Viswanathan Anand vs Anatoly Karpov

Roquebrune rapid · 1992 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Roquebrune rapid
Site Roquebrune
Round 18
Date 1992.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R7/3P1k2/8/6pP/1r2B1Pn/8/5K2/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.Be2 c5
  6. 6.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.c3 Bg6
  8. 8.Be3 cxd4
  9. 9.cxd4 Nge7
  10. 10.Nc3 Nf5
  11. 11.Rc1 Be7
  12. 12.Na4 O-O
  13. 13.Nc5 Bxc5
  14. 14.Rxc5 Qb6
  15. 15.Qd2 a6
  16. 16.Rfc1 Bh5
  17. 17.a3 Rad8
  18. 18.b4 Rd7
  19. 19.h3 Nxe3
  20. 20.fxe3 Bxf3
  21. 21.Bxf3 f6
  22. 22.exf6 Rxf6
  23. 23.Be2 Rdf7
  24. 24.Qe1 g6
  25. 25.Qg3 Kg7
  26. 26.Bd3 Qa7
  27. 27.h4 Qb8
  28. 28.Qxb8 Nxb8
  29. 29.b5 axb5
  30. 30.Bxb5 Nd7
  31. 31.Rc7 Nb6
  32. 32.R7c5 Rf2
  33. 33.a4 Ra2
  34. 34.Rc7 Nxa4
  35. 35.Be8 Rxc7
  36. 36.Rxc7+ Kf8
  37. 37.Bd7 Nb6
  38. 38.Bxe6 Re2
  39. 39.Rf7+ Ke8
  40. 40.Rxh7 Nc4
  41. 41.Bxd5 Nxe3
  42. 42.Bxb7 Nf5
  43. 43.Bf3 Rd2
  44. 44.d5 Kf8
  45. 45.h5 g5
  46. 46.Ra7 Rd4
  47. 47.g4 Nh4
  48. 48.Kf2 Rd3
  49. 49.Be4 Rb3
  50. 50.d6 Rb4
  51. 51.Ra8+ Kf7
  52. 52.d7

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