Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

Amber-blind 6th · 1997 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1-0 in 33 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Amber-blind 6th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 2
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B72)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2rr4/4ppk1/2q3pQ/p3P3/1p4pR/1P1N4/P1P1N3/1K6 b - - 1 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Be2 g6
  7. 7.Be3 Bg7
  8. 8.Qd2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O-O Bd7
  10. 10.Kb1 Rc8
  11. 11.f4 a6
  12. 12.Rhe1 b5
  13. 13.Bf3 Qc7
  14. 14.Nb3 b4
  15. 15.Na4 Rb8
  16. 16.e5 dxe5
  17. 17.Nac5 Bc8
  18. 18.Bxc6 Qxc6
  19. 19.fxe5 Ng4
  20. 20.Bf4 Rb5
  21. 21.Nd3 Qc4
  22. 22.h3 a5
  23. 23.Nbc1 Rd5
  24. 24.b3 Qb5
  25. 25.hxg4 Bxg4
  26. 26.Bh6 Bxd1
  27. 27.Rxd1 Rc8
  28. 28.Bxg7 Kxg7
  29. 29.Ne2 Qc6
  30. 30.Rh1 h5
  31. 31.Rh4 Rdd8
  32. 32.g4 hxg4
  33. 33.Qh6+

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