Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2017 · King's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 15.4
Date 2017.07.02
Opening King's Pawn Game (C20)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k6/1P1R4/6K1/1r3p2/5P2/8/8/8 b - - 2 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Ne2 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 d5
  4. 4.exd5 exd4
  5. 5.Qxd4 Nxd5
  6. 6.Nbc3 Be6
  7. 7.Nf4 Nc6
  8. 8.Bb5 Nxf4
  9. 9.Qxd8+ Rxd8
  10. 10.Bxf4 Bd6
  11. 11.Bxd6 Rxd6
  12. 12.Ne4 Rd5
  13. 13.Bxc6+ bxc6
  14. 14.Nc3 Rd6
  15. 15.O-O Ke7
  16. 16.Rfe1 Rd2
  17. 17.Rac1 Rhd8
  18. 18.f3 Kf8
  19. 19.Ne4 R2d4
  20. 20.b3 Bf5
  21. 21.Ng3 Bg6
  22. 22.Nf1 c5
  23. 23.Re5 R4d5
  24. 24.Re3 f5
  25. 25.f4 Rd4
  26. 26.g3 Bf7
  27. 27.Re5 R8d5
  28. 28.Rce1 c4
  29. 29.Kf2 g6
  30. 30.Rxd5 Rxd5
  31. 31.b4 a5
  32. 32.a3 axb4
  33. 33.axb4 Rd6
  34. 34.Re5 Bd5
  35. 35.c3 Be4
  36. 36.Rc5 Rd1
  37. 37.Rxc7 Rc1
  38. 38.Ne3 Rxc3
  39. 39.Nxc4 Rc2+
  40. 40.Ke3 Rxh2
  41. 41.b5 Rh3
  42. 42.Kd4 Rxg3
  43. 43.Ke5 Rb3
  44. 44.Kf6 Ke8
  45. 45.Rxh7 Kd8
  46. 46.Nd6 Bd3
  47. 47.Nb7+ Kc8
  48. 48.Nc5 Rc3
  49. 49.Nxd3 Rxd3
  50. 50.Kxg6 Rd5
  51. 51.b6 Rb5
  52. 52.b7+ Kb8
  53. 53.Rd7

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