Author: David Mitchell
Date: 09:40:03 10/06/05
Karpov was the first ex-world chess champ to lose to a CC in a simultaneous game. His conqueror was a Mephisto Portoroz, and this was the game: White: Karpov Black: Mephisto Portoroz Location: Munich Date: April 27, 1990 Slav Defense 1.d4, d5 2.c4, c6 3.Nf3, Nf6 4.Nc3, dxc4 5.a4, Bg4 6.Ne5, Bh5 7.f3, Nd7 8.Nexc4, e5 9.Ne4, Bb4+ 10.Bd2, Qh4+ 11.g3, Qe7 12.Bxb4, Qxb4+ 13.Qd2m Qxd2+ 14.Kxd2, exd4 15.Nd6+, Ke7 16.Nxb7, Na6 17.Bh3, Rb8 18.Na5, Rc8 19.f4 f6 20.e3, dxe3 21.Kxe3, Nb4 22.Kf2, Nd3+ 23.Kg2, Nxb2 24.Re1+, Kd8 25.Nd6, Rc7 26.g4, Bg6 27.f5 [d]1r1k4/p1rn2pp/2pN1pb1/N4P2/P5P1/7B/1n4KP/R3R3-b Here, Black's position is described as "difficult" by Levy Play continued: 27... Ne5 28.fxg6, hxg6 29.Rab1, Rb4 30.g5, Ke7 31.Re4, Rxe4 32.Nxe4, Nxa4 33.Ra1, Nb6 34.Nc5, Ke8 35.Nb7, Nf7 36.gxf6, gxf6 37.Rxa7, Ke7 38.Ra6, Nd5 39.Kg3, Ne5 "Almost impossible for White to win. Although a piece up, Karpov has only one pawn. To win the game, he must find a way to promote his h-pawn." Karpov's bishop is the wrong color for the promotion sqr of his pawn. With Black's king near enough to h8, the game is a known draw. Not ready to give "the piece of furniture" a draw, Karpov fought on with: 40.Bg2, Ne3 41.Bh1, g5 42.Na5, Kd6 43.Ne4+, Ke7 44.Nc5, Kd6 "Mephisto being down a piece, will be glad to draw by repetition, but Karpov wants more." 45.Nb7+, Kd7 46.Ra8, c5 47.Rh8, Ke6 48.Nb3, Nf5+ 49.Kf2, Nd3+ 50.Ke2, c4 51.Na1, Nf4+ 52.Ke1, c3 53.Nc2, Rc4 54.Kd1, Rc7 55.Re8+ Levy describes this move as the fatal error: "correct was Be4" 55.... Kf7 [d]4R3/1Nr2k2/5p2/5np1/5n2/2p5/2N4P/3K3B-w 56.Rd8, Ke7 57.Nb4, Ne3+ 58.Ke1, c2 59.Nxc2, Rxc2 60.Rd2, Rc1+ 61.Kf2, Nc4 62.Rd4, Ne6 63.Re4, Rxh1 64.Rxc4, Rxh2 Now Mephisto has a two pawn advantage and "the furniture", just "polishes" Karpov off! :) Dave
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