Hostalet Ferrer – Karpov Hostalet Ferrer Karpov Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1967.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Groningen Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Groningen"] [Site "?"] [Date "1967.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hostalet Ferrer"] [Black "Karpov"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "34"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.e3 {This passive reply doesn't mix well with White's last.} O-O 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.Qxc3 Nc6 8.Bd3 {To prevent ...Ne4, but now White will lose a tempo after an eventual ...dxc4.} cxd4 9.exd4 d5 10.Ne2 dxc4 11.Bxc4 e5 {Karpov takes the initiative violently. Now 12.dxe5 Ne4 followed by 13...Qa5+ and ...Q or Nxe5 will embarrass White's king and queen.} 12.Be3 Ne4 13.Qb3 Qa5+ 14.Kf1 {Forced: if 14.Kd1 exd4 15.Nxd4 Rd8 or 14.Nc3 exd4.} Nxd4 {With White down covering the fork on d2, Karpov jumps in and eliminates a key defensive piece.} 15.Nxd4 exd4 16.f3 {This gets it over with, but White was trashed anyway, e.g. 16.Bc1 Be6 17.Bxe6 fxe6 18.Qxe6+ Kh8 and Black's rooks will join the party.} dxe3 17.fxe4 Qd2 {White may not be immediately mated after 18.Be2, but Black can play moves like ...Be6, Qa5 and f5 and wine without much resistance.} 0-1 [Event "Groningen"] [Site "?"] [Date "1967.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hostalet Ferrer"] [Black "Karpov"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "34"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.e3 {This passive reply doesn't mix well with White's last.} O-O 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.Qxc3 Nc6 8.Bd3 {To prevent ...Ne4, but now White will lose a tempo after an eventual ...dxc4.} cxd4 9.exd4 d5 10.Ne2 dxc4 11.Bxc4 e5 {Karpov takes the initiative violently. Now 12.dxe5 Ne4 followed by 13...Qa5+ and ...Q or Nxe5 will embarrass White's king and queen.} 12.Be3 Ne4 13.Qb3 Qa5+ 14.Kf1 {Forced: if 14.Kd1 exd4 15.Nxd4 Rd8 or 14.Nc3 exd4.} Nxd4 {With White down covering the fork on d2, Karpov jumps in and eliminates a key defensive piece.} 15.Nxd4 exd4 16.f3 {This gets it over with, but White was trashed anyway, e.g. 16.Bc1 Be6 17.Bxe6 fxe6 18.Qxe6+ Kh8 and Black's rooks will join the party.} dxe3 17.fxe4 Qd2 {White may not be immediately mated after 18.Be2, but Black can play moves like ...Be6, Qa5 and f5 and wine without much resistance.} 0-1 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.