Viswanathan Anand vs Judit Polgar

Hotel Bali Stars · 2003 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Judit Polgar
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hotel Bali Stars
Site Benidorm ESP
Round 9
Date 2003.11.29
Opening English Opening (A16)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

1b6/p7/1p6/1P6/1kBp4/3P4/8/4K3 b - - 8 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.g3 O-O
  5. 5.Bg2 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.O-O c5
  8. 8.Qb3 Nb6
  9. 9.d3 Nc6
  10. 10.Be3 Nd4
  11. 11.Bxd4 cxd4
  12. 12.Ne4 Be6
  13. 13.Qa3 Bd5
  14. 14.Rac1 f5
  15. 15.Nc5 e5
  16. 16.h4 Re8
  17. 17.Rfd1 Bf8
  18. 18.Qa5 Nd7
  19. 19.Qxd8 Raxd8
  20. 20.Nxd7 Rxd7
  21. 21.Nd2 e4
  22. 22.Nb3 Bxb3
  23. 23.axb3 exd3
  24. 24.exd3 Re2
  25. 25.Rb1 Bb4
  26. 26.Bf3 Rc2
  27. 27.Rdc1 Rd2
  28. 28.Rd1 Rc7
  29. 29.Rxd2 Bxd2
  30. 30.Kf1 b6
  31. 31.Ke2 Rc1
  32. 32.Rxc1 Bxc1
  33. 33.b4 Bxb2
  34. 34.b5 Kg7
  35. 35.Bd5 h6
  36. 36.f4 Kf6
  37. 37.Kf3 Ba3
  38. 38.Kg2 Bd6
  39. 39.Kf3 g5
  40. 40.hxg5+ hxg5
  41. 41.fxg5+ Kxg5
  42. 42.Bc4 Bb8
  43. 43.Bb3 Kf6
  44. 44.g4 fxg4+
  45. 45.Kxg4 Ke5
  46. 46.Kf3 Kd6
  47. 47.Ke2 Kc5
  48. 48.Bc4 Kb4
  49. 49.Ke1

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