Anatoly Karpov & Jerome Gambit (Part 8)
(by Yury V. Bukayev)
The Part 8 of this my work is about wrong Anatoly Karpov (in contrast with the Part 2 and with the Part 6). Thus, it’s a story about my new notable Jerome gambit (JG) game against the well-known (due to his last games against me and not only it) chess amateur Anatoly Karpov, a father of a little boy (my first game against him was shown in the Part 3). This new game was also played in Moscow, approximately one month ago. Moreover, else one my notable game will be considered here in brief.
Thus, after his losses in our previous games Anatoly wanted to prove that he can play strongly and that his knowledge of the standard line (4.Bxf7+) of JG theory and practice can lead him to a win or to a draw. So he suggested me to play again. He asked me to play once more my ‘Anti-Hambleton variation with 9.b4’ (I reminisce, it’s his variant of the name of 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Qxe5 Qe7 8.Qd5+!? Kg7!? 9.b4, where 9.b4 is a good method to prevent the not good way 9.d4 – the way which was shown in the first GM Aman Hambleton’s video about JG). I have understood that dear Anatoly has prepared to this variation better, and I should choose a new way to avoid his prepared ways. Thus, here is our new game:
Bukayev, Yury – Karpov, Anatoly (father)
rapid, 30+0
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Qxe5 Qe7 8.Qd5+!? Kg7!? 9.b4 Bxb4 10.Bb2+ Nf6 11.0-0 c6 12.Qc4 AN.
This my new strong invented attack leads to a complicated play.
Also, that days in Moscow I have played another rapid game with this “Anti-Hambleton variation” – against my new chess acquaintance Aleksandr Petrov (he has had Black pieces). There I have played else one my new strong invented attack – 12.Qb3 AN. That game has continued: 12…b6? (it’s a “natural” developing move, but it loses) 13.Bxf6+! Kxf6 14.Qb2+ Qe5 15.Qxb4 Qxa1 16.Nc3 c5 17.Qb3 Qxf1+ 18.Kxf1 Bb7 19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.Qxd5 Ke7 21.Qe5+ Kf7 22.Qd6 Rhd8 23.g4, and White (who has almost a winning advantage) won on time. But let’s return to my game against Anatoly.
12…b5? .
This “natural” response is a blunder. Anatoly has made this move immediately, but why? It isn’t difficult to understand it: he confused this position with the position of our previous game (please, look at the Part 7 of this work): 12.Qd4 Bc5 13.Qc4. Thus, in our previous game the possible move 13…b5 could be good, because the blow 14.Bxf6+ was weak: 14…Kxf6 15.Qc3+ Qe5, with the very large Black’s advantage.
13.Bxf6+ .
Of course, it was very easy for me to make this blow, which gives the advantage to White here. Anatoly was shocked a lot, and after five minutes Black solved to resign. Probably, he understood that after 13…Kxf6 14.Qd4+ Qe5 15.Qxb4 the way 15…Qxa1 16.Nc3 Qxf1+! can’t also give him a good chance to defend successfully. But the main cause of his resignation was, of course, the psychological blow: “My first new move is a blunder! It is so terrible!..”
These two new games are very notable, since they develop the Jerome gambit theory strongly! I thank Anatoly and Aleksandr very much!
