Karpov, Anatoly – Short, Nigel D

2725 1992 · White wins (resignation, time or agreement)

Anatoly Karpov, World Champion from 1975 to 1985, was positional precision incarnate — he suffocated opponents rather than blowing them off the board. Nigel Short, the finest British player of his generation, would knock Karpov out of the Candidates cycle in 1993 to earn his title match with Kasparov. Watching Short try the cheeky Budapest Gambit against history’s great technician is a treat in itself.