Anand, Viswanathan – Dorfman, Josif D

2610 1990 · Draw

Vienna Game, 1990: Anand (2610) against Dorfman (2580). With 3.f4 White heads into the sharp Vienna Gambit lines, and Black answers in the centre with 3...d5 before grabbing the e4 pawn. The trades that follow — the knight taken on c3, the dxc3 recapture — leave an uneven pawn structure with both sides developing quickly. The engine finds no turning point: White plays 90% at least good moves, Black 89%, and the game is agreed drawn after 10.Nd4. The lesson: in an opening this open, a draw usually isn’t a lack of ideas — it’s a balance neither player was willing to break with a doubtful move.