Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov

Chess@iceland Blitz Final · 2000 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 29 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 0-1
Event Chess@iceland Blitz Final
Site Kopavogur ISL
Round 4
Date 2000.04.02
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r7/1bkn2r1/p3p2p/3pp3/P1p5/2N1B3/1PPR1K1P/5R2 w - - 0 30

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.Qd2 Nbd7
  9. 9.g4 Nb6
  10. 10.a4 Nc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 bxc4
  12. 12.O-O Bb7
  13. 13.g5 Nd7
  14. 14.f4 Nc5
  15. 15.Qg2 g6
  16. 16.Rad1 Qc7
  17. 17.Qg4 h6
  18. 18.f5 gxf5
  19. 19.exf5 e5
  20. 20.Ne6 fxe6
  21. 21.Qh5+ Kd8
  22. 22.f6 Qc6
  23. 23.Rd2 Kc7
  24. 24.g6 Rg8
  25. 25.g7 Bxg7
  26. 26.Qf7+ Qd7
  27. 27.Qxd7+ Nxd7
  28. 28.fxg7 Rxg7+
  29. 29.Kf2 d5

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