Viswanathan Anand vs Anatoly Karpov

Rapid · 2004 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Rapid
Site Sao Paulo BRA
Round 8
Date 2004.08.23
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B85)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r2r3/5kp1/4pbn1/P1B5/1PB4p/8/6PP/4RR1K b - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.Be2 Nf6
  7. 7.O-O a6
  8. 8.Kh1 Be7
  9. 9.f4 d6
  10. 10.Be3 O-O
  11. 11.Qe1 Nxd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 b5
  13. 13.a3 Bb7
  14. 14.Qg3 Bc6
  15. 15.Rae1 Rae8
  16. 16.Bf3 Kh8
  17. 17.b4 Bd8
  18. 18.e5 dxe5
  19. 19.fxe5 Nd7
  20. 20.Ne4 Bxe4
  21. 21.Bxe4 Qc4
  22. 22.Ba1 f5
  23. 23.exf6 Bxf6
  24. 24.Bd3 Qd5
  25. 25.Qh3 h6
  26. 26.Qg4 Kg8
  27. 27.Qg6 Qg5
  28. 28.Qe4 h5
  29. 29.Bd4 Kf7
  30. 30.c4 h4
  31. 31.Be3 Qh5
  32. 32.Be2 Qe5
  33. 33.Qxe5 Nxe5
  34. 34.cxb5 axb5
  35. 35.Bc5 Rh8
  36. 36.Bxb5 Rb8
  37. 37.a4 Ng6
  38. 38.Bc4 Rhe8
  39. 39.a5

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