Boris Spassky vs Anatoly Karpov

Candidats sf1 · 1974 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf1
Site Leningrad
Round 8
Date 1974.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/2N2k2/5n2/6p1/5rP1/8/1P6/1K3R2 w - - 2 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.h5 Bh7
  8. 8.Nf3 Nd7
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 Ngf6
  11. 11.Bd2 Qc7
  12. 12.c4 e6
  13. 13.Qe2 Bd6
  14. 14.Nf5 Bf4
  15. 15.Bxf4 Qxf4
  16. 16.Ne3 Qc7
  17. 17.O-O-O b5
  18. 18.cxb5 cxb5+
  19. 19.Kb1 O-O
  20. 20.g4 Ne4
  21. 21.Rhg1 Ng5
  22. 22.Nxg5 hxg5
  23. 23.d5 a6
  24. 24.h6 gxh6
  25. 25.Rh1 Nf6
  26. 26.Rxh6 Kg7
  27. 27.Rhh1 Rad8
  28. 28.dxe6 fxe6
  29. 29.Nc2 Qf4
  30. 30.f3 Kf7
  31. 31.a3 e5
  32. 32.Nb4 e4
  33. 33.fxe4 Rxd1+
  34. 34.Rxd1 Re8
  35. 35.Nxa6 Qxe4+
  36. 36.Qxe4 Rxe4
  37. 37.Nc7 b4
  38. 38.axb4 Rxb4
  39. 39.Rf1 Rf4

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