Viswanathan Anand vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2017 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 67 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 3.1
Date 2017.06.28
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 67
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/1kP5/1P1N2R1/3K4/6P1/2b3r1 b - - 5 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.h3 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 h5
  8. 8.Bg5 Be6
  9. 9.Bxf6 Qxf6
  10. 10.Qd3 Nd7
  11. 11.Nd5 Qd8
  12. 12.O-O-O b5
  13. 13.Nec3 Rb8
  14. 14.Nb4 Qg5+
  15. 15.Kb1 Nc5
  16. 16.Qf3 Be7
  17. 17.Ncd5 Bd8
  18. 18.Be2 Rb7
  19. 19.Ne3 Qf4
  20. 20.Qxf4 exf4
  21. 21.Nf5 O-O
  22. 22.Nxd6 Rb6
  23. 23.e5 Nd7
  24. 24.Nd5 Bxd5
  25. 25.Rxd5 Nxe5
  26. 26.Rhd1 Bc7
  27. 27.Bxh5 g6
  28. 28.Be2 Kg7
  29. 29.a3 Rfb8
  30. 30.c3 Kf8
  31. 31.Kc2 Rd8
  32. 32.Ne4 Rxd5
  33. 33.Rxd5 Ke7
  34. 34.Nc5 Rc6
  35. 35.a4 bxa4
  36. 36.Nxa6 Bd6
  37. 37.Ra5 f5
  38. 38.Rxa4 g5
  39. 39.Nb4 Rc8
  40. 40.Nd3 Ng6
  41. 41.Ra7+ Kf6
  42. 42.Ra6 Ke7
  43. 43.Bf3 Nh4
  44. 44.Bd5 g4
  45. 45.hxg4 fxg4
  46. 46.Ra4 Rf8
  47. 47.Re4+ Kd8
  48. 48.Re6 Kd7
  49. 49.Rh6 Nf5
  50. 50.Be6+ Ke7
  51. 51.Bxf5 Rxf5
  52. 52.c4 g3
  53. 53.f3 Ra5
  54. 54.Rh4 Ra1
  55. 55.c5 Bb8
  56. 56.Nxf4 Rg1
  57. 57.Nd5+ Kd7
  58. 58.Ne3 Kc6
  59. 59.b4 Be5
  60. 60.Kd3 Kb5
  61. 61.Re4 Bb2
  62. 62.Rg4 Be5
  63. 63.f4 Bc7
  64. 64.Rxg3 Bxf4
  65. 65.Rg4 Bh6
  66. 66.Nf5 Bc1
  67. 67.Nd4+

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