Anatoly Karpov vs Viswanathan Anand

Buenos Aires Sicilian · 1994 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Buenos Aires Sicilian
Site Buenos Aires
Round 5
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/8/R7/P5p1/5n2/4k1B1/r6P/3K4 w - - 7 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Bg5 Be6
  10. 10.f4 exf4
  11. 11.Bxf4 Nc6
  12. 12.Kh1 d5
  13. 13.e5 Ne4
  14. 14.Bd3 f5
  15. 15.exf6 Bxf6
  16. 16.Nxe4 dxe4
  17. 17.Bxe4 Bc4
  18. 18.Bd6 Bxf1
  19. 19.Qd5+ Kh8
  20. 20.Qh5 g6
  21. 21.Bxg6 Bxg2+
  22. 22.Kxg2 Qd7
  23. 23.Nc5 Qg7
  24. 24.Bxf8 Qxg6+
  25. 25.Qxg6 hxg6
  26. 26.Bd6 Re8
  27. 27.Rf1 Bxb2
  28. 28.Nxb7 Kg8
  29. 29.c4 Bd4
  30. 30.Kg3 Bg7
  31. 31.Rb1 Re3+
  32. 32.Kf2 Bd4
  33. 33.Kf1 Rf3+
  34. 34.Ke2 Rc3
  35. 35.c5 Be3
  36. 36.Kf1 Nd4
  37. 37.Rb2 g5
  38. 38.Kg2 Kf7
  39. 39.Bg3 Ne6
  40. 40.Nd6+ Kg6
  41. 41.Rb6 Bxc5
  42. 42.Rxa6 Bxd6
  43. 43.Rxd6 Kf6
  44. 44.a4 Ra3
  45. 45.Ra6 Kf5
  46. 46.a5 Nf4+
  47. 47.Kf2 Ke4
  48. 48.Ke1 Ra2
  49. 49.Kd1 Ke3

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