Viswanathan Anand vs Michael Adams

PCA-Wch Candidats sf2 · 1994 · Alekhine's Defense · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Michael Adams
Result 1-0
Event PCA-Wch Candidats sf2
Site Linares
Round 1
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Alekhine's Defense (B04)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/pp1rn1qp/4R3/P2p1P2/1P4pQ/8/7P/4R2K b - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 Nf6
  2. 2.e5 Nd5
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 dxe5
  5. 5.Nxe5 g6
  6. 6.g3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bg2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O c6
  9. 9.Re1 Bf5
  10. 10.c3 Nd7
  11. 11.Nf3 Re8
  12. 12.Nbd2 N7f6
  13. 13.Nc4 Qc7
  14. 14.Nce5 Ng4
  15. 15.Nh4 Nxe5
  16. 16.Nxf5 gxf5
  17. 17.dxe5 e6
  18. 18.Qe2 Ne7
  19. 19.f4 Nd5
  20. 20.c4 Ne7
  21. 21.Be3 Rad8
  22. 22.b4 Rd7
  23. 23.Qf2 Nc8
  24. 24.a4 Red8
  25. 25.a5 f6
  26. 26.exf6 Bxf6
  27. 27.Rab1 Bc3
  28. 28.Rf1 Rd3
  29. 29.Kh1 Bd4
  30. 30.Bxd4 R3xd4
  31. 31.Rfe1 Qf7
  32. 32.Bd5 Qg7
  33. 33.Re5 R4xd5
  34. 34.cxd5 cxd5
  35. 35.g4 Ne7
  36. 36.Rxe6 fxg4
  37. 37.Qh4 Rd7
  38. 38.Rbe1 Kf8
  39. 39.f5

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