Viswanathan Anand vs Alireza Firouzja

World Rapid 2018 · Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid 2018
Site St Petersburg RUS
Round 7.9
Date 2018.12.27
Opening Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B66)
Moves 62
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Final Position

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

2K1N3/5Q2/2q2P2/8/7b/8/2k5/8 w - - 5 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Qd2 a6
  8. 8.O-O-O Be7
  9. 9.Bxf6 gxf6
  10. 10.f4 Qc7
  11. 11.Nf3 Bd7
  12. 12.Kb1 O-O-O
  13. 13.Bd3 Kb8
  14. 14.Rhe1 h5
  15. 15.g3 Rc8
  16. 16.Bf1 Na5
  17. 17.Re3 Qb6
  18. 18.Qe1 Rc7
  19. 19.Nd4 Rhc8
  20. 20.Nb3 Nc4
  21. 21.Bxc4 Rxc4
  22. 22.Red3 a5
  23. 23.Nd4 a4
  24. 24.Qe3 Qc5
  25. 25.a3 b5
  26. 26.Nf3 Qxe3
  27. 27.Rxe3 b4
  28. 28.axb4 Rxb4
  29. 29.Rd4 Rxd4
  30. 30.Nxd4 Rc5
  31. 31.Rd3 Bd8
  32. 32.Nde2 Bc7
  33. 33.Rd4 Ra5
  34. 34.Ka2 Kb7
  35. 35.Nc1 Bc6
  36. 36.Nd3 e5
  37. 37.Rc4 Bb6
  38. 38.Nb4 Rc5
  39. 39.Rxc5 Bxc5
  40. 40.Nxc6 Kxc6
  41. 41.f5 Bg1
  42. 42.h3 Kc5
  43. 43.Nd5 Bf2
  44. 44.c3 Kc4
  45. 45.g4 hxg4
  46. 46.hxg4 Kd3
  47. 47.Nxf6 Bh4
  48. 48.Ne8 d5
  49. 49.exd5 e4
  50. 50.f6 e3
  51. 51.d6 e2
  52. 52.d7 e1=Q
  53. 53.d8=Q+ Kc2
  54. 54.Qe7 Qb1+
  55. 55.Ka3 Qxb2+
  56. 56.Kxa4 Qb3+
  57. 57.Ka5 Qxc3+
  58. 58.Kb6 Qd4+
  59. 59.Kc6 Qxg4
  60. 60.Qxf7 Qa4+
  61. 61.Kb7 Qb5+
  62. 62.Kc8 Qc6+

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