Anatoly Karpov vs Viswanathan Anand

Amber-blind 2nd · 1993 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber-blind 2nd
Site Monte Carlo
Round 8
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D18)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/1pr1kpp1/3n2p1/P2B4/7P/6P1/1R3P2/6K1 w - - 7 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.e3 e6
  7. 7.Bxc4 Bb4
  8. 8.O-O Nbd7
  9. 9.Nh4 Bg6
  10. 10.h3 a5
  11. 11.Bd2 O-O
  12. 12.Nxg6 hxg6
  13. 13.Qc2 Rc8
  14. 14.Rfd1 Nb6
  15. 15.Be2 Qe7
  16. 16.Qb3 Rfd8
  17. 17.Na2 Bxd2
  18. 18.Qxb6 Nd5
  19. 19.Qb3 Bb4
  20. 20.e4 Nf6
  21. 21.Nxb4 axb4
  22. 22.Bf3 Ne8
  23. 23.Rac1 Nc7
  24. 24.Rc4 Na6
  25. 25.d5 c5
  26. 26.dxe6 Qxe6
  27. 27.Rd3 Qe5
  28. 28.Rc2 Rxd3
  29. 29.Qxd3 c4
  30. 30.Qd5 Qxd5
  31. 31.exd5 c3
  32. 32.d6 Nc5
  33. 33.bxc3 b3
  34. 34.Rb2 Rd8
  35. 35.Bd5 Rxd6
  36. 36.Bxb3 Rd3
  37. 37.a5 Kf8
  38. 38.Bc4 Rxc3
  39. 39.Bd5 Rd3
  40. 40.Bf3 Nb3
  41. 41.Ra2 Rd7
  42. 42.g3 Ke7
  43. 43.h4 Nd4
  44. 44.Bg2 Nb5
  45. 45.Rb2 Nd6
  46. 46.Bd5 Rc7

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