Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

World Blitz · 2007 · Sicilian, Kan · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 38
Date 2007.11.22
Opening Sicilian, Kan (B42)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2br3k/1r3p2/p5pP/1p1N4/4P2R/P2P1n2/1P3N1P/1K2R3 w - - 9 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 a6
  5. 5.Bd3 Bc5
  6. 6.Nb3 Ba7
  7. 7.Qe2 Nc6
  8. 8.Be3 d6
  9. 9.N1d2 Nf6
  10. 10.f4 O-O
  11. 11.Bxa7 Rxa7
  12. 12.g4 b5
  13. 13.O-O-O Rc7
  14. 14.Rhg1 Qe7
  15. 15.Kb1 Nd7
  16. 16.g5 Bb7
  17. 17.Rg3 Nb4
  18. 18.Rh3 g6
  19. 19.Qg4 Rfc8
  20. 20.Qh4 Nf8
  21. 21.a3 Nxd3
  22. 22.cxd3 h5
  23. 23.gxh6 Qxh4
  24. 24.Rxh4 Nh7
  25. 25.Nd4 Nf6
  26. 26.N2f3 Re8
  27. 27.Ng5 e5
  28. 28.fxe5 dxe5
  29. 29.Ndf3 Nh5
  30. 30.Rg1 Kh8
  31. 31.Nh3 Bc8
  32. 32.Nf2 Nf4
  33. 33.Nxe5 Ne2
  34. 34.Re1 Nd4
  35. 35.Neg4 Nf3
  36. 36.Nf6 Rd8
  37. 37.Nd5 Rb7

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