Viswanathan Anand vs Peter Svidler

Corus A · 2005 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 4
Date 2005.01.18
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C99)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/8/2b3k1/1p1NB3/8/P5p1/1P4Kp/8 w - - 2 56

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 O-O
  8. 8.c3 d6
  9. 9.h3 Na5
  10. 10.Bc2 c5
  11. 11.d4 Qc7
  12. 12.Nbd2 cxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Nc6
  14. 14.a3 exd4
  15. 15.Nb3 d3
  16. 16.Bxd3 Ne5
  17. 17.Bf4 Nxd3
  18. 18.Qxd3 Re8
  19. 19.Rac1 Qb6
  20. 20.Be3 Qb7
  21. 21.Bd2 Bd8
  22. 22.Qxd6 Bb6
  23. 23.Ba5 Bxf2+
  24. 24.Kxf2 Nxe4+
  25. 25.Rxe4 Qxe4
  26. 26.Qd2 Qg6
  27. 27.Nc5 Bf5
  28. 28.Qg5 Qxg5
  29. 29.Nxg5 Re5
  30. 30.Nf3 Rd5
  31. 31.Rc3 h5
  32. 32.Kg3 f6
  33. 33.Kh2 Kf7
  34. 34.Nh4 Bh7
  35. 35.Nb3 Re8
  36. 36.Bb4 g5
  37. 37.Nf3 Be4
  38. 38.Rc7+ Kg6
  39. 39.Nfd4 Rde5
  40. 40.Nc5 Bd5
  41. 41.Bc3 h4
  42. 42.Nxa6 Re2
  43. 43.Nxe2 Rxe2
  44. 44.Kg1 Bxg2
  45. 45.Nc5 Bxh3
  46. 46.Rc6 Rg2+
  47. 47.Kh1 Rf2
  48. 48.Rd6 g4
  49. 49.Ne4 Rf4
  50. 50.Rxf6+ Rxf6
  51. 51.Nxf6 g3
  52. 52.Nd5 Bd7
  53. 53.Kg1 h3
  54. 54.Be5 h2+
  55. 55.Kg2 Bc6

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