Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

PCA/Intel-GP · 1994 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event PCA/Intel-GP
Site London
Round 4
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B31)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/8/6K1/6Rp/1k6/6Pr/8/8 w - - 2 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 g6
  4. 4.Bxc6 dxc6
  5. 5.d3 Bg7
  6. 6.h3 Nf6
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.Be3 b6
  9. 9.Qd2 e5
  10. 10.Bh6 Qe7
  11. 11.O-O-O Nh5
  12. 12.Bxg7 Kxg7
  13. 13.Ne2 Qf6
  14. 14.Qe3 Be6
  15. 15.Kb1 Nf4
  16. 16.Nxf4 Qxf4
  17. 17.Qxf4 exf4
  18. 18.d4 cxd4
  19. 19.Nxd4 c5
  20. 20.Nxe6+ fxe6
  21. 21.Rd7+ Rf7
  22. 22.Rhd1 Rf8
  23. 23.e5 g5
  24. 24.R1d6 Rxd7
  25. 25.Rxd7+ Rf7
  26. 26.Rd6 Re7
  27. 27.g4 fxg3
  28. 28.fxg3 g4
  29. 29.hxg4 Kh6
  30. 30.Rd8 Rg7
  31. 31.Re8 Rxg4
  32. 32.Rxe6+ Rg6
  33. 33.Rd6 Kg5
  34. 34.e6 Kf6
  35. 35.Rd7 h6
  36. 36.Rxa7 Kxe6
  37. 37.a4 Kd5
  38. 38.Ra6 Re6
  39. 39.Ka2 h5
  40. 40.Kb3 Re3+
  41. 41.c3 Kc6
  42. 42.a5 Kb5
  43. 43.Rxb6+ Kxa5
  44. 44.Rg6 Kb5
  45. 45.Rg5 Rf3
  46. 46.Kc2 Kc6
  47. 47.b4 cxb4
  48. 48.cxb4 Rf2+
  49. 49.Kc3 Rh2
  50. 50.Kc4 Rc2+
  51. 51.Kd4 Rh2
  52. 52.Ke5 Kb5
  53. 53.Kf6+ Kxb4
  54. 54.Kg6 Rh3

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