Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

Linares m · 1992 · Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares m
Site Linares
Round 5
Date 1992.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B66)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

r4rk1/2q2p2/p1b3p1/2b1n1Pp/1p1pPB1P/6N1/PPP2Q2/1K1RRB2 b - - 3 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Qd2 a6
  8. 8.O-O-O h6
  9. 9.Be3 Nxd4
  10. 10.Bxd4 b5
  11. 11.Kb1 Bb7
  12. 12.f3 Be7
  13. 13.g4 Bc6
  14. 14.Qf2 Qb8
  15. 15.h4 b4
  16. 16.Ne2 e5
  17. 17.Be3 d5
  18. 18.Ng3 d4
  19. 19.Bc1 g6
  20. 20.Bh3 Nd7
  21. 21.g5 h5
  22. 22.f4 O-O
  23. 23.Rhe1 Qc7
  24. 24.fxe5 Nxe5
  25. 25.Bf4 Bc5
  26. 26.Bf1

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