Anatoly Karpov vs Viktor Korchnoi

The Game

White	Anatoly Karpov
Black	Viktor Korchnoi
Result	1-0
Event	Vienna Millenium
Site	Vienna
Round	4
Date	1996.00.00
Opening	Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R1bk2/pr5p/2R5/5B2/8/P1p1P3/5PPK/2r5 b - - 1 42

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nf3 b6
4. 4.a3 Bb7
5. 5.Nc3 d5
6. 6.Bg5 Be7
7. 7.Qa4+ c6
8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
9. 9.Bxe7 Qxe7
10. 10.Nxd5 exd5
11. 11.e3 O-O
12. 12.Rc1 c5
13. 13.dxc5 bxc5
14. 14.Qh4 f6
15. 15.Bd3 g6
16. 16.O-O Nd7
17. 17.Rfe1 c4
18. 18.Bc2 Nc5
19. 19.Qd4 Rfd8
20. 20.Rb1 Ne6
21. 21.Qc3 Rac8
22. 22.Nd4 Rd6
23. 23.Nxe6 Rxe6
24. 24.Red1 Rb6
25. 25.Rd4 f5
26. 26.Rbd1 Qf6
27. 27.h4 f4
28. 28.Rxf4 Qxc3
29. 29.bxc3 Rb8
30. 30.h5 Rb2
31. 31.Rc1 gxh5
32. 32.Rf5 Bc6
33. 33.Rg5+ Kh8
34. 34.Rxh5 R8b7
35. 35.Rh6 Be8
36. 36.Bf5 R2b3
37. 37.Rd1 Rxc3
38. 38.Rxd5 Kg8
39. 39.Rd8 Kf8
40. 40.Rc8 Rc1+
41. 41.Kh2 c3
42. 42.Rhc6

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