Boris Spassky vs Anatoly Karpov

Candidats sf1 · 1974 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 17 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf1
Site Leningrad
Round 2
Date 1974.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B18)
Moves 17
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Final Position

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

r2r2k1/ppqn1pp1/4p1p1/2b5/2P1Q3/1P3N2/PB3PPP/R3R1K1 b - - 0 17

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.Nf3 Nd7
  7. 7.Bd3 e6
  8. 8.O-O Ngf6
  9. 9.c4 Bd6
  10. 10.b3 O-O
  11. 11.Bb2 c5
  12. 12.Bxg6 hxg6
  13. 13.Re1 Qc7
  14. 14.dxc5 Bxc5
  15. 15.Qc2 Rfd8
  16. 16.Ne4 Nxe4
  17. 17.Qxe4

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