Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

FIDE World Cup KO · 2000 · Sicilian, Alapin · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup KO
Site Shenyang CHN
Round 1.2
Date 2000.09.07
Opening Sicilian, Alapin (B22)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

8/8/1p1k4/4ppp1/1PPn3p/2KB1P1P/6P1/8 w - - 8 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c3 d5
  4. 4.exd5 Qxd5
  5. 5.d4 Nf6
  6. 6.Be2 Be7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.c4 Qd8
  9. 9.Nc3 cxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 Bd7
  11. 11.Ne5 Nc6
  12. 12.Nxc6 Bxc6
  13. 13.Qxd8 Rfxd8
  14. 14.Be3 Kf8
  15. 15.Rfd1 Rdc8
  16. 16.Rac1 h6
  17. 17.Kf1 a6
  18. 18.a3 a5
  19. 19.Nb5 Rd8
  20. 20.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  21. 21.Nd4 Be8
  22. 22.Bf3 b6
  23. 23.Nc2 Nd7
  24. 24.b4 Rc8
  25. 25.Be2 Ra8
  26. 26.Bf3 Rc8
  27. 27.Be2 axb4
  28. 28.axb4 Ra8
  29. 29.Bd4 Bf6
  30. 30.Bxf6 Nxf6
  31. 31.Ra1 Rxa1+
  32. 32.Nxa1 Ba4
  33. 33.f3 Ke7
  34. 34.Kf2 Nd7
  35. 35.Ke3 Ne5
  36. 36.Kd4 Nc6+
  37. 37.Kc3 e5
  38. 38.Bd3 Nd4
  39. 39.Nc2 Bxc2
  40. 40.Bxc2 Kd6
  41. 41.Bd3 g5
  42. 42.Be4 f5
  43. 43.Bd3 h5
  44. 44.h3 h4
  45. 45.Kd2 Ke6
  46. 46.Kc3 Kd6
  47. 47.Kd2 Nb3+
  48. 48.Kc3 Nd4

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