Anatoly Karpov vs Viktor Korchnoi

Vienna op · 1986 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vienna op
Site Vienna
Date 1986.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/1K6/3k4/1R6/5p2/8/1p6/8 w - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 e6
  3. 3.c4 Nd7
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.e4 dxe4
  6. 6.Nxe4 Ngf6
  7. 7.Bd3 Nxe4
  8. 8.Bxe4 Nf6
  9. 9.Bc2 Bb4+
  10. 10.Bd2 Qa5
  11. 11.a3 Bxd2+
  12. 12.Qxd2 Qxd2+
  13. 13.Kxd2 Ke7
  14. 14.Rhe1 b6
  15. 15.Ne5 Bb7
  16. 16.f3 Nd7
  17. 17.Nd3 Kd6
  18. 18.Kc3 a5
  19. 19.Rad1 Kc7
  20. 20.b4 axb4+
  21. 21.axb4 Ra2
  22. 22.Ra1 Rha8
  23. 23.Rxa2 Rxa2
  24. 24.Kb3 Ra8
  25. 25.Kb2 h6
  26. 26.Bb3 g5
  27. 27.Kc3 Kd6
  28. 28.c5+ bxc5
  29. 29.dxc5+ Kc7
  30. 30.Bc4 Ra3+
  31. 31.Kb2 Ra8
  32. 32.Rf1 Ba6
  33. 33.Bxa6 Rxa6
  34. 34.f4 f6
  35. 35.Re1 Nf8
  36. 36.Re3 Ra8
  37. 37.Rh3 Rd8
  38. 38.Kc3 Ng6
  39. 39.Rxh6 Nxf4
  40. 40.Nxf4 gxf4
  41. 41.Rxf6 e5
  42. 42.Rf7+ Kc8
  43. 43.b5 cxb5
  44. 44.Kb4 Rd2
  45. 45.g4 Rxh2
  46. 46.g5 Rg2
  47. 47.c6 Rxg5
  48. 48.Kc5 Kd8
  49. 49.Kb6 Rg6
  50. 50.Kb7 Ke8
  51. 51.Rf5 Ke7
  52. 52.c7 Rg8
  53. 53.Rxe5+ Kd6
  54. 54.Rg5 Rh8
  55. 55.Rh5 Rg8
  56. 56.c8=Q Rxc8
  57. 57.Kxc8 b4
  58. 58.Kb7 b3
  59. 59.Rb5 b2

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