Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

Corus A · 2006 · English Opening · 0-1 in 28 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 3
Date 2006.01.16
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5rk1/B4ppp/Qp3r2/3B4/P4P2/4q1b1/7P/3R3K w - - 0 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.e3 e5
  5. 5.Be2 d5
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.exd4 Be6
  8. 8.Be3 dxc4
  9. 9.Qa4 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Bd7
  11. 11.Qxc4 Rc8
  12. 12.O-O Bd6
  13. 13.Nxc6 Rxc6
  14. 14.Qh4 O-O
  15. 15.Bxa7 b6
  16. 16.Rad1 Bc5
  17. 17.b4 Be7
  18. 18.Qd4 Rd6
  19. 19.Qc4 Be6
  20. 20.Qa6 Nd5
  21. 21.Nxd5 Bxd5
  22. 22.Rfe1 Rg6
  23. 23.g3 Bxb4
  24. 24.Bc4 Bxe1
  25. 25.Bxd5 Qe7
  26. 26.a4 Rf6
  27. 27.f4 Qe3+
  28. 28.Kh1 Bxg3

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