Anatoly Karpov vs Viswanathan Anand

6th Corsica Masters · 2002 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event 6th Corsica Masters
Site Bastia FRA
Round 4.1
Date 2002.11.04
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5pk1/5rp1/3R4/8/3R2K1/8/8 b - - 22 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.a3 Bb7
  5. 5.Nc3 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.Bd2 Nd7
  8. 8.Nxd5 exd5
  9. 9.g3 Be7
  10. 10.Bg2 O-O
  11. 11.O-O c5
  12. 12.dxc5 bxc5
  13. 13.b4 Bf6
  14. 14.Rb1 c4
  15. 15.Rc1 Re8
  16. 16.Bc3 Qb6
  17. 17.Bxf6 Nxf6
  18. 18.e3 a5
  19. 19.Qd4 Qb5
  20. 20.Rb1 Bc8
  21. 21.Qb2 axb4
  22. 22.Nd4 Qb6
  23. 23.axb4 Bd7
  24. 24.Ra1 h6
  25. 25.h3 Rab8
  26. 26.Rfb1 Ne4
  27. 27.Bxe4 Rxe4
  28. 28.Kg2 h5
  29. 29.b5 h4
  30. 30.Ra6 Qc7
  31. 31.g4 Rxe3
  32. 32.b6 Qe5
  33. 33.fxe3 c3
  34. 34.Qc2 Qg3+
  35. 35.Kh1 Qxe3
  36. 36.b7 Qxh3+
  37. 37.Qh2 c2
  38. 38.Rg1 Qxh2+
  39. 39.Kxh2 Rxb7
  40. 40.Nxc2 Rb2
  41. 41.Rg2 Bxg4
  42. 42.Rxg4 Rxc2+
  43. 43.Kh3 g6
  44. 44.Rd6 Kg7
  45. 45.Kxh4 Rc7
  46. 46.Rxd5 Kh6
  47. 47.Rd6 Ra7
  48. 48.Rgd4 Ra5
  49. 49.Rf6 Ra7
  50. 50.Kg4 Rb7
  51. 51.Kf4 Re7
  52. 52.Rd5 Kg7
  53. 53.Rfd6 Re1
  54. 54.Kg3 Rf1
  55. 55.Rd1 Rf5
  56. 56.R6d5 Rf6
  57. 57.R1d3

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