Anatoly Karpov vs Boris Spassky

Hamburg TV-1pl · 1982 · Pirc Defense · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event Hamburg TV-1pl
Site Hamburg
Round 1
Date 1982.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B08)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4R3/P7/2pk2pp/5n2/2P5/5K1P/8 b - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Be2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Bg4
  7. 7.Be3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd2 Re8
  9. 9.Rfe1 a6
  10. 10.Rad1 Bxf3
  11. 11.Bxf3 e5
  12. 12.dxe5 dxe5
  13. 13.Na4 Qe7
  14. 14.c3 b6
  15. 15.Qe2 Nd8
  16. 16.b3 Ne6
  17. 17.g3 h5
  18. 18.Nb2 b5
  19. 19.Nd3 Nd8
  20. 20.Bg2 c6
  21. 21.f3 Nb7
  22. 22.Bh3 a5
  23. 23.a4 bxa4
  24. 24.bxa4 Nh7
  25. 25.Qf2 Red8
  26. 26.Bb6 Rd6
  27. 27.Nc5 Ng5
  28. 28.Bg2 Bf8
  29. 29.Rb1 Nd8
  30. 30.f4 Rf6
  31. 31.Nd3 exf4
  32. 32.gxf4 Nge6
  33. 33.e5 Rf5
  34. 34.Be4 Ng7
  35. 35.Bc5 Qe6
  36. 36.Bxf8 Kxf8
  37. 37.Nc5 Qe7
  38. 38.Red1 Rxf4
  39. 39.Nd7+ Qxd7
  40. 40.Rxd7 Rxf2
  41. 41.Kxf2 Nge6
  42. 42.Rd6 Rc8
  43. 43.Rb6 c5
  44. 44.Rb5 Ke7
  45. 45.Rxa5 Rc7
  46. 46.Rda6 f5
  47. 47.exf6+ Kxf6
  48. 48.Ra7 Rc8
  49. 49.Ra8 Rc7
  50. 50.R5a7 Rxa7
  51. 51.Rxa7 g5
  52. 52.Bd5 Ke5
  53. 53.Bxe6 Nxe6
  54. 54.a5 Kd5
  55. 55.Re7 Nf4
  56. 56.a6

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