Boris Gelfand vs Anatoly Karpov

Cap d'Agde KO · 1998 · English Opening · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 0-1
Event Cap d'Agde KO
Site Cap d'Agde
Round 3.4
Date 1998.10.30
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1R1b2k1/5ppp/8/1p2n3/PP6/5PPK/3q3P/8 w - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 b6
  3. 3.g3 Bb7
  4. 4.Bg2 e6
  5. 5.O-O c5
  6. 6.Nc3 Be7
  7. 7.d4 cxd4
  8. 8.Qxd4 d6
  9. 9.b3 a6
  10. 10.Ba3 Nc6
  11. 11.Qf4 Qc7
  12. 12.Rfd1 Rd8
  13. 13.Rac1 Na7
  14. 14.e4 O-O
  15. 15.Qe3 Nd7
  16. 16.e5 Nc5
  17. 17.b4 Nd7
  18. 18.exd6 Bxd6
  19. 19.Ne4 Be7
  20. 20.Nd4 Ne5
  21. 21.c5 b5
  22. 22.Nd6 Bxg2
  23. 23.Qxe5 Bf6
  24. 24.Qe3 Bd5
  25. 25.Bb2 Rd7
  26. 26.a3 Nc6
  27. 27.Qe2 Ne5
  28. 28.Ne4 Bxe4
  29. 29.Qxe4 Nc4
  30. 30.Ba1 Rfd8
  31. 31.Kg2 e5
  32. 32.Nxb5 axb5
  33. 33.Rxd7 Qxd7
  34. 34.c6 Qd6
  35. 35.a4 Nd2
  36. 36.c7 Nxe4
  37. 37.c8=Q Rxc8
  38. 38.Rxc8+ Bd8
  39. 39.Bxe5 Qd5
  40. 40.f3 Qd7
  41. 41.Rb8 Qd2+
  42. 42.Kh3 Nf2+
  43. 43.Kg2 Ng4+
  44. 44.Kh3 Nxe5

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