Anatoly Karpov vs Viswanathan Anand

FIDE-Wch k.o. f · 1998 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 108 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event FIDE-Wch k.o. f
Site Lausanne
Round 8.1
Date 1998.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D48)
Moves 108
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1q6/1P4R1/8/4R2P/8/7K/8/6k1 b - - 12 108

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.Bd3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 b5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.O-O a6
  10. 10.e4 c5
  11. 11.d5 Qc7
  12. 12.dxe6 fxe6
  13. 13.Bc2 c4
  14. 14.Qe2 Bd6
  15. 15.Nd4 Nc5
  16. 16.f4 e5
  17. 17.Ndxb5 axb5
  18. 18.Nxb5 Qb6
  19. 19.Nxd6+ Qxd6
  20. 20.fxe5 Qxe5
  21. 21.Rf5 Qe7
  22. 22.Qxc4 Rc8
  23. 23.Qb5+ Ncd7
  24. 24.Qxb7 Rxc2
  25. 25.Bg5 Qd6
  26. 26.Qa8+ Kf7
  27. 27.Qxh8 Qd4+
  28. 28.Kh1 Qxe4
  29. 29.Rf3 Rxg2
  30. 30.Kxg2 Ne5
  31. 31.Qxg7+ Kxg7
  32. 32.Bxf6+ Kg6
  33. 33.Bxe5 Qxe5
  34. 34.Rg1 h5
  35. 35.b3 Qe2+
  36. 36.Rf2 Qe4+
  37. 37.Kf1+ Kh6
  38. 38.Rg3 Qb1+
  39. 39.Kg2 Qe4+
  40. 40.Rgf3 Qg6+
  41. 41.Kf1 Qb1+
  42. 42.Kg2 Qg6+
  43. 43.Kh1 Qb1+
  44. 44.Rf1 Qxa2
  45. 45.Rf6+ Kg7
  46. 46.Rf7+ Kh8
  47. 47.Rf8+ Kg7
  48. 48.R8f7+ Kg8
  49. 49.R7f3 Kg7
  50. 50.h3 Qc2
  51. 51.R1f2 Qe4
  52. 52.Kg2 Qb4
  53. 53.Re2 Qd4
  54. 54.Re7+ Kg6
  55. 55.Re6+ Kg7
  56. 56.Rg3+ Kf7
  57. 57.Rge3 Qd5+
  58. 58.Kg3 Qg5+
  59. 59.Kf2 Qh4+
  60. 60.Ke2 Qd4
  61. 61.R6e4 Qa1
  62. 62.Kd3 Kf6
  63. 63.Re6+ Kf5
  64. 64.b4 Qc1
  65. 65.Kd4 Qc8
  66. 66.b5 Qd8+
  67. 67.Kc5 Qc7+
  68. 68.Kb4 Qf4+
  69. 69.Kb3 Qc7
  70. 70.b6 Qd7
  71. 71.R3e5+ Kf4
  72. 72.Re4+ Kg3
  73. 73.Re3+ Kh2
  74. 74.Kc4 h4
  75. 75.Kc5 Qc8+
  76. 76.Kd5 Qd8+
  77. 77.Ke4 Qd7
  78. 78.Kf5 Kg2
  79. 79.Kg5 Qg7+
  80. 80.Kxh4 Kf2
  81. 81.R3e5 Qh8+
  82. 82.Kg4 Qg7+
  83. 83.Kf5 Qh7+
  84. 84.Kf6 Qh4+
  85. 85.Kf7 Qh7+
  86. 86.Ke8 Qb7
  87. 87.h4 Qb8+
  88. 88.Kf7 Qb7+
  89. 89.Kg6 Qb8
  90. 90.h5 Qg8+
  91. 91.Kf5 Qh7+
  92. 92.Kf6 Kf3
  93. 93.Re3+ Kf2
  94. 94.Re2+ Kf3
  95. 95.R2e3+ Kf2
  96. 96.Kg5 Qg8+
  97. 97.Kh4 Qd8+
  98. 98.Kh3 Qd1
  99. 99.Re2+ Kf3
  100. 100.Kh2 Qd8
  101. 101.R6e3+ Kf4
  102. 102.b7 Qb6
  103. 103.Re4+ Kf3
  104. 104.R2e3+ Kf2
  105. 105.Re7 Qd6+
  106. 106.Kh3 Qb8
  107. 107.R3e5 Kg1
  108. 108.Rg7+

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