Viswanathan Anand vs Peter Svidler

GpA · 2004 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1-0
Event GpA
Site Dortmund GER
Round 2
Date 2004.07.23
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7r/8/1P1kp3/P3p3/4P3/5P1p/1K6/2R5 b - - 2 53

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.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.Qd2 Nbd7
  9. 9.f3 b5
  10. 10.O-O-O Nb6
  11. 11.Qf2 Nc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 bxc4
  13. 13.Nc5 Be7
  14. 14.h4 Qc8
  15. 15.N5a4 Rb8
  16. 16.g4 Qc6
  17. 17.Nb6 Bd8
  18. 18.Ncd5 O-O
  19. 19.c3 Nxd5
  20. 20.Nxd5 Rb5
  21. 21.Nb4 Qb7
  22. 22.Rxd6 a5
  23. 23.Na6 Be7
  24. 24.Nc5 Qc8
  25. 25.Nxe6 fxe6
  26. 26.Rb6 Rxb6
  27. 27.Bxb6 a4
  28. 28.a3 Qc6
  29. 29.g5 Rb8
  30. 30.Ba5 Qb5
  31. 31.Bb4 Bxb4
  32. 32.cxb4 c3
  33. 33.Qc2 cxb2+
  34. 34.Kxb2 Rd8
  35. 35.Rc1 Kf7
  36. 36.Qc4 Rd2+
  37. 37.Kb1 Qd7
  38. 38.Qc7 Qxc7
  39. 39.Rxc7+ Kg6
  40. 40.Ra7 Kh5
  41. 41.Rxa4 Kxh4
  42. 42.g6 h5
  43. 43.Ra7 Kg5
  44. 44.Rxg7 Rd8
  45. 45.Kb2 Kf6
  46. 46.Rc7 Kxg6
  47. 47.b5 h4
  48. 48.Rc1 h3
  49. 49.Rh1 Rh8
  50. 50.a4 Kf6
  51. 51.b6 Ke7
  52. 52.a5 Kd6
  53. 53.Rc1

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