Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

20th Amber Blindfold · 2011 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 20th Amber Blindfold
Site Monaco MNC
Round 6
Date 2011.03.18
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C99)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

4Q3/3R1pkp/6p1/1p6/8/1Bn3PP/5q1K/8 w - - 4 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Na5
  10. 10.Bc2 c5
  11. 11.d4 Qc7
  12. 12.Nbd2 cxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Nc6
  14. 14.Nb3 a5
  15. 15.Be3 a4
  16. 16.Nbd2 Bd7
  17. 17.a3 Rfe8
  18. 18.Bd3 Rab8
  19. 19.Rc1 Qb7
  20. 20.dxe5 dxe5
  21. 21.Bc5 Bd8
  22. 22.b4 axb3
  23. 23.Nxb3 Qa8
  24. 24.Bd6 Rb6
  25. 25.Rc5 Nd4
  26. 26.Bxe5 Nxf3+
  27. 27.Qxf3 Qxa3
  28. 28.Bc2 Qa8
  29. 29.Bd4 Rbe6
  30. 30.Rg5 g6
  31. 31.Nc5 Rd6
  32. 32.Nxd7 Nxd7
  33. 33.Bb3 Bf6
  34. 34.Bxf6 Nxf6
  35. 35.Qf4 Qa5
  36. 36.Re3 Qd2
  37. 37.e5 Nd5
  38. 38.Qf3 Rdd8
  39. 39.Rg4 Re7
  40. 40.Rd3 Qe1+
  41. 41.Kh2 Qxe5+
  42. 42.g3 Red7
  43. 43.Rgd4 Qf6
  44. 44.Qe2 Nc3
  45. 45.Rxd7 Rxd7
  46. 46.Qe8+ Kg7
  47. 47.Rxd7 Qxf2+
  48. 48.Kh1 Qf1+
  49. 49.Kh2 Qf2+

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