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    Karpov A. Zaitsev 26th RSFSR CH Kuibyshev 1970

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    1) Karpov defeats Zaitsev in the 12th round of the 26th RSFSR Championship in 1970 with the Caro-Kann defense that Zaitsev employs. 2) Karpov gains an advantage through bold maneuvers of his king and pawns in the center of the board. 3) Karpov's superior positioning of his bishop and coordination of his pieces leads to domination of Zaitsev's position, culminating in Zaitsev's resignation.

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    Karpov A. Zaitsev 26th RSFSR CH Kuibyshev 1970

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    1) Karpov defeats Zaitsev in the 12th round of the 26th RSFSR Championship in 1970 with the Caro-Kann defense that Zaitsev employs. 2) Karpov gains an advantage through bold maneuvers of his king and pawns in the center of the board. 3) Karpov's superior positioning of his bishop and coordination of his pieces leads to domination of Zaitsev's position, culminating in Zaitsev's resignation.

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    1) Karpov defeats Zaitsev in the 12th round of the 26th RSFSR Championship in 1970 with the Caro-Kann defense that Zaitsev employs. 2) Karpov gains an advantage through bold maneuvers of his king and pawns in the center of the board. 3) Karpov's superior positioning of his bishop and coordination of his pieces leads to domination of Zaitsev's position, culminating in Zaitsev's resignation.

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    Karpov A. Zaitsev 26th RSFSR CH Kuibyshev 1970

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    1) Karpov defeats Zaitsev in the 12th round of the 26th RSFSR Championship in 1970 with the Caro-Kann defense that Zaitsev employs. 2) Karpov gains an advantage through bold maneuvers of his king and pawns in the center of the board. 3) Karpov's superior positioning of his bishop and coordination of his pieces leads to domination of Zaitsev's position, culminating in Zaitsev's resignation.

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    (The annotations to this game, by A. E.

    Karpov, are from Izbrannye partii 1969-77 (Fizkultura i


    Sport, Moscow 1978). The translation from the original Russian is by Douglas Griffin.)

    Karpov – A. Zaitsev
    12th round, 26th RSFSR Championship, Kuibyshev, 25th May 1970

    1.e4 c6
    This defence has always had a dispiriting effect on me by its, if one may put it this way, passive
    hopelessness. However, I properly got to know this opening much later, when I myself decided to
    employ the Caro-Kann in the 1974 Candidates’ semi-final match against B. Spassky. I must,
    however, note that my feelings towards this opening are nonetheless unchanged, while its choice in
    the year 1974 were tied up with concrete plans of conducting a match struggle.

    2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7


    The continuation 4...Bf5 would have been much more unpleasant for me. At that time I knew
    of this move only by the games played in the 1966 World Championship match, and no more than
    that.

    5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Ne5


    An idea that had appeared not long before this encounter, that had attracted my attention.
    Until that point 7.Ne5 had been played only in a few games (with the continuation 7...Bf5 8.c3 e6),
    and the best continuation for Black – 7...Be6 followed by ...g7–g6 and ...Bg7 – was still not known.

    7...Bf5 8.c3 e6
    In one of the earlier games there had occurred 8...Nd7 9.Nxf7 Kxf7 10.Qf3 e6 11.g4, and White
    achieved an advantage.
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    8r+-wqkvl-tr0
    7zpp+-+pzpp0
    6-+p+psn-+0
    5+-+-sNl+-0
    4-+-zP-+-+0
    3+-zP-+-+-0
    2PzP-+-zPPzP0
    1tR-vLQmKL+R0
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    9.g4 Bg6 10.h4
    Inspired by the games of M. Tal against M. Botvinnik. The brave pawns want to emphasise the
    doubtful nature of position of the bishop at g6. Indeed, ...h7–h6 cannot be played on account of
    Nxg6, while the transfer of the bishop to another diagonal is simply impossible – 10...Be4 11.f3 Bd5
    12.c4.

    10...Bd6 11.Qe2
    The immediate 11.h5 will not do – 11...Be4 12.f3 Bxe5!.

    11...c5
    Black understands that his chances are in tactics.

    12.h5?
    Associated with an oversight. The move 12.Bg2 have a small advantage, while I would have
    obtained an excellent position by giving up the exchange: 12.dxc5 Be4 13.cxd6 Bxh1 14.Bf4 (or
    12...Bxe5 13.Qxe5 Nxg4 14.Qxg7) – all this I had seen at the board, but for some reason
    impulsively sent the h-pawn forward.

    12...Be4 13.f3 cxd4! 14.Qb5+ Nd7


    I had simply forgotten about this possibility. Now on 15.Nxd7 there follows 15...Bc6!, while on
    15.Qxd7+ Qxd7 16.Nxd7, very unpleasant is 16...Bxf3!. Thus, the presence of intermediate moves
    in both variations changes the assessment of the position. When I saw all this, I decided to rush
    into the ‘jungle’ of complications.

    15.Nxf7
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    8r+-wqk+-tr0
    7zpp+n+Nzpp0
    6-+-vlp+-+0
    5+Q+-+-+P0
    4-+-zpl+P+0
    3+-zP-+P+-0
    2PzP-+-+-+0
    1tR-vL-mKL+R0
    xabcdefghy
    15...Bg3+ 16.Ke2!
    Of course, the exclamation mark relates not just to one of White’s moves, but to the entire plan
    of the bold raid of the king into the centre, overflowing with dangers.

    16...d3+
    On 16...Qf6 I intended to play 17.fxe4 (everything else simply loses, although after the text move
    too White’s position is not the easiest).
    17.Ke3
    At first sight, winning easily here is 17...Kxf7 18.Kxe4 (altogether bad is 18.fxe4 – 18...Ne5 with
    the threat of 19...Qg5#) 18...Nf6+ 19.Ke3 Nd5+, but the white king would not have withdrawn –
    20.Kd2, which loses immediately in view of 20...Bf4+ 21.Kd1 d2, but boldly returned to the centre
    – 20.Ke4!. All the same, for Black it was probably worth going in for this variation, because after
    the quiet 20...Rc8 the ‘playing’ king is in danger! Zaitsev seeks more.

    17...Qf6 18.Kxe4
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    7zpp+n+Nzpp0
    6-+-+pwq-+0
    5+Q+-+-+P0
    4-+-+K+P+0
    3+-zPp+Pvl-0
    2PzP-+-+-+0
    1tR-vL-+L+R0
    xabcdefghy
    18...Qxf7 19.Rh3
    His weakest point – f3 – must be defended.

    19...a6 20.Qg5 h6?


    Very likely leading to a win for Black was the continuation indicated by master D. Godes: 20...e5
    21.Rxg3 Nc5+ 22.Ke3 0–0 23.Rh3 Rad8 (with the threat of 24...Ne4).

    21.Qe3!
    Losing is 21.Qg6 in view of 21...Nc5+ 22.Ke3 (after 22.Kd4 0–0–0+ Black frees the queen and
    develops a mating attack) 22...Bf4+ 23.Kf2 Qxg6 24.hxg6 d2.

    It is difficult to believe, but here (after 21.Qe3) White is already threatening to achieve an
    advantage. Zaitsev should have gone in for a forced drawing variation: 21...Nf6+ 22.Kxd3 Nxg4
    23.fxg4 Qxf1+ 24.Kc2 Qxh3 25.Qxe6+ Kd8 26.Qd5+ Kc8 27.Qf5+ Kb8 28.Bf4+, and Black
    cannot avoid perpetual check.

    But how can one, in such a position, renounce play ‘for mate’?

    21...e5 22.Kxd3 Bf4


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    7+p+n+qzp-0
    6p+-+-+-zp0
    5+-+-zp-+P0
    4-+-+-vlP+0
    3+-zPKwQP+R0
    2PzP-+-+-+0
    1tR-vL-+L+-0
    xabcdefghy
    23.Qg1!
    The situation of the white king, as previously, demands extreme accuracy in manoeuvres. For
    the time being the queen must keep watch over Black’s knight.

    23...0–0–0 24.Kc2 Bxc1 25.Rxc1


    Giving up a pawn, but in return fully completing the mobilisation of all of his pieces. In the
    near future there will tell the weaknesses in Black’s position, in particular along the diagonal b1–h7.
    where the white bishop begins to dominate. Much worse was 25.Kxc1 Qf4+ 26.Kc2 e4 27.fxe4
    Ne5 with excellent chances for the opponent.

    25...Qxa2 26.Rh2 Rhf8 27.Rd2 Qa4+


    27...Rxf3 was not good at all – in this case the long diagonal was opened for the bishop and the
    doubling of white rooks on the d-file would have been decisive.

    28.Kb1
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    7+p+n+-zp-0
    6p+-+-+-zp0
    5+-+-zp-+P0
    4q+-+-+P+0
    3+-zP-+P+-0
    2-zP-tR-+-+0
    1+KtR-+LwQ-0
    xabcdefghy
    Oof! Finally at home!
    28...Qc6 29.Bd3 Kc7
    Any capture at f3 is without prospects on accound of the pin 30.Bf5.

    30.Be4
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    8-+-tr-tr-+0
    7+pmkn+-zp-0
    6p+q+-+-zp0
    5+-+-zp-+P0
    4-+-+L+P+0
    3+-zP-+P+-0
    2-zP-tR-+-+0
    1+KtR-+-wQ-0
    xabcdefghy
    One of those graphic examples of when the bishop is stronger than the knight. The king-side
    pawns, placed on light squares, creats outposts for bishop, thereby increasing its power.

    30...Qb6 31.Qh2
    With one move White immediately fulfills several duties: firstly, e5 – the weakest point in Black’s
    position – is attacked; secondly, the knight is tied to the defence of this pawn; thirdly, the rook at d2
    is defended.

    31...Rde8 32.Rcd1
    Complete domination!

    32...Nf6 33.Bg6 Re7 34.Re1 Qb5 35.Rde2 Nd7 36.Bf5


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    8-+-+-tr-+0
    7+pmkntr-zp-0
    6p+-+-+-zp0
    5+q+-zpL+P0
    4-+-+-+P+0
    3+-zP-+P+-0
    2-zP-+R+-wQ0
    1+K+-tR-+-0
    xabcdefghy
    36...Rxf5
    Not wishing to lose the e5–pawn, Black gives up the exchange.

    37.gxf5 Qd3+ 38.Ka1 Qxf5 39.Qh4 Nf6 40.Qc4+ Kd8 41.Qc5 Nd7 42.Qd5
    Combining threats to the e5– and b7–pawns, as well as to the black king, White improves his
    position!

    42...Kc8 43.Re4
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    7+p+ntr-zp-0
    6p+-+-+-zp0
    5+-+Qzpq+P0
    4-+-+R+-+0
    3+-zP-+P+-0
    2-zP-+-+-+0
    1mK-+-tR-+-0
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    43...b5
    No other defence is apparent. The remainder, as they say, is a matter of technique and does not
    require explanation.

    44.Qc6+ Kd8 45.Qxa6 Qxh5 46.f4 Qf5 47.Qa8+ Kc7 48.Qa5+ Kc6 49.c4 b4 50.Qxb4 Re6
    51.fxe5 Kc7 52.Qa5+ Kb7 53.Qb5+ Rb6 54.Qd5+ Kc7 55.Kb1 Qf2 56.R4e2 Qf5+ 57.Qe4
    Qxe4+ 58.Rxe4 Nc5 59.R4e3 Ne6 60.Kc2 g5 61.Kc3 h5 62.b4 Ra6 63.c5 Ra3+ 64.Kc4 Rxe3
    65.Rxe3 h4 66.b5 Kd8 67.b6 Kd7 68.Rd3+ Kc8 69.Rd6 h3 70.Rxe6 g4 71.Rh6
    Black resigned.

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