Before His Immortal Game Against Korchnoi, Karpov Slayed Gik’s Dragon

In this highly interesting attacking chess games 12th World Chess Champion demonstrates how to slay Sicilian Dragon! ------------------ Anatoly Karpov vs Evgeny Gik 05, Moscow ch-stud (1968), rd 5 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation. Yugoslav Attack Main Line (B77) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Bc4 Nc6 9. Qd2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. h4 Ne5 12. Bb3 Rfc8 13. h5 Nxh5 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Rxc3 16. bxc3 Qxc3 17. Ne2 Qc5 18. g4 Nf6 19. g5 Nh5 20. Rxh5 gxh5 21. Rh1 Qe3 22. Kb1 Qxf3 23. Rxh5 e6 24. g6 Nxg6 25. Qxh7 Kf8 26. Rf5 Qxb3 27. axb3 exf5 28. Nf4 Rd8 29. Qh6 Ke8 30. Nxg6 fxg6 31. Qxg6 Ke7 32. Qg5 Ke8 33. exf5 Rc8 34. Qg8 Ke7 35. Qg7 Kd8 36. f6 1-0 -------- Become a Patreon 👇 ---------------- Video Thumbnail Credits: : ------------ #chess #anatolykarpov