Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

Linares m · 1992 · Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Linares m
Site Linares
Round 7
Date 1992.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B65)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3rk3/R7/Pp1b4/4p3/1P6/1K5R/8 b - - 0 51

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 Be7
  8. 8.O-O-O O-O
  9. 9.f4 Nxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 Qa5
  11. 11.Bc4 Bd7
  12. 12.e5 dxe5
  13. 13.fxe5 Bc6
  14. 14.Bd2 Nd7
  15. 15.Nd5 Qc5
  16. 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  17. 17.Rhe1 Rfd8
  18. 18.Qg4 Nf8
  19. 19.Bd3 Rxd3
  20. 20.cxd3 Qd7
  21. 21.Kb1 Qxd3+
  22. 22.Ka1 Qf5
  23. 23.Qg3 Ng6
  24. 24.Bc3 h6
  25. 25.Rf1 Qe4
  26. 26.Rd2 Bd5
  27. 27.b3 Rc8
  28. 28.Kb2 a6
  29. 29.Rdf2 Rc7
  30. 30.Re1 Qh4
  31. 31.Qxh4 Nxh4
  32. 32.Rd1 Ng6
  33. 33.g3 Ne7
  34. 34.Rd4 Nc6
  35. 35.Rdf4 Rd7
  36. 36.h4 h5
  37. 37.g4 hxg4
  38. 38.Rxg4 Ne7
  39. 39.h5 Bc6
  40. 40.h6 Ng6
  41. 41.hxg7 Kxg7
  42. 42.Bb4 Bd5
  43. 43.Bd6 b6
  44. 44.a4 b5
  45. 45.a5 f5
  46. 46.exf6+ Kf7
  47. 47.Be7 e5
  48. 48.Rh2 Nxe7
  49. 49.fxe7 Kxe7
  50. 50.Rg6 e4
  51. 51.Rxa6

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