Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Amber Rapid · 2005 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Amber Rapid
Site Monte Carlo MNC
Round 5
Date 2005.03.24
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/5P2/8/3Ppp2/1Q1k4/2p3P1/7K b - - 1 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 a6
  8. 8.Qd2 b5
  9. 9.a3 Qa5
  10. 10.Be2 b4
  11. 11.Nd1 c4
  12. 12.a4 c3
  13. 13.bxc3 bxc3
  14. 14.Qc1 Nb6
  15. 15.O-O Bd7
  16. 16.Bf2 Nxa4
  17. 17.Be1 Bb4
  18. 18.Qe3 Ne7
  19. 19.Bd3 Qc7
  20. 20.Qe2 a5
  21. 21.Ra2 Nb6
  22. 22.Ne3 Rc8
  23. 23.Bh4 h6
  24. 24.Bxe7 Kxe7
  25. 25.f5 Rcf8
  26. 26.f6+ gxf6
  27. 27.exf6+ Kd8
  28. 28.Ne5 Bc8
  29. 29.Ba6 Nd7
  30. 30.N3g4 Qb6
  31. 31.Bxc8 Kxc8
  32. 32.Qd3 Rhg8
  33. 33.Kh1 Rg5
  34. 34.Nxd7 Kxd7
  35. 35.Ne5+ Kc7
  36. 36.Raa1 Qd6
  37. 37.Qe3 Rf5
  38. 38.Rxf5 exf5
  39. 39.Qxh6 Qe6
  40. 40.Qg7 Bd6
  41. 41.h3 f4
  42. 42.Rxa5 Bxe5
  43. 43.Qxf8 Bd6
  44. 44.Ra7+ Kb6
  45. 45.Re7 Bxe7
  46. 46.Qxe7 Qe4
  47. 47.Qxe4 dxe4
  48. 48.h4 Kb5
  49. 49.h5 Kb4
  50. 50.h6 Ka3
  51. 51.h7 Kb2
  52. 52.h8=Q Kxc2
  53. 53.Qe8 Kd3
  54. 54.Qxf7 c2
  55. 55.Qb3+

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