Anatoly Karpov vs Boris Spassky

Montreal · 1979 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event Montreal
Site Montreal
Round 4
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/4rbk1/3P1p1p/pp3Pp1/2q3P1/PPBR3P/6B1/3Q3K b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Nc6
  8. 8.Qc2 Qa5
  9. 9.a3 Bxc5
  10. 10.Rd1 Be7
  11. 11.Nd2 Bd7
  12. 12.Be2 Rfc8
  13. 13.O-O Qd8
  14. 14.cxd5 exd5
  15. 15.Nf3 h6
  16. 16.Ne5 Be6
  17. 17.Nxc6 Rxc6
  18. 18.Bf3 Qb6
  19. 19.Be5 Ne4
  20. 20.Qe2 Nxc3
  21. 21.Bxc3 Rd8
  22. 22.Rd3 Rcd6
  23. 23.Rfd1 R6d7
  24. 24.R1d2 Qb5
  25. 25.Qd1 b6
  26. 26.g3 Bf8
  27. 27.Bg2 Be7
  28. 28.Qh5 a6
  29. 29.h3 Qc6
  30. 30.Kh2 Qb5
  31. 31.f4 f6
  32. 32.Qd1 Qc6
  33. 33.g4 g5
  34. 34.Kh1 a5
  35. 35.f5 Bf7
  36. 36.e4 Kg7
  37. 37.exd5 Qc7
  38. 38.Re2 b5
  39. 39.Rxe7 Rxe7
  40. 40.d6 Qc4
  41. 41.b3

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