Anatoly Karpov vs Boris Gelfand

Candidats FIDE f1 · 1995 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Candidats FIDE f1
Site Sanghi Nagar
Round 4
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D79)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r1k/2R4p/1p2P3/3P1p2/p4Rbq/P3K3/1P1Q4/8 b - - 6 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 c6
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 cxd5
  6. 6.Nf3 Bg7
  7. 7.Ne5 O-O
  8. 8.Nc3 e6
  9. 9.O-O Nfd7
  10. 10.f4 Nc6
  11. 11.Be3 f6
  12. 12.Nf3 Nb6
  13. 13.Bf2 Bd7
  14. 14.e4 dxe4
  15. 15.Nxe4 Nd5
  16. 16.Re1 b6
  17. 17.Nc3 Nce7
  18. 18.Qb3 a5
  19. 19.a3 a4
  20. 20.Qd1 Nc7
  21. 21.Rc1 Ned5
  22. 22.Nd2 Re8
  23. 23.Nc4 Bf8
  24. 24.Ne4 Bb5
  25. 25.Re2 Be7
  26. 26.Rec2 Rb8
  27. 27.Qd2 Rf8
  28. 28.h4 Ne8
  29. 29.Ne3 Ng7
  30. 30.Nc3 Nxc3
  31. 31.Rxc3 g5
  32. 32.hxg5 fxg5
  33. 33.Ng4 gxf4
  34. 34.gxf4 Bd6
  35. 35.Rf3 Be8
  36. 36.Ne5 Nf5
  37. 37.d5 Bxe5
  38. 38.fxe5 Rb7
  39. 39.Kh2 Rg7
  40. 40.Bh3 Bh5
  41. 41.Rf4 Kh8
  42. 42.Bxf5 exf5
  43. 43.Bh4 Qe8
  44. 44.Bf6 Bg4
  45. 45.Bxg7+ Kxg7
  46. 46.Rc7+ Kh8
  47. 47.e6 Qh5+
  48. 48.Kg1 Qg5
  49. 49.Kf2 Qh4+
  50. 50.Ke3

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