Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2017 · Pirc Defense · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 5.5
Date 2017.06.29
Opening Pirc Defense (B09)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r2n1rk/3q1p1p/p2p1P2/2pPpR1p/2N1P2Q/2P3PP/1P6/5R1K b - - 1 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.f4 Bg7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Bd3 Na6
  7. 7.O-O c5
  8. 8.d5 Rb8
  9. 9.Kh1 Bg4
  10. 10.h3 Bxf3
  11. 11.Rxf3 Nc7
  12. 12.a4 b6
  13. 13.Nb5 Rb7
  14. 14.Qe2 Nfe8
  15. 15.c3 a6
  16. 16.Na3 Nf6
  17. 17.Nc4 Qd7
  18. 18.f5 b5
  19. 19.Na5 Rb6
  20. 20.Bg5 bxa4
  21. 21.Nc4 Rbb8
  22. 22.Bc2 a3
  23. 23.Rxa3 Qd8
  24. 24.Qf2 Nd7
  25. 25.Qh4 Bf6
  26. 26.Ra1 e5
  27. 27.Bxf6 Nxf6
  28. 28.Raf1 Nh5
  29. 29.f6 Kh8
  30. 30.Bd1 Ne8
  31. 31.g3 Rg8
  32. 32.R3f2 Qd7
  33. 33.Bxh5 gxh5
  34. 34.Rf5

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