Viswanathan Anand vs Anatoly Karpov

FIDE-Wch k.o. f · 1998 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event FIDE-Wch k.o. f
Site Lausanne
Round 8.2
Date 1998.01.03
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R3rk/5Qp1/7p/P7/3B4/2n4P/2pq1PPK/8 b - - 3 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Bc5
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.a4 Bg4
  9. 9.d3 O-O
  10. 10.h3 Bxf3
  11. 11.Qxf3 Na5
  12. 12.Bc2 b4
  13. 13.Nd2 Rb8
  14. 14.Qe2 Re8
  15. 15.Nf3 bxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 Nb3
  17. 17.Bxb3 Rxb3
  18. 18.d4 exd4
  19. 19.cxd4 Rxf3
  20. 20.Qxf3 Bxd4
  21. 21.Ra2 Nxe4
  22. 22.Qd3 c5
  23. 23.Qxa6 d5
  24. 24.a5 c4
  25. 25.Be3 Be5
  26. 26.Bb6 Qd7
  27. 27.Qa7 Qc6
  28. 28.Bd4 Bc7
  29. 29.Rb2 c3
  30. 30.Rb7 Rc8
  31. 31.Bb6 Be5
  32. 32.Rxf7 c2
  33. 33.Rc1 Nc3
  34. 34.Rf3 h6
  35. 35.Qf7+ Kh8
  36. 36.Re3 d4
  37. 37.Rxe5 d3
  38. 38.Bd4 Rg8
  39. 39.Re6 d2
  40. 40.Rxc6 dxc1=Q+
  41. 41.Kh2 Qd2
  42. 42.Rc8

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