Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

XXVI SuperGM · 2009 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event XXVI SuperGM
Site Linares ESP
Round 12
Date 2009.03.05
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

8/2pk1p2/1p6/2p1PnP1/4bP2/PPB1N1K1/8/8 w - - 1 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Nc3 Ke8
  10. 10.h3 b6
  11. 11.Re1 Bb4
  12. 12.Bd2 Be6
  13. 13.g4 Ne7
  14. 14.Kg2 Rd8
  15. 15.a3 Bxc3
  16. 16.Bxc3 c5
  17. 17.Rad1 Rxd1
  18. 18.Rxd1 a5
  19. 19.Kg3 h6
  20. 20.Nh4 g5
  21. 21.Ng2 Ng6
  22. 22.f3 a4
  23. 23.Rh1 Kd7
  24. 24.h4 h5
  25. 25.hxg5 hxg4
  26. 26.Rxh8 Nxh8
  27. 27.f4 Ng6
  28. 28.Ne3 Ne7
  29. 29.Nxg4 Bf5
  30. 30.Ne3 Be4
  31. 31.b3 axb3
  32. 32.cxb3 Nf5+

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