Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

Eurotel Trophy · 2002 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Eurotel Trophy
Site Prague CZE
Round 4.2
Date 2002.05.02
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E55)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

2r3k1/5ppp/3qp3/ppNn4/3P4/P5P1/1P1Q1P1P/3R2K1 b - - 2 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bxc4 e6
  5. 5.Qe2 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 cxd4
  7. 7.exd4 Bb4+
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nbd7
  10. 10.Bb3 b6
  11. 11.Bf4 Bb7
  12. 12.Rac1 a6
  13. 13.a3 Bxc3
  14. 14.Rxc3 Rc8
  15. 15.Rfc1 Rxc3
  16. 16.Rxc3 b5
  17. 17.Ne5 Ne4
  18. 18.Rc1 Ndf6
  19. 19.Rd1 Nd6
  20. 20.Nd3 Bd5
  21. 21.Bc2 Be4
  22. 22.Nc5 Bxc2
  23. 23.Qxc2 Nd5
  24. 24.Bg3 a5
  25. 25.Bxd6 Qxd6
  26. 26.g3 Rc8
  27. 27.Qd2

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