Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

FIDE World Cup KO · 2000 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event FIDE World Cup KO
Site Shenyang CHN
Round 1.1
Date 2000.09.07
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B85)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3R4/5pk1/4p3/p3P2p/P6P/8/2r5/7K w - - 2 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.f4 O-O
  9. 9.Kh1 Qc7
  10. 10.a4 Nc6
  11. 11.Be3 Re8
  12. 12.Bf3 Rb8
  13. 13.Qd2 Bd7
  14. 14.Nb3 b6
  15. 15.Rae1 Bc8
  16. 16.e5 dxe5
  17. 17.Bxc6 Qxc6
  18. 18.fxe5 Nd5
  19. 19.Qf2 Rf8
  20. 20.Nxd5 Qxd5
  21. 21.Bxb6 Bb7
  22. 22.Bc5 Bh4
  23. 23.Qe2 Rfc8
  24. 24.Rd1 Qe4
  25. 25.Qxe4 Bxe4
  26. 26.Bd6 Bxc2
  27. 27.Bxb8 Bxd1
  28. 28.Rxd1 Rxb8
  29. 29.Na5 Rxb2
  30. 30.g3 Be7
  31. 31.Nc6 Bf8
  32. 32.Rd8 g5
  33. 33.h4 gxh4
  34. 34.gxh4 Rc2
  35. 35.Nb8 Kg7
  36. 36.Rd4 a5
  37. 37.Nd7 h5
  38. 38.Nxf8 Kxf8
  39. 39.Rd8+ Kg7

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