Anatoly Karpov vs Viswanathan Anand

Candidats qf4 · 1991 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 77 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats qf4
Site Brussels
Round 2
Date 1991.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D46)
Moves 77
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Final Position

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

8/6pk/8/3bQ2p/2pP3P/1pB5/1Pq5/4K3 b - - 5 77

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.Be2 Bd6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Qc2 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 a6
  10. 10.Rd1 Qe7
  11. 11.h3 b5
  12. 12.Bd3 c5
  13. 13.Ne4 c4
  14. 14.Nxd6 Qxd6
  15. 15.Be2 Bb7
  16. 16.Bd2 Rfc8
  17. 17.Rdc1 Ne4
  18. 18.Ba5 f5
  19. 19.Qd1 Bd5
  20. 20.Qe1 Qe7
  21. 21.a4 Ng5
  22. 22.Nxg5 Qxg5
  23. 23.Bf1 Nf6
  24. 24.axb5 axb5
  25. 25.Bd2 Ne4
  26. 26.Bb4 h6
  27. 27.Rxa8 Rxa8
  28. 28.Ra1 Rxa1
  29. 29.Qxa1 Kh7
  30. 30.Qe1 Qg6
  31. 31.Be7 Qf7
  32. 32.Ba3 Qa7
  33. 33.Qb4 f4
  34. 34.Qe1 f3
  35. 35.gxf3 Ng5
  36. 36.Qb1+ Kh8
  37. 37.Bg2 Nxf3+
  38. 38.Bxf3 Bxf3
  39. 39.Bd6 Qf7
  40. 40.Kh2 Ba8
  41. 41.Qg1 Kh7
  42. 42.Qg3 b4
  43. 43.f3 b3
  44. 44.Bb4 Bxf3
  45. 45.Qf4 Qb7
  46. 46.Bc3 Bd5
  47. 47.h4 Bh1
  48. 48.Qg3 Qd5
  49. 49.Kg1 Qb7
  50. 50.Qh3 Bd5
  51. 51.e4 Bxe4
  52. 52.Qxe6 Bd5
  53. 53.Qf5+ Kg8
  54. 54.Kf2 Qa8
  55. 55.Bb4 Qd8
  56. 56.Ke3 Bf7
  57. 57.Qf4 Qd7
  58. 58.Bc3 Qh3+
  59. 59.Kf2 Bd5
  60. 60.Qb8+ Kh7
  61. 61.Qg3 Qf5+
  62. 62.Ke1 Qe4+
  63. 63.Kf2 Qc2+
  64. 64.Ke1 Qc1+
  65. 65.Kf2 Qd1
  66. 66.Ke3 Qf1
  67. 67.Qg4 Qb1
  68. 68.Kf2 Qd3
  69. 69.Qg3 Qc2+
  70. 70.Ke1 Qc1+
  71. 71.Kf2 Qb1
  72. 72.Qg4 Qd3
  73. 73.Qg3 Qd1
  74. 74.Ke3 h5
  75. 75.Kf2 Qb1
  76. 76.Qe5 Qc2+
  77. 77.Ke1

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