Anatoly Karpov vs Boris Spassky

Candidats sf1 · 1974 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event Candidats sf1
Site Leningrad
Round 9
Date 1974.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B83)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1n1R3r/1q4k1/2p1Qpp1/p1B1p2p/P3P3/2P2N1P/1P4PK/8 b - - 0 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Be2 Be7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.f4 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 Bd7
  10. 10.Nb3 a5
  11. 11.a4 Nb4
  12. 12.Bf3 Bc6
  13. 13.Nd4 g6
  14. 14.Rf2 e5
  15. 15.Nxc6 bxc6
  16. 16.fxe5 dxe5
  17. 17.Qf1 Qc8
  18. 18.h3 Nd7
  19. 19.Bg4 h5
  20. 20.Bxd7 Qxd7
  21. 21.Qc4 Bh4
  22. 22.Rd2 Qe7
  23. 23.Rf1 Rfd8
  24. 24.Nb1 Qb7
  25. 25.Kh2 Kg7
  26. 26.c3 Na6
  27. 27.Re2 Rf8
  28. 28.Nd2 Bd8
  29. 29.Nf3 f6
  30. 30.Rd2 Be7
  31. 31.Qe6 Rad8
  32. 32.Rxd8 Bxd8
  33. 33.Rd1 Nb8
  34. 34.Bc5 Rh8
  35. 35.Rxd8

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