Michael Adams vs Viswanathan Anand

FIDE WCh KO · 2000 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 73 moves

The Game

White Michael Adams
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE WCh KO
Site New Delhi IND
Round 6.3
Date 2000.12.14
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 73
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

5k2/p2P4/1p4Kp/1B4b1/P5P1/8/8/8 w - - 5 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.c4 Nb4
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Bf5
  11. 11.a3 Nxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Nc6
  13. 13.Re1 dxc4
  14. 14.Bxc4 Bd6
  15. 15.Ra2 Qd7
  16. 16.Ng5 Bg6
  17. 17.Ne4 Rfe8
  18. 18.Rae2 Bxe4
  19. 19.Rxe4 Rxe4
  20. 20.Rxe4 Re8
  21. 21.f3 Nd8
  22. 22.Bb3 c6
  23. 23.a4 Ne6
  24. 24.g3 Nc7
  25. 25.Kg2 b6
  26. 26.Qd3 Nd5
  27. 27.Bg5 Bf8
  28. 28.h4 g6
  29. 29.Qd2 h6
  30. 30.Bf4 Rxe4
  31. 31.fxe4 Nxf4+
  32. 32.Qxf4 Kg7
  33. 33.h5 gxh5
  34. 34.e5 Kg8
  35. 35.Qf3 Bg7
  36. 36.Qxh5 c5
  37. 37.Qf3 cxd4
  38. 38.cxd4 Qe7
  39. 39.Qc6 Bf8
  40. 40.Qg6+ Bg7
  41. 41.Qf5 Qe8
  42. 42.Kh2 Qe7
  43. 43.Kg1 Qe8
  44. 44.Kf2 Kf8
  45. 45.Ke3 Kg8
  46. 46.Kd3 Qe7
  47. 47.g4 Bf8
  48. 48.Bd5 Qa3+
  49. 49.Ke4 Qe7
  50. 50.Qg6+ Bg7
  51. 51.Qc6 Bf8
  52. 52.Qb7 Qxb7
  53. 53.Bxb7 Bb4
  54. 54.d5 Kf8
  55. 55.Kf5 Be7
  56. 56.Ba6 Bg5
  57. 57.d6 Bh4
  58. 58.Bb5 Bg3
  59. 59.Ke4 Bh2
  60. 60.Kf5 Bg3
  61. 61.Bc4 Bh4
  62. 62.Bd5 Ke8
  63. 63.Bc4 Kf8
  64. 64.Bb5 Bg3
  65. 65.Bc6 Bh4
  66. 66.Ke4 Bg5
  67. 67.Bb5 Bh4
  68. 68.Kd5 Bg3
  69. 69.e6 fxe6+
  70. 70.Kxe6 Bf4
  71. 71.d7 Bc7
  72. 72.Kf6 Bd8+
  73. 73.Kg6 Bg5

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