Anatoly Karpov vs Boris Gelfand

Cap d'Agde KO · 1998 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cap d'Agde KO
Site Cap d'Agde
Round 3.5
Date 1998.10.30
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

4N3/8/p1K2p1p/5npP/P4k2/8/4b3/4B3 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O e4
  7. 7.Ne1 Bxc3
  8. 8.dxc3 h6
  9. 9.Nc2 d6
  10. 10.Ne3 Re8
  11. 11.Qc2 Bd7
  12. 12.Rd1 Ne5
  13. 13.c5 dxc5
  14. 14.Bxe4 Nxe4
  15. 15.Qxe4 Qc8
  16. 16.Qc2 Bc6
  17. 17.f3 Qe6
  18. 18.Qf5 Bb5
  19. 19.Qxe6 Rxe6
  20. 20.Kf2 Rae8
  21. 21.b3 Nc6
  22. 22.c4 Ba6
  23. 23.Rb1 Nd4
  24. 24.Rb2 b5
  25. 25.h4 bxc4
  26. 26.bxc4 Rb6
  27. 27.a3 Bb7
  28. 28.Rd3 Bc6
  29. 29.Rc3 Reb8
  30. 30.Rd2 Rb1
  31. 31.Rdd3 Ba4
  32. 32.Nd5 c6
  33. 33.Nf4 R8b3
  34. 34.Be3 Rxc3
  35. 35.Rxc3 Rb3
  36. 36.Rxb3 Bxb3
  37. 37.Nd3 Bxc4
  38. 38.Nxc5 Nxe2
  39. 39.Ne4 a6
  40. 40.Nd6 Bd3
  41. 41.Ke1 Nxg3
  42. 42.Kd2 Bb5
  43. 43.Kc3 f6
  44. 44.Kb4 Kh7
  45. 45.a4 Be2
  46. 46.f4 Kg6
  47. 47.Kc5 Kh5
  48. 48.Ne8 Nf5
  49. 49.Bf2 Kg4
  50. 50.Be1 Kxf4
  51. 51.Kxc6 g5
  52. 52.h5

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