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Karpov, Anatoly vs Kasparov, Gary

World Championship 31th-KK1 • Moscow • 1984

The Marathon Match — 1984Top 100

1984. The most controversial World Championship match ever. After 48 games over 159 days — with Karpov leading 5-0 before Kasparov clawed back — FIDE President Campomanes controversially terminated the match 'without result'. The chess world was outraged.

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World Championship 31th-KK1

Karpov, Anatoly vs Kasparov, Gary
Moscow • 1984
1-0
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.d4d52.c4e63.Nf3c54.cxd5exd55.g3Nf66.Bg2Be77.O-OO-O8.Nc3Nc69.Bg5cxd410.Nxd4h611.Be3Re812.Qb3Na513.Qc2Bg414.Nf5Rc815.Bd4Bc516.Bxc5Rxc517.Ne3Be618.Rad1Qc819.Qa4Rd820.Rd3a621.Rfd1Nc422.Nxc4Rxc423.Qa5Rc524.Qb6Rd725.Rd4Qc726.Qxc7Rdxc727.h3h528.a3g629.e3Kg730.Kh2Rc431.Bf3b532.Kg2R7c533.Rxc4Rxc434.Rd4Kf835.Be2Rxd436.exd4Ke737.Na2Bc838.Nb4Kd639.f3Ng840.h4Nh641.Kf2Nf542.Nc2f643.Bd3g544.Bxf5Bxf545.Ne3Bb146.b4gxh447.Ng2hxg3+48.Kxg3Ke649.Nf4+Kf550.Nxh5Ke651.Nf4+Kd652.Kg4Bc253.Kh5Bd154.Kg6Ke755.Nxd5+Ke656.Nc7+Kd757.Nxa6Bxf358.Kxf6Kd659.Kf5Kd560.Kf4Bh161.Ke3Kc462.Nc5Bc663.Nd3Bg264.Ne5+Kc365.Ng6Kc466.Ne7Bb767.Nf5Bg268.Nd6+Kb369.Nxb5Ka470.Nd61-0

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Result

1-0

White wins

Moves

70

Opening

D34

Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation

Date

1984.??.??

Moves

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