Viswanathan Anand vs Richard Rapport

7th Gashimov Mem Rapid · 2021 · French, Winawer · 1/2-1/2 in 89 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 7th Gashimov Mem Rapid
Site Baku AZE
Round 2.2
Date 2021.12.19
Opening French, Winawer (C18)
Moves 89
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Final Position

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

6b1/1kBn4/1P2p1P1/1K1pP3/2pP2B1/2P3n1/8/8 w - - 7 90

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 Qc7
  7. 7.Qg4 f6
  8. 8.Nf3 c4
  9. 9.Qg3 Qf7
  10. 10.h4 h5
  11. 11.Be2 Nc6
  12. 12.O-O Nge7
  13. 13.Re1 Qg6
  14. 14.Bd1 Qxg3
  15. 15.fxg3 f5
  16. 16.Ng5 Bd7
  17. 17.Bf3 Nd8
  18. 18.Nh3 Ba4
  19. 19.Ra2 Ng6
  20. 20.Bg5 Nc6
  21. 21.Rb1 Rb8
  22. 22.Kf2 Kd7
  23. 23.Ke3 Kc7
  24. 24.Kd2 Ra8
  25. 25.Nf2 Nf8
  26. 26.Rab2 b5
  27. 27.Ra2 a6
  28. 28.Raa1 Re8
  29. 29.Rf1 Nb8
  30. 30.g4 hxg4
  31. 31.Nxg4 fxg4
  32. 32.Bxg4 Rg8
  33. 33.Rf7+ Nfd7
  34. 34.Re7 Rgf8
  35. 35.Re1 Rxe7
  36. 36.Bxe7 Rf2+
  37. 37.Re2 Rxe2+
  38. 38.Bxe2 Nc6
  39. 39.Bd6+ Kc8
  40. 40.Bg4 Nd8
  41. 41.h5 b4
  42. 42.cxb4 Kb7
  43. 43.c3 Kc8
  44. 44.Bh3 Bb3
  45. 45.Be7 Nc6
  46. 46.Bd6 Nd8
  47. 47.g3 Ba4
  48. 48.Bg4 Bb3
  49. 49.b5 axb5
  50. 50.Bb4 Ba2
  51. 51.Kc1 Bb3
  52. 52.Bh3 Ba4
  53. 53.g4 Nf7
  54. 54.Be7 Nb8
  55. 55.Bf8 Ng5
  56. 56.Bg2 b4
  57. 57.axb4 g6
  58. 58.hxg6 Be8
  59. 59.g7 Bf7
  60. 60.b5 Nd7
  61. 61.Be7 Ne4
  62. 62.Kb2 Nf2
  63. 63.Bf3 Nd3+
  64. 64.Ka3 Kc7
  65. 65.g5 Nf4
  66. 66.Kb4 Kb7
  67. 67.Bd1 Nd3+
  68. 68.Ka5 Nf4
  69. 69.Bd8 Kc8
  70. 70.Bf6 Kb7
  71. 71.Bc2 Bg8
  72. 72.g6 Ne2
  73. 73.Kb4 Nc1
  74. 74.Bb1 Ne2
  75. 75.Bg5 Kc7
  76. 76.Bc2 Nb6
  77. 77.Be7 Nd7
  78. 78.Bg5 Nb6
  79. 79.Bd1 Ng3
  80. 80.Be7 Nd7
  81. 81.Bg4 Kb7
  82. 82.Bd1 Kc7
  83. 83.Bf3 Kb7
  84. 84.Ka5 Nf5
  85. 85.Bd8 Nxg7
  86. 86.b6 Nb8
  87. 87.Kb5 Nf5
  88. 88.Bg4 Ng3
  89. 89.Bc7 Nd7

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