Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

FIDE WCh KO · 2001 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE WCh KO
Site Moscow RUS
Round 6.1
Date 2001.12.08
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/PR5p/3pk1p1/8/1K3P2/6PP/r7 w - - 4 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Nf3 Ngf6
  6. 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  7. 7.Bc4 a6
  8. 8.Bg5 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 c5
  10. 10.Bb3 b5
  11. 11.c3 Bb7
  12. 12.O-O Be7
  13. 13.dxc5 Qxd1
  14. 14.Rfxd1 Bxc5
  15. 15.Ne5 g5
  16. 16.Bg3 O-O
  17. 17.Nd3 Be7
  18. 18.Be5 Rfc8
  19. 19.Bd4 Nd7
  20. 20.f3 Bf6
  21. 21.Bxf6 Nxf6
  22. 22.a4 Bd5
  23. 23.Bc2 Bc4
  24. 24.a5 Nd5
  25. 25.Ne5 Ne3
  26. 26.Be4 Nxd1
  27. 27.Bxa8 Nxb2
  28. 28.Bb7 Rc7
  29. 29.Bxa6 Ra7
  30. 30.Bc8 Bd5
  31. 31.a6 Kf8
  32. 32.Ra5 Nc4
  33. 33.Nxc4 Bxc4
  34. 34.Kf2 Ke7
  35. 35.Ke3 Bd5
  36. 36.Rxb5 Rc7
  37. 37.Bb7 Rxc3+
  38. 38.Kd4 Rc4+
  39. 39.Kd3 Ra4
  40. 40.Kc3 Kd6
  41. 41.Bxd5 exd5
  42. 42.Rb6+ Ke5
  43. 43.Kb3 Ra1

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