Viswanathan Anand vs Anatoly Karpov

Rapid Match · 2009 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 30 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Rapid Match
Site Corsica FRA
Round 3
Date 2009.11.02
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r2r2k1/1p3p2/p1nNp1p1/2P1Pn1p/8/P4B1P/1R3PP1/4R1K1 b - - 3 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.Qc2 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Qa5
  8. 8.a3 Nc6
  9. 9.e3 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Qxc5
  11. 11.Bd3 a6
  12. 12.O-O h6
  13. 13.b4 Qa7
  14. 14.Ne4 Nh5
  15. 15.Bd6 Bd7
  16. 16.Rfd1 Rfd8
  17. 17.Be2 Bxd6
  18. 18.Nxd6 Nf6
  19. 19.Rd2 Be8
  20. 20.Rad1 Qb6
  21. 21.e4 Ng4
  22. 22.Qc5 Qxc5
  23. 23.bxc5 Na5
  24. 24.e5 Bc6
  25. 25.Re1 h5
  26. 26.h3 Nh6
  27. 27.Nd4 g6
  28. 28.Nxc6 Nxc6
  29. 29.Bf3 Nf5
  30. 30.Rb2

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