Viswanathan Anand vs Anatoly Karpov

Amber Blindfold · 2000 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber Blindfold
Site Monaco MNC
Round 2
Date 2000.03.17
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/5R2/1r2kPp1/4p2p/7P/1P6/5PPK/8 w - - 1 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nc3 a6
  5. 5.h4 h5
  6. 6.Bd3 Bxd3
  7. 7.Qxd3 e6
  8. 8.Bg5 Qc7
  9. 9.Nf3 c5
  10. 10.O-O Nc6
  11. 11.Ne2 cxd4
  12. 12.Nexd4 Nge7
  13. 13.Rfe1 Nxd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Nc6
  15. 15.Nxc6 Qxc6
  16. 16.Rad1 b5
  17. 17.Qg3 Rc8
  18. 18.c3 Bc5
  19. 19.Rd3 Bb6
  20. 20.Rf3 Rh7
  21. 21.b3 Bd8
  22. 22.Ree3 Bxg5
  23. 23.Qxg5 Rc7
  24. 24.Rf4 Qc5
  25. 25.a4 Qe7
  26. 26.Qg3 g6
  27. 27.axb5 axb5
  28. 28.Kh2 Kd7
  29. 29.Qf3 Ke8
  30. 30.Rb4 Rb7
  31. 31.Re1 Kf8
  32. 32.Qf6 Ke8
  33. 33.Ra1 Qxf6
  34. 34.exf6 Kd7
  35. 35.Ra8 e5
  36. 36.c4 d4
  37. 37.Rxb5 Rxb5
  38. 38.cxb5 d3
  39. 39.b6 Kc6
  40. 40.Rb8 d2
  41. 41.Rd8 Rh8
  42. 42.Rxd2 Rb8
  43. 43.Rc2+ Kd5
  44. 44.Rc7 Rxb6
  45. 45.Rxf7 Ke6

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