Anatoly Karpov vs Boris Gelfand

Cap d'Agde KO · 1998 · Semi-Slav Defense · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event Cap d'Agde KO
Site Cap d'Agde
Round 3.3
Date 1998.10.30
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D46)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3k4/1R4pp/4P3/5p1P/8/p5K1/1p4P1/r7 w - - 1 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.b3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bb2 Bd6
  7. 7.Nf3 O-O
  8. 8.Bd3 Re8
  9. 9.O-O e5
  10. 10.dxe5 Nxe5
  11. 11.Nxe5 Bxe5
  12. 12.Be2 Bf5
  13. 13.Na4 dxc4
  14. 14.Bxe5 Rxe5
  15. 15.Qxd8+ Rxd8
  16. 16.bxc4 Ra5
  17. 17.Rfd1 Rxd1+
  18. 18.Bxd1 Nd7
  19. 19.Bb3 Kf8
  20. 20.Rd1 Be6
  21. 21.f3 Ke7
  22. 22.Rd4 Nc5
  23. 23.Nxc5 Rxc5
  24. 24.Kf2 a5
  25. 25.e4 b5
  26. 26.cxb5 cxb5
  27. 27.Bxe6 Rc2+
  28. 28.Kg3 fxe6
  29. 29.a4 b4
  30. 30.Rd3 Ra2
  31. 31.e5 Rxa4
  32. 32.h4 Ra2
  33. 33.Rd6 b3
  34. 34.Rb6 b2
  35. 35.h5 a4
  36. 36.Rb7+ Kd8
  37. 37.f4 a3
  38. 38.f5 exf5
  39. 39.e6 Ra1

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