Boris Gelfand vs Anatoly Karpov

Vienna Millenium · 1996 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 69 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Vienna Millenium
Site Vienna
Round 3
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E17)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7R/8/8/8/6p1/3K1k2/8/8 b - - 3 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 b6
  3. 3.g3 Bb7
  4. 4.Bg2 e6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Nc3 O-O
  7. 7.Re1 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.d4 Na6
  10. 10.Bf4 c5
  11. 11.dxc5 Nxc5
  12. 12.Rc1 a6
  13. 13.a3 Re8
  14. 14.Nd4 Bd6
  15. 15.Bxd6 Qxd6
  16. 16.Qd2 Rad8
  17. 17.Red1 g6
  18. 18.Qf4 Qxf4
  19. 19.gxf4 Kf8
  20. 20.e3 Rd6
  21. 21.b4 Ne6
  22. 22.Nce2 Re7
  23. 23.a4 Nd8
  24. 24.a5 Bc6
  25. 25.Nc3 Be8
  26. 26.Bf1 bxa5
  27. 27.bxa5 Rb7
  28. 28.Ra1 Rc7
  29. 29.Na2 Rb7
  30. 30.f3 Ne6
  31. 31.Rdb1 Re7
  32. 32.Nb4 Nc5
  33. 33.Rc1 Rb7
  34. 34.Rab1 Nfd7
  35. 35.Nbc6 Rc7
  36. 36.Ne5 Ke7
  37. 37.Rc3 f6
  38. 38.Nxd7 Kxd7
  39. 39.Rb8 Ne6
  40. 40.Rxc7+ Nxc7
  41. 41.Kf2 Ke7
  42. 42.f5 g5
  43. 43.Ke1 Bb5
  44. 44.Bxb5 Nxb5
  45. 45.Nxb5 axb5
  46. 46.Rxb5 Rc6
  47. 47.Rxd5 Rc3
  48. 48.Kd2 Ra3
  49. 49.Kc2 Rxe3
  50. 50.Kb2 Re2+
  51. 51.Kb3 Rxh2
  52. 52.a6 Rh1
  53. 53.Kb4 Ra1
  54. 54.Ra5 Rb1+
  55. 55.Kc5 Rb8
  56. 56.a7 Ra8
  57. 57.Kc6 h5
  58. 58.Kb7 Rxa7+
  59. 59.Kxa7 Kd6
  60. 60.Kb6 h4
  61. 61.Rc5 h3
  62. 62.Rc2 Ke5
  63. 63.Rh2 Kxf5
  64. 64.Rxh3 Kf4
  65. 65.Kc5 f5
  66. 66.Kd4 g4
  67. 67.fxg4 fxg4
  68. 68.Rh8 Kf3
  69. 69.Kd3

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