Viswanathan Anand vs Anatoly Karpov

Candidats qf4 · 1991 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats qf4
Site Brussels
Round 3
Date 1991.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B11)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

5R2/6kp/4p1p1/p3Pp2/P1r1qP1Q/2P4P/6PK/8 w - - 14 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg4
  4. 4.h3 Bxf3
  5. 5.Qxf3 e6
  6. 6.d3 Nd7
  7. 7.Be2 g6
  8. 8.O-O Bg7
  9. 9.Qg3 Qb6
  10. 10.Kh1 Ne7
  11. 11.f4 f5
  12. 12.e5 d4
  13. 13.Nb1 Nd5
  14. 14.Na3 Bf8
  15. 15.Nc4 Qc7
  16. 16.a4 N7b6
  17. 17.Qf2 Nxc4
  18. 18.dxc4 Nb4
  19. 19.Bf3 Bc5
  20. 20.Rd1 Qe7
  21. 21.Qe2 a5
  22. 22.c3 dxc3
  23. 23.bxc3 Na6
  24. 24.Be3 Bxe3
  25. 25.Qxe3 Qc5
  26. 26.Qd4 Kf7
  27. 27.Rab1 Rab8
  28. 28.Rb6 Qe7
  29. 29.Bxc6 bxc6
  30. 30.Rxa6 Rhd8
  31. 31.Qg1 Rxd1
  32. 32.Qxd1 Rd8
  33. 33.Qf3 Qa3
  34. 34.Kh2 Rd7
  35. 35.Qxc6 Re7
  36. 36.Ra8 Qc1
  37. 37.Qf3 Kg7
  38. 38.Rd8 Rc7
  39. 39.c5 Qa3
  40. 40.Qa8 Qxc5
  41. 41.Rg8+ Kh6
  42. 42.Qd8 Qe7
  43. 43.Qd2 Rc4
  44. 44.Qd6 Qf7
  45. 45.Rf8 Qb7
  46. 46.Qd8 Qe4
  47. 47.Qh4+ Kg7

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