Viswanathan Anand vs Anatoly Karpov

FIDE-Wch k.o. f · 1998 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 0-1
Event FIDE-Wch k.o. f
Site Lausanne
Round 8.4
Date 1998.01.06
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D42)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6pk/2b1p3/4P3/6Pp/2B2P2/p4K2/8 w - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.c4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nf3 Be7
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Bd3 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Re1 Bf6
  11. 11.Be4 Nce7
  12. 12.h4 Nf5
  13. 13.Qd3 Nxc3
  14. 14.bxc3 h6
  15. 15.h5 Nd6
  16. 16.Ne5 Nxe4
  17. 17.Qxe4 Bxe5
  18. 18.dxe5 f5
  19. 19.Qe2 Bd7
  20. 20.Rd1 Bb5
  21. 21.Qf3 Qe8
  22. 22.Bf4 Rc8
  23. 23.Rd4 Rc4
  24. 24.Rad1 Qf7
  25. 25.Rxc4 Bxc4
  26. 26.a3 Rc8
  27. 27.Rd4 Kh7
  28. 28.Bd2 Bd5
  29. 29.Qh3 b5
  30. 30.a4 bxa4
  31. 31.Rxa4 Rc4
  32. 32.Rxc4 Bxc4
  33. 33.Qh4 Bb5
  34. 34.c4 Be8
  35. 35.c5 Qd7
  36. 36.Bc3 Qd3
  37. 37.Qd4 Qxd4
  38. 38.Bxd4 a5
  39. 39.c6 Bxc6
  40. 40.f3 f4
  41. 41.Bb2 Be8
  42. 42.Bc1 a4
  43. 43.Bxf4 a3
  44. 44.Be3 Bxh5
  45. 45.Kf2 Be8
  46. 46.Bd4 Bc6
  47. 47.Bc3 a2
  48. 48.g3 h5
  49. 49.g4 h4

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