Viswanathan Anand vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Levitov Chess Week Blitz · 2019 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event Levitov Chess Week Blitz
Site Amsterdam NED
Round 6.3
Date 2019.08.03
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7q/4pBk1/3pP3/2nP2P1/2P5/6K1/1Q6 b - - 8 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 a6
  4. 4.f4 b5
  5. 5.Nf3 Bb7
  6. 6.Bd3 d6
  7. 7.O-O Nd7
  8. 8.e5 e6
  9. 9.Be4 Bxe4
  10. 10.Nxe4 d5
  11. 11.Nf2 c5
  12. 12.c3 Ne7
  13. 13.Be3 Rc8
  14. 14.a4 Nf5
  15. 15.Qe2 O-O
  16. 16.axb5 axb5
  17. 17.Nd3 c4
  18. 18.Nb4 Ra8
  19. 19.Bf2 Rxa1
  20. 20.Rxa1 Qc8
  21. 21.g4 Ne7
  22. 22.Bh4 Nc6
  23. 23.Nxc6 Qxc6
  24. 24.Qc2 Ra8
  25. 25.Rxa8+ Qxa8
  26. 26.f5 Bh6
  27. 27.Bg5 Bf8
  28. 28.Bd2 Nb6
  29. 29.b4 cxb3
  30. 30.Qxb3 Qa1+
  31. 31.Kf2 Qa4
  32. 32.Qb1 Nc4
  33. 33.fxe6 fxe6
  34. 34.h4 Na3
  35. 35.Qd3 Be7
  36. 36.h5 Kf7
  37. 37.hxg6+ hxg6
  38. 38.Ke2 Nc4
  39. 39.Ng5+ Bxg5
  40. 40.Bxg5 Qa2+
  41. 41.Kf1 Qa7
  42. 42.Kg2 Qd7
  43. 43.Qf3+ Kg8
  44. 44.Qf6 Qf7
  45. 45.Qd8+ Qf8
  46. 46.Qd7 Qf7
  47. 47.Qc8+ Kh7
  48. 48.Bf6 Qg8
  49. 49.Qd7+ Kh6
  50. 50.Qxb5 g5
  51. 51.Qb1 Qh7
  52. 52.Bxg5+ Kg7
  53. 53.Bf6+ Kg8
  54. 54.Qb8+ Kf7
  55. 55.Qb7+ Kg6
  56. 56.Qb1+

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