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World Chess Championship
1995 Kasparov - Anand
Eight consecutive draws...

Game 1 : Anand - Kasparov
Position
after 27...h7-h6 1/2-1/2

Game 2 : Kasparov - Anand
Position
after 29...Bc6-d7 1/2-1/2

Anand declined to play a winning bishop sacrifice on h7 in game 3.

Game 3 : Anand - Kasparov
Position
after 36...b7-b6 1/2-1/2

Game 4 : Kasparov - Anand
Position
after 21.Bc1-e3 1/2-1/2

Game 5 : Anand - Kasparov
Position
after 27...Nf6-d5(xN) 1/2-1/2

Game 6 : Kasparov - Anand
Position
after 28.e3-e4 1/2-1/2

Game 7 : Anand - Kasparov
Position
after 25.Rc6-b6(xP) 1/2-1/2

Game 8 : Kasparov - Anand
Position
after 22...Re5-e4+ 1/2-1/2

With the round 8 draw, the match surpassed the 1978 Karpov-Korchnoi record for the longest series of draws at the beginning of a World Chess Championship match.

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