Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Las Palmas · 1996 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 3
Date 1996.12.11
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p6/p4k1p/P1B3pB/2p2p2/3b4/1P3P1K/8 b - - 1 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Bc5
  6. 6.Nxe5 Nxe5
  7. 7.d4 Nxe4
  8. 8.Re1 Be7
  9. 9.Rxe4 Ng6
  10. 10.c4 O-O
  11. 11.Nc3 d6
  12. 12.Nd5 Bh4
  13. 13.Qh5 c6
  14. 14.Rxh4 Qxh4
  15. 15.Qxh4 Nxh4
  16. 16.Nb6 Rb8
  17. 17.Bf4 Nf5
  18. 18.d5 Re8
  19. 19.Kf1 h6
  20. 20.h3 Re4
  21. 21.Bh2 cxd5
  22. 22.g4 Rxc4
  23. 23.Nxc4 dxc4
  24. 24.Re1 Be6
  25. 25.gxf5 Bxf5
  26. 26.Bxd6 Bxh3+
  27. 27.Kg1 Rd8
  28. 28.Re8+ Rxe8
  29. 29.Bxe8 Be6
  30. 30.a4 g5
  31. 31.a5 Kg7
  32. 32.Ba4 Kg6
  33. 33.Bd1 Bd5
  34. 34.Bc2+ Kf6
  35. 35.Bc7 Ke6
  36. 36.Bh7 Bf3
  37. 37.Kh2 Kd5
  38. 38.Bc2 Be4
  39. 39.Bd1 Kd4
  40. 40.Be2 Bd3
  41. 41.Bb6+ Kd5
  42. 42.Bd1 f5
  43. 43.Kg3 Ke5
  44. 44.Bc5 Kf6
  45. 45.Bh5 f4+
  46. 46.Kh2

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