Mastering Chess Middlegames: Lectures from the All-Russian School of Grandmasters by Alexander Panchenko

Author:Alexander Panchenko
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: New in Chess
Published: 2015-11-24T03:00:00+00:00

Viktor Kortchnoi

Anatoly Karpov

Baguio 1978 (17)

White is better, but the activity of the black pieces gives him good chances of saving the game. Kortchnoi’s desire to win at all costs leads to an nice finish.

1…♘e4!

1…♔d3 2.♖f7.

2. ♖d7+?!

Driving the black king further forward. Stronger is 2.♖xh7.

2…♔e3 3. ♖f3+ ♔e2 4. ♖xh7 ♘cd2 5. ♖a3 ♖c6 6. ♖a1??

He also loses after 6.h4? ♖c1+ 7.♔h2 ♘f1+ 8.♔h3 ♘f2#. He could have drawn with 6.g3 or 6.g4.

6…♘f3+!

0-1

If 7.gxf3 ♖g6+ 8.♔h1 ♘f2#.

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