Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

The Game

White	Viswanathan Anand
Black	Vassily Ivanchuk
Result	1-0
Event	Dos Hermanas
Site	Dos Hermanas
Round	4
Date	1996.00.00
Opening	Ruy Lopez, Closed (C92)
Moves	46

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5R2/8/1p5p/4Q2k/2r5/3q1PPK/8 b - - 0 46

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 a6
4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
5. 5.O-O Be7
6. 6.Re1 b5
7. 7.Bb3 d6
8. 8.c3 O-O
9. 9.h3 Bb7
10. 10.d4 Re8
11. 11.Nbd2 Bf8
12. 12.d5 Nb8
13. 13.Nf1 Nbd7
14. 14.Ng3 g6
15. 15.Nh2 h5
16. 16.Nf3 Nc5
17. 17.Bc2 c6
18. 18.b4 Ncd7
19. 19.dxc6 Bxc6
20. 20.Bb3 Nb6
21. 21.Bg5 Bd7
22. 22.Nh4 Be6
23. 23.Qf3 Nbd7
24. 24.Rad1 Rc8
25. 25.Rd3 Bxb3
26. 26.axb3 Qe7
27. 27.Red1 Qe6
28. 28.Nhf5 Qxb3
29. 29.Nxd6 Bxd6
30. 30.c4 Qxc4
31. 31.Rxd6 Nh7
32. 32.Bh6 Ndf8
33. 33.Rxa6 Re6
34. 34.Rxe6 Nxe6
35. 35.Nf5 Qxb4
36. 36.Rd7 Nhg5
37. 37.Bxg5 Qe1+
38. 38.Kh2 Nxg5
39. 39.Qg3 Nxe4
40. 40.Nh6+ Kh7
41. 41.Rxf7+ Kxh6
42. 42.Qxe5 Qd2
43. 43.Qg7+ Kg5
44. 44.h4+ Kxh4
45. 45.Qxg6 Rc3
46. 46.Qxe4+

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