Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Spassky

Cannes schev · 1989 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event Cannes schev
Site Cannes
Date 1989.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C95)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4b3/8/P5p1/3N3p/5k2/1P1n4/6P1/6K1 b - - 2 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Nb8
  10. 10.d4 Nbd7
  11. 11.c4 c6
  12. 12.a3 bxc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 d5
  14. 14.exd5 cxd5
  15. 15.Ba2 e4
  16. 16.Ne5 Bb7
  17. 17.Nc3 Nb6
  18. 18.f3 Rc8
  19. 19.Bb3 Ba8
  20. 20.Bg5 Rc7
  21. 21.Rc1 Nfd7
  22. 22.Bf4 Bg5
  23. 23.Bxg5 Qxg5
  24. 24.fxe4 dxe4
  25. 25.Qg4 Qxg4
  26. 26.Nxg4 g6
  27. 27.Nf2 Re8
  28. 28.d5 Kg7
  29. 29.Nfxe4 Nxd5
  30. 30.Nd6 Rxe1+
  31. 31.Rxe1 N5f6
  32. 32.Re7 Rc6
  33. 33.Rxf7+ Kh6
  34. 34.Nc4 Re6
  35. 35.Kf2 Kg5
  36. 36.Bc2 Bc6
  37. 37.Nd2 h5
  38. 38.Nb3 Ne5
  39. 39.Ra7 Neg4+
  40. 40.hxg4 Nxg4+
  41. 41.Kf1 Ne3+
  42. 42.Kg1 Nxc2
  43. 43.Rxa6 Bd7
  44. 44.Rxe6 Bxe6
  45. 45.Nc5 Bc4
  46. 46.a4 Kf4
  47. 47.a5 Nb4
  48. 48.b3 Bf7
  49. 49.Nd3+ Nxd3
  50. 50.a6 Be8
  51. 51.Nd5+

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