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ANNOTATED GAME
How to exploit the IQP
GM Anatoly Karpov vs. GM Boris Spassky
Annotated by: cplusplus11 (1704)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn game (E10)
GM Anatoly Karpov vs. GM Boris Spassky
Annotated by: cplusplus11 (1704)
Chess opening: Queen's pawn game (E10)
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19... Ne4 |
Spassky places his knight on the e4 outpost and attacks the pinned knight. Is he starting to get counterplay? | ||||
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20. Qe2 Nxc3 21. Bxc3 |
He is not. The maneuver, Bf3-e5-c3, gives White a clear positional advantage. | ||||
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21... Rd8 |
A forced defense. | ||||
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22. Rd3 |
Karpov prepares to load his heavy pieces on the weak pawn. | ||||
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22... Rcd6 23. Rfd1 Rd6d7 24. Rd1d2 Qb5 25. Qd1 |
The Alekhine's gun on the d-file has Black tied down to its defense, but Karpov will need to open a new front to win the game. The usual way to win a pawn, e3-e4, does not work at the moment because d7 is protected 4 times. But the passivity of Black's pieces will ensure that Karpov will have the advantage when he finds a new plan. | ||||
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25... b6 26. g3 |
Do not hurry when your opponent is tied down. | ||||
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26... Bf8 27. Bg2 Be7 28. Qh5 |
White's queen reaches an active square, and e4 is threatened. | ||||
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28... a6 29. h3 Qc6 30. Kh2 |
These 'quiet' moves are a key part of Karpov's play. | ||||
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30... a5 31. f4 |
With the threat of f5 winning the bishop. | ||||
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31... f6 32. Qd1 Qb5 33. g4 |
Karpov will force the e6-bishop away from guarding the d7-rook. Note that because Black's pieces are in a bind, there are no problems with pushing the pawns in front of the king. | ||||
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33... g5 34. Kh1 Qc6 35. f5 |
Now the bishop will not control d7. | ||||
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35... Bf7 36. e4 Kg7 37. exd5 Qc7 |
Now Karpov prepares the end of the game. | ||||
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38. Re2 b5 39. Rxe7 |
The winning tactic. | ||||
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39... Rxe7 40. d6 |
Forking the queen and rook. | ||||
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40... Qc4 |
The d pawn is pinned, but there is a move that forces resignation. | ||||
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41. b3 |
The black queen is deflected from d3. If 41...Qxb3??, then 42. Bxf6+, so black resigns. | ||||
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