Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Wch U20 · 1985 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Wch U20
Site Sharjah
Round 12
Date 1985.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/1Rp5/3p4/3Pp3/5k1p/6r1/4K3/5N2 b - - 3 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bb7
  7. 7.Re1 Bc5
  8. 8.c3 d6
  9. 9.d4 Bb6
  10. 10.a4 O-O
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Bh4 Re8
  13. 13.axb5 axb5
  14. 14.Rxa8 Bxa8
  15. 15.d5 Na7
  16. 16.Na3 g5
  17. 17.Bg3 Nh5
  18. 18.Nc2 Bb7
  19. 19.Ne3 Bc8
  20. 20.Nd2 Nf4
  21. 21.Ndf1 h5
  22. 22.f3 f5
  23. 23.exf5 Bxf5
  24. 24.Kh1 Bd7
  25. 25.Bc2 Nc8
  26. 26.h3 Ne7
  27. 27.Bh2 Neg6
  28. 28.Qd2 Nh4
  29. 29.Be4 Rf8
  30. 30.g3 Nfg2
  31. 31.Nxg2 Nxf3
  32. 32.Bxf3 Rxf3
  33. 33.h4 Rf2
  34. 34.Qxg5+ Qxg5
  35. 35.hxg5 Bh3
  36. 36.Nfe3 Rxb2
  37. 37.Nh4 Rb3
  38. 38.Bg1 Rxc3
  39. 39.Nef5 Bxg1
  40. 40.Kxg1 Bxf5
  41. 41.Nxf5 Kf7
  42. 42.Kf2 Kg6
  43. 43.Ne3 b4
  44. 44.Rb1 b3
  45. 45.Nd1 Rd3
  46. 46.Ke2 Rxg3
  47. 47.Ne3 h4
  48. 48.Rxb3 Kxg5
  49. 49.Rb7 Kf4
  50. 50.Nf1

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