Viswanathan Anand vs Alexander Grischuk

GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Croatia 2021
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 18.1
Date 2021.07.11
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

8/p4k1p/2p3p1/1p1p1p2/1P1P1P2/2P5/P4KPP/8 w - - 10 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.d4 Bf6
  10. 10.Re1 Re8
  11. 11.c3 Rxe1
  12. 12.Qxe1 Ne8
  13. 13.Bf4 d5
  14. 14.Nd2 g6
  15. 15.Bd3 Ng7
  16. 16.Nf3 c6
  17. 17.Qe2 Bf5
  18. 18.Bxf5 Nxf5
  19. 19.Re1 Ng7
  20. 20.Be5 Ne6
  21. 21.Bxf6 Qxf6
  22. 22.Ne5 Re8
  23. 23.Ng4 Qd8
  24. 24.Qe5 Ng7
  25. 25.Qxe8+ Nxe8
  26. 26.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  27. 27.Nf6+ Kf8
  28. 28.Nxe8 Kxe8
  29. 29.f4 f5
  30. 30.b4 b5
  31. 31.Kf2 Kf7
  32. 32.Kf3 Kf6
  33. 33.Kf2 Kf7
  34. 34.Kf3 Kf6
  35. 35.Kf2 Kf7

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