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Kasparov, Gary vs Karpov, Anatoly

World Championship 32th-KK2 • Moscow • 1985

Kasparov Strikes — WCh 1985Top 100

1985. The game where Kasparov demonstrated his dynamic attacking style against Karpov's positional mastery. Their clash of styles produced the deepest and most theoretically important chess of the 20th century.

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World Championship 32th-KK2

Kasparov, Gary vs Karpov, Anatoly
Moscow • 1985
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.d4Nf62.c4e63.Nc3Bb44.Nf3c55.g3Nc66.Bg2Ne47.Bd2Bxc38.bxc3O-O9.O-ONa510.dxc5Qc711.Nd4Nxd212.Qxd2Nxc413.Qg5f614.Qf4Ne515.Nb3Rb816.Qd4b617.f4Nf718.Rfd1Rd819.c4Bb720.Bxb7Rxb721.cxb6Rxb622.c5Rc623.Rac1d524.cxd6Rdxd625.Qe3Rxd1+26.Rxd1g627.Rc1Rxc1+28.Qxc1Qb6+29.Qc51/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

29

Opening

E20

Nimzo-Indian Defense

Date

1985.??.??

Moves

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