Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

Amber-rapid 4th · 1995 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Amber-rapid 4th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 6
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r5/1K4pp/3P1k2/8/1p3p2/1P6/1P2R1PP/8 b - - 3 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.a4 Bb7
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.d3 Nd4
  10. 10.axb5 Nxb3
  11. 11.cxb3 axb5
  12. 12.Rxa8 Bxa8
  13. 13.Nxe5 d5
  14. 14.Ng4 dxe4
  15. 15.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  16. 16.dxe4 Rd8
  17. 17.Qc2 Qg6
  18. 18.Be3 Bxe3
  19. 19.fxe3 b4
  20. 20.Nd5 Qd6
  21. 21.Nxc7 Bc6
  22. 22.Nd5 Bxd5
  23. 23.Rd1 Qb6
  24. 24.Qd2 Re8
  25. 25.exd5 Qxe3+
  26. 26.Qxe3 Rxe3
  27. 27.Kf2 Re8
  28. 28.Rd4 Rb8
  29. 29.Ke3 Kf8
  30. 30.Re4 Rc8
  31. 31.Kd4 f5
  32. 32.Re5 Rd8
  33. 33.Kc5 Kf7
  34. 34.d6 Kf6
  35. 35.Re2 f4
  36. 36.Kc6 Rc8+
  37. 37.Kb7

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