Vladimir Kramnik vs Anatoly Karpov

Dos Hermanas · 1997 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 3
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E32)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1n4k1/2R2ppp/b3p3/2N1P3/r7/B4P2/6PP/6K1 b - - 2 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 O-O
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3
  6. 6.Qxc3 b6
  7. 7.b4 Bb7
  8. 8.Bb2 d6
  9. 9.e3 Nbd7
  10. 10.d4 Ne4
  11. 11.Qb3 a5
  12. 12.Be2 axb4
  13. 13.axb4 Rxa1+
  14. 14.Bxa1 Ndf6
  15. 15.O-O Qd7
  16. 16.b5 Ra8
  17. 17.Bb2 c6
  18. 18.bxc6 Qxc6
  19. 19.Rc1 Nd7
  20. 20.Ne1 Qa4
  21. 21.Qxa4 Rxa4
  22. 22.f3 Nef6
  23. 23.Bd1 Ra2
  24. 24.Nd3 Kf8
  25. 25.Bb3 Ra8
  26. 26.e4 Nb8
  27. 27.c5 bxc5
  28. 28.dxc5 dxc5
  29. 29.Nxc5 Bc8
  30. 30.e5 Ne8
  31. 31.Ba4 Nc7
  32. 32.Ba3 Kg8
  33. 33.Ne4 Rxa4
  34. 34.Rxc7 Ba6
  35. 35.Nc5

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