Anatoly Karpov vs Viswanathan Anand

Eurotel Trophy · 2002 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Eurotel Trophy
Site Prague CZE
Round 5.2
Date 2002.05.05
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D46)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

3r2k1/1b2bp2/1p2p1p1/4P2p/P4Q1P/2B1RB2/2q2PPK/8 b - - 5 34

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.a4 c5
  11. 11.Rd1 cxd4
  12. 12.exd4 Qc7
  13. 13.Qe2 Re8
  14. 14.Re1 b6
  15. 15.Bb3 Bb7
  16. 16.Ne5 Nd5
  17. 17.Bd2 Nxc3
  18. 18.Bxc3 Nxe5
  19. 19.dxe5 Bc5
  20. 20.Rac1 Qe7
  21. 21.Qg4 Rad8
  22. 22.Bc4 g6
  23. 23.Bf1 Qd7
  24. 24.h4 h5
  25. 25.Qf4 Qd5
  26. 26.b4 Be7
  27. 27.Re3 Rf8
  28. 28.Rce1 Qb3
  29. 29.b5 axb5
  30. 30.Bxb5 Rd1
  31. 31.Rxd1 Qxd1+
  32. 32.Kh2 Rd8
  33. 33.Be2 Qc2
  34. 34.Bf3

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