Anatoly Karpov vs Boris Gelfand

Cap d'Agde KO · 1998 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cap d'Agde KO
Site Cap d'Agde
Round 3.1
Date 1998.10.30
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D46)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/1p4p1/p1bk1p2/P1R2P2/1P3K2/2B1P3/8/5r2 w - - 21 54

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 e5
  9. 9.cxd5 cxd5
  10. 10.dxe5 Nxe5
  11. 11.Be2 Be6
  12. 12.O-O Nxf3+
  13. 13.Bxf3 Be5
  14. 14.Rc1 Rc8
  15. 15.Qd2 Ne4
  16. 16.Nxe4 dxe4
  17. 17.Qxd8 Rfxd8
  18. 18.Bxe5 exf3
  19. 19.Bd4 Bd5
  20. 20.g4 Be6
  21. 21.h3 h5
  22. 22.gxh5 Bxh3
  23. 23.Rfd1 Rxc1
  24. 24.Rxc1 Rd5
  25. 25.Kh2 Rxh5
  26. 26.Kg3 Bd7
  27. 27.Kxf3 Bc6+
  28. 28.Kg4 Rh6
  29. 29.Rc5 a6
  30. 30.Rg5 f6
  31. 31.Rc5 Kf7
  32. 32.a4 Rh2
  33. 33.f4 Rg2+
  34. 34.Kh3 Rg1
  35. 35.b4 Rb1
  36. 36.Bc3 Rh1+
  37. 37.Kg3 Rg1+
  38. 38.Kh2 Rh1+
  39. 39.Kg3 Rg1+
  40. 40.Kh2 Rg2+
  41. 41.Kh3 Rc2
  42. 42.a5 Rc1
  43. 43.f5 Rh1+
  44. 44.Kg4 Rg1+
  45. 45.Kf4 Rf1+
  46. 46.Kg4 Ke7
  47. 47.Bd4 Rg1+
  48. 48.Kf4 Rf1+
  49. 49.Kg4 Kd6
  50. 50.Bc3 Rg1+
  51. 51.Kf4 Rf1+
  52. 52.Kg4 Rg1+
  53. 53.Kf4 Rf1+

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