It’s every chess player’s nightmare. Five minutes are given to white and four minutes to black. White must win as if they had to score a penalty.
Hicham takes white. He starts off like a canon and plays mystical and fantastic moves against Karpov who persists with his caro-kann defence. After a few moves, the former world champion is agonising. He can’t believe it. The combination played out by the genius Moroccan seems to work.
However, the latter forgets that he can take his time and wanting to squash his opponent, he commits a few errors. Karpov escapes little by little from the claws of his enemy and finally dominates in a position which leaves no hope for Hicham. What an excitement! A real dream for the audience due to the thrill of the show.
And yes, KARPOV is there…
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