[Event "Match g/5"] [Site "Cannes FRA"] [Date "2000.02.27"] [Round "5"] [White "Bacrot, Etienne"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2594"] [BlackElo "2696"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "E21"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 { E21 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation } c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 a6?! { (0.03 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (6... O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Nc2 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3) 7. Bg2 Qc7 8. Qb3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 d6 11. Rac1 Nbd7 12. Rfd1 Ng4 13. Bd2 Rb8 14. h3 Ngf6 15. Be3 Ne5 16. Na4 Nfd7 17. Bf4 Ng6 18. Be3 Bf6 19. Qa3 Nc5 20. b4 Nxa4 21. Qxa4 Bd7 22. Qb3 Rfc8 23. a4 Be8 24. c5 dxc5 25. bxc5 Be7 26. Qc4 Qa5 27. Nb3 Qxa4 28. Qxa4 Bxa4 29. Rd3?! { (-0.42 → -1.00) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } (29. Rb1 Ne5 30. Rdc1 Nd7 31. Na5 Bxc5 32. Bxb7 Rc7 33. Bxa6 Rxb1 34. Rxb1 Bxe3 35. fxe3 f5) 29... Ne5 30. Rdc3 Nc6 31. Nd2 Bf6 32. Rd3 Bb5 33. Rd7 Rd8? { (-1.90 → -0.70) Mistake. Na5 was best. } (33... Na5 34. Rd6 Be5 35. Rb6 Bc7 36. Rxb5 axb5 37. Rb1 b6 38. Rxb5 bxc5 39. Rxc5 Bd8 40. Rxc8) 34. Rxd8+ Rxd8 35. Ne4 Be7?! { (-0.81 → -0.12) Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } (35... Be5 36. f4 f5 37. fxe5 fxe4 38. Kf2 Nxe5 39. Bf4 e3+ 40. Kxe3 Bc6 41. Be4 Bxe4 42. Bxe5) 36. Kf1?! { (-0.12 → -1.04) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } (36. Nc3 Na5 37. Nxb5 axb5 38. Rb1 Nc4 39. Rxb5 Rd1+ 40. Kh2 Nxe3 41. fxe3 Rc1 42. Rxb7 Bxc5) 36... Nd4 37. Nc3 Bc6 38. Bxc6 Nxc6 39. Ne4 f5 40. Nc3 Kf7 41. Rb1 Rd7 42. Nd1 Bd8 43. Nb2 Be7 44. Nc4 e5 45. f3 Ke6 46. g4 g6 47. Rb2 Rc7 48. Rb6? { (-1.72 → -3.25) Mistake. Bg1 was best. } (48. Bg1 Nd4 49. f4 Rxc5 50. Nxe5 Rc1+ 51. Kg2 Nb5 52. Be3 Rc7 53. Nd3 Ba3 54. Rb3 Rc3) 48... Kd5 49. Nd2?! { (-3.07 → -4.39) Inaccuracy. Nb2 was best. } (49. Nb2 f4 50. Bf2 Bxc5 51. Bxc5 Kxc5 52. Na4+ Kd4 53. Kf2 g5 54. Rb1 e4 55. Rc1 e3+) 49... Bxc5 50. Bxc5 Kxc5 51. Rb1 b5 52. Rc1+ Kb6 53. gxf5 gxf5 54. Rb1 Nd4 55. e3 Ne6 56. Ke2 a5 57. h4 a4 58. e4?! { (-5.63 → -8.23) Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best. } (58. Rg1 a3 59. Rg8 Ra7 60. Nb3 Nc5 61. Nc1 a2 62. Nxa2 Rxa2+ 63. Kd1 Rh2 64. Rf8 b4) 58... f4 59. Kd3 Nc5+ 60. Ke2 Ne6 61. Kd3 Ka5 62. Ra1 Rd7+ 63. Kc3 b4+ 64. Kc2 Nd4+ 65. Kb2 Kb5 66. Rc1? { (-9.34 → Mate in 33) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nb1 was best. } (66. Nb1 Rc7) 66... Ne2 67. Rc2 a3+ 68. Ka2?! { (-14.79 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka1 was best. } (68. Ka1 Rd3) 68... Nc3+ 69. Kb3?! { (-12.66 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka1 was best. } (69. Ka1) 69... Rd3 70. Nc4 Nxe4+ 71. Ka2 b3+ { White resigns. } 0-1