Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

XXI Magistral Rapid Final · 2008 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 26 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event XXI Magistral Rapid Final
Site Leon ESP
Round 2
Date 2008.06.01
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2r1r1k1/5pp1/p2q1n1p/1p2NP2/1P6/2N3QP/1PP3P1/4R1K1 w - - 1 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bc4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Qc7
  10. 10.Bb3 Be6
  11. 11.Qd2 Rc8
  12. 12.Ng5 Bc4
  13. 13.f4 Nbd7
  14. 14.fxe5 dxe5
  15. 15.Rf5 Bb4
  16. 16.Rd1 Rd8
  17. 17.Qe1 h6
  18. 18.Nf3 Be6
  19. 19.Qg3 Bxf5
  20. 20.exf5 Bc5
  21. 21.Bxc5 Nxc5
  22. 22.Re1 Nxb3
  23. 23.axb3 b5
  24. 24.h3 Rac8
  25. 25.Nxe5 Re8
  26. 26.b4 Qd6

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