Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

PCA/Intel-GP · 1995 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event PCA/Intel-GP
Site Moscow
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/k4p2/8/Pp4p1/1Pp3P1/2K2P2/8/8 b - - 8 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 g6
  2. 2.e4 Bg7
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.Bc4 Nf6
  5. 5.Qe2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Bg4
  7. 7.Nbd2 Nc6
  8. 8.c3 e5
  9. 9.h3 Bxf3
  10. 10.Nxf3 exd4
  11. 11.cxd4 d5
  12. 12.exd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.Rd1 Qd6
  14. 14.Qe4 Nce7
  15. 15.Bg5 c6
  16. 16.Rac1 h6
  17. 17.Bd2 Rfe8
  18. 18.Re1 Nf6
  19. 19.Qe5 Nf5
  20. 20.Qxd6 Nxd6
  21. 21.Bb3 Rad8
  22. 22.Ne5 Nd5
  23. 23.Bxd5 cxd5
  24. 24.Rc7 Nc4
  25. 25.Nxc4 Rxe1+
  26. 26.Bxe1 dxc4
  27. 27.Rxb7 Bxd4
  28. 28.Kf1 g5
  29. 29.f3 Rd6
  30. 30.Ke2 Kg7
  31. 31.Rb4 Ra6
  32. 32.a4 Rb6
  33. 33.Rxb6 axb6
  34. 34.Kd1 Kf6
  35. 35.Kc2 Ke6
  36. 36.b4 h5
  37. 37.g4 hxg4
  38. 38.hxg4 Kd5
  39. 39.Bd2 Bf6
  40. 40.Be3 Bd8
  41. 41.Kc3 Bf6+
  42. 42.Kd2 Bd8
  43. 43.Kc2 Kc6
  44. 44.Kc3 b5
  45. 45.a5 Bf6+
  46. 46.Bd4 Bxd4+
  47. 47.Kxd4 Kb7
  48. 48.Ke4 Ka7
  49. 49.Ke3 Kb7
  50. 50.Kd4 Ka7
  51. 51.Kc3

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