Vassily Ivanchuk vs Anatoly Karpov

Amber Blindfold · 1999 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber Blindfold
Site Monte Carlo
Round 2
Date 1999.03.17
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B17)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/p1k3p1/P1P2P2/2K5/8/8 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Bc4 Ngf6
  6. 6.Ng5 e6
  7. 7.Qe2 Nb6
  8. 8.Bb3 h6
  9. 9.N5f3 c5
  10. 10.Bf4 Nbd5
  11. 11.Be5 Qa5+
  12. 12.Nd2 cxd4
  13. 13.Nf3 Be7
  14. 14.Nxd4 O-O
  15. 15.O-O-O Rd8
  16. 16.Kb1 Nd7
  17. 17.Nc4 Qa6
  18. 18.Nf5 exf5
  19. 19.Rxd5 Nxe5
  20. 20.Ra5 Qf6
  21. 21.Nxe5 Be6
  22. 22.Rb5 Bd6
  23. 23.Nc4 b6
  24. 24.Nxd6 Rxd6
  25. 25.Bxe6 Rxe6
  26. 26.Qf3 Rae8
  27. 27.Rd5 g6
  28. 28.g3 Re1+
  29. 29.Rd1 R1e4
  30. 30.a3 b5
  31. 31.Rd2 h5
  32. 32.Rhd1 a6
  33. 33.c3 Kg7
  34. 34.Qd3 f4
  35. 35.Qd6 R8e6
  36. 36.Qd8 Qxd8
  37. 37.Rxd8 fxg3
  38. 38.fxg3 h4
  39. 39.Kc2 hxg3
  40. 40.hxg3 f5
  41. 41.R8d4 Kf6
  42. 42.Rxe4 Rxe4
  43. 43.Rd6+ Re6
  44. 44.Rxe6+ Kxe6
  45. 45.Kd3 Kd5
  46. 46.b3 Kc5
  47. 47.Ke3 g5
  48. 48.Kd3 a5
  49. 49.a4 bxa4
  50. 50.bxa4 Kd5
  51. 51.c4+ Kc5
  52. 52.Kc3 f4
  53. 53.gxf4

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