Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Eurotel Trophy · 2002 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Eurotel Trophy
Site Prague CZE
Round 4.1
Date 2002.05.02
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B31)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/3R2k1/1r4P1/1p3P2/2p5/2Kp4/8/8 b - - 9 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 g6
  4. 4.Bxc6 dxc6
  5. 5.d3 Bg7
  6. 6.h3 Nf6
  7. 7.Nc3 Nd7
  8. 8.Be3 e5
  9. 9.Qd2 Qe7
  10. 10.O-O Nf8
  11. 11.Bh6 Ne6
  12. 12.Bxg7 Nxg7
  13. 13.Ne2 f6
  14. 14.Nh2 g5
  15. 15.a3 a5
  16. 16.c3 O-O
  17. 17.Ng4 Bxg4
  18. 18.hxg4 h5
  19. 19.b4 axb4
  20. 20.axb4 cxb4
  21. 21.cxb4 hxg4
  22. 22.Ng3 Ne6
  23. 23.Nf5 Qd7
  24. 24.Qe2 Nd4
  25. 25.Qxg4 Nxf5
  26. 26.exf5 Rad8
  27. 27.Ra3 Kg7
  28. 28.d4 exd4
  29. 29.f4 d3
  30. 30.fxg5 Qd4+
  31. 31.Qxd4 Rxd4
  32. 32.g6 Rfd8
  33. 33.Rd1 R8d5
  34. 34.Ra5 Rxa5
  35. 35.bxa5 c5
  36. 36.Kf2 c4
  37. 37.Ke3 Rd5
  38. 38.g4 Rxa5
  39. 39.Kd4 b5
  40. 40.Rh1 Ra8
  41. 41.Rh7+ Kg8
  42. 42.Rd7 Rf8
  43. 43.Kc3 Rc8
  44. 44.g5 Rf8
  45. 45.gxf6 Rxf6
  46. 46.Rd5 Rb6
  47. 47.Rd8+ Kg7
  48. 48.Rd7+ Kg8
  49. 49.Rd8+ Kg7
  50. 50.Rd7+

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