Karpov Variation Against Karpov Himself! Is It A Good Idea?

June 26, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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This game which was played between Anatoly Karpov and Vlastimil Hort has an interesting prologue. In the 1970 Championship of the Russian Republich the same position (after 10 moves) was reached in Karpov’s game with talented grandmaster Alexander Zaitsev. There it was only with considerable trouble that Karpov managed to win. At one point Karpov’s king even advanced along the route e1-e2-e3-e4, and that with queens on the board! However, seven years later everything took place without any unnecessary anxiety.
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Anatoly Karpov (2725) vs Vlastimil Hort (2620)
Bugojno (1978), Bugojno YUG, rd 12, Mar-11
Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation (B17)
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Ne5 Bf5
8. c3 e6 9. g4 Bg6 10. h4 h5 11. g5 Nd5 12. Nxg6 fxg6 13. Qc2 Kf7 14. Rh3 Ne7
15. Bc4 Nf5 16. Rf3 Qd7 17. Rxf5+ gxf5 18. Qxf5+ Ke7 19. Qe4 Re8 20. Bf4 Kd8
21. Qe5 Rg8 22. O-O-O g6 23. Re1 Bg7 24. Qb8+ Ke7 25. Rxe6+
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