Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Legends of Chess Prelim · 2020 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Legends of Chess Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 9.5
Date 2020.07.29
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/2b5/k1K5/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Bf4 dxc4
  6. 6.e3 Nd5
  7. 7.Bxc4 Nxf4
  8. 8.exf4 Nb6
  9. 9.Bb3 g6
  10. 10.Qe2 Bg7
  11. 11.Rd1 O-O
  12. 12.h4 Nd5
  13. 13.g3 Nxc3
  14. 14.bxc3 c5
  15. 15.h5 cxd4
  16. 16.cxd4 Bd7
  17. 17.Ne5 Qa5+
  18. 18.Qd2 Qxd2+
  19. 19.Kxd2 Rad8
  20. 20.Ke3 Bc6
  21. 21.f3 Rd6
  22. 22.h6 Bf6
  23. 23.Rd2 Rfd8
  24. 24.Rc1 Kf8
  25. 25.Bc2 Ke8
  26. 26.Be4 Be7
  27. 27.Bxc6+ bxc6
  28. 28.Nxc6 Rc8
  29. 29.Rdc2 Bf8
  30. 30.Nxa7 Rxc2
  31. 31.Rxc2 Bxh6
  32. 32.Nb5 Rb6
  33. 33.a4 g5
  34. 34.fxg5 Bxg5+
  35. 35.Kd3 Bd8
  36. 36.Kc4 Rc6+
  37. 37.Kd3 Ra6
  38. 38.Rc4 h5
  39. 39.Ke4 Kd7
  40. 40.f4 h4
  41. 41.gxh4 Bxh4
  42. 42.Rc7+ Ke8
  43. 43.Ra7 Rxa7
  44. 44.Nxa7 Kd7
  45. 45.d5 Bd8
  46. 46.Nc6 f5+
  47. 47.Kd4 Bb6+
  48. 48.Kc4 Be3
  49. 49.Ne5+ Kd6
  50. 50.Nd3 exd5+
  51. 51.Kb5 Kc7
  52. 52.a5 Kb7
  53. 53.a6+ Ka7
  54. 54.Nb4 Bxf4
  55. 55.Nxd5 Bh2
  56. 56.Ka5 f4
  57. 57.Nxf4 Bxf4
  58. 58.Kb5 Bc7
  59. 59.Kc6 Kxa6

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