Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov

Linares16th · 1999 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 50 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 0-1
Event Linares16th
Site Linares
Round 10
Date 1999.03.05
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2P5/8/1Nkn1b2/p7/K7/8/8 w - - 1 51

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.f3 e6
  7. 7.Be3 b5
  8. 8.g4 h6
  9. 9.Qd2 Nbd7
  10. 10.O-O-O Bb7
  11. 11.h4 b4
  12. 12.Nb1 d5
  13. 13.Bh3 g5
  14. 14.hxg5 hxg5
  15. 15.exd5 Nxd5
  16. 16.Bxg5 Qb6
  17. 17.Bg2 Rxh1
  18. 18.Bxh1 Rc8
  19. 19.Re1 Qa5
  20. 20.f4 Qxa2
  21. 21.f5 Nc5
  22. 22.fxe6 Bg7
  23. 23.exf7+ Kxf7
  24. 24.Bxd5+ Qxd5
  25. 25.Re7+ Kg8
  26. 26.Rxg7+ Kxg7
  27. 27.Nc3 bxc3
  28. 28.Nf5+ Kf7
  29. 29.Qxd5+ Bxd5
  30. 30.Nd6+ Kg6
  31. 31.Nxc8 Kxg5
  32. 32.Nb6 Be6
  33. 33.bxc3 Kxg4
  34. 34.Kb2 Kf4
  35. 35.Ka3 a5
  36. 36.Na4 Ne4
  37. 37.Nb2 Nxc3
  38. 38.Nd3+ Ke3
  39. 39.Nc5 Bf5
  40. 40.Kb2 Nd5
  41. 41.Nb7 a4
  42. 42.c4 Nb6
  43. 43.Nd6 Bd3
  44. 44.c5 Nd5
  45. 45.Ka3 Bc2
  46. 46.Nb5 Ne7
  47. 47.Na7 Kd4
  48. 48.c6 Nd5
  49. 49.Nb5+ Kc5
  50. 50.c7 Bf5

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