Boris Gelfand vs Anatoly Karpov

Candidats FIDE f1 · 1995 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats FIDE f1
Site Sanghi Nagar
Round 5
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C92)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

r2q1rk1/4bppp/2bp2n1/1N2p3/4P1N1/1BP1B2P/1n2QPP1/R3R1K1 b - - 1 21

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Nd7
  10. 10.d4 Bf6
  11. 11.a4 Bb7
  12. 12.Na3 Nb6
  13. 13.axb5 axb5
  14. 14.d5 Ne7
  15. 15.Be3 c6
  16. 16.dxc6 Bxc6
  17. 17.Nh2 Ng6
  18. 18.Ng4 Be7
  19. 19.Qd3 Na4
  20. 20.Nxb5 Nxb2
  21. 21.Qe2

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