Vassily Ivanchuk vs Anatoly Karpov

Amber-rapid 6th · 1997 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 78 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber-rapid 6th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 3
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B17)
Moves 78
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Final Position

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

8/1Q3kp1/2P1q2p/7P/5P2/6K1/p7/8 b - - 7 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Nf3 Ngf6
  6. 6.Ng3 e6
  7. 7.Bd3 c5
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.Qe2 O-O
  10. 10.Rd1 Qc7
  11. 11.c4 Re8
  12. 12.dxc5 Nxc5
  13. 13.Bc2 Ncd7
  14. 14.Ba4 Rd8
  15. 15.Bc2 b6
  16. 16.b3 Bb7
  17. 17.Bb2 Nf8
  18. 18.Ne4 Nxe4
  19. 19.Bxe4 Ng6
  20. 20.g3 Rac8
  21. 21.h4 Bc5
  22. 22.Kg2 Nf8
  23. 23.a3 a5
  24. 24.Bxb7 Qxb7
  25. 25.Rd3 Rxd3
  26. 26.Qxd3 Qe7
  27. 27.Bd4 h6
  28. 28.Bxc5 Qxc5
  29. 29.a4 Ng6
  30. 30.Rd1 Ne5
  31. 31.Nxe5 Qxe5
  32. 32.Qd7 Qe4+
  33. 33.Kg1 Rf8
  34. 34.Qc7 f5
  35. 35.Rd7 Qe1+
  36. 36.Kg2 Qe4+
  37. 37.Kh2 Qg4
  38. 38.Rd8 Rxd8
  39. 39.Qxd8+ Kh7
  40. 40.Qxb6 f4
  41. 41.Qc7 fxg3+
  42. 42.Qxg3 Qf5
  43. 43.Qe3 Qg4
  44. 44.Qd3+ Kg8
  45. 45.Qg3 Qf5
  46. 46.Kg1 Qb1+
  47. 47.Kg2 Qe4+
  48. 48.Kh3 Qh1+
  49. 49.Kg4 Qe4+
  50. 50.f4 Qf5+
  51. 51.Kf3 Qd3+
  52. 52.Kg2 Qc2+
  53. 53.Kf1 Qd1+
  54. 54.Kf2 Qc2+
  55. 55.Kg1 Qd1+
  56. 56.Kh2 Qc2+
  57. 57.Kh3 Qf5+
  58. 58.Qg4 Qd3+
  59. 59.Kg2 Qc2+
  60. 60.Kf1 Qe4
  61. 61.h5 Kf8
  62. 62.Kf2 Qd4+
  63. 63.Kg2 Qb2+
  64. 64.Kf1 Qxb3
  65. 65.Qxe6 Qxa4
  66. 66.Qd6+ Kf7
  67. 67.c5 Qc4+
  68. 68.Kf2 Qc2+
  69. 69.Kg3 Qb3+
  70. 70.Kh4 Qe6
  71. 71.Qb6 a4
  72. 72.c6 a3
  73. 73.Qb7+ Qe7+
  74. 74.Kg3 a2
  75. 75.Qb3+ Qe6
  76. 76.Qb7+ Qe7
  77. 77.Qb3+ Qe6
  78. 78.Qb7+

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