Tactic of the Day 3/24/2021

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Today we have a defensive tactic.

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Karpov in Linares 1994 – Round Seven

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After a stellar 6-0 start, in round seven the former world champion is held to a draw by his arch nemesis.

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Tactic of the Day 3/22/2021

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Karpov in Linares 1994 – Round Six

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Unlike in his last game where Karpov was smiled on by Caissa in the form of his opponent blundering badly in a level position, in round six he is simply better right out of the opening and never relinquishes control of the game.

With this game, the former world champion has gotten off to a 6-0 start.

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Tactic of the Day 3/22/2021

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Karpov in Linares 1994 – Round Five

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Sometimes in the course of a chess tournament, especially a long super elite one, it suddenly appears obvious that Caissa is favoring one participant or another.

In Linares 1994 that starts to become obvious in round five. After a perfect 4-0 start the game between Ivanchuk and Karpov starts out a bit of a quiet affair. After opening with the QID the game settles into a bit of a maneuvering affair and neither player is able to get much of an edge.

Then, suddenly, the game turns on a dime when Chucky plays 28.Qe3? and gets run over by a two move tactic.

When a player is both in top form, and has fortune smiling on them, it’s a clear sign that you might be witnessing something special in the making.

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Tactic of the Day 3/21/2021

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Tactic of the Day 3/20/2021

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Karpov in Linares 1994 – Round Four

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Today we look at Karpov’s fourth win in a row to start the 1994 Linares tournament. The annotations are in German, but the lines are interesting.

This win comes at the expense of future World Number One Veselin Topalov.

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Chris Wainscott

Tactic of the Day 3/18/2021

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