Viswanathan Anand vs Anatoly Karpov

Leon Man+Comp m · 1999 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Leon Man+Comp m
Site Leon
Round 6
Date 1999.06.13
Opening Petroff Defense (C43)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R7/P5k1/6p1/5P1p/1K5P/5P2/8/r7 b - - 0 56

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.Rfd1 Qg4
  23. 23.Nxd5 Qxf3
  24. 24.gxf3 cxd5
  25. 25.Rxd5 Rad8
  26. 26.Rad1 Rxd5
  27. 27.Rxd5 Re2
  28. 28.Rb5 a5
  29. 29.Rb7 f4
  30. 30.a4 Re1+
  31. 31.Kg2 Ra1
  32. 32.b3 Ra2
  33. 33.h4 Rb2
  34. 34.Rb5 h6
  35. 35.Kh3 h5
  36. 36.Kg2 Kf7
  37. 37.Rxa5 Rxb3
  38. 38.Rb5 Ra3
  39. 39.Rb4 Ke6
  40. 40.Rxf4 Ra1
  41. 41.Rb4 Kf5
  42. 42.Rb5+ Kf6
  43. 43.Ra5 Kg7
  44. 44.Ra8 Kf6
  45. 45.a5 Ra4
  46. 46.a6 Kg7
  47. 47.Kg3 Kh7
  48. 48.a7 Kg7
  49. 49.f4 Ra3+
  50. 50.f3 Ra4
  51. 51.Kf2 Ra2+
  52. 52.Ke3 Ra4
  53. 53.Kd2 Ra2+
  54. 54.Kc3 Ra3+
  55. 55.Kb4 Ra1
  56. 56.f5

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