Viktor Korchnoi vs Anatoly Karpov

World Championship 30th · 1981 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 30th
Site Merano
Round 11
Date 1981.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

8/5pk1/2b2p1p/b1P5/Nr4P1/5P1P/2B2K2/5R2 w - - 1 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.Qc2 Nc6
  9. 9.Rd1 Qa5
  10. 10.a3 Be7
  11. 11.Nd2 e5
  12. 12.Bg5 d4
  13. 13.Nb3 Qd8
  14. 14.Be2 a5
  15. 15.exd4 a4
  16. 16.Nxa4 Nxd4
  17. 17.Nxd4 exd4
  18. 18.b3 Qa5+
  19. 19.Qd2 Bxa3
  20. 20.Qxa5 Rxa5
  21. 21.Bxf6 Bb4+
  22. 22.Kf1 gxf6
  23. 23.Rxd4 Re5
  24. 24.g4 b5
  25. 25.cxb5 Bb7
  26. 26.f3 Rfe8
  27. 27.Bd1 Rxb5
  28. 28.Kg2 Kg7
  29. 29.Kf2 Ba5
  30. 30.Rf1 Re7
  31. 31.h3 h6
  32. 32.Bc2 Rc7
  33. 33.Rc4 Rxc4
  34. 34.bxc4 Rb4
  35. 35.c5 Bc6

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