Viswanathan Anand vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2019 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 58 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 0-1
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 1.3
Date 2019.11.25
Opening Sicilian Defense (B53)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4p3/3rp3/4b1p1/2B1P2p/p4P1P/2R1K1k1/8 w - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Qxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Be2 g6
  6. 6.h3 Bg7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.c4 Be6
  9. 9.Qe3 Qc8
  10. 10.Bd2 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nd4 Qc5
  12. 12.Nxe6 fxe6
  13. 13.Nc3 Rac8
  14. 14.Rac1 a6
  15. 15.Qxc5 Nxc5
  16. 16.f3 Nh5
  17. 17.Rfd1 Nf4
  18. 18.Bxf4 Rxf4
  19. 19.b3 Rff8
  20. 20.b4 Nd7
  21. 21.Na4 Rc7
  22. 22.c5 Rfc8
  23. 23.Rb1 Be5
  24. 24.Kf1 Kf7
  25. 25.Kf2 g5
  26. 26.Rb3 Kf6
  27. 27.Kf1 h5
  28. 28.Rbd3 h4
  29. 29.Rb3 Bf4
  30. 30.Ke1 dxc5
  31. 31.bxc5 Nxc5
  32. 32.Nxc5 Rxc5
  33. 33.Rxb7 Rc2
  34. 34.Rdb1 Bg3+
  35. 35.Kd1 Rxa2
  36. 36.R7b2 Ra5
  37. 37.Bd3 Be5
  38. 38.Rc2 Rd8
  39. 39.Ke2 Ra3
  40. 40.Bc4 Rd6
  41. 41.Ra2 Rxa2+
  42. 42.Bxa2 a5
  43. 43.Bb3 Rd4
  44. 44.Bd1 Bd6
  45. 45.Bb3 a4
  46. 46.Ba2 a3
  47. 47.Rd1 Ra4
  48. 48.Rc1 Ra5
  49. 49.Kd3 Rb5
  50. 50.Rc2 Ke5
  51. 51.Kc3 Rb6
  52. 52.Kd3 Bb4
  53. 53.Kc4 Kf4
  54. 54.Kd4 Bd6
  55. 55.Kc4 Kg3
  56. 56.Kd3 Be5
  57. 57.Bc4 Rd6+
  58. 58.Ke2 Kxg2

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