Anatoly Karpov vs Boris Spassky

WchT · 1985 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 90 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event WchT
Site Luzern
Round 3
Date 1985.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D55)
Moves 90
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3N4/7k/5P2/6KP/3n4/8/8 b - - 14 90

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 O-O
  6. 6.e3 h6
  7. 7.Bxf6 Bxf6
  8. 8.Rc1 c6
  9. 9.Bd3 Nd7
  10. 10.O-O dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 b6
  12. 12.e4 Bb7
  13. 13.e5 Be7
  14. 14.Qe2 b5
  15. 15.Bd3 c5
  16. 16.Nxb5 cxd4
  17. 17.Be4 Bxe4
  18. 18.Qxe4 Qb6
  19. 19.Nbxd4 Nc5
  20. 20.Qe2 a5
  21. 21.Rc4 a4
  22. 22.Rfc1 Rfd8
  23. 23.h3 Rd5
  24. 24.R1c2 Bf8
  25. 25.R2c3 Rb8
  26. 26.b4 axb3
  27. 27.axb3 Nd7
  28. 28.Nc6 Ra8
  29. 29.b4 Ra1+
  30. 30.Kh2 Qa6
  31. 31.Rc2 Nb6
  32. 32.Re4 Qxe2
  33. 33.Rexe2 Rdd1
  34. 34.Ra2 Nd5
  35. 35.Rxa1 Rxa1
  36. 36.Rb2 Ra4
  37. 37.b5 Bc5
  38. 38.g3 g5
  39. 39.Kg2 Kg7
  40. 40.Nd2 Bb6
  41. 41.Rc2 Ra1
  42. 42.Nc4 Bc5
  43. 43.Nd6 Bb6
  44. 44.Rb2 Bc5
  45. 45.Nd8 Bd4
  46. 46.Rc2 Bxe5
  47. 47.N8xf7 Bxd6
  48. 48.Nxd6 Rb1
  49. 49.Rc8 h5
  50. 50.Re8 Kf6
  51. 51.Rh8 h4
  52. 52.Rh6+ Ke7
  53. 53.Ne4 hxg3
  54. 54.Kxg3 Rxb5
  55. 55.Rh7+ Kf8
  56. 56.Nxg5 Kg8
  57. 57.Rd7 Rb6
  58. 58.Ne4 Kf8
  59. 59.h4 Ke8
  60. 60.Ra7 Kf8
  61. 61.f3 e5
  62. 62.Ra5 Rg6+
  63. 63.Kh2 Nf4
  64. 64.Rxe5 Rg2+
  65. 65.Kh1 Rg7
  66. 66.Rf5+ Rf7
  67. 67.Rxf7+ Kxf7
  68. 68.Kh2 Kg6
  69. 69.Kg3 Nd5
  70. 70.Nd6 Ne3
  71. 71.Kf4 Ng2+
  72. 72.Kg4 Ne3+
  73. 73.Kf4 Ng2+
  74. 74.Kg3 Ne3
  75. 75.Ne4 Nd5
  76. 76.Nc5 Kf5
  77. 77.Nd3 Nf6
  78. 78.Nf4 Ke5
  79. 79.Ng2 Kf5
  80. 80.Ne3+ Kg6
  81. 81.f4 Ne4+
  82. 82.Kf3 Nf6
  83. 83.f5+ Kh5
  84. 84.Ng2 Nd7
  85. 85.Kg3 Kh6
  86. 86.Ne3 Kh5
  87. 87.Ng4 Nc5
  88. 88.Nf6+ Kh6
  89. 89.Kg4 Nd3
  90. 90.Nd7

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