Viswanathan Anand vs Gata Kamsky

PCA-Wch Candidats final · 1995 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Gata Kamsky
Result 1-0
Event PCA-Wch Candidats final
Site Las Palmas
Round 11
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B84)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p6/8/7p/R7/7k/PP3K2/5b2 b - - 1 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e6
  7. 7.Be2 Be7
  8. 8.f4 Nc6
  9. 9.Qd2 Nxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 O-O
  11. 11.O-O-O Qa5
  12. 12.Qb6 Qxb6
  13. 13.Bxb6 Ne8
  14. 14.e5 d5
  15. 15.f5 Bd7
  16. 16.Bg4 Bc8
  17. 17.Rhf1 a5
  18. 18.Na4 f6
  19. 19.fxe6 fxe5
  20. 20.Nc3 Bg5+
  21. 21.Kb1 Nf6
  22. 22.Nxd5 Nxg4
  23. 23.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  24. 24.Nc7 Ra6
  25. 25.Bc5+ Kg8
  26. 26.Nxa6 Bxe6
  27. 27.Nc7 Bf5
  28. 28.h3 Nf6
  29. 29.g4 Be4
  30. 30.Ne6 Bh4
  31. 31.g5 Nd5
  32. 32.Rf1 h6
  33. 33.gxh6 gxh6
  34. 34.Rf8+ Kh7
  35. 35.Bd6 Nb4
  36. 36.Bxe5 Bxc2+
  37. 37.Kc1 Be4
  38. 38.Nf4 Nd3+
  39. 39.Nxd3 Bxd3
  40. 40.Rh8+ Kg6
  41. 41.Bf4 Bg5
  42. 42.Bxg5 Kxg5
  43. 43.Kd2 Bb5
  44. 44.Ra8 Ba6
  45. 45.Rc8 Kh4
  46. 46.Rc5 a4
  47. 47.Ra5 h5
  48. 48.Ke3 Bf1
  49. 49.Rxa4+ Kxh3
  50. 50.Kf2

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