Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Amber Rapid · 2004 · French Defense · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Amber Rapid
Site Monte Carlo MNC
Round 10
Date 2004.03.31
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/P1q2p1k/6p1/7R/3Qp2P/6P1/5P1K/8 b - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 dxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 Nbd7
  6. 6.Nf3 h6
  7. 7.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  8. 8.Bxf6 Qxf6
  9. 9.Bb5+ c6
  10. 10.Bd3 Bd7
  11. 11.c3 Bd6
  12. 12.Qe2 c5
  13. 13.O-O cxd4
  14. 14.cxd4 Qe7
  15. 15.Ne5 Bxe5
  16. 16.dxe5 Bc6
  17. 17.Be4 Bxe4
  18. 18.Qxe4 O-O
  19. 19.Rad1 Rfd8
  20. 20.g3 Rac8
  21. 21.Rd6 Rxd6
  22. 22.exd6 Qxd6
  23. 23.Qxb7 Rb8
  24. 24.Qxa7 Rxb2
  25. 25.a4 Qd5
  26. 26.Ra1 Rb7
  27. 27.Qe3 Qa5
  28. 28.Qd3 Rb8
  29. 29.Qd7 Ra8
  30. 30.h4 h5
  31. 31.Qc6 Ra7
  32. 32.Qe4 g6
  33. 33.Kg2 Kh7
  34. 34.Ra3 Ra8
  35. 35.Qf4 Ra7
  36. 36.Qf6 Qd5+
  37. 37.Kh2 Rc7
  38. 38.a5 e5
  39. 39.a6 Rc1
  40. 40.Qf3 e4
  41. 41.Qe3 Rc8
  42. 42.a7 Ra8
  43. 43.Qb6 Qd2
  44. 44.Qc5 Qd7
  45. 45.Ra5 Qb7
  46. 46.Qd4 Qc7
  47. 47.Rxh5+

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