Vassily Ivanchuk vs Anatoly Karpov

Amber-rapid 5th · 1996 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Amber-rapid 5th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 4
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B17)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7r/2P5/1P6/5p2/1K5p/3Nk3/7P/8 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Ng5 Ngf6
  6. 6.Bd3 e6
  7. 7.N1f3 Bd6
  8. 8.Qe2 h6
  9. 9.Ne4 Nxe4
  10. 10.Qxe4 Nf6
  11. 11.Qe2 Qc7
  12. 12.Bd2 b6
  13. 13.O-O-O Bb7
  14. 14.Ne5 c5
  15. 15.Bb5+ Ke7
  16. 16.dxc5 Qxc5
  17. 17.a3 a5
  18. 18.Bc3 Bd5
  19. 19.Rhe1 Rhc8
  20. 20.f3 Kf8
  21. 21.Kb1 Qc7
  22. 22.Bd4 Rd8
  23. 23.Qf2 Bc5
  24. 24.Bxc5+ Qxc5
  25. 25.Qxc5+ bxc5
  26. 26.c4 Bb7
  27. 27.Kc2 g5
  28. 28.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  29. 29.Nd3 Rc8
  30. 30.Kb3 g4
  31. 31.Re3 Ke7
  32. 32.Ka4 gxf3
  33. 33.gxf3 Nd7
  34. 34.f4 f6
  35. 35.Rg3 Bc6
  36. 36.Bxc6 Rxc6
  37. 37.Kxa5 Rc8
  38. 38.Ka4 Kd6
  39. 39.Kb3 e5
  40. 40.fxe5+ Nxe5
  41. 41.Kc3 h5
  42. 42.Rh3 Rh8
  43. 43.b4 cxb4+
  44. 44.axb4 f5
  45. 45.b5 Ng4
  46. 46.Kb4 h4
  47. 47.c5+ Kd5
  48. 48.b6 Kd4
  49. 49.c6 Ne3
  50. 50.Rxe3 Kxe3
  51. 51.c7

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