Seirawan vs Karpov
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[Event "Hamburg"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Seirawan"] [Black "Karpov"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A05"] [Opening "Reti: 1...Nf6"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Rc1 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. g3 {White hopes to get pressure on the h1-a8 diagonal, espescially against Black's d5 pawn.} 11... Re8 { Black hopes to punish White for leaving his pawn on e2.} 12. Rc3 { White hopes to neutralize Black's pressure by Re3.} 12... Na6 13. Qa4 b5 { Black deflects White's queen from its attack on the Re8.} 14. Qa5 {Now White's queen is cut off from the defence of his king. 14.Qxb5 Rb8 And Black will play 15...Rxb2 with a powerful initiative.} 14... Qe4 {This move paralyzes Whites whole army: his bishop must cover the mate on e2, his knight is pinned onto his rook and his Rc3 must protect c1.} 15. Kd2 Re6 16. b3 b4 17. Re3 Qb1 18. Rxe6 Qb2+ 19. Kd1 Bxe6 20. Qxa6 {White has won a piece, but his kingside isn't playing and his king is exposed to all of Black's pieces.} 20... Qa1+ 21. Kd2 Qc3+ 22. Kd1 Bf5 23. Ne1 Rb8 24. Qxa7 Rb6 25. e3 Rc6 { Black threatens 26...Bg4+ followed by queen checks on c1 and b2.} 26. Bc4 { White could have tried to establish a fortress, but this doesn't work. 26.Qa8+ Kh7 27.Qxc6 Qxc6 28.Bd3 Bxd3 29.Nxd3 Qc3 30.Nc1 c5 31.dxc5 d4 And Black will win more material.} 26... Qa1+ 27. Kd2 Qb2+ 28. Kd1 dxc4 29. Qa8+ { White wins a rook by this fork, but his king is in a hopeless situation.} 29... Kh7 30. Qxc6 c3 {White has no defense to the mate on d2. If you don't see Black's reply to 31.Nf3, play this against Gambit.} 0-1
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Players
WhiteSeirawan
BlackKarpov
Game
Moves30
OpeningA05 — Reti: 1...Nf6
Result0-1
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Tournament
TournamentHamburg
Location?
Round0