Chess Game
Alexander 2003 Karpov vs Natalija Popova
2010 · Result 1–0 · Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation (B22).
Natalija Popova0
Alexander 2003 Karpov1
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. dxc5 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 Bf5 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Nbd2 e6 10. b4 Nxe3+ 11. fxe3 O-O-O 12. Bb5 Be7 13. Ke2 Bf6 14. Rac1 Kc7 15. h3 h5 16. Nd4 Bg6 17. N2f3 h4 18. Ba4 e5 19. Nb5+ Kb8 20. Nd6 e4 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Nd4 Kc7 23. b5 Rh5 24. Nxc6 Rf8 25. Rhd1 Rxc5 26. Kf2 Bxc3 27. Na5 Bh5 28. Nb3 Be1+ 29. Rxe1 Rxc1 30. Rxc1+ Kxd6 31. Rc6+ Ke7 32. Rc7+ Kd6 33. Rxa7 g5 34. Ra6+ Kd5 35. Ra4 f5 36. Rd4+ Ke5 37. Na5 f4 38. Nc6+ Kf5 39. Rd5+ Ke6 40. Rxg5 Be8 41. exf4 Rxf4+ 42. Ke3 Rf1 43. Re5+ Kd7 44. Re7+ 1–0
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This chess game between Alexander 2003 Karpov (1459) and Natalija Popova (2331) was played in 2010 and finished 1–0. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation (B22). Step through every move on the interactive board above, or open it on the CipherChess board to analyse the game with the engine. You can also explore more games by Alexander 2003 Karpov and Natalija Popova from the CipherChess mega database.