Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

Amber-blind 7th · 1998 · Irregular Opening · 0-1 in 56 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Amber-blind 7th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 3
Date 1998.03.15
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/3R2p1/p4p1k/K6P/5rP1/8/8 w - - 4 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nc3 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 Bb4
  6. 6.e3 O-O
  7. 7.Be2 h6
  8. 8.Bxf6 Bxc3+
  9. 9.bxc3 Qxf6
  10. 10.O-O d5
  11. 11.Rb1 Rd8
  12. 12.Nxc6 Qxc6
  13. 13.Qd4 Be6
  14. 14.Bf3 b6
  15. 15.c4 Rab8
  16. 16.Rb4 Qe8
  17. 17.c5 Qe7
  18. 18.c6 Rd6
  19. 19.Qc3 Qe8
  20. 20.Rd4 Qxc6
  21. 21.Qd2 Qd7
  22. 22.Rd1 Rd8
  23. 23.c3 c5
  24. 24.Rd3 Qa4
  25. 25.Qb2 R6d7
  26. 26.a3 b5
  27. 27.h3 a6
  28. 28.R1d2 g6
  29. 29.Bd1 Qa5
  30. 30.Bf3 h5
  31. 31.h4 Qc7
  32. 32.g3 Qe5
  33. 33.Rd1 Qf6
  34. 34.Kg2 Kh7
  35. 35.R3d2 Kg7
  36. 36.Qa1 Bg4
  37. 37.Bxg4 hxg4
  38. 38.Kg1 Qe5
  39. 39.a4 b4
  40. 40.cxb4 Qxa1
  41. 41.Rxa1 cxb4
  42. 42.Rd4 a5
  43. 43.Rxg4 d4
  44. 44.Rxd4 Rxd4
  45. 45.exd4 Rxd4
  46. 46.Rc1 b3
  47. 47.Rb1 Rb4
  48. 48.Kf1 Kf6
  49. 49.Ke2 Kf5
  50. 50.Kd3 Kg4
  51. 51.Kc3 f5
  52. 52.Kb2 Rxa4
  53. 53.Rd1 Ra2+
  54. 54.Kxb3 Rxf2
  55. 55.Rd6 Rf3+
  56. 56.Ka4 Kh5

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