Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov

Chess Classics Giants · 1998 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1-0
Event Chess Classics Giants
Site Frankfurt
Round 2
Date 1998.06.17
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r3k3/1q1bbr2/3ppp2/1p3P2/1N2P3/1P3Q2/P7/1KBRR3 b - - 0 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.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.b3 e6
  16. 16.Nde2 Rc8
  17. 17.Bd4 b5
  18. 18.Nd1 Rg8
  19. 19.Ne3 a5
  20. 20.O-O-O a4
  21. 21.Kb1 axb3
  22. 22.cxb3 Ra8
  23. 23.Bc3 Ra6
  24. 24.Nc2 Bf8
  25. 25.Nb4 Ra8
  26. 26.Nd4 Be7
  27. 27.Rhe1 Qc8
  28. 28.Bb2 Qb7
  29. 29.Ndc2 f6
  30. 30.Nd4 h4
  31. 31.g3 g4
  32. 32.f4 Nf3
  33. 33.Nxf3 gxf3
  34. 34.f5 hxg3
  35. 35.hxg3 Rxg3
  36. 36.Qh2 Rg5
  37. 37.Bc1 Rg7
  38. 38.Qh5+ Rf7
  39. 39.Qxf3

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