Anatoly Karpov vs Boris Spassky

URS-chT · 1975 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event URS-chT
Site Riga
Date 1975.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E18)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/P1n1rp2/2Q3p1/4k2p/8/5KPP/8/8 b - - 4 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg2 Be7
  6. 6.Nc3 O-O
  7. 7.Qc2 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.O-O Nd7
  10. 10.Nxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Rd1 Nf6
  12. 12.Ne5 c5
  13. 13.dxc5 Bxc5
  14. 14.Nd3 Bd6
  15. 15.Bf4 Re8
  16. 16.e3 Ne4
  17. 17.Bxd6 Qxd6
  18. 18.Nf4 Rac8
  19. 19.Qa4 Qe7
  20. 20.Qxa7 Nxf2
  21. 21.Nxd5 Bxd5
  22. 22.Qxe7 Nxd1
  23. 23.Rc1 Rb8
  24. 24.Qb4 Bxg2
  25. 25.Kxg2 Nxe3+
  26. 26.Kg1 Re6
  27. 27.Qf4 Rd8
  28. 28.Qd4 Rde8
  29. 29.Qd7 Ng4
  30. 30.Rc8 Nf6
  31. 31.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  32. 32.Qb7 Re6
  33. 33.Qb8+ Ne8
  34. 34.a4 g6
  35. 35.b4 Kg7
  36. 36.Qb7 h5
  37. 37.h3 Kf6
  38. 38.Kg2 Rd6
  39. 39.a5 bxa5
  40. 40.bxa5 Re6
  41. 41.a6 Nc7
  42. 42.a7 Re7
  43. 43.Qc6+ Ke5
  44. 44.Kf3

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