Anatoly Karpov vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Aeroflot Open Rapid Final · 2013 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event Aeroflot Open Rapid Final
Site Moscow RUS
Round 1.1
Date 2013.02.16
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D80)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/2B5/1pb5/8/4k1p1/8/4K3 w - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.e3 Bg7
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Nxd5 Qxd5
  7. 7.Ne2 O-O
  8. 8.Nc3 Qa5
  9. 9.Qb3 c5
  10. 10.d5 Nd7
  11. 11.Bd2 Qb4
  12. 12.Qc2 Nb6
  13. 13.a3 Qh4
  14. 14.Be2 Rd8
  15. 15.e4 e6
  16. 16.dxe6 Bxe6
  17. 17.O-O Nc4
  18. 18.Rad1 Nxd2
  19. 19.Rxd2 Rxd2
  20. 20.Qxd2 Bd4
  21. 21.g3 Qf6
  22. 22.Kg2 Rd8
  23. 23.Qc2 g5
  24. 24.h3 c4
  25. 25.Nd5 Bxd5
  26. 26.exd5 Bxb2
  27. 27.Qxc4 Bxa3
  28. 28.Rb1 Bb2
  29. 29.Qe4 Bd4
  30. 30.Bf3 b6
  31. 31.Rb3 Bc5
  32. 32.Qc2 Re8
  33. 33.Rd3 Qd6
  34. 34.Qa4 Re7
  35. 35.h4 h6
  36. 36.hxg5 hxg5
  37. 37.Rd2 a5
  38. 38.Qc6 Kg7
  39. 39.Rd1 Rd7
  40. 40.Bg4 Rd8
  41. 41.Qa4 Qf6
  42. 42.Qc2 a4
  43. 43.d6 Rxd6
  44. 44.Rxd6 Qxd6
  45. 45.Qxa4 Qd2
  46. 46.Qe4 Qxf2+
  47. 47.Kh3 Qf1+
  48. 48.Qg2 Qxg2+
  49. 49.Kxg2 Kg6
  50. 50.Bd7 f5
  51. 51.Kf3 g4+
  52. 52.Kg2 Kg5
  53. 53.Bb5 f4
  54. 54.gxf4+ Kxf4
  55. 55.Bc6 g3
  56. 56.Kf1 Ke3
  57. 57.Ke1 b5

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