▪️ About this game Bronstien has noted:
" Korchnoi remained unruffled. He wrote down my move on his scoresheet and began carefully studying the position. I think it seemed incredible to him that White could sacrifice his last rook (I myself could not believe my eyes!). And only when he had convinced himself, did he stop the clocks. These are the variations: A) 39...Kf7 40.Qc7+ Kg8 41.Qc8+ Kf7 42.Qe6+ Kf8 43.Rh8 mate; B) 39...Kg5 40.Qe5+ Kxg4 41.Rg6+ Kh4 42.Qg5 mate; C) 39...gxh6 40.Qg8+ Kf6 41.Qf8+; D) 39...Kxh6 40.Qh8+ Kg6 41.Qh5+ Kf6 42.g5+!"
[ ... New In Chess, 2007/1. For the Love of the Game, pp. 56–61 ... ]
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" Korchnoi remained unruffled. He wrote down my move on his scoresheet and began carefully studying the position. I think it seemed incredible to him that White could sacrifice his last rook (I myself could not believe my eyes!). And only when he had convinced himself, did he stop the clocks. These are the variations: A) 39...Kf7 40.Qc7+ Kg8 41.Qc8+ Kf7 42.Qe6+ Kf8 43.Rh8 mate; B) 39...Kg5 40.Qe5+ Kxg4 41.Rg6+ Kh4 42.Qg5 mate; C) 39...gxh6 40.Qg8+ Kf6 41.Qf8+; D) 39...Kxh6 40.Qh8+ Kg6 41.Qh5+ Kf6 42.g5+!"
[ ... New In Chess, 2007/1. For the Love of the Game, pp. 56–61 ... ]
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12...Rae8!
A typical plan in this defensive formation.
13.Nf3 Nd7 14.Be3 f6 15.c4! e6 16.Rc1 d×c4 17.B×c4 Nb6
A typical plan in this defensive formation.
13.Nf3 Nd7 14.Be3 f6 15.c4! e6 16.Rc1 d×c4 17.B×c4 Nb6
31...Bg7? 32.Kg2?
White could have immediately punished his opponent's last move.
32.b5 c×b5 33.R×c7 N×c7 34.Qb7 Re7 35.Bb4 Nd5 36.Qc8+ Q×c8 37.R×c8+ Bf8 38.B×e7 +-
32...Rec8 33.R4c2 Re8 34.Qe2 Bf8
White could have immediately punished his opponent's last move.
32.b5 c×b5 33.R×c7 N×c7 34.Qb7 Re7 35.Bb4 Nd5 36.Qc8+ Q×c8 37.R×c8+ Bf8 38.B×e7 +-
32...Rec8 33.R4c2 Re8 34.Qe2 Bf8
Samuel Shankland, the current US champion shows great endgame technique.
47...f4+! 48.Kf2 Rh8! 49.Ra7 Ra8 50.Rc7 Kf6 51.Bd3 g5 52.Be2 Rb8! 53.Bd3 Rb6 0-1
47...f4+! 48.Kf2 Rh8! 49.Ra7 Ra8 50.Rc7 Kf6 51.Bd3 g5 52.Be2 Rb8! 53.Bd3 Rb6 0-1
43.R×c6?
David should have tried his last winning chances with 43.Rdxh6!
43.Rd×h6! Rd6 44.R×d6 R×d6 45.Rg5+ Kf6 46.R×g4 c3 47.b4 K×f5 48.Rc4 +/-
43...Rd4 44.Rc×h6 Rf4 45.Rh7+ Kf6 46.R5h6+ Kg5 47.Rh5+ Kf6 =
David should have tried his last winning chances with 43.Rdxh6!
43.Rd×h6! Rd6 44.R×d6 R×d6 45.Rg5+ Kf6 46.R×g4 c3 47.b4 K×f5 48.Rc4 +/-
43...Rd4 44.Rc×h6 Rf4 45.Rh7+ Kf6 46.R5h6+ Kg5 47.Rh5+ Kf6 =
White has numerous ways to secure an advantage. 11 Qd2, to recapture with the queen on f4, looks attractive, and so does 11 Be3, but none of them can compare to the way Karpov decides to alter the pawn structure!
11.e3!
Maintaining perfect control over the center. As far as ideal squares are concerned, here it is the disappearance of them. Now Black is unable to find any good squares for his pieces.
11...Nxf4 12.exf4
Now Black has no easy way to develop. In fact examination of the position indicates that there is no difficult way either!
12...Bd7 13.Qd2 Qb8 14.Rfe1! g6 15.h4+/-
11.e3!
Maintaining perfect control over the center. As far as ideal squares are concerned, here it is the disappearance of them. Now Black is unable to find any good squares for his pieces.
11...Nxf4 12.exf4
Now Black has no easy way to develop. In fact examination of the position indicates that there is no difficult way either!
12...Bd7 13.Qd2 Qb8 14.Rfe1! g6 15.h4+/-