Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

Linares · 1998 · Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer · 0-1 in 27 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 12
Date 1998.03.07
Opening Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B63)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/5pp1/p2p3p/1p1Pp2P/5b2/5K2/1q4P1/2rQRB1R w - - 2 28

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.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Qd2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O-O O-O
  9. 9.f3 Nxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 a6
  11. 11.h4 b5
  12. 12.Kb1 Qc7
  13. 13.h5 h6
  14. 14.Bh4 Bb7
  15. 15.Ne2 Rac8
  16. 16.Qd2 Rfd8
  17. 17.Re1 e5
  18. 18.Bxf6 Bxf6
  19. 19.Nc3 Bg5
  20. 20.Qd1 Qa5
  21. 21.Nd5 Bxd5
  22. 22.exd5 Rxc2
  23. 23.Kxc2 Qxa2
  24. 24.f4 Rc8+
  25. 25.Kd2 Bxf4+
  26. 26.Ke2 Qxb2+
  27. 27.Kf3 Rc1

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