Viswanathan Anand vs Anatoly Karpov

Amber-blind 5th · 1996 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Amber-blind 5th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 2
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B17)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5p1P/8/3bp3/p1k5/P1Q5/8/1K6 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Ng5 Ngf6
  6. 6.Bd3 e6
  7. 7.N1f3 Bd6
  8. 8.Qe2 h6
  9. 9.Ne4 Nxe4
  10. 10.Qxe4 Nf6
  11. 11.Qe2 Qc7
  12. 12.Bd2 b6
  13. 13.O-O-O Bb7
  14. 14.Ne5 c5
  15. 15.Bb5+ Ke7
  16. 16.dxc5 Qxc5
  17. 17.a3 a5
  18. 18.Bc3 Rhd8
  19. 19.Bd4 Qc7
  20. 20.Nc4 Bc5
  21. 21.Be5 Qc8
  22. 22.Bxf6+ gxf6
  23. 23.Rxd8 Qxd8
  24. 24.Rd1 Bd5
  25. 25.Bc6 Bxc6
  26. 26.Rxd8 Rxd8
  27. 27.Ne3 Be4
  28. 28.Qh5 Bxe3+
  29. 29.fxe3 Rc8
  30. 30.c3 Bxg2
  31. 31.Qxh6 Rc4
  32. 32.Qh5 Bd5
  33. 33.h3 a4
  34. 34.Qh8 Re4
  35. 35.Kd2 b5
  36. 36.Qc8 f5
  37. 37.Qc5+ Kf6
  38. 38.Qxb5 f4
  39. 39.exf4 Rxf4
  40. 40.Qb8 Kf5
  41. 41.Qh8 e5
  42. 42.h4 Rf2+
  43. 43.Ke1 Rxb2
  44. 44.h5 Ke4
  45. 45.h6 Rb1+
  46. 46.Kd2 Rb2+
  47. 47.Kc1 Rg2
  48. 48.h7 Kd3
  49. 49.Qg8 Rc2+
  50. 50.Kb1 Rxc3
  51. 51.Qg3+ Kc4
  52. 52.Qxc3+

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