Viswanathan Anand vs Ding Liren

Legends of Chess Prelim · 2020 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Ding Liren
Result 0-1
Event Legends of Chess Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 8.3
Date 2020.07.28
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/5p2/3p2p1/1P1Pp2p/8/3R4/2P5/q2K1B2 w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.h3 Be7
  9. 9.Qf3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O-O b5
  11. 11.g4 b4
  12. 12.Nd5 a5
  13. 13.Nd2 Nxd5
  14. 14.exd5 Bc8
  15. 15.Bd3 Ba6
  16. 16.Bf5 a4
  17. 17.h4 b3
  18. 18.axb3 axb3
  19. 19.Nxb3 Nd7
  20. 20.g5 Nb6
  21. 21.Na5 Be2
  22. 22.Qxe2 Rxa5
  23. 23.b4 Ra3
  24. 24.Rh3 Na4
  25. 25.Kd2 Nc3
  26. 26.Qc4 Nxd1
  27. 27.Kxd1 g6
  28. 28.Bg4 h5
  29. 29.Bc1 Ra1
  30. 30.Be2 Bxg5
  31. 31.hxg5 Qxg5
  32. 32.Re3 Qg1+
  33. 33.Bf1 Qxf2
  34. 34.Qe2 Qf4
  35. 35.b5 Rfa8
  36. 36.Qf3 Qd4+
  37. 37.Rd3 Qb2
  38. 38.Qe3 Rxc1+
  39. 39.Qxc1 Ra1
  40. 40.Qxa1 Qxa1+

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