Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

4th Final Masters · 2011 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 69 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 0-1
Event 4th Final Masters
Site Sao Paulo/Bilbao BRA/ESP
Round 3
Date 2011.09.28
Opening Ruy Lopez (C63)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5k2/1p6/2p5/2P3PK/p2q4/8/Q7 w - - 2 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 f5
  4. 4.d3 fxe4
  5. 5.dxe4 Nf6
  6. 6.O-O Bc5
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.Bg5 d6
  9. 9.Nd5 Kh8
  10. 10.c3 Ne7
  11. 11.Nxf6 gxf6
  12. 12.Be3 Bxe3
  13. 13.fxe3 Ng6
  14. 14.Nd2 c6
  15. 15.Bd3 Be6
  16. 16.Rf2 Qb6
  17. 17.Nf1 Rf7
  18. 18.Qh5 Rg8
  19. 19.Re1 d5
  20. 20.Ng3 d4
  21. 21.exd4 exd4
  22. 22.e5 dxc3
  23. 23.Bxg6 Rxg6
  24. 24.bxc3 Bg4
  25. 25.Qh4 fxe5
  26. 26.Ne4 Be6
  27. 27.Kh1 Rxf2
  28. 28.Nxf2 Qb2
  29. 29.Rd1 Qe2
  30. 30.h3 h6
  31. 31.Kh2 Qe3
  32. 32.Rd8+ Kh7
  33. 33.Rb8 Rg7
  34. 34.Rf8 Qg5
  35. 35.Qe4+ Qg6
  36. 36.g4 Bxa2
  37. 37.Qxe5 Qe6
  38. 38.Qf4 Rf7
  39. 39.Rxf7+ Qxf7
  40. 40.Qe4+ Kg7
  41. 41.Nd3 Qc7+
  42. 42.Ne5 Qd6
  43. 43.Kg3 a5
  44. 44.Qf4 a4
  45. 45.g5 hxg5
  46. 46.Qxg5+ Kf8
  47. 47.c4 c5
  48. 48.Qf5+ Ke7
  49. 49.Kg2 Bb3
  50. 50.Qe4 b6
  51. 51.Ng4+ Qe6
  52. 52.Qb7+ Kf8
  53. 53.Qb8+ Kg7
  54. 54.Qc7+ Kg6
  55. 55.Qf4 Bc2
  56. 56.Qh6+ Kf7
  57. 57.Qf4+ Kg7
  58. 58.Qc1 Be4+
  59. 59.Kg3 Qd6+
  60. 60.Kh4 Qe7+
  61. 61.Kg3 Qd6+
  62. 62.Kh4 Kf7
  63. 63.Qb2 Bf5
  64. 64.Qf2 Kg6
  65. 65.Qa2 Bxg4
  66. 66.hxg4 Qd8+
  67. 67.Kg3 Qd3+
  68. 68.Kh4 a3
  69. 69.Qa1 Kf7

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