Anatoly Karpov vs Boris Spassky

Tilburg · 1980 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Date 1980.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B81)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r1k1R2/8/8/2PK4/7p/6b1/8/4R3 b - - 2 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.g4 h6
  7. 7.h4 Nc6
  8. 8.Rg1 d5
  9. 9.Bb5 Bd7
  10. 10.exd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Nxd5 exd5
  12. 12.Be3 Be7
  13. 13.Qd2 Bxh4
  14. 14.O-O-O Bf6
  15. 15.Nf5 Bxf5
  16. 16.gxf5 a6
  17. 17.Bxc6+ bxc6
  18. 18.Bc5 Rb8
  19. 19.b4 Rb5
  20. 20.Rge1+ Kd7
  21. 21.c4 Rxc5
  22. 22.bxc5 Bg5
  23. 23.f4 Qf6
  24. 24.cxd5 Qa1+
  25. 25.Kc2 Qxa2+
  26. 26.Kd3 Qxd2+
  27. 27.Rxd2 Bxf4
  28. 28.Ra2 cxd5
  29. 29.Rxa6 h5
  30. 30.Kd4 h4
  31. 31.Kxd5 Rb8
  32. 32.f6 gxf6
  33. 33.Rxf6 Bg3
  34. 34.Rxf7+ Kd8
  35. 35.Rf8+

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