Anatoly Karpov vs Viswanathan Anand

Leon Man+Comp m · 1999 · Catalan Opening · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Leon Man+Comp m
Site Leon
Round 1
Date 1999.06.11
Opening Catalan Opening (E04)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2p4k/p3b3/4P1p1/2pK3p/2B4P/PP6/8 b - - 1 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 dxc4
  5. 5.Nf3 a6
  6. 6.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.e3 Bd7
  8. 8.Nc3 Bd6
  9. 9.Ne5 Bxe5
  10. 10.dxe5 Nxe5
  11. 11.Bxb7 Rb8
  12. 12.Qd4 Rxb7
  13. 13.Qxe5 O-O
  14. 14.Rd1 Qe7
  15. 15.e4 Bc6
  16. 16.Qd4 Qb4
  17. 17.Be3 Nd7
  18. 18.Rab1 f6
  19. 19.f4 e5
  20. 20.Qd2 exf4
  21. 21.gxf4 Re8
  22. 22.Qd4 Nb6
  23. 23.Re1 Rbb8
  24. 24.Qc5 Qxc5
  25. 25.Bxc5 Na4
  26. 26.Nxa4 Bxa4
  27. 27.e5 fxe5
  28. 28.fxe5 Re6
  29. 29.Re3 h5
  30. 30.Bd4 h4
  31. 31.Rf1 Rg6+
  32. 32.Kf2 Bd7
  33. 33.Ke1 Be6
  34. 34.Bc3 Rg4
  35. 35.h3 Rg2
  36. 36.Rf2 Rg1+
  37. 37.Rf1 Rxf1+
  38. 38.Kxf1 Rd8
  39. 39.Ke1 Kh7
  40. 40.Kf2 Rd3
  41. 41.Ke2 Rxe3+
  42. 42.Kxe3 g5
  43. 43.Kd4

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