Boris Gelfand vs Anatoly Karpov

Rubinstein mem 35th · 1998 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Rubinstein mem 35th
Site Polanica Zdroj
Round 2
Date 1998.08.18
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

3r4/pp1b1p1p/3k2p1/3p2P1/3N3P/P3P3/1P1K1P2/6R1 b - h3 0 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.a3 Nc6
  9. 9.Rc1 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Nh5
  11. 11.Qxd8 Rxd8
  12. 12.Bg5 Be7
  13. 13.Bxe7 Nxe7
  14. 14.g4 Nf6
  15. 15.g5 Nfd5
  16. 16.Bxd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.Rd1 Bd7
  18. 18.Nxd5 exd5
  19. 19.Nd4 Rac8
  20. 20.Kd2 Kf8
  21. 21.Rc1 Ke7
  22. 22.Rhg1 Rxc1
  23. 23.Rxc1 Kd6
  24. 24.Rg1 g6
  25. 25.h4

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