Boris Gelfand vs Anatoly Karpov

Final · 2002 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Final
Site Cap d'Agde FRA
Round 2
Date 2002.10.29
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D25)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5p1k/5qp1/7p/PpKQ4/8/1P6/3R4 b - - 1 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 a6
  5. 5.Bxc4 b5
  6. 6.Bd3 Bb7
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.a4 b4
  9. 9.Re1 e6
  10. 10.e4 Be7
  11. 11.Nbd2 c5
  12. 12.e5 Nd5
  13. 13.Ne4 h6
  14. 14.Nfd2 cxd4
  15. 15.Nc4 Qc7
  16. 16.Ned6+ Kf8
  17. 17.Nxb7 Qxb7
  18. 18.Be4 Nc5
  19. 19.Bxd5 exd5
  20. 20.Nd6 Bxd6
  21. 21.exd6 Ne6
  22. 22.Qf3 Kg8
  23. 23.Bf4 Rc8
  24. 24.Be5 Rd8
  25. 25.Rac1 h5
  26. 26.h3 Rh6
  27. 27.Qf5 Qd7
  28. 28.Rc7 Qe8
  29. 29.Re7 Qf8
  30. 30.Bh2 Re8
  31. 31.Rxe8 Qxe8
  32. 32.Qxd5 Qd7
  33. 33.Rc1 Rg6
  34. 34.Qa8+ Kh7
  35. 35.Qxa6 Ng5
  36. 36.Qd3 Nxh3+
  37. 37.Kf1 Ng5
  38. 38.Qxd4 Nf3
  39. 39.gxf3 Qh3+
  40. 40.Ke2 Qxh2
  41. 41.d7 Re6+
  42. 42.Kd3 Rd6
  43. 43.d8=Q Rxd8
  44. 44.Qxd8 Qf4
  45. 45.Rd1 Qxf3+
  46. 46.Kc4 Qxf2
  47. 47.Qd2 Qf6
  48. 48.Qd3+ g6
  49. 49.Qd4

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