Viswanathan Anand vs Viktor Korchnoi

Dos Hermanas · 1999 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 7
Date 1999.04.14
Opening French, Classical (C12)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

2q3r1/pp2nkp1/4p2p/3pPp1P/2pP1N1P/2P3R1/r1PK1PQ1/6R1 b - - 5 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Bb4
  5. 5.e5 h6
  6. 6.Bd2 Bxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 Ne4
  8. 8.Qg4 Kf8
  9. 9.Bd3 Nxd2
  10. 10.Kxd2 c5
  11. 11.h4 c4
  12. 12.Be2 Nc6
  13. 13.Rh3 Rg8
  14. 14.Qf4 Bd7
  15. 15.Bh5 Be8
  16. 16.Ne2 f5
  17. 17.g4 Ne7
  18. 18.Rg1 Bxh5
  19. 19.gxh5 Qe8
  20. 20.Qf3 Rc8
  21. 21.Nf4 Rc6
  22. 22.Rhg3 Ra6
  23. 23.Qg2 Qf7
  24. 24.Qf1 Qe8
  25. 25.R1g2 Kf7
  26. 26.Rg1 Rxa2
  27. 27.Qg2 Qf8
  28. 28.Rb1 Qc8
  29. 29.Rg1

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