Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

World Blitz · 2009 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 23
Date 2009.11.17
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

4r3/6k1/5p2/p4P2/1p2P1K1/1P5p/1P5R/8 w - - 5 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Be7
  5. 5.Qc2 c5
  6. 6.cxd5 cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 O-O
  8. 8.Bg5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Bxe7 Nxe7
  10. 10.Rd1 Qb6
  11. 11.Qb3 Qxb3
  12. 12.Nxb3 b6
  13. 13.e4 Bb7
  14. 14.Bb5 Bc6
  15. 15.Ke2 a6
  16. 16.Bxc6 Nbxc6
  17. 17.Nd4 Rfd8
  18. 18.Nxc6 Nxc6
  19. 19.Na4 b5
  20. 20.Nc5 Nd4+
  21. 21.Ke3 e5
  22. 22.Rc1 a5
  23. 23.Rhd1 Nc2+
  24. 24.Ke2 Nd4+
  25. 25.Ke1 f6
  26. 26.f3 Kf7
  27. 27.Nb3 Nxb3
  28. 28.Rc7+ Kg6
  29. 29.axb3 Rxd1+
  30. 30.Kxd1 h5
  31. 31.h4 b4
  32. 32.Rc5 Kh6
  33. 33.Kd2 g5
  34. 34.hxg5+ Kxg5
  35. 35.Ke3 Kg6
  36. 36.g3 Ra7
  37. 37.f4 exf4+
  38. 38.gxf4 h4
  39. 39.Kf3 h3
  40. 40.Kg3 Rh7
  41. 41.Rc2 Rh8
  42. 42.Rh2 Re8
  43. 43.Kf3 Rh8
  44. 44.Kg4 Re8
  45. 45.f5+ Kg7
  46. 46.Kf4 Rh8
  47. 47.Kg4 Re8

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