Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

SuperGM · 2002 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 23 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SuperGM
Site Linares ESP
Round 12
Date 2002.03.08
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 23
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Final Position

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

5rk1/p4ppp/b2rp3/1p3n2/P1p2P2/4P1P1/1P4BP/R3Q1K1 b - - 2 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.g3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.c4 O-O
  6. 6.Qc2 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Qa5+
  8. 8.Nc3 dxc4
  9. 9.O-O Nc6
  10. 10.Bg5 Qxc5
  11. 11.Bxf6 Bxf6
  12. 12.Ne4 Qe7
  13. 13.Rfd1 b5
  14. 14.a4 Ba6
  15. 15.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  16. 16.Rd6 Rac8
  17. 17.Nd2 Nd4
  18. 18.Qd1 Rcd8
  19. 19.Ne4 Qe5
  20. 20.f4 Qxd6
  21. 21.Nxd6 Rxd6
  22. 22.e3 Nf5
  23. 23.Qe1

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