Korchnoi – Karpov Korchnoi Karpov Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1974.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Moscow Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Moscow"] [Site "?"] [Date "1974.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Korchnoi"] [Black "Karpov"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.c4 Be7 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Qc2 c5 8.d5 exd5 9.Ng5 {White exploits the pin on the h1-a8 diagonal to maintain his outpost on d5.} Nc6 {Black gives up on fighting for d5. He should play 9...g6 to neutralize the mate threat on h7.} 10.Nxd5 g6 11.Qd2 {Black has neutralized the b1-h7 diagonal, so White prepares to attack the new weakness on h6 with his queen.} Nxd5 {Black brings White's g2 bishop to a strong attacking square. He should have played 11...Re8 to cover the h6 square by 12...Bf8.} 12.Bxd5 Rb8 {Black unpins his c6 knight, but this costs a fatal tempo. He had to simplify. 12...Bxg5 13.Qxg5 Qxg5 14.Bxg5 White has a great endgame because of the two bishops and Black's backward pawn on d7.} 13.Nxh7 Re8 {White gets a winning attack after 13...Kxh7 14.Qh6+ Kg8 15.Qxg6+ Kh8 16.Qh6+ Kg8 17.Be4 f5 18.Bd5+ Rf7 19.Qg6+ Kh8 20.Bxf7} 14.Qh6 Ne5 15.Ng5 Bxg5 16.Bxg5 Qxg5 {16...Qc7 17.Bf6} 17.Qxg5 Bxd5 18.O-O {White can't take the bishop.} Bxc4 19.f4 {Not only is Black down a queen for only two minor pieces, but White still has an attack. So Black gave up.} 1-0 [Event "Moscow"] [Site "?"] [Date "1974.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Korchnoi"] [Black "Karpov"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.c4 Be7 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Qc2 c5 8.d5 exd5 9.Ng5 {White exploits the pin on the h1-a8 diagonal to maintain his outpost on d5.} Nc6 {Black gives up on fighting for d5. He should play 9...g6 to neutralize the mate threat on h7.} 10.Nxd5 g6 11.Qd2 {Black has neutralized the b1-h7 diagonal, so White prepares to attack the new weakness on h6 with his queen.} Nxd5 {Black brings White's g2 bishop to a strong attacking square. He should have played 11...Re8 to cover the h6 square by 12...Bf8.} 12.Bxd5 Rb8 {Black unpins his c6 knight, but this costs a fatal tempo. He had to simplify. 12...Bxg5 13.Qxg5 Qxg5 14.Bxg5 White has a great endgame because of the two bishops and Black's backward pawn on d7.} 13.Nxh7 Re8 {White gets a winning attack after 13...Kxh7 14.Qh6+ Kg8 15.Qxg6+ Kh8 16.Qh6+ Kg8 17.Be4 f5 18.Bd5+ Rf7 19.Qg6+ Kh8 20.Bxf7} 14.Qh6 Ne5 15.Ng5 Bxg5 16.Bxg5 Qxg5 {16...Qc7 17.Bf6} 17.Qxg5 Bxd5 18.O-O {White can't take the bishop.} Bxc4 19.f4 {Not only is Black down a queen for only two minor pieces, but White still has an attack. So Black gave up.} 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
