Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Linares · 1998 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 5
Date 1998.02.26
Opening Sicilian Defense (B53)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

2r1k2r/p2b2pp/1q3pn1/2b1p3/4P3/3Q1NP1/PP1NB2P/R2R3K b k - 2 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.dxc5 Nxe4
  5. 5.cxd6 Nc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Nxd6
  7. 7.Nc4 e5
  8. 8.c3 f6
  9. 9.Qb3 Qc7
  10. 10.Be3 Bd7
  11. 11.Be2 Nf5
  12. 12.O-O Be6
  13. 13.Qa4 Rb8
  14. 14.Qb5 Bd7
  15. 15.Qd5 b5
  16. 16.Ncd2 Nce7
  17. 17.Qd3 Bc6
  18. 18.c4 bxc4
  19. 19.Qxc4 Nxe3
  20. 20.fxe3 Qb6
  21. 21.Kh1 Rc8
  22. 22.e4 Bd7
  23. 23.Qd3 Ng6
  24. 24.g3 Bc5
  25. 25.Rfd1

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