Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Hoogovens · 1996 · Sicilian, Kan · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 1
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Kan (B40)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

2q2rk1/5ppp/8/p1rp4/P7/6P1/1RP1QP1P/R5K1 w - - 1 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 a6
  4. 4.g3 d6
  5. 5.Bg2 Nf6
  6. 6.e5 dxe5
  7. 7.Nxe5 Ra7
  8. 8.d3 b6
  9. 9.O-O Be7
  10. 10.Be3 Bb7
  11. 11.Bxb7 Rxb7
  12. 12.Qf3 Qc8
  13. 13.d4 cxd4
  14. 14.Bxd4 O-O
  15. 15.a4 Nfd7
  16. 16.Rfd1 Nxe5
  17. 17.Bxe5 Nc6
  18. 18.Bd6 Bxd6
  19. 19.Rxd6 Rc7
  20. 20.Qe2 Na5
  21. 21.Rxb6 Nc4
  22. 22.Rb4 a5
  23. 23.Rb5 Nxb2
  24. 24.Nd5 exd5
  25. 25.Rxb2 Rc5

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