Boris Spassky vs Anatoly Karpov

Tilburg · 1979 · Vienna Game · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 8
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Vienna Game (C26)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

q4rk1/4R1pp/1p1r4/2p5/3P1pP1/2P2Q1P/P3R3/6K1 w - - 0 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.exd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Bg2 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bd6
  7. 7.Ne2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O c6
  9. 9.d3 Nd7
  10. 10.f4 exf4
  11. 11.Bxf4 Ne5
  12. 12.Rb1 Rb8
  13. 13.c4 Bg4
  14. 14.h3 Bxe2
  15. 15.Qxe2 Ng6
  16. 16.Bxd6 Qxd6
  17. 17.Qf2 f5
  18. 18.c5 Qc7
  19. 19.Rbe1 Rf6
  20. 20.Bf3 Rbf8
  21. 21.d4 b6
  22. 22.cxb6 axb6
  23. 23.Re2 Qd8
  24. 24.Rfe1 f4
  25. 25.g4 Rd6
  26. 26.c3 Nh4
  27. 27.Re7 Nxf3+
  28. 28.Qxf3 Qa8
  29. 29.R1e2 c5

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