Garry Kasparov vs Anatoly Karpov

Blitz Match · 2009 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 60 moves

The Game

White Garry Kasparov
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 0-1
Event Blitz Match
Site Valencia ESP
Round 1
Date 2009.09.24
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/8/4K3/5r2/6kp/1R6 w - - 4 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 c6
  6. 6.e3 Bd6
  7. 7.Bxd6 Qxd6
  8. 8.Bd3 Ne7
  9. 9.f3 b6
  10. 10.Nge2 Ba6
  11. 11.e4 f6
  12. 12.exd5 Bxd3
  13. 13.Qxd3 cxd5
  14. 14.O-O O-O
  15. 15.f4 f5
  16. 16.Kh1 a6
  17. 17.Ng1 Nd7
  18. 18.Na4 b5
  19. 19.Nc5 Nxc5
  20. 20.dxc5 Qxc5
  21. 21.Rac1 Qd6
  22. 22.Rfe1 Rac8
  23. 23.Rxc8 Rxc8
  24. 24.Nf3 Rc4
  25. 25.g3 Re4
  26. 26.Rc1 h6
  27. 27.Nd2 Re6
  28. 28.Nb3 Qb4
  29. 29.Qc3 Qxc3
  30. 30.bxc3 Re2
  31. 31.Ra1 Rc2
  32. 32.Nc5 Rxc3
  33. 33.Nxa6 d4
  34. 34.Nb4 Nc6
  35. 35.Nxc6 Rxc6
  36. 36.Rb1 Rc2
  37. 37.Rd1 Rc4
  38. 38.Kg2 Kf7
  39. 39.Kf3 Ke6
  40. 40.Re1+ Kd6
  41. 41.Re8 Rc3+
  42. 42.Ke2 Kd5
  43. 43.Kd2 Ra3
  44. 44.Rd8+ Ke4
  45. 45.Re8+ Kf3
  46. 46.Re5 Rxa2+
  47. 47.Kd3 b4
  48. 48.Rxf5 Rxh2
  49. 49.Rf7 b3
  50. 50.Rxg7 b2
  51. 51.Rb7 Kxg3
  52. 52.f5 Rf2
  53. 53.Kxd4 h5
  54. 54.f6 h4
  55. 55.f7 Rxf7
  56. 56.Rxb2 h3
  57. 57.Rb8 Rf4+
  58. 58.Ke3 h2
  59. 59.Rb1 Rf3+
  60. 60.Ke4 Kg2

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