Viswanathan Anand vs Anatoly Karpov

Candidats qf4 · 1991 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats qf4
Site Brussels
Round 7
Date 1991.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

6k1/4B1b1/p1r1p3/1p1p4/1P1P2P1/P2K4/8/7R b - - 8 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.Be2 Nd7
  6. 6.O-O Ne7
  7. 7.Nh4 Bg6
  8. 8.Nd2 c5
  9. 9.c3 cxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Nf5
  11. 11.Nxg6 hxg6
  12. 12.Nf3 Be7
  13. 13.Bd3 Nb8
  14. 14.Bd2 Nc6
  15. 15.Bc3 a6
  16. 16.b3 Nh4
  17. 17.Nxh4 Bxh4
  18. 18.g3 Be7
  19. 19.a3 Qb6
  20. 20.b4 O-O
  21. 21.Qg4 Rfc8
  22. 22.Rac1 Bf8
  23. 23.h4 Ne7
  24. 24.h5 gxh5
  25. 25.Qxh5 g6
  26. 26.Qh4 Qd8
  27. 27.Bd2 Rxc1
  28. 28.Rxc1 Rc8
  29. 29.Rd1 Nf5
  30. 30.Qxd8 Rxd8
  31. 31.Bxf5 gxf5
  32. 32.Rc1 b5
  33. 33.Rc6 Ra8
  34. 34.Rb6 Be7
  35. 35.Kf1 Bd8
  36. 36.Rb7 Kg7
  37. 37.Ke2 Rc8
  38. 38.Kd3 Rc6
  39. 39.Rb8 Bc7
  40. 40.Ra8 Kg6
  41. 41.Rc8 f6
  42. 42.Bc3 Kf7
  43. 43.exf6 Kxf6
  44. 44.Bd2 Rc4
  45. 45.Rf8+ Kg6
  46. 46.Ra8 Rc6
  47. 47.Rg8+ Kf7
  48. 48.Rc8 Rc4
  49. 49.Ra8 Rc6
  50. 50.Ra7 Kg6
  51. 51.Be3 Bd6
  52. 52.Bd2 Bc7
  53. 53.Ra8 Bd6
  54. 54.Rh8 Kg7
  55. 55.Rh6 Bc7
  56. 56.Rh1 Bd6
  57. 57.f3 Bc7
  58. 58.g4 fxg4
  59. 59.fxg4 Bd6
  60. 60.Rh6 Bf8
  61. 61.Bg5 Kg8
  62. 62.Rh1 Bg7
  63. 63.Be7

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