5 69.Be6) 68.Bh3 (68.Bc8 Bf7 69.Kf5 a4 70.bxa4 Bxa2 71.Kf6
(71.Kg6?! Bb1+ 72.Kxh6 b3 73.f5 Ke5! (73...b2 74.f6 Bg6 75.Bf5!=) 74.Kg5 b2 75.Be6
(75.f6 Bg6 76.Bf5 Bxf5 77.f7 b1Q 78.f8Q Qg1+–+) 75...Be4 76.Ba2 Bxf5 77.a5 Bd3
78.Kg4 Ke4 79.Kg5 Ke3 80.Kf6 Kd4 81.Ke7 Kc5–+) ) 68...Bf7 69.f5 h5 (69...a4
70.bxa4 Bxa2 71.Kd4 Bf7 72.a5) 70.f6 Be6
a) 70...h4 71.Kf4 a4 72.bxa4 Bxa2 73.Kg5;
b) 70...a4 71.bxa4 Bxa2 72.a5 Bd5+ 73.Kd4 b3 74.a6 (74.Kc3 Ke5) 74...Be4 (74...b2
75.Bf5) 75.f7 Ke7 76.Be6 b2 77.Ba2 Ba8 78.Ke5 h4 79.Kf4=; 71.Bf5 h4 (71...Kd7
72.Ke5 Bxf5 73.Kxf5 h4 74.Kg6) 72.Kf4 Bxf5 (72...h3 73.f7) 73.Kxf5 h3 74.Kg6 h2
75.f7=) 65.Kd4 (65.Kc2 Kd6 66.Kd2 Bf3) 65...Kd6 66.Kd3 Kc5‡ 67.Kd2 Bf3 68.Bxf5
Bxh5 69.Kd3 Kd6 70.e4 (70.Kd4 Bf3) 70...dxe4+ 71.Kxe4 Bd1! 72.Kd4 h5µ) 62...Bb1
63.Kc1 Bd3 64.Kd2 Bf5]
62.Bf3 [62.Be2 f5?! 63.Ke1!
a) 63.Ba6 Bg4 64.Bc8 Bxh5 65.Bxf5µ;
b) 63.Kd3 Bg4 64.Bxg4 fxg4 65.Ke2 Kd6 66.Kf2 Ke6 67.Kg3 Kf5 68.Kh4 d4–+
(68...Ke4 69.Kxg4 Kxe3 70.f5 d4 71.f6 d3 72.f7 d2 73.f8Q d1Q+ 74.Kg3 Qxh5µ) ;
c) 63.Bf3 Bg4 64.Ke2 d4 65.exd4+ Kxd4 66.Bxg4 fxg4 67.Kf2 Ke4 68.Kg3 Kf5–+;
63...d4 (63...Bg4 64.Bxg4 fxg4 65.Kf2) 64.Kf2=; 62.Bc2!? Ftacnik 62...Bd7 63.Bd1 Be8
64.Kd3³]
62...Bf5 [62...f5?! 63.Ke2 (63.Kd3 Bg4 64.Be2 Kc6 65.Kd2 Kd6 66.Kd3 Kc5‡ 67.Kd2
d4 68.Bd3 (68.Kd3 dxe3) 68...Kd5‡ 69.Bc4+ (69.Bc2 dxe3+ 70.Kxe3 Ke6) 69...Ke4
70.Bd3+ Kf3 71.Be2+ Kf2–+) 63...d4 64.Kf2 d3 65.Bb7 Bg4 66.Ke1 Bxh5 67.Kd2 Bf7
68.Bc8 a4 69.bxa4 Bxa2 70.Bxf5 Bc4 (70...b3 71.Be6 Kb4 72.f5 Ka3 73.f6 b2 74.f7 Bxe6
75.f8Q+ Ka2 76.Qxh6=) 71.Bxd3 Bxd3 72.Kxd3 h5 73.a5 h4 74.a6 Kb6 75.f5 h3 76.f6
h2 77.f7 h1Q 78.f8Q=]
63.Kc1 [63.Be2 Be4
a) 63...d4 64.Bd3 Bg4 65.Bg6;
b) 63...Bb1 64.Bd3 (64.Kc1 Be4 65.Kd2 -63...e4) 64...Bxa2 65.Kc2 d4 (65...a4

66.bxa4 Bc4 67.Bxc4 dxc4 68.e4 Kd4 69.e5 fxe5 70.f5! b3+ 71.Kb2 c3+ 72.Kxb3 Kd3
73.f6 c2 74.f7 c1Q 75.f8Q³) 66.e4 (66.exd4+ Kxd4 67.Bg6 Ke3 68.f5 a4 69.bxa4 Bc4)
66...a4 67.bxa4 Bf7 68.Be2 Bc4;
64.Bd3 (64.Bf1 d4 65.Bd3 Bf3 (65...f5? 66.Ke2‡) 66.Bg6 f5 -64.d3) 64...f5 65.Ke2
(65.Bxe4 fxe4 66.Ke2 d4 67.exd4+ (67.Kd2 d3 d5–...g4) 67...Kxd4–+) 65...d4
66.Kd2 Bf3 67.Bxf5 Bxh5 (67...dxe3+ 68.Kxe3 Bxh5 -61...f5) 68.e4!? (68.Kd3
-61...f5) 68...Bf3 69.e5 (69.Kd3 h5 70.e5 (70.Bh3 Bg4 71.Bg2 h4 72.f5 h3 73.Bh1 h2
74.f6 Bh5 75.e5 Bf7) ) 69...h5 70.Kd3 (70.Bc8 Bg4 71.f5 Kd5 72.f6 Be6!) 70...Bg2
(70...Bg4 71.Bxg4 hxg4 72.f5) 71.Bc8 Bf1+ (71...h4 72.f5 Bf1+ 73.Ke4! (73.Kd2 Kd5
74.f6) 73...h3 74.Kf4) 72.Ke4 Bg2+= (72...d3 73.Ke3 h4 74.Bb7 h3 75.f5 Bg2 76.f6) ;
63.Bd1 Ftacnik 63...d4µ]
63...Bd7 [63...d4 Ftacnik 64.e4 Bd7 65.Kd2]
64.Kd2 [64.Bd1 d4 65.Kd2 (65.e4 d3 66.Kd2 Kd4) 65...dxe3+ (65...Bf5 Ftacnik 66.Bf3
dxe3+ 67.Kxe3 Bb1 68.Kd2 Kd4µ) 66.Kxe3 Bf5 67.Kd2 Kd4–+]
64...a4 65.bxa4 [65.Bd1 a3 66.Be2 (66.Bc2 Ftacnik 66...Bg4 67.Bd1 f5! 68.Bc2 (68.Be2
d4 69.Bd3 dxe3+ 70.Kxe3 Bxh5 71.Bxf5 Bd1 72.Bb1 h5–+) 68...d4 69.Kd3 dxe3 70.Kxe3
Kd5 71.Bd3 Bd1 72.Bb1 Bxh5 73.Bxf5 Bd1 74.Bh7 Kc5 75.Bb1 h5 76.f5 h4 77.f6 Kd6
78.Kf4 Ke6–+) 66...Bf5 (66...d4 67.e4=) 67.Bd3 Bh3 68.Bc2 (68.Be2 Bg2 69.Bd3 d4
70.Bg6 (70.e4 Bf3) 70...Bd5 71.Bc2 Bf3 72.Bg6 dxe3+ 73.Kxe3 Bd1 74.Bf7 Bc2 75.Kd2
Bb1 76.Bg6 f5 (76...Bxa2 77.Bc2 Kd4 78.f5) 77.Kc1 Be4 78.Kd2 Kd4 79.Bh7 Bb1
80.Kc1 Bxa2 81.Kc2 Ke4–+) 68...Bg2 (68...f5 69.Bd1 Bg4 70.Be2 d4 71.Kd3 dxe3
72.Bxg4 fxg4 73.Kxe3 Kd5 74.Kf2 Ke4 75.Kg3 Kf5 76.Kh4! Kxf4‡) 69.Ke2 (69.Bg6 Bf3)
69...d4! 70.e4 d3+!! 71.Bxd3 (71.Kxd3 Bf3) 71...Kd4 72.e5 fxe5 73.fxe5 Bd5–+]
65...Bxa4 66.Be2 [66.Bd1? Bxd1! 67.Kxd1 Kb5! (67...f5 68.Kd2 d4 69.exd4+ Kxd4
70.Kc2 Ke4 71.Kb3 Kxf4 72.Kxb4 Kg4 73.a4 f4 74.a5 f3 75.a6 f2 76.a7 f1Q 77.a8Q=)
68.Kc2 Ka4 69.Kb2 f5–+; 66.e4 Ftacnik 66...Bb5 67.Kc2 (67.exd5 Bc4–+) 67...Bc4
68.Kb2 dxe4 69.Bxe4 Kd4 70.Bg6 Ke3 71.f5 Kf4–+]
66...Bc6 67.Bf3 [67.Bd3 Ftacnik 67...Bd7 68.Bg6 d4 69.e4 Be6–+]
67...Be8 [67...Bb5 68.Bd1 (68.Be2? Bc4) 68...Be8 69.Be2 (69.Kd3 f5 70.Kd2 d4 71.Kd3
dxe3 72.Kxe3 Bf7 73.Bc2 Bxh5 74.Bxf5 Bf7µ) 69...d4 70.Kd3 Bb5+ (70...dxe3 71.Kxe3
Bf7 -see below) 71.Kd2 Bd7!
a) 71...dxe3+ 72.Kxe3 Bxe2 73.Kxe2 Kd4 74.Kd2=;
b) 71...Bc6 72.Bd1 (72.Bd3? Bd5 73.Bb1 Bf7) 72...dxe3+ (72...Be8!; 72...Bd5 73.Bb3
Bf3 74.Bf7) 73.Kxe3 Kc4 74.Bb3+ Kc3 75.Be6! (75.Bf7 Bb5! (75...f5?! 76.Be6 Be4
77.Bf7 Bc2 78.Bd5! (78.Be6 Bb1‡ 79.Bd7 (79.Bf7 Kb2 80.Kd4 (80.Be6 Bxa2 81.Bxf5
Kc3) 80...Bxa2) 79...Bxa2 80.Bxf5 Bg8) 78...Bb1 79.Be6 Kb2 80.Kd4 Bxa2 81.Bxf5 Kc1
82.Kc5 b3 83.Be6=) 76.Bb3 (76.Ke4 Bd3+; 76.Bg6 Bc4 77.Bb1 Be6) 76...Bd3–+)
75...Ba4 76.Ke4 Bc2+ 77.Kd5 Bb1 78.Kd6 Kd4 79.Ke7 Ke4 80.Kxf6 Kxf4 81.Bf7 Kg4
82.Ke5=;
72.Bd1 (72.Kd3 Bf5+ 73.e4 Be6) 72...Be8‡ -67...e8]
68.Bd1 d4 [68...Bb5 69.Bb3 Bf1 (69...Bc4 70.Kd1) 70.Ke1 Bc4 71.Kd2 Kd6 72.Bxc4!
dxc4 73.e4 Kc6 74.Ke2 Kc5 75.Ke3 b3 (75...Kb5 76.Kd2 Ka4 77.e5 fxe5 78.f5) 76.axb3
cxb3 77.Kd2 Kd4 78.e5=; 68...Bd7 69.Bc2 (69.Be2 Bf5 70.Bd1 (70.Bd3 Be4 71.Bc2
a) 71.Bxe4 dxe4;
b) 71.Ke2 Bg2 72.Bg6 (72.Kd2 d4) 72...Kc4 73.Kd2 Be4; 71...Bf3 72.Bg6 Be4) 70...Bb1
71.Bb3 Be4 72.Bd1 Bf5 73.Bc2 (73.Kc1 d4 74.Kd2 dxe3+ 75.Kxe3 Kc4) 73...Bg4
74.Bg6 -69.C2) 69...Bg4 70.Bg6 Bf3 (70...d4 71.Bf7; 70...f5 71.Bf7 Bf3 72.Be8 Kc4
73.Bg6 Be4 74.Bh7 Bb1 75.Bg6 Kc5 76.Bh7 Bxa2 77.Bxf5 Bc4 78.Bg6 d4 79.exd4+
Kxd4 80.f5=) 71.Kd3 Bg2 72.Kd2 (72.Kc2 Kb5 73.Kb3 (73.Bd3+ Ka4 74.Kb2 Bf3
75.Bg6 Kb5 76.Kc2 Kc4 77.Bd3+ (77.Kd2 Be4; 77.Bf7 Be4+) 77...Kc5 78.Bg6 d4! 79.e4
Be2 80.Bf7 d3+ 81.Kd2 Kd4 82.Bg6 Bf3 83.e5 fxe5 84.fxe5 Bd5–+) 73...Bf3 74.Be8+
(74.a3 bxa3 75.Kxa3 d4) 74...Kc5 75.Bg6 Bd1+ 76.Kb2 d4 77.e4 d3 78.Kc1 Bf3 79.e5
fxe5 80.fxe5 Kd4 81.e6 Kc3) 72...Be4 73.Kc1 (73.Bxe4 dxe4 74.Kc2 (74.f5 Kd5 75.Kc2
Ke5 76.Kb3 Kxf5 77.Kxb4 Kg4 78.a4 f5 79.a5 f4 80.a6 fxe3 81.a7 e2 82.a8Q e1Q+–+)
74...Kb5 75.Kb3 f5 76.Kc2 Kc4 77.Kd2 b3! 78.a3 b2 79.Kc2 b1Q+! 80.Kxb1 Kd3 81.a4
Kxe3 82.a5 Kf2 83.a6 e3 84.a7 e2 85.a8Q e1Q+–+) 73...Kc4 74.Kd2 Kb5 75.Kc1 Kc5
76.Kd1!! (76.Kd2 Kc4‡ 77.Bf7 Bb1 78.Kc1 Bxa2 79.Kb2 Bb3 80.e4 Bd1–+) 76...Kc4
77.Kd2 f5 78.Bh7=]
69.Kd3 [69.exd4+ Ftacnik 69...Kxd4–+; 69.e4 Ftacnik 69...Bf7 70.Bb3 Bxh5–+]
69...Bb5+ 70.Ke4? [70.Kd2 Bd7! (70...Be8 71.Kd3 dxe3 72.Kxe3 Bf7 73.Ke4 Kd6
(73...Bxa2 74.Kf5=) 74.Kf5 Ke7 75.Be2 Bxa2 76.Kg6 b3 77.Bc4 (77.Kxh6 b2 78.Bd3
Kf7) 77...Bb1+ 78.Kxh6 b2 79.Kg7!! (79.Bb3 Bf5! (79...Kf8 80.f5 Ke7!–+ (80...Bxf5?
81.Bc2! b1Q 82.Bxb1 Bxb1=) ) 80.Ba2 Kf8–+) 79...Bg6 80.Ba2 (80.hxg6 b1Q 81.Bf7 f5–
+) 80...Bxh5 (80...b1Q 81.Bxb1 Bxb1 82.h6=) 81.f5= Be8 82.Bb1 Bf7 83.Kh6 Kd6
84.Kg7=) 71.Kd3 (71.Bc2 Bg4 72.Bg6 Be6; 71.Bb3 Be8 72.Bd1 Bf7) 71...Bf5+! 72.Kd2
(72.e4 Bd7 e8–f7) 72...dxe3+ 73.Kxe3 Kc4 74.Bb3+ (74.Kd2 Kd4) 74...Kc3 75.Bf7
(75.Bg8 Bb1 76.Bf7 Kb2 77.Kd4 Bxa2 78.Bg6 Be6–+) 75...Bb1 76.Be6 Kb2 77.Kd4
Bxa2 78.f5 Ka3 79.Kc5 b3 80.Bxb3 Bxb3 81.Kd6 Bf7 82.Ke7 Bxh5 83.Kxf6 Be8 84.Ke7
Bb5 85.Kf6 h5–+; 70.Kd2!µ Ftacnik]
70...d3 71.Kf5 [71.Bg4 d2 72.Bd1 Bc4]
71...Bc4 72.Ke4 [72.Kxf6 Ftacnik 72...Bxa2 73.e4 b3–+]
72...d2 73.f5 Bxa2 74.Kd3 Bb1+ 75.Kxd2 Bxf5 76.Be2 Be4 77.Kc1 Kd6 78.Kb2 Bd5
79.Bd3 Bf7 80.Be2 Ke5 [80...Ke5 Ftacnik 81.Bf3 Kf5–+]
0–1

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 e6 7.0–0 Nbd7 8.Nbd2 [8.b3
Bb4 9.a3 Bd6 10.Nbd2 0–0 11.Bb2 Re8 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 Qa5 15.Rfe1
Qh5 16.Rad1 Rad8 17.Qc2 Nf6 18.h3 Re7 19.Ne5 Rc7 20.Bc1 Rcc8 21.Rd3 Nd7 22.Qd2
Bc7 23.Ng4 Qg6 24.Rd1 Rivas Pastor,M-Gurevich,M/Barcelona/1992/1–0 (85)]
8...Be7 9.b3 [9.e4 0–0! 10.cxd5 exd5 11.e5 Ne8 12.Rd1 Nc7 13.Nf1 Ne6 14.Ng3 g6
15.Bh6 Re8 16.Kh1?! Rc8 17.Ne2 Qc7 18.Nd2 Rcd8 19.Nc3 Nb6 20.b3³ Murshed,N-
Chernin,A/Philadelphia/1989/; 9.Rd1 0–0 10.e4 a5 11.a4 Qc7 12.e5 Ne8 13.b3 f5 14.exf6
Rxf6 15.Nf1 Nd6 16.Ng3 Raf8 17.Re1 Nf7 18.Nh5 Rf5 19.Ng3 Rf6 20.cxd5 cxd5
21.Nh5 Rf5 22.Rxe6 Rxh5 23.Rxe7 Nd8 24.Ba3 Kortchnoi,V-Miles,A/South
Africa/1979/1–0 (30)]
9...0–0 10.Bb2 a5 11.Bc3 Qb6 [11...a4 12.b4 dxc4 13.Nxc4=]
12.Rfd1 Rfd8 [12...a4 13.c5 (13.Rab1 axb3 14.axb3 Ra3 15.Ra1=) 13...Qa6 14.Qxa6
Rxa6 15.b4  b5]
13.Rac1 Qa6 14.a4! [14.e4 dxe4 15.Nxe4 a4„]
14...Rac8 15.Ne1 Qb6 [15...dxc4?! 16.bxc4²]
16.Qc2 Qc7 17.Nd3 b6 [17...Ng4 18.Nf3 Bd6 19.h3 Ngf6=]

18.h3 Qa7 19.Bb2 Qa6 20.Ne1 [20.Nf3 Ne4=]
20...Bb4 21.Nef3 [21.Nd3 Be7]
21...c5 22.dxc5 [22.cxd5? cxd4]
22...Bxc5 23.Qb1 [23.cxd5? Bxe3 24.Qb1 Rxc1 25.Rxc1 Bxd2 26.Nxd2 Nxd5µ]
23...Qb7 24.cxd5 Qxd5 [24...exd5 25.Ne5 Nxe5 26.Bxe5 Ne4 27.Qb2ƒ]
25.Nc4 Qe4 26.Qxe4 [26.Bd4 Qxb1 27.Rxb1 Nd5=]
26...Nxe4 27.Bd4 f6! 28.Nfd2 [28.Bxc5 Ndxc5 (28...Nexc5?! 29.Nxb6! Nxb6 30.Rxd8+
Rxd8 31.Rxc5±) 29.Nxb6 Rxd1+ 30.Rxd1 Rb8„]
28...Nxd2 29.Rxd2 e5 30.Bc3 [30.Bxc5 Nxc5 31.Rxd8+ Rxd8 32.Nxb6 Nxb3 33.Rc7
Rd1+ 34.Kh2 Nd2„]
30...Kf8 31.Rcd1 Ke7 32.Kf1 Nb8! 33.Ke2 [33.Rxd8 Rxd8 34.Rxd8 Kxd8 35.Ke2
Nc6=]
33...Rxd2+ 34.Rxd2 Nc6 35.f4 exf4 36.exf4 Ke6! [36...Rd8 37.Rxd8 Kxd8 38.Kd3²]
37.Kf3 h5 38.g4 [38.Re2+ Kf7=]
38...hxg4+ 39.hxg4 Rh8 40.f5+ Ke7 41.Rd3 [41.Re2+ Kf7 42.Kg3 Rd8=]
41...Rh1 [41...Rh3+ 42.Ke4]
42.Ke4 Rg1 43.Kf4 Rf1+ 44.Ke4
½–½
(1338546) Gelfand,Boris (2700) - Karpov,Anatoly (2765) [A29]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.Nf3 Bc5 5.0–0 d6 6.Nc3 0–0 7.d3 a6 8.a3 [8.Bg5!?]
8...Nd4 [8...h6 9.b4 (9.e3 Ba7 10.b4 Be6 11.Qc2 Qd7 12.Rd1 Rab8 13.Bb2 b5 14.cxb5
axb5 15.Rac1 Ne7 16.d4 exd4 17.Nxd4 Bc4 18.Nce2 d5 19.Nf3 Qf5 20.Qxf5 Nxf5
21.Ned4 Nxd4 22.Nxd4 Bxd4 Fabiano,G-Garcia Palermo,C/Roma op (4)/1990/0.5 (23))
9...Ba7 10.Bb2 Bg4 (10...Be6 11.Nd2 d5 12.cxd5 Nxd5 13.Rc1 Nxc3 14.Bxc3 Bd5
15.Bxd5 Qxd5 16.Qb3 Rad8 17.a4 Rfe8= 18.b5 axb5 19.axb5 Ne7 20.Ba5 Qxb3 21.Nxb3
Rd5! 22.Bxc7 Rxb5 23.Nd2 Rb2 24.Ba5 Lautier,J-Sokolov,I/Wijk aan Zee/1991/0.5 (60))
11.h3 Be6 12.Kh2 Rb8 13.Nd2 Qd7?! 14.Nd5 Ne8 15.Qa4!± Nd4 16.Qxd7 Bxd7 17.e3
Ne6 18.Ne7+ Kh7 19.c5 dxc5 20.Nc4! Ba4!™ 21.Be4+ Kh8 22.Bxe5 Nf6 23.Bf5 Rfe8
24.Bxf6 Timman,J-Karpov,An/Arnhem (m/5)/1993/0.5 (55)]
9.Nd2 c6 10.b4 Ba7 11.Bb2 Bf5 12.e3 Ne6 [12...Bxd3 13.exd4 Bxf1 14.Qxf1 Bxd4
15.Rd1²]
13.Nf3 h6 [13...Qd7 14.Ne4!? Nxe4 15.dxe4 Bxe4 16.Nxe5±]
14.Qb3!? Qd7 [14...Bxd3 15.Rfd1 Bh7 (15...e4 16.Ne1 Qe7 17.Nxd3 exd3 18.Rxd3²)
16.c5 d5 17.Nxe5²]
15.Rad1 Bg4 16.Rd2 Rad8 17.Rc1 Bxf3 [xe5]
18.Bxf3 d5 19.cxd5 cxd5 20.Na4 [20.Ne2 Ng5 21.Bg2 Qf5ƒ]
20...d4 [20...Ng5 21.Bg2 Qf5 22.Nc5÷]
21.Nc5 [21.e4 Rc8=]
21...Qe7 [21...Nxc5 22.bxc5 dxe3 23.fxe3 Qe7 (23...e4 24.Bxf6!) 24.d4 e4 25.Bg2²]
22.Rdc2 [22.exd4 Nxd4 23.Bxd4 Rxd4 …24.Nxb7? e4!]
22...dxe3 23.fxe3 e4! 24.Bxf6 [24.dxe4 Nxc5 25.bxc5 Nxe4³; 24.Bxe4 Nxe4 25.dxe4
Nxc5 26.bxc5 Qxe4³]
24...gxf6 [24...Qxf6 25.Bxe4]
25.Bxe4 [25.dxe4 Bxc5 26.bxc5 Ng5]
25...Ng5 26.Bxb7 [26.Rc4?! b5 27.Rd4? f5!]
26...Bxc5 27.bxc5 Qxe3+ 28.Kh1 Rxd3 29.Qc4 Rfd8 30.Rf1 [30.Qxa6? Rd1+ 31.Kg2
Qg1#]
30...R8d4 [30...Rd1 31.Rc1]
31.Qxa6 Ne4 32.Rg2?! [32.c6! Nxg3+
a) 32...Rd2 33.Rxd2 Rxd2 34.c7 Rxh2+ 35.Kxh2 Qxg3+ 36.Kh1 Qh3+=;
b) 32...Rd1 33.c7 Qf3+ 34.Kg1 Qe3+= (34...Rxf1+ 35.Qxf1 Rd1 36.c8Q+ Kg7 37.Qxd1
Qxd1+ 38.Kg2+–) ;
33.hxg3 Rh4+ (33...Qe4+? 34.Rg2! (34.Kh2 Rd2+–+) 34...Rxg3 35.c7+–) 34.gxh4 Qh3+
35.Kg1 (35.Rh2 Qxf1#) 35...Rg3+ 36.Kf2 Qg2+ 37.Ke1 Qxc2 38.Qe2 Qc1+ 39.Kf2 Qf4+
40.Ke1 Qc1+=]
32...Rd1 33.Bxe4 [33.c6? Nf2+ 34.Rgxf2 (34.Kg1 Nd3+ 35.Kh1 Rxf1+) 34...Qxf2–+;
33.Rgg1 Nf2+ 34.Kg2 R1d2–+]
33...Qxe4 34.Qxf6 Qd5 35.Kg1 Rxf1+ 36.Kxf1 [36.Qxf1 Rd1–+]
36...Rd1+ [36...Rd1+ 37.Kf2 Qd2+ 38.Kf3 Rf1+–+]
0–1
(1339927) Nunn,John DM (2630) - Karpov,Anatoly (2780) [B12]

Amber-blindfold 04th Monte Carlo (1), 1995
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.c4 e6 6.Nc3 Ne7 7.Bg5 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Nd7 9.Nge2 f6
10.exf6 gxf6 11.Be3 Nb6 12.Bd3 Qd7 13.Nf4 0–0–0 14.Be2 Ned5 15.Nfxd5 Nxd5 16.0–
0 Bd6 17.Nxd5 exd5 18.Qd2 Rde8 19.Rfe1 Rhg8 20.Bf4 Bxf4 21.Qxf4 Re4 22.Qh6 Bh3
23.g3 Rge8 24.Qxh5 Qf5 25.Qxf5+ Bxf5 26.g4 Bxg4 27.Bxg4+ Rxg4+ 28.Kf1 Rxe1+
29.Rxe1 Rxh4 30.Re6 f5 31.Rf6 Rxd4 32.Rxf5 Rd2 33.Rf8+ Kc7 34.Rf7+ Kb6 35.f4
Rxb2 36.f5 Rxa2 37.f6 Ra4 38.Kg2 Rf4 39.Kg3 Rf1 40.Kg4 a5 41.Kg5 a4 42.Rf8 Kc5
43.Kg6 b5 44.Ra8 d4 45.f7 d3 46.Rd8 Kc4 47.Rd6 Rxf7 48.Kxf7 c5 49.Ke6 a3
0–1

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.0–0 0–0 9.Qe2
Bg6 10.Ne5 Nbd7 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.Rd1 Qa5 13.Bd2 e5 14.d5 Rad8 15.dxc6 bxc6
16.Be1 e4 17.Bb3 Qe5 18.Bc2 Bd6 19.g3 Nc5 20.Kg2 Qf5 21.Rd2 Be5 22.Rad1 Rb8
23.Bb1 Bxc3 24.bxc3 Nxa4 25.Ra2 Nb2 26.Rd2 Nc4 27.Rd1 Ne5 28.h3 Nf3 29.Ra4 Ng5
30.g4 Qe5 31.Qc2 Rfe8 32.Rxa7 Nf3 33.Qa2 Qh2+ 34.Kf1 Qxh3+ 35.Ke2 Ne5 36.Bc2
Qxg4+ 37.Kd2 Red8+ 38.Kc1 Rxd1+ 39.Bxd1 Qg1 40.Bd2 Nd3+ 41.Kc2 Rb2+
0–1

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 e6 6.Bd3 Be7 7.N1f3 h6 8.Ne4 Ngf6
9.Qe2 c5 10.Nxf6+ Nxf6 11.dxc5 Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Qxc5 13.0–0–0 Bd7 14.Kb1 a6 15.a3
Qb6 16.Be3 Bc5 17.Bxc5 Qxc5 18.Ne5 Bb5 19.Bxb5+ axb5 20.Rd3 0–0 21.Rb3 Ra5
22.Rd1 Nd5 23.Nd7 Qc4 24.Qxc4 bxc4 25.Rxb7 Rc8 26.Ka2 Rxa3+ 27.bxa3 Nc3+
28.Ka1 Nxd1 29.a4 Rc6 30.Rb6 Rxb6 31.Nxb6 Nc3 32.Kb2 Ne4 33.a5 c3+ 34.Kb3 Kf8
35.Kb4
1–0
(1339944) Nikolic,Predrag (2645) - Karpov,Anatoly (2780) [E15]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 Bb7 8.0–0 0–0 9.Nc3
c6 10.e4 d5 11.Qc2 dxe4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 Nd7 14.Rad1 Nf6 15.Qe2 c5 16.dxc5
Bxc5 17.Bc3 Qe7 18.Ne5 Rfd8 19.Nc6 Bxc6 20.Bxc6 Rac8 21.Bf3 a5 22.Kg2 Ne8
23.Rxd8 Rxd8 24.Rd1 Rxd1 25.Qxd1 Qd6 26.Qxd6 Nxd6 27.Be5 f6 28.Bxd6
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.0–0 e5 8.h3 c6 9.e4 Re8
10.Re1 exd4 11.Nxd4 Qb6 12.Nc2 Ne5 13.b3 Be6 14.Na4 Qc7 15.Nd4 Rad8 16.Nxe6
Rxe6 17.Qc2 Qe7 18.Ba3 c5 19.Nc3 Nc6 20.Rad1 Nd4 21.Qd3 Qc7 22.Bc1 a6 23.Bd2
Qb8 24.Ne2 Nc6 25.Nf4 Ree8 26.Bc3 b5 27.h4 h5 28.Bxf6 Bxf6 29.Nxg6 fxg6 30.Qd5+
Kg7 31.Qxc6 Bd4 32.Qxa6 b4 33.Qc6 Qa7 34.Re2 Re5 35.Rd3 Re7 36.Kh2 Qb8 37.f4
d5 38.e5 dxc4 39.Qf6+ Kg8 40.bxc4 Rg7 41.Be4 Rf8 42.Qg5 Qd8 43.Qh6 Qe7 44.Bd5+
Rff7 45.Qg5 Qxg5 46.hxg5 Kf8 47.Bxf7 Rxf7 48.e6 Ra7 49.e7+ Ke8 50.g4 hxg4 51.Kg3
Rxe7 52.Rxe7+ Kxe7 53.Kxg4 Ke6 54.Rh3
1–0

1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.h3 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 e6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Nbd7 8.Qe2 dxe4
9.Nxe4 Nxe4 10.Bxe4 g6 11.c3 Bh6 12.h4 Nc5 13.d4 Bxc1 14.Rxc1 Nxe4 15.Qxe4 Qd5
16.Qxd5 cxd5 17.h5 Ke7 18.Kd2 Rhc8 19.a4 Rc6 20.a5 b5 21.axb6 Rxb6 22.Kc2 Rab8
23.Rb1 Rb3 24.hxg6 hxg6 25.f3 a5 26.Rhg1 a4 27.Rh1 g5 28.g4 Kf6 29.Rhe1 R8b7
30.Rh1 Kg6 31.Rhe1 R7b6 32.Rh1 Kf6 33.Rh6+ Ke7 34.Rhh1 Kd6 35.Rhe1 f6 36.Rh1
Rb8 37.Rhe1 e5 38.dxe5+ fxe5 39.Rh1 Kc5 40.Rhe1 Kc4 41.Rxe5 a3 42.Re7 Rxb2+
43.Rxb2 Rxb2+ 44.Kc1 Kb3 45.Rb7+ Kxc3 46.Rc7+ Kd3 47.Ra7 Rb3 48.Ra5 d4 49.Ra4
Kc3 50.Ra5 d3 51.Rc5+ Kb4
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nb4 7.d5 c6 8.a3 Qa5 9.Nc3
cxd5 10.Bf4 N4c6 11.exd5 Nd4 12.Rc1 0–0 13.Nf3 Bg4 14.h3 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 Qa6 16.Be4
Nd7 17.Be3 Nf5 18.Bxf5 gxf5 19.Qe2 Ne5 20.Qxa6 bxa6 21.Ke2 Nc4 22.Na4 Nxb2
23.Nxb2 Bxb2 24.Rc6 Bxa3
½–½

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.Bd3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Qc7
9.Qe2 0–0 10.0–0 Nbd7 11.Bg5 Bxc3 12.bxc3 b6 13.Bd3 Bb7 14.c4 Ng4 15.g3 Rfe8
16.Bf4 e5 17.Ng5 Ngf6 18.dxe5 Nxe5 19.Rae1 Qc6 20.f3 Nxd3 21.Qxd3 h6 22.Nh3 Ba6
23.Rxe8+ Rxe8 24.Rc1 Rc8 25.Nf2 Bxc4 26.Qa3 Nd5 27.Be5 b5 28.Bd4 Qd7 29.Qb2 f6
30.Ne4 Nb4 31.Bxf6 Nd3 32.Rd1 Rf8 33.Qd4 Qxd4+ 34.Bxd4 Rxf3 35.Bxa7 Rf7 36.Bd4
Rd7 37.Bc3 Ra7 38.Nf2 Nxf2 39.Kxf2 Rxa2+ 40.Rd2 Ra3 41.Rd8+ Kf7 42.Rd7+ Ke8
43.Re7+ Kf8 44.Bb4 Rb3 45.Bc5 Kg8 46.Bd4 Bf7 47.Rb7 Rd3 48.Ba1 Rd1 49.Bc3 Rd5
50.g4 h5 51.gxh5 Rxh5 52.h4 Rf5+ 53.Ke3 Kh7 54.Re7
½–½

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Bd3 Bg6 7.0–0 Nbd7 8.b3 Bd6 9.Qc2 0–
0 10.Bxg6 hxg6 11.e4 e5 12.exd5 cxd5 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.cxd5 exd4 15.Bb2 Nf6
16.Bxd4 Nxd5 17.Rad1 Qa5 18.Qb2 Ba3 19.Qa1 f6 20.Qb1 Nf4 21.Be3 Ne2+ 22.Kh1
Qf5 23.Qxf5 gxf5 24.Nd4 Nxd4 25.Rxd4 Bc5 26.Rd7 Bxe3 27.fxe3 Rf7 28.Rxf7 Kxf7
29.Rxf5 Re8 30.Rf3 Rc8 31.h4 Rc2 32.a3 Ra2 33.a4 Rb2 34.e4 Re2
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qb3 d5 6.cxd5 Qxd5 7.Qc2 c5 8.Nc3 Qc6 9.dxc5
Bxc5 10.Bg2 Bb7 11.0–0 Nbd7 12.Bd2 0–0 13.Rac1 Rfc8 14.Qb1 a5 15.Nh4 Qc7
16.Nb5 Qb8 17.Bf4 e5 18.Bg5 Bxg2 19.Nxg2 Qb7 20.Rcd1 Rc6 21.Ne3 h6 22.Bxf6
Bxe3 23.Bxg7 Rc1 24.Rxc1 Bxc1 25.Rxc1 Kxg7 26.Nd6 Qd5 27.Nf5+ Kf6 28.Rd1
1–0

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nbd2 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.0–0 0–0 8.e4 e5 9.cxd5
cxd5 10.exd5 exd4 11.Ne4 Nxe4 12.Bxe4 Nc5 13.Bc2 Bg4 14.Qxd4 Bxf3 15.gxf3 Re8
16.Be3 Re5 17.Qg4 Nd7 18.f4 Nf6 19.Qf3 Rxd5 20.Bb3 Rf5 21.Qxb7 Bxf4 22.Bxf7+
Kh8 23.Rad1 Qf8 24.Be6 Rb8 25.Qxa7 Rg5+ 26.Kh1 Ne4 27.Qf7 Qxf7 28.Bxf7 Bxe3
29.fxe3 h5 30.b3 Nc3 31.Rd2 Re5 32.a4 Rxe3 33.a5 Ne4 34.Ra2 Nd6 35.Bxh5 Rexb3
36.a6 Ra8 37.Bg6 Rb6 38.a7 Kg8 39.Rfa1 Kf8 40.Bh5 Ke7 41.Bf3 Nb7 42.Rg2 g6
43.Be4 Kf7 44.Rc2
1–0
(1339992) Karpov,Anatoly (2780) - Nunn,John DM (2630) [E69]

Amber-rapid 04th Monte Carlo (1), 1995
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.Nf3 d6 6.0–0 Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5 8.e4 c6 9.h3 Qb6
10.c5 dxc5 11.dxe5 Ne8 12.e6 fxe6 13.Ng5 Nc7 14.f4 Bd4+ 15.Kh1 Nf6 16.e5 Nfd5
17.Qe1 Bd7 18.Rf3 Rae8 19.Bd2 c4 20.Nge4 Qxb2 21.Rb1 Qc2 22.Rc1 Qb2 23.Nd6 Nb5
24.Nxc4 Bxc3 25.Nxb2 Bxb2 26.Rb1 Bd4 27.a4 Nbc7 28.Rxb7 c5 29.Ba5 Rc8 30.Rd3
Rfd8 31.Rxa7
1–0

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.0–0 0–0 7.Qc2 Re8 8.Rd1 Bxc3
9.Qxc3 Qe7 10.d4 d6 11.b3 Nbd7 12.Bb2 c5 13.dxc5 Nxc5 14.Nd4 a6 15.f3 Rec8 16.Qe3
Rc7 17.Qg5 h6 18.Qh4 d5 19.cxd5 Bxd5 20.g4 Bb7 21.Qf2 Rd8 22.Rd2 Rcd7 23.Rad1
Qe8 24.Qe1 Nd5 25.Nc2 Nf4 26.Rxd7 Rxd7 27.Rxd7 Qxd7 28.Bf1 f6 29.Bc1 e5 30.Qd2
Qc7 31.Ne1 Nd5 32.e3 b5 33.Kf2 Ne6 34.Qc2 Qb6 35.Bd2 Ng5 36.h4 Ne6 37.Bd3 Kf7
38.Bg6+ Kf8 39.Nd3 a5 40.Be4 Ke7 41.a4 b4 42.Qc4 Qc6 43.f4 Qxc4 44.bxc4 Ndxf4
45.exf4 Bxe4 46.Nc1 Bc2
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Nc3 0–0 7.0–0 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3
9.Qxc3 c5 10.Rd1 d6 11.b3 Nd7 12.Bb2 Bf6 13.Qc2 Qc7 14.e4 cxd4 15.Nxd4 a6 16.Rd2
Rac8 17.Qd1 Rfe8 18.h4 Qb8 19.Qg4 Ba8 20.Rad1 b5 21.cxb5 axb5 22.Qe2 Rc5 23.b4
Rc4 24.a3 Rec8 25.Kh2 g6 26.Bh3 Qb7 27.f3 Ne5 28.Nb3 Rc3 29.Bxc3 Rxc3 30.Nd4
Rxa3 31.Bg2 Nc4 32.Ra2 Qb6 33.Rxa3 Nxa3 34.Qa2 Bxd4 35.Qxa3 Bc6 36.Qa5 d5
37.Qxb6 Bxb6 38.f4 d4 39.e5 Bd7 40.Ra1 Kf8 41.Ra6 Bd8 42.Rd6
1–0
(1340010) Karpov,Anatoly (2780) - Nikolic,Predrag (2645) [E16]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 c5 5.Bxb4 cxb4 6.g3 b6 7.Bg2 Bb7 8.0–0 0–0
9.Qd3 d6 10.Nbd2 Qc7 11.Rac1 Nbd7 12.e4 e5 13.Ne1 Rfe8 14.Nc2 a5 15.Rfe1 Rad8
16.a3 bxa3 17.Qxa3 exd4 18.Nxd4 Nc5 19.f3 g6 20.Nf1 Qe7 21.Ne3 h5 22.Qc3 h4
23.Rcd1 hxg3 24.hxg3 Qe5 25.Nf1 Ne6 26.Re3 Nxd4 27.Qxd4 Qxd4 28.Rxd4 g5 29.Rb3
g4 30.Nd2 gxf3 31.Bxf3 Ba8 32.Rxb6 Rb8 33.Rbxd6 Kg7 34.b3 a4 35.bxa4 Rb4 36.c5
Rb2 37.e5 Nh7 38.Rg4+ Kf8 39.Bxa8 Rxa8 40.c6 Ke7 41.Nc4 Rxa4 42.Nxb2 Rxg4
43.Kg2 Rb4 44.Nd3 Rc4 45.Nf4 Ng5 46.Nd5+ Ke8 47.c7 Ne6 48.Nf6+ Ke7 49.Rd7+
Kf8 50.Rd8+ Kg7 51.c8Q
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bd2 Nd7 8.Qc2 c5 9.e4
Nxc3 10.Bxc3 cxd4 11.Bxd4 Rc8 12.Bc3 a6 13.Bd3 Be7 14.0–0 Bf6 15.e5 Nxe5
16.Nxe5 Bxe5 17.Bxa6 Bxh2+ 18.Kxh2 Qh4+ 19.Kg1 Bxa6 20.Rfe1 0–0 21.Re3 Rc4
22.Rae1 Rg4 23.f3 Rg6 24.Qf2 Qd8 25.Re4 b5 26.Qd4 Bb7 27.Qxd8 Rxd8 28.Rf4 Rg5
29.Kf2 h6 30.a4 bxa4 31.Rxa4 Bc6 32.Rc4 Bb5 33.Rc7 Rgd5 34.Ra1 R8d7 35.Rxd7
Bxd7 36.Ra8+ Kh7 37.Rd8 Kg6 38.Ke3 f6 39.b4 h5 40.Bd4 Kf5 41.Rh8 Kg6 42.Rd8
Kf7 43.g3 e5 44.Bc5 Ke6 45.Rh8 Bb5 46.Rxh5 Rd3+ 47.Kf2 Rd2+ 48.Kg1 Rd1+ 49.Kf2
Rd2+ 50.Kg1 Bc6 51.f4 Rg2+ 52.Kf1 Rxg3 53.fxe5 f5 54.Kf2 f4 55.Rh4 Rg2+ 56.Kf1
Kxe5 57.Rh5+ g5 58.Be7 Kf5 59.b5 Bd5 60.b6 f3 61.Bc5 Bc4+ 62.Ke1 Re2+ 63.Kd1
Bb3+ 64.Kc1 Rc2+ 65.Kb1 Rxc5
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nb6 7.Ne2 c5 8.d5 e6 9.Nbc3
exd5 10.exd5 0–0 11.0–0 Bf5 12.h3 h5 13.Ne4 Na6 14.N2c3 Qd7 15.Kh2 Rad8 16.Bg5
f6 17.Be3 Bxe4 18.Nxe4 Nxd5 19.Bxc5 Nxc5 20.Nxc5 Qf7 21.Qb3 b6 22.Rad1 Nc7
23.Qxf7+ Kxf7 24.Nb7 Rxd1 25.Rxd1 Kg8 26.b4 f5 27.f4 Nb5 28.Rd7 Re8 29.Bd5+
Kh7 30.Nd8 Re2+ 31.Kh1 Nd4 32.Nf7 h4 33.Ng5+ Kh6 34.g4 Rf2 35.Nf7+ Kh7
36.Ng5+ Kh6 37.Bg8 fxg4 38.hxg4 Rxf4 39.Nf7+ Rxf7 40.Rxf7 Be5 41.Rxa7 Kg5
42.Re7 Bf4 43.Re4 Nf3 44.Kg2 Ne5 45.Be6 Nxg4 46.Re2 Ne5 47.a4 Nc6 48.Re4 Bd6
49.a5 bxa5 50.b5 Ne5 51.Bc8 Kf6 52.Rxh4 Bc5 53.Re4 Bb6 54.Kf1 Bc5 55.Ke2 Bb6
56.Kd2 g5 57.Kc3 Bc5 58.Kb3 Bb6 59.Bh3 Bc7 60.Rd4 Ke7 61.Ka4 Bb6 62.Rd5 Nc4
63.Rxg5 Nd6 64.Rg6 Bd8 65.Rh6 Bb6 66.Bg4 Bd8 67.Rh7+ Kf6 68.Rd7 Be7 69.b6 Nc4
70.Kb5 Ne5 71.Rd4 Nxg4 72.Rxg4 Bd6 73.Kc6 Be5 74.Ra4
1–0

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Ng3 e6 7.Bd3 c5 8.0–0 Be7
9.Qe2 0–0 10.Rd1 Qc7 11.c4 cxd4 12.Nxd4 a6 13.b3 Re8 14.Bb2 b6 15.Nf3 Bb7 16.Ne4
Rad8 17.Nxf6+ Bxf6 18.Bxf6 Nxf6 19.Qe5 Qxe5 20.Nxe5 Kf8 21.f3 Ke7 22.Kf2 Nd7
23.Nxd7 Rxd7 24.Be2
½–½

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Bb4 6.Qc2 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.e3 0–0 9.a3
Bxc3+ 10.Qxc3 c6 11.Nf3 Bf5 12.Be2 Nd7 13.0–0 Rfe8 14.b4 a6 15.a4 Re6 16.Rfc1 g5
17.b5 g4 18.Nd2 c5 19.dxc5 Qxc3 20.Rxc3 d4 21.Rcc1 d3 22.Bd1 axb5 23.e4 Bxe4
24.Bxg4 f5 25.Bd1 Bd5 26.f3 bxa4 27.Ra3 Ne5 28.Kf2 f4 29.Rb1 Rae8 30.Rxa4 Bc6
31.Rxf4 Ng6 32.Rg4 h5 33.Rg5 Kg7 34.Ne4 Rf8 35.Ke3 Kh6 36.Rg3 Rfe8 37.Rb4 Re5
38.Rd4 Nh4 39.Rd6+ Kh7 40.Kxd3 Bxe4+ 41.fxe4 Rxe4 42.Bxh5 R8e5 43.Bf7
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 d5 9.e3
Nbd7 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Bd3 Re8 12.Ne2 c5 13.0–0 Qe7 14.Ng3 Rac8 15.Bf5 cxd4
16.Qxd4 Rc4 17.Qd2 Nc5 18.Rad1 h6 19.Bxf6 Qxf6 20.Bb1 Ne6 21.Ba2 Rc5 22.Ne2
Ba6 23.Rfe1 Bxe2 24.Rxe2 Rd8 25.Qd3 g6 26.Red2 d4 27.Bxe6 Qxe6 28.exd4 Rcd5
29.Qe4 Qf6 30.Kf2 Kg7 31.Rd3 a5 32.a4 b5 33.b3 bxa4 34.bxa4 Qc6 35.Ra3 Qd6
36.Re3 Qxh2 37.f4 Qh4+ 38.Kg1 Qf6 39.Red3 h5 40.Qe3 h4 41.Qe4 R8d6 42.R1d2 Rf5
43.Rf3 Re6 44.Qd3 Rxf4 45.d5 Qa1+ 46.Kh2 Rxf3 47.gxf3 Qe5+
0–1
(1340046) Karpov,Anatoly (2780) - Piket,Jeroen (2670) [D36]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.e3 0–0 8.Bd3 c6 9.Qc2
Re8 10.0–0 Nf8 11.h3 g6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.b4 Be6 14.a4 Rc8 15.Rfc1 Qd6 16.Qb3 Nd7
17.Ne2 Be7 18.b5 c5 19.dxc5 Nxc5 20.Qd1 Bf6 21.Nfd4 Bd7 22.Bc2 Bg7 23.Bb1 a6
24.Ba2 axb5 25.axb5 Ne6 26.Qd2 Red8 27.Rab1 Rxc1+ 28.Rxc1 Ra8 29.Bb3 Ra3
30.Rb1 Nxd4 31.Nxd4 Bxd4 32.Qxd4 Bf5 33.Rb2 Ra1+ 34.Bd1 b6 35.Rd2 Rb1 36.e4
Rb4 37.Qxd5 Qxd5 38.exd5 Rxb5 39.d6 Bd7 40.Bg4 f5 41.Bf3 Kf8 42.g3 Rb4 43.h4 b5
44.Kf1 h6 45.Bd5 g5 46.hxg5 hxg5 47.Ke2 f4 48.gxf4 Rxf4 49.Ke3 Rf6 50.Bb3 Ke8
51.Rd5 Bc6 52.Re5+ Kd7 53.Bd1 Kxd6 54.Rxg5 Bd5
½–½
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e3 g6 8.Nxd5 exd5 9.b4
Bg7 10.Bb2 c6 11.Be2 0–0 12.0–0 Nd7 13.Qb3 Re8 14.Rfc1 a5 15.bxa5 Rxa5 16.a4 c5
17.Bb5 c4 18.Qc2 Re6 19.Bc3 Ra7 20.Rcb1 Nb8 21.Ra2 Nc6 22.Rab2 Na5 23.Ne5 Qc7
24.Rf1 Bc8 25.f4 f6 26.e4 fxe5 27.exd5 exd4 28.Bxa5 bxa5 29.dxe6 Bxe6 30.Qe4 Qd6
31.Re2 Bf7 32.f5 d3 33.fxg6 hxg6 34.Ree1 d2 35.Rd1 Qd4+ 36.Qxd4 Bxd4+ 37.Kh1 c3
38.Bd3 Re7 39.Rb1 Ba2
0–1
(1344003) Karpov,Anatoly (2780) - Shirov,Alexei (2710) [B08]

Linares 13th Linares (1), 01.03.1995
[Stohl,I]
1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Be2 Nf6 5.Nc3 0–0 6.0–0 c6 7.Re1 Nbd7 8.e5!? [8.Bf4
Qa5 9.Nd2!²]
8...dxe5 9.dxe5 Ng4 10.e6 fxe6 11.h3!?N [11.Bc4 Nde5 12.Qxd8 Rxd8 13.Nxe5 Bxe5
14.h3 Bxc3 15.bxc3 Nf6 16.Bh6 Kf7 17.Bb3 a5 18.a4 b5 19.c4 bxc4 20.Bxc4 Rd4
21.Bb3 Nd5 22.Re5 Bd7 23.Rae1° Benjamin,J-Piket,J/Groningen PCA/1993/]
11...Ngf6 [11...Nge5!? 12.Ng5 Nb6÷]
12.Bc4 Nd5 13.Ne4!° [13.Rxe6?! N7b6 14.Bxd5 cxd5³ ]
13...Ne5 [13...N7b6 14.Bb3 eg5]
14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Qe2 [15.Ng5!? Qc7 16.Qg4ƒ]
15...Qb6 16.c3 [16.Ng5? Rxf2! 17.Qxf2 Bd4µ]
16...Bd7 17.Be3 [17.Ng5 Bg3÷]
17...Nxe3 18.Qxe3 Bf4 19.Qc5!? [19.Qxb6 axb6 20.Rad1 Bc8„ a5–f5]
19...Rae8 20.Qxb6 axb6 21.g3 Bh6 [21...Bc7? 22.Ng5ƒ]
22.f4 Kg7 [e5]
23.Nf2 g5™ 24.fxg5 Bxg5 25.h4 Bf6 26.Bxe6 Bxe6 27.Rxe6² Rd8 28.Rae1 Rd2
[28...h5?! 29.Nh3 ×h5]
29.R1e2 Rfd8 30.Kg2 b5 31.Kf3 R2d5 [31...Rxe2 32.Kxe2 Kf7 33.Re3²]

32.R6e3 R8d7 33.Ne4 Kg6 34.Rh2 [g4]
[34.Nxf6?! exf6=]
34...h5!? 35.g4 c5 [¹35...hxg4+ 36.Kxg4²]
36.a3 [36.g5 Be5 37.Rhe2ƒ]
36...c4 37.gxh5+ [37.g5!?]
37...Kxh5 38.Ng3+ Kh6 39.Kf4 Rd1 40.Ree2 [40.Re6 R1d2 41.Rxd2 Rxd2 42.Ne4
Rxb2 43.Nxf6 exf6 44.Rxf6+ Kh5 45.Rb6 Rb3=]
40...R7d3„ 41.Ne4 Kh5 42.Ng3+ Kh6 43.h5 Rd5 [g5,dd5,e5]
44.Re6 R1d2 45.Rhe2 Rxe2 46.Rxe2 Kg7! 47.Nf5+ Kf7 48.Nh6+ [48.h6 e6 49.Ne3
Bg5+=]
48...Kg7 [48...Kg7 49.Nf5+ Kf7=]
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.e3 Bb7 6.Bd3 0–0 7.0–0 d5 8.a3 Be7 9.b4 c5
10.bxc5 bxc5 11.Rb1 Ba6 12.Ne5 cxd4 13.exd4 Qc8 14.Bb2 Nbd7 15.Qf3 Bb7 16.Qh3
dxc4 17.Rfc1 cxd3 18.Rxc8 Raxc8 19.Nxd7 Nxd7 20.Qxd3 Bd5 21.Bc3 Bxa3 22.Ra1
Bd6 23.Rxa7
½–½
(1344017) Karpov,Anatoly (2780) - Tiviakov,Sergei (2625) [E16]

[Dautov,R]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Nc3 Bb7 7.Bg2 c6 8.e4 d5 9.cxd5
cxd5 10.e5 Ne4 11.0–0 0–0 12.Re1 Nxd2! [N]
[12...Nxc3 13.bxc3 Ba6 14.h4 Nc6 15.Ng5 Rc8 (15...Na5 16.Qh5!? h6 17.Nh3! Nc4
18.Bc1  g4, f4) 16.Qh5 (16.Qb1! g6 17.Nh3!?÷) 16...Bd3! (16...h6 17.Nh3‚  )
17.Be4?! (17.Re3 Bg6 (17...Bf5  a5–c4) 18.Qg4 Na5÷) 17...Bxe4 18.Rxe4 Bxg5
19.Bxg5 Ne7 20.Rg4 Qe8!³  21... f5, 21... g6 Komarov,D-Tiviakov,S/Imperia 1993]
13.Qxd2 [13.Nxd2 Nc6 14.Nb3 a5 15.a4 Ba6=]

13...Ba6 [13...Nc6 14.Bf1 Na5 15.Bd3²]
14.a3 [14.h4 Nc6 15.h5 h6 16.Rac1 Rc8„ a5]
14...Nc6 15.b4 Bc4 16.Qe3 b5= 17.Nd2 Qb6 18.Nxc4 bxc4 19.Rad1 Rae8 [f6,]
[19...a5?! 20.b5 Na7 21.a4²]
20.f4 g6 [20...a5?! 21.b5 Nxd4 22.Rxd4 Bc5 (22...Bxa3? 23.Na4+–) 23.Red1±]
21.h4 [21.Bxd5!? Tiviakov 21...exd5 22.Nxd5ƒ]
21...f6 [21...f5? 22.Nxd5 exd5 23.Bxd5+ Kg7 24.Bxc4± d5]
22.Nxd5!? [22.Bh3 f5=]
22...exd5 23.Bxd5+ Kg7 24.Bxc4 fxe5 [24...a5? 25.d5 Qxe3+ 26.Rxe3 axb4 27.exf6+!
Rxf6 28.Kh1 Na5 (28...bxa3 29.dxc6±) 29.Bb5 Rb8 30.Rxe7+ Kf8 31.Rxh7 Rxb5 32.d6
Nb7 33.a4 Rb6 34.Rxb7 Rxb7 35.d7 Rxd7 36.Rxd7+–]
25.dxe5 [25.fxe5? a5 26.d5 (26.b5? Nxd4–+) 26...Qxe3+ 27.Rxe3 axb4 28.d6 Bd8µ]
25...Rd8 26.Bd5 [26.Qxb6 axb6 27.Bd5 Na7 b5]
26...Qxe3+ 27.Rxe3 Rd7 28.Red3 Rfd8 29.Kf1 Bxb4! 30.e6 Rd6 [30...Rxd5 31.Rxd5
Rxd5 32.Rxd5 Bxa3 33.Rd7+ Kf6 34.Rc7 Ne7 35.Rxa7 Bd6 36.Kg2 Kxe6 37.Kf3=]
31.axb4 Nxb4 32.e7 Re8 33.R3d2 Rxd5 34.Rxd5 Nxd5 35.Rxd5 Rxe7 36.h5 Kf6
37.Ra5 Kg7 38.Kg2 Kh6 39.Kh3 Rf7 40.Kg4 Rb7 41.Kh4 Rf7 42.Ra6 Kg7 43.Kh3
½–½
(1344022) Akopian,Vladimir (2655) - Karpov,Anatoly (2780) [A07]

[Horn,Pe]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.0–0 Bg4 5.b3 Bxf3 [He could have waited, but perhaps he
already had the following move in his mind.]
6.Bxf3 h5?!N [It doesn't look to me like a Karpov move.]
[6...g6 7.Bb2 Bg7 8.Bg2 0–0 9.d4 Nbd7 10.Nd2 Re8 11.c4 e5 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Qc2
remis/Sale-Laketic/JUG-ch/1991]
7.d4 [Avoiding e7–e5.]

7...Nbd7 8.c4 e6 9.Nc3 Be7 10.Bb2 Qa5 11.a3 [Preparing b4 and avoiding a3.]
11...Rd8 [Any attack on the white doesn't promise much, as f3 defends the g1 well.
On the other hand, it seems extremely difficult, to find a good place for e8.]
[11...0–0–0? 12.b4‚]
12.Qc2 [Preparing e4]
12...h4 13.cxd5 [Opening the centre is of course a good answer to the black
demonstration.]
13...cxd5 [13...exd5? 14.e4± and the position of e8 is even weaker than in the game.]
14.e4 dxe4 15.Nxe4 Nd5 16.b4 Qb5 [16...Qb6; 16...Qc7 17.Qxc7 (17.Qb3!?; 17.Qe2!?)
17...Nxc7 18.Nc5 b6 19.Nb7 Rb8 20.Rac1 Nd5 21.Bxd5 exd5 22.Rc7±]
17.Nc3 [×d5 is the key to progress for white.]
17...Nxc3 18.Qxc3 hxg3 19.hxg3 Bd6 [19...Nf6 20.d5!‚ (20.Qc7 Nd5) ]
20.d5 [20.Kg2!?; 20.Rfe1!?]
20...e5 [20...Be5? 21.Qc2 only helps white.]
21.Kg2 [ h1]
21...f5 22.Qd2 [22.Rh1 Kf7]
22...Kf7 23.Be2 Qb6 24.Rh1 Nf6 [×d5]
25.f3 Rc8 26.Bd3 g6 27.Rae1 Rxh1 28.Rxh1 a5 [28...Nxd5?? 29.Rh7++–]
29.Qg5 [29.bxa5 Qb3]
29...Rg8 [29...axb4 30.Bxf5! gxf5 31.Rh6 Rc2+ (31...Ng8 32.Qxf5+ Ke7 33.Rh7++–;
31...Be7 32.Qg6+ Kf8 33.Rh8++–) 32.Kh3 Be7 (32...Ng8 33.Rh7++–) 33.Qg6++–]
30.Bc4 Qc7 [30...axb4 31.Bxe5! Bxe5 32.d6+ Ke8 33.Bxg8+–]
31.Bb3 Qe7 [31...axb4 32.Bxe5+–]
32.bxa5 e4 33.f4 e3 34.Qxf6+?² [34.Be5 e2™ (34...Ng4 35.Rh7++–; 34...Ne4 35.Rh7+

+–; 34...Rc8 35.Bxf6 Qxf6 36.Rh7++–; 34...Nh5 35.Rxh5 gxh5 36.Qxf5+ Ke8 37.Ba4+
Kd8 38.Bf6+–; 34...Bxe5 35.d6++–) 35.Re1 Ne4 (35...Rh8 36.Rxe2 Rh5? 37.Qxf6+ Qxf6
38.Bxf6 Kxf6 39.Re6++–) 36.Qh6 (36.Qxe7+ Kxe7 37.Rxe2±) 36...Ke8 37.Rxe2 Bxe5
38.d6!+–]
34...Qxf6 35.Rh7+ Rg7 36.Rxg7+ Kxg7 37.Bxf6+ Kxf6 38.a4 Bb4 39.Kf3 Bxa5
40.Kxe3 Bb6+ 41.Kf3 Bc5 42.Bc4 b6 43.Bb5 Ke7 44.Bc6
½–½

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 e6 6.0–0 c5 7.Bd3 cxd4 8.exd4 Be7 9.Nc3
b5 10.a4 b4 11.Ne4 Bb7 12.Qe2 0–0 13.Rd1 Nbd7 14.Ned2 a5 15.Bb5 Nb6 16.Nb3 Bd5
17.Nc5 Nbd7 18.Be3 Ra7 19.Ne5 Nb8 20.Bf4 Ne8 21.Rd3 Bg5 22.Bxg5 Qxg5 23.Rg3
Qe7 24.Qh5 f5 25.Rh3 Nf6 26.Qh4 g6 27.Re3 Rd8 28.f3 Rc7 29.Rae1 Nh5 30.Qxe7
Rxe7 31.Kf2 Ng7 32.g4 Rc7 33.Rc1 g5 34.Ree1 h5 35.h3 fxg4 36.fxg4 Rf8+ 37.Ke3 Rf4
38.Rf1 Rxf1 39.Rxf1 Nc6 40.Bxc6 Bxc6 41.Rf6 hxg4 42.hxg4 Bd5 43.Rg6 Rc8 44.Rxg5
Rf8 45.Ncd3 Kh7 46.Nf4 Bb3 47.Nd7 Rf7 48.Nc5 Bd1 49.Ne4 Rf8 50.Nf2 Bxa4
51.Rxa5 Bc6 52.Ra7
1–0
(1344042) Sokolov,Ivan (2645) - Karpov,Anatoly (2780) [A46]

[Stohl,I]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 h6 4.Bh4 [4.Bxf6 Qxf6 5.e4 d6 gives Black a flexible position
with the Bishop pair. This is sufficient compensation for White's space advantage, the
chances are about equal. 6.c3 g6 7.a4 Bg7 8.a5 0–0 9.Nbd2 Nc6 10.a6 b6 11.Qa4 Nb8
12.Bb5 Qe7 13.0–0 Bd7 14.d5 Bxb5 15.Qxb5 c6 16.dxc6 Rc8 17.Rfd1 Rxc6 18.Nc4 Bf8
19.Qa4 Qc7 20.Na3 Qc8 21.Nb5 Nd7 22.Nfd4 Rc4„ with strong counterplay,Dreev,A-
Bellon,JM/URS-ESP tt/1991/]
4...c5 5.e3 cxd4 [5...b6 leads to positions of a similar type. However it is important to
note that without the interpolation of h6 4...b6?! would be weaker due to 5.d5! and
White has pressure in the center. 6.Nc3 (6.d5? g5) 6...cxd4 7.exd4 Bb7 8.Bd3 Be7 9.Bxf6
Bxf6 10.Ne4 Be7 11.0–0 0–0 12.c3 d6 13.Bc2 Nd7 14.Qd3 g6 15.Rfe1 Re8 16.Rad1 Nf6
17.Ng3 Bf8 18.h4 Bg7 19.h5 g5= with a very solid position for Black, Rozentalis,E-
Vyzhmanavin,A/Leningrad ch-SU/1991]
6.exd4 Be7 7.Bd3 0–0 8.c3 [8.0–0 b6 9.c4 Bb7 10.Nc3 d5=]
8...b6 9.Qe2 Bb7 10.Nbd2 Nc6 [10...d6 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.0–0–0 Nd7 13.Kb1 Re8
14.Ne4 Be7 15.g4 Nf6 16.Nxf6+ Bxf6 17.Be4 Bxe4+ 18.Qxe4 g6 19.h4 Bg7 20.g5 d5
21.Qd3 h5 22.Rhe1 Qb8 23.Ne5 Qb7 24.Re3 b5³ Wians,C-Anastasian,A/Capelle la
Grande op/1991/, is also possible. Black is be tter, as the Kingside is blockaded and only
he has attacking chances against White's King.]
11.Bxf6!? [11.0–0 Nd5= leads to an equal an rather boring position. Sokolov's plan is
much more ambi tious, but Black by clever maneuvres neutralizes White's attacking
plan.]
11...Bxf6 12.0–0–0 g6! 13.h4 Bg7 14.Kb1 Ne7! 15.Ne4 [15.Be4!? was better, White
underestimates the strength of b7. After 15...Bxe4+
a) 15...d5?! 16.Bc2 with the idea e5,h5 White's attack gains momentum.Black can't
leave a passive Bishop on b7.;
b) 15...Nd5!? 16.Ne5 is also better for White, than in the game. (16.c4? Nf4 17.Qf1 d5ƒ) ;
16.Nxe4 Nd5÷ with mutual chances.]
15...Nd5 [f4]
16.Qd2 [16.Bc2 Nf4 17.Qf1 f5³]
16...d6 17.Bc2 Rc8³ [Black is already better, as his attacking chances are more real,
(a5,b5–b4) also his pieces are more active.]
18.Rde1 Re8 19.Rh3 b5 20.h5 [20.g4 a5!?ƒ (20...f5 21.gxf5™ exf5 22.Ng3³) ]
20...f5 21.hxg6!? [21.Ng3 g5µ g4,f4 is in the air, White's pieces are misplaced and
Black has the initiati ve on both flanks, so Sokolov decides to play vabanque.But Karpov
is accurate.]
21...fxe4 22.Bxe4 Qf6 23.Nh2 [23.Rxh6 Bxh6 24.Qxh6 Qg7–+]
23...b4 24.Ng4 [24.cxb4 Qxd4 25.Qxd4 Bxd4 26.Rxh6 Bxf2–+]
24...Qg5 25.Qxg5 hxg5 26.Nh6+ [26.cxb4 Rc4µ]
26...Bxh6 27.Rxh6 Bc6 28.Rh7 [28.Reh1 Nf6 29.Bxc6 Rxc6–+]
28...a5 29.c4 Nf4! [The last relatively difficult move. The rest is a matter of technique.]
[29...Nf6 30.Bxc6 Rxc6 31.Rf7„]
30.Bxc6 Rxc6 31.b3 d5 32.cxd5 Nxd5 33.Reh1 Rec8–+ 34.g4 R8c7 35.Rh8+ Kg7
36.R1h7+ Kf6! [36...Kxg6 37.Rh6+ Kf7 38.R6h7+=]
37.Rh1™ [37.Rf8+ Kxg6]
37...Nf4 38.Rf8+ Kxg6 39.Rg8+ Kf6! [39...Rg7 40.Ra8]

40.Rf8+ [40.Rh6+? Kf7 41.Rxg5 Rc1+ 42.Kb2 Nd3#]
40...Kg7 41.Rfh8 Ng6 42.Ra8 Rf7 43.Rxa5 Rf4 44.Rd1 [44.Rxg5 Rxd4–+]
44...Kf6 45.Rb5 Ne7! [×d4,f2,g4,d5]
0–1
(1344045) Karpov,Anatoly (2780) - Khalifman,Alexander (2635) [E60]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 c5 5.Bg2 Qa5+ 6.Nc3 Ne4 7.Bd2 [7.Qd3 cxd4 8.Nxd4
Nc5 9.Qd1 Nc6 10.Be3 Ne6 11.Nxe6 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 dxe6 13.0–0÷]
7...Nxd2 8.Qxd2 0–0 9.e3 d6 10.0–0 Nc6 11.h3 [11.d5 Ne5=]
11...cxd4 12.Nxd4 Bd7 13.Rfd1 [White can hope for a small advantage only because his
"e" pawn is still on e3. Otherwise would the absence of dark squared bishop promise
small edge to his opponent.]
13...Nxd4?! [13...Rfc8 14.b3 a6 15.Rac1÷]
14.exd4 Bc6 15.Nd5 [15.Rac1 Bxg2 16.Kxg2=]
15...Qd8 [15...Qxd2? 16.Nxe7+ Kh8 17.Rxd2 Bxg2 18.Kxg2±]
16.Rac1 Rc8 17.h4 Qd7 18.b3 Rfd8 19.a4 Bxd5 [Khalifman tries to save the game due
to opposite colour bishops. Karpov is an excellent technician and he manages to make
black's life rather misserable.]
[19...b6 20.Nb4 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 Qb7+ (21...a5 22.Nd5±) 22.d5²]
20.Bxd5 b6 21.a5 e6 [21...b5 22.a6±]
22.Bf3 b5 23.d5! [This is the main point, black will have inferior pawn structure in any
variation.]
23...bxc4 [23...e5 24.cxb5 Qxb5 25.b4±]
24.dxe6 Qxe6 [24...fxe6 25.bxc4±]
25.bxc4 Qf5 [25...Rxc4 26.Bd5 Rxc1 27.Bxe6 Rxd1+ 28.Qxd1 fxe6 29.Qc1 e5 30.Qc7±]
26.Kg2 [26.Bd5²]
26...Bf6 27.a6 h5 28.Re1?! [Interesting inaccuracy, white could have prevented
activisation of both black's rooks.]
[¹28.Bd5 Rb8 29.Bb7±]
28...Rc5! 29.Bd5 Rb8! 30.Rc2 Kg7 31.Be4 [31.Re3 Rb1 32.Rf3 Qe5„]
31...Qd7 32.Bb7 Qc7 33.Qd3 Rd8 34.Bd5 [34.Rb1 d5!]
34...Qa5 35.Rb1 Qxa6 36.Rb7 Rf8 37.Re2 Ra5? [37...Qa5 38.Re6! Rc7 39.Rxd6
(39.Rxf6 Kxf6 40.Qd4+ Ke7µ) 39...Rxb7 40.Bxb7 Rd8 41.c5 Rxd6 42.cxd6²]
38.Re3! Ra1 39.Rf3 Re1 40.Rxf6! Kxf6 41.Qf3+ [41.Qf3+ Kg7 (41...Ke5 42.Qf4#)
42.Rxf7+ Rxf7 43.Qxf7+ Kh6 44.Qf8+ Kh7 45.Qg8+ Kh6 46.Qh8#]
1–0

[Dautov,R]
1.d4 [Konikowski Ftacnik Notkin]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.e3 d6 9.f3
Nbd7 10.Bd3 c5 11.Ne2 Rc8 12.Qb3?! [12.Qd2; 12.b4]
12...h6 [12...cxd4 Notkin 13.exd4 e5 14.Bf5 Rc7 15.Qb4! h6 16.Bh4 d5 17.cxd5 Bxd5
18.0–0² Ftacnik 18...exd4 19.Nxd4 Rc4 20.Qd2 Nc5 21.Rad1 Nb3 22.Qf2 Nxd4 23.Rxd4
Rxd4 24.Qxd4² Drasko,M-Tozer,R/Budapest Spring op (2)/1990/1–0 (52)]
13.Bh4 cxd4 [13...d5 14.cxd5 Bxd5 15.Qd1 (15.Qa4 cxd4 (15...Bc6 Ftacnik 16.Qd1 b5
17.0–0 Qb6 18.Rc1 Bb7 19.Bb1 cxd4 20.Qxd4 Qxd4 21.Nxd4 a6 Hoffmann,M-De
Firmian,N/Biel op (08)/1994/0.5 (22)) 16.exd4 Bc6= (16...Bc6 Notkin 17.Qd1 b5
(17...Qc7 18.0–0 Qb7 19.Re1 Nd5= Agdestein,S-Hjartarson,J/Groningen/1993/0,5/73/)
18.0–0 Qb6 19.Bf2 Qb7 20.Ng3 Nb6= Sokolov,I-Adams,M/Preston/1989/0,5/27/) )
15...cxd4 16.Nxd4 Bc4 17.0–0 a6?! (17...Qe7!? Sokolov,I/) 18.Rc1 b5?! 19.Bxc4 Rxc4
20.Rxc4 bxc4 21.Qa4± Sokolov,I-Georgiev,Ki/Burgas 1992]
14.exd4 d5 15.c5? [N]
[¹15.0–0! dxc4 (15...Ba6 16.cxd5 Bxd3 17.Qxd3 exd5 18.Nc3²; 15...dxc4!? 16.Bxc4 Qc7
17.Rac1 Qb8 18.Bg3 Qa8 19.Nc3÷) 16.Bxc4 Nb8 (16...a6 Notkin 17.a4 Qe7 18.Rac1
Bd5 19.Bxd5 exd5 20.Qd3² Abramov,S-Appolonov,S/Podolsk/1993/0,5/43/; 16...g5!?
d5 Sakaev/) 17.Qd3 Bd5? 18.Bxd5 Qxd5 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Nc3 Qc4 21.Qe3 Kg7
22.Rad1± Polgar,Zs-Ioseliani,N/Monaco (m/3) 1993; 15.cxd5 Ftacnik 15...Bxd5]
15...Ba8 [15...e5?! Notkin 16.cxb6²]
16.Ba6 Rc7 17.Bg3 [17.cxb6 Rc6!³
a) 17...Nxb6 Notkin 18.Bg3 Rc6 (18...Re7÷) 19.Bb5 Rc8= (19...Rc8 Konikowski

20.Ba6=) ;
b) 17...axb6 Ftacnik 18.Bg3 Ra7 19.Bb5;
17...bxc5! [17...Rc6 18.Bb5 Rc8 19.Ba6]
18.Bxc7 Qxc7 19.Qc3 [19.0–0? Rb8 (19...c4 Notkin 20.Qa4™ Bc6 21.Bb5 Bxb5
22.Qxb5 Rb8 23.Qa4 Rxb2 e5/) 20.Qc3 Qb6µ; 19.Bb5?! Notkin 19...Qa5+; 19.dxc5?
Ftacnik 19...Qa5+–+]
19...e5 20.Bd3 [20.dxe5? d4 (20...Nxe5 Ftacnik 21.0–0 Re8°) 21.Qd2 (21.Nxd4? Nd5–+)
21...Nxe5 22.0–0 Qb6µ (22...Qb6 Konikowski 23.f4 Ne4 24.Qd1 d3 25.fxe5 c4+ 26.Kh1
dxe2 27.Qxe2 Qxa6–+) ; 20.dxc5 d4 21.Qd2 (21.Qc4 Ftacnik 21...Bd5 22.Qa4 Nxc5
23.Rc1 Qb6µ) 21...Nxc5 22.Rc1 Qb6 23.Bc4 Nd5
a) 23...Nb3!? 24.Bxb3 Qxb3 25.0–0 Nd5°;
b) 23...Rd8µ Notkin;
c) 23...d3 Konikowski 24.b4 (24.Ng3!?) 24...Nce4! 25.fxe4 Nxe4 26.Qxd3 Qf2+ 27.Kd1
Qxg2 28.Bxf7+ Kh8 29.Kc2 Ng3! 30.hxg3 Be4 31.Bh5 Bxd3+ 32.Kxd3 g6 33.Bg4
(33.Bxg6 Qf3+–+) 33...h5µ Gavrikov;
d) 23...Rd8!?;
24.b4 Ne6 25.Bxd5 Bxd5°  26.0–0? d3+ 27.Rf2 dxe2 28.Qxd5 Rd8–+; 20.0–0 Notkin
20...exd4 21.Nxd4 Qb6–+]
20...exd4 21.Nxd4 Re8+ 22.Kf1 [22.Ne2? d4 23.Qd2 c4 (23...Ne5 Notkin 24.0–0 c4µ)
24.Rc1 Ne5–+]
22...Qb6 23.Nf5 d4µ 24.Qd2 Ne5 25.Re1 Re6! [xd3]
[25...Nxd3? 26.Rxe8+ Nxe8 27.Qxd3 Qxb2 28.Qe2÷; 25...c4 26.Bc2 d3 27.Ba4 Re6
28.Qb4÷]
26.Bb1 [26.Be4 Ftacnik 26...Nxe4 27.fxe4 Nc4 28.Qc2 Nxb2 29.Nxd4 cxd4 30.Qc8+
Kh7 31.Qxa8 Rf6+–+; 26.Be2 Ftacnik 26...Bb7 27.Rd1 d3!–+; 26.Kf2? Konikowski
26...Qxb2! 27.Qxb2 Nxd3+–+]
26...Bb7 [26...Nc4 27.Qc1 Rxe1+ 28.Kxe1 Qxb2 (28...Nxb2 29.Nxd4³) 29.Qxb2 Nxb2
30.Ba2„]
27.Kf2 [27.Ba2 Notkin 27...Ba6+ 28.Kg1 c4 29.Nxd4 (29.Qxd4 Nxf3+ 30.gxf3 Rxe1+
31.Kg2 Re2+–+) 29...Rd6 (29...Nc6 Ftacnik 30.Rxe6 fxe6–+) 30.Rxe5 Rxd4 31.Qe3
Rd1+–+; ¹27.Ba2 Konikowski]
27...d3 28.Rhf1 [28.h3 Notkin 28...c4+ 29.Ne3 Nd5 30.Kg3 Qd6µ; 28.Kf1 Ftacnik
28...c4 29.Ba2 Bxf3 30.gxf3 Nxf3–+]
28...c4+ 29.Kg3 [29.Ne3? Neg4+ 30.fxg4 Nxg4+–+ (30...Nxg4+! Notkin 31.Kg1 Nxe3
32.Rf2 Ng4–+; 30...Ne4+–+ Ftacnik) ; 29.Re3 Ftacnik 29...Neg4+–+]
29...Nh5+ 30.Kh3 [30.Kh4 Ftacnik 30...Qd8+ 31.Kxh5 g6+ 32.Kxh6 Qf6! 33.Ne7+
(33.Rxe5 Konikowski 33...gxf5+ 34.Kh5 Qh8+ 35.Kg5 Qxe5 36.Kh4 Qxh2+ 37.Kg5
Rg6+ 38.Kxf5 Qh5+ 39.Kf4 Qg5#) 33...Rxe7 34.g3 g5+ 35.Kh5 Qg6#]
30...Ng6! 31.g3 [31.Rxe6 Ftacnik 31...Qxe6 32.Qa5 Ngf4+ 33.Kh4 Qf6+ 34.Kg4 Qg5#]
31...Bc8 32.Re4™ [32.Kg2 Ftacnik 32...Rxe1 33.Rxe1 Bxf5 34.g4 Nh4+–+]
32...Qc5 [32...Re5!? 33.Rxe5 Nxe5 34.g4 Bxf5 35.gxf5 Qf6µ]
33.g4 [33.Rxe6 Ftacnik 33...Qxf5+ 34.g4 Ngf4+ 35.Kh4 Qg5#]
33...Ngf4+! 34.Rxf4 [34.Kh4 Ftacnik 34...g5#]
34...Re2 35.Qc1 [35.Rxc4 Ftacnik 35...Qxc4 36.Bxd3 Qxd3 37.Qxd3 Nf4+ 38.Kg3
Nxd3–+]
35...Nxf4+ 36.Qxf4 Bxf5 37.gxf5 [37.Qxf5 Notkin 37...Qc7 38.f4 (38.Rh1 Ftacnik
38...Re5 39.Qf4 (39.Bxd3 Konikowski 39...Rxf5 40.Bxf5 Qb7 41.Be4 Qxb2 42.Rb1 Qe5
43.Rb7 a5–+) 39...Rh5+ 40.Kg3 Rh3+ 41.Kxh3 Qxf4–+) 38...Qc6–+ (38...Qb7–+) ]
37...Rxb2 38.Re1? [38.f6? Qh5+–+; 38.Qg4 Qe5 39.Rh1 Qe2 40.f6 g6–+ c3;
38.Qe4‰ Notkin]
38...Qf2 39.Qg3 [39.Rd1 Ftacnik 39...Qg2+ 40.Kh4 Qe2 41.Rg1 Qxh2+ 42.Qxh2 Rxh2+
43.Kg3 Rd2 44.Rc1 Rb2 45.Kf4 d2 46.Rd1 c3–+]
39...Qxg3+ 40.hxg3 [40.Kxg3 Konikowski 40...Rxb1! 41.Rxb1 c3–+]
40...Rxb1! [40...Rxb1 41.Rxb1 c3–+ (41...c3 Ftacnik 42.Rb8+ Kh7 43.Rd8 c2–+) ]
0–1

[Dautov,R]
1.d4 [Ftacnik]
1...f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d6 4.Nc3 d5 [4...c6 5.e4 fxe4 6.Nxe4 Nxe4 7.Bxe4 Bf5 8.Qf3 Bxe4
9.Qxe4²; 4...g6 Ftacnik 5.e4]
5.Bg5 [5.Nf3 Ftacnik 5...e6 6.0–0 Bd6 7.b3 0–0 8.Bb2]
5...e6 [5...c6 Ftacnik 6.f3 Qb6÷]
6.e3 c5 [6...h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.h4 Bd7 9.h5 c5 10.Nce2 Nc6 11.c3 Bd6 12.Nf3 0–0 13.Nf4
cxd4 14.exd4 Bxf4 15.gxf4 b5 16.a3 a5 17.Qe2 Be8 18.Ne5 Nd8 19.a4 bxa4 20.c4±
Speelman,J-Bareev,E/Brussels SWIFT 25'/1992; 6...Be7 7.Nge2 (7.Nf3 Ftacnik 7...0–0)
7...0–0 8.0–0 c6 9.f3 h6 10.Bf4 Nh5 11.Bxb8 Rxb8 12.e4 Nf6 13.Qd3 Qe8 14.Rae1 Qf7
15.exf5 exf5 16.Nf4 Bd6 17.Qd2 b6 18.Rf2 Ba6 19.Bf1 Bxf1 20.Rfxf1 Rbe8 21.Nd3
Qc7= Averbakh,Y-Fishbein,A/New York WFW 1990]
7.Nf3 Be7 8.Ne2 [8.0–0 Ftacnik 8...0–0 9.Ne2 Nc6 10.c4! dxc4 11.Qa4ƒ]
8...Qa5+!? 9.c3 Nc6 10.Nf4 [10.0–0 Ftacnik 10...0–0 11.c4 dxc4 12.Ne5 Nxe5 13.dxe5
Rd8 (13...Nd5 14.Bxe7 Nxe7 15.Qd6ƒ) 14.Qc2 Nd5 15.Bxe7 Nxe7 16.Qxc4²]
10...0–0 11.0–0 Rd8 [11...h6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Ng6 (13.Nd2! Ftacnik 13...Qb6 (13...c4
14.b3±; 13...Qc7 14.dxc5±) 14.Nb3 c4 (14...cxd4 15.exd4±) 15.Nc5!±) 13...Rd8 14.Nfe5
Bxe5 15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.dxe5 Qb6=]
12.Nd3 c4 [12...b6!?]
13.Nde5 h6 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Re1 Rb8 16.h3 Qc7 17.Nxc6 bxc6 [17...Qxc6 18.Ne5²
(18.b3² Ftacnik) ]
18.b3 cxb3 19.axb3 c5 20.Re2 Qb6 [20...cxd4 Ftacnik 21.cxd4 Qb6=]
21.Ra3 Rd7 [21...cxd4 Ftacnik 22.exd4±]
22.dxc5 Qxc5 23.b4 Qe7 24.Nd4² Rc7 25.Rea2 Rbb7 26.Qd3 Bd7 27.Ra5 Kh8
[27...Be8?? 28.Nxe6+–]
28.R2a3 Be8 [28...h5!?]
29.Bf1 Rb6 [29...h5!?]

30.Qd2 [30.Qe2 Ftacnik 30...h5? 31.h4! g5 32.hxg5 Bxg5 33.Qa2! h4 34.Rxa7 hxg3
35.f4!+–]
30...h5 31.Qa2 [31.h4 g5 32.hxg5 Bxg5„ h4]
31...h4 [31...Rbb7 32.Ra6 Bxd4 33.exd4±]
32.Rxa7 hxg3 33.Rxc7? [33.fxg3 Be5 (33...Bxd4 34.exd4 Rbc6 35.Ra8 Rxc3 36.Rxc3
Rxc3 37.Qa4+–; 33...Bg5 34.Kf2 e5 35.Nf3±) 34.Rxc7 Bxc7 35.Qf2±; 33.f4 Ftacnik
33...Kh7²]
33...gxf2+ 34.Kg2 [34.Qxf2 Qxc7 35.Ra8 Qd7³]
34...Qxc7 35.Ra8 Bd8™ [35...Rb8? 36.Nxe6 Rxa8 37.Qxa8 Qc6 38.Qxc6 Bxc6
39.Nd4±; 35...Qd7? 36.Qa5 Bxd4 37.exd4 Rb7 38.Qd8+–; 35...Bh4? Ftacnik 36.Rxe8+
Kh7 37.Ne2!+–]
36.Qa7 Qd6™ [36...Rb7? 37.Qc5 Qd7 38.Qc8+–; 36...Qxa7 37.Rxa7 Rd6 38.Ra8±
xe6]
37.Nxe6 Qxe6 38.Rxd8 Qe4+ 39.Kh2 [39.Kxf2?? Qh4+–+ (39...Qh4+ Ftacnik 40.Ke2
Qxd8–+) ]
39...Qe5+= 40.Kg2 Qe4+ 41.Kh2 Qe5+ 42.Kg2 Rg6+!? 43.Kxf2 f4 [43...Qg3+! Ftacnik
44.Ke2 Re6 45.Kd2 (45.Qc5 Kh7!) 45...Qf2+ 46.Be2 Kh7!–+]
44.Rxe8+!™ [44.Qd4? fxe3+ 45.Ke2 Qh2+ (45...Qh5+?! 46.Ke1) 46.Kd1 Re6µ

(46...Re6 Ftacnik 47.Be2 Kh7! 48.Qh4+ Rh6 49.Bd3+ Bg6 50.Bxg6+ Kxg6 51.Qg4+
Kh7 52.Qf5+ Rg6 53.Qh5+ Rh6 54.Qf5+=) ; 44.Ra8? Re6µ]
44...Qxe8 45.exf4 Qd8 [45...Rf6 46.Qd4; 45...Re6 Ftacnik 46.Bd3 Qh5 47.Kg3÷]
46.Bd3 [46.Qe3!? Qh4+ 47.Ke2 Ra6„]
46...Qh4+ 47.Ke2 Re6+ 48.Kd1 Qe1+ 49.Kc2 Re2+! 50.Bxe2 Qxe2+ 51.Kb3 Qd1+
½–½
(1344070) Topalov,Veselin (2630) - Karpov,Anatoly (2780) [D42]

[Marin,M]
1.e4 [Ftacnik]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.0–0
0–0 10.Re1 Bf6 11.Be4 Nce7 12.Qd3 h6 13.Ne5 Nxc3 14.Qxc3 [14.bxc3 Ftacnik
14...Bxe5 15.dxe5 Qxd3 16.Bxd3 Bd7³]
14...Nf5 15.Be3 a5!? [15...Nxe3 16.Qxe3 (16.fxe3 Ftacnik 16...Rb8 17.Rad1 Bd7 18.Bb1
Be8 19.Ng4 Bg5 20.e4 h5 21.Nf2 Rc8 22.Qh3 g6 23.d5 e5 24.Qb3 Chiburdanidze,M-
Ioseliani,N (5)/Telavi-WchW/1988/0.5 (60)) 16...Qb6 (16...Qb6 17.Rad1 Rd8 18.b3
(18.Rd2 Bd7 Hoi,C-Hansen,LB/Vejstrup/1989/0.5 (18)) 18...Bd7 19.Qf3 Bb5 Sher,M-
Hansen,LB/Vejle/1994/0.5 (20)) ]
16.Rac1 a4 17.Red1 Nxe3 18.Qxe3 [18.fxe3 Ftacnik 18...Bxe5 19.dxe5 Qg5„]
18...Qb6 19.Ng4 Bg5 20.f4 Be7 21.Bb1 Bd7 [21...Qxb2?! 22.Qg3 (22.d5 Qa3 23.Rc3
Qd6 24.Qg3 exd5) 22...f5 (22...Kh8 23.Qh3 Kg8 24.Nxh6+ gxh6 25.Qxh6 f5 26.Qg6+
Kh8 27.Rc7 Qb4 (27...Qa3 28.Rd3+–) 28.a3! Qxa3 (28...Qd6 29.Rd3+–) 29.Rd3+–)
23.Nxh6+ Kh7 (23...Kh8 24.Qh3+– xf5) 24.Ng4 Bd6 (24...Bd7 25.Rc7 e5;
24...Rd8 25.Ne5‚) 25.Ne5 Bxe5 26.dxe5± ‘c,d, ‫ץ‬c8]
22.Qg3 f5™ [22...Kh8? 23.Qh3 (23.Qd3 Ftacnik 23...f5 24.Ne5 Be8÷) 23...f5 24.Nxh6
gxh6 25.Qxh6+ Kg8 26.Qg6+ Kh8 27.Rc3+–]
23.Nxh6+ Kh7™ [23...Kh8 24.Qh3+–]
24.Ng4 Rfd8 25.Ne5 Be8„ [(×b2,d4)]
26.Qe3?! [26.Qf2!? (×b2) 26...g6!
a) 26...Bf6 27.d5 Qxf2+ 28.Kxf2 exd5 29.Bxf5+±;
b) 26...Rd5 27.a3! (27.Nc4 Qa7 28.Rd2 Rad8 (28...Rxd4? 29.Rxd4 Bc5 30.Rcd1 Rd8
31.Qh4++–) 29.Rcd1 Bf6 (29...Rxd4 30.Rxd4 Rxd4 31.Rxd4 Bc5 32.Qh4+ Kg8
(32...Kg6 33.Ne5#) 33.Qd8 Bxd4+ 34.Kh1 Kf8 35.Nd6+–) 30.Ne5 Bh5) 27...Rad8
28.Ba2 Rxd4 29.Rxd4 Qxd4 30.Qxd4 Rxd4 31.g3 (31.Bxe6 Rxf4 32.g3 Rd4 33.Bxf5+
Kh6² , ×b2) 31...Bd8 (31...Rd6 32.Rc7) 32.Bxe6 Bb6 33.Kg2 Rd2+ 34.Kh3 Rxb2
35.Bxf5+ g6 36.Be6± c4, c7;
27.a3 Rac8 28.Rxc8 (28.Ba2? Rxd4!) 28...Rxc8 29.Ba2²]
26...Bf6 [26...Qxb2 27.Nc4 Qb5 28.Qxe6]
27.g4?! [(‫ע‬g1)]
[27.Rd2² Ftacnik]
27...g6 28.gxf5 [28.g5 Ftacnik 28...Bxe5 29.Qxe5 Rac8 (29...Bc6? 30.Rc3+–) 30.Rc3
Rxc3 31.bxc3 Rc8 32.Qe3²]
28...exf5 29.Qc3?! [29.Qf2]
29...Rac8 30.Qh3+ [30.Qxc8 Ftacnik 30...Rxc8 31.Rxc8 Bc6„]
30...Kg7 31.Rxc8 Rxc8 32.Qg2 Rd8 33.Qf2 Be7 34.h4? [34.a3!? (a2) 34...Qb3
35.Rd3 Qd5° 36.Qg2 Qxg2+ 37.Kxg2 Bc6+ 38.Nxc6 bxc6 f6, ×d4, b2; 34.Nc4
Ftacnik 34...Qc7÷]
34...Qf6µ [34...Rxd4 35.Rxd4 Bc5 36.Nf3 Bc6 37.Kf1 Kh6]
35.Rc1 [35.Nf3 Bc6 36.Ng5?! Bc5! 37.Rd2 Rxd4 38.Rxd4 Kh6! (38...Bxd4 39.Ne6+
Qxe6 40.Qxd4+ Kh7³) 39.Nf3 (39.Ne6 Qxe6) 39...Bxf3 40.Qxf3 Qxd4+ 41.Kg2 Qxb2+–
+; 35.Qg2 Ftacnik 35...Bc5 36.Qf2 (36.Qxb7+ Kh8 37.Nf3 Bc6 38.Qa6 Rxd4! 39.Nxd4
Bxd4+ 40.Kf1 Bg2+–+) ]
35...Qxh4 36.Rc7 Kf8 37.Qe3?! Bd6 38.Rxb7 Bxe5 39.Qxe5 [39.fxe5 Rxd4–+]
39...Qg3+ 40.Kf1 Qf3+ 41.Ke1 Qxb7 42.Qf6+ Bf7 43.Qxd8+ Kg7–+ [(h1xb1)]
44.d5?! [44.Kd2 Qxb2+ 45.Bc2 Qxa2 46.Qe7 a3 47.Qe5+ Kh7; 44.Bc2 Ftacnik
44...Qxb2µ]
44...Qb4+ 45.Kd1 Qd4+ 46.Kc2 Qe4+ 47.Kc3 [?!?]
[47.Kc1 Qxf4+ 48.Kd1 Qd4+ 49.Kc1 Bxd5–+]
47...Qxb1 48.d6 Qe1+ 49.Kd4 Qb4+ 50.Ke3 [50.Ke5? Ftacnik 50...Qxb2#]
50...Qe4+ 51.Kd2 Qxf4+ 52.Kc2 Qe4+ 53.Kd2 Qd4+ 54.Kc1 f4 [54...f4 55.d7 f3
56.Qe7 f2 57.d8Q f1Q+ 58.Kc2 Qfd3+ 59.Kc1 Qd1#]
0–1

1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bd3 0–0 9.0–0
Nc6 10.Re1 Nf6 11.Bg5 h6 12.Be3 Nb4 13.Bb1 b6 14.Qd2 Re8 15.a3 Nc6 16.Qd3 Bb7
17.Ne4 Kf8 18.Bd2 a5 19.Bf4 Nd5 20.Bg3 Ba6 21.Qd2 Rc8 22.Ba2 Kg8 23.Rac1 Nf6
24.Nc3 Bf8 25.d5 exd5 26.Rxe8 Qxe8 27.Nxd5 Nxd5 28.Bxd5 Ne7 29.Ba2 Rxc1+
30.Qxc1 Bb7 31.Ne5 Bd5 32.Bb1 Nc6 33.Qd2 Qe6 34.Nd3 Qf5 35.Qd1 Nd4 36.Nf4 Bb3
37.Bxf5 Bxd1 38.Bd3 Bb3 39.Kf1 g6 40.Ke1 Bg7 41.Kd2 Ba4 42.Bc4 Nb3+ 43.Kc2
Nd4+ 44.Kb1 Nb3 45.Bd5 Nd2+ 46.Kc1 Nb3+ 47.Kc2 Nd4+ 48.Kd3 Nf5 49.b3 Bd7
50.a4 h5 51.Ne2 Nxg3 52.Nxg3 Kf8 53.Ne4 Ke7 54.h4 Bb2 55.Ng5 f6 56.Ne4 Bc8 57.g3
Bh3 58.Ke3 Ba3 59.Bc4 Bc8 60.Ke2 Bb4 61.Kd3 Bb7 62.Ke3 Ba3 63.Nc3 Bc5+ 64.Ke2
Kf8 65.Nd5 Kg7 66.Nf4 Kh6 67.Ne6 Ba3 68.Nf4 g5 69.Nd5 Bxd5
½–½

1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Bg4 4.h3 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 e6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Nbd7 8.d3 Bb4 9.0–0
0–0 10.Ne2 Bd6 11.Nf4 a5 12.a4 Qc7 13.h4 Rfb8 14.Qe2 e5 15.Nh5 Nxh5 16.Qxh5 d4
17.Bh3 Nc5 18.f4 f6 19.b3 b5 20.Ba3 Re8 21.Bxc5
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.0–0
a6 10.e4 c5 11.d5 c4 12.Bc2 Qc7 13.Qe2 Bd6 14.Bg5 0–0–0 15.Rad1 h6 16.Bxf6 gxf6
17.a4? [17.Kh1!?]
17...b4 18.Rd4 Bc5 [18...bxc3? 19.Rxc4 Nc5 20.b4!‚]
19.dxe6 [19.Rxc4 Nb6µ; 19.d6 Qa5 20.Rxc4 Nb6µ]
19...fxe6 [19...Bxd4 20.Nxd4 Ne5 21.Nd5 Bxd5 22.exd5 Rxd5µ]
20.Rxc4 Nb6 21.Rxc5 Qxc5 22.Na2 Kb8 23.Bb3? [23.Nc1µ]
23...e5? [23...f5! 24.exf5 exf5–+]
24.Rc1 Qa5 25.Qe1 Rc8 26.Ra1 Rhd8 27.Nxb4 Ka8 28.Be6 Rc7 29.b3!? Rd6 30.Bf5
Nc8 31.Nd5 Qxe1+ 32.Rxe1 Bxd5 33.exd5 Ne7 [33...Rxd5? 34.Be4]
34.Bd3 Nxd5 35.Nh4 Ne7 36.Bc4 a5 37.g3 [37.h3! Ka7 38.Re3 Kb6 39.Rg3]
37...Ka7 38.Re3 Kb6 39.Kg2 Kc5 40.Nf3 Nc6 41.Ne1 Rd1 42.Kh3 Nd4 43.Nd3+
Kd6?! [¹43...Kb6 44.Kg4]
44.f4 exf4 [44...Nf5 45.fxe5+ fxe5 46.Rxe5]
45.Nxf4 Re7 46.Rxe7 Kxe7 47.Nd5+ Kd6 48.Nxf6 Kc5 49.Kg4 Kb4? [49...Rb1 50.Kh5
Nxb3÷]
50.Nd5+ Ka3 51.Nc3! Rh1 52.Nb5+ Nxb5 53.axb5 Rxh2 54.b6 Rd2 55.b7 Rd8
56.Kh5 Kb4 [56...Rb8 57.Bd5]
57.Be6 Rb8 58.Bd5 Kc5 59.Bg2 Kb4 60.Bd5 Kc5 61.Bg2 Kb4
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Bxd2 Bb7 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 d6
9.e3 g5 10.Bg3 Ne4 11.Nd2 Nxg3 12.hxg3 Nd7 13.g4 c5 14.Nb1 cxd4 15.Qxd4 Qf6
16.Nc3 Qxd4 17.exd4 Nf6 18.f3 Ke7 19.b4 e5 20.Kf2 a5 21.Bd3 h5 22.dxe5 dxe5
23.Rae1 axb4 24.axb4 Ra3 25.Rxe5+ Kf8 26.Rc1 hxg4 27.Rxg5 gxf3 28.gxf3 Rh3
29.Rg3 Rh2+ 30.Ke3 Rb2 31.Nb5 Rab3 32.Nd6 Bc6 33.b5 Bd7 34.Rg5 Ke7 35.Ne4
Nxe4 36.fxe4 Ra3 37.Kd4 Rbb3 38.Be2 Be6 39.Rg7 Ra8 40.Ke5 Rc8 41.Ra1 Rc5+
42.Kf4 Rb2 43.Bd3 Bxc4 44.Bxc4 Rxc4 45.Ra7+ Ke6 46.Rb7 Rxb5 47.Rgxf7 Kd6
48.Rfd7+ Kc5 49.Kf5 Kb4+ 50.e5 Rh4 51.Re7 Rh6 52.Rbd7 Rc5 53.Rd4+ Kc3 54.Re4
b5 55.Rg7 Rh5+ 56.Ke6 Rc4 57.Re3+ Kd4 58.Re1 Rc6+ 59.Kd7 Ra6 60.Kc8 Re6
61.Rd7+ Kc4
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.e4 cxd4 8.e5 Ne4 9.0–0
Nxd2 10.Bxd2 Qc7 11.Bf4 Bxf3 12.Bxf3 Nc6 13.Bxc6 dxc6 14.Qxd4 Rd8 15.Qe4 Be7
16.Rad1 0–0 17.h4 Rd7 18.Rxd7 Qxd7 19.Kg2 Rd8 20.b3 h6 21.Rc1 Bb4 22.Rc2 Qd1
23.Rc1 Qd7 24.Rc2 Qd3 25.Qxd3 Rxd3 26.h5 Kh7 27.Rc1 Bc5 28.Kf1 Rf3 29.Rc2 Bd4
30.Re2 g6 31.hxg6+ Kxg6 32.Kg2 Rc3 33.g4 c5 34.f3 h5 35.gxh5+ Kxh5 36.Kg3 Kg6
37.Kg4 a5 38.Bg5 a4 39.Bf6 axb3 40.axb3 Rxb3 41.Kf4 Rb2 42.Rxb2 Bxb2 43.Bd8
½–½

[Hansen,Cu]
1.d4 [Dautov Baburin]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Ne4
10.0–0 [10.cxd5 cxd5 11.0–0 0–0 12.Bb2 Qc7 13.f3 Nf6 14.Qd2 Nfd7 15.Rc1 Qb7
16.Nxd7 Qxd7 17.Ba3 Nc6 18.Bxe7 Nxe7= Hansen,LB-Bareev,E/Bled/Roganska
Slatina/1991/; 10.Qc2 Nxc3 11.Qxc3 Bb7 12.0–0 Nd7 13.Nxd7 Qxd7 14.Nd2 c5 15.Rad1
Bf6³ Zueger,B-Budnikov,A/Wohlen op/1993/]
10...Bb7 [N]
[10...0–0 N 11.Bb2 Bb7 12.Nd2 (12.Qc2!) 12...Nxd2 13.Qxd2 Nd7 14.Nd3² Dautov
14...Nf6 15.Rac1 Rc8 (¹15...a5) 16.Rfd1 Bd6 17.Rc2! Qe7 18.Qc1 Rfd8 19.a4 h6
20.Qa1!² Lobron,E-Khalifman,A/Hamburg 1991; 10...Nxc3 11.Nxc3 0–0 12.e4 N;
12.e1 - 42/695
a) 12.Re1 Bb7 (12...f6?! N 13.Nd3 dxc4 14.Nf4 Bb4 (14...Qd7 15.Bh3 f5 16.e4ƒ) 15.Rc1
(15.Nxe6? Qe7 16.Nxf8 Bxc3–+) 15...Re8 Vyzmanavin,A-Bareev,E/USSR-ch 50/
(547)/1990/ 16.Bh3! e5 17.Ne6 Qe7 18.d5  e4 Bareev,E) 13.cxd5 (13.e4 dxc4
14.bxc4 (14.Nxc4 b5 15.Ne3 (15.Ne5 Nd7 16.Nf3 Qa5 17.Qc2 b4 18.Na4 c5 19.d5 exd5
20.exd5 Bf6 21.Rad1 Rae8 22.d6 Qb5 23.Nb2± Epishin,V-Dautov,R/Ter Apel/1995/)
15...Bb4 16.Qc2 Qa5 17.Rac1 Nd7„) 14...c5?! N (14...Qd6 15.Nf3 Nd7 16.e5 Qb4
17.Qd3 Rad8 18.a3 Qa5 19.Qc2 Ba8 20.Nd2 f6 Vyzmanavin-Bareev/Lvov zt/1990 21.f4!
fxe5 22.fxe5±; 14...Nd7  15.Nf3 Qc7 16.Qb3!? e5 17.d5 Nc5 18.Qc2²) 15.d5 exd5
(15...Bf6? 16.Nxf7!± Vyzmanavin 16...Rxf7 17.e5 Bg5 18.f4 exd5 19.e6 Re7 20.Nxd5)
16.exd5 (16.Nxd5 Bf6 17.Nxf6+ Qxf6 18.f4 Rd8 19.Qc2 Nc6 20.Nxc6 Qxc6=) 16...Bf6
17.f4 Re8 d7 (17...Nd7?! 18.Nb5!±) 18.Qh5!² Chernin,A-Sax,G/Odorheiu
Securiesc/1993/ (18.Bh3!? Bc8 19.Bxc8 Qxc8 20.Qh5 g6 21.Qf3 Nd7 22.Nc6 Qa6÷) )
13...cxd5 14.e4 (14.Qd2 Nd7 15.Nd3 Nf6 16.Qb2 Rc8 17.e3 Ba6 18.Bf1 Qd6 19.Ne5 Bxf1
20.Kxf1 a6 21.a4 Rc7 22.Rec1 Rfc8 ½–½ Pichler,J-Vyzmanavin,A/Gelsenkirchen 1991)
14...Bb4 15.Rc1 Bxc3 16.Rxc3 dxe4 17.Bxe4 Bxe4 18.Rxe4 Nd7= Jusupov,A-
Sokolov,A/Riga cs/1986/;
b) 12.Rc1 N 12...Ba3 13.Rc2 f6 14.Nd3!? (14.cxd5!? cxd5! Huzman,A) 14...Re8

(14...dxc4 15.Nf4! cxb3 16.Rd2!! Re8 17.Qxb3 Qd6 18.Nxe6! Rxe6 19.d5±) 15.cxd5
cxd5™ ½–½ Vainerman,I-Novikov,I/USSR 52/(530) 1991 (15...cxd5 16.Nf4! Bb7™ =) ;
c) 12.Re1 - 50/(547);
12...dxc4 13.Nxc4 Bb4 (13...b5 14.Ne3 Nd7 (14...Qa5 15.Qc2 Nd7 16.Rfd1 Rfd8 17.a3
Bb7 18.b4 Qb6 19.Qb3 a5 20.Rab1 axb4 21.axb4 e5 22.d5 Nf6 23.dxc6 Bxc6 24.Ncd5 ½–
½ Hjartarson,J-Ehlvest,J/Belgrade 1989) 15.Rc1 (15.Qc2 Rc8 (15...Qb6!? 16.Rfd1 Rfd8
17.a3 Bb7 ) 16.Rad1 (16.Rfd1 N 16...Qb6 17.a3 c5 (17...Bb7 18.b4 a5 19.Qb2 axb4
20.axb4 Nf6 21.Nc2! Rfd8 22.e5 Nd5 23.Ne4 Ra8 24.Nc5±) 18.d5 Ne5 (18...Rfd8 19.a4
b4 20.Nb5±) 19.a4 b4 20.Nb5!² Karpov,An-Vyzmanavi,A/Tilburg 20'/1993/) 16...Qb6
17.h4 Rfd8 18.Bh3 c5?! 19.d5 Bf6 20.Ne2 c4 21.dxe6 fxe6 22.Nf4² Ionov-
Vyzmanavin/URS-ch58/1991) 15...Rc8 16.Re1 Qa5 17.Qc2 Ba3 18.Rb1 Nb6÷
Petursson,M-Portisch,L/Reykjavik 43/(676) 1987) 14.Ne2 Bb7 15.e5 Nd7 16.a3 Be7
17.Nc3 b5 18.Ne3 Qb6 19.b4 Rfd8 20.Qg4 Nf8 21.Nc2 a5 22.Ne4²  Petursson,M-
Dolmatov,S/Moscow 43/(676) 1987]
11.Bb2 Nd7 12.Qc2 [12.Nxd7 Dautov 12...Qxd7 13.Qc2 (13.Nd2 Nxd2 14.Qxd2 0–0=)
13...0–0 14.Bxe4 dxe4 15.Qxe4 c5°; 12.Nd3 Dautov 12...0–0 13.Nd2 Ndf6=]
12...Nxe5 [12...Nef6 Dautov 13.Nd2²; 12...Ndf6 Dautov 13.f3 Nd6 14.e4²]
13.dxe5 Nc5 [13...c5?? Dautov 14.f3 Ng5 15.h4+–]

14.Nd2 0–0 15.Rad1 [b3–b4]
15...a5 16.e4 dxc4 [16...dxe4? 17.Nxe4 Qc7 18.Nd6±; 16...d4!? Dautov a6,c5
17.Nf3 d3 18.Qb1 (18.Qd2 Nxe4 19.Qxd3 (19.Qe3 Nc5 20.Ne1 Qc7 21.Nxd3 Nxd3
22.Rxd3 Rad8=) 19...Qxd3 20.Rxd3 Rfd8 21.Rfd1²) 18...Nxe4 19.Rxd3 Qc7 20.Rfd1
Nc5 21.Rd4 Rad8²]
17.Nxc4 Qc7 18.Nd6 [f2–f4–f5Baburin: White has established an outpost on d6. Black
certainly cannot allow the Knight to stay there forever, but trying to eliminate the Knight
Black weakens his position.]
18...Ba6 [18...Rad8 19.Ba3± Na6 (19...Nd7 20.Nb5+–) 20.Nb5±]
19.Rfe1 Rad8 20.Qc3 [f4–f5]
[20.Ba3 Nb7!³]
20...f6 21.exf6 Bxd6 [21...Bxf6 22.e5±; 21...gxf6 Dautov 22.e5 fxe5 23.Rxe5 (23.Nc4
Bf6÷) 23...Rf6 (23...Bf6?? 24.Rg5+ Kh8 25.Qxf6++–; 23...Rxd6? 24.Rxd6 Qxd6 25.Rd5
Bf6 26.Qxf6 Rxf6 27.Rxd6+–) 24.Rg5+ Kf8 25.Qe5‚  25...Nd3? 26.Qe4+–]
22.e5 Nd3™ [22...Bxe5 23.Qxe5 Qxe5 24.Bxe5 Rxd1 25.Rxd1 gxf6 26.Bc7±]
23.exd6 Rxd6 24.fxg7 [24.Ba3!? c5 25.Re3²]
24...Rxf2 [24...Rf7 Dautov 25.Be4 Nxb2 (25...Nxe1?? 26.Bxh7++–) 26.Qxb2 Rxg7

27.Qe5± ‫ע‬g8; 24...Rfd8!? Dautov]
25.Rxd3 [25.Be4?! Dautov 25...Nxe1 26.Rxe1 Rxb2 27.Qxb2 Qxg7³]
25...Rxg2+? [25...Rxd3! 26.Kxf2 (26.Bd5 Rxc3 27.Rxe6 Rxg3+–+; 26.Qxd3 Rxg2+

27.Kxg2 Bxd3–+) 26...Rxc3 27.Bxc3 Qd6 c5+ 28.Bh3 (28.Re3!?) 28...Bc8
(28...Qc5+ 29.Re3 Bc8÷) 29.Re3 f3 29...Qc5÷ 30.Ke2?! (30.Be5° Dautov)
30...Qh5+ 31.Rf3 Ba6+ 32.Ke1 e5 33.g4 Qg5µ]
26.Kxg2 Bxd3 [26...Rxd3 Dautov  27.Qf6 Rd2+ 28.Kh3 Qf7 29.Qxf7+ Kxf7
30.Be5±]
27.Qf6± Qf7 28.Qxf7+ Kxf7 29.Be5 Rd5 30.g4 [g3–f4, h2–h4–h5,g4–g5]
30...Kg8 31.h4 [h4–h5]
31...h5 [31...h6 Dautov 32.Bf6 Rd6 33.Kg3±]
32.gxh5 Bf5 33.Kf3 Rd7 34.Kf4 c5 35.Kg5 Kf7 [35...Rd2!?±]

36.Re2 Kg8 37.h6 [f2,xf5,g6 +–]
37...Kh7 38.Rf2 Rd5 [38...Kg8? Dautov 39.Rxf5 exf5 40.Kg6+–]
39.Kf6 Rd7 40.Rg2 Kg8 41.h7+ Bxh7 42.Kxe6+– Rf7 43.Bf6 Rc7 44.Rd2 Rc6+
45.Ke7 Rc7+ 46.Kd6 Rc8 47.Rf2 [e5,e7,f8+]
47...Bd3 48.Be5 Re8 49.h5 c4 50.h6 cxb3 51.axb3 Ra8 52.Ke7 Ra7+ 53.Ke6 Ra8
54.Bd6 Re8+ 55.Kd7
1–0

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Kortschnoj]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 0–0 6.0–0 dxc4 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.e3 Bd6 [8...Na5!?
9.e4!™ c6 (9...c5 10.d5 exd5 11.e5 Nd7 12.Nxd5 Nc6 13.Nxe7+ Qxe7 14.Re1 Nb6
15.Bg5 Qe6 16.Qd6 Nb4 17.Re2 Nd3 18.Be3 Qxd6 19.exd6 Bf5 20.Nh4 Bg4 21.Rd2 Rad8
22.Bf1 Nd7 23.b3 N3e5 24.f4 Sorokin,M-Galdunts,S/URS-chJ Kherson/1991/0.5 (62))
10.Qc2 b5 11.Rd1 Bb7 12.Bg5! h6 13.e5! Nd7 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Qd2! b4 16.Ne4 Ba6
17.Nc5! c3 18.bxc3 Nc4 19.Qe1 Nxc5 20.dxc5 Qxc5 21.cxb4 Qb6 22.Qc3!± Gulko,B-
Gelfand,B/Amsterdam II/1988/1–0 (67); 8...Nd5 9.Qe2 Nb6 10.Rd1 Bd6 11.e4 Qe8 12.e5
Be7 13.Ne4 Nb4 14.Bg5 N4d5 15.h4 Bd7 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.h5 h6 18.Nh2 Ba4 19.Rdc1
Rad8 20.Ng4 Bc6 21.Qd2 Nd7 22.Rxc4 f5 23.exf6 N5xf6 24.Ngxf6+ Ulibin,M-
Sulskis,S/Moscow olm (07) RUS-2 LTU/1994/0.5 (54); 8...Rb8 9.Qa4 Nb4 (9...Bd7
10.Qxc4 b5 11.Qd3! b4 12.Ne4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 Na5 14.Bd2?! c5 15.dxc5 Bxc5 16.Rfd1
Bc6 17.Qc2 Qe7 18.Rac1 Bd6 19.Be1 Rb6 20.Nd2?! Bxg2 21.Kxg2 Rc6 22.Qd3 Qb7
23.Qe4 Rfc8 24.Rxc6 Tukmakov,V-Beliavsky,A/Moskva GMA/1990/0.5 (35)) 10.Qxa7
Bd7 11.Ne5 Nfd5 12.Qxb8 Qxb8 13.Nxd7 Qa7 14.Nxf8 Bxf8 15.Nxd5 exd5 16.Bd2 c6
17.a3 Nd3 18.Bc3 b5 (18...g6 19.Rfd1 Qa4 20.Bf1 b5 21.Bxd3 cxd3 22.Rac1 Qc4 23.Bb4
Qb3 24.Bxf8 Mochalov,E-Berzinsh,R/Sala op (08)/1993/1–0 (51)) 19.Rfd1 h5 20.Bf1
Qd7 21.Bxd3 cxd3 22.Rxd3 Qf5 23.Rad1 h4 24.gxh4 Mochalov,E-Brumen,D/Budapest
Spring op (07)/1994/0.5 (62)]
9.Nd2 [TN]
[9.Qa4 e5 10.d5 Nb4 11.Nxe5 a6 12.Nf3 Bf5 13.Nd4 Bd3 14.Re1 Bc5 15.e4 Nbxd5
16.Nf5 Nxc3 17.bxc3 Ng4 18.Ne3 Nxf2 19.e5 b5 20.Qa5 Ng4 21.Kh1 Nxe5 22.Ba3
Bxa3 23.Qxa3 c6 24.Nf5 Lautier,J-Kortschnoj,V/Moscow olm (10) FRA-SUI/1994/0–1
(33)]
9...e5 10.Nxc4 [10.Bxc6?! exd4 11.exd4 bxc6 12.Nxc4 Bg4µ]

10...exd4 11.exd4 Bg4 12.Qb3 [12.f3 Be6 13.Nxd6 Qxd6 14.Bf4 Qd7³; 12.Bf3 Bxf3
13.Qxf3 Nxd4 14.Qxb7 Rb8 15.Qxa7 Bb4ƒ; 12.Qd3 Bc5!]
12...Nxd4 13.Qxb7 Bf3!? [13...Rb8 Kortschnoj 14.Qxa7 Ne2+ 15.Kh1 Nxc3 16.Nxd6²]
14.Qa6? [14.Bxf3 Rb8 15.Qxa7 Nxf3+ 16.Kg2 Qd7
a) 16...Ra8 17.Qb7 Nd4 18.Nxd6 Qxd6 19.Bf4 Qb6 20.Qxb6 cxb6 21.Be5±;
b) 16...Bb4 17.Rd1 (17.Bf4 Bxc3 18.bxc3 Qd5 19.Ne3 Qe4‚) 17...Qc8 18.Kxf3 Qg4+
(18...Bxc3 19.Kg2 Ra8 20.Qe3 Bb4÷) 19.Kg2 Qxc4 20.Qa4 Ne4 21.Nxe4 Qxe4+
22.Kg1²;
17.Nxd6 (17.Qa4 Nh4+ 18.Kg1 Qh3 19.Qc6 Ng4–+) 17...Qc6! 18.Nde4 Nxe4 19.Qa4
Qxa4 20.Nxa4 Nd4°]
14...Bb4 15.Be3 [15.Bxf3 Nxf3+ 16.Kg2 Bxc3 17.bxc3 Qd3!µ]
15...Bxg2 [15...Bxc3 16.Bxd4 (16.bxc3 Ne2+ 17.Kh1 Qd5–+) 16...Bxg2 17.Bxf6 Bxf6
18.Kxg2 Qd5+³]
16.Rfd1! [16.Kxg2 Bxc3 17.bxc3 Qd5+ 18.f3 Nc2 19.Rad1 Qxc4!–+]
16...c5 [16...Bxc3 17.bxc3 Ne2+ 18.Kxg2 Qe7÷]
17.Bxd4 [17.Kxg2 Bxc3 18.bxc3 Qd5+ 19.Kh3 Qh5+ 20.Kg2 Qf3+ 21.Kh3 Nc2µ]
17...cxd4 18.Kxg2 Rc8 [18...Bxc3!? 19.bxc3 Qd5+ 20.Kg1 (20.f3 Rfe8 21.Rd2 Re6µ)
20...Qf3 21.Rxd4 (21.cxd4 Ne4 22.Ne5 Qxf2+ 23.Kh1 Rac8‚) 21...Ne4 22.Rf1 Nxc3µ]
19.Kg1 Re8 20.Rac1 [20.Qb5 !? Kortschnoj 20...Bxc3 21.bxc3 d3µ]
20...Qd7 21.Nb5 [21.Qb5 Qh3 22.Rxd4 (22.Qxb4 Ng4–+) 22...Ng4 23.Rxg4 Qxg4
24.Qxb4 Rxc4–+]
21...d3 [21...Qh3!? 22.Nxd4 Ng4 23.Nf3 Nxf2!]
22.Ne3 [22.Nc3? Re6 23.Qb5 Qxb5 24.Nxb5 a6 (24...d2 25.Nxd2 Rxc1 26.Rxc1 Bxd2
27.Rc8+ Re8 28.Rxe8+ Nxe8 29.Nxa7µ) 25.Nba3 d2–+]
22...Rxc1 23.Rxc1 d2 24.Rd1 Nd5 25.Qa4 [25.Nd4 Rxe3! 26.fxe3 Nxe3–+]
25...a6! [25...Nxe3 26.fxe3 Bc5 27.Nc3 Bxe3+ 28.Kg2 Qb7+ 29.Kh3 Re6–+]
26.Qxa6 [26.Nxd5 Re1+ 27.Kg2 Qxd5+–+]

26...Nxe3 27.fxe3 Qd3 28.Qc6 [28.Nc7 Qxe3+ 29.Kg2 Qe2+ 30.Qxe2 Rxe2+ 31.Kf3
Re1–+; 28.Qb6 Rxe3 29.Qb8+ Bf8–+]
28...Qxe3+ 29.Kg2 Qe2+ 30.Kh3 Qh5+ [30...Qh5+ 31.Kg2 Re2+ 32.Kf1 Re1+ 33.Kg2
Qxd1 34.Qa8+ Bf8–+]
0–1
(1345237) Karpov,Anatoly (2780) - Illescas Cordoba,Miguel (2595) [A29]

[Ribli,Z]
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bc5 [In der letzten Zeit kommt dieser Zug in Mode.]
5.Bg2 d6 6.0–0 0–0 7.d3 h6 8.e3 a6 9.h3 Ba7 10.Kh2 Be6 11.b3 d5!? 12.Ba3 Re8
13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Rc1 Nxc3 15.Rxc3 Bd5 [Wir sehen jetzt eine typische sizilianische
Stellung mit anderen Farben. Ich meine die weisse Stellung ist bequemer (aktiver
Figuren und bessere Bauern- struktur).]
16.Qc2 Bb6 [16...e4? 17.Nd2 exd3 18.Rxd3+–]
17.Rc1 Qf6 18.Ne1 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Rad8 20.Rc4 Qe6 21.Qe2 Rd5 22.Bc5 Red8 23.b4
Bxc5 24.bxc5 [24.Rxc5? Nxb4 25.Rxc7 Nxd3 26.Nxd3 Rxd3 27.Rxb7 Rd2µ]
24...Ne7 25.Qb2 b5 26.cxb6 cxb6 27.a4 b5!? 28.axb5 Rxb5! [Schwarz will seine
Tuerme aktivisieren.]
[28...axb5 29.Rc7²]
29.Qa3 Rdb8 30.e4!? [Begrenzt die Moeglichkeiten des schwarzen Springers.]
30...Rb3 31.Qa5 Rb2 32.R1c2 R2b5 33.Qa4 Rb1 34.Qa5 Kh7 35.Nf3 R1b5 36.Qa2
Rb3 37.R4c3 Ng6 [37...Rxc3? 38.Qxe6 fxe6 39.Rxc3 Ng6 40.Ra3 Ra8 41.Ra5+–]
38.Qa4 Rxc3 39.Rxc3 Rc8 40.Rb3 f6 41.Rb7 Rd8 42.Ne1 Rd6 43.Rc7 Nf8 44.Qc2
Rd7 45.Rc8 Ng6 46.Ra8 Rd6 47.Qa4 Rb6 48.Qa3 Qc6 49.Rd8 Qc7 50.Re8 Qd7
51.Ra8 Qb7 52.Re8 Qd7 53.Ra8 Qb7 54.Re8 [Schwarz verteidigt sich sehr gut, und wir
wissen genau dass es gegen Karpov nicht einfach ist.]
½–½
(1345243) Shirov,Alexei (2710) - Karpov,Anatoly (2780) [C22]

[Bangiev,A]
1.e4 [Blatny,P Knaak Horvath,T Tischbierek]
1...e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qe3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 0–0 7.0–0–0 Re8 8.Qg3
[8.Bc4 Blatny,P 8...Bxc3 (8...d6 9.f3 Na5 10.Bb3 Nxb3+ 11.axb3 a5! Romero Holmes-
Karpov/Madrid/1992/0–1/ ;CBM 30) 9.Bxc3 Nxe4 10.Qf4 Re7 (10...Nf6 11.Nf3 d6
12.Ng5 Be6 13.Bd3 h6 14.h4 Nd5 15.Bh7+ Kh8 16.Rxd5 Bxd5 17.Be4 f6? (¹17...Rxe4)
18.Bxd5 fxg5 19.hxg5 Ne5 20.g6 xh6; 1–0 Winawer,S-Steinitz,W/Nuernberg
1896 ;Mainbase) 11.Bxf7+ Rxf7 12.Qxe4 Qg5+ 13.Rd2 d5 14.Qxd5 Qxd5 15.Rxd5
Rxf2÷ Granda Zuniga-Fernand/Pamplona/1991/]
8...d6 [8...Nxe4?! Knaak Warum soll Schwarz diesen Bauern nicht verspeisen? 9.Nxe4
Rxe4 Fritz gibt die Antwort nicht, aber er kann uns, die schwarzen Steine führend, bei der
Analyse helfen. 10.Bf4! (10.c3 Bf8 11.Bd3 Re8 12.Nf3° Soweit die Antwort der
Enzyklopädie. Aber war es das schon? Schwarz hat doch im Nu alle Figuren im Spiel und
bisher keine Schwächen. Eine tiefere Analyse wäre von Nöten. 12...d6 13.Ng5 g6 14.h4
(14.f4) 14...Ne5 15.Bc2 h6 16.h5?! (16.Ne4) 16...hxg5 17.hxg6 Be7 18.gxf7+ Nxf7 und
es fällt schwer, so einen zähen Gegner wie Fritz in der Analyse zu bezwingen.Fazit:
8...xe4 ist nicht ohne Weiteres zu widerlegen, aber kein Großmeister spielt so, weil
andere Züge gut genug sind.) 10...Qf6 (10...d6 Jetzt nimmt der b4 nicht an der
Verteidigung teil. 11.Bd3 Re8 12.Nf3 Bd7 13.Bg5 f6 14.Qh4 fxg5 15.Qxh7+ Kf8 16.Qh8+
Kf7 17.Qh5+ Ke7 18.c3+–) 11.Nh3 Knaak (11.Bxc7? d6 12.Bxd6 Qh6+ 13.Kb1 Bxd6–+)
11...d6 12.Bd3 Nd4 (12...Re8 13.Bg5 Qe5 14.Bf4 Qh5µ) 13.Be3 Mieses-
Capablanca/Berlin/1913/ 13...Rg4 14.Bxd4 Rxd4 15.c3 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Rg4 17.Qe3
Qxc3+ 18.Bc2 Qxe3+ 19.fxe3 Rxg2µ Capablanca; 8...Rxe4!? 9.a3!? (9.f3?! Re6 10.Bd3
d5 11.Nge2 Ne5 12.Bf5 Re8µ Marosi,Cs-Majdanic/Szekszard/1989; 9.Bd3 Rg4 10.Qh3
Ne5 11.f4 Nxd3+ 12.Qxd3 d5 13.g3 Rg6 14.Nf3 Bg4 15.f5 Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Rg4 17.Bf4 Bxc3
18.Qxc3 Qd7 19.h3 Rxf4 20.gxf4 Qxf5 21.Qe5 Qd7 22.Rhg1 Qc6 23.Qg5 g6 24.f5 Re8
25.fxg6 hxg6 26.Rg2 Kg7 27.h4 Rh8 28.Rf1 Rh5 29.Qf4 Qe6 30.Rg5 Rxg5 31.hxg5 Ne4
32.Qxc7 Nxg5 33.Qc3+ f6 34.Qc7+ Qf7 35.Qd8 Nh3 36.Re1 1–0 Zinn,L-Sax,Gy/Baja
11/189 1971) 9...Bd6?! (9...Rg4!? 10.Qh3 Bxc3 11.Bxc3 d5 12.Bd3 Rc4 13.Qg3 Rxc3
14.bxc3 Qe7÷; 9...Bxc3 10.Bxc3 d6 11.f3°) 10.f4 Re8 11.Nf3 Bc5?! 12.Bd3 d5 13.Rde1
Rxe1+ 14.Rxe1 Ne7 15.Nh4 Ng6 16.Nf3 Ne7 17.Ne5 Bf5 18.Bxf5 Nxf5 19.Qd3 Ne7
20.g4 c6 21.g5 Nd7? (21...Ne4! 22.Nxe4 dxe4 23.Qxe4 Qd5²) 22.Ng4 Nb6 23.f5 Qd7
24.Rf1 Bd6? 25.Qh3 Kh8 26.f6 gxf6 27.gxf6 Ng6? 28.Bh6 Bf8 29.Bg7+ Bxg7 30.fxg7+
Kxg7 31.Qh6+ Kh8 32.Nf6 1–0 Shabalov,A-Ivanov,AV/USA-ch (02) ;CBM 44 1994]
9.f3 Ne5 [9...Be6 Horvath,T 10.Nh3 Qe7 11.Nf4 Rad8 12.Kb1± Mieses-Spilmann/1914/]
10.h4 Kh8N [10...Nh5 11.Qf2 Bc5 12.Qe1 Be6 13.Bg5!? (13.f4 Ng4 14.Nh3 Nhf6÷)
13...Nf6 14.h5!? h6 15.Bh4; 10...c6 11.h5 d5 12.Nge2 Nc4 13.h6 g6 14.Bg5 Qb6
15.Na4ƒ Horvath,T 15...Qa5 16.Bxf6 Qxa4 17.Nc3± Morozevich-Hebden/Lloyds
Bank/1994]
11.Nh3 [11.h5!? h6!? 12.Qh2!? (12.Nge2 Nc4!? (12...Be6 13.a3 Ba5 14.Nf4÷) 13.Bf4
(13.Bxh6?! gxh6 14.Qf4 Ng8! (14...Kh7 15.e5!? (15.Nd5 Nxd5 16.Qxf7+ (16.exd5
Qg5µ) 16...Kh8 17.Qxd5 Ne5 18.f4 (18.Nf4? Qg5–+) 18...Be6 19.Qxb7 Rb8÷) 15...Bxc3
16.Qxc4 (16.exf6? Bxb2+ 17.Kb1 Ne3µ) 16...Bxe5 17.Qxf7+ Kh8 18.f4 (18.Qg6 Ng8µ)
18...Qe7 19.Qxe7 (19.Qg6 Bxf4+ 20.Nxf4 Qe3+ 21.Kb1 Qxf4–+) 19...Rxe7 20.fxe5 Rxe5
(20...dxe5 21.Rd8+ Re8 (21...Kg7 22.Ng3) 22.Rxe8+ Nxe8 23.Nc3÷) 21.Nf4 Bf5÷)
15.Nd5 Ba5 16.Qxf7 Be6 17.Qg6 Ne5µ) 13...Be6 (13...c6 14.e5!?) 14.Kb1 (14.e5?! Nd7
15.exd6 cxd6!? 16.Kb1 Rc8ƒ) 14...c6ƒ 15.Nd4!? Bxc3 16.Nxe6 Na3+! 17.Kc1 Rxe6
18.bxc3 Qb6 19.Bd3 d5„) 12...c6 13.g4„ Nh7 (13...Be6 14.g5 hxg5 15.h6 g6 16.Bxg5ƒ)
14.Qg3ƒ]
11...Nh5! 12.Qh2?! [12.Qg5 Qxg5 (12...f6?! Die Idee, die weiße Dame zu fangen, ist
unrealistisch. 13.Qxh5 Be6 (13...g6 14.Qh6±) 14.Ng5! fxg5 15.hxg5±) 13.hxg5 Ng3
14.Rh2÷; 12.Qf2!?  g4 12...Bc5 13.Qe1 c6 14.Bg5ƒ Qa5 15.f4 Ng4 16.Be2 h6 17.f5!ƒ]
12...c6 [12...Qxh4?! 13.Ng5 Qxh2 14.Rxh2 Nf6 15.Nxh7 (15.Nd5?! Bxd2+ 16.Kxd2
Nxd5 17.Rxh7+ Kg8 18.exd5 f6µ) 15...Nxh7 16.Bb5 c6 (16...Re6 17.Rdh1 Rh6
18.Bxh6±) 17.Rdh1 f6 18.Rxh7+ Kg8 19.Rh8+ Kf7 20.Rxe8 Kxe8 21.Rh8+²]
13.a3 [13.Ng5!?÷]
13...Ba5 14.Be2?! [… f4 aber zu spät ‫]ץ‬
[14.Ng5!? Qe7
a) 14...f6 15.Qxe5!? dxe5 (15...fxe5 Tischbierek 16.Nf7+ Kg8 17.Nxd8 Rxd8 18.Bc4+
Kf8 19.b4 Bb6 20.Bg5 Nf6) 16.Nf7+ Kg8 17.Nxd8 Rxd8 18.Bc4+ Kf8 19.g4 Nf4 20.Bxf4
Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 exf4 22.Ne2 Bc7 23.h5 Ke7 24.Nd4 Bd7 25.Nf5+ Bxf5 26.gxf5ƒ 
g7;
b) 14...h6 Blatny,P 15.Qxe5 hxg5 (15...dxe5 16.Nxf7+ Kh7 17.Nxd8 Rxd8+–) 16.Qxg5
Nf6 17.h5‚;
15.g4ƒ Nf6 16.Qg3 h6 17.f4!? Nexg4 18.Be2°; 14.Nf4 Horvath,T 14...Nxf4 15.Qxf4 Be6
16.g4 b5³]
14...Bxh3! 15.Qxh3 [15.gxh3 Qxh4µ]
15...Bxc3 16.bxc3 [16.Bxc3 Nf4–+]
16...Nf6µ 17.c4? [¹17.Bg5 Blatny,P h4–d8 17...h6?! Tischbierek 18.Qf5]
17...Qb6 [ c5]
18.f4 Ned7 19.Bd3 Nc5 20.e5 Na4 21.Bb4 dxe5 22.c5 Qc7 23.Bc4 a5 [23...a5 Blatny,P
24.Bd2 Nxc5 25.fxe5 Qxe5–+]
0–1
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 e6 7.0–0 Nbd7 8.Nc3 Bb4
9.Bd2 a5 10.a3 Be7 11.b4 0–0 12.bxa5 Rxa5 13.a4 Qa8 14.cxd5 cxd5 15.Rfb1 Rc8
16.Be1 Ra6 17.h3 Nb6 18.Qb5 Ne8 19.Ne5 Nd6 20.Qb3 Nbc4 21.Nd3 h6 22.Qd1 Bd8
23.Nb5 Nxb5 24.Rxb5 b6 25.Rbb1 Be7 26.Bb4 Bxb4
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.e4 [ Blatny,P]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 c5 6.Be3 Nd7 [6...cxd4 Blatny,P Gelfand-
Karpov/Sanghi Nagar cm/1995/]
7.c4 [7.0–0 Ne7 8.c4 dxc4 9.Bxc4 (9.Na3 Nd5 10.Bg5 Qb8 11.Bxc4 h6 12.Bh4 N7b6
13.Rc1 a6 14.Re1 Be7 15.Bxe7 Kxe7 16.Bd3 Bxd3 17.Qxd3 cxd4 18.Nc4 Nxc4 19.Rxc4
Rc8 20.Rxd4 Qc7 21.Rd1 Rd8 22.h4 Rac8 23.h5 Nb6 24.Qh7 Smirin,I-
Vyzmanavin,A/Elenite (03)/1994/1–0 (30)) 9...Bg4 (9...a6) 10.d5 exd5 11.Bxd5 Nxd5
12.Qxd5 Qb6 13.Nc3 Be7 14.Ng5 Bxg5 15.Bxg5 Be6 16.Qe4 Qxb2 17.Nd5 Qxe5
18.Qxe5 Nxe5 19.Nc7+ Kd7 20.Nxa8 Nd3 21.Rfd1 c4 22.Rab1 Bd5 23.Nb6+ axb6
24.Rxb6 Barlocco,C-Garcia Palermo,C/Reggio Emilia (09)/1994/0–1 (39)]
7...dxc4 [7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxb1 9.Rxb1 Bb4+ 10.Kf1 (10.Bd2 Bxd2+ 11.Qxd2 Ne7
12.cxd5 Nxd5 13.f4 0–0 14.0–0 Qb6 15.Bf3 Nb4 16.a3 Nc6 17.Rbd1 Rfd8 18.Bxc6 bxc6
19.Qf2 Rab8 20.Nf3 Nc5 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.Rc1 Ne4 23.Qxb6 axb6 24.Kf1 Anand,V-
Gulko,B/Riga Tal mem (03)/1995/1–0 (32)) 10...Ne7 11.Qa4 Qa5 12.Qxa5 Bxa5 13.b4
Bc7 14.f4 dxc4 15.Bxc4 0–0 16.Bb3 Bb6 17.Ke2 Rfd8 18.Rhd1 Bxd4 19.Rxd4 Nb6
20.Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.Bxb6 axb6 22.Rd1 Rxd1 23.Kxd1 Kf8 24.Kd2 Ehlvest,J-
Gulko,B/Riga Tal mem (07)/1995/0.5 (34)]
8.0–0 [8.Nc3 Blatny,P Anand-Ivanchuk/PCA-Intel GP/1995/]
8...a6 [8...b5!? Blatny,P]
9.Bxc4 [9.d5 Ne7 10.Nc3 b5 11.Re1 exd5 12.Nxd5 Nxd5 13.Qxd5 Be7 14.Ng5 0–0
15.Nxf7 Rxf7 16.e6 Rf6 17.exd7+ Be6 18.Qe4 Bf5 19.Qd5+ Be6 20.Qe4 Short,N-
Adianto,U/Moscow olm (04) ENG-INA/1994/0.5 (20)]
9...Ne7 10.Nc3 b5 11.Bd3 c4 12.Bc2 [12.Bxf5 Nxf5 ×d5,d4 13.Qc2 Be7 14.a4 Rb8]
12...Rc8 13.Re1 [13.Ne4 Nd5]

13...b4 14.Ne4 Nd5 15.Bg5 Qa5 [15...f6?? 16.exf6 gxf6 17.Nxf6+ N7xf6 18.Bxf5+–;
15...Be7?? Blatny,P 16.Nd6++–]
16.Nh4 Bxe4 [16...Bg6 Blatny,P 17.Nxg6 hxg6 18.Qf3ƒ]
17.Bxe4 g6 18.Qg4 Bg7 [18...N7b6 Blatny,P 19.Bf6 Rg8 20.f4 h5 21.Qg3²]
19.f4 Qb6 20.Kh1 Qc6 [0–0]
[20...Qxd4? Blatny,P 21.Rad1 Qxb2 22.Bxd5 exd5 23.e6‚; 20...h6 Blatny,P 21.Nxg6 fxg6
(21...hxg5 22.Nxh8 Bxh8 23.Bxd5 exd5 24.e6+–) 22.Bxg6+ Kf8 23.Bh4 f; 20...0–
0?? Blatny,P 21.Bxd5 exd5 22.Qxd7]
21.f5 N7b6 [21...gxf5 Blatny,P 22.Bxf5 h5 23.Qf3 exf5 24.Nxf5 Bf8 25.Nd6+‚; 21...exf5
Blatny,P 22.Bxf5 gxf5 23.Nxf5‚]
22.Bf6 [22.fxg6 hxg6 23.Nxg6 fxg6 24.Rf1 Rf8µ; 22.f6 Bf8 23.a3 bxa3 24.bxa3÷]
22...Bxf6 23.exf6 Kd8 [23...0–0? 24.fxg6 Nxf6 (24...hxg6 25.Nxg6 Nxf6 26.Ne7++–)
25.gxf7+ Kxf7 26.Rf1+–]
24.fxg6 [24.fxe6!? Qxe6 25.Qxe6 (25.Qf3 Re8) 25...fxe6 26.Bxd5 exd5 27.Re6 Na4
(27...Kc7 28.Rae1 Rhf8²) 28.b3²]
24...hxg6 25.Bxg6! Rc7! [25...fxg6 26.Nxg6 Rh7 27.Nf8 (27.Rxe6‚ Blatny,P) 27...Rxh2+
28.Kg1!‚; 25...Rg8 Blatny,P 26.Qf3 fxg6 (26...Rh8 27.Bxf7 Rxh4 28.Rxe6 Qd7 29.Re8+
Qxe8 30.Bxe8 Kxe8 31.Re1+ Kf7 32.Re7+! Nxe7 33.fxe7+ Kxe7 34.Qb7++–) 27.f7 Rf8
28.Nxg6+–; 25...Rxh4!? Blatny,P]
26.Be4 [26.Bxf7 Rxf7 27.Ng6 (27.Rxe6 Qd7µ) 27...Nxf6 28.Qe2 Re8 29.Ne5 Qb7
30.Nxf7+ Qxf7 31.b3÷]
26...Kc8 27.Nf3 Nxf6 [¹27...Qe8 Blatny,P f6]
28.Qg7 [28.Bxc6 Nxg4 29.Be4 Nf2+ 30.Kg1 Nxe4 31.Rxe4 Nd5µ]
28...Nxe4 [28...Rxh2+ 29.Kxh2 Nxe4 30.Qf8+ Kb7 31.Qxb4 f6²]
29.Qxh8+ Kb7 30.Qh4 Nd6 [30...f5 31.a3 b3 32.Ng5±]
31.Rac1 [31.Ne5 Qd5 xd4]
31...a5 32.Qg5 Nd5 33.h4! Rc8 34.h5 Rh8 35.Kg1 [35.Ne5 Qc7  f6]
35...Rh7 36.h6 Qc7 [36...Nf5 37.Ne5 Qb6 38.Rxc4 Nxd4 (38...f6 39.Qg8 Rc7 40.Nd7!
+–) 39.Kh1 Nf5 40.Ng4²]
37.Nd2 Qb6 38.Qg4 [38.Qg4 c3 39.bxc3 Nxc3 40.Rxc3 bxc3 41.Rb1 cxd2 (41...Nb5
42.Nc4 Qa6 43.Qe4++–; 41...Qxb1+ 42.Nxb1 c2 43.Qf3+ Ka7 44.Qf1 cxb1Q 45.Qxb1
Rxh6 46.Qc1±) 42.Qf3+ Kc7 43.Rxb6 Kxb6 44.Qb3+ Ka7 45.Qa4 Nc4 46.Kf2 Rxh6
47.Qxc4 d1Q 48.Qc7+=; 38.Nxc4 Qxd4+ 39.Ne3 Nxe3 (39...Nf5 40.Rcd1) 40.Qxe3
Qxe3+ 41.Rxe3 Rxh6²]
1–0

[Dautov,R]
1.d4 [Tischbierek]
1...Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0–0 e5 8.d5 Ne7 9.e4 Kh8!?
[Diese Neuerung aus dem Hause Polgars ist eindeutig gegen Karpovs Plan mit e1–d3
und f4 gerichtet. ]
[9...Nd7; 9...Ne8]
10.Ne1 [10.b4 a5 11.bxa5 Rxa5 12.a4 Nd7 13.Ba3 h6 führt mit Zugumstellung zur
Hauptvariante 9...d7.; 10.Rb1!? Nd7 11.b4 h6 (11...f5? 12.Ng5±) 12.Nh4 f5 13.exf5
gxf5 14.Qc2² mit der Idee f4 verdiente Beachtung.]
10...Nfg8 11.Nd3 f5 12.f4 exf4 13.Nxf4 [13.Bxf4 e5 13...fxe4 14.Nxe4 h6 15.Qd2 g5
16.Be3 Nf5=]
13...Nf6 14.exf5 [14.Ne6?! Bxe6 15.dxe6 fxe4 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Bxe4 Rxf1+ 18.Qxf1 c6
19.Be3 d5 20.cxd5 cxd5 21.Bg2 Qd6³; 14.Kh1 fxe4 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 16.Bxe4 c6„]
14...Nxf5 15.Kh1 [Die entstandene Stellung ist fast symmetrisch, jedoch dank der
Schwäche des Feldes e6 steht Weiß etwas angenehmer.]
15...Re8 16.a4! [Ein interessanter Plan. Auf der dritten Reihe hat der weiße Turm gute
Aussichten.]
[16.Bd2 Nd4!÷ g4,f5]
16...a5 [16...Ne3? 17.Bxe3 Rxe3 18.Qd2 Re5 19.Rae1²]
17.Ra3 Qe7 [17...Ne3 18.Bxe3 Rxe3 19.Qd2 Qe7 20.Nb5 Rxa3 21.bxa3!? Bf5 22.Re1²;
17...Bd7 war vorsichtiger und besser.]
18.Bd2! [Jetzt ist dieser Zug angebracht.]

[18.Nb5 Ne4!÷]
18...Nd4 19.Re1 Qf7 20.Rxe8+ Nxe8 [20...Qxe8 21.Nb5 Nxb5 22.cxb5! (22.axb5 Ng4÷)
22...Ng4 23.Qc1² ×c7]
21.Ne4! h6 22.Re3 [Etwas passiv gespielt. Es war an der Zeit, aktiv zu handeln:]
[22.g4! Dieser Zug kreist den schwarzen d4 ein und gleichzeitig öffnet dem weißen
Turm den Weg nach h3. Schwarz hätte einige Probleme,z.B: 22...Be5
a) 22...Bd7 23.Be3 (23.Rh3 c6 24.Be3 c5²) 23...c5 24.dxc6 Bxc6 (24...bxc6 25.Rd3±)
25.Nd5 Ne6 26.Qd2²;
b) 22...Nf6 23.Nxf6 (23.Rg3 g5 24.Nd3=) 23...Qxf6 24.Be3 (24.Re3 Bd7 25.Re7 Rd8÷)
24...c5 25.dxc6 Nxc6 26.Rd3±;
23.Nd3 Bg7 24.Ndf2² h3]
22...Bd7 23.Re1 [23.b3!?]
23...g5! 24.Nd3 [Da 24.h5? an 24...xa4 scheitert, muß der f4 seinen stolzen
Postenverlassen und d.h., Schwarz hat keine Sorgen mehr.]
24...Nf6 25.Rf1 Bf5 26.Nef2 Qg6 27.Bc3 Ne4! 28.Bxd4 Bxd4 29.Nf4! Nxf2+ 30.Rxf2
Qf6 31.Nh5 Bg4! [In den taktischen Verwicklungen fühlt sich J.Polgar wie immer
sicher.]
[31...Qe5?? 32.Rxf5+–]
32.Rxf6 Bxd1 33.Rxh6+ Kg8 34.h4 [34.Rg6+? Kh7 35.Rxg5 Kh6µ]
34...gxh4 35.Bh3! Bxh5 [Das vereinfacht die Stellung. Die Alternative schien Schwarz
zu riskant.]
[35...hxg3!? 36.Be6+ Kf8 37.Nxg3 Bxb2 (37...Bc2= Tischbierek) 38.Nf5 Tischbierek
a) 38.Rg6 Re8 39.Nf5 Rxe6 40.dxe6 (40.Rxe6 Tischbierek 40...Bxa4³) 40...Bxa4³

Tischbierek;
b) 38.Rh7 Bxa4 39.Rxc7 Bc2 40.Rxb7 Be5³;
38...Bxa4?? (38...Bc2 39.Rg6= (39.Rh7 Bxf5 40.Bxf5 Bg7=) 39...Bxf5 40.Bxf5 Re8
41.Be6=) 39.Rg6+–; 35...Bxb2 Tischbierek 36.Be6+ Kf8 37.g4! (37.gxh4 Bxa4 38.Rh7
Be8÷) 37...Bxa4 38.g5 Be8
a) 38...Bd1 39.Rg6 (39.Nf6 Kg7 40.Bf5 Bxf6 41.Rh7+ Kg8 42.gxf6 Rf8 43.Rg7+ Kh8
44.Rh7+=) 39...Bxh5 40.Rg8+ Ke7 41.Rxa8=;
b) 38...Bc2 39.Nf6 Ke7 (39...Kg7 40.Nh5+ Kf8 41.Nf6) 40.Ng8+ Rxg8 41.Bxg8 a4
(41...Bc1 42.Bh7 (42.Rxh4 Bxg5) 42...Bb3–+) 42.Bh7 a3 43.Bxc2 a2 44.Re6+ Kd8
45.Re1=;
39.Nf6 Kg7 40.Bf5 Bxf6 41.Rh7+ Kg8 42.gxf6²]
36.Rxh5 hxg3 37.Rg5+ Kf7 38.Rxg3= Bxb2 39.Rb3 Bd4 40.Rxb7 Bb6 41.c5 Bxc5
42.Rxc7+ Kf6 43.Bc8 Ke5 44.Kg2 Bb6 45.Re7+ Kd4 46.Bb7 Rf8
½–½
(1359439) Bareev,Evgeny (2650) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [A17]

Dortmund SuperGM 23rd Dortmund (1), 14.07.1995
[Konikowski,J]
1.Nf3 [Ribli Ftacnik Von Gleich]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.g3 Bb7 8.Bg2 c5 9.b4 d6
10.0–0 Nbd7 11.Bb2 Qc7 [11...Rc8 Von Gleich 12.d3 d5
a) 12...Re8 Ftacnik 13.e4ƒ a6 14.Qb3 (14.Rab1  a1) 14...b5! 15.Nd2 Rb8 16.Rfc1
Ba8 17.Qd1 Qe7 18.cxb5 (18.Rab1!? cxb4 19.axb4 bxc4 20.dxc4²) 18...axb5 19.Nb3
(19.d4=) 19...e5!= Kasparov,G-Karpov,An/New York/Lyon (m/24)/1990/0.5 (36);
b) 12...Rc7!? 13.a4 (13.Qd2 d5 14.cxd5 Nxd5 15.Ne5 f6 16.Nc4 Nb8 17.bxc5 Rxc5 18.a4
Rf7 19.Ba3 Rc6 20.Rfc1 Rd7 21.Rab1 a5 22.e4 Nb4 23.Bxb4 Rxd3 24.Qe2 axb4 25.e5÷
Savon,V-Krasenkov,M/Odessa Kotov-mem/1989/0.5 (47)) 13...d5 14.cxd5 exd5 15.a5 d4
16.Qd2 Re8 17.axb6 axb6 18.bxc5 bxc5 19.Rfc1 Ne5 20.Qa5 Bxf3 21.Bxf3 Nxf3+
22.exf3 Rb7 23.Qxd8 Rxd8 24.Ba3 Nd7= Georgiev,Ki-Lobron,E/Tilburg/1992/;
13.b5 (13.e3 Rc7 14.Nd2 Qa8 15.cxd5 exd5 16.Bh3 Rd8 17.Rfc1 Rc6 18.Qb3 a5 19.bxa5
Qxa5 20.Bc3 Qa6 21.Bf1 Re6 22.d4 c4 23.Qd1 Bc6 Drasko,M-Arnason,J/Sochi/1988/0–1
(38)) 13...Qc7 14.Rfe1 d4 15.Qd2 Ra8 16.e3 dxe3 17.fxe3 a6 18.a4 axb5 19.axb5 h6
20.Qc3 Rxa1 21.Rxa1 Ra8 22.Rf1 Ra7 23.Bh3 Qb8 24.Nh4 1–0 Kortchnoi,V-
Lein,A/Chicago 33/20 1982 (41); 11...Qe7 Von Gleich 12.d3 Rfc8 13.e4 (13.Qd2 Ftacnik
13...h6 14.e4 a6 15.a4 cxb4 16.Qxb4 Nc5 17.e5 Ne8 18.exd6 Qxd6 19.Rfd1 a5 20.Qe1
Nd7 21.Qe2 Qc7 22.Rdc1 Nd6 23.Ne5 Bxg2 24.Kxg2 Nf5 Yuferov,S-
Nikolenko,O/Moscow op2/1989/0.5 (42)) 13...Qf8 14.Rfe1 a6 15.Nd2 Rab8 16.d4 cxd4
17.Qxd4 b5 18.Rac1 Bc6 19.h3 Nb6 20.Qe3 Nfd7 21.Bf1 bxc4 22.Nxc4 Nxc4 23.Rxc4
Bb5 24.Rxc8 Rxc8 25.Bxb5 axb5 26.Qd3 Lobron,E-Adams,M/Brussels SWIFT 25' (K:2)
1992/1–0 (55)]
12.d3 Rfc8 [Karpov will am Damenfluegel spielen.]

13.Rac1 [13.Rfc1 Von Gleich 13...e5 (13...a6!? Ribli) 14.Bh3! Re8 15.e4 Nf8 16.Nh4
Ne6 17.Qd2² Qd8 Ftacnik (17...Nd4; 17...g6 18.f4ƒ; 17...Nd4 18.Bxd4 cxd4 19.Nf5±)
18.Bxe6? (18.Rf1! Bc8 19.Nf5 g6 20.Nh6+ Kg7 21.f4 Nd4 22.Bxc8 Rxc8 23.Bxd4 exd4
24.f5 Ng8 25.Nxg8 Kxg8 26.Rf2²) 18...fxe6= Illescas Cordoba,M-Karpov,An/Wijk aan
Zee (m/1)/1993/0.5 (41)]
13...a6 [Ribli Natuerlich wiederholt der FIDE Weltmeister den selben Fehler nicht.
13...e5? 14.h3  waere noch schlimmer fuer Schwarz als die Illescas Cordoba,M-
Karpov,A Partie.]
[13...cxb4 Von Gleich 14.axb4 a5!?]
14.Qd2 Bc6 15.Rfe1 Qb7 16.d4 [16.e4 Ftacnik 16...b5!?]
16...Qb8 [16...Ne4!?; 16...cxd4 Ribli 17.Qxd4² × d6]
17.Bh3 [Droht 18.d5!]
[17.dxc5 Ftacnik 17...bxc5 18.bxc5 Ne4]
17...Ne4 18.Qe3 [18.Qf4 Ribli 18...d5 19.Qxb8 Raxb8 20.cxd5 Bxd5 21.dxc5 bxc5
22.Ne5 Nef6=]
18...d5 [18...Qb7 Ftacnik 19.dxc5 bxc5 20.Ng5‚]
19.cxd5 Bxd5 20.dxc5 bxc5 21.Nd2 [21.Ng5!? Nxg5 (21...Qb7 22.Nxe4 Bxe4 23.Qg5
g6 (23...Bg6 24.Bg2+–) 24.Qh6 e5 25.Bxd7 Qxd7 26.Bxe5 f6 (26...f5 27.Red1 Qf7
28.bxc5 mit materiellem Vorteil für Weiß) 27.Bxf6 cxb4 28.axb4 Rxc1 29.Rxc1 und trotz
der ungleichfarbigen  besitzt Weiß gute Gewinnchancen.) 22.Qxg5 f6 23.Qe3 Qb6
(23...Qd6 24.Red1 cxb4 25.Rxd5! Rxc1+ 26.Bxc1 exd5 (26...Qxd5 27.Bxe6++–)
27.Qe6+ Qxe6 28.Bxe6+ Kf8 29.Bxd7 b3 (29...Ke7 30.Bf5 g6 31.Bd3 a5 32.Bb2 Rb8
33.Kf1 b3 34.a4 Rc8 35.Ke1 f5 36.Kd2 Kd6 37.Bc3 mit Chancen auf Gewinn) 30.Bf5 h6
31.Kf1 Rb8 32.Bb2 Ke7 33.Ke1 Kd6 34.Kd2 und Weiß behielt gute
Gewinnperspektiven.) 24.bxc5 Rxc5 25.Rxc5 Nxc5 26.Bd4 Qa5 (26...Rc8 27.Rc1+–)
27.Rc1 Ne4 28.Bxe6+ Bxe6 (28...Kh8 29.Bb6 Qb5 30.a4+–) 29.Qxe4 Re8 30.Rc8!!
Qe1+ 31.Kg2 Bh3+ (31...Rxc8 32.Qxe6++–) 32.Kxh3 Qf1+ 33.Kg4 h5+ (33...f5+
34.Kxf5 Qh3+ 35.g4 g6+ 36.Kg5+–) 34.Kf4 g5+ 35.Kf5 Qh3+ 36.Kxf6 und Weiß
gewinnt.]
21...Nd6 [Ftacnik Karpov is very good in defence, exchange of knights would only
enhance the efficiency of the bishop pair.]
[21...Nxd2 22.Qxd2² Ribli In der offenen Stellung hat der Anziehende mit seinem aktiven
Laeuferpaar sehr gute Angriffschance.]
22.Qc3 Ne8 [Der Einzige Zug. Nach]
[22...f6? gewinnt Weiß Material: 23.e4! cxb4 24.Qxb4 Qxb4 25.axb4 Rxc1 26.Rxc1
Nxe4 27.Nxe4 Bxe4 28.Bxe6+ Kf8 29.Bxd7+–]
23.e4 Bb7 24.Nb3 [24.Bg2!? Ftacnik]
24...Ndf6 25.Bg2 [25.Nxc5 Ftacnik 25...Nxe4 26.Qe3 Nxc5 27.bxc5 (27.Rxc5 Ribli
27...Rxc5 28.Qxc5 Qd8=) 27...Bd5÷]
25...cxb4 26.Qxb4 Rxc1 27.Bxc1 [27.Rxc1?! Ribli 27...Bxe4! 28.Bxe4 Qxb4 29.Bxh7+
Kxh7 30.axb4 Nd5 31.Ba3 Nd6³]
27...Bc6 28.Qc3 [28.Qxb8 Ftacnik 28...Rxb8 29.Nc5 a5÷]
28...Qc8 29.Bf4 Bb5 30.Qb2 [30.Qxc8!? Rxc8 31.Rc1 Von Gleich 31...Rxc1+ 32.Bxc1²
Mit dem Läuferpaar im Endspiel hat Weiß einen satten Vorteil - Lobron. Beide Spieler
hatten so gut wie keine Zeit übrig und mußten die letzten Züge herunterblitzen; dabei
verflüchtigte sich der Vorteil von Barejev. Ribli Weiss hat in diesem Endspiel einen
unbedeutenden Vorteil. Bareev will mehr. (32.Nxc1 Ribli) ]
30...Qd8 31.Nc5 [31.Nd4² Ftacnik]
31...Rc8 32.Qb4 Qb6 33.Rc1 [Droht  a4.]
33...Qa7 [33...Nd6? Ftacnik 34.e5 a5 35.Qe1 Rxc5 36.exd6±]
34.h3 [34.Be3 Ftacnik 34...e5]
34...h6 35.Rc3 [35.Be3!? Qa8 (35...Nd7? 36.a4 Be2 37.Nb3 Qb8 38.Qd2 Bc4 39.Na5 und
Schwarz hat Probleme) 36.a4 Bc6 37.f3 Nd7 38.Nxd7 Bxd7 39.Rxc8 Qxc8 40.Bf1 Qc6
41.a5 Nd6 42.Qb6 Nb5 und obwohl Weiß aktiv steht, ein Gewinnweg ist nicht zu sehen.]
35...Qa8 36.a4 Bc6 37.Qb6 [Ftacnik Bareev fails to exert maximum pressure and his
advantage finally dissapears.]
[37.Rd3! Ftacnik 37...Rd8 38.Rxd8 Qxd8 39.Kh2² (39.Nxa6 Qd1+ 40.Kh2 Qe2) ;
37.Qa5 Ribli 37...Nd7 38.Nxa6? (38.Nxd7 Ungefaehr wie die Partie.; 38.Qxa6= Die
Analyse findet man bei 38–sten Zug in der Partie.) 38...e5! 39.Be3 Nb8 40.Bf1 Nc7µ
Weiss kann die Materialverlust nicht vermeiden.]
37...Nd7 38.Nxd7 [Ein sicherer Weg zum Remis wäre nach]
[38.Qxa6! Nxc5 39.Qxa8 Rxa8! (39...Bxa8 40.Be3 Nf6 41.Rxc5 Rxc5 42.Bxc5 Nxe4
43.Bb4 und der freie Bauer auf der a-Linie gäbe dem Anziehenden gute Perspektiven im
enstandenden Endspiel) 40.Rxc5 Bxa4 mit Ausgleich. Aber Bareev, der lange in der
Partie aktiver stand, wollte sich mit dieser Entscheidung nicht abfinden. ]
38...Bxd7 39.Rxc8 Qxc8 40.a5?! [Optimistisch gespielt. Besser ist]
[40.Bf1 Bxa4 41.Qxa6 mit Remissausichten. (41.Bxa6= Ftacnik; 41.Qxa6 Ribli

41...Qxa6 42.Bxa6=) ]
40...Bb5 41.Bf1? [Vielleicht schon der entscheidende positionelle Fehler. Weiss sollte
den weissfeldrigen Laufer behalten.]
[41.Be5=]
41...Bxf1 42.Kxf1 [Ftacnik White is suddenly on the defensive,  and  are more
efficient in the attack than  and .]
42...Qc4+ 43.Kg1 Nf6 [Schwarz ist in der Lage, seine Figuren sehr gut zu postieren.]
44.f3 [44.e5 Von Gleich 44...Nd5 45.Qb8+ Kh7 46.Qb1+ g6 47.Qb7 Kg7 48.Bxh6+
(48.Bd2) 48...Kxh6 49.Qxf7 Qc8]
44...Nh5 45.Bb8 [Am einfachsten wäre]
[45.Be5 z.B. 45...f6 46.Bb2!
a) 46.Bd6? e5 47.Kg2 (47.Qf2 Nxg3! 48.Qxg3 Qd4+ 49.Kf1 Qxd6 mit einem
Mehrbauern) 47...Qa2+ 48.Qf2 Qxa5 mit gewonnenem Endspiel für Schwarz.;
b) 46.Bb8 Ftacnik 46...e5 47.Kg2 Qa2+ 48.Kg1 Nxg3 49.Qxa6 Ne2+ 50.Kf1 Nf4µ;
46...e5 47.Kg2 Qd3 48.Qf2 Kf7 49.Bc1 mit der Idee c1–e3–b6 und gleichem
Endspiel.]
45...Qc3 46.g4 [46.Kg2 Von Gleich; 46.Qxa6 Ftacnik 46...Qd4+ 47.Kf1 (47.Kh1 Ribli
47...Qa1+ 48.Kg2 Qb2+–+) 47...Qa1+ 48.Kf2 Qb2+ 49.Qe2 Qxb8–+; 46.Qd8+ Ftacnik
46...Kh7 47.Kf2 e5!µ]
46...Nf6 47.Qd8+ [47.Kg2 Von Gleich; 47.Qxa6 Ribli 47...Qd4+ 48.Kf1 Qa1+ 49.Kf2
Qb2+–+]
47...Kh7 48.Kg2 Qb2+ 49.Kg1 [Verliert endgültig, aber der andere Königabzug hätte auf
keinen Fall die Partie retten können.]
[49.Kg3 h5! (49...Qe2µ Ribli) 50.g5 (50.gxh5 Nxh5+ 51.Kh4 Qg2 52.Qg5 Qf2+ 53.Kxh5
(53.Bg3 Nxg3 54.Qxg3 g5+ 55.Kg4 f5+–+) 53...g6+ 54.Kg4 f5+ 55.Kf4 Qd2+–+)
50...h4+! 51.Kxh4 Qf2+ 52.Bg3 Qxf3! 53.gxf6 Qxe4+ (53...g5+ Von Gleich 54.Kxg5
Qxg3+ 55.Kh5 Qxh3+ 56.Kg5 Qg3+ 57.Kh5 Qe5+ 58.Kg4 Qxe4+ 59.Kg3 Qe5+ 60.Kf3
Qf5+ 61.Kg3 Kg6) 54.Kg5 Qf5+ 55.Kh4 Kg6! und Schwarz setzt Matt!]
49...Qe2 [Ribli Im Mittelspiel stand Weiss ein bisschen besser, dann wollte er immer
mehr und mehr erreichen, aber Karpov verteidigte sich gut und Bareev brachte innerhalb
einiger Zuege zusammen.]
0–1

[Von Gleich,A]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.a3
b4 10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 bxa3 12.bxa3 Bd6 13.Bd2 Rb8 [13...Qc7 14.Bb4 (14.Qa4 0–0
15.Ba5 Nb6 16.Qc2 h6 17.Nd2 (17.Bb4 c5 18.Bxb7 Qxb7 19.dxc5 Rfc8 nebst d7 und
Ausgleich) 17...Rfc8
a) 17...e5 18.dxe5 Bxe5 19.Rc1²;
b) 17...Qe7! visiert die weiße Schwäche a3 an und sichert dadurch ausreichendes

Gegenspiel 18.0–0 Bxa3 (18...Rac8? 19.Bb4 Bxb4 20.axb4 Qxb4? 21.Rxa7+–) ; 18.Nc4
Bf8 19.Rb1±) 14...c5 (14...Bxb4+ 15.axb4 a5 16.bxa5 (16.0–0 axb4 17.Rxa8+ Bxa8
18.Qc2 Nf6) 16...Rxa5 17.0–0 Rxa1 18.Qxa1 0–0 19.Rc1 c5 20.Bxb7 Qxb7 21.dxc5 Rc8
22.Qa5 Qd5 (22...Qc7 23.Qxc7 Rxc7 24.c6±) 23.e4 Qxe4 (23...Qh5 24.h3 h6 und
Schwarz kann sich halten) 24.c6 h6 25.h3 Nf6 26.Qa6) 15.Bxb7 Qxb7 16.dxc5 Bxc5
17.Bxc5 Nxc5 18.Qd4 Qb5 (18...Qb2! 19.0–0 Qxd4 20.Nxd4) 19.Qxg7 Nd3+ 20.Kd2 0–
0–0 21.Nd4 Nc5]
14.Qa4 [14.Rb1 0–0 15.0–0 (15.Qc2 Nf6 16.Bd3 c5! 17.dxc5 Bxc5 18.Bxh7+ Nxh7
19.Qxc5 Qd3„) 15...Nf6=]
14...c5 [14...Qc7 15.Rb1 c5 16.Rxb7 (16.Ba5 Bxe4 (16...Qc8 17.Bxb7
a) 17.dxc5 Bxe4;
b) 17.Rxb7 Rxb7 18.dxc5 Bxc5 19.Ne5 Bd6 (19...f6 20.Nxd7 Rxd7 21.0–0 0–0 22.Rc1±)
20.Nxd7 (20.Nc4 Be7 (20...Bb4+ 21.Bxb4 Qxc4 22.Bxb7 Qc1+ 23.Qd1+–) ) 20...Rxd7
21.0–0 (21.Bc6 Ke7 22.0–0 Rc7 23.Rc1 Qb8 24.Bxc7 Qxc7 25.g3 Rc8 26.Qh4+ Kf8
27.Qxh7 Bxa3 28.Rc4²) 21...0–0 22.Rd1 f5 23.Bf3 Rff7; 17...Rxb7 18.Rxb7 Qxb7 19.0–
0) 17.Bxc7 Rxb1+ 18.Kd2 Bxc7 19.Rxb1 Bxb1 20.Qxa7± Bb6) ]
15.Bxb7 Rxb7 16.dxc5 Bxc5 17.Ba5 Qb8 [17...Qc8 18.0–0 0–0 19.Rac1 Nb6 20.Qe4
Rc7 21.Ng5 g6 22.Qh4 (22.Bc3 Bxa3 (22...Nd5 23.Bb2) 23.Nxh7 (23.Qh4 f5 (23...f6!
24.Bxf6 Bxc1–+) 24.Bg7!! Kxg7 (24...Rxg7 25.Rxc8) 25.Rxc7+ Qxc7 26.Nxe6++–)
23...f5 24.Qe5 Rxh7–+) 22...h5 23.g4 Der abenteuerlichste Versuch, der zwar objektiv
schlecht ist, aber sehr zur Erheiterung der kiebitzenden Laien - wie Ihrem
Berichterstatter- beitrug. 23...Be7 24.gxh5 Rxc1 25.hxg6 Rxf1+ 26.Kg2 Rxf2+!!
(26...Qc6+? 27.e4) 27.Kxf2 fxg6+–+]
18.Rd1 0–0 [18...0–0 19.Rxd7 Qe8 20.Ne5 Bd6 (20...Rb1+ 21.Ke2 Rxh1 Diese Stellung
wurden von den beiden Kontrahenten über eine Stunde kontrovers diskutiert, wobei
Karpow an die weißen Angriffschancen und Kramnik an die Verteidigungsfähigkeit
glaubte. Einige der rasant vorgeführten Varianten seien kurz angeführt. 22.Qc6
a) 22.Bc3 Qc8 23.Qg4 h5 (23...g6 24.Nxg6!! hxg6 (24...Qxd7 25.Ne7#) 25.Qh4 Qa6+
26.Kf3 Qc6+ 27.e4+–) 24.Qxh5 (24.Qg5 Be7!!µ) 24...Be7 (24...Bd6 25.Rxf7 Qxc3
26.Rxf8+ Bxf8 (26...Kxf8 27.Qf7#) 27.Qf7+ Weiß hat Minimum Dauerschach, aber
Karpow probierte weiter... 27...Kh7 28.Qg6+ Kh8 (28...Kg8? 29.Qxe6+) 29.Qxe6!?
Qc2+ 30.Kf3 Qd1+ 31.Ke4 Karpow, und wenn auch hier Dauerschach das
wahrscheinlichste Ergebnis ist, so wurde doch herzhaft weiter gezockt, wobei die
inzwischen vom A-Open herüberkommenden GM s lebhaft mit herum zockten.) 25.Rxe7
Qxc3 26.Kf3 Qc2 27.Kg3 Rf1 28.Ng4 Qf5 29.Qxf5 exf5 30.Ne5÷;
b) 22.Nxf7; 22...Rc1 23.Bd2) 21.0–0 Bxe5 22.Rfd1 Rxd7 23.Qxd7 Qb8²]
½–½

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.c3 Qc7 8.Qf3 Bg4
9.Qg3 Qxg3 10.hxg3 Bf5 11.Ne2 e6 12.f3 Nd5 13.g4 Bg6 14.Nf4 Nxf4 15.Bxf4 Kd7
16.Ke2 Bd6 17.Bxd6 Kxd6
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bg2 0–0 6.0–0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2
Bb7 10.Bd2 Be4 11.Qc1 Bb7 12.Bf4 Nd5 13.Nc3 Nxf4 14.Qxf4 c5 15.dxc5 Bxc5
16.Rac1 Qe7 17.Rfd1 Ra7 18.Ne4 Bxe4 19.Qxe4 Rc7 20.b4 Bd6 21.Rxc7 Bxc7 22.h4 h6
23.e3 Rd8 24.Rxd8+ Qxd8 25.Nd4 Qd6 26.Qb7 g6 27.Nc6 Nxc6 28.Bxc6 a5 29.bxa5
Bxa5 30.Bxb5 Qb6 31.Qa8+ Kg7 32.a4 Bc3 33.Qc8 Ba5 34.Qc4 Qd6 35.Qe4 Bc3
36.Qb7 Qd1+ 37.Kh2 Qc2 38.Kg2 Be1 39.Qf3 Qb2 40.Be8 Qf6 41.Qe2 Ba5 42.Qc4 Qb2
43.Qf4 Qf6 44.Qe4 Be1 45.Qc2 Qd8 46.Qb2+ Qf6 47.Qa2 Ba5 48.Bc6 Qc3 49.Bf3 Qb4
50.Qc2 Qc3 51.Qe2 Qe5 52.Bc6 Qc5 53.Qb2+ Bc3 54.Qb7 Qb4 55.Qa7 Qa5 56.Qd7
Qb4 57.Qa7 Qa5 58.Qb8 Qb4 59.Bb5 Qb2 60.Qa7 Be1 61.e4 Qe5 62.Qe3 Qc3 63.Qa7
Qe5 64.Bc6 g5 65.hxg5 hxg5 66.Qe3 Bb4 67.Qf3
½–½
1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0–0 7.Rc1 dxc4 8.e3 c5 9.Bxc4
cxd4 10.Nxd4 Bd7 11.Bg3 a6 12.e4 Nc6 13.Nb3 Qb6 14.e5 Nh7 15.0–0 Rfd8 16.Qe2
Be8 17.Kh1 Nd4 18.Nxd4 Rxd4 19.f3 Qd8 20.Rcd1 Bc6 21.Bd3 Nf8 22.Ne4 Qa5 23.Bb1
Rd5 24.Nd6 Bxd6 25.exd6 Rc8 26.Rxd5 Bxd5 27.b3 Qb4 28.Rd1 a5 29.h3 a4 30.bxa4
Qxa4 31.Kh2 Qc4 32.Qf2 Ra8 33.Rd2 Qc1 34.Rb2 Nd7 35.Bd3 Bc6 36.Rc2 Qa3 37.Qd2
Qa5 38.Qe3 Qa4 39.Qe2 Qd4 40.Rc4 Qa7 41.Bb1 Qa3 42.Qc2 Nf8 43.Rd4 Bd7 44.Rd3
Qa6 45.Qb2 Rc8 46.Rb3 Bc6 47.Bd3 Qa5 48.Rb4 f6 49.Be4 Bxe4 50.Rxe4 Qa6 51.Qb3
Ra8 52.a4 Qc6 53.Rb4 b6 54.h4 Ra5 55.Rxb6 Qxa4 56.Qe3 Qa3 57.Qe4 Qa4 58.Rb4
Qd1 59.Rb8 Qd5 60.d7
1–0
(1359466) Lobron,Eric (2595) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [E12]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Dautov]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e3 g6 8.Bb5+ c6 9.Bd3 Bg7
10.Ne2?! [10.h4 0–0 11.h5 c5 12.Ne4 cxd4 13.exd4 Nc6 14.hxg6 hxg6 15.Nfg5 f5
16.Qf3 fxe4 17.Qxe4 Qf6 18.Qh4 Rfd8 19.Qh7+ Kf8 20.Ne4 Qxd4 21.Rh3 Ne5 22.Bc2
Nb4 23.axb4 Bxe4 24.Bh6 Meyer,P-Lautier,J/Voba/1987/0–1 (75); 10.0–0 0–0 11.Nxd5
(11.e4 Nxc3 12.bxc3 c5 13.Bg5 Qc7 14.Qd2 Nd7 15.Rfe1 Rfe8 16.h4 (16.Qe3 a6 17.a4
Bc6 18.e5 b5 19.Nd2 c4 20.Bc2 Nb6 21.Ne4 Bxe4 22.Bxe4 Rab8 23.axb5 axb5 24.Qf3
Spiess-Meier,V/GER-CupT f/1992/1–0 (37)) 16...Rac8 17.h5 e5 18.Rac1 Qd6 19.d5 c4
20.Bf1 Ba6 21.Qa2 b5 22.a4 bxa4 23.Qxa4 Nc5 24.Qa2 Borovikov,V-
Brodskij,M/Nikolaev zt/1993/1–0 (46)) 11...cxd5 12.Bd2 Nc6 13.Rc1 Rc8 14.Qa4 Rc7
15.Bb5 Qc8 16.Rc3 a6 17.Bxc6 Rxc6 18.Rfc1 Rc4 19.Rxc4 dxc4 20.Qxc4 Qa8 21.Qe2
Rd8 22.Bc3 Rc8 23.Re1 Be4 24.Nd2 Tarjan,J-Adorjan,A/Vrsac/1983/1–0 (55); 10.e4
Nxc3 11.bxc3 0–0 (11...c5 12.Bg5 Qd6 13.e5 Qd7 14.dxc5 0–0 15.cxb6 axb6 16.0–0 Qc7
17.Bb5 Bxe5 18.Bh6 Bg7 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Qd4+ Kg8 21.Ng5 h6 22.Ne4 Bxe4 23.Qxe4
Na6 24.Qe3 Kasparov,G-Kortschnoj,V/London (m/1)/1983/0–1 (52)) 12.Bg5 Qd6
(12...Qc7 13.h4 c5 14.Qd2 Nd7 15.h5 cxd4 16.cxd4 Rac8 17.hxg6 hxg6 18.Bh6 Qc3
19.Qxc3 Rxc3 20.Kd2 Rfc8 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.a4 Rb3 23.Rhc1 Rb2+ 24.Ke3 Hoi,C-
Levitt,J/Copenhagen op/1988/0.5 (35)) 13.Qd2 c5 14.Bf4 Qd7 15.Bh6 Nc6 16.Bxg7
Kxg7 17.Bb5 cxd4 18.cxd4 a6 19.Be2 Rad8 20.Rd1 Na5 21.d5 Kg8 22.Qe3 Qd6 23.h4
exd5 24.e5 Ftacnik,L-Adorjan,A/Banjaluka/1983/1–0 (36)]
10...c5! [10...0–0 11.e4 Nf6 (11...Ne7 Dautov 12.Be3 Nd7 13.Qb3!?²) 12.0–0 (12.e5 Nd5
13.Bg5²; 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.e5 Qe7 15.Be4 c5=) ]
11.dxc5 [11.e4 Nf6 12.Bg5 (12.e5?! Nfd7³; 12.dxc5?! Nxe4³) 12...h6 Dautov 13.Bxf6
Bxf6 14.Bb5+ Bc6 (14...Nd7!? 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Nc3 Ke7!= e5) 15.Bxc6+ Nxc6
16.Qa4 Qd7 17.dxc5 Ne5! 18.Qxd7+ Nxd7 19.c6 Nc5=]
11...bxc5 12.Qc2 [12.Bb5+ Nd7; 12.e4! Dautov  12...Nb6 13.Bg5 Qc7 (13...Qc8
14.b3!? Bxa1 15.Qxa1 Rg8 16.0–0°) 14.Bf4 e5 15.Be3 N8d7 16.0–0 0–0 17.Rc1=]
12...Nd7 13.e4 [13.0–0 N5b6; 13.Rb1 Dautov 13...0–0 14.0–0= b3,b2]
13...N5b6 14.Nc3 [14.0–0? c4! 15.Bxc4 Rc8 Dautov 16.Nd2 Ba6–+]
14...c4 15.Be2 Nc5 16.0–0 [16.Bg5 Nd3+ 17.Bxd3 Qxd3³]
16...Qc7 [a1–h8,×e4,d3]
17.Bg5 [17.Be3 0–0 18.Nd2]
17...0–0 18.Nd2 Rfc8! [White can hope, that weakness of c4 pays handsomely, but all
black pieces are very active and white has weaknesses as well. Dautov Die Unterstützung
des c4 übernimmt dieser , der andere wird später auf der b-Linie sehr nützlich.]
19.f4?! a5 20.e5 [Blocks the g7, but his colleague on g5 will become even more
limited. xc4]
20...Ba6 21.Nde4 [21.Rac1 Nd3]
21...Nxe4 22.Nxe4 [Weiß baute konsequent die Bauernbarriere e5–f4 auf, aber mit
seinem nächsten Zug zeigt Karpov, daß dadurch im weißen Lager neue Schwächen
entstanden sind.]
22...Nd5 [×e3,f4,b2]
23.Qd2 [23.Nd6 Rcb8 (23...Ne3 24.Qe4 Nxf1 25.Nxc8 Rxc8 26.Kxf1 Bb7µ) 24.Rf2 h6
25.Bh4 c3µ; 23.Rf2 Dautov 23...Qb6 (23...Bf8³) 24.Nd6 Rc7³ f8 (24...Bf8!? 25.Nxc8
Rxc8 26.Bf3 Bc5 27.g3 Rb8³) ]
23...Rab8 24.Nd6 [Usually a very unpleasant location in the heart of the opponents
position, but here black entertains lot of counterplay.]
[24.Rad1 Qb6+ 25.Rf2 h6 26.Bh4 c3 27.Nxc3 Nxc3 28.bxc3 Bxe2 29.Qxe2 Rxc3 30.Be7
Rbc8µ]
24...Qb6+ 25.Kh1 Rc5 26.Rac1 [26.Ne4 Rb5 27.b4 axb4 28.Bxc4 Ra5 29.Bxa6 Qxa6µ;
26.Rab1? Dautov 26...c3 27.bxc3 Qxb1 28.Rxb1 Rxb1+ 29.Bd1 Nxc3–+]
26...Qxb2 27.Qxb2 Rxb2 [Apart from other troubles f4 is much weaker than one
would susupect.]
28.Bxc4 Bxc4 29.Nxc4?! [29.Rxc4 Rxc4 30.Nxc4 Ra2 (30...Rc2 Dautov 31.Nxa5 h6
32.Bh4 Nxf4µ ×e5) 31.Nxa5 h6 32.Bh4 Nxf4µ]
29...Rb8! [bc8]
30.Nd6 [30.g3? Rbc8]
30...Rxc1 31.Rxc1 h6 [31...h6 32.Bf6 (32.Bh4 Nxf4 33.Bf6 Nd3 (33...Bxf6 Dautov
34.exf6 Nd5 35.Ne4 g5 36.g4 Kh7–+) 34.Rf1 Bxf6 35.exf6 Rb3–+) 32...Nxf6 33.exf6
Bxf6–+]
0–1

[Von Gleich,A]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Nf3 b5 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Ne5 e6 8.Bd2 Be7 9.Be2 0–0
10.0–0 Bb7 11.Nd3 Nbd7 [11...Nc6?! 12.Rc1 Rc8 13.Nb1²]
12.b4 [12.a4 b4 13.Na2 a5 14.Nac1 Ne4„]
12...Nb6 13.a4 Ne4 [13...bxa4?! 14.Nxa4 Nxa4 15.Qxa4 Ne4 16.Rfd1 Qb6 17.Nc5 Bc6
18.Qa5²]
14.axb5 Nxc3 15.Bxc3 axb5 16.Nc5 Bc6 17.Rxa8 Qxa8 18.Bd3 Qa2 19.Qh5! [19.Qg4
Qa3 20.Nxe6 g6 21.Nxf8 Bxf8 22.Qe2 Qxc3 23.Bxb5÷]
19...g6 20.Qe5 Qa7 [Der einzige aber auch ausreichende Zug. Es gab Gelegenheit zu
straucheln:]
[20...Qa3 21.Nxe6 fxe6 22.Qxe6+ Rf7 23.Qxc6 Na4 24.Qa8+! Rf8 25.Qxd5+ Rf7
26.Qa8+ Rf8 27.Qa7+– Karpov]
21.Ra1² Qb8 22.Qxb8 Rxb8 23.Ra5 Bd8! [Zäheste Verteidigungsarbeit.]
24.Be1 Ra8 25.Rxa8 Nxa8 26.g4 Nb6 27.f3 Nc4 28.Bf2 Bg5 29.f4 Be7 30.Kg2 f6
31.Kf1 Kf7 32.Ke2 e5 33.h3 e4
½–½

[Leko,P]
[A game against Karpov is always something special. I prepared thorougly on this game,
because I wanted to play an interesting variation. ]
1.e4 [Blatny,P Von Gleich]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3 Bd6 8.Qe2 h6
9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Nf6 [This is clearly better than 10...c7 11.g4, which led to
better play for white in Kasparov- Kamski, Linares 1994.]
[10...Qc7 Blatny,P 11.Qg4! g5 12.Qh3 Rg8 (12...Bf4 13.0–0 Bxc1 14.Raxc1 Qf4 15.Rce1
b6 (15...g4 16.Qh4) 16.Re4 Qf6 17.Rfe1 18.xe6 17...Kd8 18.Qg3± Benjamin,J-
Andruet,G Paris 1989) 13.Nd2! (13.Qxh6? Bf8 14.Qh7 Nf6 15.Qh3 g4–+) 13...Bf8
14.Ne4 Bg7 15.0–0! (15.c3 c5 16.0–0 b6„ 17...b7,18...0–0–0) 15...Bxd4 (15...b6
16.f4!‚) 16.Be3! Be5 17.Rad1 Nf6 18.Nxf6+ Bxf6 19.Bh7 Rh8 20.Qxh6 Be7 (20...Qe7
21.Bc5! Rxh7™ 22.Rd8+!! Qxd8 23.Qf8+ Kd7 24.Rd1+ Kc7 25.Rxd8 Bxd8 26.Qd6#)
21.Qg7 Rf8 22.Rd3! 23.fd1 22...Bd7 23.Bxg5 /+–Kasparov,G-
Kamsky,G/Linares/1994/]
11.Qe2 [11.Qh4 Blatny,P 11...Ke7!? 12.Ne5 Bxe5 13.dxe5 Qa5+ 14.c3 Qxe5+ 15.Be3 b6
16.0–0–0 g5 17.Qa4 c5 18.Rhe1 Bd7 19.Qa3 Rhd8³ Kamsky,G-Karpov,A Dortmund
1993]
11...b6 12.Bd2 Bb7 13.0–0–0 Qc7 14.Ne5!? [This continuation is not played very often.
More often you see 14.b1 d8, which I don t like for White at all . My move is
leading forced to a very strange position.]
[14.Rhe1 Blatny,P 14...0–0–0 15.Ba6 b5 16.Bxb7+ Kxb7 17.Kb1 Ka8 18.Bc1 (18.Rc1!?)
18...Qb7 19.Nd2 Bb4 20.c3 Bd6 21.Nb3 Nd5 Chandler,M-Adams,M/Blackpool zt/1990/;
14.Kb1!? Blatny,P 14...0–0–0 (14...Rd8!?) 15.Ba6 b5?! 16.Bxb7+ Kxb7 17.Rc1! Rb8
18.c4 bxc4 19.Qxc4 Rhc8 20.Bb4! Bxb4 21.Qxb4+ Ka8 22.Qa3± Benjamin,J-
Thorsteins,K/ Saint Martin op/1993/]
14...c5! [A forced novelty by Karpov and Epishin. But already in my preparation I was
considering this move only. After 14...0–0–0 15.f4 b8 16.he1 White has a good
position.]
[14...0–0–0 Blatny,P 15.f4 (15.Rhe1 Kb8 16.Kb1 Rhe8 17.f3 Nd5 18.a3 f6 19.c4!? fxe5
20.dxe5 Bf8 21.cxd5 exd5 22.f4 c5„ Gelfand,B-Adams,M/Sydney/1988/) 15...c5
(15...Kb8 16.Rhe1²) 16.dxc5 Bxc5 17.Kb1 Kb8 18.Rhe1 h5?! 19.h3 h4 20.Ba6 Bxa6
(20...Ba8!?) 21.Qxa6 Bf2? (¹21...Rc8 hd8/) 22.Rf1 Bg3 23.Qa4! ×c6 23...Rc8
24.Bb4 Nd5™ 25.c4! Bxf4 (25...Nxb4 26.Rd7+–) 26.Nd7+ Kb7 27.cxd5+– De
Firmian,N-Spiridonov,N/Lugano op/1989/]
15.Bb5+ Ke7 [Diesen verblüffenden Königszug scheint Karpov mit Vorliebe in

Dortmund zu spielen; 1993 spielte er gegen Kamski - ebenfalls Caro-Kann eröffnet -
schon einmal e7 im frühen Mittelspiel.]
16.dxc5 [Originally I intended to play 16.f4, but after 16...hd8 17.he1 d5 Black
has a very good position. He is protecting all and can make progress on the queens-wing.
Maybe the whole variation is not as good as it s looking..]
[16.Bf4 Blatny,P 16...Rhd8 17.Rhe1 Bd5 ]
16...Qxc5 [In this position is a trap- of course not for Karpov- which is very nice:
16...xe5 17.cxb6 c5 18.xe5! xe5 19.b4 and White is winning.]
[16...Bxe5? Blatny,P 17.cxb6 Bxb2+ (17...Qc5 18.Qxe5! Qxe5 19.Bb4++–) 18.Kxb2 Qc5
19.a3! (19.Qc4 Qxc4 20.Bxc4 Nd5) 19...Nd5™ 20.c4 axb6 21.Qd3+–]
17.Bc3 [Interesting is also 17.c6 with the idea of 17...xc6 18.b4. But Black has
18...xe5! 19.xe5(19.xd6 xd6 20.xd6 xd6 is better for Black too)19...xb4
20.c7 d7 with three pieces for the queen.]
[17.Bc6 Von Gleich findet Fritz beim ersten hingucken ganz prima. 17...Bxc6
a) 17...Qxe5? 18.Qxe5 Bxe5 19.Bb4++–;
b) 17...Rac8 18.Be3 Qxe5 19.Bxb7 Rc7 (19...Ba3! 20.bxa3 (20.Rd4 Bc5 21.Ra4 Rc7
22.Rxa7 b5) 20...Qa1+ 21.Kd2 Rxc2+ 22.Kxc2 Qxa2+–+ 23.Kd3) 20.Ba6 Bc5 21.Bxc5+
Qxc5 Karpov, mit sehr angenehmer Stellung für Schwarz.;
18.Bb4 Qxe5 (18...Qxb4? 19.Nxc6+) 19.Qxe5 (19.Bxd6+ Qxd6 20.Rxd6 Kxd6µ )

19...Bxb4 20.a3 (20.Qc7+ Blatny,P 20...Bd7÷) 20...Bc5 21.b4 reingelegt]
17...Rhd8 18.Bd4 Qc7 19.Rhe1 Kf8 [Moving his king from the "dangerzone".]
[19...Bc5!? Von Gleich 20.Nxf7 Kxf7 21.Qxe6+ Kf8 22.Bxf6 Qf4+]
20.c3 [In this position they agreed on a draw in Morovic-Epishin, New York. After the
game I thought that it could be only black, who had the better position.]
20...a6! [This is stronger than 20...c5 21.xc5 xc5 22.f4 with a balanced position.]
[20...Bc5 Blatny,P 21.Bxc5+ Qxc5 22.f4=; 20...Bxg2 Blatny,P 21.Ng4‚]
21.Bd3 b5 [In the post mortem Karpow told me, that he should have played 21...c5!
with a clearly superior position; e.g. 22.xc5 xc5 23.f3 b5 24.e3 ac8. I agree on
his verdict.]
[¹21...Bc5 Blatny,P 22.Bxc5+ Qxc5 23.f3 (23.Nxf7? Kxf7 24.Qxe6+ Kf8 25.Bg6??
Qg5+–+; 23.f4!?) 23...b5 24.Qe3 Rac8 =/]
22.Kb1 b4 [Now 22...c5 was impossible due to 23.xf7! and White is going to win
the game.]
[22...Bc5 Blatny,P 23.Nxf7! Kxf7 (23...Bxd4 24.Nxd8+–) 24.Qxe6+ Kf8 25.Bxf6 gxf6
26.Qxf6+ Kg8 27.Qxh6+–]
23.Nc4 [After 23.c4 c5 Black has the superior position.]
[23.c4 Blatny,P 23...Bc5µ]
23...Bc5 [The exchange-sacrifice 23...e7 is not good because of 24.b6 xh2

25.xd8 xd8 26.cxb4 xg2 27.g1 h2 28.a5! with advantage for me.]
[23...Be7!? Von Gleich war ein interessantes Qualitätsopfer, vorgeschlagen von Karpow,
das ihm in der Analyse aber vor allem Probleme brachte, die fällige Kompensation
nachzuweisen. 24.Bb6 Qxh2 25.Bxd8 Rxd8 26.cxb4 Bxb4 (26...Qxg2 27.Rg1 Qh2
28.Na5 (28.a3? Rxd3!–+) ) 27.Bc2! Rb8 28.Rg1 Bd5 29.Bb3 a5 30.Qe5 Qxe5 31.Nxe5±]
24.Bxc5+ [I didn t want to give my bishop for the knight after 24.xf6 gxf625.h5
d5! 26.xh6 e7. Here I don t have any attacking possibilities and he will wipe me
off the board with his pair of bishops.]
[24.Bxf6 Von Gleich 24...gxf6 25.Qh5 Bd5
a) 25...Bxf2 26.Qxh6+ Ke7 27.Rxe6+ (27.Re2 Rxd3 28.Rxd3 Qxc4) ;
b) 25...bxc3 26.Qxh6+ Ke7 27.Rxe6+ Kxe6 28.Qh3+‚;
c) 25...Bd5!? Blatny,P 26.Qxh6+ Ke7„ ;
24...Qxc5 25.cxb4 Qxb4 26.a3 Qc5 27.f3 a5?! [Much better was 27...d4! 28.c1
ad8 29.ed1 d5 and the black pieces are much more active.]
[27...Rd4 Von Gleich 28.Rc1 Rad8 29.Ne5 (29.Red1! Qh5?! (29...Nd5 30.g3 a5 31.f4
Nf6 Karpov: Nachdem der Königsflügel gelockert wurde, kann der  zurückkehren.
32.Ne5 Qb6 33.Qc2 (33.Bc2 Ne4 34.Qe3 R8d6 35.Rxd4 Qxd4 36.Re1 Nd2+ 37.Kc1 f6
38.Qxd4 Rxd4 39.Ng6+ Kf7µ; 33.Qe3) 33...Nd7) 30.Ne5 Nd5 31.g3² h5 steht abseits.)
29...Qd6 30.Red1 Nd5 (30...Nd7 31.Nxd7+ Rxd7; 30...Be4 31.fxe4 Qxe5µ) 31.g3 a5 32.f4
a4 33.Qh5 Qe7 34.Bc4 Ne3 35.Rxd4 Rxd4 36.Bb5]
28.Rc1 Rd4 [28...Ba6 Von Gleich 29.Ne5 Bxd3+ 30.Qxd3!; 28...Bd5 Von Gleich]
29.Ne5 Qd6 30.Qc2! [This strong move helps me to balance the position.]
30...Nd7! [30...Rc8 31.Qxc8+! Bxc8 32.Rxc8+ Ke7 (32...Ne8? 33.Bb5 Rd1+ 34.Ka2!
Qd5+ 35.Nc4+– (35.Nc4 Blatny,P 35...Qxb5™ 36.Rxd1 Ke7±) ) 33.Nc6+ Kd7 34.Rd8+
Kxc6 35.Rxd6+= (35.Rxd6+ Von Gleich 35...Kxd6=) ; 30...Nd5 Von Gleich 31.Bf1 Kg8
32.Qc5 Qxc5 33.Rxc5=]
31.Nxd7+ Qxd7 32.Qc5+ Kg8 33.Bb5 Qd8 [33...Qd5 Blatny,P 34.Qxd5 Bxd5
(34...Rxd5 35.Bc6 Bxc6 36.Rxc6=) 35.Bc6= ]
34.Qc7 Bd5! [The only move to fight for an advantage.]
35.Qxd8+ Rxd8 36.Rc3! [36.Re3 Rd2 37.Re2 (37.Rc2 Ba2+!–+) 37...Bb3µ]
36...a4?! [This makes my task easier. After 36...g5! I had to play accurately to reach a
draw.]
[36...g5 Von Gleich 37.Rec1 (37.Bc6! Bxc6 (37...Bc4 38.Be4 Kg7 39.b3 Bd5 40.Bxd5
R8xd5 41.Kb2³) ) 37...Kg7; 36...f5 Von Gleich 37.Rec1 Kf7 38.Bc4 Kf6 39.Bxd5 R8xd5
40.Rc4 a4 41.Ka2 (41.Rxd4 Rxd4 42.Kc2 g5 43.b4!=) 41...e5 42.b4 e4 43.fxe4 fxe4
44.Rxd4 Rxd4]
37.Rec1 f5 [37...Bb3 Von Gleich 38.Bc4 Bd1 mit der Idee, von c2 unbedrängt mit
d2 in die weiße Stellung einzudringen.]
38.Bc4 Kf7 [38...Bxc4 Blatny,P 39.Rxc4 Kf7 (39...e5!?) 40.R1c3=]
39.b4 axb3 40.Bxd5 R8xd5 41.Rxb3 [The Worldchampion is trying everything to win
the position, but I discovered the easiest way to the draw.]
41...Kf6 [41...Rd2 Blatny,P 42.Rc2]
42.Kb2 e5 43.Rb4! [Of course White has to exchange rooks.]
43...e4 [43...Rd2+ Blatny,P 44.Rc2=]
44.fxe4 fxe4 45.Rxd4 Rxd4 46.Kc2 Ke5 [46...Rc4+ Blatny,P 47.Kd1 (47.Kb2; 47.Kd2??
e3+ 48.Kd1 e2+–+) 47...Ra4 48.Ra1=]
47.Rd1 Ra4 48.Ra1 g5 [48...Kd4 Blatny,P 49.Kd2 e3+ 50.Ke2 Ke4 51.Rb1! (51.Ra2
Ra7? (51...g5! 52.Ra1 Ra7!? 53.a4 (53.Ra2? Rf7 54.Ke1 Kd3 55.a4 Rb7! 56.Ra3+™ Ke4
57.a5 (57.Ra1 Rb2 58.Kf1 Rf2+ 59.Kg1 Rf6 60.a5 e2 /–+ ) ) 53...Rf7! 54.Rf1™
Rb7! 55.Rf6!™ (55.Ra1 Rb2+ (55...Rf7=) 56.Kf1 Rf2+ 57.Kg1 Rf6 58.a5 e2 /–+ )
55...Rb2+ 56.Kf1 h5 57.Rf7 Kd3 58.Rd7+ Kc3 59.Rc7+ Kd2 60.Rd7+ Kc1 61.Rd3!
Rf2+ (61...e2+ 62.Ke1²) 62.Kg1 Re2 63.Kf1™ Rf2+™ 64.Kg1 Re2=) 52.a4 Rf7 53.Ke1!
a5/) 51...Rxa3 52.Rb4+ f3=]
49.Kd2 Kd4 50.Ke2 h5 [50...e3? Blatny,P 51.Rd1+ d3 ]

51.h3 h4 52.Ra2 Kd5 [52...Kc4 Blatny,P 53.Ke3 Kb3? (53...Kd5=) 54.Rf2 Kxa3 55.Rf5
/ ]
53.Ke3 Ke5 54.Ra1 Kd5 55.Rd1+ Ke5 56.Ra1 [After this big fight we agreed on a
draw.]
½–½

[Baburin,A]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 Re8 9.Rd1
Qe7 10.h3 h6 11.a3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 e5 13.Nh4 Nf8 14.dxe5 Bxe5 15.Bd2 Bc7 16.Nf5
Qe5 17.Ng3 Be6 18.Bd3 Rad8 19.Nce2 Bb6 20.b4 [White advances the pawn in order to
create weaknesses in the Black pawn structure on the side. The so called Minority
Attack is a common positional idea and characteristic for various openings.]
20...Ng6 21.a4 a6 22.Bc3 Qg5 23.Bd4 Bxd4 24.Nxd4 Bd5 25.e4 Be6 26.Nf3 Qf4 27.b5
axb5 28.axb5 Ne5 29.Nxe5 Qxe5 30.bxc6 bxc6 31.Rac1 Rd6 [White has succeeded and
the c6 is extremely weak.]
32.Qc3 Nd7 33.Be2 Rxd1+ 34.Bxd1 Qxc3 35.Rxc3 Rc8 36.f4 f6 37.Ne2 c5 38.Nd4 Bf7
39.Bg4 Re8 40.Nb5 Nb6 41.Nd6 Na4 42.Ra3 Ra8 43.e5 Bd5 44.e6
1–0
(1366151) Hickl,Joerg (2570) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [A12]

Hofmann Cup Baden-Baden (4), 1995
1.g3 Nf6 2.Bg2 d5 3.Nf3 c6 4.b3 Bg4 5.Bb2 e6 6.0–0 Nbd7 7.c4 Be7 8.d3 0–0 9.Nbd2
a5 10.a3 Re8 11.Qc2 Bd6 12.h3 Bxf3 13.Nxf3 e5 14.e4 dxe4 15.dxe4 Qe7 16.Rfe1 b6
17.h4 Ng4 18.Bh3 Ndf6 19.Bxg4 Nxg4 20.Nh2 Nxh2 21.Kxh2 Rad8 22.a4 Bb4 23.Red1
Bc5 24.Kg2 f6 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.Rd1 Rd6 27.Qe2 g6 28.h5 Rxd1 29.Qxd1 Kf7 30.Bc1
Qd6 31.Qf3 Kg7 32.hxg6 hxg6 33.Be3 Bxe3 34.Qxe3 c5
½–½
(1366154) Karpov,Anatoly (2775) - Hickl,Joerg (2570) [A41]

1.Nf3 d6 2.d4 Bg4 3.c4 Nd7 4.Qb3 Rb8 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Qxf3 g6 7.Qa3 Bg7 8.e3 a6 9.Be2
Ngf6 10.0–0 0–0 11.Rd1 c6 12.Bd2 Qc7 13.Be1 b5 14.Ba5 Qb7 15.Nd2 c5 16.Bf3 Qa7
17.dxc5 Nxc5 18.Rac1 Rfc8 19.b4 Nb7 20.Be2 bxc4 21.Nxc4 Nd7 22.Qa4 Nxa5
23.Nxa5 Ne5 24.Nb3 Bh6 25.Nd4 Qb6 26.Rxc8+ Rxc8 27.Qxa6 Qb8 28.b5 Rc5 29.a4
Kg7
1–0
(1366166) Karpov,Anatoly (2775) - Vaisser,Anatoli (2555) [A90]

1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 d5 5.Nh3 c6 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bf4 Be7 8.Nd2 0–0 9.0–0 Nh5
10.Nf3 Nd7 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.e3 g5 14.Ne1 Ndf6 15.Nd3 Bd7 16.f4 Ng4
17.Rfe1 Qg7 18.Nhf2 gxf4 19.Nxg4 fxg4 20.gxf4 Be8 21.Ne5 Nf6 22.Qf2 Bg6 23.Qh4
Bf5 24.c5 Kh7 25.Kf2 Nd7 26.Nxd7 Qxd7 27.h3 Rg8 28.hxg4 Rxg4 29.Qh2 b6 30.Bf3
Rg6 31.Bh5 Rg7 32.Rh1 Rag8 33.Bf3 Rg6 34.cxb6 axb6 35.Rag1 c5 36.Rxg6 Rxg6
37.Bh5 Rf6 38.Qh4 Qd8 39.Rg1 Rf8 40.Qg3 Qf6 41.Rd1 Rg8 42.Qh2 cxd4 43.Rxd4 Rc8
44.Bd1 Be4 45.Rd2 e5 46.Bf3 Bxf3 47.Kxf3 d4 48.exd4 exd4 49.Qe2 Rd8 50.Qe4+ Kh8
51.b3 b5 52.a3 Qf7 53.Qe5+ Kh7 54.Qxb5 Qe6 55.Qb7+ Kh8 56.Kf2 Qf6 57.Qf3 Rg8
58.Ke2 Qe6+ 59.Kf2 Qg6 60.Ke2 Re8+ 61.Kf2 Re3 62.Qa8+ Re8 63.Qd5 Rg8 64.Qxd4+
Rg7 65.Ke2 Qa6+ 66.Qc4 Rg8 67.Ke1 Qxc4
1–0
(1366170) Vaisser,Anatoli (2555) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [E54]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0–0 5.Bd3 c5 6.Nf3 d5 7.0–0 dxc4 8.Bxc4 cxd4 9.exd4
b6 10.Bg5 Bxc3 11.bxc3 Nbd7 12.Bd3 Qc7 13.Rc1 Bb7 14.Bh4 Be4 15.Bxe4 Nxe4
16.Qd3 Nd6 17.c4 Nf5 18.Bg5 h6 19.Bd2 Rfd8 20.Rfe1 Rac8 21.d5 Nc5 22.Qc2 Ne7
23.dxe6 Nxe6 24.Qe4 Qc5 25.Qg4 Qf5 26.Qg3 Ng6 27.Be3 Nc5 28.Nd4 Qh5 29.Rc2
Rd7 30.h3 Ne4 31.Qf3 Qxf3 32.Nxf3 Nc5 33.Bxc5 Rxc5 34.Re8+ Kh7 35.Nd2 Ne5
36.f4 Nd3 37.Nb3 Rcc7 38.Re4 Nb4 39.Rce2 Kg6 40.c5 Nd5 41.cxb6 axb6 42.Rd4 Nc3
43.Rc2 Re7 44.Kh2 b5 45.Rd3 Ne4 46.Re2 Nf6 47.f5+ Kh7 48.Rxe7 Rxe7 49.Rd2 h5
50.Rb2 b4 51.Nd4 Nd5 52.Nc6 Re4 53.Rd2 Nc3 54.Rc2 Nd5 55.Rc5 Ne3 56.Kg3 Nd1
57.Rb5 Re3+ 58.Kf4 Re2 59.Nxb4 Rxg2 60.Rb7
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bg5 h6 5.Bh4 c5 6.d5 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 d6 8.e3 e5 9.Qc2
Qe7 10.Nf3 g5 11.Bg3 Nh5 12.Bd3 Nd7 13.Nd2 Ndf6 14.h3 Bd7 15.Rb1 b6 16.a4 Ng7
17.f3 Nfh5 18.Bh2 Kd8 19.a5 Kc7 20.0–0 f5 21.Rb2 f4 22.Ra1 Rhb8 23.Rba2 a6 24.Rb2
bxa5 25.Rxa5 Rxb2 26.Qxb2 Nf6 27.Qa3 Bc8 28.Nb3 Nd7 29.Kf1 Rb8 30.Bg1 Kd8
31.e4 Nh5 32.Bc2 Ng3+ 33.Ke1 Ke8 34.Nd2 Kf8 35.Ba4 Kg7 36.Bxd7 Qxd7 37.Kd1
Qb7 38.Kc2 Nf1 39.Nb3 Ne3+ 40.Bxe3 fxe3 41.Qb2 Qf7 42.Kd3 Qf4 43.Qc2 Qg3
44.Ra1 h5 45.Kxe3 g4 46.hxg4 hxg4 47.Nd2 Qxg2 48.Rf1 g3 49.Qc1 Qh2 50.Kd3 g2
51.Rg1 Bh3 52.Kc2 Qg3 53.Kd3 Qf2 54.Qa1 Rb6 55.Qc1 Kg6 56.Qa1 Kh5 57.Qc1 a5
58.Re1 a4 59.Qd1 Kh4 60.Qc1 Kg3 61.Nb1 Rb2
0–1

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 0–0 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Rc1
c6 10.Be2 Nd7 11.0–0 Nxc3 12.Rxc3 dxc4 13.Bxc4 b6 14.Bd3 c5 15.Be4 Rb8 16.Qc2 a5
17.Rc1 Bb7 18.Bxb7 Rxb7 19.dxc5 Nxc5 20.Ne5 Qf6 21.Nd3 Rd8 22.Nxc5 bxc5 23.Qe2
Rbd7 24.R3c2 a4 25.g3 Rd5 26.Kg2 g6 27.a3 h5 28.Qf3 Qe5 29.Qf4 Qxf4 30.gxf4 Rb8
31.Rxc5 Rxc5 32.Rxc5 Rxb2 33.Rc4 Ra2 34.Rxa4 Kf8 35.Ra7 Ra1 36.h4 Kg7 37.a4 Ra2
38.Kf3 Kf6 39.a5 Ra3 40.a6 Ra4 41.Ke2 Ra2+ 42.Kd3 Rxf2 43.Rb7 Ra2 44.a7 e5
45.fxe5+ Ke6 46.Kc4 g5 47.hxg5 h4 48.Kb5 Rb2+ 49.Kc6 Ra2 50.Kc7 h3 51.Kb8 h2
52.Rb1
1–0
(1366175) Gavrikov,Viktor (2605) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [E32]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 c5 9.e3
d6 10.dxc5 dxc5 11.Bd3 Nbd7 12.0–0–0 Qc7 13.Ne2 Rfd8 14.Bc2 Bc6 15.Bf4 Qb7 16.e4
a6 17.e5 Ne8 18.Qd3 g6 19.Qe3 b5 20.Nc3 bxc4 21.Ne4 Rab8 22.Qc3 Bxe4 23.Bxe4
Qb5 24.Bg5 Rdc8 25.h4 Nb6 26.h5 Na4 27.Qc2 Nxb2 28.hxg6 hxg6 29.Rd2 Nd3+
30.Bxd3 cxd3 31.Rxd3 c4 32.Re3 c3 33.Re4 Qc5 34.Rb4 Qxe5 35.Bf4 Qa5 36.Bxb8
Qxa3+ 37.Kd1 Rxb8 38.Ra4 Qc5 39.Ra2 Qe3
0–1
(1366177) Karpov,Anatoly (2775) - Gavrikov,Viktor (2605) [D15]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Nf3 b5 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Ne5 e6 8.Bd2 Nbd7 9.Nd3
Bd6 10.Be2 Ne4 11.Rc1 Qe7 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.Nc5 Nf6 14.a4 0–0 15.axb5 axb5
16.Bxb5 Rb8 17.Qe2 e5 18.0–0 exd4 19.exd4 Bg4 20.Qc4 Nh5 21.h3 Qh4 22.Rc3 Bf3
23.Ne6 Rxb5 24.Qxb5 fxe6 25.Bg5 Be2 26.Qa5 Bb4 27.Qe5 Qxg5 28.Qxg5 Bxc3
29.bxc3 Bxf1 30.Kxf1 Nf4 31.Qe5 Rf6 32.Qxe4 h6 33.c4 Kf7 34.h4 Ng6 35.g3 Ne7
36.Qb7 Rf5 37.Qb6 h5 38.Ke2 Kf6 39.f4 Kf7 40.Kf3 Rf6 41.Qc7 Rf5 42.Ke4 Kf6
43.Qb6 Kf7 44.Qa7 g6 45.Qa8 Kg7 46.Qe8 Rf7 47.Ke5 Nf5 48.c5 Nxg3 49.Kxe6 Rf6+
50.Kd5 Nf5 51.c6 Rf7 52.c7
1–0
(1367319) Alterman,Boris (2595) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [E15]

EU-Cup Gr4 Tyniste (3), 1995
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 b5 6.cxb5 Bxb5 7.Bg2 Bc6 8.0–0 Be7 9.Bg5
0–0 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Nc3 d5 12.Qc2 a5 13.e4 dxe4 14.Nxe4 Bxe4 15.Qxe4 Ra6 16.Rac1
Rd6 17.Rc4 c6 18.Ne5 Qb6 19.Rfc1 Rfd8 20.Nxc6 Nxc6 21.Rxc6 Qxd4 22.Qxd4 Rxd4
23.R1c2 Rd1+ 24.Bf1 g6 25.Kg2 Be7 26.Rc7 Bb4 27.Rc8 Rxc8 28.Rxc8+ Kg7 29.Rc2
Kf6 30.Be2 Rd7 31.h4 e5 32.h5 Kg5 33.hxg6 hxg6 34.Kf1 Rd6 35.Kg2 f5 36.Kf1 Kf6
37.Kg2 e4 38.Kf1 Ke5 39.Kg2 g5 40.Kf1 Rh6 41.Kg2 Rd6 42.Kf1 Rd8 43.Kg2 f4 44.f3
e3 45.g4 Rd2 46.Rxd2 exd2 47.Bd1 Kd4 48.Kf2 Kc3 49.Ke2 Kb2 50.Kd3 Kb1 51.a3
Kc1 52.Ke2 Bxa3 53.b4 axb4 54.Ba4 Kb2 55.Kd1 b3 56.Bc6 Ka1
0–1
(1389317) Sokolov,Ivan (2630) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [E21]

Groningen Groningen (1), 1995
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qb3 Qe7 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.Qxc3 Bb7 8.e3 0–0
9.Be2 c5 10.0–0 Rc8 11.dxc5 Qxc5 12.b4 Qe7 13.Bb2 d5 14.Qd4 dxc4 15.Bxc4 a5
16.Ne5 Nc6 17.Nxc6 Rxc6 18.bxa5 e5 19.Qh4 Rxa5 20.a4 Ba6 21.Bxa6 Rxa6 22.Rfc1
Re6 23.Rc8+ Ne8 24.Qc4 Ra7 25.Rd1 Rd7 26.Rxd7 Qxd7 27.h3 h6 28.Ra8 Qb7 29.Rd8
Qe7 30.Qd3 Qb4 31.Qb5 Qxb5 32.axb5 Kh7 33.Rb8 Nc7 34.Rb7 Nxb5 35.Rxf7 Nd6
36.Rc7 Ne8 37.Rb7 h5 38.Ba3 Kg6 39.Be7 Rc6 40.Bd8 Nd6 41.Rxb6 Rxb6 42.Bxb6 e4
43.Bc7 Nf7 44.Kh2 Ng5 45.Kg3 Ne6 46.Bd6 Kg5 47.Be7+ Kf5 48.Kh4 g6 49.Bd6 Nd8
50.f4 exf3 51.gxf3 Nf7 52.Bc7 Ke6 53.e4 Kd7 54.Ba5 Ke6 55.Bc3 Kd7 56.Bb4 Ke6
57.f4 Kf6 58.Kg3 Ke6 59.Kf3 Nd8 60.Ke3 Nc6 61.Bc3 Nd8 62.Kd4 Nf7 63.Bb4 Nd8
64.Bf8 Nf7 65.h4 Nd8 66.Kc5 Kf7 67.Bh6 Ke6 68.Bg5 Nb7+ 69.Kc6 Nd6 70.e5 Nf5
71.Kc7
½–½

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.g3 0–0 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.a3 Ba5 8.0–0 d6 9.d3 h6
10.e3 e5 11.h3 Be6 12.Kh2 Rc8 13.b3 d5 14.Na4 b6 15.Rd1 d4 16.Rb1 a6 17.exd4 exd4
18.Bf4 Re8 19.Rb2 Nd7 20.Bd6 Nf6 21.b4 Qxd6 22.bxa5 bxa5 23.Rb6 Rb8 24.Rxa6 Bc8
25.Rb6 Rxb6 26.Nxb6 Bf5 27.Na4 Nd7 28.Qd2 Nde5 29.Ne1 Nd7 30.Rb1 Nce5 31.Rb5
Qe7 32.Qxa5 Nxd3 33.Nxd3 Bxd3 34.Nxc5 Bxc4 35.Nxd7 Qxd7 36.Rc5 Rc8 37.Rxc8+
Qxc8 38.a4 d3 39.Qc3 Qe6 40.Qd4 g6 41.Bf3 Kh7 42.h4 h5 43.Kg2 Ba6 44.g4 hxg4
45.Qxg4 Qd6 46.Qg3 Qd7 47.Qg4 Qd6
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Qc2 dxc4 7.e4 c5 8.d5 exd5 9.exd5 Bd6
10.Bxc4 0–0 11.0–0 h6 12.Re1 a6 13.a4 Nbd7 14.b3 Qc7 15.h3 Ne5 16.Nh4 Rfe8 17.Bb2
Qd7 18.Re2 Rad8 19.Rae1 Nxc4 20.bxc4 Bc8 21.Nd1 Rxe2 22.Rxe2 Nh5 23.Re4 Re8
24.Ne3 Rxe4 25.Qxe4 Qe7 26.Qxe7 Bxe7 27.Nhf5 Bf8 28.g4 Nf4 29.Be5 Nxh3+ 30.Kg2
Ng5 31.Bc7 Bd7 32.Bxb6 Bxa4 33.d6 Ne4 34.Ne7+ Bxe7 35.dxe7 f6 36.f3 Nd6 37.Bxc5
Ne8 38.Nf5
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6 4.Be3 Nf6 5.f3 e5 6.d5 Nd4 7.Bxd4 exd4 8.Qxd4 c6
[8...Bb4+ 9.Nc3 0–0 10.0–0–0 Nd7 11.Bxc4 Bc5 12.Qd2 c6 13.Nge2 Nb6 14.Bb3 cxd5
15.Kb1 a5 16.a3 a4 17.Ba2 Ra6 18.Nf4 d4 19.Nce2 Qf6 20.Nd3 Be7 21.Nb4 d3 22.Nc1
Ra8 23.Ncxd3 Rajskij,E-Donchenko,A/Katowice op (04)/1991/1–0 (67)]
9.Nc3 [9.Bxc4 cxd5 10.exd5 Bd6 11.Bb5+ (11.Nc3 0–0 12.Nge2 Qc7 13.0–0–0 Bd7
14.Kb1 Rfc8 15.Nb5 Bxb5 16.Bxb5 a6 17.Rc1 Bc5 18.d6 Qxd6 19.Qxd6 Bxd6 20.Bd3 h5
21.Nc3 Bf4 22.Rcd1 Rd8 23.g3 Bc7 ½–½ Vareille,F-Sulava,N/Cannes op ;TD 89\04
1989) 11...Bd7 12.Bxd7+ Nxd7 13.Ne2 0–0 14.Nbc3 Bc5 15.Qd3 Qg5 (15...Re8!³) 16.g3
Ne5 17.Qe4 Qe3 18.Qxe3 Bxe3 19.f4 Nd3+ 20.Kf1 Nxb2 21.Rb1 Nc4 22.Rxb7 Bb6
23.Na4 Ne3+ 24.Kf2 Nxd5+ 25.Nxb6 axb6 26.Rd1 Nf6 27.Nc1 Ra6 ½–½
Timoshchenko,G-Balashov,Y/URS-FL Sverdlovsk/1987/]
9...Bb4 [Piket hopes for a good compensation for his , one has to admit that dark
squares are pretty vulnerable in white's territory.]
[9...cxd5 10.0–0–0 (10.e5 Nd7 11.Nxd5 Bc5 12.Qxc4 0–0) 10...Bb4 11.Bxc4 (11.e5 Bxc3
12.Qxc3 Nd7 13.Rxd5 0–0 (13...Qg5+ 14.Qd2 Qxd2+ 15.Rxd2 Nb6 16.Ne2 Bd7 17.Nc3
Bc6 18.Be2 0–0 19.Re1 Rad8 20.Rxd8 Rxd8 21.g3 Kf8 22.Rd1 Rxd1+ 23.Kxd1 Nd7 24.f4
b5 Pereyra Arcija,D-Scarella,E/San Luis Clarin-GP (02/1995/1–0 (65)) 14.Bxc4 Qe7°)
11...Bxc3 12.bxc3 (12.Qxc3 0–0 13.exd5 (13.Kb1 Qb6 14.exd5 Bf5+ 15.Ka1 Rac8
16.Ne2 Qc5 17.Bb3 Qf2 18.Qd2 Qxg2 19.Rhg1 Qxh2 20.Qg5 Bg6 21.Nf4 Rc5 22.Qe5
Rfc8 23.a4 1–0 Dannevig,O-Wegner,H/Gausdal Int (06) ;CBM 25 1991 (46)) 13...Bf5‚)
12...0–0 13.exd5 (13.Bxd5!?) 13...b5 14.Bb3 a5 15.Ne2 Qd6 16.Ng3 a4 17.Bc2 Qa3+
18.Kb1 Rd8 (18...Nxd5! 19.Qxd5 Be6 20.Bxh7+ Kxh7 21.Qd2 Rfc8 22.Rc1 b4ƒ) 19.Qb4!
Qxb4+ 20.cxb4 Nxd5 21.Rxd5! Rxd5 22.Be4 Bb7 23.Bxd5 Bxd5 24.Rd1 Be6 25.a3=
Beliavsky,A-Ehlvest,J/URS-ch55 Moscow/1988/0.5 (41)]
10.Qe5+ Qe7 [10...Be7 11.0–0–0±]
11.Qxe7+ Kxe7 12.dxc6 bxc6 13.Bxc4 Nd7 [13...Rb8 14.0–0–0]
14.0–0–0 Ne5 15.Be2 [15.Bb3 Ba6!]
15...g5 [15...Rb8 16.f4 Ng4 17.Bxg4 Bxg4 18.Nf3±]

16.h4! [Technically Karpov is nearly perfect since he neatly combines the accuracy with
deep understanding of the position.]
16...gxh4 [16...f6 17.hxg5 fxg5 18.Rh5 Kf6 19.g3±]
17.Rxh4 Be6 18.Rh5 Ng6 [18...Nd7 19.a3 Bd6 20.g4±]
19.g3! [19.a3 Nf4!]
19...Bxc3 20.bxc3 Bxa2 21.Rd2 Be6 [21...Bb3 22.Rb2 Rhb8 23.Ra5±]
22.f4 [Great triumph for the true master, white has managed to turn the tables and take
full control of the dark squares.]
22...Bd7 23.Nf3 a5 [23...h6 24.f5 Nf8 25.Ne5±]
24.f5 Nf8 25.g4 a4 26.Kb2 a3+ [26...Rb8+ 27.Ka2]
27.Ka2 Be8 [27...Rg8 28.g5 c5 29.Ne5+–]
28.Rh6 f6 29.e5 Nd7 [29...fxe5? 30.f6+ Kf7 (30...Ke6 31.Ng5# (31.Bc4#) ) 31.Ng5+
Kg8 32.Bc4++–]
30.g5! [Breaking through the stronghold in an illustrious way.]
30...fxe5 [30...fxg5 31.Nxg5+–; 30...Bf7+ 31.e6+–]
31.Rxc6 Bf7+ [31...Kf8 32.Re6 Ra5 33.c4±]
32.Bc4 Bxc4+ 33.Rxc4 Rac8 [33...Rhc8 34.Rh4 Nf8 35.Nxe5 Rxc3 36.Re4±]
34.Ra4! Rc7 [34...Ra8 35.Kxa3 Rxa4+ 36.Kxa4±; 34...Rxc3? 35.Ra7 Rd8 36.Nxe5+–]
35.Ra6 Rb8 36.Rh6! Rxc3 [36...Nf8 37.Nxe5 Rxc3 38.Nc6++–; 36...Rh8 37.Re6+ Kf8
38.Nxe5+–]
37.Rxh7+ Ke8 38.Nxe5! [Small combinations in the Capablanca style, Karpov is a very
good follower of a great cuban champion. ]
[38.Rh8+ Ke7 39.Rxb8 Nxb8 40.Nxe5+–]
38...Nf8 [38...Nxe5 39.Rh8+ Kf7 40.Rxb8+–]
39.Rh8 Rg3 [39...Rbc8 40.g6 Rc2+ 41.Rxc2 Rxc2+ 42.Kxa3 Rg2 43.f6+–]
40.Nd7! Rb2+ 41.Rxb2 axb2 42.Nxf8 [42.Nxf8 Rb3 43.Kb1+–]
1–0

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.c3 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3
9.Qxf3 Qd5 10.Be2
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.e4 [Hecht]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Ne7 6.0–0 Bg6 [6...c5; 6...Bg4; 6...h6; 6...Nc8]
7.Nbd2?! [7.b3 Nf5 8.Ba3 Bxa3 9.Nxa3 Qa5 10.Qc1 0–0 11.c4 Nd7 12.Nc2 dxc4
13.bxc4 b5 14.Ne3 Nb6 15.g4 Ne7 16.Nd2 bxc4 17.Ndxc4 Nxc4 18.Nxc4 Qb4 19.a3 ½–
½ Kouwenhoven,M-Dadikina,A/WchJW-U18 Bratislava (11)/1993/; 7.Nh4 Nf5 (7...c5)
8.Nxf5 Bxf5 9.Nd2 h5 10.c3 Nd7 11.Re1 Bg6 12.Nf3 Be7 13.Be3 Be4 14.Nd2 Bg6 15.b4
a5 16.a3 a4 17.c4 dxc4 18.Nxc4 h4 19.Bf3 0–0 20.Rc1 Jepson,C-Engqvist,T/SVE-ch
(10)/1992/½–½ (66); 7.c4 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Nd7 9.Nc3 Nb6 10.Bb3 ½–½ Szalanczy,E-
Groszpeter,A/Budapest Noviki-B/1987/; 7.b3 c5 8.c4; 7.c3]
7...c5 [7...Nd7!?]
8.c4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 [9.cxd5?? d3]
9...Nec6 10.N2f3 dxc4! [10...Be7 11.cxd5 Qxd5 × d5]
11.Bxc4 Be7 12.Be3 [12.Nb5?! 0–0 13.Qxd8 Bxd8 14.Bf4 Nd7 15.Rfd1 Nb6 16.Bb3
Na5]
12...0–0 13.Rc1 a6! [Karpov is excellent in the positions, when he can limit the
possibilities of his opponent.]
[13...Na5 14.Qa4!  15.fd1 (14.Be2 Nbc6) ]
14.a3 [14.Bxe6 fxe6 15.Nxe6 Qxd1 16.Rfxd1 Rc8 17.Bb6 Bf5!? 18.Nc7 Nd7 19.Nxa8
Rxa8÷; 14.Qa4 Qa5 15.Qb3 Qb4]
14...Qe8 15.Ba2 Kh8! [15...Nxd4 16.Nxd4 Nd7? 17.Nxe6!+–]

16.Re1 Nxd4 17.Qxd4 [17.Nxd4 Nd7 18.f4 Nc5µ]
17...Nc6 18.Qg4?! [Kamsky has problems finding a good plan and soon will he be facing
some problems. ]
[18.Qb6 Qb8 (18...Rb8 19.Bc5 Bxc5 20.Qxc5²) 19.Bc5 Bxc5 20.Qxc5 Rd8=]
18...Rc8 19.h4 h6 20.Bb6 Nb8 21.Bc7?! [21.h5?! Bf5 22.Qf4 Qb5!ƒ]
21...Qd7 [21...Bf5 22.Qd4 Qb5 23.Bd6² (23.Bc4!?) ; 21...Nc6 22.Bd6]
22.Ba5 [22.Red1? Rxc7 23.Rxd7 Rxc1+ 24.Kh2 Nxd7–+; 22.Bd6 Rxc1! 23.Rxc1 Bxd6
24.Rd1 Qb5 (24...Bf5 25.Qc4 Rc8 26.Qf1 Rc6µ) 25.exd6 Qxb2 26.Bc4 Nd7µ; 22.Bxb8?!
Rxc1 23.Rxc1 Rxb8³]
22...Rxc1 23.Rxc1 Rc8! [23...Nc6?! 24.Bb6]
24.Bc3 [24.Rxc8+ Qxc8 25.Bc3 Nc6 (25...Bxa3 26.Bxe6!) ]
24...Nc6 25.Bb3 Bc5! [25...b5 26.Qf4 Qa7 27.Rd1 Bc5³]
26.Rd1 Qe7?! [26...Qc7!?; 26...Qc7? 27.Bxe6!]
27.h5 Bh7 28.Qf4 Qc7 29.Rd2 Kg8! [White will have to suffer due to the weakness of
the e5.]
30.Kh2 [30.Bc2 Bxc2 31.Rxc2 Rd8 32.Rd2 Ne7³]
30...Rd8 [30...Bxf2?? 31.Rxf2 Qb6 32.Nd2+– (32.Bc2 Qxf2 33.Bxh7+ Kxh7 34.Ng5+
+–) ; 30...Qb6!?]
31.Bc2 Bxc2 32.Rxc2 Qb6 33.Qh4 Rd5 [33...Rd1!? 34.b4 Be7 35.Qe4 Qb5µ]
34.b4 Be7 35.Qe4 Bd8! 36.a4 Qc7 37.g3 Qd7 38.Kg2 Bc7 [38...Ne7!? 39.Ra2 Bb6µ]
39.Re2 Ne7! 40.Qc4 Bb6 [40...Bb8 41.a5 Qc6µ (41...Nc6µ) ]
41.a5 Bc7 42.g4 [42.Rd2! Qc6 (42...Rxd2 43.Bxd2 Bxe5 44.Bxh6! Bxg3 45.Bxg7)
43.Qxc6 Nxc6 44.Rxd5 exd5 45.Kf1³]
42...Nc6 43.Re4 Bd8! [xb4]
44.Ne1! Be7 45.Nc2 Nxa5! 46.bxa5 Rc5 [Original combination have won the pawn and
the rest should be easy for the great technician.]
47.Qd4 [47.Qb3? Qc6 48.f3 Rxc3–+; 47.Qb4 Qc6 (47...Rc7 48.Qb3 Qc6µ) 48.f3 Rxc3
49.Qxe7 Rxc2+µ]
47...Qxd4 48.Rxd4 Rxc3 [Hecht: TS-TL bei einem schwarzen Mehrbauern, guter L vs.
starken Defensiv-S, Lavieren, Gewinnplan für Karpov? - Analyse!]
49.Ne3 [49.Rd7 Bg5! 50.Ne1 (50.Nd4 Rd3) 50...Rc4 51.Kh3 Rb4 RR52.Nd3]
49...Kf8 [49...Bc5 50.Rd8+ Kh7 51.Kf3 (51.Rd7 Bxe3 52.fxe3 Rxe3 53.Rxf7 Rxe5
54.Rxb7 Rxa5 55.Rb6 e5 56.Re6 Kg8–+) 51...Bxe3 52.fxe3 Rc7–+; 49...Bg5!?]
50.Kf3 [50.Rd7 Rb3 51.Rc7 Bd8 52.Rc8 Ke7 53.Nc4 Kd7]
50...Ke8 51.Ke4 Rb3? [51...Bc5 52.Rc4 (52.Rd2 Bxe3 53.fxe3 Rc4+ 54.Kf3 Rc5–+)
52...Rxc4+ 53.Nxc4 Bxf2 54.Nd6+ Kd7 55.Nxb7 Be1 56.Nc5+ Kc6 57.Nxa6 Bxa5
58.Kd4 Kb5 59.Nb8 Bb4! 60.Nd7 Kc6 61.Nb8+ Kb7 62.Nd7 Kc7–+]
52.Nc4 Bc5 [52...Rb4 53.Nd6+ Bxd6 54.exd6 Rxd4+ 55.Kxd4 Kd7 56.Kc5 g5! (56...g6
57.g5!) 57.Kb6 Kxd6 58.Kxb7 f5 59.Kxa6 Kc6 60.f3 f4!–+]
53.Rd2 Rb4 54.Kd3 Rb3+ 55.Ke4 Rb4 56.Kd3 Kd7 57.Kc3+ Ke7 [57...Kc7 58.Rd3 
59.f3]
58.f3 Rb1 59.Kc2 Rb4 60.Kc3 Rb5 61.Ra2 f6? [Karpov stumbles at the face of a stiff
resistance, Kamsky is a very tough nut to crack.]
[61...Bb4+ 62.Kd4 Rd5+ 63.Ke4 Bc3! 64.Ra4 Rd4+ 65.Ke3 Kd8–+]
62.exf6+ gxf6 63.f4 Bb4+ 64.Kd3 Rd5+ 65.Ke4 Bc3 66.Ke3 Bd4+ 67.Kf3 Rb5 68.Ke4
Ba7? [68...Bc3]
69.Ra3 [69.Kd3 Rb3+ 70.Ke4 (70.Kc2 Rg3 71.Rb2 Rg2+ 72.Nd2 Be3) 70...Rc3 71.Ra4
Bc5]
69...f5+ 70.gxf5 exf5+ [70...Rxf5 71.Ne5 Rxh5 72.Rb3]
71.Kf3 Ke6 [71...Rb4 72.Rc3 Bd4–+]
72.Rd3 Bc5 [72...Rb4–+; 72...Bb8–+]
73.Rd8 Rb3+ 74.Kg2 Rb4 75.Ne5 Rxf4 76.Nd3 Rg4+ 77.Kf3 Be7 78.Rb8 Rd4 79.Ke3
[79.Ke2! Rd7 80.Rh8 Bg5?? 81.Nc5+]
79...Re4+?! [79...Rd7!–+; 79...Rd7 80.Nf4+ Kd6 81.Rh8 Bg5–+]
80.Kf3 Rh4 81.Rxb7 Rh3+ 82.Ke2 Bg5 83.Nc5+ Ke5 84.Nxa6 Rxh5 85.Rb5+ Kf4
86.Rb4+ Kg3 87.Rb3+ Kg4 88.Nc5 Rh2+ 89.Kf1 Ra2 90.Rb4+ Kf3 91.Ra4! Rc2
[91...Rxa4 92.Nxa4 Be3 93.Nc3 h5 94.Ne2 (94.Nd5? Bc5–+) 94...h4 95.Ng1+! Kg3
96.a6 f4 (96...h3 97.Nxh3!! Kxh3 98.Ke2 Ba7 99.Kf3 Bb8 100.a7 Bxa7 101.Kf4=)
97.Ne2+ Kf3 98.Nxf4 Kxf4 99.Kg2=]
92.Nd3 Bd2 93.Ne1+ Bxe1 94.Kxe1 Rc1+ 95.Kd2 Rc7 96.a6 Ra7 97.Ke1 f4 98.Kf1
Kg3 99.Ra3+ f3 100.Ra5 Rc7 101.Ra1
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4+-+-+-+-$
5-+-+-+-+%
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7-+-+-tr-+'
8+-+-+-+-(
xhgfedcbay
101...Ra7“ 102.Ra5
½–½
(1389350) Karpov,Anatoly (2775) - Hansen,Curt (2635) [E84]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Nge2 a6 8.Qd2 Rb8 9.Nc1 e5
10.d5 Nd4 11.N1e2 Nxe2 12.Bxe2 Nh5 13.0–0–0 f5 14.Kb1 Nf4 15.Bf1 b6 16.g3 Nh5
17.Be2 Nf6 18.Bg5 Qe8 19.Bd3 fxe4 20.Nxe4 Nxe4 21.Bxe4 Bf5 22.Qe2 Bxe4+ 23.fxe4
Qf7 24.Rhf1 Qd7 25.g4 Rxf1 26.Rxf1 Rf8 27.h3 h6 28.Rxf8+ Bxf8 29.Bd2 Kg7 30.c5
dxc5 31.Qxa6 h5 32.Qe2 hxg4 33.Qxg4 Qxg4 34.hxg4 Kf7 35.a4 Ke8 36.a5 Kd7 37.axb6
cxb6 38.Bc3 Bd6 39.b4 cxb4 40.Bd2 Kc7 41.Kc2 b5 42.Kb3 Kd7 43.Bxb4 Bc7 44.Bc3
Bd6 45.Bb2 b4 46.Bc1 Bc5 47.Bd2 Bg1 48.Kxb4 Bf2 49.Kc4 Bg1 50.Kd3 Bc5 51.Be3
Be7 52.Kc4 Ba3 53.Bd2 Be7 54.Bc3 Bd6 55.Bb4 Bb8 56.Kb5 Ba7 57.Bc5 Bb8 58.d6
1–0
(1389355) Almasi,Zoltan (2630) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [B17]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3 Bd6 8.Qe2 h6
9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Nf6 11.Qe2 b6 12.Bd2 Bb7 13.0–0–0 Qc7 14.Kb1 Rd8 15.c4 0–0
16.Bc3 Rfe8 17.Ne5 c5 18.dxc5 Bxc5 19.f3 a5 20.Bc2 Ba6 21.Ba4 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Rd8
23.Rxd8+ Qxd8 24.Bc2 Qd6 25.f4 Bb7 26.g3 Ne4 27.Be1 Qd4 28.Qh5 Nd6 29.Nd3 Qg1
30.Qd1 Bd4 31.Bf2 Qxd1+ 32.Bxd1 Bxf2 33.Nxf2 Nxc4 34.Be2 Nd6 35.Kc2 f6 36.Kc3
Kf7 37.Ng4 Ke7 38.Bd3 Be4 39.Be2 Nf5 40.Nf2 Bd5 41.a3 g5 42.Bd3 Nd6 43.Ng4 gxf4
44.gxf4 h5 45.Ne3 Be4 46.Be2 h4 47.Kd4 Bc6 48.Bd3 Bf3 49.Bf1 Kd7 50.Bc4 Nc8
51.Bb5+ Kc7 52.Ba4 Ne7 53.Bb3 Kd7 54.Nc4 Nc8 55.Ne3 Na7 56.Ba4+ Bc6 57.Bd1
Nb5+ 58.Kd3 Kd6 59.Ng4 Ke7 60.Ba4 Na7 61.Bxc6 Nxc6 62.Ne3 Kd6 63.Nc4+ Kc5
64.Nd2 Kd5 65.Nf3 e5 66.Nxh4 exf4 67.Nf5 Ne5+ 68.Ke2 Kc4 69.h4 Kb3 70.Ne7 Kxb2
71.Nd5 f3+ 72.Kf2 Kxa3 73.Nxb6 a4 74.h5 Kb3
0–1
(1389363) Karpov,Anatoly (2775) - Svidler,Peter (2635) [D02]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0–0 0–0 6.c3 Bf5 7.Qb3 Qc8 8.Bg5 Rd8 9.Nbd2
c5 10.Rfe1 Nbd7 11.Ne5 Qc7 12.Bf4 Qb6 13.Nxd7 Rxd7 14.Be5 Qa5 15.a4 Ne4
16.Nxe4 dxe4 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.e3 Rc8 19.h3 h5 20.Red1 c4 21.Qb5 Qc7 22.a5 a6
23.Qa4 Rd5 24.Rd2 Rb5 25.Qd1 Qd7 26.Kh2 Be6 27.Bxe4 Bxh3 28.d5 Bg4 29.Bf3 Qf5
30.Kg2 Bh3+ 31.Kh2 Bg4 32.Kg2 Bh3+
½–½
(1389372) Van Wely,Loek (2585) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [E12]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Qa4+ Qd7 8.Qxd7+ Nbxd7
9.Nb5 Kd8 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.e4 N5f6 12.Bf4 Ne8 13.Bd3 h6 14.0–0–0 c6 15.Nc3 Bd6
16.Be3 Ke7 17.Kb1 Rc8 18.e5 Bb8 19.Ne4 f5 20.exf6+ Nexf6 21.Rhe1 Rhd8 22.Bd2
Nd5 23.h4 Rf8 24.h5 Nf4 25.Bf1 Nxh5 26.Bb4+ c5 27.dxc5 Bxe4+ 28.Rxe4 bxc5 29.Bc3
Nhf6 30.Re3 Bf4 31.Re2 Kf7 32.g3 Bb8 33.Bh3 Rc6 34.Ba5 g5 35.Nd2 Nb6 36.Bxb6
axb6 37.Nc4 b5 38.Na5 Rb6 39.Bg2 Rc8 40.b4 cxb4 41.axb4 Bd6 42.Rb2 Rc3 43.Rdd2
h5 44.Ka2 h4 45.gxh4 gxh4 46.Rb3 Rc1 47.Re2 Nh5 48.Rf3+ Nf4 49.Bh3 e5 50.Re4
Kg6 51.Kb2 Rh1 52.Bd7 h3 53.Rg3+ Kf6 54.Bxh3 Nxh3 55.Rh4 Nxf2 56.Rxh1 Nxh1
57.Rh3 Nf2 58.Rf3+ Ke6 59.Rxf2 Bxb4 60.Nb3 Kd5 61.Nc1 Ra6 62.Rf1 Kc4 63.Na2
Bd2 64.Rf2 Kd3
0–1
(1389376) Karpov,Anatoly (2775) - Leko,Peter (2605) [A40]

1.d4
½–½
(1414364) Stefansson,Hannes (2560) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [A25]

Chess.net m1 blitz Internet (1), 1996
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.g3 Bb4 4.Bg2 0–0 5.e4 d6 6.Nge2 Nc6 7.h3 a6 8.0–0 Bc5 9.d3 h6
10.Kh2 Nd4 11.f4 Bd7 12.f5 b5 13.Be3 c6 14.Qd2 Qb6 15.Bxh6 gxh6 16.Qxh6 Qd8
17.g4 Nc2 18.g5 Be3 19.Rf4 Bxf4+ 20.Nxf4 Ne8 21.Nh5 f6 22.Qg6+ Kh8 23.Qh6+ Kg8
24.Rg1 Rf7 25.Bf3 Qb6 26.gxf6+ Qxg1+ 27.Kxg1 Nd4 28.Bg4 Rb8 29.b3 Rb7 30.Qg6+
Kf8 31.Kf2 Bc8 32.Ne2 Nxe2 33.Kxe2 bxc4 34.dxc4 a5 35.Ng7 Nxf6 36.Ne6+ Ke7
37.Ng5 Rf8 38.Nh7 Nxh7 39.Qxh7+ Rf7 40.Qg6 Bd7 41.Bh5
1–0
(1414365) Karpov,Anatoly (2540) - Stefansson,Hannes (2480) [E15]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bg2 Bb4+ 8.Bd2 Bd6 9.0–0
0–0 10.Nc3 Nbd7 11.Re1 Re8 12.Rc1 h6 13.Rc2 c5 14.Bf4 Bf8 15.dxc5 Nxc5 16.Be5
Nce4 17.Bxf6 Nxf6 18.Nd4 Qd7 19.Qc1 Rac8 20.Rd1 Bb4 21.e3 Rc7 22.Ne4 Rec8
23.Nxf6+ gxf6 24.Rxc7 Rxc7 25.Qb1 Bf8 26.h4 Bb7 27.Kh2 Rc5 28.Rd2 Qc7 29.Qd1
Bc8 30.Ne2 Be6 31.Nf4 Rc1 32.Qe2 Ra1 33.Rc2 Qe5 34.Qd2 Bf5 35.Rc6 Be4 36.f3 Bf5
37.Nxd5 Be6 38.Nf4 Qb5 39.Rc7 Qa5 40.Qd3 Qe5 41.Nxe6 Qxe6 42.Rc2 Qd6 43.Qxd6
Bxd6 44.f4 Bc5 45.e4 a5 46.Bf3 Kf8 47.Kh3 Kg7 48.Kg4 Rg1 49.h5 Rf1 50.Rd2 Rf2
51.Rd7 Rxa2 52.e5 fxe5 53.Bd5 exf4 54.b4 Ra3 55.bxc5 Rxg3+ 56.Kxf4
1–0
(1414366) Wojtkiewicz,Aleksander (2525) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [E06]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.d4 0–0 6.Qc2 c5 7.0–0 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nc6 9.Nxc6
bxc6 10.Rd1 Ba6 11.Nd2 Qb6 12.b3 Ng4 13.e3 Bf6 14.Rb1 Rfd8 15.h3 Ne5 16.Bb2
Rac8 17.Bd4 c5 18.Bxe5 Bxe5 19.e4 dxe4 20.Bxe4 g6 21.Nf3 Bg7 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8
23.Rd1 f5 24.Rxd8+ Qxd8 25.Bd3 e5 26.Be2 Bb7 27.Nd2 Qd6 28.Nf1 Qc6 29.f3 Qd6
30.Kg2 Qd4 31.Qc1 Bf6 32.Qc2 Kg7 33.Qd2 e4 34.Qc2 g5 35.Qd2 h6
0–1

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 b6 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.0–0
Be7 10.Bd2 0–0 11.Rfc1 a6 12.Ne2 Qb8 13.Qb3 Ne4 14.Bb4 Bd6 15.Rc2 Rc8 16.Rxc8+
Qxc8 17.Rc1 Qf8 18.Rc7 Bxb4 19.Rxb7 Nef6 20.Ne5 Nxe5 21.dxe5 Ng4 22.Rxb6 a5
23.a3 Bc5 24.Rb5 g6 25.Qc3 Rc8 26.Qxa5 Qh6 27.h3 Nxf2 28.Rxc5 Qxe3 29.Rxc8+
Kg7 30.Qc5 Nxh3+ 31.Kh2
1–0
(1417463) Campora,Daniel Hugo (2545) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [B17]

ESP-chT Oropesa del Mar (1), 1996
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.c3 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3
9.Qxf3 Qd5 10.Be2 e6 11.0–0 Qxf3 12.Bxf3 Bd6 13.c4 0–0 14.Be3 Rfd8 15.Rfd1 Rd7
16.Rac1 Kf8 17.g4 Ne8 18.Kg2 Be7 19.d5 cxd5 20.cxd5 e5 21.g5 f5 22.gxf6 Nxf6 23.d6
Bxd6 24.Rxd6 Rxd6 25.Bc5 Ke7 26.Rd1 Ne8 27.Bxb7 Rb8 28.Bc6 Rc8 29.Bxd6+ Nxd6
30.Ba4 Rc5 31.b4 Rc4 32.Rd5 e4 33.Ra5 Rxb4 34.Rxa7+ Kf6 35.Bb3 Rb5 36.Rd7 Nf5
37.Rd5 Rb4 38.Ra5 e3 39.fxe3 Nxe3+ 40.Kf3 Nf5 41.Ra4 Rb5 42.Bc2
½–½
(1417490) Karpov,Anatoly (2775) - Rogers,Ian (2575) [E11]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.g3 Nc6 6.Nc3 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 Ne4 8.Rc1 0–0
9.Bg2 d6 10.d5 Nxc3 11.Rxc3 Nb8 12.dxe6 fxe6 13.Nd4 c6 14.0–0 Nd7 15.b4 Nf6 16.b5
e5 17.Nc2 cxb5 18.cxb5 Be6 19.Ne3 Rac8 20.Qd2 Rxc3 21.Qxc3 Qd7 22.Rd1 Qxb5
23.Rxd6 Bxa2 24.Rd2 e4 25.Qa3 Bf7 26.Qxa7 Qb1+ 27.Bf1 Qb4 28.Rd4 Qb5 29.Rd6
Nd5 30.h3 Nxe3 31.Qxe3 Bd5 32.Qg5 Bc6 33.Qxb5 Bxb5 34.e3 Bxf1 35.Kxf1 Re8
36.Rd7 b5 37.Rb7 Re5 38.Kg2 h5 39.f4 Rc5 40.Kf1 g6 41.Ke1 Rc3 42.Kd2 Rd3+
43.Ke2 Rb3 44.Re7 Rb2+
½–½
(1417506) Cramling,Pia (2545) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [E12]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Qc2 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Nd7 9.e4
c5 10.Bf4 cxd4 11.cxd4 Rc8 12.Qb3 Be7 13.Bd3 Nf6 14.Qb1 0–0 15.Bd2 Ne8 16.0–0
Nd6 17.e5 Nf5 18.Bxf5 exf5 19.Qxf5 Bxf3 20.Qxf3 Qxd4 21.Qb7 Qxe5 22.Qxa7 Bc5
23.Rae1 Qd6 24.Bb4 Bxb4 25.axb4 Rc4 26.Rd1 Rd4 27.Rxd4 Qxd4 28.Qe7 Rc8 29.Re1
g6 30.h3 Rc4 31.b5 Kg7 32.Qb7 Qc5 33.Qa6 Qd4 34.Qa2 h5 35.g3 h4 36.gxh4 Qxh4
37.Qb3 Qg5+ 38.Kf1 Rc5 39.Re8 Qf6 40.h4 Qd4 41.Qa3 Kh7 42.Re3 Rxb5 43.Rf3 Rb1+
44.Kg2 Qg4+ 45.Kh2 Qg1+ 46.Kh3 Qh1+ 47.Kg3 Rg1+ 48.Kf4 Qxh4+ 49.Ke3 Qg5+
50.Ke2 Qb5+ 51.Kd2 Qd5+ 52.Rd3 Qg5+ 53.Ke2 Qg4+ 54.Rf3 Qc4+ 55.Rd3 Qe4+
56.Re3 Qc2+ 57.Kf3 Qd1+
0–1
(1417531) Karpov,Anatoly (2775) - Gulko,Boris F (2615) [D27]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0–0 Nf6 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.Nc3 Be7 9.dxc5
Qxd1 10.Rxd1 Bxc5 11.Bd2 Bd7 12.Rac1 Ba7 13.Be1 Ke7 14.Na4 b6 15.Rxd7+ Kxd7
16.Nxb6+ Bxb6 17.Ba4 Kc8 18.Ne5 Kb8 19.Nxc6+ Kb7 20.Ne5 Rac8 21.Bc6+ Ka7
22.Nxf7 Rhf8 23.Ne5 Nd5 24.Rd1 Rfd8 25.Ba4 Ne7 26.Nd7 Nd5 27.Kf1 Bxe3 28.Rxd5
exd5 29.fxe3 Rc4 30.b4 Re4 31.Bc3 a5 32.a3 axb4 33.axb4 Re7 34.Ne5 Rf8+ 35.Ke2
Kb7 36.Bc6+ Kc7 37.b5 Rf5 38.Nf3 Re4 39.h3 Ra4 40.g4 Ra2+ 41.Nd2 d4 42.Bxd4
1–0
(1438976) Valkesalmi,Kimmo (2370) - Karpov,Anatoly (2770) [A29]

Helsinki sim Helsinki (1), 1996
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.0–0 0–0 7.d3 h6 8.a3 a6 9.e3 Re8
10.h3 Ba7 11.b4 Bd7 12.Bb2 Rb8 13.Nd2 b5 14.Nd5 Nxd5 15.cxd5 Ne7 16.Rc1 Rc8
17.Nb3 c6 18.dxc6 Bxc6 19.e4 Bd7 20.d4 Be6 21.d5 Bd7 22.Qe2 Bb6 23.Kh2 Ng6
24.Bf3 Rxc1 25.Nxc1 Qc7 26.Nd3 Rc8 27.Rc1
½–½
(1438977) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Pyhala,Antti (2330) [D22]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Bxc4 e6 6.0–0 Nc6 7.h3 Bh5 8.Be2 Bd6 9.b3
Qe7 10.Bb2 Nf6 11.Nbd2 e5 12.Nc4 e4 13.Nfe5 Bxe2 14.Qxe2 Nb4 15.Ba3 Nbd5
16.Nxd6+ cxd6 17.Nc4 Rd8 18.Rac1 0–0 19.Na5 Rc8 20.Qd2 Rfd8 21.Rxc8 Rxc8
22.Rc1 Rd8 23.Qd1 h5 24.Rc2 Qd7 25.Nc4 b5 26.Na5 b4 27.Bb2 Rc8 28.Qc1 Rxc2
29.Qxc2 Qc7 30.Qxc7 Nxc7 31.Nc6 Nfd5 32.a3 bxa3 33.Bxa3 Nb5 34.Bc1 f5 35.Bd2
Kf7 36.Kf1 Ke6 37.Ke2 g5 38.f3 g4 39.fxe4 fxe4 40.hxg4 hxg4 41.Kf2 Kf5 42.Nb8
Nbc7 43.Ba5 Kg5 44.Ke2 g3
½–½
(1438978) Westerinen,Heikki MJ (2410) - Karpov,Anatoly (2770) [B17]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bd3 Ndf6 6.Ng5 Bg4 7.N1f3 e6 8.0–0 Bh5
9.c3 h6 10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 Nf6 12.Bd3 Qd5 13.Be2 Bd6 14.Qb3 0–0–0 15.Re1 Qf5
16.c4 Bb8 17.Be3 Bxf3 18.Bxf3 g5 19.Rad1 Rhe8 20.Qa4 h5 21.b4 Rd7 22.b5 cxb5
23.cxb5 Kd8 24.d5 e5 25.d6 Re6 26.Bxa7 Bxd6 27.Bb6+ Ke7 28.Bc6 bxc6 29.bxc6 e4
30.cxd7 Nxd7 31.Bc7 Nc5 32.Bxd6+ Rxd6 33.Qa7+ Ke6 34.Rxd6+ Kxd6 35.Qb6+ Ke7
36.Qb5 Kf6 37.Rc1
1–0
(1438979) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Yrjola,Jouni (2460) [E97]

1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.e4 0–0 6.Be2 e5 7.0–0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5
10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.Bf3 fxe4 13.Ngxe4 Nf5 14.Bg5 Nd4 15.Be2 Bf5 16.Bd3 Qd7
17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Ne2 Bh4 19.N4g3 Bg4 20.Qd2 Bxe2 21.Bxe2 Rf4 22.Bd3 Raf8 23.Rf1
Qg7 24.Rae1 h5 25.c5 Be7 26.cxd6 cxd6 27.Ne2 Nxe2+ 28.Rxe2 Bd8 29.g3 R4f6
30.Kg2 g5 31.h3 Bb6 32.Be4 R6f7 33.Qc1 Rc7 34.Rc2 Rfc8 35.Qd1 Rxc2 36.Bxc2 Qf7
37.Qd2 Qf6 38.Qe2 Rc3 39.Be4 Qf7 40.Qd2 Rc4 41.Qxg5+ Qg7 42.Qf5 Rxb4 43.Qc8+
Qf8 44.Qc2 Bd4 45.Bf3 h4 46.Qg6+ Qg7 47.Qe6+ Qf7 48.Qxd6 Rb2 49.Qd8+ Kg7
50.Qxh4 Rxa2 51.d6 Qe6 52.Qg5+ Kf8 53.Qd8+ Qe8 54.Qf6+ Qf7 55.Qxf7+ Kxf7
56.Bd5+
1–0
(1438980) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Maki,Veijo (2420) [E97]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0–0 6.Be2 e5 7.0–0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5
10.Re1 a5 11.Ba3 axb4 12.Bxb4 b6 13.a4 Nf4 14.Bf1 f5 15.h3 h6 16.a5 bxa5 17.Bxa5
fxe4 18.Nxe4 Bf5 19.Nfd2 Qd7 20.Bb4 g5 21.Re3 Bg6 22.Rea3 Rab8 23.Bc3 Nf5
24.Ra7 Nd4 25.Ba5 Bxe4 26.Nxe4 Qf5 27.f3 Nxh3+ 28.Kh1 Rb2 29.Bc3 Nf2+ 30.Nxf2
Rxf2 31.Bxd4 exd4 32.Qe1 Rb2 33.Qe7 g4 34.Rxc7 Be5 35.f4 g3 36.Qe6+ Qxe6
37.dxe6 Bxf4 38.Bd3 Bg5 39.Kg1 Rbf2 40.Kh1 R2f4 41.Kg1 Rh4 42.Re1 Be3+ 43.Rxe3
dxe3 44.e7 Ra8 45.Kf1 Kf7 46.Ke2 Re8 47.Rc6
0–1
(1438981) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Raaste,Eero J (2355) [A85]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 f5 4.Nf3 c6 5.Bg5 Nf6 6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3 0–0 8.0–0 Ne4 9.Bxe7
Qxe7 10.Ne5 Nd7 11.Nxd7 Bxd7 12.Ne2 Rf6 13.f3 Nd6 14.c5 Nf7 15.f4 Rh6 16.Qe1
Kh8 17.g3 g5 18.Qa5 Be8 19.Kg2 Rg6 20.Ng1 Nh6 21.Nf3 Ng4 22.Rae1 h6 23.b4 Rg8
24.a4 Bh5 25.b5 Qg7 26.Qd2 Rac8 27.Kh1 Be8 28.Rc1 Nf6 29.Ne5 Ne4 30.Bxe4 dxe4
31.Qe2 gxf4 32.Rxf4 Qg5 33.Qc4 Qe7 34.b6 axb6 35.cxb6 Ra8 36.Ra1 Kh7 37.a5 Ra6
38.Rf2 Bh5 39.Rf4 Rga8 40.g4 fxg4 41.Qc2 Rxa5 42.Qxe4+ Kh8 43.Rxa5 Rxa5
44.Ng6+ Bxg6 45.Qxg6 Rg5 46.Qxh6+ Kg8 47.Rf6 Rg7 48.Rxe6 Qf7 49.Qf6 Qxf6
50.Rxf6 Re7 51.Rd6 Kf7 52.Kg2 Rxe3 53.Rd7+ Kg6 54.Rxb7 Rb3 55.Kf2 Kh6 56.Rb8
Kg7 57.b7
1–0
(1444833) The World - Karpov,Anatoly (2770) [B17]

Internet FIN m Internet (1), 1996
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bd3 Nxe4 7.Bxe4 Nf6 8.Bd3 Bg4
9.c3 e6 10.0–0 Be7 11.h3 Bh5 12.Bf4 0–0 13.Re1 Qb6 14.Rb1 c5 15.dxc5 Bxc5 16.Be3
Rfd8 17.Bxc5 Qxc5 18.Qe2 Qd5 19.Bc4 Bxf3 20.gxf3 Qg5+ 21.Kh2 Qh4 22.Rg1 g6
23.Rbd1 Qf4+ 24.Kh1 Qh4 25.Kh2 Rxd1 26.Rxd1 Nh5 27.Rd4 Nf4 28.Qf1 Rc8 29.b3 b5
30.Bxb5 Rxc3 31.Be2 Rc2 32.Re4 Rc1
0–1
Nussloch m Nussloch (1), 1996
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 c5 6.Bxb4 cxb4 7.Nbd2 Nc6 8.Bg2 0–0
9.0–0 Qe7 10.Rc1 Rd8 11.Re1 Ne4 12.e3 f5 13.Qe2 Bd7 14.Rc2 Be8 15.Rec1 b3
16.axb3 Nb4 17.Nxe4 fxe4 18.Ne5 Nxc2 19.Qxc2 a5 20.c5 Bb5 21.b4 axb4 22.Qb3 Qe8
23.h3 Ra4 24.Kh2 h6 25.f3 Bc6 26.Nxc6 Qxc6 27.fxe4 dxe4 28.Rf1 Rf8 29.Bxe4 Qa6
30.Bd3 Qc6 31.Bb5 Qxb5 32.Qxe6+ Kh7 33.Qe4+ Kg8 34.Qd5+ Kh7 35.Rxf8 Qe2+
36.Qg2 Qxe3 37.Qc2+ g6 38.Rf7+ Kh8 39.Qxa4 Qe2+ 40.Kg1 Qe1+ 41.Kg2 Qe2+
42.Rf2 Qe4+ 43.Kh2
1–0

Nussloch m Nussloch (2), 1996
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e3 g6 8.Bb5+ c6 9.Bd3
Bg7 10.Na4 Nd7 11.e4 Ne7 12.0–0 e5 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Nc3 Qd6 16.Bc4
Bxh2+ 17.Kh1 Qxd1 18.Rxd1 Be5 19.Bh6 Ng8 20.Be3 Nf6 21.Bd4 Ng4 22.f4 Bxd4
23.Rxd4 Ke7 24.Kg1 Rad8 25.Rad1 f6 26.Be2 Ne3 27.R1d2 c5 28.R4d3 Rxd3 29.Rxd3
Nc2 30.Rd2 Nd4 31.Bc4 Rd8 32.Kf2 Bc6 33.b4 cxb4 34.axb4 Ne6 35.Rxd8 Nxd8 36.b5
Bb7 37.Nd5+ Bxd5 38.Bxd5 Kd6 39.Bg8 h6 40.Ke3 Kc5 41.e5 fxe5 42.fxe5 Kxb5
43.Bh7 Nc6 44.Ke4 Kc5 45.e6 Ne7 46.Ke5 a5
0–1
(1466224) Ivanovic,Bozidar (2500) - Karpov,Anatoly (2770) [D42]

Podgorica m Podgorica (1), 1996
0 0–0 10.Re1 Nf6 11.Bg5 b6 12.Qe2 Bb7 13.Rad1 Nb4 14.Bb1 Rc8 15.Ne5 Nbd5
16.Qd3 g6 17.Bh6 Re8 18.Qh3 Bf8 19.Bg5 Be7 20.Bh6 Bf8 21.Bd2 Nxc3 22.bxc3 b5
23.Bd3 a6 24.Rb1 Rc7 25.c4 bxc4 26.Bxc4 Qxd4 27.Ba5 Rxc4 28.Rxb7 Rc5 29.Bc7 Qd5
30.Ra7 Re7 31.Qh4 Rexc7 32.Rxc7 Rxc7
0–1
(1466225) Ivanovic,Bozidar (2500) - Karpov,Anatoly (2770) [D42]

Podgorica m Podgorica (3), 1996
0 0–0 10.Re1 Bf6 11.Be4 Nce7 12.Qd3 h6 13.a3 Bd7 14.Ne5 Nxc3 15.Qxc3 Bc6
16.Bxc6
½–½
(1486549) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Comp Fritz [D34]
The Hague exh3 The Hague (1), 1996
1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.0–0 0–0 9.Bg5
cxd4 10.Nxd4 h6 11.Be3 Re8 12.Rc1 Bf8 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Bd4 Nd7 15.Na4 Ba6 16.Re1
Bb4 17.Bc3 Bxc3 18.Nxc3 Rb8 19.b3 Ne5 20.Qd4 Qe7 21.Na4 Rbd8 22.Nc5 Bc8
23.Red1 Bg4 24.Rd2 Bf5 25.Qf4 Bg6 26.Qb4 Rb8 27.Qd4 Rb5 28.Na4 Rb4 29.Qc5 Be4
30.Qxe7 Rxe7 31.f3 Bf5 32.f4 Rxa4 33.bxa4 Nc4 34.Rd4 Rxe2 35.Bf1 Rxa2 36.Bxc4
Rxa4 37.Bd3 Rxd4 38.Bxf5 Rc4 39.Rxc4 dxc4 40.Kf2 a5 41.Bc2 Kf8 42.Ke3 Ke7
43.Kd4 c3 44.Kxc3 Kd6 45.Kd4 c5+ 46.Kc4 Kc6 47.Bb3 g6 48.h4 f6 49.Bc2 g5 50.Bb3
gxh4 51.gxh4 h5 52.Bd1 Kd6 53.Bxh5 a4 54.Bg6 f5
1–0
(1486550) Comp Fritz - Karpov,Anatoly (2770) [C10]

The Hague exh3 The Hague (2), 1996
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bd7 5.Nf3 Bc6 6.Bd3 Nd7 7.0–0 Ngf6 8.Ng3 Be7
9.b3 0–0 10.Bb2 b6 11.c4 Bb7 12.Re1 Re8 13.Ng5 Nf8 14.N5e4 N8d7 15.Qc2 Nxe4
16.Nxe4 h6 17.Rad1 Nf6 18.Nxf6+ Bxf6 19.Bh7+ Kh8 20.Be4 Bxe4 21.Rxe4 Qd6
22.Qe2 Red8 23.Re1 Kg8 24.a3 Rac8 25.Rg4 h5 26.Re4 g6 27.b4 Bg7 28.Kh1 c6 29.Bc3
b5 30.Bb2 a6 31.c5 Qd5 32.Qe3 Rd7 33.Qf3 Rcd8 34.h3 Qa2 35.R4e2 Qd5 36.Re4 Ra7
37.Bc3 Qb3 38.R4e3 Qd5 39.Re4 Qb3 40.R4e3 Rd5 41.Qf4 Rb7 42.Ba1 Qa4 43.Bc3
Qc2 44.Ba1 Kh7 45.Qh4 Rbd7 46.Re4 Qa4 47.Qg3 a5 48.bxa5 Qxa5 49.Rxe6 Bxd4
50.Bxd4 Rxd4 51.Re8 Qc7 52.Qxc7 Rxc7 53.R1e7 Rxe7 54.Rxe7 Kg7 55.Rc7 Ra4
56.Rxc6 Rxa3 57.Rb6 Rb3 58.Kg1 Rb1+ 59.Kh2 h4 60.g3 hxg3+ 61.fxg3 Rb2+ 62.Kg1
f5 63.c6 Rc2 64.Kf1 b4 65.h4 Kh6 66.Ke1 Kh5 67.Rxb4 Rxc6 68.Kf2
½–½
(1489101) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Fieandt,John (2220) [D17]

Valkeakoski sim Valkeakoski, 1996
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 c5 8.dxc5 Qxd1+ 9.Nxd1
Bxc5 10.e4 Bg6 11.Bxc4 Nfd7 12.Nd3 Bd4 13.Be3 Nc6 14.Bb5 Bb6 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.a5
Bxe3 17.Nxe3 Ke7 18.Ke2 Rab8 19.Rhc1 Rhc8 20.Rc2 Rb5 21.b4 f5 22.exf5 exf5 23.f4
Be8 24.Rac1 Nf6 25.Rc5 Bd7 26.g3 g6 27.Re5+ Kf7 28.Nc4 Rxe5+ 29.fxe5 Ne4
30.Nd6+ Nxd6 31.exd6 Re8+ 32.Kf2 Re6 33.Nc5 Rxd6 34.Nxd7 Rxd7 35.Rxc6 Rb7
36.Rc4 Ke6 37.Ke3 Ke5 38.h4 h6 39.Kd3 Rd7+ 40.Kc3 g5 41.Rc6 f4 42.gxf4+ gxf4
43.Rxh6 f3 44.Rh8 Rf7 45.Re8+ Kf4 46.Re1 f2 47.Rf1 Ke3 48.b5 Ke2 49.Rxf2+ Kxf2
50.Kc4 Kg3
½–½
(1489102) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Hall,Raimo [C16]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 b6 5.Qg4 g6 6.Bd2 h5 7.Qf4 Ba6 8.Bxa6 Nxa6 9.Nf3
Be7 10.h3 Nb4 11.0–0–0 c5 12.g4 a6 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.Kb1 Rb8 15.b3 Qc7 16.Na4 Nc6
17.c4 dxc4 18.Qxc4 Na5 19.Qxa6 Nxb3 20.axb3 hxg4 21.Ba5 Rxb3+ 22.Kc2 Qb7
23.Qxb7 Rxb7 24.Nd2 gxh3 25.Nc3 Rd7
½–½
(1489103) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Harjula,Mika [E12]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Qa4+ c6 8.Bxf6 Bxf6 9.cxd5
exd5 10.e3 Nd7 11.Bd3 0–0 12.Rd1 Re8 13.0–0 Be7 14.Bb1 Bf8 15.Rfe1 g6 16.h4 Bg7
17.b4 a6 18.Qb3 Nf6 19.a4 Rc8 20.g3 Rc7 21.Ne5 Bf8 22.b5 cxb5 23.axb5 a5 24.Rc1
Bb4 25.Red1 Bxc3 26.Rxc3 Rxc3 27.Qxc3 Qd6 28.Bd3 Rc8 29.Qb2 Qc7
½–½
(1489104) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Hurme,Harri M (2235) [B08]

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Be2 0–0 6.0–0 Nc6 7.d5 Nb4 8.a3 Na6 9.Bxa6
bxa6 10.Nd4 e5 11.Nc6 Qe8 12.Qd3 Nh5 13.Be3 f5 14.f3 f4 15.Bxa7 g5 16.Bf2 g4
17.fxg4 Bxg4 18.Bh4 Bf6 19.Bxf6 Rxf6 20.Kf2 Kh8 21.Rh1 Qg6 22.Raf1 Qg5 23.Ke1
Raf8 24.Rf2 Qh4 25.Qf1 Rh6 26.Nb4 Ng3 27.hxg3 Qxh1 28.gxf4 Rxf4 29.Rxf4 exf4
30.Nd3 f3 31.gxf3 Bxf3 32.Qxh1 Rxh1+ 33.Kf2 Bg4 34.Kg2 Rh5 35.b4 Rg5 36.Kg3
Bd1+ 37.Kf4 Rg1 38.b5 axb5 39.Nxb5 Bxc2 40.Nb4 Ba4 41.Nxc7 Kg7 42.Nd3 Kf6
43.Ne6 Rf1+ 44.Ke3 Ra1 45.Kf4 Bb5 46.e5+ dxe5+ 47.Nxe5 Rf1+ 48.Nf3 Be2 49.Ned4
Bxf3 50.Nxf3 Ra1 51.Ng5 h5 52.Ne4+ Kg6 53.d6 Rxa3 54.d7 Rd3 55.Nc5 Rd5 56.Ne6
Rxd7 57.Nf8+
½–½
(1489105) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Jaatinen,Pertti [D15]

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 a6 5.c5 Nbd7 6.Bf4 Nh5 7.e3 g6 8.h3 Nxf4 9.exf4 Bg7
10.b4 b6 11.Rc1 bxc5 12.bxc5 Qa5 13.Qd2 f6 14.Bd3 Bh6 15.0–0 Qc7 16.g3 e5 17.Bc2
Bb7 18.Rb1 0–0 19.Na4 a5 20.Nb6 Ra7
½–½
(1489106) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Kanerva,Jukka [B14]

1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c5 Be7 8.Bb5 0–0 9.0–0
Bd7 10.Re1 Nb8 11.Bxd7 Qxd7 12.b4 Na6 13.b5 Nc7 14.a4 Rfc8 15.Bf4 Qd8 16.Ne5
Nd7 17.Nxf7 Kxf7 18.Bxc7 Rxc7 19.Qh5+ Kg8 20.Rxe6 Nf6 21.Qe2 Rd7 22.f3 Qc7
23.Qe1 Qd8 24.Ra2 Qf8 25.Rae2 Bxc5 26.dxc5 Qxc5+ 27.Kh1 Rf8 28.R2e5 Qb4 29.Re7
Rxe7 30.Rxe7 Rf7 31.Re3 d4 32.Ne4 Qxe1+
½–½
(1489107) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Kosonen,Markku [A81]

1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 fxe4 6.Nxe4 d5 7.Nxf6+ exf6 8.Be3 Be6
9.Ne2 c6 10.c3 Na6 11.Nf4 Bf7 12.h4 Nc7 13.Bh3 0–0 14.Qb3 b6 15.0–0–0 Re8
16.Rhe1 Nb5 17.Kb1 a5 18.a4 Nd6 19.f3 Ra7 20.Bc1 Rae7 21.Rxe7 Rxe7
½–½
(1489108) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Laasanen,Teemu [B76]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 0–0 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.g4
Be6 10.0–0–0 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 Qa5 12.Kb1 Rfc8 13.a3 Rab8 14.g5 Nh5 15.Bxg7 Kxg7
16.Qd4+ Kg8 17.Nd5 Bxd5 18.exd5 b5 19.c3 Qc7 20.Bh3 Re8 21.Bg4 Ng7 22.h4 Qc5
23.h5 Qxd4 24.Rxd4 gxh5 25.Bxh5 Nxh5 26.Rxh5 Kg7 27.Rh6 Rbc8 28.Rdh4 Rh8
29.Re4 Rhe8 30.Kc2 Rc5 31.Rd4 f6 32.f4 Rf8 33.Kb3 a5 34.Rh2 fxg5 35.fxg5 Rf5
36.Rdh4 a4+ 37.Kb4 Rxg5 38.Rxh7+ Kf6 39.R2h6+ Ke5 40.Rh5 Rxh5 41.Rxh5+ Ke4
42.Rh7 Kxd5 43.Rxe7 Kc6 44.Re8 Kb6
½–½
(1489109) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Lampen,Timo (2280) [A84]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 f5 5.f4 Nf6 6.Nf3 Bd6 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 b6 9.Ne5 Bb7
10.cxd5 exd5 11.Bd2 Nbd7 12.Be1 Ne4 13.Nxe4 fxe4 14.Bg3 Nxe5 15.fxe5 Be7 16.Rc1
Bg5 17.Bf4 Qe7 18.g3 Qd8 19.Rf2 Be7 20.h4 c5 21.b3 cxd4 22.exd4 Rc8 23.Rxc8 Bxc8
24.Qc1 Bd7 25.Bg5 Bxg5 26.Rxf8+ Qxf8 27.Qxg5 h6 28.Qd2 Qc8 29.a4 Bg4 30.Bf1
Qf5 31.Qc3 Qf3 32.Qxf3 Bxf3 33.b4 Bg4 34.a5 g5 35.Kf2 Kf7 36.Ba6 Ke7 37.Bb7 Be6
½–½
(1489110) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Maenpaa,Aimo [C92]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.Re1 d6 8.c3 0–0 9.h3 Bb7
10.d4 Rc8 11.a4 Na7 12.axb5 Nxb5 13.d5 c6 14.dxc6 Bxc6 15.Nbd2 Bb7 16.c4 Nc7
17.Nf1 Nxe4 18.Bc2 Nf6 19.Ng3 Ne6 20.b3 g6 21.Be3 Nd7 22.Be4 Bxe4 23.Nxe4 Rc6
24.Nc3 Nf6 25.Re2 Nc7 26.Rea2 Qc8 27.Ra5 Bd8 28.R5a3 Be7 29.Ra5 Bd8 30.R5a3
½–½
(1489111) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Nouro,Mikael (2275) [E91]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nf3 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 0–0 6.Be2 Bg4 7.0–0 Nfd7 8.Be3 Bxf3
9.Bxf3 Nc6 10.d5 Nce5 11.Be2 Nb6 12.Qb3 c6 13.a4 cxd5 14.cxd5 Rc8 15.Rfc1 Nbc4
16.Bxa7 Nd2 17.Qb5 Nd7 18.Bg4 f5 19.exf5 gxf5 20.Be2 b6 21.Qb4 Qc7 22.Nd1 Qxa7
23.Rxc8 Rxc8 24.Qxd2 Qa5 25.Qxa5 bxa5 26.Ne3 Bxb2 27.Rb1 Bf6 28.Nxf5 Nc5
29.Rc1 Rf8 30.Rc4 Rb8 31.Rg4+ Kf8 32.h3 Rb1+ 33.Kh2 Rb2 34.Nh6 Bg7 35.Rf4+ Ke8
36.Bh5+ Kd7 37.Ng4 Rb4 38.Rf7 Bb2 39.f4 Rxa4 40.f5 Ne4 41.Rf8 Nf6
½–½
(1489112) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Oikkonen,Jouni [D06]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.e4 Nb6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.d5 Ne5 7.Bf4 Ng6 8.Bg3 e5 9.Nf3
Bd6 10.a4 0–0 11.a5 Nd7 12.a6 Nc5 13.axb7 Bxb7 14.Bc4 a6 15.0–0 Nd7 16.Qe2 Qc8
17.Rfd1 Nb6 18.Bd3 h6 19.h3 Nd7 20.Bc2 Nf6 21.Nd2 Qd8 22.Nc4 Nd7 23.Na5 Qc8
24.Ba4 Nc5 25.Bc6 Bxc6 26.Nxc6 Re8 27.Qc4 Qb7 28.b4 Nd7 29.Na5 Qxb4 30.Qc6
Nb6 31.Rdb1 Qd4 32.Nb3 Qc4 33.Na5 Qd4 34.Rd1 Qb4 35.Rdb1
½–½
(1489113) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Paasikangas Tella,Johanna (2200) [B53]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nf6 5.e5 Nc6 6.Bb5 Qa5+ 7.Nc3 Qxb5 8.Nxb5
Nxd4 9.Nbxd4 dxe5 10.Nxe5 e6 11.0–0 Be7 12.c4 0–0 13.Rd1 h6 14.Be3 Ne4 15.f3 Bg5
16.Bxg5 Nxg5 17.h4 Nh7 18.Nb5 a6 19.Nd6 Nf6 20.Rd2 Rb8 21.c5 Bd7 22.Rad1 Bc6
23.b4 Nd5 24.a3 Ba4 25.Rc1 Bc6
½–½
(1489114) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Penttinen,Jarkko (2265) [A35]

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nd4 4.e3 Nxf3+ 5.Qxf3 g6 6.g3 Bg7 7.Bg2 d6 8.0–0 Rb8
9.Qd1 Bd7 10.d4 Qc8 11.b3 Nh6 12.Bb2 0–0 13.dxc5 dxc5 14.Nd5 Re8 15.Bxg7 Kxg7
16.Qd2 Bc6 17.Rad1 Bxd5 18.cxd5 Rd8 19.Qa5 a6 20.e4 f6 21.Rfe1 Nf7 22.f4 b6
23.Qc3 e5 24.Rf1 Re8 25.d6 Qd7 26.Rd5 Rbd8 27.Rfd1 Qc6 28.d7 Re7 29.Qd3 b5
30.Bf1 exf4 31.gxf4 Qc7 32.e5 fxe5 33.f5 Qb6 34.Kh1 Qf6 35.fxg6 hxg6 36.Bg2 Qh4
37.Qc3 c4 38.bxc4 bxc4 39.Qb4 Nh6 40.h3 Ng4 41.Qb6 Rf7 42.Kg1 Qg3 43.hxg4 Rh8
0–1
(1489115) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Penttinen,Reino [C07]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.0–0 Nf6 8.Nb3 Nc6
9.Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.Nxd4 a6 12.a4 Bd6 13.Rd1 Bc7 14.h3 0–0 15.Be3 e5
16.Nf3 Bf5 17.c3 Rad8 18.Bc5 Rfe8 19.Bb3 Ne4 20.Be3 h6 21.Rxd8 Rxd8
½–½
(1489116) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Saaresmaki,Aulis [D46]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0–0 8.0–0 e5 9.cxd5
cxd5 10.e4 exd4 11.Nxd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 g6 13.Bg5 Qb6 14.h3 Ne5 15.Nxe5 Bxe5
16.Rae1 Qd6 17.f4 Bf6 18.Bxf6 Qxf6 19.Re5 Qb6 20.Qe2 Bd7 21.Re7 Bb5 22.f5 Bxd3
½–½
(1489117) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Salmela,Hannu [A54]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Be7 6.g3 Bd7 7.Bg2 Nc6 8.0–0 0–0 9.b3
Qc8 10.Bb2 Ne5 11.f4 Ng6 12.e4 Bg4 13.Qd2 Bh3 14.Rae1 Bxg2 15.Qxg2 Qd8 16.Nf5
Nd7 17.Nd5 Bf6 18.e5 dxe5 19.Nxf6+ Qxf6 20.fxe5 Ngxe5 21.Qxb7 Nf3+ 22.Qxf3
Qxb2 23.Re2 Qa3 24.Rfe1
½–½
(1489118) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Sammalvuo,Niina (2155) [E06]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 d5 6.0–0 Be7 7.Ne5 Nfd7 8.Nc3 c6 9.Nxd7
Nxd7 10.b3 0–0 11.Bf4 Re8 12.Rc1 Nf6 13.e4 dxe4 14.Nxe4 Nxe4 15.Bxe4 Bg5
16.Bxg5 Qxg5 17.Qf3 Rac8 18.Rcd1 Rc7 19.Rfe1 g6 20.h4 Qd8 21.c5 Kg7 22.b4 Qf6
23.Qa3 Bc8 24.Bg2 Rd8 25.Qe3 Ba6 26.Qe5 Qxe5 27.dxe5 Rxd1 28.Rxd1 Bc4 29.Rd6
bxc5 30.bxc5 Bxa2 31.Rxc6 Rxc6
½–½
(1489119) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Sihvonen,Tero (2190) [A21]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nd5 a5 4.b3 Nf6 5.Nxb4 axb4 6.d4 exd4 7.Qxd4 d6 8.Bb2 Qe7
9.Nf3 Nc6 10.Qf4 Ra5 11.e3 Nh5 12.Qh4 Qxh4 13.Nxh4 Ne5 14.Be2 Nf6 15.0–0 0–0
16.a3 bxa3 17.Bxa3 Be6 18.Bb4 Raa8 19.Nf3 Rfb8
½–½
(1489120) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Tocklin,Tomi [A59]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 d6 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1 g6 9.Nf3
Bg7 10.g3 Nbd7 11.Kg2 Nb6 12.h3 0–0 13.Re1 Qc7 14.Re2 Rfb8 15.Rc2 Qb7 16.Qe2
Nfd7 17.b3 Qa6 18.Qe3 Ne5 19.Nxe5 Bxe5 20.Bb2 Bd4 21.Qd2 Nd7 22.Rd1 Bg7
23.Ne2 Bxb2 24.Rxb2 Rb4 25.Nc3 Rd4 26.Qe3 Rxd1 27.Nxd1 Ne5
½–½

YUG-chT Niksic, 1996
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bg2 0–0 6.0–0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4
Bc6 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Nc3 h6 12.Bxf6 Nxf6 13.b4 Bd5 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.Qb3 c6 16.e3
Ne4 17.Rfc1 Qd6 18.Rab1 a5 19.bxa5 Rfb8 20.Rc2 Nf6 21.Rcb2 Rxa5 22.Qc2 Qc7
23.Ne5 Nd7 24.Nd3 Bd6 25.Bh3 Nf6 26.Rb6 Ra7 27.Qb2 h5 28.a5 h4 29.Ne5 hxg3
30.hxg3 c5 31.Nc6 bxc6 32.dxc5 Bxg3 33.Rxb8+ Qxb8 34.Qxb8+ Bxb8 35.Rxb8+ Kh7
36.Rb6 Rxa5 37.Rxc6 Ne4 38.Rc7 Kg6 39.c6 Ra1+ 40.Kg2 Ra2 41.Rd7 Rxf2+ 42.Kg1
Rc2 43.Rxd5 Rc1+ 44.Kg2 Rc2+ 45.Kg1
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0–0 7.e3 b6 8.Qb3 Bb7 9.Bxf6
Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Rd1 c6 12.Bd3 Bc8 13.0–0 Bg4 14.Ne2 Qe7 15.Bb1 Rc8 16.h3
Bxf3 17.gxf3 Nd7 18.Nf4 Nf8 19.Rd2 Rd8 20.Rc1 Rd6 21.Bf5 Bg5 22.Ng2 Rad8 23.f4
Bf6 24.Rdc2 c5 25.dxc5 bxc5 26.Rxc5 Rb6 27.Rb5 Rxb5 28.Qxb5 d4 29.b4 dxe3 30.fxe3
g5 31.Qc5 Rd6 32.Kh1 Ne6 33.Qc8+ Kg7 34.Rg1 Rd2 35.Qc4 Qd6 36.a4 Kf8 37.Qc8+
Kg7 38.Bxe6 Qxe6 39.Qxe6 fxe6 40.Rc1 Kg6 41.b5 gxf4 42.Nxf4+ Kf5 43.Rc4 Bg5
44.Ng2 Ke5 45.Kg1 Kd5 46.Rc7 Ke4 47.h4 Bf6 48.Rc4+ Kd5 49.Rg4 e5 50.Rg6 Bd8
51.Rxh6 Ke4 52.Rh7 Kf3 53.Rf7+ Kg3 54.Rg7+ Kf3 55.h5 e4 56.Kh2 Bf6 57.Rg8 Be7
58.Rg3+ Kf2 59.Rg7 Bd6+ 60.Kh3 Be5 61.Rxa7 Kg1 62.Re7
1–0
(1497602) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Georgiev,Kiril (2615) [A59]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 d6 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1 g6 9.g3 Bg7
10.Kg2 0–0 11.Nf3 Nbd7 12.Re1 Qb6 13.h3 Ne8 14.Qc2 Nc7 15.Rb1 Rfb8 16.Bg5 Kf8
17.b3 Qa5 18.Na4 Nb5 19.Qc1 Nc3 20.Nxc3 Qxc3 21.Re2 Ra6 22.Qd1 Qb4 23.Rc1
Rba8 24.Rcc2 R8a7 25.Qc1 Ne5 26.Nxe5 Bxe5 27.Bh6+ Ke8 28.Bd2 Qb5 29.Bf4 Bd4
30.Qd2 f6 31.Be3 Bxe3 32.Qxe3 Kf7 33.h4 Kg7 34.Qf3 Ra3 35.h5 Qd7 36.Red2 R7a6
37.Qe2 Ra8 38.Rb2 Kh6 39.Rb1 g5 40.b4 cxb4 41.Rxb4 R8a7 42.Rdb2 Qe8 43.g4 Qd7
44.R4b3 R3a4 45.Rc2 R4a5 46.Kg3 Ra4 47.f3 Rc7 48.a3 Rb7 49.Rbc3 Ra8 50.Qc4 Rba7
51.Qd3 Rb7 52.Rc6 Qd8 53.Qc3 Rba7 54.Rc8 Qb6 55.Rxa8 Qg1+ 56.Rg2 Qh1
½–½

Belgrade Super Belgrade (1), 1996
[Stohl,I]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1 d6 9.g3
Bg7 10.Kg2 Nbd7 11.Nf3 0–0 12.Re1 Ng4 [12...Ra6 13.h3 Qa8 14.Bg5 Rb8 15.Qd2 Rb4
16.Rac1 Qb7 17.Rc2 Nb6 18.Re2 Nc4 19.Qc1 Nd7 20.Bf4 Nce5 21.Nxe5 Nxe5
22.Bxe5= ½/Atalik,S-Lazarev,V/Cappelle la Grande op/1996/ A typical Volga-gambit
position, in which Black has sufficient compensation despite the simplification. A similar
situation will arise in the game and Black will be O.K. despite the  exchange.;
12...Qa5?! 13.e5! Ng4 14.exd6 exd6 15.Bf4 Nge5 16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.Rc1 Qa6 18.Bxe5
Bxe5 19.Rc2 Bg7 20.Qf3 Ra7 21.b3 Rb7 22.Ne4 Qa5 23.Ree2 Qd8 24.Nd2 h5 25.Nc4 h4
26.Qf4 hxg3 27.hxg3± Dautov,R-Georgiev,Ki/Altensteig/1995/; 12...Qb6 13.h3 (13.Qe2
Rfb8 14.Nd2 Qa6 15.f4 Ne8 16.Nf3 Qxe2+ 17.Rxe2 Nc7 18.a3 Nb6 19.Ra2 f5 20.exf5
Nbxd5 21.fxg6 hxg6 22.Nxd5 Nxd5 23.Ng5 Ra7 24.Ne6 Bh8 25.Rf2 c4ƒ
a,b,,Kristiansen,E-Popov,L/Polanica Zdroj/1975/; 13.e5 dxe5 14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.Rxe5
Qb7 16.Qf3 Rad8 17.Bg5 Qxb2÷ Muir,AJ-Malakhov,V/Budapest GM/1995/) 13...Ne8
14.Qc2 Nc7 15.Rb1 Nb5 16.Nxb5 Qxb5 17.b3 Ne5 18.Nxe5 Bxe5 19.a4 Qa6 20.Bh6
Rfb8 21.Rbd1 Rc8 22.Qe2 Qxe2 23.Rxe2 c4 24.bxc4 Rxa4= Atalik,S-
Nikolaidis,I/Ilioupolis/1995/]
13.Bf4N [13.Nd2!? h5!? (13...Nge5 14.Qe2 Nb6 15.f4 Ned7 16.a4 Ra7 (16...Bxc3!?
17.bxc3 Nxa4 18.c4 e6 19.dxe6 fxe6 20.Nf3 Qf6 21.Ra3 Nab6 22.Bb2 e5 23.fxe5 Nxe5
24.Nxe5 dxe5 25.Rxa8 Rxa8= Pelletier,Y-Leventic,I/Mitropa Cup/1995/; 16...Qc8 17.a5
Qa6 18.Ra3 Qxe2+ 19.Rxe2 Rfb8 20.e5 Nc8 21.exd6 exd6 22.Re8+ Bf8 23.Nc4ƒ
Iskusnyh,S-Sagalchik,G/Kemerovo (08) 1995/½–½ (62); 16...Re8 17.a5 e6 18.dxe6 Rxe6
19.Qf3 Ra6 20.Ra3 Nc8 21.Nc4 Ne7 22.Bd2 Qa8 23.Nd5 Nxd5 24.exd5 Rxe1 25.Bxe1
Bd4 26.Bc3± Gavrikov,V-Gallagher,J/SWZ-chT/1994/) 17.a5 Na8 (17...Qb8 18.Ra3 Na8
19.Nc4 Nc7 20.Rd1 Nb5 21.Nxb5 Qxb5 22.Bd2 Rb8 23.Qd3 Qa6 24.Bc3 Rb4 25.Bxg7
Qxc4 26.Bc3 Qxd3 27.Rxd3 Rxe4 28.Kf3± a,,Quinteros,MA-Giardelli,S/Buenos Aires
op/1995/) 18.Nc4 Nc7 19.e5 Qa8 20.Qf3 Ra6 21.Ra3 e6 22.exd6 Nxd5 23.Rd1 N7f6
24.Rb3 Qc6 25.Rb6 Qa8 26.Rb5 Qa7 27.Be3± Huss,A-Vaiser,A/Grand-Prix
Suisse/1990/) 14.h3 Nge5 15.Qe2 Nb6 16.f4 Ned7 17.a3 (¹17.a4) 17...Qc7 18.Nb5 Qb7
19.Rb1 Rfb8 20.Nc3 Qa6 21.Qxa6 Rxa6 22.Na2 Na4 23.b3 Nc3 24.Nxc3 Bxc3 25.Re2
e6 26.dxe6 fxe6 27.Nc4 d5ƒ Arnold,J-Kiss,F/Budapest FS02 IM/1996/; 13.Qe2 Qa5
(13...Qb6 14.Nd2 Ngf6 15.b3 Qa6 16.Bb2 Ne5 17.Nb5 Ne8 18.a4 Nd3 19.Qxd3 Bxb2
20.Rad1 Qb7 21.Nc4 Bg7 22.f4 Nc7 23.Nxc7 Qxc7 24.e5± Piket,J-Riemersma,L/NLD-
chT 9596/1995/ ) 14.Bg5 Rfe8 15.Nd2 Ngf6 16.Nc4 Qb4 17.e5 Nxe5 18.Nxe5 dxe5
19.Bxf6 exf6 20.d6 f5 21.Kg1 Red8 22.Nd5 Qb7 23.Ne7+ Kf8 24.Red1 Ra6µ Frolik-
Sluka/MOR-chT9596/1996/; 13.Ng5 Nge5 14.f4 Nc4 15.Qd3 Ncb6 16.Be3 Na4 17.Re2
Nxc3 18.bxc3 Ra3 19.Rc2 Qa5 20.Bd2 Rb8 21.Nf3 Nb6 22.Rb1 Rxa2 23.Rcb2 Rxb2
24.Rxb2 Nd7 25.Rxb8+ Nxb8= Vuruna,M-Marinkovic,I/Vrnjacka Banja/1989/; 13.Bg5
h6 14.Bd2 Qb6 15.Rb1 Rfb8 16.Na4 Qa7 17.b3 Nb6 18.Nxb6 Qxb6 19.h3 Ne5 20.Nxe5
Bxe5 21.a4 Bg7 22.b4 cxb4 23.Rxb4 Qa6 24.Rxb8+ Rxb8 25.a5 Rb2 26.Qc1 Ra2
27.Bxh6² Kaman,A-Abel,L/HUN-tt/1993/; 13.Re2 Qb6 (13...Qa5 14.Bg5 Rfe8 15.Rc1
Nb6 (15...h6 16.Bf4 Nge5 17.Nxe5 Nxe5 18.Qd2 Kh7 19.b3 Reb8 20.Rc2 Rb4 21.Bxe5
Bxe5 22.Nd1 Qb5 23.Qc1 e6 24.Rc4 exd5 25.exd5 Rb8 26.Ne3² Bonsch-Lukov/Halle (8)
1987/½–½ (48)) 16.h3 Ne5 17.Nxe5 Bxe5 18.Qd3 Qb4 19.a3 Qa5 20.Nd1 c4 21.Qd2
Qa6 22.Ne3 Bg7 23.Ng4 Nd7 24.Bh6 Bh8 25.Be3 Rab8 26.Bd4 Bf6 27.Rc3 Qa4 28.Bxf6
exf6 29.Qd4‚ Spassky,B-Vaganian,R/Linares/1985/ ) 14.Bf4 Rfb8 (14...Nge5 15.Nxe5
Nxe5 16.Rc1 c4 17.Bxe5 Bxe5 18.Na4 Qb4 19.b3 cxb3 20.axb3 Rab8 21.Re3 Rfc8
22.Rxc8+ Rxc8 23.Qd3 Bd4 24.Re2 Bf6 25.f4 Bd4 26.Rc2 Rxc2+ 27.Qxc2 Qe1°
‫ע‬g2,Akesson,R-Cramling,P/Katrineholm/1995/) 15.Rc1 Qa6 16.Rcc2 Nge5 17.Bxe5
Nxe5 18.Nxe5 Bxe5 19.Qe1 Rb4 20.b3 c4 21.Nd1 Qb5 22.bxc4 Rxc4 23.Qd2 Rd4
24.Qc1 Rb4 25.Qe3 Qb7 26.f3 Bd4 27.Qd3 Bc5„ Schoen,W-Polgar,Zso/Reykjavik
op/1988/; 13.h3 Nge5 14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.f4 Nd7 16.Qc2 Ra6 17.a4 Qa8 18.Nb5 Rc8
19.Bd2 c4 20.Bc3 Bxc3 21.Nxc3 Nc5 22.Re2 Rb8 23.Ra3 Rb4 24.Kh2 Qb7 25.a5 Nd3
26.Nd1 Qb5= Neverov,V-Bologan,V/Nikolaev zt/1995/]
13...Qa5 14.h3 Nge5 15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.Qe2 Rfb8° 17.Rac1 Qa6! [d3]
18.Bxe5 [18.Qxa6 Rxa6 19.Bxe5™ (19.Re2 Nd3 20.Rcc2 Nb4ƒ) 19...Bxe5 20.Re2 Rb4°]
18...Bxe5 19.Rc2 Qxe2 20.Rexe2 Rb4 21.a3 [21.f4!? Bd4 22.e5 Ra6= ]
21...Rb3 22.Nd1 [e3–c4,f4,e5]
22...Bd4! [‫פ‬d1]
23.Ne3 Bxe3 24.Rxe3 [24.fxe3?! Kg7 f6–e5]
24...Rxe3 25.fxe3 Rb8 26.Kf3 Rb3= 27.a4 f6 28.g4 Kf7 29.a5 Rb5 30.a6 Ra5
[a6,×b2,e3,e4]
31.b4!™ cxb4 32.Rc6 b3 33.Rb6 b2 34.Rxb2 Rxa6 35.Rb8
½–½
(1503500) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Ilincic,Zlatko (2555) [E94]

[Lutz,C]
1.Nf3 [Ftacnik Knaak]
1...Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 0–0 6.Be2 e5 7.0–0 Na6 8.Re1 c6 9.Bf1 Bg4
10.d5 Nb4 11.Be2 a5 12.Bg5! [Provoziert die Schwächung der Felder f5 und g6]
[12.Be3 c5 13.g3 Ne8 14.a3 Na6 15.Qd2 Rb8 16.Nh4 Bd7 17.Ng2 Nac7 18.a4= Bareev]
12...h6 13.Be3 [13.Bh4 Qc7 14.Rc1 Nh5 15.a3 Na6 16.Nb5 cxb5 17.cxb5 Nc5 18.b4
axb4 19.axb4 b6 20.bxc5 bxc5 21.Nd2 Bxe2 22.Rxe2 Bf6 23.Bxf6 Nxf6 24.Nc4 Nd7 ½–
½ Von Gleich,A-Reschke,S/BL 9192/1992/ (37)]
13...Qc7 [13...c5?! 14.g3! Bh3 (14...Bd7 15.Nh4 Kh7 16.a3 Na6 17.Bd3 Ng4 18.Bd2 Bf6
19.Ng2 h5 20.Qc1 Bg7 21.f3 Nh6 22.Nd1 Nc7 23.a4 Na6 24.Nf2 Nb4 25.Bb1 f5 ½–½
Schmidt,Wl-Kempinski,R/POL-ch (01)/1994/ (51)) 15.Nh4!± Ein Standardzug. Als Folge
von ...h6 hat Schwarz enorme Schwierigkeiten, ...f5 durchzusetzen (Epishin,V-
Kozul,Z/Biel izt (08); CBM 37).; 13...Bd7 14.Nd2 c5 15.g4 Nh7 16.a3 Na6 17.Kg2 Kh8
18.Rg1 f5 19.gxf5 gxf5 20.exf5 Bxf5 21.Bg4 Qh4 22.Kh1 e4 23.Bxf5 Be5 24.f4 Bxc3
25.Bxh7 Bxd2 26.Bxd2 Kxh7 27.Qe2 Rae8 28.Bc3 1–0 Nielsen,PH-
Kaspersen,M/Copenhagen op (04)/1994/; 13...Nh5!? (Knaak,R) hält die Spannung
aufrecht und ist besser. 14.a3 Na6 15.g3 Nf6 (15...f5?! 16.exf5! gxf5 17.Nh4 Bxe2
18.Qxe2 Qe8 19.dxc6 bxc6 20.Rad1 Rf6 21.Bb6±) 16.Qd2? (16.Nh4 Bh3²) 16...h5
17.Rad1 cxd5 18.cxd5 Bd7³ (18...Bd7 19.Bh6 Nc5 20.Bxg7 Kxg7 21.Ng5 Qe7 22.Bc4
h4µ Eingorn,V-Christiansen,L/Reykjavik Summit/1990/0–1 (37)) ]
14.h3 Bxf3 [14...Bd7 Ftacnik 15.Qd2 Kh7 16.a3 Na6 17.dxc6 bxc6 18.Rad1±]
15.Bxf3 c5?! [Auch hier kann der Abschluß des Zentrums nicht begeistern. Nun kann
nämlich Weiß mit f4 am Königsflügel vorgehen, ohne daß Schwarz Gegenspiel hat.
Ftacnik: Strategically wrong, since black will be left without a trace of counterplay.]
[15...Rfe8 Ftacnik 16.a3 Na6 17.Qd2 Kh7 18.b3²]
16.Rf1 Qe7 17.Qd2 Kh7 18.Rae1 Na6 19.Bd1 [19.Be2!? Ftacnik 19...Nd7 20.Bd3]
19...Nc7 20.g3 Nd7 [20...Qd7 Ftacnik 21.Kg2 b5? 22.cxb5 Nxb5 23.Ba4+–]
21.Bc2 Nb6 [21...f5 22.exf5 gxf5 23.f4!±]
22.Bd3 [22.b3 Ftacnik 22...Na6 (22...a4 23.Nxa4 Nxa4 24.bxa4 b6²) 23.a4 Nb4 24.Bb1
Nd7]
22...Qd7 23.Kg2 Na4 24.Rb1 Rfb8 25.Bc2 Nxc3 [25...Nb6 Ftacnik 26.Qe2 a4 27.f4±]
26.bxc3 [Ftacnik: Extremely strong move, white opens b file and takes control of the
weak d4 square. Black will find it difficult even to open b file.]
26...a4 [Der Versuch des Schwarzen, mittels 23 ..a4 eine Initiative am Damenflügel zu
entwickeln, ist kläglich gescheitert, da nun auch noch der a- und b-Bauer zu schwarzen
Sorgenkindern werden. Stattdessen hätte Schwarz sich passiv verhalten sollen.]
[26...b5? Ftacnik 27.cxb5 Nxb5 28.Ba4+–]
27.Rb6 Ra7 [27...Ra6 Ftacnik 28.Rfb1 Rxb6 29.Rxb6 Na8 30.Rb5 Nc7 31.Ra5±]
28.Rfb1 Na8 29.R6b5 b6 [29...Nc7 Ftacnik 30.Rb6 Na8 31.R6b2 Nc7 32.f4±]
30.f4!+– [Erst jetzt, da die schwarzen Figuren so schlecht wie möglich am Damenflügel
plaziert sind, erfolgt der thematische Vorstoß.]
30...f6 31.f5 g5 [31...gxf5 Ftacnik 32.exf5+–]
32.h4 Rh8 [32...gxh4 Ftacnik 33.Rh1!]
33.Rh1 Kg8 34.Rbb1 Ra6 [34...g4 Ftacnik 35.h5+–]
35.Rbf1 Qd8 [35...Nc7 Ftacnik 36.hxg5 hxg5 37.Rxh8+ Kxh8 (37...Bxh8 38.Bxg5 fxg5
39.Qxg5+ Kf8 40.f6 Qh7 41.Qg4+–) 38.Qd1±]
36.Qd1! a3 [36...Qe8 Ftacnik 37.hxg5 hxg5 38.Bxg5! Rxh1 39.Kxh1 fxg5 40.f6 Qg6
41.fxg7 g4 42.Qe2 Ra7 43.Qf2 Qxg7 44.Qf6+–]
37.Ba4 Nc7 38.Bc6 Kf7 39.Qh5+ Kg8 [39...Ke7 Ftacnik 40.hxg5 hxg5 41.Qg6+–]
40.Rb1 Qb8 41.Qg6 Qf8 42.hxg5 fxg5 [42...hxg5 Ftacnik 43.Rxh8+ Kxh8 44.Rh1+ Kg8
45.Bxg5!+–]
43.Bxg5 [43.Bb7 Ra4 44.Rxb6 Rxc4 45.Rc6 Qe7 46.Rxd6+–]
43...hxg5 [43...Qf7 44.Qxd6 hxg5 45.Qd8+ Bf8 46.Rxh8+ Kxh8 47.d6+–]
44.Rxh8+ Kxh8 45.Rh1+ Kg8 46.Qh7+ [46.f6 Qxf6 47.Qh7+ Kf7 48.Rf1+–]
46...Kf7 47.f6 Qh8 [47...Kxf6 48.Qf5+ Ke7 49.Qd7+ Kf6 50.Rf1++–]
48.Qf5 [48.Qf5 Bh6 49.Qd7+ Kg6 50.Qxc7+–]
1–0

[Bareev,E]
1.d4 [Hecht Ftacnik Karpov]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Qc2 Nxc3 8.Qxc3 Nd7
9.Bg5 Be7 10.Bxe7 Kxe7 11.g3 [11.d5 Ftacnik 11...Bxd5 12.Qxg7÷]
11...Nf6 12.Bg2 Qd6 13.b4 [13.0–0 Rhc8 (13...Rac8 14.b4 Rhd8 15.e3 c5 16.bxc5 bxc5
17.dxc5 Rxc5 18.Qb4 Be4 19.Rad1 Rd5 ½–½ Jakobsen,P-Brinck Claussen,B/Tastrup
(03)/1995/ (24)) 14.Rfd1 (14.b4!? c5 (14...a5!? 15.Rab1
a) 15.b5 c6 (15...c5 16.Rfd1² × c6) 16.bxc6 Bxc6  f8, b5=;
b) 15.bxa5 Ftacnik 15...Rxa5 16.Ne5 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Ra4„; 15...axb4 16.axb4 Be4= 
a, × b4) 15.dxc5 (15.bxc5 bxc5 16.Rab1 Be4=) 15...bxc5 16.b5 (16.Qe3 Ftacnik
16...cxb4 17.Nh4 Qd7 18.Nf5+ Kf8 19.Bxb7 Qxb7 20.Nd6 Qb6 21.Qxb6 axb6 22.Nxc8
Rxc8 23.axb4 1–0 Gomez Esteban,J-Sokolov,A/Pamplona9394 (07)/1993 (56)) 16...a6!?
17.a4!? axb5 18.axb5 Rxa1 (18...Qb6 Ftacnik 19.Rab1²) 19.Rxa1 Qb6 20.Qa5!²) 14...c5
15.Rac1 cxd4 16.Qxd4 Qxd4 17.Nxd4 Rxc1! (17...Bxg2? Ftacnik 18.Kxg2²) 18.Rxc1
Rc8!=  19.Rxc8 Bxc8 20.Nc6+ Kd6 21.f4 (21.Nxa7? Ftacnik 21...Bd7µ) 21...Bd7
22.Ne5 Be8 23.b4 Nd7 24.Nc4+ Kc7 25.Kf2 Nb8 1–0 Magerramov,E-
Makarichev,S/Pavlodar/1987/ (54)]
13...Rad8!N [13...Rhc8!?]
14.0–0 Bxf3 [14...Be4 Ftacnik 15.Rfc1 Nd5 16.Qc4±]
15.Bxf3 Qxd4 16.Qxc7+ Rd7 [16...Qd7 17.Qc4 Rc8 18.Qa6 Rhd8 19.a4=]
17.Qc2 Qe5 [17...Rhd8 18.Bc6 Rd6 19.Qa4 a5=]
18.Rac1 Rhd8 19.Bc6 Rd2 [19...Rc7 Ftacnik 20.Rfd1 Rdc8 21.Qd3±]
20.Qa4 a5 [20...Rxe2 Ftacnik 21.Qxa7+ Kf8 22.Qxb6+–]
21.Bf3? [21.Bb5!?²]
21...g5!µ [21...axb4 22.Qxb4+ Qd6 23.Qb3±]
22.Rc6! R8d6 [22...Rb8= Karpov; 22...g4 23.Bg2 Qxe2 24.Rxb6 Nd7 25.Rb7 axb4
26.Qxb4+ Ke8 27.Bc6±]
23.Rxd6 Rxd6 [23...Qxd6 24.bxa5 bxa5 25.e3±]
24.bxa5 bxa5 [24...Qxa5 25.Qxa5 (25.Qb3± Ftacnik) 25...bxa5 26.Rc1=]

25.Qc2 h6? [25...g4! 26.Bc6± (26.Bg2 Rb6³) ]
26.Rc1 Rd4? [26...g4?; 26...Kf8!? 27.Rb1]
27.e3 Rd6 28.h3 Nd7 [28...Kf8 29.Qc5 Qxc5 30.Rxc5 Ra6 31.Kf1±]
29.Bc6 Nb8? [29...Nf6= 30.Ba4 Kf8!?]
30.Ba4! Nd7 [30...Kf6 31.Qh7+–]
31.Qc8 [c7 c7/]
[31.Qh7 Qb2÷]
31...Qe4 [31...Qb2 32.Rc7]
32.Bxd7 Rxd7 33.Rc7 [33.Qc5+!?±]
33...Rxc7 [33...Qd5 34.Rxd7+ Qxd7 35.Qc5+ Kf6 36.Qxa5+–]
34.Qxc7+ [Hecht: D-D: weißer Mehrfreibauer am Damenflügel bei ungünstiger

schwarzer K-Pos.]
34...Kf6“ [/]
35.Qxa5 [Ftacnik: Black doesn't have enough counter chances and a pawn can not be
stopped.]
35...Qb1+ 36.Kh2 Qc2 [36...Qf1 37.Qd2 Kg6 38.a4 f5 39.a5+–; 36...Qb2 Hecht 37.Qd8+
Kg6 38.Qd3+ f5 39.Kg2±]
37.Qe1 Qa2 [37...e5 38.e4 Kg6 39.Kg2]
38.Qc3+ e5 [38...Kg6 39.Qd3+ f5 40.Kg2±]
39.Kg2 Qd5+? [39...h5!? 40.Qc6+ Kg7 41.a4 f5? Absicht: e4 und De2 scheitert an
42.Qc7+ Kf6 43.Qd6++–; 39...Kg6!? 40.Qc6+ f6 41.a4 h5 42.Qa8 Idee: a5–a6 und Db7]
40.e4+– Qa2 [40...Qxe4+ 41.Qf3+ Qxf3+ 42.Kxf3 Ke6 43.a4 f5 44.g4!+–]
41.Qc5 Kg6 [41...Qb2 42.Qf8+–; 41...Qe6 Ftacnik 42.a4+–]
42.Qd6+ Kh7 [42...f6 43.Qd5 Qxa3 44.Qg8++– (44.Qg8+ Ftacnik 44...Kh5 45.Qf7#) ]
43.Qd5 [43.Qd5! Ftacnik 43...Qxa3 44.Qxf7+ Kh8 45.Qf6+ Kh7 46.Qf5+ Kg7 47.Qxe5+
+–]
1–0
(1503507) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Popovic,Petar (2570) [D73]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.Nf3 dxc4 6.Na3 c5 7.0–0 Nc6 8.dxc5 Qa5 9.Nd4
0–0 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Nxc4 Qxc5 12.b3 Nd5 13.Ba3 Qb5 14.Rc1 Bg4 15.h3 Be6 16.e4
Nc3 17.Qc2 Bxc4 18.bxc4 Qxc4 19.Rfe1 Qe6 20.e5 Nb5 21.Bb2 Qxa2 22.Ra1 Qe6
23.Ra6 Rac8 24.f4 Rfd8 25.Rc1 h5 26.h4 Nd4 27.Bxd4 Rxd4 28.Kh2 Rcd8 29.Rxc6 Qg4
30.Rc8 Bf8 31.Rxd8 Rxd8 32.Qf2
½–½

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Ne5 Nd7 8.Nd3 g6
9.c3 Bg7 10.Be2 e5 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Qxd1+ 13.Bxd1 Bxe5 14.0–0 0–0 15.Re1
Bf6 16.Bb3 Kg7
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d6 5.Nc3 0–0 6.Nf3 c6 7.0–0 Bf5 8.Ne1 a5 9.h3 Na6
10.e4 Be6 11.d5 Bd7 12.Be3 cxd5 13.cxd5 b5 14.Nd3 Qb8 15.Rc1 Rc8 16.Ne2 Rxc1
17.Qxc1 Nb4 18.Qb1 Nxd3 19.Qxd3 Ne8 20.Nd4 Bxd4 21.Qxd4 Qd8 22.Rc1 Rc8
23.Rc3 Rxc3 24.Qxc3 a4 25.a3 Qb8 26.Qa5 Nf6 27.Qc3 Ne8 28.Qa5 h5 29.h4 Nf6 30.f3
Qc8 31.Qc3 Qxc3 32.bxc3 Ne8 33.Bb6 f5 34.Kf2 fxe4 35.fxe4 Nf6 36.Bd4 Ng4+ 37.Ke2
Kf7 38.Kd3 g5 39.c4 bxc4+ 40.Kxc4 gxh4 41.gxh4 e6 42.Kb4 exd5 43.exd5 Ne5
44.Bxe5 dxe5 45.Be4 Ke7 46.Kc5 Be8 47.Bf5 Bf7 48.d6+ Kd8 49.Bc2 Bb3 50.Bg6 Kd7
51.Bxh5 e4 52.Bg4+ Kd8 53.Kd4 Bc2 54.h5
1–0

9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Nf6 11.Qe2 Qc7 12.Bd2 b6 13.0–0–0 Bb7 14.Ne5 c5 15.Bb5+ Ke7
16.dxc5 Qxc5 17.a3 a5 18.Bc3 Rhd8 19.Bd4 Qc7 20.Nc4 Bc5 21.Be5 Qc8 22.Bxf6+
gxf6 23.Rxd8 Qxd8 24.Rd1 Bd5 25.Bc6 Bxc6 26.Rxd8 Rxd8 27.Ne3 Be4 28.Qh5 Bxe3+
29.fxe3 Rc8 30.c3 Bxg2 31.Qxh6 Rc4 32.Qh5 Bd5 33.h3 a4 34.Qh8 Re4 35.Kd2 b5
36.Qc8 f5 37.Qc5+ Kf6 38.Qxb5 f4 39.exf4 Rxf4 40.Qb8 Kf5 41.Qh8 e5 42.h4 Rf2+
43.Ke1 Rxb2 44.h5 Ke4 45.h6 Rb1+ 46.Kd2 Rb2+ 47.Kc1 Rg2 48.h7 Kd3 49.Qg8 Rc2+
50.Kb1 Rxc3 51.Qg3+ Kc4 52.Qxc3+
1–0

1.Nf3 f5 2.d4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0–0 0–0 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 Na6 8.Rb1 c6 9.d5 Bd7
10.Be3 Qe8 11.Qb3 Ng4 12.Bd4 Bxd4 13.Nxd4 Nc5 14.Qc2 a5 15.Qd2 Nf6 16.Qe3 e5
17.dxe6 Bxe6 18.b3 Bf7 19.Qxe8 Rfxe8 20.Rfd1 Rad8 21.Rbc1 Kf8 22.Nc2 Ke7 23.Rd4
Kd7 24.Rcd1 Kc7 25.Ne3 Ne6 26.R4d2 Nc5 27.Rd4 Ne6 28.R4d2 Nc5
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0–0 a6 8.d5 Na5 9.Nd2 c5
10.Rb1 Rb8 11.b3 b5 12.Qc2 e6 13.Bb2 e5 14.a3 bxc4 15.bxc4 Qc7 16.Ba1 Bd7 17.Rxb8
Rxb8 18.Rb1 Ne8 19.Rxb8 Qxb8 20.e4 Bh6 21.Ncb1 f6 22.Bc3 Qb6 23.Bf1 Kf7 24.Bd3
Ke7 25.Qd1 Nb7 26.Nf1 Nd8 27.Nbd2 Nf7 28.Bc2 f5 29.exf5 gxf5 30.Qe2 Kf8 31.Ne3
Ng7 32.Ng2 Qd8 33.f4 Qe7 34.Nf3 exf4 35.Qxe7+ Kxe7 36.gxf4 Nh5 37.Nfh4 Nxf4
38.Nxf4 Bxf4 39.Nxf5+ Bxf5 40.Bxf5 Ne5
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Qc2 dxc4 7.e4 c5 8.d5 exd5 9.exd5 Bd6
10.Bg5 0–0 11.0–0–0 Nbd7 12.Bxc4 Qb8 13.Kb1 a6 14.Ne4 Nxe4 15.Qxe4 Re8 16.Qg4
Nf8 17.Bd3 Bc8 18.Qh5 Qc7 19.Rc1 Bd7 20.Bd2 Bb5 21.Bc2 Be2 22.Rhe1 Bxf3
23.Qxf3 b5 24.h4 Re7 25.Rxe7 Qxe7 26.h5 Re8 27.h6 gxh6 28.Re1 Qd8 29.Rh1 b4
30.axb4 cxb4 31.Rxh6 a5 32.Bxh7+ Nxh7 33.Qg4+ Kh8 34.Qf5
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bg2 0–0 6.0–0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Rd1 Bc6
10.Nc3 Nbd7 11.e4 b5 12.d5 exd5 13.e5 Ne4 14.Nxd5 Bxd5 15.Rxd5 Nec5 16.axb5 Qe8
17.bxa6 Rxa6 18.Rxa6 Nxa6 19.Ra5 Nb4 20.Qxc4 c5 21.e6 Nb6 22.exf7+ Qxf7
23.Qxf7+ Rxf7 24.Rb5 N6d5 25.Ne5 Rf8 26.Bd2 Re8 27.Nd7 Nc7 28.Rb7 Ncd5 29.Bf1
h6 30.Bc4 Kh7 31.b3 Ra8 32.h4 Ra2 33.Bxb4 Nxb4 34.h5 Ra8 35.Be6 Kh8 36.Bf5 Re8
37.Kg2 Nc6 38.Rc7 Nd4 39.Bg6 Bd6 40.Rb7 Rd8 41.Bf7 Ra8 42.Bd5 Rd8 43.Bc4 Nc6
44.Be6 Ne5 45.Nb6 Re8 46.Bd5 Rb8 47.Rxb8+ Bxb8 48.f4 Ng4 49.Kf3 Nf6 50.Bf7 g5
51.hxg6 h5 52.Nc4 Kg7 53.Ne3 Kf8 54.Nf5 Bc7 55.Ke3 Ba5 56.Kf2 Bc3 57.Bc4 Ne8
58.Be2 Nf6 59.g7+ Kf7 60.Bc4+ Kg6 61.Be6 Ba5 62.Ke2 Bc7 63.Kd3 Ba5 64.Kc4 Bb4
65.Kb5 Ba3 66.Kc6 Bb4 67.Kb5 Ba3 68.Kc4 Bb4
0–1

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nbd2 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.e4 e5 8.cxd5 cxd5 9.0–0
0–0 10.exd5 exd4 11.Nxd4 Ne5 12.Bf5 Bc5 13.N2b3 Bxd4 14.Nxd4 Qxd5 15.Bg5 Neg4
16.Bxc8 Raxc8 17.Nf3 Qb5 18.Qb3 Rc5 19.Bf4 Ne4 20.Qxb5 Rxb5 21.b3 g5 22.Bc1
Rc8 23.h3 Ngxf2 24.Rxf2 Nxf2 25.Kxf2 Rc2+ 26.Kg3 h6 27.Be3 Rd5 28.h4 Rd3 29.Re1
Rxa2 30.hxg5 hxg5 31.Bxg5 Rxb3 32.Bf6 Kh7 33.Re7 Kg6 34.Bd4 Ra4 35.Rd7 Kf5
36.Rxf7+ Ke6 37.Rf6+ Kd7 38.Be5 Re4 39.Bf4 a5 40.Kg4 Rb5 41.Rd6+ Ke7 42.Rd3 a4
43.Nd4 Rb4 44.Nf5+ Ke6 45.g3 Rec4 46.Kg5 Rb6 47.Kg6 Ra6 48.Nd6 Rb4 49.Nf5 a3
50.Bc1 a2
0–1
(1510295) Kramnik,Vladimir (2775) - Karpov,Anatoly (2770) [E17]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Nc3 0–0 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.d4
Nbd7 10.Bf4 Ne4 11.Qc2 Nxc3 12.bxc3 c5 13.Rad1 Qc8 14.Bh3 Qe8 15.c4 cxd4
16.Nxd4 Nf6 17.Nf5 Bb4 18.Bd2 Bc5 19.Bg2 Ne4 20.Be3 Bxe3 21.fxe3 Bc8 22.Rxd5
Bxf5 23.Rxf5 Nd6 24.Rd5 Qxe3+ 25.Kh1 Nb7 26.Rh5
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Ba6 5.Qc2 c5 6.d5 exd5 7.cxd5 Bb7 8.e4 Qe7 9.Bd3
Nxd5 10.0–0 Nc7 11.Nc3 Qd8 12.Bc4 Be7 13.Be3 Ba6 14.Bxa6 Nbxa6 15.Rad1 0–0
16.Qa4 Nb8 17.Rd2 a6 18.Rfd1 Qc8 19.e5 Ra7 20.h4 Rb7 21.Bg5 Re8 22.Qg4 Bf8 23.h5
d5 24.Qxc8 Rxc8 25.Nxd5 Nc6 26.Nxc7 Rbxc7 27.Rd5 h6 28.Be3 Re7 29.g4 Ree8
30.Bf4 Red8 31.Kg2 Be7 32.Rd7 Kf8 33.R1d2 Ke8 34.Rb7 Rb8 35.Rxb8 Nxb8
36.Rxd8+ Bxd8 37.Nd2 Nc6 38.Kf3 f6 39.Nc4 fxe5 40.Nxe5 Nxe5+ 41.Bxe5 c4 42.Ke4
Kf7 43.Kd5 b5 44.f4 Ba5 45.Kc6 Bd8 46.Kd5 Bb6 47.g5 hxg5 48.fxg5 g6 49.h6 Kg8
50.Bd4 Bd8 51.Bf6 Bb6 52.Bd4 Bd8 53.Be3 Bc7 54.Bc1 Bb6 55.Kc6 Bf2 56.Kb7 a5
57.Ka6 b4 58.Kxa5 bxa3 59.bxa3 Be1+ 60.Ka4 Kh7 61.Bf4 Kg8 62.Be3 Kh7 63.Bc1
Kg8 64.Be3 Kh7 65.Bf4 Kg8 66.Bc1 Kh7 67.Kb5 c3 68.a4 Bd2 69.Ba3 c2 70.a5 Bxg5
71.a6 Be3 72.Kc4 g5 73.Kd3 Ba7 74.Kxc2 g4 75.Bd6 Kxh6 76.Kd3 Kg5 77.Bg3 Kf5
78.Bh2 Bf2 79.Bb8 Bg1 80.Bc7 Ba7 81.Bg3 Bg1 82.Ke2 Ba7 83.Bf2 Bb8 84.Kd3 Kf4
85.Kc4 Kf3 86.Bb6 Ke4 87.Kc5 Kd3 88.Kc6 Kc4 89.Kb7 Kb5 90.Bf2 Ka5 91.Bh4 Kb5
92.Be1 Ba7 93.Kxa7 Kc6 94.Kb8
1–0
(1510312) Xie,Jun (2530) - Karpov,Anatoly (2770) [B12]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Na3 cxd4 6.cxd4 Bf5 7.Bd3 Bxd3 8.Qxd3 e6 9.Ne2
Bb4+ 10.Bd2 Nge7 11.0–0 0–0 12.Nc2 Bxd2 13.Qxd2 Rc8 14.Ne3 Qa5 15.Nc3 Qb4
16.Rfd1 Na5 17.Rac1 Rc6 18.Ne4 Qxd2 19.Nxd2 Rfc8 20.Rxc6 Naxc6 21.Nb1 Na5
22.Na3 a6 23.Kf1 b5 24.Nac2 Nc4 25.b3 Nxe3+ 26.Nxe3 Kf8 27.Ke2 Ke8 28.Kd3 Kd7
29.Nc2 f5 30.Nb4 Ra8 31.Ke3 g5 32.Nd3 Nc6 33.Nc5+ Ke7 34.g3 a5 35.a3 Rg8 36.Nd3
Rc8 37.Rc1 Na7 38.Nc5 Rc6 39.Rh1 Rc8 40.h4 g4 41.Rc1 h6 42.Rc2 Rc7 43.Rc1 Nc8
44.Kd2 Nb6 45.Nb7 Rxc1 46.Kxc1 a4 47.Kc2 axb3+ 48.Kxb3 Nc4 49.Kb4 Kd7 50.Nc5+
Ke7 51.Nb3 Kd7 52.Nc1 Kc6 53.Ne2 Kd7 54.Nc3 Kc6 55.Nxb5 Nb2 56.Nc3 Nd3+
57.Kb3 f4 58.gxf4 Nxf4 59.Kc2 h5 60.Kd2 Ng2 61.Ne2 Nxh4 62.Ke3 Ng2+ 63.Kd3 h4
64.Ng1 Nf4+ 65.Ke3 h3
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.0–0 d6 6.c4 Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5 8.e4 c6 9.h3 Qb6
10.c5 dxc5 11.dxe5 Ne8 12.e6 fxe6 13.Ng5 e5 14.f4 exf4 15.gxf4 Bd4+ 16.Kh2 Ng7
17.Qd3 Nf6 18.Ne2 h6 19.Nf3 Rd8 20.Nexd4 cxd4 21.Ne5 c5 22.Nxg6 Qc7 23.Bd2 c4
24.Qg3 b5 25.Qh4 Nh7 26.Qxh6 Bb7 27.Rae1 Re8 28.Rg1 Re6 29.e5 Rf8 30.Bb4 Rf5
31.Bxb7 Qxb7 32.Qh4 Rh5 33.Qg4 Ng5 34.Ne7+ Rxe7 35.fxg5 Re6 36.Ref1 Rg6
37.Rf8+ Kh7 38.Rf5 Qd7 39.Rgf1 Qe6 40.Bd6 d3 41.h4 Nxf5 42.Qxh5+ Kg8 43.Qf3
Nxd6 44.exd6 Qxd6+ 45.Kh3 Rg7 46.Qa8+ Kh7 47.Rf6 Qd7+ 48.Kg3 Rg6 49.Qe4 Qg7
50.Kf2 d2 51.Ke2 c3 52.bxc3 b4 53.cxb4 d1Q+ 54.Kxd1 Qd7+ 55.Ke1
1–0

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bd7 5.Nf3 Bc6 6.Bd3 Nd7 7.0–0 Ngf6 8.Ng3 Be7
9.Re1 0–0 10.c3 Re8 11.Bf4 Bd5 12.c4 Bxf3 13.Qxf3 c6 14.Rad1 Nf8 15.Bc2 Qb6 16.b3
Rad8 17.Be3 Qa5 18.a4 Rd7 19.h4 Red8 20.h5 h6 21.Re2 N8h7 22.Red2 Bd6 23.Bxh7+
Kxh7 24.Ne4 Nxe4 25.Qxe4+ Kh8 26.d5 cxd5 27.cxd5 exd5 28.Qd4 Qb4 29.Qxa7 Qxb3
30.Qd4 Qb4 31.Qxb4 Bxb4 32.Rd3 Ba5 33.g3 Kh7 34.Kg2 g6 35.hxg6+ Kxg6 36.Bd4
Rc8 37.Be3 Rcd8 38.Bd4 h5 39.Rb1 Ra8 40.Rb5 Bd8 41.Be3 Ra5 42.Rb4 Be7 43.Rb6+
f6 44.Rb5 Rxa4 45.Rbxd5 Rxd5 46.Rxd5 Rb4 47.Rd7 Bf8 48.Rd8 Bg7 49.Rd7 b5
50.Rb7 Rb3 51.Kf3 Bh6 52.Rb8 b4 53.Ke4 Bxe3 54.fxe3 Rb1 55.Rg8+ Kh7 56.Rf8 Kg7
57.Rb8 b3 58.Kf3 b2 59.Ke4 Kf7 60.Rb6 Ke7 61.Rb7+ Kd6 62.Rb6+ Kc5 63.Rb8 f5+
64.Ke5 Kc4 65.Rb7 Kd3
0–1

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 b4 9.Ne4
Be7 10.0–0 Bb7 11.Nxf6+ Nxf6 12.a3 0–0 13.axb4 Bxb4 14.e4 h6 15.e5 Nd7 16.Bc2
Re8 17.Qd3 Nf8 18.Qe4 Ng6 19.Rd1 Qe7 20.Qg4 c5 21.Bxg6 fxg6 22.Qxg6 Qf7
23.Qxf7+ Kxf7 24.dxc5 Bxc5 25.Be3 Bxf3 26.gxf3 Bxe3 27.fxe3 Re7 28.Kf2 Rb8
29.Rd2 Rb5 30.f4 Reb7 31.Kf3 g5 32.Ra6 gxf4 33.exf4 h5 34.Kg3 Rb4 35.Rf2 R4b6
36.Rxb6 Rxb6 37.f5 Rb4 38.Rf4 Rxb2
½–½
(1510333) Nikolic,Predrag (2645) - Karpov,Anatoly (2770) [D78]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 0–0 5.Bg2 c6 6.0–0 d5 7.b3 Bf5 8.Bb2 a5 9.Nc3 Ne4
10.e3 Nxc3 11.Bxc3 Be4 12.Qe2 a4 13.cxd5 Qxd5 14.b4 Nd7 15.Rfd1 Qh5 16.h3 Rfc8
17.Rac1 a3 18.g4 Qd5 19.Ne1 Bxg2 20.Nxg2 Nb6 21.Nf4 Qb5 22.Be1 Qxe2 23.Nxe2 e5
24.dxe5 Bxe5 25.Bc3 Re8 26.Bxe5 Rxe5 27.Nc3 h5 28.Kg2 hxg4 29.hxg4 Kf8 30.Rd3
Rc8 31.Kg3 Ree8 32.Nb1 Ra8 33.Rb3 Re5 34.Nxa3 Ra4 35.f3 Rd5 36.Rc2 Nd7 37.Nb1
Ra8 38.a3 Ne5 39.f4 Nd7 40.Rd2 Nb6 41.Rxd5 Nxd5 42.e4 Nb6 43.Rd3 Ke7 44.Nd2
Rh8 45.Nb3 Nd7 46.g5 b6 47.Rc3 Ra8 48.Nd4 c5 49.Nb5 Ra4 50.Nc7 Kd6 51.Nd5 Kc6
52.Kf3 Ra8 53.Kg4 Re8 54.Kf3 Rh8 55.Kg4 Rh1 56.Ne3 Re1 57.Kf3 Kb5 58.Rd3 Nb8
59.bxc5 bxc5 60.Rb3+
1–0

9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Nf6 11.Qe2 Qc7 12.Bd2 b6 13.0–0–0 Bb7 14.Ne5 c5 15.Bb5+ Ke7
16.dxc5 Qxc5 17.a3 a5 18.Bc3 Bd5 19.Rhe1 Rhc8 20.f3 Kf8 21.Kb1 Qc7 22.Bd4 Rd8
23.Qf2 Bc5 24.Bxc5+ Qxc5 25.Qxc5+ bxc5 26.c4 Bb7 27.Kc2 g5 28.Rxd8+ Rxd8
29.Nd3 Rc8 30.Kb3 g4 31.Re3 Ke7 32.Ka4 gxf3 33.gxf3 Nd7 34.f4 f6 35.Rg3 Bc6
36.Bxc6 Rxc6 37.Kxa5 Rc8 38.Ka4 Kd6 39.Kb3 e5 40.fxe5+ Nxe5 41.Kc3 h5 42.Rh3
Rh8 43.b4 cxb4+ 44.axb4 f5 45.b5 Ng4 46.Kb4 h4 47.c5+ Kd5 48.b6 Kd4 49.c6 Ne3
50.Rxe3 Kxe3 51.c7
1–0
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6 4.Be3 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.d5 Na5 7.Nf3 Bd6 8.Qa4+ Bd7
9.Qxa5 a6 10.Bxc4 b6 11.Qxa6 Rxa6 12.Bxa6 0–0 13.0–0 Ng4 14.Bd2 f5 15.exf5 Bxf5
16.h3 Nf6 17.Rfe1 Qe8 18.Bf1 e4 19.Nd4 Bd7 20.Be3 Qg6 21.Ne6 Re8 22.Bc4 Kh8
23.Bd4 c6 24.Bxf6 gxf6 25.Rxe4 cxd5 26.Bxd5 Be5 27.Nf4 Bxf4 28.Rxf4 Bxh3 29.g3
Qc2 30.Rb1 f5 31.Bf3 Qd2 32.Kh2 Bg4 33.Bxg4 fxg4 34.a4 Qc2 35.Kg2 Rc8 36.Rh1
Qxb2 37.Nd5 Rc1 38.Rxc1 Qxc1 39.Ne3 Qc6+ 40.Kh2 h5 41.Rf5 Qg6 42.a5 bxa5
43.Rxa5 Kh7 44.Ng2 Kg8 45.Nh4 Qb6 46.Rg5+ Kf7 47.Rf5+ Kg7 48.Kg1 Kh6 49.Rf7
Qe6 50.Rf4 Qe1+ 51.Kh2 Qd2 52.Rf6+ Kg7 53.Rf5 Kh6 54.Ng2 Kg6 55.Rf8 Kg7
56.Rf4 Kh6 57.Nh4 Kg7
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 a5 6.Bg2 0–0 7.0–0 Ba6 8.Qc2 c5 9.Rd1
Bxd2 10.Nbxd2 Nc6 11.dxc5 bxc5 12.Ne4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 Rb8 14.b3 Qf6 15.Rac1 Rfd8
16.Rd6 Bb7 17.Qe3 Qb2 18.Rcd1 Qxa2 19.Rxd7 Nd4 20.Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.Nxd4 Rxd4
22.Rc1 Bxg2 23.Kxg2 h6 24.Rc3 a4 25.bxa4 Qxa4 26.Qc1 Rd1 27.Qb2 Qa8+ 28.f3 Qd8
29.Rc1 Rxc1 30.Qxc1 Qd4 31.Qc2 f5 32.h4 g5 33.hxg5 hxg5 34.Qc1 Kf7
½–½

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 Nc6 5.Bb5 e6 6.Be3 Nge7 7.Nf3 Bd7 8.0–0 Nxe5 9.Nxe5
Bxb5 10.c4 Bc6 11.Nc3 dxc4 12.Qg4 Nf5 13.Rad1 Qh4 14.Qxh4 Nxh4 15.Nxc6 bxc6
16.Rd4 Be7 17.Rxc4 0–0 18.b4 a6 19.a4 Ng6 20.b5 axb5 21.axb5 cxb5 22.Nxb5 Ne5
23.Rc2 Rfc8 24.Rd1 Ra5 25.Nd6 Bxd6 26.Rxd6 Kf8 27.h3 Nc6 28.Kh2 Ke7 29.Rb2 Ra7
30.Bg5+ f6 31.Rb6 Rac7 32.Be3 e5 33.f4 Kf7 34.fxe5 Nxe5 35.Rb4 h5 36.Rh4 Kg6
37.Re4 Nd7 38.Re7 Nxc5 39.Rxc7 Rxc7 40.Bxc5 Rxc5 41.Rd7 Rc4 42.Kg3 h4+ 43.Kf3
f5 44.Ra7 Kf6 45.Ra6+ Kg5 46.Rb6 g6 47.Ra6 Rb4 48.Rc6 Rb7 49.Ra6 Rf7 50.Rb6 Rf6
51.Rb8 Ra6 52.Rh8 Ra3+ 53.Kf2 Ra4 54.Kf3 Rf4+ 55.Ke3 Re4+ 56.Kf3 Kf6 57.Rf8+
Kg7 58.Ra8 g5 59.Ra6 Kf7 60.Rb6 Re6 61.Rb5 Kf6 62.Ra5 Rc6 63.Rb5 Ke6 64.Ra5
Rd6 65.Rb5 Rd3+ 66.Kf2 Rd5 67.Rb4 Ke5 68.Ke3 Ra5 69.Kf2 Ra2+ 70.Kf3 Ra3+
71.Kf2 Rd3 72.Ra4 Rd4 73.Ra3 g4 74.hxg4 fxg4 75.Ra5+ Ke4 76.Ra2 g3+ 77.Ke2 Rb4
78.Kf1 Rb1+ 79.Ke2 h3 80.Ra4+ Kf5 81.Ra5+ Kf6 82.Ra6+ Ke7 83.Ra7+ Kd6 84.Ra6+
Kc7
0–1
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.a3
b4 10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 bxa3 12.bxa3 Bd6 13.Bd2 Rb8 14.0–0 0–0 15.Bb4 c5 16.dxc5
Bxc5 17.Bxb7 Rxb7 18.Nd4 Qb6 19.Bxc5 Qxc5 20.Qd2 Qd5 21.Qc3 h6 22.Rac1 Ne5
23.h3 Rfb8 24.Qc5 Qe4 25.Qc2 Qd5 26.Qa4 Qe4 27.Qc2 Qd5
½–½

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 h6 6.0–0 Ne7 7.b3 a5 8.c4 a4 9.Nc3 axb3
10.Qxb3 dxc4 11.Qxb7 Nd7 12.Bd2 Nb6 13.a4 Rb8 14.Qa6 Ra8 15.Qb7 Rb8 16.Qa6
Ra8
½–½
(1510376) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Xie,Jun (2530) [D76]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Nf3 0–0 7.0–0 Nb6 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.e3
Re8 10.Re1 a5 11.b3 e5 12.Nxe5 Nxe5 13.dxe5 Bxe5 14.Bb2 c6 15.Qc2 a4 16.Nxa4
Nxa4 17.Bxe5 Rxe5 18.bxa4 Qa5 19.Red1 Re8 20.Rd4 Bf5 21.Qb2 Ra6 22.Rb4 Bc8
23.Rc1 c5 24.Rb5 Qxa4 25.Rbxc5 Be6 26.Bxb7 Rd6 27.a3 Red8 28.Bf3 Bh3 29.Re1 Rd2
30.Qc1 Ra2 31.Rd5 Rc8 32.Rc5 Rb8 33.Bd5 Rxa3 34.Rc7 Rf8 35.Rd1 Qa6 36.Qb2 Rd3
37.Rcc1 Bg4 38.Rxd3 Qxd3 39.Bg2 Qd7 40.h4 Rc8 41.Ra1 Bf5 42.Qe5 h5 43.Bd5 Re8
44.Qd4 Be6 45.Ra5 Rc8 46.Kg2 Qc7 47.Bxe6 Qxa5 48.Bxf7+ Kh7 49.Be6 Qa8+ 50.e4
Rc7 51.Kh2 Qf8 52.Kg2 Qe7 53.Bd5 Qc5 54.Qf6 Qe7 55.Qf4 Kg7 56.Qe3 Qc5 57.Qb3
Qd4 58.Qb8 Re7 59.Qg8+ Kh6 60.Qf8+ Qg7 61.Qf4+ Kh7 62.Qb8 Qf6 63.Qb4 Kg7
64.Qa5 Re8 65.Qc5 Re7 66.f4 Re8 67.Qc7+ Qe7 68.Qc3+ Kh6 69.Qc6 Kg7 70.e5 Rd8
71.Kh2 Rb8 72.Be4 Qf7 73.Qd6 Rb2+ 74.Kh3 Ra2 75.Qc6 Re2 76.e6 Qe7 77.Qd5 Qf6
78.Qd7+ Kh6 79.Qd5 Kg7 80.Qb7+ Kh6 81.Qd5 Kg7 82.Qc6 Qb2 83.Bg2 Qf6 84.Be4
Qb2
½–½

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bd3 Ndf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Nf3 Bg4 8.c3 Qd5
9.Be2 e6 10.h3 Bh5 11.Qb3 Qxb3 12.axb3 Bd6 13.b4 Ke7 14.g4 Bg6 15.Ne5 Nd5
16.Bd2 f6 17.Nc4 Bc7 18.Na5 Rab8 19.Nb3 a6 20.Nc5 h5 21.Rg1 Kf7 22.g5 Rhe8
23.Bd3 Bxd3 24.Nxd3 e5 25.dxe5 Bxe5 26.0–0–0 g6 27.c4 Ne7 28.gxf6 Bxf6 29.Nc5 b5
30.Ne4 Be5 31.Ng5+ Kg8 32.Bc3 Bf4+ 33.Kc2 bxc4 34.Ne6 Bh6 35.Rd7 Kf7 36.Re1
Bf8 37.Ng5+ Kg8 38.Re6 Rbd8 39.Rdxe7 Rxe7 40.Rxg6+ Bg7 41.Bxg7 Re2+ 42.Kc3
Rd7 43.Bd4+ Kf8 44.Bc5+
1–0

FIDE-Wch Elista (1), 06.06.1996
[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Karpov]
1...Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0–0 7.e4 Nc6 8.Be2 Bg4 9.Be3
Bxf3 10.Bxf3 e5 11.d5 [11.Rd1 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 exd4 13.Rxd4 Nd7 14.Rd2 Ne5 15.Qb3
Nxf3+ 16.gxf3 Qg5 0–1 Borsi,I-Mohr,S/Eger op Agria/1986/ (25)]
11...Nd4 12.Bd1 [12.Bxd4? exd4 13.Qxd4 Nxe4 14.Qxe4? Re8–+; 12.0–0–0 Nd7
(12...Ne8 13.Kb1 (13.h4 Nd6 14.Qd3 c5 15.h5 g5 16.h6 Bf6 17.Rh5 Kh8 18.Kb1 Rg8
Goldberg,G-Rudakovsky,I/URS-ch14/1945/) 13...Nd6 14.Qd3 c5 15.dxc6 bxc6 16.Qa6
Rb8 17.Na4 Rb5 18.Bxd4 exd4 19.Rc1 d3 20.Rhd1 Qf6 21.Rd2 Rfb8 22.Rxc6 Rxb2+
23.Rxb2 Rxb2+ 24.Kc1 Qf4+ 0–1 Sapi,L-Lechtynsky,J/Berlin op (04)/1988/) 13.Nb5
Nb6 14.Qd3 Nxf3 15.gxf3 Qf6 16.Nxc7 Rac8 17.d6 Na8 18.Kb1 Nxc7 19.dxc7=
Byrne,R-Byrne,D/USA-ch/1963/]
12...b5!? [12...c6!? 13.dxc6 Rc8 14.0–0 Rxc6 15.Qa4 Ra6 16.Qc4 Rc6 17.Qa4 a6 18.Bg5
Qd6 19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.Nd5 Bd8 21.Qb4 Qxb4 22.Nxb4 Rb6 23.Nd3 ½–½ Corral
Blanco,J-Malisauskas,V/Oviedo 25' (10)/1993/ (32)]
13.Nxb5 [13.Qd3 c5 14.0–0 c4 15.Qb1 b4 16.Ne2 Nd7µ Wachtel-Gurevich,I/Las

Vegas/1992/; 13.Qb4!? Karpov; 13.Qc5?! Karpov]
13...Nxe4 [13...Nxb5 14.Qxb5 Nxe4 15.Bc2 Nd6 16.Qc6 f5„]
14.0–0 [14.Nxc7? Rc8 15.Rc1 Nd6 16.Qc3 N6b5 17.Nxb5 Rxc3 18.Nxc3 Qb6 19.b3 f5µ;
14.Nxd4 exd4 15.Bxd4 Qg5 16.0–0 Nd2µ]
14...a6 [14...Nd6 Karpov 15.Nxd6 cxd6; 14...Nxb5 Karpov]
15.Nc3 [15.Nxd4!? exd4 16.Bxd4 Nd2 17.Qc3 Bxd4 18.Qxd2 Qf6 19.Rc1 Ra7²; 15.Nxc7
Rc8 16.Rc1 Nd6 17.Qc3 N6b5 18.Nxb5 Rxc3 19.Nxc3 f5³]
15...Nd6 16.Qd3 [16.Qc5 Karpov 16...N6f5 17.Rc1 Nxe3 18.fxe3 Bh6„]
16...Qh4 [16...N6f5 Karpov]
17.g3 [17.f4 Rfe8=]

17...Qh3 18.Bxd4 exd4 19.Ne2 [x d4]
19...Qf5 [19...Nf5?! Karpov 20.Nf4 Qh6 21.Bg4ƒ]
20.Nf4 [20.Qxf5 Nxf5 21.Rc1 Rab8³]
20...Rfb8 21.Qxf5 Nxf5 22.Nd3 Bh6 23.Re1 a5 24.Bg4 [24.Bf3! Ra6 25.Re2; 24.Ba4?!
Karpov 24...Ra6 25.Re2 Rd6 26.Rc2 Ne7! 27.Rxc7 Nxd5 28.Ra7 Nb4!„]
24...Nd6 25.Re2 a4? [ 26...a3 27.b3 b5–c3]
[¹25...Re8 26.Rc2 Re7²]
26.a3! [xa4]
26...Ra5 27.Rc2 [27.Bf3?! Karpov 27...Rb3 28.Rd1 Nc4  ab5 29.Rc2 Rxd3!
30.Rxd3 Ne5 31.Be2 Nxd3 32.Bxd3 Rxd5 33.Rxc7]
27...Rxd5 [27...Rb7 28.Bd7! Ne4 29.Re1±]
28.Rxc7 Ra5 [28...Rb7 29.Rxb7 Nxb7 30.Bf3 Rb5 31.Bc6 Rb3 32.Rd1±]
29.Bf3 Bg5 30.Rd1 [30.Re1 Karpov  f3–d1 30...Rb3!]
30...Rc8 31.Rxc8+ Nxc8 32.h4 Bf6 [32...Bh6 33.Nb4 (33.Re1 Karpov) 33...Bg7
34.Rc1±]
33.Rc1 Nd6 [33...Nb6!? 34.Rc6 Nd7 35.Rd6²]
34.Kf1 Be7 35.Ke2 Kf8 36.Rc7 Bf6 37.Kd2 h5 38.Ke2 Nf5 [38...Kg7 39.Nc5 Kf8
40.Kd3 Be7 41.Bd1±; 38...Bd8 Karpov 39.Rc5 Rxc5 40.Nxc5 Nc4 41.Nxa4 Bf6 42.Bd5!
(42.Kd3 Ne5+ 43.Ke4 d3„) 42...d3+ 43.Kxd3 Nxb2+ 44.Nxb2 Bxb2 45.a4 Be5 46.a5
Bc7 47.a6 Bb6 48.f4+–  d3–c4–b5–c6–b7]
39.Rc4 Nd6 40.Rb4 Ra6 [40...Ke7 41.Bc6±]
41.Nc5 Ra7 [41...Ra5 42.Nd7+ Ke7 43.Nxf6 Kxf6 44.Rxd4±]
42.Kd3 [42.Rxa4! Karpov 42...Rxa4 (42...Rc7 43.Nd3! Rc2+ 44.Kd1) 43.Nxa4 Nc4
44.Bd5! d3+ 45.Kxd3 Nxb2+ 46.Nxb2 Bxb2 47.a4+–]
42...Rc7 43.Nxa4 Rc1 44.Nb6 [ b6–d7+–:f6, :d4]
44...Bg7 [44...Rf1 45.Nd7+ Ke7 46.Nxf6 Kxf6 47.Rxd4±]
45.a4 Ra1 [45...Rf1 46.a5! Rxf2 47.Bc6 (47.Bd5 Karpov 47...Bh6  48...d2 matt!
48.Kxd4 Bd2 49.Ra4 Be1 50.Kc5 Ke7 51.b3 Rc2+ 52.Nc4 (52.Bc4? Nb7+ 53.Kb5 Nxa5
54.Rxa5 Bxa5 55.Kxa5 Rg2„) 52...Bxg3 53.a6 Bf2+ 54.Kc6 Ba7 55.Ra1±  a1–e1+)
47...Rf1 48.a6 Ra1 49.Ra4+–]
46.Nd7+ Ke8 47.Nc5 Ke7 48.Kc2 [48.Bd5!? Karpov 48...Rc1 49.Nb3 Rf1]
48...Rf1 49.Nd3 Ra1 50.Kb3 [ b4–b6–c6–c1 +–]
50...f5 [ d6–e4 ]
51.Rb6 Bh6 52.Bd5 [52.Ra6! Ne4
a) 52...g5 53.hxg5 Bxg5 54.Bxh5+–;
b) 52...Bd2 53.Kc2! Bh6 (53...Be1? 54.Bd1!+–) 54.a5+–;
53.Rxg6]
52...g5 53.Ra6 [ a6–a7–h7–h5]
[53.hxg5 Bxg5  h5–h4]
53...gxh4 54.gxh4 Rd1 55.Bc4 [55.Kc2? Karpov 55...Rd2+–+]
55...Rh1 [55...Nxc4 56.Kxc4 Bf8 57.a5+–]
56.a5 Rxh4 [56...Rxh4 57.Bd5 Rh3 (57...Bd2 58.Ra7+ Kf6 59.a6; 57...Rg4 58.Ra7+ Kf6
59.a6 Nb5 60.Rf7+ Kg6 61.Rd7) 58.Kc2 Rh2 Karpov (58...h4 59.Rb6 Rh2 60.a6+–)
59.Ra7+ Kf6 (59...Kd8 60.a6 Be3 61.Rh7 Nb5 62.Bc6 Nc7 63.a7 Bxf2 64.Rd7+ Kc8
65.Rxc7+ Kxc7 66.a8Q) 60.a6 Kg6 61.Rd7 Nb5 62.Bc4+–]
1–0

[Ftacnik,L]
[Baburin: Positions with the isolated d-pawn were often on the menu in the recent match
in Elista; both sides playing with the isolani had their own achievements and losses. As
usual we start with the games in which the isolani proved its dynamic strength. Our first
few games illustrate the power of the thematic d4–d5 thrust.]
1.e4 [Blatny,P Gurevich,M Baburin King]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bd2 Nc6 9.Bd3
Be7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Qe2 Nf6 [Karpovs specialty, since he thus manages to make
coordination of white's pieces a much more challenging matter.]
[11...Ndb4; 11...Nxc3; 11...Bf6]
12.Ne4 [Baburin: White protects the d4–pawn by tactical means and prevents the
development of the black c8–bishop on the long diagonal at the same time, as now
12...b6? loses to 13 Nxf6+ Bxf6 14 Qe4.]
[12.Be3 Nb4 13.Bc4 a6 14.a3 Nbd5 15.Ne5 Bd7 16.Bd2 Rc8 17.Rfe1 Bc6 18.Bg5 Nxc3
19.bxc3 Bd5 20.Bxd5 Qxd5 21.Qd3 Rfd8 22.Rab1 b5 ½–½ Sermek,D-Gerber,R/Cannes
op (01)/1995/ (43)]
12...Bd7 [Baburin: Two games later in the match Karpov came up with an important
improvment - 12...Qb6, and won a nice game, which we will examine later on in this
database.]
[12...Nxd4? 13.Nxd4 Qxd4 14.Bc3 Qd8 (14...Qb6 Gurevich,M 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Qe4±)
15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Rfd1 Bd7 17.Qe4 (17.Bxf6 Baburin 17...Qxf6 18.Bxh7+ Kxh7
19.Rxd7±) 17...g6 18.Bxf6 Qxf6 19.Qxb7 Rad8 20.Bf1±; 12...Qb6!? 13.a3 Bd7 14.Rfd1
Rad8 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Qe4 g6 17.Be3 Ne7 18.Ne5 Nf5 19.Nc4 Qa6 20.a4 Bc6 21.Qf4
Bd5³ Kamsky,G-Karpov,A Elista FIDE Wch(04)]
13.Rad1 Rc8 [13...Qb6 14.Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.Qe4 g6 16.Bh6 Bg7 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.h4
Rad8 19.h5 Ne7 20.Rfe1 Qd6 21.Qh4 f6 22.Bc4 Nd5 23.h6+ Kf7 24.Nd2 Bc8 25.Ne4
Qf4 26.Qh3 1–0 Mortensen,E-Danielsen,H/DEN-ch (04)/1995/ (46)]
14.Rfe1 [14.Nxf6+!? Gurevich,M 14...Bxf6 15.Qe4 g6 16.Bh6 Re8 17.Ne5 (17.h4!?;

17.h4!? Blatny,P) ]
14...Nd5 [Baburin: Perhaps Black should have preferred 14...Nxe4, although even then
White would keep the initiative after 15 Qxe4 g6 16 a3.]
15.Nc3 [Baburin: An excellent decision - the white knight has completed its mission on
e4 and now White puts pressure on the blockading black knight.]
15...Nf6 [15...Ncb4 Baburin 16.Bb1 Bc6 17.Ne5‚; 15...Re8 Baburin 16.Nxd5 exd5
17.Ne5±; 15...Nxc3 16.bxc3±]
16.a3 [16.Bg5 Nd5 17.Bxe7 (17.Nxd5 Gurevich,M 17...Bxg5÷) 17...Ncxe7÷]
16...Qc7 [Baburin: As often happends in positions with the d4–isolani, Black has
problems finding a safe place for his queen; after 16...Qb6 White would probably respond
like in the game - 17 Bg5.]
[16...Qb6 Gurevich,M 17.Bg5ƒ]

17.Bg5 Qa5? [Baburin: A mistake in a difficult position, Black should have tried to
prevent the forthcoming Bxf6 & d4–d5!, by playing 17...Rfe8. In that case White might
continue 18 Bb1, with the idea of Qe2–d3 and then d4–d5 - White would certainly have a
great attacking position, but Black could put up some resistance, while after 17...Qa5? he
just loses.]
[¹17...Rfe8; 17...h6 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.d5!ƒ Bxc3 20.dxc6 Bxe1 21.cxd7±]
18.d5! [If white can break through the center on this vital square black is usually in deep
trouble. Baburin: This time the main reason behind the success of this thematic break in
the centre is the lack of protection of the d7–bishop. Gurevich,M: Thematic break in the
center.Just compare..]
18...exd5 [18...Nxd5 19.Nxd5 Bxg5 (19...exd5 20.Bxe7 Rfe8 21.Bb4 (21.Bxh7+! Kh8
(21...Kxh7 22.Ng5+ Kg6 (22...Kg8 23.Qh5+–) 23.Qd3+ Bf5 24.Qg3 Qa4 25.Ne4+ Kh7
26.Qh4+ Kg8 27.Nf6++–) 22.Ne5 (22.Ng5? Rxe7 23.Be4 g6 24.Rxd5 Qxd5 25.Bxd5
Rxe2 26.Rxe2 Nb4µ) 22...Rxe7 23.Qh5 Rxe5 24.Rxe5 Nxe5 25.Bf5+ Kg8 26.Qh7+ Kf8
27.Bxd7‚ Qd2? 28.Qb1!±) 21...Nxb4 22.axb4 Qxb4 23.Qd2+–) 20.Bxh7+ Kxh7
21.Nxg5+ Kh6 (21...Kg8 22.Qh5+–) 22.b4 Qd8 (22...Qxa3? 23.Rd3!+–) 23.h4 exd5
24.Rxd5+–; 18...Nb8 19.d6 Bd8 (19...Bxd6 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.Bxh7+ Kxh7 22.Rxd6±)
20.Ne4 Nd5 21.Ne5±]
19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.Bxh7+! Kxh7 21.Rxd5 Bxc3 [Baburin: This is Black's best chance,
although it does not save the game. Gurevich,M: the best chance under circumstances]
[21...Qc7 22.Qd3+ Kg8 23.Rxd7±; 21...Qb6 22.Rxd7 Rfe8 (22...Bxc3 23.Qd3+ g6

24.Qxc3±) 23.Ne4!?‚]
22.Rxa5 [White does not need to get involved in the complications, arising after 22
Ng5+?! Kg6 23 Qd3+ f5 24 bxc Qa6, as the text is simply winning.]
[22.Ng5+ Kg6
a) 22...Kg8 23.Qe4! g6 (23...f5 24.Qh4+–) 24.Qh4 Kg7 25.Qh7+ Kf6 26.Ne4+ Ke7
27.Nxc3++–;
b) 22...Kh6 23.Nxf7+ Kh7 24.Qh5+ Kg8 25.Qh8+ Kxf7 26.Rxd7++–;
23.Qd3+ f5 24.bxc3ƒ]
22...Bxa5 [22...Bxe1 23.Ng5+ (23.Rh5+ Kg8 24.Qxe1 Bg4 25.Rh4 Bxf3²) 23...Kg6
24.Rd5+– (24.Rd5 Rce8; 24.Qd3+ f5 25.Rd5ƒ) ]
23.b4 [24.d3+ 24.d3]
23...Kg8 [23...Bxb4 24.axb4 Kg8 25.Qd3 Rfd8 26.Ng5+–]

24.bxa5 Bg4 [Karpov is extremely tough player to beat, in a difficult position he tries to
put a lot of resistance.]
[24...Rfe8 25.Qd3 (25.Qd2 Bg4 26.Rxe8+ Rxe8„ 27.h3 Bxf3 28.gxf3 a6÷) 25...Bg4 26.h3
Bxf3 27.Rxe8+ Rxe8 28.Qxf3 Nxa5²; 24...Nxa5 25.Qd2+–]
25.a6 [King: The a-pawn gives itself up in order to destabilise the black position. Having
lost its most secure guard, the knight on c6 is in permanent trouble. The rest of the game
bears this out. Karpov must not only defend the knight in order to hold the queenside, but
also attempt to guard the kingside at the same time (which he very nearly succeeds in
doing). ]
25...bxa6 [25...Nd4 26.Qe4 Nxf3+ 27.gxf3 Be6 28.axb7+–]
26.Qe4 Bxf3 [26...Bh5 27.Ng5 Bg6 28.Qa4±]
27.Qxf3 Rfe8 28.Ra1 [Baburin: Keeping the rooks on the board, White lessens Black's
chances to build a fortress. White is technically winning. King: A brilliant move.
Kamsky correctly appreciates that he will have a greater chance of breaking down the
fortress if he keeps his rook on the board. I think that 28 Rf1 would have done just as
well, but moving the rook to the d, c, or b- files would have given Black the chance to
offer an exchange of rooks again.]
[28.Rxe8+ Rxe8 29.h4 Re6±]
28...Re6 29.h3 Rd8 30.Qc3 Rdd6 31.Rb1 Rd7 32.Qc4 a5 [32...Rdd6 33.Qxa6+–]
33.Rb5 [Gurevich,M: 34.c5 leaving black just to wait and see. 34.c5]
33...Rd1+ 34.Kh2 Rd2 35.Rf5 Rd4 [35...Ne5 36.Qc8+ Kh7 37.Rxf7+–]
36.Qc3 Rdd6 [36...g6 37.Rxa5 Rdd6 38.Rc5±]
37.Rc5 Rf6 38.Rc4 [[×d4] ×d4]
38...Rfe6 39.Rc5 Rf6 40.Qe3 Rfe6 41.Qg3 Rg6 42.Qb3 [[b3–b7–c7] b3–b7–
c7]
42...Rgf6 43.Qb7 Rfe6 44.Qc7 Rf6 45.f4! [King: Kamsky begins the pawn storm on the
kingside. Karpov is unable to hold his position together.]
45...g6 [45...Rfe6 46.f5 Rf6 47.g4 g5 48.h4 Rh6 49.Kg1 gxh4 50.g5 Rd1+ 51.Kf2+–]
46.f5! gxf5 [46...g5 47.g4+–]

47.Rxf5 Rde6 [47...Rxf5 48.Qxd6+– Ne5 49.g4 (49.Qb8+ Kg7 50.Qxa7 Ng6±) 49...Rf2+
(49...Rg5 50.Qd8+ Kh7 51.Qf6+– 52.g3) 50.Kg3 Re2 51.Qd8+ Kg7 52.Qxa5+–]
48.Rh5 Rh6 49.Qg3+ Kf8 [49...Reg6 50.Rxh6+– (50.Rxh6 Rxg3 51.Kxg3+–) ; 49...Rhg6
50.Qc3 Rh6 51.Rf5+–]
50.Rd5 Rhg6 51.Qf2“ Rgf6 52.Qb2 Ke7 [52...Rd6 53.Rxd6 Rxd6 54.g4+–]
53.Rh5 Rh6 54.Rb5 Rhf6 55.Qc3 Kf8 56.Rh5 Rh6 57.Rf5 Rhg6 [57...Ke7 58.Qg7
Rhf6 (58...Ref6 59.Rxf6 Rxf6 60.Qg5 Ke6 61.h4+–) 59.Qg5 a6 60.h4+–]
58.Qf3 [Gurevich,M: ×f7 destroing black`s "fortress". ‫ק‬f7]
58...Rg7 [58...Re7 59.Qf4 Ke8 60.h4+–]
59.Qf4 Kg8 60.Qc7 Kf8 61.Qc8+ Ke7 62.Rd5 Kf6 [62...Rh7 63.Qc7+ Kf6 64.Rd6+–
(64.Rd6 Blatny,P 64...Ne5 65.Rxe6+ Kxe6 66.Qxa7) ; 62...Rgg6 63.h4 (63.Rd7+ Kf6
64.Qh8++–) 63...Rh6 64.h5 Rhf6 65.Kh3 Rh6 66.g4+–]
63.Qh8 Re4 [63...Ne5 64.Qh6+ Rg6 65.Qf4+ Kg7 66.Rxe5+–]
64.Rh5 Ne7 65.Rh7 [65.Rh7 Nf5 66.Rxg7 Nxg7 67.Qh6++–]
1–0

[Gurevich,M]
1.d4 [Karpov Ftacnik]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 [Karpov`s
favourite variation in the Queen`s Indian. As russian`s joking, he built a house on this
variation already.]
8...d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0–0 12.0–0 Rb8 [A rare move.]
[12...Rc8; 12...Rc8 Main continuation. 13.e4 Ftacnik 13...b5]
13.Re1 [Took 35`]
[13.e4 Usual 13...b5 (13...dxc4 Ftacnik 14.Nxc4 (14.bxc4 c5 15.d5 exd5 16.exd5 b5)
14...c5 15.d5 exd5 16.exd5 Bf6=) 14.Re1 (14.Rc1 bxc4 15.bxc4 dxc4 16.Qa4 Bb5 17.Qc2
e5 18.Nf3 Qc7 19.Rfd1 Bf6 20.dxe5 Nxe5 21.Nxe5 Bxe5 22.Bf1 Bxc3 23.Qxc3 c5 24.Rd5
½–½ Gonzalez,GJ-Farago,I/Budapest Elekes (10)/1995/) 14...dxc4 (14...bxc4 15.bxc4
dxc4 16.Qa4 Bb5 17.Qc2 Ba3 18.Nxc4 Bxc4 19.Qa4 Bb2 20.Bxb2 Rxb2 21.Qxc4 Qb6
22.Rad1 Ne5 23.Qc3 Rd8 24.Rf1 Ng6 25.a4 ½–½ Jakob,S-Lee,G/Biel op (03)/1991/
(31)) 15.bxc4 Nb6 16.cxb5 cxb5 17.Rc1 b4 18.Ba1 Rc8 19.Nb3 Bc4 20.d5ƒ Torre,E-
Seirawan,Y Toluka 1982 (20.d5 exd5 21.exd5 Bf6 22.Bxf6 Qxf6 23.Na5 Bxa2 24.Nc6 b3
25.Ne7+ Qxe7 26.Rxe7 b2 27.Rxc8 Rxc8 28.Be4 Kf8 29.Qe2 Kxe7 30.Qxb2 1–0 Torre,E-
Seirawan,Y/Toluca izt/1982/ (46)) ; 13.a4 Ftacnik 13...Nf6 14.e4 c5 ½–½ Horvath,J-
Farago,I/HUN-ch (10)/1993/]
13...b5 14.c5 e5 [14...b4 15.Bb2 e5 16.dxe5 Bxc5 17.Rc1 Qb6 18.e3 Be7 19.Nf3 Rbd8
20.Nd4 Nxe5 21.Nf5 Bf6 22.Bxe5 Bxe5 23.Ne7+ Kh8 24.Nxc6± Gagarin-Batsanin
Vladivostok 1995]
15.dxe5 Nxc5 16.a3 [16.b4?! Na4!; 16.Rc1 Ne6 17.b4 (17.Bb2 Ftacnik 17...c5=) 17...d4
18.Bb2 Bxb4 19.Bxc6 Qa5³]
16...Ne6 [took 61` (the record of the match so far)]
17.b4 d4 [17...Bb7 Ftacnik 18.Nf3²]
18.Bb2 c5 19.bxc5 Bxc5 20.Ne4 Be7 21.e3 [21.f4!? Vasiukov,Gagarin 21...g6?!

(21...Bb7!? 22.f5 Nc5÷) 22.Rf1ƒ [23.f5]]
21...dxe3 [21...d3 22.Qd2²]
22.Rxe3 Qxd1+ 23.Rxd1 Bb7 [23...b4 24.Nd6² b3 (e6–c5–a4) 25.Rc3!?

(26.d5); 23...Rfd8 24.Nd6 Rb6 25.Red3 b4 26.R3d2 b3 27.f4÷]
24.Rd7 Bxe4 25.Rxe7 [25.Bxe4 Bc5 26.Re2 (26.Red3 Bb6 (27...c5)) 26...b4
(26...Rfd8 Ftacnik 27.Red2 Rxd7 28.Rxd7 b4„) 27.a4 (27.axb4 Rxb4 28.Kg2 Rfb8„)
27...Bb6÷ (28...c5)]
25...Bxg2 26.Kxg2 a5 27.Ra7 Ra8= [27...b4 Ftacnik 28.Rxa5 bxa3 29.Bxa3 Rfd8²]
28.Rxa8 Rxa8 29.Rb3 Rb8 30.Bc3 a4 31.Rb1 Rc8 32.Ba5 Rc5 33.f4 f6 [breaks the
white`s pawn structure.]
[33...h5!?]
34.exf6 [34.f5 Nd4 35.exf6 Nxf5= (35...gxf6 Ftacnik 36.Bb6 Rc2+ 37.Kh3 Nf3 38.g4
(38.Rxb5?! h5! 39.g4 h4 40.g5 Rxh2+ 41.Kg4 Nxg5³) 38...Rc3 39.Kg2 Rb3 40.Ra1 Ne5
41.h3 Kf7 42.Bc5) ]
34...gxf6 35.Rd1 Kf7 36.Rd7+ Kg6 37.Kf3 Rc4 38.Ke3 Nc5 39.Rd5 [39.f5+ Kxf5
40.Rxh7 Re4+ 41.Kf3 Ne6=]
39...Kf7 [39...h5!?]
40.Bb6 [40.g4!?; 40.Bb4 Na6 41.Rxb5 (41.Bd2 Nc5 42.Bb4²) 41...Nxb4 42.axb4
(42.Rxb4?? Rxb4 43.axb4 a3) 42...a3 43.Kd3 (43.Ra5 Rxb4 44.Rxa3 f5=) 43...a2 44.Ra5
Rxb4=; 40.f5 h5 41.Bb4 (41.Bb6 Rc3+ 42.Ke2 Ne4 43.Rxb5 Rxa3 44.Ra5 Nc3+ 45.Kd2
Ne4+=) 41...Na6 42.Rxb5 Nxb4 43.axb4 a3 44.Ra5 Rxb4 45.Rxa3 h4=]
40...Rc3+ 41.Kd4 Rc4+ 42.Ke3 Rc3+ 43.Ke2 Ne4 44.Rxb5 Rxa3 45.Ra5 Kg6
[45...Nc3+ 46.Kd2 Ne4+ 47.Kc2 Rc3+ 48.Kd1 Ra3 49.Kc2 Rc3+=]
46.Bd4 h5 47.Be3 [47.f5+?! Kg5 48.Be3+ Kg4²]
47...f5 48.Ra6+ Kf7 49.Ra5 Kg6 [49...Ke6 Ftacnik 50.Re5+ (50.Ra6+?! Kd5 51.Ra5+
Kc4 52.Rxf5 Rb3µ) 50...Kd6 (50...Kf6 51.Bd4 Kg6 52.Re6+=) 51.Rxf5 Nc3+ 52.Kd2
Nd5 53.Bd4 Ra2+ 54.Kd3 Rxh2 55.Ke4 Re2+ 56.Kd3 Rg2 57.Ke4=]
½–½

[Gurevich,M]
1.e4 [Blatny,P Ftacnik Karpov Baburin]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bd2 Nc6 9.Bd3
Be7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Qe2 Nf6 12.Ne4 Qb6 [An improvement compare with 12...Bd7
,played in the 2nd game of the match. The battle of the "home`s analysis" starts...
Baburin: An improvement compared to 12...Bd7, which Karpov played in the 2nd game
of the match. 12...d7 -> Kamsky-Karpov (02)]
[12...Nxd4 13.Nxd4 Qxd4 14.Bc3 Qd8 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 (15...gxf6 16.Qg4+ Kh8 17.Qe4)
16.Rad1 Qe7 17.Qe4 g6 18.Bb4 VG; 12...Bd7 Kamsky-Karpov (Elista WM/2)]
13.a3 Bd7 [13...Qxb2? Ftacnik 14.Rfb1 Nxd4 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Qe4+– (16.Qe4
Blatny,P 16...Nxf3+ 17.gxf3+–) ]
14.Rfd1 [Here the main difference with 12...Bd7 is seen. White can`t develope the rooks
in the most natural way, as]
[14.Rad1 Qxb2; 14.Ne5!? Ftacnik 14...Be8!?
a) 14...Nxd4? 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 (15...gxf6 16.Qg4+ Kh8 17.Bh6 Rg8 18.Nxf7#) 16.Qe4 Nf5
17.Nxd7+–;
b) 14...Qxd4? 15.Bc3 Qd5 16.Rad1 Rfd8 (16...Nxe5 17.Nxf6+ Bxf6 18.Bxh7+ Kxh7
19.Rxd5 exd5 20.Bxe5+–) 17.Nxf6+ Bxf6 18.Bxh7+ Kxh7 19.Qh5+ Kg8 20.Qxf7+ Kh7
21.Rxd5+–;
c) 14...Rad8 15.Nc4 Qc7 16.Nxf6+ Bxf6 17.Qe4 g6 18.Bf4²;
d) 14...Rfd8? 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Bxh7+ Kxh7 17.Qh5+ Kg8 18.Qxf7+ Kh7 (18...Kh8
19.Nxd7+–) 19.Nxd7+–;
15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Qe4 g6 17.Bh6 Bg7 18.Bxg7 Kxg7=]
14...Rad8 [14...Nxd4 15.Nxd4 Qxd4 16.Bc3 Qa4 17.Nxf6+ Bxf6 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.b3!
Qa5 20.Bxh7+² (20.Bxh7+ Kxh7 21.Rxd7±) ; 14...Qxb2? 15.Nxf6+ (15.Rdb1) 15...gxf6
(15...Bxf6 16.Qe4 g6 17.Rdb1+–) 16.Rdb1 Nxd4 17.Rxb2 Nxe2+ 18.Bxe2+–; 14...Rfd8
Blatny,P ‫ק‬f7]
15.Nxf6+ [15.b4!?]
15...Bxf6 [1.03–0.31]
16.Qe4 g6 17.Be3 [[18.f4,19.d5]  18.d5 18.d5;18.f4 19.d5]
17...Ne7! [The black knight goes to "f5",and opens the space for "d7" bishop. I don`t
think, that Kamsky`s team had this position at home. Karpov`s analysis prevail...May be
his last manoeuvre was missed in the challenger`s preparation Baburin. From this
position the knight controls the d5–square, while vacating the c6–square for the bishop.
Later the knight can be brought to f5, putting pressure on the isolani.  18...d5,
18...f5 f5,c6]
18.Ne5 [18.Qf4 Nd5 (18...Nf5; 18...Nf5!? Baburin; 18...Nf5 Blatny,P) ; 18.d5 Qxb2µ
(18...Qxb2 19.Rab1 Qxa3 20.Rxb7 exd5 21.Qf4 Qa4µ) ]
18...Nf5 [A modern approach of dealing with an isolated pawn. In the past Masters was
blocking the "isolater", nowdays they attaque it... Baburin: Black's strategy is
succeeding, as the isolani cannot be advanced and is already under some pressure. In the
meantime White has no real play on any of the flanks. d4]
[18...Nd5; 18...Nd5³ Blatny,P]
19.Nc4 [19.Nxd7 Rxd7³ [×d4,b2]; 19.d5? Nxe3 20.Nxd7 Rxd7 21.dxe6 Nxd1 22.exd7
Nxf2–+]
19...Qa6! [[20...b5] [20...b5]  20...b5, a4 20...b5]
[19...Qb3 20.Na5 Qa4 (20...Qxb2 21.Nxb7 (21.Qxb7 Qxb7 22.Nxb7 Nxe3 23.fxe3 Rb8
24.Rab1 Bc6³) 21...Nxe3 22.fxe3 Rc8³) ]
20.a4 [20.Ne5 Bb5³]
20...Bc6 21.Qf4 [ 22.g4]

21...Bd5³ [This bishop is like "a bone in the throat" for white.Anatoly blocks the pawn in
an "old fashion", as it wasn`t possible to take it in a "style modern":]
[21...Bxd4? 22.Bxf5 Bxe3 23.Nxe3 exf5 24.Nxf5!ƒ (24.Nxf5! Baburin 24...Rxd1+

25.Rxd1 Qxa4 26.Ne7+ Kg7 27.Nf5+=) ]
22.Ne5 [22.g4?? Karpov 22...g5!]
22...Qb6 23.Bxf5 [23.g4? Karpov 23...g5–+; 23.Ng4 Bg7 24.Rd2 Qb4³]
23...exf5 24.Rd2 Bg7 [Black is certainly better with the two powerfull bishops. Anatoly
starts to demonstrate his famous "boa constrictor`s" technik, narrowing rings around an
opponents neck. And white don`t have any counterplay...]
25.h4 Rfe8 26.Qg3 Rc8 [All black pieces in a perfect positions. Kamsky may only wait
and see...]
[26...h6!? Karpov  27...h7]
27.Nd7 [¹27.Nd3 Karpov; 27.a5 Ftacnik 27...Qb5µ; ¹27.Nd3 Blatny,P]
27...Qc6 [27...Qd8!? Karpov 28.Nc5 b6 29.Nd3 Re4]
28.Nc5 [1.36–1.29 Trying to complicate the position.]
28...b6 29.Nd3 Qd7 [29...Be4!?; 29...Be4!?]
30.a5 [30.Ne5 Ftacnik 30...Qe6 31.a5 b5 32.Nd3³]
30...Re4! [With a deadly threat.[ 31...g4] Threatening Re4–g4.  31...g4 –+ 

31...g4]
31.Nf4 [31.axb6 Rg4 (31...axb6µ G.M.; 31...axb6µ) 32.Rxa7 Qe8 33.Qd6 Rxg2+ 34.Kf1
Qe4‚ With a numerous threats. V.G. 35.Qf4 Rg1+ 36.Ke2 Qg2 37.Rd1 Not as clear yet.]
31...b5 32.Rdd1 [32.Nxd5 Qxd5µ (32...Qxd5 Ftacnik 33.Rad1 b4µ) ]
32...Bc4 [:d3,e2]
33.Rac1 [33.h5!? was probably the best counterchance.; 33.h5!?]
33...h6 [prevents h4–h5,whites last hope for a counterplay. :h4–h5]
34.Rc3 [34.h5 Karpov 34...g5; 34.Rc2 Ftacnik 34...Rc6 35.Rcd2 Rd6µ]

34...b4 35.Rc2 Rc6! 36.Rdc1 [36.d5 Karpov 36...Rc8 (36...Be5! Ftacnik 37.Rcd2 Rd6µ)
37.Rdc1 b3µ]
36...Bb5 37.Kh2 [37.Rxc6 Ftacnik 37...Bxc6 38.d5 Bb7µ]
37...Kh7 38.Rxc6 Bxc6 39.Rc4 [39.d5!™ Karpov]
39...Bf8! [With a powerful threat[40...d6]. It`s very typical for Karpov. He doesn`t
go for tactical 40...d6]
[39...Bxd4 40.Rxb4 (40.Bxd4 Rxd4 41.Qb3 Rxc4 42.Qxc4³) 40...Bxe3 41.Rxe4 Bxf2
42.Qxf2 fxe4µ , but improves the position of his pieces, in order not to give any
opportunis to his opponent. A very original understanding of the game...]
40.Nd3 [40.Rc2 Ftacnik 40...Bd6µ]
40...Qe6 [… 41...£:c4, 41...¦g4 …¦g4,‫צ‬c4]
[40...Qd5!–+ V.G. A typical "computer`s suggestion. Wins immediately, by the way.

41.Ne5
a) 41.Rc1 Bd6 (41...Rxh4+‚; 41...Rxh4+‚) 42.Ne5 Bxe5 43.dxe5 Rxh4+ 44.Kg1 Rg4–+;
b) 41.Rc2 Rg4 42.Nf4 Qd6–+;
41...Rxe5 42.Rxc6 Rxe3–+; 40...Qd5!–+; …40...Rg4? 41.Ne5!„]
41.d5 [41.Rc1 Bd6 V.G. 42.Bf4 (42.Ne5 Bxe5 43.dxe5 Rg4–+; 42.Nf4 Qd7µ) 42...Rxf4
43.Nxf4 (43.Rxc6 Rxh4+ 44.Kg1 Bxg3) 43...Qe4–+; 41.Rc2 Ftacnik 41...Rg4–+]
41...Bxd5 [41...Bd6?? Karpov 42.Bf4
a) 42.Nf4 Bxd5 43.Nxe6 (43.Rxe4 Qxe4–+) 43...Bxg3+ 44.fxg3 Bxc4–+;
b) 42.dxe6 Bxg3+ 43.Kxg3 Rxc4 44.exf7 Kg7 45.Bxh6+! Kxf7 46.Ne5++–;
42...Qxd5 43.Rxe4 fxe4 44.Bxd6 exd3–+; 41...Qxd5?! Karpov 42.Rxe4 fxe4 43.Ne5 Bd6
(43...Bb5 44.Ng4„) 44.Bf4 Bxe5 45.Bxe5 Qxa5 46.Bd4  g3–b8]
42.Rxe4 [42.Nc5 Bd6–+; 42.Nf4 Bd6 Wouldn`t make white`s life any easyer.]
42...Bxe4 [42...fxe4]
43.Bxa7? [43.Nc5 Qd5 44.Nxe4 fxe4 Karpov 45...d6 45.Qh3™ (45.Bxa7? Bd6
46.f4 exf3–+) 45...Qxa5 46.Qd7 Qa2! 47.Qxa7 (47.Bxa7 Bg7! 48.Bc5 Qxb2! 49.Qxf7
Qe5+–+) 47...Qxa7 48.Bxa7 b3  f8–g7 49.Bd4 Bg7 50.Bxg7 Kxg7 51.Kg3 f5
(51...g5!?) 52.Kf4 Kf6 53.g4 h5 54.gxf5 gxf5–+; 43.Bc5 Bxc5 44.Nxc5 Qe7 45.Nxe4
fxe4 46.Qf4µ Would be much more stubborn; 43.Nf4 Qa6!?–+; 43.Ne5 a6! 44.Bd4 Qd5!
45.Qe3 f4 46.Qd2 Bg7–+]
43...Bd6 [43...Qa6? Karpov 44.Bc5!; 43...Qd7? Karpov 44.Bc5!]
44.Nf4 [44.f4 Qd7!–+ 45.Bb6
a) 45.Bd4 Bxd3 46.Qxd3 Bxf4+ 47.g3 (47.Kh3 Be5–+) 47...Be5–+;
b) 45.Bf2 Ftacnik 45...Bxd3 46.Qxd3 Bxf4+–+;
45...Bxd3 46.Qxd3 Bxf4+]
44...Qe5 [The game is over.]
45.Nh3 [Karpov]
[45.Be3 Qxa5µ (45...Qxb2 46.a6 Qa1 47.a7 b3–+; 45...Qxb2–+ Ftacnik) ]
45...Qe7
0–1

[Gurevich,M]
1.d4 [Ftacnik]
1...Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0–0 7.e4 a6 8.e5 b5 9.Qb3
Nfd7 10.e6 fxe6 11.Qxe6+ Kh8 12.Qe4 [12.Ng5 Ne5! 13.Qd5 Qxd5 14.Nxd5 Nec6
15.Nxc7 Ra7 16.Nce6 Nxd4!³ Urvalov-Nadanian,A corr 1989]
12...Nb6 13.Qh4 [13.Be2 Ftacnik 13...Bf5 14.Qh4 Nc6 15.Bh6 e5 16.Ng5 Bxh6 17.Qxh6
Qe7 18.dxe5 Nd4 19.Rd1 c5 20.Rd2 b4 21.Nd1 Nd5 22.Bc4 Nf4 23.Nf7+ Rxf7 24.Qxf4
Be6 25.Qe4 Portisch,L-Adorjan,A/Amsterdam IBM (15)/1971/0–1 (59)]
13...Nc6 [13...Rxf3 Ftacnik 14.gxf3 Nc6 15.Bh6 Bf6 16.Bg5 Bxd4 17.0–0–0 b4 18.Be3
Bxe3+ 19.fxe3 Qg8 20.Qe4 bxc3 21.Qxc6 cxb2+ 22.Kb1 h5 23.Bd3 1–0 Rajkovic,D-
Zakic,S/JUG-chT Tivat (05)/1995/ (35)]
14.Bd3!? [TN [15.xg6]]
[14.Bh6 e5 (14...Bf5 Ftacnik 15.Bxg7+ Kxg7 16.Be2 Qd6 17.0–0 Rad8 18.Rfd1 Qf6
19.Qxf6+ Rxf6 20.Rac1 Rfd6 21.d5 Nb4 22.Nd4 N4xd5 23.Nxd5 Nxd5 24.Bf3 Nb4
25.Nxf5+ gxf5 26.Rxd6 Rxd6 27.Rxc7 Kf6 ½–½ Ostenstad,B-Sigfusson,S/Reykjavik
op/1988/ (49)) 15.Qxd8 Rxd8 16.Bxg7+ Kxg7 17.Nxe5 Nxd4 18.0–0–0 Bb7 19.f3 c5 ½
½ Bronstein,D-Pein,M Wrexham 1995]
14...Rxf3!? [14...e5 15.Bg5 (15.Ng5) 15...Qd6 16.Ne4 Qe6÷; 14...Bf5!? 15.Ng5 (15.Bxf5
Rxf5 16.Be3 e5) 15...h5 16.Bxf5 Rxf5 17.Ne6 Qd6 18.Nxg7 Kxg7 19.Be3 Nc4ƒ]
15.gxf3 [15.Bxg6? Qg8 16.gxf3 Bf6 17.Qe4 Qxg6 18.Qxc6 (18.Qxg6 hxg6µ) 18...Qg2
19.Ke2 (19.Rf1 Bh3–+) 19...Bd7 (19...Qxh1 20.Qe8+ Kg7 21.Bh6+ Kxh6 22.Rxh1±)
20.Qxc7 Qxh1 21.Qxb6 Bh3!‚]
15...Nxd4 16.Be4 Bf5! 17.Be3 [17.Bxa8 Qxa8µ (17...Qxa8 18.Kf1 (18.Qxe7 Nxf3+
19.Kd1 Bxc3–+) 18...Qxf3 19.Rg1 (19.Kg1 Bh3 20.Qg3 Qd1+! 21.Nxd1 Ne2#) 19...Bd3+
20.Ke1 Nc2+ 21.Kd2 Nc4+ 22.Qxc4 Bh6+ 23.Qf4 Bxf4#) ]
17...c5 18.Bxd4! [Eliminates the most dangerous enemy.]
[18.0–0–0 Ftacnik 18...Bxe4 (18...Qg8?! 19.Bxa8 Qxa2 20.Bxd4 (20.Nxa2? Nb3#;

20.Be4 Qa1+ 21.Kd2 Qxb2+ 22.Ke1 Qxc3+‚) 20...Qa1+ 21.Kd2 Qxb2+ 22.Ke1 Bxd4
(22...cxd4 23.Nd5! Nxa8 24.Qxe7) 23.Ne2 Nxa8 24.Qxe7±) 19.Nxe4 Qg8 20.Kb1 Nc4„]
18...cxd4 [18...Bxd4 19.Bxa8 Bf6 20.Qf4 Qxa8 21.0–0÷]
19.Rd1 Rc8 [19...e5 Ftacnik 20.Qxd8+ Rxd8 21.Rg1=]
20.Rg1! [[21.xg6]It`s appeares,that white king is safe enough in the center.]
[20.0–0 Ftacnik 20...Qg8 21.Ne2 Bf6 22.Qh6 Bxe4 23.fxe4 Qxa2 24.Nxd4 Qxb2µ]
20...Bf6 21.Qh6 Bg7 [21...Nc4 22.Nd5 Bg7 (22...Bxe4 23.fxe4 (23.Nxf6 exf6 24.fxe4
Kg8!?ƒ) 23...Bg7 24.Qh4 Nxb2 25.Nxe7 with the creasy complications) 23.Qh4÷
(23.Qh4 Bxe4 (23...e6 Ftacnik 24.Ne7 Bf8) 24.fxe4 Nxb2 25.Nxe7 Nxd1 26.Nxg6+ Kg8
27.Ne7+ Kh8 28.Kxd1²) ]
22.Qh4 Bf6 23.Qh6 Bg7 [The position is very duble edged.The opponents wisely
decided to repeat the moves avoiding an extra risk.]
½–½

[Gurevich,M]
[King: And now the sixth game of the Kamsky-Karpov match featuring a superb king
march from the former world champion.]
1.e4 [Blatny,P Ftacnik Karpov King]
1...e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.0–0 Bd6 8.Nc3
[King: At first glance Black has a few problems here as he has yet to castle. For instance,
if 8...Nxc3 9 bxc3 0–0, then White wins a pawn with 10 Qh5, threatening mate and the
pawn on d5. Apparently Karpov thought for 42 minutes at the board over his next move.
It is hard to divine whether he forgot his analysis or whether this was over the board
inspiration. ]
[8.c4 Karpov; 8.c4 Blatny,P main line]
8...Qh4 [N This move took 42 min of Karpov`s thinking. Did Karpov forget his analysis ,
what happens to him periodically in some last years? By moving his own queen over to
the kingside, Karpov gets in there before Kamsky, but there is a price to pay.]
[8...Nxc3; 8...Nxc3 Karpov 9.bxc3 (9.Qe1+ Qe7 10.Qxc3 0–0 11.Qb3 Bc6=) 9...Qh4
(9...0–0 10.Qh5 f5²; 9...Qf6 Ftacnik 10.Qh5 h6 11.Qxd5 0–0 12.g3 Rfe8 13.Bd2 g6
14.Qxb7 Rab8 15.Qg2 c5 16.Be3 g5 17.Qd5 Be6 18.Qxd6 Qf3 19.Rfe1 Bd5 20.Kf1 c4
21.Bg6 1–0 Jazbinsek,S-Habjanic,D/SLO-chJ/1993/ (40)) 10.Re1+]
9.g3 [9.h3? Karpov 9...Bxh3]
9...Nxc3 10.bxc3 [10.Qe1+ Karpov 10...Qe7= 11.Qxc3 0–0 12.Qb3 Bc6]
10...Qg4 [×h3,g4,f3]
[10...Qf6 Ftacnik 11.Qh5 Qe6 (11...h6 12.Re1+ Kf8 13.Qxd5 c6 14.Qb3 b6 15.Ba3 g6
16.c4 Bxa3 17.Qxa3+ Kg7 18.c3 Rhd8 19.c5 Bf5 20.Bf1 Be6 21.Re5 Bd5 22.Bg2 Bxg2
23.Kxg2 Jenni,F-Pihlajasalo,A/WchJM-U16 Guarapuava (09)/1995/0–1 (62)) 12.Bf4 g6
13.Qg5 Be7 14.Qh6 Bf8 15.Qg5 f6 16.Qh4 0–0–0 17.Bxg6 hxg6 18.Qxh8 Qf7 19.Bh6
Bd6 20.Qg7 Qe6 21.Qxg6 1–0 Kveinys,A-Maciejewski,M/Gdynia Dreszer op (09)/1989/
(33)]
11.Re1+ Kd8 [And this move Anatoly played without any thinking... King: Brilliant
judgement. Karpov has correctly assessed that his king, at least in the short-term, is
secure in the centre of the board - though he has to play with extreme accuracy to prove
the worth of his idea.]
[11...Kf8!?; 11...Kf8!? Blatny,P]
12.Be2 [A bit unnatural move.]
[12.Qxg4 Bxg4 13.Rb1 b6 (13...Rb8 Ftacnik 14.Kg2 Kd7=) 14.c4 c6÷ The endgame
doesn`t look better for white]
12...Qf5 13.Rb1 [¹13.c4 Karpov 13...dxc4 14.Bxc4]

13...b6 14.c4 dxc4 [14...c6?! Karpov 15.c5! bxc5 (15...Bc7 16.c4ƒ) 16.c4ƒ]
15.Bxc4 Re8 [15...h5 Karpov 16.Bd3 Qg4 17.Be2]
16.Be3 [King: Kamsky has used a pawn break (c3–c4) to open the position, and threatens
to retreat the bishop on c4 to f1, or perhaps d3, then push c-pawn number two up to c5. It
looks as though Karpov is about to fall on the defensive, but he finds a clever response
which at a stroke leaves his position more secure than before. c4–c5]
[16.Rxe8+ Kxe8 17.Bd3 (17.Qe2+ Ftacnik 17...Kf8=) 17...Qd5 (17...Qh3 18.Qf3 Rd8
(18...Rc8 19.Bf4ƒ) 19.Bg5ƒ) 18.c4 (18.Qe2+ Kf8³ 19.Be4 Re8µ) 18...Qxd4 19.Bb2 Qg4
(19...Qc5 20.Bxg7) 20.Qxg4 Bxg4 21.Bxg7 h5÷]
16...Bc6! [[17...e4], what practically forces the next white`s move. King: Kamsky
cannot allow the bishop to remain on the long diagonal as it would simply be too
dangerous for his king. For instance, the plan I mentioned on the last turn of 17 Bf1,
would be met by 17... Qd5. 17...e4]
[16...Re7 17.Bf1 Ke8 18.Bg2 Rd8 19.c4²]
17.d5 [17.Bf1? Ftacnik 17...Qd5]
17...Bd7 [King: Forcing White to play the pawn to d5 has achieved three things. First, the
plan I mentioned of retreating the bishop, then playing c2–c4–c5 is far less effective -
Black's bishop on d6 would remain secure after an exchange of pawns; second, the
mobility of the bishop on c4 has been restricted by the pawn on d5; and thirdly, the
bishop on d6 has become a better piece as it potentially has the c5 and e5 squares
available for its use. ]
18.Bf1 [18.Bd3!? Karpov 18...Qxd5? (18...Qg4! 19.Be2 Qg6) 19.c4 Qa5 (19...Qc6
20.Qh5! x f7, h7) 20.Qf3 x f7, a8]
18...h6 [King: Karpov wants to prevent a bishop landing on g5 after White plays Qd2.
This far-sighted little move is an essential prelude to the regrouping that follows.]
[18...Ba4!? 19.Re2 Re5 20.Bg2 Kd7÷ (21...ae8)V.]
19.c4 Re7 20.Bd3?! [[×f3,h3] ×f3,h3]
[20.Qd2 Ke8 21.Bd4 Rxe1 22.Rxe1+ Kf8=]
20...Qf6 21.Kg2?! [21.Bf1 (22.g2) 22.g2 21...Ke8 22.Bg2 Kf8³; 21.Qc2!?

Ftacnik 21...Ke8 22.c5 bxc5 23.Bxc5 Bxc5 24.Qxc5 Qd6 25.Qxd6 (25.Qxa7?! Rxa7
26.Rb8+ Bc8 27.Rxc8+ Kd7 28.Bf5+ Re6 29.dxe6+ Ke7 30.exf7+ Kxf7³) 25...cxd6
26.Rxe7+ Kxe7 27.Rb7²]
21...Ke8 [ e8–f8–g8, a8–e8 f8,ae8]
22.Bc2 [[23.a4] 23.a4]
22...Qc3! 23.Bb3 [23.Qd3=; ¹23.Qd3= Karpov; 23.Bd4 Ftacnik 23...Rxe1 (23...Qxc4

24.Bb3 Qa6 25.Bxg7±) 24.Qxe1+ Qxe1 25.Rxe1+ Kf8=; 23.Qd3= Blatny,P]
23...Kf8 24.Rc1 [24.Qd4?! Ftacnik 24...Qxd4 25.Bxd4 Rae8]
24...Qf6 25.Bc2 [25.c5 bxc5 26.Bxc5 Bxc5 (26...Rxe1 27.Qxe1 Re8ƒ; 26...a5!?„
Karpov; 26...a5„ Blatny,P) 27.Rxc5 Bg4 28.Qxg4™ Rxe1 29.Rxc7° (30.d6) 30.d6
29...Re7 30.Rc6]
25...Rae8³ [ King: How Karpov does it, I don't know. He has an uncanny ability to
coordinate his forces so that they are at their most efficient. Notice how he has arranged
his pieces so that they do not stand in each other's way, and they are all protected; there
appears not to be a single weakness in his whole army. Compare this position with the
one where he played 11... Kd8; it is hard to imagine that he would be able to achieve such
harmony.With his king safe, his rooks doubled and White's kingside weakened, the
initiative has passed over to Karpov.]
26.Qd3 [×f3]
26...Bg4 [King: Kamsky must have been angling to play the queen down to h7, but now
that he is here he must have realised that 27 Qh7 would have been met by 27...g5!, when
White can make no further progress, and then he must suddenly deal with the threats to
his own king.]
27.Bd2? [A decisive mistake in the difficult position. King: This must have been due to
time pressure. Kamsky cracks.]
[27.Bd4? Qf3+ 28.Qxf3 Bxf3+ 29.Kf1 Rxe1+ 30.Rxe1 Bg2+ 31.Kxg2 Rxe1µ; 27.Qh7
g5µ (27...Bf3+ Ftacnik 28.Kg1 g5=) ; 27.Bd1 Bf5 28.Qd2 Ba3µ; 27.f4 Karpov 27...Bc5
(27...Bf5 Ftacnik 28.Qxf5 Qxf5 29.Bxf5 Rxe3=) 28.Bxc5 bxc5 29.Rxe7 Rxe7 30.Bd1 Re1
31.Rb1 Qf5 32.Qxf5 Bxf5 33.Rb8+ Ke7 34.Bf3 Ra1 35.Rb2 Bb1!³]
27...Re2 28.Rxe2 [28.Be3 Qf3+ 29.Kg1 Bh3–+; 28.Rf1 Ftacnik 28...Rxd2! 29.Qxd2
Qf3+ 30.Kg1 Bh3–+]
28...Rxe2 29.Rf1 [29.Be1 Karpov 29...Bc5–+ x f2; 29.Be3 Qf3+ 30.Kg1 Rxc2! 31.Qxc2
Bh3–+]
29...Rxd2 [29...Rxd2 30.Qxd2 Qf3+ 31.Kg1 Bh3 32.Be4 Qxe4–+ (32...Qxe4 Karpov
33.f3 Bc5+ 34.Kh1 Qf5 35.g4 Qf6–+) ]
0–1

[Gurevich,M]
1.d4 [Ftacnik Karpov]
1...Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0–0 6.Be2 e5 7.0–0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4
[Famous variation, but new in Karpov`s arsenal.]
9...Nh5 10.Re1 [10.c5 Kamsky-Kasparov New York rapid 1994]
10...h6 [10...a5!? 11.Ba3 Nf4 12.Bf1 Bg4 (12...f5 Ftacnik 13.c5 fxe4 14.Nxe4 Bg4
15.bxa5 Nf5 16.Qb3 Bh6 17.a6 bxa6 18.cxd6 cxd6 19.Nxd6 Nxd6 20.Nxe5 Bc8 21.Nc6
Qf6 22.Ne7+ Kf7 23.Qb6 Rd8 24.Qxd8 Nh3+ 25.gxh3 Qg5+ 26.Kh1 Bg4 27.hxg4 Rxd8
Watanabe,A-Frolov,D/Budapest FS03 IM (11) 1996/0–1 (57)) 13.h3 Bxf3 14.Qxf3 axb4
15.Bxb4 c5 16.dxc6 Nxc6 17.a3 Ne6 18.Nb5 Ned4„ Kramnik,V-Gelfand,B
Dortmund(01) 1996, but the game was played few days later Than the K-K game.; 10...f5
Ftacnik 11.Ng5]
11.Nd2 Nf4 12.Bf1 a5 [N]
[12...f5 13.c5 (13.f3 c6 14.Kh1 a5 15.bxa5 Qxa5 16.Bb2 c5 17.Nb5 Qd8 18.a4 Kh8 19.g3
Nh5 20.exf5 Rxf5 21.g4 1–0 Tukmakov,V-Ineichen,H/Bern op (01)/1996/) 13...g5
(13...fxe4 14.Ndxe4 (14.cxd6 cxd6 15.Ndxe4 Nf5 16.g3 Nh5 17.Ne2 Nf6 18.Bg2 Qb6
19.Qb3 Bd7 20.a4?µ Tunik,G-Fedorov,V/Vladivostok Zaitsev (09)/1995/0–1 (74))
14...Nf5 15.Ba3 Rf7 16.Rc1 Nd4 17.Nb5 Nxg2 18.Kxg2 Nf3 19.Qxf3 Rxf3 20.Kxf3 Qh4
21.Ng3 Bg4+ 22.Kg2 Rf8 23.Kg1 e4 24.Rxe4 Be5 0–1 Brito,A-Touzane,O/Palma de
Mallorca op/1995/ (43)) 14.cxd6 cxd6 15.Nc4 g4 (15...fxe4 16.Nxe4 Nf5 17.b5 Rf7 18.a4
Bf8 19.Bb2 g4 20.Kh1 h5 21.g3 Ng6 22.Qd2 Be7 23.Kg1 h4 24.Bg2 1–0 Kaufman,L-
Weeramantry,S/New York op Newark (05)/1996/ (38)) 16.b5 Rf6 17.Qb3 (17.b6 a6
18.Bxf4!? exf4 19.e5 dxe5 20.d6 Nc6 21.Nd5 Rg6 22.Nc7 Rb8 23.Nxa6 bxa6 24.Qd5+
Be6 25.Qxc6 Bxc4! 26.Bxc4+ Kh8 27.Rad1 Rxb6 28.Qc7 Rb8 29.Bxa6 Bf8=) 17...Kh7
(17...Kh8²) 18.b6 a6 19.Ba3 Rg6 20.Rac1 h5 21.Qb4 Ftacnik 21...Bf8 22.Qb1 b1_h7
22...h4 23.Ne3 1–0 Sokolov,I-Van Wely,L/NLD-ch (05)/1995/ (33); 12...c6 Ftacnik
13.dxc6 Nxc6 14.a3 a5 15.Rb1 axb4 16.axb4 Nd4 17.Nb3 Nfe6 18.Nb5 Bd7 19.N3xd4
Nxd4 20.Nxd4 exd4 21.Bf4 g5 22.Bg3 f5 23.exf5 Bxf5 24.Bd3 Qd7 25.Qf3 d5 26.cxd5
½–½ Lalic,B-Atalik,S/Hastings9596 (03) ;CBM 51 1996]
13.bxa5 Rxa5?! [I don`t like this move, as it allow white to open the Q-side.]
[13...c5 14.Nb3 (14.dxc6 Ftacnik 14...bxc6 15.Nb3 c5 16.Nb5 Ra6 17.Qd2 Ne6 18.Ba3
g5 19.h4 g4 20.Rad1 Nd4 21.N5xd4 exd4 22.e5 g3 23.exd6 Nf5 24.fxg3 Nxg3 25.Qf4 Nh5
26.Qh2 1–0 Blanco Fernandez,A-Pupo,E/Capablanca mem-C (10)/1996/ (39)) 14...f5„]
14.Nb3 [14.a4 Karpov 14...c5!]
14...Ra8 15.c5 [And white opened "their" Q-side for an active action, while black didn`t
create any serious threats on the opposite side of the board.]
15...f5 16.cxd6 cxd6 17.Nd2! [ The knight made his business on "b3" and comes back to
stabilize the center.]
17...g5 18.Rb1 [ d1–b3–b6, d2–c4–b6, x b7]
[18.a4 Karpov  c1–a3; 18.Nc4 Karpov; 18.g3 Karpov]
18...g4 19.Qb3 [[20.b6]]
19...fxe4 [19...Rf6 Ftacnik 20.Ba3 Kh8 21.Nb5²]
20.Ndxe4 Kh8!? [Moving the K from diagonal a2–g8]
[20...h5 21.Qb6 Qxb6 22.Rxb6 Nexd5 23.Nxd5 Nxd5 24.Bc4 Be6 25.Rxd6 Bf7
26.Ng5+– VG; 20...Nf5!? 21.Qb6 (21.Nb5 Rf7 (21...Qe7 Ftacnik 22.Ba3 Ra6²) 22.a4 h5
23.Ba3 Bf8„) 21...Qe7÷]
21.Be3 [21.a4!?± (22.a3); 21.Ba3 Nexd5 (21...Nf5 22.Nb5 Ra6÷) 22.Nxd5 Nxd5
23.Bxd6ƒ]
21...Nf5 [21...Rg8 Ftacnik 22.Bb6 Qf8 (22...Qd7? 23.Bb5 Qf5 24.Nxd6) 23.Nxd6 Nexd5
24.Nxd5 Qxd6 25.Rbd1²]
22.Bb6 Qe7 23.Qb4 Rf7 [23...Rg8 Ftacnik 24.a4²]
24.a4 Bf8 [ c8–d7–e8]
25.Be3 Nh5 [[26...f6] Slowely!]
[25...h5!? (h5–h4) 26.Bxf4 (26.Ng3 (27.xf4) 26...Bh6÷ 27.Bxf4?! Bxf4

28.Nxh5 Bxh2+ 29.Kxh2 Qh4+ 30.Kg1 Qxh5µ) 26...exf4 27.Bd3 (27.Ng3 Qg5„)
27...Qd8²; 25...Nxe3 26.fxe3! Ftacnik 26...Nh5 27.Nb5 Ra6 28.Na3 Ra8 29.Nc4±]
26.Rbc1 Nf6 [ :e4, :e3]
27.Bb6 h5 [27...Nxe4 Ftacnik 28.Nxe4 h5 29.Rc7+–]
28.Nxf6 Qxf6 29.Ne4 Qg6 30.a5 [ c1–c7; x d6, c8, a8]
30...Ng7 [[31...e8,×d6,c7]]
[30...h4 31.Bc7 (31.Rc7 Rxc7 32.Bxc7 h3„ (×f3) 33.g3? Nd4ƒ) 31...h3„; 30...Bh6 Ftacnik
31.Rc7±]
31.Bb5 [ 32.c7]
[31.Rc7?! Karpov 31...Rxc7 32.Bxc7 Ne8]
31...Bf5 [[×g7]]
[31...Bd7? Karpov 32.Bxd7± Rxd7]
32.Ng3 Bc8 [32...h4 Ftacnik 33.Nxf5 Nxf5 34.Bd3 g3 35.Rc4 gxf2+ 36.Bxf2 h3
37.Rh4+!±]
33.Rc3 [[34.ec1,34.d3]]
33...h4 34.Bd3! Nf5?? [34...Qh6 35.Be3 Qf6 (35...Rf4 Ftacnik 36.Qb6+–) 36.Ne4±
(36.Ne4 Karpov 36...Qe7 37.Bg5+–) ; 34...Bf5 35.Nxf5 Nxf5 36.Rc4 Rg7 37.Qb1 Rf7
38.Ree4±; 34...Qf6 Karpov 35.Ne4 Qg6 (35...Qe7 36.Rc7 Qe8 37.Bb5 Bd7 38.Bxd7 Rxd7
39.Nf6+–) 36.Bd8! (36.Bc7 Bf5 37.Qxb7?! Rxa5„ 38.Qb6? Bxe4 39.Bxe4 Qxe4!)
36...Nf5 (36...h3 37.Ng5) 37.Ng5 Rd7 38.Ne6±]
35.Nxf5? [35.Rxc8 Rxc8 36.Nxf5± VG 36...Rxf5 37.Qe4+–]
35...Bxf5 36.Bxf5 Qxf5 [36...Rxf5 Karpov 37.Re4 Rg5 38.Be3+–]
37.Rc4 [37.Re4 Karpov 37...Rc8„]
37...Rg7 38.Qb1! [Fighting for important white squares.]
[38.Ree4 Karpov 38...Rc8]
38...Qh5 [38...Qf7 Karpov 39.Qd1 Qf5 40.Ree4 Rc8 41.Rxc8 Qxc8 42.h3 gxh3
43.Rxh4+ Kg8 44.g3+–; 38...Qxb1 Ftacnik 39.Rxb1±]
39.Qd1 [ 40.h3]
39...h3 [39...Be7 Ftacnik 40.h3±]
40.Ree4! [White pieces dominate on the board.]
[40.g3 Qf5 (40...Be7 Karpov 41.Ree4 Rag8²) 41.Ree4 Rc8!„ 42.Rxg4? Rxg4 43.Rxg4
Qxg4 44.Qxg4 Rc1+–+; 40.Ree4
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40...hxg2 41.Rxg4 Rh7 [41...Rxg4 42.Qxg4+–]
42.h4 Be7 [[43...xh4]]
43.f3 [43.Qc2 Karpov 43...Rg8 44.Rxg8+ Kxg8 45.Rc8+ Kf7„]
43...Rg8 44.Bf2 [44.Qc2!? (45.c8) 44...Rxg4 (44...Bxh4 45.Qxh7+!! Kxh7

46.Rxh4+–) 45.Rxg4 Rg7 (45...Bxh4 46.Qc8+) 46.Qc8+ Kh7 47.Bf2±]
44...Rhg7 45.Qe2 [45.Rxg7! Rxg7 46.Rg4 Bd8 (46...Qh7 Ftacnik 47.Qa4±) 47.Qa4±]
45...Bd8 46.Be1 Qf7 47.Qd3 Qh5?! [47...Rxg4 48.fxg4 (48.Rxg4 Rxg4 49.fxg4 Qf4
(49...e4÷) 50.g5 (50.Qf5 Qd4+ 51.Kxg2 Qxd5+ 52.Kh2 Bxa5÷) 50...Qg4÷) 48...Rf8
(48...b6!? 49.axb6 (49.a6 b5 50.Re4 Qa7+ 51.Kxg2 Qxa6 52.Qd2 Kh7÷) 49...Bxb6+
50.Kxg2 Rf8± (50...Bd4 51.Rxd4 exd4 52.Qxd4+‚) ) 49.Kxg2 Bxa5! 50.Bg3 (50.Bxa5
Qf2+ 51.Kh1 Qxh4+ 52.Kg1 Qf2+ 53.Kh1 Qh4+=) 50...Bb6÷ (51...d4)]
48.Qe4 Qh6 49.Qf5! [Karpov keeps the g2–pawn alive, as the natural shild, while
activating his pieces.]
49...Bxa5
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50.Rxg7! [50.Bxa5 Qe3+ 51.Kxg2 Qe2+ 52.Kh3= (52.Kg3 Karpov 52...Qxc4; 52.Kh3
Ftacnik 52...Qf1+ 53.Kh2 Qe2+=) ]
50...Bb6+ [50...Rxg7 Karpov 51.Rc8+ Rg8 52.Rxg8+ Kxg8 53.Bxa5+– (53.Bxa5 Qe3+
54.Kxg2+–) ; 50...Qxg7 51.Bxa5+–]
51.Kxg2 Qxg7+ [51...Rxg7+! Karpov 52.Kh3² (52.Kh3 Bc5²) ]
52.Rg4 Qe7 [52...Qh6 53.Rxg8+ Kxg8 54.Qc8+±]
53.Qh5+! [An important check.]
53...Qh7 54.Rxg8+ Kxg8 55.Qe8+ Kg7 56.Qe7+ Kh8 57.Qxd6± [The endagame should
be technicaly wining.]
57...Qg7+ [Abgabezug]
[57...Qc2+!? Karpov 58.Kg3 Bd4 (58...Bg1? 59.Qxe5+ Kg8 60.Qb8+ Kf7 61.Qxb7+
Kg8 62.Qc6 Qh2+ 63.Kg4 Qg2+ 64.Bg3 Bh2 65.Qc7+–; 58...Qe2 59.Qb8+ Kh7
60.Qxb7+ Kh8 61.Qxb6 Qxe1+ 62.Kg4+–) 59.Qb8+ Kg7 60.Qxb7+ Kg8 (60...Kf8
61.Qc6 Qb1! (61...Qd1? 62.Bb4+ Kg7 63.Qd7+ Kg8 64.Qe8+ Kh7 65.Qf7+ Kh8 66.Be7
Qg1+ 67.Kh3 Qh1+ 68.Kg4 Qg2+ 69.Kh5+–) 62.Bf2 Bxf2+ 63.Kxf2 Qb2+ 64.Kg3 Qd4
65.Qf6+ Kg8 (65...Ke8 66.d6 Kd7 67.h5) 66.d6 Kh7! 67.Kh3 Qd1 (67...Qd3 68.Kg4)
68.Qf5+ Kh6 69.Qg5+ Kh7 70.Qh5+! Kg8 71.Qxe5! Qxf3+ 72.Qg3++–) 61.Qc6 Qd1
62.Bf2 Bxf2+ 63.Kxf2 Qd2+ 64.Kg3 Qf4+ 65.Kg2 Qd2+ (65...Qxh4 66.Qe6++–)
66.Kh3 Qf4 67.Qg6+ Kf8 (67...Kh8 68.Qh5+ Kg7 69.Qg5++–) 68.Qg4 Qf6 69.h5!+–;
57...Bd4 Karpov 58.Qf8+ Qg8+ 59.Qxg8+ Kxg8 60.Bf2! Bc3 61.Bb6! Kf7 62.h5! Kf6
63.Kg3 Kf5 (63...Kg5? 64.d6+–) 64.h6 e4 (64...Kg6 65.d6+–) 65.fxe4+ Kxe4 66.Kg4
Kxd5 67.Kf5 Kc6 68.Bd8 b5 69.Bf6 b4 70.h7+–; 57...Bc7 58.Qf8+ Qg8+ 59.Qxg8+
Kxg8 60.Bb4 Kf7 61.Kh3 Kf6 62.Kg4 b5 63.Bc3! Bb6 64.f4 Bd4 65.fxe5+ Bxe5
66.Bxe5+ Kxe5 67.h5 b4 68.h6 Kf6 69.h7 Kg7 70.d6 b3 71.d7 b2 72.d8Q b1Q 73.h8Q+
+–]
58.Bg3 Bc7 [58...Bd4 Karpov 59.Qe6 (59.Kh3 Kh7 60.Qe6+–) 59...Qg8 60.Qh6+ Qh7
61.Qxh7+ Kxh7 62.Bf2! Bc3 63.Bb6 Bb4 (63...Kg6 64.d6) 64.Bc7+–]
59.Qe6 Kh7 [59...e4 60.Qc8++–]
60.d6 Bd8 61.Qf5+ Kh6 [61...Qg6 62.Qd7++–; 61...Kh8 62.Qc8 Qg8 63.Kh3 Bf6 64.d7
Kh7 65.Qxg8+ Kxg8 66.Bxe5 Bd8 67.Bf4 Kf7 68.Bg5 Bxg5 69.hxg5 Ke7 70.g6+–]
62.Kh3!? [The simplest.]
[62.Qxe5 Qxe5 63.Bxe5 Bxh4 64.Kh3! Kh5 (64...Bd8 65.Kg4 Kg6 66.f4 b5 67.f5+ Kf7
68.Bc3±) 65.d7 Bd8 66.Bg3! b5 67.Be1 b4 68.Bxb4 Kg6 (68...Kg5 69.Be1 Kh5 70.f4+–)
69.Be1+–]
62...Qf6 63.Qxf6+ Bxf6 64.Kg4 [The endgame is wining for white.]
[64.d7 Kg6 65.Bxe5 Bd8 66.Bf4+–]
64...b5 65.Kf5 Bd8 [65...Kg7 66.Bxe5 Bxe5 67.Kxe5+–]
66.Kxe5 [With the deficit of two pawns black has no chance of holding this position.]
66...Kg6 67.Kd5 b4 68.Kc4 Ba5 69.Kb3 [69.Kb5 b3 70.Be5 Kf5 71.f4+–]
69...Kf5 70.Ka4 Ke6 71.h5 [71.Kxa5 b3 72.d7 b2 73.d8Q b1Q 74.Qb6++–]
1–0

[Gurevich,M]
1.e4 [Ftacnik Blatny,P Badminov]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 [5...h6? Blatny,P 6.Ne6 Qa5+ 7.Bd2
Qb6 8.Bd3 Ngf6 (8...fxe6? 9.Qh5+ Kd8 10.Ba5+–) 9.Nxf8 Kxf8 10.Nf3±]
6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3 Bd6 8.Qe2 h6 [8...0–0 9.Nxe6 fxe6 10.Qxe6+ Kh8 11.Qxd6 V.]
9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Nf6 [10...Qc7 Blatny,P 11.Qg4 g5 12.Qh3 Bf4 13.0–0² Jansa-
Meduna/CR(ch)/1996/]
11.Qe2 [11.Qh4 Kamsky-Karpov Dortmund 1993]
11...Qc7 12.Bd2 b6 13.0–0–0 Bb7 14.Ne5 c5 [14...0–0–0 Ftacnik 15.f4 c5 16.dxc5 Bxc5
17.Kb1 Kb8 18.Rhe1 h5?! 19.h3 h4 20.Ba6 Bxa6 21.Qxa6 Bf2? 22.Rf1 Bg3 23.Qa4! ×c6
23...Rc8 24.Bb4 Nd5™ 25.c4! Bxf4 26.Nd7+ Kb7 27.cxd5+– De Firmian,N-
Spiridonov,N/Lugano op/1989/]
15.Bb5+ Ke7 16.dxc5 [16.Bf4 Ftacnik 16...Rhd8 17.Rhe1 Bd5]
16...Qxc5 [16...Bxe5 17.cxb6 Qc5 (17...Bxb2+ Ftacnik 18.Kxb2 Qc5 19.a3! Nd5™ 20.c4
axb6 21.Qd3+–) 18.Qxe5 Qxe5 19.Bb4++– V.]
17.a3 [b4]
[17.Bc3 Ftacnik 17...Rhd8 18.Bd4 Qc7 19.Rhe1 Kf8 (19...Bc5!? 20.Nxf7 Kxf7 21.Qxe6+
Kf8 22.Bxf6 Qf4+) 20.c3 a6! (20...Bc5 21.Bxc5+ Qxc5 22.f4=; 20...Bxg2 21.Ng4‚)
21.Bd3 b5 (¹21...Bc5 22.Bxc5+ Qxc5 23.f3 b5 24.Qe3 Rac8³) 22.Kb1 (22.Qe3 Ng4!)
22...b4 23.Nc4 Leko,P-Karpov,An/Dortmund (08)/1995/½–½ (56); 17.Bc6 Ftacnik
17...Rac8! (17...Bxc6 18.Bb4 Qxe5 19.Qxe5 Bxb4 20.a3 Bc5 21.b4) 18.Be3 Qxe5
19.Bxb7 Rc7 20.Ba6 Bc5 21.Bxc5+ Qxc5³]
17...Qc7!? [TN ]
[17...Qxe5 18.Qxe5 Bxe5 19.Bb4++– (19.Bb4+ Ftacnik 19...Bd6 20.Rxd6+–) ; 17...a5

18.Bc3 Bd5 (18...Rhd8 19.Bd4 Qc7 20.Nc4 Bc5 21.Be5 Qc8 22.Bxf6+ gxf6 23.Rxd8
Qxd8 24.Rd1 Bd5 25.Bc6 Bxc6 26.Rxd8 Rxd8 27.Ne3² Anand,V-Karpov,A
Monaco(blindfold) 1996) 19.Rhe1 Rhc8 20.f3 Kf8 21.Kb1 Qc7 22.Bd4² Ivanchuk,V-
Karpov,A/Monaco rapid/1996/]
18.Bf4 [Played after 8 min of thinking.]
[18.Nc4 Blatny,P 18...Bc5 19.Bc3 Qf4+ 20.Kb1 Rhd8„]
18...Nd5 [Played after 10 min of thinking. Clear indication that the theory stoped here,
and the players started to create at the board...]
19.Bg3 Rhd8 20.Rd4! [xc6]
20...Kf8 21.Kb1 a6 22.Rc4 [22.Bd3 b5„]
22...Qe7 [22...Bxe5 Ftacnik 23.Rxc7 Bxc7 24.Bc4±]
23.Nc6 Bxc6 24.Bxc6 Ra7 25.Bxd5 [25.Re1 Ftacnik 25...Bxg3 26.hxg3 Nf6²]
25...exd5 [25...Bxg3 26.Bxe6 Bxf2 27.Rf4 Re8 28.Bxf7! Qxe2 29.Bc4+ Ke7 30.Bxe2±
Sergey Badminov (Iliumzhinov`s advisor).]
26.Bxd6 [26.Qxe7+ Ftacnik 26...Rxe7 27.Bxd6 dxc4 28.Bxe7+ Kxe7=]
26...Qxd6 [26...Rxd6 Ftacnik 27.Rc8+ Rd8 28.Qxe7+ Kxe7 29.Re1+ Kd7 30.Rxd8+
Kxd8 31.Kc1²]
27.Rd4 b5 [27...Qe6 Ftacnik 28.Qd3 Kg8 29.Rd1±]
28.Qd3 Kg8 29.g3 Qe6 30.Rd1 Rad7 31.h4 Rd6 32.Rd2 [32.g4!? (33.g5) 33.g5
32...Qe7 33.Qg3ƒ]
32...Qe1+ 33.Ka2 Qe7 34.Qf3 Qe6 35.Re2 Qc8 36.Qd3 Rc6 37.Kb1 [37.Rxd5 Ftacnik
37...Rxd5 38.Qxd5 Rxc2 39.Rxc2 Qxc2 40.Qa8+ Kh7 41.Qxa6 Qc4+=]
37...Re6 38.Re3 [38.Rd2!?; 38.Rd2!? Blatny,P]
38...Qc6 39.Qd2 [[40.c3] 40.c3]

39...Rxe3 40.Qxe3 [40.fxe3 e4 40...Re8 (41...e5=) 41...e5= 41.Rxd5 Rxe3
42.Rd8+ (42.Rxb5 Rxg3=) 42...Re8=]
40...Qe6 41.Qd2 Rd6 42.g4 Qf6 43.g5 Qf3 44.Ka2 [44.gxh6 Rxh6 45.Rxd5 Rxh4=
(45...Rxh4= Blatny,P 46.Rd8+ Kh7 47.Rd6 (47.Rh8+ Ftacnik 47...Kxh8 48.Qd8+ Kh7
49.Qxh4+ Kg6=) 47...Rh2 48.Rxa6 Rxf2) ]
44...Qf5 45.c3 [45.gxh6 Ftacnik 45...gxh6 46.Rd3 Kh7]
45...Qf3 46.Rf4 Qh3 47.gxh6?! [Blows the last hopes for advantage.
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47...Qe6! [A nice strategical manoeuvre,missed by the Challenger,I presume.]
[47...Rxh6 48.Qxd5 Rxh4 49.Qd8++–]
48.Qd4 [48.hxg7 d4+ 49.Kb1 (49.c4 Ftacnik 49...bxc4µ) 49...dxc3„ 50.Qxc3? Rd1+
51.Kc2 Qe2+ 52.Kb3 Rd3–+]
48...Qxh6 49.Rf5 Qe6= [[×f2,h4] ‫ק‬f2,§h4]
50.Re5 [50.Rg5 Ftacnik 50...f6 51.Rg3 Qe4=]
50...Qd7 51.Ka1 f6 52.Re3 Rc6 53.h5 Rc4 54.Qb6 d4 55.Rd3 Qf5 56.Rxd4 Rxd4
57.cxd4 [57.Qxd4 Qxh5= (57...Qxh5 Ftacnik 58.Qd6 Qf3 59.Qxa6 Qd1+ 60.Ka2
Qd5+=) ]
57...Qxf2 58.Qe6+ Kf8 59.Qd6+ Kf7 60.Qd7+ Kf8 61.Qd6+ Kf7 62.Qd7+
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Karpov]
Nfd7 10.Be3 [10.e6 Karpov-Kamsky (05)/Fide Wch (Elista)/ ]
10...c5 [10...Nb6 Karpov]
11.e6 c4 [11...fxe6 Karpov 12.Qxe6+ Kh8 13.Qe4±]
12.exf7+ [12.Qc2 fxe6 13.h4 e5 14.0–0–0 Nc6 15.Qe4 Qc7 16.Nd5 Qb7 17.h5 Nf6
18.Nxf6+ Rxf6 19.dxe5 Bf5 20.Qd5+ e6 21.Qd7 Rf7 22.Qxb7 Rxb7 23.Be2 1–0
Moskalenko,V-Qin Kanying/Beijing op (01)/1991/ (44)]
12...Rxf7 13.Qd1 Nb6 14.Ne5! [14.a4 b4 15.Ne4 a5 16.Ne5 Rf8 17.Nxc4 Nd5 18.Be2
Nxe3 19.fxe3 e5 20.Nxe5 Bb7 21.Bc4+ Kh8 22.Qg4 Bxe5 23.dxe5 Nd7 24.Nd6 Nxe5
25.Qd4 Qf6 26.Rf1 Qg7 27.Bb3 Bxg2 28.Rxf8+ Rxf8 29.0–0–0 ½–½ Portisch,L-
Ribli,Z/HUN-ch Budapest (03)/1971/ (42)]
14...Rf8 [14...Bxe5? 15.dxe5 Qc7 16.Qd4±]
15.a4 b4 16.a5 [16.Ne4 a5?]
16...bxc3 17.axb6 cxb2 18.Bxc4+ Kh8 [18...e6!? 19.Rb1 Qxb6 20.Qb3 (20.Qd2 Bxe5
21.dxe5 Qc6 22.Bf1 Nd7 23.Rxb2 Nxe5µ) 20...Qxb3 21.Bxb3 Bxe5 22.dxe5 Nc6 23.Rxb2
(23.f4? Rb8) 23...Rb8 24.Ke2 Nxe5 25.Rc1°]
19.Rb1 Qxb6 20.Qd2 Nd7 [20...Be6 21.Rxb2 Qd6 22.Bxe6 Qxe6 23.0–0²]
21.Rxb2 Nxe5!? [21...Qf6 22.f4÷]
22.Rxb6 Nxc4 23.Qb4 Nxb6 24.Qxb6 a5 [24...Bf5 25.Qa5 Rfb8 26.0–0±]
25.0–0 a4 26.Ra1 Bf5 [26...a3 27.Qb3±]
27.h4 e6 [x d6, f6]
[27...Rfb8? 28.Rxa4 Rxb6 29.Rxa8+ Bf8 30.Bh6 Be6 (30...Rf6 31.Bxf8+–) 31.Bxf8 Bd5
32.Rd8 Rd6 33.Rb8 Rd7 34.Bxe7+ Kg7 35.Bc5+–; 27...Bf6 28.Bh6! Rfb8? 29.Rxa4!;
27...Bc2!? 28.Qc7 Bb3 29.Qxe7 Rfd8]
28.Bf4 Be4 29.Bd6 Rfc8 30.Qb5 [ 31.:a4, 31.e5]
30...Bc6 [30...Bc2 31.Be5 Bb3 32.Bxg7+ Kxg7 33.h5‚]

31.Qb4 Kg8 32.Ra3 Ra6? [32...Kf7 33.f3 Ra6±]
33.Qc4 Rca8 34.Qxe6+ Kh8 35.Be5 Bxe5 [35...Be8? 36.Qe7 Bxe5 37.Qf8#]
36.Qxe5+ Kg8 37.h5 Be8 [37...gxh5 38.Rg3++–]
38.h6 R6a7 39.d5 [Karpov combines mating threat with the advance of a passed pawn.]
[¹39.Rf3!+–  40.h8+]
39...Rb7 40.d6 Rd8 [40...Rd7 41.Rf3 a3 (41...Rf7 42.Rxf7 Kxf7 43.Qe7+ Kg8 44.Qg7#)
42.Qh8+! Kxh8 43.Rf8#]
41.Rf3 [ 42.h8+!;]
[41.Rf3 Bc6 42.Qe6+ Kh8 43.Qf6++–]
1–0

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [VanWely]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bd2 Nd7 8.Qc2 c5 [8...Be7
9.e4 N5f6 10.0–0–0]
9.Nxd5 [9.e4 Nxc3 10.Bxc3 cxd4 11.Nxd4 a6]
9...exd5 [9...Bxd5 10.e4 Bb7 11.Bc3 (11.Rd1 cxd4 12.Nxd4 a6 13.Bc3 Qc7 14.Be2 Be7
15.0–0 0–0 16.f3 Rac8 17.Qd2 Rfd8 18.Bb4 Nc5 19.Qe1 Bf6 20.Qf2 Na4 21.Nb3 Nxb2
Anastasian,A-Dive,R/Moscow olm (01)/1994/0–1 (55); 11.d5 exd5 12.exd5 Bd6 13.0–0–
0 0–0 14.Ng5 Nf6 15.h4 Be5 16.Bc4 Bd4 17.Bf4 b5 18.Bxb5 Bxd5 19.Bc4 Bxc4 20.Be5
Qb6 21.Bxf6 g6 22.Bxd4 cxd4 23.b4 Rfc8 24.Kb2 a5 0–1 Eingorn,V-Palac,M/Graz op
(06)/1995/ (29)) 11...cxd4 12.Nxd4 a6 13.0–0–0 Qc7 14.Bd3 Rc8 15.Rhe1 Nc5 16.e5
Nxd3+ 17.Rxd3 Be7 18.f4 Qc4 19.f5 Bg5+ 20.Kb1 Bd5 21.b3 Qc5 22.Bb4 Qxc2+ ½–½
Alvarez Ibarra,D-Servat,R/Capablanca mem-B (07)/1995/]
10.dxc5 bxc5 [10...Bxc5!?]
11.e3 Be7 12.Bd3 g6?! [12...Qb6!?]
13.h4 Qb6 [13...Bf6 14.h5 Qe7÷]
14.h5 Bf6 15.Rb1 Rc8?! [15...0–0–0 16.b4 (16.Bc3 Kb8) 16...c4 17.Be2 Ne5 18.Nd4
Nc6!„]
16.Qa4! Bc6 [16...c4 17.Be2 Bc6 18.Qb4 Nc5 19.Bc3²]
17.Qg4 Bb5 18.Bc2! a5?! [18...Qe6!? 19.Qxe6+ fxe6 20.hxg6 hxg6 21.Rxh8+ Bxh8
22.Bxg6+ Ke7°]
19.hxg6 hxg6 20.Rxh8+ Bxh8 21.Ng5 [21.Bc3 Bxc3+ 22.bxc3 Qc6÷]
21...Bf6 [21...Rd8!? 22.Qf4 Ne5]
22.a4 Bc6 [22...Ba6 23.Nxf7!]
23.Kf1! Ke7? [23...Qd8! 24.e4 d4 25.Bb3 Bxg5 26.Bxg5 Qb6 27.Qh3ƒ; 23...Kf8
24.Nh7+ Kg7 25.Nxf6±]
24.e4! Qa6+?! [24...d4 25.f4 (25.Nh7 Rh8! 26.Nxf6 Nxf6 27.Qf3 Rh1+ 28.Ke2 Rxb1
29.Bxb1 Qxb2–+) 25...Rh8 26.e5‚]
25.Kg1 Ne5 26.Qf4 d4 [26...Qc4 27.exd5 Bxd5 28.Be4±]
27.Nh7! Bh8 28.Qh4+ f6 [28...Kd6 29.f4 Nc4 30.e5+ Kd7 31.Qh3+ Kc7 32.Bd3±]
29.f4 Nd7 [29...Qe2 30.fxe5 Qxd2 31.Nxf6! Qe3+ 32.Kh1 Ke6 33.Qg4+ (33.b4!? c4
34.Qg4+) 33...Kxe5 34.Qxc8 Qh6+ 35.Nh5 Qxh5+ 36.Kg1+–]
30.Re1 [30.e5 Qe2!]
30...Qc4 31.Bb1 Kd6 [31...Rb8 32.e5 Rxb2 33.exf6+ Kd6 34.f5+–]
32.e5+ fxe5 33.fxe5+ Nxe5 [¹33...Bxe5 34.Bf4 Qd5 35.Be4 (35.Bxe5+ Van Wely
35...Nxe5 36.Be4 Qf7 37.Ng5 Qg7 38.Bxc6 Rxc6 39.Qh3! Qe7 40.Ne4+ Kc7 41.Qg3+–
 42.g5) 35...Qe6 36.Ng5 Qe7 37.Bxc6 Kxc6 38.Bxe5 Nxe5 39.Qe4+ Kd6 40.Qxe5+
Qxe5 41.Nf7++–; 33...Kc7 34.e6 Nb6 35.Nf8! Qd5 36.Qe7+ Kb8 37.Be4+–]
34.Bf4 Qd5 [34...Re8 35.Nf6+–]
35.Be4 Qe6 36.Ng5 Qe7 37.Bxc6 Kxc6 38.Bxe5 Bxe5 39.Qe4+ Kd6 40.Qxg6+
[40.Qxe5+ Qxe5 41.Nf7+ Kd5 42.Rxe5+ Kc6 43.Rg5+–]
40...Kc7 [40...Kd7 41.Qf5+ Kc7 42.Rxe5+–]
41.Ne6+ Kd6 42.Nf4+ [42.Nxd4+ Qf6 43.Nb5+ Ke6 44.Qg4+ Qf5 45.Rxe5+ Kxe5
46.Qxf5+ Kxf5 47.Nd6++–; 42.Nxc5+ Kxc5 43.Rc1+ Kd5 44.Rxc8 Bh2+ 45.Kf1+–]
42...Qf6 43.Qxf6+ Bxf6 44.Re6+ Kd7 45.Rxf6 Rb8 [45...c4 46.Rf5+–]

46.Nd3 c4 47.Ne5+ Ke7 48.Rf4 [48.Nc6+ Kxf6 49.Nxb8 c3 50.bxc3 dxc3 51.Nd7+ Kf5
52.Nc5+–]
48...Rxb2 49.Nxc4 Rb4 50.Rxd4 Rxa4 51.Kf2 Ra2+ 52.Kf3 a4 53.Ne3 Ke6 54.Ke4
Ra1 55.g4 Ke7 [55...a3 56.Ra4 a2 57.Nc2 Rg1 58.Ra6+ Kf7 59.Kf5 Rf1+ 60.Kg5+–]
56.Rd5 Kf6 57.Ra5 Kg6 58.Kf4 Kf7 59.Ra6
1–0

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Hecht]
1...d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 Re8 9.Rd1
Qe7 10.a3 b6 11.e4 Nxe4 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.Qxe4 Bb7 14.Bf4 [14.Bg5 Nf6 (14...Qf8?!
15.Ne5!±; 14...f6!? 15.Bf4! e5 16.Be3 Nf8 17.Qc2) 15.Qh4 h6
a) 15...Rad8 16.Bd3 c5 (16...h6 17.Bxh6! gxh6 18.Qxh6 Rd7 19.Ng5 Qd8 20.Bh7+ Nxh7
21.Nxh7 f5 22.Nf6+ Kf7 23.Nxd7+–) 17.Bxh7+ 1–0 Gladishev,O-Feher,G/Budapest
Spring op (05)/1994/;
b) 15...c5!?;
16.Bf4 Bxf4?! (16...c5! 17.dxc5 Bxf4 18.Qxf4 e5! 19.Qe3 Ng4 20.Qc3 Qxc5 21.Qe1
Rad8 22.b4 Qc6=) 17.Qxf4 c5 18.Ne5² 1–0 Cifuentes Parada,R-Kadimova,I/Linares
op/1996/ (35); 14.Ne5 f5 (14...Nf6 15.Qh4 Nd7 16.Qe4 Nf6 17.Qh4 ½–½ Savon,V-
Bykhovsky,Av/Kurgan/1993/; 14...Nxe5 15.dxe5 Bc7÷) 15.Qe3 Rad8 16.b4 c5 17.Bb2
cxb4 18.Nxd7 bxa3 19.Bxa3 Bxa3 20.Qxa3 Qxa3 21.Rxa3 Rxd7 22.Rxa7 Red8 23.Rb1
Be4 24.Rxd7 Rxd7 25.Rxb6 Rxd4 26.f3 Bd3 27.Bxd3 Rxd3 28.Rxe6 Dydyshko,V-
Tisdall,J/Moscow olm (02)/1994/½–½ (55); 14.Bd3 f5 15.Qe2 c5 16.Bc2 Rad8 17.dxc5
Nxc5 18.Be3 Qf6 19.Bxc5 bxc5 20.Ba4 Rf8 21.Re1 Be4 22.Bc2 Bxf3 23.Qxf3 Qxb2
Bezold,M-Bykhovsky,Av/Tel Aviv ASA (02)/1994/½–½ (64)]
14...Bxf4 15.Qxf4 c5 [15...e5! 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Qxe5 18.Qxe5 Rxe5 19.Bf3
Rae8= (19...Re7 20.c5²) ]
16.Qc7 Rab8 [16...Nf6 17.Qxe7 Rxe7 18.dxc5 bxc5 19.Ne5 a5 20.Rd6²]
17.b4! [17.Ne5 Nxe5 18.Qxe7 Nf3+ (18...Rxe7 19.dxe5²) 19.gxf3 (19.Bxf3 Rxe7 20.Bxb7
Rexb7=) 19...Rxe7 20.dxc5 (20.b4!?) 20...bxc5 21.b4 Kf8 (21...cxb4 22.axb4²) 22.Rd2
(22.bxc5 Rc7 23.Rab1 Rbc8=) 22...Rc7 23.f4 Ke7 24.f3 ½–½ Dokhoian,Y-Bangiev,A/BL
9293/1993/ (45); 17.dxc5 Nxc5 18.Qxe7 Rxe7 19.b4 Ne4 20.Rd3 e5!? 21.Rad1 f6÷]
17...Rec8 18.Qf4 Bxf3! [18...cxb4 19.axb4 Qxb4 20.Rxa7²]
19.Bxf3 cxd4 [19...cxb4 20.axb4 Rxc4 21.Rxa7 Rd8 22.b5²]
20.Qxd4 Rc7 21.Be2 Rbc8 22.Ra2 h6 23.Rad2 Nf6 24.Qe5 Rd7! 25.Rxd7 Nxd7
26.Qd4 Nf6 27.h3 [27.f4 Kf8 28.h3²]
27...Kf8 28.Rc1 Nd7 29.Bf3 e5?! [29...a5! 30.Qc3 (30.bxa5 bxa5 31.Qc3 Qc5) 30...axb4
31.axb4 Qf6=]
30.Qd3 g6 31.Rd1 Rc7 32.Be2! [32.Bd5 Nf6=]
32...Kg7 33.Qc3 Nf6 34.Qe3 h5 35.Bf1 Rc6 36.Rc1 Qd6?! [36...a5! 37.Qe1 axb4
38.axb4 Rc7=]
37.g3 Nd7 38.c5! bxc5 39.Bb5 Rc7 40.Bxd7 Rxd7 41.Rxc5 f6 42.h4 Qe6 43.Kh2 Qa6
44.Qf3 Qf1? [44...Rf7 45.Rc6 Qb5²]
45.Rc6 Rf7 46.Qe3? [46.a4 Qa1 47.Ra6 Qd4 48.b5 e4!? 49.Qe3 Qxe3 50.fxe3±]
46...Qb5! 47.Qc5?! [47.Qf3²]
47...Qxc5 48.Rxc5 [Hecht:
XHGFEDCBAY
1-+-+-+-+!
2mK-zP-+-+-"
3-zP-+-+-zP#
4zP-+-+-zP-$
5p+-zp-tR-+%
6+pzp-+-+-&
7-mkr+-+-zp'
8+-+-+-+-(
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ab Zug 61 T+f+g vs T+e mit anfälligem sBe5]
48...g5! 49.hxg5 fxg5 50.Kg2 [50.Rxe5 Rxf2+ 51.Kg1 Rf3 52.Rxg5+ Kh6 53.Ra5
Rxg3+ 54.Kh2 Rg7=]
50...Kf6 51.b5 Kf5 52.a4 h4 53.a5 Rb7? [53...Rh7! 54.Rc4 (54.gxh4 Rxh4=) 54...h3+
55.Kh2 g4 56.b6 axb6 57.axb6 Rb7 58.Rb4 Kg5 59.Rb5 Kf5 60.Kh1 Kf6=]
54.f3 Ke6?! [54...Rh7]

55.b6! axb6 56.Rb5 h3+ 57.Kxh3 [57.Kh2!?]
57...Rh7+ 58.Kg4 bxa5 59.Rxa5 Rb7! [59...Kf6? 60.Ra6+ Kf7 61.Ra7+ Kg6
62.Rxh7+–; 59...Rg7 60.Ra6+ Kd5 61.Rf6 e4 62.Rf5+ Kd4 63.fxe4 Kxe4 64.Rxg5 Ra7
65.Rg8+–]
60.Ra6+ Ke7! [60...Kf7?? 61.Kxg5 Rb3 62.Rf6+ Kg7 63.g4+–]
61.Kxg5 Rb3 62.Kg4 [62.Rf6 e4!=]
62...Kf7 63.Rh6 Ra3 64.Rh5 Kf6 65.Rf5+ Ke6 66.Kg5 e4 [66...e4 67.Kg4 Rxf3
68.Rxf3 exf3 69.Kxf3 Kf5=]
½–½

[Blatny,P]
1.e4 [Ftacnik]
9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Nf6 11.Qe2 Qc7 12.Bd2 b6 13.0–0–0 Bb7 14.Rhe1 [14.Kb1 Rd8
(14...Rc8 15.Rhg1 c5 16.dxc5 Qxc5 17.Bc3 0–0 18.Bd4 Qc7 19.g4 Nd5 20.g5 h5 21.Ne5
Nf4 22.Qe3 Nxd3 23.cxd3 Bxe5 24.Bxe5 Qc2+ 25.Ka1 Bd5 ½–½ Wolff,P-Orlov,G/USA-
ch Modesto (09)/1995/ (30)) 15.Rhe1 (15.c4 0–0 16.Bc3 Qe7 (16...Rfe8 17.Ne5 c5
18.dxc5 Bxc5 19.f3 a5 20.Bc2 Ba6 21.Ba4 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Rd8 23.Rxd8+ Qxd8 24.Bc2
Qd6 Almasi,Z-Karpov,An/Groningen (08)/1995/0–1 (74)) 17.g4 c5 18.Rhg1 Bxf3
19.Qxf3 cxd4 20.Bd2 Nd7 21.Qe4 f5 22.gxf5 Nc5 23.Qe2 exf5 24.Qxe7 Bxe7 25.Bxh6
Rf7 26.Kc2 a5 Almasi,Z-Adams,M/Groningen (04)/1995/1–0 (57)) 15...0–0 16.Ne5
(16.g4 Bf4 17.Ne5 Rxd4 18.Bxf4 Rxf4 19.h4? (19.Qe3 Nd5; 19.Qd2!?; 19.Qd2!?
Ftacnik) 19...c5 20.Qd2 Rd4 21.c3 Rd5 22.Qe2? (22.g5; 22.g5 Ftacnik) 22...Rxe5!
23.Qxe5 Qxe5 24.Rxe5 Nxg4 25.Ree1 Nxf2 26.Rd2 Nxd3 27.Rxd3 Bd5–+ 0–1
Adams,M-Speelman,J/New York PCA-qual (08)/1995/ (39)) 16...c5 17.f4 cxd4 18.g4
Nd5 19.g5 hxg5 20.Qh5 f5 21.Ng6 Nf6 22.Qxg5 Nh7 23.Qh5 Rf6 24.Rg1 Be4 25.Rg3
Rc8 26.Rc1 (26.Rdg1? Bxd3 27.Rh3 Qxc2+ 28.Ka1 Nf8!µ) 26...Qc6 ½–½ Kasparov,G-
Epishin,V/Moscow PCA-Intel GP 25'/1995/ (36)]
14...0–0N [14...0–0–0 15.Ba6]
15.g4!? c5 [15...Nxg4? 16.Rg1 f5!?
a) 16...Nf6 17.Bxh6 (17.Qe3 Kh8 18.Rxg7 Bf4 19.Qxf4 Qxf4 20.Bxf4 Kxg7 21.Rg1+
Ng4 (21...Kh8 22.Be5 Rg8 23.Bxf6+ Rg7 24.Rxg7+–) 22.Rxg4+ Kf6 23.Bxh6+–)
17...Bf4+ 18.Bxf4 Qxf4+;
b) 16...h5 17.h3 Nf6 18.Qe3;
17.h3 Nf6 18.Bxh6‚]
16.g5 hxg5 17.Nxg5 [17.Bxg5? Bf4+]
17...Bf4! [17...cxd4 18.Rg1 Bxh2 19.Nh7 Nxh7 20.Bxh7+ Kxh7 21.Qh5+ Kg8 22.Rxg7+
Kxg7 23.Bh6++–]
18.h4? [18.dxc5 bxc5 19.Rg1 Bxh2 20.f4 Bxg1 21.Rxg1 Rfd8 22.Qh2‚]
18...Rad8! [18...cxd4; 18...cxd4 Ftacnik]
19.dxc5 bxc5 20.Be3 [20.Rg1 c4 21.Bxc4 Rxd2 22.Rxd2 Bxd2+ 23.Kxd2 Rd8+
(23...Qf4+ 24.Kd1 Rd8+ 25.Bd3) 24.Ke1 Qh2³]
20...Rd4! 21.Rg1 [21.h5 Qe5! 22.Rg1 c4! 23.Bxc4 (23.Bh7+? Nxh7 24.Rxd4 Qxd4)
23...Rxd1+ 24.Qxd1 (24.Kxd1 Bxe3 25.Qxe3 Qxb2) 24...Bxe3+ 25.fxe3 Qxe3+ 26.Kb1
Nxh5µ]
21...Bxe3+ 22.fxe3 Rxh4 23.Rdf1 Qe5! [23...Rh2 24.Rf2 Rxf2 25.Qxf2 c4 26.Be2÷
(26.Qxf6 cxd3 27.Qxg7+ Kxg7 28.Nxe6+ Kf6 29.Nxc7 Rc8µ) ]
24.Qf2 [24.Nf3 Bxf3 25.Qxf3 Nd5!]
24...Rh6!? [24...Rh2!? 25.Qxf6 (25.Qg3 Qxg3 26.Rxg3 Nd7µ) 25...Qxe3+! 26.Kb1 gxf6
27.Nf3+ Kh8 28.Nxh2 Rg8 29.Ng4 Qg5–+]
25.Rg3 Be4 [25...Rb8!?; 25...Rb8!? Ftacnik]
26.Rfg1 g6 [26...Bxd3 27.cxd3 g6 28.d4 ‫פ‬f6]
27.Rf1 Kg7 [27...Rh1 28.Rxh1 Bxh1³]
28.Qxf6+ Qxf6 29.Rxf6 Bxd3 [29...Kxf6? 30.Nxe4+±]
30.Rxf7+?! [30.Rxe6 Rh1+ (30...fxe6 31.Nxe6+ Kf7 32.Nxf8 Bf5 33.e4 Bxe4 34.Nd7
Rh1+ 35.Kd2 Rh2+ 36.Ke3 Bxc2 37.Nxc5 Bb1) 31.Kd2 Bf5³; 30.Nxe6+ Kxf6 31.Nxf8
Bb5; ¹30.Rf2 Bc4 (30...Bf5 31.e4 f6 32.Rxf5 exf5 33.Ne6+ Kf7 34.Nxf8 Kxf8 35.exf5 gxf5
36.Rc3) 31.b3 Bd5 (31...f6 32.bxc4 fxg5 33.Rxf8 Kxf8 34.Rxg5²) 32.e4 Bc6 33.Rgf3
f7,e6]
30...Rxf7 31.Nxf7 Rh1+! 32.Kd2 Bxc2 33.Nd8 [33.Kxc2 Kxf7µ]
33...Rh2+ [33...Rd1+ 34.Kxc2 Rxd8 35.Kc3 Rd5 36.Kc4„]

34.Kc3 Kf6 35.Nb7 Bf5 36.Nxc5 Rc2+ 37.Kd4 Rd2+ 38.Kc3 Rc2+ 39.Kd4 e5+
[39...Rxb2 40.e4=]
40.Kd5 Rd2+ [40...Rxb2 41.e4 Bc8 (41...Rd2+ 42.Kc6 Bc8 43.Rf3+ Kg5 44.Ra3)
42.Rf3+ Kg5 43.Kxe5„]
41.Kc4 Rc2+ [41...Rxb2 42.e4 Bc8 43.Rf3+ Kg5 44.Ra3 a6 45.Rg3+ Kf6³]
42.Kd5 Rd2+ 43.Kc4 g5 44.e4! Bc8 [44...Rd4+ 45.Kc3 Bxe4 46.Rg4! Kf5 (46...Bd5
47.Rxd4 exd4+ 48.Kxd4 Bxa2 49.Ne4+ Kf5 50.Nxg5! Kxg5 51.b4 Kf6 52.b5 Ke7 53.Kc5
Kd7 54.b6 a5 55.b7 Kc7 56.Kb5=) 47.Rxg5+! Kxg5 48.Ne6+ Kf6 49.Nxd4 exd4+
50.Kxd4=]
45.Kc3! [45.Ra3? g4! 46.Rxa7 g3 47.Ra3 g2 48.Rg3 Bh3!–+]
45...Rd1?! [45...Rf2 46.Nd3 Rf1 47.Nxe5 Kxe5 48.Rxg5+ Kxe4 49.Rg7=]
46.Rf3+ Kg7 47.Nd3 g4 48.Rg3 Kf6 49.Nf2! Rc1+ 50.Kd2 Ra1 51.Nxg4+ Bxg4
52.Rxg4 Rxa2 53.Kc3 Ra4 54.b4 [54.b4 a5 55.bxa5 Rxa5=]
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0–0 12.0–0 Rb8 13.Bb2!? [13.Re1]
13...b5 14.c5 e5 15.dxe5 [15.b4 e4 (15...Bf6 16.e4!; 15...exd4 16.Nf3²) 16.f3 f5 17.a4²]
15...Nxc5 16.a3! Bb7 17.b4 [17.Rc1 Ne6 (17...a5 18.f4 Qb6? 19.Bd4) 18.e4 c5
(18...d4!? 19.f4 c5 20.f5 Nc7 21.f6‚) ]
17...Na4 [17...Ne6 18.Nb3! c5 19.bxc5 Nxc5 20.Bd4 Nxb3 21.Qxb3 a6 22.Rad1±]
18.Bd4 a5 19.Qb3 Nb6 20.Qc3 Na4 [20...Nc4 21.Nb3 a4 (21...Nxa3 22.Nxa5) 22.Nc5±]
21.Qb3 Nb6 22.Rfd1 [22.Rfc1!?]
22...Nc4 23.Qc3 Ra8 24.Nb3 Qc7 25.Nc5 Bc8 26.h3 [26.e4! dxe4 (26...Bg4 27.f3 Be6
(27...Bh5? 28.exd5 cxd5 29.g4 Bg6 30.f4²) 28.f4) 27.Bxe4±]
26...Rd8 27.g4!? axb4 28.axb4 Rxa1 29.Rxa1 Bxc5 30.bxc5 Bb7 [30...Re8? 31.f4 f6
32.exf6 Rxe2 33.Ra8±]
31.e3 [31.Ra7 Ra8 32.Qa1 Qb8!; 31.e4 Ra8 32.Rxa8+ Bxa8 33.exd5 cxd5 34.f4 Qa5÷]
31...Ra8 32.Bf1 Rxa1 33.Qxa1 Qa5 34.Qxa5 Nxa5 35.Bd3 b4! [35...Kf8 36.Kf1 g6
37.Ke2 Ke7 38.Kd2 Nc4+ 39.Kc3 Kd7 40.Kb4 Kc7 41.f4 Bc8 42.f5±]
36.f4 Nc4 37.Bc2! Bc8 [37...Ba6 38.Ba4 Bb5? 39.Bxb5 cxb5 40.c6+–]
38.f5! Nd2 39.Ba4 Bd7 [39...Nf3+? 40.Kf2 Nxd4 41.exd4 Bd7 42.Ke3+–]
40.Kf2 g6! 41.Kg3 Kf8 42.Kf4 Ke7 43.e6 [43.Bc2 Bc8 44.Bd3 b3 45.Bc3 Ne4 46.Bxe4
dxe4 47.Kxe4 Ba6 48.Kf4 Bf1 49.h4 Bd3 50.e4 Bc2 51.e6 fxe6 52.f6+ Kf7=]
43...fxe6 44.f6+ Kf7 45.Bc2 h6! 46.h4 b3 47.Bd3 g5+! [47...Nc4 48.Bxc4 dxc4 49.Ke5
g5 50.h5! Be8 51.e4 Bd7 52.Kd6 Be8 53.e5+–]
48.hxg5 hxg5+ 49.Kg3? [49.Kxg5 Nf3+ 50.Kf4 (50.Kh6 e5! 51.Bb2 Bxg4) 50...Nxd4
51.exd4 Kxf6 52.g5+ Kg7 53.Ke5 Be8 54.Kxe6 Bg6–+; ¹49.Ke5! Nf3+ 50.Kd6 Nxd4
(50...e5 51.Bb2 Bxg4 52.Kxc6 Kxf6 53.Kxd5) 51.exd4 (51.Kxd7 Nf3) 51...Be8 52.Ke5
Bd7 53.Kd6=]
49...b2 50.Bxb2 Nb3 51.Bc2 [51.Bd4 Nxd4 52.exd4 Kxf6 53.Kf3 e5–+]
51...Nxc5 52.e4 dxe4 [52...Nxe4+ 53.Bxe4 dxe4 54.Kf2 c5 55.Ke3 Bc6 56.Bc3=]
53.Kf2 Bc8 [53...Nd3+ 54.Bxd3 exd3 55.Ke3 e5 56.Bxe5 Bxg4 57.Kxd3=]
54.Ke3 Nd7 55.Bxe4 c5 [55...Nxf6 56.Bxf6 Kxf6 57.Bxc6=]
56.Bf3 Ba6 57.Ba3 Bb5 58.Kf2 Bc4 59.Bc6 Ne5 [59...Nxf6 60.Kf3 e5 61.Bxc5 Be6µ]
60.Bf3 Bd5 [60...Kxf6? 61.Bb2 Bd5 62.Bd1=]
61.Be2 Nd7 62.Ke3 Bc6 [62...Kxf6 63.Bb5 Ne5 64.Bb2=]
63.Bd3 Kxf6 [63...Nxf6 64.Bxc5 Nxg4+ 65.Ke2µ]
64.Ke2 Kf7 [64...e5!? 65.Bf5 c4±]
65.Bc1 Ne5 [65...Kf6 66.Ba3]
66.Bxg5 Nxg4 67.Kd2 Bd5 68.Kc3 e5 69.Bf5 Nf6 70.Bh4 Ne8 71.Bf2 Nd6 72.Bd3 c4
[72...Nb7 73.Ba6=]
73.Bh7 Kg7 74.Bc2 Kf6 75.Kb4 Ke6 76.Bc5 Nb7 77.Bf2 Nd6 78.Bc5 Nf7 79.Be3 Kf6
80.Bd1 e4 81.Be2 Ne5 [81...Nd6 82.Bf4 Ke6 83.Kc5! (83.Bxd6? Kxd6 84.Bxc4 Bxc4
85.Kxc4 Ke5 86.Kc3 Kf4 87.Kd2 Kf3–+) 83...Nf5 84.Bxc4=]
82.Kc5 Bf7 [82...Ke6 83.Kd4]
83.Kd4 Kf5 84.Kc3 Bd5 [84...Nd3 85.Bxd3 exd3 86.Bd2=]
85.Kd4 Ke6 86.Kc3 Kf5 87.Kd4 Bf7 88.Kc3 Ng4 89.Bxg4+ Kxg4 90.Kd2
½–½

[Gurevich,M]
1.d4 [Ftacnik Baburin Karpov Christiansen]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nge2 cxd4 7.exd4 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.0–
0 Bd6!? [[10...h4]]
[9...0–0 10.Bc2 Bd6]
10.Ne4 Be7 [[×d5]]
11.a3 0–0 12.Bc2 [12.b4 Ftacnik 12...b6 13.Bb2 Bb7]
12...Qc7 [[13...d8,c8–d7–e8]  f8–d8 ]
[12...b6 13.Qd3 g6 (13...f5 14.N4c3 Bf6 15.Bb3 Nc7 16.Rd1 Kh8 17.Qh3 Re8 18.Bf4 Qe7
19.Bxc7 Qxc7 20.d5 Na5 21.Ba2 Nc4 22.Rac1 Nxb2 23.d6 Qd7 24.Rd2 Na4 25.Nxa4
Qxa4 26.Bb3 Qb5 ½–½ Kjeldsen,J-Christensen,T/DEN-chB/1989/) 14.Bh6 Re8 (14...Re8
Ftacnik 15.Rac1 (15.Rad1 Bb7 16.f4 (16.Rfe1 Rc8 17.Bb1
a) 17.Bb3 a6 18.N2g3 Nb8?! (18...Na5 19.Ba2 f5 20.Nc3 Bf6; 18...Bh4  ce7) 19.Qf3
(19.Nh5 f5 20.Nc3 Bg5 21.Rxe6 Rxe6 22.Bxg5 Qxg5 23.Nxd5 Kh8 24.Nhf4÷) 19...Rc7
(…19...Bh4 20.Nh5? gxh5 21.Qxh5 f5÷) 20.Nh5! Nd7 (20...f5 21.Nc3± …Nxc3?
22.Bxe6+ Kh8 23.Bg7#) 21.h4! 1–0 Kamsky,G-Short,N (05)/PCA-WchQual2
Linares/1994/ (26);
b) 17.N2c3 Na5 18.Qg3 Nc4 19.Ba4 Bc6 20.Bb3 Nxc3 21.bxc3 Bxe4 22.Rxe4 Nd6
Shirov,A-Psakhis,L/Klaipeda/1988/; 17...Na5 18.Ba2  b4 18...Nf6 19.Nxf6+ (19.N4c3
Qc7 20.Nb5 Qd7 21.Nf4 Be4 22.Qf1 Bc2 23.d5 e5 24.d6 Bxd1 25.Rxd1 Bd8 26.Nd5 Nxd5
27.Bxd5 Chuchelov,V-Yakovich,Y/Leeuwarden op (07)/1995/½–½ (69)) 19...Bxf6
20.Nf4  b4 20...Bg5 21.Nxe6 Rxe6 (21...fxe6 22.Rxe6 Rxe6 23.Bxe6+ Kh8 24.Bxc8±)
22.Rxe6 Bxh6 23.Rxg6+ Bg7 24.Rg4 Qf6 25.Bb1 h6 ½–½ Wessman,R-Moutousis,K/EU-
chT Haifa (04)/1989/ (46)) 16...Qc8 17.Ba4 a6 18.Bg5 f6 19.Bh4 f5 20.Ng5 b5 21.Bb3
Na5 22.Rc1 Qd7 23.Ba2 Rac8 24.Kf2 Bd6 25.Bg3 h6 26.Nf3 Nf6 27.Kg1 Bd5 0–1
Rodriguez,J-Panno,O/ARG-ch (04)/1989/ (47)) 15...Bb7 16.Rfd1 Rc8 17.Qg3 Nf6
18.Ng5 (18.Nxf6+ Bxf6 19.Be4 Nxd4! 20.Rxd4 Rxc1+ 21.Bxc1 Bxd4 22.Bxb7 Bxb2!)
18...Qd6 19.Qh4 Na5 (19...Bf8!?) 20.Nf4 0–1 Semkov,S-Psakhis,L/Erevan/1988 (27) 
21.f7! f7 22.g6! hg6 23.g6!+–) ]
13.Qd3 Rd8 [0.10–0.35]
[13...g6 14.h4!]
14.Ng5 [TN ]
[14.Rd1 h6 15.N4c3 Nf6 16.Qc4 a6 17.Bf4 Bd6 18.Bxd6 Qxd6 19.Ne4 Nxe4 20.Bxe4
Ne7 21.Rac1² Iskusnyh,S-Ruban,V Kemerovo 1995; 14.N4c3 g6 15.Bb3 Nxc3 16.Qxc3
Bf6 17.Rd1 Qe7 18.Be3 Bd7 19.Qe1 Be8 20.Rd2 Rac8 21.Ba2 b6 22.Rc1 Na5 23.b4 Nb7
24.Rdc2 Rxc2 25.Rxc2 Nd6 Jelen,Ig-Cebalo,M/Bled op (02)/1995/½–½ (66)]
14...g6 15.Bb3?! [Makes the impression of being wrong, since white has little chance to
penetrate along the a2–g8 diagonal. ]
[15.Qh3!? Nf6 (16...e5) (15...Bxg5 16.Bxg5 f6 17.Bh6 (17.Bh4 Nf4 18.Nxf4 Qxf4³;
17.Bd2 e5 18.Qf3 exd4 19.Bb3 Qf7 20.Nf4°) 17...e5 18.Qf3 exd4 (18...Nxd4 19.Nxd4
exd4 20.Bb3 Be6 21.Rad1!?ƒ) 19.Bb3 Qf7 20.Rad1ƒ) 16.Bf4 e5
a) 16...Qb6 17.Be5ƒ;
b) 16...Bd6 17.Bxd6 Qxd6 18.Rad1 e5 19.Qb3÷ (19.Qh4!? exd4 20.Bb3ƒ) ;
17.Qb3 exf4 18.Bxg6! (18.Qxf7+ Kh8 19.Nxh7 Nxh7 20.Nxf4 Bf5µ 21.Bxf5 Qxf4
22.Qxg6 Nf8µ) 18...hxg6 (18...Nxd4 19.Qxf7+ Kh8 20.Nxd4 Rxd4 21.Rae1‚) 19.Qxf7+
Kh8 20.Qxg6 Rf8 21.Qh6+ Kg8 22.Qg6+ Kh8= 23.d5?! Ne5 24.Qh6+ Kg8 25.Nxf4
Neg4 26.Qg6+ Kh8³; 15.h4?! e5 (16...f5) (15...Ncb4? 16.axb4 Nxb4 17.Qf3±)
16.Qf3 Nf6 17.Bb3 Bg4 18.Bxf7+ Kh8 19.Qd3 Nxd4÷ (19...Bxe2 20.Qxe2 Nxd4
21.Qc4÷) ; 15.Qh3!? Baburin]
15...Nf6 [15...Bf6?! Karpov 16.Qh3; 15...Bf8?! Karpov]
16.Rd1 Bf8 [ e7–f8–g7; x d4]
[16...Kg7 Karpov 17.Qh3! e5 18.Qh6+!! Kxh6 19.Ne6+ g5 20.Nxc7]
17.Bf4 Qe7 [ b7–b6, c8–b7, f8–g7, a8–c8]
[17...Qa5?! Karpov; 17...Qb6?! Karpov]
18.Qe3?! [18.Qf3 Bg7 19.Rac1 Nd5„; 18.Nf3!? Bg7 19.Bg5!? (d3–e3–f4) (19.Ne5
Nxe5 20.Bxe5 Bd7 21.Nc3 Bc6„) 19...e5 20.Qe3 exd4 21.Qxe7 Nxe7 22.Ne5!?ƒ; 18.Rac1
Karpov x c8; 18.Nf3 Ftacnik]
18...Nd5 19.Bxd5 [19.Qg3? Karpov 19...Nxf4 20.Nxf4 (20.Qxf4 Bh6 21.h4 f6µ)
20...Nxd4 21.Qh3; 19.Qh3? Karpov 19...h6 20.Nf3 e5–+]
19...exd5³ [Two bishops for nothing.]
[19...Rxd5?! Karpov 20.Nc3 Rd8 21.d5!]
20.Nf3 [¹20.Qxe7 Karpov 20...Bxe7 21.h3]
20...Qxe3 21.fxe3 [21.Bxe3 Bg4³ (22...xf3) (21...Bg4! Karpov 22.Rd3) ]
21...f6! [Stops all white`s hopes for counterplay. With control over[×e5] square. Karpov
is happy about the opening, the bishops pair and good control of the central squares are
promising a pleasant game.]
22.Rac1 Bf5 [22...g5 Ftacnik 23.Bc7!? Rd7 24.Bg3]
23.h3 [ g2–g4–g5]
23...h5 24.Nc3? [24.Ng3!? (Seirawan,Y;Christiansen,L) 24...Be6 25.e4! (26.e5)

25...Bg7 (25...dxe4 26.Nxe4 Be7 27.Nc5„) 26.e5 (×e5)with good chances to equalize the
game.; 24.Nh4 Karpov 24...Be4 25.Nc3 g5]
24...g5! 25.Bh2 h4!µ [Baburin: Black has a very pleasant endgame, which Karpov
converted into a win.]
26.Nd2 [[27.f1]]
26...Kf7 [26...Kg7! Karpov; 26...Rd7?! 27.e4! dxe4 28.Ndxe4„]
27.Nb3 [27.Nxd5 Rxd5 28.e4 Rxd4 (28...Bxe4 29.Nxe4 Rad8 30.Rf1 Be7³) 29.exf5 Rad8
30.Rc2 Bh6µ (31...g5); 27.Rf1 Kg6 28.Rf2 Bd3³]
27...Rac8 28.Nb5 [28.Nc5 Ftacnik 28...b6]
28...a6 29.Nc3 [[c3–a4–b6;b3–c5]]
29...b5! 30.Ne2 [30.Nc5 (31.b4) 30...b4! (30...Bxc5 31.dxc5 d4³ (31...d4 Ftacnik
32.exd4 Nxd4 33.b4=) ) 31.N3a4 (31.axb4 Nxb4³) 31...bxa3 32.bxa3 (32.Nb7 Re8µ)
32...Na5³ (33...c4) (32...Na5 Karpov 33.Nb6! Rc6 34.Nb7!) ]
30...b4 [White have played a bit clumsily, so black managed to limit his pieces, fix the
pawns tructure on the kingside and grab the full control of the position. ]
31.a4 [31.axb4 Karpov 31...Nxb4 (31...Re8µ) ; 31.Nc5 Re8 32.Kf2 a5³]

31...Re8 32.Kf2 Kg6 33.Ng1 [ g1–f3–d2, b3–c5, d2–b3]
[33.Nc5 Na5 34.Nxa6 Nc4 35.Nc7 Red8 36.b3 Na5µ (36...Nb2 37.Rd2 Nd3+³) ]
33...Na7 [ 34...c2]
34.Nc5 [34.Rxc8 Karpov 34...Rxc8 35.Rc1 Bc2 36.Na1 Bxa4; 34.Nf3? Bc2–+]
34...Rc6 35.Nf3 [35.Nd3 Rxc1 36.Nxc1 Bc2–+]
35...Rec8 36.b3 [36.Nd2 Karpov  37.b3 36...Bxc5 37.dxc5 Rxc5 38.Nb3 Rc2+
39.Rxc2 Bxc2 40.Rc1 Bxb3–+]
36...a5! [typical for Karpov..]
[36...Bxc5 37.Rxc5 Rxc5 38.dxc5 Rxc5 39.Bd6 (39.Nd4 Karpov  40.d6) 39...Rc2+
40.Kf1 with chances to survive]
37.Ke2 [37.g4 hxg3+ 38.Kxg3 Be4 39.Kf2 Bxc5 40.Rxc5 Rxc5 41.dxc5 Rxc5–+]
37...Be4 38.Kd2 [and only now, when all pieces are placed perfectly...]
[38.Nxe4? Karpov 38...dxe4 39.Rxc6 exf3+]
38...Bxc5 39.dxc5 Rxc5 40.Rxc5 Rxc5 41.Rc1 [41.Nd4 Nc6 (41...Bxg2–+) 42.Bd6
Nxd4! 43.exd4 (43.Bxc5 Nxb3+–+) 43...Rc2+ (43...Rc3!? Karpov) 44.Ke1 Bxg2–+]
41...Rxc1 42.Kxc1 Nc6µ [42...g4!? Karpov 43.Nxh4+ (43.hxg4 h3 44.Nh4+ Kg5 45.g3
Kxg4) 43...Kg5 44.Bg3 gxh3 45.gxh3 Nc6µ]
43.Bc7 f5 [43...d4 44.exd4 Bxf3 45.gxf3 Nxd4 46.Kd1! Nxb3 47.Bb6! f5 48.Kc2 g4
49.Kxb3! gxh3 50.Bg1]
44.Kd2
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44...d4! [Karpov is a perfect technician and with gusto turns opposite colour bishops into
his advantage. Both b3 and g2 pawns are firmly fixed on the squares of the wrong
colour.]
[44...Bxf3 45.gxf3 g4 46.fxg4 fxg4 47.hxg4 Kg5 48.e4 dxe4 49.Ke3 Kxg4 50.Kxe4
Seirawan,Christiansen]
45.exd4 [45.Nxd4 Nxd4 46.exd4 Bxg2 47.Bxa5 Bxh3 (47...g4 48.hxg4 fxg4 49.Bxb4 g3
50.Ke3 Kf5  51...g4, 52...h3) 48.Bxb4 Bg2–+ (48...f4 49.Ke2 Be6–+) ]
45...f4 [[46...f4,47...xf3(47...g4)]]
[45...Bxf3 46.gxf3 Nxd4 47.Bb6! Nxf3+ (47...Nxb3+ 48.Kc2) 48.Ke2 (48.Ke3÷) 48...g4
49.hxg4 fxg4 50.Bxa5 (50.Kf2!?) 50...Nd4+ 51.Kf2 Nxb3 52.Bxb4=]
46.Ke2 [46.Ne5+ Nxe5 47.dxe5 Bxg2 48.Bxa5 Bxh3 49.Bxb4 Be6 50.Kc2 h3–+; 46.Bb6
Bd5 47.Kc2 Kf5–+]
46...Bd5 47.Kf2 [[×g2]]
[47.Nd2 Bxg2–+]
47...Bxb3 48.Ne5+ Nxe5 49.dxe5 Bxa4 50.Bxa5 b3 51.Bc3 Kf5–+ [White can`t prevent
appearence of the second pass pawn on the K-side.]
52.Bb2 Bc6 [The importance of the fixed pawn structure becomes absolutely clear.]
53.Kf1 Bd5 54.Kf2 Ke4 [ e4–d3–c2]
55.Ke2 Bc4+ 56.Kd2 [56.Kf2 Kd3 57.Kf3 Be6 58.Ba3 Kc2 59.Ke4 b2 60.Bxb2 Kxb2
61.Kd4 g4 62.hxg4 f3 63.Ke3 fxg2 64.Kf2 h3–+]
56...f3 57.gxf3+ Kxf3 58.e6 [58.Kc3 Be6 59.Kb4 g4–+]
58...Bxe6 59.Bf6 g4 60.hxg4 h3 61.Be5 Bxg4 [[62...g2,63...h2]]
[61...Bxg4 Karpov 62.Kc3 Be6 (62...Be6 63.Kb2 Kg2–+) ]
0–1
(1519379) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Kamsky,Gata (2735) [A70]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.h3 0–0 9.Bd3 b5
10.Nxb5 Re8 11.0–0 Nxe4 12.Qb3 [12.Re1 a6 13.Na3 Nf6 14.Rxe8+ Nxe8 15.Nc4;
12.Qa4 Bd7 13.Bxe4 Bxb5 14.Qxb5 Rxe4 15.Bg5 Qb6 16.Qd3 Re8 17.Rab1 Nd7 18.b3
Ne5 19.Nxe5 Bxe5 20.Rbc1 Bg7 21.Rfe1 Rxe1+ 22.Rxe1 a6 23.Qe3 Qb5µ Franco,Z-
Otero,E/Capablanca mem-B (07)/1991/ (27); 12.Qc2 a6 13.Na3 Nf6 14.Bg5 Nbd7
15.Nc4 Nb6 16.Rfe1 Rxe1+ 17.Rxe1 Nbxd5 18.Be4 Nb4 19.Qd1 d5 20.a3 Bb7 21.axb4
dxe4 22.Nfe5 Qc7 23.bxc5 Nd5 0–1 Bellin Jana-Sher Miron N/Isle of Man op (06)/1995/
(29); 12.Re1 Bd7 13.a4 a6 14.Na3 Nf6 15.Nc4 Rxe1+ 16.Nxe1 Ra7 17.Qf3 Bc8 18.Nc2
Bb7 19.Bg5 h6 20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.N2e3 Bg5 22.Qg3 Ba8 23.a5 Qf6 24.Ng4 Qf4 25.Qxf4
Bxf4 26.Re1 Kf8 1–0 Horvath,J-Dinstuhl,V/Budapest FS03 GM (10)/1994/ (40)]
12...a6 13.Na3 [13.Nc3 Nxc3 14.bxc3 Nd7 15.Be3 Rb8µ]
13...Nd7 14.Nc4 Rb8 15.Qc2 f5 [15...Ndf6? 16.Re1+–]
16.Bf4 Nb6 17.Nxb6 [17.Na5? Nxd5 18.Nc6 Qb6 19.Nxb8 Nxf4 20.Qa4 Rf8–+]
17...Qxb6 18.Rab1 Bd7 19.Nd2 Nxd2 20.Qxd2 Bd4!? [20...Bb5; 20...Be5 21.Rfe1]
21.Rfe1 Rxe1+ 22.Qxe1 Re8 23.Qd2 a5 24.b3 Be5 25.a3 Bb5 26.Bxb5 Qxb5 27.Bxe5
Rxe5 28.Re1! Kf7? [28...Qe8 29.Kf1 (29.Rxe5 Qxe5 30.Qxa5 Qxd5 31.Qb5!?=)
29...Qb5+ 30.Kg1 Qe8=]
29.Rxe5 dxe5 30.Qh6! [30.d6? Ke6]
30...Kg8 31.Qd2 Kf7 32.Qc3 Kf6 [32...e4 33.Qe5 (33.Qh8!?) 33...Qxb3 34.d6 Qe6
35.Qxc5±]
33.f4 Qe2 34.Qxc5 [34.fxe5+ Qxe5 35.Qxc5 Qe1+ 36.Kh2 Qe5+=]
34...exf4 [Black king is too close to the center for the d5 pawn to be dangerous.]
35.Qc3+ Qe5! 36.Qc6+ Kg5 37.d6 Qe1+ 38.Kh2 Qg3+ 39.Kg1 Qe1+ 40.Kh2 Qg3+
41.Kg1 Qe1+ 42.Kh2 Qg3+
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [ Khalifman Chernin Karpov]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7
10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0–0 12.0–0 Rc8 13.e4 c5 [Black can afford to counter in the
center partly due to the pressure along the a6–f1 diagonal.]
14.exd5 exd5 15.dxc5 dxc4 16.c6 cxb3 17.Re1 Bb5 18.axb3 Bxc6 19.Bxc6 Rxc6
20.Rxa7 Bf6 21.Nc4 [21.Ne4 Bxc3 22.Rxd7 Qa8!? (22...Qc8 23.Re3 (23.Nxc3 Rxc3
24.Qd5 Qc6 (24...g6 25.Ree7 Qc6 26.Qxc6 Rxc6 27.Rb7 Rf6 ½–½ Bates,R-
Valenzuele,L/WchJM-U14 Duisburg (10)/1992 (31)) 25.Qxc6 Rxc6 26.Rb7 Rd8 27.Re4
g5™ 28.Re5 Rc5=) 23...Bb4 24.Qd3 (24.Qd5 Rc7 (24...Rc1+ 25.Kg2 Qc6 26.Rd3 h6
27.Rb7 Qg6 28.Rd4 Bc5 29.Nxc5 bxc5 30.Rf4 Rc2 ½–½ Hebden,M-
Pogorelov,R/Benidorm op (06)/1993 (49)) 25.Rxc7 Qxc7 26.Rd3 Qe7 27.Rd4 g6 28.Rc4
Rd8 29.Qc6 Bc5 ½–½ Tunik,G-Biriukov,O/St.Petersburg op-Petrov (04)/1996 (49))
24...h6 25.Rf3 Re6 26.Qd5 (26.Rd4 Be7 27.Nc3 Re1+ 28.Kg2 Qe6 29.Nd5 Bc5 30.Nf4
Qe5 31.Rd7 Qa1 32.Nh3 ½–½ Magerramov,E-Zarnicki,P/Andorra op/1991 (48))
26...Qc6! 27.Qxc6 Rxc6 28.Rf4 ½–½ Novikov,I-Stempin,P/Polanica Zdroj/1989/) 23.Re3
Bb2 24.Qf3 (24.Qd5 Rc1+ 25.Kg2 Qxd5 26.Rxd5²) 24...f5! 25.Ng5 Rc1+ 26.Kg2 Qxf3+
27.Nxf3 f4 28.Re2 1–0 Novikov,I-Veingold,A/Pamplona op/1992/ (37)]
21...Bxc3 [21...Rxc4? 22.bxc4 Bxc3 23.Re3+–; 21...Nc5 22.Qxd8 Rxd8 (22...Bxd8

23.Bb4 Nd3 24.Bxf8 Nxe1 25.Bb4 Nf3+ 26.Kg2 Nd4 27.Ra8 Ne6 28.Be7 +– Karpov)
23.Bxf6 Rxf6 (23...gxf6 24.Ree7  Karpov 24...Nxb3 25.Ne3 Rf8 26.Nf5 h5!= Illescas-
Morovic (Las Palmas 1994)) 24.b4 Ne6 25.Nxb6± Karpov,A-Beliavsky,A/Linares/1993/]
22.Rxd7 Qf6 [22...Qc8 23.Re3 Bf6 24.Qd5 b5 25.Na3 b4 26.Nc4 h6 27.Kg2 Rc7?
(27...Rc5 28.Qb7 xf7 28...Qxb7+ 29.Rxb7 Bc3²) 28.Nb6!± 1–0 Khalifman,A-Van
der Wiel,J/Ter Apel/1993/ (42); 22...Qa8 23.Re3 Bf6 24.Qd5²]
23.Re4 [23.Re3 Re6 24.Rf3 Re1+ 25.Qxe1 Qxf3=]
23...Qf5? [One of the most amazing moments in the Elista match. Karpov has reportedly
played this position over with his seconds and not a single one of them noticed the
obvious combination, that white was preparing. ]
[23...Re6 24.Rf4 Qg6? (24...Qxf4 25.gxf4 Re1+ 26.Qxe1 Bxe1 27.Nxb6²) 25.Rdxf7! Qxf7
26.Rxf7 Rxf7 (26...Kxf7 27.Qd7+ Kf6 28.Qd3  h7) 27.Qd8+ Rf8 28.Qd5 1–0
Chernin,A-Veingold,A/Sevilla/1993/ (39)]
24.Rf4 Qe6 25.Rdxf7! Re8 [25...Rxf7 26.Qd8++–; 25...Qxf7 26.Rxf7 Rxf7 27.Qd8+ Rf8
28.Qd5++–]
26.Qf3 Bf6 27.Rb7 h6 28.Kg2 [28.Ne3? Rc3! (28...Rc1+ 29.Kg2 Qxb3? 30.Rxf6+–) ]
28...Kh8 29.h4 Kg8 30.Kh2 Kh8 31.Qh5 Rd8 [31...Kg8? 32.Rxf6+–]
32.Rf7 Bd4 [32...Rc5? 33.Qg6 Rc6 34.R4xf6+–]
33.Rf8+ Rxf8 34.Rxf8+ Kh7 35.Qf3 Bc5 [35...Bf6 36.Qd3+ g6 37.h5 Bg7 38.Rb8+–]
36.Rf5 Rc8 37.h5 Rd8 [37...Qe1 38.Ne5 Bd4 39.Qd3 Qc3 40.Qe4 Kg8 41.Ng6+–]
38.Re5 [38.Ne5 Rd2?]
38...Qd7 39.Qe4+ Kh8 [White is a paws up, but winning is still a hard work away.]
[39...Kg8 40.Kg2±]
40.Kg2 Rf8 [40...Qd1 41.Re8+ Rxe8 42.Qxe8+ Kh7 43.Qe4+ Kh8 44.Nxb6 Qxb3
(44...Bxb6 45.Qe8+ Kh7 46.Qg6+) 45.Nd7±]
41.f4 Rd8 [41...Qd1 42.Qf3 Qg1+ 43.Kh3 b5 44.Nd2±]
42.Qf3 Bd4 [42...Qd1? 43.Re8+ Kh7 44.Qe4++–]
43.Re2 b5 44.Nd2 [44.Ne5 Bxe5 45.fxe5±]
44...Bb6 45.Ne4 Qd1?! 46.Nf2 Qb1 [46...Bxf2? Karpov was shocked at realization, that
this natural move loses to 47.Re8+ Rxe8 48.Qxd1+–]
47.Ng4 Qf5 48.Ne5 Kg8? [48...Bc7 49.g4 Qf6 50.Ng6+ Kh7 51.Qe4+–]
49.Nc6 [49.Nc6 Rd7 50.Ne7++–]
1–0
(1519381) Karpov,Anatoly (2770) - Kamsky,Gata (2735) [A13]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.Nf3 [VanWely]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 a6 4.Bg2 b5 5.b3 c5 6.0–0 Bb7 7.e3 Be7 8.Nc3 Qa5 9.Bb2 0–0
10.Qe2 [10.a4 bxc4 11.bxc4 d6 12.Qe2 Nbd7 13.d4 Rab8 14.d5 exd5 15.cxd5 Nxd5
16.Nxd5 Bxd5 17.e4 Be6 18.h4 h6 19.Rfc1 Rb3 0–1 Petersen,So-Adamski,J/Lyngby op
(07)/1990 (44)]
10...Nc6 11.Rfb1 [11.cxb5 axb5 12.Qxb5 (12.Nxb5 Ba6 13.a4 Rab8 14.d4 Bxb5 15.axb5
Qxb5 16.Qxb5 Rxb5=) 12...Qxb5 13.Nxb5 Ba6 14.a4 Rab8„]
11...bxc4 12.bxc4 [12.Qxc4 d5=]
12...Rab8 13.d3 Ba8 14.a3 [14.Qc2 Nb4]
14...Rfc8 15.Qc2 Nd8 16.Bc1 d6 17.Bd2 Qc7 [17...Rxb1+ 18.Nxb1 Qc7 19.Bc3 Rb8
20.Nbd2=]
18.Rxb8 Rxb8 19.Rb1 Bc6 20.Rxb8 Qxb8 21.Ne1 [21.Qb1 Qxb1+ 22.Nxb1 Nd7
23.Bc3 f5 24.Nfd2=]
21...Bxg2 22.Kxg2 Qb7+ 23.f3 [23.e4 d5 24.Nf3=]
23...Nd7 24.Qb1 Qxb1 [24...Qc6 25.e4 Bf6 26.Nc2=]
25.Nxb1 Nc6 [25...Bf6 26.Bc3=]
26.Bc3 [26.g4!? Bf6 27.Bc3=]
26...f5 27.Nd2 Kf7 28.Kf2 g5 29.h3?! [29.g4 fxg4 30.fxg4 Bf6 31.Ne4 Bxc3 32.Nxc3=]
29...h5 30.Ke2 Kg6 31.Nb3 d5 [31...h4 32.gxh4 gxh4 33.Ng2; 31...g4 32.fxg4 fxg4
33.hxg4 hxg4 34.d4 Bf6 35.Kd3 Kf5 36.Ng2=]
32.e4 [32.Na5? Nxa5 33.Bxa5 dxc4 34.dxc4 Ne5µ]
32...Bd6 [32...dxc4 33.dxc4 Nde5 34.Nd3! Nxc4 35.Ndxc5=]
33.cxd5 exd5 34.exf5+ [34.exd5 Ne7 35.Kf2 Nxd5 36.Bb2 f4³]
34...Kxf5 35.g4+ Kg6 [35...hxg4 36.fxg4+ Kf4? 37.Kf2 d4 38.Bd2+ Ke5 39.Bxg5±]
36.Ng2 hxg4 37.fxg4 [37.hxg4 Nb6³]
37...Be7 [37...Be5 38.Bxe5 Ndxe5 (38...Ncxe5 39.Nxc5 Nxc5 40.d4 Ncd3 41.dxe5 Nxe5
42.Ne3 d4 43.Nf5=) ]
38.Na5 Nxa5 [38...Nce5 39.Bxe5 Nxe5 40.Ne3 d4 41.Nac4 Nxc4 42.Nxc4=]
39.Bxa5 Kf7 40.Ne3 Ke6 [40...Nf6 41.Be1=]
41.Nf5 Bf6 42.Bd2 Nf8 [42...c4 43.Bb4=]
43.Be3 d4! [43...c4 44.Nd4+ Kd7 45.dxc4 dxc4 46.Nf3 Ne6 47.Nd2=]
44.Bc1 Bd8 [44...Kd5 45.h4! gxh4 46.g5 Be5 47.Nxh4]
45.Ng3 Kd5 46.Nf1 [46.Ne4 Ne6 47.Kf3 c4 48.dxc4+ Kxc4³]
46...Ne6? [Van Wely]
[¹46...Ng6!–+ Van Wely …47.Nh2 Ne5 48.Nf3 Nxf3 49.Kxf3 c4]
47.Nh2 Bc7 [47...c4!? 48.dxc4+ Kxc4 49.Nf3 Bf6³]

48.Nf3 Bf4 [48...Nf4+ 49.Bxf4 Bxf4 50.h4 gxh4 51.Nxh4 c4 52.dxc4+ Kxc4 53.Nf3³]
49.Bd2 c4 50.dxc4+ Kxc4 51.h4 gxh4 [51...d3+ 52.Kd1 Kb3? 53.Nxg5! Nxg5
54.Bxf4±]
52.Nxh4 d3+ [52...Kb3 53.Bxf4 Nxf4+ 54.Kd2 Kxa3 55.Nf3 d3 56.Ne5=]
53.Kd1 Bxd2 [53...Bd6 54.Bc1 Kb3 55.Nf3=]
54.Kxd2 Ng5 55.Nf5 Nf3+ 56.Ke3 Ne5 [56...d2 57.Ke2 Kc3 58.Ne3 Nd4+ 59.Kd1 Kd3
60.Nf1 Nf3 61.g5=]
57.Nd6+ Kc3 58.Ne4+ Kc2 59.g5 Ng6 [59...Nc4+ 60.Kd4 Nd6 61.Nf2 d2 62.g6 a5
63.Kd5 Nf5 64.Kc5]
60.Kd4 [60.Kd4 d2 61.Nxd2 Kxd2 62.Kc5 Kc3 63.Kb6 Kb3=]
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 0–0
10.0–0 Bb7 11.Nd2 Na6 12.e4 c5 13.exd5 exd5 14.Re1 [14.Ng4 Qd7 15.Ne5 Qc8
16.Re1 dxc4 17.Ndxc4 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 cxd4 19.Bxd4 Rd8 20.Qf3 Rxd4 21.Nc6 Bc5
22.Nxd4 Bxd4 23.Nd6 Qf8 24.Rad1 Bc5 25.Nxf7 Kxf7 26.Qb7+ Kg8 27.Qxa6 Kh8
Torre,E-Karpov,An/Tilburg/1982/0–1 (57)]
14...cxd4 [14...Re8 15.cxd5 Bxd5 16.Nc6 Qc7 17.Nxe7+ Rxe7 18.dxc5 Bxg2 19.Kxg2
Rxe1 20.Qxe1 Nxc5 21.Bxf6 Qc6+=]
15.Bxd4 Nc5 16.Ng4 dxc4 17.Nxc4 [17.Nxf6+ Bxf6 18.Bxc5 (18.Bxf6 Qxf6 19.Bxb7
Rad8!) 18...bxc5 (18...Bxa1?? 19.Bxf8 Bxg2 20.Be7! Qd5 21.bxc4+–) 19.Bxb7 Bxa1
20.Bxa8 Bc3 21.bxc4 Bxd2 ½–½ Torre,E-Adorjan,A/Wijk (02)/1984/; 17.Bxc5 Bxc5
18.Bxb7 Nxg4 19.Ne4! Qxd1 20.Raxd1 Rab8 21.Nxc5 bxc5 22.Bf3 h5! 23.h3 Nf6
24.bxc4 Rb2 25.Re5=; 17.Bxb7 Qxd4! 18.Nxc4 Qxd1 19.Raxd1 Rad8!=; 17.Rxe7!?
Qxd4 18.Nxc4 Qxg4 19.Qxg4 Nxg4 20.Bxb7 Nxb7 21.Rxb7 Rfb8=]
17...Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Nxg4 [18...Ne6 19.Bxf6 (19.Bb2 Qxd1 20.Nxf6+ ½–½ Schussler,H-
Sokolov,A/Thessaloniki olm (08)/1984/) 19...Bxf6 20.Qxd8 Bxd8 21.Rad1 Bc7 22.Nge3
b5 23.Nd6 a6 24.Rd5 Rfd8 25.Nb7 1–0 Torre,E-Sokolov,A/World-USSR/1984 (39)]
19.Qxg4 Bf6 20.Rad1 h5 [Karpov has an old acquitance with the position, so he could
afford to enter this rich tactical line.]
[20...Bxd4 21.Rxd4 Qc7 22.Nd6 Ne6 23.Rxe6 h5 24.Qe4 fxe6 25.Qxe6+ Kh7 26.Rd5 g6
½–½ Kasparov,G-Karpov,An (16)/Wch31–KK1 Moscow/1984 (35)]
21.Bxf6 [21.Qxh5 Bxd4 22.Re5 Ne6–+; 21.Qf4 Ne6µ]
21...hxg4 22.Bxd8 Raxd8 23.Ne3 [23.Ne5!? f5 24.b4²]
23...Nd3 24.Re2 [24.Rf1 Ne5=]
24...Ne5! [24...Rfe8 25.Red2 Ne1+ 26.Kf1 Rxd2 27.Rxd2 Nf3 28.Rd7 Nxh2+ 29.Kg2²]
25.Red2 [25.Nd5 f6 26.a4 Kf7=]
25...Rxd2 26.Rxd2 g6 [White can claim only microscopic advantage, but Kamsky
continues to fight till the end.]
27.h3 [27.Nd5 Kg7=]
27...gxh3+ 28.Kxh3 Re8 29.Kg2 Kf8 30.f4 Nc6 31.Kf3 [31.Nc4 Rd8=]
31...Re6 32.g4 [32.Rd7 Ke8 33.Rc7 Nd4+ 34.Kf2 Nb5 35.Rb7 Re7=]
32...b5 33.Rd7 Ke8 34.Rd1 [34.Rb7 Nd4+ 35.Kf2 Re7=]
34...Ne7 35.f5 gxf5 36.gxf5 Rc6 37.Ke4 Ng8 38.Ke5 Ra6 39.Rd2 Nf6 40.Rc2 Kd8
41.Kd4 Rb6 42.Kc5 b4 43.Kd4 Rd6+ 44.Ke5 [All white pieces are active and b4 pawn
is quite weak. On the other hand black is on alert and the position remains pretty close to
equal.]
[44.Kc5 Rb6]
44...Ra6 45.Nc4 Ke7 46.Re2 Nd7+ [46...Rc6 47.Kd4+ Kd8 48.Ne5 Rc7 49.Rh2]
47.Kf4+ Kf6 48.Rd2 [48.Ne3 Rd6 49.Ng4+ Kg7=]
48...Ke7 49.Rh2 Nb6 50.Re2+ Kf8 [50...Kf6 51.Ne3 Ra5 52.Ng4+ Kg7 53.Kg5 Nd5÷]
51.Ne3 Ra5 52.Ke4 Ke7 53.Rc2 Kd6 54.Kd4 Kd7 55.Ke4 Kd6 56.Rd2+ Ke7 57.Ng4
f6 [57...Nd7=]
58.Ne3 Re5+ 59.Kf4 Ra5 60.Kg4 Re5 61.Kf3 Ra5 62.Rh2 Ke8 63.Ke4 [63.Rh8+ Kf7=]
63...Re5+ 64.Kd4 Ra5 65.Ke4 Re5+ 66.Kf4 Ra5 67.Kg4 Ke7 68.Rd2 Re5 69.Rd3 Kf7
70.Kf4 [70.Nc4 Nxc4 71.bxc4 Re4+ 72.Kf3 Rxc4 73.Rd7+ Ke8 74.Rxa7=]
70...Ra5 71.Rd6 Ke7 72.Re6+ Kf7 73.Re4 Rxa2 74.Rxb4 [Here are the exchanges
favouring the defender. ]
74...Ra5 75.Kf3 Re5 76.Rd4 Rb5 77.Rd3 [77.b4 a5=]
77...Nc8 78.Nd5 Ne7 79.Nxe7 Kxe7 80.Kg4 a5
½–½

Biel SKA Biel (1), 22.07.1996
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e3 g6 8.Nxd5 exd5 9.b4 a6
10.Bd2 Nd7 11.a4 c6 12.Rc1 Bd6 13.a5 b5 14.Bd3 0–0 15.Qb3 Re8 16.Qb2 Re6 17.0–0
Qe7 18.g3 Re8 19.h4 Qd8 20.h5
½–½
(1527563) Karpov,Anatoly (2775) - Almasi,Zoltan (2655) [E15]

Biel SKA Biel (2), 23.07.1996
[Dautov,R]
Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 f5 12.Rc1 [Der andere Plan ist mit a4–a5 verbunden.]
[12.a4 0–0 13.0–0 Nf6 14.a5 Bd6 15.axb6 axb6 16.Qc2 Qe7 17.Ra2 Bb7 18.Rfa1 Rxa2
19.Rxa2 Ne4?! 20.Nxe4 fxe4 21.e3 c5 22.Qd1 Bb8 23.Bh3 Qf7 24.b4² Alterman,B-
Gofshtein,L/Rishon le Zion (08) ;CBM 45 1994]
12...0–0 13.0–0 Rc8 [13...Nf6 14.Bb2 Bd6 15.Rc2 Qe7 16.Qa1 f4 17.e4? fxe3 18.fxe3
Ng4 19.Qe1 Qg5 20.Rxf8+ Rxf8 21.Nf1 e5 22.h3 Rxf1+ 23.Bxf1 Nxe3µ Engqvist,T-
Ostenstad,B/Gausdal International (02) 1993]
14.Bb2 Bd6 15.a3! Qe7 16.Rc2 [Jetzt ist Karpovs Idee klar- die Dame von c1 und die
Türme von c2 und d1 sollen den Bauernsturm auf dem Damenflügel unterstüzen. ]
16...Nf6 [16...Bxa3? 17.Bxa3 Qxa3 18.Qa1 Qxa1 19.Rxa1 Nb8 20.Rca2±]
17.Qc1 Kh8?! [Dieser Zug wurde "für alle Fälle"gemacht. Schwarz traut sich nicht,
gegen Karpov ein risikofreudiges Gegenspiel anzufangen und gerät in Folge unter die
Räder.]
[17...f4!? 18.Nf3 (18.Bh3!?) 18...fxg3 19.hxg3 c5 20.dxc5 bxc5„]
18.e3² Ne4 19.Rd1 Bb7 20.b4 Bb8?! [Schwarz ist Zug für Zug nur mit Prophylaxe
beschäftig, die teilweise überflüssig erscheint. Jetzt z.B. hatte er Angst vor c4–c5 und
ermöglicht durch den Läuferabzug die Bewegung des a3.]
21.Bf1 Qe8 22.a4 a6 23.Nxe4 fxe4 24.b5 axb5 25.cxb5 Bd6 [25...cxb5!? 26.Ba3
(26.Bxb5 Rxc2 27.Qxc2 Qe7 28.Rc1 Bd6) 26...Rxc2 27.Qxc2 Rf7 28.Bxb5 Qd8 29.Rc1
Rc7 30.Qd2 Rxc1+ 31.Qxc1 Bd6 32.Bxd6 Qxd6 33.h4²]
26.Ba3 Bxa3 27.Qxa3 Qf7 28.Rdc1± c5 [28...cxb5 29.axb5± b6]
29.dxc5 Rxc5 30.a5? [Ich glaube, hier hat Karpov seine Möglichkeiten überschätzt. Viel
sicherer scheint mir]
[30.Qb2! Rxc2 31.Rxc2± d4, ×b6]
30...Rxc2 31.Rxc2 bxa5÷ 32.b6! [32.Qxa5 d4 33.exd4 e3 34.f4 e5!„; 32.Qd6 a4 33.b6 h6
34.h4 Qf6„]
32...d4? [32...e5! d4 33.Qb2 (33.Qc3 Qe6! (33...Qf6? 34.Qc7±) 34.Qxa5 d4ƒ) 33...Qf6
(33...d4? 34.Rc7 Qf3 (34...Qd5 35.Bc4+–) 35.Rxb7 dxe3 36.h3 exf2+ 37.Kh2+–) 34.Rc7
Rb8 35.Qb5 b7 35...Rf8 36.Qb2=]
33.exd4 e5 34.Bc4! Qe8 35.d5 Qd8 36.Qxa5+– e3 37.fxe3 Qf6 38.Qb4 h5 39.e4 Qf3
40.Qe1 Qf6 41.Qe3 Qg6 42.Rf2 Rc8 43.Bb5 Rd8 44.h4 Rd6 45.Rf8+ Kh7 46.Be8 Qg4
47.Qf3 Rxb6 48.Bxh5 Qh3 49.Qf5+ Qxf5 50.exf5
1–0
(1527569) Andersson,Ulf (2640) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [A13]

Biel SKA Biel (3), 24.07.1996
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 a6 4.Bg2 b5 5.b3 c5 6.Nc3 Qb6 7.0–0 Bb7 8.Rb1 Be7 9.d4 cxd4
10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.Nxd4 Bxg2 12.Kxg2 Nc6 13.Nxc6 dxc6 14.Bf4 Bb4
½–½
(1527575) Karpov,Anatoly (2775) - Glek,Igor Vladimirovich (2670) [E94]

Biel SKA Biel (4), 26.07.1996
[Glek,I]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0–0 6.Be2 e5 7.0–0 exd4 8.Nxd4 Re8 9.f3
Nc6 10.Be3 Nh5 11.f4 Nf6 12.Bf3 Bg4 13.Nxc6 Bxf3 14.Qxf3 bxc6 15.Bd4N
[RR15.Rae1 Qc8 16.Bd4 c5 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.e5! Bg7 19.g4! Rb8 20.b3 dxe5 21.f5 e4!
22.Nxe4 Bareev-Kindermann (Wien 1996) 22...Re5!÷ Kindermann]
15...Qc8! [15...Nd7 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.e5ƒ; 15...c5 16.Bf2²]
16.Rad1 Qg4! [16...c5 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.e5 Bg7 (18...dxe5 19.Nd5±) 19.Ne4ƒ; 16...Qe6
17.f5! gxf5 18.exf5 Qxc4 19.Qg3! Kh8 (19...Nh5 20.Qg4) 20.Rf4 Qa6 21.Rh4+–]
17.e5 [17.Qd3!?]
17...dxe5 [17...Qxf3? 18.Rxf3 Ng4 (18...dxe5 19.Bxe5  fd3) 19.exd6 Bxd4+

20.Rxd4 Re1+ 21.Rf1 Rxf1+ 22.Kxf1 cxd6 23.Rxd6²]
18.Bxe5 Qe6! 19.b3 Ng4! 20.Bxg7 Kxg7 21.h3 [21.Rd3!? Rad8 (21...f5!?) ]
21...Qe3+! 22.Kh1 Nf6 [22...Nf6 23.g4?! (23.Rd3 Qxf3 24.Rfxf3 Re1+ 25.Kh2 h5=
(25...Rae8!? 26.g4 h5 27.g5 Ng8  g8–e7–f5) ) 23...Qc5! 24.Na4 Qe7 × h1]
½–½
(1527584) Onischuk,Alexander (2605) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [E48]

Biel SKA Biel (5), 27.07.1996
[Rogozenco,D]
1.d4 [Petursson]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nge2 cxd4 7.exd4 Nc6 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.0–
0 0–0 10.Bc2 Re8 11.Qd3 g6 12.a3 Bf8 13.Re1 Nxc3 14.bxc3 e5 15.Be3 Bf5 16.Qd1
Bxc2 17.Qxc2 Rc8 18.Qa4 b6 19.Red1 Qd5 20.c4 [20.Ng3 Petursson]
20...Qa5 21.Qb5 a6 22.Qd5 exd4 23.Nxd4 Ne5 24.Nb3 Qa4 25.c5 b5 26.Rd4 Nc4
27.Rf4 Rxe3?? [27...Rc7µ Petursson 28.Nd2 Bg7 29.Nxc4 Bxa1 30.Nd6 Qc2 31.h3 Rf8]
28.fxe3?? [Looses]
[28.Qxf7+! Winning 28...Kh8 29.Rh4 h6
a) 29...h5 30.fxe3 (30.Qxg6 Re5 (30...Re5 31.Rxh5+ Rxh5 32.Qxh5+ Kg8 33.Qg4+ Kf7
34.Qf5+ Kg8 35.Qxc8 Qxb3 36.Qxa6+–) ) 30...Qxb3 31.Qxg6 Qxe3+ 32.Kh1 Rxc5
(32...Bg7 33.Rxh5+ Kg8 34.Rf1+–) 33.Rf1 Qh6 34.Qe8 Kg8 35.Rhf4+–;
b) 29...Bg7 30.Qxg6 h6 31.fxe3 Qxb3 32.Rxh6+ Bxh6 33.Qxh6+ Kg8 34.Qg5+

(34.Qe6++–) 34...Kh8 35.Qh5+ Kg8 36.Qg4+ Kh7 37.Qxc8+–;
30.Qf6+ Kh7 (30...Bg7 31.Rxh6+ Kg8 32.Rxg6 Rc7 33.fxe3 Qxb3 34.Qd8+ (34.Qe6+
Rf7 35.Rg3!+– Qd3 (35...Kf8 36.c6 Bxa1 37.Qc8+ Ke7 38.Qd7+ Kf6 39.Rf3++–;
35...Nd2 36.Qc8+ Kh7 37.Rh3+ Kg6 38.Qg4+ Kf6 39.Rd1+–) 36.c6 Qd6 37.Qxd6 Nxd6
38.Rd1 Ne4 39.Rd7!!) 34...Kh7 35.Rg3+–) 31.Rg4! g5 32.fxe3 Qxb3 33.Qf5+ Kg8
(33...Kh8 Petursson 34.Qxc8+–) 34.Qxc8+–]
28...Qxb3 29.Qxf7+ [29.Rxf7 Petursson 29...Qxe3+ 30.Kh1 Rxc5!–+]
29...Kh8 30.Re4 [30.Rh4 Qxe3+ 31.Kh1 h6 (31...h6 Petursson 32.Qxg6µ) ]

30...Nd2 31.Re6 Ne4 32.h4 Qxe3+ 33.Kh1 Qd4
0–1
(1527586) Karpov,Anatoly (2775) - Tukmakov,Vladimir B (2580) [D46]

Biel SKA Biel (6), 28.07.1996
[Lutz,C]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0–0 8.0–0 dxc4
9.Bxc4 Qe7 10.Rd1 e5 11.Bb3 [11.h3 Boensch,U-Slobodjan,R/Bad Homburg (08) ;CBM
55 1996]
11...e4 12.Nd2 [12.Ng5 Bxh2+ 13.Kxh2 Ng4+ 14.Kg1 Qxg5 15.Nxe4 (15.Qxe4 Ndf6
16.Qf4 Qh4 17.Qg3 Qxg3 18.fxg3 Re8 19.Re1 Be6³ Izhnin,A-Guliev,S/Nikolaev zt
(10) ;CBM 47 1995) 15...Qh4 16.Ng3÷ Hellsten,J-Sergejev,R/WchJM-U20 Halle (05)
;EXP 48 1995]
12...Re8 13.f3 exf3 14.Nxf3 Nf8 15.e4! [Wenn Schwarz zur Blockade des Feldes e4
kommt, kann er besser stehen. Dank einer taktischen Wendung behält Weiß
Endspielinitiative, aber Schwarz verteidigt sich genau.]
15...Nxe4 16.Qxe4 Qxe4 17.Nxe4 Rxe4 18.Bxf7+ Kh8 19.Ng5 Re7 20.Rf1 [20.Bb3 Be6
(20...Ne6? 21.Rf1!) 21.Nxe6 Nxe6=]
20...Ne6= [20...Be6?? 21.Bxe6 1–0 Vilela,J-Leyva,H/Capablanca mem-B (10) ;EXP 52

1996]
21.Bd2 Nxg5 22.Bxg5 Re4 23.Rae1 Bf5 24.Rxe4 Bxe4 25.Re1 Rf8 26.Rxe4 Rxf7
27.Re6 Bf8 28.Re8 h6 29.Be3 Kh7 30.d5 cxd5 31.Bxa7 Be7 32.Bd4 Bf6 33.Bxf6 Rxf6
34.Re5 d4 35.Rd5 Rc6 36.b3 Rc1+ 37.Kf2 Rc2+ 38.Kf3 Rxa2 39.Rxd4 Rc2 40.Rc4
Rd2 41.Rb4 Rd3+ 42.Ke2 Rd7 43.h4 h5 44.Rb5 g6 45.g3 Kh6 46.Ke3 Kg7 47.b4 Kf6
48.Ke4 Rc7 49.Rb6+ Rc6 50.Rxb7 Rc4+ 51.Kd5 Rc3 52.b5 Rxg3 53.Rb8 Rb3 54.Kc4
Rb1 55.Rf8+ Kg7 56.Rf4 g5 57.Rf5 gxh4 58.Rxh5 Rc1+ 59.Kd4 Rb1 60.Kc5 Rc1+
61.Kd6 Rb1 62.Kc6 Rc1+ 63.Kb7 Rc4 64.b6 Kg6 65.Rh8 Kg5 66.Ka6 Rb4 67.b7 Kg4
½–½
(1527594) Ehlvest,Jaan (2660) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [E15]

Biel SKA Biel (7), 29.07.1996
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Nbd2
Nbd7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Re1 c5 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Rxe4
½–½
(1527602) Portisch,Lajos (2600) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [E12]
Biel SKA Biel (8), 30.07.1996
[Petursson,M]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Qc2 Nxc3 8.Qxc3 Nd7
9.Bg5 Be7 10.Bxe7 Kxe7 11.e3 Rc8 12.Be2 c5 13.dxc5? [It is too risky to grab the pawn
on g7.]
[13.0–0; 13.Rd1]
13...Rxc5! 14.Qxg7 Rg8 15.Qxh7 Rxg2 16.Qh4+ Nf6 17.Rd1 Qc7 18.Nd4 a5!µ
19.Nb5?? [19.h3!?; 19.Qh3!?]
19...Rxb5! 20.Bxb5 Rg4
0–1
(1527607) Karpov,Anatoly (2775) - Milov,Vadim (2565) [E94]

Biel SKA Biel (9), 01.08.1996
[Hazai,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0–0 6.Be2 e5 7.0–0 Na6 8.Re1 Qe8 9.Bg5
[ This move is getting more and more popular nowadays.]
9...Bg4 [9...exd4?! 10.Qxd4±; 9...h6? 10.Bxf6! Bxf6 11.c5!±]
10.h3 [10.d5 Nh5 11.Nd2 Bxe2 12.Qxe2 f5 gives Black counterchances despite of the
exchange of his good . (12...h6!?) ]
10...Bxf3 11.Bxf3 exd4 12.Qxd4 Nd7 13.Qd2 Ne5 14.Be2 Nc5 [ Black is following his
dark square strategy aiming for d4.]
15.Bf1 [15.Rad1 does not allow Black to invade d4. 15...Ne6 (15...f5 16.exf5 gxf5
17.Bf1 Qg6 18.Nd5; 15...Nc6 16.Bf1 Ne6 17.Be3 Ncd4 18.Nb5!±) 16.Be3 c5 17.Nb5!]
15...Ne6 16.Be3 c5 17.Rad1 Rd8 18.Nd5 [18.Nb5?! a6 19.Nxd6 Qe7 20.f4 Nd4 21.fxe5
Bxe5]
18...Nc6 19.f4 Ned4 20.Bf2 Qd7 21.Bh4 f6 22.b4 [22.Bd3 Rde8 23.Kh1 looks more
flexible]
22...b6 23.b5 Ne7 24.Nxe7+ Qxe7 25.f5 [25.Bd3 Bh6! threatening g6–g5]
25...gxf5 26.Bd3 [26.exf5 Qf7 27.Bf2 Nxf5 28.Bd3 Ne7 29.Qe2 Rde8°]
26...Qf7 27.exf5 d5 28.Qc3 Kh8 29.Bf2 dxc4 30.Bxc4 Qd7 31.Bxd4 cxd4 32.Qd3 Bh6!
= [ The endgame is equal due to the opposite coloured bishops.]
33.Kh1 Bf4 34.Be6 Qg7 35.Re4 Be5 36.Kg1 Rde8 37.Rc1 Re7 38.Rc2 Rd8 39.Kf1
Rc7 40.Rc6 Qh6 41.Ke2 Rg7 42.g4 Qh4 43.Qf3 h5 44.Kd3 hxg4 45.Rxg4 Rxg4
46.hxg4 Kg7 47.Rc1 Qg3 48.Qxg3 Bxg3 49.Rc4 Kh6 50.Ra4 Bb8
½–½
(1527613) Miles,Anthony John (2630) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [A07]

Biel SKA Biel (10), 02.08.1996
1.g3 Nf6 2.Bg2 d5 3.Nf3 c6 4.b3 Bg4 5.Bb2 Nbd7 6.d3 e6 7.0–0 Bd6 8.e4 0–0 9.h3
Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Be5 11.d4 dxe4 12.Qe2 Bd6 13.Nd2 Re8 14.Nxe4 Nxe4 15.Bxe4 Qa5
16.a3
½–½
(1527618) Karpov,Anatoly (2775) - Romanishin,Oleg M (2555) [E12]

Biel SKA Biel (11), 03.08.1996
[Mowsziszian,K]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 g6 6.Qd3 Bg7 [6...d5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.g3 Bg7
9.Bg2 0–0 10.0–0 Ne4 11.Qc2 Nd7 12.Rd1 c5 13.Be3 Rc8 14.Rac1 cxd4 15.Bxd4 Bxd4
16.Nxd4 Nxc3 17.bxc3 Qe7 18.Qa4 a6 19.Qb4 Qxb4 20.cxb4 Ne5 21.b5 axb5 22.Nxb5
Rxc1 23.Rxc1 Cvitan,O-Kortschnoj,V/SUI-chT (07) ;EXP 49 1995/½–½ (40)]
7.e4 d6 [7...d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.e5 Ne4 10.h4 h6 11.Be3 Nd7 12.Nd2 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Nf8
14.h5 g5 15.Be2 Qd7 16.a4 a5 17.Nf1 Ba6 18.Qc2 Bxe2 19.Qxe2 Ne6 20.Ng3 0–0
21.Nf5 f6 22.exf6 Rxf6 Cebalo,M-Romanishin,O/Linares op ;EXP 51 1996/½–½ (36)]
8.Be2 0–0 9.0–0 Nbd7 10.Qc2 [10.Rd1 c5 11.e5 dxe5 12.dxe5 Bxf3! 13.exf6 Bxe2
14.Qxd7 Bxd1]
10...c5 [10...d5 11.cxd5 exd5 12.e5 Ne4 13.Nxe4 dxe4 14.Ng5ƒ]
11.d5 e5 [11...Qe7 12.Re1 a6 13.Bf1 Ne8 14.Bg5 Bf6 15.Bxf6 Nexf6 16.Qd2 e5 17.g3
Rac8 18.Nh4 Nh5 19.Rab1 Rc7 20.Na4 Rb8 21.b4 Bc8 22.bxc5 Nxc5 23.Nxb6 Rcb7
24.Nxc8 Rxc8 25.Rb4 Rcb8 26.Qc3 Oll,L-Romanishin,O/Erevan olm (09) ;EXT 96ch2
1996/½–½ (47)]
12.g3 Nh5 13.Ne1 [13.Nh4? Nf4„]
13...Ndf6 14.Ng2 [ 15.g3–g4]
14...Bc8 15.b4 Qd7 16.bxc5 bxc5 17.Rb1 Qh3 18.Nb5! Qd7 [18...Nxe4 19.Rb3!
(19.Qxe4 Bf5) 19...Bf5 (19...Qf5 20.g4+–) 20.Qd1!  21.g4+–; 18...Ne8 19.Rb3! g3–
g4 19...Bg4 (19...Qd7 20.g4 Nhf6 21.g5²) 20.f3 Bd7 21.g4±]
19.Bd2 [ 20.a5]
19...a6 [19...Qe7 20.Ba5 Rb8 21.Bc7? (21.Nc7 Bh3) 21...Rxb5]
20.Nc3 Qh3 21.Na4 [ 22.b6;  22.b3]
21...Ng4 22.Bxg4 Bxg4 [22...Qxg4 23.f3 Qh3 24.Nb6 Ra7 25.Nxc8 Rxc8 26.Rb6]
23.f3 Nf6! 24.Bg5 [24.fxg4 Nxg4 25.Rf2 Qxh2+ 26.Kf1 Nxf2 27.Kxf2 f5–+; 24.Rb3
Bxf3 25.Rbxf3 Ng4 26.R1f2 Qxh2+ 27.Kf1 Rab8µ]
24...Bd7 25.Rb6 [25.Nb6 Rab8 26.Rb3 Rb7 27.Rfb1 Rfb8²]
25...Rab8! 26.Rfb1 [26.Rxd6? Bxa4 27.Qxa4 Rb2 28.Rf2 Rfb8„; 26.Rxa6? Ra8!]
26...Rxb6 27.Nxb6 [27.Rxb6?! Qh5 28.Bxf6 Bxa4 29.Qxa4 Bxf6 30.Rxd6 Qxf3 31.Rxa6
Bg5 32.Qc2²]
27...Rb8 28.Rb3! Ne8 […28...Be8? 29.Bxf6 Bxf6 30.Nd7!]
29.Ne1! [ e1–d3–f2]
[29.g4? Rxb6 30.Rxb6 Qxf3]
29...Rb7 [29...Bf6? 30.Nxd7 Rxb3 31.Nxf6++–]
30.Nd3 Qh5 31.Nxd7 Rxd7?! [31...Rxb3 32.Qxb3 Qxg5 33.Qb8 Qe7™ 34.Qc8 Bh6
35.Nb8 Kf8 36.Nxa6! Qa7 (36...Qf6? 37.Nc7) 37.Qc6!+–]
32.h4!+– [g4]
32...Qxf3 [32...f5 33.g4!? fxg4 34.Rb8 gxf3 35.Nf2 Kf7 36.Qa4+–]
33.Nf2! [33.Nf2! Qh5 34.g4+–]
1–0
(1535279) Karpov,Anatoly (2775) - Ehlvest,Jaan (2660) [D36]

Vienna Millenium Vienna (1), 09.08.1996
[Hansen,LB]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 0–0 6.e3 Nbd7 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bd3 c6 9.Qc2
Re8 10.0–0 Nf8 11.h3 [Karpov s pet line in the QGD exchange.]
11...g6 [11...Be6 12.Bxf6 (12.Bf4 Bd6 13.Bxd6 Qxd6 14.a3² Karpov,A-
Beliavsky,A/Tilburg/1986/; 12.Rfc1 N6d7 13.Bf4 Nb6 14.Rab1 Bd6 15.Ne2 Ng6 16.Bxd6
Qxd6 17.a4² Karpov,A-Kharitonov,A/URS-ch/1988/; 12.Ne5 N6d7 13.Bxe7 Rxe7 14.f4 f6
15.Nf3² Kramnik,V-Renet,O/Clichy/1995/) 12...Bxf6 13.b4² Karpov,A-Campora,D/San
Nicolas/1994/]
12.Bxf6!? [12.Rab1 Ne6 13.Bh4 Ng7]
12...Bxf6 13.b4 a6 [13...Be7!? 14.b5 Bd6 15.bxc6 bxc6 16.Rfc1 Ne6÷ Nikolic,P-
Hansen,LB/Wijk/1995/]
14.a4 Be6 15.b5 axb5 16.axb5 Nd7! [Control of c5 is important.]
17.bxc6 bxc6 18.Ne2 c5! 19.Bb5!? [ d7,f4.With pawns on just one side of the
board it is logical to play with s against s. ]
[19.Rxa8 Qxa8 20.dxc5 Rc8=]
19...Bf5 20.Qd2 Qc7 21.Rxa8 Rxa8 22.Bxd7 Bxd7 23.Nf4 Be6 24.dxc5 Qxc5 [White
has a theoretcal edge, but it is too small even for Karpov!]
25.Rd1 Ra1 26.Rxa1 Bxa1 27.Qa2 Bf6 28.Qa8+ Kg7 29.Qb7 Qd6 30.h4 h6! [30...h5?
× g5]
31.g3 Bg4 32.Nh2 Be6 33.Nf3 Bg4 34.Nd4 [34.Nh2 Be6=]
34...Bxd4 35.exd4 Be6 36.Kg2 g5! 37.hxg5 hxg5 38.Nd3 Qd7 39.Qxd7 Bxd7 40.Kf3
Kf6 41.Nb4 Be6 42.Nc2 Ke7 43.Ke3 Kd6= 44.Nb4 Kc7 45.f4 gxf4+ 46.Kxf4 f6!
47.Ke3 Kd6 48.Nd3 Bf5 49.Nf4 Be4 50.Kd2 Ke7 51.Ke3 Kd6 52.Ke2 Kd7 53.Kd2
Ke7
½–½

[Lutz,C]
1.d4 [Hecht Ftacnik]
1...d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 [Die modernere
Fortsetzung gegenüber 7.e2.]
7...0–0 8.0–0 [Die wesentliche Pointe von 7.d3 besteht darin, die Auswahl an
schwarzen Systemen zu reduzieren:]
8...e5 [Nach 7.e2 0–0 8.0–0 e5 hat Schwarz gute Aussicht auf Ausgleich. Nun jedoch
hat Schwarz Probleme.]
[8...dxc4 9.Bxc4 Qe7 führt zu Varianten nach 7.e2 dxc4 8.xc4 e7.; 8...b6 ist hier
nicht so gut spielbar wegen 9.e4 dxe4 10.Nxe4 Nxe4? 11.Bxe4+–]
9.cxd5 cxd5 10.e4 [Nur so macht der weiße Aufbau Sinn.]
[10.Nb5 Ftacnik 10...Bb8 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.h3 a6 14.Nd4²]
10...dxe4 [10...exd4 ist der andere kritische Zug, vgl. Chernin,A-Savchenko,S/EUcup

Gr7 Bratislava; CBM 55. Allerdings hat es Schwarz auch dort nicht leicht.; 10...exd4
Ftacnik 11.Nxd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 h6 (12...Nf6 13.Nxd4 Nxd5 14.Bxh7+ Kh8 15.Be4 Nf6
16.Nf5 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 Qf6 18.Nxd6 Qxd6 19.Bf4 Qb6 20.Rad1 Be6 21.Rd6 Qb5 22.Be5
Rae8 23.a4 Qc4 24.Rd4 1–0 Vera,R-Oms Pallise,J/Pamplona op/1995/) 13.Nxd4 Qh4
(13...Bxh2+ 14.Kxh2 Qh4+ 15.Kg1 Qxd4 16.Rd1± ) 14.Nf3 (14.f4 Nf6 (14...Bc5?
15.Be3 Re8 16.Bf2 Qxf4 17.Ne6!) 15.Nb5 Rd8 16.Nxd6 Rxd6 17.Bd2 Rxd5 18.Be1 Qh5
19.Bc3 Bf5 (19...Ng4? 20.h3 Ne3? 21.Rae1) 20.Bxf5 Qxf5 21.Qxf5 Rxf5 22.Rad1 Nd5
23.Bd2 ½–½ Sokolov,I-Morovic Fernandez,I/Leon (07)/1995/ (48)) 14...Qh5 15.Bh7+
(15.Qc4 Nc5 16.Bc2 g5 17.b4 Na6 18.Qd3 Qg6 19.Qxg6+ fxg6 20.a3 Bf5 21.Bb3 Rac8
22.Be3 Rc3 23.Nd4 Be5 24.Nxf5 Rxb3 25.Nd4 Bxd4 26.Bxd4 ½–½ Orr,M-
Kaidanov,G/Dublin Telecom/1991/ (41)) 15...Kh8 16.Qf5 Qxf5 17.Bxf5 Nf6 18.Bc2
(18.Bxc8 Rfxc8 19.Rd1 Rc5 20.Be3 Rxd5 21.Rxd5 Nxd5 22.Rd1 Nxe3 23.Rxd6 Ng4 24.h3
Nf6 25.Ne5 Kg8 Rohde,M-Ramayrat,C/USA-op (03)/1987/½–½ (52)) 18...Bg4 19.Bb3
Bxf3 20.gxf3 Nh5 21.Be3 Nf4 22.Rfd1 Rfd8 23.Bc4 Sokolov,I-Piket,Je/Nussloch
(06)/1996/1–0 (63)]
11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Bxe4 h6 13.Be3 [13.Rd1 exd4 14.Nxd4 Nf6 15.Bf3 Qa5 16.g3 Bg4
17.Bxg4 ½–½ Dlugy,M-Dreev,A/New York op (02) ;EXP 16 1990 ½–½ Dlugy,M-
Dreev,A/New York op (02) ;EXP 16 1990]
13...exd4 14.Bh7+!N [In Erwartung des folgenden Endspiels wird der schwarze König
deplaziert.]
[14.Bxd4 Nf6 15.Bf5 Qa5 16.Bxc8 Rfxc8 17.Qb3 Qd5 18.Qxd5 (18.Bxf6 Qxb3 19.axb3
gxf6 mit den Ideen ...c2 oder ...e5 ist befriedigend für Schwarz.) 18...Nxd5 19.Rad1
Rd8 20.g3 Nb4 ½–½ Blanco Fernandez,A-Hoffman,A/Capablanca mem (04) ;CBM 48
1995 ½–½ Blanco Fernandez,A-Hoffman,A/Capablanca mem (04)/1995/]
14...Kh8 15.Bxd4 Nf6 16.Bf5² Bxf5 [16...Qa5 17.Bxc8 Rfxc8 (17...Raxc8 18.Qb3²)
18.Qb3 Qd5 19.Bxf6 Qxb3 20.Bxg7+ Hier wirkt sich die Stellung des h8 aus !
20...Kxg7 21.axb3± Rc2 22.Nd4 Rxb2? 23.Nf5++–]
17.Qxf5 Qc8 [17...Qd7 18.Qxd7 Nxd7 19.Rad1 Rfd8 20.Bxg7+ Kxg7 21.Rxd6 Ne5
22.Nd4! Rxd6 23.Nf5+ Kf6 24.Nxd6±]
18.Qb5 [18.Qxc8 Raxc8 (18...Rfxc8 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Rad1²) 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Rad1 Rfd8²
Karpov; 18.Nh4!? Kramnik]
18...a6 [18...Ne4 Ftacnik 19.Rac1²]
19.Qb6 [19.Qb3 Qe6 20.Qxe6 fxe6 21.Rfe1 Rfe8² Karpov]
19...Qc7 [19...Bc7 Ftacnik 20.Qb3 Bd8 (20...Ne4? 21.Rac1+–) 21.Ne5±]
20.Qxc7 Bxc7 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Rfe1 Rfe8 23.Rad1² [23.g3!? Karpov war
möglicherweise noch genauer. Aber auch so behält Weiß einen kleinen, aber dauerhaften
Vorteil. Karpows Endspielführung ist lehrreich.]
23...Rxe1+ 24.Rxe1 [
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1-mK-tR-+-+!
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5-+-+-+-+%
6zp-zp-+-+p&
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HechtDauerhafte Schwäche der schwarzen B-Struktur führt zu weißem Spiel an diesem

Flügel mit S+K-Einsatz dort. Schwarzes Gegenspiel am D-Flügel. Nach beiderseitiger
Freibauernbildung aufregendes Finale. Weißer Hauptvorteil: die schlechte schwarze K-
Stellung, die zu Mattdrohungen führt.]
24...Rd8 25.g3 Rd7 26.Re2 Kg7 27.Nh4 Rd5 [27...Be5 Ftacnik 28.Kg2²]
28.Re7 Rc5 29.Rd7 b5 [29...Kf8! Ftacnik 30.b4 Rc1+ (30...Ke8 31.bxc5 Kxd7 32.Nf5 h5
33.Ng7 Kc6 34.Nxh5 Be5 35.h4 Kxc5 36.Ng7 f5 37.Nxf5±) 31.Kg2 Ke8 32.Rd3²]
30.b4 Rc2 31.Nf5+ Kg6 32.Ne3 Rc1+ 33.Kg2 Be5 [33...f5 Ftacnik 34.Nd5 Be5
35.Ra7±]
34.Ra7 Rc6 35.Nd5 Bd6 [35...Rd6 Ftacnik 36.Ne7+ Kh5 37.f4 Bc3 38.Kh3+–]
36.a3 Kf5 37.Ne3+ [37.Rxf7? Ftacnik 37...Ke6]
37...Kg6 [37...Ke6 Ftacnik 38.g4!? (38.Kf3 Be5 39.Ke4 f5+!) 38...Bb8 39.Rb7 Bf4
40.Nf5 Rc3 41.Rb6+ Ke5 42.Rxa6±]
38.Kf3 Be5 39.Nd5 Kg7 40.Ne7 Rc3+ [40...Re6!? Ftacnik 41.Kg4 Bb2 42.h4 Bxa3
43.Nf5+ Kf8 (43...Kg6 44.h5+ Kh7 45.Rxf7+ Kh8 46.Nxh6 Bxb4 47.Kf5 Rc6 48.Kg6 f5+
49.Kg5 Be1 50.f4 Bxg3 51.Nxf5 Bf2 52.Ne7 Rd6 53.h6+–) 44.Ra8+ (44.Nxh6 Bxb4
45.Rxf7+ Ke8 46.Kf5 (46.Rb7 Bc5 47.f4 Re7 48.Rb8+ Kd7 49.Nf5 Re8) 46...Re2 47.Kg6
Rxf2 (47...Bc3 48.Ng4±) 48.Ng4 Rg2 49.Nxf6+ Kd8 50.g4±) 44...Re8 45.Rxa6 Bxb4
46.Rxf6 Re6 47.Rxe6 fxe6 48.Nd4±]
41.Kg4 Rxa3 42.f4 Bc3 43.Kh5 [43.Nf5+ Ftacnik 43...Kg6]
43...Bxb4 44.Nf5+ Kg8 45.Ra8+
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45...Kh7 [45...Bf8 Ftacnik 46.Nxh6+ Kg7 47.Ra7 Kh8 (47...Kh7 48.Rxf7+ Bg7
49.Nf5+–; 47...Bc5 48.Rxf7+ Kh8 49.Kg6+–) 48.Nxf7+ (48.Rxf7 Bxh6 49.Kxh6 Kg8
50.Kg6 Rc3 51.Rxf6+–) 48...Kg8 (48...Kg7 49.Nh6+ Kh8 50.Kg6+–) 49.Kg6 Ra2
(49...b4 Hecht 50.Ra8+–) 50.Ra8 Rxh2 51.g4 Rh7 (51...b4 52.g5 fxg5 53.fxg5 Rf2
54.Nh6+ Kh8 55.Ng4 Rf1 56.Nf6+–; 51...Rh1 52.Kxf6 Rh7 53.Ne5 b4 54.g5+–)
52.Rxf8+ Kxf8 53.Kxh7 Kxf7 (53...b4 54.Nd6 b3 55.Nc4+–) 54.g5 fxg5 55.fxg5 b4
56.g6++–]
46.Ra7 Kg8 [46...Bc3 Ftacnik 47.Rxf7+ Kg8 48.Nxh6+ Kh8 49.Kg6+–]
47.Nxh6+ Kf8 48.Rxf7+ Ke8 49.Kg6 Bc3 [49...Ra2 Ftacnik 50.h4 Bc3 51.Nf5; 49...f5!?
Hecht ]
50.Nf5 b4 [50...a5? Ftacnik 51.Nd6+ Kd8 52.Nxb5+–]
51.Rb7
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54.Nf5+–) 53...b2 54.Rf7#) 53.Kf5 Ra2 54.Rxb3+–]
52.h4 a5 [52...Kd8 Ftacnik 53.h5 Kc8 54.Nd6+ Kd8 55.h6 Rh2 56.h7 f5 57.Nxf5+–]
53.h5 a4 [53...Kd8 54.h6 Kc8 55.h7 Rh2 56.Rg7 Rxh7 57.Rxh7 a4 (57...b3 Hecht
58.Nd6+ Kd8 59.Kf5+–) 58.Nd6+ Kb8 59.Rb7+ Ka8 60.Rb5+–]
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55...Kd8 [55...a3 Ftacnik 56.Nh4 (56.Nd6+ Hecht 56...Kd8 57.Kf5 a2 58.h8Q+ Rxh8
59.Ke6 Re8+ 60.Nxe8 Kc8 61.Nd6+ Kd8 62.Rd7#) 56...f5 57.Rg7! Bxg7 58.Kxg7 a2
59.h8Q+ Kd7 60.Kf7+–; 55...b3 Ftacnik 56.Nh4 f5 57.Rg7 Bxg7 58.Kxg7 b2 59.h8Q+
Kd7 60.Qb8 a3 61.Nxf5+–]
56.Nh4 f5 57.Rxb4 [57.Rg7!? Ftacnik 57...Bxg7 58.Kxg7+–]
57...Rh3 58.Rxa4 Rxg3+ 59.Kxf5 [59.Kxf5 Ftacnik 59...Rh3 60.Ra8+ Kc7 61.h8Q Bxh8
62.Rxh8+–]
1–0

[Gelfand,B]
1.Nf3 [Ftacnik]
1...Nf6 2.c4 b6 [ ]
3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Nc3 0–0 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.d4 [ The position here
is quite typical. If white gets this position through Petrosian's system of queen's indian,
then we will have a pawn on a3 instead of a rook on e1. But it's not clear which of this
move is more useful.]
9...Na6 10.Bf4 c5 11.dxc5 [Other moves are also possible, but I wanted to define the
pawn structure immediately.]
11...Nxc5 [So black decided to play with an isolated pawn, I guess that Anatoly didn't
like]
[11...bxc5 12.Ne5 with an idea e4 12...Nc7 13.Nc4 (13.Qa4 Ne6 14.Rad1 (14.Red1
Ftacnik 14...Qb6 15.Nd7 Nxd7 16.Qxd7 Bf6 17.Bxd5 Bxd5 18.Nxd5 Qxb2 19.Rab1 Qxa2
20.Nxf6+ gxf6 21.Bh6 Rfd8 22.Qc6 Qxe2 23.Re1 Qh5 24.Be3 0–1 Wyss,T-Jurek,J/Biel
Credis (05)/1995/ (42)) 14...a5 15.Bc1 Ra6 16.Ng4 Bc6 17.Nxf6+ Bxf6 18.Qa3 Bd4
19.e3 Bxc3 20.Qxc3 d4 21.Qc4 Qa8 22.Bxc6 Rxc6 23.exd4 cxd4 24.Qd3 Rfc8 0–1
Sorensen,T-Danielsen,H/DEN-ch (09)/1988/ (36)) 13...Ne6 14.Be5]
12.Rc1 [12.Nd4 Ftacnik 12...Nfe4 (12...Qd7 13.Rc1 Rac8 14.Rc2 Rfe8 15.Nf3 Nce4
16.Ne5 Qf5 17.Nxe4 Rxc2 18.Qxc2 dxe4 19.Nc4 Qe6 20.b3 Rc8 21.Qb1 b5 22.Nd2 Bc5
1–0 Sanchez,G-Browne,W/US-Open Concord (08)/1995/ (35)) 13.Qc2 Bg5 14.Bxg5
Qxg5 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 16.e3 Rfc8 17.Qe2 Rc5 18.Nb3 Rc7 19.Rac1 Rac8 20.Rxc7 Rxc7
21.Rd1 g6 22.Nd4 h5 23.Qf3 ½–½ Gulko,B-Browne,W/San Francisco (06)/1995/ (45)]
12...a6 [12...Nfe4 13.Be5 Moving the bishop to d4]
13.a3 Re8 14.Nd4 Bd6 [Black is exchanging the bishops in order to gain some space. ]
[14...Qd7 15.b4 Ne6 16.Bh3; 14...Nfe4 15.b4 (15.b4 Ftacnik 15...Nxc3 16.Rxc3 Ne4
17.Rc7±) ; 14...Qd7!? Ftacnik]
15.Bxd6 Qxd6 16.Qd2 Rad8 [16...Nfe4 Ftacnik 17.Qf4²]
17.Red1 g6 18.Qf4! Qxf4 [I don't like this decision as without queens White has more
possibilities to manoeuvre his pieces. ]
[¹18...Qe7; 18...Qe7 Ftacnik 19.b4 Ne6 20.Qe3²]
19.gxf4² Kf8 20.e3 Rd6?! [Rook is badly placed here. Better is ]
[20...Ke7 Black has to bring the king in the centre. 21.b4 Ne6 22.Nce2 Rc8 Or ;
20...Nfe4!?]
21.b4 Ne6 [21...Nce4 22.Na4 with an idea f3 (22.Nce2 Ftacnik 22...Rd7 23.a4²) ]
22.Nce2 Re7 23.a4! [White has to make a second weakness (a6 pawn) as Nimzovitch
wrote in his book. If White prefers to take control on the c-line by ]
[23.Rd2 …Ne8 24.Rdc2 Rd8 25.Nc6 Bxc6 26.Rxc6 Then Black gets counterplay by
26...d4 27.Rxb6 (27.Nxd4 Nxd4 28.exd4 Rxd4 29.Rxb6 Rxf4 30.Rxa6 Re2„) 27...d3„]
23...Nd8 24.a5 Bc6 [24...b5 Leaves Black without any counterplay]
25.Nc3 [25.axb6 Ftacnik 25...Ba4 26.Rd2 Rxb6]
25...Be8 26.Bf1 bxa5 [26...b5 Is similar to previous note ; 26...Ra7? 27.b5!; 26...b5
Ftacnik 27.Nce2 Nc6 28.Nxc6 Rxc6 29.Rxc6 Bxc6 30.Nd4±]
27.bxa5 Rb7 28.Ra1! [The most difficult move in the game. Again I followed
Nimzovitch's principle and over protected the a5 pawn, which is the key to White's
success]
28...Rc7?! [Black didn't find the proper response to White's idea. ]
[28...Ne4 Is refuted by 29.Ndb5!!+– Huzman,A (29.Nde2 Rbd7) 29...Bxb5 30.Nxe4

Better is ; ¹28...Ke7 or ; 28...Ne6 29.Nxe6+ (29.Rdb1 Rxb1 30.Rxb1 Nxd4 31.exd4 Ke7
32.Rb6 32...Rxb6 33.axb6 Bc6 34.Bxa6 Nd7 35.b7 Nb8) 29...fxe6 30.Rdb1²]
29.Na2 Rb7 [29...Nc6 30.Nxc6 Bxc6 31.Bxa6! Ba4 32.Rdc1 Rxc1+ 33.Nxc1±]
30.f3 Ne6 31.Rdb1 Re7 [31...Rxb1 Ftacnik 32.Rxb1 Nxd4 33.exd4 Re6 34.Rb6 Bb5
35.Bxb5 Rxb6 36.axb6 axb5 37.Nb4+–]
32.Nb4± Nc5 [Sad necessity as loses ]
[32...Nxd4 33.exd4 Ra7 (33...Ree6 Ftacnik 34.Nxa6) 34.Nxa6 (34.Rc1 Ftacnik

34...Nh5„) 34...Raxa6 35.Bxa6 Rxa6 36.Rb6 Rxb6 37.axb6 Bc6 38.Rc1+–]
33.Rc1 Rb7 [33...Rc7 Ftacnik 34.Ra2±]
34.Rab1 [Black's pieces are extremly passive here and time trouble doesn't help]
34...Nfd7 35.Nbc6 Rc7“ [35...f6!?; 35...Rxb1 Ftacnik 36.Rxb1 h5 37.Ne5±]
36.Ne5 Ke7 [36...Nxe5 Ftacnik 37.fxe5 Rd8 38.Rb6±]
37.Rc3 f6 38.Nxd7 Kxd7 39.Rb8 [39.Rbc1 Ne6 40.Nxe6 (40.f5!? Ftacnik 40...gxf5
41.Nxf5 Rxc3 42.Rxc3 d4 43.Nxd4 Nxd4 44.exd4 Rd5 45.Rc5 Rxc5 46.dxc5 Kc6 47.Bxa6
Kxc5 48.Bd3±) 40...Rxc3 41.Nf8+ Ke7 42.Nxg6+ hxg6 43.Rxc3 d4± gives Black some
counterplay]
39...Ne6 [39...Ke7 Ftacnik 40.f5 g5 41.Rb6±]
40.Rxc7+ Nxc7 41.Kf2 [ ]

41...Ke7 42.f5 g5 [42...Bd7 Ftacnik 43.Rh8±; 42...Bf7 Ftacnik 43.Rh8 h5 44.fxg6 Bxg6
45.Rb8±]
43.Ke1 [Black s pieces are not moving and White s King goes to c5That`s why Black are
forcing matters]
43...Bb5 [43...Bf7 44.Kd2 h5 45.Kc3 h4 46.Kb4±]
44.Bxb5 Nxb5 [44...axb5 Ftacnik 45.Rb7 Rd7 46.Kd2+–]
45.Nxb5 axb5 46.Rxb5 Rc6 [46...d4 Ftacnik 47.e4 Rc6 48.Rb7+ Kd6 49.Rb6 Rxb6
50.axb6 Kc6 51.e5+–]
47.Rxd5 Rc3 [47...Rc2 Ftacnik 48.Rd2 Rc3 49.Ra2 Rxe3+ 50.Kf2 Rc3 51.a6 Rc8 52.a7
Ra8 53.Ke3 Kd6 54.Kd4 Kc6 55.Kc4+–]
48.Kd2 Ra3 49.Kc2 [The simplest decision. Now white are winning the rook for the a-
pawn.]
49...Rxe3 [49...Ra2+ Ftacnik 50.Kb3 Rxh2 51.a6 Rh1 52.Ra5+–]
50.Kb2 Re2+ [50...Rxf3 Ftacnik 51.a6 Rf2+ 52.Kb3 Rf1 53.Ra5 Rb1+ 54.Kc4 Rb8
55.a7 Ra8 56.Kb5+–]
51.Kb3 Rxh2 52.a6 Rh1 53.Kb4 Ra1 [53...Rb1+ Ftacnik 54.Kc5 Ra1 55.Kb6 Rb1+
56.Rb5 Rd1 57.a7 Rd8 58.Kc6 Rc8+ 59.Kb7+–]
54.Ra5 Rb1+ 55.Kc5 Rb8 [55...Rc1+ Ftacnik 56.Kb6 Rb1+ 57.Rb5]
56.a7 Ra8 57.Kc6 h5 58.Kb7 [58.Ra6! was even simpler]
58...Rxa7+ [58...Rd8 Ftacnik 59.a8Q Rxa8 60.Rxa8 Kd6 61.Re8 h4 62.Re6+ Kd5
63.Rxf6 Ke5 64.Rf8+–]
59.Kxa7 Kd6 60.Kb6 h4 [60...g4 Ftacnik 61.fxg4 hxg4 62.Rc5 g3 63.Rc3 Ke5 64.Rxg3
Kxf5 65.Kc5 Kf4 66.Rg8 f5 67.Kd4+–]
61.Rc5 h3 62.Rc2 Ke5 63.Rh2 Kxf5 64.Rxh3 Kf4 [64...g4 Ftacnik 65.fxg4+ Kxg4
66.Rh8 f5 67.Kc5 f4 68.Kd4 f3 69.Ke3+–]
65.Kc5 f5 66.Kd4 g4 67.fxg4 fxg4 68.Rh8 Kf3 [68...g3 Ftacnik 69.Rf8+ Kg4 70.Ke3]
69.Kd3 [69.Kd3 Ftacnik 69...g3 70.Rf8+ Kg2 71.Ke2 Kg1 72.Kf3 g2 73.Rg8 Kh1
74.Kf2+–]
1–0

[Mowsziszian,K]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Qa4+ c6 8.cxd5?! Nxd5
[8...exd5 9.g3 0–0 10.Bg2 Nbd7 11.0–0 a5 (11...Re8 12.Rfd1 Bd6 13.e4 dxe4 14.Ne5 Qc7
15.Nxd7 Nxd7 16.Nxe4 h6 17.Bd2 f5 18.Nxd6 Qxd6 19.Rac1 Rec8 20.Bf4 Qf6 21.Re1
Kh8 22.h4 b5 23.Qb4 Re8 24.d5 a5 25.Rxe8+ Rxe8 26.Qxa5 cxd5 27.Qxb5 Bosboom,M-
Kalka,A/BL2–W 9596 (1996) ;BL2 1996/1–0 (46)) 12.Rfd1 Re8 13.Qc2 b5 14.Rac1 Bd6
15.Bh3 Qb8 16.e3 h6 17.Bf4 Nb6 18.a4 Bc8 19.Bxd6 Qxd6 20.Bg2 Bd7 21.Ne5 b4
22.Ne2 Rac8 23.b3 Gausel,E-Jurek,J/Bern op (06) ;TD 94\02 1994/1–0 (41)]
9.Bxe7 Qxe7 [9...Nxc3 10.Qxc6+ Nxc6 11.Bxd8 Na4²; 9...Nxe7 10.g3 0–0 11.Bg2 Nd7
12.0–0 Qc7 13.b4 a5 14.Qc2 h6 15.Rac1 axb4 16.axb4 Rfc8 17.Rfd1 Qd6 18.Qb2 Nd5
19.Nxd5 cxd5 20.Ne5 f6 21.Nxd7 Qxd7 22.Qb3 Bc6 23.Bh3 f5 24.Re1 Boensch,U-
Yusupov,A/Altensteig (04) ;CBM 37 1993/0–1 (64)]
10.Nxd5 exd5 11.e3 0–0 12.Rc1! [12.Bd3 c5]
12...c5 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.Qh4!? f6 [14...Qxh4 15.Nxh4 c4™ (15...Rc8 16.Nf5±; 15...Nd7
16.Bb5±) 16.Nf5²; 14...Qc7 15.Bd3 h6 16.0–0 e3–e4; b2.b4]
15.Bd3 g6 16.0–0 Nd7 17.Rfe1! [e3–e4.]
[17.b4 d4ƒ]
17...c4 18.Bc2 Nc5?! [¹18...Ne5 19.Nxe5 Qxe5 20.b3²]
19.Qd4 Rfd8 20.Rb1! [b2– b3.]
20...Ne6 [20...Ba6 21.b4 cxb3™ (21...Nd3 22.Bxd3 cxd3 23.b5+–) 22.Bxb3 Nxb3
23.Rxb3 Bc4 24.Rb2!±]
21.Qc3 Rac8 22.Nd4 Rd6 23.Nxe6 Rxe6 24.Red1 Rb6 25.Rd4 f5 26.Rbd1 Qf6 27.h4
f4 28.Rxf4± Qxc3 29.bxc3 Rb8 [29...Rb2 30.Ba4 (30.Rc1 Ra2 31.h5ƒ) 30...Ra2 31.Bd7
Rc7! 32.Be6+ Kg7 33.Bxd5 Bxd5 34.Rxd5 Rxa3„ 35.Rfd4²]
30.h5 Rb2 31.Rc1 gxh5 32.Rf5! Bc6 33.Rg5+! Kh8 34.Rxh5 R8b7 35.Rh6! Be8™
36.Bf5 R2b3 37.Rd1‚ Rxc3 38.Rxd5 Kg8 39.Rd8+– Kf8 40.Rc8 Rc1+ 41.Kh2 c3
42.Rhc6!
1–0
(1535301) Polgar,Judit (2665) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [D42]

0 0–0 10.Re1 Bf6 11.Be4 Nce7 12.Qb3 b6 13.Bf4 Bb7 14.Be5 Bc6 15.Rac1 Nxc3
16.Bxc6 Nxc6 17.Rxc3 Bxe5 18.dxe5 Nd4 19.Nxd4
½–½
(1535305) Karpov,Anatoly (2775) - Jussupow,Artur (2665) [B81]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.g4 h6 7.g5 hxg5 8.Bxg5 Nc6 9.h4 a6
10.Be2 Qb6 11.Nb3 Bd7 12.Qd2 Qc7 13.0–0–0 b5 14.a3 Ne5 15.f4 Nc4 16.Qd4 Rc8
17.h5
½–½
(1535312) Topalov,Veselin (2750) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [A17]

[Ribli,Z]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.g3 [Ribli. Kramniks Wunderwaffe 4.b3 scheint mir
besser.]
4...b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.0–0 0–0 7.d3 [Ribli.Das ist klar besser,als 7.d4?! c3 8.bc c6
9.d2 a5 l0.b7 b7 11.e4 e8 - mit gleichen Chancen.Pinter -Horvath,T.Budapest
1984.]
7...d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 [8...exd5 9.Bf4 Re8? (9...Bd6 10.Bxd6 Qxd6 11.d4 Re8 12.Rc1 a6
13.Rc2 Nbd7 14.Qc1 Ne4 15.Rd1 Qf6 16.Qf4² Savchenko,S-Vukanovic,S,Ljubljana
op,1996,EXP53.) 10.Nb5! Na6 11.Rc1 c6 12.Nbd4 Bc5 13.a3 Nh5 14.Bd2² Kramnik-
Gulko,Horgen 1995.]
9.Qc2 Be7!? [Ribli. Schwarz strebt nach vollwertigem Spiel. Wenn er c7–c5 ziehen und
das Laeuferpaar nicht abgeben möchte, kann er diesen Rueckzug nicht vermeiden.]
10.Rd1 [10.d4!? Ribli.Aber das kostet Weiss ein Tempo im Vergleich :z.B. zu der
normalen Zugfolge 1.d4 f6 2.c4 e6 3f3 b6 4.g3 b7 5.g2 e7 6.o-o o-o 7.c3
d5 8.cd d5 9.c2 mit leichtem weissen Vorteil.]
10...Nxc3 [10...c5!?]
11.bxc3 c5 12.d4 [12.Bb2 Nc6]
12...Qc8! [Ribli.Schwarz spielt auf die Fesslung in der c-Linie.Es droht 13...cd.]
13.dxc5 [13.Ba3 Nd7 14.e4!?]
13...bxc5 [13...Bxc5 14.Ng5 g6 15.Ne4²]
14.Rb1² Bc6 [14...Nd7?? 15.Rxb7 Qxb7 16.Ng5+–; 14...Nc6 15.Ng5 g6 16.Ne4±]
15.Bg5 f6 [15...Bxg5 16.Nxg5 g6 (16...f5 17.Bxc6 Nxc6 18.Rd6) 17.Ne4]
16.Bf4 Nd7 [Ribli. Schwarz muss ein paar gekuenstelte Zuege machen um
auszugleichen. Weiss hat nicht so grosse, dafür aber dauerhafte Initiative.]
[16...e5 17.Bc1 Ribli.Und die weissen Felder sind schwach im Lager des
Nachziehenden.]
17.Bd6 Rf7! 18.Bxe7 Rxe7 19.Rd6 Nf8!™ [19...Qc7 20.Rxc6 Qxc6 21.Ng5+–]
20.Rxc6 Qxc6 21.Nd2 Qe8 22.Bxa8 Qxa8 [Ribli.Weiss hat einen microscopisch kleinen
Vorteil, da Schwarz einige Schwaechen hat. Aber seine Verteidigung ist sehr gut
koordiniert, und so nähert sich die Partie dem Remis.]
23.Qe4 Qd5= [23...Qc8 24.Nc4²]
24.Qxd5 exd5 25.Kf1 Kf7 26.Rb5 [26.c4 dxc4 27.Nxc4 Ke6]
26...Rc7 27.a4 [Ribli]
[27.e4 Ke6]
½–½

[Alterman,B]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0–0 7.e4 a6 8.e5 Nfd7 9.Be3
Nb6 10.Qd3 Nc6 11.Be2 Nb4 [11...Bf5 12.Qd2 Nb4 13.Rc1 c5 14.dxc5 Qxd2+ 15.Nxd2
Nd7 16.f4 Nc2+ 17.Rxc2 Bxc2 18.Nf3 Bf5 19.Nd4 Rad8 20.g4 Be6 21.Nxe6 fxe6
22.Ne4 Bh6 23.g5 Bg7 24.Bc4 Kf7 25.Ke2 Rc8 26.Rc1 Rfd8 27.b4 Nb8 28.a4 Nc6 29.b5
axb5 30.axb5 Nb4 31.Bd2 Nd5 32.b6 Ra8 33.c6 bxc6 34.b7 Ra3 35.Nc5 Rb8 36.Rb1 Rc3
37.Bxd5 Rxc5 38.Be4 Rc4 39.Kd3 Ra4 40.Bxc6 Rd8+ 41.Kc3 Ra6 42.Be4 Rb8 43.Be3
Ke8 44.Bb6 Moskalenko,V-Mohr,S/Cansys GM Budapest/1991/1:0/44/]
12.Qd2 c5! 13.0–0 [13.dxc5 Qxd2+ 14.Kxd2 (14.Bxd2 Nc2+ 15.Kd1 Nxa1 16.cxb6 Bf5)
14...Rd8+]
13...cxd4 14.Bxd4 Nc6 15.Qe3 Nxd4 16.Nxd4 Nd5 17.Nxd5 Qxd5 18.f4 Qc5 19.Rac1
Qb6 20.Nf5 Qxe3+ 21.Nxe3 f6 22.Nd5 [22.Bc4+ Kh8 (22...e6?! 23.Ng4 f5 24.Nf2 Kf7
25.Rfd1±) 23.e6 f5 24.Rfd1 Bxb2 25.Rc2 Ba3 26.Bb3 Bd6 27.g3°]
22...fxe5 23.Nxe7+ Kh8 24.Nxc8 Raxc8
½–½

[Hecht,H]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Ne7 6.0–0 c5 7.c4 Nbc6 8.Nc3 dxc4 9.dxc5
Nd5 10.Nd4 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Bxc5 12.Nxf5 exf5 13.Bxc4 Bxf2+ 14.Kh1 Qxd1 15.Rxd1
Nxe5 16.Bb5+ Nc6 17.Ba3 f6 18.Rab1 Kf7 19.Rd7+ Kg6 20.Rf1 Be3 21.Bd3 Ne5
22.Bxf5+ Kh6 23.Rxb7 Rab8 24.Rc7 g6 25.Bc2 f5 26.Bd6 Rbe8 27.Re1 f4 28.c4 g5
29.h3 Ng6 30.c5 Bf2 31.Rf1 Re2 32.Bxg6 Kxg6 33.Rxa7 Rhe8 34.Re7 R8xe7 35.Bxe7
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Mattangriff; konzeptlose Verteidigung (Zeitnot!?)]
35...Rxa2 36.c6 Rc2 37.Rd1? [37.c7!? Be3 38.Bd6 (38.Bd8 h5 39.Rd1 g4 40.Rf1 g3–+
wegen f3) 38...Kf5 (38...h5 39.h4) 39.g4+ Ke6µ]
37...h6 38.Ba3 Be3 39.Rd7 h5 40.Rd1 g4
0–1
(1552535) Almasi,Zoltan (2655) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [B17]

Tilburg Fontys Tilburg (1), 11.10.1996
[Gutman,L]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3 Bd6 8.Qe2 [8.0–0
h6 9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Bxe4 0–0 11.c3 c5 (11...e5 12.Bc2 Re8 13.Re1 exd4 14.Rxe8+ Qxe8
15.Qxd4 Qe7 16.Bf4 Bxf4 17.Qxf4 Nf8 18.Re1 Be6 19.Nd4 Kasparov,G-
Karpov,A/Amsterdam Optiebeurs 1988/1–0 (62)) 12.Bc2 Qc7 13.Re1 Rd8 Kamsky,G-
Karpov,A/Tilburg 1991/½–½ (48)]
8...h6 9.Ne4 [9.Nxe6? fxe6 10.Bg6+ Ke7 11.0–0 Nf8 12.Bd3 Bd7 13.Ne5 Qe8 14.f4 Kd8
15.c4 Kc7µ Arnason-Ostenstad/Torshavn/1987/]
9...Nxe4 10.Qxe4 c5?! [10...Qc7!? 11.Qg4 Kf8 12.0–0 c5 13.b3 e5 14.dxc5 Nxc5
15.Bf5! h5 16.Qh3 Ne6² Gelfand-Speelman/Munich/1992/; 10...Nf6! ¹11.Qe2 (11.Qh4?!
Ke7!!N 12...g7–g5 13.h3 e5(g4) –+ 12.Ne5 (12.Nd2!? g5 13.Qh3) 12...Bxe5
13.dxe5 Qa5+ 0–1 Kamsky,G-Karpov,A/Dortmund 1993 (49) 14.c3 Qxe5+) 11...Qc7
a) 11...Qb6 12.0–0 0–0 (12...Bd7!? 0–0–0) 13.c3 c5 14.dxc5 Qxc5 (14...Bxc5 15.b4!?
Be7 16.Be3 Qc7 17.Bd4² ) 15.Be3 Qh5 16.Bd4 Nd5 17.g3 Ne7 18.Rad1 Nc6 19.Qe4 f5
20.Qe3 e5?! (¹20...Bc7²; 20...Nxd4? 21.Nxd4 Qf7 22.Bc4+– ×e6,a2–g8) 21.Bxa7! 1–0
Almasi,Z-Kallai,G/HUN-ch 1992 (33);
b) 11...b6 ¹12.Ne5!? Qc7 13.f4;
12.Bd2 b6 (12...0–0 13.0–0–0 c5 14.g4!? Nd5 15.g5! Nf4 16.Bxf4 Bxf4+ 17.Kb1‚
Malisauskas-Oll/Vilnius zt/1993/; 12...Nd5 13.g3 c5 14.c4 Nf6 15.0–0–0 Bd7 16.Bc3
cxd4 17.Nxd4 0–0–0„ Tolnai,T-Schwarz,M/Budapest Elekes (07)/1994/) 13.Ne5 (13.0–0–
0 Bb7 14.Kb1 0–0–0 15.Ba6 b5 (15...Rd7 16.Bxb7+ Qxb7 17.Ne5 Bxe5 18.dxe5 Ng8
19.c4 Ne7 20.Be3 Rhd8² Thorsteinsson-Kamsky/Reykjavik/1990/) 16.Bxb7+ Kxb7 17.c4
bxc4 18.Rc1 Rb8 19.Rxc4 Ka8 20.Rhc1 Rhc8 21.Ne5 Bxe5 22.Qxe5 Qd7 23.f3 Rb6
24.Ba5² Chandler-Speelman/Hastings/1988/) 13...c5 14.Bb5+ Ke7 15.c3 Bb7 16.0–0
Rhd8 (16...Rac8 Blatny,P ‫צ‬h8) 17.f4 Ne4 (17...cxd4 18.cxd4 Qc2!÷) 18.Be3 Kf8
(18...Rac8÷ Blatny,P) 19.Rae1² 1–0 Kamsky,G-Anand,V/Dos Hermanas 1996 (35)]
11.Bd2 Qc7 [11...Nf6 12.Bb5+! Bd7 13.Qxb7 Rb8 14.Bxd7+ Nxd7 15.Qa6! Rb6 16.Qa4
Rxb2 17.dxc5 Bxc5 18.Bc3 Rb7 19.Qg4 Bf8 20.0–0² Psakhis - Meduna/Trnava/1988/]
12.0–0 [12.Qg4? Kf8 13.0–0 (13.Qe4 c4 14.Bf1 Rb8 15.a4 b6 16.Qe2 Ba6 17.g3 Bb7
18.Bg2 Bd5 19.0–0 g6 20.Nh4 Nf6 21.c3 Kg7 22.Bxd5 exd5 23.Rae1 Rhe8 24.Qd1 Qd7
25.Ng2 Rxe1 ½–½ Ehlvest,J-Gulko,B/Novgorod 1995) 13...c4 14.Be2 b5 15.a4 b4³]
12...c4 13.Be2 Nf6 14.Qh4 Bd7 [14...Rh7?! g7–g5 15.d5!]
15.Ne5! Bxe5 16.dxe5 Qxe5 17.Bf3 [Das weiße Läuferpaar verspricht mehr als
ausreichende Kompensation.]
17...0–0?! [Eine überraschende Entscheidung. Der Nachziehende plant ein

Qualitätsopfer, welches aber keine ausreichende Kompensation bietet.]
[¹17...Bc6 18.Bxc6+ bxc6 19.Bc3 Qf5 20.Qxc4 0–0 21.Bxf6 Qxf6 22.b3 Rac8 23.Rad1
Rfd8 24.Rxd8+² Almasi,Z-Kallai,T/HUN-ch/1996/]
18.Bxb7 Rab8 [18...Rad8 19.Bc3±]

19.Bf4 [19.Bc3!? Ist interessant. 19...Qf5 20.Bf3 Rfc8 21.Rad1 Ba4!? 22.Rd2 Bxc2
23.Bxf6 gxf6 24.Bg4ƒ]
19...Qb5 20.Bxb8 Rxb8 21.Bf3 Qxb2 22.Qf4! e5 23.Qe3 a5 24.h3 [24.c3!? e4 25.Bxe4
Re8 26.f3 Bc6 27.Qa7 Bxe4 28.fxe4 Qxc3 29.Rab1± b1–b7]
24...Re8 25.Be2 [25.c3!? e4 26.Rfb1 Qc2 27.Bd1 Qd3 28.Rb7 Mit weißem Druckspiel.]
25...Be6 26.Qc1 c3 27.Rb1!? [Setzt auf die aktive Zusammenarbeit der weißen Figuren.]
[27.a3!?]
27...Qxa2 28.Ra1 Qd5 29.Qe3 e4 30.Ra3 [30.Rfd1!?]
30...Qf5 31.Qxc3 Rc8 32.Qd2!? [Hält den c2.]
[32.Qxa5!? Qxa5 33.Rxa5 Rxc2 34.Ra8+ Kh7 35.Re1 Auch jetzt hat es Schwarz nicht
leicht.]
32...Rc5 33.Rfa1 Rd5 34.Qe1 Qg6 35.Rg3 [35.c4!? Rg5 36.Bf1 Müßte ebenfalls zum
Sieg reichen.]
35...Qf5 36.Bc4 Rc5 37.Bxe6 Qxe6 38.Qd2 Nh5 39.Rb3 [¹39.Rga3!]
39...Qe5 40.Rba3 Qc7 [¹40...Nf4 Verspricht mehr Aussicht auf Rettung. z.B. 41.Qe3!?
Rxc2 42.Rxa5 Ne2+ 43.Kh1 Qd4 44.Qxd4 Nxd4]
41.R1a2 Rb5 42.Qe1 Qb7 43.Ra1 Nf4 44.Qe3 Ne6 45.Rb3 Rxb3 46.cxb3+– Qd5
47.Qc3 Nf4 48.Qxa5 Ne2+ 49.Kh1 Qd4 50.Re1 Nc3 51.Rc1 Nd5 52.Rc8+ Kh7 53.Rd8
1–0

[Lutz,C]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.Qa4+ c6 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qd3 Nbd7 8.a3!? [8.Bg5
Bb7 9.e3 a6 10.Be2 c5 11.0–0 Be7 12.Rfd1 0–0 13.dxc5 Nxc5 14.Qd4 Qxd4 15.Rxd4
Rfd8 16.Rad1 h6 17.Rxd8+ Rxd8 18.Bf4 Rxd1+ 19.Nxd1 Nd5 20.Bb8 Nb4 ½–½
Karpov,A-Timman,J/FIDE-Wch 1993]
8...b4 9.axb4 Bxb4 10.e4 [10.g3!? a5 11.Bg2 Ba6 12.Qc2 c5 13.0–0 Rc8 14.Rd1  d4–
d5 14...Bb7 15.dxc5 Qe7 16.Na4 0–0 17.Bd2² × a5; 0–1 Kaunas,K-Grabliauskas,V/LTU-
ch Vilnius 1994 (92)]
10...a5 [10...Bb7!? 11.e5 Nd5 12.Be2 c5 13.0–0 h6 14.Nb5 cxd4 15.Qxd4 Qb6 16.Qg4
g6 17.Nd6+ Bxd6 18.exd6 Qxd6 19.Rxa7 Rxa7 20.Qd4 h5 21.Qxa7 Qb6 22.Qa4 Ke7
23.Bb5 Ra8 24.Qh4+ Ke8 25.Bxd7+ Kxd7 26.Qg5‚ ½–½ Kortschnoj,V-
Novikov,I/Antwerp op 1995 (49)]
11.e5 Nd5 12.Bd2 Ba6 13.Qe4 Bxf1 14.Kxf1 Ne7 [14...h6 15.Qg4]
15.g3 c5?! [15...h6!?  ...0–0]
16.d5!² exd5 [16...Bxc3 17.dxe6 fxe6 (17...Bxd2 18.exd7+±) 18.Bxc3± × a5, c5, e6]
17.Nxd5 Nxd5 18.Qxd5 0–0 19.Bg5 Qc8 20.Kg2 Nb6 21.Qe4 Qe6 22.Rhd1 f6 23.Bd2
Bxd2?! [23...Rad8!?²; 23...fxe5!?²]
24.Rxd2 Rae8 25.Rc2 Nd7 26.Rxa5 Qb6 [26...fxe5 27.Ng5 Qf5 28.Qxf5 Rxf5 29.Ne4±]
27.Qd5+ Kh8 28.exf6! Qxf6 [28...Qxa5 29.fxg7+ Kxg7 30.Qxd7++–  g5]
29.Ra3+– Ne5 30.Re3 Nxf3 31.Rxf3 Qxf3+ 32.Qxf3 Rxf3 33.Kxf3 Rc8 34.Ke4 Kg8
35.Kd5 Rb8 36.Re2 Rc8 37.f4 Kf7 38.b3 Kf6 39.Kc4 g5 40.fxg5+ Kxg5 41.Re5+
1–0
(1552551) Sutovsky,Emil (2565) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [B17]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Ne5 Nd7 8.Bf4
Nxe5 9.Bxe5 Qd5 10.c4 Qa5+ 11.Qd2 Qxd2+ 12.Kxd2 Bf5 13.Bd3 Bxd3 14.Kxd3 Rd8
15.Rhe1 f6 16.Bg3 Kf7 17.Kc3 e6 18.Rad1
½–½
(1552556) Svidler,Peter (2650) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [B17]

[Schlosser,P]
9.N5f3 c5 10.Be3 Qc7 [10...Nbd5 11.Ne5 a6 12.Ngf3 Qc7 13.0–0 Bd6 14.c3 b6 (14...b5
15.a4! (15.Bd2 Bb7 16.Rac1 cxd4 17.cxd4 Qb6„ 0–1 Hellers,F-Khalifman,A/Biel izt
1993 (45)) 15...c4 16.Bc2 Bb7 17.Bd2 0–0 18.Nh4 Ne7 19.f4 Rae8² Wedberg,T-
Engqvist,T/Stockholm 1995/½–½ (99)) 15.Rad1 (15.Rac1 Bb7 16.Bd2 0–0 17.Bb1 cxd4
18.cxd4 Qe7= 19.a3 a5 20.Rfe1 Ba6 21.Qd1 Rac8 22.Rxc8 Rxc8 23.g4!?ƒ 1–0
Hellers,F-Adorjan,A/Thessaloniki olm 1988 (40)) 15...0–0 16.Bc1 Bb7 17.Rfe1 Rfd8
18.Bb1 b5 19.a3 Rac8 20.h3 Ba8 21.Nh4! cxd4 22.cxd4³ 1–0 Karpov,A-
Balashov,Y/Tilburg 1977 (36)]
11.Ne5 Bd6 12.Ngf3 Nbd5! [Ein in dieser Stellung offenbar neuer Zug, der nach den
Entwicklungen der letzten Jahre jedoch nicht mehr sehr überrascht: Hat sich doch die
freiwillige Aufgabe der Rochade zu einem Standardmotiv im Karpov-Petrosian-System
der Caro-Kann-Verteidigung entwickelt.]
[12...0–0? 13.g4! c4 14.Nxc4 Nxc4 15.Bxc4 Nxg4 16.Rg1 e5 17.0–0–0 Nxe3 18.Qxe3
Kh8 19.Rxg7!‚ 1–0 Shamkovich,L-Kholmov,R/URS-ch29 Baku 1961 (27)]
13.Bb5+ [Verzichtet Weiß auf dieses Schach, so kann Schwarz versuchen, sich gegenüber
der Variante 10....bd5 11.e5 a6 12. gf3 c7 0–0 d6 14.c3 b6 das Tempo a6
zugunsten der Rochade zu sparen.]
13...Ke7 14.0–0 a6 [Allerdings gewinnt Schwarz auch so gegenüber der alten

Hauptvariante 10...bd5 11.e5 a6 ein Tempo: Durch die weißen Läuferzüge zunächst
zwei, von denen später eines mit der künstlichen Rochade wieder "verloren" geht.]
15.Bd3 b5 16.c3 Bb7 17.Bd2 cxd4 18.cxd4 [In der Variante 10.e3 kommt es oft zu
dieser eigenartigen Isolanistruktur: beide Seiten haben ohne nennenswerte
Berührungspunkte "ihre Springerfelder" fest unter Kontrolle; jeder steht "für sich"
gut...Die Partien, die ich zur alten Hauptvariante zitiert habe, geben meines Erachtens die
Chancen und Gefahren für beide Parteien recht gut wieder. ]
18...Rhc8 19.Rfc1 [19.Rfe1 Kf8 20.Rac1 Qb6÷ (20...Qe7? 21.Bg6+–) ]
19...Qb6 20.Re1 [ 21.a4 × c4 ]
20...Bb4! [Da nicht zu sehen ist, wie ein weißer Springer nach c5 gelangen kann, ist der
Läufertausch günstig für Schwarz, da das weiße Angriffspotential reduziert wird - so ist
ein Bauernsturm ähnlich der Partie Hellers - Adorjan (s.o.) nicht mehr zu befürchten.]
21.a4 Bxd2 22.Qxd2 Kf8 23.Bf1 Rab8 24.axb5 axb5 25.Qd3 Ne7 26.Qa3 b4 27.Qb3
Bd5³ [Offensichtlich war Karpov in Tilburg nicht in besonderer Form und Spiellaune,
sonst wären wir hier sicher Zeuge einer der für ihn typischen "Massagen" geworden.]
½–½

[Huebner,R]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Bd3 b5 6.b3 Bg4 7.Nge2 e6 8.Qc2 Nbd7 9.0–0
[9.Nf4 e5 10.h3 exf4 11.hxg4 fxe3 12.Bxe3 dxc4 13.bxc4 Nxg4 14.Bf4÷ Poluljahov,A-
Maiorov,O, Novorossysk 1995, EXT 95.]
9...Rc8 10.Bd2 [In Betracht kommt 10.Ng3!? bxc4 (10...e5 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Bf5 Bxf5
13.Qxf5 Bd6 14.cxd5 g6 (14...cxd5 15.Bb2 macht keinen Unterschied.) 15.Qb1 cxd5
16.Bb2² Weiß hat einen kleinen, aber sehr dauerhaften Vorteil.) 11.bxc4 c5 12.cxd5 cxd4
(12...Nxd5 13.Nxd5 cxd4 14.Qa4 ist natürlich unbefriedigend für Schwarz.) 13.dxe6 Bxe6
(Nach 13...Rxc3 14.exd7+ Nxd7 (14...Qxd7 15.Qd2 ist ebenfalls höchst ungemütlich für
Schwarz.) 15.Qb1 Nc5 16.Be2 hat Schwarz unüberwindliche Schwierigkeiten.) 14.exd4
Nd5 15.Nge2 Schwarz hat keine genügende Kompensation für den aufgegebenen
Bauern.]
10...c5? [Richtig war laut A. Shirov ("Schach 12/1996, S.8) 10...e5 11.f3 (11.dxe5 Nxe5
12.Bf5 Bxf5 (12...Rc7 13.Bxg4 Nfxg4 14.h3 Nf6 15.Qf5 verschafft dem Schwarzen keine
Verbesserung.) 13.Qxf5 Bd6 14.cxd5 cxd5 15.Rad1² Der Stellungstypus ist ähnlich wie
der, welcher bei der Anmerkung zum 10. Zuge von Weiß unter A erreicht wird.) 11...Be6
12.c5 g6² war laut Shirov die Absicht von Karpov.]
11.cxb5 c4 12.bxc4 dxc4 13.Be4 axb5 [13...Nxe4 14.Qxe4 Bxe2 15.Nxe2 axb5 16.Rfb1±
ist nicht aussichtsreicher für Schwarz.]
14.f3 Nxe4 15.Nxe4 Bf5 16.a3 [16.Rab1 c3÷ Nach dem Textzug ist der Bauer auf b5
nicht zu halten (Shirov, loc. cit.).]
16...Be7 17.Rfb1 0–0 [Schwarz entschließt sich richtigerweise, seinen b-Bauern sofort
aufzugeben; er hofft, mit seinem freien c-Bauern und dem Läuferpaar Gegenspiel zu
erhalten. Es dauert eine Weile, ehe der a-Bauer des Weißen gefährlich wird.]
[Nach 17...Rb8 18.N2c3 b4 19.axb4 Bxb4 (19...Rxb4 20.Rxb4 Bxb4 21.Nb5 Bxd2
22.Ned6++–) 20.Qa4 Bxe4 (20...Qe7 21.Nd5 exd5 22.Bxb4+–; 20...Bxc3 21.Rxb8 Qxb8
22.Bxc3+– A. Shirov, "Schach" 12/1996, S.8.) 21.Nxe4 Bxd2 22.Nxd2 Rxb1+ 23.Rxb1
verliert Schwarz seinen c-Bauern und verbleibt ohne Gegenspiel in einer hoffnungslosen
Lage.]
18.Rxb5 e5 19.a4 [Zur Partiefortsetzung führt 19.Ba5 Qe8 20.a4 exd4 21.exd4 Bg6]
19...exd4 20.exd4 Bg6 21.Ba5 Qe8 22.N2c3 [22.Nf4!? ist viel naheliegender und wird
auch von A.Shirov in "Schach" 12/1996, S.8, angegeben. Jedoch ist auch nach dem
Textzug die Stellung des Weißen überwältigend.]
22...Nf6 [Nach 22...f5 23.Nf2 Bf6 24.Bb4 Rf7 25.Qd2 hat Schwarz keine Möglichkeit,
den Druck gegen d4 zu verstärken; seine Stellung ist hoffnungslos.]
23.Rd1 [23.Bb6!? kommt in Betracht.]
23...Qd7 24.Bb4? [Nach diesem Zug kann Schwarz sich merklich entlasten. Weiß sollte
versuchen, sein Bauernzentrum zur Geltung zu bringen.]
[Die Fortsetzung 24.d5 Bc5+ 25.Rxc5 Nxe4 (25...Rxc5 26.Nxc5 Qa7 27.Qf2 Qxa5
28.Qd4±) 26.Nxe4 (26.Rxc8? Qa7+) 26...Bxe4 27.Qxc4 Rxc5 28.Qxc5 Qxa4 29.Re1 Bf5
30.d6 Be6 31.Bc3 Qf4 ist nicht ganz überzeugend.; 24.Bb6± wird von A. Shirov
("Schach" 12/1996, S.8) angegeben. Es könnte folgen: 24...Nxe4 25.Nxe4 (25.fxe4 f5
26.e5 f4 27.Qf2 f3 (27...Bh5 28.e6 ist nicht wirksamer.) 28.d5 fxg2 29.Qxg2 Rf5
(29...Bh5 30.e6 Qe8 31.Bd4+–) 30.e6 Qd6 31.Ne4 und das Bauernpärchen des Weißen
sollte den Gewinn sicherstellen.) 25...Rfe8 26.Qc3 Bf8 Schwarz wehrt sich.]
24...Bxb4 25.Rxb4 Nxe4 [25...Bxe4 26.fxe4 (26.Nxe4? Nd5 und das Loch auf e3 macht
sich fühlbar.) 26...Ng4 (laut Shirov ein Vorschlag Karpovs in der Analyse) 27.Qb2 Qd6
28.g3 Ne3 29.Rd2 (Nach 29.Nb5 Nxd1 30.Nxd6 Nxb2 31.Nxc8 c3 32.Ne7+ Kh8 33.Rb7
Nxa4 34.Rc7 Re8 dürfte Schwarz überleben können.) 29...f5 30.e5 Qg6 gab dem
Schwarzen auch Gegenchancen.]
26.Nxe4 [26.fxe4 f5 27.e5 f4 (27...Bh5 28.Rd2 f4 29.d5 sieht nicht stärker aus.) 28.Qf2 f3
29.g3² (A. Shirov, "Schach" 12/1996, S.8, der die Stellung als "zweischneidig"
bezeichnet) 29...Bd3 sieht nicht überzeugend aus.]
26...c3° [(A. Shirov, loc. cit.)]
27.d5 Rfd8 28.h3 h6 29.Kh1 Qe7 30.Rbd4 Qa3 31.Rb1 Qe7 32.Rc1 Qe5 33.Rcd1 Qb8
34.Rb1 Qe5 35.Rbd1 Qb8 36.d6 Qb2 37.Rc1 Qa3 38.Qd1 Rc6 39.d7 Rc7 40.Rc2
Bxe4 41.fxe4 Qe7 42.Qf3
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
10.Qc2 Nbd7 11.Rfe1 Bxc3 12.Bxc3 Be4 13.Qb2 Qb8 [13...a4 14.Bf1 Bb7 15.Nd2 c5
(15...Ne4 16.Bg2 Ndf6 17.Nxe4 Nxe4 18.d5 Nxc3 19.Qxc3 e5 20.b4 f5 21.f4 exf4 22.gxf4
Qh4 23.Rf1 Rae8 24.e3 Rf6 Pinter,J-Romanishin,O/Balatonbereny (02)/1995/½–½ (54))
16.Bh3 Qc7 17.Rad1 Ra6 18.d5 e5 19.f4 Rfa8 20.e4 axb3 21.axb3 Ra2 22.Qb1 Bc8
23.Qd3 Qd8 24.f5 h6 Kragelj,I-Romanishin,O/Pula PCA op/1994/0–1 (59); 13...c6
14.Bf1 b5 15.d5 cxd5 (15...exd5!? 16.cxb5 c5 17.Bxf6 Nxf6 18.Nd2 Bg6; 15...Bxf3!?
16.exf3 exd5 17.cxb5 c5) 16.Bxf6 (16.cxb5 e5) 16...Nxf6 17.cxb5 a4 18.bxa4 Rxa4
19.Rec1 (19.Nd2 Qa5) 19...Qa5 20.a3 Rb8 21.Nd4 0–1 Sjoberg,M-Almasi,Z/Malmo
(06)/1994 (40); 13...d5 14.Bh3 (14.Bf1) 14...Bf5 15.Bxf5 exf5 16.Nh4 Ne4 17.f3 Nxc3
18.Qxc3 f4 19.Rac1 (19.cxd5? Nf6³) 19...Nf6?! (19...fxg3 20.hxg3 Qg5 21.Kf2 c5
22.cxd5 Qxd5 23.Red1 cxd4 24.Qxd4 Qxd4+ 25.Rxd4²) 20.gxf4 1–0 Chernin,A-
Romanishin,O/Taastrup/1992 (47)]
14.Bf1 [14.Bh3 b5 15.d5 e5 16.Nd2 Bg6 17.cxb5 Qxb5 18.e4 Nc5 19.Bf1 Qb6 20.Nc4
Qa7 21.Nxa5 Bxe4 22.Nc6 Qb6 23.Bc4 Nd3 24.Qd2 Nxe1 25.Rxe1 Rfe8 Petursson,M-
Lerner,K/Moscow-A/1987/0–1 (68)]
14...c5 [14...Bxf3 15.exf3 d5 16.Rac1 c6 17.c5 Re8 18.Bd2 Qb7 19.Bf4 Rec8 20.Bd3
bxc5 21.dxc5 Ne8 22.Bd2 Nc7 23.f4 Re8 24.Qb1 Nf8 25.Bc3 f6 ½–½ Hulak,K-
Polugaevsky,L/Zagreb izt (02)/1987 (43)]
15.Rad1 [15.Nd2 Bc6 16.e4 cxd4 17.Bxd4 e5 18.Bc3 Nc5=]
15...Rd8 16.Bh3! [White wants to control the center without having to change the white
squared bishops. Weiß will das Zentrum beherschen, ohne die weißfeldrigen Läufer
tauschen zu müssen.]
16...a4! 17.Nd2 axb3 18.axb3 Bb7 [18...cxd4 19.Nxe4 dxc3 (19...Nxe4 20.Bxd4 e5
21.Bxd7 Rxd7 22.Bxe5) 20.Nxc3±]
19.d5 e5? [19...exd5 20.cxd5 Bxd5 21.Bxd7 Rxd7 22.Bxf6 gxf6 23.Nc4 (23.Qxf6 Qd8
24.Qf4 b5!) 23...Bxc4 24.bxc4 Kg7 25.Rd5°]
20.e4 Nf8 21.f4 N6d7 22.Nf3 Re8 23.Rf1 f6 [23...Qc7 24.Ng5]
24.Qc2 Qc7 25.Ra1 Rxa1 26.Rxa1 Kf7? [26...Bc8!? 27.Nh4 Nb8]
27.Nh4 Ra8? 28.Rf1 Bc8 29.Qe2 g6 30.Qf2 [30.Nf3!?]
30...Qd8 [30...Kg7 31.Nf3]
31.Nf3 Qe7 32.Ng5+! [Quite refreshing attacking idea, the knight is happy to land on e6.
Eine ziemlich erfrischende Angriffsidee, der Springer landet gerne auf e6.]
32...Kg7 [32...fxg5 33.fxe5+ Kg8 34.exd6 Qxd6 35.e5+–]
33.Ne6+ Kg8 [33...Nxe6 34.dxe6 Nf8 35.f5+–]
34.Nc7! Ra7 35.Nb5 Ra8 36.fxe5 dxe5 [36...fxe5 37.Be6+ Nxe6 38.dxe6 Nf8 39.Qf7+
Qxf7 40.exf7+ Kg7 41.Nxd6+–]
37.d6 Qf7 38.Nc7 Rb8 39.Nd5 Kg7 40.Bxd7 Nxd7 41.Nxf6! Qxf6 [41...Nxf6
42.Bxe5+–; 41...Qe6 42.Nd5 Bb7 43.Nc7 Qg8 44.Bxe5++–]
42.Qxf6+ Nxf6 43.Bxe5 Bh3 44.Bxf6+ Kf7 45.Rf4 Ke6 46.Be7 Ra8 [46...h5 47.Rf6+
Ke5 48.Rxg6+–]
47.Rh4 Ra1+ 48.Kf2 Ra2+ 49.Ke3 Bf1 [49...Rxh2 50.Rxh7+–]
50.Rxh7 Rb2 51.d7 [51.Bf8 Rxb3+ 52.Kf4 Rd3 (52...Bxc4 53.d7 Rd3 54.Re7+ Kf6
55.e5#) 53.Kg5]
51...Re2+ 52.Kf4 Kxd7 53.Bxc5+ Kc6 54.Be3 g5+ 55.Kf3 Rb2 56.Rh6+ Kd7 57.Kg4
[57.Bxg5 Rxb3+ 58.Kf4 Bxc4+–]
57...Rxb3 58.Bxb6 Bxc4 59.Kxg5 Rb5+ 60.Kf4 Bd3 61.e5 Bc4 62.Rd6+ Ke7 63.h4
Be6 64.h5 Rb2 65.Be3 Rb4+ 66.Rd4
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0–0 a6 8.b3 Rb8 9.e3 b5
10.Nd2 Bg4 11.f3 Bd7 12.Qe2 Na5 13.Bb2 e5 14.dxe5 dxe5 15.cxb5 axb5 16.b4 Nb7
17.Nde4 Nxe4 18.Nxe4 f5 19.Nf2 Nd6 20.e4 Be6 21.Rfd1 Qe7 22.Nd3 fxe4 23.fxe4 Nc4
24.Bc1 h5 25.h3 Rbd8 26.Nc5 Rxd1+ 27.Qxd1 Rd8 28.Qe1 Bf7 29.a4 bxa4 30.Rxa4 Qd6
31.Kh2 Rf8 32.Ra6 Nb6 33.Bg5 Bc4 34.Ra1 Bf6 35.Bh6 Bg7 36.Be3 Qe7 37.h4 Ra8
38.Rxa8+ Nxa8 39.Qf2 Nb6 40.Bh3 Bf7 41.Bg5 Qd6 42.Qd2 Bf8 43.Qxd6 Bxd6 44.Kg2
Be8 45.Bd8 Bc6 46.Kf3 Na4 47.Na6 Nc3 48.Bxc7 Nxe4 49.b5 Bb7 50.Bc8 Bxc8
51.Kxe4 Bb7+ 52.Kd3 Bxc7 53.Nxc7 Kf7 54.Na6 Kf6 55.Nc5 Ba8 56.Ke3 Kf5 57.Nd3
Bb7 58.b6 Ba8 59.Kf2 e4 60.Nf4 g5 61.hxg5 Kxg5 62.Ng2 Kg4 63.Ne3+ Kh3
½–½

[Tsesarsky,I]
0 0–0 10.Re1 Bf6 11.Be4 Nce7 12.Ne5 Ng6 [12...Nc6 13.Nf3 Nce7 ½–½ Ivanchuk,V-
Karpov,An/URS-ch55 Moscow ;URS-ch 1988; 12...Nf5 13.a3 Nde7 14.Be3 Bd7
(14...Nxe3 15.Rxe3 Nf5 16.Bxf5 exf5÷) 15.Ng4 Bh4 16.Qc2 (16.d5?! Nxe3 17.Nxe3 f5
18.Bf3 Qb6 19.g3 f4 20.gxh4 fxe3 21.Rxe3 Nf5 22.Re4 Qxb2µ) 16...Bc6 17.g3 h5!
18.Ne5™ Bf6 (18...Bxe4 19.Qxe4 Bf6=) 19.Rad1 Rc8 20.Qe2 g6 (20...h4!?) 21.Qf3
Bxe4 22.Nxe4 Bg7³ 23.h3 Rc2 24.Bg5 f6µ 25.Qb3™ Qc8 (25...Nxd4? 26.Rxd4 Qxd4
27.Bxf6!! Bxf6 28.Nxf6+ Rxf6 29.Qxc2±) 26.Nc5 (26.Bxf6 Bxf6 27.Nc3 Rxf2!–+)
26...Nxd4–+ 27.Rxd4 Rxc5 28.Nd7 fxg5 29.Rd3 Rc1 30.Qxe6+ Rf7 31.Rxc1 Qxc1+
32.Kh2 Qc6 0–1 Hulak,K-Torre,E/Toluca izt (08) ;IZT 1982 (38)]
13.Qf3 Nxc3 [13...Nde7 14.Be3 Bxe5 15.dxe5²]
14.bxc3 [14.Qxc3 Qd6 15.Nxg6 hxg6 16.Be3 Rd8 17.Rad1²]
14...Bxe5 15.dxe5 Qa5 [15...Qc7 16.Ba3 Rd8 17.Bd6²]
16.Rb1 [16.Bb2!? Rd8
a) 16...Nxe5 17.Bxh7+ Kxh7 18.Qh5+ Kg8 19.Rxe5 Qb6 20.Ba3 Rd8 21.Qh4²;
b) 16...Bd7!? 17.c4 (17.Bxb7 Rab8=; 17.Bxg6 hxg6 18.Qxb7 Rab8 19.Qxd7 Rxb2
20.Qc6 Rxa2 21.Rxa2 Qxa2=) 17...Rab8 18.Qa3 Qxa3 19.Bxa3 Rfd8 20.Bd6 Rbc8 21.c5
Bc6 22.Bxc6 Rxc6 23.Rab1 b6 24.cxb6 axb6 25.Rec1 Rdc8 26.Rxc6 Rxc6 27.g3=;
17.c4 Rb8 18.Rad1 Bd7 19.Qc3 Qxc3 20.Bxc3 Bc6 21.Bxc6 bxc6 22.Rd6²]
16...Nxe5 17.Qe2 [17.Qg3 Ng6 18.a3 Qe5 (18...Rd8 19.Bxb7 (19.Bg5 Rd7?! (19...Re8
20.c4 (20.Bxb7?! Bxb7 21.Rxb7 Rac8³) 20...e5 21.h4°) 20.h4!‰ Qxa3 21.h5 Nf8 22.Bf6
g6 23.Qg5 e5 24.Qh6 Ne6 25.hxg6 fxg6 26.Bxg6 hxg6 27.Qxg6+ Ng7 28.Rxe5 Qf8
29.Rbe1 Rf7 30.Be7 Rxe7 (30...Bf5 31.Rxf5+–) 31.Rxe7 Bf5 32.Rxg7+ Qxg7
33.Qxf5+–) 19...Bxb7 20.Rxb7 Rac8³) 19.Qxe5 Nxe5 20.Bxh7+ Kxh7 21.Rxe5=]
17...a6 18.Rb3 [18.Bxb7 Bxb7 19.Rxb7 (19.Qxe5 Qxe5 20.Rxe5 Bd5³) 19...Rad8=]
18...Nc6 19.Bb2 e5 20.c4°
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.Nf3 0–0 6.0–0 dxc4 7.Na3 Nc6 8.Nxc4 Be6 9.b3
a5 10.Bb2 Bd5 11.Rc1 a4 12.bxa4 Ra6 13.Nfe5 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 Qa8 15.Nxc6 bxc6
16.Kg1 Rxa4 17.a3 Nd7 18.Ne5 Nxe5 19.dxe5 Rb8 20.Rc2 e6 21.Qd7 Ra5 22.e3 Bxe5
23.Bxe5 Rxe5 24.Rxc6 Ra5 25.Rxc7 Rf8
½–½
(1552588) Adams,Michael (2685) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [B12]

[Engqvist]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.c4 e6 6.Nc3 Ne7 [6...Be7]
7.Nge2 [7.Bg5 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Nd7 9.Nge2 (9.Qd2 Nb6 10.Bb3 Qd7 11.Nf3 Ned5 12.0–0
Be7÷ Donev) 9...Nb6 (9...Qc7 10.Ng3 Bg6 11.Bd3 Bxd3 12.Qxd3 f6 13.exf6 gxf6 14.Be3
0–0–0 15.0–0–0 Nb6 16.Qe4 Qd7 17.Rhe1 Ned5 18.Bd2 Re8 and black has no problems
in the game Vasjukov-Orlov, St.Petersburg Petrov (08) 1996.; 9...Qb6 - 7.ge2) 10.Bb3
Qd7 11.Ng3 (11.Qd2 Ned5 12.Ng3 Mokry-Spiridonov, Praha 1985 12...Bg6 13.Nge4
(13.0–0 Nxc3!? (13...Be7 14.Nce4 f6 (14...0–0–0 15.a4 (15.Nc5!? Qc7 16.Rac1² Donev)
15...Bxg5 16.hxg5 Nc7 17.a5 Nba8 18.Nd6+ Kb8² Simonn,E-Baron, Manresa op 1993)
15.Nc5!² Minasian-Yudasin, Tilburg (01) 20' 1993) 14.bxc3 Be7÷ Donev) 13...Bb4)
11...Bg6 12.Nce4 Nf5 13.Nxf5 Bxf5 14.Ng3 Bb4+ 15.Kf1 Bg6 16.Ne2 Nd5÷
Alexa.Ivanov-Ostenstad, Biel 1990]
7...dxc4 [7...Nd7 8.Ng3 Bg6 9.Bg5 f6 10.exf6 gxf6 11.Be3 Nb6 12.b3 Benjamin-
Seirawan, USA (ch) 1994 - 62/121 12...Qc7= Benjamin]
8.Ng3 Bg6 9.Bg5 Qb6!?N 10.Qd2 Qb4 11.a3 Qb3 12.Rc1 Nd5 13.Nce4 b5 14.Be2 Nd7
15.0–0 N7b6 16.Nc3 [17.d1+–]
16...b4 17.axb4 Qxb4 18.f4 f5 19.exf6 gxf6 20.f5 Bxf5 21.Nxf5 exf5 22.Nxd5 Nxd5
23.Rxc4 Qxd2 24.Bxd2 Rb8 25.Bc1 Kd7 26.Bd3 Bh6 27.Bxf5+ Kd6 28.Re1 Nc7
29.Rc2 Bxc1 30.Rexc1 Rb6 31.Be4 Nd5 32.Rf2 Rf8 33.Bf3 Rb4 34.Rd1 f5 35.Bxh5
Rh8 36.Rxf5 Rxb2 37.Re1 a5 38.g3 a4 39.Bf3 Rg8 40.Bxd5 Rxg3+ 41.Kf1 cxd5
42.Rf6+ Kd7 43.Rf7+ Kd8 44.Rf8+ Kd7 45.Rf7+
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0–0 7.e4 a6 8.e5 Nfd7 9.Be3
[9.Bg5 Nb6 10.Qc5 Re8 11.Be2 Be6 12.0–0 N8d7 13.Qb4 c6 14.Ne4 f6 15.Bh4 Bd5
16.Bd3 a5 17.Qc3 Rf8 18.exf6 exf6 19.Rfe1 g5 20.Bg3 Bxe4 21.Bxe4 f5 22.Qb3+ Kh8
23.Bc2 f4 24.Qd3 Nf6 25.Nxg5 fxg3 26.hxg3 Vladimirov,E-Tseshkovsky,V/Alma Ata
(07)/1989/1–0 (52)]
9...Nb6 10.Qc5! [10.Qd3 Nc6 11.Be2 Bf5 (11...Nb4 12.Qd2 c5 13.0–0 cxd4 14.Bxd4 Nc6
15.Qe3 Nxd4 16.Nxd4 Nd5 17.Nxd5 Qxd5 18.f4 Qc5 19.Rac1 Qb6 20.Nf5 Qxe3+
21.Nxe3 f6 22.Nd5 fxe5 23.Nxe7+ Kh8 24.Nxc8 Raxc8 ½–½ Karpov,An-Leko,P/Vienna
(08) 1996) 12.Qd2 Nb4 13.Rc1 c5 14.dxc5 Qxd2+ 15.Nxd2 Nd7 16.f4 Nc2+ 17.Rxc2
Bxc2 18.Nf3 Bf5 19.Nd4 Rad8 20.g4 Be6 21.Nxe6 fxe6 22.Ne4 Bh6 23.g5 Bg7 24.Bc4
1–0 Moskalenko,V-Mohr,S/Budapest Cansys (10)/1991 (44)]
10...Be6 [10...f6 11.Rd1 Bg4 12.Be2 N8d7 13.Qb4 Qc8 14.Qb3+ Kh8 15.e6 Nb8 16.d5
Nxd5 17.Qxd5 Bxe6 18.Qd2 c5 19.0–0 Nd7 20.Nd5 1–0 Neidhardt,C-
Koerner,H/OLHessen 9192/1992/ (34); 10...Bg4!?]
11.Ng5 Bf5 [11...N8d7!? 12.Nxe6 fxe6 13.Qa3 Nd5 14.Ne4²]
12.Be2 Kh8? [12...N8d7 13.Qa3 h6 14.Nge4²]
13.g4 Bc8 14.0–0–0 f6 15.Nge4 [15.exf6 exf6 16.Nge4 N8d7 17.Qa3 f5„]
15...f5 [15...fxe5 16.dxe5 N8d7 17.Qa5 Bxe5 18.h4‚]
16.gxf5 Bxf5 [16...gxf5 17.Ng5 …h6 18.Nh3±]
17.h4 [17.Bg5!? Na4!? 18.Nxa4 (18.Qxe7? Nxc3 19.Nxc3 Qxe7 20.Bxe7 Bh6+ 21.Rd2
Nc6 22.Bxf8 Rxf8ƒ) 18...Bxe4 19.f3]
17...N8d7 18.Qa3 Nd5!? 19.Ng5 [19.Nxd5? Bxe4]
19...N7b6 [19...Nxe3? 20.fxe3 h6 21.e4! hxg5 22.hxg5+ Kg8 23.exf5+–; 19...Nxc3

20.bxc3 h6 21.Qb3!±]
20.h5! [White pieces are not perfect, but opening of the h line against the king is always
dangerous. Die weißen Figuren stehen nicht optimal, aber die Öffnung der h-Linie gegen
den König ist immer gefährlich. ]
20...Nxe3 [20...Nxc3 21.bxc3 gxh5 22.Rxh5±]
21.fxe3 Bh6 [21...e6 22.Nce4 Bh6 23.hxg6 Bxg5 24.Nxg5 Qxg5 25.Rdg1+–]
22.Nce4 Qd7 [22...Qe8 23.hxg6 Qxg6 24.Rdg1±; 22...e6 23.hxg6!]
23.hxg6 Qc6+ [23...Bxg5 24.Rxh7+ Kg8 25.Nxg5 Qc6+ 26.Qc5 Qxg6 27.Rxe7 Qxg5
28.Bc4++–]
24.Kd2 Qxg6 [24...Bxe4 25.Rxh6 (25.Nxe4 Qxg6 26.Rdg1 Qxe4 27.Rxh6±) 25...Qc2+
26.Ke1 Bxg6 27.Qxe7 Nd5 28.Qa3±]
25.Rdg1 [The concentration of white pieces on the kingside becomes critical. Die
Konzentrierung der weißen Figuren am Königsflügel ist jetz kritisch geworden. ]
25...Rad8 [25...Bxe4 26.Nxe4 Qxe4 27.Rxh6 Rf7 28.Qd3±; 25...Nd5 26.Bf3 Rad8
27.Qb3±]
26.e6! Rxd4+ [26...Bxe6 27.Qxe7 Bxa2 (27...Rde8 28.Qxh7+ Qxh7 29.Nxh7+–)

28.Nxh7! Rxd4+ 29.Ke1+–; 26...Bxe4 27.Nf7+ Qxf7 28.exf7 Bxh1 29.Qxe7! Bg7
30.Rxh1+–]
27.exd4 Bxe4 28.Rxh6! Qxh6 29.Qe3 [29.Qe3 Nc4+ (29...Qf6 30.Qxe4+–) 30.Bxc4
Qh2+ 31.Ke1+–]
1–0
(1554572) Hracek,Zbynek (2625) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [A17]

EU-ch Rapid-30' Cap d'Agde, 1996
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 b6 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 Bb7 7.g3 c5 8.Bg2 0–0 9.b4
Nc6 10.0–0 d6 11.d3 Rc8 12.b5 Ne7 13.Bb2 d5 14.a4 d4 15.Qd2 Qd6 16.a5 Rfd8
17.axb6 axb6 18.Ra7 Rc7 19.Rfa1 Ng6 20.Rxb7 Rxb7 21.Nxd4 Rc7 22.Nc6 Re8 23.Ra6
Nd7 24.h4 f6 25.h5 Ne7 26.h6 g6 27.g4 g5 28.Bxf6 Nxf6 29.Qxg5+ Ng6 30.Qxf6 Rf7
31.Qg5 Ref8 32.Bf3 Qc7 33.Ra7 Qf4 34.Qxf4 Nxf4 35.Ra6 Rf6 36.Rxb6 Nxe2+
0–1
(1554573) Hracek,Zbynek (2625) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [A17]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qb3 c5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Na5 7.Qc2 Nxc4 8.a3 Ba5
9.Na4 d5 10.Nxc5 0–0 11.b4 Bc7 12.d3 Ne5 13.Bb2 Nxf3+ 14.Bxf3 b6 15.Nb3 Bd7
16.Rc1 Bd6 17.0–0 Ba4 18.Qb1 e5 19.Nd2 a5 20.bxa5 Rxa5 21.e4 Rb5 22.Qa2 d4
23.Bd1 Qa8 24.Nc4 Bc7 25.f4 Nd7 26.fxe5 Nxe5 27.Nxe5 Bxe5 28.Rxf7 Rxf7 29.Bxa4
Rxb2 30.Qxb2 Rf8 31.Bc6 Qd8 32.Bd5+ Kh8 33.Rf1 Rxf1+ 34.Kxf1 g6 35.Kg2 Kg7
36.Bc4 h5 37.Qb5 Qf6 38.Qd7+ Kh6 39.h4 Qd6 40.Qe8 Bg7 41.a4 Qb4 42.Kg1
½–½
(1554577) Karpov,Anatoly (2775) - Glek,Igor Vladimirovich (2670) [D79]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 c6 4.Bg2 d5 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.Ne5 Bd7 9.0–0
e6 10.Bf4 0–0 11.Qd2 Nxe5 12.Bxe5 Bc6 13.Rac1 Ne8 14.Rc2 f6 15.Bf4 g5 16.Be3 Nd6
17.b3 h6 18.Qd3 f5 19.Bc1 Qa5 20.Bd2 Qb6 21.e3 Ne4 22.Rfc1 Nxd2 23.Qxd2 f4
24.Na4 Bxa4 25.bxa4 fxe3 26.fxe3 Rf7 27.a5 Qd6 28.Rc8+ Rxc8 29.Rxc8+ Rf8 30.Rc1
Rd8 31.Kh1 e5 32.dxe5 Qxe5 33.Rd1 d4 34.Qd3 Qxa5 35.Qc4+ Kh8 36.exd4 b5 37.Qe2
Qb4 38.d5 a6 39.d6 Qb2 40.Qe7 Qf6 41.Qc7 Qf8 42.d7 Qe7 43.Qc6 Qe2 44.Bf3 Qxa2
45.Re1 Rf8 46.Re8 Qa1+ 47.Kg2 g4 48.Rxf8+ Bxf8 49.d8Q Qb2+ 50.Kf1
1–0
(1554578) Karpov,Anatoly (2775) - Hracek,Zbynek (2625) [E10]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.e3 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Nb5?!N [6.Be2]
6...0–0 7.Nd6 [7.dxc5 Na6 (7...Ne4 8.Nd6 Nxc5 9.Be2=) 8.Qd4 Ne8 9.Ne5 Qe7³]
7...Ne8 8.Nxc8 [8.dxc5!? Qa5+ 9.Qd2 Qxc5 10.Nxc8 (10.Nxe8 Rxe8 11.Be2 Nc6³)
10...Qxc8 11.Bd3 d6 12.0–0 Nd7=]
8...Qxc8 9.Be2 cxd4 10.exd4 [10.Nxd4 Nc6 11.0–0 f5=]
10...d5 11.cxd5 [11.b3 Nd6 12.Ba3 Rd8³]
11...exd5 12.0–0 Nc6 13.Bf4 [13.Be3 Nd6 14.Qb3 Nf5=]
13...Nc7 14.Rc1 Ne6 15.Be5 [15.Be3 f5!³]

15...Qd8 [15...Bxe5 16.dxe5 (16.Nxe5 Nexd4 17.Bg4 f5 18.Nxc6 bxc6 19.Qxd4 fxg4³)
16...Nf4 17.g3=]
16.Bb5?! [16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Bb5 Qb6 18.Bxc6 bxc6=]
16...Ncxd4! 17.Bxg7? [17.Bxd4 Nxd4 18.Nxd4 Qb6 19.Nf5! (19.Bc6 bxc6 20.Nxc6
Bxb2³) 19...Qxb5 (19...gxf5 20.Qxd5 Bxb2 21.Rb1=) 20.Nxg7 Qxb2 21.Nh5 gxh5
22.Qxd5=; 17.Nxd4 Bxe5 18.Nxe6 fxe6µ]
17...Nxf3+ 18.Qxf3 Kxg7 19.Rfd1 d4 20.Qxb7 Rb8 21.Qa6?? [Great mistake surely
connected with the fact, that the next move moves the piece backwards. Übersieht den
folgenden, rückkwärts gerichteten Springerzug.]
[21.Qd7 Qxd7 22.Bxd7 Rxb2 23.Bxe6 fxe6µ; 21.Qc6! Rb6 22.Qc4 Qg5 23.a4 Rd8=]
21...Nc7 22.Rxc7 [22.Rxd4 Qxd4 23.Rxc7 Qe5 24.Rb7 Rxb7 25.Qxb7 Rb8–+]
22...Qxc7 23.b3 Qb6! 24.Qxb6 Rxb6 25.Bc4 Rd6 26.Rd3 [26.Re1 d3 27.Kf1 d2 28.Rd1
Re8–+]
26...Re8 27.Kf1 f5 28.g3 Re5 29.a4 [29.Rd2 g5 30.Rd3 Kf6–+]
29...a5 30.h4 h6 31.Rd2 [31.f4 Re4 32.Kf2 g5 33.hxg5 hxg5 34.fxg5 Kg6–+]
31...Kf6 32.Bd3 Rc5 33.Bc4 g5 34.hxg5+ hxg5 35.f4 [35.Ke2 Re5+ 36.Kd3 Re1–+]
35...gxf4 36.gxf4 Rc7 37.Rh2 Rg7 38.Ke2 Rg4 39.Kf3 [39.Rh6+ Rg6 40.Rh7 Rg3–+]
39...d3 40.Rh6+ [40.Rd2 Rd4 41.Rxd3 Rgxf4+–+]
40...Rg6 41.Rh1 d2 42.Be2 [42.Rd1 Rg4 43.Ke3 Rg3+ 44.Kf2 Rh3 45.Ke2 Rd4–+]
42...Ke6 43.Bc4+ Kd7 44.Ke2 Kc6 45.Kd1 [45.Bd3? Rg2+ 46.Kf3 Rxd3+–+]
45...Rg4 46.Rf1 Rd4 47.Be6 Rgxf4 48.Rxf4 Rxf4 49.Kxd2 Kd6 50.Bc4 Rf3 [50...Rf3
51.Ke2 Rh3 52.Kf2 Ke5–+]
0–1
(1554579) Karpov,Anatoly (2775) - Hracek,Zbynek (2625) [A32]

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.g3 e6 6.Bg2 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Bc5 8.Bc3 Qb6
9.e3 d5 10.0–0 Bxd4 11.exd4 dxc4 12.d5 Nxd5 13.Bxg7 Rg8 14.Bc3 Nxc3 15.Nxc3 Bd7
16.Ne4 Qd4 17.Qxd4 Nxd4 18.Nf6+ Ke7 19.Nxg8+ Rxg8 20.Rad1 e5 21.f4 f6 22.fxe5
fxe5 23.Bd5 Rg7 24.Bxb7 Kd6 25.Rde1 Bh3 26.Bg2 Be6 27.Be4 Rc7 28.Re3 h5 29.Ra3
h4 30.Ra6+ Kc5 31.Ra5+ Kd6 32.Rf6 Re7 33.gxh4 Rg7+ 34.Rg6 Rf7 35.Ra6+ Ke7
36.Rxa7+ Bd7 37.Rg2 Rf4 38.Bd5 Kd6 39.Rf2 Rxh4 40.Bxc4 Bc6 41.Be2 Rh6 42.b4
Rg6+ 43.Kf1 Rg8 44.Bc4 Rb8 45.a3 Rh8 46.Rf6+
1–0
(1554580) Karpov,Anatoly (2775) - Hracek,Zbynek (2625) [A35]

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nd4 4.e3 Nxf3+ 5.Qxf3 g6 6.g3 Bg7 7.Bg2 d6 8.0–0 Rb8
9.Qe2 Nh6 10.b3 Bxc3 11.dxc3 f6 12.e4 Nf7 13.f4 0–0 14.Be3 b6 15.a4 Qc7 16.Rad1
Bb7 17.g4 e6 18.h4 Rbe8 19.Bf3 f5 20.exf5 exf5 21.g5 Bxf3 22.Rxf3 h5 23.Qd2 Re4
24.Qd5 Rfe8 25.Bf2 Kg7 26.Rdd3 R8e6 27.Rfe3 Qe7 28.Rxe4 Rxe4 29.Bg3 Re2 30.Bf2
Qe4 31.Qxe4 Rxe4 32.Be3 Kf8 33.Kf2 Ke7 34.Rd1 Nd8 35.Ke2 Nc6 36.Kf3 Kd7 37.Rd2
Kc7 38.Rd1 Na5 39.Rb1 Kc6 40.Ke2 a6 41.Kd3 Nb7 42.Bd2 Na5 43.Be3 Re7 44.Bd2
Re8 45.b4 Nb7 46.Re1 Rxe1 47.Bxe1 Kd7 48.Bf2 Nd8 49.Be3 Ne6 50.Bd2 Kc6 51.Be3
Nc7 52.Bd2 d5 53.b5+ axb5 54.cxb5+ Kd6 55.c4 Ne6 56.Be3 Nd8 57.Bd2 Ne6 58.Be3
Nd8 59.Bd2
½–½
(1554581) Karpov,Anatoly (2775) - Smirin,Ilia (2625) [E63]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.0–0 d6 6.d4 Nc6 7.Nc3 a6 8.Re1 Rb8 9.Rb1
Na5 10.Qa4 c5 11.dxc5 Bd7 12.Qc2 dxc5 13.Bf4 Rc8 14.Ne5 Be6 15.Rbd1 Qe8 16.Nd5
Bxd5 17.cxd5 Nh5 18.Bh3 Nxf4 19.gxf4 e6 20.dxe6 fxe6 21.Rd6 Rf6 22.Red1 Kh8
23.Qe4 Nc6 24.Nxc6 bxc6 25.Bxe6 Rf8 26.b3 Rb8 27.e3 g5 28.f5 Rb4 29.Qf3 Be5
30.Rd8 Qxd8 31.Rxd8 Rxd8 32.f6 Rf8 33.f7 Rh4 34.h3 Kg7 35.Qxc6 h5 36.Qxc5 Bf6
37.Kg2 g4 38.hxg4 hxg4 39.b4 Rfh8 40.Qc7 Kf8 41.a4 g3 42.Qd6+
1–0
(1554582) Karpov,Anatoly (2775) - Van Wely,Loek (2605) [A48]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.e3 0–0 5.c3 d6 6.Be2 c5 7.0–0 Qb6 8.Qb3 Be6 9.Qxb6
axb6 10.Na3 Nc6 11.Nd2 h6 12.Bh4 cxd4 13.exd4 Nd5 14.Nb5 f5 15.f4 Nxf4 16.Rxf4 g5
17.Rff1 gxh4 18.Nc7 Bd7 19.Bc4+ Kh7 20.Nxa8 Rxa8 21.Bd3 Kg6 22.Nc4 Rf8 23.Nxb6
Be8 24.Nd5 e6 25.Nf4+ Kf7 26.d5 exd5 27.Bxf5 d4 28.Ne6 dxc3 29.Nxf8 Kxf8 30.Bg6+
Ke7 31.Bxe8 cxb2 32.Rae1+ Ne5 33.Bg6 Bf6 34.Bb1 d5 35.Rf2 b5 36.Rxb2 Kd6
37.Rxb5 Nc4 38.Rf1 Bd4+ 39.Kh1 Ne3 40.Rc1 Ng4 41.Rf1 Nf2+ 42.Rxf2 Bxf2 43.a4
1–0
(1554583) Karpov,Anatoly (2775) - Van Wely,Loek (2605) [E68]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.0–0 d6 6.c4 Nbd7 7.Nc3 e5 8.e4 a6 9.Rb1 exd4
10.Nxd4 Re8 11.Re1 Rb8 12.a4 a5 13.Ndb5 Ne5 14.b3 Bf8 15.c5 dxc5 16.Qxd8 Rxd8
17.Bg5 Be7 18.f4 Nc6 19.Nxc7 Ne8 20.Bxe7 Nxe7 21.Nxe8 Rxe8 22.e5 Rd8 23.Red1
Bf5 24.Rbc1 b6 25.Rd6 Be6 26.Rcd1 Rdc8 27.Bd5 Nxd5 28.Nxd5 Bxd5 29.R1xd5 c4
30.bxc4 Rxc4 31.Rd4 Rxd4 32.Rxd4 b5 33.axb5 Rxb5 34.Kg2 Rb2+ 35.Kh3 h5 36.Rd8+
Kg7 37.Ra8 Ra2 38.Ra7 Kf8 39.Kh4 Rxh2+ 40.Kg5 Rb2 41.Rxa5 Kg7 42.f5 gxf5
43.Kxf5 Rb3
½–½
(1554598) Magem Badals,Jordi (2570) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [B12]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.c4 e6 6.Nc3 Ne7 7.Bg5 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Nd7 9.Nge2 f6
10.exf6 gxf6 11.Be3 Nb6 12.Bb3 Nbd5 13.Ng3 Bg4 14.Qd3 Nf5 15.Nxd5 cxd5 16.Bf4
Bb4+ 17.Kf1 Qb6 18.Rc1 Be7 19.f3 Nxg3+ 20.Bxg3 Bf5 21.Qe3 Kf7 22.Kf2 Rac8
23.Rhe1 Bb4 24.Red1 Rhg8 25.Bf4 a5 26.g3 Be7 27.Kg1 a4 28.Bxa4 Qxb2 29.Bb3 Ba3
30.Rxc8 Rxc8 31.Qf2 Qc3 32.Bd2 Qc6 33.Re1 Qb6 34.Bf4 Rc3 35.Rd1 Qa6 36.Kg2 Qc6
37.Bd2 Rd3 38.Bf4 Qc3 39.Rxd3 Qxd3 40.Qd2 Qb5 41.Be3 Bd6 42.Bf2 Qa6 43.Qh6
Bg6 44.Qc1 Qe2 45.Qe1 Qb2 46.Kg1 Bd3 47.Qe3 Bf5 48.Kg2 b5 49.Qh6 Qb1 50.Qe3
Bh3+
0–1
(1554606) Smagin,Sergey (2580) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [B10]

1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 e5 4.Ngf3 Bd6 5.Qe2 Qe7 6.d4 exd4 7.exd5 cxd5 8.Nxd4 Nc6
9.N2b3 Bd7 10.Bg5 Qxe2+ 11.Bxe2 Nge7 12.c3 Ne5 13.0–0–0 f6 14.Be3 a6 15.Kb1 Kf7
16.h3 Rac8 17.Bc1 h5 18.Ka1 Nc4 19.Nc2 Bf5 20.Ne3 Nxe3 21.Bxe3 Be4 22.f3 Bg6
23.Bf2 Rhe8 24.Rhe1 b5 25.Bf1 Rc7 26.Nd4 b4 27.Re6 Be5 28.Rxa6 bxc3 29.bxc3 Rxc3
30.f4 Bxf4 31.Nb5 Rc2 32.Bd4 Nf5 33.Bd3 Rxg2 34.Bc3 Ne3 35.Ra7+ Kg8 36.Bxg6
Rxg6 37.Rh1 Rg2 38.a4 Rc8 39.Kb1 Nc4 40.Rf1 Na3+ 41.Nxa3 Rxc3 42.Rxf4 Rb3+
43.Kc1 Rxa3 44.Kb1 Rxh3 45.Rf1 Rb3+ 46.Ka1 h4
0–1
(1554612) Smirin,Ilia (2625) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [B12]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Ne7 6.0–0 c5 7.Nc3 Nec6 8.Bg5 Qa5 9.a3
Nxd4 10.Nxd4 cxd4 11.Nb5 h6 12.Bd2 Qb6 13.Bb4 Bxb4 14.axb4 Nc6 15.Nd6+ Ke7
16.Nxf5+ exf5 17.b5 Nxe5 18.Ra4 Nc4 19.Bxc4 dxc4 20.Rxc4 Rhd8 21.Qh5 Qxb5
22.Qh4+ Kf8 23.Rxd4 Rxd4 24.Qxd4 Kg8 25.h3 Rc8 26.Rc1 a5 27.c4 Qc5 28.Qd7 Rc7
29.Qd8+ Kh7 30.Rc3 Re7 31.Qd2 Re4 32.b3 Qe5 33.Rc1 Re2 34.Qd7 b6 35.Qxf7 Re1+
36.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 37.Kh2 Qxf2 38.Qd5 h5 39.Qf7 Qf4+ 40.Kh1
½–½

Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0–0 12.0–0 Nf6 13.Re1 c5 14.e4 cxd4 15.Bxd4 dxc4
16.Nxc4 Bxc4 17.bxc4 Rc8 18.Rc1 Bc5 19.Bxc5 Rxc5 20.Qa4 Qc7 21.e5 Nd7 22.f4 b5
23.Qa3 bxc4 24.Red1 Nb6 25.Rc3 g6 26.Rd6 Rc8 27.h4 Nd5 28.Rc2 Ra5 29.Qf3 Qc5+
30.Kh2 Ne3 31.Rcd2 c3 32.Rd8+ Kg7 33.Rxc8 Qxc8 34.Rc2 Nxc2
0–1

Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0–0 12.0–0 Rc8 13.e4 c5 14.exd5 exd5 15.dxc5 dxc4 16.c6
cxb3 17.Re1 Bb5 18.axb3 Bxc6 19.Bxc6 Rxc6 20.Rxa7 Bf6 21.Nc4 Nc5 22.Qxd8 Rxd8
23.Bxf6 gxf6 24.Ne3 Nxb3 25.Nf5 Rc1 26.Rxc1 Nxc1 27.Rb7 b5 28.Kg2 h5 29.Rxb5
Nd3 30.Rb6 Nc5 31.Rxf6 Ne4 32.Nh6+ Kg7 33.Nxf7 Rd5 34.Rf4 Nf6 35.Nh6 Kg6 36.h3
Nh7 37.Ng8 Re5 38.Ra4 Kg7 39.Ra8 Re6 40.f4 Kf7 41.g4 hxg4 42.hxg4 Rg6 43.Ne7
Kxe7 44.Ra7+ Kf6 45.Rxh7 Rxg4+ 46.Kf3
½–½

Las Palmas Las Palmas (1), 09.12.1996
[Kramnik,V]
1.d4 [Shamkovich Hecht]
1...Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 c6 7.0–0 Qb6 8.c5!?N [A novelty. 8.
e4, b3, h3 and Qc2 have all been played here.]
[8.b3 e5!? 9.e3 Re8 10.Ba3 e4 11.Nd2 d5 Black is OK, Kremenietsky,A-

Iskusnyh,S/RUSCup2 Moscow/1996/; 8.h3 Na6 9.e4 e5 10.Re1 exd4 11.Nxd4 Re8 12.b3
White is better, Baburin,A-Filippov,V/op Groningen NED 1995; 8.Qc2 Qa6 9.b3 c5
10.Bb2 Nc6 11.d5 Nb4 12.Qd2 Qb6 13.e4 White's position is preferable, Murzin,L-
Popovic,M/FS Oct, Budapest HUN 1996]
8...dxc5 9.Na4 Qb5 10.Nxc5 Na6 11.a4 Qb6 12.Nxa6 Qxa6 13.Re1 Rd8 14.Qb3?!
[Unnecessary move. Better was]
[14.e4 Bg4 15.b3]
14...Be6 15.Qa3 Bd5 16.e3³ [Black already is slighly better. ]
16...Bf8 17.b4 e6 18.Qb2 Qb6 19.b5 Rac8 20.bxc6 Qxb2 21.Bxb2 Rxc6 22.Rec1 Rdc8
23.Ne5 Rc2 24.Bf1 Bb4 [24...Ne4 25.Bd3 Rxc1+ 26.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 27.Bxc1 Nc3 28.a5
Bb4 (28...a6 29.Bd2 Bb4 30.e4 Bb3 31.Nd7„) 29.a6 bxa6 30.Bxa6=]
25.Rxc2 Rxc2 26.Ba3 Bc3 [26...Bxa3 27.Rxa3 Ne4 (27...Rc1 28.f3 Nd7 29.Nxd7
(29.e4? Nxe5 30.exd5 Nc4) 29...Bc4 30.Nf6+ Kg7 31.Ne8+ Kf8 32.Nd6 Bxf1 33.Kf2 b6
34.Nb5 a6 35.Rc3 Rxc3 36.Nxc3 Bc4 37.e4) 28.f3 (28.f4) 28...Nd2 29.Bd3 Rb2 30.e4
Bc6 A. Silver]
27.Bd3 Ra2 [27...Rxf2? 28.Rc1 Rg2+ 29.Kf1+–]
28.Rxa2 Bxa2 29.Bc4 Bb1 30.Bd3 Bxd3 31.Nxd3 Ne4 32.Nc5 Nd6 33.Kf1 b6 34.Nd3
Nc4 35.Be7 f5 36.Ke2 Kf7 37.Bg5 Ke8 38.Kd1 Kd7 39.Kc2 Ba5 40.f3 Bd2 41.Ne5+
Nxe5 42.dxe5 [White has a bad bishop, so Black has some winning chances.
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42...Be1 43.Kd3 Kc6 44.e4! h5 45.Bf4 [Decken von g3, um h3 und g4 spielen zu
können. ]
45...Bb4 [45...fxe4+!? 46.Kxe4 Kc5
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47.Be3+„ Kb4 48.Kf4 Kxa4 49.Kg5÷ Tempofrage! Analyse!]
46.exf5 exf5 [White has a protected passed pawn and equalizes. ]
[46...gxf5 47.h3 Bf8 48.g4 fxg4 49.fxg4 hxg4 50.hxg4 Kd5 51.g5 Bg7 52.g6 a6 53.Bd2
b5 54.axb5 axb5 55.Bc3=]
47.Bd2 Bc5 48.Be3 Be7 [The pawn ending is drawn. Black cannot make any progress.]
49.f4 a6 50.Kc4 b5+ 51.axb5+ axb5+ 52.Kd3 Kd5 53.Bc1 Bc5 54.Be3 Be7 55.Bc1 Bf8
56.Bd2 Ba3 57.Be3 Bb4 58.Bd2 Ba3 59.Be3 Bf8 60.Bd2 Kc6 61.Be3 Kd5
½–½

[Kramnik,V]
1.d4 [Shamkovich Avrukh,B]
10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0–0 12.0–0 Rc8 [12... Rb8 was tested two times in FIDE Wch
match]
[12...Rb8 13.Re1 (13.Bb2 b5 14.c5 e5 15.dxe5 Nxc5 16.a3 Bb7 17.b4 Na4 18.Bd4 a5!
with sharp play, Karpov,A-Kamsky,G/w-ch(13) Elista RUS 1996) 13...b5!? 14.c5 e5
15.dxe5 Nxc5 16.a3 Ne6 17.b4 d4 18.Bb2 c5 19.bxc5 Bxc5 20.Ne4 Be7 21.e3 dxe3
22.Rxe3 Qxd1+ 23.Rxd1 play is even, Karpov,A-Kamsky,G/w-ch (3) Elista RUS 1996;
12...Nf6 Here is another recent Karpov's game: 13.Re1 c5 14.e4 cxd4 15.Bxd4 dxc4
16.Nxc4 Bxc4 17.bxc4 Rc8 18.Rc1 Bc5 Black has a comfortable play, Van Wely,L-
Karpov,A/Final Playoff, Cap D'Agde FRA 1996]
13.e4 b5 [In game 16 of the match in Elista, Karpov played Black and tried ]
[13...c5?! but after 14.exd5 exd5 15.dxc5 dxc4 16.c6! cxb3 17.Re1! Bb5 18.axb3 Bxc6
19.Bxc6 Rxc6 20.Rxa7 Bf6 21.Nc4 Bxc3 22.Rxd7 Qf6 23.Re4 Kamsky managed to get a
dangerous initiative, Kamsky,G-Karpov,A/w-ch (16) Elista RUS 1996]
14.Re1 dxc4 15.bxc4 bxc4 16.Qa4 [Another line is 16Qc2.(Avrukh.B.)]
16...Bb5 17.Qc2 Re8 18.a4 Ba6 19.Rad1 Bf8 20.Nf1 [20.Re3 c5 21.d5 exd5 22.exd5
Rxe3 23.fxe3 Qe8 24.e4 Rd8 25.e5 Nxe5 26.Re1 f6 27.Bxe5 fxe5 28.Bh3 Kh8 29.Be6
Qg6 0.5 Grabliauskas-Stohl 1996.(Avrukh.B.); 20.Qa2 c5 21.d5 exd5 22.exd5 Rxe1+
23.Rxe1 Nb6 24.Ba5 Qd7 0,5 Dautov-Hrachek 1995.(Avrukh.B.)]
20...Qb6 [New move according my database.(Avrukh.B.)]
[20...Qc7 21.Ne3 e5 22.Bf1 exd4 23.Bxd4 Bb4 24.Bc3 Bxc3 25.Qxc3 Qe5 26.Qc2 Nb6
27.a5 Na8 28.Bxc4 Bxc4 29.Nxc4² Komarov-Psakhis 1996 (Avrukh.B.)]
21.Rb1 [21.a5? Qb3 22.Qxb3 (22.Qd2 Rb8µ) 22...cxb3 23.Rb1 Rb8 24.Nd2 b2! 25.Rxb2
Rxb2 26.Bxb2 Bb4µ (Avrukh.B.)]
21...Qc7 22.Ne3 Rb8 [22...e5 23.Bf1 (23.dxe5 Nc5 (23...Nxe5 24.Bxe5 Rxe5 (24...Qxe5
25.Nxc4 Qe6=) 25.Bf1 Rce8 26.Bxc4 Bxc4 27.Nxc4 R5e6=) 24.Red1 Nd3 25.e6?!
(25.Ba1 Nxe5 26.Bxe5 Rxe5 27.Nxc4 (27.Bf1? Rce8) 27...Rc5 28.Bf1 With idea 29Qa2,
with equal chances.) 25...Rxe6! 26.Bh3 Rxe4ƒ) 23...exd4 24.Bxd4 Rcd8 25.Bxc4 Bxc4
26.Nxc4 Nc5 27.Bc3 Qc8= (Avrukh.B.)]
23.Bf1 Rxb1 [23...c5 24.d5² (Avrukh.B.)]
24.Rxb1 Rb8 25.Bxc4 [25.Rd1 c5 (25...e5 26.Bxc4 (26.dxe5 Nxe5 27.Bxe5 Qxe5
28.Bxc4 Bxc4 29.Nxc4 Qe6=) 26...Bxc4 27.Nxc4 exd4 28.Bxd4 Bc5=) 26.d5 exd5
27.exd5
a) 27.Rxd5 Bb7 28.Rd1 Ne5 29.Bxc4 (29.Nxc4 Nf3+ 30.Kg2 Re8!‚) 29...Nxc4 30.Nxc4
Rd8=;
b) 27.Nxd5?! Qc6 28.Ba1 Nb6 29.a5 (29.Nxb6? axb6 30.Bxc4 Bxc4 31.Qxc4 Ra8µ)
29...Nxd5 30.exd5 Qc7³;
27...Ne5 28.Qe4 Nd3 29.Nxc4 Bxc4 30.Qxc4 (30.Bxd3 Bxd3=) 30...Nb2!= (Avrukh.B.)]
25...Rxb1+ 26.Qxb1 [After Rooks are gone, the position became drawish]
26...Bxc4 27.Nxc4 Qc8!= [(Avrukh.B.)]
28.Bd2 Qa6 29.Qc2 Nf6 [29...c5 30.Be3 (30.d5 exd5 31.exd5 Nf6 32.Ne3 Qe2!³)
30...cxd4 31.Bxd4 Qc6= With idea. 32.Bxa7? Ne5 33.Ne3 Qb7!µ (Avrukh.B.)]
30.f3 c5 31.Be3 cxd4 32.Bxd4 Nd7 33.Kg2 h6 34.Ne5 Nxe5 35.Bxe5 Qb7 36.Bd4 a6
37.Qc4 h5 38.h3 g6 39.Be5 Bg7 40.Qc7 Qxc7 41.Bxc7 f5 42.Kf2 Kf7 43.Ke3 Ke7
44.Ba5 Be5
½–½

[Kramnik,V]
1.Nf3 [Shamkovich]
1...d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 a6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0–0 Nf6 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.Qe2 cxd4 9.Rd1 d3
[9...Be7 is worse; Black should not give up the center 10.exd4 0–0 11.Nc3 Na5?! 12.Bc2
b5 13.Ne5 Bb7 14.Bg5 Nc6? 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Qe4 g6 17.Nxc6 Qc7 18.Qf3 b4 (18...Bg7
19.Be4) 19.Qxf6 bxc3 20.Ne7+ 1–0 Petrosian,A-Suetin,A/Memorial T.Petrosian Erevan
1994]
10.Rxd3 Qc7 11.Nc3 Be7 12.e4 Nd7 13.Be3 Nc5 14.Rdd1 0–0 15.Rac1 Nxb3 16.axb3
Rd8 17.Na4 Rxd1+ 18.Qxd1 Bd7 19.Bb6 Qc8 20.Ne5 Be8 21.Nd3 e5 22.Nc3 Qe6
23.Nd5 Rc8 24.h3 [game is even]
24...f6 25.Qg4 Qxg4 26.hxg4 Kf7 27.Nxe7
½–½

[Shamkovich,L]
1.c4 [ ]
1...e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Ne5
9.f4 [9.e3 Ng6 10.Bg3 Ne4 11.Qc2 Nxg3 12.hxg3 d6 Game is even, Shchekachev,A-
Overeem,M/Lost Boys Antwerp BEL 1996]
9...Ng6 [9...Nxc4 10.Nf5]
10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.g3 Nf8 [11...0–0 12.Qd2 d6 13.Bg2 With mutual chances, Smirin,I-
Adams,M/Prelim Gp 1996]
12.Bg2 Ne6 13.0–0 0–0 14.e4 d6 15.Qd2 Nc5 16.Rae1 Rb8 17.Re3 Bd7 18.Nb3 Nxb3
19.axb3 Bc6 [The play is equal]
20.Qd4 a6 21.Qxf6
½–½

[Kramnik,V]
1.d4 [Ftacnik Hecht]

1...Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.Qa4+ [The other well-known lines are:]
[5.e4 Bb4; 5.e3 a6 6.Bxc4 c5]
5...c6 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qd3 [7.Qb3 Nbd7 8.g3 b4 9.Nb1 c5 10.Bg2 Bb7 11.0–0 Nb6 12.dxc5
Bxc5 Black is Okay, Kelecevic,N-Maksimenko,A/op Geneva SUI 1996]
7...Bb7 [7...Nbd7 8.a3 b4?! 9.axb4 Bxb4 10.e4 a5 11.e5 Nd5 12.Bd2 Ba6 13.Qe4 Bxf1
14.Kxf1 White is clearly better, Karpov,A-Lautier,J, 1996]
8.a3 [Alternative is 8.Bg5!?]
8...a6 9.e3 c5 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Qxd8+ Kxd8 [Black equalized and stays a little bit
better]
12.Bd2 Ke7 13.Bd3 Nbd7 14.Ke2 Bd6 15.Rhd1 Rac8 16.Rac1 Nb6 17.Be1 Nc4
18.Rc2 Bxf3+! [18...Rhd8 Ftacnik 19.h3=]
19.gxf3 [19.Kxf3 Ne5+ 20.Ke2 Nxd3 21.Rxd3 Ng4 (21...Bxh2 Ftacnik 22.g3 h5µ) 22.h3
Ne5 23.Rd1 Rc7 and it is not easy for White to eliminate Black's pressure on Queen-side]
19...Ne5 [19...Bxh2? Ftacnik 20.f4! (20.a4? Ne5 21.axb5 Nxd3 22.Rxd3 axb5  23...b4)
20...Nd6 (20...h6? 21.a4 Nd6 (21...bxa4 22.Nxa4) 22.axb5 axb5 (22...Nxb5 23.Nxb5
Rxc2+ 24.Bxc2 axb5 25.Bb4+ Ke8 26.Bd3 (26.Rh1) ) 23.Nxb5 Rxc2+ 24.Bxc2 Nxb5
25.Bb4+ Ke8 26.Ba4) 21.Bd2! Rc5 22.Rh1 Rh5 23.Kf1 × h2]
20.h3 Nxd3 21.Rxd3 Rhd8 [White must be careful, his pawn chain is broken]
22.Rcd2 Bc7 23.Rc2?! [23.Rxd8 Too passive. Better was 23...Rxd8 24.Ne4 Nd5 25.Rc2
Bb6]
23...Bb6 24.Rxd8 Kxd8 25.Rd2+ Ke7 26.Rd1 g6 [ h4–d8]
[26...Rc5 Ftacnik 27.Ne4 Nxe4 28.fxe4 Rc2+ 29.Rd2 Rxd2+ 30.Bxd2]
27.f4 [ f3, h4]
[worse is 27.Ne4? Nd5]
27...Rc4 28.f3 Nd7 29.b3 Rc6 30.Ne4 Rc2+ 31.Rd2 [31.Kd3! Ftacnik 31...Rc6
a) 31...Rc7 32.Ke2 Rc2+ 33.Kd3=;
b) 31...Rh2? 32.Bb4+ Kd8 33.Nd6 (33.Ng5 Ke8 34.Rc1) 33...f5 34.Rc1 Nf6 35.Nf7+ Ke8
36.Ne5 Kd8 37.Rc6;
c) 31...Rb2? 32.Bb4+ Ke8 (32...Kd8 33.Kc3+–  34.f6) 33.Nd6+ Kd8 34.Nxf7+ Ke8
35.Nd6+ Kd8 36.Kc3 Rh2 (36...Rf2? 37.Ne4 Rxf3 38.Nf6) 37.Rd3 (37.e4) 37...Kc7
(37...Rxh3 38.Nf7+  g5) 38.Nf7 Rxh3?! 39.Ng5 Rg3 40.Nxe6+;
d) 31...Rg2? 32.Bb4+ Kd8 33.Ng5 Ke8 34.Rc1 Bd8 35.Nxh7 Rh2 36.Rc8+–;
e) 31...Ra2? 32.Bb4+ Kd8 33.Ng5 Ke8 34.Rc1 Bd8 35.Nxh7  36.c8+–;
32.Bb4+ (32.Ke2!? …a5?! 33.b4! × b5) 32...Kd8 33.Nd6 (33.Ng5 Ke8 34.Nxh7?!
(34.Ne4) 34...a5) 33...f6 34.e4 Kc7 35.Ke2 Rc2+ 36.Rd2]
31...Rxd2+ 32.Bxd2 Bc5!? [A provocative move, as 33.b4 Bd6 favors Black, as well as
33.Bb4 Bxb4 33.axb4 f5 34.Nc3 (34.Nc5!? Nxc5 35.bxc5 a5); The reasonable reply is
33.a4]
33.Nxc5 [33.a4 Ftacnik 33...bxa4 34.bxa4=]
33...Nxc5 34.Bb4 Kd6 35.Kd2 [35.Kd1 Ftacnik 35...a5 (35...Kc6 36.Kc2; 35...Kd5
36.Kc2) 36.Bxa5? Nxb3 37.Bc3 Kd5  c4]
35...a5 36.Bxc5+ Kxc5 [Black has advantage in the pawn ending because his pawn
structure is better and his King is more active.
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37.Kd3 f6 38.h4?! [it is very likely that this inaccuracy could cost Karpov a lot because it
gives Black an important tempo in the critical moment. 38.e4 deserved attention]
[38.e4!]
38...Kd5 39.b4 [39.e4+ Ftacnik 39...Kd6 40.Ke3 (40.Kd4? e5+ 41.fxe5+ fxe5+ 42.Kd3
Ke6 43.a4 b4 44.Kc4 (44.Ke3 Kf6 45.f4 exf4+ 46.Kxf4 h6 47.e5+ Ke6 48.Ke4 g5–+)
44...h5–+  45.b5 g5) 40...e5 41.f5! gxf5 42.exf5 Kd5 43.Kd3 a4 44.bxa4 bxa4 45.h5
h6 46.Kc3 e4 47.fxe4+ Kxe4 48.Kb4 Kxf5 49.Kxa4 Kg4 50.Kb4 f5 51.a4 f4 52.a5 f3
53.a6 f2 54.a7 f1Q 55.a8Q=]
39...axb4 40.axb4 h6? [This move allows White to escape. Black was winning after 40...
e5]
[40...e5 41.e4+ (41.fxe5 Kxe5 42.Kd2 (42.Ke2 h5 43.Kf2 Kd5) 42...h5 43.Ke2 g5
44.hxg5 fxg5 45.Kf2 h4 46.Kg2 Kd5 47.f4 gxf4 48.exf4 Ke4 49.Kh3 Kxf4–+) 41...Kd6
(41...Ke6 Ftacnik 42.Ke3 (42.fxe5 fxe5 43.Ke3 Kf6 44.f4 (44.Kf2 h5 45.Kg3 g5 46.Kh3
gxh4 47.Kxh4 Kg6–+) 44...exf4+ 45.Kxf4 h6–+) 42...Kd6! (42...Kf7? 43.f5! gxf5 44.exf5
Kg7 45.Kf2 Kh6 46.Kg3=) 43.f5 (43.fxe5+ fxe5 44.Kf2 Ke6 45.Kg2 Kf6 46.Kg3 h6)
43...gxf5 44.exf5 Kd5 45.Kd3 (45.h5 Kc4 46.Ke4 h6–+) 45...h5 46.Ke3 Kc4 47.Ke4
Kxb4 48.Kd5 Kc3 49.Ke6 b4 50.Kxf6 b3 51.Kg7 b2 52.f6 b1Q 53.f7 Qb7 54.Kg8 Qxf3–
+) 42.fxe5+ fxe5 43.Ke3 Ke6 44.Kf2 Kf6 45.Kg2 (45.Kg3 h6! 46.Kg4 (46.f4 exf4+
47.Kxf4 g5+ 48.hxg5+ hxg5+ 49.Kg4 Ke5 and Black is winning) 46...h5+ 47.Kg3 g5
winning) 45...h5! with the following g6–g5]
41.e4+ Kd6 42.Ke3 e5 43.fxe5+ fxe5 [43...Kxe5 44.f4+ Ke6 45.Kf3= (45.Kd4 g5
46.hxg5 hxg5 47.Ke3!=) ]
44.Kf2 Ke6 45.Kg2! [The only move that allows White to save the game]
[45.Kg3?? Kf6 46.Kg4 h5+ 47.Kg3 g5 48.Kh3 gxh4 49.Kxh4 Kg6 50.Kh3 Kg5 51.Kg3
h4+–+; 45.Kg2! Kf6 46.Kg3 h5 (46...g5 47.h5=) 47.f4]
½–½
(1562188) Ivanchuk,Vassily (2730) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [C10]

[Shamkovich,L]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bd3 Ngf6 6.Qe2 c5 7.Nxf6+ Nxf6 8.dxc5
Bxc5 9.Nf3 [9.Bg5 Qa5+ 10.Bd2 Qc7 11.0–0–0 0–0 12.Nf3 b6 13.Ne5 Bb7 14.f4 White
is slightly better, Polgar,J-Ehlvest,J/It Vienna AUT 1996]
9...Qc7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Bg5 b6 12.Ne5 [12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Qe4 (13.b4 Bd6 (13...Bxb4??
14.Qe4 f5 15.Qxb4) ) 13...f5 14.Qxa8 Bb7 15.Qxf8+ (15.Qxa7 b5) 15...Kxf8µ]
12...Bb7 13.Bxf6 [13.Rae1 Rfd8 14.Ng4?! Qc6 15.Ne3 Bd4]
13...gxf6
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14.Bxh7+ [The simpliest way to draw The simpliest way to draw here.]
[14.Qh5 f5 15.Rae1 f6 16.Nf3 Qf7 17.Qxf7+ Kxf7 18.Bc4 Rfe8 19.Nh4 Be4]
14...Kxh7 15.Qh5+ [Perpetual]
½–½
(1562191) Anand,Viswanathan (2735) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [D21]

[Anand,V]
[The previous day, I had lost to Kramnik without so much as a struggle and had spent the
previous evening disgusted with my play. There was no way I could be bothered playing
some boring Caro-Kann and trying to deal with some improvement on move 45 leading
to a difficult ending etc. I felt that it would be better to go down in style than to do
something like that. Now, how does a move like 1.f3 allow me to get interesting
positions?? Well, to be honest, 1.f3 can lead to positions even more boring than after
1.e4 c6, but at least they would be NEW boring positions!! The previous day, I had lost to
Kramnik without so much as a struggle and had spent the previous evening disgusted
with my play. There was no way I could be bothered playing some boring Caro-Kann and
trying to deal with some improvement on move 45 leading to a difficult ending etc. I felt
that it would be better to go down in style than to do something like that. Now, how does
a move like 1.f3 allow me to get interesting positions?? Well, to be honest, 1.f3 can
lead to positions even more boring than after 1.e4 c6, but at least they would be NEW
boring positions!! Am Tag zuvor hatte ich praktisch kampflos gegen Kramnik verloren
und den Abend damit verbracht, mich von meinem Spiel anwidern zu lassen. Auf keinen
Fall wollte ich mich auf irgendeine langweilige Caro-Kann-Variante einlassen, um zu
versuchen, mit irgendeiner Verbesserung im 45. Zug fertig zu werden, die zu einem
schwierigen Endspiel führt usw. Ich fand, es wäre besser, stilvol unterzugehen, als so
etwas zu tun. Nun, und wie erlaubt mir ein Zug wie 1.f3, interessante Stellungen zu
bekommen?? Also, um ehrlich zu sein, 1.f3 kann zu sogar noch langweiligeren
Stellungen führen als 1.e4 c6, aber wenigstens würden es NEUE langweilige Stellungen
sein!!]
1.Nf3 d5 [Aha! Not so boring, maybe? He had played this against Topalov and I had an
idea... Aha! Doch nicht so langweilige, vielleicht? So hatte er auch gegen Topalov
gespielt, und ich hatte da eine Idee...]
2.d4 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e4 [And I played this without hesitating. Maybe 4.e3 some other
time, but I just wanted to liven things up immediately. Und dies spielte ich ohne Zögern.
Ein andermal vielleicht 4.e3, aber ich wollte einfach sofort Leben in die Bude bringen. ]
4...b5 [This looks risky, though it is not easy to find a refutation. The usual line is This
looks risky, though it is not easy to find a refutation. Dies sieht riskant aus, wenngleich es
nicht leicht ist, eine Widerlegung zu finden.]
5.a4 c6 [5...Bb7 Dolmatov 6.axb5 Bxe4 7.Bxc4 Nf6 8.0–0 Be7 9.Nc3 Bb7 10.Ne5 0–0
11.Re1 c5²]
6.axb5 [6.b3 Kramnik 6...Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Bxd2+ 8.Qxd2 Nf6 9.e5 Nd5 10.bxc4 bxc4
11.Bxc4 White stays better, Davies,N-Hartman,C/Open Osterskars 1995; 6.Nc3 Kramnik
6...b4 7.Ne2 Nf6 8.Ng3 Ba6 9.Qc2 b3 10.Qc3 Qb6 11.Bd2 Bd6! with mutual chances,
Zakharevich,I-Makarov,M/ch-RUS, Elista 1996]
6...cxb5 7.b3 [He had already started thinking a lot and I knew that he wasn't familiar
with this opening. There isn't much to know though, only a game Yermolinsky-
Kupreichik. Er hatte bereits begonnen, lange zu überlegen, und ich wusste, dass er mit
dieser Eröffnung nicht vertraut war. Allerdings gibt es da nicht allzuviel zu kennen,
lediglich die eine Partie Yermolinsky-Kupreichik.]
7...Bb7 [In case of In case of]
[7...Nf6 8.bxc4 Nxe4 9.c5 Bxc5 10.Bxb5+ Bd7 11.Bxd7+ Qxd7 Kupreichik, not being
one of the most solid players I know could play this. I suspected that Karpov, if
confronted with this would find another solution. Kramnik Kupreichik, nicht einer der
allersolidesten Spieler, könnte dies bestimmt spielen. Ich vermutete, dass Karpov, wenn
damit konfrontiert, eine andere Lösung finden würde. 12.dxc5 Qxd1+ 13.Kxd1 Nxf2+
14.Ke2 Nxh1 15.Be3 Nc6 16.Nbd2 Ke7 17.Rxh1 f6÷ Yermolinsky,A-
Kupreichik,V/Sverdlovsk/1987/; 7...Bb4+ Kramnik 8.Bd2 Bxd2+ 9.Nbxd2 White is
ahead on development and has better chances]
8.bxc4 Bxe4 [8...bxc4 Kramnik 9.Bxc4 Bxe4 10.Ne5 with dangerous initiative]
9.cxb5 [White already has a significant advantage on the queenside - the a-file and  b5
vs a7. Weiß hat bereits einen bedeutenden Vorteil am Damenflügel - die a-Linie sowie
 b5 gegen a7.]
[9.Nbd2 Ftacnik 9...Bb7 10.Qb3 Nf6 11.Qxb5+ Qd7 12.Qxd7+ Nfxd7 13.Rb1 Bc6 14.g3
a5 15.Bg2 Bb4 16.0–0 0–0 17.Rb3 Rc8 18.Ba3 Ba4 19.Re3 Nc6 20.Ra1 Ra7 21.Ne4 1–0
Bareev,E-Semkov,S/Vrnjacka Banja (10)/1987/ (40)]
9...Nf6 10.Be2 [10.Bd3?! Dolmatov 10...Bb4+ 11.Kf1 0–0 12.Bxe4 Nxe4 13.Qb3 a5
14.bxa6 Rxa6 15.Rxa6 Nxa6 16.g3 Qa8 17.Kg2 Be7³ Khalifman,A-
Ivanchuk,V/Tilburg/1994/ (17...Be7 Ftacnik 18.Be3 Nb4 19.Nbd2 Rc8 20.Nxe4 Qxe4
21.Rc1 Nc2 22.h4 h6 23.Kh2 Ba3 24.Nd2 Qf5 0–1 Khalifman,A-Ivanchuk,V/Tilburg (05)
10'/1994/) ]
10...Be7 [10...Bb4+!? Dolmatov 11.Bd2 Bxd2+ 12.Nbxd2 Bd5 13.0–0 0–0 14.Nc4
Nbd7]
11.0–0 0–0 12.Nc3 [12.Nbd2 Ftacnik 12...Bb7 13.Nc4 a6 14.b6 Nc6 15.Bd2 Nd5 16.Qb3
Bb4 17.Bxb4 Ncxb4 18.Ra5 Nc6 19.Ra4 Nf4 20.Re1 Rb8 21.Bf1 Ng6 22.Rd1 Nce7
23.Nfe5 Nf5 0–1 Lutz,C-Schlosser,P/Berlin Lasker (08)/1989/ (38)]
12...Bb7 13.Ne5 a6 [Otherwise Black cannot comlete the development. However, this
weakens the queenside. Ansonsten kann Schwarz seine Entwicklung nicht abschließen.
Dies schwächt jedoch den Damenflügel.]
[13...Bb4 14.Bb2 a6 (14...Bxc3 15.Bxc3 Qd5 (15...a6 16.Bf3!² (16.Ba5 Qd5! 17.Bf3
Qxb5) ) 16.Nf3²) 15.Bf3; 13...Nd5!? Psakhis 14.Bb2 Nxc3 15.Bxc3 Qd5 …16.Bf3 Qxb5
17.Rb1 Bxf3 18.Qxf3 Qd5; 13...Nbd7!? Ftacnik 14.Nc6 Bxc6 15.bxc6 Rc8!? 16.cxd7
(16.d5 exd5 17.cxd7 Rxc3 18.Rxa7 Rc7³) 16...Rxc3 17.Rxa7 Rc7=]
14.Bf3 Nd5 [Typically, Karpov finds the safest solution, leaving him with a slight
disadvantage. Typischerweise findet Karpov die sicherste Lösung, wonach er mit
leichtem Nachteil verbleibt. ]
[14...Bxf3 15.Qxf3 Qxd4 16.Re1! Bb4 (16...Nd5 17.Bb2!) 17.Bb2 And Black still has to
unravel his queenside. und Schwarz muss noch immer seinen Damenflügel entwirren.;
14...Qb6!? Dolmatov Dolmatov 15.Nc4 (15.Rb1 Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Nbd7=; 15.Be3!?
Psakhis Psakhis) 15...Qc7 16.b6 Qxc4 17.Bxb7 Qxc3 18.Bd2 Qxd4 19.Bxa8 Qxb6=;
14...Qc7 Ftacnik 15.Bf4! Bd6 16.b6±]
15.Nxd5 exd5 [15...Bxd5 Kramnik 16.Qe2 and White is clearly better. (16.Bf4²
Dolmatov Ftacnik 16...Ra7; 16.Bf4² Ftacnik ) ]
16.Rb1! [16.Qb3 axb5 17.Rxa8 Bxa8 18.Qxb5 also with some advantage, but I had no
interest in trying to play some slight advantage that day. , ebenfalls mit einigem
Übergewicht, aber ich hatte an jenem Tag keine Lust zu versuchen, irgendeinen leichten
Vorteil zu verwerten.]
16...Qb6 [16...f6 was necessary. After ist kaum besser: 17.Nd3 Re8 (17...axb5 Dolmatov
18.Rxb5 Bc6 19.Qb3 Ra5 20.Rxa5 Qxa5 21.Nf4±) 18.Nf4 Kh8 Black can hold Psakhis
19.Bh5!+– (Psakhis) 19...g6 (19...Rf8 20.Ne6; 19...Rg8 20.Ng6+! hxg6 21.Bxg6+–)
20.Nxg6+ hxg6 21.Bxg6 Kg7 22.Qg4 Rh8 23.Bh7+! Kxh7 24.Rb3 f5 25.Qxf5+ Kg7
26.Rg3++–]
17.Be2!! [
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The point. White can swing his  over to d3 now. I considered moves like 17.d3, but
I realized that this was the strongest move - the bishop has no more work on f3. Die
Pointe. Weiß kann nun seinen Läufer nach d3 überführen. Ich erwog auch Züge wie
17.d3, aber ich begriff, dass dieser Zug am stärksten war - der Läufer hat auf f3 nichts
mehr zu tun. ]
17...axb5 [There is no other way - 17...a5 would eave White with the monster on b5. Es
gibt nichts anders - nach 17...a5 würde Weiß mit dem Monster auf b5 verbleiben.]
18.Rxb5 Qc7 19.Bf4 Bd6 20.Bd3 Ba6 [Here, I spent a few seconds checking 21.xd5
which leaves White with an extra pawn, but as I mentioned earlier I couldn't be bothered.
I saw xh7+ and didn't waste any more time on xd5. I then spent some time analysing
xh7+, and didn't see a defence for Black. I then realized that I was too excited to
analsye and decided to get it over with. He had hardly any time left already and I was
sure that he wouldn't find a defence.Baburin: In this position which is clearly superior for
him, White does not settle for a pawn after 21 Rxd5, but instead launches a devastating
blow:Ftacniik: Annad unleashed a spectacular attack with bishop sacrifice. An dieser
Stelle prüfte ich ein paar Sekunden lang 21.xd5, wonach Weiß mit einem Mehrbauern
verbleibt, aber wie bereits erwähnt, hatte ich daran kein Interesse. Ich sah xh7+ und
verschwendete keine Zeit mehr mit xd5. Ich analysierte xh7+ eine Zeit lang und sah
keine Verteidigung für Schwarz. Dann wurde mir klar, dass ich zum Rechnen zu
aufgeregt war und beschloss, es hinter mich zu bringen. Er hatte bereits kaum noch
Bedenkzeit und ich war sicher, dass er keine Verteidigung finden würde. Anand beginnt
einen spektakulären Angriff mit einem Läuferopfer.]
21.Bxh7+! [In the press centre they expected 21.xd5, but my close friend Mauricio
Perea knew immediately that I would play 21.xh7+! and he tried to work out all the
details.Kramnik: Brilliant sacrifice, which was underestimated by Karpov. Brilliant
sacrifice, which was underestimated by Karpov.Petursson: This is the most amazing
sacrifice in the CBM 57. Specially, considering who is playing Black. Im Pressezentrum
erwartete man 21.xd5, aber mein enger Freund Mauricio Perea wusste sofort, dass ich
21.xh7+! spielen würde, und versuchte, alle Details auszuarbeiten.]
[21.Rxd5 Nc6]
21...Kxh7 22.Qh5+ Kg8 23.Rb3 [Baburin: This is the point - White shifts the rook to the
h-file. Baburin: Das ist die Pointe - Weiß schwenkt mit seinem Turm auf die h-Linie.]
23...Bxe5? [This loses trivially. During the game I was worried about 23...c8 more than
23...f6, but later analysis suggests that the latter was the best move. The only move. The
only move. The desire to get rid of the annoying e5–knight is very understandable but
here Black misses a chance to put up more resistance. After this it seems clear that Black
is lost. But a defense is hard to find. Dies verliert trivial. Während der Partie machte ich
mir mehr Sorgen wegen 23...c8 als wegen 23...f6, aber die spätere Analyse ergab, das
letzteres der bessere Zug war - und der einzige. Der Wunsch, den lästigen Springer e5 zu
eliminieren, ist sehr verständlich, aber hier verpasst Schwarz eine Möglichkeit, härteren
Widerstand zu leisten. ]
[23...f6! 24.Rh3 fxe5 25.dxe5 Qc4! (25...Rxf4 26.e6 Kf8 27.Qh8+ Ke7 28.Qxg7+ Ke8
Kramnik (28...Kxe6 29.Re1+! Re4 30.Rh6++– (30.Rh6+ Kf5 31.Qf6+ Kg4 32.h3#+–) )
29.Rh8+ Rf8 30.Rxf8+ Bxf8 31.Qxc7+–) 26.Re1 Much simpler - White doesn't invest
too much material. Viel einfacher - Weiß investiert nicht allzuviel Material.. (26.Qh7+
Kf7 27.e6+ Kf6 (27...Kxe6 28.Re1+!+–; 27...Ke8 28.Qg6+ Kd8 29.Bg5+ Kc8 30.Rc1±)
28.Bg5+ (28.Rh6+ gxh6 29.Qxh6+ Kf5 (29...Ke7 30.Bg5++–) 30.g4+ Ke4 31.Re1+
Qe2! (31...Kd3 32.Qg6+ Kd4 33.Bxd6 Fritz will probably tell you more than I could, but
31...e2 is good. Fritz wird Ihnen wahrscheinlich mehr verraten, als ich es könnte, aber
31...e2 ist gut.) 32.Rxe2+ Bxe2 33.Bxd6 (RR33.e7! Bxe7 34.Bc1 Bxg4 35.Qe3+ Kf5
36.Qxe7+–) 33...Ra1+ 34.Kg2 Bf1+! 35.Kg3 Rf3+ 36.Kh4 Rh3+–+) 28...Kxe6 29.Re1+
Kd7 30.Qxg7+ Kc6 31.Rc3 Nd7 32.Rxc4+ Bxc4÷ White has a lot of pawns on the
kingside, but since Black's king is now safe he can activate his pieces. Weiß hat eine
Menge Bauern am Königsflügel, aber da der König des Schwarzen jetzt sicher steht, kann
er seine Figuren aktivieren.) 26...Qxf4™ (Deserve attention Aufmerksamkeit verdient
26...Qb4 27.Bd2!? (27.Qh7+ Kf7 28.e6+ (28.Rhe3 Be7 29.Bh6) 28...Ke8 29.Qg6+ Kd8
30.Qg5+ Kc8–+) 27...Qxd2 28.Qh7+ Kf7 29.Rf3+ Ke7 30.Qxg7+ (30.exd6+? Kxd6
31.Qg6+ Kc5–+ 32.Rb1 Nc6!–+) 30...Kd8 31.Rxf8+ Bxf8 32.Qxf8+ Kc7 33.Rb1
Baburin (Baburin ) (33.Qd6+ Kc8 34.Qf8+=) 33...Qd3÷) 27.Qh7+ Kf7 28.exd6 Nc6™
(28...Re8 29.Qh5+ g6 30.Re7+!! Fritz Fritz 30...Rxe7 (30...Kf6 31.Qf3!+–) 31.Qh7+ Kf6
(31...Kf8 32.dxe7+ Ke8 33.Qxg6+ Kxe7 34.Rh7++–) 32.Qxe7+ Kf5 33.Qf8+! Ke5
34.Re3++–) 29.Rf3 Qxf3 30.gxf3 Bc4 And here, both 31.h4 and h1 are dangerous.
Still, over the board, to find your way through the complications with limited time isn't
the easiest task and Karpov didn't manage this time. Und her sind sowohl 31.h4 als auch
h1 gefährlich. Dennoch, sich bei begrenzter Bedenkzeit in den Komplikationen zurecht
zu finden, ist nicht die allerleichteste Aufgabe, und diesmal schaffte es Karpov nicht.;
23...Bc8?! I hadn't analysed this move well. Later I asked Karpov what he saw against it
and he said that he assumed 24.g3 won. I showed him 24...e7 and we thought that
this would have saved Black. Later Dzindzi (according to my second, Ubilava) found the
way for White. Diesen Zug hatte ich nicht tief analysiert. Hinterher fragte ich Karpov,
was er dagegen gesehen hatte, und er sagte, er vermutete, dass 24.g3 gewinnen würde.
Ich zeigte ihm 24...e7, und wir dachten, dass dies Schwarz gerettet hätte. Später
entdeckte Dzindzi (laut meinem Sekundanten Ubilava) für Weiß den Weg zum Sieg.
24.Rg3
a) 24.g4? Ra3!;
b) 24.Ng6?! fxg6 25.Qxd5+ Qf7 26.Qxf7+ (26.Qxa8 Qxf4 27.g3 Qxd4–+) 26...Rxf7
27.Bxd6 Nc6µ;
24...Qe7 (24...Ra3 25.Rc1 (25.Rxg7+?! Kxg7 26.Bh6+ Kf6 (26...Kh8 27.Bg5+ Kg8
28.Bf6+–) 27.Re1! Rg8 28.Qh4+ Ke6 (28...Kf5 29.Qf4+ Ke6 30.Nd3+ Kd7 31.Qxf7+
Kc6 32.Rc1+ Kb6 33.Rxc7+–) 29.Ng4+ Kd7 30.Nf6+ Kc6 31.Rc1+ Kb7 32.Nxg8 Rc3)
25...Qd8 26.f3 Be7 27.Bh6 Bf6 28.Bxg7 Bxg7 29.Qh6+–) 25.Bh6!
a) 25.Bg5 Qe6 (25...f6 26.Ng6 (26.Bh6 fxe5 27.Rxg7+ Qxg7 28.Bxg7 Kxg7 29.Qg5+
Kf7÷) 26...Qd8 27.Nxf8 Bxg3 28.Qh7+ Kxf8 29.Qh8+ Ke7 30.Re1+ Be6 31.Qxg7+ Kd6
32.Bxf6! Qe8 33.Qxg3+ Kd7 34.Qb3+–) 26.Bh6 (26.Rh3 Kramnik 26...Qxh3 27.gxh3 f6
28.Ng6 fxg5 29.Nxf8 Bxf8 30.Qxg5) 26...Bxe5 27.dxe5 g6 28.Bxf8 Kxf8÷ (28...Kxf8
29.Qh8+ Ke7÷) ;
b) 25.Qh6 Bxe5 26.Bxe5 f6 27.Bd6 Qf7 28.Bxf8 Qxf8 29.Qf4 Nd7÷;
25...Bxe5 26.dxe5 g6 27.e6!! Dzindzi 27...Bxe6
a) 27...Qxe6 28.Bxf8+– Nd7 29.Bh6+–;
b) 27...Qf6 28.Bxf8 (28.exf7+ Kh7 (28...Kxf7 29.Qxd5+ Be6 30.Qxa8) 29.Qxd5 Kxh6
30.Qxa8 Bf5 31.Re1 Nd7²) 28...Bxe6 29.Qh6+–;
28.Qe5 f6 29.Rxg6++– Kh7 30.Qh5+–]
24.Rh3 f6 [24...f5 Ftacnik 25.Bxe5 Qd7 26.Qh7+ Kf7 27.Bxg7+–]
25.dxe5+– Qe7 [Baburin: Other options were no better:]
[25...Qc4 26.Re1! (26.Qh7+ Kf7 27.e6+ Kxe6 (27...Ke8 28.Qg6+ Ke7 29.Qxg7+ Ke8
30.Re1 winning (30.Rb1+–) ) 28.Re1+ Kd7 29.Qxg7+ Kc6 30.Qc7+ Kb5 31.Rb1+ wins
(31.Rb1+ Baburin 31...Ka4 32.Qa5+ Kxa5 33.Ra3+ Qa4 34.Bc7#) ) 26...Qxf4 27.Qh7+
Kf7 28.e6+ Ke8 29.Qg6++–; 25...Qd7 Kramnik Psakhis 26.Qh7+ Kf7 27.exf6 Kxf6
(27...Rg8 28.Re1+–) 28.Re1 Be2 29.Rg3+–; 25...Bxf1? Kramnik 26.e6 with mate
(26.e6 Ftacnik 26...Qxf4 27.Qh8#) ]
26.Qh7+ Kf7 27.Rg3 Ke8 [27...Rg8 28.Qg6+ (28.exf6 Kramnik 28...Qxf6 29.Bg5 wins
(29.Bg5 Ftacnik 29...Qe6 30.Rf3+ Ke8 31.Re3+–) ) 28...Kf8 29.exf6 And Black can't
recapture und Schwarz kann nicht zurückschlagen.]
28.Rxg7 Qe6 29.exf6 Nc6 [White is winning in all variations White is winning in all
variations]
[29...Rxf6 Kramnik 30.Bg5 (30.Rg8+ Rf8 31.Qh5+ Qf7 32.Re1+ Kd7 33.Rg7 Qxg7
34.Qxd5+ Kc8 35.Rc1+ Nc6 36.Rxc6+; 30.Qh5++– Dolmatov Baburin Petursson ;
30.Qh5++– Dolmatov ; 30.Qh5++– Baburin ; 30.Qh5+ Petursson ) ; 29...Bxf1 Ftacnik
30.Re7++–]
30.Ra1 Kd8 31.h4 [To clear the back rank - it's always nice to have time for the details.
Um das Grundreihenmotiv auszuschalten - es ist immer nett, Zeit für die Kleinigkeiten zu
haben.]
31...Bb7 32.Rc1 Ba6 33.Ra1 [I felt it would be better to have the rook on d1 and I was
sure that Karpov would be grateful to repeat moves to get to the time control... Mir schien
es besser, den Turm auf d1 zu haben, und ich war sicher, dass Karpov dankbar die Züge
wiederholen würde, um die Zeitkontrolle zu schaffen..]
33...Bb7 34.Rd1 Ba6 35.Qb1! Rxf6 36.Bg5“ [Karpov lost on time playing 36...c8.
Obviously I was delighted to have won after a loss, but I was especially happy with the
way I won. Beim Ausführen von 36...c8 überschritt Karpov die Zeit. Natürlich freute
ich mich, nach einem Verlust gewonnen zu haben; besonders glücklich aber war ich über
die Art und Weise. ]
36...Kc8 37.Qb6+– [37.Qh7]
1–0

[Stohl,I]
1.d4 [Shamkovich ]
1...Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c5 4.d5 d6 5.Nc3 exd5 6.cxd5 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.h3 0–0 9.Bd3 b5!?
[This tactical shot initiates a forced sequence, in which Black's chances are certainly
better, than in the quiet lines. After e.g. 9...bd7 White's center and space advantage give
him the upper hand.Shamkovich: This sharp continuation leads to interesting
complications]
10.Bxb5 [10.Nxb5 Re8 11.Nd2 Nxd5 12.Nc4 Nb4 13.Be2 Ba6 14.Nbxd6 Re6 15.Bf4
Nd7 16.0–0 Ne5 17.Bxe5 Bxe5 18.a3 Rxd6 19.Nxd6 Qxd6 20.axb4 Qxd1 21.Bxd1
(21.Rfxd1 Bxe2 22.Rd2 Bb5÷) 21...Bxf1 22.Kxf1 cxb4 (22...Bxb2 23.Ra2 Bd4 24.b5 c4=)
23.Ra4 a5 24.b3 Rd8 25.Be2 Bc7 ½,Hilarp Persson,T-Gdanski,J/Goteborg Excelsior
Cup/1997/]
10...Nxe4 11.Nxe4 Qa5+ 12.Nfd2 Qxb5 13.Nxd6 Qa6 [13...Qd3 14.N2c4 Qxd1+
15.Kxd1 gives White more chances to get an advantage.]
14.N2c4 Nd7 15.0–0 Nb6 16.Nxb6 Qxb6 17.Nxc8 Raxc8 18.Rb1!? [The latest wrinkle.
After other moves Black usually quickly regains his pawn with a drawish position.]
18...Rfd8!? [Not long ago 18...Qd6 was considered the best, as now the d-pawn really
falls. But lately White managed to create some problems for Black especially after this
move. 19.Bg5!?
a) 19.Be3!? Rfd8 20.Qa4 Qxd5 21.Rfd1 Bd4 22.Rd2 Qc6 23.Qxc6 Rxc6 24.b3² Kozul,Z-
Vranesic,Z/Toronto/1990/;
b) 19.Re1 Rcd8 20.Bg5 f6?! (¹20...Rd7) 21.Be3 Qxd5 22.Qa4 f5 23.Qxa7 f4 24.Bxc5
Ra8 25.Qe7 Rf7 26.Qe4!± Lima,D-Outerelo,M/Aceimar op/1995/;
c) 19.Qf3 Rfd8 20.Rd1 Bd4 21.Be3 Qxd5 22.Qxd5 Rxd5 23.Rd2 a5 24.Rbd1 Rb8 25.Kf1
Kg7 26.Rc2 a4 27.Rcd2 Rf5 28.Bxd4+ cxd4 29.b3 axb3 30.axb3 Rxb3 31.Rxd4
½,Smejkal,J-Wahls,M/BL/1989/;
19...h6 20.Be3 Rfd8 21.Qa4 Qxd5 22.Qxa7 c4 23.Qa4 Ra8 24.Qc2 Rxa2 25.Rfd1 Qa8
26.Rxd8+ Qxd8 27.Qxc4 Rxb2 28.Rxb2 Bxb2 29.Bxh6² Ibragimov,I-
Nepomnishay,M/St.Petersburg op/1995/]
19.Bf4 [‹19.Bg5?! Rd7 20.Qg4 Qb7 21.Rfd1 h5 ½,Ibragimov,I-De Firmian,N/Reykjavik

op/1994/]
19...Qb7!N [Topalov did his homework well and found an important improvement,
which finally checks the dangerous pawn. The previous tries failed rather drastically, e.g.]
[19...Rd7 20.d6 Bf8 21.Qg4 Qb7 22.Rfd1 Rc6 23.Rd2 Bxd6 24.Rbd1 Qc7 25.Rd5 h5
26.Qf3 Kf8 27.Be5 Qd8 28.b3 Qc7 29.Qd3 Ke7 30.g3 h4 31.Qe3 1–0,Grabarczyk,M-
Oliwa,M/POL-ch Brzeg Dolny/1996/; 19...Qa6 20.d6 Rd7 21.Qd5 c4 22.Rbd1 Bxb2
23.Rfe1 Bf6 24.Be5 Bxe5 25.Rxe5 Rf8 26.Re7 Rdd8 27.d7 Qxa2 28.Rde1 Qa4 29.Kh2
a6 30.Rxf7 1–0,Rogozenko,D-Marin,M/Bucharest Ciocaltea/1995/]
20.d6 Bf8 21.Qd2 [21.Qd3 Simplest and the best is however 21...Bxd6!
a) ‹21...Qb4 22.Qg3ƒ d6;
b) 21...c4 22.Qg3 (22.Qd4 Bxd6 23.Bxd6 Rc6=) 22...Rc6 23.Rfd1 Qb6!? 24.Rd5 (24.d7
Qb7 25.Qg4 h5=) 24...Bxd6 25.Rbd1 Be7„;
22.Bxd6 Rc6 23.Rfd1 Qd7!  (23...Qb6? 24.Bxc5±) 24.Qb5 Rxd6 25.Qxd7 R8xd7
26.Rxd6 Rxd6=]
21...Bxd6 22.Bxd6 Rc6 23.Rfd1 Qa6! [23...Rdxd6? 24.Qxd6 Rxd6 25.Rxd6± Two
mobile  are stronger than the  in such open positions.]
24.Qg5 [24.Qc2 Rcxd6 25.Rxd6 Rxd6 26.b3 Rd5=]
24...Rdxd6 [24...Rcxd6? 25.Qxd8+ Rxd8 26.Rxd8+ Kg7 27.a3±]

25.Rxd6 Rxd6 26.Qxc5 Qxa2!= [Shamkovich: Tactically, Black holds the equality Blow
for blow.Black has calculated the tactical sequence well and is rewarded by equality.]
27.Re1 Rd8 [Also possible was 27...Re6 28.Rd1 (28.Rxe6 Qxe6 29.Qxa7 Qe1+ 30.Kh2
Qe5+=) 28...Re8= (28...Qxb2?? 29.Rd8+ Kg7 30.Qf8+ Kf6 31.Qh8++–) ]
28.b4 a6 29.Qg5 Rf8 [29...Qd5?? 30.Re8++–; ¹29...Rc8!?]
30.h4 [Shamkovich: White is still better, but it is hard to believe that he can win the
game]
30...Qc4 31.Qe7 h5 [31...Rb8 32.Re4 Qd5=]
32.g3 [White's pieces are slightly more active, but of course this advantage is merely
formal. Karpov continues to probe in this lifeless position, probably due to dissatisfaction
with his result in Las Palmas.]
32...Rc8 33.Rd1 Qc6 [33...Qc2 34.Rd7 Qf5 35.Kg2 Kg7=]
34.Rd6 Qa8 [‹34...Qf3?! 35.Qe1 Ra8 36.Qd2²]
35.Qe1 Qb7 [‹35...Rc6 36.Rd7ƒ]
36.Qd2 Re8 37.Qc3 Rc8 38.Qd2 Re8 39.Rd5 Qc6 40.Kh2 Qf6 41.Rd4 Qc6?!
[¹41...Kg7 42.Rd6 Re6= Black should have moved his  to a safer place long ago and
would have saved himself the trouble later on.]
42.Rd6 Qf3 43.Qd4 Qe4 44.Qc3 Qb7 [44...Re6!? 45.Qc8+ ¹Re8= (45...Kg7 46.Qxa6
Qxb4 leads to the position in the game. (46...Qf3 47.Qa1+ Kh7 48.Rd2) ) ]
45.Rc6 Qb5 46.Rf6!ƒ Re7 47.Qc8+ Re8 48.Qxa6 Qxb4 49.Qa2! [This double attack
against f7 and g6 wins a pawn. Luckily for Black the arising  doesn't offer Karpov
realistic winning chances.Shamkovich: suddenly, Topalov realized that he must give up a
pawn (the threat is Rxg6+) Yet it seems that the Queen ending is still drawn]
49...Re6! []
[49...Qe7? 50.Rxg6+ Kh7 51.Rg5+–]
50.Rxe6 fxe6 51.Qxe6+ Kg7 52.Qd7+ Kf6 53.Qc6+ Kg7 54.Qd5 Qc3 55.Kg2 Qf6
56.Qd7+ Kg8 57.Qc7 Qe6 58.Qf4 Qc6+ 59.Kf1 Qe6 60.Qe3 Qc4+ 61.Ke1 Qc2 62.Kf1
Qd1+ 63.Kg2 Qd5+ 64.f3 [White can't penetrate anywhere with his  and after
advancing his pawns he will be liable to perpetual check.]
[64.Qf3 Qe5=]
64...Qa2+ 65.Kh3 Qb1 66.g4 hxg4+ 67.fxg4 Qf1+ 68.Kg3 Qf6 69.Qc5 Qe6 70.Qc3
Qe4
½–½
(1562197) Kasparov,Garry (2785) - Karpov,Anatoly (2775) [E32]

[Kramnik,V]
1.d4 [Ftacnik Dolmatov ]
[Botvinnik's idea]
9...Nbd7 10.Nh3!? [Alternative is]
[10.Bd3 c5 11.Ne2 Rc8 (11...h6 Dolmatov 12.Bh4 Rc8 13.b4 d5 14.dxc5 bxc5 15.b5
Nb6?! 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.Qxf6 gxf6 18.cxd5 Bxd5 19.Nc3² Sorokin,M-
Atalik,S/Cheliabinsk/1991/) 12.Qb3 cxd4 13.exd4 d5?! 14.0–0 dxc4 15.Bxc4 h6 16.Bh4
Nb8 17.Qd3 Qe7 18.Rfe1 White's position is preferable, Sokolov,I-Almasi,Z/It
Groningen NED 1995]
10...c5 11.dxc5 bxc5 12.Be2 Qb6 [12...d5 Dolmatov 13.0–0–0?! Qb6 14.Rd2 Rfe8
15.Rhd1 Bc6 16.Kb1 Rab8 17.Bh4 Ba4 18.Rc1 Rec8µ Xu,J-Stefansson,H/1994/;
12...a5!? 13.0–0 (13.Rd1 h6 14.Bh4 (14.Bf4!? e5!?=) 14...Ne4 15.Bxd8 Nxc3 16.bxc3
Rfxd8 17.Rxd6 Ne5 18.Rxd8+ (18.Rb6 Ba6 19.f4 Nd3+ƒ) 18...Rxd8° Zaitsev,I-
Kimelfeld,R/USSR/1990/) 13...h6 14.Bh4 Qb6 (14...a4 15.Rfd1 Ra6 16.Bf2 Qb8 17.Nf4
Rb6 18.Rd2 Rc8 19.Bd1 Bc6 20.Rb1 Qc7 21.Bg3 e5 22.Ne2 Nf8 ½–½ Drasko,M-
Levin,F/Podgorica (12)/1993 (28)) 15.Rfd1 d5 16.Rd2 (16.Bf2!?  f4) 16...Rfe8
(16...Bc6! 17.Bf2 Rfb8!  b3 18.Bd1! e5?! (18...a4!?  a5, b6) 19.cxd5 Bxd5
20.Ba4 Qe6! (20...Bc6 21.Rd6 Rc8 22.Rad1²) 21.Rad1! Nb6! 22.Bc2 Bxf3 23.gxf3 Qxh3
24.Qxe5!™ Re8! Georgiev,Ki-Razuvaev,Y/Elenite/1992/1–0 (60)) 17.Rad1 Rac8 18.Bf2
Qa7 19.Nf4 Bc6 20.Bd3 Qc7 21.cxd5 exd5 22.Ne2 Qb6 23.Bf5 ½–½ Drasko,M-
Kolev,At/Ubeda op/1996 (38)]
13.0–0 d5 [13...a5 Ftacnik 14.Rfd1 Ba6 15.Rd2 h6 16.Bh4 d5 17.Rad1 Ra7 18.Bf2 Rb8
19.cxd5 Nxd5 20.Qc1 Bxe2 21.Rxe2 Qb5 22.Rc2 Rc8 23.e4 N5b6 ½–½ Burijovich,L-
Adla,D/Mar del Plata op (02)/1994 (32)]
14.Rad1 [14.cxd5 Ftacnik 14...exd5 15.b4 c4 16.Rfd1 Rfe8 17.Qd4 h6 18.Bxf6 Nxf6
19.Kf2 Qc7 20.Nf4 Re5 21.Rac1 Rae8 22.Rc3 g5 23.Nh3 Bc8 24.Bf1 Bxh3 25.gxh3 Nh5
0–1 Kumaran,D-Almasi,Z/WchJM-U18 Bratislava (09)/1993/ (38)]
14...Bc6 [14...h6 Dolmatov 15.Bf4 a5 16.Bg3 Ba6 17.Rf2 Ra7 18.cxd5 Nxd5 19.Qc1
Bxe2 20.Rxe2² Karpov,A-Andersson,U/Haninge/1990/ (20.Rxe2 Ftacnik 20...Qb5
21.Rc2 Rb7 22.Nf2  e4 22...N5f6 23.e4± 1–0 Karpov,An-
Andersson,U/Haninge/1990/ (35)) ; 14...a5 Ftacnik 15.Rd2 Rab8 16.Bh4 Bc6 17.Bf2 a4
18.Nf4 Qc7 19.cxd5 exd5 20.Nd3 Rb3 21.Qc2 Qa5 22.Nc1 Rb6 23.Na2 Rfb8 Perez,Rol-
Bitoon,Ri/Greenhills op (06) 1996/0–1 (56)]
15.Nf2 [15.Rd2!? Dolmatov 15...h6 16.Bh4 Rab8 17.Bg3 Rb7 18.Nf4²]
15...h6 16.Bh4 Ba4 [16...Rab8 Ftacnik 17.Rd2 a5=]
17.Rd2 Bb3 18.Ng4! [The original idea. Opening the f-file, White is preparing an attack
on King side]
[18.Rc1 Dolmatov 18...Rfc8³]
18...Nxg4 [18...Nh7 Ftacnik 19.Rc1 f5 20.Ne5² …d4 21.exd4 cxd4 22.Rxd4 Nxe5
23.c5±]
19.fxg4 Rab8 [19...f6? Karpov 20.cxd5 exd5 21.Bf3]
20.g5 [¹20.cxd5 Karpov 20...exd5 21.Rf5]
20...hxg5 21.Bxg5 Rb7 [× f7, g7]
[21...Qc6?! Dolmatov 22.Bf3÷ (22.Be7 Rfe8 23.Bh4 Bxc4 24.Bxc4 dxc4 25.Qxc4 Nb6
26.Qf4 Rb7µ) ]
22.Be7? [This is unnecessary move. White simly loses a tempo xf7]
[¹22.Bh4 Karpov ]
22...Re8 23.Bh4 Nf8 [23...a5 Ftacnik 24.Bh5! Nb8 25.Rdf2²]
24.Bg3 Rd8 25.Bh4 Rdd7 [25...Re8 26.Rf3!; 25...d4 Ftacnik 26.exd4 (26.Bxd8 dxc3
27.Bxb6 cxd2 28.Bxc5 Rd7 29.Bd4 e5 30.Bxe5 d1Q 31.Bxd1 Bxd1³) 26...cxd4 (26...Rxd4
27.Bf2 Rxd2 28.Qxd2²) 27.Qd3 Rc8]
26.cxd5 Rxd5 [26...exd5!? Dolmatov 27.Rc1 (27.Bg4 Ftacnik 27...d4 (27...Rd6 Karpov
28.Qe5„) 28.exd4 Rxd4 29.Rxd4 cxd4 30.Qd3 Ba4 31.Rf2=) 27...Ne6 (27...Qh6 28.Bf2
Ne6=) 28.Qe5 Rb8 29.Bg4 Re8]
27.e4 Rxd2 28.Qxd2 Ba4 [28...Nd7!? Karpov  e5]
29.Bh5! [29.Rb1 Ftacnik 29...Rd7=]
29...Be8 [29...Qxb2? Ftacnik 30.Bxf7+ Kh8 31.Qxb2 Rxb2 32.Be7±; 29...g6! Ftacnik
30.Qh6 (30.Bf6 Nh7 31.e5 Qxb2 32.Qd8+ Nf8 33.Bf3 Rd7µ) 30...Nh7 31.Bd1 (31.e5
Qxb2 32.Bxg6 (32.Bf6? Nxf6 33.exf6 Qd4+ 34.Kh1 Qxf6–+) 32...fxg6 33.Qxg6+ Rg7
34.Qxe6+ Kh8µ) 31...Qxb2 32.Bxa4 Qd4+ 33.Bf2 Qxa4 34.Bxc5 Qxe4³]
30.Bf2 Qb5? [It is hard to explain why Karpov missed the simple ]
[30...Qxb2 31.Qxb2 (31.Qd8 Bb5 32.Re1 (32.Bxc5? fails to 32...Bxf1 33.Qxf8+ Kh7
34.Kxf1 Qc1+ 35.Kf2 Rb2+ 36.Kg3 Qg5+ 37.Bg4 Rb3+) 32...Rd7 33.Qe8 Rc7 (33...c4
and now correct is 34.Qb8. If 34.Bc5 Qxg2+ 35.Kxg2 Rd2+ 36.Re2 Rxe2+ 37.Bxe2 Bxe8
38.Bxc4 Bc6 39.Kf3 a5 40.Ke3 Nd7 and Black is a pawn up) 34.Qd8 Rd7 draw)
31...Rxb2 32.Bxc5 Rb5! 33.Bxf8 (33.Rc1 Dolmatov 33...Nd7 34.Bd6 Rxh5 35.Rc8 Nf6
(35...Kh7! Karpov 36.Rxe8 Nf6 37.Re7 Nxe4µ) 36.e5) 33...Kxf8 and Black has a better
endgame]
31.Qd8 [After the game, Kasparov mentioned that 31.Qd6 was even better]
[¹31.Qd6 Kasparov]
31...Bc6 32.Bg3 [Ftacnik: White can not claim advantage, since his pieces are not so well
coordinated and weaknesses b2,e4 still loom. Ftacnik: Weiss kann kaum behaupten,
Vorteil zu haben, weil seine Kräfte nicht besonders gut koordiniert sind und die
Schwächen b2 und e4 bleiben.]
32...Rd7 [This loses. Black could of continue with 32... c4, for instance 33.Bd6 Qxh5,
and Black stood even better because White's attack is over! 32... Qb6 also deserves
attention]
[32...c4 Dolmatov 33.Bd6 Qxh5 (33...Qb6+ 34.Qxb6 axb6) 34.Qxf8+ (34.Bxf8) 34...Kh7
35.Rf3 c3 (35...Rb3 36.Qxf7 Qxf7 37.Rxf7 Rxb2 38.Rxg7+ Kxg7 39.Be5+ Kg6 40.Bxb2
Bxe4 41.Kf2) 36.b4 (36.bxc3? Rb1+–+; 36.Rh3? Qxh3 37.gxh3 cxb2–+; 36.Rxc3? Qd1+
37.Kf2 Rxb2+) 36...c2 37.Bf4 e5=; 32...Bxe4!? Ftacnik 33.Bc7 (33.Bd6 Qxb2 34.Qxf8+
Kh7 35.Bf3 Qd4+ 36.Kh1 Bxf3 37.gxf3 Qd3 38.Rf2 Rb2 39.Kg2 (39.Rxb2?? Qf1#;
39.Bg3?? Rxf2 40.Bxf2 Qf1+ 41.Bg1 Qxf3#) 39...Rxf2+ 40.Kxf2 Qd2+=) 33...f6 34.Bd6
Qxb2 35.Qxf8+ Kh7 36.Bf3 Qd4+ 37.Kh1 Bxf3 38.gxf3²; 32...Qb6 33.Qxb6 axb6³]
33.Qe8! [Excellent move! Now White has all the chances]
33...Qxf1+ [If 33...f6 then 34.Bd6 Rxd6 35.Bf7+ Kh7 36.Qxf8 Rd2 37.Qg8+ Kh6
38.Qh8+ Kg5 39.Qh5#; 33...g6 34.Bd6! wins
a) Of course not 34.Bxg6? Qxf1+ 35.Kxf1 Rd1+ 36.Ke2 Bxe8 37.Kxd1 Nxg6 and now
Black is winning!;
b) 34.Bd6 Dolmatov 34...Qxf1+ 35.Kxf1 Rxd6 36.Qb8+– (36.Qe7 Ftacnik 36...Rd7

37.Qxc5±) ;
]
34.Kxf1 Rd1+ 35.Bxd1 Bxe8 36.Bf2 Bb5+ [36...Nd7 37.Ba4 the pin is unpleasant
37...a6 (37...f6 Ftacnik 38.Bxc5 (38.Bxd7 Bxd7 39.Bxc5 a6 40.Kf2²) 38...Nxc5 39.Bxe8
Nxe4 40.Ke2±) 38.Ke2 White is much better; 36...Bc6 Ftacnik 37.Bxc5 a5 38.Bc2+–]
37.Be2 [37.Ke1 Ftacnik 37...Nd7]
37...Bxe2+ 38.Kxe2 Nd7 39.Kd3 [Black cannot protect his weak pawns. The game is
over.]
39...a6 40.Bg1 [40.Kc4 Dolmatov 40...Nf6 (40...Ne5+ Ftacnik 41.Kxc5 Nd3+ 42.Kb6
Nxf2 43.Kxa6 Nxe4–+) ]
40...f5 [40...Ne5+ Ftacnik 41.Kc3 Nd7 42.Kc4 Nf6 43.Kxc5 Nxe4+ 44.Kb6+–]
41.exf5 exf5 42.Kc4 Ne5+ 43.Kxc5 Nd3+ 44.Kb6 [44.Kb6 Ftacnik 44...Nxb2 45.Kxa6
Nd3 46.a4 Ne1 47.a5+–]
1–0

[Kramnik,V]
1.d4 [Shamkovich Karpov Dolmatov ]
1...d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0–0 8.0–0 e5 9.cxd5
cxd5 10.e4 exd4 [Shamkovich: It is interesting that Kramnik played this position against
Karpov few months earlier Karpov,A-Kramnik,V/Vienna Millenium/1996 and chose..
10...dxe4 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Bxe4 h6 13.Be3 exd4 14.Bh7+ Kh8 15.Bxd4 Nf6 16.Bf5
Bxf5 17.Qxf5 Qc8 18.Qb5 a6 19.Qb6 Qc7 20.Qxc7 Bxc7 21.Bxf6 gxf6 White has a
better endgame]
11.Nxd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 h6 13.Nxd4 Qh4 [13...Bxh2+ is risky in view of 14.Kxh2 Qh4+
15.Kg1 Qxd4 16.Be3 Qxd5 17.Bh7+ Kh8 18.Be4 with initiative]
14.Nf3 Qh5 15.Bh7+ [15.Qc4 Dolmatov 15...Nc5 16.Bc2 g5 17.b4 Na6 18.Qd3 Orr,M-
Kaidanov,G/Dublin/1991/]
15...Kh8 16.Qf5
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16...g5!? [ 17...g7Shamkovich: The original lunge. Kramnik chooses to avoid

simplifications, but he doesn't create serious threats. Jeroen Piket in the game against
Ivan Sokolov (Sokolov,I-Piket,J/It Nussloch/1996) continued with ...]
[16...Qxf5 and after 17.Bxf5 Nf6 18.Bc2 Bg4 19.Bb3 Bxf3 20.gxf3 Nh5 21.Be3 Nf4
22.Rfd1 White got an advantage; 16...Nf6 Dolmatov 17.Qxh5 Nxh5 18.Bc2 Nf6 19.Rd1]
17.h4!? [ 18.g4]
[Karpov could react carefully 17.Be3 Ne5 (17...Nb6?? 18.Bd4+ wins; 17...Kg7 Dolmatov
18.Bd4+ f6÷) 18.Qf6+ Kxh7 19.Nxe5 Bxe5 20.Qxe5 but decided to punish the opponent
immediately; 17.b3!? Karpov ; 17.Bd2!? Karpov ]
17...Nb6 [17...Ne5?! is dubious 18.Qf6+ Kxh7 19.Nxe5 (19.Qxd6? Nxf3+ 20.gxf3 Qxf3
and now 21.Qxf8 is impossible because of 21...Bh3 and Black is winning) 19...Bxe5
20.Qxe5 Qxh4 21.f4 with attack]
18.Qf6+ Kxh7 19.Qxd6 Bg4 20.Nh2 [interesting play could have occured after]
[20.Ne5 Rad8 21.Qb4 Bf5 22.hxg5 with unclear position; 20.hxg5 Dolmatov 20...Bxf3
21.gxf3 hxg5 (21...Rad8„ Kramnik) 22.Kg2 g4=]
20...Rad8 [20...Qxh4 Dolmatov 21.Qb4 Bh5 22.Qxh4 gxh4=; 20...gxh4? Dolmatov

21.Nxg4 Qxg4 22.Qxh6+]
21.Qb4 Bf5 22.hxg5 [22.g4? does not work 22...Qxh4]
22...Nxd5 [22...hxg5 Karpov 23.g4]
23.Qxb7 [23.Qd2 Karpov 23...Rg8 …24.gxh6? Bh3]
23...hxg5 24.Qb3! [with the idea 24... Rd6 25.Qg3 Rh6 26.f3 Rg8 27.Ng4, refuting the
attack.]
[Karpov realized that taking the second pawn is dangerous. It looks like there is no time
for this: 24.Qxa7 Rd6! with the following Rh6 gives Black a dangerous attack. Yet White
has a defense: (24...Rh8 Karpov 25.Qa3 Kg6 26.Qg3 Nf6ƒ) 25.Nf3 Rh6 26.Nxg5+ Kg8
27.f3! (of course not 27.Nh3 Bxh3 28.Bxh6 Qg4 wins) 27...Qh2+ 28.Kf2 Qh4+ 29.Kg1
Qh2+ draw by perpetual check]
24...Rh8 [Kramnik finds another way to continue the attack]
[24...Kg6 Dolmatov 25.Qf3 Qh6 26.Qg3 Rh8 27.Bd2 Nf6„]
25.Qf3 [This is better than 25.Qg3 Kg6 26.Be3 Nxe3 27.fxe3 Rd2]
25...g4 26.Qg3 Nf6 [Threatening 27... Ne4. Black mobilized all his forces for the final
lunge, so White must find the way to rescue his King]
27.f3 Rd3 [
XHGFEDCBAY
1-mKR+-vL-tR!
2sNP+-+-zPP"
3-wQP+r+-+#
4+p+-+-+-$
5q+l+-+-+%
6+-sn-+-+-&
7k+p+-+-zp'
8tr-+-+-+-(
xhgfedcbay
The critical position of the fierce skirmish  28...e4 29.f4 g3–+]
28.Nxg4 [At first glance, White could have continued with 28.fxg4, which seems more
promising. Yet Black has enough resources to maintain the initiative]
[28.fxg4 Rxg3 29.gxh5 Be4! 30.Rxf6 Rxg2+ 31.Kf1 Rxh2 32.h6
a) 32.Rxf7+?! Kg8 33.Rxa7? (33.Rf4 Right is 33...Bd3+ 34.Kg1 R8xh5 35.Rg4+ Kf7
36.Rg2 R2h3 Black has a full compensation for a pawn) 33...R8xh5 34.Re7 Rf5+ 35.Ke1
Bd3 wins;
b) 32.Be3 Rh1+ 33.Bg1 Kg7 34.Rf4 f5 35.Ke2 R8xh5 36.Bd4+ Kg6 37.Rxh1 Rxh1
38.Bxa7 Rh2+ 39.Rf2 Rxf2+ 40.Bxf2 f4 looks drawish;
c) 32.Rh6+ Kg7 33.Rxh8 Rh1+ 34.Kf2 Kxh8 35.b3 Rxh5 36.Bb2+ Kh7 game is even;
32...Bd5 and Black is no worse]
28...Bxg4 [28...Nxg4 Karpov 29.fxg4 Rxg3 30.gxh5 Be4 31.Rxf7+ Kg8 32.Rf2 Rxh5
33.Bf4±]
29.fxg4 Qg6 [?? Kramnik]
[29...Qc5+! Dolmatov 30.Be3 (30.Qf2 Qxf2+ 31.Kxf2 (31.Rxf2 Nxg4 32.Rxf7+?

(32.Rf1=; 32.Rf1 Kg6  d3–d5–h5) 32...Kg6 33.Rf1 (33.Rf3 Rd1+ 34.Rf1 Rh1+
35.Kxh1 Rxf1#) 33...Rd7 34.g3 Rdh7 35.Bf4 Rh1+ 36.Kg2 R8h2+ 37.Kf3 Rxf1+
(37...Kf5!–+) 38.Rxf1 Kf5–+ 39.Bd6 Rc2) 31...Re8°) 30...Rxe3 31.Qf2 Nxg4 32.Qxf7+
Kh6]
30.Qc7 [30.Be3! Dolmatov 30...Nxg4 31.Rxf7+ Qxf7 32.Qh4++– (32.Qh4+ Karpov

32...Kg7 (RR32...Nh6! 33.Qxh6+ Kg8 34.Qg5+ Qg7 35.Qxg7+ Kxg7 36.Bxa7 Rc8!÷)
33.Qxg4+ Qg6 34.Bd4++–) ]
30...Kg8 [30...Nxg4! Dolmatov 31.Rxf7+ (31.Qxf7+?? Qxf7 32.Rxf7+ Kg6 33.Rf1 Rd5!
34.Bf4 Rdh5 35.g3 Rh1+! 36.Kg2 R8h2+ 37.Kf3 Kf5!–+) 31...Kg8 32.Rf1 Rh2=
(32...Qh5 Karpov 33.Qb8+ Kg7 34.Qxa7+ Kg8 35.Qb8+ Kg7=) ]
31.Bf4 [31.g5!? Karpov ]
31...Rh4
XHGFEDCBAY
1-mKR+-+-tR!
2+P+-+-zPP"
3-+-+r+-+#
4trPvL-+-+-$
5-+-+-+-+%
6+qsn-+-+-&
7-+p+-wQ-zp'
8+k+-+-+-(
xhgfedcbay
[31...Qh7 32.Qc8+ Kg7 33.Qf5 Qh1+ 34.Kf2 Qh4+ 35.Kg1 (35.Ke2 Rd5! 36.Qc2 Qxg4+
wins) 35...Qh1+ draw; 31...Nxg4 Karpov 32.Rae1+–]
32.Bg3 [32.Qc8+ Karpov 32...Kh7 33.Be5?! (33.Qf5) 33...Rxg4 34.Rxf6 Rxg2+

35.Kh1!? Rg1+! (35...Qe4 36.Qh8+! Kxh8 37.Rh6+ Kg8 38.Rh8#) 36.Rxg1 Qe4+
37.Rf3! Qxf3+ 38.Rg2 Qd1+ = Fritz; 32.Be5 Karpov 32...Rxg4 33.Rf2+–; 32.Rae1
Karpov 32...Rxg4 33.Rf2+–; 32.g5+– Karpov ]
32...Rxg3 [Black must sacrifice the exchange.]
[If 32...Rxg4 33.Rxf6! Qxf6 34.Qc8+ with the winning fork]
33.Qxg3 [¹33.Qb8+!? Dolmatov 33...Kg7 (33...Kh7 34.Qxg3 Qh6 35.Qd3+ Kg7 36.g5
Rh1+ 37.Kf2+–) 34.Qxg3 Qh6 35.g5 Rh1+ 36.Kf2 Ne4+ 37.Kf3+–]
33...Qh6! [The attack is in progress. The threat is 34... Rh1+ 35.Kf2 Ne4+]
34.Qf3! [It looks like this is the only move]

[34.Rf4 Karpov 34...Nd5!; 34.g5 Dolmatov 34...Rh1+ 35.Kf2 Ne4+ 36.Kf3 (36.Ke3
Karpov 36...Nxg3 37.gxh6 Rxf1 38.Rxf1 Nxf1+) 36...Nxg3 37.gxh6 Rxf1+ 38.Rxf1 Nxf1
39.b4 Kh7 40.Ke4 Kxh6 41.a4 Kg5 42.b5 Can Black win?]
34...Rh1+ 35.Kf2 Qd2+ 36.Kg3 Qd6+ 37.Kf2 [37.Qf4 Ne4+ 38.Kf3 Nd2+ 39.Kg3
Ne4+ draw]
37...Qd2+ 38.Kg3 Qd6+
½–½
(1568331) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Hajenius,Willem (2035) [A51]

Antwerp Antwerp, 31.05.1997
[Meulders,R]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 [Die Fajarowicz-Abzweigung vom Budapester-Gambit hat
keinen guten Ruf.]
4.Qd5?! [Der beste Zug erscheint mir 4.a3, womit b4 verhindert wird, z.B. 4.a3 Qh4
5.g3 Qh5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Qc2 Nc5 (7...Qf5? 8.Nbd2 Nxg3 9.e4!+–) 8.b4 Ne6 9.Bb2 a5
10.b5 Ne7 11.Bg2 g5?! 12.Nbd2 Bg7 13.Ne4 g4 14.Nh4 Ng6? 15.Nf5!+– 0–0 16.h3
Ngf4 17.hxg4!! Nxg2+ (17...Qxg4 18.Nf6+ Bxf6 19.Ne7+ Bxe7 20.Qxh7#) 18.Kd2 Qxh1
(18...Qxg4 19.Nf6+ Bxf6 20.Ne7+ Bxe7 21.Qxh7#) 19.Rxh1 Re8 20.Nxg7 Kxg7
21.Rxh7+! Meulders-Schuermans, Belg. Meistersch. 1991]
4...Bb4+ [Nach 4.d3/d4 ist 4...c5 gut; nach 4.d5 ist est falsch.]
5.Nd2 Nc5 6.a3 Bxd2+ 7.Bxd2 b6! [Schon lange her von Staker vorgeschlagen: 
8...b7 9.d4 b3–+]
8.Rd1!? [8.Qf3; 8.Qxa8?? Bb7 9.Qxa7 Nc6–+]
8...Bb7 9.Qd4 Qe7 10.Qg4 f6! 11.b4 [11.exf6?? Nd3#]
11...Ne4 12.exf6 Qxf6 13.Nf3 0–0 [Schwarz hat mehr als genügend Kompensation für
den Bauer und holt sich ein sehr bequemes Unentschieden: ]
14.e3 Nxd2 15.Rxd2 Qa1+ 16.Ke2 Qxa3 17.h4 Qxb4 18.Rh3 Ba6 19.Ke1 Qb1+
20.Rd1 Qb4+ 21.Rd2 Qb1+ [Seinem grossen Gegner gegenüber wagt Schwarz es nicht
auf Gewinn zu spielen und gibt sich mit Zugwiederholung zufrieden. In der Tat wird das
Spiel nach etwa]
[21...Bb7 22.Rg3 Qe7 23.Nd4 Rf7 24.Nf5 Qf6 25.Bd3 Na6 26.Qh5 g6 27.Nh6+ Kf8 sehr
scharf.]
½–½
(1603914) Comp Mephisto C Rebel - Karpov,Anatoly (2760) [B12]

Gelsenkirchen m rap Gelsenkirchen (1), 30.07.1997
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Ne7 6.0–0 c5 7.c3 Nec6 8.Be3 Nd7 9.a3 Be7
10.Nbd2 0–0 11.b4 cxd4 12.cxd4 Nb6 13.Rc1 Rc8 14.Nb3 Nc4 15.Bxc4 dxc4 16.Rxc4
Qd5 17.Rc1 a5 18.bxa5 Nxa5 19.Nxa5 Qxa5 20.Qb3 Be4 21.a4 Bd5 22.Qb5 Qxb5
23.axb5 Bc4 24.Rfd1 Bxb5 25.Rxc8 Rxc8 26.Ra1 Bc6 27.h3 h6 28.Nd2 Bd5 29.Rb1 Rc3
30.Kh1 Kh7 31.Kh2 Kg6 32.Rb2 h5 33.Rb1 h4 34.Rb6 Kf5 35.Rb5 g5 36.Rb2 Bc6
37.Nf3 Rb3 38.Rxb3 Bf6 39.Bd2 Be7 40.Kg1
½–½
(1603915) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Comp Mephisto C Rebel [D46]

Gelsenkirchen m rap Gelsenkirchen (2), 30.07.1997
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 0–0 9.0–0
b5 10.Be2 Bb7 11.Rd1 Qb8 12.a3 e5 13.h3 Re8 14.Rb1 a5 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Bxe5
17.b4 axb4 18.axb4 Bh2+ 19.Kh1 Bd6 20.Bf3 Be7 21.Ne4 Nd5 22.Nc5 Qa7 23.Bxd5
cxd5 24.Bb2 Bxc5 25.bxc5 Bc6 26.Rd4 Qe7 27.Rg4 f6 28.Rh4 h6 29.Bd4 Reb8 30.Rb4
Rb7 31.Qg6 Be8 32.Qf5 Qf7 33.Rf4 Rba7 34.Qg4 Kh8 35.Qf3 Ra2 36.Bb2 Bd7 37.Rfd4
Bc6 38.Qg3 Qe7 39.Rh4 Kh7 40.Kh2 g5 41.Rhd4 Qxc5 42.Qf3 Qd6+ 43.g3 Qe6 44.h4
R8a7 45.Kg1 Kg8 46.Qh5 Be8 47.Qd1 Qe7 48.Qb3 Bc6 49.Qc2 R7a6 50.Qf5 Kf8
51.Rb3 Bd7 52.Qg6 f5 53.Qh5 Qf7 54.Qd1 Bc6 55.Rbb4 Ra7
½–½
(1612516) Kotronias,Vasilios (2590) - Karpov,Anatoly (2760) [B12]

Hellas rapid m Athens (1), 1997
10.h5 Be4 11.f3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 Nxe5 13.Qg3 Nbc6 14.Nd3 Nxd3+ 15.Bxd3 e5 16.0–0
Bc5 17.Rf5 0–0 18.h6 g6 19.Rxe5 a6 20.Na3 Qc7 21.Bf4 Nxe5 22.Bxe5 Qb6 23.Rf1
Rae8 24.g5 Re6 25.Qf4 f5 26.gxf6 Kf7 27.b4 Bd6 28.Nc4 dxc4 29.Bxc4 d3+ 30.Kh2
Rfe8 31.Bxd6 dxc2 32.Bc5 Qc6 33.Bd5 Qd7
1–0
(1612517) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Kotronias,Vasilios (2590) [E89]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.d5
cxd5 10.cxd5 a6 11.g4 h5 12.g5 Nh7 13.Rg1 f6 14.gxf6 Rxf6 15.0–0–0 Qe8 16.Bg2 b5
17.Kb1 Rb8 18.Rc1 Nb6 19.b3 Bd7 20.Nd1 Kh8 21.Qa5 Nc8 22.Nb2 g5 23.Nd3 Ne7
24.Nb4 Ng6 25.Nxa6 Rc8 26.Rxc8 Bxc8 27.Nc7 Qe7 28.Nxb5 Nh4 29.Qa8 Rf8 30.Qc6
g4 31.fxg4 Bxg4 32.Nec3 Nxg2 33.Rxg2 Qh4 34.Bc1 Qh3 35.Rc2 [After many more
moves]
1–0
(1612518) Kotronias,Vasilios (2590) - Karpov,Anatoly (2760) [B12]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nc3 e6 5.g4 Bg6 6.Nge2 c5 7.Nf4 Ne7 8.h4 cxd4 9.Nb5 Nec6
10.h5 Be4 11.f3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 Nxe5 13.Qg3 Nbc6 14.Nd3 Qa5+ 15.Kd1 Nxd3 16.Bxd3
e5 17.Re1 f6 18.Bd2 Qb6 19.a4 a6 20.a5 Qd8 21.g5 axb5 22.Bxb5 Kf7 23.g6+ hxg6
24.hxg6+ Ke6 25.Ra4 Bc5 26.b4 Bd6 27.Bf1 f5 28.b5 e4 29.Qb3 Nxa5 30.Qa2 b6
31.Rxd4 Be5 32.Ra4 Rh2 33.Be2 Qc7 34.c4 dxc4 35.Bxa5 Rxa5 36.Rxa5 bxa5 37.Qxc4+
Qxc4 38.Bxc4+ Kf6 39.Rf1 a4 40.b6 f4 41.Bd5 e3 42.Bf3 Rd2+ 43.Kc1 a3 44.Rd1 a2
45.Rxd2 a1Q+ 46.Kc2 Qc3+
0–1
(1612519) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Kotronias,Vasilios (2590) [A49]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.0–0 d6 6.Nbd2 Nc6 7.e4 e5 8.dxe5 Nxe5
9.Nxe5 dxe5 10.Nc4 Qe7 11.Qe2 b6 12.Ne3 Bb7 13.f3 Rfd8 14.Re1 a5 15.Bd2 Qe6
16.Bc3 Bf8 17.Qc4 Qe7 18.Bf1 c6 19.a4 Qc7 20.Rad1 Bc5 21.Kg2 Qe7 22.Qb3 Rxd1
23.Nxd1 Bb4 24.Nf2 Nd7 25.Nd3 c5 26.Nf2 Nb8 27.Bxb4 axb4 28.c3 Nc6 29.Bb5 Na5
30.Qc2 b3 31.Qe2 Rd8 32.Rd1 Bc8 33.Rxd8+ Qxd8 34.Nd1 Be6 35.Ne3 h5 36.h4 Qd6
37.Kf2 c4 38.Ke1 Qc5 39.Qf2 Qc8 40.Nd5 Bxd5 41.exd5 Qd8 42.Qd2 Qd6 43.Kf2 Kf8
44.Qh6+ Ke7 45.Qg5+ Kf8 46.Qh6+ Kg8 47.Qd2 Kg7 48.Kg2 f6 49.Kh2 Kf7 50.Qh6
Qxd5 51.Qh7+ Ke6 52.Qxg6 Qd2+ 53.Kh3 Qd8 54.Qxh5 Kd6 55.Qf5 Kc5 56.Qe6
½–½
(1619866) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Harju,Jari [B31]

Karpov sim Valkeakoski, 1997
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.0–0 Bg7 5.c3 e6 6.d4 Qb6 7.Bxc6 bxc6 8.Re1 Ne7 9.dxc5
Qxc5 10.e5 0–0 11.Nbd2 d5 12.exd6 Qxd6 13.Ne4 Qc7 14.Qd6 Qxd6 15.Nxd6 h6
16.Be3 Ba6 17.Bd4 Nf5 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Nxf5+ gxf5 20.b3 Rfd8 21.c4 Rd6 22.Rad1
Rad8 23.Rxd6 Rxd6 24.Kf1 Bb7 25.Ke2 c5 26.Nh4 Rd4 27.g3 a5 28.Rd1 Rxd1 29.Kxd1
Kf6 30.f4 e5 31.Kd2 Bc6 32.Ke3 Be4 33.Kd2
½–½
(1619867) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Innala,Tapio [C60]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7 4.0–0 g6 5.c3 Bg7 6.d4 0–0 7.dxe5 Nxe5 8.Nxe5 Bxe5
9.Bh6 Bg7 10.Bxg7 Kxg7 11.e5 Nf5 12.Bd3 d5 13.Nd2 c5 14.Re1 Be6 15.Qe2 Rc8
16.Nf1 h5 17.Rad1 Qg5 18.Bxf5 Qxf5 19.Rd2 Rfd8 20.b3 Qg5 21.f3 Rd7 22.Qf2 Qe7
23.h4 Rcd8 24.Red1 b5 25.Ng3 Kh7 26.Ne2 Bf5 27.Qg3 a5 28.a3 Qe6 29.b4 axb4
30.axb4 cxb4 31.cxb4 Qb6+ 32.Nd4 Rc8 33.Kh2 Be6
½–½
(1619868) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Jarvenpaa,Jari [E16]

1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Nbd2 0–0 7.0–0 d6 8.Nb3 d5 9.c5
bxc5 10.a3 c4 11.axb4 cxb3 12.Qxb3 Nbd7 13.Bf4 Ne4 14.Rfc1 c6 15.Ra5 g5 16.Be3 f6
17.Ne1 Nd6 18.Nd3 Nf5 19.Bh3 Kh8 20.Qa3 a6 21.Bxf5 exf5 22.Re1 Rf7 23.f3 Re7
24.Bd2 Qe8 25.Nc1 Nb6 26.b3 Rd8 27.Qb2 Nc8 28.Qc2 Nd6 29.b5 cxb5 30.Bb4 Rc8
31.Qb1 Rec7 32.Kf2 f4 33.gxf4 gxf4 34.Bd2 Qh5 35.Bxf4 Qh4+ 36.Bg3 Qxd4+ 37.Kf1
Qe3 38.Nd3 Rg7 39.Nf2 Rgg8 40.Qd3 d4 41.Rd1 Qxd3 42.Rxd3 Nf5 43.Ne4 Bxe4
44.fxe4 Nxg3+ 45.hxg3 Rxg3 46.Rxd4 Rxb3 47.Rxa6 Rb1+ 48.Kf2 h5 49.Rxf6 Kg7
50.e5 Rf8 51.Rd7+ Kg8 52.Kg2 Rxf6 53.exf6 Rb4 54.Kf3
½–½
(1619869) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Kesseli,Anne [C68]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.0–0 d6 6.d4 Qe7 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.h3 Qd6
9.Qe2 Be7 10.Nbd2 Bf6 11.Nc4 Qe6 12.Na5 c5 13.Qc4 Qxc4 14.Nxc4 Bb7 15.Re1 Rd8
16.b3 Ne7 17.Bb2 Nc6 18.c3 0–0 19.Rad1 Rfe8 20.Bc1 a5 21.a4 Bc8 22.Be3 Be7
23.Nfd2 Bf8 24.Nb1 Rd7 25.Rxd7 Bxd7 26.Nba3 f6 27.Nb5 Rc8 28.Rd1 Be6 29.Kf1
Bxc4+ 30.bxc4 Nb8 31.Ke2 c6 32.Nd6 Bxd6 33.Rxd6 Na6
½–½
(1619870) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Pessi,Juha (2245) [A91]

1.c4 f5 2.d4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.d5 e5 6.Nc3 d6 7.e4 0–0 8.Qc2 fxe4 9.Nxe4 Bf5
10.Nxf6+ Rxf6 11.Be4 Bxe4 12.Qxe4 Nd7 13.Be3 Rf7 14.f3 Bg5 15.Bf2 Qf6 16.h4 Bh6
17.g4 Bf4 18.g5 Qf5 19.Qxf5 Rxf5 20.Ne2 Nc5 21.Bxc5 dxc5 22.Nc3 Be3 23.Ke2 Bd4
24.Ne4 Raf8 25.Rh3 Rf4 26.Rf1 a6 27.b3 b5 28.Rc1 b4 29.h5 a5 30.g6 h6 31.Rd1 Ra8
32.d6 cxd6 33.Nxd6 a4 34.Nb5 axb3 35.axb3 Ra2+ 36.Rd2 Ra1 37.Rd1 Ra2+ 38.Rd2
Ra1
½–½
(1619871) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Tahkavuori,Tapani [D17]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.Nxc4 c5 9.dxc5
Qxd1+ 10.Kxd1 Bxc5 11.e4 Bg6 12.Na5 b6 13.Bb5+ Nfd7 14.Nb3 Bb4 15.Be3 a6
16.Be2 f6 17.Rc1 Ke7 18.Kc2 Nc6 19.Rhd1 Bf7 20.Kb1 Rac8 21.Rc2 Nce5 22.Na2 Rxc2
23.Kxc2 Bd6 24.Kb1 Nc6 25.g3 e5 26.Nac1 Nb4 27.Bd2 g6 28.Bc3
½–½
(1619872) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Upero,Jussi [C45]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nb3 Bb6 6.Nc3 Qf6 7.Qe2 Nge7 8.Be3 Nd4
9.Nxd4 Bxd4 10.Bxd4 Qxd4 11.Rd1 Qb6 12.Qb5 0–0 13.Bc4 d6 14.0–0 Qxb5 15.Nxb5
Bd7 16.Rd2 Bxb5 17.Bxb5 Rad8 18.Rfd1 c6 19.Bc4 Nc8 20.f3 Rd7 21.Kf2 Rfd8 22.c3
Kf8
½–½
(1621791) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Dwyer,Daniel [D45]

Koszalin sim1 Koszalin, 1997
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 0–0 8.Be2 Re8 9.0–0
Qe7 10.Rd1 b6 11.e4 dxe4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 Bb7 14.Bg5 Qf8 15.Ne5 Nb8 16.Bd3
f5 17.Qf3 a6 18.Re1 Bb4 19.Re2 Bc3 20.Rd1 Ra7 21.c5 bxc5 22.dxc5 Bb4 23.Bc4 Bxc5
24.Qh5 Bc8 25.Red2 Be7 26.Bxe7 Raxe7 27.Rd6 Bb7 28.b4 Ba8 29.h3 f4 30.R1d4 a5
31.Rxe6 Rxe6 32.Rd6
1–0
(1621792) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Grigoryan,Meri (2085) [B17]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 e6 6.Nf3 Ngf6 7.Nxf6+ Nxf6 8.0–0 Bd6
9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 Qc7 11.Re1 Nd5 12.Bb3 Nf4 13.Ne5 Bxe5 14.dxe5 Ng6 15.Qg4 Nxh4
16.Qxh4 Qe7 17.Qg3 Qg5 18.Qc3 0–0 19.Rad1 Rd8 20.h3 Bd7 21.Qb4 b6 22.h4 c5
23.hxg5 cxb4 24.gxh6 gxh6 25.Rd4 a5 26.Red1 Ra7 27.Bc4 Rc8 28.Rg4+
1–0
(1621793) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Kolosowski,Pawel (2140) [A90]

1.c4 e6 2.d4 f5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 d5 5.Nd2 c6 6.Nh3 Bd6 7.0–0 0–0 8.Nf3 Qe8 9.Bf4 Bxf4
10.Nxf4 b6 11.Rc1 Bb7 12.Qc2 Ne4 13.b4 Nd7 14.b5 c5 15.e3 Qe7 16.h4 Rac8 17.Qa4
Rc7 18.Qa3 Ba8 19.Rfd1 dxc4 20.Rxc4 Qf6 21.Ra4 Rd8 22.Rc1 a5 23.bxa6 Bc6 24.Ng5
Nxg5 25.hxg5 Qf7 26.Bxc6 Rxc6 27.a7 Ra8 28.Ra6 Rd6 29.Qb3 e5 30.dxe5 Nxe5
31.Rxb6 Qxb3 32.Rxb3 Rxa7 33.Rxc5 Nf3+ 34.Kg2 Nxg5 35.Rb8+
1–0
(1621794) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Krysztofiak,Marcin (2135) [E87]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.d4 Bg7 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 Nbd7 7.Nh3 e5 8.Qd2 c6 9.d5 Ne8
10.0–0–0 f5 11.dxc6 bxc6 12.c5 f4 13.Bf2 Qa5 14.Bc4+ Kh8 15.cxd6 Rf6 16.Ng5 Nxd6
17.Qxd6 Rxd6 18.Nf7+ Kg8 19.Nxd6+ Kf8 20.Nxc8 Nf6 21.Nd6 Rb8 22.Bb3 Ne8
23.Nc4 Qb4 24.Na4 Rb5 25.Rd7
1–0
(1621795) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Maliszewski,Jaroslaw (2095) [B31]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.0–0 Bg7 5.c3 e5 6.d3 Nge7 7.Be3 Qb6 8.Na3 a6 9.Nc4
Qc7 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.Bxc5 d5 12.Nd6+ Kf8 13.Ng5 f6 14.Qf3 h6 15.Ngf7 Rh7 16.Nxe5
Kg8 17.Ng4 f5 18.e5 Be6 19.Nf6+ Bxf6 20.exf6 Nc8 21.Rae1 Qd7 22.Nxc8 Rxc8
23.Qg3 g5 24.f4 Kf7 25.Be7 Rg8 26.Re5 Qc7 27.Rfe1 Bd7 28.Bc5 Kxf6 29.Bd4 Kg6
30.fxg5 Qc8 31.gxh6+ Kxh6 32.Qf4+ Rg5 33.h4 Qg8 34.Re7 Bc8 35.hxg5+
1–0
(1621796) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Mickiewicz,Piotr (2060) [E68]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.0–0 e5 8.e4 exd4 9.Nxd4
Re8 10.Re1 Nc5 11.h3 Bd7 12.Bf4 a6 13.b4 Ne6 14.Nxe6 Bxe6 15.Bf1 Nh5 16.Bd2 Qf6
17.Rc1 c6 18.Be3 Qe7 19.Bb6 Qd7 20.Kh2 h6 21.Qd2 g5 22.Red1 Be5 23.Na4 Qe7
24.Bd4 Rad8 25.Nb6 Qc7 26.Nd5 Qd7 27.Bb6 Rc8 28.Ne3 Qe7 29.c5 dxc5 30.bxc5 Nf6
31.Qc2 Nd7 32.Ba5 h5 33.Be2 h4 34.Kg2 hxg3 35.fxg3 Nf6 36.Bf3 Kg7 37.Qd2 Rh8
38.Nf5+ Bxf5 39.exf5 Nh5 40.Re1 f6 41.Rcd1 Rce8 42.Qd7 Kh6 43.Qxe7 Rxe7 44.Bxh5
Kxh5 45.Re4 Rf7 46.Bd2 Rff8 47.Rh4+
1–0
(1621797) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Oliwa,Patryk (2130) [D16]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Na6 6.e4 Bg4 7.Bxc4 e6 8.0–0 Nb4 9.Be3 a5
10.Qe2 Be7 11.Rad1 0–0 12.h3 Bh5 13.Bf4 Nd7 14.g4 Bg6 15.Bg3 h6 16.Ne5 Nxe5
17.dxe5 Qb6 18.Kg2 Rad8 19.f4 Rxd1 20.Rxd1 Rd8 21.f5 Bh7 22.fxe6 fxe6 23.Bxe6+
Kh8 24.Bf5 Bg8 25.e6 Rxd1 26.Qxd1 Na6 27.Qd2 Qc5 28.h4 Nb4 29.Ne2 Nc2 30.Bf2
Qc4 31.Kf1 Bh7 32.Qxa5 Qb4 33.Qa8+ Bf8 34.e7
1–0
(1621798) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Orzech,Dominik [B30]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.0–0 Nge7 5.c3 a6 6.Ba4 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Bxc6+ bxc6
9.d3 Qc7 10.Re1 Bd6 11.Nbd2 0–0 12.Nc4 Bf4 13.Qa4 Rb8 14.Bxf4 Nxf4 15.Rad1 Rd8
16.Qc2 Nd5 17.Ncd2 Qb6 18.b3 a5 19.Re4 Ba6 20.Nc4 Bxc4 21.Rxc4 Rd6 22.Rh4 Nf6
23.Ra4 Rd5 24.Nd2 Qc7 25.h3 Rbd8 26.Nc4 Nh5 27.Ne3 R5d7 28.d4 cxd4 29.cxd4 e5
30.dxe5 Rxd1+ 31.Nxd1 Qxe5 32.Re4 Qa1 33.Re1 g6 34.Kf1 Qf6 35.Qc3 Qf5 36.Ne3
Qb5+ 37.Kg1 Rd3 38.Qc4 Rd2 39.a4 Qb6 40.Ng4 Rd4 41.Re8+ Kg7 42.Qc3 Nf4 43.Kh2
Nd5 44.Qc1 Rf4 45.g3 Rxf2+ 46.Kh1 Nf4 47.Qc3+
1–0
(1621799) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Piescikowski,Mateusz [A81]

1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nd2 d6 5.e4 fxe4 6.Nxe4 Bg7 7.Nxf6+ exf6 8.Qe2+ Qe7
9.Qxe7+ Kxe7 10.Ne2 Re8 11.Be3 Kf8 12.0–0–0 c6 13.d5 Bg4 14.Rd2 Bxe2 15.Rxe2 c5
16.g4 Nd7 17.f4 b5 18.Rhe1 a5 19.Bd2 Rxe2 20.Rxe2 b4 21.Re6 Ra6 22.Bf1 Rb6 23.a4
Kf7 24.Bb5 Nf8 25.Be8+ Kg8 26.Re7 Ra6 27.f5 g5 28.Be1 h6 29.Bg3 Nh7 30.Bb5 Bf8
31.Rxh7 Kxh7 32.Bxa6 Kg7 33.Kd2 c4 34.Bxc4
1–0
(1621800) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Pljasunov,Aleksey [B05]

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.Be2 e6 6.Ng5 Bxe2 7.Qxe2 Nc6 8.c3 dxe5
9.dxe5 h6 10.Nf3 a5 11.0–0 Be7 12.Rd1 Qc8 13.c4 Ndb4 14.Nc3 0–0 15.Qe4 Rd8
16.Be3 Rxd1+ 17.Rxd1 Qf8 18.a3 Na6 19.Qg4 Kh8 20.Qh5 Rd8 21.Rxd8 Bxd8 22.Ne4
Be7 23.g4 Nc5 24.Bxc5 Bxc5 25.g5 Be7 26.h4 Kh7 27.gxh6 gxh6 28.Nf6+ Bxf6 29.exf6
Nd8 30.Qxa5 Qg8+ 31.Kf1 Qg6 32.Qc3 Qe4 33.b4 b6 34.Nd2 Qf5 35.h5 Nc6 36.Qf3
Ne5 37.Qxf5+ exf5 38.Ke2 Nd7 39.a4 c5 40.a5
1–0
(1621801) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Popczynski,Przemyslaw (2135) [D45]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 c6 5.e3 Bd6 6.Bd3 0–0 7.0–0 dxc4 8.Bxc4 b5 9.Bd3 a6
10.e4 Be7 11.Bg5 Bb7 12.e5 Nd5 13.Ne4 f6 14.exf6 gxf6 15.Bh6 Rf7 16.Rc1 f5 17.Nc5
Bxc5 18.dxc5 Nd7 19.Re1 Qf6 20.Bg5 Qg6 21.Bh4 Rg7 22.g3 Qh6 23.Kh1 Rg6 24.a3
Qg7 25.Qe2 Rf8 26.b4 Bc8 27.Qc2 Kh8 28.Re2 Rg8 29.Rce1 Nf8 30.Ne5 Rh6 31.Qb2
Nf6 32.Bxf6 Rxf6 33.f4 Ng6 34.Nf3 Rd8 35.Bb1 Nf8 36.Kg1 Rg6 37.Ne5 Qh6 38.Nf7+
1–0
(1621802) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Romaszko,Sylwia (2060) [C63]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Ng3 Bg4 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 Nf6
9.Nh5 Qd6 10.Nxf6+ gxf6 11.Qh5+ Kd7 12.c3 Qe6 13.0–0 Bd6 14.d4 Rag8 15.Re1 Kc8
16.Be2 Kb8 17.Bg4 Qe8 18.Qxe8+ Rxe8 19.Be3 Ne7 20.Bh5 Ng6 21.g3 Reg8 22.Kf1 c6
23.Ke2 e4 24.f4 Ne7 25.g4 f5 26.Rg1 h6 27.Raf1 Kc7 28.Rf2 Kd7 29.b3 Ke6 30.Rfg2
Kf6 31.Rf2
½–½
(1621803) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Stoma,Pawel (2140) [D08]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.a3 a5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.h4 Bg4 8.Nbd2 h6 9.Bf4 Qd7
10.e3 dxe3 11.fxe3 Rd8 12.Qb3 b6 13.0–0–0 f6 14.exf6 Nxf6 15.c5 Be6 16.Bc4 Bxc4
17.Nxc4 Qe6 18.Nxa5 Nd5 19.Qb5 bxa5 20.Nd4 Qd7 21.Nxc6 Bf6 22.e4 0–0 23.Rxd5
Qg4 24.g3 Rxd5 25.exd5 Qf3 26.Rd1 Bxh4 27.Qd3 Qf2 28.Qe3 Bxg3 29.Qxg3 Qxf4+
30.Qxf4 Rxf4 31.d6
1–0
(1621804) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Szymanski,Marcin (2180) [A17]

1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Bb4 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.0–0 0–0 7.Qc2 Bxc3 8.Qxc3 d6 9.d3
a5 10.e4 Nbd7 11.h3 Ne8 12.Bg5 f6 13.Be3 f5 14.Nd4 Nc5 15.f3 Qf6 16.Rad1 Qg6
17.Kh2 Nf6 18.Nb5 Na6 19.exf5 exf5 20.Qe1 Rae8 21.Qf2 Nh5 22.Bc1 Re7 23.d4 Rfe8
24.Rfe1 Nb4 25.Rxe7 Rxe7 26.a3 Nd3 27.Rxd3 f4 28.gxf4 Qxd3 29.Nc3 Qxc4 30.Qh4
Nf6 31.f5 c5 32.Qg3 cxd4 33.Qxd6 Qc7 34.Nb5 Qxd6+ 35.Nxd6 d3 36.Bf4 Ba6 37.Bd2
Rd7 38.Ne4 Nxe4 39.fxe4 Rc7 40.Kg3 Rc2
0–1
(1621805) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Wasilewski,Leszek [C01]

1.c4 d6 2.d4 e6 3.e4 h6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.f4 e5 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.dxe5 Bxf3 8.gxf3 Nfd7 9.exd6
Bxd6 10.e5 Bb4 11.Qd2 c6 12.Rg1 Na6 13.Rxg7 Qe7 14.a3 0–0–0 15.axb4 Nxe5 16.Qe3
Nxf3+ 17.Kf2 Qh4+ 18.Kxf3 Qh5+ 19.Kg2 Rhe8 20.Qh3+ Qxh3+ 21.Kxh3 Kb8 22.b5
Re1 23.bxa6 Rxf1 24.axb7 f5 25.Kg2 Re1 26.Rg6 Kxb7 27.Rg7+ Kb8 28.Rgxa7 Rd3
29.Ra8+ Kc7 30.R1a7+
1–0
(1665156) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Foo,Hsiang Ming (2190) [A57]

Singapore sim Singapore, 1997
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.Nf3 Nbd7 9.a4 a5
10.Bb5 0–0 11.0–0 Nxb6 12.Re1 Nfd7 13.Bf4 Ba6 14.Bxa6 Rxa6 15.Qe2 Qa8 16.Nb5
Qb7 17.Bg5 Ne5 18.Nxe5 Bxe5 19.Ra2 c4 20.Be3 Nxa4 21.Nxd6 exd6 22.Rxa4 Bxb2
23.Qxc4 Rc8 24.Qa2 Bc3 25.Rb1 Qd7 26.h3 Raa8 27.Bd4 Bxd4 28.Rxd4 Rc5 29.Ra4
Qc7
½–½
(1665157) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Lau,Keng Boon (2230) [D35]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bf4 c6 7.Qc2 Be7 8.e3 0–0 9.Bd3
Re8 10.0–0 Nf8 11.Rab1 Ng6 12.Bg3 Bd6 13.b4 Bg4 14.b5 Bxf3 15.gxf3 c5 16.dxc5
Bxc5 17.Na4 Bd6 18.b6 Rc8 19.Qb3 a6 20.Rfc1 Bxg3 21.hxg3 Ne5 22.Kg2 Qd6 23.Bf5
Rc4 24.f4 Nc6 25.Rxc4 Na5 26.Qb4 Nxc4 27.Qxd6 Nxd6 28.Bh3 Re4 29.Nc3 Rc4
30.Rb3 Rc6 31.Kg1 Nc4 32.Na4 Kf8 33.g4 Nd7 34.Bg2 Ndxb6 35.Nxb6 Rxb6 36.Bxd5
Rxb3 37.axb3 Nd6 38.e4 b6 39.e5 Nb5 40.Bc4 Nc7 41.Kg2 Ke7 42.Kf3 a5 43.Ke4 h6
44.f5 Kf8 45.f6 gxf6 46.exf6 b5 47.Bd3 a4 48.bxa4 bxa4 49.Bc4 a3 50.f4 Na6 51.Kd4
Nb4 52.Kc3 a2 53.Kb2 a1Q+ 54.Kxa1 Nc2+ 55.Kb2 Ne3 56.Be2 Nd5 57.g5 Nxf4
58.gxh6 Kg8 59.Bc4 Kh7 60.Bxf7 Kxh6
½–½
(1665158) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Long,J (2060) [D35]

1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Nf6 6.e3 0–0 7.Bd3 c6 8.Qc2 Nbd7 9.Nf3
Re8 10.0–0 Nf8 11.Bg3 Ne6 12.Ne5 g6 13.Rab1 a5 14.a3 Ng7 15.b4 axb4 16.axb4 Bf5
17.b5 c5 18.dxc5 Bxc5 19.Nf3 Qe7 20.Be5 Red8 21.Ne2 Rac8 22.Qb3 Be4 23.Ned4
Bxd4 24.Bxd4 Ne6 25.Ne5 Nxd4 26.exd4 Qd6 27.Rfe1 Rc7 28.f3 Bxd3 29.Qxd3 Qb6
30.Qe3 Kg7 31.h4 Ra8 32.Re2 Ra4 33.Rd2 h5 34.Kh2 Qd6 35.Kh1 Qa3 36.Qxa3 Rxa3
½–½
(1665159) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Yip,Fong Ling [B01]

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bf5 6.Bc4 e6 7.0–0 Bd6 8.Bd2 c6
9.Nb5 Qd8 10.Nxd6+ Qxd6 11.c3 0–0 12.Re1 Nbd7 13.h3 Qc7 14.Qe2 c5 15.Bg5 h6
16.Bh4 Nh5 17.Ne5 Nf4 18.Qf3 Ng6 19.Nxg6 Bxg6 20.Bg3 Qc8 21.Rad1 Nb6 22.Bf1 c4
23.h4 Nd5 24.h5 Bf5 25.Bh4 Nb6 26.g4 Bc2 27.Rd2 Ba4 28.Qg3 Qb8 29.f4 Qc7 30.g5
hxg5 31.fxg5 Qxg3+ 32.Bxg3 Bc6 33.Rf2 Rad8 34.Be5 Bd5 35.Bh3 Nd7 36.Bd6 Rfe8
37.Ref1 f5 38.Bc7 Rc8 39.Bg3 b5 40.Bh4 Rf8 41.Re1 Rce8 42.Rfe2 a6 43.Kf2 a5
½–½
(1674203) Martos Martin,Josep Angel - Karpov,Anatoly (2745) [B01]

Villarrobledo op Villarrobledo (1), 1997
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bc4 Bg4 6.Nge2 e6 7.0–0 c6 8.Bg5 Be7
9.h3 Bxe2 10.Nxe2 Nbd7 11.Qe1 Nd5 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Bxd5 cxd5 14.Nf4 Qd6 15.Nd3
0–0 16.a4 Rac8 17.c3 a5 18.Qe2 g6 19.Rfe1 Rc4 20.Qd1 Rb8 21.Rc1 Rbc8 22.Re2 Kg7
23.Kh1 Qc6 24.Ra1 Rb8 25.Qb3 Qd6 26.Qb5 b6 27.Rae1 h5 28.Re3 h4 29.R3e2 Qc6
30.Qxc6 Rxc6 31.Ra1 Kf6 32.f4 Rc7 33.Ne5 Kg7 34.Re3 Nf6 35.g3 hxg3 36.Rxg3 Rh8
37.Nf3 Ne4 38.Rg2 Rxh3+ 39.Kg1
0–1
(1674211) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Moro Adame,Antonio (2150) [E62]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 0–0 5.Bg2 d6 6.Nc3 c6 7.0–0 Qa5 8.e4 Bg4 9.h3 Bxf3
10.Bxf3 e5 11.Be3 Nbd7 12.Rc1 Rad8 13.d5 c5 14.Qa4 Qxa4 15.Nxa4 b6 16.Nc3 Ne8
17.g4 Nc7 18.Bd1 f6 19.h4 h6 20.a3 g5 21.Kg2 Kf7 22.Ne2 b5 23.b4 cxb4 24.axb4 a6
25.c5 dxc5 26.bxc5 Nb8 27.Ng3 Rfe8 28.Nf5 Bf8 29.Bb3 Kg6 30.Ra1 Kh7 31.Rfc1 Kg6
32.Ra2 Kh7 33.Bd2 Kg6 34.Ba5 Rc8 35.Rac2 Kh7 36.Nd6
1–0
(1674213) Fernandez Aguado,Juan Luis (2300) - Karpov,Anatoly (2745) [B17]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.c3 Qc7 8.Nf3 Bg4
9.h3 Bh5 10.g4 Bg6 11.Ne5 e6 12.Qe2 Bd6 13.Bg5 b5 14.Bb3 Bxe5 15.Qxe5 Qxe5+
16.dxe5 Nd7 17.f4 h6 18.Bh4 Be4 19.Rh2 g5 20.Bg3 Nc5 21.Ke2 a5 22.Ke3 0–0–0
23.Rd1 a4 24.Rd6 axb3 25.axb3 Rxd6 26.exd6 gxf4+ 27.Bxf4 Bg6 28.Rd2 Nd7 29.Rd1
Kb7 30.Ra1 h5 31.g5 e5 32.Bh2 h4 33.c4 Bf5 34.c5 Bxh3 35.b4 Be6 36.Ra3 Rg8 37.Ra1
Rxg5 38.Rg1 Rxg1 39.Bxg1 f5 40.Kf2 Bd5 41.Bh2 f4 42.Ke2 h3 43.Bg1 Nf6
0–1
(1674217) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Campora,Daniel Hugo (2535) [D68]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 0–0 6.e3 c6 7.Rc1 Nbd7 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4
Nd5 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.0–0 Nxc3 12.Rxc3 e5 13.Bb3 exd4 14.exd4 Nf6 15.Re1 Qd6
16.Ne5 Bf5 17.Rf3 Bg4 18.Rxf6 Qxe5 19.dxe5 Bxd1 20.Bxf7+ Rxf7 21.Rxf7 Kxf7
22.Rxd1 Ke6 23.f4 a5 24.Kf2 Ra6 25.Rd6+ Ke7 26.Ke3 Rb6 27.b3 a4 28.Rd3 Ke6 29.g4
c5 30.h4 Rb4 31.h5 h6 32.bxa4 Rxa4 33.Rd6+ Ke7 34.Rb6 Rxa2 35.Rxb7+ Ke6 36.Rb6+
Ke7 37.Rc6 Rg2 38.Kf3 Rc2 39.Ke4 c4 40.Rc7+ Kd8 41.Rxg7 Rd2 42.Ra7 c3 43.Ra3
Re2+ 44.Kf5 Re3 45.Ra4 c2 46.Rc4 Re2 47.g5 hxg5 48.fxg5 Ke7 49.h6 Rh2 50.Rc7+
Kd8 51.Rc5 Ke7 52.Kg6
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 h6 4.Bxf6 Qxf6 5.e4 d6 6.c3 g6 7.Nbd2 Bg7 8.Bd3 Nd7 9.Qe2
e5 10.Nc4 0–0 11.0–0 Re8 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.b4 Nb6 14.Na5 Bf8 15.Qe3 Rb8 16.Rfe1
Be6 17.a3 Rec8 18.Nd2 c5 19.Bb5 Rc7 20.Nac4 Bxc4 21.Nxc4 Nxc4 22.Bxc4 cxb4
23.Bd5 Bc5 24.Qe2 bxc3 25.Rec1 Bd4 26.Rc2 b5 27.g3 Rb6 28.Kg2 Kg7 29.Rb1 a6
30.h4 Qe7 31.Ra1 Rf6 32.Qd3 Qc5 33.f3 a5 34.Rb1 Rb6 35.Ra1 Rd7 36.Rb1 b4 37.axb4
axb4 38.Qc4 Rxd5
0–1
(1674224) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Giorgadze,Giorgi [D38]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Qc2 0–0 8.e3 c5 9.Bd3
Qa5 10.0–0 c4 11.Bf5 Re8 12.Bh4 g6 13.Bxd7 Nxd7 14.Nd2 Bxc3 15.bxc3 Nb6 16.e4
Qa4 17.Qb1 Bd7 18.Re1 Re6 19.f3 Rae8 20.Qc1 f6 21.Bg3 Qa5 22.Rb1 Bc6 23.e5 Na4
24.Re3 fxe5 25.Bxe5 Nc5 26.Nf1 Nd3 27.Qd2 Nxe5 28.dxe5 Rxe5 29.Rbe1 Qc5 30.h4
b5 31.a3 a5 32.Kh1 Rxe3 33.Rxe3 Rxe3 34.Nxe3 Qe7 35.Qd4 h5
½–½

[Illescas Cordoba,M]
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3 g6 5.d4 d6!? 6.dxe5 Nxe5 7.Nxe5!?N dxe5 8.Qxd8+
Kxd8 9.b3 Be6 10.Bb2 c6 11.0–0–0+² Ke8 [11...Kc7? 12.Nb5++–]
12.Be2 Be7 13.h3 [¹13.Nb1! Nd7 14.Nd2²]
13...Rd8 14.g4?! [14.Bf3!? ]
14...Rf8!= 15.f4?! [¹15.Rxd8+ Kxd8 16.Rd1+ (16.f4 exf4 17.exf4 h5 18.g5 Nd7=)
16...Kc7=; 15.g5 Rxd1+ 16.Rxd1 (16.Bxd1 Nd7 17.h4 f6³) 16...Nd7 17.h4 f6÷]
15...Rxd1+ 16.Rxd1 exf4 17.exf4 h5! 18.g5 [¹18.f5!? gxf5 19.g5 Ng4!?
a) 19...Ne4? 20.Nxe4 fxe4 21.h4 Bg4 22.Bxg4 hxg4 23.Re1±;
b) 19...Nd7 20.h4 Ne5 (20...f4 21.Rf1±) 21.Nd5 cxd5 22.Bxe5 dxc4 23.bxc4²;
20.hxg4 Bxg5+ 21.Kc2 fxg4÷ ]
18...Nd7 19.h4 Bf5 20.Bd3 Bxd3 21.Rxd3 f6³ 22.Ne4 fxg5 23.fxg5 Rf1+ [23...Rf4!?
24.Nd6+ Kd8!? (24...Bxd6 25.Rxd6 Nf8 26.Ba3! Rxh4 27.Rf6=) 25.Ba3! (25.Nxb7+
Kc7µ) 25...c5 26.Nxb7+ Kc7 27.Rd5! Rf5! 28.Na5 Rf1+ 29.Kc2 Rf2+ 30.Kb1 Rh2
31.Nb7! Kc6 32.Na5+ Kc7= ]
24.Kc2 Nc5! 25.Nxc5 Bxc5 [25...Rf2+! 26.Kb1 (26.Rd2 Bxc5–+) 26...Bxc5³ 27.Bf6 Rh2
28.Rd8+ Kf7 29.Rd7+ Ke6 30.Rxb7 Rxh4 31.Rc7„]
26.Bf6! Rf2+ 27.Kc3!? Rxa2 [27...Bb6 28.Rd6 Rxa2 29.Re6+°]
28.Rd8+ Kf7 29.Rd7+ Ke6 30.Rxb7„ a5 [¹30...Bf2]
31.Rc7 Bb4+ 32.Kd3 Rh2 [¹32...c5 33.Rc6+ Kf5 34.Bc3=]
33.Rxc6+ Kf5 34.c5 Rh3+ [34...Rxh4 35.Bd4²]
35.Kc4 Rxh4+ 36.Bd4!? [36.Kb5÷]
36...Bd2? [36...Kxg5? 37.Re6! Rh1 (37...Rf4 38.c6 Rf8 (38...Rf7 39.Be5 Rf8 40.c7 Rc8
41.Rb6+–) 39.c7 Rc8 40.Be5 Bd2 (40...Kf5 41.Kd5+–) 41.Kd5 h4 42.Kc6 Kf5
43.Kd7+–) 38.c6! (38.Kd5 Bd2! (38...Kf5? 39.c6 Rc1 40.Rf6+ Kg5 41.Be3+ Kxf6
42.Bxc1 Ke7 43.Bg5+ Ke8 44.Ke6+–) 39.c6 (39.Re5+ Kg4 40.c6 Rf1!„ (40...Rc1 41.Bc5
Bb4 42.Re4++–) ) 39...Bf4!„) 38...Rc1+ 39.Kd5 Rc2 40.Ke4!! h4 (40...Kh6 41.Be5! h4
42.c7+–) 41.Be3+ Kh5 42.Re5+ Kg4 43.Rg5+ Kh3 44.Rxg6 Be1 45.Bb6 Re2+ 46.Kd5
Rd2+ 47.Kc4 Rc2+ 48.Kb5 Rc3 49.c7 Rxb3+ (49...Bg3 50.Rxg3++–) 50.Kc6 Rc3+
51.Bc5 Bf2 52.Rg5+–; 36...Rh1 37.Rf6+ (37.Be3 Re1 38.Kd3 Rd1+=) 37...Kxg5 38.c6
Rc1+ 39.Kd5 h4 (39...Rc2? 40.Rf2) 40.Rf7 (40.Be3+? Kxf6 41.Bxc1 h3 42.Bf4 Ke7
43.Bg5+ Kf7 44.Bf4 Ke8 45.Ke6 Kd8–+) 40...Kg4 (40...Rc2? 41.Rf2) 41.Rg7 Kf5
42.Rf7+ Kg4=; 36...Rh2 37.Rf6+!? Kxg5 38.c6 Rc2+ 39.Kd5 (39.Kd3 Rc1 40.Re6 h4!)
39...Be1™ (39...h4? 40.Rf2) 40.Rf7 (40.Rf1 Bg3 41.Rg1 h4÷ (41...Kh4 42.Rxg3 Kxg3
43.c7 Rxc7 44.Be5+ Kf3 45.Bxc7 g5 46.Bxa5 g4 47.b4 g3 48.b5 h4 49.Bc7 h3 50.b6 h2
51.b7 h1Q 52.b8Q=) ) 40...Bg3 41.Bb6 h4=]
37.Rf6+! Kxg5 [37...Ke4 38.Rxg6+–]
38.c6 Bf4 [38...Be3 39.Rd6 Bxd4 40.Rxd4 Rh1 41.Kb5! Rc1 42.Rc4 Rf1 43.c7 Rf8
44.c8Q Rxc8 45.Rxc8 h4 46.Kxa5 h3 47.b4+–; 38...Rh1 39.Kd3! Bf4 40.Rxf4 Kxf4
41.c7+–]
39.Kd5! Bc7 [39...Bh2 40.Rf2+–; 39...Rh1 40.Rxf4 Kxf4 41.c7 Rc1 42.Bc5+–]
40.Rf7+– Bd8 41.c7 Bxc7 42.Bf6+ Kg4 43.Bxh4 Bf4 44.Bd8 g5 45.Bxa5 h4 46.Bc7
Bg3 47.b4 h3 48.Bxg3 Kxg3 49.b5 g4 50.b6 1–0
(1674236) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Strikovic,Aleksa (2560) [E96]

Villarrobledo op Villarrobledo (8), 24.08.1997
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.d4 Nbd7 4.Nc3 e5 5.e4 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.0–0 0–0 8.Re1 c6 9.Bf1
Re8 10.Rb1 a5 11.d5 Nc5 12.b3 Qc7 13.a3 cxd5 14.cxd5 Bd7 15.Bd2 Rec8 16.a4 Qd8
17.h3 Ne8 18.Bg5 f6 19.Bh4 Bh6 20.Nd2 Nd3 21.Bxd3 Rxc3 22.Nc4 Qc7 23.Re2 Qc5
24.Rc2 Rxc2 25.Qxc2 b5 26.axb5 Bxb5 27.Ra1 f5 28.Rxa5 Rxa5 29.Nxa5 Bxd3 30.Qxd3
Qxa5 31.exf5 gxf5 32.Qxf5 Qe1+ 33.Kh2 Bf4+ 34.Bg3 Qxf2 35.Qe6+ Kf8 36.Qf5+ Ke7
37.Qxh7+ Kd8 38.Qh4+ Kd7 39.Qh7+ Kc8 40.Qf5+ Kb7 41.Bxf4 Nc7 42.Qe4 Qxf4+
43.Qxf4 exf4 44.g4 fxg3+ 45.Kxg3 Nxd5 46.h4 Nf6 47.Kf4 d5 48.Ke5 Kc6 49.b4 Kb5
50.h5
½–½
(1674641) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Akhromeev,M [A57]

Voronezh sim Voronezh, 1997
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6 Qxb6 6.Nc3 d6 7.e4 Nbd7 8.f4 g6 9.Nf3 Bg7
10.Nd2 0–0 11.a4 Rb8 12.Nc4 Qc7 13.Be2 Nb6 14.Ne3 Ne8 15.a5 Nd7 16.0–0 Qa7
17.Bc4 Nc7 18.Qd3 Qb7 19.Bd2 Bd4 20.Kh1 Qa7 21.Ra2 Bb7 22.Nc2 Bg7 23.Be3 Qa8
24.Bg1 Bc8 25.Rb1 Rb7 26.b3 Qb8 27.Na3 Rb4 28.Nc2 Rb7
½–½
(1674642) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Bidjukov [D85]

9.Rc1 Qa5 10.d5 e6 11.Bc4 b5 12.Be2 b4 13.cxb4 cxb4 14.Rc5 Qxc5 15.Bxc5 Bc3
16.Bxf8 Bxd2+ 17.Kxd2 Kxf8 18.Bc4 Ba6 19.Bb3 Ke7 20.Nf3 Nd7 21.dxe6 fxe6
22.Nd4 Nc5 23.Nc6+ Kf7 24.Nxb4 Nxe4+ 25.Ke3 Bb7 26.Rc1 Nd6 27.Rc7+ Kf6 28.g4
a5 29.Nd3 a4 30.Bc2 Bd5 31.f4 h6 32.Ne5 Rc8 33.g5+ hxg5 34.Ng4#
1–0
(1674643) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Dorokhin,Mikhail [D85]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Qd2 cxd4
9.cxd4 Nc6 10.Bb5 0–0 11.Ne2 Qa5 12.Bxc6 Qxd2+ 13.Kxd2 bxc6 14.Rhc1 Bd7
15.Rab1 Rab8 16.Bf4 Rb6 17.a4 Rc8 18.a5 Ra6 19.Rb7 Be8 20.Rc5 e6 21.Bd6 Bf6
22.Kc3 h5 23.e5 Bh4 24.g3 Bd8 25.Kb4 g5 26.f4 gxf4 27.Nxf4 h4 28.gxh4 Bxh4 29.Nd3
Bg5 30.Ka4 Bd2 31.Nb4 Bxb4 32.Kxb4 Kg7 33.Be7 Kg6 34.h4 Kh5 35.Bf6 Ra8 36.Kc3
Rc8 37.Kd2 Kg4 38.Ke3 Ra8 39.Rb1
1–0
(1674644) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Kartavcev,Andrej (2110) [B80]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.f3 Be7 8.Qd2 Bd7 9.g4 0–0
10.g5 Ne8 11.h4 g6 12.f4 Nc6 13.0–0–0 b5 14.h5 b4 15.Nce2 Qa5 16.Kb1 Ng7 17.Ng3
b3 18.Nxb3 Qxd2 19.Rxd2 Nxh5 20.Nxh5 gxh5 21.Rxh5 Kg7 22.Bd3 e5 23.f5 f6
24.gxf6+ Rxf6 25.Rg2+ Kh8 26.Bc4 h6 27.Bxh6
1–0
(1674645) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Kozlova,Olga (2240) [E11]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 0–0 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 b6 7.g3 Bb7 8.Bg2 d6
9.b4 Nbd7 10.Bb2 c5 11.0–0 Rc8 12.dxc5 dxc5 13.b5 Qc7 14.a4 Rfd8 15.Qc3 Ra8
16.Rad1 Ne8 17.Qe3 Nf8 18.a5 bxa5 19.Ba3 Rdc8 20.Ne5 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 Ng6 22.f4 Nd6
23.Bb2 Nf5 24.Qe4 Nd6
½–½
(1674646) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Lavrov,Andrey (2355) [B31]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.0–0 Nf6 5.e5 Nd5 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.h3 Bg7 8.d3 0–0 9.Re1
Qc7 10.Nbd2 b6 11.Nf1 Rd8 12.Qe2 b5 13.Bd2 Nb6 14.Ba5 Be6 15.N1d2 Qd7 16.b3
Qd5 17.Rad1 Bh6 18.Ne4 b4 19.c4 bxc3 20.Nxc3 Qd7 21.Ne4 Qd5 22.Bd2 Bg7 23.Bg5
Kf8 24.Qe3 Bxe5 25.Nxc5 Bc3 26.Nxe6+ fxe6 27.Qxe6 Bxe1 28.Bxe7+ Ke8 29.Qxe1
Rd7 30.Ba3+ Kd8 31.Ne5 Rc7 32.d4 Kc8 33.Nd3 Nd7 34.Nf4 Qb5 35.Bd6
1–0
(1674647) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Malashenko,Alyona (2250) [E85]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.d5 Na5 9.Nc1 c5
10.Qd2 Nh5 11.a3 b6 12.b4 Nb7 13.Nd3 f5 14.0–0–0 cxb4 15.axb4 Qc7 16.c5 bxc5
17.bxc5 dxc5 18.Nb2 Nd6 19.Nb5 Nxb5 20.Bxb5 Qb6 21.Bc6 Rb8 22.Qc3 fxe4 23.fxe4
Nf4 24.Kc2 Qa6 25.Ra1 Qe2+ 26.Qd2 Qxg2 27.Qxg2 Nxg2 28.Bxc5 Rd8 29.Nc4
1–0
(1674648) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Patiutkin [E89]

1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.d5 cxd5
10.cxd5 a6 11.g4 h5 12.g5 Ne8 13.Nc1 b5 14.Be2 Nb6 15.b3 Bh3 16.Rg1 Nc8 17.Nd3
Bd7 18.Rc1 a5 19.Nd1
1–0
(1674649) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Peschansky,Mikhail [E12]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 Be7 6.d5 0–0 7.e4 exd5 8.cxd5 d6 9.Bc4
Nbd7 10.0–0 Ng4 11.Nd4 Nge5 12.Ba2 Ba6 13.Ncb5 Nc5 14.Bb1 Qd7 15.a4 Bf6 16.b4
Nb7 17.Ra3 Rfc8 18.Rh3 Ng6 19.Re1 Nd8 20.Nc3 Bb7 21.b5 a6 22.e5 dxe5 23.Bf5 Qd6
24.Nc6 Bxc6 25.bxc6 Nf8 26.Ne4 Qe7 27.Ba3 Qe8 28.Bxh7+ Nxh7 29.Qh5 Bh4
30.Qxh4
1–0
(1674650) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Plotnikov,Sergey [E87]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 Bg7 4.d4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 Nbd7 7.Nh3 e5 8.d5 Ne8 9.Qd2 f5
10.0–0–0 f4 11.Bg1 c5 12.dxc6 bxc6 13.c5 Rf6 14.Bc4+ Kh8 15.Ng5 Qe7 16.Nd5 cxd5
17.Qxd5 Rf8 18.Qxa8 Qxg5 19.c6 Qxg2 20.Qxc8 Nef6 21.cxd7 Nxd7 22.Qxd7 Rb8
23.Bb3 Qxh1 24.Bxa7
1–0
(1674651) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Riazhskih,Alexander [A35]

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.e3 Bg7 5.d4 cxd4 6.exd4 d6 7.Be2 Nf6 8.0–0 0–0 9.h3
Bd7 10.Be3 Rc8 11.Rc1 Re8 12.d5 Na5 13.Nd2 b6 14.b4 Nb7 15.Nb3 e5 16.dxe6 Bxe6
17.Nb5 a6 18.Na7 Ra8 19.Nc6 Qd7 20.Ncd4 d5 21.c5 bxc5 22.bxc5 Qc7 23.Bf3 Ne4
24.Nxe6 fxe6 25.Bxe4 dxe4 26.Rc4 Na5 27.Rxe4 Nxb3 28.Qxb3 Qc6 29.Qc4 Kh8
30.Rd1 Bf8 31.Re5 Bg7 32.Rd6 Qb7 33.Rexe6 Qb1+ 34.Kh2 Be5+ 35.Rxe5 Rxe5
36.Qd4 Qe4 37.Re6
1–0
(1674652) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Shajda [B76]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 0–0 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.g4
Nxd4 10.Bxd4 Be6 11.h4 Qa5 12.h5 Rfc8 13.a4 a6 14.hxg6 fxg6 15.0–0–0 Rc6 16.Bh3
Bf7 17.Kb1 e6 18.Ne2 Qxd2 19.Rxd2 e5 20.Be3 d5 21.g5 d4 22.Bf2 Nh5 23.Bg4 Nf4
24.Nxf4 exf4 25.Bxd4 Rd8 26.c3 Rcd6 27.Rdh2 Bxd4 28.cxd4 Rxd4 29.b3 Rd1+
30.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 31.Kc2 Ra1 32.Rd2 Ra2+ 33.Kd1 Rxd2+ 34.Kxd2 b6 35.Kc3 Be8
36.Kd4 h6 37.gxh6 Kh7 38.Ke5 g5 39.Kf6 a5 40.e5 b5 41.e6
1–0
(1674653) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Shepilov,A [E62]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 0–0 5.Bg2 d6 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.0–0 e5 8.d5 Ne7 9.e4 Ne8
10.Ne1 f5 11.Nd3 c5 12.f4 Nf6 13.fxe5 dxe5 14.Kh1 fxe4 15.Nxc5 e3
1–0
(1674654) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Shestakov,A [A89]

1.c4 f5 2.d4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 d6 6.0–0 0–0 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Nxe5
dxe5 10.e4 f4 11.gxf4 Nh5 12.f5 Nf4 13.Bxf4 exf4 14.fxg6 hxg6 15.Bf3 Qd7 16.Kh1 Kf7
17.e5 Bxe5 18.Ne4 Qf5 19.Rg1 Rh8 20.Rg2 Bxb2 21.Rb1 Bf6 22.Qe2 b6 23.Rbg1 Rh6
24.d6 c6 25.Nxf6 Qxf6 26.Bxc6 Rb8 27.Bd5+ e6 28.Be4 Bb7 29.f3 Bxe4 30.Qxe4 Rbh8
31.Rd1 Rb8 32.Qc6 Qd8 33.d7
1–0
(1674655) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Shmatova,K [A25]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 f5 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.d3 g6 6.Bg5 Bg7 7.Nd5 h6 8.Bxf6 Bxf6 9.e4 d6
10.h4 Nd4 11.Ne2 Nxe2 12.Qxe2 c6 13.Nc3 Rf8 14.h5 g5 15.exf5 Bxf5 16.Be4 Qd7
17.Bxf5 Qxf5 18.g4 Qe6 19.d4 Qe7 20.d5 c5 21.Ne4 Bg7 22.0–0–0 Rf4 23.f3 Qd7
24.Kb1 a6 25.Rd3 b5 26.Rc1 Bf8 27.Rb3 b4 28.Re3 a5 29.Qd3 a4 30.Ng3 Bg7 31.Ne4
Bf8
½–½

Walldorf m rap Walldorf, 1997
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 b5 5.dxe6 fxe6 6.cxb5 d5 7.e3 Bd6 8.Be2 0–0 9.0–0
Nbd7 10.Nbd2 Bb7 11.b3 Qe8 12.Bb2 e5 13.e4 dxe4 14.Nh4 Bc7 15.Rc1 Rd8 16.b4 Nd5
17.bxc5 Nxc5 18.Rxc5 Bb6 19.Nxe4 Nf4 20.Bc4+ Kh8 21.Qg4 h5 22.Qg5 Bxc5 23.Bxe5
Rd7 24.Qh6#
1–0
(1674852) Lobron,Eric (2540) - Karpov,Anatoly (2745) [A41]

Walldorf m rap Walldorf, 1997
1.c4 e5 2.g3 g6 3.d4 d6 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.Nc3 Be6 7.Bg2 c6 8.Nf3 f6 9.b3
Nd7 10.Bb2 Nh6 11.0–0–0 Nf7 12.Nd2 Rc8 13.Kb1 h5 14.h3 Bc5 15.Nd5 cxd5 16.cxd5
Bf5+ 17.e4 Bxf2 18.exf5 gxf5 19.Nc4 Bxg3 20.d6 e4 21.Rhf1 Nh6 22.Bc1 b5 23.Na5
Ne5 24.Bxh6 Rxh6 25.Rxf5 e3 26.Bf1 a6 27.a4 bxa4 28.Bxa6 Ra8 29.Nb7+ Kd7
30.Nc5+ Kc6 31.Bb7+ Kxc5 32.Bxa8 e2 33.b4+ Kxb4 34.Rc1 e1Q
0–1

Dos Hermanas Dos Hermanas (1), 01.04.1997
[Finkel,A]
1.e4 [ ]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3 Bd6 8.Qe2 h6
9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 c5 [Probably the most precise move.Although 10...Nf6 also leads to
absolutely playable position where nevertheless white's chances should be prefered.]
11.0–0 Qc7 12.Qg4 Kf8 13.c3 [13.Re1!? b6 14.dxc5 Nxc5 15.Bf1 e5 16.Qh5 g6 17.Qh4
Kg7 18.Bd2 f6÷ De Firmian,N-Gulko,B/USA-ch 1996 (36)]
13...b6 14.Qh4 [After this move black equalises very easely,but it is not so clear what to
do instead.Black has very unpleasent threat Bb7,Nf6 and B:f3 and white tries to prevent
it.]
14...Bb7 15.Be4 Bxe4 16.Qxe4 Rd8 17.dxc5 [17.Be3 Nf6 18.Qc2 Ke7 19.dxc5 Bxc5
20.Bxc5+ Qxc5 21.Rad1=]
17...Nxc5 18.Qe2 Ke7= 19.h3 Rhe8 20.Qc2 [Trying to keep black king in the center.]
[20.Be3 Kf8 21.Rad1 Rd7 22.Bd4 Red8 23.Ne5 Bxe5 24.Bxe5 Qc6=]
20...Nd3! [After this unexpected move white has to play carefully to keep the balance.]
21.Be3 Ne5 22.Nxe5 Bxe5 23.f4 Bf6 24.f5 Kf8 25.fxe6 Rxe6 26.Bf4 [26.Rae1 Kg8
27.Bf2 Be5 28.Kh1 b5³]
26...Qc4 27.Qh7!? Ke7 28.Rae1 [28.Qc2=]

28...g6! [Black tries to get something out of the position.It was dangerous to take on a2
because of]
[28...Qxa2 29.Bxh6! gxh6 30.Qxh6 Bh8 31.Qh4+! Kd7 32.Rd1++–]
29.Rxe6+ Qxe6 30.Bg3! [30.Bxh6?! Rh8 31.Rxf6 Qxf6 32.Qg7 Rd8µ]
30...Rh8³ 31.Qxh8 Bxh8 32.Re1 b5 [In the arising endgame black has slightly better
chances,but white holds the position without any problms.]
33.Kf1 f5 34.Rxe6+ Kxe6 35.Ke2 Kd5 36.Kd3 Bf6 37.b3 a6 38.Bf2 h5 39.c4+ bxc4+
40.bxc4+ Kc6= 41.Be3 g5 42.Bf2 Be5 43.Be3 Bf6 44.Bf2 Be7 45.Be3 Kd6 46.Bd4 Ke6
47.Bb6 Kd7 48.Bd4 Kc6 49.Be3 Bf6
½–½

[Ribli,Z]
1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 0–0 6.0–0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4
Bc6 10.Bg5 [Weiß möchte eine starke Zentrumsposition aufbauen mit nachfolgendem
11.c3, 12.xf6 und 13.e4. Er hat Raumvorteil, aber Schwarz hat eine feste, obwohl
ein wenig passive Stellung. Ribli.]
10...a5 [10...Bd5 11.Qd3 c5 12.Nc3 cxd4 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Nxd4 Nc6
16.Rfc1 Nxd4 17.Qxd4 Rfd8 18.a5 h6 19.Rc4 Rd7= Beliavsky,A-
Almasi,Z/Budapest,1997.]
11.Nc3 Na6 12.Bxf6 [12.Rac1 Nb4 13.Rfd1 Rc8 (13...Bxf3 14.Bxf3 c6 15.e4 Nd7 16.Be3
Bg5 17.Bxg5 Qxg5 18.Bg2 e5 19.d5 Rfd8 20.dxc6 bxc6 21.Bf1 Qe7 ½–½ Gabriel,C-
Siegel,G/Bad Woerishofen op 1996) 14.Bxf6 (14.Ne5 Bd5 15.Nxd5 exd5 16.Qb5 c6
17.Qxb7 Rb8 18.Qa7 Ra8 19.Qb7 ½–½ Stohl,I-Rozentalis,E/BL9495 1995) 14...Bxf6
15.e4 b6 16.e5 Be7 17.Ne1 Bxg2 18.Nxg2 Qd7= Kaidanov,G-
Dautov,R/URS/1989/0,5/44/]
12...Bxf6 13.e4 Nb4 14.Rfd1 [Natürlich. Weiß muß die Türme auf d1 und c1 stllen.
Ribli.]
[14.Rad1 b6 (14...Qb8 15.h4 Rd8 16.Nh2 Ra6 17.Ng4 Be7 18.Qe2 Be8 19.e5 Qa7 20.Ne3
c6 21.Qg4 h5 ½–½ Fridman,D-Janjgava,L/Anibal op 1997 (30)) 15.d5 exd5 16.exd5
Bb7 17.Nd4 Bxd4 18.Rxd4 Ba6 19.Nb5 Qd7 20.Rc1 Rac8 Taylor,G-
Rozentalis,E/Toronto op 1995/½–½ (50)]
14...Rb8 [14...b6 15.d5

a) 15.Rac1 Bb7 16.e5 (16.Qe2 Rc8 17.h4 c6 18.Qe3 Qc7 19.e5 Be7 20.Ng5 Sorokin,M-
Servat,R/San Luis Clarin-GP 1995/1–0 (96); 16.d5 exd5 17.exd5 Ba6 18.Qb3 Nd3
19.Rb1 Nc5 20.Qc2 Re8 21.h4 Qd6 22.Nd4 Bxd4 23.Rxd4 Re7 ½–½ Hjartarson,J-
Rozentalis,E/Tilburg blitz 1994 (35)) 16...Be7 17.Ne1 ½–½ Kaidanov,G-
Karpov,A/Tilburg 1993;
b) 15.Ne1 g6?! (15...Rc8‰) 16.e5 Bxg2 17.Nxg2 Bg7 (17...Be7!?) 18.Ne3² ½–½
Beliavsky,A-Shneider,A/JUG-chT Tivat 1995 (36);
15...exd5 16.exd5 Bb7 17.Rd2 Qd7 18.Rad1 Rad8 19.h4 Rfe8 20.Kh1 h6 ½–½ Panno,O-
Adams,M/Buenos Aires Najdorf 1991 (25)]
15.Rac1 Qd7 [15...Bxa4 16.Nxa4 b5 17.Qb3 (17.Qxc7 bxa4) 17...bxa4 18.Qxa4 c6

19.Rc5]
16.b3 Rfd8 [16...Rbd8 17.Qe2 Qc8 18.h4² Dank seines Raumvorteils steht Weiß etwas
aktiver. Ich möchte auch bemerken, daß in solchen Stellungen das Läuferpaar weniger
wirksam ist. Ribli.]
17.Qe2 Rbc8 18.h4 [Das ist ein typischer Versuch, mit dem Weiß Raum am
Königsflügel gewinnt. Nach eventuellem 18...g6 kann er mit 19.h5 die Königstellung des
Gegners schwächen. Ribli.]
[18.Bh3]
18...Qe8 19.Bh3² Bd7 20.Nb5 Bxb5™ 21.axb5 c6 22.bxc6 Rxc6 23.Rc4 h6 24.Bf1 b5?
[Judit möchte - wie gewöhnlich - aktiv spielen, aber dieser Zug schwächt nur die ganze
Stellung. Ribli.]
[¹24...Rxc4 25.bxc4 e5]
25.Rxc6
XHGFEDCBAY
1-mKL+R+-+!
2+-zPQ+-+-"
3-zPN+-+P+#
4zP-+PzP-sn-$
5-+-+-+pzp%
6zp-vlp+R+-&
7-zpp+-+-+'
8+k+qtr-+-(
xhgfedcbay
25...Qxc6 26.d5! [Ein schöner und typischer positioneller Durchbruch. Karpov erreicht
eine gute Angriffsstellung. Ribli.]
26...exd5 27.e5 [Natuerlich ist das die Idee von Weiß. Er hat eine gute Springerposition
auf d4 und droht e5–e6. Der schwarze d5–Bauer bleibt schwach, weil Weiß ihn gut
blockieren kann. Ribli.]
27...Be7 28.Nd4 Qd7 [28...Qe8 29.Qg4]
29.e6 fxe6 30.Bh3 [Weiss hat direkten Angriff gegen den schwarzen König. Ich möchte
bemerken, daß Schwarz Schwierigkeiten auf den weissen Feldern hat. Ribli.]
30...Qe8 31.Qxe6+ Qf7 32.Qb6 Kh8™ 33.Qxb5“ Ra8 [Weiß hat eine aktive Dame, die
bessere Figurenstellung, einen besonders starken Läufer auf h3, aber er ist in
Zeitnot.Schwarz hat Verteidigungschancen, der Springer auf b4 hält die Stellung. Ribli]
34.Re1 [34.Be6² Qe8 35.Bxd5 (35.Bd7) 35...Qxb5 36.Nxb5 Rd8 37.Bf3 Wegen der
ungleichfarbigen Läufer ist die weiße Königsflügel-Majorität schwer zu verwerten.
Ribli.; 34.Ne6!?; 34.Qb7 Rf8]
34...Bf6 35.Nf5 Qf8 36.Re6?! d4÷ [In Zeitnot riskiert Karpov zu viel. Sein Turm ist nur
scheinbar aktiv, in Wirklichkeit bekommt Schwarz seine Chancen, weil er den d-Bauern
vorrücken kann. Ribli.]
37.Bg4 d3 38.Bh5 d2 39.Rd6 Rd8?! [¹39...g6! Nach diesem Zug gewinnt Schwarz
Material. Die Frage lautet allerdings, wie gesund seine Bauern sind. Ribli. 40.Rxd2
(40.Bf3 gxf5 41.Rxd2µ; 40.Bxg6? Qxd6! 41.Nxd6 d1Q+–+) 40...gxh5 41.Rd7 Rd8µ]
40.Rxd8 Qxd8 [In dieser Stellung steht Schwarz - trotz seines starken Bauern auf d2 -
etwas schlechter. Die weißen Felder am Königsflügel sind schwach. Dieser Nachteil ist
aber mikroskopisch, und die Partie muß remis enden. Ribli.]
41.Ne3 Nd3 42.Nd1 Ne5 43.Ne3 Nd3 44.Qf5 Nb2= [Nach dem Springertausch ist die
Stellung gleich. Ribli.]
45.Nd1 Nxd1 46.Bxd1 [Weiß hat den folgenden Plan: Er kann den gefährlichen
schwarzen d2–Bauen mit e2 halten, und eine Aktion gegen den schwarzen Koenig mit
c2 beginnen. Ribli.]
46...Kg8 47.Qe6+ Kf8 48.Kg2 Qe7 49.Qc8+ Qd8 [Nach Damentausch ist die Stellung
sofort remis. Wegen seines d2–Bauern hat nun Schwarz einen mikroskopischen Vorteil.
Ribli.]
50.Qc5+ Kg8 51.Qc4+ Kh8 52.Qe4 Qe7 53.Qf5 Qd8 54.Kf1 Qa8 55.Ke2 Qa6+! [Judit
gibt auf seinen d2–Bauern,und fuehrt die Partie zum Remis.Ribli.]
[55...Qd8 56.Bc2ƒ]
56.Kxd2 Qd6+ 57.Kc1 [57.Ke2 Qe5+ 58.Qxe5 Bxe5=]
57...Qa3+ 58.Kd2 [58.Kb1?? Qb2#]
58...Qd6+ [Weiß kann nicht abweichen. Er muß die Damen tauschen, was zum sofortige
Remis führt. Ribli.]
59.Ke2 Qe5+ 60.Qxe5 Bxe5 [Dieses Endspiel mit ungleichfarbigen Läufern ist leicht
haltbar. Am einfachsten stellt Schwarz seinen König nach f8 und zieht auf der
Diagonalen z.B.a5–e1 mit seinem Läufer. Weiß kann - trotz seines Bauernvorteil - nicht
vorankommen. Ribli.]
½–½
(1694002) Kramnik,Vladimir (2740) - Karpov,Anatoly (2760) [E32]

[Kramnik,V]
1.Nf3 [Ftacnik ]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.b4 [7.g3 Bb7 8.Bg2 c5
9.b4 d6 10.0–0 Nbd7 11.Bb2 Qe7 12.d3 Rfc8 13.b5!? Kramnik-Illescas/Dos Hermanas
(5)/1997/CBM 59/]
7...Bb7 8.Bb2 d6 9.e3 Nbd7 10.d4 [10.Be2]
10...Ne4 11.Qb3!?N [11.Qc2]
11...a5 [11...f5 12.Be2 Qe7 13.0–0 Rae8 14.d5!?]
12.Be2 axb4 13.axb4 Rxa1+ 14.Bxa1 Ndf6 [14...Ng5 15.d5! Nxf3+ (15...exd5 16.cxd5
Qa8 17.Qc3 Nxf3+ 18.gxf3 f6 19.0–0 c5 20.dxc6 Bxc6 21.e4 d5 22.b5 Bb7 23.Qc7 Rf7
24.Bd4 1–0 Wedberg,T-Akesson,R/Gausdal Int (06)/1982 (35)) 16.Bxf3² (16.Bxf3 Ftacnik
16...e5 17.e4 Qe7 18.0–0 Bc8 19.Bb2 Nf6 20.Ra1 Bg4 21.Bxg4 Nxg4 22.h3 Nf6 23.Bc1
Ne8 24.Qd3 g6 25.Ra8 1–0 Mohr,S-Barbero,G/Budapest Compack/1988 (41)) ; 14...b5?!
Ftacnik 15.cxb5 Ng5 16.Qc3! Nxf3+ 17.gxf3 f5 18.d5 e5 19.f4™ (19.e4? f4  b6
× a1) 19...Bxd5 20.Rg1 Rf7 21.Bb2² ½–½ Nogueiras,J-Georgiev,Ki/Leningrad/1987
(50)  g,  a1– h8]
15.0–0 Qd7 16.b5 Ra8 17.Bb2 c6? [17...Qd8 18... a7, 19... a8; 17...Qd8 Ftacnik
18.Qc2 Ra2 19.Ne1 Nd7 20.f3 Qg5 21.fxe4 Qxe3+ 22.Rf2 Bxe4 23.Qc3 Qxc3 24.Bxc3
Ra3 ½–½ Chekhov,V-Garcia Gonzales,G/Potsdam (10)/1985 (30)]
18.bxc6 Qxc6 [19... d2]

19.Rc1! Nd7 [19...Nd2 20.Qb4± (20.Qd3² Ftacnik ) ; 19...Ng4 20.d5! Qc7
a) 20...exd5 21.cxd5 Qxd5 22.Bc4 Qf5 23.Qxb6 Bd5 24.Qd4 Ngf6 25.Bd3±;
b) 20...Qc8 21.Rf1! (21.dxe6 Ftacnik 21...fxe6 22.Rf1²) 21...Qc7 22.Nd4!± Nd2? 23.Qc3!
Nxf1 24.Nb5+–;
21.dxe6 fxe6 (21...Ngxf2 22.exf7+ Qxf7 23.Qxb6+–) 22.c5! Nxc5 (22...Bd5 23.Qxb6±)
23.Rxc5! dxc5 24.Qxe6+ Kh8 25.Qxg4 Ra2 26.Qe6+–]
20.Ne1 Qa4 [20...d5 Ftacnik 21.cxd5 Qxd5 22.Qxd5 Bxd5 23.Nd3²]
21.Qxa4 Rxa4 22.f3 Nef6 [22...Ra2 Ftacnik 23.Rc2 Nef6 24.e4²]
23.Bd1! [23.Ra1 Rxa1 24.Bxa1 Ba6²]
23...Ra2 [23...Ra7 Ftacnik 24.Nd3 h6 25.e4²]
24.Nd3 Kf8 25.Bb3 Ra8 26.e4 Nb8 [26...Ke7 Ftacnik 27.Kf2²]
27.c5!? [Instructive moment, black pieces are badly coordinated for the opening of the
position. Ein instruktiver Augenblick, schwarze Figuren sind schlecht koordiniert fur die
Stellungseroffnung.]
[27.Kf2 Nc6 28.Ke3 Na5 29.Ba2±; 27.e5 Ftacnik 27...dxe5 28.Nxe5 Nc6²]
27...bxc5 [27...dxc5 Ftacnik 28.dxc5 Nfd7 29.cxb6 Nxb6 30.Rc7±]
28.dxc5 dxc5 [28...d5? Ftacnik 29.Bxf6 gxf6 30.exd5 Bxd5 (30...exd5 31.Nb4+–)
31.Bxd5 exd5 32.Nb4+–]
29.Nxc5 Bc8 [29...Bc6 30.g4!?ƒ g4–g5]
30.e5! Ne8?
XHGFEDCBAY
1-mK-+-tR-+!
2zPP+-+-vL-"
3-+P+-+L+#
4+-+-+-+-$
5-+-zP-sN-+%
6+-+p+-+-&
7pzpp+-+-+'
8+-mkn+lsnr(
xhgfedcbay
[30...Nd5 31.Bxd5 (31.Rd1 Ftacnik 31...Nb6²) 31...exd5 32.Nd3!?±; 30...Nfd7 Ftacnik
31.Nxe6+ fxe6 32.Rxc8++–]
31.Ba4! [32.a3; 32.d1]
31...Nc7 [31...f5 Ftacnik 32.Rd1 (32.exf6 Nxf6 33.Bb3±) 32...Na6 33.Bc6 Rb8 34.Ba3
Nxc5 35.Bxc5+ Kf7 36.Rd8 Nc7 37.Bd6+–; 31...g6 Ftacnik 32.Rd1 Na6 33.Bc6 Rb8
34.Ba3+–]
32.Ba3 Kg8 33.Ne4! Rxa4 [33...Nba6 34.Bd6 (34.Bc6 Ftacnik 34...Rb8 35.Rd1±)
34...Ra7
a) 34...Nd5 35.Bc6;
b) 34...Bb7 35.Bxc7 Bxe4 (35...Rc8 36.Nd6) 36.fxe4 Rc8 37.Bb5! Rxc7 (37...Nxc7
38.Bd7) 38.Rd1!+–;
35.Bb5!+– 36.:a6+–; 33...Ra7 Ftacnik 34.Bd6 Rxa4 35.Rxc7 Ba6 36.Re7+–]
34.Rxc7 Ba6 [34...Bd7 35.Bd6 36.b7 35...Ra1+ 36.Kf2 Rb1 37.Nc5+–]
35.Nc5! [35.Nc5 Rc4 (35...Rxa3 36.Nxa6+–) 36.Nxa6]
1–0
(1694008) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Shirov,Alexei (2690) [E63]

[Stohl,I]
1.d4 [Huzman ]
1...Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0–0 a6 8.Re1!? [One of the
least played moves against the Panno variation. But it has already occurred in Karpov's
games and is typical for his style: White first does some prophylaxis against Black's
counterplay, later he proceeds with his own plans, like central expansion.]
8...Rb8 [By far the most usual reaction. But after White's rather passive 8–th move
maybe Black should shift his sights to the center:]
[8...e5!? 9.d5 Ne7 10.c5 Nh5 11.cxd6 cxd6 12.e4 h6 13.Nh4 Bd7 14.Be3 Qe8 15.Bf3 Nf6
16.g4 Nh7 17.Qd2 Bf6 18.Ng2 Ng5 (18...Bg5 19.h4 Bxe3 20.Nxe3 Rc8 21.Ne2 Rc5
22.Rac1 Rxc1 23.Rxc1 Qb8 24.Qb4 Nf6 25.Kg2 Rc8 26.Nc4² Chochol,L-Divis,J/CZE-
ch/1994/) 19.Bd1 Nh3+ 20.Kh1 Bg5 21.f4 exf4 22.Nxf4 Nxf4 23.Bxf4 f6 24.Qf2 Qb8
25.Bg3 f5 26.exf5 gxf5 27.h4 fxg4 28.Qh2 Bf6 29.Bxd6 Qa7 30.Bb3 Nf5!ƒ Chochol,L-
Oral,T/CZE-ch/1994/; 8...Bg4 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 Nd7 11.e3 e5 12.d5 Na5 13.Be2 b6
14.b4 (14.e4!?²) 14...Nb7 15.Bb2 f5 16.f4 g5 17.Bf1 Kh8 18.Qf3 Rg8 19.Kh2÷ ½,Leer
Salvesen,B-Walton,J/EUchJ-U16 Szombathely/1993/; 8...Na5 9.Qd3 c5 10.b3 Nd7
11.Rb1 Rb8 12.Bb2 Nc6 13.dxc5 Nxc5 14.Qd2 b5 15.cxb5 axb5 16.e3 b4 17.Nd5 Bxb2
18.Rxb2 Ba6 19.Rd1 Qd7 20.Nd4 Nxd4 21.exd4ƒ Gehrig,P-Heuer,B/Zuerich op2/1990/]
9.Rb1 [The logical follow-up.]
[‹9.Bg5 b5 10.d5 Na7 11.Be3 c5 12.dxc6 Nxc6 13.cxb5 axb5 14.Nd4 Nxd4 15.Bxd4
Bb7?! (15...b4=) 16.e4 e5 17.Ba7 Ra8 18.Be3 b4 19.Nd5 Nxd5 20.exd5 f5 21.Qb3 Qa5
22.Bd2 e4 23.Bxb4 Qxd5 24.Bxd6 Qxb3 25.axb3 Rxa1 26.Rxa1 Rd8 27.Bf4 Bxb2
28.Rb1 Bf6 29.Bf1² b,Sprecic,M-Petrovic,V/Pula op/1990/]
9...b5 [9...Bf5 10.e4 Bg4 11.Be3 Nd7 12.Ne2 e5 (12...Na5!? 13.b3 c5 14.d5 Bxf3 15.Bxf3
b5„) 13.d5 Ne7 14.Qd2 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 f5 16.Bg2 Nf6 17.Bg5 Qd7 18.Nc3 f4 19.gxf4 h6
20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.fxe5 Bxe5 22.Qxh6 Qg4 23.Ne2 Rf7 24.h3 Qd7 25.Qg5 Rbf8 26.Rf1
Qa4 27.f4 Qxc4 28.Qg4 Bg7 29.b3 Qc5+ 30.Kh1 Qa3 31.Rbc1± Karpov,A-
Shirov,A/Monaco rapid/1997/; 9...e5 10.dxe5 dxe5?! (10...Nxe5!?=) 11.Bg5 Be6 12.Qa4
h6 13.Red1 Bd7 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Bh3 b5 16.cxb5 Nd4 17.Bxd7 Qxd7 18.Nxd4 exd4
19.bxa6 Qe6 20.a7 Ra8 21.Nb5 Qb6 22.Qc4 Rfc8 23.a4 c6 24.Nxd4 Rxa7 25.b3 Kg7
26.e3+– Thorstensen,T-Elsness,F/Namses op 1995/1–0 (68); 9...Na5 10.Qa4! c5 11.dxc5
Bd7 12.Qc2 dxc5 13.Bf4 Rc8 14.Ne5 Be6 15.Rbd1 Qe8 16.Nd5 Bxd5 17.cxd5 Nh5
18.Bh3 Nxf4 19.gxf4 e6 20.dxe6 fxe6 21.Rd6 Rf6 22.Red1 Kh8 23.Qe4± Karpov,A-
Smirin,I/EU-ch act Cap d`Agde/1996/]
10.cxb5 axb5 11.b4 e6 [Black wants to build a solid, if somewhat passive position in the
center.Active attempts may easily backfire, as practice shows.]
[11...Bf5 12.e4 Bg4 (12...Nxe4 Huzman Ivanchuk 13.Rxe4 d5 14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.Rxe5
Bxe5 16.dxe5 Bxb1 17.Nxb1 c6÷) 13.h3 Bxf3 14.Bxf3 e5 15.d5 Nd4 16.Be3 Nd7
(16...Nxf3+ 17.Qxf3²) 17.Bg2 Qf6 18.Rc1 Rb7 19.h4 h6 20.f4 Ra8 21.Bxd4 exd4 22.e5
dxe5 23.d6 dxc3 24.Bxb7 Rxa2 25.Qd5!+– Ivanchuk,V-Shirov,A/Monaco rapid/1995/
25...Rd2 26.dxc7 Qb6+ 27.Qc5!; 11...Nd7 12.e4 Na7 13.Qb3 (13.Bf4!? Nb6 14.Qc1²)
13...Nb6 14.a4 bxa4 15.Nxa4 Nxa4 16.Qxa4 Nb5 17.Bb2 Bg4 18.Red1 Qd7 19.e5 d5
20.Rdc1 Bxf3 21.Bxf3 Ra8 22.Qb3 e6 23.Rc5 Rfb8 24.Rbc1 Bh6 25.R1c2 Ra6 26.Be2
c6= Gatej,D-Srebrnic,V/Nova Gorica/1996/; 11...e5 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.Be3 Bf5 14.Rc1
Qxd1 15.Rexd1 Rfd8 16.Rxd8+ Rxd8 17.a3 Bd7 Goetz,A-Held,M/BAY-chT2N/1994/
18.Nxb5±; 11...Bd7 12.e4 e5 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 dxe5 15.Qc2 Qe7 16.Bg5 Rfc8
17.Nd5 Qe6 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.Bh3 Qxh3 20.Nxf6+ Kg7 21.Nxd7 Qxd7 22.Red1 Qe6
23.Rd5 c6 24.Rc5 Ra8 25.Rb3 Ra6 26.a3 Rd8 27.Rd3 Rxd3 28.Qxd3 f6 29.Kg2 Ra7
30.Qc3² Buturin,V-Voloshin,L/Frydek Mistek op/1996/]
12.e4 Ne7 13.Nd2!² [An interesting novelty.Karpov moves his  to b3, where it checks
the c5 breaks and also possibly aims for the a5 outpost.]
[13.Qc2 h6 14.h3 Bd7 15.Be3 Bc6 16.Nh2 Ba8 17.Rbd1 Qd7 18.Qd2 Kh7 19.Nf1 Nfg8
20.g4 f5 21.f3 g5 22.Bf2 Ng6 23.Ne3 N8e7 24.Bf1 fxe4 25.fxe4 Nh4 26.Bxh4 gxh4
27.Ng2 Ng6 28.Re3 Bf6 29.Qe2 Bg5‚ Litinskaya,M-Zielinska,M/POL-chT/1996/]
13...c5?! [A nervous reaction, the pawn sacrifice is unsound.]
[13...Nd7 14.Nb3 ¹c6!? (14...c5 15.bxc5 dxc5 16.Bf4 cxd4 (16...Rb6 17.dxc5 Bxc3
18.cxb6 Bxe1 19.Bc7! Bxf2+ 20.Kxf2 Qe8 21.Na5+–; 16...Rb7 17.e5+–; 16...e5 Huzman
17.dxe5 c4 18.Nd4 Nxe5 19.Ncxb5 Ra8 20.Bxe5!? Bxe5 21.Re2; 16...Ra8 17.e5±)
17.Bxb8 dxc3 18.Bd6±) 15.Bf4 (15.Be3 Nb6„; 15.Na5? c5!ƒ) 15...e5 (15...Nb6!?)
16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Na5²]
14.bxc5 dxc5 15.dxc5 Nd7 [15...b4 16.Na4± a3,c4,b6]
16.Nxb5 [16.Qc2 Huzman 16...Qa5 (16...Nxc5 17.Nxb5 Nd3 18.Rd1 Nxc1 19.Nc4 Bd7
20.Qxc1±) 17.Ne2 (17.Bb2 Nxc5 18.Nd5 Nxd5 (18...exd5 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Qxc5 Qxd2
21.Qxe7±) 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.exd5²) 17...Nc6 (17...Ra8 18.Bb2±) 18.Rd1 (18.a3 b4„)
18...Nb4 19.Qb3 Nxa2÷ (19...Nc6!?) ]
16...Nxc5 17.Nc4 [17.Ba3! Huzman 17...Nd3 18.Re3 Ba6 19.Nc4 Bxb5 20.Rxd3 Qc7
21.Rc1±]
17...Nd3 [17...Ba6!? 18.Ncd6 (18.Ba3 Rxb5 19.Rxb5 Bxb5 20.Bxc5 Bxc4 21.Qxd8 Rxd8
22.Bxe7 Rd2 23.Rc1 Ba6°) 18...Qa5 (18...Bxb5 Huzman 19.Nxb5 Nd3 20.Re2 Nxc1
21.Qxc1 Qa5 22.Nd6 Rxb1 23.Qxb1 Nc6²) 19.Qd2!± (19.Be3? Bxb5 20.Bxc5 Ba4!) ]
18.Re2 [18.Re3?! Huzman 18...Nxc1 19.Qxc1 Ba6 20.a4 Qd7„]
18...Ba6 19.a4 Nxc1 20.Qxc1 Rc8?! [¹20...Nc6!? securing a square for Black's  on e7.
21.e5ƒ]
21.Rc2± [Stopping Black's play. White is a sound pawn up and has total control of the
-side. Black is probably lost anyway, but Shirov falls to pieces very fast.]
21...Bxb5 [21...Rc5 22.Qa3!+– ‫ף‬d8; 21...Qd3 22.Bf1 Qxe4 23.Nbd6±; 21...Bd4!? 22.e5±;
21...Nc6 Huzman 22.Ncd6+–]
22.axb5 Qd4 23.b6 Rb8 24.Rd2 Qc5 25.Rd7!+– [c7]
25...Bd4? [A tactical oversight, but Black's fate is sealed anyway.]
[25...Rfc8 26.b7 (26.Bf1+– Huzman ) 26...Rc6 (26...Rc7 27.Qf4! e5 28.Qd2+–) 27.Qd2!

+–; 25...Nc6 26.Rc7 e5+–]
26.Rc7 Bxf2+ [26...Nc6 Huzman 27.e5!+–]
27.Kh1 Qh5 28.Rxe7 Bxg3 29.h3 Rbd8 30.e5 Qh4 [30...Bxe5 31.Nxe5 Qxe5 32.b7+–
b]
31.Rc7 Bf2 32.Qa3 [f3,f1]
1–0

[Blatny,P]
1.e4 [Finkel,A ]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 [6...h6?! 7.Ne6 Qa5+
8.Bd2 Qb6 9.Nf3 fxe6 10.Bg6+ Kd8 11.0–0 c5 12.c4 cxd4 13.Nxd4 e5 14.c5! Nxc5
15.Ba5+– Tal-Oll, USSR 1986; 6...g6 7.N1f3 Bg7 8.0–0 h6 9.Ne6 fxe6 10.Bxg6+ Kf8
11.Qe2‚; 6...c5 7.N1f3± cxd4 8.0–0 h6 9.Ne6 Qb6 10.Re1! Nc5 11.Nxc5 Qxc5 12.Nxd4
a6 13.c3 e6 14.Bf4 Be7 15.Bc2 15...0–0 16.d3 15...Bd7 16.Nf5! Bc6 17.Re5‚;
6...Nb6 7.N1f3 h6 8.Ne4 Nxe4 9.Bxe4 Bg4 10.0–0 e6 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 ]
7.N1f3 Bd6 [7...h6 8.Nxe6!? Geller; 7...Be7 8.Qe2 0–0 9.h4 c5 10.Be3 a6 11.0–0–
0„ Shirazi-Neamtu, Biel (op) 1987; 7...Qc7? 8.Qe2 h6 9.Bg6! hxg5 10.Bxf7+!‚ Van der
Wiel-Karpov, Amsterdam 1987]
8.Qe2 [8.0–0 h6 9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Bxe4 0–0 11.c3 e5„ 1–0 Ulibin,M-Georgadze,G/URS-
FL56 Simferopol 1988 (41)]
8...h6 9.Ne4 [9.Nxe6? fxe6 10.Bg6+ Ke7 11.0–0 Nf8 12.Bd3 Bd7 13.Ne5 Qe8 14.f4
Kd8µ Arnason-Ostenstad, Torshavn 1987]
9...Nxe4 10.Qxe4 c5 [10...Nf6 11.Qh4 (¹11.Qe2 Qb6 N (11...0–0 12.Bd2 c5 13.dxc5

Bxc5 14.0–0–0 Qc7 15.g4!? e5™ ½–½ Smirin,I-Kharitonov,A/Sverdlovsk 1987 (27)
(15...Nxg4 16.Rdg1  hg1) ) 12.0–0 0–0 13.a3?! (13.c3 N 13...c5 14.dxc5 Qxc5
15.Be3 Qh5 16.Bd4 Nd5 17.g3²  Almasi,Z-Kallai,G/Magyarorszag (ch) 1992) 13...Qc7
14.c4 b6 15.b4 c5÷  Smirin,I-Dreev,A/Vilnius 1988) 11...Bd7 (11...Ke7!? Kamsky,G-
Karpov,A/ Dortmund/1993/0:1/(49); 11...Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Qh5 13.Qxh5 Nxh5 14.Ne5 0–0
15.0–0–0 c5 Hector-Hodgson/London/1991/ (19); 11...Nd5! 12.Qxd8+ Kxd8 13.c3 Ke7²)
12.Bf4÷ 1–0 Svidler,P-Burmakin,V/RUS-ch Elista 1994 (37); 10...Qc7 N 11.Qg4
(11.Bd2 b6 12.Qg4 g5! 0–1 Sion Castro,M-Karpov,A/Leon 1993 (35)) 11...g5 N
(11...Kf8 12.0–0 (12.Bd2!?) 12...c5 13.b3 e5 ½–½ Gelfand,B-Speelman,J/Munchen 1992
(29) (13...cxd4 14.Qxd4 Ne5 15.Bb2 Nxf3+ 16.gxf3 Bxh2+ 17.Kg2 f6) ) 12.Qh3! Rg8!™
13.Nd2! 1–0 Kasparov,G-Kamsky,G/Linares 1994 (39)]
11.0–0 [11.Bd2 Nf6 12.Bb5+ (12.Qh4 Qc7 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.0–0–0 Bd7 15.Rhe1 0–0–0
16.Ne5 Be8 17.f4 Bd4 Luther,T-Gelpke,P/Linares op 1995/½–½ (63)) 12...Bd7 (12...Ke7
13.Qe2) 13.Qxb7 Rb8 14.Bxd7+ Nxd7 15.Qa6 (15.Qxa7 Rxb2°) 15...Rb6 16.Qa4 Rxb2
17.dxc5 Bxc5 18.Bc3ƒ 1–0 Psakhis,L-Meduna,E/Trnava 1988 (41); 11.Qg4 g5 12.dxc5
Nxc5 13.0–0 Nxd3 14.cxd3 Bd7 15.Qh5 Qf6 16.Bd2 Rg8÷ 0–1 Lobron,E-Vatter,H/BL
1988 (40)]
11...Nf6 [11...a6 12.c3 Nf6 13.Qe2 cxd4 14.cxd4„ 1–0 Markovic,G-
Dimitriadi,A/Thessaloniki olw 1988 (21)]
12.Bb5+ Ke7 13.Qe2 Qc7 [13...Bd7 14.dxc5 Bxc5 15.a4 Bxb5 16.axb5 Qb6= ½–½
Akopian,V-Anastasian,A/Erevan 1996 (33) (16...Qb6 Finkel,A 17.Bd2 Rhc8 18.c4²
Akopian,V-Anastasian,A/Erevan 1996 (33)) ; 13...a6!? Finkel,A 14.dxc5 Bxc5 15.Bd3
Qc7 16.c4 Rd8 17.b3 b6 18.Bb2 Bb7= Wang Zili-Arlandi,E/Open, Geneva SUI 1997
(19)]
14.dxc5 Qxc5 [14...Bxc5 Finkel,A 15.Be3 Bxe3 16.Qxe3 (16.fxe3!?²) 16...Bd7 17.Bd3
Rhd8 18.Rad1²]
15.Be3 Qc7 [15...Qh5 16.Bd4²; 15...Qh5!? Finkel,A ]
16.Bd4² Rd8 17.c3 [17.Rad1 Bd7 18.Bd3² (18.Bd3 Finkel,A 18...Rac8 19.Ne5 Ba4!?
20.b3 Bc6 (20...Nd7?! 21.Nxf7! Bxh2+ 22.Kh1 Kxf7 23.Qh5+ Kf8 24.Qxh2±) 21.c4²) ]
17...Bd7 18.Bc4 [Hoping in the future to play Ne5,f4–f5 and in this case bishop is very
good placed on c4.Unfortunetly this plan is not so easy to carry out,so it was better to put
a bishop on d3 keeping small opening advantage]
[18.Bxd7 Rxd7 19.Rad1 Qa5 20.Ne5 Bxe5 21.Bxe5 Rad8 22.Rxd7+ Rxd7 23.a3²]
18...Bc6 19.Ne5 Be4= 20.Ng4 [After this move almost by force arises equal endgame,but
white has nothing better]
20...Nxg4 21.Qxe4 [21.Qxg4 Bxh2+ 22.Kh1 Qf4? (22...Rxd4!? 23.cxd4 Bf4²; 22...Be5!
Finkel,A 23.Qxe4 Bxd4 24.Bxe6 fxe6 25.cxd4 Qb6=) 23.Qh3+–]
21...Bxh2+ 22.Kh1 Be5 23.Bxe6!² fxe6 24.Qxg4 Bxd4 25.cxd4 Kf7 26.Rac1 Qb6
27.Qf4+ Kg8 28.Rc7 Qxd4 29.Qxd4 Rxd4 30.Rxb7= a5 31.Rc1 Rad8 32.f3 Rd1+
33.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 34.Kh2 a4 35.b3
½–½

[Anand,V]
[I was leading Karpov by one point and since this game was played after the rest day, it
was clear that I would have a tough game ahead of me.]
1.d4 [Huzman ]
1...d5 2.c4 dxc4 [I had played a Slav against Topalov in the 3rd round, and sacrificed my
queen to escape from a difficult position. Though Black's position was better than it
looked, repeating it seemed like asking for trouble! So this time, I settled for the good old
QGA.]
3.e4 e5 [In Wijk aan Zee, Loek Van Wely told me that this system with 6...e6 was quite
good. Later I took a look at the system and decided to give it a shot.]
4.Nf3 exd4 5.Bxc4 Nc6 6.0–0 Be6 7.Bxe6 [7.Bb5 Bc5 Doesn't give White much.]
7...fxe6 8.Qb3 [The critical line, of course.]
8...Qd7 9.Qxb7 Rb8 10.Qa6 Nf6 11.Nbd2 Bb4 [The idea. By threatening to take on d2,
Black provokes c4 with the  still stuck on a6.]
12.Nc4 [12.Qd3 Huzman Beliavsky -Scherbakov,1996]
12...0–0 [All this has been played before and in fact we only deviated from theory on
move 18. Nonetheless, Karpov spent more than an hour getting to move 18.]
[12...Nxe4 Huzman 13.Nce5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5+–]
13.a3 Bc5 [13...Be7!? Huzman 14.Re1²]
14.b4 Bb6 15.b5 [A very committal move. White is willing to trap his  temporarily in
order to dominate the light squares.]
15...Ne7 16.Nfe5 Qe8 17.Re1 Ng6 [I had been waiting for Karpov to improve and now it
happens!]
18.Nd3! [Here Karpov shows his improvement from the game Iskusnyh-Rublevsky Elista
1995, where White played the weaker 18.c6.]
[18.Nc6? Nh4 19.Qa4 (19.Bg5 Qh5 20.:h4 :h4 21.:b8 g4) 19...Qh5
20.:b8? g4–+ Iskusnych-Rublevsky/RUS-ch/1995/]
18...Nh4? [This turns out to be a serious error after 18.d3. I thought that Karpov's next
move was impossible because of xe4, but in fact it is extremely strong.]
[18...Nd7 Huzman 19.a4 Nc5 20.Nxc5 Bxc5 21.Ba3±]
19.Bf4! [19.Bg5? Nxg2! (19...Qh5 20.Bxh4 Qxh4 21.f3±) 20.Kxg2 Qh5 21.Bf4 (21.Bxf6
Rxf6 22.f4 (22.Nce5 Rh6‚) 22...Qg4+ 23.Kf2 Rxf4+ 24.Nxf4 Rf8) 21...Nxe4! (21...Ng4
22.Bg3 Rf3 Unfortunately, this fails to... 23.h3!±) 22.Rxe4 (22.h3 Qd5!–+) 22...Qg6+
(22...Qg4+!? Huzman 23.Kf1 Qf3 24.Nd2 Qh1+ 25.Ke2 Qxa1÷) 23.Kf3 Qh5+=]
19...Nxe4 20.Bg3! [Very simple. White fortifies his kingside and proceeds to attack
Black's bishop.]
20...Nxg3 21.hxg3 Nf5 22.a4 Ne3 [No exclams or question marks for this move. It's
simply necessary. Best practical chance]
[22...Nd6 Huzman 23.Nce5 c5 (…23...Ra8!? 24.a5 Nxb5; 23...Qc8 24.Nc6!±) 24.bxc6

Qc8 25.Qxc8 Rbxc8 26.a5±]
23.Nce5? [23.fxe3! As often is the case, the way to refute a sacrifice is to accept it!
23...dxe3! I discovered this later. I think this is Black's best chance, because White's best
move leaves his queen a bit precariously placed.... (23...Qg6 During the game, I only saw
this move 24.Nce5! (24.Nf4 Huzman 24...Qxg3 25.Nxb6 axb6„) 24...Qxg3 25.a5 (25.e4
Huzman 25...Rf6 26.a5 Rbf8 27.axb6 Rf2 (27...Rh6 28.Ng4!+–) 28.Nxf2 Qxf2+=
(28...Rxf2?? 29.Qc8++–) ) 25...dxe3 26.Re2! (26.axb6 Rf2! (26...Rf2 Huzman 27.Nxf2
exf2+ (27...Qxf2+ 28.Kh2 Qh4+=) 28.Kf1 fxe1Q+ 29.Rxe1 Rf8+ 30.Nf3 Rxf3+=) )
26...Rf2 (26...Bd4 27.Qxe6+ Kh8 28.Rf1 Rxf1+ 29.Kxf1 Rf8+ 30.Kg1!+– (30.Nf7+ Kg8
31.Rf2! Qxf2+! 32.Nxf2 Rxf7) ) 27.Rxf2 (27.Nxf2?? Huzman 27...exf2+ 28.Kf1 Qh2–+)
27...exf2+ 28.Kf1 Qh2 29.axb6 Qg1+ 30.Ke2+–) 24.Nxb6! (24.Re2 Qh5) 24...axb6
25.Rxe3+– but I don't see a way for Black to exploit White's a6]
23...Nc2 24.Nc6? [Another error and now White is almost worse.]
[24.a5! Of course, materially speaking, Black is doing fine, but White's knights are so
strong that I think that White is still much better. 24...Nxe1 (24...Nxa1 Huzman 25.Rxa1
c5 26.bxc6 (26.axb6 axb6÷ (26...Rxb6 27.Qxa7 Qxb5 28.Qe7!±) ) 26...Bc7 27.Nd7±)
25.Rxe1 Bxa5 26.Qxa5 Qxb5 27.Qxa7!±]
24...Nxa1 25.Rxa1 [25.Nxb8? Nc2 26.Rc1 e5!µ]
25...Ra8 [25...e5! 26.a5 (26.Ncxe5 Bc5 27.Nxc5 Qxe5 28.Nd7 Qe2 29.Rf1 d3³) 26...Ra8!
Transposes.]
26.Re1! [26.a5 e5! 27.Ncxe5 (27.axb6 axb6 28.Qxa8 Qxa8 29.Rxa8 Rxa8 30.Ndxe5
Ra1+ 31.Kh2 Rd1 32.Nb4 Rb1= (32...Rb1 Huzman 33.Ned3 Ra1 34.Ne5 Rb1=) )
27...Bc5]
26...e5 [26...Qh5!? Huzman 27.Nce5 Qf5 (27...c5 28.a5 (28.bxc6°) 28...Bc7 29.Nxc5°)
28.a5 Rfb8 29.g4! Qg5 30.Ra1²]
27.Rxe5 [27.f3!² Huzman ]
27...Qf7 28.a5 Qb3 29.Ncb4 Rae8 [I decided to force the draw.]
[29...Rfb8 Would lead to a very strange position - White can't take the bishop on b6
because of his queen on a6 and his knights are chained to each other. However, Black
can't move either  or his bishop.; 29...Rfb8!? Huzman ; 29...c5! Huzman 30.bxc6
(30.axb6 axb6 31.Qxb6 cxb4µ) 30...Bc7µ]
30.Rxe8 Rxe8 31.Kh2 [Setting one last trap.]
31...Qf7! [Not falling for it.]
[31...Bc5? 32.Qc6! Re6 (32...Bxb4 33.Qxe8+ Bf8 34.Ne5‚) 33.Nxc5!+–]
32.axb6 [There was nothing more.]
32...Qh5+ 33.Kg1 Qd1+ 34.Kh2 Qh5+
½–½

[Ribli,Z]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.Ndb5 d5 7.Bf4 [In dieser Variantie
läßt Weiß seinem Gegner keine Gewinnchancen. Meiner Meinung nach ist die
Remisbreite bei normalem Speilverlauf sehr groß,Weiß hat nur sehr geringe
Gewinnchancen.Ribli.]
7...e5 8.cxd5 exf4 9.dxc6
XHGFEDCBAY
1R+LmKQ+-tR!
2zPPzPP+-zPP"
3-+-+-sN-+#
4+-zp-+-+-$
5-+-+-+N+%
6+-sn-+P+-&
7pzpp+-+pzp'
8tr-vlkwql+r(
xhgfedcbay
9...bxc6 [9...Qb6!? 10.Nd6+ Bxd6 11.Qxd6 bxc6 12.Rd1 Be6 13.g3 fxg3 14.hxg3 Rd8
15.Qxd8+ Qxd8 16.Rxd8+ Kxd8 17.Bg2 Kc7 ½–½ Tratar,M-Rotstein,A/Bled op-B 1996
(28)]
10.Qxd8+ Kxd8 11.Nd4 [In dieser Variante hat Weiß die viel bessere Bauernstruktur,
aber das schwarze Läuferpaar kompensiert diesen Nachteil.Andererseits stört der f4
den weißen Königsflügel.Ribli.]
[11.Rd1+ Bd7 12.Nd6 Bxd6 13.Rxd6 Rb8 14.Rd2 Re8 (14...Ke7 15.g3 fxg3 16.hxg3 Rb4
17.Bg2 c5 18.Nd5+ Nxd5 19.Bxd5 Bf5 20.f3 h6 21.e4 Be6= Wojtkiewicz,A-Eingorn,V
Tilburg1. 1992 CBM/32) 15.g3 f3= Hjartarsson,J-Sokolov,A Belfort WCup 1988 45/
(43) CBM 8]
11...Bb7! [Die vom amerikanischen Großmeister de Firmian in die Turnierpraxis

eingeführte Fortsetzung, zugleich das letzte Wort in der Eröffnungstheorie.Ribli.]
[11...Bd7 12.g3 fxg3!
a) 12...Rb8 13.0–0–0 Kc7 14.gxf4 Ng4 15.Rd2 Nxf2 16.Rg1 g6 17.Bg2 Ng4? (17...Bg7
18.e4!?) 18.Bxc6! Bxc6 19.Rxg4 Bd6 20.Rc2!± 1–0 Azmaiparashvili,Z-Wolff,P/Wijk op
1993 (37);
b) 12...c5?! 13.Nf3 Bc6 14.Bg2 Bd6 15.0–0 Rb8 16.b3 Re8 17.Rfd1 Kc7 18.Rac1 Rb4
19.Ne1 Bb5 20.Nc2 1–0 Palatnik,S-Loeffler,S/Hradec Kralove 1988;
c) 12...Bd6 13.Bg2 Rc8 14.0–0 fxg3 15.hxg3 h5 16.Rad1 Kc7 17.Bxc6 Bxc6 18.Ndb5+
1–0 Ligterink,G-Hulak,K/EU-chT Plovdiv 1983 (45);
13.hxg3 Bb4! 14.Bh3 (14.Bg2 Bxc3+ 15.bxc3 Kc7= Timman,J-Gligoric,S/Volmac-

Partizan/1984/INF37,44/) 14...Bxc3+ 15.bxc3 Bxh3 16.Rxh3 Kc7 17.Rh4 h5 ½–½
Dyachkov,S-Shariyazdanov,A/RUS-chJ U20 1996 (25)]
12.g3 [12.Rd1 Kc7 13.g3 Rd8 14.Bg2 Rxd4 15.Rxd4 c5 16.Rd5 Nxd5 17.Bxd5 fxg3
18.hxg3 Bxd5 19.Nxd5+ Kc6 ½–½ Adianto,U-De Firmian,N/Amsterdam Donner 1996]
12...c5 13.Nf3 Bd6 14.Bg2 Rb8 15.0–0–0 Ke7 16.Nh4N [16.e3? fxe3 17.Rhe1 Rhd8
18.Rxe3+ Kf8 19.h3 g6 20.Ne1 Ba6 21.Nc2 Be7 Salov,V-De Firmian,N/Amsterdam
Donner 1996/0–1 (50)]
16...Bxg2 17.Nxg2 fxg3 [17...Ng4 18.Ne4 Be5÷]
18.hxg3 Be5= [Jetzt hat Schwarz nur einen schwachen c5, aber sein e5 ist sehr stark
und sein für das Endspiel immer wichtige König steht aktiv.Ribli.]
19.Ne3 Ke6! [19...Bxc3 20.Nf5+ Kf8 (20...Ke6 21.Nxg7+) 21.bxc3² Schwarz hat
Probleme bei der Koordination seiner Figuren.Ribli.]
20.Nc4 Rb4 [20...Bxc3 21.bxc3 Rhd8=]
21.Nxe5 Kxe5 22.Rd2 [22.e3!? Mit diesem Zug unterbindet Weiß b4–d4. ]
22...Rd4 [22...h5!? In dieser Stellung hat Schwarz Ausgleich, er kann sich später mit g7–
g5 und h5–h4 einen gefährlichen entfernten Freibauern bilden. Aber das ist ein sehr
langfristiger Plan, und im Moment steht der schwarze König nicht sicher genug für ein
solches Vorhaben.Ribli.]
23.e3 Rxd2 24.Kxd2 Rb8 25.b3 [Und hier einigten sich die Kontrahenten auf Remis.
Weiß hat nur einen mikroskopisch kleinen Vorteil (der schwarze c5 ist isoliert).Ribli.]
½–½

[Blatny,P]
1.e4 [Karpov ]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.a3 [5... c5 6.d:c5 :c5 7.b4; 5... c5 6.c4]
[5.Nbd2 Nd7 6.Nb3 Rc8 7.Be3 f6= 0–1 Horre,E-Reuter,A/Koblenz op 1990 (26); 5.b3
c5 6.Bb5+ Nc6 7.Bxc6+ bxc6 8.0–0 Bg4³ 0–1 Michels,G-Weia,B/Koblenz op 1990 (16);
5.Nc3 c5 6.Be3 Nc6 7.dxc5 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Nge7 10.Nb5 Nxe5 11.Qg3 N7c6
12.f4² ½–½ Tolnai,T-Navarovszky,L/BL-HUN 1991 (24)]
5...Ne7 [5...Nd7 6.Be2 (6.Bd3 Bxd3 7.Qxd3 Rc8 8.0–0 c5 9.c3 Ne7 10.Re1 Qb6 11.Nbd2
Nf5= Petrovicova,E-Tkacova,K/CSR-chJW 1990/1–0 (47)) 6...Ne7 7.0–0 c5 8.dxc5!
Nc6 9.b4 Ndxe5 (9...a5 10.b5 Ncxe5 11.Nd4 Bg6 12.c6 bxc6 13.bxc6 Nb8 14.Bb5 Qc8
15.f4 Nc4 16.f5 exf5 17.c7+ Nd7 18.Re1+ 1–0 Gutman,L-Schuster,B/Kassel op 1994)
10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Bb2²; 5...c5 6.Bb5+ (6.c4 Nc6 7.Nc3÷ Vistisen,L-Nielsen,T/DEN-chB
1989/1–0 (41)) 6...Nd7 7.c3 a6 8.Bd3 Bxd3 9.Qxd3 Qb6= 0–1 Forstova,K-
Molnarova,D/CZE-chW 1992 (37); 5...h6 6.Bd3 Bxd3 7.Qxd3 Nd7 8.0–0 c5= Pepke,H-
Weber,J/Baden Wuerttemberg-ch 1988/½–½ (52)]
6.Nbd2 [6.Nh4 Qb6 (6...Be4 Karpov 7.Nd2 Nf5 8.Nxe4 Qxh4) 7.b4? a5!?ƒ Orti,P-
Irigoyen,P/Cajas op 1989/0–1 (47) (7...Bxc2 8.Qxc2 Qxd4 9.Nf3°) ]
6...Nd7 [6...c5 7.dxc5 Nec6 8.b4²]
7.Nh4 [7.Be2 f6!? (7...c5 8.c3 cxd4 9.cxd4=) ]
7...c5 8.c3 a6 [8...cxd4 9.cxd4 Rc8=; 8...Bg6 Karpov 9.Nxg6 hxg6]
9.Nxf5 Nxf5 10.Nf3 [10.g4 Nh4]
10...Rc8 [10...cxd4 Karpov 11.cxd4 Qb6 12.Be2 12... e7 13.g4 h4 14.:h4 :h4
15.g5!]
11.Bd3 [11.dxc5 Qc7 ]
11...cxd4 [11...Nh4 Karpov 12.0–0 (12.Ng5! Nxg2+? 13.Kf1 Nh4 14.Qh5 Ng6 15.Nxe6
(15.Nxf7) ) 12...Nxf3+ 13.Qxf3 Be7]
12.Bxf5 exf5 13.Nxd4² [13.Qxd4 Karpov ]
13...g6 [13...Nxe5 14.Nxf5 (14.Qe2 Qe7 15.0–0 Nc6=) 14...Qd7 15.Ne3 Bc5 16.Nxd5
(16.Qxd5 Nd3+ 17.Kf1 Qxd5 18.Nxd5 Nxf2 19.Rg1³) 16...Rd8 17.c4 Nxc4 18.Qe2+ Kf8
19.Qxc4 Qxd5=]
14.0–0 [14.e6 Karpov 14...fxe6 (14...Nc5 15.exf7+ (15.0–0 Nxe6 16.Re1 Qd7 17.Qe2
Be7) 15...Kxf7 16.0–0 Bg7²) 15.Nxe6 Qe7 16.Qe2² (16.0–0) ]
14...Nc5 15.Be3 [15.Qe2 Bg7 16.Rd1 0–0 17.c4„]
15...Bg7 16.Nf3 [16.f4 ×e4]
16...0–0 17.Re1 Re8 18.Re2 [18.Bxc5 Rxc5 19.Qd4 Rc4 20.Qd2 Re4 21.Rad1÷;
18.Bxc5± Karpov Short]
18...Ne4³ 19.Qb3 [19.Qd3 Karpov ]
19...b5 20.Rd1 [¹20.a4; 20.a4² Karpov ]
20...Rc4 [20...Bxe5 21.Rxd5 Bd6 22.Bf4 Qf6 23.Bxd6 Nxd6=]
21.Bd4 [21.Nd2 Nxd2 22.Rexd2 Rxe5 23.Bd4 Re6 24.Bxg7 Kxg7 25.Rxd5?? (25.g3 Qe7
26.Kf1³ (26.Rxd5?? Re1+ 27.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 28.Kg2 Qe4+–+) ) 25...Qxd5–+]
21...Qb8 [21...Qd7!?]
22.Rd3 [22.Nd2 Nxd2 23.Rexd2 Bxe5 24.Bxe5 Qxe5 25.g3 Rd8³]
22...f4 [Xd4]
23.Qd1 [23.Re1 a5 24.Red1 a4÷]
23...Rc6 24.Ne1 [24.Nd2!?]
24...Rce6 25.Nc2 [25.f3 Nd6]
25...Qb7 [g7:e5]
26.f3 Nd6 27.b3 Nf5 28.Qd2 [28.Red2]
28...h5 [28...g5 Karpov 29.g3!? fxg3 30.Qxg5 gxh2+ 31.Kh1!]
29.Re1 [29.Qxf4?? Karpov 29...Bh6–+]
29...a5 30.Kf1 Qc7 31.Kg1 Kh7 32.b4 a4 33.Kf1 Qc4µ 34.Kg1 Bxe5 35.Bxe5 Rxe5
36.Rxe5 Rxe5–+ 37.Nd4 [37.Kf2 h4 38.Nd4 Re3–+]
37...Re3 38.Rxe3 fxe3 39.Qd1 Qxc3 [39...Qxc3 40.Nxf5 gxf5 41.Kf1 Qb2 42.Qe2
Qxa3–+]
0–1

[Gelfand,B]
1.d4 [Hecht Lutz ]
1...d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0–0 8.0–0 dxc4 9.Bxc4
b5 10.Be2 Bb7 11.Bd2 [¹11.Rd1 Lutz ]
11...Rc8N [11...a6!? -49/496; 11...Qb8!? Lutz 12.a4 Rc8 13.Rfc1 a6 14.h3 Be7÷ 0–1
Bagirov,V-Knaak,R/Jyvaskyla op 1994 (75); 11...a6!? Lutz 12.e4 e5 13.dxe5 Nxe5
14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.f4 Bd4+ 16.Kh1 b4 17.Nd1 Qb6÷ 0–1 Douven,R-Piket,J/NLD-ch
1990 (41)]
12.Rfd1 [12.a3!? a5 13.Rfd1²; 12.e4 e5 (12...b4 Lutz 13.Na4 c5) 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5
Bxe5 15.f4 Bd4+ 16.Kh1 b4 17.Na4 c5]
12...b4 13.Ne4 [13.Na4!? Lutz ]
13...Nxe4 14.Qxe4 Qe7 [ ...f6, ...c5]
15.a3 [15.Qh4!? Rfd8 16.Qxe7 Bxe7 17.a3 bxa3 18.b4 a5 19.bxa5 Ra8 20.Rdb1 Ba6
21.Kf1; 15.Rac1 Nf6 16.Qh4 c5 ×Bd2 17.dxc5 Rxc5; 15.Bd3!? f5 16.Qh4]
15...bxa3 16.bxa3?! [16.b4!? Nf6 (16...Rb8 17.Rxa3 c5 18.Qc2 (18.Qb1) 18...cxb4

19.Rxa7÷) 17.Qb1 a5 18.bxa5 Ra8÷]
16...Nf6 [16...Bxa3?! Lutz 17.Qd3]
17.Qh4 c5= [17...Bxa3?! Lutz 18.Ne5ƒ  c4,  fb1]
18.dxc5 Bxc5 [18...Rxc5 19.Bb4 Rd5 20.Bxd6 Qxd6 21.Qb4²]
19.Bb4 a5 [19...Be4 20.Nd2 Bg6 21.Rdc1²]
20.Bxa5 Bxa3 [Die Stellung ist natürlich völlig ausgeglichen. Um so erstaunlicher, daß
Karpow in der Folge ernsthafte Probleme bekommt.]
21.Bd3 Bc5 22.Ne5 [22.Bc3 Ne4]

22...h6 23.h3 Ra8 24.Bc3 Ne4 25.Qxe7 Bxe7 26.Bd4 Bh4 27.g3 [27.Bxe4=]
27...Bf6 28.h4?! [28.Nd7 Bxd4 29.exd4 Rxa1 30.Rxa1 Rd8=]
28...Rxa1 29.Bxa1 [29.Rxa1 Nd2]
29...Ra8 30.Bd4 Ra2 31.Ra1 Rd2 32.Bxe4 Bxe4 33.Nc4 Rc2 34.Na3 Rc6 35.Bxf6 gxf6
[
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HechtSpringer im Niemandsland, geschwächte weiße K-Position.Weiße

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36.Nb5?! [36.Kf1=]
36...e5 37.Na7? Rc5 38.Kh2 [38.g4 Bf3 39.Kh2 Rc4 40.Kg3 Bxg4µ; 38.Kf1!? Bf3
39.Ke1 Kg7 40.Kd2]
38...h5 39.g4 hxg4 40.Kg3 f5 41.h5 Kh7 [41...Kg7!? 42.Ra6 (42.Rd1 Bd5 43.Rb1)
42...f6]
42.Ra6 Rc1 43.Kh4 Rf1 [43...Rh1+ 44.Kg5 Bf3!! 45.Kf6
a) 45.Rf6 g3;
b) 45.Rd6 Rxh5+ 46.Kf6 (46.Kxh5 g3+) 46...f4 47.exf4 exf4–+;
45...f4 46.exf4 exf4 47.Ra3 g3 (47...Rf1!?) 48.fxg3 fxg3 49.Rxf3 g2 50.Rg3 Rf1+ 51.Ke7
g1Q 52.Rxg1 Rxg1 53.Nc6 f5–+]
44.Rf6 Rxf2 45.Nc8! Bd5? [45...Kg7 46.Kg5 g3 47.h6+ Kf8 48.Rd6 (48.Nd6 Ke7)
48...Ke8 49.Rd1 (49.h7 Rh2) 49...Bc2 (49...Rh2 50.Nd6+ Kf8 51.Rg1 g2 52.Nxe4 fxe4
53.Kf5=) 50.h7 (50.Rg1 f4 ) 50...Rh2 51.Nd6+ (51.Rd2 g2–+) 51...Kd7 (51...Kf8
52.Rg1) 52.Rd2 g2 53.Nxf5+ Ke8 54.h8R+ Rxh8 55.Ng7+ Ke7 56.Rxg2 f6+ 57.Kg4
Be4–+; 45...Rh2+ 46.Kg5 g3 47.Rxf7+ Kg8 48.Kf6+–]
46.Nd6 Rh2+ 47.Kg5 g3 48.Nxf5 [
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HechtWas für ein Unterschied zur position vor etwa 10 Zügen, als alle weißen Figuren
im Niemandsland verstreut ihr kümmerliches dasein fristeten. Karpov hat es verstanden,
seine Figuren zu höchster Aktivität zusammenzuschweißen. Alle Achtung!]
48...Be6 [48...g2 49.Rh6+ Kg8 50.Kf6+– (50.Kf6 Hecht 50...g1Q 51.Ne7+ Kf8 52.Rh8+
+–) ; 48...Rxh5+ 49.Kxh5 g2 50.Rh6+ Kg8 51.Ne7+ Kf8 52.Nf5 f6 53.Rh8+ (53.Rh8+
Kf7 54.Rh7+ Ke6 55.Ng7+=) 53...Bg8 54.Nh6=]
49.Nxg3 Rg2 50.Kh4 Rh2+ 51.Kg5 Rg2 52.Kh4 Kg7 53.Rf1 [53.Rf3=]
53...Rh2+ 54.Kg5 Rg2 55.Kh4 f6 56.Nf5+ Kh7 57.e4 Bd7 [57...Re2 58.Nd6 Re3
59.Rxf6 Rh3+ 60.Kg5 Rg3+ 61.Kh4 Rg4+ 62.Kh3 Rg6+ 63.Rxe6 Rxe6 64.Nf5=]
58.h6 [58.Rf3 Rh2+ 59.Kg3 (59.Kg4 Re2 60.Kg3 Rxe4 61.Ne7 Rg4+ 62.Kf2=) 59...Rxh5
60.Ne3=]
58...Re2 [58...Rg5 59.Ne7=]
59.Nd6 Kg6 60.Kg3 Re3+ 61.Rf3 Re1 62.Kg2 Rd1 63.h7 Kxh7
½–½

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bc5 5.Nxe5 Bxf2+ 6.Kxf2 Nxe5 7.b3 d5 8.d4 Nc6
9.h3 0–0 10.Bg2 dxc4 11.d5 Ne5 12.Qd4 Nfd7 13.Bf4 Qf6 14.Rhd1 Nd3+ 15.Rxd3 cxd3
16.Qxf6 Nxf6 17.e4 c6 18.d6 Be6 19.Rd1 Nd7 20.Rxd3 a5 21.Rd2 Rfe8 22.e5 h5 23.Re2
Bf5 24.Bf3 Bxh3 25.Bxh5 Be6 26.Re3 Nb6 27.Ne4 Nd5 28.Re2 Bf5 29.Nc5 b6 30.Na4
Rab8 31.Bf3 Be6 32.Rd2 Red8 33.Bxd5 cxd5 34.Be3 b5 35.Nc5 Rdc8 36.a3 b4 37.axb4
axb4 38.Ra2 Ra8 39.Rxa8 Rxa8 40.d7 d4 41.Bg5 Bxd7 42.Nxd7 Ra2+ 43.Kf3 Rc2
44.Ke4 Rc3 45.Kxd4 Rxb3 46.Bf4 Rf3 47.Nb6 b3 48.Nc4 Kh7 49.e6 fxe6 50.Be5 g5
51.Ke4 Rf2 52.Ke3 Rf5 53.Kd2 Kg6 54.Kc3 Rf3+ 55.Kb2 Kf5 56.Bc7 Rd3 57.Bb8 g4
58.Bf4 Ke4 59.Ne5
½–½
(1694845) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Kramnik,Vladimir (2740) [E22]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qb3 c5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.dxc5 Nc6 8.e3 0–0 9.Be2
Be6 10.Nd4 Bxc5 11.Nxe6 fxe6 12.0–0 Qe7 13.Bd2 Kh8 14.Rad1 a6 15.a3 Rad8 16.Bc1
Ba7 17.Qa2 Ne5 18.Nb1 Ne4 19.Qb3 Qh4 20.f3 Nd6 21.g3 Qh3 22.Rf2 Ne4 23.fxe4
Rxf2 24.Kxf2 Qxh2+ 25.Ke1 Qxg3+ 26.Kd2 d4 27.Kc2 Qg2 28.Nc3 d3+ 29.Kb1 Qg5
30.Bf1 Qe7 31.Bh3 Rd6 32.Bd2 b5 33.Na2 Qh4 34.Bxe6 Qxe4 35.Nc3 Qh4 36.Rf1 Rd8
37.e4 Qh2 38.Qd5 Re8 39.Bd7 Nc4 40.Bxe8 Nxd2+ 41.Ka2 Nxf1 42.Qf7 Qf2 43.Qd7
Qd4 44.Qh3 Qc4+ 45.Ka1 Ne3 46.Bg6 h6 47.Qd7 Nc2+ 48.Kb1 Nxa3+ 49.Ka1 Nc2+
50.Kb1 Na3+ 51.Kc1 Be3+ 52.Kd1 Qb3+ 53.Ke1 Nc2+ 54.Kf1 Qg8 55.Nd5 Qf8+
56.Bf7 Bg5 57.e5 Nd4 58.e6 d2 59.Nc3 Qd8 60.Kg2 Qxd7 61.exd7 b4 62.Nd1 a5 63.b3
g6 64.Bxg6 Kg7 65.Bh5 Nxb3 66.Ne3 Nc5 67.Nc4 a4 68.Nxd2 a3
0–1

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0–0 8.0–0 Re8 9.e4
dxc4 10.Bxc4 e5 11.Rd1 Qe7 12.Bf1 a6 13.h3 exd4 14.Nxd4 Nc5 15.Nf5 Bxf5 16.exf5
Qc7 17.g3 Re7 18.Bg5 Ncd7 19.Bg2 Rae8 20.Qd2 Be5 21.Re1 h6 22.Be3 Nb6 23.Bc5
Nc4 24.Qc2 Bd6 25.Rxe7 Rxe7 26.Bd4 Be5 27.Rd1 Rd7 28.Bxe5 Rxd1+ 29.Nxd1 Nxe5
30.Qc3 Qd6 31.Ne3 Nfd7 32.Kh2 Qd3 33.Qe1 Qd4 34.Qe2 Nf6 35.b3 h5 36.Kg1 a5
37.Qd1 Qxd1+ 38.Nxd1 Kf8 39.Kf1 Nd3 40.Nc3 Ke7 41.Ke2 Nc5 42.Ke3 Kd6 43.Kd4
Na6 44.a3 b5 45.f4 Nc5 46.b4 axb4 47.axb4 Na6 48.Na2 h4 49.gxh4 Ng8 50.Nc3 Nxb4
51.Ne4+ Ke7 52.Kc5 Nd3+ 53.Kxc6 Nxf4 54.Bf1 b4 55.Bc4 Nxh3 56.Ng5 Nxg5
57.hxg5 Kf8 58.Kc5 f6 59.gxf6 Nxf6 60.Kxb4 Ne4 61.Bd3 Ng3 62.f6 gxf6
½–½
(1694856) Anand,Viswanathan (2765) - Karpov,Anatoly (2760) [E15]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 b5 6.cxb5 Bxb5 7.Bg2 d5 8.0–0 Nbd7 9.Nc3
Ba6 10.Re1 Bb4 11.Bd2 c5 12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.b4 Bxb4 14.Qa4 Qa5 15.Qxa5 Bxa5
16.Nxd5 Bxd2 17.Nxf6+ Nxf6 18.Nxd2 Rc8 19.Nb3 0–0 20.Nd4 Rc7 21.a4 Rd8 22.e3
Kf8 23.h3 Rdc8 24.Nb5 Bxb5 25.axb5
½–½
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 h6 7.Bf4 0–0 8.Bd3 c5 9.dxc5
Nc6 10.Nf3 Bxc5 11.0–0 a6 12.Rc1 Qe7 13.h3 Rd8 14.Re1 Be6 15.Ne2 Rac8 16.a3 Ba7
17.Ned4 Nxd4 18.Nxd4 Ne4 19.Qh5 Qf6 20.Qe5 Qxe5 21.Bxe5 Bd7 22.Ne2 Nc5 23.Bc2
Ne6 24.Bc3 Bb5 25.Bf5 Bxe2 26.Rxe2 d4 27.Bxe6 fxe6 28.exd4 Bxd4 29.Rxe6 Bxc3
30.bxc3 Rd3 31.Re3 Rxe3 32.fxe3 Rc4 33.Kf2 Ra4 34.c4 Rxa3 35.Kf3 Rb3 36.Ke4 Kf7
37.Rc2 Ke6 38.Ra2 Kd6 39.Ra5 Rb2 40.g4 Rc2 41.Kd4 Rd2+ 42.Kc3 Rg2 43.Rd5+ Kc6
44.Re5 Kd6 45.Rh5 b6 46.Rd5+ Kc6 47.Re5 Kd6 48.Rd5+ Kc6 49.Rf5 Rg3 50.Kd4
Rxh3 51.Rf7 Rh4 52.Rxg7 h5 53.Rg6+ Kc7 54.e4 Rxg4 55.Rh6 h4 56.Kd5 a5 57.Rh7+
Kd8 58.e5 a4 59.Ra7 h3 60.Rxa4 Rh4 61.Kd6 Rd4+ 62.Ke6 Rh4 63.Kd6 Rd4+ 64.Ke6
Rh4
½–½

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.d5 Ne5 6.Bf4 Ng6 7.Be3 Nf6 8.Nc3 e6 9.Qa4+
Qd7 10.Qxd7+ Kxd7 11.Ng5 exd5 12.Nxf7 Rg8 13.f3 Be6 14.Ng5 c6 15.0–0–0 h6
16.Nxe6 Kxe6 17.Bd4 Bd6 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.exd5+ cxd5 20.Rxd5 Ne5 21.g3 Bb4 22.Rd4
Rgd8 23.Bxc4+ Kf5 24.Bd5 Bc5 25.Rh4 Kg6 26.Rd1 Kg7 27.Bxb7 Rxd1+ 28.Kxd1 Rb8
29.Be4 Rxb2 30.Na4 Rb5 31.f4 Nf7 32.Rh5 Nd6 33.Rxc5 Rb4 34.Rc7+ Kf8 35.Bc2 Nc4
36.Ke2
1–0

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Ne7 6.0–0 c5 7.dxc5 Nec6 8.Be3 Nd7 9.c4
dxc4 10.Na3 c3 11.Qb3 cxb2 12.Rad1 b1Q 13.Nxb1 Qc8 14.Qc3 Bxb1 15.Rxb1 Be7
16.Nd4 Nxd4 17.Bxd4 Nxc5 18.Bf3 Rb8 19.Qa5 0–0 20.Qxa7 Ra8 21.Qb6 Ra6 22.Qb5
Qc7 23.Rfc1 Ra5 24.Qxb7 Qxb7 25.Bxb7 Rd8 26.Be3 h6 27.Bf3 Nd3 28.Bb6 Rxe5
29.Rd1 Rd7 30.a4 Bb4 31.Bc6 Rd6 32.Bc7 Rxc6 33.Bxe5 Nxe5 34.Rxb4 Rc2 35.Rbb1
Ng4 36.Rf1 Rc6 37.a5 Ra6 38.Rb5 Nf6 39.Rc1 Nd5 40.Kf1 g5 41.g3 Kg7 42.Ke2 Kf6
43.Kd3 Kf5 44.f3 h5 45.Rc8 h4 46.Kd4 hxg3 47.hxg3 g4 48.f4 Kf6 49.Rg8 Ne7 50.Rxg4
Nc6+ 51.Kc5 Nxa5 52.Rg8 Nc6 53.Rb7 Ne7 54.Rf8 Ra3 55.g4 Ra4 56.g5+ Kg7 57.Re8
Ng6 58.Rxe6 Rxf4 59.Rd6 Nf8
0–1
(1694882) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Andersson,Ulf (2655) [A17]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 b6 4.e4 Bb7 5.Bd3 c5 6.0–0 d6 7.Bc2 Be7 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4
0–0 10.b3 Nc6 11.Ba3 Rc8 12.Re1 Rc7 13.Ncb5 Rd7 14.Qe2 a6 15.Nxc6 Bxc6 16.Nd4
Ba8 17.Rad1 Qc7 18.Bb1 g6 19.Bb4 Rb8 20.a4 Rdd8 21.Qd2 Nd7 22.a5 Rdc8 23.axb6
Qxb6 24.Ba5 Qa7 25.Bc2 Nc5 26.Qe3 Bf8 27.h3 Qe7 28.Nf3 Bc6 29.b4 Nd7 30.Rd2 Nf6
31.e5 dxe5 32.Nxe5 Rxb4 33.Bd8
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bg2 0–0 6.0–0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2
Bb7 10.Bf4 Bd6 11.Nbd2 Bxf4 12.gxf4 Qd6 13.e3 Nbd7 14.Rfd1 c5 15.dxc5 Qxc5
16.Qxc5 Nxc5 17.Ne5 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Rfc8 19.Ndf3 Na4 20.Nd3 Ne4 21.Rac1 Kf8
22.Nd4 Nec5 23.Nxc5 Rxc5 24.Rxc5 Nxc5 25.b4 Ne4 26.Rc1 Nf6 27.a3 Nd5 28.Kf3
Ke8 29.Nb3 Kd7 30.Nc5+ Ke7 31.Nb3 Kd6 32.Na5 Kd7 33.e4 Nb6 34.Rd1+ Ke7
35.Nc6+ Ke8 36.Ne5 a5 37.Rd6 axb4 38.axb4 Nc4 39.Nxc4 bxc4 40.Rc6 Ra3+ 41.Ke2
Rc3 42.b5 Kd7 43.Rc5 Kd6 44.Rc6+ Kd7 45.Rc5 Rb3 46.Rxc4 Rxb5 47.Kf3 Rb3+
48.Kg2 Ke7 49.Rc7+ Kf6 50.f3 Rb5 51.Kg3 h5 52.h4
½–½
(1694894) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Van Wely,Loek (2645) [D23]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.e4 a6 7.Bxc4 c6 8.Qc2 b5 9.Be2
Bb7 10.e5 Nd5 11.Nxd5 cxd5 12.0–0 Be7 13.Bd2 0–0 14.Bd3 h6 15.a4 b4 16.Rfc1 Rc8
17.Qd1 Qa5 18.h4 Rxc1 19.Rxc1 Rc8 20.Rxc8+ Bxc8 21.Qc1 Bb7 22.Bxh6 Qxa4
23.Bg5 Bxg5 24.Nxg5 Nf8 25.Qc7 Qd7 26.Qc5 b3 27.Qb6 Qc6 28.Qd8 Qc8 29.Qe7 Qd7
30.Bh7+
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 b5 6.cxb5 Bxb5 7.Bg2 d5 8.0–0 Nbd7 9.Nc3
Ba6 10.Rb1 c5 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.b4 Be7 13.b5 Bb7 14.Nd4 Rc8 15.Bd2 Nb6 16.a4 Nc4
17.Na2 a5 18.Nb3 Qb6 19.Qe1 Bd8 20.Bc3 0–0 21.e3 e5 22.Qe2 Qd6 23.Nd2 Re8
24.Rfd1 Qa3 25.Nxc4 Rxc4 26.Bxd5 Bxd5 27.Rxd5 Rxc3 28.Nxc3 Qxc3 29.Rd6 Qc7
30.Rbd1 Be7 31.Rc6 Qb7 32.Qc4 h5 33.h4 Kf8 34.b6 Rb8 35.Rb1 Qd7 36.Rc7 Qf5
37.Rb2 Ne8 38.b7 Bd6 39.Rc8 Qd7 40.Qb5 Ke7 41.Rxb8 Bxb8 42.Qxa5 Qc6 43.Qb4+
Nd6 44.a5 Ke6 45.Qb3+ Kf6 46.Rc2 Qa6 47.Qd5 Ke7 48.Rc6 Qa7 49.a6 Kd7 50.Rc8 g6
51.Qc6+ Ke7 52.Rc7+ Ke6 53.Qd7+ Kd5 54.e4+ Kxe4 55.Qxd6
1–0

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.0–0 Nc6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 0–0 8.Nc3 d6 9.Nxc6
bxc6 10.Bxc6 Rb8 11.Qa4 Bb7 12.Bxb7 Rxb7 13.Rb1 Qc8 14.Bd2 Qh3 15.f3 Nh5
16.Rf2 Qe6 17.Kg2 Rc8 18.b3 Bd4 19.e3 Bxc3 20.Bxc3 Qxe3 21.Qa5 Ng7 22.Re1 Qc5
23.Rd2 Qxa5 24.Bxa5 f6 25.Rd5 Kf7 26.Bd2 a6 27.Ra5 Rc6 28.Be3 Ne6 29.Rd1 Rbc7
30.h4 Nd8 31.g4 Nb7 32.Rad5 Rc8 33.h5 e6 34.R5d2 g5 35.f4 gxf4 36.Bxf4 e5 37.Be3
Rg8 38.Kh3 Ke6 39.Rf1 Nc5 40.Re2 Rc7 41.Rf3 Ne4 42.Rf1 d5 43.Bh6 Nc3 44.Ref2
Ne4 45.Re2 Nc3 46.Ref2 Ne4 47.Re2 Nc3 48.Ref2
½–½

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Nc3 0–0 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.e4
Nxc3 10.bxc3 Nc6 11.d4 Na5 12.Ne5 Bd6 13.f4 Qe8 14.Be3 Rd8 15.Bf2 c5 16.Qe2 Qa4
17.dxc5 bxc5 18.Rab1 Rc8 19.Qd1 Qxd1 20.Rexd1 Bxe5 21.fxe5 a6 22.Rb6 Rc7 23.Bf1
h6 24.g4 Ra8 25.Rdd6 Bxe4 26.Rxa6 Rxa6 27.Bxa6 Nc6 28.Bg3 Ne7 29.c4 Nc6 30.a4
Ra7 31.Bb5 Nd4 32.Ra6 Nxb5 33.axb5 Rd7 34.Rd6 Ra7 35.Ra6 Rd7 36.Rd6 Ra7
½–½

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Ng3 e6 7.Bd3 c5 8.0–0 Be7
9.Qe2 0–0 10.Rd1 Qc7 11.c4 Re8 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.Bc2 Ncd7 14.Ba4 Rd8 15.Bc2 b6
16.b3 Bb7 17.Bb2 Nf8 18.Ne4 Nxe4 19.Bxe4 Ng6 20.g3 Rac8 21.h4 Bc5 22.Kg2 Nf8
23.a3 a5 24.Bxb7 Qxb7 25.Rd3 Rxd3 26.Qxd3 Qe7 27.Bd4 h6 28.Bxc5 Qxc5 29.a4 Ng6
30.Rd1 Ne5 31.Nxe5 Qxe5 32.Qd7 Qe4+ 33.Kg1 Rf8 34.Qc7 f5 35.Rd7 Qe1+ 36.Kg2
Qe4+ 37.Kh2 Qg4 38.Rd8 Rxd8 39.Qxd8+ Kh7 40.Qxb6 f4 41.Qc7 fxg3+ 42.Qxg3 Qf5
43.Qe3 Qg4 44.Qd3+ Kg8 45.Qg3 Qf5 46.Kg1 Qb1+ 47.Kg2 Qe4+ 48.Kh3 Qh1+
49.Kg4 Qe4+ 50.f4 Qf5+ 51.Kf3 Qd3+ 52.Kg2 Qc2+ 53.Kf1 Qd1+ 54.Kf2 Qc2+ 55.Kg1
Qd1+ 56.Kh2 Qc2+ 57.Kh3 Qf5+ 58.Qg4 Qd3+ 59.Kg2 Qc2+ 60.Kf1 Qe4 61.h5 Kf8
62.Kf2 Qd4+ 63.Kg2 Qb2+ 64.Kf1 Qxb3 65.Qxe6 Qxa4 66.Qd6+ Kf7 67.c5 Qc4+
68.Kf2 Qc2+ 69.Kg3 Qb3+ 70.Kh4 Qe6 71.Qb6 a4 72.c6 a3 73.Qb7+ Qe7+ 74.Kg3 a2
75.Qb3+ Qe6 76.Qb7+ Qe7 77.Qb3+ Qe6 78.Qb7+
½–½

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 e6 6.0–0 c5 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.Nc3 b5 9.dxc5
Qxd1 10.Rxd1 Bxc5 11.Bd2 Bb7 12.Rac1 Be7 13.Ne2 0–0 14.Ned4 Nxd4 15.Nxd4 Rfc8
16.f3 Kf8 17.e4 Nd7 18.Kf1 Nc5 19.Bc2 Na4 20.Bxa4 bxa4 21.a3 Rxc1 22.Rxc1 Rc8
23.Rxc8+ Bxc8 24.Bb4 Bxb4 25.axb4 e5 26.Ne2 Bd7 27.Kf2 Ke7 28.Nc3 Bc6 29.Ke3
Ke6 30.Kd3 Bb5+ 31.Ke3 Bc6 32.g3 f6 33.h4 g6 34.Nd1 Bd7 35.Nf2 Bb5
½–½
(1694929) Ljubojevic,Ljubomir (2570) - Karpov,Anatoly (2760) [E32]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.e3 d6 9.f3
Nbd7 10.Nh3 c5 11.dxc5 bxc5 12.Be2 d5 13.0–0 Qb6 14.Rad1 a5 15.Rd2 Rfe8 16.Rc1
Rac8 17.Bd1 h6 18.Bh4 Ba6 19.Ba4 Bxc4 20.Bxf6 Nxf6 21.Bxe8 Nxe8 22.Nf4 a4 23.e4
Nf6 24.exd5 exd5 25.Re1 Qb5 26.h4 Bb3 27.g4 Qc6 28.Rde2 d4 29.Qd3 Rd8 30.Kf2 c4
31.Qd2 d3 32.Re5 Nh7 33.Qa5 Rf8 34.Nd5 Kh8 35.Ne7 Qf6 36.Kg3 Qd6 37.Nf5 Qb8
38.Kg2 Nf6 39.Qc3 Rd8 40.Qd2 Nh7 41.Re7 Kg8 42.Qc3 Nf6 43.Nxh6+ Kh7 44.Rxf7
Qf4 45.Ree7 Bd1 46.Rxg7+ Kxh6 47.g5+ Kh5 48.Rh7+ Nxh7 49.Rxh7+ Kg6 50.Qg7+
Kf5 51.Qf6#
1–0
(1694935) Lautier,Joel (2630) - Karpov,Anatoly (2760) [B12]

10.h5 Be4 11.f3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 Nxe5 13.Qg3 Nbc6 14.Nd3 Nxd3+ 15.Bxd3 e5 16.0–0
Bc5 17.h6 g6 18.Qf2 Qd7 19.Kh1 a6 20.Nc3 Rf8 21.Na4 Ba7 22.b3 Qxg4 23.Ba3 Qh5+
24.Kg1 Qg5+ 25.Qg2 Qxg2+ 26.Kxg2 e4 27.Bxf8 Kxf8 28.Be2 f5 29.Rad1 b5 30.Nb2
Nb4 31.Rd2 Rc8 32.Bd1 Nxa2 33.Bg4 Ke7 34.Bxf5 gxf5 35.Rxf5 e3 36.Re2 Nc1 37.Re1
Rxc2+ 38.Kh3 Ke6 39.Rg5 e2 40.Rg7 d3 41.Nxd3 Nxd3 42.Rxe2+ Rxe2 43.Rxa7 Kf5
44.Rxh7 Re3+ 45.Kg2 Kg6 46.Ra7 Kxh6 47.Rxa6+ Kg5 48.Ra5 Nf4+
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0–0 a6 8.Re1 Rb8 9.Rb1
Bf5 10.e4 Bg4 11.Be3 Nd7 12.Ne2 e5 13.d5 Ne7 14.Qd2 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 f5 16.Bg2 Nf6
17.Bg5 Qd7 18.Nc3 f4 19.gxf4 h6 20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.fxe5 Bxe5 22.Qxh6 Qg4 23.Ne2 Rf7
24.h3 Qd7 25.Qg5 Rbf8 26.Rf1 Qa4 27.f4 Qxc4 28.Qg4 Bg7 29.b3 Qc5+ 30.Kh1 Qa3
31.Rbc1 c6 32.dxc6 bxc6 33.Rcd1 d5 34.exd5 cxd5 35.Bxd5 Nxd5 36.Rxd5 Qxa2
37.Rg5 Re8 38.Ng3 Qxb3 39.Rxg6 Qd5+ 40.Kh2 Qd2+ 41.Kg1 Re1 42.Nh5 Qe3+
43.Kg2 Re2+ 44.Kh1 Qe4+ 45.Kg1 Qe3+ 46.Kh1 Qe4+ 47.Qf3 Qxg6 48.Qxe2 Bd4
49.Qg4 Kh7 50.Kh2 Qc2+ 51.Kg3 Qd3+ 52.Qf3 Qxf3+ 53.Rxf3 a5 54.Rd3 Bh8 55.Ra3
Ra7 56.Ra4 Bc3 57.Kg4 Kg6 58.f5+ Kf7 59.Nf4 Bb4 60.Nd5 Rb7 61.Kf4 Rb5 62.Ke5
Rc5 63.h4 Rc4 64.Ra2 Rxh4 65.Rc2 Be1 66.Rc7+ Ke8 67.Kf6 Kd8 68.Ra7 a4 69.Kg6
Rd4 70.Nc7 Re4 71.f6 Bb4 72.Kf5 Rc4 73.Ne6+ Kc8 74.Rxa4
1–0
(1694946) Andersson,Ulf (2655) - Karpov,Anatoly (2760) [D28]

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0–0 Nc6 7.Qe2 Qc7 8.Nc3 a6 9.Rd1
Be7 10.h3 0–0 11.a3 b5 12.Bd3 cxd4 13.exd4 b4 14.Ne4 Nd5 15.axb4 Ncxb4 16.Bb1 a5
17.Bg5 Ba6 18.Qd2 f6 19.Bh4 Rfc8 20.Bg3 Qb6 21.Nc3 Nxc3 22.bxc3 Nd5 23.Rc1 Rc6
24.Be4 Bc4 25.Qc2 h6 26.Nd2 Rac8 27.Nxc4 Rxc4 28.Bxd5 exd5 29.Qf5 Rd8 30.Rcb1
Qa6 31.Re1 Bf8 32.Re6 Qc8 33.Rae1 Rc6 34.Qg4 Rxe6 35.Rxe6 a4 36.Qe2 a3 37.Ra6
Qxc3 38.Kh2 Qc8 39.Ra7 Qf5 40.Qb5 h5 41.Qb7 Qe6 42.h4 Kh7 43.Qb1+ Qe4 44.Qb6
Re8 45.Qxf6 Re7 46.Qa6 Qxd4 47.Ra8 Rf7 48.Qe6 Rf6 49.Qe2 Rf5 50.Qe6 Qe4 51.Qc6
Rf6 52.Qb5 Bd6 53.Ra4 Qe6 54.Bxd6 Qxd6+ 55.Kg1 Re6 56.Qd3+ g6 57.g3 Qc5
58.Rxa3 Re1+ 59.Kg2 Qc1 60.Ra6 Rg1+ 61.Kf3 Qd1+ 62.Qxd1 Rxd1 63.Rd6 Kg7
64.Ke2 Rd4 65.Ke3 Rd1
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2 f5 8.e3 c5 9.f3
Qh4+ 10.g3 Nxg3 11.Qf2 f4 12.exf4 Nf5 13.Qxh4 Nxh4 14.dxc5 a5 15.b3 Nc6 16.Kf2
Rb8 17.Rb1 b6 18.cxb6 Rxb6 19.Be3 Rb7 20.c5 Rb8 21.Bd3 Bb7 22.Be4 Ne7 23.Ne2
Nd5 24.Bd2 e5 25.Rhd1 g5 26.f5 h6 27.Bxa5 Nf6 28.Ng3 Bxe4 29.fxe4 Ra8 30.b4 Rf7
31.Rd6 Kh7 32.Rbd1 Ra7 33.R1d3 Ne8 34.Rb6 Ng7 35.Rdd6 Ne6 36.Ke3 Nd4
37.Rxh6+ Kg8 38.Nh5 Nc6 39.Kd3 Ra8 40.Kc4 Nf3 41.Nf6+ Kg7 42.Rg6+ Kh8
43.Rh6+ Kg7 44.Ng4 Kg8 45.Rbxc6 dxc6 46.Rxc6 Kg7 47.Rg6+ Kh8 48.c6 Rh7 49.c7
Rc8 50.Kd5 Rd7+ 51.Kc6
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 d5 5.Nc3 Be7 6.Bf4 0–0 7.e3 Bb7 8.Qc2 Nh5 9.Be5
dxc4 10.Bxc4 Nd7 11.Rd1 Qc8 12.d5 Nxe5 13.Nxe5 Bd6 14.Nc6 Nf6 15.Ne4 Nxe4
16.Qxe4 Qe8 17.0–0 e5 18.Qc2 Kh8 19.Bd3 g6 20.Qc3 Kg8 21.b4 a5 22.Bb5 axb4
23.axb4 Qd7 24.Qc4 Qf5 25.Ne7+ Bxe7 26.Qxc7 Bxd5 27.Rxd5 Bxb4 28.Qxb6
½–½
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 b6 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 Bb7 7.b4 a5 8.Bb2 axb4
9.axb4 Rxa1+ 10.Bxa1 0–0 11.g3 c5 12.bxc5 bxc5 13.Qb3 Bxf3 14.Qxf3 Qb6 15.e3 Nc6
16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Be2 Qb1+ 18.Bd1 f5 19.0–0 Ne5 20.Qf4 Qe4 21.Be2 Rb8 22.d3 Qxf4
23.gxf4 Rb2 24.fxe5 Rxe2 25.Rb1 Rd2 26.Rb3 f6 27.exf6 Rd1+ 28.Kg2 Kf7 29.Kf3 Rd2
30.Rb5 Rxd3 31.Rxc5 Rd2 32.Rc8 Kxf6 33.c5 h5 34.h4 Rc2 35.Kg3 Rc4 36.f4 Rc2
37.Kf3 Kf7 38.Rd8 Rxc5 39.Rxd7+ Kf6 40.Rh7 Kg6 41.Re7 Kf6 42.Re8 Rc7 43.Rh8
Kg6 44.Rg8+ Kf6 45.Rg5 Rh7 46.Ke2 Rh8 47.Kd3 Rd8+ 48.Ke2 Rh8 49.Kf2 Kf7
50.Kg3 Kf6 51.Kf3 Kf7 52.e4 fxe4+ 53.Kxe4 Kf6 54.Ra5 Rh7
½–½

Chess Classics Frankfurt (1), 1997
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.e4 h6 4.Bxf6 Qxf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Qd2 g5 7.g3 Bg7 8.0–0–0 Bd7 9.f4
gxf4 10.gxf4 Nc6 11.Nf3 0–0–0 12.Qe3 Kb8 13.Rg1 Rhg8 14.a3 a6 15.e5 Qe7 16.Bd3
Bh8 17.Rg3 dxe5 18.fxe5 Rxg3 19.hxg3 f6 20.exf6 Bxf6 21.Ne4 Bg7 22.c3 Bc8 23.Bc2
b6 24.Nf2 Qd6 25.Be4 Bb7 26.Nd3 Ka7 27.Kb1 Rf8 28.Qe2 a5 29.Nf4 Rg8 30.Bh7 Rh8
31.Bc2 Nd8 32.Nh5 Bf8 33.Ne5 Rg8 34.g4 Be7 35.Nf4 Bg5 36.Nfg6 Qd5 37.Re1 Rg7
38.Bd3 Nc6 39.Bc4 Qd6 40.Rf1 Nd8 41.Rf8 c5 42.dxc5 Qxc5 43.Rxd8 Bxd8 44.Nf4 Bc7
45.Nfd3 Qe7 46.Bb5 Qd6 47.Qe3 Rh7 48.Bc4 h5 49.g5 h4 50.g6 Rg7 51.Qh6 Qe7
52.Qh5 Qf6 53.Bb5 Qf5 54.Qe2 Qe4 55.Qh5 h3 56.Ka2 Qf5 57.Qe2 Qe4 58.Qh5 Bd6
59.c4 h2
0–1

Na6 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Nc3 Nb4 12.Qb2 h6 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.a3 Nc6 15.Qd2 d5 16.cxd5
exd5 17.e3 Re8 18.Rfc1 Qd7 19.Rab1 Be7 20.Qb2 Qd6 21.Nb5 Qd7 22.Rc2 Rec8
23.Rbc1 Bf6 24.a4 Rf8 25.Ne1 Rae8 26.Nd3 Bd8 27.Nf4 Nb4 28.Bh3 f5 29.Rd2 c6
30.Nc3 Bc8 31.Na2 Nxa2 32.Qxa2 Rf6 33.Rdc2 Qd6 34.Bg2 Bb7 35.Rc3 Rf7 36.Qc2
Rf6 37.Nh5 Rf7 38.Rxc6 Bxc6 39.Qxc6 Qxc6 40.Rxc6 Rc7 41.Bxd5+ Kh7 42.Rd6 Rce7
43.Bc4 Bc7 44.Rc6 Rd8 45.Be6 Rd6 46.Bxf5+ g6 47.Nf6+ Kg7 48.Ne8+ Rxe8 49.Rxc7+
Kf6 50.Bd3 Re7 51.Rc8 Rdd7 52.Rc6+ Re6 53.Rc2 h5 54.Kg2 g5 55.h3 Red6 56.Bb5
Rf7 57.Rd2 Re7 58.Rc2 Kg7 59.Be2 Rh6 60.Rc8 h4 61.g4 Rf6 62.Bd3 Rf8 63.Rc4 Rff7
64.Rc2 Rd7 65.Bc4 Rc7 66.Rd2 Rf8 67.e4 Re7 68.f3 Rf4 69.d5 Re5 70.d6 Rf8 71.d7
Rd8 72.Rd6 Rc5 73.Kf2 Kf8 74.Bb5 Ke7 75.Rxb6 Rc2+ 76.Ke3 Rc3+ 77.Ke2 Rf8
78.Rg6 Rcxf3 79.Rxg5 Rf2+ 80.Ke1 R2f6 81.Kd2 Rf2+ 82.Kc3 Rd8 83.Re5+ Kd6
84.Re8 Kc7 85.e5 Rxd7 86.Bxd7 Kxd7 87.Rh8 Rf3+ 88.Kc4 Rxh3 89.Rh6 Rh1 90.g5 h3
91.g6 Ke6 92.Rh8 Rg1 93.Rxh3 Rxg6 94.Rd3 Rg1 95.Rd6+ Kxe5 96.Rd5+ Ke6 97.Rxa5
Kd7 98.Ra6 Kc7 99.Rh6 Kb7 100.a5
1–0
(1703310) Karpov,Anatoly (2760) - Lobron,Eric (2570) [A80]

1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Nf6 5.e3 e6 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.Ne2 0–0 8.0–0 Bd7 9.c4 Nc6
10.c5 Be7 11.Ne5 Nxe5 12.Bxe5 Ng4 13.Bg3 g5 14.h3 Nh6 15.b4 c6 16.Rb1 a6 17.a4
Nf7 18.Qc2 Bf6 19.b5 axb5 20.axb5 Qc8 21.bxc6 bxc6 22.Rb4 e5 23.dxe5 Nxe5 24.Nd4
Bg7 25.Rfb1 Kh8 26.Bh2 f4 27.exf4 gxf4 28.Re1 Ra3 29.Bxh7 Qd8 30.Rb7 Qg5
31.Rxd7 Nxd7 32.Ne6 Re8 33.Bxf4 Qf6 34.Qg6 Rxe6 35.Rxe6 Ra1+ 36.Kh2 Qxf4+
37.Qg3 Qxg3+ 38.Kxg3 Kxh7 39.Rxc6 Rc1 40.Kh4 Rxc5 41.Rd6 Ne5 42.f4 Nf7 43.Rd7
Kg6 44.g4 Bc3 45.g5 Rc4 46.Kg4 Ne5+
0–1

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.0–0 0–0 8.Qc2 dxc4 9.Bxc4
b5 10.Bd3 Bb7 11.Ne4 Nxe4 12.Bxe4 Nf6 13.Bd3 c5 14.dxc5 Bxc5 15.Bxb5 Rc8 16.Qe2
Ne4 17.Bd3 Qf6 18.Nd2 Nd6 19.e4 Qg6 20.g3 f5 21.e5 Ne4 22.Nxe4 fxe4 23.Bc2 Bd5
24.Bb3 Rf3 25.Be3 Bxe3 26.fxe3 Bxb3 27.axb3 Rcf8 28.Rfd1 Qg4 29.Rd2 h5 30.Kh1
Qh3 31.Rg1 Qf5 32.Ra1 Qxe5 33.Rxa7 h4 34.Rdd7 hxg3 35.Rxg7+ Qxg7 36.Rxg7+
Kxg7 37.Qc4 Rh8 38.Qxe6 Rf1+ 39.Kg2 gxh2 40.Qe7+ Rf7 41.Qe5+ Rf6 42.Kh1 Rhh6
43.b4 Kg8 44.Qd5+ Kh8 45.Qd8+ Kg7 46.Qe7+ Rf7 47.Qe5+ Kg8 48.Qb5 Rg6 49.Qe8+
Kg7 50.Qe5+ Kg8 51.Qe8+ Kg7 52.Qe5+ Rff6 53.b5 Rg1+ 54.Kxh2 Rgg6 55.b6 Rh6+
56.Kg3 Rhg6+ 57.Kh4 Rh6+
½–½

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 0–0 6.Nd5 Bc5 7.0–0 d6 8.d3 Nxd5
9.cxd5 Nd4 10.Nxd4 Bxd4 11.e3 Bb6 12.b4 Bd7 13.a4 a5 14.b5 f5 15.Bd2 Qf6 16.Rc1
Qg6 17.Rc4 f4 18.exf4 Qxd3 19.Qc1 exf4 20.Bxf4 Qg6 21.Be3 Rac8 22.Bxb6 cxb6
23.Rxc8 Bxc8 24.Qc7 Qg4 25.f4 g5 26.Qxd6 gxf4 27.Rxf4 Rxf4 28.Qxf4 Qxf4 29.gxf4
Bf5 30.d6 Kf8 31.Bxb7 Bc2 32.Bc6 Bxa4 33.f5 Bb3 34.f6 Be6 35.d7 Bxd7 36.Bxd7 Kf7
37.Kf2 Kxf6 38.Ke3 Ke5 39.Bc6 h6 40.Kd3 h5 41.Ke3 h4 42.Kd3 Kf5 43.Kd4 Kg4
44.Bd7+ Kf3 45.Kd5 a4 46.Kc4
1–0
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 c5 4.Bd3 cxd4 5.exd4 Be7 6.0–0 0–0 7.c4 d5 8.b3 b6 9.Nbd2
Bb7 10.Bb2 Ne4 11.Ne5 Nxd2 12.Qxd2 Nd7 13.f4 Rc8 14.Rae1 Rc7 15.Qe2 g6 16.Qe3
Nf6 17.f5 exf5 18.Bxf5 gxf5 19.Qg5+ Kh8 20.Rxf5 Bc8 21.Rf4 Ng4 22.Qh5 Nxe5
23.Rxe5 f6 24.Rh4 Bb4 25.cxd5 Rg7 26.Re2 Rfg8 27.h3 Bb7 28.a3 Qxd5 29.axb4 Qxh5
30.Rxh5 Rxg2+
0–1

Chess Classics f Frankfurt (1), 1997
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 b5 6.cxb5 Bxb5 7.Nc3 Ba6 8.Bg2 d5 9.b4 Bd6
10.0–0 0–0 11.Rb1 Nbd7 12.Qc2 Qe7 13.a3 Bc4 14.Nd2 Ba6 15.Rd1 c6 16.e4 e5 17.Nb3
Rac8 18.Bb2 Rfe8 19.Rbc1 Bc4 20.dxe5 Bxe5 21.Na5 Nb6 22.Ba1 Qf8 23.Re1 Ba6
24.exd5 cxd5 25.Qb3 Bc4 26.Nxc4 dxc4 27.Qc2 Bd4 28.Nb5 Rxe1+ 29.Rxe1 Bxa1
30.Rxa1 Qe7 31.Nd4 Qe5 32.Rd1 Rd8 33.Nc6 Rxd1+ 34.Qxd1 Qc7 35.Qd4 h6 36.a4
Nxa4 37.Qxc4 Nb6 38.Qa6 Qd6 39.Qxa7 Qd1+ 40.Bf1 Nbd5 41.Ne5 Qh5 42.Qb8+ Kh7
43.Bd3+ g6 44.Nxf7 Kg7 45.Qb7 Qd1+ 46.Bf1 h5 47.Ng5+ Kh6 48.Ne6 Ne8 49.Qf7
1–0

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 0–0 6.0–0 Bxc3 7.bxc3 Re8 8.d3 e4 9.Nd4
exd3 10.exd3 h6 11.Rb1 Nxd4 12.cxd4 d5 13.Bf4 c6 14.Qd2 b6 15.a4 Bf5 16.c5 Nd7
17.Rfc1 Qf6 18.Rb4 Re6 19.Bf1 Rae8 20.Bc7 bxc5 21.dxc5 Nxc5 22.Bf4 Qe7 23.Rbb1
Nxa4 24.Ra1 Nb6 25.Be3 Nc8 26.Bd4 Qd7 27.Qc3 Rg6 28.h4 Bg4 29.Kh2 Kh7 30.Rc2
Qf5 31.Qb2 Rge6 32.Rac1 Qg6 33.Qa2 Ne7 34.Qa4 Nf5 35.Bxa7 Qh5 36.Bh3 Bxh3
37.Kxh3 d4 38.Qa5 Rg6 39.Kh2 Qf3 40.Rg1 Nxh4 41.gxh4 Rxg1 42.Kxg1 Qd1+ 43.Kg2
Qxc2 44.Qf5+ Kg8 45.Bxd4 Qe2 46.Kh2 Qe6 47.Qf4 f6 48.Qg3 Rd8 49.Be3 Rxd3
50.Qg6 Qd6+ 51.Kh3 Qd7+ 52.Kg3 Kh8 53.h5 Rd5 54.Kh4 Qf5
0–1

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.c3 Bg4 8.h3 Bh5
9.Be2 e6 10.0–0 Bd6 11.Ne5 Bxe2 12.Qxe2 0–0 13.Bg5 Be7 14.Rfd1 Qc7 15.Nd3 Rad8
16.Bf4 Bd6 17.Be3 Be7 18.Bf4 Qa5 19.Ne5 Nd7 20.Nc4 Qa6 21.Kf1 Nb6 22.Nxb6 Qxb6
23.Be3 Qc7 24.Kg1 Bf6 25.Rd2 Rd7 26.Rad1 Qa5 27.a3 Qb5 28.Qd3 Qb3 29.Qb1 a5
30.Kf1 b5 31.Qc2 Qc4+ 32.Qd3 a4 33.Qxc4 bxc4 34.Ke2 Rd5 35.Rc1 h5 36.g4 hxg4
37.hxg4 g5 38.Rdc2 Be7 39.Rh1 Kg7 40.f3 Kg6 41.Kf1 Bd6 42.Kg2 f5 43.Re2 Re8
44.Bf2 f4 45.Rhe1 Kf7 46.Rh1 Bf8 47.Rc1 Bg7 48.Rcc2 Bf6 49.Re4 Rb5 50.Rce2 Re7
51.Kf1 Rd5 52.Kg2 Rd6 53.Kf1 Ke8 54.Kg2 Kd7 55.Kf1 Rd5 56.Kg2 Rb5 57.Kf1 Rb8
58.Kg2 Rh8 59.Re1 Rh6 60.Bg1 Kd6 61.R1e2 Bg7 62.Re1 Rb7 63.R1e2 Rb5 64.Bf2
Kd7 65.Bg1 Bf8 66.Re5 Rd5 67.Rxd5+ cxd5 68.Kf1 Rh3 69.Kg2 Rg3+ 70.Kf2 Bd6
71.Bh2 Rh3 72.Kg2 Rh8 73.Bg1 Rb8 74.Bf2 Rb3 75.Be1 Bxa3 76.bxa3 Rxa3 77.Re5
Ra1 78.Kf1 a3 79.Rxg5 Kc6 80.Rg8 Kb7 81.Rg7+ Kb6
½–½

½–½

Dortmund SuperGM 25th Dortmund (1), 04.07.1997
[Ribli,Z]
1.Nf3 [Ftacnik Kramnik ]
1...Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 [Das ist Kramniks Lieblingsvariante,
und er ist wirklich sehr erfolgreich mit diesem Zug.Wenn Weiss jetzt 6.d4 spielt, dann
haben wir eine Grundstellung der Damenindischen Verteidigung.]
6...0–0 7.Nc3 d5 [7...Bb4 8.Qc2 Bxc3 9.bxc3 Nc6 Greenfeld,A-Kortschnoj,V Beersheba

1990 CBM/15; 7...Ne4!? 8.Nxe4 Bxe4 9.d3 Bb7 10.e4 (10.d4 Be4 11.d5
a) 11.Nh4 f5 (11...Bxg2 12.Nxg2 d5 (12...d6 13.e4 Nd7 14.d5 Bf6 15.Nf4 Qe7 16.a4 a5
17.Nh5 Rfe8 18.Ra3 Qf8 19.f4 Bd8 20.g4 g6 21.Ng3 Vaganian,R-Dokhoian,Y/Tilburg
1994/1–0 (60)) 13.Qa4 dxc4 14.Qxc4 c5 15.dxc5 Bxc5 16.Be3 Nd7 ½–½ Savchenko,S-
Tiviakov,S/World Cities 1997) ;
b) 11.Bf4!? Bf6 12.Qd2 d6 13.Rad1 Nd7 14.Qe3 d5?! (14...Bb7 15.Qd3 g6=) 15.b4² ½–
½ Hjartarson,J-Stefansson,H/ISL-ch plof 1995 (26); 11...Bf6 (11...exd5 12.cxd5 Bf6
13.Nd2 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 Re8 15.Rb1 ½–½ Petrosian,T-Portisch,L/Palma de Mallorca cqf
1974 (21)) 12.Nd2 Bxg2 13.Kxg2 d6 14.Ne4 Nd7 15.Qc2 Nc5 16.Nxc5 bxc5 17.dxe6
½–½ Portisch,L-Karpov,A/Milano 1975) 10...c5 11.d4 cxd4 12.Nxd4 Nc6 (12...d6 13.b3
a6 14.Bb2 Re8 15.Rc1 Nd7 16.Qe2 Rc8 Spraggett,K-Arencibia,W/Capablanca Elite
1997/½–½ (75)) 13.Bf4 Bc5 14.Nxc6 Bxc6 15.Bd6 Bxd6 16.Qxd6 Qb8 17.Rad1 Qxd6
18.Rxd6 Rfd8 19.Red1 Kf8 Ibragimov,I-Tiviakov,S/RUS-ch m1–2 1997/½–½ (54)]
8.cxd5 Nxd5 [8...exd5 9.d4  E 17]
9.e4 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Nc6 [Ivanchuk, V]

[10...c5 11.d4 siehe A30 auch 11...Nd7!? 12.Bf4ƒ Anand,V-
Tiviakov,S/Wijk/1996/CBM51/INF65,34/]
11.d4 Na5 12.h4!?N [Das ist -glaube ich- eine vorbereitete Neuerung von Kramnik.
Weiß gewinnt Raum am Königsflügel und schafft die Grundlage für einen Angriff.]
[12.Bf4 Rc8 (12...Bd6 13.Ne5 Qe8 (13...Qe7 14.Qg4 f6 15.Nf3 Ba3 16.Bc1 Rae8 17.Nh4
1–0 Kramnik,V-Ivanchuk,V/6th Amber Blind 1997 (40)) 14.Nd3 Rd8 15.Qg4 Kh8 16.e5
Be7 17.Bxb7 Nxb7 18.Bg5 Bxg5 19.Qxg5 h6 20.Qg4 Akopian,V-Salov,V/Madrid
1997/1–0 (55)) 13.h4 Bd6 14.Bg5 Qe8 15.a4 Kh8 16.Nd2 f6 17.Be3 e5 18.Nb3 Nxb3
19.Qxb3 a5 20.d5 Ba6 21.Bf1 Bxf1 22.Rxf1 f5 23.exf5 Rxf5 ½–½ Jackelen,T-
Pezerovic,E/BL9394 1994 (28); 12.Ne5 Bd6 13.f4 Qe8 14.Be3 Rd8 15.Bf2 c5 16.Qe2
Qa4 ½–½ Kramnik,V-Karpov,A/6th Amber Rapid 1997 (36); 12.Qc2 c5 13.d5 exd5
14.exd5 Bf6 15.Rd1 Re8 16.Nd2 Be5 17.Nf3 Bf6 18.Nd2 Be5 19.Nf3 ½–½ Gelfand,B-
Karpov,A/Credit Suisse 1997]
12...Re8 [ c7–c5]
[12...c5!? Nach meiner Meinung ist das die prinzipielle Antwort. Die Regel lautet: Wenn
der Gegner eine Aktion am Königsflügel beginnt, muß man im Zentrum aktiv dagegen
halten. 13.d5 exd5 14.exd5 Bxd5?? 15.Rxe7 Qxe7 16.Qxd5± (16.Qxd5 Kramnik
16...Rad8 17.Bg5) ; 12...Rc8!?]
13.h5 [13.Ng5!? Kramnik 13...h6 14.Nh3]
13...h6 [13...c5 14.h6 g6 (14...g6 Kramnik 15.Bf4 × g7) ]
14.Ne5² [Weiß hat ein starkes Zentrum und Angriffsmöglichkeiten am Königsflügel.]
14...Bd6 [14...c5?! Kramnik 15.d5 (15.Qg4 Ftacnik 15...Bf6 16.Bxh6 cxd4 17.Bxg7!
Bxg7 18.h6 Qf6 19.Qxg7+ Qxg7 20.hxg7 dxc3 21.Rac1 Rac8 22.Re3=; 15.Be3 Nc6) ;
14...f6?! Kramnik × g6]
15.Bf4 [15.Nd3]
15...Qe7 16.Qg4ƒ [Droht 17.xh6.Ribli.]
16...Kh8 17.Nd3 Rad8 [17...Bxf4 Ftacnik 18.gxf4 xg7]
18.Rad1!? [Weiß bringt seine letzte Reserve ins Spiel.]
[18.e5 Ba3 19.Bxb7 Nxb7 20.Qf3 c5=]
18...Bc6?! [18...Bxf4 19.Qxf4² (19.Nxf4 e5 20.Nd5 Qd6=; 19.gxf4 Kramnik  e1–e3–

g3;  f4–f5) ; 18...c5 Kramnik 19.Bxd6 (19.d5!? e5) 19...Qxd6 (19...Rxd6 20.dxc5 bxc5
21.Ne5 Red8? 22.Rxd6 Rxd6 23.Qf4 Kg8 24.Nxf7+–) 20.Ne5² (20.dxc5!?²) ; 18...c5!
„ Ftacnik ]
19.e5 [Weiß hat alle prophilaktischen Züge gemacht. Jetzt muß er etwas Konkretes
macheni.]
19...Ba3 20.Bxc6 Nxc6 [Weiß hat positionellen Druck am Königsflügel, aber er hat
Schwächen auf den weißen Felden. Schwarz hat Probleme mit seinen Leichtfiguren, und
er hat keine konkreten strategischen Zielpunkten.]
21.Re4 Qd7 [21...Na5 Kramnik  c7–c5; 21...f5? Ftacnik 22.exf6 Qxf6 23.Rde1+–]
22.Qf3 [22.Bc1?! Es ist nicht logisch, diesen Angriffs-Läufer zu tauschen, solange Weiß
am Königsflügel Angriff hat. 22...Bxc1 23.Rxc1 Ne7]
22...Bf8 [22...Ne7 Kramnik 23.Bxh6! (23.Bxh6 Ftacnik 23...gxh6 24.Qf6+ Kh7

25.Qxf7+ Kh8 26.Nf4 Rg8 27.Nxe6±) ; 22...Qd5 Ftacnik 23.Bxh6 f5 24.exf6 gxh6
25.f7+–]
23.Be3 [× f7]
[23.g4? Kramnik 23...Ne7 24.g5 Nf5!]
23...Na5 [Der schwarze Springer zielt nach c4. Aber was will er dort? Wenn er den
Laeufer auf e3 nimmt, dann hat Weiss ein superstarkes Bauernzentrum.]
[23...Qd5!? Schwarz hat noch keine Drohungen, aber seine Dame steht aktiv im Zentrum.
24.Rf4 Qxf3 25.Rxf3 Kg8; 23...Kg8 Ftacnik 24.Rg4±]
24.g4 Nc4 25.g5 Nxe3 [25...hxg5 Ftacnik 26.Bxg5 Be7 27.Bxe7 Qxe7 28.Rg4±]
26.fxe3 [ f]
[26.Qxe3 Kramnik 26...hxg5 27.Qxg5±]
26...hxg5 [26...c5 27.gxh6 gxh6 28.Rf4]
27.Rg4 [Weiß hat einen Bauern geopfert, und Schwarz hat kein Gegenspiel. Ich erwähne,
daß alle weißen Figuren am Angriff teilnehmen. Schwarz kann sich nicht verteidigen,
weil zu wenig Raum für seine Figuren hat.]
[27.Rf1? Kramnik 27...Qc6!]
27...Qe7 [27...Be7 28.Qxf7± (28.Qxf7 Ftacnik 28...Rf8 29.Qg6 Rf5 30.h6±) ]
28.Rf1 Rd7 [28...Kg8 Ftacnik 29.Qg3 (29.Nb4 Rd7 30.Nc6 Qa3 31.Rxg5 Qxc3) 29...f6
30.h6 c5 31.hxg7 Bxg7 32.exf6 Bxf6 33.Ne5±]
29.Qg3 [29.Nf2? Kramnik 29...f5!]
29...f6 [29...Qa3 30.Rxg5 Qxc3 31.Nf4‚]
30.e4 [Schwarz befindet sich praktisch in Zugzwang. Ich kann keinen guten Plan für
Schwarz empfehlen.]
[30.h6!? Kramnik 30...gxh6 (30...Qd8! Ftacnik ) 31.exf6 Qh7 32.Ne5 Rd5 33.e4 Ra5‚]
30...Qa3 [30...Qd8 Kramnik 31.h6! (31.exf6 gxf6 32.e5 f5 (32...Be7 Ftacnik 33.exf6
Bxf6 34.Ne5 Rh7 35.Nc6 Qa8 36.Rxf6 Qxc6 37.Qe5!+–) 33.Rxg5 Qxg5! 34.Qxg5 Rg7)
31...gxh6 (31...c5 32.hxg7+ Bxg7 33.exf6 Bxf6 34.e5 Bg7 35.Rxg5‚ cxd4 36.Rh5+ Kg8
37.Qg6) 32.exf6  d3–e5–g6; 30...c5!? Kramnik 31.h6 (31.exf6 gxf6 32.Nf4 Kh7
33.Ng6 Qd8) 31...cxd4 (31...gxh6 32.exf6 Qh7 33.Ne5  f6–f7+–) 32.hxg7+ Bxg7
33.Nf4! gxf4 34.Qh4+ Kg8 (34...Bh6 35.Qxh6+ Qh7 36.Qxf6+ Rg7 37.Kf2!+– Qh2+
38.Ke1) 35.exf6 Qc5
a) 35...Qf8 36.fxg7 Rxg7 37.Rfxf4+–;
b) 35...Qd8 36.Qh6 Ree7 (36...Qc7 37.Kh1+–) 37.cxd4 (37.Rfxf4 dxc3 38.fxg7 Rxg7
39.Qxe6+ Kh7; 37.Kh1!?±) 37...Rf7 38.fxg7 (38.Rfxf4!? Rc7) 38...Rxg7 39.Qxe6+ Rdf7
40.Rxg7+ Kxg7 41.Qe5+ Kg8 42.Rf2±;
36.Kh1 Rf8 (36...Ree7 37.fxe7 Rxe7 38.cxd4+–) 37.Rfxf4! (37.fxg7 Rxg7 38.Rxg7+
Kxg7 39.Qg4+ (39.Rg1+ Kf7 40.Qxf4+ Ke8 41.Qb8+ Ke7=) 39...Kh8™ 40.Rg1 Qc7
41.Rg2 f3! 42.Rh2+ Qxh2+ 43.Kxh2 f2=) 37...dxc3 (37...Qxc3 38.fxg7 Qc1+ 39.Rg1+–;
37...Rff7 38.fxg7 Rxg7 39.Rxg7+ Rxg7 40.Qd8+ Kh7 41.Rh4+ Kg6 42.Qe8+ Kf6
43.Rh6+ Ke5 44.Qxe6+ Kf4 45.Qf6+ Kxe4 46.Qxg7+–; 37...Rxf6 38.Qxf6 Qh5+
39.Kg2+–) 38.Rxg7+ Rxg7 39.fxg7 Kxg7 (39...Rxf4 40.Qh8+) 40.Qg3+ Kh6 41.Rh4+
+–]
31.exf6 Qxc3 [31...gxf6 32.Nf4
a) 32.e5 Kramnik 32...f5 (32...Qxc3?! 33.exf6) 33.Rxg5 Bh6 (33...Rg7 34.Nf4 Rxg5
35.Qxg5‚ Qxc3?! 36.Kh1! Qc6+ 37.d5! exd5 38.Ng6+ Kh7 39.Nxf8+ Rxf8 40.Qe7+ Kg8
41.Rg1+) 34.Rg6 Rh7 35.Rf2! Qf8 (35...Qxc3 36.Rg2 Qxd4+ 37.Kf1 Qd8 38.Rxh6+–)
36.Rg2!?‚;
b) 32.Rxf6!? Bg7 33.Ne5;
32...gxf4? (32...Kh7 33.Nh3‚; 32...Bg7 Ftacnik 33.Ng6+ Kh7) 33.Rg8+ Kh7 34.Qg6#]
32.f7 [32.Ne5 Ftacnik 32...Qxg3+ 33.Rxg3 Rxd4 34.Nf7+ Kg8 35.Nxg5÷]
32...Rc8?! [32...Qxd4+!? Das ist die einzige Gegenchance für Schwarz. 33.Kh1 (33.Kg2
Ftacnik 33...Rc8 34.Ne5±) 33...Rc8 34.Ne5 Rd6 35.Ng6+ Kh7 Und Weiß hat
gefährlichen Angriff, aber es ist nicht klar, wie er ihn vollenden soll. Etwas Konkretes
vermag ich nicht zu sehen.; 32...Red8 Kramnik 33.Ne5 (33.d5!?) 33...Qxg3+
(33...Qxd4+ 34.Kh1+–) 34.Rxg3 Rxd4 35.Nc6+–; 32...Ree7 Ftacnik 33.Ne5 Qxd4+
34.Kh1±]
33.d5 exd5 [33...Bd6 34.dxe6 Bxg3 35.f8Q+ (35.exd7? Qd4+ (35...Rf8? 36.d8Q Rxd8
37.f8Q+ Rxf8 38.Rxf8+ Kh7 39.Rxg3) 36.Kg2 Rf8 37.Rxg3 Qxe4+µ) 35...Rxf8 36.Rxf8+
Kh7 37.exd7 Qd4+ 38.Kg2 Qxd7 39.Rxg3+–; 33...Re7 Ftacnik 34.Ne5±]
34.e5± [Das weiße Übergewicht am Königsflügel muß die Partie entscheiden.]
34...c5 [34...Qc6 Ftacnik 35.Rxg5 Qh6 36.Rf6 Qh7 (36...gxf6 37.Rg8+ Kh7 38.Rh8+!)
37.h6+–]
35.Rf3“ [¹35.Rxg5 Kramnik 35...c4 (35...Qd4+ 36.Kh2 Qe4 37.h6 Qh7 38.Qh3 g6
39.Nf4) 36.h6 g6 37.Rxg6 Qxd3 38.Rg8+ Kh7 39.Rh8+ Kxh8 40.Qg8#]
35...c4 36.Nf2 Qe1+ [36...Qc1+ Kramnik 37.Kg2 c3 (37...Be7 38.e6 Rd6 39.Qe5+–
h5–h6) 38.Rxg5 c2 39.h6 Qxg5 40.Qxg5 c1Q 41.hxg7+ Bxg7 42.Rh3+ Bh6 43.Rxh6#]
37.Kg2 Be7 [37...c3 Kramnik 38.Rxg5 c2 39.h6 c1Q (39...g6 40.Rxg6+–) 40.hxg7+
Bxg7 41.Qh3+ Bh6 42.Qxh6#; 37...Re7 Ftacnik 38.Rxg5 Kh7 39.Rxg7+! Bxg7 40.Qg6+
Kh8 41.h6+–]
38.Rxg5! Bxg5 39.f8Q+ [Und Schwarz muß aufgeben. Er verliert Material, und der
weiße Angriff geht weiter. Eine gute Angriffspartie von Kramnik.]
[39.f8Q+ Kramnik 39...Rxf8 40.Rxf8+ Kh7 41.Qxg5 (41.Qxg5 Ftacnik 41...Qb1

42.e6+–) ]
1–0

[Jussupow,A]
1.d4 [Karpov ]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0–0 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Rc1
c6 10.Bd3 Nxc3 11.Rxc3 dxc4 [11...Nd7 12.cxd5 exd5 13.0–0 Re8 14.Qb1 Nf6 15.b4
Ne4 16.Bxe4 dxe4 17.Nd2 Be6² Nikolic,P-Jussupow,A/Horgen/1994/]
12.Bxc4 Nd7 13.0–0 b6 14.Bd3 [14.Qe2 a5!?
a) 14...Bb7 15.Rd1 Rfd8 16.Ba6 Bxa6 17.Qxa6 c5² Benjamin,J-Jussupow,A/Horgen CS

1994;
b) 14...c5 15.Ba6 cxd4 16.Nxd4 (16.exd4 Belov 16...Nf6 17.Rfc1 Bxa6 18.Qxa6 Nd5=)
16...Bxa6 17.Qxa6 Nc5 18.Qe2 Qf6 (18...a5 Belov 19.Qb5±; 18...e5!? Belov ) 19.Qf3!
Qxf3 20.gxf3² 1–0 Zvjaginsev,V-Cherepkov,A/St.Petersburg op 1994 (42);
15.Rfc1 Bb7 16.h3 (16.a3 Rfd8 17.h3 a4 18.Rd1 c5= 19.Bb5 Ra5 20.Bxd7 Qxd7 21.Rd2
cxd4 22.Rxd4 Rd5³ ½–½ Epishin,V-Vaganian,R/Erevan 1996 (43)) 16...Rfd8!? Epishin
(16...c5 17.Bb5 e5 18.dxe5 Nxe5 19.Nxe5 Qxe5 20.Rd1² Epishin,V-Vaganian,R/Reggio
Emilia 1995) ]
14...c5 15.Be4 [15.Bb5 Rd8 (15...cxd4 16.Nxd4 Nc5 17.Bc6 Bb7 18.Qf3 Bxc6 19.Nxc6
Qb7 20.Ne5 Qxf3 21.gxf3 f6 22.Nc6² 1–0 Polugaevsky,L-Andersson,U/Reggio Top16
1991/CBM 22 (50) [Ftacnik]) 16.Bc6 (16.Qe2?! Bb7 17.Bxd7?! cxd4!³ 0–1 Cramling,P-
Jussupow,A/Hamburg SKA 1991 (60)) 16...Rb8 17.Qc2 cxd4 18.Nxd4 e5 19.Nf5 Qf6
20.Rd1 Nc5= Smyslov,V-Kasparov,G/Vilnius/1984/; 15.Bb1 Bb7 16.Qc2 g6 17.Qe2
Rac8= 18.Rfc1 Rfd8 19.h3 e5 20.dxc5 Rxc5 21.Rxc5 Nxc5 22.b4 Bxf3 ½–½ Nikolic,P-
Jussupow,A/Munchen 1990]
15...Rb8 [15...Ba6? 16.Bxa8 Bxf1 17.Bc6 Ba6 18.Qa4 Nb8 19.dxc5 bxc5 20.h3²
Dolmatov ]
16.Qa4 [16.Qc2!? Ba6 (16...a5 17.Rc1 Bb7 18.Bxb7 Rxb7 19.dxc5 Nxc5 20.Ne5 Qf6
21.Nd3 Rd8 22.Nxc5 bxc5 23.Qe2 Rbd7 24.R3c2 c4 (24...a4 25.g3 Rd5 26.Kg2 g6 27.a3
h5 28.Qf3 Qe5 29.Qf4± 1–0 Karpov,A-Jussupow,A/Bank Hofmann Cup 1995 (51)) 25.g3
e5 26.Kg2 e4 27.Qg4!² ½–½ Khalifman,A-Jussupow,A/Bundesliga 1992 (35)) 17.Rd1
Nf6 18.dxc5 Nxe4 19.Qxe4 bxc5 20.b3² Dolmatov]
16...Bb7 [16...Nf6 17.Bc6 Nd5 18.Bxd5 exd5 19.dxc5 bxc5 20.Qa3 Be6 21.Rfc1 Rfc8
22.b3± Dolmatov]
17.Bxb7 Rxb7 18.Qc2 [18.Qc6!? Nb8 19.Qe4 Rc7 20.Rfc1 Rfc8 21.Qf4 c4= Kramnik;
Shamkovich ; 18.Rd1 b5 19.Qb3 a5!? (19...c4?? 20.Rxc4+–) 20.dxc5 Nxc5 21.Qc2 Na6
22.a3 b4 23.Rc6 Rc7! 24.Nd4 bxa3 25.bxa3 Rfc8 26.Rxc7 Qxc7 27.Qe2 Qc4 28.Qf3 Nc7
29.h3 ½–½ Anand-Kramnik/Fernsehpartie/1996]
18...a5!? [18...Rc8 19.Rc1 Rbc7 20.b4 e5 Kramnik; Shamkovich (20...c4 21.b5 a6

22.Rb1± Dolmatov) 21.dxc5 (21.bxc5! exd4 22.exd4 bxc5 23.Rc4 Nb8 24.Rxc5 Rxc5
25.dxc5 Nc6 (25...Na6 26.c6 Nb4 27.Qa4 Nd3 28.Qa6+–) 26.h3+– Dolmatov) 21...bxc5
22.Rc4 (22.h3 c4 23.a3 Nb6 Dolmatov) 22...e4!² ½–½ Kramnik,V-Kasparov,G/Las
Palmas 1996 (57); 18...cxd4?! 19.Nxd4± Dolmatov]
19.a3 [19.Rd1 cxd4 20.Nxd4 Nc5 21.Nc6 Qf6 22.b3² Kramnik; Shamkovich ]
19...Re8!? [ 20...e5 21.e4 e:d4 22.:b7 d:c3 23.b:c3 e5=]

20.Rd1 [20.h3 e5 21.Qe4 exd4! 22.Qxb7 dxc3 23.bxc3 Ne5!= …24.Qxb6 Nxf3+ 25.gxf3
Qg5+ 26.Kh1 Qd5 27.e4 Qh5 Karpov]
20...Rbb8 [20...e5 21.Qe4 exd4 22.Qxb7 dxc3 23.bxc3 Ne5 24.Qxb6 Nxf3+ 25.gxf3
Qg5+ 26.Kf1!?± (26.Kh1 Qh5 27.Qc6) ]
21.h3 [21.dxc5 Nxc5 22.b4 (22.Nd4!?) 22...axb4 23.axb4 Na6 24.b5 Nc5= (24...Nc5
Karpov 25.Ne5 Ra8 26.Nc6 Qf6„) ]
21...Rbd8 [¹21...e5 22.dxe5 Nxe5 23.Nxe5 Qxe5 24.Rcd3²]
22.Rcd3 Rc8 [22...cxd4 23.Rxd4 (23.Nxd4 Ne5! (23...Nc5? 24.Nc6+–) ) 23...Nc5 24.b4
axb4 25.axb4 Na6 26.Qc4± Karpov]
23.d5!² exd5 [23...e5 24.e4² Karpov (24.d6 Qe6 25.e4 d5 Karpov) ]
24.Rxd5 Nf6 25.Re5! [25.R5d3 Karpov 25...b5=]
25...Qc7 [¹25...Qb7 26.Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.a4 Qe4²]
26.Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.a4!± Rd8 [27...Nd7 e5 28.Nd4! Karpov]
28.Rxd8+ Qxd8 29.Ne5 Qd5 30.Nc4 Nd7 31.b3 f5?! [31...h5!? 32.Kf1!? d2;
31...g6!?]
32.Kf1 [32.g4 fxg4 (32...g6 33.gxf5 gxf5 34.Qc3!?) 33.hxg4 Qf3 34.Qf5 Qxf5 35.gxf5±
Karpov]
32...Kf7 33.f3 Ke7 34.Ke2 Qe6 35.Qc3 Nf6 36.Kf2 Kd7 [36...h5 37.h4±; ¹36...g5]
37.g4
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37...Kc6? [¹37...fxg4 38.hxg4±; 37...g6 38.Qe5 Karpov]
38.Qe5! Qxe5 39.Nxe5+ Kd5 40.Nc4 fxg4 41.Nxb6+! Kc6 42.Nc4+– gxf3 [42...gxh3
43.Kg3+–]
43.Kxf3 Kd5 44.Nxa5 g5 45.Nc4 h5 46.Nd2 Ke5 47.e4 [‹47.a5 Kd5 48.e4+ Kc6 49.e5
Ne8 50.Ke4 Ng7 51.Nc4 Kb5 Karpov]
47...Ne8 [47...Kd4 48.a5! Nd7 49.a6 Ne5+ 50.Ke2 Nc6 51.Nf3+ Kxe4 52.Nxg5++–
Karpov]
48.Ke3 Nc7 49.Nc4+ Kf6 50.Kf2 Na6 51.Kg3 Nb4 52.h4 Nc6 53.a5!+– Nb4 54.Nd2
Nc6 [54...Na6 55.hxg5+ Kxg5 56.Nf3++– Karpov]
55.a6 gxh4+ 56.Kxh4 Ke6 57.Kxh5 Kd7 58.Kg6 Kc7 59.Nc4 [59.Kf6 Kb6 60.e5 Kxa6
61.e6 Kb5 62.e7 Nxe7 63.Kxe7 Kb4 64.Kd6+– Karpov]
59...Kb8 60.Kf6 Ka7 61.e5 Kxa6 62.e6 Kb5 63.e7 [63.e7 Karpov 63...Nxe7 64.Kxe7
Kb4 65.Nd2 Kc3 66.Kd6+–]
1–0
(1708053) Huebner,Robert (2580) - Karpov,Anatoly (2745) [B12]

[Blatny,P]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Ne7 [5...c5 6.0–0 Nc6 7.c3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Nge7
9.a3 Nc8!? 10.Nbd2 Be7 11.b3 a5 12.Bb2 N8a7 13.Re1 0–0 14.Nf1 Rc8 15.Ng3 Bg6
16.Qd2 Qb6 17.Bd1 Rc7 18.h4 h6 19.Re2 Rfc8 20.Qf4 Nb8³ 0–1 Shirov,A-
Karpov,A/Las Palmas 1994 (38)]
6.0–0 [6.a3 Nd7 7.0–0 Bg6 8.Nbd2 a5 9.c4 a4 10.Re1 h6 11.b3 axb3 12.Qxb3 Qb6
13.Qa2 Nc8 14.c5 Qc7 15.a4 Be7 16.Nb3² ½–½ Short,N-Seirawan,Y/VSB, Amsterdam
NED 1996 (31)]
6...c5 [6...Bg6 7.Nbd2 c5 8.c4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Nec6 10.N2f3 dxc4 11.Bxc4 Be7 12.Be3 0–0
13.Rc1 a6 14.a3 Qe8 15.Ba2 Kh8 16.Re1 Nxd4 17.Qxd4 Nc6 18.Qg4² Kamsky,G-
Karpov,A/It, Groningen NED 1995/½–½ (94)]
7.dxc5 [7.c4 Nbc6 8.Nc3 a6!? 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Bg5 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Be7 12.Be3 0–0!
13.dxc5 Qc7 14.Bd4 Na5 15.Bd3 Bxd3 16.Qxd3 Rfd8!÷ Yermolinsky,A-Gulko,B/USA-
ch 1994/0–1 (52); 7.c3 Nec6 8.Be3 Nd7 9.a3 c4 10.Nbd2 b5 11.Ne1 h5 12.g3 Bh3
13.Ng2 g6 14.Re1 Bxg2 15.Kxg2 Rb8 16.h3 a5 17.Nf3 Be7 18.Qd2 Nb6 19.Ng5²
Short,N-Ljubojevic,L/Amsterdam Euwe-mem 1991/1–0 (43)]
7...Nec6 8.Be3 Nd7 9.c4 dxc4 10.Na3 [10.Nbd2 c3 11.bxc3 Bxc5 12.Nd4 0–0 13.Nxf5
exf5 14.Bxc5 Nxc5 15.Nc4 Qe7= Vogt,L-Brunner,L/Baden Baden-B 1992/0–1 (71)]
10...Bxc5 [10...c3 11.bxc3 (11.b4 Nxb4 12.Qa4 Nd5 13.Nd4 Nxe3 14.c6 Nb6 15.cxb7+
Nxa4 16.Bb5+ 1–0 Jovanovic,S-Shovunov,B/FSIM03 Budapest 1996; 11.Qb3!? 
Shirov,A-Karpov,A/Monte Carlo/1997) 11...Bxc5 12.Bxc5 Nxc5 13.Nb5 0–0= ½–½
Tkachiev,V-Adams,M/Wijk aan Zee (m/4) 1995 (24)]
11.Bxc5 Nxc5 12.Nxc4 0–0 [12...Qxd1 13.Rfxd1 Ke7 14.Rac1±]
13.Qc1 [13.Rc1!? d]
13...Qe7 14.Qe3 Rad8 [14...Rfd8=]
15.Rad1 [15.Nd6 Shirov-Teske/Budapest/1996]
15...Bg6 16.a3 [16.Nd6 b6 17.Rd2 Nb4 18.Bc4²]
16...Rd5 17.Nd4 [17.Nd6 Nd7„]
17...Nxd4 [17...Rxd4 18.Rxd4 Nxd4 19.Qxd4 -> main line]
18.Rxd4 Rxd4 19.Qxd4 b6 [19...Rd8 20.Nd6 b6 21.b4 -> main line]
20.b4 [20.Rd1 Bc2!? 21.Rd2 Bb3²]
20...Rd8 [20...Nb7 21.Rd1 Rd8 22.Nd6²]
21.Nd6 [21.Qe3 Nb7]
21...Nb7 22.Rd1 f6 [22...Bc2 23.Rd2 Bb3 d5]
23.f4 fxe5 24.fxe5² Rf8 25.Bc4?! [25.Nxb7 Qxb7 26.Bc4 Qc8 (26...Qc6 27.Ba2 Bf5
28.Qd6 Qe8 29.a4 Qxa4 30.Bxe6+ Bxe6 31.Qxe6+ Rf7²; 26...Bf5 27.g4±; 26...Qe7
27.Qd7 Re8 28.Qc6 h6 29.Rd7±) 27.Bb3 Bf5²]
25...Nd8 26.Qg4 Kh8 27.h3 Nc6 28.Qxe6 Qxe6 29.Bxe6 Nxe5 30.Rd5?! [30.Rc1 h6
(30...Nd3 31.Rc7 (31.Rc8? Rxc8 32.Nxc8 a5) 31...a5 32.bxa5 bxa5 33.Ra7 h5 34.Rxa5
Rf6 35.Ra8+ Kh7 36.Bg8+ Kh6 37.Rd8±) 31.Rc8 Rxc8 32.Nxc8 Nc6 33.Bd7 Be4
(33...Ne5 34.Bb5+–) 34.Bxc6 Bxc6 35.Nxa7 Bd7 36.b5 Kg8 37.a4 a5]
30...Nd3= 31.Bg4 [31.Nf7+ Bxf7 (31...Kg8 32.Ne5+ Kh8 33.Nxg6+ hxg6 34.Rxd3+–)
32.Bxf7 g6 33.Rxd3 Rxf7=]
31...h5 [31...Nf4 32.Rd2 h5=]
32.Bd1 [32.Bd7!?]
32...Nf4 33.Rd4 [33.Rd2 Kh7=]

33...Kh7 34.Nb5 Rf7 35.Nxa7 Rxa7
½–½
(1708059) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Polgar,Judit (2670) [D23]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.e4 a6 7.Bf4 b5 8.Nxb5 axb5
9.Qxa8 Bb4+ 10.Bd2 Nb6 11.Qc6+ Bd7 12.Qb7 Bc8 13.Qc6+ Bd7
½–½

[Gelfand,B]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Qa4+ Qd7 8.Qc2!?N dxc4
9.e3 0–0 [9...c5!?; 9...Qc8!? ]
10.Bxc4 c5 [10...Qc8 11.Bd3 h6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Ne4 Be7 14.Rc1 c6 15.Ne5±

Gavrilov - Saulin, Moscow 1992]
11.dxc5 [11.0–0–0?! cxd4 12.Rxd4 Qc8 13.Rh4 h6]
11...Bxc5?! [11...bxc5² ; 11...Qc8!?]
12.Bd3 h6 [12...Kh8 13.Rd1 Qc8 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Qa4!]
13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Be4? [14.Rd1! Qc8 (14...Qe8 15.Ne4) 15.Qa4 Rd8! 16.Qh4 Kg7 17.Ne2
a) 17.Qg4+ Kf8 18.Qh5 Bxa3!;
b) 17.Ne4 Nd7 …18.Ng3 (18.0–0 f5 19.Ng3 Nf6) 18...Bxf3 19.gxf3 Ne5!;
17...Nd7 18.Nf4± Bxf3 (18...f5 19.Nh5+ Kf8 (19...Kh7 20.e4) 20.Qf4) 19.gxf3 Ne5
20.Rg1+ Kf8 21.Qxf6 Nxf3+ 22.Ke2 (22.Kf1) 22...Nxg1+ 23.Rxg1; 14.0–0–0 Qc8
15.Be4 Nc6]
14...Nc6! [14...Be7 15.0–0²; 14...f5 15.Bxb7 Qxb7 16.e4²]
15.Rd1 Qc8 [15...Qe8!?]
16.Na4 Be7 17.Rc1 [17.Nd4 Na5=]
17...Na5 [17...Nd4? 18.Bh7+ (18.Qxc8 Raxc8 19.Rxc8 Rxc8 20.Bxb7 Rc1+ 21.Kd2
Nb3+µ) 18...Kg7 19.Nxd4; 17...Ne5 18.Bxb7 Qxb7 19.Nxe5 fxe5 20.0–0²]
18.Qd1 Qb8 [18...Qd8 19.Bxb7 Nxb7 20.Qxd8 Rfxd8 21.Rc7 Nc5 22.Nxc5 Bxc5
23.Ke2²]
19.Bxb7 Qxb7 20.0–0 [20.b4 Rfd8 (20...Nc6 21.0–0 a5 22.b5 Na7) 21.Qe2 (21.Nd4
Qxg2 22.Ke2 Qg4+ 23.f3 Qg2+ 24.Kd3 Qa2!? 25.bxa5 e5÷) 21...Nb3! 22.Rc3 Qd7;
20.0–0 Rac8=]
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 c6 5.0–0 Bg7 6.Nbd2 0–0 7.c4 Bf5 8.b3 Ne4 9.Bb2
Nd7 10.Nh4 Nxd2 11.Qxd2 Be6 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.Qb4 Rb8 14.Rfc1 Re8 15.e3 Bf8
16.Qa4 a6 17.Bc3 Nf6 18.Nf3 Bd7 19.Qa5 e6 20.Qxd8 Rexd8 21.a4 Ne4 22.Ba5 b6
23.Be1 Rdc8 24.Ne5 Be8 25.f3 Nd6 26.g4 a5 27.Nd3 Rxc1 28.Rxc1 Rc8 29.Rxc8 Nxc8
30.Kf2 Ne7 31.Bf1 Nc6 32.Bc3 g5 33.e4 f6 34.exd5 exd5 35.f4 Nb4 36.Bxb4 Bxb4
½–½
(1708075) Short,Nigel D (2660) - Karpov,Anatoly (2745) [E32]

[Tsesarsky,I]
1.d4 [Ftacnik ]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0? [The entire strategy centers around box e4
.Surrender of this point delivers a distinct advantage to White.]
5.e4± d6 6.a3 [6.e5 dxe5 (6...Nfd7 7.a3
a) 7.Bd3?! dxe5!µ;
b) 7.Nf3 dxe5 8.dxe5 Nc6 9.Ng5 (9.Bf4 f6„) 9...g6 10.f4 Nd4 11.Qf2 c5 12.Be3 f6
13.exf6 Qxf6 14.0–0–0 Bxc3 15.bxc3 Nf5 16.Ne4 Qg7 17.Bxc5 Nxc5 18.Qxc5 b6
19.Qe5²; 7...Bxc3+ 8.Qxc3 c5 (8...dxe5 9.dxe5 Nc6 10.Nf3 f6 11.exf6 Qxf6 12.Qxf6 gxf6
13.Be3²) 9.exd6 cxd4 10.Qxd4 Nc6 11.Qc3 Nc5 12.Be2 (12.Be3 Qxd6 (12...Ne4 13.Qd3
Qa5+ 14.Bd2 Nxd2 15.Qxd2 Qxd2+ 16.Kxd2 Rd8 17.c5±) 13.Rd1 Qe7 14.b4±) 12...e5
13.Nf3 Nd4 14.Nxd4 (14.Bd1 Qxd6³ ½–½ Mikenas,V-Konstantinopolsky,A/URS-ch18
Moscow 1950 (37)) 14...exd4 15.Qg3 Ne4 16.Qf4 Re8 17.0–0 Nxd6 18.Bd3±) 7.dxe5
Ng4 (7...Nfd7 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.a3
a) 9.Ng5 g6 10.f4 Re8 (10...Nd4!?) 11.Be3 f6 12.exf6 Nxf6 (12...Qxf6 13.Nge4 Bxc3+
14.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 15.Nxc3 e5 16.0–0–0 Nf6 17.Nb5²) 13.Bd3 Nd4 14.Qd2 Nf5 15.0–0–0
Bxc3 16.bxc3 Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Qe7 18.Kb2„ 1–0 Souza Mendes Joao-Charlier/Ch Brazil
(match), Brazil 1943 (51);
b) 9.Bf4 Qe7 10.Ng5 g6 11.a3 Nd4 12.Qd3 Bxc3+ 13.Qxc3 c5 14.Ne4 Qh4 15.g3 Qg4
16.Nd2 g5 17.h3 Qh5 18.g4 Qh6 19.Bg3 b5 20.b4 Bb7 ½–½ Matos,V-Costa,P/POR-
chJW U18 (01) 1994; 9...Be7 10.Bf4 g5 11.Bg3 g4 12.Nd2 Ndxe5 13.0–0–0 f5
14.Bxe5?! (14.h3! Bg5 (14...Nd4 15.Qb1 f4 16.hxg4 Ng6 17.Bh2 e5 18.Bd3±) 15.hxg4
Nxg4 16.Kb1 Nd4 17.Qd3 e5 18.Nf3 Bf6 19.Nxe5!±) 14...Nxe5 15.Nf3 (15.h3!?)
15...Bg5+ 16.Kb1 Qf6 17.Nxe5 (17.Nxg5 Qxg5 18.h3!?) 17...Qxe5„ 0–1 Souza
Mendes,J-Reinhardt,E/Mar del Plata 1946 (54) (17...Qxe5 18.g3 a6 19.h3 h5 20.hxg4
hxg4 21.Rh5 Bf6 22.Bd3 b5 Souza Mendes,J-Reinhardt,E/Mar del Plata (12)/1946/0–1
(54)) ) 8.Nf3 (8.Bf4 Qd4 9.Bg3 Nxe5 10.Rd1 Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 Qc5 12.Qe4 Nbc6µ 0–1
Bronstein,D-Grigorian,K/URS-ch39 Leningrad 1971 (40) (12...Nbc6 13.Be2 Qa5 14.Qe3
Ng6 15.f4 Nge7 16.Nf3 Nf5 17.Qd3 b6 18.Bf2 Ba6 19.Qc2 Nd6 20.0–0 h6 21.Nd4 Ne7
22.Nb3 Qa4 0–1 Bronstein,D-Grigorian,K/URS-ch39 Leningrad/1971 (40)) ) 8...Nc6
9.Bf4 f6 10.Rd1 Qe8
a) 10...Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 (11.Qxc3 Qxd1+ 12.Kxd1 Nxf2+ 13.Kc1 Nxh1 14.exf6 Rxf6
15.Bxc7 (15.Be3! e5 16.Bd3 Bh3 17.gxh3 Rxf3 18.Be4 Rf1+ 19.Kc2 Re8 (19...Raf8
20.Bxc6 bxc6 21.Qxe5±; 19...Nd4+ 20.Bxd4 exd4 21.Qxd4 c6 22.Bxh7+±) 20.Bxh7+ Kf7
(20...Kxh7 21.Qd3++–) 21.Be4±) 15...Nf2²) 11...Qe8 12.Bd3 Qh5 13.exf6 e5 14.f7+
Rxf7 15.Bg3„;
b) 10...Qe7 11.exf6 Qxf6 12.Bg5 Qf7 13.Bd3 Qh5 14.h3 Rxf3 15.gxf3 Nge5 16.Be3
Nxf3+ 17.Kf1 e5 18.h4 Nfd4 19.Bxd4 Nxd4 20.Qb1 Bg4 0–1 Jezek,J-Pachman,L/CSR-
ch Prague (03)/1953 (25);
11.Qe4 fxe5 12.Bg3 Nf6 13.Qe3 e4 14.Nd2 Qg6 15.Be2 e5 16.0–0 Bxc3 17.bxc3
Bg4„ 1–0 Wood,B-Koenig,I/Hastings4950 1949 (51) (17...Bg4 Ftacnik 18.Rfe1 Bxe2
19.Qxe2 Rad8 20.Bh4 Wood,B-Koenig,I/Hastings4950 (05)/1949/1–0 (52)) ; 6.Bd3 e5
(6...Nc6 7.a3 Nxd4 8.Qd1 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Nc6µ 0–1 Fugulyan,G-Doroscenko,M/ATI-
Homorod,II-C 1993 (89) (9...Nc6 Ftacnik 10.f4 e5 11.f5 Nxe4 12.Qg4 Nf6 13.Qh3 e4
14.Be2 d5 15.cxd5 Qxd5 16.g4 Qe5 17.Rb1 h5 18.gxh5 Bxf5 19.Qg3 Qxg3+ 20.hxg3
Rab8 Fugulyan,G-Doroscenko,M/Odorheiu Secuiesc op (05)/ 1993/0–1 (89)) ) 7.Nge2
exd4 (7...Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.0–0 Bxc3 10.Qxc3 Ng6 11.f3 Nh5 12.Be3 Nhf4 13.Nxf4 Qg5
14.Rf2 Nxf4 15.Bxf4 Qxf4 16.c5 Qe3 17.Re1 Qxc5 18.Qxc5 dxc5 19.Rc2 Bd7 20.Rxc5
Rac8 ½–½ Mikenas,V-Van Scheltinga,T/Buenos Aires ol prel-C (03)/ 1939 (40)) 8.Nxd4
Bxc3+
a) 8...Re8 9.f3 c6 (9...d5 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.0–0 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Bc5 13.Be3 Nc6 14.Qf2 Qf6
15.Rfd1 Rd8 16.Be2²) 10.Be3 d5 11.0–0–0 Bxc3 12.bxc3 dxe4 13.fxe4 Qe7 14.Bg5 Bg4
15.Rdf1 Nbd7 16.h3 Be6 17.e5 Qa3+ 18.Kb1 Nxe5 19.Bxf6 Nxd3 20.Qxd3 gxf6
21.Rxf6„;
b) 8...Nc6 Ftacnik 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.0–0 Ng4 11.Na4 Qh4 12.Bf4 Qf6 13.Bg3 c5 14.e5
Nxe5 15.Bxh7+ Kh8 16.Be4 Rb8 Eliskases,E-Bogoljubow,E/Noordwijk (07)/1938/½–½
(65);
9.Qxc3 Re8 10.f3 d5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Qb3 c5 13.Ne2 Nb4 14.Bc4 Be6 15.0–0 N8c6
16.Bxe6 Rxe6 17.Rd1 Rd6 18.Rxd6 Qxd6 19.Be3² 1–0 Anton,A-Volchok,A/cr 1977
(62); 6.Bd2 Bxc3? 7.Bxc3 c5 8.dxc5 dxc5 9.e5 Nfd7 10.Nf3 Re8 11.Bd3 h6 12.0–0–0
Nc6 13.g4!± 1–0 Lunacek,J-Sidow,B/corr EU/M/GT2 (FS-273/65) 1964 (20)]
6...Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 e5 8.Bd3 [8.dxe5? dxe5 9.Nf3 Nc6 10.Be2 h6 11.0–0 Bg4 12.Rd1
Qe7= 0–1 Kalunga,W-Chaourar,N/Dubai olm 1986 (31) (12...Qe7 Ftacnik 13.a4 Rfd8
14.Ba3 Rxd1+ 15.Bxd1 Qe6 16.Rb1 b6 17.Nd2 Bxd1 18.Qxd1 Na5 19.Qe2 c5 0–1
Kalunga,W-Chaourar,N/Dubai olm (04)/1986 (31)) ]
8...Nc6 [8...b6 9.Ne2 Bb7 10.0–0 Re8 11.Ng3 Nc6 12.Bb2 Ne7 13.f4 Ng6 14.Bc1 Nd7
15.f5 Ngf8 16.f6! Nxf6 17.Bg5 N8d7 18.Nh5 Kh8 19.Rf3 Rg8 20.Raf1± ½–½ Leitao,R-
Urday,H/Schahin Cury, Americana BRA 1997 (49)]
9.Ne2 b6N [9...Nh5 10.Be3 Na5 11.f3 b6 12.g4 Nf6 13.Bg5 h6 14.Be3 Nh7 15.h4 Ba6
16.Ng3 Bxc4 17.g5! exd4 (17...hxg5 18.hxg5 Nxg5 (18...f6 19.Rxh7 Kxh7 (19...Bxd3
20.Rh8+ Kf7 (20...Kxh8 21.Qh2+ Kg8 22.g6 Rf7 23.Nf5+–) 21.Rxf8+ Kxf8 22.Qxd3+–)
20.Qh2+ Kg8 21.g6+–) 19.Bxg5 Qxg5 20.Qh2 Qe3+ 21.Be2 Qxc3+ 22.Kf2 Qxd4+
23.Kg2 f6 24.Nf5+–) 18.cxd4 d5 19.gxh6± (19.e5?! Bxd3 20.Qxd3 Nc4 21.gxh6² 1–0
Prof.Dr.Schafer-Koch/corr 1959 (53)) ]
10.0–0 Ba6 [A.Karpov tries to Attack  c4 a5]
11.f4 Nd7 [11...exf4 12.Bxf4±]
12.Be3 Na5 13.c5! [Maybe this very strong move wasn't avaluated properly by
Karpov... ]
[13.Qa4? c5!„]
13...Bc4 [13...Bxd3 14.Qxd3 exd4
a) 14...dxc5 15.dxe5±;
b) 14...bxc5 15.dxe5 dxe5 16.Rad1 Nf6 (16...exf4 17.Bxf4 Nf6 18.Qa6+–) 17.Qa6+–;
15.cxd4 bxc5 (15...dxc5 16.d5±) 16.dxc5 Nxc5 17.Bxc5 dxc5 18.Qc3 c6 (18...Nb7
19.Rad1 Qe7 20.Ng3 Rfe8 21.Nf5 Qf8 22.e5±) 19.Rab1 Re8 20.Rfd1 Qc7 21.Ng3±;
13...exd4 14.cxd4 Bxd3 15.Qxd3±]
14.cxd6 cxd6 15.Ng3 [15.fxe5!? dxe5 16.Ng3 Rc8 17.Nf5 Bxd3 18.Qxd3±]
15...Qc7 16.Nf5 Kh8 [16...Bxd3 17.Qxd3 Nc4 18.fxe5 dxe5 19.Bh6+–; 16...g6 Ftacnik
17.Nh6+ Kg7 18.fxe5 dxe5 19.Ng4‚]
17.Rf3 Rac8 18.Raf1 f6 [18...g6 19.Ne7 Bxd3 20.Qxd3 Qxc3 21.Qd1 Rcd8 (21...Rce8
22.dxe5!± …Rxe7? 23.Bd4+–) 22.fxe5 dxe5 23.Bh6 (23.Nd5 Qb2 24.Bh6±) 23...Qxd4+
24.Qxd4 exd4 25.Rxf7+–; 18...Bxd3 Ftacnik 19.Qxd3 Qxc3 20.Qxc3 Rxc3 21.fxe5 dxe5
22.Bh6! Rxf3 23.Bxg7+ Kg8 24.Rxf3+–]
19.Bf2 [¹19.Bc1!? d5 (19...Bxd3 20.Qxd3 exd4 21.Qxd4 (21.cxd4 Rfe8 22.Rg3 g6

23.Nh6 Re7 24.f5 g5
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fxg5 26.f6 Nxf6 (26...Ree8 27.Nf7+ Kg8 28.Rxg5+ Kxf7 29.Qh3!+–) 27.Rxf6 Kg7
(27...Qb7 28.Rxg5+–; 27...Rg7 28.Qf1 Qe7 29.Rf7+–) 28.Rxg5+ Kxf6 29.Qf3+ Kxg5
30.h4+ Kg6 31.Qg3+ Kf6 32.Qg5+ Ke6 33.Qf5#) ) 20.Bxc4 dxe4 21.Qxe4 Nxc4 22.Ne7!
f5™ (22...Rce8 23.Qxh7+ Kxh7 24.Rh3#) 23.Nxf5±]
19...b5 [19...Bb3 20.Qd2 Qxc3 21.Qxc3 Rxc3 22.Nxd6 exf4 23.Be1 Rc7 24.Bb5
(24.Rxf4 Nc6) 24...Bg8 25.Bxa5 bxa5 26.Rxf4±]
20.Bg3 [20.Ne7 Rce8 21.Bxc4 Nxc4 22.Nd5 Qa5=; 20.Be1 Ftacnik ]
20...a6 21.h4!? Bf7?! [¹21...Bxd3 22.Qxd3 Nc4 23.Ne7 (23.h5! Rf7 24.h6 g6 25.Ng7
a) 25.Ne3 Nxe3 (25...exf4 26.Nd5 Qa5 27.Bxf4 Rff8 28.Bc1±) 26.Qxe3 Rff8 27.R1f2
exd4 28.Qxd4 (28.cxd4 f5µ) 28...Qc5 29.f5±;
b) 25.Nxd6? Qxd6 26.fxe5 Qb6 27.R1f2 Rff8 28.exf6 Rxf6 29.Rxf6 Nxf6 30.Qf3 Ng8
31.Bh4 Qe6 (31...Nxh6 32.Bf6+ Kg8 33.Bg5±) 32.Qf4µ;
c) 25.fxe5 dxe5!
c1) 25...gxf5 26.e6 fxe4 27.Qxe4 Nd2 28.Qf5 Nxf3+ 29.Rxf3 Re7 30.exd7 Rf8 31.Bh4
Ref7 32.Re3!+–;
c2) 25...fxe5 26.Ng7 Rxf3 27.Qxf3 Nd2 28.Qf7 Qc4 (28...Nxf1 29.Ne8!+–; 28...Rg8
29.Ne6! Qc8 30.Ng5+–) 29.Qxc4 bxc4 (29...Rxc4 30.Rf7+–) 30.Rf7 Nxe4 31.Rxd7 Nxg3
32.Ne6 exd4 33.Ng5 Rf8 (33...Nf5 34.Ne4 (34.g4 dxc3 35.gxf5 c2 36.Rxh7+ Kg8
37.Rg7+ Kf8 38.Nh7+ Ke8 39.Nf6+ Kf8=) 34...Kg8 (34...Rf8 35.Nf6!+–) 35.Nf6+ Kf8
36.Nxh7+ Ke8 37.Nf6+ Kf8 38.h7+–) 34.Rxh7+ Kg8 35.Rg7+ Kh8 36.cxd4 c3 37.Rh7+
Kg8 38.Rc7±; 26.Ne3 Nxe3 (26...Nxa3 27.Nd5 Qd6 28.Nxf6!+–) 27.Qxe3 Rcf8„;
d) 25.Nh4; 25...exf4 26.Ne6! (26.Bxf4 Re7 27.Bc1 Qc6 28.Rf4 d5 29.exd5 Qxd5µ)
26...Qa5 27.Nxf4 Qxa3 28.Nd5 Rcf8 29.Bh4 f5 (29...Nce5 30.dxe5 Nxe5 31.Bxf6+ Rxf6
32.Rxf6+–) 30.Be7 fxe4 31.Bxf8 (31.Rxf7 Rxf7 32.Rxf7 exd3 33.Bf6+ Nxf6 34.Nxf6
Qc1+–+) 31...Rxf3
a) 31...exd3 32.Rxf7+–;
b) 31...exf3 32.Bg7+ Kg8 (32...Rxg7 33.hxg7+ Kxg7 34.Qxf3+–) 33.Ne7+! Rxe7

34.Qxf3+–; 32.Bg7+ Kg8 33.Rxf3! exf3 34.Qe4!+–) 23...Nc5! 24.dxc5 Qxe7 25.cxd6
Qxd6 (25...Nxd6 26.fxe5 fxe5 27.Rxf8+ Rxf8 28.Rxf8+ Qxf8 29.Bxe5 Nc4 30.Qd5
(30.Bd4 Qxa3 31.Qf3 Qe7 32.e5 h6 33.e6 (33.Qa8+ Kh7 34.Qe4+ (34.Qxa6 Qxh4 35.Bf2
Qh5 36.Qxb5 Qd1+=) 34...Kh8 (34...Kg8 35.e6 a5 36.Qa8+ Kh7 37.Qd5 Nd6 (37...Qxh4
38.Qf5++–) 38.g3! (38.Bc5 Qxh4 39.Bxd6 (39.Qd3+ Qe4=) 39...Qe1+ 40.Kh2 Qh4+=)
38...Nb7 (38...Qc7 39.Kh2 Ne8 40.Qxb5+–) 39.Qf5+ (39.Qxb5 a4 40.c4 (40.Qd7 Qxd7
41.exd7 a3 42.c4 Kg6 (42...a2 43.c5 Nd8 44.Kf2 Kg6 45.Ke3 Kf7 46.Ke4 Ke7 47.Bxg7
(47.Kd5 Kxd7 48.Bxg7 h5=) 47...h5 48.Kf5 Kxd7 49.Kg6 Ne6 50.Ba1 Nxc5 51.Kxh5
Nb3 52.Bb2±) 43.c5 Nd8 44.Kf2 Kf7 45.Kf3 g6³) 40...a3 (40...Qxe6 41.Qxb7 Qe1+
42.Kg2+–) 41.c5 Nd8 42.Qd7 Qxd7 43.exd7 Kg6 44.Kf2 Kf7 45.Kf3 g6 46.Ke4 Ke6µ)
39...Kg8 40.Qxb5 Nd8 (40...a4 41.Qxa4+–) 41.Qxa5 (41.Qd7 Qxd7 42.exd7 a4³)
41...Nxe6 42.Qe5±) 35.e6 a5 36.Qf5 Kg8 37.g3 (37.g4 a4 38.g5 hxg5 (38...a3 39.g6
Nd6™ (39...a2 40.Qf7+ Qxf7 41.exf7+ Kf8 42.Bc5++–) 40.Qd5 Nb7™ 41.Qxb5 a2
42.Qa4 Nd8 43.Qxa2 Qxe6 44.Qxe6+ Nxe6 45.h5 Nf4 46.Kf2 Nxh5 47.Kf3 Nf6 48.Bxf6
gxf6 49.c4+–) 39.hxg5 a3 40.g6 Nd6 41.Qh5 Qxe6 42.Qh7+ Kf8 43.Qxg7+ Ke8
44.Qh8+ Kd7 45.Qh7+ Kc6 46.g7 a2 47.g8Q (47.c4 Qg4+ 48.Kh2 Qf4+ 49.Kh3 Qxd4
50.cxb5+ Kxb5 51.g8Q Qe3+ 52.Kh2 Qf4+ 53.Kh3 Qf3+ 54.Kh2=) 47...a1Q+ 48.Kh2=)
37...a4 38.Qxb5 Qxe6 39.Qxa4 Qe1+ 40.Kh2 Qe2+=) 33...Qxe6 34.Qf8+ Qg8 35.Bxg7+
Kh7 36.Qxg8+ Kxg8 37.Bxh6 a5³) 30...Nxe5 (30...Ne3 31.Bxg7+ Kxg7 (31...Qxg7
32.Qd8+ Qg8 33.Qd4+ Qg7 34.Qxe3+–) 32.Qg5+ Kf7 33.Qxe3 Qxa3 34.Qh6±)
31.Qxe5 h6 32.a4 bxa4 33.c4 (33.Qa5 a3 34.e5 Qf4 35.Qxa3 Qxe5=) 33...Qb4=)
26.Qxd6 Nxd6 27.fxe5 Nxe4 28.exf6 Rxf6 29.Be5 Rxf3 30.Rxf3 Kg8=]
22.Be1 Nb6 [22...exd4 23.Nxd4
a) 23.cxd4 Qxc2 24.Bxc2 Rxc2 25.Bxa5 d5=;
b) 23.Ne7! Rce8 24.cxd4 Qxc2 25.Bxc2 Rxe7 (25...Nc4 26.Nf5±) 26.Bxa5±;
23...Nc5³; 22...Nc4 Ftacnik 23.a4²]
23.Qf2 Nac4 24.Rg3 g6 [24...Bg6 25.Nxg7 Kxg7 26.f5±]
25.Nh6 Be6 [25...exf4 26.Nxf7+ Rxf7 27.Qxf4±; 25...Nxa3? Ftacnik 26.fxe5]
26.f5 gxf5™ 27.Nxf5 Rg8 [27...Nxa3 28.Rg7 Nd7 (28...Rf7 29.Rxf7 Bxf7 30.Nh6+–)
29.Qg3! (29.Qe3 Bxf5 30.Qh6 Rg8 31.Rxg8+ Rxg8 32.Rxf5 Nc4 33.h5 Rg4=; 29.Re7
Rce8) 29...Rg8™ 30.Qg4 Bf7 31.Bd2 Bg6 32.Rxg8+ Rxg8 33.Ne7 Rg7 34.Nd5 Qa7
35.Bh6 Rg8 36.Qe6 Re8 37.Qxd6+–]
28.Nxd6!+– Rcf8 [28...Rxg3 29.Nxc8 Rxd3 (29...Rg6 Ftacnik 30.Nxb6 Qxb6 31.h5 Rh6
32.d5 Qxf2+ 33.Bxf2 Bg4 34.Bxc4 bxc4 35.Be3 Rxh5 36.Rxf6+–) 30.Qxf6+ Qg7
31.Qxe6+–; 28...Qxd6 Ftacnik 29.Qxf6+; 28...Nxd6 Ftacnik 29.Qxf6+ Rg7 30.Rxg7
Qxg7 31.Qxe6 Rg8 32.Qxe5 Qxe5 33.dxe5+–]
29.Rxg8+ Kxg8 [29...Bxg8 Ftacnik 30.Nf5±]
30.Nf5 Qd7 31.Qg3+ Kh8 [31...Kf7 Ftacnik 32.Nh6+ Ke8 33.d5+–]
32.d5 Bxf5 33.Rxf5 Nd6 [33...Nxa3 Ftacnik 34.Qf3 Qd6 35.h5 Nd7 36.Bh4±]
34.Rf1 Nbc4 35.h5 Qg7 36.Qh4 Rg8 [36...Nxa3 Ftacnik 37.h6 Qg6 38.Rf3±]
37.Qxf6 Ne3 [37...Qxf6 Ftacnik 38.Rxf6 Rg4 39.Bxc4 Nxc4 40.Rxa6 Rxe4 41.Bf2+–]
38.Qxg7+ Kxg7 [38...Rxg7 Ftacnik 39.Rf8+ Rg8 40.Rxg8+ Kxg8 41.Bf2+–]
39.Rf3 Nec4 40.Bh4 Kh6 [40...Nxa3 Ftacnik 41.Bf6+ Kh6 42.Be7 Ndc4 43.Rf6+ Kxh5
44.Be2++–]
41.Be7 Kxh5 42.Rf6 Rg6 [42...Ne8 Ftacnik 43.Be2+ Kg5 44.Rf8++–]
43.Rf5+ Nxf5 [43...Kh6 Ftacnik 44.Bf8+]
44.exf5 Rg4 [44...Rb6 Ftacnik 45.f6 Nd6 46.Bxh7+–; 44...Rg4 Ftacnik 45.Be2+–]
1–0
[Blatny,P]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 [5...Ndf6 --> De Firmian-Karpov,
Biel 1990 INF 50/163]
6.Bd3 e6 [6...h6?! 7.Ne6 Qa5+ 8.Bd2 Qb6 9.Nf3 fxe6 10.Bg6+ Kd8 11.0–0 c5 12.c4
cxd4 13.Nxd4 e5 14.c5! Nxc5 15.Ba5+– Tal-Oll, USSR 1986]
7.N1f3 Bd6 [7...Be7 8.Qe2 0–0 9.h4 c5 10.Be3 a6 11.0–0–0„ Shirazi-Neamtu, Biel (op)
1987; 7...Qc7? 8.Qe2 h6 9.Bg6! hxg5 10.Bxf7+!‚ Van der Wiel-Karpov, Amsterdam
1987]
8.Qe2 h6 [8...Qe7 9.Ne5]
9.Ne4 [9.Nxe6? fxe6 10.Bg6+ Ke7 11.0–0 Nf8 12.Bd3 Bd7 13.Ne5 Qe8 14.f4 Kd8µ
Arnason-Ostenstad, Torshavn 1987]
9...Nxe4 10.Qxe4 [10.Bxe4 Nf6 11.Bd3 --> 10.e4 f6 11.e2]
10...c5 [10...Nf6 11.Qh4 Ke7!? (11...Bd7 12.Bf4 Qc7 13.Be5!± 1–0 Svidler,P-
Burmakin,V/RUS-ch Elista 1994 (37); 11...Qc7 12.Bd2 Bd7 13.0–0–0 0–0–0 14.Ne5
Bxe5 15.dxe5 Qxe5 16.Qa4 Qb8 17.Rhe1 Nd5 18.c4 Nf4 19.Be4°) 12.Ne5 Bxe5 13.dxe5
Qa5+ 14.c3 Qxe5+ 15.Be3 b6 16.0–0–0 g5 17.Qa4 c5 18.Rhe1 Bd7 19.Qa3 Rhd8³
Kamsky,G-Karpov,A Dortmund 1993]
11.0–0 [11.Bd2 Qc7N (11...Nf6 - 45/153) 12.Qg4 Kf8 13.Qe4 c4 14.Bf1 Rb8 15.a4 b6
16.Qe2 Ba6= ½–½ Ehlvest,J-Gulko,B/Novgorod 1995 (25)]
11...Nf6 12.Qh4 [12.Bb5+ Ke7 13.Qe2 Bd7 14.dxc5 Bxc5 15.a4 Bxb5 16.axb5 Qb6
17.Bd2 Rhc8 18.c4 a5 19.b3 Bb4 20.Be3 Bc5 21.Bd2= ½–½ Akopian,V-Anastasian,A/It,
Erevan ARM 1996 (33)]
12...Qc7 13.Re1 [13.dxc5 Bxc5 (13...Qxc5 14.Be3 d4a1–h8) 14.Bf4 Qe7

15.Rad1²]
13...Bd7 14.Bg5 [14.dxc5 Bxc5 15.Ne5ƒ]
14...Be7 [14...c4 0–0–0 15.Bxf6!? cxd3 16.Bxg7 Rg8 17.Qxh6 dxc2 18.Qh7+–]
15.dxc5 Qxc5 [15...0–0–0 16.Bf4 Qxc5 17.Be3‚]
16.Ne5 Bc6 [16...Rd8 17.Rad1²]
17.Qh3 Rd8 [17...0–0 18.Bxh6 gxh6 19.Qxh6 e3+–; 17...Ng4 18.Bxe7?? (18.Qxg4
Bxg5 (18...hxg5 19.Nxf7 Kxf7 20.Qxe6+ Kf8 21.Bc4 Be8 22.Re5+–) 19.b4ƒ) 18...Qxf2+
19.Kh1 Qxe1+ 20.Rxe1 Nf2+ 21.Kg1 Nxh3+ 22.gxh3 Kxe7–+]
18.Rad1 Ne4?! [18...0–0 19.Bxh6 gxh6 20.Qxh6 Be4 (20...Ne4 21.Nxc6 Qxc6
(21...Qxf2+ 22.Kh1 Bg5 (22...Qxe1+ 23.Rxe1 Bg5 24.Ne7+ Bxe7 25.Bxe4+–) 23.Ne7+
Bxe7 24.Rxe4 Qf5 25.Rg4++–) 22.h4 f5÷) 21.Qg5+ Kh8 22.Re3+–]
19.Bxe4² Rxd1 20.Bxc6+ [20.Rxd1 Bxe4 21.Bxe7 Qxe7 (21...Qxe5 22.Qa3 Bd5 23.Bd8
Kxd8 24.c4 Qe2 25.Qb3 Kc8 26.cxd5²) 22.Qe3 ‫ק‬a7,§b7]
20...bxc6 21.Rxd1 Qxe5 [21...Bxg5 22.Qd3 Qd5 23.c4 Qxd3 24.Rxd3²]
22.Bxe7 Kxe7 23.Qa3+² Kf6 24.Qf3+ Kg6 25.h4 Rb8 [25...Qxb2 26.h5+ Kh7 27.Qe4+
f5 28.Qxe6±]
26.b3 Rb7 27.c4 Rc7 28.c5 f5 29.b4? [¹29.Qd3 Rb7²]
29...Kf6= 30.Qd3 Qd5 31.Qc2 Qe4 32.Qc3+ [32.Qxe4 fxe4 33.Rd6 Rb7 34.a3 a5
35.bxa5 Rb5 36.Rxc6 Rxa5 a3–c3 =]
½–½

[Huzman,A]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 exd4 5.Bxc4 Nc6 6.0–0 Be6 7.Bxe6 fxe6 8.Qb3 Qd7
9.Qxb7 Rb8 10.Qa6 Nf6 11.Nbd2 [11.e5 Nd5 12.Nbd2 Bc5 13.Ne4 Bb6 14.a3 0–0
15.Qd3 Rf5ƒ Milov,V-Sermek,D/Biel/1994/0,5/55/]
11...Bb4 12.Nc4 [12.Qd3 Beliavsky -Scherbakov,1996; 12.e5 Ng4 13.Qe2 Qd5=

Sherbakov,R-Bronstein,D/Hastings/1995/0,5/13/]
12...0–0 [12...Nxe4 13.Nce5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Qd6 15.Qa4+ c6 16.Qxc6+ Qxc6 17.Nxc6±]
13.a3 Bc5 [13...Be7!? 14.Re1²]
14.b4 Bb6 15.b5 Ne7 16.Nfe5 Qe8 17.a4!?N [17.Re1 Ng6 18.Nd3
a) 18.Nc6? Nh4 (18...Ra8 19.Qa4 Nh4 20.Bg5?! Qh5 21.Bxh4 Qxh4 22.g3 Qh3 23.N6e5
Bc5ƒ) 19.Qa4 (19.Nxb8?! Qg6 20.g3 Nf3+ 21.Kf1 Nxe1–+; 19.Bg5!? Qh5! 20.Bxh4
Qxh4 21.Nxb8 Ng4 22.h3 Qxf2+ 23.Kh1 Qg3 24.hxg4 Qh4+ 25.Kg1 Qf2+=) 19...Qh5
20.h3 (20.Nxb8? Qg4 21.g3 Nf3+ 22.Kf1 Nxe1–+; 20.Qd1 Ng4 21.h3 Rxf2 22.Re2 Rbf8
23.hxg4 Qxg4–+) 20...Rbe8 21.Nxb6 (21.Qd1 Qxb5 22.Nxb6 Qxc6–+) 21...Qg6 22.g3
Nf3+ 23.Kf1 Nxe1 24.Bf4 (24.Kxe1 Qxe4+–+) 24...Nd3 25.Qxd4 (25.Bxc7 Nxe4–+)
25...Nxf4 26.Nc8 Qxe4 27.N8e7+ Rxe7 28.Nxe7+ Kf7 29.Qxe4 Nxe4 30.Nc6 Nd5–+
31.Nxa7 Ra8 32.Nc6 Ne7 33.Kg2 Ra4 34.Re1 Kf6 35.Re3 0–1 Iskusnyh,S-
Rublevsky,S/RUS-ch Elista 1995;
b) 18.Qa4?! Nxe5 19.Nxe5 Qh5 20.f4 d3+ 21.Kh1 Bf2 22.Rf1 Qe2 23.Qd1 Nxe4–+;
c) 18.Nf3?! Nh5 19.Kh1 Rxf3 20.gxf3 Qf7‚;
d) 18.f3!?;
18...Nh4 (18...Nd7 19.a4 Nc5 20.Nxc5 Bxc5 21.Ba3±) 19.Bf4 (19.Bg5? Nxg2! 20.Kxg2
Qh5 21.Bf4 Nxe4! 22.Rxe4 Qg6+ 23.Kf3 Qh5+=) 19...Nxe4 20.Bg3 Nxg3 21.hxg3 Nf5
22.a4 Ne3 (22...Nd6 23.Nce5 c5 24.bxc6 Qc8 25.Qxc8 Rbxc8 26.a5±) 23.Nce5?= ½–½
Karpov,A-Anand,V/Dos Hermanas 1997 (34) (23.fxe3! dxe3! 24.Nxb6! axb6 25.Rxe3+–)
; 17.f3!?÷]
17...Nxe4 18.Ba3 Nd5 [18...Kh8 19.Rae1 (19.Nxb6 axb6 20.Bxe7 Qxe7 21.Nc6 Qe8)
19...Nc5 20.Bxc5 Bxc5 21.Qxe6 Rf6 22.Qd7±; 18...d3 19.Nxd3 Rd8 20.Nce5±]
19.Bxf8 Kxf8 [19...Qxf8 20.Nd7 Qe8 21.Nxb8 Qxb8 22.a5 Nc5 23.axb6 Nxa6 24.bxa7
Qxa7 25.bxa6±]
20.Nd3 Nd6! [20...Nb4!? 21.Nxb4 Nc5 22.a5 Nxa6 23.Nxa6 Rc8 24.axb6 axb6
25.Rab1±; 20...Nf4 21.Nce5±]
21.Nxd6 [21.Rac1! Nc3 (21...Nxc4 22.Rxc4 c5 23.Rxc5!±) 22.Nxd6 cxd6 23.Rfe1

e5„ 24.a5 Bc7 25.Rxc3 dxc3 26.Qxa7 Qc8 27.b6 Bd8 28.Rc1; 21.Nxb6 axb6 22.Rfe1
Kg8µ (22...Ra8 23.Rxe6 Qb8 24.Ne5+–) ]
21...cxd6 22.Rac1 [22.Rfc1! Qd7
a) 22...Qd8 23.a5 Bc7 (23...Nc7 24.axb6 Nxa6 25.bxa7 Nc7 26.b6 Nb5 27.Rcb1 Nxa7
28.bxa7 Rc8 29.Rb7+–) 24.Qxa7 Rxb5 25.a6+– (25.Nf4) ;
b) 22...Nc3 23.Rc2 (23.a5!?±) 23...Qg6„;
23.a5 Bd8 24.Rc6 Be7÷]
22...Qd8 23.a5™ Bxa5! [23...Nc7 24.Rxc7 Bxc7 25.Nf4 Kf7 26.Rc1 Bxa5 27.Qxa7+
Kf6 28.Nh5+ (28.Qxd4+ e5 29.Nd5+ Kf7²) 28...Kg6 (28...Kg5 29.Nxg7+–) 29.g4+–]
24.Qxa7 Bc3° 25.Qa2 [25.Rb1 Ra8 26.Qb7 Rb8 27.Qc6 Rc8=; 25.Qa4 Qa5 26.Qxa5
Bxa5 27.Rc6 Ke7³]
25...Rxb5 26.Qe2 Qe8! 27.Rb1 e5! [27...Rxb1 28.Rxb1²]
28.Rxb5 Qxb5 29.f4 Ne3 30.fxe5+! Nxf1 31.Qxf1+ Ke7 32.exd6+ [Avoiding perpetual
check the black exchange the queens after which the white create fortress by moving the
king to e2]
½–½
(1711401) Pelletier,Yannick (2465) - Karpov,Anatoly (2745) [E12]

Biel Credit Suisse Biel (1), 21.07.1997
[Atlas,V]
1.d4 [Ftacnik ]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Qa4+ Bc6 8.Qb3 [8.Qc2?!
Ftacnik 8...dxc4 9.e4 b5µ]
8...dxc4 9.Qxc4 0–0 10.e3 [10.Bxf6 Ftacnik 10...Bxf6 11.e4 Bb7 12.e5 Be7 13.Bd3 Ba6
14.Nb5 c6 15.Qc2 Bxb5 16.Bxh7+ Kh8 17.h4 Qd5 18.Be4 Qd8 19.0–0–0 Nd7 20.Ng5
Rc8 21.Bg6 fxg6 22.Qxg6 Bxg5+ 23.hxg5+ Kg8 24.Qxe6+ Rf7 25.g6 1–0 Bacrot,E-
Guliev,S/WchJM-U12 Szeged 1994/ (28); 10.Rd1 Ftacnik 10...Bb7 (10...Nd5 11.Bxe7
Qxe7 12.g3 Nxc3 13.Qxc3 Bd5 14.Bg2 Nd7 15.0–0 c5 16.Rfe1 Nf6 17.Ne5 Bxg2 18.Kxg2
Rac8 19.Qf3 Qc7 20.Rc1 Qd6 21.Nc4 Qxd4 22.Red1 Qe4 23.Qxe4 Nxe4 24.Rd7
Gelfand,B-Akopian,V/Cap D'Agde fin1 1996/½–½ (59)) 11.g3 Bxf3 12.exf3 Nd5
13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.f4 Nd7 15.Bg2 c5 16.0–0 Nxc3 17.Qxc3 Rac8 ½–½ Khenkin,I-
Lalic,B/Isle of Man op 1995]
10...Bb7 11.Be2 [11.Rd1 Nbd7 (11...Ba6 Ftacnik 12.Qa4²) 12.Be2 Qc8 13.0–0 c5
14.Qa2 h6 15.Bh4 Nd5 16.Bxe7 Nxe7 17.Rc1 Qb8 18.Rfd1 Rd8 19.b4 cxd4 20.Nxd4
Nf6 21.a4 Qe5 22.a5 Ned5 23.Nxd5 Bxd5 24.Qa1= ½–½ Tunik,G-
Aseev,K/St.Petersburg op2 1994 (43); 11.b4!? Ftacnik Aseev,K]
11...a6 [11...Nd5 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.0–0 Rc8 14.Rac1 c5 15.Qa4 Nd7 = Hansen,C-
Tiviakov,S/Groningen 1995 (15...Nd7 Ftacnik 16.Ba6!² × c 16...Nxc3 17.Rxc3 Bxa6
18.Qxa6 Rd8 19.Qb7! Qd6 20.Rd1 Qb8 21.Qc6 Nf6 22.Rdc1 1–0 Hansen,C-
Tiviakov,S/Groningen 1995/ (47)) ]
12.Rc1 Nbd7 13.0–0 [13.b4?! Ftacnik 13...c5 14.dxc5 bxc5 15.Bxf6 Bxf6³]
13...b5 14.Qa2 c5 15.Rfd1 [15.dxc5 Ftacnik 15...Bxc5 16.Rfd1 Qe7=; 15.Bxf6 Ftacnik
15...Bxf6 16.dxc5 Nxc5 17.Nxb5 Bd5! 18.Qb1 Nb3÷]
15...Nd5 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.dxc5 Nxc5 18.b4 [18.Nd4 Ftacnik 18...Nxc3 19.Rxc3
Rfd8=]
18...Nxc3 19.Rxc3 Ne4 20.Rcd3 Bd5 21.Qb2 Rac8 22.Nd2 Nd6 23.f3?! [Unnecessary
weakening of the quuenside. Stronger was 23.f3, and White keeps the balance.]
[23.Bf3 Ftacnik 23...Nc4 24.Qa1=]

23...Bc4!³ [The strongest continuation. Exchanging his bishop for the knight, Karpov
aims at the weak dark squares on the kingside.]
24.Nxc4 Nxc4 25.Qb3 Nb6 [Preventing d7 and getting control over c-file.]
26.Bf1 [26.e4 Ftacnik 26...Rfd8]
26...h6 [Black is planning to double his rooks along c-file after c6.]
27.Rd6? [Tempting move, which is effectively refuted by Karpov. Much stronger was
prudent 27.Rc3]
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1-mKL+R+-+!
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3-+PzP-+QzP#
4+-+-+-zP-$
5-+-+-+p+%
6zp-+ptR-snp&
7-zppwq-+-+'
8+ktr-+r+-(
xhgfedcbay
27...Nd5!µ
XHGFEDCBAY
1-mKL+R+-+!
2zPP+-+-+-"
3-+PzP-+QzP#
4+-+-+-zP-$
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7-zppwq-+-+'
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[After passive 27...Qc7 White has a good position. Karpov banks on dangerous initiative
and perfect interaction between his pieces after the pawn sacrifice.]
28.Rxa6 Rc3 29.Qb2 Rfc8! [Much stronger than e3. Seizing the c-file and invading
the second rank, Black develops irresistible attack. The interaction between Black's
pieces is incredible!]
[29...Rxe3 Ftacnik 30.Ra5 Rb8 31.Qd2²]
30.e4 [More stubborn was 30.f2.]
[30.Rd3 Ftacnik 30...Rc2 31.Qd4 R8c4 32.Qa7 Qh4 33.e4 Rxg2+ 34.Bxg2 Rc1+ 35.Bf1
Qg5+ 36.Kf2 Rc2+ 37.Ke1 Nc3!–+]
30...Ne3 31.Re1 Nxf1! [Eliminating the king's bodyguard, Black develops irresistible
attack on the position of the white king.]
32.Rxf1 [32.Kxf1 Ftacnik 32...Qh4µ]
32...Rc2 33.Qe5 [Otherwise after 33...g5 Black wins immediately.]
33...Rd8! [Intending to double the rooks along the second rank.]
34.Qxb5 Rdd2 35.Qb8+ [35.Kh1 Ftacnik 35...Rxg2 36.Qb8+ Kh7 37.Rc6 Ra2–+]
35...Kh7 36.Qg3 [36.Kh1 Ftacnik 36...Qg5 37.Qg3 Qb5!–+]
36...Qd7! [Involving the queen into play. White is defenseless.]
37.Ra5 Qd4+ 38.Kh1 Rd1 [38...Rd1 Shifting focus to the first rank. 39.Re1 Rcc1–+]
0–1

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Nc3 0–0 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.e4
Nxc3 10.bxc3 Nc6 11.d4 Na5 12.Qc2 c5 13.d5 exd5 14.exd5 Bf6 15.Rd1 Re8 16.Nd2
Be5 17.Nf3 Bf6 18.Nd2 Be5 19.Nf3
½–½

[Ribli,Z]
1.d4 [Karpov ]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 [5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.e4 a6 7.Bf4 b5 8.Nxb5 axb5
9.Qxa8 Bb4+ 10.Bd2 Nb6 11.Qc6+ Bd7 12.Qb7 Bc8 13.Qc6+ Bd7 Und hier wurde
Remis gegeben. Karpov-Polgar,J.Dortmund 1997.]
5...Bb4 [Das ist die sogenannte Wiener Variante, die ein Spiel mit verteilten Chancen
gibt]
6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5 [Weiß hat Entwicklungsvorteil, aber er
hat strukturelle Schwächen. Nach meiner Meinung ist die ganze Variante verdächtig für
Schwarz, funktioniert aber gut in der Turnierpraxis.]
10.Nb5 [Das ist Karpovs Lieblingsvariante. Er hat das schon zwei Mal gegen Timman
ausprobiert in dem vorletzten FIDE-WM Wettkampf.]
[10.Bb5+!?]
10...Nxe4 [10...Bd7 11.Nd6+ Ke7 12.Qd2 Bc6 13.f4 Nbd7 14.Rd1! Rhd8 15.Qd4! h6
16.Bh4 Qh5 17.Bf2 Kf8 18.e5 1–0 Karpov,A-Timman,J/FIDE-Wch 1993 (32); 10...0–0
11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Qg4+ Kh8 13.Qh4 Nd7 14.Rd1 a6 15.Rd3! Razuvajev,Y-
Drasko,M/Protvino/1988/; 10...a6 11.Nd6+ Ke7 12.Bf4 (12.Qd2 Nc6 13.Rd1!? Rd8
14.0–0 Qc5! (14...h6) 15.e5 Qxe5 16.Bf4 Qc5 17.Qb2 (17.Qe2 Na5 18.Be5 Rd7 19.Nf5+
Kd8 20.Nxg7 Nxc4 21.Bxf6+ Kc7 22.Bd4 Qc6 23.Ne8+ ½–½ Naumann,F-
Wegner,H/Hamburg Wichern op 1993 (41)) 17...b5! 18.Be3 Qe5 19.Qa3 Ng4!! 20.Bg5+!
™ Qxg5 21.Nxc8+ Kf6 22.Rxd8 Nxd8 23.Nb6! Kuzmin,A-Akopian,V/USSR
(ch)/1991/0.5 (52)) 12...Nc6 13.Qb3 Nd4 14.Nxc8+ Kf8 15.Qb2 Rxc8 16.0–0 Nf3+
17.gxf3 Rxc4 18.Qxb7 1–0 Podgaets,M-Maljutin,E/Alushta op 1993 (42)]
11.Bf4 [11.Qd4 0–0! 12.Qxe4 a6 13.Be7 axb5 14.Bb4 ½–½ Karpov,A-Timman,J/FIDE-

Wch 1993 (27)]
11...0–0 12.0–0 Bd7 [12...Nd7! 13.Nc7?! (13.Re1°) 13...e5 14.Nxa8 exf4 15.Bd5 Ndf6
(15...Nxc3? 16.Qd2; 15...Nef6!?) 16.Bxe4 Nxe4 Karpov,A-Timman,J/FIDE-Wch
1993/1–0 (53); 12...Nc6 13.Bc7! b6 14.Qf3ƒ]
13.a4 [Weiß stabilisiert seine Springerstellung auf b5, und in einigen Varianten leidet die
schwarze Dame an Felderarmut.]
[13.Nc7 e5 14.Nxa8 exf4 15.Qd5 Nc5÷
a) 15...Qxd5 16.Bxd5 Nd6 (16...Nxc3 17.Bxb7) 17.Rfd1 (17.Nc7 Rc8) ;
b) 15...Nc5! Karpov …16.Bb5 Rc8 × a8;
13...Bc6 [13...Nxc3 14.Nxc3 (14.Qd2?! Bxb5 15.axb5 Qb4 16.Bd6 Ne2+! (16...Qxc4
17.Bxf8) 17.Qxe2 Qxd6µ) 14...Qxc3 15.Rc1 (15.Bxb8 Qxc4 (15...Raxb8 16.Rc1
(16.Qxd7 Qxc4) ) ) 15...Qa5 (15...Qb4 16.Bxb8 (16.Bd6 Qxa4 17.Bxf8 Kxf8³) 16...Bxa4
17.Qd6 Qxd6 18.Bxd6) 16.Bxb8 Bxa4 17.Bc7 (17.Ra1 b5 18.Bg3 Bxd1 (18...bxc4
19.Qxa4±) 19.Rxa5±) ; 13...Bxb5? Karpov 14.axb5 Qxc3 15.Qe2! Qd4 (15...Nf6±;
15...Nc5? 16.Be5 Qb4 17.Rfb1+–) 16.Rfd1+–]
14.Qg4 [ h6, e5]
[14.Qd4 Karpov 14...Na6  ad8; 14.Be5 Karpov 14...Nd7 15.Bc7 b6÷]
14...Nf6 [14...Nd7 15.Bh6±]
15.Qe2° [Weiß hat das Läuferpaar, lebendiges Figurenspiel, aber Schwarz hat keine
besondere Schwächen, obwohl seine Dame passiv steht.]
15...a6 [15...Nbd7!? 16.Bc7 Weiß muß konkrete Drohungen suchen, sonst hat Schwarz
eine gute Stellung.. 16...b6
a) 16...Nb6 17.Bd6 Rfd8 18.Bb4 (18.Bd3 Bxb5 19.axb5 Qxc3) 18...Qa6 19.Bd3 (19.Nc7
Qxc4–+) 19...Nxa4 (19...Rxd3 20.Qxd3 Nxa4 21.c4) 20.Nd4 b5 (20...Qb6 21.Nxc6 Qxc6
22.Bb5 Nxc3) 21.Nxc6 Qxc6 22.Bxb5 Nxc3;
b) 16...Qa6? 17.Nd6+–;
17.Bd6 Und Weiß droht 18.b4 nebst 19.c7.; 15...Na6 Karpov 16.Be5 Nd7 17.Bd6ƒ]
16.Nc7 Ra7 17.Qe3 b6 [17...e5 Karpov 18.Qxa7 (18.Qxe5 Qxe5 19.Bxe5±) 18...exf4
19.Nb5±]
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18.Nxe6! Nd5 [18...fxe6 19.Bxb8 Rxb8 20.Qxe6+ Kh8 21.Qxc6 Qxc3² Weiß hat eine
aktive Stellung, und die schwarze Königsstellung ist ein wenig geschwächt.; 18...Re7
Karpov 19.Bd6! Nd5 20.Qg3 fxe6 (20...Rxe6 21.Bxf8 Rg6 (21...Kxf8 22.Qxb8+)
22.Qxb8 Rxg2+ 23.Kh1!+– (23.Kxg2?? Nf4+ 24.Kg3 Qg5#) ) 21.Bxd5!+–]
19.Qg3 fxe6 20.Bxb8² [Weiß hat das Läuferpaar und einige Drohungen am Königsflügel.
Die schwarze Dame spielt eine passive Rolle auf a5.]
20...Raf7 21.Bd6 Re8 [21...Rc8 Karpov 22.Bb4! Nxb4 23.cxb4 Qf5 (23...Qxb4
24.Bxe6) 24.Bxa6 Ra8 25.Bd3 Qf4 26.Qh3+–]
22.Rfe1 Kh8 [22...Qxc3? 23.Qxc3 Nxc3 24.Bxe6±]
23.Be5 [Weiß steht aktiver. Er ist besonders stark auf den schwarzen Felden.]
23...Nf6 24.Bd4 [24.Bd3!? Karpov 24...Nh5?! (24...Qd5 25.c4) 25.Qh4 Qd5 26.Be4!]
24...Ne4 25.Qh4 Nd6 [25...Nxc3 26.Bd3 h6 27.Qxh6++–]
26.Bd3 [¹26.Re5! Karpov 26...Nxc4 27.Rxa5 bxa5 28.Re1 (28.Bxg7+? Rxg7 × g2)
28...Bd5 29.f3+–]
26...Nf5™ [26...h6 27.Qxh6++–]
27.Qh5 Kg8 28.Re5 b5 29.Rae1 [29.Bxf5 exf5 30.Rxf5 Weiß hat einen Bauern mehr,
aber auf dem Brett gibt es ungleichfarbige Läufer, und Schwarz hat eine aktive Stellung.
Karpov versteht es, den positionellen Druck zu erhöhen. (30.Rxe8+ Karpov 30...Bxe8
31.Qe2² (31.Re1? Re7) ) ]
29...g6 [29...Qxa4? 30.Bxf5 Rxf5 31.Rxf5 g6 (31...exf5 32.Rxe8++–) 32.Qh6]
30.Qe2 Nxd4 31.cxd4 Qd8 [¹31...Ref8!? Karpov ]
32.axb5 axb5 [32...Bxb5 33.Bxb5 axb5 34.d5 (34.Rxb5 Qxd4 Weiss hat bessere
Bauernstellung,aber dieser Vorteil ist wenig.Ribli.; 34.Rxe6 Ref8; 34.Rd1 b4 35.Rxe6±)
34...Ref8 35.dxe6 Rxf2 36.Qxb5±]
33.Qe3 Ref8 34.Re2!? [Karpov schwächt nicht die Bauern am Königsflügel.]
[34.f3 Rf4 (34...Bxf3! Karpov 35.gxf3 Rxf3 36.Qe2 (36.Qe4 R8f4) 36...Qxd4+ 37.Re3
b4=) ]
34...Rf4 35.Rxe6 [35.Be4² Karpov ]
35...Rxd4 [35...Qd5 36.f3 Rxd4 37.Bc2±]
36.Bc2 [Das Material ist reduziert, aber es gibt noch Feinheiten auf dem Brett.Weiß
kontrolliert das Feld d1 mit dem Läufer und droht 37.b3.]
36...Rd6? [Fehler in schlechter Stellung - und in Zeitnot?]
[36...Rf6 37.Re7!?‚ (37.Bb3 Rxe6 38.Qxe6+ Kg7 39.Qe5+ (39.Qxc6? Rd1+ 40.Bxd1
Qxd1+–+) 39...Kh6 (39...Qf6? 40.Qxf6+ Kxf6 41.Re6++–) 40.Re3 Rd3 (40...Rd1+?
41.Bxd1 Qxd1+ 42.Re1) 41.h4 (41.Qf4+ Kg7 (41...g5? 42.Re6++–) ) 41...Rxe3
42.Qxe3+ Kg7 43.Qc3+ Qf6) ]
37.Bb3+– Kh8 [37...Kg7 38.Re7+ (38.Qc3+ Rf6 39.Rxd6 Qxd6 40.Re6 Qf4 41.f3±)
38...Kh8 39.Qc3+ (39.Rd2!+–; 39.h3 Karpov  40.h6+–; 39.Qh6? Rf7!! 40.Bxf7
Qxe7!) 39...Rff6 40.R2e6+–]
38.Qc3+ Rf6 39.Rxd6 Qxd6 40.Re6 [Und Schwarz muß aufgeben, da er keinen Zug
mehr hat.]
1–0

[Lutz,C]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0–0 8.0–0 dxc4
9.Bxc4 a6 10.Bd2?! [M.E. kann Weiß mit 10.d2 nicht auf Vorteil hoffen, besser ist
wahrscheinlich 10.d1. ]
[10.Rd1]
10...c5 11.dxc5 [11.Bd3 h6 12.Rad1 cxd4 13.exd4 Qc7 14.Rc1 Qb8 15.Rfe1 b5 16.Ne4
Bb7 17.Nxd6 Qxd6= ½–½ Topalov,V-Kramnik,V/Dos Hermanas 1997/CBM 59 (27)]
11...Nxc5 12.Be2N [12.a4 b6 13.e4 Qc7 14.h3 Bb7 15.Rfe1 Ncd7 16.Bf1 (16.Bd3=
Kramnik) 16...Rac8 17.Rad1 Qb8 18.Qb1 h6³ 0–1 Costa,J-Kramnik,V/Manila olm
1992/TD 92\02 (30)]
12...b5 13.b4 Ncd7 14.Ne4 Be7 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Bc3 Bb7 17.Bxf6 Nxf6 18.Qb2 Qe7
19.Rfc1 Nd5 20.a3 Rfc8= [Weiß hat wegen der Schwächung des Feldes c5 einen
symbolischen Vorteil, mehr nicht.]
21.Ne5 Nb6 22.Rxc8+ Rxc8 23.Rc1 Rxc1+ 24.Qxc1 Qd6 25.Nd3 Nd7 26.f3 Kf8
27.Qc3 f6 28.Qc2 Qc6 29.Qxc6 Bxc6 30.e4 Ke7 31.Kf2 e5 32.Bd1 Kd6 33.Bb3 Nf8
34.Ke3 g5 35.g3 Bb7 36.Nc5 Bc8 37.Kd2 a5 38.Kc3 a4 39.Bg8 h6 40.Bf7 Be6 41.Bh5
Bd7
½–½
(1711413) Milov,Vadim (2635) - Karpov,Anatoly (2745) [E48]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Bd3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Nge2 cxd4 8.exd4 Nc6
9.a3 Bd6 10.Ne4 Be7 11.Bc2 0–0 12.0–0 Qc7 13.Qd3 Rd8 14.Ng5 g6 15.Bb3 Bf8
16.Qh3 Nf6 17.Nf3 Qb6 18.Ba2 Bg7 19.Qh4 Nd5 20.Nc3 Nce7 21.Nxd5 Nxd5 22.Bh6 f6
23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Rab1 Bd7 25.Rfe1 Be8 26.Qe4 Bf7 27.h4 h6 28.Re2 Rac8 29.Rbe1
Rc6 30.Bb1 Qc7 31.g3 h5 32.Ba2 Ne7 33.Qd3 Rdd6 34.Qd2 Nd5 35.Bb1 Qc8 36.Be4
Rc7 37.Bb1 Qd7 38.Re4 Rc8 39.R4e2 Qb5 40.Kh2 Rdc6 41.Bd3 Qb3 42.Be4 Qb5
43.Ng1 R6c7 44.Nh3 Rd7 45.Bxd5 Qxd5 46.Nf4 Qf5 47.Qe3 Rc6 48.Rd2 Rcd6 49.Red1
Rd8 50.Rd3 a6 51.R3d2 Qa5 52.Rd3 Qb6 53.Rb3 Qa7 54.Rbd3 R8d7 55.R1d2 Qb6
56.Rb3 Qd8 57.Rbd3 a5 58.f3 Qb6 59.Qe4 Qc6 60.Qe3 Qb5 61.Kg2 Qf5 62.Rd1 Rd8
63.R1d2 R6d7 64.Rd1 Re8 65.Qf2 g5 66.hxg5 fxg5 67.Ne2 e5 68.Nc3 Bg6 69.R3d2 g4
70.dxe5 gxf3+ 71.Qxf3 Qxf3+ 72.Kxf3 Rf7+ 73.Kg2 Rxe5 74.Rd4 Kh6 75.R1d2 b5
76.Rf2 Rb7 77.Re2 Rxe2+ 78.Nxe2 b4 79.axb4 Rxb4 80.Rxb4
½–½
(1711415) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Pelletier,Yannick (2465) [D46]

[Lutz,C]
1.d4 [Fritz5.00 (100s)]
1...d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0–0 8.0–0 h6!? [Mit
diesem Zug wird ein neueres System eingeleitet. Nach 8...e7 und 8...e5 hatte Schwarz
zuletzt Probleme gehabt.]
[8...dxc4; 8...Qe7; 8...e5]
9.Rd1 [9.b3 b6 10.Bb2 Bb7 11.Rfd1 Qe7 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.Nb5 Rfc8 14.Qe2 Bb8 15.Ba3
Qd8 16.Rac1 Rxc1 17.Rxc1 Ne8 18.g3 a6 19.Nc3 Bd6 20.Bxd6 Nxd6= 0–1 Topalov,V-
Ivanchuk,V/Amber-rapid6th 1997/EXP 57 (43) (20...Nxd6 Fritz5.00 (100s) 21.Ne5 Rc8
22.Nxd7 Qxd7 23.Bxa6 Ne4 24.Bxb7 Nxc3 25.Rxc3 Rxc3 26.Ba6 Qc7 27.Qb5 g6 28.a4
Rc2 29.Qd3 Rb2 30.Qd1 Qc3 31.Bb5 Kg7 32.Qf3 Qc7 33.e4 Qc1+ 34.Kg2 Rb1 35.Kh3
Qc2 36.Be8 f6 37.Qf4 Qc8 38.Bxg6 Kxg6 39.Qg4+ Kf7 40.exd5 Qd7 41.Qh5+ Ke7
42.Qg6 e5+ 43.Kg2 Qxd5+ 0–1 Topalov,V-Ivanchuk,V/Amber-rapid6th 1997/EXP 57) ]
9...Qe7 [9...b6 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Bxe4 Bb7 13.c5!]
10.h3!N ['N' Fritz5.00 (100s). Fritz5.00 (100s): 'Stärkt g4']
[10.c5 Bb8 11.e4 e5 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Bf1 Nxc3 14.bxc3 e4 15.Re1 Nf6÷ Spraggett,K-
Bacrot,E/Enghien Les Bains 1997/CBM 58/[Lutz]/0–1 (41) (15...Nf6 Fritz5.00 (100s)
16.g3 Bf5 17.Bb2 Bh7 18.Qb3 Ng4 19.Re2 e3 Spraggett,K-Bacrot,E/Enghien Les Bains
1997/CBM 58/[Lutz]/0–1 (41)) ; 10.e4 Fritz5.00 (100s) 10...dxe4 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Bxe4
Re8 13.Re1 Nf6 14.Bd3 c5 15.dxc5 Bxc5 16.Ne5 b6 17.Bd2 Bb7 18.Rad1 Red8 19.Bc3
a5 Browne,W-Vera,R/Linares MEX 1994/EXT 94/1–0 (53)]
10...b6 11.cxd5! [Karpovs Eröffnungsbehandlung scheint eine gute Methode gegen 8...h6
zu sein.]
[11.e4 dxe4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Bxe4 Bb7  ...f5, ...c5]

11...cxd5 [11...exd5!? war eine beachtenswerte Alternative. Allerdings ist durch 8...h6 das
Feld g6 geschwächt und somit auch die Kontrolle über f5. 12.Nh4!? (12.e4!?; 12.b3!?)
12...g6? 13.Bxg6 fxg6 14.Qxg6++–  f5]
12.Nb5² [Nun hat Weiß einen bequemen Vorteil.]
12...Ba6?! [× c6]
[12...Bb7²]
13.Bd2 [13.Nxd6 Fritz5.00 (100s)
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13...Ne4 [13...Rfc8 Fritz5.00 (100s) 14.Qb3 Bxb5 15.Bxb5=]
14.Be1 Bb4?! ['' Fritz5.00 (100s). ]
[14...Ndf6 15.Qa4; 14...Bxb5 Fritz5.00 (100s) 15.Bxb5 Rfc8 16.Bc3=]
15.Bxb4 [Dagegen 15.Bxe4 Fritz5.00 (100s) 15...dxe4 16.Bxb4 Qxb4³]

15...Qxb4 16.a3 Qe7 17.Qa4± [Schlechter scheint 17.Bxe4 Fritz5.00 (100s) 17...dxe4
18.Nc7 Rfc8µ]
17...Bb7 ['' Fritz5.00 (100s). ]
[17...Bxb5 18.Bxb5 Nef6 (18...Rfd8 Fritz5.00 (100s) 19.Rac1±) 19.Ba6±  c]
18.Rac1 a6 19.Nc7 b5 20.Qa5 Rac8 [20...Qd8 21.Ne5 Nxe5 (21...Nef6 22.Nc6 Bxc6
23.Rxc6±; 21...Rc8 22.Nxd7 Qxd7 23.Nxa6 Ra8 24.Qc7+–) 22.dxe5  e4 22...Ng5
23.Qb6±]
21.Nxa6 Bxa6 22.Qxa6 Ra8 23.Qc6 Nd6 24.Bxb5+– Nf6 25.Ba6 Rfb8 26.b4 Qd8
[Fritz5.00 (100s): 'Weiß darf nun die Drohung Tb6 nicht übersehen']
27.b5 Nc4 [27...Rb6 Fritz5.00 (100s) 28.Qc7 Nxb5 29.Qxd8+ Rxd8 30.Bxb5 Rxb5
31.Ne5±]
28.Rxc4! dxc4 29.Ne5 Qa5 [29...Nd5 Fritz5.00 (100s) 30.Qxc4 Qd6 31.Qc5 Qxc5
32.dxc5+–]
30.Nxc4 Qc3 31.Rf1 Nd5 32.Qc5 Qc2 33.Nd6 Qd3 [33...Qxc5 34.dxc5 Nc7 35.c6 Nxa6
36.bxa6  c7 36...Ra7 37.Rc1 Rc7 38.a7 Ra8 39.Nb5+–]
34.Rc1 Rd8 35.Bb7 Rxa3 [35...Rab8 Fritz5.00 (100s) 36.Bxd5 exd5 37.Qxd5+–]
36.Bxd5 exd5 37.b6 [¹37.Nxf7 (Fritz5.00 (100s)) läßt dem Gegner kaum Chancen
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37...Rb3 [37...Ra2 Fritz5.00 (100s) 38.Qxd5 Rxf2 39.Kxf2 Qd2+ 40.Kf3 Qxc1 41.Qxf7+
Kh8 42.Nf5 Qc6+ 43.Kf2+–]
38.Nxf7! [Fritz5.00 (100s): 'Rückgabe des Materials ist das stärkste']
38...Rf8 [38...Kxf7 39.Qc7+ Ke8 40.Qe5+ Kf8 41.Rc7  e7,  xg7; 38...Rb8
Fritz5.00 (100s) 39.Nxh6+ Kh7+–]
39.Qxd5 [39.Nxh6+ Fritz5.00 (100s) 39...Kh7 40.Qxf8+–]
39...Kh7 [39...Rb5 40.Qe6+– (40.Qe6 Fritz5.00 (100s) 40...Qb3 41.Nxh6+ Kh7

42.Qe7+–) ]
40.Ne5 [Fritz5.00 (100s): 'Der weiße Springer greift über e5 drohend ein ']
40...Qd2 41.Rf1 [41.Qe4+!? (Fritz5.00 (100s)) damit würde Weiß es sich noch
erleichtern 41...Kg8 42.Rf1 Rxb6+–]
41...Qc2 42.Qc5 [42.Nd7!? (Fritz5.00 (100s)) wäre im Gewinnsinne präziser 42...Rf5

43.Qa8 Rb2 44.Nf8+ Rxf8 45.Qxf8 Rxb6+–]
42...Rc8 43.Qd6 Ra8 [¹43...Rb2+– Fritz5.00 (100s)]
44.h4 [44.Nd7 (Fritz5.00 (100s)) ginge schneller 44...Rb2 45.Qd5 Qc8+–]
44...Rb1 45.Rxb1 Qxb1+ 46.Kh2 Qe4 [46...Ra2 Fritz5.00 (100s) 47.Qf8 Qe4 48.Kg3+–]
47.Kg3 Ra2 [47...Qb1+– (Fritz5.00 (100s)) die letzte Gegenchance]
48.h5 [¹48.b7 (Fritz5.00 (100s)) und Weiß ist direkt am Ziel 48...Qxb7 49.Qg6+ Kh8
50.Nf7+ Kg8 51.Nxh6+ Kf8 52.Qf5+ Ke8 53.Qe6+ Qe7 54.Qxa2 Qd6+ 55.f4 Qxh6
56.Qg8+ Ke7+–]
48...Qc2 [48...Rb2+– Fritz5.00 (100s)]
49.Qg6+ [¹49.Qf8 (Fritz5.00 (100s)) und Schwarz kann direkt aufgeben 49...Qe4 50.b7
Qxb7 51.Qf5+ Kg8 52.Qe6+ Kh7 53.Qxa2+–]
49...Kg8 [49...Qxg6+ 50.hxg6+ Kg8 '+–' Fritz5.00 (100s). 51.Nd7+–]

50.Qf7+ Kh7 [Fritz5.00 (100s): 'Weiß darf Schwarz nun nicht zu Ta8 kommen lassen']
51.Nd7 [Fritz5.00 (100s): 'Droht Matt: Sf6']
[51.Nd7 Fritz5.00 (100s) 51...Ra8 52.b7 Qc7+ 53.f4 Qxb7 54.Nf6+ Kh8 55.Qxb7+–]
1–0

[Lutz,C]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 c6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0–0 8.0–0 dxc4
9.Bxc4 b5 10.Bd3 [In einer früheren Begegnung konnte Karpov mit 10.e2 auch nicht
mehr erreichen :]
[10.Be2 Bb7 11.Bd2 Rc8 ½–½ Karpov,A-Gelfand,B/Dos Hermanas 1997 (63)]
10...Bb7 11.Bd2 b4N [Diese Neuerung ist besser als 11...a6 :]
[11...a6 12.Ng5 h6 13.Nge4 Be7 14.Nxf6+ Nxf6 15.Ne4 Nxe4 16.Bxe4² Baikov,V-
Tabatadze,T/URS-chT 1988/TD 88\11/0–1 (44)]
12.Ne4 [12.Na4 Rc8  13.e4 c5]
12...Nxe4 13.Bxe4 Nf6= 14.a3 [14.Bd3 Rc8=  ...c5]
14...bxa3 15.bxa3 Nxe4 16.Qxe4 Qe7 17.Rfb1 Rab8 18.Qg4 c5 19.dxc5 Bxc5 20.Bc3
f6
½–½

[Lautier,J]
[Preparing for Anatoly Karpov, especially with the white pieces, is not too difficult a task,
his opening repertoire being relatively restricted and immutable for about ten years now.
The nonchalance with which he seems to play, for the first twenty moves of the game, the
role of the almost immobile target before artfully repulsing the enemy assaults somewhat
reminds me of the bull-fighter. As I was smelling blood that day, I was all set to gore my
opponent before the ending.]
1.e4 c6 [The theme of my theoretical discussions with Karpov has successively touched
upon the English Opening, the classical Nimzo, the Catalan Opening, the Petrosian
variation of the Queen's Indian, and now, the Caro-Kann. A varied diet is good for one's
appetite of knowledge, but that was not the only reason of my choice: Karpov's recent
games have witnessed an undeniable fragility in that opening.]
2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 [No Advance Variation this time, as I had tried earlier in Monaco this year.
I had a few ideas in what has become the main line of Karpov's fetish system.]
3...dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3 Bd6 8.Qe2 h6 9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4
c5 [There we are. This move has replaced 10...f6 followed by 11...c7 and
...b6, ...b7 in Karpov's weaponry since the beginning of this year. It has allowed my
opponent to hold out against Topalov in Dos Hermanas and against Ivanchuk in
Dortmund, roughly two weeks before our game. I was particularly curious to find out
what improvement Black would have in store over that last game, as Karpov owed his
survival only to Ivanchuk's inaccuracy.]
11.0–0 Nf6 12.Qh4 cxd4 [After a short think, Karpov does not repeat his game with
Ivanchuk which continued by 12...c7. The text move was not a surprise though, and I
replied quickly.]
13.Re1! [Black's chronic disease in this line is that the king's usual shelter, the short
castle, is impossible due to an immediate onslaught on the kingside. In this position,
13...0–0? would be punished in elementary fashion by the thematic sacrifice 14.xh6!
and the reader will have no trouble convincing himself that Black is defenceless. For that
reason, it is important not to take back on d4 at this moment, for it would deviate either
the queen or the knight from its attacking post and would permit the short castle. The text
is the most natural strenghtening of White's position, and in the meantime, Black should
develop his queenside in order to provide a haven for his king by long castling. It should
be noted that in the race characteristic of opposite castling, Black is by no means at a
disadvantage, since White's queen, which is aggressively placed on h4 in the event of
short castling by Black, would then soon be harassed by black pawns on the kingside
with ...g5, ...h5, etc. White's strategy is therefore clearly defined: he must use his lead in
development to dissuade Black from castling long.]
13...Bd7 14.Nxd4 [I used about twenty minutes over that important decision. The options
were 14.d2 or even 14.g5, both of which I had incidentally given more attention to
during my preparation. The text seemed at first to ease Black's task, as he disposes of
14...a5 gaining a tempo on the e1, followed by long castling. However, a deeper
evaluation convinced me that after 15.e3 0–0–0?, White would obtain a clear edge by
means of 16.b3, as Black's queen has to give up the defence of the a7–pawn. It is
legitimate to wonder if Black could then use the removal of white's knight to castle on the
kingside, but a brief analysis before the game had been enough to demonstrate that
White's attack after 14...0–0 15.xh6! would still be unstoppable, mainly due to the
arrival of the white rook along the third rank.]
14...Qa5 15.Be3 Kf8?! [After a prolonged reflection, Karpov could not come up with
anything better than what I believe Kortchnoi would call a 'half-move'. Speaking of the
moves ...f8 and ...e7 in the Caro-Kann, we would be justified in appending the
registered trademark symbol to them, as they are truly Karpov's patent. The classic model
that springs to mind is the game Kamsky-Karpov from Dortmund 1993, and the fact is, I
can't remember a game of Karpov castling either side in that variation of the Caro from
the twenty odd games of his that I've seen. Here, in any event, this move is no miracle,
since it is purely defensive and does nothing to improve Black's position. It still manages
to contain a little trap: 16...g5 17.h3 e5 18.f5 e4 would win a piece on any careless
move by White.]
[15...0–0–0? 16.Nb3 Qc7 17.Bxa7 g5 18.Qh3 e5 19.Qf3 (19.Bf5 allows 19...b6) 19...e4
20.Qxf6 exd3 21.cxd3 Bxh2+ 22.Kh1+– with an easy win; 15...g5?! prepares the long
castle, but against precise play, Black should not solve his problems. 16.Qh3 0–0–0
17.Nb3 (17.Qf3 leaves Black too much counterplay for the pawn after 17...Qe5 18.g3
Nd5 19.Qxf7 Nxe3 20.fxe3 h5) 17...Qa4 18.Bd4 e5 19.Qf3 exd4 (19...Ng4 20.Bc5±)
20.Qxf6 Bc6 (20...Be6 21.Bf5±) 21.Qxf7± and compensation is inadequate; 15...Qh5 was
certainly the lesser evil in an inferior position. The ending after 16.Qxh5 Nxh5 17.Nf5
does not precisely look engaging, but it seems White has no devastating blow at his
command 17...Bf8 (17...exf5? 18.Bc5+) 18.Rad1 Nf6 is more solid (18...0–0–0?! would
be risky, as White can transpose to a pleasant ending after 19.Bxa7 exf5 20.Bb6 Nf6
(20...Bd6? 21.Bxd8 Rxd8 22.Be2+–; 20...g6? 21.Bxd8 Kxd8 22.Bb5 Nf6 23.Rxd7+ Nxd7
24.Rd1+–) 21.Bxd8 Kxd8 22.Bxf5 with the threat of xd7 followed by d1 22...g6
(22...Kc7?! 23.Bxd7 Nxd7 24.Re8±) 23.Bxd7 Nxd7 24.Re3 Rh7! 25.Rde1 and White's
advantage is beyond doubt, although the technical obstacles are not easily overcome)
19.Bf4 0–0–0 20.Nd6+ Bxd6 21.Bxd6² with a better ending, though the drawing
probability is quite high.]
16.Bf4! [A typical instance of an intuitive move that should be played 'with the hands'.
There is no need for a long cogitation here to perceive that the exchange of dark-squared
bishops will bring White large dividends: elimination of an important defender of Black's
king, control of the dark squares and notably of the e5–square, and last but not least, the
white queen will acquire total freedom of movement on the kingside and thus become
pretty threatening for the Black king.]
16...Bxf4 [16...Be7 Retreat by 16...e7 could not be contemplated as after 17.Be5±

White's domination is complete.; 16...e5 Needed to be calculated, as White has a choice
between 17.Nb3 I would have opted for the quiet 17.b3, leading to an ending after
(17.Bg5 Nh7! an excellent attempt to muddy the waters 18.Nb3 hxg5 19.Qxh7 Rxh7
20.Nxa5 e4 (20...Rh6 introduces a forced sequence that nets White a pawn 21.Nxb7 e4
22.Nxd6 exd3 23.Nc4 dxc2 24.Rec1 Bf5 25.Ne3±) 21.Bxe4 Bxh2+ 22.Kf1 f5 23.Bxb7
Rb8 and Black has managed to shuffle the cards to such an extent that his counter-
chances appear very real) 17...Qb4 18.Bg5 Qxh4 19.Bxh4± where White has all the
trumps to exploit the clumsy disposition of Black's forces.]
17.Qxf4± Rc8 [Preparing to retreat the queen on c7. Black is trying to rebuild some
coordination between his pieces, but as long as the rooks can't be properly connected, his
army will remain dislocated.]
18.Nf3 [The logical follow-up to the exchange of the dark-squared bishops: occupation of
square e5. That plan was so self-evident that I played it instantly.]
18...Ke7 [The second TM by Karpov & Co is used yet again. Black now has a 'strategic
threat' in one move that can't be allowed: 19...hd8 followed by the unstoppable
20...f8 when White can only beg for a draw. So...]
19.Qg3 Qb4 [Creating a new 'strategic threat': trading queens by 20...g4 and
neutralizing White's advantage. So...]
[19...Nh5? is refuted by 20.Re5 Nxg3 21.Rxa5+–]
20.Ne5 g5 [Obviously saving the g7–pawn, but I think]
[20...Rhg8 was more reasonable]
21.c4! [Once again, this move was dictated by purely positional considerations: shutting
out the fourth rank deprives Black of any queen-trading ideas, and taking control of the
d5–square confines the f6–knight to total immobility. Calculations were still necessary to
make sure that the indirect defence of the b2–pawn was working properly.]
21...Rhd8?! [This move and the next surprised me quite a bit, since they basically rush
Black into defeat. It is not easy to understand what Karpov might have missed.]
[21...Qxb2 was a better fighting chance, as it would oblige White to show some exact
tactics 22.Rab1 Qxa2 (22...Qa3? 23.Nxf7 wins by virtue of the discovered check by g6
winning the Black queen - a recurrent tactical motif in the game; 22...Qd2? 23.Red1 Qf4
24.Qxf4 gxf4 25.Rxb7 with an easily won endgame) 23.Rxb7 Rhd8 24.Qh3! with a
powerful double attack on h6, and ... (24.Qe3 was my first intention, but 24...Qa5
25.Rxa7 (25.Nxf7? Kxf7 26.Qxe6+ Kg7 27.Qe7+ Kg8–+ and the e1–rook stays en prise)
25...Qc5² keeps Black's disadvantage at a minimum) 24...Qa6 The sturdiest defence:
protecting e6 and hitting the rook on b7. White nevertheless keeps his attack going by
a) 24...Qd2? 25.Ng6+! there it is ! 25...Kd6 (25...fxg6 26.Qxe6++–; 25...Ke8 26.Rxe6+!

Bxe6 27.Qxe6+ fxe6 28.Re7#) 26.Qg3+ Kc6 27.Qf3+ Nd5 28.Reb1+– with a decisive
attack.;
b) 24...Qa5? 25.Ng6+! Kd6 26.Qg3+ Kc6 27.Re5!+– looks even stronger, with f3
coming up (27.Qf3+ Nd5 28.Reb1 fxg6 29.R7b5± etc.) ;
25.Rbb1! with two possible lines 25...h5 (25...Rh8 26.c5 Qa5 (26...Qa2 27.Bc4 followed
by c6) 27.c6 Rxc6 (27...Bxc6 28.Nxf7+–) 28.Nxc6+ Bxc6 29.Ra1 regaining the a7–pawn
and White stays the exchange up) 26.Qe3 g4 27.Ra1 Qb6 and now not 28.Qh6! (28.Qg5?
because of the unexpected 28...Rc5! planning to counter (28...Rg8? 29.Qxf6++– wins a
piece - another tactical theme that will crop up in the game) 29.Qg7? by 29...Rxe5!
30.Rxe5 Qd4–+ and Black wins) 28...Be8 (28...Rc5? is here meaningless 29.Nxf7+–)
29.Qg7± and White's attack triumphs]
22.Qh3 [Giving Black no respite, White rubs it where it hurts]
22...h5? [22...Rh8 Black was actually forced to go back with 22...h8, to which I would
have quietly replied 23.b3 followed by ad1 23.b3±]
23.Qe3+– [Black already loses at least a pawn]
23...g4 24.a3! [It was of course possible to snatch the pawn, but I had spotted a way to
force the win]
[24.Qxa7 b6 25.b3 Qc5 leaves Black vague hopes of resistance based on harassing the
White queen.]
24...Qxb2 [24...Qc5 allows the tactical spring already mentioned to snap shut on the
black queen 25.Qg5 threatening g7 25...Rg8 26.Qxf6++–; 24...Qd6 here the attack can
be switched on automatic pilot with 25.Rad1 Qb8 (25...Qb6 26.Qg5+–) 26.Bf5 Rc7
27.Qh6+– ]
25.Rab1 Qxa3 26.Nxf7! [26.Rxb7 Qd6 is not that clear]
26...Qc5 [26...Kxf7 27.Bg6+ is now a familiar sight to the reader]
27.Nxd8 [I paused a little before accomplishing this obvious enough reply. Tempted to
finish the game with a good old bloody attack, I almost fell for Black's last trick]
[27.Qh6? seems to force resignation, but the horrifying 27...g3! saves Black ! For
instance: 28.hxg3 Ng4 29.Qf4 Nxf2 (29...Rf8? 30.Rxb7 Rxf7 31.Rxd7++–) 30.Qxf2
Qxf2+ 31.Kxf2 Kxf7 32.Rxb7 a5=]
27...Qxe3 28.Rxe3 [28.fxe3!? was probably cleaner, activating the second rook on the f-
file 28...Kxd8 29.Rxb7 a5 30.Rf1+–]
28...Kxd8 29.Rxb7 a5 30.Ra7 [30.Re5 It would be queer to allow Black to support his
passed pawn from the rear 30...Ra8]
30...Rc5 31.f4 [Threatens e5 and opens up the necessary files to convert white's extra
exchange. The rest needs no particular comment.]
31...gxf3 32.Rxf3 Ne8 33.Rf7 Nc7 34.Rh7 Be8 35.Kf2 Kc8 36.Rh8 Kd7 [36...Kb8
37.Rxc7+–]
37.Ke3 e5 38.Be2 Bg6 39.Bxh5 Bf5 40.Be2 Be6 41.h4 Kc6 42.Rh6 Kd7 43.h5 [Black
resigns]
1–0
(1711423) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Milov,Vadim (2635) [D07]

[Huzman,A]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.d5 Ne5 6.Bf4 Ng6 7.Be3 Nf6 8.Nc3 e5 9.Bxc4
a6 10.0–0 [10.h3 Bd7 11.0–0 (11.h4 h5 12.Ng5 Bd6 13.f3 Qe7 14.g3 Nh7 15.Qd2 Nxg5
16.Bxg5 f6 17.Be3 Bc5 18.Rc1 0–0–0 19.a3 Kb8 20.Na2 Bxe3 Hillarp Persson,T-De la
Villa Garcia,J/Benasque op 1995/EXT 95op/0–1 (35)) 11...Bd6 12.Nd2 0–0 13.Re1 Ne8
14.Bf1 Be7 15.Nc4 Nd6 16.Nxd6 Bxd6 17.Rc1 Qh4 18.g3 Qe7 19.Bg2 h6 20.Nb1 f5
21.exf5 Bxf5 22.Nd2 Qd7 23.Qh5 Ne7 24.Ne4 Bg6 25.Qg4 Bf5 26.Qh5 Bg6 ½–½
Razuvaev,Y-Ibragimov,I/Dortmund op-A 1992/TD 92\03; 10.Be2 Bd6 11.Nd2 Bxe2
12.Qxe2 0–0 13.0–0 Qd7 14.f3 Rfc8 15.Rfd1 Ne8 16.Nb3 h6 17.Rac1 Kh7 18.Rc2 Rcb8
19.Rdc1 b5 Azmaiparashvili,Z-Piket,J/Wijk op 1993/CBM 34/0–1 (64)]
10...Bd6 11.Be2 0–0 12.Nd2 Bd7 13.Rc1 [13.g3!? b5 14.a3 c6„; 13.Nc4 Bb4 14.Qc2 b5
15.Nd2 c6„]
13...Qe7 14.a3 b5 15.Nb3 Nf4 [15...c6 16.dxc6 Bxc6 17.Na5!± …Bxe4 18.Nxe4 Nxe4
19.Bf3 f5 20.Qd5+ Kh8 21.Bxe4 fxe4 22.Rfd1+–]
16.Bf3 Kh8 [16...g5!?]
17.Na2 g5 18.Nc5 Rg8 [18...g4 19.Be2]
19.Nb4 Rg6 20.Qc2 g4 21.Be2 Rag8 22.Rfd1 [22.Nbxa6 Bc8 23.Nb4 N6h5 24.g3]
22...N6h5 23.g3 Bc8 24.Nc6 [24.gxf4? g3 25.hxg3 Nxg3 26.fxg3 Rxg3+–+]
24...Qg5 25.Bf1 Rh6 26.Qc3 Nf6 27.Nd3! [27.gxf4?! Qh4 28.Bg2 exf4 29.Bd4 f3‚]
27...Qh5 28.h4 gxh3 29.Ndxe5+– Rg7 30.Bxf4 Nxe4 31.Qe3 Qf5 32.Bxh6 h2+
33.Kxh2 Nxf2 34.Bxg7+ Kxg7 35.Rd4
1–0

Nbd7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Re1
½–½
(1746088) Adianto,Utut (2610) - Karpov,Anatoly (2745) [C68]
Jakarta m 25' blindfold Jakarta (1), 20.11.1997
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0–0 Qd6 6.Na3 Be6 7.Qe2 f6 8.Nc4 Qd7
9.c3 c5 10.Rd1 b5 11.Ne3 c4 12.a4 Rd8 13.axb5 axb5 14.Ne1 Qc6 15.d3 cxd3 16.Rxd3
Bd6 17.Qh5+ g6 18.Qf3 f5 19.exf5 Qxf3 20.Nxf3 gxf5 21.Ng5 Bd7 22.Rd1 Ne7 23.b3
h6 24.Nf3 Be6 25.c4 f4 26.Nd5 bxc4 27.bxc4 Nxd5 28.cxd5 Bg4 29.Re1 Bxf3 30.gxf3
Kf7 31.Bb2 Kf6 32.Re4 Kf5 33.Rae1 Rhe8 34.Kf1 Rb8 35.Bc1 Rg8 36.Ra4 Rb5 37.Rd1
Rd8 38.Ra2 Rdb8 39.Ke2 Rb3 40.Rc2 R8b4 41.Bd2 Rd4 42.Bc3 Rxd1 43.Kxd1 e4
44.fxe4+ Kxe4 45.Bd2 Kxd5 46.Ra2 Ke4 47.Ke2 f3+ 48.Kd1 Kd3 49.Bc1 h5 50.Rd2+
Kc4 51.Re2 fxe2+
0–1
(1746089) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Adianto,Utut (2610) [D20]

Jakarta m 25' blindfold Jakarta (2), 21.11.1997
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 c5 4.d5 Nf6 5.Nc3 b5 6.Bf4 Ba6 7.f3 e6 8.dxe6 Qxd1+ 9.Kxd1
b4 10.exf7+ Kxf7 11.Na4 Nc6 12.b3 Rd8+ 13.Ke1 Nd7 14.Rd1 Be7 15.Bc7 Nd4
16.Bxd8 Rxd8 17.Bxc4+ Bxc4 18.bxc4 Ne5 19.Nb2 Rd6 20.Ne2 Bh4+ 21.g3 Nexf3+
22.Kf2 Bf6 23.Nd3 Ra6 24.Nxd4 Nxd4 25.Rd2 Bg5 26.Rb2 Ra3 27.Nxc5 Rc3 28.Rd1
Rxc4 29.Nd3 Ke6 30.e5 a5 31.Re2 Nxe2
0–1
(1746137) Adianto,Utut (2610) - Karpov,Anatoly (2745) [E32]

Jakarta m Jakarta (3), 22.11.1997
[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Baburin]
Nbd7 10.Bd3 c5 11.Ne2 Rc8 12.Qb3 [Baburin: Usually a similar position arises when
Black has ...h6 and h4 included. White's treatment of the positional threat of
...cxd4, ...a6 and ...d5 is rather rare, as usually White plays d2 or b2–b4 is such
positions. However, in this game White's idea worked well .]
[12.Qd2]
12...d5 [12...h6 13.Bh4 d5 (13...cxd4 14.exd4 e5!? 15.Bf5 g5„ Razuvaev,Y) 14.cxd5
(14.0–0? Ba6 15.Rac1 b5) 14...Bxd5 15.Qd1 (15.Qa4 Bc6 (15...cxd4 16.exd4 Qc7
17.Bg3 Qc6÷  18.Bb5? Qc2 19.Bxd7? Bb3) 16.Qd1 b5 17.0–0 Qb6 18.Rc1 Bb7 19.Bb1
cxd4 20.Qxd4 Qxd4 21.Nxd4 a6 22.Bxf6 ½–½ Hoffmann,M-De Firmian,N/Biel op
1994/) 15...cxd4 16.Nxd4 Bc4 (16...Nc5?! 17.Bc2 e5 18.Nf5±) 17.0–0 a6?! (17...Qe7²)
18.Rc1 b5?! 19.Bxc4 Rxc4 20.Rxc4 bxc4 21.Qa4± ½–½ Sokolov,I-
Georgiev,K/Burgas/1992/ (31)]
13.cxd5 Bxd5 14.Qa4 [14.Qd1!?]
14...cxd4 15.exd4 Bc6 [15...Qc7 16.Bf4 Qc6 17.Bb5 Qc2 18.Bxd7 Bb3 19.Qxa7²]
16.Qd1 b5 17.0–0 Qb6 18.Rc1 Nd5 [18...a5 19.Kh1 b4 20.Qe1²]
19.Kh1 a5 20.Qe1! [Adianto correctly sees, that black's counterplay has to be met with
attack against somewhat abbandoned kingside.]
[20.Bb1 b4 21.Qd3 f5=]
20...b4 21.Qh4 f5™ [21...h6? 22.Bxh6 gxh6 23.Qxh6 N5f6 (23...f5 24.Qxe6+ Kg7
25.Ng3+–) 24.Nf4! Qxd4 25.Rc4 Qxb2 26.Nh5 Ne4 27.Bxe4+–; 21...N7f6 22.Rc5! h6
(22...Bb7 23.Rxd5 Bxd5 24.Bxf6+–) 23.Bxh6 gxh6 24.Qxh6 Ba8 25.Ng3+–]
22.Qg3 Kf7 [22...N7f6 23.Rfe1 xe6; Baburin: Black cannot exchange the light-squared
bishops by 22...Bb5? Baburin because of 23.Bh6+–]
23.Nf4 Nxf4 [23...Qxd4 24.Ba6 Nxf4 25.Bxf4 e5 26.Bg5 Rc7 27.Rfd1 Qxb2 28.Bc4+
Ke8 29.Rc2! Qxc2 30.Qxe5+ Nxe5 31.Rd8#]
24.Bxf4 Bd5 25.Bd6 Rfe8 [25...Rxc1? 26.Rxc1 Rd8 27.Qg5+–; 25...Rg8!?²]
26.axb4 axb4 27.Bc7! [The bishops are unpleasant enemies in half opened positions in
case they get enough space for activity. Karpov will be hard pressed to avoid the worst.
Baburin: White is invading along the c-file.]
27...Qb7 [27...Qxd4 28.Bb5 Bb3 (28...Bb7 29.Rcd1 Qf6 30.Bxd7+–) 29.f4 Re7 30.Be5
(30.Bxd7 Rxd7 31.Be5 Rxc1 32.Qxg7+ Ke8 33.Qh8+ Ke7 34.Qxh7+ Kf8 35.Qh8+ Ke7
36.Qh4+ Ke8 37.Rxc1 Qd1+ 38.Qe1 Qxe1+ 39.Rxe1 Rd1²) 30...Nxe5 31.Rxc8+–]
28.Qd6 Nb8 [28...Nf6 29.Ba6+–]
29.Rc5 Re7 [29...Nc6 30.Rxd5 Re7 (30...exd5 31.Qxd5+ Re6 32.Bc4 Nd8 33.Qd7+ Kg6
34.Bxe6 Rxc7 35.Qxd8+–) 31.Rxf5+ exf5 32.Qd5+ Kf8 33.Bd6 g6 34.Re1+–]
30.Bxb8 Rxb8 [30...Qxb8 31.Rxd5! exd5 32.Qxd5+ Kf8 33.Qxf5+ Rf7 34.Qxh7+–]
31.Rfc1 [Baburin: White restrains himself from winning some material, preferring to
attack along the open c-file.]
[31.Rb5! Qxb5 32.Bxb5 Rxb5 33.Rc1± (33.Ra1 Baburin Black would have only slim
chances to hold his fortress.) ]
31...Qb6 32.Qe5 [32.Rxd5? exd5 33.Qxd5+ Qe6 34.Qxe6+ Kxe6 35.Re1+ Kf7 36.Rxe7+
Kxe7 37.Bxf5 Rd8³]
32...Rd8 [32...Ba8? 33.Rb5+–]
33.Bxf5 exf5 34.Qxf5+ Qf6 [34...Kg8 35.Rxd5 Rde8 36.h3 Qb8 37.Re5! Rxe5 38.dxe5
Qxe5 39.Qxe5 Rxe5 40.Rc8+ Kf7 41.Rb8+–]
35.Rxd5 Qxf5 36.Rxf5+ Kg6 37.Rb5 [37.g4 h6 38.Rc6+ Kh7 39.Re5 Red7 40.Kg2
Rxd4 41.Kf2±]
37...Rxd4 38.Rb6+ Kf7 39.h3 Re2 40.Rb7+ Re7 [40...Kf8 41.Rc8+ Re8 42.Rcc7+–]
41.Rb5 Re2 42.b3 Re3 43.Kh2! [The endgame with four rooks plays into white hands,
not only is b4 pawn very weak but black must always worry about the safety of his king.]
43...h5 [43...Rxb3 44.Rc7+ Kf6 45.Rb6+ Ke5 46.Rxg7+–]
44.Rb7+ Re7 [44...Kg6 45.Rc6+ Kh7 46.Rcc7 Rxb3 47.Rxg7+ Kh6 48.Rge7±]
45.Rb6 Re3 46.Rc7+ Re7 47.Rc4! Rxc4 [47...Rd2 48.Rc5 Re3 49.Rf5+ Ke7
50.Rxb4+–]
48.bxc4 Re2 49.Rxb4 Rc2 50.h4 [50.Kg3 h4+ 51.Kxh4 Rxg2 52.Rb6+–]
50...g6 51.Kg3 Kf6 52.Rb6+ Kf7 [52...Kf5 53.Rc6 Rc1 54.Rc5+ Ke6 55.Kf4 Kd6
56.Rg5 Rxc4+ 57.Kg3+–]
53.Rc6 [Two pawns should be quite enough to win this game. ]
53...Kg7 54.Rc8 Kf6 55.c5 Kg7 56.c6 Kf6 57.Kf4 Kg7 [57...Rxg2 58.c7 Rc2 59.Rf8+
+–; 57...Rc4+ 58.Ke3 Ke7 59.Kd3 Rxh4 60.Rg8 Kd6 61.Rxg6+ Kc7 62.Ke3+–]
58.Ke5 Re2+ 59.Kd6 Rd2+ 60.Kc7 Rxg2 61.Rd8 [61.Rd8 Kf7 62.Kc8 Ke7 63.c7 Rb2
64.Rd7+ Ke8 65.Rd5 Ke7 66.Re5+ Kd6 67.Kd8 Kxe5 68.c8Q+–]
1–0
(1746138) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Adianto,Utut (2610) [A64]

Jakarta m Jakarta (4), 23.11.1997
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Bg2 Bg7 8.Nf3 0–0 9.0–0 Re8
10.Nd2 a6 11.a4 Nbd7 12.Nc4 Ne5 13.Nxe5 Rxe5 14.e4 Re8 15.Rb1 b5 16.axb5 axb5
17.b4 c4 18.h3 Bd7 19.Qc2 Qc8 20.Kh2 Re5 21.g4 Bxg4 22.hxg4 Qxg4 23.Rh1 Rae8
24.Be3 Nxe4 25.Nxe4 Rxe4 26.f3 Qh5+ 27.Kg1 Rh4 28.Rxh4 Qxh4 29.Qf2 Qh5 30.Rd1
Bc3 31.Bd4 Qxd5 32.f4 Qh5 33.Bf3 Bxd4 34.Rxd4 Qf5 35.Qd2 Qh3 36.Kf2 Qh2+
37.Kf1 Qxd2 38.Rxd2 Re3 39.Kf2 Rb3 40.Rxd6 Rxb4 41.Bd5 c3 42.Ke3 c2 43.Rc6 Rc4
44.Rxc4 bxc4 45.Kd2
½–½
(1746142) Adianto,Utut (2610) - Karpov,Anatoly (2745) [C68]

Jakarta m 25' Jakarta (5), 24.11.1997
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.0–0 Qd6 6.Na3 Qe6 7.b3 f6 8.c3 c5 9.Nc4 b5
10.Ne3 Bb7 11.d3 Rd8 12.Qe2 Nh6 13.a4 b4 14.c4 g5 15.Bb2 Nf7 16.Rad1 Rd7 17.Ne1
h5 18.N1c2 Nd6 19.f3 Kd8 20.Qf2 Kc8 21.Nd5 Ne8 22.Qe2 Rg7 23.Nde3 Nd6 24.Qf2
Bc6 25.Nd5 Nf7 26.Nce3 Nh6 27.Qe2 Kb7 28.Qf2 Rd7 29.Nc2 Nf7 30.Nce3 Nd6
31.Nc2 Nf7 32.Nce3 Nd6
½–½
(1746143) Karpov,Anatoly (2745) - Adianto,Utut (2610) [B85]

Jakarta m 25' Jakarta (6), 25.11.1997
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.a4 Be7 9.0–0 0–0
10.Be3 Nc6 11.Bf3 Bd7 12.Nb3 Na5 13.Nxa5 Qxa5 14.Qd2 Qc7 15.a5 Bc6 16.Bb6 Qb8
17.Rfd1 Nd7 18.Bf2 b5 19.Na2 Rd8 20.Nb4 Bb7 21.Bd4 Ne5 22.Be2 Nc6 23.Nxc6 Bxc6
24.Bd3 Qb7 25.Qe3 Rac8 26.c3 Re8 27.Qg3 Bf8 28.Re1 b4 29.c4 Red8 30.Bb6 Re8
31.b3 g6 32.Rad1 Bg7 33.Re2 Qe7 34.Bb1 Bc3 35.Qd3 Red8 36.Bxd8 Rxd8 37.Qe3 e5
38.Qb6 Bb7 39.f5 Rd7 40.Re3 Kg7 41.Rf3 f6 42.h4 Bd4+ 43.Rxd4 exd4 44.Qxd4 Qe5
45.Qf2 Bxe4 46.Bxe4 Qxe4 47.fxg6 hxg6 48.Rxf6 Qb1+ 49.Kh2 Qa1 50.Re6 Rf7
51.Qg3 Rf6 52.Qxd6 Rxe6 53.Qxe6 Qxa5 54.Qe7+ Kh6 55.c5 Qb5 56.Qd6 a5 57.c6 Qe2
58.Qf4+ Kh7 59.c7 Qe6 60.Qc4 Qe5+ 61.Kh3 Qf5+ 62.Kg3 Qe5+ 63.Kf2 Qb2+ 64.Kg1
Qa1+ 65.Kh2 Qe5+ 66.g3 Qb2+ 67.Kh3 Qb1 68.c8Q Qh1+ 69.Kg4 Qd1+ 70.Kg5 Qh5+
71.Kf6 Qf3+ 72.Qf4 Qc3+ 73.Qxc3 bxc3 74.Qc7+
1–0
(1770062) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Adjih,C [A86]

EE Internet sim Cannes, 28.02.1998
1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.c4 Bg7 5.Nc3 0–0 6.Nh3 d6 7.d5 Qe8 8.0–0 e5 9.dxe6
Qxe6 10.Nd5 Na6 11.Nhf4 Qf7 12.Nxf6+ Qxf6 13.Nd5 Qd8 14.h4 c6 15.Bg5 Qd7
16.Ne7+ Kh8 17.Qd2 Re8 18.Nxc8 Raxc8 19.Rad1
Line
(1770063) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Berlandier,Laurent (2225) [A40]

1.d4 Nc6 2.d5 Ne5 3.e4 e6 4.dxe6 dxe6 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.f4 Ng6 7.Nf3 Bb4+ 8.c3 Bc5
9.Bd3 Nf6 10.Ke2 a5 11.g3 Ke7 12.Nbd2 a4 13.e5 Nd5 14.Ne4 Bb6 15.Bd2 Ba5 16.b4
axb3 17.axb3 Bd7 18.b4
1–0
(1770064) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Boucher,Emmanuel (2065) [B08]

1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Be2 Nf6 5.Nc3 0–0 6.0–0 Bg4 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Qd2 e5 9.d5
Ne7 10.Rad1 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 Nd7 12.Be2 f5 13.f3 Nf6 14.Qd3 a6 15.Qc4 Qd7 16.a4 fxe4
17.fxe4 Ng4 18.Bd2 Rxf1+ 19.Rxf1 Rf8 20.Rxf8+
1–0
(1770065) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Cernousek,Lukas (2175) [D17]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.e4 Bxe4 9.fxe4
Nxe4 10.Bd2 Qxd4 11.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12.Qe2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.Kc2 Na6 15.Nxc4
b5 16.axb5 Nb4+ 17.Kc3 cxb5 18.Kxb4 bxc4 19.Qxc4 Rb8+ 20.Ka3 Qd6+ 21.Ka2 0–0
22.Rc1 Qd2 23.Qc3 Rfd8 24.h4 Rd4 25.Rh3 Ra4+ 26.Kb1 Qd7 27.Rd3 Qb7 28.Rcd1
Qb6 29.Rd6
1–0
(1770066) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Dang [D35]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 c6 7.Bd3 Be7 8.Qc2 0–0 9.Nf3
Re8 10.h3 Nf8 11.Bf4 Bd6 12.Bxd6 Qxd6 13.0–0 Ng6 14.Rab1 b5 15.Rfc1 Bd7 16.a3
Re7 17.Bf5 Bxf5 18.Qxf5 Qe6 19.Qxe6 Rxe6 20.Rc2 h6 21.Rbc1 a6 22.Na2
Line
(1770067) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Ego [C19]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Nf3 Qa5 8.Bd2 Nbc6
9.Bd3 c4 10.Be2 Bd7 11.0–0 0–0 12.Re1 Nf5 13.Bf1 f6 14.g3 fxe5 15.Nxe5 Nxe5
16.Rxe5 Rf7 17.Bxc4 Raf8 18.Bd3 Qd8 19.Qh5 h6 20.Qg4 Qf6 21.Rf1
Line
(1770068) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Fabe [B81]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.g4 h6 7.g5 hxg5 8.Bxg5 a6 9.Bg2
Bd7 10.Qe2 Be7 11.h4 Qc7 12.0–0–0 Nc6 13.Nb3 0–0–0 14.Kb1 Kb8 15.Be3 Ne5
16.Rh3 b5 17.a3 Rc8 18.Bg5 Bc6 19.Na2 a5 20.Nd4 Nc4 21.a4 Nb6 22.axb5 Bd7
Line
(1770069) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Havrdova,Lenka [B31]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.0–0 Bg7 5.Bxc6 bxc6 6.c3 d6 7.h3 Nf6 8.Re1 Nd7 9.d4
cxd4 10.cxd4 0–0 11.Nc3 Rb8 12.e5 c5 13.exd6 exd6 14.Bf4 cxd4 15.Nxd4 Rb6 16.Nd5
Rxb2 17.Nc6 Qh4 18.Bg3 Qc4 19.Rc1 Qa6 20.Bxd6 Qxa2 21.Ncb4 Qa5 22.Bxf8 Nxf8
23.Nc6
1–0
(1770070) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Jirka,Jiri (2315) [D13]

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 a6 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Bf4 Nc6 7.e3 Bf5 8.Rc1 e6 9.Qb3
Na5 10.Qa4+ Nc6 11.Ne5 Qb6 12.Bb5 Rc8 13.Bxc6+ bxc6 14.0–0 Ng4 15.Nxg4 Bxg4
16.e4 dxe4 17.Nxe4 Qb5 18.Qxb5 axb5 19.Rfe1 Kd7 20.f3 Bf5 21.Nc5+ Bxc5 22.dxc5
Rhd8 23.a3 Ke8 24.Bd6 Ra8 25.g4 Bd3 26.b3
½–½
(1770071) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Juaneda,Marc [D46]

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 0–0 9.0–0
Qe7 10.Rd1 a6 11.h3 b5 12.Bd3 c5 13.Ne4 c4 14.Nxd6 Qxd6 15.Be2 Bb7 16.Bd2 Rfc8
17.Ba5 Nb8 18.Ne5 Nc6 19.Nxc6 Bxc6 20.Qd2 Ne4 21.Qe1 Bd5 22.f3 Ng3
Line
(1770072) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Mellul,Patrick [D79]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 0–0 5.Bg2 c6 6.Nc3 d5 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.Ne5 Nc6 9.Nxc6
bxc6 10.0–0 Bf5 11.Bf4 Nh5 12.Be3 e5 13.Re1 Re8 14.Rc1 Qc8 15.dxe5 Bxe5 16.Nxd5
Bxb2 17.Rxc6 Qd8 18.Qd2 Bg7 19.Nc7 Qxd2 20.Bxd2 Red8 21.Bg5 f6 22.Be3 Rab8
23.h3 Bd7
Line
(1770073) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Misecka,Rastislav [E09]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb7 6.Bg2 Be7 7.0–0 0–0 8.b3 c5 9.dxc5
Bxc5 10.Bb2 d5 11.cxd5 Bxd5 12.Qc2 Nbd7 13.Rad1 Rc8 14.Qb1 Qe7 15.e4 Ba8 16.e5
Nd5 17.Ne4 Ba3 18.Bxa3 Qxa3 19.Rd4 Rc7 20.Neg5 g6 21.Rh4 Rfc8 22.Rxh7 Nf8
23.Rh4 Rc1 24.Qd3 Qxa2 25.Ra4 Qc2 26.Qxc2 R1xc2 27.Rxa7 R2c7 28.Rxc7 Rxc7
1–0
(1770074) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Pribyl,Martin (2350) [D77]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.Nf3 0–0 6.0–0 dxc4 7.Na3 c3 8.bxc3 c5 9.e3 Nc6
10.Qe2 Bf5 11.Bb2 e5 12.h3 exd4 13.cxd4 Be4 14.Rfd1 cxd4 15.Nxd4 Bxg2 16.Kxg2
Nxd4 17.Bxd4 Qd5+ 18.Qf3 Rfd8 19.Rac1 b6 20.Nb5 Qxf3+ 21.Kxf3 Rd5 22.a4
Line
(1770075) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Refalo,JM [C10]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bd7 5.Nf3 Bc6 6.Bd3 Bxe4 7.Bxe4 c6 8.0–0 Nf6
9.Bd3 Nbd7 10.Re1 Qc7 11.c4 Bb4 12.Re2 0–0 13.a3 Bd6 14.b4 a5 15.Rb1 axb4 16.axb4
b6 17.c5 bxc5 18.dxc5 Be7 19.Qc2 h6 20.Qc4 Nd5 21.g3 N7f6 22.Bb2 Nd7 23.Qe4 N5f6
Line
(1770076) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Staszym,M [E11]

1.Nf3 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.d4 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 a5 5.g3 0–0 6.Bg2 Ne4 7.0–0 d5 8.Qc2 Nc6 9.Rd1
a4 10.Bf4 g5 11.Be3 f5 12.c5 Bd7 13.Nc3 Bxc3 14.bxc3 Na5 15.Ne5 Bb5 16.f3 f4
17.Bc1 Nf6 18.gxf4 gxf4 19.Bxf4 Nd7 20.Bh6 Nxe5 21.dxe5 Rf5 22.Rd4 Kh8 23.Rg4
Rf7 24.Kh1 Nc4 25.Rg5 Ne3 26.Qd2 Nf5 27.Rg4 Nxh6 28.Qxh6 Qe7 29.Qe3 Rg7
30.Rxg7 Qxg7 31.Rg1 Rg8 32.a3 Qg6 33.Bh3 Qxg1+ 34.Qxg1 Rxg1+ 35.Kxg1 Bd7
36.Kf2 Kg7
Line
(1770077) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Valgardsson,Gudjon Heidar [A37]

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.0–0 d6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Rb1 Nge7 8.a3 a5 9.d3 0–0
10.Bd2 Bd7 11.e4 h6 12.Nb5 Be8 13.b4 axb4 14.axb4 Nxb4 15.Bxb4 Bxb5 16.cxb5 cxb4
17.Rxb4 Ra1 18.Qd2 Qa5 19.Rbb1 Qxd2
Line
(1770078) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Virostko,Petr (2130) [E85]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Qd2 Nd7
10.g4 f5 11.h3 a5 12.0–0–0 fxe4 13.fxe4 Nc5 14.Kb1 Qd7 15.Nc1 b6 16.Be2 Bb7 17.h4
c6 18.h5 cxd5 19.cxd5 Rf7 20.h6 Bf8 21.Rhf1 Rxf1 22.Rxf1 Nc8 23.Bb5 Qc7 24.Be8
Na7 25.Bf7+ Kh8 26.Bxc5 bxc5 27.Be6 Be7 28.Rf7 Rf8 29.Rg7 Qd8 30.Qe2 Bc8 31.a4
Bxe6 32.dxe6 Nc6 33.Nd5 Nd4 34.Qa6 Re8 35.Qb7 Nxe6 36.Nxe7 Ng5 37.Nxg6+
1–0
(1770079) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Wilks [B22]

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 e6 7.0–0 Bd6 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.h3
Bh5 10.b4 Bb6 11.Qxd5 Nxd5 12.a3 Nc6 13.c4 Nf6 14.c5 Bc7 15.Nc3 Ne5 16.g4 Bg6
17.Nb5 Bb8 18.Rd1 Be4 19.Ng5 Bd5 20.f4 Nc6 21.Nc3 h6 22.Nf3 0–0
Line
(1792357) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Dobosz,Lukasz (2190) [D20]

Koszalin sim Koszalin, 1998
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bxc4 Nb6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Be3 Nb4 8.Be4 N4d5
9.Nc3 c6 10.Qd3 Be6 11.Nge2 Qd7 12.0–0 Nxe3 13.fxe3 0–0–0 14.b3 g6 15.a4 Bxb3
16.a5 Bc4 17.Qc2 Nd5 18.Nxd5 cxd5 19.Bxd5 Qxd5 20.Ra4 Kb8 21.Qxc4 Bh6 22.Rf3
Qe4 23.Qb3 Rc8 24.Rb4 Rc7 25.Ng3 Rc1+ 26.Kf2 Rc2+ 27.Ke1 Qc6 28.d5 Qc3+
29.Qxc3 Rxc3 30.Ne4 Rxe3+ 31.Rxe3 Bxe3 32.Ke2 Bf4 33.Nc5 Rc8 34.Na6+ Ka8
35.Rxf4 bxa6 36.Rxf7 Rc5 37.Rxh7 e6 38.Rd7 Kb8 39.Kd3 Rxa5 40.dxe6 Kc8 41.Ke4
1–0
(1792358) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Fojudzki,Marcin (2050) [E68]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.0–0 d6 6.d4 c6 7.Nc3 Nbd7 8.e4 e5 9.Re1 Qb6
10.d5 cxd5 11.cxd5 Ng4 12.Re2 f5 13.h3 Ngf6 14.Be3 Qd8 15.Ng5 Nb6 16.Qb3 Kh8
17.Rd1 Ne8 18.exf5 gxf5 19.Ne6 Bxe6 20.dxe6 e4 21.g4 fxg4 22.hxg4 Qh4 23.g5 Qg4
24.Kf1 Nc7 25.Rxd6 Rae8 26.Bxb6 axb6 27.Rxe4 Qg3 28.Rd2 Qxg5 29.Rde2 Rg8
30.Qc4 Nxe6 31.Kg1 Qg6 32.Rxe6
1–0
(1792359) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Hudziak,Pawel (2125) [E11]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 0–0 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Bxd2 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.e3 c5
9.Be2 cxd4 10.Qxd4 h6 11.Bh4 Nc6 12.Qd3 d5 13.Rd1 dxc4 14.Qxc4 Qe7 15.0–0 Rfd8
16.Qa4 a6 17.Rxd8+ Rxd8 18.Rc1 b5 19.Qc2 Rc8 20.Qb1 Qf8 21.h3 Nd5 22.Bg3 Na5
23.Ne5 Nf6 24.b4 Be4 25.Qb2 Nc6 26.f3 Nxe5 27.Rxc8 Qxc8 28.Bxe5 Bd5 29.Bxf6
gxf6 30.Qxf6 Qc1+ 31.Kf2 Qxa3 32.Qd8+ Kg7 33.e4 Qxb4 34.exd5 Qd4+ 35.Ke1 Qc3+
36.Kd1 Qb3+ 37.Kd2 Qb4+ 38.Ke3 Qc3+ 39.Bd3 Qe5+ 40.Be4 exd5 41.Qxd5 Qc3+
42.Ke2
1–0
(1792360) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Husejko,W [B22]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.d4 cxd4 6.Qxd4 Nc6 7.Qe4 d6 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.exd6
Bxd6 10.0–0 0–0 11.Nbd2 Rc8 12.Re1 Nf6 13.Qe2 a6 14.Bd3 Be7 15.a4 Nd5 16.Nc4
Qc7 17.a5 Bf6 18.Qe4 g6 19.Bh6 Rfe8 20.Bf1 Rcd8 21.Bg5 Bc8 22.Qh4 Qe7 23.Bxf6
Qxf6 24.Qxf6 Nxf6 25.g3 Nd5 26.Nfd2 Nf6 27.Bg2 Re7 28.f4 Ne8 29.Bxc6 bxc6 30.Ne4
f6 31.Rad1 Red7 32.Rxd7 Rxd7 33.Nb6 Rd8 34.Nc5 Nc7 35.c4 Kf7 36.b4 Ke7 37.Kf2
Rd2+ 38.Ke3 Rd8 39.Kf3 h6 40.h4 h5 41.Re3 e5 42.fxe5 Bg4+ 43.Kf4 fxe5+ 44.Rxe5+
Kf7 45.Ke3 Rd1 46.Re4 Rb1 47.Nd3 Bf5 48.Rd4 Ke6 49.Nd7 Ke7 50.N7e5 Ne6
51.Nxc6+ Kf6 52.Rd6 Kf7 53.Nde5+ Ke8 54.Kd2 Rb2+ 55.Kc3 Rc2+ 56.Kb3 Rg2 57.b5
Rxg3+ 58.Kb4 axb5 59.cxb5 Rg1 60.b6 Rb1+ 61.Kc3
1–0
(1792361) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Izbinski,Bartlomiej (2160) [B31]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.0–0 Bg7 5.c3 Nf6 6.Re1 0–0 7.h3 a6 8.Bf1 e5 9.d3 d5
10.Nbd2 Be6 11.Ng5 b5 12.a4 Bd7 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Nb3 b4 15.c4 Nf4 16.Ne4 Nd4
17.Nexc5 Bc6 18.Nxd4 Qxd4 19.Nb3 Qd7 20.d4 Rfd8 21.a5 Rac8 22.d5 Qf5 23.Be3 Bf8
24.Bb6 Rd7 25.Qg4 Bb7 26.Qxf5
1–0
(1792362) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Kaczorowska,Malgorzata (2090) [B22]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.d4 Nc6 6.dxc5 Bxc5 7.b4 Be7 8.b5 Nb8 9.c4 Nc7
10.a4 0–0 11.Ba3 b6 12.Be2 Ne8 13.0–0 d6 14.Qd4 Qc7 15.Rd1 dxe5 16.Qxe5 Bxa3
17.Rxa3 Nd7 18.Qxc7 Nxc7 19.a5 Nc5 20.Ne5 Bb7 21.f3 Rad8 22.Nc3 Rxd1+ 23.Nxd1
Rd8 24.Nf2 f6 25.Ned3 e5 26.axb6 axb6 27.Nxc5 bxc5 28.Ra7 Rb8 29.Ne4 Ne6 30.Nd6
Ba8 31.Kf2 Nd4 32.Bd3 Rd8 33.Nf5 g6 34.Nh6+
1–0
(1792363) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Kolosowski,Pawel (2155) [C45]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 Ba6
9.b3 g6 10.Bb2 Bg7 11.Nd2 Nb4 12.Nf3 c5 13.g3 0–0 14.Bg2 Bb7 15.0–0 Rae8 16.Qd2
Qd8 17.Rfe1 Re7 18.a3 Nc6 19.Ng5 h6 20.Nh3 Rfe8 21.b4 Nxe5 22.Rxe5 Rxe5 23.Bxe5
Bxe5
½–½
(1792364) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Liwak,Przemyslaw (2230) [A25]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 f5 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Rb1 a5 7.a3 Be7 8.e3 0–0 9.Nge2 Qe8
10.b4 axb4 11.axb4 Qh5 12.Qb3 Kh8 13.Nd5 Bd8 14.Nec3 Ne7 15.Nxe7 Bxe7 16.b5
Qg6 17.0–0 Qh5 18.Qd1 Qf7 19.Qe2 Rb8 20.Ra1 Be6 21.Ra4 d5 22.cxd5 Nxd5 23.Bb2
Bd6 24.Rc1 f4 25.exf4 exf4 26.Nxd5 Bxd5 27.Bxd5 Qxd5 28.Rd4 Qf5 29.g4 Qg5 30.Qf3
Qxb5 31.Ba1 Qb3 32.Kg2 Qf7 33.Rd5 Qg6 34.h4 h6 35.Re1 Rbe8 36.h5 Qf7 37.Rb1
Qe6 38.Rxb7 Rb8 39.Rxb8 Rxb8 40.Rf5 Qe1 41.Bxg7+ Kxg7 42.Qd5 Qe7 43.g5 Rf8
44.Qd4+ Kg8 45.Qd5+ Kh8 46.gxh6 Rxf5 47.Qxf5 Qf8 48.Qg6 Be7 49.Kf3 Qf6 50.Ke4
Qxg6+ 51.hxg6 Bg5 52.h7 Kg7 53.Kf5 Bh4 54.f3 Bf2
½–½
(1792365) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Mazurek,Jerzy [A13]

1.Nf3 e6 2.c4 Bc5 3.d4 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 Nf6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 Ne4 7.Qc2 d5 8.Bf4 0–0
9.cxd5 Qxd5 10.e3 f5 11.Bxc7 b5 12.Ne5 Bd7 13.f3 Nf6 14.Qc5 Qb3 15.Qb4 Qxe3+
16.Be2 Nd5 17.Qa5 Nc6 18.Nxc6 Bxc6 19.Be5 a6 20.Qd2 Rfc8 21.Qxe3 Nxe3 22.Kf2
Nd5 23.Rhc1 Bb7 24.Rc5 Rxc5 25.dxc5 Bc6 26.Rg1 Rc8 27.g4 g6 28.h4 Kf7 29.h5 Ne7
30.b4 Rd8 31.Rd1 Rxd1 32.Bxd1 Nd5 33.Bc2 h6 34.Bd3 Ne7 35.hxg6+ Kxg6 36.Kg3 h5
37.Bd6 Nd5 38.gxf5+ exf5 39.Be5 Ne3 40.Bf4 Nc4 41.Bc1 h4+ 42.Kxh4 Bxf3 43.Kg3
Be4 44.Be2 Kf6 45.Kf4 Ke6 46.a4 Kd5 47.axb5 axb5 48.Be3 Ne5 49.Bxb5 Nd3+
½–½
(1792366) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Mickiewicz,Piotr (2130) [E87]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 Nh5 8.Qd2 f5 9.0–0–0 a6
10.Kb1 Qe8 11.Rc1 b6 12.Bd3 Bd7 13.Nge2 b5 14.c5 b4 15.Nd1 a5 16.c6 Bc8 17.h3 f4
18.Bf2 Bf6 19.Rc2 Qe7 20.Rf1 Bh4 21.a3 Bxf2 22.Nxf2 Na6 23.Rfc1 Qg5 24.g4 Qh4
25.Ng1 Ng3 26.Bb5 h5 27.Ka1 Qe7 28.Nd3 h4 29.Rc4 g5 30.Qd1 Rd8 31.Qa4 bxa3
32.bxa3 Nb8 33.Rb1 Ba6 34.Rcc1 Qf8 35.Rb3 Bxb5 36.Rxb5 Na6 37.Rb7 Rdb8 38.Qb5
Qc8 39.Rb1
1–0
(1792367) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Mista,Aleksander (2255) [E84]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Nge2 a6 8.Qd2 Rb8 9.Nc1 e5
10.d5 Nd4 11.N1e2 Nxe2 12.Bxe2 Nh5 13.0–0–0 f5 14.Kb1 Qe7 15.Rhe1 Nf6 16.h3 Bd7
17.g4 b5 18.cxb5 axb5 19.b4 fxe4 20.fxe4 c5 21.a3 Rfc8 22.Bd3 Be8 23.Rf1 Qa7 24.Qb2
Rb7 25.Ka2 Nd7 26.Bxb5 Qb8 27.Bc6 cxb4 28.Qb3 Nf6 29.g5 Bf7 30.Bxb7 Rxc3
31.Qxb4 Nxe4 32.Bc1 Rc2+ 33.Kb1 Re2 34.Bb2 Nc5 35.Bc6 Qd8 36.Rd2 Re4 37.Qb5
Qxg5 38.Qb8+ Bf8 39.Bc1 Qg3 40.Be8 Bxe8 41.Qxe8 Rf4 42.Rxf4 exf4 43.Bb2 Qxh3
44.Qb5 Qe3 45.Qe2 Qxe2 46.Rxe2 g5 47.Bd4 f3 48.Re1 g4 49.Kc2 Bg7 50.Bxc5 dxc5
51.Kd3 f2 52.Rd1 g3 53.Ke2 Bd4 54.Kf1 Be5 55.a4 Kf7 56.a5 c4 57.a6 Bb8 58.Kg2 Ke8
59.Rb1 Ba7 60.Rb7 Bd4 61.Rxh7
1–0
(1792368) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Rutkowska,Mariola (2115) [B27]

1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.c3 d5 4.e5 c5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Be2 cxd4 7.cxd4 Bg4 8.Nc3 Bxf3 9.Bxf3
e6 10.Be3 Qb6 11.0–0 Nge7 12.Na4 Qd8 13.Nc5 Rb8 14.g4 h5 15.h3 hxg4 16.hxg4 Ng8
17.Kg2 b6 18.Qa4 bxc5 19.Qxc6+ Qd7 20.Qxc5 Ne7 21.b3 Nc6 22.Rh1 Rg8 23.Rhc1
Ne7 24.Bg5
1–0
(1792369) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Wasilewski,Leszek [C65]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.d4 Bd7 5.0–0 Nf6 6.Re1 Be7 7.d5 Nb4 8.Bf1 0–0 9.a3
Na6 10.b4 Qe8 11.h3 c5 12.Bxa6 bxa6 13.bxc5 dxc5 14.Nxe5 Bb5 15.Nf3 Qd8 16.Bb2
Nh5 17.Nbd2 f6 18.a4 Be8 19.Nc4 Bf7 20.Bc3 Re8 21.Na5 Bd6 22.Nd2 Qc7 23.Ndc4
Bh2+ 24.Kh1 Rad8 25.Rb1 Bg6 26.Bd2 Kh8 27.Rb7 Ng3+ 28.fxg3 Qxg3 29.Re3 Qf4
30.Re1 Qg3 31.Rb3 Qc7 32.Qf3 Bg3 33.Qxg3 Qxg3 34.Rxg3 Bxe4 35.Rge3 f5 36.d6 g5
37.Bc3+ Kg8 38.Bf6 Rd7 39.Bxg5 h5 40.h4 Kf7 41.Nb3 Rb7 42.Nxc5 Rc8 43.Ne5+ Kg7
44.Nxb7 Rxc2 45.Rxe4
1–0
(1792370) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Wojtowicz,Adam (2050) [D92]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bf4 0–0 6.Rc1 c5 7.dxc5 dxc4 8.Qxd8 Rxd8
9.e3 Na6 10.c6 bxc6 11.Bxc4 Nd5 12.Be5 Nb6 13.Be2 Nb4 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.0–0 Be6
16.a3 Nd3 17.Bxd3 Rxd3 18.Ne5 Rd2 19.b4 Nc4 20.Ne4 Nxe5 21.Nxd2 a5 22.Rc5 Nd3
23.Rc3 Ne5 24.bxa5 Rxa5 25.Rfc1 Bd7 26.Ra1 c5 27.Rb1 f6 28.f4 Ng4 29.Rb7 h5
1–0
(1792371) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Zawadzki,Stanislaw (2095) [A57]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6 d6 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.e4 Nxb6 8.a4 a5 9.f4 g6
10.Nf3 Bg7 11.Bb5+ Bd7 12.e5 dxe5 13.fxe5 Ng4 14.Bf4 Bxb5 15.axb5 h5 16.0–0 0–0
17.Qd2 Nd7 18.Rae1 Kh7 19.e6 Nb6 20.Ng5+ Kh8 21.Nxf7+
1–0
(1837095) Burnett,Ronald (2400) - Karpov,Anatoly (2735) [B12]

USA USA, 1998
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Be2 e6 5.Nf3 Ne7 6.0–0 c5 7.c4 Nbc6 8.Be3 dxc4 9.dxc5
Qxd1 10.Rxd1 Nd5 11.Bd2 Bxc5 12.Bxc4 0–0–0 13.Nc3 Ndb4 14.Bg5 Rxd1+ 15.Rxd1
h6 16.Bh4 g5 17.Bg3 Rd8 18.Rc1 Nd3 19.Bxd3 Rxd3 20.Ne2 Bb6 21.Nc3 a6 22.b4 Kb8
23.b5 Nd4 24.Nxd4 Bxd4 25.Ne2 Bb2 26.Rf1 axb5 27.f4 Rd2 28.fxg5 hxg5 29.Nc1 Be4
30.Bf2 Bxe5 31.Nb3 Re2 32.Nc5 Bc6
0–1
(1837107) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Kwartler,Lonnie (2260) [E85]

USA-chT Amateur East Parsippany (1), 1998
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Nge2 a6 8.Qd2 e5 9.d5 Na5
10.Ng3 c5 11.dxc6 Nxc6 12.Bd3 Be6 13.0–0 Rc8 14.Rfd1 Nd4 15.b3 Nd7 16.Rac1 Nc5
17.Bf1 Ndxb3 18.axb3 Nxb3 19.Qb2 Nxc1 20.Nd5 Bxd5 21.Rxd5 Rc6 22.Qxb7 Qc8
23.Qb2 Qb8 24.Qxc1 Rfc8 25.Qd1 Bf6 26.Nh1 Be7 27.Nf2 Bd8 28.c5 dxc5 29.Ng4 Re6
30.Bc4 Be7 31.Qc2 Bd6 32.Rd1 Re7 33.Bg5 Ra7 34.Nh6+ Kg7 35.Nxf7
1–0
(1837137) Slepian,Randy - Karpov,Anatoly (2735) [A13]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Ne5 Qd4 6.Qa4+ c6 7.Nf3 Qc5 8.0–0 Nbd7
9.Qc2 Be7 10.Nc3 Nb6 11.d4 cxd3 12.Qxd3 Nfd5 13.Ne4 Qc4 14.Ne5 Qxd3 15.Nxd3
Nd7 16.Bd2 a5 17.a3 a4 18.Rac1 0–0 19.Bb4 Nxb4 20.axb4 Rd8 21.Rfd1 Kf8 22.f4 Nb6
23.Nec5 a3 24.bxa3 Rxa3 25.e4 Na4 26.e5 Nc3 27.Ra1 Bxc5+
0–1
(1837147) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - William,Christopher [A40]
1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 f5 6.h4 d6 7.h5 Qa5 8.Bd2 gxh5 9.Nh3
Nf6 10.Nf4 Nbd7 11.e3 Ne5 12.Nxh5 Nxh5 13.Qxh5+ Ng6 14.f4 Kd8 15.Bd3 Bd7 16.g4
Be8 17.Qxf5 Ne5 18.fxe5 Bg6 19.Qxg6
1–0
(1837163) Barcarola,Louis - Karpov,Anatoly (2735) [B17]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Ng3 g6 7.Be2 Bg7 8.0–0 0–0
9.Re1 Qc7 10.c3 c5 11.Be3 Nd5 12.Qd2 Nxe3 13.Qxe3 e6 14.Ne4 cxd4 15.Nxd4 a6
16.Nb3 b6 17.Ng5 h6 18.Bf3 Rb8 19.Nxe6 fxe6 20.Qxe6+ Kh7 21.Qe7 Qf4 22.Re4 Rf7
23.Qe8 Qf5 24.Nd4 Bxd4 25.Rxd4 Bb7 26.Qe3 Bxf3 27.gxf3 Ne5 28.f4 Qg4+ 29.Kh1
Nf3 30.Rd3 Qxf4 31.Qxf4 Rxf4 32.Rd7+ Kg8 33.Ra7 Rd8 34.Rxa6 Nh4 35.Kg1 Rd2
36.Rf1 Rg4+ 37.Kh1 Nf3
0–1
(1837217) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - McCarthy,Brian (2265) [B14]

1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 Nf6 4.d4 cxd5 5.Nc3 g6 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Qb3 Nxc3 8.Bc4 e6
9.bxc3 Qb6 10.Nf3 Qxb3 11.axb3 Nd7 12.Bb5 Bd6 13.h4 0–0 14.h5 e5 15.hxg6 hxg6
16.Bg5 e4 17.Nd2 f5 18.Bc4+ Kg7 19.Bh6+ Kf6 20.Bxf8 Nxf8 21.Rh8 a6 22.Bd5 Kg7
23.Rg8+ Kh7 24.Ke2 Kh6 25.f4 Kh5 26.g3 Kg4 27.Nc4 Be7 28.Kf2 Bh4 29.Ne5+
1–0

FIDE-Wch k.o. f Lausanne (8.1), 01.01.1998
[Stohl,I]
1.d4 [Lutz ]
1...d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 [The Semi-Slav has quite often in the past
been a battle-ground for Karpov and Anand, ever since their candidates match in 1991.]
6.Bd3 [In Brussels 1991 the position after]
[6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Qe7 arose 3 times. (Last year in Biel Anand
came up with 9...a6!? 10.Bd2 c5 11.dxc5 Nxc5 12.Be2 b5 13.b4 Ncd7 14.Ne4 Be7
15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Bc3 Bb7 17.Bxf6 Nxf6 18.Qb2 Qe7 19.Rfc1 Nd5 20.a3 Rfc8 21.Ne5
Nb6 22.Rxc8+ Rxc8 23.Rc1 Rxc1+ 24.Qxc1 Qd6 25.Nd3 Nd7= Karpov,An-Anand,V/Biel
A 1997/) ]
6...dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 [This is the move Anand uses most often. But sometimes
he varies with]
[8...b4 9.Ne4 Be7 10.0–0 Bb7 11.Nxf6+ Nxf6 12.a3 0–0 13.axb4 Bxb4 14.e4 h6 15.e5!
(15.Qc2 a5 transposes to another Karpov-Anand game, in which Black had sufficient
counterplay. 16.e5 Nd7 17.Bh7+ Kh8 18.Be4 Qb8 19.Rd1 c5 20.Bf4?! cxd4 21.Rxd4 Rc8
22.Qe2 Nf8 23.h4 Bxe4 24.Rxe4 Ng6 25.h5 Nxf4 26.Rxf4 Ra7 27.g4 Bf8 28.g5 Rb7³
Karpov,An-Anand,V/Moscow Alekhine m 1992) 15...Nd7 16.Bc2 Re8 17.Qd3 Nf8
18.Qe4 Ng6 19.Rd1 Qe7 20.Qg4 c5!? 21.Bxg6 fxg6 22.Qxg6 Qf7 23.Qxf7+ Kxf7
24.dxc5 Bxc5 25.Be3 Bxf3 26.gxf3 Bxe3 27.fxe3 Re7² Karpov,An-Anand,V/Monte
Carlo act 1996]
9.0–0 [Another attempt to gain an advantage is 9.e4; 9.a3 is too soft, as game 3 shows.]
9...a6 10.e4 c5 11.d5 Qc7!? [The c5–c4 advance is part of Black's plan, by this flexible
move he tries to realize it at a more suitable moment. Maybe Anand wanted to avoid
Kasparov's continuation]
[11...c4 12.Bc2 Qc7 13.Nd4 Nc5 14.b4!?÷]
12.dxe6 [Ineffective is 12.b3 Be7 13.a4 exd5! 14.Nxd5 Nxd5 15.exd5 0–0 16.axb5 axb5
17.Rxa8 Rxa8 18.Bxb5 Nf6 19.Bb2 Nxd5 20.Re1 Bf6 21.Ne5 Rd8 22.Qc1 h6 23.Bc4
Re8 24.f4 Krasenkov,M-Timman,J/EUchT Pula 1997 24...Re7!=; An interesting situation
arises, if White also makes a prophylactic move- 12.Bc2!? Now delaying c4 is risky, after
12...Be7 13.dxe6 fxe6 14.Ng5 Qc6 15.f4! (15.Qf3 h6 16.Qh3 hxg5 17.Qxh8+ Kf7 18.Qh3
g4°) 15...h6 16.Nf3 0–0–0 17.Qe2 Rhf8 18.e5 Nd5 19.Nxd5 Qxd5 20.a4 b4 Gelfand,B-
Drejev,A/ Biel A 1995 21.Rd1 Qc6 22.a5!‚ would favor White.]
12...fxe6 13.Bc2 [Of course Karpov doesn't repeat the pseudoactive]
[13.Ng5?! Qc6 14.Qe2 c4 15.Bc2 Bc5 16.Be3 0–0 17.Rad1 h6 18.Nf3 Qc7 19.Nd4 Rae8
20.a3 Ne5 21.h3 Ng6³ Karpov,An-Anand,V/Monte Carlo act 1994]
13...c4 [The main move.]
[‹13...0–0–0?! 14.Ng5 Ne5 15.Qe2 Re8 16.f4! Nc6 17.Nf3 g5!? 18.e5! g4 19.exf6 gxf3
20.Qxf3 Nd4 21.Qh5 Be7 22.f7 Rd8 23.Be4 b4 24.Bxb7+ Kxb7 25.Ne2 Bf6 26.f5 exf5
27.Nxd4 Bxd4+ 28.Kh1 Rhf8 29.Rxf5 Rd7 30.Bf4ƒ Sadler,M-Drejev,A/WChT Luzern
1997]
14.Qe2 [Another topical problem is the position after 14.Nd4 Nc5 15.Be3 e5 16.Nf3!
Ncxe4 17.Nxe4 Nxe4 18.Re1 Bd6 19.Bxe4 Bxe4 20.Ng5° ]
14...Bd6™ [14...0–0–0 15.a4!?‚ is very risky.]
15.Nd4 [An older alternative is 15.Ng5 Nc5 16.f4 h6! 17.Nh3 e5„ (17...Nd3!?÷) ]
15...Nc5 16.f4 e5 17.Ndxb5!?N [A new and violent sacrificial attempt to wrest the
initiative. White destroys Black's  pawn chain at the cost of a piece. Lutz: Gleich in der
1.Matchpartie wartet Karpow mit einer bemerkenswerten Neuerung auf. Bislang wurde
17.f5 versucht, was dem Weißen nicht viel verspricht.]
[Not too promising is the older 17.Nf5 0–0 18.Nxd6 (18.Rd1 Nd3! (18...Rad8? 19.Rxd6!
Rxd6 20.fxe5±) 19.Nxd6 Qxd6 20.Bxd3 cxd3 21.Rxd3 Qc7° ,×e4) 18...Qxd6 19.fxe5
Qxe5 20.Rf5 Qc7 21.Bg5 Nfxe4! 22.Rxf8+ Rxf8 23.Nxe4 Qe5 24.Nf6+™ gxf6
25.Bxh7+! Kxh7 26.Qh5+= ½,Kasparov,G-Akopian,V/Jerevan olm 1996 (26.Qh5+ Lutz
26...Kg8 27.Qg6+ ½–½ Kasparov,G-Akopian,V/Erevan olm 1996) ]
17...axb5 18.Nxb5 Qb6 19.Nxd6+ [19.Qxc4? Ba6µ]
19...Qxd6 20.fxe5 Qxe5 21.Rf5 Qe7 [21...Qc7? 22.Qxc4 Rc8 23.Bf4  23...Qc6
24.Re5+ Kf8 25.Rxc5!+–; Perhaps possible was also the provocative 21...Qd6!? 22.Qxc4
(22.e5 Qe6 23.Bh6 Nfe4! 24.Bxg7 Rg8³) 22...Ne6!?÷ (‹22...Ncxe4? 23.Bxe4 Nxe4
24.Qf7+ Kd8 25.Qxb7 Qd1+ 26.Rf1 Qd4+ 27.Be3! Qxe3+ 28.Kh1+–) ]
22.Qxc4 Rc8?! [Is the pawn really poisoned? Lutz: Während die vorhergehenden Züge
weitgehend forciert waren, hat Schwarz nun eine Reihe von Alternativen :]
[22...Ncxe4!? 23.Bf4 (23.Qb5+ Kf8 24.Re5 Qd6!  25.Qxb7?? Qd4+–+) 23...Rc8!

(23...Nd6? 24.Ba4+ Kf8 25.Rxf6+! Qxf6 26.Bxd6+ Qxd6 27.Rf1++– ) 24.Qb5+
a) 24.Ba4+ Kf8 25.Qe2 Rc5!³ doesn't seem to give White sufficient compensation.;
b) 24.Qb3 Lutz 24...Bd5 25.Rxd5 (25.Qb5+ Bc6 26.Qb3 (26.Qc4? Qa7+–+) 26...Bd5
mit Zugwiederholung) 25...Nxd5 26.Re1 (26.Qxd5? Qa7+–+) 26...Qc5+ 27.Kh1 0–0
28.Bxe4 Rxf4 29.Bxd5+ Kh8 30.Bf3² und die Chancen liegen bei Weiß.;
24...Bc6 25.Qb3 Bd5!? and Black has at least a draw. Losing is 26.Rxd5? Nxd5 27.Qxd5
Qa7+–+; 22...Nfxe4? 23.Bf4 e5 23...Ba6 24.Ba4+!+–; II) 22...Nfd7?! Lutz 23.Bg5
Qe6 24.Rxc5 Nxc5 25.Qxc5 Rc8 26.Qb5+ Bc6 27.Qb4±; III) 22...Ncd7!?³ Anand:
Kramnik, who said that he checked all this way back in 1991 with some friends. Lutz:
kam auch stark in Betracht. 23.Bf4
a) 23.Bg5 Rc8;
b) 23.e5 Nxe5 24.Qb5+ (24.Rxe5 Qxe5 25.Bf4 Qe7µ) 24...Nc6 führt zu nichts, da
Schwarz im nächsten Zug zur Rochade kommt.;
23...Rc8 24.Qb3 Ba6!?„  ...c4 (24...Rxc2?! ist zu phantasievoll 25.Qxc2 Bxe4

26.Qc8+ Kf7 27.Qc4+ Prosaisch, aber effektiv. (27.Rxf6+ Nxf6 28.Qxh8 Qc5+ 29.Kh1
Qf2 gibt Schwarz zumindest Dauerschach) 27...Qe6 28.Qxe6+ Kxe6 29.Ra5± mit klarem
Vorteil im Endspiel.) ]
23.Qb5+ Ncd7™ [‹23...Rc6 24.Be3‚; ‹23...Nfd7 24.Bg5‚ (24.Bg5 Lutz 24...Qe6

25.Rd1±) ; 23...Qd7 Lutz 24.Rxc5+–; 23...Kf7 Lutz 24.e5+–]
24.Qxb7 [24.Ba4 Bc6 (24...Qxe4?? 25.Re5+) 25.Qa6 ¹0–0! (25...Nb6 26.Bxc6+

(26.Qa5!?) 26...Rxc6 27.Qb5ƒ) 26.Bxc6 Nb8 27.Bd5+ (27.Qc4+ Kh8 28.Rc5 (28.e5 Lutz
28...Rxc6 29.Qf4 Nfd7) 28...Nxc6! 29.Rxc6? Qa7+ 30.Kh1 Qd7–+) 27...Nxd5 28.Rxf8+
Rxf8 29.Qc4 Kh8!? 30.Bd2= (30.Bd2 Qa7+ 31.Kh1 Qf2 32.Qc1 Nf6–+) ]
24...Rxc2 25.Bg5 [25.e5? Qc5+; Tricky was 25.Ra5!? ¹Kf7! erscheint mir beachtenswert.
a) 25...Qd6 26.Be3! Qd3 wird von M.Gurewitsch vorgeschlagen, aber (26...Rf8 27.e5
Qd3 28.Qf3!±) 27.Ra3 Qe2 28.e5 Rxb2 29.Qc6‚;
b) 25...0–0? 26.Qb3+;
c) 25...Qe6? 26.Ra8+ Ke7 27.Rxh8 Qg4 28.Qb4+ Nc5 29.Bd2+–;
26.Qb3+ Ein hübsches Echo-Motiv : Zuerst holt die weiße Dame den schwarzen Turm ab
... (26.e5?! Rb8) 26...Qe6! 27.Qxc2 Qb6+ ...und dann holt die schwarze Dame den
weißen Turm ab. 28.Be3 Qxa5 29.Qc4+ Kg6„]
25...Qd6 [‹25...Qxe4? 26.Qxe4+ Nxe4 27.Re1 Ndc5 (27...Rc4 28.b3 Rd4 29.Rf2! Ndf6
(29...h6 30.Rd2!) 30.Rf4±) 28.b4±; 25...0–0 Lutz 26.Qb3++– (A.Karpow)]
26.Qa8+ [26.Bxf6 gxf6 -26.a8+ (26...Nxf6? 27.Qa8+ Kf7 28.Qxh8 Qd2 29.Rxf6+
Kxf6 30.Rf1++–) ]
26...Kf7? [A tactical oversight, which costs Black the game. According to Anand, he
overlooked White's crushing 31–st move. Lutz: Schwarz hat eine Remis-Kombination im
Sinn, die jedoch brilliant widerlegt wird. Karpow hatte in seiner Hausanalyse 26...b8
als Bestes erachtet.]
[¹26...Qb8™ 27.Qxb8+ (27.Re5+? Kf7) 27...Nxb8 28.Bxf6 gxf6 29.Rf2 Rxf2 30.Kxf2
Nc6=]
27.Qxh8 Qd4+ [‹27...Qb6+ 28.Kh1 Qxb2 29.Raf1 Rxg2 30.Qxh7+–]
28.Kh1 Qxe4 29.Rf3 Rxg2!? 30.Kxg2 Ne5 31.Qxg7+!+– [Lutz: Dank dieser Pointe
wickelt Weiß in ein klar vorteilhaftes Endspiel ab.]
[31.Bxf6 Qxf3+ 32.Kg1 Qe3+=; 31.Raf1 Nxf3 32.Rxf3 (32.Bxf6 Ne5+ 33.Kf2 Qf3+=)
32...Qe2+ 33.Kg1!?
a) 33.Rf2 Qg4+;
b) 33.Kg3 Qe1+ 34.Kh3 (34.Rf2 Qg1+ 35.Kf3 Qg4+ 36.Ke3 Qxg5+= (36...Qxg5+ Lutz
37.Ke2 Qg4+ 38.Kd3 Qe4+= mit Dauerschach (A.Karpow).) ) 34...Qe6+=;
33...Qxf3 34.Bxf6 Qg4+! 35.Kf2 Qf4+ 36.Ke1 Qe3+ 37.Kd1 (37.Kf1 Qf4+=) 37...Qg1+
38.Kc2 Qxh2+= gf6]
31...Kxg7 32.Bxf6+ Kg6 [32...Kh6!? Lutz (A.Karpow)]
33.Bxe5 Qxe5 34.Rg1 [¹34.Rf2!?+– is even more convincing.]
34...h5™ 35.b3 [35.b4!?]
35...Qe2+ 36.Rf2 Qe4+ 37.Kf1+?! [Lutz: Verliert den a-Bauern, wonach der Gewinn
sehr schwierig wird.]
[¹37.Kh3+! Kh6 (37...Kh7 Lutz 38.Rf7+ Kh6 39.Rf6+ Kh7 40.a4 (A.Karpow)) 38.Rf6+
Kh7 39.Rg3+–]
37...Kh6 38.Rg3 Qb1+ 39.Kg2 Qe4+ 40.Rgf3 Qg6+ 41.Kf1 Qb1+ 42.Kg2 Qg6+
43.Kh1 Qb1+ 44.Rf1™ [44.Kg2?? Qg6+ leads to threefold repetition.]
44...Qxa2 [Although Karpov hasn't played this phase too accurately, his win still isn't
endangered. White gradually strengthens his position by advancing his  and preparing
the advance of his passed pawn. Black has no reaslitic hopes for perpetual check, as
White's  control the whole board. White also more than once utilizes the fact, that all
pawn endgames are hopeless for Black.]
45.Rf6+ Kg7 46.Rf7+ Kh8 47.Rf8+ Kg7 48.R8f7+ Kg8 49.R7f3 Kg7 50.h3 Qc2
51.R1f2 Qe4 52.Kg2 Qb4 [52...Kg6 53.Rd2 f2,e3]
53.Re2 Qd4 54.Re7+ Kg6 55.Re6+ Kg7 56.Rg3+ Kf7 57.Rge3 Qd5+ 58.Kg3 […¢h4,
‫ק‬h5]
58...Qg5+ [Otherwise Black would lose his .]
59.Kf2 Qh4+ 60.Ke2 Qd4 61.R6e4 Qa1 [¹61...Qb2+± Lutz (A.Karpow)]
62.Kd3 Kf6 63.Re6+ Kf5 64.b4 Qc1 65.Kd4 Qc8 66.b5 Qd8+ 67.Kc5 Qc7+ 68.Kb4
Qf4+ 69.Kb3 Qc7 70.b6 Qd7 71.R3e5+ Kf4 72.Re4+ Kg3 73.Re3+ Kh2 74.Kc4 h4
[74...Qb7 75.Rd6 Kg2 76.Rd2+ Kf1 77.Kb5+–]
75.Kc5 Qc8+ 76.Kd5 Qd8+ 77.Ke4 Qd7 78.Kf5 Kg2 79.Kg5 Qg7+ 80.Kxh4 Kf2
[80...Qh7+ 81.Kg5 Qg7+ 82.Rg6+–]
81.R3e5!? Qh8+ [White will advance his b-pawn after 81...Qg3+ 82.Kh5 Qxh3+ 83.Kg6
Qg2+ 84.Rg5 Qb7 85.Rf5+ f7 But now Karpov remains with 2 extra pawns.]
82.Kg4 Qg7+ 83.Kf5 Qh7+ 84.Kf6 Qh4+ [84...Qxh3? 85.Re2+ Kf1 86.Re1+ Kf2
87.R6e2++–]
85.Kf7 Qh7+ 86.Ke8 Qb7 87.h4 Qb8+ 88.Kf7 Qb7+ 89.Kg6 Qb8 90.h5 Qg8+ 91.Kf5
Qh7+ 92.Kf6 Kf3 93.Re3+ Kf2 94.Re2+ Kf3 95.R2e3+ Kf2 96.Kg5 Qg8+ 97.Kh4
Qd8+ 98.Kh3 Qd1 99.Re2+ Kf3 100.Kh2 Qd8 101.R6e3+ Kf4 102.b7 Qb6 103.Re4+
Kf3 104.R2e3+ Kf2 105.Re7 Qd6+ 106.Kh3 Qb8 107.R3e5 Kg1 108.Rg7+ [108.Rg7+
Kf2 109.Rf7+ Kg1 110.Re1#]
1–0

[Anand,V]
1.e4 [Karpov]
1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4 Bg4 9.d3 0–0
10.h3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Na5 12.Bc2 b4 13.Nd2 [13.Bg5 Karpov 13...b3 14.Bd1 Rb8]
13...Rb8 14.Qe2 [14.Re1 h6?! 15.Rb1!² 1–0 Leko,P-Garcia,G/Yopal 1997/CBM 60 (51)

[Rodriguez]]
14...Re8 [14...Ba7 Karpov]
15.Nf3 bxc3 16.bxc3 Nb3 17.Bxb3 Rxb3 18.d4 [18.Qc2 Qb8 19.Nd2 Rb7]
18...exd4 19.cxd4 Rxf3! [Ftacnik: Karpov comes up with an inspired defence, exchange
sacrifice is quite dangerous and white will have to play carefully.]
[19...Rxe4 20.Be3!±]
20.Qxf3?! [20.gxf3? Bxd4 21.Ra3
a) 21.Bb2 Nh5!µ;
b) 21.Ra2 Karpov 21...Qc8 22.Kg2 (22.Be3? Qxh3 23.Bxd4 Re6–+) 22...d5 23.Qd2 c5„;
21...d5°; 20.dxc5!? Rc3 21.Qxa6²]
20...Bxd4 21.Ra2 Nxe4° [21...Rxe4 22.Bg5±]

22.Qd3 c5 [22...Qf6! Winants 23.Qxa6 Ng3 24.Qb5 (24.Rd1 Ne4!=) 24...Kf8]
23.Qxa6 d5 24.a5! [ a]
[24.Qd3 Qf6  c4]
24...c4! [24...Re6?! Karpov 25.Qb7 Nc3 (25...Ng3 26.a6+–) 26.Rc2 Re7 27.Qb6 Qe8
28.a6 Ne2+ 29.Kh1! Ng3+ (29...Re6 30.Qa5±) 30.fxg3 Re1 31.Qb5 Qxb5 32.Rxe1± …c4
33.Rd2]
25.Be3 [25.Qb7? Re7 26.Qc6 Re6!]
25...Be5 [25...Re6? 26.Qxe6 fxe6 27.Bxd4 e5 28.Bb6!  a6–a7; 25...Bf6 Karpov 26.Bb6
Qd7 27.Qa7 Qxa7 28.Bxa7 Nc3 29.Rc2 d4 Lautier]
26.Bb6! [26.Qb7 d4; 26.Rc2 Karpov 26...d4 27.Rxc4 dxe3 28.Rxe4 Bh2+ 29.Kxh2 Rxe4
30.fxe3² Ubilava]
26...Qd7 [26...Qd6 Karpov 27.Qb7 Nc3!? (27...Rb8 28.Qa7 (28.a6 h6 29.Rb1 Nc3µ) )
28.Rb2 d4! (28...h6?! 29.a6 Na4 30.Rb5 Nc3 31.Rc5 Ne2+ 32.Kh1 Qf6 33.Rc8 Rxc8
34.Qxc8+ Kh7 35.Be3 Ng3+ 36.fxg3 Qxf1+ 37.Kh2 Qd3 38.Bf2 Qc2 39.Bg1±) 29.Qf3 d3
30.Be3 Qd5! (30...Ne2+ 31.Rxe2 dxe2 32.Qxe2 Qc6 33.Rc1 (33.Rb1 h6=) 33...Qa4
(33...c3!?) 34.Rxc4 Qxa5) 31.Qxd5 Nxd5 32.Rb7 c3 33.a6 Nxe3 34.fxe3 c2 35.Rd7 Bb2
36.Rc7 (36.Rxd3 c1Q 37.Rxc1 Bxc1 38.a7 f6µ) 36...Ra8 37.Kf2 h6 38.Kf3 Rxa6 39.Ke4
Rd6–+]
27.Qa7 Qc6?! [27...Qxa7 28.Bxa7 Nc3÷]
28.Bd4 Bc7 [¹28...Ra8 29.Qb6 Qxb6 30.Bxb6 Nc3 31.Rc2 d4 Lautier]
29.Rb2 c3 [29...Ra8? Karpov 30.Qb7 Qxb7 31.Rxb7 Bxa5 32.Ra1]
30.Rb7 Rc8 31.Bb6? [Ftacnik: The bishop will become displaced and black will enjoy
strong counterplay with his passed c pawn.]
[¹31.Rc1! Karpov 31...Nd6 (31...Qd6 32.Rxc7 Qxc7 33.Qxc7 Rxc7 34.a6  35.f3,
36.:c3; 31...c2? 32.Rb2) 32.Rb3! (32.a6 Nxb7 33.axb7 Re8; 32.Rxc3 Qxb7 33.Qxb7
Nxb7 34.a6 Na5! 35.a7 Nc4–+) 32...Nb5 33.Qc5 (33.Rcxc3? Qxc3! 34.Rxc3 Nxa7
35.Bxa7 Bh2+ 36.Kxh2 Rxc3–+) 33...Qxc5 (33...Nxd4 34.Qxc6 Nxc6 35.Rbxc3 Bxa5
36.Rxc6 Rxc6 37.Rxc6 g6 38.Rc5+–) 34.Bxc5 Bf4 35.Be3 Nd4 36.Bxd4 Bxc1 37.Rxc3+–
Ubilava; ¹31.a6! Karpov 31...h6 (31...Qd6 32.Rxc7 Qxc7 33.Qxc7 Rxc7 34.a7 Rc8
35.Rb1 c2 36.Rc1+–; 31...c2 32.Rc1±) 32.Rxc7 Rxc7 33.Qb8+ Rc8 34.a7 c2 35.Rc1 Kh7
36.Qb3± Lautier]
31...Be5 32.Rxf7 [32.Rc1 Karpov 32...d4! (32...c2 Karpov 33.Re7! Bb2 (33...Bf6?
34.Rc7 Rxc7 35.Qxc7+–) 34.Bd4! Bxd4 35.Qxd4±) 33.Rd7 Qh6 34.Rc2 Qd2!–+]
32...c2 33.Rc1 Nc3 [33...Ng5= Karpov 34.Re7 Nxh3+ 35.gxh3 Qg6+=]
34.Rf3 [34.Rf5 Karpov 34...Qe6! (34...Bc7 35.Bxc7 Ne2+ 36.Kh1 Rxc7 (36...Qxc7??
37.Rxc2!+–) 37.Rxc2 Qxc2 38.Qa8+ Rc8 39.Qxd5+ Kh8 40.g3 h6 41.Kg2) 35.Rxe5
Qxe5 36.Qd7 Ne2+ 37.Kf1 Re8! (37...Rf8? 38.Rxc2 Ng3+ 39.Kg1 Qe1+ 40.Kh2 Nf1+
41.Kh1 Ne3+ 42.Kh2 Nxc2 43.Qxd5+ Rf7 44.a6 Nb4= 45.a7 Nxd5 46.a8Q+ Rf8
47.Qxd5+) 38.Bc7 Qe4 39.Rxc2 (39.f3 Qe3–+) 39...Ng3+ 40.Kg1 Qe1+ 41.Kh2 Nf1+
42.Kh1 Ne3+ 43.Kh2 Nxc2 44.Qxd5+ Qe6–+]
34...h6?? [Ftacnik: Karpov misses the boat in a completely winning position. One must
admit, that the move 35...e8! from the winning line is easier for the computer programs
than for the living grandmaster.]
[34...Ne2+! 35.Kf1 (35.Kh1 Karpov 35...Qe6! 36.Be3 d4 37.Bd2 Nxc1 38.Bxc1 Bb8–+)
35...Qe8!–+ Fritz (35...Qe6? 36.Kxe2 Bb8+ 37.Re3) …36.Kxe2 (36.Be3 Nxc1 37.Bxc1
Bb2–+) 36...Bb8+ 37.Re3 Qb5+–+]
35.Qf7+ Kh8 36.Re3!+– d4 37.Rxe5 d3 38.Bd4! Rg8 39.Re6 d2 40.Rxc6! dxc1Q+

41.Kh2+– Qd2 42.Rc8
1–0

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Lutz]
1...d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.a3 b4
10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 bxa3 12.bxa3 Bd6 13.0–0 [Lutz: Der nachfolgende Plan der
Läuferentwicklung ist an dieser Stelle neu. Karpow hatte gegen Kramnik zweimal
13.d2 versucht, allerdings ohne großen Erfolg.]
[13.Bd2 Rb8 (13...Qc7 14.Bb4 c5 15.Bxb7 Qxb7 16.dxc5 Bxc5 17.Bxc5 Nxc5 18.Qd4
Qb5 19.Qxg7 Nd3+ 20.Kd2 0–0–0 21.Nd4 Nc5) 14.0–0!?
a) 14.Qa4 c5 (14...Qc7 15.Rb1 c5 16.Rxb7) 15.Bxb7 Rxb7 16.dxc5 Bxc5 17.Ba5 Qb8
(17...Qc8 18.0–0 0–0 19.Rac1 Nb6 20.Qe4 Rc7 21.Ng5 g6 22.Qh4 h5 23.g4 Be7 24.gxh5
Rxc1 25.hxg6 Rxf1+ 26.Kg2 Rxf2+!! 27.Kxf2 fxg6+–+) 18.Rd1 0–0 ½–½ Karpov,A-
Kramnik,V/Dortmund 1995 (18...0–0 19.Rxd7 Qe8 20.Ne5 Bd6 21.0–0 Bxe5 22.Rfd1
Rxd7 23.Qxd7 Qb8²) ;
b) 14.Rb1 0–0 15.0–0 Nf6=;
14...0–0 (14...c5?! 15.Bxb7 Rxb7 16.Bc3! (16.d5 exd5 17.Bc3 Nf6 18.Bxf6 Qxf6 19.Qxd5
Rd7 20.Qa8+ Qd8²) 16...0–0 17.d5 Qe7 18.e4 f6™ 19.Qc2 Nb6?! 20.dxe6 Qxe6 21.Rfe1
Nc4 22.Rad1!? (22.a4 Ne5 23.Bxe5 Bxe5 24.Rac1 Bd4=) 22...Nxa3 23.Qc1 Nc4 24.Nh4!
Gurevich,M-Novikov,I/Antwerp op/1995/0–1 (93)) 15.Bb4 c5 16.dxc5 Bxc5 17.Bxb7
Rxb7 18.Nd4 Qb6 19.Bxc5 Qxc5 20.Qd2 Qd5 21.Qc3 h6 22.Rac1 Ne5 23.h3 Rfb8
24.Qc5 Qe4 25.Qc2 Qd5 26.Qa4 Qe4 27.Qc2 Qd5 ½–½ Karpov,A-Kramnik,V/Monaco
rapid 1996]
13...0–0 14.Bb2 [14.Bd2]
14...Rb8 15.Qc2 c5 [The only exciting moment in the whole game, black trusts his
counterplay with bishop looking to white's kingside. Der einzige kleine Höhepunkt der
Partie.]
[15...f5!? 16.Bxc6 Rc8 17.d5 (17.Qb3 Rxc6 18.Qxb7 Rb6–+) 17...exd5 18.Qc3! (18.Nd4
Bxc6 19.Nxc6 Bxh2+ 20.Kxh2 Qc7+³) 18...Rf7 19.Bxb7 Rxc3 20.Bxc3 Nb6 (20...Qc7
21.Bxd5 Qxc3 22.Ng5 Ne5 23.Rac1 Qxa3 24.Rc8+ Bf8 25.Bxf7+ Nxf7 26.Ne6+–)
21.Ba6÷]
16.Bxb7 [16.Bxh7+ Kh8 17.Bd3
a) 17.Be4? Bxe4 18.Qxe4 Rxb2–+;
b) 17.dxc5 Bxf3 18.gxf3 (18.cxd6 Qg5 19.g3 Qg4–+) 18...Rxb2 19.Qxb2 Be5µ;
17...Bxf3 18.gxf3 Bxh2+ (18...cxd4 19.Bxd4 Qh4 20.f4 Qg4+=; 18...Qh4!? Lutz)
19.Kxh2 Qh4+ 20.Kg2 Qg5+=]
16...Rxb7 17.dxc5 [17.Rab1 cxd4 18.Nxd4 Qb8=]
17...Bxc5 18.Rfd1 Qe7 19.a4 [19.Qc3 Nf6=]
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
0 0–0 10.Re1 Bf6 11.Be4 Nce7 12.h4 Nf5 [12...Bd7 13.Qd3 h6 (13...g6 14.Bh6 Re8
(14...Bg7 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Bxd5 Nxd5 17.Nxd5 exd5 18.Re5 Bg4 19.g3 f6 20.Ree1 Bxf3
21.Qxf3 Qd7 ½–½ Obodchuk,A-Acs,P/Budapest FS11 IM-B 1994 (43)) 15.h5 Bc6
16.hxg6 hxg6 17.Rad1 Rc8 18.Ne5 Nxc3 19.Nxc6 bxc6 20.bxc3 Qa5 21.Bd2 c5 22.c4
Qxa2 23.d5 exd5 24.cxd5 c4 25.Qf3 1–0 Kosic,D-Cela,A/Balkaniad 1989 (33))
14.Ng5!? (14.a3 Bc6 15.Ne2 Nb6 16.Ng3 Bxe4 17.Qxe4 Qd5 18.Qg4 Kh7 19.Ne4 Nd7
20.Bg5 Nf5 21.Bxf6 Nxf6 22.Nxf6+ gxf6 23.Rac1 Rg8 24.Qe4 Qxe4 25.Rxe4 Rac8 ½–½
Chiburdanidze,M-Ioseliani,N/WchW 1988 (39)) 14...g6 (14...Ng6? 15.Nxf7!; 14...Bc6
15.Bh7+ Kh8 16.Bg8 g6 17.Nxf7+; 14...hxg5 15.hxg5 Bc6 16.Bh7+ Kh8 17.Qh3+–)
15.Nf3 Bg7 16.h5!? g5 (16...gxh5 17.Ne5±  18.g3, 18.h3) 17.Nxg5!! hxg5
18.Bxg5‚ f6 19.Bh7+ Kh8 20.h6 fxg5?  (20...Nxc3 21.Bd2 Ncd5 22.hxg7+ Kxg7÷ 
23.Qh3 Rh8 24.Qh6+ Kf7 25.Qh5+=) 21.hxg7+ Kxg7 22.Nxd5 exd5 (22...Nxd5
23.Qg6+ Kh8 24.Qh6+–) 23.Re5!+– 1–0 Dzhandzhava,L-Kalegin,E/Batumi 1991 (30);
12...b6 13.Bg5 Bxg5 14.hxg5 Bb7 15.Qd3 Nb4 16.Qb1 Bxe4 17.Qxe4 Rc8 18.a3 Nbd5
19.Ne2 a5 20.g3 Nf5 21.Kg2 Qc7 22.Rac1 Qb7 23.Nc3 Rfd8 24.Nxd5 Rxd5 25.Rxc8+
Qxc8 1–0 Trofimova,O-Kononenko,T/EU-chJW U20 1995 (36)]
13.Qd3 [13.Bxf5 exf5 14.Nxd5 Qxd5 15.Bg5 Bxg5 16.Nxg5 h6 17.Nf3=]
13...Nxc3 14.bxc3 h6 [14...Nxh4 15.Bxh7+ Kh8 16.Nxh4 Bxh4 17.Be4²]
15.h5 [15.g3 Nd6 16.Ba3 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 (17.Bxf8 Nxf2 18.Kxf2 Qxf8÷) 17...Re8 18.c4
Qc7=; 15.Bxf5 exf5 16.Ba3 Re8 17.Rxe8+ Qxe8 18.Re1 Qd8 19.c4=]
15...Nd6 16.Ne5 [16.Ba3!?]
16...Nxe4 [16...Bxe5!? 17.Bh7+! Kh8 18.dxe5 Nf5 19.Bxf5 exf5 20.Qxd8 Rxd8 21.Be3³]
17.Qxe4 Bxe5 18.dxe5 [18.Qxe5 Qd5 (18...b6=) 19.Qxd5 exd5 20.Ba3 Rd8=]
18...f5! 19.Qe2?! [After this move only black can hope to create some problems. ]
[19.exf6 Rxf6 20.Be3 Rf5 21.Rad1÷; 19.Qf3!?]
19...Bd7 20.Rd1 Bb5! 21.Qf3 [21.Rxd8 Bxe2 22.Rd7 Rf7 23.Rd6 Bxh5 24.Rxe6 Rc7³]
21...Qe8 22.Bf4 [22.Qxb7 Bc6 23.Qa6 (23.Qc7 Rc8 24.Qd6 Rf7! (24...Bd5 25.Rxd5!?
exd5 26.Qxd5+ Kh8 27.Ba3 Rg8 28.Bb4 Qxh5 29.Re1³) 25.Qb4 Rfc7 26.Qh4 Bb5µ)
23...Bb5 (23...Qxh5 24.Bxh6!) 24.Qb7 (24.Qa5 Qxh5 25.Ba3 Bc6 26.Bxf8 Qg5 27.g3
Qh5 28.Kf1 Bf3 29.Ke1 Bxd1 30.Rxd1 Rxf8³) 24...Bc6=]
22...Rc8 23.Rd4 Rc4 24.Rad1 [24.Qxb7!? Rxc3 25.Rb1 a6 26.a4 Bc6 27.Qb2=]
24...Qf7 25.Rxc4 [25.Rd8 Be8! 26.R1d4 Rxd4 27.cxd4 Qxh5 28.Qxb7 Qd1+ 29.Kh2
Qg4µ]
25...Bxc4 26.a3 [The middlegame is not encouraging, pawns a3, c3, e5 and h5 are
potentially very weak. ]
26...Rc8 27.Rd4 Kh7 [27...Bd5 28.Qh3 Qc7 29.Rd3³]
28.Bd2 Bd5 29.Qh3 b5 30.a4 [30.Qh4 Rc5 31.a4 (31.f3 a5µ) 31...Be4 32.axb5 Rxb5µ]
30...bxa4 31.Rxa4 Rc4 32.Rxc4 [32.Rb4 a5 33.Rxc4 Bxc4 34.Qh4 Bb3µ; 32.Ra3 Qb7!
33.Qd3 Rh4µ]
32...Bxc4 33.Qh4 Bb5 34.c4 [34.Qb4 Qxh5 35.Qxb5 Qd1+ 36.Kh2 Qxd2µ]
34...Be8 35.c5? [Anand plays this endgame without his usual esprit, the situation was not
so critical yet. ]
[35.Qd8! Qxh5 36.Be3 Qg6 (36...Qf7 37.Qa8=; 36...Bc6 37.Qd6=) 37.Qa8 a5 38.c5 a4
39.c6 f4 40.c7 Qb1+ 41.Kh2 Bd7 42.Bc5 (42.Bxf4 Qf5 43.Bg3 Qh5+ 44.Kg1 Qd1+=)
42...Qg6 43.Kg1 Qb1+ 44.Kh2=]
35...Qd7 36.Bc3 Qd3 37.Qd4 [37.Bd4 a5µ; 37.Bb4 Qd5µ]
37...Qxd4 38.Bxd4 a5 39.c6? [39.f3!? Bxh5 40.c6 Be8 41.c7 Bd7 42.Kf2 a4 43.Bc5 f4µ;
39.f4 a4 40.Bb2 Bxh5 41.c6 Be8 42.c7 Bd7 43.Kf2 Kg6 44.Ba3 Bc8 45.Ke3 Kf7
46.Kd4³]
39...Bxc6 40.f3 f4! [40...Be8 41.g4³]
41.Bb2 [41.Bc3? a4 42.Bd2 a3–+]
41...Be8 42.Bc1 a4 43.Bxf4 a3 44.Be3 Bxh5 [White must have misjudged the
consequences of this endgame. The assymetry of the pawns plays in the hands of the side
with a spare pawn. ]
45.Kf2 [45.g4 a2 46.Bd4 Be8 47.f4 g6 48.Kf2 h5 49.Kg3 Ba4 50.Kh4 Kh6 51.Bc3 Bd1
52.gxh5 gxh5–+]
45...Be8 46.Bd4 Bc6 47.Bc3 a2 48.g3 h5 49.g4 [49.Kg2 g5 50.Kf2 Kg6 51.Ke3 h4
52.Kf2 h3–+; 49.f4 Kg6 50.Ke3 Kf5 51.Bb2 Kg4 52.Kf2 h4 53.gxh4 Kxf4–+]
49...h4 [49...h4 50.f4 g5! 51.f5 (51.fxg5 Kg6 52.Ba1 Kxg5–+) 51...exf5 52.gxf5 g4–+]
0–1

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Lutz]
1...d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0–0 8.0–0 dxc4 9.Bxc4
a6 10.Rd1 [10.Bd2 c5 11.dxc5 Nxc5 12.Be2 b5 13.b4 Ncd7 14.Ne4 Be7 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6
16.Bc3 Bb7 17.Bxf6 Nxf6= Karpov,A-Anand,V/Biel/1997/0.5 (40)]
10...b5 [10...Qc7 11.Ne4! Nxe4 12.Qxe4 b5 (12...e5 13.Qh4 Nf6 14.e4 exd4 15.e5!‚
Epischin,V-Brenninkmeier,J/Wijk/1992/) 13.Bd3]
11.Be2 [11.Bf1 c5?! (11...Qc7!?) 12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.Ng5 Bb7 14.Nce4 Nxe4 (14...Rc8?
15.Nxf6++–) 15.Nxe4 Be7 (15...Rc8 16.Nxc5 Rxc5 17.Qe2 Qc7 18.Bd2 Ne5 19.Bb4 Rc2
20.Qh5 Rxb2 21.Rac1 Rc2 22.Bd6 Nf3+ 23.gxf3 Rxc1 24.Bxc7 Rxd1 25.f4± ½–½
Arlandi,E-Luther,T/Turin op 1996 (48)) 16.Nd6 Bd5 (16...Bxd6 17.Rxd6 Bd5 18.e4 Rc8
19.Qd1 Bc6 20.Be3±) 17.e4 Bxd6 18.exd5 Rc8 (18...e5 19.a4²) 19.Qe2 exd5 20.Rxd5
Nf6 21.Rd3 Qc7 22.g3 Bc5 23.Be3 Bxe3 24.Rxe3 Rfe8 Karpov,A-Polgar,Z/Madrid
1992/1–0 (57); 11.Bd3 Bb7 12.e4 e5 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Bxb5 Bxh2+
16.Kh1 Qe7 17.Be2 Be5 18.Bf3 c5 19.Be3 Rfe8 20.Kg1 Bxc3 21.bxc3 Bxe4 22.Bxe4
Nxe4 23.Rab1 Qe5 Greenfeld,A-Horvath,C/Montecatini Terme op 1997/½–½ (61)]
11...Qc7 [11...c5?! 12.dxc5 Bxc5 (12...Nxc5 13.b4±) 13.Ne4! Nxe4 (13...Qb6 14.Nxc5
Nxc5 15.b3 Bb7 16.Bb2 Be4 17.Qc1 Ncd7 18.Bd4 Qb7 19.Qb2 Rfc8 20.Rac1 Bukic,E-
Atalik,S/Ljubljana LSK 1997/0–1 (57)) 14.Qxe4 Ra7 (14...Qc7? 15.b4 Bb6 16.Bb2 Bb7
17.Qg4±) 15.b4 Bb7 16.Qf4 Bxf3 (16...Be7? 17.Ne5 Bd5 18.Rxd5 exd5 19.Nc6±)
17.Bxf3 Be7 18.Bb2 Qb8! 19.Rac1 (19.a4? Qxf4 20.exf4 bxa4 21.Rxa4 Nb6³) 19...Bf6
20.Bxf6 Nxf6 21.a3 ½–½ Dautov,R-Luther,T/Bad Zwesten op 1997 (38)]
12.Ne4 [12.e4 e5 13.g3 (13.h3 Bb7 14.dxe5 Nxe5 15.Bg5 Nxf3+ 16.Bxf3 Be5 17.Bxf6
gxf6=) 13...Re8 14.a3 Bb7 (14...exd4 15.Nxd4 c5? 16.Ndxb5! axb5 17.Nxb5+–) 15.Bg5
exd4 (15...h6?! 16.dxe5 Bxe5 (16...Nxe5 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Qd2! Rad8 19.Qxh6±) 17.Nxe5
hxg5 18.Nxd7 Nxd7 19.Qd2 Nf6 20.Qxg5 Nxe4 21.Nxe4 Rxe4 22.Bf3 Re5 (22...Qe5
23.Qd2 Rc4 24.Qd7±) 23.Rd7! Qxd7 (23...Rxg5 24.Rxc7 Rb8 25.Re1+–) 24.Qxe5 1–0
Epishin,V-Polgar,Z/Madrid 1992 (44)) 16.Nxd4 Be5!?÷]
12...Nxe4 [12...Be7 13.Nxf6+ Nxf6 14.e4²]
13.Qxe4 e5 14.Qh4 Re8 [14...h6?! Kramnik,V-Piket,J/Wijk aan Zee 1998/CBM 63]
15.Bd3 h6 [15...Nf6 16.dxe5 Bxe5²]
16.Bc2 exd4 [16...Bb7 17.e4 Rad8 18.Be3=]
17.Qxd4 [17.Nxd4 Nf6 18.Nf5 Bxf5 19.Bxf5 Rad8 20.Bd2 Be5=; 17.exd4 Be7 18.Bg5
Bxg5 19.Nxg5 Nf6 20.Ne4 Nxe4 21.Bxe4 Qd6 22.Re1 Be6=]
17...Bf8 18.b3 Nf6 19.Qh4 [19.Bb2 Bg4 20.Rac1 Rad8³]
19...g5 [19...Bg4 20.Bb2 Bxf3 21.gxf3 Be7 22.Kh1!?²]
20.Qg3 [20.Qd4 Lutz 20...Bg7  21.Bb2 Nh5]
20...Qxg3 21.hxg3 [White is not without chances since black has weakened his kingside
and especiallt f5 square is quite vulnerable.]
21...c5 [Lutz: Die Kontrolle der d-Linie und der geschwächte schwarze Königsflügel
wird durch die schwarze Mehrheit am Dmaenflügel ausggeglichen.]
22.Bb2 Bg7 [22...Be7!?]
23.Rd6 Be6 24.Rad1 Rec8 25.Bxf6 Bxf6 26.Be4 Ra7 27.Bd5 [27.Bf5!? Bxf5 28.Rxf6
Bc2 29.Rd2 Kg7 30.Rdd6²]
27...Bxd5 [27...Be7? 28.Rxe6+–]
28.R1xd5 [28.Rxf6 Kg7 29.Rd6 Bxf3 30.gxf3 c4=]
28...Kg7 29.Rd2 Be7 [29...c4! 30.bxc4 Rxc4=]
30.Rb6 Bd8 31.Rbd6 Be7 32.R6d5 a5 [32...c4! 33.Rc2 Rac7=]
33.Kf1 a4 34.Ke2 axb3 35.axb3 Ra3 36.b4! Rc3 [36...cxb4 37.Rxb5²]
37.bxc5 R3xc5 38.Rxc5 Rxc5 39.Nd4 Bf6 [39...h5 40.Rb2 Bf6 41.Kd3 Kg6 42.Rb1
Bxd4 43.exd4 Rf5 44.f3²]
40.g4 b4 41.Rb2 [41.Nf5+ Kg6 42.Rd6 Rc2+ 43.Kf3 h5 44.Ne7+ Kg7 45.Nf5+ Kg6=]
41...Rc4 42.Kd3 Rc3+ 43.Kd2 [43.Ke4 b3! 44.Nxb3 Rxe3+ 45.Kxe3 Bxb2=]
43...Bxd4 44.exd4 Rc4 45.Kd3 Rc3+ 46.Kd2 Rc4 47.Kd3 Rc3+ 48.Ke4 [48.Kd2=]
48...b3 49.f3 Kf6 [49...Rc2 50.Rxb3 Rxg2 51.d5²]
50.d5 Rc4+ 51.Kd3 Rf4 52.Rxb3 Ke5 53.Rb6 [53.Rb5 Rd4+ 54.Ke3 Rxd5]
53...Kxd5 54.Rxh6 Ke5 [54...Ra4? 55.Rf6 Ra3+ 56.Ke2 Ra2+ 57.Ke3+–]
55.Ke3 [55.Ra6 f6 56.Ra5+ Ke6 57.Ke3 Rb4=]
55...Ra4
½–½
(1843689) Anand,Viswanathan (2770) - Karpov,Anatoly (2735) [A45]

[Anand,V]
[Before this game, I trailed by 2–3 and Karpov only needed a draw to clinch victory.
What should I do? I remembered my previous match against Karpov (Brussels 1991).
Trailing by one point after 4 games, I played calm chess and still got winning positions in
both the 5th and 6th games. I also got some hope from the 24th game between Kasparov
and Karpov in Seville 1987 when Karpov was in the same situation. Kasparov avoided a
theoretical battle and got no advantage. Karpov, however, was too eager to draw and soon
got himself into hot water. With these thoughts in mind, I went for game 6.]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 [The Trompovsky!! I couldn't really bring myself to play something like
Kasparov's Reti, so this seemed like a good compromise. On the one hand, it offers
interesting positions. Since the theory mostly consists of games of Hodgson, there are no
long forced lines leading to draws (yet!), but lots of fascinating and creative chess.
Perfect, I thought, for today's game.]
2...e6 3.e4 h6 4.Bxf6 Qxf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Qd2 g5 7.Bc4!? [My team was looking for
something off the beaten track, but with some venom. Eventually Yusupov came up with
this idea. White is going to castle kingside. His knight should go to e2 (on f3, it would be
harassed by g4) and so the idea arose to develop the bishop first. The knight also has
ideas like e2–g3–h5.]
7...Nc6 8.Nge2 Bg7 9.Rd1 Bd7 10.0–0 0–0–0 [10...0–0 11.Qe3 × f5, h5   f2–f4]
11.Nb5! [Black will ignore any queenside thrust like b4–b5 by simply playing his knight
to a5. So I must first provoke weaknesses and only then prepare b2–b4]
[11.b4 g4 12.b5 Na5 13.Bd3 h5]
11...a6 12.Na3 [ c3, b4]
12...g4! [Black must expand on the kingside to generate counterplay]
13.f4 [13.b4?! Qg5!]
13...gxf3 14.Rxf3 Qe7 15.c3 h5 16.Rdf1 Rdf8 17.b4 Na7 [Not a bad move, but perhaps
showing an over-developed sense of danger.]
18.Nc2 Bh6 19.Qe1 Kb8 20.Bd3 Bc6!„ [Black has played this phase well and his two
bishops and the open g-line give him counterplay.]
21.Nf4 Rfg8 [21...e5 22.Nxh5!]
22.d5 [22.Nxh5 f5!]
22...Be8 [22...Bxf4 23.dxc6! (23.Rxf4 exd5 24.Rxf7 Qg5³) 23...e5 24.cxb7²]
23.Qf2 [23.Nxh5? Qg5! 24.Ng3 Qh4°]
23...Bg7 [23...h4!?]
24.Nd4! [White has succeeded in neutralizing the two bishops]
24...Bd7 25.dxe6 Bxd4 26.cxd4 fxe6 27.e5 Bc6 28.Ng6 [I didnt see any alternatives for
White.]
[28.Rg3 h4]
28...Qd8?? [As soon as he made this move, I saw a grimace on his face - maybe he
missed h8xf7, but later it turned out that he hadn't seen 29...c8.]
[28...Rxg6 29.Bxg6 (29.Rf8+ Nc8! 30.Bxg6 Rxf8 31.Qxf8 Qg5–+) 29...Bxf3 30.Qxf3
dxe5 31.dxe5 Nc6 (31...Qxb4 32.Qf6÷) 32.Qf6÷]
29.Nxh8± [Suddenly I was back in the match!! I tried my best to calm down realizing
that 3–3 was now a matter of technique.]
29...Bxf3 30.Nf7 Qh4™ [After some thought, he came up with this move, but really
White only has to play carefully to rake in the point.]
[30...Bxg2 31.Nxd8 Be4+ 32.Qg3 Rxg3+ 33.hxg3 Bxd3 34.Rf8!+–]
31.Qxf3 [31.Qxh4?? Rxg2+ 32.Kh1 Rf2+=]
31...Qxd4+ 32.Kh1 d5 [Matters could still get complicated if Black can save his h-pawn
due to my stranded f7.]
33.Rd1! [The b- is not important, White must capture the h-.]
33...Qxb4 34.Rb1 Qa4 35.Qxh5+– Nc6 36.Qe2 Ka7 37.Qf2+ b6 [ b4]
38.Rc1! Kb7 39.h3! [All the precautionary moves and White can go for the e6 pawn.]
39...Rc8 40.Qf6 Nd4 41.Nd8+! [I saw that d6 won as well, but Karpov has swindled
too many points from me over the years, so I looked for something easier.]
[41.Nd6+ cxd6 42.Qe7+ Kb8 43.Rxc8+ Kxc8 44.exd6 Qc6 45.Bxa6+ (45.Qf8+ Kd7
46.Qg7+ Kxd6 47.Qxd4±) 45...Kb8±]
41...Kb8 42.Nxe6 [Here he resigned. I had drawn the match!]
[42.Nxe6 Qa3 43.Rd1+–]
1–0

FIDE-Wch k.o. f 25' Lausanne (8.7), 09.01.1998
[Ftacnik,L]
1.Nf3 [Horn,Pe Hecht ]
1...d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.0–0 Bg4 5.d3 Nbd7 6.Nbd2 e6 7.e4 Be7 8.Qe2 [8.Qe1
Horn,Pe Das führt in der Regel zu spannungsreicheren Stellungen. Karpov scheint aber in
dieser Schnellpartie einen eher ruhigen Start zu bevorzugen. ]
8...0–0 9.h3 Bh5 10.Re1 [Auch eher ein Nebenweg.]
[10.b3 a5 11.a4 (11.Bb2 a4 12.g4 Bg6 13.e5 Ne8 14.Kh1 Nc7 15.Rab1 axb3 16.axb3 Ra2
17.Ne1 f6 18.Ndf3 f5 19.Ng1 Nb5 20.Qd2 fxg4 21.hxg4 Ba3 22.Ba1 Qh4+ 23.Bh3 h5
24.Ng2 1–0 Miles,A-Borik,O/Baden Baden 1981 (40)) 11...b5 12.Bb2 Qb6 13.Rfb1 Rfd8
14.g4 Bg6 15.Ne5 Nxe5 16.Bxe5 dxe4 17.Nxe4 Bxe4 18.dxe4 Nd7 19.Bb2 e5 20.Bf1
Bc5 21.axb5 cxb5 22.Qxb5 Bxf2+ 23.Kg2 Anikaev,Y-Timman,J/Vilnius 1969/½–½ (57);
10.g4 dxe4 (10...Bg6 11.Nh4 dxe4 12.dxe4? (12.Nxg6™ hxg6 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 (13...Qc7
14.f4 Nc5 15.Nxc5 Bxc5+ 16.Be3 Qb6 17.Bxc5 Qxc5+ 18.Qf2 Qb5= Mäser,F-
Salazar,H/Zürich/1986 Horn: Der g2 sollte dem f6 grundsätzlich hier überlegen sein.
Da aber Schwarz keine Schwächen hat, kann er mit dem Ergebnis der Eröffnung
durchaus zufrieden sein. ) 14.Qxe4 e5 15.b4 (15.d4) 15...a5 16.b5 cxb5 17.Qxb7 Rb8
18.Qd5 Qc7 19.a4 b4 20.f4 Qxc2 21.Qxd7 Bc5+ 22.Kh1 Bd4 23.fxe5 Bxa1 24.Bg5 Bxe5
25.Be7 b3 0–1 Roizman,A-Uhlmann,W/USSR 1966 (29)) 12...Bxe4!–+ 13.Bxe4 Nxe4
14.Nxe4 Bxh4 15.g5 f5 16.Qh5 fxe4 17.Qxh4 Ne5 18.Qxe4 Nf3+ 19.Kg2 Nxg5 0–1
Degenhardt,H-Barbero,G/Frankfurt 1990 (35)) 11.dxe4 (11.Nxe4 Bg6) 11...Bg6 12.Rd1
Qc7 (12...e5 13.Nh4 Re8 14.Nf5 Bf8 15.Nc4 Qc7 16.Ng3 b5 17.Ne3 Nc5 18.Nef5 Ne6
19.g5 Nd7 20.h4 Bxf5 21.exf5 Nd4 22.Qg4 Nxc2 23.f6 Re6 24.fxg7 Bxg7 25.Rb1
Golovin,L-Fominyh,A/RUS-chT 1993/½–½ (52)) 13.Nh4 Rad8 14.Nxg6 hxg6 15.Nf3 e5
16.b3 Nc5 17.Bb2 Nfd7 18.Ne1 Ne6 19.Nd3 Bg5 20.Qf3 Rfe8 21.Qg3 Bf4 22.Nxf4 exf4
23.Qc3 f6 0–1 Damljanovic,B-Geller,E/Vrsac 1987 (36)]
10...dxe4 11.dxe4 e5 12.b3 [12.a4 Re8 13.Qc4 Horn: Eine eher ungewöhnliche Methode,
die Fesselung aufzuheben. Die Folge demonstriert die weißen Pläne: aktives Spiel am -
flügel, wo der h5 nicht mittun kann. 13...Qc7 14.Nh4 Bf8 15.Nb3 Nb6 16.Qc3 Nfd7
17.a5 Nc8 18.Nf5 Bg6 19.Be3 Nd6 20.Nxd6 Bxd6 21.Red1 Red8 1–0 Savon,V-
Sloth,J/Esbjerg 1980 (31) (21...Red8 Horn,Pe 22.f3!? Nf8 23.Nc5² Savon,V-
Sloth,J/Esbjerg/1980) ]
12...Qc7 13.Bb2 Rfe8 [13...Bb4?! Horn,Pe Dieser eher unmotivierte Abtausch kam schon
in einer Partie vor. 14.a3 Bxd2 15.Qxd2²]
14.Qf1 [Horn: Fernab der Schablone. Da der d2 nun einige Zeit ein Problemkind ist,
übernimmt Weiß mit diesem Zug eine Verpflichtung zu sorgfältigem Spiel. Es wäre
interessant zu wissen, wieviel Zeit Karpov für diesen Zug gebraucht hat. ]
[14.a4 Rad8=; 14.Nc4 Horn,Pe 14...Bc5]

14...Rad8 [Horn: Die natürliche Antwort: die Besetzung der d-Linie mit einem  kann
Weiß wegen der Fesselstellung (noch) nicht nachmachen. ]
15.a3 [15.a4 Horn,Pe Dieser häufig und gern gespielte Zug ist hier schon verdächtig:
15...Bb4!? 16.c3 Bf8]
15...b5! [Horn: Da der d2 sowieso nach c4 einen traurigen Rückzug antreten muß,
konnte Schwarz hier auch anders herum spielen; vielleicht wäre es aufs gleiche
herausgekommen.]
[15...Bf8 Horn,Pe …16.Nc4?! b5]
16.Bc3 [16.Nh4 Horn,Pe 16...Nc5 17.Bc3]
16...Bf8 [16...a5 17.b4=]
17.Nh4 Nc5 18.Bf3 Bg6 [Horn: Das kam für mich sehr überraschend: Schwarz gibt
freiwillig das -paar her. Eine Rechtfertigung findet diese Entscheidung darin, daß der
Druck gegen e5 verflogen ist, und der f3 (zumal bei der Position der f1) noch
lange kein rechtes Spiel findet.]
[18...Bxf3 19.Nhxf3 a5=]
19.Nxg6 hxg6 20.Bg2 [Horn: Der Abtausch des c8 gegen den g1 ist in dieser
Eröffnung ein Standardthema: hier hat Weiß durch die Hin- und Herzieherei mit dem 
und der  einige Zeit verloren.]
20...a6 [Horn: Einen konkreten Grund für diesen Zug habe ich nicht entdeckt.]
[20...Ne6 Horn,Pe 21.Nf3 Nd7]
21.Qe2 [21.Rad1 Ne6 22.Bb2 Bc5=; 21.Red1 Horn,Pe]
21...Ne6 22.Nf3 Nd7 [22...Nd4?! 23.Nxd4 (23.Bxd4 Horn,Pe 23...exd4 24.Qd3 (24.e5
Nd7 25.Nxd4 (25.Qd3 Nxe5 26.Nxe5 Rxe5 27.Rxe5 Qxe5 28.Bxc6 Qc7=; 25.b4)
25...Nxe5=) 24...c5 25.e5 c4 26.bxc4 bxc4 27.Qd2 Nh7÷) 23...exd4 24.Bb2 c5 25.f4±]
23.a4 [Horn: Sieht sehr kräftig aus; vielleicht wäre es aber besser gewesen, erst noch
einen ruhigen Zug einzuschieben.]
[23.h4² Horn,Pe]
23...b4 24.Bb2 a5 [Horn: Schwarz hat seine weißen Felder (die Diagonale f1–a6)
geschwächt. Er muß jetzt schnell aktiv werden, eher der g2 über f1 ins Geschehen
eingreift. Dazu ist c5 nebst d4 die gegebene Möglichkeit.]
25.c3 [25.Red1³ c5 Horn 26.Qc4 (26.Rd5 Nd4 27.Nxd4 cxd4„) 26...Nb6 (26...Nd4?
27.Bxd4 exd4 28.Nxd4±) 27.Qb5 Nd4 28.Nxd4 cxd4 29.Qxa5 Qxc2 30.Bxd4 exd4
31.Qxb6 Bc5°]
25...bxc3 26.Bxc3 Rb8 27.Rab1 [27.Qc2 Horn,Pe 27...Bb4 28.Re3 Bxc3 29.Rxc3 c5;
27.Red1? Horn,Pe 27...Rxb3 28.Qd2 Nec5 29.Bxa5 Qa7³]
27...Bb4 28.Rec1 [28.Bxb4 Rxb4 29.Qc2²]
28...Bxc3 29.Rxc3 c5 30.Qe3?! [Karpov plays without his usual precision, control of the
white squares and weak a5,c5 pawns should offer him better chances. ]
[30.Rd1 Red8 31.Qc2²; 30.Rd1 Horn,Pe]
30...Qd6! [30...Nd4?? Horn,Pe 31.Nxd4 exd4 32.Qxd4+–]
31.h4 [Horn: Hier fängt Karpov an, auf Abwege zu geraten: mit d2 und f1 konnte er
das Feld c4 unter Kontrolle nehmen, womit er wohl genügend Gegenspiel bekommen
hätte. In den beiden nächsten Zügen ging das immer noch, wenn auch in jeweils
(geringfügig) schlechterer Version.]
[31.Rd3 Nd4 32.Rbd1 Red8²; 31.Bf1 Horn,Pe 31...Nd4 32.Nd2 Nb6 33.Rbc1]
31...Nd4 32.Bh3 [32.Nd2 Horn,Pe 32...Qe6 33.Bf1]
32...Nb6 33.Rbc1?! [33.Nd2 Re7 34.Rbc1 Rc7²; 33.Nd2= Horn,Pe  f1, c4]
33...c4! [Nun ist guter Rat teuer.]
34.bxc4 Nxa4 35.c5 [35.Rd3 Nc5 36.Rdc3 sonst kommt b3 36...Rb2³ (36...Rb2
Horn,Pe Hier beherrscht Schwarz das Brett: es ist kein Wunder, daß Karpov dazu keine
Lust hatte. 37.Bf1 a4 (37...Nxf3+ 38.Qxf3 Qd2 39.Rd1 Qxf2+ 40.Qxf2 Rxf2 41.Rd5 Nxe4
42.Re3 f5 43.Rxe4 Rxf1+ 44.Kxf1 fxe4 45.Rxa5=) 38.Rd1 Rd8 39.Ne1 (39.Kh1 a3
40.Rxa3 Nxe4–+) ) ]
35...Qe7 36.Ra3 [36.Rc4 Rb3–+; 36.Nxd4 Horn,Pe 36...exd4 37.Qxd4 Nxc3 38.Qxc3]
36...Nxc5 37.Rac3 [37.Nxd4 exd4 38.Qxd4 Nb3µ]
37...Ncb3 38.Rc7 Qf6 [38...Nxc1 39.Rxe7 Nce2+ 40.Kg2 Rxe7 41.Qa3 Ra7 42.Nxe5
a4³; 38...Nxf3+ 39.Qxf3 Nxc1 40.Rxe7 Rxe7 41.Qa3 Reb7 42.Qxa5 Rb5 43.Qc7=]
39.R1c3 Nxf3+ [39...a4! Jussupow 40.Ng5 (40.Bd7 Nxf3+ 41.Qxf3 Qxf3 42.Rxf3 Re7–+
(42...Re7 Horn,Pe 43.Rc8+ Rxc8 44.Bxc8 Ra7–+) ) 40...a3–+]
40.Qxf3 a4? [Anand have spend lot of time on this move, but it gives up the advantage.]
[40...Nd4! 41.Qxf6 gxf6 42.R3c5³ (42.Bf1 Horn,Pe 42...Ne6µ) ; 40...Qxf3 Horn,Pe
41.Rxf3]
41.Qxf6 gxf6 42.Bd7 Nd4 [42...Re7 43.Bxa4 Rxc7 44.Rxc7 Nd4]
43.Bxe8 Ne2+ [43...Rxe8 44.R3c4 Ra8 45.Rc8+±]
44.Kg2 Nxc3 45.Bxf7+ Kf8 [45...Kg7? 46.Bd5+ Kf8 47.Rxc3+–]
46.Bxg6 Nb5 [46...Rb3 47.h5! a3 48.h6+–]
47.Rf7+ Kg8 48.Rxf6 Ra8 [48...Kg7 49.Ra6 Nc7 50.Rc6 a3 51.Rxc7+ Kxg6 52.Ra7+–]
49.h5! a3 [49...Kg7 50.Rf7+ Kh6 51.f4 exf4 52.gxf4 Ra7 53.Rxa7 Nxa7 54.Kf3 a3
55.Bf7+–]
50.h6 a2 [50...Nc3 51.Bf7+ Kh7 52.Rc6 a2 53.Bxa2 Nxa2 54.Re6 Nc3 55.Rxe5±]
51.Bf7+ Kh7 52.Bxa2 [White must have played this move with a great relief, black pawn
was quite dangerous.]
52...Rxa2 [
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Hecht: Achtung! Schluß einer Schnellpartie (Zeitknappheit).Karpov hätte e5 abholen

können mit Remisschluß, da auch h6 fällt. Mit 53.g4 unternimmt er einen
Gewinnversuch. Für die taktische Fehlleistung eine Endspielmedaille.]
53.g4 Nc3 [53...Ra8 54.g5 (54.Kg3 Ra1 55.g5 Nd4) 54...Rg8 55.Rf5 Nd6 56.Rxe5 Nf7
57.Re7 Rxg5+]
54.g5 Nxe4 55.Rf7+ Kg6? [Frustrated Anand commits serious mistake, it is

understandable that he badly wanted to win.]
[55...Kg8! 56.g6 Ra8 57.f3

a) 57.Rg7+ Kf8;
b) 57.Re7 Nf6! 58.Rxe5 (58.f3 Nd5; 58.h7+ Kh8 59.Rxe5 Kg7) 58...Ng4 59.Rh5 Nxh6
60.Rxh6 Kg7;
c) 57.h7+ Kh8 58.g7+ Kxh7 59.Rf8 Kxg7 60.Rxa8= Karpov (60.Rxa8 Hecht 60...Kg6
61.Kf3 Nf6= Hecht: (Karpov)Anmerkung: Weiß kann noch einen Gewinnversuch
unternehmen, indem er den König Richtung d6 in Marsch setzt. Dann wird allerdings der
f-Bauer schutzbedürftig.) ;
57...Nc5 58.Kg3 Ne6 (58...e4 59.Rc7 Nd3 60.fxe4 Ne5) 59.Kg4 Nf8 60.Kg5 Ra3 61.h7+
Nxh7+ 62.gxh7+ Kh8 63.Kg6 Ra6+ 64.Rf6 Ra8 65.Re6 Rb8 66.Rxe5 Rb6+ 67.Kf7
Rb4²]
56.Rg7+ Kf5 57.h7 Rxf2+ [57...Ra8 58.Rg8+–; 57...Nxf2 58.h8Q Ne4+ 59.Kh3+–]
58.Kg1 Kg4 59.h8Q Kg3 60.Re7! Rg2+ [60...Nd2 61.Qxe5++–]
61.Kf1 Nd2+ 62.Ke1
1–0

FIDE-Wch k.o. f 25' Lausanne (8.8), 09.01.1998
[Avrukh,B]
1.d4 [Ftacnik Tyomkin,D]
1...d5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 c6 4.Nf3 Qb6 5.b3 Bf5 6.e3 Nd7 7.Bd3 Bxd3 8.Qxd3 e6 [8...e5
Ftacnik 9.dxe5 Qb4+ 10.Nbd2 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 Qxh4 12.0–0 Bd6 13.Nef3 Qh5 14.e4 Ne7
15.exd5 Qxd5 16.Qxd5 cxd5 17.c4 ½–½ Dumitrescu,D-Liiva,R/Dresden-U20 1994]
9.c4N [9.0–0 Avrukh,B 9...Be7 10.Bxe7 Nxe7 11.c4 0–0 12.Nc3 (12.Nbd2 c5 13.e4 dxe4
14.Nxe4 cxd4 15.Qxd4 Qxd4 16.Nxd4 Rfd8 17.Rfd1 Nf6 18.Nxf6+ gxf6 19.Nb5 Nc6
20.g3 1–0 Dumitrescu,D-Meduna,E/Pardubice op 1995 (36)) 12...Qa6
a) 12...Rfd8 13.Rfd1 Qa6 (13...Nf6 14.Rac1 Ng6 15.h3 Qb4 16.Qb1 Qe7 17.cxd5 cxd5
18.Ne5 Nxe5 19.dxe5 Nd7 20.f4 f6 21.exf6 Nxf6 ½–½ Adams,M-Dautov,R/EU-chTM
1997 (36)) 14.Rac1 Nf5 15.Qb1 Ne7 16.e4 dxe4 17.Nxe4²  Hodgson,J-Sergejev,R/EU-
chTM 1997/½–½ (69);
b) 12...Rad8 Ftacnik 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.Rac1 Rc8 15.Qb5 Rc6 16.Qxb6 axb6 17.Rfd1 Rfc8
18.Ne2 Nf5 19.Ne1 Kf8 20.Nd3 Ganter,T-Birk,S/OLWuert 1995/½–½ (50);
13.Rfd1 (13.Rfc1 Rfd8 14.Qf1 dxc4 15.bxc4 c5 16.a4 Qc6 17.a5 Rdc8 18.Rab1 a6
19.Qd1 cxd4 20.Nxd4 Qc7 21.Ne4= Hodgson,J-Akopian,V/Koop Tjuchem, Groningen
NED 1996/½–½(44)) 13...Nb6 (13...Rfd8 14.a4 (14.Rac1 Nf5 15.Qb1 Ne7 16.e4 dxe4
17.Nxe4 Qa5 18.c5 Qc7 19.Nd6 b6 20.b4 a5 21.b5 Rab8 22.Ne5 Nxe5 23.dxe5 bxc5
24.Rxc5 Hodgson,J-Sergejev,R/EU-chTM 1997/½–½ (69)) 14...dxc4 15.bxc4 c5 16.Nb5
Rac8 17.d5 exd5 18.cxd5 c4 19.Qe4² Kuporosov,V-Yagupov,I/RUS-Cup7 1997/1–0(30))
14.Rdc1 dxc4 15.Qf1 Nd7 (15...cxb3? 16.Qxa6 bxa6 17.axb3±) 16.bxc4 c5 17.d5 Rad8
18.Rab1 exd5 19.cxd5 Qxf1+ 20.Kxf1 b6 21.a4 f5 22.a5 Nc8 23.Nb5 bxa5 24.Nc7 Rf7
25.Rb5 Ncb6 26.Rxa5± Hodgson,J-Adianto,U/Amsterdam Donner 1996/1–0(47); 9.Nbd2
Ftacnik 9...Ngf6 10.0–0 Be7 11.c4 0–0 12.Ne5 Rfe8 13.c5 Qc7 14.f4 Nxe5 15.fxe5 Nd7
16.Bg3 Qd8 17.b4 f6 18.Nf3 fxe5 19.Bxe5 Bf6 20.Bxf6 Qxf6 21.b5 e5 22.bxc6 Qxc6
23.Qf5 ½–½ Tibensky,R-Jagodzinski,W/Zinnowitz tt 1981 (40)]
9...Ne7!? [9...Be7 10.Bxe7 Nxe7 11.0–0 -9.0–0]
10.c5?! [10.0–0 Ftacnik 10...Nf5 11.Nbd2 Nxh4 12.Nxh4=]
10...Qa5+ 11.Nc3 [11.Qd2 Ftacnik 11...Qxd2+ 12.Nbxd2 Nf5³]
11...b6³ 12.b4?? [I suppose Anand made this move under impression of the first "active"
game where he blundered twice in winning position.After the first sacrifice white
sacrificed the second pawn, but didn't get any compensation. Ftacnik: The indian
grandmaster was very tired, otherwise it is quite difficult to explain his erratic
performance in this last game.]
[12.cxb6 axb6 13.0–0 Nf5³]
12...Qxb4µ [/–+]
13.0–0 Nf5 [or 13...bxc5]
14.Rfc1 [14.Rfb1 Ftacnik 14...Qa5µ]
14...bxc5 15.Rab1 c4 [15...Qa5 Ftacnik 16.Qd2 Nxh4 17.Nxh4 cxd4 18.exd4 Ba3–+]
16.Qc2 [16.Rxb4 Ftacnik 16...cxd3 17.Rb7 Bd6–+]
16...Qa5 17.Rb7 Qa6 18.Rcb1 Bd6 19.e4 [Ftacnik: White has "sacrificed" two pawns,
but has very little to show for them. ]
[19.Na4 Ftacnik 19...Nxh4 20.Nxh4 Rd8–+]
19...Nxh4 20.Nxh4 Rb8 21.Rxb8+ Bxb8 22.exd5 cxd5 23.Ng6!? [Otherwise black will
castle! Ftacnik: Under normal circumstances white position is completely lost. This
sacrifice is not spoiling anything and white can at least pretend to be fighting on.]
[23.Nf3 Ftacnik 23...0–0–+]

23...fxg6 24.Qxg6+ Kd8 [or 24...Kf8; 24...Kf8 Ftacnik 25.Nxd5 Qd6 26.Ne3 Qxh2+–+]
25.Qxg7 [25.Nxd5 Ftacnik 25...Qd6–+]
25...Re8 26.Qxh6 Qa5 27.Qg5+ Kc8 28.Qg6 Rf8 [28...Rh8]
29.Rc1 [29.Ne2 Ftacnik 29...Qxa2–+]
29...Qb6 30.Ne2 e5 31.Qh5 Qf6 32.Rf1 Rh8 [And Karpov defended his title of FIDE
World Champion.]
[32...Rh8 Ftacnik 33.Qg4 exd4–+]
0–1
(1844606) Nijboer,Friso (2580) - Karpov,Anatoly (2735) [C92]

Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee (1), 16.01.1998
10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.d5 Nb8 13.Nf1 Nbd7 14.N3h2 Nc5 15.Bc2 c6 16.dxc6 Bxc6
17.Bg5 h6 18.Bxf6 Qxf6 19.Ng4 Qg5 20.Qf3 Qf4 21.Qxf4 exf4 22.Nd2 Ra7 23.Nh2
Rae7 24.Nhf3 Nxe4 25.Nxe4 Bxe4 26.Bxe4 Rxe4 27.Rxe4 Rxe4 28.Kf1 g6 29.Rc1 f5
30.Nd2 Re8 31.Re1 Rc8 32.Ke2 Kf7 33.Kd3 Bg7 34.a4 bxa4 35.Ra1 Rb8 36.Kc2 Re8
37.Kd1 Rb8 38.Kc2 Re8 39.Kd1
½–½

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.0–0 Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.e4 0–0
10.Qe3 Nbd7 11.Nd4 Qc7 12.b3 a6 13.Bb2 Rfe8 14.Rac1 Rad8 15.Rfe1 Qb8 16.Re2 Bf8
17.h3 g6 18.Rce1 Bg7 19.Qd2 Nc5 20.Qc2 Qa8 21.a4 Rc8 22.Nf3 Red8 23.Nd2 d5
24.exd5 exd5 25.cxd5 Nxd5 26.Nxd5 Bxd5 27.Bxd5 Qxd5 28.Bxg7 Kxg7 29.Nc4 Nd3
30.Rd1 b5 31.axb5 axb5 32.Red2 bxc4 33.bxc4 Qxc4
½–½
(1844618) Gelfand,Boris (2675) - Karpov,Anatoly (2735) [D37]

[Khalifman,A]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Be7 5.Bf4 0–0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Qc2
Qa5 10.0–0–0 Be7 11.h4 a6 12.Ng5 Rd8 13.cxd5 exd5 14.e4 Nxe4 15.Ngxe4 dxe4
16.Rxd8+ Qxd8 17.Qxe4 g6 18.Bc4 Bf5 19.Qe3 Qd4 [Etwas ängstlich gespielt.]
[Kritisch war 19...Bxh4!? und nun ist nicht klar, ob Weiß genug Kompensation für den
Bauern hat.]
20.Qxd4 Nxd4 21.Rd1 Ne6 22.Bxe6 Bxe6 23.g3 Rc8 24.Kb1 f6 25.Nd5 Bd8 26.Be3
Bg4 27.Rd2 Bf5+ 28.Ka2 Rc2 29.Rd1 Kf7 30.Nc3 Ba5 31.Kb3 Bxc3 32.bxc3 Re2
33.Rd6 g5 34.hxg5 Be6+ 35.c4 fxg5 36.Rb6 Bc8 37.a4 Kg7 38.c5 h5 39.c6 bxc6
40.Rxc6 Bf5 41.Bxg5 Rxf2 42.Kb4
½–½

[Shirov,A]
1.c4 [Khalifman Huzman Stohl]
1...Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.d4 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0–0 a6 8.Re1 [Stohl: Another
less known, but interesting alternative is 8.e3!? Stohl 8...Bf5 9.Qe2 Ne4 10.Nd1 Nf6
11.d5 Nb8 12.Nc3 Ne4 13.Nxe4 Bxe4 14.Bh3 c6? (¹14...Bxf3²) 15.Nh4 g5 16.Bf5! cxd5
17.cxd5 Bxd5 18.e4 Bc4 19.Qh5 h6 20.Bxg5 Re8 21.Bxh6 e6 22.Bg5 Qd7 23.Bh7+ Kh8
24.Ng6+ 1–0,Khurtsidze,N-Lobzhanidze,D/Ubeda op 1998]
8...Rb8 []
9.Rb1 [Stohl: Karpov's idea has in the meantime gained popularity. In contrast to their
previous encounters with this prophylactic line, this time Shirov comes up with a good
method for Black. ]
9...Na5 [Khalifman: Die neue Idee von Tkachiev.]
[9...Bf5 Stohl 10.e4 Bg4 11.Be3 Nd7 12.Ne2 f5 (12...e5 13.d5 Ne7 14.Qd2 Bxf3 15.Bxf3
f5 16.Bg2 Nf6 17.Bg5 Qd7 18.Nc3 f4 19.gxf4 h6 20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.fxe5 Bxe5 22.Qxh6 Qg4
23.Ne2 Rf7 24.h3 Qd7 25.Qg5 Rbf8 26.Rf1 Qa4 27.f4 Qxc4 28.Qg4 Bg7 29.b3±
Karpov,A-Shirov,A/Monaco act 1997/1–0 (74)) 13.Ng5 fxe4 14.h3 Bf3 15.Ne6 Qc8
16.Nxf8 Qxf8 17.Bxf3 exf3 18.Nf4 Qf7 19.d5 Nce5 20.Bd4 g5 21.Ne6 Qh5 22.Bxe5
Nxe5 23.Re3 Qxh3 24.Rxf3 Nxf3+ 25.Qxf3 Bf6 26.Re1 Kh8 27.b3° Goldin,A-
Fleish,F/Rishon Le Zion 1997/1–0 (39); 9...Re8 Stohl 10.b4 e5 11.d5 Nd4 12.Nd2 h5
13.e3 Nf5 14.Qc2 h4 15.Ba3 hxg3 16.hxg3 Ng4 17.b5 b6 18.bxa6 Ra8 19.Bb4 Rxa6
20.Nb5 Bh6 21.Nf1 Nf6 22.a4 Nd7 23.Ra1 Bg7 24.a5 Nc5 25.Ra3 bxa5 26.Rxa5 e4
27.Rxa6 Bxa6 28.Bxc5 dxc5 29.Bxe4 Nd6 30.Bd3² Sulipa,A-Krakops,M/Groningen op
1997/0–1 (62); Stohl: The most often played move was 9...b5 Stohl 10.cxb5 axb5 11.b4
e6
a) 11...Bf5 12.e4 Bg4 13.h3 Bxf3 14.Bxf3 e5 15.d5 Nd4 16.Be3 Nd7 17.Bg2 Qf6
(17...Nb6 18.Bf1 f5 19.exf5 Rxf5 20.Bg2 Nc4 21.Qd3 Qd7 22.Ne4 Ra8 23.Nc3 Ra3
24.Be4 Rh5 25.h4 Qg4 26.Bc1 Rxc3? 27.Qxc3 Ne2+ 28.Rxe2 Qxe2 29.Bf3+–
Drozdovsky,Y-Szabo,G/Cannes WCHJ U14 1997/1–0 (50)) 18.Rc1 Rb7 19.h4 h6 20.f4
Ra8 21.Bxd4 exd4 22.e5 dxe5 23.d6 dxc3 24.Bxb7 Rxa2 25.Qd5 Qxd6 26.Qxa2 Qb6+
27.Qf2 Qxb7 28.f5+– Ivanchuk,V-Shirov,A/Monaco act 1995/1–0 (49);
b) 11...Bg4 12.d5 Bxf3 13.exf3 Ne5 14.f4 Nc4 15.Nxb5 Rxb5 16.Qd3 c6 17.Qxc4 Nxd5
18.a4 Rb8 19.Bxd5 cxd5 20.Qxd5 e6 21.Qb3 e5 22.fxe5 dxe5 23.Be3 Kh8 24.Bc5 Rg8
25.Qxf7 Qd2 26.Rbd1 Qc2 27.a5 e4 28.Rd7 Qc3 29.Rxe4 1–0,Goldin,A-
Bitansky,I/Rishon Le Zion 1997;
12.e4 Ne7 13.Nd2 (13.h3 Nd7 14.Be3 c6 15.Qc1 Nb6 16.Bh6 f6 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.e5
dxe5 19.dxe5 f5 20.Rd1 Ned5 21.Nd4 Bd7 22.Bxd5 Nxd5 23.Nxd5 cxd5 24.Nb3 f4
25.Nc5± Koskinen,H-Mowsziszian,K/Benasque op (4) 1997/½ (46)) 13...c5 14.bxc5 dxc5
15.dxc5 Nd7 16.Nxb5 Nxc5 17.Nc4 Nd3 (¹17...Ba6!?) 18.Re2 Ba6 19.a4 Nxc1 20.Qxc1
Rc8 21.Rc2 Bxb5 22.axb5 Qd4 23.b6 Rb8 24.Rd2 Qc5 25.Rd7 Bd4 26.Rc7 Bxf2+
27.Kh1 Qh5 28.Rxe7 Bxg3 29.h3 Rbd8 30.e5 Qh4 31.Rc7 Bf2 32.Qa3 1–0,Karpov,A-
Shirov,A/Dos Hermanas 1997; 9...Bd7 Stohl 10.e4 e5 11.h3? Nxd4 12.Nxd4 exd4 13.Ne2
c5 14.b4 b6 15.Nf4 Qe7 16.g4 h6 17.Nd3 Bc6 18.Bf4 Nd7 0–1,Jatoba Reis,P-
Irzhanov,R/Roque Saenz Pena WChTU-26 1997]
10.Qa4 [Stohl: Consistent, but in the light of Black's strong novelty rather ineffective.]
[10.b3N Stohl 10...b5 11.cxb5 axb5 12.b4 Nc4 13.a4 bxa4 14.Qxa4 Nd7 15.b5 Ndb6
16.Qc2 Bd7 17.Rb4 c5 18.bxc6 Bxc6 19.Qd3 d5 20.Bf4 Rc8 21.h4 h5 22.Ne5 Nxe5
23.Bxe5 e6 24.Bxg7 Kxg7 25.e3 Nc4 26.Ne2 Qa5 27.Qc3 Nd6 28.Ra1 Qd8= Salov,V-
Tkachiev,V/Groningen Wch k.o. (2.2) 1997/½ (45)]
10...b6!?N [×c4,d7]
[10...c5 11.dxc5 Bd7 12.Qc2 dxc5 13.Bf4 Rc8 14.Ne5± Karpov-Smirin (Cap d'Agde
1996, '25) (14.Ne5 Stohl 14...Be6 15.Rbd1 Qe8 16.Nd5 Bxd5 17.cxd5 Nh5 18.Bh3 Nxf4
19.gxf4 e6 20.dxe6 fxe6 21.Rd6 Rf6 22.Red1 Kh8 23.Qe4 Nc6 24.Nxc6 bxc6 25.Bxe6 Rf8
26.b3 Rb8 27.e3+– Karpov,A-Smirin,I/EU-ch act Cap d`Agde 1996/1–0 (41)) ]
11.c5! [11.Nd2 c5; 11.b3 c5; ¹11.Nd5 Stohl 11...Nxd5!? (11...Bd7 12.Nxf6+ Bxf6 13.Qc2
c5 14.d5 b5 15.Bh6 Re8 16.b3²) 12.cxd5 Bd7 13.Qc2 c5„]
11...Bd7 [11...Bf5 Huzman 12.e4 Bd7 13.Qa3 dxc5 14.dxc5²]
12.Qa3 [Very risky.]
[¹12.Qc2!? Stohl 12...bxc5 13.dxc5 d5!? (13...dxc5÷; 13...Nb7 14.cxd6 cxd6 15.Bg5
Qc7=) 14.e4 dxe4 15.Nd2 Nc6 16.Ndxe4 Nd4³; 12.Qb4 Huzman 12...Nc6 13.Qc4 b5
14.Qb3 (14.Qd3 dxc5 15.dxc5 Bf5 16.Qxd8 Rfxd8 17.e4 b4 (17...Bg4!?³) 18.exf5 bxc3µ)
14...dxc5 15.dxc5 Be6µ]
12...Nc4?! [12...Qc8 13.b3²; 12...dxc5 Huzman 13.dxc5 Bf5 14.e4 Bg4 15.Bf4ƒ;
12...Bc8!?„ Huzman]
13.Qxa6! [13.Qb3 Huzman 13...b5!?³ (13...Na5²) ]
13...b5 [‫ף‬a6 …14...¦a815.£b7 ¦b8=]
14.Nd2? [14.Nh4! d5 (14...Ne8 15.c6 Rb6 (15...Bc8 16.Qa7 Rb6 17.Nxb5 Ra6 18.Qb8
Rb6 19.Qa8 Rxb5 20.Qa4+–) 16.Qa7 Bxc6 17.Bxc6 Rxc6 18.Nxb5²) 15.Nxd5 Nxd5
16.Bxd5 Bxd4 (16...Bc8 17.Qa7 Qxd5 18.Qxb8 Bb7 19.e4 Qc6 20.d5±) 17.Bh6 Re8
18.Nf3 Bxc5 19.Bxc4 bxc4 20.Qxc4±; 14.cxd6 Stohl 14...Ra8!?
a) 14...cxd6 15.Nd2² (15.Nd2 Qc7 (15...Nxd2 16.Bxd2 b4 17.Nd1) 16.Nxc4 bxc4 17.Bg5
e6°) ;
b) 14...exd6 Huzman 15.Nd2 Nxd2 16.Bxd2 b4°;
15.dxe7 Qxe7 16.Qb7 Nd6 17.Nd5 Qe6 18.Nxf6+ Bxf6 19.Qxc7 Rfc8 20.d5 Qe7 21.Qb6
Nc4 22.Qb7 Nd6 gives Black at least a draw, but Karpov was probably afraid of some
hidden resource.; 14.c6 Stohl 14...Rb6 (14...Bxc6!? 15.Qxc6 Rb6µ) 15.Qa7 Bxc6µ;
14.Ng5!? Huzman 14...Bc8 (14...dxc5 15.dxc5) 15.Qa7 Bf5 16.e4 Ra8 17.Qb7 Rb8
18.Qa6±]
14...Nxd2 15.Bxd2 dxc5 16.a4!? [16.dxc5? b4 d7–b5–+ (16...b4 Stohl 17.Ne4 Nxe4
18.Bxe4 Bb5–+ d2 Did Karpov overlook this?) ; 16.d5!? Ra8 17.Qb7 b4 18.Ne4
Nxe4 19.Bxe4 Rxa2 20.Rec1 (20.Be3 Qb8 21.Qxb8 Rxb8µ) 20...Be5! 21.Rxc5 Bd6³;
16.Qa7 Huzman 16...cxd4 17.Qxd4 Bf5 18.Qxd8 Rfxd8 19.e4 (19.Rbd1 Bc2–+)
19...Rxd2 20.exf5 b4³ /]
16...b4 [16...cxd4 Stohl 17.Nxb5 e5ƒ ]
17.Ne4 [17.Nb5 c6
a) 17...Ng4! Huzman 18.h3 (18.d5 Ra8 19.Qb7 Rxa4³) 18...Bxb5 19.axb5 Qxd4 20.hxg4
Qxd2µ;
b) 17...Rb6 18.Qa5 Bxb5 19.axb5 Qxd4 20.Be3 Qd7 21.Bc6„;
18.dxc5 (18.Na7 Qb6 19.Qxb6 Rxb6 20.dxc5 Ra6 21.Nxc6 Bxc6 22.Bxc6 Rxc6 23.Bxb4
Rb8 24.Ba3 Ra6µ) 18...cxb5 19.Bf4 bxa4 20.Bxb8 (20.c6 Ra8 21.Qb5 Be6 22.c7 Qe8µ)
20...Qxb8 21.c6 Bf5 22.e4 Be6 23.Qxa4 Ng4µ; 17.Nd1 Huzman 17...cxd4µ]
17...Nxe4 18.Bxe4 Bxd4³ [18...cxd4 Huzman 19.Rbc1³]
19.Rec1? [19.Bh6! Qc8 (19...Re8 20.Rec1°) 20.Qc4; 19.b3 Stohl 19...Rb6 20.Qd3 Be6µ
d6]
19...Rb6 20.Qa5? [20.Qa7 Bc8µ; 20.Qd3 Stohl 20...Bxa4–+]
20...Qc8 [20...Bg4 Huzman 21.e3 Bg7 22.Be1„]
21.Qa7 [21.Rxc5 Ra6 22.Qxb4 Rxa4–+; 21.e3? Stohl 21...Ra6+–]
21...Ra6?? [21...Bf5 22.Bxf5 (22.a5? Bxe4 23.axb6 Qh3–+) 22...gxf5 (22...Qxf5

Huzman 23.e3 Be5 24.a5„) 23.Qa5 Qb7 24.e3 (24.Rxc5 Ra8–+) 24...Ra8 25.Qxa8+
Qxa8 26.exd4 cxd4 27.Rxc7 Qxa4 28.Rxe7 Qc2–+; 21...Bc6 Huzman 22.Bxc6 Rxc6
23.Qa5 Ra6 (23...Rd8 24.e3„) 24.Qb5 c6 25.Qc4 Rxa4 26.e3°]
22.Qb7 Qxb7 [22...Rxa4 Stohl 23.e3 Be5µ leads to a similar position.]
23.Bxb7 Rxa4 24.e3 Be5 [24...Bf5 Huzman 25.exd4 Bxb1 26.Rxb1 cxd4 27.Bc6 Ra6
28.Rc1„]
25.Rxc5 Bd6 [Stohl: It seems the game is entering a technical phase. Black is a clear
pawn up and has active pieces. Bur from now on Karpov demonstrates tenacious defense
and not without his opponents help manages to save the game.]
26.Rcc1µ Rb8 [¹26...c5!?µ Stohl]
27.Bc6 [27.Bd5!?µ Huzman]
27...Bxc6 28.Rxc6 [Khalifman: Das Endspiel ist klar gewonnen.]
28...Rba8 [28...Ra2!?µ Huzman]
29.e4 [29.Rcc1 Huzman 29...Ra2µ /–+]
29...Ra1 [Khalifman: Vielleicht ist der Abtausch nicht so gut, aber es sollte auf jeden Fall
reichen. ]
[29...Kf8!?µ Stohl e8–d7 Black should strive to unblock his c7 and realize c5 as
soon as possible.; 29...Ra2!? Huzman]
30.Rxa1 Rxa1+ 31.Kg2 Rd1!? [31...Rb1 32.Bc1³ (32.Bc1 Stohl 32...f6 f7–e6–d7–
+) ; 31...Kf8 Stohl 32.e5!? Bxe5 33.Bxb4 Bd6 34.Bc3µ; 31...f6 Stohl 32.Rc4 c5
(32...b3!?) 33.Be3 Ra5µ; 31...Ra2 Huzman 32.e5 (32.Bc1!?) 32...Bxe5 33.Bxb4 Kf8
34.Bc3 Bd6µ]
32.Bc1 f6 [32...Kf8!?µ Huzman]
33.Kf3 g5! [×h2 Khalifman: ? Das sieht seltsam aus. Was ist der Sinn dieses Zuges.]
[33...Kf7 Stohl 34.Ke2 (34.-- Khalifman …34...Ke6 35.-- Kd7–+) 34...Rh1 35.h4 f5!?µ]
34.h3! Kf7 35.Rc4 h5 36.Ke2 Rh1 37.Bd2 Rh2? [37...Rxh3 Stohl 38.Bxb4 Rh1µ h
(38...h4! Huzman 39.gxh4 (39.Bxd6 cxd6µ /–+) 39...gxh4µ /–+) ; 37...b3µ 38.Rc3
Huzman 38...Rxh3 39.Be3µ]
38.Kf3! [38.Bxb4? Stohl 38...Bxg3 39.Be1 Be5–+ h3]
38...b3?! [38...g4+ 39.hxg4 hxg4+ 40.Kxg4 Rxf2 41.Bxb4 Rxb2³; 38...Rxh3 Stohl
39.Kg2 g4 40.Bxb4 ‫צ‬h3]
39.Bb4! Rxh3 [Khalifman: Dieser Turm hat sich verirrt.]
[39...g4+ 40.hxg4 hxg4+ 41.Ke3=]
40.Kg2 g4 41.Bxd6 cxd6 42.Rb4 [Stohl: Due to Black's misplaced  White just about
saves the game.]
42...Ke6 [42...h4 Stohl 43.Rxb3 hxg3 44.f3 (44.Rxg3 Rh4 45.b4 Rh5 46.Rxg4 Rb5³)
44...Rh5 45.fxg4 Rc5 46.Kxg3 Ke6 47.Rb7„]
43.Rxb3 h4 [43...Ke5 Stohl 44.Rb7 e6 45.Rb4!„  (45.Re7 Huzman 45...d5 46.exd5

Kxd5 47.Rd7+ Kc6 48.Re7 Kd6 49.Rh7 f5 50.b4=) 45...h4? 46.f4+!+–]
44.Rb5 hxg3 45.f3!!= [Stohl: The point, now White takes both g-pawns.]
[45.fxg3? Rh8 46.Kf2 Rh1!–+]
45...Rh8 [45...Rh8 Stohl 46.fxg4 Rc8 47.Kxg3 Rc2 (47...Rc5 48.Rxc5 dxc5 49.Kf4=)
48.g5!? fxg5 49.Rxg5 Rxb2 50.Kf3=]
½–½
(1844636) Timman,Jan H (2635) - Karpov,Anatoly (2735) [D42]

0 0–0 10.Re1 Nf6 11.a3 b6 12.Bc2 Ba6 13.Bf4 Rc8 14.Rc1 Bc4 15.Bg3 g6 16.Ba4 a6
17.Bxc6 Rxc6 18.Ne5 Rc8 19.Qa4 Bd5 20.Nxd5 Nxd5 21.Nc6 Qd7 22.Nxe7+ Qxe7
23.Qxa6 Qd7 24.h3 Rc6 25.Qe2 Rfc8 26.Qd2 b5 27.h4
½–½

[Khalifman,A]
1.Nf3 [Meistens spielt Karpov heute d4.]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.d4 c5 4.e3 [(!?) Auf Van Wely Benoni hatte Karpov keine Lust. Er
möchte lieber eine klassische Stellung spielen, in der er sich mehr ausrechnet. ]
4...d5 5.Nc3 cxd4 6.exd4 Bb4 7.Bd3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 0–0 9.0–0 b6 10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Qe2
Bxc3 12.bxc3 Nbd7 13.Bd3 Qc7 14.c4 Ng4 [Diese Stellung kennt Karpov gut und hat
sie mit den schwarzen Steinen schon mehrfach auf dem Brett gehabt.]
15.Be4 [15.g3 Rfe8 16.Bf4 e5 17.Ng5 Ngf6 18.dxe5 Nxe5 19.Rae1 Qc6 20.f3 Nxd3
21.Qxd3 h6 22.Nh3 Ba6 23.Rxe8+ Rxe8 24.Rc1 Rc8 Polgar,J-Karpov,A/Monaco blind
1995/EXP 46/½–½ (54)]
15...Bxe4 16.Qxe4 Ngf6 17.Qe2 [17.Qd3 h6 18.Bxf6 Nxf6 19.a4 Rac8 20.Rfc1 Rfd8
21.h3 e5 22.Nxe5 Qxe5 23.dxe5 Rxd3 24.exf6 Rd4 25.a5 gxf6 26.axb6 axb6 27.Rab1
Rdxc4 28.Rxc4 Rxc4 29.Rxb6 ½–½ Petrosian,T-Karpov,A/Milano 1975/MCL 02]
17...Rac8 18.Rac1 Rfe8 [18...Qb7 19.Qb2 Qa6 20.Qb3 Rc6 21.Rc2 Rfc8 22.Rfc1 h6
23.Bf4 Qa5 24.Bd2 Qf5 25.d5 Nc5 26.Qe3 Rd6 27.Nd4 Qd3 28.Nc6 Rd7 29.Ne5 Qxe3
30.Bxe3 Rb7 ½–½ Beliavsky,A-Karpov,A/URS-chT 1975/MCD-ch (69)]
19.Rfe1 h6 [19...Qc6 20.Qe3 Qa4 21.Qb3 Qa6 1–0 Irzhanov,R-Barus,C/Asia-chT

1995/EXP 50 (63)]
20.Bd2 Qc6 21.Qd3 a6 22.h3 b5 [Ganz logisch gespielt, einfaches Schach.]
23.cxb5 Qxb5 24.Qxb5 axb5 25.Rb1 Rc2 26.Rxb5 Ra8 27.Ra1 Raxa2 28.Rxa2 Rxa2
29.Rb7
½–½
(1844647) Salov,Valery (2680) - Karpov,Anatoly (2735) [E15]

[Salov,V]
1.d4 [Baburin Avrukh,B Khalifman Ftacnik Tyomkin,D]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.e4 cxd4 8.0–0 [Baburin: A
modern move. In the early 90s White relied on 8 e5 here but with mixed results.
Khalifman: Ein seit längerem bekannte Verbesserung gegenüber anderen Zügen.]
[8.e5 Ftacnik 8...Ne4! 9.0–0 Nxd2 10.Bxd2 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Nc6 12.Qxc6 dxc6 13.Bxc6+
Qd7 14.Bxd7+ Kxd7=; 8.Nxd4 Ftacnik 8...Bc5! 9.Nb5 a6 10.Nc3 Qc7 11.0–0 Be7=]
8...d6 [8...Nxe4?! Ftacnik 9.Ne5 d5 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Qa4+ Nd7 12.Re1ƒ; 8...Nc6?!
Ftacnik 9.e5 Ng4 10.h3 Nh6 11.Ne4±; 8...Bc5?! Ftacnik 9.e5 Ne4 10.Ng5! Nc3 11.bxc3
Bxg2 12.Kxg2 Qxg5 13.Nf3±]
9.Nxd4 [Khalifman: Diese Stellung hatte Karpov schon auf dem Brett. Fürchtete er nun
eine Verbesserung gegenüber der Spielweise von Ivantschuk?]
9...a6!?N [9...Qd7 10.a4!
a) 10.Re1 Ftacnik 10...Be7 11.Nb1 (11.b3 0–0 12.Bb2 Nc6 13.N2f3 a6 14.Nxc6 Qxc6!
15.Nd4 Qc7=) 11...Nc6 12.Nc3 Nxd4 13.Qxd4 0–0 14.b3 (14.h3 Rab8 15.Be3 a6 16.a4
Ba8„ c7) 14...Rfd8 15.Bb2 Rab8 16.h3 Ba8= 17.g4?! ×f4 17...h6 18.a4 (18.f4? d5µ
c5) 18...a6 19.Ba3 Qc8 0–1 Ivanchuk,V-Karpov,A/Linares 1994/ (30);
b) 10.b3 Be7 (10...Nc6 11.Nb5 Be7 12.Bb2 0–0 13.Re1 Rad8 14.Nf1 Qc8 15.Ne3 Qb8
16.Nc3 Rfe8 17.Qe2 a6 18.Rad1 Na7 19.a4 Qa8 20.Rd2 Nc6 21.Qd1 Ne5 22.Nc2 Ned7
Piket,J-Lautier,J/Tilburg Fontys 1997/0–1 (47)) 11.Bb2 0–0 12.Qe2 Nc6 13.f4 Nxd4
14.Bxd4 Bc6 15.a4 Rfd8 16.Kh1 Qe8 17.Rae1 Nd7 18.Ba1 Rac8 19.Nf3 Ba8 20.g4 Bf6
21.Bxf6 Nxf6 22.Nd4 e5 (59) 0–1 Ivanov,M-Tunik,G/Vladivostok Zaitsev 1995/ (28);
10...Nc6 (10...Be7 11.a5 0–0 12.Re1 Na6 13.b3 bxa5 14.Rxa5 Nc5 15.Qc2 Bd8 16.Ra2
Bb6 17.Bb2 a5 18.Raa1 e5 19.Nf5 Nfxe4 20.Bh3 Nxd2 21.Qxd2 Qd8 1–0 Yermolinsky,A-
Ivanov,A/USA-ch G1 1997/ (30)) 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 12.b4 Be7 13.b5² Browne-Ivanov,A,
USA(ch)1997; 9...Nbd7 Ftacnik 10.b3
a) 10.Re1 Qc8
a1) 10...Be7 11.e5 Bxg2 12.exf6 Bxf6 13.Nxe6 fxe6 14.Kxg2 Nc5 15.Ne4²;
a2) 10...Qc7!? 11.a4 (11.Nb5 Qb8) 11...a6 12.a5 Be7 13.N2b3 Rc8 14.axb6 Nxb6 15.Na5
Ba8 16.b3 Nfd7 17.Be3 0–0 18.Rc1 Rfe8 19.Re2 1–0 Huzman,A-Har Zvi,R/ISR-chT
1996/ (35);
a3) 10...e5 11.Nb5 a6 12.Nc3 Be7 13.Nf1 Rc8 14.Ne3 0–0 15.a4 g6 16.b3 Nc5 17.Qc2
Re8 18.Ba3 Ne6 19.Qb1 Bf8 20.Rd1 ½–½ Cramling,P-Chiburdanidze,M/Groningen ctW
1997 (35); 11.a4! a6 (11...Be7 12.a5 bxa5 13.N2b3 Qxc4? 14.Nxa5 Qa6 15.e5 Bxg2
16.exf6±) 12.a5 e5 (12...bxa5 13.N2b3 Nc5 14.Nxc5 Qxc5 15.Nb3! Qxc4? 16.Nxa5 Qb5
17.Nxb7 Qxb7 18.e5 Nd5 19.exd6+–) 13.Nf5 (13.N4b3 b5 14.cxb5 axb5 15.Nb1!? Be7
16.Nc3 b4 17.Nd5 Nxd5 18.exd5±) 13...g6 14.Ne3 Be7 15.axb6 0–0 16.b4 Bd8 1–0
Oll,L-Kengis,E/Riga zt 1995/ (40);
b) 10.a4 a6 11.a5 bxa5 12.N2b3 a4 13.Rxa4 Rc8 14.Na5 Ba8 15.Re1 Be7 16.Ndc6?!
Rxc6 17.Nxc6 Bxc6 18.Rxa6 Qc8 19.Rxc6 Qxc6 20.e5 Qxc4 21.exf6 Nxf6 22.Bf1 Qc6
Kohler,T-Siegel,G/Berliner Sommer 1997/0–1 (87);
10...Qc7 11.Bb2 Be7 12.f4 (12.Qe2 0–0 13.Rae1 ½–½ Shvidler,E-Csom,I/Tel Aviv-B
1989/) 12...0–0 13.f5 e5 14.Nb5 Qc5+ 15.Kh1 a6 16.Nc3 b5 17.g4 h6 18.Qe2 bxc4
19.Nxc4 Nb6 20.Ne3 d5 21.Nexd5 Nbxd5 22.exd5 Nxd5 23.Nxd5 ½–½ Shulman,Y-
Budnikov,A/Vladivostok 1994/; 9...Be7 Ftacnik 10.Qa4+!? Qd7 11.Qxd7+ Nbxd7?
12.Nb5 0–0 13.e5 Bxg2 14.exf6 Bxf1 15.fxe7±; 9...Qc7 Ftacnik 10.b3 Be7 11.Bb2 0–0
12.f4 a6 13.g4 Nc6 14.Nc2 Nd7 15.g5 b5 16.Qh5 bxc4 17.Rf3 Rfe8 18.Nxc4 d5 19.Rh3
Nf8 20.f5 exf5 21.exd5 Bc5+ 22.Kh1 Ne7 23.Rd1 Rad8 24.Be5 1–0 Ftacnik,L-Van den
Doel,E/Sonnevanck 1995/ (40)]
10.Re1 Qc7 [10...Nbd7 11.e5! Bxg2 12.exf6 Bb7 (12...Qxf6 13.Nxe6 fxe6 14.Kxg2 Nc5
15.Ne4 Nxe4 16.Rxe4 Be7 17.Rf4 Qe5 18.Be3 Rf8 19.Bd4 Qa5 20.Rxf8+ Bxf8 21.Qg4 1–
0 Browne,W-Burger,K/World op 1990/ (34)) 13.fxg7 Bxg7 14.Ne4 Bxe4 15.Rxe4 0–0
16.Rg4²]
11.a4!² [White's plan of advancing a pawn is well known, but usually less effective in
similar positions. Black is lagging behind in development and white c4 pawn is safely
protected. It's highly desirable for White to exchange the b6–pawn - then the Hedgehog
will lose one of its needles. And a hedgehog without some needles is not that safe!
Khalifman: Wenn Weiß zu a4–a5 kommt steht er gut.]
[11.b3 Ftacnik 11...Be7 12.Bb2 0–0 13.Rc1 Nbd7 14.Nf1 Rfe8 15.Rc2 Rac8 16.f3 Qb8
17.Bh3 Bf8 18.Ne3 Ba8 19.Bf1 Qb7 20.Rd2 ½–½ Nemet,I-Summermatter,D/Biel SWZ-
ch (05)/1989]
11...Nc6 [11...Nbd7 Ftacnik 12.a5 Be7 13.N2b3 Rd8 14.axb6 Nxb6 15.Na5 Ba8 Then
White started an interesting attack: 16.Nac6 Bxc6 17.Nxc6 Qxc6 18.e5 Qxc4 19.exf6
Bxf6 20.Be3 Nc8 21.Rc1 Qb4 22.Bd2 Qd4 23.Bc6+ Ke7 24.Re4 Avrukh,B 24...Qd3
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f6 27.Qxd3+–]
12.Nxc6 [Khalifman: Logisch]
12...Bxc6 [12...Qxc6 Ftacnik 13.b4 Be7 14.Bb2²]
13.a5 Rb8?! [Avrukh: This move let's white to develop an initiative using his.
Khalifman: Vermutlich hat Karpov bei der ganzen Sache das starke Turmmanöver im
15.Zug übersehen.]
[¹13...bxa5 14.Nb3 Rb8 (14...a4 Ftacnik 15.Nd4±) 15.Nxa5 Ba8²; ¹13...Be7 Avrukh,B
14.Nb3 (14.axb6 Qxb6 15.Re3 0–0) 14...Rb8÷ (14...0–0 15.axb6 Qxb6 16.Na5) ]
14.axb6 Qxb6 [14...Rxb6 Ftacnik 15.b3 (15.c5 dxc5 16.Nc4 Rb4 17.Bf4 Qd7÷) 15...Be7
16.Bb2±]
15.Re3!± [Baburin: This excellent rook lift highlights the weakness of the a-pawn.
Khalifman: Sehr stark gespielt.]
15...Nd7™ [15...Be7? Ftacnik 16.Rb3 Qc7 17.Rxb8+ Qxb8 18.e5 Bxg2 19.exf6+–]
16.Rb3 Qa7 [16...Qc7 Ftacnik 17.Rxa6 Rxb3 18.Nxb3 Qb7 19.Ra1 Bxe4 20.Na5 Qa8
21.Bxe4 Qxe4 22.Bf4±]
17.Rba3 [17.Rxb8+ Nxb8 18.b4 Be7 (18...Qb6 19.b5±; 18...Qb6 Avrukh,B) 19.b5 Bb7
20.Nb3 0–0 21.Be3 Qa8 22.c5±]
17...Bb7 [17...Nc5 Ftacnik 18.Nb3! (18.Rb1 Rb4) 18...Nxb3 (18...Nxe4 19.Qe2 f5

20.Rxa6±) 19.Rxb3 Rxb3 20.Qxb3 Be7 21.Qa2± (21.Qa2! Avrukh,B …21...Bb7
22.Qa4+) ]
18.b4 Qb6 [18...Be7 Ftacnik 19.Bb2 (19.Qa4 Bf6 20.R1a2 Qb6²; 19.b5 Bc8 20.Bb2²)
19...0–0 20.Nb3²]
19.Qa4! [Weiß steht auf Gewinn.]
[19.b5!? axb5 20.cxb5 Qxb5 (20...d5? 21.exd5 Bxa3 22.Bxa3 Bxd5 23.Qg4‚) 21.Rb1 Qc6
(21...Qc5!? 22.Rab3 Qc7 23.Ba3 Be7 24.Nc4 Qxc4 25.Rxb7 Rxb7 26.Rxb7 Qa6 27.Qb3°)
22.Bf1 Be7 23.Bb5 Qc7÷]
19...Be7 20.Bb2 Bf6? [20...e5±; 20...Rg8 Ftacnik 21.Rd3±]

21.e5! [Avrukh: decisive breakthrough.]
[Baburin: Also interesting is 21.Bxf6 Baburin 21...gxf6 22.Rd3 but 21 e5! is even more
energetic.]
21...Bxe5 [21...dxe5 22.c5 (22.Rd3+– Avrukh,B) 22...Qc7 23.Bxb7 Rxb7 24.c6 Nb6
25.Qxa6 Qxc6 26.Nc4 Rb8 27.Nxb6 Rxb6 28.Qa8+ Bd8 (28...Qxa8 Baburin 29.Rxa8+
Bd8 30.Rxd8+ Kxd8 31.Ra8+ Kd7 32.Rxh8+–) 29.Rd1+–; 21...Bxg2 Ftacnik 22.exf6
Bc6 23.fxg7 Rg8 24.Qxa6 Qxb4 25.Qxc6 Qxb2 26.Rb1+–]
22.c5 Qc7 [22...Qb5 23.Qxb5 axb5 24.Bxe5+–; 22...dxc5 Ftacnik 23.Bxe5+–]
23.Bxe5 dxe5 [23...Bxg2 Ftacnik 24.Bxd6 Qb7 25.Bxb8+–]
24.Bxb7 Rxb7 [24...Qxb7 Ftacnik 25.c6+–]
25.c6 Nb6 26.Qxa6 Qxc6 [26...Rb8 27.Qa7+– (27.Qa7 Ftacnik 27...Qc8 28.Ne4 0–0
29.c7 Rb7 30.Nd6! Rxa7 31.Rxa7 Qd7 32.c8Q+–) ]
27.Nc4!+– [Avrukh: winning b6.]
27...Rb8 [27...Qc7 28.Qxb7+–; 27...Qxc4 Ftacnik 28.Qxb7 Nc8 29.Rd3 0–0 30.Rd7+–;
27...0–0 Ftacnik 28.Na5+–]
28.Nxb6 0–0 [28...Qxb6 Ftacnik 29.Qxb6 Rxb6 30.Ra8++–; 28...Rxb6 Avrukh,B

29.Qa8+]
29.Nc4 Qe4 [29...Qxa6 Ftacnik 30.Rxa6 Rxb4 31.Nxe5+–]
30.Re3 Qd5 31.Nxe5 Rfc8 32.Qd3 [32.Qd3 Ftacnik 32...Rxb4 33.Qxd5 exd5 34.Nc6!
+–]
1–0

[Anand,V]
[After our match in Lausanne, one might assume there was a lot at stake in this game.
However, I think neither player wanted to think about this aspect. I treated this game as
any either. In the tournament itself, I was 2 points ahead of Karpov (I had +3 and he was
on –1) at this moment and the game had no significance for the tournament either.Still the
game itself, despite lots of errors was quite interesting.]
1.d4 [Khalifman ]
1...d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 [Since he normally plays e3, I guessed that a Moscow
variation was on the cards.]
4...e6 5.Bg5 [Khalifman: Das würde Karpov zum Beispiel gegen Kramnik nicht wagen,
denn der geht mit 5...dxc4 nun in das Botwinniksystem über während bei Anand nur mit
dem Moskauer System (9...h6) zu rechnen ist. ]
5...h6 6.Bxf6 [I don't think Anatoly even considered 6.h4]
6...Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Rc1 [A move that was played by the great Capa (Capablanca-
Levenfish Moscow 1936) !]
[8.Bd3 Khalifman 8...Qd8 (8...Bd6) 9.0–0 Be7 10.a3 0–0 11.Rc1 a6 12.e4 dxc4 13.Bxc4
b5 14.Ba2 c5 15.d5² Kramnik,V-Illescas Cordoba,M/Alcobendas m 1993/CBM 39/
[Kortschnoj]/1–0 (48)]
8...Qd8 9.Bd3 Be7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Qe2 a6 12.Bb1 [12.a3 f5 13.b4 Bd6 14.Nd2 Nf6 15.f4
Bd7 16.c5 Bc7 17.Nf3 (17.Qd1 Be8 18.Be2 Would be similar to what Karpov tried to get
in the game.) 17...Be8 18.Qb2 Bh5= Spraggett,K-Illescas Cordoba,M EUCup Barcelona
1993. (18...Bh5 Khalifman 19.Ne5 Ne4 20.a4 g5 ½–½ Spraggett,K-Illescas
Cordoba,M/EUCup Gr7 1993/CBM 38 (43)) ]
12...f5 [12...b5 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.e4! Bb7 15.exd5 exd5 16.Qd3 g6 17.Ne5² Vakhidov,T-
Paranjan,A UZB-ch 1993.]
13.Ne1 [Karpov goes in for Spragett's plan, but he has lost time due to 12.b1. Perhaps
it would have been better just to play 13.fd1]
13...Bd6 14.c5 [Khalifman: Das weiße Spiel gefällt mir nicht: Erst Tc1, nun c5. Auch 15.
f4 ist merkwürdig. Karpov unternimmt im Folgenden überhaupt nichts, sondern wartet
ab, was passiert.]
14...Bc7 15.f4 Nf6 16.Bd3 [16.b4!? Khalifman jetzt oder später wäre etwas Aktivität.]
16...Bd7 17.Qd1?! [Trying to stop d7–e8–h5, but White should have played f3–e5
as soon as possible to get equality. Now he stands worse.]
17...g5! [It is important to omit e8 - Black wants to swing the second rook over to the
kingside and the bishop would get in the way. Black can always play e8 later.]
18.g3 Rf7 19.Rc2 Rg7 20.Rg2 Qe7 21.Be2 Kh8 22.Qb3 Rb8 23.Nd3 Be8 24.Qd1?!
[White should have waited on b3 longer hindering bg8 - h5 is not such a big threat.]
24...Bf7 25.Ne5 Rbg8 26.Bf3 Be8! [Now everything is perfect for a kingside advance. It
is amazing how quickly White gets into trouble.]
27.b4 h5³ 28.Re1 h4 29.Kf2 [An amazing move, but White's position already calls for
desperate measures.]
29...gxf4 30.exf4™ [30.gxf4 Rxg2+ 31.Bxg2 Bxe5 32.dxe5 Ng4+µ]
30...Ne4+ 31.Bxe4 fxe4 32.Ke3 [White only needs one more move (eg1) to
consolidate. I felt that hxg3 would be premature because of the opening if the h-file that it
entails. Therefore Black must open up a second front.]
[32.Reg1?? h3–+]
32...a5! 33.a3 axb4 34.axb4 b6! [Since White can't meet xe5 with fxe5 due to g5+,
Black must soften up the c5 square.]
35.Na4 [35.cxb6? Bxe5! 36.dxe5 Qxb4 37.Qd4 Qe7!  c5 38.Na4 Qa3+!]
35...b5! [Why has Black changed his mind? Actually, White has managed to defend the
c5 square, so Black must change tack. This move takes away the c4 square from White's
king.]
36.Nc3 hxg3 [After opening lines on the queenside, Black returns to the kingside.]
37.Rh1 Qh4 [Khalifman: Schwarz muß hier auf Gewinn stehen. Der weiße König steht
sehr gefährdet.]
38.Ne2™ [38.hxg3 Rxg3+ 39.Rxg3 Rxg3+ 40.Kd2 Rh3µ; 38.Qe1 Bxe5 39.dxe5 (39.fxe5
Qh6+ 40.Ke2 Bh5+–+) 39...d4+! 40.Kxd4 Qd8+!–+ The reason b6–b5 was necessary -
White can't play c4]
38...Rh7 39.Qg1 [39.Qe1 Bxe5 (39...Qh6) 40.dxe5 d4+ 41.Kxd4 (41.Nxd4 Qh3!–+)
41...Bh5! (41...Qd8+ 42.Kc3 Qd3+ 43.Kb2) 42.hxg3 Qg4 is similar to the game.]
39...Rf8! [39...Bxe5 Khalifman 40.dxe5 d4+]
40.Qe1 [Karpov defends extremely well - White must keep hxg3 as a defence against
h5]
[40.Rxg3 Bxe5 41.dxe5 Bh5µ]
40...Bxe5! [There is nothing to be gained by waiting longer.]
41.dxe5 d4+! 42.Kxd4 Bh5! 43.hxg3 Qg4 44.Rf2 [44.Ng1 Ra8! (44...Rxf4 45.Rh4 e3+
46.gxf4 Qxg2 47.Kxe3) 45.Rh4 Qg6 46.Kc3 Ra3+ 47.Kb2 Rha7‚]
44...Ra8! 45.Rh4 Qg6 46.Kc3 Ra2?? [I now missed two clear wins.]
[46...e3! The first one. Khalifman: gewinnt forciert. Es droht Matt eingeleitet mit
47...a3. 47.Rfh2 Ra3+ 48.Kb2 Ra2+!–+ 49.Kc3 (49.Kxa2 Qc2+ 50.Ka3 Ra7#)
49...Qc2+ 50.Kd4 Ra3]
47.Rfh2 Rxe2 [Still, this leads to a won ending, so no harm has been done yet.]
48.Rxe2 Bxe2 49.Rxh7+ Kxh7 50.Qxe2 Qxg3+ 51.Kd4 Qxf4 52.Qh5+ [52.Qxe4+
Qxe4+ 53.Kxe4 Kg6 The pawn ending is completely lost.]
52...Kg7 53.Qe8 e3+?? [Now when I should not have played e3, I do it!!]
[53...Qd2+ 54.Kxe4 Qxb4+ 55.Kf3 I stopped here, but it only takes a second to see that
Black can force White into giving up one more pawn. (55.Kd3 Qb3+ 56.Kd2 Qd5+–+)
55...Qc3+! 56.Kg4 Qd4+ 57.Kf3 Qd3+ 58.Kf2 Qf5+–+ White can't go to the g-file, so it
is over.]
54.Kd3 Qf5+ 55.Kxe3 Qxe5+ 56.Kd3 Qd5+ 57.Ke3 Kf6 58.Qf8+ [It's perpetual check.]
58...Kg5 59.Qg7+ Kh5 60.Qf7+ Kg5
½–½

[Donev,I]
1.d4 [Topalov Tsesarsky Baburin]
1...d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.Qc2 g6 7.e3 [7.f3!?]
7...Bf5 8.Qd2 [Baburin: This line remains quite popular and it seems that Black still has
problems here.]
8...Nf6 [Another option here is 8...Nd7 Baburin 9.f3 g5 (9...Nb6 Topalov 10.e4 Be6
11.e5± Karpov-Kasparov (London 1986)) 10.Bg3 h5 which led to White's victory in the
game Yakovich-Geller, RUS-ch Elista 1995 after 11.e4 dxe4 12.fxe4 Bg6 13.Bd3 h4
14.Bf2 Nf8 15.0–0–0 Qa5 16.Nf3 Bh5 17.d5 h3 18.Bd4 Rh6 19.Rhg1 hxg2 20.Be2 Ng6
21.Rxg2 Nf4 22.Qxf4 gxf4 23.Rxg8+]
9.f3 [9.Nge2 Tsesarsky 9...Nbd7 10.Ng3 Be6 11.Bd3 0–0 12.0–0 (12.Bh6 Re8 13.f3 c5
14.0–0 a6 15.Rad1 Qb6 16.Bb1 Rad8 17.Kh1 cxd4 18.exd4 Nf8 19.a3 Bd7 20.Ba2 Bc6
21.Rfe1² ½–½ Yanin,P-Donchenko,A/Russian Cup 8th Leg, Smolensk RUS 1997 (35))
12...Ne8 13.Bh6 Ng7 14.Nce2 f5 15.b4 a6 16.a4 a5 17.b5 Bb4 18.Qc2 Rc8 19.bxc6 bxc6
20.Rfc1² 1–0 Azmaiparashvili,Z-Diaz,J/Capablanca mem-A 1988 (59)]
9...h5 [Baburin: This enables Black's light- squared bishop to stay on f5, but it comes at a
price - Black's kingside is weak now. Vermeidet g2–g4]
[9...0–0 Tsesarsky 10.g4 (10.Nge2 Nbd7 (10...c5?! 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.Bg5²; 10...Re8
11.Ng3 Be6 12.Be2 c5 13.0–0 cxd4 14.exd4 Nc6 15.Kh1 Bf8 16.Rad1 Bg7 17.Be5 h5„ 1–
0 Sherbakov,R-Ahlander,B/Alborg 1993 (56)) 11.Ng3 (11.g4 Be6 12.Ng3 c5 (12...Ne8?!
 g5 13.Bh6 Ng7 14.0–0–0²) 13.Rd1?! (13.h4 Ne8÷) 13...cxd4 14.exd4 Ne8!³ 1–0
Howell,J-Diaz,J/Frunze 1989 (28)) 11...Be6 12.Be2²) 10...Be6 11.Nge2 (11.Bd3 c5
12.Nge2 Nc6 13.Kf1 Nd7 14.Rc1 a6 15.Kg2 Re8 16.Qe1 Bf6 17.Qf2 cxd4 18.exd4 Qb6
19.Be3 Qxb2 20.Rb1 Qa3 21.Rxb7 Reb8 22.Rhb1 Rxb7 23.Rxb7 Rb8 24.Rxb8+ Ndxb8=
1–0 Wessman,R-O'Donnell,T/Novi Sad olm SVE-CAN 1990 (37); 11.h4 c5 12.Bd3 Nc6
13.Nge2 Howell) 11...c5 12.h4 Nc6 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.0–0–0 Rc8 15.Kb1 Qa5 16.Bg5
Be7 17.Nd4 Ne5 18.h5 Nxf3! 19.Nxf3 d4 20.exd4 Ne4 21.Bxe7 (21.Qg2 Rxc3 22.d5
Bxd5 23.Rxd5 Qxd5–+) 21...Nxd2+ 22.Rxd2 Rfe8µ 0–1 Belli,M-Upton,T/Thessaloniki
olm 1988 (29); 9...Nbd7 Tsesarsky 10.Nge2 Nb6 11.Ng3 Be6 12.Bd3 h5 13.Nge2 h4
14.e4 (14.Bg5 Qd7 15.e4 0–0–0 16.e5 Ng8 17.b3 Bf5 18.Bxe7 Nxe7 19.0–0–0 Bxd3
20.Qxd3 Kb8„ 1–0 Doroshkievich-Belikov/Bjeloreschensk 1989 (71)) 14...Nh5 15.Be3
Qd7 16.e5 Bf5 17.b3 Rd8 18.g4 hxg3 19.hxg3 Bxd3 20.Qxd3 Rg8 21.0–0–0 Ng7 22.g4²
1–0 Anapolsky,S-Saric,I/Leningrad URS-JUG TeamJ 1991 (32)]
10.Bd3 [10.Nge2 Tsesarsky 10...h4!? (10...Nbd7 11.Ng3 Be6 12.Bd3 0–0 13.0–0 a6
14.Bg5² 1–0 Gulko,B-Anikaev,Y/Klaipeda 1983 (25)) ]
10...Bxd3 11.Qxd3 Na6 [Der Springer strebt nach e6.]
[11...Nbd7 Tsesarsky 12.Nge2 0–0 13.e4
a) 13.0–0 Re8 14.e4! Nf8 (14...dxe4 15.fxe4 Nc5 16.Qf3 Ne6 17.Be5²) 15.e5 N6h7
16.Bd2 (16.Bh6?! Qd7! 17.f4 f5 18.Nd1 (18.exf6?! Bxf6 19.f5 g5³; 18.Bxf8 Nxf8 19.Nd1
Ne6 20.Ne3 Rf8=) 18...Ne6„ 1–0 Ionescu,C-Geller,E/Sochi 1986 (46)) 16...Qd7 17.f4 f5
18.Nd1 Ne6 19.Ne3²;
b) 13.0–0–0!?²;
13...dxe4 14.fxe4 Nc5 15.Qf3 Ne6 16.0–0–0² 1–0 Gurevich,M-Geller,E/Moscow-A 1987

(23)  M.Gurevich]
12.Nge2 [12.a3 Tsesarsky 12...Nc7 13.Nge2 Ne6 14.Be5 Bd6 15.0–0 h4 16.Rad1² 0–1
Raisa,U-Nokso Koivisto,A/Tampere SM 1989 (42)]
12...Nc7 [12...Qd7 Tsesarsky 13.Be5 h4 14.Nf4 g5 15.Nh3 Rg8 16.Nf2 Qe6 17.h3 Nc5
18.Qd2 Ncd7 19.Bh2 Bd6 20.Bxd6 Qxd6 21.0–0 0–0–0 22.Rac1² (22.e4?! dxe4 23.Nfxe4
Nxe4 24.fxe4 Ne5 25.Rad1 g4³ 1–0 Mielke,K-Hofstetter,H/cr JMZ–06 1988 (60)) ]
13.0–0 [13.Be5!?² Tsesarsky 13...Ne6 14.0–0–0]

13...Ne6 14.Be5 h4 [Baburin: Perhaps Black should have castled immediately - 14...0–0
Baburin; 14...0–0 Tsesarsky 15.a3
a) 15.e4 Qb6 16.Na4 Qb4³;
b) 15.f4! Topalov 15...Ng7 16.f5! Nxf5 (16...g5 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.e4 dxe4 19.Nxe4±)
17.Rxf5 gxf5 18.Rf1‚ (18.Qxf5) ;
15...Nd7 16.Bg3 Bh4 (16...h4 17.Bf2²) 17.b4²]
15.Rae1 [15.e4 Tsesarsky 15...Rh5!„ (15...0–0 Topalov 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.e5 Bg7 18.f4
f5÷) ; 15.Nf4 Topalov 15...Nxf4 16.exf4 Qd7 17.Rae1 Kf8! (17...0–0 18.g4!) ]
15...0–0 [15...Qd7 Tsesarsky 16.g4? (16.e4 Rh5 17.Rd1 (17.exd5 Nxd5 18.Nxd5 Qxd5
19.Nc3 Qd7=) 17...Rd8 18.Qc2²) 16...hxg3 17.hxg3 Ng5 18.g4 Rh7 19.Ng3 (19.Kg2
Nxg4 20.fxg4 Qxg4+ 21.Bg3 Rh3µ) 19...Qe6³]
16.g4 [16.e4 Tsesarsky 16...Qb6„; 16.h3 Tsesarsky 16...Nd7 17.Bh2 Re8„; 16.Nf4
Topalov 16...Nxf4 (16...Qd7 17.g4!) 17.exf4 (17.Bxf4 Nh5 18.Bh6 Re8 19.e4 Bg5!)
17...Qd7 18.g4 Ne8! (18...hxg3? 19.hxg3 Qh3 20.Ne2 Nh5 21.Rf2!; 18...Nh7?! 19.Kh1±)
; 16.f4!? Topalov 16...Ng7 17.f5 Nxf5 18.Rxf5 gxf5 19.Qxf5 Nh7 20.e4 (20.g3 Bb4! 
21... g5) 20...dxe4 21.Nxe4 f6 22.Bf4 Qd5!]
16...hxg3 [Baburin: It's too risky to open up the h-file; the immediate 16...d7 would
have been more prudent.]
[16...Nd7 Topalov 17.f4! (17.Nf4 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Qd7; 17.h3 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Kg7 19.f4 f6
20.exf6+ Bxf6) 17...Nxe5 (17...f6 18.Qxg6+ Ng7 19.Kh1) 18.dxe5 f5 19.Kh1± (19.Nd4±)
]
17.hxg3 [17.Nxg3?! Nd7 18.f4 f5=]
17...Nd7 18.Kg2 [18.f4 Topalov 18...f6! 19.Qxg6+ Ng7 20.g4 (20.Kg2 Qe8!) 20...fxe5
21.dxe5 (21.fxe5 Bh4!) 21...Qe8 22.Qh6 Bc5 23.Nd4 Nxe5! 24.fxe5 Qxe5µ]
18...Nxe5 [18...Re8 Tsesarsky 19.Rh1 Nxe5 20.dxe5 Qb6 21.f4
a) 21.Rh2 Bf8 22.Reh1 (22.f4 Qxb2 23.e4 d4µ) 22...Bg7 23.f4 Qxb2 24.Rb1 Qa3µ;
b) 21.Qd2 Bc5 22.Nf4 Nxf4+ 23.exf4²;
21...Qxb2 22.Rb1 Qa3µ]
19.dxe5 [ f3–f4–f5]
19...Qd7 [19...Kg7 20.f4 (20.Rh1 Tsesarsky 20...Qb6 21.Qd2 Rh8 22.f4=; 20.Nd4;
20.Nf4) 20...f5 21.Rh1
a) 21.g4 Bh4! Topalov (21...fxg4µ; 21...Nc5 22.Qd2 fxg4 23.f5! gxf5 24.Ng3; 21...fxg4
22.Ng3) 22.gxf5 gxf5 23.Rd1 Qe8 24.Rh1 (24.Rg1 Qh5) 24...Qg6+! 25.Kf1 Qh5 26.Nd4!
² Fritz;
b) 21.exf6+ Bxf6=;
21...Qd7÷; 19...Qb6„ Tsesarsky]
20.f4 f5 [Der Nachziehende verpaßt die aktivere Fortsetzung: ¹20...Nc5 21.Qb1 (21.Qc2
Baburin 21...Qg4 22.Nd4 is also in White's favour.) 21...Qg4=; 20...Kg7 Tsesarsky 21.e4
Nc5 22.Qf3 dxe4 23.Nxe4 Nxe4 24.Qxe4 Rad8„]
21.g4 [21.exf6 Tsesarsky 21...Rxf6 (21...Bxf6 22.Qxg6+ Qg7 23.Qxg7+ Bxg7 24.g4±)
22.e4 Nc5 23.Qd2 dxe4 24.Qxd7 Nxd7 25.Nxe4 Rf7 26.Nd4„]
21...Rf7?! [Auf f7 der Turm dem König den Fluchtweg verspert.]
[Besser ist: 21...Ng7 22.Rh1 Kf7 (22...fxg4 23.Qxg6 Qf5 24.Qh6!‚ g3, d4) 23.Rh6
Rh8 24.Reh1 Rxh6 25.Rxh6 Rd8²; 21...Nc5 Tsesarsky 22.Qc2 Ne4 23.Rh1 (23.gxf5
Topalov 23...gxf5 24.Nd4±) 23...Kg7 24.gxf5 gxf5 25.Reg1 Rg8 26.Kf3+ Kf8 27.Rxg8+
Kxg8 28.Nd4+–; 21...Rae8 Tsesarsky 22.Rh1±]
22.Rh1 Bf8 [¹22...Kg7! Tsesarsky 23.Ng3 (23.g5!? Rh8 24.Rxh8 Kxh8 25.Rh1+ Kg8
(25...Rh7 26.Rxh7+ Kxh7 27.e4 fxe4 28.Nxe4 Nc5 29.Nxc5 Bxc5 (29...Qg4+ 30.Kh2
Bxc5 31.Qh3+ Qxh3+ 32.Kxh3 Kg7 33.Kg4 Kf7 34.f5±) 30.Qh3+ Qxh3+ 31.Kxh3 Kg7
32.Kg4 Kf7 33.f5±) 26.Rh6 Rg7 27.Nd4 Nf8 28.a3²) 23...Rg8 (23...fxg4? 24.f5
(24.Nh5+? gxh5 25.Rxh5 Rh8 26.Rxh8 Kxh8 27.Rh1+ Kg8 28.Qg6+ Rg7 29.Qh5 d4–+)
24...Raf8 (24...gxf5 25.Nxf5++–) 25.Ref1! (25.fxe6?! Rf2+ 26.Kg1 Qxe6 27.Qd4 b6÷;
25.f6+? Bxf6 26.exf6+ Rxf6 27.Ref1 Rf3µ) 25...gxf5 26.Nxf5+ Rxf5 27.Rxf5+–) 24.gxf5
a) 24.Rh2 fxg4 25.f5 (25.Reh1 Rxf4! 26.Rh6 Kf7 (26...Kf8 27.Rxg6 Rf7 28.Nh5 Rxg6
29.Qxg6±) 27.Rxg6 Rxg6 28.Rh7+ Rg7 29.Rxg7+ Kxg7 30.Nh5+ Kh6 31.Nxf4 Nxf4+
32.exf4 Bh4 33.Ne2 c5 34.f5 Kg5µ) 25...gxf5 26.Nxf5+ Kf8 27.Rf1 Nc5 28.Qb1 Ke8µ;
b) 24.g5 Rff8 25.Rh6 Rh8 26.Reh1 Rxh6 27.Rxh6 Rh8 28.Rxh8 Kxh8 29.Nge2„;
c) 24.Qd1! fxg4 25.Ref1 (25.Qxg4?? Nxf4+–+) 25...Nc5 26.b4 Na6 27.e4 Bxb4 28.f5!!
(28.exd5 Bxc3 29.e6 Qxd5+ 30.Qxd5 cxd5 31.exf7 Kxf7³) 28...Qe8 29.e6 Rf6 30.Qc1 Kf8
31.e5+–;
24...gxf5 25.Kf3
a) 25.Nxf5+ Kf8+ 26.Ng3 Rxf4 27.Ref1 Rxf1 28.Rxf1+ Ke8 29.Qh7 Rg7³;
b) 25.Rh5 Nc5 26.Qd4 (26.Qc2 Ne4 27.Ncxe4 fxe4 28.Reh1 (28.f5? Kf8 29.Rf1 Qc7
30.f6 Bxf6 31.Rhf5 Ke8 32.R1f2 Rh7!–+) 28...Kf8 (28...Qg4 29.Qe2 Qxe2+ 30.Nxe2
Kf8+ 31.Kf2 Rfg7 32.f5 Bc5 33.Nf4 Ke8 34.Rh8±) 29.Rh8 (29.Qe2 Rfg7 30.R1h3 d4
31.exd4 Qxd4µ) 29...Rfg7 30.Rxg8+ Rxg8 31.Qe2 Qg4 (31...Qe6 32.Qh5 (32.Rh3 Qg6
33.Qh5 (33.a3 Bh4 34.Qf2 Qg4 35.f5 c5 36.e6 Ke7–+) 33...Qxh5 34.Rxh5 Bc5 35.Rh7
(35.Kf2 Bxe3+ 36.Kxe3 Rxg3+ 37.Kd4 Rd3+ 38.Kc5 e3–+) 35...Bxe3 36.e6 Ke8
(36...Rg4 37.f5 Bf4 38.e7+ Ke8 39.f6 Rxg3+ 40.Kh1 Kd7 41.Rh8+–) 37.f5 Bd4 38.Kh3
(38.Rxb7 Be5 39.Rb3 Rg5–+) 38...Rh8 39.Rxh8+ Bxh8µ) 32...Bc5 33.Qh4 Bxe3!
(33...Bb6? 34.Kf1 d4 35.exd4 Qxa2 36.Qf6+ Ke8 37.Rh8 Qc4+ 38.Ne2™ Qf7 39.Rxg8+
Qxg8 40.Qf5 Qd5 41.Qc8+ Bd8 42.Kf2!± (42.Qxb7 e3 43.Kg1 Qf3=) ) 34.Qd8+ Qe8
35.Qf6+ Qf7 36.Qd6+ Qe7 37.Qb8+ Qe8 38.Qd6+=) 32.Qxg4 Rxg4 33.Rh8+ Kg7
(33...Kf7 34.Kh3±) 34.Rb8 b6 35.f5 Bc5 36.Kh3 Rg5 37.Kh4 Bxe3 38.Nh5+±) 26...Kf8
27.Reh1 Rfg7 28.R1h3 Qe6 29.Nce2 Ne4 30.Qxa7 Nxg3 31.Rxg3 Rxg3+ 32.Nxg3
Rxg3+ 33.Kxg3 Qg6+ 34.Rg5 Bxg5 35.fxg5 Qxg5+ 36.Kf2 Qh4+ 37.Ke2 Qh2+ 38.Kd3
Qxb2 39.Qb8+ Kf7 40.Qc7+ Kg6 41.Qd6+ Kg5 42.Qf6+ Kg4 43.Qg6+ Kh4 44.e6²;
25...Kf8 26.Rh5 (26.Rh6 Nc5 27.Qc2 Ne4 28.Nce2 Rfg7 29.Rg1 d4!µ) 26...Nc5 27.Qc2
Ne4 28.Nce2„ (28.Ngxe4 fxe4+–+) ]
23.gxf5 [23.Ng3 Tsesarsky 23...Nc5 24.Qd1 fxg4 25.Rh4 Bg7 26.Rxg4 Nd3 27.Rh1
Nxb2 28.Qe2 Qe6 29.Rg5 Nc4 30.Qd3 Re8 31.Rxg6 Nxe3+ (31...Qd7 32.Rhh6±) 32.Kg1
Qd7 33.Qxe3 d4 34.e6 dxe3 35.exd7±]
23...Nc5 [23...gxf5; 23...gxf5 Tsesarsky 24.Ng3± (24.Ng3 Topalov 24...Nc5 25.Qd1+–) ]
24.Qd1 Qxf5 25.Nd4 Qd7 [25...Qd3 Tsesarsky 26.Qf3 Bg7 27.Qg3±]
26.Reg1 [Baburin: White has a much more solid pawn structure and clear prospects of
attack on the kingside.]
[¹26.Rh3! Rh7 (26...Ne6 27.Reh1 Bg7 28.Qc2 Nf8 (28...Nxd4 29.Qxg6 Kf8 30.exd4+–)
29.e6! Nxe6 30.Qxg6+–) 27.Rg3! Rg7 28.Qc2  29.eg1, 30.f1]
26...Re8 27.Rh3 [27.Qc2?! Rxe5! 28.Kf2 (28.fxe5?? Qg4+ 29.Kh2 Rh7#) 28...Ne4+
29.Nxe4 Rxe4 30.Rxg6+=; ¹27.Kf2! Topalov 27...Rxe5 28.Rxg6+ Bg7 29.Rxg7+! Kxg7
30.Qg1+ Kf8 31.Rh8+ Ke7 32.Qg8 Nd3+ 33.Kg1 Rxe3 34.Nf5+! Rxf5 (34...Qxf5
35.Qd8+ Ke6 36.Re8+) 35.Rh7+ Kd6 36.Rxd7+ Kxd7 37.Qh7+! Ke6 38.Qg6+ Rf6
39.Qe8++–]
27...Ne6 [27...Rh7 Tsesarsky 28.Rxh7 Kxh7 (28...Qxh7 29.Qg4 Qf7 30.Kf1 Kh7
31.Qh3+ Bh6 32.Rh1 Qg7 33.b4+–) 29.Rh1+ (29.Qf3 Bh6 30.Rh1 Rh8 (30...Qf7
31.Qh3±) 31.f5±) 29...Kg8 30.Qf3 Bg7 31.Qg3 (31.b4 Nd3 32.a3 Qf7²) 31...Qf7 32.Nf3
Ne6 33.Qh3 Kf8 34.Qg4±]
28.Rgh1 Bg7 29.Qc2 Nf8 [Baburin: Black had no time to take on d4 - 29...Nxd4 Baburin
bacause of 30.Qxg6 which threatens 31 h8#.]
30.Nce2 [30.e6 Rxe6 (30...Nxe6? 31.Qxg6±) 31.Nxe6 Qxe6°]
30...Qe7 [30...Rfe7 Tsesarsky 31.Nf3± (31.e4 dxe4 32.Qxe4 c5„) ]
31.Nf3 Qb4 32.Rg3 c5 33.Nh4 Re6 34.Nc3 [Baburin: For White there is no point getting
involved in this line: 34.Nxg6 Baburin 34...Rxg6 35.Rxg6 Nxg6 36.Qxg6 Qxb2„
(36...Qd2? 37.Kf3 d4 38.Qe4+–) 37.Kf3± Fritz 37...Qxa2 38.e6 Re7 39.Rh5]
34...d4 35.Nd5 Qb5 [35...d3 Tsesarsky 36.Nxb4 dxc2 37.Nxc2±]
36.e4 c4 37.Nf3 d3 38.Qc3 Ra6 39.Nd4 [Baburin: White's mass in the centre looks very
impressive! Es ist merkwürdig, wie der junge bulgarische Großmeister seine Springer im
Zentrum plaziert hat. Sie kontrollieren alle wichtigen Felder im Zentrum und jeder ist
mindestens ein Turm wert! Im Gegenteil dazu, stehen die schwarzen Leichtfiguren sehr
bescheiden. Besonders schwach ist der Läufer auf g7 der sich kaum bewegen kann. ]
[39.Nd2 Tsesarsky]
39...Qc5 [Baburin: Black had to play 39...Qa4 Baburin although 40.Nb4 Rb6 41.a3 is stil
better for White. (41.a3 Tsesarsky 41...a5 42.Nd5 Ra6 43.b3 cxb3 44.Qxd3 Qxa3
45.Qc4±) ]
40.Rxd3! [40.a3 Topalov  41.:d3 40...Rd7? (40...Ne6! 41.Nxe6 Rxe6 42.Rxd3?

Bxe5!) 41.Rxd3 Rxd5 42.exd5 Qxd5+ 43.Rf3]
40...Rxa2 41.Rdh3 b5 42.Nf3! [42.Nf6+ Rxf6!÷ 43.exf6 Bxf6 (43...b4!? 44.fxg7 bxc3
45.gxf8Q+ Qxf8 46.Rh8+ Kf7 47.Rxf8+ Kxf8) 44.Rh8+ (44.e5 b4) 44...Kf7; 42.e6?
Topalov 42...Bxd4 43.Rh8+ (43.exf7+ Kxf7) 43...Kg7; 42.Kg3!? Topalov]
42...Ne6 [42...b4 Topalov 43.Nxb4 Ne6 44.Nxa2 Nxf4+ 45.Kf1 Nd3 46.Qd2™ g5
47.Rg1+–]
43.Kg3 b4 44.Qd2 Rf8 [44...c3 White triples on the h-file and his attack succeeds after
the further 45.Qh2 Rxf4!!
a) 45...Rf8 46.f5 (46.Rh7! Baburin; 46.Rh7+– Tsesarsky; 46.Rh7! Topalov 46...Rxb2

47.Rxg7+ Nxg7 48.Qh7+ Kf7 49.e6+! Kxe6 50.Qxg6+ Kd7 51.Qxg7+ Kc8 52.f5+–)
46...Nd4 47.Rh8+ Kf7 48.Qh7+–;
b) 45...Rd7 46.Rh8+ Kf7 47.Qh7+–;
c) 45...Rb7 46.Rh8+! Kf7 47.Qh7+–;
46.Nxf4 Qe3!! 47.Rh4! Rxb2 (47...g5 48.Rh8+ Kf7 49.Qh5++–) 48.Qg1 Qxg1+ 49.Rxg1
Nxf4 50.Kxf4 c2 51.Rc1 b3 52.Nd4 a5 53.Nxb3 Rxb3 54.Rxc2+–]
45.Nf6+ [45.Nxb4+– Tsesarsky]
45...Rxf6 46.exf6 Bxf6 47.e5 [47.Qh2 Tsesarsky 47...Nf8 48.e5+–]
47...Bg7 48.Rh7 [48.Qd7? Nf8!]
48...Qf8 [48...Nf8 Tsesarsky 49.Rxg7+ (49.Qd8 Ra6™ (49...Rxb2 50.Rxg7+! Kxg7

51.Qf6+ Kg8 52.Rh8#) 50.Nd4 c3 51.bxc3 Qxc3+ 52.Kg4 Qc4 53.R7h3²) 49...Kxg7
50.Ng5 Rxb2 (50...c3 51.Qh2 Qe3+ 52.Kg4+–) 51.Qxb2 Qe3+ 52.Kg4 Qd3 53.Qxb4+–]
49.Ng5 [¹49.Rxg7+! Topalov 49...Qxg7™ 50.Ng5! (50.Qd5 Qf7) 50...Nxg5 51.Qd8+ Kf7
(51...Qf8 52.Rh8++–) 52.Qc7+ Kg8 53.Qb8+ Kf7 54.fxg5]
49...Ra6 [49...Nxg5 50.Qd5+ Qf7 (50...Nf7 51.e6+– (51.e6 Topalov 51...Rxb2 52.exf7+
Qxf7 53.Rxg7+! Kxg7 54.Rh7+ Kxh7 55.Qxf7+ Kh6 56.Qg8 Rb3+ 57.Kg4) ) 51.Qd8+
Qf8 52.Rh8+! Bxh8 53.Rxh8+ Kxh8 54.Qxf8++–]
50.Rh8+ [ein sehr hübsches Mattmotiv:]
[50.Rh8+ Bxh8 51.Rxh8+ Kxh8 52.Qh2+ (52.Qh2+ Topalov 52...Kg7 53.Qh7#) ]
1–0
(1844668) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Polgar,Judit (2670) [D77]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 0–0 5.Bg2 d5 6.0–0 dxc4 7.Na3 Na6 8.Nxc4 c5 9.b3
Bf5 10.Bb2 Be4 11.Rc1 Rc8 [11...b6!?]
12.Qd2 [12.Bh3 e6
a) 12...Bf5 13.Bxf5 gxf5 14.dxc5 (14.Qc2  fd1) 14...Rxc5 15.Qxd8 Rxd8 16.Bd4
Rc7 17.Ne3 Rxc1 18.Rxc1 Bh6 19.Bxa7 Ra8 20.Bd4 Nd5 21.Nxd5 Bxc1 22.Nxe7+ Kf8
23.Nxf5 1–0 Sandor-Gibbs,P/Hoogovens-B 1964 (40);
b) 12...Rc7? 13.Ng5! (13.dxc5 Rxc5 14.Qxd8 Rxd8 15.Ba3 Rc7 16.Nce5 e6 17.Ng5 Bd5
18.Rxc7 Nxc7 19.Rd1 Nb5 20.Nxe6÷ ½–½ Adorjan,A-Antic,D/Kecskemet 1991) 13...Bf5
(13...Bh6 14.Nxe4 Nxe4 15.e3±; 13...Bd5 14.Ne3 Bh6 15.f4!±) 14.Bxf5 gxf5 15.dxc5 h6
(15...Rxc5 16.Qxd8 Rxd8 17.Ba3 Rc7 18.Ne5+–) 16.Nf3 Qxd1 (16...Nxc5 17.Qxd8 Rxd8
18.Nd4 e6 19.Nb5±; 16...Rxc5 17.Qxd8 Rxd8 18.Bd4 Rc7 19.Na5!±) 17.Rfxd1 Rfc8
18.Nh4! e6 (18...Rxc5 19.Ba3+–) 19.Nd6 Rd8 20.Bd4 1–0 Adorjan,A-
Szekely,P/Magyarorszag (ch) 1992 (40);
13.dxc5 Bxf3 (13...Rxc5 14.Qxd8 Rxd8 15.Rfd1 Rcd5 16.Rxd5 Bxd5 17.Nd4 Nb4 18.a3
Nc6 19.Nxc6 Bxc6=) 14.exf3 Rxc5 15.Qxd8 Rxd8 16.Rfd1 Rcd5 17.Ne3 Rxd1+ 18.Rxd1
Rxd1+ 19.Nxd1 ½–½ Jimenez,J-Graves,J/Seattle Washingt-ch 1995 (35)]
12...Qd5 [12...b6 13.Rfd1 Rc7 14.Qf4 Qa8 15.dxc5 Rxc5 16.Nce5 Rxc1 17.Qxc1 Nc5
18.b4 Ne6 19.Bh3 Rc8 20.Qe3 Rd8 21.Rxd8+ Nxd8 22.Ng5 Bd5 ½–½ Sorri,K-
Kekki,P/Helsinki 1989 (40)]
13.Rfd1 Qh5? [White can never feel safe when black queen looms around his king. In
this special case Karpov manages to literally corner her and win on the other side.]
[13...Rfd8!? 14.Qa5 (14.Ne3 Qh5 15.Qa5 cxd4 (15...e6? 16.dxc5±) 16.Qxh5 Nxh5=)
14...cxd4 (14...e6 15.Ne3 Qc6 16.dxc5²) 15.Qxd5 Nxd5 16.Bxd4=]
14.h3 cxd4 [14...Rfd8 15.Nce5 Qf5 16.g4 Qe6 17.Ng5 Qd5 18.f3+–]
15.Bxd4 Rfd8 [15...b6 16.Nce5²]
16.Nce5! [The difference in the location of the e5 and a6 knights is striking.]
16...Rxc1 [16...Bh6 17.Rxc8! Rxc8 18.Qa5 Qf5 19.Bxa7±]
17.Qxc1 Bxf3 [17...Qf5 18.Bxa7±]
18.Bxf3 [18.Nxf3 Qa5 19.Bxa7 Rxd1+ 20.Qxd1 Nb4²]
18...Qxh3 [18...Qf5 19.Bxb7 Ne4 20.g4 Qe6 21.Nc6 Bxd4 22.Nxd8 Bxf2+ 23.Kf1+–]
19.Bxa7 [19.Bxb7 Nh5 20.Bxa7 Rxd1+ 21.Qxd1 Bxe5„]
19...Ra8? [Polgar had no wish to defend her queenside in an extremely difficult ending,
but the alternative i even worse.]
[19...Rxd1+ 20.Qxd1 Qc8 (20...Qe6 21.Qd8+ Bf8 22.Nd3±) 21.Bb6²]
20.Bd4 Rc8 [20...Qe6 21.Bxb7 Rb8 22.Bg2+–]
21.Qa3 Re8 [21...Rc7 22.Bb6+–]
22.Bxb7 Nc7 23.Bc6 Rf8 [23...Rc8 24.Qxe7 Qe6 25.Qxe6 Nxe6 26.Bb2 Ng4 27.Nxg4
Bxb2 28.Bd7+–]
24.Qxe7 [White has two pawns and a nice premium: an attack! ]
24...Ne6 [24...Nfd5 25.Qd7 Qe6 26.a3 Rb8 27.Qxf7+ Qxf7 28.Nxf7 Kxf7 29.Bxg7 Kxg7
30.Bxd5+–]
25.Bc3 Qf5 [25...Ng4 26.Nxg4 Bxc3 27.Nf6+ Bxf6 28.Qxf6+–]
26.Rd3 h5 [26...Ne4 27.Rf3 Qg5 28.Rxf7 (28.Qxg5 N6xg5 29.Bxe4 Nxe4 30.Bb2+–)
28...Qxe7 29.Rxe7 Nxc3 30.Rxe6 Nxe2+ 31.Kg2 Nd4 32.Re7+–]
27.Rf3 Qc2 28.Nxf7 [28.Nxg6 Qxg6 29.Bxf6+–]
28...Qd1+ 29.Kg2 Qxe2 [29...Rxf7 30.Qxe6+–]
30.Re3 [30.Ne5 Nd8 31.Nxg6 Qxe7 32.Nxe7++–]
30...Qc2 [30...Nf4+ 31.gxf4 Qg4+ 32.Rg3 Rxf7 33.Bd5 Nxd5 34.Qd8++–]
31.Qxe6 Rxf7 32.Bxf6 [32.Bxf6 Bxf6 33.Bd5+–]
1–0
(1844679) Van der Sterren,Paul (2550) - Karpov,Anatoly (2735) [E15]

[Khalifman,A]
1.d4 [Ftacnik Avrukh,B Tyomkin,D]
10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0–0 12.0–0 Rc8 13.e4 c5 14.exd5 exd5 15.dxc5 dxc4 16.c6 cxb3
17.Re1 b2 [17...Bb5 Avrukh,B 18.axb3 (18.Nxb3 Ftacnik 18...Bxc6 19.Bxg7 Kxg7
20.Nd4 Bxg2 21.Nf5+ Kh8 22.Rxe7 Bh3 23.Qd4+ Ne5 24.Qxe5+ f6 25.Qe2 Bxf5 26.Rd1
Bg4 27.Rxd8 Bxe2 28.Rxf8+ Rxf8 ½–½ Barus-Zarnicki/Yerevan olm/1996/) 18...Bxc6
19.Bxc6 Rxc6 20.Rxa7²]
18.Bxb2 Nc5 [18...Nf6 Avrukh,B 19.Nb3 (19.Qb3!? Qxd2 20.Rxe7 Ng4 21.Qc3 Qxf2+
22.Kh1 f6÷ (22...Nf6 23.Qd4! Qxd4 24.Bxd4±) ) 19...Bb4 20.Re3 Qxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Rfd8
22.Rd4! with advantage for white.]
19.Qg4? [Ftacnik: It is hard to believe, that white had not known enough theory. The fear
of Karpov's improvement had inspired him to choose second rate idea. Das ist in dieser
Stellung ein bekannter Fehler.]
[19.Ba3 Bd6
a) 19...Bb5!?;
b) 19...Bb5 Avrukh,B 20.Nb3 Bxc6 21.Qxd8 Bxd8 22.Nxc5 bxc5 23.Bxc5 Ba5 (23...Bf6
24.Rab1 Rfd8 25.Bxa7 Bxg2 26.Kxg2±) 24.Rec1 Rfd8 25.Bxa7±;
20.Nb3 Nd3 (20...Nxb3 Avrukh,B 21.Bxd6 Nxa1 22.Bxf8±) 21.Bxd6 Qxd6 22.Nc1 Rfd8
23.Nxd3 Bxd3 24.Qa4 (24.Bf1 Avrukh,B 24...Kf8÷) 24...a5 25.Rad1 Qc7 26.Bh3 b5
27.Qh4 1–0 Gheorghiu,F-Cserna,L/Berlin op 1986/EXT 86op; 19.Nb3!? Nd3 20.Re2;
19.Nc4 Avrukh,B Avrukh,B 19...Bxc4 (19...Bf6? 20.Bxf6 (20.Qxd8!? Rfxd8 21.Bxf6 gxf6
22.Ne3 Nd3 23.Red1²) 20...Qxf6 21.Ne5 Rfd8 Epishin,V-Bagaturov,G/Cappelle la
Grande op 1997/½–½(40)
a) ‹21...Rfe8 22.Nd7;
b) 21...Rfd8 Ftacnik 22.Nd7 Qf5 23.Re5 (23.Re7 Bb5 24.a4 Bc4÷) 23...Qxe5 (23...Qg6?
24.Re7 Bc4 25.c7! Rxd7 26.Rxd7 Nxd7 27.Qxd7+–) 24.Nxe5 Rxd1+ 25.Rxd1 Kf8
26.Nd7+ Ke8= ½–½ Epishin,V-Bagaturov,G/Cappelle op 1997 (40); ) 20.Qg4 Bg5
(20...Bf6 21.Bxf6 Qxf6 22.Qxc4²) 21.Qxc4 (21.h4 Nd3–+) 21...Nd3 22.Be5
a) 22.Bc3 Nxe1 23.Rxe1 Re8 24.Rb1 (24.Rxe8+ Qxe8 25.Qg4 Bh6³ with idea 26...Rc6)
24...Re6 25.h4 Bf6 26.Bb4 Qd4µ Barus,C-Shneider,A/World Cities, Jakarta INA 1997/0–
1(54) (26...Qd4 27.Qc2 g6 28.Bf3 Be7 0–1 Barus,C-Shneider,A/World Cities 1997/ (54))
;
b) 22.Re2 Nxb2 23.Rxb2 Bf6–+;
22...Nxe1 23.Rxe1 Bf6 24.Bxf6 Qxf6 25.c7 Qd6 26.Rc1 b5 27.Qc2 g6 28.Bb7 b4 ½–½
Georgiev,K-Komarov,D/JUG-chT 1997]
19...Bf6 20.Bxf6 Qxf6 [Avrukh: White found himself under a couple of threats:d3,or
simply b5 with taking pawn c6]
21.Ne4? [Nach 21.Qf3 Qxf3 (21...Qd6 Avrukh,B 22.Nb3 (22.Ne4 Qxc6 23.Rac1 Rfe8µ)
22...Bb5 23.Nxc5 (23.Rad1 Qxc6) 23...bxc5) 22.Bxf3 (22.Nxf3 Rxc6 23.Re7=) 22...Bb5
23.Re7 steht Schwarz auch besser, aber der Schaden ist nicht so groß. (23.Re7 Bxc6
24.Bxc6 Rxc6 25.Rxa7=) ; 21.Nb3? Avrukh,B 21...Nd3–+; 21.Rad1 Avrukh,B 21...Nd3–
+]
21...Qxc6 22.Nxc5 [22.Rac1 Ftacnik 22...Bb7 23.Qf5 Rfd8µ]
22...Qxc5 [Schwarz hat einen ganzen Bauern mehr und der Rest ist nur eine Sache der
Technik. Weiß macht nun kurzen Prozess.]
23.Qa4 [Avrukh: White probably missed 25move of black]
23...Bb5 [23...Qb5 Ftacnik 24.Qxb5 Bxb5 25.Re7 a6 26.a4³]
24.Qxa7 [Avrukh: desicive mistake]
24...Rc7 25.Bb7 Rxb7 [Simple, beautiful and decisive. White will be hopelessly weak
along a8 -h1 diagonal. ]
[25...Bc6 Avrukh,B 26.Rac1 Re7! (26...Qd5 27.Bxc6) 27.Rf1 (27.Rxc5 Rxe1#; 27.Red1
Qh5!–+) 27...Qb5 28.a4™ (…28.Bxc6 Qxf1+; …28.Rxc6 Qxc6) 28...Qxa4 29.Qxa4
Bxa4µ (29...Bxa4 Ftacnik 30.Bc6µ) ]
26.Qxb7 Bc6 [26...Bc6 27.Qe7
a) 27.Qc7 Avrukh,B 27...Qd5 28.Kf1 Qg2+ 29.Ke2 Re8+ 30.Kd3 Qd5+ 31.Kc3 (31.Kc2
Qc4+ -31.c3) 31...Qc5+ 32.Kb2
a1) 32.Kd2 Qd4+ 33.Kc2 Ba4+;
a2) 32.Kb3 Ba4+ (32...Ra8–+ Ftacnik) 33.Kxa4 Ra8+; 32...Qd4+ 33.Kb3 Qd3+ 34.Kb2
Qd2+ 35.Kb3 Bd5+;
b) 27.Qa7 Qd5 28.Kf1 Qg2+ 29.Ke2 Re8+ 30.Kd3 Qd5+ 31.Kc3 Qc5+ 32.Kb2 (32.Kd2
Rd8+ 33.Ke2 Qc4+ 34.Ke3 Qe4#; 32.Kb3 Bd5+ 33.Kb2 Qd4+ 34.Kc2 Rc8+ 35.Kb1
Qb4#) 32...Qd4+ 33.Kc2 Be4+ (33...Ba4+–+) 34.Rxe4 Rc8+ 35.Kb3 Rc3+ 36.Kb2 Qd2+
37.Kb1 Rc1#;
27...Qd5 (27...Qd5 28.Kf1 Qg2+ 29.Ke2 Re8–+ (29...Bb5+ 30.Ke3 Re8–+) ) ]
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 d5 6.Bg2 Be7 7.0–0 0–0 8.b3 c5 9.dxc5
Bxc5 10.Bb2 Nbd7 11.Rc1 Bb7 12.Nd4 Rc8 13.Nb5 Qe7 14.cxd5 Nxd5 15.Ne4 Rfd8
16.Nxc5 Nxc5 17.Qd4 Nf6
½–½

[Ribli,Z]
1.d4 Nf6 [Eine kleine Überraschung. Kramnik spielt nicht seine Hauptwaffe - die
Slawische Verteidigung. Ribli.]
2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.Qa4 [Das ist die beste Möglichkeit für Weiß.
Sonst (z.B. nach 6.0–0) kann Schwarz mit späterem ...b7–b5 seinen Mehrbauern
verteidigen, was zu unklaren Verwicklungen führt.]
6...Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Bd6!?N [Eine nach meiner Meinung gut vorbereitete Neuerung
Kramniks. Schwarz plant ...e6–e5 und erlangt nach folgendem Tauschen im Zentrum die
Majorität am Damenflügel, was ihm gleiche Chancen bietet.]
[7...Nd5 8.Bxb4 Ndxb4 9.0–0 Rb8 10.Nc3 a6 11.Ne5 0–0 12.Nxc6 Nxc6 13.Bxc6 bxc6
14.Qxc6 (14.Qxc4 Rxb2 15.Rab1 Rb6 16.Na4 (16.Qc5 h6!? (16...Re8 17.a4 Rxb1?!
18.Rxb1 Qd6 19.Qxd6 cxd6 20.Ne4 d5 21.Nd6 Rf8 22.Rb8 Bd7 23.Rb7 Rd8 24.Rc7 Be8
25.Nb7 Ra8 26.a5 1–0 Kachiani Gersinska,K-Klovans,J/Schoeneck 1996 (43)) 17.Rfd1
Rxb1 18.Rxb1 Qd6 19.Ne4 Qd5 20.Qxd5 cxd5 21.Nc5 Re8 22.Rb8 Kf8 23.f4 Ke7
24.Kf2 g5 25.Ke3 gxf4+ ½–½ Khalifman,A-Ivanov,S/St.Petersburg-ch 1996 (46))
16...Rb5 17.Nc3 ½–½ Kochyev,A-Lau,R/Dortmund-C (04)/1991) 14...Qxd4 15.Rfd1 Qe5
16.Rd2 Rb4 17.Rad1 Bb7 18.Qd7 Qc5÷  Rashkovsky,N-Ivanov,S/Russia (ch) 1995]
8.0–0 [8.Qxc4 0–0 9.0–0; 8.Bg5; 8.Nc3 0–0 9.e4 e5 10.dxe5 (10.d5 Nd4³) 10...Nxe5
11.Nxe5 Bxe5 12.Qxc4=; 8.Bc3 0–0 9.Nbd2!? a6 10.Qxc4²; 8.Na3?! Bxa3 (8...0–0?!
9.Nxc4²) 9.bxa3 Qd5³]
8...0–0 9.Qxc4 e5 10.dxe5 [10.d5!? Ne7 11.Nc3 c6 12.dxc6 Nxc6 13.Rfd1²; 10.Nc3?!
exd4 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 Bxg3 13.Qxd8 Rxd8 14.hxg3 Rxd2 15.Rfd1 Rxd1+
16.Rxd1 Kf8³]
10...Nxe5 11.Nxe5 [11.Qc2]
11...Bxe5 [Schwarz hat eine feste Stellung und der weiße Katalanischläufer wird mit
...c7–c6 gestoppt.]
12.Bc3 Qe7!?= [Der Partiezug ist noch stärker als der sofortige Läufertausch. Schwarz
hat keinerlei Eröffnungsprobleme. Es ist interessant, daß Kramnik dank seiner Neuerung
7...d6 so leicht ausgleichen kann.]
[12...Bxc3 13.Nxc3 c6 14.Rfd1²]
13.Bxe5 [13.Bb4 Bd6 (13...Qe6 14.Qc2 (14.Qxe6 Bxe6 15.Bxf8 Bxb2³) ) 14.Bxd6 Qxd6
15.Nc3]
13...Qxe5 14.Nc3 c6 [Wir haben eine strategisch interessante Stellung: Schwarz

unterbindet die Aktivität des katalanischen Läufers auf g2 mit seinem Bauernaufbau b7–
c6. Aber das bedeutet zugleich, daß seine Bauernmehrheit am Damenflügel nicht
beweglich ist, während Weiß später mit e4 und f4 Raum im Zentrum und am
Königsflügel gewinnen kann.]
15.Rfd1 Be6 16.Qb4 Rab8 [Schwarz verteidigt den Bauern mit dem Turm und seine
Dame steht aktiv im Zentrum.]
[16...Qc7=]
17.Rd2 [17.Rac1 a5 18.Qd6 Qxd6 19.Rxd6 Rfd8=]
17...a5!? [Schwarz attakiert die weiße Dame, die beste Figur im weißen Lager.]
18.Qb6 [18.Qd6 Qxd6 19.Rxd6 Rfd8 20.Rad1 Rxd6 21.Rxd6 Kf8=]
18...Nd7 [Leider muß Weiß seine aktive Damenstellung aufgeben und tauschen.]
19.Qd4 [19.Qa7 Qc5 20.Qxc5 Nxc5 21.Rad1 Rfe8]
19...Qxd4 20.Rxd4 Rfd8 21.Rad1 Kf8 [Und in dieser gleichen Stellung wurde Remis
gegeben. Schwarz spielt einfach 22...e7 und 23...c5. Weiß hat keinen Vorteil. Ribli.]
½–½
(1844697) Piket,Jeroen (2575) - Karpov,Anatoly (2735) [D55]

Hoogovens Blitz Wijk aan Zee (1), 19.01.1998
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.e3 0–0 8.Rc1 c6 9.Bd3
Nd7 10.0–0 Re8 11.h3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 e5 13.Ne4 exd4 14.Nd6 Rf8 15.Qb3 Qe7 16.Nxc8
Raxc8 17.exd4 Nb6 18.Bd3 Rcd8 19.Rfe1 Qd6 20.Rcd1 Rfe8 21.Rxe8+ Rxe8 22.a3 Kf8
23.Bf1 g6 24.Qc2 Kg7 25.a4 Nd5 26.b3 Re7 27.Bc4 Nf4 28.Bf1 Qd5 29.Qc3 c5 30.Qxc5
Nxh3+
0–1

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.d4 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Nc3 c6 8.e4 d5 9.e5 Ne4
10.Bd3 Nxd2 11.Qxd2 Bb7 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.0–0 Ba6 14.a3 Bxd3 15.Qxd3 0–0 16.Rfc1
Nc6 17.b4 Rc8 18.Ne2 f6 19.exf6 Bxf6 20.Nf4 Qd6 21.Re1 e5 22.dxe5 Nxe5 23.Nxe5
Bxe5 24.Nxd5 Kh8 25.Rad1 Bb2 26.a4 g6 27.h4 Bg7 28.Re2 Rf7 29.Ne7 Qxd3 30.Rxd3
Rcf8 31.Nc6 Rc7 32.b5 a6 33.Rd5 axb5 34.axb5 Rcf7 35.Kg2 h6 36.Rd6 Kh7 37.Ne7
Rf6 38.Rxf6 Rxf6 39.f4 Rd6 40.Nc6 Rd5 41.Re7 Rxb5 42.Nd8 Kg8 43.Ne6 Bf6 44.Rb7
Rb2+ 45.Kh3 h5 46.Rd7 b5 47.Rd6 Kf7 48.Nc5 Be7 49.Rd5 b4 50.Nd3 Rb1 51.Rb5 Rd1
52.Ne5+ Kf6 53.Rb6+ Bd6 54.Nc4 Ke7 55.Nxd6 Rxd6 56.Rxb4 Rd2 57.Rb5 Kf7 58.Rb1
Kg7 59.Rg1 Kf6 60.Rg2 Rd1 61.Rb2 Kf5 62.Rb5+ Kf6 63.Kg2 Rd3 64.Kf2 Ra3 65.Rb2
Kf5 66.Rb5+ Kf6 67.Re5 Rb3 68.Re3 Rb2+ 69.Kf3 Rb4 70.Ra3 Rc4 71.g4 hxg4+
72.Kxg4 Rb4 73.Ra6+ Kf7 74.Ra5 Rb1
½–½

½–½

½–½

9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Qc7 11.Bd2 b6 12.0–0–0 Bb7 13.Qg4 g5 14.Qh3 0–0–0 15.Rhe1 c5
16.dxc5 Nxc5 17.Bc3 Nxd3+ 18.Rxd3 Bf4+ 19.Kb1 Rxd3 20.cxd3 Rd8 21.Be5 Qd7
22.Bxf4 Qxd3+ 23.Ka1 gxf4 24.Rc1+ Kb8 25.Qxh6 Qf5 26.Qh4 Rc8 27.Rxc8+ Bxc8
28.Qd8 Qe4 29.Qd6+ Kb7 30.h4 Qe2 31.a3 Qf1+ 32.Ka2 Qc4+ 33.Ka1 Qf1+ 34.Ka2
Qc4+ 35.Ka1 e5 36.Nd2 Qc1+ 37.Ka2 Be6+ 38.b3 Qc2+ 39.Ka1 Qc3+ 40.Ka2 e4
41.Qxf4 Qc2+ 42.Ka1 Qc1+ 43.Ka2 Qc2+ 44.Ka1 Qc1+ 45.Ka2
½–½
(1844729) Van Wely,Loek (2605) - Karpov,Anatoly (2735) [A00]

0–1

1.Nf3 f5 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bg5 e6 4.Nbd2 Be7 5.Bxf6 Bxf6 6.e4 0–0 7.Bd3 g6 8.Qe2 Bg7 9.c3
Nc6 10.0–0–0 d5 11.e5 b6 12.h4 h6 13.Rdg1 Ne7 14.g4 f4 15.h5 g5 16.Nxg5 hxg5 17.h6
Bh8 18.Nf3 c5 19.Nxg5 cxd4 20.Bh7#
1–0

0 0–0 10.Re1 Nf6 11.a3 b6 12.Be3 Bb7 13.Rc1 Rc8 14.Bb1 Na5 15.Ne5 Nc4 16.Nxc4
Rxc4 17.Qd3 Rc8 18.Bg5 g6 19.Ba2 Rc7 20.Rcd1 Nd5 21.Bh6 Re8 22.Nb5 Rd7 23.Nxa7
Bg5 24.Bxg5 Qxg5 25.Qg3 Qf6 26.Nb5 Nf4 27.Nc3 Rxd4 28.f3 Red8 29.Rxd4 Qxd4+
30.Kh1 Qd2 31.h4 Nh5 32.Qe5 Qxb2 33.Qc7 Rc8 34.Qxb7 Qxc3 35.Rd1 Qc5 36.Qd7
Rf8 37.Qd4 Qxa3 38.Bb1 Qe7 39.Kh2 b5 40.Be4 b4 41.Bc2 Rc8 42.Ba4 Qc7+ 43.Kg1
Rb8 44.Bb3 Qc3 45.Rd3 Qxd4+ 46.Rxd4 Ng3 47.Kf2 Nf5 48.Rc4 Kf8 49.g3 h5 50.Bc2
b3 51.Bb1 Ne7 52.Rc7 Nd5 53.Rc6 b2 54.g4 hxg4 55.fxg4 Rb3 56.Rc8+ Kg7 57.h5 Nc3
58.Bc2 b1Q 59.Bxb1 Nxb1 60.hxg6 Kxg6 61.Rg8+ Kh7 62.Rg5 Kh6 63.Rh5+ Kg6
64.Re5
0–1
(1844744) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Kramnik,Vladimir (2790) [A25]
1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.d3 Nf6 6.Rb1 0–0 7.b4 a6 8.e3 d6 9.Nge2 Be6
10.Nd5 Rb8 11.0–0 Qd7 12.Nec3 Ne7 13.Nxf6+ Bxf6 14.a4 Bg7 15.b5 axb5 16.axb5
Bh3 17.Bxh3 Qxh3 18.Qf3 Qd7 19.Bd2 c6 20.e4 f5 21.Bg5 fxe4 22.Qxe4 Nf5 23.Kg2 h6
24.Bd2 Rbd8 25.bxc6 bxc6 26.Ne2 d5 27.cxd5 cxd5 28.Qb4 Kh7 29.Qb7 Qe8 30.Qb4 e4
31.dxe4 dxe4 32.Bc3 e3 33.Bxg7 Qc6+ 34.Kg1 exf2+ 35.Rxf2 Kxg7 36.Qb7+
½–½
(1844750) Nijboer,Friso (2580) - Karpov,Anatoly (2735) [C91]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.d4 0–0 9.c3 Bg4
10.a3 Bxf3 11.gxf3 Nh5 12.f4 Nxf4 13.Bxf4 exf4 14.Bd5 Qd7 15.Qf3 Rae8 16.Qxf4 Nd8
17.Nd2 c6 18.Bb3 Ne6 19.Qg3 Qd8 20.Nf3 Ng5 21.Re3 Nxf3+ 22.Rxf3 Bh4 23.Qg4
Qg5 24.Qxg5 Bxg5 25.Re1 Re7 26.e5 d5 27.Rd1 g6 28.Bc2 Kg7 29.Bd3 Rfe8 30.b4 f6
31.exf6+ Bxf6 32.Kf1 Bg5 33.Rg3 Bf4 34.Rh3 h5 35.a4 Re6 36.axb5 axb5 37.Ra1 R8e7
38.Kg2 Kh6 39.Rf3 g5 40.h4 Rg7 41.hxg5+ Rxg5+ 42.Kh3 Rf6 43.Ra6 Rg1 44.Bxb5
Kg5 45.Rxc6 Rf7 46.Rc5 Rg7 47.Rxd5+ Kh6 48.Rg3 Bxg3 49.fxg3 R1xg3+ 50.Kh2
Rxc3 51.Rd6+ Kg5 52.Bd7 Re7 53.Rd5+ Kf4 54.Rxh5 Rxd7
0–1

1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Bd2 Bxd2+ 4.Qxd2 f5 5.g3 Nf6 6.Bg2 0–0 7.Nc3 d6 8.f4 d5 9.Nf3
Ne4 10.Nxe4 dxe4 11.Ne5 b6 12.e3 Bb7 13.Qc3 Nd7 14.0–0 Qe7 15.b4 Nxe5 16.fxe5 c5
17.bxc5 bxc5 18.Rad1 cxd4 19.exd4 Rac8 20.Rf2 Rc7 21.Qb3 Rd8 22.Bf1 Rcd7 23.Qc3
Qg5 24.h4 Qh6 25.d5 exd5 26.cxd5 Bxd5 27.Rxf5 Qb6+ 28.Kh2 Be6 29.Rxd7 Rxd7
30.Bc4 h6 31.Rf4 Qc6 32.Bxe6+ Qxe6 33.Rxe4 Qxa2+ 34.Kg1 Rd1+ 35.Re1 Rxe1+
36.Qxe1 Qe6
½–½

Amber-blindfold 07th Monte Carlo (1), 13.03.1998
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0–0 8.0–0 dxc4 9.Bxc4
a6 10.Rd1 b5 11.Be2 Qc7 12.Ne4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 e5 14.Qh4 Re8 15.a4 e4 16.Nd2 Re6
17.g3 Be7 18.Qf4 Bd6 19.Qh4 Be7 20.Qf4 Bd6
½–½
9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Qc7 11.Qg4 Kf8 12.0–0 c5 13.Qh4 b6 14.Be4 Bb7 15.Bxb7 Qxb7
16.dxc5 bxc5 17.Rd1 Be7 18.Bg5 Bxg5 19.Nxg5 Nf6 20.b3 Kg8 21.Nf3 Kh7 22.Qc4
Rhc8 23.Ne5 Qc7 24.Qe2 a5 25.a4 Kg8 26.Rd3 Rd8 27.Rad1 Rd5 28.Nc4 Rad8 29.h3
R8d7 30.Qe1 Rxd3 31.Rxd3 Rxd3 32.cxd3 Qb8 33.Nxa5 Nd5 34.Qd2 Qb6 35.g3 g5
36.Qe1 Kg7 37.Qa1+ Kg8 38.Nc4 Qxb3 39.Ne5 f6 40.Nd7 Qxd3 41.Nxc5 Qf3 42.Qb1
Nc3 43.Qe1 e5 44.a5 e4 45.Qe3 Qd1+ 46.Kg2 Qc2 47.Qd4 Kg7 48.Nd7
1–0

9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Qc7 11.Qg4 Kf8 12.0–0 c5 13.c3 b6 14.Re1 Bb7 15.h4 Rd8 16.Bd2
Nf6 17.Qh3 Bxf3 18.Qxf3 cxd4 19.cxd4 Qd7 20.a4 Be7 21.Bc3 Qd5 22.Qh3 Bd6 23.Re3
h5 24.Rae1 a5 25.Rf3 Rc8 26.Ba6 Rc7 27.Rd3 Ng4 28.Rd2 Rh6 29.Be2 Rg6 30.Bd3 Qa2
31.Bxg6 fxg6 32.Qf3+ Kg8 33.Qe4 Rxc3 34.d5 e5 35.Qxg6 Nf6 36.Qf5 Kh8 37.Qe6 Bb4
38.Red1 Rc5 39.Qxb6 Qxa4 40.Rd3 e4 41.Rd4 Rc2 42.Qd8+ Kh7 43.d6 Qd7 44.Qxd7
Nxd7 45.Rxe4 Rc8 46.g3 Rd8 47.Kg2 Kg6 48.f3 Kf6 49.Rd5 g6 50.g4 Nb6 51.Rb5 Rxd6
52.gxh5 Nd5 53.hxg6 Nf4+ 54.Rxf4+
1–0

1.Nf3 Nc6 2.d4 d5 3.Bf4 Bg4 4.Nbd2 e6 5.e3 Bd6 6.Bxd6 cxd6 7.h3 Bh5 8.c4 Nge7
9.Be2 0–0 10.0–0 Qd7 11.Rc1 Rfc8 12.a3 dxc4 13.Rxc4 Rc7 14.b4 Rac8 15.Qa1 Nd5
16.Re1 h6 17.Bd3 Nb6 18.Rc2 Ne7 19.Rec1 Bg6 20.Bxg6 Nxg6 21.Qb2 Ne7 22.Ne1
Ned5 23.Qb3 Qa4 24.Qd3 Kf8 25.g3 Ke7 26.e4 Rxc2 27.Rxc2 Rxc2 28.Nxc2 Nc7 29.h4
a6 30.Kg2 g6 31.Nb3 Qb5 32.Qxb5 Nxb5 33.Na5 Kd7 34.Nxb7 Nc4 35.e5 Kc7 36.Nxd6
Ncxd6 37.exd6+ Kxd6 38.Kf3 Kd5 39.Kf4 f6 40.a4 Nc3 41.b5 axb5 42.axb5 Nxb5
43.Ne3+ Kxd4 44.Ng4 g5+ 45.Kf3 gxh4 46.gxh4 f5 47.Nxh6 Ke5 48.Ng8 Nd4+ 49.Ke3
f4+ 50.Kd3 Nf3 51.h5 Kf5 52.h6 Ng5 53.Ne7+ Kf6 54.Nc6 e5 55.Nb4 Kg6 56.Kc4 e4
57.Nd5 f3 58.Kd4
½–½

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.Qe2 Bd6 8.N1f3 h6
9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Qc7 11.Qg4 Kf8 12.Nd2 e5 13.Nc4 Nc5 14.Qg3 Nxd3+ 15.Qxd3
Be6 16.dxe5 Bxe5 17.Nxe5 Qxe5+ 18.Be3 Qxb2 19.0–0 Qb5 20.Qxb5 cxb5 21.Rfb1 a6
22.a4 Bf5 23.axb5 Rc8 24.bxa6
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qa4 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.0–0 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxg2
9.Kxg2 Qc8 10.Rd1 Nc6 11.Nxc6 Qxc6+ 12.Qxc6 dxc6 13.Bf4 Rd8 14.Nc3 Bb4 15.Bc7
Rxd1 16.Rxd1 Ke7 17.a3 Rc8 18.Bxb6 Bxa3 19.Ra1 axb6 20.Rxa3 Rc7 21.Ra8 Rb7
22.b4 Ne8 23.Ra6 c5 24.bxc5 bxc5 25.Ne4 Rc7 26.Ra5 Nd6 27.Rxc5 Rxc5
½–½

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.d4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 g6 7.e3 Bg7 8.Bb5+ Bd7
9.Qb3 0–0 10.0–0 Qc7 11.Ba3 Be6 12.d5 Bg4 13.Be2 Nd7 14.h3 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 Rab8
16.Bb2 b5 17.Rfd1 c4 18.Qc2 Nc5 19.Ba3 a5 20.Rab1 Rfd8 21.Bxc5 Qxc5 22.Rdc1 Qa3
23.h4 h5 24.g3 Rdc8 25.g4 hxg4 26.Bxg4 Rd8 27.Bf3 Rb6 28.Kg2 Kf8 29.Kh3 Rc8
30.h5 gxh5 31.Qf5 Rd8 32.Rc2 Rf6 33.Qe4 Qc5 34.Rd1 Qc8+ 35.Kg2 Rg6+ 36.Kf1 Qd7
37.Ke2 Rg5 38.a4 bxa4 39.Qxc4 Rc8 40.Qd3 a3 41.c4 Qa4 42.Rdd2 Bb2 43.d6 exd6
44.Qxd6+ Kg8 45.Qf4 Rg7 46.Bd5 Rf8 47.c5 Qxf4 48.exf4 a2 49.Bxa2 Bf6 50.c6 Re8+
51.Kf3 h4 52.c7 Rc8 53.Rd6 Be7 54.Rb6 Kh8 55.Rcc6
1–0
(1851923) Kramnik,Vladimir (2790) - Karpov,Anatoly (2735) [D37]

Qa5 10.0–0–0 Be7 11.g4 dxc4 12.Bxc4 e5 13.g5 exf4 14.gxf6 Bxf6 15.Nd5 Ne7
16.Nxf6+ gxf6 17.Rhg1+ Kh8 18.e4 b5 19.Bd5 Nxd5 20.exd5 Bd7 21.Kb1 b4 22.Rd4
Rg8 23.Rxg8+ Rxg8 24.Qd2 Bf5+ 25.Ka2 Rd8 26.Qxb4 Qxb4 27.axb4 Rxd5 28.Rxd5
Be6 29.Ka3 Bxd5 30.Nd4 Kg7 31.b5 Kg6 32.Nc6 Kg5 33.Nxa7 Ba8 34.b6 Kg4 35.Nb5
Kf3 36.Nd6 Kxf2 37.b7 Bxb7 38.Nxb7 Ke3 39.Nd6 f3 40.Nf5+ Kd3 41.Ng3 f2 42.b4 f5
43.h4 f4 44.Nf1 Ke2 45.Nh2 f1Q 46.Nxf1 Kxf1 47.b5 f3 48.b6 f2 49.b7 Kg2 50.b8Q f1Q
51.Qg8+ Kh3 52.Qxh7 f5 53.h5 Qd3+ 54.Kb2 Qd2+ 55.Kb3 Qd3+ 56.Kb2 Qd2+
½–½
(1851931) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Sadler,Matthew D (2650) [D02]

[Kostakiev,D]
1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nc6 3.d4 Bf5 4.Nh4N [4.Bg2 Qd7 (4...Nb4 Schandorff,L-
Mortensen,E/Copenhagen Politiken 1996/0–1 (60); 4...e6 1–0 Kauch,M-Schiffer,K/Duis
tt 1987 (23)) 5.0–0 (5.c4 1–0 Pigusov,E-Berenyi Gabor/It (open) \ Budapest (Hungary)
1989 (14)) 5...Bh3 Khasanova,E-Shereshevski,M/Memorial A.Sokolsky 1985/1–0 (38)]
4...Be4 [4...Bg4 5.h3 Bh5 6.g4 e6 (6...e5!?) 7.Nf3 Bg6³]
5.f3 Bg6 6.Nxg6 hxg6 7.Bg2= [7.e4 dxe4 8.d5 Ne5 9.fxe4 Qd6=]
7...Qd6 8.f4 0–0–0 9.c3 [Consolidates b4]
9...g5² [9...e6 10.Nd2=]
10.Qd3
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[10.fxg5!?]
10...Kb8?! [10...gxf4 11.Bxf4 Qe6 12.Na3² (12.0–0²) ]
11.fxg5± e5 12.0–0! e4 [Black gains temporary space. White shall try to undermine point
e4 and d5 by c2–c4. Black from his side will defend e4 by f7–f5.]
13.Rxf7??–+ [The blindfold blunder is possible even for a world chamion! I think
Botvinik had right to be against blind games as overtiering and spoiling the humain
brain]
[13.Qe3² ()]
13...exd3–+
0–1
(1851940) Van Wely,Loek (2605) - Karpov,Anatoly (2735) [D37]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 0–0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Qc2
Qa5 10.0–0–0 Be7 11.Kb1 a6 12.Nd2 Qb6 13.Nb3 Na5 14.Nxa5 Qxa5 15.cxd5 exd5
16.Be5 Be6 17.Bd3 Ne4 18.f3 Rfc8 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.fxe4 dxe4 21.Bxe4 Bf6 22.Rd4
Bxd4 23.exd4 f5 24.Bf3 Qb6 25.Qd2 Bf7 26.d5 Rd8 27.Rd1 Qh6 28.Qd4+ Qf6 29.Qf4
Rac8 30.Rd4 b5 31.h4 h6 32.h5 Qg5 33.Qe5+ Qf6 34.Qf4 Qg5 35.Qe5+ Qf6
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 c5 6.0–0 Nc6 7.Qa4 Bd7 8.Qxc4 cxd4
9.Nxd4 Rc8 10.Nc3 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Bc5 12.Qh4 Bc6 13.Bg5 Qd4 14.Bxc6+ Rxc6
15.Bxf6 Qxf6 16.Qa4 0–0 17.Rad1 a6 18.Rd7 b5 19.Qe4 Rfc8 20.e3 h6 21.Rfd1 Bb6
22.R1d6 Rc4 23.Qb7 Ba5 24.Rxa6 Bxc3 25.bxc3 Rxc3 26.Ra8 Rxa8 27.Qxa8+ Kh7
28.Kg2 Qf5 29.Qf3
½–½

Amber-rapid 07th Monte Carlo (1), 13.03.1998
9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Qc7 11.Qg4 Kf8 12.0–0 c5 13.c3 b6 14.Re1 Bb7 15.h4 c4 16.Bc2
b5 17.Bd2 a5 18.h5 Bd5 19.Qh3 Rb8 20.b3 b4 21.bxc4 bxc3 22.Bxc3 Qxc4 23.Nd2 Qc7
24.Bb3 Nf6 25.Rac1 Qa7 26.Bxd5 Nxd5 27.Nc4 Bf4 28.Rc2 Rc8 29.Bxa5 Qxd4 30.Qb3
Kg8 31.Nb6 Rxc2 32.Qxc2 Bd6 33.Nc4 Qc5 34.Rb1 f5 35.Re1 Nf4 36.Bd2 Kh7 37.Qb3
Rb8 38.Qc3 Rc8 39.Nxd6 Qxc3 40.Bxc3 Rxc3 41.g3 Nxh5 42.Nb5 Rc2 43.Ra1 f4 44.a4
fxg3 45.fxg3 Nxg3 46.a5 Ne2+ 47.Kh1 Ng3+ 48.Kg1 Ne2+ 49.Kh1
½–½
(1851953) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Lautier,Joel (2645) [E15]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.0–0 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxg2
9.Kxg2 Qc7 10.b3 Qb7+ 11.N2f3 a6 12.a4 Bc5 13.Kg1 0–0 14.Bb2 d5 15.Rc1 Nbd7
16.cxd5 Nxd5 17.Qd3 Rac8 18.Ng5 N5f6 19.Qf3 Qxf3 20.Ngxf3 Ne4 21.e3 Ndf6
22.Kg2 Nd5 23.Rfd1 Rc7 24.Rc4 Nd6 25.Rc2 Rfc8
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 0–0 5.Bg2 d6 6.0–0 Nc6 7.Nc3 a6 8.Re1 Rb8 9.Rb1
Re8 10.d5 Na5 11.Nd2 c5 12.a3 Ng4 13.Qc2 Ne5 14.b3 b5 15.h3 bxc4 16.bxc4 Rxb1
17.Ncxb1 Qb6 18.Nc3 Bf5 19.e4 Bd7 20.Nd1 Rb8 21.f4 Ba4 22.Qxa4 Nd3 23.Nf3 Nxe1
24.Nxe1 Qb1 25.Qxa5 Qxc1 26.Bf3 Bd4+ 27.Kh2 Rb3 28.h4 Rxa3 29.Qd8+ Kg7 30.e5
Qd2+ 31.Ng2 Rxf3 32.Qxe7 dxe5 33.h5 Qxd1
0–1

dxc4 10.Na3 Bxc5 11.Bxc5 Nxc5 12.Nxc4 0–0 13.Qc1 Nd3 14.Qe3 Qd5 15.Nd6 Ndxe5
16.Rfd1 Nxf3+ 17.Bxf3 Qe5 18.Qxe5 Nxe5 19.Bxb7 Rab8 20.Rd2 Nc4 21.Nxc4 Rxb7
22.f3 g5 23.Kf2 Rc7 24.b3 Kg7 25.Rad1 Kf6 26.Rd6 Rb8 27.Ne3 Rc5 28.b4 Rcc8
29.Ra6 Rb7 30.a4 Bg6 31.b5 Kg7 32.Rd4 Rc3 33.h4 h6 34.hxg5 hxg5 35.Nc4 Rc2+
36.Kg3 Kh6 37.Rc6 Ra2 38.Nd6 Re7 39.Rdc4 f5 40.Nc8 f4+ 41.Kh2 Rh7 42.Rxe6 Kg7+
43.Kg1 Ra1+ 44.Kf2 Rhh1 45.Rc7+ Kh6 46.Rcc6 Ra2+ 47.Re2 Raa1 48.Ree6 Kh5
49.Nxa7 Ra2+ 50.Re2 Bd3 51.Rce6 Bxe2 52.Rxe2 Rxa4 53.Nc6 Raa1 54.Re7 Ra2+
55.Re2 Rxe2+ 56.Kxe2 Kh4 57.Kd3 Rb1 58.Kc4 Kg3 59.Nb4 Kxg2 60.b6 Rc1+ 61.Kd5
Rc8 62.Ke4 Re8+ 63.Kf5 Kxf3 64.Kxg5 Kg3 65.Nd3 f3 66.Kf5 f2 67.Nxf2 Kxf2
0–1

[Kostakiev,D]
1.d4 [In this game Karpov teaches us two very important lessons. ]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 [6...c6!?]
7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.e3 0–0 9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.Qxc3 c6 [10...Bf5 1–0 Seirawan Yasser-Shaked
Tal/It "Hoogovens", Merrillville (USA) 1997 (39)]
11.Nf3 Bf5 12.Be2 Nd7 13.b4 [13.0–0 Brewer,A-Cody,P/corr CompuServe 1993/½–½

(46)]
13...Be4N [13...Bg4 Ree,H-Nikolac,J/It \ Amsterdam (Netherlands) 1978/½–½ (43);

13...b5 Agzamov,G-Gofshtein,L/Ch URS Erevan (Armenia) 1981/½–½ (62); 13...Qd6 ½–
½ Piccon-Gual/corr ch-ARG 1989 (18)]
14.0–0 Rfe8 15.Rfc1 a6 [Typical middlgame pawn structure" It could arrise from
Karlsbad variation in 's refused gambit. We have to underline one very important
diference between the two analogs: Here f8 is missing. So darck squares are sencibly
weak.At the same time White plan involves a classical example for the so called " attack
of the pawns minority": b4,a4,b4–b5. The aim is to trash the Black's chain, in order to
open lines and penetrate on the 7 horizontal with  .How to play in such kind of
position is the first of Karpov's lessons. ]
16.a4 Rac8 17.b5 axb5 18.axb5 [Typical cross-road. To beat or not to beat? Rather not,
because this way, d5 becomes weak. But it is so difficult here to find other solution
because of the missing f8]
18...c5 19.dxc5 Qxc3 20.Rxc3 Rxc5 21.Rxc5 Nxc5 22.Nd4 Ne6
XHGFEDCBAY
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23.f3 [23.Nxe6!? Rxe6 24.Ra7±]
23...Nxd4 24.exd4 Bc2 25.Kf2 Bb3 26.Ra7 Re7 27.Ra3 Bc2 28.Ke1 g5 29.Kd2 [
d2–c3–b4–d6 - again the abcence of f8 is instructive.]
29...Bf5 30.g4! [Let us study now splendid Karpov's technick! He put white's  on
...the light coloured squares g4 and f3 - in order to restrict the same coloured  on the
's side . The real fight is forthcoming on the other ('s) side where the  d4 is on
darck coloured squares and b5 is going to b6 also on darck coloured square. Thus
diagonals for f1 are free and It makes him much better than c8. Symmillar technick
Karpov demostrated in his game against Uhlman Madrid 1973.]
30...Be6 31.Ra8+ Kg7 32.Bd3 [ This ending is the second Karpov's lessons in the game.
The title could be: "How to gain with slightly better  against slightly worse one". ]
32...Rc7 33.Rb8 Kf6 34.b6! Re7 35.Kc3 [35.Rh8?! will be step aside from the perfect
Karpov's lesson .]
35...h5 36.h3 [36.gxh5!? Bf5 37.Bxf5 Kxf5 38.Rd8]
36...h4 37.Kb4 Kg7 38.Kc5 [White activated his King in an unublable way.]
38...f5 39.gxf5 Bf7 40.Bb5 Kf6 41.Kd6 Re3 42.Rxb7 Rb3 [42...Rxf3 43.Rxf7+!+–]
43.Bc6 [The plan is carried out! White is having on the fight's field a  + a  more! ]
43...Rb4 [
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Now many roads are leading to Roma!]
44.Rb8 [On a rapid game just as on a rapid game! White choses the most sure plan]
[ If there was more time may be White should prefere the sacrifie : 44.Rxf7+!? Kxf7
45.Bxd5+ Kf6 46.b7+–]
44...Bh5 [terrible, but what else could Black do to save the game?]
[¹44...Rxd4 45.Be8 Rd3+–]
45.Bxd5 Rxd4
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46.b7! [46.Rf8+ Kg7 47.b7 Rxd5+ 48.Kxd5 Bxf3+ 49.Ke6 Bxb7 50.Rf7++–]
46...Bf7 47.Rf8! Rxd5+ 48.Kc6 Rd1 49.b8Q Rc1+ 50.Kd6 Rd1+ 51.Kc5 [It is a very
instructive game is not it!)]
1–0
(1851979) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Nikolic,Predrag (2635) [D20]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bxc4 Nb6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Be3 Be6 8.Ne2 Nb4
9.Be4 Bd5 10.f3 e6 11.a3 Nc6 12.Nbc3 Bxe4 13.fxe4 Nc4 14.Bc1 Qd7 15.b3 Nb6 16.0–0
Be7 17.Be3 0–0 18.Qc2 f6 19.exf6 Rxf6 20.Rxf6 Bxf6 21.Rd1 Rf8 22.Qd3 a6 23.Kh1
Qe7 24.e5 Bg5 25.Bxg5 Qxg5 26.Ne4 Qg6 27.Nc5 Qxd3 28.Rxd3 Rf1+ 29.Ng1 Nd8
30.g3 Nd5 31.b4 Rc1 32.h4 Kf7 33.Kg2 Rc2+ 34.Kf3 Ke7 35.Ne2 Nb6 36.Rc3 Rxc3+
37.Nxc3 Nc4 38.a4 Nc6 39.Ke4 Nxb4 40.Nxb7 c6 41.Nc5 a5 42.Ne2 Nd5 43.Nf4 Nxf4
44.Kxf4 Nb6 45.Kg5 Kf7 46.Nb7 Nxa4 47.Nd8+ Ke7 48.Nxc6+ Kf7 49.Nxa5 Nc3
50.Kg4 h5+ 51.Kf3 Nd5 52.Nb7 Kg6 53.Nd6 Nb4 54.Ke4 Nd5 55.Kd3 Nb4+ 56.Kc4
Nd5 57.Kc5 Nc3 58.Kc6 Ne2 59.d5 exd5 60.e6 Kf6 61.Kd7
1–0

Qa5 10.0–0–0 Be7 11.Kb1 Rd8 12.Nd2 Qb6 13.c5 Qxc5 14.Nb3 Nb4 15.axb4 Qxb4
16.Rd4 Qb6 17.Nb5 Ne8 18.Nc7 e5 19.Bxe5 Bf5 20.Bd3 Bxd3 21.Rxd3 Rac8 22.Rc3
Bb4 23.Nxd5 Rxc3 24.Nxc3 Qe6 25.Bg3 Bxc3 26.Qxc3 Qe4+ 27.Qc2 Qxg2 28.Rd1 Ra8
29.Nc5 Nf6 30.Qf5 h6 31.Nd7 Nxd7 32.Qxd7 Qf3 33.Qd5 Qe2 34.Rc1 Re8 35.h4 h5
36.b3 Qg4 37.Kb2 b6 38.Rc7 Qe2+ 39.Rc2 Qg4 40.Rc7 Qe2+ 41.Ka3 Qa6+ 42.Kb4 Re6
43.Qf5
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0–0 8.0–0 dxc4 9.Bxc4
a6 10.Rd1 b5 11.Be2 Qc7 12.e4 e5 13.g3 Re8 14.a3 Bb7 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Bg5 Nxf3+
17.Bxf3 Be5 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Bg4 Rad8 20.Bf5 Bc8 21.Bxc8 Qxc8 22.Rac1 Qe6
23.Rxd8 Rxd8 24.Nd1 c5 25.Qxc5 Qb3 26.Ne3 Qxb2 27.Qc8 Rf8 28.Qg4+ Kh8 29.Rc8
1–0
(1851998) Sadler,Matthew D (2650) - Karpov,Anatoly (2735) [E42]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Nge2 d5 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.Nxc3 cxd4 8.exd4 dxc4
9.Bxc4 Nc6 10.Be3 0–0 11.0–0 b6 12.Qf3 Bb7 13.Bd3 Qd7 14.Qh3 Ne7 15.Rad1 Ng6
16.f4 Nd5 17.f5 exf5 18.Bxf5 Qc7 19.Nxd5 Bxd5 20.Rc1 Qe7 21.Qg3 Qh4 22.Bf4 Qxg3
23.Bxg3 Rfe8 24.Rfe1 Rxe1+ 25.Rxe1 Rd8 26.Bc7 Ra8 27.Bg3 Rd8 28.h4 Be6 29.Bxe6
fxe6 30.Rxe6 Rxd4 31.h5 Nf4 32.Bxf4 Rxf4 33.Re7 Rh4 34.Rxa7
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 e6 4.g3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.b3 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Bc5 8.Bc3 Ne4
9.Bg2 Nxc3 10.Nxc3 Qe5 11.e3 Nc6 12.Nde2 0–0 13.0–0 Be7 14.Nd4 Bc5 15.Nce2 a6
16.a3 Qc7 17.b4 Be7 18.c5 a5 19.Rb1 axb4 20.axb4 Nxd4 21.Nxd4 d5 22.cxd6 Qxd6
23.Qc2 Qb6 24.Rfc1 Bd6 25.Qe4 Ra4 26.Rc4 g6 27.Ne2 Be7 28.Qf4 Qa6 29.b5 Rxc4
30.bxa6 Rxf4 31.axb7 Bxb7 32.Rxb7 Rb4 33.Rxe7 Rb1+ 34.Bf1 Ra8 35.g4 h5 36.gxh5
gxh5 37.h4 Ra4 38.Ng3 Rxh4 39.Kg2 Ra1 40.Be2 Ra5 41.Rc7 Kg7 42.Rc8 Kg6 43.Rh8
Rd5 44.Bf3 Ra5 45.Bd1 Rc5 46.f4 Rd5 47.Bf3 Rd2+ 48.Ne2 Kg7 49.Ra8 Rd3 50.e4 Re3
51.Ra5 Rxe2+ 52.Bxe2 Rxf4 53.Bf3 h4 54.Ra6 Rf6 55.Bg4 Rf4 56.Bf3 Rf6 57.Ra3 Kh6
58.Ra8 Rg6+ 59.Kf2 Kg5 60.Rh8 Rh6 61.Rg8+ Rg6 62.Rf8 Rf6 63.Rb8 Rh6 64.Ke3 h3
65.Rg8+ Kf6 66.Kf4 h2 67.Bh1 Rh4+ 68.Kg3 Rh6 69.Rb8 Rh5 70.Rb1 Kg6 71.Bf3 Rh8
72.Bg2 Kf6 73.Rf1+ Ke5 74.Bh1 f5 75.exf5 exf5 76.Re1+ Kf6 77.Bg2 Kg5 78.Bh3 Rb8
79.Kxh2 Rb2+ 80.Kg1 Rb5 81.Rf1 Ra5 82.Rf2 Rc5 83.Kh2 Ra5 84.Bf1 Rd5 85.Kg3 Rd4
86.Be2 Rd2 87.Kf3 Ra2 88.Rg2+ Kf6 89.Rg8 Ra3+ 90.Kf4 Ra4+ 91.Ke3 Re4+ 92.Kf3
Rd4 93.Ba6 Rd5 94.Ke3 Re5+ 95.Kd2 Rd5+ 96.Bd3 Ke5 97.Ke3 Kf6 98.Rc8 Kg5
99.Ra8 Kf6 100.Bc4 Rc5 101.Kd4 Rc7 102.Rf8+ Ke7 103.Rxf5 Rd7+ 104.Ke5 Rc7
105.Be6 Rc5+ 106.Bd5 Rc7 107.Rg5 Rd7 108.Bc6 Rc7 109.Rg6 Kd8 110.Kd6 Rd7+
111.Kc5 Rh7 112.Rd6+ Kc7 113.Re6 Rh5+ 114.Bd5 Rh7 115.Ra6 Re7 116.Be6 Kd8
117.Kd5 Kc7 118.Rc6+ Kb7 119.Bc8+ Kb8 120.Kd6 Rh7 121.Bd7 Rh6+ 122.Be6 Rh7
123.Rc8+ Kb7 124.Rc3 Kb8 125.Rg3 Ka7 126.Bd5 Rh6+ 127.Kc5 Kb8 128.Rg7 Kc8
129.Bc6 Kd8 130.Rd7+ Kc8 131.Kb6 Re6 132.Rd1 Re5 133.Bb7+
1–0
(1852009) Piket,Jeroen (2575) - Karpov,Anatoly (2735) [A15]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 Bb7 4.g3 Bxf3 5.exf3 c5 6.d4 cxd4 7.Qxd4 Nc6 8.Qd1 e6
9.Bg2 Rc8 10.0–0 Bb4 11.Bd2 0–0 12.Rc1 Ne5 13.b3 Nd3 14.Rc2 d5 15.cxd5 exd5
16.Bh3 Rc5 17.Ne2 Qd6 18.Nd4 Bxd2 19.Rxd2 Ne5 20.Re1 g6 21.b4 Rc4 22.a3 a5
23.Nb5 Qb8 24.f4 Nc6 25.Rxd5 axb4 26.Rd6 Ne8 27.Rd7 Rc5 28.a4 Nf6 29.Rd6 Rd8
30.Bg2 Rxd6 31.Nxd6 Qd8 32.Re2 Na5 33.Rd2 Qe7 34.g4 Nc4 35.Nxc4 Rxc4 36.Re2
Qc7 37.Re1 Qxf4 38.h3 h5 39.Qd8+ Kg7 40.gxh5 Nxh5 41.Qxb6 Qg5 42.Qb5 Rc5
43.Qxb4 Nf4 44.Qe4 Nxh3+ 45.Kf1 Nf4 46.Qd4+ Kh7 47.Bf3 Ne6 48.Qg4 Qf6 49.Re4
Rf5 50.Qh4+ Qxh4 51.Rxh4+ Kg7 52.Be2 Nf4 53.Bb5 g5 54.Rh2 Rc5 55.f3 Rc3 56.Kf2
f5 57.Kg3 Ng6 58.a5 Ra3 59.a6 Ne5 60.Rf2 Kf6 61.Kg2 Ng6 62.Bc4 Ra4 63.Ra2 Nf4+
64.Kf2 Rxc4 65.a7 Rc8
½–½
(1862191) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Peng,Xiaomin (2535) [D79]
Beijing m g/25 Beijing, 15.05.1998
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 c6 5.Bg2 d5 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Nc3 0–0 8.Ne5 e6 9.0–0
Nfd7 10.f4 Nc6 11.Be3 Nb6 12.Bf2 Ne7 13.Rc1 Bd7 14.h3 Nf5 15.b3 Nd6 16.a4 Rc8
17.Rc2 f6 18.Nd3 f5 19.Qa1 Bc6 20.Rfc1 a6 21.e3 Nd7 22.Be1 Re8 23.Ne2 Ne4 24.Qa3
Nb8 25.Ne5 Bd7 26.Rxc8 Bxc8 27.Kh2 Nd7 28.Nd3 Nb8 29.Qb2 Nc6 30.Ng1 Qe7
31.Nf3 Bd7 32.Nfe5 Rc8 33.Rc2 Qe8 34.Qc1 Nxe5 35.Nxe5 Bxe5 36.dxe5 Rxc2
37.Qxc2 Qc8 38.Qxc8+ Bxc8 39.Bb4 Bd7 40.Bf1 Bc6 41.Be2
½–½
(1862192) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Xu,Jun (2520) [D20]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 exd4 5.Bxc4 Nc6 6.0–0 Be6 7.Bxe6 fxe6 8.Qb3 Qd7
9.Qxb7 Rb8 10.Qa6 Nf6 11.Nbd2 Bb4 12.Qd3 Bxd2 13.Bxd2 Rxb2 14.Rac1 0–0 15.Rc5
Ng4 16.h3 Rxf3 17.Qxf3 Nh2 18.Qa3 Rxd2 19.Rfc1 Qd6 20.Qg3 Qxg3 21.fxg3 Nb4
22.Rxc7 Nf3+ 23.gxf3 d3 24.Rb1 Na6 25.Rxa7 Rxa2 26.Rd1 Ra3 27.Kf2 h5 28.Rd2 Kh7
29.Ke3
1–0
(1862193) Wang,Zili (2520) - Karpov,Anatoly (2735) [B12]

dxc4 10.Na3 Bxc5 11.Bxc5 Nxc5 12.Nxc4 0–0 13.Qc1 Nd3 14.Bxd3 Qxd3 15.Rd1 Qc2
16.Rd7 Qxc1+ 17.Rxc1 Be4 18.Nfd2 Bd5 19.Rxb7 Nxe5 20.Rc7 Nd3 21.Rd1 Rfc8
22.Rxc8+ Rxc8 23.b3 Nb4 24.a3 Nc2 25.f3 Kf8 26.Kf2 Ke7 27.Ke2 Nd4+ 28.Kd3 Nxb3
29.Rb1 Rxc4 30.Rxb3 Rh4 31.Rb5 Ra4 32.Rc5 Rxa3+ 33.Kd4 Kd6 34.Rc8 e5#
0–1
(1862194) Ye,Jiangchuan (2530) - Karpov,Anatoly (2735) [B17]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Ng3 e6 7.Bd3 c5 8.0–0 Be7
9.Qe2 0–0 10.Rd1 Qc7 11.c4 cxd4 12.Nxd4 a6 13.b3 Bd6 14.Bb2 Re8 15.Nf3 h6 16.Bc2
b6 17.Qd3 Be7 18.Nh5 g6 19.Qe3 Nxh5 20.Bxg6 Bg5 21.Qe4 Nhf6 22.Qxa8 Bb7
23.Qxe8+ Nxe8 24.Nxg5 hxg5 25.Bd3 Nef6 26.Be2 Kh7 27.Rd2 Ne4 28.Rd3 Ne5
29.Rh3+ Kg7 30.Re1 f6 31.Re3 Qc5 32.Bf3 Nxf3+ 33.gxf3 Nd2 34.R1e2 Nxf3+ 35.Kf1
e5 36.h3 Kg6 37.Bc3 Qd6 38.Be1 Qd1
0–1
(1862195) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Wang,Pin (2360) [E81]
Beijing sim Beijing, 13.05.1998
9.Bxc5 Nc6 10.Nd5 Nd7 11.Bxe7 Nxe7 12.Nxe7+ Kf8 13.Nd5 Bxb2 14.Rb1 Bg7 15.Nh3
Nc5 16.Nf2 Na4 17.Nd1 Be6 18.Rxb7 Bxd5 19.cxd5 Rdb8 20.Rb5 Bd4 21.Kd2 Nc5
22.Bd3 Rxb5 23.Bxb5 Rb8 24.Bd3 Ke7 25.Re1 Kd6 26.Bc2 Rc8 27.Re2 Na6 28.f4 f6
29.h4 Nb4 30.Bb3 a5 31.a4 Na6 32.g4 Nc5 33.Bc2 h6 34.Ne3 Nd7 35.Kd3 Bxe3
36.Kxe3 g5 37.e5+ fxe5 38.fxg5 hxg5 39.hxg5 Nb6 40.Kf3 Nxd5 41.Rd2 Rf8+ 42.Bf5
Kc5 43.Ke4 Rd8 44.Kxe5 Re8+ 45.Be6 Nc7 46.Rc2+ Kb6 47.Rxc7
1–0
(1862196) Karpov,Anatoly (2735) - Zhu,Chen (2490) [D46]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0–0 8.0–0 dxc4 9.Bxc4
a6 10.Rd1 b5 11.Be2 Qc7 12.a3 c5 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.Ne4 Nxe4 15.Qxe4 Bb7 16.Qh4
Rfe8 17.Qg3 Qxg3 18.hxg3 Nb6 19.Bd2 Be7 20.b3 Bf6 21.Nd4 Rac8 22.Ba5 Nd7 23.a4
bxa4 24.Rxa4 Nc5 25.Ra3 Ne4 26.Bc4 Nd6 27.Ra4 Nxc4 28.bxc4 g6 29.Bb6 Be7 30.f3
Bc5 31.Rb1 Bxd4 32.Bxd4 Re7 33.Bf6 Rec7 34.Be5 Rd7 35.g4 h6 36.Rab4 Ba8 37.c5 g5
38.Rb6 a5 39.Ra6 Kh7 40.Rxa5 Kg6 41.Bd6 f5 42.gxf5+ exf5 43.Rb6 Kh7 44.Raa6 Bd5
45.Be5 Rxc5 46.Rxh6+ Kg8 47.Rag6+ Kf8 48.Rxg5 Rc1+ 49.Kf2 Rf7 50.Bf6 Ke8
51.Rxf5
1–0
(1862197) Qin,Kanying (2375) - Karpov,Anatoly (2735) [B12]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 c5 6.Be3 Qb6 7.Nc3 Qxb2 8.Nb5 c4 9.Rb1
Qxc2 10.Qxc2 Bxc2 11.Rb2 Ba4 12.Nc7+ Kd7 13.Nxa8 Kc8 14.Bd1 Bc6 15.a4 Ba3
16.Rb1 Nd7 17.a5 Be7 18.Bg5 h6 19.Bd2 Kb8 20.Nb6 axb6 21.axb6 Bd8 22.Ba5 Ne7
23.Bc2 Nc8 24.0–0 Bxb6 25.Bd2 Na7 26.Rfd1 Kc7 27.Bb4 Rc8 28.h4 Nb5 29.Ra1 Nb8
30.Ra8 Kd7 31.Raa1 Na6 32.Be1 Bd8 33.h5 Be7 34.Ba4 Na3 35.Bxc6+ Kxc6 36.Bc3
Ra8 37.g4 b5 38.Bb2 Nc2 39.Rac1 Ncb4 40.Ne1 Kb6 41.Rb1 Nc6 42.f4 b4 43.Nf3 Nc7
44.Rdc1 Nb5 45.Kg2 Ra2 46.Kg3 b3 47.g5 Ba3 48.f5 exf5
0–1
(1862198) Wang,Lei (2390) - Karpov,Anatoly (2735) [E32]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.e3 d6 9.Nf3
Nbd7 10.Nd2 c5 11.f3 Rc8 12.dxc5 Rxc5 13.Bh4 d5 14.b4 Rc8 15.Qb2 Re8 16.Be2 Qc7
17.0–0 Qe5 18.Qxe5 Nxe5 19.Rfc1 Nfd7 20.cxd5 exd5 21.Bf2 Nb8 22.Bg3 f6 23.Kf2
Kf8 24.Nb3 Nbc6 25.Rc3 Ne7 26.Rac1 Rxc3 27.Rxc3 Rc8 28.Rxc8+ Nxc8 29.Nd4 Ke7
30.Ke1 Nd6 31.Nb5 Nxb5 32.Bxb5 Nc4 33.Bxc4 dxc4 34.Kd2
½–½

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[SCHACH Magazin64 12/1998 Seite 322]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1 d6 9.Nf3
Bg7 10.g3 0–0 11.Kg2 Na6 12.Re1 Nd7 13.Bf4 Qb6 14.Re2 Nb4 15.e5 c4 16.exd6 exd6
17.Be3 Nc5 18.Bd4 Nbd3 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Rb1 Rfe8 21.Qd2 Rxe2 22.Qxe2 Nd7
23.b3 Qb4 24.Qd2 N7c5 25.h4 h5 26.Nd1 cxb3 27.axb3 Qe4 28.Nc3 Qg4 29.Qe3 Rb8
30.Qd4+ Kg8 31.Qxg4 hxg4 32.Nd4 Rb4 33.Nc6 Rxb3 34.Rxb3 Nxb3 35.Ne7+ Kf8
36.Nc8 Nd2 37.Nxd6 Ke7 38.Ndb5 Ne1+ 39.Kg1 Nef3+ 40.Kh1 Kd7 41.Nd1 Ne4
42.Kg2 f5 43.Kf1 f4 44.gxf4 Nxh4 45.Ndc3 Nxc3 46.Nxc3 Kd6 47.Ke2 Ng2
½–½

Budapest m 30' Budapest (1), 09.06.1998
[Psakhis,L]
1.d4 [ ]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 [First game and first surprise! It is really very strange, but Judit (
with her superactive stile) never played this interesting opening.]
4.d5 [Interesting, but Karpov also has not great expierence in Benoni, maybe because
very often he met 3...c5 with 4.e3 or 4.g3. ]
4...d6 5.Nc3 exd5 6.cxd5 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.h3 0–0 9.Bd3 b5! [Clealy the best move! In all
other variations white keep some advantage without bog problems.]
10.Bxb5 [Popular in recent practice 10.xb5 Re8, but Karpov likes move inthe text.]
10...Nxe4 11.Nxe4 Qa5+ 12.Nfd2 Qxb5 13.Nxd6 Qa6 14.N2c4 Nd7 [14... d8!? was
played in 3th game.]
15.0–0 Nb6 16.Nxb6 Qxb6 17.Nxc8 Raxc8 18.Rb1 Rfd8 19.Bg5 [19.Bf4 according to
theory strongest move ( Karpov played this move in 3th game) and difficult to argue with
this conclusion.]
19...Rd7 20.Qg4 Qb7 21.Rfd1 h5 22.Qc4 [N/]

[Black hasn,t any troubles and after 22.Qf3 for example 22...Bd4 23.b4 (23.Rxd4 cxd4
24.Qf6 Qb6) 23...Qxd5 24.Qxd5 Rxd5 25.Be3 Rcd8 26.bxc5 Bxe3 27.Rxd5 Rxd5
28.fxe3 Rxc5 ½–½ Ibragimov,I-De Firmian,N/Reykjavik op 1994]
22...Bd4 23.Be3 Qxd5 [23...Rxd5 24.b4!?]
24.Qxd5 [24.Rxd4 cxd4 25.Qxc8+ Rd8 26.Qc7 dxe3 27.fxe3 Rd7 28.Qb8+ Kg7 29.Ra1
(29.Qb3 Qxb3 30.axb3 Rb7=) 29...Qe6]
24...Rxd5 25.Rd2 a5! 26.Kf1 [26.Rbd1 Rb8 27.b3 a4 28.bxa4 Rb4 29.a5 Ra4=]
26...Rb8 27.Rbd1 Rb4 28.a3 [28.Ke2 Re5=; 28.Bxd4 cxd4 29.Ke2 a4=]
28...Rb3 29.Bxd4 cxd4 30.Rxd4 Rxd4 31.Rxd4 Rxb2 32.Rd5 Rb1+ 33.Ke2 Rb2+
[33...Rb2+ 34.Ke3 Rb3+ 35.Rd3 Rb2=]
½–½

[Psakhis,L]
1.e4 [ ]
1...c6 [Of course! Just few times in last years Karpov choose Spanish or Russian
defence.]
2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 [Just in the last game, which was not already important from matchpoint
of view, Judit choose her favorite Panov attack- anf got fantastic position!]
Qc7 11.Qg4 Kf8 12.Be3!? [This move was never played before on super level.]
[Karpov succesfully defend Blacks position after normal 12.0–0 c5 for instance 13.c3 b6
14.Re1 Bb7 15.h4 c4 (15...Rd8 16.Bd2 Nf6 17.Qh3 Bxf3 18.Qxf3 cxd4 19.cxd4 Qd7
20.a4 Be7 21.Bc3 Qd5÷ 1–0 Shirov,A-Karpov,A/Amber blind 1998 (53)) 16.Bc2 b5
17.Bd2 a5 18.h5 Bd5 19.Qh3 Rb8= ½–½ Anand,V-Karpov,A/Amber rapid 1998 (48)]
12...c5 [Maybe this is not a mistake, but not in black,s interest to open position with king
on f8. ]
[12...b6 13.Nd2!? (13.0–0–0 Bb7 14.Rhe1 Rc8 15.Kb1 Nf6 16.Qh3 c5 17.dxc5 bxc5 18.c4
Bxf3 19.Qxf3 Ke7ƒ ½–½ Fressinet,L-Speelman,J/Bardeaux 1998 (61)) 13...Nf6 14.Qe2
Nd5 15.Nc4 Ba6 16.Nxd6 Bxd3 17.Qxd3 Qxd6 18.0–0 Rd8 19.Rad1 b5 20.a4² ½–½
Polgar,J-Karpov,A/Budapest m (4) 1998 (57); 12...Nf6! 13.Qh4 b6 14.0–0–0 Bb7
15.Rhe1 c5 16.dxc5 bxc5 17.Nd2 Nd5 18.Nc4 Nxe3 19.Nxe3 Rb8÷ ½–½ Polgar,J-
Karpov,A/Budapest m (6) 1998 (48)]
13.dxc5 Bxc5 [N]
[13...Nxc5 14.0–0–0 e5 (14...Nxd3+ 15.Rxd3 e5 16.Qe4 Be6 17.Rhd1±) 15.Bf5 Ne6

16.Nh4! Qe7 17.Bxe6 Bxe6 18.Nf5 Bxf5 19.Qxf5 b6 20.Rd5± 1–0 Marciano,D-
Arlandi,E/Makarska 1996 (33)]
14.0–0–0!? Nf6 15.Qh4 [15.Bxc5+ Qxc5 16.Qg3 Bd7÷]
15...Bxe3+ 16.fxe3 Bd7 [16...e5!? 17.Qg3 Ng4 (17...Bg4? 18.Nxe5) 18.h3 Nxe3 19.Nxe5
Qc5 (19...Qb6 20.Qf3 Be6 21.Rde1+–) 20.Rde1 (20.Nxf7!?) 20...Nf5 21.Qf3+–]
17.Rhf1 Rc8 18.Kb1 Bc6 [18...e5!?]
19.e4 Kg8 [Bad king + 10 minutes difference ( to Judit favour of cource!) makes
situation very difficult for Karpov.]
[19...e5 20.Nd2!?]
20.c3!? Nd7 21.Bc2 Ne5 22.Nxe5 Qxe5 23.Qf2!? f6 [23...Bxe4!? 24.Qxf7+ Kh7
25.Rfe1 (25.Qxb7 Bxc2+ 26.Kxc2 Qe2+ 27.Kc1 Rb8–+) 25...Bxc2+ 26.Kxc2 Qxh2
27.Qxb7²]
24.Qxa7 Qxh2 [24...Bxe4 25.Qa4 Bxc2+ (25...Bxg2 26.Rfe1 Qc7 27.Rxe6‚; 25...Bc6
26.Qg4 h5 27.Qh3ƒ) ]
25.e5! Qxe5 26.Rfe1 [At this moment Karpov had something like 1,5 minutes left on his
clock, Judit 9–10 and tremendous initiative and I was sure that Judit will win game very
easy and quickly, but unfortunately she started to look more on Karpovs clock than at the
position.]
26...Qc7 27.Rxe6 Kf7 28.Bb3 Kg6 29.Qd4 Rhd8 30.Qg4+ Kh7 31.Bc2+? [Why not
31.Qf5+ Kh8 32.Rde1 …Re8 33.Bc2 Kg8 34.Qh7+ Kf8 35.Bg6+–]
31...Kg8 32.Rxd8+ [32.Rxf6! Rxd1+ 33.Bxd1 Rd8 34.Bb3+ Kh8 35.Rf1+–]
32...Rxd8 33.Re1? [33.Rxf6! …Qh2? 34.Rf1 Qxg2 35.Qe6+ Kh8 36.Qf5+–]
33...Kf8 34.Bg6² Qd6 35.Qc4 Qd5 36.Qe2 Qd7 [36...Ra8!?]
37.c4 Qd6 [It is very difficult to analysed last part of the game- at this momentKarpov
had 0,5 minutes left.]
[37...b5!?]
38.a3 Qd7 39.g4 Kg8 40.Bf5 Qd6 41.Qc2 Re8 42.Rd1 Qc5 43.Bg6 Ra8 44.Qd3 Qe7
45.Qd4 Be8 46.Be4 Bf7 47.c5 [47.Bd5!?²]
47...Rc8 48.Bf5? [48.b4!]
48...Rxc5 49.Qd8+ Qf8??“ [49...Qe8 50.Rd7 (50.Be6 Kh7 51.Bf5+ g6) 50...Re5
(50...b5? 51.Be6!+–) 51.Qxe8+ Rxe8 52.Rxb7²]
50.Bh7+
1–0

[Psakhis,L]
1.d4 [ ]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.Nc3 exd5 6.cxd5 g6 7.h3 Bg7 8.e4 0–0 9.Bd3 b5
10.Bxb5 Nxe4 11.Nxe4 Qa5+ 12.Nfd2 Qxb5 13.Nxd6 Qa6 14.N2c4 Rd8!? [Sly move,
which we prepared few hours before game,was not expected by Karpov in his home
preparation. First 14 moves he played very quickly, but now he started to think a lot .]
15.Bf4! [This strongest in position move took from Anatoly 8 minutes.]
[Black hasn,t any troubles after 15.Qe2 Bb7 16.Nxb7 (16.Qe7? Rd7! 17.Qe8+ Bf8µ)
16...Qxb7 17.Bf4 (17.Ne3 Qb4+ 18.Qd2 Qe4 19.0–0 Nc6° 1–0 Potapov,A-
Hrivnak,D/Ceske Budejovice op 1997 (54); 17.Bd2 Qxd5 18.Ne3 Qe4 19.Bc3 Bxc3+
20.bxc3 Nc6 ½–½ Babula,V-Dinstuhl,V/Berlin op 1996) 17...Qxd5 (17...Rxd5 18.0–0
Nc6=) 18.Rd1 Bd4 (18...Qxd1+ 19.Qxd1 Rxd1+ 20.Kxd1 Nc6 21.Be3²) 19.0–0 Nc6
20.Rfe1 (20.b3 Re8 21.Qd2²) 20...Re8 21.Be3 Rab8 22.b3 a5= 0–1 Dautov,R-
Womacka,M/BL 1998 (38)]
15...Nd7 16.0–0 Nb6 17.Nxb6 Qxb6 [17...axb6 18.Nxc8 (18.Qd2!?) 18...Qxc8 19.Qb3
Qf5 20.Bc7 Rxd5 21.Qxb6 Rd2° ½–½ Estremera,S-Izeta,F/Spain ch 1991 (35)]
18.Nxc8 [18.Nc4 Qb7 19.d6 Qe4 20.Qf3 Qxf3 21.gxf3 Bxh3 22.Rfd1 Be6³ ½–½
Schlosser,P-Forster,R/Lippstadt 1995 (40)]
18...Raxc8 19.Rb1 [Finally players came to famous theoretical position, but insteadof
normal 1–2 minutes Karpov spent 16!]
19...Qb7! [Important move was found by Topalov in his game against Karpov in Las
Palmas 1996.In all other variations White keepsinitiative ( and sometimes pawn too!), for
example:]
[19...Bd4 20.d6 c4 21.Qg4 h5 22.Qg3 Bc5 23.Rfd1±; 19...Rd7 20.d6 Bf8 21.Qg4 Qb7
22.Rfd1 Rc6 23.Rd2 Bxd6 24.Rbd1 Qc7 25.Rd5 h5 26.Qf3 Kf8 27.Be5 Qd8 28.b3 Qc7
29.Qd3 Ke7 30.g3 h4 31.Qe3 1–0,Grabarczyk,M-Oliwa,M/POL-ch Brzeg Dolny/1996/;
19...Qa6 20.d6 Rd7 21.Qd5 c4 22.Rbd1 Bxb2 23.Rfe1 Bf6 24.Be5 Bxe5 25.Rxe5 Rf8
26.Re7 Rdd8 27.d7 Qxa2 28.Rde1 Qa4 29.Kh2 a6 30.Rxf7 1–0,Rogozenko,D-
Marin,M/Bucharest Ciocaltea/1995/]
20.d6 Bf8 21.Qd3 [21.Qd2?! Bxd6! 22.Bxd6 Rc6 23.Rfd1 Qa6 24.Qg5 Rdxd6 25.Rxd6
Rxd6 26.Qxc5 Qxa2 27.Re1 Rd8 28.b4 a6= ½–½ Karpov,A-Topalov,V/Las Palmas 1996
(70)]
21...Bxd6 22.Bxd6 Rc6 23.Rfd1 Rcxd6 [Deserves attention also 23...Qd7!?]
24.Qxd6 Rxd6 25.Rxd6 c4! 26.Rd2 c3 27.Rc2 Qe4 28.Rbc1 cxb2 29.Rxb2 a5 [N It is
difficult to believe, but just this move is a new one! In two previous games Black drew
without big problems, but in this game the task was not so easy.]
[29...h5 30.g3 a5 31.Rb3 Qd5 32.Rcb1 Qd2 33.a3 Qc2 34.Rb8+ Kg7 35.Re1 Qc3 36.Re3
Qc1+ 37.Kg2 Qc6+ 38.Kg1 Qc1+ 39.Kg2 Qc6+ ½–½ Shipov,S-Velimirovic,D/Belgrade-
Moscow m 1998; 29...Qa4 30.Re2 Kg7 31.Rcc2 h5 32.Rcd2 Qc4 33.Re1 a5 34.Red1 Qa4
35.Rb1 Qe4 36.Ra1 Qb4 37.Re2 Qc3 38.Rae1 Qa3 39.h4 Kh6 40.g3 f5 41.Kg2 Qa4 42.f4
Qc6+= ½–½ Legky,N-Hamdouchi,H/France 1997 (66)]
30.Rbc2 h5?! [Stronger was to play 30...Qa4! 31.Rd2 h5² and it will be difficult for white
to improve position]
31.Rc4! Qd5 32.a4± Qd2 33.h4 Kg7 34.g3 Qb2 35.Rc5 Qd2 36.Kg2 Qb4 37.R1c4
Qb7+ 38.Kh2 Qb6 39.Kg1 Qb1+ 40.Rc1 Qb4 41.R5c4 Qd2 42.R1c3!? Qd1+ 43.Kh2
Qd2 44.Rf3 Qd5! 45.Rcf4 f5™ [Finally Karpov pushed Judit to play f7–f5 ]
46.Rc3 Qd2 47.Rc5 Qd8 48.Rfc4 Qd2 49.Kg2 Qd3 50.Rf4 Qd8 51.Kh2 Qd2 52.Rcc4
Qe1 [52...Kh6!?]
53.Kg2 Qe7 54.Rfd4 Qb7+ 55.Kg1 Qb1+?! [55...Kh6!? 56.Rc5 Qb2]
56.Kh2 Qb2 57.Rd7+ [Unpleasant surprise! Black,s king has to start dangerous trip to
thecenter of the board]
57...Kf6 [57...Kh6 58.Kg2 Qb8 59.Rcc7 Qa8+ 60.Kg1 Qg8 61.Rd6+–]
58.Rc6+ Ke5 59.Kg2 f4! [Karpov had just 1–1,5 minutes left on his clocks and Polgar
correctly try to make position more complicated, or, at least, moreopen.]
60.gxf4+ Kxf4 61.Rdc7 [61.Rxg6!? Qb4 62.Rg5 Qxa4 63.Rf7+ Ke4 64.Kg3]
61...Qb3 62.Rc4+ Ke5 63.Re7+ Kd5 64.Rce4 Kd6 65.R7e5 Qd3 66.Re6+ Kd7 67.Re3
Qd5+ 68.R6e4 g5± [Continue same strategy. White chances are still clearly better, but, I
think, the best move for white now was offering a draw. Karpov was not happy with this
result, he played, played and tried to find chances for a win ... and lost the control of the
situation. Just after move 81 he made a draw proposal, but too late- he had at this moment
just 1 (!!) second left.]
69.hxg5 Qxg5+ 70.Kh2 Qf5 71.f3 Kd6 72.Rd3+ Kc5 73.Kg3 Qg6+ 74.Kh4 Qf5
75.Rde3 Qg6 76.Re5+ Kb4 77.R3e4+ Kc3 78.Rc5+ Kd3 79.Rf4 Qg1 80.Rd5+ Ke3
81.Rff5 Qh2+ 82.Kg5“
0–1

[Psakhis,L]
1.e4 [ ]
9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Qc7 11.Qg4 Kf8 12.Be3 b6 [12...c5 13.dxc5 Bxc5 (13...Nxc5
14.0–0–0 e5 15.Bf5 Ne6 16.Nh4 Qe7 17.Bxe6 Bxe6 18.Nf5 Bxf5 19.Qxf5 b6 20.Rd5± 1–0
Marciano,D-Arlandi,E/Makarska 1996 (33)) 14.0–0–0 Nf6 15.Qh4 Bxe3+ 16.fxe3 Bd7
17.Rhf1 Rc8 18.Kb1 Bc6 19.e4 Kg8 20.c3 Nd7 21.Bc2ƒ 1–0 Polgar,J-
Karpov,A/Budapest m (2) 1998 (49); 12...Nf6! 13.Qh4 b6 14.0–0–0 Bb7 15.Rhe1 c5
16.dxc5 bxc5 17.Nd2 Nd5 18.Nc4 Nxe3 19.Nxe3 Rb8÷ ½–½ Polgar,J-
Karpov,A/Budapest m 1998 (48)]
13.Nd2!? [N]
[13.0–0–0 Bb7 14.Rhe1 Rc8 15.Kb1 Nf6 16.Qh3 c5 17.dxc5 bxc5 18.c4 Bxf3 19.Qxf3
Ke7³ ½–½ Fressinet,L-Speelman,J/Bardeaux 1998 (61)]
13...Nf6!? [13...c5 14.Nc4 Nf6 15.Qe2ƒ]
14.Qe2 [14.Qh4!? was maybe more agressive, than move in the game, but , please, don,t
forget, that score was already 2,5–0,5 to Polgar.]
14...Nd5 [14...e5 15.dxe5 Bxe5 16.Nc4²]
15.Nc4 Ba6 [15...Nxe3 16.fxe3²; 15...Nf4!? 16.Bxf4 Bxf4 17.g3 Bg5]
16.Nxd6 [16.0–0–0!? Nf4 17.Bxf4 Bxf4+ 18.Kb1 Rd8 19.g3 Bg5 20.Ne5÷]
16...Bxd3 17.Qxd3 Qxd6 18.0–0 Rd8 [18...b5 19.a4 b4 (19...a6? 20.axb5 cxb5
21.Qxb5!) 20.c4!ƒ]
19.Rad1 [19.c4!? Nxe3 20.fxe3²]
19...b5!? 20.a4 a6 [20...b4 21.c4]
21.c4 [21.b3!?]
21...bxc4 22.Qxc4 Ra8 [22...a5 23.Bd2 Ra8 24.Rc1ƒ]
23.b4!? [Very interesting effort to get initiative.White has less than nothingafter]
[23.Rc1 Ke7! 24.Qxc6 Qxc6 25.Rxc6 Rhb8 with more than enough compensation for a
pawn.]
23...Qxb4! [23...Nxb4? 24.d5! cxd5 25.Bc5!+–]
24.Qxc6 Ke7! [Looks dangerous, but Karpov correctly calculated variations.]
25.Bd2 [25.Rb1 Rhc8! …26.Qxd5? Qxb1 27.Bg5+? f6–+]
25...Qd6 26.Qb7+ Kf6 [26...Qd7!? 27.Bb4+ Nxb4 28.Qxb4+ Qd6=]
27.Qb3 Rhc8 [27...Rhb8 28.Qh3 Rb2 29.f4!?‚]
28.Rc1 [28.Qh3 Rc4]
28...Kg6 [28...g5!?]
29.Qd3+ f5 [29...Kf6]
30.Rfe1 Rxc1 31.Rxc1 [31.Bxc1 Kh7 32.Ba3 Qc6]
31...Rb8 32.h3 [32.g3!?]
32...Kf7 33.Rc5 Rb7 34.g3 Rb2 35.a5² Rb7 36.Qf3 [36.Qc2 Qd7 37.Rc6 Rb2!]
36...Rc7 37.Qd3 Rxc5 [37...Rb7 38.Qc4]
38.dxc5 Qc6 39.Qc4 Ke7 40.Bc3!? [Karpov had usual for him in this match time
troubles, but defended well and made draw without big problem.]
40...Kf7 41.Be5 g5 42.Bd6 Nf6 43.Qe2 h5 [43...g4 44.hxg4 fxg4 (44...Nxg4 45.f3 Nf6
46.Kf2) 45.Qe3²]
44.Be5 g4 45.Bxf6 [45.hxg4 Nxg4!?]
45...gxh3! [45...Kxf6 46.hxg4 hxg4 47.Qb2+ Ke7 48.Qg7+ Kd8 49.Qa7ƒ]

46.Qxh5+ Kxf6 47.Qh6+ Ke5 48.Qxh3 Qxc5= 49.Qh8+ Kd5 50.Qa8+ Qc6 51.Qxc6+
Kxc6 52.f3 Kd5 53.Kf2 e5 54.Ke3 Ke6 55.Kd3 Kd5 56.Ke3 e4 57.fxe4+ fxe4
½–½

[Psakhis,L]
1.d4 [ ]
1...Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 0–0 5.Bg2 d6 6.0–0 Nc6 7.d5 [Old move, nowdays more
common 7.c3 and just after 7... a6 8.d5]
7...Na5 8.Nfd2 c5 [Deserves attention 8...c6!? for example 9.a3 cxd5 10.cxd5 Ng4
11.Ra2 Ne5 12.b4 Nac4 13.Nxc4 Nxc4 14.a4 Bd7= 0–1 Glavica,Z-Kosanski,S/Zagreb
1995 (40)]
9.a3 Nd7 [White,s chances are slightly better after 9...b6 10.b4 (10.Ra2 Ba6 11.Qc2 b5
12.b3 bxc4 13.bxc4 Rb8 14.Bb2 Qb6 15.Bc3 Nd7 16.Bxg7 Kxg7÷ ½–½ Vucic,M-
Goldenberg,D/Toronto op 1998 (36)) 10...Nb7 11.Bb2 for example 11...e5 12.dxe6 fxe6
13.Qb3 Qe7 14.Nc3 Rb8 15.Rad1 cxb4 16.axb4 a5 17.Nce4² 1–0 Burmakin,V-
Lobzhanidze,D/Kstovo op 1997 (47)]
10.Ra2 Ne5!? 11.Qc2 [11.b3 Rb8 12.a4 a6 13.Na3 e6 14.Bb2 exd5 15.cxd5 f5 16.f4 Ng4
17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Qa1+ Kg8÷ 1–0 Kharitonov,A-Fedorov,A/Sochi 1997 (46)]
11...Bf5 [11...Bd7!? 12.h3 (12.b4 cxb4 13.axb4 Naxc4 14.Nxc4 Rc8 15.Nbd2 Bb5!?=)
12...b5 13.cxb5 Bxb5 14.Nc3 Qb6 15.b4 (15.b3 Ba6 16.Rb2 ½–½ Kasimdzhanov,R-
Antoniewski,R/Wch B20 Zagan 1997) 15...cxb4 16.axb4 Nac4 17.Nxb5 Qxb5 18.Nxc4
Nxc4 19.Bf4 Rfc8= ½–½ Kochiev,A-Popovic,P/Krk 1976 (37); 11...Bg4 12.Re1 b5
13.h3 Bd7 14.b3 bxc4 15.bxc4 Qc8 16.f4 Bf5 17.e4 Bxh3 18.fxe5 Bxe5„ 0–1 Husek,Z-
Kozma,K/HUN t-ch 1995 (60)]
12.e4 Bd7 13.b3!? [N]
[13.h3 b5 14.b3 bxc4 15.bxc4 Qe8 16.a4 Rb8³ 0–1 Grushka-Roselli,B/Progreso op 1986
(37)]
13...b5 14.Bb2 [14.f4 Ng4 15.Nf3 bxc4 16.bxc4 f5!?]
14...bxc4 15.bxc4 Rb8 16.Bc3 [16.f4? Rxb2! 17.Rxb2 Nexc4 18.Nxc4 Nxc4µ]
16...Qb6 [Black pieces are active, but, unfortunately for them, Karpov findsgood way to
finish development, and ,due to advantage in space,get initiative.]
[16...f5 17.f4 Ng4 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Qc3+ Kg8 20.e5ƒ]
17.a4! [17.f4 Nexc4 (17...Ng4 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.h3²) 18.Nxc4 Nxc4 19.Bxg7 Ne3 20.Qc1
(20.Qf2 Qxb1 (20...Nxf1 21.Rb2 Qd8 22.Bxf8 Ne3! 23.Bxe7! Rxb2 24.Qxb2 Qxe7÷)
21.Rxb1 Rxb1+ 22.Bf1 Rxf1+ 23.Qxf1 Nxf1 24.Bxf8 Nxg3 25.hxg3 Kxf8 26.Rb2 a5!=)
20...c4 (20...Nxf1 21.Rb2!) 21.Rb2 (21.Bxf8 Nxf1+ 22.Kxf1 Qxb1 23.Rc2 Qxc1+ 24.Rxc1
Kxf8µ) 21...Qc5 22.Bc3! (22.Bxf8? Rxb2 …23.Qxb2 Nd1+–+) 22...Rxb2 23.Bxb2 Rb8„]
17...e6 [17...Bh6!?]
18.h3 exd5 19.cxd5 Rfc8 [19...f5 20.f4 Nf7 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.Qc3+ Kg8 23.e5±]
20.Kh2 [20.Bxa5!? Qxa5 21.f4 c4! 22.fxe5 Bxe5 23.Kh2 c3 24.Nf3²; 20.f4 c4+
(20...Nec4 21.Nxc4 Nxc4 22.Bxg7 Ne3 23.Qc3 Nxf1 24.Bh6+–; 20...Nd3? 21.Bxa5+–)
21.Kh2 Nd3 22.Bxa5 (22.Bxg7 Nb4!µ) 22...Qxa5 23.Nxc4 Nb2!? 24.Nxa5 Rxc2°]
20...Nb3 21.a5 [21.f4 Nd4! 22.Qd1 (22.Bxd4? cxd4 23.Qd1 Nd3µ) 22...Nd3 23.Nc4 Qb3
24.Qxb3 Rxb3 25.Nxd6 Rcb8 26.Rd2 Nb4!?÷]
21...Qb7? [Serious mistake, Judit forgot about 23.d1!. Much stronger was to play]
[21...Qb5! with possible continuations 22.Rb2 (22.f4 Nd4! 23.Qd1 Nd3 24.Na3™ Qa6
25.Ndc4 Nb4÷) 22...Nxd2!? 23.Rxb5 (23.Nxd2 Qe2ƒ) 23...Nxf1+ 24.Bxf1 Bxb5 25.Bxb5
Rxb5 26.Nd2 Rcb8 (26...c4 27.Qa4 a6 28.Bxe5 Bxe5 29.Nxc4²) 27.Bxe5 Bxe5 28.Nc4
Kf8÷]
22.f4! Nd4 23.Qd1! Bb5™ [23...Nd3 24.Nc4]
24.fxe5 Bxf1 25.Qxf1 Bxe5 26.Na3!± [White advantage is clear, and Judit had not too
many chances toavoid first defeat, but clocks, her big ally in this match, helped heragain.]
26...Qe7 27.Nac4 Bg7 28.a6! h5 29.h4 Rf8 30.Qd3 f5 [Just produce additional
weakness, but it is difficult to give good advice.]
31.Bxd4 Bxd4 32.exf5 gxf5 [32...Rxf5!?]
33.Nf3 Qf6 34.Nxd4 cxd4 35.Rf2 Rbe8 36.Bh3+– Qg7 37.Bxf5 Kh8 38.Rf4 Rf6
39.Qxd4 [It is very difficult to comment last part of the game.White position is easy
winning and Karpov had enough time, but Judit continued to fight and her stubborness
got the price in the end: Anatoly, having 20–25 seconds left on his clocks, instead of
giving mate in 3 moves blunder stalemate! Karpov played very well this game and surely
he deserves victory.]
39...Re2+ 40.Kh3 Re1 41.Kg2 Re2+ 42.Kf3 Re1 43.Ne3 Rg1 44.g4 hxg4+ 45.Bxg4
Rxf4+ 46.Qxf4 Re1 47.h5 Rh1 48.Qf5 Rc1 49.Qe6 Qf8+ 50.Bf5 Rc7 51.h6 Re7
52.Qg6 Rf7 53.Kf4 Re7 54.Ng4 Rf7 55.Nf6 Rc7 56.Be6 Rc4+ 57.Kg5 Rc7 58.Kh5 Re7
59.Qg8+ Qxg8 60.Nxg8 Rc7 61.Nf6 Rc1 62.Ne8 Rh1+ 63.Kg6 Rg1+ 64.Kf7 Rf1+
65.Ke7 Kh7 66.Nxd6 Kxh6 67.Nf7+ Kg6 68.d6 Rd1 69.d7 Kh5 70.Nd6 Rxd6 71.Kxd6
Kg5 72.d8Q+ Kf4 73.Qh4+ Ke3 74.Qg3+ Kd4 75.Qf3?? [stalemate]
[75.Bb3 Ke4 76.Bc2+ Kd4 77.Qd3#]
½–½

[Psakhis,L]
1.e4 [ ]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 [It was correct time to start to play Panov attack, but after 5th
gameJudit was shocked and I ask her to play as solid as possible.]
Qc7 11.Qg4 Kf8 12.Be3 Nf6!? [N Strong move, white,s queen hasn,t chance to move to
e2, what,shappen in 4th game.]
[12...c5 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.0–0–0 Nf6 15.Qh4 Bxe3+ 16.fxe3 Bd7 17.Rhf1 Rc8 18.Kb1
Bc6 19.e4 Kg8 20.c3 Nd7 21.Bc2ƒ 1–0 Polgar,J-Karpov,A/Budapest m 1998 (49);
12...b6 13.Nd2 Nf6 14.Qe2 Nd5 15.Nc4 Ba6 16.Nxd6 Bxd3 17.Qxd3 Qxd6 18.0–0 Rd8
19.Rad1 b5 20.a4 a6÷ ½–½ Polgar,J-Karpov,A/Budapest m rapid (04) 1998 (57)]
13.Qh4 b6 14.0–0–0 Bb7 15.Rhe1 c5= [I suppose, that Black has at least equal chances.]
16.dxc5 bxc5 17.Nd2 Nd5 [17...Bxg2 18.Rg1°]
18.Nc4 Nxe3 [18...Be7!? 19.Qh3 Nxe3 20.Nxe3 Rb8÷]
19.Nxe3 Rb8 20.Qc4!? [White will be happy to exchanged light bishops, but
immediately]
[20.Be4? lose after 20...g5! 21.Qg4 h5 22.Qxg5 Bxe4–+]
20...h5!? 21.h3 [21.g3!?]
21...Be5 22.c3 Bf6 23.Be4 Bc8 24.Qa4 [24.Rd2!? g6 25.Red1 Kg7÷]
24...g6 25.Qc6 [Deserves attention 25.Rd2 Kg7 26.Red1„ with complicated position, but
Judit decided to exchanged queens-unusual decition for her! ]
25...Qxc6 26.Bxc6 Kg7 27.Nc4 [27.Bd7 Bb7]

27...Ba6 28.Ne5 Rhd8 29.b3 [29.Nd7 Bg5+ 30.Kc2 Rbc8 31.Bf3 Bb5 32.Ne5 Bf6]
29...Rxd1+ 30.Kxd1 Rb6 [Black has pair of strong bishops and Judit must to play very
carefully to keep balance.]
[30...Rd8+ 31.Kc2 Bg5 32.Rd1]
31.Bf3 Rd6+ 32.Kc2 Bh4!? [32...Bg5 33.Rd1 Rxd1 34.Kxd1 Bf6 35.Nc6 (35.Nd7 Bxc3
36.Nxc5 Bf1) 35...Bxc3 36.Nxa7÷]
33.g3 Bg5 34.Rd1 Rxd1 35.Kxd1 [35.Bxd1 h4 36.Nc6 (36.g4? Bf1–+) 36...Bf1 37.Nxa7
Bxh3„]
35...Bf6 36.Nc6!? [36.Nd7 Bxc3 37.Nxc5 Bf1 38.h4 Bd4 39.Ke1 Bb5³]
36...Bxc3 [36...Bb7 37.Ke2=]
37.Nxa7 e5 [37...Bd4 38.Ke1]
38.Be2 Bb7 39.Nb5 Ba5 40.Nd6 Bg2 41.h4 f5 42.Nc4 Bc7 43.a4 [Pawn moved and it,s
clear, that White out of danger now!]
43...Bd5 44.Ke1 [44.a5 Bxc4 45.Bxc4 Bxa5 46.Ke2=]
44...f4 45.a5! Bxc4 46.Bxc4 Bxa5+ 47.Ke2 Kf6 48.Bd3 Bc7 49.Kf3
½–½

[Psakhis,L]
1.d4 [ ]
1...Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 c5 5.Bg2 Qa5+ 6.Nc3 Ne4 7.Bd2 [Another interesting
move]
[7.Qd3!? was played one day early in Leon, but we hope, that there not too chances, that
Karpov will see text of this game. 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nc5 9.Qd1 Nc6 10.e3 Ne6 11.0–0 Qc5
12.Ndb5 a6 13.Na4 Qxc4 14.Nbc3 Rb8 15.Nb6 Qc5 16.Ncd5 0–0 17.b4° 1–0
Kasparov,G-Topalov,V/Leon m 1998 (40)]
7...Nxd2 8.Qxd2 d6 [8...0–0 9.e3 d6 10.0–0 Nc6 (10...Bg4!?) 11.h3 cxd4 12.Nxd4 Bd7
13.Rfd1 Nxd4 14.exd4 Bc6 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.Rac1² 1–0 Karpov,A-Khalifman,A/Linares
1995 (40)]
9.0–0?! [After this natural move Black has no shadow of troubles. Stronger was 9.h3!]
[9.e3 Bg4!? 10.Ng1 Nc6 11.h3 Bf5 12.Nge2 0–0 13.Rd1 cxd4 14.exd4 e5÷ ½–½
Epishin,V-Khalifman,A/Sankt_Peterburg 1995 (38); 9.h3 Nc6 10.e3 0–0 11.0–0 a6 12.a3
(12.Rfd1 Rb8 13.Nd5 Qxd2 14.Rxd2 b6 15.Rc1 Bd7= 0–1 Izeta,F-Azmaiparashvili,Z/San
Roque 1996 (57)) 12...Rb8 13.Rfd1 b5 14.b4 Qb6„ 0–1 Abramovic,B-Malaniuk,V/Nis
1996 (55)]
9...Nc6 10.e3 Bg4 11.d5 [N Only chance to continue fight, after]
[11.dxc5 dxc5 12.h3 Rd8 13.Qe2 Bf5 14.Rad1 Bxc3 15.Rxd8+ Nxd8 16.bxc3 Qxc3µ
Black got clear advantage 1–0 Rapoport,I-Gritsak,O/Polanica Zdroj op 1996 (36)]
11...Bxf3 [Not bad move, but easy were to play]
[11...Ne5!? 12.Nxe5 Bxe5=]
12.Bxf3 Ne5 [12...Bxc3 13.bxc3 Ne5 14.Be2 Qa4 15.Qb2²]
13.Be2 Qb4 14.Ne4 Qxd2 15.Nxd2 [I think chances are more or less equal, but Karpov
after the gameinsist, that White,s position is slightly better.]
15...Kd8 [Maybe beggining of not the best plan.I would prefer 15...0–0]
16.Ne4 Kc7 17.Rab1 Nd7 [17...a6 …18.b4 cxb4 19.Rxb4 b6 20.Rfb1 Nd7=]
18.Rfc1 [18.Ng5 h6! 19.Nxf7? Rhf8]
18...h6 [18...a6!?=]
19.Rc2 Nf6 [19...a6]
20.Nc3 Nd7 21.Ne4 [21.Nb5+ Kb6 (21...Kb8!?) 22.b4 cxb4 23.Rxb4 Kc5]
21...Nf6 22.Nd2 Nd7 23.Kg2 a6 24.b3 Rhb8 25.h4! b5 [25...h5!? 26.Ne4²]
26.h5 g5 27.f4! gxf4 [27...b4!? 28.Rf1 (28.fxg5 hxg5 29.Ne4 Bh6 30.Rf1 Ne5÷) 28...gxf4
29.gxf4 a5]
28.gxf4 bxc4 [28...b4!?]
29.Bxc4 a5 30.Kf3 a4 31.Ne4 axb3 [31...Nb6 32.b4!]
32.axb3 Nb6 33.Rg1 Bh8 34.Ng3! Bf6?! [¹34...e6 …35.dxe6 Nxc4 36.bxc4 fxe6 37.Ne4
Ra3„]
35.Nf5± Nxc4 36.bxc4 Rh8 37.Rgg2 Ra1 [37...Ra4 38.Ra2 Rxc4 39.Ra7+ Kb6
40.Rga2ƒ]
38.Ra2! e6 39.Ng3 Rxa2 [39...Ra8 40.Rxa8 Rxa8 41.Ne4 Bh8 42.dxe6 fxe6 43.Rg6+–]
40.Rxa2 Kb6 41.Ne4 Be7 42.Rb2+ [42.Rg2!?]
42...Kc7 43.Rg2 Kd7 44.Rg7 Ke8 45.dxe6 fxe6 46.Rg6 Kf7 [46...Kd7!?±]
47.Ng3 [47.f5 exf5 48.Nxd6+ Bxd6 49.Rxd6 Rg8!]
47...Bf6 [47...Bh4 48.f5! Bxg3 49.fxe6+ Ke7 50.Kxg3+–]
48.f5! exf5 [48...Ke7 49.fxe6 Rf8 (49...Kxe6 50.Ne4+–) 50.Ke4 Kxe6 51.Rxh6+–]
49.Nxf5+– [Karpov brilliantly played ending and compleatly overplayed hisyoung

opponent, got winning position,but, not the first time in the match, missed his chances in
big time troubles.Alas!]
49...Bg5 50.Nxd6+ Ke7 51.Ke4 Rf8 52.Kd5 Rf1 53.e4 Rd1+ 54.Kc6 Rh1 55.Nf5+ Kf8
56.Nxh6 Rxh5 57.Nf5 Kf7 58.Rd6 Bf4 59.Rd7+ Kf6 60.Kxc5 Rh8 61.Kd5 Rh1 62.c5
Rd1+ 63.Kc6 Re1 64.Nd6 Ke6 65.Rd8 Rc1 66.Re8+ Kf6 67.Rf8+ Kg5 68.Rf5+ Kg4
69.e5?! [69.Kd5 Rd1+ 70.Ke6 Rc1 71.Ne8+–]
69...Bg3! 70.e6??“ [70.Kd5+–]
70...Bxd6 71.Rd5 [71.Kxd6 Kxf5 72.e7 Rd1+ 73.Kc7 Re1 74.Kd7 Rd1+=]
71...Be7
½–½

[Psakhis,L]
1.e4 [ ]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 [Judit won match already, so why not to play finally Panov
attack!?]
3...cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.0–0 0–0 10.Re1 Nf6
11.a3 b6 12.Bg5 [12.Bc2!? Bb7 13.Qd3]
12...Bb7 13.Bc2 h6?! [Rare and not the best move, but any case White keep initiative, for
example:]
[13...Rc8 14.Qd3 g6 15.Rad1 (15.Bh6 Re8 16.Rad1²) 15...Nd5 (15...Re8 16.h4 Nd5
17.Nxd5 exd5 18.b4 Bxg5 19.hxg5²) 16.Bh6 Re8 17.Ba4 a6 18.Nxd5 Qxd5 19.Qe3 Bf6
20.b3 (20.Bb3 Qd7 21.d5 exd5 22.Qxb6 Rxe1+ 23.Rxe1 Bxb2 24.Bxd5 Bg7 25.Bxg7
Kxg7 26.h4² ½–½ Beliavsky,A-Karpov,A/Trud-CSKA 1986 (42)) 20...Qh5 21.d5 Nd8
22.d6 Rc5 23.d7 Re7 24.Qf4 Bg7 25.Qb8 Qxh6 26.Qxd8+ Bf8 27.Re3 Bc6 28.Qxf8+
Qxf8 29.d8Q 1–0 Smyslov,V-Karpov,A/USSR-39ch Leningrad 1971; 13...Re8 14.Qd3
g6 15.h4 Rc8 16.Rad1 (16.Rac1 Nd5 17.Ne4 f5 18.Nc3 Bxg5 19.Nxg5 Nf4 20.Qe3 Qxd4
21.Nb5 Qxe3 22.fxe3 Nxg2 23.Kxg2 Nd4+ 24.Be4!± 0–1 Reshevsky,S-Fischer,R/New
York-Los Angelos 1961 (57)) 16...a6 17.Bb3 Na5 18.Ba2 b5 19.Ne5 Nd5 20.Bxd5 Bxd5
21.Bxe7 Rxe7 22.Nxd5 Qxd5 23.Ng4ƒ 1–0 Kavalek,L-Larsen,B/Solingen m 1970 (37);
13...Nd5 14.Qd3 g6 15.h4 (15.Bh6!?) 15...Bxg5 16.hxg5 Nxc3 17.Qxc3 Rc8 18.Qe3
Na5= ½–½ Pavlovic,M-Machulsky,A/Belgrade-Moscow m 1998 (42)]
14.Bh4 [14.Bf4 Bd6 15.Be5 Rc8 16.Qe2 Na5 17.Qd3 g6 18.Bxd6 Qxd6 19.Ne5 Rc7
20.Rad1 Rfc8= 0–1 Dolmatov,S-Epishin,V/Moscow PCA Qual 1995 (45)]
14...Nh5 [N]
[14...Nd5 15.Qd3 g6
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16.Re4! Rc8 17.Rg4 [ g6] 17...Qe8 18.Nxd5 exd5 19.Re1 Rc7 20.Re6! Bc8
(20...fxe6 21.Rxg6+ Kh7 22.Rg7+! Kxg7 23.Qh7#) 21.Rexg6+ fxg6 22.Rxg6+ Kf7
23.Bg3 Bd8 24.Rxh6 1–0 Pyrich-Jenkins,D/corr 1992]
15.d5! [15.Qd3 g6 16.Re4]
15...Bxh4 [15...exd5 16.Qd3 f5 17.Bxe7 (17.Qxd5+ Qxd5 18.Nxd5 Bxh4 (18...Bd6

19.Rad1±; 18...Bd8 19.Bxd8 Raxd8 20.Rad1ƒ) 19.Nxh4 Nd4! (19...Rad8 20.Rad1)
20.Ne7+ Kf7 21.Bxf5 Nf4÷) 17...Nxe7 18.Nd4 Rf7 (18...Re8 19.Ba4) 19.Ne6°
(19.Rad1!?ƒ) ]
16.dxc6 Bxc6 17.Ne5! Bxf2+ [What else? Black position is desperate after]
[17...Qf6 18.g3 or; 17...Qxd1 18.Bxd1 Bxg2 19.Bxh5 Bb7 20.Rad1+–]
18.Kxf2 Qh4+ 19.Kg1 Rad8 20.Nxc6!? [Interesting anf good, but maybe even stronger
was to play]
[20.Bh7+!? and White getting big advantage in any case, for example: 20...Kxh7
(20...Kh8 21.Qc2 Bb7 22.Be4+–) 21.Qc2+ g6 22.Nxc6 Rd6 23.Ne4 Rd5 24.Qf2 Qxf2+
25.Nxf2+–; From other point, Black is compleatly OK after 20.Qg4 Qxg4 21.Nxg4
Bxg2!÷ (21...Rd2 22.Re2 Rfd8 23.Rd1!) …22.Kxg2 Rd2+ 23.Re2? Nf4+–+]
20...Rxd1 21.Raxd1± [White has clear advantage, but it is not still to transfere this
advantage to the point.]
21...Nf6 22.Ne5 [22.h3 Nh5!]
22...Ng4! 23.Nxg4 Qxg4 24.Rd7 Qg5! 25.h3 [25.Rxa7 Qd2 26.Re2 Qc1+ 27.Nd1?!
Rd8]
25...Qc5+ 26.Kh1 b5 27.Rb7 a6 [27...Qf2!? 28.Re2 Qf1+ 29.Kh2 a6]
28.Rf1 Qc4 29.Rd1 Qc5 [It is not clear how White can improve there position.]
30.Rd2 Qe3 31.Rbd7 a5!? 32.R7d3 [32.Nxb5? Qe1+ 33.Kh2 Qe5+–+]
32...Qe1+ 33.Kh2 Qe5+ 34.g3 b4 35.axb4 axb4 36.Nd1 g5 37.Re3 Qc7 38.Nf2 Rd8
39.Rde2 [39.Rxd8+ Qxd8 40.Re2 Qd4=]
39...Rd4 40.Ng4 Kg7 41.Ne5 [41.Rf2!?]
41...h5 42.Nf3 Rd5 43.Bb3 Rc5 [43...Rf5 44.Nd4]
44.h4 [44.Bxe6 fxe6 (44...h4 45.Nd4 hxg3+ 46.Rxg3 Qf4 47.Nb3) 45.Nd4 Qa7 46.Nxe6+
Kf6 47.Nxc5 Qxc5²]
44...gxh4 45.Nxh4 Rc1 46.Re5 Qc6 47.Ng2 Qf3 48.R5e3 Qf1 49.Ne1 [49.Re1 Rxe1
50.Rxe1 Qf2 51.Re4=]
49...Kh6 50.Ba4 Kg7 51.Re4 Kh6 52.Bd7 Kg7 53.Re5 Kh6 54.Bb5 Qf6 55.Bd3 h4
56.R5e4 hxg3+ 57.Kxg3 Kg7 58.Rf2 [58.Rxb4!±]
58...Qd8 59.Rf3 Qd6+ 60.Kg2 f5 61.Re2 Kf6 62.b3 Qd4 63.Bc4 Qg4+ 64.Kf2 Qh4+
65.Kf1 Qh1+ 66.Kf2 Qh4+ 67.Kf1 Qh1+ 68.Kf2 Qh4+
½–½

Santiago m g25/30 Santiago de Chile (1), 1998
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0–0 8.0–0 dxc4 9.Bxc4
a6 10.Rd1 b5 11.Be2 Qc7 12.e4 e5 13.g3 Re8 14.a3 exd4 15.Nxd4 Bb7 16.Bf3 Be5
17.Nf5 g6 18.Nh6+ Kg7 19.Ng4 Nxg4 20.Bxg4 Nf6 21.Bf3 c5 22.Be3 c4 23.Nd5 Nxd5
24.exd5 Qd6 25.Bg2 Rac8 26.Bd4 Rcd8 27.Be3 Rc8 28.Rab1 Kg8 29.Bd4 Rcd8 30.Qc3
Qf6 31.Bxe5 Qxe5 32.Qd2 Qf6 33.Re1 Rxe1+ 34.Rxe1 Kg7 35.h4 h5 36.Rd1 Qe5
37.Qb4 Qd6 38.Qc3+ Qf6 39.Rd4 Re8 40.Kf1 Qe5 41.Bf3 Bc8 42.Kg2 Bd7 43.Qd2 Qe1
44.Qf4 Qe5 45.Qd2 Qe1 46.Qf4 Qe5
½–½
(1879829) Morovic Fernandez,Ivan (2600) - Karpov,Anatoly (2735) [C42]

Santiago m g25/30 Santiago de Chile (2), 1998
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0–0 Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2
0–0 10.Nc3 Be6 11.Be3 Bf5 12.Rc1 dxc4 13.Bxc4 c6 14.Ne5 Nxc3 15.bxc3 Nd5 16.Qf3
Be6 17.Bd2 f6 18.Nd3 Qd7 19.Rfe1 Bf7 20.Bb3 Bd6 21.c4 Ne7 22.Rcd1 Rae8 23.Bc3
Qf5 24.Qxf5 Nxf5 25.h3 Rxe1+ 26.Nxe1 Rd8 27.Nf3 Kf8 28.Kf1 Ne7 29.Rb1 Bg6
30.Rd1 Bh5 31.Rd3 Bf7 32.Rd1 Bh5 33.Rd3 Bf7 34.Rd1 b5 35.Nd2 Bc7 36.Re1 a5 37.a4
Rb8 38.axb5 cxb5 39.cxb5 Bxb3 40.Nxb3 Rxb5 41.Nc5 Bd6 42.Ra1 Bxc5 43.dxc5 Nc6
44.Rc1 Kf7 45.Bd2 h5 46.Be3 a4 47.Ke2 Ke6 48.Rd1 Rb2+ 49.Kd3 Rb3+ 50.Ke2 Kf5
51.Rd6 Ne5 52.c6 Rc3 53.Rd5 Rxc6 54.Ra5 Rc2+ 55.Kd1 Rc4 56.f4 Ke4 57.fxe5 Kxe3
58.exf6 gxf6 59.Rxh5 a3 60.Ra5 Rc3 61.h4 Kf4 62.h5 Kg3 63.Kd2 Rb3 64.h6 Kxg2
65.h7 Rh3 66.Rxa3 Rxh7 67.Ra6 Rf7 68.Ke3 Kg3 69.Ke2 f5 70.Rg6+
½–½
(1900365) Krasenkow,Michal (2655) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [D37]

Rubinstein Memorial 35th Polanica Zdroj (1), 17.08.1998
[Donev,I]
1.d4 [Krasenkow (Schach 10/98). Ftacnik]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 0–0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.b4 Be7
10.cxd5 Nxd5!? [Räumt das Feld f6 für den Läufer.]
11.Nxd5 exd5 [Auf dem Brett ensteht eine von den populärsten Mittelspiel
Bauernstrukturen - Der isolierte Damenbauer!Es ist bemerkennswert zu sehen wie der
Anziehende seine Figuren umgruppiert um die schwäche des Isolani auszunützen.]
12.Bd3 Bf6 [12...Bg4 Ftacnik 13.0–0 Bf6 14.Ra2 Re8 15.Rd2 Qb6 16.Be2 Ne7 17.Nd4
Bxe2 18.Qxe2 Ng6 19.Qd3 Nxf4 20.exf4 a5 21.g3 axb4 22.axb4 Qxb4 23.Rb1 Qe7
24.Nf5 Halldorsson,B-Schmidt Schaeffer,S/Hellir op/1997/1–0 (61)]
13.Rc1 Bg4! [13...Re8 Ftacnik 14.0–0 Bg4 15.h3 Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Ne5 17.Bxe5 Rxe5
18.Rfd1 Qd6 19.Bc4 Rd8 20.Bb3 b6 21.Rd3 a5 22.Rcd1 Qf8 23.Bxd5 1–0
Mikhalchishin,A-Nielsen,P/Copenhagen op/1991/ (29); 13...a6 Ftacnik 14.0–0 g6
a) 14...Be6 15.Bb1 Qe7 16.e4 Qd7 (16...Qd8 17.Qd3 dxe4 18.Qxe4 g6 19.Rfd1 Qb6
20.Be3 Qc7 21.Ng5 Rfe8 22.Qh4 h5 23.Nxe6 Rxe6 24.Qc4 Qe7 25.Ba2 1–0
Krasenkow,M-Van der Sterren,P/WCh FIDE k.o./1997 (43)) 17.Ng5 Bxg5 18.Bxg5 d4
19.Rc5 f6 20.Bf4 b6 21.Rc1 Ne5 22.Bxe5 fxe5 23.Qh5 Qd6 24.Bd3 Bf7 0–1 Dreev,A-
Lutz,C/Dortmund/1994/ (42);
b) 14...Re8 15.Bb1 g6 16.Ba2 Be6 17.Qd3 d4 18.Bxe6 Rxe6 19.e4 Qe7 20.Nd2 Be5
21.Bg3 Bxg3 22.hxg3 Ne5 23.Qb3 Rd8 24.Rc5 d3 Beliavsky,A-Short,N/WCh FIDE
k.o./1997/0–1 (53);
15.h3 Qe7 16.Qd2 Be6 17.Rc2 Qd7 18.Rd1 d4 19.Rcc1 dxe3 20.Qxe3 Rfd8 21.Bg5 Qe7
22.Be4 Rxd1+ 23.Rxd1 Rd8 24.Rxd8+ Nxd8 25.Qf4 1–0 Nielsen,P-
Barkhagen,J/WchJM-U18/1991/ (37)]
14.0–0 [14.b5 Qa5+ 15.Qd2 (15.Ke2 Ne5; 15.Kf1 Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Qxa3) 15...Qxd2+
16.Kxd2 (16.Nxd2 Ne5) 16...Na5„]
14...Qe7 [Der Nachziehende will einen Turm auf d8 plazieren.]
15.h3 Bxf3 [15...Bh5 Ftacnik 16.g4 Bg6 17.Bxg6 hxg6 18.Qxd5±]
16.Qxf3 [Ftacnik: 'White enjoys pleasant plus with bishops pair and only one weakness
of his own-a3 pawn.']
16...Rfd8 17.Rfd1 g6 [17...Bb2? 18.Rc2 Bxa3 19.b5 Nb4 (19...Ne5
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23.Bxe6 fxe6 24.e4±) 21.Rxb7²]
18.Bb1! [Ftacnik: 'There is no satisfactory solution for the weak d5 pawn.']
18...Ne5?! [¹18...Bb2 19.Rc2 Bxa3 20.b5 Ne5 21.Bxe5 Qxe5 22.Ba2 Qe7 (22...Qe4
Ftacnik 23.Rc7 Qxf3 24.gxf3±) 23.Bxd5 Rd7= ad8; 18...d4 Ftacnik 19.Be4 dxe3
20.Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.Qxe3²]
19.Bxe5 Bxe5 20.Ba2 [Die schwarze Stellung hat sich nachdem Leichtfigurenabtausch
im Mittelspiel verschlechtert.Jetzt kann Schwarz seinen schwachen Zentralbauer nicht
mehr retten.]
20...a5 [Karpov entschließt sich den isolierte d5 kampflos preiszugeben und öffnet
dem Nachziehenden die a-Linie, um Gegenspiel aufziehen zu können.]
[20...Bb2 21.Rb1 Bxa3 22.Rxd5 Rxd5 23.Qxd5 Rc8 (23...Bxb4? 24.Rxb4 Qxb4
25.Qxf7+ Kh8 26.Qf6#) 24.Qa5 Rc1+ 25.Rxc1 Bxc1 26.Qxa7 Qxb4 27.Qb8+ Qf8²;
20...d4 21.exd4 Rxd4 (21...Bxd4 22.Bd5± ×b7 (22.Bd5 Ftacnik 22...Bb2 23.Re1 Qf6
24.Qxf6 Bxf6 25.Bxb7±) ) 22.Re1 Rf8 23.Rc5!±]
21.Bxd5 [Der Verlust eines Bauern hätte bei Karpov in früheren Jahren wegen der
ungleichfarbigen Läufer und der Möglichkeit von Gegenspiel kaum Probleme ausgelöst.]
21...Rd7 [21...axb4 Ftacnik 22.axb4 Rd7 23.Rc4±]
22.Rc4 [Ftacnik: 'Krasenkow has won a pawn and the bishop on d5 is a dominating
piece.']
[22.bxa5 Kg7!²
a) 22...Rxa5? 23.Bxf7+! Kg7± (23...Qxf7 24.Rc8+ Kg7 25.Rxd7 Qxd7 26.Qf8#) ;
b) 22...Qxa3 Ftacnik 23.Bxb7 Rxd1+ 24.Rxd1 Rxa5²;
22...axb4 23.axb4 Kg7 [23...b5? Ftacnik 24.Bxf7++–]

24.b5 Rad8 25.e4 [25.Rd3 Bb8 26.g3 f5 27.e4 Qe5! die Fesselung auf der d-Linie ist
unangenehm für Weiß.]
25...h5! [Die Idee dieses Zuges ist einfach. Nach h5–h4 will Karpov die Stellung
schwarzfeldrig blockieren.]
26.Qe3 [26.Rdc1 Ftacnik 26...Ra8²]
26...Qf6 [26...Qh4!? Ftacnik 27.b6²]
27.g3 h4! [Ftacnik: 'Karpov has to fight against the march of white pawns along the dark
squares.' Karpov versucht die weiße Königsstellung abzuschwächen um Gegenspiel am
Königsflügel zu bekommen.]
[27...g5 Ftacnik 28.Rf1 Qg6 29.Kh1 g4 30.Kg2²]
28.Rf1 hxg3 [28...g5 Ftacnik 29.f4 Bb8 (29...gxf4 30.gxf4 Bc7 31.Kh1±) 30.fxg5 Qe5
31.Rf3 hxg3 32.Rc3 (32.Rc1? Rxd5 33.exd5 Qxe3+ 34.Rxe3 Ba7–+) 32...Re8 33.h4±]
29.f4 [29.fxg3 Ftacnik 29...Qd6²]
29...Bc7 30.Qxg3 Qb6+?! [¹30...Bb6+ 31.Kh1 Rxd5! 32.exd5 Rxd5 33.Rb4 Qf5 Schwarz
hat gute Remis Chancen.; 30...Rh8!? Ftacnik]
31.Kg2 Qf6 32.Qc3 [Nach dem Damentausch hat Schwarz keine Drohungen mehr gegen
den weißen Monarchen, sondern ein schwer zu verteidigendes Endspiel.]
[32.Bxb7? Ftacnik 32...Rd2+ 33.Kh1 R8d3–+]
32...Qxc3 33.Rxc3 [Ftacnik: 'The endgame is very unpleasant for black, but opposite
coloured bishops are an important drawing factor.']
33...Bb6 34.Rfc1 Ra8 35.Kf3 [35.Rc8 Ftacnik 35...Ra5 36.Rb1 f5²]
35...Ra5 36.Rb1 Ra4 37.h4 f5 ['?!' Ftacnik. ]
[37...Bd8 Ftacnik 38.Kg3 Kh6 39.Rd3²]
38.Rd3 [38.Rbc1 Ftacnik 38...Bd8 39.Rh1 Bf6 40.Re3²]
38...fxe4+ 39.Bxe4 Rxd3+? [Ein Zeitnotfehler, der die schlechte Verfassung des Fide-
Weltmeisters zeigt. Gut genug für den halben Punkt war:]
[39...Re7! 40.Re1 (40.Bxg6 Kxg6 41.Rd6+ Kf5 42.Rxb6 Rxf4+ 43.Kg3 Rg7+ 44.Kh3
Rh7 Und nach dem unvermeidlichen Th4 ist das Remis gesichert.) 40...Bc7 f7
(40...Bc5 Ftacnik 41.Re2 Rb4 42.Rd5 Rxb5 43.Rg5±) 41.b6 Bxb6 42.Rd6 Ra3+ 43.Kg2
Ra2+ 44.Kf3 (44.Kh1 Bf2 45.Rxg6+ Kf8 46.Rf6+ Kg7 47.Rg6+=) 44...Ra3+=]
40.Bxd3 [Krasenkow (Schach 10/98): '
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40...Bc7?! ['?' Krasenkow (Schach 10/98). Krasenkow (Schach 10/98): 'Erlaubt es Weiß,
seinen Läufer zu aktivieren. Richtig war:']
[40...Ra3 41.Rd1 Kf6 42.Kg4 Bf2 43.h5 gxh5+ 44.Kxh5 Rc3² Krasenkow (Schach
10/98): 'und Weiß kommt nicht weiter.']
41.Be4 Ra3+? [Krasenkow (Schach 10/98): 'Ein zu schneller Zug in vermeintlicher

Zeitnot, der den weißen König zum Leben verhilft und Schwarz auf Verlust stellt. ']
[41...Kf6 42.Rd1 (42.b6 Bd6 43.Rd1 '' Ftacnik. 43...Ke7) 42...Ke6 43.Rg1 Ra3+ 44.Kg4
Ra4² Krasenkow (Schach 10/98): 'war vermutlich immer noch remis.']
42.Kg4 Ra4 43.Rd1! ['+–!' Krasenkow (Schach 10/98). Ftacnik: 'At long last white rook
can penetrate into black's camp with a decisive effect.']
[43.Rc1 Ba5! 44.Bxb7 Rxf4+! '=!' Krasenkow (Schach 10/98). 45.Kxf4 Bd2+=]
43...Rc4 [43...Kf6 44.Rd7 Bb8 45.Rxb7 Bd6 46.Rb6 Ke6 47.Bxg6+– (47.Bxg6
Krasenkow (Schach 10/98) 47...Rxf4+ 48.Kg5 Rf8 49.h5 Rb8 50.Rxb8 Bxb8 51.h6 Be5
52.h7 -- 53.Bh5 -- 54.Kg6 -- 55.b6 -- 56.b7+–) ; auch 43...Kh6 rettet die Partie nicht,
wegen: 44.Rd7! Be5 45.Kf3 Ra3+ 46.Bd3 Bg7 47.Kg4!+–; 43...Rxe4 Ftacnik 44.Rd7+
Kf6 45.Rxc7 Re1 46.Rxb7 Rg1+ 47.Kf3+–]
44.Rd7+ Kf8 [44...Kf6 45.b6! Bb8 (45...Bxb6 46.Bd5! Rc7 47.Rd6+ '+–' Krasenkow
(Schach 10/98). ; 45...Rxe4 46.Rxc7+–) 46.Rd8! (46.Rxb7 Ftacnik 46...Bd6 47.Rf7+
Kxf7 48.Bd5+ Kf6 49.Bxc4 Bc5 50.b7 Bd6 51.Bd3 Bc7 52.Bxg6 Kxg6 53.h5+ Kf6 54.f5
Kg7 55.Kg5 Kf7 (55...Bd8+ 56.f6+ Bxf6+ 57.Kf5+–) 56.h6+–) 46...Rxe4 47.Rf8+! Kg7
48.Rxb8 Re7 49.Rc8+– 50.c7]
45.Bxg6 Rxf4+ 46.Kg5 Rc4 [46...Be5 Ftacnik 47.Rd5 Bc7 48.b6+–]
47.h5 Bf4+ [47...Rc5+ Krasenkow (Schach 10/98) 48.Kf6 Be5+ 49.Ke6 Rxb5 50.h6
Rb6+ 51.Kxe5 Rxg6 52.Rd8+ Ke7 53.h7+–]
48.Kf6 Rc8 49.h6! Kg8 [49...Bxh6 50.Rh7+– (50.Rh7 Ftacnik 50...Kg8 51.Rxh6+–) ]
50.Bf5! Re8 [50...Bxh6 Ftacnik 51.Be6+ Kh8 52.Kg6+–]
51.Be6+ [Krasenkow (Schach 10/98): 'komplizierter und mit Fallenspiel verbunden

wäre:']
[51.Rg7+ Kh8 52.Kf7 Rf8+! 53.Kg6! Rg8 54.Be6!+–]
51...Kh8 52.Bc4 [53.g6]
[52.Bc4 Re4
a) 52...Bxh6 53.Kg6+–;
b) 52...Re3 Ftacnik 53.Rd8+ Kh7 54.Bd3+ Rxd3 (54...Kxh6 Krasenkow (Schach 10/98)
55.Rh8#) 55.Rxd3+–;
53.Be6+–]
1–0

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Be7 5.Bf4 0–0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Rc1
dxc4 10.Bxc4 Nh5 11.Qxd8 Rxd8 12.Bg5 Be7 13.Bxe7 Nxe7 14.g4 Nf6 15.g5 Nfd5
16.Bxd5 Nxd5 17.Rd1 Bd7 18.Nxd5 exd5 19.Nd4 Rac8 20.Kd2 Kf8 21.Rc1 Ke7
22.Rhg1 Rxc1 23.Rxc1 Kd6 24.Rg1 g6 25.h4
½–½

[Hazai,L]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.d4 d6 6.0–0 Nc6 7.d5 Na5 8.Nfd2 c5 [8...c6
Karpov-Markowski, Rubinstein mem 1998 CBM 67]
9.a3 [White wants to fight against the a5  right now.]

[9.Na3 puts the  on an awkward place. 9...e6 10.Rb1 exd5 11.cxd5 a6 12.Nc2 Bd7
13.b3 Rc8³ Donner-Sax, Amsterdam 1979; 9.dxc6 gives up the centre without getting
anything for it. 9...bxc6÷  b8,c5; 9.Nc3 - E66 is the main line.]
¹9...Nd7 [9...b5?! is not correct: 10.cxb5 a6 11.b4 Nb7 12.bxa6± Euwe-Unzicker,

Amsterdam ol 1954; 9...b6 gives up the territories without any fight 10.b4 Nb7 11.Bb2 e5
(11...cxb4 12.axb4 Bd7 13.Nb3 a5 14.b5! Qc7 15.N1d2± Burmakin-Kisela, RUS-Cup
Krasnodar 1997) 12.dxe6 fxe6 13.Nc3± Kochiev-Chekhov, SU 1974]
10.Ra2 [10.Qc2 Ne5]
10...Ne5 [10...b6?! is again too passive, after which White can realize his dream of
driving the enemy  to an inferior square. 11.b4 Nb7 12.Nb3 a6 13.Qd3 provoking e5,
which can be attacked later by f2–f4 13...Ne5 14.Qc2 Qc7 15.f4 Ng4 16.h3 Nf6 17.e4
Bd7 18.Be3 Rfc8 19.N1d2± Hulak-Santana, Minila ol 1992]
11.b3!? [‹11.Qc2 Bd7 12.h3 (12.f4 Ng4 13.Nf3 b5÷ Lengyel-Florian, Hungary 1955)
12...b5 13.cxb5 Bxb5 14.Nc3 Qb6 15.b4 (15.b3 Ba6÷) 15...cxb4 16.axb4 Nac4 17.Nxb5
Qxb5 18.Nxc4 Nxc4= Kociev-Popovic, SU-Yugoslavia 1976]
11...a6 12.Bb2 b5 13.cxb5 [13.f4? Ng4; 13.Qc2]
13...axb5 14.b4 Nb7 [At first sight this looks as a big concession for White.]
[14...Nac4!? is more active, certainly 15.Nxc4 Nxc4 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Nc3 (17.bxc5
dxc5 18.Nc3 (18.d6 Ra6÷; 18.Nd2 Nxd2 19.Qxd2 Qd6=; 18.Qb3!? comes into
consideration.) 18...Rxa3 - 17.c3 (18...Nxa3? 19.d6! Ra6 20.Qa1+–; 18...Nd6 19.e4²;
18...Ba6!? 19.Qa1 Kg8÷) ) 17...Rxa3! (17...Nxa3? 18.bxc5!) 18.bxc5 (18.Rxa3 Nxa3)
18...dxc5 (18...Rxa2? 19.Qd4+) 19.Rxa3 Nxa3 20.Qa1 Kg8 21.Qxa3 b4 22.Qb3 bxc3
23.Qxc3 Qd6 24.Rc1 Ba6 25.Qxc5 Bxe2=]
15.Qb3 [15.Nc3!?]
15...Qb6 16.Bc3 [16.Nc3?! Nc4!]
16...Bd7 [16...Bf5! looks more precise against c2.]
17.Rc2! Rfc8 18.h3 [18.Rfc1 Rc7]
18...Rc7 [The b4  kills the b7 , but White's pieces lack harmony as well.]
19.Kh2 Rac8 20.f4 cxb4 21.axb4 Nc4 22.Bxg7 Nxd2 23.Rxd2 [defending against the
penetration on c2.]
[23.Rxc7 Qxc7]
23...Kxg7 24.Qb2+ Kg8 [24...f6?! 25.Na3!²  c2,d4]
25.Na3! Nd8 26.Nc2 Rc4 27.Rfd1 [27.e4; ¹27.Nd4² neutralizing Black's pressure on the
 c, while the black  is still dead.]
27...Qa7 28.Nd4 Qa4 29.Rb1 e5!? [29...Rc3? 30.Nc6!+–; 29...R8c7 30.e4²]
30.dxe6 [30.fxe5 dxe5 31.Nf3 (31.Nc6?! Nxc6 32.dxc6 Bxc6 33.Bxc6 R4xc6 34.Qxe5
Qa7!) 31...f6÷]
30...Nxe6 31.Nxe6 Bxe6 32.Rxd6 Re8 [32...Rc2?! 33.Qe5!±]
33.Qf6 [33.e4?? Rc2 34.Qf6 Rxg2+! 35.Kxg2 Qc2+–+; 33.Bc6!? Rf8! (33...Rc8
34.Rxe6! fxe6 35.Bd7±; 33...Rb8 34.Qe5!) 34.Bf3!? is worthy of consideration. (34.Qe5?!
connected with the following exhange sacrifice founders on 34...Rxb4 35.Rxb4 (35.Ra1
Qb3) 35...Qxb4 36.Rxe6 fxe6 37.Bd7 h5!) ]
33...Bf5! [33...Rxb4? loses because of the weakness of the backrank. 34.Ra1 Qc2 35.Rd8
Rxd8 36.Qxd8+ Kg7 37.Ra8+–]
34.Rb2? [34.Ra1! was the strong move here to use the a . 34...Qxb4 35.Ra7 Be6
36.Rxe6+–]
34...Qa7! 35.e4 [35.Rd8 Rxd8 (and not 35...Qe3? 36.Rxe8+ Qxe8 37.Rd2) 36.Qxd8+
Kg7 37.Qd2 (37.g4? Qe3!) 37...Qe7°]
35...Bxe4 36.Re2 Qe7 [36...Rxb4? 37.Rd8! (37.Bxe4? Rbxe4 38.Rxe4 Qf2+–+)

37...Rxd8 38.Qxd8+ Kg7 39.Rxe4!+–]
37.Qxe7 Rxe7 38.g4 f5 [38...Rxb4?! 39.f5!]
39.gxf5 gxf5 40.Rf6 Rxb4= 41.Rxf5 Bxf5 42.Rxe7 Rxf4 43.Bd5+ Kf8 44.Rf7+ Ke8
45.Be6 Re4!
½–½
(1900381) Macieja,Bartlomiej (2490) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [B19]

[Lukacs,P]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.h5 [8.Ne5!?
Bh7 9.Bd3! Bxd3 (9...Qxd4 10.Nxf7!) 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bf4! Nd5 12.Bd2 winning a tempo
later with c2–c4. 12...Nd7 13.0–0–0 N7f6 14.c4 Nb4 15.Bxb4 Bxb4 16.Qb3± Lakos-
Kachiani, Elista olw 1998]
8...Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bd2 Be7 12.0–0–0 Nbd7 13.Kb1 [13.c4 b5!°;
¹13.Qe2 c5 (13...0–0 14.Rhe1 (14.Ne5 c5!=) 14...a5 15.Nf5²) 14.dxc5 Qc7 15.Bc3 0–0
16.Ne4 Qf4+ 17.Nfd2 Nxe4 18.Qxe4 Qxe4 19.Nxe4 Nxc5 20.Nxc5 Bxc5 21.f3 Rfd8
(Hjartarson-Korchnoi, Tilburg 1989) 22.Rhe1² Kasparov]
13...0–0 14.Qe2 [14.c4 a5 15.Bc3 b5! This positional  sacrifice is typical in this line.
With a  on c3 d5 comes with a greater effect. 16.cxb5 cxb5 17.Qxb5 Nd5! 18.Ne2
Qc7° Garcia Caballero-Gomez Baillo, Gran Canaria 1989; 14.Rhe1 In these types of
positions White has to improve his 's positions. 14...a5 15.Qe2 (15.Bf4 a4 16.Ne5 Nxe5
17.Bxe5 a3 18.b3 b5 19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.Ne4 b4 21.f4 Ra5! 22.g4 Rd5µ Reguera-
L.Bronstein, Inauguracia op 1992) 15...a4 16.Ne5 a3 17.b3 Re8÷ (17...c5!? 18.Ng6 Re8
19.Nxe7+ Qxe7 20.Bc3 Nd5 21.Ba1 Rac8 22.c4 Nb4 23.dxc5 Nxc5 24.Qe5 Qg5÷
Meyling-Rasmussen, Copenhagen 1993) ; 14.Ne4 c5 15.dxc5 (15.Nxf6+ Bxf6) 15...Nxc5
16.Nxf6+ (16.Nxc5 Bxc5 17.Qe2 Qb6 18.Ne5 Rfd8 19.g4 Rd4 20.Nd3 Nd5÷ Garma-
Lobron, Novi Sad olm 1990) 16...Bxf6 17.Qxd8 Rfxd8 18.Be3 Na4 19.Rxd8+ Rxd8
20.c3 Be7 21.Kc2 Bc5= Kholmov-P.Nielsen, Azov 1993]
14...c5 [14...Rc8 15.c4; 14...a5 15.Ne5 a4 16.f4 Qb6 17.Qf3 Rfd8 18.Ne2 c5 19.Be3
Nd5÷ Conqvest-Danielsen, Lynby op 1990]
15.c4 [15.dxc5 Bxc5 16.Ne4 Nxe4 (16...Qc7 17.g4!? Nxe4 18.Qxe4 Nf6 19.Qe2 Nxg4
20.Bc3 Rad8 21.Rdg1 f5 22.Nh2 Bxf2 23.Nxg4 Bxg1 24.Nxh6+ gxh6 25.Qxe6+ Qf7
26.Rxg1+ Kh7 27.Qxf5+! Qxf5 28.Rg7+ Kh8 29.Rf7+= G.Hernandez-Campora, Manila
olm 1992) 17.Qxe4 Nf6 18.Qxb7 Rb8 19.Qc6 Qe7 20.Bf4 ½:½ Sutovsky-Tukmakov,
Bled 1997]
15...cxd4 16.Nxd4 Qb6 17.Bc3? [17.Ndf5? is strongly met by 17...Ba3 18.Nxh6+ gxh6
19.Bxh6 Rfd8 20.Ne4 Qxb2+–+; ¹17.Bf4 Bc5 18.Nb3 Rfc8= Ulibin-Bareev, Russia-ch
1996]
17...Bb4! 18.Nb5?! [18.Bxb4 Qxb4³]
18...Bxc3 19.Nxc3 Nc5 20.Rd2 [20.Qe5 Rfd8  d3]
20...Rad8 [In this seemimngly innocent position White has to react adroitely.]
21.Rhd1?! [¹21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.Rd1]
21...Rxd2 22.Rxd2 Qc6! [provoking the following weakenings.]
23.Qf3 [23.f3 Rc8! (23...Qc7 24.Qf2 Qf4 (24...Qe5 25.f4) 25.Rd4 Qe5 26.f4) 24.Qf2
(24.b3 Qc7 25.Qf2 Qe5 26.Nb5 a6 27.Nd6 Rd8 28.Nde4 Rxd2–+ 29.Nxf6+) 24...a6!µ]
23...Qxf3 24.gxf3 [An  like that against Karpov is not a life-insurance...]
24...Rc8 25.b3 Kf8 26.Nce4 Ke7 27.Nxf6 gxf6 28.Kc2 f5µ [White's doubled s are
more vulnerable here!]
29.f4 Nd7 30.Kd3 Rc6 31.Ke3 Nf6 [The other weakness is the h5 , which has been
moved too far ahead. ]
32.f3 Rc8 33.Rd1 a6 34.a4 b5! 35.axb5 axb5 36.cxb5 Rb8 37.Kd4 Nd5 38.Re1 Kd6
39.Kc4 Rc8+ 40.Kd4 Nc3 [40...Nxf4?! 41.Ra1! e5+ 42.Ke3 Rc3+ 43.Kf2; 40...Rc5]
41.Ne2 Nxb5+ 42.Kd3 Nc7 43.Nc3 Na6 44.Ra1 Nb4+ 45.Kd2 Nc6 46.Ra4 Rb8 47.Kc2
Rb4!–+ [White's s are in three islands.]
48.Rxb4 Nxb4+ 49.Kd2 Kc5 50.Na4+ Kd4 51.Nc3 Nc6 52.Na4 Na5 53.b4 [53.Kc2?
Ke3–+]
53...Nc4+ 54.Ke2 Ne3?! [54...Nd6–+]
55.Nc5? [This is the decisive mistake.]
[55.b5 Nd5 56.b6 Nb4 57.b7 Nc6 58.Nb6 Nb8 59.Nc8„]
55...Nd5 56.Nd3 f6 57.Nc5 [57.b5 Kc4; 57.Kd2 Kc4]
57...Nxf4+ 58.Kf2 Kc4 59.Ke3 Kxb4 60.Nd7 Nxh5 61.Nf8 e5
0–1
(1900385) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Markowski,Tomasz (2525) [E60]

[Hazai,L]
1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 0–0 6.0–0 Nc6 7.d5 Na5 8.Nfd2 [8.Na3 The
 is a bit sophisticated here. 8...c5 9.Ne1 a6 (9...e6!? is a logical idea to attack the ,
while the  on a3 is out of play.) 10.Nd3 Rb8 11.Rb1 b5 12.cxb5 axb5 13.b4= Balshan-
Yanofsky, Netanya 1975; 8.Nbd2 c5 9.e4
a) 9.Ne1 b5 This  sacrifice resembles to the Benko Gambit type of positions. 10.cxb5
Rb8 11.Nc2 (11.a4 Hanging on the  gives Black good counterchances on the b :
11...a6!°) 11...Rxb5 12.Rb1 Ba6! 13.Re1 c4 14.e4 Nd7 15.b4 cxb3 16.Nxb3 Nxb3
17.axb3 (Dorfman-Smejkal, Moscow 1989) 17...Nc5!= Dorfman;
b) 9.a3 is again met by the typical  sacrifice. 9...b5!³ Cherepkov-Shamkovich, SU

1954;
c) 9.Qc2 Rb8 10.Rb1 b5 Here Black has spared the preparatory a7–a6. 11.b3 e6!?÷
(11...Ba6 Here the  is a bit misplaced. 12.Bb2 Qc7 13.e4 bxc4 14.bxc4 Nd7 15.Bxg7
Kxg7 16.Qa4² ECO) ;
9...Rb8 (9...b5!? 10.cxb5 a6 11.Rb1 (11.bxa6?! Bxa6 12.Re1 Nd7 with more than enough
compensation for the .) 11...axb5 12.b4 Nc4 13.bxc5 Nxd2 14.Nxd2 dxc5 15.Nb3 Nd7
16.Be3 c4 17.Nd4 Ne5 18.Qe2 Bg4 19.Qc2 Bd7 20.Nxb5 Qa5° Lysenko-Ibragimov,
Podolsk 1993) 10.Rb1 b5 11.cxb5 Rxb5 (Antoshin-Khasin, SU 1956) 12.Ne1!?  c2
 according to ECO, but this evaluation is hard to believe: 12...Rb8 13.Nc2 Ba6 14.Re1
Nd7÷]
8...c6 [8...c5 Karpov-Shirov, Rubinstein mem, 1998 CBM 67]
9.Na3 [9.a3 White's play is consistant, but a bit naive because it is not so easy to catch
the ! 9...cxd5 (9...Bf5!? 10.e4 Bg4 11.f3 Bd7 is not afraid of b2–b4. 12.b4 Nxd5
13.exd5 Bxa1 14.bxa5 Qxa5 Black has  and two s for two pieces. 15.Nb3 Qb6+
16.c5 dxc5 17.Be3 Bf6 18.Nxc5 cxd5 19.Qxd5 Bc6 20.Qd2 Rfd8° Matlak-Kupreichik,
Miedzhrodzie Zyw 1991) 10.cxd5 e6 (10...Ng4!?  ge5 ) 11.Nc3 Bd7 12.dxe6 fxe6
13.Rb1 Rc8 14.b4 Rxc3 15.Bb2 Rc8 16.bxa5 Qxa5÷ Liptay-Ribli, Debrecen 1970; 9.Nc3
cxd5 10.cxd5 Bd7 Here the vulnerable  on c3 hinders the fight against the a5 .
¹11.Rb1 (11.h3?! is simply too passive. 11...Rc8 12.Re1 Qb6 13.Rb1 Rc7 14.a3 Rfc8
Black has a strong pressure on the  , especially on the c . 15.Na2 Nh5 16.e3 Bf5
17.e4 Bd4 18.Qf3 Bd7µ Kelecevic-Marjanovic, Yugoslavia 1980; 11.b4?! is
overoptimistic again. 11...Qc7 12.bxa5 Qxc3 13.Nb3 Rfc8 14.Be3 Bb5 15.Re1 Nd7
16.Bh3 Rc4 17.Rc1 Qb4µ Schneider-Gulko, Philadelhia 1991) 11...Rc8 12.Nde4 Nxe4
13.Nxe4 Nc4 14.b3 Ne5 So the  has escaped from the prison on a5. 15.Be3 Qa5 16.a4
Ng4 17.Bg5 Rfe8 18.h3 Nf6 19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.Nxf6+ exf6= Smyslov-Balashov, Moscow
9...c5 [9...cxd5 10.cxd5 e6 11.dxe6 (11.e4 exd5 12.exd5 Ng4=) 11...Bxe6 Black has an
isolani on d6, but he has also an active piece play. 12.Nf3 (12.Nb5 Qb6) 12...Bd5 13.Bg5
Be4 14.Nd4 Bxg2 15.Kxg2 h6 16.Bxf6 Bxf6=]
10.Nb3 [10.Nc2 Bd7 11.Rb1 e5 12.b3 Ng4 13.h3 Nh6 14.e4 b5 15.Ne3 f5 16.cxb5 Bxb5
17.Nec4 fxe4 18.Bxe4 Nf5 19.Bb2 Bh6÷ Borngaesser-Huebner, Solingen 1986; 10.Rb1
e6!? is again a good idea to blow up the centre! (10...e5 11.b3 b6 12.Bb2 Nh5 13.e4 Bh6
14.Nc2 Bd7 15.Qe2 Qe7 16.Ne1 Rab8 17.Nd3 f5 18.exf5 Bxf5 19.Ne4 Nb7 20.Rbe1²
Neckar-Hesse, Rostock 1981) ]
10...Nxb3 11.axb3 Bd7 [11...Bf5 12.h3 a6 13.Re1 Qc8 14.g4 (14.Kh2 Rb8) 14...Bd7
15.e4 Ne8 (15...b5 16.f4 (16.Bf4 Ne8) 16...Ne8 17.e5±) 16.f4 e5 (16...f5?! 17.exf5 gxf5
18.g5±) 17.f5 b5 18.Bg5 f6 19.Be3 Nc7 20.Qd2² Ptersans-Shagalovich, Minsk zt 1957]
12.Bd2 [12.h3!? Qc8 13.Kh2 a6 14.e4 b5 15.f4² is a similar idea to the 11...f5 line.]
12...Ne8! [ c7]
13.Qc2 [¹13.Bc3 Nc7 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Qd2 b5 16.e4² was the best chance to grab the
initiative in the .]
13...Nc7 14.Bc3 b5 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Rfe1 [Too many preparations.]

16...Rb8 [‹16...b4 17.Nb1 a5 18.Nd2²]
17.Qc3+ Kg8 18.Nc2 a5! [18...b4 19.Qd2²]
19.Rxa5? [19.Qxa5 bxc4 20.bxc4 Rxb2=; 19.e4!² was still the best chance.]
19...Nxd5! 20.Qd2 [20.Bxd5?? b4–+]
20...Nf6! [20...b4 21.Raa1 Nc7 22.e4÷]
21.cxb5 Bxb5 [21...Rxb5?! 22.Rxb5 Bxb5 23.b4]
22.Rea1 [22.b4? cxb4!]
22...Bd7 23.b4 cxb4 24.Nxb4 Qb6 25.Nd3 Bb5 [25...Rfc8!³]
26.Nb4 Bd7 [26...Bxe2? 27.Nc6!]
27.Nd3 Bb5 28.Nb4 Bd7 [Black was satisfied with the draw against the Fide world
champion.]
½–½
(1900392) Oll,Lembit (2650) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E15]

[Avrukh,B]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 b5 6.cxb5 Bxb5 7.Nc3 Bb4 8.Bd2 Bc6 9.Bg2
Qc8 [9...0–0 10.0–0 a5 (10...Qc8 11.Qc2 a5 12.Rac1 Qb7 13.Bf4 Bxc3 14.Qxc3 a4=
Shneider,A-Shipov,S/Groningen op 1992/0–1 (56)) 11.Qc2 (11.a3 Bxc3 12.Bxc3 a4?!
13.b4 d6 14.Rc1 Nbd7 15.Bd2 Bd5 16.Bg5 Qb8 17.Bxf6 Nxf6 18.Ne1 c6 19.Nd3²
Alterman,B-Gofstein,L Israel 1992) 11...h6!? (‹11...Bxc3 12.Bxc3 Be4 13.Qd2 a4 14.b4
d6 15.Rfc1 Nbd7 16.Ne1 Bxg2 17.Nxg2 Qb8 18.Qd3 Qb7 19.Rab1 Rfc8 20.f3 Rab8
21.e4± Georgiev,Kir-Rajkovic,D Jugoslavija 1991; 11...Qc8? 12.Bg5! Bxc3 13.Bxf6 Bxa1
14.Ng5 g6 15.Qd2± e4) 12.Rfc1 Qc8 13.Bf4 Qb7 (13...Bxc3?! 14.Qxc3 Qb7
15.Qd2! Kh7 (15...d6 16.Bxh6 gxh6 17.Qxh6 Nbd7 18.Rxc6! Qxc6 19.Ne5 Qc3 20.Rc1±;
15...Ne4 16.Qe3 g5? 17.Bxc7 Qxc7 18.Qxe4!±) 16.Rc2 Na6 17.Rxc6! dxc6 18.Ne5ƒ 1–0
Tukmakov,V-Adams,M/Wijk op 1993 (35)) 14.a3 Bxc3 15.Qxc3 Nd5 16.Qd2 Nxf4
17.Qxf4 Na6 18.Rc3²]
10.0–0 Bxc3N [10...Qb7!? 11.a3 (11.Ne1 Bxg2 12.Nxg2 Nc6 13.e3 0–0 14.Na4 e5
15.Bxb4 Qxb4 16.dxe5 Nxe5ƒ Johansson,T-Hillarp Persson,T/Rilton Cup 1992/0–1 (58))
11...Bxc3 12.Bxc3 0–0 13.b4 d6 14.Qc2 Be4 15.Ne1 Nbd7 16.Bxe4 Qxe4 17.Qxe4 Nxe4
18.Rc1 Nb6= T: 1.20 - 1.55 ½–½ Mastrokoukos,G-Rajkovic,D/Iraklio Schev 1994 (42)]
11.Bxc3 Qb7 12.Rc1 [12.Ne1 Bxg2 13.Nxg2 0–0 14.Rc1 a5=]
12...0–0 13.Re1 [¹13.Qc2 With idea Rd1,Qb2,exchange bishops and f3,e4.Rook may
standing better on d1. ]
13...Rc8 [13...Na6? 14.a3 Rab8 15.b4±]
14.Qc2 h6 [14...a5!?]
15.Qb2 Bd5 16.Nh4 Bxg2 17.Nxg2 d6 18.f3 [18.Red1 Nbd7 19.f3²]
18...Nbd7 19.e4 c5 20.Ne3 [20.dxc5?! Rxc5! (20...Nxc5?! 21.Bxf6? (21.Qd2 Qb6

22.Bd4 (22.Ne3!?) 22...Rab8 23.Red1²) 21...Nd3 22.Rxc8+ Rxc8 23.Qd4 Nxe1 24.Nxe1
gxf6–+) 21.Bd4 Rxc1 22.Rxc1 e5 23.Bc3 d5 24.exd5 (24.Bxe5 dxe4! (24...Nxe5
25.Qxe5 dxe4 26.fxe4 (26.Rc7?? Qb6+–+) 26...Qb6+ 27.Kh1 Ng4 28.Qc5 Qxc5
29.Rxc5 Rd8 30.Rc1 Nf2+ 31.Kg1 Nxe4=) 25.Bxf6 Nxf6³) 24...Qxd5³ Queen
domination.]
20...cxd4 21.Bxd4 Rxc1 22.Rxc1 e5! 23.Bc3 d5 24.exd5 [24.Bxe5? dxe4³]
24...Nxd5 25.Nxd5 Qxd5 26.Qe2 Rc8 27.Kg2 f6 28.Bd2!² [28...Rc1+ 29. Bc1 Nc5 30.
Be3 e4 31.Bc5 ef+ 32.Qf3 Qc533.Qf2  ]
[28.Rd1 Qc6 29.Bb2=]
½–½
(1900395) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Leko,Peter (2665) [A34]

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.d4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 g6 7.e3 Bg7 8.Bb5+ Bd7
9.Bd3 0–0 10.0–0 Nc6 11.Rb1 Qc7 12.h3 Rfd8 13.Qe2 Be8 14.Ba3 b6 15.Rfc1 Rac8
16.Ba6 Rb8 17.Nd2 Na5 18.Nb3 Nxb3 19.axb3 Bc6 20.Ra1 e6 21.Ra2 Bd5 22.Bc4 Qc6
23.Qf1 a5 24.Bb5 Qc7 25.Rb2 Qa7 26.Rd1 Qc7 27.Rbb1 cxd4 28.cxd4 e5 29.dxe5 Qxe5
½–½
(1900403) Rublevsky,Sergei (2685) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [B17]

[Lukacs,P]
1.e4 [Ftacnik]
1...c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Ng5 e6 7.Qe2 Nb6 8.Bd3 h6
9.N5f3 c5 10.Be3 Nbd5 11.Ne5 a6 12.Ngf3 Qc7 13.0–0 [White is not afraid of losing the
, he wants to finish development as soon as possible and attack from the .]
[13.c3 Bd6 14.0–0 Rublevsky-Lastin, Rus-ch Elista 1993 CBM 59]
13...cxd4 [13...Bd6 14.c3 b5 This allows the weakening move (14...0–0 15.Bd2 b6
16.Rac1 preparing for cxd4 with an isolated , but a strong  on e5. 16...Bb7 17.Rfe1
b5 18.c4 White wants to blow up the structure in order to activate his pieces to the
maximum. 18...bxc4 19.Rxc4 Qe7 20.Rec1 Rfc8 21.dxc5 Rxc5 22.Rxc5 Bxc5 23.a3 Bd6
24.Nc6 Bxc6 25.Rxc6 a5 26.g3 Bc7 27.Ne5± with , \  majority and active position,
Rublevsky-Gulko, Polanicza Zdroj 1996.; 14...b6 15.Rad1 preparing the retreat for the
. 15...0–0 16.Bc1 Bb7 17.Rfe1 Rfd8 18.Bb1 The  can also be very agressive from the
first rank! 18...b5 19.a3 Rac8 20.h3 Ba8 21.Nh4 cxd4 22.cxd4² with good attacking
chances on the  .) 15.a4! c4 16.Bc2 Now there is no more pressure on d4. The d5 square
is in Black's hand, but the  on e5 will help to create an  on the  . 16...Bb7 17.Bd2
0–0 18.Nh4 Ne7 19.f4 Rae8² Wedberg-Enqvist, Stockholm 1995]
14.Bxd4 Bc5?!
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[¹14...Nf4 was better to eliminate the dangerous  just now. 15.Qd2 Nxd3 16.Qxd3
Bc5÷ (16...Be7?! allows to attack the weaknesses on the \ . 17.Nc4! Bc5 (17...0–0?
18.Nb6 Rb8 19.Be5+–) 18.Be5 Qc6 19.Nd6+ Ke7 (19...Bxd6 20.Bxd6±) 20.Nd4 Qd5
21.Nxc8+ Raxc8 22.Nf5+! exf5 (22...Kf8 23.Qxd5) 23.Bxf6+ Kd6 24.Rad1±) ]
15.Bb5+! [Karpov in his good old days would never miss a move like that! '!?' Ftacnik.
Ftacnik: 'A nasty surprise for black, he is virtually forced to give up hope for natural
castling.']
15...Kf8 [Black has to give up the possibility of castles.]
[15...axb5? 16.Qxb5+ Nd7 (16...Bd7 17.Qxc5 Qxc5 18.Bxc5 Rc8 19.Ba3 Rxc2 20.Rac1
Re2 21.Rfd1±) 17.Nxd7 Bxd4 (17...Bxd7 Ftacnik 18.Qxc5 Qxc5 19.Bxc5 Rc8 20.Bd4
(20.Ba3 Rxc2 21.Rac1 Rxc1 22.Rxc1 f6=) 20...Rxc2 21.Bxg7 Rh7 (21...Rg8 22.Bxh6
Rxb2 23.Rfb1 Rxb1+ 24.Rxb1 Bc6 25.Rb3±) 22.Bd4 Nf4 23.Kh1 Bc6 24.Rac1 Re2
25.Rfd1±) 18.Nb6+ Bd7 19.Nxa8 Bxb5 20.Nxc7+ Nxc7 21.Nxd4 Bxf1 22.Kxf1+– with a
winning .]
16.Bxc5+ Qxc5 17.Bc4 g6 [ g7]
[17...b5 18.Bxd5 Nxd5 19.Rad1 Kg8 20.Rfe1± Bb7? 21.Nxf7! Nf4 22.Qe5+–]
18.Bxd5 Nxd5 19.c4 Nf6 20.a3 [Or 20.Rfd1 Kg7 21.a3±]
20...Bd7 21.Rfd1 Be8 [Black wants to keep the .]
[21...Bc6 22.Nxc6 Qxc6 23.Ne5±]
22.b4 Qe7 23.Qb2!± [Ftacnik: 'Rublevsky has much more than usual in similar positions.
The e5 is dominating, black still struggles to safeguard his king and the h8 is far
away from the battleground.']
23...Kg8 24.Rd4 Kh7 25.Rad1 Rf8 26.R1d3 Rc8 27.h3 Rc7 28.Qd2 [After tripling on
the d  White's pieces has reached their maximum of strength.]
28...Kg7 29.Rd8 Ng8 [29...Bc6?! 30.Rxf8 Qxf8 31.Rd8 Qe7 32.Nxc6 Rxc6 33.Ne5 Rc7
34.Qd4+–]
30.R3d6 Ba4 31.Rxf8 Qxf8 32.Qd4 Kh7 33.Rd8 Qe7 34.c5 [Ftacnik: 'Slowly but
steadily white is winning ground for converting his huge advantage into a whole point.']
[34.Ng4?! Rd7!]
34...Be8 35.Qd6 Ba4? [This loses outright.]
[35...Nf6 36.Nd2!+–
a) 36.Nd4 Nd5 37.Qxe7 Rxe7 38.Ra8  c6 ;
b) 36.Nd2 Ftacnik 36...Nd5 (36...Bc6 37.Nxf7 Qxf7 38.Rf8 Qg7 39.Rxf6 Rd7 40.Qxe6
Re7 41.Qd6 Rd7 42.Qf4+–) 37.Ne4 Kg7 38.Qxe7 Rxe7 39.Nd6 Ba4 40.Rb8 f6 41.Nec4
Bc6 42.Na5+–;
36.Rf8!+– ['!' Ftacnik. ]
36...f6 37.Rf7+ Qxf7 38.Nxf7 Rxf7 39.Qxe6 ['+–' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'The material
relations in the endgame are very unfavourable for Karpov and even heroic defense can
not prevent the worst.']
39...Rd7 40.Kh2 h5 41.Qe3 Ne7 42.Nd2 Nf5 43.Qc3 Bc6 44.Nc4 Kg7 45.Na5 Bb5
46.Qa1 Ba4 47.Nc4 Rd8 48.Qe1 Rd7 49.Qe6 Bc6 50.Na5 Re7 51.Qc8 Re8 52.Qc7+
Re7 53.Qb8 Rd7 54.Qc8 Ne7 55.Qb8 Kf7 56.a4 h4 57.Nxc6 Nxc6 58.Qh8 Ke7 59.Qg8
['?!' Ftacnik. ]
59...g5 60.b5 axb5 61.axb5 Nd8 62.Qh7+ Nf7 63.f4 Rd4 64.fxg5 fxg5 65.Qg6 Rd7
66.Qb6 Ke8 67.c6 bxc6 68.bxc6 Rd8 69.c7
1–0

[Tsesarsky,I]
1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3 d5 5.d4 e6 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bg2 Nb6 [7...Ndb4! 8.e3
a) 8.a3?! cxd4 9.axb4 Bxb4 10.Nxd4 Nxd4 11.0–0 (11.Qa4+? Bd7 12.Qxb4?? Nc2+–+)
11...0–0 12.Bf4 a5³;
b) 8.dxc5 Qxd1+ 9.Kxd1 Bxc5 10.a3 Nd5 11.Nxd5 (11.Ne4 Bb6„) 11...exd5 12.e3
(12.Rf1 0–0=) 12...0–0 (12...d4 13.b4 Bb6 14.b5 Na5 15.Nxd4²) 13.b4 Bb6 14.Bb2 Bf5=
(14...Bd7 15.Rc1 Rac8 16.Re1 Rfe8 17.Re2 Bf5=) ;
8...cxd4 9.exd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 Qxd4 11.0–0 Qxd1 12.Rxd1 Be7 (12...Bc5?! 13.Bf4 0–0
14.Nb5° ½–½ Biriukov,O-Aseev,K/City-Ch, St Petersburg RUS 1998 (41)) 13.Bf4 0–0³;
7...Nxc3 8.bxc3 cxd4 9.cxd4 Bb4+ 10.Bd2 Be7 (10...Qa5 11.Rb1 Bxd2+ 12.Qxd2 Qxd2+
13.Kxd2 Ke7 14.Rhc1±) 11.Bc3 (11.0–0 0–0 12.Rb1 Nxd4 13.Nxd4 Qxd4 14.Qc2 Qc5
15.Qxc5 ½–½ Petrosian,T-Spassky,B/Moskva (m6) 1966 (15)) 11...0–0 12.0–0 Bd7!
13.Qd2² 1–0 Gulko,B-Vaganian,R/Yerevan 1996/Inf 66/ (30); 7...Nf6 8.e3 Be7 9.0–0 0–0
10.b3 Qa5 11.Bd2 cxd4 12.Nxd4 Nxd4 13.exd4 Bb4 14.Ne4 Nxe4 15.Bxb4 Qxb4
16.Bxe4 Bd7= ½–½ Shamkovich,L-Averbakh,Y/URS-ch21 Kiev 1954/URS-ch (30)]
8.e3= [8.Bg5!? f6 9.Be3 (9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Ne4 Qxd1+ 11.Rxd1 Bb4+ 12.Bd2 Bxd2+
13.Nfxd2 (13.Rxd2 Ke7 14.0–0 e5 15.Rfd1 Be6 16.b3 Rad8 17.Nc5 Bc8=) 13...Ke7 14.f4
a5 15.Nc5 a4 16.a3 Ra5„ 1–0 Agdestein,S-Chandler,M/Hastings 1991/CBM 27 (43))
9...Nc4 10.0–0 (10.Qa4 Nxe3 11.fxe3 Bd7³) 10...Nxe3 11.fxe3 Be7 (11...Bd7!?„) 12.Qb3
0–0 (12...Qb6 13.Na4! Qxb3 14.axb3 cxd4 15.Nxd4 Nxd4 16.exd4² 1–0 Ivanchuk,V-
Seirawan,Y/Tilburg m rapid 1992 (39)) 13.Rad1 Qb6=]
8...Be7 9.0–0 [9.Ne5!? Nxe5 10.dxe5 Qxd1+ 11.Kxd1 0–0 12.Ke2 Nc4 13.f4 Rb8 14.b3
Na5 15.Nb5 Bd7 16.Nd6 Bc6 17.Bxc6 Nxc6= 1–0 Ehlvest,J-Chandler,M/Reykjavik
WCup 1991/CBM 26 (35)]
9...0–0 10.dxc5 [10.Re1 Bd7 11.Ne4 cxd4 12.exd4 Rc8 13.Bg5 (13.Qb3 Na5³) 13...Bxg5
(13...f6 14.Bd2 Nd5 15.Qb3 b6=) 14.Nexg5 h6 15.Ne4 Nb4 16.Nc5„]
10...Bxc5 11.b3 [11.Qe2!? Bd7 (11...e5 12.Rd1 Qe7 13.Ne4 Bf5 14.Nxc5 Qxc5 15.e4
Bg4 16.Be3 Qc4 17.Rd2 Rfd8 (17...f5 18.Qe1 (18.exf5 Qxe2 19.Rxe2 e4–+) 18...f4
19.gxf4 (19.Bxb6 axb6 20.Bf1 Qf7 21.Ng5 Qg6 22.h4 h6 23.Bc4+ Kh8–+) 19...exf4
20.Bxb6 axb6=) 18.Qe1 (18.Bxb6 Qxe2 19.Rxe2 axb6µ) 18...Qxe4 (18...Bxf3 19.Bxf3
Rxd2 20.Bxd2 (20.Qxd2 Rd8 21.Qc1=) 20...Nd4 21.Bd1„) 19.Nd4 Qg6 20.Nxc6 bxc6
21.Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.Bxb6 axb6 23.Qxe5=) 12.Rd1 Rc8 13.a3 a5 14.Nd4²]
11...e5 12.Bb2 Bf5 13.Qxd8 [13.Rc1 Rc8= (13...Qe7=) ; 13.e4 Bg4=]
13...Rfxd8 14.Rfd1 f6 15.Ne1 [15.Rac1=]
15...Rxd1 [15...Rac8 16.Ne4 Be7=]
16.Rxd1 Rd8 17.Rxd8+ Nxd8 18.Kf1 [18.Ne4 Be7=]
18...Bd7 [18...Kf7=]
19.Nd3 Be7 20.Ke2 [20.f4 exf4 21.exf4 Bf5= (21...Bc6=) ]
20...Kf7 21.f4 exf4 22.exf4 Bc6 23.Ne4 [23.Be4 g6=]
23...g6 24.Bd4 Nd7!? [24...Ne6=; 24...f5 25.Ne5+ Ke6 26.Nxc6 Nxc6 27.Nc5+ Bxc5
28.Bxc5±]
25.Bf3 [25.Bxa7!? b6! (25...f5? 26.Nec5 Bxg2 (26...Nxc5 27.Bxc6 Nxc6 (27...Nxd3
28.Bd5+ Ke8 29.Kxd3±) 28.Bxc5±) 27.Nxd7 Ke6 28.N7c5+ (28.Kf2 Bh1 29.N7c5+ Kd5
30.Nb4+ Kd6 (30...Kd4?? 31.Na4+ Ke4 32.Nc3#) 31.Bb6 Ne6 32.Nbd3 Kd5 33.Nxe6
Kxe6 34.Ke3±) 28...Kd5 29.Nb4+ (29.a4 Nc6 30.Bb6 Nd4+ 31.Kf2 Kc6 32.a5 Bxc5
33.Nxc5 Bd5 34.b4 Nc2 35.Nd3 Be4 36.Ke2 Kb5 (36...Bxd3+ 37.Kxd3 Nxb4+ 38.Kc4
Nd5=) 37.Nc5 Bd5 38.Nd7 Nxb4=) 29...Kd6 (29...Kd4?? 30.Na4+ Ke4 31.Nc3#)
30.Bb6±) 26.Bf3 (26.Bh3 f5 27.Nd2 Bd5 28.Nb1 (28.Ne5+ Nxe5 29.fxe5 Bc5 30.Bb8
(30.b4 Bg1= (30...Bxb4 31.Bxb6 Nc6 32.a4 Ke6 33.Nf3 Bb3=) ) ) 28...Nc6 29.Nc3 Bxb3
30.axb3 (30.Bg2 Nxa7 31.axb3=) 30...Nxa7=) 26...f5 27.Nc3 Bxf3+ 28.Kxf3 Nc6
29.Nb5 Ke6 30.a4 Kd5 31.Ke3 Bf6 32.Nc1 Nd4 33.Nxd4 Bxd4+ 34.Ke2 (34.Kd3 Nc5+
35.Kc2 Kc6 36.Ne2 Bg7 37.Bb8 Nd7 38.Be5 Nxe5 39.fxe5 Bxe5 40.b4=) 34...Bf6
(34...Kc6 35.a5 Bg1 36.h3±) 35.b4 Kc6 36.a5 bxa5 37.bxa5 Kb5 38.Kd3 Kxa5 39.Bd4
Kb5 40.Bxf6 Nxf6 41.Kd4 Kc6 42.Nd3 Kd6=]
25...f5 26.Ng5+ Bxg5 27.fxg5 Ke6 [27...Ne6 28.Bxa7 Bxf3+ 29.Kxf3 Nxg5+ 30.Kf4 h6
(30...Ne6+ 31.Ke3 Nf6„) 31.a4 Nf6„]
28.Bb2 [28.Bxa7 Bxf3+ (28...b6 29.Nb4 Bxf3+ 30.Kxf3 Kd6 31.a4 Nc6 32.Nxc6 Kxc6
33.a5 bxa5 34.Ke3 Nc5 35.Bxc5 Kxc5 36.Kd3 Kb4 (36...Kd5 37.Ke3 Ke5 38.Kd3 Kd5=
(38...f4 39.gxf4+ Kxf4 40.Kc4+–) ) 37.Kc2=) 29.Kxf3 Nc6 30.Nf4+ Kd6 31.Be3±]
28...Bxf3+ 29.Kxf3 Kd5 30.Nf4+ Kd6 31.Ba3+ Ke5 32.Bb2+ Kd6 33.Ba3+ Ke5
½–½
(1916307) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Adianto,Utut (2610) [B19]
Cap d'Agde KO Cap d'Agde (1.1), 28.10.1998
Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Ngf6 11.Bf4 Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Qc7 13.0–0–0 e6 14.Ne4 Bd6 15.g3 Nxe4
16.Qxe4 0–0–0 17.c4 Nf6 18.Qe2 c5 19.Bc3 Rhe8 20.Kb1 Qc6 21.Rde1 cxd4 22.Nxd4
Qb6 23.Nb3 Bc7 24.f4 Rd7 25.Rhf1 Red8 26.g4 Qc6 27.Kc2 a5 28.g5 Ne8 29.g6 Nd6
30.Nd4 Qxc4 31.Qxc4 Nxc4 32.gxf7 Rxf7 33.Nxe6 Rd5 34.Nxg7 Rxf4 35.Rxf4 Bxf4
36.Re4 Ne3+ 37.Kb3 Bg5 38.Ne6 Nd1 39.Bg7 Be3 40.Bd4 Rxh5 41.Ka4 Bxd4 42.Rxd4
b5+ 43.Kxa5 Nxb2 44.Ka6
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.e3 0–0 8.Bxf6 Bxf6 9.cxd5
exd5 10.Bd3 c5 11.0–0 g6 12.Rc1 Nc6 13.Bb1 c4 14.Re1 Bg7 15.b3 cxb3 16.Qxb3 Na5
17.Qa2 a6 18.h4 Qd6 19.e4 dxe4 20.Bxe4 b5 21.h5 Rad8 22.hxg6 hxg6 23.Ne5 Bxe4
24.Nxe4 Qxd4 25.Nxg6 Qb2 26.Ne7+ Kh8 27.Rc5 f5 28.Ng6+ Kh7 29.Nxf8+ Rxf8
30.Qe6
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.Nf3 c5 6.dxc5 Na6 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Qxc3 Nxc5
9.g3 b6 10.Bg2 Bb7 11.0–0 Rc8 12.Bf4 d5 13.Ne5 Nfe4 14.Qe3 d4 15.Qc1 Nb3 16.Qc2
Nxa1 17.Rxa1 Nd6 18.Bxb7 Nxb7 19.Rd1 f6 20.Nf3 e5 21.Bd2 Qc7 22.b3 b5 23.Rc1
bxc4 24.bxc4 Rfd8 25.Ne1 a5 26.Qe4 Nc5 27.Qh4 Nb3 28.Rc2 Nxd2 29.Rxd2 Qxc4
30.Nd3 Qc3 31.Rb2 Qxa3 32.Rb7 Qd6 33.Qg4 Rc7 34.Rb5 Ra7 35.Nc5 a4 36.Ne4 Qc6
37.Rc5 Qb6 38.Rc8 Rxc8 39.Qxc8+ Kf7 40.Qf5 a3 41.Ng5+ Ke7 42.Nxh7 a2 43.Qg6
0–1
(1916314) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Adianto,Utut (2610) [D25]

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 a6 5.Bxc4 b5 6.Bd3 Bb7 7.a4 b4 8.Nbd2 e6 9.Qe2 c5
10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Nb3 Nbd7 12.e4 Bb6 13.a5 Ba7 14.Be3 Bxe3 15.Qxe3 0–0 16.0–0 Qb8
17.Rac1 Ne5 18.Nxe5 Qxe5 19.Nc5 Bc8 20.b3 Rd8 21.h3 g5 22.Rfd1 h6 23.Bf1 Bd7
24.Qd4 Qxd4 25.Rxd4 Bc6 26.Rxb4 Rd2 27.f3 Ra2 28.Nxa6 Be8 29.Nc7 R8xa5 30.Rb8
Kf8 31.Nxe8 Nxe8 32.Rcc8 Rb2 33.Rxe8+ Kg7 34.Rb7 Ra1 35.Ree7 Rbb1 36.Rxf7+
Kg6 37.Kh2 Rxf1 38.e5 Kh5 39.Kg3 Ra2 40.f4 Rff2 41.fxg5 Rxg2+ 42.Kf3 Rxg5
43.Rb5 Rh2 44.Rf6 Rxh3+ 45.Ke2 Rg2+ 46.Rf2 Rgg3 47.Rf6 Kg5 48.Kf2 Rc3 49.Kg2
Rhd3 50.Rb8 Rd2+ 51.Rf2 Rd4
½–½

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qc2 Nb4 7.Qb3 c5 8.a3 Be6
9.Qa4+ Bd7 10.Qd1 N4c6 11.e3 Bg7 12.Be2 0–0 13.0–0 e5 14.Rb1 Bf5 15.d3 c4 16.e4
cxd3 17.Qxd3 Be6 18.Nd5 Nd4 19.Nxd4 exd4 20.Qb5 Nd7 21.Bf4 Bxd5 22.exd5 Qf6
23.Bc7 Nb6 24.d6 Rac8 25.Bg4 Rxc7 26.dxc7 Qf4 27.Bf3 Qxc7 28.Rbc1 Qb8 29.a4 Rd8
30.a5 Nd7 31.Qxb7 Qxb7 32.Bxb7 d3 33.Rfd1 Bxb2 34.Rb1 Bd4 35.Rxd3 Nc5 36.Rd2
Ne6 37.Kf1 Kg7 38.Rbd1 Rb8 39.Bd5 Bc3 40.Rc2 Bxa5 41.Bxe6 fxe6 42.Rd7+ Kf6
43.Rxa7 Rb1+ 44.Ke2 Re1+ 45.Kf3
1–0
(1916317) Bacrot,Etienne (2555) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [D56]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0–0 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Rc1
c6 10.Qc2 Nxc3 11.Qxc3 Nd7 12.Bd3 dxc4 13.Bxc4 b6 14.0–0 Bb7 15.Rfd1 c5 16.d5
exd5 17.Bxd5 Bxd5 18.Rxd5 Nf6 19.Rd3 Rad8 20.Rcd1 Rfe8 21.h3 Rxd3 22.Qxd3 Qc7
23.Nh4 g6 24.Nf3 Kg7 25.a3 Re7 26.Qc3 Re6 27.Rd3 Qe7 28.Nd2 Kh7 29.Qc4 Ne4
30.Nxe4 Rxe4 31.Qc3 Re6 32.Qd2 Qf6 33.Rd8 h5 34.Kf1 c4 35.Rd7 a6 36.Qb4 Rxe3
37.Qxc4 Re6 38.g4 hxg4 39.hxg4 Kg7 40.Kg2 b5 41.Qd4
½–½

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.b3 Nbd7 6.Bb2 Bd6 7.Nf3 0–0 8.Bd3 e5 9.cxd5
cxd5 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Be2 Be6 12.0–0 Nxf3+ 13.Bxf3 Be5 14.Rc1 Rc8 15.Qd2 Ne4
16.Nxe4 dxe4 17.Qxd8 Rfxd8 18.Bxe5 exf3 19.Bd4 Bd5 20.g4 Be6 21.h3 h5 22.gxh5
Bxh3 23.Rfd1 Rxc1 24.Rxc1 Rd5 25.Kh2 Rxh5 26.Kg3 Bd7 27.Kxf3 Bc6+ 28.Kg4 Rh6
29.Rc5 a6 30.Rg5 f6 31.Rc5 Kf7 32.a4 Rh2 33.f4 Rg2+ 34.Kh3 Rg1 35.b4 Rb1 36.Bc3
Rh1+ 37.Kg3 Rg1+ 38.Kh2 Rh1+ 39.Kg3 Rg1+ 40.Kh2 Rg2+ 41.Kh3 Rc2 42.a5 Rc1
43.f5 Rh1+ 44.Kg4 Rg1+ 45.Kf4 Rf1+ 46.Kg4 Ke7 47.Bd4 Rg1+ 48.Kf4 Rf1+ 49.Kg4
Kd6 50.Bc3 Rg1+ 51.Kf4 Rf1+ 52.Kg4 Rg1+ 53.Kf4 Rf1+
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bd2 cxd4 8.Nxd5 Bxd2+
9.Qxd2 Qxd5 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.Nxd4 Bd7 12.Bg2 Nc6 13.Nxc6 Bxc6 14.Bxc6+ bxc6
15.0–0–0 Rd8 16.Rxd8+ Kxd8 17.Rd1+ Kc7 18.Rd4 e5 19.Rh4 h6 20.Rg4 g6 21.Ra4
Kb6 22.Re4 Re8 23.Kc2 f5 24.Rb4+ Kc7 25.f3 a5 26.Ra4 Kb6 27.Ra3 e4 28.Kd2 Rd8+
29.Ke3 Re8 30.Kf4 exf3 31.exf3 Re2 32.Rb3+ Kc7 33.h4 a4 34.Ra3 Rxb2 35.Rxa4 Kd6
36.h5 gxh5 37.Kxf5 Rg2 38.Rd4+ Kc5 39.Rh4 Rxg3 40.f4 Kd4 41.Rxh5 c5 42.Rxh6 Rg2
43.a4 Ra2 44.Rd6+ Ke3 45.Re6+ Kd3 46.Rd6+ Ke3 47.Ra6 c4 48.Ke5 c3 49.f5 c2
50.Rc6 Kd2 51.f6 Rxa4 52.f7
½–½

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.b3 Nbd7 6.Bb2 Bd6 7.Nf3 0–0 8.Bd3 Re8 9.0–0 e5
10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 Bxe5 12.Be2 Bf5 13.Na4 dxc4 14.Bxe5 Rxe5 15.Qxd8+ Rxd8
16.bxc4 Ra5 17.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 18.Bxd1 Nd7 19.Bb3 Kf8 20.Rd1 Be6 21.f3 Ke7 22.Rd4
Nc5 23.Nxc5 Rxc5 24.Kf2 a5 25.e4 b5 26.cxb5 cxb5 27.Bxe6 Rc2+ 28.Kg3 fxe6 29.a4
b4 30.Rd3 Ra2 31.e5 Rxa4 32.h4 Ra2 33.Rd6 b3 34.Rb6 b2 35.h5 a4 36.Rb7+ Kd8 37.f4
a3 38.f5 exf5 39.e6 Ra1
0–1

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.0–0 c5 6.Nc3 Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.b3 a6
10.Ba3 Nc6 11.Qf4 Qc7 12.Rfd1 Rd8 13.Rac1 Na7 14.e4 0–0 15.Qe3 Nd7 16.e5 Nc5
17.b4 Nd7 18.exd6 Bxd6 19.Ne4 Be7 20.Nd4 Ne5 21.c5 b5 22.Nd6 Bxg2 23.Qxe5 Bf6
24.Qe3 Bd5 25.Bb2 Rd7 26.a3 Nc6 27.Qe2 Ne5 28.Ne4 Bxe4 29.Qxe4 Nc4 30.Ba1 Rfd8
31.Kg2 e5 32.Nxb5 axb5 33.Rxd7 Qxd7 34.c6 Qd6 35.a4 Nd2 36.c7 Nxe4 37.c8Q Rxc8
38.Rxc8+ Bd8 39.Bxe5 Qd5 40.f3 Qd7 41.Rb8 Qd2+ 42.Kh3 Nf2+ 43.Kg2 Ng4+
44.Kh3 Nxe5
0–1

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 0–0 6.0–0 e4 7.Ne1 Bxc3 8.dxc3 h6 9.Nc2
d6 10.Ne3 Re8 11.Qc2 Bd7 12.Rd1 Ne5 13.c5 dxc5 14.Bxe4 Nxe4 15.Qxe4 Qc8 16.Qc2
Bc6 17.f3 Qe6 18.Qf5 Bb5 19.Qxe6 Rxe6 20.Kf2 Rae8 21.b3 Nc6 22.c4 Ba6 23.Rb1
Nd4 24.Rb2 b5 25.h4 bxc4 26.bxc4 Rb6 27.a3 Bb7 28.Rd3 Bc6 29.Rc3 Reb8 30.Rd2
Rb1 31.Rdd3 Ba4 32.Nd5 c6 33.Nf4 R8b3 34.Be3 Rxc3 35.Rxc3 Rb3 36.Rxb3 Bxb3
37.Nd3 Bxc4 38.Nxc5 Nxe2 39.Ne4 a6 40.Nd6 Bd3 41.Ke1 Nxg3 42.Kd2 Bb5 43.Kc3 f6
44.Kb4 Kh7 45.a4 Be2 46.f4 Kg6 47.Kc5 Kh5 48.Ne8 Nf5 49.Bf2 Kg4 50.Be1 Kxf4
51.Kxc6 g5 52.h5
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 c6 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Nge2 Nh5
9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.g4 Nhf6 11.Ng3 Nb6 12.h3 Be6 13.Qc2 0–0–0 14.0–0–0 Kb8 15.Kb1
Ne8 16.f3 Nd6 17.b3 Qh4 18.Qh2 Ka8 19.Nge2 Rhe8 20.Qg3 Qe7 21.Rhe1 h6 22.e4
dxe4 23.fxe4 Qg5 24.Qf4 Qh4 25.Qg3 Qg5 26.Bc2 h5 27.gxh5 Qxh5 28.Nf4 Qh6 29.h4
Bc8 30.Qg5 Rh8 31.Qxh6 Rxh6 32.Rh1 Rdh8 33.d5 g5 34.Ng2 cxd5 35.Nxd5 Nb5
36.Kb2 gxh4 37.a4 Nxd5 38.Rxd5 Nc7 39.Rd2 h3 40.Nf4 Kb8 41.Rhh2 Rh4 42.Rdf2
Ne6 43.Nd5 Ng5 44.Nf6 Be6 45.Kc3 Rd8 46.Kb2 Nh7 47.Nd5 Bxd5 48.exd5 Ng5
49.Rf5 Rg4 50.Kc3 Kc7 51.Bd1 Rg3+ 52.Kb4 Kd6 53.Bc2 Re8 54.Rf6+ Kxd5 55.Rd2+
Ke5 56.Rf5+ Ke6 57.Re2+ Kd6 58.Rxe8 h2 59.Rh8 Rh3 60.Rxh3 Nxh3 61.Be4
0–1
(1916330) Vescovi,Giovanni P (2525) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E12]

Cap d'Agde-A Cap d'Agde (1), 25.10.1998
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Qa4+ c6 8.g3 Bd6 9.Bg2 0–
0 10.0–0 Re8 11.Bf4 Bxf4 12.gxf4 Nfd7 13.b4 b5 14.Qc2 a5 15.bxa5 Qxa5 16.Ne5 Nb6
17.e4 f6 18.Nd3 Na6 19.e5 Bc8 20.Ne2 Nc4 21.Ng3 Qd2 22.Qb3 Na5 23.Qb1 Qc3
24.Ne2 Qb3 25.Nb4 Qxb1 26.Rfxb1 Bf5 27.Nxc6 Nc7 28.Rc1 Nb3 29.Nb4 Nxc1
30.Rxc1 Ra7 31.Nxd5
½–½
(1916332) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Rogers,Ian (2605) [E10]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 b5 5.dxe6 fxe6 6.cxb5 Bb7 7.e3 Be7 8.Nbd2 0–0 9.Qc2
a6 10.b3 axb5 11.Bxb5 Na6 12.0–0 Nb4 13.Qb1 Ra5 14.Be2 Qa8 15.a3 Ne4 16.Bb2
Nxd2 17.Nxd2 Bxg2 18.axb4 Bxf1 19.Nxf1 Rxa1 20.Bxa1 cxb4 21.Ng3 Bf6 22.Bxf6
Rxf6 23.Qd3 d5 24.Qd4 Qf8 25.f4 Qc8 26.Qxb4 Qc1+ 27.Kf2 Rh6 28.Nf1 Qc7 29.Qd4
Qe7 30.Bf3 g5 31.f5 Rf6 32.Ng3 h5 33.Bxh5 Rh6 34.Kg2 Qd6 35.Qg4 Qe7 36.h4
1–0
(1916335) Azmaiparashvili,Zurab (2655) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [A00]

½–½
(1916339) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Dorfman,Josif D (2585) [D11]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Bd3 Bg4 6.Nbd2 e6 7.0–0 Nbd7 8.Qe2 Be7 9.b3 0–
0 10.Bb2 c5 11.Rfc1 Rc8 12.a3 Re8 13.Qf1
½–½
(1916345) Hamdouchi,Hicham (2555) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [B12]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Ne7 6.0–0 c5 7.c4 Nbc6 8.dxc5 d4 9.Qa4 Ng6
10.b4 a5 11.b5 Nb4 12.b6+ Nc6 13.Ba3 Nf4 14.Re1 Nxe2+ 15.Rxe2 Qd7 16.Rd2 d3
17.Nc3
½–½
(1916347) Kobese,Watu (2415) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [B12]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Ne2 e6 5.Nf4 c5 6.g4 Be4 7.f3 Qh4+ 8.Ke2 Bg6 9.c3 Nc6
10.Be3 Qd8 11.Kf2 Nge7 12.Bb5 Qb6 13.Qb3 c4 14.Bxc6+ Qxc6 15.Qd1 h5 16.Nd2
hxg4 17.fxg4 Bh7 18.b4 a5 19.a3 Nc8 20.Kg3 Nb6 21.Rf1 Na4 22.Rc1 0–0–0 23.Nh5
Rd7 24.Nf3 Nb2 25.Qd2 Nd3 26.Ra1 Bg6 27.Nf4 Nxf4 28.Bxf4 Be7 29.h4 Bd3 30.Rf2
f6 31.h5 f5 32.g5 Rxh5 33.Rh2 Rxh2 34.Qxh2 Bd8 35.Nh4 Qa4 36.Ng6 axb4 37.cxb4
Qb3 38.Re1 Qc3 39.Re3 Qxd4 40.Qh8 Qa1 41.Qe8 Qg1+ 42.Kh4 Qg4#
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.0–0 d6 6.Nbd2 Nbd7 7.e4 e5 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.b3
Qe7 10.Qe2 b6 11.a4 Rd8 12.Ba3 Qe8 13.a5 Bb7 14.Rfd1 Nf8 15.Bb2 N6d7 16.b4 Rab8
17.axb6 axb6 18.Ra7 Qe7 19.Qc4 Ne6 20.Re1 b5 21.Qb3 Nb6 22.c4 Bh6 23.Bc3 Bxd2
24.Nxd2 Nd4 25.Qa2 Nc6 26.Rxb7 Rxb7 27.cxb5 Nd4 28.Bf1 Ra8 29.Qb1 Rba7 30.Re3
Na4 31.Ba1 Nb6 32.Bc3 Qe6 33.Nf3 Rd8 34.Kg2 Qf6 35.h4 h5 36.Ng5 Qe7 37.Nf3
Raa8 38.Bxd4 exd4 39.Re1 Ra4 40.e5 Rxb4 41.Qc2 Qe6 42.Bd3 Nd5 43.Ng5 Qg4
44.Re4 Qc8 45.e6 f5 46.Re5 Qb7 47.Kh2 Ne7 48.Qc5 Rb2 49.Be4 c6 50.bxc6 Qc7
51.Bg2 Rxf2 52.Nh3 Rc2 53.Qxc2 Qxe5 54.Nf4 g5 55.Nd3 Qd6 56.Qc1 f4 57.gxf4 g4
58.Qe1 Nxc6 59.Bxc6 Qxc6 60.Qe5 Qc2+ 61.Kg1 Qd1+ 62.Ne1 Rd5 63.Qxd5 Qxe1+
64.Kg2 Qe2+ 65.Kg1 Qe3+ 66.Kg2 Qh3+ 67.Kf2 Qxh4+ 68.Ke2 Qh2+ 69.Kd3 Qg3+
70.Kc4 Qc3+ 71.Kb5 Qf3 72.Qg5+ Kh7 73.Qxh5+ Kg7 74.Qg5+ Kh7 75.Qf5+ Kg7
76.Qf7+ Kh6 77.Qf6+ Kh7 78.e7 Qb7+ 79.Kc4 Qc8+ 80.Kxd4 Qd7+ 81.Ke4 Qb7+
82.Kf5 Qd5+ 83.Qe5 Qd7+ 84.Kg5 Qe8 85.Qf5+ Kg7 86.Qf6+ Kh7 87.Qh6+
1–0
(1933045) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Anton,Juergen [C65]

Bastia sim Bastia, 05.11.1998
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.0–0 0–0 6.d4 Bb6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 d6 9.Bxc6
bxc6 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Qe2 Bg4 12.Nbd2 Qe7 13.h3 Bh5 14.g4 Bg6 15.Nc4 Qe6 16.Bxf6
gxf6 17.Nh4 Kh7 18.Kh2 Rad8 19.b3 Rd7 20.Rad1 Rfd8 21.Rxd7 Qxd7 22.f3 Qd3
23.Qxd3 Rxd3 24.Nxb6 cxb6 25.c4 Rd2+ 26.Ng2 Rxa2 27.Rb1 a5
½–½
(1933046) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Armao,Olivier [D50]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Bg5 cxd4 7.Qxd4 Be7 8.e3 Nc6
9.Bb5 0–0 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.0–0 Bf5 12.Rfd1 Re8 13.Na4 Ne4 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Rdc1
Rec8 16.b4 Rc7 17.Nd2 Rb8 18.a3 Nxd2 19.Qxd2 Qe5 20.Nc5 Bc8 21.e4 Bb7 22.f4 Qd6
23.e5 Qd8 24.Rf1 Re7 25.Rae1 Bc8 26.f5 f6 27.Qf4 Qe8 28.e6 Bb7 29.Rf3 Rd8 30.Rg3
d4 31.Rd1 Qh5 32.Rxd4 Rxd4 33.Qxd4
1–0
(1933047) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Baud,C [D20]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6 4.d5 Ne5 5.Bf4 Ng6 6.Be3 e5 7.Bxc4 Nf6 8.Nc3 Ng4
9.Bb5+ c6 10.dxc6 Qxd1+ 11.Rxd1 b6 12.c7+
1–0
(1933048) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Ceccaldi,Daniel [A59]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Nf3 g6 8.e4 Bxf1 9.Kxf1
Bg7 10.g3 0–0 11.Kg2 Ng4 12.Nd2 Ne5 13.Qe2 Na6 14.f4 Nd7 15.Nf3 Qc7 16.Re1 Rfb8
17.e5 Nf8 18.a4 Nb4 19.Qe4 Rb7 20.Re2 c4 21.f5 Nd3 22.f6 Bh8 23.fxe7 Qxe7 24.Bg5
Qc7 25.exd6 Qxd6 26.Be7 Qa6 27.d6 Nd7 28.Ra2 N7c5 29.Qd5 Nd7 30.Ng5 N7e5
31.Nb5 Nb4 32.Qe4 Nbd3 33.Nc7 Rxc7 34.dxc7 Rc8 35.Bd8 Nc5 36.Qd5
1–0
(1933049) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Cheikh Mhamed,Kamel [B08]

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Be2 0–0 6.0–0 c6 7.a4 Qc7 8.Bf4 Nh5 9.Be3 e5
10.Qd2 Bg4 11.Rad1 Nd7 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.h3 Bxf3 14.Qxd7 Qxd7 15.Rxd7 Bxe2
16.Nxe2 b6 17.Bg5 Bf6 18.h4 Kg7 19.Ng3 Bxg5 20.hxg5 Nf4 21.Rfd1 Ne6 22.R1d6
Rfd8 23.Rxd8 Nxd8 24.Ne2 Kf8 25.f4 exf4 26.Nxf4 Ke7 27.e5 Rc8 28.b4 Rc7 29.c4 Rd7
30.c5 bxc5 31.bxc5 Rc7 32.Kf2 Rc8 33.Nd3 Ne6 34.Ke3 a5 35.g4 Nxg5 36.Nb2 Ne6
37.Nc4 Nxc5 38.Nxa5 Nxa4 39.Nxc6+ Kf8 40.e6 fxe6 41.Rxe6 Re8 42.Rxe8+ Kxe8
43.Kd4 Kf7 44.Ke5 h6 45.Nd8+ Kg7 46.Ne6+
½–½
(1933050) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Galli,Jean Christian (2175) [D85]

9.Rb1 a6 10.Rc1 0–0 11.d5 Rd8 12.Nf3 Nc6 13.Be2 e6 14.0–0 exd5 15.exd5 Ne7 16.c4
Qxd2 17.Nxd2 Re8 18.Bf3 Bf5 19.Bxc5 Bd3 20.Rfe1 Nf5 21.Be4 Bxe4 22.Nxe4 b5
23.d6 bxc4 24.Rxc4 Rab8 25.Kf1 Red8 26.Ra4 Ra8 27.Rb1 Be5 28.Rb6 a5 29.g3 Ng7
30.f4 Ba1 31.Rb7 Ne6 32.Bb6 Rab8 33.Rxb8 Rxb8 34.Bxa5 f5 35.Ng5 Nc5 36.Rc4
Rb1+ 37.Ke2 Rb2+ 38.Ke3 Rb5 39.Bb4 Nd7 40.Rc8+ Kg7 41.Rc7 Rxb4 42.Rxd7+ Kg8
43.Nxh7
1–0
(1933051) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Gallissot,Alexandre [D48]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bd3 Nbd7 6.Nf3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.e4 a6
10.e5 Nd5 11.Nxd5 cxd5 12.0–0 Rc8 13.h4 Be7 14.h5 h6 15.Bd2 Qb6 16.a4 Bc6 17.a5
Qb7 18.Qe2 Rc7 19.Nh2 Kd8 20.f4 Kc8 21.f5 Kb8 22.fxe6 fxe6 23.Qg4
1–0
(1933052) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Guillouet,Yves [E87]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 Nbd7 6.Nh3 0–0 7.Be3 e5 8.d5 Re8 9.Qd2 Nb6
10.Nf2 c5 11.dxc6 bxc6 12.c5 dxc5 13.Qxd8 Rxd8 14.Bxc5 Be6 15.Ba6 Bf8 16.Bxf8
Kxf8 17.b3 Bc8 18.Be2 a5 19.Nd3 Nfd7 20.0–0–0 Ba6 21.Rd2 f6 22.Rhd1 Ke7 23.Nb2
Bxe2 24.Rxe2 Nc5 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.Rd2 Rxd2 27.Kxd2 Ne6 28.Nca4 Nxa4 29.Nxa4
Kd6 30.Nb2 Nd8 31.Nc4+ Kc5 32.Nxa5 Kb4 33.Nc4 Ne6 34.Nd6 Ka3 35.Ne8 f5 36.Nd6
Nd4 37.Kc3 Kxa2 38.b4 Nb5+ 39.Nxb5 cxb5 40.f4
1–0
(1933053) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Kolega,Marin [C45]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nb3 Be7 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.f3 d6 8.Be3 Be6 9.g4
Nd7 10.Bf2 Bg5 11.h4 Bf4 12.Ne2 Be5 13.c3 g5 14.hxg5 Qxg5 15.Qd2 Bf6 16.Be3 Qg6
17.Nf4 Nce5 18.Be2 Qg7 19.Nd4 Bc4 20.Nf5 Qg8 21.Nd5 Kd8 22.0–0–0 Bxa2 23.Nxf6
Nxf6 24.Bg5
1–0
(1933054) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Lorenzi,Philippe [A35]

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 b6 4.e3 e6 5.d4 Bb7 6.d5 Nb4 7.a3 Na6 8.e4 g6 9.Bf4 Bg7
10.Nb5 Bf8 11.Qd3 Bh6 12.Nd6+ Ke7 13.Nxb7
1–0
(1933055) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Luciani,Jean Francois [B31]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.0–0 Bg7 5.c3 Nf6 6.Re1 0–0 7.d4 cxd4 8.cxd4 d5 9.e5
Ne4 10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Bg4 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Ba3 Qc7 14.h3 Bxf3 15.Qxf3 Rfc8
16.e6 f5 17.Rab1 Rab8 18.Rb3 Rxb3 19.axb3 Rb8 20.Rb1 a5 21.Rb2 Rd8 22.Bc5 Rb8
23.g3 Rf8 24.Kg2 Rb8 25.Qe2 Qb7 26.g4 fxg4 27.hxg4 Qc7 28.Qe3 Rf8 29.Ra2 Kh8
30.f3 h6 31.b4 Ra8 32.bxa5 Rxa5 33.Rxa5 Qxa5 34.Bxe7 Qa2+ 35.Kg3 Qb1 36.Bd6
1–0
(1933056) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Orsoni,Jean Philippe [D85]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.Nf3 g6 5.Qa4+ c6 6.Nxd5 Qxd5 7.e4 Qd8 8.d4 Bg7
9.Be3 0–0 10.h3 Nd7 11.Rd1 Nb6 12.Qc2 e6 13.Be2 Bd7 14.h4 h6 15.Qc1 Kh7 16.h5 g5
17.e5 Nd5 18.Bxg5 hxg5 19.Nxg5+ Kg8 20.h6 Bh8 21.h7+ Kg7 22.Ne4
1–0
(1933057) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Perez,F [B31]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.0–0 Bg7 5.c3 Nf6 6.Re1 0–0 7.d4 cxd4 8.cxd4 a6 9.Bxc6
bxc6 10.Nc3 d6 11.h3 Rb8 12.Rb1 Nd7 13.Bg5 c5 14.e5 f6 15.exd6 exd6 16.Bf4 cxd4
17.Nxd4 Ne5 18.Bg3 Re8 19.f4 Nf7 20.f5 Ne5 21.Qc2 Bf8 22.Kh1 Bd7 23.Nd5 Rc8
24.Qb3 Rb8 25.Nxf6+ Kg7 26.Qg8+
1–0
(1933058) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Slama,Aziz [A25]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Bc5 5.e3 0–0 6.Nge2 d6 7.d4 exd4 8.exd4 Bb4 9.0–0
Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.g4 Bg6 12.Bg5 Bxc3 13.Nxc3 h6 14.Bh4 Re8 15.f4 a6 16.f5 Bh7
17.a3 Na5 18.Qd3 c5 19.Nd5 cxd4 20.Nxf6+ gxf6 21.Qxd4 Re5 22.Rad1 Rb8 23.b4 Nc6
24.Qf4 Kg7 25.c5 d5 26.Rd2 b6 27.Rc1 bxc5 28.Rxc5 Qb6 29.Kh2 Ne7 30.Bg3 Qd6
31.Qd4 Rd8 32.Bf4 Rd7 33.Qf2 Nc6 34.Qh4 Kg8 35.Qxh6 Nd8 36.Rcxd5
1–0
(1954056) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Bellaiche,Antony (2101) [E89]

Besancon sim Besancon, 1999
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.d5 cxd5
10.cxd5 a6 11.0–0–0 b5 12.b3 Nb6 13.Kb2 Bd7 14.g4 Qc7 15.Ng3 b4 16.Nb1 a5 17.g5
Nh5 18.Nxh5 gxh5 19.Rc1 Qa7 20.Kc2 Rfc8+ 21.Kd1 Rxc1+ 22.Qxc1 a4 23.Bd3 Rc8
24.Qd2 axb3 25.axb3 Qa5 26.Qe2 Na8 27.Ke1 Nc7 28.Kf2 Bb5 29.Rc1 Rf8 30.Nd2
Bxd3 31.Qxd3 Nb5 32.Rc6 Rb8 33.Qc4 Qa1 34.Rc8+ Rxc8 35.Qxc8+ Bf8 36.g6 Kg7
37.gxh7
1–0
(1954057) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Cardin,C [E16]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 c5 6.d5 exd5 7.Nh4 g6 8.Nc3 Bg7 9.0–0 0–0
10.Rb1 Na6 11.cxd5 d6 12.Bg5 Qd7 13.Qd2 Nc7 14.a3 Rab8 15.e4 Rfe8 16.h3 Re5
17.b4 h5 18.bxc5 dxc5 19.Rbc1 Nh7 20.Be3 Nf8 21.f4 Re7 22.e5 g5 23.Nf3 g4 24.hxg4
Qxg4 25.Rf2 Rd8 26.Qd3 Qc8 27.Nh4 Ba6 28.Qc2 Nh7
1–0
(1954058) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Costagliola,Marina (2185) [C61]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Nxd4 exd4 5.0–0 Bc5 6.d3 Bb6 7.Nd2 c6 8.Ba4 d6 9.c3
Ne7 10.Nf3 dxc3 11.bxc3 0–0 12.d4 Bg4 13.h3 Bh5 14.Re1 f6 15.Bb3+ Kh8 16.Ba3 Qd7
17.Qd3 Bf7 18.Bxf7 Rxf7 19.c4 Ng6 20.Rad1 Ba5 21.Re3 Re8 22.Kh2 Bc7 23.g3 b6
24.Kg2 Rb8 25.Ree1 a6 26.Bb4 c5 27.Bc3 Qc6 28.Ba1 Re7
½–½
(1954059) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Desportes,Gerard [E16]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 a5 6.Bg2 Bb7 7.0–0 0–0 8.Bg5 d5 9.c5 a4
10.a3 Ba5 11.Qxa4 bxc5 12.dxc5 h6 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.Qc2 c6 15.Nbd2 Nd7 16.Rfd1 Bc7
17.b4 Ba6 18.Bf1 Ne5 19.a4 Ng4 20.Rab1 Rab8 21.e4
1–0
(1954060) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Figovitoura [E85]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.d4 Bg7 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Qd2 c6
10.g4 cxd5 11.cxd5 Bd7 12.Ng3 a6 13.h4 Qa5 14.h5 Rfc8 15.Be2 b5 16.a3 Qd8 17.hxg6
Nxg6 18.Nf5 Bxf5 19.gxf5 Nf4 20.Kf2 N6h5 21.Rh2 Qg5 22.Rah1 h6 23.Rxh5 Qg2+
24.Ke1 Nxh5 25.Rxh5
1–0
(1954061) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Garcia del Prado,Bruno [C78]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Bc5 6.c3 0–0 7.d4 exd4 8.cxd4 Ba7 9.e5
Nd5 10.Bb3 Nce7 11.Bg5 c6 12.Bxd5 cxd5 13.Nc3 b5 14.Nxd5 Re8 15.Nxe7+ Rxe7
16.d5 d6 17.exd6 Qxd6 18.Bxe7 Qxe7 19.Re1 Qd8 20.Ne5 Bb7 21.Nc6 Bxc6 22.dxc6
Qb6 23.Qf3 Rc8 24.Re7 Rf8 25.c7 f6 26.Qd5+ Kh8 27.Qf7
1–0
(1954062) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Garnier,Pascal [E16]

1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Bxd2+ 7.Qxd2 0–0 8.0–0 d5
9.cxd5 Bxd5 10.Rd1 Nbd7 11.Nc3 Ne4 12.Nxe4 Bxe4 13.Qf4 Bb7 14.e4 Rc8 15.Rac1 c6
16.e5 f6 17.Qe3 Qe7 18.exf6 Rxf6 19.Ne5 Nxe5 20.dxe5 Rf7 21.Rd6 c5 22.Bxb7 Qxb7
23.f4 Re8 24.Rcd1 Qe7 25.h4 h5 26.a4 Qf8 27.a5 c4 28.axb6 axb6 29.Qf3 b5 30.Qxh5
Rf5 31.Qe2 Rc8 32.Rxe6 Qc5+ 33.Kg2 b4 34.Red6 Qa5 35.R1d4 c3 36.bxc3 b3 37.Rb4
Qxb4 38.cxb4 Rc2 39.Qxc2 bxc2 40.Rc6
1–0
(1954063) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Gering,Adrien [C65]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bd6 4.0–0 Nf6 5.Re1 0–0 6.d4 Re8 7.Bxc6 bxc6 8.Bg5 Rb8
9.Nbd2 Qe7 10.Nc4 h6 11.Bh4 g5 12.Bg3 Nh7 13.dxe5 Bc5 14.c3 Ba6 15.Nfd2 Rb7
16.b4 Bb6 17.a4 Bxc4 18.Nxc4 a6 19.Qh5 Kg7 20.Rad1 Qe6 21.Qe2 Rd8 22.a5 Ba7
23.Ne3 c5 24.Nf5+ Kg6 25.h4 Nf8 26.Nd6 Rbb8 27.Qxa6 Ra8 28.Qb7 c6 29.Nf5 Qc4
30.Rd6+ Ne6 31.Rxd7 Rxd7 32.Qxd7 Qxc3 33.h5+ Kh7 34.Qxf7+ Kh8 35.Qf6+ Kh7
36.Qxh6+ Kg8 37.Qxe6+ Kf8 38.Qe7+ Kg8 39.Qg7#
1–0
(1954064) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Grandmougin,Olivier (2130) [A34]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3 e5 5.d4 d6 6.d5 Ne7 7.e4 g6 8.Bd3 Bg7 9.h3 a6
10.Be3 Bd7 11.a4 0–0 12.g4 Ne8 13.a5 f5 14.g5 b5 15.axb6 Qxb6 16.Bc1 Qb7 17.h4
fxe4 18.Bxe4 Bg4 19.Qd3 Qd7 20.Nh2 Bf5 21.f3 Bh3 22.Nf1 Bxf1 23.Kxf1 Nf5 24.Kg2
Qf7 25.Ne2 Bh8 26.h5 gxh5 27.Bxf5 Qxf5 28.Qxf5 Rxf5 29.Ng3 Rf7 30.Nxh5 Nc7
31.Ng3 e4 32.Nxe4 Be5 33.Rh4 Raf8 34.Ra3 Ne8 35.Rh6 Rg7
1–0
(1954065) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Guillot,Andreanne [C65]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0–0 g6 5.d4 d6 6.dxe5 dxe5 7.Bxc6+ bxc6 8.Qxd8+
Kxd8 9.Nxe5 Be6 10.Nxc6+ Ke8 11.Nc3 Bc4 12.Re1 a5 13.a3 Ra6 14.Ne5 Bd6 15.Nxc4
Bc5 16.Bf4 Kd8 17.Rad1+ Kc8 18.h3 Be7 19.e5 Nd7 20.Nd5 Re8 21.Nxe7+ Rxe7 22.a4
Rc6 23.b3 Nc5 24.Bg5 Re8 25.Bf6 Nxa4 26.Nxa5 Rc5 27.Nc4 Nc3 28.Rd3 Na2 29.c3
1–0
(1954066) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Jugan,F [E69]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 0–0 5.Bg2 d6 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.0–0 c6 8.e4 e5 9.h3 Re8
10.Re1 exd4 11.Nxd4 a5 12.Bf4 Ne5 13.b3 Qe7 14.Rc1 Ned7 15.Qd2 Nc5 16.Nc2 Rd8
17.Rcd1 Be6 18.Bxd6 Rxd6 19.Qxd6 Qxd6 20.Rxd6 Ne8 21.Rd4 Bxd4 22.Nxd4 Nf6
23.e5 Nfd7 24.f4 Nb6 25.Rd1 Kf8 26.Kf2 Ke7 27.g4 Rf8 28.f5 Bd7 29.Ne4 Nxe4+
30.Bxe4 Bc8 31.f6+ Ke8 32.Ke3 Nd7 33.Nf3 Nc5 34.Rd6 Bd7 35.Bc2 Bc8 36.a3 h5
37.gxh5 gxh5 38.h4 Rg8 39.Ng5 Ne6 40.Bh7 Rh8 41.Bf5 Rg8 42.Bxe6
1–0
(1954067) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Mallet,Lionel (2072) [C16]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 b6 5.Qg4 Bf8 6.Nf3 Ne7 7.Bg5 Ba6 8.Bxa6 Nxa6 9.0–0
h6 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.a3 g6 12.Qf4 Bg7 13.Ne2 0–0 14.Qe3 c5 15.c3 Rfc8 16.Rfc1 Rc7
17.Qd3 Nb8 18.c4 dxc4 19.Rxc4 Nc6 20.Qe4 Rac8 21.dxc5 Na5 22.Rc3 bxc5 23.Rd1
Qe8 24.h3 Qb5 25.Rd2 Nc6 26.a4 Qb4 27.Rc4 Qb6 28.g4 Na5 29.Rc3 Nc6 30.Nf4 Ne7
31.Rdc2 Qc6 32.Qxc6 Rxc6 33.Rc4 Nd5 34.Nd3 Nb6 35.Rxc5 Rxc5 36.Rxc5 Rd8
37.Nfe1 Nxa4 38.Ra5 Nb6 39.Rxa7 Nc4 40.f4 g5 41.Ra4 Rc8 42.fxg5 Nxe5 43.Nxe5
Bxe5 44.Nd3 Bg7 45.gxh6 Bxh6 46.Kf2 Rc2+ 47.Kf3 Rh2 48.Nf2 Bg7 49.Re4 Bf8 50.b4
f5 51.Rxe6 fxg4+ 52.Kg3 Rxf2 53.Kxf2 Bxb4 54.hxg4 Kf7 55.Rc6
1–0
(1954068) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Marchal,Stephane [D45]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Bb4 6.Bd2 0–0 7.Qc2 Nbd7 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4
Nb6 10.Bd3 Nfd5 11.e4 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Ba5 13.e5 Nd5 14.Bxh7+ Kh8 15.Be4 Bd7
16.Qd3 f5 17.Bxd5 exd5 18.Ng5 Kg8 19.Qh3 Rf7 20.e6 Bxe6 21.Qh7+ Kf8 22.Nxe6+
1–0
(1954069) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Moret,Vincent (2190) [A57]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6 d6 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.e4 g6 8.a4 Qxb6 9.a5 Qb4
10.Ra4 Qb7 11.f4 Bg7 12.Bc4 0–0 13.Nf3 Ne8 14.0–0 Nc7 15.Qd3 Nf6 16.Ra2 Bd7
17.Bd2 Bb5 18.b3 Rad8 19.Qe2 Rfe8 20.Nxb5 Nxb5 21.Re1 Nc7 22.Kh1 Rf8 23.Ng5
Nd7 24.Qd3 h6 25.Nf3 Nf6 26.Bc3 Kh7 27.Qc2 Nh5 28.Bxg7 Nxg7 29.Qc3 Nh5 30.g3
Ng7 31.Raa1 f6 32.Kg2 Nb5 33.Qd3 Nc7 34.Re2 Qb4 35.Raa2 Qb7 36.Nh4 Rd7 37.Kg1
Nb5 38.e5 f5 39.Nf3 Nc7 40.e6 Rdd8 41.h3 Rf6 42.Kh2 Nh5 43.Nh4 Nb5 44.Nf3 Nc7
45.Reb2 Rdf8 46.b4 Rb8 47.Qd2 cxb4 48.Ra4 Rff8 49.Raxb4 Qa8
½–½
(1954070) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Peccini,JP [C62]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.d4 Bd7 5.0–0 a6 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7.Nc3 Qe7 8.Re1 0–0–0
9.a4 Nf6 10.Qd3 h6 11.b4 Bd7 12.b5 a5 13.Ba3 Qe8 14.b6 cxb6 15.d5 Kb8 16.Reb1 Rc8
17.Rxb6 Rc7 18.Rab1 Qc8 19.R1b3 Be7 20.Qa6 Rd8 21.Nxe5 Be8 22.Nc6+
1–0
(1954071) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Pellaton,Bernard (2142) [A17]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.b3 Bb7 8.Bb2 d6 9.e3
c5 10.Be2 Nbd7 11.Rg1 e5 12.g4 Ne4 13.Qc2 Ng5 14.Nxg5 Qxg5 15.0–0–0 Qe7
16.Rdf1 f6 17.f4 Rae8 18.h4 Kh8 19.Bd3 e4 20.Be2 Rf7 21.g5 Nf8 22.Bh5 Ng6 23.Bxg6
1–0
(1954072) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Reymann,Cedric [E87]

1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 Nbd7 7.Nh3 e5 8.d5 Nc5 9.Nf2 Ne8
10.g4 Qh4 11.Qd2 f5 12.Bg5
1–0
(1954073) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Robert,Diane [D46]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.e3 Bd6 6.Bd3 0–0 7.0–0 Nbd7 8.Qc2 b6 9.e4 e5
10.cxd5 c5 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.Ne2 Re8 14.h3 Bb7 15.Bg5 Rc8 16.Bb5 Rf8
17.f4 Bd4+ 18.Nxd4 cxd4 19.Qd3 h6 20.Bxf6 Qxf6 21.e5 Qh4 22.Qxd4 Rc5 23.Bc4 b5
24.Qxc5 bxc4 25.Qc7 Qg3 26.Qxb7
1–0
(1954074) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Vanobbergh,Gregory [D41]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.d4 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+
9.Bd2 Qa5 10.Rb1 Bxd2+ 11.Qxd2 Qxd2+ 12.Kxd2 b6 13.Bb5+ Bd7 14.Rhc1 0–0 15.a4
Bxb5 16.axb5 Nd7 17.Rc7 Nf6 18.Kd3 Rfd8 19.Ne5 Rf8 20.Ra1 Ne8 21.Rd7 f5 22.exf5
Rxf5 23.f3 Nf6 24.Rdxa7
1–0
(1954075) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Vernadet,Bernard [C10]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Bg5 Be7 8.Bd3
Nd5 9.h4 h6 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.Qd2 Bd7 12.c4 Nf6 13.Ne5 c6 14.0–0–0 Rd8 15.g4 Bc8
16.Qe3 Qb4 17.g5 Nd7 18.f4 Nxe5 19.Qxe5 Qf8 20.c5 f6 21.Bg6+ Ke7 22.Qe3 f5
23.Bh5 Rd5 24.a3 a6 25.Rh3 Qg8 26.Rg3 Qh7 27.Bf3 Rdd8 28.Qe5 Rhf8 29.gxh6 Rf7
30.Bh5
1–0

Karpov-Piket Match Monte Carlo (1), 21.02.1999
[Piket,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qa4 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.0–0 Be7 9.Nc3
Na6 10.Bf4 0–0 11.Rfd1 Nc5 12.Qc2 Qc8 13.Rac1 Nce4 14.Nd4 Nxc3 15.Qxc3 a6
16.Qb3 [16.a3!? d6 17.Bxb7 Qxb7 18.Qf3; 16.Nb3]
16...Bxg2 [16...Bc5 17.Bg5 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Ne4 19.Be3 Qb7 20.f3 Nf6 21.Bf2 (21.Nf5) ]
17.Kxg2 Qb7+ 18.Qf3 Ra7 [18...Qxf3+ 19.Kxf3 (19.Nxf3 Rfc8 (19...b5 20.Ne5
(20.Be5) ) 20.Bd6 (20.Rd3 d5 21.Rdc3 b5 22.cxd5 (22.cxb5 Rxc3 23.Rxc3 axb5 24.Rc7
Bd8 (24...Bf8 25.Ne5 Rxa2 26.Rc8 Rxb2 27.Bg5÷) 25.Rb7) 22...Rxc3 23.Rxc3 Nxd5³)
20...Kf8) 19...Rac8 20.e4 d6 21.Ne2 Nd7
a) 21...Rfd8;
b) 21...Rc6 22.b4 Rfc8 23.b5 Rxc4 (23...axb5 24.cxb5 Rxc1 25.Rxc1 Rxc1 26.Bxc1 d5
27.exd5 Nxd5 28.a4) 24.bxa6 Rxc1 25.Rxc1 Ra8 26.Rc6 (26.Rc7) ;
19.Qxb7 Rxb7 20.f3 Rc8 [20...Nh5 21.Be3 (21.Bd2) 21...Rc8 22.Nb3 f5÷]
21.e4 Ne8 [21...d6 22.Ne2 Rc6 (22...Ne8 23.b3²) 23.b4²]
22.h4 [22.a4!?]
22...h5! 23.a4 Bf6 24.Be3 [24.e5 Be7 25.Be3÷]
24...Rbc7 25.b3 d5 [25...b5 26.cxb5!? (26.axb5 Bxd4 27.Bxd4 axb5 28.c5 d6

(28...Ra8÷) 29.b4 (29.cxd6 Rxc1 30.Rxc1 Nxd6 31.Rxc8+ Nxc8 32.Bc5) ) 26...Rxc1
27.Bxc1 Bxd4 28.Rxd4 Rxc1 29.bxa6 Rc7 30.b4]
26.Ne2 [26.exd5 exd5 27.Nf5 dxc4 (27...g6 28.Nh6+ Kg7 29.Rxd5 Re7 30.Bg5 (30.Bf4)
) 28.Bxb6 Rc6 29.Rxc4 Rxc4 30.bxc4 Rxc4 31.a5]
26...dxc4 27.Bxb6 Rc6 28.Rxc4 Rxc4 29.bxc4 Rxc4 30.a5 Nc7 [30...Rc2 31.Kf1 Ra2
32.Rd7²]
31.Rc1?! [31.Bxc7!? Rxc7 32.Rd6 Ra7 33.Nd4 Be7 (33...Bxd4 34.Rxd4 f6 35.Rd6 Kf7)
34.Rb6 Rd7 (34...Ra8) 35.Nc6 Rd2+ 36.Kh3 Bc5 37.Rxa6 Bg1 38.g4; 31.e5!? Bxe5
(31...Be7 32.Nf4 g5! 33.hxg5 Bxg5 34.Nxh5 Nd5 35.f4 Be7°) 32.Rd8+ Kh7 33.f4 Bf6
34.Rc8 Re4 35.Kf3 Nb5 36.Ra8 Ra4 37.Rxa6]
31...Rxc1 32.Nxc1 Nb5 33.Nd3 Bc3 34.Nc5 Nd6 35.Nxa6 Nc4 [35...Nb7?? 36.Nb4!+–]
36.Nc5
½–½

[Ribli,Z]
1.d4 [Piket]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 [Das ist die prinzipielle Fortsetzung und gegen
Piket ist es besonders wichtig, so zu spielen, um ihn nach 5.g5 c6 nicht in die von ihm
gern gespielte Botwinnik-Variante zu lassen. Ribli.]
5...Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 [In der letzten Zeit ist die Fortsetzung 8...a5
sehr populär und in einigen Varianten ist es für Schwarz günstig, daß er noch nicht xc3
gespielt hat.]
8...Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Nb5 [Karpovs Lieblingsvariante ist eigentlich ein Bauernopfer.
Die Alternativen sind 10.xf6 und 10.b5.]
10...Nxe4 [10...Bd7 11.Nd6+ Ke7 12.Qd2  f4, e5 12...Bc6 13.f4 Nbd7 14.Rd1! Rhd8
15.Qd4! h6 16.Bh4 Qh5 17.Bf2! Kf8 18.e5 1–0 Karpov,A-Timman,J/Arnhem (m/6)
1993/[Karpov,An] (33); 10...0–0 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Qg4+ Kh8 13.Rd1 Nd7 14.Qh4 Qd8
15.Nd6 Qe7 16.f4 Rg8 17.0–0 Nb6 18.Rf3 Nxc4 19.Rh3 Rg7 20.e5 Nxd6 21.exf6 1–0
Bacrot,E-Magem Badals,J/Pamplona 1998/CBM 63_04 (21); 10...a6]
11.Bf4 [11.Qd4 0–0 12.Qxe4 a6 13.Be7 axb5 14.Bb4 Qc7 15.Bxb5 Bd7 16.Bd3 g6 17.0–
0 Re8 ½–½ Karpov,A-Timman,J/Amsterdam (m/8) 1993/[Karpov,An] (28)]
11...0–0 12.0–0 Nd7 [Piket folgt dem Spiel seines Landsmanns Timman (Karpov,A -
Timman m/14 Jakarta1993).]
[12...Bd7 13.a4 (13.Nc7 e5 14.Nxa8 exf4 15.Qd5 Nc5÷) 13...Bc6 14.Qg4 Nf6 15.Qe2 a6
16.Nc7 Ra7 17.Qe3! b6
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70/[Karpov,An] (40)]
13.Re1!° [Karpov]
[13.Nc7?? e5–+ 14.Nxa8 exf4 15.Bd5 Ndf6! 16.Bxe4 Nxe4 17.f3 Nxc3?? (17...Rd8
18.Qe1 Qc5+ 19.Kh1 Nf6 20.Qf2 Qxf2 21.Rxf2 Bd7–+) 18.Qd6 Nd5? (18...Nb5³)
19.Rac1 1–0 Karpov,A-Timman,J/Jakarta (m/14) 1993/[Timman,J] (53)]
13...Ndf6 [13...Nxc3?! 14.Qd2 Nb6 15.Bd3 Nbd5 16.Be5±]
14.a4 ['!' Piket. Weiß festigt seine Springerstellung auf b5 und verhindert das schwarze
Befreiungsmanöver ...a6 / ...b5.]
[14.Be5 Piket 14...a6 15.Rxe4 Nxe4 16.Qg4 f6 (16...g6 17.Qxe4 axb5 18.Qf4 f6) 17.Bc7
f5; 14.Qd4!? Piket]
14...b6 [14...a6 15.Nc7 Qc5
a) 15...Rb8 16.Nxa6 Ra8 17.Nc7±;
b) 15...e5 Piket 16.Nxa8 exf4 (16...Bg4!? 17.f3 exf4 18.fxg4 (18.Qd4! Bxf3 19.gxf3 Ng5
20.Kf2 Rxa8 (20...Nxf3 21.Kxf3 Qh5+ 22.Kg2 Qg4+ 23.Kf1 Qh3+ 24.Ke2) 21.Re5)
18...Rd8 19.Bxf7+ Kf8) 17.Qd4 Rd8
b1) 17...Qg5 18.Rxe4 Bh3 19.g3 Nxe4 20.Qxe4 Rxa8 21.Bxf7+ (21.Qxb7) ;
b2) 17...Bh3 18.gxh3 Qg5+ (18...Rd8 19.Rxe4) ; 18.Qb6;
16.Qd4° (16.Qd4 Qxd4 17.cxd4 Ra7 18.a5 (18.d5 exd5 19.Bxd5 Nc5 20.a5 (20.Bd6 b6
21.a5 Rxc7) ) 18...Bd7 19.d5 (19.Rac1! Bc6 20.f3±) 19...exd5 20.Bxd5 Nxd5 21.Nxd5
Nf6 22.Nb6 Be6 23.Rad1) ; 14...e5!? Piket 15.Bxe5 a6 16.Bxf6 (16.Bc7 b6 17.Nd6 Nxf2
(17...Qc5 18.Nxe4 Nxe4 19.Rxe4 Qxc7 20.Qe2²; 17...Nxc3 18.Qd4 Ncd5 19.Re5 Be6
20.Bxd5 Nxd5 21.Nf5+–) 18.Qd4) 16...Nxf6 17.Nd6 Qc7 18.Qd4 (18.Bxf7+ Rxf7
19.Nxf7 Kxf7 (19...Qxf7 20.Qd8+ Qf8 21.Qc7) 20.Qb3+) 18...Bg4 19.f3 Rad8 20.Rad1
Bh5 21.g4 Bg6 (21...Ne8 22.Nxe8 Rxd4 23.Nxc7 Rxc4 24.Rd7 Bg6 25.Nd5) ]
15.f3 [15.Nd6 Piket 15...Nxd6 (15...Nxc3!?) 16.Bxd6 Re8? (16...Rd8 17.Bb4 Rxd1
18.Raxd1 (18.Rexd1 Ba6 19.Bxa5 Bxc4 20.Bb4 a5 (20...Nd5 21.a5 b5) 21.Rd4 Rc8
22.Bc5 Nd5 23.Rxc4 bxc5) ) 17.Bb5]
15...Nc5 [15...Nxc3 16.Qd3 Ncd5 (16...Nxb5? 17.axb5 Qb4 18.Bd6+–) 17.Bd2 Qa6
18.Nc7²; 15...a6 Piket 16.fxe4 axb5 17.Bxb5 (17.axb5 Qxa1 18.Qxa1 Rxa1 19.Rxa1
Nxe4 (19...Bb7 20.e5 Nd5 (20...Ne4 21.Ra7 Rb8 (21...Bd5 22.Bxd5 (22.Bd3 Nxc3
23.Be3) 22...exd5) 22.Be3 Bd5 23.Bxd5 exd5 24.Bd4±) 21.Bd2 Rc8) ) 17...Ba6 (17...Bd7
18.Bd6 (18.c4 Bxb5 19.cxb5 Rfd8 20.Qb3 Rd4) 18...Rfc8 19.e5 Bxb5 20.exf6 Bxa4
21.Qg4 g6 22.Qf4 g5 23.Qg4 Qd5 24.Re5 Qxd6 25.Rxg5+ Kh8 26.Ra5 Qf8) 18.Bd6
Bxb5 19.Bxf8 Bxa4 20.Bb4± Bxd1 (20...Qb5) 21.Bxa5 bxa5 22.Rexd1 Nxe4 23.Rxa5
Rc8 24.Re5 Nf6 25.Rc5]
16.Be5 [Weiß hat lebendiges Figurenspiel und die schwarze Dame steht unglücklich auf
a5.]
16...a6 [16...Bb7 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Qd4‚; 16...Ba6 Piket 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Qd4 Kg7
19.Qg4+ Kh8 20.Qh4 Kg7 21.Re3 Bxb5 22.f4 Ne4 23.Bxb5 f5 24.Rae1 (24.Rh3±) ]
17.Nd6÷ [17.Nc7? Ra7µ; 17.Bxf6 Piket 17...axb5 18.Be7 bxc4 19.Bxf8 Nd3 20.Bb4
Qa7³; 17.Nd4 Piket 17...Bd7]
17...Ncd7 [17...Ne8!?; 17...Rd8!?; 17...Ne8!? Piket 18.Qd4 Nxd6 19.Bxd6]
18.Bd4 Qh5 [18...Qg5!?]
19.Rb1 [Weiß steht mit allen Figuren aktiv und wenngleich er keine konkreten
Drohungen aufstellt, hat Schwarz Probleme mit der Figurenkoordination.]
19...Rb8 20.Qd2 ['!' Piket. ]
20...h6 21.Qf4 [Die weiße Dame steht sehr gut auf f4. In einigen Varianten hängt der
Turm auf b8.]
21...Bb7 [21...Qa5 22.Nxf7 Rxf7 23.Bxe6± Weiß hat eine sehr aktive Stellung.; 21...Qg5
22.Qxg5 hxg5 23.Nxc8 Rbxc8 24.Bxa6²; 21...b5 Piket 22.axb5 axb5 23.Bxb5 Ra8 24.c4
Qg5 25.Qxg5 hxg5 26.c5 Ba6 27.c6; 21...Nd5 Piket 22.Qg3 Qg5 23.Qxg5 hxg5 24.Bxd5
exd5 25.Re7±; 21...Qg6 Piket 22.Rbd1!]
22.Nxb7 Rxb7 23.Bxa6² [Jetzt steht Weiß bei materiellem Gleichgewicht mit seinem
Läuferpaar besser.]
23...Rbb8 24.Bb5 [24.Bd3!? Piket  25. Rb5 Karpov]
24...Rfc8 [24...Qg5 Piket]
25.Rbd1 ['!' Piket. ]
25...Nf8!? ['?!' Piket. Piket opfert einen Bauern und befreit sich von den Fesselungen.]
[25...Qg5 Piket 26.Qxg5 hxg5 27.Be3 (27.h3) ]
26.Bxf6 Ng6 [26...gxf6 Piket 27.Qxf6 Qc5+ 28.Kh1 Qxc3 29.Qxh6]
27.Qd4 gxf6 28.Qxf6 Rc5? [28...Qg5 29.Qxg5 hxg5²; 28...Qc5+ Piket 29.Kh1 Qxc3
30.Rd8++–]
29.Bd3? ['?' Piket. Karpov findet die taktische Lösung nicht.]
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29.Rxe6! fxe6 (29...Rf5 30.Rd8+ Nf8 (30...Kh7 Piket 31.Rxb8 Rxf6± 32.Rxf6 Qc5+
33.Kf1 Kg7 34.Rc6 Qe3) 31.Ree8 (31.Rxb8 Rxf6 32.Rxf6+–) 31...Rxf6 32.Rxf8+ Kg7
33.Rg8+ Kh7 34.Bd3++–) 30.Rd7+–]
29...Ne5° [Schwarz hat eine starke Springerstellung auf e5, aber bei gutem weißen Spiel
ist das zuwenig Kompensation.]
[29...Nh4 Piket 30.Kh1]
30.Bf1 Qg5 31.Qxg5+ hxg5 [Schwarz hat eine gesunde Stellung, und der weiße
Mehrbauer ist kaum zu verwerten.]
32.Rb1 f6 33.Rb3 [33.Rb5 Rxb5 (33...Rxc3 34.a5±) 34.Bxb5 Kf7²]
33...Kf7 34.Re4 Rd8 35.Rd4 ['?' Piket. ]
[35.h4! Piket]
35...Rdc8 [35...Rxc3! Piket]
36.Rdb4?! [36.Rxb6!? Rxc3 37.Rdd6²]
36...Rxc3 37.Rxc3 Rxc3 38.Rxb6 Ra3 [Der schwarze Turm steht ausgezeichnet,
kontrolliert den a-Bauern und kann gleichzeitig die weiße Königsstellung angreifen.]
39.Rb7+ Kg6 40.Ra7 Ra1! 41.a5 ['?' Piket. ]
[41.Kf2 Ra2+ 42.Kg3 (42.Be2 Nd3+ 43.Ke3 Nf4=; 42.Ke3 Ra3+) 42...f5 '' Piket. 43.a5
f4+ 44.Kh3 Ra3„]
41...Nc4= [Schwarz gewinnt den Bauern zurück.]
42.Kf2 Rxa5 43.Re7 [Weiß scheint Material zu gewinnen, aber Schwarz hat genügend
Gegenspiel.]
43...Ra2+ 44.Kg1 [44.Be2 Piket 44...Kf5 (44...Ne5 45.g3 (45.Rxe6?! Nd3+! 46.Kg3 Nf4
47.Bf1 Ra1 (47...Nxe6 48.Bc4) ) ) ; 44.Kg3 Piket 44...Ne3! 45.Bd3+ f5 46.Rxe6+ Kf7
47.Rxe3 f4+ 48.Kg4 fxe3 49.Bc4+ Kf6 50.Bxa2 e2]
44...Ra1 45.Kf2 [45.Rxe6? Nd2–+]
45...Ra2+ [Und es wurde Remis vereinbart.]
½–½

[Piket,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 d5
[ 8...h6 9. Bh4 d5 Piket - karpov Monaco'99 match [5]]
9.e3 Nbd7 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Bd3 Re8 12.Ne2 h6 13.Bh4 c5 14.0–0 Qe7 15.Bf2 a5!?
[15...Rac8 16.Qd2 (16.Rad1!?) 16...Bc6 17.Nc3 Nf8 18.Rfe1 Ne6 19.Bh4 Kasparov-
Timman Linares'93 ]
16.b4! [16.a4!?; 16.Rae1 c4 17.Bb1 b5 18.Ng3 b4 19.axb4 axb4 20.Qd2 Ba6 21.Nf5 Qf8;
16.Rad1 c4 17.Bb1 b5 18.Ng3 b4 19.axb4 axb4 20.Qd2 (20.Qc2) 20...Ba6?! 21.Rfe1]
16...axb4 [16...cxb4 17.axb4 Rec8!? 18.Qb2 Qxb4 19.Qxb4 axb4 20.Rxa8 Rxa8 21.Rb1
Ra3 22.Nc1±]
17.axb4 c4!? [17...cxb4 18.Qc7! Rab8 19.Ng3 Rec8 20.Qf4!ƒ]
18.Bc2 b5 19.Qb2! [19.g4 Nb6; 19.Ng3 Nb6]
19...Bc6 20.Nc3 Nb6 21.Ra5! Na4! [21...Rxa5 22.bxa5 Na8 (22...Na4 23.Bxa4 bxa4
24.Qb6 Qd6™ 25.a6 (25.Bg3 Qa3; 25.Nxa4 Nd7 26.Qa6 Ra8–+) 25...Rb8 26.Qa5±)
23.Nxb5!± Qb7 (23...Rb8 24.Qa3) 24.Rb1 Rb8 25.Bg3 Qxb5 26.Bxb8]
22.Bxa4 bxa4 23.Rc5!? [23.Ra1 Rxa5 24.bxa5 Qa7!=]
23...a3 24.Qd2 [24.Qc2!?  e4]
24...Rec8 25.Bh4 g5 26.Bg3 Nd7 27.Ra1!? [27.b5 Nxc5 28.dxc5 a2 29.Ra1 Bxb5
30.Nxb5 Rxc5 31.Nc3 Qf6÷; 27.Rxc6 Rxc6 28.b5 Rcc8 29.Nxd5÷; 27.Nxd5? Bxd5
28.Rxd5 c3µ]
27...Nxc5 28.dxc5 Re8!? [28...Qb7 29.Rb1 (29.Qd4 Qxb4 30.Qf6 Re8) 29...Qa6 30.Be5]
29.Kf2 Qf6?!“ [29...Qb7]

30.Ra2 Reb8 31.Bxb8 Rxb8 32.Ne2?! [¹32.b5! Bxb5 33.Nxd5 Qe5 34.Qd4! Qxd4
35.exd4 Bc6 36.Nb6!± (36.Ne7+?? Kf8 37.Nxc6 Rb2+) ]
32...c3™ 33.Qxc3 [33.Nxc3 Rxb4 34.Rxa3 Qe5÷]
33...Qxc3 34.Nxc3 Rxb4 35.Rxa3 Rc4 36.Ne2 Rxc5 37.Nd4 Bd7 38.Ra8+ Kg7 39.Ra7
Bc8 40.g4 Kf6 41.h3 h5 42.gxh5 Bxh3 43.h6 Be6 44.Ra6 [44.Nxe6 fxe6 (44...Kxe6
45.Ra8+–) 45.h7 Rc8 46.Kg3 Rh8 47.Kg4 Kg6 48.Re7 Kf6 49.Rd7 Kg6 50.e4 Rxh7=]
44...Rc4 45.Ke2 Rc8 46.f4 gxf4 47.exf4 Rh8 48.f5 Ke5! 49.fxe6 fxe6 50.Nf3+ Kf6
51.Nd4 Ke5 52.Nxe6
½–½

[Piket,L]
1.d4 [Ribli]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Bb4+ [Ribli: 'Das ist eine seltene
Nebenvariante. Ohne ...dxc4 wird der Zug ...b4 gerne gespielt. Ribli.']
6.Bd2 a5 7.0–0 [Ribli: 'Dieser Zug ist nicht schlecht, aber meines Erachtens ist die
Alternative 7.c2 chancenreicher.']
[7.Qc2 Ribli 7...b5
a) 7...0–0 8.Qxc4 Nc6 9.0–0 Qd5 10.Qxd5 exd5 11.Bf4 Bg4 12.e3 (12.a3 Ribli 12...Bd6
13.Bxd6 cxd6 14.Nc3 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 Nxd4 16.Bg2 Nb3 17.Rad1 1–0 Van der Sterren,P-
Garcia Ilundain,D/Linares 1995/CBM 51 (35)) 12...Rac8 13.a3 Be7 14.Nc3 Nd8 15.h3
Bxf3 16.Bxf3 c6 ½–½ Askgaard,J-Hansen,L/Copenhagen 1997/EXT 99 (66);
b) 7...b6 8.Ne5 Ra7 9.Bxb4 axb4 10.Qxc4 Qd6 11.Nd3 (11.Qb5+ Nfd7 12.Nd3 c5
13.dxc5 bxc5 14.Nd2 Ba6 15.Qa4 0–0 16.0–0 Rc7 17.Rfd1 Qb6 0–1 Scheeren,P-
Olafsson,F/Wijk aan Zee 1983/MCD (22)) 11...Ba6 12.Qxb4 Bxd3 13.Qxd6 cxd6
14.exd3 d5 15.Na3 ½–½ Kosic,D-Vukovic,Z/JUG-ch 1990/CBM 17 (15);
c) 7...Nc6 8.Qxc4 Qd5 9.Qd3 Dieser Stellung ist aus der Bogoindischen Verteidigung
bekannt nach 1.d4 f6 2.c4 e6 3.f3 b4 4.d2 a5 5.g3 d5 6.g2 c6 7.c2 dxc4
8.xc4 d5 9.d3. (9.Qxd5) ;
8.a4 Bxd2+ 9.Nfxd2 Nd5 10.axb5² 1–0 Zhu Chen-Hort,V/Bad Homburg 1998/CBM 66/
[Ribli] (39); 7.Na3 Ribli 7...Bxa3 8.bxa3 0–0 9.Qc2 b5 10.Ne5 Nd5 11.Rb1 c6 12.0–0°]
7...0–0 [7...Nc6!?; 7...b5 Ribli 8.a4 Bxd2 9.Nfxd2 Ra7 10.axb5 Qxd4 11.Na3 Bb7
12.Bxb7 Rxb7 13.Ndxc4 1–0 Genov,P-Kuzev,J/BUL-ch 1995/EXT 97 (29)]
8.Qc2 b5?! [Ribli: 'Schwarz verteidigt seinen Mehrbauern, aber früher oder später muß
er ihn aufgeben. Während Weiß aber das Material zurückgewinnt, kann Schwarz seine
Entwicklung in Ruhe beenden.']
9.a4 bxa4 [9...c6? 10.axb5 Bxd2 11.Nfxd2 (11.Nfxd2 Ribli 11...Qxd4 12.Nxc4 Qc5
13.Nba3 Ra7 14.Nxa5 Qxc2 15.Nxc2 cxb5 16.Nd4 1–0 Oll,L-Nei,I/Espoo 1989/EXT 97
(40)) ]
10.Rxa4 ['N' Ribli. Ribli: 'Weiß gewinnt den zweiten Bauern sofort zurück, aber meines
Erachtens wäre es besser, mit 10.c3 fortsetzen und Schwarz kann kaum sein materielles
Übergewicht halten. Nach dem Textzug steht der Turm unglücklich auf a4.']
[10.Nc3 Ribli 10...Bb7 11.Nxa4 Bxd2 12.Qxd2 Nbd7 13.Rfc1 Nb6 14.Nc5 Ne4 15.Qe1
Nxc5 16.dxc5 Nd5 17.Ne5 c3 18.bxc3 f6 19.Rcb1 Ra7 20.c6 Ba8 21.Nd7 Re8 22.c4
Bxc6 23.Nb8 Bb7 24.Rxb7 Rxb7 25.Nc6 Qd6 26.cxd5 1–0 Gulko,B-Makarichev,S/USSR
1974/Inf 17 (51)]
10...Bb7 11.Bxb4 [11.Qxc4 Bd5 (11...Bxd2 Ribli 12.Nfxd2 (12.Nbxd2?! Ba6) 12...Bxg2
13.Kxg2 Nbd7=) ]
11...axb4 12.Rxa8 [12.Rxb4 Ribli 12...Be4 (12...Bd5) 13.Qd2 Bd5 14.Nc3 Nc6³]
12...Bxa8 13.Nbd2! [13.Qxc4 Bd5 (13...Qd6=) 14.Qxb4 Nc6 15.Qc5 (15.Qc3 Ribli
15...Bxf3 16.Qxf3 (16.Bxf3 Nxd4=) 16...Nxd4=) 15...Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Nxd4]
13...c5?! ['!' Ribli. Ribli: 'Unter zeitweiligem Bauernopfer befreit sich Schwarz von
seiner potentiellen Schwäche in der c-Linie.']
[13...c3 14.bxc3 bxc3 15.Qxc3 Ne4 16.Nxe4 Bxe4 17.Rc1 (17.Ne5!? Bxg2 18.Kxg2
Qd5+ 19.Kg1²) 17...Nc6 18.e3 Qa8 (18...Qd5 19.Ne1) 19.Ne1 Bxg2 20.Nxg2 Ne7²]
14.dxc5 Qa5 15.Qxc4 [15.Nxc4 Ribli 15...Qxc5=]
15...Bd5 16.Qd4 [¹16.Qc2 …Rc8 (16...b3!?) 17.e4 (17.Rc1 Ribli 17...Nbd7=) 17...Rxc5
(17...Bb7) 18.Qd3]
16...Rd8 ['!' Ribli. ]
17.Nc4 Bxc4™ [17...Qa2 18.Nfe5+–]
18.Qxc4 Rc8 19.Nd4?! [19.Rd1! Nfd7 (19...h6; 19...Rxc5 20.Qxb4!) ; 19.Rc1 Ribli
19...Nfd7 20.Qf4 Rxc5 21.Rxc5 Qxc5=]
19...Rxc5 ['=' Ribli. Ribli: 'Schwarz hat den Bauern zurückgewonnen und besitzt daher
gleiche Chancen. Theoretisch ist der weiße g2–Läufer stark und kontrolliert die lange
Diagonale, aber in unserer Stellung hat das keine Bedeutung.']
20.Qd3 [20.Nb3? Ribli 20...Rxc4 21.Nxa5 Rc2µ]
20...Rc8 [20...Qc7= Ribli]
21.Rd1 h6 [Ribli: 'Schwarz vermeidet Grundreihenmotive.']
[21...Rd8! 22.Qc2 g6 23.e3 e5=]
22.h3 Qa2 23.Qb3 [23.Qd2 Ribli 23...Qc4=]
23...Qxb3 24.Nxb3 Nfd7 [24...Nbd7= Ribli]
25.f4 [25.Be4!?]
25...Kf8 [25...Rc2 Ribli 26.Rd2 Rxd2 27.Nxd2 Kf8 28.Kf2 Ke7² Weiß ist in leichtem
Vorteil wegen der Schwäche des b-Bauern.]
26.Be4 Ke7 27.Rd4 [27.Ra1!?]
27...f5 ['!' Ribli. ]
28.Bd3 [Ribli: 'Weiß muß wegen ...c2 die lange Diagonale verlassen.']
28...Nc6 29.Rc4 Nb6 30.Rc1 Kd6= [Ribli: 'Schwarz hat wegen des aktiven Königs keine
Probleme.']
31.Kf2 g5 [Ribli: 'Schwarz möchte das Material reduzieren.']
32.e4 [¹32.fxg5 hxg5 33.Bb5 (33.h4 Ribli 33...gxh4 34.gxh4 Rh8³ Der weiße Freibauer
auf h4 wirkt auf mich schwach.) 33...Ne5 34.Rxc8 Nxc8 35.h4„]
32...gxf4 33.gxf4 fxe4 34.Bxe4 Ne7 [34...Nd5= Ribli]
35.Rxc8 Nexc8 [Ribli: 'Es ist schwer vorstellbar, wie man diese gleiche Stellung
gewinnen kann.']
36.Nd4 Na4 37.b3 Nc5 [37...Nc3= Ribli]
38.Bc2 Ne7 [38...e5? Ribli 39.Nf5+]
39.Kf3 e5 40.Ne2 [40.fxe5+ Ribli 40...Kxe5 41.Ne2=]
40...exf4 41.Nxf4 [41.Kxf4 Ribli 41...Nd5+ 42.Kf3 Ke5=]

41...Ke5 42.Nd3+ Nxd3 43.Bxd3 Nc6
½–½

[Golod,V]
1.d4 [Piket]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6 9.Bh4
d5 10.e3 Nbd7 11.cxd5!? [Besides,white has two options:]
[11.Nh3; and 11.Bd3]
11...Nxd5 12.Bxd8 Nxc3 13.Bh4!? [There are three alternatives: 13.Be7?!; 13.Bxc7!?;
13.bxc3?!]
13...Nd5 14.Bf2 f5!? [e5–e4]
[In my opinion slightly worse is: 14...c5 -see comments to Teplitsky,Y-

Gershon,A/Bermuda,1999/CBM 69(½–½)(Golod,V)(27)and Kramnik,V-
Adams,M/Linares,1999/CBM70 (1–0)(Golod,V)(38)]
15.Bb5!? [Is the best move.Other alternatives are:]
[‹15.Bc4; and 15.Bd3 From 15.Bd3 to 20...e7of this game,you can see comments
in the game:Gelfand,B-Tiviakov,S/Elista,1998/CBM 65(½–½)(Golod,V)(23)]
15...c6 16.Bd3 e5 17.Ne2 Rae8 18.Rc1?! [¹18.0–0]
18...exd4 19.exd4 N7f6= 20.0–0 [20.Kd2? Ne4+!³]
20...Re7 21.Rfe1!?N [‹21.Bg3 Rd8 22.Rfe1 f4! 23.Nxf4= ½–½ Gelfand,B-

Tiviakov,S/Elista,1998/CBM 65(Golod,V)(23) (23.Nxf4 Rxe1+ 24.Rxe1 Nxf4 25.Bxf4
Rxd4 26.Re7 Rxd3 (26...Bc8? 27.Be4²) 27.Rxb7=) ]
21...Rfe8!? [Worse is: 21...f4 22.Nc3 Ne3 (22...Rfe8 23.Rxe7 Rxe7 24.Ne4²) 23.Ne4 or
23.d1]
22.Nc3 [Senseless: 22.Ng3 in view of: 22...g6]
22...g6!? [Good enough for equality: 22...Rxe1+ 23.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 24.Bxe1 Bc8; Worse
right away: 22...f4 because of: 23.Rxe7 Rxe7 24.Ne4ƒ]
23.Bc4!? [g3(×e5)]
[23.Rxe7 Piket 23...Rxe7 24.Re1]
23...f4! 24.Rxe7!? [Can be recommended: 24.Bd3 Rxe1+ (‹24...Kg7 25.Ne4 /=)

25.Bxe1 Kf7 26.Ne4]
…24...Rxe7 25.g3 Kg7 [Is the better move,than:]
[25...g5?! 26.gxf4 gxf4 27.Bh4 Rg7+ 28.Kf2ƒ; and 25...fxg3 26.Bxg3!²]
26.Nxd5 [26.Ne2!? Piket Nikolic]
26...Nxd5 [After: 26...cxd5? 27.Bd3 white has a big advantage in the endgame.]
27.Bxd5! [only chance srruggle for advantage.]
27...cxd5 28.gxf4 Rf7! [28...Ba6 Piket 29.Rc3²]
29.Bg3 [=29.Be3]
29...Rf6 ['?!' Piket. ]
30.Rc7+ Rf7 31.Rc3 Rf6 32.f5!? [Differently draw right away.]
32...Rxf5 33.Bb8 a6 34.Bc7 ['?' Piket. ]
[34.Be5+ Piket 34...Kg8 35.a4! g5!? (35...b5 36.axb5 axb5 37.Kf2) 36.Kf2 (36.Rb3 b5
37.axb5 axb5 38.Rxb5 Ba6) ]
34...b5 35.Be5+ Kg8 36.Kf2 Rf8! 37.Rc7 Rf7 38.Rc5 Rf8 39.Ke3 [Also equality after:
39.Rc2 Rc8 40.Re2 Kf7=]
39...Rc8 40.Rxc8+ [40.b4 Kf7 41.h4 Ke6=]
40...Bxc8 41.Kd3 a5
½–½

[Golod,V]
1.d4 [Piket]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6!?
[8...d5!? 9.e3 Nbd7 10.Nh3!? -see comments to Elbilia,J-
Gershon,A/Bermuda,1999/CBM 69(½–½)(Golod,V)(43)]
9.Bh4 d5 10.e3 c5!? [10...Nbd7!? (is the main line)-see comments to Teplitsky,Y-
Gershon,A/Bermuda,1999/CBM 69(½–½)(Golod,V)(27),and Gelfand,B-
Tiviakov,S/Elista,1998/CBM 65(½–½)(Golod,V)(23)]
11.dxc5!? [Another alternative is: 11.cxd5!? g5!?
a) 11...Nxd5 Dautov 12.Bxd8 Nxc3 13.Be7 (13.Bxb6!² Golod,V) 13...Re8 14.bxc3

(14.Bxc5? Nd5; 14.Bh4? Nd5 15.e4? Ne3µ) 14...Rxe7=;
b) 11...cxd4? 12.Qxd4 g5 13.Bg3 exd5 14.Bxb8! …Rxb8 15.h4± 1–0 Balogh,A-

Rouleau,P/Montreal 1996/EXT 99 (40);
12.Bf2 Nxd5 13.Qd2 cxd4 14.exd4 Nc6!?÷ (Dautov) (‹14...e5 15.h4 (15.dxe5!? Re8
16.Bg3 Nc6 17.Bb5²) 15...exd4 16.hxg5 Re8+ 17.Ne2 d3!„ ½–½ Ivanchuk,V-
Kasparov,G/Frankfurt 1998/CBM 65 ext (48)) ]
11...bxc5 12.Bxf6!? [Besides,white has several options:]
[12.cxd5!? Dautov 12...g5! (12...exd5 Luther 13.Qxc5 Nc6°) 13.Bf2 Nxd5 14.Qd2
(14.Qxc5!? Qf6!? 15.Qd4 Qxd4 16.exd4 Rc8 17.Kd2 Nc6 18.b4 Rd8°) 14...Qf6!?
(‹14...Nb6 15.Qc2 Kg7 16.h4 f6 17.hxg5 fxg5 18.Ne2 N8d7 19.0–0–0 Qe8 20.Ng3± 1–0
Jelen,I-Podlesnik,B/Grize 1996/EXT 97 (27); 14...Nc6 15.Ne2 Ne5 16.Nc3 c4 17.Nxd5
Qxd5 18.e4 Qxd2+ 19.Kxd2 Rfd8+ 20.Kc3 Nd3 21.Be3 Ba6 ½–½ Topalov,V-
Lautier,J/Monte Carlo MNC 1999 (21)) 15.h4 Rd8! (15...Nc6?! 16.hxg5 hxg5 17.Qc2
Qg7 18.Ne2 Rfd8 19.Nc3 Nxc3 20.bxc3 Ne5 21.e4 Qf6 22.Rb1± Sadler,M-
Luther,T/Cuxhaven,1994/Inf 61/(578)(22)) 16.Qc2 Qe5 17.e4 Nc6 18.Be2?! (18.hxg5!?
hxg5 19.Bxc5÷) 18...Nf4 19.g3 Nxe2 20.Nxe2 Nd4 21.Nxd4 cxd4³ Dzevlan-
Luther/Budapest Kasparov/1991; ‹12.0–0–0 Nbd7 13.Nh3 Qb6 14.Nf2 Bc6 15.Be2 Rab8
16.Rd2 a5 17.Qc2 Rfc8= Mohr-Gruenberg/Bad Lauterberg/1991; ‹12.Bd3 d4 13.exd4
cxd4 14.Qc2 Nbd7 (14...e5!?) 15.Ne2 Rc8 16.0–0 e5 17.Bf2 Nc5 18.b4 Nxd3 19.Qxd3
Qe7 20.Ng3 Rfe8= 1–0 Grigutavicius,D-Bacrot,E/Paris 1996/Juniors]
12...Qxf6 13.Qxf6 gxf6 14.0–0–0!?N ['N!' Piket. ]
[14.Rc1 Dautov 14...Nd7 15.cxd5 Bxd5 (15...exd5? 16.Bb5 Rfd8 17.Bxd7 Rxd7
18.Rxc5±) 16.Bb5!? (16.Ne2?! -see comments to Lautier,J-Gelfand,B/Dos
Hermanas,1995/CBM(0–1)(Gelfand)(73) ) 16...Rfd8 17.Ne2
a) ‹17.Bxd7 Rxd7 18.Rxc5 Bb3 19.Rc1 Rad8 20.Ne2 Rd2³;
b) ‹17.e4 Bb3 18.Ne2 (18.Rc3 c4 19.Bxc4 Bxc4 20.Rxc4 Ne5 21.Rc2 Rac8 22.Rxc8
Rxc8ƒ) 18...Rab8 19.Nc3 (‹19.Bxd7 Rxd7³) 19...Ne5 …20.Ke2? Bc4+ 21.Bxc4 Rxb2+µ;
17...Rab8 18.a4 (18.Nc3!? Dautov) 18...a6 19.Bxa6 Rxb2= -see comments to Bareev,E-
Luther,T/Tilburg,1994/CBM 44(½–½)(Dautov)(24); 14.Ne2?! Nd7 15.cxd5 Bxd5 16.0–
0–0 Ne5!? (16...Rfd8!? 17.Nc3 Bb3 18.Rd2 Nb6!? (18...f5!? 19.e4 fxe4 20.Nxe4 f5
21.Nc3 Ne5 22.Be2 Nc6 23.Bd1 Nd4= ½–½ Ilincic,Z-Gligoric,S/Podgorica 1996/CBM
53 (44)) 19.Rxd8+ Rxd8 20.Be2 f5 21.Bd1 Bd5 ½–½ Drasko,M-Gligoric,S/Podgorica
1996/CBM 53 (21)) 17.Nc3 Bb3 18.Rd2 Rfd8 19.Rxd8+ Rxd8 20.Be2 Kf8 21.Rf1 f5
22.e4 f4 =/;½–½ Sokolov,I-Kamsky,G/Groningen 1995/CBM 51 (51); 14.cxd5?!
exd5!? Dautov(×e3) (14...Bxd5!? 15.Rc1 Rc8 16.e4 Bb3 17.Rc3 c4 18.Ne2?! (18.f4!?)
18...Nd7 19.Nd4 Rab8 20.Kd2 Ba4 21.Kc1 Nb6³ 0–1 Andersson,J-Lampen,T/Vantaa
1996/EXT 99 (30)) 15.Bd3 (=15.Rc1 c4 16.Ne2 Nc6 17.Kd2 Rad8 18.Nd4 Nxd4 19.exd4
Bc8=; 15.Ne2!?) 15...Nc6 16.Ne2 Ne5=]
14...dxc4! [Dubious: 14...Rd8 because of: 15.cxd5 Rxd5 (15...exd5 16.Nh3²) 16.Rxd5
exd5 (16...Bxd5 17.Ne2²) 17.Bd3 and white has a slight advantage in the endgame.;
14...Nd7 Piket 15.cxd5 Bxd5 (15...exd5 16.Nh3) 16.e4 Bc6 17.Rd6 Ne5!?
a) 17...Rac8 18.Ba6 Rc7 19.Ne2±;
b) 17...Rfc8 18.Ba6 Rc7 19.Ne2± (19.Rxc6 Rxc6 20.Bb7 Rac8÷) ;
15.Bxc4 Nc6 [e5]
16.Nh3!? [/=]
[Slightly worse is: 16.Ne2 in view of: 16...Ne5 17.Ba2 Rfd8= (‹17...Ba6 18.Nf4²) ;
16.Rd7? is refuted by: 16...Ne5 17.Rxb7 Nxc4 18.e4 Rfb8³]
16...Ne5 17.Be2 Bd5 [Also can be recommended: 17...Rfd8 18.Nf4 Kf8 e7/=]
18.Rd2 f5!? [(×e4)]
19.Nf2 [19.Re1 Rab8 20.Nf2 transfers to–19.f2]
19...Rab8 20.Re1 [Senseless: 20.Rc2 because of: 20...Rfc8 21.Rc3 Bb3=; 20.Kb1!?
Piket]
20...Rfc8 [c5–c4]
21.Nd1 [Interestingly 21.f4!?; 21.f4 Piket 21...Nc6 22.g4 Na5]
21...Bc4!? 22.f4 [‹22.Bxc4 Nxc4 23.Rc2 (‹23.Rd7 Ne5) 23...Ne5=]
22...Bxe2 23.Rexe2 Nc6!? 24.Rd7 Kf8 25.Red2 Ke8 [After: 25...Rd8? 26.Rc7 white has
a big advantage.; 25...Rb6 Piket]
26.R2d6 Rb3 ['!' Piket. ]
[26...Rb6? Piket 27.Rxa7]
27.g3 [¹27.Kc2 c4 28.Nc3ƒ]
27...a6 [27...h5!? Piket]
28.Kc2 c4 [with the idea:29...¦d3!…30.¦d3 cxd3 31.¦xd3 ¤b4+(‫צ‬d3)]
29.Rd2 [Dubious: 29.Nc3 in view of: 29...Ne7 (29...Rcb8 Piket) …30.Ra7? Rcb8 31.Nd1
Nc8 32.Rdxa6 Nxa7 33.Rxa7µ; 29.h3 Piket 29...Rd3!]
29...h5!? 30.R7d6 Rc7 31.Nc3 Ke7 32.Rd1?! [Can be recommended: 32.e4!?]
32...Rb6 33.Kc1 Rb3 34.Kc2 Rb6 35.Kb1“ Rb3 36.Ka1 ['?!' Piket. ]
[=36.Ka2 Rb6]
36...Nb8!? [b]
37.R6d4 [Badly: 37.Kb1 in view of: 37...Rcb7 38.Na4 Rxa3 39.Nc5 Rb5µ]
37...Rb6 38.e4 [38.Ka2!?]
38...fxe4 39.Rxe4 [¹39.Nxe4 Nd7 /= (39...Rd7?! 40.Nc5 Rdd6 41.Kb1 Rbc6 42.Rxd6
Rxd6 43.Rxd6 Kxd6 44.Ne4+±) ; 39.Rd5 Piket 39...Rcb7]
39...Rd6= 40.Rxd6 [40.Rd5 Piket 40...Nd7; 40.Nd5+ Piket 40...Kd8]
40...Kxd6 41.Kb1 [41.f5!? Piket]
41...f5! 42.Rd4+ Ke7 [Black's plan is:¤d7–b6(‫ק‬c4) or ¤d7–f6–g4]
43.Kc2 Nd7 44.Nd1 [¹44.Na4 Piket 44...Nf6 45.Nb6 Ng4 46.h4 Ne3+ 47.Kc3 Nf1
48.Rxc4 Rb7² (48...Rxc4+ 49.Nxc4 Nxg3 50.Kd4± Ne2+ 51.Ke3) ]
44...Nb6 45.Ne3 a5! [(×b4)]
46.Kc3 Na4+ 47.Kc2 Nb6 48.Kc3
½–½

[Piket,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bd2 Nd7 8.Qc2 Be7
[8...c5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.dxc5 bxc5 11.e3 Be7 12.Bd3 g6 13.h4 Kamsky-Karpov Elista'96.]
9.e4 Nxc3 10.Bxc3 0–0 11.0–0–0 Qc8?! [¹11...c6; ¹11...c5]
12.h4 Rd8 13.Rh3 Nf8 14.h5! c5 15.Rg3 [15.d5 exd5 16.exd5 Rxd5 (16...Bxd5 17.Rg3
Ne6 18.Rxd5 Karpov (18.Bxg7 Bxf3™ 19.Bf6+ Kf8„) 18...Rxd5 19.Bc4‚ ) 17.Rg3
Rxd1+ 18.Qxd1 Ne6 (18...g6) 19.Bc4 g6]
15...cxd4 16.Nxd4 [¹16.Rxd4!±]
16...Bf6 17.Nb5 Rxd1+ 18.Qxd1 Qc5! 19.Qg4 [19.Qf3!?; 19.Nd6? Rd8 20.Qf3 Bg5+]
19...Bxc3 [19...Nd7!? 20.Nd6!? (20.Qf4) 20...Bxc3 21.bxc3 (21.Nxb7 Qxf2–+)

21...Qxa3+ 22.Kb1 g6 23.Nxb7 Qb3+ 24.Kc1 Rb8 25.hxg6 hxg6 26.Rh3 Qa3+ 27.Kb1
Qb3+ 28.Kc1=]
20.Nxc3 Qd4 21.Qf4 Rc8 22.Bd3 Nd7 23.h6 g6 24.Bc2 Qe5 25.Qd2 [25.Qxe5 Nxe5
26.f4]
25...Nf6 26.Rd3 Kf8“ 27.f3 g5 28.Kb1 [28.Ba4!? Qf4; 28.Rd8+ Ke7]
28...Ke7 29.Ba4 Bc6 30.Bxc6 Rxc6 31.Rd8 a6 32.Ra8 Rd6 33.Qe2 [¹33.Qe3]
33...b5 34.Qe3 Nd7 35.Ra7 [35.Rg8!?]
35...Kf6 36.g3?! Kg6 [36...Qxg3! 37.e5+ Qxe5 38.Qxe5+ (38.Ne4+ Kg6 39.Ra8 Nf6)
38...Kxe5 39.Ne4]
37.f4 Qd4 38.Qe1?? [38.f5+ exf5 39.Qxd4 Rxd4 40.Rxa6+²]
38...Qd3+ [38...Qxa7]
39.Ka1 Qd4 40.Rc7 Qd3 41.e5 Rd4 42.fxg5 [42.Rc8! f6 43.Rg8+ Kf7 44.Rg7+ Kf8
45.exf6+–]
42...b4 [42...Qc2!? Podgaets; 42...Rc4 43.Ne2! (43.Rxd7 Qxd7 44.Qb1+ Kxg5 45.Qxh7
Rxc3=) ]
43.axb4 Rxb4 [43...Qc2!?]
44.Qf2 Kxg5 45.Qxf7 [45.Rc8 Kxh6 46.Qh2+ Kg7]
45...Ra4+™ 46.Nxa4 Qd1+ 47.Ka2 Qxa4+ 48.Kb1 Qe4+ 49.Rc2 Qe1+ [50. Ka2 Qa5+
51. Kb3 Qb5+ 52. Kc3 Qc6+ 53. Kd2 Qg2+ 54. Kd1 =]
½–½

[Wells,P]
1.d4 [Piket]
1...Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0–0 5.Nge2 d5 6.a3 Be7 7.cxd5 exd5 8.g3 c6 9.Bg2 Na6
[9...Bf5 10.0–0 Qd7 11.f3 h5!? 12.e4 dxe4 13.fxe4 Bg4 14.Be3 Nh7 15.Qe1 Ng5 16.Nf4
Na6 17.Kh1 Nc7 18.Qf2 Bf6 19.Rac1² 1–0 Gurevich,M-Cekro,E/Deutschland 1996/
(36).]
10.Bd2?!N [A new move, but not a particularly promising one. For sure this move crops
up in the main line too, but to play it already here is rather inflexible.]
[10.0–0 Nc7 11.b4
a) 11.f3!? is the most direct, since it can prepare either play in the centre with e3–e4, or a
king-side expansion starting g3–g4. The drawback is that after ...c7–c5 black can hope to
show that e3 is a weakness. 11...c5 (11...a5 12.Bd2 Nfe8 13.Qc2 b5 14.Rad1 Ba6 15.Rfe1
Ne6 16.Bc1 Rc8 17.Kh1 b4 18.axb4 axb4 19.Na4 b3 20.Qb1 (20.Qxb3!? Rb8 21.Qc2
Bc4 22.Rd2) 20...Qa5 21.Nac3 Bb4 22.e4 Nd6„ 0–1 Summerscale,A-Aagaard,J/London
1997/CBM 60 (39)) 12.dxc5!? (12.Bd2 b6 13.Be1 Re8 14.Qd2 Ba6 15.Bf2 cxd4 16.exd4
Bd6= 1–0 Gyimesi,Z-Epishin,V/Parnu 1996/CBM 52 (45)) 12...Bxc5 13.b4 Bd6 14.Qd3
Re8 15.Rd1 Qe7 16.Nd4 Bd7 17.Bd2 Rac8 and it is hard to believe that black should not
have enough play to maintain the balance given the weakness of e3. 1–0 Saidy,A-
Unzicker,W/Venice 1969/EXT 99 (41);
b) 11.Nf4 a6! 12.Nd3 Nb5 13.Ne5 Re8 14.a4 Nd6 15.b4 Be6 16.a5 Nde4 with very
comfortable play for black0–1 Guliev,S-Timman,J/Pula 1997/Inf 69 (75);
11...Re8 (11...a5 12.bxa5 Rxa5 13.a4) 12.f3 a5 13.Rb1 axb4 14.axb4 Be6 15.Qc2 Qd7
16.g4 typical for this line, white has aspirations to expand on both wings. 16...h5! 17.h3
hxg4 18.fxg4 (18.hxg4 Nh7„) 18...Nh7 19.Na4 Qd8 20.Nc5 Bc8÷ 1–0 Christiansen,L-
Kavalek,L/Los Angeles (m/1) 1987 (47). White is active, but has his weaknesses too.]
10...Nc7 11.Qc2 [11.0–0 Bf5 12.f3 h5!?; 11.b4!? Piket]
11...g6 12.f3 [12.h3!? Piket 12...Bf5 13.Qb3 Rb8 14.g4]
12...Ne6 ['!' Piket. ]
13.Na4 Re8 14.0–0 a5 [14...b6? Piket 15.Qxc6 Ba6 16.Nac3 Rc8 17.Qa4]
15.Kh1 b5! 16.Nac3 [After this white has a passive position but the problem is that after]
[16.Nc5 Nxc5 17.dxc5 Nd7 white can only defend c5 at the expense of weakening the c4
square. (17...Bf5?! 18.Qc3 Nd7 (18...b4 19.axb4 axb4 20.Qd4 (20.Qxb4 Bd3 21.Rxa8
Qxa8 22.Re1 Bxe2 23.Rxe2 Nd7) 20...b3„) 19.Nd4 Bf6÷ (19...Bf6 Piket 20.g4 Be6÷) )
18.Nd4 Qc7! 19.b4 axb4 20.axb4 Rxa1 21.Rxa1 Ne5„]
16...Ba6 17.Rfe1 c5 18.dxc5 Bxc5 ['' Piket. ]
19.b4?! ['!?' Piket. Having got nothing out of the opening, Karpov aims to liquidate the
queenside. Without this move white looks rather passive, but as we shall see in the next
note there are definite tactical difficulties to take into account.]
19...axb4 20.axb4 Bxb4 21.Reb1 [21.Rab1 Piket 21...Bc5 22.Nxb5 Bxb5 23.Rxb5 d4
24.exd4 Nxd4 25.Nxd4 Rxe1+ 26.Bxe1 Ra1³]
21...Bc5?! [Natural enough to target the weak e3 pawn, but it would have been much
more testing to keep the c5 square free for the knight, and emphasise that, after
recovering his pawn white's pieces are quite awkwardly placed.]
[21...Bf8! 22.Nxb5 Bxb5 23.Rxa8 Qxa8 24.Rxb5 Qa6! 25.Nc3!?
a) 25.Qd3 Rb8 (25...Nc5?! 26.Qb1) 26.Rb3 Qxd3! (26...Qa1+ 27.Bc1 Nc5 28.Ra3 Nxd3
29.Rxa1 Rb3 (29...Rc8!? 30.Kg1 Rc2 31.Kf1 Bc5³) 30.e4?! dxe4 31.fxe4 Nxe4 also gives
serious winning chances.) 27.Rxd3 Nc5 28.Rd4 (28.Ra3 Rb2) 28...Rb1+ 29.Ng1 Nb3
30.Rd3 Bh6µ;
b) 25.Qb2? Nc7–+;
25...d4 26.Qa2™ (26.Qa4 Piket 26...Qxa4 27.Nxa4 Ra8) 26...Qxa2 27.Nxa2 Bh6 28.f4
dxe3 29.Bxe3 Nxf4 30.Bxf4 Bxf4 31.Bf3 and white can look forward to a prolonged
period of defence.]
22.Nxb5 Bxb5 [22...Qd7 Piket 23.Nbd4 Nxd4 24.Nxd4 Bxd4 25.exd4 Rac8=]
23.Rxa8 Qxa8 24.Rxb5 Qa7 25.Qc3 Qa6 [25...d4 Piket 26.exd4 Nxd4 27.Rxc5 Nxe2
28.Qa5 Qxa5 (28...Qd7) 29.Rxa5 Rd8 30.Ra2²]
26.Qd3 Ba7 [26...Nc7 Piket]
27.Rb3 Qa4 [27...Qxd3!? 28.Rxd3 Rb8 looks very safe. Black's activity compensates the
bishop pair.; 27...Qxd3 Piket]
28.Rb1 Rd8?! 29.Bc3 d4!? [suddenly this pawn offer is probably the best way to nip
white's potential pressure in the bud.]
30.exd4 Nd5 [30...Nxd4 31.Ra1 (31.Rb4? Qc2!) 31...Qd7 32.Rxa7±; 30...Bxd4 31.Nxd4
Nxd4 32.Ra1 Qb3 33.Rb1 Qd5²]
31.Ra1 Qd7 32.Ba5 Re8 33.f4?! [33.Bd2²; 33.Bd2! Piket]
33...Ne3! 34.Bf3 [34.Qxe3 Piket 34...Nxd4]
34...Nxd4 35.Bc3 Ng4? ['?!' Piket. Time-trouble I suppose, to end a match in which
somehow errors did not translate into decisive results!]
[35...Qf5™ 36.Qxf5 Nexf5=; 35...Qf5!= Piket]
36.Kg2? ['?' Piket. ]
[36.Rxa7!±; 36.Rxa7 Piket 36...Nf2+ 37.Kg2 Qxa7 38.Qxd4 Qxd4 39.Nxd4 Nd3±]
36...Ne3+ 37.Kh1 Ng4? 38.Kg2? [Piket: 'Repetition of bad moves!']
[38.Rxa7 Piket 38...Nf2+ 39.Kg2 Qh3+ (39...Qxa7 40.Qxd4 Qxd4) 40.Kxf2 Qxh2+
41.Kf1]
38...Ne3+ [and so the traditional result is achieved.]
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 c5 6.0–0 Nc6 7.Ne5 Bd7 8.Nxc4 cxd4 9.Bf4
Nd5 10.Nd6+ Bxd6 11.Bxd6 Nde7 12.Nd2 0–0 13.Qb3 Bc8 14.Nc4 Re8 15.Bc5 Nf5
16.e4 dxe3 17.fxe3 Qg5 18.Ba3 e5 19.Nd6 Nxd6 20.Bxd6 Nd8 21.Kh1 Bd7 22.Rad1 Bc6
23.Bxc6 bxc6 24.Bc7 Ne6 25.Rd7 f6 26.Qc4 Qxe3 27.Rd6 Qc5 28.Rxc6 Qxc4 29.Rxc4
Rec8 30.Rfc1 a5 31.Bb6 Rcb8 32.Rc6 Kf7 33.Rd1 Rb7 34.Rdd6 Ng5 35.b3 h5 36.Kg2
Kg6 37.Be3 a4 38.Bxg5 Kxg5 39.Rb6 Rxb6 40.Rxb6 axb3 41.axb3 Ra2+ 42.Kh3 Kf5
0–1

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Ng5 e6 7.Qe2 Nb6 8.Bb3 h6
9.N5f3 c5 10.Bf4 Nbd5 11.Be5 Qa5+ 12.Nd2 cxd4 13.Ngf3 Be7 14.Nxd4 0–0 15.0–0–0
Rd8 16.Kb1 Nd7 17.Nc4 Qa6 18.Nf5 exf5 19.Rxd5 Nxe5 20.Ra5 Qf6 21.Nxe5 Be6
22.Rb5 Bd6 23.Nc4 b6 24.Nxd6 Rxd6 25.Bxe6 Rxe6 26.Qf3 Rae8 27.Rd5 g6 28.g3
Re1+ 29.Rd1 R1e4 30.a3 b5 31.Rd2 h5 32.Rhd1 a6 33.c3 Kg7 34.Qd3 f4 35.Qd6 R8e6
36.Qd8 Qxd8 37.Rxd8 fxg3 38.fxg3 h4 39.Kc2 hxg3 40.hxg3 f5 41.R8d4 Kf6 42.Rxe4
Rxe4 43.Rd6+ Re6 44.Rxe6+ Kxe6 45.Kd3 Kd5 46.b3 Kc5 47.Ke3 g5 48.Kd3 a5 49.a4
bxa4 50.bxa4 Kd5 51.c4+ Kc5 52.Kc3 f4 53.gxf4
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0–0 5.Nge2 d5 6.a3 Be7 7.Ng3 Re8 8.Be2 a6 9.0–0
Nbd7 10.Qc2 dxc4 11.Bxc4 b5 12.Be2 Bb7 13.Rd1 c5 14.dxc5 Bxc5 15.Nce4 Qb6 16.b4
Be7 17.Bb2 Rac8 18.Qb1 Bd5 19.Nxf6+ Nxf6 20.e4 Bc4 21.Bd4 Qb8 22.Bf3 e5 23.Bc3
g6 24.Qb2 Bd8 25.Qd2 Rc6 26.Rac1 Bb6 27.h4 h5 28.Qg5 Nh7 29.Qh6 Qc8 30.Bb2 Nf6
31.Qg5 Nh7 32.Qh6 Nf6 33.Rd2 Ree6 34.Rcd1 Qf8 35.Qxf8+ Kxf8 36.Nf1 Ng4 37.Bxg4
hxg4 38.Re1 f6 39.Ne3 g3 40.fxg3 Rcd6 41.Rxd6 Rxd6 42.Kh2 Rd2 43.Bc1 Bxe3
44.Rxe3 Re2 45.g4 Rxe3 46.Bxe3 Bd3 47.g5 Kf7 48.gxf6 Kxf6
½–½

[Lautier,J]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Qc2 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Nd7
9.e4 c5 10.Bf4 Be7 11.Bd3 Qc8 12.Qa4 a6 13.0–0 b5 14.Qd1 Nb6!? [14...0–0 15.a4²]
15.Ne5 [15.Bg5 Qd8! 16.Bxe7 Qxe7=]
15...0–0 16.Qh5 f6 17.Ng4 Na4 [17...cxd4?! 18.cxd4 Qc3 19.Rfd1 Bxa3 (19...Qxd4
20.Be3 Qd8 21.Bxb5 (21.e5 f5 22.Bxf5 Rxf5 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.Qh3 Nc4„) 21...Qc7
22.Rac1 Qb8 23.Bd7!±) 20.d5! g6
a) 20...exd5? 21.e5 g6 22.Bxg6 hxg6 23.Qxg6+ Kh8 24.exf6+–;
b) 20...e5 21.Nxf6+!! gxf6 (21...Rxf6 22.Bxe5 Qc5 23.Bxf6 gxf6 24.e5+–) 22.Qg4+ Kh8
23.Bh6 Rg8 (23...Rf7 24.Qe6±) 24.Qe6 Rg6 25.Qxb6 Rxh6 26.Qxb7 Rg8 27.Qxa6 Bc5
28.Qxb5±;
21.Qh3 exd5 22.Nh6+ Kg7 (22...Kh8 23.Qe6‚  Cf7) 23.Qe6 Bc5 24.Rac1 Qa3 25.e5‚;
17...Qd7!? Karpov]
18.d5!? [18.Rac1? c4 19.Bb1 Bxa3–+]
18...c4 [¹18...Nxc3 19.Rac1 Na4 20.d6 Bd8 21.e5 f5 22.Ne3°]
19.Bc2 Nxc3 20.Rfe1 Bc5?! [¹20...e5 21.Bd2 Na4 22.Bxa4 bxa4 23.Rec1²  e3]
21.dxe6 g6?! [¹21...Qxe6 22.Nh6+ gxh6 23.Qxc5°]
22.Qh3 Bd4 23.e7± Rf7 [¹23...Re8 24.Be3!?ƒ]
24.Nh6+ Kg7 25.Qg3! Ne2+ 26.Rxe2 Bxa1 27.e5! f5 [27...fxe5 28.Bxe5+ Bxe5 29.Rxe5
Bc6 30.Nxf7 Kxf7 31.Qf4+ Kg8 32.Qf6 Qd7 33.h4+–]
28.Nxf7 Kxf7 29.Qh4+– [29.e6+ Kg8 30.Rd2 Qe8 31.Qh4+–]
29...Qc6 [29...Kg8 30.Rd2+–; 29...Qh8 30.Bxf5 gxf5 31.e6+ Kg8 32.Qh5 Qf6 33.e8Q+
+–]
30.Qxh7+ Ke8 31.Qg8+ Kxe7 32.Bg5+ Kd7 33.Rd2+ Kc7 34.Qf7+ Kb8 [34...Kb6
35.Rd6+–]
35.Rd8+ Bc8 [35...Ka7 36.Be3++–]
36.e6 Ra7 37.e7 Rxe7 38.Qxe7 Qc7 39.Qe8 Kb7 40.Bd1
1–0

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bxc4 Nb6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Be3 Be6 8.Nc3 Qd7
9.Nf3 Nb4 10.Bb5 c6 11.Be2 Bf5 12.0–0 e6 13.Nh4 Be7 14.Nxf5 exf5 15.Bf3 0–0 16.a3
N4d5 17.Qb3 Rfd8 18.Nxd5 Nxd5 19.Bxd5 cxd5 20.Rfc1 Rac8 21.h3 h6 22.a4 Bg5
23.Bxg5 hxg5 24.Qg3 g4 25.hxg4 fxg4 26.Qf4 Rc4 27.b3 Rxc1+ 28.Rxc1 Rc8 29.Rxc8+
Qxc8 30.b4 Qc3 31.Kh2 Qxb4 32.Qxg4 Qxa4 33.Qc8+ Kh7 34.Qf5+ Kg8 35.Qc8+ Kh7
½–½
(2045486) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Ljubojevic,Ljubomir (2571) [A70]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.e4 a6 8.h3 b5 9.Bd3 Nbd7
10.0–0 Bg7 11.Bf4 c4 12.Bc2 b4 13.Na4 Qc7 14.e5 dxe5 15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.Bxe5 Qd8
17.Qd4 0–0 18.Nb6 Rb8 19.Nxc4 Rb5 20.Ne3 Re8 21.Ba4 Rxe5 22.Qxe5 Nxd5 23.Qe4
Nxe3 24.Qxe3 Ra5 25.Rad1 Qf8 26.Qb6 Rxa4 27.Rd8 Rxa2 28.Rfd1 Rxb2 29.Rxf8+
Bxf8 30.Rd8
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Nbd2 0–
0 10.0–0 Nbd7 11.Re1 c5 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Rxe4 Nf6 15.Re3 Bb7 16.Ne5
Bxg2 17.Kxg2 cxd4 18.Bxd4 Qc7 19.Qf3 Rac8 20.Rd3 Rfd8 21.Rad1 Rxd4 22.Rxd4
Qxe5 23.Qb7 Re8 24.Qxa7 Bc5 25.Rd8 Qe4+ 26.Kg1 Bxf2+ 27.Kxf2 Ng4+ 28.Kg1
Qe3+ 29.Kg2 Qe2+ 30.Kh3 Nf2+
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.Qa4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Nd5 8.Bxb4 Ndxb4
9.a3 b5 10.Qd1 Nd5 11.e4 Nb6 12.Nc3 a6 13.0–0 0–0 14.Qd2 Bb7 15.Rad1 Qe7 16.h4
Rad8 17.Qe3 b4 18.axb4 Nxb4 19.Rd2 Nd3 20.Rfd1 a5 21.Ne5 Nb4 22.Bf1 Ba6 23.h5 f6
24.Nf3 Bb7 25.Ra1 a4 26.Be2 Bc6 27.Rad1 Ra8 28.Ra1 Ra5 29.Ne1 Bb7 30.Ra3 h6
31.g4 Rd8 32.Na2 Nxa2 33.Rxa2 c5 34.Nf3 cxd4 35.Nxd4 Raa8 36.Ra1 Qc5 37.Rad1 a3
38.bxa3 Rd6 39.Nc2 Qxe3 40.Nxe3 Rxd2 41.Rxd2 Bxe4 42.Rd6 Nd5 43.Rxe6 Nf4
44.Rxe4 Nxe2+ 45.Kf1 Nc3 46.Rxc4 Rxa3 47.Rc8+ Kh7 48.Rc7 Nb5 49.Rb7 Nd6
50.Rd7 Ra6 51.Nd5 Kg8 52.Ne7+ Kf8 53.Ng6+ Kg8 54.Kg2 Nf7 55.f4 Ra8 56.Kf3 Re8
57.Ne7+ Kf8 58.Nf5 Rd8 59.Ra7 Re8 60.Nh4 Nh8 61.Rc7 Re7 62.Rc5 Re8 63.Rc3 Nf7
64.Ng6+ Kg8 65.Rc7 Nh8 66.Re7 Rxe7 67.Nxe7+ Kf7 68.Nf5 Kf8 69.Ke4 Nf7 70.Kd5
Nd8
½–½

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nc3 e6 5.g4 Bg6 6.Nge2 Ne7 7.h4 h5 8.g5 c5 9.dxc5 Nd7
10.b4 Nxe5 11.Nd4 a5 12.Bf4 N5c6 13.Ndb5 axb4 14.Bc7 bxc3 15.Nd6+ Kd7 16.Bxd8
Nxd8 17.Qd4 Nec6 18.Qxc3 b6 19.Bh3 bxc5 20.Nb5 Nd4 21.Nxd4 cxd4 22.Qxd4 Kc7
23.Rb1
1–0

Nbd7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Re1 c5 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Rxe4 Bb7 15.Re3 Nf6 16.Ne5
cxd4 17.Bxd4 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Rc8 19.Bb2 Qxd1
½–½
(2045518) Topalov,Veselin (2700) - Karpov,Anatoly (2710) [E20]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 d5 6.Bg2 cxd4 7.Nxd4 0–0 8.cxd5 Nxd5
9.Bd2 Bxc3 10.bxc3 e5 11.Nb5 Nc6 12.0–0 Be6 13.Bc1 a6 14.c4 Nb6 15.Nd6 Qc7 16.c5
Nc4 17.Rb1 Rab8 18.Qa4 Nd4 19.Nxc4 Nxe2+ 20.Kh1 Nc3 21.Qb4 Nxb1 22.Nb6 a5
23.Qxb1 Qxc5 24.a4 Rfd8 25.Be3 Qb4 26.Qa1 f6 27.Rb1 Qg4 28.h3 Qh5 29.Kh2 Rd3
30.Rc1 Rbd8 31.Qb2 g5 32.Qc2 Kh8 33.Rh1 Bxh3 34.Bxh3 g4 35.Kg2 Rd1 36.Rxd1
gxh3+ 37.Kh2 Qxd1 38.Qf5 Kg7 39.Bh6+ Kxh6 40.Qxf6+ Kh5 41.Nc4 Rd4 42.Nxe5
Qf1 43.g4+ Rxg4 44.Qf5+
1–0

a6 10.Rd1 b5 11.Be2 Qc7 12.Ne4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 Be7 14.a4 Bb7 15.Qc2 Rfc8 16.Bd2 b4
17.a5 c5 18.Be1 Qb8 19.Qb1 Nf6 20.dxc5 Bxc5 21.Nd2 Bd5 22.Bf3 Bd6 23.h3 Be5
24.Bxd5 Nxd5 25.Nf3 Bf6 26.e4 Nf4 27.Ra4 Be7 28.b3 Qb5 29.Bd2 Ne2+ 30.Kh1 Rd8
31.e5 Rac8 32.Ra1 Qd3 33.Be3 Qxb1 34.Raxb1 Nc3 35.Rxd8+ Bxd8 36.Rc1 Rb8
37.Nd4 Nd5 38.Bd2 h6 39.Nc6 Rc8 40.Rc4 Kh7 41.Nxb4 Rb8 42.Nc6 Ra8 43.g3 Bc7
44.Kg2 Kg6 45.Bb4 f6 46.Bd6 Bd8 47.Nxd8 Rxd8 48.Rc6 Kf5 49.exf6 gxf6 50.Rxa6
Rc8 51.b4 Rc2 52.Bc5 e5 53.Rd6 Ke4 54.a6 Ra2 55.a7 f5 56.Rd8
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 d5 5.Bg2 c6 6.Nbd2 a5 7.0–0 a4 8.b4 axb3 9.Qxb3 0–0
10.a4 c5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Bb2 cxd4 13.Nxd4 Bxd4 14.Bxd4 Nf4 15.gxf4 Qxd4 16.Ne4
Nc6 17.e3 Qa7 18.Rfb1 Rb8 19.Qb6 Bf5 20.a5 Rfc8 21.Qxa7 Nxa7 22.Rb2 Rc7 23.h4
Kg7 24.h5 Bd7 25.hxg6 hxg6 26.Ng5 Nb5 27.Nf3 Ra8 28.Ne5 Be8 29.Rb4 Nd6 30.Bf1
Rc5 31.a6 bxa6 32.Rxa6 Rxa6 33.Bxa6 f6 34.Nc4 Nf5 35.Kf1 Bf7 36.Ke2 Nh4 37.Nd2
Be6 38.Bd3 Rc3 39.f3 Nf5 40.Bxf5 Bxf5 41.Rb2 Rc7 42.Ne4 Ra7 43.Ng3
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bd2 Nd7 8.Qc2 c5 9.Nxd5
exd5 10.dxc5 bxc5 11.e3 Be7 12.Bd3 g6 13.h4 Qb6 14.h5 Bf6 15.Kf1 Ba6 16.Bxa6
Qxa6+ 17.Kg1 0–0 18.Rd1 Rab8 19.hxg6 fxg6 20.Bc1 Qe6 21.Rh3 Rfd8 22.Rg3 Qe4
23.Qd2 Ne5 24.Qa5 Qc2 25.Rf1 Nd3 26.Ne1 Nxe1 27.Rxe1 Rd7 28.Qa6 Kg7 29.Qc6
Rbd8 30.Rf3 Rd6 31.Qc7+ R8d7 32.Qc8 Rf7 33.Rf1 c4 34.Qc5 Rfd7 35.Qc8 h5 36.Re1
Rf7 37.Qc5 Rdd7 38.Qb5 Qe4 39.Qc6 Rc7 40.Qa6 g5 41.Rf1 h4 42.a4 Be5 43.Rxf7+
Rxf7 44.f3 Qd3 45.Qe6 Bf6 46.f4 Qe4 47.Qxe4 dxe4 48.fxg5 Bxg5 49.Rd1 Bf6 50.Rd5
Rb7 51.Rc5 c3 52.b3 Rxb3 53.Kh2 Rb1 54.Ba3 Re1 55.Kh3 Rxe3+ 56.Kg4 Kg6 57.Rc6
Rg3+ 58.Kf4 Rxg2 59.Kxe4 h3 60.Kf3 Kf5 61.Rc5+ Be5 62.Ra5 Rd2 63.Rxa7 h2
64.Rh7 Rd1
0–1

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 exd4 5.Bxc4 Nc6 6.0–0 Nf6 7.e5 Ne4 8.Re1 Nc5 9.Bg5
Be7 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 Be6 13.Bxe6 Nxe6 14.Qe4 0–0–0 15.Nc3
Rd4 16.Qe3 Qg5 17.Qxg5 Nxg5 18.Rac1 a6 19.Re2 Rhd8
½–½
(2045545) Nikolic,Predrag (2633) - Karpov,Anatoly (2710) [D20]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bxc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 Nc6 7.Nf3 Na5 8.e6 Nxb3
9.exf7+ Kxf7 10.Qxb3+ Qd5 11.Qe3 Kg8 12.0–0 Qe6 13.Ne5 g6 14.Nd2 Bg7 15.Ndf3
Qd5 16.Qg5 Bf6 17.Qh6 Bf5 18.Bg5 Re8 19.Rfe1 Bg7 20.Qh4 h6 21.Bd2 Nd7 22.Nxd7
Qxd7 23.Qg3 Kh7 24.Bf4 c6 25.Be5 Bf6 26.Re3 Bg4 27.Nd2 Rhf8 28.Rae1 Be6 29.Ne4
Bxe5 30.Qxe5 Bd5 31.Nc5 Qc8 32.Qg3 Rf7 33.Ne6 Qd7 34.h4 Bxe6 35.Rxe6 Rf6
36.R6e5 Kg7 37.R1e4 b6 38.Qe3 Rf7 39.h5 gxh5 40.Re6 Kg8 41.Qxh6 Rh7 42.Qg5+
Rg7 43.Qxh5
1–0
(2045552) Ljubojevic,Ljubomir (2571) - Karpov,Anatoly (2710) [D27]

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0–0 a6 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.Nc3 Be7 9.a3 0–0
10.Bc2 Qc7 11.dxc5 Rd8 12.Qe2 Bxc5 13.b4 Bd6 14.Bb2 Ne5 15.Nd2 Bd7 16.Rac1
Rac8 17.Nce4 Nxe4 18.Nxe4 Be7 19.Ng5 Ng6 20.Bxg6
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.h3 Bg7 8.Nf3 0–0 9.Bd3 b5
10.Bxb5 Nxe4 11.Nxe4 Qa5+ 12.Nfd2 Qxb5 13.Nxd6 Qa6 14.N2c4 Nd7 15.0–0 Nb6
16.Nxb6 Qxb6 17.Nxc8 Raxc8 18.Rb1 Rfd8 19.Bf4 Qb7 20.d6 Bf8 21.Qd3 Bxd6
22.Bxd6 Rc6 23.Rfd1 Rcxd6 24.Qxd6 Rxd6 25.Rxd6 c4 26.Rd2 c3 27.Rc2 Qe4 28.Rbc1
cxb2 29.Rxb2 h5 30.Rbc2 h4 31.Rc4 Qe7 32.a4 Qg5 33.Re1 Qd8 34.Rec1 Qd2 35.R4c2
Qb4 36.Rc4 Qd2 37.Rc5 Kg7 38.a5 a6 39.Rf1 Kh6 40.Rc4 Kh5 41.Rfc1 f5 42.Rc5 Kg5
43.Rb1 Kh5 44.Re5 Qc2 45.Rf1 Qd2 46.Rfe1 Kg5 47.Rb1 Qc2 48.Ree1 Kh5 49.Ra1 Qc3
50.Rec1 Qd2 51.Rc6 Qe2 52.Rb1 Qa2 53.Re1 Qxa5 54.Ree6 Qa1+ 55.Kh2 Qd4 56.Rxg6
Qe5+ 57.g3 hxg3+ 58.Rxg3 Qe2 59.Rg2 Qe5+ 60.Rg3 Qe2
½–½

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0–0 e6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.e4
Nb4 10.d4 cxd4 11.Nxd4 0–0 12.a3 N8c6 13.Nxc6 Nxc6 14.e5 Qxd1 15.Rxd1 Rfd8
16.Be3 Rab8 17.Rxd8+ Nxd8 18.Nb5 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Nc6 20.Rc1 Nxe5 21.Nxa7 Bf6
22.b3 g5 23.Rc8+ Rxc8 24.Nxc8 b5 25.Nd6 b4 26.a4 Nc6 27.Nb7 g4 28.a5 Nb8 29.Kf1
Kf8 30.Nc5 Nc6 31.a6
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.c4 d6 6.0–0 Nc6 7.Nc3 a6 8.b3 Rb8 9.Nd5
Nh5 10.Bb2 e6 11.Nc3 b5 12.d5 Ne7 13.dxe6 fxe6 14.c5 dxc5 15.Qc2 Bb7 16.Nd1 Qd6
17.Bxg7 Nxg7 18.Rc1 Nef5 19.Qxc5 Bxf3 20.Bxf3 Nd4 21.Ne3 Ne8 22.Rfd1 Nxf3+
23.exf3 Qxc5 24.Rxc5 Rxf3 25.Rc6 a5 26.Rxe6 a4 27.bxa4 bxa4 28.Ng4 Nd6 29.Re7
Rf7 30.Re6 Kg7 31.Ne5 Rf5 32.f4 Re8 33.Rxe8 Nxe8 34.Rd7+ Kg8 35.Re7 Rf8 36.Nd7
1–0

d5 10.e3 Nbd7 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd8 Nxc3 13.Bh4 Nd5 14.Bf2 c5 15.Bb5 Rfd8 16.e4
Ne7 17.Ne2 cxd4 18.Nxd4 a6 19.Be2 Nc5 20.b4 Na4 21.0–0 e5 22.Nb3 Nc3 23.Rfe1
Nxe2+ 24.Rxe2 Rd6 25.Rd2
½–½

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.0–0 0–0 9.Qe2
Bg6 10.Rd1 Nbd7 11.Bd3 Bxd3 12.Rxd3 Qa5 13.Bd2 c5 14.Be1 cxd4 15.Rxd4 e5
16.Rdd1 a6 17.Ne4 Bxe1 18.Nxf6+ Nxf6 19.Qxe1 Qxe1+ 20.Rxe1 e4 21.Nd4 Rfc8
22.Rec1 g6 23.Nb3 b6 24.h3 Nd7 25.Nd4 Ne5 26.b4 h5 27.b5 Rxc1+ 28.Rxc1 axb5
29.axb5 h4 30.Kh2 Kg7 31.Rc2 Nd3 32.g3 hxg3+ 33.Kxg3 Nc5 34.h4 Ra1 35.Ne2 Kf6
36.Rd2 Ke5 37.Nf4 Nd3 38.Nxd3+ exd3 39.Rxd3 Rg1+ 40.Kf3 Rb1 41.Kg4 Rxb5 42.f4+
Ke6 43.e4 Rb1 44.Kf3 Rh1 45.Kg3 Rg1+
½–½
(2058583) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Lajarige,Helene [D36]

Gonfreville sim Gonfreville, 1999
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3 0–0 8.Qc2 Nbd7 9.Nf3
h6 10.Bf4 b6 11.h3 Bb7 12.0–0 c5 13.Rfd1 Ne8 14.dxc5 bxc5 15.Bh7+ Kh8 16.Bf5 Ndf6
17.Na4 Bc8 18.Rac1 c4 19.Nc3 Nc7 20.Bxc8 Qxc8 21.Bxc7 Qxc7 22.Ne2 Rac8 23.Nfd4
Rfe8 24.b3 a6 25.bxc4 dxc4 26.Nc3 Rb8 27.Rb1 Rxb1 28.Rxb1 Rd8 29.Rc1 Bb4 30.Rb1
Bxc3 31.Qxc3
½–½
(2058584) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Pelletier,Cedric [B15]

Gonfreville sim Gonfreville, 1999
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.Bc4 Bd6 7.Qe2+ Qe7 8.Qxe7+
Bxe7 9.Bf4 0–0 10.0–0–0 Be6 11.Bb3 Rd8 12.Ne2 a5 13.Rhe1 Bxb3 14.axb3 Bb4 15.c3
Bf8 16.Ng3 g6 17.Ne4 Nd7 18.g4 Kg7 19.h3 a4 20.bxa4 Rxa4 21.Kc2 b5 22.Bc7 Rc8
23.Bd6 Rca8 24.Bxf8+ Nxf8 25.Nc5 R4a7 26.d5 cxd5 27.Rxd5 Rc7 28.Re4 Ra1 29.Nd3
Rc4 30.Re3 Ne6 31.Kb3 Ra5 32.Rd7 Kf8 33.Rb7 Rca4 34.Rxb5
½–½
(2058585) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Bouchon,D [C10]

Gonfreville sim Gonfreville, 04.04.1999
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Nf3 Be7 8.0–0 0–0
9.Qe2 b6 10.Rd1 Nd5 11.Bd3 Nf6 12.c3 Bb7 13.Ne5 Rc8 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bf4 Nd7 16.Bc2
Bf6 17.Bxh6 Qe7 18.Qd3 g6 19.Bxf8 Kxf8 20.Qe3 Kg7 21.Be4 Bxe4 22.Qxe4 Rh8
23.g3 Bxe5 24.dxe5 Nc5 25.Qe3 Rh3 26.Kg2 Rh5 27.Rd4 Nd7 28.f4
1–0
(2058586) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Cozic,Erwan [E65]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 c5 7.0–0 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nc6 9.Nxc6
bxc6 10.Bxc6 Rb8 11.Qa4 Bd7 12.Rd1 Bxc6 13.Qxc6 Qa5 14.Qf3 Rfc8 15.b3 Nd7
16.Bd2 Ne5 17.Qe3 Qd8 18.Rac1 Nc6 19.Qe4 h6 20.Nd5 e6 21.Nf4 Qe7 22.Bc3 Ne5
23.Qe3 Rd8 24.Nd3 Nc6 25.Bxg7 Kxg7 26.Nf4 a5 27.Rd2 a4 28.Rcd1 axb3 29.axb3 Ra8
30.b4 Ne5 31.Qc3 Qc7 32.Rc2 Kg8 33.c5 dxc5 34.Rxd8+ Rxd8 35.bxc5 Rd1+ 36.Kg2
Qb7+ 37.c6 Nxc6 38.Qxc6 Qb1
1–0
(2058587) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Drent,Y [B38]

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Bd7 4.Nc3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.e4 g6 7.f3 Bg7 8.Be3 0–0 9.Qd2
Nc6 10.Be2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 Bc6 12.0–0 a6 13.Rfd1 Qc7 14.Rac1 Rad8 15.b4 e5 16.Be3
Qb8 17.b5 axb5 18.cxb5 Be8 19.a4 b6 20.Bc4 Qc7 21.Bb3 h5 22.Nd5 Qb8 23.Nxb6 Nd7
24.Qxd6 Kh7 25.a5 f5 26.a6 Qa7 27.Rc7 Rf6 28.Rxa7 Rxd6 29.Rxd6
1–0
(2058588) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Durand [D06]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.e4 Nb6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.Bd3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Bd7
9.0–0 Ba4 10.Qe2 N8d7 11.Ba3 Nf6 12.Rab1 a6 13.c4 Nbd7 14.e5 Ng8 15.Be4 Bc6
16.d5 exd5 17.cxd5 Bb5 18.Bd3 c6 19.e6 f6 20.dxc6 Ne5 21.Nxe5 fxe5 22.Qh5+ g6
23.Qxg6+
1–0
(2058589) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Lecoq,JP [A21]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nh6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Bxh6 gxh6 7.Qd2 Qf6 8.e3 a5
9.a3 Be7 10.Be2 Rg8 11.g3 Nxd4 12.exd4 c6 13.f4 a4 14.0–0–0 Rg6 15.Rhe1 Kf8
16.Bh5 d6 17.Re3 Be6 18.d5 Bg4 19.Bxg4 Rxg4 20.Rde1 Re8 21.Qe2 h5 22.Nxa4 b5
23.Nb6 bxc4 24.Nd7+ Kg7 25.Nxf6 Kxf6 26.Qxc4 Rgg8 27.dxc6 Kg7 28.c7 h6 29.b4
Kh7 30.Rxe7 Rxe7 31.Rxe7
1–0
(2058590) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Rose,Vincent [C19]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Nf3 b6 8.a4 Ba6 9.Bxa6
Nxa6 10.0–0 Nb8 11.Ng5 h6 12.Nh3 Nbc6 13.Nf4 Nf5 14.Be3 cxd4 15.cxd4 Qh4 16.g3
Nxe3 17.fxe3 Qg5 18.Qf3 0–0 19.c4 Ne7 20.a5 Rfc8 21.cxd5 Nxd5 22.Nxd5 exd5
23.Qxf7+ Kh8 24.Qf4 Qe7 25.Qf3 Qe6 26.Qf7 Qxf7 27.Rxf7
1–0
Dos Hermanas 10th Dos Hermanas (1), 06.04.1999
[Stohl,I]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0–0 g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Rd1
Nbd7 [A slightly modified Hedgehog setup. Black posts his dark-squared  more
actively on the long , on the other hand it's not so easy for him to control d5, as e7–e6
would seriously weaken ×d6. A good illustration of the strength of this outpost is the
classical game Botvinnik,M-Lilienthal,A Moscow 1936 1–0]
10.Be3 [In a later round Kramnik tried a similar strategy as in the game mentioned above
and managed to get an unpleasant pull: 10.b3 0–0 11.Bb2 Rc8 12.Rac1 (12.Qe3 Re8
13.Rac1 a6 14.Ba1 Rc5! 15.a4 Qa8 16.Ne1 Rf5 17.Bxb7 Qxb7 18.f3 h5 19.Ng2 Rc5
20.Bb2 Rcc8 21.Ba3 Nc5 22.Rb1 Ne6 23.Qd3 Nc7 24.Nf4 b5= Karpov,A-
Kasparov,G/WCh London Leningrad/1986/) ¹12...Rc5!? (12...a6 13.Qd2 Rc7?! 14.Ne1
Bxg2 (14...Qa8 15.Nd5!?²) 15.Nxg2 Qa8 16.Ne3 Re8 17.Ncd5 Rc6 18.a4 Qb7 19.Bd4
Rcc8 20.Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.Nd5 Bxd4 22.Qxd4 Qc6 23.Qh4 f6 24.Rc3 Kg7 25.Qd4 Qc5
26.Qd2ƒ Kramnik,V-Polgar,J/Dos Hermanas/1999/) 13.Ne1 Bxg2 14.Nxg2 Nd5 15.Qd2
Nxc3 16.Bxc3 Bxc3 17.Rxc3 Nf6 18.f3 Qc7 19.e4 b5 20.Rdc1 Rc8 21.Ne3 Qa5
Andersson,U-Portisch,L/Reykjavik/1991/ 22.R3c2= These two games demonstrate a
typical resource in Black's fight for the d5–square: the c5 maneuvre.]
10...0–0 11.Qh4 Rc8 12.Rac1 [Necessary prophylaxis.]
[‹12.Bh3? Bxf3 13.exf3 Ne5 14.Kg2 Rxc4 15.Rd4 Rxc3 16.bxc3 Qa8 17.Kf1 Nxf3
18.Bg2 Nxh4 19.Bxa8 Nf5 20.Bb7 Nxd4 21.cxd4 Rb8 22.Ba6 Nd5 23.Rc1 h5 24.Ke2 e6
25.a3 b5 26.Rc8+ Rxc8 27.Bxc8 Nxe3 28.fxe3 d5 29.Ba6 Bf8–+ Topalov,V-
Kasparov,G/Wijk aan Zee 5'/1999/]
12...a6 13.b3 Rc7!? [An interesting idea, which appeared lately in top-level games. Black
ignores White's "threat" h6 and intends to activate his  via a8, thus connecting his
.]
[13...Re8 14.Bh3!?
a) 14.Bh6 Bh8 15.Bh3 Bxf3 16.exf3 Rc5 17.Bg2!? (17.g4 Ne5 18.Qg3 Rc8 19.Be3 Bg7
20.f4 Ned7 21.Qf3 h6 22.Qb7 Nc5 23.Qg2 Rb8 24.f5 g5 25.f4ƒ Arsovic,G-
Timoshenko,G/Belgrade/1995/) 17...Rh5 18.Qf4 Bg7 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Qd4 Kg8 21.Nd5
a5 22.f4 Nxd5 23.cxd5 Nc5 24.Rc3 Rf5 25.a3 Rf6 26.Bh3 Kg7 27.b4 axb4 28.axb4±
Piven,I-Ikonnikov,V/Werfen/1991/;
b) ‹14.Ng5 Bxg2 15.Kxg2 Qc7 16.Kg1 Qb7 17.Nf3 Rc7 18.g4 Rcc8 19.g5 Nh5 20.Nd5
e6 21.Nf4 Nxf4 22.Qxf4 Bf8 23.Bd2 b5„ Tisdall,J-Stohl,I/Manila olm/1992/;
14...Rc7 (14...b5?! 15.cxb5 axb5 16.Nxb5 Rxc1 17.Rxc1 Bxf3 18.exf3 Ne5 19.Bg2 Qa5
20.a4 Nd5 21.Qe4 Nxe3 22.Qxe3 Bf6 23.f4 Ng4 24.Qe2 h5 25.h3 Nh6 26.Nxd6+–
Wojtkiewicz,A-Gallagher,J/Chicago/1989/) 15.Bh6 Bxf3 16.exf3 Rc5 17.Bxg7 Kxg7
18.Qd4 h5 19.Na4 Ne5 20.Bg2 Ra5 21.f4 Ned7 22.Nc3 Rc5 23.b4 Rc7 24.Nd5 e5
25.Qb2 Nxd5 26.Rxd5 Qf6 27.Qd2 exf4 28.gxf4 Nf8 29.Rxd6± Wojtkiewicz,A-
Palkovi,J/Stara Zagora zt/1990/]
14.g4N [Kramnik tries a new idea , as he realizes the stereotyped]
[14.Bh6 Qa8 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Qd4 promises very little. 16...b5! (16...Rfc8?! loses
valuable tempos: 17.Qe3 Re8 18.Bh3 b5 19.cxb5 Bxf3 20.exf3 axb5 21.Nxb5 Rxc1
22.Rxc1 Nd5 (22...Qxa2 23.Bxd7 Nxd7 24.Nxd6) 23.Qd4+ N7f6 24.a4 h5 25.f4 e5
26.fxe5 dxe5 27.Qa7+– Kolbus,D-Vadasz,L/Budapest/1996/) 17.cxb5 axb5 18.Nxb5
Rxc1 19.Rxc1 Qxa2 20.Nc3 Qa3 21.Rb1 Rc8 22.Nd2 e5 23.Qa4 Qxa4 24.Nxa4 Bxg2
25.Kxg2 d5 26.Nf3 d4 27.b4 Nd5³ ,,Topalov,V-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee 5'/1999 /]
14...h6! [Karpov reacts in a model way, utilizing the unprotected g4 to prepare  on the
other ised of the board.]
15.h3 [15.Bxh6 Bxh6 16.Qxh6 Nxg4 17.Qh4 Ngf6³ g7,h8]
15...g5 16.Qg3 b5! 17.h4™ [17.cxb5?? Rxc3 18.Rxc3 Ne4–+; 17.Nd5 Bxd5 18.cxd5
Ne4µ ‫]ף‬
17...bxc4 [17...gxh4?! 18.Qxh4 bxc4 19.Bxh6ƒ]
18.hxg5 hxg5 19.b4! Qa8 [19...Ne4 20.Nxe4 Bxe4 21.Nxg5 Bxg2 22.Qxg2
h3,d4,h]
20.Bxg5 [20.Nxg5 Bxg2 21.Qxg2 Qxg2+ 22.Kxg2 Rb8 (22...Nxg4? 23.Nd5±) 23.a3 a5!?
„  24.b5 Nxg4 25.Nd5 Nxe3+ 26.fxe3 Rxb5µ]
20...Re8 21.Be3 Nf8 [21...Ne4!? 22.Nxe4 Bxe4 23.Bd4 e5³]
22.a4 Ne4 23.Nxe4 Bxe4 24.Bd4 Bxf3 [24...Bxd4?! 25.Rxd4 Bxf3 26.Bxf3 Qc8
27.Be4‚]
25.Bxf3 Qb8 [×b4]
26.Bd5 [26.Bxg7 Kxg7 27.Bd5 Qxb4 28.Qc3+ Qxc3 29.Rxc3 Rec8 30.Rdc1=]
26...Qxb4 27.Bxg7 Kxg7 28.Qf4 e6 [28...e5 29.Rxc4 exf4 30.Rxb4 Rxe2 31.Rxf4²]
29.Be4 [29.Bxc4? Rec8 30.Qg5+ Ng6 31.Bxa6 (31.Bd3 Rxc1–+) 31...Rxc1 32.Rxc1 f6
33.Qxg6+ (33.Qe3 Qxg4+ 34.Kf1 Qh3+!!–+) 33...Kxg6 34.Bd3+ Kg5 35.Rxc8 Qxg4+µ]
29...c3 [29...e5?! 30.Qg5+ Ng6 31.Rb1 Qc5 32.Rd5°]

30.Qxd6™ [30.Rxd6? Ng6–+ loses at least a piece.]
30...Rc4= 31.f3 [31.Qxb4 Rxb4 32.f3 Rc8!?³]
31...Qxd6 32.Rxd6 a5 33.Bd3 [33.Ra6 Rc5 34.Kf2 Rb8 35.Bc6 Rb2 36.Bb5 Ng6 37.Ke3
e5 f4; 33.Bd3 Rxa4 34.Rxc3 Ng6= e5,f4]
½–½

[Donev,I]
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Be7 5.Qc2 Na6 [5...Nc6 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bg5 Be6 8.e3
a6 9.a3 h6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Bd3 0–0 12.0–0 Ne7 13.Rac1 c6 14.Na4 Qd6 15.Nc5 Bc8
16.Rfe1 b6 17.e4 dxe4 18.Nxe4 Qf4 19.Bc4 Ra7 20.Re3 Rc7 21.Ba2 Rd7 22.Nxf6+ Qxf6
23.Rce1 Nf5 24.Re8 Nxd4 25.Nxd4 Rxd4 26.Rxf8+ Kxf8 27.Qh7 Be6 28.Qh8+ Ke7
29.Qb8 Rd2 30.Qxb6 Qxb2 31.Qc5+ Kd7 32.Bxe6+ fxe6 33.Qa7+ Kd6 34.h3 Qd4
35.Qb8+ Ke7 36.Qc7+ Kf6 37.Qg3 Rd3 38.Qb8 Rd1 39.Qf8+ Kg6 40.Qe8+ Kh7
41.Qxe6 Rxe1+ 42.Qxe1 Qd3 43.Qc1 Qb5 44.Qc2+ Kh8 45.Qe4 c5 46.a4 Qb4 47.Qa8+
Kh7 48.Qxa6 c4 49.a5 Qb1+ 50.Kh2 c3 51.Qc4 ½–½ Miles,A-Barua,D/New York
1987/CBM 02 (51)]
6.a3 [6.Bg5 Nb4 7.Qb1 c5 8.dxc5 d4 9.a3 Nc6 10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.Qxe4
Qxc5 13.e3 dxe3 14.fxe3 0–0 15.b4 Qe7 16.Be2 f5 17.Qc2 e5 18.0–0 e4 19.Nd2 Be6
20.Qc3 Qc7 21.Rac1 Rad8 22.Nb3 Qe5 23.b5 Qxc3 24.Rxc3 Ne5 25.Nd4 Bc8 26.c5 g5
27.c6 f4 28.Rc5 Rfe8 29.cxb7 Bxb7 30.Nc6 f3 31.Nxd8 fxe2 32.Nxb7 exf1Q+ 33.Kxf1
h6 34.Nd6 Re6 35.Rc8+ Kh7 36.Rc7+ Kg8 37.Nxe4 Ng4 38.Nc5 Nxe3+ 39.Ke2 Re8
40.Rxa7 Nxg2+ 41.Kf2 Nh4 42.b6 Rf8+ 43.Ke2 Re8+ 44.Kd1 1–0 Ivanov,S-
Bezgodov,A/Elista 1997/CBM 59 (44)]
6...c5 7.e3 cxd4 8.exd4 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nc7 [Der schlecht am Rand stehende Springer
strebt zum wichtigen Zentralfeld d5.]
10.0–0 0–0 11.Rd1 [Das einzige Problem des Nachziehenden ist, die Entwicklung des
Läufers c8. Karpov findet ganz einfach die Lösung, die zum Ausgleich genügend.]
11...b6 12.Ne5 Bb7 13.Rd3!? [Der junge bulgarische Supergroßmeister zeigt seine
Ambitionen die Partie mittels Angriff am Königsflügel zu gewinnen. Sein Plan ist g5,
h3 nebst xf6 und damit starke Drohungen gegen den schwarzen Monarchen. ]
[13.Ba2 Ncd5 14.Qd3 Rc8 15.Qh3 Nxc3 16.bxc3 b5 17.a4 bxa4 18.Bd2 Bd5 19.c4 Be4
20.Bf4 Qa5 21.Bg5 Rfd8 22.d5 Bf5 23.Qh4 h6 24.Bd2 Qc7 25.Nc6 Nxd5 26.Nxe7+
Nxe7 27.Bf4 Rxd1+ 28.Rxd1 Rd8 29.Rc1 Qd7 30.Qh5 Ng6 31.Be3 Ne5 32.h3 Nd3
33.Rd1 Qc7 34.c5 Rc8 35.Qh4 Qa5 36.Qe7 Nb4 37.Rd7 Rf8 38.Bd2 Qb5 39.Rb7 Qe2
40.Bxb4 a5 41.Ba3 Qxa2 42.c6 Qa1+ 43.Kh2 Qe5+ 44.Kg1 Qe1+ ½–½ Wallace,J-
Saw,G/Gold Coast 1999/CBM 69 ext (44)]
13...b5 [Karpov sucht Gegenspiel am Damenflügel.]
14.Ba2 a5 15.Bg5 b4 [Raumgewinn]
16.Rh3 Nce8 17.Nb5 [17.Ng4 g6 (17...h6 18.Bxf6 Nxf6 19.Bb1 Re8 20.Ne2) 18.Nxf6+
Bxf6 19.Bxf6 Nxf6 20.Ne2³]
17...Rc8 18.Qe2 [18.Qa4!?]
18...Ne4 [18...Nd6!? bedarf näherer Analyse]
19.Bxe7 Qxe7 [Nach jedem Abtausch werden die weissen Angriffschancen vermindert.
Dies würde im Endspiel zu einer besseren Stellung des Nachziehenden führen. Jetzt
schon steht die weisse Stellung schlechter (Schauen sie wie die Figuren vereinzelt stehen
a1, h3, b5, a2...). Es ist keine Überraschung, dass Topalov sofort mit folgender
Zugwiederholung Remis erzwingt.]
20.Na7 Rc7 [20...Ra8? 21.Nac6 Bxc6 22.Nxc6 Qd6 23.Qxe4+–]
21.Nb5 Rc8 22.Na7 Rc7 23.Nb5
½–½
(2058909) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Svidler,Peter (2713) [D97]

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Hecht,Hj]
Nfd7 10.e6 fxe6 11.Be3 Nf6 [Very topical position, black knight hopes to slow down the
attack on the kingside.]
[11...Nb6 12.h4 Nd5 (12...Nc6 13.h5 Rxf3 14.gxf3 Nxd4 15.Rd1 c5 16.Bxd4 cxd4 17.hxg6
h6 18.Rh5 Qe8 19.Ne2 Qxg6 20.Rh1 Kh8 21.Rg1 Qf7 22.Nxd4 1–0 Kasparov,G-
Svidler,P/Wijk aan Zee/1999/ (31)) 13.h5 Nxe3 14.fxe3 c5 15.hxg6 hxg6 16.Qc2 e5
17.dxc5 Bf5 18.e4 Bg4 19.Be2 Bxf3 20.gxf3 Nc6 21.Qb3+ Rf7 22.Kf2 Nd4 23.Qd1 e6
0–1 Levtchouk,G-Duong Thanh Nha/Quebec/ 1992/ (31)]
12.a4 bxa4 13.Rxa4 Nc6 [13...Nd5!? 14.Bc4 c6 15.h4 Nd7 16.h5 N7b6 17.hxg6 hxg6
18.Bd3 Nxa4 19.Qxa4 Qd6 20.Bxg6 Rxf3 21.Nxd5 exd5 22.Bh7+ Kf8 23.gxf3 Rb8
24.Qc2 Qb4+ 25.Kf1 Qc4+ 26.Qxc4 dxc4 0–1 Piket,J-Shirov,A/Monte Carlo/1999/ (49)]
14.Bc4 Rb8 [14...Qd6!? 15.Ng5 Nd8 16.f3÷ (16.Nce4?! Nxe4 17.Nxe4 Qc6 18.f3 Rb8
19.Qxb8 Qxa4µ) ]
15.Bxe6+ Kh8 16.Qc4 [16.Qa2? Nb4 17.Qc4 Bxe6 18.Qxe6 Nd3+ 19.Kf1 Rb6³]
16...Bxe6 [16...Nb4 17.Ng5 Nc2+ 18.Kd1 Nxe3+ 19.fxe3ƒ]
17.Qxe6 Qd6 [Svidler must have believed, that with this move his pieces will win
sufficient coordination for keeping the balance. ]
18.Ng5 [18.Qxd6 cxd6 19.Rxa6 Nb4 20.Ra7 Nc2+ 21.Ke2 Nxe3 22.fxe3 Rxb2+=]
18...Rxb2 19.0–0 [19.Nf7+ Rxf7 20.Qxf7 e5! (20...Nb4 21.0–0±) 21.Bc1 Nd8 (21...Rc2
22.Ba3 Qd7 23.Qxd7 Nxd7÷) 22.Qc4 Rc2‚]
19...Nd8 20.Qh3 [20.Qxd6 cxd6 21.Rxa6 Ng4=]
20...Qd7?! [20...Qc6 21.Ra3 Nf7 22.Ne6÷]
21.Qxd7 Nxd7 22.Rxa6² [Karpov's advantage is minimal, but black has to work hard for
limiting the demage. ]
22...Nb6 [22...c5?! 23.Na4 cxd4 24.Nxb2 dxe3 25.fxe3 Bxb2 26.Rxf8+ Nxf8 27.Ra8 Bf6
28.Rxd8 Bxg5 29.Rxf8+ Kg7 30.Rf3+–]
23.h4 Rc2 [23...Nc4 24.Ra4²]
24.Nce4 h6 25.Nf3 Nc6 26.Raa1 Nb4 [26...Rd8 27.Rac1 Rxc1 28.Rxc1 Nxd4 29.Nxd4
Bxd4 30.Bxh6²]
27.Rfc1 Rxc1+ [27...N6d5 28.Bd2 Kh7²]
28.Rxc1 N4d5 29.Nc5 [The defender must take care of many weak pawns: c7,e7 and h6.]
29...Rf6 [29...Nxe3 30.fxe3 Nd5 31.Ne6 Rf6 32.Nxg7 Kxg7 33.e4±]
30.Bd2 Rd6 31.Nb7 Rf6 [31...Rd7?! 32.Ne5 Bxe5 33.dxe5±]
32.Ne5 Kh7 33.g3! Rf8 34.Nc5 Ra8 35.Rc2 Rd8 [35...Ra1+ 36.Kg2 Rd1 37.Kf3²]
36.Kg2 Bxe5?! [Svidler's patience was severely tested, but exhcanges of pieces only
underline the structural advantages of white position. ]
[36...Ra8 37.Ne6 Ra4 38.Nxg7 Kxg7 39.Rc6! Nf6 40.Rxc7 Nbd5 41.Rc4±; 36...Rd6!?
37.Kf3 Rf6+ 38.Ke2²]
37.dxe5 Nd7 38.Nxd7 [38.Ne6 Rc8 39.Kf3 c5 40.Ke4 Nc7 41.Nxc7 Rxc7²]
38...Rxd7 39.Rc6 [Hecht,Hj: 'Turm und Läufer arbeiten hervorragend zusammen und
sind von besserer Qualität als die passiv stehenden schwarzen Figuren. Zudem sind alle
schwarzen Bauernschwächen unter Beschuß und das wünschenswerte e6 ist verhindert.']
39...Nb6 [39...Rd8 40.Kf3 Rf8+ 41.Ke4 Rxf2 42.Kxd5 Rxd2+ 43.Ke6 g5 44.Kxe7±;
39...h5 Hecht,Hj 40.Kf3 Kg7 41.Ke4 Rd8 42.Bg5 Rd7 43.e6 Rd8 44.Rc5+–]
40.Bc1 Rd5 [40...Nd5 41.h5 g5 42.f4 gxf4 43.Bxf4 Nxf4+ 44.gxf4±]
41.Re6 Nc8 [41...Rd7 42.h5 gxh5 (42...g5 43.f4 gxf4 44.Bxf4+–) 43.Rxh6+ Kg7
44.Rxh5±]
42.h5! [Black's pawn structure on the kingside is now doomed.]
42...gxh5 [42...g5 43.f4 Rc5 44.Be3 Rc3 45.Kf2+–]
43.Rxh6+ Kg7 44.Rxh5 c5 [44...Nb6 45.Kf3±]
45.Kf3! c4 46.Be3 e6 [46...c3 47.Rh4! Kg8 48.Rc4+–]
47.Rh4 Ne7 [47...Rxe5? 48.Bd4+–]
48.Rxc4 Ng6 49.Bd4 [Hecht,Hj: 'und Sxe5 scheitert an der Läuferfesselung.']
[49.Bd4 Nxe5+ 50.Ke4 Kf6 51.Bc3! Rb5 52.f4+–]
1–0

[Lukacs,P]
9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Qc7 11.Qg4 Kf8 12.Nd2?!
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[12.Be3 - J.Polgar-Karpov, Budapest m 30' rapid 1998 CBM 65; 12.0–0 looks more
natural. 12...b6 Yandemirov-Kharitinov, RUS-Cup2 Moscow CBM 56]
12...e5! [This seems to be the best reply, after which it is far from easy to find any
advantage for White.]
[12...Nf6 13.Qh4 e5 14.dxe5 Bxe5 15.0–0²  c4]
13.Nc4 Nc5! 14.Qg3 Nxd3+ 15.cxd3 [15.Qxd3 is less exciting: 15...Be6 16.dxe5 Bxe5
17.Nxe5 Qxe5+ 18.Be3 Qxb2 19.0–0 Qb5 20.Qxb5 cxb5 21.Rfe1 a6 22.a4 Bf5 23.axb5
Rc8 ½:½ Ljubojevic-Karpov, Amber Blinfold 1993]
15...f6 [15...Bb4+!? 16.Bd2 Bxd2+ 17.Kxd2 (17.Nxd2 Qb6!³) 17...Be6 18.Qxe5 Qd7
19.Qd6+ Qxd6 20.Nxd6 Rb8°  e7 and Black has compensation for the  in the ,
because the double d pawns cannot pose a serious threat.]
16.Bd2 [16.0–0 Be6 17.dxe5 Bxe5 18.Nxe5 Qxe5 19.Bf4!? (19.Qxe5 fxe5 20.Re1 Rd8
21.Rxe5 Kf7 In this  with  Black has sufficient counterplay because of the isolated d
. 22.Re3 (22.Be3 Rxd3 23.Bxa7 Ra8=) 22...Bf5 23.Rf3 Kg6=) 19...Qd5 20.Rfe1 Kf7
21.Re4 Bf5 22.Re3 Rhe8 23.Rae1 Qxd3! (23...Rxe3 24.Rxe3 Be6 25.Bb8 Qd8=) 24.h3
(Zagrebelny-Abdulla, Asia-ch Tehran 1998) 24...Qd7!]
16...Be6 17.Nxd6 [17.dxe5 Bxe5=]
17...Qxd6 18.Bc3 Rd8 19.0–0 Kf7! [Black has fully equalized because of the .]
[19...exd4?? 20.Qxd6+ Rxd6 21.Bb4+–]
20.dxe5 Qxd3 21.exf6 gxf6 [21...Qxg3? 22.fxg3!]
22.Qh4 Qg6 23.f3 Rhg8 24.Rf2 Qg5 25.Qxg5
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Nc3 Ne4 7.Bd2 Bf6 8.Qc2 Nxd2
9.Qxd2 0–0 10.0–0 d6 11.Rad1 g6 12.h4 Nd7 13.Rfe1 Qe7 14.e4 Rfd8 15.Nh2 c6 16.Ng4
Bg7 17.Qg5 Qf8 18.Qd2 Kh8 19.Ne3 f5 20.Ne2 Qf7 21.Qc2 fxe4 22.Qxe4 Rf8 23.Rf1
Nf6 24.Qc2 Qe7 25.Nc3 d5 26.Rfe1 Qf7 27.b4 Rac8 28.c5 Nd7 29.f4 a5 30.a3 axb4
31.axb4 bxc5 32.bxc5 Ba6 33.Qa4 Ra8 34.Qc2 Rfb8 35.Na2 Bb5 36.Nc3 Ba6 37.Na2
Bb5 38.Nc3 Ba6
½–½
[Illescas Cordoba,M]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.Ne5 Bh7 9.Bd3
Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bd2 Nbd7 12.f4 Bd6 13.0–0–0 0–0 14.Kb1N [RR 14.Rde1 Qc7
15.Rhf1 Rad8 16.Nxd7 Rxd7 17.Ne4 Be7 18.f5 exf5 19.Rxf5 Qd8 20.Bxh6 gxh6
21.Qg3+ Kh8 22.Qf4 Ng8 23.g4 Rd5 24.Rxf7 Rxf7 25.Qxf7 Rxd4 26.g5 Rd7 27.Qe6
Bf8 28.gxh6 Bxh6+ 29.Ng5 Re7 0–1 Yandemirov,V-Filipenko,A/Novgorod 1999/TWIC
(29)]
14...Qc7 15.Ne2 [ g4]
15...Rad8 16.Qf3 h5!? 17.g4!N [It seems to me that this is a strong improvement. White
starts its attack without delay.]
[17.Rhg1?! c5! 18.g4 Bxe5 19.dxe5 Nxg4 20.Ng3 f5 21.exf6 Ndxf6 22.Nxh5 Nxh5
23.Qxg4 Rf5 24.Qe2 Qf7 25.Rde1 Nxf4 26.Bxf4 Rxf4 27.h5 Rf6 28.a3 Rd5 29.Qh2 b6
30.Qb8+ Kh7 31.Rh1 c4 32.Qc8 b5 33.a4 bxa4 34.Qxc4 a3 35.b3 Rf2 36.h6 gxh6 37.Qa6
a2+ 38.Qxa2 Rdd2 39.Rc1 Rf5 40.Qa4 Rf4 41.Qc6 Rd5 42.Rce1 Rf6 43.Qc4 Rg5
44.Rd1 Rd5 45.Rde1 Rg5 ½–½ Anand,V-Ivanchuk,V/Linares 1999/TWIC (45)]
17...Bxe5! [17...hxg4 18.Nxg4 Nxg4 19.Qxg4 f5 20.Qg5 Nf6 21.h5ƒ]
18.fxe5 Nxg4 [Black is pawn up but white has the initiative.]
19.Nf4! Ndxe5! [Probably the best choice.]
[19...g6 20.Rhg1 c5? (20...Ndxe5 21.dxe5 Qxe5²) 21.Nxh5 gxh5 22.Rxg4++–; 19...c5
20.Nxh5 f5 21.exf6 Ndxf6 22.Nxf6+ Nxf6±]
20.dxe5 Qxe5 [ f5,e5]
21.Bc1! [ 1, × f4]
[21.Bb4 c5 22.Bc3 Qf5 23.Qg3÷]
21...Qf5 22.Rxd8! Rxd8 23.Rd1 [Without rooks white will try to create threats over
black's king]
23...Rxd1! [23...Re8 24.Qb3 e5 25.Ne2 b5 26.Ng3 Qg6²]
24.Qxd1 e5 25.Qd8+ Kh7 26.Nd3 [ c5–d7–f8]
[26.Nh3? f6 × h3]
26...e4! [ e]
[26...f6 27.Nc5‚  d7; 26...b6 27.Nb4! Qe6 28.Qc7 c5 29.Nc6 f6 (29...e4? 30.Nd8)
30.Nxa7 e4 31.Nb5 e3 32.Qg3±]
27.Nf4 Ne5? [This move is too slow.]
[27...e3! 28.Ne2!?² (28.Qd3 Qxd3 29.cxd3 g5! 30.hxg5 h4 31.Kc2 Nf2! 32.Bxe3 h3
33.Ne2 h2 34.Ng3 h1Q 35.Nxh1 Nxh1 36.Bxa7 Kg6 37.Be3 Ng3 38.Kc3 Nf5 39.Bd2 f6
40.gxf6 Kxf6=) ]
28.Qe7! [×e4, 7]
28...b5 29.Qxa7 Nf3 [×h4]
30.Qe7 c5 31.Ng2 [31.Ne2!  g3]
31...f6 32.Ne3 Qe5 33.Qd7 [33.Qxe5 Nxe5 34.c4!±]
33...Nxh4 [33...b4? 34.Nf5]
34.Qxb5 [a]
34...Nf5 35.Nxf5 Qxf5 36.b4! [36.a4? h4 37.a5 h3 38.Qb8 (38.a6? h2 39.a7 h1Q 40.a8Q
Qf4–+) 38...e3 39.Qg3 (39.Bxe3 Qf1+ 40.Bc1 (40.Ka2 Qc4+=) 40...Qg1 41.Qe8 h2
42.Qh5+=) 39...e2 40.a6 Qf1 41.Qh4+ Kg6 42.Qg4+ Kf7 43.Qd7+ Kg6=]
36...h4 37.Qxc5 Qf3 [37...Qxc5 38.bxc5 h3 39.Bf4 e3 40.Kc1+–; 37...Qg4 38.b5 h3

39.b6+–]
38.b5 h3 39.b6 e3 40.Qb4! h2? [40...e2 was better but not enough to save the game
41.Bd2™ Qg2 to push the h pawn (41...Kg6 42.b7 h2 43.b8Q+–) 42.b7 h2 43.Qh4+!
(43.b8Q? h1Q+ 44.Kb2 Qgf1=) 43...Kg6 44.b8Q h1Q+ 45.Qe1!+–]
41.Qh4+ [Winning the h pawn; the game is over.]
41...Kg8 42.Qxh2+– e2 43.Qh4 Qc6 44.Qb4 e1Q 45.Qxe1 Qxb6+ 46.Bb2 [White is
piece up. The rest is not very interesting]
46...g5 47.Qg3 [47.Qe8+! was more elegant: 47...Kg7 48.Qe7+ Kg6 49.Qxf6+ Qxf6
50.Bxf6 Kxf6 51.Kc1+–]
47...Kh7 48.a4 Kg6 49.Qb3 Qg1+ 50.Ka2 Qc5 51.Qg8+ Kf5 52.Qh7+ Kf4 53.Qh2+
Kf5 54.Qh7+ Kf4 55.Qd3 Qc6 56.Qd4+ Kf5 57.Qd3+ Kg4 58.Kb3 Qb6+ 59.Qb5
Qe3+ 60.Bc3 f5 61.a5 f4 62.Qb6 Qe4 63.a6 f3 64.Qd4
1–0

[Ribli,Z]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 a6 6.0–0 Nc6 [Diese Variante ist sehr
populär in der Großmeisterpraxis.Schwarz spielt nicht sofort 6...b5 (das ist eine andere
Hauptvariante), wonach Weiß 7.e5 zieht und eine komplizierte Stellung entsteht.Nach
dem Textzug kann Schwarz die Entwicklung des Damenflügels mit ...b8 / ...b5
oder ...d7 / ...b5 beenden. Ribli.]
7.e3 Bd7 8.Qe2 [8.Nc3 Rb8!? (8...Bd6; 8...Nd5 9.Qe2 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Bd6 11.Rd1 b5
12.Ne5!) ]
8...b5 9.Nc3 [9.Rd1 Be7 10.Nc3 Nd5 11.e4 (11.a4?! 0–0 12.axb5 Nxc3 13.bxc3 axb5
14.Rxa8 Qxa8³) 11...Nxc3 12.bxc3÷]
9...Bd6 10.e4 [Schwarz hat einen Mehrbauern, aber die weiße Zentrumsstellung ist
stark.]
10...Be7 [Gelfand spielt die alte Fortsetzung.Der Tempoverlust ist nicht schlimm und
Weiß hat schon auch ein Tempo mit e3 und späterem e4 verloren.]
[10...e5!? 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.f4 Bxc3 14.bxc3 c6 15.f5 0–0 16.Bg5 h6
17.Bh4 Qb6+ 18.Kh1 Nh7 19.Rad1 Qc7 20.e5 Rae8 ½–½ Tkachiev,V-
Beliavsky,A/Enghien-les-Bains 1999/CBM 70_07 (35)]
11.d5 [Weiß nutzt die Zeit und verjagt den Springer von c6.]
[11.Bg5 0–0 12.Rad1° Rb8 13.Rfe1 Re8 14.Ne5 h6 15.Be3 Nxe5 16.dxe5 Nh7 17.Qg4
Kh8 18.f4 Qc8 19.Qh5 Kg8 20.g4ƒ 1–0 Orlov,G-Shneider,A/Podolsk 1989/EXT 97 (42);
11.Rd1 0–0 12.Bg5 Rb8 13.d5 exd5 14.Nxd5°]
11...Nb4 12.Ne5 [Weiß verhindert ...d3.]
[12.dxe6 Bxe6 13.Rd1 Qc8³]
12...exd5!? [12...0–0 13.a3 Nd3 14.Nxd3 Jetzt Schwarz kann nicht mit 14...g4!
antworten (siehe 16.Zug). 14...cxd3 15.Qxd3²]
13.exd5 0–0 14.a3 [Auf diese Weise gewinnt Weiß den Bauern zurück.]
14...Nd3 15.Nxd3 Bg4! [Ein guter Zwischenzug. Weiß muß Zeit verlieren.]
[15...cxd3 16.Qxd3²]
16.Qe3 [In der Stammpartie Aseev,K - Sweschnikov,E spielte Weiß 16.c2, aber nach
16...cxd3 17.xd3 haben wir unsere Partiestellung.]
16...cxd3 17.Qxd3 Qd7 18.Bf4 [Weiß entfaltet positionellen Druck am Damenflügel und
das Feld c6 ist ein positionelles Loch in der schwarzen Stellung.]
[18.Re1 Rfe8 19.Qf1 Bd6 20.Rxe8+ Rxe8 21.Bd2 Be5 22.Re1 c6 23.Qd3 Bf5 24.Qf3
Bg4 25.Qd3 0–1 Aseev,K-Sveshnikov,E/Tashkent 1984/MCD (37); 18.d6? Rae8µ]
18...Bd6 [Früher oder später muß Schwarz den d-Bauern blockieren.]
19.Bxd6 [19.Bg5 Bf5 20.Qd4 Ng4=]
19...Qxd6 [19...cxd6!?=]
20.h3 Bd7 21.Ne4 Nxe4 22.Qxe4² [Weiß hat leichten positionellen Vorteil, denn der
Bauer c7 ist eine potentielle Schwäche und der gut verteidigte d-Bauer sichert Weiß
Raumvorteil.]
22...Rfe8 23.Qc2 h5!? 24.Rac1 Rac8 25.h4 [Weiß legt den schwarzen h-Bauern fest.]
[25.Rfd1 h4„]
25...a5 [Aktive Verteidigung. Schwarz möchte die Bauern am Damenflügel tauschen.]
26.Rfd1 b4 27.axb4 Qxb4!? [Nach diesem Zug kann Schwarz die halboffene b-Linie
benutzen.]
[27...axb4]
28.Qd2 Qb6! [Schwarz tauscht nicht die Damen. Das ist eine richtige Entscheidung. Im
folgenden kann Schwarz mit ...b8 Gegenspiel in der b-Linie bekommen.]
[28...Qxd2 29.Rxd2²]
29.Bf3 g6 30.Rc3 Rb8 31.b3 Qd6 32.Rdc1 c6= [Auf diese Weise wird Schwarz die
Schwäche c7 los.]
33.Rd3 Bf5 [33...cxd5 34.Rxd5 Qf6 35.Bxh5 (35.Rxd7 Qxf3=) 35...Be6 36.Rg5 Rxb3
37.Qxa5² Weiß hat theoretische Gewinnchancen, aber wegen den reduzierten Materials
sollte normalerweise für Schwarz nichts schiefgehen.]
34.Rxc6 Qa3 35.Rdc3 [35.Re3 Rxe3 36.Qxe3 Rxb3=]

35...Rxb3 36.d6 [36.Rxb3 Qxb3=]
36...Rxc3 37.Qxc3 [37.Rxc3 Qb4„ Der weiße d-Bauer ist scheinbar gefährlich, aber in
Wirklichkeit hat Weiß nichts konkretes.]
37...Qxc3 38.Rxc3 Rd8 39.Rc6 [39.Ra3 Rxd6 40.Rxa5=]
39...Be6 40.Rb6 [40.Ra6 Bc4=]
40...a4 [Der schwarze a-Bauer ist ebenso gefährlich wie der weiße d-Bauer.]
41.Ra6 a3 [Und die Spieler einigten sich auf Remis.]
[41...a3 42.Rxa3 Rxd6=]
½–½

[Mueller,Karsten]
9.Bd3 Nf6 10.0–0 0–0 11.Bg5 h6 [11...Be7 ist die Hauptvariante.]
12.Be3 [12.Bxf6 Qxf6 (12...gxf6?! sieht sehr bedenklich aus, z.B. 13.d5 (13.Qd2 Kg7
14.Qf4²) 13...Bxc3 (13...exd5 14.Nxd5 Be6 15.Nxb4 Nxb4 16.Nd4ƒ) 14.dxc6 Ba5
15.Rc1ƒ) 13.Be4 kam auch in Betracht.]
12...Bd6 13.Rc1 e5!? [Karpov ändert den Stellungstyp fundamental und erreicht damit
nach den folgenden hochtaktischen Verwicklungen Ausgleich. ]
14.h3 [14.dxe5 Nxe5 15.Nxe5 Bxe5 16.h3 Be6=]
14...Be6 [14...exd4 15.Nxd4 Bd7 war auch spielbar, wenngleich die weißen Figuren
etwas besser postiert sind.]
15.Qd2!? Qa5 16.Bxh6 [16.d5 Nxd5 (16...Bxd5? 17.Bxh6 gxh6 18.Qxh6 Be7 19.Ng5 e4
20.Ncxe4 Bxe4 21.Nxe4 Nxe4 22.Bxe4 f5 23.Qg6+ Kh8 24.Rc3+–) 17.Bxh6 Rfd8„;
16.Ne4 Nxe4 17.Qxa5 Nxa5 18.dxe5 Nxf2 19.Rxf2 Be7 bringt Weiß nichts Besonderes.]
16...exd4! [kaltblütige Verteidigung durch Gegenangriff.]
[Die Annahme des Opfers mit 16...gxh6? hätte hingegen zum Verlust geführt: 17.Qxh6
exd4 18.Nb5 Be7?! 19.Rc5 Bxc5?! 20.Qg5+ Kh8 21.Qxf6+ Kg8 22.Qg5+ Kh8 23.Qh6+
Kg8 24.Qh7#]
17.Nb5 [17.Bxg7? schlägt nicht durch: 17...Kxg7 18.Bb5 Be7 19.Qg5+ Kh8 20.Qh6+
Nh7 21.Bxc6 bxc6µ]
17...Qxd2 18.Bxd2 Bb8 [18...Rfd8 19.Nxd6 Rxd6 20.a3²]
19.Nbxd4 Nxd4 20.Nxd4 Bxa2!?= 21.Rfe1 [21.Bg5 Rd8 22.Bxf6?! gxf6 23.Be4 Bf4!³]
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.Nf3 e6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5
Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0–0 12.0–0 Nf6 13.e4 b5 14.Re1 dxe4 15.Qc2 Rc8 16.Rad1
Nd5 17.Bxe4 Nxc3 18.Qxc3 Bf6 19.Qc2 g6 20.Nf3 bxc4 21.bxc4 Qa5 22.c5 Rfd8
23.Qc1 Rd7 24.h4 Qd8 25.Rd2 Bb5 26.Qc3 e5 27.dxe5 Rxd2 28.Nxd2 Bxe5 29.Qxe5
Qxd2 30.Bf3 Qxa2 31.Ra1 Qd2 32.Rxa7 Qc1+ 33.Kh2 Qd2 34.Kg2 Qd3 35.Ra1 Qd7
36.Rd1 Re8 37.Qf4 Qe7 38.Rc1 h5 39.Qd4 Rd8 40.Qc3 Rd3 41.Qb4 Qf6 42.Qe4 Kg7
43.Rd1 Rxd1 44.Bxd1 Qa1 45.Qc2 Qd4 46.Bf3 Bc4 47.Qe4 Qxc5
½–½

Leon Man+Comp m Leon (1), 11.06.1999
[Ribli,Z]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 a6 [Es scheint, dass Schwarz seinen
Mehrbauern mit ...b7–b5 verteidigen möchte, aber sofort wäre das nicht gut. Nach
Vorbereitung mit z.B. 6...c6 muss Weiss aber immer damit rechnen. Ribli.]
6.0–0 Nc6 [Diese Variante ist sehr populär in der Grossmeisterpraxis.]
7.e3 Bd7 8.Nc3 [8.Qe2 b5 9.Nc3 Bd6 10.e4 Be7 11.d5 Nb4 12.Ne5 exd5 13.exd5 0–0
14.a3 Nd3 15.Nxd3 Bg4 16.Qe3 cxd3 17.Qxd3 Qd7 18.Bf4 Bd6 ½–½ Karpov,A-
Gelfand,B/Dos Hermanas 1999/CBM 71_07 (41)]
8...Bd6 9.Ne5 [Weiss vermeidet die Varianten mit e2 und öffnet sofort die Diagonale
des g2–Läufers. Meines Erachtens bietet dieser Zug dem Weissen aber keinen
Eröffnungsvorteil.]
[9.Qe2 b5 10.e4 Be7 Mit Zugumstellung haben wir die Partie Karpov,A. - Gelfand,B.
Dos Hermanas 1999.]
9...Bxe5!? [9...Nxe5 10.dxe5 Bxe5 11.Bxb7 Ra7 12.Bg2²]
10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Bxb7 Rb8 12.Qd4?! [Diese Fortsetzung ist schwer zu verstehen.
Warum gibt Karpov seinen katalanischen Läufer auf? Ich glaube, er war nicht zufrieden
mit der Variante 12.g2 d3, die zu sofortigem Ausgleich führt.]
[12.Bg2 0–0 (12...Nd3! Ich empfehle diese Fortsetzung für Schwarz. 13.b3 Nxc1 14.bxc4
Nxa2 15.Rxa2 0–0 16.Rxa6 Rb4 (16...Qe7= Die Bauernstellung ist symmetrisch. Weiss
hat keinen Eröffnungsvorteil.) 17.Qd4 Qe7 18.Ra5 Qd6 19.Rd1 h6 20.Qa7 Qb6 21.c5
Qxa7 22.Rxa7 Rc4 23.c6 Bxc6 24.Rxc7 Rxc3 25.Rxc6 ½–½ Schuster,U-
Winkeler,U/GER-ch qgA19 corr9395 1993/CR97–93 (25)) 13.Qd4! (13.Qc2 Bc6
14.Bxc6 Nxc6 15.Qa4 Ne5 16.Qxa6 Nd5 17.f4 Nxc3 18.bxc3 Qd5 0–1 Tibensky,R-
Haba,P/Bratislava 1991/EXT 97 (27)) 13...Nd3 14.Qxc4 Nxc1 (14...Bb5 15.Nxb5 axb5
16.Qc2²) 15.Rfxc1 Rxb2² Haba,P 16.Qxa6 Das Material ist reduziert, aber Weiss hat
etwas bessere Chancen. Der a-Freibauer ist eine potentielle Gefahr.; 12.f4 Nd3 13.Bxa6
Nxb2 14.Qe2 Rb6 15.Bxb2 Rxa6 16.Qxc4 Rc6 17.Qb4 Rb6 18.Qa3
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12.Bxa6 Bc6 13.Qxd8+ Kxd8 14.Rd1+=]
12...Rxb7 13.Qxe5 0–0 14.Rd1 Qe7³ [Schwarz hat einen Bauern mehr, aber der c4–
Bauer ist in einigen Varianten schwach. Andererseits sind bei Weiss die weissen Felder
schwach, was in der Katalanischen Eröffnung keine Seltenheit ist.]
15.e4 [15.Qa5 Ra8³]

15...Bc6 16.Qd4 [16.f3 Nd7 17.Qd4 Qc5 18.Qxc5 Nxc5 19.Rd4 Nd3 20.Rxc4 Ne5
21.Rc5 Nxf3+µ]
16...Qb4 17.Be3 Nd7 [17...e5 18.Qxe5 (18.Qc5 Qxc5 19.Bxc5 Rfb8µ) 18...Re8³]
18.Rab1 f6 [Schwarz provoziert den Zug 19.f4, denn er kann sonst in einigen Varianten
18...e5 spielen.]
[18...e5³]
19.f4 e5 20.Qd2 [20.fxe5? Nxe5µ]
20...exf4 21.gxf4 Re8 [Weiss hat nicht nur einen Bauern weniger, sondern sein e4–
Bauern ist schwach.]
22.Qd4 Nb6 23.Re1 Rbb8 24.Qc5 [Weiss tauscht die Damen und wegen der
ungleichfarbigen Läufer hat er einige Rettungschancen.]
24...Qxc5 25.Bxc5 Na4 26.Nxa4 Bxa4 27.e5 [27.Re2 f5 28.e5 Rb5 29.Ba3 Rd5µ]
27...fxe5 28.fxe5 Re6 [Schwarz hat nur einen Bauern mehr, aber wegen der
ungleichfarbigen Läufer hat er Angriffschancen am Königsflügel.]
29.Re3 h5! [29...Rg6+ 30.Rg3³]
30.Bd4 h4 [Schwarz nimmt dem weissen Turm das Feld g3.]
31.Rf1 Rg6+ 32.Kf2 Bd7! [Der Läufer strebt nach e6, um eine Blockadestellung zu
errichten.]
[32...Bc6 33.Ke1³]
33.Ke1 Be6 [In einigen Varianten muss Weiss mit ...c4–c3 rechnen.]
34.Bc3 Rg4 [Schwarz provoziert den Zug 35.h3?!, aber der Textzug hat keine besonderen
Drohungen.]
35.h3? [Jetzt hat Weiss ewige Probleme mit dem schwachen h-Bauern.]
[35.Rf2³]
35...Rg2 36.Rf2 [36.Rf4 g5 37.Rf6 Re8]
36...Rg1+µ 37.Rf1 [37.Ke2 Rh1µ]

37...Rxf1+ 38.Kxf1 Rd8 39.Ke1 Kh7 40.Kf2 Rd3!–+ [Schwarz spielt das Endspiel
ausgezeichnet. Nach dem Turmtausch gewinnt er leicht.]
41.Ke2 [41.Rxd3 cxd3 42.Kg2 Bxa2 43.Kf3 Be6 44.Kg2 Kg6 Der weise König ist
gebunden und die Aktivierung des schwarzen Königs entscheidet den Kampf. 45.Kh2
Kf5 46.Kg2 Ke4 47.Bd2 Kd5–+]
41...Rxe3+ 42.Kxe3 g5 [42...Bxh3 43.Kf4 Kh6–+]
43.Kd4 [43.Kd4 Bxh3–+]
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Bxd2+ 7.Qxd2 c6 8.Qc2 d5
9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 0–0 12.Bg2 Qc7 13.0–0 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 c5 15.dxc5
Nxc5 16.Qe5 Rac8 17.Rfd1 Bb7 18.Qxc7
½–½

[Tyomkin,D]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Nc3 0–0 8.e4 d5 9.cxd5
Bxf1 10.Kxf1 exd5 11.e5 Ne4 12.Kg2 [Karpov has a lot of experience in this variation
with both colourse of pieces,but on other hand, Anand had access to all Karpov's games
during the game,as well as Karpov,but he made it much faster!]
[12.Qe2 Nxc3 13.Bxc3 Qd7 14.Kg2 Nc6?! 15.Rhe1 Nd8 16.Ng1 c5 17.f4² Karpov,A-
Sokolov,A (m10) Linares 1987.; 12.Rc1 c5! 13.Kg2 Nc6= Karpov,A-Sokolov,A (m8)
Linares 1987.]
12...c5! [A good choice of opening line of Anand(both players used computers in this
specific match,but,as we can see,Anand is much better user!).Even in case of 12...Nc3
white doesn't get anything,as it was proved by many games.]
[12...Nxc3 13.Bxc3 Nc6 14.Re1 Qd7 15.Rc1 (15.Ng1 Nd8 16.f4 f5 17.exf6 Bxf6 18.Nf3
Ne6 19.Rc1 c5 20.dxc5² Van der Werf,M-Ligterink,G/NLD-chT plof3–4 1998/1–0 (49))
15...Nd8 16.Ng1 f5 17.exf6 Bxf6 18.Bb4?! c5! 19.dxc5 Nc6 20.Ba3 b5 21.Rc2 Qf5
22.Rce2 Bc3 23.Rf1 d4µ 0–1 Sturua,Z-Epishin,V/Open 1998 (32); 12...Qd7 13.Qe2
(13.Qc2 Nxc3 14.Bxc3 Nc6 15.h4 f5 16.Rac1 Nd8 17.Bd2 Rc8 18.Bg5 c6 19.Bxe7 ½–½
Ribli,Z-Gurevich,M/Reggio Emilia 1988; 13.Re1 Nxc3 14.Bxc3 c5 ½–½ Vaganian,R-
Polugaevsky,L/Sarajevo 1987) 13...Nxc3 14.Bxc3 c5! 15.Rad1 (15.e6 Qxe6 (15...fxe6
16.Rhe1 Bf6 17.Qxe6+ Qxe6 18.Rxe6²) 16.Qxe6 fxe6 17.Rhe1 Bf6 18.Rxe6=) 15...Nc6
16.Rd2 Qe6 17.Rhd1 Rfd8 18.Ng1 Rac8N (18...cxd4 19.Bxd4 Bb4 ½–½ Olafsson,H-
Polugaevsky,L/Sochi 1988) 19.Nh3 cxd4 20.Bxd4 Qf5?! 1–0 Hjartarson,J-
Hansen,S/Aruna 1997 (56) (¹20...Bb4 21.Rd3 Re8!) ]
13.Qe2 Nxc3 14.Bxc3 Qd7 15.Rhe1 Qe6 16.Ng1 Nc6 17.dxc5 [17.Rad1? cxd4 18.Bxd4
Bb4 19.Rf1 Nxd4 (19...f6? 20.exf6 Qxe2 21.Nxe2 gxf6 22.Nf4± Kiselev,S-
Shneider,A/Helsinki op 1992) 20.Rxd4 Bc3 21.Rh4 Qxe5 (21...Bxe5? 22.Qh5 h6 23.Re1;
21...h6!?) 22.Qd3 g6 23.Nf3 Qg7 24.Qxd5 Rad8³ (24...Rfd8³) ]
17...d4 18.Bd2 Bxc5 19.f4N [19.Qe4 Rfe8 20.f4 Rad8 21.Nf3 d3 22.Ng5? (22.Rad1
Qd5³ (22...f5 23.exf6! Qxe4 24.f7+=) ) 22...Qd5 23.Rac1 Nd4!³ Agdestein,S-
Karpov,A/Gjovik m 1991]
19...d3! [getting outpost on-d4 for black pieces.]
20.Qe4 [20.Qxd3? Rad8 21.Qe2 Qd5+ 22.Nf3 Nd4 23.Qd3 Nxf3 24.Qxf3 Qxf3+
25.Kxf3 Rxd2–+]
20...Rad8 21.Nf3 [21.f5? Qd5 22.Nf3 Nd4!]
21...Nd4 22.Nxd4 Rxd4³ 23.Qf3 Rfd8 24.f5 Qd5 25.Rad1 a5 26.Qxd5?! [26.e6!? fxe6
(26...Qxf3+ 27.Kxf3 fxe6 (27...R4d5 28.g4) 28.Rxe6 Kf7 29.Rde1 R8d7³) 27.Rxe6 a4³;
26.Be3? Re4 27.Bxc5 Rxe1 28.Rxe1 Qxc5–+]
26...R4xd5 27.Re4 [27.Bc3 Rc8µ]
27...Re8 28.Bc3? [Just a blunder.]
[28.Rde1 f6 29.exf6 Rxe4 30.Rxe4 Rxf5 31.Re8+! Kf7 32.fxg7 Rf2+ 33.Kh3 Kxg7
34.Bc3+ with good chances to save the endgame.]
28...f6 29.e6 Rxf5 30.Rxd3 Rf2+ 31.Kh3 Rxa2–+ 32.Rd7 [32.Rd2? Ra3 33.Rb2 f5–+;
32.g4 Rc2 33.Bd2 Ba3!–+]
32...h5 33.g4 Ra3 34.Kh4 Rxb3 35.Bd2
0–1

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.0–0 Bd6 8.c4 c6
9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Qh5 0–0 11.Qxd5 Bc6 12.Qh5 g6 13.Qh3 Ng5 14.Qg4 Ne6 15.Bh6 Re8
16.Nc3 Bf4 17.Bxf4 Qxd4 18.Be4 f5 19.Qg3 Nxf4 20.Bxc6 bxc6 21.Qf3 Nd5 22.Rad1
Qg4 23.Nxd5 Qxf3 24.gxf3 cxd5 25.Rxd5 Rad8 26.Rfd1 Rxd5 27.Rxd5 Re7 28.b4 Kg7
29.Ra5 Kh6 30.b5 Rb7 31.Kg2 Kg5 32.Kg3 Kh5 33.a4 Kg5 34.Ra6 Rd7 35.f4+ Kh6
36.f3 Kh5 37.Re6 h6 38.Ra6 g5 39.Rf6 Rd4 40.fxg5 hxg5 41.Rxf5 Rxa4 42.h4 Rxh4
43.f4 Rh1 44.Rxg5+ Kh6 45.Kg4 Rb1 46.Rc5 Kg6 47.f5+ Kf6 48.Rc6+ Kf7 49.Kg5
Rg1+ 50.Kf4 Rb1 51.Rc5 Kf6 52.Ke4 Rb4+ 53.Kd5 Kxf5 54.Kc6+ Ke6 55.Rc1 Ra4
56.Re1+ Kf7 57.Kb7 Ra5
½–½

[Winants,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ [On pourrait aussi jouer 5...d5 ,; 5...b5;
ou même 5...Bb7 . La suite choisie profite du coup b3, pour perturber le bon
développement ennemi.]
6.Bd2 [6.Nbd2 ne conviendrait pas à cause de 6...Bc3 7.Rb1 Bb7 menaçant à la fois 8...
Fxd4 et 8...Fe4.]
6...Be7 7.Bg2 [7.Nc3 0–0 8.e4 (8.Bg2 c6 9.0–0 d5) 8...d5 9.cxd5 Bxf1 10.Kxf1 exd5
11.e5 Ne4 12.Kg2 c5 13.Qe2 Nxc3 14.Bxc3 Qd7! 15.Rhe1 Qe6 16.Ng1 Nc6 17.dxc5 d4
18.Bd2 Bxc5 19.f4 d3! 20.Qe4 (20.Qxd3 Rad8 21.Qe2 Qd5+ 22.Nf3 Nd4) 20...Rad8
21.Nf3 Nd4 22.Nxd4 Rxd4 23.Qf3 Rfd8 24.f5 Qd5 ]
7...c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 [9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Re1 c5! ]
9...Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0–0 12.0–0 Nf6 13.Re1 [13.e4 b5 14.Re1 dxe4 15.Qc2
(15.Rc1 Rc8 16.c5 b4! (16...Nd5 17.Rxe4 ) 17.Bb2 (17.Bxb4 Nd5) 17...Bd3 18.Nxe4
Bxe4 19.Bxe4 Qd7 20.Rc4 a5 21.Bc1 Nd5 ) 15...Rc8 16.Rad1 Nd5!! 17.Bxe4 Nxc3
18.Qxc3 Bf6 19.Qc2 g6 20.Nf3 bxc4 21.bxc4 Qa5 ]
13...c5 14.dxc5 [14.e4? cxd4 15.Bxd4 dxc4 16.Nxc4 Bxc4 17.bxc4 Rc8 ]
14...Bxc5 15.e3 Rc8 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.cxd5 exd5 18.a3 [18.Bxd5 Rfd8 19.Ne4 Qf5
20.Nxc5 Rxd5; 18.Nf3 Bb4 ]
18...Rfd8 19.b4 [19.Nf3 d4!]
19...Bf8 20.Nf3 Bc4 21.Qd2 b5 22.Nd4 g6 23.Red1 Qb6 24.Rab1 Qa6 25.Ra1 Qb6
26.h4 h5 27.Bf3 Bg7 28.Rab1 Re8 29.Bg2 Rcd8 30.Ra1 Bf8 31.Bf1 Bg7 32.Bg2 Rd6
33.Rab1 Qd8 34.Rbc1 [34.Nf3 ]
34...Ra6 35.Ra1 g5 36.hxg5 Qxg5 37.Nf3 Qg4 38.Qc1 Bf6! 39.Rb1 h4 40.Nh2
[40.Nxh4 Bxh4 41.Rd4 (41.gxh4 Rg6) 41...Re4; 40.gxh4 Bg7 ]
40...Qg7 41.g4 d4 42.exd4 Bxd4 43.Bf1 [43.Re1 Bxf2+!! 44.Kxf2 Qd4+ 45.Re3 Rae6 ;
43.Nf3 Bxf2+!! 44.Kxf2 Re2+ 45.Kg1 Rxg2+! 46.Kxg2 Qxg4+ 47.Kf2 (47.Kh2 Qg3+
48.Kh1 Qxf3+ 49.Kh2 Qg3+ 50.Kh1 Qh3+ 51.Kg1 Rg6+ 52.Kf2 Qg3#) 47...Qg3+
48.Ke3 Re6+ 49.Kd4 (49.Kd2 Re2+ 50.Kc3 Qxf3+ 51.Kd4 Qf6+ 52.Kc5 Qb6#)
49...Qf2+ 50.Kc3 Qxf3+ 51.Kc2 Re2+ 52.Rd2 Qd3+ 53.Kd1 Re1+ 54.Kxe1 Qf1#]
43...Qe5 44.Bxc4 [44.Rxd4 Qxd4 45.Qg5+ Rg6 46.Qxh4 Bd5 ]
44...Bxf2+! 45.Kg2 [45.Kxf2 Qxh2+ 46.Kf1 Rf6+ ; 45.Kh1 Qe4+; 45.Kf1 Qxh2]
45...h3+ 46.Kf1 0–1

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.0–0 Bd6 8.c4 c6
9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Qh5 0–0 11.Qxd5 Bc6 12.Qh5 g6 13.Qh3 Ng5 14.Qg4 Ne6 15.Bh6 Re8
16.Nc3 Bf4 17.Bxf4 Qxd4 18.Be4 f5 19.Qg3 Nxf4 20.Bxc6 bxc6 21.Qf3 Nd5 22.Rfd1
Qg4 23.Nxd5 Qxf3 24.gxf3 cxd5 25.Rxd5 Rad8 26.Rad1 Rxd5 27.Rxd5 Re2 28.Rb5 a5
29.Rb7 f4 30.a4 Re1+ 31.Kg2 Ra1 32.b3 Ra2 33.h4 Rb2 34.Rb5 h6 35.Kh3 h5 36.Kg2
Kf7 37.Rxa5 Rxb3 38.Rb5 Ra3 39.Rb4 Ke6 40.Rxf4 Ra1 41.Rb4 Kf5 42.Rb5+ Kf6
43.Ra5 Kg7 44.Ra8 Kf6 45.a5 Ra4 46.a6 Kg7 47.Kg3 Kh7 48.a7 Kg7 49.f4 Ra3+ 50.f3
Ra4 51.Kf2 Ra2+ 52.Ke3 Ra4 53.Kd2 Ra2+ 54.Kc3 Ra3+ 55.Kb4 Ra1 56.f5
1–0

Siemens Giants Frankfurt (1), 29.06.1999
[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 [Fietz, Harald]
1...Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 d5 5.Bg2 0–0 6.0–0 dxc4 7.Na3 c3 8.bxc3 c5 9.e3 Nc6
10.Qe2 Bf5 11.Bb2 [Fietz, Harald: 'Bislang hat Karpov bereits deutlich mehr Zeit
verbraucht als sein Gegenüber. Ein Unterschied von vier Minuten im Eröffnungsstadium
kann sich in einer späteren Phase der Partie möglicherweise negativ auswirken. Im
Kommentatorenraum nutzte Daniel King die Zeit, um den gebannten Zuschauern zu
erzählen, daß nach Nigel Shorts Meinung Karpov häufig selbst Stellungen aus eigenen
Partien zu vergessen scheint. Er ist deshalb gezwungen, sich in jede Stellung erneut
hineinzufinden - quasi "von Natur aus" einen Zugang zu den Stellungsmustern zu finden.
Kasparov ist diese Tendenz natürlich nicht verborgen geblieben. Sein nachfolgender Zug
kam daher a tempo aus das Brett.']
11...e5 12.Nc4 e4 13.Nfe5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 h5! 15.h3 Nd7 [Fietz, Harald: '
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Nach diesem Zug überlegte Karpov erneut längere Zeit. Derweil konnten sich die Live-
Kommentatoren Daniel King und Eric Lobron in typischer Hort/Pfleger-Manier zu einer
Wette hinreißen lassen. Da Anand am Nachbarbrett in frühem Stadium einer Russischen
Partie den Zug g4 gespielt hatte, wurde über einen analogen Bauernzug auch im Duell
der beiden großen Ks spekuliert: "Eric, wenn Karpov nun g4 wagt, dann spendiere ich
Dir ein paar Flaschen Wein." Worauf der deutsche Großmeister sogleich ins Karpov-
Lager umschwenkte: "Also Tolja, Anand hat es auch gespielt." Leider wurde diese
tollkühne Forderung nicht erhört.']
16.Nxd7 Qxd7 17.Rfd1 cxd4 18.cxd4 Bxh3 19.Bxe4 h4! [Good idea of fighting white's
supremacy in the center with counter attack on the kingside. Fietz, Harald: 'Man war sich
einig, Kasparov ist es gelungen, eine Stellung zu initiieren, die Karpov gewiß "hassen"
wird!']
20.Bf3 [20.gxh4 Qe7!? 21.Bg2 Qxh4 22.Bxh3 Qxh3 23.Qf1=]
20...hxg3 21.fxg3 Rfe8 22.e4 Rac8 23.Kh2 Bf5 24.Qg2 [24.Rac1!? Rxc1 25.Rxc1 Kh7
(25...Bxe4 26.Bxe4 Qf5 (26...f5 27.Bd5++–) 27.Re1 Rxe4 28.Qxe4 Qf2+ 29.Kh3 Qxb2
30.d5!? (30.Qe8+ Bf8 31.Re7 Qxa2 32.Rxb7 Qd5=) ) 26.Rh1 (26.g4 Be6 27.e5²)
26...Kg8²; 24.g4? Bxe4! 25.Bxe4 f5–+]
24...Bg4 25.Rd2 g5! ['?!' Fietz, Harald. Nice idea hoping to exploit 6th rank for the
attack against white king. Fietz, Harald: '
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[25...b5 26.Rf1²; Ein überraschendes Vorgehen. Beim Fachpublikum neigte man eher zu
der Variante: 25...Bxf3 Fietz, Harald 26.Qxf3 Rc5 mit Absichten in Richtung
Königsflügel. Vielleicht wollte Kasparov seinen Kontrahenten mit einem
unkonventionellen Zug verblüffen, zumal die Restzeit von 3:34 gegenüber 1:59 zu seinen
Gunsten sprach!]
26.Rf1 Rc6 [Fietz, Harald: 'Die Spannung blieb spürbar und aus der Kommentatorenbox
war zu hören: "Hier wird Matt gebrüllt!" (Eric Lobron)']
27.Bxg4 Qxg4 28.e5 Rh6+ 29.Kg1 f6! [29...Rh3 30.Rd3 b5 31.Qf3²]
30.Qf3 Qxf3 31.Rxf3 fxe5? [Illogical opening of the game when all white pieces are
better. Black could have tried to equalize with the transfer of the king to g6.]
[31...Kh7!? 32.exf6 Rxf6 33.Rxf6 Bxf6=]
32.dxe5 [Fietz, Harald: 'Die Zeit wurde knapp (Karpov 1:04; Kasparov 2:53), aber die
Beurteilungen tendierten jetzt mehr in Richtung auf ein Remis.']
32...Rg6?! [32...Rf8 33.Rxf8+ Kxf8 34.Rd7 Ra6 35.a3²]
33.Rf5 g4 34.Rd7 Rc8 35.Bd4 [35.Rxb7!? Rb6 36.Rff7 Rxb7 37.Rxb7 Rc2 38.a4 a6±]
35...Rc2 36.Rf2 [36.Rxb7 Rxa2 37.Bxa7 Rc6 38.Bf2±]
36...Rc4 37.Rd2 Bh6 [Fietz, Harald: 'Zeit: Karpov 0:32; Kasparov 0:59']
38.Re2 Bg7 [38...Bg7 39.Bxa7 Re6 40.Bd4±]
½–½

Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0–0 12.0–0 Nf6 13.e4 b5 14.Re1 dxe4 15.Rc1 Rb8 16.c5 b4
17.Bb2 Bd3 18.Nxe4 Bxe4 19.Bxe4 Nxe4 20.Rxe4 Bf6 21.Qe2 Qa5 22.Ra1 Qb5 23.a3
Qxe2 24.Rxe2 h5 25.Kg2 Rfd8 26.axb4 Rxb4 27.Rxa7 Rxb3 28.Rc7 Rdb8 29.Bc1 Bxd4
30.Rc2 g5 31.Rxc6 g4 32.h3 Kg7 33.Rd6 Rc3 34.Rxc3 Bxc3 35.Rb6 Rc8 36.Be3 Kf6
37.Rb7 Be5 38.hxg4 hxg4 39.f3 gxf3+ 40.Kxf3 Kg6 41.Ke4
½–½

[Huzman,A]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0–0 a6 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.Nc3 cxd4 9.exd4
Be7 10.Re1 Na5 11.Bc2 b5 12.d5! [12.a4 b4 13.Ne4 Bb7 14.Nc5 Bxc5 15.dxc5 Qxd1
16.Bxd1! Rc8 17.Bd2 Nd5 18.Rc1 0–0 19.Ng5!?  e4–d6 19...Bc6! 20.Ne4 Nb7= 0–1
Filippov,V-Estrada Nieto,J/Linares 1998/Inf 71/[Estrada Nieto,J] (56)]
12...b4 [12...Nxd5 13.Nxd5 Qxd5 14.Bd2
a) 14.Qxd5 exd5 15.Nd4 Kf8 (15...Bd7 16.Bg5 f6 17.Bd2 Nc6 18.Nxc6 Bxc6 19.Rac1°)
16.b3°;
b) 14.Be4 Qxd1 15.Rxd1 Bb7µ;
14...Nc6 (14...Nb7 15.Be4 Qd6 16.a4°) 15.Be4 Qd6 16.Bc3 Bb7 17.Bxg7 Rg8 18.Qxd6
Bxd6 19.Bf6± h6 20.Rad1 Be7 21.Bxe7 Kxe7 22.Nh4!±]
13.Ba4+ Kf8 14.Bf4! bxc3 [14...Nxd5 15.Nxd5 Qxd5 (15...exd5 16.Rc1+–) 16.Qxd5
exd5 17.Rac1°; 14...exd5 15.Ne2°; 14...Nh5!?]
15.d6 Nd5 [15...cxb2 16.dxe7+ Kxe7 17.Qc2! Bd7 (17...bxa1Q 18.Qc5+ Qd6 19.Qxd6#)
18.Qxb2 (18.Rad1!? Qb6 19.Bd6+ Ke8 20.Bc7 Qb4 21.Bxd7+ Nxd7 22.Rxd7 Kxd7
23.Bxa5 Qb7 (23...Qxa5 24.Ne5++–) 24.Bc3±) 18...Bxa4 19.Qb4+ Ke8 20.Qxa4+ Kf8
21.Rab1° /]
16.dxe7+ Qxe7 17.Be5! [17.Qxd5 exd5 18.Bd6 Be6 19.Bxe7+ Kxe7 20.bxc3 Rhc8³]
17...Bb7 [17...cxb2 18.Bxb2 Nc4 (18...Bb7 19.Qd4 f6 20.Rac1°) 19.Bxg7+ Kxg7

20.Qxd5 (20.Qd4+ Qf6 21.Qxc4 Bb7²) 20...exd5 21.Rxe7²]
18.bxc3 Rd8 [¹18...f6; ¹18...Rc8]
19.Nd4 Nc4?? [19...Qg5 20.Qf3 Kg8 21.Rab1ƒ]
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Rd8 27.Bxd5 R8xd5 28.h3 Ne5 29.a4 f4 30.a5 f3 31.Qb7 fxg2 32.a6
1–0

[Golod,V]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.Nf3!?
[Other options are:]
[8.e3!?; 8.f3!?]
8...d6 [8...h6!? See comments to Anand,V-Adams,M/Tilburg ,1998/CBM68(1–0)

(Golod,V)(32)]
9.Nd2 Nbd7 10.f3 d5!? [Besides: 10...c5!? and; 10...h6 -see comments to Van Wely,L-
Timman,J/Breda,1998/CBM 65(½–½)(Golod,V)(32)]
11.e3 Re8!? [11...c5!? 12.dxc5 bxc5 (12...Nxc5? 13.cxd5 Bxd5 14.e4 Bb7 15.e5 h6
16.exf6 hxg5 17.fxg7 Re8 18.Bb5 Rc8 19.Rd1±) 13.Bd3 h6!? (13...Qb6 14.0–0² ½–½
Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Linares 1998 (33)) 14.Bh4 Qb6 15.Bf2 a5 16.b3÷; ‹11...Rc8
12.cxd5 exd5 13.Bd3 h6 14.Bh4 Qe7 15.Bf5 Rce8 16.Bxd7 Qxd7 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Kf2
Re7 19.Nf1² 1–0 Van Wely,L-Timman,J/Breda m(5) 1998 (38)]
12.cxd5!?N [12.Bd3!? 0–0 12...h6 13.Bh4 e5! /= See comments to Van Wely,L-
Timman,J/Breda,1998/CBM 65(½–½)(Golod,V)(32)]
12...exd5 [Is the best move.]
[Dubious: 12...Nxd5 in view of 13.Bxd8 Nxc3 14.Bh4!? (14.Bxc7?! Nd5 15.Bb5 Nxe3
(15...Nxc7? 16.Bxd7 Red8 17.Ba4±) 16.Rc1 Nd5™ 17.Bxd7 (17.0–0 Rec8 18.Bd6
N7f6=) 17...Re7 18.Bxb6 Nxb6 19.Bb5 e5ƒ) 14...Nd5 15.Bf2 and white has a positional
advantage(because of good knight at a point d2)]
13.Bb5!? …c6 14.Be2 [14.Bxc6?? Rc8–+]
14...Qe7!= [c5 or h6]
[Worse is: 14...h6 in view of: 15.Bh4 Qe7 16.Bf2²]
15.b4 h6 [Interestingly: 15...a5!?]
16.Bxf6 [Badly: 16.Bf4 because of: 16...g5 or (16...Nh5!?) ]
16...Nxf6 17.Kf2 [This move better than:]
[17.Nf1 a5³]
17...Qd6!? [‹17...a5 18.Rhc1 Qd6 19.Nf1=]
18.Nf1 a5 19.Ng3 Ba6!? [After: 19...axb4 20.axb4 Qe6 21.Rhc1 white has a slight
positional advantage.]
20.Bxa6 [Dubious: 20.Bd1 in view of: 20...Bc4 /=]
20...Rxa6 21.Rhc1 b5?! [Good enough: 21...Qe6]
22.bxa5! [23.a4 or 23.b4]
…22...Rea8 23.Nf5 Qe6?! [¹23...Qxh2 24.Qc5 Kh7÷]
24.g4² h5 [Probably better is: 24...Rxa5 25.Qxc6 b4 26.a4 Kh7! (26...Qxc6? 27.Rxc6
Rxa4 28.Rxa4 Rxa4 29.Nxh6+±) 27.Qc2 g6 28.Ng3 Qd7 29.Qc6 Qxc6 30.Rxc6 Kg7
31.Rb6 (31.Rg1? …Rxa4 32.Nf5+? gxf5 33.gxf5+ Kf8 34.Rxf6 Ra2+ 35.Kg3 (35.Kf1
Rb2–+) 35...Ke7–+) 31...Rxa4 32.Rb1 Ra2+ 33.Ne2 Rc2 34.R6xb4 Raa2 35.Re1 g5
with the full compensation.]
25.h3 g6 [Again: 25...Rxa5!?]
26.Ng3 hxg4 27.hxg4 Kg7 [a5]
28.g5?! [28.Rab1!?]
28...Nd7!? [After: 28...Nh7 29.f4 Rxa5 30.Qxc6 Qxc6 31.Rxc6 b4 32.a4 Rxa4 33.Rxa4
Rxa4 34.Rc5 white has a advantage in the endgame.]
29.e4 Rxa5 [Also possibly: 29...Nb8]

30.Qxc6 Qxc6 31.Rxc6 b4 [Badly: 31...Rxa3 because of: 32.Rxa3 Rxa3 33.Rd6±]
32.Rd6 R8a7 33.a4 b3 34.Rb1 [34.Rxd5 Rxd5 35.exd5 Nb6 36.Rb1 Nxd5 37.Rxb3
Rxa4 38.Ne2 Ra2 39.Ke1²]
34...Rb7!? [‹34...dxe4 35.Nxe4 Rb7 36.Nd2 b2 37.Nc4 Rxa4 38.Rxb2 Rxb2+ 39.Nxb2
Ra2 40.Rxd7 Rxb2+ 41.Ke3 with some odds for win.]
35.Rxd5 Rxa4 36.Ne2 Ra2! 37.Ke1 [37.Ke3!?]
37...Nf8 38.Nc1 Rc2 39.Rc5 [39.Nxb3?? Rc3 40.Nd2 Rxb1+ 41.Nxb1 Rc1+ 42.Kf2
Rxb1µ]
39...Rxc5 40.dxc5 Ne6 41.Rxb3 [Draw right away after: 41.Nxb3? Nxc5 42.Nd2 Rxb1+
43.Nxb1 Ne6=]
41...Rc7 42.Rc3 [42.Nd3 is refuted by: 42...Nd4=]
42...Rxc5 43.Rxc5 Nxc5 44.Ne2™ Ne6 45.f4 f6!= 46.gxf6+ Kxf6 47.Kf2 Nc5 48.Ke3
[=48.e5+ Ke6 49.Kg3 g5 50.fxg5 Ne4+ (50...Kxe5=) 51.Kf4 Nxg5 52.Nd4+ Kd5=]
48...g5 49.f5 Ke5 [49...Ke5 50.Ng3 Nxe4 51.Nxe4 Kxf5=]
½–½

[Blatny,P]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0–0 Be7 8.c4 Nb4
9.cxd5 Nxd3 [Zu dieser Stellung gibt es eine interessante Geschichte. Während ich mit
dieser Variante sehr beschäftigt war (aufgrund analysieren für CBM 72), bekam ich beim
Blitzen im ICC (Internet Chess Club) die Gelegenheit, meine Kenntnisse selbst als
Weisser auszuprobieren. Mein Gegner "deadflower" hatte aber vergessen, auf d3 zu
schlagen: ]
[9...Qxd5? 10.Bxe4! Qxe4 11.Re1 Weiss bekommt wichtige Zeit und der schwarze König
bleibt noch im Zentrum... 11...Qc2 (11...Qd5 12.Rxe7+! Kxe7 13.Qe1++–) 12.Rxe7+
Diese Idee habe ich aus der Partie Anand-Kramnik "gelernt"! 12...Kxe7 13.Qe1+ Kd8
14.Na3! Qa4 15.b3 Qa5 (¹15...Nd3 16.bxa4 Nxe1 17.Nxe1 und die Realisation des
weissen Vorteils ist technisch noch nicht so leicht.) 16.Nc4 Qb5 17.a4 und Weiss
gewinnt.]
10.Qxd3 Qxd5 11.Re1 Bf5 12.g4! Bg6 13.Nc3 Nxc3 14.Qxc3 Kf8?! [Diese Art der
Entfessellung auf der e- Linie wird nach der Partie Anand-Kramnik aus 7. Runde wohl
nie wiederholt, besser sieht entweder]
[14...f6 oder; 14...Qd6 aus, beide Fortsetzungen finden Sie in diesem CBM 72 (Anand-
Sokolov, resp. Anand-Kramnik)]
15.Bf4 [Nicht aber 15.Qxc7 weil Schwarz nach 15...Bd6! 16.Qc3 h5! eine gefährliche
Initiative bekommt. Das Läuferpaar zusammen mit der starken Dame auf d5 bietet bei
geschwächter weisser Königsstellung mehr als genügende Kompensation für den
Bauern.]
15...c6 16.Re3?! [16.Rxe7!! --> Anand-Kramnik]
16...h5 17.g5 h4 18.Rae1 Qf5?! [18...Re8 19.Qa3! (19.Qb3!?) 19...Qxf3™ (19...Qd7??

20.Rxe7 Rxe7 21.Rxe7+–) 20.Rxf3 Bxa3 21.Rxe8+ Kxe8 22.Rxa3 a6 23.Rb3 b5 24.Ra3
mit besserem Endspiel fuer Weiss.]
19.Rxe7 Qxf4 20.h3 Bh5 [Es sieht fast alles OK fuer Schwarz, aber mit]
21.g6!! [bekommt Weiss entscheidende Angriff.]
21...Bxg6 [21...fxg6? 22.Qc5 Kg8 23.Ng5 gefolgt von Dc4+ und Matt.]
22.Qc5 Kg8 23.Ng5 Qb8™ 24.d5! Rh5 [Auch 24...cxd5 reicht nicht wegen 25.Qb5!
Be4™ 26.R1xe4!! dxe4 27.Qf5 Qf8 28.Rxf7 Qd6 (28...Qb4 29.Rf8+! mit Matt.) 29.Rxb7
Rf8™ 30.Rb8!! (Fritz) 30...Qd1+ 31.Kh2! Qd6+ 32.Kg2 Rh6 33.Qf7+ Kh8 34.Qxf8+
Qxf8 35.Rxf8#]
25.d6 f6 26.f4!! fxg5 27.f5 Rh6 [27...Bf7 28.Rxf7 Kxf7 29.Qc4+ Kf8 30.Re7 Qe8
31.Qd4!! Rh7
a) 31...Qxe7 32.dxe7+ Kf7 (32...Kxe7 33.Qxg7++–) 33.Qd7 Re8 34.Qe6#;
b) 31...Qf7 32.Rxf7+ Kxf7 33.Qc4+ Kf8 34.Qe2! Rh8 35.Qe7+ Kg8 36.f6 gxf6 37.d7+–;
32.Rxe8+ Rxe8 33.d7 Rd8 34.Qd6+ Kf7 35.Qe6+ Kf8 36.f6 g6 37.Qd6+ Kg8 38.Qe7!
+–]
28.Qe5?? [Est ist unglaubliche schade, dass Anand mit diesem grossem Blunder die
hervorragend geführte Partie wegwirft. Zum Gewinn führten die beiden anderen
Damenzüge:]
[28.Qc4+ Kh8 29.fxg6 Qf8 (29...Rxg6 30.Qf7 Qxd6 31.Re8+ Rxe8 32.Rxe8+ Kh7
33.Qg8+ Kh6 34.Qh8#) 30.Qe6+–; Oder auch 28.Qd4 Qf8 (28...Bf7 29.Rxf7 Kxf7
30.Re7+ Kg8 31.Qxg7#) 29.fxg6 Rxg6 30.d7+–]
28...Bf7–+ 29.d7 [29.Rd1 Rf6 30.d7 Qd8!–+]

29...Qxe5 30.R1xe5 Kf8
0–1

b5 10.Be2 Bb7 11.a3 a6 12.Rd1 c5 13.dxc5 Nxc5 14.b4 Nce4 15.Nxe4 Bxe4 16.Qd2 Be7
17.Bb2 Rc8 18.Qxd8
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 c6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Bd3 Bg6 6.Bxg6 hxg6 7.Nbd2 e6 8.Qc2 Nbd7 9.b3
a5 10.0–0 Be7 11.e4 dxe4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 a4 14.Bd2 0–0 15.Bc3 Qc7 16.h3
Rfd8 17.Rfd1 Bf6 18.Qc2 axb3 19.axb3 Qf4 20.Qb2 b5 21.Qe2 bxc4 22.bxc4 Rxa1
23.Bxa1 g5 24.g3 Qf5 25.Kg2 g4 26.hxg4 Qxg4 27.Rb1 Nf8 28.Re1 Ra8 29.Ng1 Qxe2
30.Nxe2 Ra4 31.Rc1 Nd7 32.c5 g5 33.Bc3 Ra2 34.Kf1 Nf8 35.Rb1 Ng6 36.Ra1 Rxa1+
37.Bxa1 g4 38.Kg2 Ne7 39.f3 gxf3+ 40.Kxf3 Nd5 41.Bb2 Kh7 42.Bc1 Kg6 43.Bf4 Bg7
44.Bd6 f5 45.g4 Bh6 46.Bf4 Bg7 47.Be5 Bh6 48.Bf4
½–½

Nbd7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Re1 c5 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Rxe4 Bb7 15.Re3 Bf6 16.dxc5
Nxc5 17.Ne5 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Qc7 19.Qf3 Rad8 20.Rd1 a5 21.h4 h6 22.Rxd8 Rxd8
23.Qe2 Rd6 24.Qf3 Rd8 25.Qe2 Rd6 26.Qf3 Rd8
½–½

[Huzman,A]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0–0 a6 7.dxc5 Qxd1 8.Rxd1 Bxc5
9.Nbd2 b6 10.Be2 Nbd7 11.Nc4 Bb7 12.b3 Ke7?! [An inaccurate move as Bishop on c5
is getting in trouble.]
[12...0–0!?]
13.Bb2 Rhd8 14.Ne1! b5 15.Na5 Be4 16.Bf3! Bxf3 17.gxf3 Rdc8 18.Nd3 Rab8
[18...Bd6 19.Nb7 Bc7 20.Ba3+ƒ]
19.Nxc5 Rxc5 20.Rac1 Ke8 21.Bd4 Rxc1 [21...Rcc8 22.Nc6±]
22.Rxc1² [/. Black`s pawn on a6 is weak,White`s pieces and more active,Bishop is

better than Knight-Black are facing difficult defence.]
22...Ra8 23.Kf1 e5 24.Bb2 Nd5 25.Rd1 Ne7 26.Nb7! Nc8 27.Rc1! f6 28.Ba3 a5!
29.Rc7 b4 30.Bc1 Na7 31.Nd6+ Kd8 32.Rb7 Nc8 [32...Nc6!?]
33.Nc4 a4 34.Bd2± [/+–]
34...axb3 35.axb3 Ra7 36.Rxa7 Nxa7 37.Bxb4 Kc7 38.Ke2 Kc6 39.Kd3 g6 40.Be7
Nc8 41.Bd8! Kb5 42.Kc3 Na7 43.Nd6+ Kc6 44.Ne4! f5 45.Ng5 h5 46.e4 Nb5+ 47.Kc4
Nd4 48.b4 Nb5 49.Be7 Nd4? [¹49...Nb6+ 50.Kd3 Na4 51.Nf7 Nb2+ 52.Kc2 Nc4±]
50.f4! Nb5 51.exf5 gxf5 52.Nf7! exf4 53.Nd8+ Kb6 54.Kd5 Ka6 55.Ke6 Nb6 56.Kxf5
Nd5 57.Bc5 Nbc3 58.Ne6 Kb5 59.Nxf4 Nxb4 60.Bxb4 Kxb4 61.Nxh5 Kc5 62.Nf6 Kd6
63.h4 Ke7 64.h5 Kf8 65.Kg6 Nb5 66.h6 Nd6 67.h7 Nf7 68.f4
1–0

[Golod,V]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.e3 d6 9.f3!?
[9.Nf3!? See comments to Dreev,A-Salov,V/Elista,1998/CBM65(½–½) (Golod,V)(36)
and Dreev,A-Razuvaev,Y/St. Petersburg,1998/CBM 67(1–0)(Golod,V)(40) ]
9...h6 [Another alternative is: 9...Nbd7!? -see comments to Vera,R-

Bacrot,E/Havana,1998/CBM 65(½–½)(Golod,V)(41) and Lev,R-
Wells,P/Herzliya,1998/CBM68/(½–½)(Golod,V)(28)]
10.Bh4 Nbd7 11.Nh3!? [Another line is: 11.Bd3!? See comments to Schandorff,L-
Hansen,C/Taastrup,1998/CBM 65(½–½)(Golod,V)(35)]
11...c5 12.Be2!? [12.dxc5!? Is the main line.See comments to Georgiev,K-

Luther,T/Altensteig,1995/CBM 49(1–0)(Dautov)(23); 12.0–0–0?! -seeYrjola,J-
Georgiev,K/Komotini,1992/CBM 32 (0–1)(27)]
12...d5!?N [Besides: 12...Qc7!? 13.0–0 d5 14.cxd5 Nxd5 15.Qd2 cxd4 16.Rfc1 Qb8
17.e4 N5f6 18.Qxd4 Rd8 19.Qe3 Qd6 20.Nf2 /=;Guseinov,A-
Mukhin,M/Baku,1991/EXT 99(1–0)(63); 12...Rc8!? 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.0–0–0 d5 15.Kb1
Qb6÷ 1–0 Flear,C-Maric,A/Biel 1991/TD (48); and 12...Re8?! 13.Bg3 (¹13.0–0) 13...Qe7
14.0–0 Rac8 15.Rfe1 d5= 1–0 Boshku,H-Skembris,S/Ano Liosia op 1993/EXT 97 (53) -
was checked in the previous game.]
13.dxc5 [Differently,after:]
[13.0–0 cxd4 14.Qxd4 e5 black has a equal game.]
13...bxc5 14.0–0 a5!? [Dubious: 14...e5 in view of: 15.Bxf6! Qxf6 16.cxd5 Bxd5
17.Rad1²]
15.Rad1 [/=]
15...Qb6 [Also possibly: 15...a4]
16.Rd2!? Bc6!? [e5]
[If right away: 16...e5?! then: 17.cxd5 Nxd5 18.Qc1! and white has a big positional
advantage.]
17.Bf2 Ba4?! [That is very dubious move.]
[Good enough: 17...Rfd8]
18.Nf4 Bb3 19.cxd5! Nxd5 [‹19...exd5 20.Bd1! Bc4 21.Re1± with the idea 22.e4 or
22.b3]
20.Nxd5 exd5 [Badly: 20...Bxd5 because of: 21.e4 Bc6 22.Rxd7!? (22.Rc1!?) 22...Bxd7
23.Bxc5 Qc7 24.Bxf8 Qxc3 25.bxc3 Kxf8 26.Rb1± ]
21.Bd1! Bc4 [Worst of all: 21...Bxd1 22.Rfxd1 Nf6 23.Bh4! …g5 24.Bg3+–]
22.Re1 [23.e4 or 23.b3]
22...Qe6™ 23.b3 Ba6? [It is necessary: 23...Bb5²]
24.Qxa5 Bb7 25.Qc7 Bc6 26.a4 Rfc8 [Loses: 26...Ne5? because of: 27.e4 dxe4 (‹27...d4
28.f4 Nd7 29.f5 Qf6 30.e5+–) 28.f4 …f5(‫ץ‬c6)+–]
27.Qg3± c4 [Slightly better is: 27...Rcb8]
28.e4! dxe4 [Loses right away: 28...c3? 29.exd5 cxd2 (29...Qf5 30.Bd4+–) 30.Rxe6 fxe6
31.dxc6 Rxc6 32.Qf4 Ra5 33.Qxd2 Rd5 34.Qe1+–]
29.fxe4 Ne5 [‹29...Nf6 30.Rd6 Qe7 31.Bd4+–]

30.Bd4 Re8 31.Rc2!+– Ng6 [31...cxb3 is refuted by: 32.Bxe5 f6 (32...Qxe5 33.Rxc6
Qd4+ (33...Qxg3 34.hxg3 b2 35.Bc2 Rac8 36.Rxc8 Rxc8 37.Bb1 Rc1 38.Kf2+–)
34.Qf2+–) 33.Rc3 Bxa4 34.Rc7! …g5 35.Bb2+–]
32.Rxc4 [The rest is the matter of technics.]
32...Bd5 [Badly: 32...Bxe4 in view of: 33.Bxg7 Kxg7 34.Qc3+! (34.Rexe4!? Qxe4
35.Rxe4 Rxe4 36.Bf3 Re3 37.Bxa8 Rxg3 38.hxg3+–) …34...Kg8 35.Rexe4 Qxe4 36.Rxe4
Rxe4 37.Bf3 Nf4 38.Kf2+–]
33.Bg4 Qe7 34.Rc7 Qb4 35.Qc3 Rab8 36.Qxb4 Rxb4 37.Bc3 Rbxe4 38.Rxe4 Bxe4
39.Rc8! Rxc8 40.Bxc8 Bc2 41.a5! Bxb3 42.a6 Nf4 [42...Bc4 43.Bb7 Bxa6 44.Bxa6+–;
42...Ne7 43.Bb7 Bd5 44.Bxd5 Nxd5 45.Ba5!+–]
43.Bb7 [43.Bb7 Bd5 (43...Nd5 44.Ba5!) 44.Bxd5 Nxd5 45.Ba5+–]
1–0

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0–0 Be7 8.Re1 Bf5 9.c4
Nb4 10.Bf1 0–0 11.a3 Nc6 12.cxd5 Qxd5 13.Nc3 Nxc3 14.bxc3 Bf6 15.Bf4 Rac8 16.Rc1
Rfd8 17.h3 h6 18.g4 Bg6 19.Bg2 Qd7 20.d5 Na5 21.c4 b6 22.Be5 Be7 23.Bb2 Bd6
24.Ne5 Bxe5 25.Rxe5 f6 26.Re3 Nb7 27.h4 Re8 28.Rg3 Nc5 29.g5 hxg5 30.hxg5 f5
31.Qd4 Ne4 32.Re3 c5 33.Qd3 Qd6 34.Rce1 Rcd8 35.a4 Qf4 36.f3 Ng3 37.Qc3 Nh5
38.Re7 Rxe7 39.Rxe7 Kf8 40.Rxg7 Qxg5 41.Rxa7 Bf7 42.Qh8+ Bg8 43.f4 Qg6 44.Be5
Re8 45.Qxh5
1–0

[Lutz,C]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0–0 8.0–0 dxc4
9.Bxc4 a6 10.Rd1 b5 11.Be2 Qc7 12.Ne4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 Be7 [Dieser neue Zug wurde
zuerst von Gelfand angewandt. Die Idee ist, der weißen Dame das Feld h4 zu verwehren.
Häufiger wurde 13...f6 und 13...e5 gespielt.]
[13...Nf6 14.Qh4 c5 15.e4 cxd4 16.Bg5 e5 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Qxf6‚ 1–0 Bareev,E-
Dreev,A/Elista 1998/CBM 65/[Hecht] (58); 13...e5 14.Qh4 Re8 15.Bd3 h6 16.Bc2 exd4
17.Qxd4 Bf8 18.b3 Nf6 19.Qh4 g5 20.Qg3 Qxg3 21.hxg3÷ ½–½ Karpov,A-
Anand,V/Lausanne 1998/CBM 63/[Ftacnik] (55)]
14.Bd2 [14.a4 Bb7 15.Qc2 Rfc8 16.Bd2 b4 17.a5 c5 18.Be1 Qb8 19.Qb1 Nf6 20.dxc5
Bxc5 21.Nd2 Bd5 22.Bf3 Bd6 23.h3 Be5 24.Bxd5 Nxd5 25.Nf3 Bf6 26.e4 Nf4 27.Ra4
Be7 28.b3 Qb5 29.Bd2 Ne2+ 30.Kh1 Rd8ƒ 1–0 Karpov,A-Gelfand,B/Monte Carlo
1999/CBM 69 ext (56)]
14...Bb7 15.Rac1 c5 16.Qb1 Qb6 17.dxc5 Nxc5 18.Bc3 Be4 19.Qa1 b4 [Bevor Weiß
selbst b2–b4 spielt.]
20.Bd4 Rac8 21.Nd2 Bd5= [Schwarz hat keine Probleme mehr.]
22.b3 f6 23.Bf3 Bxf3 24.Nxf3 Rfd8 25.Qb1 Qb7 26.Bxc5 Rxd1+ 27.Rxd1 Rxc5
28.Nd2 Rd5 29.Nc4 f5 30.Rxd5 Qxd5 31.f3 Bf6 32.Kf2 Kf7 33.Ke2 Ke7 34.Qd3 Qc5
35.Kf1 g6 36.h3 h5 37.Ke2 Qc7 38.f4 Qc6 39.Kf2 Bh4+ 40.Kf1 Bf6 41.Kf2 Bh4+
42.Kf1 Bf6
½–½
(2077814) Karpov,Anatoly (2710) - Comp Shredder [E15]

Dortmund man-comp Dortmund (1), 09.07.1999
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.0–0
Ne4 10.Nc3 0–0 11.Rc1 Ba3 12.Rc2 Nxd2 13.Qxd2 c6 14.Ne5 Bb7 15.e4 f6 16.Nf3 dxe4
17.Nxe4 Na6 18.Rd1 Nb4 19.Rc4 a5 20.Ne1 Nd5 21.Nd3 Re8 22.Rc2 Qd7 23.Nc3 Re7
24.Nxd5 cxd5 25.Re1 Rae8 26.Rxe7 Qxe7 27.Qd1 Bd6 28.Bf3 Qd7 29.Re2 Kh8
30.Rxe8+ Qxe8 31.Ne1 Qd7 32.Ng2 Kg8 33.Ne3 Bb4 34.Qd3 Kh8 35.h4 Ba3 36.Bg4
Qe8 37.Bf3 Qd7 38.h5 Bb4 39.a4 Qe6 40.Kg2 Ba3 41.Qc2 Bc6 42.Kg1 h6 43.Ng2 Qd7
44.Nh4 Kg8 45.Qe2 Qe7 46.Qc2 Qd7 47.Kh2 b5 48.axb5 Bxb5 49.Be2 Bc6 50.Bd3 Bb7
51.Qe2 Qc6 52.Bf5 Kf7 53.Qg4 Kf8 54.Ng6+ Ke8 55.Nf4 Bf8 56.Qg6+ Ke7 57.Be6 Qe8
58.Bxd5 Bxd5 59.Nxd5+ Kd8 60.Qxe8+ Kxe8 61.Kg2 Kd7 62.Kf3 f5 63.Ne3 Ke6 64.g4
fxg4+ 65.Kxg4 Kf6 66.f4 g6 67.hxg6 Kxg6 68.f5+ Kf7 69.Kh5 Kf6 70.Kg4 Kf7 71.Nc4
Kf6 72.Nxa5 h5+ 73.Kf4 Bd6+ 74.Ke4 h4 75.Nc4 h3 76.Kf3 Bf4 77.b4 Kxf5 78.d5 h2
79.Kg2 Ke4 80.d6 Bxd6 81.Nxd6+ Kd5
½–½
(2084833) Karpov,Anatoly (2700) - Sokolov,Ivan (2656) [E63]

[Dautov,R]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nf3 d6 7.0–0 Rb8 8.b3 [Karpov
verzichtet auf seine Lieblingsvariante mit 8.e1.]
8...a6 9.Nd5 Ne4 [Auch 9...Nh5 ist für Schwarz gut spielbar.]
10.Bb2 f5 11.e3 [11.Qc2 e6 (11...Bd7 12.Rfd1 b5 13.Nf4 Qe8 14.cxb5 axb5 15.d5 Nb4
16.Qc1 Bxb2 17.Qxb2² Romanishin,O-Zapata,A/Brussels 1986) 12.Ne3 Ne7 13.Rfd1
Bd7 14.Ne1 Nf6÷ Csom,I-Schneider,A/HUN-chT 1994; 11.Qc1 Bd7 12.Rd1 e6 13.Nf4
Ne7 14.Nd2 Nf6 15.c5 g5 16.Nd3 Bc6= Ribli,Z-Zapata,A/Novi Sad 1990]
11...e6 12.Nc3 Nxc3 13.Bxc3 Qe7N [13...Ne7?! 14.Qe2 h6 15.Rad1 g5 16.Ne1 (16.e4²)
16...Bd7 17.Nd3 Ng6 18.f4² Konopka,M-Oral,T/CZE-chT9495 ; Das Stellungsmuster
gleicht dem Holländisch mit g7–g6, deswegen soll Schwarz aller Regeln nach e7–e5
anstreben. In der Partie verzichtet er immer wieder auf diesen Vorstoß und spielt zu
passiv. 13...e5! 14.dxe5 (14.d5 Ne7=) 14...dxe5 15.Qd5+ Kh8 16.Qxd8 Rxd8 17.Ng5
Rd3=]
14.b4! Nd8 [14...e5! 15.b5 (15.d5 Nd8=) 15...axb5 16.cxb5 Nd8 17.dxe5 dxe5 18.Qb3+
Be6 19.Qb2 e4 20.Bxg7 Qxg7 21.Qxg7+ Kxg7 22.Nd4 Ra8 23.a4 b6=]
15.b5 Nf7 16.Qb3² b6 [16...axb5 17.cxb5 e5? (17...Kh8²) 18.dxe5 dxe5 19.Bb4+–]
17.Nd2 Kh8 [17...e5!? 18.dxe5 Nxe5 (18...dxe5?? 19.Bb4 Nd6 20.c5++–) 19.f4!
(19.c5+ Be6 20.Bd5 Bxd5 21.Qxd5+ Qf7 22.Qxf7+ Nxf7 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.cxd6 Nxd6=)
19...Ng4 20.e4 Bxc3 21.Qxc3 fxe4 22.Nxe4²]
18.f4! [Weiß nutzt die Passivität des Gegners, um die Kontrolle über den Schlüsselpunkt
e5 zu verstärken. Demnächst ist die eigene Aktivität im Zentrum geplant, e3–e4.]
[18.e4? f4! 19.gxf4 Qh4„]
18...Bb7 [18...axb5 19.cxb5 e5 20.dxe5 dxe5 21.Qb2 Qc5 22.Rfe1²]
19.a4 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Ra8 21.Rae1 [21.e4!? fxe4 22.Nxe4 Nh6 23.Rae1 axb5 24.axb5²
g5]
21...Qd7 [21...e5 22.dxe5 dxe5 23.e4!²]
22.Nf3?! [Zu langsam gespielt. Die Zeit war reif, um aktiv zu werden:]
[22.e4! axb5 23.axb5 d5!? (23...fxe4 24.d5! e5 (24...exd5? 25.cxd5± a1–h8) 25.Rxe4
Rfe8 26.Qb2²) 24.cxd5 exd5 25.e5 Nd8 26.Ra1 Ne6 27.Rfc1²]
22...axb5 [22...c6? 23.bxc6 Qxc6 24.d5 exd5 25.Bxg7+ Kxg7 26.cxd5± d4]
23.axb5 Ra7 24.Ra1 [Das Zugeständnis. Weiß kommt im Zentrum nicht zügig genug
voran, deswegen tauscht er ein Paar Türme, um die a-Linie abzusichern.]
[24.d5 exd5 25.cxd5 Rfa8„; 24.e4 fxe4 25.Rxe4 d5=]
24...Rfa8 25.Rxa7 Rxa7= [Dank der gegnerischen Ungenauigkeit im 22. Zug konnte
Schwarz das Spiel ausgleichen.]
26.Rf2 [a2]
[26.d5 exd5 27.cxd5 Qe8=]
26...Qe8 [a8]
27.c5! [Der letzte Versuch, auf Gewinn zu spielen...]
[27.Ra2 Qa8 28.Rxa7 Qxa7 29.d5 e5 30.fxe5 Nxe5 31.Qb2 Kg8=]
27...d5?! [und er gelingt!]
[Die simple Vereinfachung der Stellung mittels 27...dxc5 28.dxc5 bxc5 29.Bxg7+ Kxg7
30.Qc3+ Kg8 31.Qxc5 Rb7 32.Nd4 e5= sicherte Schwarz das Unentschieden.]
28.Rc2! [d2, cxb6, c6 Karpov sieht sofort die Achillesferse der schwarzen
Stellung- den schwachen Punkt c6.]
28...Qa8? [Nur durch diesen weiteren Fehler ruiniert Schwarz seine Stellung endgültig.
Es war noch möglich, durch umsichtige Verteidigung das Gleichgewicht zu halten.]
[28...Rb7? 29.Ra2! ( 29.cxb6 Rxb6) 29...bxc5 (29...Bf8 30.c6 Rb8 31.Ra7²) 30.dxc5
Rxb5?? 31.Qxb5 Qxb5 32.Ra8+ mit Matt; 28...Bf8! 29.Bd2! 30.cxb6 cxb6 31.c6
(29.Bb2 Ra5=; 29.cxb6 cxb6 30.Bd2 Nd6 31.Rc6 Nc4„) 29...Rb7! 30.cxb6 (30.c6 Ra7=)
30...Rxb6=]
29.cxb6 cxb6 30.Bb4± [×c6 Nun hat Schwarz einen schweren Stand. Seine Springer und
Läufer hinterlassen einen kläglichen Eindruck, das Eindringen einer der weißen
Schwerfiguren ist nicht zu vermeiden.]
30...Nd8 31.Qc3 [c8]
31...Ra2 [Was sonst? Aber der Turmtausch bringt Schwarz keine Erleichterung.]
32.Be7! Nf7 33.Rxa2 Qxa2+ 34.Kf1+– Qb1+ [34...Qc4+ 35.Qxc4 dxc4 36.Ke2 Kg8
37.Nd2 c3 38.Nc4+–]
35.Kf2 h6 [35...Qa2+ 36.Nd2 Nh6 (36...h6 37.Ke2±) 37.Ke2 Ng8 38.Bd8 Qa4
39.Qc6+–]
36.Qc6 Qd3 [36...Qa2+ 37.Kf1 Qb1+ 38.Ke2 Kh7 39.Qxb6+–]
37.Ng1 [37.Qe8+ Kh7 38.Qxf7 Qc2+ 39.Ke1 Qb1+ 40.Ke2 Qxb5+ (40...Qc2+ 41.Nd2)
41.Kf2 Qb2+ 42.Kf1 Qc1+ 43.Kg2+–]
37...Bxd4 38.Qe8+ Kg7 39.Qf8+ Kh7

1–0

[Huzman,A]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.0–0 a6 7.Bd3 cxd4 8.exd4 Be7 9.Ne5
0–0 10.Be3 Bd7 11.Nc3 Nc6 12.Rc1 Rc8 [12...Bd6 13.Bf4 Qe7 14.Ne4 Nxe4 15.Bxe4ƒ]
13.a3 Bd6 14.Nxd7 [14.Bf4 Qe7 15.Ne4 Nxe4 16.Bxe4 Rfd8 17.Qd3 f5!? (17...h6 …
18.Bh7+ Kh8 19.Nxf7+ Qxf7 20.Bxd6 Be8 21.Bc5 g6–+) 18.Bxc6 Bxe5 19.Bxe5
(19.Bxd7 Rxc1 20.Bxe6+ (20.Bxc1 Qxd7µ) 20...Qxe6 21.Bxc1 Bxd4³) 19...Bxc6=]
14...Qxd7 15.Qf3 Ne7 16.Bg5 Ned5= 17.Bxf6 Nxf6 18.d5 Nxd5 19.Nxd5 Rxc1
[19...exd5?? 20.Bf5+–]
20.Bxh7+ Kxh7 21.Qh5+ Kg8 22.Nf6+ gxf6 23.Qg4+ Kh7 24.Qh4+ Kg7 25.Qg4+
Kh7 26.Qh4+
½–½

1.d4 g6 2.g3 Bg7 3.Bg2 c5 4.c3 Qa5 5.d5 d6 6.Nf3 Nf6 7.0–0 0–0 8.Re1 Re8 9.Na3
Nbd7 10.h3 b5 11.e4 a6 12.Nc2 Bb7 13.Bf4 h6 14.h4 e5 15.Bd2 c4 16.b4 cxb3 17.axb3
Qc7 18.Nh2 Nc5 19.Rb1 a5 20.b4 axb4 21.cxb4 Ncxe4 22.Rxe4 Nxe4 23.Bxe4 f5
24.Bg2 Qf7 25.Bc1 e4 26.Bb2 Bxb2 27.Rxb2 Qxd5 28.Qxd5+ Bxd5 29.Nf1 h5 30.Nfe3
Bc4 31.Bf1 d5 32.Kg2 Reb8 33.Nd4 Rb6 34.Rd2 Kf7 35.Ndc2 Ra2 36.Bxc4 dxc4
37.Rd5 Rb2 38.Kf1 Ra6 39.Rxb5 Raa2 40.Rb7+ Kg8 41.Rc7 Rxc2 42.Nxc2 Rxc2 43.b5
Rb2 44.Rxc4 Rxb5 45.Rc8+
½–½
(2084843) Adams,Michael (2708) - Karpov,Anatoly (2700) [C42]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0–0 Be7 8.Re1 Bf5 9.c4
Nb4 10.Bf1 0–0 11.a3 Nc6 12.Nc3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Bf6 14.Bf4 dxc4 15.Bxc4 Qd7 16.Ba2
Rfe8 17.Qd2 b5 18.Bg5 Bg6 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Nh4 Kg7 21.f4 Ne7 22.Qf2 Nf5 23.g4
Nxh4 24.Qxh4 f5 25.Re5 f6 26.Rc5 Re3 27.Re1 Rxe1+ 28.Qxe1 Re8 29.Qg3 Bf7
30.Bxf7 Qxf7 31.g5 Kh8 32.Rxf5 Qb3 33.gxf6 Qd1+ 34.Kg2 Qc2+ 35.Kg1 Qb1+
36.Kg2 Qc2+ 37.Kg1
½–½
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bg2 Bd6 8.Ne5 0–0 9.0–0
c5 10.Ndf3 cxd4 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bxf6 Qxf6 13.Qxd4 Bxe2 14.Rfe1 Bxf3 15.Nxf3 Nd7
16.Qxd5 Rad8 17.Rab1 Nc5 18.Qc4 Ne6 19.b4 Rc8 20.Qa6 Rc7 21.a3 Rd8 22.Rb3 g6
23.Rbe3 Kg7 24.Qb5 Bf8 25.Bh3 Nd4 26.Nxd4 Rxd4 27.R3e2 Rdc4 28.Bf1 Rc2 29.Qa6
½–½
(2084853) Leko,Peter (2701) - Karpov,Anatoly (2700) [C42]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Be7 7.0–0 Nc6 8.Re1 Bf5
9.Nbd2 Nxd2 10.Qxd2 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 Qd7 12.c3 a6 13.Bf4 0–0 14.Re3 Rae8 15.Rae1
Bd8 16.h3 Rxe3 17.Rxe3 f6 18.Nd2 Ne7 19.Nb3 Qf5 20.Qxf5 Nxf5 21.Re2 b6 22.Nc1
Kf7 23.Nd3 a5 24.g4 Ne7 25.Kg2
½–½

[Lutz,C]
1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0–0 8.0–0 dxc4
9.Bxc4 Qe7 10.a3 e5 11.h3 Bb8 [Chernins Spezialvariante, die auch von Karpov nicht
geknackt werden kann.]
12.Ba2 h6 13.Nh4 Rd8 14.Nf5 Qe8 15.Bd2 Nf8 16.dxe5N [Eine harmlose Neuerung. In
den vier mir bekannten Partien in dieser Stellung wurde der Turm nach d1 gestellt:
zweimal der a-Turm und zweimal der f-Turm.]
[16.Rad1 Qd7 (16...exd4 17.Nxd4 Bc7 18.Bc1 Bb6 19.Rfe1 Bxd4 20.exd4 Be6 21.d5 cxd5
22.Nxd5 Nxd5 23.Rxd5 Rdc8 24.Rc5 b6 25.Rxc8 Rxc8 26.Qe4 Qd8 27.Bb1 Bxh3 28.Bxh6
gxh6 ½–½ Stangl,M-Chernin,A/Munich 1993/TD (28)) 17.Ng3 (17.e4? exd4 18.Nxd4
Qxd4 19.Be3 Qe5 20.Rxd8 Qh2#) 17...exd4 18.exd4 Qc7 19.Nce2 Be6 20.Bf4 Qb6
21.Bxe6 ½–½ Portisch,L-Chernin,A/Budapest 1993/CBM 34 (21); 16.Rfd1!? exd4
(16...Qd7 17.e4! exd4 18.Nxd4 Qxd4 19.Be3! (Timman) Hier zeigt sich die Pointe von
16.fd1: Nach 19...Qe5 20.Rxd8 kann Schwarz nicht auf h2 mattsetzen.) 17.Nxd4
N8h7!? (17...Qe5 18.f4 Qe7 19.Re1 a5 20.Rad1 Ba7 21.Na4 Bxd4 22.exd4 Qc7 23.f5
Rxd4 24.Bc3° ½–½ Timman,J-Akopian,V/Ubeda 1997/CBM 58/[Lutz] (41)) 18.Nf5 Bc7
19.e4 Be6 20.Bxe6 Qxe6 21.f4 h5 22.e5 Nd5 23.Nxd5 Rxd5 24.Bb4 Rxd1+ 25.Rxd1 Rd8
26.Rxd8+ Bxd8² ½–½ Akopian,V-Chernin,A/Pula 1997/CBM 57 ext/[Lutz] (40)]
16...Qxe5 17.Ng3 [Der Springer muss zurück und der a2 wird abgetauscht. Weiß hat
also keinerlei Vorteil mehr.]
17...Be6 18.Bxe6 Nxe6= 19.Rfd1 Qc5 20.Nf1 Be5 21.Rac1 Rd7 22.Be1 Rad8 23.Rxd7
Rxd7 24.Nd2 Bc7 25.Rd1 Ng5 26.Nf1 Rxd1 27.Qxd1 Qc4
½–½
(2087868) Illescas Cordoba,Miguel (2600) - Karpov,Anatoly (2700) [C42]

Carlos Falcon Memorial 5' Barcelona (1), 26.07.1999
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Bd3 d5 6.Qe2 Qe7 7.0–0 Nc5 8.Re1 Qxe2
9.Bxe2 Ne6 10.d4 c6 11.c4 Bb4 12.Nc3 dxc4 13.Bxc4 0–0 14.a3 Ba5 15.Ne5 Re8 16.b4
Bd8 17.d5 cxd5 18.Bxd5 Bf6 19.Bb2 Bxe5 20.Rxe5 Nd7 21.Ree1 Nb6 22.Rad1 Nxd5
23.Nxd5 b6 24.Nf4 f6 25.Rc1 Kf7 26.Nxe6 Bxe6 27.f3 Rac8 28.Kf2 h5 29.h4 Red8
30.Rxc8 Bxc8 31.Ke3 Ba6 32.Bd4 Re8+ 33.Kd2 Rd8 34.Ke3 Rc8 35.Kd2 Rc4 36.Bf2
Rc7 37.Bd4 Bb5 38.Rc1 Rd7 39.Kc3 Kg6 40.Re1 Kf5 41.Re4 Ba4 42.Re3 Rc7+ 43.Kd3
Rd7 44.Kc3 Rc7+ 45.Kd3 Rd7 46.Kc3 Rc7+ 47.Kd3
½–½

Carlos Falcon Memorial 5' Barcelona (2), 26.07.1999
a6 10.Rd1 b5 11.Be2 Qc7 12.Ne4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 Be7 14.Bd2 Bb7 15.Rac1 c5 16.Qb1
Qb6 17.dxc5 Nxc5 18.Bc3 Be4 19.Qa1 Rac8 20.Bd4 b4 21.Ne5 Rfd8 22.f3 Bd5 23.b3 f6
24.Nc4 Bxc4 25.Bxc4 Kh8 26.e4 a5 27.Bf2 Rxd1+ 28.Rxd1 Rd8 29.g3 Rxd1+ 30.Qxd1
Qd6 31.Qe2 Qe5 32.Kg2 g6 33.Be3 Qc3 34.Qd2 Qxd2+ 35.Bxd2 Kg7 36.Be3 e5 37.Kf2
f5 38.exf5 gxf5 39.Ke2 a4 40.Bxc5 Bxc5 41.bxa4 e4 42.fxe4 fxe4 43.Bd5 e3 44.a5 Kf6
45.Bf3 Ke5 46.Kd3 h6 47.h4 Kd6 48.Ke4 Ke6 49.a6 Ba7 50.g4 Bb6 51.Be2 Ba7
52.Bc4+ Kd6 53.Kf5 Kc5 54.Bf1 Kd4 55.g5 hxg5
1–0
(2128633) Sadvakasov,Darmen (2468) - Karpov,Anatoly (2700) [B17]

VAM Hoogeveen 3rd Hoogeveen (1), 17.10.1999
[Lukacs,P]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3 Bd6 8.Qe2 h6
9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Qc7 11.Qg4 Kf8 [Karpov's favourite  move.]
12.0–0 c5 [Soon or later Black has to attack White's .]
[12...b6 has a similar idea to play c6–c5 after b7. 13.Re1 Yandemirov-Kharitinov,
RUS-Cup 1996 CBM 56 (13.b3 Arakhamia-Portisch, Cancan Veterans-Women 1996
CBM 67) ]
13.Qh4 [The  is vulnerable on g4.]
[13.Re1 b6 14.dxc5 Nxc5 15.Bd2 h5! 16.Qh4 Bb7 17.Be2 Ne4 18.Be3 Be7 19.Ng5 Qe5
20.Bf3 Nxg5 21.Bxg5 Bxg5 22.Rxe5 Bxh4= Ponomariov-Speelman, Hastings 1998]
13...b6 14.Be4 Rb8 [14...Bb7 Topalov-Timman, Elista olm 1998 CBM 66 looks more
logical at first sight.]
15.Rd1!N [White puts pressure on the d  especially against d6.]
[15.Bg5 Eismont-Gutov, RUS-Cup 1996 CBM 56]
15...c4 [In case of 15...f5?! we can see the idea of 15.d1: 16.dxc5! bxc5 (16...Nxc5
17.Bxf5 exf5 18.Rxd6! followed by the double  18...Qxd6 19.Bf4+–) 17.Bd3 Bb7
18.Be2± with a cramped  structure for Black.; 15...cxd4 16.Nxd4²; 15...Nf6 16.dxc5!
bxc5 17.Rxd6 Qxd6 18.Bf4 Qb6 19.Rd1]
16.Ne5!? [The real question is certainly 16.d5! in order to use the  on the d . 16...e5
Black has to avoid the opening of the position because of his undeveloped pieces and
vulnerable .
a) 16...Nc5 17.dxe6 Nxe6 (17...Nxe4 18.Qxe4 Bxe6 19.Rxd6! The same motif again!
19...Qxd6 20.Bf4 Qd8 21.Bxb8 Qxb8 22.Rd1±) 18.Bd2² and Black hasn't solved the
problem of his  yet.;
b) 16...Nf6 is also met by 17.dxe6;
c) 16...exd5 17.Bxd5 b5
c1) 17...Ne5?! runs into the pin after 18.Bf4! Ba6 (18...Nxf3+? 19.Bxf3 Bxf4? 20.Rd8+
+–) 19.Nxe5 Bxe5 20.Bxe5 Qxe5 21.Bxc4+–;
c2) 17...Ba6? 18.Bxf7! Kxf7 19.Bf4 Bxf4 20.Rxd7+ Qxd7 21.Qxf4++–; 18.Bd2²;
17.Bf5 Nf6 18.Bxc8 Rxc8 19.Bg5 e4 (19...Nd7 20.Nd2²) 20.Bxf6 exf3 21.Bc3 fxg2
22.Re1²]
16...Nf6 [16...Bb7 was also possible as well. 17.Bxb7 Rxb7 18.Bf4 Nf6 19.Qg3 Kg8
20.Qf3 Nd5 with an excellent  in the .]
17.Bf3 Bb7 18.Bxb7 Rxb7= 19.b3 cxb3 [19...c3?! may become a weakness in the long
run. 20.Nc4 Kg8 (20...Nd5?? 21.Nxd6 Qxd6 22.Ba3!+– with the same back rank motif as
before.) 21.Nxd6 Qxd6 22.Bf4²]
20.cxb3 [If 20.axb3 then Black can bravely take the , for example: 20...Qxc2 21.Bg5
Ne8]
20...Nd5 [This is the best blockading square for the  in front of the isolated .]
[Accepting the  sacrifice opens up the lines and diagonals for the better developed
pieces: 20...Bxe5? 21.dxe5 Qxe5 22.Bf4 Qb2 (22...Qh5 23.Qxh5 Nxh5 24.Rd8+ Ke7
25.Bg5+ hxg5 26.Rxh8 Nf4 27.Rd1+–) 23.Rac1‚]
21.Bf4 Qe7 [21...Kg8 22.Rac1 Qb8 23.Bg3² (23.Nc6 is parried by 23...Qf8) ]
22.Qg3 [White has to avoid the exchange of .]
[22.Qxe7+ Bxe7 23.Rac1 g5³ and White has an awkward  in the .]
22...Bxe5 [22...Nxf4 23.Qxf4 g5 24.Qe4 Kg7 25.Rac1 Rc7 26.Nc6 Qf6= looks also
sufficient, but to give away the good  for the bad  is not logical.; 22...Bc7!? 23.Rac1
g5 comes into consideration.]
23.Bxe5 [23.dxe5 g6=]
23...Qg5 24.Qd3 [White has to keep the queens.]
24...Rd7 25.Rac1 [White has a pressure on the c  and on the  , which compensates
the isolated  and the strong d5 .]
25...Qd8?! [25...Ke7 26.Rc4 (26.Qa6 Rhd8) 26...Rhd8 27.Rdc1 Kf8 would have solved
Black's problem of development.]
26.Qa6 Ne7 [26...Nb4 27.Qa4 Nd5 28.Rc6 with the idea of doubling on the c .]
27.Qc4 [27.Rc4! was the consistent answer in order to bring the rooks first on the c .
27...Kg8 28.Rdc1 Kh7 29.Rc7 Nd5 (29...Rxc7 30.Rxc7 f6 31.Qxa7!) 30.Rxa7 Rxa7
31.Qxa7 Qg5 32.Rf1 and White is a  up!]
27...Kg8 28.Bc7 [The  closes the c  from his own heavy artillery. ]
28...Qa8 29.Qa4 Qe8 30.Bb8 [Perhaps White's initial idea was 30.Qxa7? but after
30...Nd5 31.Rc6 Kh7 32.Rdc1 Qe7 the pin is terrible for him.]
30...Kh7 31.Bc7 [31.Bxa7? Rb7! and the  is trapped.]
31...Nd5 32.Be5 Qe7 33.Qc4 Qg5 34.Qd3+ Qg6 35.Qe2 [35.Qxg6+ Kxg6 is again a bit
better , which is not very promising if Karpov is the opponent.]
35...Rhd8 36.h4 h5 [blockading the h4  secures the pressure on the light squares.]
37.Rd3 Qg4 [37...f6! 38.Bh2 (38.Rg3?? Qh6; 38.Bg3 Nb4) 38...e5! suddenly the course
of the game has been changed completely! 39.dxe5 Nf4! This is the point. 40.Bxf4 Rxd3
41.exf6 gxf6 with an exchange up Black has good chances.]
38.Qd2? [Now the weak isolated  will fall.]
[Good or bad, he had to go for the worse  after 38.Qxg4 hxg4³]
38...f6 39.Bg3 Ne7! 40.Qe3 Rxd4 41.Rxd4 Rxd4 42.f3 Nf5!–+ 43.Qxe6 Qxg3
44.Qxf5+ Kh6 45.Qc2 Qxh4 [Black is a healthy  up, and his pieces are also rather
active.]
46.Rd1 Qf4 [or 46...Rxd1+ 47.Qxd1 Qg5]
47.Rd3 h4 [The rest is technique!]
48.Kh1 g6 49.Qc3 Rxd3 50.Qxd3 h3 51.gxh3 Qg3 52.Qd2+ Kh5 53.Qe3 Qxh3+
54.Kg1 Qf5 55.Qe2 Qe5 56.Qd1 Kh4 57.Kf2 Qh2+ 58.Ke3 Qe5+ 59.Kf2 f5 60.a4
Qg3+ 61.Ke3 Qe5+ 62.Kf2 Qh2+ 63.Ke3 g5 64.Qd5 Qg1+ 65.Ke2 Kg3
0–1

[Golod,V]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Ba6!? [Other lines
are: 7...c5; and 7...Bb7]
8.e3 d6 9.b4 [Besides,white has several options:]
[9.Nf3!? See comments to Ivanchuk,V-Adams,M/ Linares,1999/CBM 70(0–1)(Golod,V)

(40); 9.f3; 9.Qc2; 9.Bd3!? Is the main line.See comments to Jelen,I-
Gyimesi,Z/Baden,1999/CBM 71 (½–½)(Golod,V)(25)]
9...Nbd7 10.f3!?N [10.Bd3!? Is the first game in this variation (9.b4) 10...c5 11.dxc5
bxc5 12.b5 Bb7 13.f3 d5 14.Ne2 Qb6 15.0–0 dxc4 16.Bxc4 Nd5 17.Qb3÷ Johansen,T-
Gausel,E/Oslo,1998(0–1)(43)]
10...Re8 [Also possibly: 10...c5; Dubious: 10...Ne4 in view of: 11.Bxd8 …Nxc3 12.Bh4!
and because of bad knight(c3) white has a big advantage. (‹12.Bxc7 Rfc8 13.Bxd6 Bxc4
14.Bxc4 Rxc4°) ]
11.Nh3 [11.Bd3?! e5 …12.d5? e4³]
11...h6 12.Bh4 Rc8 [with the idea c5;d5 or e4]

[Again dubious: 12...Ne4 13.Bxd8 Nxc3 14.Bxc7 (14.Bh4!?) 14...Rac8 15.Bxd6 Bxc4
16.Bxc4 Rxc4 17.Kd2±]
13.Bf2 d5!? [Another alternative is: 13...c5!? 14.dxc5 bxc5 (‹14...dxc5 15.e4 /=) 15.b5
Bb7 16.Rd1 (16.Be2 d5 17.0–0 e5 18.cxd5 Nxd5 19.Qc2 e4÷) 16...d5 17.Be2 e5 18.cxd5
Nxd5 19.Qd2÷]
14.b5 [Worse is: 14.c5 Bxf1 15.Kxf1 bxc5 16.bxc5 (‹16.dxc5 e5³) 16...e5 =/]
14...Bb7 15.cxd5 [Badly: 15.c5 because of: 15...c6]
15...Nxd5! [Differently after:]
[15...exd5 16.Bd3 c5 17.bxc6 Rxc6 18.Qb2 white has a positional advantage.]
…16.Qb2 e5 17.e4 [Much worse is: 17.dxe5 Nxe5 18.Rd1 Qe7ƒ]
17...exd4 18.Bxd4 Nc5! [Is the best practical chance.]
[After: 18...N5f6 19.Be2 white has a big positional advantage.]
19.Bxc5 [This move better than:]
[19.Bxg7?! Nxe4 20.fxe4 Qh4+°; and 19.0–0–0? because of: 19...Na4! …20.Qb3 c6
21.exd5 (21.Qxa4?? cxb5+) 21...cxb5+ 22.Kb1 Bxd5µ …23.Qxb5 Bxf3! 24.gxf3
(24.Qxa4 Bxd1 25.Qxd1 Re4 26.Ba6 Rxd4 27.Qxd4 Qxd4 28.Bxc8 Qe4+–+) 24...Nc3+
25.Bxc3 Qxd1+ 26.Kb2 (26.Ka2 Qxf3–+) 26...Re1! 27.Bxe1 (27.Qd3 Qxd3 28.Bxd3
Rxh1) 27...Qc2+ 28.Ka1 Qc1+ 29.Ka2 (29.Qb1 Qxa3+ 30.Qa2 Rc1#) 29...Rc2+ 30.Kb3
Rb2+ 31.Ka4 Qc2+ 32.Qb3 Qxb3#]
19...bxc5 20.0–0–0 c6™ 21.bxc6 [Besides this move can be recommended:]
[21.Bc4 (right away); or after: 21.exd5 cxd5 22.Bc4]
21...Bxc6 22.exd5 [Dubious: 22.Bc4 in view of: 22...Rb8 23.Qa1
a) 23.Bxd5?! Rxb2 24.Bxf7+ (24.Bxc6?? Qf6–+) 24...Kxf7 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.Kxb2

Rd2+ 27.Kc3 Rxg2 =/;
b) 23.Qc2? Qa5;
23...Qf6 24.Qxf6 Nxf6 25.Rd6 Bb5=]
22...Qa5 [with the idea 23...b8 weakness(c1;a3)]
23.dxc6 [Is the obligatory move.]

[23.Nf4? Rb8 24.Qa1 Rb3! with strong attack.; =23.Nf2 Rb8 24.Qa1 Rb3!µ]
23...Rb8 24.c7?! [In my opinion better is: 24.Qa1 Rb3™ (Loses: 24...Re3? 25.Bd3 c4
(‹25...Rb3 26.Bc2 Rxa3 27.Qb1+– …Ra1 28.Rd8+ Qxd8 29.Qxa1) 26.c7 Qxc7 27.Bc2
Qc5 28.Rhe1 Rxa3 29.Qe5+–) 25.Bd3 Rxa3 26.Qb2 Ra2! (26...c4? 27.Rhe1! Ra1+
28.Bb1 Rxb1+ (28...Qxe1? 29.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 30.Kd2 c3+ (30...Raxb1 31.Qxb1! Rxb1
32.c7 c3+ 33.Kc2 Rb2+ 34.Kxc3+–) 31.Qxc3 Raxb1 32.Qc2+–) 29.Kxb1 (29.Qxb1??
Qc3+ 30.Qc2 Qa1+ 31.Qb1 Qc3+=) 29...Rxe1 30.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 31.Qc1 Qb4+ 32.Kc2
Qa4+ 33.Kc3 Qxc6 34.Qf4± ) 27.Rhe1 Rc8! 28.Qb3 Ra3 29.Qb2 Ra2=]
24...Rxb2 25.Kxb2 Qb6+!? [Slightly worse is: 25...Qxc7 26.Bc4 Qe5+ 27.Kc2 Rb8
28.Rb1 Rxb1 29.Rxb1 Qxh2 30.Bf1=]
26.Ka2 Qe6+ 27.Kb2 c4!? [After: 27...Qb6+ 28.Ka2 Qe6+ equality]
28.Rd8 Qb6+ 29.Kc3 [Loses right away: 29.Ka1? Rxd8 30.cxd8Q+ Qxd8–+; Also good
enough for equality: 29.Kc2 Qb3+ 30.Kd2 c3+ (30...Qb2+ 31.Kd1=) 31.Kd3 c2+ 32.Kd2
c1Q+ 33.Kxc1 Qxa3+ 34.Kc2 Qa2+ and see game after:35...a2+]
29...Qb3+ 30.Kd4= [30.Kd2 transfer to 29.c2]
30...Qb6+ [Senselessly: 30...Qd1+ 31.Kc5 Rxd8 32.cxd8Q+ Qxd8 33.Kxc4]
31.Kc3 [=31.Kd5 Qe6+ 32.Kc5 Qb6+=]
31...Qa5+ 32.Kc2 Qa4+ 33.Kd2 [33.Kc3 Qb3+ and see game after:29...b3+]
33...c3+ [Also draw after: 33...Qa5+]
34.Kxc3 Qxa3+ 35.Kc2 Qa2+ 36.Kc1 [36.Kc3? Qa5+ 37.Kc2 Rxd8 38.cxd8Q+ Qxd8³]
36...Qa3+ 37.Kc2 Qa4+ 38.Kc1 [=38.Kb2 Qb4+ 39.Kc2 (39.Ka2? Qa5+) 39...Qa4+=]
38...Qa1+ 39.Kc2
½–½

[Ftacnik,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 b6 5.Qb3 Qe7 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.Qxc3 Bb7 8.e3 0–0
9.Be2 d6 10.0–0 Nbd7 11.b4 c5 12.Bb2 a5 [There are several defensive plans for black,
Karpov opts for the elimination of white's control on the queenside.]
[12...Rac8 13.dxc5 dxc5 14.b5 Rfd8 15.a4 Ne8 16.a5 Ra8 17.a6 Be4 18.Nd2 Bg6 19.Bf3
Rac8 ½–½ Becker,A-Pitschak,R/Bad Liebenwerda/1934/ (60); 12...Ne4 13.Qc2 (13.Qb3
Rac8 (13...Ndf6 14.Rad1 d5 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.b5 Rfd8 17.Ne5 Qc7 18.f3 Nd6 19.Rfe1 Nf5
20.Bd3 ½–½ Gritsak,O-Rozentalis,E/Koszalin/1998/ (38)) 14.Rad1 Rc7 15.Nd2 Nxd2
16.Rxd2 Qg5 17.f3 d5 18.cxd5 Bxd5 19.Qd3 cxb4 20.axb4 Bc4 21.Qa3 b5 0–1
Toefferl,H-Palac,M/Portoroz/1996/ (42)) 13...f5 (13...Rac8 14.dxc5 dxc5 15.b5 h6
16.Rfd1 Rfd8 17.a4 Ng5 18.Qc3 Nxf3+ 19.Bxf3 Nf6 20.Bxb7 Qxb7 ½–½ Cebalo,M-
Hohler,P/Saint Vincent 1998/ (30)) 14.dxc5 (14.Bd3 Ndf6 15.Nd2 cxd4 16.exd4 Rae8
17.f3 Nxd2 18.Qxd2 Nh5 19.Rfe1 Qh4 20.Bf1 Rf6 Stefansson,H-Zarnicki,P/WchJM
U20/1992/ (35)) 14...bxc5 15.b5 Ndf6 16.Nd2 Rad8 17.f3 Ng5 18.Rfd1 e5 19.h4 Ne6
20.Qxf5 1–0 Shamkovich,L-Kholmov,R/Baku/1972/ (59); 12...Rfd8 13.Rad1 (13.Rfd1
Rac8 14.Qb3 Be4 15.Nd2 Ba8 16.dxc5 dxc5 17.b5 Ne4 18.Nxe4 Bxe4 19.a4 f6 20.a5 Nf8
21.f3 Bg6 ½–½ Gurevich,M-Rozentalis,E/Belfort/1997/ (46)) 13...Nf8 14.bxc5 bxc5
15.dxc5 dxc5 16.Qa5 Be4 17.Ne5 Rxd1 18.Rxd1 Qb7 19.Qb5 Bxg2 20.f3 Qc7 ½–½
Witke,T-Mehler,G/BL2–S 1988/BL2; 12...Rfe8 13.Nd2 Rac8 14.dxc5 dxc5 15.b5 e5
16.f3 Nf8 17.a4 Rcd8 18.Rfd1 Ng6 19.a5 Rd6 20.axb6 axb6 21.Nf1 Rxd1 22.Bxd1 e4
23.f4 1–0 Burmakin,V-Zayac,E/St. Petersburg/1998/ (34)]
13.Rfd1 axb4 14.axb4 Rfb8 [14...Rxa1 15.Bxa1 Ne4 16.Qb3²]
15.Nd2 Qd8 [15...Ne4? 16.Nxe4 Bxe4 17.dxc5 Qg5 18.f3+–]
16.f3 Rxa1 17.Bxa1 Ra8 18.Bd3 Qc7 [18...cxd4 19.exd4 (19.Qxd4 Qc7=) 19...b5!?
20.cxb5 Nd5 21.Qb3 Qg5 22.Ne4 Qe3+ 23.Kh1 Nxb4 24.Bc4 (24.Nf6+ Kh8 25.Ng4 Qf4
26.Qxb4 Bxf3 27.Rf1 Bxg2+ 28.Kxg2 Qxg4+ 29.Kh1 Ne5!–+) 24...Qxb3 25.Bxb3²]
19.Bc2 Rc8?! [19...e5 20.Bb2³; 19...cxd4 20.exd4 b5 21.c5²]
20.dxc5 dxc5 21.b5! [The pawn structure is now clearly favourable for white. His
bishops enjoy open diagonals, but black knights have no good squares.]
21...Ne8 [21...e5 22.Bf5²]
22.Ne4 f6 23.Qd3! Bxe4 [23...Nf8 24.Nd6! Nxd6 (24...Rd8 25.Nxe8 Rxe8 26.Qd6±)
25.Qxd6 Qxd6 26.Rxd6 Ra8 27.Bc3 Ra2 (27...Ra3 28.Be1 Ra2 29.Bd3 Ra3 30.Bf1+–)
28.Bd3 Bc8 29.Bf1 Ra3 30.Be1±]
24.Qxe4 Nf8 25.Qd3 Kf7 [25...Ra8 26.Bb2 Ra2 27.Ba3 Qa7 28.Bc1±]
26.Bc3 Ke7 [26...Ra8 27.Be1!±]
27.Ra1 Rd8 28.Qe2 Nd6 [28...e5 29.f4!±]
29.f4 Kf7 30.e4 Nc8 [30...Ng6 31.e5±]
31.e5! [Timman needs to open up the position to prove the dominant character of bishop's
pair over two knights.]
31...f5 [31...Ne7 32.Qh5+ Neg6 33.exf6 gxf6 34.Rf1±]
32.Qf3 Ne7 33.h3 Kg8 34.Kh2 [34.g4?! Nfg6 35.Qg3 Rf8²]
34...Nfg6 35.g3 Kf7 36.h4! Kg8 37.h5 Nh8 [37...Nf8 38.g4±]
38.g4 Rf8 [38...fxg4 39.Qxg4 Qc8 40.Ra7 Re8 41.h6 Nhg6 42.Ra8! Qxa8 (42...Qd7
43.Qd1 Nd5 44.Rxe8+ Qxe8 45.cxd5+–) 43.Qxe6+ Kh8 44.hxg7+ Kxg7 45.Qf6+ Kg8
46.e6+–]
39.gxf5 Nxf5 [39...exf5 40.e6±]
40.Bxf5 Rxf5 [40...exf5 41.e6 Qe7 42.Qg2!+–]
41.Ra8+ [The location of the black knight on h8 is quite symbolic.]
41...Rf8 [41...Kf7 42.Rxh8+–]
42.Rxf8+ Kxf8 43.Qa8+ Kf7 44.Qxh8 Qb7 45.h6! [45.h6! Qf3 46.Qxg7+ Ke8 47.Qg8+
Ke7 48.Qxh7+ Kd8 49.Qg8+ Kd7 50.Qg3+–]
1–0
(2128639) Karpov,Anatoly (2700) - Sadvakasov,Darmen (2468) [D27]

[Huzman,A]
1.Nf3 [Hecht]
1...d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 c5 5.Bxc4 e6 6.0–0 a6 7.Bb3 cxd4 8.exd4 Nc6 9.Nc3 Be7
10.d5 exd5 11.Nxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd5 0–0 13.Be3 Nb4 [13...Bf6 14.Bc5 Re8 15.Ba3 Qc7
16.Re1 Rxe1+ 17.Qxe1 Bd7 18.Qd2 h6= 0–1 Alexander,P-Magem Badals,J/Corsica
1997/EXT 99 (30)]
14.Be4 [14.Bb3 Bf5 15.Ne5 Bf6=]
14...Qxd1 15.Rfxd1 f5 16.Bb1 Nc6?! [16...Be6 17.Nd4 (17.Bb6 Nc6=; 17.Ng5 Rad8
18.Re1 Bd5 19.Bf4 Nc6=) 17...Rad8 18.a3 (18.Bd3 Bxa2 19.Nxf5 (19.Rxa2 Nxa2
20.Bc4+ Kh8 21.Bxa2 f4 22.Bc1 Bf6–+) 19...Bf6 20.Rxa2 (20.Bc5 Rxd3 21.Bxb4 Rfd8µ)
20...Nxd3³ (20...Nxa2 21.Bc4+ Kh8 22.Nd6²) ) 18...Nc6=]
17.Bd3 Be6 18.Ng5 Bd5 [18...Bxg5 19.Bxg5 Ne5 20.Bf1² /]
19.Bxa6 Rxa6 20.Rxd5 Bf6 21.Rxf5 [21.Rd2 Ne5 22.Rc2 (22.Nf3 Nc4 23.Rc2 Nxe3
24.fxe3 Rd8°) 22...Nd3°; 21.Rb5 Rfa8 (21...f4 22.Bc5! (22.Bxf4 Nd4 23.Rxb7 Ne2+
24.Kf1 Nxf4µ; 22.Bd2 Nd4 23.Rd5 Nb3 24.Rd1 Nxd2 25.R1xd2 Rxa2³) 22...Rfa8 23.Ne4
Rxa2 24.Rxa2 Rxa2 25.Nxf6+ gxf6 26.h4±) 22.Rxb7
a) 22.h4 Rxa2 23.Rxa2 Rxa2 24.Rxb7 Rxb2=;
b) 22.a3 f4 23.Bd2 (23.Bxf4 Nd4µ) 23...Nd4 24.Rd5 Nb3 25.Rd1 Bxg5 26.Rxg5 Rd8
27.Rxg7+ Kxg7 28.Bc3+ Nd4=;
22...Rxa2 23.Rxa2 Rxa2 24.f3 (24.g3 Rxb2 25.Rc7 Bxg5 26.Bxg5 Ne5=; 24.g4 fxg4
25.b4 Bxg5 26.Bxg5 Rb2 27.b5 Nd4=) 24...Rxb2 25.Rc7 Nd8=]
21...Rfa8 [21...Bxb2 22.Rxf8+ Kxf8 23.Re1 (23.Nxh7+ Kg8 24.Rb1 Rxa2 25.Ng5 b5„)
23...g6 24.Ne6+ Kf7 25.Nc5 Rxa2 26.Nxb7±; 21...Rd8 22.h3 Bxb2 23.Rb1 Rxa2
24.Rb5±]
22.Ne4 [22.Kf1 Rxa2 (22...Bxb2 23.Rb1 Rxa2 24.Rb5 Bf6 25.Rxb7±) 23.Rxa2 Rxa2
24.b3 Rb2 25.Ne4 Be5=]
22...Bxb2 23.Rb1 Rxa2 24.Rb5 Nd4 25.Rxb7 Ne2+ 26.Kf1 Nc3 27.Nxc3 Bxc3 28.g4
[28.R1b3 R2a3²]
28...Ra1 29.Rxa1 Rxa1+ 30.Kg2 [The endgame looks complitely drawish but Karpov
finds the chances to win with great mastership.]
30...Ra4 31.h3 Bd4 32.Bf4 Ra7 33.Rb4 Rd7 34.h4 g6 35.Rb5 Rf7 36.Bg3 Kg7 37.h5
Kh6?! 38.Rd5 Bb2 39.Bd6 Bc1 40.Kg3 g5?! 41.Bc5 Kg7 42.Bd4+ Kf8 43.Be3 [Some
chances to win White receives after 43.h6 Rb7 (43...Bf4+ 44.Kg2 Ke7 45.Ra5 Ke6
46.Be3+–) 44.Bf6 Rb6 45.Bxg5 (45.Rf5 Ke8 46.Bxg5 Bxg5 47.Rxg5 Rxh6 48.Rg7 Kf8±)
45...Bxg5 46.Rxg5 Rxh6 47.Rh5 but in fact the position is drawing. 47...Rxh5 48.gxh5
Kf7 49.Kf4 Kf6 50.f3 Ke6 51.Kg5 Kf7 52.Kf5 Ke7 53.Ke5 Kf7 54.f4 Ke7 55.h6 Kf7
56.Kd6 Kf6=]
43...Bxe3 44.fxe3 [Hecht: '
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Dieser Endspieltyp mit dem freien e-Bauern kommt in der Praxis hin und wieder vor. Er
bietet zwar für den Angreifer stets einige praktische Gewinnchancen, die Aussichten für
den Verteidiger, remis zu halten, sind indes auch nicht gerade schlecht. Hier kommt für
Schwarz erschwerend die räumliche Enge am äußersten Königsflügel hinzu.']
44...Re7 45.Kf3 h6 46.e4 Ra7 47.Ke3 Ra4 [The position has drawig tendention as Black
counterplay against pawn g4.]
48.Rd7 Kg8 49.Rd6 Kg7 50.Rg6+ Kh7 51.Rc6 Kg7 52.Rg6+ Kh7 53.Rc6 Kg7 54.Kd3
Rb4 [54...Ra3+ Hecht 55.Kd4 Rg3 56.e5 Rxg4+ 57.Kd5 Rg1
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An dieser Stelle erscheint mir das alleinige Setzen auf den e-Bauern erfolgversprechender
zu sein: 58.Rg6+ (58.Rc7+!? Kf8 59.Ke6 g4 60.Rc8+ Kg7 61.Ke7 g3 62.Rc3! (62.e6
Ra1! (62...g2? 63.Rc2 Kh7 64.Rd2 Kg7 65.Kd7 Re1 66.Rxg2+ Kf8 67.Rf2+ Kg7 68.e7
Rd1+ 69.Ke8 Ra1 70.Rg2+ Kh7 71.Rg6+– Auch ohne das Bauernpärchens auf der h-
Linie würde Schwarz verlieren, etwa nach Tg4 samt Kf7 (Brückenbau).) 63.Rc3 Ra7+
Der Angriff von der "langen" Seite her hält remis.) 62...g2 63.Rc2
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Das Randbauernpärchen engt den schwarzen König entscheidend ein. Sonst wäre hier
Kg6 mit Remisschluß möglich. 63...Kg8 64.e6 Kg7 65.Rd2+–) 58...Kh7? (58...Kf7!
59.e6+ Ke7 60.Rxh6 g4 61.Rg6 g3=) 59.e6 Re1 60.Kd6 Rd1+ 61.Kc7 Re1 62.Kd7 Rd1+
63.Ke8+–]
55.Rg6+ Kh7 56.Rc6 Kg7 57.Rc4 Rb3+ 58.Rc3 Rb4 59.Rc4 Rb3+ 60.Kd4 Rg3
61.Rc7+ Kg8 62.Rc6 [62.e5 Hecht 62...Rxg4+ 63.Kd5
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Vergleichen Sie bitte dazu die Anmerkungen zum 54. Zug. Die Frage ist zu klären, ob
Schwarz hier mit anderen Zügen als Tg1 das Remis erreichen kann. Dazu bieten sich Ta4
oder Tf4 an, um bessere Einsatzfelder für den Turm zu haben. 63...Ra4 (63...Rg1
64.Ke6 g4 65.Rc8+ Kg7 66.Ke7 g3 67.Rc3+– kennen wir schon.; 63...Rf4!?) 64.Ke6 g4
oder Kf8]
62...Kg7 63.Rg6+ Kf7 64.Rxh6 Rxg4 65.Rg6 Rg1 [Hecht: '
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Diese Konstellation von 2–1 Freibauern bietet dem Verteidiger im allgemeinen sehr gute
Remischancen. Der schwarze König steht jetzt optimal und der g-Bauer droht zu laufen
und sich zumindest gegen den h-Bauern zu opfern.']
66.Ke5 Rg4 [66...g4? Hecht 67.Kf4+–]
67.Rf6+ Ke7 68.Ra6 Rh4 69.Ra7+ Ke8 70.Rh7 Kf8 71.Kf6 Rf4+ 72.Kg6 g4 [72...Rxe4
Hecht 73.Rh8+ Ke7 74.h6+– weil der Bg5 als Schutzschild benutzt werden kann.]
73.Rh8+ Ke7 74.Rg8 [74.h6 Hecht 74...g3 75.h7 Rh4 76.Ra8 g2 77.Ra1
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77...Rh1 (77...Rg4+ 78.Kf5 Rh4= ist der klare Remisweg.) 78.Rg1 Rxg1 79.h8Q Rf1= ist
komplizierter.]
74...g3 75.Kh6 Rf6+ 76.Kh7 Rf7+
½–½

[Gershon,A]
Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0–0 12.0–0 Nf6 13.e4 b5 14.Re1 dxe4 15.Qc2 [15.Rc1 Rc8
(15...Rb8 16.c5 b4 17.Bb2 Bd3 18.Nxe4 Bxe4 19.Bxe4 Nxe4 20.Rxe4 Bf6 21.Qe2 Qa5
22.Ra1 Qb5 23.a3 Qxe2 24.Rxe2 h5 With an equality in: Karpov,A-Anand,V/ Siemens
Giants, Frankfurt GER 1999 (41)) 16.c5 Nd5 17.Rxe4 Nxc3 18.Rxc3 f5!? 19.Rxe6 Qxd4
20.Rc1 Bxc5 21.Qe2 Bb6 22.Nf3 Qg4 23.Rd1 f4ƒ 1–0 Karpov,A-Portisch,L/Rotterdam
1989/CBM 13 (44)]
15...Rc8 16.Rad1 Nd5! [16...h6?! Much less effective than the game. 17.Bf1 Qd7
18.Nxe4 Nxe4 19.Qxe4 bxc4 20.bxc4 Bf6 21.Bb4 Rfd8 22.Bc5 Be7 23.Qc2 Bb7 24.Qa4
Rc7 25.Bg2 Ba8 26.h4 h5 27.Bf3 g6 28.Qa5± ½–½ Beliavsky,A-Chandler,M/Moscow
1990/TD (61)]
17.Bxe4 [17.Bb2 Also failed to yield white any advantage after: 17...Nb4 18.Qxe4 bxc4
19.bxc4 Nxa2 20.Ra1 Nb4 21.Bc3 Rb8 22.Bxb4 Bxb4= in :½–½ Dydyshko,V-
Huzman,A/Batumi GEO 1999 (27); 17.cxd5? cxd5 white has no way to escape b5–b4
with clear advantage for black]
17...Nxc3 18.Qxc3 Bf6 19.Qc2 g6 20.Nf3 bxc4 21.bxc4 Qa5 22.c5 [22.Re3 c5 23.d5
exd5 24.Bxd5 (24.cxd5 c4 25.d6 Rfd8„) 24...Rc7 25.Ne5 Bc8=]
22...Bb5!? [Timman doesn't want to test Karpov's homework and not waiting for an
improvement over his game with Adams earlier this year.His idea is to put the bishop on
a protected square, and have white prove he has sufficient compensation for the pawn]
[22...Rfd8 Trying to immediately put pressure on the weakenned with white's last move,
d4 square. 23.Qc1 Rd7 24.h4 Qd8 (24...Qxa2 25.Qf4 Bg7 26.Ra1 (26.Ne5 Bxe5
27.dxe5°) 26...Qc4 27.Rec1 Qb5 28.Rcb1 (28.Ne5 Bxe5 29.dxe5°) ) 25.Rd2 Bb5 26.Qc3
e5 27.dxe5 Rxd2 28.Nxd2 Bxe5 29.Qxe5 Qxd2 30.Bf3 Qxa2 31.Ra1 Qd2 32.Rxa7 Qc1+
33.Kh2² ½–½ Karpov,A-Adams,M/It, Dos Hermanas ESP 1999 (47)]
23.Qc1 Qxa2 24.Qf4 Bg7 25.Ra1 Qb2 [Now that the bishop is no longer unprotected,
black queen can threaten on white's pawns, thus forcing white to repeat moves.]
26.Reb1 [26.Rxa7? Bxd4 27.Ng5 Bxc5 28.Rxf7 Be7!–+]
26...Qc3 27.Rc1 Qb2 28.Rab1 Qa2 29.Ra1
½–½
(2128643) Polgar,Judit (2671) - Karpov,Anatoly (2700) [C42]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Be7 7.0–0 Nc6 8.Re1 Bg4 9.c4
Nf6 10.Nc3 Nxd4 11.cxd5 Bxf3 12.gxf3 c5 13.dxc6 Nxc6 14.Bb5 0–0 15.Qxd8 Bxd8
16.Bxc6 bxc6 17.Be3 Bb6 18.Rad1 Rfd8 19.b4 Bxe3 20.fxe3 Kf8 21.Kf2 Ke7 22.e4
Rxd1 23.Rxd1 a5 24.b5 cxb5 25.Nxb5 Rc8 26.Ke3 g6 27.Rd3 Rc2 28.Ra3 Rxh2 29.Rxa5
h5 30.Ra7+ Nd7 31.Nc3 h4 32.Nd5+ Kd6 33.Ra6+ Kc5 34.Ra7 Kd6 35.Ra6+ Kc5
36.Ra7 Ne5 37.Ra5+ Kd6 38.Ra6+ Kc5 39.Ra5+ Kd6 40.Ra6+ Kd7 41.Kf4 Nd3+
42.Ke3 Ne5 43.Kf4
½–½

GSM World Blitz Cup Warsaw, 09.01.2000
Nbd7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Re1 Bb7 12.Rc1 c5 13.Bb2 Rc8 14.cxd5 exd5 15.Rc2 Re8 16.Bh3
Rc7 17.Nf1 c4 18.Ne3 b5 19.bxc4 dxc4 20.Bg2 Be4 21.Rc1 Nb6 22.Ne5 Bxg2 23.Kxg2
b4 24.Rc2 c3 25.Bc1 Bd6 26.f4 Qa8+ 27.Kg1 Nbd5 28.Nxd5 Qxd5 29.Qd3 Ne4 30.Rd1
f6 31.Ng4 Bf8 32.Ne3 Qc6 33.d5 Qc5 34.Kg2 Nd6 35.Nf5 Nxf5 36.Qxf5 a5 37.e4 a4
38.Re2 b3 39.axb3 axb3 40.Rf1 Rb7 41.Rff2 Qc8 42.Qxc8 Rxc8 43.e5 Bc5
0–1

Cannes m Cannes (1), 23.02.2000
[Bacrot,E]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 c6 7.Qc2 Nbd7 8.Bd3 0–0 9.Nf3
Re8 10.0–0–0 Nf8 11.h4!? Be6 12.Kb1 Rc8 13.Ka1 [13.h5 h6 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Bf5
c5÷; 13.Rdg1 c5 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.g4÷]
13...a6 14.Qb1 [14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Ng5 h6 16.Nxe6 Nxe6 17.g4 Bxh4 18.f4 ]
14...b5 15.Rc1 [15.Nd2 c5 16.dxc5 Bxc5 17.Nb3÷]
15...h6 16.Bf4 [16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Ne2 ]
16...c5 17.dxc5 Bxc5 18.Nd4 Bd7 19.f3 Qb6 [19...Nh5 20.Bh2 Rxe3 21.Nb3²]
20.Rhd1 Bxd4!? [20...b4 21.Nce2 Nh5 (21...Ne6?! 22.Nxe6²) 22.Bh2 Rxe3 23.Bg1 ]
21.exd4 b4 22.Ne2 Bb5 23.Rxc8 Rxc8 24.g4 Re8! 25.Nc1 h5! 26.g5 N6d7 [26...Bxd3!?]
27.Bf5 Ng6 28.Bxg6 Qxg6 [28...fxg6 29.Qc2 Rf8 30.Qd2 Qe6]
29.Qxg6 fxg6 30.Bd2 a5 31.Nb3 [31.Re1 Rxe1 32.Bxe1 Nb8³]
31...a4 [31...Ba4!? 32.Re1 Rxe1+ 33.Bxe1 Bxb3 34.axb3 Nb8 35.Kb1 Nc6 36.Bf2 Ne7
37.Kc2 Nf5 ]
32.Nc5 b3 33.Re1 Rxe1+ 34.Bxe1 Nxc5 35.dxc5 Bd3 36.axb3 axb3 37.c6 Kf7 38.c7
Bf5 39.Bc3 Ke7 40.c8Q Bxc8 41.Kb1 Ke6 42.Kc1 Kf5 43.Kd2 Kf4 44.Ke2 Kg3
45.Be1+ Kg2 46.Ke3
½–½

Cannes m Cannes (2), 24.02.2000
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Be4 7.f3 Bg6 8.Qb3 Qc7 9.Bd2 Be7
10.g3 Bh5 11.Be2 g5 12.Ng2 h6 13.Rc1 Qb6 14.Qc2 Bg6 15.Bd3 Bxd3 16.Qxd3 Qa6
17.b3 Nbd7 18.Ke2 0–0–0 19.c5 Qxd3+ 20.Kxd3 Ne8 21.b4 Nc7 22.a4 b6 23.Ne2 Kb7
24.Rb1 f5 25.Rhc1 e5 26.f4 e4+ 27.Kc2 g4 28.Kd1 b5 29.Ra1 h5 30.Nh4 Bxh4 31.gxh4
a6
½–½

Cannes m g/25 Cannes (3), 26.02.2000
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Nf6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Bd3 Bxd3 8.Qxd3 c6
9.Nf3 0–0 10.0–0 Bd6 11.Be5 Qe7 12.Rab1 a5 13.Bxd6 Qxd6 14.Ne5 Nbd7 15.Nxd7
Nxd7 16.a3 a4 17.Rfe1 Rfe8 18.h3 Qg6 19.Qd1 b5 20.Ne2 Nb6 21.Nf4 Qd6 22.Nd3 Nc4
23.Qc2 Ra7 24.Re2 Rae7 25.Rbe1 Qg6 26.Nc5 Qxc2 27.Rxc2 f6 28.g4 Kf7 29.Kg2 h5
30.Kg3 Rh8 31.Nd3 Ree8 32.Nb4 Re6 33.Nd3 Ree8 34.Nb4 Re6 35.Nd3 g5 36.Rcc1
Ree8 37.Rcd1 Rh7 38.Rh1 Reh8 39.Kg2 Ke7 40.Rde1 Kd6 41.gxh5 Rxh5 42.f3 Re8
43.Kf2 Rh7 44.Re2 Reh8 45.Kg2 Re7 46.e4 Rh4 47.Nf2 dxe4 48.fxe4 f5 49.Rhe1 Rf4
50.exf5 Rxe2 51.Rxe2 Rxf5 52.Kg3 Kd5 53.Kg4 Rf4+ 54.Kxg5 Rxd4 55.h4 Ne5 56.h5
Nf3+ 57.Kg6 Ne5+ 58.Kg7 c5 59.h6 Rh4 60.h7 Nf7 61.Kxf7 Rxh7+ 62.Kg6 Rh2 63.Kf5
Kc4 64.Kf4 b4 65.Kf3 Rh5 66.Re3 Rh2 67.Ke2 Rg2 68.Rf3 Rh2 69.Kd2 Kd4 70.Rf4+
Kd5 71.Rf5+ Kd4 72.Rf3 Kc4 73.Kc2 Rg2 74.Kd2 Kd4 75.Ke2 Kc4 76.Kf1 Rh2 77.Ng4
Rxb2 78.Ne5+ Kd4 79.Nc6+ Kd5 80.Ne7+
1–0

Cannes m g/25 Cannes (4), 26.02.2000
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Qb3 Qb6 8.Nxg6 hxg6 9.Bd2
Nbd7 10.Be2 dxc4 11.Qxc4 Bd6 12.h3 0–0 13.Na4 Qc7 14.Qc2 e5 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.0–0
Rfe8 17.Rfd1 Rad8 18.Be1 Bf8 19.Nc5 g5 20.Rxd8 Rxd8 21.Ne4 Nxe4 22.Qxe4 g6
23.Qa4 b6 24.Rc1 Bg7 25.b4 Qe7 26.Qb3 Bf6 27.Rd1 Rxd1 28.Bxd1 Kg7 29.Be2 Qc7
30.Qc2 c5 31.bxc5 bxc5 32.Kf1 Nd7 33.Bb5 Nb6 34.a4 Nd5 35.Qb3 Ne7 36.Qc4 Nf5
37.Bb4 Be7 38.g4 Nh4 39.Qc3+ f6 40.Ke2 a6 41.Bd3 Qc6 42.Ba3 Qf3+ 43.Ke1 Ng2+
44.Kd2 Qxf2+ 45.Be2 Bd6 46.Qd3 Nxe3 47.Bb2 Bf4 48.Qd7+ Kh6 49.Qe8 Kg7
50.Qe7+ Kh6 51.Qf8+ Kh7 52.Qf7+ Kh6 53.Qe8 Nd5+ 54.Kc2 Kg7 55.Kb1 Qe3
56.Qd7+ Qe7 57.Qxe7+ Nxe7 58.Bxa6 Be5 59.Bxe5 fxe5 60.Bb7 Nc6 61.Bxc6 Kf7
62.a5 e4 63.Bxe4 Ke7 64.a6
0–1
(2234649) Bacrot,Etienne (2594) - Karpov,Anatoly (2696) [A32]

Cannes m g/5 Cannes (5), 27.02.2000
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 a6 7.Bg2 Qc7 8.Qb3 Be7 9.0–0
0–0 10.Be3 d6 11.Rac1 Nbd7 12.Rfd1 Ng4 13.Bd2 Rb8 14.h3 Ngf6 15.Be3 Ne5 16.Na4
Nfd7 17.Bf4 Ng6 18.Be3 Bf6 19.Qa3 Nc5 20.b4 Nxa4 21.Qxa4 Bd7 22.Qb3 Rfc8 23.a4
Be8 24.c5 dxc5 25.bxc5 Be7 26.Qc4 Qa5 27.Nb3 Qxa4 28.Qxa4 Bxa4 29.Rd3 Ne5
30.Rdc3 Nc6 31.Nd2 Bf6 32.Rd3 Bb5 33.Rd7 Rd8 34.Rxd8+ Rxd8 35.Ne4 Be7 36.Kf1
Nd4 37.Nc3 Bc6 38.Bxc6 Nxc6 39.Ne4 f5 40.Nc3 Kf7 41.Rb1 Rd7 42.Nd1 Bd8 43.Nb2
Be7 44.Nc4 e5 45.f3 Ke6 46.g4 g6 47.Rb2 Rc7 48.Rb6 Kd5 49.Nd2 Bxc5 50.Bxc5 Kxc5
51.Rb1 b5 52.Rc1+ Kb6 53.gxf5 gxf5 54.Rb1 Nd4 55.e3 Ne6 56.Ke2 a5 57.h4 a4 58.e4
f4 59.Kd3 Nc5+ 60.Ke2 Ne6 61.Kd3 Ka5 62.Ra1 Rd7+ 63.Kc3 b4+ 64.Kc2 Nd4+
65.Kb2 Kb5 66.Rc1 Ne2 67.Rc2 a3+ 68.Ka2 Nc3+ 69.Kb3 Rd3 70.Nc4 Nxe4+ 71.Ka2
b3+
0–1

Cannes m g/5 Cannes (6), 27.02.2000
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3 Bb4 5.Qc2 0–0 6.Nd5 Re8 7.Qf5 d6 8.Nxf6+ Qxf6
9.Qxf6 gxf6 10.a3 Bc5 11.b4 Bb6 12.Bb2 a5 13.b5 Nd8 14.d4 Bg4 15.c5 dxc5 16.dxe5
a4 17.Bc4 Ba5+ 18.Kf1 Bxf3 19.gxf3 fxe5 20.Rg1+ Kf8 21.Rd1 c6 22.Rg5 cxb5
23.Bxb5 f6 24.Rf5 Re6 25.Bc4 Kg7 26.Bxe6 Nxe6 27.Rh5 Kg6 28.Rh4 h5 29.Rd6 Re8
30.Rxa4 Bc7 31.Rd7 Rd8 32.Rxd8 Bxd8 33.Ra7 b6 34.Ke2 c4 35.Rd7 h4 36.h3 Kf5
37.Bc3 Bc7 38.Bb4 Bb8 39.Kd2 Ng5 40.Rb7 Nxh3 41.Rxb8 Ng5 42.Ke2 Kg6 43.Rh8
Nh7 44.Kf1
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.e3 d6 9.f3
c5 10.dxc5 bxc5 11.Rd1 a5 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Nh3 Ra6 14.Be2 Nd7 15.0–0 f5 16.Rd2 Qe7
17.Rfd1 Rd8 18.Nf4 Nf6 19.Nd3 Rb8 20.b4 axb4 21.axb4 cxb4 22.Qxb4 Nd7 23.Qc3
Rb6 24.Rb2 Rxb2 25.Nxb2 Bc6 26.Nd3 Qf6 27.Qa3 Qe7 28.Qa7 Qd8 29.Qd4 Qb6
30.Qf4 Ba4 31.Rd2 Qa5 32.Ra2 Ne5 33.Kf2 Rb3 34.Nxe5 dxe5 35.Qg5+ Kf8 36.Bd1
Rb4 37.c5 Qxc5 38.Rxa4 Rxa4 39.Bxa4 Qa5 40.Bd1 f4 41.Be2 Qc5 42.Qd8+ Kg7
43.Qd3 f5 44.Bd1 Kf6 45.Bb3 Qb6 46.g3 Kg6 47.Ke2 fxe3 48.Qxe3 Qa6+ 49.Qd3 Qa5
50.Qc4 Kg5 51.h4+ Kh5 52.Qxe6
1–0

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nc3 a6 5.h4 h5 6.Bd3 Bxd3 7.Qxd3 e6 8.Bg5 Qc7 9.Nf3 c5
10.0–0 Nc6 11.Ne2 cxd4 12.Nexd4 Nge7 13.Rfe1 Nxd4 14.Nxd4 Nc6 15.Nxc6 Qxc6
16.Rad1 b5 17.Qg3 Rc8 18.c3 Bc5 19.Rd3 Bb6 20.Rf3 Rh7 21.b3 Bd8 22.Ree3 Bxg5
23.Qxg5 Rc7 24.Rf4 Qc5 25.a4 Qe7 26.Qg3 g6 27.axb5 axb5 28.Kh2 Kd7 29.Qf3 Ke8
30.Rb4 Rb7 31.Re1 Kf8 32.Qf6 Ke8 33.Ra1 Qxf6 34.exf6 Kd7 35.Ra8 e5 36.c4 d4
37.Rxb5 Rxb5 38.cxb5 d3 39.b6 Kc6 40.Rb8 d2 41.Rd8 Rh8 42.Rxd2 Rb8 43.Rc2+ Kd5
44.Rc7 Rxb6 45.Rxf7 Ke6
½–½

1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.d4 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5 Bd6 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.0–0
0–0 10.b3 Bg4 11.Bb2 Rc8 12.Rc1 Bd6 13.h3 Bh5 14.Be2 Bb8 15.Nh4 Qd6 16.g3 Bxe2
17.Nxe2 Qe6 18.Kg2 Be5 19.Bxe5 Qxe5 20.Nf3 Qe4 21.Nc3 Qe6 22.Qd3 Ne5 23.Nxe5
Qxe5 24.Rc2 Rfd8 25.Rd1 Qe6 26.Ne2 Rxc2 27.Qxc2 Rc8 28.Qd3 Qe4+ 29.Qxe4 dxe4
30.g4 h6 31.Rd2 g6 32.Ng3 Kg7 33.Rd4 Re8 34.a4 Re6 35.b4 a6 36.Kf1 Kf8 37.Ke2
Ke7 38.Kd2 Re5 39.a5 Re6 40.Kc3 Re5 41.Kb3 Re6 42.Ne2 Ne8 43.Nc3 Nd6 44.Nd5+
Kd7 45.h4 Kc6 46.Nb6 g5 47.hxg5 hxg5 48.Rd1 Kc7 49.Rh1 Kd8 50.Rh8+ Ne8 51.Rg8
Rf6 52.Rxg5 Rxf2 53.Re5 Nd6 54.Nc4 Nxc4 55.Kxc4 Rc2+ 56.Kd5 Kd7 57.Rxe4 Rc6
58.Rc4 Re6 59.e4 Rg6 60.e5 Rg8 61.Rf4 Ke7 62.Rf6 Rc8 63.Rb6 Rc7 64.g5 Rd7+
65.Rd6 Rc7 66.Rh6 Rc2 67.g6 Rd2+ 68.Kc5 Re2 69.Kd4 fxg6 70.Rxg6 Kd7 71.Rb6 Kc7
72.Kd5 Rh2 73.Ke6 Rh7 74.Kf6 Kd8 75.Kg6 Rc7 76.Kf5 Rf7+ 77.Rf6 Rh7 78.Ke6 Rh4
79.Kd6 Rd4+ 80.Kc5 Re4 81.Rf5 Ke7 82.Rh5 Kd7 83.Rh7+ Kc8 84.Re7 Rh4 85.Re8+
Kc7 86.Re7+ Kc8 87.Rf7 Re4 88.Kd6 Rd4+ 89.Ke7 Rxb4 90.e6 Kc7 91.Kf8+ Kd6 92.e7
Rh4 93.Rf6+
1–0

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nc3 e6 5.g4 Bg6 6.Nge2 Ne7 7.Nf4 c5 8.dxc5 Nec6 9.h4
Nxe5 10.Bg2 h5 11.Qe2 Nbc6 12.Nxg6 Nxg6 13.Nxd5 Bxc5 14.Bg5 Nge7 15.Qb5 f6
16.Qxc5 Nxd5 17.0–0–0 Qe7 18.Qb5 0–0–0 19.Bd2 hxg4 20.Qc4 Nb6 21.Qxg4 Rd4
22.Qg3 Rhd8 23.Bc3 Rxd1+ 24.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25.Kxd1 Na4 26.Bxc6
½–½

[Golod,V]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 d5 [8...h6
It's main line.]
9.e3 [‹9.cxd5 See comments to Anastasian,A-Estremera Panos,S/Linares,2000/CBM

75(0–1) (Golod,V)(25)]
9...Nbd7 10.cxd5 [Besides,white has a several alternatives:]
[10.Nh3!? See comments to Elbilia,J-Gershon,A/Bermuda,1999/CBM 69 (½–½)

(Golod,V)(43) ; 10.Bd3; and 10.Ne2]
10...exd5 [10...Nxd5?! 11.Bxd8 Nxc3 12.Bxc7 Nd5 13.Bf4 Nxf4 14.exf4 Rfd8 15.Bb5!²
See Azmaiparashvili,Z-Ricardi,P/Yerevan (ol),1996/Inf 67/619(1–0)(Azmaiparashvili,Z)
(50)]
11.Bd3 [‹11.Nh3 Re8 12.Be2 h6 13.Bh4 Qe7 14.Bf2 c5= Oblitas,C-Rubinetti,J/Buenos

Aire,1991(1–0) (67)]
11...c5!? [Also was checked in the previous games: 11...h6!?; 11...Re8!? See comments to
Piket,J-Karpov,A/Monaco, 1999/CBM 70(½–½)(Piket,I)(52); and 11...c6]
12.Ne2 Ne4?N [Probably black blundered,because he didn't see:14.b6!]

[In my opinion good enough: 12...h6!? 13.Bh4 Qe7 (‹13...Rc8 14.0–0 Qe7 15.Qd2²
Georgiev,K-Hjartarson,J/Thessaloniki (ol),1988/Inf 46/(754) (14)) 14.Bb5 Qd6 15.0–0
Rac8 16.Qd2 Bc6 17.Bd3 /= Mohr,S-Conquest,S/Gausdal,1989(0–1) (99); ‹12...Rc8 …
13.0–0?! (13.Bf5!?) 13...Ne4 14.Bxd8 Nxc3 15.bxc3 Rfxd8= Rotstein,A-
Smagin,S/Vienna,1991(½–½)(49); 12...Re8 13.Bb5 (13.Bf5!?) 13...Re6 14.0–0 Qc8
15.b4 /= Iskusnyh,S-Zakharov,A/St.Petersburg, 1994(1–0)(50); 12...Qe7?! 13.Ng3
cxd4 14.Qxd4² Mikanovic,G-Kalinin,A/Montreal,1999(½–½) (41)]
13.Bxd8 Nxc3 14.Bh4? [Inexplicable mistake.]
[It was leading to big advantage: 14.Bxb6! Na4 (‹14...Nxe2 15.Bxc5 Nxc5 16.dxc5 Rac8
17.Kxe2 Rxc5 18.Rac1±; ‹14...axb6 15.Nxc3±) 15.Bxc5 Ndxc5 16.dxc5 Nxb2 (16...Nxc5
17.Bc2±) 17.Bf5! (17.Kd2? Nxd3 18.Kxd3 Ba6+ (18...Rfc8? 19.Kd4) 19.Kd2 Rfc8
20.Rhc1 Bc4 21.Rab1 Rxc5 22.Nd4²) 17...Nc4 (17...g6? 18.Rb1+–) 18.Rb1 Nxe3
(18...Bc8 19.Bd3 Nxe3 20.Kf2 Nc4 21.Nf4±) 19.Rxb7 Nxf5 20.Kd2±]
14...Nxe2 15.Kxe2 a5!? [After: 15...cxd4 16.exd4 Rfe8+ 17.Kd2 Nf8 18.Rhc1 Ne6
19.Bf2 Nf4 20.Bf1² white keeps two bishops in the endgame.]
16.dxc5 [It deserves attention: 16.Bf5 Ba6+ 17.Kd2 Ra7 18.Rac1 Bc4²]
16...Nxc5 [/=]
[‹16...bxc5 17.Rac1²]
17.Rac1 Rfc8 [After: 17...Nxd3?! 18.Kxd3 Rac8 19.Kd4 white has a big positional
advantage in the endgame.]
18.Bb5 [Now after: 18.Rhd1 good enough for equality: 18...Nxd3 19.Kxd3 Ba6+
(19...Rxc1?! 20.Rxc1² Ba6+? 21.Kd4 Bc4 22.e4+–) 20.Kd4 Bc4 21.Rc3 b5!= …22.b3?
b4]
18...Nb3! [c]
19.Rc3 [This move a much better than:]
[19.Rxc8+ Rxc8 20.Kd3?! (¹20.Bd3=) 20...Rc5 21.a4 (21.Ba4?? Ba6+ 22.Bb5 Bxb5#)
21...Bc6 22.Bxc6 Rxc6³]
19...Rxc3 20.bxc3 Rc8 21.Rb1!? [Another alternative is: 21.Kd3 Bc6 22.Bxc6 Rxc6
23.Rd1 /=]
21...Nc5 [Badly: 21...Rxc3 because of: 22.Be1 Nc1+ (22...Rc5? 23.Rxb3 a4 24.Bxa4
(24.Rb4?? Rxb5 25.Rxb5 Ba6=) 24...Ba6+ 25.Rd3 Rc1 26.Bb4+–) 23.Kd1 Na2 24.Bf1!
(24.Be2? Bc6ƒ) 24...Rc6 (24...Bc6 25.Rxb6 Ba4+ 26.Ke2 Rc2+ 27.Bd2²) 25.Bxa5 bxa5
26.Rxb7²]
22.Kd2 f6 23.Bg3 [With the idea 24.¥d6(‫פ‬c5,b6)]
23...Kf7 24.c4?! [I am positive that it would be much better: 24.Bd6 …Ke6 25.Bxc5
bxc5 (25...Rxc5? 26.Ba4) 26.Ba4 Bc6 27.Bxc6 Rxc6 28.a4²  ]
24...Ke7 25.cxd5 Bxd5 26.e4 Be6 27.Bf2 [Can be recommended: 27.Ke3!?]
27...Kd6 28.Ke2 Kc7 29.Rc1 [From my point of view a little better is: 29.Bg3+ Kb7
30.Rd1 /=]
29...Kd6 30.Be3 [Again it deserves attention: 30.Bg3+ 31.d1]
30...h6 31.h4?! [¹31.g4]
31...h5!= 32.Kf2 Ke7 33.Rd1 Bf7 34.Rb1 [Loses right away: 34.Bxc5+ …Rxc5
35.Rd7+?? because of: 35...Ke6 36.Ba4 Be8! (36...b5? 37.Rd5™ Rxd5 38.exd5+ Kd6
(38...Kxd5?? 39.Bb3+) 39.Bxb5 Kxd5=) 37.Rd4 Ke5–+]
34...Ba2 35.Rb2 Be6 36.Rd2 Nb3 37.Rb2 Nc5 38.Bd4 Nb3 39.Be3 [39.Bxb6?? is
refuted by: 39...Rb8 40.Rxb3 Bxb3 41.Bc5+ Ke6 42.a4µ]
39...Nc5 [Game was ended in the draw because players should be glad to repeat the
position.]
½–½

1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Nc3 e6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bf4 Bxf3 7.gxf3 Bd6 8.Bg3 Nge7
9.e3 a6 10.a3 h5 11.Qc2 h4 12.Bxd6 Qxd6 13.f4 g6 14.Bd3 Kf8 15.Ne2 Nb8 16.Rc1 c6
17.Ng1 Nd7 18.Nf3 Rc8 19.0–0 Kg7 20.Kh1 c5 21.dxc5 Nxc5 22.Qe2 Ne6 23.Rxc8
Rxc8 24.Nxh4 d4 25.Nf3 Re8 26.Nxd4 Qd5+ 27.Qf3 Nxd4 28.Qxd5 Nxd5 29.exd4 Nxf4
30.Rd1 f5 31.Kg1 Kf6 32.Bf1 g5 33.f3 Rc8 34.d5 Ke5 35.d6 Rd8 36.d7 Nd5 37.Kf2
Rxd7 38.Bc4 Nf6 39.Rxd7 Nxd7 40.Ke3 Nc5 41.f4+ gxf4+ 42.Kf3 Ne4 43.Bd3 Ng5+
44.Kf2 Kf6 45.h4 Nf7 46.Be2 Ne5 47.b4 b5 48.Bf3 Nc4 49.Bb7 Nxa3 50.Bxa6 Nc2
51.Bxb5 Nxb4 52.Kf3 Ke5 53.Ba4 Nd5 54.h5 Nf6 55.h6 Ne4 56.Bd7 Ng5+ 57.Kf2
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qa4 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.0–0 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qc8 9.Nc3
Bxg2 10.Kxg2 Qb7+ 11.f3 Be7 12.Rd1 a6 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Ne4 Be7 16.Qb3
Qc7 17.Rac1 0–0 18.f4 Nc6 19.Nf3 Rfd8 20.Qe3 Rac8 21.g4 d5 22.cxd5 exd5 23.Ng3
Bc5 24.Qd2 a5 25.a3 Qe7 26.Qd3 Qf6 27.Qd2 Qe6 28.f5 Qe7 29.Qc3 Be3 30.Rc2 d4
31.Qc4 Na7 32.Qd3 Rxc2 33.Qxc2 Rc8 34.Qb3 Qc5 35.f6 g6 36.h4 b5 37.h5 Qc4
38.Qxc4 bxc4 39.Nf1 gxh5 40.Nxd4 Bg5 41.gxh5 Bxf6 42.e3 Nc6 43.Ng3 Nxd4 44.exd4
Rd8 45.Nf5 Rd5 46.Nxh6+ Kg7 47.Ng4 Rxd4 48.Ne3 Rxd1 49.Nxd1 Kh6 50.Ne3 Bxb2
51.Nxc4 Bc3 52.Nd6 f6 53.a4 Kxh5 54.Kf3 Be5 55.Nf5 Kg6 56.Ke4 Kf7 57.Kd5 Ba1
58.Nd6+ Kg6 59.Ke4 Bb2 60.Nf5 Ba3 61.Nd4 Bc5 62.Nf5 Kg5 63.Ng7
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 0–0 5.Bg2 d6 6.0–0 c6 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.e4 e5 9.h3 Nbd7
10.Re1 exd4 11.Nxd4 Ne5 12.Bf1 Re8 13.Be3 c5 14.Nf3 Nxf3+ 15.Qxf3 Be6 16.Bf4
Nd7 17.Bxd6 Ne5 18.Qe3 Rad8 19.Rad1 b6 20.a3 Nxc4 21.Bxc4 Bxc4 22.e5 Qa6 23.Qf4
Bb3 24.Rd2 Qc8 25.Kh2 f6 26.Rde2 fxe5 27.Bxe5 Rf8 28.Qe4 Bxe5 29.Qxe5 Bc4
30.Re4 Rxf2+ 31.Kg1 Rf5 32.Qe7 Bb3 33.g4 Rf7 34.Qh4 Rdf8 35.Re7 Qd8 36.Qg5
Qd4+ 37.R7e3 Qd2 38.Ne4 Qxb2 39.Rf3 Rxf3
0–1

[Ribli,Z]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 [Normalerweise spielt Karpov die klassische
Variante mit 4...e7 und 5...0–0. Vergessen wir nicht: das ist eine Blindpartie!]
5.Nf3 a6 [Diese Variante ist in letzter Zeit sehr populär. Nach sofortigem 5...c6 kann
Weiß 6.a4 ziehen.]
6.0–0 Nc6 7.Nc3 Rb8 [Das ist Hauptidee von Schwarz in der Variante mit 5...a6 und
6...c6 - der Turm verlässt die große "katalanische" Diagonale und ermöglicht damit
u.U. b7–b5. ]
8.e4 Be7 9.d5 Nb4 10.Ne5 exd5 [10...Nd3 11.Nxd3 cxd3 12.Qxd3 e5 13.Qc2 Bd6
14.Na4 Qe7 15.b3 Lautier,J-Karpov,A/Ubeda (m/1) 1994 (25) (15.Be3!? b5 (15...Ng4?
16.Ba7! Ra8 17.Bc5±  17...b5? 18.Bxd6 cxd6 19.Nb6+–) 16.Nc5 Ng4 17.Rac1 Nxe3
18.fxe3²) ]
11.exd5 Bf5 12.a3 Nd3 [12...Nc2? 13.Rb1 0–0 14.g4+–]
13.Nxc4 Nxc1 [13...0–0!? 14.b4 Re8 15.h3 Nxc1 16.Rxc1 Bd6 17.Qd4 h5 18.Rfe1 Qd7
19.Kh2 Rxe1 20.Rxe1 Re8 21.Rxe8+ Qxe8 22.Nxd6 cxd6 23.a4 Qe1 24.a5 Nd7 25.Nd1
Ne5 26.f4 h4 27.Qe3 1–0 Gleizerov,E-Korneev,O/Malaga 2000/CBM 74 ext (36)]
14.Rxc1 0–0 15.Qd4 [Weiß hat spürbar Raumvorteil, aber Schwarz hat das Läuferpaar
und eine solide Stellung.]
[15.b4 Re8 (15...Ne8!? 16.h4 Nd6 17.Ne3 Bd7 18.Ne4 Nxe4 19.Bxe4 f5 20.Bd3 f4
21.Qh5 g6 Remis in Kachiani Gersinska,K-Basagic,V /Cetinje/1991/) 16.Qd4 (16.Re1
Bf8 17.Qd4 g6 18.Ne3 Bd7 19.Nc4 Bg7 20.Qd2 h5 21.h3 Rxe1+ 22.Rxe1 Qf8 23.d6 cxd6
24.Nxd6 h4 25.g4 ½–½ Kiss,A-Horvath,C/HUN 1999/EXT 2000 (25)) 16...Bd6 (16...Bf8
17.Rfd1 Qd7 18.Qf4 Bh3 19.d6! 1–0 Filippov,V-Bashkov,V/Perm 1997/CBM 58/[Ribli]
(33)) 17.Rfe1 Qd7 18.Rxe8+ Rxe8 (18...Qxe8 19.Qa7 Bd3=) 19.Ne3 Bg6?! (19...Bh3
20.Qa7 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 c6!=) 20.Qa7 1–0 Haba,P-Arbakov,V/Chemnitz 1997/Inf 70/
[Haba,P] (43)]
15...Nd7?! [Die Alternative 15...e8 ist viel natürlicher - der Springer kann auf d6 sehr
gut blockieren.]
[15...Ne8! 16.Rfd1 Bg5 17.Ne3 Nd6 18.h4 Bf6 19.Qf4 Bd7 20.Ng4 Bxg4 21.Qxg4 Re8
22.Rc2 Be5 23.Na4 b6 24.Nc3 f5 25.Qg5 Qd7 26.Ne2 Ne4 27.Qc1 Re7 ½–½ Leski,M-
Polak,T/Portoroz 1998/EXT 99 (27)]
16.d6 Bxd6 [16...Bf6?? 17.Qf4+–]
17.Nxd6 cxd6 18.Qxd6² [Das ist ein für die Katalanische Eröffnung typisches Bild - der
g2 steht ausgezeichnet und kontrolliert die Diagonale. Weiß hat leichten, aber
dauerhaften Vorteil - der schwarze Damenflügel ist angreifbar.]
18...Qb6 [18...Nb6 19.Qc5²; 18...Re8 19.Qf4²]
19.Qxb6 Nxb6 20.Rfd1 Be6 [20...Nc4? 21.Nd5+–]
21.Nd5 Nxd5 [21...Bxd5 22.Bxd5 Rfd8? 23.Bxb7±]
22.Bxd5 Bxd5 [22...b5 23.Bxe6 fxe6 24.Rc6±; 22...Rfd8 23.Bxb7±]
23.Rxd5 [Weiß hat beide Türme auf den offenen Linien, dadurch ist er im Vorteil. Die
Frage ist: reicht das aus zum Gewinn, denn - das ist bekannt - in Turmendspielen ist die
Remiswahrscheinlichkeit groß.]
23...g6 [23...Rfd8 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8 25.Rc7²]
24.Kg2 [24.Rc7²]
24...Rfc8 [24...Kg7 25.Rc7²]
25.Rxc8+ Rxc8 26.Rd7 b5 [Das ist eigentlich ein Bauernopfer. In Turmendspielen ist
Aktivität sehr wichtig. Bei passiver Verteidigung wäre das Eingreifen des weißen Königs
tödlich für Schwarz.]
[26...Rb8 27.Kf3±]
27.Rd6 a5 [27...Ra8 28.Kf3±]
28.Rd5 b4 [28...Rb8 29.Kf3±]
29.axb4 [29.Rxa5?! Rc2 30.axb4 Rxb2 31.Rb5²]
29...axb4 30.Rb5 Rc4 31.Kf3 h5 32.Ke3 [Es droht 33.d3, und Weiß könnte den b4
gewinnen, ohne dass Schwarz zu Aktivität käme.]
32...Rc2 33.Rxb4 Kg7 34.h4 Kh6 35.Rb6! [Der Turm steht aktiv auf b6 und verhindert
schwarzes Gegenspiel mit f6–g5.]
35...Kg7 36.b4 Rc3+ [36...Rb2 37.b5 Kg8 38.Rb7 Kg7 39.Kd4!±]
37.Kd4!± [Das ist ein Schlüsselmotiv in diesem Endspiel - Weiß verteidigt nicht seinen f-
Bauern, sondern aktiviert den König, um die Partie mit seinem b-Bauer zu gewinnen.
(Ein klassisches Beispiel zu diesem Thema ist die Partie Spasski,B - Antoshin Sochi
1965, in der die Bauern am Königsflügel und die Könige ebenso stehen wie hier. Der
Unterschied ist lediglich die Stellung der weißen Figuren auf der b-Linie. Dort steht der
Bauer auf b5, der weiße Turm auf b7, und auch dort gewinnt Weiß durch den Zug d4!)]
37...Rf3 [Hier gab es eine technische Pause. Karpov machte diesen Turmzug nach kurzer
Unterbrechung. Guter Rat ist hier aber schon teuer.]
38.Rc6 Rxf2 39.b5 [Der b-Bauer entscheidet die Partie. Schwarz kann praktisch nichts
machen, der Freibauer rückt mit Unterstützung des Turms und des Königs voran. ]
39...Rb2 40.b6+– f6 41.Kc5 g5 42.Kd6 Kg6 43.Kc7 Rb4 [43...gxh4 44.gxh4 Kf5 45.b7
Rxb7+ (45...Kg4 46.Rb6+–) 46.Kxb7 Kg4 47.Rc4+ Kg3 48.Kc6 f5 49.Kd5 f4 50.Ke4+–]
44.b7 [Schwarz gab das hoffnungslose Endspiel auf.]
1–0

[Golod,V]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 0–0 6.a3!? [Other alternatives
are:6.g5;6.f3;6.d2 and 6.f4.]
6...Bxc5 7.Nf3!? [It's main line,another line is:]

[7.Bf4 See comments to Ostenstad,B-Hansen,S/Munkebo,1998/CBM 67(½–½)(Golod,V)
(26)]
7...b6 [From 7...b6 to 9.g3 of this game, you can find in annotations to game:
Gurevich,M-Gulko,B/New York,1998/CBM 64(1–0)(Gurevich,M)(44)]
8.Bf4 Nh5 9.Bg3!? [Besides,white has two principales moves:]
[9.Bg5!? See comments to Gurevich,M-Gulko,B/New York,1998/CBM 64(1–0)

(Gurevich,M)(44); and 9.Bd2!? f5 10.e4!? (10.b4!?; ‹10.e3 Bb7 11.Be2 Nf6 12.0–0 Nc6=
Dietz,H-Knoedler,D/Giengen,1987(½–½) (36)) 10...Bb7 11.Bd3 g6!? 12.b4 Be7 13.0–0
/= Golod,V-Janssen,R/Dieren,1999(½–½) (21)]
9...f5 [From my point of view slightly better is:]
[9...Bb7!? 10.Rd1 h6 11.e4 Be7 12.e5 a6 13.Bd3 Qc7= Brenninkmeijer,J-

Barsov,A/Breda,1999 (0–1)(48)]
10.e3 [Can be recommended at first: 10.Rd1 Bb7 (‹10...Nxg3 11.hxg3 Bb7 12.e4!?ƒ)
11.e3 /=]
10...Bb7 11.Be2 Nc6!? [After: 11...Nxg3 12.hxg3 Nc6 (‹12...Qf6 13.g4ƒ) 13.g4! white
has a small advantage.; Also was checked in the previous game: 11...h6 See comments to
Ionov,S-Janssen,R/Wijk aan Zee,1999/CBM 69(1–0)(Golod,V)(34)]
12.Rd1 Nxg3!?N [Pretty dubious: 12...f4 because of: 13.Bh4! (13.exf4?! Nxf4 14.0–0 a5
15.Bxf4 Rxf4÷ Euwe,M-Lundin,E/Zuerich,1952(0–1)(24)) 13...Be7 14.Bxe7 Qxe7
15.Bd3ƒ]
13.hxg3 Rf7 [It deserves attention: 13...a6!?]
14.Nb5 [A little optimistic.Possibly it would be a little better:14.g4]
[Weakly: 14.b4 in view of: 14...Bf8 …15...a5(‫ק‬a3,b4)]
14...Qf6 15.Qc3! [After: 15.Nd6 Bxd6 16.Rxd6 Ne5! (‹16...Qe7 17.Qd2²) 17.Qd2 Rc8
black has a counterplay in the queen side and centre.]
15...Qxc3+ 16.Nxc3 h6™ 17.Nb5 [Sekond attempt to get on point d6.]
17...Rc8 18.b4 Bf8 19.Nd6 Bxd6 20.Rxd6 [/=]
20...Rc7!? [Black's plan is:e7 and d8–f7(×d6)]
[Badly: 20...Kf8 because of: 21.b5! Nb8 22.Ne5 Rf6 (22...Re7? 23.Ng6+ Kf7 24.Nxe7
Kxe7 25.Rd2 Bxg2 26.Rh4±) 23.Rxd7!²]
21.0–0?! [Important inaccuracy.]
[In my opinion much better is: 21.Rh4!? Nd8 (21...Ne7? 22.Ne5±; 21...Re7?! 22.g4²)
22.Ne5 Re7 23.Ng6 Rf7 24.Rhd4 Bxg2 25.Ne5 Nc6 26.Nxf7 Nxd4 27.Nxh6+ gxh6
28.exd4² ]
21...Re7 22.Rfd1 [Probably could be recomended: 22.Rc1 Nd8 23.Ne5 Nf7 24.Nxf7
Kxf7 25.c5 bxc5 26.Rxc5 Rxc5 27.bxc5 28.f3]
22...Nd8 23.Ne5 Nf7 24.Nxf7 Kxf7 25.f4 [A little bit better: 25.f3]
25...g5 26.Kf2 Kf6= 27.R1d4 Rg7 28.fxg5+?! [Also equality after: 28.Bf3 Ke7 29.Bxb7
Rxb7]
…28...hxg5 29.g4 fxg4 30.Bxg4 Ke5 31.Bf3? [Gross blunder.]
[31.Kg3!?= …Bd5? 32.cxd5 Kxd6 33.dxe6+ Ke7 34.exd7 Kd8 /]
31...Bd5! 32.c5? [This mistake leads white to bad position.]
[It is necessary: 32.R4xd5+ exd5 33.Rxd5+ Kf6 34.Rd4³]
32...bxc5 33.bxc5 Rxc5µ 34.Ra6™ Rc2+ 35.Kg3 Rc3 36.Kf2 [Also it didn't decide any
problems: 36.Rxa7 Rxe3 37.Rg4 Bxf3 38.gxf3 Rf7 39.Rxg5+ Kd6 40.Ra6+ Ke7–+]
36...Bxf3 37.gxf3 d5 38.Rg4 Rc2+ 39.Kg3? [Decisive mistake.]
[Also loses right away: 39.Kg1 because of: 39...Re2 40.f4+ Kf5 41.Rxg5+ Rxg5+
42.fxg5 Rxe3–+; More stubborn resistance after: 39.Kf1 Rb7 40.Rb4 Rh7 41.Kg1 Rhh2!
/–+ (‹41...Re2 42.Rg4 Kf6 43.e4 Rc7 44.Rg2µ) ]
39...Re2 40.f4+ Kf5 [Leads to draw: 40...gxf4+? 41.exf4+ Kf6 42.Rxg7 Kxg7 43.Rxa7+
Kf6 44.Kf3=]
41.Rxg5+ Rxg5+ 42.fxg5 Rxe3+ 43.Kf2 [=43.Kh4 Re4+ 44.Kh5 Rg4–+]
43...d4 44.Rxa7 Kxg5–+ [The rest is the matter of technics.]
45.a4 Kf4 46.a5 Ra3 47.Ke2 Ke4 48.Kd2 e5 49.a6 Ra2+ 50.Kc1 Kd3 51.Re7 e4 52.a7
e3 53.Kb1 Ra6 [With the idea 54...e2 and 55...xa7]
0–1

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0–0 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Rc1
c6 10.Bd3 Nxc3 11.Rxc3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Nd7 13.0–0 b6 14.Bd3 c5 15.Be4 Rb8 16.Qc2
Bb7 17.Bxb7 Rxb7 18.h3 Re8 19.Rd1 a5 20.Rd2 cxd4 21.Nxd4 Nc5 22.Nc6 Qf8 23.Ne5
Rc8 24.Rd4 Qe7 25.a3 Rbc7 26.b4 axb4 27.axb4 Nb7 28.Rxc7 Rxc7 29.Qd3 f6 30.Ng6
Qe8 31.f4 Rc8 32.Qe4 Rd8 33.Qxb7 Rxd4 34.Ne7+ Kf7 35.exd4 Qxe7 36.Qxb6 Kg6
37.Qc5 Qb7 38.Qc2+ Kf7 39.Qb1 Qb6 40.Qb2 e5 41.fxe5 fxe5 42.Qf2+ Ke7 43.dxe5
Qxb4 44.Qa7+ Kf8 45.Qa8+ Ke7 46.Qd5 h5 47.Kh1 h4 48.Qd1 Ke6 49.Qe2 g5 50.Qe3
Qb1+ 51.Kh2 Qf5
½–½
(2241989) Van Wely,Loek (2646) - Karpov,Anatoly (2696) [A30]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0–0 g6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Qxd4 Bg7 8.Nc3 d6 9.Rd1
Nbd7 10.Nd5 Rc8 11.Rb1 h6 12.b3 0–0 13.Bb2 Re8 14.e4 e6 15.Nxf6+ Nxf6 16.Nd2
Qc7 17.Nf1 Red8 18.Ne3 h5 19.h3 Bc6 20.Re1 Qb7 21.Nc2 e5 22.Qe3 b5 23.cxb5 Bxb5
24.Na3 Ba6 25.Rbc1 Kh7 26.Rxc8 Rxc8 27.Qd2 Qb6 28.Bf1 Bh6 29.Qd1 Bxf1 30.Kxf1
h4 31.Qf3 Kg7 32.g4 Bf4 33.Qd3 Rd8 34.Nc4 Qc7 35.Rd1 d5 36.exd5 Rxd5 37.Qf3
Rxd1+ 38.Qxd1 Qc6 39.Kg1 Nd7 40.Qd3 Kf6 41.Nd6 Ke6 42.Nc4 Qd5 43.Qe2 Nc5
44.f3 Qd3 45.Kf1 Qb1+ 46.Qe1 Qxe1+ 47.Kxe1 Kd5 48.Ke2 Ne6 49.Kf1 e4 50.fxe4+
Kxe4 51.Bf6 Bg3 52.Nd2+ Ke3 53.Nc4+ Kf3 54.Nd2+ Ke3 55.Nc4+ Ke4 56.Nd2+
½–½

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Be4 7.f3 Bg6 8.Qb3 Qb6 9.Nxg6
hxg6 10.g3 Nbd7 11.Bd2 Bd6 12.Kf2 Qc7 13.Kg2 Rd8 14.Be1 0–0 15.Rc1 Qb8 16.Bf2
Rfe8 17.Be2 Bf8 18.Rhd1 Nb6 19.e4 dxe4 20.fxe4 c5 21.d5 Nbd7 22.Qc2 Bd6 23.Re1
Be5 24.Bf3 b6 25.Rcd1 Nf8 26.Rd3 Re7 27.Qc1 Rde8 28.Rdd1 a6 29.b3 N8d7 30.Nb1
exd5 31.exd5 Bd6 32.Rxe7 Rxe7 33.Re1 Rxe1 34.Qxe1 Ne5 35.Nd2 Nd3 36.Qf1 Nxf2
37.Qxf2 Be5 38.Qe2 Qd6 39.Ne4 Nxe4 40.Qxe4 a5
½–½

[Gershon,A]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 d5 6.Bg2 Be7 7.0–0 0–0 8.Ne5 [8.Qc2 Bb7
9.b3 a5 10.Bb2 Na6 11.Rac1 a4 12.Qb1 axb3 13.axb3 h6 14.cxd5 exd5 15.Ne5 Re8
16.Nc6 Qd6 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.Rfe1 Ne4 19.Nf3? (19.Nxe4 dxe4 20.Qc2÷) 19...Nb4
20.Ne5 Nd2 21.Qf5 Nxb3 22.Rcd1 c5–+ 0–1 Aagaard,J-Gavrikov,V/Gothenburg
1998/CBM 63 (22); 8.b3 Nbd7 (8...c5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bb2 Nbd7 11.Rc1 Bb7 12.Nd4 Rc8
13.Nb5 Qe7 14.cxd5 Nxd5 15.Ne4 Rfd8 16.Nxc5 Nxc5 17.Qd4 Nf6 ½–½ Piket,J-
Karpov,A/Wijk aan Zee 1998/CBM 63 (17); 8...Bb7 9.Bb2 a5 10.a3 c5 11.cxd5 exd5
12.Qc2 Na6 13.Rac1 h6 14.Rfd1 Qc8 15.Nh4 Re8 16.Nf5 Qe6 17.Bh3 Qc6 18.Nf3 Bf8
19.dxc5 bxc5 20.Bg2² 0–1 Veingold,A-Gavrikov,V/Tallinn 1999/CBM 68 ext (38)) 9.Bb2
c5 (9...Rc8 10.Re1 c5 11.e4 dxc4 12.bxc4 cxd4 13.e5 Ne8 14.Nxd4 Bb4 15.Nc6 Rxc6
16.Bxc6 Nb8 17.Bxe8 Qxe8 18.Re2 Qc6° 0–1 Azmaiparashvili,Z-Nisipeanu,L/Las Vegas
1999/CBM 72/[ChessBase] (50)) 10.Ne5 Rc8 11.Nxd7 Qxd7 12.dxc5 Rxc5 13.cxd5 exd5
14.Nf3 Rfc8 15.Ne1 Qf5= ½–½ Timman,J-Gelfand,B/Wijk aan Zee 1998/CBM 63/
[Gelfand] (33)]
8...Bb7 [8...c5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Ndf3 Re8 11.b3 Ne4 12.Bb2 Bb7 13.Rc1 Nd7 14.Nd3 Rc8
15.Bh3?! Rc7 16.dxc5 bxc5 17.Rc2 Nb6 18.Qc1 Bd6 19.e3 c4! 20.Nf4 Bxf4 21.exf4
Nc5³ 0–1 Hoffman,A-Zarnicki,P/Villa Gisell 1998/CBM 64/[Avrukh,B] (48)]
9.cxd5 [9.Qa4 Bd6 10.cxd5 Bxd5 11.e4 Bb7 12.Nec4 Be7 13.e5 Bxg2 14.exf6 Bxf6
15.Kxg2 Qd5+ 16.Nf3 b5µ 0–1 Kempinski,R-Nisipeanu,L/Krynica 1998/CBM 67 (58);
9.b3 Na6 10.Bb2 c5 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Ndc4 Re8 13.Ne3 Bf8 14.Qd2 Qc7 15.Rac1 Rad8
16.Bc3 Qc8 17.Qb2 Nc7 18.dxc5 bxc5 19.Ba5 d4 20.Bxb7 Qxb7÷ 1–0 Manninen,M-
Gavrikov,V/FIN 1999/EXT 2000 (54)]
9...exd5 [White usualy doesn't get much in this variation and there is a good reason why
not: Soon a typical position with two hanging pawns (c5,d5) will be reached. In this
structure white should create pressure on black's center in order to provoke movement of
one of the pawns (preferrably the c pawn).For this purpose it's much better to have one's
knight on c3 instead of d2, since now white's best plan is to play e4 which will
autoamatically create black a defended passed pawn and thus is much less effective than
the plan white has with his knight on c3.]
10.b3 a5 11.Qc2 Na6 12.Bb2 c5 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.Rad1?! [¹14.a3 white shouldn't let
black pieces too much of activity 14...Qb6 15.Rad1 a4 (15...Rab8!? 16.e4 d4 17.Ndc4
Qb5 …18.a4 Nb4³) 16.bxa4 Rfc8 17.Rb1 Qa7=]
14...a4 15.bxa4 Nb4 16.Qb1 Qc7 17.e4 [Getting some squares for the pieces but also
gives black a pair of passed pawns in the center]
[17.a3 Nc6 18.Nxc6 Bxc6³]
17...d4 18.a3 Nc6 19.Nec4 Rxa4³ 20.Rfe1?! [Letting black swap one pair of knights
making the task of unblocking the pawns easier]
[20.Qc2 Rfa8 21.f4 creating some counterplay]
20...Na5 21.Nxa5 [21.Qc2 Nxc4 22.Nxc4 Rfa8]

21...Rxa5 22.Qc2 Qc6 23.Nc4 Ra7 [‹23...Ra4?! 24.Ne5 Qe8]
24.f4 Nd7 25.Qd2 [25.e5 Qxg2+ 26.Qxg2 Bxg2 27.Kxg2 Ra4 28.Rc1 Rb8 29.Re2 Nb6
30.Nxb6 Rxb6µ]
25...Nb6 26.Rc1 Nxc4 27.Rxc4 Rd8 [perhaps slightly faster was: 27...Ba6 but the text
move is simpler 28.Rcc1 (28.Rxd4 cxd4 29.Qxd4 Bc5–+; 28.Qxd4 Bf6 29.e5 Qxg2+
30.Kxg2 cxd4 31.Rxd4 Be7–+) 28...Rd8µ]
28.Rec1 Qb6 29.a4 Ba6 30.a5 [30.R4c2 c4–+]
30...Qb3 31.Rxc5 Bxc5 32.Rxc5 Rb7 33.Bxd4 Qa4 34.Kf2 Rb4 [of couse not:
34...Qxd4+?? 35.Qxd4 Rxd4 36.Rc8+]
0–1

[Tsesarsky,I]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nbd2 Nbd7 6.b3 Bd6 7.Qc2 [The basic purpose of
Karpov is to avoid sharp theoretical variations.]
[Another main line in this variation is 7.Bb2 and Black equalize without problems: 7...0–
0 (Or 7...Qe7!? 8.Ne5 (8.Be2 e5 9.dxe5 Nxe5 10.0–0 0–0 11.cxd5 Nxd5= 0–1
Sichinava,R-Mukhametov,E/Wch-stud Sofia 1994 (37)) 8...0–0 (8...Ba3 9.Bxa3 Qxa3
10.Bd3 (10.Nxd7 Bxd7 11.Bd3²; 10.Nd3 Ne4 11.Qc2 Nxd2 12.Qxd2 b6 13.Be2 Ba6= 0–1
Karp,M-Zak,U/ISR-ch ,EXT 1994 (39)) 10...Nxe5 11.dxe5 Nd7 12.f4 f5 13.0–0 Nc5
14.Nf3² 1–0 Smyslov,V-Gergs,W/WchS-Bad Woerishofen 1991 (41)) 9.Bd3 Rd8 10.0–
0= 1–0 Summerscale,A-Salo,H/EUCup Gr7 1996/CBM 55 (29)) 8.Be2 (8.Bd3 b6!?
a) 8...Re8 9.Ne5 dxc4 10.Ndxc4 Bb4+ (10...Nxe5 11.dxe5 Bb4+ 12.Ke2 Nd5 13.Qc2 h6
14.h4 Be7 15.a3 Bd7 16.g4 b5 17.Nd2 Rc8 18.g5 h5 19.g6 f5 20.Kf1 Rf8 21.Qd1± 1–0
Monakhov,Y-Kadimova,I/Cappelle op 1995 (26)) 11.Kf1 Bf8 12.Qf3² 1–0 Miles,A-
Rogers,I/Melbourne Masters 1992 (45) (12.h4 c5 13.Qf3² 1–0 Hebden,M-
Arakhamia,K/London Lloyds 1994 (31)) ;
b) 8...Qe7?! 9.0–0 (9.Ne5 dxc4 10.bxc4 (10.Nexc4 Bc7 11.0–0² 1–0 Hebden,M-
Summerscale,A/Upminster op 1993 (25)) 10...Rd8 11.Qc2 Ba3 12.Bc3 a5 13.0–0 Bb4
14.f4 Bxc3 15.Qxc3 Ne8 16.Rf3² ½–½ Kos,S-Baldauf,B/GER-chJT Leipzig 1995 (48))
9...e5 10.e4!± 1–0 Berg,K-Sorensen,B/Danmark 1991 (33);
c) 8...dxc4 9.Nxc4 Bb4+ 10.Ncd2 c5 11.a3 Ba5 12.0–0 cxd4 (12...Bc7 13.Rc1 cxd4
14.Bxd4 Bb6 15.Bb2 Qe7 16.Nc4² ½–½ Taimanov,M-Zhu Chen/Hostdans, Copenhagen
DEN 1997 (73)) 13.Bxd4 e5!=; 9.0–0 Bb7 10.Ne5 Rc8 (10...c5= 1.41–2.00 1–0
Hebden,M-Lesiege,A/Capablanca Mem-I 1993 (37)) 11.Rc1 c5= ½–½ Hebden,M-
Knox,V/BCF-ch 1993 (57)) 8...Re8 (8...b6 9.0–0 Bb7 10.Rc1 c5„) 9.Ne5 (9.0–0 b6=)
9...c5= 1–0 Gorbatow,A-Tokmachev,M/Moscow 1998/CBM 63/ (43) (9...Qc7 10.f4 b6
11.Rc1 Bb7 12.0–0„) ]
7...0–0 8.Bb2 Qe7 [8...Re8 9.Bd3!? (9.Be2?! Here Bishop placed worse becaus in
variations after 9...e5 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.0–0 (11.cxd5 Black can take on d5 with 
because h7 is not attacked. 11...Nxd5=) 11...Bg4 12.Rad1 Qe7= (12...Re6? 13.Rfe1
Nxf3+ 14.Bxf3 Bxf3 15.Nxf3 Ne4 (15...dxc4 16.Ng5 cxb3 17.Qxb3±) 16.cxd5 cxd5
17.Qd3² ½–½ Estonllo-Benzaquen/ch Club Argentino Buenos Aires ARG 1958 (61)) )
9...e5 10.cxd5 cxd5 (10...exd4 11.Nxd4 cxd5 (11...Nxd5? 12.Bxh7+±) 12.0–0 Ne5
13.Rac1„) 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.0–0=]
9.Bd3 [9.Be2 e5 10.dxe5 (10.0–0?! e4 11.Nh4 Nb8 12.g3 Bh3 13.Rfe1 Nbd7³ 0–1
Lasker,E-Michell,R/Chicago-London cable 1926 (36)) 10...Nxe5 11.0–0 Rd8=]
9...e5 [Shirov doesn't afraid of position with isolated  on d5.]
10.cxd5 cxd5 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.0–0= Bg4! [White can't organize pressure
on isolated d5.]
14.Rac1 [14.Bxe5 Qxe5 15.Rac1 Rac8 16.Qb1 Qg5=]
14...Rac8 15.Qb1 Bh5 16.Rxc8 [16.Bxe5 Qxe5=]
16...Rxc8 17.Rc1 [Without rooks to organize pressure on d5 is impossible.]
17...Rxc1+ 18.Qxc1 Bxb2 19.Qxb2 Bg6 20.Be2 [White  is a little bit better than Black
one.]
[20.Bxg6 hxg6=]
20...Qc7!? 21.b4 [21.Nf3 Bh5 22.Qd2 Bxf3 23.Bxf3 Qc5=]
21...h6 22.h3 a5 23.bxa5 [23.a3 axb4=; 23.b5 b6=]
23...Qxa5 24.a3 Ne4?!² [It was not necessary to change . ]
[24...Bf5=]
25.Nxe4 Bxe4 [25...dxe4²]
26.Bb5 [26.Kf1 Qc7 27.g3 f6 28.Ke1 Kf7 29.Kd2² Of course, this position is drawn, but
White can play here without risk.]
26...Qb6 27.Qb4 [27.a4 Bd3=]

27...Qc7 28.Qb2 [28.Qd2 Qc5=]
28...Qb6 29.a4 Bd3 30.Qb4 Bc4 31.h4 h5 32.g3 g6 33.Kg2 Qe6 [33...Kg7=]
34.Qb1 [34.a5 Qe4+ 35.Kg1 Kg7=]
34...Bxb5 35.Qxb5 d4 [35...Qe4+? 36.Kg1 d4 37.Qb4±]
36.exd4 [36.Qxb7 dxe3 37.Qa8+ Kg7 38.fxe3 Qxe3 39.a5 Qd2+ 40.Kh3 Qd7+ 41.Kh2
Qd2+ 42.Kh3= (42.Qg2 Qxa5) ]
36...Qe4+ 37.Kg1 [37.f3 Qxd4=]
37...Qxd4 38.a5 [Somebody want to win?]
38...Qd2 [38...Qe4=]
39.Kg2 Kg7 40.Kf3 Qd1+ 41.Kg2 Qd2 42.Qe5+ Kg8 43.Qc5 Kg7 [This is dead draw ]
44.Kf3 Qd3+ 45.Kf4 [45.Kg2=]
45...Kg8 46.Qc8+ [46.Qb6 Qf5+=]
46...Kg7 47.Qc5 Kg8 48.Kg5 Kg7 49.Qe5+ [49.Kf4=]
49...Kh7 50.Qc5?? [Karpov with his feeling of danger put terrible mistake...]
[50.Kf6 Qd7 51.f4 (51.Qe7?? Qf5#) 51...Kg8 52.f5 (52.Qb8+ Kh7 53.Qe5= (53.Qf8??
Qe6+ 54.Kg5 Qf5#) ) 52...Qd8+ 53.Qe7 Qd4+ 54.Qe5 Qd8+=]
50...Qf3! 51.Qe5 f6+ [51...f6+ 52.Qxf6 Qg4#]
0–1

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0–0 g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Re1 Nc6 8.e4 0–0 9.d3 d6
10.h3 Nd7 11.Be3 Rc8 12.Qd2 e6 13.Bg5 Qc7 14.Rad1 a6 15.Bh6 Nd4 16.Nh2 Qd8
17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Ne2 b5 19.Ng4 Ne5 20.Qh6+ Kh8 21.Nxd4 cxd4 22.Nxe5 dxe5
23.cxb5 axb5 24.Rc1 Qe7 25.a3 Kg8 26.Qd2 Ra8 27.Rc2 Rfc8 28.Rec1 Rxc2 29.Rxc2
Rc8 30.Rxc8+ Bxc8 31.Qa5 Qd7 32.Qb6 Bb7 33.h4 h5 34.Qc5 f6 35.Bf3 Kf7 36.Kf1
Qc6 37.Qxc6 Bxc6 38.Ke2 Ke7 39.Kd2 Kd6 40.Kc2 Kc5 41.Kb3 Be8 42.Bd1 g5 43.Ka2
b4 44.Kb3 bxa3 45.bxa3 g4 46.Kb2 Bb5 47.Bc2 f5 48.Kc1 fxe4 49.dxe4 Kc4 50.Kd2
Bc6 51.Ke2 Kc3 52.Bd3 Ba4 53.Ba6 Bc2 54.f3 d3+ 55.Ke3 gxf3 56.Kxf3 d2 57.Ke3
d1Q
0–1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e3 g6 8.Bb5+ c6 9.Ba4
Bg7 10.0–0 0–0 11.e4 Nxc3 12.bxc3 c5 13.Bg5 f6 14.Be3 Bxe4 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Bxc5
Qxd1 17.Rfxd1 Rc8 18.Be3 Bd5 19.Nd4 f5 20.Rab1 Bxd4 21.Bxd4 Nc6 22.Bxc6 Bxc6
23.f3 Bd5 24.Rb4 a5 25.Rb6 g5 26.Kf2 Kf7 27.h4 gxh4 28.Rh1 Rab8 29.Rxh4 Rxb6
30.Bxb6 Rxc3 31.Bxa5 Rxa3 32.Rxh7+ Kg6 33.Ra7 Ra2+ 34.Kg1 f4 35.Bb6
½–½

[Huebner,R]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg4 7.Qb3 Qc7 8.h3 Bh5 9.Bd2
Be7 10.g4 Nfd7 11.Ng2 Bg6 12.Nf4 Nb6 13.c5 N6d7 14.h4 e5 15.h5 Be4 [Die
Fortsetzung 15...exf4 16.hxg6 fxg6 17.Bd3 Nf8 18.exf4 führt zu Vorteil für Weiß.]
16.Nxe4 dxe4 [Schwarz konnte auch ohne Nachteil die Folge 16...exf4 17.Nc3 (17.Nd6+
Bxd6 18.cxd6 Qxd6 19.Qxb7 Nb6 bringt dem Weißen nur Ungelegenheiten.) 17...fxe3
18.Bxe3 b6 wählen.]
17.Ne2 Nf6?! [17...Bxc5 ist meines Erachtens stärker.]
18.g5 Nd5 19.Ng3 Bxg5 20.Nxe4 Bh6? [20...Be7 21.dxe5 Qxe5 22.Qxb7 Qxe4 23.Rg1
0–0 24.Qxa8 Bh4 hat Schwarz einige Initiative für das geopferte Material.]
21.dxe5? [Mir ist unverständlich, warum Weiß nicht]
[21.Nd6++– versucht. Natürlich ist die lage des Schwarzen auch nach dem Textzug nicht
beneidenswert.]
21...0–0 22.f4 Nd7 23.0–0–0 b6 24.Qc2 Rab8 25.Bd3 Kh8 26.Kb1 a5 27.Rh2 a4 28.a3
Qa7 29.Nd6 Nxc5 30.Bxh7 b5 31.Bb4? [31.Be4 sollte zum Gewinn genügen. Der
Textzug vernachlässigt die Deckung des Punktes e3.]
31...Na6 32.Nxb5? [Nach 32.Rxd5 cxd5 (32...Nxb4 33.Qc5 mit Vorteil für Weiß.)
33.Nxb5 Nxb4 34.Nxa7 Nxc2 35.Bxc2 Rb6 36.Rd2 Rfb8 37.Rxd5 Rxb2+ 38.Kc1 behält
Weiß Gewinnaussichten.]
32...cxb5 [Auch 32...Qb6 33.Bxf8 (33.Rxd5 scheitert an 33...Nxb4) 33...Nxe3 34.Qc1

Rxf8 (34...Nxd1 ist weniger gut: 35.Bd6 Kxh7 36.Bxb8 Nxb8 37.Qxd1 Bxf4
a) Nicht besser ist 37...cxb5 38.Qc2+ g6 (38...Kg8 39.Qc8+ Kh7 40.Qf5+ Kg8 41.Rc2 ,
und Weiß gewinnt.) 39.hxg6+ Qxg6 40.f5 mit Gewinnstellung für Weiß.;
b) 37...Qxb5 38.Qc2+ Kg8 39.Rd2 Qb6 40.Qf5 Qc7 41.e6 fxe6 42.Qxe6+ Kf8 43.Rd4
mit entscheidender Initiative.; 38.Qd3+ Kg8 (38...Kh6 39.Nd6 Bxh2 40.Qf5 Qg1+
41.Ka2 g6 42.Nxf7+ Kh7 43.Ng5+ mit Gewinn.) 39.Rc2 , und Weiß gewinnt.) 35.Rd4
Nc7 führt zu sehr befriedigendem Spiel für Schwarz.]
33.Bxf8 [33.Rxd5 Nxb4 34.axb4 Qxe3 führt zu besserem Spiel für Schwarz.]
33...Nxe3 34.Qf2 [Die Fortsetzung 34.Bxg7+ Kxg7 35.Qf2 Kxh7 36.Rd3 b4 37.Rxe3
Qd4 sieht äußerst unbequem für Weiß aus.]
34...Rxf8 35.Rh3 Kxh7 36.Rxe3 Rc8 37.Re2 Qb7 [Nach 37...Qxf2 38.Rxf2 b4 39.Rd4
hat Weiß nichts zu befürchten.]
38.Qe3 Nc5 39.Rc2 Ne6 [39...Nb3!? sieht aktiver aus.]
40.Qd3+ Kg8 41.Rxc8+ Qxc8 42.f5 Nf8 43.Re1 Qc5 44.e6 fxe6 45.fxe6 Bg5 46.Qe4
Be7 47.Qe5 Qf2 48.Ka2 Nh7 49.Qb8+ Nf8 50.Qe5 Nh7 51.Rc1 Qb6? 52.Qf5?!
[52.Rc8+ Nf8 53.h6 gxh6 (53...Qg1 54.Re8+–) 54.Re8 Qc5 (54...Qb7 55.Qf5) 55.Qxc5
Bxc5 56.e7+–]
52...Qd6 53.Qxb5? [Nach 53.h6 gxh6 54.Rc8+ Nf8 55.Qg6+ Kh8 56.Qxh6+ Kg8
57.Qg6+ Kh8 58.Qh5+ Kg7 59.Qf7+ Kh6 60.Rc1 behält Weiß die besten
Gewinnaussichten.]
53...Nf8? [Aussichtsreicher ist 53...Qxe6+ 54.Qc4 Qf7 55.Qxf7+ Kxf7 56.Rc4 Nf6 mit
unklaren Folgen.]
54.Re1 Qd4 55.Re2 Qg4 56.Re1 Qd4 57.Ka1 Qh4 58.Qe2 Nh7 59.Qe4 Qxh5 60.Qxa4
Nf8 61.Qf4 Bf6? [61...g5!?]
62.Qb4? [Zum sofortigen Gewinn führte 62.e7 Bxe7 63.Rxe7 Qd1+ 64.Ka2 Qd5+
65.Kb1 Qd1+ (65...Qd3+ 66.Kc1) 66.Qc1+–]
62...Ng6 63.Qb8+ Kh7 64.Qb7 Qc5? [64...Qg4 ist zäher.]
65.Rh1+ Nh4 66.Qb4? [Zum Gewinn führt 66.Rxh4+ Bxh4 67.Qe4+ Kg8 68.Qxh4
Qc1+ 69.Ka2+–]
66...Qg5 67.Qe4+ Kg8 [67...Kh6!?]
68.Qc4 Kh7 69.a4 Kh6 70.Ka2 g6 71.Qe4 [71.Qc1+–]

71...Kg7 72.Rh2 Nf5 73.Rg2 Qh5 74.Qd3 Ne7 [Schwarz hat viel erreicht; es ist fraglich,
ob Weiß noch auf Gewinn steht.]
75.Qc4 Qf3 76.Re2 Qf5 77.Qe4 Qa5 78.Rg2 Qc5 79.Rg3? Qd6? [79...Bxb2 erzwingt
sofortiges Unentschieden: 80.Rxg6+ Nxg6 81.Kxb2=]
80.Rd3 Qc5 81.Rb3 Qd6 82.Rb5 Nf5 83.a5 Ne7 84.Qc4 g5 85.Rb3 Kh6 86.Rh3+ Kg7
87.Qe4 Ng6 88.Ra3 Ne5 89.Qb7+ Be7 90.Qb3? [Richtig ist 90.a6 Nc6 91.a7 Qd5+
92.Ka1 Qd1+ 93.Ka2 Nb4+ (93...Qd5+=) 94.Qxb4 Bxb4 95.a8Q Bxa3 96.Qa7+ Kf6
97.Qf7+ Ke5 98.Qg7+ mit remis]
90...Nc6 91.Ra4 [Die Fortsetzung 91.Qc4 Nb4+ 92.Kb1 Qd1+ 93.Qc1 Qd5 birgt
ebenfalls grause Gefahren für Weiß.]
91...Nb4+ 92.Ka1 Qf4–+ 93.Qd1 Qc4 [93...Qe4–+]
94.Kb1 Qe4+ 95.Kc1 g4 96.b3 g3 97.a6 g2 98.Kb2 Qe5+ 99.Ka3 Nxa6+? [99...Nd3+
nebst matt im nächsten Zuge war stärker.]
100.Ka2 Nb4+ 101.Rxb4 Bxb4 102.Qg4+ Kf6 103.Qxg2 Qa5+ 104.Kb1 Bc3 105.Qf3+
Kxe6 106.Kc2 Be5 107.Qg4+ Kd6 108.Qg6+ Kc5 109.Qg1+ Kb5 110.Qf1+ Kb6
111.Qf2+ Qc5+
½–½

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 0–0 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5 c6 8.Bd3 b6 9.b4 a5
10.a3 Ba6 11.0–0 Qc8 12.h3 Bxd3 13.Qxd3 axb4 14.axb4 Qb7 15.Qc2 Rfc8 16.Rfb1 Bd8
17.Nd2 Rxa1 18.Rxa1 Ra8 19.Rxa8 Qxa8 20.Qa2 Qxa2 21.Nxa2 Ne8 22.Nb3 Nc7
23.cxb6 Nxb6 24.Na5 Nb5 25.Nxc6 Bf6 26.Kf1 Kf8 27.Ke2 Ke8 28.Kd3 Kd7 29.Na5
Be7 30.f3 Nc8 31.Kc2 h5 32.Kb3 Bd6 33.Bxd6 Ncxd6 34.g4 hxg4 35.hxg4 f5 36.Kc2
fxg4 37.fxg4 Ne4 38.Nb3 Nf6 39.Nc5+ Kd6 40.g5 Nh7 41.g6 Nf8 42.Kb3 Nxg6 43.Ka4
Na7 44.b5 Nc8 45.Ka5 e5 46.b6 Nxb6 47.Kxb6 exd4 48.exd4 Nh4 49.Nc3 Nf3 50.Nb5+
Ke7 51.Nd3 g5 52.Kc5 Ke6 53.Nc3 Kf5 54.Nf2 g4 55.Nh1 Kf4 56.Ne2+ Ke3 57.Nhg3
Kd3 58.Nf4+ Ke3 59.Nfe2 Kd3 60.Kxd5 Nxd4 61.Nxd4 Kc3 62.Kc5 Kd3 63.Nde2 Kd2
64.Kc4 Kc2 65.Nd4+ Kb2 66.Kb4 Ka2 67.Ndf5 Kb2 68.Ne3 Ka2 69.Nc4 Kb1 70.Kc3
Kc1 71.Nb2 Kb1 72.Nd3 Ka1 73.Kb3 Kb1 74.Ne2
1–0

[Golod,V]
d5 10.e3 Nbd7 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd8 Nxc3 13.Bh4!? [It's main line,other lines are:]
[13.Be7?! You can see comments to Shipov,S-Stefansson,H/Las Vegas,1999/ CBM 72(½–

½) (Golod,V)(46); 13.Bxc7!?; and 13.bxc3?!]
13...Nd5 14.Bf2 Ne7!?N [Interesting novelty of Vassily Ivanchuk. Besides 14...f5 and
14...c5 was checked repeatedly in the previous games.]
[14...f5!? It's main line.See comments to Schandorff,L-Olafsson,H/Gentofte,1999/

CBM73(½–½)(Golod,V)(31); In my opinion slightly worse is: 14...c5 See comments to
Teplitsky,Y-Gershon,A/Bermuda,1999/CBM 69(½–½)(Golod,V)(27) and Kramnik,V-
Adams,M/Linares,1999/CBM 70 (1–0)(Golod,V)(38)]
15.Bb5!? [This move better than:]
[15.e4 c5 (15...Rac8!?) 16.dxc5 (‹16.Bb5 Bc6 17.Bxc6 Nxc6 18.dxc5 Nxc5 19.Bxc5 bxc5
20.Rc1 Ne5ƒ) 16...Nxc5 17.Bxc5 bxc5 18.Rc1 Rac8=; or 15.Rc1 c5! …16.Bb5 Bc6
17.Bxc6 Nxc6 18.b4 (18.Ke2!?) 18...Rfc8 19.dxc5 bxc5 20.bxc5 Nce5ƒ]
15...c6 16.Ba4 Rfd8 [It deserves attention: 16...e5 17.Ne2 (‹17.dxe5 Nxe5 18.0–0–0
Rad8ƒ) 17...exd4 18.Nxd4 (18.exd4=) 18...Rad8 /=]
17.Ne2 [After: 17.e4 black has two principales decisions: 17...e5 (17...c5!? 18.Bxd7 Rxd7
19.dxc5 bxc5 20.Bxc5 Nc6 21.Rd1 Rxd1+ 22.Kxd1 Ne5°) 18.Ne2 exd4 19.Bxd4
(19.Nxd4?! Ne5ƒ) 19...c5÷]
17...c5 18.Bxd7 Rxd7 19.dxc5 Rad8? [Senseless sacrifice! Good enough for black:]
[19...bxc5 20.Rc1 (20.e4?! …Nc6 21.Bxc5 Ne5ƒ) 20...Rad8 21.e4 Rd2 22.Bxc5 Nc6
23.b4 Rb2°]
20.0–0? [It is necessary: 20.cxb6 axb6 (20...Rd2?! 21.bxa7 Rxb2 22.Nc3 Nc6 23.e4±)
21.e4 Ba6!? (‹21...Nc8 22.Nc3 …Rd2 23.Rd1) 22.Nc3² (22.Bxb6? Rb8 23.Bc5 Rxb2‚) ]
20...Ba6 [Also black equalizes after: 20...Rd2 21.Nc3 Rxb2 22.Na4 Rb3 23.cxb6 Bc6
24.Nc5 Rxb6]
21.Rfe1 Rd2 22.Nc3 Rxb2 [A little worse is: 22...bxc5 23.Red1 Nc6 24.e4 c4 25.Rab1
/=]
23.cxb6 axb6= 24.Na4 Rb3 25.Reb1 Rxb1+ 26.Rxb1 Rd3 27.Nxb6 [27.Rxb6?? Rd1+
28.Be1 Rxe1+ 29.Kf2 Re2+ 30.Kg1 Bc4–+]
27...Rxa3 28.e4 Bd3 29.Rc1 Rb3

½–½

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.c3 e6 5.Be3 Qb6 6.Qb3 Nd7 7.Nd2 a5 8.Qxb6 Nxb6 9.a4 Ne7
10.f4 Bg6 11.Ngf3 Nf5 12.Bf2 h5 13.g3 Be7 14.Be2 Kd7 15.0–0 Kc7 16.h3 Nd7 17.Kg2
Nh6 18.Ne1 c5 19.c4 dxc4 20.Nxc4 cxd4 21.Bxd4 Be4+ 22.Bf3 Nf5 23.Bf2 Bxf3+
24.Nxf3 Nc5 25.Rfc1 b6 26.Nxa5 Rxa5 27.b4 Ra6 28.bxc5 bxc5 29.g4 hxg4 30.hxg4
Nh6 31.Bxc5 Bxc5 32.Rxc5+ Rc6 33.Rxc6+ Kxc6 34.Kg3 Kb6 35.Rb1+ Ka6 36.Nd4
Rd8 37.Rb4 Ng8 38.Rc4 Rd7 39.Kf3 Ne7 40.Nc6 Nxc6 41.Rxc6+ Ka5 42.f5 exf5
43.gxf5 Kxa4 44.e6 Re7 45.Ke4 Kb5 46.Kd5 fxe6+ 47.fxe6 Re8 48.Rc7 Kb6 49.Rd7 g5
50.e7 g4 51.Ke6
1–0
(2242045) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Kramnik,Vladimir (2758) [A47]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.e3 Be7 5.b3 0–0 6.Bb2 b6 7.Nbd2 Bb7 8.Bd3 c5 9.0–0 cxd4
10.Nxd4 Nc6 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 12.Qe2 Nd7 13.cxd5 Bxd5 14.Rfd1 Bf6 15.Ne4 Bxb2
16.Qxb2 Qe7 17.Nc3 Bb7 18.Be4 Nf6 19.Bxb7 Qxb7 20.Rd4 Rfd8
½–½
(2252002) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Xie,Jun (2542) [E84]

Guangzhou m Guangzhou (1), 09.04.2000
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Nge2 a6 8.Qd2 Rb8 9.Rd1
Bd7 10.Nc1 e5 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Be2 Be6 13.b3 Nh5 14.0–0 f5 15.f4 Ng4 16.Bxg4 fxg4
17.N1e2 Qe7 18.Ng3 Nxg3 19.hxg3 b5 20.cxb5 axb5 21.Bd4 Bxd4+ 22.Qxd4 b4 23.Nd5
Bxd5 24.Qxd5+ Qf7 25.Rfe1 Qxd5 26.Rxd5 Rfe8 27.Kf2 Re6 28.Ke3 c6 29.Ra5 Rxe4+
30.Kxe4 Re8+ 31.Re5 dxe5 32.fxe5 Kf7 33.Rc1 Ra8 34.Rc2 Ra5 35.Kf4 Ke7 36.Kxg4
Rxe5 37.Rxc6 Re2 38.Kf3 Rxa2 39.Rc4 Rb2 40.Rxb4 h5 41.Rb6 g5 42.b4 Rb3+ 43.Kf2
Rb2+ 44.Kg1 Rb1+ 45.Kh2 g4 46.Rb5 Kf6
½–½

[Lukacs,P]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Ne7 6.0–0 [White opts for Short's favourite
solid system trying to exploit the vulnerable  on f5.]
6...h6 [Black is happy to lose a tempo in order to save the good  on the b1–h7.]
[6...c5 7.c3 (7.dxc5 - Finkel-Egeli, Lost Boys op 1998 CBM 67; 7.Be3 - Hracek-Epishin,
BL 1997 CBM 64) 7...cxd4!? (7...Nec6) 8.cxd4 (8.Nxd4 Nbc6) 8...Nbc6 9.Nc3 Bg4 
f5 attacking × d4 by all means. 10.Nh4 Bxe2 11.Nxe2 Ng6 12.Nf3 Bb4 13.Bg5 (13.a3
Ba5) 13...Be7 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Rc1 0–0 16.Rc3 Rac8 17.Re1 Nb4= Xie Jun-Karpov,
Female vs Male Match 2000]
7.Nh4 [7.b3  c4 or a3 7...c5 8.Bb2 (8.c4 Mitkov-Dreev, Elista op (Men) 1998 CBM
66 ext; 8.Na3 Nec6 9.Bb2 a6 - 8.b2) 8...Nec6 9.Na3 a6 10.c4 (10.dxc5? Rodriguez-
Asrian FIDE-Wch k.o. Las Vegas 1999 CBM 72) 10...cxd4 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 Nc6
13.Qf4 d4! This strong  is not easy to eliminate, meanwhile × e5 is also weak. 14.Bf3
(14.Rfd1 Qg5 × e5) 14...Bc5 15.Rad1 Qg5µ Van der Weide-Podgaets, VAM Hoogeveen
op 1999; 7.Nbd2 Nd7 8.c3 (8.Re1  f1 8...Bh7 9.Nf1 c5 10.c4 Since Black has
problems with his  development, White wants to open the . 10...dxc4 11.Ne3 cxd4
12.Nxd4 Nxe5 13.Nxc4 N7c6 White has sacrificed a  and he has a certain compensation
for it, but not more than that. 14.Nxe5 Qxd4 15.Nxc6 Qxd1 16.Rxd1 bxc6 17.Bf3 Rc8
18.Be3 c5 19.Rac1 Be7 20.Rc4° Svidler-Dreev, Elista ol (Men) 1998; 8.c4 dxc4 9.Nxc4
White has activated his pieces at an expense of giving up the vital d5 square. 9...Nd5
10.Qb3 N7b6 11.Na5 Qd7 12.Bd2 Be7 13.Ne1 0–0 14.Nd3 Bxd3 15.Bxd3 Bg5 16.Bxg5
hxg5= Gdanski-K.Urban, POL-ch 1992) 8...c5 9.a3  b4 (9.Nb3 Ibragimov-Kharitinov,
Russian Cup 1997 CBM 62) 9...Nc6 10.b4 cxd4 11.cxd4 Be7 12.Re1 0–0 13.Nf1 Nb6
14.Ne3 Bg6 15.Bb2 Rc8 16.Rc1 Qd7 17.Qb3 a6= Rodriguez-Asrian, FIDE-Wch
k.o.rapid 1999]
7...Bh7 8.Bd3 [8.Nc3 Nf5 9.Nxf5 Bxf5 10.Re1 Be7=]
8...Bxd3 9.Qxd3 [White has the space advantage, but Black has no real weaknesses, and
he has exchanged the "bad French" .]
9...c5 [Black has to attack the  immediately.]
[9...Qb6 10.b3 Nd7 11.c4 dxc4 c4–c5 was threatening. 12.bxc4 0–0–0 13.Nf3 g5 14.Qe4
Bg7 15.Nbd2 White has a very strong  now. 15...c5 16.Ba3 Nc6 17.Rab1 Qc7 18.Nb3±
Maier-Ostermeier, Neckar op 1999; 9...Nd7 10.c4]
10.c3 [10.dxc5 gives up the  without any compensation. 10...Nec6 11.Nf3 Nd7]
10...Nec6 11.Nf3 Nd7 12.Be3 Be7 13.Nbd2 Qb6 [13...0–0 deserves attention as well.]
14.Rab1 [14.b3 weakens × a3. 14...cxd4 15.cxd4 Ba3; 14.dxc5 activates the black pieces.
14...Bxc5]
14...cxd4! [clarifying the matters in the  Black creates a strategical weakness on d4.]
15.cxd4 Nb4 16.Qb3 a5 [gaining space on the  .]

[16...0–0 17.a3 (17.Rfc1 Rfc8) 17...Nc6 18.Qd3 Rfc8 is also playable.]
17.a3 Nc6 18.Qd1 [White wants to avoid the exchange of queens.]
[18.Qxb6 Nxb6 19.Rbc1 Kd7 20.Rc2 Rhc8 and White has a rather weak  on the colour
of his pawns.]
18...Qa6! [covering the important light squares.]
19.Re1 Nb6 20.h3 a4 [blockading the weaknesses on the  .]
21.Nh2 [ g4]
[21.Rc1 0–0 22.Rc3 Rfc8]
21...Qd3 22.Rc1 [22.Qg4 Qg6 23.Qxg6 fxg6 is again a favourable exchange of queens
for Black.]
22...Na5 [22...Nxd4??+– 23.Rc3]
23.Nhf1 [23.Rc7 Bd8 24.Rc3 Qg6 25.Qc2 Qxc2 26.Rxc2 Nac4³]
23...0–0 24.Rc3 [24.Rc7 Bd8 25.Rc3 Qh7 26.Qe2 Nbc4³ with an ideally posted  on
c4.]
24...Qh7 25.Qe2 Nbc4 26.Nxc4 Nxc4 27.Bc1 b5!³ [Now Black has clear threats on the
 , while White has no attacking chances on the  . ]
28.Rd1 b4 29.axb4 [29.Rg3 bxa3 30.bxa3 Rfb8³ invading the b . ]
29...Bxb4 30.Rf3 Rfb8 31.Ng3 [31.Ne3! was better eliminating Black's pride, the
excellent  on c4. 31...Nxe3 32.Bxe3 Rc8 (32...Bf8 33.Rc1 Rc8 34.Qd1 (34.Rxc8 Rxc8
35.Qb5? runs into the pin on the b . 35...Qb1+ 36.Kh2 a3 37.Qd7 a2–+) 34...Rxc1
35.Qxc1³) 33.Qb5 Bf8 34.Qd7 Qg6³]
31...Bf8 32.Kh2 Ra7 [This is a bit slow.]
[The penetration 32...Qb1! was strong winning the b . 33.Rf1 (33.Rc3 Nxb2 34.Bxb2
Qxb2–+) 33...Nxb2 34.Bxh6 Qg6 35.Bf4 Nc4µ]
33.Rdd3 Qg6 34.Qc2? [34.Rf4? is also feeble. 34...Nxb2! 35.Bxb2 Rxb2–+; 34.Rc3!
was the persistant try. 34...Rab7 (34...Qb1 35.Rc2 Rab7 allows White to create some
counterchances on the  . 36.Nh5! Rb3 (36...Nxb2 37.Bxh6!) 37.Rxb3 Rxb3³) 35.Rc2³
defending × b2.; 34.b3? is certainly met by 34...a3!µ]
34...Rb3 35.Ne2 Rab7 36.Rg3 Qh7 37.Nf4 [37.Nc3? Nxb2 38.Bxb2 Rxb2 39.Qxa4
Rxf2–+]
37...Qf5 [Safety measures are still required.]
[37...Nxb2? allows White's counterattack on the  after 38.Bxb2 Rxb2 39.Qxa4 Rxf2
40.Nh5!°]
38.Qe2
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Rb3+ 41.f3 Bb4 42.Kf2 Ba5µ and the black pieces dominate the board.]
38...Rxb2!! [clearing the way for the mighty a .]
39.Qh5 [39.Bxb2 If White accepts the exchange sacrifice, the a  is not easy to stop.
39...Rxb2 40.Qh5 (40.Qf3 a3–+) 40...Qxh5 41.Nxh5 a3–+]
39...Rc2 [39...Qxh5? allows White a study-like escape by perpetual after 40.Nxh5 a3

41.Bxh6 a2 42.Nf6+! (42.Bxg7? Bxg7–+) 42...Kh8 43.Bxg7+!! Bxg7 44.Rxg7 Kxg7
45.Rg3+ Kh6 46.Ng8+ Kh5 47.Nf6+ Kh6=]
40.Qxh6 Qh7 [40...g6! was the easiest way for victory. 41.Qh4 (41.Nxg6 Bxh6 42.Ne7+
Kh8 43.Nxf5 Bxc1–+) 41...Rxc1 42.Nh5 Be7 43.Nf6+ Bxf6 44.exf6 Rbb1–+]
41.Nh5 Qxh6? [Still 41...Kh8! 42.Qg5 (42.Nxg7 Qxh6 43.Bxh6 a3) 42...Be7 43.Nf6 gxf6
44.exf6 Bd6 45.Bf4 Rxf2 46.Bxd6 Nxd6–+ repells the .]
42.Bxh6 Rxf2 43.Kg1?! [43.Nf6+ now doesn't lead to a perpetual after 43...Kh8
44.Bxg7+ Bxg7 45.Rxg7 Kxg7 46.Rg3+ Kh6 47.Ng4+ Kh5 48.Nxf2 (48.Nf6+ Rxf6)
48...a3–+; missing 43.Bxg7! Bxg7 44.Rxg7+ Kf8 45.Rdg3 Ke7 46.Rg8]
43...Rbb2 44.Bxg7 Bxg7 45.Rxg7+ Kf8 46.Rdg3 Ke7 47.Nf6 [White has now
dangerous mating threats.]
[47.Rg8?! a3 48.Ra8 Kd7! (48...a2 49.Ra7+ Kf8 50.Ra8+ Ke7 51.Ra7+ Kf8 52.Ra8+=)
49.Nf6+ Kc6 50.Rgg8 a2 51.Rgc8+ Kb5 52.Rcb8+ Nb6–+]
47...Rxf6 [Black has to sacrifice the exchange, after which the  is only a draw.]
[47...a3 48.Rg8 (48.Ng8+? Kd8) 48...Rxf6! 49.exf6+ Kxf6 - 47...xf6]
48.exf6+ Kxf6 49.Rg8= a3 50.Ra8 [50.Rf3+ Ke7 51.Ra8= (51.Rg7? a2 52.Rfxf7+ Kd6
53.Rd7+ Kc6 54.Ra7 Rb1+–+) ]
50...Rd2 [50...a2 51.Rf3+ (51.Kh2 Kf5!) 51...Kg6 52.Kh2 f6 (52...Nd2? 53.Rfa3) 53.Kg3
e5 54.Ra6 Kg7 55.Ra7+=]
51.Rf3+ Kg6 52.Rg8+ Kh7 53.Ra8 Kg6 [53...f5!? 54.Ra6]
54.Rg8+ Kh7 55.Ra8
½–½
(2252004) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Xie,Jun (2542) [E84]

[Hazai,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Nge2 a6 8.Qd2 Rb8 9.Nc1
[This is the positional set-up.]
[9.h4 is the aggressive line.]
9...e5 [This comes only if the  is not protecting × d4.]
10.d5 [10.Nb3 allows sinplifications after 10...exd4]
10...Nd4 11.Nb3 [White has to eliminate the strong  immediately.]
11...Nxb3 12.axb3 c5 [Black wants to blockade the  narrowing White's possibilities

there.]
13.g4 [White wants to gain space on the  fighting against the standard plan h5 and
f7–f5.]
[13.b4 - Ibragimov-Delchev, Anibal op 1997 CBM 58]
13...h5 [13...Ne8 with the idea of f7–f5 14.h4 (14.Bd3 f5 (14...f6 is extremely passive.
Black cannot simply sit and wait. 15.h4 Rf7 16.Qg2 Bf8 17.f4± Campos Moreno-Vives
Esmerat , Cataluna 1999 ) 15.gxf5 gxf5 16.exf5 (16.Bg5 Qc7 17.exf5 White has to open
the position in order to gain control over the vital central square × e4. (17.Kd1?! allows
Black to gain space on the  after 17...f4! 18.Rg1 Kh8 19.Qf2 Qf7 20.Qh4 Rg8 (20...Bf6
looks logical in order to get rid of the bad .) 21.Kc2 Bd7 22.Bf1 Bf6! 23.Bxf6+ Qxf6
24.Rxg8+ Kxg8³ Oei-Nijboer, NLD-ch op 1994) 17...Bxf5 18.Rg1 Bxd3 19.Qxd3 Qf7
20.Rg3² with the idea of e4) 16...Bxf5 17.Ne4 Bxe4 18.Bxe4 Kh8 19.Qg2 Qh4+
20.Qg3 Qh5 21.Qg4² and Black's  remains passive, Andresen-Sonntag, BL Germany
1992.) 14...f5 15.gxf5 (15.g5² and Black is doomed to passivity according to Cu.
Hansen.) 15...gxf5 16.exf5 Bxf5 17.h5 Kh8 18.Ne4 Bf6 19.Bd3 Bxe4 20.Bxe4 Rg8 21.0–
0–0 Qe7 (21...Bg5 22.f4! White wants to open the long  against the black . (22.Rdg1
allows Black to keep the position closed. 22...Bxe3 23.Rxg8+ Kxg8 24.Qxe3 Qf6
25.Rg1+ Kh8=) 22...Nf6 (22...exf4 23.Bxf4 Bxf4 24.Qxf4 Qf6 25.Rdf1² and the  is ill-
placed.) 23.Bc2 exf4 24.Bxf4 Bxf4 25.Qxf4²) 22.Rdg1 Nc7 23.Rg6! Rg7 24.Rxg7 Bxg7
25.Rg1² Hardicsay-Schumi, Hotel Agro IM 1998]
14.h3 Nh7 15.gxh5 [In case of 15.0–0–0? Black can successfully blockade the  .
15...h4! 16.g5 Otherwise f6 comes and Black can exchange his inferior . (16.Bd3
Bf6 with the idea of g5; 16.Bh6 is against the principles, it is Black who is happy to
exchange his dark-squared . 16...Bd7 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.f4 exf4 19.Qxf4 Qg5µ and
White remains with a very passive , Rusjan-Markun, SLO-chT 1992.) 16...b5! Black
suddenly grabs the  on the  . 17.Bd3 (Taking the  is a risky business, because Black
has ample play on the opened lines against the white . 17.cxb5 axb5 18.Bxb5 Ra8°)
17...bxc4 18.Bxc4 Bd7 19.Rdg1 a5µ Oei-Maes, NLD-chT 1994]
15...Qh4+ 16.Qf2 Qxf2+ [This leads to a slightly worse  for Black.]
[16...Qxh5 looks reasonable from practical point of view keeping the queens on the
board. 17.Be2
a) 17.Rg1 is met by 17...Bf6! (The straightforward 17...Bh6 is not so clear, for example:
18.f4 exf4 19.Bxf4 Bxf4 20.Qxf4 Rd8 21.Rg3²) ;
b) 17.f4 Bf6! 18.Be2 Qh4= controlling the important dark squares.;
17...f5
a) 17...Bf6 is now met by 18.h4!;
b) 17...Ng5? is clearly overoptimistic: 18.f4 Nxh3 19.Qg3 The pin on the h  is lethal.
19...Qh7 (19...exf4 20.Bxf4 Qh8 21.Bxd6 Bf6 (21...Ra8 22.0–0–0+– Ivkov-Sofrevski,
JUG-ch Titograd 1965) 22.0–0–0+–) 20.Bg4 exf4 21.Bxf4 g5 22.Be3+–;
18.exf5 (18.f4 Qh6 opens up the position, but this is not bad for Black, because his 
will be activated. 19.exf5 Rxf5 (19...exf4 20.Qxf4 g5 21.Qg3 Be5„) 20.fxe5 g5 21.Qg1
Rxe5 22.h4 Qf6 23.hxg5 Nxg5=) 18...gxf5 (18...Qxf5 19.Ne4 Rd8 20.Bd3² with a total
control over the vital central square × e4.; 18...Bf6? 19.f4+–) 19.f4 Qh6 20.Rg1
(20.fxe5!? f4 21.Bd2 Bxe5 22.h4) 20...e4²]
17.Kxf2 gxh5 18.Bd3 [18.h4!? White wants to exchange his passive . 18...f5 19.exf5
Bxf5 20.Ke2 Bc2!? Korchnoi (20...e4 giving the e  for the doubled b one is not a good
deal. 21.Nxe4 Bxb2 22.Ra2 Be5 23.Bh3² Razuvaev-Loginov, RUS-ch51 St Petersburg
1998 CBM 67) 21.Ne4 (21.Kd2 Rxf3 22.Be2 Rxe3 23.Kxe3 Bh6+ 24.Kf2 Rf8+ 25.Ke1
(25.Kg2 Nf6°) 25...Nf6°) 21...Rbd8÷]
18...h4 [18...Bd7 19.h4 (19.Na4?! loses only some tempi without creating any significant
weakness in Black's camp. 19...b6 20.Nc3 a5 Now it is only Black who can do something
on the  . 21.Rag1 Kh8 22.Rg2 h4 23.Rhg1 Bf6 24.Bh6 Rg8 25.Rxg8+ Rxg8 26.Rxg8+
Kxg8 27.Bf1 Bg5³ and White's bad  remains, Rusjan-Drozdov, Bled op 1994.) 19...Kh8
20.Ne2 threatening with g3 20...f5 21.exf5 Bxf5 22.Bxf5 Rxf5 23.Ng3 Rf7 24.Ne4
Rd8 25.Ke2± and the  on e4 dominates the board, Razuvaev-Safranska, Nereto op
1999. ; On 18...Kh8 19.b4! is the typical breakthrough on the  . 19...b6 20.h4 Bf6?
21.b5 a5 22.Ne2 The target is × h5. 22...Bg7 23.Ng3 Nf6 24.Bf1± with the idea of h3,
Rusjan-Roskar, SLO-chT 1995.]
19.Ke2 Kh8 [19...Bd7 is again answered by the typical breakthrough on the  . 20.b4!
cxb4 21.Na4 f5 (21...b5 22.Nb6) 22.Nb6²]
20.b4! [The good old plan again!]
20...cxb4?! [This allows White the real breakthrough on the  .]
[¹20...b6 Black has to keep the  as closed as possible. 21.b3!
a) 21.b5 a5 helps only for Black. 22.Rag1 Rg8 23.Bf2 Bf6 24.Rxg8+ Kxg8 25.Na4 Nf8=
(25...Kf8? leaves the  unattended! 26.f4!) ;
b) 21.bxc5 bxc5 22.Ra2 Bf6÷;
21...Rg8 (21...cxb4 22.Na4 b5 23.Nb6²) 22.bxc5 bxc5 23.Bc2 (23.Ra3 Bf6) 23...Bf6 and
Black has reasonable chances of survival.]
21.Na4! Rg8 [21...f5 22.c5± and Black's  collapses.; 21...Bf6 22.c5! crisper than
(22.Bb6 Bd8 23.Ba7 Ra8 24.Nb6 Bxb6 25.Bxb6 Nf6 26.Ke3°) 22...Bg5 23.Bf2± White
has to keep his wonderful dark-squared .]
22.Bb6!? [The thematic 22.c5! was good and simple, for example: 22...dxc5 23.Bxc5 Bf8
24.Ba7 Ra8 25.Bf2 Be7 26.Nb6 Rb8 27.Rac1±]
22...Bd7! 23.Bc7? [
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White loses the right track here.]
[23.Ba7 Rbe8 24.Bf2 Bf6 25.Nb6 Nf8; 23.Bf2!? was still good enough for keeping the
edge. 23...Bf6 24.Nb6 Nf8 25.c5 dxc5 26.Bxc5 Rd8! (26...Rg2+?! 27.Kd1 Bb5
(27...Rxb2? 28.Bxf8+–) 28.Bxb5 axb5 29.Bxf8 Rxf8 30.Nd7±) 27.Kf2 (27.Bxb4 Rg2+
28.Kf1 Rxb2) 27...Ng6 28.Bxb4 Nf4 29.Bf1 was still better for White.]
23...Rbe8? [Missing the unexpected chance.]
[23...b5! would have been an annoying surprise for Karpov! 24.cxb5 axb5 (24...Bxb5?
25.Bxb8 Rxb8 26.b3+–) 25.Nb6 (25.Bxb8 Rxb8–+ and the  is lost.) 25...Rb7 26.Na8
White's pieces look tragicomic on the  . (26.Nxd7 Rxc7 27.Bxb5 Bh6!; 26.Rac1 Bh6!)
26...Bf8 27.Bd8 Rg2+ 28.Kf1 Rxb2 29.Bxh4 b3µ and the  is not very beautiful on the
edge of the board!]
24.Nb6± [Now White is clearly better again.]
24...Nf6 25.Bxd6 Bf8 [25...Bh6 26.Nxd7 Nxd7 27.Rhg1±]
26.Bxf8 Rexf8 [26...Rgxf8 27.c5!+–]
27.Rh2 [27.c5 was also enough for the victory. 27...Rg2+ 28.Ke3 Rxb2 29.Nc4 Rg2
30.Nxe5+–]
27...Rg3 28.c5!+– [There is no defence against the strong connected pawns.]
28...Rfg8 [28...Bxh3 29.Nc4]
29.Rah1 [29.Nc4]
29...Kg7 30.Ke3 Kf8 31.Nc4 Bb5 32.Nxe5 R8g5 33.Bxb5 Rxe5 34.Kd4 Reg5 35.f4
Rg8 36.Be2 Ke7 37.e5 [The falanx is moving ahead.]
37...Nxd5 38.Kxd5 Re3 39.Kd4
1–0

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Ne7 6.0–0 c5 7.c3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Nbc6 9.Nc3
Bg4 10.Nh4 Bxe2 11.Nxe2 Ng6 12.Nf3 Bb4 13.Bg5 Be7 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Rc1 0–0
16.Rc3 Rac8 17.Re1 Nb4
½–½
(2252006) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Xie,Jun (2542) [A16]

Guangzhou m g/25 Guangzhou (5), 14.04.2000
[Mikhalevski,V]
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nb6 6.d3 Bg7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Nf3 e5 9.0–0
[9.Bc5 Ne7 10.0–0 0–0² 0–1 Sloth,J-Ogaard,L/Aarhus 1976/MCD (34); 9.Qd2 Nd4 10.0–
0 h6 11.Ne4 Nd5 12.Rac1 b6 13.Nc3 Be6 14.Nxd5 Bxd5 15.Bxd4 exd4 16.e3 dxe3
17.Qxe3+ Kf8 18.d4 Bf6 19.Ne5² 1–0 Claesen,P-Borge,N/Arnhem 1989/TD (42)]
9...h6?! [Very unfortunate novelty.Probably Black just missed next White's move.]
[9...0–0 10.b4! Gelfand-Avrukh ISR-ch 1999/CBM69[Gelfand] (10.Qd2 Re8 11.Bg5 f6

12.Bh6 Bxh6 13.Qxh6 Nd4 14.Rac1 Be6 15.Nxd4 exd4 16.Ne4 Bd5 17.h4 f5 18.Ng5 Re7
19.h5 Qf8 20.Qxf8+ Rxf8 21.hxg6 hxg6 22.Rfe1 Rfe8 23.Bxd5+ Nxd5 24.Kf1 b6 25.Rc6
Kg7 26.a3 f4 27.g4± 1–0 Chernin,A-Atalik,S/Lviv UKR 2000/ (61)) ]
10.Bc5! Be6 [The plan connected with this move looks a bit artificial.I think Jie Jun
should try to castle as soon as possible with the help of 10...e7]
[10...Ne7 11.d4 (11.Rc1 0–0 12.Nb5 (12.d4 exd4 13.Bxd4) 12...c6 13.Nd6²) 11...exd4
(11...Nd7 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Nb5 Nb6 14.dxe5 a6 15.Nc3 Bxe5 16.Nxe5 Qxe5²) 12.Bxd4²]
11.Rc1 Qd7 12.b4 Rd8 13.a4 Nc8 14.b5 N6e7 15.Qc2 0–0 [Finally Black succeeds in
castling but all her peaces are discoordinated that allows White obtaining of a clear
positional edge.]
16.Ba3! [Freeing the c5–square for the knight and opening the c-file.]
16...Nd6? [16...f5™ 17.Rfd1 Rfe8 (17...Nd6 18.d4 e4 (18...exd4 19.Nxd4±) 19.Ne5±)

18.d4 (18.e3!?) 18...exd4 (18...e4 19.Ne5) 19.Bc5 dxc3 20.Rxd7 Rxd7 21.e3!±]
17.Ne4! Nxe4 [17...Nd5 18.Bb2! It's very useful to weaken white squares before
exchnaging white-squared bishop. 18...f6 19.Nc5 Qf7 20.Nxe6 (20.Nh4!?) 20...Qxe6
21.Qb3! Nf4 22.Qxe6+ Nxe6 23.Bh3 Kf7 24.d4! (24.Bxe6+ Kxe6 25.Rxc7) 24...exd4
(24...e4 25.d5) 25.Nxd4 (25.Bxe6+ Kxe6 26.Rxc7) 25...Nxd4 26.Rxc7+ Kg8 27.Bxd4
Nxb5 28.axb5 Rxd4 29.Rxb7+–]
18.dxe4 c6 19.bxc6 bxc6 20.Qc5 Rfe8 21.Nxe5 Qd4 22.Nc4!± [Precisely played.Karpov
doesn't allow creating of any counterchances.]
[‹22.Nxc6 Nxc6 23.Qxc6 Bd7„]
22...Rd7 [22...Qxc5 23.Bxc5 Rd7±]
23.a5!? Rb8 24.Qxd4 Bxd4 [¹24...Rxd4 25.Ne3 Re8±]
25.Rfd1 Kf8 [25...Bxc4 26.Rxc4 Bxf2+ 27.Kxf2 Rxd1 28.Bxe7+– For instance: 28...Ra1
29.Rc5! Rb5 30.Rxc6 Raxa5 31.Rc8+ Kg7 32.Bf8+ Kh7 33.Rc7 Kg8 34.Bxh6+–]
26.e3 [26.Bd6+– Bxc4 (26...Rbd8? 27.Rxd4 Bxc4 28.Bxe7+) 27.Bxb8 Bxe2 28.Rxd4!
(28.Re1!?) 28...Rxd4 29.Bxa7 Ra4 30.Bb6]
26...Bg7 27.Rxd7 Bxd7 28.Bc5+– [The rest doesn't require any comments as White's
positional and material edge becomes decisive.]
28...Be6 29.Bxa7 Ra8 30.Bb6 Nc8 31.Bc5+ Ke8 32.e5 Kd7 33.Bd4 Bxc4 34.Rxc4
Rxa5 35.Bxc6+ Kd8 36.Bb7
1–0
(2252007) Xie,Jun (2542) - Karpov,Anatoly (2696) [C02]

Guangzhou m g/25 Guangzhou (6), 14.04.2000
[Psakhis,L]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Be2 Rc8 7.0–0 a6 [7...cxd4 8.cxd4 Qb6
9.Nc3 Nge7 10.Na4 Qd8 11.Bg5 h6 12.Nc5 Rc7 13.Bxe7 (13.Bh4!?) 13...Bxe7 14.Rc1
0–0 15.a3 Na5= 0–1 Webb,L-Pein,M/BCF t-ch 2000 (40)]
8.a3 [8.Re1 Nh6 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bxh6 gxh6 11.Qd2 Qb6 12.Bd3 Bf8 13.Qe2 Bg7
14.Nbd2 0–0 15.Nb3 ½–½ Grosar,A-Ekstroem,R/Pula zt 2000/ (15)]
8...cxd4 [8...Nh6!? 9.Kh1 Nf5 10.b4 cxd4 11.cxd4 Be7 12.Bb2 g5 13.g4 Nh6 14.h3 f6
15.exf6 Bxf6 16.Nbd2 Nf7 17.Nb3 h5ƒ 0–1 Thipsay,P-Ehlvest,J/Groningen op 1997 (35)]
9.cxd4 Nge7 10.Nc3 Nf5 11.g4N [New and quite risky move in well known position]
[11.Be3 Be7 12.Bd3 Nxe3 13.fxe3 0–0 14.Rf2 f6 15.Qc2 f5 16.Kh1 Qe8 17.Rg1 Qh5
18.Be2 Qh6÷ 0–1 Ivanovic,B-Bareev,E/Moscow 1993 (35)]
11...Nh4 12.Nxh4 Qxh4 13.Be3 g5!? 14.Na4 h5 [Anatoly Karpov so careful as usual
plays this game with big energy]
15.gxh5 Nxe5 [Deserves attention 15...f5!? …16.exf6?! Bd6]
16.Nb6 [16.dxe5? Bxa4 leads to black favour]

16...Nf3+! 17.Bxf3 Bd6 18.Re1 Qxh2+ [18...Bb5 19.Re2™]
19.Kf1 Bb5+ 20.Re2 g4 [Black attack looks very strong , but Xie Jun keepscold-
bloodedness!]
[20...Rc6 21.Nxd5!]
21.Bg2 [21.Bxd5 Qxh5]
21...Rc6 22.Nxd5! f5 [22...exd5?? 23.Bf4++–]
23.Qd2 Kf7 24.Bf4 [Gives back material, but]
[24.Nc3 f4! 25.Qc2!? Qxh5!‚ too dangerous for White]
24...Bxe2+ 25.Qxe2 Bxf4 26.Nxf4 Qxf4 27.Bxc6 bxc6 28.Re1 Qd6 [28...Rh6 29.Qxa6
(29.Qe5 Qxe5 30.Rxe5 Rxh5) 29...g3 30.Qe2 gxf2 31.Qxf2 Qg4!?ƒ]
29.Qxa6 Rxh5 30.Qa7+ Kf6 31.Qc5 Qxc5 32.dxc5 Rh1+!? [Strange move]
[Karpov could simply play 32...f4!? 33.b4 Rh1+ 34.Ke2 Rh3ƒ 35.Ra1 Rb3 with better
ending]
33.Ke2 Rxe1+ 34.Kxe1 Ke5 35.b4 Kd4 36.a4 Kc4 37.a5 Kb5 38.Ke2 e5 39.Kd3
½–½

Shenyang m Shenyang (1), 16.04.2000
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Ng3 c5 7.dxc5 e6 8.c6 bxc6
9.Be2 Be7 10.0–0 Qb6 11.Rb1 0–0 12.c4 Rd8 13.Qc2 c5 14.Bd2 Bb7 15.Bc3 Bd6
16.Rbe1 Qc7 17.Bd1 Rac8 18.b3 Bxf3 19.Bxf3 Be5 20.Rd1 Bxc3 21.Qxc3 Ne5 22.h3
½–½
(2255807) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Ye,Jiangchuan (2616) [D77]

Shenyang m Shenyang (2), 17.04.2000
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 0–0 5.Bg2 d5 6.0–0 dxc4 7.Na3 Nc6 8.Nxc4 Be6 9.b3
Bd5 10.Bb2 a5 11.a4 Nb4 12.e3 c6 13.Qe2 Be4 14.Ne1 Bxg2 15.Nxg2 b5 16.Ne5 Nd7
17.Nxd7 Qxd7 18.Nf4 Rfb8 19.Rfd1 e6 20.h4 Qe7 21.Rac1 Rb6 22.Ba3 bxa4 23.bxa4
Qb7 24.Rc4 Bf8 25.Bc1 Qa6 26.e4 Rd8 27.Rd2 Rb7 28.Rb2 Rbd7 29.Be3 e5 30.dxe5
Rd1+ 31.Kh2 Ra1 32.e6 fxe6 33.Nxe6 Rdd1 34.Rd4 Qxe2 35.Rxe2 Rxd4 36.Bxd4 Rxa4
37.Nxf8 Kxf8 38.Rd2 Ke8 39.Bb6 Na2 40.Rd8+ Ke7 41.Ra8 Nc3 42.Bc5+ Kf6 43.Rf8+
Kg7 44.e5 Re4 45.Rc8 Nb5 46.Rxc6 Rxe5 47.Be3 a4 48.Ra6 a3 49.Kg2 Re4 50.Bc5 Rc4
51.Be7 Kf7
½–½

Shenyang m g/25 Shenyang (3), 18.04.2000
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Ng3 c5 7.c3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 g6
9.Bc4 Nb6 10.Bb3 Bg7 11.0–0 0–0 12.Re1 Bg4 13.Qc2 Re8 14.h3 Bd7 15.Bf4 Qc8
16.Rad1 Nc4 17.Nf3 b5 18.Qc1 Qb7 19.Bh6 Bxh3 20.Bxc4 bxc4 21.Bxg7 Kxg7
22.Rd4 h5 23.Rh4 Bg4 24.Ne5 Rh8 25.Qg5 e6 26.f3 Nh7 27.Qe3 Bf5 28.Nxc4 Rad8
29.b3 Qc7 30.Kf2 Rd5 31.Nxf5+ exf5 32.Rd4 Rhd8 33.Red1 f4 34.Qe2 Rxd4 35.Rxd4
Rxd4 36.cxd4 Nf6 37.Qe5 Qxe5 38.Nxe5 Nd5 39.Nc6 a6 40.a4 Kf6 41.Ke2 Ke6
42.Ne5 g5 43.Nd3 Kd6 44.Nc5 Nb4 45.Ne4+ Kd5 46.Nxg5 [incomplete Karpov won on
time]
0–1
(2255809) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Ye,Jiangchuan (2616) [D02]

Shenyang m g/25 Shenyang (4), 19.04.2000
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.0–0 d5 6.c4 Nc6 7.Nbd2 a5 8.b3 Be6 9.Bb2
Ne4 10.e3 f5 11.cxd5 Bxd5 12.Qe2 e6 13.Rfc1 g5 14.Nxe4 Bxe4 15.Ne1 Bxg2 16.Nxg2
Ne7 17.Ba3 Rf7 18.Bxe7 Qxe7 19.Rc4 c6 20.Rac1 Qf6 21.f4 h6 22.Ne1 Bf8 23.Nf3 Rg7
24.Rf1 Bd6 25.fxg5 hxg5 26.e4 Bc7 27.exf5 exf5 28.Rc2 Rf8 29.Qc4+ Kh7 30.Re2 b5
31.Qc5 Rb8 32.Kg2 Bb6 33.Qc2 Rf8 34.Re5 Kg8 35.Ne1 f4 36.Qe4 Rg6 37.g4 Rh6
38.Nf3 Rg6 39.Re1 Bd8 40.d5 cxd5 41.Qxd5+ Qf7 42.Qxb5 Bf6 43.Re8 Bg7 44.Rxf8+
Bxf8 45.Ne5 Qe6 46.Qc4 Qxc4 47.Nxc4 Ra6 48.Re5 a4 49.Rxg5+ Kh7 50.Ra5 Rxa5
51.Nxa5 axb3 52.axb3 Bb4 53.Nc6 Bd6 54.Kf3
1–0
(2257688) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Gunawan,Ruben (2507) [D41]

Japfa Classic Bali (1), 22.04.2000
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.g3 Nc6 5.Bg2 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.0–0 Be7 8.d4 0–0 9.e4
Ndb4 10.a3 cxd4 11.axb4 dxc3 12.bxc3 Qc7 13.Qa4 Rd8 14.b5 Ne5 15.Nxe5 Qxe5 16.c4
Qc7 17.e5 Bd7 18.Be3 a6 19.Rfb1 h6 20.Qa5 Qxa5 21.Rxa5 axb5 22.Rxa8 Rxa8 23.cxb5
Bc8 24.b6 Kf8 25.h4 Ke8 26.Rc1 Bd8 27.Rc4 Bd7 28.Rb4 Ra1+ 29.Kh2 Bc8 30.Rg4 g6
31.h5 g5 32.Rc4 Ra8 33.Be4 Bd7 34.Rb4 Rb8 35.f4 g4 36.Kg2 Be7 37.Rc4 Rc8
38.Rxc8+ Bxc8 39.Bd4 Kd8 40.Kf2 Ke8 41.Bd3 Bb4 42.Be2 Bd7 43.Bxg4 Bc6 44.f5
exf5 45.Bxf5 Bd2 46.Ke2 Bg5 47.Be3
1–0
(2257696) Seirawan,Yasser (2647) - Karpov,Anatoly (2696) [D27]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 5.e3 a6 6.Bxc4 c5 7.0–0 b5 8.Be2 Bb7 9.dxc5
Bxc5 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8 11.b3 Nbd7 12.Bb2 Ke7 13.Rac1
½–½
(2257698) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Milos,Gilberto (2620) [E05]

[Ribli,Z]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 [Karpov spielt in erster Linie entweder 3.f3 oder den Textzug.]
3...d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 0–0 6.0–0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 [Das ist interessant, auch
Karpov spielt diese Variante mit Schwarz.]
9.Qxc4 Bc6 [Der Läufer steht gut auf c6, denn zieht der f3, so kann Schwarz den
"katalanischen" Läufer abtauschen. In einigen Varianten findet das Verteidigungsmotiv
xf3 nebst c6 Anwendung. ]
10.Bg5 a5 11.Nc3 Na6 12.Bxf6 [Das ist die beste Fortsetzung für Weiß. Er gibt das
Läuferpaar freiwillig auf und bekommt dafür ein starkes Zentrum.]
[12.Rac1 Bd5!? (12...Qd6 13.Ne5 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 c6 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.Nf3² Diese Stellung
entstand in der Partie Kasparov,G - Karpov,A Moskau (Match/22) 1984.) ]
12...Bxf6 13.e4 Nb4 [Schwarz hat in der Tat eine feste Stellung und sein Springer hat
einen "ewigen" Stützpunkt auf b4. Dennoch hat Weiß - dank seines Zentrumsvorteils - die
Initiative.]
14.Rfd1 b6 [Schwarz versucht - verständlicherweise - die Stellung des weißfeldrigen

Läufers zu verbessern.]
[14...Rb8 15.Rac1 Qd7 16.b3 Rfd8 17.Qe2 Rbc8 18.h4 Qe8 19.Bh3² ½–½ Karpov,A-
Polgar,J/Dos Hermanas 1997/CBM 59/[Ribli] (60); 14...Ra6?! 15.Rac1² 1–0 Lputian,S-
Sadler,M/Luzern 1997/CBM 62/[Ribli] (37)]
15.Rd2 [15.Rac1 Qc8 16.Ne1 Rd8 17.Nb5 Qb7 18.e5 Bxg2 19.Nxg2 Bg5 20.f4 c6
21.Nd6 1–0 Kaidanov,G-Murzin,L/New York USA 2000/The Week in Chess 288 (43);
15.Ne1 g6 16.Nb5 Bg7 17.Rac1 Rc8 18.Nd3 Nxd3 19.Rxd3 Bxb5 20.axb5 Qe7 21.e5 f6
22.Bh3 Rce8 23.d5 fxe5 24.dxe6 Kh8 25.Rd7 Qf6 26.Qe2 e4 27.Rcxc7 1–0 Beliavsky,A-
Rozentalis,E/Eu Team Ch Batumi GEO 1999 (31); 15.h4 Bb7 16.Rd2 Qc8 17.Qe2 c5?
(17...c6!?) 18.dxc5 Qxc5 (18...bxc5 19.Nb5 Ba6 20.Rc1 Rb8 21.b3²) 19.e5 1–0
Lputian,S-Asrian,K/Armenia (ch) 73/560 1998/Inf 73/[Lputian,S] (43)]
15...Bb7 16.Qe2!? [Das ist ein Vorschlag von Großmeister Bagirov in Informator 73
(nach seiner Partie gegen Zueger - siehe 16.ad1), es ist die beste Fortsetzung für Weiß.
Die Dame bekommt ein gutes Feld auf e3.]
[16.Rad1 c6 (16...Ba6! 17.Qb3 Qc8!? 18.Rc1 (18.d5 exd5 19.Nxd5 Nxd5 20.exd5 Be7!
21.d6!? Bxd6 22.Ng5 Rb8 23.Qc2 g6 24.Ne4 Qe6 ½–½ Zueger,B-Bagirov,R/Biel 73/
(560) 1998/(24)) 18...Nd3! 19.Rcd1 Nb4=) 17.Ne5 Ba6 18.Qb3 Qc7 19.Ng4 Bg5 20.f4
Be7 21.e5 Rad8 22.Ne4 c5 23.dxc5 Rxd2 24.Rxd2 bxc5 25.Ngf6+ Bxf6 26.exf6 Rd8 0–1
Akesson,R-Leitao,R/Cappelle La Grande FRA 2000 (53)]
16...Ba6 [Der Läufer steht auf a6 viel aktiver als auf der großen Diagonale.]
[16...g6 17.h4 Qe7 18.Qe3 Rac8 19.Rad1 h5 20.Ne1 Bg7 21.f4 Rfd8 22.e5 Bxg2
23.Nxg2 Qd7 24.Kh2 Nd5 25.Qf3 Nxc3 26.bxc3 Qxa4 27.g4ƒ ½–½ Foisor,C-
Bagirov,R/Cappelle La Grande FRA 2000 (35)]
17.Qe3 c6 [Wieder wählt Schwarz den besten Plan - Schwarz muss abwarten. Prinzipiell
wäre der Zug c5 gut, aber er muss damit nicht eilen.]
18.h4² [Weiß kontrolliert mehr Raum, und dieser typische Zug bietet Weiß die
Möglichkeit h2–g4 zu spielen und seinen Gegner am Königsflügel zu provozieren.]
18...Qc7 19.Rc1 Rad8 20.e5 [Weiß hat schon alle Vorbereitungszüge ausgeführt, jetzt
startet er seine Aktion. Dieser Zug gibt Schwarz zwar die Kontrolle über das Feld d5,
aber wenn Schwarz das Feld mit seinem Springer besetzt, kann Weiß den Springer
abtauschen.]
20...Be7 21.Ng5 [Dieser Springerzug ist auch eine Idee von 18.h4.]
21...Rd7 [21...Bc4!?; 21...h6?! 22.Nh3²; 21...Bxg5?! 22.hxg5ƒ Weiß übt spürbar

positionellen Druck am Königsflügel aus.]
22.Be4 g6 23.b3 [Richtet sich gegen den Zug c4.]
23...Qd8 [Mit dieser Fortsetzung bereitet Schwarz den Ausgleichszug 24...c5 vor. Nach
24...c5 kann Schwarz - dank des Läuferpaares - mehr als Ausgleich erreichen.]
24.Rcd1 [24.Bg2 c5 25.Rcd1 cxd4 26.Rxd4 Rxd4 27.Rxd4 Qc7³]
24...Nd5 25.Nxd5 cxd5= [Die Bauernstellung ist symmetrisch, und auch wenn Weiß
leichten Raumvorteil hat, ist die Stellung doch ausgeglichen.]
26.Bd3 [Es ist logisch, dass Weiß den aktiven schwarze Läufer abtauscht.]
26...Bxd3 27.Rxd3 Rc7 28.Rc1 [Weiß scheint etwas besser zu stehen, weil er sich die
Herrschafft über die c-Linie verschaffen kann.]
28...b5!? [Mit diesem vorübergehenden Bauernopfer beginnt Schwarz, die Bauern am
Damenflügel abzutauschen.]
[28...Bb4=]
29.axb5 Bxg5 30.hxg5 Rxc1+ 31.Qxc1 Qb6 32.Qc6 [32.Qc5 Rb8=]
32...Rb8 33.Rf3 [33.Rc3 Qxb5=]
33...Qxb5 34.Qc7 [Die weiße Stellung erscheint aktiver, aber Schwarz kann sich leicht
verteidigen.]
34...Rf8 35.Kg2 a4 36.bxa4 Qxa4 [Die Stellung wirkt totremis, aber der Exweltmeister
spielt gern solche langweilige Endspiele.]
37.Rf4 Qb4 38.Qa7 Kg7 39.Qa1 Qe7 40.Qc1 Ra8 [40...Qxg5?? 41.Rxf7++–]
41.Rh4 Rd8 42.Qf4 [42.Qh1 Rh8=]
42...Kg8 43.Rh1 Qf8™ [43...Kg7? 44.Qf6+ (44.Qh4 Rh8 45.Qh6+ Kg8 46.Ra1ƒ)
44...Qxf6 45.exf6+ Kg8 46.Ra1±]
44.Qh4 Qg7 45.Qh6 Rb8 [45...Qxh6? 46.gxh6±]
46.Ra1 Qf8 47.Qh4 Ra8 48.Rh1 [48.Rxa8 Qxa8=]
48...Qg7
½–½

[Lukacs,P]
9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Qc7 11.Qg4 Kf8 [This is Karpov's favourite line against the
modern variation.]
12.Nd2 [There are certainly many other tries here. White wants to activate his  on c4.]
12...e5 13.Nc4 Nb6!N [This is an important novelty here.]
[13...Nc5 - Anand-Karpov, Dos Hermanas 1999 CBM 71]
14.Qh4 [14.Qe4 Nxc4 (In case of 14...f5?! 15.Qh4 is already stronger, because White has
created some weaknesses on the  . 15...Nxc4 (15...e4 16.Be2²) 16.Bxc4ƒ) 15.Bxc4 exd4
16.Qxd4 Bf5 (16...Be5 17.Qh4 Bf5 - 14.h4) 17.Bb3 Re8+ 18.Be3 c5 19.Qc4 Be6
20.Qc3 Bxb3 21.axb3 b6 22.0–0–0 Be5 23.Qd3 g6 24.Qd7 Kg7=]
14...Nxc4 15.Bxc4 Bf5! [Now Black is playing for an advantage!]
[15...exd4 16.Qxd4 - 14.e4]
16.dxe5 Bxe5 17.0–0? [White gives a  for some activity, but this is not quite
sufficient.]
[17.Bb3 Rd8 18.0–0 Rd4 19.f4 Re4 20.c3 Qb6+ 21.Kh1 Bf6³ and suddenly White has
problems with his development. ]
17...Bxc2 [17...g5!? 18.Qh5 Bxc2 is also interesting.]
18.Re1 Bg6 [18...Re8 19.Be3 (19.Bd2 g5!) 19...g5!–+ with a healthy  up.]
19.f4!? [White has to play actively.]
[19.Re2 Kg8 20.Be3 Kh7µ and connecting the rooks on the eights rank, Black can begin
to convert his  advantage.]
19...Bd4+ [19...Bf6 was also tempting. 20.Qh3 (20.Qf2 Qb6 21.Be3 Qxb2–+; 20.Qg4 h5
21.Qg3 h4) 20...Qa5 21.Be3 Kg8]
20.Be3 Qb6 [20...Bxb2 21.Rad1 Bf6 22.Qg4 Qa5]
21.Qf2 Bxe3 [21...c5 22.Rad1 Rd8 23.Bxd4 cxd4 24.Re5°; 21...Rd8 22.Rad1]
22.Rxe3 [White has to keep the queens on the board.]
[22.Qxe3?! Qxe3+ 23.Rxe3 Re8 24.Rae1 Rxe3 25.Rxe3 h5 26.Kf2 h4 27.b4 Rh5µ]
22...Re8 23.Rae1 Rxe3 24.Rxe3 [and Black is still suffering because of his undeveloped
.]
24...Bf5 25.Kf1?! [This is a serious inaccuracy.]
[25.Kh1 Qd8 26.Re5 g6 27.Qxa7 gets back the . 27...Kg7=]
25...Qd8 26.Qe1 [26.Re5 Bd3+ 27.Bxd3 Qxd3+ 28.Kg1 b6]
26...b6 27.Qb4+ c5 [27...Kg8 allows the penetration after 28.Qe7]
28.Qa4 [28.Qc3 Kg8 29.h3]

28...g5? [Black gives back the material without any fight.]
[28...a5 was the last chance to fight for an advantage in the . 29.Qc6 (29.Bd5 g5!
30.Qc6 gxf4 31.Rf3 Kg7 32.Rxf4 Qg5 33.g3 Rd8µ) 29...g6 30.Bd5 (30.Qb7 Qd1+ 31.Kf2
(31.Re1 Bd3+) 31...Qc2+ 32.Be2 Qxb2–+) 30...Bd7 (30...Kg7 31.Qb7 Bd7) 31.Qd6+
Kg7 32.Kf2 Ba4 33.Qe5+ Qf6µ]
29.fxg5 hxg5 30.Qxa7 [Now materially it is equal again.]
30...Bg6 [30...Qd1+ 31.Re1 Bd3+ 32.Bxd3 Qxd3+ 33.Re2=]
31.h3 Kg7 32.Qe7 Qd4 33.Qe5+ Qxe5 34.Rxe5 Rh4 35.b3 g4 36.hxg4 Rxg4 37.Re7
Rf4+ 38.Kg1 Rf6 39.a4 Bf5 40.a5
½–½
(2257709) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Adianto,Utut (2584) [E15]

[Gershon,A]
1.c4 [Ftacnik]
1...Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7
10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0–0 12.0–0 Rc8 13.e4 dxc4 14.bxc4 b5 15.Re1 bxc4 16.Qc2
[16.Qa4 Bb5 17.Qc2 Re8 (17...e5 18.a4 Ba6 19.dxe5 Nc5 20.Bf1 Nb3 21.Rad1 Nxd2
22.Bxd2 c5 23.Bh3 Qd3 24.Qc1 Rc6 25.Bg5 Bxg5 26.Qxg5 Qc3 27.Qe7 Rcc8 28.Bxc8
Bxc8 29.Qxc5 Bh3 30.Qe3+– 1–0 Timoshenko,G-Anastasian,A/Berlin 1996/CBM 54 ext
(68)) 18.a4 (18.Red1 Ba3 (18...Qc7 19.a4 Ba6 20.Qa2 c5 21.d5 exd5 22.exd5 Ne5
23.Bxe5 Qxe5 24.Nxc4 Bxc4 25.Qxc4 Qd6 26.Rab1 Rb8 27.a5 Bf6 28.a6 Rxb1 29.Rxb1³
0–1 Van der Sterren,P-Van der Wiel,J/Gouda 1997/EXT 99 (74)) 19.Nxc4 Bf8 20.Ne3
Nb6 21.a4 Ba6 22.Qa2 Qe7 23.h4 Nd7 24.Nc4 Nb6 25.Ne3 Nd7 26.Rab1 Qa3 27.Qxa3
Bxa3= ½–½ Van der Sterren,P-Almasi,Z/Germany 1997/GER-chT (51)) 18...Ba6
19.Rad1 Bf8 20.Nf1 Qb6 (20...Qc7 21.Ne3 e5 22.Bf1 exd4 23.Bxd4 Bb4 24.Bc3 Bxc3
25.Qxc3 Qe5³ ½–½ Komarov,D-Psakhis,L/Vienna 1996/CBM 53 ext (32)) 21.Rb1 Qc7
22.f4 Rb8 23.Ne3 Rxb1= 1–0 Kempinski,R-Grosar,A/Pula 1998/EXT 2000 (48)]
16...c5?! [I don't like the position arising after this move, therefore, perhaps it was a good
idea to wait with clarifications in the center.]
[16...Re8 17.Rad1 Bf8 18.a4 Qc7 19.Bf1 c5 20.d5 exd5 21.exd5 Ne5 22.Bxe5 Rxe5
23.Rxe5 Qxe5 24.Nxc4 Bxc4 25.Bxc4= ½–½ Kallai,G-Komarov,D/France 1996/CBM 55
ext (28); ¹16...Qc7 17.Nf1 e5 18.Ne3 exd4 19.Bxd4 Bc5 20.Bxc5 Nxc5 21.Nxc4 Rfd8
22.Rad1 Rxd1 23.Rxd1 Rd8 24.Rxd8+ Qxd8= ½–½ Karpov,A-
Kasparov,G/London/Leningrad 1986/MainBase (45)]
17.d5 exd5 18.exd5 [White is a pawn down, but the pawn is not a factor in this position.
White's pieces are placed very well, and black has to worry about changing some pieces
while white can win back the pawn and get a big edge]
18...Bf6 19.Rad1 Nb6 [‹19...Bxc3 20.Qxc3 Nb6 21.Re5 Rc7 22.Nf1 Bb7 23.Ne3 black
has too little space 23...f6 24.Re4 Rd7 25.Bh3±]
20.Bxf6 Qxf6 21.a4! Rfd8 22.Ne4 Qg6 23.d6 Rb8 [¹23...Nd7 24.Qc3 Rb8 25.Qa5 Bb7
26.Qxa7± the 'a' pawn has a good potential of becoming unstoppable]
24.Qc3 Bb7 ['?!' Ftacnik. ]
[24...Nxa4 Ftacnik 25.Qa3 (25.Qa5 Bb5 26.Qxa7 Nb2³) 25...Bb5 26.Nxc5 Nxc5 27.Qxc5
a6 28.Re7÷]
25.a5 Na4 [25...Nd7 26.Qxc4±]
26.Qa3 Nb2!? [Trying to find counterplay in an unclear game but white finds a very
beautiful idea to refute black's plan]
[26...Bc6 27.Nxc5 Nxc5 28.Qxc5±]
27.Qxb2 Bxe4 28.Qxb8! [white's pawn that will be on 'd7' in a couple of moves will cost
at least a . Ftacnik: 'Karpov is very strong in technical positions, this forced queen
sacrifice benefits from the might of d passed pawn.']
28...Rxb8 29.Rxe4 f5 [29...c3 30.d7 f5 31.d8Q+ Rxd8 32.Rxd8+ Kf7 33.Re3+–]
30.Rxc4 Rd8 31.d7+– Qa6 32.Rxc5 Qe2 33.Rcc1 [no rush]
33...Kf7 34.Bd5+ Kf6 [Now white's plan is simple: place the  on c6 and one of the
rooks on e8. (If white tries to do it from the other side: e6, black will have the chance
to give up only an exchange.]
35.Re1 Qd3 36.Red1 [36.Be6? Rxd7 37.Bxd7 Qxd7±]
36...Qe2 37.Bc6 [Ftacnik: 'The key move on the road to victory, white's consolidated
forces will ensure expensive prize payed for the d pawn.']
37...g6 38.Re1 Qd2 [38...Qa6 39.Rc5 Qd3 40.Rd5 Qc3 41.Rd6+ Kf7 42.Re8 Qxa5
43.Rxd8 Qxd8 44.Rd1 f4 45.Re1 Qc7 46.gxf4 Qd6 47.Ba4+–]
39.Rcd1 Qc2 [39...Qxa5 40.Re8 is hopeless for black]
40.Rd6+ Kf7 41.Re8 [41.Re8 Qb1+ 42.Kg2 Qb8 43.Rde6+–]
1–0
[Lukacs,P]
9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Qc7 11.Qg4 Kf8 12.0–0 c5 13.Qh4 b6 14.Be4 Rb8 [14...Bb7
Topalov-Timman, Elista ol (Men) 1998 CBM 66 ext]
15.b3 [15.Rd1!? c4 Sadvakasov-Karpov, VAM Hoogoveen 1999 CBM 74 (15...Ba6 The

 has good perspectives on this . 16.c3 Nf6 17.dxc5 (17.Bc2 Be2) 17...bxc5 18.Bd3
Bb7 Now the light-squared  has found his real . 19.Nd2 g5 20.Qh3 Kg7 21.Nc4 Bf4
22.Bxf4 Qxf4 23.Qe3 Rhd8= Ramesh-Sahikiran, IND-ch Nagpur 1999) ]
15...Nf6?! [15...c4?! 16.bxc4 Ba6 17.Nd2 g5 18.Qh3 Kg7 19.Bb2² with threats on the
long .; ¹15...cxd4!? appears to be the best here. 16.Nxd4 Be7 17.Qg3 (17.Qh5 Nf6 with
double .; 17.Qh3 Nc5 18.Bf3 e5 19.Qg3 Bd7=) 17...Qxg3 (17...Bd6 18.f4!? (18.Qh4
Be7= is only repetition of moves.) 18...Nf6 (18...Nc5!? 19.Bf3 Ba6 20.c4 g5÷) 19.Bd3 a6
against b5 (‹19...Qc3 20.Be3) 20.Bb2 Bb7÷ and Black's  is also rather active.)
18.hxg3 Bb7 19.Nc6! Bxc6 (19...Ra8 is very passive. 20.Bf3 Bf6 21.Ba3+ Nc5 22.Rad1²)
20.Bxc6 Ne5! (20...Nf6 21.c4 ) 21.Bb5 Now the  is not so active on this . (21.Be4
f5 22.Bb2 Bf6=) 21...Rc8 22.Re1 (22.Bb2 Bf6 23.Ba3+ Kg8 24.Rac1 Kh7) 22...Bf6
23.Ba3+ Kg8 24.Rac1 Kh7 with only slightly better chances for White because of his .]
16.dxc5! [If 16.Bd3 then Black occupies the long  after 16...Bb7]
16...bxc5 [16...Nxe4?! 17.cxd6 Nxd6 18.Ba3²; 16...Qxc5?! 17.Bb2 Be7 18.Rad1²;

16...Bxc5 17.Bb2 (17.Bf4 Bd6 18.Bxd6+ Qxd6 19.c4 Nxe4 20.Qxe4 Bb7) 17...Nxe4
18.Qxe4 Bb7 19.Qg4 (19.Qe5 Qxe5 20.Nxe5 Rd8 21.Rfd1 Ke7=) 19...f5 20.Qh5 Bxf3
21.Qxf3²]
17.Bb2 [The  is very strong on the long .]
[17.Bd3 Bb7]
17...Nxe4 18.Qxe4 Bb7 19.Qg4 [19.Qe3? Bxf3 20.Qxf3 Bxh2+ 21.Kh1 Be5 winning the
.]
19...f5 [Black cannot avoid this weakening move.]
20.Qh5² Bxf3?! [giving up the  doesn't seem good here.]
[20...Qf7 21.Qxf7+ Kxf7 22.Rad1 Rhd8 23.Ne5+! (23.Be5 Bxf3 24.Rxd6 Be4=)
23...Bxe5 24.Bxe5 Rbc8 25.c4² and despite of the  White has somewhat better chances
in the .]
21.Qxf3 [21.gxf3 is certainly not logical. 21...Qf7 22.Qxf7+ (22.Qh4?! Qg6+ 23.Kh1
Qg5) 22...Kxf7 23.Rad1 Rhd8=]
21...Kf7 [21...Bxh2+?! hunting for pawns allows White to penetrate with his  on the
seventh rank. 22.Kh1 Be5 (22...Bf4 23.Rfe1 Kf7 24.Qh5+ g6 25.Qh4 e5 (25...Bg5
26.Qc4±) 26.g3 Bg5 27.Qc4+±) 23.Bxe5 Qxe5 24.Rfe1 Qf6 (24...Qd5 25.Qxd5 exd5
26.Re5 and there are many pawns hanging on the fifth rank.) 25.Rad1 Kg8 26.Rd7°]
22.Qh5+! [22.h3 Rhe8 23.Rad1 Kg8 24.Rfe1 Rbd8 (24...c4 25.Rd4) 25.c4²]
22...g6 [22...Kg8 23.Rad1 Kh7 24.Rfe1 Rhd8 25.h3]
23.Qh4 Be7 [23...e5 24.f4!; 23...Be5 24.Bxe5 Qxe5 25.Rad1 Rb7 26.Rd2 Kg7 27.Rfd1±
occupying the opened d .]
24.Qh3 Bf6 25.Bxf6 Kxf6 26.Rae1± [Black's  is not so safe, and his pawns are also
vulnerable.]
[26.f4 Rbd8]
26...e5 27.Qc3 Rhe8 28.f4 Rb4 29.g4! [White wants to open lines against the black .]
[29.fxe5+ Rxe5 30.Rxe5 Qxe5 31.Qxe5+ Kxe5 32.c4 a5=; 29.Re2 Rd4 30.fxe5+ Rxe5=]
29...Rd4 30.Qh3 Qg7 [30...e4 31.gxf5‚]
31.fxe5+ Rxe5 32.Rxe5 Kxe5 33.Qg3+ f4 [33...Kf6? 34.gxf5+–]
34.Qe1+ Kd6 35.c3 Rd3 36.Qe4 Qxc3 37.Qxg6+ Kc7 38.Qf7+ Kb6 39.Qxf4 Ka5 [The
black  has arrived to the  , but this is not a relief yet.]
[39...Qd4+ 40.Qxd4 Rxd4 (40...cxd4 41.Rf6+ Kc5 42.Rxh6 Kd5 43.Ra6+–) 41.Rf6+ Kb5
42.Rxh6+–]
40.Qc7+ [chasing the  into safety.]
[missing 40.Qa4+! Kb6 41.Qe4 Rd6 42.Kh1+–]
40...Kb4 41.Qb7+ Ka3 42.Qxa7+ Kb2 [The black  had a wonderful journey in this
game!]
43.Rf2+ [43.Qf7!?]
43...Rd2 44.Rxd2+ Qxd2 45.Qxc5 Qd1+ 46.Kf2 Qxg4 47.Qd5 [47.Qe5+ Kxa2
48.Qe2+ Qxe2+ 49.Kxe2 Kxb3 50.Kf3 Kc4 51.Kg4 Kd5 52.Kh5 Ke6 53.Kxh6 Kf6=]
47...Qh4+ 48.Ke3 Kxa2 [Now the   looks drawish.]
49.b4+ Ka3 50.b5 Qxh2 51.Qc6 Kb4 52.b6 Ka5 53.b7 h5 54.Qc8 Qe5+ 55.Kd3 Qd5+
56.Ke3 Qe5+ 57.Kf3 Qd5+ 58.Kf4 Qd2+ 59.Kf5 Qf2+ 60.Kg6 Qg3+ 61.Kf6 Qh4+
62.Kf7 Qf4+
½–½
(2257719) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Ehlvest,Jaan (2622) [E15]

[Stohl,I]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 [Nowadays this is the
most usual move, later White develops his  to d2.]
[The attempt to put it on a more natural square and occupy the  7.Nc3 0–0 8.e4 doesn't
cause Black serious problems after 8...d5 9.cxd5 Bxf1 10.Kxf1 exd5 11.e5 Ne4 12.Kg2
c5 13.Qe2 Nxc3 14.Bxc3 Qd7 15.Rhe1 Qe6 Less ambitious, but more circumspect is
¹16.Rad1 (16.Ng1 Nc6 17.dxc5 d4 18.Bd2 Bxc5 19.f4 (19.Qe4 Rfe8 20.f4 Rad8 21.Nf3
d3 22.Ng5 Qd5 23.Rac1 Nd4 24.b4 Be7ƒ Agdestein,S-Karpov,A/Gjovik/1991/) 19...d3!
20.Qe4 Rad8 21.Nf3 Nd4 22.Nxd4 Rxd4 23.Qf3 Rfd8 24.f5 Qd5 25.Rad1 a5³
d,Karpov,A-Anand,V/Leon m/1999/) 16...Nc6 17.Ng1 cxd4! 18.Bxd4 Bb4 19.Rf1 Nxd4
20.Rxd4 Bc3 21.Rd3 Qxe5 22.Qxe5 Bxe5 23.Rxd5 Bf6 24.Rc1 Rfc8= Adianto,U-
Milos,G/Bali/2000/]
7...c6 8.Bc3 [This leads to a heavily analysed line, which Karpov plays with both
colours.]
[For those, who like the Catalan and want to avoid excessive theoretical know-how,
Kramnik's idea might be interesting: 8.0–0 d5 9.Qc2 0–0 10.Rd1 Nbd7 11.Bf4!? Rc8
12.Nc3 dxc4 (12...Nh5!? 13.Bc1 f5„; 12...c5 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.dxc5 Rxc5
16.Qd2 Nf6 17.Be5 Qd7 18.Bd4 Rc7 19.Rac1 Rxc1 20.Rxc1 Rc8 21.Ne5 Qe6 22.Rxc8+
Qxc8 23.Nd3 Ne4 24.Qb2² Kramnik,V-Adams,M/Wijk/2000/) 13.e4 b5 14.bxc4 bxc4
15.d5 cxd5 16.exd5 exd5 17.Nxd5 Nxd5 18.Rxd5 Bb7 19.Rdd1 Qe8 20.Re1 Bxf3
21.Bxf3 Nc5 22.Qxc4 Ne6 23.Qe4 Bf6 24.Rab1 Nxf4 25.Qxf4 Qd8= ½,Psakhis,L-
Huzman,A/Tel Aviv/1994/]
8...d5 9.Ne5 [White frees the long  and strives for a quick e4.]
[9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Re1 c5 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Bb7= is considered harmless.]
9...Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0–0 12.0–0 Nf6 [Here Black has a wide choice. The text
was regarded as a completely safe alternative, but the matters are not so clear.]
[12...f5!? is quite playable, but this transition to Dutch Stonewall positions is not a
favourite among players, who prefer the Queen's Indian.; 12...b5 13.c5! ‫ץ‬a6 The most
ambitious. (13.Re1 Rc8 only transposes to the 12...c8 lines.) 13...e5 14.dxe5 Nxc5
15.Rc1 Bb7 16.Bb2 a5 17.f4 a4?! (¹17...f5!?²) 18.f5 Bg5 19.Bd4 Nd7 20.b4 Re8 21.Nf3!
Bxc1 22.Qxc1 Qc7 23.Qc3 Nb6 24.Ng5± ,Polgar,Zsu-Sax,G/HUN-ch/1991/; The
most popular move is 12...Rc8 13.e4 and now again Black has to choose: The move with
the best reputation is 13...c5 (13...b5 14.Re1 bxc4 (14...dxe4 15.Nxe4! bxc4 16.Qe2ƒ 
16...c5?! 17.dxc5 Nxc5 18.Qg4 g6 19.Nxc5 Rxc5 20.Rad1 Qc8 21.Qd4 f6 22.Bh3 Rc6
23.Qd7±) 15.bxc4 dxc4 16.Qc2 Re8 (16...c5?! 17.d5 exd5 18.exd5 Bf6 19.Rad1 Nb6
20.Bxf6 Qxf6 21.a4 Rfd8 22.Ne4 Qg6 23.d6 Rb8 24.Qc3 Bb7 25.a5 Na4 26.Qa3 Nb2
27.Qxb2 Bxe4 28.Qxb8! Rxb8 29.Rxe4 f5 30.Rxc4 Rd8 31.d7+– d,Karpov,A-
Adianto,U/Bali/2000/) 17.Rad1 Bf8 18.Nf1!? c5 19.d5 (19.Qa4 cxd4 20.Bxd4 (20.Rxd4
Nc5µ) 20...Bb7 21.Qxa7 Bc6³) 19...exd5 20.Rxd5 a4 This is the difference between
the more common 16.a4 b5 17.c2–here the a4–sqaure remains free. 20...Bb7
21.Rdd1 Qe7 22.Ne3°) 14.exd5 exd5 15.dxc5 (15.Bxd5 Nf6 16.Bg2 cxd4 17.Bb2 b5
18.Rc1 d3!ƒ d3) 15...dxc4 16.c6 cxb3 17.Re1 Therefore the older continuation has
returned on the scene: 17...b2 (17...Bb5 18.axb3! Bxc6 19.Bxc6 Rxc6 20.Rxa7 Bf6
(‹20...Rxc3? 21.Nb1±) 21.Nc4ƒ /) 18.Bxb2 Nc5 19.Ba3 The safest probably is 19...Bf6
a) 19...Re8!? 20.Nb3 Nd3 21.Bxe7 Rxe7„ when Black's d3–outpost makes it difficult for
White to make progress with his passed pawn.;
b) 19...Bb5?! 20.Nb3 Bf6 21.Nxc5 bxc5 22.Rc1! Bxc6 (22...Qa5 23.Bxc5 Rfd8 24.Qb3
Bxc6 25.Be7 Bxe7 (25...Re8 26.Bb4! Rxe1+ 27.Bxe1+–) 26.Rxe7 Be8 27.Rxc8 Rxc8
28.Bc6! Kf8 29.Bxe8 Rc1+ 30.Kg2 Kxe7 31.Qxf7+ Kd6 32.Qd7+ Ke5 33.Qe7+ Kd4
34.Qe3++–) 23.Bxc5± ×a7 costs Black a pawn.;
20.Bxc5!? (20.Rc1 Bg5 21.Rc2 Bb5 22.Nb3 Qxd1 23.Rxd1 Bxc6 24.Nxc5 Bxg2 25.Kxg2
Be7! 26.Rdc1 Rfe8 27.Rc3 bxc5 28.Bxc5 Dautov,R-Alterman,B/Bundesliga 9798/1998/
28...Bf6 29.Rc4 a6 30.Be3 Rxc4 31.Rxc4 h5 32.Rc6 Re6= Dautov) 20...bxc5 21.Rc1 Bg5!
(21...Bb5? 22.Rxc5 Qb6 23.Ne4 Be7 24.Re5 Bb4 25.Nf6+ gxf6 26.Qg4+ Kh8 27.Rh5
Rxc6 28.Qf5+– Rebel Tiger-Fritz 6a/Cadaques/2000/ Already computers are beginning to
create theory!!) 22.f4 Bf6„]
13.e4 [The most principled move.]
[Too soft is 13.Re1 c5 14.dxc5 Bxc5 15.e3 Rc8 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.cxd5 exd5 18.a3 Rfd8
19.b4 Bf8 20.Nf3 Bc4 21.Qd2 b5 22.Nd4 g6 23.Red1 Qb6 24.Rab1 Qa6 25.Ra1 Qb6
26.h4 h5 27.Bf3 Bg7= Karpov,A-Anand,V/Leon/1999/ Black had no problems
whatsoever and this lead Anand to proclaim the 7.g2 line a theoretical dead end, with
Karpov being the only one who tries to make it work. On Bali Karpov showed he was
still trying quite hard. (and successfully too!)]
13...b5 [Black must play actively, otherwise White gets a comfortable version of the
closed Catalan.]
14.Re1 dxe4 15.Qc2 [The most ambitious.]

[15.c5? Nd5µ  16.Nxe4 f5; 15.Rc1 Rb8!? 16.c5 b4 17.Bb2 Bd3 18.Nxe4 Bxe4
19.Bxe4 Nxe4 20.Rxe4 Bf6 21.Qe2 Qa5 22.Ra1 Qb5 23.a3 Qxe2 24.Rxe2 h5 25.Kg2
Rfd8 26.axb4 Rxb4 27.Rxa7 Rxb3 28.Rc7= Karpov,A-Anand,V/Frankfurt rapid/1999/]
15...Rc8 16.Rad1 [If Black manages to get in bxc4 and c5 without harm, he'll have easy
play. White tries to prevent this.]
[16.Nxe4 bxc4 17.Nc5 cxb3!? 18.axb3 Bb5 19.Rxa7 Ra8=]
16...Nd5! [16...Qc7 17.Nxe4 bxc4 18.Nxf6+ Bxf6 19.bxc4ƒ  19...Bxc4 20.Bb4 c5

21.dxc5±]
17.Bxe4 [17.cxd5?! cxd5 18.a3 (18.Bf1 b4! (18...Qb6ƒ) 19.Bxa6 Rxc3 20.Qb1 Qb6µ
×d4) 18...Bxa3 (18...b4!?ƒ) 19.Qa2 b4 20.Bxb4 Bxb4 21.Qxa6 Rc2 22.Re2 Qc8!?³ /;
17.Bb2 f5! (17...Nb4?! 18.Qxe4 bxc4 19.bxc4 Nxa2 20.Ra1 Nb4 21.Bc3±) 18.cxd5 cxd5
19.Qb1 b4° ]
17...Nxc3 18.Qxc3 Bf6 19.c5!? [19.Qc2 ¹g6! (19...bxc4 20.bxc4 Bxd4 (20...Qxd4
21.Bxh7+ Kh8 22.Be4 a4) 21.Nb3 c5 22.Bxh7+ Kh8 23.Re4! g6 24.Nxd4 cxd4
25.Rdxd4 Qg5 26.Bxg6! fxg6 27.Rxe6 Bb7 28.Rd7 1–0,Novikov,I-
Fusthy,Z/Cattolica/1993/) 20.Nf3 bxc4 21.bxc4 Qa5 22.c5 Bb5! 23.Qc1 Qxa2 24.Qf4
Bg7 25.Ra1 Qb2 26.Reb1 Qc3 27.Rc1 Qb2 28.Rab1 Qa2 29.Ra1 ½,Karpov,A-
Timman,J/Hoogeveen/1999/]
19...Bxd4 [White has substantial positional pluses (space advantage, ×c6,a6) so Black
must take the offered .]
[19...Qxd4? 20.Qa5 Bb7 21.Qxa7 Qd7 22.Nc4± d6]
20.Qc2 f5 21.Bg2 [21.Nf3 fxe4 22.Nxd4 (22.Rxd4? Qf6–+) 22...Qf6 23.b4 (23.Qxe4
e5!? 24.Qxe5 Qxf2+ 25.Kh1 b4=) 23...Rcd8! (23...e5 24.Nb3 Rcd8 25.Rxd8 Rxd8
26.Qxe4 Rd5 27.f4!±) 24.Qxe4 (24.Nxc6 Rxd1 25.Rxd1 Bb7 26.Na5 Bd5!?‚ (26...e3
27.fxe3 Qf3 28.Nxb7 Qxe3+=) ) 24...Qxf2+ 25.Kh1 Bc8!? 26.Nxc6 (26.Nxe6? Rde8
27.Qxc6 Qf7 28.Nxf8 Bb7–+) 26...Bb7 27.Ne7+ Kh8 28.c6 (28.Qxb7? Rd2!–+)
28...Rxd1 29.Rxd1 Ba8„ …£f7,‫פ‬e7,¢h1 and despite the funny placement of Black's  he
always has at least a draw.]
21...Qf6 22.b4!?N [A novelty and quite a logical one. White's chances to gain an
advantage are connected with his ability to keep the a6 out off play as long as
possible.]
[22.Nf3 Bc3 23.Re3 b4 24.Rd6 Rfe8 25.a3 ¹Rcd8!
a) 25...Bb5? 26.axb4 Bxb4 27.Nd4 Rcd8 28.Bxc6! Rxd6 (28...Bxc6 29.Rxd8 Rxd8
30.Nxc6±) 29.cxd6 Qxd4 30.Bxb5± d;
b) 25...f4? 26.gxf4 Qf5 27.Qxf5 exf5 28.Rxe8+ Rxe8 29.axb4 Bxb4 30.Rxc6 Bb5 31.Rc7
Rd8 32.h4 a6 33.Ne5 h6 34.c6+– Van der Sterren,P-Hoeksema,H/NLD-chT/1993/;
26.axb4 (26.Rxc6?! Bb7 27.Rd6 Be4³) 26...Bxb4 27.Ne5 Rxd6 28.cxd6 Bxd6 (28...Rd8!?
29.Qa2! Bb5 30.Bxc6= is similar.) 29.Qxc6 Rc8 30.Qxa6 Rc1+ 31.Bf1 Bxe5=]
22...Rcd8 [22...Bc3? 23.Qb3!? (23.Re3 Bxb4 24.Nf3 leads to a similar position as in the
game, even the supplementary defence 24...Bb7 25.Qb3 a5 26.a3! Bxc5 27.Rxe6 a4
28.Qa2 Qc3 29.Re7+ Qb3 30.Qxb3+ axb3 31.Rxb7± /+– loses a piece.) 23...Rfd8
24.Rxe6 Qf7 25.Bxc6! Bxd2 (25...Rxd2 26.Rxd2 Bxd2 27.Be8!+–) 26.Re8+! Rxe8
27.Bd5+–; A more natural reaction is 22...e5!? 23.Qb3+ (‹23.Nf3 Rce8 24.Qb3+ Kh8
25.Qa3 Bc8„ and Black activates his passive  faster.) 23...Kh8 24.Qa3 Bb7 25.Nf3°
White undoubtedly has compensation, the question is if he is better. (25.Qxa7?! Rf7
26.Qa3™ e4³) ]
23.Nf3 [White ignores material for the time being.]
[23.Bxc6 e5 24.Qb3+ (24.Bg2 e4÷) 24...Kh8 25.Bd5 Bc8 (25...e4 26.Nf3! exf3 27.Re6±)
26.Nf3 f4„; 23.Qb3 Bc8 24.Bxc6 Bc3 25.Re2 Qd4ƒ leads to a pin White would prefer to
avoid.]
23...Bc3 [‹23...e5?! 24.Nxd4 exd4 25.Qb3+± e6]
24.Re3 Rxd1+ [24...Bxb4 ¹25.Rb1 (25.Rxd8 Qxd8! (25...Rxd8 26.Qb3 Bxc5 27.Rxe6
Rd1+ 28.Bf1+–) 26.a3 Ba5÷) 25...Ba5 26.Ra3 b4 27.Rxa5 Bd3 28.Qc1 Bxb1 29.Qxb1²
‫]ק‬
25.Qxd1 Bc8?! [Ehlvest probably could have afforded the brave]
[25...Bxb4 26.Qb3 f4!  (26...Qa1+? 27.Bf1 Bxc5 (27...f4 28.gxf4+–) 28.Re1! (28.Rxe6
Kh8 29.Rxc6 Bb6 30.Qa3 Rd8 31.Qxa6 Qb2 32.Rxb6 axb6 33.Qxb6±) 28...Qf6 29.Rxe6
Qf7 30.Ne5+–) 27.Rxe6
a) 27.gxf4 Qxf4 28.Qxe6+ Qf7 29.Qxc6 Qxa2 30.Bh3 Kh8³;
b) 27.Re4 Ba5 28.Rxf4 Qa1+ 29.Bf1 Rf6!÷ (29...Rxf4? 30.Qxe6+ Rf7 31.Ne5+–) ;
c) 27.Re5 Ba5 is similar to 27.e6, as 28.Qa3? fails to 28...Bc7;
27...Qc3 28.Rxc6+ Qxb3 29.axb3 Bb7„; 25...f4 26.Re4°]
26.Qb3 Ba1 27.Ne1!? Kh8 [‹27...Bd4 28.Re2 Kh8 29.Bxc6 White always can exchange
the strong d4 by c2 or f3. 29...e5 30.Bxb5 e4 31.Nc2 Be5 32.Ne3!? f4 33.Nd5±
and the  is insufficient.; 27...f4!? 28.Rf3 Be5 29.Nd3 g5÷]
28.Nc2 f4 [28...Be5 29.Bxc6±]

29.gxf4 g5? [¹29...Bb2!? c1 30.Re1 Rd8 31.Bxc6 Rd2° ]
30.Bxc6 gxf4 [30...Qxf4 31.Rf3 Qg4+ 32.Kf1±]
31.Rd3 Qg6+ 32.Kf1± Bg7 [White has a permanent advantage: c5, Black's e-pawn can
hardly cross e4 and it's advance will make a poor pice out of g7.]
33.Rd6 [33.Bd7? Bxd7 34.Rxd7 f3 35.Ne1 Qg4! 36.Rd3 Qh3+ 37.Kg1 Be5 gives Black
at least a draw after 38.Rxf3 Bxh2+]
33...Qh5 34.Qf3 Qxh2 35.Ne1? [But now with the f4 blockaded very strong was
35.Bd7! e5 36.Bxc8 Rxc8 37.Ne1±  (37.c6? e4 38.Qxe4 f3–+) 37...Re8 38.Re6! After
the exchange of the c8 the strength of White's passed  would increase, it would
probably take less than 30 moves to get it to c6. Even later on Karpov spurns this
possibility (time-trouble?) and by hesitant play allows Black to get serious
counterchances.]
35...a6 36.Ke2 Qh6 37.Qe4 Qf6 38.Nf3 Qe7 39.Qd3 e5 40.Be4 Bf6 41.Qd5 Qg7
[Black's  is not dangerous: 41...h5? 42.Nh4! Bxh4 43.Rh6++–]
42.Qc6?! [¹42.a3]
42...Qf7 [42...h5 43.Nxe5!+–]
43.Ke1 [Now White's  gets under an attack.]
[¹43.Qd5²]
43...Bg4 44.a3 Bxf3 45.Bxf3 e4! 46.Bxe4 [46.Rd7 Qg6 47.Bxe4 Re8 48.Rxh7+ Kg8!
(48...Kxh7?? 49.Qxe8) 49.Qd5+ Kf8 (49...Kxh7?? 50.Qh5+) 50.Qd6+ Kg8=]
46...Qc4 47.Qd5 Bc3+? [Now Karpov manages to dafeguard his , while preserving all
the positional advantages.]
[47...Qc1+! 48.Ke2 (48.Qd1 Qxa3 49.Rxf6? Qc3+–+) 48...f3+! 49.Kxf3 (49.Bxf3? Bc3!
50.Qd1 Re8+ 51.Kd3 Qxa3–+ ) 49...Be5+ (49...Bh4+ 50.Bf5 Qh1+ 51.Kf4 Qh2+=)
50.Ke2 Qf4 (50...Bxd6? 51.Qd4+) 51.Rd8 Qxf2+ 52.Kd1= and White can speak about
luck that Black has no more than a perpetual.; 47...Qc3+ 48.Kf1 Qh3+ 49.Ke2 Qxa3!?
50.Qf5 f3+„]
48.Kd1 Qf1+ 49.Kc2 Bg7 50.f3!± [The key move. In the following phase of the 
Karpov proceeds to squench Black's .]
50...Qe2+ 51.Qd2 Qc4+ 52.Kd1 Qb3+ 53.Ke2 Qc4+ [53...Qxa3 54.Rd8 Qe3+ 55.Qxe3
fxe3 56.Rd7±]
54.Qd3 Qa2+ 55.Kf1 Qa1+ 56.Qb1 Qc3 57.Rd3 Qf6 58.Ke2 Qh6 59.Rd7 Re8 60.Qd3
Qf6 [60...Qh2+ 61.Kd1 Qg1+ 62.Kc2 Qf2+ 63.Qd2+–]
61.Qd5 Qb2+ 62.Kf1 Qc1+ 63.Qd1 Qc4+ [63...Qxa3 64.Rxg7! Kxg7 (64...Rxe4
65.Rg4+–) 65.Qd7+ Kf8 66.Qf5+ Kg7 67.Qg5+ Kf7 68.Bd5+ Re6 69.Qf5++–]
64.Kf2 Qa2+ 65.Qd2 Qe6 [65...Qxa3 66.c6+– Black leaves his  active and continues
to give numerous checks, but there is perpetual.]
66.c6+– Qh6 67.Qd3! [67.Ke2? Qxc6]
67...Qh2+ 68.Kf1 Qh1+ 69.Ke2 Qh2+ 70.Kd1 Qg1+ 71.Kc2 Qa1 72.Rd8 Qb2+
73.Kd1 Qa1+ 74.Ke2 Qb2+ 75.Kf1 [75.Qd2?? Rxd8–+]
75...Qa1+ 76.Kg2 Qa2+ [76...Qb2+ 77.Kh3 loses faster.]
77.Kh1! [77.Qd2?! Qxd2+ 78.Rxd2 Be5 79.Rd7 Rg8+² g7]
77...Qa1+ 78.Kh2 Qa2+ 79.Qd2 Qxd2+™ [79...Qf7 80.c7+–]
80.Rxd2 Be5 81.Rd7 Rc8 82.Rxh7+ Kg8 83.Ra7 [He loses all his .]
1–0
(2257724) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Zaw,Win Lay (2633) [D41]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+
9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 Nc6 11.Bc4 0–0 12.0–0 b6 13.Rfe1 Bb7 14.d5 exd5 15.Bxd5 Na5
16.Rad1 Bxd5 17.Qb4 Re8 18.Rxd5 Qe7 19.Qxe7 Rxe7 20.Nd4 Rc8 21.f3 g6 22.Re2
Rc1+ 23.Kf2 Kg7 24.g3 Nc6 25.Nc2 Rc7 26.f4 Ne5 27.Ne3 Nc4 28.Ng2 a6 29.g4 b5
30.e5 Nb6 31.Rd6 R1c6 32.Rdd2 Nc4 33.Rd4 Re7 34.Rd8 g5 35.fxg5 Rxe5 36.h4 Rxe2+
37.Kxe2 Rd6 38.Rxd6 Nxd6 39.Kd3 f6 40.gxf6+ Kxf6 41.Kd4 Nc4 42.Nf4 Ne5 43.Nd5+
Ke6 44.Nc7+ Kd6 45.Ne8+ Ke6 46.Ng7+ Kf6 47.Ne8+ Ke6 48.Nc7+ Kd6 49.Nxa6
Nxg4 50.Ke4 Nf6+ 51.Kf5 Nd5 52.Kg5 Nc3 53.Nb4 Ne4+ 54.Kh6 Ng3 55.Kg5 Ne4+
56.Kf5 Ng3+ 57.Kf4 Nh5+ 58.Kg5 Ng3 59.Kf4 Nh5+ 60.Kg4 Nf6+ 61.Kf5 Nh5 62.Nc2
Kc5 63.Ne3 Kd4 64.Nf1 b4 65.Kg5 Ng7 66.Ng3 Kc3 67.Kh6 Ne6 68.Kxh7 Kb2 69.h5
Kxa2 70.Ne4 b3 71.Nd2 b2 72.h6 b1Q+
½–½
(2257728) Khalifman,Alexander (2656) - Karpov,Anatoly (2696) [C42]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Be7 7.0–0 Nc6 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2
0–0 10.Nc3 Be6 11.Ne5 f6 12.Nf3 c5 13.Be3 Rc8 14.dxc5 Bxc5 15.Bxc5 Rxc5 16.Qb3
a5 17.Rad1 Qe7 18.Na4 Bf7 19.Qe3 Rc7 20.a3 Na6 21.cxd5 Nd6 22.Qxe7 Rxe7 23.Bxa6
bxa6 24.Nd4 Bxd5 25.Nf5 Nxf5 26.Rxd5 Re5 27.Rxe5 fxe5 28.Re1 Re8 29.Kf1 Kf7
30.Nc5 Re7 31.Nxa6 Ke6 32.f4 Kd5 33.Rxe5+ Rxe5 34.fxe5 Ne3+ 35.Kg1 Nc4 36.b4 a4
37.Nc5 Kxe5 38.Nxa4 Nxa3 39.Nc5 Kd5 40.Kf2 Nc2 41.Na6 Kc6 42.Kg3 Kb5 43.Nc7+
Kc6 44.Ne6 Nxb4 45.Nxg7 Kd6 46.Kg4 Nd5 47.Kg5 h6+ 48.Kg4 Ke5 49.Nh5 Ne3+
50.Kf3 Nc2 51.g4 Nd4+ 52.Kf2 Ne6 53.Ke3 Nc7 54.h3 Ne6 55.h4 Nc7 56.Nf4 Nb5
57.Nh5 Nc7 58.Ng3 Nd5+ 59.Kf3 Nc7 60.h5 Ne6 61.Nf5 Ng5+ 62.Ke3 Nf7 63.Nd4 Kf6
64.Kf4
½–½
(2265795) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Motyka,Henryk [C87]

Radom sim Radom (1), 21.05.2000
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Bxc6 bxc6 7.Re1 d6 8.d4 Bg4
9.dxe5 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 dxe5 11.Nd2 Qd7 12.Nc4 Bd6 13.Bg5 Qe6 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.Qxf6
gxf6 16.Kf1 Rb8 17.c3 Kd7 18.Re3 Ke6 19.Rae1 Rhg8 20.Rh3 Rg7 21.Ree3 Rbg8
22.Reg3 Rxg3 23.hxg3 Rg7 24.Rh5 Rg4 25.Nd2 Rg7 26.Ke2 Ke7 27.Nc4 Kf8 28.Na5 c5
29.Nc6 Kg8 30.a4 Kh8 31.Rh6 Rg8 32.Rxf6 Kg7 33.Rf5 f6 34.Rh5 h6 35.Kd3 Kg6
36.g4 Rg7 37.f3 Rd7 38.Rh1 Bf8+ 39.Kc2 Rd6 40.Na5 Kf7 41.Nc4 Rd7 42.Ne3 Kg6
43.Rd1 Bd6 44.Kb3 Kf7 45.Kc4 Ke6 46.Nf5 Rh7 47.Rh1 c6 48.Rxh6 Rxh6 49.Nxh6 a5
50.Nf5 Bf8 51.Kd3 Kf7 52.g3 Ke6 53.f4 exf4 54.gxf4 Kf7 55.e5 Ke6 56.exf6 Kxf6
57.Ke4
1–0
(2265796) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Fiszer,Robert [D46]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nbd2 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.0–0 0–0 8.e4 dxe4 9.Nxe4
Nxe4 10.Bxe4 f5 11.Bc2 e5 12.c5 Be7 13.Bb3+ Kh8 14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Bxc5
16.Qc2 Qe7 17.e6 b6 18.Re1 f4 19.Re4 Bd6 20.a4 Bb7 21.f3 Rf5 22.Bc4 Raf8 23.h3 Rh5
24.Bd2 Qg5 25.Kf1 Bc5 26.Rae1 Qg3 27.Bxf4 Rxf4 28.Rxf4 Qxf4 29.e7 Re5 30.e8Q+
Rxe8 31.Rxe8+ Bf8
1–0
(2265797) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Paterek,Katarzyna [B31]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.0–0 Bg7 5.c3 a6 6.Bxc6 bxc6 7.d4 cxd4 8.cxd4 d6 9.h3
Nf6 10.Nc3 0–0 11.Re1 Bb7 12.Bg5 Re8 13.Rc1 e5 14.dxe5 dxe5 15.Qb3 Qe7 16.Na4
Rab8 17.Qc4 Qe6 18.Qxe6 Rxe6 19.Nc5 Re7 20.Nxb7 Rbxb7 21.Rxc6 Re6 22.Rxe6 fxe6
23.b3 Rb4 24.Bxf6 Bxf6 25.Nd2 Rd4 26.Nc4 Kf7 27.Kf1 Ke7 28.g3 Rd3 29.h4 h6
30.Ke2 Rd4 31.f3 g5 32.hxg5 Bxg5 33.Rd1 Rxd1 34.Kxd1 Kf6 35.Ke2 h5 36.a4 h4
37.gxh4 Bxh4 38.b4 Bg3 39.Na5 Ke7 40.Nc6+ Kd6 41.Nb8 a5 42.bxa5 Bh2 43.Na6 Bg1
44.Kd3 Kc6 45.Kc4 Bf2 46.Nb4+ Kc7 47.Kb5 Bd4 48.Nc6 Bc3 49.a6 Bd4 50.a5 Bc3
51.Kc5 Bb2 52.a7
1–0
(2265798) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Szymczak,Andrzej [A25]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Rb1 a5 7.a3 Nf6 8.b4 axb4 9.axb4 0–0
10.Bg5 h6 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.e3 Ne7 13.Nge2 Bg7 14.0–0 Rb8 15.b5 Be6 16.Nd5 Qd7
17.Qb3 Kh7 18.Nec3 Ng8 19.Nb4 Bh3 20.Rfe1 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 f5 22.f3 f4 23.e4 fxg3
24.hxg3 Rf7 25.Rh1 Rbf8 26.Rbf1 h5 27.Qa2 Bh6 28.Qe2 Bg5 29.Nbd5 Nh6 30.Nd1
Kg7 31.N5c3 Qd8 32.Qe1 Qa8 33.Qe2 Qd8 34.Qe1 c6 35.bxc6 bxc6 36.Ne2 Qb6 37.Qc3
Qa7 38.d4 Bf6 39.dxe5 dxe5 40.Nf2 Rd8 41.Ra1 Qe7 42.Rhd1 Rxd1 43.Rxd1 h4 44.g4
Qe6 45.c5 Be7 46.Ng1 Kh7 47.Ngh3 Kg7 48.g5 Ng8 49.Ng4 Kh7 50.Nxe5 Rf8 51.Ng4
Ra8 52.Rd2 Ra2 53.Rf2 Ra4 54.Qe5 Qf7 55.Rd2 Ra3 56.Nf4 Ra2 57.Rxa2 Qxa2+
58.Nf2 h3+ 59.N4xh3 Qc2 60.Qe6 Bxc5 61.Qf7+ Kh8 62.Qxg6 Bd4 63.Qf7 c5 64.f4 c4
65.e5 c3 66.g6
1–0
(2265799) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Borowski,Marek [C41]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Qd2 0–0 8.0–0–0 Nc6
9.f3 Bd7 10.Kb1 Na5 11.Bh6 a6 12.Be2 b5 13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.Nd5 Be6 15.Nb3 Qd7
16.Nxf6 Kxf6 17.f4 Nc6 18.Qc3+ Ke7 19.Rhe1 Rfe8 20.Nc5 Qc8 21.Nxe6 Qxe6
22.Qxc6 Kf8 23.Bf3 Qc4 24.Qxc4 bxc4 25.e5 Rad8 26.Bc6 Re7 27.c3 a5 28.Rd4 d5
29.Red1 f6 30.Rxd5 Rxd5 31.Rxd5 fxe5 32.fxe5 Kf7 33.Rxa5 Ke6 34.Bd5+ Kxe5
35.Bxc4+ Kd6 36.Rd5+ Kc6 37.Kc2 Re8 38.Bb5+ Kxd5 39.Bxe8 Kc5
1–0
(2265800) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Blach,Marek [B37]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 Nc6 9.Nc2
b6 10.Be3 Bb7 11.Qd2 Ne5 12.f3 Rc8 13.b3 e6 14.Rad1 Ne8 15.Nb5 Ra8 16.Nxd6 Nxd6
17.Qxd6 Qxd6 18.Rxd6 Rad8 19.Rfd1 Rxd6 20.Rxd6 Bc8 21.f4 Nd7 22.e5 Nc5 23.Bf3
Nb7 24.Rd2 Rd8 25.Rxd8+ Nxd8 26.Nd4 Bb7 27.Bxb7 Nxb7 28.Nc6 Bf8 29.Nxa7 Bc5
30.Kf2 Bxe3+ 31.Kxe3 Nc5 32.b4 Nd7 33.a4 Kg7 34.Kd4 h6 35.c5 bxc5+ 36.bxc5
1–0
(2265801) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Pomagalski,Marcin [D46]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nbd2 Be7 6.Bd3 Nbd7 7.0–0 0–0 8.e4 dxe4 9.Nxe4
Nxe4 10.Bxe4 Nf6 11.Bc2 c5 12.Qe2 Qc7 13.dxc5 Bd7 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bh4 g5 16.Bg3
Qxc5 17.Ne5 Rad8 18.b4 Qc8 19.a3 Kg7 20.f4 Ne8 21.fxg5 hxg5 22.Qh5 f5 23.Qg6+
Kh8 24.Nf7+ Rxf7 25.Qxf7 Bf6 26.Rad1 Bg7 27.Qh5+ Kg8 28.Qxg5 Nf6 29.Be5 Kf7
30.Bxf6 Bxf6 31.Qh5+ Kg7 32.Qe2 Qc7 33.Rf3 Rh8 34.h3 b6 35.Bb3 e5 36.Rg3+ Kf8
37.c5 Be8 38.Qc4 Bf7 39.Qxf7+ Qxf7 40.Bxf7 Kxf7 41.Rd7+ Ke6 42.Rd6+ Ke7 43.Rg6
Rf8 44.Rgxf6 Rxf6 45.Rxf6 Kxf6 46.c6 Ke6 47.b5 Kd6 48.h4 a6 49.a4 axb5 50.axb5 e4
51.h5
1–0
(2265802) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Czyz,Pawel [C11]

1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Nce2 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.f4 g6 8.Nf3 Nb6 9.Kf2 Bd7
10.g3 cxd4 11.cxd4 Bg7 12.b3 0–0 13.Ba3 Re8 14.h4 h5 15.Bh3 Bf8 16.Bxf8 Kxf8 17.g4
hxg4 18.Bxg4 Ke7 19.Qc1 Rh8 20.Ng3 Qg8 21.Qa3+ Kd8 22.Rad1 Qf8 23.Qxf8+ Rxf8
24.h5 gxh5 25.Nxh5 Nb4 26.Rd2 Bb5 27.a3 Na6 28.Ng5 Ke7 29.Nf6 Nd7 30.Nfh7 Rh8
31.Rh3 Nf8 32.Nxf8 Rhxf8 33.Rh7 Bd7 34.Bh5 Be8 35.Rc2 Rd8 36.Ke3 Rd7 37.Rc8
Rc7 38.Ra8 b6 39.Kd2 Rb7 40.Rxe8+ Kxe8 41.Nxe6 Rg8 42.Ng5 Rc7 43.Bxf7+ Rxf7
44.Nxf7 Rg2+ 45.Ke1 Nc7 46.Nd6+ Kd8 47.f5 Rb2 48.e6 Nxe6 49.fxe6 Rb1+ 50.Kd2
Rb2+ 51.Kc3 Ra2 52.Rd7#
1–0
(2265803) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Zygarska,Aleksandra [A28]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3 Bb4 5.Qc2 d6 6.Nd5 Bc5 7.a3 a5 8.Nxf6+ Qxf6
9.Bd3 Bg4 10.Be4 Rb8 11.Rb1 h6 12.0–0 0–0 13.h3 Bxf3 14.Bxf3 Rfe8 15.d3 Bb6 16.b4
axb4 17.axb4 Ne7 18.c5 dxc5 19.bxc5 Ba5 20.Bb2 b6 21.d4 Ng6 22.Be4 Qe6 23.Bxg6
Qxg6 24.Qxg6 fxg6 25.cxb6 exd4 26.bxc7 Bxc7 27.Bxd4 Rec8 28.Rxb8 Rxb8 29.Rc1
Bd8 30.Rc6 Kh7 31.g3 Rb7 32.Kg2 Ba5 33.f4 Be1 34.Kf3 Rf7 35.Rc1 Bd2 36.Ra1 Bb4
37.e4 Rd7 38.Ke3 Rb7 39.Kd3 Rd7 40.Kc4 h5 41.e5 Be7 42.g4 Kg8 43.gxh5 gxh5 44.f5
Rc7+ 45.Kd5 Rd7+ 46.Ke4 Rc7 47.Ra4 Kf7 48.Ra8 Bf8 49.e6+ Ke7 50.Be5 Rb7 51.Ra6
Ke8 52.Ra8+ Ke7 53.Bc3 Kd6 54.Rxf8
1–0
(2265804) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Szewczak,Andrzej (2198) [A26]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 f5 4.d3 Nf6 5.g3 g6 6.Bg2 Bg7 7.0–0 0–0 8.Rb1 d6 9.b4 Ne7
10.b5 c6 11.bxc6 bxc6 12.c5 Nfd5 13.cxd6 Qxd6 14.Na4 f4 15.Qb3 Bf5 16.Ba3 Qf6
17.Nc5 h6 18.e4 fxe3 19.fxe3 Rfb8 20.Qxb8+ Rxb8 21.Rxb8+ Kh7 22.e4 Ne3 23.exf5
gxf5 24.Rbb1 Nxf1 25.Rxf1 Nd5 26.Nh4 Ne3 27.Rxf5 Nxf5 28.Be4 h5 29.Bxf5+ Kg8
30.Ne4 Qd8 31.Bc5 Bf8 32.Be3 Qa5 33.Be6+ Kg7 34.Nf3 Be7 35.h4 Qb5 36.Bc4 Qa5
37.Kg2 Qa3 38.Kf1 Qa5 39.Bd2 Bb4 40.Bg5 Qa3 41.Nxe5 Be7 42.Bf4 Qa4 43.Bb3 Qd4
44.Ke2 Qg1 45.Nxc6 Qg2+ 46.Ke3 Qg1+
1–0
(2265805) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Paterek,Michal (2150) [D46]

1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nbd2 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.0–0 0–0 8.e4 dxe4 9.Nxe4
Nxe4 10.Bxe4 Nf6 11.Bc2 h6 12.b3 Re8 13.Bb2 b6 14.Qd3 Bb7 15.Rfe1 g6 16.Rad1 Bf8
17.Ne5 Bg7 18.Re3 Qe7 19.Qe2 Nh5 20.g3 Bxe5 21.Rxe5 Nf6 22.h3 Rad8 23.Qe3 Kh7
24.Re1 Qd7 25.Qf4 Qe7 26.a3 Ng8 27.h4 Qf6 28.Qxf6 Nxf6 29.h5 Bc8 30.f3 Kg7
31.hxg6 fxg6 32.Kg2 Kf7 33.R1e2 Ba6 34.a4 g5 35.Bc3 Bb7 36.Kf2 g4 37.a5 Rg8
38.Re1 h5 39.Rh1 Rg7 40.b4 Rdg8 41.Bd2 Ke7 42.Ba4
½–½
(2265806) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Cwiek,Mariusz [A91]

1.c4 f5 2.d4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nd2 d5 6.Nh3 0–0 7.0–0 c6 8.Qc2 Ne4 9.Nf4 Bf6
10.Nf3 Qe8 11.Nd3 Nd7 12.b3 Kh8 13.Ba3 Rg8 14.Nfe5 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Be7 16.Bb2 Ng5
17.h4 Nf7 18.b4 g5 19.hxg5 Nxg5 20.Nf4 Bf8 21.b5 Bg7 22.bxc6 bxc6 23.Rab1 Rb8
24.Ba1 Bd7 25.Bd4 a6 26.Rxb8 Qxb8 27.Rb1 Qc8 28.Nh5 c5 29.Be3 Nf7 30.cxd5 Bxe5
31.Qxc5 Qxc5 32.Bxc5 Rc8 33.Be7 Rc2 34.Rb7 Rc7 35.Rb6 Bb5 36.Rb8+
1–0
(2265807) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Pajak,Dariusz [D20]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 g6 4.Bxc4 Bg7 5.Ne2 e5 6.dxe5 Qxd1+ 7.Kxd1 Bxe5 8.f4 Bg7
9.Nbc3 c6 10.Be3 b6 11.Kc2 Nf6 12.Rad1 0–0 13.e5 Ng4 14.Bg1 Bf5+ 15.Bd3 Bxd3+
16.Rxd3 Na6 17.a3 c5 18.h3 Nh6 19.g4 Rfd8 20.Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.Ne4 Bf8 22.Be3 f5
23.exf6 Re8 24.N2g3 Nf7 25.Rd1 Nd6 26.Nxd6 Rxe3 27.Nge4 Rxh3 28.f7+ Kg7
29.Ne8+ Kxf7 30.Ng5+ Kxe8 31.Nxh3 Nc7 32.f5 gxf5 33.gxf5 Bg7 34.Nf4 Nb5 35.Nh5
Nd4+ 36.Kd3 Nxf5 37.Rf1 c4+ 38.Ke4 Nd6+ 39.Kd5 Bxb2 40.Kxd6 Bxa3+ 41.Kd5 c3
42.Rf2 a5 43.Kc4 Bb2 44.Nf6+ Kd8 45.Nd5 a4 46.Nxc3 a3 47.Kb3 Ke7 48.Nb5
1–0
(2265808) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Gniadek,Wojciech [D35]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 Bf5 7.Qb3 b6 8.Bxf6 Bxf6
9.Qxd5 Qxd5 10.Nxd5 Bd8 11.Rc1 c6 12.Nf4 g5 13.Bd3 Bd7 14.Nh5 0–0 15.Ne2 Be7
16.a3 a5 17.Nhg3 Be6 18.Nf5 Bf6 19.Neg3 Bxf5 20.Nxf5 Ra7 21.Rc2 Rd7 22.Ke2 Re8
23.h4 gxh4 24.Kf3 Bd8 25.Nxh4 Bxh4 26.Rxh4 f6 27.Be4 Rc7 28.Rh6 Rf7 29.Kf4 Kf8
30.f3 c5 31.dxc5 bxc5 32.Bd5 Rd7 33.Rxf6+ Kg7 34.Rf5 Rde7 35.Rg5+ Kf6
1–0
(2265809) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Skawinski,Arkadiusz [A54]

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.g3 Be6 7.Bg2 d5 8.Nxe6 fxe6
9.cxd5 exd5 10.Nxd5 Nxd5 11.Bxd5 Bb4+ 12.Kf1 Qf6 13.Qa4 Bc5 14.Bxc6+ Qxc6
15.Qxc6+ bxc6 16.Bf4 Bb6 17.Kg2 0–0–0 18.Rhd1 Rde8 19.e3 h6 20.h4 Rhg8 21.h5
Re4 22.Rac1 Re6 23.Rc4 Rf8 24.g4 g5 25.Bg3 Rf7 26.b3 Rd7 27.Rxd7 Kxd7 28.Kf3 c5
29.Re4 Rf6+ 30.Ke2 Re6 31.Rxe6 Kxe6 32.Kd3 c6 33.Kc4 a6 34.Bb8 a5 35.f4 Kf6 36.e4
gxf4 37.Bxf4 Kg7 38.Be3
1–0
(2265810) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Banaszkiewicz,Dariusz [D46]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 0–0 8.0–0 Qe7 9.c5
Bc7 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 h6 12.Re1 Re8 13.Bd2 Nd5 14.Ng3 Qf8 15.Bh7+ Kh8 16.Be4
N7f6 17.Bd3 Rd8 18.a3 a6 19.Ne5 Bxe5 20.dxe5 Nd7 21.b4 f6 22.exf6 Qxf6 23.Ne4 Qe7
24.Rad1 N7f6 25.Nd6 Rxd6 26.cxd6 Qxd6 27.Bc1 Ng4 28.g3 e5 29.Bb2 Bd7 30.Re2
Re8 31.Rde1 Qf8 32.Bxe5 Nxe5 33.Rxe5 Rxe5 34.Rxe5 Nf6 35.Qe2 b5 36.Bg6 Qd6
37.h4 Kg8 38.h5 Bg4 39.Re8+ Nxe8 40.Qxe8+ Qf8
1–0
(2265811) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Paterek,Arkadiusz (2053) [A44]

1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.e4 d6 4.Nc3 g6 5.h4 h5 6.Nh3 Nh6 7.Ng5 a6 8.a4 b6 9.Bc4 Bg7
10.Qe2 Nd7 11.Bd2 Qe7 12.f3 Nf6 13.Nd1 0–0 14.Nf2 Nh7 15.g4 hxg4 16.fxg4 f5
17.Nxh7 Kxh7 18.g5 Nf7 19.h5 Rh8 20.exf5 Bxf5 21.Ne4 gxh5 22.Rxh5+ Kg6 23.Ng3
e4 24.Nxf5 Kxf5 25.g6+ Ng5 26.0–0–0 Bf6 27.Rg1 Kxg6 28.Rhxg5+ Bxg5 29.Bxg5
Qxg5+ 30.Rxg5+ Kxg5 31.Qxe4 Rae8 32.Qg2+ Kf4 33.Qf2+ Kg4 34.Be2+ Kh3 35.Bxa6
Rhf8 36.Qg1 Re5 37.b3 Rfe8 38.Kb2 Kh4 39.Qg6
1–0
(2265812) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Konczyk,Arkadiusz [B84]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.g4 h6 8.g5 hxg5 9.Bxg5
Be7 10.Qd3 Nbd7 11.f4 Nc5 12.Qe3 Qc7 13.Bf3 Bd7 14.0–0–0 Rc8 15.e5 dxe5 16.fxe5
Nh7 17.Bxe7 Kxe7 18.Nf5+ Kf8 19.Nd6 Rb8 20.h4 b5 21.Kb1 b4 22.Nce4 Nxe4
23.Bxe4 Ke7 24.Rhg1 g6 25.h5 gxh5 26.Bxh7 Rxh7 27.Qg5+ Kf8 28.Qg8+
1–0
(2265813) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Szewczak,Anna (2036) [A58]

1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 g6 7.g3 Bg7 8.Bg2 d6 9.Nf3 0–0
10.0–0 Nbd7 11.Qc2 Qb6 12.Rd1 Rfb8 13.Rb1 Ne8 14.Bg5 Ndf6 15.b3 Nc7 16.a4 h6
17.Bc1 Qb4 18.Bd2 Qb6 19.Nh4 Bb7 20.Be1 Re8 21.Qc1 e6 22.dxe6 Nxe6 23.Bxb7
Qxb7 24.Qd2 Nd4 25.e3
½–½
(2265814) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Guzinski,Bartlomiej [A52]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Bf4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qe7 6.Nc3 Ngxe5 7.Nxe5 Nxe5 8.Nd5
Qd6 9.c5 Qxc5 10.Bxe5 c6 11.Nf6+ gxf6 12.Bxf6 Qa5+ 13.Bc3 Bb4 14.Qd4 Bxc3+
15.bxc3 Rg8 16.g3 d5 17.Bg2 Be6 18.0–0 0–0–0 19.Bf3 Bf5 20.Rfd1 Rge8 21.Qf6 Bg6
22.a4 Qc7 23.a5 Qe5
½–½
(2265815) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Korwin Mikke,Janusz [C10]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 c5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Nf3 c4 6.g3 Bb4 7.Bg2 b5 8.0–0 Bxc3 9.bxc3
Ne7 10.Ba3 0–0 11.Re1 Re8 12.Qd2 Be6 13.Ng5 Ng6 14.Nxe6 Rxe6 15.Rxe6 fxe6
16.Qe3 Qf6 17.Bh3 e5 18.dxe5 Nxe5 19.f4 Ng6
1–0
(2265816) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Nieporet,Wlodzimierz [C60]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Qf6 4.Nc3 Bc5 5.Nd5 Qd6 6.c3 Nf6 7.Nxf6+ Qxf6 8.0–0 0–0
9.h3 d6 10.d4 exd4 11.Bxc6 dxc3 12.e5 cxb2 13.Bxb2 dxe5 14.Be4 Bd6 15.Re1 Re8
16.Qa4 c6 17.Rad1 Bc7 18.Re2 Be6 19.Nxe5 Bxe5 20.Bxe5 b5 21.Qc2 Qxe5 22.Bxh7+
1–0
(2265817) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Christoffersen,Lars Torpe [D45]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 b6 6.Bd3 Be7 7.0–0 0–0 8.e4 dxe4 9.Nxe4
Nxe4 10.Bxe4 Bb7 11.Ne5 f5 12.Bf3 Bf6 13.Re1 Qe8 14.Qe2 Bxe5 15.Qxe5 Bc8 16.Bf4
Na6 17.a3 Bd7 18.b4 Rc8 19.h4 c5 20.dxc5 bxc5 21.b5 Nb8 22.a4 h6 23.Rad1 Qe7 24.a5
Qf6 25.Qe3 Qd8 26.Bd6 Rf7 27.Bxc5 f4 28.Qd4 Qc7 29.Bd6 Qxc4 30.Qxc4
1–0
(2265818) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Iwinski,Tadeusz [D45]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bb4 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Qxc3 Ne4
9.Qc2 a5 10.Bd3 Ndf6 11.b3 Bd7 12.0–0 0–0 13.Ne5 c5 14.cxd5 exd5 15.dxc5 Qe7
16.Bb2 Ng5 17.Nxd7 Nxd7 18.b4 Nf6 19.Bd4 h6 20.Qb2 Ne6 21.Bxf6 Qxf6 22.Qxf6
gxf6 23.Rfd1 Rfd8 24.g3 Kf8 25.h4 Ke7 26.Kg2 Kf8 27.Kf3 Kg7 28.Ke2 Kf8 29.Rac1
Rac8 30.Bf5 Ke7
1–0
(2265819) Karpov,Anatoly (2696) - Gniadek,Wojciech [C67]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0–0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nxd4 6.Nxd4 exd4 7.Re1 Qh4 8.g3 Qf6
9.Rxe4+ Be7 10.Qxd4 Qf5 11.Nc3 c6 12.Bd3 Qh3 13.Qxg7 Rf8 14.Bh6 Kd8 15.Rxe7
Kxe7 16.Qxf8+ Kf6 17.Bg7+ Kg5 18.Qe7+ Kh5 19.Qxf7+ Kg4 20.Qf4+ Kh5 21.Ne4
Kg6 22.Qf6+ Kh5 23.Qg5#
1–0
(2332667) Flores,Diego (2358) - Karpov,Anatoly (2699) [B22]

Najdorf Memorial 11th Buenos Aires (1), 18.09.2000
[Rogozenco,D]
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nf3 e6 6.cxd4 d6 7.Nc3 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Qc7 9.Bd2
Nd7 10.Bd3 dxe5 11.0–0 Be7 12.Re1 exd4 13.cxd4 0–0 14.Rc1 Qd8 15.Re4 a6 16.Qe2
Nf6 17.Rh4 Bd7 18.Bg5 g6 19.Ne5 Nd5 20.Bxe7 Qxe7 21.Qg4 Bb5?! [¹21...Rfc8]
22.Bxg6 fxg6 23.Nxg6 hxg6 24.Qxg6+ Qg7 25.Qxe6+ Rf7? [25...Qf7 26.Rg4+ Kh7]
26.Rg4 Bc6 27.Re1 Nf6 28.Rxg7+ Kxg7 29.Re5 [29.Qf5±]
29...Rd8 30.Rg5+ Kf8 31.h3? [31.Qe5 Rd5 32.Qb8+ Ke7 33.Qf4²]

31...Rxd4 32.Rf5?? [32.Rg6 keeping attacking chances. Black must be better, but there is
still a lot of play.]
32...Bd7 [now it's over.]
33.Qe5 Rd1+ 34.Kh2 Bxf5 35.Qxf5 Rd5–+ 36.Qf4 Ne8 37.Qh6+ Ke7 38.Qb6 Nd6
39.Qc7+ Ke6 40.Qc2 b5 41.g3 Nc4 42.h4 Rxf2+
0–1
(2332673) Karpov,Anatoly (2699) - Milos,Gilberto (2633) [E05]

[Ribli,Z]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bg2 0–0 6.0–0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4
Bc6 10.Bg5 [Statt dieser Fortsetzung spielte Schwarz gegen denselben Gegner.
(Karpov,A - Milos,G Japfa Clssic 2000 CBM 77) 10...a5 11.c3 a6 ]
10...Bd5 11.Qd3 [11.Qc2]
11...c5 [11...Be4]
12.dxc5 Nbd7 [12...Bxc5 13.Nc3 Bc6 14.Ne5 (14.Qc4 Be7 15.b4 Nbd7 16.b5 Bd5 ½–½
Akopian,V-Adams,M/Las Vegas 1999/CBM 72 (16)) 14...Qxd3 15.Nxd3 Bd4 16.Bxf6
Bxf6 17.Rac1 Rd8 18.Rfd1 Bxc3 19.Bxc6 Nxc6 ½–½ Stohl,I-Lutz,C/Istanbul TUR
2000/The Week in Chess 313 (19)]
13.Nc3 Nxc5 14.Qe3 Qa5!? [14...Rc8 15.Rfd1 Re8 16.Ne5 Qb6 17.Bh3 1–0 Smyslov,V-
Nogueiras,J/Graz 1984/MCD (41)]
15.Bxf6!?N [Eine interessante Idee - Weiß gibt freiwillig den Läufer für den Springer, um
gegen den isolierten Bauern zu spielen.]
[15.Rfd1 Bc6 16.Qf4 Nb3 17.Rab1 h6 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.Ne4 Bxe4 20.Qxe4 Nc5 21.Qe3
Qb4 22.Ne5 Rad8 23.Nd3 Nxd3 24.Rxd3 Qxa4 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.Bxb7 ½–½ Adianto,U-
Short,N/Beijing 2000/CBM 78 (31); 15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.Qa3 Bxg5!? (16...Bd6 17.Nd2!
(17.Bd2? Qb6 18.Rad1 Rfd8 19.Qa2 Ne4 20.Qb1 0–1 Anastasian,A-Asrian,K/Yerevan
2000/CBM 78/[Ribli] (45)) 17...Ne4 18.Nc4 Bxa3 19.Nxa5 Nxg5 20.Rxa3²) 17.Nxg5 h6
18.Rfc1 Nd7 19.Bxd5 Qxd5 20.Rd1 Qxg5 21.Rxd7 b5 22.a5 Qe5 23.Rd2 Rad8 24.Rad1
Rxd2 25.Rxd2 Qc7 26.Qc3 Qxc3 27.bxc3 Rc8 28.Rd6 ½–½ Stohl,I-Ribli,Z/Germany
1998/GER-chT (28); 15.Rad1 Bc6 16.Rd4 Nb3 17.Rc4 Rad8 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.Ne4 Bxe4
20.Rxe4 Nd2 ½–½ Gulko,B-Beliavsky,A/Amsterdam 1989/CBM 14/[ChessBase] (38)]
15...Bxf6 16.Nxd5 exd5 17.Qa3 [Ein vielseitiger Zug. Er verteidigt den b2, verhindert
b4 und droht b4.]
17...Qb6 [17...Ne4 18.Rad1²]
18.Rab1 [18.b4 Ne4 (18...Bxa1 19.bxc5 Bb2 20.Qa2 Qf6 21.Rb1 Bc3 22.Qxd5=)
19.Rac1 Rac8=]
18...Nb3 [18...a5!?]
19.Rfd1 Rfe8 20.e3 Rac8 21.Nd2!² [Weiß muss die stärkste schwarze Figur abtauschen.]
[21.Rxd5 Be7 (21...Rc2? 22.a5+–) 22.a5 (22.Qa2 Nc1 23.Qa1 Nb3) 22...Qg6 23.Qa2
Nc1 24.Qa1 Das ist ein schreklich passives Feld für die Dame. 24...Nb3 25.Ne5 Qc2
26.Qa2 Nc1=]
21...Nxd2 22.Rxd2 d4 [Schwarz hat seine Probleme scheinbar gelöst.]
23.exd4 Bxd4 24.a5 Qg6 [24...Qa7 25.Qb4±]
25.Rbd1 Bc5 26.b4 Bf8 27.Bxb7± [Weiß hat einen Bauern mehr, und auch der a6 ist
schwach.]
27...Rc2 28.Rd4 [Weiß umgeht den Turmtausch und verteidigt den b4.]
28...Rce2 [28...Ree2 29.Rf4 Ra2 30.Qd3 Re1+ 31.Kg2+–]
29.Qf3 Re1+ 30.Kg2 Rxd1 31.Qxd1 Rb8 32.Qf3 Be7 33.b5! [Weiß gibt den
Mehrbauern zurück und bekommt deutlichen Positionsvorteil.]
33...axb5 34.a6 [Der weiße a-Freibauer ist in der Nähe des Verwandlungsfeldes, das
verschafft Weiß großen Vorteil.]
34...Bc5 35.Rd5 Qc2 [35...Ba7 36.Rd7 Qe6 (36...Rf8 37.Bd5+–) 37.Rxf7!+–]
36.Rd7+– [Das ist ein gutes Beispiel dafür, dass die Anwesenheit ungleichfarbiger Läufer
dem Angreifer zugute kommt. Weiß hat deutliche Drohungen auf den weißen Felden.]
36...Kh8 37.Be4 Qa2 38.Qf5 [38.Qf5 g6 39.Qe5++–]
1–0
(2332680) Pierrot,Juan Facundo (2423) - Karpov,Anatoly (2699) [B92]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.0–0 Be6 9.Be3
Nbd7 10.Qd3 Rc8 11.f3 0–0 12.Kh1 Qc7 13.a4 Rfd8 14.Qd2 Nb6 15.Bxb6 Qxb6 16.Nd5
Nxd5 17.exd5 Bd7 18.a5 Qa7 19.c4 h6 20.Bd3 Bg5 21.Qe2 Re8 22.Nd2 f5 23.Rfe1 Qc5
24.b3 Qb4 25.Nf1 Rc5 26.Qa2 Bd8 27.Qc2 e4 28.fxe4 Bf6 29.Rab1 Rxa5 30.Qf2 Ra3
31.e5 Bxe5 32.Bxf5 Bxf5 33.Qxf5 Rxb3 34.Qc2 Rxb1 35.Rxb1 Qc3 36.Qg6 Rf8 37.Qg4
Qd3
0–1

Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0–0 12.0–0 Nf6 13.e4 b5 14.Re1 dxe4 15.Qc2 Rc8 16.Rad1
Nd5 17.Bb2 f5 18.cxd5 cxd5 19.Qb1 b4 20.Nf1 Qb6 21.f3 Bf6 22.Ne3 Rc3 23.Bxc3
bxc3 24.Nc2 e5 25.Ne3 exd4 26.Nxd5 Qc5 27.Nxf6+ Rxf6 28.b4 Qc4 29.Qb3 d3
30.Qxc4+ Bxc4 31.Bf1 Rc6 32.fxe4 d2 33.b5 Rc5 34.Bxc4+ Rxc4 35.exf5 dxe1Q+
36.Rxe1 Kf7 37.Rc1 Kf6 38.Kf2 Ra4 39.Rc2 Ra5 40.Ke3 Kxf5
½–½
(2332687) Leitao,Rafael Duailibe (2567) - Karpov,Anatoly (2699) [B17]

9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Qc7 11.Qg4 Kf8 12.0–0 c5 13.Qh4 b6 14.Be4 Rb8 15.b3 Be7
16.Qf4 Bd6 17.Qh4 Be7 18.Qf4 Bd6 19.Qh4
½–½
(2332694) Karpov,Anatoly (2699) - Milov,Vadim (2626) [D38]

[Ribli,Z]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 [Das ist die sogenannte Ragozin-Variante, die in
den vierziger Jahren sehr populär war. . Das ist eine spezielle Mischung aus dem
Damengambit und der Nimzoindischen Verteidigung, in der Schwarz prinzipiell um die
Herrschaft über das Feld e4 kämpft.]
5.Bg5 [Die andere Hauptvariante ist 5.cxd5 exd5 6.g5.]
5...Nbd7 [5...dxc4 Auf diese Weise kann Schwarz die scharfe Wiener Variante
herbeiführen.]
6.cxd5 exd5 7.Qc2 0–0 [7...h6 8.Bh4 c5 9.e3 Qa5 10.Bd3 0–0 11.0–0 c4 12.Bf5²; 7...c5
8.dxc5 Qa5 9.Bd2²]
8.a3 Bxc3+ [8...Be7 9.e3² Wir haben eine gut bekannte Stellung der Abtauschvariante des
Damengambits vor uns, aber mit einem Mehrtempo für Weiß - denn Schwarz spielte
4...b4 und 8...e7.]
9.Qxc3 h6 [9...c6 10.e3 (10.Nd2!?) 10...h6
a) 10...Qe8 11.Nd2 (11.Qc2 Ne4 12.Bf4 Qe7 13.Bd3 f5 14.h4 Ndf6 15.Ne5 Nh5 16.g3
Be6 17.Qd1 Nxf4 18.gxf4 c5 19.dxc5 Nxc5 20.Nf3 d4 21.Nxd4 Rad8 22.Bc2 Bd5 23.Rg1
Be4 24.Bxe4 Qxe4 25.Kf1 1–0 Van Wely,L-Giorgadze,G/Frankfurt 1999/EXT 2000 (59))
11...Ne4 12.Nxe4 ½–½ Garcia Ilundain,D-Giorgadze,G/Barcelona ESP 2000/The Week
in Chess 301 (12);
b) 10...Qb6 11.Qb4 Ne4 12.Bf4 Qd8 13.Be2 a5 14.Qa4 c5 15.Qc2 c4 16.Bxc4 dxc4
17.Qxe4± ½–½ Lutz,C-Blatny,P/Germany 1995/GER-chT (42);
11.Bh4 Qe8 (11...g5 12.Bg3 Ne4 13.Qc2 h5 14.Nd2 Nxd2 15.Qxd2 h4 16.Bd6 Re8
17.Bd3 Nf6 18.Bb4 a5 19.Bc3 Ne4 20.Bxe4 dxe4 21.f3 Qd5 22.0–0 ½–½ Bozinovic,B-
Kovacevic,V/Kastel Stari 1997/CBM 57 ext (49)) 12.Bd3 Ne4 13.Qc2 Nb6 14.0–0 Bf5
15.a4 Qe6 16.Nd2 Nd6 17.Nb3 Bxd3 18.Qxd3 Nf5 19.Nc5 Qg6 20.Bg3 Nxg3 21.hxg3
Qxd3 22.Nxd3 Nc4 ½–½ Markos,J-Luther,T/Istanbul TUR 2000/The Week in Chess 313
(40)]
10.Bh4 c6 11.Nd2!?N [Eine interessante Idee - Weiß spielt (noch) nicht e2–e3, sondern
möchte mit f2–f3 den Springerzug e4 verhindern.]
[11.e3 Qe8 12.Bd3 Ne4 13.Qc2 Nb6 14.0–0 Bf5 15.Rfe1 Qe6 16.Nd2 Nd6 17.f3 Bxd3
18.Qxd3 Nbc4 19.Nxc4 Nxc4 20.b3 Nd6 21.Rac1 Rfe8 22.Bg3 Nf5 23.Bf2 Rad8 0–1
Pelletier,Y-Milov,V/Biel 1993/TD (67)]
11...Qe8 [Die schwarze Dame geht aus der Fesslung auf der Diagonale h4–d8.]
[11...g5 12.Bg3 Ne4 13.Nxe4 dxe4 14.h4 (14.e3 Nb6÷) 14...Nb6 15.hxg5 Nd5 16.Qc2
Qa5+ 17.Qd2! (17.Kd1?! e3!÷ 18.gxh6 Bf5 19.h7+ (19.Qxf5?? Qd2#) 19...Kh8 20.Qc1
Qa4+ 21.Ke1 Qa5+ 22.Kd1= (22.b4? Nxb4 23.axb4 Qxb4+ 24.Kd1 Qxd4+ 25.Ke1
Qb4+ 26.Kd1 Rfd8+–+) ) 17...Qxd2+ 18.Kxd2 hxg5 19.e3²]
12.f3 Qe6 13.e3 Nb6 14.Bf2 [14.0–0–0]
14...Nh5 15.g4 [15.0–0–0 f5÷]
15...Nf4 16.0–0–0² [Weiß hat das Läuferpaar und das bessere Figurenspiel. In der Folge
kann er im Zentrum mit e3–e4 aktiv werden.]
16...Ng6 17.Bd3 Bd7 18.Kb1 [Das ist immer ein nützlicher prophylaktischer Zug - Weiß
vermeidet mögliche Unannehmlichkeiten auf der c-Linie.]
18...Na4 19.Qc2 c5!? [Ich bin mir nicht sicher, ob diese Fortsetzung korrekt ist. Schwarz
möchte nicht abwarten, sondern strebt sofort Gegenspiel an.]
20.dxc5 Rac8 21.e4! [21.Bf5 Qe7 22.Bxd7 Qxd7 23.Ne4 f5 24.gxf5 Qxf5 25.Qxa4
dxe4÷]
21...d4!? [Schwarz opfert einen weiteren Bauer, aber auf diese Weise werden die weißen
Figuren (d3 und d2) etwas passiv.]
[21...dxe4 22.Nxe4±]
22.Bxd4 Qe7 23.Nb3 b6 24.Ba6 Rc7 25.c6?! [Es ist klar, dass Weiß einen Bauern
zurückgeben muss, aber nach der Partiefortsetzung bekommt Schwarz die offene c-Linie.
]
[25.h4 Nxc5 26.Nxc5 bxc5 27.Qc3±]
25...Rxc6 26.Qd2 Rd6! [Die Oppisition von Turm und Dame ist unangenehm für Weiß -
es droht e6 und fd8.]
27.Qb4 Ne5 28.Bb5? [28.Bxe5 Qxe5 29.Rd4±]
28...Bxb5 29.Qxb5 Nxf3! 30.Qxa4 Qxe4+ 31.Ka2 Rfd8 [Schwarz hat nur einen Bauern
für die Figur, aber Weiß sieht sich vor Problemen bei der Koordination seiner Figuren. Er
muss die Figur zurück geben.]
32.h3! [32.Rhf1 Nxd4 33.Rfe1 Qxg4 34.Re8+ Rxe8 35.Qxe8+ Kh7 36.Rxd4 Rxd4
37.Nxd4 Qxd4 38.Qxf7µ]
32...Qe6 [32...Nxd4? Dieses Schlagen des Läufers kommt zu früh. 33.Rhe1 Qf4 34.Re8+
Rxe8 (34...Kh7 35.Rxd8 Rxd8 36.Rxd4+–) 35.Qxe8+ Kh7 36.Qa4 b5 37.Qb4 a5
38.Rxd4+–]
33.Ka1 Qd7 34.Qa6 [34.Qxd7 R8xd7 35.Rhe1 Nxe1 (35...Nxd4 36.Nxd4 Rxd4 37.Rxd4
Rxd4 38.Re8+ Kh7 39.Re7 Wir haben nach Zugumstellung dieselbe Stellung wie in der
Partie nach 35...xe1.) 36.Rxe1 Rxd4 37.Nxd4 Rxd4 38.Re8+ Kh7 39.Re7 Kg6
40.Rxa7 Rd3 41.Rb7 Rxh3 42.Rxb6+ Kg5µ]
34...Nxd4 35.Rxd4 Rxd4 36.Nxd4 Qxd4 37.Qxa7 [Endlich hat Weiß das materielle
Gleichgewicht wiederhergestellt.]
37...Re8³ [Schwarz hat etwas bessere Chancen, weil die weiße Dame etwas passiv auf a7
steht. Schwarz Hingegen hat starke Kontrolle über die d- und e- Linie. ]
38.Rf1 Qc4
½–½

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 c6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bb3 d5 6.exd5 cxd5 7.d4 Bd6 8.Nf3 Be6 9.0–0
0–0 10.Ne5 Nc6 11.Bxf4 Rc8 12.Kh1 a6 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Bg5 Be7 15.Qd3 a5 16.Rae1
Nd7 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.Na4 Qd6 19.c3 g6 20.Bc2 Rfe8 21.Qg3 Qxg3 22.hxg3 c5 23.dxc5
Nxc5 24.Rf4 h5 25.Rd4 Kf8 26.Kg1 Re7 27.Nxc5 Rxc5 28.Re2 Bg4 29.Rxe7 Kxe7
30.Kf2 Ke6 31.Ke3 Ke5 32.a3 Bd7 33.Bd1 Rc4 34.Be2 Rxd4 35.cxd4+ Kd6 36.Kf4 f6
37.Bd3 g5+ 38.Ke3 Bg4 39.Kd2 Kc6 40.Kc3 Kb6 41.b4 f5 42.Kd2 axb4 43.axb4 f4
44.gxf4 gxf4 45.Ke1 h4 46.Kf2 Kc6 47.Bf1
½–½
(2332702) Bologan,Viktor (2641) - Karpov,Anatoly (2699) [C42]

0–0 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 dxc4 14.Bxc4 Bd6 15.Bg5 Qd7 16.Ne5
Bxe5 17.dxe5 h6 18.Qxd7 Bxd7 19.Bh4 Be6 20.Bd3 g5 21.Bg3 Ne7 22.f4 Rad8 23.Be4
b6 24.Rf1 Bf5 25.Bxf5 Nxf5 26.fxg5 Nxg3 27.hxg3 hxg5 28.Rf5 Rfe8 29.Raf1 Rd5
30.Rxf7 Rc5 31.g4 Rexe5 32.Rf8+
½–½
(2332707) Karpov,Anatoly (2699) - Ricardi,Pablo (2488) [A58]

[Stohl,I]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 c5 4.d5 b5 5.cxb5 a6 6.bxa6 Bxa6 7.Nc3 Bg7 8.Bg2 d6 9.Nf3
[9.Nh3 0–0 10.Rb1 Nbd7 11.0–0 Qa5 12.Bd2 Rfb8 13.Qc2 Ne8 14.b3 Qa3 15.Nf4 Nc7
16.Bh3 Ne5° 17.Ng2? Bxe2! 18.Nxe2 Qxa2 19.Qxa2 Rxa2 20.f4 Rxd2 21.Kf2 Nd3+
22.Ke3 Rb2–+ Kortschnoj,V-Baklan,V/ECC Neum/2000/]
9...Nbd7 10.0–0 Nb6 [‹10...0–0 11.Qc2 Qb6 12.Rb1 Ng4 13.h3 Nge5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5
15.Bd2 Rfb8 16.Kh2 Bg7 17.b3 Qa7 18.f4 Bc8 19.a4 Ba6 20.Rfe1 Rb6 21.Ne4 Rab8
22.b4! cxb4 23.Be3 Nc5 24.Nxc5 dxc5 25.Qxc5 Bacrot,E-Zhang Pengxiang/Cap
d'Agde/2000/]
11.Nh4!? [11.Re1 or; 11.Nd2 are the usual continuations, Karpov comes up with a less
tested, but interesting idea. By protecting his d5 his f1 can come to d1, offering extra
support to the pawn.]
11...0–0 [11...Nc4 12.b3 Qa5 13.Na4!±]
12.Qc2 Qd7 [12...Ra7 13.Rd1 Qa8 14.e4 Ne8 15.b3 Nc7 16.Bb2 Rb8 17.Rab1 Nb5
18.Nxb5 Bxb5 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.a4 Ba6 21.e5!ƒ Stromer,A-Adrian,C/Etang Sale/2000/]
13.Rd1 Bb7 [13...Rfb8 14.b3 Ne8 15.Bb2 Nc7 16.Rab1 Nb5 17.Nxb5 Qxb5 18.Bxg7
Kxg7 19.Qc3+ Kg8 Bakalarz,M-Ciganikova,A/Trinec op/1998/ 20.e4±]
14.a4!?N [Karpov typically stops Black's active ideas.]
[14.e4 Na4 15.Nxa4 Rxa4 16.Bd2 e6 17.b3 Rd4 18.Bc3 Rxd1+ 19.Rxd1 exd5 20.exd5
Re8 21.Qb2 Nh5 22.Bf3 Bxc3 23.Qxc3 Ng7 24.g4 h5 25.h3 hxg4 26.hxg4 Qd8 27.Ng2²
Malakhatko,V-Kosikov,A/Kiev/2000/]
14...Rfb8 [14...Ra7 15.e4 Rfa8 16.b3±  16...c4?! 17.Be3]
15.e4 Ne8 16.b3 Nc7 [¹16...c4 17.b4!? (17.bxc4 Nxc4² ) 17...Bxc3 18.Qxc3 Rxa4
19.Be3 Ba6 20.Nf3ƒ]
17.Bb2 e6?! [Black's  initiative has temporarily been brought to a standstill, so he turns
his attention to the . But White's setup is ideal to meet such premature activity.]
[17...c4? 18.b4+–; 17...Ba6 18.Nf3 Ra7² ab7b; 17...Na6!?²]
18.dxe6 Qxe6 [18...fxe6 19.a5 Nc8 20.Na4!? c5 20...Rxa5? 21.Nb6 Qb5 22.Nxc8
Rxa1 (22...Bxc8 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Qc3++–) 23.Ne7+ Kf7 24.Rxa1 Bxb2 25.Qxb2 Qe8
26.Nexg6±]
19.Rab1± [×d6]
19...Bc6 [19...Na6 20.Nb5±]
20.Ne2 Bxb2 21.Rxb2 Na6 22.Qc3!? [22.Nd4 cxd4 23.Qxc6 Nb4 24.Qc1 d3² gives
Black more counterchances than he had in the game.]
22...Nd7 [22...Bxe4? 23.Nf4 Qe7 24.Re2+–; 22...Re8 23.Nf4 Qe7 24.e5! Bxg2
25.exd6+–; ¹22...Nb4 23.Rbd2±]
23.Nf3?!“ [¹23.Nf5! gxf5 (23...Qe5 24.Qxe5 Nxe5 25.Ne7+ Kf8 26.Nxc6 Nxc6 27.e5+–)
24.exf5 Qxf5 25.Bxc6 Ra7 26.Rxd6+–]
23...Ne5 24.Nf4 Nxf3+ 25.Qxf3 [25.Bxf3 Qe5 26.Qxe5 dxe5 27.Nd3±]
25...Qe5 26.Rbd2 c4 27.bxc4 [‹27.Rxd6 Rxb3 28.Qe2 Bxa4 29.Qxc4 Rb4± /]
27...Bxa4 28.Re1 Nc5 29.Rd5 Qe7 30.Qe2“ [More consistent was ¹30.e5!  30...Bc6
31.Qd1 Bxd5 32.Nxd5 Qf8 33.exd6! e7,f6+– (33.Nf6+ Kg7 34.Bxa8 dxe5±) ]
30...Bc6 31.Rd2 Ra4 32.Nd5 Bxd5 33.Rxd5 Nd7 34.Red1 Ne5 [34...Rb6 35.e5! 
35...Nxe5 36.c5+–]
35.Rxd6 Nxc4 36.R6d4 [36.Rd7 Qe6²]
36...Rb2 [¹36...Nb6± /]
37.Qd3 Qf6 38.f4 Qb6 39.Kh1“ [+–]
[39.Kh1 Raa2 (39...Ne5 40.Rd8+ (40.fxe5 Rxd4 41.Qxd4 Qxd4 42.Rxd4 Rb1+=)
40...Kg7 41.fxe5 Raa2 42.Rf1 (42.Rg1? Qxg1+ 43.Kxg1 Rxg2+ 44.Kf1 Rxh2 45.Kg1
Rag2+ 46.Kf1 Ra2=) 42...Rxg2 (42...Kh6 43.Qd7 Rxg2 44.Qh3+ Kg7 45.Rxf7+!+–)
43.Rxf7+! Kh6 (43...Kxf7 44.Qd7#) 44.Rxh7+ Kg5 (44...Kxh7 45.Qd7+ Kh6 46.Rh8+
Kg5 47.h4#) 45.Qd1 Rge2 46.e6 Qf2 47.Rd5+ Kf6 48.Rf7++–) 40.Rd8+ Kg7 41.Qc3+
Kh6 (41...f6 42.R8d7+ (42.g4?? Qxd8!–+) 42...Kh6 43.g4 Qe3 44.Qxf6+–) 42.g4! Qe3
(42...Rxg2 43.g5+ Rxg5™ 44.fxg5+ Kxg5 45.Qxc4 Qf2 46.Rg1+ Kh6 47.Qc1+ Kg7
48.Qc3+ g3+–; 42...Ne3 43.Rg8! f6™ 44.Qc8 Qb4 45.g5+ fxg5 46.Qh3#) 43.g5+
Kh5 44.R8d3 Qxf4 45.Rh3+ Kxg5 46.Rf1 (46.Rg3+ Kh6 47.Qxc4? Rxg2!=) 46...Rf2
(46...Qe5 47.Rg3+ Kh6 48.Qxc4+–) 47.Qxc4+–]
0–1

Cap d'Agde-A Cap d'Agde (1), 2000
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.d4 exd4 6.Nxd4 Bg7 7.Nxc6 dxc6 8.Qxd8+
Kxd8 9.Bg5 h6 10.Rd1+ Ke7 11.Be3 Be6 12.Bc5+ Ke8 13.e3 Rd8 14.Rxd8+ Kxd8
15.Bd4 Re8 16.Kd2 b6 17.b4 Ke7 18.Bd3 Bf8 19.a3 Nd7 20.Na4 f5 21.e4 Kf7 22.Re1
Rd8 23.exf5 gxf5 24.Kc2 a5 25.bxa5 Ra8 26.Bc3 Bxa3 27.Bd2 Bd6 28.Be2 Nf6 29.f3
bxa5 30.c5 Bf8 31.Rb1 Ra7 32.Bd3 Nd5 33.Rb8 Nf6 34.Be3 Nd7 35.Rb1 Ne5 36.f4
Nxd3 37.Kxd3 Ra8 38.Rb7 Rd8+ 39.Bd4 Rd7 40.Ke3 Bc4 41.Ra7 Re7+ 42.Be5 Bg7
43.Nc3 Bb3 44.Rxa5 Bxe5 45.fxe5 Rxe5+ 46.Kd4 Re7 47.Ra3 Be6 48.Ke5 Bd7+ 49.Kf4
Re1 50.Ra5 Rf1+ 51.Ke3 Rh1 52.h4 Re1+ 53.Ne2 Be6 54.Kd2 Rb1 55.Ra7 Bd5
56.Rxc7+ Kf6 57.Rh7 Rb2+ 58.Kd3 Be4+ 59.Ke3 Rb3+ 60.Kd4 Rd3+ 61.Kc4 Re3
62.Nf4 Rxg3 63.Rxh6+ Kg7 64.Nh5+ Kxh6 65.Nxg3 Bd5+ 66.Kd3 f4 67.Ne2 f3 68.Nf4
Be4+ 69.Ke3 Kh7 70.Nh5 Bc2 71.Ng3 Bd1 72.Nf5 Kg6 73.Nd4 Kh5 74.Nxf3 Kg4
75.Ne5+ Kxh4 76.Kf4 Ba4 77.Kf5 Kg3 78.Ke6 Kf4 79.Kd6 Ke4 80.Nxc6 Kd3 81.Kc7
Kc4 82.Kb6 Kd5 83.Na7 Bd7 84.Nb5 Kc4
½–½
(2362452) Karpov,Anatoly (2699) - Tkachiev,Vladislav (2657) [E63]

[Ernst,T]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.c4 d6 6.0–0 Nc6 7.Nc3 a6 8.Re1 Re8 9.d5! [A
new idea in this position. ]
9...Na5 10.Qd3 c5 11.Rb1 e6 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.dxe6 Bxe6 15.Nd5 Bf5 16.e4
Bg4 17.a3 Nc6 18.b4 cxb4 19.axb4 Bg7 20.h3 Be6 21.Red1 a5 22.bxa5 Nxa5 23.Nb6
Ra6 24.c5!ƒ Ba2 25.Rb5 Nc6 26.Qxd6 Qxd6 27.cxd6 Na7 28.Bf1 Nxb5 29.Bxb5 Bb3
30.Rd3 [30.Rb1 Bc2 31.Rc1 Bxe4 32.Bxe8 Bxf3 33.d7 Bf6÷]
30...Ra1+ 31.Kg2 Bc2 32.Rd2 Bxe4 33.d7 [33.Bxe8? Ra3 34.d7?? Bxf3+ 35.Kh2 Ra1
36.g4 Be5#]
33...Rd8 34.Re2 f5 35.Bd3 Bf6 36.Bxe4 fxe4 37.Rxe4 Rb1? [37...Kf7!÷]
38.Nd5 Kg7 39.Re6+– Bg5 40.Ne5 Rd1 [40...Rb5 41.Rxg6+ Kf8 (41...Kh7 42.Rd6 Be7
43.Re6 Rxd5 44.Rxe7+) 42.Rd6]
41.Rxg6+ Kh7 42.Nf6+ Bxf6 43.Rxf6 Rd5 44.Rf7+ Kg8 45.Re7 Rxe5 46.Rxe5 Rxd7
47.Rb5 Kf7 48.Rb6 h5 49.Rh6 b5 50.Rxh5 b4 51.Rb5 Rd4 52.h4 Ke6 53.h5 Kd6
54.h6
1–0
(2362454) Benjamin,Joel (2577) - Karpov,Anatoly (2699) [C24]

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.Nf3 d6 5.c3 Bb6 6.Bb3 Be6 7.Nbd2 Bxb3 8.Qxb3 Nbd7
9.Nc4 0–0 10.0–0 Nc5 11.Qc2 c6 12.Be3 Ne6 13.Nxb6 axb6 14.d4 exd4 15.Nxd4 Nxd4
16.Bxd4 b5 17.a3 Re8 18.Rfe1 Re6 19.f3 Nd7 20.Red1 Qe7 21.a4 bxa4 22.Rxa4 Rxa4
23.Qxa4 h6 24.Qa8+ Nf8 25.Bf2 Kh7 26.Qb8 Ng6 27.Bg3 Ne5 28.Bxe5 dxe5 29.Qd8
Qc5+ 30.Kh1 Rg6 31.Qd2 Qc4 32.h3 c5 33.Qf2 Rf6 34.Kg1 b6 35.Rd5 Re6 36.Rd7 Rf6
37.Qd2 b5 38.Rd5 b4 39.cxb4 cxb4 40.Rxe5 Rc6 41.Rd5 b3 42.Kh2 Qc2 43.Rd7 Qxd2
44.Rxd2 Rc2 45.Rd7 f6 46.Rb7 Rxb2 47.h4 h5 48.Kg3 Kh6 49.Rb6 Kg6 50.Rb7 Rb1
51.Kf4 b2 52.Kg3 Kh6 53.Rb6 Kh7 54.Rb5 Kg8 55.Rb7 g5 56.hxg5 fxg5 57.e5 Kf8
58.Kh2 h4 59.Rb4 Ke7 60.Rb6 Kd7 61.Rb8 Ke6 62.Rb5 Kf5 63.g3 hxg3+ 64.Kg2 Ke6
65.Rb8 Kxe5 66.Rb7 Kd6 67.Rb8 g4 68.fxg4 Ke5 69.Rb4 Kf6 70.Rb5 Kg6 71.Rb8 Kg5
72.Rg8+ Kf4 73.Rf8+ Kxg4 74.Rg8+ Kf5 75.Rf8+ Ke6 76.Re8+
½–½
(2362459) Karpov,Anatoly (2699) - Hamdouchi,Hicham (2541) [D12]

[Huebner,R]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Be4 7.f3 Bg6 8.Qb3 Qc7 9.g3 Be7
[9...Nbd7 10.Bd2 Nb6 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.cxd5 exd5 13.0–0–0 ½–½ Malaniuk,V-
Gurevich,M/Groningen 1993/CBM 39 (13). ]
10.Kf2 Nbd7 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.Bd2 Bd6 [12...0–0–0!?]
13.Ne2 g5 14.Bg2 g6?! [14...g4!? sieht besser aus, um die Möglichkeit zu e3–e4 zu
unterbinden.]
15.cxd5 exd5 16.e4 dxe4 17.fxe4 Be7 18.Kg1 Nh7 19.Rf1 0–0?! [19...f6 mit der
Absicht, lang zu rochieren, verdient Erwägung.]
20.h4 gxh4 21.Bh6 c5 22.Nf4 [Plumpes materialistisches Verfahren ist nicht von Erfolg
gekrönt.]
[Nach 22.Bxf8 Rxf8 23.gxh4 cxd4 24.Nxd4 Bc5 25.Rd1 Rd8 26.Kf1 Nb6 27.Nf3 Rxd1+
28.Qxd1 Nc4 kommt Schwarz in Vorteil.]
22...Qd6 23.Nd5 cxd4 24.Bxf8 Rxf8 25.gxh4?! [25.Qxb7 mit der Drohung 26.e5 ist
noch stärker.]
25...Ndf6 [25...Nc5 26.Qc4 Ne6 mußte versucht werden.]
26.Qxb7 Bd8 27.Rh3 Ng4 28.Qxa7 Ne3 29.Qxd4? [Weiß sollte die Qualität nur
zurückgeben, wenn er dfür den wichtigen schwarzfeldrigen Läufer des Gegners
bekommt.]
[29.Re1 sieht am stärksten aus.]
29...Nxf1 30.Bxf1 Re8 31.b4 Qe6 32.Bg2 Nf6 [Jetzt ist die technische Aufgabe für Weiß
wieder außerordentlich schwer.]
33.e5 [33.h5 Nxd5 (Nach 33...Nxh5 34.a4 hat Schwarz auf Grund des Mattmotifs auf h8
kein Gegenspiel, und die Bauern am Damenflügel entscheiden.) 34.exd5 Bb6 (34...Qe1+
35.Kh2 ist hoffnungslos für Schwarz: 35...Bc7+ 36.d6 Rd8 37.dxc7+–) 35.dxe6 Bxd4+
36.Kf1 Rxe6 bietet dem Schwarzen ebenfalls vorzügliche Remisaussichten.]
33...Nxd5 34.Qxd5 Bb6+ [34...Qxd5 35.Bxd5 Rxe5 36.Bb3 Kg7 37.a4 Re4 sollte zum
Remis genügen.]
35.Kh2 Qg4 36.Qe4 [36.Qc6 Qf4+ ist nicht befriedigend für Weiß.]
36...Qd1 [36...Qxe4 37.Bxe4 Rxe5 führt zu einer ähnlichen Stellung wie im Kommentar
zum 34. Zuge von Schwarz.]
37.Rd3 Qc1 38.Kh3 Qc8+ 39.Qg4 Qc2 40.Be4 Qc4 41.Bf5 Qc1 42.Bxg6 Qh1+ 43.Kg3
Qg1+ 44.Kh3 Qh1+ 45.Kg3 Qg1+ 46.Kh3 Qh1+ 47.Kg3 Qg1+ 48.Kf3
½–½
(2362465) Zhang,Pengxiang (2525) - Karpov,Anatoly (2699) [C42]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0–0 Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.cxd5
Nxd3 10.Qxd3 Qxd5 11.Re1 Bf5 12.g4 Bg6 13.Nc3 Nxc3 14.Qxc3 f6 15.b3 Kd7 16.Bf4
c6 17.Rad1 Rae8 18.Ne5+ Kc8 19.Nc4 h5 20.Rxe7 Rxe7 21.Qb4 Rd7 22.Nd6+ Rxd6
23.Qxd6 Qxd6 24.Bxd6 Rd8 25.Be7 Rd7 26.gxh5 Bxh5 27.Re1 Rxd4 28.Re3 Rd7
29.Bf8 Rf7 30.Re8+ Kd7 31.Ra8 Ke6 32.Bc5 b6 33.Be3 Bf3 34.Rd8 g5 35.b4 Rg7
36.Kf1 Rh7 37.Kg1 Bd5 38.a3 Kf5 39.Rf8 Rh4 40.Ra8 Rh7 41.Rf8 Rd7 42.h3 Be4
43.Kh2 Rd1 44.f3 Bxf3 45.Kg3 Be4 46.Kf2 Kg6 47.Rg8+ Kf7 48.Ra8 Rd7 49.Rc8 Kg6
50.a4 Bd5 51.a5 bxa5 52.bxa5 a6 53.Ra8 Bc4 54.Rc8 Bb5 55.Rg8+ Kf7 56.Rh8 Kg7
57.Re8 Rd5 58.Rc8 Rd3 59.Rb8 Ra3 60.Rd8 Rxa5 61.Bd4 Bc4 62.Rd6 Rf5+ 63.Kg3
Bd5 64.Kh2 a5 65.Rd7+ Kg6 66.Ra7 Rf4 67.Bc5 a4 68.Re7 Rc4 69.Bd6 Rc2+ 70.Kg1 f5
71.Be5 f4 72.Rg7+ Kf5 73.Bd6 f3
0–1
(2362468) Karpov,Anatoly (2699) - Bologan,Viktor (2641) [E63]

[Stohl,I]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0–0 5.c4 d6 6.0–0 Nc6 7.Nc3 a6 8.Re1 Rb8 9.Rb1
[Karpov's late favourite against the Yugoslav variation. White makes a couple of
generally useful semi-waiting moves and formulates a clear plan only after Black's
concessions.]
9...Bd7?! [It's not so easy to point out a reliable road to equality, but the rare text is not
ideal]
[9...b5 10.cxb5 axb5 11.b4 e5 (11...e6 12.e4 Ne7 13.Nd2 c5 (13...Nd7 14.Nb3 c6 15.Bg5!
h6 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Na5 Bb7 18.e5 d5 (18...dxe5 19.Bxc6±) 19.a4 bxa4 20.Nxa4 Ba8
21.Qd2 f5 22.exf6 Qxf6 23.Bh3 Rbe8 24.Rbd1 Rf7 25.Re3± ×c6,e6,a8,Nogueiras,J-
Levtchouk,G/Quebec/1997/) 14.bxc5 dxc5 15.dxc5 Nd7 16.Nxb5 Nxc5 17.Nc4 (17.Ba3!
±) 17...Ba6 (17...Nd3 18.Re2 Ba6 19.a4 Nxc1 20.Qxc1 Rc8 21.Rc2± Karpov,A-
Shirov,A/Dos Hermanas/1997/) 18.Ncd6 Bxb5 19.Nxb5 Nd3 20.Re2 Nxc1 21.Qxc1 Qa5
22.Qc5 Bf6 23.Qb4² Borges Mateos,J-Leyva,R/Varadero/2000/) 12.dxe5 (12.d5 Ne7
13.Nd2 Bd7 14.Nb3 h6 15.Na5 Qe8 16.h3 Nh7 17.e4 Ng5 18.Kh2 f5 19.f3 Nh7 20.Rf1 h5
21.Bd2 f4 22.g4 Bf6 23.Be1 Kf7 24.Kg1 Rh8 25.Rc1 Qc8 26.Rc2 Ng5‚ Braun,P-
Alber,H/GER-ch Heringsdorf/2000/ This game shows one of the reasons the  blockade
in the fianchetto variation of the King's Indian is not so popular-White's  is more
vulnerable than in the Classical line. Therefore White, once he plays d5, often tries to
open the  with f4 or exf5.) 12...dxe5 13.Be3²; 9...Re8 10.d5! (10.e4?! e5 11.d5 Nd4=)
10...Na5 11.Qd3!? (11.Nd2 c5 12.a3!? (12.b3 b5 13.Bb2 e5 14.dxe6 Bxe6 15.cxb5 axb5
16.Nde4 b4 17.Nxf6+ Bxf6 18.Ne4 Be7 19.Nd2 d5 20.e4 d4 21.e5 Qc7³ ½,Ribli,Z-
Lalic,B/Szeged/1997/) 12...Ng4 13.Qc2 Ne5 14.b3 b5 15.cxb5 (15.h3 bxc4 16.bxc4 Rxb1
17.Ncxb1 Qb6 18.Nc3 Bf5 19.e4 Bd7 20.Nd1 Rb8 21.f4? Ba4! 22.Qxa4 Nd3 23.Nf3 Nxe1
24.Nxe1 Qb1 25.Qxa5 Qxc1µ Karpov,A-Shirov,A/Monte Carlo rpd/1998/) 15...axb5
16.b4 cxb4 17.axb4 Nac4 18.Nxc4 bxc4 19.Bf4 Bf5 20.Be4²) 11...c5 12.Bd2 b5 13.b3
e6? 14.dxe6 Bxe6 15.Ng5 Bf5 16.e4 Bc8 17.cxb5 axb5 18.Nxb5 Ba6 19.Qxd6! Nxb3
20.Bf4 Qa5 21.axb3 Bxb5 22.e5 Rbd8 23.Qxc5 Nd7 24.b4 Qa6 25.Qc7 1–0,Kveinys,A-
Kulaots,K/Mezezers zt/2000/; 9...Bf5 10.e4 Bg4 11.Be3 Nd7 12.Ne2 e5 13.d5 Ne7
14.Qd2 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 f5 16.Bg2 Nf6 17.Bg5 Qd7 18.Nc3 f4 19.gxf4 h6 20.Bxf6 Bxf6
21.fxe5 Bxe5 22.Qxh6 Qg4 23.Ne2 Rf7 24.h3± Karpov,A-Shirov,A/Monte Carlo
rpd/1997/; Possibly the best is 9...Na5 10.Qa4 b6 11.c5 Qe8!? (11...Bd7 12.Qa3 Nc4
13.Qxa6! b5 Karpov,A-Shirov,A/Wijk aan Zee/1998/ 14.Nh4! Ne8 15.c6²  15...Bc8?
16.Qa7 Rb6 17.Nxb5! Rxb5 18.Qa4) 12.Qc2 bxc5 13.dxc5 Nc6 14.Bg5 Bf5 15.e4 Nxe4
16.Nxe4 d5 17.Nfd2 Nb4 18.Qd1 dxe4 19.Bxe4 Bxe4 20.Nxe4 f5 21.Nc3 e5 22.Nd5
Nxd5 23.Qxd5+ Qf7 24.Qxf7+ Kxf7 25.b3 h6= Filippov,V-Morozevich,A/Samara/1998/;
9...e5 10.dxe5 (10.d5 Nd4! 11.Nxd4 exd4 12.Qxd4 Bf5°) 10...dxe5 (¹10...Nxe5!?) 11.Bg5
Be6 12.Qa4 h6 13.Red1² Thorstensen,T-Elsness,F/Namses/1995/]
10.e4 e5 [10...b5 11.e5! (11.cxb5 axb5 12.b4 (12.e5 dxe5 13.dxe5 Ng4 14.Bf4 b4„
b5) 12...e5 13.dxe5 dxe5 14.Be3 Bg4 15.Bc5 Re8 16.Qxd8 Nxd8 17.Nd2 Bf8
18.Bxf8 Kxf8= Schroeder,W-Bezold,M/Senden/1998/) 11...dxe5 (11...Ne8 12.cxb5 axb5
13.Bf4± ‫פ‬e8) 12.dxe5 Ng4 13.Bf4 bxc4 (13...Bf5 14.Nh4! Bxb1 15.Qxg4 Bf5 16.Nxf5
gxf5 17.Qxf5 Nd4 18.Qh5‚) 14.h3 Nh6 15.g4 (15.Qd2 Bf5 (15...Nf5 16.g4+–) 16.Bxh6
Qxd2 17.Bxd2 Bxb1 18.Rxb1 Nxe5÷) 15...Kh8 16.Qe2±]
11.d5 Ne7 [11...Nd4? 12.Nxd4 exd4 13.Ne2 (13.Qxd4? Nxe4! 14.Qxe4 Re8 15.Bg5™
Qxg5µ) 13...Ng4 14.Nxd4 Qf6 15.Nf3±]
12.c5!ƒ [Despite what we said above about the blockade of the , here White's  is
way ahead of any Black's , also Black has made a few moves (b8,a6,d7), which
don't help his play on the opposite wing.]
12...Ne8 13.b4 [13.cxd6? Nxd6÷ would squander White's ]
13...h6 [13...f5 14.Ng5 f4 15.Qb3ƒ]
14.a4 f5 15.Ba3 b5 [¹15...f4!? 16.b5 dxc5 17.Bxc5 axb5 18.Nxb5²]
16.c6 Bc8 17.axb5 axb5 18.Bc1 [×b5,c7 Although the  is closed for the time being,
Karpov has created irreparable weaknesses in Black's pawn structure, White's strategy
aims to further limit Black's pieces and exploit the ×.]
[18.Bf1 fxe4 (18...Nf6!?) 19.Nd2 (19.Nxe4 Bf5 e4,f6×d5) 19...Nf6 20.Ndxe4

Nxe4 21.Nxe4 Qe8„; 18.Bb2!?±]
18...Nf6 19.exf5 Nxf5 [19...gxf5 20.Nh4± f4,f1]
20.Bb2 [Karpov is in no hurry to cash in and first improves his pieces and safeguards his
.]
20...g5 21.Nd2 g4 22.Nb3± [Protects the d4–square.]

22...h5 23.Bc1 [23.Bf1 Nh7 24.Nxb5 Ng5„]
23...Nh7 24.Ne4! Qe8 25.Ra1 Qg6 26.Ra7 Rf7 27.Bb2 [¹27.Re2! a2,a8]
27...Ng5 28.Nxg5 Qxg5 29.Qa1 Qf6 30.Rf1 [30.Ra8? Rxa8 31.Qxa8 Nxg3! 32.Qxc8+
Bf8 (32...Kh7 33.Rf1! Nxf1 34.Be4++–) 33.hxg3 Qxf2+ 34.Kh2 Qxe1 b1–+]
30...h4 31.Be4 Bf8 32.Qd1 Qg5 33.Bc1 Qh5 34.Qe2 Rh7 35.Re1 Kh8 36.Bd2 Bh6
37.Bxh6 Qxh6 38.Rea1± [/+– Although White didn't play too straightforwardly, he has
achieved a strategically overwhelming position-the b8 and c8 are cut off and the
attempt to activate them will cost material.]
38...hxg3 [38...Rf7 39.Ra8 hxg3 40.hxg3!+– h (40.Rxb8? Qxh2+ 41.Kf1 g2+! 42.Bxg2
Ng3+ 43.Ke1 Nxe2 44.Rxc8+ Kg7–+) ]
39.fxg3 Rf7 40.Rf1! Qg5 41.Qd2 Qh5 42.Ra2 Nh6 43.Qd3 Bf5 44.Bxf5 Nxf5
[44...Rxf5 45.Nd2 Rxf1+ 46.Nxf1+– …¦f2,¤e3,‫ע‬h8 was also untenable in the long run-
Black's  becomes vulnerable.]
45.Raf2 Rbf8 46.Qxb5 Ne3 47.Rxf7 Rxf7 48.Rxf7 Qxf7 49.Qe2 Qf3 50.Qxf3 gxf3
51.Nd2 Nxd5 52.b5+– [White's g+h  in connection with a possible b6 break give him a
won position, Black's  are not advanced far enough to give him .]
52...Kg7 [52...Nc3? 53.b6+–; 52...Nb6 53.Kf2 Kg7 54.Kxf3 d5 55.h4 Nc8 56.Nb1+–]
53.Kf2 Kf6 54.Kxf3 Ke7 [54...Nb6 55.h4 d5 56.g4 and the extra pawn decides.]
55.Nc4 Nc3 56.b6 cxb6 57.Nxb6 Nb5 [57...Kd8 58.h4 Kc7 59.h5!+–]
58.Nd5+ Kd8 [58...Ke6 59.c7 Na7 60.Ke4+–]
59.Ke4 Nd4 60.c7+ Kd7 61.g4 Ne6 62.h4 Nc5+ [62...Nxc7 63.Nxc7 Kxc7 64.h5+–]
63.Kf5 e4 64.h5 e3 65.Nxe3 Kxc7 66.h6
1–0
(2362472) Tregubov,Pavel V (2620) - Karpov,Anatoly (2699) [D37]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 0–0 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Be2 c5 8.cxd5 Nxd5
9.Nxd5 exd5 10.0–0 a6 11.dxc5 Nxc5 12.Nd4 Bf6 13.Bf3 Ne6 14.Nxe6 Bxe6 15.Qb3
Qd7 16.Rfd1 Rfd8 17.Rac1 Rac8 18.h3 Rc6 19.Rxc6 Qxc6 20.Rd2 Qc1+ 21.Rd1 Qxb2
22.Qxb2 Bxb2 23.Rb1 Bf6 24.Rxb7 g5 25.Bc7 Rd7 26.Rb8+ Kg7 27.Bb6 d4 28.exd4
Bxa2 29.Ra8
½–½
(2368127) Zhang,Zhong (2636) - Karpov,Anatoly (2699) [C42]

0–0 10.a3 Nc6 11.cxd5 Qxd5 12.Nc3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Bf5 14.Bf4 Na5 15.Bxc7 Rac8
16.Bxa5 Qxa5 17.c4 Bf6 18.Bd3 Bg4 19.h3 Bxf3 20.Qxf3 Rcd8 21.Rab1 Bxd4 22.Rxb7
g6 23.Be4 Rd6 24.Rb5 Qc7 25.Rd5 Rf6 26.Qd3 Bc5 27.a4 Re8 28.Bf3 h5 29.h4 Ree6
30.Rg5 Rf4 31.g3 Rxc4 32.Kg2 Rd4 33.Qc2 Bd6 34.Qa2 Be7 35.Rd5 Qc3 36.Rxd4 Qxd4
37.Rd1 Qc5 38.Rd7 a5 39.Bd5 Rf6 40.Qe2 Kf8 41.Bf3 Re6 42.Qd2 Kg7 43.Rd5 Qb4
44.Qxb4
½–½
(2368131) Karpov,Anatoly (2699) - Zhang,Zhong (2636) [E39]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 0–0 6.a3 Bxc5 7.Nf3 b6 8.Bg5 Bb7 9.Rd1
h6 10.Bh4 Be7 11.e4 Nh5 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Be2 Nf4 14.0–0 f5 15.Rfe1 Na6 16.b4 Rac8
17.e5 Rxc4 18.Qb3 Nxe2+ 19.Nxe2 Rfc8 20.Nfd4 Bd5 21.Nxf5 Qg5 22.Rxd5 exd5
23.Nd6 Qxe5 24.Nxc8 Rxc8 25.Qe3 Re8 26.Qxe5 Rxe5 27.Kf1 Nc7 28.Nd4 Rxe1+
29.Kxe1 Ne6 30.Nf5 Kf7 31.Nd6+ Kf6 32.Nc8 Nd4 33.Kd2 Nc6 34.b5 Ne5 35.a4 Nc4+
36.Kc3 Ke5 37.f3 g5 38.g3 h5 39.Nxa7 Nd6 40.a5 bxa5 41.b6 Nb7 42.Nb5 Nc5 43.f4+
gxf4 44.gxf4+ Ke4 45.Nd6+ Kxf4 46.Kd4 Na6 47.Kxd5 a4 48.Nc4 h4 49.Kd6 h3
50.Kxd7 Kf3 51.Kc6 Kg2 52.b7 Kxh2 53.Kb6 Nb8 54.Kc7 Na6+ 55.Kb6 Nb8 56.Kc7
½–½
(2368134) Zhang,Zhong (2636) - Karpov,Anatoly (2699) [C47]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nxc3 7.bxc3 Bd6 8.0–0 0–0
9.d3 Bf5 10.Nd2 Qd7 11.Rb1 b6 12.Qf3 Ne7 13.Nc4 Rae8 14.Re1 f6 15.Qb7 a5 16.Nxd6
Qxd6 17.Rb3 Rb8 18.Qa6 Be6 19.c4 Nc6 20.Ba3 Nb4 21.Bxb4 axb4 22.a3 bxa3 23.Rxa3
Bd7 24.Raa1 Bc6 25.Bxc6 Qxc6 26.Qa4 Qd6 27.Qb3 Kh8 28.Ra7 h6 29.Qb5 Rfd8
30.Qb3 Ra8 31.Rea1 Rxa7 32.Rxa7 Qc6 33.Qb5 Qxb5 34.cxb5 Rd7 35.Kg2 Kh7 36.Kf3
f5 37.Ke3 g5 38.Ra8 Kg6 39.Rg8+ Kf6 40.Rh8 Kg7 41.Re8 Kf6 42.Rc8 g4 43.Rh8 Kg6
44.Rg8+ Kf6 45.Rf8+ Kg6 46.Kd2 e4 47.Re8 exd3 48.c4 Kf6 49.Rf8+ Ke5 50.Rh8
0–1
(2368136) Karpov,Anatoly (2699) - Zhang,Zhong (2636) [A87]

1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.0–0 0–0 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.d5 a5 9.Rb1 Na6
10.Ne1 Bd7 11.Nd3 h6 12.b3 g5 13.Bb2 Qg6 14.e3 h5 15.Ne2 Rf7 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Qd2
Rh7 18.h4 gxh4 19.Nef4 Qh6 20.gxh4 Bxh4 21.Kh2 Kh8 22.Rg1 Rg8 23.Bh3 Rg4
24.Qxa5 Rhg7 25.Qd2 Bf6 26.b4 Qg5 27.Rg2 Qh4 28.Rbg1 Be5 29.Rg3 Be8 30.R1g2
Bf6 31.a3 Nb8 32.Ne1 Qg5 33.Ne6 Qh4 34.Nxg7 Qxh3+ 35.Rxh3
1–0
(2368142) Karpov,Anatoly (2699) - Dreev,Alexey (2676) [B10]

[Lukacs,P]
1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.exd5 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nxd5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Bb5 [7.d4 may lead to
the Panov Attack, which Karpov regularly plays-with Black.]
7...e6 8.0–0 Be7 9.d4 0–0 10.Re1 [The difference is that in the anov Attack the  is
usually on d3 or c4.]
10...a6?! [10...Bd7 Balashov-Yandemirov, RUS-Cup02 Moscow 1998 CBM 63;

10...Nxc3 - Belikov-Filipenko, RUS-Cup02 Moscow 1998]
11.Bxc6! [weakening Black's  structure. The backward c  and the dark squares are
the main targets.]
[11.Bd3 leads to the Panov Attack with an extra a6 for Black, which cannot be bad at all.
11...Ncb4
a) 11...Bd7 is illogical now. 12.a3 Re8 13.Ne4 h6 14.Bb1 Bf8 15.Qd3 g6 16.h4±
Kovacevic-Bilobrk, Zadar op 1998;
b) 11...Bf6 12.Be4 Nce7 13.Bg5 Ng6 14.Nxd5 Bxg5 15.Nxg5 Qxg5 16.Nb6 now we see
the problems of a6. 16...Rb8 17.Qb3 Rd8 18.Rad1 Nf4 19.Qg3 h6 20.Qxg5 hxg5 21.g3
Nd5 22.Bxd5 liquidating for a good  versus bad  . 22...exd5 (Delchev-Jovanic,
Zadar op 1998) 23.Re7 (23.Re5 Be6 24.Rc1 (24.Rxg5?? Rd6 25.Na4 f6–+) 24...Rd6
25.Na4²) 23...Be6 24.Rc1 Rd6 25.Na4²;
12.Bb1 b5 uses the extra a6. 13.Ne4 × c5 13...Nf6 14.a3 Nbd5 15.Qd3 Ra7 16.Ne5 Nxe4
17.Qxe4 Nf6 18.Qd3 Bb7 19.Bg5 g6 20.Bh6 Re8 21.Ba2 Bd5 parrying all the threats,
after which the isolated  may become a weakness in the . 22.Bxd5 Qxd5 23.Rac1
Bf8 24.Bxf8 Rxf8 25.Rc5 Qa2 26.b4 Nd7 27.Rc2 Nxe5 28.dxe5 Rd7= Jaderberg-Hultin,
SWE-chT 1998; 11.Ba4 helps only for Black to get control over the long . 11...b5
12.Bc2 Ncb4 13.Bb1 Bb7 14.a3 Nxc3 15.bxc3 Nd5 16.Qd3 g6 17.Ne5 Rc8 18.c4 bxc4
19.Nxc4 Bg5µ Goodger-Bourne, Monarch Assurance 1999]
11...bxc6 12.Ne5 Bb7 [Black cannot get rid if his weakness so easy: 12...c5? 13.Nc6
Nxc3 14.bxc3 Qd7 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.Ba3+–]
13.Na4 Rc8? [The  is very passive here, if c6–c5 cannot come.]
[13...Qc7 14.Nc5± (14.Nd3 Rad8 15.Nac5) ; 13...a5!  a6 activating the passive  is
logical from strategical point of view. 14.Nc5 (14.Nd3 Ba6 15.Nac5 (15.Ndc5 Bb5)
15...Bxd3 exchanging the bad .) 14...Bxc5 15.dxc5 Qe7 16.Qg4 Rfd8 17.Bh6 f6
18.Nc4 e5 19.Nd6 Bc8 20.Qg3 a4²]
14.Nd3!± [overprotecting the vital × c5.]
[14.Nc5 Bxc5 15.dxc5 Qe7 (15...a5 16.Qg4 Qe7 - 15...e7) 16.Qg4 a5 (16...Rfd8
17.Bh6 g6 (17...f6? 18.Nc4 e5 19.Nd6±) 18.Rad1± Qxc5? 19.Nxf7!+–) 17.Nc4±]
14...a5 15.Nac5 [White's knights are excellent now.]
15...Qc7 16.Bd2 [× a5]
16...Ra8 [Sad, but true.]
17.Rc1 Rfd8 18.Ne5 Bxc5 19.Rxc5! [keeping the important × c5 for the pieces.]
19...a4 20.Qf3 Qe7 21.Rec1! [White wants to keep his strong  versus bad .]
[There is no need to hurry with winning the weak c . 21.Nxc6 Bxc6 22.Rxc6 Rab8
23.Ba5 Re8²]
21...Rdb8 [21...Ra6 22.h3±]
22.R1c2 [22.Nxc6 Bxc6 23.Rxc6 Qd7 24.R6c2±]
22...Ra6 23.h3 f6 [Black is already asking the  to take the .]
[23...Rb6 24.Qg3 Rc8 25.Nc4±]
24.Nxc6 Rxc6 25.Rxc6 Qd7?+– [hoping for some threats on the long , but forgeting
about his undefended .]
[25...Bxc6 was the only move. 26.Rxc6 Qe8 (26...Rxb2? 27.Rc8+ Kf7 28.Qh5++–)
27.Rc2 Qg6 28.Rc1 h6 (28...Rxb2? 29.Qa3+–) 29.b3 axb3 30.axb3±]
26.Qg3 [26.R6c5 was also possible. 26...e5 (26...Nb4 27.Qg3 Na6 28.Rc7!+–) 27.dxe5
Nb4 28.e6! Qxe6 (28...Qe8 29.Qg3 Nxc2 30.Bh6 g6 (30...Qf8 31.Bxg7+–) 31.Qc7+–)
29.Qf4+–]
26...e5 27.R6c5 Re8 28.dxe5 fxe5 [28...Rxe5 29.Qg4+– (29.b4+–) ]
29.Qg4 Qf7 30.Qxa4 Rf8 31.Qh4 h6 32.Be3 Ra8 [32...Nxe3 33.fxe3 Qxa2 34.Qe7+–]
33.a3 Ra6 34.Rc8+! [liquidating to a winning .]
34...Bxc8 35.Rxc8+ Kh7 36.Qe4+ Rg6 [36...g6 37.Qxe5+–]
37.b4 Qe6 38.Rd8 Nc3 39.Qa8 Rf6 40.Re8 Qd6 41.Rh8+ Kg6 42.Rd8 Qc7 43.Qc8
Qxc8 44.Rxc8 Nd5 45.b5 Kf5 46.a4 Ke4 47.a5 Ne7 48.Rc7
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Qc2 c5 7.cxd5 cxd4 8.Qa4+ Nbd7
9.Nxd4 Nxd5 10.Nxd5 Bxd5 11.e4 Bb7 12.Be3 a6 13.f3 b5 14.Qd1 Be7 15.Be2 0–0
16.0–0 Rc8 17.Qe1 Bg5 18.Bf2 Ne5 19.Rd1 Qe7 20.b4 Nc4 21.Bxc4 bxc4 22.Qc3 Bf6
23.Rfe1 Qc7 24.Bg3 Qb6 25.e5 Be7 26.Bf2 Qc7 27.f4 g6 28.Re3 Rfd8 29.Rde1 Rd5
30.Rh3 Qd7 31.f5 exf5 32.e6 fxe6 33.Nxe6 Bd6 34.Ng5 Re8 35.Rxh7 Rxe1+ 36.Bxe1
Qxh7 37.Nxh7 Kxh7 38.Qxc4 g5 39.Bc3 Kg6 40.Qe2 Kf7 41.Qh5+ Ke6 42.Qxg5 Rd1+
43.Kf2 Be4 44.Qf6+ Kd5 45.Qf7+ Kc6 46.Qc4+ Kd7 47.Qf7+ Kc6 48.g4 Rd5 49.g5 Rd3
50.Qc4+ Kd7 51.g6 Rh3 52.Qf7+ Kc6 53.Qe8+ Kd5 54.Qg8+ Kc6 55.Qa8+ Kb5
56.Qe8+ Kb6 57.Bd4+ Kc7 58.Be5
1–0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Qa4+ Qd7 7.Qxd7+ Nbxd7 8.Nb5 Bd6
9.b3 Ke7 10.Nd2 a5 11.Nxd6 cxd6 12.a4 Nb8 13.Ba3 Na6 14.cxd5 Nxd5 15.e4 Ndb4
16.Rc1 Rac8 17.Rxc8 Rxc8 18.Kd1 Na2 19.f3 N6b4 20.Bc4 d5 21.exd5 exd5 22.Bb5
Nc3+ 23.Ke1 Nxb5 24.axb5 Rc2 25.Ke2 Ra2 26.Bxb4+ axb4 27.Rc1 Kd7 28.Kd3 Ra5
29.f4 Rxb5 30.Nf3 f6 31.f5 Ra5 32.Nd2 Ra2 33.g4 Ba6+ 34.Ke3 Bb5 35.h4 h6 36.Rg1
Rc2 37.Ra1 Rc3+ 38.Kf2 Rd3 39.Ra7+ Kd6 40.Ke1 Bd7 41.Rb7 Kc6 42.Rb8 Rg3
43.Nf1 Rxg4 44.Ne3 Re4 45.Kf2 Bxf5 46.h5 Be6 47.Kf3 Rxd4 48.Re8 Kd7 49.Ra8 Bf7
50.Ra7+ Ke6 51.Kf2 Rf4+ 52.Kg3 Re4 53.Ng2 f5 54.Rb7 b5 55.Rxb5 Ke5 56.Rb7 Bxh5
57.Rxg7 Rg4+ 58.Rxg4 Bxg4 59.Nf4 Ke4 60.Ne6 d4 61.Nc5+ Ke3
0–1
(2368148) Karpov,Anatoly (2699) - Dreev,Alexey (2676) [D11]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0–0 Bg4 8.Be2 e6 9.Ne1
Bf5 10.Bd3 Bg6 11.Nc3 Bd6 12.h3 Rc8 13.Bd2 Bb8 14.Rc1 Ne4 15.Nxe4 dxe4 16.Be2
0–0 17.Bc3 Bf5 18.Bg4 Qd6 19.g3 Bg6 20.Ng2 Qe7 21.Qb3 Rcd8 22.Rfd1 Rd5 23.Be2
Bh5 24.Qc2 Bxe2 25.Qxe2 f5 26.Be1 Qd7 27.Rd2 Nb4 28.a3 Nd3 29.Rc3 e5 30.dxe5
Bxe5 31.Rcc2 Rd8 32.Nf4 Bxf4 33.exf4 Qb5 34.Qe3 h6 35.Re2 Qa4 36.Bc3 Qb3
37.Rcd2 R8d7 38.Kg2 Kh7 39.Qa7 Ne1+ 40.Rxe1 Rxd2 41.Bxd2 Qf3+ 42.Kg1 Rxd2
43.b4 Ra2 44.Qc5 Qh5 45.g4 Qg6 46.Qxf5 Qxf5 47.gxf5 Rxa3 48.Rxe4 Rb3 49.f6 gxf6
50.Re7+ Kg6 51.Rxb7 Rxh3 52.Kg2 Rb3 53.Rb6 Kf5 54.Rxa6 Rxb4 55.Kg3 Rb3+ 56.f3
Rb5 57.Rc6 Rb1 58.Rc5+ Kg6 59.Ra5 h5 60.Rc5 Rg1+ 61.Kf2 Rh1 62.Kg2 Rd1 63.Kg3
Rd4 64.Ra5 Kh6 65.Rb5 Rd7 66.Kh4 Rd4 67.Rxh5+
½–½
(2368149) Karpov,Anatoly (2699) - Gurevich,Mikhail (2667) [D46]

[Lutz,C]
1.Nf3 [McShane]
1...d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd2 0–0 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4
e5?! [Verfehlt. Durch das frühe d2 antizipiert Weiß den Aufbau mit ...e6–
e5, ...e7, ...b8. Daher sollte Schwarz auf einen anderen Plan umschalten.]
[Besser ist 9...Qe7 10.0–0 a6 nebst ...c6–c5.]
10.0–0 Qe7 11.h3 [McShane: 'It is barely perceptible, but Black is under great pressure
here. The problem is mainly on the light squares, which aren't covered by the bishop on
c8.']
11...Bb8 [McShane: 'This makes Nh4–f5 less fearsome but congests Black's pieces
further.']
[11...e4 McShane 12.Ng5 is awkward, as 12...Re8 leaves f7 loose; 11...exd4 McShane is

well met by 12.exd4! when a rook will come to e1 with tempo.]
12.Bb3 [Das ist der Unterschied. Weiß spielt statt a2–a3 und Lc4–a2 nur den einen Zug
Lc4–b3 und hat somit ein wesentliches Tempo mehr. Es ist erstaunlich, dass einem
solchen Semi-Slawisch-Experten wie Gurevich eine derartige Ungenauigkeit widerfährt.]
12...h6 13.Nh4 ['!' McShane. McShane: 'Threatening 14.Ng6 due to the pin.']
13...Rd8 14.Nf5 Qe8 [14...Qf8 McShane isn't inspiring but has the merit that the queen is
not left on the e-file.]
15.f4!± ['!' McShane. ]
15...exd4 [McShane: 'Black is forced to open the centre, as']
[15...e4 McShane 16.Ng3 nets a pawn.]

16.exd4 Nf8 17.Rae1 Be6 [McShane: 'Karpov obviously has a large plus, but a lesser
player might well exchange off some pieces and be left with a bad position due to the
weak d-pawn. Karpov seizes the day with the following incisive sacrifice.']
18.d5 ['!!' McShane. ]
18...Nxd5 [Erst dieser Zug ist neu, kann aber auch nichts mehr ändern.]
[18...cxd5 19.Nxh6+!+– gxh6 20.f5 Kg7 21.fxe6 fxe6 22.Rxf6! Kxf6 23.Bxh6 Qh5
24.Qf2+ Kg6 25.Rxe6+! Kh7 26.g4 Qxh6 27.Rxh6+!? Kxh6 28.Qf6+ Kh7 29.Nxd5 Bd6
30.Qf7+ Kh6 31.g5+ Kxg5 32.Qf6+ 1–0 Shariyazdanov,A-Sasikiran,K/Guntur, AP
2000/CBM 77/[Lutz] (32)]
19.Nxd5 cxd5 20.Nxh6+!+– ['!' McShane. ]
20...gxh6 21.f5 [McShane: 'Now the point is clear. Karpov simply wanted to close the
b3–e6 diagonal so that 21...Bxb3! 22.Rxe8 Bxc2 wouldn't be possible here. Against the
shattered kingside White has a raging attack. ']
21...Qc6 22.fxe6 Nxe6 [22...Qxc2 McShane 23.exf7+! is close to winning.]
23.Qf5 Qc7 24.Rxe6 ['!' McShane. McShane: 'This clears the game up.']
24...Qh2+ [24...fxe6 McShane 25.Qxe6+ Kh8 (25...Kh7 26.Rf7+) 26.Bc3+ d4 27.Bxd4+

is simplest.]
25.Kf2 Qg3+ 26.Ke2
1–0

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Qc2 Nxc3 7.bxc3 Bd6 8.g3 0–0
9.Bg2 h6 10.0–0 Rb8 11.d4 Qe7 12.e4 Bd7 13.Be3 b6 14.Nd2 Na5 15.f4 f6 16.Nf3 Nc4
17.Bc1 b5 18.Nh4 Qe8 19.Qd1 c5 20.dxe5 fxe5 21.f5 Rf6 22.g4 Be7 23.Qe2 Rd6 24.Nf3
Qd8 25.a4 a6 26.axb5 Bxb5 27.Qf2 Rd3 28.h4 Rxc3 29.g5 hxg5 30.hxg5 Rxc1 31.Raxc1
Bxg5 32.Nxg5 Qxg5 33.Rc3 Qd2 34.Qg3 Qd4+ 35.Kh1 Be8 36.f6 g6 37.Rd3 Qb2
38.Rd7 Bf7 39.Qh3
1–0
(2368151) Karpov,Anatoly (2699) - Gurevich,Mikhail (2667) [E15]

[Rabinovich,Al]
Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0–0 12.0–0 b5 [12...Rc8 13.e4 c5 14.exd5 exd5 15.dxc5
dxc4 16.c6 cxb3 17.Re1 b2 18.Bxb2 Nc5 19.Nb3 Nd3 20.Re2 Bb4 21.Bd4 Bc5 ½–½
Gelfand,B-Anand,V/Shenyang CHN 2000/The Week in Chess 304 (21); 12...f5!?
Interesting possibility for dutch opening admires. 13.Rc1 Rc8 14.Bb2 Bb7 (14...Bd6
15.Rc2 Qe7 16.Qc1 Nf6 17.Nf3 Ne4 18.Ne5 Bxe5 19.dxe5 Rfd8 20.f3 Nc5 21.Ba3² 1–0
Ruzele,D-Lautier,J/Berlin 1997/CBM 59 ext (35)) 15.e3 Nf6 16.Nf3 Bd6 17.Qe2 Qe7
18.Rc2 Rfd8 19.Rfc1 dxc4 20.bxc4 c5 21.Ne1 Ba6 22.Nd3 cxd4 23.exd4 Rc7 24.Qe3² 1–
0 Van Wely,L-Lautier,J/Wijk aan Zee 1997/CBM 57 (37)]
13.c5 f5!?N [New and very tempting continuation.Black gets very nice Stonewall
structure,when white closed the position with c5 ,so he doesn't have any pressure on
d5,what gives black some chances to attack on kingside.But still black will be playing
without his white square bishop,what will give white a small advantage.]
[13...e5 14.dxe5 Bxc5 15.Nf3 Qe7 16.Rc1 Rac8 17.Bh3 d4 18.Bd2 Rcd8 19.Qc2 Bb6
20.Ng5 g6 21.e6+– 1–0 Renet,O-Gervais,C/Cappelle la Grande 1997/CBM 57 ext (30)]
14.f4 g5 15.Nf3 gxf4 16.gxf4 Kh8 17.Kh1 Rg8 18.Rg1 Bf6 19.Qd2 Qf8 20.Ba5 Rc8
21.Qe3 Qe7 22.Bh3² Rge8 23.Ne5 [23.Rg3!? Nxc5? 24.Bb4+–]
23...Nxe5 24.fxe5 Bh4 25.Bd2 Rg8 26.b4 Bb7 27.Qf4 Rcf8 28.Be3 Bc8 [The position is
about equal.On the next move white tries to complicate the game.]
29.a4!? [29.Rxg8+ Rxg8 30.Rg1 Rxg1+ 31.Kxg1 Be1 32.a3 Qh4=]
29...bxa4 30.Rxa4 Rxg1+ 31.Bxg1 Rg8 32.Ra1 Bg5 33.Qf3 Bd2 34.Bf2 [34.Qb3?! Qh4
35.Rxa7? Qe1 36.Bg2 Bc3–+]
34...Bxb4 35.Qh5 Bd2? [This move should have cost black a game.]
[35...Rg6!? 36.Bh4 Qf7 37.Qf3 a5°]
36.e3! [36.Bh4 Bg5 37.Bxg5 Rxg5 38.Rxa7 Rxh5 39.Rxe7 Rxh3 40.Re8+ Kg7 41.Rxc8
Rh4 42.Rc7+ Kf8 43.e3 f4 44.exf4 Rxf4 45.Rxc6 Kf7 46.Rc7+ Kg6 47.Re7 Rxd4
48.Rxe6+ Kf5 49.Re8 Rd2² With good defense black will manage to make a draw.]
36...Rg5 37.Qh4?? [37.Qe2! Bb4 (37...Bc3 38.Rc1 Bb4 39.Bh4 Rg1+ 40.Rxg1 Qxh4
41.Qg2 Qe4 42.Qxe4 dxe4 43.Bf1+–) 38.Bh4 Rg1+ 39.Kxg1 Qxh4 40.Rxa7]
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38.Bxe3 Rg1+ 39.Rxg1 Qxh4 40.Bg5 Qe4+ 41.Bg2 [41.Rg2 h5]
41...Qxd4 42.Bf6+ Kg8 43.Bf3+ [43.Bxd5+ Kf8 44.Bxc6 Qxc5–+]
43...Kf8 44.h3 Qd3 [Preventing white's last try b1.]
45.Kg2 Ba6 46.Kg3 Bc4 47.Rg2 d4 48.Rb2 Bd5 49.Rb8+ Kf7 50.Rb7+ Kg6
0–1

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 d6 5.e3 g6 6.g3 Bg7 7.Bg2 0–0 8.d3 Bd7 9.0–0 Qc8
10.Rb1 Bh3 11.b4 Bxg2 12.Kxg2 Re8 13.Qc2 Nd8 14.Bb2 Ne6 15.Rbd1 c6 16.h3 h5
17.Ne4 Nxe4 18.dxe4 Qc7 19.Rd3 a5 20.Rfd1 axb4 21.axb4 Red8 22.R3d2 Bf8 23.c5
dxc5 24.Bxe5 Qb6 25.bxc5 Qxc5 26.Qb1 Rxd2 27.Rxd2 b5 28.Rc2 Qb6 29.Nd4 Nxd4
30.exd4 b4 31.d5 cxd5 32.exd5 Qb5 33.Rd2 b3 34.Bb2 Bg7 35.d6 Rd8 36.Bxg7 Kxg7
37.Qe4 Rd7 38.Qd4+ Kh7 39.Kh2 Qc6 40.Qb4 Rb7 41.Qd4 Qd7 42.Rb2 Qe6 43.Qd3 h4
44.d7 Rxd7 45.Qxb3 hxg3+ 46.Qxg3 Rd1 47.Qf3 Rd5 48.Rb4 Rf5 49.Qg3 Qf6 50.Qh4+
Qxh4 51.Rxh4+ Kg7 52.Kg2 Ra5 53.Rc4 f5 54.Rc6 Kh6 55.Kg3 Ra3+ 56.Kg2 Kg5
57.Rc4 Kh5 58.Rb4 g5 59.Rc4 f4 60.Rc8 Ra7 61.Rh8+ Kg6 62.Rg8+ Kf6 63.Rf8+ Kg7
64.Rb8 Ra3 65.Rb4 Kg6 66.h4
½–½

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(827037) Andersson,Ulf (2640) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E18]

Reggio Emilia Top16 33rd Reggio Emilia, 1991

(827043) Ehlvest,Jaan (2650) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [A26]

10.h3 Bd7 11.b4 axb4 12.axb4 Re8 13.Nd2 [13.Bg5!?]

(827049) Gurevich,Mikhail (2650) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E32]

(827055) Kamsky,Gata (2640) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [A17]

21.Bb2 a6 22.Bg2 Rfe8 23.Qh5 [ h3]

(827058) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Andersson,Ulf (2640) [E15]

(827059) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Ehlvest,Jaan (2650) [E17]

(827061) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Kamsky,Gata (2640) [E17]

(827062) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Polugaevsky,Lev (2610) [D32]

(827063) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Ribli,Zoltan (2595) [D27]

(827068) Polugaevsky,Lev (2610) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [D59]

(827074) Ribli,Zoltan (2595) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E19]

(828175) Ehlvest,Jaan (2650) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [A25]

[16.Nxe7+ Ribli 16...Qxe7 17.0–0]

17...Nc7 18.h4 f5 19.Nxc7 Qxc7 20.Ne2 [Back again!]

25...Nxd5 [25...Bxd5? Ribli 26.exd5 fxg3?? 27.Qh6++–]

26.exd5 Bb7 27.Rxf4 [27.gxf4!]

30.Qf2 [30.Qxg7+ Kxg7 31.Rce1³]

30...Qf6 31.Rce1 Bc8 32.Kh2 Bd7 33.Qf4 [33.Rxe8 Rxe8 34.Re1³]

33...Kg7 34.Kg1 Re5 35.d4 [35.Rxe5 dxe5 36.Qg5!?]

(828183) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Anand,Viswanathan (2635) [A35]

11.0–0 a6 12.Qe2 b5! 13.d3 b4 14.Nd1 [14.Nb1]

16...h5 17.h4 Ne8 18.Ne3 Nc7 [18...Bh6  g7=]

19.Kh2 Ne6 20.Bh3 Bh6? 21.Ng2 [21.Nd5!? Ribli]

21...Bg7™ 22.Rae1 [22.f4 exf4 23.gxf4 Bxb2 24.Qxb2 Nd4]

26...f5 27.exf5 gxf5 28.Nd5 Re6 [28...Ree8]

29.Qf2 [29.fxe5 dxe5 30.Nf4?! exf4 31.Rxe6 fxg3+ 32.Kg1

30...e4 31.dxe4 Rxe4 32.Rxe4 Rxe4 33.Re1?? [33.Be3=]

33...Rxe1 34.Qxe1 Kf7 35.Qd2 [35.Kg2µ]

(828192) Ljubojevic,Ljubomir (2590) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [C92]

29.Rb1 Rc8 30.f3 Kh7 31.Qc3 a4 32.Rb4 Be7! [ e7–d8–b6]

62...h4 63.Qxd6 Qxe4 [63...h3?! 64.Qxe5+ Kh7 65.Qg3÷]

64.Nc3 Qe3 65.Bxa4 [The bishop is coming to c6]

71...Qb1+ [71...Kh7 72.Nf6+ Kh6]

(828198) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Jussupow,Artur (2605) [A18]

(828203) Ivanchuk,Vassily (2695) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E54]

15.Bxe7 Nxe7 16.Rfe1 Rc8 17.h4 [17.Re3 Qd6 18.Rce1²]

17...h6 18.h5 Rc7 19.Nb5?! [19.Re3 Qc8 20.Rce1 Qf5 21.Qd2²]

29.Nd3 [29.Ng6 Anand 29...Nxg6 30.hxg6 f5!]

29...Rc8 30.Re1 [30.Rxc8+ Anand 30...Nxc8 31.Nf4 Ne7²]

34.Qf5! Rc4 35.g4 Qf4“ [Ftacnik,L]

(828213) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Gelfand,Boris (2700) [D79]

8...Bf5 [8...e6 Anand 9.0–0 Nfd7]

13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Qa3 Re8 [14...e5 Anand 15.dxe5 Bxe5 16.Bc5²]

19.Rfd1 Qf6? 20.Rd4 h5 21.h3 Rb8 [21...h4 22.g4!]

25...Rb6?! [25...Reb7‡ 26.c4 dxc4 27.Rxc4 Rb2„]

44...Rc8 45.Rb4 Rc7 46.a5 Kd7 47.Rb3! Ke7 [47...Kc8 48.Kf6!]

49.Kf6 Kc8 50.Rh3 [50.f5+– Anand]

(828221) Timman,Jan H (2630) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E25]

15.Qd5 Bd7! 16.Bxd7 Rd8 17.Qd6 Qxd6!? [17...Qxd7!=]

23.Rb1 Rc7 [23...Nxe3 24.Kxe3 Rc7 25.c6! b6 26.Rb5±]

(828227) Karpov,Anatoly (2725) - Kasparov,Garry (2800) [D45]

(828234) Speelman,Jonathan S (2610) - Karpov,Anatoly (2725) [E49]

11...Qc7 12.Ba2 Rd8 13.Qc2 b6 14.Ng3 exd4?! [14...Be6!? 15.Bxe6 fxe6=]

15.cxd4 cxd4 16.exd4 Be6 [16...Rxd4 17.Bb2 Rd6 18.Be5!]

18...Rac8 [18...Rxd4 19.Rbc1 Rc8 20.Bxf6 gxf6]

21.Rfe1 Qf7 [21...Qd7 22.Ne4 Kf7 23.Re3±]