Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

The Game

White	Viswanathan Anand
Black	Vassily Ivanchuk
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Chess Classics Giants
Site	Frankfurt
Round	4
Date	1998.06.18
Opening	Sicilian, Scheveningen (B81)
Moves	45

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Final Position

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

7r/4k3/2p1p3/p1n5/P1B5/1PP5/2K1R3/8 w - - 13 46

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.Nf3 d6
3. 3.d4 cxd4
4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5. 5.Nc3 e6
6. 6.g4 h6
7. 7.h3 Nc6
8. 8.Be3 Be7
9. 9.Qd2 Nxd4
10. 10.Qxd4 Bd7
11. 11.O-O-O Bc6
12. 12.Bc4 Qa5
13. 13.Bb3 Nd7
14. 14.Kb1 O-O
15. 15.Qd2 Bf6
16. 16.Bd4 Bxd4
17. 17.Qxd4 Qc5
18. 18.Qd2 Nf6
19. 19.f3 d5
20. 20.g5 d4
21. 21.Ne2 Qxg5
22. 22.Qxg5 hxg5
23. 23.Nxd4 Rfd8
24. 24.c3 Nd7
25. 25.h4 Ne5
26. 26.Nxc6 bxc6
27. 27.Rdf1 gxh4
28. 28.f4 Nd3
29. 29.f5 Nc5
30. 30.fxe6 fxe6
31. 31.Bc4 Rf8
32. 32.Rxf8+ Kxf8
33. 33.Rxh4 Ke7
34. 34.Rg4 Kf6
35. 35.e5+ Kxe5
36. 36.Rxg7 a5
37. 37.b3 Kd6
38. 38.Kb2 Nd7
39. 39.a4 Rf8
40. 40.Rg2 Ne5
41. 41.Rd2+ Ke7
42. 42.Ba6 Rd8
43. 43.Re2 Nd3+
44. 44.Kc2 Nc5
45. 45.Bc4 Rh8

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