Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Online Olym KO Stage 2021 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Online Olym KO Stage 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.22
Date 2021.09.13
Opening Sicilian Defense (B27)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/4ppk1/8/r7/1R3PP1/8/6K1/8 w - - 9 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.c3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nd5
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.cxd4 Bg7
  7. 7.Bc4 Nb6
  8. 8.Bb3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O d6
  10. 10.h3 Nc6
  11. 11.Qe2 Na5
  12. 12.Nc3 Nxb3
  13. 13.axb3 Be6
  14. 14.Ra3 Qd7
  15. 15.Ng5 a6
  16. 16.Re1 Rae8
  17. 17.Nxe6 Qxe6
  18. 18.Qf3 Qd7
  19. 19.Bf4 Rc8
  20. 20.h4 h5
  21. 21.Ra5 dxe5
  22. 22.Bxe5 Bxe5
  23. 23.Raxe5 Rc7
  24. 24.d5 Nc8
  25. 25.Rg5 Kg7
  26. 26.Qxh5 Rh8
  27. 27.Qg4 Qxg4
  28. 28.Rxg4 Nd6
  29. 29.g3 Rh5
  30. 30.Kf1 Kf8
  31. 31.Rd4 g5
  32. 32.hxg5 Rxg5
  33. 33.Rh4 Kg7
  34. 34.Re2 b5
  35. 35.Rd4 a5
  36. 36.Rd1 Kf8
  37. 37.Ne4 Rh5
  38. 38.Kg2 Re5
  39. 39.Rde1 Rxe4
  40. 40.Rxe4 Nxe4
  41. 41.Rxe4 Rc2
  42. 42.Re1 Rxb2
  43. 43.Ra1 Rxb3
  44. 44.Rxa5 Kg7
  45. 45.f4 b4
  46. 46.Rb5 Rd3
  47. 47.Rxb4 Rxd5
  48. 48.g4 Ra5
  49. 49.Rb6 Rc5
  50. 50.Rb4 Ra5
  51. 51.Rb6 Rc5
  52. 52.Rb4 Ra5

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