Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

18th Amber Rapid · 2009 · French, Winawer · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event 18th Amber Rapid
Site Nice FRA
Round 5
Date 2009.03.19
Opening French, Winawer (C19)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/2rnP3/1p1R1p2/p4p2/P7/4R1P1/6K1/8 b - - 5 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 Ne7
  7. 7.Qg4 Qc7
  8. 8.Qxg7 Rg8
  9. 9.Qxh7 cxd4
  10. 10.Ne2 Nbc6
  11. 11.f4 Bd7
  12. 12.Qd3 dxc3
  13. 13.Nxc3 a6
  14. 14.Ne2 O-O-O
  15. 15.g3 d4
  16. 16.Qc4 Nf5
  17. 17.Bg2 Na5
  18. 18.Qxc7+ Kxc7
  19. 19.Rb1 Bc6
  20. 20.Bxc6 Kxc6
  21. 21.Kf2 d3
  22. 22.cxd3 Rxd3
  23. 23.Rg1 Rh8
  24. 24.h4 Nc4
  25. 25.a4 b6
  26. 26.Ra1 Kd5
  27. 27.Ra2 Ke4
  28. 28.Re1 Nh6
  29. 29.Kg2 Ng4
  30. 30.Ng1+ Kf5
  31. 31.Nf3 a5
  32. 32.Ng5 Kg6
  33. 33.Rae2 Rb3
  34. 34.f5+ exf5
  35. 35.e6 f6
  36. 36.e7 Re8
  37. 37.h5+ Kxh5
  38. 38.Ne6 Kg6
  39. 39.Nc7 Kf7
  40. 40.Nxe8 Kxe8
  41. 41.Re6 Rc3
  42. 42.Bf4 Rc2+
  43. 43.Kg1 Nce5
  44. 44.Bxe5 Nxe5
  45. 45.Re3 Nd7
  46. 46.Rd6 Rc7
  47. 47.Kg2

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