Anatoly Karpov vs Viswanathan Anand

The Game

White	Anatoly Karpov
Black	Viswanathan Anand
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Credit Suisse
Site	Biel
Round	4
Date	1997.07.25
Opening	Semi-Slav Defense (D46)
Moves	41

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Final Position

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

5n2/3b4/3k1p1p/1pN1p1pB/pP2P3/P1K2PP1/7P/8 w - - 4 42

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 c6
3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
4. 4.e3 e6
5. 5.Nf3 Nbd7
6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
7. 7.Bd3 O-O
8. 8.O-O dxc4
9. 9.Bxc4 a6
10. 10.Bd2 c5
11. 11.dxc5 Nxc5
12. 12.Be2 b5
13. 13.b4 Ncd7
14. 14.Ne4 Be7
15. 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6
16. 16.Bc3 Bb7
17. 17.Bxf6 Nxf6
18. 18.Qb2 Qe7
19. 19.Rfc1 Nd5
20. 20.a3 Rfc8
21. 21.Ne5 Nb6
22. 22.Rxc8+ Rxc8
23. 23.Rc1 Rxc1+
24. 24.Qxc1 Qd6
25. 25.Nd3 Nd7
26. 26.f3 Kf8
27. 27.Qc3 f6
28. 28.Qc2 Qc6
29. 29.Qxc6 Bxc6
30. 30.e4 Ke7
31. 31.Kf2 e5
32. 32.Bd1 Kd6
33. 33.Bb3 Nf8
34. 34.Ke3 g5
35. 35.g3 Bb7
36. 36.Nc5 Bc8
37. 37.Kd2 a5
38. 38.Kc3 a4
39. 39.Bg8 h6
40. 40.Bf7 Be6
41. 41.Bh5 Bd7

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