Viktor Korchnoi vs Anatoly Karpov

Candidats final · 1974 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 96 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats final
Site Moscow
Round 13
Date 1974.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E17)
Moves 96
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Final Position

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

3K4/P5R1/r5N1/5p1p/4bP1P/6k1/8/8 b - - 20 96

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.d4 e6
  3. 3.g3 b6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bb7
  5. 5.c4 Be7
  6. 6.Nc3 O-O
  7. 7.Qd3 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.O-O Nd7
  11. 11.Rd1 Re8
  12. 12.Be3 Bd6
  13. 13.Rac1 a5
  14. 14.Qc2 c6
  15. 15.Ne1 Nf6
  16. 16.Bf3 Rc8
  17. 17.Ng2 h6
  18. 18.Bf4 c5
  19. 19.Bxd6 Qxd6
  20. 20.dxc5 Rxc5
  21. 21.Qd2 Ne4
  22. 22.Qf4 Qc6
  23. 23.Rxc5 bxc5
  24. 24.Ne3 d4
  25. 25.Nc4 Qa4
  26. 26.Rc1 Ng5
  27. 27.Qf5 Nxf3+
  28. 28.exf3 Ba6
  29. 29.Nd6 Re7
  30. 30.Qxc5 d3
  31. 31.Qd5 Qb4
  32. 32.Kg2 Qxb2
  33. 33.Rc6 Qe5
  34. 34.Qxe5 Rxe5
  35. 35.Ne4 Bb5
  36. 36.Rd6 f5
  37. 37.Nc3 Bc4
  38. 38.f4 Rc5
  39. 39.Kf3 Kf7
  40. 40.Ke3 Ke7
  41. 41.Rb6 Rc8
  42. 42.Rb7+ Kf8
  43. 43.Ra7 Rc5
  44. 44.h4 h5
  45. 45.a3 Ba6
  46. 46.Kd2 Rc6
  47. 47.Rd7 Bc4
  48. 48.Nd1 Bb5
  49. 49.Ne3 g6
  50. 50.Rd5 Rb6
  51. 51.Nd1 Kf7
  52. 52.Nb2 Ba6
  53. 53.Na4 Rc6
  54. 54.Rc5 Re6
  55. 55.Re5 Rc6
  56. 56.Nc5 Bc4
  57. 57.Na4 Ba6
  58. 58.Rc5 Re6
  59. 59.Rc7+ Ke8
  60. 60.Nc3 Rb6
  61. 61.Nd1 Re6
  62. 62.Ne3 Rb6
  63. 63.Rc5 Rb2+
  64. 64.Kc3 Rxf2
  65. 65.Rxa5 Bb7
  66. 66.Kxd3 Rf3
  67. 67.Kd4 Kd7
  68. 68.Nc4 Rxg3
  69. 69.a4 Kc7
  70. 70.Rc5+ Kb8
  71. 71.Ne5 Be4
  72. 72.Rc3 Rg1
  73. 73.Kc5 Kc7
  74. 74.a5 Ra1
  75. 75.Kb5+ Kd6
  76. 76.a6 Rb1+
  77. 77.Ka5 Ra1+
  78. 78.Kb6 Rb1+
  79. 79.Ka7 Kd5
  80. 80.Rc6 Rf1
  81. 81.Kb6 Kd4
  82. 82.Rc4+ Ke3
  83. 83.Ra4 Ba8
  84. 84.Nxg6 Kf3
  85. 85.Kc7 Rd1
  86. 86.a7 Kg4
  87. 87.Ra6 Kg3
  88. 88.Ra3+ Kg4
  89. 89.Ra5 Rb1
  90. 90.Ra6 Rd1
  91. 91.Rd6 Ra1
  92. 92.Kb8 Be4
  93. 93.Rd7 Kf3
  94. 94.Rg7 Ra6
  95. 95.Kc8 Kg3
  96. 96.Kd8

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