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Anatoly Karpov vs Ljubomir Ljubojevic
Linares (1989), Linares ESP, rd 6, Feb-25
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange. Positional Variation (D35)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)13...Ng6 was played in J H Donner vs H Sarink, 1963 (0-1)better is 14.Bxe4 dxe4 15.Nd2 Bf5 16.a4 Rad8 17.Ne2 Nd7 18.Rfc1 h6 ⩲ +0.51 (23 ply)= 0.00 (26 ply) after 14...Nxc3 15.Qxc3 Bg4 16.Qc5 Qe6 17.Nd2 Bf5 18.Bxf5 Qxf5 better is 18...Nxe5 19.Nd2 Ng6 20.b5 axb5 21.axb5 Rc8 22.bxc6 Rxc6 ⩲ +0.52 (24 ply) ⩲ +1.03 (27 ply)better is 23...Qe6 24.Rc5 Rc8 25.Re5 Rdc6 26.Rf1 Rc4 27.Rxe6 Rxa4 ⩲ +0.81 (27 ply) ⩲ +1.42 (27 ply) 26.Ra1 Rb8 27.g4 Rb2 28.Raa5 Rb6 29.Kg2 Ra8 30.h4 Kf8 ± +1.57 (26 ply) ⩲ +0.78 (27 ply) after 26...g5 27.Rxg5 a5 28.Ra1 a4 29.Ra3 Rb8 30.g4 Ra6 31.Kg2 better is 27...g5 28.g3 Re6 29.Rxe6 fxe6 30.Kg2 Kf7 31.Kh3 Rb7 ⩲ +0.86 (32 ply) ⩲ +1.48 (31 ply)better is 31...Rh8 32.Rba2 Kb6 33.Rc5 Rd7 34.Rb2+ Ka7 35.Re5 Rh5 ⩲ +1.15 (28 ply) ± +1.77 (26 ply) after 32.Rba2 Kb6 33.Rb2+ Kc7 34.Rc2+ Kd7 35.Rca2 Rb6 36.Kf4 34...Raa7 35.g3 f6 36.g4 Re6 37.d5 Rb6 38.Rac2 Re7 ± +1.75 (23 ply)+- +2.61 (27 ply) 36...f6 37.g3 g5+ 38.hxg5 fxg5+ 39.Kxg5 Rb7 40.Ra2 Rb6 ± +2.39 (25 ply)+- +3.52 (28 ply)45...Kb5 46.Rxg7 Rf5 47.Kg1 Rf6 48.Re7 Kc4 49.Rxe4 Kd3 +- +4.25 (31 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-01-04  rodrigochaves: A brilliant endgame tipical to karpov
Jan-04-07  Towershield: This game is one of my favorite Karpov games.

18..Nxe5!? looks better.

Aug-16-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: A classic example of the Q-side minority attack, eg 13. b4 and 20. b5.
Apr-20-16  thegoodanarchist: Karpov was mean to Black's a-pawn.
Apr-03-18
Premium Chessgames Member
  Breunor: Why would Ljubojevic play this kind of game against Karpov? At this kind of position Karpov is an absolute magician!
Apr-03-18  Toribio3: Karpov played like Capablanca.
Apr-03-18
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  keypusher: < Breunor: Why would Ljubojevic play this kind of game against Karpov? At this kind of position Karpov is an absolute magician!>

Ljubojevic had black against Karpov 31 times. Was he supposed to play 31 Benko gambits?

Anyway, sometimes this approach worked.

Karpov vs Ljubojevic, 1983

And sometimes sharper stuff didn't.

Karpov vs Ljubojevic, 1981

Dec-16-22
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  kingscrusher: Quite a clear Minority attack example

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