Michael Adams vs Viswanathan Anand

Dortmund · 1998 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Michael Adams
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 7
Date 1998.07.03
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B26)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/1Pb2p2/4p3/4P2B/5P1P/8/6K1/8 b - f3 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.Be3 Rb8
  7. 7.Qd2 b5
  8. 8.Nge2 Nd4
  9. 9.O-O b4
  10. 10.Nd1 Nxe2+
  11. 11.Qxe2 Nf6
  12. 12.a3 a5
  13. 13.axb4 cxb4
  14. 14.Bd2 Nd7
  15. 15.Ra2 O-O
  16. 16.Ne3 Nc5
  17. 17.b3 Ba6
  18. 18.Nc4 a4
  19. 19.bxa4 b3
  20. 20.Ra3 Bxc4
  21. 21.dxc4 Bb2
  22. 22.Rxb3 Nxb3
  23. 23.cxb3 Rxb3
  24. 24.Rb1 Qc7
  25. 25.Bc1 Bxc1
  26. 26.Rxb3 Rb8
  27. 27.Rxb8+ Qxb8
  28. 28.c5 dxc5
  29. 29.a5 Bb2
  30. 30.a6 Bd4
  31. 31.Bf1 c4
  32. 32.Qxc4 Qb2
  33. 33.Qe2 Qc3
  34. 34.Kg2 Bb6
  35. 35.Qa2 Qd4
  36. 36.Qc2 e6
  37. 37.Bb5 h6
  38. 38.Qe2 Qc5
  39. 39.Qb2 g5
  40. 40.Bd3 g4
  41. 41.Qf6 h5
  42. 42.Qf4 Kf8
  43. 43.e5 Qd5+
  44. 44.Be4 Qd4
  45. 45.Qh6+ Ke7
  46. 46.Qf6+ Kf8
  47. 47.Bc6 Kg8
  48. 48.h4 gxh3+
  49. 49.Kxh3 Qa1
  50. 50.Kg2 Qc1
  51. 51.Bf3 h4
  52. 52.gxh4 Qc5
  53. 53.Bh5 Qc6+
  54. 54.Qf3 Qc7
  55. 55.Qb7 Qxb7+
  56. 56.axb7 Bc7
  57. 57.f4

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