Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

World Blitz 2016 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 23 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2016
Site Doha QAT
Round 15.6
Date 2016.12.30
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E53)
Moves 23
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r3k1/p5p1/1qpbRr1p/3n1p2/3P4/1B3Q2/PPRB1PPP/6K1 b - - 0 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Bd3 c5
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.O-O cxd4
  9. 9.exd4 Nc6
  10. 10.Bc2 Nf6
  11. 11.Re1 h6
  12. 12.Qd3 Bd6
  13. 13.Ne4 Nxe4
  14. 14.Qxe4 f5
  15. 15.Qe2 Nb4
  16. 16.Bb3 Nd5
  17. 17.Bd2 Bd7
  18. 18.Ne5 Rf6
  19. 19.Qf3 Bc6
  20. 20.Nxc6 bxc6
  21. 21.Rac1 Rc8
  22. 22.Rc2 Qb6
  23. 23.Rxe6

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