Anatoly Karpov vs Viswanathan Anand

Las Palmas · 1996 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 2
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

8/4k3/p3p1p1/B3bp1p/P3P3/4KPPP/8/8 w - - 6 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.b3 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 Be7
  7. 7.Bg2 c6
  8. 8.Bc3 d5
  9. 9.Ne5 Nfd7
  10. 10.Nxd7 Nxd7
  11. 11.Nd2 O-O
  12. 12.O-O Rc8
  13. 13.e4 b5
  14. 14.Re1 dxc4
  15. 15.bxc4 bxc4
  16. 16.Qa4 Bb5
  17. 17.Qc2 Re8
  18. 18.a4 Ba6
  19. 19.Rad1 Bf8
  20. 20.Nf1 Qb6
  21. 21.Rb1 Qc7
  22. 22.Ne3 Rb8
  23. 23.Bf1 Rxb1
  24. 24.Rxb1 Rb8
  25. 25.Bxc4 Rxb1+
  26. 26.Qxb1 Bxc4
  27. 27.Nxc4 Qc8
  28. 28.Bd2 Qa6
  29. 29.Qc2 Nf6
  30. 30.f3 c5
  31. 31.Be3 cxd4
  32. 32.Bxd4 Nd7
  33. 33.Kg2 h6
  34. 34.Ne5 Nxe5
  35. 35.Bxe5 Qb7
  36. 36.Bd4 a6
  37. 37.Qc4 h5
  38. 38.h3 g6
  39. 39.Be5 Bg7
  40. 40.Qc7 Qxc7
  41. 41.Bxc7 f5
  42. 42.Kf2 Kf7
  43. 43.Ke3 Ke7
  44. 44.Ba5 Be5

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