Viktor Korchnoi vs Anatoly Karpov

The Game

White	Viktor Korchnoi
Black	Anatoly Karpov
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	World Championship 30th
Site	Merano
Round	3
Date	1981.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D58)
Moves	41

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Final Position

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

1r4k1/5pp1/p3p3/3qP2p/PbNp3P/1P1Q1PP1/6K1/1R6 b - - 11 41

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 e6
2. 2.Nc3 d5
3. 3.d4 Be7
4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
5. 5.Bg5 h6
6. 6.Bh4 O-O
7. 7.e3 b6
8. 8.Rc1 Bb7
9. 9.Be2 dxc4
10. 10.Bxc4 Nbd7
11. 11.O-O c5
12. 12.Qe2 a6
13. 13.a4 Ne4
14. 14.Nxe4 Bxe4
15. 15.Bg3 Qc8
16. 16.dxc5 bxc5
17. 17.Nd2 Bc6
18. 18.b3 Rd8
19. 19.Bd3 Qb7
20. 20.f3 Nf6
21. 21.Rfd1 Nd5
22. 22.e4 Nb4
23. 23.Bb1 Be8
24. 24.e5 Nc6
25. 25.Bf2 Nd4
26. 26.Bxd4 Rxd4
27. 27.Be4 Bc6
28. 28.Bxc6 Qxc6
29. 29.Nc4 Rad8
30. 30.Rxd4 cxd4
31. 31.Qd3 Bb4
32. 32.g3 Rb8
33. 33.Kg2 Bc3
34. 34.Rb1 Qd5
35. 35.h4 h5
36. 36.Kf2 Bb4
37. 37.Kg2 Be7
38. 38.Rd1 Qb7
39. 39.Rb1 Qd5
40. 40.Rb2 Bb4
41. 41.Rb1

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