Anatoly Karpov vs Vassily Ivanchuk

RUS vs. ROW · 2002 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event RUS vs. ROW
Site Moscow RUS
Round 6
Date 2002.09.10
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

8/2B3p1/p3k3/4p1P1/bP2P3/P3K3/8/8 w - - 1 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 dxc4
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bxc4 c5
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.dxc5 Qxd1
  8. 8.Rxd1 Bxc5
  9. 9.Nbd2 O-O
  10. 10.Be2 Rd8
  11. 11.b3 b6
  12. 12.Bb2 Bb7
  13. 13.Rac1 Nbd7
  14. 14.Nc4 Rac8
  15. 15.Kf1 Bd5
  16. 16.Nce5 Nxe5
  17. 17.Nxe5 b5
  18. 18.Bf3 Bf8
  19. 19.Ke2 Ne4
  20. 20.Bxe4 Bxe4
  21. 21.Rxd8 Rxd8
  22. 22.f3 Ba8
  23. 23.Rc7 f6
  24. 24.Nd3 b4
  25. 25.Bd4 Bd6
  26. 26.Rc1 Bb7
  27. 27.Bb6 Rc8
  28. 28.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  29. 29.h3 Bd7
  30. 30.e4 Bb5
  31. 31.Ke3 Kf7
  32. 32.Ba5 e5
  33. 33.Bxb4 Bxd3
  34. 34.Bxd6 Bf1
  35. 35.Kf2 Bd3
  36. 36.h4 Bb1
  37. 37.a3 Bc2
  38. 38.b4 h5
  39. 39.Ke3 Ke6
  40. 40.Bc7 Ba4
  41. 41.g4 hxg4
  42. 42.fxg4 Bd1
  43. 43.g5 fxg5
  44. 44.hxg5 Ba4

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