Anatoly Karpov vs Viktor Korchnoi

The Game

White	Anatoly Karpov
Black	Viktor Korchnoi
Result	1-0
Event	World Championship 30th
Site	Merano
Round	18
Date	1981.00.00
Opening	Ruy Lopez, Open (C80)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/8/P3pR1p/2Nk1p2/1Pn5/7P/6P1/6K1 b - - 1 41

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 a6
4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
5. 5.O-O Nxe4
6. 6.d4 b5
7. 7.Bb3 d5
8. 8.dxe5 Be6
9. 9.Nbd2 Nc5
10. 10.c3 d4
11. 11.Bxe6 Nxe6
12. 12.cxd4 Ncxd4
13. 13.a4 Be7
14. 14.Nxd4 Nxd4
15. 15.Ne4 Ne6
16. 16.Be3 O-O
17. 17.f4 Qxd1
18. 18.Rfxd1 Rfb8
19. 19.Rd7 Bf8
20. 20.f5 Nd8
21. 21.a5 Nc6
22. 22.e6 fxe6
23. 23.f6 Ne5
24. 24.Rxc7 Rc8
25. 25.Rac1 Rxc7
26. 26.Rxc7 Rd8
27. 27.h3 h6
28. 28.Ra7 Nc4
29. 29.Bb6 Rb8
30. 30.Bc5 Bxc5+
31. 31.Nxc5 gxf6
32. 32.b4 Rd8
33. 33.Rxa6 Kf7
34. 34.Ra7+ Kg6
35. 35.Rd7 Re8
36. 36.a6 Ra8
37. 37.Rb7 Kf5
38. 38.Rxb5 Ke5
39. 39.Rb7 Kd5
40. 40.Rf7 f5
41. 41.Rf6

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