Viswanathan Anand vs Anatoly Karpov

The Game

White	Viswanathan Anand
Black	Anatoly Karpov
Result	1-0
Event	Las Palmas
Site	Las Palmas
Round	7
Date	1996.12.17
Opening	Queen's Gambit Accepted (D21)
Moves	36

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r2k4/6R1/b1n1qr2/3p2B1/7P/8/5PP1/1Q1R2K1 b - - 1 36

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 d5
2. 2.d4 e6
3. 3.c4 dxc4
4. 4.e4 b5
5. 5.a4 c6
6. 6.axb5 cxb5
7. 7.b3 Bb7
8. 8.bxc4 Bxe4
9. 9.cxb5 Nf6
10. 10.Be2 Be7
11. 11.O-O O-O
12. 12.Nc3 Bb7
13. 13.Ne5 a6
14. 14.Bf3 Nd5
15. 15.Nxd5 exd5
16. 16.Rb1 Qb6
17. 17.Be2 axb5
18. 18.Rxb5 Qc7
19. 19.Bf4 Bd6
20. 20.Bd3 Ba6
21. 21.Bxh7+ Kxh7
22. 22.Qh5+ Kg8
23. 23.Rb3 Bxe5
24. 24.Rh3 f6
25. 25.dxe5 Qe7
26. 26.Qh7+ Kf7
27. 27.Rg3 Ke8
28. 28.Rxg7 Qe6
29. 29.exf6 Nc6
30. 30.Ra1 Kd8
31. 31.h4 Bb7
32. 32.Rc1 Ba6
33. 33.Ra1 Bb7
34. 34.Rd1 Ba6
35. 35.Qb1 Rxf6
36. 36.Bg5

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