Anatoly Karpov vs Viswanathan Anand

Amber-rapid 6th · 1997 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber-rapid 6th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 4
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D26)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

8/7p/p3kpp1/1b2p3/pP2P2P/4KPP1/1P3N2/8 w - - 4 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 a6
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bxc4 e6
  6. 6.O-O c5
  7. 7.Bb3 Nc6
  8. 8.Nc3 b5
  9. 9.dxc5 Qxd1
  10. 10.Rxd1 Bxc5
  11. 11.Bd2 Bb7
  12. 12.Rac1 Be7
  13. 13.Ne2 O-O
  14. 14.Ned4 Nxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 Rfc8
  16. 16.f3 Kf8
  17. 17.e4 Nd7
  18. 18.Kf1 Nc5
  19. 19.Bc2 Na4
  20. 20.Bxa4 bxa4
  21. 21.a3 Rxc1
  22. 22.Rxc1 Rc8
  23. 23.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  24. 24.Bb4 Bxb4
  25. 25.axb4 e5
  26. 26.Ne2 Bd7
  27. 27.Kf2 Ke7
  28. 28.Nc3 Bc6
  29. 29.Ke3 Ke6
  30. 30.Kd3 Bb5+
  31. 31.Ke3 Bc6
  32. 32.g3 f6
  33. 33.h4 g6
  34. 34.Nd1 Bd7
  35. 35.Nf2 Bb5

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