Alekhine's defence - exchange - Karpov variation


1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 Nc6 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. Bf4

White pushes the king's pawn to e4. Black develops the knight to f6. White plays the king's pawn to e5.

Black jumps the knight to d5. White advances the queen's pawn to d4. Black pushes the queen's pawn to d6.

White plays the c-pawn to c4. Black jumps the knight to b6. White captures on d6 with the king's pawn.

Black captures on d6 with the c-pawn. White develops the knight to f3. Black moves the g-pawn to g6.

White develops the light-squared bishop to e2. Black develops the dark-squared bishop to g7. White castles kingside.

Black castles kingside. White advances the h-pawn to h3. Black transfers the knight to c6.

White moves the knight to c3. Black deploys the light-squared bishop to f5. White places the dark-squared bishop to f4.


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