Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Amber-blind 4th · 1995 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber-blind 4th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 6
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/pp4pp/2ppq3/8/4rP2/2PQbR2/PP1B2PP/R5K1 w - - 0 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Nd4
  5. 5.Ba4 Bc5
  6. 6.Nxe5 O-O
  7. 7.Nd3 Bb6
  8. 8.e5 Ne8
  9. 9.Nd5 d6
  10. 10.Ne3 c6
  11. 11.c3 Nf5
  12. 12.O-O Bc7
  13. 13.f4 f6
  14. 14.Bc2 Qe7
  15. 15.exf6 Nxf6
  16. 16.Nf2 Nxe3
  17. 17.dxe3 Bb6
  18. 18.Qf3 Be6
  19. 19.Kh1 Rae8
  20. 20.Bd2 Bd5
  21. 21.Bb3 Qf7
  22. 22.Bxd5 Qxd5
  23. 23.Qe2 Ne4
  24. 24.Nxe4 Rxe4
  25. 25.Rf3 Qe6
  26. 26.Qd3 Re8
  27. 27.Kg1 Bxe3+

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