Anatoly Karpov vs Boris Spassky

Bugojno · 1986 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event Bugojno
Site Bugojno
Round 8
Date 1986.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C76)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r2/3R4/1p3q1k/p1r5/P3Qp2/1BP4P/1P3PPK/8 b - - 9 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 g6
  4. 4.c3 a6
  5. 5.Ba4 d6
  6. 6.d4 Bd7
  7. 7.O-O Bg7
  8. 8.Re1 Nge7
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.Nbd2 Qe8
  11. 11.Bb3 b6
  12. 12.dxe5 dxe5
  13. 13.Nc4 Kh8
  14. 14.Qc1 Bg4
  15. 15.Ng5 h6
  16. 16.h3 Bd7
  17. 17.Nf3 Kh7
  18. 18.a4 f5
  19. 19.exf5 gxf5
  20. 20.Nfxe5 Nxe5
  21. 21.Nxe5 Bxe5
  22. 22.Bxh6 Bd6
  23. 23.Qg5 Qg6
  24. 24.Rxe7+ Bxe7
  25. 25.Qxe7+ Kxh6
  26. 26.Qxd7 f4
  27. 27.Qxc7 Rae8
  28. 28.Rd1 Rf6
  29. 29.Kh2 a5
  30. 30.Rd4 Ref8
  31. 31.Rd7 Rc6
  32. 32.Qe5 Qf6
  33. 33.Qd5 Rc5
  34. 34.Qe4

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