Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Linares m · 1992 · French Defense · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Linares m
Site Linares
Round 2
Date 1992.00.00
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1P6/1q5p/5Q2/7k/2P5/1PK2p1P/8 b - - 1 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 dxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 Nbd7
  6. 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  7. 7.Nf3 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 c5
  9. 9.Bb5+ Bd7
  10. 10.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  11. 11.Qe2 Be7
  12. 12.O-O-O O-O
  13. 13.dxc5 Qc6
  14. 14.Kb1 Rfd8
  15. 15.Rhe1 Qxc5
  16. 16.Ne5 Rxd1+
  17. 17.Rxd1 Rd8
  18. 18.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  19. 19.Nd3 Qc4
  20. 20.Bg3 Nd5
  21. 21.a3 Bf6
  22. 22.Be5 Bxe5
  23. 23.Qxe5 Qg4
  24. 24.Qb8+ Kh7
  25. 25.Qxb7 f5
  26. 26.Qc6 Qe4
  27. 27.g3 a5
  28. 28.Qd6 a4
  29. 29.Qe5 Qc4
  30. 30.Qe2 Qc6
  31. 31.Nb4 Qc5
  32. 32.Qxe6 Nxb4
  33. 33.axb4 Qxf2
  34. 34.c3 g5
  35. 35.Ka2 f4
  36. 36.gxf4 gxf4
  37. 37.b5 f3
  38. 38.b6 a3
  39. 39.Qd7+ Kg6
  40. 40.Qd6+ Kh5
  41. 41.Kxa3 Qe3
  42. 42.Qd5+ Kh4
  43. 43.b7 Qa7+
  44. 44.Kb3 Qb6+
  45. 45.Kc2 f2
  46. 46.Qf5

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