Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

The Game

White	Viswanathan Anand
Black	Vassily Ivanchuk
Result	0-1
Event	Amber Blindfold
Site	Monte Carlo
Round	11
Date	1999.03.28
Opening	Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves	36

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4kppp/1p6/2n5/p1P5/6P1/1R2BPKP/2r5 w - - 4 37

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
3. 3.Nxe5 d6
4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
5. 5.d4 d5
6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
7. 7.O-O Be7
8. 8.c4 Nb4
9. 9.Be2 O-O
10. 10.Nc3 Bf5
11. 11.a3 Nxc3
12. 12.bxc3 Nc6
13. 13.cxd5 Qxd5
14. 14.Bf4 Rac8
15. 15.Re1 Rfd8
16. 16.Bf1 Bf6
17. 17.a4 Na5
18. 18.Rc1 Bg4
19. 19.Qd3 c5
20. 20.c4 Qf5
21. 21.Qxf5 Bxf5
22. 22.dxc5 Nb3
23. 23.Rcd1 Nxc5
24. 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8
25. 25.Be3 b6
26. 26.Nd4 Bxd4
27. 27.Bxd4 Nxa4
28. 28.Re7 a5
29. 29.Re1 Bc2
30. 30.Rc1 Rxd4
31. 31.Rxc2 Kf8
32. 32.g3 Ke7
33. 33.Ra2 Nc5
34. 34.Rb2 a4
35. 35.Kg2 Rd1
36. 36.Be2 Rc1

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