Viswanathan Anand vs Anatoly Karpov

The Game

White	Viswanathan Anand
Black	Anatoly Karpov
Result	1-0
Event	Siemens Giants
Site	Frankfurt
Round	11
Date	1999.07.02
Opening	Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves	45

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4rkb1/R7/1p4q1/2pPBp1Q/P1P2P2/8/6B1/6K1 b - - 0 45

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
3. 3.Nxe5 d6
4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
5. 5.d4 d5
6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
7. 7.O-O Be7
8. 8.Re1 Bf5
9. 9.c4 Nb4
10. 10.Bf1 O-O
11. 11.a3 Nc6
12. 12.cxd5 Qxd5
13. 13.Nc3 Nxc3
14. 14.bxc3 Bf6
15. 15.Bf4 Rac8
16. 16.Rc1 Rfd8
17. 17.h3 h6
18. 18.g4 Bg6
19. 19.Bg2 Qd7
20. 20.d5 Na5
21. 21.c4 b6
22. 22.Be5 Be7
23. 23.Bb2 Bd6
24. 24.Ne5 Bxe5
25. 25.Rxe5 f6
26. 26.Re3 Nb7
27. 27.h4 Re8
28. 28.Rg3 Nc5
29. 29.g5 hxg5
30. 30.hxg5 f5
31. 31.Qd4 Ne4
32. 32.Re3 c5
33. 33.Qd3 Qd6
34. 34.Rce1 Rcd8
35. 35.a4 Qf4
36. 36.f3 Ng3
37. 37.Qc3 Nh5
38. 38.Re7 Rxe7
39. 39.Rxe7 Kf8
40. 40.Rxg7 Qxg5
41. 41.Rxa7 Bf7
42. 42.Qh8+ Bg8
43. 43.f4 Qg6
44. 44.Be5 Re8
45. 45.Qxh5

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