Anatoly Karpov vs Viswanathan Anand

FIDE-Wch k.o. f · 1998 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 19 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE-Wch k.o. f
Site Lausanne
Round 8.3
Date 1998.01.04
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D47)
Moves 19
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Final Position

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

5rk1/pr1nqppp/4p3/2b5/P7/4PN2/1BQ2PPP/R2R2K1 b - - 0 19

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.a3 b4
  10. 10.Ne4 Nxe4
  11. 11.Bxe4 bxa3
  12. 12.bxa3 Bd6
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.Bb2 Rb8
  15. 15.Qc2 c5
  16. 16.Bxb7 Rxb7
  17. 17.dxc5 Bxc5
  18. 18.Rfd1 Qe7
  19. 19.a4

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