Viswanathan Anand vs Richard Rapport

7th Gashimov Mem Blitz · 2021 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 7th Gashimov Mem Blitz
Site Baku AZE
Round 9.3
Date 2021.12.23
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/5p2/3k4/p3p1p1/P3K1P1/5P2/6P1/8 b - - 9 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bd7
  5. 5.Nf3 Bc6
  6. 6.Bd3 Nd7
  7. 7.O-O Ngf6
  8. 8.Ned2 Be7
  9. 9.c3 O-O
  10. 10.Re1 a5
  11. 11.a4 Re8
  12. 12.Nc4 Bd5
  13. 13.Bf4 b6
  14. 14.Nfe5 Nxe5
  15. 15.Nxe5 Bb7
  16. 16.Bb5 Qd5
  17. 17.f3 Rf8
  18. 18.Bc4 Qd8
  19. 19.Bg3 Nd5
  20. 20.Bb5 Bh4
  21. 21.Qd2 Bxg3
  22. 22.hxg3 Qd6
  23. 23.Qf2 Ne7
  24. 24.g4 Ng6
  25. 25.Nxg6 hxg6
  26. 26.Qh4 Qf4
  27. 27.Kf2 g5
  28. 28.Qh5 Rfd8
  29. 29.Rh1 Kf8
  30. 30.Qh8+ Ke7
  31. 31.Qxg7 c5
  32. 32.Rad1 cxd4
  33. 33.Rxd4 Rxd4
  34. 34.Qxd4 Qxd4+
  35. 35.cxd4 Rc8
  36. 36.Kg3 Rc2
  37. 37.Rh8 Rxb2
  38. 38.Rb8 Bd5
  39. 39.Rxb6 Bc4
  40. 40.Rb7+ Kf6
  41. 41.Ba6 Rxb7
  42. 42.Bxb7 e5
  43. 43.d5 Ke7
  44. 44.Kf2 Kd6
  45. 45.Ke3 Bxd5
  46. 46.Bxd5 Kxd5
  47. 47.Kd3 Kd6
  48. 48.Ke4 Ke6
  49. 49.Ke3 Kd5
  50. 50.Kd3 Kd6
  51. 51.Ke4

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