Anatoly Karpov vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Buenos Aires Sicilian · 1994 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Buenos Aires Sicilian
Site Buenos Aires
Round 11
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B91)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

7R/4kp2/3b2p1/3P3P/1p2B3/7r/2P2P2/6K1 w - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.g3 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 Be7
  8. 8.Bg2 Nbd7
  9. 9.a4 b6
  10. 10.h3 h5
  11. 11.Be3 Qc7
  12. 12.Nd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.Qxd5 Bb7
  14. 14.Qd2 O-O
  15. 15.O-O Nf6
  16. 16.Nc3 Bc6
  17. 17.Rfd1 b5
  18. 18.axb5 axb5
  19. 19.b4 Qb7
  20. 20.Qd3 Rfc8
  21. 21.Bg5 Qb6
  22. 22.Rxa8 Rxa8
  23. 23.Qf3 Ra3
  24. 24.Bxf6 Bxf6
  25. 25.Rd3 h4
  26. 26.Rxd6 Be7
  27. 27.Rd3 Bxb4
  28. 28.gxh4 Be7
  29. 29.h5 b4
  30. 30.Nd5 Bxd5
  31. 31.exd5 Qh6
  32. 32.Bf1 Qc1
  33. 33.Qd1 Qxd1
  34. 34.Rxd1 Bd6
  35. 35.Bd3 e4
  36. 36.Bxe4 Rxh3
  37. 37.Ra1 Kf8
  38. 38.Ra8+ Ke7
  39. 39.Rh8 g6

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