Viswanathan Anand vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

AZE vs World Rapid · 2009 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event AZE vs World Rapid
Site Baku AZE
Round 3
Date 2009.05.08
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B85)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

6k1/1p4pp/p7/P3p3/NP5q/8/2P3P1/R4Q1K w - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 d6
  7. 7.Be3 Nf6
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.f4 O-O
  10. 10.Kh1 Bd7
  11. 11.a4 Rc8
  12. 12.Bd3 e5
  13. 13.fxe5 Ng4
  14. 14.Bg1 Nxd4
  15. 15.Bxd4 dxe5
  16. 16.Bg1 Bc5
  17. 17.Bxc5 Rxc5
  18. 18.Qe1 Be6
  19. 19.b4 Rc8
  20. 20.a5 Qd4
  21. 21.Na4 Ne3
  22. 22.Rf2 f5
  23. 23.exf5 Bxf5
  24. 24.Bxf5 Nxf5
  25. 25.Re2 Ng3+
  26. 26.hxg3 Rc6
  27. 27.Re4 Rf1+
  28. 28.Qxf1 Rh6+
  29. 29.Rh4 Rxh4+
  30. 30.gxh4 Qxh4+

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