Viswanathan Anand vs Richard Rapport

SuperUnited Rapid 2023 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1-0
Event SuperUnited Rapid 2023
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 2.2
Date 2023.07.05
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r5k1/Pr3p2/2n1p2p/2P1n1p1/R1P2PP1/4B2P/6B1/R5K1 b - f3 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 e6
  4. 4.c3 d5
  5. 5.exd5 Qxd5
  6. 6.O-O Bd7
  7. 7.Re1 Nf6
  8. 8.Bf1 Bd6
  9. 9.d4 O-O
  10. 10.h3 cxd4
  11. 11.cxd4 Ne7
  12. 12.Nc3 Qa5
  13. 13.Ne5 Bc6
  14. 14.Bf4 Bb4
  15. 15.a3 Bxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 Ba4
  17. 17.Qf3 Rac8
  18. 18.Qxb7 Ned5
  19. 19.Bd2 Rb8
  20. 20.Nc4 Qd8
  21. 21.Qxa7 Ra8
  22. 22.Qb7 Rb8
  23. 23.Qa6 Bb5
  24. 24.Qd6 Qc8
  25. 25.Qc5 Qxc5
  26. 26.dxc5 Bxc4
  27. 27.Bxc4 Rfc8
  28. 28.Bf1 Rb2
  29. 29.Bc1 Rc2
  30. 30.c4 Ne7
  31. 31.a4 Nc6
  32. 32.a5 Nd7
  33. 33.Be3 Nde5
  34. 34.Ra4 Ra8
  35. 35.a6 Rb2
  36. 36.Rd1 Rb4
  37. 37.Rda1 Rb3
  38. 38.g4 g5
  39. 39.Bg2 h6
  40. 40.a7 Rb7
  41. 41.f4

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