Viswanathan Anand vs Richard Rapport

SuperUnited Blitz 2023 · Alekhine's Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SuperUnited Blitz 2023
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 11.1
Date 2023.07.09
Opening Alekhine's Defense (B04)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

8/5pp1/R4k2/P3p3/8/r5P1/5PK1/8 b - - 9 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 Nf6
  2. 2.e5 Nd5
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 dxe5
  5. 5.Nxe5 c6
  6. 6.Be2 Bf5
  7. 7.O-O Nd7
  8. 8.Nf3 e6
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 Be7
  11. 11.c4 N5f6
  12. 12.Nc3 O-O
  13. 13.Qe2 Re8
  14. 14.Bf4 Nf8
  15. 15.Rad1 Qb6
  16. 16.Rd3 Rad8
  17. 17.Rfd1 Qa6
  18. 18.b3 b5
  19. 19.Ne5 Ng6
  20. 20.Nxg6 hxg6
  21. 21.cxb5 cxb5
  22. 22.Rf3 Nd5
  23. 23.Qxb5 Qxb5
  24. 24.Nxb5 Rd7
  25. 25.Nc3 Nxf4
  26. 26.Rxf4 Rc8
  27. 27.Rf3 Bf6
  28. 28.Rfd3 Rxd4
  29. 29.Rxd4 Bxd4
  30. 30.Rxd4 Rxc3
  31. 31.g3 a5
  32. 32.h4 Kf8
  33. 33.Ra4 Rc5
  34. 34.Kg2 g5
  35. 35.hxg5 Rxg5
  36. 36.b4 axb4
  37. 37.Rxb4 Rc5
  38. 38.Rb8+ Ke7
  39. 39.Rb7+ Kf6
  40. 40.a4 Rc3
  41. 41.a5 Ra3
  42. 42.Ra7 e5
  43. 43.Ra6+ Kg5
  44. 44.Ra7 Kf6
  45. 45.Ra6+ Kg5
  46. 46.Ra7 Kf6
  47. 47.Ra6+

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