Thread by @YourBryanCastro

1) In studying Karpov's games, there are two qualities that stand out (among many things). First, his sense of timing of when to sacrifice/push and when to play more quietly. Second, his precision when it comes to preventing his opponent's counterplay...

2) As an example, look at this position with white to play: #chesspunks

3) You may have correctly guessed that the thematic 1.Rxh5! is the winning move. His notes (from his Best Games book) give us more insight as 1.Ng3 (looking to deflect the knight) is too slow and runs into 1...Bg4! (e.g. 2.fxg4 Nxg4 and the queen is trapped).

4) If this were my game, I probably would have sacked the exchange anyway, but not because I understood that I had to sac the exchange at this precise moment! In any case, these little nuances in his games have been a joy to discover. #chesspunks