Viktor Korchnoi vs Anatoly Karpov

Candidats final · 1974 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 81 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats final
Site Moscow
Round 11
Date 1974.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E17)
Moves 81
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Final Position

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

2R5/5KP1/8/1p6/8/k5r1/8/8 b - - 0 81

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 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.Bf4 c5
  12. 12.dxc5 bxc5
  13. 13.Rfd1 Nf6
  14. 14.Qc2 Qb6
  15. 15.Nd2 Rfe8
  16. 16.Qb3 Qa6
  17. 17.e3 Bc6
  18. 18.Qc2 Ba4
  19. 19.b3 Bc6
  20. 20.Rac1 Bf8
  21. 21.Nf3 Bb7
  22. 22.Be5 Ne4
  23. 23.Ba1 Rad8
  24. 24.Ne5 Qb6
  25. 25.Bxe4 dxe4
  26. 26.Qc4 Qc7
  27. 27.b4 Rxd1+
  28. 28.Rxd1 Bc8
  29. 29.bxc5 Be6
  30. 30.Qa4 Rc8
  31. 31.Bd4 f6
  32. 32.Qa6 Bd5
  33. 33.Nc4 Qc6
  34. 34.Qxc6 Rxc6
  35. 35.Rc1 Kf7
  36. 36.a3 Ra6
  37. 37.Rc3 Ke6
  38. 38.Nd2 Kd7
  39. 39.f3 exf3
  40. 40.Kf2 Ra5
  41. 41.e4 Bc6
  42. 42.Kxf3 Ke6
  43. 43.Ke3 Ra4
  44. 44.Rb3 g6
  45. 45.Kd3 a6
  46. 46.Be3 Bb5+
  47. 47.Kc2 f5
  48. 48.exf5+ gxf5
  49. 49.Bf2 Bg7
  50. 50.Re3+ Kd7
  51. 51.Rf3 Ke6
  52. 52.Re3+ Kd7
  53. 53.Rf3 Ke6
  54. 54.Kb3 h5
  55. 55.Re3+ Kd7
  56. 56.Nf3 Bf6
  57. 57.Re1 f4
  58. 58.Ne5+ Kc8
  59. 59.Nf7 fxg3
  60. 60.Nd6+ Kd7
  61. 61.hxg3 Rg4
  62. 62.Nxb5 axb5
  63. 63.Rh1 Kc6
  64. 64.Rxh5 Bd4
  65. 65.Bxd4 Rxd4
  66. 66.Rg5 Re4
  67. 67.g4 Ra4
  68. 68.Kb2 Rf4
  69. 69.Kc2 Rf3
  70. 70.Kb2 Rf2+
  71. 71.Kc3 Rf3+
  72. 72.Kd4 Rf4+
  73. 73.Ke5 Ra4
  74. 74.Rg8 Rxa3
  75. 75.g5 Kxc5
  76. 76.g6 Rg3
  77. 77.Rc8+ Kb4
  78. 78.Kf6 Rf3+
  79. 79.Ke6 Rg3
  80. 80.Kf7 Ka3
  81. 81.g7

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