Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov

Las Palmas · 1996 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 10
Date 1996.12.21
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B85)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

r5k1/1p1R1R1p/p5p1/8/P3n1BP/8/1P6/2r3K1 w - - 5 34

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.Be2 e6
  7. 7.a4 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Nc6
  10. 10.f4 Re8
  11. 11.Bf3 Rb8
  12. 12.Kh1 Qc7
  13. 13.g4 Nxd4
  14. 14.Bxd4 e5
  15. 15.fxe5 dxe5
  16. 16.Ba7 Ra8
  17. 17.g5 Rd8
  18. 18.Qe2 Ne8
  19. 19.Be3 Be6
  20. 20.Qf2 Rdc8
  21. 21.Rad1 Bc5
  22. 22.Bxc5 Qxc5
  23. 23.Nd5 Bxd5
  24. 24.Rxd5 Qxc2
  25. 25.Rxe5 Qxf2
  26. 26.Rxf2 g6
  27. 27.Rd5 Nc7
  28. 28.Rd7 Ne6
  29. 29.Bg4 Nxg5
  30. 30.h4 Nxe4
  31. 31.Rfxf7 Rc1+
  32. 32.Kg2 Rc2+
  33. 33.Kg1 Rc1+

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