Legendary game · 1985
The knight that strangled a champion
Karpov vs Kasparov — Moscow 1985 · Sicilian Defense (B44)
Kasparov
Karpov
Moscow, nineteen eighty-five. World Championship, game sixteen. Kasparov plants a knight so deep it strangles Karpov for eighteen moves.
The board stops before the key move — you'll have to find it yourself.
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