Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

SuperGM · 2002 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SuperGM
Site Linares ESP
Round 5
Date 2002.02.28
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/8/5kp1/1p4Rp/1r1K3P/5P2/6P1/8 w - - 2 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 a6
  8. 8.Na3 b5
  9. 9.Bxf6 gxf6
  10. 10.Nd5 f5
  11. 11.c3 Bg7
  12. 12.Bd3 Be6
  13. 13.Qh5 O-O
  14. 14.exf5 Bxd5
  15. 15.f6 h6
  16. 16.fxg7 Kxg7
  17. 17.Nc2 Be6
  18. 18.Ne3 d5
  19. 19.h4 Qf6
  20. 20.Bf5 Bxf5
  21. 21.Nxf5+ Kh7
  22. 22.Rd1 Rad8
  23. 23.Rh3 Qg6
  24. 24.Qxg6+ fxg6
  25. 25.Ne3 d4
  26. 26.Nc2 Rf4
  27. 27.Rd2 h5
  28. 28.b3 Rd5
  29. 29.Kd1 Kg7
  30. 30.Ke1 a5
  31. 31.Kd1 Kf6
  32. 32.Ke1 Rc5
  33. 33.cxd4 exd4
  34. 34.Kd1 Rd5
  35. 35.Ne1 Ne5
  36. 36.Ke2 Re4+
  37. 37.Kd1 Rf4
  38. 38.Ke2 Re4+
  39. 39.Kd1 a4
  40. 40.Nd3 axb3
  41. 41.axb3 Nxd3
  42. 42.Rdxd3 Ke5
  43. 43.Rdg3 Rg4
  44. 44.Kd2 Rc5
  45. 45.f3 Rxg3
  46. 46.Rxg3 Kf6
  47. 47.Kd3 Rc3+
  48. 48.Kxd4 Rxb3
  49. 49.Rg5 Rb4+

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