Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

4th Final Masters · 2011 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th Final Masters
Site Sao Paulo/Bilbao BRA/ESP
Round 8
Date 2011.10.08
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/1n6/8/1Pk2N2/4p3/2K5/8/8 w - - 1 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 Be7
  7. 7.Qc2 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 bxc5
  9. 9.e3 O-O
  10. 10.Be2 d6
  11. 11.O-O Nbd7
  12. 12.Rfd1 Qb6
  13. 13.Rd2 Rfd8
  14. 14.Rad1 a6
  15. 15.h3 Bc6
  16. 16.Ne1 Qc7
  17. 17.Bf3 Ne5
  18. 18.Bxc6 Qxc6
  19. 19.b3 Ra7
  20. 20.Bg3 Qc8
  21. 21.Na4 Re8
  22. 22.Bh4 Ned7
  23. 23.Nc3 Ra8
  24. 24.f4 Qc7
  25. 25.Nf3 Rad8
  26. 26.e4 Nb8
  27. 27.e5 dxe5
  28. 28.fxe5 Rxd2
  29. 29.Qxd2 Rd8
  30. 30.Qe1 Rxd1
  31. 31.Nxd1 Nh7
  32. 32.Bxe7 Qxe7
  33. 33.Nf2 Qc7
  34. 34.Ne4 Nf8
  35. 35.h4 Nbd7
  36. 36.Nf2 Ng6
  37. 37.Nd3 Ne7
  38. 38.Qe4 Qc6
  39. 39.Nf2 Qxe4
  40. 40.Nxe4 Nc6
  41. 41.Kf2 Kf8
  42. 42.g4 Ke7
  43. 43.g5 a5
  44. 44.Ke3 Ncxe5
  45. 45.Nxe5 Nxe5
  46. 46.Nxc5 hxg5
  47. 47.hxg5 f5
  48. 48.gxf6+ gxf6
  49. 49.a3 f5
  50. 50.Kd4 Nc6+
  51. 51.Kc3 Kd6
  52. 52.b4 axb4+
  53. 53.axb4 e5
  54. 54.Nb3 e4
  55. 55.b5 Nd8
  56. 56.c5+ Kd5
  57. 57.Nd4 Kxc5
  58. 58.Nxf5 Nb7

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