Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

PCA/Intel-GP · 1994 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event PCA/Intel-GP
Site London
Round 4
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B17)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r3k1/pb3pp1/3Qp1P1/1p6/3N1K2/7q/1P5P/7R w - - 4 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Bc4 Ngf6
  6. 6.Ng5 e6
  7. 7.Qe2 Nb6
  8. 8.Bb3 h6
  9. 9.N5f3 c5
  10. 10.Bf4 Nbd5
  11. 11.Be5 Qa5+
  12. 12.Nd2 b5
  13. 13.dxc5 Bxc5
  14. 14.Nf3 O-O
  15. 15.O-O-O Bb7
  16. 16.g4 Nd7
  17. 17.g5 Nxe5
  18. 18.Nxe5 Nc3
  19. 19.Qg4 Nxa2+
  20. 20.Bxa2 h5
  21. 21.Qxh5 Qxa2
  22. 22.Nb3 Bxf2
  23. 23.Rd3 Rac8
  24. 24.Rh3 Rxc2+
  25. 25.Kxc2 Rc8+
  26. 26.Kd1 Qb1+
  27. 27.Ke2 Qe4+
  28. 28.Kxf2 Rc2+
  29. 29.Kf1 Qf4+
  30. 30.Nf3 Kf8
  31. 31.g6 Qc4+
  32. 32.Kg1 Qxb3
  33. 33.Qe5 Rc1+
  34. 34.Kf2 Qc2+
  35. 35.Ke3 Qb3+
  36. 36.Ke2 Qc4+
  37. 37.Kf2 Qc2+
  38. 38.Ke3 Qb3+
  39. 39.Kf4 Rc4+
  40. 40.Nd4 Qxh3
  41. 41.Qb8+ Rc8
  42. 42.Qd6+ Kg8

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