Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov

Geneve Credit Suisse · 1996 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 0-1
Event Geneve Credit Suisse
Site Geneve
Round 4.1
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4Q1k1/6qr/8/4Pp2/5Pp1/p5P1/N6p/4NK2 b - - 7 55

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 e6
  16. 16.b3 Ng6
  17. 17.Rad1 g4
  18. 18.f4 h4
  19. 19.Nde2 h3
  20. 20.g3 Rc8
  21. 21.e5 d5
  22. 22.Nd4 O-O
  23. 23.Qd3 f5
  24. 24.Nce2 Rf7
  25. 25.Rc1 Bf8
  26. 26.c3 Ne7
  27. 27.Rfd1 Nc6
  28. 28.c4 dxc4
  29. 29.Rxc4 Qe8
  30. 30.Qd2 b5
  31. 31.Rcc1 Nb4
  32. 32.Nc3 Rc7
  33. 33.a3 Qa8
  34. 34.Be3 Nd3
  35. 35.Rc2 b4
  36. 36.Na2 Nc5
  37. 37.Qe2 bxa3
  38. 38.b4 Ba4
  39. 39.bxc5 Bxc2
  40. 40.Nxc2 Bxc5
  41. 41.Bxc5 Rxc5
  42. 42.Ne1 Rb5
  43. 43.Qc4 Rb2
  44. 44.Qxe6 Qa7+
  45. 45.Kh1 Rxh2+
  46. 46.Kxh2 Qf2+
  47. 47.Kh1 Qf1+
  48. 48.Kh2 Qe2+
  49. 49.Kg1 Qxd1
  50. 50.Kf1 Qd7
  51. 51.Qxa6 h2
  52. 52.Qg6+ Rg7
  53. 53.Qh5 Rh7
  54. 54.Qg6+ Qg7
  55. 55.Qe8+

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