Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

Chess Classics Giants · 1998 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chess Classics Giants
Site Frankfurt
Round 1
Date 1998.06.17
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 31
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

2r3r1/1p3Q1k/2p1p2p/4P3/p1Pq3P/6R1/PP3PP1/1K6 b - - 5 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nf6
  8. 8.Ne5 Bh7
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 e6
  11. 11.Bf4 Nbd7
  12. 12.O-O-O Be7
  13. 13.Kb1 O-O
  14. 14.Qe2 a5
  15. 15.c4 a4
  16. 16.Rd3 Rc8
  17. 17.Ne4 Nxe4
  18. 18.Qxe4 Nxe5
  19. 19.dxe5 Qb6
  20. 20.Be3 Bc5
  21. 21.Bxh6 gxh6
  22. 22.Rg3+ Kh8
  23. 23.Qf4 Kh7
  24. 24.Qf6 Rg8
  25. 25.Qxf7+ Kh8
  26. 26.Qf6+ Kh7
  27. 27.Rd1 Bd4
  28. 28.Rxd4 Qxd4
  29. 29.Qe7+ Kh8
  30. 30.Qf6+ Kh7
  31. 31.Qf7+

More Vassily Ivanchuk Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Vassily Ivanchuk and Viswanathan Anand, or browse all Vassily Ivanchuk games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.