Viswanathan Anand vs Hou Yifan

GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Hou Yifan
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GRENKE Chess Classic 2018
Site Karlsruhe/Baden Baden GER
Round 1.2
Date 2018.03.31
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

2r5/6k1/1r6/pP1Bppp1/P1P5/2P2P2/5K2/4R3 b - - 19 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.e3 Bd6
  5. 5.b3 O-O
  6. 6.Bb2 c5
  7. 7.g4 d4
  8. 8.exd4 cxd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 e5
  10. 10.Nf5 Bxf5
  11. 11.gxf5 Nc6
  12. 12.Bg2 Nb4
  13. 13.Qe2 Nc2+
  14. 14.Kd1 Nxa1
  15. 15.Bxa1 Qd7
  16. 16.Ne4 Qxf5
  17. 17.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  18. 18.Bxb7 Rad8
  19. 19.Kc2 Rfe8
  20. 20.Bc3 Bc5
  21. 21.f3 Bd4
  22. 22.Re1 g6
  23. 23.Qe4 Kg7
  24. 24.Bd5 Qb6
  25. 25.b4 f5
  26. 26.Qd3 Bxc3
  27. 27.dxc3 Qd6
  28. 28.a4 a5
  29. 29.Kb3 Rb8
  30. 30.b5 Qc5
  31. 31.h4 Rbd8
  32. 32.h5 Kf6
  33. 33.hxg6 hxg6
  34. 34.Qe3 Qxe3
  35. 35.Rxe3 Rd6
  36. 36.Re1 Rc8
  37. 37.Rh1 Kg7
  38. 38.Kc2 g5
  39. 39.Rd1 Kf6
  40. 40.Kd3 Rb6
  41. 41.Rh1 Kg7
  42. 42.Rg1 Kf6
  43. 43.Ke3 Rd6
  44. 44.Rb1 Rb6
  45. 45.Ke2 Kg6
  46. 46.Kf2 Kf6
  47. 47.Rh1 Kg7
  48. 48.Re1

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