Boris Gelfand vs Anatoly Karpov

Hoogovens · 1998 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 3
Date 1998.01.18
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/6k1/p1R5/5bBp/PK6/6P1/5r2/8 b - - 1 42

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.Qc2 Qa5
  10. 10.O-O-O Be7
  11. 11.h4 a6
  12. 12.Ng5 Rd8
  13. 13.cxd5 exd5
  14. 14.e4 Nxe4
  15. 15.Ngxe4 dxe4
  16. 16.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  17. 17.Qxe4 g6
  18. 18.Bc4 Bf5
  19. 19.Qe3 Qd4
  20. 20.Qxd4 Nxd4
  21. 21.Rd1 Ne6
  22. 22.Bxe6 Bxe6
  23. 23.g3 Rc8
  24. 24.Kb1 f6
  25. 25.Nd5 Bd8
  26. 26.Be3 Bg4
  27. 27.Rd2 Bf5+
  28. 28.Ka2 Rc2
  29. 29.Rd1 Kf7
  30. 30.Nc3 Ba5
  31. 31.Kb3 Bxc3
  32. 32.bxc3 Re2
  33. 33.Rd6 g5
  34. 34.hxg5 Be6+
  35. 35.c4 fxg5
  36. 36.Rb6 Bc8
  37. 37.a4 Kg7
  38. 38.c5 h5
  39. 39.c6 bxc6
  40. 40.Rxc6 Bf5
  41. 41.Bxg5 Rxf2
  42. 42.Kb4

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