Anatoly Karpov vs Viktor Korchnoi

World Championship 30th · 1981 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 30th
Site Merano
Round 4
Date 1981.00.00
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1q4k1/4r3/p5P1/3Q4/1P3P2/P7/5K1R b - - 4 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Be7
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.Re1 Bf5
  9. 9.Bb5 Bf6
  10. 10.Nbd2 O-O
  11. 11.Nf1 Ne7
  12. 12.c3 Ng6
  13. 13.Bd3 Nd6
  14. 14.Bxf5 Nxf5
  15. 15.Qb3 b6
  16. 16.Qb5 a6
  17. 17.Qd3 Qd7
  18. 18.Ng3 Nxg3
  19. 19.hxg3 a5
  20. 20.Bg5 Bxg5
  21. 21.Nxg5 Rfe8
  22. 22.b3 Rad8
  23. 23.Nf3 f6
  24. 24.Nd2 Kf7
  25. 25.Nf1 h5
  26. 26.Rxe8 Rxe8
  27. 27.Qf3 Rh8
  28. 28.Ne3 Ne7
  29. 29.Re1 g6
  30. 30.Qf4 Kg7
  31. 31.g4 g5
  32. 32.Qf3 hxg4
  33. 33.Nxg4 Qd6
  34. 34.g3 c6
  35. 35.c4 f5
  36. 36.Qe3 Ng6
  37. 37.c5 Qd8
  38. 38.Ne5 bxc5
  39. 39.Nxc6 Qf6
  40. 40.Qe6 cxd4
  41. 41.Qxd5 d3
  42. 42.Qd7+ Qf7
  43. 43.Ne7 Kh7
  44. 44.Kg2 Re8
  45. 45.Rh1+ Nh4+
  46. 46.gxh4 Qxe7
  47. 47.Qxf5+ Kg7
  48. 48.hxg5 Qb7+
  49. 49.f3 Re2+
  50. 50.Kf1 Kg8
  51. 51.Qxd3 Re6
  52. 52.Qd8+ Kg7
  53. 53.Qd4+

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