Boris Gelfand vs Anatoly Karpov

Cap d'Agde · 1994 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cap d'Agde
Site Cap d'Agde
Round 7.3
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B58)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

1Q6/6pk/3N1pb1/3Pp1p1/4P1P1/5PKP/3q4/8 b - - 2 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 h6
  8. 8.O-O Be6
  9. 9.Re1 Be7
  10. 10.Bf1 O-O
  11. 11.Nd5 Bg4
  12. 12.h3 Bh5
  13. 13.g4 Bg6
  14. 14.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  15. 15.Bc4 Qc7
  16. 16.c3 Nd8
  17. 17.Bd5 Ne6
  18. 18.a4 a5
  19. 19.Be3 Rab8
  20. 20.Qe2 b6
  21. 21.Kg2 Rfc8
  22. 22.Rh1 Qd7
  23. 23.Qb5 Qe7
  24. 24.Qd3 Nc7
  25. 25.c4 Nxd5
  26. 26.cxd5 Qd7
  27. 27.Nd2 b5
  28. 28.b3 Bg5
  29. 29.Bxg5 hxg5
  30. 30.axb5 Rxb5
  31. 31.Rhc1 Rb4
  32. 32.Rxc8+ Qxc8
  33. 33.Nc4 Qb8
  34. 34.Ra3 f6
  35. 35.f3 a4
  36. 36.Rxa4 Rxb3
  37. 37.Ra8 Qxa8
  38. 38.Qxb3 Qa6
  39. 39.Qb4 Qa2+
  40. 40.Kg3 Qa1
  41. 41.Kg2 Qd4
  42. 42.Qb8+ Kh7
  43. 43.Nxd6 Qd2+
  44. 44.Kg3

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