Anatoly Karpov vs Garry Kasparov

Siemens Giants · 1999 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Siemens Giants
Site Frankfurt
Round 7
Date 1999.07.01
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

8/8/2p1p1kb/2Pn1p2/3P1BP1/5K2/4N3/8 b - - 6 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Bd3 Bg6
  6. 6.Bxg6 hxg6
  7. 7.Nbd2 e6
  8. 8.Qc2 Nbd7
  9. 9.b3 a5
  10. 10.O-O Be7
  11. 11.e4 dxe4
  12. 12.Nxe4 Nxe4
  13. 13.Qxe4 a4
  14. 14.Bd2 O-O
  15. 15.Bc3 Qc7
  16. 16.h3 Rfd8
  17. 17.Rfd1 Bf6
  18. 18.Qc2 axb3
  19. 19.axb3 Qf4
  20. 20.Qb2 b5
  21. 21.Qe2 bxc4
  22. 22.bxc4 Rxa1
  23. 23.Bxa1 g5
  24. 24.g3 Qf5
  25. 25.Kg2 g4
  26. 26.hxg4 Qxg4
  27. 27.Rb1 Nf8
  28. 28.Re1 Ra8
  29. 29.Ng1 Qxe2
  30. 30.Nxe2 Ra4
  31. 31.Rc1 Nd7
  32. 32.c5 g5
  33. 33.Bc3 Ra2
  34. 34.Kf1 Nf8
  35. 35.Rb1 Ng6
  36. 36.Ra1 Rxa1+
  37. 37.Bxa1 g4
  38. 38.Kg2 Ne7
  39. 39.f3 gxf3+
  40. 40.Kxf3 Nd5
  41. 41.Bb2 Kh7
  42. 42.Bc1 Kg6
  43. 43.Bf4 Bg7
  44. 44.Bd6 f5
  45. 45.g4 Bh6
  46. 46.Bf4 Bg7
  47. 47.Be5 Bh6
  48. 48.Bf4

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