Anatoly Karpov vs Garry Kasparov

World Championship 34th-KK4 · 1987 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 34th-KK4
Site Sevilla
Round 15
Date 1987.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D97)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

1N1r4/2BP1p2/4k3/8/6P1/b4K2/5P2/8 b - - 4 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 O-O
  7. 7.e4 Na6
  8. 8.Be2 c5
  9. 9.d5 e6
  10. 10.O-O exd5
  11. 11.exd5 Bf5
  12. 12.Rd1 Re8
  13. 13.d6 h6
  14. 14.h3 Nb4
  15. 15.Bf4 Nd7
  16. 16.Rd2 a6
  17. 17.Qb3 b5
  18. 18.Qd1 c4
  19. 19.a4 Nc5
  20. 20.axb5 Nbd3
  21. 21.Bxd3 Nxd3
  22. 22.Rxd3 cxd3
  23. 23.Nd5 axb5
  24. 24.Ne7+ Kh7
  25. 25.Rxa8 Qxa8
  26. 26.Nxf5 gxf5
  27. 27.Qxd3 Qe4
  28. 28.Qxb5 Ra8
  29. 29.Bd2 Rd8
  30. 30.Qc5 Qe6
  31. 31.Bf4 Bxb2
  32. 32.Nh4 Bf6
  33. 33.Qxf5+ Qxf5
  34. 34.Nxf5 h5
  35. 35.g4 hxg4
  36. 36.hxg4 Kg6
  37. 37.Kg2 Bb2
  38. 38.Ne7+ Kf6
  39. 39.Nc6 Rd7
  40. 40.Nb8 Rd8
  41. 41.d7 Ke6
  42. 42.Kf3 Ba3
  43. 43.Bc7

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