Viswanathan Anand vs Gukesh Dommaraju

TechM GCL 3rd-4th 2025 · Philidor Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Gukesh Dommaraju
Result 1/2-1/2
Event TechM GCL 3rd-4th 2025
Site Mumbai IND
Round 3.1
Date 2025.12.23
Opening Philidor Defense (C41)
Moves 61
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

8/6r1/8/2k5/8/7R/3K4/8 b - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nbd7
  5. 5.h3 c6
  6. 6.g4 h6
  7. 7.Be3 b5
  8. 8.a3 Bb7
  9. 9.Rg1 Qa5
  10. 10.dxe5 Nxe4
  11. 11.exd6 Nxc3
  12. 12.Qd2 O-O-O
  13. 13.bxc3 Nf6
  14. 14.c4 Qxd2+
  15. 15.Nxd2 Bxd6
  16. 16.cxb5 cxb5
  17. 17.Bxb5 Nd5
  18. 18.Bxa7 Nc3
  19. 19.a4 Nxb5
  20. 20.axb5 Rhe8+
  21. 21.Be3 Bh2
  22. 22.Ke2 Bxg1
  23. 23.Rxg1 Be4
  24. 24.Ra1 Kb8
  25. 25.c4 Bd3+
  26. 26.Kf3 Re6
  27. 27.c5 Rd5
  28. 28.b6 g5
  29. 29.Ra7 f5
  30. 30.gxf5 Rxf5+
  31. 31.Kg3 Rxe3+
  32. 32.fxe3 Rxc5
  33. 33.Rd7 Bf5
  34. 34.Rd6 h5
  35. 35.Nf3 h4+
  36. 36.Kg2 Be4
  37. 37.Rf6 Kb7
  38. 38.Kf2 Rc2+
  39. 39.Kg1 Rc1+
  40. 40.Kf2 Rc2+
  41. 41.Kg1 g4
  42. 42.hxg4 h3
  43. 43.g5 Rg2+
  44. 44.Kf1 Rg3
  45. 45.Kf2 Rg2+
  46. 46.Kf1 Bd3+
  47. 47.Ke1 Re2+
  48. 48.Kd1 Rf2
  49. 49.Rf4 Be2+
  50. 50.Ke1 Rxf3
  51. 51.Rh4 Bd3
  52. 52.e4 Kxb6
  53. 53.g6 Rf1+
  54. 54.Kd2 Rf3
  55. 55.g7 Bc4
  56. 56.e5 Bf7
  57. 57.e6 Bxe6
  58. 58.Rh6 Rg3
  59. 59.Rxe6+ Kc5
  60. 60.Rh6 Rxg7
  61. 61.Rxh3

More Viswanathan Anand Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Viswanathan Anand and Gukesh Dommaraju, or browse all Viswanathan Anand games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.