Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

FIDE WCh KO · 2001 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 0-1
Event FIDE WCh KO
Site Moscow RUS
Round 6.4
Date 2001.12.13
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/1p6/1p1p4/2pPn3/P1P1P2p/1P1p4/3B1K2/8 w - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.Bc4 d6
  5. 5.d3 Be7
  6. 6.Nd2 Nf6
  7. 7.Nf1 Nd7
  8. 8.Nd5 Nb6
  9. 9.Nxb6 axb6
  10. 10.c3 O-O
  11. 11.Ne3 Bg5
  12. 12.O-O Kh8
  13. 13.Bd2 Bxe3
  14. 14.fxe3 Qe7
  15. 15.Bd5 Be6
  16. 16.Qb3 Na5
  17. 17.Qc2 Qc7
  18. 18.h3 h6
  19. 19.c4 Nc6
  20. 20.Qd1 Bxd5
  21. 21.exd5 Ne7
  22. 22.a4 f5
  23. 23.Bc3 Rf7
  24. 24.Qb3 Ng6
  25. 25.Rf2 Raf8
  26. 26.Raf1 f4
  27. 27.Bd2 f3
  28. 28.Rxf3 Rxf3
  29. 29.gxf3 Qc8
  30. 30.Kh2 Rf5
  31. 31.f4 Rh5
  32. 32.f5 Rxf5
  33. 33.Qd1 Qf8
  34. 34.Rxf5 Qxf5
  35. 35.Qe2 e4
  36. 36.Qg4 Qxg4
  37. 37.hxg4 Ne5
  38. 38.Kg3 exd3
  39. 39.b3 g6
  40. 40.e4 h5
  41. 41.gxh5 gxh5
  42. 42.Kf2 h4

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