Boris Spassky vs Anatoly Karpov

Linares · 1981 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Date 1981.00.00
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

1R6/p1r2pk1/2p5/2Pp2np/6p1/1NP3P1/P4PP1/5K2 w - - 1 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Qe2 Qe7
  6. 6.d3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bg5 Qxe2+
  8. 8.Bxe2 Be7
  9. 9.Nc3 c6
  10. 10.b4 Nbd7
  11. 11.O-O Nf8
  12. 12.b5 Ne6
  13. 13.bxc6 bxc6
  14. 14.Bh4 h6
  15. 15.Rab1 g5
  16. 16.Bg3 Nh5
  17. 17.Rfe1 O-O
  18. 18.Nd2 Nxg3
  19. 19.hxg3 d5
  20. 20.Bg4 Bd6
  21. 21.Na4 Nd4
  22. 22.Bxc8 Rfxc8
  23. 23.c3 Ne6
  24. 24.Rb7 g4
  25. 25.Kf1 Kf8
  26. 26.d4 Rc7
  27. 27.Reb1 Rac8
  28. 28.Rxc7 Rxc7
  29. 29.Rb8+ Kg7
  30. 30.Nb3 h5
  31. 31.Nac5 Bxc5
  32. 32.dxc5 Ng5

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