Anatoly Karpov vs Viswanathan Anand

The Game

White	Anatoly Karpov
Black	Viswanathan Anand
Result	1-0
Event	Chess Classics
Site	Frankfurt
Round	5
Date	1997.00.00
Opening	English Opening (A29)
Moves	46

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3B4/1p6/1P6/p1K4p/5k2/7P/8 b - - 1 46

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 e5
2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
4. 4.g3 Bb4
5. 5.Bg2 O-O
6. 6.Nd5 Bc5
7. 7.O-O d6
8. 8.d3 Nxd5
9. 9.cxd5 Nd4
10. 10.Nxd4 Bxd4
11. 11.e3 Bb6
12. 12.b4 Bd7
13. 13.a4 a5
14. 14.b5 f5
15. 15.Bd2 Qf6
16. 16.Rc1 Qg6
17. 17.Rc4 f4
18. 18.exf4 Qxd3
19. 19.Qc1 exf4
20. 20.Bxf4 Qg6
21. 21.Be3 Rac8
22. 22.Bxb6 cxb6
23. 23.Rxc8 Bxc8
24. 24.Qc7 Qg4
25. 25.f4 g5
26. 26.Qxd6 gxf4
27. 27.Rxf4 Rxf4
28. 28.Qxf4 Qxf4
29. 29.gxf4 Bf5
30. 30.d6 Kf8
31. 31.Bxb7 Bc2
32. 32.Bc6 Bxa4
33. 33.f5 Bb3
34. 34.f6 Be6
35. 35.d7 Bxd7
36. 36.Bxd7 Kf7
37. 37.Kf2 Kxf6
38. 38.Ke3 Ke5
39. 39.Bc6 h6
40. 40.Kd3 h5
41. 41.Ke3 h4
42. 42.Kd3 Kf5
43. 43.Kd4 Kg4
44. 44.Bd7+ Kf3
45. 45.Kd5 a4
46. 46.Kc4

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