When Playing Against Karpov Don’t Forget About Castling

February 17, 2020 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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With a marvelous Queen sacrifice the 12th World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov punishes his opponent for violating basic chess rules and not castling in time! King hunt follows immediately after the Queen sacrifice! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Stefano Tatai vs Anatoly Karpov
Las Palmas (1977), Las Palmas ESP, rd 13, May-??
English Opening: Symmetrical. Three Knights Variation (A34)
1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7
7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. Ng5 e6 9. Nge4 Nb6 10. Qb5 c4 11. Na4 O-O
12. Nxb6 axb6 13. Qxc4 e5 14. Qc2 Nd4 15. Qb1 f5 16. Nc3 e4
17. d3 b5 18. Be3 b4 19. Nd1 Re8 20. dxe4 fxe4 21. Bxd4 Qxd4
22. a3 Bg4 23. Qc2 Qd3 24. exd3 exd3+ 25. Kd2 Re2+ 26. Kxd3
Rd8+ 27. Kc4 Rxc2+ 28. Kxb4 Rcd2 29. f3 Bf8+ 30. Ka5 Bd7
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