Anatoly Karpov vs Boris Spassky

Candidats sf1 · 1974 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event Candidats sf1
Site Leningrad
Round 11
Date 1974.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D58)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/2Q5/p7/PpN2q1p/1PnP1N2/6Pb/4rP1P/2R3K1 b - - 4 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.Be2 Bb7
  9. 9.Bxf6 Bxf6
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.O-O Qd6
  12. 12.Rc1 a6
  13. 13.a3 Nd7
  14. 14.b4 b5
  15. 15.Ne1 c6
  16. 16.Nd3 Nb6
  17. 17.a4 Bd8
  18. 18.Nc5 Bc8
  19. 19.a5 Bc7
  20. 20.g3 Nc4
  21. 21.e4 Bh3
  22. 22.Re1 dxe4
  23. 23.N3xe4 Qg6
  24. 24.Bh5 Qh7
  25. 25.Qf3 f5
  26. 26.Nc3 g6
  27. 27.Qxc6 gxh5
  28. 28.Nd5 f4
  29. 29.Re7 Qf5
  30. 30.Rxc7 Rae8
  31. 31.Qxh6 Rf7
  32. 32.Rxf7 Kxf7
  33. 33.Qxf4 Re2
  34. 34.Qc7+ Kf8
  35. 35.Nf4

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