Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Linares 14th · 1997 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares 14th
Site Linares
Round 7
Date 1997.02.11
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C92)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

4k3/8/6p1/b6p/1Nb5/2P4P/P4BP1/7K w - - 3 72

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 h6
  15. 15.Nh2 c5
  16. 16.Bc2 Bc8
  17. 17.Be3 Nb6
  18. 18.b3 a5
  19. 19.Bd3 Ba6
  20. 20.Qe2 c4
  21. 21.bxc4 Nxc4
  22. 22.Bxc4 bxc4
  23. 23.Ng4 Nxg4
  24. 24.Qxg4 Rb8
  25. 25.Reb1 g6
  26. 26.Qd1 Qc7
  27. 27.Qa4 Rec8
  28. 28.f3 Kh7
  29. 29.Bf2 h5
  30. 30.Nf1 Bh6
  31. 31.Ne3 Kg7
  32. 32.Kh1 Rxb1+
  33. 33.Rxb1 Rb8
  34. 34.Rxb8 Qxb8
  35. 35.Kg1 Qc7
  36. 36.Qe8 Bg5
  37. 37.Nf1 Qb7
  38. 38.Qa4 Bd8
  39. 39.Be3 Bb5
  40. 40.Qa3 Qa6
  41. 41.Kh1 f6
  42. 42.f4 Kf7
  43. 43.Qb2 Ke8
  44. 44.fxe5 dxe5
  45. 45.Bc5 Ba4
  46. 46.Qc1 Kd7
  47. 47.Bg1 f5
  48. 48.Qh6 Bc2
  49. 49.exf5 Bxf5
  50. 50.Ne3 Bd3
  51. 51.Qg7+ Be7
  52. 52.Qxe5 Bf6
  53. 53.Qb8 Bd8
  54. 54.Qb2 a4
  55. 55.Bf2 Bc7
  56. 56.Bg1 a3
  57. 57.Qf2 Qd6
  58. 58.Qf7+ Qe7
  59. 59.Qg8 Qe8
  60. 60.Qg7+ Qe7
  61. 61.Qd4 Qe5
  62. 62.Qc5 Qd6
  63. 63.Qa7 Ke8
  64. 64.Nxc4 Qxd5
  65. 65.Nxa3 Qc6
  66. 66.Qe3+ Qe4
  67. 67.Qc5 Bf1
  68. 68.Qf2 Qe2
  69. 69.Nc2 Qxf2
  70. 70.Bxf2 Bc4
  71. 71.Nb4 Ba5

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