Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

18th Amber Blindfold · 2009 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 18th Amber Blindfold
Site Nice FRA
Round 5
Date 2009.03.19
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 28
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Final Position

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

5rk1/1q3pp1/2N1pb1p/1pRn3P/5B2/1Q4P1/PP3P2/1K6 b - - 0 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nd7
  8. 8.h5 Bh7
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 e6
  11. 11.Bf4 Qa5+
  12. 12.Bd2 Bb4
  13. 13.c3 Be7
  14. 14.c4 Qc7
  15. 15.O-O-O Ngf6
  16. 16.Kb1 Rd8
  17. 17.Ne4 O-O
  18. 18.g3 b5
  19. 19.Bf4 Qb7
  20. 20.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  21. 21.Ne5 c5
  22. 22.cxb5 Rxd4
  23. 23.Qf3 Nd5
  24. 24.Nc6 Rxd1+
  25. 25.Rxd1 Bf6
  26. 26.Qb3 a6
  27. 27.Rc1 axb5
  28. 28.Rxc5

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