Anatoly Karpov vs Boris Gelfand

Candidats FIDE f1 · 1995 · Benko Gambit · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Candidats FIDE f1
Site Sanghi Nagar
Round 6
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Benko Gambit (A59)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/4p2k/3p1q1b/2pP4/Pr2pPQ1/1P5R/3N2K1/7R b - - 4 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d5 b5
  4. 4.cxb5 a6
  5. 5.bxa6 g6
  6. 6.Nc3 Bxa6
  7. 7.e4 Bxf1
  8. 8.Kxf1 d6
  9. 9.g3 Bg7
  10. 10.Kg2 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nf3 O-O
  12. 12.h3 Ra6
  13. 13.Bg5 h6
  14. 14.Bd2 Qa8
  15. 15.Re1 Rb8
  16. 16.b3 Ne8
  17. 17.Re2 Nc7
  18. 18.Rc1 Ra7
  19. 19.Qc2 Na6
  20. 20.Na4 Nb4
  21. 21.Bxb4 Rxb4
  22. 22.Qd3 Ra5
  23. 23.Rec2 h5
  24. 24.Rc4 Rb8
  25. 25.Qd2 Rab5
  26. 26.R1c2 R5b7
  27. 27.Qe2 Ra7
  28. 28.Rd2 Ra5
  29. 29.Rd1 Qa6
  30. 30.Rd2 Bh6
  31. 31.Rdc2 Bg7
  32. 32.Qe3 Qa8
  33. 33.Rd2 Ra7
  34. 34.Rd1 Rb5
  35. 35.Qe2 Rb8
  36. 36.Nd2 Nb6
  37. 37.Nxb6 Rxb6
  38. 38.a4 Bh6
  39. 39.f4 h4
  40. 40.Qg4 hxg3
  41. 41.h4 Kh7
  42. 42.h5 Qg8
  43. 43.Rc3 f5
  44. 44.hxg6+ Qxg6
  45. 45.Qh4 Qf6
  46. 46.Rh1 fxe4
  47. 47.Rxg3 Rb4
  48. 48.Qg4 Ra8
  49. 49.Rgh3

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