Garry Kasparov vs Anatoly Karpov

The Game

White	Garry Kasparov
Black	Anatoly Karpov
Result	1-0
Event	Las Palmas
Site	Las Palmas
Round	9
Date	1996.12.20
Opening	Nimzo-Indian Defense (E32)
Moves	44

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/6p1/pK6/5p2/8/P2n4/1P4PP/6B1 b - - 2 44

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
4. 4.Qc2 O-O
5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
6. 6.Qxc3 b6
7. 7.Bg5 Bb7
8. 8.e3 d6
9. 9.f3 Nbd7
10. 10.Nh3 c5
11. 11.dxc5 bxc5
12. 12.Be2 Qb6
13. 13.O-O d5
14. 14.Rad1 Bc6
15. 15.Nf2 h6
16. 16.Bh4 Ba4
17. 17.Rd2 Bb3
18. 18.Ng4 Nxg4
19. 19.fxg4 Rab8
20. 20.g5 hxg5
21. 21.Bxg5 Rb7
22. 22.Be7 Re8
23. 23.Bh4 Nf8
24. 24.Bg3 Rd8
25. 25.Bh4 Rdd7
26. 26.cxd5 Rxd5
27. 27.e4 Rxd2
28. 28.Qxd2 Ba4
29. 29.Bh5 Be8
30. 30.Bf2 Qb5
31. 31.Qd8 Bc6
32. 32.Bg3 Rd7
33. 33.Qe8 Qxf1+
34. 34.Kxf1 Rd1+
35. 35.Bxd1 Bxe8
36. 36.Bf2 Bb5+
37. 37.Be2 Bxe2+
38. 38.Kxe2 Nd7
39. 39.Kd3 a6
40. 40.Bg1 f5
41. 41.exf5 exf5
42. 42.Kc4 Ne5+
43. 43.Kxc5 Nd3+
44. 44.Kb6

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