Anatoly Karpov vs Vladimir Kramnik

Las Palmas · 1996 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 10
Date 1996.12.21
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D46)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

6k1/p4p2/3q1n2/8/6P1/5QK1/PP4P1/R4R1r w - - 11 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O e5
  9. 9.cxd5 cxd5
  10. 10.e4 exd4
  11. 11.Nxd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.exd5 h6
  13. 13.Nxd4 Qh4
  14. 14.Nf3 Qh5
  15. 15.Bh7+ Kh8
  16. 16.Qf5 g5
  17. 17.h4 Nb6
  18. 18.Qf6+ Kxh7
  19. 19.Qxd6 Bg4
  20. 20.Nh2 Rad8
  21. 21.Qb4 Bf5
  22. 22.hxg5 Nxd5
  23. 23.Qxb7 hxg5
  24. 24.Qb3 Rh8
  25. 25.Qf3 g4
  26. 26.Qg3 Nf6
  27. 27.f3 Rd3
  28. 28.Nxg4 Bxg4
  29. 29.fxg4 Qg6
  30. 30.Qc7 Kg8
  31. 31.Bf4 Rh4
  32. 32.Bg3 Rxg3
  33. 33.Qxg3 Qh6
  34. 34.Qf3 Rh1+
  35. 35.Kf2 Qd2+
  36. 36.Kg3 Qd6+
  37. 37.Kf2 Qd2+
  38. 38.Kg3 Qd6+

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