Boris Spassky vs Anatoly Karpov

Candidats sf1 · 1974 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf1
Site Leningrad
Round 4
Date 1974.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/6p1/4N1np/8/k5P1/8/5K2/8 w - - 2 43

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.Nf3 Nd7
  8. 8.h5 Bh7
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 e6
  11. 11.b3 Ngf6
  12. 12.Bb2 Qa5+
  13. 13.Bc3 Bb4
  14. 14.Bxb4 Qxb4+
  15. 15.Qd2 Qxd2+
  16. 16.Kxd2 c5
  17. 17.c4 cxd4
  18. 18.Nxd4 a6
  19. 19.Ke3 Rc8
  20. 20.Rac1 Ke7
  21. 21.f3 Rc5
  22. 22.Nde2 Rhc8
  23. 23.f4 b5
  24. 24.cxb5 axb5
  25. 25.Rxc5 Rxc5
  26. 26.Rc1 Nd5+
  27. 27.Kf3 Rxc1
  28. 28.Nxc1 f5
  29. 29.Nd3 Kd6
  30. 30.a4 bxa4
  31. 31.bxa4 N7f6
  32. 32.Ne5 Kc5
  33. 33.Nf7 Kb4
  34. 34.Nd8 Nc7
  35. 35.Ne2 Nxh5
  36. 36.Nd4 Nd5
  37. 37.N8xe6 Ne7
  38. 38.Nxf5 Nxf5
  39. 39.g4 Nh4+
  40. 40.Kf2 Nxf4
  41. 41.Nxf4 Kxa4
  42. 42.Ne6 Ng6

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