Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

Hoogovens · 1999 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 24 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 6
Date 1999.01.23
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 24
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Final Position

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

q3r1k1/pp3ppp/2np4/5b2/2P1nB2/3B1QP1/PP4K1/2R1R3 b - - 5 24

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 Bc5
  5. 5.Nxe5 Bxf2+
  6. 6.Kxf2 Nxe5
  7. 7.e4 c5
  8. 8.d4 cxd4
  9. 9.Qxd4 O-O
  10. 10.Bf4 d6
  11. 11.h3 Be6
  12. 12.Be2 Qc8
  13. 13.Rac1 Bxh3
  14. 14.Nd5 Qe6
  15. 15.Nc7 Qe7
  16. 16.Nxa8 Nc6
  17. 17.Qe3 Nxe4+
  18. 18.Kf3 Bf5
  19. 19.Bd3 Re8
  20. 20.Rhe1 Qd8
  21. 21.Kg2 Qxa8
  22. 22.Qf3 Nd4
  23. 23.Qe3 Nc6
  24. 24.Qf3

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