Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

The Game

White	Viswanathan Anand
Black	Vassily Ivanchuk
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Linares16th
Site	Linares
Round	8
Date	1999.03.02
Opening	Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves	45

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Final Position

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

8/p4q1k/4pr1p/6r1/2Q5/1P6/2P5/1K2R2R w - - 15 46

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c6
2. 2.d4 d5
3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
6. 6.h4 h6
7. 7.Nf3 e6
8. 8.Ne5 Bh7
9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
10. 10.Qxd3 Nd7
11. 11.f4 Ngf6
12. 12.Bd2 Bd6
13. 13.O-O-O Qc7
14. 14.Kb1 O-O
15. 15.Ne2 Rad8
16. 16.Qf3 h5
17. 17.Rhg1 c5
18. 18.g4 Bxe5
19. 19.dxe5 Nxg4
20. 20.Ng3 f5
21. 21.exf6 Ndxf6
22. 22.Nxh5 Nxh5
23. 23.Qxg4 Rf5
24. 24.Qe2 Qf7
25. 25.Rde1 Nxf4
26. 26.Bxf4 Rxf4
27. 27.h5 Rf6
28. 28.a3 Rd5
29. 29.Qh2 b6
30. 30.Qb8+ Kh7
31. 31.Rh1 c4
32. 32.Qc8 b5
33. 33.a4 bxa4
34. 34.Qxc4 a3
35. 35.b3 Rf2
36. 36.h6 gxh6
37. 37.Qa6 a2+
38. 38.Qxa2 Rdd2
39. 39.Rc1 Rf5
40. 40.Qa4 Rf4
41. 41.Qc6 Rd5
42. 42.Rce1 Rf6
43. 43.Qc4 Rg5
44. 44.Rd1 Rd5
45. 45.Rde1 Rg5

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