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July 28, 2026
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World Championship 1985 (Game 16)
Anatoly Karpov vs Garry Kasparov
1985-10-15 · 0-1Curated
1.e4c5
2.Nf3e6
3.d4cxd4
4.Nxd4Nc6
5.Nb5d6
6.c4Nf6
7.N1c3a6
8.Na3d5
9.cxd5exd5
10.exd5Nb4
11.Be2Bc5
12.O-OO-O
13.Bf3Bf5
14.Bg5Re8
15.Qd2b5
16.Rad1Nd3
17.Nab1h6
18.Bh4b4
19.Na4Bd6
20.Bg3Rc8
21.b3g5
22.Bxd6Qxd6
23.g3Nd7
24.Bg2Qf6
25.a3a5
26.axb4axb4
27.Qa2Bg6
28.d6g4
29.Qd2Kg7
30.f3Qxd6
31.fxg4Qd4+
32.Kh1Nf6
33.Rf4Ne4
34.Qxd3Nf2+
35.Rxf2Bxd3
36.Rfd2Qe3
37.Rxd3Rc1
38.Nb2Qf2
39.Nd2Rxd1+
40.Nxd1Re1+
Coach's Note
Kasparov's "Octopus Knight" game. A deep knight on d3 dominates White's position for 18 moves, forcing Karpov to sacrifice his queen to dislodge it.
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