Viswanathan Anand vs Anatoly Karpov

Leon Man+Comp m · 1999 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leon Man+Comp m
Site Leon
Round 4
Date 1999.06.12
Opening Petroff Defense (C43)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/pK3k2/8/rP6/8/8/8/4R3 w - - 8 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 Nxe4
  4. 4.Bd3 d5
  5. 5.Nxe5 Nd7
  6. 6.Nxd7 Bxd7
  7. 7.O-O Bd6
  8. 8.c4 c6
  9. 9.cxd5 cxd5
  10. 10.Qh5 O-O
  11. 11.Qxd5 Bc6
  12. 12.Qh5 g6
  13. 13.Qh3 Ng5
  14. 14.Qg4 Ne6
  15. 15.Bh6 Re8
  16. 16.Nc3 Bf4
  17. 17.Bxf4 Qxd4
  18. 18.Be4 f5
  19. 19.Qg3 Nxf4
  20. 20.Bxc6 bxc6
  21. 21.Qf3 Nd5
  22. 22.Rad1 Qg4
  23. 23.Nxd5 Qxf3
  24. 24.gxf3 cxd5
  25. 25.Rxd5 Rad8
  26. 26.Rfd1 Rxd5
  27. 27.Rxd5 Re7
  28. 28.b4 Kg7
  29. 29.Ra5 Kh6
  30. 30.b5 Rb7
  31. 31.Kg2 Kg5
  32. 32.Kg3 Kh5
  33. 33.a4 Kg5
  34. 34.Ra6 Rd7
  35. 35.f4+ Kh6
  36. 36.f3 Kh5
  37. 37.Re6 h6
  38. 38.Ra6 g5
  39. 39.Rf6 Rd4
  40. 40.fxg5 hxg5
  41. 41.Rxf5 Rxa4
  42. 42.h4 Rxh4
  43. 43.f4 Rh1
  44. 44.Rxg5+ Kh6
  45. 45.Kg4 Rb1
  46. 46.Rc5 Kg6
  47. 47.f5+ Kf6
  48. 48.Rc6+ Kf7
  49. 49.Kg5 Rg1+
  50. 50.Kf4 Rb1
  51. 51.Rc5 Kf6
  52. 52.Ke4 Rb4+
  53. 53.Kd5 Kxf5
  54. 54.Kc6+ Ke6
  55. 55.Rc1 Ra4
  56. 56.Re1+ Kf7
  57. 57.Kb7 Ra5

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