Viswanathan Anand vs Garry Kasparov

Saint Louis Blitz 2017 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2017
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 6.5
Date 2017.08.17
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B31)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

2R5/8/5p2/4pk1p/4b1p1/4B1P1/r4PPK/8 b - - 5 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 g6
  4. 4.O-O Bg7
  5. 5.Bxc6 bxc6
  6. 6.Re1 Nf6
  7. 7.e5 Nd5
  8. 8.c4 Nc7
  9. 9.d4 cxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 Ne6
  11. 11.Qh4 d6
  12. 12.exd6 Qxd6
  13. 13.Nc3 h5
  14. 14.Bd2 O-O
  15. 15.Ne4 Qc7
  16. 16.Bc3 f6
  17. 17.Qg3 Qxg3
  18. 18.hxg3 Rd8
  19. 19.Ba5 Rd3
  20. 20.Rad1 Rxd1
  21. 21.Rxd1 Kf7
  22. 22.Nd4 Nxd4
  23. 23.Rxd4 Be6
  24. 24.b3 Bf8
  25. 25.Nc5 Bf5
  26. 26.Rd1 Ke8
  27. 27.Na6 Rc8
  28. 28.Bb4 c5
  29. 29.Ba5 e5
  30. 30.Nc7+ Kf7
  31. 31.Nb5 Ra8
  32. 32.Kf1 a6
  33. 33.Nd6+ Ke6
  34. 34.Nb7 Be7
  35. 35.Nd8+ Bxd8
  36. 36.Bxd8 Bb1
  37. 37.Bc7 Bxa2
  38. 38.Rd6+ Ke7
  39. 39.Rb6 a5
  40. 40.Bd6+ Kf7
  41. 41.Bxc5 a4
  42. 42.bxa4 Bxc4+
  43. 43.Kg1 Rxa4
  44. 44.Rb7+ Ke6
  45. 45.Rb6+ Kf7
  46. 46.Rb7+ Ke6
  47. 47.Rb6+ Kf5
  48. 48.Rb4 Ra1+
  49. 49.Kh2 Bd5
  50. 50.Rb6 Rc1
  51. 51.Be3 Rc2
  52. 52.Rb4 g5
  53. 53.Ra4 g4
  54. 54.Ra5 Be4
  55. 55.Rc5 Ra2
  56. 56.Rc8

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