Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

World Blitz · 2007 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 19
Date 2007.11.21
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

5bk1/6pp/5p2/4p3/npQ5/3qP2P/PB1N1PP1/6K1 b - - 1 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Be2 O-O
  8. 8.b3 b6
  9. 9.O-O Bb7
  10. 10.Bb2 Rc8
  11. 11.Rac1 c5
  12. 12.cxd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.Nxd5 Bxd5
  14. 14.Qb1 cxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 Bb7
  16. 16.Rfd1 Qe7
  17. 17.Bf3 Bxf3
  18. 18.Nxf3 Nc5
  19. 19.Qc2 a5
  20. 20.Qe2 Rfd8
  21. 21.Qb5 Qb7
  22. 22.Rd4 Bf8
  23. 23.h3 Rxd4
  24. 24.Bxd4 Nd7
  25. 25.Rd1 Rc7
  26. 26.Nd2 e5
  27. 27.Bb2 Rc5
  28. 28.Qd3 Rd5
  29. 29.Qe2 b5
  30. 30.Nf3 Rxd1+
  31. 31.Qxd1 f6
  32. 32.Qc2 Nc5
  33. 33.Nd2 Qd5
  34. 34.Ba3 Qd3
  35. 35.Qc1 b4
  36. 36.Bb2 a4
  37. 37.bxa4 Nxa4
  38. 38.Qc4+

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