GM Anand (2788) – GM Karpov (2619) [D31]
31.10.2009 – Rapid match (game 1)
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.Qc2 Nf6 7.e3 Nbd7 8.h3 0–0 9.Bd3 Re8 10.Nf3 Nf8 11.0–0 Bd6 12.Bxd6 Qxd6 13.Rab1 a5 14.a3 Be6 15.Na4 N6d7 16.b4 axb4 17.axb4 b5 18.Nc5 Nb6 19.Ra1 f6 20.Qc3 Bf7 21.Rxa8 Rxa8 22.Ra1 Qb8 23.Nd2 Nc4 24.Ndb3 Ra7 25.e4 dxe4 26.Bxe4 Bd5 27.Bxd5+ cxd5 28.Re1 Qd6 29.Qf3 Kf7 30.g3 g6 31.h4 Re7 32.Ra1 Rc7 33.Ra6 Qd8 34.Qf4 Kg7 35.Rxf6 Qxf6 36.Qxc7+ Kg8 37.Kg2 Qf5 38.Qe7 h6 39.Nc1 g5 40.hxg5 hxg5 41.N1d3 Nd2 42.Qe2 Nc4 43.Ne5 Kg7 44.Ng4 Ng6 45.Qe6 Qxe6 46.Nxe6+ White wins 1–0
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GM Karpov (2619) – GM Anand (2783) [D45]
31.10.2009 – Rapid match (game 2)
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 0–0 8.Be2 b6 9.0–0 Bb7 10.Bb2 Rc8 11.Rfd1 c5 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 Bxd5 15.Qc3 f6 16.Qd4 Qe7 17.Bc4 Bxc4 18.Qxc4 Nb7 19.Qe2 e5 20.e4 Qe6 21.Rd5 Rc7 22.Rc1 Rfc8 23.Rxc7 Rxc7 24.h3 Bf8 25.Ne1 Rd7 26.Rxd7 Qxd7 27.Qc4+ Qf7 28.Qc6 Nc5 29.Ba3 Nxb3 30.Bxf8 Nd4 31.Qa8 Qxf8 32.Qxa7 Qb4 33.Qa8+ Kf7 34.Nf3 Nxf3+ 35.gxf3 Qc5 36.Qb7+ Kg6 37.Qd7 Kh6 38.a4 Qc1+ 39.Kg2 Qg5+ 40.Kf1 Qc1+ 41.Kg2 Qg5+ Game drawn ½–½
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This is only a swiss gambit by Karpov 🙂
Game 2 and there already is this draw of Anatoly which was stated beforehanded by many as a major upset.