Boris Spassky vs Anatoly Karpov

World Cup · 1988 · Caro-Kann Defense · 0-1 in 22 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 0-1
Event World Cup
Site Belfort
Date 1988.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B17)
Moves 22
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2q4r/pp2ppk1/2p2bpp/3n4/PPBP2R1/2PQ2RP/5PPK/2r5 w - - 0 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Ng5 Ndf6
  6. 6.Bc4 Nd5
  7. 7.N1f3 g6
  8. 8.O-O Bg7
  9. 9.Re1 h6
  10. 10.Ne4 Bg4
  11. 11.a4 Ngf6
  12. 12.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  13. 13.Ra3 Kf8
  14. 14.h3 Bxf3
  15. 15.Rxf3 Kg7
  16. 16.c3 Qd7
  17. 17.Qd3 Rad8
  18. 18.Re4 Qc8
  19. 19.b4 Rd6
  20. 20.Rg3 Re6
  21. 21.Reg4 Re1+
  22. 22.Kh2 Rxc1

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Boris Spassky and Anatoly Karpov, or browse all Boris Spassky games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.