Viswanathan Anand vs Michael Adams

FIDE-Wch k.o. · 1997 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Michael Adams
Result 1-0
Event FIDE-Wch k.o.
Site Groningen
Round 7.9
Date 1997.12.30
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2nR2r1/2P2k2/4b3/1BB2ppP/8/8/5KP1/8 b - - 0 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.c4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nf3 Be7
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Bc4 Nxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Nd7
  11. 11.Bd3 Qc7
  12. 12.Qe2 Re8
  13. 13.c4 g6
  14. 14.c5 Nf6
  15. 15.Ne5 Bd7
  16. 16.Bf4 Qc8
  17. 17.Rab1 Nd5
  18. 18.Bg3 Rf8
  19. 19.Rfc1 Bf6
  20. 20.Nc4 Bxd4
  21. 21.Nd6 Qd8
  22. 22.Nxb7 Qf6
  23. 23.c6 Bc8
  24. 24.Rb3 e5
  25. 25.Be4 Be6
  26. 26.Rf3 Qg5
  27. 27.Qe1 Qe7
  28. 28.Qa5 Bb6
  29. 29.Qa3 Qxa3
  30. 30.Rxa3 f6
  31. 31.Nc5 Bxc5
  32. 32.Rxc5 Nc7
  33. 33.f3 a6
  34. 34.h4 Rad8
  35. 35.Rc1 Rd2
  36. 36.Be1 Rxa2
  37. 37.Rxa2 Bxa2
  38. 38.Ba5 Rf7
  39. 39.Rd1 Nb5
  40. 40.Rc1 Nc7
  41. 41.Rd1 Nb5
  42. 42.Rd8+ Kg7
  43. 43.Ra8 Bc4
  44. 44.Rb8 f5
  45. 45.Bc2 Bd5
  46. 46.Rb6 Nd6
  47. 47.c7 Nc8
  48. 48.Rb8 Rf8
  49. 49.Ba4 Be6
  50. 50.Bc3 Kf6
  51. 51.f4 Kf7
  52. 52.Bxe5 Ne7
  53. 53.Rd8 Nc8
  54. 54.Kf2 Ke7
  55. 55.Bc6 a5
  56. 56.Bb7 Kf7
  57. 57.Bc6 Ke7
  58. 58.Bc3 Kf7
  59. 59.Bxa5 Rg8
  60. 60.Bb4 Na7
  61. 61.Ba4 Nc8
  62. 62.Bc5 h6
  63. 63.Bb5 g5
  64. 64.fxg5 hxg5
  65. 65.h5

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