[Event "Attacking Chess: Karpov - Lautier 1-0"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [White "The bad bishop."] [Black "Karpov Lautier"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D45"] [Opening "Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation"] [StudyName "Attacking Chess"] [ChapterName "Karpov - Lautier 1-0"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/PVTq5oAG/wueIYwL5"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/FaramundIam"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 { [%cal Gc8f5] } (2... e6 { [%cal Gb7b6] }) 3. Nc3 Nf6 (3... Bf5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Qb3) 4. e3 { [%cal Ge3e4] } (4. Nf3 dxc4 { [%cal Gc8f5] }) 4... e6 (4... Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 { [%csl Yb7,Yd5] } 6... Bc8 (6... Nc6 7. Qxb7 Rc8 { [%cal Gb7b3,Gb3d1] } 8. Qb3) 7. Nf3 { [%cal Gf3e5,Gf2f4,Gf1d3] }) 5. Nf3 { [%csl Yd6][%cal Yf8e7,Ye7d6,Yd6b4] } 5... Nbd7 (5... Be7) (5... dxc4) 6. Qc2 (6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 { [%cal Ga7a6,Gc6c5] }) 6... Bd6 7. Be2 (7. b3 O-O 8. Be2 dxc4 9. bxc4 { [%csl Gc4,Gc5,Gd4,Gd5,Ge5][%cal Ga1b1,Gb1b7] }) 7... O-O { [%cal Gb7b6,Gc8b7] } (7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7) 8. O-O Re8 { [%cal Ge6e5] } 9. Rd1 Qe7 { [%cal Gc1g5] } (9... e5 { [%cal Gc4d5,Gd4e5] } 10. dxe5 { [%cal Gd1d8] }) 10. h3 (10. e4 e5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 e4) 10... b6 (10... e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5) 11. e4 Nxe4 (11... e5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. exd5 { [%cal Ge2b5,Gb5c6] }) (11... dxe4 12. Ng5 { [%cal Gg5e4] }) 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 (13. Ng5 f5) 13... Bb7 14. Bf4 { [%csl Yb7,Ge2] } (14. c5 bxc5 (14... Bc7) 15. dxc5 Bxc5) (14. Qc2 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 { [%csl Ga2,Ya7,Gb2,Yb6,Gc4][%cal Gb2b4,Gc4c5] }) 14... Rad8?! { Black needed to push the pawn to c5 and liberate the b7 Bishop. Otherwise, White will be better and the Bishop will not play on b7. } (14... Bxf4 15. Qxf4 c5 16. Qc7 Rab8 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19. b4 $14) (14... c5!? 15. Bxd6 (15. Qxb7 Bxf4) 15... Bxe4 16. Bxe7 Rxe7 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. b4 $14 { [%csl Ga2,Gb4,Gc4][%cal Gg8f8] }) 15. Bxd6! Qxd6 { [%cal Gc4c5] } 16. Ne5 { [%csl Yb7][%cal Gc6c5] } 16... Nxe5 (16... Nf6 17. Qe3 { [%cal Gc4c5] } (17. Qf3) 17... c5 { Opens the bishop but ruins the structure. } 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Qxc5 bxc5 $14 { [%cal Gf6d4] }) 17. dxe5 Qc7 { [%cal Gc6c5] } 18. Bf3! { Keep on stopping c5. } 18... Ba8 19. Rxd8!? (19. Qe3!? c5 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. Rd6 { White is better but Black is happy without the B on b7. } 21... Rad8 22. Rad1 Rxd6 23. exd6 Qd7 $14) 19... Rxd8 20. Rd1 { [%csl Ya8] } 20... Rxd1+ (20... c5? 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Qxa8 $18) 21. Bxd1 Qd8 (21... c5) 22. Bf3 Qd2! { The Queen is activating. Karpov decides to sacrifice the a2 pawn. } 23. b3!? (23. Qb1) 23... Qxa2 24. b4 { [%cal Gb4b5,Gb5c6] } 24... Qa1+ 25. Kh2 Qa6? { Too passive. The queen had to stay active. } (25... Qa3! { Kortchnoi offered this move after the game. It seems to equalize. } 26. b5 (26. c5 Qb2! 27. cxb6 axb6 28. b5 Qxb5 29. Qd4 { [%cal Gd4d8] } 29... Qc5! 30. Qd8+ Qf8 31. Qxb6) 26... Qc5 27. bxc6 g6 { Quite a strange position. It is not clear that White is better! } 28. Qh4 Bxc6 29. Qd8+ Kg7 30. Qf6+ { with perpetual check. } { [%cal Gf6d8,Gd8h4] }) 26. Qd4! { [%csl Gd8][%cal Gd4d8] } (26. b5!? Qc8 27. bxc6 $13 { was an interesting alternative. For example: } 27... g6 { [%cal Gg8g7] } 28. c5 bxc5 29. Qa4 { [%csl Gc5][%cal Ga4b5,Gb5c5] } 29... a6 { And there is no way to improve for White. } 30. Qe4) 26... Qc8 { [%cal Gc6c5] } 27. c5! bxc5 (27... b5 28. Qd6 $16) (27... Qb8 28. Qd6 Qxd6 29. cxd6 { [%csl Gd6] } 29... Kf8 30. b5 $18 { [%csl Ya8] } 30... Ke8 31. bxc6) 28. Qxc5 a6 (28... Qb8 { [%csl Ye5] } 29. g3 Qb6 30. Qxb6 axb6 31. b5 Kf8 32. bxc6 Ke7 { [%cal Ge7d8,Gd8c7] } 33. c7! $18 Bxf3 34. c8=Q) 29. Qe7 { [%csl Ge7,Yg8][%cal Yg8f8] } 29... g6 { [%csl Yf6,Yh6] } (29... Qb8 30. g3) 30. h4! { Creating a second front! } { [%csl Gh6][%cal Gh4h5,Gh5h6] } 30... h5 { [%csl Ya6,Ya8,Yc6,Ye6,Yf7,Yg6,Yh5] } 31. Kg3! { The start of the King's march! } { [%cal Gg3f4,Gf4g5,Gg5h6,Gg5f6] } 31... Qb7 (31... c5 32. bxc5 Bxf3 33. gxf3! { The best to avoids checks } { [%cal Ge7d6,Gc5c6,Gc6c7] } (33. Kxf3 Qc6+)) 32. Qxb7 Bxb7 { [%csl Yb7] } 33. Kf4 { [%cal Gf4g5] } 33... Kf8 (33... Kg7 34. Ke3 { [%csl Ya6,Yc6][%cal Ge3d4,Gd4c5] } 34... f6 35. Kd4 fxe5+ 36. Kxe5 $18 { [%cal Ge5d6] }) 34. Kg5! { The simplest } (34. Ke3 Ke7 35. Kd3! (35. Kd4?? c5+ 36. Kxc5 Bxf3 37. gxf3 g5) 35... Kd7 36. Kc4 Kc7 37. Kc5 Ba8 38. Be2 Bb7 39. f3 Bc8 40. g4 $18 { [%cal Gg4h5,Gf3f4] }) 34... Ke7 { [%csl Yf7,Yg6,Yh5] } 35. Be4! { White is now winning. } { [%cal Gf2f3,Gg2g4] } 35... Ba8 36. f3 Bb7 37. g4 Ba8 (37... hxg4 38. fxg4 { [%cal Gh4h5] } 38... Ba8 39. h5 gxh5 40. gxh5 { [%csl Gh5] } 40... Kf8 41. Kf6 $18 Kg8 42. h6 Bb7 43. h7+ Kh8 44. Kxf7) 38. gxh5 gxh5 39. f4!? { Calmy. Black does not have a move. } (39. Kxh5 f5 40. exf6+ Kxf6) 39... Bb7 40. Bf3 (40. Kxh5 f5 41. Bf3 Kf7 { [%cal Gh5g6] }) 40... Ba8 41. Kxh5 { 1-0 (41) Karpov,A (2715)-Lautier,J (2580) Biel 1992 } 41... f5 42. Kg6 c5 43. Bxa8 cxb4 { [%cal Gb4b1] } 44. Bc6 b3 45. Ba4 b2 46. Bc2 { [%cal Gc2b1] } 46... a5 47. h5 a4 48. h6 a3 49. Bb1 *