Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

Amber Rapid · 2008 · English Opening · 1-0 in 33 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Amber Rapid
Site Nice FRA
Round 9
Date 2008.03.25
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/6pp/3P4/4rp2/2p5/4PPP1/4K2P/2R5 b - - 0 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.Nd5 Bc5
  7. 7.d3 Nxd5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nd4
  9. 9.Nd2 d6
  10. 10.e3 Nf5
  11. 11.Nc4 a5
  12. 12.Bd2 a4
  13. 13.b4 axb3
  14. 14.axb3 Rxa1
  15. 15.Qxa1 b5
  16. 16.Na5 Ne7
  17. 17.O-O Bg4
  18. 18.Nb7 Qd7
  19. 19.Nxc5 dxc5
  20. 20.Qxe5 Qd6
  21. 21.d4 Be2
  22. 22.Qxd6 cxd6
  23. 23.Re1 Bd3
  24. 24.dxc5 dxc5
  25. 25.Rc1 c4
  26. 26.bxc4 bxc4
  27. 27.Bb4 Re8
  28. 28.Bxe7 Rxe7
  29. 29.Bf1 Bxf1
  30. 30.Kxf1 Re4
  31. 31.Ke2 f5
  32. 32.f3 Re5
  33. 33.d6

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