Anatoly Karpov vs Viswanathan Anand

Dos Hermanas · 1997 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 6
Date 1997.04.08
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/p1p3pp/QP6/1P5q/1N1p4/3N2P1/5PPK/8 w - - 5 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.e4 e5
  4. 4.Nf3 exd4
  5. 5.Bxc4 Nc6
  6. 6.O-O Be6
  7. 7.Bxe6 fxe6
  8. 8.Qb3 Qd7
  9. 9.Qxb7 Rb8
  10. 10.Qa6 Nf6
  11. 11.Nbd2 Bb4
  12. 12.Nc4 O-O
  13. 13.a3 Bc5
  14. 14.b4 Bb6
  15. 15.b5 Ne7
  16. 16.Nfe5 Qe8
  17. 17.Re1 Ng6
  18. 18.Nd3 Nh4
  19. 19.Bf4 Nxe4
  20. 20.Bg3 Nxg3
  21. 21.hxg3 Nf5
  22. 22.a4 Ne3
  23. 23.Nce5 Nc2
  24. 24.Nc6 Nxa1
  25. 25.Rxa1 Ra8
  26. 26.Re1 e5
  27. 27.Rxe5 Qf7
  28. 28.a5 Qb3
  29. 29.Ncb4 Rae8
  30. 30.Rxe8 Rxe8
  31. 31.Kh2 Qf7
  32. 32.axb6 Qh5+
  33. 33.Kg1 Qd1+
  34. 34.Kh2 Qh5+

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