Boris Gelfand vs Anatoly Karpov

NAO Masters · 2002 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event NAO Masters
Site Cannes FRA
Round 4
Date 2002.02.25
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

8/8/1p1k4/p2npR2/P2r2p1/1P1NK1P1/5P2/8 w - - 3 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.Be2 Ne7
  6. 6.O-O c5
  7. 7.c4 Nbc6
  8. 8.dxc5 d4
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 Ng6
  11. 11.Qe4 Bxc5
  12. 12.Nbd2 O-O
  13. 13.Nb3 Qb6
  14. 14.h4 h6
  15. 15.h5 Nge7
  16. 16.Ne1 Bb4
  17. 17.Nd3 Qa6
  18. 18.Bd2 Qxc4
  19. 19.Rfc1 Qd5
  20. 20.Qxd5 Nxd5
  21. 21.Rxc6 Bxd2
  22. 22.Rc2 Bg5
  23. 23.Nxd4 Rac8
  24. 24.Rxc8 Rxc8
  25. 25.g3 a6
  26. 26.Kf1 Rc4
  27. 27.Nf3 Kh7
  28. 28.Ke2 Re4+
  29. 29.Kf1 b6
  30. 30.b3 g6
  31. 31.Nxg5+ hxg5
  32. 32.hxg6+ Kxg6
  33. 33.Rc1 g4
  34. 34.Rc8 Kf5
  35. 35.Rg8 a5
  36. 36.Rg7 Rd4
  37. 37.Ke2 f6
  38. 38.exf6 Kxf6
  39. 39.Rg8 e5
  40. 40.Rf8+ Ke7
  41. 41.Rf5 Kd6
  42. 42.a4 Nc3+
  43. 43.Ke3 Nd5+

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