Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov

Chess@iceland rapidplay Final · 2000 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chess@iceland rapidplay Final
Site Kopavogur ISL
Round 1
Date 2000.04.02
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

5b1k/6pp/8/4P1r1/3B4/3B4/2P4P/7K b - - 3 41

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 Nfd7
  9. 9.Qd2 Nb6
  10. 10.a4 bxa4
  11. 11.Nxa4 Nxa4
  12. 12.Rxa4 Be7
  13. 13.Be2 O-O
  14. 14.O-O Bb7
  15. 15.Rfa1 Nd7
  16. 16.Nb3 Rb8
  17. 17.Ba7 Rc8
  18. 18.Na5 Ba8
  19. 19.Bxa6 Ne5
  20. 20.Be2 f5
  21. 21.gxf5 exf5
  22. 22.Nc4 Qe8
  23. 23.Nxe5 dxe5
  24. 24.Bd3 fxe4
  25. 25.fxe4 Qh5
  26. 26.Be3 Rc6
  27. 27.Qe2 Rg6+
  28. 28.Kh1 Qxe2
  29. 29.Bxe2 Bc6
  30. 30.Rc4 Bb5
  31. 31.Ra5 Bxc4
  32. 32.Bxc4+ Kh8
  33. 33.Rxe5 Ra8
  34. 34.Rf5 Rg4
  35. 35.Rf1 Rb8
  36. 36.Bd3 Rxb2
  37. 37.e5 Rb8
  38. 38.Ba7 Rf8
  39. 39.Rxf8+ Bxf8
  40. 40.Bf2 Rg5
  41. 41.Bd4

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