(1) Karpov,Anatoly (2660) - Bellon Lopez,Juan Manuel (2400) [A25]
Madrid Madrid (5), 01.12.1973



1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 f5 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.d3 Bc5 6.e3 f4 7.exf4 0-0 8.Nge2 d6 9.0-0 Qe8 10.Na4 Bd4 11.Nxd4 exd4 12.a3 a5 13.b3 Bf5 14.Nb2 Qg6 15.Qc2 Nd7 16.Re1 Nc5 17.Bf1 Ra6 18.Bd2 Rb6 19.Bxa5 Rxb3 20.Bd2 Ra8 21.a4 h5 22.h3 Ra6 23.a5 Nb4
[23...Kh7 is Saidy-Fischer]

24.Bxb4 Rxb4 25.Ra3 b6 26.Rea1 Qe6 27.axb6 Raxb6 28.Ra8+ Kh7 29.Qd1 g6 30.Na4+/- Nxa4 31.R8xa4 Rxa4 32.Rxa4 Bxh3 33.Ra7+- Bxf1 34.Rxc7+ Kh6 35.Qxf1 h4 36.Kg2 Rb2 37.Kf3
[37.f5 threatening 38.Qc1+ 37...Qe3 38.Kg1 Qd2 39.fxg6 Rc2 40.g7 Kh7 41.g8Q+ Kxg8 42.Qg2 Qe1+ 43.Qf1 Qd2= ]

37...d5 38.gxh4
[38.c5!? ]

38...Rb3 39.cxd5 Qxd5+ 40.Kg3 Qf5 41.f3 Rxd3 42.Rc6 Rc3 43.Rd6 Kh5 44.Kg2 Rc2+
[44...Qxf4 45.Rd5+ Kh6 46.Qf2 Qc1 47.Qg1 Rc2+ 48.Kh1 Qf4 49.Qg5+ Qxg5 50.hxg5+ Kh5 51.Rxd4 Kxg5= ]

45.Kg3 Rc3 46.Kg2 Qxf4 47.Rd5+ Kh6 48.Qe2
[48.Qf2 see the note to move 44]

48...Qc1
[48...Re3 49.Qf2 d3 50.Qg3 Re2+ 51.Kh3 Qf6 52.Qg5+ Qxg5 53.hxg5+ Kh5 54.Rxd3 Kxg5 55.Kg3= ]

49.Rh5+
[49.Rh5+ gxh5 (49...Kxh5 50.Qe5+ Kxh4 (50...g5 51.Qe8+ Kh6 (51...Kxh4?? 52.Qh8# ) 52.Qe6+ Kg7 53.Qe7+= ; 50...Kh6?? 51.Qh8# ) 51.Qg3+ Kh5 52.Qg4+ Kh6 53.Qh4+ Kg7 54.Qe7+= ) 50.Qe6+ Kg7 51.Qe7+= ] 1/2-1/2