Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Linares m · 1992 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares m
Site Linares
Round 6
Date 1992.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B93)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

6k1/8/r5p1/3R3p/8/7P/6P1/6K1 b - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.f4 Nbd7
  7. 7.Be2 g6
  8. 8.O-O Bg7
  9. 9.a4 O-O
  10. 10.Kh1 Qc7
  11. 11.Bf3 Re8
  12. 12.Nb3 Nb6
  13. 13.Qe1 Nc4
  14. 14.Be2 b6
  15. 15.Bd3 Bb7
  16. 16.Qe2 Rec8
  17. 17.Nd2 Nxd2
  18. 18.Bxd2 Nd7
  19. 19.Ra3 e6
  20. 20.Nd1 Nc5
  21. 21.Bc3 Bxc3
  22. 22.Nxc3 Re8
  23. 23.Raa1 Rac8
  24. 24.Rfe1 f5
  25. 25.Rad1 fxe4
  26. 26.Nxe4 Bxe4
  27. 27.Bxe4 d5
  28. 28.Bd3 Qxf4
  29. 29.Bxa6 Nxa6
  30. 30.Qxa6 Rxc2
  31. 31.Qb5 Qb8
  32. 32.Rxd5 Rxb2
  33. 33.Qxb2 exd5
  34. 34.Rd1 Qd6
  35. 35.Qd4 Re5
  36. 36.h3 Qe6
  37. 37.Kh2 Qd6
  38. 38.Kh1 Rf5
  39. 39.Kg1 h5
  40. 40.Rb1 Qc5
  41. 41.Qxc5 bxc5
  42. 42.a5 Rf4
  43. 43.Rb5 Rc4
  44. 44.a6 Ra4
  45. 45.Rxc5 Rxa6
  46. 46.Rxd5

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