Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Wch U20 · 1987 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Wch U20
Site Baguio
Date 1987.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C79)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/p3rk2/3Rb2p/1pP3pP/1P4P1/P4PK1/5N2 b - - 4 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.O-O Bd7
  7. 7.c3 g6
  8. 8.Nbd2 Bg7
  9. 9.d4 O-O
  10. 10.h3 Nh5
  11. 11.dxe5 dxe5
  12. 12.Re1 Qc8
  13. 13.Nf1 Rd8
  14. 14.Qe2 h6
  15. 15.N1h2 b5
  16. 16.Bc2 Be6
  17. 17.Bb3 Nf4
  18. 18.Bxf4 exf4
  19. 19.Rad1 Rxd1
  20. 20.Qxd1 Na5
  21. 21.Nd4 Bxb3
  22. 22.Nxb3 Nc4
  23. 23.Qc2 Ne5
  24. 24.Nd4 c5
  25. 25.Ndf3 Nc6
  26. 26.Qd2 Qc7
  27. 27.e5 Re8
  28. 28.Ng4 g5
  29. 29.Qd5 Rd8
  30. 30.Qe4 Re8
  31. 31.Rd1 Re6
  32. 32.h4 h5
  33. 33.Ngh2 g4
  34. 34.Ng5 Rh6
  35. 35.e6 fxe6
  36. 36.Nxe6 Qe7
  37. 37.Re1 Be5
  38. 38.Ng5 Kg7
  39. 39.Nf1 Bd6
  40. 40.Ne6+ Kf7
  41. 41.Qf5+ Kg8
  42. 42.Qd5 Ne5
  43. 43.Nxf4+ Qf7
  44. 44.Rxe5 Qxd5
  45. 45.Rxd5 Bxf4
  46. 46.Rxc5 Re6
  47. 47.c4 b4
  48. 48.g3 Be5
  49. 49.b3 Kf7
  50. 50.Rd5 Kf6
  51. 51.Kg2

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