Anatoly Karpov vs Boris Gelfand

Dos Hermanas · 1997 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 9
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D46)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

8/3b3k/3N1p2/4p3/4P3/5R2/6K1/3r4 w - - 0 64

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 b5
  10. 10.Be2 Bb7
  11. 11.Bd2 Rc8
  12. 12.Rfd1 b4
  13. 13.Ne4 Nxe4
  14. 14.Qxe4 Qe7
  15. 15.a3 bxa3
  16. 16.bxa3 Nf6
  17. 17.Qh4 c5
  18. 18.dxc5 Bxc5
  19. 19.Bb4 a5
  20. 20.Bxa5 Bxa3
  21. 21.Bd3 Bc5
  22. 22.Ne5 h6
  23. 23.h3 Ra8
  24. 24.Bc3 Ne4
  25. 25.Qxe7 Bxe7
  26. 26.Bd4 Bh4
  27. 27.g3 Bf6
  28. 28.h4 Rxa1
  29. 29.Bxa1 Ra8
  30. 30.Bd4 Ra2
  31. 31.Ra1 Rd2
  32. 32.Bxe4 Bxe4
  33. 33.Nc4 Rc2
  34. 34.Na3 Rc6
  35. 35.Bxf6 gxf6
  36. 36.Nb5 e5
  37. 37.Na7 Rc5
  38. 38.Kh2 h5
  39. 39.g4 hxg4
  40. 40.Kg3 f5
  41. 41.h5 Kh7
  42. 42.Ra6 Rc1
  43. 43.Kh4 Rf1
  44. 44.Rf6 Rxf2
  45. 45.Nc8 Bd5
  46. 46.Nd6 Rh2+
  47. 47.Kg5 g3
  48. 48.Nxf5 Be6
  49. 49.Nxg3 Rg2
  50. 50.Kh4 Rh2+
  51. 51.Kg5 Rg2
  52. 52.Kh4 Kg7
  53. 53.Rf1 Rh2+
  54. 54.Kg5 Rg2
  55. 55.Kh4 f6
  56. 56.Nf5+ Kh7
  57. 57.e4 Bd7
  58. 58.h6 Re2
  59. 59.Nd6 Kg6
  60. 60.Kg3 Re3+
  61. 61.Rf3 Re1
  62. 62.Kg2 Rd1
  63. 63.h7 Kxh7

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