Anatoly Karpov vs Boris Gelfand

Linares · 1991 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 6
Date 1991.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D79)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r5/p2k2P1/P4K2/2p5/8/6R1/8/8 b - - 2 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.g3 O-O
  5. 5.Bg2 c6
  6. 6.Nc3 d5
  7. 7.cxd5 cxd5
  8. 8.Ne5 Bf5
  9. 9.O-O Ne4
  10. 10.Be3 Nxc3
  11. 11.bxc3 Nc6
  12. 12.Qb3 e6
  13. 13.Nxc6 bxc6
  14. 14.Qa3 Re8
  15. 15.Bf4 e5
  16. 16.Bxe5 Bxe5
  17. 17.dxe5 Rxe5
  18. 18.e3 Be4
  19. 19.Rfd1 Qf6
  20. 20.Rd4 h5
  21. 21.h3 Rb8
  22. 22.Rad1 Bxg2
  23. 23.Kxg2 Qe7
  24. 24.Qxe7 Rxe7
  25. 25.R1d2 Rb6
  26. 26.c4 dxc4
  27. 27.Rxc4 Kg7
  28. 28.Rdc2 Rc7
  29. 29.g4 hxg4
  30. 30.hxg4 Kf6
  31. 31.Kg3 Ke6
  32. 32.a4 Kd7
  33. 33.g5 Ra6
  34. 34.Rd4+ Ke8
  35. 35.Rc5 Rb6
  36. 36.Kf4 Rd7
  37. 37.Rxd7 Kxd7
  38. 38.Ke5 Ke7
  39. 39.f4 Rb4
  40. 40.Ra5 Rb7
  41. 41.e4 Rc7
  42. 42.Rc5 Rc8
  43. 43.Rc3 Re8
  44. 44.Rc4 Rc8
  45. 45.Rb4 Rc7
  46. 46.a5 Kd7
  47. 47.Rb3 Ke7
  48. 48.a6 Kd7
  49. 49.Kf6 Kc8
  50. 50.Rh3 Rd7
  51. 51.f5 gxf5
  52. 52.exf5 c5
  53. 53.Rc3 Rc7
  54. 54.g6 fxg6
  55. 55.fxg6 Kd7
  56. 56.g7 Rc8
  57. 57.Rg3

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