Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

Linares · 1994 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 9
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Petroff Defense (C43)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3k4/7p/1KP3rP/R5P1/p7/8/8 b - - 1 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 Nxe4
  4. 4.Bd3 Nc6
  5. 5.dxe5 d5
  6. 6.exd6 Nxd6
  7. 7.Nc3 Be7
  8. 8.Nd5 Nf5
  9. 9.Be4 Nb4
  10. 10.Nxe7 Qxe7
  11. 11.O-O Nd6
  12. 12.Bg5 f6
  13. 13.Bd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Re1 Be6
  15. 15.Nd4 O-O-O
  16. 16.Nxe6 Rde8
  17. 17.Qxd5 fxg5
  18. 18.Qd4 Nb5
  19. 19.Qxg7 Rhg8
  20. 20.Qxe7 Rxe7
  21. 21.Kf1 Nd6
  22. 22.a4 Nc4
  23. 23.Nc5 Rxe1+
  24. 24.Rxe1 Nxb2
  25. 25.Re7 h6
  26. 26.a5 a6
  27. 27.Re4 Nd1
  28. 28.Na4 Rd8
  29. 29.Ke2 Rd5
  30. 30.f4 gxf4
  31. 31.Rxf4 Kb8
  32. 32.g4 b5
  33. 33.axb6 cxb6
  34. 34.c4 Rd6
  35. 35.Rf1 b5
  36. 36.Rxd1 Re6+
  37. 37.Kf3 bxa4
  38. 38.Ra1 Kc7
  39. 39.Rxa4 Kd7
  40. 40.c5 Rc6
  41. 41.Ra5 Rf6+
  42. 42.Ke4 Re6+
  43. 43.Kf5 Ke7
  44. 44.h4 Kd7
  45. 45.Ra4 Rc6
  46. 46.Rd4+ Ke7
  47. 47.Re4+ Kf7
  48. 48.Rc4 a5
  49. 49.Ke5 Ke7
  50. 50.Kd5 Kd7
  51. 51.Rf4 Rg6
  52. 52.h5 Rg5+
  53. 53.Kc4 a4
  54. 54.Kb5 a3
  55. 55.Ra4

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