Anatoly Karpov vs Garry Kasparov

World Championship 34th-KK4 · 1987 · English Opening · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 34th-KK4
Site Sevilla
Round 23
Date 1987.00.00
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/p1R5/6p1/2BPp3/2P1P2p/3p4/7K/6r1 w - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.d4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 g6
  7. 7.e3 Bg7
  8. 8.Bd3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Qc7
  10. 10.Rb1 b6
  11. 11.Qe2 Rd8
  12. 12.Be4 Ba6
  13. 13.c4 Nc6
  14. 14.d5 f5
  15. 15.Bd3 e5
  16. 16.e4 Nd4
  17. 17.Nxd4 cxd4
  18. 18.Bg5 Rf8
  19. 19.Rfc1 Rac8
  20. 20.Bd2 Rf7
  21. 21.a4 fxe4
  22. 22.Qxe4 Rcf8
  23. 23.f3 Bc8
  24. 24.a5 Bf5
  25. 25.Qe2 Re8
  26. 26.Be4 Bf8
  27. 27.Qd3 Bc5
  28. 28.Ra1 Qd7
  29. 29.Re1 Qc8
  30. 30.Kh1 Rc7
  31. 31.Rab1 Kg7
  32. 32.Rec1 Bxe4
  33. 33.fxe4 Rf7
  34. 34.Qg3 bxa5
  35. 35.Bxa5 Rf4
  36. 36.Re1 Qa6
  37. 37.Bd2 Rf7
  38. 38.Qd3 Ref8
  39. 39.h3 Rf2
  40. 40.Ra1 Qf6
  41. 41.Rg1 h5
  42. 42.Ra5 Qe7
  43. 43.Rb1 h4
  44. 44.Ra6 R8f7
  45. 45.Rc6 Qf8
  46. 46.Rg1 Be7
  47. 47.Re6 Kh7
  48. 48.Be1 Rf1
  49. 49.Bd2 Bc5
  50. 50.Rc6 R7f3
  51. 51.gxf3 Rxf3
  52. 52.Rc7+ Kh8
  53. 53.Bh6 Rxd3
  54. 54.Bxf8 Rxh3+
  55. 55.Kg2 Rg3+
  56. 56.Kh2 Rxg1
  57. 57.Bxc5 d3

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