Viswanathan Anand vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Result 1-0
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 8.4
Date 2015.04.25
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r2rk1/3P1pp1/6np/4PN2/5P2/p6P/B2R1QPK/2q5 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d3 d6
  7. 7.Ne2 Ne7
  8. 8.c3 Ba5
  9. 9.Ng3 Ng6
  10. 10.d4 Bb6
  11. 11.Re1 c6
  12. 12.Bd3 Re8
  13. 13.h3 h6
  14. 14.Be3 Be6
  15. 15.Qc2 Qc7
  16. 16.a3 a5
  17. 17.c4 a4
  18. 18.Red1 exd4
  19. 19.Bxd4 Ne5
  20. 20.Be2 Bc5
  21. 21.Rd2 Nfd7
  22. 22.Rad1 Red8
  23. 23.Nh4 Bxd4
  24. 24.Rxd4 c5
  25. 25.Rxd6 Nc6
  26. 26.Nhf5 Nd4
  27. 27.Qd2 Ne5
  28. 28.Rd5 Bxd5
  29. 29.cxd5 Qb6
  30. 30.f4 Ng6
  31. 31.Bc4 Qa5
  32. 32.Qf2 b5
  33. 33.Nxd4 cxd4
  34. 34.Ba2 b4
  35. 35.Nf5 bxa3
  36. 36.bxa3 Qc3
  37. 37.e5 Rab8
  38. 38.Rd2 Qxa3
  39. 39.Nxd4 Qc1+
  40. 40.Kh2 Rbc8
  41. 41.d6 a3
  42. 42.Nf5 Rf8
  43. 43.d7

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