Viswanathan Anand vs Anatoly Karpov

Eurotel Trophy · 2002 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Eurotel Trophy
Site Prague CZE
Round 5.1
Date 2002.05.04
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3b4/3k2PK/pp6/5P2/P1nBN3/8/8 b - - 0 59

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.c4 Nb4
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Bf5
  11. 11.a3 Nxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Nc6
  13. 13.Re1 Re8
  14. 14.Bf4 dxc4
  15. 15.Bxc4 Bd6
  16. 16.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  17. 17.Ng5 Bg6
  18. 18.Bxd6 cxd6
  19. 19.h4 Qe7
  20. 20.Qg4 h6
  21. 21.Nh3 Qf6
  22. 22.Re1 Bf5
  23. 23.Qf3 Kf8
  24. 24.Nf4 Bd7
  25. 25.g3 Re8
  26. 26.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  27. 27.Qe4 g5
  28. 28.hxg5 Qxg5
  29. 29.Bd5 Bd7
  30. 30.Qh7 Qf6
  31. 31.Bxf7 Ne7
  32. 32.Bb3 Bf5
  33. 33.Nh5 Bxh7
  34. 34.Nxf6 Bg6
  35. 35.Ng4 Kg7
  36. 36.Ne3 Be4
  37. 37.g4 Kf6
  38. 38.Kh2 b6
  39. 39.Kg3 Kg5
  40. 40.Bf7 Kf6
  41. 41.Bc4 Kg5
  42. 42.Bb3 Kf6
  43. 43.f3 Bg6
  44. 44.f4 Be4
  45. 45.Bc4 Bc6
  46. 46.Bd3 Bb7
  47. 47.Kh4 Bf3
  48. 48.Nc4 Nd5
  49. 49.Kg3 Bd1
  50. 50.Nxd6 Nxc3
  51. 51.Nf5 Kg6
  52. 52.d5 Ba4
  53. 53.d6 Bd7
  54. 54.Kh4 a5
  55. 55.Ne3+ Kf7
  56. 56.Kh5 b5
  57. 57.Kxh6 Ke6
  58. 58.g5 Kxd6
  59. 59.g6

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