Viswanathan Anand vs Michael Adams

FIDE World Bl Team Pool B · 2025 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Michael Adams
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Bl Team Pool B
Site London ENG
Round 8.1
Date 2025.06.14
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C85)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

3QR3/1pp2rkp/2p3p1/4p3/p3P3/2P4P/PP3bPK/5n2 w - - 6 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.Re1 Nd7
  8. 8.d4 exd4
  9. 9.Qxd4 O-O
  10. 10.Bf4 Nc5
  11. 11.Qe3 Ne6
  12. 12.Bg3 Bc5
  13. 13.Qe2 Qe7
  14. 14.Nbd2 Bd7
  15. 15.Nb3 Bb6
  16. 16.Rad1 a5
  17. 17.Nbd2 a4
  18. 18.Nc4 Bc5
  19. 19.Nce5 Be8
  20. 20.c3 f6
  21. 21.Nd3 Bb6
  22. 22.Nh4 g6
  23. 23.Nf5 Qd7
  24. 24.Ne5 fxe5
  25. 25.Rxd7 Bxd7
  26. 26.Nh6+ Kg7
  27. 27.Qd2 Nf4
  28. 28.Qxd7+ Kxh6
  29. 29.h3 Rad8
  30. 30.Qe7 Rde8
  31. 31.Qh4+ Kg7
  32. 32.Rd1 Rf7
  33. 33.Kh2 Ne2
  34. 34.Rd8 Nxg3
  35. 35.Rxe8 Bxf2
  36. 36.Qd8 Nf1+
  37. 37.Kh1 Ng3+
  38. 38.Kh2 Nf1+

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