Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

XXVI SuperGM · 2009 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event XXVI SuperGM
Site Linares ESP
Round 5
Date 2009.02.24
Opening Slav Defense (D19)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

8/8/P4r2/KR4pk/8/8/8/8 b - - 7 65

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 O-O
  9. 9.Qe2 Nbd7
  10. 10.e4 Bg6
  11. 11.Bd3 Bh5
  12. 12.e5 Nd5
  13. 13.Nxd5 cxd5
  14. 14.Qe3 Re8
  15. 15.Ne1 Bg6
  16. 16.Bxg6 hxg6
  17. 17.Nd3 Qb6
  18. 18.Nxb4 Qxb4
  19. 19.b3 Rac8
  20. 20.Ba3 Qc3
  21. 21.Rac1 Qxe3
  22. 22.fxe3 f6
  23. 23.Bd6 a5
  24. 24.Bc7 fxe5
  25. 25.dxe5 b6
  26. 26.Rc3 Rf8
  27. 27.Rfc1 Rf5
  28. 28.g4 Rf7
  29. 29.Bd6 Nc5
  30. 30.Bxc5 bxc5
  31. 31.Rxc5 Rcf8
  32. 32.Rxa5 Rf3
  33. 33.Ra7 g5
  34. 34.Re1 d4
  35. 35.exd4 Rxb3
  36. 36.Rf1 Rd3
  37. 37.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  38. 38.a5 Rxd4
  39. 39.h3 Kg8
  40. 40.a6 Ra4
  41. 41.Kf2 Ra5
  42. 42.Kf3 Rxe5
  43. 43.Re7 Kh7
  44. 44.Re8 Ra5
  45. 45.Rxe6 Ra3+
  46. 46.Ke4 Rxh3
  47. 47.Kd5 Rc3
  48. 48.Rb6 g6
  49. 49.Kd6 Kh6
  50. 50.Rb8 Ra3
  51. 51.Ra8 Kg7
  52. 52.Kc5 Ra1
  53. 53.Kb6 Rb1+
  54. 54.Ka7 Rb4
  55. 55.Rb8 Rxg4
  56. 56.Rb5 Ra4
  57. 57.Rxg5 Rb4
  58. 58.Rc5 Kh6
  59. 59.Rc6 Kh5
  60. 60.Rb6 Rf4
  61. 61.Rb5+ g5
  62. 62.Kb6 Rf6+
  63. 63.Ka5 Rf7
  64. 64.Kb6 Rf6+
  65. 65.Ka5

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