Viswanathan Anand vs Michael Adams

Sparkassen Cat XXI · 2001 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Michael Adams
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Sparkassen Cat XXI
Site Dortmund GER
Round 2
Date 2001.07.13
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

r2q1r1k/pp4pp/3b1p2/2pP3b/P1P5/1Q3N1P/5PP1/R1B2RK1 b - a3 0 21

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 Be6
  11. 11.Ne5 f6
  12. 12.Nf3 Kh8
  13. 13.cxd5 Nxc3
  14. 14.bxc3 Nxd5
  15. 15.Bd3 c5
  16. 16.c4 Nb4
  17. 17.d5 Nxd3
  18. 18.Qxd3 Bd6
  19. 19.Qb3 Bg4
  20. 20.h3 Bh5
  21. 21.a4

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