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Karpov v Anand (FIDE) 1998

Lausanne · Jan 1998

Karpov 3–3 Anand

3–3; Karpov won the rapid 2–0.

Momentum

The score gap, game by game: up is Karpov.

Anand +1levelKarpov +1startgame 6

The coach's numbers

Anatoly Karpov92.0 · 2 blunders, 6 mistakes
Viswanathan Anand91.5 · 2 blunders, 6 mistakes

The costliest move

The move that cost the match's loser the most, in a game they lost.

Karpov v Anand (FIDE) 1998, Game 2

Anand v Karpov · 1–0

34... h6 by Karpov: chances 86% → 34%

The coach: Ne2+ instead (the arrow) — with it, Karpov was clearly better.

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Every game

Each line is White's chances move by move, as the coach saw them; above the middle, White is better. The mark is the costliest move.

Game 1: Karpov v Anand 1–0

108 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Karpov 94.0, Anand 92.6

Costliest move: 26... Kf7 (Anand, 42% → 14%)

Game 2: Anand v Karpov 1–0

42 moves · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 · accuracy Anand 89.7, Karpov 89.8

Costliest move: 34... h6 (Karpov, 86% → 34%)

Game 3: Karpov v Anand ½–½

19 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Karpov 94.0, Anand 92.9

No move cost more than 12%.

Game 4: Anand v Karpov 0–1

49 moves · e4 c6 d4 d5 · accuracy Anand 90.7, Karpov 93.9

Costliest move: 39. c6 (Anand, 48% → 23%)

Game 5: Karpov v Anand ½–½

55 moves · d4 d5 c4 c6 · accuracy Karpov 91.4, Anand 91.8

Costliest move: 29. Rd2 (Karpov, 46% → 34%)

Game 6: Anand v Karpov 1–0

42 moves · d4 Nf6 Bg5 e6 · accuracy Anand 91.0, Karpov 88.9

Costliest move: 28... Qd8 (Karpov, 34% → 19%)

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