Vassily Ivanchuk vs Anatoly Karpov

Amber-blind 4th · 1995 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Amber-blind 4th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 3
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B17)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/5pp1/1N2p2p/P7/1K2n3/2p5/2P2PPP/8 b - - 3 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Ng5 e6
  6. 6.Bd3 Be7
  7. 7.N1f3 h6
  8. 8.Ne4 Ngf6
  9. 9.Qe2 c5
  10. 10.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  11. 11.dxc5 Qa5+
  12. 12.Bd2 Qxc5
  13. 13.O-O-O Bd7
  14. 14.Kb1 a6
  15. 15.a3 Qb6
  16. 16.Be3 Bc5
  17. 17.Bxc5 Qxc5
  18. 18.Ne5 Bb5
  19. 19.Bxb5+ axb5
  20. 20.Rd3 O-O
  21. 21.Rb3 Ra5
  22. 22.Rd1 Nd5
  23. 23.Nd7 Qc4
  24. 24.Qxc4 bxc4
  25. 25.Rxb7 Rc8
  26. 26.Ka2 Rxa3+
  27. 27.bxa3 Nc3+
  28. 28.Ka1 Nxd1
  29. 29.a4 Rc6
  30. 30.Rb6 Rxb6
  31. 31.Nxb6 Nc3
  32. 32.Kb2 Ne4
  33. 33.a5 c3+
  34. 34.Kb3 Kf8
  35. 35.Kb4

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