Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Dortmund · 1998 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 4
Date 1998.06.29
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B81)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

8/1BR1k3/4b3/p3r1p1/7p/PP2r2P/1KP2R2/8 b - - 5 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e6
  7. 7.g4 h6
  8. 8.f4 Nc6
  9. 9.h3 Be7
  10. 10.Qd2 Nxd4
  11. 11.Bxd4 Qa5
  12. 12.O-O-O e5
  13. 13.Be3 Be6
  14. 14.a3 Rc8
  15. 15.Bg2 exf4
  16. 16.Bxf4 Nd7
  17. 17.Nd5 Qxd2+
  18. 18.Rxd2 Ne5
  19. 19.Rhd1 Rc6
  20. 20.Ne3 Nc4
  21. 21.Nxc4 Rxc4
  22. 22.b3 Rc8
  23. 23.Kb1 h5
  24. 24.g5 h4
  25. 25.Bxd6 Bxd6
  26. 26.Rxd6 Rh5
  27. 27.g6 Rg5
  28. 28.gxf7+ Kxf7
  29. 29.R1d2 Rc3
  30. 30.e5 Rxe5
  31. 31.Kb2 Rce3
  32. 32.Bxb7 a5
  33. 33.Rf2+ Ke7
  34. 34.Rc6 g5
  35. 35.Rc7+ Kd6
  36. 36.Rc6+ Ke7
  37. 37.Rc7+

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