Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

Tal Memorial · 2009 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 1
Date 2009.11.05
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 44
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

3R2k1/7p/2p2pp1/2r1p3/4P3/5P2/6PP/5K2 b - - 1 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Bd2 c6
  7. 7.Qb3 e6
  8. 8.Bd3 Nbd7
  9. 9.O-O Qe7
  10. 10.Na4 Re8
  11. 11.Bb4 Qd8
  12. 12.Bd6 dxc4
  13. 13.Qxc4 Nb8
  14. 14.Qc5 b5
  15. 15.Nc3 Bb7
  16. 16.Rac1 a5
  17. 17.Bg3 Nbd7
  18. 18.Qd6 Bf8
  19. 19.Qc7 Qxc7
  20. 20.Bxc7 Rec8
  21. 21.Be5 b4
  22. 22.Na4 Nd5
  23. 23.Nc5 Nxc5
  24. 24.dxc5 f6
  25. 25.Bg3 e5
  26. 26.Rfd1 Ba6
  27. 27.Bxa6 Rxa6
  28. 28.Nd2 a4
  29. 29.e4 Nc7
  30. 30.f3 Bh6
  31. 31.Rb1 a3
  32. 32.Nc4 Nb5
  33. 33.Be1 axb2
  34. 34.Rxb2 Rca8
  35. 35.Bxb4 Rxa2
  36. 36.Rxa2 Rxa2
  37. 37.Kf1 Bf8
  38. 38.Nd6 Nd4
  39. 39.Be1 Rc2
  40. 40.Bf2 Nb3
  41. 41.Nb7 Nxc5
  42. 42.Nxc5 Bxc5
  43. 43.Bxc5 Rxc5
  44. 44.Rd8+

More Vassily Ivanchuk Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Vassily Ivanchuk and Viswanathan Anand, or browse all Vassily Ivanchuk games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.