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Analyze a masterful chess game between Anatoly Karpov and Boris Gulko from the 1996 Spanish Team Championship in Oropesa del Mar, Spain, known as "The Jewel of Oropesa." Explore how this Queen's Gambit Accepted opening transitions into a queenless middlegame after just 10 moves, then witness Gulko's attempt to prevent Karpov's knight from reaching the c5-square, which triggers a beautiful tactical sequence. Study Karpov's masterful handling of the resulting positional imbalance and discover why this game earned its prestigious nickname through detailed move-by-move analysis of the complete game notation.
