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Here is a game well annotated by none other than Anatoly
Karpov. He is the ex-World Champion and one that many said had a fighting chance to
defeat Bobby Fischer if Fischer would have played him.
Your scribe’s computer
Igor3000 will comment in bold italics.
Dos Hermanos, Spain 1995
White: GM Joel Lautier – Black: GM Anatoly Karpov – Catatlan
Defense
1. d4
Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. g3 d5
4. Bg2 Be7
5. Nf3 O-O
6. O-O dxc4
7. Nc3 Nc6
8. e3 Bd6
9. Nd2 e5
While White spends time to recover
the c4 pawn, Black must strike at the White center. Igor3000 has White up (+.24).
10. Nxc4 exd4
Black is slightly better after 10.
d5, Na5 11. Qa4, b6 as White cannot recover the c4 pawn with 12. Nxc4 due to
12. …..Bd7 – driving the Queen away from protection of c4.
11. Exd4 Bg4
12. Qb3 Nxd4
Notice that 12. f3 closes the
Catalan bishop on g2 and weakens White’s kingside. (+.1)
13. Qxb7 Bf3
White expected 13. …..Rb8 14. Qxa7, Ne2 15. Kh1, Nxc3 16.
Nxd6, giving White the advantage. The game is EVEN.
14. Qa6? Bb4
It was necessary for White to play
Bxf3 and holding for a draw. Now Black threatens to remove the c3 knight, which
is protecting the important light squares d5, e4 and c2.
Igor agrees with GM Karpov’s
analysis. Black now up (-.2).
15. Be3! Bxg2
This exchange is necessary now as
15. …… Bxc3 16. Bxc4!, Bxg2 allows 17. Bxf6! and White’s problems are solved as
17. ….Qd5? 18. Ne3 is available.
Igor has a problem with the
exclamation point given by Karpov to White as Black is now up (-.6). White
needed 15. Ne3 to maintain.
16. Rfd1! c5
Move 16 was White’s only move as
16. Kxg2, Bxc3 17. bxc3, Qd5+ 18. F3,
Nc2 19. Rfd1, Qxc4! 20. Qxc4, Nxe3+ and that forks the entire White family.
Black’s move simply reinforces his centralized knight.
17. Bxd4 cxd4
18. Kxg2 Rc8!
19. Kg1 Re8
The White pieces (the knights in
particular) lack the coordination to form a blockade in front of the passed
d-pawn. In addition, White’s Queen on a6 is out of play. (-.7)
20. Rac1 Qd7!
21. Nb5? d3!
White misses 21. Ne3 which holds
by opening up the a6-f1 diagonal for the White Queen, while also closing the
e-file. (-2.5)
Now it is downhill for White as
Karpov now continues to increase his advantage.
22. Ne3 Rxc1
23. Rxc1 d2
24. Rd1 Nd5!
The simplest way to eliminate the
blockaders and open the e-file. (-4.1)
Igor says 24. ….Ng4 was a shorter
path to victory – 25. Rxd2, Qxd2 26. Nxg4, Re1+ 27. Kg2, Qd5+ 28. Kh3, Qh5+ 29.
Kg2, Qxg4 (-5.4) but the game is over in any event.
25. Qa4 a6!
This gains a critical tempo while
the b4 bishop is still protected. (-5.8)
Igor3000 says 25. ……Nxe3 is
better after 26. fxe3, Qd3 but I am splitting hairs at this point. (-6.8)
26. Qxa6 Nxe3
27. Fxe3 qd3!
28. Qc6 Qxe3+
29. Kg2 Qe2+
30. Kh3 Qh5+
White Resigns
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