Viswanathan Anand vs Arjun Erigaisi

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2026 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 33 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 0-1
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 4.1
Date 2026.01.10
Opening Ruy Lopez (C60)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1bq3rk/6rp/R2p4/1p1Np3/4Pp2/P4P2/1P2Q2P/2R4K w - - 1 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Qf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Nge7
  5. 5.d3 a6
  6. 6.Ba4 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 Qg6
  8. 8.O-O Bg4
  9. 9.Bxe7 Bxe7
  10. 10.Nd5 Bd8
  11. 11.Ne3 Bd7
  12. 12.c4 O-O
  13. 13.Kh1 Kh8
  14. 14.a3 Qh6
  15. 15.Rc1 g6
  16. 16.c5 f5
  17. 17.Qb3 Ra7
  18. 18.Qd1 f4
  19. 19.Nc4 g5
  20. 20.Bxc6 Bxc6
  21. 21.Ng1 Qe6
  22. 22.cxd6 cxd6
  23. 23.f3 b5
  24. 24.Na5 Bxe4
  25. 25.dxe4 Bxa5
  26. 26.Rc6 Bc7
  27. 27.Ne2 g4
  28. 28.Nc3 Bb8
  29. 29.Nd5 Rg8
  30. 30.Qe2 Qe8
  31. 31.Rfc1 gxf3
  32. 32.gxf3 Rag7
  33. 33.Rxa6 Qc8

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