Anatoly Karpov vs Viktor Korchnoi

World Championship 30th · 1981 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 30th
Site Merano
Round 2
Date 1981.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6pk/5pq1/P3B2p/3Q3P/5P2/6PK/8 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Be7
  6. 6.Qe2 Nd6
  7. 7.Bxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.dxe5 Nb7
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.Re1 Nc5
  11. 11.Be3 Ne6
  12. 12.Rad1 d5
  13. 13.exd6 cxd6
  14. 14.Nd4 Bd7
  15. 15.Nf5 d5
  16. 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  17. 17.Qd2 Qh4
  18. 18.Ne2 Rfe8
  19. 19.b3 Re7
  20. 20.Ng3 Qf6
  21. 21.f3 Be8
  22. 22.Ne2 h6
  23. 23.Bf2 Qg6
  24. 24.Nc1 d4
  25. 25.Nd3 Qf6
  26. 26.Bg3 Rd7
  27. 27.Re5 Qd8
  28. 28.Rde1 Rd5
  29. 29.Rxd5 Qxd5
  30. 30.Re5 Qd7
  31. 31.Qe1 Rc8
  32. 32.b4 Qd8
  33. 33.Ra5 Qd7
  34. 34.h3 f6
  35. 35.Rxa7 Qd5
  36. 36.Ra5 Qd7
  37. 37.Ra7 Qd5
  38. 38.Ra5 Qd7
  39. 39.Qe4 Bf7
  40. 40.Qf5 Re8
  41. 41.Kh2 Qb7
  42. 42.a3 Rd8
  43. 43.h4 h5
  44. 44.Nf2 Qd7
  45. 45.Ra6 Qe8
  46. 46.Qa5 Bg6
  47. 47.Nd3 Kh7
  48. 48.Qb6 Rc8
  49. 49.a4 Bf5
  50. 50.a5 c5
  51. 51.bxc5 Bxd3
  52. 52.cxd3 Nxc5
  53. 53.Ra7 Qg6
  54. 54.Rc7 Rxc7
  55. 55.Bxc7 Nxd3
  56. 56.Qxd4 Ne5
  57. 57.Bxe5

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