Anatoly Karpov vs Viktor Korchnoi

London · 1984 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event London
Site London
Date 1984.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D91)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6rk/pp2R1bp/6N1/1P6/6Q1/1q4P1/5PKP/8 b - - 2 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Bg7
  5. 5.Bg5 Ne4
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxg5
  7. 7.Nxg5 e6
  8. 8.Nf3 exd5
  9. 9.e3 O-O
  10. 10.b4 Be6
  11. 11.Be2 Nd7
  12. 12.O-O f5
  13. 13.Re1 g5
  14. 14.Rc1 Kh8
  15. 15.Bd3 c6
  16. 16.b5 g4
  17. 17.Nd2 c5
  18. 18.dxc5 Nxc5
  19. 19.Nb3 Nxb3
  20. 20.axb3 Rc8
  21. 21.Ne2 Rxc1
  22. 22.Qxc1 Qb6
  23. 23.Nf4 Bg8
  24. 24.g3 d4
  25. 25.Bc4 Rc8
  26. 26.Qb1 dxe3
  27. 27.Rxe3 Qc5
  28. 28.Qe1 Bd4
  29. 29.Re2 Bxc4
  30. 30.bxc4 Rg8
  31. 31.Qc1 Rc8
  32. 32.Qc2 Bg7
  33. 33.Qd3 Qd4
  34. 34.Qxf5 Qxc4
  35. 35.Re7 Rd8
  36. 36.Kg2 Qb3
  37. 37.Qxg4 Rg8
  38. 38.Ng6+

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