Garry Kasparov vs Anatoly Karpov

World Championship 34th-KK4 · 1987 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Garry Kasparov
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 34th-KK4
Site Sevilla
Round 20
Date 1987.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D53)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

5k2/3Q2p1/4p2p/p3Pp1P/6P1/P4q2/5P1K/8 w - - 3 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Qc2 O-O
  6. 6.Bg5 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 dxc4
  8. 8.e4 Qa5
  9. 9.e5 Nd5
  10. 10.Bxc4 Nxc3
  11. 11.O-O Qxc5
  12. 12.Qxc3 Nc6
  13. 13.Bxe7 Qxe7
  14. 14.a3 Bd7
  15. 15.Rac1 Rfd8
  16. 16.b4 a6
  17. 17.Qe3 Be8
  18. 18.Bd3 Na7
  19. 19.Bb1 Bc6
  20. 20.Ng5 h6
  21. 21.Ne4 Nb5
  22. 22.Rc4 Bxe4
  23. 23.Bxe4 Rac8
  24. 24.Rxc8 Rxc8
  25. 25.Rc1 Rxc1+
  26. 26.Qxc1 Qd7
  27. 27.g3 b6
  28. 28.Kg2 Qd8
  29. 29.h4 a5
  30. 30.bxa5 bxa5
  31. 31.Qc5 Nd4
  32. 32.h5 f5
  33. 33.Bb7 Kf7
  34. 34.Kh2 Qb8
  35. 35.Qxd4 Qxb7
  36. 36.g4 Qf3
  37. 37.Qd7+ Kf8

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