Karpov Keeping Control Style, (1985 game)

Karpov,A - Kasparov,G [D55]
Karpov keeping control style , 1985

1.d4
[1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Be2 0-0 6.0-0 Bg4 7.Be3 Nbd7 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 e5 10.g3 c6 11.Bg2 Qa5 12.Qd2 Rfe8 13.Rad1 b5 14.a3 Nb6 15.b3 Nfd7 16.Ra1 Nf8 17.d5 ! 17...Rac8 18.Rfd1 c5 19.Bf1 c4 20.a4 ! Nunn is one of the most dangerous players around, but he is kept in a web of steel in this game. 20...cxb3 21.Nxb5 Qxd2 22.Rxd2 Rxc2 23.Rxc2 bxc2 24.a5 Nc8 25.Rc1 Nd7 26.Rxc2 Nc5 27.Nxd6 Nxd6 28.Rxc5 Nxe4 29.Rc7 Bf8 30.a6 Rd8 31.Rxa7 1-0 karpov-nunn 1983]

1...d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.e3 0-0 8.Qc2 Na6 9.Rd1 c5 10.dxc5 Qa5 11.cxd5 Nxc5 12.Qd2 Rd8 13.Nd4 exd5 14.Be2 Qb6 15.0-0 Ne4 16.Qc2 Nxc3 17.Qxc3 Be6 18.Qc2 Rac8 19.Qb1 Rc7 20.Rd2 Rdc8 21.Nxe6 fxe6 22.Bg4 Rc4 23.h3 Qc6 24.Qd3 Kh8 25.Rfd1 a5 26.b3 Rc3 27.Qe2 Rf8 28.Bh5 b5 29.Bg6 Bd8 30.Bd3 b4 31.Qg4 Qe8 32.e4

Black's exposed pawns are given a push. The trouble with having three pawn islands is the same problem plate spinners have: one is easy, two is harder...

32...Bg5 33.Rc2 Rxc2 34.Bxc2 Qc6 35.Qe2 Qc5 36.Rf1 Qc3 37.exd5 exd5 38.Bb1 Qd2 39.Qe5 Rd8 40.Qf5 Kg8 41.Qe6+ Kh8 42.Qg6 Kg8 43.Qe6+ Kh8 44.Bf5 Qc3 45.Qg6 Kg8 46.Be6+ Kh8 47.Bf5 Kg8 48.g3 Kf8 49.Kg2 Qf6 50.Qh7 Qf7 51.h4 Bd2 52.Rd1 Bc3 53.Rd3 Rd6 54.Rf3 Ke7 55.Qh8 d4 56.Qc8 Rf6 57.Qc5+ Ke8 58.Rf4 Qb7+ 59.Re4+ Kf7 60.Qc4+ Kf8 61.Bh7 Rf7 62.Qe6 Qd7 63.Qe5

Black has to let a plate drop.

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