Classic game · 1974White won
Karpov's Squeeze
White
Anatoly Karpov
Black
Boris Spassky
Karpov restricted Spassky's counterplay so thoroughly that a small positional edge grew into a model victory.
Open interactive game review- White
- Anatoly Karpov
- Black
- Boris Spassky
- Year
- 1974
- Result
- White won · 1-0
Why this classic game matters
Quiet improvements and precise exchanges show how Karpov could make an elite opponent's position steadily less playable.
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