Judit Polgar vs Viswanathan Anand

Hoogovens · 1998 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Judit Polgar
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 6
Date 1998.01.22
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7R/3q4/3r2pk/p2N2bp/1p2Pp2/1P2Q1P1/1P4K1/8 b - - 1 56

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.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bc4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Be6
  10. 10.Qe2 b5
  11. 11.Bb3 Bxb3
  12. 12.axb3 Nbd7
  13. 13.Rfd1 Qc7
  14. 14.Bg5 Rfc8
  15. 15.Ne1 Qb7
  16. 16.Bxf6 Nxf6
  17. 17.Nd5 Nxd5
  18. 18.Rxd5 Rc5
  19. 19.Rad1 Rxd5
  20. 20.Rxd5 Rc8
  21. 21.c3 b4
  22. 22.c4 g6
  23. 23.g3 Rc5
  24. 24.Rd1 a5
  25. 25.Nc2 Kg7
  26. 26.Qd3 Rc6
  27. 27.Ne3 Qc8
  28. 28.Kg2 Qe6
  29. 29.Qe2 Bd8
  30. 30.Nd5 Rc5
  31. 31.Qe3 Be7
  32. 32.Rd3 Bd8
  33. 33.Qd2 Rc6
  34. 34.Qd1 Kg8
  35. 35.h4 Kg7
  36. 36.h5 Bg5
  37. 37.Qf3 Rc8
  38. 38.Rd1 Rc6
  39. 39.Qe2 Rc8
  40. 40.Rh1 Kg8
  41. 41.f3 Rb8
  42. 42.Qf2 Rb7
  43. 43.hxg6 fxg6
  44. 44.c5 dxc5
  45. 45.Qxc5 Bd8
  46. 46.Rc1 Kf7
  47. 47.Qe3 Kg7
  48. 48.Rc4 Rd7
  49. 49.Qc1 h5
  50. 50.Rc6 Rd6
  51. 51.Rc8 Qd7
  52. 52.Qc5 Kh6
  53. 53.Rb8 Bf6
  54. 54.Qe3+ Bg5
  55. 55.f4 exf4
  56. 56.Rh8+

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