Viswanathan Anand vs Anatoly Karpov

The Game

White	Viswanathan Anand
Black	Anatoly Karpov
Result	1-0
Event	Rapid Match
Site	Corsica FRA
Round	1
Date	2009.10.31
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves	46

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6k1/4N1n1/1p1p2p1/1PnP2N1/6P1/5PK1/8 b - - 0 46

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 Be7
4. 4.cxd5 exd5
5. 5.Bf4 c6
6. 6.Qc2 Nf6
7. 7.e3 Nbd7
8. 8.h3 O-O
9. 9.Bd3 Re8
10. 10.Nf3 Nf8
11. 11.O-O Bd6
12. 12.Bxd6 Qxd6
13. 13.Rab1 a5
14. 14.a3 Be6
15. 15.Na4 N6d7
16. 16.b4 axb4
17. 17.axb4 b5
18. 18.Nc5 Nb6
19. 19.Ra1 f6
20. 20.Qc3 Bf7
21. 21.Rxa8 Rxa8
22. 22.Ra1 Qb8
23. 23.Nd2 Nc4
24. 24.Ndb3 Ra7
25. 25.e4 dxe4
26. 26.Bxe4 Bd5
27. 27.Bxd5+ cxd5
28. 28.Re1 Qd6
29. 29.Qf3 Kf7
30. 30.g3 g6
31. 31.h4 Re7
32. 32.Ra1 Rc7
33. 33.Ra6 Qd8
34. 34.Qf4 Kg7
35. 35.Rxf6 Qxf6
36. 36.Qxc7+ Kg8
37. 37.Kg2 Qf5
38. 38.Qe7 h6
39. 39.Nc1 g5
40. 40.hxg5 hxg5
41. 41.N1d3 Nd2
42. 42.Qe2 Nc4
43. 43.Ne5 Kg7
44. 44.Ng4 Ng6
45. 45.Qe6 Qxe6
46. 46.Nxe6+

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