Anatoly Karpov vs Peter Svidler

Dos Hermanas · 1999 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1-0
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 3
Date 1999.04.09
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D97)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6k1/4p1n1/3rP3/2RB4/5KP1/5P2/8 b - - 2 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 O-O
  7. 7.e4 a6
  8. 8.e5 b5
  9. 9.Qb3 Nfd7
  10. 10.e6 fxe6
  11. 11.Be3 Nf6
  12. 12.a4 bxa4
  13. 13.Rxa4 Nc6
  14. 14.Bc4 Rb8
  15. 15.Bxe6+ Kh8
  16. 16.Qc4 Bxe6
  17. 17.Qxe6 Qd6
  18. 18.Ng5 Rxb2
  19. 19.O-O Nd8
  20. 20.Qh3 Qd7
  21. 21.Qxd7 Nxd7
  22. 22.Rxa6 Nb6
  23. 23.h4 Rc2
  24. 24.Nce4 h6
  25. 25.Nf3 Nc6
  26. 26.Raa1 Nb4
  27. 27.Rfc1 Rxc1+
  28. 28.Rxc1 N4d5
  29. 29.Nc5 Rf6
  30. 30.Bd2 Rd6
  31. 31.Nb7 Rf6
  32. 32.Ne5 Kh7
  33. 33.g3 Rf8
  34. 34.Nc5 Ra8
  35. 35.Rc2 Rd8
  36. 36.Kg2 Bxe5
  37. 37.dxe5 Nd7
  38. 38.Nxd7 Rxd7
  39. 39.Rc6 Nb6
  40. 40.Bc1 Rd5
  41. 41.Re6 Nc8
  42. 42.h5 gxh5
  43. 43.Rxh6+ Kg7
  44. 44.Rxh5 c5
  45. 45.Kf3 c4
  46. 46.Be3 e6
  47. 47.Rh4 Ne7
  48. 48.Rxc4 Ng6
  49. 49.Bd4

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