Garry Kasparov vs Anatoly Karpov

World Championship 34th-KK4 · 1987 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Garry Kasparov
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 34th-KK4
Site Sevilla
Round 18
Date 1987.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D58)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

6k1/R7/8/7K/4P1p1/p5P1/4r3/8 w - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.Be2 Bb7
  9. 9.Bxf6 Bxf6
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.b4 c5
  12. 12.bxc5 bxc5
  13. 13.Rb1 Bc6
  14. 14.O-O Nd7
  15. 15.Bb5 Qc7
  16. 16.Qd3 Rfc8
  17. 17.Rfc1 Rab8
  18. 18.h3 g6
  19. 19.Bxc6 Rxb1
  20. 20.Qxb1 Qxc6
  21. 21.dxc5 Qxc5
  22. 22.Ne2 Qf8
  23. 23.h4 Ne5
  24. 24.Nxe5 Bxe5
  25. 25.Rd1 Qc5
  26. 26.h5 Qc2
  27. 27.Qxc2 Rxc2
  28. 28.Rxd5 Rxe2
  29. 29.Rxe5 Rxa2
  30. 30.hxg6 fxg6
  31. 31.Re7 a5
  32. 32.Ra7 a4
  33. 33.g3 h5
  34. 34.Kg2 a3
  35. 35.e4 g5
  36. 36.Kf3 g4+
  37. 37.Ke3 Ra1
  38. 38.Kf4 Rf1
  39. 39.Kg5 Rxf2
  40. 40.Kxh5 Re2

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