Judit Polgar vs Viswanathan Anand

Linares 14th · 1997 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Judit Polgar
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Linares 14th
Site Linares
Round 8
Date 1997.02.13
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4Nr1k/2p4p/1b1p4/7p/3P1p2/2q2P2/2B3r1/2QKR2R w - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Bc5
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.a4 Rb8
  9. 9.d3 O-O
  10. 10.axb5 axb5
  11. 11.Re1 Bb6
  12. 12.Nbd2 Ng4
  13. 13.Re2 Kh8
  14. 14.h3 Nh6
  15. 15.Nf1 f5
  16. 16.Bg5 Qe8
  17. 17.Bxh6 gxh6
  18. 18.Ng3 Ne7
  19. 19.d4 f4
  20. 20.Nf5 Nxf5
  21. 21.exf5 e4
  22. 22.Nd2 Bxf5
  23. 23.Nxe4 Qg6
  24. 24.f3 Bxh3
  25. 25.Qd2 Rbe8
  26. 26.Rae1 Re7
  27. 27.Kf1 Rg7
  28. 28.Rf2 Bd7
  29. 29.Bc2 Qh5
  30. 30.Ke2 b4
  31. 31.Kd1 bxc3
  32. 32.bxc3 Be8
  33. 33.Rff1 Qa5
  34. 34.Rh1 h5
  35. 35.Nf6 Qa1+
  36. 36.Qc1 Qxc3
  37. 37.Nxe8 Rxg2

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