Viswanathan Anand vs Anatoly Karpov

FIDE-Wch k.o. f · 1998 · Trompowsky Attack · 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 8.6
Date 1998.01.08
Opening Trompowsky Attack (A45)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1kr5/2p5/pp2NQ2/3pP3/q2n4/3B3P/P5P1/2R4K b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Bg5 e6
  3. 3.e4 h6
  4. 4.Bxf6 Qxf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Qd2 g5
  7. 7.Bc4 Nc6
  8. 8.Nge2 Bg7
  9. 9.Rd1 Bd7
  10. 10.O-O O-O-O
  11. 11.Nb5 a6
  12. 12.Na3 g4
  13. 13.f4 gxf3
  14. 14.Rxf3 Qe7
  15. 15.c3 h5
  16. 16.Rdf1 Rdf8
  17. 17.b4 Na7
  18. 18.Nc2 Bh6
  19. 19.Qe1 Kb8
  20. 20.Bd3 Bc6
  21. 21.Nf4 Rfg8
  22. 22.d5 Be8
  23. 23.Qf2 Bg7
  24. 24.Nd4 Bd7
  25. 25.dxe6 Bxd4
  26. 26.cxd4 fxe6
  27. 27.e5 Bc6
  28. 28.Ng6 Qd8
  29. 29.Nxh8 Bxf3
  30. 30.Nf7 Qh4
  31. 31.Qxf3 Qxd4+
  32. 32.Kh1 d5
  33. 33.Rd1 Qxb4
  34. 34.Rb1 Qa4
  35. 35.Qxh5 Nc6
  36. 36.Qe2 Ka7
  37. 37.Qf2+ b6
  38. 38.Rc1 Kb7
  39. 39.h3 Rc8
  40. 40.Qf6 Nd4
  41. 41.Nd8+ Kb8
  42. 42.Nxe6

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