Anatoly Karpov vs Boris Spassky

Candidats sf1 · 1974 · King's Indian, Classical · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event Candidats sf1
Site Leningrad
Round 3
Date 1974.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E91)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3b4/1p1n4/p2P4/P4Pp1/2P2k2/8/2B3K1/4R3 b - - 6 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 c5
  7. 7.O-O Bg4
  8. 8.d5 Nbd7
  9. 9.Bg5 a6
  10. 10.a4 Qc7
  11. 11.Qd2 Rae8
  12. 12.h3 Bxf3
  13. 13.Bxf3 e6
  14. 14.b3 Kh8
  15. 15.Be3 Ng8
  16. 16.Be2 e5
  17. 17.g4 Qd8
  18. 18.Kg2 Qh4
  19. 19.f3 Bh6
  20. 20.g5 Bg7
  21. 21.Bf2 Qf4
  22. 22.Be3 Qh4
  23. 23.Qe1 Qxe1
  24. 24.Rfxe1 h6
  25. 25.h4 hxg5
  26. 26.hxg5 Ne7
  27. 27.a5 f6
  28. 28.Reb1 fxg5
  29. 29.b4 Nf5
  30. 30.Bxg5 Nd4
  31. 31.bxc5 Nxc5
  32. 32.Rb6 Bf6
  33. 33.Rh1+ Kg7
  34. 34.Bh6+ Kg8
  35. 35.Bxf8 Rxf8
  36. 36.Rxd6 Kg7
  37. 37.Bd1 Be7
  38. 38.Rb6 Bd8
  39. 39.Rb1 Rf7
  40. 40.Na4 Nd3
  41. 41.Nb6 g5
  42. 42.Nc8 Nc5
  43. 43.Nd6 Rd7
  44. 44.Nf5+ Nxf5
  45. 45.exf5 e4
  46. 46.fxe4 Nxe4
  47. 47.Ba4 Re7
  48. 48.Rbe1 Nc5
  49. 49.Rxe7+ Bxe7
  50. 50.Bc2 Bd8
  51. 51.Ra1 Kf6
  52. 52.d6 Nd7
  53. 53.Rb1 Ke5
  54. 54.Rd1 Kf4
  55. 55.Re1

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