Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov

Moscow PCA-GP · 1996 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Moscow PCA-GP
Site Moscow
Round 3.2
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B87)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/5p1k/4b3/1p5R/8/1B2BPK1/Pr5P/7r b - - 5 39

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.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Bb3 O-O
  9. 9.f4 b5
  10. 10.e5 dxe5
  11. 11.fxe5 Nfd7
  12. 12.Qh5 Bc5
  13. 13.Be3 Bxd4
  14. 14.Bxd4 Nc6
  15. 15.Be3 Ncxe5
  16. 16.Rad1 Bb7
  17. 17.Rd4 Ng6
  18. 18.Ne2 Qe7
  19. 19.Nf4 e5
  20. 20.Nxg6 hxg6
  21. 21.Qxg6 exd4
  22. 22.Bxd4 Ne5
  23. 23.Qg3 Rae8
  24. 24.Rf5 Nf3+
  25. 25.gxf3 Qe1+
  26. 26.Qxe1 Rxe1+
  27. 27.Kf2 Rd1
  28. 28.Bc5 Bc8
  29. 29.Rf4 g5
  30. 30.Re4 Rfd8
  31. 31.Re5 R8d2+
  32. 32.Kg3 Be6
  33. 33.Rxg5+ Kh7
  34. 34.c4 Rh1
  35. 35.cxb5 axb5
  36. 36.Be3 Rxb2
  37. 37.Rh5+ Kg6
  38. 38.Rg5+ Kh7
  39. 39.Rh5+

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