Ulf Andersson
Notable Games

Ulf Andersson

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Notable Games

  • 1971.07.23 Andersson, Ulf vsGaprindashvili, Nona 1-0 Pirc Defense: Classical Variation 47 moves Goteborg Göteborg 1971, which he won, against Nona Gaprindashvili, the Women's World Champion. The queens come off at move 24 and the knight takes over the ending: 34.Nf6+, 38.Nxf5, and 46.Ng5+ Nxg5 47.Kxg5.
  • 1975.08.28 Karpov, Anatoly vsAndersson, Ulf 0-1 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation 79 moves Milan Milan 1975 with Black against Anatoly Karpov: the first game Karpov lost as World Champion, played in the Hedgehog formation Andersson helped to originate. 27...Rxe3 28.Nxe3 Bxh2 gives up the exchange for a pawn, and 46...Nxe4+ 47.Rxe4 Rxe4 wins it back with another pawn.
  • 1979.03.04 Andersson, Ulf vsRobatsch, Karl 1-0 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense 33 moves (GER-ch) International05 A 1979 game against the Austrian grandmaster Karl Robatsch. The queens are off at move 13, and Andersson grinds out a level ending: 22.Rc6 and 23.Rxc6 take the c-file, and the white king walks in with 32.Kh4 and 33.Kxh5.
  • 1979 Andersson, Ulf vsFranco Ocampos, Zenon 1-0 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation 42 moves Buenos Aires Clarin International Buenos Aires 1979 against Zenón Franco. The queens are off at move 6; the rooks and knight win the queenside with 21.a5 bxa5 22.Rxa5, 36.c5 and 42.Rc6.
  • 1982.11.08 Andersson, Ulf vsGruenfeld, Yehuda 1-0 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation 34 moves Olympiad-25 The Lucerne Olympiad of 1982 against Yehuda Grünfeld of Israel. The b-pawn runs: 26.b4, 29.b5 and 30.b6, and 34.Qa4 ends it.
  • 1983.01.09 Andersson, Ulf vsTal, Mikhail 1-0 Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line 51 moves Candidates reserve match The sixth and last game of his drawn match with Mikhail Tal, the former World Champion, in 1983. 27.Bxf7+ Kxf7 28.Qxd7+ wins a pawn, the queens come off at move 47, and the pawn ending, three pawns against two, is won.
  • 1983.02.13 Andersson, Ulf vsSeirawan, Yasser 1-0 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights, Fianchetto Variation 41 moves Linares-04 Linares 1983 against Yasser Seirawan. 22.Rxb4 cxb4 23.Qxb4 gives up the exchange for a pawn, 32.Qxb6 wins another, and 36.Nxe4, 40.Nxd6 and 41.Nxf5 end it.
  • 1983.09.12 Andersson, Ulf vsPetrosian, Tigran V 1-0 Queen's Pawn Game 58 moves Niksic International Nikšić 1983 against Tigran Petrosian, the former World Champion. 26.Bh6 and 27.Bxf8 win the exchange for a pawn, the queens come off at once, and the two rooks grind down rook and bishop: 56.Rxa4 and 58.Rxd4.
  • 1986.01.05 Andersson, Ulf vsPortisch, Lajos 1-0 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense 51 moves Reggio Emilia-28 \\\"A\\\" 1985/86 Reggio Emilia 1985/86, where he shared first place, against Lajos Portisch. 34.Qxc6 bxc6 takes the queens off; in the rook ending 38.Rxc6 and 43.Rxa7 win pawns, the a-pawn runs to a6, and 51.Kxh4 ends it.
  • 1990.11.26 Andersson, Ulf vsAnand, Viswanathan 1-0 Pirc Defense: Classical Variation 65 moves Olympiad-29 The Novi Sad Olympiad of 1990 against Viswanathan Anand, later World Champion. The queens come off at move 16, and the rook ending runs to 65 moves: 37.Rxh7 and 50.Rxf5 take the black kingside pawns, and the white king escorts the h-pawn.
  • 1991 Shirov, Alexei vsAndersson, Ulf 0-1 Zukertort Opening 53 moves Biel SKA Biel 1991 with Black against Alexei Shirov. The queens come off at move 18, and in the bishop ending 44...Bxh4 45.Kxh4 gives up the bishop for the last kingside pawn; the black king walks to c4 and b4, and three pawns beat the bishop: 53...c4.
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