Boris Spassky vs Viswanathan Anand

Cannes schev · 1989 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cannes schev
Site Cannes
Date 1989.00.00
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/R7/7k/2Pp3P/b7/6K1/r7/8 b - - 1 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 Bb4
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.Nf3 d6
  6. 6.O-O Bxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 Nc6
  8. 8.d3 Re8
  9. 9.e4 a6
  10. 10.a4 Nd7
  11. 11.Nh4 Nc5
  12. 12.a5 Qf6
  13. 13.Ra3 g5
  14. 14.Nf3 h6
  15. 15.h4 g4
  16. 16.Nh2 Qg6
  17. 17.f3 gxf3
  18. 18.Qxf3 Bd7
  19. 19.g4 f6
  20. 20.Ra2 Rf8
  21. 21.Raf2 Nxa5
  22. 22.h5 Qg7
  23. 23.Qxf6 Rxf6
  24. 24.Rxf6 Kh7
  25. 25.Rf7 Nxd3
  26. 26.g5 hxg5
  27. 27.Bxg5 Nf4
  28. 28.Rxg7+ Kxg7
  29. 29.Bxf4 exf4
  30. 30.Rxf4 Rh8
  31. 31.Rh4 Nxc4
  32. 32.e5 Nxe5
  33. 33.Bxb7 a5
  34. 34.Nf3 Nxf3+
  35. 35.Bxf3 a4
  36. 36.Rb4 Rf8
  37. 37.Bg4 Be8
  38. 38.Rb7 Kh6
  39. 39.Bd1 a3
  40. 40.Ra7 Bb5
  41. 41.Bb3 Rf3
  42. 42.Rxc7 Rf1+
  43. 43.Kg2 Rb1
  44. 44.Bg8 a2
  45. 45.Bxa2 Rb2+
  46. 46.Kg3 Rxa2
  47. 47.c4 Ba4
  48. 48.c5 d5
  49. 49.Ra7

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