Viswanathan Anand vs Anatoly Karpov

Buenos Aires Sicilian · 1994 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Buenos Aires Sicilian
Site Buenos Aires
Round 12
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B49)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R6/5pkp/1rN1b3/1P4p1/8/1P5P/P4PP1/6K1 b - - 2 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.Be2 a6
  7. 7.O-O Nf6
  8. 8.Be3 Bb4
  9. 9.Na4 d5
  10. 10.Nxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.exd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.Bd4 c5
  13. 13.c3 cxd4
  14. 14.cxb4 e5
  15. 15.Bf3 Be6
  16. 16.Nc5 Qd6
  17. 17.Re1 Rb8
  18. 18.Bxd5 Qxd5
  19. 19.Nxa6 Rc8
  20. 20.Qa4+ Ke7
  21. 21.b5 Rc4
  22. 22.Qa5 Ra8
  23. 23.Qb6 Rd8
  24. 24.b3 Rcc8
  25. 25.Nb4 Qd6
  26. 26.Nc6+ Kf8
  27. 27.Rxe5 d3
  28. 28.Rd1 Ra8
  29. 29.h3 d2
  30. 30.Re2 Rdb8
  31. 31.Rexd2 Rxb6
  32. 32.Rxd6 g5
  33. 33.Rd8+ Rxd8
  34. 34.Rxd8+ Kg7
  35. 35.Rb8

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