Sunday, May 23, 2021

Queen to King

Stefano Tatai – Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov
6th International Tournament; Las Palmas, May 24, 1977
r3r1k1/1p4bp/6p1/8/1p1qp1b1/P5P1/1PQ1PPBP/R2NK2R b KQ - 2 23

Position after 23. Qb1-c2

23. ... Qd3!! 24. exd3 exd3+ 25. Kd2 Re2+! 26. Kxd3 Rd8+ 27. Kc4 Rxc2+ 28. Kxb4 Rcd2 29. f3 Bf8+ 30. Ka5 Bd7! 0 : 1.

Today, Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov, a living legend of chess who, urbi et orbi and for at least half a century, decorated countless black-and-white boards with his refined embroideries, turned 70 years old. Photo: Mariano García Díez.

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