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Anatoly Karpov vs Andrei V Kharitonov
USSR Championship (1988), Moscow URS, rd 1, Jul-??
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange. Positional Variation (D35)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 19.Qc2 Qd6 20.a5 Nd7 21.b4 Qe7 22.Ng3 Qd8 23.Qb2 a6 ⩲ +0.85 (22 ply)better is 19...Nc4 20.Qa2 Nd6 21.b4 Bf5 22.Bxf5 Nxf5 23.b5 Qc7 = +0.34 (24 ply) 20.Ng5 Nf8 21.Nf4 h6 22.Nf3 Nbd7 23.b4 Qd6 24.Qb2 Nf6 ⩲ +1.00 (22 ply)= +0.22 (24 ply) after 20...Nc4 21.Bxc4 dxc4 22.a5 Qc7 23.Nd2 Bd5 24.Qc5 Rcd8 better is 21.Ng5 Bd7 22.Rbc1 Qd8 23.Nf3 Be6 24.b3 Qe7 25.Qxe7 Nxe7 ⩲ +0.70 (21 ply)= +0.05 (26 ply) after 21...Nc4 22.Qa1 Qe7 23.Qb1 Rb8 24.Qc2 Nd6 25.b4 Bd7 better is 34.dxc5 g5 35.Qb2 Ng6 36.Qf6 Re5 37.a6 bxa6 38.Nd2 d4 ⩲ +0.97 (24 ply)better is 34...g5 35.Nd2 Kh7 36.Bf3 Red8 37.Qb4 Bg6 38.Be2 Kg7 = +0.37 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.96 (22 ply)better is 35...g5 36.Nf3 g4 37.Nxh4 gxh3 38.g3 Ng6 39.Nxg6 fxg6 ⩲ +0.57 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.14 (22 ply)better is 36...Qe7 37.Qc3 Nd6 38.Qb4 Ne4 39.Qxe7 Rxe7 40.Nxh4 Nd2 ⩲ +0.85 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.47 (27 ply) 40.Bd3 Kg7 41.Rb1 Rc8 42.Ng5 Re8 43.Rb6 Bd7 44.Ra6 Qd8 ± +1.77 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.01 (27 ply) 41...Kg7 42.Bd3 Rh8 43.Ra6 Kf6 44.Kf1 g5 45.Ke1 Rc8 ⩲ +1.02 (26 ply) ± +2.29 (29 ply); 42...Ra1+ 43.Kh2 Ra2 44.Rc2 Rxc2 45.Bxc2 f6 46.Bxf5 Bxf5 ± +2.19 (27 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-28-17
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  fredthebear: In the final position, Black resigns because White is ready to play 43.BxN and remove the defender of the h-pawn.
Aug-19-17  Toribio3: In slam-bang affairs, it is very hard to beat Karpov.
Feb-25-18  hoodrobin: ...to beat Karpov?!?
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