Viswanathan Anand vs Michael Adams

FIDE-Wch k.o. · 1997 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Michael Adams
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE-Wch k.o.
Site Groningen
Round 7.8
Date 1997.12.30
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/p7/8/8/P3N3/k5Pb/5K2/8 w - - 3 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c5
  4. 4.e4 Nc6
  5. 5.Be2 d5
  6. 6.e5 Ne4
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Qc2 Ng5
  9. 9.Nxg5 Bxg5
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Bb5 O-O
  12. 12.Bxc6 bxc6
  13. 13.d3 Bf5
  14. 14.Qe2 Re8
  15. 15.Re1 h6
  16. 16.Bxg5 Qxg5
  17. 17.Na4 f6
  18. 18.Qe3 Qxe3
  19. 19.fxe3 Rxe5
  20. 20.Nxc5 Rae8
  21. 21.Kf2 Bg6
  22. 22.d4 Rf5+
  23. 23.Kg1 Rg5
  24. 24.Rac1 h5
  25. 25.Rc3 h4
  26. 26.Re2 Re7
  27. 27.Rf2 Rg4
  28. 28.Kf1 Kh7
  29. 29.Rf4 Rxf4+
  30. 30.exf4 Bh5
  31. 31.Rc2 Kg6
  32. 32.Kf2 Kf5
  33. 33.g3 hxg3+
  34. 34.hxg3 g5
  35. 35.fxg5 Kxg5
  36. 36.Rd2 Bg4
  37. 37.Nd3 Kf5
  38. 38.Nb4 Ke4
  39. 39.Nxc6 Rh7
  40. 40.Kg1 Ke3
  41. 41.Rh2 Rc7
  42. 42.Rc2 Bd7
  43. 43.Rc3+ Kd2
  44. 44.Ne7 Rxc3
  45. 45.bxc3 Kxc3
  46. 46.Nxd5+ Kxd4
  47. 47.Nxf6 Be6
  48. 48.a3 Kc3
  49. 49.Ne4+ Kb2
  50. 50.a4 Ka3
  51. 51.Kf2 Bh3

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