Karpov – Miles Karpov Miles Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1977.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Tilburg Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Tilburg"] [Site "?"] [Date "1977.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Karpov"] [Black "Miles"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "32"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.g3 Qb6 7.Nb3 Ne5 {Black threatens to win a pawn by 8...Qc6 or 8...Nxc4.} 8.e4 Bb4 9.Qe2 a5 {Black hopes to undermine White's Nc3 by a5-a4-a3. White has a strong pawn center and Black's knights, queen and Bb4 may get driven back, so Black seeks quick counterplay.} 10.Be3 {White continues his development before taking more space. 10.f4 allows Black to use his advantage in development to gain counterplay.} a4 11.Nd2 {fxe5 axb3 favors Black.} ( ) 10...Neg4 12.e5 Nxe3 {Qc6} 13.f3 {White continues to reinforce his center.} O-O {Nd4 Qa6 12...Bxc3+ 13.bxc3 Qa4 14.f4 Neg4 15.e5 Nxe3 16.exf6 Black's apparently active pieces are misplaced for the defence of his king, so... Ndb5 d5 Black makes a final attempt to get counterplay against White's uncastled king, but Karpov is too clever. Nc7 White wins a rook by this fork, demanding that Black show he has compensation. Qd6 Black's pieces seem very active but White's pawn center is a strong defensive wall. Nxa8 dxe4 Black finally begins to chip away at White's pawn center, but it is too late. 15... dxc4 16.Rd1 Nd3+ 17.Rxd3 cxd3 18.Qxd3 fxe4 Nxe4} 14.Rd1 {White gains a final tempo against Black's queen.} Qc6 15.Bg2 Nxc4 {Bd4 Now White has protected everything and he will be able to use his extra rook. Bxc3+ bxc3 f5} 16.O-O Nd6 {Nb6 e5 Nxc8 Rxc8 Bxe5 Qc5+ Bd4} 1-0 [Event "Tilburg"] [Site "?"] [Date "1977.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Karpov"] [Black "Miles"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "32"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.g3 Qb6 7.Nb3 Ne5 {Black threatens to win a pawn by 8...Qc6 or 8...Nxc4.} 8.e4 Bb4 9.Qe2 a5 {Black hopes to undermine White's Nc3 by a5-a4-a3. White has a strong pawn center and Black's knights, queen and Bb4 may get driven back, so Black seeks quick counterplay.} 10.Be3 {White continues his development before taking more space. 10.f4 allows Black to use his advantage in development to gain counterplay.} a4 11.Nd2 {fxe5 axb3 favors Black.} ( ) 10...Neg4 12.e5 Nxe3 {Qc6} 13.f3 {White continues to reinforce his center.} O-O {Nd4 Qa6 12...Bxc3+ 13.bxc3 Qa4 14.f4 Neg4 15.e5 Nxe3 16.exf6 Black's apparently active pieces are misplaced for the defence of his king, so... Ndb5 d5 Black makes a final attempt to get counterplay against White's uncastled king, but Karpov is too clever. Nc7 White wins a rook by this fork, demanding that Black show he has compensation. Qd6 Black's pieces seem very active but White's pawn center is a strong defensive wall. Nxa8 dxe4 Black finally begins to chip away at White's pawn center, but it is too late. 15... dxc4 16.Rd1 Nd3+ 17.Rxd3 cxd3 18.Qxd3 fxe4 Nxe4} 14.Rd1 {White gains a final tempo against Black's queen.} Qc6 15.Bg2 Nxc4 {Bd4 Now White has protected everything and he will be able to use his extra rook. Bxc3+ bxc3 f5} 16.O-O Nd6 {Nb6 e5 Nxc8 Rxc8 Bxe5 Qc5+ Bd4} 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.
