Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

Amber-blind 3rd · 1994 · Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber-blind 3rd
Site Monte Carlo
Round 2
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B63)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/6P1/7K/2k5/8/8/8/1q6 w - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Qd2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O-O O-O
  9. 9.Nb3 Qb6
  10. 10.f3 Rd8
  11. 11.Kb1 Qc7
  12. 12.h4 d5
  13. 13.exd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Bd3 Ndb4
  15. 15.Nb5 Qe5
  16. 16.f4 Qxb5
  17. 17.Bxb5 Rxd2
  18. 18.Bxe7 Rd5
  19. 19.Bc5 h6
  20. 20.Be2 Rxd1+
  21. 21.Rxd1 Nd5
  22. 22.g3 b6
  23. 23.Bg1 Bb7
  24. 24.f5 Re8
  25. 25.fxe6 Rxe6
  26. 26.Bf3 Nf6
  27. 27.Nd2 Na5
  28. 28.a4 Bxf3
  29. 29.Nxf3 Ne4
  30. 30.g4 Nc6
  31. 31.Nd4 Nxd4
  32. 32.Rxd4 Nf6
  33. 33.Bh2 g5
  34. 34.hxg5 hxg5
  35. 35.b4 a6
  36. 36.b5 axb5
  37. 37.axb5 Kf8
  38. 38.Bc7 Ke8
  39. 39.c4 Nd7
  40. 40.Kc2 Ke7
  41. 41.Kd2 f6
  42. 42.Rd3 Ne5
  43. 43.Bxe5 Rxe5
  44. 44.Re3 Kd6
  45. 45.Rxe5 fxe5
  46. 46.Kd3 Kc5
  47. 47.Ke4 Kxc4
  48. 48.Kxe5 Kxb5
  49. 49.Kf5 Kc5
  50. 50.Kxg5 b5
  51. 51.Kh6 b4
  52. 52.g5 b3
  53. 53.g6 b2
  54. 54.g7 b1=Q

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