Classic game analysis
Karpov's Sac: Anatoly Karpov vs Efim Geller
Karpov offered his queen to force open the king and finish the game with a crisp mating attack.
- White
- Anatoly Karpov
- Black
- Efim Geller
- Year
- 1983
- Result
- White won · 1-0
- Opening
- C88
Why this classic game matters
A positional buildup ends tactically when Karpov gives up the queen to remove the last defenders.
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