Peter Svidler vs Viswanathan Anand

Linares · 1998 · Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Peter Svidler
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 9
Date 1998.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B65)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

3B4/1p6/p3p3/3bPn1p/PP3Rp1/3P3k/7P/6K1 w - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Qd2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O-O O-O
  9. 9.f4 Nxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 Qa5
  11. 11.Bc4 Bd7
  12. 12.e5 dxe5
  13. 13.fxe5 Bc6
  14. 14.Bd2 Nd7
  15. 15.Nd5 Qd8
  16. 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  17. 17.Rhe1 Rfd8
  18. 18.Qg4 Nf8
  19. 19.Bd3 Rxd3
  20. 20.cxd3 Qd7
  21. 21.Bb4 Ng6
  22. 22.Bd6 f5
  23. 23.Qg5 Bd5
  24. 24.b3 Qc6+
  25. 25.Kb2 Qb6
  26. 26.g3 Qd4+
  27. 27.Kb1 Rc8
  28. 28.Qe3 Qxe3
  29. 29.Rxe3 f4
  30. 30.gxf4 Nxf4
  31. 31.Rf1 Ng6
  32. 32.Rc1 Rxc1+
  33. 33.Kxc1 Nh4
  34. 34.Re2 g5
  35. 35.Kd2 Kg7
  36. 36.Rf2 Nf5
  37. 37.Bc7 Kg6
  38. 38.Bd8 h6
  39. 39.Ke1 Kh5
  40. 40.Kf1 Kg4
  41. 41.Kg1 Kh3
  42. 42.b4 g4
  43. 43.a4 h5
  44. 44.Rf4 a6

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