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ANNOTATED GAME
World Championship Match Game 16, Moscow 1985
A. Karpov vs. G. Kasparov
Annotated by: kingstuart (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian, Szen variation, Dely-Kasparov gambit (B44)
A. Karpov vs. G. Kasparov
Annotated by: kingstuart (1200)
Chess opening: Sicilian, Szen variation, Dely-Kasparov gambit (B44)
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38. Nb2 |
? this allows black to force mate but black is won anyway eg. 38.Rxe3 Rxd1 39.Bf1 Rxe3 40.Kg2 Rxb1 | |||||
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38... Qf2 |
! the only way to force mate | |||||
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39. Nd2 Rxd1+ |
39...Re2! mates next move | |||||
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40. Nxd1 Re1+ |
and Karpov resigns. Kasparov wrote about this game 'Such games are remembered for a long time, and in particular by the winner himself, after literally putting part of his soul into the sustained realization of his plan. ... none of my earlier creations can compare with this 16th game as regards the grandiosity of the overall plan' 'What is noteworthy is the fact that this victory was achieved over such a super class player as Karpov' | |||||
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