Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Eurotel Trophy · 2002 · Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Eurotel Trophy
Site Prague CZE
Round 4.4
Date 2002.05.02
Opening Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B66)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4r3/8/8/1P6/4pR2/1K2B1k1/8 b - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Qd2 a6
  8. 8.O-O-O h6
  9. 9.Be3 Nxd4
  10. 10.Bxd4 b5
  11. 11.f3 Qa5
  12. 12.a3 Be7
  13. 13.Kb1 e5
  14. 14.Bf2 Be6
  15. 15.Be1 Qc7
  16. 16.Bh4 Rd8
  17. 17.Bxf6 Bxf6
  18. 18.Nd5 Bxd5
  19. 19.Qxd5 Bg5
  20. 20.c3 Be3
  21. 21.Bd3 O-O
  22. 22.Bc2 Bc5
  23. 23.Bb3 a5
  24. 24.h4 g6
  25. 25.g4 Kg7
  26. 26.Rhf1 Rde8
  27. 27.g5 hxg5
  28. 28.hxg5 Be3
  29. 29.Qxd6 Qxd6
  30. 30.Rxd6 Bxg5
  31. 31.Rd5 b4
  32. 32.cxb4 axb4
  33. 33.axb4 Be3
  34. 34.b5 Re7
  35. 35.Rfd1 Rb8
  36. 36.Bc4 Rbb7
  37. 37.Kc2 Kf6
  38. 38.Rd6+ Kg7
  39. 39.Rc6 Kh6
  40. 40.Kb3 Kg5
  41. 41.Rdd6 Kf4
  42. 42.Rf6+ Kg3
  43. 43.b6 Bf4
  44. 44.Ba6 Rb8
  45. 45.Rc8 Rxc8
  46. 46.Bxc8 Be3
  47. 47.b7 Ba7
  48. 48.Ra6 Bb8
  49. 49.Ra8 Bc7
  50. 50.Bg4 f5
  51. 51.exf5 gxf5
  52. 52.Bxf5 Kxf3
  53. 53.b8=Q Bxb8
  54. 54.Rxb8 e4
  55. 55.Rf8 e3
  56. 56.Bd3+ Kg2
  57. 57.Be2 Rd7
  58. 58.Rf3 Rb7+
  59. 59.Kc2 Rc7+
  60. 60.Kb1 Re7
  61. 61.b3 Re8
  62. 62.Kb2 Re7
  63. 63.b4

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