Viswanathan Anand vs Michael Adams

Corus A · 2008 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Michael Adams
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 4
Date 2008.01.15
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/6B1/p3p1kp/1p3p2/1P2bP1P/P1Qq2P1/8/4K3 w - - 1 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.b3 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 Be7
  7. 7.Bg2 c6
  8. 8.Bc3 d5
  9. 9.Ne5 Nfd7
  10. 10.Nxd7 Nxd7
  11. 11.Nd2 O-O
  12. 12.O-O f5
  13. 13.Bb2 Bd6
  14. 14.Qc2 Rc8
  15. 15.Nf3 Qe7
  16. 16.Rfd1 c5
  17. 17.e3 Nf6
  18. 18.dxc5 Bxc5
  19. 19.Ne5 Bd6
  20. 20.Qd2 Rfd8
  21. 21.cxd5 Nxd5
  22. 22.Rac1 Bc5
  23. 23.Bxd5 Rxd5
  24. 24.Qc3 Rcd8
  25. 25.Rxd5 Rxd5
  26. 26.b4 Bd6
  27. 27.Nc6 Qd7
  28. 28.h4 Bb7
  29. 29.Nd4 Be5
  30. 30.f4 Bxd4
  31. 31.exd4 Qe8
  32. 32.Kf2 h6
  33. 33.Qa3 a6
  34. 34.Rc7 Rd7
  35. 35.Rxd7 Qxd7
  36. 36.d5 Qxd5
  37. 37.Qc3 Qd7
  38. 38.Qd4 Qc7
  39. 39.Qc3 Qf7
  40. 40.a3 b5
  41. 41.Qe5 Kh7
  42. 42.Qd4 Bd5
  43. 43.Bc3 Qg6
  44. 44.Qd1 Qf7
  45. 45.Qd4 Ba8
  46. 46.Qe3 Qb7
  47. 47.Bd4 Qh1
  48. 48.Ke2 Be4
  49. 49.Kd2 Kg6
  50. 50.Qe1 Qf3
  51. 51.Qe3 Qf1
  52. 52.Qe2 Qb1
  53. 53.Qe3 Qc2+
  54. 54.Ke1 Qc4
  55. 55.Qc3 Qd5
  56. 56.Bxg7 Qd3

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