Viswanathan Anand vs Peter Svidler

Linares · 1998 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1-0
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 2
Date 1998.00.00
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7r/2p1p1bk/4p2p/1RNp1Pp1/P2P4/1P2n3/4R2P/7K b - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 d6
  4. 4.Be3 a6
  5. 5.Nf3 b5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nd7
  7. 7.e5 Bb7
  8. 8.e6 fxe6
  9. 9.Ng5 Nf8
  10. 10.O-O Nf6
  11. 11.Re1 Qd7
  12. 12.Bd2 h6
  13. 13.Nf3 Rb8
  14. 14.a4 b4
  15. 15.Ne4 Nxe4
  16. 16.Bxe4 Bxe4
  17. 17.Rxe4 Qc6
  18. 18.Re3 Qc4
  19. 19.c3 b3
  20. 20.Re1 g5
  21. 21.Be3 Qd5
  22. 22.Qd3 a5
  23. 23.Ra3 Kf7
  24. 24.Nd2 Ng6
  25. 25.Qe2 Nh4
  26. 26.f3 Ng6
  27. 27.c4 Qf5
  28. 28.Ne4 Kg8
  29. 29.Qd1 Rb4
  30. 30.Rxb3 Rxc4
  31. 31.Rb5 Qf7
  32. 32.Rxa5 Kh7
  33. 33.Rb5 d5
  34. 34.Nc5 Qf5
  35. 35.b3 Rc3
  36. 36.Qd2 Rc2
  37. 37.g4 Nh4
  38. 38.gxf5 Nxf3+
  39. 39.Kh1 Nxd2
  40. 40.Re2 Nc4
  41. 41.Rxc2 Nxe3
  42. 42.Re2

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