Anatoly Karpov vs Boris Spassky

Candidats sf1 · 1974 · Dutch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf1
Site Leningrad
Round 7
Date 1974.00.00
Opening Dutch Defense (A84)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

4b1k1/7r/pBp1P3/P2p1P2/1q2p1P1/1P2Q3/5KR1/5R1r b - - 6 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.e3 f5
  5. 5.f4 Nf6
  6. 6.Nf3 Be7
  7. 7.Be2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Ne4
  9. 9.Qc2 Nd7
  10. 10.b3 Nxc3
  11. 11.Qxc3 Nf6
  12. 12.Ne5 Bd7
  13. 13.a4 Ne4
  14. 14.Qd3 Bf6
  15. 15.Ba3 Re8
  16. 16.Bh5 g6
  17. 17.Bf3 Bxe5
  18. 18.dxe5 h5
  19. 19.Bxe4 fxe4
  20. 20.Qd2 Kf7
  21. 21.a5 Rh8
  22. 22.Bd6 Rh7
  23. 23.Qb4 Bc8
  24. 24.Ra2 Kg8
  25. 25.h3 a6
  26. 26.g3 Bd7
  27. 27.Qxb7 Be8
  28. 28.Qb4 Raa7
  29. 29.Rg2 Rab7
  30. 30.Qc3 Rbf7
  31. 31.Bc5 g5
  32. 32.Bb6 Qd7
  33. 33.cxd5 exd5
  34. 34.g4 hxg4
  35. 35.hxg4 gxf4
  36. 36.exf4 Rh4
  37. 37.f5 Rfh7
  38. 38.e6 Qd6
  39. 39.Qg3 Rh1+
  40. 40.Kf2 Qb4
  41. 41.Qe3

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