Anatoly Karpov vs Boris Gelfand

Amber Rapidplay · 1999 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Amber Rapidplay
Site Monte Carlo
Round 1
Date 1999.03.16
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D46)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R4/P7/7p/2Bnpp2/1P2k3/6PP/r4PK1/8 b - - 1 56

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 a6
  10. 10.Rd1 b5
  11. 11.Be2 Qc7
  12. 12.Ne4 Nxe4
  13. 13.Qxe4 Be7
  14. 14.a4 Bb7
  15. 15.Qc2 Rfc8
  16. 16.Bd2 b4
  17. 17.a5 c5
  18. 18.Be1 Qb8
  19. 19.Qb1 Nf6
  20. 20.dxc5 Bxc5
  21. 21.Nd2 Bd5
  22. 22.Bf3 Bd6
  23. 23.h3 Be5
  24. 24.Bxd5 Nxd5
  25. 25.Nf3 Bf6
  26. 26.e4 Nf4
  27. 27.Ra4 Be7
  28. 28.b3 Qb5
  29. 29.Bd2 Ne2+
  30. 30.Kh1 Rd8
  31. 31.e5 Rac8
  32. 32.Ra1 Qd3
  33. 33.Be3 Qxb1
  34. 34.Raxb1 Nc3
  35. 35.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  36. 36.Rc1 Rb8
  37. 37.Nd4 Nd5
  38. 38.Bd2 h6
  39. 39.Nc6 Rc8
  40. 40.Rc4 Kh7
  41. 41.Nxb4 Rb8
  42. 42.Nc6 Ra8
  43. 43.g3 Bc7
  44. 44.Kg2 Kg6
  45. 45.Bb4 f6
  46. 46.Bd6 Bd8
  47. 47.Nxd8 Rxd8
  48. 48.Rc6 Kf5
  49. 49.exf6 gxf6
  50. 50.Rxa6 Rc8
  51. 51.b4 Rc2
  52. 52.Bc5 e5
  53. 53.Rd6 Ke4
  54. 54.a6 Ra2
  55. 55.a7 f5
  56. 56.Rd8

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