Vassily Ivanchuk vs Anatoly Karpov

Buenos Aires Sicilian · 1994 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 0-1
Event Buenos Aires Sicilian
Site Buenos Aires
Round 4
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B85)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1b4r1/2k5/PN2p3/4Np2/8/8/1P2K2p/7B w - - 5 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.Be2 a6
  7. 7.O-O Nf6
  8. 8.Kh1 Be7
  9. 9.f4 d6
  10. 10.Be3 O-O
  11. 11.Qe1 Bd7
  12. 12.Qg3 Kh8
  13. 13.Rad1 Rac8
  14. 14.Nf3 Nb4
  15. 15.Ne1 b5
  16. 16.a3 Nc6
  17. 17.e5 dxe5
  18. 18.fxe5 Qxe5
  19. 19.Bf4 Qc5
  20. 20.Be3 Qe5
  21. 21.Rxf6 Qxg3
  22. 22.hxg3 Bxf6
  23. 23.Rxd7 Kg8
  24. 24.Nd1 Rfd8
  25. 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  26. 26.Nf3 h5
  27. 27.Kg1 Ne7
  28. 28.Bd3 Nd5
  29. 29.Bd2 Be7
  30. 30.Kf2 Bc5+
  31. 31.Ke2 Bd6
  32. 32.c4 bxc4
  33. 33.Bxc4 Bxg3
  34. 34.Bxa6 Nf4+
  35. 35.Bxf4 Bxf4
  36. 36.Ne3 g5
  37. 37.Nd2 f5
  38. 38.a4 Kf7
  39. 39.Ndc4 Rb8
  40. 40.Nc2 g4
  41. 41.Nd4 h4
  42. 42.Nc6 Ra8
  43. 43.Bb5 h3
  44. 44.gxh3 gxh3
  45. 45.N6e5+ Kf6
  46. 46.Nd7+ Ke7
  47. 47.Ndb6 Rh8
  48. 48.Bc6 h2
  49. 49.a5 Bb8
  50. 50.a6 Kd8
  51. 51.Bh1 Rg8
  52. 52.Ne5 Kc7

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