Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov

Geneve Credit Suisse · 1996 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1-0
Event Geneve Credit Suisse
Site Geneve
Round 4.4
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4Q1bk/7r/p4P2/3p2R1/1P2p1K1/P6P/3n4 b - - 1 54

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 Ng4
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Bg7
  10. 10.Be2 h5
  11. 11.Bxg4 Bxg4
  12. 12.f3 Bd7
  13. 13.Bf2 Nc6
  14. 14.Qd2 Ne5
  15. 15.O-O g4
  16. 16.f4 Nc4
  17. 17.Qe2 Rc8
  18. 18.b3 Na3
  19. 19.Nd5 e6
  20. 20.Nb4 Qa5
  21. 21.Qe1 h4
  22. 22.Be3 h3
  23. 23.g3 Nb5
  24. 24.Rd1 Nc3
  25. 25.Nd3 Qc7
  26. 26.Rc1 Nxe4
  27. 27.f5 e5
  28. 28.f6 Nxf6
  29. 29.Nf5 Bxf5
  30. 30.Rxf5 Qc6
  31. 31.Qe2 Qe4
  32. 32.Rf2 Nd5
  33. 33.Re1 Qxe3
  34. 34.Qxg4 O-O
  35. 35.Rxe3 Nxe3
  36. 36.Qxh3 Nxc2
  37. 37.Qd7 Nd4
  38. 38.Qxb7 a5
  39. 39.Kg2 Rc3
  40. 40.Nb2 Nc2
  41. 41.Nc4 d5
  42. 42.Nd6 Ne3+
  43. 43.Kh3 f5
  44. 44.Qd7 f4
  45. 45.Qe6+ Kh7
  46. 46.Nf7 Rxf7
  47. 47.Qxf7 Rc6
  48. 48.gxf4 Rf6
  49. 49.Qc7 e4
  50. 50.f5 d4
  51. 51.Qe7 Rh6+
  52. 52.Kg3 Nd1
  53. 53.Rf4 e3
  54. 54.Rg4

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