Viswanathan Anand vs Nigel Short

Corus A · 2010 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Nigel Short
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 2
Date 2010.01.17
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/6RR/8/4KP1p/4P1rk/8/8/4r3 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Rc1 c6
  8. 8.e3 Qa5
  9. 9.Bd3 Qxa2
  10. 10.O-O Qa5
  11. 11.Ne5 Nxe5
  12. 12.dxe5 Ng4
  13. 13.Bf4 f6
  14. 14.e4 fxe5
  15. 15.Bg3 Bxc3
  16. 16.Rxc3 d4
  17. 17.Ra3 Qc5
  18. 18.Qd2 O-O
  19. 19.h3 Nh6
  20. 20.Ra5 b5
  21. 21.Rc1 Qd6
  22. 22.Qc2 Rf6
  23. 23.Qc5 Nf7
  24. 24.Qxd6 Rxd6
  25. 25.Rc5 Be6
  26. 26.Kf1 h6
  27. 27.Ke2 a6
  28. 28.b4 Bb3
  29. 29.Bxe5 Nxe5
  30. 30.Rxe5 Rg6
  31. 31.g3 Rg5
  32. 32.Re7 c5
  33. 33.bxc5 Rxc5
  34. 34.Rd7 Be6
  35. 35.Rd6 Bxh3
  36. 36.Raxa6 Rf8
  37. 37.f4 Rc1
  38. 38.Rxd4 Bf1+
  39. 39.Kd2 Rfc8
  40. 40.Bxf1 Rxf1
  41. 41.Rd7 Rcc1
  42. 42.Rb7 Rcd1+
  43. 43.Ke3 Rfe1+
  44. 44.Kf3 h5
  45. 45.f5 Rd3+
  46. 46.Kf4 Rf1+
  47. 47.Ke5 Rxg3
  48. 48.Rxb5 Kh7
  49. 49.Rb8 Rg4
  50. 50.Raa8 Kh6
  51. 51.Rh8+ Kg5
  52. 52.Rh7 Kh4
  53. 53.Rah8 Rg5
  54. 54.Rg8 Rfg1
  55. 55.Ra8 Re1
  56. 56.Rg8 Rg4
  57. 57.Rgxg7

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