Anatoly Karpov vs Vladimir Kramnik

Eurotel Trophy · 2002 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event Eurotel Trophy
Site Prague CZE
Round 2.2
Date 2002.04.30
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 51
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R3rk/1P4p1/7p/3P4/1Q6/8/5PK1/8 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.b3 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 Be7
  7. 7.Bg2 c6
  8. 8.Bc3 d5
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nbd7
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Re1 c5
  12. 12.e4 dxe4
  13. 13.Nxe4 Bb7
  14. 14.Nfg5 cxd4
  15. 15.Bxd4 Nxe4
  16. 16.Nxe4 Qc7
  17. 17.Nc3 Rad8
  18. 18.Nd5 Bxd5
  19. 19.cxd5 e5
  20. 20.Rc1 Qb8
  21. 21.Bb2 Bc5
  22. 22.a3 a5
  23. 23.Rc4 f5
  24. 24.b4 axb4
  25. 25.axb4 Bd6
  26. 26.Qd2 e4
  27. 27.Rc6 Rde8
  28. 28.Bd4 Ne5
  29. 29.Rxb6 Qd8
  30. 30.Rxd6 Qxd6
  31. 31.Bc5 Qd7
  32. 32.Bxf8 Rxf8
  33. 33.Qd4 Qd6
  34. 34.b5 Rb8
  35. 35.Rb1 Rb6
  36. 36.h3 h6
  37. 37.g4 fxg4
  38. 38.Qxe4 gxh3
  39. 39.Bxh3 Rb8
  40. 40.Be6+ Kh8
  41. 41.b6 Nd7
  42. 42.Bxd7 Qxd7
  43. 43.Qe6 Qb7
  44. 44.Rc1 Qa6
  45. 45.Rc6 Rf8
  46. 46.Qe7 Rg8
  47. 47.b7 Qb5
  48. 48.Rc8 Qb1+
  49. 49.Kh2 Qb2
  50. 50.Kg2 Qb4
  51. 51.Qxb4

More Anatoly Karpov Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Anatoly Karpov and Vladimir Kramnik, or browse all Anatoly Karpov games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.