Viswanathan Anand vs Nigel Short

World Blitz 2017 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Nigel Short
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz 2017
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 4.16
Date 2017.12.29
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

4k3/8/2n3p1/3pPpNp/R2PbP1P/8/2rK1B2/8 w - - 19 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 a6
  8. 8.Ne2 f5
  9. 9.c3 Be7
  10. 10.Rg1 c4
  11. 11.g4 g6
  12. 12.gxf5 exf5
  13. 13.Kf2 b5
  14. 14.b3 Nb6
  15. 15.Ng3 Be6
  16. 16.Rh1 a5
  17. 17.h4 h5
  18. 18.Rb1 Rb8
  19. 19.bxc4 Nxc4
  20. 20.Bd3 Qd7
  21. 21.Ne2 b4
  22. 22.Rg1 Rg8
  23. 23.Ng5 Bxg5
  24. 24.Rxg5 Kf7
  25. 25.Kf3 bxc3
  26. 26.Nxc3 Rxb1
  27. 27.Bxb1 Rb8
  28. 28.Bd3 Ne7
  29. 29.Rg2 Nb2
  30. 30.Qb1 Nxd3
  31. 31.Qxd3 Qc6
  32. 32.Rc2 Qc4
  33. 33.Qd1 Rc8
  34. 34.Rc1 Qb4
  35. 35.Ne2 Rc4
  36. 36.Rb1 Qa3
  37. 37.Qb3 Qxb3
  38. 38.axb3 Rc2
  39. 39.b4 axb4
  40. 40.Rxb4 Bc8
  41. 41.Ng1 Ba6
  42. 42.Nh3 Bd3
  43. 43.Ng5+ Ke8
  44. 44.Bf2 Be4+
  45. 45.Ke3 Nc6
  46. 46.Ra4 Rc3+
  47. 47.Kd2 Rc2+
  48. 48.Ke1 Rc1+
  49. 49.Kd2 Rc2+

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