Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

Grand Slam Final · 2008 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Grand Slam Final
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 6
Date 2008.09.08
Opening Slav Defense (D19)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

8/3k2p1/4pp2/n2p3p/3P4/1r2PP2/R3K1PP/8 w - - 0 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.e3 e6
  7. 7.Bxc4 Bb4
  8. 8.O-O Nbd7
  9. 9.Qb3 a5
  10. 10.Na2 Be7
  11. 11.Nh4 Be4
  12. 12.Nc3 Bd5
  13. 13.Bxd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 cxd5
  15. 15.Nf3 Qb6
  16. 16.Qxb6 Nxb6
  17. 17.b3 f6
  18. 18.Bd2 Kd7
  19. 19.Rfc1 Rhc8
  20. 20.Ne1 Rxc1
  21. 21.Rxc1 Ba3
  22. 22.Rc2 Nc8
  23. 23.Nd3 Ne7
  24. 24.Nc5+ Bxc5
  25. 25.Rxc5 b6
  26. 26.Rc2 h5
  27. 27.f3 Nc6
  28. 28.Kf2 Rb8
  29. 29.Ke2 b5
  30. 30.axb5 Rxb5
  31. 31.Ra2 Rxb3
  32. 32.Bxa5 Nxa5

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