Viswanathan Anand vs Anatoly Karpov

Chess Classics f · 1997 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Chess Classics f
Site Frankfurt
Round 1
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4n3/5Q2/4N1pk/3n3p/1P6/6P1/5P1P/3q1BK1 b - - 5 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.b3 b5
  6. 6.cxb5 Bxb5
  7. 7.Nc3 Ba6
  8. 8.Bg2 d5
  9. 9.b4 Bd6
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Rb1 Nbd7
  12. 12.Qc2 Qe7
  13. 13.a3 Bc4
  14. 14.Nd2 Ba6
  15. 15.Rd1 c6
  16. 16.e4 e5
  17. 17.Nb3 Rac8
  18. 18.Bb2 Rfe8
  19. 19.Rbc1 Bc4
  20. 20.dxe5 Bxe5
  21. 21.Na5 Nb6
  22. 22.Ba1 Qf8
  23. 23.Re1 Ba6
  24. 24.exd5 cxd5
  25. 25.Qb3 Bc4
  26. 26.Nxc4 dxc4
  27. 27.Qc2 Bd4
  28. 28.Nb5 Rxe1+
  29. 29.Rxe1 Bxa1
  30. 30.Rxa1 Qe7
  31. 31.Nd4 Qe5
  32. 32.Rd1 Rd8
  33. 33.Nc6 Rxd1+
  34. 34.Qxd1 Qc7
  35. 35.Qd4 h6
  36. 36.a4 Nxa4
  37. 37.Qxc4 Nb6
  38. 38.Qa6 Qd6
  39. 39.Qxa7 Qd1+
  40. 40.Bf1 Nbd5
  41. 41.Ne5 Qh5
  42. 42.Qb8+ Kh7
  43. 43.Bd3+ g6
  44. 44.Nxf7 Kg7
  45. 45.Qb7 Qd1+
  46. 46.Bf1 h5
  47. 47.Ng5+ Kh6
  48. 48.Ne6 Ne8
  49. 49.Qf7

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