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Kasparov - Karpov

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Results by color
Result 1984 1985 1986 1987 1990 Total

1-0 6 5 8 5 7 31

0-1 2 3 1 3 9

1/2 40 16 15 16 17 104

Results by color
Result	1984	1985	1986	1987	1990	Total
1-0	6	5	8	5	7	31
0-1	2	3	1	3		9
1/2	40	16	15	16	17	104

Results by player
Result Karpov
White Kasparov
White Total

1-0 14 17 31

0-1 4 5 9

1/2 54 50 104

Excluding 1984 match.

1-0 10 15 25

0-1 3 4 7

1/2 35 29 64

Results by player
Result	Karpov White	Kasparov White	Total
1-0	14	17	31
0-1	4	5	9
1/2	54	50	104
Excluding 1984 match.
1-0	10	15	25
0-1	3	4	7
1/2	35	29	64

First moves by each player
White 1st move 1984 1985 1986 1987 1990 Total

Karpov 1.c4 1 1

Karpov 1.d4 2 5 11 9 12 39

Karpov 1.e4 8 7 15

Karpov 1.Nf3 14 1 2 17

Kasparov 1.c4 10 10

Kasparov 1.d4 16 9 9 34

Kasparov 1.e4 5 3 3 2 11 24

Kasparov 1.Nf3 3 1 4

First moves by each player
White	1st move	1984	1985	1986	1987	1990	Total
Karpov	1.c4				1		1
Karpov	1.d4	2	5	11	9	12	39
Karpov	1.e4	8	7				15
Karpov	1.Nf3	14		1	2		17
Kasparov	1.c4				10		10
Kasparov	1.d4	16	9	9			34
Kasparov	1.e4	5	3	3	2	11	24
Kasparov	1.Nf3	3				1	4

ECO Classification
ECO Karpov
White Kasparov
White Total

A1 2 2

A2 4 4

A3 4 4 8

B1 2 2

B4 3 3

B5 1 1

B6 2 2

B8 8 8

C4 1 8 9

C9 14 14

D3 5 4 9

D4 2 2

D5 13 13 26

D7 4 4

D8 10 10

D9 8 8

E0 3 3

E1 2 10 12

E2 7 7

E3 1 1

E8 3 3

E9 6 6

ECO Classification
ECO	Karpov White	Kasparov White	Total
A1		2	2
A2		4	4
A3	4	4	8
B1		2	2
B4	3		3
B5	1		1
B6	2		2
B8	8		8
C4	1	8	9
C9		14	14
D3	5	4	9
D4	2		2
D5	13	13	26
D7	4		4
D8	10		10
D9	8		8
E0		3	3
E1	2	10	12
E2		7	7
E3		1	1
E8	3		3
E9	6		6

Score by ECO classification
White ECO 1984
gms 1984
pct 1985
gms 1985
pct 1986
gms 1986
pct 1987
gms 1987
pct 1990
gms 1990
pct Total
gms Total
pct

Karpov A 2 50% 1 50% 1 100% 4 63%

Karpov B 7 57% 7 36% 14 46%

Karpov C 1 50% 1 50%

Karpov D 13 58% 5 70% 10 65% 10 50% 4 63% 42 60%

Karpov E 1 50% 1 50% 1 50% 8 63% 11 59%

Kasparov A 3 50% 6 58% 1 50% 10 55%

Kasparov B 2 50% 2 50%

Kasparov C 5 60% 3 33% 3 83% 11 68% 22 64%

Kasparov D 6 50% 3 50% 4 75% 4 50% 17 56%

Kasparov E 10 50% 6 75% 5 50% 21 57%

Score by ECO classification
White	ECO	1984 gms	1984 pct	1985 gms	1985 pct	1986 gms	1986 pct	1987 gms	1987 pct	1990 gms	1990 pct	Total gms	Total pct
Karpov	A	2	50%			1	50%	1	100%			4	63%
Karpov	B	7	57%	7	36%							14	46%
Karpov	C	1	50%									1	50%
Karpov	D	13	58%	5	70%	10	65%	10	50%	4	63%	42	60%
Karpov	E	1	50%			1	50%	1	50%	8	63%	11	59%
Kasparov	A	3	50%					6	58%	1	50%	10	55%
Kasparov	B							2	50%			2	50%
Kasparov	C	5	60%	3	33%	3	83%			11	68%	22	64%
Kasparov	D	6	50%	3	50%	4	75%	4	50%			17	56%
Kasparov	E	10	50%	6	75%	5	50%					21	57%

(ECO = Chess Informant's Encyclopedia of Chess Openings)

Kasparov - Karpov
B00-99
Matches

1. e4 c5
1... c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. c3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 GK-AK 1987-10 (9... Qd5 GK-AK 1987-14)
2. Nf3 d6
2... e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 (4... Nc6 5. Nb5 (5. Nc3 AK-GK 1985-14) 5... d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 Be7 AK-GK 1984-03 ( 8... d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. cxd5 Nb4 11. Bc4 AK-GK 1985-12 (11. Be2 AK-GK 1985-16))) 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 AK-GK 1984-01

2... Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 AK-GK 1984-35 (9. Nb3 AK-GK 1984-37)
3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4 O-O 9. Kh1 Qc7

This position was reached 7 times, all with Karpov as White; the result was +0-1=6.
10. Bf3
10. Qe1 AK-GK 1984-43

10. a4 AK-GK 1985-10
10... Nc6 11. a4 Re8 12. Be3 Rb8 13. Qd2
13. Re1 AK-GK 1984-05
13... Bd7
13... Nxd4 AK-GK 1984-45
14. Nb3
14. Qf2 AK-GK 1985-02
14... b6 15. g4 AK-GK 1985-24
15. Bf2 AK-GK 1985-18
15... Bc8

A 'must win' game for Karpov. He lost.
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Kasparov - Karpov
C00-99
Matches

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
2... Nf6 3. Nxe5 (3. d4 GK-AK 1990-10) 3... d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 (6... Be7 AK-GK 1984-41) 7. O-O Bg4 (7... Be7 GK-AK 1984-48) 8. Re1 (8. c4 Nf6 9. Nc3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nxd4 11. Re1+ GK-AK 1985-15 (11. Qe3+ GK-AK 1986-06)) 8... Be7 9. c4 Nf6 10. cxd5 GK-AK 1984-28 (10. Nc3 GK-AK 1984-30)
3. Bb5
3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Ba6 GK-AK 1990-14 (8... Nb6 GK-AK 1990-16)
3... a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7
9... Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. axb5 GK-AK 1990-06 (12. Be3 GK-AK 1990-08) (12. Na3 exd4 13. cxd4 Na5 GK-AK 1990-12 (13... Nb6 GK-AK 1990-18))
10. d4

This position was reached 10 times, all with Kasparov as White; the result was +4-1=5.
10... Re8 11. Nbd2
11. a4 GK-AK 1984-44
11... Bf8 12. a4 h6
12... Qd7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. d5 Nd8 GK-AK 1984-46 (15... Na5 GK-AK 1985-05)
13. Bc2 exd4
13... Nb8 GK-AK 1985-09
14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5
15... bxa4 GK-AK 1990-02
16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3

+3-0=2
17... f5
17... c4 18. axb5 GK-AK 1986-14 (18. Nd4 GK-AK 1986-16)
18. exf5
18. Rae3 GK-AK 1990-20
18... Nf6 GK-AK 1990-04
18... Bxd5 GK-AK 1990-22
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Kasparov - Karpov
D00-69 1.d4 d5
Matches

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3
3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Qb3 Na5 13. Qc2 Bg4 14. Nf5 Rc8 15. Nxe7+ AK-GK 1984-07 (15. Bd4 AK-GK 1984-09)
3... Nf6
3... Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 (5... c6 6. e3 GK-AK 1985-21 (6. Qc2 AK-GK 1986-07) ) 6. Qc2 AK-GK 1985-20 (6. e3 O-O (6... Bf5 GK-AK 1987-12) 7. Nf3 AK-GK 1985-22 (7. Bd3 GK-AK 1986-08))
4. Nf3 Be7
4... c6 5. e3 (5. Bg5 AK-GK 1984-47) 5... Nbd7 6. Bd3 AK-GK 1984-29 (6. Qc2 AK-GK 1984-33)
5. Bg5
5. Qc2 GK-AK 1987-20

5. Bf4 GK-AK 1987-22
5... h6

This position was reached 24 times in the 144 games played; each player had White 12 times. The 10 games with 6.Bxf6 were +3-0=7 for White; the 14 games with 6.Bh4 were all drawn.
6. Bh4
6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Qd2 (7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 (8. Qd2 AK-GK 1985-06) (8. Qc2 Na6 AK-GK 1985-04 (8... c5 AK-GK 1984-27) ) 8... c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 (11... c5 GK-AK 1986-12) 12. h3 exd4 13. exd4 Nb6 (13... c5 GK-AK 1986-10) 14. Bb3 Re8 GK-AK 1985-23 (14... Bf5 GK-AK 1986-22)) (7. Qb3 GK-AK 1985-03) 7... Nc6 (7... dxc4 AK-GK 1984-21) 8. e3 AK-GK 1984-19
6... O-O 7. e3
7. Rc1 AK-GK 1984-23
7... b6 8. Be2
8. Rc1 Bb7 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. O-O c5 12. dxc5 AK-GK 1984-25 (12. Qa4 AK-GK 1984-31)
8... Bb7 9. Bxf6
9. Rc1 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 11. O-O a6 GK-AK 1984-34 (11... c5 GK-AK 1984-36)

9. O-O AK-GK 1984-17
9... Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4
11. O-O AK-GK 1987-19
11... c5

This position was reached 7 times.
12. bxc5 bxc5 13. Rb1 Bc6
13... Qa5 GK-AK 1984-40
14. O-O Nd7 15. Bb5 Qc7 16. Qc2
16. Qd3 Rfd8 AK-GK 1985-08 (16... Rfc8 GK-AK 1987-18)

16. Qd2 GK-AK 1984-12
16... Rfd8
16... Rfc8 GK-AK 1984-42
17. Rfc1 Rab8 18. a4 Qb6 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Nb5 Be7 22. Qf5 GK-AK 1984-38
22. Nxa7 AK-GK 1984-39
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Kasparov - Karpov
E10-19 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
Matches

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3
4. Nc3 Bb7 (4... Bb4 GK-AK 1986-18) 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 (7. e3 Nd7 GK-AK 1984-10) 7... Nd7 GK-AK 1984-32
4... Ba6
4... Bb7 GK-AK 1986-24 5. Bg2 Bb4+ (5... Be7 GK-AK 1984-02)
5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2

This position was reached 7 times; the result was +0-1=6.
7... O-O
7... c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Nbd2 Bb7 GK-AK 1984-16 (9... Nbd7 GK-AK 1984-18)

7... Bb7 GK-AK 1984-04
8. O-O d5 9. cxd5
9. Ne5 c6 10. Bc3 Nfd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. e4 dxc4 (13... b5 14. Re1 bxc4 15. bxc4 Nb6 GK-AK 1984-06) 14. bxc4 b5 15. Re1 bxc4 AK-GK 1986-21
9... Nxd5 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Rc1 Re8 AK-GK 1984-15
12... c5 GK-AK 1984-14
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Kasparov - Karpov
E20-59 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6
Matches

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3
3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 (8. a4 GK-AK 1984-22) 8... b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 GK-AK 1984-08 (10. Bg5 GK-AK 1986-20)
3... Bb4 4. Nf3

This position was reached 8 times, with Kasparov as White; the result was +4-0=4.
4... c5
4... O-O 5. Bg5 d6 GK-AK 1985-07 (5... c5 GK-AK 1985-11)

4... Ne4 GK-AK 1985-19
5. g3 Nc6
5... Ne4 GK-AK 1985-01

5... cxd4 GK-AK 1986-04
6. Bg2 Ne4
6... d5 GK-AK 1986-02
7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. bxc3 O-O 9. O-O f5 GK-AK 1985-13
9... Na5 GK-AK 1985-17
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Kasparov - Karpov
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6
Matches

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3
3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 (4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 (7. O-O AK-GK 1987-17) 7... Na6 (7... Qe7 AK-GK 1990-03) (7... exd4 AK-GK 1990-11) (7... c6 AK-GK 1990-19) 8. O-O c6 AK-GK 1990-05 (8... Ng4 AK-GK 1990-07)) 4... c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Ne5 e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. Nf3 AK-GK 1986-03 (10. f4 f6 AK-GK 1986-13 (10... Nc6 11. Be3 Nb6 12. Bf2 Bd7 AK-GK 1987-01 (12... Ne7 AK-GK 1987-03)))
3... d5
3... Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c6 AK-GK 1990-01 (6... e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. Qd2 f5 AK-GK 1990-21 (8... Qh4+ AK-GK 1990-23))
4. cxd5
4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Rc1 Ne4 AK-GK 1986-05 (7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. Nf3 Qxc5 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. O-O Qa5 12. h3 Bf5 13. Nd4 AK-GK 1986-09 (13. Qe2 AK-GK 1986-11))

4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 AK-GK 1986-01 (5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4 (7... Na6 8. Be2 c5 9. d5 e6 10. O-O exd5 11. exd5 Bf5 12. Bf4 AK-GK 1986-19 (12. Rd1 Re8 13. d6 h6 14. h3 AK-GK 1987-15 (14. Bf4 AK-GK 1987-21))) 8. Be3 Nfd7 9. Rd1 Nc6 10. Be2 Nb6 11. Qc5 Qd6 12. e5 Qxc5 13. dxc5 Nc8 14. Nb5 AK-GK 1986-15 (14. h3 AK-GK 1986-17)) (5. cxd5 AK-GK 1987-13)
4... Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7

This position was reached 8 times with Karpov as White; the result was +2-1=5.
7. Bc4
7. Be3 c5 8. Qd2 cxd4 AK-GK 1990-09 (8... O-O 9. Rc1 (9. Nf3 AK-GK 1990-17) 9... Qa5 10. Nf3 e6 11. d5 AK-GK 1990-13 (11. Bh6 AK-GK 1990-15))
7... c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+ 14. Kxf1 Qd6
14... cxd4 AK-GK 1987-09
15. e5
15. Kg1 AK-GK 1987-11
15... Qd5 16. Bf2 Rf8 AK-GK 1987-05
16... Rd8 AK-GK 1987-07
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Kasparov - Karpov
1.c4
Matches

1. c4 Nf6
1... e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 (2... d6 3. g3 c5 GK-AK 1987-08) 3. g3 g6 GK-AK 1987-06

1... e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 GK-AK 1987-24 (3. Nc3 Bb4 GK-AK 1990-24)

1... c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 AK-GK 1987-23
2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O e4
6... Re8 GK-AK 1987-16
7. Ng5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Re8 9. f3

Karpov answered this with a novelty in the 2nd game of the 1987 match and scored a full point. Two games later, Kasparov dared him to repeat the novelty. Karpov declined and lost.
9... e3 GK-AK 1987-02
9... exf3 GK-AK 1987-04
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Kasparov - Karpov
1.Nf3
Matches

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6
2... c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Nb3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bg2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. O-O O-O GK-AK 1984-24 ( 11... e5 GK-AK 1984-26)
3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6

Karpov played this 4 times as White, drawing each game.
6. Nc3
6. b3 AK-GK 1984-11

6. d4 AK-GK 1986-23
6... Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 O-O 10. e4 Qc7 11. b3 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Qe5 13. Qf3 Qxd4 14. Ba3 AK-GK 1984-13
14. Rb1 GK-AK 1984-20
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