The Legend: Anatoly Karpov - GM Varuzhan Akobian - 2015.01.15

Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian shows two games played by former World Champion Anatoly Karpov.  Karpov achieves strong positions out of the opening and quickly dispatches his opponents.  Akobian recommends re-watching the two games; see if you can recall the moves.

Anatoly Karpov vs Wolfgang Unzicker, Milan (1975): C97 Ruy Lopez, closed, Chigorin defence
Anatoly Karpov vs Alexander Beliavsky, Linares (1994): E06 Catalan, closed, 5.Nf3

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