Viswanathan Anand vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

FIDE World Blitz 2014 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 0-1 in 63 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event FIDE World Blitz 2014
Site Dubai UAE
Round 15.2
Date 2014.06.20
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1p6/1p3K2/8/P1P5/3k4/8/8 w - - 4 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  4. 4.Bxd7+ Nxd7
  5. 5.c4 Ne5
  6. 6.d4 Nxf3+
  7. 7.gxf3 cxd4
  8. 8.Qxd4 Nf6
  9. 9.Nc3 g6
  10. 10.c5 Bg7
  11. 11.cxd6 O-O
  12. 12.e5 Nd7
  13. 13.f4 Nb6
  14. 14.Be3 exd6
  15. 15.Qxd6 Qxd6
  16. 16.exd6 Rfd8
  17. 17.O-O-O Rac8
  18. 18.Rd3 Rc6
  19. 19.Rhd1 Rd7
  20. 20.Bxb6 axb6
  21. 21.Kb1 Bxc3
  22. 22.bxc3 Kg7
  23. 23.Kb2 Kf6
  24. 24.Kb3 Ke6
  25. 25.Kb4 Kf5
  26. 26.Rd4 h5
  27. 27.a4 Ke6
  28. 28.R1d3 Kf5
  29. 29.Kb5 Ke6
  30. 30.c4 Kf6
  31. 31.Rd5 Ke6
  32. 32.f5+ gxf5
  33. 33.Re3+ Kf6
  34. 34.Ree5 Rdxd6
  35. 35.Rxf5+ Ke7
  36. 36.Rfe5+ Re6
  37. 37.Rxe6+ Rxe6
  38. 38.Rxh5 Rf6
  39. 39.Re5+ Kd6
  40. 40.Re2 Kc7
  41. 41.Re7+ Kb8
  42. 42.Re2 Kc7
  43. 43.h4 Rf5+
  44. 44.Kb4 Kc6
  45. 45.Re1 Rxf2
  46. 46.Rh1 Rf6
  47. 47.h5 Rh6
  48. 48.Rh4 f5
  49. 49.Kc3 Kd6
  50. 50.Kd4 Ke6
  51. 51.Ke3 Ke5
  52. 52.Kf3 f4
  53. 53.Kg4 Rh8
  54. 54.h6 Ke4
  55. 55.Kg5 Ke3
  56. 56.h7 f3
  57. 57.Kg6 f2
  58. 58.Rh1 Ke2
  59. 59.Kg7 Rxh7+
  60. 60.Kxh7 f1=Q
  61. 61.Rxf1 Kxf1
  62. 62.Kg6 Ke2
  63. 63.Kf6 Kd3

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