Seirawan – Karpov Seirawan Karpov Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1982.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Hamburg Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Hamburg"] [Site "?"] [Date "1982.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Seirawan"] [Black "Karpov"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "60"] 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.} Re8 {Black hopes to punish White for leaving his pawn on e2.} 12.Rc3 {White hopes to neutralize Black's pressure by Re3.} 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.} 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.} 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.} Qa1+ 27.Kd2 Qb2+ 28.Kd1 dxc4 29.Qa8+ {White wins a rook by this fork, but his king is in a hopeless situation.} 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 [Event "Hamburg"] [Site "?"] [Date "1982.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Seirawan"] [Black "Karpov"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "60"] 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.} Re8 {Black hopes to punish White for leaving his pawn on e2.} 12.Rc3 {White hopes to neutralize Black's pressure by Re3.} 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.} 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.} 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.} Qa1+ 27.Kd2 Qb2+ 28.Kd1 dxc4 29.Qa8+ {White wins a rook by this fork, but his king is in a hopeless situation.} 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 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.