Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Legends of Chess Prelim · 2020 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 23 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Legends of Chess Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 9.4
Date 2020.07.29
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 23
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Final Position

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

r3r1k1/1q2bppp/p1pp1n2/1p2p1B1/1PP1P3/P1NP4/4QPPP/1R1R2K1 b - - 15 23

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.d3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Na5
  10. 10.Ba2 Be6
  11. 11.b4 Bxa2
  12. 12.Nxa2 Nc6
  13. 13.c4 Nd4
  14. 14.Nc3 Nxf3+
  15. 15.Qxf3 c6
  16. 16.Qe2 Qd7
  17. 17.Rd1 Rfe8
  18. 18.Bg5 Qb7
  19. 19.Rab1 Nd7
  20. 20.Be3 Nf6
  21. 21.Bg5 Nd7
  22. 22.Be3 Nf6
  23. 23.Bg5

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