(1) Karpov,Anatoly (2700) - Seirawan,Yasser (2605) [C42]
Brussels SWIFT Brussels, 1986
[Yasser Seirawan]



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5
[3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7!? ]

3...d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Be7 7.0-0 Nc6 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 Be6 10.Nc3 0-0 11.Be3 f5!?
Diagram

12.a3!
[12.cxd5?! Nxd5 13.Nxe4 fxe4 14.Ne5 Nxe3 15.fxe3 Rxf1+ 16.Qxf1 Bg5 ; 12.c5!? f4 13.Bc1 Nc6 14.Qb3 Ng5 15.Rd1 Qd7 16.Qxb7!? Nxf3+ 17.Bxf3 Rab8 18.Qa6 Bf6 19.Ne2 g5 20.h3 Rb4 21.a3 Rxd4 22.Nxd4 Nxd4 ]

12...Nxc3
[12...Nc6? 13.Nxd5 Bxd5 14.cxd5 Qxd5 15.Rc1 ]

13.bxc3 Nc6 14.Qa4!?
[14.cxd5 Bxd5 15.c4 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 f4 17.Bd5+ Kh8 18.Bc1 Nxd4 19.Rb1 Bc5 20.Bb2?! Qf6 ]

14...f4 15.Bd2 Kh8 16.Rab1 Rb8 17.Rfe1 dxc4
[17...a6!? 18.c5! (18.Bd3 dxc4 19.Bxc4 Bg4 ) ]

18.Bxc4 Bg4 19.Be2 Bd6
[19...a6!? 20.h3 Bh5 21.Ng5 Bxe2! (21...Bxg5? 22.Bxh5 f3 23.Bxg5 Qxg5 24.Bxf3! Rxf3 25.Qxc6! ) 22.Ne6 Qd5 23.Rxe2 f3! 24.Ree1? (24.Re3[] ) 24...fxg2 25.Nxf8 Rxf8 26.Qd1 Qf5 27.Kxg2 Qxf2+ 28.Kh1 Rf3-+ M.Rohde-Y.Seirawan, 1986 US Championship.]

20.h3 Bh5
Diagram

21.Rb5! Be8?
[21...Bg6 22.c4 Big advantage for White, A.Karpov. (22.c4 ; 22.Ng5!? Re8 23.Qc4 Qf6 24.Bd3 Rxe1+ 25.Bxe1 a6! 26.Bxg6 axb5 27.Nf7+ Kg8 28.Nh6+ (28.Nxd6+?? bxc4-+ ) 28...Kf8!? 29.Qg8+ Ke7 30.Qxh7 Rf8 31.f3 Kd7 32.Ng4 Qe6 33.Bf2 ) 22...a6! 23.Rb2 (23.Rbb1? Bxb1 ; 23.Rb3? Bc2 ; 23.Rd5? Be4 ) 23...Qf6 24.Bc3 (24.c5? Bxc5 ) 24...Be4 25.Qd1 Rbe8! 26.Rxb7 Bxf3 27.Bxf3 Rxe1+ 28.Qxe1 Nxd4= 29.Qd1 (29.Bd1 f3 30.g3?? Bxg3 ) 29...Ne2+ 30.Qxe2 Qxc3 ]

22.Qc2! a6 23.Rf5! Rxf5 24.Qxf5 Bg6 25.Qg4! Qf6 26.Bc4 Rf8 27.a4! Bc2
[27...Ne7 28.Ne5 ; 27...Bf5 28.Qg5 h6 29.Qxf6 Rxf6 30.Re8+ Kh7 31.Ne5 ; 27...h6?? 28.Re6+/- ]

28.Qh5
[28.Ng5! Bf5 29.Ne4! Bxg4 30.Nxf6 Bxh3 31.Nxh7 Kxh7 32.gxh3 ]

28...h6?!
[28...g6 29.Qd5 Bxa4 30.Ne5 Nd8!? ; 28...Bxa4 29.Ng5 h6 30.Nf7+ Kh7 31.Re6+- ]

29.Re8! Bf5
[29...Bxa4? 30.Re6 Qf5 31.Qxf5 Rxf5 32.Nh4+/- ; 29...Bg6 30.Rxf8+ Bxf8 /\31.Qd5! Qd5-g8 checkmate.]

30.Bd5! Bd7 31.Rxf8+ Qxf8 32.Nh4 Be8 33.Qe2!
Diagram [33.Ng6+? Bxg6 34.Qxg6 Ne7 35.Qe4 Nxd5 36.Qxd5 ]

33...Nd8? 34.Qe4 Qe7 35.Ng6+ Bxg6 36.Qxg6 c6 37.Bb3 b5 38.Kf1 Qf8 39.Bc2 Kg8 40.Bb3+ Kh8 41.h4?!
[41.c4! bxc4 (41...bxa4 42.Bxa4 c5 43.Bc2 Kg8 44.Qh7+ Kf7 45.dxc5 Bxc5 46.Bxf4 ) 42.Bxc4 ]

41...Nb7 42.c4 Qg8 43.Qd3?
[43.d5! cxd5 44.cxb5 axb5 45.Bc3 Qh7 46.Qe8+ Qg8 47.Qxg8+ Kxg8 48.Bxd5++- ; 43.Bc2!! Qxc4+ 44.Bd3 Qg8 45.Bc3 b4 46.Bb2+- J.Timman]

43...Qh7 44.Ke2 g5 45.c5 Bc7 46.axb5 axb5 47.h5 Ba5
Diagram

48.Bc1?
[48.Qxh7+ Kxh7 49.d5! Bc7 50.d6 (50.dxc6 Nxc5 51.Bd5+/- ) 50...Ba5! ]

48...Qe7+ 49.Kd1
[49.Kf3 g4+ 50.Kxg4 Qg5+ 51.Kf3 Qxh5+ ]

49...Qe1+ 50.Kc2 Qxf2+ 51.Kb1 Qg3 52.Qxg3
[52.Qd1! Qxg2 (52...Bd8 53.Bb2 Bf6 54.d5 Bxb2 55.dxc6+- ) 53.d5! Qe4+ 54.Bc2+- ]

52...fxg3 53.Kc2?+/=
A.Karpov [53.Bb2! Kg7 (53...Kh7 54.Kc2 ) 54.d5+ Kf8 55.dxc6 Nd8 (55...Nxc5 56.Ba3! b4 57.Bxb4 Bxb4 58.c7 ) 56.Bd5+- ]

53...Kg7 54.d5 Nxc5 55.Bb2+ Kf8 56.dxc6 Na6!
Diagram

57.Ba3+! Ke8! 58.Be6! Bb4! 59.Bb2
[59.c7? Nxc7 ]

59...Bf8?
[59...Be7 60.Bd7+ Kd8 61.Bg7 Nb8 62.c7+! (62.Bxh6? Nxd7 63.cxd7 Kxd7 64.Bg7 Ke6 65.h6 Kf7 ) 62...Kxc7 63.Bxb5+- J.Timman; 59...Bd6! 60.Bg7 Nb4+ 61.Kd1 Ke7!! 62.Bd7 Nd5 63.Bxh6 Kf6 Diagram 64.Kd2 (64.Be8? Ne3+ 65.Kd2 Nf5! 66.Bf8 Bxf8 67.c7 Nd6 ; 64.Kc1 Ne3 65.Bh3 (65.Bf8 Bf4 ) 65...g4 66.Bxe3 gxh3 67.gxh3 g2 Diagram 68.Kd1 Bf4! 69.Bg1?! (69.Bd4+ Be5 70.Be3 Bf4= ) 69...Ke6 70.Ke2 b4-/+ ) 64...b4 65.Kc2 Ne3+ 66.Kb3 Nxg2 67.Bf8! Bc7 68.h6 Nf4 69.Be8 (69.h7 Ng6 70.Bh3 Kf7 71.Bh6 Nh8 72.Bxg5 Kg6= ) 69...g2 70.h7 g1Q 71.h8Q+ Diagram 71...Kf5 72.Qh7+ Kg4 73.Qxc7?? Qd1+-+ ]

60.Bd7+ Kd8 61.Be5 Nb4+ 62.Kd2
Diagram

62...Nd5
My sealed move.

63.Be6 Nc7
[63...Bb4+[] A.Karpov 64.Kc2 (64.Ke2? Nf4+= ; 64.Kd1? Bc3!= ; 64.Kd3? Nf4+= ) 64...Nc7 65.Bf7 Na6 66.Bg7 Ke7 67.Bg6 Ba5 (67...Bd6! 68.Kd1 Nb4 69.Be4 Na2 70.Bf5 Nb4 71.Bd7+- J.Timman) 68.Kd1+/- A.Karpov]

64.Bf7 Ne8?
[64...b4[] 65.Kd3 Nb5 66.Bd5 Bd6 67.Bg7 Ke7 68.Bxh6? Kf6 ]

65.Bxe8! Kxe8 66.Bf6! g4 67.Kc3 Bd6 68.Bg7 Bf4 69.Kb4 Kd8 70.Kxb5 Kc7 71.Kc5 Be3+ 72.Kd5 Bf4 73.Bf8(.) Kb6 74.Bd6 Bg5 75.Bxg3 1-0