Viswanathan Anand vs Anatoly Karpov

Amber-rapid 7th · 1998 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber-rapid 7th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 1
Date 1998.03.13
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B17)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/6pk/4p2p/PN6/8/8/2r1n3/R6K b - - 6 49

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 Qc7
  11. 11.Qg4 Kf8
  12. 12.O-O c5
  13. 13.c3 b6
  14. 14.Re1 Bb7
  15. 15.h4 c4
  16. 16.Bc2 b5
  17. 17.Bd2 a5
  18. 18.h5 Bd5
  19. 19.Qh3 Rb8
  20. 20.b3 b4
  21. 21.bxc4 bxc3
  22. 22.Bxc3 Qxc4
  23. 23.Nd2 Qc7
  24. 24.Bb3 Nf6
  25. 25.Rac1 Qa7
  26. 26.Bxd5 Nxd5
  27. 27.Nc4 Bf4
  28. 28.Rc2 Rc8
  29. 29.Bxa5 Qxd4
  30. 30.Qb3 Kg8
  31. 31.Nb6 Rxc2
  32. 32.Qxc2 Bd6
  33. 33.Nc4 Qc5
  34. 34.Rb1 f5
  35. 35.Re1 Nf4
  36. 36.Bd2 Kh7
  37. 37.Qb3 Rb8
  38. 38.Qc3 Rc8
  39. 39.Nxd6 Qxc3
  40. 40.Bxc3 Rxc3
  41. 41.g3 Nxh5
  42. 42.Nb5 Rc2
  43. 43.Ra1 f4
  44. 44.a4 fxg3
  45. 45.fxg3 Nxg3
  46. 46.a5 Ne2+
  47. 47.Kh1 Ng3+
  48. 48.Kg1 Ne2+
  49. 49.Kh1

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