Viswanathan Anand vs Michael Adams

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015 · English Opening · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Michael Adams
Result 1-0
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 7.2
Date 2015.04.24
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7P/2p3k1/r5p1/1p2P3/1P1P1Q2/1r2PK2/8 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 e4
  4. 4.Nd4 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Qxd5
  6. 6.Nc2 Nf6
  7. 7.Nc3 Qh5
  8. 8.Ne3 Bc5
  9. 9.Qc2 Bxe3
  10. 10.fxe3 Qe5
  11. 11.Bg2 Bf5
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.b3 Nbd7
  14. 14.Bb2 Qe6
  15. 15.Rxf5 Qxf5
  16. 16.Nxe4 Qg6
  17. 17.Rf1 Rfe8
  18. 18.Bxf6 Nxf6
  19. 19.Nxf6+ gxf6
  20. 20.e4 Rad8
  21. 21.Rf4 Qh5
  22. 22.d3 Qe5
  23. 23.Bh3 Kg7
  24. 24.Kg2 h5
  25. 25.Rf5 Qd4
  26. 26.Rxh5 Qe3
  27. 27.Rh4 Re5
  28. 28.Rf4 Rc5
  29. 29.Qb2 Rd6
  30. 30.Rf1 a5
  31. 31.Bf5 b5
  32. 32.h4 Rd8
  33. 33.a3 b4
  34. 34.axb4 axb4
  35. 35.Be6 Rc3
  36. 36.Bc4 Ra8
  37. 37.Rf5 Ra7
  38. 38.Rf3 Qc5
  39. 39.Qd2 Qd6
  40. 40.Qe3 Ra5
  41. 41.Rf2 Rc2
  42. 42.g4 Qd7
  43. 43.Qg3 Rc5
  44. 44.g5 fxg5
  45. 45.Rxf7+ Qxf7
  46. 46.Bxf7 Kxf7
  47. 47.Qf3+ Kg7
  48. 48.h5 Ra5
  49. 49.Kf2 Rb2
  50. 50.h6+ Kg6
  51. 51.h7

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