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Subject: Round 1 - Karpov Vs .Crafty

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 17:22:00 07/23/02

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[Event "?"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2001.7.23"]
[Round "2, Game 6"]
[White "Karpov"]
[Black "Byrne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. O-O Nc6 6. Nc3 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5
8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Bd6 10. Bb2 a6 11. Qd2 Ng4 12. e4 Nce5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. h3
dxe4 15. hxg4 exd3 16. Rfe1 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qg5 18. Qxd3 Qxg4 19. Be5 b5 20.
Re3 f6 21. Bd6 Re8 22. Rg3 Qf5 23. Qe3 e5 24. a4 bxa4 25. c4 Bb7 26. Qh6 g6
27. Rh3 Qd7 28. Rd1 Rac8 29. Qh4 Qf7 30. c5 Bc6 31. Rg3 Ra8 32. Rc3 Red8
33. Rd2 a5 34. b5 Bxb5 35. Rf3 f5 36. Re3 e4 37. Ra3 Bc6 38. Rd1 Rd7 39.
Rc3 f4 40. Rdc1 f3 41. g3 Rb7 42. Qg5 Qe6 43. Qh6 Rd8 44. Qh4 Rdd7 45. Qh6
Qf5 46. Kf1 Rb2 47. Kg1 Rd8 48. Rd1 Re8 49. Re1 Rd8 50. Rd1 Re8 51. Re1 Qf7
52. Bf4 Qd5 53. Rec1 Rd8 54. Be3 Qe6 55. Bf4 Qf6 56. Qh3 Rd7 57. Rc4 Qf7
58. R4c3 Qd5 59. Be3 Rb3 60. Rc4 Rd3 61. Kh2 a3 62. R4c2 Rf7 63. Bh6 Rf5
64. g4 Re5 65. Bf4 Re8 66. Qh6 a4 67. Kg3 Rd8 68. Bc7 Re8 69. Bf4 Rd8 70.
Bc7 Ra8 71. Bd6 Qe6 72. Rh1 Qf7 73. Be5 Ra5
{
[D] 6k1/5q1p/2b3pQ/r1P1B3/p3p1P1/p2r1pK1/2R2P2/7R w - - 0 74

If you were to ask me , it looks like white has quite a bit of pressure -
Crafty's only chance appears to be the "a" pawns - keep an eye on the R @ a5.
}
 74. Rb1 Ra8 75. Rh1 Re8 76. Bf4
Red8 77. Bg5 R8d5 78. Bf4 Rd1 79. Rxd1 Rxd1 80. Be5
{
[D] 6k1/5q1p/2b3pQ/2P1B3/p3p1P1/p4pK1/2R2P2/3r4 b - - 0 80

Remember the rook at a5 - it's position looks a lot more threatening here!
}

 80...Rg1+ 81. Kh2 Rg2+ 82.
Kh3 Bd7 83. Qg5 Bxg4+ 84. Kh4 Bd7 85. Qd8+ Be8
{
[D] 3Qb1k1/5q1p/6p1/2P1B3/p3p2K/p4p2/2R2Pr1/8 w - - 0 86
85. ...Be8 - defensive yet offensive - there is no stopping g5! with threat of
Qh4

}
 86. Bg3 h6 87. c6 g5+ 88.
Qxg5+ hxg5+ 89. Kxg5 a2 90. Rxa2 Rxg3+
{
[D] I love it when computers play moves like Rxg3! to bring home the bacon
}
91. fxg3 Qxa2 92. Kf4 f2 93. Ke5
f1=Q 94. g4 Qb5+ 95. Kd6 Qf7 96. c7 Qbd5#
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