Karpov Slays The Dragon With A Double Rook Sacrifice

July 21, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Anatoly Karpov vs Evgeny Gik
Moscow (1968)
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation. Yugoslav Attack Main Line (B77)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Bc4 Nc6 9. Qd2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. h4 Ne5 12. Bb3 Rfc8 13. h5 Nh5 14. Bh6 Bh6 15. Qh6 Rc3 16. bc3 Qc3 17. Ne2 Qc5 18. g4 Nf6 19. g5 Nh5 20. Rh5 gh5 21. Rh1 Qe3 22. Kb1 Qf3 23. Rh5 e6 24. g6 Ng6 25. Qh7 Kf8 26. Rf5 Qb3 27. ab3 ef5 28. Nf4 Rd8 29. Qh6 Ke8 30. Ng6 fg6 31. Qg6 Ke7 32. Qg5 Ke8 33. ef5 Rc8 34. Qg8 Ke7 35. Qg7 Kd8 36. f6
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