Boris Spassky vs Anatoly Karpov

Candidats sf1 · 1974 · Caro-Kann Defense · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 0-1
Event Candidats sf1
Site Leningrad
Round 6
Date 1974.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B18)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/1p6/4k1p1/PR2p1P1/r7/4K3/8 w - - 5 56

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 Qc7
  12. 12.Bxg6 hxg6
  13. 13.Qe2 Rfe8
  14. 14.Ne4 Nxe4
  15. 15.Qxe4 Be7
  16. 16.Rad1 Rad8
  17. 17.Rfe1 Qa5
  18. 18.a3 Qf5
  19. 19.Qe2 g5
  20. 20.h3 g4
  21. 21.hxg4 Qxg4
  22. 22.d5 cxd5
  23. 23.cxd5 e5
  24. 24.d6 Bf6
  25. 25.Nd2 Qxe2
  26. 26.Rxe2 Rc8
  27. 27.Ne4 Bd8
  28. 28.g4 f6
  29. 29.Kg2 Kf7
  30. 30.Rc1 Bb6
  31. 31.Rec2 Rxc2
  32. 32.Rxc2 Ke6
  33. 33.a4 a5
  34. 34.Ba3 Rb8
  35. 35.Rc4 Bd4
  36. 36.f4 g6
  37. 37.Ng3 exf4
  38. 38.Rxd4 fxg3
  39. 39.Kxg3 Rc8
  40. 40.Rd3 g5
  41. 41.Bb2 b6
  42. 42.Bd4 Rc6
  43. 43.Bc3 Rc5
  44. 44.Kg2 Rc8
  45. 45.Kg3 Ne5
  46. 46.Bxe5 fxe5
  47. 47.b4 e4
  48. 48.Rd4 Ke5
  49. 49.Rd1 axb4
  50. 50.Rb1 Rc3+
  51. 51.Kf2 Rd3
  52. 52.d7 Rxd7
  53. 53.Rxb4 Rd6
  54. 54.Ke3 Rd3+
  55. 55.Ke2 Ra3

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