Viswanathan Anand vs Anatoly Karpov

6th Corsica Masters · 2002 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Corsica Masters
Site Bastia FRA
Round 4.3
Date 2002.11.04
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/5pk1/4p1p1/3pPn2/3P1P1p/5N1P/6P1/6K1 b - - 5 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nd2 h6
  5. 5.Nb3 e6
  6. 6.c3 Nd7
  7. 7.Be3 Ne7
  8. 8.f4 h5
  9. 9.Nf3 h4
  10. 10.Be2 Bg4
  11. 11.O-O Nf5
  12. 12.Bf2 Be7
  13. 13.Nbd2 c5
  14. 14.h3 Bh5
  15. 15.Bd3 Bg6
  16. 16.Qb1 c4
  17. 17.Bc2 b5
  18. 18.Rd1 Nb6
  19. 19.Nf1 a5
  20. 20.Ne3 Nxe3
  21. 21.Bxe3 Bxc2
  22. 22.Qxc2 g6
  23. 23.Bf2 b4
  24. 24.Be1 Kf8
  25. 25.Nh2 Kg7
  26. 26.Ng4 Qd7
  27. 27.Ne3 Qb5
  28. 28.Qe2 Rac8
  29. 29.b3 Rc7
  30. 30.Qg4 Rh5
  31. 31.Qe2 Qd7
  32. 32.Rdc1 Qc8
  33. 33.Bd2 cxb3
  34. 34.axb3 bxc3
  35. 35.Be1 Bb4
  36. 36.Rc2 Qd7
  37. 37.Qd3 Rh8
  38. 38.Bxc3 Rhc8
  39. 39.Bxb4 axb4
  40. 40.Rac1 Rxc2
  41. 41.Rxc2 Qa7
  42. 42.Kh2 Qa1
  43. 43.Ng4 Qe1
  44. 44.Rc5 Ra8
  45. 45.Qe3 Qxe3
  46. 46.Nxe3 Ra3
  47. 47.Rb5 Rxb3
  48. 48.Ng4 Nc8
  49. 49.Rb7 Rc3
  50. 50.Rxb4 Ne7
  51. 51.Rb8 Rc8
  52. 52.Rxc8 Nxc8
  53. 53.Kg1 Ne7
  54. 54.Nh2 Nf5
  55. 55.Nf3

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