Viswanathan Anand vs Wesley So

8th Grand Slam Masters · 2015 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 8th Grand Slam Masters
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 5.2
Date 2015.10.31
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

4Q3/5p2/3k4/K7/8/8/8/7q w - - 12 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.g3 Qb6
  7. 7.Nb3 Ne5
  8. 8.e4 Bb4
  9. 9.Qe2 d6
  10. 10.Bd2 a5
  11. 11.f4 Nc6
  12. 12.Na4 Bxd2+
  13. 13.Nxd2 Qa7
  14. 14.Nc3 Nd4
  15. 15.Qd3 Ng4
  16. 16.Nd1 e5
  17. 17.Nf3 Nxf3+
  18. 18.Qxf3 exf4
  19. 19.gxf4 O-O
  20. 20.h3 Nf6
  21. 21.Nc3 Qc5
  22. 22.O-O-O Be6
  23. 23.Rh2 Bxc4
  24. 24.Bxc4 Qxc4
  25. 25.Rxd6 Rad8
  26. 26.Rhd2 Rxd6
  27. 27.Rxd6 Rc8
  28. 28.Kb1 b5
  29. 29.Qd3 Qxd3+
  30. 30.Rxd3 b4
  31. 31.Nd5 Rc4
  32. 32.Nxf6+ gxf6
  33. 33.Rd5 Rxe4
  34. 34.Rxa5 Rxf4
  35. 35.Kc2 Kg7
  36. 36.Kb3 Kg6
  37. 37.Rb5 f5
  38. 38.Rxb4 Rxb4+
  39. 39.Kxb4 Kh5
  40. 40.a4 f4
  41. 41.a5 f3
  42. 42.a6 f2
  43. 43.a7 f1=Q
  44. 44.a8=Q Qxh3
  45. 45.Qd5+ Kg6
  46. 46.Ka5 h5
  47. 47.b4 Qf5
  48. 48.Qxf5+ Kxf5
  49. 49.b5 h4
  50. 50.b6 h3
  51. 51.b7 h2
  52. 52.b8=Q h1=Q
  53. 53.Qc8+ Ke5
  54. 54.Qe8+ Kf6
  55. 55.Qd8+ Kg6
  56. 56.Qg8+ Kf6
  57. 57.Qd8+ Ke6
  58. 58.Qe8+ Kd6

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