Anatoly Karpov vs Boris Spassky

Candidats sf1 · 1974 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 63 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Boris Spassky
Result 0-1
Event Candidats sf1
Site Leningrad
Round 1
Date 1974.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B83)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6pk/7p/4Q2P/3q3r/6N1/5KP1/8 w - - 11 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Be2 Be7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.f4 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 e5
  10. 10.Nb3 a5
  11. 11.a4 Nb4
  12. 12.Bf3 Be6
  13. 13.Kh1 Qc7
  14. 14.Rf2 Rfd8
  15. 15.Rd2 Bc4
  16. 16.Nb5 Bxb5
  17. 17.axb5 a4
  18. 18.Nc1 d5
  19. 19.fxe5 Nxe4
  20. 20.c3 Nxd2
  21. 21.Bxd2 Qxe5
  22. 22.cxb4 Qxb2
  23. 23.Nd3 Qd4
  24. 24.Ra3 Qb6
  25. 25.Qe2 Re8
  26. 26.Bxd5 Bxb4
  27. 27.Bxf7+ Kxf7
  28. 28.Qf3+ Kg8
  29. 29.Bxb4 Qxb5
  30. 30.h3 Rad8
  31. 31.Bd2 Qd5
  32. 32.Qf2 b5
  33. 33.Ba5 Rd7
  34. 34.Nf4 Rf7
  35. 35.Rf3 Qc4
  36. 36.Bd2 b4
  37. 37.Qb6 b3
  38. 38.Kh2 Qc2
  39. 39.Bc3 Qe4
  40. 40.Qd6 h6
  41. 41.Bb2 Qc2
  42. 42.Qd5 Qf5
  43. 43.Qc6 Qd7
  44. 44.Qg6 Ree7
  45. 45.Qa6 Qb7
  46. 46.Qxa4 Re4
  47. 47.Qxb3 Rb4
  48. 48.Qe6 Rxb2
  49. 49.Rg3 Rb6
  50. 50.Qe8+ Kh7
  51. 51.Qe3 Rd6
  52. 52.Qc5 Qc7
  53. 53.Qb4 Qd7
  54. 54.Nh5 Rg6
  55. 55.Rxg6 Kxg6
  56. 56.Ng3 Qd3
  57. 57.h4 Kh7
  58. 58.h5 Rd7
  59. 59.Qc5 Rd4
  60. 60.Qe7 Rg4
  61. 61.Qe5 Rh4+
  62. 62.Kg1 Qd1+
  63. 63.Kf2 Qd4+

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