Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

Linares · 1992 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 10
Date 1992.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

3r3k/6p1/p6p/1ppr4/6P1/P3R2P/1P3P2/3R2K1 w - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 c6
  3. 3.c4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bxf6 Qxf6
  7. 7.e3 Nd7
  8. 8.a3 Qd8
  9. 9.Qc2 Be7
  10. 10.Bd3 O-O
  11. 11.O-O a6
  12. 12.Ne2 Bd6
  13. 13.c5 Bb8
  14. 14.e4 e5
  15. 15.Rad1 f5
  16. 16.exd5 e4
  17. 17.d6 exf3
  18. 18.Nf4 Nf6
  19. 19.Rfe1 Bxd6
  20. 20.cxd6 Qxd6
  21. 21.g3 Bd7
  22. 22.Bc4+ Kh7
  23. 23.Ne6 Rfe8
  24. 24.Qxf5+ Kh8
  25. 25.Qc5 Qxc5
  26. 26.Nxc5 b5
  27. 27.Bf1 Red8
  28. 28.h3 Bf5
  29. 29.g4 Bh7
  30. 30.Re3 Nd7
  31. 31.Nxd7 Rxd7
  32. 32.Rxf3 c5
  33. 33.d5 Rad8
  34. 34.Re3 Bg8
  35. 35.Bg2 Bxd5
  36. 36.Bxd5 Rxd5

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