Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

XXI Magistral Rapid Final · 2008 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event XXI Magistral Rapid Final
Site Leon ESP
Round 3
Date 2008.06.01
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B47)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/RP3p2/2K1pk2/8/3P2pp/8/7P/1r6 b - - 9 56

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.Rae1 Rad8
  15. 15.Bd3 Rfe8
  16. 16.Kh1 Rd7
  17. 17.Nd1 g6
  18. 18.Bc3 Nh5
  19. 19.Qh3 Bf6
  20. 20.e5 dxe5
  21. 21.fxe5 Bg5
  22. 22.Qg4 Qd8
  23. 23.Nf2 Bh4
  24. 24.Re2 Qg5
  25. 25.Qxg5 Bxg5
  26. 26.Ne4 Bxe4
  27. 27.Rxe4 Rc8
  28. 28.g4 Ng7
  29. 29.a4 Rd5
  30. 30.axb5 axb5
  31. 31.Ra1 Be7
  32. 32.Ra7 b4
  33. 33.Bxb4 Bxb4
  34. 34.Rxb4 Rxe5
  35. 35.Rbb7 Rf8
  36. 36.b4 Ne8
  37. 37.Rb8 Nf6
  38. 38.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  39. 39.b5 Nxg4
  40. 40.b6 Nf2+
  41. 41.Kg1 Nxd3
  42. 42.b7 Re1+
  43. 43.Kg2 Rb1
  44. 44.cxd3 Kg7
  45. 45.Kf3 Rb4
  46. 46.d4 g5
  47. 47.Ke4 Kf6
  48. 48.Kd3 h5
  49. 49.Kc3 Rb1
  50. 50.Kc4 g4
  51. 51.Kc5 h4
  52. 52.Kc6 Rc1+
  53. 53.Kd6 Rb1
  54. 54.Kc6 Rc1+
  55. 55.Kd6 Rb1
  56. 56.Kc6

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