Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

FIDE WCh KO · 2001 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 18 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE WCh KO
Site Moscow RUS
Round 6.2
Date 2001.12.10
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 18
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Final Position

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

r3k2r/1b1p2pp/p1Q2p2/1p2p3/5P2/8/PPPB1RPP/R5K1 b kq - 0 18

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Qc7
  5. 5.O-O Nd4
  6. 6.d3 a6
  7. 7.Bc4 e6
  8. 8.Nxd4 cxd4
  9. 9.Ne2 Nxe4
  10. 10.dxe4 Qxc4
  11. 11.Nxd4 e5
  12. 12.Nf5 Qxe4
  13. 13.Nd6+ Bxd6
  14. 14.Qxd6 f6
  15. 15.f4 b5
  16. 16.Bd2 Bb7
  17. 17.Rf2 Qc6
  18. 18.Qxc6

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