Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

6th Tal Memorial · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 6
Date 2011.11.22
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D56)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

8/p2n1pp1/1p1kp2p/8/4PN2/P3KP1P/1P4P1/8 w - - 9 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 Ne4
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.Rc1 c6
  10. 10.Qc2 Nd7
  11. 11.a3 Nxc3
  12. 12.Qxc3 dxc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 b6
  14. 14.O-O Bb7
  15. 15.Be2 c5
  16. 16.Rfd1 Rac8
  17. 17.dxc5 Rxc5
  18. 18.Qd2 Rfc8
  19. 19.h3 Nf6
  20. 20.Rxc5 Qxc5
  21. 21.Ne1 Qc7
  22. 22.Qd4 Ne4
  23. 23.Bf3 Nf6
  24. 24.Bxb7 Qxb7
  25. 25.Nd3 Qe4
  26. 26.Qxe4 Nxe4
  27. 27.f3 Nf6
  28. 28.Rc1 Rxc1+
  29. 29.Nxc1 Kf8
  30. 30.Nd3 Nd7
  31. 31.Kf2 Ke7
  32. 32.e4 Kd6
  33. 33.Ke3 Nc5
  34. 34.Nf4 Nd7
  35. 35.Nd3 Nc5
  36. 36.Nf4 Nd7

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