Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

XXI Magistral Rapid Final · 2008 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 0-1
Event XXI Magistral Rapid Final
Site Leon ESP
Round 1
Date 2008.06.01
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B85)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1r5k/6rp/p4Q2/3b1P2/6R1/8/1q4PP/6RK w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.Be2 a6
  7. 7.O-O Nf6
  8. 8.Be3 Be7
  9. 9.f4 d6
  10. 10.Qe1 O-O
  11. 11.Qg3 Nxd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 b5
  13. 13.a3 Bb7
  14. 14.Kh1 Rad8
  15. 15.Rae1 Rd7
  16. 16.Bd3 Re8
  17. 17.f5 e5
  18. 18.Be3 Kh8
  19. 19.Bg5 Nh5
  20. 20.Qh4 Bxg5
  21. 21.Qxg5 Nf6
  22. 22.Rf3 Qc5
  23. 23.Rg3 Rg8
  24. 24.Rh3 b4
  25. 25.axb4 Qxb4
  26. 26.Rb1 Rc7
  27. 27.Rh6 d5
  28. 28.exd5 Qb6
  29. 29.Na4 Qd6
  30. 30.Rh4 Bxd5
  31. 31.Nc3 Rb8
  32. 32.Qc1 e4
  33. 33.Bxe4 Nxe4
  34. 34.Nxe4 Qc6
  35. 35.Qe3 Qxc2
  36. 36.Rg1 f6
  37. 37.Qd4 Rd7
  38. 38.Nxf6 gxf6
  39. 39.Qxf6+ Rg7
  40. 40.Rg4 Qxb2

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