Boris Gelfand vs Anatoly Karpov

Cap d'Agde KO · 1998 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cap d'Agde KO
Site Cap d'Agde
Round 3.2
Date 1998.10.30
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E20)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/5P2/2R5/4K3/r7/8/2pk4/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Nf3 c5
  5. 5.g3 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.Bd2 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd5 Bxd2+
  9. 9.Qxd2 Qxd5
  10. 10.Qxd4 Qxd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Bd7
  12. 12.Bg2 Nc6
  13. 13.Nxc6 Bxc6
  14. 14.Bxc6+ bxc6
  15. 15.O-O-O Rd8
  16. 16.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  17. 17.Rd1+ Kc7
  18. 18.Rd4 e5
  19. 19.Rh4 h6
  20. 20.Rg4 g6
  21. 21.Ra4 Kb6
  22. 22.Re4 Re8
  23. 23.Kc2 f5
  24. 24.Rb4+ Kc7
  25. 25.f3 a5
  26. 26.Ra4 Kb6
  27. 27.Ra3 e4
  28. 28.Kd2 Rd8+
  29. 29.Ke3 Re8
  30. 30.Kf4 exf3
  31. 31.exf3 Re2
  32. 32.Rb3+ Kc7
  33. 33.h4 a4
  34. 34.Ra3 Rxb2
  35. 35.Rxa4 Kd6
  36. 36.h5 gxh5
  37. 37.Kxf5 Rg2
  38. 38.Rd4+ Kc5
  39. 39.Rh4 Rxg3
  40. 40.f4 Kd4
  41. 41.Rxh5 c5
  42. 42.Rxh6 Rg2
  43. 43.a4 Ra2
  44. 44.Rd6+ Ke3
  45. 45.Re6+ Kd3
  46. 46.Rd6+ Ke3
  47. 47.Ra6 c4
  48. 48.Ke5 c3
  49. 49.f5 c2
  50. 50.Rc6 Kd2
  51. 51.f6 Rxa4
  52. 52.f7

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