Garry Kasparov vs Viswanathan Anand

Las Palmas · 1996 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Garry Kasparov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 4
Date 1996.12.12
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

8/5Rbk/6p1/6P1/4nP2/7K/3p4/4B3 w - - 0 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Kh1 b5
  10. 10.a4 Bb7
  11. 11.Nd5 bxa4
  12. 12.Rxa4 Bc6
  13. 13.Ra3 Nxe4
  14. 14.Na5 Nf6
  15. 15.Nxc6 Nxc6
  16. 16.Bc4 Nd4
  17. 17.Rh3 g6
  18. 18.Qd2 Nf5
  19. 19.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  20. 20.Bd5 h5
  21. 21.Bxa8 Qxa8
  22. 22.Ra3 Rc8
  23. 23.c3 Qb7
  24. 24.Qd3 Rc6
  25. 25.Rd1 d5
  26. 26.Ra5 d4
  27. 27.cxd4 exd4
  28. 28.b4 Nh4
  29. 29.f3 Qxb4
  30. 30.Rxa6 Rxa6
  31. 31.Qxa6 Bg7
  32. 32.Qd3 Nf5
  33. 33.Bf4 Qb2
  34. 34.g3 Kh7
  35. 35.Rd2 Qb7
  36. 36.Qe4 Qb5
  37. 37.Qd3 Qb7
  38. 38.Qe4 Qb5
  39. 39.Kg1 Qa5
  40. 40.Qd3 Ne7
  41. 41.Rd1 Nd5
  42. 42.Bd2 Qa7
  43. 43.Re1 Qd7
  44. 44.Kg2 Qa7
  45. 45.Kg1 Qa2
  46. 46.Re2 Qa1+
  47. 47.Re1 Qa4
  48. 48.Rc1 Nc3
  49. 49.g4 Qa5
  50. 50.Re1 Qc5
  51. 51.h3 Bf6
  52. 52.f4 h4
  53. 53.Qf3 Qb5
  54. 54.g5 Bg7
  55. 55.Re7 Qb1+
  56. 56.Qf1 Qf5
  57. 57.Qe1 Qxh3
  58. 58.Rxf7 Qg4+
  59. 59.Kh2 h3
  60. 60.Qf1 Ne4
  61. 61.Be1 d3
  62. 62.Qxh3+ Qxh3+
  63. 63.Kxh3 d2

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