Classic game · 1974White won

Karpov's Bind

White

Anatoly Karpov

vs

Black

Wolfgang Unzicker

Karpov restricted Unzicker until counterplay disappeared, offering a clean model of positional bind and patient conversion.

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White
Anatoly Karpov
Black
Wolfgang Unzicker
Year
1974
Result
White won · 1-0

Why this classic game matters

Karpov slowly removed Unzicker's counterplay, showing how a positional bind can make conversion look inevitable.

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