Viktor Korchnoi vs Anatoly Karpov

World Championship 30th · 1981 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 30th
Site Merano
Round 5
Date 1981.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D53)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/5pk1/6p1/1r5p/4P2P/3RKPP1/8/8 b - - 4 45

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.Rc1 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.Bxe7 Qxe7
  11. 11.g3 Ba6
  12. 12.e3 c5
  13. 13.dxc5 bxc5
  14. 14.Bxa6 Nxa6
  15. 15.Qxd5 Nb4
  16. 16.Qc4 Qf6
  17. 17.Nh4 Qxb2
  18. 18.O-O Qxa2
  19. 19.Qxa2 Nxa2
  20. 20.Rxc5 Rfc8
  21. 21.Ra5 Nc1
  22. 22.Nf5 Rc7
  23. 23.Nd4 Rb8
  24. 24.Ra1 Nd3
  25. 25.Rfd1 Ne5
  26. 26.Ra2 g6
  27. 27.Rda1 Rbb7
  28. 28.h3 h5
  29. 29.Kg2 Kg7
  30. 30.Ra5 Nc6
  31. 31.Nxc6 Rxc6
  32. 32.Rxa7 Rxa7
  33. 33.Rxa7 Rc2
  34. 34.e4 Rc3
  35. 35.Ra2 Kf6
  36. 36.f3 Rb3
  37. 37.Kf2 Rc3
  38. 38.Ke2 Rb3
  39. 39.Ra6+ Ke7
  40. 40.Ra5 Kf6
  41. 41.Rd5 Ra3
  42. 42.Rd6+ Kg7
  43. 43.h4 Rb3
  44. 44.Rd3 Rb5
  45. 45.Ke3

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