Anatoly Karpov vs Viswanathan Anand

Candidats qf4 · 1991 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Candidats qf4
Site Brussels
Round 4
Date 1991.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D46)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2b3k1/2P1rp1p/6p1/8/8/7P/1P3PP1/2R2BK1 b - - 2 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Be2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 Qe7
  10. 10.h3 a6
  11. 11.e4 e5
  12. 12.Rd1 b5
  13. 13.Bf1 c5
  14. 14.d5 c4
  15. 15.a4 Rb8
  16. 16.axb5 axb5
  17. 17.Ra5 b4
  18. 18.Na4 Qd8
  19. 19.Ra7 b3
  20. 20.Qe2 Nc5
  21. 21.Nxc5 Bxc5
  22. 22.Ra1 c3
  23. 23.Nxe5 c2
  24. 24.Rd3 Qe8
  25. 25.Nc6 Rb6
  26. 26.Be3 Nxe4
  27. 27.Bxc5 Nxc5
  28. 28.Re3 Qd7
  29. 29.Qc4 Rxc6
  30. 30.dxc6 Qd1
  31. 31.Re1 Qd6
  32. 32.Qc3 Qd5
  33. 33.c7 Bb7
  34. 34.Ra5 Ne4
  35. 35.Rxd5 Nxc3
  36. 36.Rd3 Na2
  37. 37.Rxb3 Bc8
  38. 38.Bc4 g6
  39. 39.Ra3 c1=Q
  40. 40.Rxc1 Nxc1
  41. 41.Rc3 Re8
  42. 42.Rxc1 Re7
  43. 43.Bf1

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