Judit Polgar vs Anatoly Karpov

Hoogovens Blitz · 1998 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 0-1 in 64 moves

The Game

White Judit Polgar
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 0-1
Event Hoogovens Blitz
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 8
Date 1998.01.19
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D42)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p2/4p1k1/4R3/6P1/1r6/5K2/1n6 b - - 7 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.c4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nf3 Be7
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Bd3 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Re1 Nf6
  11. 11.a3 b6
  12. 12.Be3 Bb7
  13. 13.Rc1 Rc8
  14. 14.Bb1 Na5
  15. 15.Ne5 Nc4
  16. 16.Nxc4 Rxc4
  17. 17.Qd3 Rc8
  18. 18.Bg5 g6
  19. 19.Ba2 Rc7
  20. 20.Rcd1 Nd5
  21. 21.Bh6 Re8
  22. 22.Nb5 Rd7
  23. 23.Nxa7 Bg5
  24. 24.Bxg5 Qxg5
  25. 25.Qg3 Qf6
  26. 26.Nb5 Nf4
  27. 27.Nc3 Rxd4
  28. 28.f3 Red8
  29. 29.Rxd4 Qxd4+
  30. 30.Kh1 Qd2
  31. 31.h4 Nh5
  32. 32.Qe5 Qxb2
  33. 33.Qc7 Rc8
  34. 34.Qxb7 Qxc3
  35. 35.Rd1 Qc5
  36. 36.Qd7 Rf8
  37. 37.Qd4 Qxa3
  38. 38.Bb1 Qe7
  39. 39.Kh2 b5
  40. 40.Be4 b4
  41. 41.Bc2 Rc8
  42. 42.Ba4 Qc7+
  43. 43.Kg1 Rb8
  44. 44.Bb3 Qc3
  45. 45.Rd3 Qxd4+
  46. 46.Rxd4 Ng3
  47. 47.Kf2 Nf5
  48. 48.Rc4 Kf8
  49. 49.g3 h5
  50. 50.Bc2 b3
  51. 51.Bb1 Ne7
  52. 52.Rc7 Nd5
  53. 53.Rc6 b2
  54. 54.g4 hxg4
  55. 55.fxg4 Rb3
  56. 56.Rc8+ Kg7
  57. 57.h5 Nc3
  58. 58.Bc2 b1=Q
  59. 59.Bxb1 Nxb1
  60. 60.hxg6 Kxg6
  61. 61.Rg8+ Kh7
  62. 62.Rg5 Kh6
  63. 63.Rh5+ Kg6
  64. 64.Re5

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