Boris Spassky vs Anatoly Karpov

Hamburg TV-1pl · 1982 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hamburg TV-1pl
Site Hamburg
Round 15
Date 1982.00.00
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

4b3/4k3/8/2p1P3/r2PBK2/8/3R4/8 b - - 1 52

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.c4 h6
  10. 10.Bf4 Nc6
  11. 11.Nc3 Bf5
  12. 12.O-O-O O-O-O
  13. 13.Rhe1 g5
  14. 14.Be3 Ng4
  15. 15.Nd5 Nxe3
  16. 16.Nxe7+ Nxe7
  17. 17.fxe3 Rde8
  18. 18.Kd2 Bd7
  19. 19.h4 Rhg8
  20. 20.hxg5 hxg5
  21. 21.d4 Nf5
  22. 22.Bd3 Nh4
  23. 23.Re2 Nxf3+
  24. 24.gxf3 g4
  25. 25.Be4 f5
  26. 26.Bd5 Rg7
  27. 27.fxg4 c6
  28. 28.Bg2 fxg4
  29. 29.e4 Rg5
  30. 30.b4 a5
  31. 31.a3 axb4
  32. 32.axb4 Kc7
  33. 33.Ke3 g3
  34. 34.Ra1 Rg4
  35. 35.Rf1 Rg7
  36. 36.Ree1 Ra8
  37. 37.Ra1 Rgg8
  38. 38.c5 dxc5
  39. 39.bxc5 b6
  40. 40.cxb6+ Kxb6
  41. 41.Rfb1+ Kc7
  42. 42.Rxa8 Rxa8
  43. 43.Kf4 Ra4
  44. 44.Rd1 Ra3
  45. 45.Bf3 Be8
  46. 46.Rd2 Kd6
  47. 47.e5+ Ke7
  48. 48.Be4 Ra4
  49. 49.Ke3 Ra3+
  50. 50.Kf4 Ra4
  51. 51.Kxg3 c5
  52. 52.Kf4

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