Viswanathan Anand vs Anatoly Karpov

World Blitz · 2009 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 36
Date 2009.11.18
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A46)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1P2kp2/6p1/2nrN2p/p3pP2/2RnK1PP/1P1R4/8 b - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c4 dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bd7
  9. 9.Qxc4 Bc6
  10. 10.Bf4 a5
  11. 11.Nc3 Na6
  12. 12.Ne5 Bxg2
  13. 13.Kxg2 c6
  14. 14.Rad1 Qb6
  15. 15.e4 Rad8
  16. 16.Qe2 Nb4
  17. 17.Be3 Qa6
  18. 18.Qxa6 Nxa6
  19. 19.Nc4 Bb4
  20. 20.f3 Ne8
  21. 21.Bf4 Nf6
  22. 22.Na2 Ra8
  23. 23.Nxb4 Nxb4
  24. 24.Bd6 Rfd8
  25. 25.Bc7 Rd7
  26. 26.Nb6 Rxc7
  27. 27.Nxa8 Rd7
  28. 28.Nb6 Rd8
  29. 29.Nc4 Ra8
  30. 30.Rd2 Kf8
  31. 31.Rc1 Ke7
  32. 32.Rc3 Nd7
  33. 33.Rb3 b6
  34. 34.f4 h5
  35. 35.Kf3 g6
  36. 36.Ne3 Kd6
  37. 37.h3 b5
  38. 38.d5 cxd5
  39. 39.exd5 e5
  40. 40.axb5 e4+
  41. 41.Ke2 Nd3
  42. 42.Rc3 N7c5
  43. 43.Nc4+ Ke7
  44. 44.Ke3 a4
  45. 45.b6 Rd8
  46. 46.Ne5 Rxd5
  47. 47.b7

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